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d-lissa · 10 months

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Liveblogging TMA - Season 3 - MAG 111-114

"Dying isn’t so bad. It’s staying dead that sucks."

FAMILY BUSINESS :

... Oh.

Oh no.

Gerry was adorable.

How could I have ever said anything bad about him ever ?

I love my dead goth son. Please let him rest now. He is so tired, he just wants to be dead and stay that way. God, I hate Gertrude.

Though I do find her relationship with Mary even funnier in retrospect. Just imagine, bitter exes fighting each other to keep the boy. Those two deserve each other, actually.

But anyway.

WE FINALLY GOT THE LORE !!! ALL 14 OF THE ODDITIES COMPLETELY CLASSIFIED I AM SCREAMING !

A description of what I think of each, I guess ? More like a list. I was going to list off every oddities from the beginning to now that we ever met and categorize them, but that's too much work now, so I'd rather do that on a relisten.

The Eye

So, the Archives, obviously. The Ceaseless Watcher, who always watch, and learn but never act, knowledge for knowledge's sake, at the detriment of anyone that might be caught up in something it would think is interesting. Which is.

I understand where Jon got his paranoia from then, this is the type of stuff that literally builds it up. God knows I'm not the type to trust people, so this would probably send me directly into a straight jacket.

The Spiral

The fear of madness, The Distortion, things not making sense that messes with your senses, to the point of making you think you lost your mind.

God, erm, I am relating to more of those than I thought I would. Of course, Helen and Michael. I enjoy Helen more than Michael, truth be told, mostly because I am curious as to how she'll turn out as a monster.

The End

The fear of death, of course, but not just, is it ? I can't imagine that something so big and so vague would only touch death and nothing else, especialy since we've seen that death doesn't really matter in this universe.

Oh, and we met its avatar already, haven't we ? Well, he was mentionned to us. "Antonio" something, trying ot warn off Gertrude. Pretty sure his real name is Oliver though.

The Stranger

That one probably overlaps a little with The Spiral, doesn't it ? But the fear of the unknown is pretty much the opposite of the Eye. Makes sense then that Elias would work so hard to avoid letting it happen, not even out of curiousity like I thought he might.

The Circus, obviously, the Big Bad of the season. I wonder how Breekon and Hope even factor into that though.

The Lonely

And yep, this one is another one I do not like. Being always alone, even when you are surrounded, trying to escape but never able to, just ... What a mess.

That being said, this one also has overlaps with another concept, The Vast. I am guessing that the Lonely is more of a Lukas family type of thing though.

The Desolation

Ah, it seems I had a confusion earlier, didn't I ? Between this one and The Dark. I feel kind of super stupid now, but I'm putting it on the lack of sleep !

The lightless flame, the pain, the Devastation. Destruction for Destruction's sake, with no end nor meaning outside of causing pain. I think this one would probably not get along with the Web and its ... Everything.

The Slaughter

This one also overlaps a lot with other concepts, and so I struggle to take it appart completely. This one is violence for violence's sake, with no meaning either, unstoppable.

I guess that War makes sense to belong to this category, though I am then curious about the Rayner that fell victim to it. It was the same Rayner that we know, right ? I'm pretty sure the guy's immortal at this point, or something.

The Vast

This one, I am assuming that it is more of a Simon Fairchild territory, as well as a Mike Crew one, right ?

Yeah, this one gets me as well, especially considering the big ass monster in those places, so big you can't even outline it with your eyes.

Endless open space forever.

The Buried

This is the antithesis of The Vast, just closed spaces and underground, no room for you at all, constricting, crushed on all sides.

The coffin was our first meeting with it, I think ? Since it leads down to somewhere. If not, then "Lost John's Cave". Honnestly though, if I were stuck there, I'd probably just go the Karolina route. Just. Lay down and try to sleep. If I'm gonna die anyway, why even panick about it ? It'll be painful enough as is, struggling will only make it worse.

The Dark

The cult of Maxwell Rayner, of course, the fear of the dark and everything that belongs in it, pretty straightfoward actually.

We have met it several times, in different forms, but I think that the Montauk's affair was its most glaring apparition.

The Corruption

I'll stick to calling it The Filth, personally, because this one is just ... Brr. Disgusting.

Of course, Jane Prentiss and the Hive, and Amherst and his ... Disgusting-ness. This one doesn't scare me, really, just creeps me out, in the sense that I want to puke whenever it is mentioned. Out of disgust.

The Web

Oh look, the spiders ! With a very evil kind of power. I am SO not surprised.

Yeah, they're definitely going to be bad guys at some point, like it just has to. Surprised that The Stranger is the one with the puppets though. I think it would fit it better, but who am I to judge ?

The Flesh

... I was joking, you know ? But, seriously, just how many people on the writing team are vegetarian ?

Anyway, guess we got the culprit for the whole meat thing. And the cannibalism thing. And the dysphoria thing. And the body horror in general that comes with Jared.

Wonderful.

The Hunt

And another one based on animals ! Trevor belongs to this one, definitely. And the "werewolf" wolf man thing. Pretty straightforward too, although it also does overlap with the more violent fears.

Makes me think of Daisy, somehow.

Personally, out of all of those, the ones that creep me out the most are The Eye, The Web, The Lonely, The Spiral and The Vast. Don't get me wrong, all of them could petrify me, but those five are definitely the ones that would affect me the most.

Back onto the actual story though, Elias is definitely planning for The Eye's ceremony, isn't he ? The Watcher's Crown. That's why he killed Gertrude, who wanted to stop everything, including this one, and put Jon in place, who doesn't know anything on how to stop it and would be unable to learn anything if Elias didn't tell him, at least not without enough time. This is.

