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bookqueenrules · 3 months

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Who is the returning character(s) in TOWL? Beth is a VERY viable option.

Returning TWD character(s) in TOWL have been confirmed both in an Entertainment Weekly and a TVLine article.

Here are the clues given so far about the returning character(s):

It is someone more unexpected than a WB or Fear character.

Some “hidden history” will be revealed, and that revelation will include the return of AT LEAST one other familiar face.

PM said that Jadis holds “many secrets”.

When asked about catching up with a familiar face or two, Andrew Lincoln said, “There might be a COUPLE more surprises.”

There are timeline contradictions that show it cannot be anyone around the flagship during the Commonwealth “take over” including, Judith/RJ, Carol, Darryl, Father Gabriel. or anyone who was in the series finale before the one-year time jump.

AL and DG have mentioned that it has been around “six years” since Rick and Michonne have seen each other, and that they have a “a five year old” son. Remember, this may go multiple seasons, so they won’t start it too far out in the timeline.

Everyone realizes that Gimple does NOT follow the most obvious timeline when crafting the show. However, he recently has put very specific time drops in the shows. WB starts exactly 10 years after the beginning of the apocalypse. Jadis is in season 2 which is just a couple of months past the start time of August 2020.

So, Jadis would be able to be back in Philadelphia in 2021 with the same awful haircut for TOWL. (Don’t forget she knows what Beth looks like. She painted a portrait of her for Maggie. Also, calling them “walkers” would be another giveaway.)

When Darryl arrives in France, Isabelle specifically says that it has been 12 years since the start. So, it’s 2022-2023 in the TWDU. It was confirmed that when we see him in Maine, it is a few months after the one-year time jump at the end of the series finale.

So, the Commonwealth arc takes place in 2021 in TWDU. The time jump is to 2022. Therefore, NONE of these characters can be in Philadelphia in 2021.

Not to mention that there is no “hidden history” as all of these characters have been on the show for years, and we have been told that, aside from some flashbacks, all the action in TOWL will be set in the current timeline of the show.

So, what are the other possibilities?

It could be Morgan. However, there is a problem with the timeline for him as well, and there is no time for any “hidden history” because Morgan has been around Padre for the last 7 years. Also, it’s not THAT unexpected as literally the last time we saw him he went looking for Rick. He would have gone back to Alexandria first, and, in 2021 and 2022, we saw Alexandria without Morgan. Lenny James has said he was done playing Morgan unless it was something “really special”. I think they would be able to get him back for a crossover limited series, but not for something as open-ended as TOWL seems to be. I expect him to return to reunite with Rick at some point, but not in these first 6 episodes. Additionally, he was suggested as the returning character in the EW article. I don’t think Gimple would let them spoil it if he was the only returning character surprise.

Heath is a possibility. However, it has been confirmed, after being implied in TWD that Jadis traded him to the CRM. He would definitely have been an A. At most, I would expect to see his zombie corpse. The actor who played him just starred in The Color Purple movie. I am not sure he would come back. As Heath was only in six episodes, I don’t think it would be that much of a reveal.

Beth. We know there is “hidden history” there. We never saw her buried. We never saw TF leaving Atlanta. I can’t think of another core character where we don’t see what happens to their body. She was last at a medical facility. We know helicopters were seen around Atlanta where Grady was. It would definitely be unexpected. We also know that the Beth story has always been Gimple’s baby. He wrote her first arc, her suicide attempt, in Season 2. He loves the idea of those others consider “weak” surviving and becoming strong. You can see that through Carol’s arc, Eugene’s, and Gabriel’s. Would he let Zabel, who is running the DD show spring a surprise he has been planning for since at least season 4? If Beth does return, I expect she will be in a much higher position of power than Rick(she is the new sheriff in town) and will help Rick and Michonne survive in some way.

I assumed Beth would show up in the Daryl/Carol spin-off and that might still be the case, but it does make sense to me that Gimple would want to save that reveal for a show where he had more control and that would have the most “original” TWD viewers. Beth would be another hook to get them back. They will wonder what other “hidden histories” are still out there. They will wonder where Beth will show up next. Will she reunite with Maggie in Dead City or Daryl and Carol in Europe? Gimple recently confirmed in an interview that the CRM DOES have a global reach. I expect Beth to work in some capacity in the medical/research field in the CRM. She could easily end up in a sister research facility in Europe. I almost wonder if the Consumed twist will be Beth rescuing Carol and Darryl. A reverse of what was supposed to happen in Consumed. If TOWL is set in 2021, Beth has over a year to arrive in Europe BEFORE Daryl and Carol.

Thoughts?

#team delusional #beth greene lives #bethyl #twd daryl and beth #team defiance #beth is alive #beth is coming #beth greene

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vole-mon-amour · 1 year

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Ain't nothing complicated about having longer hair, Phil, come on. If we're getting s4, I'm gonna miss s3 hair SO. much. My fav haircut is s2 so far, but that longer hair in s3... Ahhh.

I'm not really sure how common this thing is in general, but my friend heard the same thing from another successful actor as well. It's really interesting to me since I've been writing for as long as I can remember myself. It's a hobby, sure, but I've never taken acting classes and was never interested in that. To see the opposite point of view is, again, interesting.

And the football matches is just... cute, if you will, considering Phil is still into that.

!!! I'm still so fascinated with that scene (and I think I'll always will). It's nice to see the insights.

Keep those answer coming, Phil, honestly. I gotta say, the questions are doing it for me. They knew what they were doing.

This makes me smile so much. They've got such a great cast there.

I think most of us knew this already because you can SEE it in Jamie and in Phil's acting as Jamie. However, actually reading this is... yeah. I'm rooting for ot3 & you can't stop me.

They're going to break my heart, and I feel it. It's really hard to start coming up with the terms that s3 is probably the last one. Finishing on s4 would feel right for me. I just... yeah, it hurts to think this might be the end. They do feel like a family. A sense of home if you will.

Sniffing and crying like an idiot. I'm not looking forward to ep12 if they're gonna announce that the show is cancelled. I obviously want to watch it, but I'm not ready for this to end. I'm glad it's not straightforward, it does feel really fitting for Jamie (not to mention there's also Roy and Keeley in the picture, so maybe we'll get a bit of that). Still, I am not ready. I love this show so much, it's the ultimate comfort that helped me after losing my parents in 2021.

S4 as the finale one please.

#phil dunster #hannah waddingham #ted lasso #jamie x keeley #roy x jamie #roy x jamie x keeley

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lady-phasma · 2 months

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Daemon is not a character I enjoy and I don’t feel any attraction to him. But I absolutely love Matt Smith. I am vastly more attracted to him when he is himself or the Doctor, than as Daemon. I think I just vibe more with his personality. What Matt character (other than the Doctor or Daemon) do you enjoy most? 💖

HI nonnie! Daemon certainly isn't for everyone, I get it. Eleven is goofy and funny and has his dark moments.

That's a tough ask. Like runner up I guess? So Eleven is definitely my favorite, Daemon a close second. Probably Prince Philip in The Crown (and not only for these two lines) is my third.

I thought I would do some honorable mentions as well and one where Matt has given his all to a role in a pretty terrible film. People might think of Morbius when I say that, but the one that comes to my mind first is always Terminator Genisys (2015).

Wow this movie is bad and I love the Terminator franchise. It was one of the first films he did after he left Doctor Who. I really want to spoil it for everyone but I won't. His character "Alex" isn't who he seems (you can google it if you want to). Matt really did a great job here, but it's painful to watch this movie fall apart over the 2 hours. My man gave it his all. (Not to mention that I like this haircut despite loving his crazy, floppy hair.)

Another honorable mention has to go to Jack, in the absolutely amazing Last Night in Soho (2021)! Matt is so good at playing villains that I really enjoy those roles. Jack is the absolute worst, but Matt makes him believable yet not over the top. Sleazy. It's a wonderful performance.

You can literally find some of my gifs of him by searching words like "Matt Smith's ears" because I have a serious problem.

So, I'm not going to review every role he's ever had because that's not what you asked. I will say I have yet to get my hands on a copy of Mapplethorpe (specifically the Director's Cut) and will watch it as soon as I can. I know it's been out for a while but it's hard to get. Until I have watched it, my last honorable mention is his role as Martin in Official Secrets (2019). It's his most understated supporting role, in my opinion. When he's the lead or part of an ensemble, he has loads of personality, almost overwhelmingly. This film is well written and well cast and that always helps. His role isn't huge but he performs it with sincerity and authenticity.

Rescue me chin boy and show me the stars. sigh. that chin though.

Was that long enough for you anon? LoL If you follow me (seems like you might), you know that I'm longwinded when I talk about Matt's acting. If you haven't seen these, I suggest you save the best for last and get Genisys out of the way first so you can enjoy the others more thoroughly. Most Matt fans have seen more of his work than they realize as his career his been relatively short and he takes time off from film/tv to do theater. He only left Doctor Who 10 years ago so you don't have a long filmography if you decide to work your way through it.

