what is it about showers and solving every problem you had during your teenage years

People have always asked me, “Rose, what would your dream roster be for a third Sonic All-Stars Racing game? what characters do you want for that?” They ask me this a lot. Well, I am now ready to answer.

Firstly, let’s assume that this is a ground vehicle only game, as I do not want to think about the logistics of Transformed for all of these and I don’t want to drive those stupid boats again anyway.

Secondly, I’m going to change some things about the characters from the first two games: - Sonic and Tails are the same character now, Sonic driving while Tails gives him paces notes and that stuff. When using their All-Star move, Tails grabs the wheel while Sonic flies off the car as Super Sonic. - Alex Kidd has his motorcycle back. - Big the Cat, Metal Sonic, Wreck-It Ralph, Danica Patrick, Pudding, Team Fortress and that guy from Yogscast are not in the game. Everyone other than Big from the first game that were absent from the second are back in this third entry.

Now, onto the list.

1. Whatever the fuck this is

I’ve heard of this game before. Never playing this in my life.

2. Ecco the Dolphin

I don’t need to explain myself.

3. Alis Landale from Phantasy Star

This one isn’t a joke, please

4. Kid Chameleon

Does it say 100+ levels there? Holy shit! We should be playing this game right now!

5. this dude from Landstalker!

Sure is a video game that I’ve played!

6. Ichiban Kasuga from Like A Dragon!

Put Majima in too lol

7. Super Hang-On, just the video game Super Hang-On

Just the whole concept of it, I can’t explain

8. Morgana from Persona 5

for the fans.

9. Wonder Boy from Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap

No, not the remake, the Master System original.

10. The Mean Beans from Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine

How many images can I paste in a single post before tumblr tells me to stop?

11. Ayrton Senna from real life 1990′s

They made a Game Gear game about this guy, that’s how you know.

12. Harrier from Space Harrier

I tried playing this but it’s so damn loud

13. Bayonetta

for the fans.

14. Derek Stiles from Trauma Center

Oh my god I didn’t know the SMT people made these

And finally... The best character you’ll see in the game...

15. THE GUY FROM ALTERED BEAST

RISE FROM YOUR GRAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why I like Manta so much

1.The reason I love this character so much isn’t jsut because of his deisgn which does help but the main reason why I love him so much is bc of his writing and story.First of all,Manta is established as a mean bully and a jerk in the first eps we see him in as he is often bullying others,however,despite that he still has one person he keeps close,which is Shino,his teammate and most probably only friend since who would wanna be friends with such a jerk,right?Here comes the catch,in the episode titles “The Polaris predicament” we get introduced to a shorescrubber from Polaris,Pavel,who we also find out was Manta’s superior at the Polaris academy,and that Manta was his lackey.Due to his interactions with Manta we can see that he wasn’t such a nice guy to him,in fact,he was a bully who constantly bullied Manta.We can even see in the same ep how Manga,who is usually stubborn and mean to everyone,going as far as to call Wyatt “bro” in an ep,and even disrespect him(most probably knowing Manta),BUT when Pavel is being mean to Manta,he doesn’t talk back,he just accepts it.That’s the first time we see more of Manta rather than him being just a mean bully to everyone.Knowing that he’s a victim of bullying,we can fairly say that the constant bullying he got from pavel didn’t do well to him,in fact,it made him become a bully himself.Despite that,he’s still not as mean to Shino as he is to everyone else,which,I could go on another rant just about them but I won’t do it(yet).We know that Shino also went to the academy,and that he also knows pavel,due to pavel asking him to be HIS mechanic and engineer(basically telling Shino to leave Manta,which tbh,kind of manipulating)We see Shino being hesitant to talk to pavel,which tells us despite most probably not enduring the same amount of bullying Manta got from Pavel,he still fears Pavel a little,saying yes,but being hesitant to do so.When Manta comes back,Pavel straight up tells Manta that he should pack his things bc he’s sending him back to Polaris,and he also says this exact thing “won’t you congratulate Shino?” Before he turns Shino’s chair so he could face Manta,we notice the way Shino looks down with full on fucking guilt on his face bc obv he didn’t wanna abandon Manta,but,he didn’t really have a choice.In the next scenes,we get to notice how Corto,tries to help Manta get rid of pavel(send him back to Polaris so Manta could keep being the pilot for the cold kings)however Manta tells Corto that he can’t “disobey academy rules”,we also see that in a scene where Corto asks Shino why didn’t anyone stop pavel from bullying Manta,Shino tells her that “everyone obeys the trainer,no mater how hard it is” Which…..EXCUSE ME???EVERYONE OBEYS THE TRAINER NO MATTER HIW HARD IT IS???SHINO JUST BASICALLY FUCKING TOLD US RHE ACADEMY IS FUCKING ABUSIVE

Anyway,we learn from the Polaris predicament ep that Manta’s bullying is all a TRAUMA RESPONSE SINCE HE WAS BULLIED(constantly may I add).All Manta knows is that since no one stopped Pavel,why would anyone stop him from being a bully?His mentality is fucked up bc of the trauma pavel gave him,he doesn’t know any better,he’s 15,he needs an adult to teach him what’s right and wrong,not to mention that Wyatt and Neptune,the only adults on the island do literally nothing to help Manta become a better person,all they do is criticize him,LIKE BRO IF U SEE THE GUY HAS ISSUES TRY AND HELP HIM OR SMT IDK DONT JUST CRITICIZE HIM ALL DAY TRY AND EXPLAIN TO HIM TRY AND TEACH HIM TRY AND MAKE HIM REALIZE HIS MISTAKES!!!

2.Silly gay Russian boy with anger issues:3

Anywya my rant is done even tho I could have said much more:3

Right Hand Man (Loyal to the End) Pt. 9 (Final Part 😢)

Pairing: Damian Wayne x reader

Synopsis: You were like Talia’s daughter. The only thing was that you weren’t and instead, you had grown up in the foster care system and at a young age were taken by and personally trained by Talia. Along the way, you meet Damian and the two of you start to work side by side and eventually, after some time become closer and closer. However, when disaster in the league strikes, you face balancing an old, forgotten life as a normal child and the burden of right hand to the demon heir.

Note: I know that this is long and that there are a good number of time skips, but I didn’t want to make this into a series and just wanted it as a long fic because .... well because I can lol

Also, I didn’t want to have Damian so young in this so just go with it. I’m thinking maybe early 15 or almost 16 at the most. Idk I just don’t like writing for young Dami.

Warnings: mentions of blood, injury, almost dying, pit madness, angst 

Word Count:1285

Masterlist for Series

After Alfred removed the pipe that was in your stomach you started bleeding heavily. No one was ready for it and the amount of blood made it hard to work. Damian looked over and saw you bleeding out on the table and went into panic mode. He jumped up and started looking through your belt for something.

        “Damian- what are you...” Your eyes went wide as he pulled out a small glass of liquid, “You’re not going to do what I think you will are you?” You groaned.

        Talia had allowed you to have a vile of the pit just in case something happened and you needed to use it on Damian. If it was injected, it would be stronger so you always carried the proper supplies for it.

        “Pennyworth, a moment?” Damian pulled him to the side once you weren’t totally bleeding out, “She’s going to die isn’t she?”

        “Master Damian I- yes, she will die if something else isn’t done. I do not know what can be done.”

        Damian sighed, “We have to inject this into her, where ever the wound is. It’s a vile of the water from the pit. She has it to use for me, but, she needs it now.” “I’ll hold her down.”

        “Why ever would you have to...” Alfred thought about it before a long look came over his face, “I understand. Right away then.”

        Damian walked to you carefully, knowing you had an idea of what was to happen.

        “Dames, please don’t.” You whimpered.

        “Beloved, I know you hate it but it has to be done. I’ll be right here for you the entire time, you won’t be alone this time, I promise.” He said taking your hand in his, “Just let Pennyworth do this quickly and it’ll be over faster.”

        “Damian no!” You started crying, “Please not this, just let me die, please!”

        “Y/N, no you have to just listen to me. I’m right here, the entire time.” Damian said after Alfred put a hand on his shoulder.