God this is fucked up, but it makes sense. Oh no. Is Jon a sacrifice for the Eye apocalypse ?

Speaking of Jon, could he please leave the place quickly ? I don't trust them. Though he does seem to have gotten better at lying, i'd rather he get away from here the earliest possible. Pretty sure Trevor and Julia would enjoy hunting him for sport.

THRILL OF THE CHASE :

"As I reached for another knife, I found myself tapping my foot, as if to music."

Or when you organize a murderous man hunt with all of your best buds. Can't imagine that they ever got bored sunday evenings. The police was such a bummer, if people want to consensually hunt each other for sport, they should be able to !

So ! Daisy belongs to The Hunt, doesn't she ? That's confirmation. Ain't that nifty.

Definitely what I want the mentally unstable woman with a penchant for violence to have, supernatural powers coming from the concept of The Hunt itself.

Somehow, those that belong to that category stress me out. At least, Basira is here to ground her, you know ?

And something shady is happening with her dreams, because of course they do. Used to be both of their dreams, but Basira had hers "fixed" when she got to the Institute ?

Ah well.

BREATHING ROOM :

"It’s not like I sleep enough to worry about dreams."

Oh look. The same dream thing Daisy was talking about ! Ain't that nifty. Jon, sweetie, I am very concerned about your dreams too.

Dekker is back, and I can see why he got along so well with Gertrude. Brutally efficient, I guess ? Disturbingly so, at least up until the point where he got killed, I am assuming.

Again, I get why they worked somewhat together.

Let's forget about it, and about the magical tapes that I am starting not to trust, EXPLOSIVES !!

I know one bloodthirsty cop that is going to love those. I know they're for the ritual, but can we syc them on Elias too, pleeeaaase ? At least his office. Nobody will miss it !

I mean, maybe the rest of the Institute, but who cares about the extras. I just want to see stuff belonging to Elias set on fire. Just a tiny bit. It'll be so cathartic.

Huh. I think I am starting to understand the burning cultists.

CRACKED FONDATIONS :

"Everything is just… wrong. I can’t find my favourite coffee shop. And I don’t know who you people are."

... Did she travel between dimensions ?

Is that a thing now ? Is dimension traveling a thing ?

Under what concept would that even fit ? Since there were spiders and stuff, the Web then ? But how ? God, Hill Top Road just always gives me a headache.

What was Agnes even doing at this house when she was young, being all burn-y and shit ? I don't think that The Control got along that well with The Chaotic Destruction, that has no rhymes or reason outside of reveling into fucking shit up.

All that being said, they talked.

Oh my god, they finally talked.

Shit, I'm getting emotional here.

It was a prety horrendous talk, and Tim is still so angry and ready to blame Jon for everything, but there is something here, finally, and my heart hurt just thinking about Jon and Tim.

This entire fucking conversation was just a murder attempt on ME, actually, I was maimed, this is a second-degree murder attempt against me, actually, and I feel like I should be allowed monetary compensation for the pain this story puts me through.

I regret not getting to know Sasha more, I have to say. I didn't feel her death as acutely as I could've, how I will feel it when either Martin or Tim or both will die, and it's kind of a shame, considering just how much her death impacted the others.

Anyway, Gertrude's corpse is now skinless, I am assuming, and the only man that flew too close to the sun that we know died pretty recently would be Jurgen Leitner, so I am guessing that he is too.

Honnestly, just for that, I want Nikola to have a good time. She deserves some chaos after that stunt.

The quote of the post will be :

"Like colours, but if colours hated me."

End Liveblogging.

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defeyeant · 4 years

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tiny rundown of oc muses:

DOLORES GORDON

stranger-aligned avatar, she/they enby lesbian, 30s but her appearance is fluid, irish by birth and weird by entity influence, unwitting shapeshifter, silver tongued devil.

former human who somehow fell into family influence with the stranger and was changed. has never stopped changing, really. originally a tall, slender figure with straight black hair, blue eyes, and an angular face dotted with freckles. has shifted over the years into a variety of forms, though is currently somewhat fixed as a chubby, short figure with brown wavy hair, grey eyes, and a soft, mischievous face with a few moles. her eyes have also taken on the glassy, inhuman stare of a doll. besides this, she has some ever-present ‘red right hand’ at all times, some subtle othering to let humans know to be wary, that this creature is not quite human.

largely based on the concept of fair folk mythology being based upon humans trying to interpret stranger influence in less enlightened eras.

like most stranger avatars, is affable and eager to reach out to the world. she even does it completely free of her work for her patron, and notes having several friends outside of the circle of her entities servants. she’s quite good at getting others to let their guard down for at least a short time, and then striking as soon as she finds a way in. easygoing and devil may care, she is easily one of the most approachable of her kind.

despite this, she is good at big games, but loses the plot in other regards. she tends to be more bark than bite at the end of the day, lacking the power or influence that her superiors in the stranger’s food chain lord over her. she tends to be wishy-washy, an anywhere the wind blows type who realizes she’s in too deep far too late to course correct.

while she works for them, she did not originate in the circus. she just thought nikola was a riot and has had fun watching them go about their business, and decided to join in. it’s something she has come to regret several times, but keeps her head up because they’re really going to change the world. she only narrowly misses the explosion at the wax museum by sleeping in on the big day -- she had a last get together with her human friends before nikola made the world intolerable for them come morning. escaped in the van with breekon while holding a macabre memento of the day. currently possesses one of @sittimoranimiinterfectorem‘s tim’s hands, left relatively intact in spite of being violently blown off of his body.

wishes she could shapeshift into agnes so jude would [REDACTED] her [REDACTED] :’(

