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Prompt list two!!

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FLUFF -

1. “what are you do-” “look, now we match!” ( used here )

2. “You’re cleaning this up, right? Since this was your idea.”  

3. “Feeling better?” “It feels like I’ve been slapped but on the inside.” “So…no?" ( used here )

4. "I don’t think either of us are qualified for this but sure, go for it.”

5. “Shh- that’s just what you think.” “No, I’m pretty sure that’s what I know.”

6. “and why would I do this for you?” “Because you love me.” “Not enough- fine.”

7. “Who let you look so cute today?”

8. “Can we wait a second? I wanna take a picture of you right now.”

9. “I think I’m gonna fail this test-” “It’s okay, you pass in my heart.” “That means nothing.”

10. “Am I your favourite?” “I like your dog a bit more than you, I won’t lie." ( used here )

11. “This is unfair.” “I can’t help the fact you’re terrible at Mario kart." 

12. "since we’re dating, does that mean I can hold your hand whenever I want?”

13. “I’ve been looking for my hoodie-” “my hoodie, you mean.”

14. “I’ve always wanted to come here with you.”

15. “this song reminds me of you.”  ( used here )

16. “as much as I love food, I’m giving you the last piece just this once.”

17. “you’re cold?” “no? it’s super sunny right now-” “take my jacket anyway.”

18. “oh no, my head, it’s falling conveniently onto your shoulder!” 

19. “shut up and kiss me already.”

20. “i’ve waited for so long just to say that to you.”

21. “your hands are colder than the one time I lost a bet and I had to stick my hand into the snow for five minutes.”

22. “you seem like you want ice cream.”

23. “mcDonald’s is open, wanna go get some chicken nuggets?” “it’s 3 in the morning.” “and?” “let’s go.”

24. “you love me?” “i always have.”

25. “what’s that even supposed to be?” “it’s a drawing of you, idiot.”

26. “here comes the airplane!” “i can feed myself.” “too bad.”

27. “it’s a 4000 piece puzzle and you’ve finished maybe 100 pieces max. and how long have you been doing this?”

28. “i know it’s not the best but-” “i love it.”

29. “i can hear your heartbeat- why is it going so fast all of a sudden?” ( used here )

30. “I remember the first time we met.”

31.“I know it’s your favorite.” ( used here )

32. “Everything okay? You don’t seem like yourself.”

33. “Let me get that for you.” ( used here )

34. “I’m here to listen.”

35. “Let’s go out. Just the two of us.”

36. “I don’t have to ask, I know.”

37. “Fine, you can use me as a pillow.” 

38. “Well, I don’t, but you do.”

39. “I did it for you.”

40. “No one’s ever done this for me before…”

41. “Only you can call me that.” ( used here )

42. “I don’t know what I’d do without you.” 

43. “It’ll take more than that to get rid of me.”

44. “Are you sure you’re okay with this?”

45. “We’ll get through this together.” ( used here )

46. “Don’t worry, I knew what you meant.”

47. “I’m not going anywhere.”

48. “You shouldn’t see that jerk anymore. I’m worried you’ll get hurt.”

49. “Wherever you are, that’s where my home is."

50. “Look who’s under the mistletoe!”

51. “i want to spend the day with you doing nothing.”

52. “i saw something today that reminded me of you.” ( used here )

53. “you bought me flowers?” ( used here )

54. “i never thought i’d feel this kind of happiness.”

55. “i still dream about you even though you’re mine.”

56. “where’s my goodnight kiss?”

57. “can you read to me?”

58. “i feel safe with you.”

59. “you can stay as long as you want.”

60. “my love for you only grows with each passing second.”

61. “a man could hold the weight of worlds, but he could never carry the love i have for you.”

62. “you know, even if you left me, i’d still be yours.”

63. “i have so much love for you i almost don’t know what to do with it.”

64. “i’m falling in love with you.”

65. “we’ll never get to sleep if you keep fidgeting like that.”

66. “kiss me harder.”

67. “no, don’t stop. i like the sound of your voice.” 

68. “you’re so cool.”

69. “you’re with me always.”

70. “i’d never turn down a kiss from you.”

ANGST -

71. “you didn’t just break my heart, you broke my trust.”

72. “i’ve waited a thousand hours to tell you exactly how i feel, but you don’t deserve an explanation.”

73. “i don’t have the energy to fight you anymore.”

74. “take what you want from me and just leave already.”

75. “i’m not ready to live without you.”

76. “i let you in, you and your poison, and now i’m no good.”

77. “you feel further away from me now than when you were a stranger.” 

78. “i don’t forgive you.”

79. “let me go.”

80. “it doesn’t matter how good the dream is, we always wake up.”

81. “you can’t be bitter now, this was your decision.”

82. “i lost myself the day i lost you.”

83. “i wish i could love you, i know you’d be good for me, but i can’t.”

84. “please don’t make me go, i want to stay.”

85. “the sad thing is, i’d do it all over again even for the same outcome.”

86. “you said you’d follow me anywhere” — “you know i can’t follow you there.” 

87. “you’re the only mistake i don’t regret, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t a mistake.”

88. “you didn’t deserve me.”

