#oooh my god you guys why are HATS so hard to draw

[painted-fanbird]

POV: you’re the tired Pokemon partners to a trio of slightly feral rat children. (You are also feral yourself)

One part experiment, one part art style study of @critterbitter’s GORGEOUS art, and all an excuse to dabble in drawing some Pokémon (and bonus rat children because Crit I love what you’ve done with them so much it’s ENDING ME every time you post)

Done in Procreate entirely with the syrup brush to capture the feel of MS Paint because that’s the mood I was in lol, and only a single blend layer right at the end to harmonize the colors. Those shadows and highlights were picked entirely by hand and I feel stronger for it <3

Bonus: Rat children reactions!

#bird’s scribbles #pokemon #art #blitzel #litwick #tynamo #elesa pkmn #emmet pkmn #ingo pkmn #oooh my god you guys why are HATS so hard to draw #mad respect to people who are drawing those suckers consistently #also I adore all of these people and pokemon #specifically this version of them which is kind of funny bc I know nothing about any of these characters in canon #but hey #these are my kids now and I won’t be taking criticism XD #also elesa’s shiny swablu outfit from opalucid city is my fav #so I had to draw her in it XD

[slashingdisneypasta]

Can i get a hoyt x reader smut pls...(this message was brought to u by an awkward ass person)

This is what the Hoyt x Wife!Reader on my other blog was supposed to be but at that point I was still felt iffy about writing smut but as I have unlocked it now, we can do this ^^ I hope you like it! 

Warnings: Super smutty, guys. Angry sex, course language (Terrible language). Also, this is Hoyt so he will say some horrible things. Suggested rape, etc. Not fluffy

Smut under the cut of course. 

You know what? I think, weeks after the transformation. I’ve tried everything to get this man’s attention back from himself, and I’m his wife, so it shouldn’t be so hard.

But the only times he looks at me, pays me any mind, is when he’s pissed or he’s playing boss. And I just want him to look at me like Charlie, like my husband.

So, fine, Hoyt. We’ll do it your way.

By making you really, really mad. Then you’ll look at me, wont you?

It’s been weeks since my husband went missing. And in his place was left a sorry, evil pantomime in uniform called Sheriff Hoyt.

God, he thinks he’s cool in that uniform. Even though the hat looks goofy as hell, and gives him hat hair. Anger stirs in my chest just thinking about my dilemma. I can’t get through to the dumbass bastard wearing Charlies tattoo’s and sleeping in his bed. My bed. Glancing spitefully at him across from me at the dinner table, I consider kicking him like I did, ‘accidentally’ in the middle of the night last night. He was deeply asleep, snoring and dreaming and I found it wholly unfair that he got to rest like that and I was still up, confined by myself to the left side of the bed away from him, and had just done it. Totally bitterly, but it felt good.

Luckily, he believed me when I said I had had a nightmare and sleep kicked, but alas. I don’t think that excuse will work here.  

I’m just, immaturely wondering how I can aim a piece of lettuce at his face and blame it on arthritis when Luda Mae starts up a conversation for the table, successfully causing me too look up her instead of darkly at my fork. I must have really been looking darkly at my fork, too, because Luda Mae looks pointedly at me as if she knows what I was thinking and Monty, beside me subtly shakes his head at me. I look at Thomas and Hoyt, next, and luckily neither of them were paying much attention.

Sighing in defeat, I turn my attention to the conversation, turning my knees slightly to face Luda Mae and Monty. “I don’t really have plans tomorrow, thanks! Monty and I were thinking about chess, since its been a while, but… “I shrug, looking pleasantly at her and trying to ignore the fiery fury still beating in my chest.

The effort becomes redundant when Hoyt speaks up and I can no longer keep it at bay. “Well, you won’t be doing that.” I watch him chew for a moment, feeling my rage levels rise dangerously high seeing him not even lift his head when he’s trying to control me. This is 2003, Sheriff! Not the freaken middle ages, I don’t obey you!

“Actually, yes.” I spit, venomously, looking straight at his forehead and just daring him to look up back at me. I drop my fork with a clatter, and get half the way out of my seat, alerting Thomas that something out of the ordinary is happening. “We will be. In fact, Uncle Monty, let’s go play right now- “

He raises his head to dare an connect eye contact with me. “What the hell do you think you’re doing?? Sit back down, we’re eating a fucking dinner.”

“I’m not hungry anymore.” I revel in the furious way he looks at me. It’s better than being ignored, anyway. I may have gone insane, but it feels really good to make ‘Sheriff Hoyt’ feel that way. I get the rest of the way out of my seat and nod with a smile to Luda Mae. “Thanks for dinner, Luda. Goodnight everyone- except you, Charlie!” He’ll have a bad night, because either he’s going to going to get a crick in his back from sleeping on the couch to avoid my crazy ass, or I’m not going to let him get any sleep in our room.

“You call me Hoyt, woman- Argh.” As I disappear up the stairs to our room, I hear Hoyt shout after me and realise I’m not listening, and drop his own fork in favour of violently pushing off the table and after me. I faintly hear Luda Mae sigh and say something shamelessly about kicking us out of her home. I throw the bedroom door open and barge in, slamming it spitefully behind me so Hoyt has to open it himself.

When he does, I’m sitting curtly, stiffly in the armchair by his side of the bed with a book tight in my hands, knuckles white from anger. He looks frustratedly as hell at me and points vaguely toward the dining room. “The fuck was that??”

“Nothing,” I hiss, acting uncooperative on purpose. “What are you talking about?”

“You know goddamn well what I’m talking about, Y/N.”

“Well, I wasn’t going to fight in front of them.”

“Why are we fighting in the first place? I’m lost as fuck, and you need to catch me up.” He looks at me with his hands on his hips and his eyebrows raised all the way up his forehead, frustratingly expectant.

I’m tempted to give him more lip and say that no, I don’t need to catch him up. In fact, I’d love to leave him in the dark and just go to bed. It would drive him mad, and make me feel a thousand times better, but I figure my immaturity has reached its pique for the night. Instead, I try to relax my shoulders and my fingers and look up, seriously at Hoyt. More level-headed. “I miss Charlie.” He looks irritated immediately, and sighs deeply, looking around the room like a huge eyeroll with his head. When he stills again, he’s cleaning the bottom set of teeth with his tongue, squinting one eye at me. Hands still on his hips, patronising me.  Oooh, how I’d love to smack that look off his face. But, I’m elegant.

… ignoring the kicking him in the middle of the night and the attempt I made on him at dinner with the lettuce.  

“Y/N, Charlie’s dead. We’ve been through this. When are you gonna get it through your head- “

“Well then I want a divorce!” I exclaim, getting up from the chair. His eyes darken, but the corner of his lips quirk up, and shakes his head. Calming down, he pulls the stupid hat off his head and runs a hand through his hair to fix it, turning his back on me and turning to start getting ready for bed.

“Don’t interrupt a man of the law when he’s talking, darling, and no. You don’t.”

That’s rich! He can sure parade himself around like a real sheriff with victims if he likes but that is a moot point, with family. “Man of the law?? Man of the la- You’re a murdering cannibal!”

“So’s Tommy, gonna get mad at him?”

“I’m not married to Tommy.” I watch his movements, heart sinking. Is he losing interest again? It’s a weird feeling, wanting the argument to be over but simultaneously being afraid it is.  “And you made him that way.”

“Yeah? Well, this households never been better.”  

Oh. No, that’s it. I drop the book down on the bed, nearly flinging it actually, and cross the room in 2 fast steps to slap him.

He… he grabs my wrist before I can. “Goddamnit, let go of me. Bastard.” Slowly, I look across from his hand on my wrist to his face, or more specifically his eyes. They twitch, like he’s thinking, and I watch as he looks from my eyes to the rest of me. Assessing the situation with self-taught reliability.

“Honey,” His voice is dark now, familiarly husky and terrifying. Well, to anyone but me it might be terrifying. “You weren’t about to do what I think you were,” He lifts his chin and looks down at me. He raises his eyebrows. “Were you?”

If he thinks he’s scaring me he really is an idiot. I straighten myself, squaring up. “I sure was.”

“Now, see. That won’t work for me.”

“Well, then. To the couch with y- “The rude ass bastard cuts off my sentence, with his mouth on mine and strong, greedy fingers scraping at my waist. It takes me 2 seconds to think about, decide and agree to the new medium for my anger, and part my lips hungrily for a deeper connection to curb my anger at him but he pulls back and sets my face with a mischievous look like he thinks he’s in control here. I narrow my eyes. “What?”

“I’m gonna show you who’s wife you are. Its been too long.”

One, that’s not my fault. Two, “Shut up.”

“Gladly.” He growls, and puts his mouth on mine again, drawing a begrudgingly salacious moan from me. What? Its been a long time, since my husband has touched me. To further things situation-wise, I tilt my head slowly to the side against him and tug him closer by the front of his uniform. Hoyt can’t help himself, can’t just stand and kiss me for a few minutes before taking more, and I know it because I feel his fingers creep up my sides, under my shirt and god are they hot. How his skin stays so warm all the time, I have no idea, but as long as it serves me, I don’t care. They feel really good inside me, and oh. They will be inside me before this is over and the bastards out of kick.

Switching tact, because I can’t say I don’t want more then this also -you can’t be married to a pervert like him for as long as I have and be happy with just some kisses when you can have more,- , I turn him around and push him, not at all carefully onto the bed. Honestly, if he falls off, I don’t mind.

He doesn’t, but he does sit up immediately on the edge, knees apart and yanks me down by the arm to him again, causing a yelp to come from me. “You- “A weirdly soft kiss is put on my lips, before the look in his eyes turns completely dark and puts my hand on the tent in his pants. “Feels good.” I tell him, then let go and make like I’m going to leave.

“Oh no you don’t- “He yanks me back and onto the bed, shut me in with his body. I shift, to get comfortable, but get distracted by the way he’s looking at me. “Hmmm,” Looking me over, a lude grin finds its way to his mouth. “I would force your pretty mouth over my cock, darling, god knows you’re good at that, don’t we. But, later. Right now, I’m gonna screw you, my Y/N.” Momentarily slipping in my resolve, I lean into his touch when he strokes the side of my face, twisting some of my hair around a finger.

Ughhhh, fuck! What was it, the rape threat or the basically calling me a whore that did that to you, Y/N? Fucks sake. Let’s just do this. Get your head in the game, Y/N. “Shut up Charlie, fuck me.”

He chuckles and buckles his belt. “Yes ma’am.” Avoiding his eyes and feeling slick and impatient, I undo my own bottoms and wriggle out of them. With a final sigh, and a squish sound, Hoyt fills me up in one satisfying thrust. “Ohhh,” A stutter groan escapes him, before he berries his face in my neck and hides there. I, on the other hand, am a dangerous, mewling mess under him. Having his stiff, thick cock sinking into me feels a wicked kind of heaven. Familiar of a better time, yet wrong. Mostly though just really, really pleasureful.

I lay there with my mouth half open, breathy moans coming out of me as a arch, and frustratedly meet him at every thrust. It’s not enough! “It’s not enou- oh~” As I tried to talk, his hand traced down my body and touched my clit, began rubbing to add to the pleasure. “Oh my god, that’ll do. Ahh,”

Against my neck, he chuckles breathily. The hand not on my clit come up, and wraps around my throat. Doesn’t squeeze, doesn’t hurt. Just holds it, enough to feel my pulse.

As the knot in more core pleasure becomes unbearable, my breaths become short and I get so close to orgasming all over the shaft between my folds. Desperate for more, I wrap my calf’s around him and pull myself as flush to his pelvis as possible in one last, delicious buck. A deep, guttural groan escapes him and when I squeeze my walls around him, he explodes.

The hot cum, just his fingers explodes in me and that does me in. With a slow slide off of him and back down onto the bed, unlocking my legs from him, I sigh and cum in climax, feeling exhausted.

That was the most, frantic exercises I’ve done weeks, of course I’m tired. I watch him sigh, and stand back up. Bluffing me and trying to make me think he isn’t just as tired as he tucks himself away and buttons his pants back up. “Sweetheart, thank you… You stay here and rest up. I’ll be back.”

“Uhuh… “ I sigh, ready to take a nap.

“You look beautiful like that.”

“Go get us new sheets, Hoyt.”

“I love you, too.”

#Smut #Sheriff Hoyt #Charlie Hewitt #Request

[itskateak]

(Preface: this is a really long post as I typed it as I was watching the movie so this is unedited, pure thoughts as I was watching this movie.)

I just started watching the new Cats movie and I’m already having issues with what’s going on

Why did Munk spider man his way down a wall

What’s wrong with Misto

Why don’t they just crawl on their knees Jesus Christ if they weren’t on their toes it would be better

“Are you mean like a minx” that’s not in pitch

ThatS NOT HOW JUMPING WORKS

The choreography is going good though- I knew it would. I’ve worked with that choreographer before.

WHY IS THIS NOW A POP REMIX

I have so many questions

Music is too fast. Tempos are everywhere.

Singing isn’t too bad. I can understand the words better.

Munk is a little too feminine for my taste at the moment but I like his design.

ROMANTICAL CATS (heart hands) IS THE MOST ON BRAND MISTO THING YET

Macavity speaking and singing his own song is disgusting

WHY DO THEY HAVE HUMAN TOES AND FINGERS

Why is everyone bullying Misto

AND HUMAN NOSES

Munk there’s a rhythm to the Naming of Cats. You can’t go off it whole everyone else is on it.

You guys can’t keep a tempo can you

HIS name. HIS.

Munk that’s a little sexual. NO YOU ARE WITH DEMETER STOP

stop cutting the scene up. Just let them dance.

AH REFERENCE TO ORIGINAL CHOREO. I SAW THAT

Misto is on brand except he’s not Misto yet storytellers

Also I’m liking the idea that Victoria is new to everything and the plot is they’re introducing her to the wild and the whole heaviside layer thing

THATS NOT THE MELODY MUNK STOP

they have human eyebrows too what

Munk that note is too high for you

Is Jenny twerking excuse me

JennY IS SUPPOSED TO BE MOTHERLY STOP THAT

that’s also not the melody

The human mice are going to cause nightmares

Wait is Jenny lusting after Munk

Why does he actually look interested

Munk do you have an English accent or American. Please decide.

Jenny that’s not the right notes

HUMAN ROACHES NO

WHY DO THEH HAVE HUMAN FACES

The skiN UNZIPPED OH NO

no one needed that undershot of cockroach crotches

Mm meow

huh what Tugger what was that

Okay Derulo is not bad at all

I’m missing the Tugoffolees banter though

This Tugger is a little gayer than the original

THE NEUTER JOKE OH MY GOD

Tugger is reminding me of Dr. Frank N Furter from Rocky Horror Picture Show

Why does he have an English accent though

VictoriaaaaAAAAA? (The TOES)

Jenny’s humor is eh. Don’t see the reason of putting that in.

The ending is pure Tugger though

Not a bad rendition

Grizz isn’t as rough as I imagined her looking

Oh her VOICE

HER VOICE HITS HARD

Who is this cat singing about Grizz (the first) her voice was nice

NO. WHY THE SHORTNESS ON “that”

Munk why did you grab that queen’s head

Edward Hyde is that you?

Jenny stop trying to be the comedy relief you’re too awful at it

Bustopher please STOP singing your own song

PLEASE KIDNAP HER IDRIS ELBA

THANK YOU

I wish they spent more time dancing since that’s really the point of the show and the draw to it.

Bustopher wearing heels? I’m for it. Gay legend.

“Thanks Tugger” stop this whole sequence please

Bustopher is supposed to be a very prim and proper cat. What happened to him

Still can’t get over Idris Elba being in this

THATS NOT THE MELODY OF MUNGOJERRIE AND RUMPLETEAZER

What have thEY DONE TO THE MELODY GOOD GOD

AND THE RHYTHM THEY DESTROYED THE SONG

Oh. Hey that’s pretty neat choreo though

“I bought that for her myself” “hey” “what?”

My brain is rebelling because it’s not right at all in anything I remember

Did Misto just pull a whole femur from his hat

STOP THAT. MISTO LOOKS LIKE A CLOSETED TWINK STUCK IN A STRAIGHT RELATIONSHIP

is he wearing eyeliner

GROWLTIGER IS BACK

I don’t actually know his song so this is new to me

Jenny and Bustopher being comedic relief hurts because they’re not funny

Munk “where have you been?!” Is there a love triangle happening. What happened to Demeter

Also his voice in Deuteronomy is actually really nice

“Sits in the suuun” that was beautiful oh god

Deut looks more like how I imagined Grizz would look

IS THAT DAME JUDI DENCH

I bet she regrets ever saying yes after this.

What cat is randomly wearing a crow skull around their neck. Is that a witch’s cat

JUDI DENCH CAN’T YOU ACTUALLY SING? WHY ARE YOU STRUGGLING

Why are you singing Munk’s line

Oh the Jellicle ball is next let’s go Andy show me that awesome choreo

Asparagus are you okay

Tempo doesn’t exist in this movie does it

Neither does rhythm or time keeping

IS THAT MY BOY SKIMBLESHANKS

Twirly boy Munk

Munk really just wants to be topped doesn’t he

WhAT WAS THAT TWITCHING AND THE PANTING

Andy I love you man but the traditional and classic choreo would’ve worked just as fine

Skimble and Munk being gay

what happened to Plato and why is there something going on with Misto

TUGGER YOU HAD A MOMENT YOU COULD HAVE INTERRUPTED

Ah okay I understand why that happened. No mating dance or slumber party

Cats wearing shoes disgusts me more than the toes

POINTE WITHOUT POINTE SHOESSSS GROSS

honestly? Jellicle ball is disappointing. They just cut the ten minutes of amazing dancing down to like four.

I don’t like the heavy breathing. That’s not something that was ever necessary.

Okay, the end worked okay with the big synchronized dances.

I’m ready for this Memory rendition. Already getting chills.

Those are very human hands

Oh keep with the rhythm I beg of you

Ooh altered verse

Wait that’s jennifer Hudson???

Oh we just removed a whole verse, bridge, and chorus didn’t we.

Sweet moment? See I like Vic reaching for Grizz

Vic gets a song??? Ooh intrigued

I like her voice

I’m going to cry this song is sad and I’m glad she gets a story

Though it’s kind of “you think your life is hard? Mine’s worse” feeling after Memory

Awww I’m gonna cry what a sweetheart what a lovely dear protect her

Ugh meaning of happiness. I hate this song no matter who sings it.

Wait what happened to Rumpus Cat song :( the battle of the pekes and the pollicles

What do you mean you’re about to make the choice

We still have Gus’s song, Misto’s song, and Skimble’s song.

They got Ian McKellen to do this?? How much was he paid

“Cross paws” no stop

Why is Gus singing his own song please don’t

Munk’s face bugs me for some reason

His song always makes me cry for some reason but this is kind of goofy and cute and I love it

Misto in the background is just strange for me

Is he forgetting the words sometimes and mumbling to fill in because goodness

Misto’s so eager to please what a bottom

“Macavityyy” I hate it

Munk starting Skimble’s song has the same energy as Tugger doing Misto’s songs

I’m glad they’ve kept this song the same as it was

Skimble is SO gay oh my god what a classic twink

Oooh I like this addition of the train getting started via tap

I’m actually really liking this rendition and the tap dancing on the the rails

Though the tap continuing when no one is tapping or the rhythm being wrong is uh not good

Such an iconic song and I love the changes in scene

Oh skimble that note was not good

WAIT OKAY THAT WAS MACAVITY’S DOING WITH THE LEVITATION

Oh hi Taylor Swift

Use more breath. Stop doing the pop voice thing. Stop it.

Is Bombi a drug dealer

MISTO BEING TWEAKED ON DRUGS IS THE FUNNIEST GODDAMN THING IVE EVER SEEN IN THIS LIFE

I can say though that what they’ve done to the song is exactly the vibes it needed. Sultry and pushing the boundaries.

Sad there’s not a Demeter.

SORRY MUNK WHAT WAS THAT

I actually rewinded to see what happened there with the martini glass

OKAY MAN NEEDS TO BE TOPPED OH MY GOD

“Green house glass is broken” was changed and that makes me sad

This was a good song for Taylor to show off her vocal prowess but she just didn’t

Why is Macavity naked

Why is he singing his own damn song

PUT YOUR CLOTHES BACK ON

Munk you’re still tweaking out a little

Oh here’s the sleeping orgy

What’s with this drama now with the choice thing

We don’t have Munk’s fight with Macavity. Robbed

VICTORIA YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THE ONE TO GET MISTO OUT THERE. IT HAS TO BE TUGGER

If there are no 23 spins, I’ll throw my phone

Munk that’s gay and I’m here for it. Encourage your twink Misto

“Please don’t make me do this” has phantom vibes

Munk that was a lusty look

Where’s the “ooh ahs”

This is weird without Tugger singing it and being an ego for Misto

Tugger come on. Please save this number.

Victoria I swear to god I will beat you

Why do they have one person on the melody in this. And Derulo going through the stratosphere

WHERE IS THE DANCING >:(

That trombone is playing absolutely nothing in the music at all

DON’T YOU DARE KISS HER

oh here’s the fight music

WHY DID WE UNZIP SKIN AGAIN

oh they used the fight music for the escaping of cats

How much longer is there

Oh there’s the daylight reprise thing

I want to die

To the sun, Vic. To the sun.

Munk, Tugger, be respectful. That’s your mother.

Wait that doesn’t work in this universe because Deut is female.

Oh they gave the Asian cat patterns that resemble tiger stripes hmmmm

Why couldn’t they have just filmed an actual stage version and turned that out

Oh that “smile at the old days” was god awful

How much longer oh god

I’m tired man. I wasted 6 bucks on this

Victoria just stealing Jemima’s parts

“Like a flowER as the dawn is breaking”

Okay here it is

OH COME THROUGH QUEEN. WHOLE FILM IS WORTH THIS CLIMAX

Okay so there are some cats wearing clothes and others not. What are the rules for this universe. Are they naked or are they not.

I have not shed a single tear. Usually I have by now from this show. Not a single tear.

Deut X Grizz is still my favorite ship

Is that the intro to Til I Hear You Sing that I hear. Those F to Gm chords Lloyd Webber loves.

Judi Dench stop trying to sing for the love of god.

Ah yes show off that beautiful ballet dancer that plays Vic

Aww Munk bowing to Grizz

Oh so it’s a chandelier this time and not a tire

Where’d Macavity and Bombi go

Oh there he is. What a child. Hate that.

BUSTOPHER CONFIRMED A GAY ICON

Deut being a proud mother to Munk is cute with the hands on the shoulder

Why are we reprising the first song

Also Air balloon.

WHY ARE YOU STARING AT ME JUDI DENCH

why are they all staring so intently at her too wait

Munk looks like someone is touching him inappropriately this whole scene.

Munk and Misto looking at each other

MUNK STOPPPP JESUS CHRIST DO YOU NEED TO BE REMOVED FROM THE SITUATION

The choreography doesn’t even match the beat of the song. Huh???

Misto you’re gay stop

Munk and Misto looking at each other and the shy glances away

So Grizz gets hot air balloned to death is that what I’m seeing

Oh it’s over okay

I want to cry.

It’s not as bad as I heard. Once you got used to the way things looked and just let things happen and say it might as well happen, it became a bit more enjoyable.

It’s still god awful though and let’s pray the furries never get ahold of it.

#katetalks #ren live blogs #shitpost #cats #cats 2019 #cats the musical #im so sorrh for sich a long post but thoughts man thoughts

[readingwebcomics]

Analyzing Questionable Content: Pages 201-250

Marten’s closer, Dora. Of course she’d go for his first.

Okay, I’m just going to be upfront and honest with you guys. I’m just really not feeling it for this batch of comics, and that’s part of the reason why I had taken the previous week off. That’s not to say this batch is bad or anything, it’s just... I feel like I have a lot less to say about it than I should. So I apologize ahead of time if this feels too short or if it’s much more dull than usual. I’ll try hitting the high points and give you the proper character analysis I can muster here - the fact that what you see right now, with Marten and Dora going on a date and Faye’s reaction to it, will provide quite a deal of character insight.

For example, right here. Not even a single page later and Faye’s genuine irritation over the situation is showing, despite what she has to say about the situation.

