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bracketsoffear · 1 year

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The Other Mother (Coraline) "The Other Mother, or the Beldam, lures children away from their homes into an otherworldly dimension that is at first seems much happier, fun, and vibrant than their normal life. She does this to Coraline by making a doll that looks exactly like her, and the doll lures her to the hidden door to the otherworld that's been plastered over with the wallpaper by appearing there of its own accord. In that other reality, everything about Coraline's life is the same except for 2 things: her parents show her love and support that she desperately wants; and her parents (along with her neighbors) all have buttons for eyes, and that everyone except for the Other Mother, are all made out of sawdust. The Beldam is revealed to have been only appearing to look like Coraline's mother - for her true form is much taller and skeletal, her limbs long and spindly, her face cracked like porcelain.

I'll admit she does have some Web like qualities - she loves playing mind games, the way she moves is very spider-like, and she puppets and schemes the other characters around her. However, the Angler Fish, is said to also have puppets of its own that it makes wax and taxidermy figures out of the people it takes. Daniel Rawlings is said to appear normal except for his "glassy eyes". Also, the way the Beldam lures people in reminds me a lot more of the Angler Fish."

Hologram Professor/The Substitute/Concupiscence McNasty (Puppet History) "Called The Substitute by the fandom (because he replaces The Professor and it's a play on "substitute teacher"). Stranger by human standards because he is a talking puppet, and also Stranger by living puppet standards because he’s a hologram pretending to be a puppet, and all of the musical guests from his season aren’t really living puppets (in the sense that they were existing animals/objects turned into puppets by The Professor) but just holograms he pretends are “people.” Moisturizes Ryan so he can turn his skin into a suit and become “real,” which as Nikola shows is peak Stranger—he’s basically turning Ryan into a “puppet”. Stranger is also associated with theatre and music, which The Substitute is quite adept at, as shown by him impersonating the musical guests and then having a trippy musical number about skinning Ryan featuring lyrics like “But I think, I think / At least, I think I think / Therefore I kinda think I think that I am.” Also wants to turn all living beings on Earth into puppets using a genie wish, which is basically a Stranger ritual."

Music video here, warning for flashing lights and audio distortions.

#stranger poll #the magnus archives #coraline #puppet history #poll

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xerith-42 · 4 months

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I decided to watch Void Paradox

I'm about five minutes into the first episode and I'm still not entirely sure if this is a good idea or not, but Laurance has already spoken like three lines of dialogue and I felt my heart wrench at just one of them, so clearly I'm in too deep now.

This post serves as my live tweeting/mental break down that I am currently having as we speak. It is very incomprehensible because it is literally just my thoughts as they happen, and given how much I have to say, I'll probably make proper posts out of a lot of these points once I finish the series.

This mess is just giving you a taste of the madness I truly posses.

I am only three minutes in before I have to pause and feel the urge to scream about how bad the dialogue in Aphmau series can be. Like this series is fairly okay, especially based on the standard set by her other shows but man... something is just not working here. The whole thing feels very clunky and while I can get the gist of what Jess is going for, the execution of said gist is leaving a lot to be desired.

[Laurance shows up]

nevermind Laurance is on screen and fully voice acted everything is better

Literally nobody talk to me I need to scream about Laurance Zvahl because he is EVERYTHING in this series. The way he very softly says Aph's name when he sees her, the immediate instinct to hug her because he's so relieved to see her, the fact that you can hear the smile in his voice the minute he registers that she's there and alive!! AUGH I LOVE HIM SO MUCH!!

And I literally screamed when he revealed that he was transported to this AU right at the end of season 1. Oh my Irene, I screamed. I collapsed. I was truly defeated by a single line of dialogue. I don't know where this series is going to go but I am here for it. And the fact that he knows Garroth did it and hid it from her???

I can't overstate how genuinely healing it is to hear Laurance fully voice acted. I know Sebastian Todd is retired from voice acting, but when he retired, he took down all his posts, including what I considered to be a comfort video. That video of him reading iconic Laurance lines from before he was in mcd/lines he just didn't act? That video was my everything when I was trying to hold onto this version of the character I knew I loved who was different to what Jess made him. When that video got taken down it was a major cowabummer bc there's so little properly voice acted Laurance content that isn't mcd Season 3 or My Street stuff (and I can't stand My Street like 80% of the time)

Hearing his voice, hearing him get to be properly expressive, it's just doing things to me man. I missed this character a lot. I've mostly been enjoying him through fan content or my own work. It's nice to say I enjoy a piece of canon content involving him, at least so far.

Still not sure how I feel about literally anything else. The whole relationship between Aph and Tommy feels very... weird. She describes herself as "basically his mother" after she's left with him, and treats him like it in the opening scene. But then when he's mocking her for being attracted to Laurance (so relatable), it seems really weird for a [checks wiki] 14 year old kid to be calling out his mom for finding someone hot. Feels a lot more like sibling dialogue to me? Which I guess they could be seen as siblings, but the series explicitly stated that she views it like motherhood??? But I don't think Jess is even thinking that deeply about it, I just over analyze her work for fun at this point.

Okay what the actual fuck is going on with the inside of this house???

Why is the color scheme purple and yellow? And not in any kind of flattering way which is possible with opposite colors, it just has both of them. The wallpaper changes when you get into the living room except not entirely on the windows, and in an earlier scene it looked like it wasn't even put onto all of the walls. And the wood that she used as supports just does not compliment either of these colors as they are. Just make it all purple, you know you want to Jess.

Also is the texture on the table and the glass the same??? I don't know a damn thing about modding or making texture/data packs for minecraft but that just seems. odd.

Laurance: mentions the nether Me: [screams just a little]

Tommy: shows up and gives a random ass lore dump Aph: Kay thanks go back to your room

"I don't know what I can do to help."

"Just be there for me. I just need someone to ground me right now."

I literally want to shake Laurance around like a rag doll and give him a stupid kiss on his stupid fucking face UGH why can't I be normal about this block man and his stupid feelings?!?! The way his voice breaks as despair sets in?? The fact that he's no doubt pieced together that Garroth probably stole the amulet and plans to use it to hurt Aph and he can't do anything about it?? I'm literally losing it.

How did I not watch this series before.

Literally about to cry over him just calling Aph "M'lady" out of pure instinct. He didn't consciously do that. He just misses her that much.

oh no spooky evil alternate Laurance or whatever--

MAN I'm so happy I decided to watch this series. This was probably a mistake though :)

#this sure is a post #it is what it is #text post #aphmau #void paradox #laurance zvahl #mental breakdance #this is a very chaotic post #I would not advise trying to read this #aphblr #aphverse #minecraft diaries laurance

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thewomancallednova · 9 months

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Some spoiler-y obervations on today's SNW episode, "Hegemony":

I'm really glad we got to see an adult Gorn that looks more humanoid. When Sam found those anomalous human readings I was really concerned they'd go with a "TOS Gorn a weird Human-Gorn hybrids" thing.

ERICA GOT TO SAY MULTIPLE SENTENCES IM SO HAPPY

I was 100% sure Batel was gonna die when she made a log entry at the start :D Pleasently surprised by how that went

I kinda wish the Gorn weren't such a drawn-out plot with SNW. The feeling I'm getting is that they're just doing "Arena" but with eight episodes scattered over three seasons and I don't really see how that's gonna be better than "Arena". For what it's worth I'd love to get a closer look at how Gorn society in SNW actually works, like how did y'all build those spaceships if you keep cannibalising everyone. And to this episode's credit they did tease in that direction.

Definitely more on board with Scotty by the end of the episode than at the start. I really hope we can keep Carol Kane next season and have her mentor Scotty. I like what SNW has done with Spock, Uhura, Chapel and M'Benga; so I'm optimistic about Scotty, but my first instinct whenever a new major TOS character appears is generally to groan.

How exactly does a demarcation line within a solar system? Like, I'm no physicist, but don't planets usually rotate around stars? Wouldn't that shift planets in and out of Gorn/Federation territory depending on the time of year? Incidentally, there's a Trek novel (by Peter David of course) that explores that exact situation, where a planet is in (IIRC) Tholian territory for two days every year.

Pike's voice when he says "Spock" after seeing the destroyed Caygua is just TT

Seeing Pike interrupt Battel's mission here with a subspace phone call, I wish we'd see that more often the other way around. "Sorry honey, can't talk right now I have to make the pirates revolt against their captain, I'll call you back later okay?"

Love the music cues reminiscent of TOS. And I'm glad in general that the post-Berman Trek shows got to recover from the "sonic wallpaper" directive.

The Starfleet delta pattern on the space suits is really distracting. Like, I know I'm supposed to look at how they're hand-holding but wow, that is a lot of deltas!

It kinda rubs me the wrong way that Spock and Chapel killed the Gorn on the Cuyaga, just when the planetside story gets all about how maybe we can talk with the Gorn. Probably doesn't help that the Gorn took like ten seconds to suffocate and seemed to be in excruciating pain throughout. Like, c'mon Chapel, shoot him already, it's be more merciful.

I think SNW is actually quite clever with connecting its Gorn continuity to that of TOS. The SNW Gorn ships like very different from the TOS ones, which is great because in "Arena" no one recognizes the new ship. The Gorn are only revealed as the perpetrators in conversation with the Metrons, so I think it's feasable that Kirk just doesn't know of them (as long as his relationship with La'an doesn't get any further) and the rest of the crew didn't want to interrupt during the conversation with the seemingly very powerful Metrons. After Kirk is teleported by the Metrons Uhura screams, because 60s show (she should be used to teleportation right, being in Starfleet), but the SNW retcon that she knows of the Gorn and their horrors really gives that moment new depth and makes it less silly.

#star trek strange new worlds #strange new worlds #snw #star trek strange new worlds spoilers #strange new worlds spoilers #snw spoilers

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whimsigothwitch · 9 months

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hiii!!! i always love when you post your personal outfits, they're so slay!! what usually inspires the way you dress? colours, people, moods, etc?? your blog is a great source of inspiration btw!!

Hi! and thank you so so much! 💝

I get inspired by nature, the seasons and music, I have a lot of clothing with floral patterns and colors that remind me of nature. In the summer I wear much lighter colors than in the winter, together with floaty fabrics, ruffles, crocheted clothing, mesh, midi skirts, bell sleeves etc. In the fall I wear warmer colors such as burgundy, dark green, beige and brown tones, as soon as it gets colder the velvet and corduroy clothing pieces come out of my closet! I own one pair of sneakers that are honestly dusting away because I always wear platform boots/loafers/ballerina's/heels! I love thrifting and vintage clothing, so I always try to find unique pieces that spice up an outfit (turtlenecks and pantalons with vintage baroque prints, tapestry prints). Also some art I get inspired by is from William Morris, the prints that many people have as wallpaper in their homes! H&M had a line called "Morris & Co" a while ago where his prints came back in clothing pieces, I bought a second-hand pair of pantalons from this line and I am absolutely in love! (I'll be sharing some outfits soon!)

The same goes for accessories, many vintage and statement pieces; crystal necklaces, vintage jewelry and embroidered belts, jewelry from my mom and grandma, statement rings, moon and sun symbols (moon goddess), stacked bangle bracelets (they make a lovely sound, which is really calming), vintage scarves and hats, and don’t get me started on bags!