‘MISS LUKAS’

lonely-aligned avatar, cis woman of unknowable orientation, appears to be in her twenties but is likely older, originates in the old family stomping grounds of kent, a bright young servant of her family’s entity, a woman who calculates love as sacrifice.

only child of a lukas family solicitor and his morose wife, their daughter showed a particular talent for the forces that her family had invoked for generations. a small, insignificant girl who is pretty in a way that does not particular stand out. rather old-fashioned features, a soft face made more delicate for her anemic complexion, defined by heavy-lidded blue eyes and a slightly too small mouth. her hair falls in soft ringlets to her mid-back when loosed, and is an unremarkable shade of brown. petite and delicately built, she is easy to ignore unless one is really looking for her -- but why would anyone do something so silly? her clothing is often dated, less in the style of annabelle’s vintage glamour, and more like she’s in a relative’s hand-me-downs or stepped out of a cheap period drama. she does not stand out as either a threat or anyone of note.

reserved and apathetic, she is the model of a perfect lukas. she puts off an aloof aura when she chooses to be perceived, something that should keep others at arm’s length. she has a penchant for dramatics and soliloquy, and leads a rather inactive life from her seat of power. obsessively bookish, preferring the company of literature to any other pleasure in life. a talented manipulator and vindictive enemy. she walked out of a gothic novel, mysterious and cultured in a way that says she could care less about your opinion about it.

despite this, she still has some sparks of humanity. she is a great lover of mischief, and has been known to at least make an attempt to interact with those who excel at it. deeply loyal to her clan, she keeps her distance from them as she should while still aiming to do the family name right. she is rarely seen to act against those who do not act against her first, a sort of old world standard of ‘don’t start none, don’t want none,’ though admittedly her sense of who earns her wrath is arbitrary at best. she lacks any sense of self-awareness towards her oddities, which can make her either grating or overtly amusing to interact with. she also feeds fuckboys to the lonely so idk what more you could ask for.

operates out of the moors, where the mist comes in thick and the landscape can make one feel like the last person on earth. her typical prey is that of entitled men who refuse to respect a woman’s desire to be left alone to her devices. she approaches it from the idea of ‘you wanted to be part of my solitude so bad, then join it.’ she tends to court their interest, string them along for some days or weeks, then lure them into the mist. has also been known to have the lonely swallow lost travelers who approach her property and it’s implied she might have fed several friends from her youth to the mist.

she hates peter bc she is clearly a virtuoso but he gets the acclaim as a family representative. that’s an oxymoron. they are lukases, they should not have a representative. twat.

her true name is carefully guarded and never spoken. every man she takes on as a sacrifice has known her by one of several names. the most common she falls to are aurora, esther, rosalie, and faith.

yes, these two know each other. yes, dolores is the extrovert that adopted miss lukas as an introvert. miss lukas keeps throwing dolores into the lonely hoping it will grant her a moment’s peace, only for dolores to come crawling out citing her love for her friend as the north star to guide her back here. dolores also does not understand that the lukas family is not nuclear, but a clan, and repeatedly wonders aloud if peter is her friend’s father, uncle, or grandfather. miss lukas suffers constantly in the other’s presence, which is no less than either of them deserve.

#tbt

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vgckwb · 5 years

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ML: Are They Worthy? Chapter 22: Smile Like You Mean It!/Fun Lover

“We’re on in 10” a stagehand said.

Vlad was sitting opposite of Nadja. Nadja was doing some last minute preparations for her interview. “Hey” Vlad said. “I didn’t get a chance to say it earlier, but Manon’s a good kid.” Nadja was surprised. “She’s smart, nice, and very perceptive.”

“Well, thank you” Nadja said. “I don’t get it. Ralph le Mont told me you were rude, but you don’t seem like it right now.”

“Ralph, psh” Vlad said. “That guy’s a hack.”

Nadja responded “Well, yes, but-”

“So you agree with me?” Vlad asked.

“I’m trying to remain professional” Nadja said.

“Hm. Well, the reason I was rude to Ralph was because I didn’t like him” Vlad said. “Manon is a good kid. I think that reflects well on you as a parent. I just hope you don’t disappoint.”

Nadja smiled. “So this is what Adrien meant.”

Meanwhile, Richard was getting ready to leave his apartment. “Are you sure you need to go in today?” a woman said. She had short orange hair, sunglasses with white rims, a green sweater, a yellow-green vest, a bracelet with a turtle on it, a black miniskirt, black nylons, and black boots.

“It’s just a quick in and out May” Richard said to his girlfriend. “We’re just going to go in, meet with them for a few minutes, give them the money, and then we’re done. I’ll be back home by the time you get back with Luka and Juleka.”

“But, what if they don’t like me?” My asked.

“They’re going to love you,” Richard said. “Don’t be so hard on yourself.” He gave May a kiss on the head and then left.

“I sure hope you’re right,” May said.

Meanwhile, Chloe was pacing in her room. “Do you think she likes me still? Do you think she’ll come? Maybe I should call her again” she said, nervously.

“Chloe, who are you talking to?” Sabrina said, entering the room.

“SABRINA!” Chloe said, surprised. “Ah ha ha, when did you get here?”

“Just now. Are you alright Chloe?” Sabrina asked.

Chloe took a deep breath and composed herself. “Sabrina, we need to talk.”

“What’s this about? Am I in trouble again?” Sabrina said, walking in.

Chloe noticed that she was scared that she was going to berate her, but brave enough to step forward anyway. “No. Nothing like that” she said. They took a seat. “So, uh, did you hear about yesterday?”

“Where you help Ladybug defeat a villain?! Of course. You were so brave!” Sabrina chimed in.

