#idk how many but um. not 31 is all i know

[elsa-rain-world-stuff]

PART 2 OF MY FIRST TIME IN RAINWORL

PART 1 HERE!!!!

I don't care if you didn't want it, i'm doing it anyway!

today we have more people in the dialog (probably), so:

Doc - person from the previous post

Lily - new person who was also struggling with rw

Me - me, Elsa Fogen

october 18, 2020

Me [21:43] : you crawl out AND THERE'S THAT THING SITTING

Lily [21:24] : ahhahha they're blind, but can hear very well Me [21:46] : that bitch sitting right where i need to go

Lily [21:24] : throw a rock, it'll be distracted and go away Me [21:58] : threw at it and it ate me :)

october 19, 2020, new chat

Me [19:15] : Which wai is better..........

Lily [19:25] : Hi everyone Can i scream here about stupid scavs Me [19:32] : Yes and i'm gonna scream about FUCKING OCTOPUSES AAAAAAAAAAAA DIE BITCH

Me [19:44] : alright FUCK i'm tired of this shit fucking longlegs Me [19:44] : i like them, BUT THEY PISS ME OFF SO MUCH WHILE PLAYING AWJMLALMOWAJA Me [20:17] : SO, actual question, which way is better? Me [20:25] : chill

Me [20:31] : fuck

Me [20:39] : what the fuck...

Me [23:07] : I THINK RAAAAAAAIN IS COMING

Me [23:09] : AH FINALLY

NEEEEEEST Lily [23:09] : how you managed to lose all your karma as monk? Me [23:11] : two words FUCKING LONGLEGS scary

Malevich's black square

Me [23:11] : minus fucking eyes

Me [23:40] : *FURIOUS SCREAM OF HATE*

Me [23:40] : why hello

Me [23:40] : you don't need a translation they said there's no dialog they said AND NOW I CAN'T UNDERSTAND SHIT

october 20, 2020

Me [00:02] : what happened????????????????????

Lily [00:03] : he will kill you if you keep coming back or stay after he told you to leave Me [00:04] : UM

Me [00:14] : um

what's with karma Lily [00:15] : Five Pebbles made you maximum karma Me [00:16] : alright then. where do i go next? i don't understand shit Lily [00:16] : go after orange Me [00:18] : ?? Lily [00:18] : Well. That thing that shows you the way Me [00:33] : HAHAHAH IT WAS FUCKING KILLED AND I HAVEN'T SEEN IT IN AGES Lily [00:34] : It comes back after If it didn't that means that you ate neuron from Moon Me [00:38] : i don't think so... i didn't eat anything from Moon and it was killed in citadel Lily [00:38] : you're glowing It means you ate white fly Me [00:40] : i didn't eat from Moon Lily [00:40] : Ok, then why are you glowing? :D Me [00:40] : i ate those flies only at five pebbles, BECAUSE THERE WERE NO OTHER FOOD Lily [00:40] : idk then ahhh by the way Five Pebbles tells you where to go Me [00:51] : ahkepadwaha fuck would be great if i understood him Me [01:08] : rip my thing, good thing it was

Me [01:08] : what the fuck

After that i used a passage and teleported to outskirts, and saw my overseer again. I can't find any messages about that but i remember that i didn't visit chimney and sky islands on my first time lol. also i got very poor translation for the game yeah

Me [22:18] : what are these things

Me [22:52] : AH SHIT THIS FUCKER TOOK MY EXPLOSIVE SPEAR THAT I CHANGED(( Me [22:52] : FUCKING ARSENAL HERE

Me [22:52] : THE FUN THING IS THAT I DIDN'T DO IT Lily [22:53] : WHATDOYOUMEAN who did then??? Me [22:52] : I DON'T KNOW SCAVENGERS PROBABLY WHY THO THEY HAVE STASH NEARBY BUT MY GAME STARTED LAGGING BECAUSE OF IT LOL

Also this conversation i think it's funny

october 21, 2020

Doc [0:30] : ELSA I'M GONNA EAT YOU NOW Me [00:32] : why :0 Doc [0:33] : I asked you many times who would you be in rw. Just to draw. Me [00:33] : ah. idk. a cat mb, i don't know anyone yet Doc [0:33] : Which? 🗿 white. yellow. red. green. dark-blue. almost black. light blue. another light blue. orange. maroon. Me [00:34] : speckled purple 🗿 Doc [0:34] : purple Me [00:34] : kidding ЪAWHWAZH AWHZWHWHAHW SINGLE BRAIN Doc [0:34] : IT EXISTS IT FUCKING EXISTS *sends picture of sleeping spearmaster* -------- Me [12:51] : by the way, i will have this glowing forever? Doc [12:51] : What? Me [12:52] : well that appeared after i ate flies at Five Pebbles Doc [12:52] : I think yes. Me [12:52] : Nice By the way, overseer showed up And was killed by fucking scavengers twice

october 22, 2020

Me [0:12] : FUCK HEAR ME OUT HEAR ME O U T there's one place, very deep well and there no pipes to climb up and there's shelter up there i fell in that well couldn't go further and long story short i'm like sitting there thinking what do i do i had an option to die but i didn't want to and so i decided to wait till the rain and go up with water AND IT WORKED Me [0:18] : my genius plan worked here

Lily [00:19] : AAAAAA NO WAY SO IT'S NOT AN EMPTY PLACE IT'S A PIT??? THANK YOU ELSA THANK YOU VERY MUCH SMOOCH SMOCH SMOOOOCH Me [0:19] : I'm just not afraid to take risk sometimes you can farm karma later anyway (but in some places you'll lose more while farming) Lily [00:20] : i just though it's gonna rain like in open place Me [0:21] : i believed and hoped that it's gonna be flooded and no rain Lily [00:22] : How did you HOW DID YOU EVEN GUESS THAT Damn You're my salvation Me [0:23] : i can't climb onto damn deers((((( they're slippery bitches Lily [00:24] : they also sit on you Me [0:25] : OR DON'T SIT AT ALL

and here you can see my internal explorer had beed awakened

Me [0:25] : h m what is this pipe and where it leads...

Me [0:25] : and He R E

Me [0:25] : standin

---- Me [17:52] : i'm trying to make good relationships with scavengers

october 23, 2020

Me [15:59] : WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS ORGY

Me [16:02] : FUUUUUUUUUUUUCK I'VE JUST NOW UNDERSTOOD HOW TO SIT ON THESE CREATURES

oh, the bird was sucked into the ground Me [16:03] : - so what's with the money? - what money - money that i invested in in stopping rains (it's a reference to an old meme...)

Me [16:03] : WELL FUCK IT THREW ME AWAY

Me [16:07] : DUDEEEEE

Me [16:11] : FINALLY YESYEEEEEESSS NEW SHELTER

WELL I GUESS I'LL HAVE TO MAKE PART 3 BECAUSE OF IMAGE LIMIT

LIKE AND REBLOG FOR NEXT PART OR WHATEVER

#rain world #monk #rw monk #rain world monk #the monk #rain world screenshot

[ritzcuit]

12, 22?

12; the unpopular character that you actually like and why more people should like them

HMM well arguably daryan but i dont think he's super unpopular??? i at least know a good handful of ppl who like him :3 and everyone should like him bc he is so cuties and his widdle face. Wait no i have an answer. omg.

jean armstrong. 😭 his character is like ... stereotypical, and outdated, and idk about the original japanese that well, But i know the way they tried to localize him was specifically "cis gay man with a drag persona" and it's just. it's sweet to me!!! :( i don't think he was done offensively or hatefully! not in the localization anyway. it's sweet to me.. i love him. ok? jean armstrong...my best friend. i'm glad they tried. it was 20 years ago im so glad they Tried.

this is where i got the part abt how they localized his character btw https://news.capcomusa.com/zeroobjections/blog/2014/10/31/ace-attorney-trilogy---surprising-tidbits-you-never-knew ... Ok and to be honest its been years since i revisited recipe for turnabout so i don't even remember if he's an "unpopular" character. or what he does. i just like him. He's my oomfie

22; your favorite part of canon that everyone else ignores

(trembling)(sick to my stomach)thethe part of The(on the floor)The sahdmadhi-justice-are'bal mountain family up there just chilling upin the mountains no problem life beautiful all forever peace and love on earth and learning about the flowers and insects and cooking meals and writing IDC IF APOLLO HAS TOO MANY BACKSTORIES!!!!!THIS ONES AWESOME!!!!!

i feel like i should give a second answer just bc that first one feels too obvious LMFAOO but i dont think i have a second answer!! it's like. my favorite thing sincerely and it genuinely does upset me when ppl refuse to play in this space or brush it off as bad writing. it's not at all too overwrought or anything if you allowed some fucking whismy or joy into your life at all. Also criminal dads is awesome. and i think its hilarious if apollo has a shounen boy background and hes likeplease i just want an income

but for the sake of saying smth new Um well i looked through the ace attorney timeline. what the hell does this mean

third answer is whatever the hell lord stronghart and jigoku had going on.Ppl dont talk about that enough

#GUMMY ARE YOU OK? #ty for askies :3!!!

[valkeakuulas]

20 Questions for Fic Writers

I was tagged by @cacodaemonia ! :D

How many works do you have on ao3? 48! :D Here's to hoping will reach 50 before the year ends. Got two months for that.

What’s your total ao3 word count? 332,404

What fandoms do you write for? Currently I write for TCW only. I tend to latch into one fandom and then just write for it.

