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esamastation · 6 months

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Part thirty-nine of Shizuroth, aka, the SOLDIER General's Self Saving Shizun.

Ao3 link.

Previous parts: twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-three, twenty-four, twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven, twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty, thirty-one, thirty-two, thirty-three, thirty-four, thirty-five, thirty-six, thirty-seven, thirty-eight

Reno has decided he hates sleeping in a tree. He doesn't particularly enjoy any aspect of camping but he especially dislikes sleeping in trees. Even with a hammock to pitch between branches, it's never comfortable.

Stupid SOLDIERs and their stupid endless stamina. Sephiroth and Hewley didn't even bother to make a camp or anything, they just slept wherever! Incredible. Not that Reno thinks Sephiroth actually slept at all. Sure, Reno didn't either, because the forest did not shut up all night and the fuck can sleep with all the noise, but still. Even after a day of fighting monsters and evening of sword practice, Sephiroth just doesn't quit, huh. The guy has issues.

Glancing over the edge of his hammock to see Hewley still asleep and Sephiroth sitting cross-legged, actually meditating, Reno lies back and sighs. So much for SOLDIERs not knowing when to quit, huh?

After a moment of waiting while the sky above grows slowly lighter and all the damn bugs in the forest wake up for the whole new day of being nuisances, Reno digs out his PHS and shoots out a message.

Reno: If I have to spend another night in this damn forest, listening to Sephiroth's constant sighing, I'm going to lose it. Tell me you're done.

Rude: Your life is a constant struggle. Charcoal burner's house checks out. I'm back at the camp for supplies now.

Reno: Ooh, what did we get?

Rude: Two weeks worth of rations, and a case of contraband.

Reno: Finally some good news! I'll see if I can get the meatheads there before the day is out. Save some of that contraband for me.

Rude doesn't answer, and Reno settles down to wait for the SOLDIER Firsts to get up and get moving. Sephiroth does first - rising, of course, to do some more sword practice.

Reno watches him work for a while before adding annotation to the watch log. 07:34, Sephiroth begins solo sword practice, no visible signs of his "energy alignment" practice. From Sephiroth's comments, he figures the guy is being careful with it, and doesn't want to be interrupted again - something he's already made a note of in his ongoing report.

This mission involves way too much paperwork already, and way too many questions. Sephiroth doesn't take in EXP anymore, apparently. There's something called Qi-deviation - his fit, maybe - which he's trying to avoid. He's now meditating with Materia, which is - something. And it's Reno's job to figure out explanations for all of this.

He's doing the work of a Science researcher, basically, observing Sephiroth like a lab rat for all sorts of unusual behaviours. Except he's doing it behind the Science Department's back. Wonderful.

Reno waits until Hewley shows signs of waking up before sending out the data package Tseng had prepared. Then he lies still, staring up at the forest canopy, listening.

"Good morning," Sephiroth says somewhere below. "Sleep well?"

"Yeah, good morning - wait, it's morning? Sephiroth, you didn't wake me up?" Hewley asks. "I meditated most of the night, it's fine," Sephiroth says, dismissively. "I figured I might as well let you sleep, since I was going to stay up anyway."

"That's - considerate of you, but we agreed to change shifts," Hewley points out. "You should've woken me up anyway."

"What's the point of both of us staying awake?"

"It's not about what - Sephiroth, I know you've forgotten a lot about how this goes, but we're supposed to be a team," Hewley says slowly, pointedly. "And I would've liked to be included in the decision making."

"... Ah. I didn't… think of that."

"Just - wake me up next time," Hewley sighs.

Point in Hewley's favour there, for not letting Sephiroth get away with this shit. Reno definitely wouldn't have.

There's a sound of Hewley getting up just as both their PHS's beep out a notification.

"Another mission?" Sephiroth asks.

"Mm, yeah," Hewley agrees, and judging by the sound of it he's looking through the mission files. "Hmm, there are monsters attacking a, uh, charcoal burner's house. They want us to clear them out."

"Sounds bad. Should we put off the other monster hunting mission for now?"

"... Yeah, maybe. Might be that it's an informant's house, or something," Hewley mutters. "Don't see why else they'd send us to help Wutai citizens."

Sephiroth says nothing.

Reno lifts his PHS to make another note before stopping. Sephiroth's apparent… unease has already been noted, and a bit of silence isn't exactly a clear sign of mutiny. The guy has second thoughts - like just about every asshole sent to the front. Nothing new about that.

Except for the fact that Sephiroth isn't allowed to have second thoughts, according to his files.

"Do you have any of those fruits left?" Hewley asks. "I'm hungry."

"Yeah, I picked some more earlier - and I think there's some rambutan over there too…" Sephiroth says and there's a sound of him walking over. "Huh, they are. Didn't notice them in the dark yesterday. Here, catch."

"Oh, those are edible?"

"Yes, you just peel them. Tastes a bit like grape," Sephiroth says and picks some more while muttering under his breath, "What they're doing growing out here though, I don't know."

"Nice. You remember Wutai pretty well, huh? Being able to forage and all."

"... I guess so."

Shutting his PHS off as quietly as he can, Reno puts his hands behind his neck and listens with a scowl as the SOLDIER Firsts enjoy fruit for breakfast. All he has is a few power bars. Che.

"Genesis sent me a message," Hewley comments. "Apparently Hojo is tearing his way through the SOLDIER program."

"... Oh?" Sephiroth asks, his voice audibly tensing.

"Yeah. More tests, observation, and a bunch of Seconds have been called in for extra injections."

"..."

"Yeah," Angeal answered. "Listen to this; Hojo's also taken personal interest in the SOLDIER cadet selection process and has stated that he'll be doing the Mako reaction tests himself."

"... Cadet selection process?" Sephiroth asks. "Is that for selecting new SOLDIER members?"

"Yeah. You probably don't remember, right? When they pick who gets to become a SOLDIER, there's a bunch of tests. Mostly they're physical - and once you pass those, you have to pass Mako reactivity tests. Not everyone can handle Mako injections, so…" Hewley trails away.

"... How many candidates are there usually?"

"Hundred or so in each batch. Of them, maybe ten make it through the whole selection process."

"I see," Sephiroth murmurs. "Hojo taking interest in that is… probably not a good thing."

Hewley says nothing.

Reno grimaces. Yeah, the creepy Head of the Science Department definitely wasn't happy that they yoinked his favourite lab rat from his grip huh. Here's hoping there won't be other incidents - though if there are, they will be Tseng and Cissnei's problem. Reno and Rude have their hands busy here, with these schmucks.

"Nothing we can do about that here," Hewley says. "Ready to set out?"

"You don't want to warm up first?" Sephiroth asks. "We could do some forms."

"I'll warm up enough on the way there - there'll still be a lot of monsters between us and the house."

"Ah."

"Did you… " Hewley hesitates. "Did you figure out the whole thing with your EXP gain?"

"Yeah, more or less. Don't worry about it. There's still some hawthorn fruits left - do you want them?"

Reno rolls his eyes. Spoken like a man pasting posters on his walls to hide the holes in his house. Who would've thought that Sephiroth was such a shitty liar?

Sephiroth and Hewley set out, and Reno sits up with a stretch, the hammock rocking side to side underneath him. His neck is all fucked up from his sleeping position, but hell, at least he didn't have to sleep on the ground.