Ignoring for the moment the stupid contraction thing (which, if memory serves, will thankfully be dropped after this batch of comics), do Faye’s eyes look... different to you guys? I don’t know, it feels like Jeph’s making an attempt at a slight tweak in his style here and I mostly notice it in Faye’s eyes. I could be looking way too deep into it though, I’m willing to accept that.

They have some light banter, part of which includes Faye continuing to press on the fact that Dora is hyper-sexual and will jump Marten’s bones the second she gets the chance, Faye goes on and continues her nice streak with Marten by offering to make him dinner. Now, I could take this time to point out the obvious, that Faye is clearly doing this much for him not just out of a sense of guilt over how she’s treated him but also bolstered by the fact that, even if subconsciously, she does NOT want Marten to be with another woman and is vying to keep his attention on her... But Faye doesn’t give us a chance to ponder that for very long.

I don’t blame her, the rims of cans are fucking horrifying. Not as bad as the edges of an outlet box, but thin slices of metal ain’t fun let me tell you.

Despite this, there’s really not much to say about the outcome - we learn that Faye’s last name is Whitaker and that this city has a “punching intern” for the local hospital.

That... can NOT be legal. Then again, if this city held itself to any standards of legality I’m certain the Irony Cafe would be closed already due to false advertising. Plus, this is taking place in America and Faye isn’t freaking out more about not being able to afford the hospital bills than the fact she was injured, so maybe that’s the trade-off to having a halfway decent medical facility.

Oh, and when everyone gets back home, we get a bit more insight into the mechanics of Pintsize.

That raises some questions. If this is unique to this particular platform Pintsize’s AI is housed in, how was he able to taste the cake mix in his previous body? If this is universal between Anthro PCs, then why didn’t Marten already know this if he’s been with Pintsize as long as has been implied thus far? I mean I get it, Jeph’s using this as an outlet to create some lore behind the funny robot people in his comic’s universe, but... I dunno, it just feels like this makes Marten seem more incompetent than anything if he didn’t know this about his own Anthro PC. Maybe if he helped explain it alongside Pintsize to Faye to showcase that he knew about this as well? I dunno.

The next day, Steve gives Marten a call:

Faye, your irritation over the situation isn’t exactly subtle. Also I’ve said it before but I’ll keep saying it - sarcastic Marten is best Marten. I like this Marten a lot.

And so, as a wise Skeleton once said... DATE: START!

We’re already off to an amazing start with Ellen kicking off! And, oooh, it looks like she tripped and injured herself in the initial play! Can she recover, folks? Well before we find out, we have another comic involving a drastic art shift deliberately invoked from Jeph:

In all seriousness, the art shift isn’t... bad, per-se, it just looks so drastically different that it catches me off guard. As is what usually happens with Jeph in these situations, it takes the next comic for him to reel himself back and find a happy medium between his original style and the new one he wants to experiment with:

Marine Biology is not for the weak of heart. You knew what you were getting into when you took on that major, Ellen. But yeah, while I’ll get more into detail as to what I think about the art shift at the end of the post, I’ll say here that I like it as a natural evolution. It seems like every time Jeph improves, the face is the bit that gets the most focus every time. Remember just last post when I was complaining Jeph wasn’t talented enough to portray the silent emotion he wanted to in Faye’s face? Now, I feel like he probably could.

The date goes well enough, and the evening comes to a close:

My bet is that Steve’s like the Pied Piper of arachnids. I’d believe it were that the case, at least. Also it was mentioned to me that Marten probably did have the eye-shine like the rest of the cast did, but his eye color just made it harder to spot. In this page, that becomes clearer - still hard to see, but much easier than previously.

Oooh dear. Steve’s in some hot water now. Also I just realized that as of yesterday I’m as old as Steve is. Good God, I’m an actual full-blown adult. Christ.

...I’m going to put off thinking about that for too much longer as we move onto the rest of this batch, okay? Okay.

Anyhow, Dora invites Marten into her apartment for some coffee where she cuts right to the fucking chase:

It’s probably for the best you read the conversation yourself, they’re pages 226-228. I say this mostly because I really don’t have anything to add or comment on here - Dora’s a smart lady who gives good advice here, makes it clear that while she’s interested in Marten she wants him to be happy, and all-in-all is one of the coolest people ever. Go Dora!

Go... Dora. Oh. Well, I still think you’re cool. Let’s give this woman some time and cut back to Steve and Ellen!

I have some things to say about this situation that I’ll touch on a little bit later. Marten gets home and makes it clear to Faye that nothing happened between himself and Dora. While quite clearly relieved, she’s a touch confused.

So I’m not the only one who feels strangely sad whenever I eat a s’mores Pop Tart? Oh who am I kidding, I’ve got depression, I’m always fucking sad. And hey, speaking of sexy times, Pintsize throws his proverbial hat into the ring!

Honestly, I kind of knew I should’ve kept track of that pink Anthro PC, but would you believe me if I told you they never got a name? Also could AI fuck over IM? My bet is that 2004-speed internet wouldn’t exactly make it smooth. But man, imagine having sex over the ‘net on Fiber.

...too much? Too much.

The night ends, Steve parts from Ellen telling her he needs a couple of days to sort his head out, and Faye comforts Marten...

...in, erm, a very Faye way... oh hey, Faye, Fae! I wonder if that was intentional on Jeph’s part. Probably not, Faye isn’t quite a Maniac Pixie Dream Girl. For one thing, she’s better written.

If memory serves, I think Dora mentioned she was a blonde previously? Either way she’s crystal clear with it now. Also, while I complimented Jeph before on his faces... I’m not going to lie, he could stand to improve drawing skirts. I don’t blame the guy, I imagine skirts are fucking hard to draw.

Oh, and here we begin an annual tradition of Questionable Content:

I’d like to start a petition for all Questionable Content fans to go by the fan-name “Turkeys” now. You with me, fellow Turkeys?!

...no? Eh, fair enough.

Here we get some interesting information. At least, it gets interesting in the wake of what comes up later - the timescale is more-or-less confirmed here that this takes place around the early to mid 2000s, likely 2004 or so since that’s when the comic was written. I always assumed, considering we have walking AI around, that the universe of Questionable Content took place in the near future... but rather, it seems more like it takes place in an alternate version of history where our technology is slightly ahead of the curve. And yet a lot of pop culture phenomena remained as it did in our version of history, if what they’re saying is true. Again, this doesn’t get super relevant until later comics where we see just how far advanced the technological level in QC has become.

Ellen drops by the Coffee Shop for some advice:

Faye’s gotten a LOT more open recently. Back near the beginning of this comic she would never, never openly admit to giving into any kind of carnal need, and now here she is candidly talking about private shower times.

And while they’re discussing things at the Coffee Shop, Marten and Steve are having their own conversation back at the apartment:

Now here I need to put in my two cents. The characters make a point of saying how they don’t really think the age difference is that big of a deal. Were she legal, which she will be in less than a week, there’s no real problem with an 18 year old dating a 24 year old. I know this is entirely a matter of personal opinion and I fully expect people to disagree with me here. I also suspect this is going to make me sound like a prude, but... yeah, I think there is a problem, there.

Ellen’s a freshman in College. She’s JUST turning 18. While she’s shown to be intelligent enough to get into college early - and good on her for that - she lacks the emotional intelligence or maturity to really strike out into a relationship with someone six years her senior. And Steve, for his part, is too old to get anything out of a relationship with someone so much younger than he is. There’s no real connection there, the difference in emotional maturity is going to make itself evident before too long and the relationship is more prone to self-destruct.

Like I said, feel free to disagree with me there. If you feel like there’s room for a relationship in such an age gap, let me know. I wouldn’t mind starting a conversation or changing my mind, but that’s where my mindset is there - it just wouldn’t work out.

Remember that last line Dora said. It’s going to get much funnier later, to the point where part of me wonders if that was deliberate foreshadowing on Jeph’s part.

And here we welcome Ellen’s roommate, Natasha. My oh my, characters are building up, ain’t they? Just give it time, guys. It gets so, so much worse.

(Also am I the only one stuck on that first panel? Just... I know they already made the joke about her dual-major but there’s something so surreal to that I kind of can’t escape it)

And now, to round out our batch of 50:

Wow. It seems like Dora’s a touch more insecure than she lets on, huh? She seems so cool and in-control of herself that moments like this where it’s surprisingly easy of her to accept that she may have weirded the object of her affections out are much more blatant.

Now that we’ve reached the end of the batch, let’s do our usual beginning and end comparisons:

Like I said before, Jeph has clearly put more detail into the faces. He’s taking steps in the direction of “realistic cartoon” if that makes sense, further details in the wrinkles of their clothes, their bodies looking more defined, that sort of thing. I can’t really decide if I like this newer style better than the older one, but it’s no question that the newer style is a technical improvement. Nice work!

So what’d I think of this batch? Eh... plot happened, I suppose, but it feels like not much ended up happening. I dunno, for my money this felt a lot slower than the last batch... but then again, last batch had Amanda drop by for a visit, so that may have something to do with it. Either way, we have outright confirmation if we didn’t think so before that Dora is super into Marten, but it’s also made clear she’s not going to step in between the dance he and Faye are partaking in right now. Whether this is a good or a bad thing is entirely up to personal opinion, I suppose. I dunno, I feel like having Dora as a potential wild card offered the possibility for drama to shake up the dynamic going on, and without her I fear the dynamic may stagnate.

I mean, I know exactly how the dynamic’s going to go because I’ve read it, but you get the point I’m trying to make here.

Anyhow, you know what time it is now - data analysis time! In this batch of 50, we have...

Marten: 34/50 – 68%

Faye: 29/50 – 58%

Dora: 24/50 – 48%

Ellen: 15/50 – 30%

Steve: 12/50 – 24%

Pintsize: 11/50 – 22%

Natasha: 2/50 – 4%

Miéville: 2/50 – 4%

 Grand Total:

Marten: 200/250 – 80%

Faye: 192/250 – 76.8%

Dora: 75/250 – 30%

Pintsize: 61/250 – 24.4%

Steve: 34/250 – 13.6%

Ellen: 18/250 – 7.2%

Amanda: 12/250 – 4.8%

Sara: 7/250 – 2.8%

Jimbo: 5/250 – 2%

Turing: 4/250 – 1.6%

Raven: 3/250 – 1.2%

Miéville: 3/250 – 1.2%

Scott: 2/250 – 0.8%

Natasha: 2/250 – 0.8%

Ell: 1/250 – 0.4%

Personally, I won’t be satisfied until Jimbo overtakes Sara in his number of appearances. You can do it, Jimbo! I BELIEVE IN YOU!

...erm, in any case, tune in next week for the thrilling next installment of QC! You ready for more backstory on our main characters? I know I am! See you then.

#Questionable Content #Faye #Marten #Dora #Steve #Ellen #Long-form analysis #analysis

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Virgil’s Birthday

Prompt: So headcannon where the sides are all talking about special dates ((birthdays, anniversaries, etc)) and Patton goes, “Hey, Virge, when’s your birthday?” and he gets all quiet before just saying it, and horror just fills their faces as they realize it was forgotten a week ago https://chemically-imbalanced-romance.tumblr.com/post/168974544071/so-headcannon-where-the-sides-are-all-talking

Relationships: Platonic LAMP (Maybe Analogical at the end if you squint?)

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Patton stretched up on his tiptoes, trying to reach up to the top of the window. He huffed in frustration and strained to hang the end of the banner on the hook attached to the wall. What he wouldn’t give to have the extra six inches to be Virgil’s height. “Roman?” He called, half-turning towards the kitchen.

“You need some assistance there?” Roman grinned as he meandered over.

Patton pouted. “I can’t reach. Can you get a ladder or something?”

“Psh, I can do better than that!” Roman proclaimed. He swooped forwards, wrapping his arms around Patton’s waist and lifting him up.

Patton squeaked in surprise, then quickly hooked the banner onto the wall. “There!”

Roman set him down and nodded. “It looks good!”

Virgil glanced up from his spot on the couch. HAPPY MEW YEAR! the banner read. Cartoon cats with party hats were on either end, and he chuckled at the pun. “Nice one, Patton.”

“Indeed, it shall suffice for the celebration,” Logan agreed. He sat at the kitchen table, carefully drawing out a schedule for the new year. Papers, rulers, and pencils littered the surface around him.

“Yaaaaay!” Patton grinned, clasping his hands together and bouncing up and down excitedly.

“So, what’s on the agenda for 2018 so far, Specs?” Roman asked, coming up behind Logan and clapping a hand on his shoulder.

Logan jumped at the sudden touch, frowning up at Roman. “Well, first of all, we need to work out resolutions-”

“Because that went so well last year,” Virgil said dryly.

Logan cleared his throat and continued. “Then of course, there’s Patton’s birthday, Valentine’s Day, Memorial Day, your birthday, Independence Day, Labour Day, Halloween, my birthday, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Now, naturally, I believe we should be focusing on staying organised in the new ye-”

“Wait!” Patton interrupted, shooting over the the couch and flopping down next to Virgil. “You forgot Virgil’s birthday!”

Logan blinked, looking closer at his schedule, and frowned again. “... I have indeed. My sincere apologies, Virgil. I’ll add it immediately.”

Virgil sighed, cupping the back of his neck. “N-nah, it’s fine, guys. Don’t worry.”

“C’mon, Gloom N’ Doom, we couldn’t forget about you!” Roman insisted.  

“Virgil, what’s your birthday, kiddo?” Patton smiled at him.

“It’s, uh...” Virgil licked his lips, nervous. “My birthday’s December 19th.”

The room went silent for a few seconds, and he regretted saying anything. He closed his eyes, curling up tight. There he went again, spoiling the mood. God, couldn’t he keep his mouth shut-

“We missed your birthday?” Patton whispered, horror clear in his voice as he gently touched Virgil’s shoulder.

“It’s fine, guys, don’t worry about it,” He murmured dismissively, unable to meet Patton’s eyes.

“It most certainly is not fine!” Roman shook his head. “Virgil, we are very sorry-”

“It’s fine,” Virgil snapped, shaking off Patton’s hand and standing. “Just drop it, okay?” He took a deep breath and shook his head. “... I’m going to bed.”

“It’s 4pm,” Logan glanced at his watch.

“I’m tired.” Without another word, Virgil disappeared up the three steps leading from the common area into the hallway.

“... Uh oh,” Roman sighed.

“Oh nooooooooo, we have to do something, guys!” Patton rushed over, grabbing onto Roman’s sleeve.

“Absolutely.” Logan agreed. “The only question is what? We clearly wouldn’t want to overwhelm him if he’s already not feeling great about it.”

“Buuut, it needs to be something special. Something... that just screams Virgil...” Roman mused.

“I’m gonna start making a cake!” Patton announced, sprinting to the kitchen. “Do you guys think chocolate would be good? Oooh, maybe devil’s food. Or black forest?”

“I think I remember Virgil saying he liked cherries,” Logan replied, setting aside the schedule and pulling up another piece of lined paper. “Roman, can you help me brainstorm some movies that Virgil might like?”

“Top of the list, Black Cauldron. Hmm...” Roman tapped on his chin. “The Hunchback of Notre Dame might be good as well. Return to Oz, perhaps?”

“All those suggestions sound really good!” Patton grinned. “How about Fantasia?”

“Fantasia? For Virgil?” Roman didn’t sound convinced.

“Well, sure! He likes music a lot. The animation is gorgeous. It’s right up his alley!” Patton explained.

“True, true... I’ll write it down,” Logan nodded.

Meanwhile, as the three older Sides talked, Virgil was pacing back and forth in his room. Good job, dumbass, you upset them all. God, why do you even bother? It’s not worth it anyway. You’re not worth it. Even if they did do something, you would have said or done the wrong thing.

His hands nervously raked through his hair.

You’re just fucking everything up again. They’re gonna hate you for not wanting to participate.

His fingers tightened into fists, pulling at the roots of his hair.

theyhateyoutheyhateyoutheyhateyoutheyhateyou

He sunk down into his bean bag, shaking. He tried to focus on his breathing. He could see the danger signs, see that he was standing right on the edge of a meltdown. The air was thick and heavy, hard to heave into his burning lungs. He couldn’t. Not right now. He couldn’t call the others to help. He couldn’t do it right now.

hecouldntcouldntcouldntcantdoanythingcantevensuffocateright

He shuddered, lurching forward off of the bean bag and crawling towards his bed. He snatched the Eeyore plush off of his bed- a gift from Patton- and clung to it desperately.

See, Patton gave me this, Patton cares, they care. They care. They care. He repeated to himself silently as tears began to roll down his cheeks.

He didn’t know how long he sat there, curled awkwardly on the ground, silently crying until his eyes seemed to run dry. Minutes? Hours? Time seemed static, unchanging, within his little bubble of misery.

Well, aside from the sun going down outside his window, but that was an illusion anyway.

A soft knock on the door shook him out of his blank trance. He leapt to his feet, scrubbing at his face quickly with his hands. “Yeah, what is it?” He called, doing his best to sound nonchalant.

“Hey, there, buddy...!” Roman’s voice was cheery, suspiciously so.

“... Can I help you, Princey?” Virgil rolled his eyes, gently setting Eeyore down on the bed before he trudged over to the door. He stood before it with his arms crossed, not yet opening it.

“So, Logan wanted some help with planning the next few videos and he wanted to see if you had any input?”

Virgil stiffened. Of course. Even after earlier, a small part of him had been quietly hoping that they would ignore him, make a big deal out of it, do something special. He viciously crushed the thought. He had told them to drop it, they had. He should be happy they did as he asked.

Not that they understand what you want because you never fucking talk to anyone.

idiotidiotidiotidiotidiotidiotidiot

“Y-yeah, sure. I’ll be out there in a sec.” He replied, glancing at himself in the mirror and frowning. His eyeshadow was smudged to hell and back.

“Excellent!” There was a pause. “Out of curiosity, do you like cherries?”

Huh? “I mean, they’re okay, I guess.” Virgil shrugged as he began to clean up his face. “Why? We doing a fruit video or something?”

“Yeah, something like that. Just curious.”

Virgil set down his makeup, then opened the door. Roman was leaning against the wall across the hall, a thoughtful look on his face. “Gee, you almost look like you have a brain,” Virgil said sarcastically.

“Surprisingly, it does exist,” Roman laughed.

Virgil snickered. “You’re a dork, you know that?”

“And proud of it!” Roman extended a hand and grinned. “Virgil, do you trust me?”

Virgil rolled his eyes. “I mean, you asking honestly or...?”

“Shut up and close your eyes, Mr Secretary of Nagriculture.” Roman grabbed his hand. “I promise not to trip you up.”

“Oh gee,” Virgil snorted, closing his eyes, “I feel safer already.”

Roman led him down the hallway, dodging around the pot plant next to Patton’s door. “Okay, gonna stop just before the stairs, alright?”

“Sure?” Virgil frowned.

He heard hushed whispers, a giggle from Patton, and Logan sighing. He strained, trying to hear what they were saying.

“Are you ready, Virgil?” Patton asked, suddenly much closer to him.

He jumped slightly. “Uh... yes?”

“Open your eyes and come on in, then!”

Virgil cracked open his eyes and took a step forward, onto the middle stair.

He was suddenly assaulted by party horns, confetti, and a spray of silly string onto his chest. He yelped and jumped, losing his balance. His foot slipped off the stair and he landed with a thump on the wooden floor.

“Oh, gosh, are you okay?” Patton tossed his party horn to the side, kneeling down next to Virgil.

Virgil looked around the room, speechless. Black, purple, and grey streamers were hung from the ceiling, draping down like cobwebs. A dark purple tablecloth had been thrown over the dining table, where a large purple and black iced cake sat. Even from his spot on the floor, he could see the dark glazed cherries in a ring on the top. Balloons bobbed up from each chair, with more tied to weights dotted around the edge of the room.

What caught his attention most, however, was the large, bright banner hanging across the top of the window. Happy Birthday, Kiddo! It read in bold, colourful writing, with his purple stormcloud on each end.

“Patton... your banner. You worked so hard to hang that up,” He mumbled.

“Oh, shucks, I can hang that up again with some help!” Patton waved a hand, laughing.

“I...” Virgil put a hand over his mouth, unable to say anything else. Tears pricked at his eyes.

Oh great yes go on cry theyll just think youre even more pathetic go on virgil start up the pity party thats all this anyway they just feel sorry for your stupid ass youre so needy

“Virgil, are you alright?” Logan asked, stepping closer, concern etched into his face.

Virgil opened his mouth, his hand still loosely touching his face, but nothing came out. The tears began to overflow from his eyes. They rolled down his cheeks, fat and hot, and he choked out a sob.

Roman threw his can of silly string over his shoulder and dropped to his knees in front of Virgil, expression worried. “Hey, hey...” He said soothingly, taking Virgil’s free hand and squeezing it gently.

Logan sat on his other side. “What’s wrong, Virgil?” He asked, his voice soft.

Virgil sniffled, waving his hand at the decorations, the cake, everything. “I-I don’t...” He struggled, swallowing another sob. “I don’t deserve any-any of this...”

Patton’s eyes started welling up. “Vir-gil!” He exclaimed with a huge smile. “Of course you do! You are perfect and special and wonderful!” He threw his arms around Virgil’s shoulders, almost knocking the featherweight Side onto his back.

“Indeed you are. There’s nobody else than all three of you who I would want by my side in life’s great adventures!” Roman proclaimed grandly, beaming at him.

Logan paused for a few seconds before speaking. “You’re vital. Both to Thomas’ functioning... and to us. We wouldn’t be... us without you.” He said slowly. “We... love you, Virgil.” He laid a hand on Virgil’s shoulder.

theydontmeanittheyhateyou

Virgil sniffled again, ignoring the voice in his head for the first time that day. He had solid proof. The lingering smell of baked goods. Patton’s hug, his glasses pressed awkwardly against Virgil’s cheek. Roman’s grip on his hand, warm and solid and soft and comforting. Logan’s gentle, subtle, touch, soothing in it’s own way.

“I-I love you guys, too.” He smiled.

#it got a little away from me #im sorry #but also im not sorry at all #virgil #sandersssides

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Nerding day

Paints ✔

Brushes ✔

Models ✔

Where’s my damn primer! I can’t go without the primer! Oh, here it is! Here we go: I’m ready to leave for a nerding day! It’s been a while since last time.

Just a quick post here because I want to get painting as soon as I can. You know, being a family man means you get a lot of satisfaction from being with your beloved ones but you also inevitably end up with less free time for yourself. However, yesterday my wife being the lovely person she is, let me go out for a nerding day. What is it? Easy! It’s one of those days where you get back to your 18s and you basically get to do whatever you want. I’m talking about hobby related stuff of course. I didn’t get to paint much but it was still a lot of fun.

I left home in the early afternoon with my painting gear and headed to Osaka Warhammer store. The plan was to go there with a colleague of mine that wants to dive into the hobby but he canceled on Friday so I just decided to go to the shop and have some good time. You never know… I may end up learning something new or even teaching something to someone or taking somebody in the hobby. As I said, you never know what may happen. I’m a firm believer in the fact that small actions can have a huge influence on people around you so getting a lot of different people in the same room is always something interesting to do. That’s why I packed my death guard, the base colors I use on them and went to my FLGS.

Painting

I was able to only spend a couple hours painting in the shop while waiting for my friend Matt. I base coated my shiny new Typhus model while picking up the last details on a plague marine. So now I have two fully painted marines! Forty more to go! And it only took me 2 weeks! If I keep this pace it will take me roughly one year to paint all of them. BTW, If you follow me on twitter you may already know this guy but here’s my first ever plague marine painted, based and ready to be fielded. I think the result is good enough.

Well, with just two hours I was only able to prime and base-coat my Typhus but while I was doing that I got to talk to a newcomer that just happened to buy a Tau starting box. He was already painting them so I gave him some advice. Should have given him this blog link to share my tutorials for beginners. Speaking of which, I think I will break up the full painting scheme of my pre-heresy death guard and do a step-by-step, as these colors seem to be really appreciated by everybody who sees them.

Shopping

When my friend Matt came to the store I packed my stuff, bought a couple of GW washes I needed and we headed for the local hobby store. I didn’t get to buy anything but my friend needed to buy a bottle of Vallejo Flow Improver. I say “needed” cause I was forcing him to buy one: everybody needs to have one in the painting rack even if you only use brushes. I will probably explain how it is used in a tutorial as this represent the secret weapon for perfect washes or glazes.