89. “i loved you, you used me.”

90. “i’m allowed to move on.”

91. “i still wanted to believe that you are a good person after everything you’ve done to me. ”

92. “ you gave me another chance to be a new person again, but you didn’t seem to trust me enough. ”

93. “ why did you betray / leave me ? ”

94. “my heart desired for your love then. ”

95. “ why did you love me now ? ”

96. “ i have given you all my love but you threw them away like it was nothing. ”

97. “ now you want me like i wanted you ? ”

98. “ you’re wasting my time. ”

99. “ i just wish that we both had the same feeling back then. ”

100. “ we still can fix this, but we can’t be together again. " 

101. ” i regret meeting you. “

102. ” thanks for the trauma, by the way. “ 

103. ” it’s best for us to be strangers again. “

104. ” maybe there’s another universe where we have a happy ending we’ve always wanted. “

105. ” i hope to never see you again. “

106. ” i’ve seen the way you look at them, if they are the one, then leave. be with your true soulmate. “

107.  "what am i to you truly ? a puppet to be used to get what you want? ”

108. “ what am i to you truly ? ”

109.  “you manipulated me into believing your bullshits ! ”

110. “i don’t care if you need me, it’s your own fault for breaking our relationship. ”

111. “ why should i trust you again ? ”

112. “ we can’t go back like we used to, take a look what happened to us now. ”

113. “our relationship / friendship ends now. ”

114. “we were never meant be. ”

115. “of all people, why it should be you who hurt me ? ”

116. “I believe in you. I always have. Maybe that’s my fatal flaw.”

117. “I never forgot you. I couldn’t.”

118. . “After everything, how could you not trust me?”

119. “ I wanted this to end differently. ”

120. “There was only one way this could go.”

121. “I miss you, more than I thought possible.”

122. “I thought you loved me.”

123. “There was an accident, They’re in the hospital.”

124. “I just wanted to say I’m sorry.”

125. “I forgot you were like this.”

126. “ Do you think you could ever forgive me?”

127. “ It’s my fault that this happened. ”

128. “If you go through with this, you’ll be giving up everything you’ve ever known.”

129. “If I remember correctly, you never came for me.”

130. “I thought you left.”

131. “You left me.”

132. “I know you’re there, open the door.”

133. “I wanted to tell you I’m sorry.”

134. “Stop holding back, I can take it.”

135. “This wasn’t how it was supposed to go.”

136. “They are still in surgery, no updates.”

137. “ It was an accident, I swear.”

138. “I tried calling you. A few times actually.”

139. “I need to do this, why can’t you see that?”

140. “When will you let this go?”

141. “Everything I’ve done has been for you.”

142. “You were my best friend.”

143. “Why can’t you just listen to me?” 

144. “Please, just let me forget you.”

ENEMIES TO LOVERS -

145. “i know that you are my enemy , but you have intoxicated me into falling in love with you .”

146. “you’re the first person who is vulnerable enough to make me impossibly weak .”

147. “will i ever regret my own choice for loving you instead of killing you ?”

148.   “forget who we are , let’s make our new life together .”

149. “at first you were the hell that you gave me , until you become my heaven .”

150. “ I’ll try my best to deserve you .”

151. “i seek for peace , until i found you .”

152. “tell me , why does my own enemy could make feel safe ?”

153. “though you are dangerous , you are also capable of love .”

154. “my hands have stained with bloods and violence , yet you choose to hold them like a precious thing .”

155. “ i’ve hurt you , why would you seek love and warmth in me ?”

156. “i’d rather die in your arms than being stabbed by you .”

157. “curse me with your love , darling .”

158.“what did you do to me to make me fall in love with you ?”

159. “ you’re so pure and innocent , and i am scared to hold you and break you into pieces .”

160. “losing you is my worst nightmare .”

161. “i’m sorry for hurting you .”

162. “be in my dreams to replace the nightmares you have given me .”

163. “why do you want me of all people ?”

164. “i can’t help myself from falling in love with you .”

165. “let’s have a peaceful life , shall we ?”

166. “i shouldn’t have given you the scar , i hate it so much .”

167. “be happy with me .”

168. “ i’ve always hated your smile , but as i keep seeing you smile , i begin to admire them .”

169. “god really gives me a soulmate in a possible way , doesn’t he ?”

170. “i’m grateful to have you as my enemy .”

171. “i feel calm when i am with you .” ( used here )

172. “ teach me how to love , so i won’t hurt you .”

173. “all i knew in my life: love is a weakness . then you came into my life , making me stronger not to lose you .”

174. “every second i have spent with you , i’ll treasure them to remember you .”

175 .“ you don’t have any idea how much i love you .” ( used here )

176. “there are many reasons why i hate about you , but those reasons turn into something why i love you .”

177. “we were destined to be enemies , so we could fight against each other until we tire ourselves and find many reasons why we should stop and forgive each other .”

178. “i forgive you , despite the hell you have put me through .” 

179. “let us move forward into something new .”

180. “i should’ve let you die , but i chose to protect you .”

181. “sit , and let me tell you the reasons why am i falling in love with you .” ( used here )

182. “it’s impossible , isn’t it ? how two enemies can have feelings for each other ?”