Easing himself onto the tree branches, Reno packs the hammock away and then drops down. There are just seeds and skins left from the fruits the SOLDIERs had been eating. Nothing left for him. Assholes.

Sighing, Reno picks some unripened hawthorn fruits from the tree he'd seen Sephiroth pick them from and heads after the SOLDIERs, to continue his watch duty.

This month's bonus had better be worth all this.

Gonna start leaving out the links to parts that are available on ao3 because list of links is getting ridiculous.

#fanfiction #ff7 #svsss #reno of the turks #sephiroth #angeal hewley #shen qingqiu #shen yuan

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leavemyelevator-alone · 3 months

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Okay, I know I’m a few days late, but I want to talk about Nicholas the Punisher. This theme shows up in either episode 6 or 7, during Wolfwood’s fight against Livio on the Sand Steamer, and it starts playing when Wolfwood declares that he’s gonna be pissed if he has to hurt Livio. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen Wolfwood fight (far from it), but with such high stakes on the outcome on this fight, both concerning Livio’s safety and Vash’s survival, and the fact that this is the theme that is supposed to reflect Wolfwood as the Punisher, we would expect something fast-paced and tense, maybe, if it wanted to lean into the looming outcome if Vash and Wolfwood lose.

But no. Wolfwood’s theme (as the Punisher) is so slow, and seems to carry a melancholic, tragic theme to it. It feels so weary, like Wolfwood is exhausted of having to play this part, and is sick of hurting people he once knew (and even loved, in Livio’s case). It carries an undertone of determinedness, but it’s so overwhelmingly melancholic it makes me pause. Does it mean that under all of his blunder, Wolfwood had already given up on Livio, from the start of the fight? This theme plays before he spits out who he really is to Vash, so does that mean that this is how Wolfwood views himself? Does he see himself as this tragic, unforgivable monster? Does he think that he doomed Livio, albeit unknowingly from the start by letting his little brother follow him around? I think so, but the cool thing about music is that everyone has their own interpretation of it.

Knives’ theme is strong gorgeous and victorious, Vash’s is chaotic and clearly feels like someone on the run, but Wolfwood’s stays tragic. It is mean to show who he is with the Eye of Michael — what they’ve made him into. Not this strong, unbreakable inhuman fighter, but a scared, broken man who feels like not only his brother but his humanity was ripped away from him. Let’s compare it to Undertaker, his introductory theme: as @/fatalwhims mentioned, this piece is overall kinda unsettling. It’s slower as well, but is more confident. It’s relaxed, and arguably a little mischievous, as opposed to Nicholas the Punisher’s despondency. This is absolutely the musical personification of Wolfwood’s persona he shares with the gang. This is the relaxed, knows what he’s doing, “big-brother Nico” vibes he attempts to use to get Vash to trust him. But Nicholas the Punisher is so far from that.

Okay, we got the melancholy, “woe-is me” music out of the way; now it’s time for the action-packed, Vashwood-fighting-back-to-back fight music, right? Wrong. Whom to Kill, Whom to Let Live is the track that plays next, and it is just as (arguably) hopeless. The piano creates a bit more of a determined feel, as well as the bass (I think? Correct me if I’m wrong, cause I probably am) that comes in at 1:07 and the addition of another instrument at 1:37, but if you listen closely, the determination that it invokes fits more that of a grim one than that of a triumphant, I-can-beat-him! feel that most series like to do. That aforementioned piano piece? It’s lifted directly from the track Orphanage. Whom to Kill is just as sad of a song as Nicholas the Punisher, and I feel like this is the perfect score for this fight scene. This is not an epic showdown like it was against the Nebraskas at the beginning of the series, or even against Knives at the end of it. This is what I would call the “Last Agni Kai” fight: Wolfwood doesn’t want to fight Livio. He understands that he seems to have no choice, but that doesn’t mean he wants to fight his baby brother. That is why the Orphanage piano piece comes back and haunts this track. That is why it is grim determination. He will either have to let Livio kill his ward (which will get him killed by Knives), or he will have to kill Livio himself (which will break him worse than death). The entirety of the Livio-Vash-Wolfwood fight is tragic, somber, almost desperate music; not what you would expect to hear from an epic fight scene. None of this might make any sense, but I had to get it out of my system. Thanks for indulging my rambling!

@tristampparty

#TristampParty #trigun #i don't know why i did this #but it Would Not Release Me until i did #nicholas d. wolfwood #trigun stampede #analysis

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hananoami · 8 days

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genshin-impact-updates · 1 year

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"All Senses Clear, All Existence Void" Version 3.3 Update Details

Dear Travelers,

Below are the details of the Version 3.3 update "All Senses Clear, All Existence Void."

〓Compensation Details〓

Maintenance Compensation: Primogems ×300 (60 Primogems per hour the servers are down)

Issue Fix Compensation: Primogems ×300 (please refer to the relevant compensation mail for more details)

〓Scope of Compensation〓

Maintenance Compensation: Travelers who reach Adventure Rank 5 or above before 2022/12/07 06:00

Please claim before the end of Version 3.3.

Issue Fix Compensation: Travelers who reach Adventure Rank 5 or above before 2022/12/07 06:00.

Please claim the compensation mail before 2022/12/10 06:00

Our developers will distribute compensation to Travelers via in-game mail within 5 hours after the update maintenance is finished. The mail will expire after 30 days, so don't forget to claim the attached compensation in time.

〓Update Schedule〓

Update maintenance begins 2022/12/07 06:00 and is estimated to take 5 hours.

〓How to Update Game Client〓

PC: Close the game, open the Genshin Impact Launcher, and click Update.

iOS: Open the App Store and tap Update.

Android: Open the game and follow the directions on-screen.

PS5™ and PS4™: Highlight Genshin Impact from the Home Screen, press the OPTIONS button and select "Check for Update."

Please do not hesitate to contact Customer Service if you encounter any issues installing the new version. We will do our very best to resolve the issue.

〓Update Details〓

I. New Gameplay

New Gameplay: Genius Invokation TCG

Genius Invokation TCG is a tightly-paced, heart-stopping tabletop card dueling game.

Join as a "Genius Invokation TCG" player, collect cards, build your deck, and go toe-to-toe with various opponents at the table!

◇ Unlock Criteria:

• Reach Adventure Rank 32 or above

• Complete the Archon Quest "Song of the Dragon and Freedom"

◇ System Rules:

1. Find challengers in the open world or enter the tavern to play matches against weekly visiting challengers, and earn Player EXP, and Lucky Coins.

2. Player EXP can be used to increase your Player Level, which in turn unlocks new functions and more challengers. Lucky Coins can be used to purchase Genius Invokation cards and used to purchase Match Invitation Letters and various items related to Genius Invokation TCG.

3. You can use the invitation board to send invitations to registered challengers on the Player List and partake in duel matches. Should you prevail in these matches, you can also earn corresponding Character and Talent Cards.

4. You can use the invitation board and connect with your friends via Co-Op to partake in a Genius Invokation TCG match. After reaching a certain Player Level, you can also match with faraway strangers to duels of skill.

*After Genius Invokation TCG is officially launched, we will continue to adjust and optimize the balance of cards based on the duel situation and feedback of Travelers, so as to continuously improve the gameplay experience of Genius Invokation TCG.