Always feel free to pop by and tell me more about your favorite roles he has played or let me know when you watch new ones! And that goes for this anon and anyone else. My blog is definitely one third Matt Smith, if not more. This ask made me so happy because I don't often get to talk about my man, since I mostly write fics. Thank you, anon!

#OMG anon that was so fun!#asked and answered #love my anons #matt smith #the crown #last night in soho #terminator genisys #official secrets

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aflame4goinghome · 1 year

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Landslide

j.m.k. x reader

word count: 2.4k

summary: Your last date night with Josh before the next leg of their tour is a bittersweet one. But, the night may not end as sad as you might have expected...

warnings: None! Enjoy some sweet Josh fluff for today ;)

a/n: This is my first fic so bear with me! This idea came to me one night and I just couldn't shake the feeling that I had to write it down. I recommend listening to Landslide by Fleetwood Mac while reading, as this little story is based around the song and will include several song lyrics. enjoy :)

You walk out of your bedroom and check your watch for the time.

6:55 PM. Josh texted you earlier this afternoon to let you know he’d be there to pick you up at 7.

“Well, this is it,” you say to yourself as you adjust your necklace in the large circular mirror in the foyer of your apartment. You take this moment to examine your outfit, your jewelry, your hair.

You decided to wear a new dress that you picked out last weekend - a black dress with lacey, long sleeves and a v-neckline. Around your neck, you’re wearing the gold necklace that Josh had given you for your one-year anniversary - a small pendant with a J engraved on it. You gave your long hair some loose curls with your curling iron, finishing it off with the front pieces pinned back to keep them out of your eyes. You want everything to be perfect. Absolutely everything.

For the past few weeks, you knew that this day would come. The last day you can spend with him before he leaves again for another leg of their tour. While you’re so proud of their success and how happy it makes him, there’s another part of you that dreads these moments where you have to say goodbye.

Since you and Josh had met not too long into the pandemic, in early 2021, adjusting to him going on tour has been difficult. You were both so used to seeing each other every day that it was hard to imagine him not being there. Obviously, this isn’t the first time. They’ve been on tour practically all year, but every time he leaves feels like the first time. With your job in Nashville, it’s very difficult to get time off to go with him for a long amount of time. You were able to spend some time traveling with the band in Europe over the summer since you used your vacation time, but that has now run out.

Lost in your own thoughts, you barely hear the knock on the door. You finally hear another knock, a louder one, and take a deep breath as you walk to open the door. You turn the knob and waiting there on the other side, with a huge smile on his face, is Josh. Your Josh. Just seeing his face and his smile is enough to brighten up any bad mood.

He’s wearing his favorite long-sleeved white shirt, a pair of khaki pants, and high-top white vans. He has his usual long, beaded necklace around his neck, and you notice that it seems he has shaved the sides of his head a bit more - probably in preparation for tour. He always liked to have a fresh haircut before a new string of shows.

“Hi, darling,” he says, looking down to take a glance at your outfit and then returning his eyes back to yours. You smile back, “Hi, love. I just need to get my shoes on and then I’ll be ready to go. Get in here, you.” He crosses the threshold and you notice he’s holding the most beautiful bouquet of flowers that you’ve ever seen - an arrangement with baby’s-breath and daisies, your favorite. You slide on your heels and then look back at Josh. “Are those for me?” you ask with a smirk. He replies with a nod and a kiss on your cheek as you take them from his hands and bring them to the kitchen to find a vase.

Josh follows you into the kitchen and leans against the counter as you cut the stems, fill the vase, and place them on the center of your kitchen island. He looks you up and down again. “Angel, you look so beautiful. It’s like you were handpicked by God himself and brought down to Earth just for me.” You look down bashfully, but he brings his hand to your chin and lifts it back up to look at him. He smiles widely once again and plants a short, but sweet, kiss on your lips. You smile into him and pull away, saying “Come on love, it’s time to go. We’ll be late for our reservation.” He groans out, “Fine, if you insist,” and extends his arm for you to grab and walks you out the door.

It’s only a short car ride to your favorite restaurant in Nashville, a steakhouse with an intimate and cozy atmosphere, and the best food in town, in Josh’s opinion. Josh’s jeep pulls into the parking lot and he pulls into a space in the front, turns the car off, steps out, and opens your door. You flash him a smile, step out of the car, and hold his hand as you both walk into the restaurant. He opens the front door, saying “After you, m’lady” with a cheeky smile on his face. He’s always a gentleman, even when he’s cracking jokes.

You both sit down at your favorite table and don’t even bother to look at the menu - you both already know what you want. It’s oddly comforting, to have a go-to place for dates like this, because you both already know everything like the back of your hand and can just focus on each other. No need to look at the menu or feel worried about what to get, you can just talk to each other and enjoy the other’s company. Moments like these, where you both can just bask in the other’s presence, are the moments that you know you will miss the most while he’s gone. The thought of it leaves you a bit sad, and you can’t seem to hide the emotions on your face. The waiter comes to take your drink and food orders. Josh takes your hand from across the small table with a smile as the waiter leaves.

He takes this time to examine your face and notices the sad look that has appeared there. “Darling, what’s wrong? You look like you’ve seen a ghost.” You turn a shade of pink, embarrassed that you wear your emotions so clearly on your sleeves, and sigh. “It’s nothing, my love. I’m sorry, I’m just really going to miss this- miss you.” You cringe a bit, knowing that you’re probably going to bring the mood down by bringing it up.

He gives you a weak smile, and you can tell he’s feeling the same way. He squeezes your hand and says “I’m gonna miss you too, angel. So much. More than anything. But we’re gonna be okay, just like we always are.” He then smirked, and you knew this look from a mile away. He always made that face when he was about to tell some elaborate, dramatic story. “When the sun and the moon fell in love, they thought they would never be able to be together. But they have eclipses, don’t they?” You smile wide and nod. “We’re finishing our eclipse tonight, and that’s always hard. But we’ll have another eclipse again before you know it, my moon. And it will be beautiful. We’ll be alright, don’t worry your pretty head about all that right now. Let’s just live in the now, yeah?”

Josh always knew exactly what to say to calm your mind, he had this way with words that no one else has ever had before. He is so incredibly special and doesn’t even know it. He really is the sun to your moon, your other half, your soulmate.

You nod and he brings your hand up to his mouth, planting a small kiss on your knuckles. You both go about the rest of your meal like normal, like there is not an impending storm coming to disrupt the paradise you both have worked so hard to build. You laugh, you tell stories, and you just soak up each other’s presence. Finally, it’s time to leave, so Josh pays the bill and offers his arm to you yet again to walk you out to the car. You take it with a smile and walk out of the restaurant.

He opens the car door for you yet again, and you get in. He rounds the front, opening his own door and getting in, then turning it on. He backs out of the space and pulls onto the street to take you back home. You take this moment to switch on the radio, turning on the 70s radio station that you both love so much. You hear a familiar guitar pattern and smile softly to yourself as the song starts.

I took my love, I took it down

I climbed a mountain and I turned around

You turn to Josh and he smiles wide, grabbing your hand in his.

And I saw my reflection in the snow-covered hills

'Til the landslide brought me down

One of yours and Josh’s favorite songs. On your first date, you brought him home for a drink and he sifted through your record collection in your living room. As he flicked through the records, he spotted Fleetwood Mac, their self-titled, and smiled to himself. He looked back at you, and said “Fleetwood Mac? Good taste!” and then turned to place it on the turntable. You both sat on the couch and sang along to all of your favorite songs, until Landslide came on. He stood up, reached his hand out for yours, and raised an eyebrow at you, silently asking you for a dance. You obliged, placing your hand in his and standing up. You put your right hand around his neck, keeping your left still in his, and resting your head on his shoulder as you swayed to the beautiful song. That’s when you knew that Josh Kiszka was going to be a hard one to forget. And you were right. You were never able to forget about him, and you never will. Instead, you fell in love. Fast, and hard.

He looks over at you and starts to sing along.

Oh, mirror in the sky

What is love?

Can the child within my heart rise above?

You smile, and reply:

Can I sail through the changin' ocean tides?

Can I handle the seasons of my life?

You laugh together with love in your eyes as you both sing in harmony for the chorus.

Well, I've been afraid of changin'

'Cause I've built my life around you

But time makes you bolder

Even children get older

And I'm getting older too

At the guitar solo, he brings your hand to his mouth and peppers it with short soft kisses, making you giggle. God, you love him. There was no one else in this world that you would want to sing in the car to your favorite songs with. This moment has made you absolutely sure that you both would be okay. No matter what happens and how far away from each other you will be, you will always have this. Love for music, together. That feeling alone defies any amount of distance from each other.

You sing the chorus together again, and you smile as he sings the final verse to you as he pulls into a spot in front of your apartment and puts it in park.

Oh, take my love, take it down

He turns to you and places his left hand on your cheek.

