#i just want murasaki to be part of the gang

[elliottjpg]

LUPIN III - THE FOURTH

Aka "Lupin's extended family bullies him live on TV"

Y'all remember Maki from Blood Seal - Eternal Mermaid?

☝️ This awesome kiddo who spent half of the movie harassing Lupin into taking her as an apprentice? And who was actually quite good at thieving, good enough that she managed to get to Lupin's target by her own means?

I think she should become Lupin IV.

...And I might have gotten a bit carried away.

Yes they all call themselves Lupin IV. Yes there is an explanation to that. The explanation is to bully Lupin.

Maki: master thief, and leader of the Gang. The actual official Lupin IV as far as the Lupin succession line is concerned. Outgoing and bubbly, a determination that can break though walls. (Blood Seal - Eternal Mermaid)

Ami: tech expert and hacker. Likes to pretend she has no feelings. (Part 5)

Julia: social engineer/people person. Very strong personality and very confident. (Farewell to Nostradamus)

Kenny: gunman. Very loyal, inherited Jigen's "knight in shining armour" complex. (Part 6)

Murasaki: medic. Too tired for this bullshit but is actually having fun. A ray of sunshine. (The Fuma Conspiracy)

Long story short:

Growing up Maki never stops wanting to become a thief. By the time she's an adult, she's actually gotten quite good at it.

One day she runs by chance into Ami, and learns about how much Lupin changed her life. And how many other children - now adults their age - he impacted as well.

Maki sets out to find as many of them as she can, and founds her own thieving gang.

But Maki doesn't only have skills like Lupin's, she also has his knack for causing problems. So once she's assembled her team of "Kids Lupin Left Behind And Who Also Like Causing Problems", she goes out to find Rebecca Rosselini, aka Lupin's almost-but-not-exactly-divorced-wife (Part 4).

"Rebecca," she says, "do you mayhaps want to annoy the heck out of Lupin for funsies?"

"Boy do I!" replies Rebecca. "What do you need from me?"

"Oh nothing much," says Maki. "Just a little signature on these four adoption forms."

And thus Maki, Ami, Julia and Kenny legally acquire the last name Lupin. And all officially declare themselves Lupin the Fourth.

Lupin is fuming, Zenigata is having a stroke, the rest of the LupGang are laughing their asses off.

Murasaki is there too because these kids need a responsible adult.

EDIT: You can discover the supporting cast and more succession shenanigans here!

#i'd like to make it clear for people who haven't watched these movies: #neither maki nor any of the kids are related to lupin in any way shape or form #he was just forced into babysitting them at some point #(except kenny who was babysitted/kidnapped by jigen and decided to become a gunman after 2h of interaction with him) #yes i know lupin and rebecca never actually got properly legally married BUT its funnier if they did #lupin iii #lupin the third #lupin iv #lupin the fourth #blood seal eternal mermaid #the fuma conspiracy #farewell to nostradamus #ami enan #murasaki suminawa #kenny howell #julia douglas #unfortunately maki has no last name so i cant tag her #digital art

[dragonheadskilax]

iron-cutting-meteor-sword: literally frantically trying to do the same thing you did and consume all Lupin media so I can keep up AGQNRBE I had no idea he had an animated sakura background in one movie that’s so funny. i love the galaxy brain of Goemon being both traditional and also just like. normally experienced with certain modern things. like he can fly a plane and drive a car and operate certain machinery and use a phone bc he’s part of Lupin’s gang, he’s got to know how to do that, he’s just not really one to show off about it like Lupin and Jigen. I DID like the gag they put in Seven Days Rhapsody though were Lupin remarks that of all the people in the world Goemon looks so wrong holding a cellphone (now that I think about it, the “you changed ur phone” comment may have been in reference to the fact that they gave Goemon a flip phone to have since Rhapsody? He had the flip phone in following installments) ANYWAY love ur Goemon posts king

My first 2 weeks was watching Parts 4-6, TWNFM and a few movies. Month 1 watching All movies. Month 2 Parts 1-3. And now, I’ve been rewatching everything again but in order with a bit of reading or peeking at the games and obscure music albums. I don’t recommend the tactic of seeing three movies in a single day, instant brain soup.

And yeah! I love his thing of having a traditional way of style and living but is still up to date with some things for the sake of its convenience. Especially for how he travels a lot so he has to know about flight schedules and using public transportation or using a gas station if he’s traveling by his scooter. He probably isn’t familiar with what’s hip and popular but he doesn’t need to know all that. Like, personally I pretty much understand that since for many years I Only wear or use devices that are antique or at least non-contemporary in appearance. Because, well idk… it’s what I’ve always done. I’d still do other things for the enjoyment of it but would I ever stop my specific thing of being an oldie? Not likely.