The Genius Invokation TCG balance adjustment in the Version 3.3 update is as follows:

Adjusts Elemental Burst damage dealt by the Character Card "Maguu Kenki" in Genius Invokation TCG: "Deals 6 Anemo DMG..." is now adjusted to "Deals 4 Anemo DMG...".

II. New Characters

5-Star Character "Eons Adrift" Wanderer (Anemo)

◇ Vision: Anemo

◇ Weapon: Catalyst

◇ A wayfaring figure whose identity is a mystery. He dresses like a mountain ascetic, but he certainly does not act the part.

◆ Elemental Skill "Hanega: Song of the Wind"

◆ Deals AoE Anemo DMG before leaping into the air and entering the Windfavored state. In this state, the Wanderer is unable to use Plunging Attacks, and his Normal and Charged Attacks are converted to Kuugo: Fushoudan and Kuugo: Toufukai. The DMG they deal and their AoE will be increased, and their DMG will be considered Normal and Charged Attack DMG respectively. The Wanderer will hover persistently during this time. Consume Kuugoryoku Points to maintain this hovering state, move and sprint mid-air, and increase hovering height. Running out of Kuugoryoku Points or casting the Elemental Skill again while in this state will end the Windfavored state.

◆ Elemental Burst "Kyougen: Five Ceremonial Plays"

◆ Deals multiple instances of AoE Anemo DMG. If the character is in the Windfavored state due to the skill "Hanega: Song of the Wind," Windfavored state will end after casting.

4-Star Character "Enigmatic Machinist" Faruzan (Anemo)

◇ Vision: Anemo

◇ Weapon: Bow

◇ A researcher from "one hundred years ago." She enjoys self-identifying as everyone's senior, and has significant knowledge of ancient scripts and machines of all kinds.

◆ Elemental Skill "Wind Realm of Nasamjnin"

◆ Deploys a polyhedron that deals AoE Anemo DMG to nearby opponents. She will also enter the Manifest Gale state. While in the Manifest Gale state, Faruzan's next fully charged shot will consume this state and will become a Hurricane Arrow that contains high-pressure currents. This arrow deals Anemo DMG based on the DMG of a fully charged Aimed Shot from "Normal Attack: Parthian Shot." The Hurricane Arrow will apply a Pressurized Collapse effect to the opponent or character hit. This effect will be removed after a short delay, creating a vortex that deals AoE Anemo DMG and pulls nearby objects and opponents in. If the Hurricane Arrow does not hit any opponent or character, it will create a Pressurized Collapse effect at its point of impact.

◆ Elemental Burst "The Wind's Secret Ways"

◆ Deploys a Dazzling Polyhedron that unleashes a Whirlwind Pulse and deals AoE Anemo DMG. While the Dazzling Polyhedron persists, it will continuously move along a triangular path. Once it reaches each corner of that triangular path, it will unleash 1 more Whirlwind Pulse. When the Whirlwind Pulse is unleashed, it will apply Perfidious Wind's Bale to nearby opponents, decreasing their Anemo RES. The Whirlwind Pulse will also apply Prayerful Wind's Benefit to all nearby party members when it is unleashed, granting them an Anemo DMG Bonus.

III. New Domain

Domain of Blessing: City of Gold

◇ This stronghold, once protected by seven mighty battlements, crumbled overnight when King Deshret fell and an age of chaos ensued. Where gold-eyed warriors once stood guard over watchtowers of gilded luster, now, only a desiccated temple built upon sundered rocks remains, more akin to a tomb for an age of radiance long lost.

◇ Unlock Criteria:

• Reach Adventure Rank 22 or above

• Or complete the Archon Quest "Prologue: Act III - Song of the Dragon and Freedom"

◆ Challenge the Domain to obtain artifacts in the "Desert Pavilion Chronicle" and "Flower of Paradise Lost" sets.

IV. New Equipment

1. New Weapons

Tulaytullah's Remembrance (5-Star Catalyst)

Normal Attack SPD is increased by 10%. After the wielder unleashes an Elemental Skill, Normal Attack DMG will increase by 4.8% every second for 14s. After this character hits an opponent with a Normal Attack during this duration, Normal Attack DMG will be increased by 9.6%. This increase can be triggered once every 0.3s. The maximum Normal Attack DMG increase per single duration of the overall effect is 48%. The effect will be removed when the wielder leaves the field, and using the Elemental Skill again will reset all DMG buffs.

◆ During the event wish "Epitome Invocation," the event-exclusive 5-star weapon Tulaytullah's Remembrance (Catalyst) will receive a huge drop-rate boost!

Toukabou Shigure (4-Star Sword)

After an attack hits opponents, it will inflict an instance of Cursed Parasol upon one of them for 10s. This effect can be triggered once every 15s. If this opponent is taken out during Cursed Parasol's duration, Cursed Parasol's CD will be refreshed immediately. The character wielding this weapon will deal 16% more DMG to the opponent affected by Cursed Parasol.

◆ Toukabou Shigure (Sword) and its refinement materials can be redeemed in the event "Akitsu Kimodameshi."

2. New Artifacts

Desert Pavilion Chronicle (4-Star and 5-Star)

◇ 2-Piece Set: Increased Anemo DMG Bonus.

◇ 4-Piece Set: When Charged Attacks hit opponents, the equipping character's Normal Attack SPD will increase by 10% while Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attack DMG will increase by 40% for 15s.

Flower of Paradise Lost (4-Star and 5-Star)

◇ 2-Piece Set: Increased Elemental Mastery.

◇4-Piece Set: The equipping character's Bloom, Hyperbloom, and Burgeon reaction DMG are increased by 40%. Additionally, after the equipping character triggers Bloom, Hyperbloom, or Burgeon, they will gain another 25% bonus to the effect mentioned prior. Each stack of this lasts 10s. Max 4 stacks simultaneously. This effect can only be triggered once per second. The character who equips this can still trigger its effects when not on the field.

V. New Main Story

1. New Archon Quest

Archon Quest Interlude Chapter: Act III "Inversion of Genesis"

◆ Quest Unlock Criteria

• Reach Adventure Rank 40 or above

• Complete Archon Quest Chapter III: Act V "Akasha Pulses, the Kalpa Flame Rises"

• Complete Kaedehara Kazuha's Story Quest: Acer Palmatum Chapter - Act I "A Strange and Friendless Road"

◇ After the Version 3.3 update, Archon Quest Interlude Chapter: Act III "Inversion of Genesis" will be permanently available.

VI. Other Additions

New Recipes:

○ Sumeru NPC Jahangir: Samosa

○ Wanderer's specialty: "Shimi Chazuke"

○ Faruzan's specialty: Traditionally-Made Charcoal-Baked Ajilenakh Cake

New "Genius Invokation TCG" Achievement category added, new Achievements added to the "Wonders of the World" category.

New Namecards:

"Wanderer: Drifter's Ballad": Reward for reaching Friendship Lv. 10 with the Wanderer

"Faruzan: Sealed Secret": Reward for reaching Friendship Lv. 10 with Faruzan

"Achievement: Invoker": Reward for completing all achievements under "Genius Invokation TCG"

"Travel Notes: Stellar Rivers": Reward obtained via the BP system

Adds some prompts for loading screens.

New Liyue Daily Commission:

Follow-up content of "The Sparrow Studies the Blade" - "The Day the Sword Departs" series and follow-up content of "Where Is the Unseen Razor?"