“Yeah, well, afterward, I talked with Ladybug, and she helped me realize something” Chloe said.

“What is it Chloe?” Sabrina asked.

“I realized that I want to stop being the me that is mean to everyone,” Chloe said. “I’ve been slowly losing that part of myself for a little while now, but I still fall back on it a lot. Part of it is that I want to keep my image up, but part of it is that I don’t want to lose you as a friend. You’ve been with me at some of my truly most awful moments. I’m afraid that you might just be there for that, and if I’m nice, you’ll have no reason to stay with me.”

Sabrina gave Chloe a hug. “Chloe. Do you know why you’re my best friend? It’s because I know the type of person you are. I know you as the person you want to be.” She broke the hug. “You make mistakes, sure. But I never gave up on you. I want you to be the best you you can be. I’ve stayed with you all this time because I never wanted you to be alone. I’m not going to stop now.”

Chloe was shocked, but not surprised. Just as Sabrina said she knew who Chloe was, Chloe knew who Sabrina was. She was earnest, and hardworking. She knew that when Sabrina complimented her, she meant it. Even when Chloe didn’t feel that way about herself. She knew that Sabrina knew her. Unlike Hawk Moth. Chloe hugged Sabrina. “I should have never doubted you for a second.”

Sabrina returned the hug. “It’s OK Chloe.”

They stopped hugging. “However, I’m going to be doing it in baby steps” Chloe said. “I’m not ready to let go completely.”

“It’s OK Chloe. Take your time” Sabrina said.

May arrived at the Liberty. Anarka spotted her. “Oh hello. You must be May” she said. “Richard told me you’d be picking them up.”

“Yes, that’s right” May responded. “Are Luka and Juleka ready?”

“KIDS!” Anarka called out. “You’re dad’s girlfriend is here!”

Luka and Juleka emerged. “Hey” Juleka said.

“Hi” May said.

“You have a good time at your dad’s” Anarka said, as they left.

“3….2...1…” the camera person counted down at Vlad’s interview.

A title card showed up for Nadja’s interview show. “Hello, I’m Nadja Chamack. Don’t be bemused. It’s just the news. Today, I’m sitting down with Vlad Brodeur; a model who has just moved here to Paris from Toulouse. Now, tell me Vlad, how do you view being a model?”

“Great question” Vlad said. “I always get asked ‘what’s it like to be a model?’ and my answer’s always the same. ‘Be one yourself.’ But for me personally, it’s fun but exhausting sometimes. I like doing it, but there’s also a lot of hullabaloo I wouldn’t mind not doing.”

“Of course. Like with any job, there are perks, and there are issues” Nadja said.

Vlad responded “I hear that.”

May, Luka, and Juleka got into the car. May was nervous, but she started the car. She started driving back to her apartment. Juleka noticed something off. “Um, May?” she said.

“Yes?” May said. “AH!” she corrected herself. “Sorry. I’m not used to driving in France yet. Ah ha ha.” Juleka shrugged. May felt down.

Luka, getting listless, decided to turn on the radio. A children’s song came on. May was surprised. “What is this?” Luka asked.

“Oh. Well, I’m a music teacher” May said, nervously. “I got offered a job here at a primary school. I’m just brushing up on some of the curriculum.”

“OK” Luka said.

May was nervous. “Do you want to switch it to something else?”

“No. It’s cool” Luka said. May kept driving. Her mind was bouncing around many different thoughts, while her heart went at 100 miles a minute. “Oh hey. A record store. Can we stop and check it out?” Luka asked.

“Oh” May said, snapping back. “Sure.” She parked on the street. “I’ll meet you inside.” Luka and Juleka went in. May slammed her head on the steering wheel. She switched the radio from her work CD to what was broadcasting. She had caught Vlad’s interview.

“Now Vlad,” Nadja asked, “why did you move to Paris?”

“Honestly, it wasn’t my choice,” Vlad said. “My parents wanted to move. My mom’s work moved her here, and my dad can generally work anywhere.”

“Was it hard for you to move at all?” Nadja asked.

“Not at all” Vlad said. “Truth be told, I didn’t have many friends back in Toulouse. My temperament can make it hard for me to get along with people. And my friend, Adrien Agreste lives here, so I knew I’d be in good company.”

“Right. Your temperament is kind of infamous in the model scene” Nadja asked. “Does that hinder you relationship with your parents at all?”

“Well, maybe a little bit” Vlad said. “But honestly, my parents are two of the most understanding people I know. I couldn’t ask for better parents.”

When May heard that, she started to cry. “Of course. I’ll never be able to live up to that” she said, punching the horn.

Hawk Moth emerged from the floor into his lair. “Ah, parenting. Always a tough thing. Especially if the children aren’t yours. Fly away my little Akuma, and evilize this shattered soul.”

The Akuma flew off into May’s car and fused with her turtle bracelet. “Fun Lover. I am Hawk Moth. Afraid your boyfriend’s children don’t think you’re fun? Well now everyone can see how fun you truly are. All I ask in return is Ladybug and Cat Noir’s miraculous.”

“They’ll be splitting their sides, and then splitting with their miraculous” May said. She and her car got covered by a purple-black aura.

Luka and Juleka were in the record store. “Hey Luka. Do you think May is doing OK?” Juleka asked.

“She’s probably just nervous about meeting us” Luka said. “She’ll probably settle down once we get to the apartment.”

The door to the record store opened. The person entering looked like a harlequin in white and red. Her face was entirely hite with two little red dimples. The only other oddities is that she was wearing a purple-black turtle bracelet. She did a handstand and then a roll.

“Hey! Who are you?” the cashier said, coming out to meet her.

“I am Fun Lover” she said. Luka and Juleka understood what was happening and began sneaking behind Fun Lover.