So Goemon could comparatively be a similar situation. He isn’t strict about it and often contradicts himself, I remember one time Jigen said the ‘worthless object’ line at him in a special I think and Goemon wanted him to shut. The idea he’s just an old timey japanese samurai is pretty surface level. Heck the idea he’s Just only japanese is pretty surface level too cuz anyone who’d grew up in Japan would consider themselves culturally japanese. Since he visits and is very familiar with other asian countries, In The Last Job he tells how comes to Thailand all the time and was miffed Lupin didn’t already know that fact about him. Family wise, there’s barely any info besides name. In Fuma Conspiracy there were a looot of people at the wedding and they couldn’t all be from Murasaki’s side. But in a way, not having more info would go along with how there’s barely any info on everyone else, too.

( Hope you don’t mind having me answer these tags too ) I’ve mainly been looking at the choice of fabric, patterns, dyeing techniques, belts, and etiquette for the clothing than fully going into timelines of the changes. Aside for the thing of how (umanori) hakama gotten the pants like form when horse riding for samurai became a thing as ando (skirt like) is the other type. But as I was learning about collars and underwear it reminded me of how funny it is Goemon just, looks like that. Sure it’s a cartoon and there’s the thing of simplification for the sake of art/animation but in most promo art where everyone’s dressed in something fancy he could still be wearing the same every time it’s just noticeable now. In part 3 he does look tidier though, since more details were drawn. He doesn’t wear things the typical way in historical/media portrayals of a samurai. His wear is more like for martial arts training if anything since that’s almost all he ever does, or he’s just simply semi-formal. In a way it kinda does lean again on how he isn’t strict about sticking to being totally traditional he’s just doing what’s convenient as all he wants to do is hold sword, be tranquil, and get money cuz he still has to make a living. To Goemon his choices gotta apply to his interest of samurai even if it doesn’t make sense. Like when he was repeating movie lines from a samurai movie he watched. Watching soccer just cuz one player was nicknamed samurai. Like oh yeah, it’s definitely his big interest.

And my deets for Jigen clothes is he does appear to know his stuff when it comes to suits and companies to get them. High end stuff. One time Lupin asked how he’s not hot when in a jungle Jigen replies it’s cuz of the material. Which I agree, material is everything, natural all the way if wanting to be cool. Maybe Lupin gets his suits at halloween stores at The Joker section for his clothes. I’m sure Jigen gets high end hats too as beaver felt is considered the best even after centuries. It’s durable, water resistant, and so soft. You haven’t felt hats ‘til you get fur felt.

#sorry it took me so long to answer ive been chewing on the paragraphs for so long #I never get new things. i only get em at flea markets or second hand so idk how a new fur felt hat would feel #as for my home wear its a bit o cambodian style ✌🏽 #dragon talk #ask #loopytalk

[morporkian-cryptid]

I WANT TO WRITE THIS DAMN FIC. BUT I GET STUCK AT EVERY OTHER LINE I WRITE. DAMMIT.

#i just want murasaki to be part of the gang #is that too much to ask #i realise if i really want to write this i'm gonna have to deal with realistic feelings and relationship issues #because goemon and murasaki have a LOT to work through #but for now i need to figure out how you're supposed to break the news to your ex fiancee #that you're in a polyam relationship with three criminals but you still have feelings for her #goemon my son you got yourself into a fucking mess #(i got him into that mess tbh) #the hobbit writes #fic : c'est la vie to iwanaide

[forthegothicheroine]

Top five dumbass characters (affectionate)

Aww, I love this question!

1. The Pirate King from Pirates of Penzance. Really, I could nominate anyone in the operetta (Frederick is dumber in some ways, and Mabel's whole appeal is singing sweetly while saying incredibly dippy things) but I have to respect for someone whose whole (great) sex appeal comes from being an idiot. He's a parody of villains with honor, in that his honor prevents him from successfully being a pirate and his piracy prevents him from successfully being honorable. Kevin Kline as the Pirate King was my first ever movie crush.

2. Murasaki from The Hero Yoshihiko. This zero-budget Japanese tv show is kind of in the same vein as Monty Python and the Holy Grail, where a heroic youth sets out to defeat a demon king with his ragtag adventuring party, several of whom are openly trying to kill him. Murasaki is one of those people, setting out to avenge her father's death based on a picture of the killer, which is scrawled in childish stick figure and could be literally anyone. She's not the dumbest member of the party, but the fact that they can't even trust her with a real weapon yet still keep her in the adventuring party warms my heart.

3. Nadja from What We Do in the Shadows. Again, she's in a cast full of dumbasses and hardly the dumbest one there, but the concept of Gomez and Morticia But They Suck was wonderful and Nadja is the far more endearing partner. Her handling of the Bram Stoker's Dracula plotline with her reincarnated lost love, such that she ends up ruining his life, was an absolutely wonderful deconstruction, beautiful in her failure. I want to dress like her and blame witches for literally everything that happens in my life and turn bullied nerd girls into vampires on a whim and misunderstand the concept of a superbowl party.