Music also has a big influence on how I dress, I'm a big fan of 60s and 70s music, Stevie Nicks, Kate Bush, glam rock.. a mix of all of these together! I also get inspired by shows such as The Craft, Practical magic, Sabrina the teenage witch & Chilling adventures of Sabrina (If I was a place, I would be Sabrina's living room tbh) and Charmed!

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santacoppelia · 4 months

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Do you have any favorite Good Omens fics you would recommend, or have you written any?

Hi there!!!

Oh, dear, I have A TON! I'm not sure if they would be "new", but here I go, nonetheless. I read a lot of AU fics (and I'm writing one), so I hope it's not a pet peeve of yours! I'll try to limit myself and not recommend things that I have seen recommended a lot (like "Factory Settings", "the therapy one with the impossibly long name" LOL, "Slow Show", "Oopsie Omens"... I'll make a couple of exceptions, tho). I also read a lot of WIP's, love angst, hurt/comfort and fluff, and prefer skipping over smut (Not a against it per se, love sexy times with feelings), so my selection is... Very particular. Here it goes!!

Demon and Angel Professors: I adore this series of short fics. There are 200 of them in the collection, they all are 666 words long, and both the guys and the new characters are absolutely endearing. The diversity of the cast was a welcome addition.

Listen, Will You Learn To Hear Me From Afar?: This one is short, a little sad but very, very sweet. Aziraphale starts receiving flowers and poems every three years, after Crowley disappears in Edinburgh. I loved the poetry selection.

Stalwart Sun, Wily Moon: Probably, my first AU and the one that started it all. I'm pretty sure this is one of the "everyone and their grannies have already read this", but I adore the relationships, the way the characters transformed by entering this universe (Crowley being a fantastic art thief with a magnificent taste for clothes was something I never knew I needed). I would absolutely watch an adaptation of this fic to the screens.

Too Wise To Woo Peaceably: This one is, probably, another one of the "everyone has read this fic and I don't care", but I really feel deeply about it and its author. It was a tour the force, with daily posting and the author reading and answering the comments EVERY.SINGLE.DAY. Feral But Fluffy brought me single-handedly into being an active participant in this fandom instead of just lurking in the corners. It's a fantastic continuation from the ending of Season 2, with a lot of angst, hurt, laugh and comfort. And Muriel rings absolutely true in here.

Give A Man A Mask: Another one by Feral! This one is a beautiful seduction game, taking Venice and a Masquerade as the background. Sexy, exciting, and hurtful at the same time.

Postcards From Paris: I find myself absolutely enraptured by the AUs created by Ghostrat (and their illustrations!! I use his AU Streamer!Crowley as my laptop wallpaper), but this one is very close to my heart. One lonely lawyer starts receiving postcards addressed to the previous tenant, signed by one AZF. The concept and execution are lovely. His Streamers AU is also very funny, and the Professors AU (Mon Horrible Cheri) is one of the "must reads with a lot of hits that recommends by itself".

Husband Material: This AU has made me laugh A LOT. Crowley is a wedding planner... And he has to plan the wedding of "the one who got away", Aziraphale. It is still a WIP, and it lights my day whenever it appears in my inbox.

Shepherds of the Damned: an after S2 work, the Crowley recovery arc in this fic had my heart leaping. It is also gripping and full with angst and action. A very noble S3, if you ask me.

Symphony of Second Chances: in this AU, Crowley is a drummer, recovering from a terrible shoulder injury and trying to get back to his place in the orchestra. Aziraphale is the visiting director for the next season... And they are absolutely smitten with each other. A lot of hurt and the sweetest comfort ever (it made me want an Aziraphale in my life more than ever). Still a WIP.

The Anon Before Christmas: This fic was pure happiness and tooth rotting fluff, ideal for December, with a warm cup of cocoa. They are humans and have the nicest group of friends one can ever imagine... But they loathe each other. Of course, one meddling Anathema makes sure to make Crowley Aziraphale's Secret Santa.

To Love The Stars Too Fondly: Another fantastic post S2 fic, filled with love and angst and adventure and all the right things to make it a gripping read, and a GREAT ending. Another take that could be a satisfying alternate canon.

Because We Are Carying The Fire: A horror AU! Aziraphale is a professor with a PhD in parapsychology, and one day he receives a mysterious book. Weird things happen, and he looks for the help of Crowley, a podcaster and self appointed demon expert. It is a WIP, and it really delivers. It is romantic and terrifying at the same time.

And my works!

I've written a short fic, Rebellion, speculating with the causes of The Starmaker's Fall. It came from a prompt imagining "what if rebel angels had been creating alternative lifeforms in the Universe", and it turned slightly dark (because I'm me). I'm also writing and publishing a longer fic, Under The Fold, an AU where AZ Fell and AJ Crowley are journalists who made an exposé that put them in danger and where they will have to use all of their researching abilities to bring justice (and avoid dangers). I've already written 2/3 of it, and half of it is already up, if you feel like reading it!

I enjoyed answering this entirely TOO MUCH. Take all this reading suggestions!

#good omens #good omens fanfics #fanfic recommendations #my one true talent is reading #hope you like at least a couple of these!#thanks for the ask!

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realredbanana · 1 month

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So, Wilhelm (and wilmon in general) really reminds me of the song Ruin by The Amazing Devil, and here’s some explanation because I need to tell someone about this (blue = Wille, purple = Simon, pink = wilmon):

(Season 3 Spoilers Ahead!!)

I will bring you ruin

In everything I do

It’s never my intention but it happens all the same

(How Wille keeps unintentionally hurting Simon both because of the monarchy and just generally the fact that he’s a kid that hasn’t really been taught any effective communication or coping methods)

It starts with love and comfort

Becomes a strength of will

But all that strength made rubble of the towers we built

(Their relationship ‘starts with love and comfort’ but lots of things end up in arguments (because, omg, someone get these boys in therapy I beg you))

Cos brick by brick you built us

And I’d fill in the cracks.

(Because Wille was the one who kept seeking Simon out in the beginning)

Nothing quite prepares you for

When they don’t come back

(I’ll be honest, this bit reminds me of Erik’s death, but interpret it however you want)

I wish I’d done things different

I wish that I’d been brave

I wish I’d known these stones were something I could save

(Wille after denying The Video)

Our mortar was your laughter

And you hurled curses at the land

(Honestly, this could go either way, but ‘you hurled curses at the land’ made me think of Simon insulting the monarchy)

We didn’t talk. We made universes

Out of bitten lips and broken hands

(Need I elaborate?)

And you said “I love you” less

Than when It all began

And I said fewer

Cos I make jokes to show how broken I really am

(This is the bit that I don’t exactly think fits them, because they say ‘I love you’ more in s3 and neither of them are the ‘joking to cope’ type)

In the wreck of all we burnt

Stands our piano like a wound

I play our song

To see if it’s in tune

(And I'll sing silence)

(Music-room-arguments-coded. Also, these lines could go either way tbh)

But you, you sit next to me

And your finger brushes mine

(Lead up to their first kiss when they held hands at the movie night)

And I promise to be patient

And you promise to be, promise to be kind

(Simon being patient with Wille when it comes to figuring himself out, and Wille trying so hard not to hurt Simon)

Cos brick by brick you built us

Of the earth, the silt and ground

(From Wille’s perspective, Simon made the first moves)

We can rest, you say, in the pieces

Of what’s left, or of what what we’ve found

I wish I’d done things different

I wish I’d made it right

But we’ll burn a hundred theatres

If it means we get the wallpaper right

I’ll brick by brick rebuild us

Out of hows and whys not whens

Nothing quite prepared me for

When that piano sang again

(Wilmon getting back together in 3.06)

Tomorrow I’ll do things different

Tomorrow I’ll be brave

You’ll make me brave.

(Wille abdicating)

#somehow this is my first non-reblogged post #young royals #wilmon #crown prince wilhelm #wilhelm yr #wilhelm young royals #simon eriksson #yr s3 #ruin by the amazing devil #yr s3 spoilers

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charizardstolemynickname · 11 months

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SEASON 3 EPISODE 1 REACTION PART 2!!

I am a big ranter and don't shut up so I have had to make it a second part, sorry people, anyway, LETS GO

"You're family now" WELL DAMN, Hunter is just getting adopted left right and centre! As he should be, HUNTER BABY, NO DON'T CRY, god nobody has ever shown him kindness in his like, 16 years of life huh (me neither pal, me neither)

I will never get over how cute Gus and Hunter being nerds about this sci-fi book, like damn bro. BUT CAMILA, what are you hiding?! Either she wrote this book or it was her husband's

AHHH LUZ AND AMITY COSPLAYING THEIR FAVOURITE FICTIONAL GIRLFRIENDS, I am going feral, god someone be the Luz to my Amity. ALSO Azura's green hair is iconic, I will one day dye my hair that green, just you wait

THE COMPUTER WALLPAPER?! Fuckkkkkkk, they are so goals it literally hurts my soul, I am going to cry in a minute!

The costumes are so good!! However Amity's costume (I think the character's name was Hecate?) reminds me of Rosaline but with Daisy's hair colour (Mario characters if you get me) but also some other character but I have 0 idea who, I'll think about it

BUT HEY, GREEN GOOP DON'T BE ON HUNTER'S SKIN!

Oooo Belos lore! And his brother, who is barely mentioned so i am desperate to know more

THE BROTHER'S NAME WAS CALEB! FUCKING KNEW IT, but that means a lot..... Are "Grimwalkers" just a clone of Caleb? Philip's weird attempt to keep his brother? And maybe he died because of a palisman? God I don't know, BUT WAIT, BECAUSE FLAPJACK WAS AN ABANDONED PALISMAN BECAUSE OF THE BATQUEEN HAD HIM, MAYBE HE WAS CALEB'S!

OH FUCK YEAH I WAS RIGHT, however this was probably obvious considering we immediately find it out after I guessed it, damn

"Sounds like big bro got a hot witch girlfriend and little bro got upset. But, that's just me" Masha, I fucking love you

Hunter is sweating and stressing though, bless him

YEAH HUNTER WHAT THE HECK, poor flapjack, but also I get it, still feel bad for flapjack but Hunter be going through a lot, i get him

THE CUTTING THE HAIR WITH A SWORD IS SO RELATABLE, but also these video diaries being from when she was young and everything with her dad AND HER DAD LEAVING HER THE BOOK, AH

OH GOD I JUST REMEMBERED THE FIRST SCENE OF SEASON 1 WAS LUZ'S BOOK REPORT WHERE SHE BROUGHT IN A SNAKE! OHHHH God.