What are your top 5 fics by kudos? The Most Unexpected Courting (TF, dragonformers AU) 30 Days of Jazz and Prowl (What is says in the tin) War Stories (TCW) 31 Days of Clone Wars Fictober (TCW, various ships) Cake Galore (I kinda consider this my magnum opus)

Do you respond to comments? Why or why not? Yes, of course! I had a phase when didn't (it was when was floating between fandoms) and I feel rather now embarrassed about it. If a person took their time to write me a comment, I want them to know I saw it and it made me happy

What is a fic you wrote with the angstiest ending Um... I don't know...? I don't think none of fics have an angsty ending? I'm a softie who pretty much only reads angst if there's a happy ending, so that gets mirrored in my fic as well.

What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? ... All of them? Okay okay, if had to pick, I would say light at the end of the world and The Most Unexpected Courting show the type of happy endings that I use most often. One ends softly, one has some smut going on before the end.

Do you get hate on fics? *squints* I very vaguely think I've gotten maybe one slightly annoyed comment? In one of my TF fics? But I'm not 100% certain, so the answer is no.

Do you write smut? If so, what kind? I honestly fear that pretty much the only things I write are smut, smut and more smut. But only type of smut I think I've not written about is very heavy kink (hardcore BDSM, for example).

Do you write crossovers? I've wanted to but never really have. The only thing that is a bit crossover-ish is a fic where a very transformer-like character has some good times with Cody.

Have you ever had a fic stolen? ... tbf I don't think anyone would really want to steal anything from me, so, no? I think?

Have you ever had a fic translated? Nope

Have you ever co-written a fic before? Yeah, I have!

What’s your all-time favorite ship? Now this is an extremely unfair question. I don't have a favorite ship, I've got a whole goddamn armada.

What’s a wip you want to finish, but doubt you ever will? ... There are a few TF mini-fic series I've never finished even though planned to? I guess those count

What are your writing strengths? idk, someone recently said that I've got the habit of starting a fic (usually a short one) in a serious way that can twist into pure crack with the drop of a hat and still make it work. Or something like that.

What are your writing weaknesses? Ha! That's easy. Prepositions and comma placements. They follow rules that are pretty much completely opposite to the ones I was taught. I feel so sorry for my beta reader because I keep making same mistakes all the time.

Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic? You mean in my own mother tongue? I can do a few lines but a whole dialogue? Haven't really tried. 🤔

First fandom you wrote for? It was Naruto. I'm a genuine KakaIru fan who tipped her toes into fic writing over fifteen years ago.

Favorite fic you’ve written? ... Once again, this is an extremely unfair question. Every fandom phase I've had has had its own favorite fic, so picking just one among them is very rude. So, pass.

Tagging... @marloviandevil @gaogaigar-the-king & @nightfall-1409

Also, taking a page of Caco's book, here are the questions unanswered

How many works do you have on ao3?

What’s your total ao3 word count?

What fandoms do you write for?

What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

What is a fic you wrote with the angstiest ending

What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Do you get hate on fics?

Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Do you write crossovers?

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Have you ever had a fic translated?

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

What’s your all-time favorite ship?

What’s a wip you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?

What are your writing strengths?

What are your writing weaknesses?

Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

First fandom you wrote for?

Favorite fic you’ve written?

#valkeakuulas writes AKA butchers English grammar #fanfiction #writing

[rooolt]

7 and 12 for the ask game !!

7. What character did you begin to hate not because of canon but because how the fandom acts about them?

Um okay disclaimer I do still enjoy both these characters (there are two) and not everyone who likes them are annoying, but like Glenn and Lark stans sometimes really irritate me. It’s people I think who genuinely can’t acknowledge that it’s fine and okay and funny that Glenn is kind of a dick and not a great dad or it’s people that fucking love Glenn so much but they were hardcore shitting on scary during 25-31 like really man? And then with lark I just really am tired of “grizzled asshole man who’s Damaged” being the most sought after archetype in fiction and I feel like people also treat lark like that and also people who shit on sparrow and are like “lark is way better and would’ve been a better dad” like idk I just hate when people really like certain complicated characters and ignore all their flaws and completely demonize other, similarly complicated characters.

12. The unpopular character that you actually like and why more people should like them?

I don’t really know if I really have one? The nature of dndads is that the NPCs that are reoccurring enough for me to form any sort of opinion about are definitely many peoples favorites. I guess like kinda problematic faves but I’m wholeheartedly a Jodie fan I think he sucks and is a dick and that’s why I like him and also I guess in some circles scary is unpopular and she’s the girl of all time but idk? Slept on fave is hero oak, I can’t think about her to hard or I’ll go insane

#Everyone be normal about this one please

[depoteka]

my ranking and review of all eurovision 2023 songs

(don't expect any intellectual deep dives, i just tried articulating my feelings the best i could but it was hard bc i'm so lukewarm on so many songs. if the reviews don't make sense it's because i wrote them before i used the esc gerbear to sort the places hhh)

37. iceland: diljá - power

it definitely is a song that is competing in eurovision this year and i've listened to it. it doesn't make me feel anything so i don't know what to say. it's a fast pop song but i'm not even vibing to it :( i just don't like it

36. switzerland: remo forrer - watergun

oh switzerland, just because sad boy gjon worked in 2021 doesn't mean you need to keep sending sad boys now... a really boring attempt at an anti-war song

35. cyprus: andrew lambrou - break a broken heart

i don't think i'm really into men singing some heartbreak songs tbh i don't like those howls in the song and the rest sorta sounds imagine dragons-ish to me, the verses at least

34. greece: victor vernicos - what they say

it's cool that he's playing bass in the music video but the song isn't making me feel much. ain't gonna really talk shit about it bc the dude's just 16, i hope he has fun at eurovision

33. italy: marco mengoni - due vite

i like to think italy is my fave eurovision country and then they send a ballad….. i actually watched sanremo (tho i haven't seen any of the nights till the end bc i'm not that strong Yet) and marco wasn't my favourite at all, i was actually surprised how crazy the audience kept going whenever he was performing. of course i can see it getting some good result because it's a classic italian ballad. just not for me

32. ireland: wild youth - we are one

we've got u2 at home/the u2 at home:…. this song has the most generic love love peace peace lyrics ever and whatever unity they are singing about i don't want to be a part of it

31. poland: jann - gladiator blanka - solo

baybeh….it's kinda crazeh… allegedly it was a big radio hit before "winning" the preselections but imma be real with you, i'd never heard it before. it's a harmless pop song without any substance and if it was selected internally i'd be like meh but all the bullshit that went down at our national final makes me mad. i hope we flop hard

30. portugal: mimicat - ai coração

something about it to me feels like early 00s eurovision and i must admit, i don't really like it. though the performance in liverpool might be quite fun

29. romania: theodor andrei - d.g.t. (off and on)

the national final performance of this song is a state of mind. to be frank i feel like the esc fandom is overhating this song, it's not That bad. am i a fan of this song? no. would i like it to see it in the final with the same staging just for laughs? yes

28. israel: noa kirel - unicorn

israel i'm so sorry 0 points……. this song is a disjointed mess to my ears, i think it would've been better if they stuck to just one of the styles they used in this song. all the mentions of unicorns in this song make me cringe. not to mention the "you wanna see me dance?" bit which um, also makes me cringe. no problem with a dance break but why did she have to announce it like that out of nowhere. my favourite part of the song is probably the "u-ni-corn" chant at the very end but other than that eh. this song was written to make the staging crazy and exciting but as a song it doesn't work for me

27. azerbaijan: turalturanx - tell me more

brave of azerbaijan to send two dudes with their song that sound like it teleported itself from an early 00s shitty british movie. that rap part sounds like it's from a corporate song targeted at a young audience to idk make them stop smoking asdfadsf there's something endearing about this song tho

26. uk: mae muller - i wrote a song

i recognize that it's a step in the right direction for the uk and it's a rather fun song but tbh i just don't connect with it. i really liked sam last year and sadly in comparison mae's song seems quite weak to me. though i hope that the (de facto) host country curse doesn't work on the uk this year tho and they don't end up on the very end of the board

25. the netherlands: mia nicolai & dion cooper - burning daylight

ngl i forgot about this song after the first listen. i don't even know what to say about it really, it's just really underwhelming to me. i think i don't actively hate it but i also don't really like it

24. georgia: iru - echo

english grammar rules have left the chat. i'm baffled by the lyrics. but the song overall (along with the video) feels like something from outer space or the future. not in a crazy way tho. i think it has some potential

23. denmark: reiley - breaking my heart

bts are on hiatus so it's his time to shine. no but seriously, there's something so kpopy about this song? i defo like it more than the other "breaking heart" song this year but still. the dude gives me some uncanny valley feeling, especially considering he allegedly pretends to be 5 years younger than he actually is? i love eurovision drama

22. estonia: alika - bridges

we have very few true ballads this year but i think this one's ok!! not a ballad girl myself but i don't mind this one, i like her voice. gives me adele bond theme vibes. i've seen people say alika isn't really selling this song but i saw her national final performance and it seemed fine to me? not much you can really do when you're singing a ballad tbh

21. armenia: brunette - future lover

imma be real with you, i laughed out loud when i first listened to this song because of the lyrics. but i think the song is kinda nice anyway? not a fave but it's nice enough