        He pulled you to his chest close and held your hand as Alfred injected you with the stuff. Damian knew it would work, he just didn’t really know about what would happen to you after that. The issue of the pit’s madness might not be one here, however no one was entirely sure what an injection of it would do. He knew shortly after though.

        You screamed and cried into his shoulder almost not being able to breathe.

        “Make it stop please!” You begged, “It hurts, please!”

        “Beloved I’m right here.” He said, “I’m not leaving you.” A few minutes had passed and he knew from past experience that you’d be back in just a second. That didn’t make it easier. As you came off of the hallucinations and pain, you were silent. The silence was the worst part. It was like after all of that, you went into autopilot now just trying to figure out where you were and how to get topside. The sudden mental change was all too familiar but instead of waking up alone and in a cavern illuminated by the light of the pit, you woke under florescent lights that had been dimmed and a figure holding you tightly after Alfred had left. Your hands immediately found his hair and with the comfort and familiarity, your heart rate dropped to something normal instead of rushed.

        “Dami?” You blinked a few times, “Is it over yet?”

        “Yes beloved.” He said looking up, eyes puffy with tears in his eyes, “I’m sorry beloved, I just, I can’t... I don’t know what would happen if I didn’t have you with me.”

        “It’s okay Damian. It really is this time.” You sat up clutching your side some, “Doesn’t mean it won’t hurt for a little bit though.”

        “Here, let me help you.” Damian helped walk you upstairs to his room and wash your hair. With the number of wounds you had to have dressed and cleaned, you didn’t need a shower, just the rubble and dirt out of your hair. He pulled up a stool in front of the sink and held your head up and he washed the hair.

        You didn’t really know what to do or say, so instead you just sat back and let him take the lead for once. After drying your hair enough, you went and sat on his bed, him sitting behind you. He took sections of your hair and started braiding them over and over again.

        “I thought I was going to lose you Y/N.” He said, “You’re so stubborn.”

        You scoffed, “You’re one to talk demon.”

        “That is true General.” He remarked, “What you did was truly remarkable though.”         “I had to do it Damian. She was around the same age I was when I was brought to the league.” You said.

        “You should’ve seen the look on the mother’s face when I brought her back. She was so happy to see her.”

        “Well, at least if anything happened, a family would not have been lost tonight.”

        Damian didn’t respond, you knew he couldn’t because while he knew you were right, it pained him to think of you leaving him.

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        It was a few days later, your wound was healing rapidly probably just to leave a scar and sun was finally shining onto Gotham. Damian was out with the guys not of his own free will though. You were sure that when he got back there would be a ranting session about the dramatics of it all. Alfred had a day off right now and the rest of the family was gone. For the time, it was just you in the large house left alone to roam around as long as you wanted. With that silence and peace however, was an interruption. A knock at the door came and when you went to check, nothing was there but for a parcel sealed in wax addressed to you.

        You looked around knowing it was Talia’s writing and nodded before walking back inside and heading for your bedroom. Once sitting at your desk, you opened it up with the small knife you kept on you. Unraveling the letter that was set atop the actual package, you read it.

General Y/N,         I send this letter as an update to the league. Nothing has changed as the last one has arrived to your doorstep but for the slow process of filing through recruits once more. The attack was assisted by an inside source which is now being handled as seen fit. As for you, I have heard the news of your recent relationship with my son. I give you my blessing to continue, seeing as I have anticipated this for an extended amount of time. I also write this as a thank you for your recent near sacrifice. You have lived to my expectations dramatically and I see you were the right fit for this position. As such, I have obtained a second vile of the pit and sent it to you as a token of my gratitude.         Sincerely,         Talia al Ghul

      You smiled reading the letter before in code writing the important parts down in a leather journal you kept locked in a trick door on the third drawer of your desk. With the actual letter, you burned it in the fireplace which was already going. And with the ashes of the letter, you knew that this was the start of something new. You watched the rest of the letter disappear into the rest of the ashes and then headed outside for a walk in the sun, letting go of all of your issues for even a few moments of serenity.

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GUYYSS I’m so sad that the series is over 😭! I loved writing this series so much and I really hope you guys enjoyed it too! I’m planning on making some headcannons and spin off one shots for it that I’ve thought up of and I wanna play more on the singing part cause I’ve developed more for it. Anyways... I’m starting a new series or smt I think cause I miss this series like Algebra misses its x

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hm I was thinking....jiang meng...idk doesn't sound so good

but jiang ziming,,, that's GOOD

Yesterday, 1:11 PM

jiang ziming

you have done something

THAT SREALLY RELALYYGODO

Yesterday, 1:14 PM

ahahah am I still on a good strike?

Yesterday, 1:15 PM

WAH THAT WAS SO GOOD

Yesterday, 1:15 PM

,,,au in which jiang ziming is a THING

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Yesterday, 1:15 PM

AU in which madam qing told jiang xi about the child and jiang ziming was raised between the two sects

1

Yesterday, 1:15 PM

HOLY FUCK YES PLEASE

please, jiang xi and xzy and madam wang talk and....and :((( aaaaaaaa mengmeng with tWO DADS

amazing

Yesterday, 1:17 PM

MENGMENG WITH TWO DADS

god he would be SO MUCH MORE ARROGANT ahahhahaa but still the core of goodness

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and his fashion sense would be TOP NOTCH

and maybe he would get a holy weapon for once

1

Yesterday, 1:17 PM

bitch ass desktop twitter keeps refreshing and changing to the ugly blue color I'm gonna qi deviate

1

anyway, please, him wearing maybe, both blue and dark green robes or smt?

1

Yesterday, 1:18 PM

eww no ugly blue please

1

Yesterday, 1:19 PM

his getting more educated in medicine!!!! idk was it ever mentioned in 2ha? if he got anything passed on from madam wang or he was just...study the blade (be gay)?

1

Yesterday, 1:19 PM

ohhh god what if what if he starts wearing jiang xi's ribbon that hao draws

1

but in blue

1

but same style

clipped to the sides of his hair

1

Yesterday, 1:19 PM

i think he was just studying the blade HELP

SO FUCKING GAY

now he gets to play with herbs and be a little less gay

1

jk that's even more gay

Yesterday, 1:20 PM

 madam wang feels a little weird but xzy laughs and pats her back and says "like father like son eh, I least I taught him manners"

1

Yesterday, 1:21 PM

or something :(((

Yesterday, 1:21 PM

Omg xzy the fucking best always

Yesterday, 1:21 PM

and mengmeng,,,,so good with medicine pfff shi mei who

1

Yesterday, 1:21 PM

He’s not at all jealous

1

Yesterday, 1:21 PM

HE'D MAKE FUN OF THEM HELMP "oh, my little peacock came back from the big boss peacock?"

1

Yesterday, 1:22 PM

And Xue Meng would whine “a-die!!!!!!” And run to hug him

Yesterday, 1:22 PM

...are we doing like...a divorced couple type of sharing custody of a child now? because it feels like it

Yesterday, 1:23 PM

He still wouldn’t call Jiang Xi daddy though but maybe something a little friendlier than Jiang Xi

I think so omg

Yesterday, 1:23 PM

adhjsks I LOVE IT

Yesterday, 1:23 PM

It is a shared custody thing

Yesterday, 1:23 PM

hm

how would he call jiang xi...he's very rude now lol going all JIANG XI

probably? jiang yechen or sect leader jiang, keep the formalities but

1

Yesterday, 1:24 PM

I know right how dare he just call jiang Xi like that so rude

Jiang Xi is so indulgent of him honestly

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I say he can say jiang Yechen though

Jiang Xi doesn’t know how much affection he’s allowed to show Xue Meng

So he just keeps teaching him nonstop and working him to the bone every time Xue Meng visits

1

Yesterday, 1:26 PM

yeah really idk by the end of the blind dates I think jiang xi was like "eh, ,,,let him call whatever Idc"

1

Yesterday, 1:27 PM

Xue Meng needs money and jiang Xi will hand over the entire bank account

1

Yesterday, 1:28 PM

agagahahahaha I CRY but, also xue meng maybe goes too far and he hurts himself and jiang xi sighs and goes "can't you be more careful?" and heals him and then goes off in a 3 hours long lecture about idk, how to be careful, and how not to do that enxt time, and how to TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF

1

Yesterday, 1:28 PM

oh do you think jiang xi also pays him child support?