4. Wayne and Garth from Wayne's World. I'm a simple woman who laughs at simple jokes. These dumb metalheads have a public access tv show that's basically a forerunner of Jenny Nicholson-style youtubers, where they ramble about whatever is in their head at the moment and showcase random dumb stuff, and the main draw is just their goofy personalities. Wayne/Cassandra is one of the only times I've really bought the 'schlubby guy and super hot girl' pairing because Wayne seems like he'd be a genuinely fun guy to be with (maybe this comes from having a female director.) The gang of friends are all well meaning and sometimes intentionally funny, but very easy to trick and very immature in their humor. Plus Wayne and Garth have meta-narrative powers which they only ever use at the very end of their movies at the last second.

5. Nick Bottom from A Midsummer Night's Dream. I think that many actors identify with this guy, and I certainly do. Who doesn't know the desire to perform literally every part in a play with performances melodramatic to the point of hilarity? Once again, Kevin Kline imbues this dumbass with sex appeal and heart. His speech about the fairy dream is poignant exactly because he's expressing such beautiful visions but is just not as eloquent as he thinks he is. Once again, I can relate.

[insomniasymphony]

Obsessive Shizuku Murasaki x Male Reader [Valentine's Day Special 2022]

Constellation: Obsessive Shizuku Murasaki x Male Reader Words I got: → Forever → Grandma → Married Rating: Teen and up audience

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     ►► It's important to love a girl.      To compliment her efforts.      To respect her.      To survive her.◄◄

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You wanted to leave her. Just like that. Because you believe there are women out there better suited for you than Shizuku. Women who go through less danger, who aren't part of a famous gang of criminals, who scare you less when they don't leave a message for you for an evening.

Or maybe you're just a coward.

But you love her – so much so that being in a relationship with her is terrible as you have to think in every free second that her death is inevitable one day. Not even you can protect her, even though you've been Hunter for quite a while now and wouldn't claim to be weaker than the woman of your dreams. When the whole world turns against the spiders, no one will be able to do anything about it. Neither you nor the man Shizuku is following.

That's why you wanted to run away. The plan was there, you made all the preparations with the utmost care to never cross her path again – only to be struck down out of the blue.

The memory is still there, making you breathe in and out with difficulty. Your eyelids are still closed, heavy as lead. Your head is pounding as if it had been hit by a brick and you cannot move your body. Consciousness is just enough to be sure that you have been restrained.

In the background you hear clattering. Glass clangs, metal rattles, the smell of chocolate hangs in the air and the heat enveloping your body draws beads of sweat on your forehead. Nausea surges up again and again. Probably a concussion.

Your eyelids flutter as you try to open them. Light burns in your eyes, dancing up and down in coloured dots in front of your nose and the surroundings reveal themselves to you in blurred images. It takes a moment for you to get used to the artificial light and the room gains detail. A kitchen, a little disorganised, and Shizuku in the middle.

For a moment, you just keep your eyes on her, watching this absurd image of your girlfriend with a long white apron over her everyday clothes. The green accents, as well as the green bow that holds it all together, make her look frighteningly cute in combination with those way too big glasses on her nose. Holding a bowl tightly in her arms, she tries with force to stir its contents. The whisk seems to partly bend in the process and you can't help but raise your eyebrows and smile.

“What are you doing?” Almost as a matter of course, you address her as if nothing had ever happened between you, although that is nothing more than wishful thinking. But you can't take back your question. Shizuku's attention instantly shifts in your direction.

“Chocolate,” is her curt reply, before she stops stirring and just looks at you. A little, as if she's thinking about something. But it doesn't last long before she turns her attention back to the mass in the bowl and you try to shrug it off. But your body doesn't move.

A glance down at you reveals that she has tied you to a chair with a strong steep, and it makes the circumstances a little more uncomfortable than they could be.

“I take it you have read the letter,” you sigh exhaustedly, laying your head back and immediately turning your attention back to Shizuku.

“What letter?” She raises her brows, looking at you with those violet eyes as if she really has no idea what you're talking about - but you know better. She's oblivious, in every sense. There's no interest in things that once were, and you're sometimes already thankful that after three months after you first met, she's finally stopped permanently forgetting your name.

“The letter I wrote to you before I was going to leave,” you continue, but are met with incomprehension. Her eyes are glued to you, she is visibly trying to think about it, but there is no crucial point that could help her to remember. So you try another method. “Why did you knock me down and tie me to this chair?”

“You were going to leave me.” Her banal reply is almost as casual as the moment she tilts her head. “You snuck out of bed and packed your things.”

Point taken. She probably just threw the letter, in which you explained long and hard that you can't be with her any longer, away because she's, at best, enthusiastic about reading manga.

“Would you untie me?”

“No.” Her gaze lowers again, turning to the contents of the bowl before she comes over to you and holds the whisk under your nose. Chocolate drips onto your legs, warm but not warm enough that it can really be processed. Still, you are obedient, licking once over the metal and tasting what she is making. In fact, it doesn't taste bad at all. It has something of the old days of spending afternoons at grandma's house stuffing yourself with food. But with more freedom and less of the feeling that you're married to a woman who would bury you alive at any moment – except for the fact that you're not even married to her.