20. malta: the busker - dance (our own party)

they got sax and in theory i should like it. but i'm not a fan. the whole "ooh i wanna stay at home in my sweater" shtick doesn't work for me. i can see why some people are vibing to this song but it's not doing it for me

19. sweden: loreen - tattoo

i'm a noted hater of sweden at eurovision so don't expect me to say anything nice hhhh the song is rather fine and loreen is fantastic but at the same time i feel like the entire song is just one idea repeated over and over without any sort of variation. her staging at melfest seems quite interesting but overall i don't think this has a potential to win? especially if the people watching in may remember euphoria. tattoo pales in comparison

18. san marino: piqued jacks - like an animal

hear me out………i don't hate this song. yes maybe it's cringe but somehow it keeps getting stuck in my head because it's catchy asdfasdfadsf i'm waiting for the studio version bc it's hard to properly judge it based on the shit sound mix at san marino nf

17. ukraine: tvorchi - heart of steel

was kinda surprised watching vidbir when this won! but then again ukraine keeps giving us different things constantly. i quite like this song but it's also too lowkey for me, nothing to go crazy about. still, it's a vibe

16. norway: alessandra - queen of the kings

ngl when i first heard the song i couldn't understand why people like it so much. now i enjoy it more but i wouldn't say it's a fave of mine? i can see it getting a good result though, there's something very eurovision about it

15. serbia: luke black - samo mi se spava

i feel like technically i should like this song but i….don't. i think the music itself is quite fun but…..the performance makes it seem like it was written for the netflix eurovision movie. something about this guy's voice bothers me. the nail to the coffin for me is the fact that the title of this song sounds close to "samo mi się spawa" in polish which means "it welds on its own for me" instead of "i just wanna sleep" which is what the title actually means 💀 i can't shake this association off and it doesn't help me like this song more

14. slovenia: joker out - carpe diem

at first i wasn't impressed but overall i think it's quite a fun indie/pop rock song!! and it's always nice to hear a native language instead of english

13. lithuania: monika lynkytė - stay

it's a pleasant song and the lithuanian bit is my fave part of the song. overall i don't mind it, but also i'm not crazy about it. sort of disappointed because i really loved sentimentai last year :(

12. belgium: gustaph - because of you

i haven't watched the belgian nf so i don't know what the other options were (that people are so mad about not winning) but i quite like this one!!! it's a bop, makes me wanna dance. i hope gustaph brings some voguing to liverpool

11. moldova: pasha parfeni - soarele şi luna

the only true folk influenced song we have this year, i like it!! it's a banger, it has some sort of flute going on, from what i've seen the lyrics refer to a folk legend? we love it

10. australia: voyager - promise

banger!! pleasantly surprised because i don't think i've ever really really liked any of australia's entries in the past. thought the random high note in the second verse is quite funny to me tbh asdasdfds

9. croatia: let 3 - mama ŠČ!

i think it's more of a whole package where the song doesn't really make full sense without the performance but in some strange way i enjoy the song anyway. the lyrics also are quite understandable in polish which probably also makes it easier for me (and i imagine other slavic people as well) to understand the message without feeling confused about what's going on

8. albania: albina & familja kelmendi - duje

the drama?? i love it. i saw somebody say it feels like a turkish telenovela and they've got a point. it makes me feel something (unlike some other entries) and i appreciate it. plus the instrumental absolutely fucks

7. spain: blanca paloma - eaea

when i first heard the song i didn't understand it at all. i feel like i still don't fully Get it but there's something so fascinating about it to me that i can't stop thinking about it. i'm so confused? but i think it means i enjoy it. definitely something i like more than slomo last year

6. germany: lord of the lost - blood & glitter

yell heah!! germany finally sending something worthwhile. i keep listening to this song on loop, i wanna twerk to it. love the combo of metal AND glitter <3

5. france: la zarra - évidemment

i already liked it at first listen and it keeps growing on me! not a big fan of chanson type of songs but this one is a banger + her look in the music video is gorgeous, i hope she keeps it for liverpool

4. czechia: vesna - my sister's crown

liked it before it was chosen at czechia's national final and was happy when they won but i kinda got bored of it after a month or so? i still think it's a good song (even tho i know people have some issues with it) and i love the mix of three different slavic languages. i think with the right staging they can win me back

3. latvia: sudden lights - aijā

OK OK… when i first heard it i was like ok. but then one evening i randomly found myself watching the moldovan nf and they were guests there and when they played their song in this shitty studio i was like omg it's actually really good?? obsessed with the lullaby bit at the end. i hope to god they qualify, they need to bring justice to latvia after citi zeni's nq last year

2. austria: teya & salena - who the hell is edgar?

what a surprise?? adored it at first listen. it both manages to be a bop while also trying to say something. i loved in corpore sano last year, i love who the hell is edgar this year

1. finland: käärijä - cha cha cha

what can i say......i usually don't really listen to any of the national final songs and just wait for the winner of each one but the thumbnail for cha cha cha music video on yt intrigued me so i watched it. and immediately i wanted käärijä to win eurovision weeks before he even won the finnish nf. the song is sooo addictive and his entire look/performance is hypnotizing. i know he's a favourite to win rn but if he somehow flops in may i'm gonna be really really sad. come on, it's crazy it's party. i think this finnish win would be a really fitting addition to lordi's win in 2006

#eurovision #i already am not sure about the ranking hhh #but like. more or less...

[malinaa]

rules: you must answer these statements and tag 20 people tagged: @rosesau tagging: @bluepinstripes | @ttimbradford | @calnovas | @oretsev | & whoever wants to do this <3

THE LAST

1. drink: milk tea boba 🧋 2. phone call: my mom  3. text message: @rosesau 4. song you listened to: i am always listening to music so the current song playing rn is all the pretty girls by vera blue 5. time you cried: idk maybe last month 6. dated someone twice: no 7. kissed someone and regretted it: yeah 8. been cheated on: no 9. lost someone special: no 10. been depressed: probably 11. gotten drunk and thrown up: no

3 FAVORITE COLORS

12. a soft green 13. a deep blue 14. sunset pink

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU

15. made new friends: girl idk 16. fallen out of love: no 17. laughed until you cried: yes 18. found out someone was talking about you: yes 19. met someone who changed you: no 20. found out who your friends are: sure 21. kissed someone on your facebook list: who the fuck uses facebook. also no

GENERAL

22. how many of your facebook friends do you know in real life: girl... WHO uses facebook!!! 23. do you have any pets: 3 dogs 24. do you want to change your name: no 25. what did you do for your last birthday: i ate a LOT!! like a LOTTT 26. what time did you wake up: maybe 8smth am 27. what were you doing at midnight last night: on tiktok (sorry)  28. name something you can’t wait for: rereading tgt to prep for s&b s2 29. when was the last time you saw your mom: lliterally a few seconds ago 31. what are you listening to right now: mess it up by gracie abrams 32. have you ever talked to a person named tom: uh. not sure. probably not 33. something that is getting on your nerves: nothing atm 34. most visited website: tumblr... 35. hair color: black 36. long or short hair: medium (bob length) 37. do you have a crush on someone: no 38. what do you like about yourself: im v sexy &lt;3 39. piercings: none (my ear piercings closed ☹️) 40. blood type: i do not know for the life of me ngl 41. nickname: lys 42. relationship status: single 43. zodiac: leo 44. pronouns: she/her ig 45. favorite tv show: um... i don't think i Have one???? 46. tattoos: no :/ 47. right or left handed: right  48. surgery: does wisdom teeth extraction count 😭 50. sport: No. 51. vacation: going 2 vegas next month i think 52. pair of trainers: umm adidas ?

MORE GENERAL

53. eating: just finished a bag of doritos spicy nacho chips 54. drinking: literally boba... 55. i’m about to: turn on the light 56. waiting for: books to arrive? 57. want: an mfa (i just miss being in a writers workshop)58. get married: sure 59. career: writer probably 

WHICH IS BETTER

60. hugs or kisses: idk 61. lips or eyes: lips 62. shorter or taller: idk  63. older or younger: IDK 64. nice arms or nice stomach: oh. Arm 65. hook up or relationship: relationship 66. troublemaker or hesitant: hesitant

HAVE YOU EVER

67. kissed a stranger: yes 68. drank hard liquor: yes 69. lost glasses/contact lenses: yes 70. turned someone down: yes 71. sex on the first date: no 72. broken someone’s heart: idk maybe 73. had your heart broken: no 74. been arrested: no 75. cried when someone died: no 76. fallen for a friend: yah

DO YOU BELIEVE IN

77. yourself: sure 78. miracles: sure 79. love at first sight: in the hozier way 80. santa claus: no 81. kiss on the first date: sure 82. angels: yes

OTHER

84. eye colour: brown 85. favourite movie: I Don't Know!