On the way back we just stopped for a quick Kebab which is not a super-common food here in Japan and I always try to get one when I go there. Oooh... was it delicious! With a lot of meat and the spicy sauce.

Playing!

After getting the food we took the train from Namba to Kyobashi and spent the rest of the night playing our first Warhammer 40k game. We were hosts to these two guys here, who, believe it or not, are the authors of the video unboxing that took me and my friend into 40k. Go and check the video out because they get pretty deep into the details.

As you can easily imagine, the game was a big brawl between Space marines and Death guard models but our hosts also had some additional units for the death guard (namely, the Hellbrute and the Blightlord terminators) and some Eldar. Don’t ask me their names ‘cause they all looked alike with their characteristic pointy hats. It was a pretty fun game, actually but I’m not going to write a report like I did for Mercs because it was a big mess. Checking back the rules the day after I can tell you that we missed a lot of key rules, especially those specific to each unit. Well, it was our first game so we actually got to perform quite well. I cannot say who won because we had to stop mid-game and both sides lost roughly the same amount of models/power so it was a draw even though the Death guard was in a better position and was about to strike with a lot of hard-hitting units in the subsequent turn. It was fun. A lot of crazy fun... but we still need to read the rules some more times before we can get to dive in this size of games.

Impressions

After the first game, I have some impression. I’ll write them down with no special order. Except the first one... that’s definitely the first one, indeed.

I hate Eldar: they’re greatly, greatly, immensely overpowered. They shoot salves of God knows what and they almost always hit. They’re not powerful, of course, but they get to damage you a lot and that sucks if you are a “less than shooty” army like the Death Guard. The Poxwalkers were not even able to get into close combat: only one dude was left after two Eldar shooting phases. And they don’t even get to do morale so it could be even worse.

The rules feel like AoS: this was my first 40k 8th edition but I know AoS pretty well and I can tell you that there’s a lot of AoS in this new ruleset. As a matter of fact, even if in the beginning I was the one that didn’t do his homework studying the rules in advance, I was able to get ahead with some key mechanics that are just exact copies of AoS rules. I also kept calling Armor Piercing “rending”...

Know your opponents: This is true for all wargames: if you are serious, get a book for all the opposing factions. If you don’t, it gets super-hard to follow what the opponent does if he doesn’t show you the rules and just keeps rolling. Getting to know them in advance is an advantage do you know who you should hit first.

Study your units: You need to remember each trait, each special rule and maybe even the stats of each unit you filed. If you fail to do so, the game turns into a book club where you just keep reading from the codex/rulebook. This felt like the old WHFB I used to play during college.

Death Guard sucks: The units you get in the starter box, at least. The Lord of Contagion didn’t get to do any damage (even though we didn’t use his special deployment rule so, it’s the previous point over and over again!). The Poxwalkers may act as a tar pit or a meat shield but you need to get them there and they will probably all be dead when you manage to. I have to buy an Hellbrute and the Blightlord terminators because they were the only viable units in the game.

Game sessions are long: I read a lot of comments where the average gaming session is described as “short” but yesterday, after 3 hours we only managed to nail down two full turns. Let’s see how it gets when we get used to the rules.

Never play unpainted: the Eldar were all unpainted and that takes away half of the fun in my opinion. But I’m a paintbrush aficionado and my opinion doesn’t probably count too much.

That’s it for today. I want to get some paint on my Typhus before my son wakes up from his nap. But before I go, just a small update: I am (admittedly slowly) setting up a Facebook page to try to reach a wider audience. If everything works well, this post will also appear on the said page automatically.

Until next week, keep hobbying and having fun!

Game on!

#warhammer 40k #painting #Death guard

[elliotthezubat]