183. “ let me protect you instead of fighting against you .”

184. “each day i am always worried something dangerous might happen to you , but i am the danger , aren’t i ?”

Enjoy !! <3

- Mars

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This could’ve been attached to my last post but I didn’t think I was gonna be mentally ill all the way into 6 in the morning (ADHD time works different than regular time and I hate it)

ANYWAYS allow me to discuss these two. Under this little read more tab. If you wanna hear about my stupid gay ass simping for this beautiful old lady. I mean I certainly don’t see a ring on that finger.

OKAY SO I imagine that at some point Virus ends up hitching a ride on the Brave Asigiri and when Diana joins the gang it’s love at first sight for Virus. Like at first she’s like “oh yeah I just think she’s cool” but then she realizes she wants to do things like hold hands and hear her voice and she’s like OH NO. AM I GAY??? Because she’s like 21 at this point, I changed her age cause I’m turning 22 in a couple weeks but anyways, she’s gone through 21 years of her life assuming she’s straight. Meanwhile Diana’s already come to terms with her bisexuality and is quite comfortable with the identity she’s come to know over her 60-ish years, I just put 64 as like an approximation and also it’s like Super Mario 64 which is pretty cool.

Before Diana leaves, Virus finally ends up confessing and Diana already knew Virus was down bad cause Virus’s eyes were always filled with yearning whenever she looked at Diana. But Diana says that this isn’t gonna work cause she’s gotta go and adventure, and Virus is fucking distraught but of course she respects Diana’s wishes. HOWEVER even when Diana does leave she just cannot get Virus out of her mind, so at some point afterwards she sends her squakabilly to give Virus a letter, and they end up meeting again and going on adventures together. Cause Virus is a homebody, but as soon as she met Diana, she became her new home.

They’re pretty great together since Diana is an ambivert and Virus has an anxiety disorder, so Diana can speak up for Virus in public situations but they can also just have quiet vibing hangout sessions. Virus doesn’t fully understand Diana’s passions all the time since she’s admittedly a bit dense but she always listens when Diana wants to share information about Rakua with her.

This paragraph is a tad risqué

Virus is definitely more of a like, naughty thinker I guess, but she feels embarrassed and weird about it so she doesn’t usually say anything until Diana teases it out of her. Meanwhile Diana is fully aware of how dirty minded Virus can be and she loves messing with Virus just to make her get all flustered and red in the face, sometimes whispering an innuendo in her ear or discreetly squeezing a part of her body. Since Diana is experienced with these sorts of things, she knows the exact buttons to push in order to make Virus squeal.

Ok that’s it for the risqué stuff. I know it was pretty tame but I like to add warnings just in case

Both of them have their bodily insecurities, with Virus dreading her round face and pudginess and Diana worrying that her golden years are over, but they both completely adore every single bit of each other. Virus has always been into older people, wrinkles and stretch marks and cellulite drive her absolutely insane so of course she would find Diana attractive. Meanwhile Diana loves Virus’s round face and pudgy body because she finds her to be absolutely adorable.

They’re both fairly competent when it comes to pokemon battling, Virus has her drizzile as her ace and of course Diana has her arcanine. If I had a nickel for every old person with an arcanine I crushed on I’d have two nickels. Anyways since they can cover each other’s weaknesses they make for a great team. While Diana goes for speed, Virus goes for power.

Alright like I said it’s 6 am so I need to go to bed, I was planning on going to bed at 12 but obviously that did not happen, I can see the sun peeking through my window god help me. As always if you guys got any questions you can ask, if you’re interested in this pairing let me know before I end up fixating on Cookie Run again, all that good stuff 👍

#pokemon horizons diana #pokemon diana #oc x cc #oc x canon #self ship #idk if I should put this in the main pokemon horizons tag #like does anyone really wanna see me thirst over Liko’s grandma #also idk how tall Diana is I just guessed #ok bedtime for realsies goodnight #my art

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Prompt list two!

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I’m taking requests!

Respond to this with a character and number(s) and I’ll write an imagine for it!!

FLUFF -

1. "what are you do-" "look, now we match!"

2. "You're cleaning this up, right? Since this was your idea."  

3. "Feeling better?" "It feels like I've been slapped but on the inside." "So...no?" 

( used here) 

4. "I don't think either of us are qualified for this but sure, go for it."

5. "Shh- that's just what you think." "No, I'm pretty sure that's what I know."

6. "and why would I do this for you?" "Because you love me." "Not enough- fine."

7. "Who let you look so cute today?"

8. "Can we wait a second? I wanna take a picture of you right now."

9. "I think I'm gonna fail this test-" "It's okay, you pass in my heart." "That means nothing."

10. "Am I your favourite?" "I like your dog a bit more than you, I won't lie." ( Used here )

11. "This is unfair." "I can't help the fact you're terrible at Mario kart." 

( used here )

12. "since we're dating, does that mean I can hold your hand whenever I want?"

13. "I’ve been looking for my hoodie-" "my hoodie, you mean."

14. "I’ve always wanted to come here with you."