#tag games #text #tais toi lys

[nulfaga]

;________; god if you ever wanted to elaborate a bit on the timeline of salomé & miri’s relationship post-3….. would love to hear anytime <3 ;—;

thank you for asking they mean the world to me <333

i won't lie. i haven't really hashed it out blow by blow :') like my biggest and clearest vision is that they just settle down and have a family and nothing bad happens ever again lmao. i think in general things are very slow moving between them like um... ok

they were close almost from the start (obv miranda is kind of cold at first but salomé is an excellent judge of character and made the decision to just. not bite back. which kind of defused the tension and let them get to know each other on like a non-antagonistic footing)...miranda already had it kind of bad by the end of me2 but she's very good at shelving her feelings so.

around the end of me3 salo begins to wake up to like. how much she actually cares for miranda too but it's the absolute wrong time (salo herself is going to pieces literally and figuratively toward the end of the reaper war. she's grieving, stressed out beyond belief, crushed by guilt, etc etc. she convinces herself—it's not true, but she convinces herself—that she would have fallen in love with anyone who threw her a bone at this crisis point. her stance is very much like "if i'm ever sane again i'll reconsider it")

so after the end of the war salo is laid out in a hospital in london (maybe she had to be transferred since london is bombed-out, idk. it's not practical or probable but i always liked the idea that she was airlifted to paris, where she's from. bookends etc) and miranda's tracked her down and spends the better part of a year w/ salo in a private hospital ward while she recovers. waiting by your lover's bedside etc, never mind they're not actually involved yet. during this time they talk about their visions for the future. miranda hasn't had time to hatch many plans, she's just enjoying the fact that no one's trying to kill her for a change. salo on the other hand is pretty firm about remaining on earth, not so much out of personal responsibility/helping to rebuild but because like. christ. she's (more-or-less, temporally speaking) 31 now; she didn't leave the sol system until she was 22; she didn't properly speak to an alien until years after that (very little talking happened during the skyllian blitz, and the thresher maws on akuze were obv nonsapient); so her first steps into the greater galactic community, her first visit to the citadel, introduction to council politics, becoming a spectre, and the Fucking Reaper War all happened in the span of 5ish years (and 3 years in her experience, because she was out between 2183-85). this is all to say that very little of it all feels real to her after the fact; she feels the strong desire to remain on earth at least for the foreseeable future and recenter herself. miranda's a fan of the idea, and she hasn't personally been to earth in decades, so she'd like to reacquaint herself. so there's the agreement that they both want to stay put AND the tacit agreement that they'd like to stay together at least for a while.

so once salo is well enough to leave, they get a nice apartment in a small town somewhere (one largely left alone by the reapers); salo finishes her bachelor's degree remotely & under an assumed name. miranda helps coordinate restoration efforts in the nearby city. it's good work but unchallenging; she'd like to get back into a research lab at one point. this is all about 2188-89

the rest is pretty fuzzy NO IT DELETED THIS BULLET. short version: they get married around the end of the 2190s and have adopted 2 kids by 2200.

eventually miranda goes to work in a clinical research lab for an earth holding, everything aboveboard, etc, but finds it fatally boring. good riddance to cerberus but she misses the work environment where money is not a factor and red tape is nonexistent. that aside, salomé can be a homebody if she likes, but miranda wants any children of hers to see the galaxy. so they move (a little reluctantly on salo's part) somewhere closer to the action, one of the hub worlds like illium or elysium

that's as far as i've planned lmao. i will say, idk if i'm going to stick with this bc it is Quite corny, but i like the idea that one of the kids' middle names is bailey. (because it was on thane's baby name shortlist)

#i almost didn't put a readmore thereby obliterating the dash #salomé vauquelin #i said she attends uni under an ''assumed name'' but vauquelin is the name that was on her papers when she was born #just got lost in the move to paris. ''shepard'' has another origin entirely

[quickhacked]

8, 15, 25, 31, 35 and 43 for artyom and sascha!

YIPPIEEEEE thank you so much for these AUAUAU i've missed talking about them ;w;

for housekeeping reasons: this pairing is romantic!

8) what do the like best about their partner?

artyom loves how considerate and kind sascha is :) sascha has been through a lot and is still going through a lot but despite all of it he's still so gentle. very tired, sure, and he can definitely be a little distant and VERY quiet, but he's just. a sweetheart and i am holding him in my arms

sascha loves how enthusiastic and energetic artyom is! artyom is very passionate about science and magic and loves to ramble and infodump, and it's so endearing to sascha; he loves to just sit around and listen to artyom for hours and hours on end :) <3

this is also why they just. they work so well together idk!!! sascha is more quiet and reserved though still passionate about the things he likes, while artyom is more extraverted and shares the same interests as sascha so they always have something to talk about and they just. complement each other very well. i'm having so many emotions about them oh my god

15) how adventurous are they?

VERY adventurous >:) they're essentially traveling the world with their adventuring party right now! they both love seeing other places and meeting people from different countries and cultures, and they also don't shy away from an adventure in a deep forest or a cave system or a dungeon or something like that

when it comes to their relationship specifically, they're a bit less adventurous (except when it comes to the bedroom but i'm not gonna talk about that right now LMFAO). throughout their entire lives, they've actually always been each other's constant so to say, and they like the predictability and reliability that comes with that! so they're not quick to try and change things about their relationship in an adventurous way, they prefer to just go with the flow and see where they end up together :)

25) how much time do they spend together? do they share their feelings, or hold things in?

artyom and sascha essentially spend every breathing moment together. they're both however not that great at talking about their feelings! haha! it's mostly been fine because they're so tuned in to one another they Rarely need to talk about stuff, they just follow their intuition and all is well. however, especially later in their story and after they officially become a Thing, they learn they Do kinda need to talk about things and that's when they start doing it more. it's a messy journey because they both haven't really been taught how to communicate properly (artyom was mostly left to his own devices back when he still lived at home and sascha was a gifted kid so everyone assumed he just Knew how to do Everything) but hey they're learning together and that's what it's all about <3

31) do they finish each other’s sentences? pick up any phrases or habits from each other? know when the other is hiding something?

artyom finishes sascha's sentences all the time but that's also mostly because sascha speaks very slowly and artyom talks so so fast LMFAO he generally knows exactly what sascha is thinking of so that's why he can do that

the other way round, sascha cannot finish artyom's sentences because artyom speaks and thinks very fast whereas sascha. well. he's hard of hearing with pretty bad auditory processing issues so his brain just kind of lags behind, it's already a miracle he can follow artyom's rambling in the first place LOL

sascha has picked up a lot of habits from artyom. artyom is very expressive with his hands and also stims a lot, and it's become so normal to sascha he's kind of doing things like that too nowadays <3 artyom has picked up less habits from sascha because of his um. pretty static composure most of the time. and also when we're talking about routine habits, artyom doesn't easily create new habits for himself so he wouldn't "just" pick something like that up from sascha

they're both terrible liars as well, so it's pretty easy to tell when they're hiding something. however, they're both also pretty oblivious so there's still a big chance they get away with it LMFAO

35) do they bring out the best in each other, or the worst? do they have a fatal flaw?

generally speaking, they bring out the best in each other. their brains are so tuned in to each other and they're both so smart, they can come up with the best and most creative and brightest ideas together (which they do!!! a lot!!!!!) and they clearly love each other so much and let that love for each other fuel them and motivate them in everything they do

however, they are definitely also a little bit too dependent on each other. it's something they're working on, and while they don't mind being apart and actually Can be apart from each other, it becomes very clear in their behavior that they still rely a LOT on each other

a good example of this would be the fact that artyom mostly makes decisions with his heart, whereas sascha mostly makes decisions with his head. it would be best to have a good mix of the two available at your disposal, but because they've become so comfortable relying on the other doing what they do best, whenever they're not together they're just. kind of missing that part of their judgement. and that prevents artyom from thinking rationally about things when he's alone, and it prevents sascha from understanding others' perspectives better when he's alone

43) do they talk often? what about?

they talk. all the fucking time oh my god they never fucking shut up LMFAO they were put next to each other in fantasy secondary school because their teachers hoped it would make artyom more quiet when he's forced to sit with the quiet kid (sascha) but no. it only made him louder. and it made sascha loud as well. bless

they mostly talk about science, magic and history a lot because that's their specialties and their fields of study :) artyom also reads and learns a lot about random things (whatever his brain is zoomed in on at that moment) which he will occasionally infodump about as well! sascha is less of a talker but he's a good listener, and he absolutely also has his infodump moments <3

pairing asks!

#asks #mutuals #morvaris #ask:in life and death #pairing asks #if you're noticing parallels between these two and misha and vito no you don't <3 #i kinda created all of them at the same time and ended up reusing some stuff but. it's Different enough i think #i'm going into very different directions with some of the stuff so it's fine actually <3 #anyway! my fantasy science boys i love them so much #sascha is a historian actually. not a scientist. well actually they're both still students. hm. it's fine

[allbruvwrestling]