DEATH CITY DAYS CHAPTER 9

from trips to the land of the rising sun to growing families

Kid: (smiles) "Your skin is flawless..." (brushes a hand along her waist, as he perceives something deeper...) "But it's your soul that shines..." (kisses lightly along her neck) stocking: *she sighs softly* Kid: (continues kissing, a bit higher, until he reaches the corner of her mouth) stocking: mmmm~ Kid: (kisses her lips, while keeping his lips mostly shut, waiting to gauge her reaction...) stocking: mmm kid~ Kid: (lets his tongue pass slowly over her lips) stocking: *she shivers a bit* Kid: (pulls back) "S-Sorry..." stocking: no, i-its fine... *she kisses him on his forehead* Kid: (rests his hands along her waist) "Maybe you should take the lead..." (starts to lie back) -later- stocking: *panting* h-how.... how was it? Kid: "Oh, God..." (panting) "Incredible." (looks at her, laughs a bit) "Just incredible." stocking: hehe~ you make the cutest sounds. Kid: (smirks, turning over to look at her) "I could say the same to you. Especially your laugh..." (lets a hand rest on her breast) "...when I do this..." (tickles her nipple) stocking: ah~! k-kid that tickles! Kid: "Heh heh heh..." (draws her in for a hug, kisses lightly on her lips) stocking: mmmm~ i love you so much kid. Kid: "I love you, too, Stocking. I never say it enough, I need to not only say it here...But I love you." (rests his chin against her shoulder) stocking: *she smiles* Kid: (kisses her shoulder) stocking: *she slowly falls asleep in his arms* Kid: (smiles) "I love you." (slowly falls asleep as well) -the next morning. its the weekend!- stocking: zzzzz.... Kid: *Yawn* "Hmm..." (hugging Stocking) stocking: mmmmm.... Kid: *Yawns again, opens one eye, smiles* "Beautiful..." stocking:.... *she opens her eyes slightly* mornin... Kid: "Morning." (kisses her cheek) "Did you..." *yawn* "...sleep okay?" stocking: yeah... you? Kid: (nods) "I...think intimacy can be a good stress relief for sleep." (smiles) "Thank you for being here." stocking: *she smiles* anytime kid. Kid: "Stocking, it's Saturday...Would you...like to shower? With me?" stocking:....sure. Kid: "Are you sure? I mean only as an invitation." stocking: i-if you really want, i guess i wouldnt mind. Kid: (smiles) "Just bathing. Nothing else unless you are interested. At least I can help you reach your back..." -one shower later- stocking: haa~ that was relaxing. Kid: (sighs) "Yes, it was." (naked, leans back, stretching his back) stocking: thanks for helping me with my hair. Kid: "I hope I was helpful--I didn't want to massage too hard." stocking: *she smiles* Kid: (opens their dresser, removes two sets of boxers) "Which should I wear?" stocking: whatever you feel like, babe. Kid: "Hmm...These red silk." (smirks, holds them up to her) "Smooth, are they not?" stocking: oooh. *she strokes them* Kid: (smiles) "What are your favorite underwear to put on?" stocking:...*bluuush* d-depends. Kid: (approaches, stroking her cheek) "On what?" stocking: well, normally i just wear white and blue striped undies, but sometimes i like to wear black silky undies for... special occasions~ *she traces a finger up his chest* Kid: (blushing a bit, but even voice) "Black is always a good color." (takes her hand, kissing it) "I love your striped white-and-blue, by the way." stocking: hehe~ Kid: (smiles) "You are beautiful." (rests his hands along her shoulders) "I love your style." -later- Patty: (in Kid's suit) "Symmetry is key." liz: still cant find your spare clothes, eh? Patty: "Nah. I went into the shower, pop out--boom! Gone! I asked the maids, but they said they didn't take them. Who the hell steals clothes in this house?!" stocking: morning guys. liz: hey, but really, you literally have the same exact outfit in your closet. Kid: "Good mo--" (eyes widen) "Patty?" Patty: "But I like that outfit! I swear, if someone messed it up, I'm gonna wring their neck!" (turns, looks at Kid--and imitates his two-finger pose and usual frown) "Hello, Kid. How is this symmetrical day treating you?" Kid: (clutches Stocking's hand) stocking: *chuckling* Kid: "F-Fine. You, um...said you could not find your outfit?" liz: she literally has one just like it in her closet! Patty: (pouts) "Yeah, it was my favorite, too! I was in the shower, someone stole my clothes, and I had to skip out of the bathroom in my towel." (gestures) "So I popped into your closet and took one of your suits!" (glares at Liz) "I said it was my favorite! I am superstitious like that! At least if I put on one of Kid's suits, I might get some of his good luck!" Kid: (whispers to Stocking) "Some luck..." stocking: *sweats* Patty: "I swear, if there is one alteration, one tear in my sweater and shorts, that person is getting an ass-whooping! And don't even get me started on my favorite hat--who knows what sick pervert might be doing with that?!" Kid: *sweating more* stocking: um.... Patty: (studies Kid and Stocking) "You two have a good night's sleep?" stocking: you bet. slept like a rock last night. Kid: "Yep. Sleep." (sweating more, wiping his forehead) "Just sleeping. Sleep, sleep, sleep..." Patty: "..." (leaning forward at Kid and Stocking, studying them) liz: ?? Kid: "...The...suit looks good on you...Right, Stocking?" stocking: yeah, it sure does! Patty: (smirks) "Oh, really?" (looks at Kid) "So, you don't mind if I keep it?" Kid: "N-No! Take it! It's yours!" Patty: "Do I have your permission to...cut off one of the sleeves?" Kid: o_o liz: he has thousands of them just like it anyway... kirika: DO IT FOR THE VINE! Kid: "I CONFESS! I TOOK IT!" Patty: "...Ah ha! J'accuse!" *Phoenix Wright stance* liz: when does she speak french? Patty: "Been practicing!" (realization) "If you took my clothes, though, did you also take my bra and panties?" Kid: "What?!" stocking: no! Kid: "I-I-I didn't! I didn't find any bra and panties when I stole your outfit!" Patty: "Then who did?!" Kid and Patty: (looks to Liz) "Ideas?" liz: *shrugs* *mewling is heard someplace* kirika: *sweats* Kid: "Shh...What's that sound?" kirika: nothing! Patty: "Kirika? You hot? Do we need to fix the A/C again?" kirika: its nothing im fine! stocking: is... is that a cat? Kid: (spots ears) "What on earth?" Patty: (rushes towards Kirika) "Are you hiding a kitty-cat? WITH MY UNDIES?!" *a small kitten is nestled in patti's undergarments* Patty: "...Well, a pussy in my undies is--" Kid: (slaps hand over mouth) "No." kirika: s-shut up! *blushing* Kid: "You brought in a cat? Why didn't you just tell us?" kirika: she's a baby! i couldnt just leave her out there on her own! i-if you tell anyone i'll kick yer ass! Kid: (holds up his hands) "No problem there. But in the future, tell us: I certainly would not have objected if you explained to me first..." (looks at the cat) "I know they can be messy, but I do want to overcome...some of my symmetrical tendencies." Patty: "Aw, she's so tiny! You didn't see her mama anywhere?" kirika: ....... Kid: "Oh...Well, our first step is to bring her to a vet. Tezca had recommended one to us--I hope they are accepting new patients." kirika: ... i guess... Kid: "Stocking, please make sure the cat is warm. We'll take her over as soon as I get a vet..." stocking: ok... she's doing good so far. Kid: (on the phone) "We'll be right over." (hangs up) "Let's get going to the vet." -later- stocking: she's in good health. kirika: *sigh of relief* Kid: (smiles) "Is the kitten ready to return home?" kirika: i think so. Patty: (back in one of her usual outfits) "So why won't you give me back my cowboy hat?" Kid: (frowns) "Drop it, please." Patty: " 'Kay! Kirika, what you gonna name the kitten?" stocking: i spilled juice on it by accident. we need to wash it off. kirika: i was thinking 'Mocha'. Kid: (laughs a bit at Stocking's remark, whispers) "Good save." Patty: "Hmm...Neat name, Kirika!" (leans down, quietly looks at Mocha) mocha: mew! *she seems pleased* Patty: (hugs Liz and Kirika) Kid: (puts an arm around Stocking) -later, on the day of the school trip- Kid: "You all have your tickets?" -they all do- tsugumi: i cant wait to introduce you to my family and friends back home! Meme: "It'll be great to see where you grew up!" Anya: "And I've been studying my Japanese!" (struggles to say "Kon'nichiwa") "Cone-itchy-wah!" mio: werent you already to japan, senpai? i mean, you showed up there and brought me to death city. tsugumi: pretty close. ao: perhaps we can visit my grandmother at the old shrine. Meme: "But Mio, not in Tsugumi's neighborhood, though." (puts finger to her chin) "Um...Tsugumi, am I forgetting something?" mio: i got your ticket for you. Meme: "Ah, thank you, Mio!" (pats her head) -where is the first stop on the trip? mana: <ok where did we end up?> *looks at her map* <SHOWTARO YOU IDIOT THIS IS TOKYO NOT TOYKYO!!> Shotaro: <Ha ha ha! I had the silly map upside-down sorry!> chie: *sigh* *facepalms* stocking: excuse me ma'am? *ahem* <do you know where Sakurao ryokan is?> chie: <Sakurao? sorry, dont think i've heard of it.> Shotaro: <I could help! I'm great at directions! Right, Mana?> mana: *glaaare* Shotaro: (smiles, ignorantly, then looks at Stocking) <See?> *bwhamp* Shotaro: <Ouchie> sayaka: ACK! my luggage opened up! Crona: "Here, let me help you..." --Black Star stares at Shotaro-- Black Star: "Um...Does this dude look familiar to you?" sayaka: ...... maybe he's you and tsubaki's son from the future? idk. Crona: (rolls eyes, putting more of Sayaka's items into suitcase...) "How did you fit a sword in this suitcase?!" sayaka: ack! i didnt intend that! Crona: "Who doesn't realize they packed a sword?!" Harvar: "..." (hides his luggage behind his back) sayaka: i did bring my soul gem, so it must have come outta there. liz: amazing how security isnt doing anything about it. guard: <we see shit like this all the time.> Kid: (smirks at Stocking) "At least when you bring swords, they're carry-on." (points at her legs) Patty: <Yeah, those metal detectors keep going off when we weapons go through them.> (realizes she just spoke Japanese--and sees the subtitles under her) "Huh." soul: ......... mana: ???? <whats with you?> soul: uh....huh? stocking: she's asking whats wrong with you. soul: n-nothing, its fine. Kid: (observing Soul) Black Star: "You sure, bro?" soul: y-yeah. Black Star: (studies him) "Say...Isn't Mrs. Albarn still around here in Japan?" soul: beats me..... i think... nevermind... Black Star: "..." (pats his shoulder) "Yeah." chie: <well, since most of you dont seems to understand us, we'll have to switch to what is commonly refered to as the universal language. aka.> english. Patty: <Everyone in the world speaks English!> (smacks the side of her head) "Sorry. I was stuck on Japanese." Kid: "So, no idea where our hotel is? I assume we will have to check with Information..." liz: dont mind my sister, she's a bit... well. just herself i guess. mio: whats with all the stuff you have harudorin? tsugumi: just some stuff im dropping off at my house Anya: "That is quite a number of items to constitute 'just some stuff.' What is it all?" tsugumi: souviners and stuff mostly. -later, after being brought to the ryokan- Patty: "Oooo, very traditional looking...Props to whoever made this choice!" -soon, everyone is brought to their rooms- Black Star: "Who has which rooms?" -soul and patti, meme and ao, anya and mio, tsugumi and liz, sayaka and homura, madoka and chrona, mami and tsubaki, kid and black*star, stocking and shinra, arthur and eternal feather- eternal feather:.... *sigh* Arthur: (seductive grin) "Hey..." shinra: dude. not here, not now. Kid: (grunts) "This is not the roommate I wanted..." Black Star: (frowns) "Would you sit down? The room is symmetrical enough--you can stop checking the fibers on the mats!" -and so- soul:........... Patty: "...Soul?" soul: yeah? Patty: "I'm sorry if this is awkward being your roomie. Anything you need me to do, just ask." soul: no worries... its been a while since i got to have a roommate........i just.... that girl at the airport.... Patty: (turns over on the bed, looks at him) "What about that girl?" soul: she looked just like maka.... but with shorter hair.... Patty: (frowns) "I...could see that...You miss her, huh? A lot" soul: of course i do... she was my partner, after all.... sure we squabbled a lot, but at the end of the day, i still cared about her.... Patty: (laughs a little) "You two really did fight a lot..." (sad eyes) "I don't know how much you miss her...but I miss her, too...She was always kick-ass, was kind..." (sniffs a little, approaches Soul, hugs him) soul: she sure was..... Patty: (pats his back) "Soul? Is there anything you want to do here in Japan? For Maka's sake?" soul: just, try to enjoy myself. Patty: (smiles) "Okay...We should start that now." (lets go) "Think we can get a drink somewhere in this hotel? Some saki?" soul: i think you mean sa-ke. but i dont think you're allowed to have alchohol. -elsewhere- eternal feather: *reading* Arthur: ("She hasn't looked at me at all..." clears throat) eternal feather: ?? Arthur: "So, what're you reading?" eternal feather: just a phrase book. Arthur: "I thought you _were_ Japanese." eternal feather:............ *she calls him a jerk in Vietnamese* Arthur: "Sorry, what was that?" arthur: *she just ignores him* Arthur: "...Whatever. I'm going to bathe..." eternal feather: *sigh*.... (thinking: i wonder if i could learn more about hiro this way....worth a shot, right?) Arthur: (enters changing room) -after that- eternal feather: so, you're hiro's cousin, right? Arthur: "Yes." (smirks a bit) "Heh heh heh..." eternal feather: o-o..... so... does he have any hobbies? favorite shows, anything like that? Arthur: "..." --A Good and Bad Conscience pop up on his shoulders-- Good!Arthur: "You should tell the truth: a shining knight does not deceive a lady!" Bad!Arthur: "But a knight has to have fun once in awhile--lie your butt off!" Arthur: ("...What should I do: tell the truth, or lie?") -just be honest here.- Arthur: "Well, Hero likes martial arts movies. He practically has Bruce Lee's films memorized." eternal feather: ah. Arthur: "He always has to go to the convenience store to get food for everyone else, but really, he's rather cook his own meal--since he's, you know, all on his own." eternal feather: i thought he was living with his parents and sister? Arthur: (shrugs) "Sometimes, he's on his own, home alone in the house." eternal feather: i guess. Arthur: (smirks) "Why are you so keen to know about Hero? Thinking about making him dinner and having a night-in watching Jackie Chan films?" eternal feather: *blush* i-i just... want to know about his interests. is that so wrong? Arthur: "No. Not wrong at all." Arthur: "But talking to me won't help you as much as talking to him yourself." eternal feather: i guess.... *she sighs* y-you wont tell him this, will you? Arthur: (smirks) "How much you willing to pay for my silence?" eternal feather:.... nevermind.... *she goes to bed* Arthur: "Jeez, alright. I'll keep my mouth shut." (turns off lights) "Night." -the next morning- shinra: *with a red bruise on his face* ow... stocking: i wanna change rooms. Black Star: "...I'll switch. But what happened to you?" shinra: she woke up and started screaming and hitting me. Kid: "Stocking?" (approaches her) stocking: *she hugs kid tightly* i forgot we werent sharing a room....do you hate me? Kid: "No, I could never. But you must apologize to Shinra." stocking: s-sorry for beating you up. shinra: i-its cool. hurts like hell, but its cool. Black Star: (slaps Shinra on the back) "Come on, dude. I'll help you move your stuff into my room." Kid: (hugs Stocking) "It's okay. You're okay." -so they do some exploring around town- Black Star: "Helloooooooooo, Tokyo! Woot!" Kid: "Good work undermining the 'ugly American' stereotype, Black Star." soul: so, where to first? Kid: "Tokyo Tower?" stocking: that sounds great! Black Star: "A view of the city from its highest point--the best place for a god to stand above all! Come on, Tsubaki!" -and so- tsubaki: the view is just breath taking... Black Star: (silent, just smiling) Patty: "Where's our hotel at, Sis? I can't see it from here." liz: its so huge... Patty: "Well, if the hotel's so huge, why can't I see it?" stocking: i think its over there. Patty: (turns) "Oh! I didn't even look that way! Thanks!" Meme: (sighs content) "It is a great view." Anya: "Is this really as high as this building goes? I thought it would be taller." tsugumi: its pretty high up though. mio: *green in the face* too high up... Meme: "Mio? Um...Let's walk back a bit..." (holds her hand to guide her away from the view) mio: can i go back down now? Meme: (smiles) "Of course. Let's head to the elevator..." Anya: "Best let the tower's staff know, too." -later- liz: so where to next? Black Star: "Get a snack or an early lunch? I'm sure we could find a decent restaurant." tsubaki: i think there's someplace around... oh! how about there? Patty: "...I can't read that sign. What's it called?" tsubaki: 'Shirosaki restaraunt and sushi bar' Kid: (opens smartphone he got in Japan) "It has good reviews, and it is affordable." (smiles) "Well, lunch will be on me." stocking: neato! Patty: "Say bye-bye to your food budget, Kiddo! Come on, Black Star!" Black Star: "Eat Kid out of all his money! Yahoo!" Meme: "Mio, are you okay?" mio: yeah... a bit better now... Meme: (smiles) Anya: "Will this food be authentically Japanese, or only kinda Japanese?" tsugumi: about as authentic as it gets. Anya: "I hope so." (opens menu) "Um...Could you translate for me?" tsugumi: of course. what looks good to you? Anya: "I would like a sushi that fills me up quickly, with a lot of flavor. Meat or vegetarian--whatever works." -after lunch, shopping time!- Kid: (shakes his wallet--and only a moth flies out) "Thank goodness for a DWMA credit line..." Black Star: "Charisma Justice comics everywhere! So many to buy!" (hugging manga) stocking: oh my gosh! they have all the hottest lines, Raku-Chan, Fruity nyan nyan, fangblade. the whole works! Kid: (smiles) Patty: "Look at the arcade! Who's up for DDR?!" stocking: *raises her hand* Meme: "Oh, that'll be fun! Come on, Mio!" tsugumi: there's a purikura booth! Anya: "Pure what-a?" tsugumi: pu-ri-ku-ra. its really cool. its like a photo booth, but you can customise it with stickers and stuff! Anya: "Well, I could be convinced..." (blushes, takes Tsugumi hand to lead her to the booth) ao: i'll come as well. Anya: (frowns) "Oh, joy." Kid: "Stocking, which song are you coming to play on DDR?" stocking: lets go with this one. Kid: (smiles) "Good choice..." -later- Kid: "Wow." stocking: phew. Kid: "Heh. You still have great steps..." stocking: i've been practicing. Kid: "At the arcade?" stocking: at the arcade, at home. Kid: "Let me know the next time you want to compete--I'd love to play." stocking: sure~ Anya: (looking at photographs) "Should I have added more stickers?" tsugumi: i think it looks cute. stocking: can we get a turn>? tsugumi: sure! Kid: (smiles) "After you." -so they go in and take some pics- Kid: "I wonder how they turned out." stocking: they're so cute! Kid: (smiles) "Yes...and they only accentuate your cuteness." stocking: hehe~ Kid: (hugs her from behind, pointing at one photo) "I like that one the most. I haven't seen you smile like that in a long time..." stocking: *she smiles and kisses him* oh look at this one! *she points to one of kid kissing her cheek with heart stickers on it* Kid: (smiles...kisses her other cheek) -later- Black Star: "So many comics...food...Man, I should be in Japan more often. I'd probably be the King around here." tsubaki: maybe. Black Star: "Emperor Black Star! Hey, every emperor has to be a DWMA grad anyway--I COULD BE RULER OF JAPAN!" soul: oh boy. Kid: "Japan under Black Star...I would move out." Black Star: (frowns) stocking: so, now what? Kid: "Perhaps a walk through a park?" stocking: sure. --At Shinagawa Park-- Kid: (sees the children playing in the park) stocking: oh look. *she points to a karaoke stand* why dont we go there? Kid: (nods) "Let's." -and so- Kid: "Which song were you considering?" stocking: how about this? -pop drop candy- Kid: "Catchy." (smiles) -stocking sings along- Kid: ("The voice of an angel...") soul: ok, my turn. -kagerou days- Patty: "Yay, Soul! Woo!" -later, back at the hotel- Patty: "Soul should sing more often!" Kid: "Indeed." (holds Stocking's hand) stocking: so..... whos up for some ghost stories? liz: nope! Patty: "Yep!" Black Star: (raises hand) "Yeah!" stocking: who's up first? --Lights flick off-- --A flashlight turns on-- ???: "I'll go first..." liz: EE! --The flashlight shines to reveal it is Meme-- Meme: "Bwa ha ha! I have a tale to make your skin crawl!" mio: oh boy. Meme: "I will tell you of the Red Cloak, the charming man who corrupts young ladies, dragging them to their graves..." tsubaki: ooh. liz: Q~Q Meme: "The Red Cloak is a man, sharply dressed, who visit social gatherings. He's the man in the corner booth at the bar. He's the handsome gent across from you on the bus. And he sits beside you..." stocking: *she looks at kid* Kid: (gulps, holds her hand a little more tightly) Meme: "His voice is smooth. His features are delicate, but his build is muscular. He is one hot body." Patty: "Oh, that's hot..." Meme: "But he is facing a conundrum: he is heading to an event, and he is not sure which tie goes best with his suit. He shows you the ties: one is red, and one is blue." Meme: (shines the flashlight on Liz) "Which color do you choose?!" liz: i dunno. Meme: "YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE, ELIZABETH!" liz: uhh red? Meme: (buzzer sound) "Wrong answer! He was hiding a switchblade underneath the red tie and cuts your throat! Pick again!" liz: *gulps and holds her neck* BLUE! Meme: (buzzer sound, twice) "Now he chokes you until your face turns blue and you die! HA HA HA H--" Anya: (grabs flashlight from Meme, lightly taps it on the top of her head) Meme: "Owie...Anya, that was mean." Anya: "Stop scaring the coward: you know how sensitive she is." liz: so im basically screwed either way... Meme: (takes the flashlight back) "YES!" Anya: (takes back the flashlight) "Stop that! *sigh* Who else wants to play?" Meme: (frowns, sighs) "Mio, you liked the story, right?" soul: i'll go. this is the story of a family. a father, a mother, and a child. soul: they were a relativly normal family, until one day. the father accidently killed the mother in a drunken rage, and buried the body in the cellar. he told the child his mother was on a trip. soul: days came and went without any problem. eventually, the father asked why the child never asked his mother. and the child said this…. soul: 'but papa, mama's standing right behind you.' Anya: (hugging her knees to her chest) liz: EEEEEEEEEEEK!!!!! Meme: o_o Patty: "AAAAAH!" stocking: freaky. Black Star: "Tch. That's the best you got, Soul? I could tell a way scarier story..." --Black Star takes the flashlight-- Black Star: "There was a man who ran a burger restaurant. He had so few customers that he had to throw out the rotten meat at the end of each day--and that smell always attracted dogs to the dumpster..." tsubaki: ?? Black Star: "Tired of his life, tired of his failed business, tired of everything, this owner got fed up--and he shouted at one stray hanging around, 'Beat it, you damn mutt!' And the dog looked back...and in the shadows the owner could see there was something wrong about this dog...freaky about this dog..." Black Star: "This dog...HAD HIS FACE!" soul: dude what the fuck?! Black Star: "Looked just like him! Exact same eyes, exact same nose! And the dog had his voice when it shouted, "Leave me alone!" liz: Q~Q Black Star: "The owner stepped back! He tried to say something, anything coherent! But all that came out was one sound: 'WOOF!'" madoka: i dont get it... Black Star: "Shocked at the sound of his own voice, he fell back! And he saw, in the rain puddle next to him, THAT HE NOW HAD A DOG'S FACE! All he could do was howl into the night, as the face-stealing dog sprinted off with the face of him that he stole! BOOOOoooooOOOOO!" Anya: (frowns) "Yeah, not impressed." Patty: (muffled voice) "I thought it was good. Right, Sis?" ao: i think i know one. this is a story my grandmother told me and my sister when we were children. Anya: (rolls her eyes) Meme: "Oh?" -a few stories later, it was kid's turn- Kid: "Oh, um...I'm not sure I can rise up to the level of these stories...but I do know one..." (looks to Stocking) stocking: what is it? Kid: "The story of the kunekune. That's Japanese for twisting, turning, meandering. They say that you should never look directly at the kunekune, or you will be driven insane." soul: oh? sort of like a kishin? Kid: (shudders) "No, not quite like that. Its power comes from being at a distant...so that its vague shape drives people insane trying to determine just what it is..." sayaka: creepy. Kid: "If you look to the horizon, you can see it: it's like a white squiggle--rather asymmetrical, too...But it is too indiscriminate to really refer to it as having a human form. Some witnesses have said it is in the shape of a child. Others said an elderly person. Some said even a bestial form." liz: TT~TT Kid: "People who have seen this apparition have similar symptoms: face become pale, sweating, trembling...they start to speak in a voice not their own..." Kid: "In the worst cases, the person collapses onto the floor--and laughs. Just...laughs. No one is ever the same after seeing the kunekune." mami: so, who's next? Kid: (hands the flashlight to Stocking) "Care to have a go?" stocking: ok. sometimes, while walking home late at night, you will come across a woman. she looks like any other woman, but is wearing a surgical mask, or a scarf. Kid: "..." stocking: sometimes, this woman will come up to you and ask. 'am i pretty?' if you say yes, she will remove the mask and reveal her mouth has been split at the ends, giving her a smile from ear to ear. she will then ask 'how about now?' Patty: o_O Kid: (shudders) Black Star: "Dude..." stocking: if you say no, she will kill you. if you say yes, she will give you a smile like hers. the best way to deal with this is to say you have someplace to go. she'll let you be on your way then Anya: T_T Meme: (clutches Mio) "Creepy..." mio: well i got one. and this is a legit true story too. Meme: "..." (squirming) Anya: (raises eyebrow) mio: after hanging out at the mall in my hometown, i decided to take the bus back home. as i rode, more and more people got off, until eventually, it was just me and the driver. Meme: (sweating) mio: he didnt know i was still on the bus, so he drove up into the mountains. and as he drove, he opened up his mouth........... Meme: (clutching Tsugumi) mio: he opened his mouth..... AND BEGAN SINGING THE PRETTY CURE THEME SONG AT THE TOP OF HIS LUNGS!! --Everyone screams-- stocking: thats it? mio: it was weird! the guy was, like, 70 or something! eventually when we got to the bus station he found me and had my mom pick me up. Patty: (shuddering, clutching Liz) "Creepy..." mio: okkkkk boyle, you wanna go? Arthur: "Very well...This story is called...the Ogre." --It's exactly what you expect his story about be about-- -elsewhere- maki: i dont know why, but i think im gonna kick arthur's ass when he gets back from the trip -back in the ryokan- Arthur: "And that is how I valiantly defeated that beast and claimed victory for the Princess!" mio:................ Kid: "...You just told a story of sword and sorcery, not really a ghost story." Arthur: "Every story I tell is about knights! That's my motif!" shinra: i got one thats really creepy. Crona: "R-really creepy?" mami: do you want to get something from the vending machines? Crona: (nods) -in the hall- mami: how are you holding up? Crona: (smiles) "Better. Thank you. You're...very kind." mami: *she smiles* ah, here it is. so what would you like? Crona: "Something with a little chocolate?" mami: hmm. oh. how about a kitkat? Crona: "Oh, they have those here?" mami: mmhmm. they also have green tea flavored kitkats as well. Crona: "I-I hope we can buy some before we leave..." mami: *she buys a few* here you go. -back in the room, patti is telling her story- Patty: "I shall tell the tale of Shirime. Have you all heard of it?" liz: its not a 'cursed' story is it? if it is, skip to another one. Patty: "No, no--it's really cool! It's a ghost with no face, and a huge eye coming out of its butt!" liz: ...........what...... Patty: "A samurai was walking to Kyoto, when someone in a kimono stepped out of the shadows to block his path. The kimono man asked for a moment of the samurai's time." Patty: "The man turned around, dropped his clothes, and bent over--revealing a big honking eye coming out of his butt!" Patty: "And the butt-eye glowed! Like a flashlight shining out in the night!" -silence- Kid: (slaps hand over his face) Patty: "Ha ha ha! Pretty gross, huh?" sayaka: AND THEN A SKELETON POPPED OUT! liz: *SCREAM* Patty: "Hey, no one asked for you to add to my story! It was perfect on its own!" sayaka: sorry~ *sweatdrop* anyone else got any stories? Black Star: "Tsubaki? You got one?" tsubaki: well, there is one, though im not sure if it counts as a 'story'... Kid: "Well, let's here it." (holds Stocking's hand, whispers) "Some of these are really scary..." tsubaki: there's an old shrine behind my home, the nakatsukasa family shrine. its a very old building. it's been around as long as i can remember. my father always told masamune and i to never go inside. Black Star: (serious face) Patty: (quiet) tsubaki: sadly, thats all i really know about it. but it always really scared me. Black Star: "...You going to your home while we're here though, right?" tsubaki: yes. but we really shouldnt go in that building. Black Star: (nods) "Okay...But maybe your dad could be a little more honest about whatever it is why he doesn't want to go..." Patty: (whispers to Liz) "Black Star should totally go inside the shrine." liz: no! -later- Kid: "Everyone going to be okay sleeping? Liz? Crona?" Crona: (shaking a bit) "S-Sure..." liz: Q~Q Kid: "Liz? Maybe we should stay up with you for a bit..." liz: o-ok.... stocking: *she smiles* Patty: (hugs Liz) -later- stocking: *asleep between kid and patti* liz: *sleeping aside patti* Patty: *yawn* "This is nice, Kid..." Kid: (smiles) "Get some sleep, Patty." Patty: *yawn* "Love you..." Kid: "I love you, too. Good night." Patty: (snoring) Kid: (falls asleep) \kiiiiiddoooooo~\ Kid: (tossing) "Wha--?" -silence- Kid: (in dream) "Who's there?" -a figure is huddled up in a corner of the room- Kid: (awake, sees the figure...but can't quite sense a soul there...) "H-Hello?" -the figure turns back. it looks like you, but with 5 black lines running from the top of the lip to the chin. its teeth are bloody. it is holding a limp and near lifeless stocking, who is twitching with a blank, wide eyed expression- Kid: (eyes wide) "No...Not again...You get out of here!" stocking:? k...ki.....id..... *her neck is bloody* Kid: "Stocking!" (gets up, rushes to her) "Let go of her!" \she is mine.\ Kid: (seizes Stocking, cradling her from the Mad!Kid) "No, she is not!" stocking?: *choking on her own blood* Kid: (hyperventilating) "Stocking, no, no, no..." (puts his hands to her neck, trying to stop the bleeding) "Patty! Liz! Call an ambulance!" -they arent there- Kid: "Someone! Help!" stocking?: *a gurgling sound rattles from her throat as her eyes roll back* Kid: (he can't feel her soul...) "No." (he falls over her. Silent. Then he starts sobbing.) "Stocking." stocking?: *her skin begins to decay and turn to dust, leaving only bones* Kid: (gasps, then lets out a wail) -the body lay lifeless for a few moments, before it springs to life, letting out a demonic scream and sinking its needle like teeth into kid's neck- Kid: (shrieks, slapping at his neck, feeling blood seeping out of the teeth marks) ???: KID WAKE UP! Kid: (eyes break open as he screams and throws out his hand to grasp at something) stocking: kid? are you ok? Kid: (clutches Stocking in a hug) "Thank God...I thought you were dead." stocking: ??? Kid: "A dream. I dreamt you were dead...And..." (cries) stocking:........ *she strokes his head* ssshhhh... its ok kid.... im here... Kid: (crying) "Stocking..." stocking: *she kisses his forehead* i love you kid. Kid: (his sobs only rise in pitch; he clings to her, trying to calm his breathing) liz: breakfast ti- kid?! stocking: shhh. he had a nightmare... liz:....kid..... Kid: (buries his head into Stocking's chest, trying to hide from Liz) stocking: its ok kid.... its going to be ok... Kid: "How can you know that? How can you know it will be okay? What if--it happens again?" stocking: its going to be ok. i'll always be here for you. Kid: (silent, but calmer...) "Th-thank you..." -later- Kid: "..." stocking: ...... *she holds his hand* Kid: (slight squeeze) "I...want to do something to calm down..." stocking: like what? Kid: "I think I'll relax in the bath...maybe tonight. But I also...Stocking? When we were in the park, and saw those children playing...I felt happy because I thought...I thought about you and me..." stocking: oh? Kid: "I want a future, Stocking. I want to live. I want to live for you, for any children we would have. And I...I can't do it if I am...like I am afraid." (looks at her) "How do you keep going?" stocking: ...... Kid: "How do you keep staying alive?" stocking: its..... hard to say really.... Kid: "???" stocking: s-sorry. i dont usually have those kind of thoughts. Kid: (nods) "I mean more so depression and feeling dread...fearing the next bad thing that will happen." stocking:...... -later- Patty: (hugging Liz) "Kiddo..." liz: he's...doing better now... Patty: "He still looked pretty bad...Sis? Is Kid going to get better?" liz: im sure he will. Patty: "..." (sniff) stocking: *she's holding kid* Kid: "..." (his breathing has calmed) "Thank you." stocking: did you want to do anything else in tokyo? we're going to be going to the next stop tommorrow... Kid: "I was thinking of two places. The Meiji Shrine, and the National Museum." stocking: m-meiji?! Kid: "Stocking? What's wrong?" stocking: meiji as in..t-the chocolate company~?! *her eyes light up* Kid: "...Well, I meant the shrine. But we can also visit the chocolate facto--" stocking: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE~!!!! liz: gck- ...m-my ears... Kid: (hair blown back) "So...we'll go to the chocolate factory, then..." stocking: yay! Kid: (smiles) "Go get dressed..." -and so- Kid: (looking at Stocking) o_o stocking: what? Kid: "You're glowing. It's like pure happiness radiates off of you." (holds her hand) "You are beautiful." stocking: *she smiles and blushes* Kid: "Let's go. I think the walk will do good for me, and the factory...Well, I think you're going to be pleased with it"' stocking: ok. --They arrive-- Kid: "Ready to enter?" stocking: yes. Kid: "Okay..." (pushes open the doors--and hit with the scene of chocolate, which again knocks back his hair) "Again? Really?" stocking: *joyful squeals* Kid: (still smiling, as they enter...and they approach a platform, overlooking the factory's workings...) stocking: *drooling* Kid: (looks down from the platform to see...) "Is that a canal? Full of chocolate?!" stocking: am i dreaming? Kid: (smirks) "I could pinch you...": stocking: oh~? Kid: (gets closer to her to look over the platform) "Oh, believe me, you're not dreaming..." (smirks) "...unless you're asking..." stocking: hehe~ is there a gift shop? tell me there is. Kid: (nods) "I already called a delivery service to ship anything you buy back home for you..." stocking: ..... I LOVE YOU!!! Kid: (smirks) "Is that you, or your candy-fetish talking, Miss Pheles?" stocking: *pouts* making fun of me are ya? you're so meeeean! Kid: (brushes his lips along her pouting ones) "I like your candy-fetish..." stocking: i like cakes and desserts too. Kid: "Sweets for a sweet person..." stocking: hehe~ Kid: (looks at the river of chocolate) "Am I going to have to install something like that in the Mansion?" stocking: its not _that_ extreme, haha. stocking: but its tempting~ Kid: (whispers to her) "Imagine swimming in it..." stocking: yeah.... the downside is it'd be a pain to wash out of my hair... Kid: (nods) "Showercap, maybe..." stocking: maybe~ Kid: "Or a chocolate bath...just up to your shoulders..." stocking: you'd have to clean me of then~ Kid: "Sounds...tasty." -later- Kid: "Is that enough chocolate? I think there’s still a few bars in the back corner--expired chocolate." -later- stocking: so this is the shrine, huh? Kid: (smiles) "Peaceful." stocking: its nice. Kid: "Yes...I can hear the wind brushing along the tree branches..." stocking: *she listens* Kid: (inhales, exhales...meditates on the sound of the wind) stocking: *humming* Kid: (listens to her humming..."What is that song?") -that night- liz: so where's the next stop? Patty: "Kid and Stocking coming along?" Kid: "Of course. Did you think we'd pick up and go elsewhere?" soul: its a class trip, remember? Patty: (pouts) "After the lovebirds went off on their own, I thought they had eloped or something at the shrine." Kid: "Wh-What?!" stocking: *angel chop!* Patty: "Ouch!" (small halo forms over her head) "Man, I didn't want to die like this..." (falls back into Liz's arms) x_x liz: you're not dead yet! Patty: "Send my body to Artie. Stuff it and keep it next to his bed..." *Gak!* Arthur: 0_o Kid: "...Right. So, how about Nara?" tsugumi: i have a book here about the sights. i could.... soul: she better not tsugumi: *snicker* i could.... NARA-rate it for you! Meme: -_- Anya: -_- Patty: "...Stocking? Hit her." mio: oh my god. stocking: *facepalms* tsugumi: come on, that was a good one! sayaka: i liked it. Black Star: "...Oh! Now I get it! Ha!" tsugumi: see, some people appreciate my jokes! Crona: "...Um...what is in Nara?" mio: ask tsugumi, she can nara-rate it for ya. tsugumi: gagantous! shinra: gaga-what now? Meme: "We...still don't know." Anya: "It's like a nervous tic..." Crona: "Um, Tsugumi? Please tell me about Nara." -the next morning, after they all gather their things and head for the hotel in nara, tsugumi shows chrona the book- Crona: "Deer?" tsugumi: a whole park full of them. you can even feed them! Crona: : ) eternal feather: so where is the hotel? Kid: "Close to nature. It's the Nara Hotel." stocking: ooh. mio: oh man, i think i saw this hotel in 'another'.... *shudders* Kid: "The Imperial suite...traditional decor...Japanese rooms...Wait, what do you mean 'Another'?" mio: its a horror anime. also really bloody. sayaka: yeah, i never finished it... not after the umbrella scene....*shudders* never run down the stairs with an umbrella. Kid: "I don't usually." (clears throat) "I trust we will have better room arrangements this time." (looks to Shrina) shinra: what.... WHAT?! Kid: (cringes) "Sorry! I didn't mean to stare. I just meant that...Um..." (smiles) "Who would you like to room with? Whoever you want..." shinra: im down with whatever really. Kid: (nods) "Stocking? Will you room with me?" Stocking: of course.~ Kid: (smiles) Patty: "Me and Sis!" sayaka: dibs on soul-brother! soul: heh... Crona: "M-Mami?" chrona *she smiles* ok. Anya: D: "Why?!" Arthur: o\\\\o "I-I-I...I'm okay with this. Yeah. Sure." Meme: (pouts a bit, looking at Mio...) ao: aw, how cute. tsugumi: ^^; homura: guess it cant be helped. Kid: (leans against Stocking, resting his head on her shoulder) Patty: "Deer! I saw a deer!" tsugumi: ahh! so cute! Anya: (rolls eyes a bit) "So many on the castle's grounds..." Black Star: "Magnificent beast of nature! So graceful! So beautiful! Good for you, you deer!" Kid: "Stop sticking your head out the window, Black Star!" mio: kinda scraggly lookin....but cute i guess... Meme: "Oh, we're approaching the hotel..." -after everyone settles into their own rooms- Kid: (seated on floor in traditional Japanese room, looking out open door to porch) "Peaceful." stocking: its really nice. Kid: "Is this room okay? Some people aren't used to Japanese rooms and want something more Western..." stocking: i dont mind. my dad loves this stuff. Kid: (smiles) "Have you gotten him a souvenir yet?" stocking: a few actually. i got him this. *she holds up a figurine of a girl with dark hair and wielding a sword* i also got him this. *a kokeshi doll* Kid: "Apt. That's very kind of you to get something for your father...I'm not sure Father will like my gift." stocking: what did you get him? Kid: "A bonsai and some new clippers to go with it. And the largest box of Pocky I ever saw." --Meanwhile, in the Death Room-- Lord Death: (staring up) "It's 20 feet tall!" yumi: *adjusts her glasses* wow. -back at the hotel- Kid: "I'll have to think of something else for him..." (lies on floor) stocking: you ok? Kid: (smiles) "Yes. I just don't want to disappoint Father...or anyone else..." stocking: im sure he'll love it. Kid: "Thanks..." (stares at the ceiling) "Stocking? What would you like to do while we're in Nara?" stocking: well, what all is there? Kid: "Numerous temples, the imperial palace, the primeval forest, museums, hot springs..." stocking: hot springs sounds nice. Kid: (nods) "Yes. I think that would relieve some tension..." (winces, rubs his neck a bit) stocking: *she smiles* Kid: "Do you feel tense?" stocking: i would like to relax with you, if thats ok~ Kid: (smiles sweetly) "Always." -later at the onsen- Kid: "Ah...So warm." stocking: this is nice. Kid: (looks at her) "Indeed. You feel your muscles relaxing?" stocking: yeah. Kid: "Do you...feel awkward? I mean, being here with me?" stocking: no. if anything, i feel very comfortable. Kid: (smiles) "I'm happy to hear." (offers his hand to her) stocking: hey kid?.... liz told me that on the trip here....you had a nightmare where i dumped you. is that true? Kid: (frowns) "It's true." stocking:..... *she kisses him* well, thats never gonna happen. dream me is a bitch. i love you, ok babe? Kid: (stares--then laughs) " 'Dream me is a bitch'?" (laughs a little more, holds her shoulders) "I love you, too." (draws her in for a hug) stocking: *she hugs him* you're the most amazing guy, i'd have to be an idiot to pass that up! Kid: "No, please don't say that." (pulls back a bit) "Stocking, I want us to be the best we can, for ourselves and each other. I would never want you to be in a relationship if you felt uncomfortable with me. I love you too much to hurt you like that.” stocking: well, im perfectly comfortable with you, so dont worry about that, ok? lets just focus on happier things. Kid: (smiles) "Okay." (rests his hand along her waist) "This feels perfectly comfortable, too. And happy." stocking: hey kid? Kid: "Yes?" stocking: *she dives under the water then comes up behind him and glomps him* SNEAK ATTACK! Kid: "Ah!" (falls face-first into the water, with Stocking on top of him) stocking: hehe~ Kid: (still under the water, not moving) stocking: kid? you ok? Kid: (while she's distracted, he turns over to face her, his hand cupping one of her buttcheeks) stocking: O////////O ah! Kid: "Hee hee...Very shapely." stocking: kya~! Kid: "Should I let go?" stocking: *blush* well, if you want... or did you want to move your hand a little.... higher up~? Kid: (smiles) "Gladly..." (moves his hand a little higher up) stocking: almost there~ Kid: "Where do you want it, love?" (keeps moving up, waiting to know where she wants his hand...) stocking: i'll give you a hiiint~ they're soft and round~ Kid: (smirks) "You forgot 'beautiful,' too..." (rests both hands along her breasts) stocking: ahhhh~ that feels so good kid... Kid: (massages her breasts, while stroking her nipples) "Stocking..." stocking: *she sighs contentedly, blushing* Kid: "Is this good?" (tickles left nipple with the tip of his finger) stocking: a-ah~ Kid: "Or maybe this...?" (leans up, and kisses the top of her right breast) stocking: *she moans softly* Kid: (kisses down her breast, until he reaches her nipple) stocking: oh-ohhh~! Kid: (feeling himself grow harder at her sounds; he licks along her nipple, as his other hand continues to play with her nipple) stocking: d-do you want to move this to our room? Kid: (looks down, nods) "Yes." -later- stocking: *laying in his arms, panting* ahh.... i... forgot how good that felt.... Kid: (panting as well) "Yes...Thank you. I needed that..." (laughs) stocking: hehe~ *she kisses him* t-thanks for being gentle with me.... i think im g-getting better.... Kid: (smiles) "I'm glad..." (kisses her forehead) "You are getting better..." (smirks) "...in many ways. That mouth of yours..." stocking: *blush* y-yeah... Kid: (blushing, too, and sweating nervously) "Stocking? How am I with...my mouth?" stocking: hehe, you're quite talented, especially with your tongue~ Kid: (blushing, nervous smile) "Th-Thanks...I still feel like an amateur at all of this..." stocking: yeah... i-its been a while. Kid: (serious) "Too soon?" stocking: n-no. i was ready now so.... *she smiles* nevermind. Kid: "No, what were you going to say?" stocking: i was ready for sex, so its perfectly fine. Kid: (smiles) "I'm happy that you were ready." (kisses her forehead) "Stocking, I follow your lead: whenever you are ready, please ask." (hugs her) stocking: so what did you want to do tomorrow? Kid: "I heard some of our friends wanted to visit the petrified forest to see the deer and hard wood." stocking: *snickers* b-but yeah, the deer are adorable arent they? or rather... a-deer-able?............wow that was awful. Kid: "Oh, that is a bad pun..." (lightly strokes her lower back) "You should be spanked for that one..." stocking: oh~ Kid: "Should I...?" stocking: i-if you want~ Kid: (smirks, rubs along her backside...then gives a light spank) stocking: ah~! Kid: "How does it feel to be the *butt* of the joke...?" stocking:...........*she bursts out laughing* Kid: (blushing a bit) "Too corny?" stocking: its cute. like you~ Kid: (blushing) "Th-Thanks..." (hugs her) "Stocking? I love being with you, here in the bedroom or anywhere else. I love you." stocking: i love you too. *she smiles* Kid: "What now? Have something to eat? Get some sleep?" (smirks) "Or do we need another bath to clean up?" stocking: *yaaawn* Kid: "Sleep it is..." *Yawn, then kisses her shoulder* "Good night, Angel." -the next morning- Kid: (murmuring a bit in his sleep as he wakes up) stocking: morning handsome~ Kid: (smiles) "Morning, beautiful..." (strokes a hand along her cheek) stocking: you hungry? Kid: (nods) "This hotel has an excellent breakfast." ((I think this real-life hotel does serve breakfast--not sure what, though)) -later- tsugumi: aww, they're so cute. *she's feeding a deer* Kid: "Mmm..." Kid: (holding up food to deer) "P-Please? Don't slobber on me?" -it sniffs and nibbles the food- Kid: "G-Good deer..." Patty: "Hey, Bambi? Can I ride you?" liz: i dont think thats a good idea Patty: "Oh, come on--it's not like I can get arrested. We're like diplomats or something!" Police Officer: "You even attempt to ride that deer, and I'll lock you up for decades." (stares at Liz) "And you, too." liz: lets just go over here. *picks up patti and walks off* Patty: (slung over Liz's shoulder) "Bye, Officer! Don't tell customs how much stuff we're bringing home!" Kid: "Stocking? Look at this deer...She has a marking there..." stocking: oh? *she examines the mark* Kid: "Angel wings." stocking: woah. cool. *she takes a picture* -a buck ends up headbutting arthur in the crotch- Arthur: (shriek, as he then falls to the floor, clutching his Crown Jewels) Anya: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Patty: "Get ice! We must save his glorious baby-parts!" guard: we'd arrest him for attempting to ride the deer, but it looks like he's been punished enough. *cringes* shinra: *snaps a pick and chuckles* --Meanwhile, in Fire Brigade HQ-- Tamaki: "Hey, I got a text from Shinra--" Tamaki: o_O leonardo: what is it? Tamaki: (breaks out laughing) "Best. Day. Ever!" ("But now he'll never be a father...") -back in nara- Kid: "Well, while doctors tend to Arthur's...injury...I am interested to see the forest." Black Star: "Tsubaki! This deer is like the Will inside of you! He's not going to get all pissy at me, is he?" stocking: yeah. do you know what fashion trends are popular in nara? tsubaki: ^^; Kid: "Well, you cannot go wrong with an authentic Nara kimono. Care to visit some of the shops?" stocking: sure! --At one kimono shop-- Kid: (already dressed in a dark blue kimono) "Hmm...I am pleased it closes in the front, for the sake of symmetry." stocking: *in a purple and black kimono with a crane design* looks nice. tsubaki: *in a floral patterned green kimono* i think this will work. <thank you very much, ma'am.> Kid: (blushing at Stocking) Black Star: (in a bright blue kimono) "Ah, I can feel the wind between my legs...Neat!" soul: *he went for red* mami: it looks nice, chrona. *she went for a light blue with a flower petal design* Crona: (in black) "I-I hope so." Ragnarok: "Tch. Some color..." Ragnarok: (whistles at Mami) "Nice flowers." mami: ^^; Ragnarok: (smacks Crona) "Say she looks pretty!" Crona: (blushing) "M-M-Mami? You look...nice in that...kimono." (nervous smile) mami: *she smiles* thank you chrona. Crona: (sweating nervously) -later- Kid: "Nara really is beautiful...peaceful..." (holds Stocking's hand) "...intimate." stocking: *she smiles* Kid: "I suppose now is time for dinner." (sees some snow falling outside) "There's a Teppanyaki around that will warm us up." stocking: snow? already? y-yeah that sounds good. Kid: "Stocking? Are you okay?" stocking: yeah, just surprised from the snow. i thought it was like...summer now? my internal clock must be messed up. Kid: (blinks, looks outside again...then frowns) "Patty?!" Patty: (standing over window, sprinkling salt outside) "Had you going, huh, Kid?!" Kid: (slaps hand over his face) "My internal clock is worse than yours, Stocking." liz: *sigh* so what now? Kid: "Still up for dinner?" soul: sure. sayaka: yep! Black Star: "Yummy!" -and so- Patty: (clapping her hands for the chef's performance) "Bravo!" stocking: woah! Kid: "Impressive." Black Star: "Dinner and a show--good bargain." shinra; so what are we all getting? Kid: "I'm interested in the Kobe beef." soul: i'll try the okonomiyaki. Black Star: "One of everything." tsubaki: ^^; i'll have some udon. Patty: "Okonomiyaki!" sayaka: i'll have the okosana lunch. Crona: "Just udon." -after lunch- Black Star: "BuuuuuuUUUUUUUUrp!" stocking: yummy~! Kid: (pats napkin) "Delicious." homura: any idea on what to do next? Kid: "There are museums, shrines, shops, parks...What would everyone be interested in visiting?" liz: maybe check out some shops? Patty: "More souvenirs! I want to get a little deer figurine for Lord Death!" soul: i think i'll get some more postcards. Kid: "Father asked me to get him and Azusa new kimonos. I want to find something else for him." Black Star: "I'm going to help Arthur kidnap a deer." stocking: oh look at this! *its a small statue* tsubaki: black*star no! Patty: "Neat, Stocking! Buy it!" -later- Kid: "Do you think Father will like this? He hasn't played music in awhile, but I thought he'd appreciate this lute." liz: sure. Patty: "Maybe your dad will write some new songs. It's been awhile since he did that, too." stocking: he does that? Kid: "Yes. He has a really good singing voice." Kid: (smiles) "He used to sing me to sleep..." stocking: ah. Kid: "What did you buy, Stocking?" stocking: this fan. Kid: "Neat. Any writing on it?" stocking: just a picture of a mountain. Kid: (nods) "Liz? What did you buy?" liz: i got this. *a hair pin* Patty: "Cute!" (a thump emanates from Patty's suitcase...and she starts to sweat) liz: patti.....open the case. Patty: (sweating nervously as she opens--and a buck springs out, leaping over Liz and knocking Kid to the floor) Kid: "Omph!" liz: h-how?! Patty: "I just wanted one!" Kid: (clutching his chest) "Ow!" Deer: (breaks through paper walls, heads down the hall) -later, after the bail is paid- tsubaki: well, my home isnt too far from here. im sure my parents will let us spend the night. Kid: (large bandage over his chest, glaring at Patty) Patty: o_O "Nara prisoners are weird...One wanted to buy my kidneys..." sayaka: *healing* feel better kiddo? Kid: (nods) "Thank you." sayaka: C : tsubaki: <excuse me sir, could you take us to sunrise village?> Black Star: (carrying four persons' luggage) driver: ah, of course. -and so, they arrive in the village- Crona: "What's your home like, Tsubaki?" tsubaki: it's a rather rural area. Patty: "Are there deer?" Kid: (glares at Patty) tsubaki: occasionally. Black Star: "I hope your parents have enough room. Otherwise, we're stuck in close quarters." tsubaki: i think that's the estate now! Kid: (frowns) "I will have to offer recommendations to your parents for a redesign. It's not symmetrical at all--" tsubaki: *glare* Kid: (sweating) "I'll...wait for them to seek my invitation to advise." (hides behind Stocking) stocking: hehe~ Meme: "What are your parents like, Tsubaki?" tsubaki: well, they're nice i suppose. *sweatdrop* Anya: (noticing her nervousness) "Compared to, say, my parents?" tsubaki: i cant say for sure, i've never met your parents, anya. Anya: "Did they keep you locked in a castle for almost a decade, where your only source of entertainment was some sharp-toothed pianist with a sour disposition?" (glances at Soul) soul: *SWEATS* tsubaki: no! they're nothing like that! Anya: "Hmph. Good. I would hate to have parents more obsessed with rules than amusement." (smirks at Soul) soul: *huffs* Kid: "I just hope we get decent sleep. _We gave up an excellent hotel room all because one frustrating person--_" Patty: (glares) -they are now at the door to the property- Black Star: "Do we knock? Ring a bell? Throw a rock at the window?" servant: *tending to the garden* .... !!! <ah! lady tsubaki! you're home? i shall alert lord sanjuro at once!> Meme: " 'Lord Sanjuro'?" tsubaki: my father. servant 2: <you may enter> -they enter the building- Black Star: "Duuuuuude..." mrs nakatsukasa: ah, my child. *she hugs tsubaki* Anya: "Hmph. Quaint." tsubaki: *she hugs back* tsugumi: she looks just like an older tsubaki. Black Star: (blinks) "Oh, me? Um, yeah. I just tend to stick to the English." (holds out a hand) "Black Star, ma'am." mrs nakatsukasa: ah i see. well, make yourselves at home. my husband will be with you shortly. *she smiles* Kid: (bows) "We appreciate this, Lady Nakatsukasa. I am sorry for this imposition." (grabs Patty by the neck, pulling her down into a bow) Patty: *Ouchie!* soul: hmm? *he listens in* ???: <yes, ever since your son's passing, lady Oichi's mental state has...rapidly declined.> Mr. Nakatsukasa: <"I understand that. Please, we are trying our best--"> soul: ?? ???: <i know. even though their marriage was arranged, she loved him very much. now for my main concern. some of the servants who went into her quarters....they have not come back out. i've even heard screams at night.> Mr. Nakatsukasa: (almost to himself) "...It's happening again, isn't it?" mrs nakatsukasa: *knock knock* <sanjuro, tsubaki is here with her friends.> Mr. Nakatsukasa: <"Friends"? Hmmm...This may be advantageous...We will return to this in a moment. Excuse me...> --Sanjuro exits-- Sanjuro: (holds out arms to Tsubaki) tsubaki: ah! father! *she hugs him* tsugumi: um, he- *ahem* <hello sir.