“Well, whoever you are, you need to leave” the cashier said.

“Aw, you’re no fun. Allow me to fix that” Fun Lover said. She blew up a balloon and released it onto the cashier’s face. It popped and the cashier now had a face painted similarly to Fun Lover. He then started laughing. “See? We can all have fun here.”

Luka and Juleka made their way out of the store, only to see a circus-style carriage where May’s car was. “What happened to May’s car?” Luka asked.

“What happened to May?” Juleka said.

“I’m sorry” Fun Lover said, exiting the store. “But there will no longer be boring, clueless, childish May. From now on, you’ll be having fun with Fun Lover!”

Luka and Juleka were scared. Luka took his sister’s arm and ran off. “Where are we going?” Juleka said.

“I don’t know, but we need to get away from her” Luka said.

“You really think you could get away from me?” Fun Lover said, meeting them on her carriage. “That’s cute. You guys are so cute.”

“You’re really freaking me out right now,” Luka said.

“Aww, I don’t like it when people are sad” Fun Lover said. She blew up a balloon and aimed it at Luka.

Luka propelled his sister down a different street “RUN!” The balloon appeared in front of Luka’s face and popped. His face was now painted white with red dimples, and he was smiling.

“Care to join your good pal Fun Lover up on the carriage?” Fun Lover asked.

“Of course” Luka said, getting on.

Fun Lover looked around. She could no longer see Juleka. “Fun Lover. You can worry about her later” Hawk Moth said. “All of Paris will soon feel your joy anyway. Get me Ladybug and Cat Noir!”

“Of course Hawk Moth. Anything to put a smile on your face” Fun Lover said. “And I know just how to get their attention.”

Nadja was continuing her interview with Vlad. “So Vlad, what can you tell us about-” Suddenly the studio doors opened. Fun Lover emerged from a field of balloons. The balloons hit different members of the crew, putting them under her spell. “I’m sorry, who are you?” Nadja asked.

Before she got an answer, Lover blew up a balloon and hit Nadja with it. “Seriously, who are you?” Vlad asked.

“I am Fun Lover, Mr. Sassy Sour Sometimes Man!” she said. “And I am hear to turn that frown upside down.”

Vlad tried to run, but Nadja grabbed him. “Where are you going Vlad?” Nadja asked. “The fun is just about to start.”

Fun Lover blew up a balloon. Vlad broke away from Nadja, and managed to outmaneuver more of Fun Lover’s victims and started running. Fun Lover finished blowing up the balloon and unleashed it. The balloon was chasing Vlad, and both were out of the room at that point.

Fun Lover looked at the camera. “Hello Ladybug. Cat Noir. If you’re watching this, meet me at Le Grand Paris. You’ll find a bunch of people having a lot of fun. And soon, you’ll join them.” She walked up to the camera, breathed onto the lens fogging it up, and drew a smiley face in it.

Of course, Marinette and Adrien were watching and lept into action immediately. “Tikki! Spots On!”

“Plagg! Claws Out!” The two heroes left their homes.

Meanwhile, Vlad was still being chased by that balloon. “I can’t believe I’m running away from a balloon. Vlad then spotted a door and got an idea. He opened the door, and them slammed it on the balloon, make-up going across the door and halls. “Great. Now that the possibly weirdest thing that has happened to me is over, we can get to work. Beyyo! Fangs Sharpen!” he transformed into Judgement Wolf.

Ladybug and Cat Noir arrived at Le Grand Paris. “I’m guessing you were watching the same show” Ladybug said.

“Yup” Cat Noir said. “I know you’re supposed to smile for the camera, but I never thought the cameras would smile back.” They both entered.

“Hello Ladybug and Cat Noir” Fun Lover said. “So nice of you to join me. Now let’s see those smiles!” She blew up two balloons, one for each hero.

The heroes destroyed the balloons before they could reach them. “Sorry, but my bugaboo is the only thing that’s allowed to put a smile on my face” Cat Noir said. Ladybug facepalmed.

“It’s rude to reject a gift, but don’t worry, there’s plenty more where that came from” Fun Lover said. “However, I’ve got some other smiles I need to create. But don’t fret. You’ll still have company.” The cavalry of smiling faces turned and marched toward the heroes. “And just to add to the fun.” Fun Lover began blowing a balloon animal balloon. She then twisted it up into a bear. The balloon bear came to life and started approaching the heroes. Fun Lover cartwheeled into one of the elevators. “Have fun!”

“WAIT!” Ladybug said.

“Uh, M’Lady. We have a bit of a situation here” Cat Noir said. The balloon bear started attacking him. He managed to block, but the horde of smiling people kept trying to grab him. Ladybug came in and assisted.

The two heroes kept playing defensively, when Judgement Wolf showed up. “I’ll drive away your targets, Ladybug. You go up and try to stop Fun Lover.” He charged in, and distracted the smilers that were attacking Ladybug.

Ladybug nodded, left through the doors, and used her yo-yo to climb up to Chloe’s room in Le Grand Paris. “Ladybug?! What are you doing here?” Chloe said. “Do you not trust me on following through? Because I am, as you can see here!”

“No, it’s not that. There’s a supervillain in the building” Ladybug said, swinging he yo-yo. “I trust you Chloe.”

Chloe smiled. Fun Lover kicked down the door to Chloe’s room. “Ah, some fresh faces,” she said. Fun Lover blew up a balloon and aimed it at Chloe.

Before it could hit Chloe, Sabrina stood in the way and got hit. Chloe was stunned. Sabrina turned around and when Chloe saw her friend in clown make-up, she got scared.”Hey Chloe. Ready to have fun?” Sabrina said.