THATS MY LOVER AND HER HUSBAND

1WAHH I LOVE IT JIANG XI BEING A CHIDING PARENT

wait... can this be a thing

please god i want a happy AU so bad

jiang xi definitely pays child support. sisheng peak is not super rich but xue meng basically has a trust fund

he has everything he ever wanted

including several ponies

Yesterday, 1:32 PM

agdhsjs YES I WANT IT TOO, the,, the family being such an amazing family like, madam wang MADAM WANG SHE'S THE BEST,, xzy he is THE BEST, jiang xi he is TRYING

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can you...imagine it tho,,,the entire sisheng peak fire aprty wouldn;t happen,,,jiang xi would step the fuck out he WOULD SO MUCH MORE, that's my SON and the woman I LOVOHFEIEHHSsomethingdik and hER HUSBAND FUCK OFF MU YANGLI BITCH

1

or is it mu yanli? idk

Yesterday, 1:35 PM

yeah mu yanli FUCK OFF

JIANG XI COME PROTECT UR FAM

 hgsnfgfhgjgg except they haven't done anything in 20yrs

1

jiang xi puts gu yue ye's reputation on the line for family

we love to see that

Yesterday, 1:41 PM

MY LOVER AND HER HUSBAND IDK SOUNDS RIGHT

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Yesterday, 1:44 PM

do you think...................after some time, when xue meng is a little older like idk 10 or so and jiang xi shows that he's a good ish father or....ya know, xzy just talks with madam wang and asks "do you still love him?" and what can she say....he was her first love as far as canon tells us and "I, still care about him yes" so, xzy on a personal adventure to make them talk~ and shit~ sure he wouldn't want her to sleep with him again but..

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what if he bullies jiang xi into admitting he CARES too it doesnt have to be love but, them meeting at gu yue ye and drinking tea and talking about medicine and she feels like she's back home in her youth and :((

1

Yesterday, 1:46 PM

WHY IS XZY THE ONLY HUSBAND EVER

IM CRY

Yesterday, 1:48 PM

please and....WAIT AND when jiang xi adopts the son,,, of course the sisheng family knows about it and they are all so excited well maybe not xue meng lol he doesn't want to admit it but ya know, COMPETITION is COMPETITION no matter what

1

but in the end things work out and, sometimes the adopted son shows up with jiang xi at sisheng and xue meng spars with him and teaches him things cwn taught him and ufffffffffffff

1

Yesterday, 1:51 PM

BROTHERS

THEY ARE BROTHERS

EXCEPT XING'ER CALLS XUE MENG GE

WHAT IF I CRY

Yesterday, 1:53 PM

GE

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

xue meng bosses him around but xing'er is such a sweetheart he smiles and ENJOYS it then he goes to jiang xi and he's all shining and he can't stop talking about xue meng honestly...that poor guy was probably an orphan so...

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Yesterday, 1:54 PM

i'm fucking crying about a character with ZERO BACKGROUND lol

1

XING'ER HE IS PRECIOUS

maybe in this AU there is no yifu fuckery just soft daddy son interactions

1

jiang xi puts one hand on xing'er's head and rubs it a little when xing'er tells him about xue meng gege

he is so happy his sons get along

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Yesterday, 2:01 PM

please this is too sweet for me I'm going to die

1

yes, the entire family!! together!! +ranwan by extension

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I also love how you just went XING'ER like,,,without a second thought you said XING'ER I LOVE IT

Not My Daddy

Joker x  Reader 

Prompt from @lady-of-lies: Well harley, I'm feeling for a x teen!reader (14-15) were she picks the jokers interest (being a master pick-pocket/gymnast or smt) since she has no one else to look after her joker kind of takes her in? Maybe something with the reader wanting to make a name for herself and joker helping her with all she needs to know? And maybe rewarding her with her very first tattoo or hair dye etc? You can make it into separate fics if you want! Have fun! And oh harley? Go crazy!!!

{A/N} I hope you like it! This gave me such “The Professional” vibes and I loved it! If you haven’t seen it, definitely watch it! I will probably add to this as a series of one shots once I get my other requests finished! <3 xo Harley

Warnings: Murder, violence, violence toward a minor for like 3 seconds, kidnapping (sort of?), tattooing of minor, guns. While there isn’t any real suggestive speaking, I left it kind of open to your own interpretation. 

I sat on the stoop of my apartment building. My parents were nowhere to be found as usual, and I had nothing else to do today. Even if I did, I probably wouldn’t do it, anyway. I took a lazy haul off of the cigarette I bummed from an older kid in apartment 48B with no thought other than needing to get the hell out of the place I was at.

My eyes landed on the usual sights before me, cars driving by, people and kids walking with either no direction or a very important place to be. I might’ve been young, but I was cynical. You don’t grow up in the lifestyle I did without knowing the darker side of life.

The cherry at the end of my smoke lit up bright orange as inhaled, but just beyond that, a man in a dark purple trench coat with bright green hair and pale white skin caught my eye. He was barking orders at another man in a suit. I rolled my eyes. What a sight to see. But I recognized him, and I recognized him immediately. The man in the suit had been to my apartment on more than one occasion, waving around a gun and reminding my dad about the money he owed him. I didn’t care enough to pay attention to the rest. When they walked up to the steps of my building, they both looked down at me with different expressions on their faces. The man in the suit cocked a brow. The man with the ice cold stare wore a blood red smile. My skin crawled at the sight. He was terrifying, but still, something about him interested me. I saw a lot of abnormal shit every day, but he was not something I saw every day.

“What do you creeps want?” I asked, rather unbothered.

“You’re {Y/N}, aren’t you?” The man in the suit inquired right back. “J, this is his kid.”

“Oh, now, now, Frost, we don’t ask our payment questions, do we? No, no, no, no… No, money talks all on its own..” The man in the trench coat seemed to purr before snapping his head to look in Frost’s direction “Grab her.”

“Hey! What fuckin’ gives?!” I dropped my cigarette and fought, trying to push back against the man who was now dragging me into my apartment building and up the stairs.

“He’s not home! I don’t even know where he is, but you won’t find him.”

“Shut up, kid,” Frost rasped, almost pulling my arm out of the socket as we reached the 3rd floor.

“Your daddy’s been making some bad business deals.. Now he gets to reap what he sows, and I get to take something of his…”

“He’s not my daddy,” I spat, rolling my eyes as I was being thrust through my front door. “He’s just the sperm donor that got me here.”

They got a good laugh out of that, but I was serious as a heart attack. My dad was swine. They always said a girl could only trust her dad, but I couldn’t even do that. All he ever did was put us in danger. As I evaluated my situation.. Well, case and point. I wasn’t scared, nothing scared me anymore. But I wasn’t prepared to be held for ransom, I had other stuff to do, like hang out with my friends. My dad didn’t have the money he was looking for, I knew this because I overheard him drunkenly screaming at my mom about it just last night before she packed a bag and left.

They walked through my apartment guns blazing, shooting into rooms aimlessly and tearing holes into the already shabby furniture, all the while toting me along with them.

“Come out, come out, wherever you are….” The man in the trench coat cooed, the grin on his face never faltering as he approached my parents room.

Frost kicked the door open, firing another shot into the open air. There was no stirring, but they pushed onward.

“Maybe he isn’t here, boss,” Frost said, furrowing his brow and loosening his grip on me.

“I told you, he left this morning!” I griped, only to be met with a chilling slap to the cheek from Frost.

It wasn’t that I wasn’t used to the abuse already from my own parents, but it didn’t make the sudden contact any less painful as I placed a hand to my temple. These people were strangers, and I was still a stupid punching bag.

“Don’t be silly,” the other man said, making his way to the closet.

He turned to face us, his hand to reach the sliding door. He extended each finger agonizingly slow, placing it against the wood. When his palm was flush with the door, he began to pull it open. There he was, my trembling, pathetic father.