“May I ask why?” you pick up again, trying once more to free yourself from the ropes, but it's obvious she has you mercilessly wrapped up in them.

“Why what?”

“Why did you tie me up?”

“So you can't run away.” She explains it to you as if it's the most normal thing in the world. “I want to spend Valentine's Day with you,” she adds right after. “After all, I'm making chocolate for you so you know it's forever.”

“Forever?” you gasp in horror. You love her, you really do, but she's definitely going to break your heart one day. “Don't you wonder why I tried to escape?”

“Huh?” Her attention is once again caught, if only briefly. “No. You can't escape, so it doesn't matter.”

Your mouth snaps open, closes again, because no words would be enough to tell her clearly that this can't work.

At least that's what you want to believe.

On the other hand, there she is, with those cute oversized glasses on her little nose, struggling to make you chocolate. For her, separation is out of question because she's attached to you – you're aware of that.

She loves you.

And she isn't willing to let you go if she doesn't have to.

You're probably just a coward who doesn't dare to look danger in the face and really try. Maybe it's time for you to step beyond yourself for Shizuku. Not least so she doesn't forget you in the kitchen and detaches you from that chair. Loving her can't be wrong, even if her little obsessive streak is memorable.

It's probably just what you need. A little bit of obsession that keeps you in place.

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[Picture is from a card collecting game]

#shizuku murasaki #Hunter X Hunter #hunter x 2011 #hunter x reader #hunter x you #hunter x 1999 #valentine #romance #fanfiction #fanfic #Female reader #chocolate #shizuku x reader #obsessive #ao3 #my AO3 #AO3 update #AO3 stuff #ao3feed

[the-golden-ghost]

What are the few things/interactions/scnes you would love to see in the Lupin III series?

I kinda wish it would be lighthearted and episodic again, I'm not really feeling Part 6 and don't actually plan to watch it because I don't go for the Edgy Plots as much. I like nonsense dammit

We need a proper heist that's just Fujiko, Jigen and Goemon together just flying solo while Lupin idk goes on a date and relaxes

Also apparently there isn't a proper Fujiko + Jigen Bonding Episode anywhere? Just scenes? If there is then I wish I knew but like... mutiny, why haven't they done that yet

Also Goemon and Zenigata teamup episode. Why? Cause it'd be hilarious

Let Murasaki Return and Join the Gang for One Episode Only

I also kinda want to see Hangman again like I know. I KNOW we're never getting a return of him but man if there was one villain who I would have liked to see be a reoccurring villain it's not GODDAMN PHANTOMA

#I think the main problem with Hangman is that he's a hired gun so unless someone hires him he doesn't have a reason to try and kill them #and Phantoma does #but he sucks and is boring #I didn't even know who he WAS like they showed him like we were supposed to know. #and I'm sitting there like 'I have no idea who that is' until they showed the flashbacks #I don't like Mr. X either #he's the OTHER reoccurring villain I don't care about #@ Lupin show pick better comeback villains. there ARE options #for fuck's sake

[lovely-josuke]

❝four : the phantom troupe❞

A week from then, you were out on the streets with Killua for his work study. The Midoriya brothers were together and they were somewhere in Hosu busing themselves.

While Killua spoke to the police about a criminal they caught, a beeping sound went off on the wrist band that wrapped around your wrist. You brought it up to your face, seeing that it said you’d received a new email. You clicked on it, the email displaying in the similar form of a telegram.

“I thought that activated your suit.” Killua said, looking at the black nanotech outfit layering your body featuring lavender lines that came from your neck, past your shoulders and hips, and all the way to your feet. Even the boots had their own hints of lavender.

“You forget Melissa Shield made this.” You responded, knowing he currently rolled his eyes. “Killua, I’m going to have to send you back to U.A.”

“What? Why?” Killua’s brows furrowed. “We literally just got here.”

“I know. But I have somewhere to be. I’ll talk to Nezu and try to get you out for my night patrol.” You placed a hand on his shoulder. Killua sighed, muttering a fine against his will. You opened a portal to the dorms. The white haired boy stepped through, sending a salute and wishing you good luck.

You sighed, rolling your neck.

“This better be worth my time, Kurapika.” You muttered under your breath. In the telegram like email, the chain hero said he wanted you to come to his agency. Kurapika named his after his fallen clan, the Kurta Agency. You never went inside or had even been invited by Kurapika to go in. You managed to teleport somewhere near it and walk the rest of the way.

Entering the large glass doors, people rustled around. Must be his employees, you thought. You trotted over to the receptionist, thankful no people recognized you right away.

“Excuse me ma’am.” She looked up. “I’m—”

“Ah! Copycat!” She cut you off. “Mr. Kurapika has you on his list. Follow that man over there with the white and grey suit.” She pointed to the back of a blonde haired man.

“Thank you.” You bowed your head, jogging in the direction of the mysterious man. “Pardon me sir, but the receptionist told me to follow you? Are you going to Kurapika’s meeting too?” His head jolted in your direction and plastered a giant smile.