Chloe ran around her room while Sabrina chased her. Fun Lover blew up another balloon, but Ladybug popped it before it could go anywhere. “Sorry Fun Lover, but playtime is over!”

“Ladybug, you don’t need to play to have fun” Fun Lover said.

Ladybug closed in on Fun Lover, tackling her. “Gotcha!” Ladybug said.

“Do you?” Fun Lover asked, blowing up a balloon. Ladybug backed off and popped the balloon. “Join us Ladybug. Together we can be happy.” Ladybug was using her yo-yo as a shield.

Meanwhile, Sabrina finally caught Chloe. “Gotcha. Now we can be happy.”

“I don’t want this happiness” Chloe said. “I want the kind of happiness that hanging out with you, the real you, can give me. This isn’t who you are, and you know it!”

Sabrina stopped in her tracks. He make-up started to melt off of her face. “Chloe?” she said.

Fun Lover saw this and began blowing up more balloons. Ladybug popped them, as she circled to protect them. “Well well, it looks like you did put a smile on my face” Ladybug said, figuring out Fun Lover’s weakness.

Fun Lover scowled. “Well, no matter. I have so many people smiling already. There’s no way you can stop me.” She flipped over to the balcony and fell backwards off of it, holding an empty balloon. She began blowing it as she fell. Ladybug, Chloe, and Sabrina observed as Fun Lover came back over the balcony riding a balloon eagle away from the hotel.

“Ladybug, you take care of her. I’ll see what I can do about Sabrina” Chloe said.

“Thanks Chloe” Ladybug said. She left as well.

Meanwhile, Cat Noir was packing in the smiling people into confines that they wouldn’t escape from. “That’s the last of them” he said Meanwhile, the balloon bear snuck up on him, but then popped.

Judgement Wolf stood their with his sword drawn. “They’re balloons. I can’t believe neither of us thought of that.”

“Well, we had a lot to deal with” Cat Noir said. “Thanks for saving me.”

“Anytime. Now let’s check on Ladybug” Judgement Wolf said. The two left the hotel as Ladybug was coming down.

“Ladybug. Did you stop Fun Lover?” Cat Noir said.

“No. She got away. But I do know her weakness” Ladybug said. “Lucky Charm! A triangle? Wait! This is familiar. We need help! You two, find Fun Lover. I’ll be back.” Ladybug left.

“So, do you know where she goes?” Judgement Wolf asked.

“I have a general idea” Cat Noir said, leaping into action. Judgement Wolf followed behind.

Marinette arrived in Master Fu’s parlor. “Master, we’re going to need help again.”

“Of course. But maybe we can continue our talk afterward” Master Fu said. He opened up the miracle box. “Marinette Dupain-Cheng, pick an ally you can trust to fight alongside you on this mission. Choose wisely; such powers are meant to serve the greater good. Once the mission is over you will retrieve the Miraculous from them.”

We’re going to need something real, and that can reach multiple people. “Ah. Master, I’m going to need the tiger miraculous.”

“As you wish” Master Fu said.

Marinette was running down the street. “Tikki! Spots on!” she said, transforming back into Ladybug. She checked her yo-yo and saw that Cat Noir and Judgement Wolf had Fun Lover’s location. Ladybug made her way to that area. She jumped on a rooftop and saw that Cat Noir and Judgement Wolf were fighting off an entire smiling parade, with Fun Lover on her Carriage as the float.

“Ladybug” Juleka called out.

“AH! Oh. Sorry. I thought you were one of those smiling demons” Ladybug said.

“No” Juleka said. “Ladybug, can you help her?”

“Of course Juleka” Ladybug said.

“Good” Juleka said.

“What’s wrong?” Ladybug asked, sensing some concern.

“Well, it’s just that Fun Lover is my dad’s new girlfriend” she began. “I think she was nervous about meeting us, and it just got the better of her. She has my brother already. I don’t know what to do. Should I have done something more?”

Ladybug was surprised. She put her hand on Juleka’s shoulder. “You still can” Ladybug said. “Juleka Couffaine. Here is the miraculous of the tiger, which grants you the power of sound. You will use it for the greater good. Once the job is done, you will return the miraculous to me. Can I trust you?”

Juleka nodded, took the box, and opened it. Roaar popped up, yawning. “Ah, it’s great to be out and about again!” he said. “Are you ready to rock and roll?”

“Sure” Juleka said, smiling and putting on the miraculous.

“Then all you have to say is ‘Roaar! Show Stripes!’” Roaar instructed.

“Thanks. You know, you’re pretty cute” Juleka said.

“Thanks. So are you” Roaar responded.

“Roaar! Show Stripes!” Juleka called. She transformed. Her outfit was similar to Ladybug’s, but magenta with black stripes, instead of red with black spots, and also a tail. She also had a cowl going over the top half of her face. The cowl was shaped like a tiger’s head, with ears on top, eye holes for Juleka’s eyes, a tiger nose over her nose, and small little fangs coming down from the bottom of the cowl. Juleka’s hair was also did up in a ponytail and put through a hole on the back of the cowl. She also got some magenta escrima sticks.

“Ready?” Ladybug said. Juleka nodded. “Then let’s go.” The two jumped to the action. Cat Noir was defending himself against the smiling parade, when Ladybug came and assisted him. “Hopefully, I’m not too late to the party” Ladybug said.

Judgement Wolf was similarly backed into a corner, when Juleka in her hero outfit came to his rescue as well. “I got you, wolf boy” she said.

“The name’s Judgement Wolf” he said. “How would you like it if I called you ‘Tiger Girl’?”

“Meh. I’d prefer Tigress” she said. “Sorry about that, Judgement Wolf.”