“I knew we’d meet again,” the grinning man said, feigning a sad expression next for just a split second.

“Joker, man, I don’t… I don’t have your money!” My dad cried, sounding far too frightened than even I expected.

It was then that I realized exactly who these people were. The Joker and his right hand, Jonny Frost. I’d read about them in the paper and heard about them on the streets. The darker side of me admired them. While they were criminals, they seemed to take out all the other bad guys in their way, too.

“Blah.. blah… blah…. Bullshit. I gave you two extra days, {Y/L/N}. And you, took advantage of my kind spirit..”

“Please,” my dad begged as The Joker pulled him out of the closet. “One more day, one more! Then it’s all yours, the money is all yours.”

“Ah…. Hmm…” The Joker seemed to ponder his offer before grinning wide. “No dice. Frost, do me the honor..”

And with that, my dad’s brain painted the wall behind him. I was in shock at the sight, though not exactly hurt. I suddenly wished I had the cigarette they knocked out of my hand earlier.

“I thought we were gonna take the kid for the money,” Frost complained.

“I needed more fun than that, more.. More adrenaline!” He roared, throwing the last word out as though it were the most fun he’d ever had, and Frost only sighed and shook his head.

Typical yes-man behavior, I assumed.

“What’s your name, sweetheart?” The Joker asked me next, turning around and stepping closer.

“Wouldn’t you like to know?” I retorted, wincing slightly at the sight behind him again.

“Oh! Feisty... Tell me... are you good for anything?” The Joker asked again.

I thought about what he was saying. Surely he wasn’t trying to take advantage of me, but I had no idea what else he would have meant. After a moment, another thought popped into my head, and since I suddenly found myself completely alone in the world, I thought I’d try my luck at something I’d wanted for a while.

I picked another cigarette from the inside of my combat boot, popping it between my lips and lighting it with a lighter that was laying on my parents bed.

“I can pick locks, pick pockets, lie well and I’ve been in gymnastics since I was five.”

The Joker lifted his non existent brows in a mixture of surprise and being impressed, his blue eyes shifting to Frost’s.

“Oh, and I suppose you think I’ll need a master.. pick pocket,” he spat before bubbling with the same twisted laughter he was known for and quickly settling down again. “I have no use for you.”

I tilted my head, my eyes on his gaze for a moment as I tried to formulate my next response. I didn’t want to be tied down from one shit family to another, and now, he was my only shot at some kind of consistency- whether that was criminal or not. I always wanted to be something more… Being tied to these people would provide me that. Maybe I’d see myself on the news one day.

“The least you could do is bring me with you. You just shot my dad in cold blood,” I said matter of factly, taking a drag off of my cigarette like some kind of adult. “Besides, people would trust me. I’m an innocent face. No one knows who I am. They’d all recognize either of you two, I’m sure.” I looked The Joker up and down.

There was no missing him. Everything about him could be picked out of a crowd. He was unique, and while I liked that, I used it to my advantage in this situation.

“She’s got a point, boss,” Frost mused.

“Of course I do. I don’t talk for my health,” I replied.

The Joker laughed, a hearty laugh that I hadn’t yet heard out of him. I knew then that I had him truly impressed.

“I can’t ignore someone who’s not afraid to talk back to Mister Frost here…” he drew out, eyeing me carefully as my eyes drifted back to my father slumped over on the floor.

“Let’s go,” was all he said, and I was being swept back under Frosts grip and dragged out of my apartment. I stumbled back down the stairs and to the middle of the sidewalk, in plain view of anyone who may have passed by.

“Show me what you got,” The Joker demanded placing a gun into my hand, his eyes shifting around the street before disappearing with Frost to an alleyway behind me.

Sure, I could’ve run. I could’ve run for my life and found something better. I could’ve turned around and shot them both and saved the city from their horrid antics. But being a prospect to none other than The Joker was a little exciting, and lord knows my life hadn’t had any of that in a long time. I was young, but I was already as good as messed up.

Instead, I tossed my cigarette and shrugged my shoulders a few times as I placed the gun under the waistband of my skirt and let my hair out of the messy bun it was in. I tousled it a few times as a man approached me in passing, pulling his phone from his pocket.

“Hey, ‘scuse me, mister,” I called out innocently, and he turned around. “I was trying to find the grocery store and got lost, do you think you can give me directions to 4th?”

He deemed me harmless and nodded, making his way back toward me and pulling up the directions on the iPhone’s screen. I peeked at the alley, seeing them both lingering with their eyes dead set on my every move.

As the man began to explain, I gingerly slipped my hand into his pocket.

“Uh-huh.. Oh, so when I get to Park, I have to go where?” I asked again, quickly but carefully grabbing his wallet and shoving it into my sleeve.

“Oh, so I don’t turn left here?” I asked again, pointing with my other hand as I reached back into his other pocket, pulling out what felt like a pack of cigarettes and a small box.

When I was done, I stepped back, giving my best pageant girl grin and batting my eyelashes.

“Gee, thanks mister. I would’ve been terribly lost otherwise,” I expressed gratefully.

“No problem, kid,” he said, turning back and walking away again.

“Oh, hey! By the way!” I called out to him again.

The moment the man turned around, I pulled out the gun and shot him dead between the eyes.

“Those were the wrong directions, jackass.”

I shoved the gun back onto my hip, and calmly walked back into the alley way. After a few moments, people began to swarm the scene before us. We all watched, not a word said between any of us. I pulled out my findings, examining his wallet, clad with three hundred dollars, a driver's license and some credit cards. The pack of cigarettes wasn’t my brand but I’d smoke anything at this point, and then the box. I opened the tiny box slowly, revealing the biggest carat diamond I’d ever seen in my life. My face lit up in awe, and I gasped softly. Before I knew it, The Joker ripped it from my hand, and shoved it into his pocket.

“He won’t be needing that anymore.. Looks like {Y/N} here let him off the hook!”

“That was mine!” I whispered loudly.

“Not anymore,” he said sternly, and I sighed and leaned against the brick wall. A few more moments passed in silence as the police rolled up to the scene before us.

“You’re in,” was all Frost said, and without another word from either of them, I was being dragged down the alley and into an SUV.

The ride was quiet, too, and once we arrived I was being, once again, dragged into a large warehouse.

“Seriously, I’m not going anywhere, I don’t know why you need to keep dragging me along.”

“We’re not exactly the trusting type, sweet cheeks,” Frost said as he pulled out a chair and pushed me down in it, grabbing my wrist and cuffing me to the nearby table.

“Cool…” I said, looking down at my wrist in annoyance.

When it was certain I was going nowhere, The Joker turned around, giving me a large smile and turning his cheek just slightly.

“Whoop-de-doo… You’re not entirely useless!” He roared again. “But I highly doubt you’re trained enough to be a killer… beginners luck.”

He cracked his neck, a sensual look on his features as though it felt a little too good.

“I’ve watched my dad gun people down and wrap them up in rugs for years. Guess it just transferred.”

I heard Frost chuckle from the corner of the room, and The Joker’s eyes immediately shot to him, shutting him up entirely.

“After a little.. training, I’m sure you could be better..” he trailed off, getting lost in thought.

“What’s in it for me?” I asked, my cuff rattling against the leg of the table.

He eyed me, completely silent. Something told me he wanted to let me under his skin, if even just a little, but he didn’t know how. I didn’t expect one of the highest profile criminals to have a heart, anyway.

“What do you want?” He growled.

I never wanted much. In fact, I didn’t expect him to even ask. I had nothing.

“I like tattoos. And hair dye. And cigarettes.”

He laughed, drawing out each “ha” as though it were all just too much.

“Fine… Training starts in an hour… Do good, and we’ll see. Do bad… and I won’t have any reason to keep you around.”

His voice was dark and gravely, the gruffness not something I was used to. He grabbed a black jacket from another chair and walked toward a door that led deeper into the warehouse.

“Watch her,” was all he said to Frost in the open air as he disappeared.

After a while of radio silence, Frost finally spoke.