Adds a search function for Furnishings: type in keywords to search for Furnishings in the Furnishing Creation interface and Serenitea Pot editing menu.

After Trust Rank reaches Level 10, the purchase limit cap of products in Realm Depot > Furnishings will be raised.

Adds the source of the Furnishing in the item description.

Adds Coral Butterfly to items sold by the Teapot Traveling Salesman.

Stellar Reunion Adjustments:

Interface Optimization: Adds access to Genius Invokation TCG to "Returner's Journey."

Event Adjustment: Updates the completion conditions of certain "Homeward Path" missions.

Adds a new Battle Pass Mission in "Battle Pass > Weekly Missions": Complete Invokation TCG Weekly Guest Challenges 2 times.

After the Version 3.3 update, two new languages will be available for the game client: Italian and Turkish.

Spiral Abyss

Floor 11 Ley Line Disorders changed to:

• All characters in the party gain a 75% Anemo DMG Bonus.

※ After the Spiral Abyss resets on December 16, the "Deepwood Memories" and "Gilded Dreams" Artifact set rewards in "Domain Reliquary: Tier I," and "Domain Reliquary: Tier II" for Floors 9-12 will be replaced with "Desert Pavilion Chronicle" and "Flower of Paradise Lost."

Updates the monster lineup on Floor 11 of the Spiral Abyss.

Updates the monster lineup on Floor 12 of the Spiral Abyss.

Starting from the first time that the Lunar Phase refreshes after updating to Version 3.3, the three Lunar Phases will be as follows:

Phase I:

Terminal Moon

After the active character's Normal, Charged, or Plunging Attack deals DMG to an opponent, the character will gain a 10% corresponding Elemental or Physical DMG Bonus of that attack for 4s. This effect can be triggered once every 1s. Max 6 stacks. It will be removed when the character leaves the field or deals a different type of Elemental or Physical DMG.

Phase II:

Breezecall Moon

After the active character triggers a Swirl reaction, all party members will have their CRIT DMG increased by 20% for 8s. Max 3 stacks. This effect can be triggered once every 1s.

Phase III:

Supreme Moon

When the active character deals consecutive instances of Elemental DMG of the same Elemental Type using Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attacks, Elemental Skills, and Elemental Bursts to an opponent, they will gain 1 count stack. 1 stack can be gained every 1s. After 5 stacks have been gained, a shockwave will be unleashed at the opponent's position, dealing True DMG and clearing all heretofore accumulated stacks. Should the active character leave the field or deal a different type of Elemental DMG, these stacks will also be cleared. Dealing Physical DMG will not clear the stacks.

*In the content updated in version 3.3, there are text errors for some English voice-over lines.

Akitsu Yuugen should be: Akitsu Yuugei

Akitsu Hazura should be: Akitsu Haneasobi

We seek your kind understanding on this matter.

〓Adjustments & Optimizations〓

● System

Adds the feature of adding 1–3-Star Artifacts at once to the Destruction System.

Adds the function of filtering by Artifact status in Inventory > Artifacts: you can filter by Artifact Lock Status, Level Status, and Equipment Status.

● Audio

Optimizes the sound performance when a character defeats an opponent or inflicts a CRIT Hit.

Optimizes the sound performance of some objects.

Optimizes the English, Korean, and Japanese voice-over for certain characters and quests.

Optimizes the English voice-over related to a certain region's name as well as the English voice-over performances of some NPCs.

Decreases the volume of environmental sound effects under certain circumstances.

● Other

Reduces the difficulty of the Daily Commission "Hey, Come Out!" and adds gameplay tips.

Adjusts the display order of Mora converted from Adventure EXP in the Reward Preview after reaching Adventure Rank 60.

Optimizes the special effects display of the Tranquility Aura from Nilou's Elemental Skill.

Optimizes the special effects performance of Polearm characters' Plunging Attacks.

〓Bug Fixes〓

● Quests

Fixes an issue whereby under certain circumstances, during the Daily Commission "Akademiya Q&A," the corresponding achievement was not unlocked after answering all the questions correctly for the first time. If you are affected by this issue, complete the Daily Commission "Akademiya Q&A" again after the version update to unlock the achievement in question (it is not mandatory to answer all questions correctly this time around).

Fixes an issue whereby the NPC Alhaitham might abnormally disappear after completing the target "Go to Port Ormos" in the Archon Quest "A Toast to Victory."

Adds a sound effect to Nilou's voiced-over internal monologue during the Story Quest "The Reason We Are Gathered Here."

Fixes an issue with a cutscene in the Story Quest: "Astrology and the 50-Year Pact" whereby some Korean voice-over lines could not be played properly.

Fixes an issue with the Archon Quest "A Toast to Victory" whereby some characters' Japanese voice-over lines could not be played properly.

Fixes errors in the description of some Daily Commissions.

● Enemies

Fixes an issue in Co-Op Mode whereby there is a small chance that enemies would enter the parry state abnormally.

Fixes an issue whereby when challenging the boss Signora in Co-Op Mode or matchmaking mode, if Signora entered the Ice Cocoon phase before a Traveler's loadout was complete, the Crimson Lotus Moth that said Traveler used could not take effect normally.

Fixes an issue whereby wn challenging the boss "Shouki no Kami, the Prodigal," there would be a small chance that the character would remain in the high speed state when players use the Four-Leaf Sigil to move quickly at the moment of switching characters.

Fixes an issue with the boss Shouki no Kami, the Prodigal whereby his Setsuna Shoumetsu skill released in the second combat phase would not apply normally under certain circumstances.

Fixes an issue with the boss Shouki no Kami, the Prodigal whereby when he is suppressed while unleashing certain skills in the first combat phase, those skills would still take effect abnormally under certain circumstances.

Fixes an issue whereby constructs still appear abnormally after the boss Shouki no Kami, the Prodigal has been defeated (although these constructs cannot deal DMG).

Fixes an issue whereby when the enemy "Ruin Destroyer" is charging up energy, the Normal Attack of bow characters might not be able to lock on to this enemy.

Fixes an issue whereby some enemies would exit combat when they leave or move too far away.

● Characters

Fixes an issue with Nahida's Talent "Awakening Elucidated" whereby there is a small chance that the Elemental Mastery increase buff of the 4-Piece Artifact set "Gilded Dreams" was not properly included in the effect of the Talent.

Fixes an issue with Tighnari whereby during his Plunging Attack, parts of his ribbons and clothing would flap abnormally.

Fixes an issue whereby when Keqing used Normal Attacks consecutively on enemies affected by the Electro element, her Lv.2 Constellation's effects would be triggered at an abnormal interval.

Fixes an issue whereby when Cyno unleashed his Elemental Burst, the effects on his face were abnormal.

Fixes an issue with Thoma whereby after he casts his Elemental Burst, when an active character triggers Fiery Collapse, there's a discrepancy between its special effects and its actual damage location.

Fixes an issue with Candace whereby when she is frozen after casting her Elemental Skill, the position of her weapon would be displayed abnormally.

Fixes an issue with Nilou whereby part of her skirt appeared to be abnormally blurry.

Fixes an issue that caused some characters to move abnormally in an idle state under certain specific circumstances.

● System

Fixes an issue whereby the character sorting order was in disarray after clearing the Filtering Conditions on the Spiral Abyss character selection page.