1-100

Get to Know Me Uncomfortably Well

1. What is you middle name? Barry

2. How old are you? 37

3. When is your birthday? 16th Feb

4. What is your zodiac sign? Aquarius

5. What is your favorite color? Blue

6. What’s your lucky number? 7

7. Do you have any pets? Dog - Beagle

8. Where are you from? Originally from South Africa, Living in New Zealand

9. How tall are you? 6'3

10. What shoe size are you? 10 or 11

11. How many pairs of shoes do you own? 1

12. What was your last dream about? I can't remember

13. What talents do you have? No idea lol

14. Are you psychic in any way? No lol

15. Favorite song? Unforgiven by Metallica

16. Favorite movie? Batman: the dark knight

17. Who would be your ideal partner? Hangman Page

18. Do you want children? No

19. Do you want a church wedding? No

20. Are you religious? i'm catholic but im not religious

21. Have you ever been to the hospital? Yes

22. Have you ever got in trouble with the law? No

23. Have you ever met any celebrities? No

24. Baths or showers? Shower

25. What color socks are you wearing? White

26. Have you ever been famous? No

27. Would you like to be a big celebrity? No

28. What type of music do you like? Metal, Rap and EDM

29. Have you ever been skinny dipping? Yes

30. How many pillows do you sleep with? 1

31. What position do you usually sleep in? 2

32. How big is your house? Medium

33. What do you typically have for breakfast? cereal

34. Have you ever fired a gun? No

35. Have you ever tried archery? No

36. Favorite clean word? Pizza

37. Favorite swear word? Cunt

38. What’s the longest you’ve ever gone without sleep? um prob like 34 hours

39. Do you have any scars? No

40. Have you ever had a secret admirer? No

41. Are you a good liar? No

42. Are you a good judge of character? maybe

43. Can you do any other accents other than your own? lol no

44. Do you have a strong accent? i think so

45. What is your favorite accent? from England

46. What is your personality type? idk lol

47. What is your most expensive piece of clothing? I think one of my football tops was like $170 lol

48. Can you curl your tongue? yes

49. Are you an innie or an outie? outie

50. Left or right handed? Right

51. Are you scared of spiders? yes

52. Favorite food? Pizza

53. Favorite foreign food? Um idk Pizza lol

54. Are you a clean or messy person? clean

55. Most used phrased? atm its "do you dig what i'm sayin man?"

56. Most used word? Sleep

57. How long does it take for you to get ready? under 5 minutes

58. Do you have much of an ego? you have to believe in yourself don't you so a bit i think

59. Do you suck or bite lollipops? Suck ;)

60. Do you talk to yourself? yes

61. Do you sing to yourself? yes

62. Are you a good singer? i've been told i'm not to bad but i don't think i am

63. Biggest Fear? dying or the dark

64. Are you a gossip? only about wrestling lol

65. Best dramatic movie you’ve seen? idk

66. Do you like long or short hair? short hair on my head but idc for others

67. Can you name all 50 states of America? No

68. Favorite school subject? when i was heading home

69. Extrovert or Introvert? Introvert

70. Have you ever been scuba diving? No

71. What makes you nervous? talking to pretty girls

72. Are you scared of the dark? yes

73. Do you correct people when they make mistakes? no

74. Are you ticklish? yes

75. Have you ever started a rumor? no

76. Have you ever been in a position of authority? no

77. Have you ever drank underage? yes

78. Have you ever done drugs? no

79. Who was your first real crush? your mom

80. How many piercings do you have? none

81. Can you roll your Rs?“ no

82. How fast can you type? no idea lol

83. How fast can you run? no idea lol

84. What color is your hair? Brown

85. What color is your eyes? Brown

86. What are you allergic to? dust mite and pollen

87. Do you keep a journal? no

88. What do your parents do? teacher and counsellor

89. Do you like your age? Eh

90. What makes you angry? when your mom doesn't let me bang her

91. Do you like your own name? sometimes

92. Have you already thought of baby names, and if so what are they? No I don't want kids

93. Do you want a boy a girl for a child? I don't want kids

94. What are you strengths? I'm a good  Listener

95. What are your weaknesses? i'm very shy

96. How did you get your name? your mom gave it to me

97. Were your ancestors royalty? who knows ill have to ask them

98. Do you have any scars? No

99. Color of your bedspread? white

100. Color of your room? white

#that was a lot #why

[incarnateirony]

Doo dooo doo doo doo, manamana doo doodoo doo, manamana--

o/~ and aint no cops can say shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit i love legal growing and doing skilled trades

Top section is the grow that's being forced into a 90 day grow (at about day 64), because Mark has none listening skills and made a bunch of promises in my name. Bottom section is the bumper wave gonna rotate in after them in a few weeks (4.5 weeks, rotation point 7 weeks)

Recently, a friend of mine that is None Mark reached out like, hey, I have a friend that runs a professional dispensary now that kinda started with a bin and some mylar and with no intention to micromanage you, would you mind giving me some pics and details to see if he has any advice minding your limited setup? So I sent this huge ass thing, top to bottom, and he was like. damn ok I'll ask him but you seem to know what ur talking about.

Then came back like. Um. Um what? Well. When I said how old your plants were, he was like "so they're like" and made a little gesture like 18 inches. And I was like ummmmmmmmmmmm some of the small ones maybe? The others are like up to a foot more than that. And then they were sitting together reading what I was saying like. You started with TIMBERLINE you treated? When I did that in landscaping that was fill dirt where we didn't need anything to grow. You had WOT lighting to start? MOTHERFUCKER HOWWWWWWWWWWWW "What do you MEAN your partner expected an 85 day grow what he wants is a 6 month venture but--OOF OKAY NEVERMIND YOU COULD HAVE DONE IT AT 4"

Meanwhile Mark goes all dramatic "I'M GOING ON THE TIMELINE YOU TOLD ME" No, you're going on the only part of the timeline you heard, then subtracted from "YOU TOLD ME 3 TO 3 1/2 MONTHS" Yes, Mark, say that again, but slowly. "3 to 3 1/2 months?" Ok mark how many days are in a month. "30. About. 31." "OK. So in 3 months." "About 90. 91." "Okay, great! Now how many in 3 1/2." "+15, so like... 105, 106." Great, Mark! Now when I gave you 3 to 3 1/2 months as a timeline, how big did I tell you I could get the plants in that time. "Um, about 3 feet." GREAT! EXCELLENT.

Ok Mark, here's the hard one. The seller sites say their average yield is based on square meters. How many square feet do you think are in a square meter?" "Um, idk--" "About ten, a little more, but we'll say ten." "Ok. ten." Right, Mark. Now if my strains were 1.5-2 feet wide, and 3 feet tall, how many square feet is that?" Um, like six. Great. Okay. Now we're talking. Now do you remember what I said happens to a plant during bloom? "Um, they usually about double in size." Right. So a plant that is 1 1/2 feet pre-bloom becomes about 3 feet, right? "Right." Okay. And bloom on most strains takes how long mark? "Um... 6-8 weeks?" ...Ish. Varies, but good eye, thats what I aim for and most of my strains do, ok Mark we're on track, now stay focused.

"You don't have to be patronizing" no apparently I do, so hold on here. Now, because I haven't had a choice, these got flipped so they will, indeed, be about 90 days. Now, how big were they before they got flipped, aka, before they doubled. "Um idk" Okay, well I was sending reports about this. The highest performers were about 2.5 feet and the lower performers were about 1.5 feet. We'll say average 2 feet since it's 3 strains to simplify. Are we tracking? "Yeah--" Ok. So if the plants average double in size, and they were two feet, what's twice that? "Four." Okay great. So is four bigger than 3? Yeah? Okay. Great. So did I do even more than I said at 90 days? "Yeah, but-" no buts, no buts Mark, we're not done here wait a second.

Okay. So 90 to 105 days, right? Yeah. Okay. Now, my plants were about 6 weeks and some change when I flipped them. And you know even if I play with the lights to expect 6 weeks right? That's 12 weeks, right? "Yeah?" okay. So now, if they end up 1.5-2 x 4 on average, what is that? Um, about 6-8 square feet? RIGHT. Excellent, now we're talking, but lets dig here. So if 2 weeks of the plant life it is a seedling, the vegetation stage on this plant went how long. 4 weeks. Great. Alright, now we're cooking "what are you getting at."

Remember when I said. And you had initially agreed. I wanted to give them another 1-2 weeks, even if that carried us a few days into October? Yeah. Ok. So how many days are in 2 weeks. 14. Is 90+14 under 105? Yes. Oh. Neat. Okay so if they were growing average half a foot at this stage in life per week, how big does a 2 foot plant get? 3 ? Great. And then when it stretches? 6? Great! Okay so we do that 2x width again, for real all 2x cuz they got fatter those weeks too. What is 6 x 2? 12? Great. Square feet. Is that a square meter? "Yes." Okay. So you're saying, not only did I excel past my general parameters, but I would have exceeded the square meter canopy for the pound a plant you wanted? "Ummm--"

like nono, no ums. Now, what day of what month would be 90 days "I don't know." I marked this on a calendar in the chat, mark. It would be September 25th, so I said "september 20-something" for harvest *at earliest*, with the little calendar floating there. But then, we discussed the extra weeks, and knew it would go a few weeks into October, and discussed the financial balances, do you remember that? "Ummmmmmmmm" okay. I guess you don't, for some reason, which is weird from accounting, or whatever. But even if you forgot Sept 25 on the nose, you have to remember us working around payments and rents while moving and the plants not being able to move well right now. "Right." Okay, so if +1-2 weeks put us 1-2 weeks into October, where does "September 20th" come into your head as even viable as 90 days? Uhh--- right, in nonsense land, mark. It's nonsense land. It's a timeline you told yourself by not listening at all, and forced me to drop these plants early, and they're going to function at 6 sq ft, not 10-12, and what do you think that does to your precious Average Yield?

"But you said-" 12-14 weeks for 3 foot plants, which was exceeded, *and* bent into the availability of achieving the sq meter canopy at 14 weeks, mark. Instead, you tried to push me to 11 weeks because of your failure to meet other expectations and promises in my name. Which of us broke any deals or expectations in that case? [crickets] Yeah, there you go, Mark, now you're getting it. So September 20th for a pound per plant happens in what universe, mark? [more crickets] Yeah there you go I see it registering now. See, mister Accounting Man? [jazz hands] MATH.