Oh, climb a mountain and you turn around

And if you see my reflection in the snow-covered hills

Well, the landslide bring it down

You kiss his hand that cups your cheek and he looks at you to finish it. You place your right hand on his hand in his lap, and sing:

And if you see my reflection in the snow-covered hills

Well, the landslide bring it down

Oh, the landslide bring it down

Tears start to form in your eyes and he brings you in for a kiss. A kiss that feels like it could be your last kiss, so passionate and forceful that it takes your breath away. Every last kiss when you say goodbye before tour felt this way, but this one was different. Good different, you think.

Josh pulls away and reaches into his pocket for his wallet. He opens it and pulls out what looks like a house key. You give him a puzzled look as he places it in your hand and closing it.

“Y/n. This is a key to my house. I want it to be our house, angel. I want to come home from tour next time to see you and your beautiful, smiling face waiting for me in our home. Together. I don’t ever want to come home to a house that doesn’t have you in it ever again. Please say yes, darling.”

You smile so wide and open your purse, placing the key inside. You look back up at him, “Oh, Josh, of course I will. I’d love nothing more than to start a life with you, my sun.” You lean in and give him a hug so tight that he thought he might explode, as he places a kiss on the top of your head and rubs your back with a smile on his face.

He pulls away and cups your cheek. “You can move your stuff in as soon as tomorrow. As long as I come home to see all of your things in my house and your beautiful face smiling back at me, I’ll be happy. I never want to have to say goodbye to you like this ever again,” he says with a smile. “Goodnight, y/n. I’ll miss you more than anything, my moon. Our next eclipse will be the best one yet.” He kisses you softly, and you pull away and caress his cheek one more time. “Goodnight Josh. You’ll be coming home to me again before you know it. Go kill it, rockstar.” You smile wide and open the car door, getting out of the car and closing it shut. You give him one last smile, blow him a kiss, and walk into your apartment lobby.

As you unlock your door and go inside, you can’t help but smile to yourself. You don’t even care about the logistics of ending the lease for your apartment, or hiring a moving van, or telling your parents. All that matters is that, soon enough, your home is going to become your home, yours and Josh’s. Together. Not even a bittersweet night like tonight could ruin that. You take your shoes off and walk towards your bedroom to get ready for bed, allowing your mind to wander off and think about all the possibilities of your future.

Before you know it, the sun and the moon will eclipse once again, and it will be life-changing.

#greta van fleet #greta van fic #greta van fleet fic #josh kiszka #fanfic #joshgvf #fanfiction #josh kiszka fluff #josh kiszka x reader #Spotify

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thebirdandthebee · 2 years

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Easy As

A Carmen Berzatto Universe

A/N: Here’s another request from my inbox - Carmen and Vanessa’s first date! This does not, however, include their first kiss. Feel free to slide more requests for these two my way :) Happy Sunday!

Vanessa Monaghan is the breath of fresh air that Carmen had been gasping for.

Chapter 20: Dancing Bears

Carmen shifted in his seat at Trunk Noodle. He and Vanessa had exchanged a few texts since meeting at the supermarket last week and while he’d felt confident enough walking her through the neighborhood grocer, he was now sweating bullets.

He’d been stressed all day, from texting Syd to let her know he’d need the night off to figuring out what to wear – and attempting to manage his curls when he desperately needed a haircut.

He’d suggested the restaurant, which was a hole in the wall Vietnamese place in West Loop from which he frequently ordered takeout. He’d arrived 10 minutes early and was greeted by the staff warmly. They knew Carmen as a customer and a chef, and reassured him he always had a table.

At 7 p.m. on the dot, the doors to the restaurant, whose dining room was no bigger than a home’s family room, opened up and there stood Vanessa.

She was better looking than he recalled, and he’d had several days to romanticize her silky brunette hair and long kohl lashes. She beamed a wide smile upon seeing him and he stood, meeting her halfway in a brief, but tight hug before he pulled out her chair.

“It smells amazing in here,” she gushed before even saying hello.

“I love this place,” Carmen nodded, taking his seat. “I didn’t even think to ask if you liked Vietnamese, I just assumed,” he shrugged softly, a small smile on his face.

“I’ve never had Vietnamese,” Vanessa confessed, to which Carmen grinned, “but I have a feeling I’ll like it.”

Their server brought over shots of fresh coconut milk with lime before taking drink orders.

“Why don’t you order?” Vanessa suggested.

“Are you sure?” Carmen asked.

“Our server addressed you by name, so something tells me you’ve been here before – I’ll try anything,” she smiled. Carmen’s heart skipped a beat.

“No allergies?” He asked, closing his menu. He knew it front to back by heart anyway.

“None,” she shook her head. Carmen rattled off four or five dishes when the server returned with their Cokes and she gladly clinked her glass bottle against his.

“So you know what I do,” Carmen cleared his throat softly. “What do you do for a living?” He asked.

“I work in marketing,” she began, crossing her legs. “For a firm called Olson Group downtown, I’ve been there since I left school.”

“So what exactly does that mean? Like commercials?” He asked.

“Kind of – commercial adjacent,” she nodded, “I help clients of all industries, so retail, restaurant, tech and ecommerce with branding, advertising, public relations management, pretty much anything that’s public-facing for their company.”

“Who’s your favorite client?” Carmen asked, ready to listen to her talk about anything. He liked the way her mouth shaped around the words she spoke.

“Right now, probably United Airlines,” she grinned, “they’re doing this retro PanAm-type of throwback branding overhaul and it’s just been a blast going through old school inspiration and updating it to fit 2021, but with a nod to the past.”

“That’s a huge company,” he commented, surprised.

“Our firm does a lot of big clients,” she nodded. “Our headquarters are here, but we have offices all over North America and Europe – I got to do a transfer year in Luxembourg, it was one of the best years of my life,” she grinned.

“Are you from Chicago?” Carmen asked, realizing he was practically interrogating this woman. “Sorry, god, I don’t mean to grill you.”

“I’m an open book,” she laughed. “It’s like a universal truth that people enjoy talking about themselves, right? I am from Chicago,” she nodded, “and I don’t mean Evanston or Rockford, but Chicago.”

“River North,” Carmen nodded.

“Lincoln Park,” she replied. “But I should caveat I went to grade school in Evanston.”

“I see,” Carmen quirked a small, knowing smile. Vanessa couldn’t believe someone with eyes that blue even existed. There was something about the round of his shoulders, prominent nose and jawline that made Carmen breathtakingly beautiful.

“I knew it!” she laughed, “stop judging me!”

“I’m not judging! Just filing it away for later,” Carmen’s first laugh helped draw his shoulders down from his ears.

Dishes started to pile up on their table as plate after plate was delivered and Vanessa excitedly dug into everything she could, enjoying every bite.

“This one’s a little risky,” Carmen said, stabbing a piece of lemon pepper squid, twirling it about in a sauce before holding it up in front of Vanessa without second thought. She gladly leaned over their small table to take a bite.

“It’s so’good,” she moaned. Carmen’s arms broke out into goose bumps. “Everything is so good,” she commented, holding up her fork with excitement at the spread in front of her, deciding on what to eat next.

Carmen explained more and more of what they were eating and they compared the dishes, ranking them as conversation flowed.

“So why did you decide to come back to Chicago? Miss home?” Vanessa asked.

“Something like that,” Carmen nodded, averting his gaze to the table before looking back to Vanessa. He might as well be honest. “I actually hadn’t planned on it, but my brother, who owned The Beef, he died,” he said, picking up his drink. “And he left it to me.” Vanessa’s eyes softened.

“I’m sorry to hear that, Carmen,” she said with heartfelt honestly. “What was he like?” Carmen swallowed softly. People never asked follow up questions, and if they did, it was never that.

“Eccentric in the best way possible,” Carmen recalled the older days, cooking in their family kitchen and how he idolized Mikey growing up – before things changed. “He was a really good storyteller and knew how to bring people together.”

“Is he your only sibling?” Vanessa asked, taking another bite of her spring roll.

“I’ve got a sister, Natalie,” he nodded. “What about you? Only child?” Vanessa threw her head back with a laugh.

“Am I putting off only-child energy?” She asked. “No, I’ve got two sisters – Nicola, she’s 20 and goes to DePaul, and Hannah, she’s in sixth grade.”

“Three girls,” Carmen raised his brows.

“My Dad thinks it’s penance for his wild boy days,” she laughed. “He raised us on his own – he’s incredibly in touch with his feminine side. My mom died a few weeks after Hannah was born, drunk driver accident,” she offered, seeing as Carmen had really opened himself up by telling her about his brother, she felt compelled to do the same.

“I’m sorry,” Carmen winced. He wasn’t sure what was worse, losing someone by their choice, or against their will.

Vanessa simply smiled, reaching across to squeeze his hand on the tabletop.

“Do you think we could order more of these?” she held up her fork, which had speared a pork wonton.

“Anything you want,” Carmen said sincerely. He’d serve his heart up on a platter it meant she’d smile at him again.

After dinner was finished, they’d agreed to take a stroll and try to walk off their overstuffed stomachs. The weather was nice enough as Chicago approached the end of summer and they weren’t far from Oz Park, which Carmen learned was one of Vanessa’s favorite parks in the city.