● Audio

Fixes an issue whereby some audio effects of the Dusk Birds in Sumeru disappeared abnormally.

Fixes an issue whereby Mona's "When It Snows" voice line could not be triggered correctly.

Fixes an issue with Shikanoin Heizou whereby his Friendship Level and Ascension voice-over would fail to trigger properly.

Fixes an issue whereby Mona's "When It Snows" voice line could not be triggered correctly.

Fixes an issue whereby the Chinese voice-over did not match the text in some quests.

Fixes an issue of incorrect Chinese and Japanese voice-over for certain opponents.

● Other

Fixes an issue whereby the Ley Line Disorder effect "increases all party members' ATK and DEF by 6%" of Spiral Abyss Floor 6 did not take effect for characters on standby.

Fixes an issue whereby when characters on standby have 5 or more stacks of this effect, they have to cast their Elemental Burst once after they take the field to obtain the "increase character Normal Attack SPD and Movement SPD by an additional 30%" buff.

Fixes an issue with abnormal collision size in some environments.

Fixes an issue whereby Polearms would be abnormally affected by Elements under certain circumstances.

Fixes an issue whereby the Elemental effect icon would appear above the opponents (even though they were not affected by said Element) under certain circumstances.

Fixes an issue whereby there is a probability that the Burgeon reaction would not be properly included in the Elemental Mastery increase buff of the 4-Piece Artifact set "Gilded Dreams."

Fixes some textual errors in 13 languages and optimizes text. "Note: Related in-game functions have not changed." (Travelers can view the changes in different languages by going to the Paimon Menu > Settings > Language and changing the Game Language.)

Text-related fixes and optimizations in English include:

◆ Optimized some lines in Ganyu's Profile.

◆ Optimized some lines in the Open World.

◆ Optimized some lines in Candace's Profile.

◆ Optimized some lines in Kamisato Ayato's Profile.

◆ Optimized some lines in Arataki Itto's Profile.

◆ Optimized instances of the term "the Eremites" for consistency.

◆ Optimized instances of the term "matra" for consistency.

◆ Optimized instances of the term "chilis" for consistency.

◆ Optimized instances of "Quicksand Unagi" to "Quicksand Eel."

◆ Optimized the description for Kaeya's Constellation Lv.2

◆ Optimized the description for Lisa's Constellation Lv.4

◆ Optimized the translation "Increases the number of lightning bolts released by Lightning Rose by 1-3." to "Lightning Rose now unleashes 1-3 lightning bolts when it attacks."

◆ Optimized some of Xinyan's voiced lines.

◆ Optimized some lines in Archon Quests.

◆ Optimized some of Paimon's voiced lines.

◆ Optimized instances of a character's name from "Michihira/Doukei" to "Michihiro."

◆ Optimized instances of a character's designation from "Armory Officer" to "Vice Armory Officer."

*This is a work of fiction and is not related to any actual people, events, groups, or organizations.

"PlayStation", "PS5", "PS4", "DualSense", "DUALSHOCK" are registered trademarks or trademarks of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

#genshin impact #genshin impact updates #official #genshin impact news #genshin impact 3.3 #followup for the unseen razor commission HELL YEAH

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gogmstuff · 6 months

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Geneviève “Ginette” Lantelme - Four of these photos were posted before. The first pair of images show her wearing furs, the next pair includes a Femina cover posted before and a color image of her wearing a fur-trimmed coat, a set of three images show her wearing a dress, and the final pair of images show her wearing a Paquin dress. A single image of her posted in March 2024 finishes the collection. This image was also posted in a 1911 collection and on its own.

1906 (1 March issue) Les Modes Mlle Lantelme in Chapeau de J. Suzanne Talbot - photo by Reutlinger. From tumblr.com/hauntedbystorytelling/637300249641336832/genevi%C3%A8ve-lantelme-march-1906-atelier?source=share& 1497X1494.

Left 1908 (1 November issue) Les Modes Lantelme Pour 'automobile - photo by Reutlinger. From tumblr.com/fawnvelveteen/158519681047/lantelme-in-les-modes-november-1908?source=share&; fixed spots w Pshop 1265X1751.

Right 1908 Lantelme in fur by Reutlinger. From tacebook.com/GenevieveLantelme/?locale=es_LA; fixed spots w Pshop 586X937.

Left 1910 (1 November) Lantelme on cover of Comedia Illustré. From verbinina.wordpress.com/page/8/; fixed spots & scratches w Pshop 1362X1875.

Right 1910 (November) Femina cover Geneviève Lantelme wearing fur. From Wikimedia 1654X2068.

Left 1910 (November) Les Modes Geneviève Lantelme in Paquin dress photo by Auguste Bert Le Théatre no. 286. From Wikimedia; fixed spots w Pshop 2489X3663.

Right 1910 Ginette Lantelme photo by ?. From tumblr.com/victorianchap/683141954772598784/portrait-of-ginette-lantelme-was-a-french-stage?source=share&; fixed spots w Pshop 1080X1349.

Left 1911 (1 Feb issue) Le Theatre French comedian Genevieve Lantelme. From eBay; fixed bigger spots, realigned & cropped w Pshop 927X1451.

Right 1911 (15 Mar issue) Comedia Illustre Mlle Lantelme créations Suzanne Weiss. From verbinina.wordpress.com/2011/07/25/100-years/ 1429X2008.

ca. 1908 Lantelme postcard, photo by Reutlinger. From verbinina.wordpress.com/2015/01/22/2-postcards-of-lantelme/ 563X875.

Left Geneviève “Ginette” Lantelme by ?. From tumblr.com/detournementsmineurs/187079716131/genevi%C3%A8ve-ginette-lantelme-1883-1911?source=share&; fixed a few spots w Pshop 640X828.

Center Geneviève Lantelme by ?. From facebook.com/GenevieveLantelme/?locale=es_LA; doubled size 800X1066.

Right Mlle Lantelme Capucines par Ricochet - photo by Reutlinger. From retro-vintage-photography.blogspot.com/2012/09/genevieve-lantelme-1882-1911.html 708X1024.

Left Geneviève Lantelme in Paquin dress. From tumblr.com/lostfunzones/159195767564/genevi%C3%A8ve-lantelme?source=share& 670X1024.

Right Mlle. Lantelme of the Vaudeville Theatre. From verbinina.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/theatremagazine13newyuoft_0061a; fixed spots & margins w Pshop 2203X2810.

Left Ginette et Célestine by de Losques. From verbinina.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/de-losques-lantelme-edwards1909-fantasio 1005X1443. She died of drowning. It was ruled an accident, but the incident reminds me of Natalie Wood.

Right Lantelme card by Paul Boyer. From Manuel Palomino Arjona's photostream on flickr; exp. +50% & fixed spots & flaws w Pshop 1033X1600.

Left Geneviève Lantelme by ?. From Isabel Santos Pilot's photostream on flickr 1407X1950.

Right Mlle Lantelme dans le Vieil Homme dress by Paquin - photo by Félix. From facebook.com/GenevieveLantelme/?locale=es_LA 672X1024.

1911 (1 August issue) Le Theatre Mlle Lantelme. From verbinina.wordpress.com/2012/12/05/le-theatre-303/le-theatre-303-1-aout-1911-vkl/; fixed spots w Pshop 1182X1616.