[lazuliquetzal]

Hi, you're one of my favorite writers :D Regarding the recent "questions for fic writers", may I ask for 1, 10, and 31? (If you don't mind a tad too many questions in one ask, I am also curious about 12 and 13!)

eyy thanks!! i do not mind multiple questions i could talk about writing all day 💖💖💖💖

1. What fic of yours would you recommend to someone who had never read any of your work? (In other words, what do you think is the best introduction to your fics?)

Oh gosh. There's a couple way to answer this, I think. Dawn of the Fourth is probably my Most Fic Ever (unhinged humor, increasingly WTF plot), but it's really hard to parse if you're reading fandom-blind, so maybe not the best introduction.

The Disappearance of Narumiya Mei is a more fandom-blind friendly fic! It's also unfinished, whoops. But, you know: asshole protagonist, context-specific jokes, boiling rage behind every word. It definitely has that "kinda stupid, kinda gut punchy" vibe that I wanna go for. I swear once my Daiya obsession resurfaces I'll finish off the last 2 or 3 chapters.

10. How do you decide what to write?

Mostly, it's "oh, this would be funny!" and then I write it. There's a LOT of dead-end joke premises sitting in my folders. Sometimes (many times), it's like, "hm, here's a popular trope that I don't quite understand. What do people like about it, and how do I make myself like it?" and then that's how you get shit like "mystery thriller deaging fic" and "why is this OC twin fic breaching containment"

In more detail, if something I write breaks the 8K barrier and I have an idea of 1) what it's about and 2) how it's gonna end, I consider it a #official WIP and I do my best to finish it.

31. What's your ideal fic length to write?

Somehow, my two favorite completed multichapter fics ended up 10 chapters long, and about 50K.

12. Are there any tropes you used to dislike but have grown on you?

*side eyes the deaging fic* um.

13. Are there any tropes you used to like but don't anymore?

Idk I've always been consistent in my taste I think. My interests come in waves -- if I don't like it right now, I'll probably like it again in the future. Maybe fake dating? I read a ton of that in my Haikyuu days

#asks #Anonymous #thanks for the ask!!!! #lazuli talks

[suncakie]

[Toxic Twitter]

Sakusa Kiyoomi x gn!reader(ft. Msby)

Day seven

31 Days of Haikyuu Masterlist. [🏐]

Toxic Twitter Masterlist. [🏐]

Theme. Enemies to lovers

Warnings. Cringe asf, Swearing, not proofread, angst ig?, idk how streaming works,

Notes. okay, remember where I said I have to re-write bc I made a streamer!reader fic? yeah, I got lazy and somehow got this to work??

I'm making this a series like the Oikawa one just bc I'm busy asf rn, its cringy bc of how they started to ignore each other but plz work with me:(( (it's discontinued)

You're a streamer

Or youtuber, or Vlogger

Or all of them In general.

And to pay off the rent, you have to get those views and dono's up.

Which means noise.

Sakusa, who was, unfortunately, your neighbor, has to deal with your noise every time he goes home.

You don't mind him at all actually.

Well, until he decided to burst your door down at 3am in the morning with you almost ending the stream.

It wasn't that horrible per say, you could've just let him pay for the damage he caused.

That is until he started speaking random things that Twitter misinterpreted.

"How many times should I tell you to stop sucking on my d!ck?!"

"Um excuse me?"

You immediately muted yourself as he continued speaking.

"You're being noisy as hell! Care to be kind and stay quiet for a little while?!"

But it seems like you forgot to mute yourself in the discord call.

"Omi-san-"

"Don't Omi-san me, you toxic fcking cheater"

Cue the hard punch your CPU received.

It's been a month since the incident happened, fortunately, your friends and loyal fans had been dissing off the Twitter misinterpretation without you knowing.

You had a hard time gaining back your viewers' trust, even getting your viewer count above 8,000 is already hard.

even if you do get your 120,000 viewers back, half of them would be spamming your chat about the incident, heck you had to double the number of mods you have to keep it under control.

Sakusa, who had started this commotion, had already apologized and paid for the damage he caused, which includes your door, your cpu, and your house rent.

Though even if he did pay and apologize, you can't help but hate him, it was unintentional really, but being drunk and speaking those none sense is already overreacting.

It's like, he wanted you gone.

"L/n-san good morning" The familiar usually monotone voice rang in your ears as you locked your door.

"Sakusa-san, Goodmorning" you acknowledged and walked away, heading to your friend's meeting place to film a vlog.

Sakusa's used to it by now, he likes to tell himself that, usually, it will be you who will knock on his door to bring him some bread and ask about his morning, which you stopped doing.

Speaking of bread, he should buy some right now.

Fast forward to 5 months, your channel had gained attention over time, and it's not because of the accident, your channel is healthily growing with the number of collabs you had done with multiple vloggers, streamers, and merchandise.

You had stopped talking to Sakusa after a while, you have also planned on moving or finding yourself an office to work on, maybe some soundproof walls are also an option.

Sakusa on the other hand was missing you, not in a stalkerish way, but the way how you would acknowledge him and be kind to him despite him being so rude and blunt to you.

Now it's just the opposite.

He missed your enthusiastic voice you used to talk to him despite his being monotone, He missed how you would go to your busy schedule and buy some bread for him to eat, He missed the occasional playful bickering the two of you have after a stream or recording was done.

He missed it all and his teammates certainly see it clear as day.

"Go talk to them" Atsumu spoke when they were heading home, Truth be told, He just invited himself despite his house being in the opposite side of Sakusa's

"Why would I?" Sakusa asked as he scrolled through his phone, tweets of the volleyball men's championship on his page, and the occasional 'I'll be streaming live at 8pm GMT time and 12pm PST time, Stay tuned:D'

"Because ya' thought about them without me telling ya' who" Atsumu quoted as he placed his hands behind his head, lightly stretching "plus, ya' never told us about them in the first place" Sakusa froze.

8 months after the incident Sakusa never saw you, nor heard/saw you go outside your home, at first he thought you just installed some soundproof foam in your walls to reduce the noise, but a live stream vlog featuring you in it made him erase his thought.

You were still streaming like usual, your background almost the same, with just more lights and a more cozy atmosphere, none of your fans seems to question it as it did just come in one by one in each stream or recording, with you occasionally calling it out saying how proud you were that you designed it and all.

Out of curiosity, he donated 1136 yen, a robotic voice echoed from your chill stream "Omimous67 donated 10$ Why does your room look bigger than usual?"

"Oh my ghad! Finally!" You enthusiastically stood up from your chair, removing your headphones and adjusting your mic to let your viewers hear your voice better "I was waiting for this! Chat! I have moved places and got myself my own office! I mean look at it! it looks fricking beautiful" you said as you adjusted your camera to do a 360° shot of your fully decorated office.

"Thank you for the 10$ Ominmous67 by the way" plugging in your headphones back and adjusting your set up, you continued your stream.

Oh.

You moved.

I mean he was happy of course, no more late-night screaming next door, he wouldn't even see your disgusting-looking face.

Yeah, he was happy.

"Alright, practice is canceled today" Coach Foster said as he clapped his hands, a smile on his face despite his plans on training today being canceled.

"If you don't mind me asking sensei, why is practice canceled?" Meian, the team's captain asked with a curious tone, the younger chaotic 4 nodding along with his question.

"Well, we are asked for a meet-up with some popular vlogger today, they emailed me a couple weeks ago and we have scheduled the meet-up today" Coach Foster nodded along, thinking if he had missed some important information he needed to share.

"Oh!" Hinata beamed, eyes shining in excitement as the other teammates stared at him in confusion "is it that person who spent the day with the Adlers?!"

Bokuto's eyes shined as he added on to Hinata's statement "you mean the vlogger who spent time with Washio-kun?!"

Hinata nodded as the duo started to talk about the vlogger like they were an ancient channel where no one but them knows until Tomas butts in asking about the person they were talking about.

And in sync, the duo answered "[streamer name or s/n] of course!"

Day seven

@suncakie 31 days of Haikyuu 2020

#suncakie #haikyuu imagines #haikyuu x reader #31 days of haikyuu #haikyuu #sakusa kiyoomi #sakusa kiyoomi x reader #kiyoomi sakusa x reader #sakusa x reader #haikyuu sakusa #kiyoomi sakusa #msby scenarios #sakusa imagines #sakusa angst #sakusa fluff #haikyuu drabbles #sakusa drabble #toxic twitter #enimies to lovers

[clare-with-no-i]

20 Questions: Writer’s Edition!

Thank you for tagging me @maraudersftw @startanewdream woohoo!

How many works do you have on AO3

28! 31 total I believe, including Tumblr dot com

What’s your total AO3 word count?

231,120 (oh my god when did I pass 200k...)

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

HP and before I was really into HP I wrote a few for a show that I no longer like lol but I orphan’d them so...HP! that is my truth!

What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

1. one long day (all my love will make you shake)

2. color theory

3. I will carry you, always

4. New Age Romancing

5. to be always kind and true

Do you respond to comments, why or why not?

I do mostly! I’m SO SO SO behind, but trust me it is not a reflection of anything other than the fact that I’m overwhelmed. NAR comments became a lot and then after that it all snowballed

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

er...probably invictus, I’d say. open ending, but still alludes to canon. so...angst.

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

LOL. I’d have to say foreigner’s god, wherein I literally gave Jily a second life with Harry. or my they lived AU’s but that’s more the entire stories, not just the endings

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

nope! unless you count my outlander-inspired fic, but that’s really only for the time travel premise. crossovers are not my thing.