WOAH, Hunter is being controlled by this green goop! I swear if he turns into the Belos creature and Hunter becomes the villain I will have to sob

WOAH IS BELOS CONTROLLING HUNTER! HELL NAH DAMN IT, WE HAVE TO WATCH HUNTER BECOME THE MAYBE VILLAIN, this is horrible

WHY ARE YOU CALLING LUZ/FLAPJACK EVELYN! WASN'T THAT THE WITCH!?! FUCK

DO NOT KILL FLAPJACK YOU PIECE OF SHIT! NOOOOOOOOOO

WAIT NO HE IS ALIVE, I swear if flapjack dies I will sue the studio

CAMILA TO THE RESCUE! Woah, cool portal, but that shouldn't be what I focus on

I am not kidding, if Flapjack and/or Hunter dies, I will go insane and nobody will see me for the next 100 days

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO DON'T TURN INTO PARTICLES FLAPJACK, YOU CAN STILL LIVE, please, i swear

"Is everyone else okay?" YES YOU SELFISH PRICK, OF COURSE BUT STOP ASKING ABOUT EVERYONE ELSE

.................................... YOU MUST BE KIDDING, they wouldn't kill off flapjack right!? He comes back, I know he does. You'll see. This isn't "delusional" or "denial" IT WILL HAPPEN

"TOOK YOUR MOTHER TO THE DEMON REALM!" Again, Camila to the rescue, fucking love her, CAN'T WAIT FOR CAMILA AND EDA TO MEET

VEE MY ICON, good luck trying to be everything sweetie, I BELIEVE IN YOU!

OKAY! Episode 1 done people! That was, scary, damn. But we survived the first episode! AND nobody died! FLAPJACK DIDN'T DIE OKAY, I WILL DIE ON THIS HILL, HE SHOWS UP LATER IN THIS SEASON, I CAN TELL

#the owl house #toh #toh spoilers #the owl house spoilers #the owl house season 3 #the owl house season 3 spoilers #luz owl house #amity owl house #toh gus #the owl house gus #the owl house willow #toh willow #the owl house camila #the owl house vee #the owl house hunter #toh hunter #AHHHHHHH #1/3 done!

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lollytea · 2 years

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Omg Lolly the first 6 minutes were uploaded in better quality by someone and include a few extra seconds where all new outfits except Luz's are on screen (presumably this shot comes after the intro montage but was cut before it for some reason?!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8ovrHvJQg4

I have a hunch you'll like Willow's new look :D

Head full!!!! Thoughts many!!!!!

(Okay there's been another leak situation today but we're not gonna talk about all that here. I'm not sure if that quick second after the montage counts but I think it's alright to show since its not spoilery and we all kinda knew what the new outfits would be anyway. But just to be safe I'll put it under the cut.)

Willow flowy cardigan real!!! Its so pretty!!!! Thank god that shirt is a yellow rather than orange, that's so much nicer. I was iffy about the look before but now that I think about, she's really giving off autumn-vibes with this colour palette. Fitting. I think my least favourite part is the little leaf on her shirt (Willow has been playing animal crossing :D!!) is navy. Its throwing me off for some reason. But that's not a huge thing. Overall girl is DRESSIN. Love you Willow.

She's a shutterbug now!! That's adorable!!! Love the idea of Willow using photography as an outlet. Snapping shots of her friends and the palismen to express how much she loves them and pinning them by her bedside. Taking pics of human realm plants and wildlife and sunsets and rain and whatever else she finds beautiful and saving them to show her dads when she gets home.

Also...I have a strong feeling this is gonna be plot relevant...Willow's gonna snap a pic and there's gonna be something Weird in the background, I know it.

(Also we got those drawings they did of their families in high def and I just...she wrote "We're fine, Willow!" next to her dads. I wanna cry. Little Miss "not if I never look down" strikes again.)

ANYWAY there's other stuff to talk about here.

Unsurprisingly Amity looks FANTASTIC!! I love her outfit so SO much. She's such a fashion queen. Gus too oh my god!!! I love his jacket and his bracelets and he's wearing the little amplifier thingie as an earring!!! We love him!!!!

GOOD AFTERNOON TO HUNTER'S PANTS. This outfit was shown in the concept art for the panel and it mentioned that he sewed the patches into the knees himself. Sewing Hunter real. This puts the image in my head of Camila buying some extra clothes for the kids and she gets Hunter some ripped jeans cuz she's like "I'm pretty sure that's what teens are into right now." And Hunter grits a smile about it but he fucking hates them ("why the FUCK would they sell pre-ripped pants??") and takes it upon himself to fix the issue.

I love that Vee is here and helping in the portal process. I knew she'd be present this season but I didn't expect her to have such an active role in the kids efforts to get back home. But of course she's helping!! It's been months and they've bonded!!! Those are her friends!!!

It's so cute how the kids have clearly personalised the old shack to make into their own little hangout spot. The plants, the fairy lights, the pictures, the mirror the corkboard, the cooler, the attempts at wallpaper, the beanbag, even a fucking BASKETBALL HOOP. This is their place. It's absolutely for very serious portal constructing and plotting but they've clearly had a lot of fun over the months here.

Little bed for the palismen 🥺

Also...Flapjack keeps pecking at the floorboards. He was doing it in the montage too. There Is Something Under There and It Belongs To Caleb.

Anyway one shot. Yet so much to say. I love them all so much.

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tekutiger · 1 month

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I recently downloaded Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis on Steam because, well, 1) I've always been a FF7 fan, 2) FF7rb just released and with it everyone including myself is riding this wave of FF7 hype, 3) I'm not ready for the FF7 stuff to go away again, it's too soon!, and 4) It's free, how could I not?

So far I've sunk...

...into the game 💻💓.

I don't want to make this a spoiler-y post, but I do wanna add some screenies to show some of what to expect with the game. So, it depends on your definition of "spoiler" content.

I won't throw in screenshots of story, but I'll throw in screenshots of "you can unlock this" and "there's this outfit" because that's the primary reason I'm writing this post ⤵️

I saw two people on Twitter posting pictures of Cloud in this very specific armor set and I was like "omg I need that in my life", more specifically in FFXIV. Please make this happen SE (I want this on my Viera and Miqo'te 🙏🏻).

Turns out this outfit is part of a limited time gacha pull event that ends April 7th (might say 8th for some people?)

It's this set here 👇🏻

And it's called:

Saber Style! It comes with a sword for a damage-type set. But me being the noob that I am, I'm still dapling around with all of that. I'm just excited for the glamour tbh 😅

Here's the Sword:

Yeah I know the graphics are blurry as heck 🫠. The game is set to the correct resolution and I have an amazing graphics card and awesome PC specs... it's the game 🙃. Pretty sure it was designed to be a mobile game. Because you CAN link this to your mobile account? Somehow? I don't have this on my phone so I haven't tried but you get 500x free blue crystals (twice) doing so. (which is one of the currencies you can use for gacha pulls btw) 👇🏻

The reason I'm bringing up the outfit first and before everything else is because if you jump into this game, you can get the outfit quickly like I did using the freebies (for gacha pulls) given to you going through the story. It might take a bit of going through the story to do, but that's what I saved mine up for.

Just make sure you redeem all the things~ story mode, daily quests, login bonuses, enhancement quests, missions, season pass, etc. There's a lot.

Then you have to earn stamps on this stamp card...

I don't have the best luck in the world, so if you're anything like me, you're going to get 2 stamps at a time.

They disclose the rate percentages:

Be aware, you can only earn stamps via the 10-pulls, not the single pulls.

I think I've covered everything regarding the outfit/glamour.

They have unlockable wallpapers in this game. This is aesthetic and afaik it's only while you're in the game. Maybe these can be used on your phone if the game is installed on your phone? 🤔

I only have a few being new and all.

Again, I know. The resolution and it being blurry 😅

The one with Cloud and him being in the outfit- you can see Zack in the background. I wonder if there was a gacha event prior where you were able to obtain this outfit for him, or if there's going to be one after where we'll be able to obtain this outfit for him? 🤔 Time to start saving more crystals! Lol

Logically, this probably should have been the first thing I posted, but I was eager to get the outfit/glamour knowledge out there.

Ever Crisis is kind of like three stories crammed into one. Not full stories, but little tidbits of information and some of it are things we haven't seen before. (It might be full stories and it'll come back around, full circle 🤷🏻‍♀️)

I'll admit it's not what I was expecting it to be, in a good way, and I'm enjoying it a lot more than I thought I would.

At first I was playing the top part and it played out a lot like the beginning of the OG- then it slipped into Crisis Core, and I was like okay... did I accidentally hit Crisis Core in the Home Menu? Oops. But that's what the game wants you to do. And then it slips you into The First Soldier, which is where I'm at now.

The First Soldier has a good bit of story about Glenn and it's making me realize I don't really know much about him. So I appreciate this a lot. While at the same time it's kind of like, darnnit SE don't make me like another one of your characters that I already know the fate of 🫠

Do you love Chocobos?!

They have a smol Chocobo Ranch section! I have absolutely no idea how indepth this section goes (once again, I'm nub to the game), but I thought this was adorable 🫶🏻

What I do know, is that you can send out a "character" and one of your cutie birbs to an area and they'll return with some items after some duration period. (Reminds me of retainers in FFXIV to an extent)

There's a lot more I could potentially post (and was going to) but this is already getting long.

This game is free and worth giving it a try imo!

I kind of wish they made my favorite character optional to play but I understand why he's not. He's a boss in co-op 😂 (it's rough being a Rufus fangirl sometimes). You gotta admit Rufus + the Turks being optional to play somewhere would be totally awesome 💓

Edit: I just learned Rufus is in the story (level 33) and also later on as a Story Party boss. I get to see him multiple times 😊🫶🏻. If that's not incentive to keep playing, I don't know what is.

I also find one of Cloud's Limit Break lines insanely cute for some reason. At first I thought he was saying something like "Fuuran" but it doesn't translate into anything. When I did some digging I found a post pointing out that he's saying "Huryah!", much like "Hoo-rah"- as military soldiers do. Now I just think it's even cuter akdjaklsdj 😊

#ff7 ever crisis #ff7 #ff7 crisis core #ff7 the first soldier #ff7 cloud #ff7 zack #ff7 glenn

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Get to know a simmer!

thank you sooo much @seokolat for the tag!! 😄

Show Your Wallpaper: I've shown my phone wallpaper a couple of times (like here 😉) but my desktop wallpaper right now is this picture from Copperdale that I love.

Last Song You Listened To: Red Sun from Metal Gear Rising

Currently Reading: You'll Be the Death of Me by Karen M. McManus which is... Okay she relies a lot on stereotypes in her writing which is... Not great but I always want to know what happened in the mystery. This one is definitely the least interesting though. (that sounds so harsh sorry!)

Last Movie: I think it was Creed 3 last weekend

Last Show: Worst Cooks in America! Just finished season 23 and I forgot how much of a comfort show that is.

Craving: I was craving celery but I had it for lunch so I'm good now.

What are you wearing right now? A turtleneck poncho and pajamas (my pants have lemons on them 😁)

How tall are you? 5' 4"

Piercings: None but I play every once in a while with the idea of a nose piercing... I think I have too many allergies for it but... I kind of want one 😅

Tattoos: Still just the one! It's of JiJi from Kiki's Delivery Service 😄 Going to maybe get a coffee cup or a ghost that I drew next. I've been really wanting like a skeleton or something though.

Glasses/Contacts: Both! I haven't worn my contacts in a while because allergies, so I've been wearing my rainbow glasses full time.

Last thing you ate: M&Ms 😋

Favorite Color: I don't think I have a favorite color because it changes so much but right now it's mint green... For some reason.

Current Obsession: My booook. The next nanowrimo event is in July and I am so excited. Currently outlining my draft so I'll be prepared (for once) 😁

Any pets: Nope!