“It’s fine Tigress” Judgement Wolf said.

“You think adding another hero into the mix will save you?” Fun Lover said. “I have many smiling faces to do my bidding! Not to mention, my balloon animals!” She unleashed an army of balloon animals from her circus carriage.

“She’s right, we can’t get close to her at this rate” Cat Noir said.

“Let’s hope the help you brought can do it” Judgement Wolf said.

“Don’t take it personally, Tigress. He’s always like that” Cat Noir said.

More smiling people came. Judgement Wolf, Cat Noir, and Tigress defended, while Ladybug called out “Lucky Charm! Glue?” Ladybug looked around. She saw a crowd of people leading up to Fun Lover, some balloon animals in the sky, Cat Noir, and Tigress. “Tigress! Follow me! Cat Noir, on my word, Cataclysm one of the flying balloon animals.” She and Tigress left.

“OK, and how am I supposed to get up there?” Cat Noir asked.

“Need a lift?” Judgement Wolf said.

Cat Noir smiled. “This oughta be fun!”

Ladybug and Tigress landed in front of Fun Lover’s carriage about 100 feet away. “OK Tigress. Think happy thoughts, and then use your power” Ladybug said.

“Why do I need to do that?” Tigress asked. “Couldn’t I just say ‘be happy’?”

“That’s not quite how it works” Ladybug said. “Sounds reflect what people are feeling. In order for your power to work, you need to experience the feeling you want to express. In this case, pure jubilation. I’ll cover you. You just get ready.” Ladybug started fending off smiling people.

“Got it. Thanks Ladybug” Tigress said. She crossed her escrima sticks, closed her eyes, and began thinking happy thoughts to charge her power. Her class. Her family. Her band. Hanging out with her friends. Then she thought about Rose, and how she said yes. She was still over the moon on that. She opened her eyes and called out “Reverb!” She uncrossed her sticks dramatically, and let out sound waves that hit and bounced off of everyone and everything in her path. The make-up started to melt off of the people who got hit, and they were all wonder what was going on.

Ladybug started running up to Fun Lover and called out “CAT NOIR! NOW!”

Cat Noir and Judgement Wolf were subduing smiling people, and popping animal balloons. Judgement Wolf cupped his hands and Cat Noir jumped on them and Judgement Wolf lifted him up into the air. “CATACLYSM!” Cat Noir said, striking the eagle.

Ladybug made her way to Fun Lover and squirted the glue on her. Then, just as Fun Lover was about to blow up another balloon, one of the bits of latex from the eagle came down, and Ladybug grabbed it and applied it to Fun Lover’s face so she couldn’t blow up any more balloons.

“LADYBUG! THE BRACELET!” Tigress called out.

“Good eye” Judgement Wolf said.

“Thanks” Tigress said.

Ladybug saw the turtle bracelet, grabbed it, threw it on the ground, and stomped on it, releasing the Akuma. “No more evildoing for you, little Akuma. TIme to de-evilize! Gotcha! Bye bye. little butterfly. Miraculous Ladybug!” she threw the glue up in the air, and the magic Ladybugs reverted everyone back to normal.

Fun Lover transformed back into May. “What happened?” she asked.

“Pound it!” the heroes said.

“How dare you rain on my parade, Ladybug! But I’ll put a smile on my face once I get your miraculous!” Hawk Moth said, cursing his latest attempt.

“May!” Luka called out, rushing over to her. “What happened?”

“I don’t know. One minute, I was nervous, and the next, I can’t remember” May said.

“It’s OK May” Luka said.

“You were just Akumatized” Ladybug said.

“What does that mean?” May asked.

“Right. She’s from England, so she might not know” Luka said. “May, these are heroes. There’s a villain in the city named Hawk Moth, who turns other people into villains. He preyed on your nervousness and turned you into one.”

“Oh no,” May said. “I hope I didn’t hurt anyone.”

“It’s OK, May” Ladybug said. “We fixed everything.”

“Besides, this was kind of...fun!” Cat Noir said.

“Cat Noir” Ladybug said, shaking her head.

“JULEKA!” May said. “Where is she?”

“Uhhhhh, she’s around” Ladybug said. “Don’t worry, we’ll find her. You just stay here.”

The heroes left. When they were far enough away, Cat Noir said “I’ll search for Juleka as long as I can. Once you get the miraculous back, you do the same.” His miraculous beeped. “Gotta go!” he left.

Tigress waited for Judgement Wolf to leave. “Um, why is Jugdement Wolf still here?” she asked after a few seconds.

“Oh, right. Sorry. I didn’t mention it before” Ladybug said. “Judgement Wolf here tests other miraculous users. He needs to know your identity to test you.”

“And if I don’t want to give it to him?” Tigress said.

Judgement Wolf answered “Well then, I’m just going to have to get it out of you one way or another.”

Tigress thought about it for a bit. “OK then. Roaar! Hide Stripes!” she transformed back into Juleka.

Roaar reappeared. “Oooh, the wolf boy! Are you prepared?”

“It’s Judgement Wolf!” he said.

“I guess” Juleka said. “To be honest, I don’t care if I get to use the tiger miraculous again. I’d like to, but I’m just glad I saved May.”

“Ah, cute, brave, smart, and caring. You have it all” Roaar said. “I look forward to working with you again.”

“I do to. If Judgement Wolf says I can” Juleka said.

“Don’t worry about that guy” Roaar said. “I’m sure you’ll pass.”

Juleka smiled. “Thanks Roaar.” She put the miraculous back in the box. “I’m going to go find Cat Noir. She left.

“Marinette, you go return that to Master Fu. I’ve got some business here I need to attend to” Judgement Wolf said.