15. "this song reminds me of you." ( used here )

16. "as much as I love food, I’m giving you the last piece just this once." ( used here )

17. "you're cold?" "no? it's super sunny right now-" "take my jacket anyway."

18. "oh no, my head, it's falling conveniently onto your shoulder!" ( used here )

19. "shut up and kiss me already."

20. "i've waited for so long just to say that to you."

21. "your hands are colder than the one time I lost a bet and I had to stick my hand into the snow for five minutes."

22. "you seem like you want ice cream."

23. "mcDonald's is open, wanna go get some chicken nuggets?" "it's 3 in the morning." "and?" "let's go."

24. "you love me?" "i always have."

25. "what's that even supposed to be?" "it's a drawing of you, idiot."

26. "here comes the airplane!" "i can feed myself." "too bad."

27. "it's a 4000 piece puzzle and you've finished maybe 100 pieces max. and how long have you been doing this?"

28. "i know it's not the best but-" "i love it."

29. "i can hear your heartbeat- why is it going so fast all of a sudden?"

30. "I remember the first time we met."

31."I know it's your favorite."

32. "Everything okay? You don't seem like yourself." ( used here )

33. "Let me get that for you."

34. "I'm here to listen."

35. "Let's go out. Just the two of us."

36. "I don't have to ask, I know."

37. "Fine, you can use me as a pillow." ( used here )

38. "Well, I don't, but you do."

39. "I did it for you."

40. "No one's ever done this for me before..."

41. "Only you can call me that."

42. "I don't know what I'd do without you." ( used here )

43. "It'll take more than that to get rid of me."

44. "Are you sure you're okay with this?"

45. "We'll get through this together."

46. "Don't worry, I knew what you meant."

47. "I'm not going anywhere."

48. "You shouldn't see that jerk anymore. I'm worried you'll get hurt."

49. "Wherever you are, that's where my home is." ( used here )

50. "Look who's under the mistletoe!"

51. "i want to spend the day with you doing nothing."

52. "i saw something today that reminded me of you."

53. "you bought me flowers?"

54. "i never thought i'd feel this kind of happiness."

55. "i still dream about you even though you're mine."

56. "where's my goodnight kiss?"

57. "can you read to me?"

58. "i feel safe with you."

59. "you can stay as long as you want."

60. "my love for you only grows with each passing second."

61. "a man could hold the weight of worlds, but he could never carry the love i have for you."

62. "you know, even if you left me, i'd still be yours."

63. "i have so much love for you i almost don't know what to do with it."

64. "i'm falling in love with you."

65. "we'll never get to sleep if you keep fidgeting like that."

66. "kiss me harder."

67. "no, don't stop. i like the sound of your voice." ( used here )

68. "you're so cool."

69. "you're with me always."

70. "i'd never turn down a kiss from you."

ANGST -

71. "you didn't just break my heart, you broke my trust."

72. "i've waited a thousand hours to tell you exactly how i feel, but you don't deserve an explanation."

73. "i don't have the energy to fight you anymore."

74. "take what you want from me and just leave already."

75. "i'm not ready to live without you."

76. "i let you in, you and your poison, and now i'm no good."

77. "you feel further away from me now than when you were a stranger." ( used here )

78. "i don't forgive you."

79. "let me go."

80. "it doesn't matter how good the dream is, we always wake up."

81. "you can't be bitter now, this was your decision."

82. "i lost myself the day i lost you."

83. "i wish i could love you, i know you'd be good for me, but i can't."

84. "please don't make me go, i want to stay."

85. "the sad thing is, i'd do it all over again even for the same outcome."

86. "you said you'd follow me anywhere" — "you know i can't follow you there." ( used here )

87. "you're the only mistake i don't regret, but that doesn't mean it wasn't a mistake."

88. "you didn't deserve me."

89. "i loved you, you used me."

90. "i'm allowed to move on."

91. "i still wanted to believe that you are a good person after everything you've done to me. "

92. " you gave me another chance to be a new person again, but you didn't seem to trust me enough. "

93. " why did you betray / leave me ? "

94. "my heart desired for your love then. "

95. " why did you love me now ? "

96. " i have given you all my love but you threw them away like it was nothing. "

97. " now you want me like i wanted you ? "

98. " you're wasting my time. "

99. " i just wish that we both had the same feeling back then. "

100. " we still can fix this, but we can't be together again. " 

101. " i regret meeting you. "

102. " thanks for the trauma, by the way. " ( Used here )

103. " it's best for us to be strangers again. "

104. " maybe there's another universe where we have a happy ending we've always wanted. "

105. " i hope to never see you again. "

106. " i've seen the way you look at them, if they are the one, then leave. be with your true soulmate. "

107.  "what am i to you truly ? a puppet to be used to get what you want? "

108. " what am i to you truly ? "

109.  "you manipulated me into believing your bullshits ! "

110. "i don't care if you need me, it's your own fault for breaking our relationship. "

111. " why should i trust you again ? "

112. " we can't go back like we used to, take a look what happened to us now. "

113. "our relationship / friendship ends now. " ( used here )

114. "we were never meant be. "

115. "of all people, why it should be you who hurt me ? "

116. "I believe in you. I always have. Maybe that's my fatal flaw."