Favorite Fictional Character: Same with favorite colors it changes too much but right now I think that (other than my own 😆) honsetly it might be Ulrike Faust because I'm reading CharmingMushroom's story and Ulrike might officially be my favorite townie and it makes me want to write stuff for her again. So, yeah, in an Ulrike phase... Again.

Last Place You Traveled: A small ocean town a few hours from where I live and it's so beautiful~ I wish I could live there like that would be the best 😊

And I think I'll tag @akitasimblr @charmingmushroom @buttertrait @salemssimblr @rainymoodlet but feel free to ignore it if you don't want to do it or already did (I didn't really check who had done it already tbh... 😬)

#tag game

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cheltranslations · 1 year

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Spring Outing@Nonaka Miki (23.04.14)

💛Chel here🗽

Thank you very much

For coming to look at my blog！

Your likes and comments

Make me super happy 💕

💛Yesterday's 2 choices

Do you prefer talking？

Do you prefer listening？

I like listening

Was the majority！

Photos I haven't uploaded yet

From when I went out with Riley！

Since my favourite season is spring、

I want to go out a lot during this time of year 🌈

@Café ☕

There's a high probability that I'm drinking an americano if I'm at a café！

Purikura！

Riley set it as her wallpaper

Which makes me super duper happy 🥺🌠

(T/N News and information has not been translated)

💛Today's 2 choices

Firm pillow？

Soft pillow？

For reading until the very end

Thank you very much！

Please come by again tomorrow ❤️

This weekend is our Spring Tour Zama performance and Aichi performance 💕

I'll enjoy these 2 days with all my power！

See ya 🐾

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I think the real question is why the UD doesnt get updated, but it just shows a particular time. If opening up gates&closing them was what changed the UD's appearence then its appearence would have been changed multiple times after El opened the gate or fought against the MF like she fought against the demogorgon, or after Vecna opened up the gates in S4 in some way. But the way it represents a specific time and it doesnt change even after El or Russians or Vecna opened up multiple gates over the course of the show makes me think that it has something to do with Will. Because since Will ended up in there, it hasnt been updated largely it still represents a current time even after all those gate openings and fighting against the demogorgon, the MF or its minions or in S4.

That is also true, but I will note that it feels like there's some inconsistencies.

THIS GOT A LITTLE LONG so I'll put it under a read more to save peoples dashes the stress.

Take Eddie's trailer for example. It appears to be exactly as it is in the real world. Has Eddie's trailer really stayed the same 3 years later? Same guitar and everything? I mean it's not IMPOSSIBLE but it feels unlikely. Does that mean the permanent gate opened in his roof updated his trailer and the surrounding area?

It'd be hard to tell for the other gates given one is in a lake which doesn't change much, a random street somewhere which doesn't change much, and the Creel house which has been locked up for 50 years so it didn't change.

There's also the fact that it appears the Upside Down updated for the Snow Ball in season 2, how did that happen?

I used to think it wasn't the same night because it seems like only one of the cars there match in the Upside Down, but the lights are definitely from the Snow Ball.

We know for sure that most of the Upside Down is stuck on the day Will disappeared/El opened the gate. So why would the Snow Ball be represented there?

It is pretty clear that the temporary gates definitely do not update the Upside Down. El's first gate in 1979 didn't create Upside Down Hawkins. Although we didn't see the other side in season 3, it doesn't seem like the Russian gate in season 3 updated Upside Down Hawkins either.

El closing the gate didn't update the Upside Down. It's unclear if Vecna's gates do anything since the only reference we have is Eddie's trailer and nothing else got updated.

So yes, as we go down the list of oddities with the Upside Down, things just start to make a lot more sense if we assume Will was the one who created Upside Down Hawkins that one time.

But you know what, this discussion and the Snow Ball made me think of something. Maybe something obvious.

Maybe it's true that Will really is the one who can alter the Upside Down completely and totally by accident. And he's still doing it right now from the right side up.

Here's my timeline of events:

Will gets taken into the Upside Down and somehow, he duplicates Hawkins as it was the moment he switched over

No changes from the right side up appear in the Upside Down because Will hasn't seen them in person

Will returns from the Upside Down... and it continues updating in places HE goes to/sees with his own eyes

Ok ok. =pausing here as I gather screenshots and evidence!=

MY SUPPORTING EVIDENCE, actually nevermind I just debunked myself. XD Haha

I was going to say, it seems like all the wallpaper in the Wheeler home outside of Nancy's room was updated as of season 2. But it seems I was just looking at the wrong side of the wall, the wallpaper has not changed. The breakfast area is blue and the dining area is the yellow floral pattern.

The wallpaper upstairs hallways is also the same. Everything is the same.

My newest theory has half crumbled to dust, only because of what they showed in the Wheeler's house in the Upside Down, only Nancy's room has changed since season 1. To be honest, this kinda surprises me. I kinda assumed Karen is the type of woman who'd be updating the house all the time to keep up with current trends. I remember in the BTS book, the set direction also said something similar to contrast it with the Byers who are still sporting mostly 70's furniture and design in their house. Odd.

Anyway, I suppose then the only evidence I really have here is the school and the arcade.

We don't know if the Palace Arcade existed in 1983 but the kids sure didn't mention it or talk about it. In season 2, the arcade was treated like the mall seems like. Is it safe to assume it is new? If so, then why would it be in the Upside Down?

Same for the Snow Ball appearing in the Upside Down?

Let me separate two difference occurrences. The first occurrence is Will creating Upside Down Hawkins. I think it happened in an instant and did not necessarily rely on Will's intimate knowledge of every little crevice in town. I described it like a radar in a previous ask for that reason. The moment he went through was extremely localized and only detailed around "hot spots", aka spaces that Will frequented leading up to his kidnapping. He didn't need to know what was in Nancy's diary for example, the "radar" just took everything in and near the Wheeler's house and copied it.

Oh I know. Let's compare it to El's powers. El powers don't focus on the details of locations and objects. El finds the person and everything near that person appears in her sight, giving her clues to where it might be. Imagine that, but even more detailed and not dependent on a person El recognizes being there.

Ok, so now imagine Will returns to the right side up, but he's still connected to the Upside Down. Now everything he sees gets updated in real time. His house. The school. The Palace Arcade. Anywhere he's been in the real world gets tied to the Upside Down, though that means anything he hasn't seen lately is stuck on the day he went missing, such as Nancy's room.

Is that a crazy theory? Unreasonable? At the very least, this could explain the Snow Ball and why the Mind Flayer knew they were there after the gate was closed.

Though I guess if that were the case, he wouldn't need Billy/The Flayed to track them down if everywhere Will went was constantly being updated and changed. Though I suppose at some point, changes in the Upside Down would become less obvious the more frequently Will has visited an area. Like his house or Mike's house or whatever.

Ah man, that was a long stream of thought sorry about that. I did end up debunking myself with the wallpapers so that's kind of disappointing. But I still feel like I'm onto something here.

#stranger things #theory #ask

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Night Raven Island, Episode 1

Reposted from AO3

Inspired by Night Raven Island by Ashdownbby.

Hello everyone! Thanks again for @ashdownunderscorebeloved for letting me dramatize their first season of Night Raven Island, and I hope fans of Twisted Wonderland and Total Drama Island alike enjoy this remix! (And if enough people like it then I'll consider making a rendition of TDA too since the OP is in the second season).

Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ashdownbby

Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/nightravenaction

Twitter: https://twitter.com/nr_island

Total Drama is property of Fresh TV, and Twisted Wonderland is property of Disney and Aniplex. Please support the official releases.

Not-so-Happy Night Raven Campers, Pt. 1

"Yo! We're coming at you live from Camp Wawanakwa, relocated somewhere in Twisted Wonderland! I'm your host, Chris McLain. We're dropping season one of the hottest new reality TV show sponsored by the prestigious magic school: Night Raven College. Starting, right now!

Here's the deal: for the next 8 weeks, 22 students from Night Raven College signed up to stay right here at this crummy old summer camp without the use of magic. The campers will be split into teams and every three days, they'll compete in challenges for a reward. The losing team will then face the judgement of their fellow campers at the dramatic campfire ceremony, where one of them is selected to walk the Dock of Shame, catch the Loser Boat, and leave the island for good.

In the end, only one will be left standing and will be rewarded cheesy tabloid fame and a small fortune which (let's face it) they'll probably blow in a week.

To survive, they'll have to battle nature, normalcy, and each other. Every moment will also be recorded with the invisible cameras scattered throughout the island.

Who will crumble under the pressure? Find out right here! Right now! On.

Night!

Raven!

Island!"

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No prior knowledge of Twisted Wonderland or Total Drama Island is needed to enjoy this dramatization.

Camp Wawanakwa has been a place where many changes have happened, and plenty of pollution to boot. Though the skies appear clear, there is much trash on the beaches, and the outdoor wallpaper seems to be stained by time. Still presentable, though. Nothing like a good day for a reality show. Especially since the boats are going to bring a bunch of hormone-driven teenagers that all came from the same magic school.

Plus, he handled multiple seasons with unhinged teens, what could go wrong with this batch?

"Alright, it's time to introduce our newest campers!" he says to the sky, containing a well-trained video camera to the audience.

"We told them that they would be staying at a 5-star resort, so if they seem a little out of it, that's why," he whispers. He gives a quiet chuckle but composes himself once the first boat arrives. And out comes a hyena boy.

"Ruggie! How's it going?" Chris asks.

"Going good, Chris!" Ruggie picks up his bag and looks around. "Ready to kick some butts and win the prize!" He looks at Chris, getting a better view of him. He then starts wearing a cocky grin.

"Uhh, something wrong?" Chris asks.

Ruggie looks to Chris, who is slightly shorter than him. "You're a lot shorter in real life than in TV, shishishi."

"...Right." This is starting to feel like deja vu of a previous season.

The second boat arrives with a dark-skinned wolf boy.

"Jack, my man," Chris introduces with a smile.

"Hey," Jack grins. "Nice to meet ya."

The two exchange a high five when Jack starts sniffing the area and growls a bit.

"Whoa, down, boy," Chris says. "What's up?"

Jack grimaces. "Smells like trash." He scowls a bit. “And don’t look down on me.”

Chris raises an eyebrow and smiles. "I have no idea what you're talking about."

Jack picks up his stuff and looks at the place. Ruggie and Jack exchange some high fives. Then he ducks down to Ruggie’s height.

"Is it just me or is this place more…shoddy than I thought?” he asks Ruggie.

Ruggie nods. “Definitely looked more expensive in the application.”

The next boat arrives with a petite boy with lavender hair. With his cute looks, one could mistake him for a girl. Or perhaps a tomboy with cute facial features.

“Hey, Epel,” Chris says, but not before quirking an eyebrow up. “You clean up well.”

Epel grows a bit mad. “What’s that ‘spposed ta–!'' He catches what he’s saying and clears his throat. “I mean…what do you mean by that?”

Chris then chuckles. “There’s that accent. For a moment I thought you had a city twin.”

Epel then looks around. “We’re staying here?” he asks. Chris simply gives a smile and nods. Epel’s frown only grows deeper. “I ain’t–” He then stops and simply groans as he goes to the other side.

“Ta’ outhouses in my village are better than these…” he mutters.

In the distance, pop music starts playing and someone screams, “Wooooo!”