“So you weren’t exactly mommy and daddy’s favorite, were you? I bet you gave them a hell of a time.”

“My dad wanted a boy. My mom didn’t want me at all.”

“Poor thing,” he said sarcastically, snorting at what would be anyone else’s misfortune.

“It doesn’t bug me. It taught me to be self sufficient early. Kids my age, they can hardly wipe their own asses.”

He snorted again, shaking his head.

“You really got a twisted way of seeing shit, kid.”

“Isn’t that why you guys gave me a shot?” I asked incredulously before the familiar slow laugh rang through the large, empty room as The Joker appeared again.

“Clever, clever, clever….”

“Are you finally gonna uncuff me?” I asked.

“When I need to, I will,” he said sternly, nodding to Frost, who immediately moved to uncuff me from the table.

When he was done, I rubbed my wrist, a slight frown on my lips. He simply smiled.

“If you’re going to be anything out here in this city, you’re going to need a cleaner getaway than shooting a man and high tailing it into an alley…”

And with that, he turned around, gesturing for me to follow him.

As we walked, he explained to me that it was better to vanish than to hide just feet away from the scene of the crime, unless it was still in the early stages where no one knew who I was. He explained various weapons, what he liked them for and how to use them. And once we reached our destination deeper within the warehouse, I saw a collection of things that looked like they belonged to a woman. There were shoes and jewelry, hats and jackets. Everything was red and blue or red and black, and most everything was surrounded by some kind of weapon.

I immediately scanned through everything visible, sizing up what I could steal for my own without him noticing. I’d always had a thing for the shiny and the expensive. Once he turned his back on me, I quickly and quietly got to work. He went on about the proper way to kill a man with nothing more than a joke and a few mind games, and I snuck around the room, taking everything I wanted and could hide on my person.

I found my place just before he turned around, my lips curving into a smile to match his as I pretended to agree with everything he said. A silence hung in the air before he sat down in a large chair and cracked his knuckles.

“The choker, the bracelets, the credit card, the diamond necklace and the engagement ring from my pocket. You’re going to have to be stealthier than that, sweetheart,” he grinned, his tone like a sweet venom as he opened his hand to take back the things I’d stolen.

I rolled my eyes. Of course he knew. I was too predictable, but with his help, I knew I’d be as wonderfully unpredictable as the best of them. I emptied my boots and pockets into his hand. It wasn’t until I placed the switchblade and the white gun into his slender, tattooed fingers that his entire expression changed.

“Well, well, well… We have a true violent streak after all, don’t we? You took those without my realizing..”

“So what’s my prize?” I asked, my hands on my hips.

He eyed me, clearly uncertain of what I was after. Then, there was a glint in his eye.

“How’s about a tattoo, {Y/N}?”

I couldn’t contain the childish excitement that forced its way to the forefront of my features.

“Yes! Finally!”

He didn’t make another sound. Instead, he stood from the chair and moved to a table in the corner.

“You know,” I said, letting my guard down a little. “I always kinda thought you were cool.”

I walked up beside him cautiously, running my finger over the dusty table. He seemed to tense up, though he didn’t speak a word.

“I wanted to do what you do. Rob banks and kill people. Mostly just the bad ones, though.”

“Didn’t your daddy ever tell you not to do bad things?” He asked sarcastically, pulling little pots of ink from a drawer, along with a tattoo gun that looked like it had seen better days.

The side of the tattoo gun, had “H+J” etched into it. I wondered who H was as I scoffed at his question.

“He’s not my daddy... But you could be better than him to me,” I paused, briefly unsure of what I even meant. “My father was a piece of shit. But you.. you’re cooler. More fearless. You get what you want. When you want it. How you want it.”

My eyes absorbed his expression, noticing something change in his face for just a split second after I spoke. I didn’t have to be an adult to know whatever I said had struck something in him.

“Sit down…” He rasped, pointing to a chair beside him that seemed to have been painted in blood at one point.

I did as I was told. I moved the chair to sit down across from him, bearing my wrist and pushing my bracelets up further along with my jacket sleeve.

“What can I do for ya…?” He inquired only, his eyes wide with insanity, and his ruby grin even wider.

Something in me wanted to pay tribute to my new found freedom, even if I found it under the command of a new face. I wanted to pay homage to him, for helping me escape what I considered to be a hell hole. Even though he held up a wall between letting me in as his protege completely, unsure of just how to handle someone so young who packed such a punch, I didn’t care.

“I want the card suits. You know, spade, diamond, club-“

“Heart,” he finished for me, his voice gruff. “I know the deal.”

He flashed his knuckles in my direction, wiggling his fingers slowly; each knuckle bearing the same thing I’d just asked for. I gave a tight-lipped smile, nodding once. I had no idea what kind of pain I was going to be in for, but I knew at this point, nothing could phase me.

The needle hitting my skin, leaving little black lines, was exhilarating. It was such a burning, blissful pain that I wasn’t even sure how to handle it. I watched as he worked away, drawing each suit just as I asked. I scrunched my nose a few times, chewed on my lower lip even more, the pain enough to get me to cringe. But once it was over, he wiped away my blood and leaned back in his chair.

I looked at my wrist, happy with my new permanent dedication to my new life. It seemed so perfect; it felt so fitting. Small traces of blood seeped to the surface of each jet black pattern in my skin, and I couldn’t have been happier. There was no concealing the grin I wore as my eyes met his. He opened his arms wide before placing them behind his head slowly.

“Don’t say I never gave ya anything….”

Happy Wedding Anniversary to my Beloved Mother Smt Viney Kapoor & Beloved Father Shri Vinod Kumar Kapoor who are now together in the midst of Divinity .... To my family & friends, I have a humble request to make to you all, I would highly appreciate if you could take a minute to read this message of mine with an open heart & sensitive mind. What are parents ? Here’s my answer guys ! To me parents are our first gurus, our guide, our wings, our support, our reason to believe, they shower upon us their unconditional love which you will ever get elsewhere!! Trust me on this...coming straight from my heart & my life experience since the time I lost my angel mother in 2008 & my Superhero father in 2015. Come to think of it, we can desire or seek anything in this world either materialistic or worldly attachments, accumulating numerous things, but unfortunately our most valueable time with our parents can never come back even if we put all ours efforts. Don’t we take your parents for granted ? Every day we are busy pursuing our dreams, our goals, running up, down & in circles ...we are nothing but slaves to our needs. And thus we conveniently tend to forget our parents & eventually push meeting them for a later date assuming they will be with us forever. So my dear family & friends please take out time for your parents now when they are here with you so that you don’t lament later when they are gone. I know I am no one to say all this to you all neither I am I trying to preach here to anyone rather it’s but my earnest request to each one of you to pause & think. And you will realise it’s the voice of someone who feels the pain & regrets everyday! Its too late for me... but shouldn’t be for you all! Life is all about creating memories & there is nothing as valuable & precious to have those fond moments with your parents- cherished for posterity. So here’s to creating your special stories! Thankful, Grateful & Blessed from a warm heart Yours forever! DK #weddinganniversary #parents #unconditionallove #memories #15 #february https://www.instagram.com/p/B8kuIT2gRUT/?igshid=1d2w2kkp75ggi

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holy heck ! thank you sophiw i lov u 🍒

1. Do you ever doubt the existence of others than you?

i dont understand this question?? like sometimes i doubt my own existence and other times i doubt that i exist to certain ppl? ya?

2. On a scale of 1-5, how afraid of the dark are you?

2,, normal amount? like good for sleep but pitch black is scaryy but not to the point i need the escape ?? if that makes sense??

3. The person you would never want to meet?

guy fieri, i dont think i need to know if hes actually real ? like is he real and from this dimension or from flavortown (which he has a very scarily detailed description of)?? thats not something i need to know

4. What is your favorite word?

hmm, probably ‘fam’ obviously

5. If you were a type of tree, what would you be?

a willow tree !!!!!!!!!! i just talked to my mom about this :-0

6. When you looked in the mirror this morning what was the first thing you thought?

ngl but i dont look in the mirror anymore unless its lip syncing along to a song sung by a guy/someone w a deeper voice bc i feel like it suits me better! gotta love coping w dysphoria!