117. "I never forgot you. I couldn't."

118. . "After everything, how could you not trust me?"

119. " I wanted this to end differently. "

120. "There was only one way this could go."

121. "I miss you, more than I thought possible."

122. "I thought you loved me."

123. "There was an accident, They're in the hospital."

124. "I just wanted to say I'm sorry."

125. "I forgot you were like this."

126. " Do you think you could ever forgive me?"

127. " It's my fault that this happened. "

128. "If you go through with this, you'll be giving up everything you've ever known."

129. "If I remember correctly, you never came for me."

130. "I thought you left."

131. "You left me."

132. "I know you're there, open the door."

133. "I wanted to tell you I'm sorry."

134. "Stop holding back, I can take it."

135. "This wasn't how it was supposed to go."

136. "They are still in surgery, no updates."

137. " It was an accident, I swear."

138. "I tried calling you. A few times actually." ( used here )

139. "I need to do this, why can't you see that?"

140. "When will you let this go?"

141. "Everything I've done has been for you."

142. "You were my best friend."

143. "Why can't you just listen to me?" ( used here )

144. "Please, just let me forget you."

ENEMIES TO LOVERS -

145. "i know that you are my enemy , but you have intoxicated me into falling in love with you ."

146. "you're the first person who is vulnerable enough to make me impossibly weak ."

147. "will i ever regret my own choice for loving you instead of killing you ?"

148.   "forget who we are , let's make our new life together ."

149. "at first you were the hell that you gave me , until you become my heaven ."

150. " I'll try my best to deserve you ."

151. "i seek for peace , until i found you ."

152. "tell me , why does my own enemy could make feel safe ?"

153. "though you are dangerous , you are also capable of love ."

154. "my hands have stained with bloods and violence , yet you choose to hold them like a precious thing ."

155. " i've hurt you , why would you seek love and warmth in me ?"

156. "i'd rather die in your arms than being stabbed by you ."

157. "curse me with your love , darling ."

158."what did you do to me to make me fall in love with you ?" ( Used here )

159. " you're so pure and innocent , and i am scared to hold you and break you into pieces ."

160. "losing you is my worst nightmare ."

161. "i'm sorry for hurting you ."

162. "be in my dreams to replace the nightmares you have given me ."

163. "why do you want me of all people ?"

164. "i can't help myself from falling in love with you ."

165. "let's have a peaceful life , shall we ?"

166. "i shouldn't have given you the scar , i hate it so much ."

167. "be happy with me ."

168. " i've always hated your smile , but as i keep seeing you smile , i begin to admire them ."

169. "god really gives me a soulmate in a possible way , doesn't he ?"

170. "i'm grateful to have you as my enemy ."

171. "i feel calm when i am with you ." ( used here )

172. " teach me how to love , so i won't hurt you ."

173. "all i knew in my life: love is a weakness . then you came into my life , making me stronger not to lose you ."

174. "every second i have spent with you , i'll treasure them to remember you ."

175 ." you don't have any idea how much i love you ."

176. "there are many reasons why i hate about you , but those reasons turn into something why i love you ."

177. "we were destined to be enemies , so we could fight against each other until we tire ourselves and find many reasons why we should stop and forgive each other ."

178. "i forgive you , despite the hell you have put me through ." ( used here )

179. "let us move forward into something new ."

180. "i should've let you die , but i chose to protect you ."

181. "sit , and let me tell you the reasons why am i falling in with you ."

182. "it's impossible , isn't it ? how two enemies can have feelings for each other ?"

183. " let me protect you instead of fighting against you ."

184. "each day i am always worried something dangerous might happen to you , but i am the danger , aren't i ?"

Enjoy !! <3

- Mars

#stranger things x reader #stranger things imagine #stranger things imagines #strangerthings #stranger things #marvel imagines #marvel oneshots #marvel oneshot #marvel masterlist #marvel #harry potter oneshot #harry potter imagine #harry potter imagines #harry potter masterlist #harry potter oneshots

[milksteakkk]

ive finally figured out why the first little big planet game feels so lonely

little big planet is a pretty big franchise, with three main games and plenty more spinoffs. but none of those have ever matched the same lonely and kind of isolating feeling as the first.

every little big planet game has its own unique storylines and characters, with no two being the same. for this part i wanna focus on the characters specifically. each character in any of the games has a distinct personality with a fitting voice actor to go with it, giving them a more human and sentient feel and overall make the game more enjoyable.

but the first game doesnt have that.

all of the characters in the first game dont... speak. well they do but they dont have a voice. whenver they speak you cant hear them, only read what theyre saying [aside from i guess some barely audible gibberish but that doesnt count]. the only sound in the game is the music and sound affects from stuff in the game, but thats it. at times the game is even completely silent from when the music is switching over between levels, leaving you with no sound at all, giving a very lonely feeling.

the next thing i wanna talk about is the level design. considering that everything in the game [including the appearance of the levels] is made using things you have access to in create mode, the level designs are incredible theme wise and are in general just nice to look at, and that goes for all the games. but the level designs for the first game just feel so...