Ladybug nodded. “Sure thing Vlad” she said, leaving.

“Beyyo! Fangs Dull!” he called out, turning back into Vlad.

Cat Noir found Juleka, and returned her to Luka and May. “Here you go” he said.

“Thank you Cat Noir” Juleka said.

“Cat Noir! Thanks. For everything” May said.

“No problem” Cat Noir said. He left.

The three of them hugged. Vlad approached them. “Hey Juleka. Luka. What’s going on? The last thing I remember was that some clown lady attacked me during my interview.”

“Vlad?” Luka said. Vlad blushed when Luka called him by his name.

“This is Vlad?” May said. She looked down.

“What’s the matter?” Vlad asked.

“Well, I think what pushed me over the edge was your interview” May said.”I tuned in when you were talking about your parents. I was already feeling pretty blue, and when you said that I just broke. I mean, how could I compare to someone’s birth parents like that?”

Vlad sighed. “Alright. I’ll let you in on a secret” Vlad said. “The truth is I’m adopted. The parents I was talking about? They aren’t my birth parents. But they are still two of the most amazing people I know. I’m sure that if Luka and Juleka got to know you, they’d feel the same.”

“It’s true” Luka said. “I think it’s cool that you teach music.”

“Yeah. You seem like a really nice person” Juleka said.

“Kids” May said with tears in her eyes.

“VLAD!” a male voice called out.

“MAY! KIDS!” Richard called out. They all turned and saw Richard and one other man running to them. The other man was wearing a suit, and had curly hair, a big nose, and a mustache.

“Dad?” all three kids said.

“Richard?” May said.

The two men were out of breath. “Are you OK?” Richard said.

“Well, we are now” Juleka said. “Thanks to Ladybug.”

“I saw the attack on TV” Vlad’s dad said. “Are you alright?”

“I’m fine” Vlad said. “Thanks dad.” He gave his dad a hug.

“So, you’re Vlad’s dad?” Juleka said.

“Yup” he said. “But you can call me Conrad.”

“Dad. This is Juleka. She’s in my class. And this is her brother, Luka” Vlad introduced.

“So this young man is in your class, eh Jules?” Richard said.

“That’s right” Juleka said.

“Huh” Richard said. “Well, if he’s anything like his dad here, he’s super cool.”

“He is. In fact, he helped me get over my fears and talk to you about...well..you know” Juleka said.

“Wait, so you’re on the Paris Pride commission?” May asked.

“Yup” Conrad replied. “To be more specific, I work for them as a graphic designer. But I also help them in other ways.”

“He was just at our impromptu meeting today at the record company, with a few other people from Paris Pride” Richard said. “He was actually really cool. We bonded over our kids very quickly.”

“So Juleka, did you want to do anything for Paris Pride?” Vlad asked.

Juleka was surprised. She nodded. “Sure I’d love to.”

“Great” Vlad said.

“Well Vlad, we should get you back to the TV station to finish your interview” Conrad said.

“And we should get back home” Richard said. “Ready to go?” Luka, Juleka, and May nodded. They left to go back to their car. Conrad and Vlad left the other direction.

On their way back, Richard passed by the record store again. “Oh hey. Can we pull over?” Luka asked.

“Sure. What for?” Richard said.

“We were at this place earlier” Luka said. “To get you gifts to repay you for your gifts.”

“Oh, you don’t need to do that,” Richard said.

“We insist” Juleka said. “I found you something really cool.”

“Alright” Richard said. “Just hurry up.” The kids left the car. They returned in a few minutes. “So, what did you get me?”

“Well, I got you ‘Look Now’ on vinyl” Luka said. “I know you’re missing that one still in your Elvis Costello vinyl collection.”

“Well thank you son” Richard said. “What about you, Jules?”

Juleka unfurled her poster. “Honestly, I’m amazed I found this” she said. It was a poster for a live performance by an old band called Pest Control. “It’s for that specific date. I can’t believe I found it still, or that the guy was willing to part with it.”

Richard was shocked, as was May. “They know about Pest Control?” May asked.

“May, these are mine and Anarka’s kids” Richard said. “Of course they know.”

“Pest Control is actually very cool” Luka said. “They’re right up there with Jagged Stone for me.”

“Me too” Juleka said.

May was blushing. She then looked at the date. “Why is that date important?” she asked.

“Ah, yes well,” Richard said, “Anarka and I went to that concert that night,” he put up his hand, “and ‘agreed’ to have Luka there.”

“Oh” May said. She started laughing. “I can’t believe it.”

“I know, right? Think I could get it signed later?” Richard said.

“Um dad? Don’t you need someone from Pest Control to get it signed?” Luka asked.

“Right. Of course. Can I tell them?” Richard asked. May nodded.

“Tell us what?” Juleka answered.

“May here is actually May from Pest Control” Richard said.

“No way!” Juleka said.

“How’d you manage to swing that?” Luka asked.

“Well, I was helping distribute stuff from my company to the school May worked at, and I met her” Richard said. “We kind of hit it off right away.”

“Richard here is just the sweetest” May said.

“Right. But it took me months to realize she also played in one of my favorite bands” Richard said.

“Well, I didn’t want you dating me just because I was in Pest Control” May said.

“Yeah” Richard said. “But I’m glad you kept it a secret. I got to know you for who you really are, and I fell in love with you. I wouldn’t be able to contain myself if I knew right away.” The couple kissed.

“So, you really do teach kids now?” Juleka asked.

“Um, yes” May said.

“Cool” Juleka said. May smiled. She knew everything would be alright.

Marinette returned with the tiger miraculous. “Here you go Master” she said.

“Thank you, Marinette” Master Fu said. He put it away. “Now, let’s talk.”

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