The three students look up to see a spiky-haired redhead dancing to pop music. He goes down with a more relaxed gait and waves to the boat. “Thanks for the ride, dude, your music taste is awesome!” he says as the boat happily honks back.

“Ace, welcome!” Chris says as the two high five them.

“Dude, I heard so much about your shows, and it’s like, a big honor,” Ace says.

“Thanks, dude!” Chris says as he smiles. “And now you get to take a shot at it!”

“Yeah, dude!” He then shouts out from the dock. “You see that, bro?! I made it to reality TV!”

Ruggie, Jack, and Epel look at Ace with blank looks.

‘Loud as always…’ Epel thinks.

‘So annoying…’ the beastmen thinks.

Ace then laughs and goes to the others. “Hey guys, nice to see you again this summer!” Ace says with a smile.

No comment from the peanut gallery.

“Alright, we got some pairings in this show, so now we’ll introduce you to one of them!” Chris says. “Without further ado, ladies and gentlemen, here’s the Leech twins, Jade and Floyd!”

The atmosphere chills as the camera pans up to the twins’ faces. Teal-colored hair with a dark-blue streak, and both of them have an alternating eye color pattern of gray and yellow. One seems to wear a carefree smile, while the other stands in a perfect position like a butler.

“Okay…” Chris says, blinking at the Leech twins. He then turns to the other contestants. “Are they naturally this intimidating?” Chris whispers to them.

The others look up to see the twins give them smiles and waves.

“This is their normal mode,” Jack says.

Chris notes this with a nod and approaches the Leech twins.

“Alright, Jade and Floyd. Who’s who and which one is the evil one?” Chris asks.

“I’m Jade, the one with the left yellow eye; and my brother Floyd has his right eye yellow,” Jade explains as Floyd groans.

“Okay, this is boring now,” Floyd says. “I wanna go home.”

“Well, unless you know how to swim back, you’re stuck here,” Chris says as the boat is leaving the dock.

“Okay,” Floyd asks as he starts to sit by the dock's edge.

“Wait, wait!” Chris calls out. “You’re actually going to swim back home?”

Floyd sticks his head up. “Yeah.”

Jade places a hand to his face and walks over to Floyd.

“Apologies for my brother, he has a tendency to have mood swings,” he says. He picks him up by the collar.

"Floyd, the last thing I want is to use our limited supply of shape shifting potions just to maintain our human forms," he says.

"But why are we here again?" Floyd whines.

"Well..." Jade and Floyd whisper to each other, then the two smile, slightly revealing their pointed teeth.

The twins go over to the others, to which the rest split apart from them out of slight apprehension.

Rock music appears this time as a long-haired beastman gives a glare to the people below him and jumps to the dock, while the floorboards creak under his pressure. The luggage is also rather plentiful, making everyone else’s luggage look measly in comparison.

“Leona,” Chris says. If the Leeches made him feel like he was in a horror movie a few seconds ago, Leona makes him feel like he got transported to the savannah again. It's almost like...a lion.

Leona looks to the island and gives a piercing gaze to Chris. “You said that this was going to be a 5-star resort. Definitely doesn’t look like that.” He then points his finger to Chris’s shirt. “And I don’t like surprises.”

“So I’m aware,” Chris says with that same smile. “Your family also told me to give them a holler to have you go back to your place if you don’t want to join in challenges.”

Leona stares at him for a bit, then sighs and brushes his hair away from his face. His smile doesn’t meet his eyes, but there is a glint in his eye that seems to promise some things that would otherwise unnerve a person that isn’t Chris. “Fine. Glad that’s settled, then.”

He walks over to the dock and places some of the suitcases down to Ruggie’s hands.

"Hey Leona, what gives?" Ruggie asks. He tries to pick them up, but he’s barely managing to carry all of them. “And why are these so heavy?!”

"If you’re going to be here, you might as well make yourself useful." He places a hand to his head. “And this is just a light load, you know.”

Jack growls. “He’s not your servant, Leona. And that’s not a light load.”

Meanwhile, the host is just looking at this commotion. If there is this much drama already with the current cast, this show is going to be so chaotic.

“Alright, campers,” Chris redirects as the next boat arrives. In the back, a young black-haired appears to be waterskiing in the back, about the same looking age as Ace.

“Next up is the self-proclaimed honors student with a bad boy streak, here’s Deuce!”

Deuce gives a wave to everyone as he does a perfect landing to the dock…

“Hey Chri—whoa!!”

…But his momentum was so much that it crashed into Ruggie and Leona’s luggage, causing one of them to fall into the water and soaking Leona in the process.

“...My shirts!” Leona roars as he slowly goes to Deuce. “I’d let you know that those were my nice shirts. ”

Ace starts laughing as Epel tries to hold in a snicker. “Let us know how it feels to be Leona’s gopher, Deucey!” Ace says.

“Not unless I get to you, first!” Deuce says as he starts approaching Ace and dodging Leona’s attacks.

“Now, now,” Jade says as he calmly enters the fray. “We wouldn’t want to look like fools in front of TV, right?” he reminds them with a smile.

Floyd chuckles. “Or you could also just fight each other and be too tired for later. Might as well make the challenge easy for us.”

The others look at the Leech twins with their smiles and then they all split up. Leona is still pissed as he shakes himself dry, soaking those around him.

“Okay, this is…” Chris says as he raises a brow. He then hears a guy behind him clear his throat.

“Oh!' He returns his smile. "You’re Rook, right?” Chris asks.

“Indeed I am!” a blond-haired hunter says. “I am ready to peruse the dining and the accommodations–” he then stops to see the environment. “Pardonnez-moi, but is this the correct place?"

"...Yep, no other than Camp Wawanakwa."

Rook's smile spreads farther than Chris at the words. "My, this will be a wondrous opportunity to encounter beauty in nature." He carries his hunting gear as he goes with his suitcase. "And that would very much allow me to go hunting as I please."

Chris shudders. It honestly took him so many attempts to get him to not use the bow and they only managed to agree on 'no magic projectiles or enchanted arrows, and they can only be used for hunting non-human creatures excluding invisible camera drones'.

…Seriously, why are most of these guys taller than him? And why are these teenagers ten times scarier than all of the seasons combined?

The next boat arrives at the area and Chris's smile seems to not reach his eyes when he sees the next arrival: a dashing-looking teen with purple-silver hair. Fixing his glasses, he gives a smile to Chris.

"Azul, how are you?" he says as he offers a handshake.

"Wonderful, and it's also wonderful to finally meet you in-person." He accepts the handshake. “You have quite the track record with the dancing competition you were at and all the other shows you've been featured in," he says.

Chris laughs. "Aw shucks."

Deuce narrows his eyes. "He's done other shows before?"

"Duh!" Ace replies behind him. "There's gotta be a reason why this show got accepted for airing. Apparently, he and his partner fell offstage during a dance number, but they were safe for the week."

Epel hums. "That sounds…very sketchy."

A dark-green hair boy appears next to the dock, giving off a very unassuming look in comparison to the other contestants so far. Honestly, he would look like the nice kid who would visit their grandparents every two weeks just because.

“Trey, how’s it going?” Chris asks, exchanging a high-five to the guy.

“Going pretty good, it looks like it’ll be exciting,” Trey says. “I haven’t been to summer camp before, so this would be a fun vacation.” He looks over to the other guys. Leona is wringing the water out of his hair while an eel-looking person is laughing in the water while playing with a suitcase. It appears to have Floyd’s facial features as Jade is just looking solemnly at the eel. The others seem to either be pissed off with Leona splashing them or trying to size up their competition.

“...This’ll be great,” Trey mutters, trying to save his smile.

Trey goes over to the dock as Deuce starts hiding behind Trey while Ace tries to chase him down.

The next person is a silver-haired boy who seems to be looking around in a slight daze.

“Silver, what’s up?” Chris says. “I’m surprised that your hair is actually silver.”

Silver looks up at the sky, then back to Chris. “There’s nothing much different in comparison to how it was this morning…” He looks around. “Has any of the Diasomnia students arrived yet?”

“Nope, you’re the first!” Chris then approaches Silver. “Look, I know you are a bit of a space cadet, but try not to get eliminated over something dumb, okay?” Chris asks.

Silver blinks a bit as he jerks his head up. “Ah, sorry, what did you say?” Silver asks. “I don’t think I caught that.”

The other contestants start snickering.

“Right…” Chris says, motioning Silver over. Aside from Trey, they all have really weird quirks.

A new boat arrives as some pop music plays from the boat.

"What's up, everyone!" An orange-haired guy waves. "Cater Diamond's in the house!"

He goes down with his luggage as he gives a high-five to Chris.

"Hey Cater," Chris says. "Gonna take a sweet pic for the Magicam?"

"You betcha!" The two of them get together for a selfie.

“#NightRavenIsland, #twstTV, #FreshOffTheBoat, #ChrisMcLainInTheFlesh…” he mutters. Then a chime sounds from the phone. “And sent! Let me know of your handle so I can properly tag you later, McLain!”

“Totes, dude, totes.” They then both exchange finger guns. The boat starts to sail away.

"If they are going to take another photo, I'm goin' to take his phone and break it myself," Leona growls.

Cater high fives Chris once more and goes to the others. “Wassup, everyone! I hope you’re ready to get back to NRC because Cay-Cay’s here to stay-stay!”

“Rhyming doesn’t make it sound any better…” Jack mumble.

“I believe it gives a beautiful charm that only Roi de Magicam can give!” Rook says. “Do you agree, Monsieur Pommette?”

“I’m not sure if I understand it, either,” Epel mutters.

“And look at Trey, with that get-up!” Cater says as he looks at Trey's summer-like outfit. “Matches you to a tee!”

“Haha, glad you like it, Cater,” Trey replies.

“Alright, time to introduce the next two pairs for Night Raven Island,” Chris says. “We’ll be starting up with the Asim family heir with the heir’s servant!”

Two bronze-skinned boys appear as one of them starts racing towards Chris and gives him a hug. “It’s so nice to meet you in person, Chris!” the chipper one says. “I’ve been wanting to go on a reality TV show for so long, this is like a dream come true!”

Chris grimaces a little as he is being squeezed by this kid who is just slightly shorter than him.

“Okay, let go, let go,” he asks.

“Oh, sorry,” the chipper one says. The guy behind him groans.

“Kalim, it’s barely been a minute since we arrived, try to show some restraint,” he says.

“But aren’t you excited, Jamil?!” Kalim says. “We’re going to be spending summer together in this…” he looks around the area, his expression dropping just the slightest bit when he sees the crummy summer camp. “Place… Why does it look so broken?”

Jamil shakes his head. “Do you still have the agreements in place?” he asks Chris. “I’m sure you know what will happen to you if you place him in danger,” he says as he points to Kalim, who is now currently saying hi to the other contestants.

“Right…” Chris says with an indifferent frown. “Still, welcome to the team, Kalim and Jamil!” he says. And while Jamil himself is carrying a small bag on his back, he also hauls over three large chests with the help of a cart that was in the ship. It almost rivals Leona’s luggage in terms of luxury, showing a lot of gold embroidery.

Kalim beams at Chris’s half-hearted attempt to welcome the duo. “Thanks, Chris! I’m sure that it’ll be fun regardless of the place!”