#1900s fashion #1910s fashion #1900s #1910s #1906 fashion #1908 fashion #1910 fashion #1911 fashion #1906 #1908 #1910 #1911 #Geneviève Lantelme #Ginette Lantelme #Paquin #Suzanne Weiss #Reutlinger #Bert #Félix

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malavoie1 · 8 months

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A male Slaty Skimmer (Libellula incesta) dragonfly perched on a leaf.

Slaty Skimmers inhabit regions of the United States, Quebec, southern Ontario, and New Brunswick. They are recognized for their territorial nature and are experts in airborne hunting. They often launch from their resting spots to capture insects like damselflies while flying, demonstrating their remarkable predatory abilities.

Processed with Affinity Photo v2 and Topaz Photo AI.

Camera: Pentax K-3

Lens: smc Pentax DA FA 1:2.8 100mm Macro

100mm / ƒ/9 / 1/125s / ISO 200 / Exp bias 1 Taken: July 07, 2023

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salt-volk · 7 months

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sorry if this dbl submits

Hi i just wanted to pop in to enumerate of the 74 custom items i went thru and tried my best to ascertain the overall situation with custom clothing.

13.% custom owners have Quit/ Abandoned the account for a good while +1 Banned owner in this percentage of 'null owners'

any sales or auction of these items is no longer reflective of the owner bc they are 2nd hand market.

22.% sell for 10kp-399kp (most 300kp or less)

07.% sell for 399-999

17.% sell for a million++

++ - if someone trades for chests, chests are reliably mills+ so those owners are in this percentage by my count, and for reference just to highlight a spider georg of owners h3ll has over a 5th of the ++ category themselves.

41.% are private *

For private there were many motivations, it's for their OC, not enough energy to dist

guild only loyalty

free quests/seasonal events as to not charge

personal use for personal reasons, which closely mirrors the original function and intent of customs-

limited slots due to "fatigue/availability" "trying to balance wanting private and making ppl happy by distributing some"-ect.but are sold out so all sales are second hand now.

over a 5th of * category are lucif3n+v10 once again some spider georg statistic spike.

This leads me to believe it is the manual communication nature of custom ownership that leads to this great gap in how things are done and user exp overall. I think a market of some kind would help a lot, both is user exp improvement and moderation bc i think that will come with an automated market.

The secret custom economy is not real, and even most other custom owner's aren't welcome in that "clique" bubble other players feel, bc the reality is that most custom owners don't know each other, never talk, had to hype themselves up to get their c4c trade turned down bc that user isn't interested in fem/masc items ect. and the "clique" is really like, 6 players that looked around and realized no one invented the ceiling yet so they are gonna take it to the moon ASAP

Also vu3h, a custom owner did implement a price structure where so far they ask that custom owners pay them what they charge others, and instead M4hogi took advantage of the free distribution event. Even tho M4hogi sells their sphinx lion for a mill a pop, noticed ig there were no rules against it. Idk, what you described is basically there and those same few players are always gonna push the envelope/press their advantage.....

#submission #iamsmaug #mod yoshi #customs #namedrop #mention: mahogi #mention: lucifen #mention: vio

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kornstreifs-storys · 6 months

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Arideon

My first Fakemon Eeveelution. Since it always bothered me how many of the currend fan made Ground-type Eevees have an Egypt theme, my sister and I desinged this one. Hope you like it.

Species: Shifting Dune Pokémon Type: Ground Height: 0,9m (2'11") Weight: 28kg (61.7 lbs.) Ability: 1. Sand Rush, hidden: Sand Stream

Gender Ratio: 87,5% male, 12,5% female Egg Groups: Field Egg Cycles: 35 (8,739–8,995 steps)

EV yield: 2 Attack Catch Rate: 45 (5.9% with PokéBall, full HP) Base Friendship: 50 Base Exp.: 184 Growth rate: Medium Fast

Body Type: Quadruped Footprint: Pokédex entry: Arideons body has a makeup similar to Sand, it can dissolve into sand and move trough it like water.

Evolves from Eevee by leveling up, with knowing the move Sand-Armor.

Wild Arideon are skilled Ambush Hunters that can wait in the sand for days, though they prefer to live of cacti and Fruits instead of meat. Arideons Body feels like fine soft Sand and is always a bit cool to the touch, so many people described it as very pleasant to cuddle with. Arideon are usually calm and patient beings, which probably has to do with their natural habitat in the desert. Because of that, they tend to get along with almost anyone and make excellent travel companions, but they also tend to be rather superficial and tend to not make deep connections with others. Pretty much the only exception to this are their mates.

Base Stats HP: - 95 Attack: - 130 Defense: - 65 Sp.Atk: - 60 Sp.Def: - 65 Speed: - 110 Total: 525

Damaged normally by: Normal 1×, Ghost 1×, Dragon 1×, Steel 1×, Fire 1×, Psychic 1×, Fairy 1×, Fighting 1×, Flying 1×, Bug 1×, Dark 1×, Ground 1× Weak to: Water 2×, Grass 2×, Ice 2× Immune to: Electric 0× Resistant to: Poison 1/2×, Rock 1/2×

Move Set

by Level: 1 - Baton Pass, Bite, Charm, Copycat, Covet, Double-Edge, Growl, Helping Hand, Swift, Tackle, Tail Whip, Take Down 5 - Sand Attack 10 - Quick Attack 15 - Baby-Doll Eyes 20 - Mud-Slap 25 - Spikes 30 - Scorching Sands 35 - Shore Up 40 - Sand Tomb 45 - Seed Bomb 50 - Desert Rush 55 - Last Resort

by Evolution: Magnitude

Egg Moves: like Eevee

by TM: (TM's are not avaliable in Ages of Ruin) 01 - Take Down 02 - Charm 03 - Fake Tears 05 - Mud-Slap 07 - Protect 17 - Confuse Ray 20 - Trailblaze 25 - Facade 28 - Bulldoze 32 - Swift 35 - Mud Shot 36 - Rock Tomb 41 - Stored Power 47 - Endure 51 - Sandstorm 53 - Smart Strike 55 - Dig 56 - Bullet Seed 66 - Body Slam 70 - Sleep Talk 71 - Seed Bomb 74 - Reflect 75 - Light Screen 76 - Rock Blast 84 - Stomping Tantrum 90 - Spikes 103 - Substitute 109 - Trick 111 - Giga Drain 114 - Shadow Ball 116- Stealth Rock 117 - Hyper Voice 130 - Helping Hand 132 - Baton Pass 149 - Earthquake 152 - Giga Impact 163 - Hyper Beam 171 - Tera Blast 172 - Roar 176 - Sand Tomb 179 - Smack Down 193 - Weather Ball 204 - Double-Edge 224 - Curse 227 - Alluring Voice

Friend Tutoring: Normal - Return Fire - Fire Fang Elektric - Nuzzle Ice - Ice Fang Poison - Clear Smog

#pokemon #pokemon au #ages of ruin #akumazockts art #fakemon #world lore #ref sheet #oc #arideon #eeveelution #eevee

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enstarsmusic-en · 9 months

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✨Enchanted Mirage

⏰Time: 07/28 12:00 PM - 08/12 11:59 PM GMT-5

🗒️Choose one team, merge items, submit orders, and earn your Event Pts. You can claim bountiful rewards including Diamonds, EXP tickets, ⭐️5 Natsume cards and more!

Please refer to the game for more details!