Carmen skirted the side of the walkways that were closest to the street and when a large group of people came by, Vanessa deftly stepped closer into his side, tucking her hand around one of his biceps. His brain shorted at her soft skin pressed against his.

“Oh,” she said softly, pausing in front of the retaining wall of a brownstone where a small bear had been spray-painted just above where the wall met the sidewalk. “I need to take a photo quick,” she said, whipping out her phone and crouching down to snap a picture. “Bears are my favorite animal,” she explained, “which sounds really juvenile, but my sisters and I always send each other pictures when we see them out in the wild.”

Carmen gulped softly.

“Why bears?” He asked.

“It’s actually a story our Mom used to tell us that her mother told her,” she said, stepping back into his side and lacing her fingers with his. Carmen squeezed her hand softly as they began to move forward again. “There’s this belief in our grandmother’s culture that when you pass away, you come back reincarnated as an animal, and everyone wants to be a bear because they’re the king of the animal kingdom,” she explained. “So when people pass, they come back to the world as an animal and those that are bears are so happy, they dance,” she laughed. “I don’t know, it sounds silly, but it’s always stuck with us.”

Carmen paused, gently tugging Vanessa’s hand so she’d step closer to him.

“It’s not silly,” he assured. “It actually makes more sense than most things people have said to me about the afterlife – thank you for sharing that with me.”

“Carmen?” Vanessa asked as they continued their way toward Oz Park. He looked over at her, not minding when an errant curl flopped onto his forehead. “I know our first date isn’t over, but I’d really like to go on a second date.”

“Me too.”

#Carmy #carmy smut #carmy fluff #Carmen Berzatto #carmy berzatto #carmen berzatto x reader #carmen berzatto fluff #Carmen berzatto x ofc #carmen berzatto smut #the bear #the bear hulu #the bear fic #the bear fan fic

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effen-draws · 11 months

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I have no idea if there’s already context / an explanation for this, but!

Hello Effen, what is your profile picture? I mean I can see it but. :0! trying to comprehend!

When I first saw you, I just assumed it was your persona; but now that ive seen multiple drawings and doodles of your persona oc, I am perplexed !!!!

Oh yeah! I kinda forget that everyone isn’t in on the pfp lore, hah. Well short answer: It was an inside joke which became a sona that I don’t use much anymore and which I’m sort of thinking about changing.

But to really discuss the pfp lore (tm) I’m gonna put a little cut here and issue a mild body horror/gore warning for the following images:-)

So, recap time:

The joke started in late 2020 when I made this illustration:

At the time when I drew myself it wasn’t particularly recognisable. (People had a tendency to point and say “who’s that guy?”) (I had a very generic short haircut so I don’t blame them) But when I drew this illustration a few of my friends responded by saying “woah that’s you right??” (To be fair I do knit and sit like that) And so the no skin sona was born from it quite literally being more recognisable as myself than my actual human visage.

Then it sort of became my joking response to being asked to draw a self portrait (or a flesh-portrait as I called it) and in 2021 I drew this which was my pfp for a while:

Then last year, a new joke arose because I made this collage about gender conformity:

The joke one of my friends then made went something like “fuck gender become [insert x type of body horror]” and so the no skin sona also became sort of an “escape gender, rip off your skin” joke.

Then, also last year, I’d grown tired of the old pfp so I put up a poll asking whether I should update the no skin sona or do something else. The no skin sona won with the add on that I should make it a little more cute. Which is how we arrive at the current pfp:

And that’s sort of it! Dunno how interesting that was but thanks for asking:-]

I’ve mostly fazed out the sona by now and I’m thinking about switching to something that matches more of my current shape sona/other accounts. But who knows, might change that later this summer. Wink wonk.

#Okay now I don’t really know how to tag this #hmmmm #tw body horror #tw gore #tw missing skin #and I guess jokingly:#pfp lore #thanks for asking again:-]#I guess the pfp is kinda of a so-called Effen online persona deep cut

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soleminisanction · 1 year

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How did Steph become Robin and how did she become fired? I know it was her starting a gang war but how exactly?

I had this whole thing typed up last night with citations and everything and then the post editor glitched and I lost the whole thing. :/ So, take 2:

Around Robin issues #124-125, Tim's father Jack discovered that he was Robin and went to Wayne Manor with a gun to threaten Bruce over the whole thing. To keep the peace, Tim volunteered to step down as Robin and promised his dad that he'd give that life up forever.

Shortly thereafter (Issue 126), Steph was stalking Tim at his school because if she doesn't see him every day she immediately assumes that he's cheating on her. She arrived at just the wrong moment to witness his classmate Darla plant a kiss on him, took that as proof that he was cheating, and ran away without bothering to wait the ten seconds it would've taken to see Tim push Darla away and tell her, again, that he has a girlfriend, sending her off in tears.

Steph went straight home, made herself a Robin costume, then went to the Bat-cave and told Bruce she would be the new Robin now. And Bruce agreed to let her try.

It's never actually defined what Stephanie's motivation for this is, BTW. We're left to pick it up from context clues -- like the fact that she was perfectly happy being Spoiler and had zero thoughts or plans in this direction until she saw Tim "cheating," and the fact that she then immediately ghosted Tim for what's implied to be weeks, potentially months, with no explanation.

It is, however, implied that Bruce might be going along with it all as a -- quoting Alfred -- "scheme to lure Tim back." Which, yeah, is not great.

So Bruce sets Steph up with a non-homemade Robin costume and a stupid new haircut (it only looks passable when Damion Scott draws it, everyone else needs to stop trying) and gives her this ultimatum.

Remember this for a later post, this one got too long. This arrangement of theirs lasts for a grand total of two full issues.

Seriously. Steph is hired as Robin at the end of issue #126, and she's fired at the end of #128. She appears in, I think, one or two issues of Cass's Batgirl, maybe the same months' corresponding Detective Comics and Batman issues (I don't really care to look them up to double-check), and a single B-plot appearance in an issue of the contemporary Teen Titans mostly dedicated to Superboy calling her a backstabbing wannabe poser and telling her she'll never be welcome at the Tower because she's not the real Robin.

That is the only time those two have ever spoken, BTW. Which is why a lot of people have been annoyed that they're suddenly being written as buddy-buds in the recent continuity for no reason.

Anyway, the point is, Steph's Robin career lasted a grand total of 3 months out-of-universe and forty-nine days in-universe, which we know because she started calling her diary-based narration her "War Journal" and counting the days there. This was recently re-confirmed in 2021's Robins miniseries.

Which brings us to how it ended, which is where I need to correct you slightly, anon. The gang war wasn't the cause of Steph's firing, it was the result.

The cause was an encounter with a powered-armor-wearing assassin called Scarab, who'd been hired by an old enemy of Tim's to kill black-haired, blue-eyed boys in Gotham in the hopes that she would eventually kill Robin. Encountering Steph with Bruce convinced Scarab that she must've killed her target ("resulting in the need for a replacement") and she was preparing to leave Gotham when Bruce & Steph tracked her down.

Bruce suited up in some power armor of his own and went down to fight Scarab, giving Steph strict orders to stay in the Bat-plane and not touch anything. Over the course of the resulting fight -- in which Bruce does seem to struggle a bit but never loses his cool and never seems to be in more danger than he would be in other fights -- he repeats these orders to Stephanie no less than five times.

Stephanie does not listen.

Stephanie rushes into the building, continues to disobey orders once she's there, and immediately gets herself taken hostage. Her life is threatened by the bad guy and Bruce lets Scarab go to save her.

That incident is what gets Stephanie fired.

Interestingly, despite what Bruce said about this being "the precise moment [Stephanie's] out," he actually waits until his injuries from the fight have recovered to drop the bomb, and it's implied that he stretches that out longer than he usually would -- out to a full three weeks -- to give her time to stew. Which I find very interesting, I'll talk about it more in the later post.

The gang war comes in because he gives her some privacy in the Batcave to collect her personal belongings before she goes, including her personal files off the Bat-computer. While doing this, she decides it's a great idea to steal one of Bruce's, quote, "contingency plans" to "wipe out all crime in Gotham... if worst came to worst." This particular plan involved bringing all of the Gotham crime families under Batman's control, and Steph figured that if she could "set that in motion, show she could help him" then he might "take her back."

Unfortunately, one of the "Big Secrets" that she wasn't privy to as a result of being on probation was the fact that Matches Malone, the guy on whom the entire plan hinged, was actually one of Batman's secret identities, so when he didn't show up to the meeting she arranged... boom. A bunch of mafia heads ended up dead, and that led to retaliation from their subordinates. Cue War Games.

#stephanie brown #bruce wayne #robin #batman #meta #dc comics meta #dc comics asks #kinda critical I guess?#mostly because I'm not going to pretend that Steph isn't responsible for getting herself fired #or causing the gang war #it's not like bruce doesn't share in the blame #he loaded the gun sure but steph's the one who pulled the trigger #after she broke into the gun vault to steal it from him #and she's not some innocent widdle kid who couldn't know any better she's 17 #18 if people kept better track of her age relative to tim

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machtaholic · 10 months

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First Ten Lines Challenge

rules: share the first line of your last ten published works or as many as you are able to and see if there are any patterns!

tagged by @cinematicnomad <3

5 Times Eddie Sabotaged Steve's Dates (+1 Time Where Eddie was the Date) (10k [ish], M) Steddie, post S4 with Eddie sabotaging Steve's dates until he becomes the date

“What do you see in all those girls anyway?” Eddie laid out on a towel near the pool in Steve’s backyard.