“Kalim, don’t forget your stuff,” Jamil says, pulling the cart over.

The next boat arrives with two blue-haired boys, their hair giving off a flickering like a fire. And while one looks like a hunched teen (something to be expected), the other looks like a kid in a robot suit (something not as expected). Also, if Leona and Kalim’s luggage were bigshot, their luggage seems to be some sort of ultra-tech engineer with drones to carry all of their luggage using levitation technology.

“Shroud brothers, how’s it–” Chris stops as the older one starts placing a helmet to cover their face and hiding behind his younger brother. “Uhh, is he okay?”

“Yeah!” the younger one says. “Idia doesn’t do well with people, but I think this could be good for him!” He starts turning to Idia. “C’mon, big bro, say hi to everyone!”

He takes a tablet and starts typing. Afterwards, he shows it to the others.

“Uhh…Hi.” The tablet says, using text-to-speech that travels extremely fluently. “I’m not comfortable talking to people, so I’m just going to talk through this tablet. Or just ask Ortho. Just not me.”

Ortho raises his hand. “I’ll be sure to answer any questions possible!”

“Right,” Chris says, then he starts whispering to Idia. “Look, I know you’re this super important person who doesn’t get out much, but you’re going to need to show yourself to challenges eventually.”

Idia shakes off Chris. “I know, just let me pick my own battles and I’ll show up,” he mutters.

The two start moving to the dock and Chris starts to see the kids in the section, and then a small “debate” of whether they should let the brothers move close to them or not. Whether this is part of their script or just their regular personality, he can see the ratings definitely getting a change.

A chuckle comes from behind Chris as he suddenly turns around. "Who is–" he starts, but then looks down to a shorter-sized person with short black hair and magenta highlights. His ears are pointed in comparison to the other humans in the area: a trait of fey ancestry, Chris deduces.

“It’s nice to see the young’uns playing around like that,” he says. “It might do some good for the boys to be here, too.”

"Lilia, right?" Chris says as he gives a small bow. "Nice to meet 'cha."

Lilia then slowly stands up properly. "Come now, Chris, no need to be formal,” he says with a smile. “I’m happy to be here, too.” He starts wandering to the crowd.

“So this is a reality television show,” Lilia murmurs. “It’s definitely more…rustic than I thought it would be.” He then starts thinking for a bit. “Why does it feel like I’m forgetting something?”

“Fa- I mean, Lilia,” Silver softly calls. “Would you like to stay beside me?”

“If you insist,” Lilia smiles, and then goes to his side.

Chris quirks an eyebrow. Why would this kid talk like his grandpa? Not that it matters, he thinks.

Chris clears his throat “Next up is–”, but before he could finish, a yell is heard in the distance.

“hhheeeEEEEYYY!!” A neon green-haired yells as he brings down a singular backpack.

“Master, I’m here!” the boy barks to the dock and jumps down. He looks around and much to his disappointment. He turns to Chris. “Human! Has a fey with horns arrived at this dock yet?”

Chris starts to twist his ear. “No, none from what I know. Also, it's Chris. Anyways, you’re Sebek, right?”

“Impossible!” the man says. Chris covers his ears at the sudden screaming, but the guy calms down afterwards. Instead, he wears a proud smile. “Yes, my name is Sebek Zigvolt, retainer to the Heir Apparent of Briar Valley!”

Silver holds his head with a scrunched face. “Not too loud, Sebek, you’re on national TV.”

Lilia giggles. “I think a little excitement is what we needed in this place, personally,” he comments. “Come here, Sebek, you are here as a representative, after all.”

“Yes, Lilia!” he says as he walks to their side. Chris removes his hands from his ears and LIlia gives a thumbs up. The other guys seem to follow, with some nods and thumbs-up here and there alongside groans.

“Okay, destroyed eardrums aside,” Chris says as he presses his eardrums. “Our next camper is coming up! Everyone, please welcome Riddle!”

“What?!” Ace and Deuce yell. Chris covers his ears again.

“What did I say about not bursting more eardrums?” he seethes. However, he quickly regains his composure as a short, red-haired boy waves from the approaching boat. Carrying a surprisingly calm expression, Chris holds out his hand as Riddle steps down from the boat.

“Thank you for the accommodations, Chris,” Riddle says politely. He then goes to the others.

“So it seems like I’ll be competing against you guys,” he says. “I look forward to a noble battle for the prize.”

“Please don’t tell me that you’re going to impose the Queen of Hearts rules here…” Ace grumbles.

Riddle’s eyes narrow slightly. “Well, if you are going to be a rule-breaker, maybe I will.”

Deuce then quickly bows to Riddle. “No, Housewarden! We’ll behave!”

Riddle sighs. “No need to be so stern here, Deuce,” Riddle says. “I’m also a contestant, after all.” He then turns to the dock. “Besides, I’ll show–” but he then stops as Riddle looks to the next upcoming ship. “Oh, great.”

A blond-haired man arrives on the ship, while the violet tips complement his perplexion, giving off a regal look. With the presence he carries and one of his iconic songs playing in the radio, he shines like a superstar. And most of the campers there are either stunned, confused, horrified or silently squealing at the arrival of the newcomer.

“Vil Schonheit, glad to have you for the summer,” Chris says as he shakes his hand.

“But of course, the pleasure is mine,” Vil says, his voice sounding clear as a bell.

“Okay, what sort of bet did you lose to get here?” Leona says with a smirk.

Vil looks over to the beastman and gives a smirk. “I did not expect you of all people to be here, either, Leona,” he says with a slightly venomous tone. “I came here for an opportunity that was offered to me. I wonder what caused you to be so bored you had to go to a summer camp that is clearly beneath you.”

“Ooooooh, he went there,” Floyd says.

“Can’t say Vil’s any better, shishishi,” Ruggie snickers, trying hard not to smile.

“Well, I hope we can all have some healthy competition between each other as classmates,” Vil says with a shining smile. “But I’ll be the one who will be on top.”

“All right, I think that’s all of them,” Chris says as he is counting all of them. Sebek looks like he’s ready to burst again (whether in rage or tears is up for debate), but then Chris stops and recounts. “We’re missing one more,” he says.

Vil gets confused. “I was supposed to be the last one, correct?”

“Yeah, but there’s only 21 of you and there were 22 registered…” Chris gets the walkie-talkie. “Chef, you’re sure that there’s no one else?” he asks. “Over?”

“Lemme check,” Chef says in the receiver. A strong wind is heard from the static. “Wait, Chris, he’s already coming your way!” Chef yells. “Over!”

“Wait, what do you mean–” he starts until a whoosh of water appears, the waters bringing the presence of a horned man. He steps into the dock with the poise of a prince and his emerald eyes pierce the air like a knife. And what Chris notices is, by his guess, that he could be taller than Chef Hatchet himself!

“Ah, you’re the last one,” Chris says with an indifferent expression. “Malleus Draconia, right?”

“Yes, there were no boats remaining, so I chose to arrive here on my own.” Malleus says.

The rest of the cast went into chaos.

Plus some others. Then Lilia snaps his fingers in realization. "I knew I forgot something. Malleus was supposed to arrive before me in the boat order..."

“MALLEUS?!”

“I’m screwed if he’s not on my team…”

“This is awesome!!”

“I wonder what will get him to enter into an alliance with me…”

“Why is the heir prince of Briar Valley here?!”

“I’m so proud of you, Malleus.”

"AAAAH, Master Malleus has arrived!"

In the meantime, Vil is seething.

"I want to contact my agency," Vil says. "We did not agree to this!"

"They did." Chris says as he pulls out the heavy packets from his shirt. "I got the contracts, which also includes all the addendums from all of your third parties in order to make sure you can all participate. In your case specifically, Vil, Malleus came here on his own accord and we didn’t plan for him to come after you, so I haven’t broken any agreements.”

Vil is speechless as Chris places the contracts away in his pants.

"In your defense, Vil, the contracts were filled with double meanings and wordplay that borders on fey contracts," Azul says, going to Vil. "Honestly, I could not blame your agency for falling to see every detail."

"If that is the case, why did you decide to enter here in the first place?” Vil asks.

"I have my reasons." Azul shrugs in a nonchalant fashion. “I reread it seven times and requested a copy for myself, so if there is something I missed, then shame on me.”

Meanwhile, there were the royals and rule-sticklers.

Leona is growling, Riddle is trying to see if he is going to be able to follow all of the Queen of Heart's rules in this place, Kalim is trying to see over the water and Jamil is glaring at Chris as if he is ready to make all the lawsuits imaginable if Kalim so much gets a flesh wound (all the while he’s holding Kalim to make sure he doesn’t fall over the dock).

There are so many other reactions, but at the moment some of them start pulling out a gem-adorned pen, Chris whistles to get their attention. "Hey!"

The others look at the host with piercing eyes. "What?!"

"No magic in the island grounds!" he yells. "This is an island reserve!"

"And yet we are using this reserve as a playground for human excursion events," Malleus says sourly. "I wonder how much of this nature is truly nature or simply illusionary spells that gained sentience over the ages.”

"Enough!" Chris says as he takes out the foghorn, causing them to go silent. "As a magicless person who is broadcasting this to the entirety of Twisted Wonderland, we are going to do this without magic unless you had explicit clearance for very specific uses from our negotiations." He takes out the contract and flips to the last page. "And in the fine print, I have the right to report your headmaster and respective 3rd parties for your immediate dismissal at any time if you do not comply." He places the contracts away again. "That said, all of you are playing for personal reasons rather than your dorm's best interests." He smiles deviously. "And I know what all of you want."

"As Malleus says!" Sebek yells.

"There are troublemakers!"

"I need to update my software!"

"What about flying?!"

"Regardless, if you don't want to join, you can just wait until the boats come back," Chris says offhandedly. "Otherwise, go to the end of the dock, place your magic pen crystals in the box provided at the end of the dock, and take a picture for the promo.”

Money.

Fame.

Friends.

Maybe all of the above, maybe something else, or maybe nothing at all.

The students start to emanate a dark aura at the mention that Chris is going to take away their pens. The drama they all have with each other, yet the alarming herd mentality they all get into when there is a common threat. There is so much potential for this to completely crash and burn, and with a few of them looking close to the height of Chef Hatchet, there might be the possibility that some of them might give him a match.

“Don’t worry, you’ll get your magic pens after we finish with this photo,” he says.

The students went back to their neutral expressions, if a bit bored. They all then go to the other side of the dock, leave their pens by the box, and they all start posing for the picture…but not without some arguing and grumbling.

“Alright, campers. Say ‘Wawanakwa’!"

This season, Chris thinks…

…is going to be awesome.

They all took that cheesy promo photo.

---

“First episode in and they’re already at each other’s throats,” Grim says as he carries his popcorn bucket. Flaming ears lighting up, he lets out a small fireball to pop more kernels. “I bet a whole tuna feast that someone is going to have a meltdown on camera!”

Yuu contemplates as he stretches for a kernel. “Well, I can’t really bet against that,” he says. “But I think they’ll be fine overall.” He gives a sigh while the commercials play, then glances over to the gray weasel-raccoon-cat creature who he lives with. “Grim, don’t eat all the popcorn during the commercials,” he reminds him.