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star-rail-updates · 11 months

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Version 1.1 Nameless Honor Event Details

$ From Silver Wolf

> Retrieving [Nameless Honor Event] remotely

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$ System: The info is as follows

Hello, Trailblazers!

During the event, Trailblazers can increase the level of Nameless Honor to obtain rewards such as Star Rail Passes, Self-Modeling Resins, and Tracks of Destiny.

After unlocking Nameless Glory, increasing Nameless Honor level will allow Trailblazers to obtain Stellar Jades, Star Rail Special Passes, a 4-star Light Cone of your choice, Relic Remains, and more!

If the Trailblazer unlocks the Nameless Medal, in addition to the rewards mentioned above, they will also immediately increase their Nameless Honor level by 10 and receive the avatars "March 7th — Welcome," "Dan Heng — Welcome," as well as Stellar Jades and Fuels!

▌Event Period

After the version 1.1 update – 2023/07/17 03:59:00(server time)

▌Participation Requirement

Trailblaze Level ≥ 13 and have completed the Trailblaze Mission "Jarilo-VI — Long Wait for the Blade's Edge"

▌Event Details

● After unlocking Nameless Honor, Nameless Gift will be unlocked automatically. Trailblazers can obtain EXP and increase Nameless Honor levels via Today's Missions, This Week's Missions, and This Period's Missions. Reach certain levels to obtain Star Rail Passes, Self-Modeling Resins, and Tracks of Destiny, and other rewards.

● Today's Missions will reset daily at 04:00 (server time), This Week's Missions will reset every Monday at 04:00 (server time).

● Trailblazers with unlocked Nameless Glory can purchase Honor Badge to upgrade to Nameless Medal.

▌Things to Note

● During this event, EXP will not be awarded through missions after reaching the level cap.

● In the event of special circumstances leading to the repeated purchase of Nameless Glory or Nameless Medal, Nameless EXP will not be accumulated, and Oneiric Shards ×750 or Oneiric Shards ×1410 will be refunded depending on the price of the purchase.

● In the event of special circumstances leading to the repeated purchase of the Honor Badge, Oneiric Shards ×860 will be refunded.

●2023/07/17 02:59:00 (server time) The purchase of Nameless Glory, Nameless Medal, and Honor Badge will be closed for this period. After the purchase is closed, Trailblazers can still complete the Nameless Honor missions and receive rewards. Please note the available purchase time and event duration.

#star rail updates #honkai star rail #official #so many posts today. aughhhh

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simonh · 4 months

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2023-06-07-nikon-f2-photomic-micro-nikkor-55mm-f35-auto-panagor-tele-zoom-85-105mm-f38-kodak-plus-x-pan-125-iso-exp-08-2001-005-edit by Simon Birky Hartmann Via Flickr: 06/24/2023 03:08pm 1/500 f3.5 flower Summit Mall

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starspaces · 4 months

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我們的歌 1x2

episode commentary continued except the comment gradually have less and less context :^)

intro

5:24 they've got LKQ in techwear

5:33 QSS sweep

6:11 沒有什麽關係www

return; original by luo qi

i like LQ's eyeshadow...she v much reminds of a guy ik from school

AH i forgot abt the pink dress over....a jean skirt? slay?

16:28 so much buffering happening from randomly cues hahaa

16:41 chaah-lie (LKQ flexing his newfound knowledge of ZS??)

yi jian mei; original by fei yu-ching

17:54 wtf is on FYC+XWZ's dining table?? a mini FYC???

18:22 FYC guidance on breathing (tbt last ep)

20:46 timmy's jacket looks a lil silly

the xue hua meme was a yr after this huh

22:45 this part!

23:33 how r the cameramen always able to spot the criers. ig the audience isn't that big (261)

24:27 meng tuo ling by fei yu ching, gives me gan lan shu vibes

25:26 the looking at the left light, then the right light is killing me. the history of having to stand on tiptoes bc of the mic setup is rlly interesting tho

26:57 bonus qss clowning

i thought the voting machines were calculators

28:38 ZS freaking out vs. LKQ sitting very stoically

29:18 passing the commenting pot

half moon serenade; original by li keqin, adapted from naoko kawai

reminder to self to learn this on the piano (sheets)

35:43 principal hacken. "don't you have any respect for your parents" ZS' Asian Schooling Experience

36:40 mei ren xian yu dad joke.....................

37:33 random pride flag appearance from stagehand

canto is so pretty

41:30 TheStare

43:51 no words. actually. new vocab word! 肉麻 = sickening! it's also a hacken song lmao (full concert ii recording in better quality here if you're interested)

44:00 MC describes QSS' relationship as "惺惺相惜" which is translated as sympathy (true-ish) but more specifically it's an idiom that's similar to "like attracts like"/people w similar interests support one another

44:02 origin song of QSS' namesake from romance in rain (情深深雨濛濛)

too softhearted; original by richie jen

51:46 lmao LYN's shrug. their performance def has the strongest "story" element, as expected from Actor LYN

53:22 RJ's rock concert exp showing through here

had to go back to the original to check if there was the police remixed into it lmfao (the answer is no). i do prefer the fact that the modern renditions of all the classics are a bit faster haha

57:35 LYN's previous cover of xin tai ruan circa 07/2019

they have my fav backstories/comments out of all the groups

59:22 XG every single time he's asked about the competition: Actually It's Not Important

1:00:06 i cannot find the cover they did at 左麟右李 at alll ahh。 but here's richie singing red sun from 2004. his hair is. A Lot.

1:07:00 ahhhh LQ has def been the most visibly nervous throughout i feel like, made me so sad to see her stressed like this w the new song

love is a circle; original by fei yu-ching

i think LWX plays up the 師傅 bit tooo strong but also FYC is just. Too ��輩, just singing w him has got to be the most nerve-wracking thing.. the covers lean a lot towards his style for sure

don't call me davinci; original by xiao gui

bruh all of XG's original songs have been copystriked by youtube T____T congratz to LQ for being able to pull it off in the end tho

later; original by rene liu

the backup dancers are going hard in this one

JTPD is def my second fav after QSS but they lost wahhhh

the older gens are def solo stans ahha

#jay rambles #我們的歌 #我们的歌 #cpop

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Hi, can you do a story with Brad and reader who are on a Simpson‘s dinner. The reader would find a picture of Anne-Marie in her wedding dress with Derek and said to her she looked beautiful. Maybe later she would make her wear it again and come down to Derek to show it. Than Anne would tell Brad’s gf to try it and come down to him. It would be all sweet. Maybe after that one of them will realise that they‘re not afraid of marriage and want to spend their life togethe. idk, I was just thinking of it and I don’t even know if I exp it well, you don’t have to do it. Love you and take care of yourself ❤️

Family pictures | Brad Simpson

Word Count: 1.6k

Date: 20/07/2022

Warnings: none (there could be grammar or spelling mistakes as English is not my native language but I proofread it)

A/N: This has been a long time. I really love this requests!! Thank you to the person who send it in! Lots of love!💛

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“Ohh you guys are here, come in loves”, Anne-Marie says when she opens the door. She lets you in and Derek is also there to take your jackets. Anne-Marie gives Brad and you a hug.“This is for you and Derek”, you say when she lets go of you and you hand Brad’s mother a bottle of wine and a bouquet. “Thank you dear, oh I love these flowers. I’m going to put them in a vase straight away”, she says and goes to the kitchen.