Have you ever received hate on a fic?

sort of? yes? on NAR, which was tough because that story was already making me nervous to put out there. it’s kind of slowed me down on updating it, but hey life happens

Do you write smut? If so what kind?

very complex relationship with that, so sort of a yes/no.

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

.........iykyk

Have you ever had a fic translated?

yes! my story about Regulus and Sirius, en-dessous de la lune qui chante, got translated into Russian, which is so cool I can’t even begin to process it

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

not...yet (eyes emoji)

What’s your all time favorite ship?

jily by a MILE

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

uhh I don’t think I have one of these. also I reject this energy on account of the fact that I don’t even want to consider not finishing a fic lmao

What are your writing strengths?

WALL OF TEXT

What are your writing weaknesses?

maintaining a timeline, outlining stories, consistency...writing movement lmao

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

love it. currently doing it with Ancient Greek, which is...a lot. but hope to write a whole fic in spanish one day! :)

What was the first fandom you wrote for?

Percy Jackson and the Olympians! aaaaages ago.

What’s your favorite fic you’ve written?

um. oh god. idk. I think half bond and free and half foreigner’s god? oh god I really do not know

tagging @keepingupwithpotters @figg-anon @cesays and @sunshine-marauders !! have fun bb’s

#tag #writer ask #doing this right before going to PT so it is rushed #but it was fun so i wanted to do it now HAHAHAHA

[lilypixels]

...............all of them.....?

It took me an hr to do this....🥲💀

1. coffee mugs, teacups, wine glasses, water bottles, or soda cans?

Teacupsss

2. chocolate bars or lollipops?

Lollipops

3. bubblegum or cotton candy?

Uhhh cotton candy

4. how did your elementary school teachers describe you?

Probably quiet and smart lol I did my school work and was friendly with everyone so I was a favorite and heard all the nice things 🙈

5. do you prefer to drink soda from soda cans, soda bottles, plastic cups or glass cups?

I kinda like bottles more but like the glass ones with the caps that could slice your fingers-

6. pastel, boho, tomboy, preppy, goth, grunge, formal or sportswear?

I’m for all but sports lol

7. earbuds or headphones?

Earbuds

8. movies or tv shows?

Shows cause I’m the type to watch an hr long episode vs hr long movie idk why but I’m rarely in mood for them

12. name of your favorite playlist?

Drop the beat (ie songs that are upbeat and I like most)

13. lanyard or key ring?

Hmm...I guess lanyard?

14. favorite non-chocolate candy?

Skittles or twizzlers

15. favorite book you read as a school assignment?

I had lots I had to read in school but only ever finished a handful lol my favorite I think was maybe Macbeth? I would say Odyssey but I don’t think we read the full thing cause I remember being disappointed about something like that...

16. most comfortable position to sit in?

Sitting with my legs bent up in seat with me in some way

17. most frequently worn pair of shoes?

Converse and some nice but cheap sneakers from Walmart

18. ideal weather?

Not too hot, not too cold, mild like before/after a rain (most the time), idc if it’s raining or sunny but as long as temp is comfortable I’m fine

19. sleeping position?

On my side most often

20. preferred place to write (i.e., in a note book, on your laptop, sketchpad, post-it notes, etc.)?

Phone and notebook

21. obsession from childhood?

Oh gosh uhhh I guess my like of dolls maybe? Or obsession with anything ✨unexplained✨ like ghosts, aliens, cryptids, etc

22. role model?

Kim Namjoon lol just kidding (sorta)

23. strange habits?

Ok I know I have some and my friends would be more than happy to point them all out but hm let me think...idk if these count as habits but I’ll never place a mirror facing a bed (this is more superstitious I guess than habit,,,) I can’t stand my food touching, if I have a tray like in cafeteria I have a certain spot for everything and uh my mind just went blank-

24. favorite crystal?

Moonstone, lapis lazuli, and I feel obligated to say garnet cause it’s my birthstone

25. first song you remember hearing?

Circle of Life maybe who knows xD

26. favorite activity to do in warm weather?

Walk or clean,,I’m more active and about with warm/nice weather

27. favorite activity to do in cold weather?

...stay inside where it’s warm

28. five songs to describe you?

Not this again😭 uhhh idk you tell me ajdbd

29. best way to bond with you?

Indulge me when I go off about things I like or learn 😔✊ I know I’ll talk your ear off and I’m sorry but know I don’t often talk about these things with people so once I start it’s hard to stop,,and it makes me really happy when people do listen to me about these things and send me related items every so often or even look into it themselves to learn more 🥺

30. places that you find sacred?

For some reason this feels like a trick question...um cemeteries and anything with ages of history I guess

31. what outfit do you wear to kick ass and take names?

Oof do I really have a true outfit?? I have shoes for this which are just black platform sneakers I call stomping shoes

32. top five favorite vines?

I never,,,watched these,,,

33. most used phrase in your phone?

“Yes”...?

34. advertisements you have stuck in your head?

State Farm and McDonald’s, always

35. average time you fall asleep?

10-11...usually...

36. what is the first meme you remember ever seeing?

Uhhh that one with the ginger dude (I think it was someone’s yearbook photo??) I don’t remember much else about the meme but it was on ifunny, or whatever the app was, a lot

37. suitcase or duffel bag?

Suitcase

38. lemonade or tea?

Easy, tea

39. lemon cake or lemon meringue pie?

...neither

40. weirdest thing to ever happen at your school?

Dude these questions really testing my brain power here- for senior prank someone put cereal in some bathroom sinks I think

41. last person you texted?

My mom

42. jacket pockets or pants pockets?

I’m gonna say jacket since I wear those often

43. hoodie, leather jacket, cardigan, jean jacket or bomber jacket?

Hoodie or cardigan

45. which genre: sci-fi, fantasy or superhero?

Fantasy

46. most comfortable outfit to sleep in?

Usually whatever shirt I’m wearing that day and some pj/lounge pants 🤷

47. favorite type of cheese?

Mozzarella

48. if you were a fruit, what kind would you be?

I-what kind of question is this? How does one even answer this?

49. what saying or quote do you live by?

What comes around goes around lol (yes I’m a heavy believer of karma)

50. what made you laugh the hardest you ever have?

Lol who knows, probably something dumb me and my siblings were doing or something we watched cause there’s been plenty times of that xD

51. current stresses?

Homework vs free time e-e

52. favorite font?

I like the gothic looking ones but it’s usually not practical to use so idk

53. what is the current state of your hands?

My hands...? They’re fine ??

54. what did you learn from your first job?

How to care for babies and little kids, how to put on a diaper lol

56. favorite tradition?

I can’t remember a particular one off hand but I’m trying to start few new ones like decorating cookies for Halloween uwu

57. the three biggest struggles you’ve overcome?

Uhhhhh like personally or...? Cause we’ve overcome homelessness before, um finishing assignments idk😭 oh maybe bullying?? That’s all I can think of since I still struggle with a lot,,

58. four talents you’re proud of having?

Alright let’s do thisss: creativity (mostly in writing sense), I can bake/cook, I have amazing organization skills and many work places have used that lol (bonus is I don’t mind, I actually really enjoy it, very peaceful), surprisingly good balance all things considered, I’m a quick learner

59. if you were a video game character, what would your catchphrase be?

“I’m too tired for this.”

60. if you were a character in an anime, what kind of anime would you want it to be?

Good question good question🤔 I don’t think I’d last in any of them/have a terrible side character role so 💀

61. favorite line you heard from a book/movie/tv show/etc.?

“Life’s too short to hold grudges.”

62. seven characters you relate to?

Dude this is gonna get embarrassing I can feel it🤠

Itaru, Iori, Sogo, Belle, Simeon (obey me), Nozaki (he’s clueless about romance irl and doesn’t know when someone has a crush on him yet can write romance well enough and yeah it’s me lol), and uhh Swindler/Ordinary Person in Akudama Drive (still can’t believe no one really has names in that anime but the way she gets wrapped in everything felt like something that’d happen to me lol)

63. five songs that would play in your club?

Like nightclub...? I’m skipping this ajdbd

64. favorite website from your childhood?

Probably the Barbie site, me and my sister played all the dress up games almost daily istg

65. any permanent scars?

Appendectomy scars and then looks like I have one on a toe but it’s possible it still might heal...

66. favorite flower(s)?

Nightshade, foxglove, baby’s breath, bellflowers, roses

67. good luck charms?

I don’t think I have any...

68. worst flavor of any food or drink you’ve ever tried?

Lemon

69. a fun fact that you don’t know how you learned?

Let me think...I read something once about flowers having ears(?) but like not ear ears just something about having a part that picks up sound waves

70. left or right handed?

Right

71. least favorite pattern?

Lolll animal print I think

72. worst subject?

Physics...the worst science

74. at what pain level out of ten (1 through 10) do you have to be at before you take an advil or ibuprofen?

6...?

75. when did you lose your first tooth?

I don’t remember, it probably happened when i was 6. I do remember losing one of my front teeth during my birthday one year and I was happy since the tooth had been loose for some time xD

76. what’s your favorite potato food (i.e. tater tots, baked potatoes, fries, chips, etc.)?

Chips I guess or just like fried in skillet

77. best plant to grow on a windowsill?

A succulent probably

78. coffee from a gas station or sushi from a grocery store?

Neither ew

79. which looks better, your school id photo or your driver’s license photo?

They are both about equally terrible

80. earth tones or jewel tones?

Earth

81. fireflies or lightning bugs?

Fireflies

82. pc or console?