> *she bows* Kid: "Thank you again, Lord and Lady Nakatsukasa. We are most satisfied with the sleeping arrangements." tsugumi: *looking at pictures* ..... *she spots one, of two young children in yukatas* ... !!! ah! tsubaki: hmm? oh, that's a picture of my grandfather and his sister when they were children. Meme: "They look happy." tsugumi: i know who that girl is! mio: oh? Anya: "You do?" tsugumi: im not sure if i can believe it...n-no... this is definatly a picture of my grandma when she was young! Anya: o_o Meme: (gasp) "It's like a plot out of a tv drama!" tsubaki: now that i think of it, my grandfather did mention that he had a sister who left for the city... Anya and Meme: (clutching hands, crying) "A family reunion..." mio: you guys are weenies. -_-; ao: oh! so its similar to black*star and myself then? Black Star: "That's...an odd coincidence." -later- Patty: (holding up a family tree chart) "And that's how we know that we are all technically each other's cousin. Thus concludes my lecture. Thank you." Sanjuro: "...You have made some odd friends, Tsubaki." tsubaki: ^^; Black Star: "Don't judge us too severely, Mr. Tsubaki's Father--we're still some kickass warriors!" shinra: *looks at the line between the drawing of him and arthur, with a line pointing from arthur to shinra that says 'secretly has feelings for'* PATTI WHAT THE HECK!? Patty: "Well, why else do you obsess so much about him if you don't have bow-chika-wow-wow feelings for him?" shinra: THAT'S NOT HOW IT IS!! Patty: "But that's hot! Don't ruin this fantasy for me!" Sanjuro: o_o tsubaki: why dont we get some fresh air, father? ^^; Sanjuro: "Yes, let's..." (shudder) Patty: "???" mio: jealous, hepburn? Anya: *blushing* "A-About what?" mio: your boyfriend having the hots for a dude? Anya: "HE'S NOT MY BOYFRIEND!" (awkward silence) "Oh, go back to your girlfriend..." shinra: ok im confused now. Meme: (smiles, hugs Mio from behind) "Yeah, Mio, I'm confused, too." (smirks) "Who's your girlfriend?" shinra: w-wha?! i-i dont know what you're talking about! Meme: (still smirking) "I meant Mio's girlfriend. Or do you have one too, Shinra? Maybe you are cheating on Anya?" Anya: o_O mio: O////////////////////////////////////////////O *faints* ao: i think by 'anya's boyfriend', wakabe-san meant arthur. Meme: (holds Mio's limp body) "So cute." shinra: IT WAS ONE TIME ON ACCIDENT I WASNT GETTING OFF TO IRIS I SWEAR................. O________________O Anya: "I AM NOT DATING ARTHUR! I--" (hears Shinra) "WHAT THE HECK?!" soul: *laughing* way to dig your own grave kusakabe!! tsugumi: *GASPS* miss anya! language! Anya: (slaps hand over her mouth, practically crying in embarrassment) Black Star: "Dude, cursing in Mr. and Mrs. Tsubaki's Father and Mother's house? What is wrong with you, Princess?" sayaka: .................... i ship it. Crona: "Which ship? I've lost track..." -outside- tsubaki: it's been a while. Sanjuro: (looking at the sky) "Yes. Is it so different from how you remember it?" tsubaki: not by that much... do you think... i made the right choice about masamune? Sanjuro: "...I don't know. What do you think he would have done had you not...not...?" tsubaki:..... im not sure.... i dont think i want to know.... Sanjuro: (holds her hand) "He is still with you. Tell me, do you sense him, within your soul?" tsubaki:.... *she nods* just a little, but yes. Sanjuro: "Then he is still here. And that's going to have to be enough." tsubaki: *she nods* i could never tell oichi-nee.... she'd probably hate me... Sanjuro: "She...would not understand. It is not your fault..." tsubaki: *she hugs him* ........ Sanjuro: "Your mother and I love you, Tsubaki. A parent always loves their child..." tsubaki: *she smiles* Sanjuro: (pulls back) "You and your friends will need your sleep. How long will you be here?" tsubaki: we might be here for a day before moving on to the next stop on our class trip. Sanjuro: "Stay as long as you desire." (small laugh) "You have surrounded yourself with some real weirdos." tsubaki: and this isnt even all of them. Sanjuro: "Tell me, are students at the DWMA as loyal as those weirdos in there seem to be?" tsubaki: *she smiles and nod* as loyal as they get. Sanjuro: "That is all a parent needs to hear." (stands up) "Get some sleep, Tsubaki. And welcome home." -the next morning- Kid: *yawns* stocking: zzzzzz~ Kid: (reaches to check the time on his phone) "Hmm...Stocking?" stocking: *yaaawn* hnnn gwuuh? Kid: *Yawn* "It's almost 8. I thought Tsubaki's parents were serving breakfast..." *Yawn* "...at this time." stocking: ah, right! -at breakfast- Black Star: (holds up empty plate) "May I have seconds, please?" (wide grin) Kid: (smirk) "On our best behavior, are we?" tsubaki: ^^; mrs nakatsukasa: coming right up. *she smiles* Black Star: (smiles happily) "I see where Tsubaki gets her cooking expertise! Delicious meal!" Patty: (shoveling food in her mouth) Anya: (still blushing) soul: *pap pap* happens to the best of us, princess. Anya: "Wh-What?" soul: nevermind. Meme: "Mio, how's your meal?" mio: guhd. Meme: (smiles) "Smaller bites, sweetie." mio: *blush* y-yes ma'am... Meme: (smiles) Sanjuro: "Tsubaki, what is on the agenda for you and your friends?" tsubaki: well, visiting the major areas in japan, kyoto, osaka, shinjuku, etc. Sanjuro: "And for today? More sites in Nara?" tsubaki: perhaps. Kid: "What did you want to do today, Stocking?" stocking: not sure yet. tsugumi: maybe we could go to kyoto and visit my family? Meme: "Oh, that would be fun!" Anya: (too loud) "YES IT WOULD!" (blushing) ao: i would love to meet them. tsugumi: my house isnt as big as here, so... soul: we can get a hotel, no biggie. Kid: (nods) "We can cover that expense." Meme: "Hmm...I guess a few of us could sleep over at Tsugumi's. Anya, you should sleep over at Tsugumi's." Meme: "You too, Ao." mio: i'll sleep over too, i guess. ao: i would love to! Meme: "Well, if Mio is going, so will I!" mio: .////////. tsugumi: awww! Meme: (smiles) Anya: (glances at Arthur...then turns away) Arthur: (avoiding eye contact) "Shinra...Help me?" shinra: you dug yourself into this mess, you dig yourself out. Arthur: "You help me, or Iris learns what happened to that missing pair of underwear!" shinra: THAT WAS YOU! Arthur: (pulls out cell phone) "Not if I tell her it was you first!" -riiing- iris: shinra? are you there? shinra: uhh... h-hey iris... iris: well, a-about that... *ahem* thing i misplaced, turns out it got stuck inside my pillowcase during laundry. mystery solved, i guess, haha. Arthur: (eyeroll) "Some hero you are..." shinra: oh hush....wait.... if it was in the pillow case... who's undies did you take? -meanwhile- akitaru: thats weird. i could have sworn i had an extra pair of underwear. Takehisa: "You should learn to fold and organize your undergarments more thoroughly, sir." -back with the group- Black Star: (finishes his meal) "To Kyoto? Or is there more here?" (remembers) "Hey, how about that haunted shrine, Tsubaki?!" tsubaki: .................... mrs nakatsukasa: i dont know w-what you're talking about. tsubaki: oh! the haunted house tour at the one amusement park? sure, that sounds fun. Black Star: (frowns) "But Tsubaki, you told us about--" tsubaki: the shrine haunted house at the park. -she covers his mouth- Black Star: (muffled) Kid: o_o; -later, they head to kyoto- Sanjuro: (serious) "Tsubaki?" tsubaki: yes? Sanjuro: "Be safe. We love you." tsubaki: ok. *she hugs him* Black Star: "Later, Mister! Thanks again!" Sanjuro: (waves goodbye to his daughter and her meister) -they arrive to the hotel in kyoto, which is a themed hotel- sayaka: oooh an underwater theme. nice! Crona: (staring at a fishtank) "Peaceful." tsugumi: you go on ahead, we're going to go to my house. Kid: "Tsugumi? Please text us to know you get there okay." tsugumi: yes sir *salutes* Kid: (smirks, returns salute) Anya: "L-Liz?" liz: *shrugs* -and so- -din don- Meme: (waiting) "Tsugumi? What are your parents like?" ???: <coming!> *she opens the door* <ye- tsugumi!> *she hugs her* tsugumi: <mom!> *hugs back* mio: that answers half the question. Anya: (slight smile to see the hug) Meme: "I guess so." ao: <its nice to meet you mrs harudori. my name is ao hoshino, one of tsugumi-chan's partners.> mrs harudori: <o-one of?> tsugumi: *sweatdrops* <its a long story mom. a really. long story...> Anya: "Um...I-I don't understand." Anya: "What are they saying?" tsugumi: you can come in. my brother's been studying english, so you might understand him better....hopefully. Anya: (pouts) "I still feel like a third wheel...or fifth wheel..." Meme: <You have a lovely home, Mrs. Harudori.> mio: *pap pap* Anya: (frowns) "What is with the *pap pap*?" mrs harudori: <why thank you... meme-chan, right?> mio:.... *shrugs* Meme: (nods) <"Tsugumi has told you about us?"> -later, in the dining room- mr harudori: <ah, seems your brother is home now.> Osamu: <Hey, Mom. I'm home! What's there to eat--> (sees the guests) <Sis!> tsugumi: <sister tackle attack!> *hug* Osamu: <Umph! You're getting taller, Little Sis!> (sees guests) <Who are these young ladies?> tsugumi: <these are Anya, Meme, Ao, and Mio.> mio: yo. Meme: <Nice to meet you!> Anya: "H-Hello." Osamu: "Oh? You speak English?" Anya: (nods, avoiding eye contact) mio: *playing her handheld* Osamu: <...They seem a little shy, Tsugumi.> ao: <would you like to give us a tour?> tsugumi: sure, i'll show you around Osamu: <That should be fun.> "Anya, is it? Come on, you'll see all of Li'l Sis's stuffed animals." Meme: "Hee hee hee." -in tsugumi's room- mio: wow. thats a lot of magical girl posters. tsugumi: ^^; Meme: "I think they're cute." (looks in Tsugumi's closet) "You have some cute clothes you left behind, too, Tsugumi." mio: ...hm? who're these? Osamu: "???" tsugumi: ah! these are my home friends, Miku, Saori, and Satomi. Anya: (frowning) "Those names seem familiar. You wrote to them?" tsugumi: *she nods* Meme: "You'll be visiting them while we're here?" -din don- Osamu: "You expecting someone?" tsugumi: *shrugs* *she opens the door* ???: <TSUGU-NYAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!> *TACKLES* Anya: "She's being attacked!" tsugumi: ack! <m-mii-chan!> miku: <OHMIGOSHTSUGUMIITSREALLYYOUIMISSEDYOUYOUGOOBEROMG!!> Meme: "Wait, Anya! It's not--" Osamu: <Oh no...> ???: *pulls her back* <easy there.> miku: <ehehe, sorry satomin.> Anya: "???" tsugumi: ah! miku! satomi! Anya: "They aren't here to kill Tsugumi?" satomi: its great to see you again, tsugumi-chan. *she smiles* tsugumi: ah, so you've been practicing english too, sato-chan? *she smiles, then frowns* where's saori? miku: <she's not here, she's staying with her dad in okinawa for the summer.> tsugumi: ah. Meme: "Um...Hi?" satomi: hmm? say, werent you that girl in a missing persons report some time ago?...... Meme: T_T "Yes..." (holds out hand) "Meme. *sniff* Pleasure to meet you..." satomi: .... meme? well, the person missing was 'Megumi Kozuki'.... must just be a coincidence then. i'm Satomi Kannagi. miku: <Miku Maebara here~!> Anya: (serious) "Anya Hepburn." (grabs Tsugumi's arm) "Tsugumi's meister." ao: <Ao Hoshino, tsugumi-chan's meister as well.> satomi: ah. i see.... mio: *acknowledging grunt* tsugumi: that's Mio. Meme: <And this is the delightful Mio.> tsugumi: she's meme-chan's partner. Anya: "So, how did you know that Tsugumi was coming home?" satomi: mrs harudori called us. Osamu: "So, are we going to have to set more plates for dinner?" -at the hotel- Kid: "What would you like, Stocking?" stocking: i hear there's a really neat pool here. Kid: (smiles) "Does it have a slide?" stocking: yep, there's even tubes connecting the aquariums so you can sorta swim with the fish. Kid: "I have my swimsuit in my luggage. I can be ready in a few minutes." stocking: *she puts on a pink and orange bikini* Kid: (in black trunks with white lines along the hems) "God, you look amazing..." stocking: hehe~ Kid: (gazes at the pool) "Wow. It's big." stocking: look, the fish are swimming in the tubes! how cute! Kid: (smiles) "It's soothing, too. stocking: *she slips into the pool* Kid: (follows after her) "The water's not too cold." stocking: splash attack! *she splashes him* Kid: "Hey!" (laughs, splashes back) "Take that!" stocking: ah! haha! Kid: (slides under her, picking her up in his arms) stocking: *she chuckles and kisses his forehead* Kid: (smirks, as he falls backwards, letting her fall back into the water) stocking: *she holds her breath as she goes under* Kid: (holding his breath, he swims along with her) stocking: *she looks at a tube with a few fish swimming through* Kid: (studying the fish, pointing to a large eel in the tube) stocking: *she looks at it* Kid: (eyes widen, as he points to a nurse shark!) stocking: !!! Kid: (lets go of Stocking's hand to swim up to catch his breath...) stocking: *she also catches her breath* Kid: "I can't believe a nurse shark was in there!" stocking: wow. Kid: (sees the slide) "Want to?" stocking: oh hell yeah! Kid: (helps her out of pool, as they climb up to the slide) "Is it one at a time on the slide?" stocking: looks so. Kid: "Who should go first?" stocking: hmm. 'children must be accompanied by an adult'. *she ends up going first with a younger child* child: weeee!!! Kid: (smiles: "She will be a great mother...") child: thanks lady! stocking: no problem. Kid: "Is it okay to come down?" stocking: *she gives him a thumbs up* Kid: (smiles, sits on the edge...and slides down) "Whee!" Kid: (lands in the pool, going under the water as he descends) stocking: hehe~ Kid: (rises out of the water) "Refreshing, isn't it?" stocking: yeah. Kid: (looks down, then sighs with relief) "I can't tell you the number of pool mishaps I have had..." stocking:........... C: Kid: (chuckles) "Wipe that silly grin off your face. Just be happy your top didn't come off on that slide." stocking: yeah. Kid: "Has that happened to you before?" stocking:.......... *excalibur face* Kid: (sighs) "Something we have in common, then." stocking: ....... *bluuuuuuuuush* Kid: (kisses her forehead) "I can't wait to use the pool back at the Mansion. It's been so long..." stocking: yeah. maybe we could check out the pool at my place too. stocking: well, my dad's place anyway. Kid: (smiles) "I would like that." -later- Kid: "That was refreshing..." stocking: yeah. want to watch tv? Kid: (nods, curls up on the couch) stocking: *she turns on the tv to what appears to be a tv drama* Kid: (hugs her as they watch) stocking: *siiiigh* im thinking about babies again. Kid: (frowns) "Would you hate me if I was thinking about them, too, when you were with that child at the pool?" stocking:.... *bluuuuuuuuuush* Kid: (blushing, too) "I just...thought you looked natural dealing with a child..." stocking: really? i didnt really notice. Kid: "You seemed at ease. Have you...ever babysat?" stocking: nope. Kid: "Maybe...when we get home, we can try to babysit? It could make us used to parenting..." stocking: i guess. Kid: (smiles) "I think you will be a great mother." stocking: *she smiles* Kid: (lays a hand over her stomach, rubs lightly) stocking: *blush* Kid: (kisses lightly along her lips) stocking: mmm~ Kid: (slides hands along her sides, lifting up her shirt...) stocking: ahhh~ Kid: (pulls off her shirt, tossing it towards the door...) Black Star: (kicks down door) "Kid! Stocking! You won't believe--" (shirt lands on head) stocking: O__________O Kid: D: Black Star: "Hey, what the--" (pulls off shirt...and gets an eyefull) "...Uh...Hi." stocking: ./////////. *trying to cover her chest* Kid: "WHY DO WE BOTHER TO LOCK DOORS WHEN YOU JUST KICK THEM DOWN?!" Kid: (summons cloak, covering Stocking) "GET OUT!" Black Star: "O-Okay!" (dashes away) Kid: "...I am so sorry." stocking: i was about to throw one of my swords at him.... Kid: "The next time we see him...Sigh...I'll call the hotel to have the door replaced. Or to have us moved." stocking: *she sighs* your cloak feels nice. Kid: (smiles, blushing) "I'm glad..." stocking: *she snuggles into his chest* Kid: "S-Stocking? We...have the door wide open. I love f-feeling you, but we should do something about t-the door..." homura: *sigh* let me. *in the blink of an eye, the door is fixed* you're welcome. Kid: o_o Kid: "W-Where were we?" stocking: *she kisses him on the lips* Kid: ("Oh...that's where we were...") (returns the kiss) -after a while, she falls asleep in his arms- Kid: (strokes her hair..."She will be a wonderful mother...a wonderful wife...") *Yawns* (carries her to their bed) stocking: zzzzzzzz Kid: "Good night, love..." (pulls sheets over them, letting his cloak remain over her, as he falls asleep by her side) -back at the harudori house- mio: zzzzz *drooling* Meme: (next to Mio, hugging her in her sleep) Anya: (tossing in sleep, groaning) "N-No..." tsugumi: hmm? a-anya? Anya: (wakes up) "S-Sorry...I can't sleep well." tsugumi: do you want some warm milk? that usually helps me feel better. Anya: (nods) -and so- tsugumi: here you go. Anya: (smiles) "You're very kind, Tsugumi." tsugumi: *she smiles* did you want to talk about what was bothering you? Anya: (frowns) "A lot has gone on the last few days...about what I want and...some jealousy." tsugumi: oh? Anya: "Of Arthur...and of your friends here in Kyoto..." tsugumi: ?? Anya: "I mean, you have your friends...and Ao. And Meme and Mio have each other. And I look at Arthur, and I feel...I feel...confused. tsugumi: confused? Anya: "...He is kind of attractive...but obnoxious. He has a...decent physical appearance. But his personality is aggravating. I feel repulsed by him...and...confused." tsugumi:..... C: Anya: -_- "Don't look at me like that. Just advise me: what should I do?" tsugumi: well, i guess you have an aesthetic crush on him. by that, its what you said; you think he's good looking. but if his personality is too much of a distraction, i wouldnt recommend it. Anya: (nods) "That makes sense. I will not be pursuing...But his body is still on my mind...Those abs...Unf." tsugumi: ......... C: Anya: (frowns) "That smile is really annoying...What do you do when you feel distracted?" tsugumi: what do you mean? Anya: "When you can't get an attractive person off your mind? What do you do to focus on anything else?" tsugumi:............................................*steam comes out of her ears* Anya: "Tsugumi! Wh-What's wrong?!" tsugumi: i-im ok. Anya: "O-Okay." (blushes) "Maybe we can discuss this another time...like not in your parents' house." tsugumi: good call. -the next morning- soul: so where to first? Black Star: "Dudes! Dudes! Manga museum! There is a manga museum in Kyoto!" Black Star: (sees Stocking--blushes, turns away) stocking: *glaaaare* sayaka: OHMYGOSHYEESSSSS Black Star: (hides behind Tsubaki) Kid: "So...Manga Museum?" Patty: "Show of hands!" (raises both hands) -seems we got the vote- -and so, tsugumi and company joined as well.- --At the Museum— sayaka: this is so cool! Black Star: (staring) "First edition...Charisma Justice..." (reaches to touch the glass case) sayaka: *INHALES* this is soo awesome! Guard: (smacks Black Star's hand) "Do not touch the glass." tsugumi: look! there's a whole section for magical girls! Meme: (chuckles) "Now you have more decorations for your bedroom." tsugumi: .////.;;; Anya: (slight smile, looking at the outfits in the manga) "Very decorative..." -later- Black Star: "All I'm saying is that, they have exhibits for Oda and the other big names--but none for Okuda? What the heck?" sayaka: *shrugs* oh well, maybe someday. Patty: (holding a stack of manga) "So much reading to do...Kid, let's get this stuff mailed when we get to the hotel!" stocking: well, my dad's now got some new stuff for his collection. Kid: (stares at Stocking's collection) o_O "Does your father have an entire room just for this collection?" stocking: i wish i was making this up. hell, its more like a library sized room. Patty: "Does he keep his manga in plastic bags so the value doesn't depreciate?" soul: and i thought sayaka was the mega-weeb. sayaka: ^^;;;; stocking: *shrugs* i doubt he'd be parting with it anytime soon. Kid: "At least I know what to get your father as a welcoming gift...Actually, when is his birthday?" stocking: he says its a secret to those outside the family. ask your dad, but i doubt he'd tell. Kid: (nods) "Understood. Well, the next time we have dinner with him, I'll get him something." stocking: *she smiles* Anya: (blushing) "Um...Could we...talk a walk at the cherry tree canal, the Philosopher's Walk?" tsugumi: that sounds nice. Meme: (nods) "Mio?" mio: s-sounds fine. Anya: (smiles) "G-Good." Arthur: (to Shinra) "What's up with them?" shinra: *shrug* Kid: "If we are going along the cherry blossoms, perhaps we should be in kimonos? It may make for good photography opportunities." stocking: sounds good! Kid: "Let's bring the souvenirs back to the hotel and change there. Tsugumi and others, we still have your kimonos there with our luggage, so you can change there, too." madoka: i here theres a park with monkeys in it someplace. tsugumi: ok! i already dropped most of my souvenirs off at my house. Crona: (slight smile) "Do you feed the monkeys, or just watch them, Madoka?" madoka: i think you get to play with them, according to the tour guide. Crona: "Th-That's good." Ragnarok: (pops up) "One monkey gives me a stink-eye, I'm kicking his ass!" mami: *tiny chop to raggy* no. Ragnarok: "Ouchie!" Kid: "Well, let's get to the hotel and change..." -students changing, please be patient- Kid: (adjusting his kimono) "Fashionable..." stocking: you look nice. *she smiles* Kid: (smiles at her) "As do you." -and so- Kid: (adjusting the camera at the tripod) "Move in a bit closer, everyone." liz: ok. say 'fuzzy pickles'! --Everyone but Black Star: "Fuzzy Pickles!"-- Black Star: " 'Fuzzy' what?" Kid: (snaps) liz: nice! -liz takes a few shots with her phone- Kid: (holding hands with Stocking in a photo) sayaka: *has a pic with madoka with peace signs and a smile* Black Star: (grabbing Soul in a bear hug) -a few photo ops later- Anya: (smiles at photos on her phone of Meme, Tsugumi, Ao, and Mio) mio: *frowns* stupid glasses shine.. Anya: ("My family never got out for these trips much...It's nice to be with friends.") "You look fine, Mio--stop complaining." Meme: "They make you look smart." mio: 7////7; Meme: ("So cute." smiles) Anya: "I'll text these pics to you, and to your emails..." madoka: ah! i think i see the monkey park now! Crona: (actually clapping) "Yay!" mami: that sounds like fun. Kid: "We still have more than enough room on the camera for more pictures." Patty: "Let's get going!" -and so- ao: they're so cute! Meme: "Hee hee hee..." Black Star: (staring at a monkey) "Hang on--I can totally beat this guy at a staring contest." tsubaki: *she smiles* Kid: (points) "Stocking, look! She has a baby." stocking: awww! --The baby monkey yawns-- stocking: hnnng! Kid: (looking at surprise at that noise) "Um...?" stocking: *blush* s-sorry... cute overload. Kid: (smiles) "I'm familiar with a cute overload...whenever I see you." stocking:... o///////o Kid: (kisses her forehead) stocking: hehe~ --Monkeys keep running around, as Patty and others snap pics-- Patty: "Could you monkeys just sit still?! I want a decent pic of you!" mio: um.....theres a monkey on my head. Meme: o_o homura:.... *snaps a pic* Patty: "Neato!" (photographs repeatedly) mio: 7///n///7 Anya: (chuckles) "Excellent..." mio: T-T Crona: (tries to offer a snack to the monkey atop Mio's head) monkey: *eats it* Crona: (smiles) "So cute. Aren't they, Mio?" mio: maybe... Crona: (holds out arms to the monkey to get them off Mio's head) monkey: *climbs on* mio: *she holds onto her glasses* Ragnarok: "Tch. Stupid monkey. I'm so much cuter..." staff member: ah, that's mochi-kun, he's very friendly. mochi-kun: *sticks tongue out at raggy* Crona: "Hee hee." Ragnarok: "RAWR! Stupid money! Stupid monkey! You poop-flinging jerk!" -later- Ragnarok: (pouting) "I still smell like monkey poop." mami: are you ok, chrona? Crona: (in their usual cloak) "Y-Yeah. I got most of it off my kimono...I will have to get it clean, though." mami: *smiles* Crona: "Mami? Thank you for being so kind." -elsewhere- Patty: "What's the pool like at the hotel, Stocking?" stocking: theres a slide. there's tubes where the fish swim through too. Patty: (smiles) "Neat! That should be fun! I was thinking of getting Black Star there..." -later- Kid: (tapping fingers) stocking: you ok? Kid: (smiles) "Yes. Just thinking how the photos came out...and what to do next." stocking: maybe we could check out harajuku? Kid: "I would like that. What will be there?" stocking: wait, we were there at the meiji shrine. then... how about osaka? Kid: "I would like that. Oh, what about the Namco Arcade?" stocking: yeah! Kid: "Hee hee..." (kisses her cheek) "You still haven't seen what a whiz I am at Mrs. Pac-Man." stocking: you're so on! Kid: "Like Donkey Kong?" stocking: wrong company, but yeah! Kid: "Hee hee..." (kisses her other cheek) stocking: ^^ Kid: (smiles) "That baby monkey...was adorable." stocking: it was. Kid: (rubs her hand) "Do you think...our kids would like video games?" stocking: maybe. Kid: "I hope they would...because their mother would be a great teacher." stocking: hehe~ Kid: "And their grandfathers would be such nerds to them." stocking: oh yes. Kid: (laughs) "Imagine Azusa as a grandmother." stocking:... oh boy. Kid: "She'd probably have them memorize multiplication charts at age 2." --Meanwhile, in Death City-- Azusa: (staring at an unopened home pregnancy test) "..." -back in the hotel- Kid: (rubs her hand) "I don't know what the future holds. But I hope we have children..." stocking: yeah me too. Kid: (quiet for a few moments...) "Are you hungry?" stocking: yeah. Kid: "Room service? Hotel restaurant? Or head somewhere else?" stocking: i dunno~ Kid: (opens the room service menu) "The hotel restaurant has some items room service doesn't...But room service is quite good." (points to the dessert menu...and then folds it out, revealing an even longer list) stocking: *squeeeeeee* Kid: (chuckles) "Room service, then?" stocking: hell. fucking. yes. Kid: (smiles at her) "Hell. Fucking. Okay." (kisses her nose) stocking: hehe~ Kid: (picks up the phone, as he puts a hand along her waist) "Room service? Please send up..." -later- Kid: (pats his stomach) "Satisfying." stocking: huehuehue~ Kid: (sees some whipped cream left on the plate, scoops it with his finger) "Say 'ah...'" stocking: aaah~ Kid: (passes his finger along her lips, waiting for her to lick the whipped cream) stocking: *she sucks on his finger for a few moments* Kid: o\\\\o "Delicious?" stocking: oh yes it is~ Kid: (chuckles, as he kisses her lips) stocking: mmmm~ Kid: (slips out of his jacket, still kissing, then wraps his arms around her) "I love you." stocking: i love you too, babe~ Kid: (smiles, kisses lightly along her neck) stocking: ahhh~ Kid: (whispers in her ear) "The door is repaired, and I had hotel staff reinforce the bolts...But as we are in the living room, should we retire to the bedroom?" stocking: sounds good~ -and so- stocking: *panting* Kid: (kissing her hip) "Was it good?" stocking: ahhh o-oh god yes... Kid: (smirks) "And you thought I was delicious? I just want to eat you up...I can still taste you..." stocking: t-then whats stopping you~? Kid: (smiles, as he positions himself, kissing along her thigh and upward...) stocking: mmmm~ Kid: (reaches her slit, kissing lightly there) stocking: ohh~ Kid: (massages along her legs as he holds her legs down, positions the tip of his tongue to the bottom of her slit...and lightly, slowly strokes upward...) stocking: *she moans softly* Kid: "You taste so sweet..." stocking: mmmmn~ Kid: (repositions himself, so he is lying beside her) "I'm not done yet...but have a taste..." (kisses her, as he strokes a finger along her slit) stocking: *she moans into the kiss, shuddering to his touch* Kid: (as she moans, he lets his tongue slide across her lips to touch her tongue...as he lets the tip of his finger slowly enter her) stocking: a-ahhhh~! Kid: "My Angel...Tell me what you want." stocking: p-please~ make me yours for the night. Kid: (smiles) "Of course...I have two surprises for you." stocking: o-oh? Kid: (slides his finger out of her, bringing it to his mouth to suck for a moment) "Delicious...I had room service bring something..." (turns, as he reaches under the bed...) stocking: oh~? Kid: (wiggles his bare butt at her a little before he comes back with Surprise #1) stocking: *drooling* Kid: (emerges...with a can of whipped cream) "I told the staff we would need another can for dessert." (smirks) "I didn't say what we would be putting it on..." stocking: ohoho~ Kid: (shakes) "Do you want it on you...or on me?" stocking: well, im yours for tonight, sooo~ Kid: (smirks, as he sprays onto both of her nipples...) stocking: *she blushes* Kid: "Care to taste it...?" stocking: aaaah~ Kid: (sprays a bit into her mouth--and some along her chin) stocking: mmmmmm~! Kid: (licks along her chin...as two of his fingers ease into her...) stocking: *she sighs in delight* Kid: (kisses down her neck until he reaches her right nipple...licks slowly as he quickens the pace of his fingers in her) stocking: ah-oh-oh kid!! Kid: (his other hand now teases that right nipple, as he licks her left nipple and maintains the pace inside of her) stocking: ahhhh~ Kid: (lets the tip of his tongue lick her nipple) "So tasty..." (massages her right breast) "What do you want stimulating you down there: my fingers, my tongue...?" stocking: y-your fingers feel good down there, but do what you like. Kid: (smiles) "Then why change a good thing?" (kisses into her neck, biting lightly