You walk into the living room where Natalie, Brad’s sister, is sitting on the couch with her boyfriend. “Y/N!”, she squeals and runs up to you to hug you. “How are you?”, she asks you. Both of you sit down on the couch and you start to tell what you’ve been up to lately. Brad had just come back from the tour which means you were alone for the last three months while he was touring in Australia and Nord and South America. You’ve been busy with work and catching up with friends but you were glad when Brad returned from tour. “Food is ready”, Anne-Marie says and all of you get up to sit at the table.

“How was tour?”, Anne-Marie asks Brad. “Very good, it was so nice to be back in Australia, that was a very long time ago. The crowds were so amazing, they were really loud especially in South America.”, Brad starts telling. You can’t help but stare at him while he talks about tour. You missed him a lot when he was away but you love to hear all the stories afterwards. He is always so enthusiastic about it which is adorable.

“Anne-Marie, this was so delicious”, you say when you’re done eating. “Thank you sweetheart”, she thanks you. “Brad, Natalie, can you both help me with the dishes?”, she asks her children. “I’ll help too”, you say but Anne-Marie says you don’t have to, you’re the guest. Everyone was in the kitchen besides you, Nat’s boyfriend and Derek. Natalie’s boyfriend and Derek were talking, you didn’t want to interrupt them so you wander around and look at the pictures on the closet. They are all family pictures. Somewhere between them is also a picture of you and Brad which warms your heart. Anne-Marie treats you like a daughter, you’re really happy you have her in your life.

You’re still looking at the pictures and suddenly there is a picture you can’t get your eyes off. It’s a picture of a young Anne-Marie and Derek. Derek is wearing a suit and Anne Marie a beautiful, long, white dress. You take the picture in your hands so you can look closer at it. They look happy, with a wide smile on their faces. Derek holds Anne-Marie in his arms and they are looking at each other. Butterflies are raising from your stomach.

“That’s on our wedding day”, Derek pulls you out of your thoughts. You didn’t realise he wasn’t talking to Nat’s boyfriend anymore and came your way. “You two look so beautiful and happy”, you say in awe. “That’s what marrying does with people. We loved each other so much, and we still do. Every year on our wedding anniversary we look back on this day with a smile, it reminds us of the love we had back then and are still sharing today”, Derek tells you. “Our wedding picture”, Anne-Marie suddenly says from behind you. “You looked so beautiful and the dress is stunning”, you say to Anne-Marie. “Oh thank you dear, I really love that dress”, she says. “Do you still have it?”, you ask. “Of course I have, I can show you if you want”, Anne-Marie says.

Brad's mom takes you to her bedroom. “I hope it’s still good, My wedding dress has been in the same box all this time”, she says when you enter the room. You sit on the bed while Anne-Marie gets a box out of her closet. She lays it on the bed and opens it. She takes the long, white dress out of it. It looks still the same as in the picture. You get up to touch it. The fabric feels soft and smooth. “Maybe you should wear it again, I would love to see that”, you suggest. “Oh sweetheart I don’t know”, she says. “Derek will love to see you again in it”, you say, thinking of what he said earlier when he caught you looking at the picture. “Okay then, but can you help me?”, she agrees. “Sure”, you say with a smile.

A while later you go downstairs again where everyone's sitting on the couches. “Where have you been?”, Brad asks. “Can everyone pay attention, we have a surprise”, you say and go upstairs again to help Anne-Marie off the stairs. You hold her hand to keep her steady on her wedding heels. Everyone is looking with an open mouth when Anne-Marie comes down with her wedding dress on. “Love, you look magical” Derek says with a smile and goes over to her. You go to Brad and wrap your arms around his waist. “It’s the first time I see my mom in her wedding dress”, he says. “Mom is so beautiful in that dress”, Natalie says in awe.

After everyone had seen Anne-Marie in her wedding dress and she danced one time with Derek, she went back upstairs to change back into her other dress she was wearing that day. You follow her to help her out of the dress. “Why were you so mesmerised by that picture of Derek and me?”, Anne-Marie asks when you pull the zip down. You don’t know how to answer that question because you don’t know why you were so caught up by that photo. “I-I don’t know actually, I saw it and it drew my attention”, you answer honestly. You help pull down the dress. “I don’t want to be curious or something but have you and Brad already talked about marrying?”, you were caught off guard by that question. “No actually, I don’t think it crossed our minds yet”, you tell her. There is a silence while she is putting on her other dress again. You’re lost in thoughts, thinking about what Brad’s mother just asked you. Maybe that picture opened your eyes, maybe you want to be as happy with Brad as Anne-Marie and Derek are. You're ripped out of your train of thoughts when Anne-Marie lays the dress in your hands. You look at her with a questioning face. “You should try it on”, she says. You’re surprised by her suggestion. “I can’t do that”, you give the dress back to her. “You can, I’m sure Brad will like it”, she has a genuine smile on her face. You give in and take the dress back. “I’ll be waiting downstairs”, Anne-Marie says and you nod. When you’re alone you put on the dress. When you look in the mirror a smile is appearing on your face. You run your hands over the soft fabric. You turn around so you can zip up the dress by yourself. You take a deep breath before you leave the bedroom.

“Why is she taking so long?”, you hear Brad ask when you’re at the top of the stairs. “It’s a surprise sweetheart”, Anne-Marie answers on that. After you took a last deep breath you slowly walk off the stairs. When everyone sees you coming off the stairs they look at you with a surprised look. Your eyes are immediately drawn to Brad. He looks at you with an open mouth, completely mesmerised by you. “Anne-Marie said I should try it on”, you say while blush is forming on your cheeks. Brad walks closer to you and takes your hands in his. “you look beautiful”, he smiles. Without you realising it Derek is taking photos of you two. Natalie suddenly puts some slow music on. "You two have to dance at least one time", she says when you give her a questioning look. You and Brad look at each other with a smile. "I guess we have to dance", Brad says and puts his hands around your waist while you lay your hands around his neck. You're dancing in slow circles. You just look into Brad's gorgeous brown eyes and you see your future in them. At this moment you realise you want to spend the rest of your life with Brad.

“I loved tonight Anne-Marie”, you say when you’re ready to go home. “Me too sweetheart, I’m glad you were here”, Anne-Marie says and hugs you. You also give Derek, Natalie and Natalie’s boyfriend a hug to say goodbye.

Later that night you’re in bed with Brad. You’re reading a book while Brad is watching something on the tv in your room. “I enjoyed tonight”, you say. “Me too baby”, Brad says and snuggles closer to you. You stay silent for a while but you can’t concentrate on your book. “Babe, I realised something”, you lay your book to the side. Brad turns around to look at you. “Tell me”. “You know that picture of your parents on their wedding day and then trying on your mother's dress. It gave me a certain feeling��, you explain. “What feeling?”, Brad asks but you can see in his eyes he already understands you. “It made me realise that you make me happy and I want you to continue to do that. I want to spend the rest of my life with you Brad”, you tell him honestly. “I also want to spend the rest of my life with you baby”, he says and takes your hand in his. He looks at it while he is playing with your fingers. “Y/N Y/L/N, do you want to marry me?”, Brad says while looking into your eyes. Your eyes are tearing up. “Yes baby, I want that”, you answer and pull him closer to kiss him, your lips crushing on each other. At that moment everything fell into its place.

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