boxed in??

im gonna be honest with you i have no idea about this one, but the best way to describe it is that its exactly like the wet dry world negative emotional aura effect [from super mario 64], but it doesnt make me uncomfortable or not want to play it, but it just feels weird?? i dont know if that one is just me or if its a mutual experience between people that have played the game but i thought i would include it anyways.

the last thing i wanna talk about is that its just an old game. little big planet was released on october 21st 2008, nearly 14 years ago, and since then it has always been a playstation exclusive game franchise [playstation literally based their entire image off sackboy, hes literally their mascot]. old games always feel strange but little big planet feels like that even more since its always felt like a lonely game. everything about it feels empty, and ive always found that intresting.

im in no way saying this makes the game bad or boring, little big planet is an amazing game with fun mechanics and so much more, and ill always hold it close to me. the first game started it all and i just really wanted to write about it for a bit. anyways yeah. newton solos btw

#i posted this in the wgo server so #its been approved #little big planet

[kidmachinate]

So Easy, Yet So Great: A Super Mario Bros Wonder Review

Super Mario Bros. Wonder has to be the best game I've played in a long time. Even if that isn't true and my memory fails me, it is certainly the best game in a long time that has kept me consistently smiling and wondering what's next. Yes that's the sentence I chose to use, yes I know everyone is wearing out using wonder as part of describing how great the game is. It's what came out. Last time I had similar feelings would probably be Kirby and the Forgotten Land.

The latest Mario title has its fair share of new power ups with the Drill Mushroom, Elephant Fruit, and Bubble Flower. It has a much bigger share of worlds, stages within those worlds, collectibles, hidden world, and mini break stages in between. Various badges make you able to add a particular ability to your characters movement or enhance you somehow to prepare for that next stage. The Flower Kingdom instead of the Mushroom Kingdom is a breath of fresh air, along with the Wonder Flowers that have different effects each and every level you find them in. They change the stages properties and/or even how you control your character and in some cases what your character becomes. This is a Mario game firing on all cylinders of creativity which was certainly missing since the very first New Super Mario Bros. back in 2006. Was a fine new idea for 2D Mario at the time, but many games like it followed while 3D continued to be something new each time, and even the "new" game in the 2D series didn't hit the same stride as the two Super Mario World games did back on the Super Nintendo. Th ne Mario is voiced well even if not voice by the same person we've become used to since Mario 64. Sometimes you can't even tell the difference.

This Mario game removes the timer and even has easy mode characters to choose from if things get too rough. While Mario games are rarely difficult, this makes the game even more accessible to others who may struggle. Lives are given out or bought easily. It's a chill game never demanding too much of you, unless you want it through select challenges and the bonus worlds. If you play with friends in local co-op, there is no collision. No more killing your friends that can't keep up with you as you try to jump over the same pit. Online play is a thing but reduced to seeing other players play along with you on the same level as a ghost of sorts. They can only leave signs behind to help and I believe save you if close if you fall in a pit or something. Best use for online is help with the flower coin hunt stages that exist.

The few downsides are the characters you can pick from are just to choose a character because you like them. They don't have their own unique abilities. I get they did this because of the badges but it makes every character plays the same. Kudos on Daisy being fully playable though. You get Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad, and Toadette. The easy mode characters (Yoshi and Nabbit) have their abilities but no one else. It's a letdown. Speaking of letdowns, in an already simple game, the bosses are real pushovers...even for a Mario title. You may never die to a boss in this game. It is that easy.

This latest Mario game is easily worth the asking price. It is even ten dollars less than The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Will take less of your time too. No shade, truly, but just facts. Nintendo nailed it for sure with this one and it leaves a bright future for 2D Mario again for the first time in over a decade. It's been a long wait but we got one hell of a game. I've collected everything possible so far and the core game is beat. I'll be doing the Secret World real soon. The review could go on, but ruining the surprise of the various Wonder Flower effects is something that should be experienced by everyone for themselves, and not spoiled in the least bit. It's a big draw to the game itself and its ever-changing world.

If you enjoy this anywhere close to what I did, you might find yourself cheering "Wowie Zowie!" Along with Daisy or even singing along to some stuff along the way.

#review #nintendo #super mario wonder #mario #nintendo switch #gaming

[accidentalsoravoice]

A Bit of Gut-Punching News

Charles Martinet, the original VA for Mario ever since Super Mario 64...has retired.

It's been a long time coming, and I knew it'd happen eventually, but it's still a bit sad. Honestly though, he deserves it. He's been yelling "WAHOO!" into the old microphone ever since the 90s, and he probably did it for the upcoming Super Mario Bros. Wonder too. So it's a bit sad for a longtime Mario fan like me (since the 3rd grade) to hear that he's retiring.

That man isn't just the voice of Mario to me. He's the voice of my childhood. I played Mario Kart Wii back in 2nd grade and I've been obsessed with that red-wearing plumber ever since. Sure, I'm into other stuff now - Zelda, Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy, Pokemon - but Mario's always been there. It...almost felt like I was growing up alongside him.

And coincidentally, I'm done with high school, which means I'm almost kinda done growing up, in a way. And Martinet's retirement kinda cements that feeling of moving on to adulthood.