“Why yes!” His thumb pressed the elevator button. “You’ll be going too I assume?”

“Yes.”

“Oh good! Go ahead.” He extended his arm out once the doors opened. You whispered a thank you, stepping into the elevator followed by the man. He pressed the fiftieth floor and placed both his hands behind his back. He kept his mouth shut, humming to the elevator music. “Wait a minute, aren’t you the number five hero Copycat?” You swore you saw stars twinkle beside his smiling cheeks.

“Uh yes. That’s me.” You beamed back to be polite. He was odd. But you knew you’d seen his face before. Was he even a hero? “And you are?”

“I’m Pariston Hill.” He placed a hand on his chest. “You might have heard about the Zodiacs? We also go by Zodiac Twelve.” He leaned his face down, attempting to make eye contact with you. The group name rang a bell, you couldn’t pin point from where.

“Sounds familiar.” You balanced yourself on the tips of your toes. The uncomfortableness grew but lowered at the same time. “You’re part of them?”

“Me and a few others.” Pariston said. “It’ll be an honor working with you if that’s the case.” He gave an eye closed smile, adding a soft laugh.

“Same here.” You faked a smile. ‘I should have just asked for the room and took the stairs.’

Pariston continued his questions. They were about Plus Ultra Agency, how it was like to work with Deku, how does your quirk work, and who was your role model. Things you really wished not having to answer. A ding indicated you’d arrived at the correct floor.

“Let’s hurry! Don’t want to miss anything Kurapika has to say!” Pariston held out his arm for you to take. Be nice, you whispered in your mind. You looped your arm around his and he patted your hand. Pariston’s shoes clicked on the glossy marble floor. A long narrow sitting room directed you and Pariston to the supposed meeting room. “Whose child is that?” He raised an eyebrow.

The child in a distance happened to be Gon. There was a tic mark on his forehead, anger radiating off him with his arms crossed. He let out a loud groan, throwing his head back and hitting it on the wall.

“Ouch!” He rubbed the back of his head.

“Careful Gon.” You smiled, catching his attention. He gave a meek wave, focused on his head to stop hurting. ‘That means Izuku must be here.’

Gon continued to say ‘Ouch, ouch,’ while Pariston held open the door for you. You stepped in. Several heroes sat at the stone table, the letters K and C carved in it. You scanned to find Izuku, who was nearest to the door. An empty seat on his right side while Todoroki sat on his left.

“I didn’t know you’d be here.” You told your partner. Midoriya’s green eyes met yours.

“I didn’t either.”

“Shoto.” You sent him a nod when you sat down. Todoroki did the same thing, saying you hero name instead. Sero, Kirishima, Bakugo, Kaminari, and Yaoyorozu were here too. You were surprised to see Bakugo in normal clothing. His cheeks were flushed red and it creeped up to his forehead. ‘Wonder if he’s okay.’

“I’m so sorry Kurapika.” Pariston’s voice boomed. He towered over the chain hero, “But Ging won’t be coming. He said it was too short of a notice and would like to be informed earlier next time.” At the mention of Ging, you and Todoroki saw Midoriya tense up. Including the not so sneaky glance Bakugo gave.

“Then I trust you will tell him this information. Ging is a valuable asset.” Kurapika responded. “Take a seat Pariston. We’ll begin shortly.” A couple of more heroes showed up to fill the empty seats.

“Are we all ready?” Kurapika clasped his hands together. Chords of approval made his next words, “Good. I’ve called you all here today because I truly believe you twenty can help me on my mission.”

He stepped back, reaching for a small remote and pressing a button.

“If you know me, you know my life long mission is to take down a gang called the Phantom Troupe.” Kurapika’s first picture was a man with a cross tattoo in the center of his forehead. His hair cascaded down his sides. He had a weird type of blue earrings, reminding you of a light bulb. There was a cut on his right cheek.

“So, they really do exist?” Asked Cheedle, a member of the Zodiacs. She had the appearance of a dog and her circle glasses suited her face.

“Many people claim they do not. But I can assure you, they can conceal their presence. Only a few have seen them and lived.” Kurapika answered. “I have never shared my information of the Troupe. For the longest, I convinced myself I could fight them alone. An incident that went on last week made me realize I couldn’t.”

Bakugo coughed, not in a way to catch attention but in a serious fever cough. Sero patted Bakugo’s back. Bakugo wiped his mouth with his sleeve.

“Keep going, chain freak.” He crossed his arms.

“Our first topic is discussing the members, what I know of them, and what they look like.” Kurapika motioned to the picture. “First, we have Chrollo Lucilfer. He is the leader. Chrollo’s quirk allows him to steal another quirk. He can use the stolen quirks whenever he wants.” You watched Bakugo tighten his jaw.

‘Chrollo must be the one who took Bakugo’s quirk.’ You thought. You took mental notes of what Kurapika said about Chrollo. According to Kurapika, his danger level was a nine out of ten.