Grim pouts and gives a glare at his human henchman. Though Yuu’s the only reason Grim is able to be in this school (since Yuu can’t do magic), he’s still very annoyed with the living arrangement.

“Why wasn’t I selected for the show?!” he demands. “I would’ve won the grand prize on the first episode!”

Yuu shrugs. “Maybe since we’re a package deal, we didn’t make the cut.” Regardless, he gives a smile. “Still, we can cheer them on or laugh at their failures, if nothing else.”

Grim laughs. “True! I bet five cans of tuna that Ace and Deuce are out of the game in five episodes!”

Yuu gives a disappointed look, but there's no denying that there's a chuckle or two. “Come on, give the guys some credit.” The TV plays the show chime. “Okay, show’s about to start, pass me the popcorn.”

---

Chris and the cast are in the bonfire gallery, where all of the campers are sitting in their logs. Some are looking intent, others bored, and one is almost hiding behind their younger brother.

"Idia, you're not going to be mauled by a bear," Azul says. "There's no need to be alarmed right now, so let Ortho have his space."

"Yeah, like it's going to not be uncomfortable when the entirety of Twisted Wonderland is seeing you on TV," Idia's tablet says.

Chris taps the pedestal at attention. "Anyways, this is Camp Wawanakwa, your home for the next eight weeks. All you campers here know one another and some of them will become your cabin mates, your competition, and maybe even your friends," Chris says with a bit of a drawn-out tone. "You dig?"

The wave of cringe that fills the area makes it seems like either the campers were weirded out by the slang or the idea of having ‘friends’.

"The camper who manages to stay on Night Raven Island the longest without getting voted off will win $100,000!" Chris says.

Cringe has turned into confusion.

“Oh right, different country.” Chris clears his throat. “The winner will be getting 100,000 tharumarks!”

Now the interest perks up. Discussions about not being poor anymore, new upgrades to equipment and quality of life, and overall excitement fills the air. And then come the questions.

"What are the sleeping arrangements, because I need to be in a place where I can see the moon and have tea while singing at the same time," Riddle says. "And to make sure some people follow the rules." He stares at Ace and Deuce for this one.

"Hey, we're not in Heartslabyul, so keep your rules to yourself!" Ace says.

"How dare you?!" Riddle says. "Off with your-"

"Ahem," Chris tuts, his glare fixating on Riddle. “I believe we said no magic. You’re following camp rules, not whatever rules you followed in your school dorms.”

Riddle freezes, then sits down with a small sulk. Ace and Deuce exchange smiles.

"You'll get your cabins according to which team you're on," Chris says. "We got some special requests from some of the contractors for special arrangements, so they would be sleeping on the other side.” He gives a knowing smile to the campers. “I’m sure they’ll let you know.”

"This cannot be happenin'," Epel mutters.

"It would be great to become friends with each other, wouldn't it?" Kalim says as he hugs Jamil and Epel. "It'll be like a big sleepover!"

"Kalim, not now," Jamil says as he gently breaks him out of the hug, letting Epel escape.

"...Friends," Idia and Leona groan.

"Speaking of, time to split into teams," Chris says. "If I call your name, stand over on the left side: Azul, Floyd, Idia, Jade, Jamil, Kalim, Leona, Lilia, Riddle, Ruggie, and Sebek."

Idia looks over to the group, then to Ortho, who then gives him a big hug. "It's okay, brother!" Ortho says. "We can still meet up later!"

…He doesn’t like this. But Ortho’s right. They can meet up later. He’ll still be terrified, though. Regardless, he goes over to the others.

"From now on," Chris announces, "You are officially known as the Screaming Gophers!"

Leona looks at the banner. "Why does the gopher look weird? Also, this is awful fabric."

“Hey, don’t underestimate gophers, those guys can be threatening as hell,” Ruggie interjects.

"And for the rest of you: Ace, Cater, Deuce, Epel, Jack, Malleus, Ortho, Rook, Silver, Trey, and Silver," Chris announces. "You are now the Killer Bass!"

"Oh em gee, now that’s hashtag worthy!" Cater says. He takes a pic of all the campers in the Killer Bass and starts typing #NightRavenIsland, #KillerBass, and #GophersAreGoinDown, but when the taps the screen to send, he looks distraught. "There’s no internet connection here…” That said, he starts perking up again. “Well, I guess I could just save the pics until after the show or when I get to the docks.”

Once Cater finishes with his pity party, Chris then leads the campers to their cabins. “Gophers take the west cabin and Bass take the east. These will be your sleeping quarters throughout your time in the show.” He gives a passing glance to Sebek, who looks about ready to cry. He continues to smile. “And speaking of the show, a reminder that all public areas are recorded throughout the competition.”

//TAPE CONFESSIONAL ON//

Chris: "You would also be able to share your innermost feelings on tape with video diaries any time you want. Let the audience know what you're really thinking. *(wink)* Or just get something off your chest."

//TAPE STATIC//

Floyd: “I know I told Jade that I would give this place a chance, but… This place sucks.”

//TAPE STATIC//

Jamil: “I would like to extend my apologies for Kalim’s *(shoos a fly)* display in the campgrounds. As his *(swats another fly)* servant, I’ll be sure to serve him to the best of my abilities, so be sure to cheer him on–" *(stops as he feels a fly settle on his hair)*

//TAPE STATIC//

*(Jamil starts spraying the entire confessional with bug spray with a concentrated expression.)*

Kalim: (Outside) "Jamil, are you okay in there?"

Jamil: (Spats) "I'm fine!" *(Sprays another fly)*

*(A duck is placing lip gloss but stops as Sebek’s voice wails in the background. In a muffled voice, he says, “Woe is me!!! Why can I never be on the same side as Malleus?!” The duck rolls its eyes.)*

//TAPE STATIC//

*(The confessional is almost near spotless now)*

Kalim: “Hey everyone! I'm so happy to be able to go on this journey with everyone in Night Raven College. Honestly, I'm here to have fun rather than win the prize, but maybe this place can teach me how the average person lives.” *(laughs)* "Be sure to cheer for Jamil, okay? He can be rather reserved."

//TAPE CONFESSIONAL END//

“Any questions?” No response. “Cool.”

He starts motioning towards the cabins. “For the people who have special accommodations, you’ll be taking the right side of your respective cabins,” Chris explains.

At that moment, Idia yelps and sprints towards the right side of the Gopher cabin and the sounds of electronic locks can be heard. The others start walking to the cabins.

Leona approaches the door and gives a sarcastic polite knock. “Oh, Idia, would you be so kind as to open the door?”

Idia screams. “Don’t come–!” he stops midway and and after typing, he peeks out. “Okay, I know this is supposed to be a crummy summer camp, but where’s the power outlet? There has to be an outlet to charge my tech,” the tablet says.

“There are some in the communal baths. Right over there.”

The communal bathrooms are filled with flies.

“Jade, what’s a communal bath?” Floyd asks.

“And you’re expecting us to go there?” Leona growls.

"I can't believe I'm agreeing with Savanaclaw's housewarden, but do you know how expensive these things are?!"

"And the last thing I want is to share it with a coward." He hardly gives a glance to Idia. "What a pathetic excuse for a housewarden..."

Azul peeks out. “Why would the bathing areas have ritual items to communicate with ghosts?”

“It’s ‘communal’, Azul,” Jade clarifies. “Not ‘communing’.”

Lilia pitches in. “It’s like our dorms back in NRC. We share the same showers.”

Leona goes cross. “Maybe for you, I can barely handle sharing rooms, but we can’t even bathe in peace?!”

Jamil looks up at Leona while Azul, Jade, and Floyd go inside the other cabin. Trying not to sound irritated, Jamil says, “Leona, we would really appreciate it if you could move so we can enter…” Leona looks over and sees Kalim also not being very happy about his outburst, either. That doesn't last for long though as he forces a smile.

“It’ll be fine, Leona!” Kalim says. “It might seem a little downtrodden, but we’ll learn how it would be to live in the same dorm for a long time. It’ll be fun!”

Riddle looks towards the royals and retainers. “And I think the people with ‘special accommodations’ need to accommodate their voices,” he cuts in.

Kalim and Leona cry out in surprise while the other side of the cabin claps and Riddle goes inside. Jamil gives a small smile out of amusement, though it quickly goes away.

Chris is also smiling at the spectacle as he hears someone from the other team call his name.

“Excuse me, Chris!” Ace calls. “Is there any sort of chaperone here?”

“You’re all high-schoolers,” Chris says matter-of-factly. “You can usually apply to be a counselor-in-training for a summer camp at this point." He resumes his smile. "So aside from me, you're unsupervised." He looks at his watch. "You got half an hour to unpack your stuff and meet me in the mess hall. Starting…now!"

Ace waves. "Thanks for the tip!" Once he leaves, though, Ace does a little "yiss!" and does a fist bump.

That victory is short-lived as a screech is heard in the other cabin.

"That sounds like Riddle!" Trey says as he runs to the other cabin. Ace, Deuce, and Cater quickly follow suit.

"Now what's going on?!" Trey asks.

Riddle is standing on a stool and Azul is on a top bunk, terrified.

"Someone kill it!" Riddle cries.

"Floyd, Jade, do something!" Azul orders.

"I dunno, the little guy's pretty cute," Floyd says as he gets a cup.

"Likewise," Jade replies as he starts to use a magnifying glass to lure the thing to them.

It was a cockroach.

The symphony of Heartslabyul kids commences with screaming and stomping. Deuce jumps onto Trey, while Ace is trying hard to stomp it out.

"Someone kill it already!"

"Why are there bugs here?!"

"I'm gonna pee!"

Add laughing eels to the equation.

And then Silver rushes over with a rusty axe, and someone could think the cockroach could've said 'Help me' if it talked as it was perfectly chopped in half.

"Quiet," Silver says. "You're disturbing the peace."

Everyone gets quiet as Deuce realizes he's on Trey's arms, which leads him quickly jumping down.

–Main Lounge--

"S-sorry, Trey," Deuce says, to which Trey sighs.

"As long as you don't do that again."

"Alright, listen up!" Chef shouts to the campers in the mess tent. "I serve it three times a day and you'll eat it three times a day!" He gets a bowl of…questionable porridge on the counter. "So grab your tray, get your food, and sit your butts down NOW!"

"SIR, YES SIR, THANK YOU, SIR!" Sebek yells from the back line.

"Come now, Sebek, we're not at war," Lilia says. "No need to be uptight."

Vil stays silent as he goes to the table. True, it may not look appetizing, but at least it looks like it has the major food groups. Though, the quality can't be said for everyone here. For some of them, it's flavorless gruel and some chicken with barely cooked mushrooms.

"Are we going to getting all the major food groups?" Jack mutters as he walks away.

"I have to agree, it will not do well for my skin if my nutritional diet is compromised," Vil says.

"How about," Chef starts, "You SIT YOUR BUTT DOWN?!"

"The chef really needs to up his game," Ace snickers with Epel.

"What'd ya say?!" Chef yells.

"Huh?!" Ace and Epel step back.

"C'mon closer, redhead! I didn't hear you."

"Uhh, nothing!" Ace says. "Nothing important! You look great, by the way."

"That's what I thought," Chef says. He then looks to Epel.

"You, scrawny kid," Chef says to Epel.