It won't be the same without him, but I'm ready and willing to ring in a new era for our red plumber.

So, in honor of the voice of my childhood, I'd like to send off one last

WAHOO!!!!!!!

#not an ask #daniel does gaming #sadge #super mario #charles martinet #mario #thank you charles martinet

[pocketlad]

I think Mario and Caboose would like each other very much. Idk they both love their friends and making friends. It’s been a while since I last rewatched red vs blue so I might be a little bit rusty, but maybe Caboose would be like “oh my gosh it’s super mario from my video games!! oh my god hes real!!” and mario would be like: *super mario 64 voice clip* hello!

 I think Caboose would like the super bell powerup very much, they can play around with that and be catboys for a while together, and then they can go make some pizza together, Caboose can copy his jumping pose, etc

#how would mario and caboose meet each other you wonder? #mario took the wrong warp pipe

[gametangium]

I made shrimpies for dinner for the first time in my life and they bop

#they’re Cajun style cooked in foil #looooots of butter of course #I’m trying to eat more seafood so here we gooooo #that last bit was in Mario 64 voice #fuck I’ve had like 1/2 of this drink that’s like 12% alc by volume and hooo boy #I’m zonked

[saltyhyunjae]

CHAPTER THREE: YOU KNOCK ME OUT COLD AND DISAPPEAR

genre/warnings: angst, fluff, slow burn, enemies to lovers (?), kidnapping, criminal!tbz, mentions of guns & knives, small mention of suicide

word count: 2.2k

summary: It’s time for y/n to carry out her escape plan.

part two

“Here’s the diary you asked for.” Kevin gives you a small notebook with a pen. “Thank you.” Tomorrow is gonna be the day. The day you finally escape. When you enter your room, you sit on your bed and write down the info you have gathered all week.

Everyone goes to their room around 2 in the morning. Eric gets his midnight snack at 2:30, and Sunwoo goes to the toilet around 3. By the time they’re all asleep it’s 3:30. Instead of leaving at 3:30 you decide that it’s better to stay put till 4. You also checked the door last night. It doesn’t have any censors and an easy lock. This should be an easy mission.

“Knock knock.” Younghoon walks into your room. You quickly close your diary and put it on your nightstand.

“That’s not how you knock.”

He laughs and lies on your bed. “I’m so bored, what should we do?” “We?” You turn around to face him and he nods. You look outside. It’s been raining all week but the sun has been shining all morning. “Why don’t we sit in the garden?” You suggest. Ever since you came back from the grocery store you’ve only been inside. You needed some fresh air.

After a couple minutes you were outside with Younghoon, sitting on a picnic blanket, eating some fruit and enjoying the nice weather.

“Ah, the weather is great today.” Younghoon smiles, laying down on the blanket and you do the same. You smile at the warm feeling from the sun, finally relaxing.

Even though your eyes are closed, you can suddenly feel a shadow above you, blocking the sun. “What the-, move!” You hear Younghoon complain and you open your eyes to see Hyunjae, standing between you too. If you’re completely honest you’ve been avoiding him ever since what happened that one night. The more you hangout with him, the weirder you start to feel.

“What are you guys doing?” “What does it look like? We’re enjoying the sun.” Younghoon puts his sunglasses back on and lays down again. You’re about to close your eyes again but Hyunjae finds a way to lie between you two. “What the fuck is wrong with you?” Younghoon groans. “I wanna enjoy the sun too.” “Go do that somewhere else.” “No.” You scootch over a bit and decide to just ignore him.

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After you’re done with cleaning the living room and folding the laundry, Jacob asks you to have another guitar session, to which you excitedly agree. You loved his voice and you were hoping he could tell you a bit more about the boys.

He starts off by singing Paris In The Rain by Lauv. you absolutely love his voice and you automatically start smiling the second you hear him sing. You once again take your time to look at him. He has a soft smile as he sings, his hair falling just right above his eyes that are following the chords of the guitar and his head slowly nodding with the melodies.

When he finishes the song, you applaud him. “Wow Jacob, you’re so good at singing. Do you have some self-written songs?” He nods “I do, do you want to hear one?” You nod excitedly. “This one is called happy-” Jacob gets interrupted by Hyunjae storming into your room. Are you actually kidding me?

“Jacob, Sangyeon needs you to help him.” Jacob nods, stands up and thanks you for your time before leaving to help Sangyeon. You were hoping Hyunjae would leave with Jacob but instead he sits next to you on the bed, very close, leaving no personal space.

You're about to scootch away from him. But he places his hand on your thigh to stop you. Usually if a guy did this you would slap his hand away, but you can’t bring yourself to do that right now. “What’s with the distance? You’ve been avoiding me all week. Did you think I wouldn't notice?” He asks in a low voice. Your brain starts to fog up. “I-” You try to find words to say but nothing comes out. His face gets closer, never breaking eye contact with you.

“What? Do I make you nervous?” He smirks. You feel a bubble of annoyance come up. As you're about to reply with ‘no’, Eric storms in. “Y/n! ah Hyunjae, there you are!” “What do you want?” Hyunjae asks, clearly annoyed at Eric interrupting the two of you.