there; his fingers continue to thrust into her, massaging her walls) stocking: nnnngh~ Kid: (licks where he bit...uses his free hand to spray whipped cream between her breasts) "Are you delicious, Stocking?" stocking: you tell me~ Kid: (smirks, as he licks between her breasts, scooping up the whipped cream...His lips are coated with the cream) "You certainly improve the flavor..." (brings his creamed lips to her lips) stocking: mmmn~ Kid: (his tongue reaches hers...now he has three fingers inside her, his pace now fast) stocking: *her hips buck in response* Kid: "You're almost there?" stocking: s-so close~ Kid: (smirks) "Why should I let you cum, Stocking?" (returns his mouth to her nipple, licking along the edges as he maintains his pace inside of her) stocking: nnnnh~! Kid: (thrusts even more vigorously into her--then bites lightly along her right breast) stocking: ah! Kid: "Cum for me, Angel. Cum for me, you sexy goddess...Cum!" stocking: ah-AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH~!!!!!!!!! Kid: (removes his fingers, and plants his face down at her, licking up her wetness) stocking: *she moans as she squirts* Kid: "Hmm...Better than honey..." stocking: *shuddering and panting* s-so good~ Kid: (holds her legs down, continues to lick her) stocking: ahh~ Kid: (smirks) "You are one hell of a dessert..." stocking: hehe~ Kid: "How do you taste...?" (crawls up her, stroking his fingers along her body, as he straddles her, leans down, and kisses her...) stocking: mmmmn~! Kid: (lies atop her, his hands massaging her hips) -later- Kid: (sighs) stocking: *shuddering in pleasure as she lays on top of him* Kid: (holds her tightly, to shake off the last shudders of pleasure) "I miss your touch...everytime we are away, I only want to come back to you..." stocking: m-me too... *she smiles* Kid: (smiles) "Were you surprised? With all of my 'presents'?" stocking: y-yeah... Kid: (serious) "Was it okay? Or too much?" stocking: it was... incredible... Kid: (nods) "It's better than importing all of this...although we will have to mail it. I don't want to declare to customs that I purchased...well, you know..." (blushing) stocking: yeah... *bluuuush* Kid: (still serious) "Really, are you comfortable with this? Is it going too fast?" stocking: i-im ok..... little by little, remember? Kid: (nods, kisses her forehead) "I will stop whenever you wish. You don't even have to say it--you can punch me if necessary...even kick me..." stocking:..... *she hugs him* Kid: "Thank you for sharing so much with me..." -the next morning- Kid: *Yawn* stocking: zzzz.... --Stocking's phone vibrates-- stocking: ?? *she picks up* yeah? *YAAAAWN* Patty: (text) hey i know what blackstar did to u and kiddo. then this happened at the pool last night (pic attached) stocking: ?? *she looks at the pic* --Black Star lost his trunks on the slide, with a view of his bare bottom while Liz can be seen in the back laughing-- stocking: *snicker* oh kiiiiddoooo~ looks like karma has taken place~! Kid: (yawn) "Wha--?" (eyes widen) "You know, of all the bare butts I wanted to see when I woke up, that one was at the bottom...so to speak." stocking: *she chuckles* aaand saved to blackmail. Kid: (smirks) "You're so bad..." (kisses her shoulder) stocking: hehe~ Kid: "...Stocking? I just want you to know that...Do you remember those pics of you, naked, that you texted me?" stocking: *bluuush* y-yeah? Kid: "I deleted them about a week after you sent them." stocking: why? Kid: (taps her phone's screen) "Would you want those pics getting used as blackmail, by someone who could hack my phone?" stocking:...... *she tears up* Kid: (sits up, holds her) "Stocking? What's wrong?" stocking: n-nothing... just remembering things from the past... Kid: (serious) "Stocking...Was this about those students who hurt you?" stocking:.... *she nods and silently cries* Kid: (holds her, stroking her hair) "I refuse to hurt you, Stocking. And I want to do everything possible to make sure no one hurts you..." (kisses her forehead) "Did you want me to keep those photos?" stocking:.... i-i understand what you're trying to do, and i appreciate it. Kid: "I appreciated those photos--you shared them with me, I valued them, and you looked so...enticing. But...we were just dating...I didn't know whether I should keep them. Did I do the wrong thing? Should I have kept them?" stocking: dont worry kid, i could always send you more. Kid: (smiles) "So don't delete those? You trust me not to let someone else get their hands on them?" stocking: you could save them to a disc drive or something. *shrugs* Kid: (laughs a little...then realizing something) "Do you still have that...'dick pic' I sent you?" stocking:....... C: Kid: (smirks) "If you send me a naked pic, then I should return the courtesy..." (pulls out his phone, removes the bedsheets from both of them, revealing he is already hard...and he snaps a pic) "And...send." (texts dick pic to only Stocking) stocking: *bluuush* i-im still a bit nervous though... Kid: "Then don't. Take your time, however long that takes. And consider that pic of me a freebie..." (kisses her cheek) "I hope you like it. Maybe you want a different one..." (hands her his phone to let her snap a pic) stocking: actually, i think i'll go for the real deal... *she bends down and licks the tip* Kid: (eyes roll back a bit) "Ah..." stocking: *she smirks and begins rubbing him off slowly* Kid: (nods) "Just like that..." (hums with pleasure) -she continues this for a while until she starts to slide it into her mouth* Kid: (letting his fingers go through her hair) "Your tongue..." (groans) "I'm so close, Stocking...Play with my testicles..." stocking: *she hums and rubs his balls* Kid: "Yes..." (guides her head to take in more of him) "So close..." stocking: *she snares her tongue around him* Kid: (gasps, grunts, as pre-cum develops) "I'm going--I'm going to..." (grunts as he begins to cum) stocking: *she laps it all up* Kid: (lies back on the bed, panting) "Your mouth is a treasure..." stocking: *she licks the last of it up* mmn~ Kid: (draws her up so that she straddles him, as he kisses her lips) stocking: *she slips her tongue into his mouth* Kid: (moans, his hands reaching for her buttcheeks) -later- Kid: (calm, relaxed, holding Stocking's hand) liz: well you two lovebirds are awfully close this morning. Kid: (smiles) "It's...a good morning." stocking: you got that right~ Kid: (blushing a bit) Kid: "Er...I think we were playing video games at the Namco Arcade today before we depart for our next city, yes?" mio: yes please! Meme: (smiles "So cute.") Patty: (shoveling another breakfast pastry in her mouth) "Let's get goin' then." Black Star: (frowns at Patty) Black Star: (pouts at Tsubaki) tsubaki: *sweatdrop* Kid: (smirks at Black Star) "Did you like the view, Tsubaki?" tsubaki: w-wha?! Patty: (practically choking on her own laughs) Kid: "I heard there was a...full moon last night." Black Star: (grinding his teeth) soul: come on man, lighten up. stocking: come on babe, be nice. he doesnt like being the.... 'butt' of the joke! Black Star: "THAT STUPID SLIDE SCREWED ME OVER!" (points at Soul) "No one saw you bare-ass naked out there!" -later- Black Star: "I'll just have to beat someone at a game...STOCKING! I CHALLENGE YOU TO ANY VIDEO GAME OUT THERE!" stocking: alright then. how abooout... this one? Black Star: "...What is it?" -it was bubble bobble- -and so- Black Star: "Fffffffffff...." stocking: hehe~ Kid: (applause for Stocking) Black Star: (marches to Tsubaki) "I am mortified..." tsubaki: *pap pap* Patty: (snaps a pic of Tsubaki encouraging Black Star) Kid: (kisses Stocking's cheek) "Congratulations." stocking: thanks hun~ Black Star: "Hmph. Come on, Tsubaki--let's play a game..." tsubaki: ok. Black Star: (plays Galaga) Patty: (grabs Liz's wrist) "DDR, Sis!" -later- Patty: (panting on the floor) "14 rounds was too many..." liz: phew. Kid: "Have fun, Love?" stocking: yeah. you're pretty good at those shooter games. Kid: (smiles) "Just an application of real life to the game. I don't suppose your father has arcade machines in his house?" stocking: try a whole room full. Kid: o_o; "...Impressive. No wonder you are so skilled." stocking: hehe~ Patty: (sitting up, still catching her breath) "Does...Does your dad let people play them? Or does he want the machines to be in mint condition?" stocking: thats part of an 'exclusive membership'. Patty: (frowns) "So, what do I have to do to be in this 'exclusive membership'? Is Kid in it?" stocking: i'll see if i can get you in~ Kid: (smiles) -later, in akihabara- Black Star: "What's in Akihabara?" mio: its essentially the manga and anime merch capital of japan. Black Star: o_o "YAHOO!" Kid: (whispers to Stocking) "Looks like he's forgotten about the pool mishap..." sayaka: look! there's a maid cafe! Anya: o\\\\o ("Squee!") stocking: *whispers to kid* i bet you want to see me dressed like a maid, dont you 'master'~? Kid: "..." (nosebleed x8) liz: !!! kid are you ok?! Kid: (slaps hankie over his nose) "J-Just humidity...Ha ha ha!" (blushing at Stocking) stocking: well, i could also be a nurse, or even a bunnygirl. Kid: (blushing, whispering) "...How would you respond if...when I was finding our new toys, I saw those outfits for sale?" Patty: "Ladies, I think we all should go to the maid cafe and dress up! And the boys, too!" -and so, everyone joined in on a cosplay photoshoot- Anya: "Too short..." (tugging at her skirt) shinra: *in a maid costume* ./////. Arthur: "How did you convince us to dress like this?!" tsubaki: *office lady style* oh. Black Star: (lifting up his skirt up and down, exposing his boxers) "Really comfortable, though..." soul: .///////////////. *dressed like a school girl* Patty: (sexy nurse) "Nice skirt, Soul!" (flips up his skirt) Kid: o\\\\o "...I'm a bunny girl...And these fishnet stockings are chaffing..." liz: *in a red dress* Meme: "Very pretty, Liz!" (dressed as a cowgirl) stocking: *nosebleed* *she's wearing a devil girl costume* mio: this is embarrasing.. why do i have to wear a stupid plugsuit? Meme: o\\\\o ("...I am so...um...") "It looks...fine, Mio." madoka: *just wearing a cardboard box over her clothes that says 'gundam'* eternal feather: *muffled speaking from her hello kitty mascot suit* homura: *in a rilakuma kigurumi* Crona: (dressed in shining knight's armor) "Um...Excelsior?" Arthur: -_- "Are you kidding me?!" mami: *she smiles* its cute. *she's cosplaying satsuki kiryuin in her normal mode* Crona: o_o Ragnarok: "...Wow." Kid: (hands cupping his crotch, given...how tight his outfit is) "...Can we just get these photos done already?" sayaka: ok. fuzzy pickles everyone! *cosplaying sailor mercury* --Everyone but Black Star: "Fuzzy Pickles!"-- Black Star: "...What?" -as the picture comes out- Kid: (looking at Stocking...and covering with his hands more) tsugumi: awesome! *she was dressed like a magical girl* Anya: "Hmph. Of course you pick a magical girl..." (blushing at her outfit...and Arthur's...) stocking: you look adorable kiddo~ Kid: "Th-Thanks?" Patty: (leans towards Shinra in her sexy nurse outfit) "Need someone to take your temperature, cutie?" shinra: .////.; Kid: "Um...Why is there a bill for 'costume purchases'? Who bought costumes?" sayaka:..... *raises hand* Patty: (raises hers--and Liz's) Anya: (keeps her hand down...the liar) liz: hey! Patty: "I bought yours for you, you ingrate!" sayaka: iiii bought everyone else’s. Meme: o_o ("Mio's plugsuit...") (passes out) mio: s-senpai get a hold of yourself!! homura:..... (thinking: you perverts.) Patty: "Hang on--I was in a nurse's outfit!" (slaps Meme's face) "Wake up!" -later- Meme: (sipping water) -a few days of the trip later and they were finally able to return home- Kid: (chuckling a little) liz: phew, finally back home. Kid: "Yes." (still laughing) liz: whats so funny? Kid: "N-Nothing." ("Good thing I shipped Stocking and my...'toys', or else getting through security would be awkward.") kirika: *she doesnt even look up from her handheld* yo. -mocha is sitting on top of her head- Patty: "Mocha! Kirika!" (runs over to hug them) kirika: geh! hey! jeez... so, ya guys get me anything? Kid: "A little bit of everything: some culture, some food, some games..." Patty: (holding up stuffed monkey toy) "Eek eek!" kirika: neato. liz: well, i'm gonna unpack, then im going to take a shower. kirika: *smirk* i know somethin you dont know~ Patty: "???" Kid: "What?" kirika: go ask pops. Kid: "He's here?" kirika: in the deathroom. Kid: "I'll walk over, then." -and so- Kid: "Father?" lord death: yes kiddo? whats up? Kid: (smiles) "We're back home..." (walks up, hugs him) lord death: *he hugs him* hey son! how was your trip? Kid: "Some surprises, but I feel like life is getting back to some stability. How were you and Azusa while we were gone?" lord death: *sweats and blushes* um.... Kid: " 'Um'...?" Azusa: "Sweetie, we have to--" (stops) Azusa: o_o "Kid! Um...Welcome!" lord death: *sweats more* y-yumi could you tell him? im too nervous! Kid: "...Hi? Um, Father was about to tell me something...Father? What were you going to say?" Azusa: "...Kid? Why don't you sit down?" Kid: (seats himself at chairs that Lord Death summons) "What is it?" lord death: *blushing* Azusa: "...Kid, do you...I mean, you know that we love you very much. Right?" lord death *he nods* Kid: "Yeeeeeees...Father, this isn't another secret that's going to make things awkward between us, is it?" lord death: of course not! it's gonna bring us together! Azusa: (nods) "We...got back from the doctor, and..." (starts crying a bit) "OH, jeez, this is harder than I thought..." Kid: (panicking) "You're not dying, are you?!" Azusa: (shakes her head, but still struggling to spit it out) "We're...I'm...p-pr-pregnant." Kid: "..." lord death: *blushes* --Meanwhile, at Gallows Mansion-- --EARTHQUAKE!-- liz: WHAT THE HECK?! Patty: (runs out of the bathroom in a towel) "What the hell?!" -meanwhile- cafe master: ??!?!? -meanwhile- gopher: EEEEIE!!! -back in the death room- Kid: (collapsed on the floor) lord death: o-o; Kid: "F-Father? Is that you?" lord death: hey kiddo, its gonna be ok. you're juuust fine. Kid: (remembers what just happened) "WHY DIDN'T YOU WEAR PROTECTION?!" Azusa: "Kid!" lord death: .///////////////////////////. Kid: "And birth control?! Why didn't you--" Azusa: (slaps Kid across the face) lord death: easy now. Kid: (stunned) Azusa: (furious, holding back tears...stands up and marches out of the room) lord death: now now everyone, lets just calm down and take it easy. Azusa: (turns back) "You two talk. I need to calm down." -lord death follows her- Azusa: (crying) "He hates me." lord death: now thats not true, he's just.... im sure he's just shocked. Azusa: "Are we doing the right thing? Did you...want another child?" lord death: *he hugs her* everything will be fine. it will all work out. Azusa: (trying to compose herself, even as she cries) "I'm fine..." (trying to push back) "Just hormones. That's all, right? Just...Just..." (puts her hand to her stomach...and cries) lord death: shhh. there there... would you like some tea to help calm down? Azusa: (a hand over her mouth, but she nods yes) -later- stocking: coming! *she opens the door* oh hey kid, whats up? Kid: (staring at his feet, looking paler than usual) stocking: kid?...come on in. i'll get you some coffee. --He stares at the coffee on the table-- Kid: "...I screwed up." stocking: whats wrong kid? -she sees the bruise on his cheek- stocking: !!! kid! you're hurt! Kid: "...Father and Yumi had news...I-I didn't take it well." stocking: whats wrong? Kid: "...They're having a baby." stocking: !! kid... Kid: (shakes his head) "I...was upset." stocking: i can understand, sorta. Kid: (crying) "I asked...why they didn't use birth control..." stocking: *she hugs him* ........... Kid: "She hates me." stocking: im sure that isnt true. Kid: "She slapped me in the face. I think that's proof..." stocking: !!!! Kid: (sobs) stocking:....... do you want to spend the night? Kid: "C-Can you call Liz and Patty to--to let them know?" stocking: o-ok... -later- Kid: (curled up, but not crying anymore) stocking: *she's stroking his head* Kid: "Why did I say that?" stocking: its not your fault, you just wanted them to be safe. Kid: "Or was I afraid of...being replaced" stocking: ...... you arent being replaced kid... Kid: "...I thought things were getting back to normal..." stocking: shhh..... Kid: "...How do I apologize?" stocking: ...... -the next morning- Kid: (sniffles, coughing, sneezes) "Super." stocking: you gonna be ok? Kid: (blows his nose) "Is there school today?" stocking: yeah.... *she puts a hand to his forehead* christ, you're burning up... Kid: "Ugh...I-I should go back to the Mansion..." (tries to stand...and buckles) stocking: *she catches him* you need rest mister. i'll have one of my dad's servants look after you. Kid: "O-Okay..." -at school- liz: ..... Patty: "Man..." -after school, stocking stays behind- Azusa: "Miss Pheles?" stocking: yes ma'am? Azusa: "...Hi. How are you?" stocking: i'm doing good Azusa: (nods) "Have you spoken with Kid?" stocking: yeah, he's resting at my place as we speak. Azusa: " 'Resting'? Yes, I heard he was ill..." (sighs) "I blame myself." stocking: ....i heard you and kid had a bit of a falling out, huh? Azusa: (nods) "His father...God. He's taking this worse than I am...Look, let's stop dancing around this: you know I'm pregnant with his child, yes?" stocking: *she nods* Azusa: (groans) "Of course he did...Sorry, I didn't mean anything by that: I just meant of course he would share with...well, his family." stocking: *blush* yeah... he's not angry at you. he's just.... *sigh* he worries about you guys. Azusa: (adjusts her glasses) "I appreciate his concern, just not how he expressed it...Could I...Do you think...I mean...*sigh* If I visited your apartment, would he be willing to speak with me?" stocking: well, he's really sick right now... Azusa: "Please?" (removes her glasses) "I really have to speak with him." stocking: *sigh*....ok. Azusa: "..." (hugs Stocking) -and so- Kid: (blows his nose) "Ugh..." stocking: kiiid! im back! i got some stuff for you. Kid: (smiles) "Thank you." stocking: *she opens the door* i see claude's gone home. Kid: (nods) "He was very considerate." stocking: oh, there's someone here to talk to you. Kid: "Oh?" (sees her) "Oh." Azusa: (enters) "Hello." (pulls a chair up to him, sits down) "You look awful." Kid: o_o; "Um...Hi." Azusa: (looks at Stocking--with shiny eyeglasses) stocking: *gives them a look that says 'patch this up you two'* Azusa: (frowns, turns back to Kid) Kid: (terrified of both of them) stocking: its ok kid. Azusa: "I will not apologize for slapping you: you were truly awful." Kid: D: stocking: miss azusa!! Azusa: (removes her glasses) "I will not have you or anyone else shame me for what I did or did not do. The fact is that your father and I have discussed having children for some time, we made a decision, and we pursued it." Kid: "...Okay." Azusa: "We had been trying for a year now." stocking: .... Azusa: "We were seeking advice from our doctors, checking on our health, trying various posit--" Kid: o_0 Azusa: (stoic) "...Anyway." stocking: 7-7; Azusa: "Your father and I love each other. We wanted a child. I am pregnant." (takes Kid's hand) "And you are our child...if you will let me be your...mother." Kid: "..." (sniffs loudly, cries a little) "That's all I want..." Azusa: (crying too, pulling Kid in for a hug) "Okay...Can we just pretend that you didn't say what you said, I didn't slap you, and we were just happy that I'm pregnant?" Kid: (laughs) "Yes." stocking: *she smiles* Azusa: (pulls back) "Good...because this pregnancy is already a nightmare. Do you have any idea what it is like having a shinigami inside of you?" stocking: .///////////////////////.;;;;;; Azusa: "...If I ask whether you two are using protection, will you slap me?" Kid: (shakes his head no) stocking: the worst i'll do is chop you on the head. Azusa: (smirks) "You'd hit a pregnant woman?" stocking: n-no! Azusa: (looks to Kid) "Feel better?" Kid: (shrugs) Azusa: (pats his head) "We'll make you some chicken soup, like my mother made." (stands up) "Come with me, Miss Pheles." stocking: yes ma'am. Kid: (still surprised, pulls out his phone, texts someone...) Azusa: "This recipe will need some spice..." (opens cabinet) "Do you have anything beside sugar?" stocking: i have cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla. Azusa: (groans) "Good thing I bought some while I was out..." (removes some cayenne and hot pepper) "If you are going to prepare a meal to remove a cold, you need spices." stocking: *cringes* y-yeah... Azusa: "Cut the chicken, steam it, and I'll prepare the noodles and spices..." (As she finishes with each spice, she sets it on Stocking's shelf) "Keep these spices and use them later." (eyeglasses flash at Stocking) stocking: suuuure ma'am. Azusa: "What was that?" stocking: of course! *she smiles* Azusa: "Good..." --The meal is completed and served to Kid-- Kid: (stares...the soup is bubbling) "Um..." Azusa: "Eat it." Kid: (chuckles nervously) "Maybe I should let it cool a bit--" Azusa: "EAT IT." Kid: (panics--practically eats it all in one spoonful...then his face turns red and fire explodes out of his mouth) stocking: o-o;;;;;;; we maaay have to work on your nurturing skills. Azusa: "What are you talking about? He's sleeping like a baby now." stocking: *looks at kid* Kid: x_x (passed out from heat exhaustion and slamming the back of his head against the bed's headboard) stocking: o-o;;;;;;;;;;;; -later- Kid: "I think my tastebuds all committed mass suicide..." stocking: *she rubs his back* Azusa: "I will leave you two to it..." (leans down, kisses Kid's forehead) "I love you." Kid: (blushing) "Y-Yeah. I love you, too." Azusa: (nods, smiles at Stocking) "Keep an eye on my child, Miss Pheles." stocking: see you later then. also, you can call me stocking outside school. Azusa: "..." (blushes) "Then call me...Yumi." (hurriedly) "Goodbye." (scampers, slams the door behind her) Kid: o_o stocking: *she chuckles* well then. that was.... something, huh? Kid: "Yes..." (stretches) "But that soup really did get rid of my cold. What did she put into it?" stocking: cayenne and hot pepper.... *gags a bit* Kid: (chuckles) "I think you may have to memorize that recipe, for my next cold...Stocking? Thank you." stocking: *sigh* its disgusting, but at least you feel better... and no problem, babe... Kid: "I'd kiss you, but I don't want you to catch whatever virus the soup didn't...or taste those spices..." (whispers) "But sometimes, a little spice is needed in a relationship..." stocking: *blush* y-yeah... Kid: (yawns) "I think I better get some more sleep..." stocking: yeah. i'll sleep on the couch tonight. Kid: (frowns) "I'm sorry..." stocking: its ok. you need your rest. Kid: "I'll make it up...(Yawn)...to you..." (closes his eyes) -next morning- Kid: *yawn* stocking: morning kid. feeling any better? Kid: (stretches) "Much. Thank you. I feel like 8 million dollars..." Kid: "How...was the couch?" stocking: decent. Kid: (frowns) "I will make it up to you." stocking: *she smiles and hugs him* Kid: (returns the hug) "I better shower." -at school- Kid: (squirming) stocking: you ok? Kid: (nods) "Just...haven't spoken with Father since..." stocking: want to speak with him after class? Kid: (nods) -later- Kid: "Father? I want to--" o_0 lord death: yes kiddo? Kid: (keep calm, keep calm keep calm keepcalm) "That's...a lot of books." lord death: why yes, some of these were from when your mama was having you. Kid: (picks one up...and sees her name inside it) "Yes..." (sits beside Lord Death) lord death: it's been a while, and i need to relearn everything. Kid: "You will. You'll do fine." (smiles) "I have confidence in you." lord death: *he smiles* and someday, if you and stocking ever decide to have little ones of your own, you can use these. Kid: (nods) "...I'm sorry." lord death: oh? for what? Kid: (tearing up a bit) "For insulting you and Yumi...I'm happy for you both. I just...reacted badly." lord death: shhh. there there. its quite alright. Kid: (hugs him...then laughs) "I'm going to be a big brother..." lord death: you sure are. Kid: "...How far along is Yumi?" lord death: we just found out recently. Kid: (sighs) "This is a big change, Father." lord death: i know. Kid: "But...You will be an excellent father...as always." lord death: *he smiles* Kid: (hugs him) "I love you, Father." lord death: i love you too, son. Kid: (smiles) "Father? Would I...be a good father?" lord death: im certain of it. Kid: (frowns) "I still have a long way to go, and I don't think I'm ready right now...but I have been thinking about children much more lately." stocking: yeah. say! maybe when the baby is born, we can babysit as practice? Kid: (smiles) "Would that be okay, Father? For us to babysit my future sibling?" lord death: why of course! Kid: (smiles at Stocking) "Babysitting...That's going to be a challenge." stocking: im sure we can manage. Kid: (nods) "Yes. Father, is there anything we can do right now to help you and Yumi?" -later- Kid: "What now?" stocking: not sure. Kid: "It has been a long day, so perhaps we should get or make dinner." -kid's phone rings- Kid: (picks it up) "Hello." nygus: kid, you're needed at the city gates, its an emergency! Kid: "We'll be right there!" (hangs up) "Stocking, to the city gates! Where are Liz and Patty?" liz: we're here. -and so- Patty: "What's going on, Naigus?" -at the city gates, a woman is standing there. she seems badly wounded- Kid: (trying to stay calm) "Where are the healers?" nygus: on their way. woman: i-im going to die.... Kid: (approaches the woman) "No, you are not...Stay with us." (to Naigus) "What medical care have you administered to her?" woman: does it matter? im going to die either way! i-i dont care what you do to me but....p-please... Kid: (to Naigus) "Administer care, now." (to the woman) "Please, let our first aid attend to you. What did you want to say?" woman: m-my baby! please! if anything, just save my baby! Kid: (eyes widen) "W-Where is your baby?" liz:...... k-kid.... look at her.... Kid: "...Oh." (to Naigus) "Get Stein and any OB-GYNs on retainer, now." woman: *she falls to her knees and coughs up a glowing yellow substance* nygus: jesus. GET A HAZMAT TEAM IN HERE, STAT! Kid: (trying to sense her soul...) "What on earth...?" -later- spirit: *sighs* the baby is fine, but.... there was nothing we could do for the mother. Kid: (can barely keep eye contact) "...We should have been able to..." nygus: she was infected with clown blood. spirit: aka, those freaky madness mutants asura summoned? Kid: (frowning) "...Asura did this to her?" spirit: either that or a clown... *he sighs* Kid: "...Spirit? Naigus? Can we use that substance from the woman to track a Clown?" spirit: sadly, no. Kid: (shakes his head) "There has to be...What will happen to the baby? Who will tend to them?" marie: i'll look after her. Kid: (nods) "Thank you...A child without a name..." marie:.... christa. that's what i'll call her. Kid: "...That's beautiful." marie: shh, its ok sweetie. Kid: "Marie? Is there anything you will need?" marie: i'm gonna need a place for the baby to sleep and stuff! !!!! yuuummiiiiii~ you know what this means? Yumi: "...Please, no..." marie: our babies, are gonna be besties! :D Yumi: (aggravated groan) "Super." -the next morning- Kid: (sitting before a book...) liz: what'cha reading there? Kid: "More so looking..." (It's a photo album of Kid as a baby, along with photographs with him and his father and mother) liz: *she nods and looks* you have you're mom's face....s-sorry. Kid: (smiles) "No, no, it's fine..." (rests a hand on that photo of his mother) liz:.....