7. What shirt are you wearing?

baseball tee, gay

8. What do you label yourself as?

nb, lesbian, fool

9. Bright room or dark room?

dark room

10. What were you doing at midnight last night?

slepe

11. Favorite age you’ve been so far?

10-11 when i was in 5th grade. i still only had two friends but i was way more extroverted and everything was so carefree and i was very invested in adventure time and art. i think that was the most of a childhood i got? i honestly did not do much as a kid and i wish i had..

12. Who told you they loved you last?

sophiw ! tumblr user almightyportraits ! the loml !

13. Your worst enemy?

x

14. What is your current desktop picture?

one from apple called ‘abstract shapes’ its very orange but also blue which is my fave color pairing atm so its perfect

15. Do you like someone?

tumblr user vahilla

16. The last song you listened to?

megan played ‘marceline’ by willow in her car ! a song i suggested to her a few months ago and it makes me very happy that she likes it especially bc we bonded over adventure time in 6th grade :-)

17. You can press a button that will make any one person explode. Who would you blow up?

mmyy seelfff ??

18. Who would you really like to just punch in the face?

mmmyseyyffelllff ??

19. If anyone could be your slave for a day, who would it be and what would they have to do? 

eh whats the point

20. What is your best physical attribute? (showing said attribute is optional)

n o ne ? 

21. If you were the opposite sex for one day, what would you look like and what would you do?

what is the opposite of nb,, i feel like if i was opposite of how i present id be a girl, which is a verryyy weird thought for me, pass

22. Do you have a secret talent? If yes, what is it?

no :-/

23. What is one unique thing you’re afraid of?

uh first of all blood, like, ill pass out,, second of all,, literally everything worries me

24. You can only have one kind of sandwich. Every sandwich ingredient known to humankind is at your disposal.

jimmy johns #16, turkey, bacon, lettuce, tomato, NO MAYO

25. You just found $100! How are you going to spend it?

im a very practical person so the least boring answer i can come up w is more art supplies

26. You just got a free plane ticket to anywhere in the world, but you have to leave immediately. Where are you going to go?

denmark

27. An angel appears out of Heaven and offers you a lifetime supply of the alcoholic beverage of your choice. “Be brand-specific” it says. Man! What are you gonna say about that? Even if you don’t drink booze there’s something you can figure out… so what’s it gonna be?

fukcing , acetoNe

28. You discover a beautiful island upon which you may build your own society. You make the rules. What is the first rule you put into place?

i think a FIRST rule would have to be pretty IMPORTANT so probably smt like how ~WE THE PEOPLE~ are all EQUAL would be a pretty good start and pretty UNDENIABLE and STRAIGHT FORWARD especially if it was the FIRST thing in this,, hmm lets call it the CONSTITUTION, in the completely hypothetical society

29. What is your favorite expletive?

fuck fuck fuck fuck fuk cufck ufc kfuck 

30. Your house is on fire, holy shit! You have just enough time to run in there and grab ONE inanimate object. Don’t worry, your loved ones and pets have already made it out safely. So what’s the one thing you’re going to save from that blazing inferno?

sunglasses??!!! that shit gotta be bright huh>?? gotta protect my retinas 

31. You can erase any horrible experience from your past. What will it be?

i wanna say my first relationship made me a better person but that shit was rreeeaaallyyyy fucking awful and 4 months (+recovery months) that i will never get back and i think ? maybe ?? i wouldve been ok without it ? idk just a thought

32. You got kicked out of the country for being a time-traveling heathen who sleeps with celebrities and has super-powers. But check out this cool shit… you can move to anywhere else in the world! 

spain ?!?!? why not + i sorta know the language? thatd b cool

33. The Celestial Gates Of Beyond have opened, much to your surprise because you didn’t think such a thing existed. Death appears. As it turns out, Death is actually a pretty cool entity, and happens to be in a fantastic mood. Death offers to return the friend/family-member/person/etc. of your choice to the living world. Who will you bring back?

zoey my dog :-( i miss her a lot, this month it will have been two years oh my god i miss her so much

34. What was your last dream about?

the last one i remember was a nightmare about someone tryna murder me i was very scared

36. Have you ever been admitted to the hospital?

i think so , when i was two i got really really sick and couldve died ?

37. Have you ever built a snowman?

ahh yes ! we gave hhimm,, fruit snack nipples, please forgive me fathr

38. What is the color of your socks? 

grey w blue n orange stripes ( again i lov blue n orange together, my shirt is teal and i have an orange hat on wow)

39. What type of music do you like?

all! i had to train this new guy at work and im sooo awkward but once why started talking about music it was easy for me to talk bc it was smt we both really like !!! i felt like i could actually communicate w feeling a disconnect it was nice ! we talked mostly about rap which was cool and unexpected but i could do it ? i really love music and i love being able to know enough to talk about it ,, isk 

40. Do you prefer sunrises or sunsets?

sunrises, ive been pushing myself to wake up unreasonably early to have more time to myself and i get to watch the sunrise most days which is nice

41. What is your favorite milkshake flavor?

chocolate 

42. What football team do you support? (I will answer in terms of American football as well as soccer)

whom?

44. What do you want to be when you graduate?

college? god i dont even know… smt w art.. by an illustrator or art teacher or freelance artist or graphic designer ,, i really dont know

45. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

one thing ?!!?!? i wish i was neurotypical

46. Are you reliable?

yes? i try hard to be? i hope so ?

47. If you could ask your future self one question, what would it be?

u still a lil bitch ?

48. Do you hold grudges? 

nope i try not to, ive had too many toxic petty people in my life that i dont need to be one myself.. now this is grudges w/o reason, but if ive given people several ‘second chances’ and theyre still (thumbs down) then ill avoid them but w/i reason?

49. If you could breed two animals together to defy the laws of nature, what new animal would you create?

DOG HORSES BIG DOGs

50. What is the most unusual conversation you’ve ever had?

mm probably smt w my lab partner from last year. she always sends me weird quotes from a fanfiction shes reading and its weird but i really appreciate that she still talks to me or talks to me at all tbh

51. Are you a good liar?

nooo ?? i try not to lie? mb not tell the full truth but idk , i feel like id feel too guilty

52. How long could you go without talking?

uhh literally days like i already fucking do.. i m taking this as verbally but i dont get texts so like, it would not be hard

53. What has been you worst haircut/style?

before i went to short hair i used to alllwaayyys wear a tight ponytail every single day bc i wasnt girly enough to do anything w it and it was really really gross like thank god i cut it all off

54. Have you ever baked your own cake?

heck yeah

55. Can you do any accents other than your own?

*clears throat*

h-

hewwo?

56. What do you like on your toast?

butter and jam

57. What is the last thing you drew a picture of?

x

58. What would be you dream car?

razor scooter

59. Do you sing in the shower? Or do anything unusual in the shower? Explain.

sometimes im just too physically or emotionally exhausted to stand so ill just,, lay down? ive fallen asleep in the shower before ha

60. Do you believe in aliens?

yup

61. Do you often read your horoscope?

whenever it comes up but i dont ,, seek it out

62. What is your favorite letter of the alphabet?

Q

63. Which is cooler: dinosaurs or dragons?

dragons tf

64. What do you think about babies?

evil, ugly, dont see the appeal. open ur eyes ppl !!!! bbs are n Ot cute !!

65. Freebie! Ask anything interesting you can think of.

x

Allen Rambles About Persona 5

AKA Allen’s Ramblings XVI, but... well, you guys know by now how I do things when tagging fandoms and everything. Anyway, I’ve played about 30 hours of Persona 5 and wanted to give my thoughts so far.

Now, I have been waiting to get my hands on Persona 5 for years. This game was suppose to come out years ago and we in the States finally have it. I gotta’ say, I was salivating when my preorder came in on time for once. The artbook, the CD, the Morgana Plushie, it just felt so unreal to have it all in my hands... but enough gushing and onto my thoughts. I’ll try to keep spoilers vague, but keep in might I’m at the third main dungeon by now. I know the Persona series is really big on not spoiling story-related matters, so I’ll be polite and tried my best to keep things general. Like when I talked about Tales of Berseria I’ll be breaking this down into the good points and not so good points, but first I need to talk about...