A Different Kind of Brave (11.5k, T) Steddie, post S4 with Eddie finding Steve at a beauty school in Indianapolis - hair is tamed and a date is made.

Steve wiped down his tools and checked his station one last time, breathing a sigh of relief.

A New Style (1k, T) Steddie, just an excuse for Eddie to molest Steve's neck after a new haircut

“All right shitheads, come help grab the pizzas! Those with hollow legs must help cart the load into the kitchen!”

I Will Sing You a Praise Chorus (6k [ish], T) Steddie, Eddie trying to figure Steve out and finds Steve has a bit of a praise kink

“Steve! You’re looking extra bitchin’ today!”

I Want Candy (1k [ish], T) Steddie, just a little fun with Eddie finding Steve washing his car

Eddie closed his eyes and tried to drown out the cacophony of sounds coming from Nancy’s station wagon.

You Are Your Own Magician (15k, M) Steddie, bit of a character study with Steve finding himself, leading to a sweet Steddie reunion

It started with the vest.

Yer a Dragon, Jaskier (7k [ish], M) Geraskier, Jaskier's a dragon but doesn't know it - and Geralt is in love with him - things work out in the end

There was nothing special about the day - it started off like every other day did in Kaer Morhen.

Let's Dance Together, You and I (12k, E) Geraskier, A fun bodyswap fic with love confessions

It started with Chaos.

Comatose (766 words, G) Tarlos, bit of hurt/comfort

“We need to get his father.”

Converge (906 words, M) Malcom Bright x Original Male Character, just a kinky ficlet in my Psych 101 'Verse

The wedding had gone off without a hitch, thankfully.

The Steddie stuff is all posted since January and the rest is from 2022 and 2021 ... I had a bit of a slump LOL

Aaaand I'm gonna tag ... @gusthemoose, @trekkiepirate, @halffizzbin, @literaryoblivion and @p1013

#steddie #geraskier #tarlos #prodigal son #malcolm bright x original male character #911 lone star #stranger things #the witcher

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harryissuchalittleshit · 2 months

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hey! i loved august <3 can you write a microfic about rose, scorpius and albus in the school year after the fic?? i'm just dying to know what happened after the story ended but before the 2021 part of evermore

So I love Rose and Scorpius so much, and Al is always an adorable mess of a human being, so here is a little exam stress with Rose and Scorpius!

Exam Stresses

August slipped away in a moment of time….because it was never mine…

Rose groaned as she opened her eyes, her neck hurt and her back felt stiff from sleeping on top of her books again. She hated exam time, she hated waking up early and staying up too late studying when she knew that it was ridiculous to do so. She knew the material, but she was her mother’s daughter, and something inside of her was compelled to spend hours and hours of her time studying up until she put her quill down for her last exam.

Her OWLs were important, they would determine her classes for the next two years, but she kept thinking about the conversation she had with Professor Longbottom, with Neville, the month before exam season. She knew what her parents expected of her, to follow them into the Ministry, to find herself writing legislation like her mum, or becoming an Auror like her dad.

“Alright,” said Scorpius, sliding into the open seat beside Rose at the Gryffindor table in the Great Hall, his white blond curls a mess on top of his head, well overdue for a haircut. “We have tea, chocolates, protein bars, warm socks, a pillow, and a water canteen.”

Rose stared at her boyfriend, still in a daze of waking up herself as she sipped her tea and ate her bacon. She missed being in a kitchen, and even though the House Elves would let her cook with them, she knew that she just got in their way. They were always kind to her, appreciative to her for her parents, but it wasn’t the same as her kitchen at home, her recipe cards handed down from her Grandma Jane.

“What?”

“Mum sent an exam care package for you and Al,” explained Scorpius as he handed Rose the neatly wrapped up box, its contents written on the thick butcher paper it was wrapped in, along with a few small illustrations of flowers she had seen around his family’s manor house. “She knows how Al goes all out around exams, and I may of mentioned how you keep falling asleep in the common room.”

Rose took the package, feeling immediately touched by Astoria’s kindness. She knew that their parents, their fathers, were still hoping that they would break up at some point, but being at Hogwarts together…it just made Rose feel even closer to Scorpius. They got to spend so much time together, and they got time apart when they needed the space from one another. They were still able to spend time with their friends outside of one another, they both got to have Quidditch and prefect patrols and classes apart, but without the feeling of never seeing one another.

Not that they really ever needed excuses for that or anything at all, they always had Al.

“That’s so…” Rose was actually at a loss for words, her mum always sent her chocolate for a special treat after exams, but the fact that Astoria sent her a whole care package just to get through the next ten days….

“Don’t worry about it,” said Scorpius as he started adding food to his plate, piling on eggs and bacon and toast that he added copious amounts of butter and jam too. “She likes to do things like that.”

But it was so…so unnecessary.

“I’ll write her between the Charms written and Potions practical today,” Rose told him, even though she felt a sudden spike in anxiety about the thought of not studying in that time.

“Write her after exams,” said Scorpius, his voice stressed and not like himself.

“Okay,” agreed Rose, as Scorpius started eating, and she reached a hand over to cover his free hand with her own and gave him a little squeeze. “Did she send you anything?”

“Of course,” said Scorpius around a mouthful of toast and bacon before reaching for his glass of pumpkin juice, “about twice as much stuff as she sent you and Al, but I didn’t want to make it awkward.”

Rose smiled and leaned over to kiss his cheek before resting her head on his shoulder, so tired. She laced their fingers together, the pair of them sitting together in their own little pocket of quietness in the loudest room of the whole castle. But that was what Rose always loved about her relationship with Scorpius, even in the loudest and nosiest spaces, they had their own quiet.

He felt like her true home.

#harry potter #my fics #rose weasley #scorpius malfoy #head canons #asks #microfic #honestly this could be a series #and I am working on another Rose/Scorpius/Al fic

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perifrog77 · 9 months

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Underfell Take

Hello, Hello!

For my first actual post, I'll be talking about my old Underfell take, named Perifell (original, I know)

(Most of those sprites are from August 2021) (Papyrus and Sans sprites and designs made by Unshulf)

The main premise of this AU was just to make Underfell, but in a different way of edgy, moreso desolated (but still fun)

It's vibe was more "mossy", "muddy" if you will. Something like overgrownplants but in a bad way (im bad at explaining)

I had everyone wearing green, similar to how everyone has red in their color palette in the original Underfell. I wanted to go with red first, but I thought another color would make it feel unique

I'm goig to talk about the reasons behind some of those designs aswell as the character changes, starting with

Frisk, "Lucky" and Napstablook

Frisk, in term of character, remained the same. They just got a new haircut! Aswell as some enw clothes too. Not too much to say about them, I just wnated their design to look more "rough".

That last drawing of Frisk is from August 2022. It seemed to be a sort of redesign for a potential revival of the AU.

"Lucky, The Clover" who is, well, a clover. Technically, his design doesn't make sense for a clover, but I had no idea back then lol. He's still kind, but manipulative and have an uneven amount of luck. He somehow always manages to get what he wants.

Napstablook wasn't really different from the original Underfell counterpart either, they're just mud this time. They're supposed to be invisible, but they always sleep in mud, hence why they're always covered in it.

Toriel

She was a strict person, who was feared by the monsters of the ruins (or whatever replaced the ruins). I don't like her design looking back on it, I thikn it could use more improvements or just be changed completly. She's more silent than Undertale Toriel, and usually just has a death stare.

That last drawing of her is from August 2022. I think this was supposed to be for a sort of revival for the AU, so it's a redesign of her.

Sans and Papyrus Unshulf designed these, so i'll let him talk about them: Unshulf, what was your general idea behind their design?

Yeah, i don't know either tbh

All I remember is that Papyrus was the chief of the Canine Unit, or as it was called, the "Dog Army", a more military setting for them

I didn't design the "Dog Army" at the time, but I can image what they would've looked like

Undyne (logo of Perifell in the Undyne art by SoupTaels)

Undyne was still the fearsome hero everyone knows, except here she wa sa pirate! She had a ship and a whoel crew with her aswell. I remember something abotu Waterfall being flooded or something? So it was impossible to go through without a boat. The river person probably helped you there. There was somethign about Snowdin people not being allowed to come in there?

Also, Papyrus and Undyne had a rivalery there, they were friends but had a falling out after leadership differences

Alphys

Alphys was your typical crazy scientist. She partially play that part of her as a way to "be memorable to others", or just seem cool to people. Problem is, she doesn't realise when she goes too far with her ways of doing, and doesn't hesitate to harm her friends. She was mainly more into mechanics if I remember correctly, but she also had some potion making knowledge.