"...Who are ya-" he clears his throat. "Um...what is it?"

"Gimme your plate," he says as he places another scoop of gruel in his.

Epel looks at chef, and though he looks skeptic, he mutters a 'thanks' before leaving.

Vil sighs and looks away. Being the housewarden of Pomefiore, he should monitor his underclassmen's eating habits, especially now; but considering that their food is scarce to begin with, perhaps a little bit of leniency is in order so his poison apple can perform better?

...Yeah, he's going to talk to Chef afterwards because that simply will not do. How dare he messes up his diet! But Vil eating slop? Never in a million years.

The campers start collecting their food and they're trying very hard to not be picky.

Lilia looks to the plate of gruel. "Hmm, this is decent, but it could be made better with some eggs…"

The Gophers look at Lilia. "You mean, actual eggs in the gruel?"

"Of course, for the omega 3s and protein, which is what this dish is mostly missing for a balanced meal."

Sebek’s face grows pale.

//TAPE CONFESSIONAL ON//

Sebek: “Great Seven, forgive me for what I'm about to say, but I think even the chef cooks better than Master Lilia…”

//TAPE STATIC//

Silver: “...The food’s better than what fa– I mean, Lilia would make. He’s…not known for his cooking.”

//TAPE CONFESSIONAL END//

"And you two, get your food already!" Chef says as Jamil and Kalim are in the line. Their trays seem to have a similar treatment to Vil’s cooking, but a little bit of mystery gruel on the side.

"I told you before, our agreement is that I can either use the kitchen or I examine all your meals beforehand," Jamil says.

"Honestly, you rich people..." Chef mutters.

"Sorry for making you do this, Mr. Chef," Kalim says. "I remember eating food one time and I passed out for a few days, but if it makes your job easier, Jamil and I could start cooking our own food!"

Chef raises his hands in understanding, then lowers his voice for Jamil. "Look. Food's disgustin', but on my honor as a soldier and chef, nothin' I cook'll kill 'im."

Chef stops and turns in surprise. "Wait, what-"

But Jamil stops him before he could finish that sentence.

Jamil looks up and nods. "In that case, I'll just taste test his dishes if that's fine."

Jamil and Chef shake on that.

Chris enters in the excitement with his same smile. "Campers, welcome to the main lounge!"

Cater turns around. "Chris, could we like, order a pizza or something?"

Cue Kalim and Jamil ducking as Chef swings a cleaver right past Cater and gets ledged into the wall. His glare looks ready to throw another at the next offense.

"N-Nevermind!" Cater says. "We're all good here, right, everyone?"

A few tried to laugh and nod it off, and a few others ducked beneath the tables, but most of them simply give cold stares and smiles to Chef before returning to regular conversation and eating, as if none were phased that a cleaver was slung in the air.

"Just wanted to let you know that the first challenge starts in one hour," Chris says. The students respond accordingly and start going.

Chef turns to Kalim and Jamil, who slowly stand up.

"Damn, are all y'all fighters or somethin'?"

Jamil simply shrugs. "That's a piece of our world that you'll need to learn," he says as he goes away with Kalim.

"I wonder what they'll do for the first challenge!" Kalim asks.

"It's the first challenge," Jamil says. "I don't think it'll be that difficult."

One hour later...

Jamil and Kalim are in swimsuits, looking down on a cliff with the other campers in similar garb. For purposes of keeping this PG-13, the reaction of one of the contestants had been censored as the camera pans out to show a mountain of a cliff.

[I am Dire Crowley, the headmaster of Night Raven College, an arcane art institute where the best and brightest come to master their craft!]

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versaceeevixen · 1 month

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Seven Stages of... Ego Death (Part 1)

"I honestly don't understand why they're asking me again to explain what happened with the key." I said as I was picking through the gift wrap to use as wallpaper for my bulletin board.

"I don't understand why either." Richie said. "I'm sure you're fine, just go to the meeting on Thursday and see what they say."

I walked out of Dollar Tree with a bunch of stuff, I was so excited to decorate the board like always. Richie and I talked some more and said our goodbyes as I wished him a Happy Easter. The dining hall was closed as it was a holiday, so I scooped up something to eat from a drive thru.

"I really don't want to call her right now. I'll call her when I get back to the dorm." I said to myself, as I really did not feel like calling her.

I finally got back to campus, it felt peaceful, complete stillness. The weather finally decided it was going to be spring. The air felt so crisp, the atmosphere felt airy and light. I was looking forward to whatever the new season was bringing.

I finally got into my dorm, I sat down the grey Dollar Tree bag on the floor. Still holding my drink and food, I took a deep breath. I sat them on my desk, and pulled out my phone. I asked Siri to make a phone call to my Mom. I didn't have the heart to push the button myself.

The phone whirred until it finally picked up. "Happy Birth-"

My Mom went wailing like a siren, she would not stop! I rolled my eyes and I dug through the bag finding my McHeartClogger drenched in McSauce. As she kept yelling at me, I kept chewing ignoring everything that was happening. All I remember hearing from her was.

"My only son sent me an edible arrangement all the way from Atlanta! At least your sister had enough nerve to send me a card! You call me at 3 p.m. wishing me a Happy Birthday, do you even care about me?! I'm getting old you know, I'm going to be in the ground dead and you wouldn't even care! I'll be 60 in three years!"

Suddenly she stopped talking. Her yelling was giving me more of a feeling of a stroke than the high sodium sandwich, salt smothered fries, and high fructose corn syrup punch I was consuming.

"Did you even hear back from the NASA internship?" Mother spat.

"Yeah I got my friend Marc to look over my application and essay." I finally responded.

"Are you still going to help me move?" She asked.

My Mother was moving from a small South Jersey town to a bigger upper crust town named after a fruit still in South Jersey. I took most of my stuff with me to college, for some reason I didn't trust my Mom. I love driving but the commute to South Jersey from North Jersey was and still is hell. I would barely pack anything when I did visit because I was tired.

I was over the conversation, I replied dryly to everything. I told her that I needed to do some RA stuff like decorating the board, we said "Goodbye" and hung up.

I groaned and threw out the wrappers for my food. I swished in my slippers to the bathroom, I stared at my reflection in the mirror.

"Ugh, I need to get my fucking hair done."

I swished back to my room and pressed play on my turntable record player. Whatever was spinning, I didn't care, I needed to get my mind clear. I walked to my agenda book and put a reminder to make an appointment to get my hair done on Thursday.

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Not making it click-baity, I don't want to have a wall of text. I'm writing all of the Ego Death parts tonight, it's a lot to read. Thank you to the people who read my lil blog, should I include my art so it's not so texty? What do y'all think? Should I include other things like my spiritual stuff like spells and astrology stuff too here?

#college #dealing with grief #grief #loss #university #writer things #writers and poets #writers on tumblr #writerscommunity #youtube #easter #easter egg #easter bunny #Youtube

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top 10 gayest h2o episodes: a definitive ranking

i'm back with another ranking, but this time it's a little different! today, i'll be ranking the top 10 gayest episodes of h2o: just add water. (in MY opinion. i realize that this show has no canonically LGBT+ characters, but come on, the subtext. also, i write sapphic h2o fanfiction, what did you expect?) anyway, please don't take this too seriously, it's just for fun.

ranking below the cut!

honorable mention: 1x05 "something fishy"

i'm just going to link this post and let it speak for itself.

10. 1x26 "a twist in the tail"

the episode where the girls are "outed" (the official h2o jaw youtube channel uses this term, no joke) to dr. denman, zane, his father, and nearly the world. thankfully they're able to avert exposure with advice from their gay mermaid mentor/queer elder, miss chatham. however, they begrudgingly have to give up their tails (temporarily, though they don't know this). even with the challenges that being gay a mermaid poses, they've still come to love what they are.

9. 2x11 "in over our heads"

rikki almost dies trying to retrieve a deep-sea treasure and emma cradles rikki's head in her arms while trying to save her. so... yeah. emma also shows hostility towards rikki's boyfriend, zane... and i get that he was a mermaid hunter last season, but this also reads like emma is jealous of his relationship with rikki. but on the flipside, zikki is kind of like a het relationship for gay people. idk. there's a lot going on here.

8. 3x21 "the jewel thief"

rikki and bella's moon crystal necklaces gravitate towards each other and cause a city-wide electrical blackout. this is gay, please don't make me explain. oh, cleo also gets a matching crystal necklace in this episode and the girls all wear them to symbolize their "friendship" (or are they just in a throuple? nobody knows).

7. 1x18 "bad moon rising"

mainly put this episode here because of emma's iconic line to rikki: "if we're going somewhere we're going together" and then their smoldering gazes that follow. but, generally, the subtext is off-the-wall. when rikki loses control of her powers, she thinks she's a danger to society and tries to isolate herself—just like how gay people have been told for thousands of years that we're destructive to society. this one is kinda sad actually :(

6. 1x07 "moon spell"

not only are we introduced to camp gay miss chatham, but there's something really queercoded about embarrassing your family at a party (as emma does in this episode). she also calls rikki "rikki baby" and now i'm realizing that this ranking is pretty much a love letter to rikma.

5. 2x04 "fire and ice"

sometimes i think the writers just forgot who rikki's canon love interest was at the time?? half of these season 2 episodes frame rikki and emma as girlfriends. anyway, emma's desire to be rebellious and wild reads like a baby gay trying to be something they're not after coming out. in the b plot, nate tells lewis he's not "manly" enough and the latter struggles with this. maybe it was unintentional, but some lines make it seem like the show is queercoding lewis. i'm here for it, either way.

4. 2x17 "moonstruck"

a moonstruck rikki and cleo try to expose emma as a mermaid to ash, but without context, you'd think they're trying to tell him that emma's a lesbian and that's why she's been so secretive and distant with him. another mermaid=gay allegory? no one knows for sure, but sources (me) say yes!

3. 2x06 "pressure cooker"

ah, yes... another episode where the writers forgot that rikki and emma weren't dating, included multiple scenes of them on an actual date, and hoped we wouldn't notice. plus, we see that rikki is emma's phone wallpaper. cleo and charlotte also could've had an enemies-to-lovers moment here, but what do i know?

2. 1x01 "metamorphosis"

three teenage girls discover something life-altering about themselves and must stay closeted keep the secret from the rest of society. in the process, they become much closer to one another but also feel isolated from their families and other girls their age. are we reeeally certain that this isn't an allegory? sure, a lot of this applies to the rest of the show, but "metamorphosis" is the episode that started it all, so...

1. 2x18 "the heat is on"

this episode is actually the reason i made this ranking. not only does rikma's homoerotic feud cause a thunderstorm, but they (+ cleo) ditch their boyfriends at the juicenet to celebrate their "anniversary" of becoming mermaids. okay, straighties! bonus points for zane and ash's UST during that game of pool.

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it doesn't surprise me that this list consists mostly of season 2 episodes, because rikma was probably at its peak (imo) in the first half of season 2. it also doesn't surprise me that only a single season 3 episode is here. i'm not sure why that is—maybe it's emma's absence, maybe it's the way the tone of the show shifted considerably from the end of season 2 to the beginning of season 3. anyway, hope you enjoyed this :-)

#h2o ranking #h2o gayest episodes #h2o #h2o jaw #h2o just add water #gay #lgbt #rikma

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