I am on pc side now

83. writing or drawing?

Writing

84. podcasts or talk radio?

Podcasts I guess

84. barbie or polly pocket?

Barbie

85. fairy tales or mythology?

Mythology, it’s too fun and chaotic lol

86. cookies or cupcakes?

Hm...cupcakes

87. your greatest fear?

Uh,,,I don’t have many fears but I guess one would be falling from a great height? So I would get scared of crossing a bridge and it collapsing or riding a plane and it falling easily

88. your greatest wish?

World peace🥲

89. who would you put before everyone else?

My mom maybe...?

90. luckiest mistake?

I honestly don’t remember but something I do remember is I out semicolon instead of period and turned out to be correct grammar lol

91. boxes or bags?

Boxes

92. lamps, overhead lights, sunlight or fairy lights?

Sunlight or fairy lights, I don’t require much either way and prefer more natural lighting

93. nicknames?

Lassie, twinkle toes, Ash, poody butt (by 3 yr old I sometimes watch and play with lol he means it affectionately; I call him monkey butt and it’s catching on slowly instead)

94. favorite season?

Starting to be fall just a little more but I like transition times most

95. favorite app on your phone?

Let’s go with twitter

96. desktop background?

It is a moriarty and gang pic

97. how many phone numbers do you have memorized?

2: mine and my moms

98. favorite historical era?

Ooo tough one but I’ll say renaissance as some of the coolest things came from that time

#if there’s something messed up in this string of text #ignore it cause I’m not proofreading again ajdbd #I did not realize there were so many questions pls #asks #jade why 😔💜

[mercurygguk]

💌 get to know me tag

tagged by; @opaljm 🤍

tagging; @writtenwhalien @kookingtae @xpeachesncream @zibermuda @yoontopia @alluremin @cutechim @stayjimin @midnightvantae and anyone else who wanna do it! (y’all don’t have to, it’s almost 50 questions lmao)

1. when is your birthday?

sept 5th

2. what is your favorite color?

baby pink, earthy colors

3. what is your lucky number?

6 and 7

4. how tall are you?

173 cm / 5'8 i think

5. how many pairs of shoes do you own?

a lot but i only use like 3 pairs lol

6. favorite song?

uhhhhh i have a lot but my go-to answer is ‘mikrokosmos’

7. favorite movie?

‘the lion king’ (the cartoon from ‘94) and ‘how to lose a guy in ten days’

8. what would be your ideal partner?

literally jungkook or seunghun from cix BUT i just want someone who’s loyal and funny and makes me feel comfortable

9. do you want children?

at most times i’ll be like ‘dear god no’ and the sometimes i’m imagining what it’d be like to have jungkook’s kids 🥴

10. have you gotten in trouble with the law?

probably HAHAH idk i’d never do it intentionally that’s for sure

11. what color socks are you wearing?

none bc i’m in bed heh

12. bath or shower?

love my showers, a full-on concert out there y’all

13. favorite kind of music?

pop, kpop, rock, indie (basically anything except heavy metal lol)

14. how many pillows do you sleep on?

one, i have two tho in case i roll over onto my other side lmao

15. what position do you sleep in?

usually fall asleep on my back, it’s so comfortable ugh

16. what don’t you like when you’re sleeping?

h e a t - i srsly cannot stand it

17. what do you eat for breakfast?

changes all the time but i love fruits or just something light

18. have you ever tried archery?

um not in like a professional setting but my brother had this thing once so i tried that

19. what are your favorite fruits?

mango, all kinds of melon, bananas and crunchy, juicy pears 🤤

20. favorite swear word?

don’t really have a favorite but i use ‘shit’ and ‘fuck’ way too much

21. do you have any scars?

have one that has scarred me for life on my forehead from when i was like 3 or 4 years old

22. are you a good liar?

sometimes, depends on who i’m tryna lie to

23. what is your personality type?

intj i think, idk if it’s good or nah lmao

24. what is your favorite type of girl?

how do I answer this? is it like a question for if you’re into girls or??? bc i’m not 😔

25. right or left handed?

right handed, i can snap my fingers with both tho 😏

26. favorite food?

anything italian, some danish dishes and some Korean dishes

27. are you clean or messy?

clean most of the time, my brain can’t tolerate mess for long

28. favorite foreign food?

oh- well, italian and korean, indian too

29. how long does it take you to get ready?

10 minutes or so

30. most used phrase?

‘what the fuck’ me think

31. are you a good singer?

not at all 😀

32. do you sing to yourself?

yeah i always have some random song on my mind

33. biggest fear?

d***h and not getting to do what i wanna do

34. do you like short or long hair?

both, for myself tho i like long

35. are you into gossip?

not really, but i love to rant about people who annoy me lmao

36. extrovert or introvert?

ambivert that turned into an introvert over the pandemic <- what @opaljm said 🥲

37. favorite school subject?

english

38. what makes you nervous?

idk actually, can’t think of something, boys 🥴 bc me an introvert now

39. who was your first real crush?

some dude in high school i think

40. how many piercings do you have?

one in each ear, currently thinking about getting a nose ring

41. how fast can you run?

very fast if i have to

42. what makes you angry?

too much, it’s annoying actually

43. do you like your own name?

yeah, but i like the shorter version of it more - ‘cami’

44. what are your weaknesses?

temper, impatient sometimes, easily annoyed

45. what are your strengths?

thinking far ahead, finding easy/good solutions, sometimes patient af HAHAH it makes no sense

46. what color is your bed spread?

white

47. what color is your room?

white

#tag game #moots🤍 #rambling

[blairwaldcrf]

last

1. Drink - Water of course

2. Phone call - I think my dad

3. text message -  “Are you awake?”

4. song you listened to -  "Cover Your Tracks” - A Boy & His Kite

5. time you cried - genuinely not sure, but probably over a month

ever

6. dated someone twice? - ugh yes, a few times

7. kissed someone and regretted it - of course

8. been cheated on - yes a few times

9. lost someone special - unfortunately

10. been depressed - yay for mental illness

11. gotten drunk and thrown up - once and I’m so mad about it because before that I could quote Ted Mosby

fave colors

12. Indigo

13. Yellow

14. Burgundy

in the last year have you…

15. made new friends - not particularly

16. fallen out of love - I wish

17. laughed until you cried - yep, thank you Welcome to Nightvale

18. found out someone was talking about you - yeah

19. met someone who changed you - mhm

20. found out who your friends are - yes and i’m not happy about it lol

21. kissed someone on your facebook friends list - well… I mean the people I did are blocked now…

general

22. how many of your facebook friends do you know irl - all of them??? Oops I guess except one

23. do you have any pets - not anymore :(

24. do you want to change your name - every now and then

25. what did you do for your last birthday - pretty much nothing

26. what time did you wake up today - 7am

27. what were you doing at midnight last night - sleeping for once

28. what is something you cant wait for - my upcoming paycheck

30. what are you listening to right now -  generation q

31. have you ever talk to a person named tom - yeah…?  

32. something thats getting on your nerves - friend drama

33. most visited website - tumblr lol… Well that or Google Drive where I write stuff

34. hair color - dark brown

35. long or short hair - medium

36. do you have a crush on someone - define crush

37. what do you like about yourself - lolol

38. want any piercings? - nah I’m good

39. blood type -  В+ (ah, irony)

40. nicknames - anica, cherry

41. relationship status - single

42. zodiac - Libra is my sun sign

43. pronouns - they’re a construct when it comes to me tbh

44. fave tv shows - lately? as much as i hatewatch: titans, also r:nm, ca: tws, himym, sex education, the witcher, ginny & georgia, nhie, still sometimes tvd, and dollface

45. tattoos - small cactus on my ankle and butterfly on my leg

46. right or left handed - right

47. ever had surgery - a few times

48. piercings - just one for my ears

49. sport - soccer, volleyball, or basketball

50. vacation - San Francisco when I can, or the Sequoia forest

51. trainers - whut

more general

52. eating - is also a construct

53. drinking - usually coffee

54. im about to watch - Generation Q

55. waiting for - me to get to my life together

56. want - money

57. get married - who knows

58. career - writer or pharmacist

which is better

59. hugs or kisses - kisses

60. lips or eyes - eyes

61. shorter or taller - depends on gender

62. older or younger - pretty much always older if I can help it

63. nice arms or stomach - idk like either on another person makes me dysmorphic so…

64. hookup or relationship - relationship lately, i hate my brain

65. troublemaker or hesitant -  depends on the situation… In career, hesitant. In life, definitely troublemaker

have you ever

66. kissed a stranger - yep

67. drank hard liquor - I hate beer and wine… So yeah usually exclusively

68. lost glasses - lost, no, broken yes

69. turned someone down - men suck

70. sex on first date - have I? yes

71. broken someones heart - *eternal sigh*

72. had your heart broken - only like frequently

73. been arrested - try and catch me

74. cried when someone died - um, yes??

75. fallen for a friend - only frequently

do you believe in

76. yourself - hahahahaha

77. miracles - sometimes

78. love at first sight - gross

79. santa clause - no?

80. kiss on a first date - sure

81. angels - surprisingly yes

Other

82. best friend’s name - Amanda

83. eye colour -  um one is green and one is blue but they both change with my mood

84. fave movie -  It’s been Set it Up for a bit just as a comfort movie

85. fave actor - Robin Williams

well this is a tonnn of work lmao so i’m not gonna tag

#tag games #personal #year to year sort of things