Mettaton

Mettaton, the war machine! He was made as a big weapon against humanity. Problem is, he actually really admires them.

I don't think I had any idea for an EX or even NEO form, or if he'd have any at all.

I think it's one of my favourite design of this AU because of the way it looks.

Asgore

Honestly, not much to say about him LOL

He's similar to his Undertale and Underfell counterpart, seeking revenge on humanity for the loss of his children. He had a missing horn, which he covered. How he lost this horn is unknown.

Asriel and Chara

Asriel and Chara were pretty similar to their Undertale counterparts. They had different designs, as they are a bit older than they were in Undertale. Asriel was just a golden child and future prince, whereas Chara was the more laidback kid, the troublemaker.

TREEMAN (Gaster)

This Gaster take is quite different, as this time, he's a tree. I thought of making him one as a reference to "the man behind the tree" in Deltarune, which would make him a Tree Man.

His "goner" version was green and mossy, as most other Gaster followers were. They all had this swamp kind of aethetic to them, with moss all around.

His design is honestly my favourite and still is today, I hope to revisit it sometime.

And that's all! This post was kind of long to make lol. I chose to post about this as it is a very old project that I may revisit someday, but I wanted to get the old stuff out first. My next post will probably be about something more recent... or maybe not! I don't know

Thanks for reading!

#undertale #undertaleau #au #art #myau #pixel art #artwork #underfell #sprite art #pixel sprite

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pico-digital-studios · 2 months

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Into, Across and Beyond! Scripting: Action Prologue

"Let's do things differently this time around. Like, MUCH different to what you'd predict."

We pan to a shot of OMT!Tails and OMT!Mina (formerly OPG!Mina; for "Our Penultimate Game"), or rather a picture that would be later tucked into a drum kit.

OPG!Mina: His name is Miles "Tails" Prower. He gained his own super-speed, and he's not the only one.

Shots of their fated meeting at Bumper High School are shown in advance, then we see Mina getting her own super-speed in her universe.

OPG!Mina: He hasn't always had it easy...

A flash-forward to Uma being carried in OMT!Tails's arms to the hospital is shown...

OPG!Mina: And he's not the only one...

...alongside her staying out of the sight of her Ash Mongoose, who was on the hunt for her.

OPG!Mina: I'm scared that he may be on his own for good someday...

The goodbye on the two's end...

OPG!Mina: And he might not be the only one...

...a show of Mina disappearing from her friends in the Sally.exe Discovery events.

OPG!Mina: You may think you know all the rest. You don't... I thought I knew all the rest, but I didn't.

Flashes of a frightening future as the background drums get more and more intense.

OPG!Mina: I didn't want him getting hurt, but he still got hurt anyway... and he's not the only one...

???: Mina? Mina! Hey!

Flash back to her present day at the time of this prologue, with her fellow Forget-Me-Knots bandmates around her concerned.

OPG!Mina: Is the song over? It seems over, doesn't it?

Max Monkey: Are you okay?

Sharps Chicken: Yeah, man... You've barely been hanging out, and you've not had time to talk...

OPG!Mina: I haven't solely been getting involved in the band to talk about my feelings-.

Mach Rabbit: Well, I did.

OPG!Mina: I've solely been a part of it to hit my feelings hard with the drums!

She hit the drums as Sharps muted the cymbal with his wing.

Max: If you don't tell somebody what's going on, you're gonna end up snapping...

OPG!Mina (lying): I'm fine.

OPG!Sally: That's really not how somebody who's fine would say that, though, Mina.

Max: Yeah... Wouldn't they say "I'm great, thanks! How are you?"?

OPG!Mina: I'm great! THANKS!

She knocked the drum kit over...

OPG!Mina: How are you?!

...before storming off-stage.

Sharps: F-Fine...?

Mach: Mina, come on!

OPG!Sally: You haven't been the same since... you know.

OPG!Mina: Yeah, you're right.

She slammed through the double doors in upset, leaving them in silence for a few seconds.

Mach: I mean, I play drums too.

Dimension NS-2021 - Station Square Outdoors

Mina is walking outside against the foot-traffic in her world.

OPG!Mina: I always wanted to be in a band. Guess I just never found the right one. After all, in this line of work... you often wind up a solo act. Before the Tails I knew, there was the Sonic and Tails from my world...

Flashback - Station Square Chao Garden

A simpler time, a more posh haircut. Mina scrolled through photos that her friends took.

OPG!Mina: How many of these did you take?

OPG!Sonic: I think you look cool!

OPG!Tails: Yeah. And heroes are good guys in situations like this.

OPG!Ash: Why run like the wind when you've got nothing to hide?

OPG!Amy: Hey, no rough opinions here, please.

OPG!Mina: Heh, thanks, Amy.

OPG!Mina: But they didn't really know me. And... I didn't really know how my life would go.

Cut to OPG!Mina standing up for OPG!Tails and keeping bullies away from him.

OPG!Mina: Don't even think about touching him again!

OPG!Tails: T-Thanks, Mina.

And then a cut to a monster tearing Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Robotnik and Amy apart.

OPG!Mina: ...until it was too late...

Flashback - Amy.OMT's Dimension

Cut to the big battle against Amy.OMT on OPG!Mina's part.

Amy.OMT: It will never bring them back. Your efforts are all for nothing.

OPG!Mina (furious): Shut up already and just DIE!

She fired one last hit to kill the monster, though with her friends gone, she felt like it really was all for nothing.

OPG!Mina: I never really made another friend after that...

Back to the present of the time...

She left a subway, heading back to an apartment area in the city.

OPG!Mina: ...except for one in the Amy I knew. But she's not here. And there's no way to get there.

Later, in the apartment, she came up to where her version of Rosemary Prower was.

OPG!Rosemary: How did the band go?

OPG/OMT!Mina: Uh, yeah, great. I quit. So, y'know, thumbs up.

She hid in her room as Rosemary tried to keep the conversation afloat.

OPG!Rosemary: Still torn up about Tails, huh?

OMT!Mina: Yeah...

OPG!Rosemary: I've been doing my best to file a court case against the murder accusations, Mina. I just wish we could be doing better for it...

OMT!Mina: Me too...

She was packing up her clothes, feeling like she was almost done with this universe.

OPG!Rosemary: You still too much in a bad mood to give me a-?

Mina hugged her mother-in-law tight. A bit of an over hug, because... what if it's the last one? Rosemary comfortingly rubbed Mina's back during the hug, soon before they each heard the stolen G.U.N. radio start up.

G.U.N. Dispatcher: All units, possible supervillain event at the art museum! Suspect is Snively Robotnik.

Madonna: 49-20 on scene! We're gonna need all the help we can get. It's a real mess down there!

Mina, knowing what she needed to do, kicked open the drum in her room. A picture of her friends from her prior crossover event was visible inside; if only they were here so she'd have another friend to talk to... But for now, it was time for her to get her combat clothes on and go to help save the day.

OPG!Ash: This's Ash Mongoose, I'm five out. Need you guys to look alive. There's a good chance our girl shows up.

Mina turned off the radio.

OPG!Rosemary: Good luck, honey.

OMT!Mina smiled one more time to her before leaping out and web-swinging over to her destination.

Dimension NS-2021 - Art Museum, Station Square

OMT!Mina watched as numerous G.U.N. agents gathered around the art museum after a sudden break-in. Madonna (one of said agents) passed OPG!Ash a clipboard with what Snively looks like. At least, what he's supposed to.

OPG!Ash: Madonna, explain to me how a guy with a pointy nose and green suit just waltzed into the museum unnoticed?

Madonna: It's Station Square. Everyone has their gimmick-.

An explosion erupted from the building as Snively's voice boomed from the entrance.

OPG!Ash: You know what he wants?

Madonna: Do you speak Italian?

OPG!Ash: Nah, I'm an American guy.

Madonna: Maybe tell him you like pasta.

The two readied themselves.

OPG!Ash: Everybody on my signal! Look out for signs of Mina Mongoose!

As he said that, various GUN agents, including him and Madonna, were quickly tied up by webbing.

OPG!Ash: Hey!

His mouth was hit by one of said webs, too.

OMT!Mina: How's the manhunt for me going?

OPG!Ash (muffled by the web): YOU'RE UNDER ARREST!

OMT!Mina: Good to know!

Mina leapt into the building to investigate, only seeing signs of wreckage about the area.

OMT!Mina: Snively! ... Huh. Yelling their name usually works.

She was quickly hit by a speeding hover vehicle, crashing through a glass exhibit with numerous basketballs inside. Maniacal laughter was heard as this happened.

OMT!Mina: G-Guess that worked.

She looked above her to see the Snively that was terrorising the museum.

Snively: I am Snively! The pinnacle of Robotropolis's genius!

OMT!Mina: You're not my Snively. Who are you?

Snively: Better question; what kind of world have I been dragged into?!

He suddenly glitched, making incoherent babbling as it happened, which Mina could relate to.

OMT!Mina: Ah, glitching, huh? Been there.

Snively fired several spiky ice balls at her as she examined him, quickly picking up on where he was from after her past outing with SatAM Sally. She somersaulted on top of his Egg Mobile as it flew around.