“Next, we have Uvogin. Some call him Uvogin the Beast because he has enhanced super strength.” A picture of a man who reminded you of a werewolf. His skin tone was darker than Chrollo’s. He had side burns and full grey hair. “He is the eleventh member. Uvogin’s kills are merciless. He and Chrollo were at the incident of last week I briefly spoke about.”

‘Did Uvogin destroy the whole building himself or did Chrollo help him?’ You spun a little on the wheelie chair, knocking into Midoriya’s seat.

“On the danger scale, Uvogin is a ten. Next, we have Hisoka Morow. Alias, Hisoka the Magician.” A side profile of a man whose red fuchsia hair would be the center of attention. If his interesting make up didn’t exist. A pink star adorned his cheek. “His quirk is unknown. Hisoka is the fourth member. Danger level, ten as well.”

‘He doesn’t seem so bad. I should still listen to what Kurapika said.’

The next picture was a man with long black hair. Kurapika said he knew nothing about him, only that he cared a sword. He mentioned a few more names. Franklin Bordeou, Phinks Magcub, and Shizuku Murasaki were the rest who he had their full names. The ones where he only knew their first name were Feitan, Shalnark, Machi, Pakunoda, and Kortopi.

“Did everyone understand or do I need to go over again?” He said. No one chose the latter option. “Very well. Let’s continue on the second part.” Kurapika held two fingers up.

He shut the screen off and left the remote on the table.

“I have figured out what I want everyone to do or take part of. But, this all depends on you Copycat.” You heart beated against your chest.

“What?”

“Everyone else was easy to fit in a section. But your quirk makes you available for anything. I have four options.” He now held up four fingers. “I will tell you the four. You will choose one of the options. Which ever option you choose determines what the roles for everyone else here will be.”

You swallowed. Suddenly, you weren’t enjoying the attention on you. What if the option you choose ruined it all for the rest?

“Don’t worry. Each option has a one hundred success rate to work.” Kurapika said. “Are you ready to hear them?”

VILLAINS

❝When a vicious gang called the Phantom Troupe takes away the quirk of Katsuki Bakugo, Ground Zero, heroes around do their best to protect him and ones in training. They call you in and give you four different options that give you four different outcomes.❞

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[duhragonball]

Dragon Ball 042

Hey, it’s the Dr. Flappe episode.  Let’s just settle in and talk about this guy a bit.

So this is a mostly-filler episode.  In the manga, the Mayor of the village hangs out with Suno’s family, Android 8, and Goku in the aftermath of the fall of Muscle Tower.   As they talk, they start to wonder what ever happened to the Dragon Ball the Red Ribbon Army was looking for.    It must be in the general area, because their radar said so, and yet they never found it.   Then Android 8 revealed that he had it the whole time.

Turns out that 8 found the ball in a cave one day.   I guess General White let him wander around outside?   He might have turned the ball over to White, but then he overheard the general saying that he planned to kill all the villagers once the Dragon Ball was found.   Horrified, 8 kept the ball on his person, and told no one.   So the great irony is that the Red Ribbon Army had the Dragon Ball in their own fortress the whole time, and never knew it.   I guess no one considered searching Muscle Tower.   

When the mayor hears this story, he’s overcome with admiration for 8 and Goku’s heroism, and he invites them both to come live with him and his wife.   Goku, of course, can’t stay, because he still has to find his Grandpa’s Four-Star Ball.   I should write a longer post on this topic.   People argue that Goku doesn’t care about his family, but big chunks of Dragon Ball are devoted to Goku trying to preserve this last legacy of his adoptive grandfather.    If he’s this sentimental towards his deceased family members, how much more must he care for his living ones?  They mayor is practically offering to become Goku’s new grandpa, and Goku’s like “thanks, but no thanks.”

In the manga, 8 happily accepts the mayor’s offer.   At first he’s reluctant because he isn’t really human, but the mayor doesn’t care about that, and he even addresses 8 as his “son”.   That’s how emotional this scene is.   The anime doesn’t quite get to that level of gushing, which I think is a bit disappointing.   I liked how two of these minor characters managed to form a bond in the wake of Goku’s heroism.  It’s sort of like how Yamcha and Bulma hooked up, or how Krillin found a home with Master Roshi.

The anime diverges a bit here by having 8 sadly decline the mayor’s offer.  Sure, he’d like to live with the guy, but he can’t, because he’s worried about the bomb built into his body.   Goku destroyed the remote detonator, but he’s still worried that it might go off for some reason.   I find that unlikely, but I can’t blame 8 for being anxious about it. 

The others suggest that Dr. Flappe might be able to help, as he’s a reclusive scientist who lives near the village, and he sometimes fixes people’s things in between his research.   He doesn’t like strangers, but he does like Suno, because let’s face it, everyone likes Suno, she’s great.   So they decide to head out to his place in the morning and ask him to take a look at 8′s body.    Before bed, Goku notices that his Dragon Radar isn’t working, probably because he had it in his shirt the whole time he was getting punched by Red Ribbon goons.   So he decides to ask Dr. Flappe to fix that while he’s working on 8′s problem.