The Aesthetics

Oh Lord the aesthetics of this game. The cell-shaping, the red motif, the slickness of movement, the music. Everything just feels so smooth. Hell, this is gonna’ be a new tag for the blog now these are aesthetics are so good. I can’t just stick this one category and call it done, I need give this its own header to break down all I love about how this game looks and feels.

Relateable Topics

I have to say, I’m surprise how much I connected with a lot of the events happening in the game. This isn’t a story about accepting death, this isn’t a story about solving a murder, this is a story about kids trying to fix what they believe is a broken, corrupt world, and dammit you can just relate to that. Before you even begin the game it tells you none of the events in it are related to real life or real people, but Atlus is lying through their goddamn teeth if they think I couldn’t see this stuff happening for real if it hasn’t already. I won’t say what exactly happens, but every scandal that’s uncovered, every problem that’s seen, every case that’s been discussed in this game you can actually see happening in real life. Hell, I’m sure you could look online and see some articles talking about this stuff even here in the US. I won’t spoil anything yet, but... just trust me on this on.

Character Designs

The character designs look fantastic. I love everyone so far in both casual and Phantom Thief attire, with Ryuji and Morgana having my favorite designs. And I have to say, I’m rather surprised how much I like these two specifically, but I’ll get more into that later. Despite having a large amount of black for most characters, the designs really pop out. I’d say that’s due to a lot of the backgrounds being brightly colored, but still. I can’t wait to see other party members and how they look in game. The art book only does so much.

The Artbook

Not much to say here save for making a pun. The Aesthetics art book is... just a really good artbook with a lot of sketches, concept designs, and references in it. It’ll totally help for if I want to do fan art of these characters. And unlike SOME GAMES *cough*trailsofsteel*cough* this game doesn’t have blatant spoilers in their artbook and interviews. So yeah, points for the artbook, real nice.

THE MUSIC

I. Love. This. Soundtrack. I’m not music elitist, but the one thing that just makes me go nuts for any song is solid, audible bass, jazz, and brass. It’s why Persona has always had good music to me, and this entire soundtrack just hits every note in just the right way. This soundtrack is so good I could just... just... [RETRACTED] all over these songs. My favorites so far as Last Surprise, Layer Cake, and Rivers in the Desert... not that I’m far enough in the game to hear that last one, but... y’know.

Okay, so that’s it for the aesthetic, now onto the good points about the game as a whole.

The Good

The Intro

Thankfully, the intro of this game is not hours of hand-holding like in Persona 4. You are right into the action, and even after the intro stuff you still get a bit of freedom to move a little. I think only after a second play-through will tell how long your hand is held and how much freedom you truly have in the beginning, but for now I say this is leagues better than P4.

The Voice Cast

I haven’t heard the Japanese dub since I’ve always been dubs-over-subs, but the voice cast in English sounds great so far. My favorite so far has actually been Morgana and Ryuji, characters I didn’t think I’d like as much as I do right now. Ryuji is just the right mix punk kid and emotional softy that makes me really warm up to him, and Morgana’s cute, but confident sounding voice goes well with her personality. Major props to Cassandra Morris for voicing her. Wait a second... didn’t she do Asahina in Dangan Ronpa? No wonder I like her performance. And special shout out to Jamieson Price as Sojiro. I may not have gotten to hear him as Tager in BBCF, but at least I have hear him in this game. And while I’m talking about the voice cast I must admit that I have mixed feelings about Igor’s voice actor, I know why his voice was changed, but... I still prefer Dan Woren. Hopefully I’ll just get use to it.

Smoother/Faster Combat

The combat has definitely improved in both animations and overall feel. On the fly Persona swapping, lightning-fast menus, flashy as hell attack animations, this game has really improved in terms of quality with it’s combat. As someone playing this game since P3, the combat in that game was fine for turn based, but with this game I’m going to have some higher exceptions for future Turn Based RPG games, and the next SMT game especially in terms how combat feels.

Improved Social Links

The Confidant system is sooo much better than the other two games. Non-Party member social links finally have a higher purpose than just giving you better Personas during fusions. It feels so good to know that my allies don’t just help me with my fusions, but in the actual story as well. From selling you health items and weapons, increasing non-active party members EXP growth, improving the Phantom Thieves PR (and making dungeons easier to traverse through), and so on. It really feels like every person gives me an edge as a rebel of society. And the stories they’re telling so far have me interested. Again, spoilers, so I won’t go into detail, but just trust me on this one.

The Not So Good

Like with my Tales of Beresia Rambling, there are still some issues/critiques I have of this game as a fan. Again, I’ve played Persona 3, Persona 4, Persona 4 Arena, Ultimax, and small handful of SMT games outside of the Persona series so these might just be nitpicks, but I still think they’re worth saying. And for the folks that have seen my Berseria rambling, these points are going to be much longer and more in depth by comparison. So... let’s get started with that.

Demon conversations are still hit-or-miss with me. I like the idea of convince my enemies to my side, when it comes to fusing and hunting for the right Persona in those dungeons it can be a huge pain.

Money management is still balls hard in this game. I’d recommend demanding money every chance it comes along if you already have that particular persona and you don’t need the extra EXP. Trust me, it’ll disappear in a flash.

The early game is brutal. Story dungeon take longer that in past games, and with the small SP pool you have it’s gonna’ take several days to beat it. If you’re struggling through the first non-scripted major boss and even the boss of the dungeon, that’s normal as far as I’m concerned.

Social stats are back and they’re as annoying as ever. It was fine in P3 because their were just three and only effect you near mid/late-game. It was annoying in Persona 4 because they controlled not only social links, but better paying jobs as well (and again, money management is balls hard), as well as prevent certain dialogue options (which SUCKED). And again in this game certain dialogue options can’t be chosen if you don’t have the right stat level. This starts happening in the early game when all your stats are low, practically taunting you about your low level. That’s drives me up a goddamn wall. It doesn’t help that it took me until the second dungeon fully grasp which places upped which state and how. It took 15 hours to realize this shit... goddamn...

After playing Devil Survivor 2, seeing physical attacks that cast from HP for you not apply to your opponent annoys me to no end. This makes physical enemies very unfair and it’s part of what makes the early game so hellish. Those guys take out half your health and are still good to spam that crap.

The dungeons are a daytime option only, and that’s something that’s annoyed me since playing Persona 4. Persona 3 had this done best by having the dungeons at nighttime access, making balancing social life, grinding social stats, and grinding levels so much easier. I was hoping that’d be the case in P5 since “student by day, thief by night” was the tagline, but apparent it should be changed to “student by day, thief by the afternoon, too tired to grind social stats by night.”

As of the third dungeon, I feel like the game is really pushing me to clear the Palaces when I’m not prepared to. All my party members keep pushing me to hurry and clear them, and while that makes since in the story, it makes doing the actual prep work really hard. Also, the third dungeon/arc feels really hand-holding until the dungeon unlocked, which annoyed me a little.

Though not directly effecting the game, the whole Atlus-Streaming thing just... leaves a bad taste in my mouth. It’s a shame that those without access to the right system can’t enjoy the game with their favorite streamers/let’s players.

Yusuke’s inclusion and joining the party could had been written better, and that’s all I’ll say on the matter since I’m trying not to spoil the game past the first dungeon. Message me if you want the details.

The localization is... not good. I’m seeing a lot of “Mr., Mrs., and Miss” thrown in along with Japanese honorifics and it’s a bit emersion-breaking. A lot of the pronunciations could had been done better too. I still stand by the voice acting being good, but the directing and instructions feel a little... off. Maybe that’s because the game is based in Tokyo, which might be a little more culturally mixed, but compared to the other two games this feels messy.

A real minor nitpick, but I still have mixed feelings about the dungeon lair/prison theme of the new Velvet Room. I mean I get it, but it feels a little forced and heavy-handed to me.