OMT!Mina: Let me guess. You were in some celluloid world fighting the Freedom Fighters before some weird portal opened and brought you here.

A flashback is shown with this exactly happening, a portal suddenly opening behind Snively and flinging him out into the museum. He reeled back in shock at some of the more strange art on display.

OMT!Mina: Am I warm?

Snively: Yes, that's pretty much it!

They steered around the building, several exhibits getting damaged by Snively's Egg Mobile.

OMT!Mina: Hey, uh, mind if you calm down? 'Cause you're kinda ruining the art museum!

Snively: You call this art?

He pointed to a huge balloon dog sculpture on one floor.

OMT!Mina: Hey, everyone's got their own opinion. Even though modern art is kinda ridiculous, people like to express themselves, money wasted or not!

One of Snively's drills knocked the sculpture's head off, revealing lots of normal-sized balloon dog sculptures inside.

Museum-Goer: Oh, that's cool!

She quickly steered Snively's Egg Mobile upwards to keep innocents safe, right as he threw her onto one of the higher floors, where a cell-shaded picture was.

OMT!Mina: Oh, look! It's your cousin!

Snively growled, having had enough of her quips.

Snively: Here's fire in your eye!

He fired numerous fireballs from cannons at her, which she appropriately dodged.

OMT!Mina: Oh, if I just had some paint thinner-.

Snively summoned one of the arms from the Big Arms mech, promptly pinning her to the wall.

Snively: Say goodbye, hero! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

He raised another arm with sharp claws for the final blow.

OMT!Mina: Oh no...

Just then, numerous blue energy beams held that arm back as a portal formed overhead. And out of that portal came a huge red fireball that knocked Snively away from OMT!Mina into the rubble on lower ground. She hopped down to investigate, seeing a Sonic with modified SOAP shoes and sporting two sets of wrist gear; a modified enerbeam bracelet from Dimension BOOM-2014 on one wrist, and an interdimensional watch on the other. Though, the attempt to make the reveal dramatic was undercut by OMT!Mina asking a question to him.

OMT!Mina: I'm sorry, who exactly are you supposed to be?

LM!Sonic: It's classified.

OMT!Mina: Oh! You're Batman Sonic? LM!Sonic: No. OMT!Mina: Shadow Sonic. LM!Sonic: No, I'm-. OMT!Mina: Shadic? LM!Sonic: No-. Please stop that. OMT!Mina: Macho Libre!

LM!Sonic: I'm from another dimension.

OMT!Mina: Ooooooooh. (sarcastic) Well, that's shocking.

A cool intro started up.

"I am Sonic the Hedgehog from Dimension SS-2001. I am part of an elite strike force dedicated to the protection of the multiverse-."

OMT!Mina: Actually, forget it.

...and immediately ended.

OMT!Mina: So you can go anywhere you want with that watch?

LM!Sonic: It's much cooler than your everyday watch. Or even a smart watch.

OMT!Mina: Okay, heh. Sensitive. So, uh, there's a little evil green man from a celluloid world I have to bring to justice, so, if you don't mind...

LM!Sonic: The one from CSA-2013, huh? It's alright, kid. I'll take it from here.

As he said that, OMT!Mina noticed Snively rising up from the rubble in a still-intact Egg Mobile with a smile.

OMT!Mina: Okay, knock yourself out.

LM!Sonic (genuinely confused): Wait, why are you saying it like that?

And on cue, Snively charged right into him as OMT!Mina dodged and followed them.

LM!Sonic: YOU'RE NOT FUNNY!

OMT!Mina: Eh, I dunno. Hehe!

The G.U.N. agents managed to get inside, catching sight of the scuffle in the air and working to get museum-goers out.

LM!Sonic: It's been really fun being part of cleaning up your little mess, by the way.

OMT!Mina: What mess?

LM!Sonic: Hellsin's Ruby Reactor!

Snively: What in the world are you two talking about?!

OMT!Mina: None of your business! Nosy! LM!Sonic: You shut up! Callate!* (* "Be quiet!")

OMT!Mina: We saved the multiverse!

LM!Sonic: You left a hole wide enough for guys like him to randomly get thrown into the wrong dimensions.

Snively barrelled through the ceiling displays as OPG!Ash barely avoided being flattened by a giant lobster statue. In the process, OMT!Mina and LM!Sonic worked to get the civilians away from the crashing debris and out of exits safely.

LM!Sonic: Now I'm stuck trying to get everybody back where they belong before all of time and space collapses. And don't get me started on those childish alternates of me from Dimensions NEX-2023 and SRB-1998!

As they ran by after Snively, OMT!Mina restrained OPG!Ash to the wall again.

OMT!Mina: Sorry, Ash!

OPG!Ash: Hey, HEY!

Snively: Look out below! HAHAHAHA!

He fired lots of missiles at the two heroes.

OMT!Mina: So, you want me to handle this, or...?

In response, LM!Sonic leapt up, using the red Chaos Emerald to blaze through many of the missiles and blow them up.

OMT!Mina: Huh, okay.

She got to dealing with any missiles that slipped past whilst LM!Sonic tore a whole section of Snively's Egg Mobile armour clean off. However, Snively was just as quick to create a NEW set out of nowhere.

LM!Sonic: Aw, god damn it! He's got hammerspace*!

[*Hammerspace: an infinite extra-dimensional storage area for cartoon hammers and the like. -MCStudio]

LM!Sonic fell into the rubble below, whilst OMT!Mina was knocked aside by the Egg Mobile's head spikes.

LM!Sonic: Oh... Elise! Could you please...? You know...

E-21's Elise state appeared in hologram form.

E-21: Nah, you gotta say it first.

LM!Sonic: *sigh* Call for backup. E-21 (teasing): What? LM!Sonic: Call for backup. E-21: C'mon~! LM!Sonic: Please just call for-!

E-21: Yeah, I've already called them.

LM!Sonic growled in frustration. On cue, another portal opened as OMT!Mina watched, with 5 more heroes leaping out. The first thing Snively was met with was a green motorbike crashing right into him, followed by Tekno, its rider, using the green Chaos Emerald to pull him in with vines and knock him into the tire, right before Zonic flew down to attack further. Tekno finally made her landing, with Stella the Cat and Bunnie Rabbot making a landing before Mina's eyes too.

Stella: Stella Hoshine!

Bunnie: Bunnie Rabbot, sugah-girl!

Tekno: And Tekno!

OMT!Mina: Heh, and I'm Mina.

She looked at Stella's belly.

OMT!Mina: Are you, uh...?

She was 6 weeks pregnant at the time.

Stella: Oh, this? Well, we don't know the sex yet. My boyfriend wanted it to be a surprise. He's quite unfeeling about things, but he's still very sweet deep down, heh!

OMT!Mina: Will you adopt me?

Stella: Nani*? (*Japanese for "What?")

OMT!Mina: What? What?

EV!Sonic: Hey, guys! Let's focus our attention on Snievely over here, then we'll do introductions!

Snively: It's Snively!

Bunnie: Comin' right over, sugah-hog!

Tekno: Let's go!

The seven heroes banded together to take on Snively, utilising the environment to their full advantage, alongside the individual Chaos Emeralds. During the battle, Stella and LM!Sonic were running at the same wall, the former being least crazy about her stunts to save her energy.

Stella: What about her?

LM!Sonic: No.

Stella: We could definitely use her service!

LM!Sonic: No.

Stella: Is it because she called you "Shadic"?

LM!Sonic: No...

Stella: Do you say anything OTHER than "no"?

LM!Sonic: No- ...yes.

Stella: Naze damedesu ka?* (*Japanese for "Why not?")

LM!Sonic: You know why...

During the battle, EV!Sonic passed the silver Emerald to Mina to make use of, whilst he, Zonic and LM!Sonic leapt after Snively.

Snively: Don’t celebrate too soon!

They got onto the Egg Mobile.

Snively: The forecast calls for showers. Hope you brought your umbrellas! LRZ Missiles!

He launched a missile into the air to break the glass ceiling, as OMT!Mina and Bunnie moved in to save civilians from the falling glass.

Zonic: Don't let him escape! He'll cause more trouble if he gets too far!

He rocketed upwards as the three hedgehogs blew his armour off, LM!Sonic going in and holding Snively's head off to the side, which let him see the vast view of Station Square from above.

Snively: Such a wonderful beauty...

LM!Sonic: You get used to it.

LM!Sonic showed a slasher smile as he prepared to knock Snively to sleep, only for a helicopter flashlight to interrupt him.

G.U.N. Pilot: Get on the ground!

LM!Sonic: Oh, will you just get out of here?!

G.U.N. Pilot: We have you surrounded!

EV!Sonic: Stop the assault, please! We're good guys!

G.U.N. Pilot: You don't look like good guys!

Zonic: You're just gonna have to trust us!

Snively: So long, suckers!

Snively shot two lasers at the helicopter to knock it out of the sky as he laughed.

EV!Sonic: NO!

Snively: Gotcha! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA-!