There’s just one little problem: Ninja Murasaki survived the collapse of Muscle Tower.   This always seemed kind of random to me, but now that I think about it, he was the only bad guy in this arc who was still in one piece and inside the tower when it collapsed.   General White might have been a better choice, but we just finished with him, and he doesn’t have the skills needed to follow Goku’s group without being noticed.   

So much of this episode is a gag reel of Murasaki using his stealth tactics to follow Goku.   His camouflage sheet actually works this time, making him look like part of a tree, but Goku happens to take a leak on that very tree, so maybe he shouldn’t have bothered.

Later, Suno leads them across a frozen pond, and Goku learns that you can walk across frozen water.    This seems like a really irresponsible thing to put in a cartoon.   The cartoons I grew up with were really uptight about this, and always made a big deal about how you should never try this, and what a miserable experience it would be to fall into the water below.   Past a point, I started to wonder who would be foolhardy enough to do this sort of thing, and then Ninja Murasaki shows up and shows us why it’s a bad idea.   The ice was thick enough to support Android 8′s weight, but he weakened it enough that it cracked under Murasaki’s.  Even worse, he has to hide in the water until Goku’s party moves on.   So he’s soaking wet and out of breath and he’s got a lump on his head from having to headbutt his way through the ice, because he couldn’t find the hole he fell into.

At last the gang arrives at Dr. Flappe’s house, which doesn’t look like it’s big enough to have much in the way of scientific equipment, but maybe he’s got a rad basement.   That’d be awesome.   I don’t know what kind of stuff I’d put in my science cave.   I’d like to say gas chromatographs, but you have to have a gas supply to run those, and it’d be a pain in the butt getting compressed gas tanks in and out of a finished basement.   I guess I could use a hydrogen generator though.   What does Batman do, I wonder...?   My point is that I’d have a pinball machine down there. 

Flappe agrees to help, but then Goku falls asleep, so he goes to fetch a blanket for the li’l guy, only to find Murasaki waiting for him in his bedroom.  

This would probably be the starting point for a ton of Flappe/Murasaki slash fanfics, if that were a thing.   Murasaki blames Dr. Flappe for the fall of Muscle Tower, since Goku wouldn’t have won if #8 had just killed him like he was supposed to do.    And since Flappe created #8, that means he’s responsible.   Wait, what?

So, this episode establishes that #8 was in fact created by Dr. Flappe, which was probably an insignificant detail at the time, but this would be overruled by later continuity.   In Dragon Ball Z, it was established that Dr. Gero was the mastermind behind the Red Ribbon’s Androids/Cyborgs/whatever.  

The Daizenshuu attempted to reconcile this by suggesting that Flappe and Gero collaborated on #8, but I have some issues with this.    First and foremost, the Red Ribbon Army couldn’t have been operating in Suno’s village for very long, if all they ever wanted there was the Dragon Ball.   This means that Flappe and Gero would have only worked together for a very short time.  Maybe General White wanted a Jinzoningen soldier to beef up Muscle Tower’s defenses, so he had Dr. Gero send Dr. Flappe his schematics, and talked him through the procedure over the phone.  

That would explain why #8 was a failure in the eyes of the Red Ribbon Army.   He was a rush job, and even if Flappe had been motivated to do a good job, he was doing something he’d never done before, and probably working from a very experimental blueprint.   To be sure, even Dr. Gero had trouble building a Jinzoningen that would actually follow orders.   #16 ended up a lot like #8, and #17 and 18 were defiant as well.   #19 seems to be the only successful model, at least in terms of actually doing what Gero wanted him to do.    Of course #20 was Gero himself, and I sort of wonder if he only turned himself into a cyborg just because he had given up on the idea of getting any other android or cyborg to follow his orders.   So we can’t really blame Flappe for #8′s failings. 

At first, Flappe refuses to help Murasai, but then Suno walks in on them, and Murasaki uses her as a hostage.    He orders Flappe to steal Goku’s knapsack for him, and even though #8 notices, and Goku finally wakes up, Murasaki manages to get away.    Goku chases after him, even firing a Kamehameha wave to stop Murasaki.   He ducks to avoid it, but the blast starts an avalanche, burying Murasaki in the snow.   Goku recovers his knapsack, and opens it to reveal his lunch.  

Yep, turns out Goku didn’t even bring the Dragon Balls with him on this trip, so Murasaki’s scheme was a complete waste of time.   I guess Murasaki might have managed to steal the Dragon Radar, but it’s broken right now, except not even Dr. Flappe could fix it, so it would have been useless to him.

Come to think of it, in the manga, it was #8 who offered to take a look at Goku’s Dragon Radar, and he was the one who said that it was way over his head.   I guess having Dr. Flappe admit the same thing makes Bulma look like an even bigger genius.