*frowns* Kid: "What's wrong?" liz: you were pretty lucky to have such a loving mother... Kid: "...Yes..." (rests a hand on her shoulder) "I want us to be that home for you, Liz..." liz: *she smiles and sighs* i cant..... what happened today... with that woman.... it keeps replaying in my head... Kid: (nods) "I am scared for Christa." liz: i think she's in good hands.... Kid: "I know...but when she learns about her mother..." liz: ................. *she rubs her stomach* ........... Kid: "Liz?" liz: ?? s-sorry... just remembering something... Kid: "Something you want to discuss?" liz:..... *sigh* a year before we met you, i- *she sighs*....... i had a child. Kid: "...Wow." liz: yeah.... but i wasnt able to take care of him and patti, so i had to give him up for adoption.... i must be such a shitty parent... Kid: "..." (pulls her in for a hug) "You provided a life for that child. You gave that child a home. What more can a parent do?" liz: i-i guess.... but sometimes i really miss him... Kid: "Do you wish you could meet him?" liz: *she nods* Kid: "...Have you ever contacted the adoption agency?" liz: *she shakes her head* Kid: "...I hope, in the future, when you are ready, that you do. I think you need...to know about your child." liz: yeah... Kid: "...I'm sorry. If I had known I..." liz: its fine kid. Kid: "..." (nods) liz: i feel a little better now. Kid: (smiles) "Liz...I hope you consider this place your home...and that...you find the family you want." liz: thank you kid.... for everything you've done for me and patti. *she hugs him* Kid: "And for everything you both have done for me, Father, Stocking...Yumi..." liz: *she smiles and falls asleep* Kid: (smirks. "It's morning, and she's asleep...I better carry her to her room...") -at school- Kid: (staring at nothing...) stocking: i take it liz caught your cold today? Kid: (frowns) "Something like that." Kid: (sighs) "She...had a difficult conversation with me." stocking: oh... is everything ok with you two? Patty: (realizing...and keeps quiet...) Kid: (smiles) "Yes, they are. Just...something that came up that is deeply personal to her from the past, and was difficult to discuss." stocking: oh..... i understand. Kid: "...Stocking? Can we start shopping for Yumi and Marie's children?" stocking: yeah! that sounds great! Kid: "Great!" (reaches down, slamming down a huge catalog) "I've been going through every baby catalog and--Just look at all the cute outfits!" stocking: woah. Kid: "Squee!" (blushes) "Um..." (clears his throat) stocking: well you seem excited. Kid: (shrugs) "Y-Yeah...Just excited to be working on a project that doesn't involve monsters, mass murderers, or someone walking in on us..." stocking: yeah, haha. *sweatdrop* Kid: (gasps) "A giraffe baby's onesie--!" Patty: (glares) "DIE..." stocking: easy girl. Patty: (fuming) "Giraffes must die...If you two ever dress your baby up like a giraffe, I'm reporting you to the cops." stocking: jeez. Patty: (pouts) "Fine. I won't call the cops on you...only because you'll probably be a great mother." stocking: ^^; Kid: (smiles) "Yes, she will..." (kisses her cheek) stocking: *bluuush* l-lets just get to class. Kid: (grunts as he lifts and carries the big-ass baby catalog) "Co-ming..." Patty: (helping him carry the book) "What's our first class?" stocking: *she checks her class schedule* hmmm... Kid: "Is it math? Literature? Home ec?" stocking: looks like math. Kid: "...Will you be okay with that?" stocking: *sigh* i've been getting better. Kid: (smiles) "And you'll keep getting better..." Patty: (holds up a graphing calculator) "Just need your little cheat-sheet..." stocking: ?? Patty: "Some of the tests don't allow calculators..." (hides the calculator, reveals her watch) "That's why this calculator watch helps! And no teacher has caught me yet! Ha ha ha!" stocking: oh my god. --Someone snatches Patty's wrist, ripping the watch off of her-- stocking: what the hell?! Azusa: (eyeglass flash) "No cheating in the classroom. You'll get your watch back at the end of the day..." (smiles at Stocking, Kid) "Good morning, Kid, Miss Pheles..." (walks into the classroom) stocking: busted. Patty: o_o "At least I didn't wear cheat-sheets under my clothes..." soul: *glaaaare* Patty: "...Hi, Soul! You wearing your sexy boxers today? And cheat-sheets? Please say 'yes'!" Kid: (facepalm) soul: ............ Patty: "Just sayin'." (clicks tongue, aims finger pistol at him) soul: *rolls eyes* -at lunch- soul: yeah, i think this will work. *puts some papers into his bag* Black Star: "What're you doing, Soul?" soul: just prepping for my job interview after school today. Black Star: "Job interview? Where?" soul: the Megalo-Mart. y'know, that big grocery store that opened up last year? Black Star: (nods) "Stipend not covering the bills?" soul: just trying to make a little extra cash. Black Star: (smiles) "So you can buy me a kickass birthday gift?!" soul: heh, maybe. blair said the experience might do me some good. Black Star: "You need a reference? I can write you the best letter, man." -a few days later- soul: morning guys. Kid: "Good morning. How are you, Soul?" soul: pretty good. Black Star: "How's the job?" soul: doing pretty good. they pay's decent enough, thought my coworkers are... rather interesting. Kid: "Oh? How so?" soul: well, you know that akabane kid from the ALT classes? he's working there too. there's also some other people.... and then..... *excalibur face* there's that dickbag, patrick. Black Star: "So, you've been stocking shelves with those jerks?" soul: well, most of the others seem pretty decent. for the most part. but that patrick guy.... just... eff that guy. Kid: "What do you have against Patrick?" soul: where do i even begin with this guy? first off, the guy smells like a literal toilet. he's a complete asshole to his coworkers and to the customers, he's just disgusting to look at, he's literally just horrible. Black Star: "What, he doesn't bathe or something?" soul: not that im aware of. that and.....his 'gas attack'.... *urk* makes me sick just thinking about it. Kid: o_o "Is...Is this even a real person?" soul: i have no idea anymore at this point. the only reason this guy hasnt been fired yet is cause....i heard he's mafia. Kid: (frowns, sighs) "No matter how we try, organized crime keeps a hold of this city..." soul: i'll keep you posted. -a week later- soul: fuck! Black Star: "Dude?" soul: its been a long week, and grossman's been getting worse. Black Star: "...Hey. Do you know how this guy gets home? Which route he takes?" soul: no, but i'm gonna have to tonight. my boss kiiinda asked me tooo 'take care of the mess' as it were. stocking: *whispers* contracted murder?! Kid: (chokes on his drink) soul: that's not all, this guy? he was supposed to have died 3 years ago. Kid: "...Is he a zombie?" soul: dont think so. more like some ghost with physical form. stocking: ghosts you say? well, i happen to be an expert on ghost hunting. i shall help you on this task~ Kid and Black Star: (look at each other) Black Star: "Um...You two okay on your own, or should we come with you?" soul: we could use back up. -that night- Kid: (watching) soul: ok, he's walkin home, tread slowly. Black Star: (in a fedora and a trenchcoat) "How come I'm the only one who wore a disguise?" stocking: *throws out the fedora and gives him a sunhat* Black Star: "Hey!" stocking: shh. soul: ok move. Kid: (nods, follows) -they arrive at a house- Kid: (looks at the address) soul: ok. there looks like a tree leading to the attic. stocking: allow me. *she summons her wings and flies up to the window, cutting it open and entering, tossing a rope ladder down* Kid: (smiles) "My angel..." soul: ok. -they climb up- Black Star: (picking up the rear) soul: ok, now what? Kid: "I'm not sure I can sense this Patrick...I sense a few other souls around here..." stocking: *she looks around* there's a toolbox. be ready to arm yourselves. Kid: (frowns) "Why didn't I bring Liz and Patty...It's not like my clothes turn into weapons..." soul: here. *hands him a screw driver* this should help for now. Kid: "A screwdriver. Oh, joy." Black Star: (pulls out a wooden mallet) -so they sneak down, to where grossman is gorging on something- Kid: (grimacing at the sound, whispers to Stocking) "Since when do ghosts eat?" stocking: unless he was given physical form.... which i think is the case... Black Star: "A ghost in a skin-bag? Weird...What is he eating?" stocking: not sure.... ugh, the smell is awful.. Kid: (smells) "Ugh...Is it meat?" grossman: *BRRRRAP* ugh.. what the hell? stocking: ......... !!!!!! *she tenses up* Kid: (stands alongside Stocking) grossman: wait a sec, aint you that bitch from the private school? yeah, i think you are. stocking:........... grossman: dont give me that look you slut, you know you loved every fucking second of it. Kid: (inhales) "Stocking...Is he..." stocking: ........... *she nods silently* Kid: "...Soul? Black Star? Block the exits." grossman: i kept the pictures, gott'em riiiight here. soul: y-yeah.... grossman: why dun i refresh your memory sweetcheeks? stocking: !!! \make him suffer\ Kid: (already behind Grossman, slams his fist into the back of his neck) grossman: gahk! what the he- Kid: (kicks into Grossman's back, intending to stomp his foot down to pin him...) grossman: agh! the hell're ya doin you shi- Kid: (shoves his foot down, pinning Grossman) "Retribution must be doled out." (looks to Stocking) "What should be done with him?" stocking:....... hell's too good for you. *she slams her swords into grossman, until he's cut up to shreds. her expression doesnt change* Kid: (and seeing her attack...something returns to Kid's eyes: shock) "Stocking?!" stocking: *she then cuts grossman's soul in half, causing it to fade*............................... Kid: "Stocking?! What have you done?" stocking:.............*the house vanishes, leaving an empty lot* i want........to go home now..........*she falls to her knees* Kid: "..." (leans down, and holds her) "Okay..." -later- stocking:....................................... Kid: "Stocking?" stocking:........ *trembling* Kid: "Stocking, I'm sorry." stocking: its not.....y-your fault.....am i a bad person? Kid: "...If it were me, I would have done the same. I am pretty sure I would." stocking:...... t-thanks for burning those pictures.... Kid: "Of course." (hugs her) "Stocking, I will always love you.” stocking:...... i just wanted him gone..... Kid: (nods) stocking: ............ -the next day- soul: well, work's doing much better now. Kid: "...Good." stocking:..... im glad.... i'll have to come in.... Kid: (nods) -a few days later- Kid: "..." stocking: you ok? Kid: (forces a smile) "Yes. You?" stocking: kid. i can tell when you're faking it. whats wrong? Kid: "...You destroyed his soul...and it made me remember..." soul: ??? Kid: "...Do you know what I did in the Book?" stocking: ??? Kid: "...Pandora made me see a vision of you...and I-I-I..." stocking:........ *she hugs him* Kid: "I wrapped my hands around your neck...and I killed you..." stocking:................ Kid: "So when I expressed shock that you killed that man...I understand why you did it...and I have no reason to judge when...when...I am willing to destroy absolutely everyone. And that scares me." (looks at her) "I was scared of you when you killed him." stocking:...................... Kid: "I'm sorry. I just have never seen you look like that before." stocking: i... i felt like i wasnt in control of myself... Kid: "Neither was I...which I think, in some very depressing way, means that my experience in that...hell has made me understand parts of myself..." (moves Stocking's hand to his heart) "I am not any one thing...I am not fully evil or good. I am only me." stocking:....... *she leans into him* Kid: "I'm sorry, Stocking..." (holding back tears) "I'm sorry for what you have been through." stocking: at least....he wont bother me ever again.... Kid: (nods) "Yes...How do you feel?" stocking: scared... but i feel safe with you... Kid: "Likewise...I love you." stocking: i love you too kid. Kid: "...I think...we could both benefit from talking about this...with someone..." stocking: maybe a therapy session? not like couple's therapy, more like one does one session then the other does the other session right after? Kid: (nods) "I want that." -after therapy- stocking: feeling any better? Kid: (smiles) "Yes. You?" stocking: yeah... so what now? Kid: (holds her hand) "I would like to get something for Christa...and that can help for buying for Yumi and Father, too." stocking: sure. mall? Kid: "???" -the store reads: Bundlebug- Kid: "Bundlebug? Odd name..." stocking: its a baby clothes store. Kid: (looks in the window...and squees) "Such tiny clothes!" stocking: *she smiles as they enter.* Kid: (holding up a dinosaur baby t-shirt, smiling widely) stocking: how cute! oh! look at this one! *its a duck onesie* Kid: "Adorable!" (holds up a stuffed tanuki doll, assumes a gruff voice) " 'Hello there, Baby! I'm a tanuki!'" stocking: *snickering* clerk: ah, excited about being parents are we? Kid: (blushing) "Oh, we're not--I mean, I'm not pregnant--I mean--! She's not--!" stocking: its for our teachers. Kid: (nods) Kid: "One of them is my step-mother--I mean, she's not married to my father, but--Um..." clerk: ah, i see. those kigurumi style onesies are really popular, we also carry styles in other animals, like rabbits, cats, elephants, you name it! Kid: "Stocking, which do you think for Christa? Maybe the rabbit?" stocking: oh this puppy one is adorable! Kid: "Oh, I think that should be the one to get her!" stocking: ^w^ Kid: (gathers a few more baby items for Christa) "We'll be taking these, please." clerk: alright then. Kid: "Anything else to buy, Stocking?" stocking: maybe some things for yumi's baby? Kid: (nods) "If we got a puppy one for Christa...maybe a cat one for my little sibling?" stocking: *she nods* Kid: "And I think the baby will need some toys..." (picks up a giraffe stuffed animal) "Um...maybe not that one..." stocking: hmm. how about this? *is a little panda* Kid: "Yes!" stocking: hehe~ Kid: (picks a few more outfits) "So cute..." -later- Kid: (giddy smile) stocking: you seem excited. Kid: "Just...pleased to get something for Christa and Baby Death." stocking: yeah. Kid: "St-Stocking? I...was wondering..." stocking: hmm? Kid: "We're...past 18 years old now, yes?" stocking: i think so. Kid: "But...do you feel like we are adults? Like, mature, independent persons?" stocking: i think so. Kid: "...But how do you know? I worry that I'm not very mature." stocking: lets just take it a day at a time. Kid: (nods) "Okay." Kid: (holds her hand) "I think you are mature..." stocking: *she smiles* Kid: "I guess I'm still thinking about children...It feels like maturity would be the state of being able to tend to a child. I'm not sure when I'll be ready for that." stocking: *she holds his hand* its always good to get in some practice. Kid: (nods) "I wonder how Marie and Christa are doing...It may help to see a parent in action." stocking: want to visit them? Kid: "Yes." -and so- -dindon- marie: oh, hey kid, stocking, come in! Spirit: (playing peek-a-boo with Christa) "Where's Uncle Spirit? Here he is!" christa: :D Spirit: "Where's Uncle Spirit? Here he is!" (giggles at Christa) "So cute." Spirit: (spots the guests...) "Oh, Kid, Stocking, hello! How are you?" stocking: i see you've made friends with her pretty quick. Spirit: (smiles) "Yes...She is so happy." stocking: *she smiles* hey there, look what i got you~ Kid: (shows some clothes to Marie) marie: awwww they're so cuuute! Spirit: (holding Christa) "Look, Christa--isn't that a cute doll your Aunt Stocking got you?" christa: magu magu! Spirit: "Yes, Christa--tanuki!" christa: *she hugs it tightly* ^w^ Kid: "How is Christa, Marie?" marie: she's been doing well. spirit's been visiting a lot. Kid: (sad smile) "Yeah?" ("...A father who wants to be a father again...") marie: yeah. Kid: "What's it like, Marie, to tend to a baby?" marie: well, its a lot of work, but its more than worth it. Kid: (nods) "I imagine that is what Father and Yumi feel." marie: yeah. Kid: "How have Christa's doctors' visits gone?" marie: they've gone well. she's in pretty good health. she doesnt seem to be infected with clown blood. Kid: (frowns) "I...worry when Christa is old enough to learn..." marie: i worry too... christa: *crying* Spirit: "Marie, where's Christa's formula?" marie: its on the counter! Spirit: "Thanks!" (puts the bottle to Christa...) Kid: (studies how Spirit is feeding, noticing the angle and paying attention to Christa's breathing and speed of consumption) christa:  :D -when she finishes, she hiccups and giggles- Kid: "So cute..." Spirit: (patting Christa's back to burp her) Spirit: "Stocking? Did you want to hold Christa?" stocking: eh? well, i guess its ok. *she holds her* like this? Spirit: "Support her head a bit more..." stocking: ok. *she does so* is this better? Spirit: (nods) "You're a natural." Kid: (blushing as he watches Stocking) christa: *tired crying* stocking: shhh, its ok... *she rocks the baby and hums* Spirit: (crosses his arms, nods approvingly) -soon, the baby is put back in her crib.- stocking: the nursery looks really good. marie: thanks to gen and sid, yeah. Kid: (nods) "I'm happy how much DWMA members help each other..." marie: we're like a family, in a way. Kid: (holds Stocking's hand) "Yes... -later- Kid: (sighs) liz: you ok, kid? Kid: "Yes. Just thinking about...children." liz: ah..... Kid: "Yeah...Stocking and I met with Marie and Christa today." liz: how are they? Kid: "Well. Marie has kept Christa healthy and happy as any baby can be..." liz: thats good to know. Kid: "..." ("Do I ask her, or let it drop? I just can't believe she's a parent...I wonder where her child is now...") -that night- lord death: hey kiddos, how's it going? kirika: eh. Kid: (smiles) "Father! Hello!" Patty: "Hey, Lord D!" lord death: so how are you all doing? kirika: same as usual. mocha: mrow. liz: alright. Patty: " 'Kay." Kid: "Better. How are you and Yumi?" lord death: quite excellent. *he smiles* actually, much more than excellent. Kid: "Oh?" lord death:.... *bluuush* oh no! im too nervous! come on LD, keep your cool. Kid: "Father, just tell us. You have a receptive audience." lord death: *inhales* yumi and i are getting married! liz: whu-whu-WHA!? kirika: about goddamn time. Kid: (smiles) "Congratulations!" Patty: (raises hand) "Flower girl, right here!" lord death: *blushing+flustered reaper noises* Kid: "How did you propose to Yumi?" lord death: *sweats* Kid: "Well, she obviously accepted. So, how did she react? Where is she?" -meanwhile at marie's place- marie: *SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE* Yumi: "Please, don't deafen me--I am pregnant." marie: sorry, but ohmygosh im so happy for you!! Yumi: (smiles) "Thank you." (hugs her) "I...have not felt this happy in a long time." marie: *she pulls out a big, big book* well i've been keeping notes from watching wedding shows on TLC so... Yumi: o_o; "Please tell me you do not watch Bridezilla..." marie: naawwww, i have seen stuff like 'say yes to the dress' and stuff. Yumi: "Okay..." (pats her stomach) "I hope we can find one, seeing as I'll be...bigger." marie: C: Yumi: "Do they make maternity wedding dresses?" marie: we can get it custom~! Yumi: "...When can we try out dresses?" marie: first thing tomorrow! Yumi: (smiles, blushes) -the next day- Patty: "What's on the agenda today, Sis?" liz: well yumi asked us to help her pick out a wedding dress. Yumi: "..." lord death: are you alright? Yumi: (adjusts her glasses) "Fine, thank you. Just thinking how much work is ahead of us." (picks up a heavy book effortlessly, then lets go--and it slams hard. It is labelled "Wedding Plans") lord death: ooh! *he puts on his glasses* Yumi: "Yes, I spent most of yesterday afternoon making checklists of what we will need and preliminary plans for where to host the wedding..." (opens the book, revealing thorough, complicated lists of all details) "This is only a rough draft, so I apologize at how unprofessional it may look." (There are also charts, diagrams, illustrations, and photographs) (As well as the dietary needs of most of their likely wedding guests.) lord death: this is quite detailed. if i didnt know any better, i'd think kid wrote all this. no offence, dear. Yumi: (smiles) "I take that as a compliment." (shows an example seating chart) "I imagine as head of the DWMA, you will want to invite everyone. However, given the sheer size of the organization, I am concerned whether there is a venue that could actually house all members." lord death: perhaps, but considering how the death room can expand in size, i think it could be possible to squeeze everyone in here. Yumi: "Excellent." (kisses him on the lips) "You are excellent at changing sizes." lord death: *blush+steam* Yumi: (organizes papers) "Well, I have an appointment with Marie and others to pick out a dress. When will you be measured for your tux?" lord death: soon possibly~ Yumi: (frowns) "Do not procrastinate. I do not want you at our wedding in a T-shirt and shorts." lord death: worry not dearest. *he kisses her forehead* this is something i will take very seriously. Yumi: (smiles) "Excellent. Well, I will see you later this afternoon. Goodbye." (turns to depart) -later- Yumi: (overly ruffled dress that someone picked out for her) "...I look like a baby doll." stocking: hmmm. yeah, that really doesnt seem to work for you. Patty: (frowns) "I thought it'd be cute! Marie, what would you have Yumi wear?" marie: well, i think perhaps something sleek, maybe a mermaid style? Yumi: "Well...that could be good." Patty: "So, like, a mermaid tail and fins?" liz: i think she means like this. *she shows a pic from a magazine* Patty: "...Can we still dress up Azusa like a mermaid?" stocking: *sweatdrop* Yumi: "...I will go change now. Please keep her under control..." --One costume change later-- Yumi: (enters) "So..." marie: eee! its perfect! Yumi: (blushing) "Is it?" Yumi: "I mean, you said that about a lot of dresses, Marie..." liz: yeah, but this one really suits you. Patty: (thumbs up) Yumi: "...Will he like it?" stocking: why dont we ask~? Yumi: (blushes, waves hands) "No, no, no! The husband-to-be is not supposed to see the bride in her dress before the wedding!" stocking: ah! you're right! sorry~ but yeah, i think he's going to like it. Yumi: "...I will buy it, then." (assumes professional demeanor) "Marie, as my bridesmaid, I will need your help: I will require something borrowed, something new, and something blue." Patty: (opens mouth, pulls out a wad of blue bubblegum) "I got the blue!" liz: the dress is new, so dont you mean something old? Yumi: "Ugh, I am stressing out over this..." liz: its ok, everything’s gonna work out at the end. Yumi: "No, not until I have everything in order. I still have not finished the seating chart, the meal options, the proper flowers, the honeymoon, the music--" (stands still--then puts a hand on her stomach) "And...this one." marie: thats why you have us. *she smiles* liz: (thinking: she really is like kid...) Yumi: "..." (sniffs, holds back tears, stands up straight) "Thank you. Please let staff know I will buying this dress. I will pay for it with my account. Let me just change..." Patty: "Hey! We still need to try out our outfits! What color should we wear for our bridesmaid outfits?" liz: hmm... well, 'something blue', am i right? Yumi: (calling from inside the changing room) "Yes, that is the slogan. Do you think we can find a blue that looks good?" -and so- Yumi: "Hmmm..." liz: well? how does it look? Yumi: "Hmmm...Good shade...Very attractive on you, Elizabeth." liz: thank you. marie: blue like a clean soul~ Patty: (tugs at the dress) "What do you think, Stocking?" stocking: i think it looks really nice! Patty: "I'm not a big fan of blue. I was hoping for something with sequins and blinking lights." liz: *sweatdrop* Yumi: (puts a hand on Patty's dress) "It looks wonderful on you, Patricia. Could you please wear it? For me?" Patty: (frowns) "Fine..." Yumi: "Anything else we need, Marie?" -later- Kid: "I wonder how Stocking and the others did today..." liz: we're hoooome! we got the dresses taken care of. Kid: "Ah, welcome home! How do you like the dresses?" stocking: they're great, but you're just gonna have to wait to see them~ Kid: (smirks) "I was afraid you would say that..." (reveals a covered dish--removes the cover to reveal...) "I had the chefs create this decadent chocolate cupcake, with the finest frosting possible...but if you won't show me the dress..." (covers it) "I'll give it to someone else..." Patty: "Oh, that's cold, Kiddo." stocking: Q~Q \depriving her of the sweets she loves? you're such a terrible boyfriend. she probably hates you now~\ Kid: (hums as he walks away, trying to ignore the madness in his head... "I can hear you, but I'm not listening...") (...then Kid looks over his shoulder to see whether Stocking took the bait...) Kid: ("I mean, I'm only teasing her...right?") stocking: *she's eating it* Kid: o_O "THAT WAS MY BARGAINING CHIP! How did--I mean, I was holding the plate, so how did you steal from it?!" Kid: (uncovers the dish...and Patty is under it.) Patty: (waves) liz: o____________o how the.... you know... at this point its the norm for her.... Patty: "Yep! I am beyond your comprehension!" Kid: (pouts) "So now I'm going to have to wait until the wedding to see you in that dress?" stocking: kiddo, kiddo, kiddo~ when will you learn? nothing, and i mean nothing, comes between me and my sweets~. also yes. Kid: (frowns) "Darn." (walks by her) "I'll just have to wait to see you in that dress..." (whispers in her ear) "and get you out of it..." stocking:.......... *stoic face+nosebleed* Patty: "Stop doing that to the poor girl! We can't afford more blood donations!" liz: -_-; Kid: (wiping Stocking's nose) "But isn't she just adorable like that?" stocking: what? bleeding from the nose? *she paps his head* how meeeean! Kid: "Ouch!" (pouts, rubs his head) "I meant that stoic look on your face..." stocking: ................. *she tugs his cheeks* Kid: "Hey!" (grabs her face and tugs) "How do you like that?!" stocking: ah! *she whimpers* \see what you have done? you've gone and upset her! you disgusting, abusive, pig\ Kid: (covers his mouth) "Oh, no...Stocking, I'm sorry!" (approaches her) stocking?: *smiles* drop dead you bastard~ Kid: "...What?" -stockings begin crawling out of the floor and grabbing onto him- 'go die' 'i hate you!' 'kill yourself' 'disgusting' 'worthless' 'scumbag!' Kid: "This isn't happening..." (doesn't move) "This is just a hallucination...This is just a dream. Yes? Right?" (laughs nervously...then screams in panic) liz: kid?!? Patty: "He's shaking! Is he having a seizure?" Kid: (cowering) "Don't move...I could hurt someone..." stocking?: theres a knife in the kitchen.... get to work. i'll forgive you when your dead~ Kid: "...Okay..." (stands up, and walks towards the kitchen...) stocking: ??? *she follows kid* Kid: (approaches the knife drawer, removes a knife...) stocking: KID WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! *she runs and tackles him, knocking the knife away* Kid: "I just was doing what was asked! I thought if I took the knife, that you would tell me that was enough!" (crying a little) "Wasn't that enough?" stocking: why would you even do something like that? Kid: (crying) "I don't know..." Patty: (takes the knife away, placing it back into the drawer..."Better lock this...") stocking: kid. look at me... im not angry with you... Kid: "...I didn't know what to do...I needed to do something to wake up from the dream...and I thought...if I took the knife, something--someone would stop me..." stocking: ........... *she kisses him* im here now.... ok? Kid: (whimpers, holds her) -later, she lays next to kid in bed. they decided not to tell yumi and lord death of the incident- Kid: "...Thank you." stocking: no problem kid.... i love you, ok? no matter what the voices in your head tell you, i love you. Kid: "...I want to get better. It's not fair to you..." stocking: ......... *she strokes his back and head* Kid: "I want to purge those voices...It's just not fair to everyone else..." stocking: i know.... but we're here for you. Kid: (nods) "I believe that..." (turns over, hugs her) stocking: do you....w-want to put you face in my chest?....sorry.... Kid: (blushes a little, nods...approaches her) stocking: *she pulls him in close* you ok? Kid: (nods) "Better...I'm sorry to repeat myself, but I want to get better...You don't deserve to have to deal with someone like...me." stocking: ...... *she kisses his forehead* Kid: (holds her...slowly falls asleep) stocking: i love you kid. Kid: (Yawns) "I love you, t...Zzz..." stocking:...... *she smiles and slowly drifts off*

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