Though, his gloating didn't last very long, since it crashed into him and knocked him to the ground outside. Witnessing this, OMT!Mina honed her focus to the beat of drums... before leaping upwards with the silver Chaos Emerald, which enhanced her web-summoning skills to form a huge web to catch the helicopter with, before she went and pulled the pilots out safely.

OMT!Mina: You ready?

LM!Sonic: Coming up!

LM!Sonic leapt up and got the two pilots to safe ground, whilst Mina moved her focus to slowing the chopper's descent to save the city. The rest of their teammates joined in, getting to other buildings and using their Chaos Emeralds to enhance their enerbeam bracelets and catch the chopper. They held on with all their might, and just in time, the helicopter landed gently onto the web.

Civilian: Yeah, I think it's a Banksy.

With that, LM!Sonic picked up the now-unconscious Snively.

LM!Sonic: That's what I was gonna do.

OMT!Mina, on her end, was proud to get a nod from her female teammates. Now exhausted, she sat down on the grass just outside of town. But her super-sense (via her hair) wouldn't let her rest, because OPG!Ash was right behind her! She quickly tried to yank his weapon out of his hand, but she had run out of web fluid.

OPG!Ash: HANDS IN THE AIR!

OMT!Mina: Ash, come on...

OPG!Ash: Suspect is armed.

OMT!Mina: With what? I'm out of webs now.

OPG!Ash: Get down on the ground!

OMT!Mina (trying to joke): So, which is it? Hands in the air, or get down on the ground?

OPG!Ash: You're under arrest-.

OMT!Mina: I just saved Station Square!

OPG!Ash: -for the murder of Sonic and Miles Prower.

OMT!Mina: Ash, come on, I-!

OPG!Ash: You have the right to remain silent! Anything you say-!

OMT!Mina: You don't understand!

She yelped as Ash fired a warning shot in the air.

OPG!Ash: You don't understand.

She got up, looking him in the eye.

OMT!Mina: I didn't murder Sonic and Tails, Ash. That monster wearing Amy's flesh did so, and I got rid of it a week ago.

OPG!Ash: How much longer are you going to keep up lying to me?

OMT!Mina: Can you just NOT be a G.U.N. officer for a second and listen to me? Do you really think I'm a murderer? ... You're in this to help people, right? Well, so am I. And the way to help right now is to just listen to me. Please... I want to fill the gap between us...

OPG!Ash: ... ...You have the right to remain silent.

OMT!Mina: What?

OPG!Ash (angered): Anything you say can and WILL be used against you in a court of law!

OMT!Mina: Are you really this spiteful of me?!

OPG!Ash: You have the right to an attorney!

OMT!Mina (genuinely scared): Ash! Stop!

OPG!Ash: Do NOT come any closer!

She held her arm out towards him as he readied his weapon.

Bunnie: Sugah-Mina!

EV!Sonic: That's enough!

Before OMT!Ash could attack OMT!Mina, EV!Sonic leapt in and got in his way, pushing him back.

OMT!Mina: What the-?

EV!Sonic stood in front of her, glaring at OMT!Ash.

EV!Sonic: That was attempted murder!

OPG!Ash: That was defence for this world. Her weapons were adapted from alien technology, a ship that fell here ten years ago.

EV!Sonic: But she was trying to reason with you!

OPG!Ash: Your original counterpart said it himself. The Seedrians would go back to the stars and tell others about this planet. I'm sorry, Sonic, but you're not on these islands all the time. He came and went. It happened three weeks ago! The Sonic and Tails of this dimension were murdered! They died in front of me where Mina was! Therefore, I had to take action on behalf of the Guardian Units.

EV!Sonic (sarcastically): The city's "golden age".

OPG!Ash: It comes with a price.

EV!Sonic: They were given the wrong warning. If I got into this universe sooner, I should've told them to run, as fast as they can, run and hide from people like you. Because the monsters are coming. Not just the Metarex, but this universe's human race.

OPG!Ash: Those are the people my approach represents! I did it on their behalf!

EV!Sonic: Then I should've intervened MUCH sooner.

OPG!Ash: What does that make you, Sonic? Another anomaly threat like that creature and Mina?

EV!Sonic walked right up to him, glaring angrily at him for that.

EV!Sonic: Don't challenge me, Ash Mongoose, because I am a completely new hedgehog. I could bring down your petty revenge with a single word if I wanted to.

OPG!Ash: Sonic, you're one of the most remarkable people I've ever met. But I don't think you're quite capable of that.

EV!Sonic: No, you're right. Not a SINGLE word. Just six.

OPG!Ash: I don't think so.

EV!Sonic: Six words.

OPG!Ash: Stop it!

EV!Sonic: Six.

He walked up to one of the G.U.N. guards behind Ash, taking down his earpiece for a moment.

EV!Sonic: Don't you think he looks tired?

The guard nodded as they stood down.

OPG!Ash: What the-?! We're close to the brink of salvation! You can't back down now!

G.U.N. Agent: Sorry, sir, but this is wearing you out more than it should be.

As OPG!Ash argued with the surrendering agents, EV!Sonic returned to where OMT!Mina was standing.

EV!Sonic: You okay?

OMT!Mina: I d-don't feel safe here anymore...

EV!Sonic: I've got a plan. Come on!

He grabbed her hand before leaping through the portal he came through with her.

OPG!Ash: Stop her!

But too late to do anything, the portal closed. Before he could give further orders, LM!Sonic promptly disarmed him and trapped him in an energy field.

LM!Sonic: Elise, scan the perimeter.

E-21: No other villains have slipped through, thankfully.

LM!Sonic lobbed the unconscious Snively into a portal before going to regroup with the other Quill Society members.

Dimension TNL-2015 - Quill Society HQ, Gust Planet

The team emerged out into the docking station, modelled after that of Marina Madness.

Zonic: I'm gonna go take this eyesore to temporary containment until we can send him back to his dimension.

Snively (angrily flailing around): I HATE YOU! I hate you, GAHAHAHAHAHAHAOW!

Zonic departed with Snively in tow.

OMT!Mina: Sonic...? What...?

EV!Sonic: How are you holding up? That... must've been awful for you.

OMT!Mina: It has... I... I was the only one who made it out of that, really... Amy... that thing took control of her...

EV!Sonic: Yeah. I heard what happened. I'm… sorry about what happened to your Sonic and Tails, Mina.

OMT!Mina: It's alright... I couldn't have done anything about it...

She started shedding tears as the others looked on, feeling really sorry for her.

Tekno: Oh, Mina...

EV!Sonic stepped forward, putting his hand on her shoulder as condolence.

EV!Sonic: You did your best, alright? Honestly, that's all I could ask for.

OMT!Mina: T-Thanks...

Stella went up to her and hugged her close.

Stella: Hey hey hey. C'mon, just breathe, imōto*. We got you. (*Japanese for "little sister")

Bunnie: We can't just send 'er back to her dimension. She's been doin' this all on her own...

OMT!Mina: I don't know how to fix this anymore...

LM!Sonic looked on, and a small instinct to do right kicked in, at least barely.

LM!Sonic: Alright, then. You're welcome to join the club.

OMT!Mina: You mean... I'm allowed to stay here?

EV!Sonic: Of course! I feel you deserve it right now.

EV!Sonic passed her her own interdimensional watch as she took it in. A way to finally escape from a harsh society, to be understood.

Tekno: There's only eight of us right now, but we're hoping to expand our group further to get more universes involved.

OMT!Mina: T-That's nice...

EV!Sonic: I'm gonna get you to our therapist for a cool-off, Mina. Let's go.

They headed off.

Stella: Should we continue our recruit search?

Tekno: Mhm. That's a good plan. Right, where to start first... What about with a couple of those from EV's dimension?

Bunnie: Which ones, sugah?

Tekno: Amy Rouge and Nicky. Two good companions of him.

Bunnie: Well, sure thing, pardner!

The two girls headed off to arrange this as LM!Sonic watched. Back in Dimension NS-2021, Ash had been arrested by the G.U.N. and his privileges stripped for abusing the army just for framing an innocent girl.

OPG!Ash: You don't get it! I'M the innocent one here!

G.U.N. Commander: Don't tell US that, sir. Tell it to the judge.

OPG!Rosemary and EV!Sonic watched themselves.

OPG!Rosemary: Thanks for helping save the city, by the way.

EV!Sonic: You're welcome. That Snively wasn't from this dimension, so we needed to do something about it. Besides, Mina said... she'd rather not come back to this universe anymore after all that happened.

OPG!Rosemary: Yeah... I understand. I was hoping to move out of this place as well. It's honestly as good as gone with barely anyone to protect it.

EV!Sonic: You sure? We're still in the middle of perfecting multiversal travel, and I really don't want someone like you suffering from glitching until we've got it all nailed down.

OPG!Rosemary: I'm sure. I'll try and work it out, but in the meantime, please take good care of Mina for me, okay?

EV!Sonic: Don't worry, Mrs. Prower, we will.

They smiled softly to each other before EV!Sonic made his leave, and Rosemary made hers.

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