With Murasaki out of the way, Flappe finally removes the bomb from 8′s body, which turns out to be a lot smaller than I would have thought.  They all act like the slightest disturbance could set it off, but that makes no sense.   The whole point of the bomb was that it could only be set off by the remote, which Goku already destroyed.   This episode keeps trying to suggest that the bomb could go off at any moment, or that it’s somehow safer outside of 8′s body.   If it were that tempermental, the Red Ribbon Army wouldn’t have wanted it installed in the first place.    They wouldn’t have wanted 8 to blow up unexpectedly in the middle of Muscle Tower.

WIth their business settled, Goku tosses the bomb into the mountains, thinking it will explode without harming anyone.   In fact, it lands right on Murasaki just as he’s digging himself out of the snow.

So I’m pretty sure this means he’s dead now.   I guess his four brothers died in the fall of Muscle Tower?  I gotta say, I don’t think a lot about Murasaki, and this isn’t one of my favorite arcs in Dragon Ball, but he really is a fun character.   Good hustle, Sergeant.

As Goku and the others leave Flappe’s home, he thinks to himself how he couldn’t admit to 8 that he had been the one to build him and put the bomb in his body in the first place.   Flappe only helped the Red Ribbon Army because they threatened to kill all the villagers if he refused, which is kind of poetic in a way, because that’s exactly why 8 hid the Dragon Ball.  

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fic writer meme

Tagged by the awesome @the-golden-ghost. Thanks for the tag!

Tagging whoever wants to do this ^^

How many works do you have on AO3?

34! (I didn't think I had that many...) Although it's not ALL of my works, some of the old ones I didn't bring from FFnet when I migrated.

What’s your total AO3 word count?

...where do you find that metric?

How many fandoms have you written for and what are they?

Lupin III (11 works), BBC Sherlock (10 works), Discworld (7 works), Sherlock Holmes and Related Fandoms (4 works, not including the BBC SH stuff), Avengers (1 crack fic). There was also a few French Webshows fics on my FFnet as well as a crack fic on Assassination Classroom.

What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Up in the mountains (127 kudos), my first fic in the Lupin III fandom, and somehow my highest-ranking fic ever! (JiGoe getting-together sick fic)

Treasures of time (124 kudos), a one-shot about Jigen and Lupin's relationship and their fears. Mutual pining and abandonment issues abound.

In the middle Part 1 (87 kudos), my first (and to date only) long fic in this fandom: the evolution of friendships, feelings and relationship among the Gang.

In the middle Part 2 (89 kudos), a continuation of the previous one, recounting how the Gang dealt with the tangle of their feelings for each other. Very drama, much misunderstandings, also Jigen and Fujiko have a sleepover.

We are beginning (86 kudos), basically just fluff without plot about the Polygang, their feelings for each other, the early days of their relationship, and cuddles. Lots of cuddles.

Do you respond to comments, why or why not?

Yes, always! Receiving comments is always great, so I want to encourage it! Also it's fun to chat with my readers ^^

What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?

I don't do angsty endings. So I guess it would be Bad Dreams, if only because there's mutual pining that doesn't get resolved at the end. It's about Lupin having a nightmare, and going to Goemon for comfort.

Do you write crossovers? If so, what is the craziest one you’ve written?

I used to, haven't done so in a while. Actually, I think the only one I ever wrote was a Discworld/Harry Potter crossover back in high school. Also it's in French.

Have you ever received hate on a fic?

Nope, never. Only positive reviews and constructive criticism. I'm very lucky in that regard, but then again I guess it comes with lack of popularity lol

Do you write smut? if so what kind?

I've written one smut scene, it was very difficult to write and I'm not planning to do it again any time soon.

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not to my knowledge.

Have you ever had a fic translated?

I've translated some of my own French fics to English, but I've never had anyone offer to do it for me.

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Nope. I've tried my hand at co-writing an original novel, though. (we kinda gave up halfway through)

What’s your all time favorite ship?

LUPIN III POLYGANG. (what do you mean that counts as several ships?)

What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?

I kinda started a thing about Goemon and Murasaki, but I had no idea where I was going.

What are your writing strengths?

I think I'm pretty good at... I'm not even sure how it's called, but like, making effects with how you form the sentences and line breaks and single words and stuff like that? Also I'm good at getting nto (certain) characters' heads.

What are your writing weaknesses?

Writing Lupin or Fujiko. I always write them OOC. And starting and concluding scenes.

What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

I do that sometimes, but never more than one or two sentences if it's one language embedded in the middle of a dialogue in another one. If the whole dialogue is in a foreign language, I'll still write it in the same language as the narration (and if needed, indicate what language they're speaking).

What was the first fandom you wrote for?

Discworld. It's the main fandom I was in when I learned that fanfiction was a thing.

Technically it was La Quête d'Ewilan, but it was a crappy self-insert next-gen thing and I had no idea where i was going, didn't get past the prologue and never published anything. We don't talk about that one.

What’s your favorite fic you’ve written?

It's In the middle. Honestly I'm worried I can't top that one.

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