So yeah, a few nitpicks aside, I’ve really been enjoying this game. If anyone has any advice for getting through the rest of the game or just some tips in general that don’t spoil the game too much please reblog and add them here. Personally, I’d wait for a guide to social linking and stat grinding before getting this game, but as a Persona fan, I say this game is good so far. Hopefully it gets better as I continue to play it.

I must warn you this is long but I really need someone to read it and understand.The first thing I’ll say I know I messed up. In a nutshell: I saw this guy let’s call him M, around and we lived in the same building at uni, however never talked to him until about 10 days ago. Before that we’d definitely noticed each other around if you know what I mean. I thought he was maybe shy or smt when he saw me but otherwise a pretty loud person. We hung out alike every other day after we met and things escalated. One night we made out and then a few nights later (last night) we had sex. He stayed the night and we had sex again in the morning.I’d told him it was my first time and he was cautious and careful and all of that. He asked me like a million times if I was sure and I said yes. There was a bit of dithering and we were both indecisive but in the end we didn’t use protection (I sorted that with the pill), but after he left I felt really down and heavy and numb - it wasn’t as good as I’d imagined although it wasn’t bad.One thing that really killed the mood ( even though tbh I was already feeling doubtful) was just before he left, he was like you’re gonna take the pill right and I was like Ofc ( I mean he had a right to ask but it felt really clinical) And then he was like and also I don’t want to tell anyone, and you’re not going to tell anyone right and I was like sure. He specifically asked me not to tell his best friend ( let’s call him L) here who I know because of gossip. Of course it was a red flag so i told my best friends and one of my sisters everything that had happened.The first thing I assumed was he was seeing someone else, which is why he kept us a secret. It’s confusing because two days after we met He invited me for drinks with his guy friends and wtv. And it was pretty obvious he liked me even though it was subtle. And again two days later invited me to this party with some more friends and I went. And that was the night we first kissed. In our Accommodation building there’s a huge divide between post graduates and undergraduate (he’s a postgrad). So it was obvious to all his post grad friends that I was an undergrad and I’d seen most of them before. So it was more as if he wanted to hide the fact that we did anything together rather than the fact that he liked me. Or maybe he didn’t think that through at all and that’s just how it happened.So again last night M invited me to hang out in his kitchen with two friends. His best friend L definitely knew by this point that he liked me, although he never knew about the kiss or anything. But M had been more and more obvious about teasing me and calling me beautiful in front of L, even the night of the party.I knew it wasn’t going to be a relationship or wtv because M is leaving the country and going back home at the end of his course. And in between that we both have exams. So tbh even though I liked him I didn’t expect much of it at all. I never thought I would even kiss him and tbh I really didn’t think anything through until after the sex.Even so we did have serious conversations and he texted every day, and it was obvious we enjoyed each other’s company. He kept trying to play the piano so I could sing for him and We did actually do that once. TBH I can’t tell if he was just trying his luck to see if we would have sex and it worked. Most of the time he wasn’t flirting- in my previous post I wrote about how I couldn’t tell what he wanted. Sometimes he would act like an older brother or something. Sometimes he would say I was beautiful and stuff like that. He said I made him nervous and I think that would align to how I noticed him looking at me before we ever spoke. I just assumed he was shy or maybe had a crush. But the way he probed me today was as if he thought I liked him before we met which I don’t even know anymore. He definitely got my attention that’s all I could say.So back to this morning. After a few hours I texted him like look it was fun but I’m not really ready for this and tbh I wasn’t ready and I think it’s unhealthy to be sneaking around and it’s a bad time for both of us, so this should probably stop.And he answered you’re probably right I didn’t seem that relaxed about it. And then I asked him if he was still seeing someone and he explained they broke up 8 months ago but he still has feelings every now and then (and probably wants her back) which I guess partly explains his sketchy behaviour. I guess the other part was him feeling guilty about taking my virginity so casually. And he suggested we talk in person because he wanted to explain.So we ended up talking for two hours. And he essentially said I shouldn’t regret it and he’s sorry he should have thought about it. I also apologised bc I kind of messed up too. And he asked st what point did I regret it, seeing as we did it three times. And to be honest I still can’t answer that but it was definitely the “don’t tell anyone” which dampened the mood. And to side track a little , for months I would catch him staring at me and look away looking guilty. So I’m s little confused what his guilt is really about. I know for sure he’s not in an actual relationship because I see so much of him and it would have come up, so he’s being honest there. I guess he’s confused about his feelings.He asked me if it was the case that when we first met I’d imagined a future with him or something more, or whether I’d had a crush on him for longer, and tbh I don’t know. Like I would see him occasionally but there were plenty other guys who were in exactly the same situation with me. I knew it wasn’t going to be a relationship. I knew he was a postgrad. And before we talked for the first time I would only really think about him when I saw him and I’d only see him staring at me. That was how I noticed him in the first place. There were times I did feel like he was trying to get my attention by staring and other times he looked like he was caught in the act. I never understood that- what does that even mean?And I guess I looked pretty numb snd dead when we were talking and he said it was heart breaking and tried to hug me and touch my face and whatever. It wasn’t sexual. And he asked what went wrong - was it that it was way too soon anyway or the fact that it was my first time, and whether I would still have been ok hanging out with him if we hadn’t had sex and left it at the kissing. He really did try to get answers out of me and I eventually explained I guess what made me feel off was that it was such s big deal for me and seemed like meant nothing to him. And he was like of course it doesn’t mean nothing otherwise he wouldn’t be here. Which I think is a decent point. And I’d told him it was all fine and I’d get over it which of course is true. But he kept asking what can I do to make you feel better? And asked me to text him and talk to him. I don’t know if I can do that.He also asked who I’d been with before in my life him and why I hadn’t had sex with them- and I answered honestly again, I just had trust issues and was too nervous and didn’t feel ready. And he also made me realise (and tell him) that one of the biggest things which was making me feel so confused was why I had sex so soon with him even though I’d been in 6 and 8 month relationships before hand without going all the way to sex. He also asked why I had sex st all with him and honestly I don’t know I just told him I wasn’t thinking and I liked him in the moment.He also spent probably 15 mins asking me about the guys I’ve kissed since college started. He was the fourth and I hadn’t done more than kiss the others. He started looking them up on Facebook and got me to tell him all bout them apart from one. I said he was nosy but he said I only care because it’s you.I just find that I suddenly care now so much and I don’t know what I care about. I don’t think I ever believed in love or genuine commitment and relationships. I’m very skeptical anyway and have a shitty family and had a shitty childhood in between abusive home and a suffocating catholic boarding school so honestly I assume most people don’t care so I really don’t expect much of anyone especially guys. It wasn’t even the sex itself which bothered me. I’m just so confused. I’m not even sad so to speak I didn’t cry or anything. I just feel really empty and heavy.I’d told him that I’d told my close friends anyway (only about 5 ppl). And he’d said that wasn’t what he’d meant , not that I couldn’t tell anyone at all just don’t tell everyone and start a rumour. He’d said he’d been in a similar situation with his ex 4 years ago when he was about my age, they’d only kissed then she suddenly didn’t want to talk to him and there were rumours. Not sure how much I buy that as an explanation to be honest, I still think he’s worried about being judged for taking my virginity without knowing me. Which as I said does make sense.He said he’d wondered if I was religious and that was why I wasn’t comfortable, but I explained I personally wasn’t religious but yeah he might be right maybe it was in the back of my mind that my parents would kill me.He also asked what everyone thought of him and the situation. and I tried not to tell him but he begged me to say and I just said the truth. They said he was trash, bin him, call the swat team and I should get rid of him etc etc. Sort of funny threats - I love my friends. And then he was like great so 5 people hate me, why have they come to that conclusion, and I just explained it was probably the “don’t tell anyone” because that’s shady and I think it was shady too. I felt bad but that was the truth.At least it didn’t end with an argument and we still hugged and stuff. But talking to him actually confused me more. Pls someone help*tl;dr had sex with my crush last night. We both got lost in the moment and this morning when he left I realised I really wasn’t ready. I texted him I wanted it to be over, but he wanted to talk. So we did and now I feel even worse because he made me realise it’s so complicated * via /r/dating_advice