“Y/n, come play games with me. Hyunjae, you can come too if you want.” Hyunjae huffs and rolls his eyes. “Y/n, please.” Eric whines, now pulling your arm, trying to get you off the bed. “Okay okay.” You give in, scared to be alone with Hyunjae in one room. You would be lying if you say that your heart doesn't flutter every time you see him.

After an hour and a half of playing mario kart with Eric and Hyunjae, and you despite your sneaky protests, sitting in between them, and you beating both of them more than seven times, it’s finally time for dinner. And guess who you're sitting next to. Hyunjae.

“So guys, our break is ending. Our next group mission starts next week, so make sure you prepare for it well. I’ll tell you guys the details later.” Sangyeon announces and the boys cheer. “Finally I was so bored.” Changmin drops on his chair. “You're always bored, maybe you're just boring.” Eric laughs, making fun of him, but quickly stopping as Changmin points a knife at him.

After dinner Sangyeon and Chanhee offer to help clean up and Kevin helps you with the dishes. By the time you're done it’s late, so you decide to go to bed first. Since your escape is tomorrow, you need as much rest as you can.

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Today you woke up a little later than normally so you won't be tired tonight. You really need your energy to run as fast as possible. After you guys are done with eating breakfast you watch a drama with Juyeon, Haknyeon and Eric, do laundry and clean the house and by the time you're done it's time to prepare for dinner which Younghoon and Sunwoo helps you with.

After dinner you clean up with Eric and then go to your room to prepare your outfits. You grab a sweater from your closet and a pair of leggings that would be comfortable and warm, since it would be cold at night.

While you put them under your bed with your sneakers, someone knocks on your door. Finally someone who can knock, you think. “Come in.” Jacob comes in smiling at you. “Hi, am I disturbing you?” You shake your head sitting on your bed and he does the same.

“Well I just wanna tell you I'm very happy to have you here, you’ve been helping us a lot even though I know you don’t wanna be here and I really appreciate you. I would’ve given you a present, but I don't think you would appreciate stolen stuff.” He looks down at his knees, blushing a bit, cute.

You started to feel a pang of guilt in your heart, Jacob has been an angel to you ever since you first spoke to him but you couldn’t take it any longer, you wanted to leave. You needed to leave. Trying to enjoy the time you had left with him you guys spent hours talking about Canada, his childhood, why he doesn’t swear and about how much he loves basketball. You could watch him talk for hours. You nod to everything he says, trying to ignore the butterflies you feel when you two make eye contact.

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You look up at the clock in your room. 04:00. You get up from your bed and make your way to your bedroom door. You slowly open your door and walk to the stairs, quietly going down the steps and taking breaks every few steps. You mentally sigh when u make it downstairs u slowly make your way to the front door in the dark careful not to make a noise.

When you walk past the kitchen you decide to take a knife with you, just in case. When you get to the door you slowly open the door, cringing at the little squeak sound it makes in the process.

Once the door is wide enough for you to fit in, you step outside, leaving the door open, since the sound of the door closing might wake them up. You take a few quick steps till you reach further from the house.

Once you’re reaching the forest you hear the door slam open. Shit! You turn around before you start running. Sangyeon’s standing at the door. Clearly very angry. “Y/N!” You hear him scream as you start running fasters. You hear the others making a fuss as you take a turn right into the forest.

“God, she’s fast.” Kevin breathes out, taking a break from running. “Yeah, just let her go, I'm too tired.” Chanhee squats down, Younghoon doing the same. “No! she’ll report us to the police and then it’s over for us, we need to find her.” Sangyeon says before making his way to the forest, the others following behind him.

You notice the forest is on top of a hill, which makes you run down faster. You run way faster than expected, almost twisting your ankle when taking a turn left. The footsteps of the boys started to fade away but you didn’t slow down, adrenaline still rushing through your body.

“Y/N!” Sangyeon screams looking around, he stops running and waits for the others to catch up, when they do, he shares his plan. “Okay, we're splitting up in the units we use for our missions, call me when you find her.” And they all split up in their units, Sangyeon’s unit going left.

“How could she do this?” Eric sighs. “I mean we kidnapped her, this was bound to happen.” Hyunjae says. He hates to admit but he’s worried sick and hopes you're not hurt. He shrugs it off thinking it's just a normal reaction and that he’s not actually catching feelings for you.

After a while your running slows down and you start to get tired. You stumble across a huge fallen down tree and you decide to hide behind it. Cliche but you're so tired, you can barely feel your legs. Once you sit down, you bend a bit making sure your head isn’t visible. You sigh. Why did you have to be the one to get kidnapped, why did they have to rob the store you work at. You stop the tears you feel from flowing so it won’t block your sight.

“How fast is she, God.” You hear Changmin’s voice from a little distance. Shit. You're freaking out but remain in your position. You pray that they won’t see you, cause they’ll definitely kill you when they do. The voices are starting to fade and you take the opportunity to start running again, regaining the adrenaline you had earlier.

But you should’ve waited. Juyeon spots you. “There!” You hear him yell and they start running after you. You panic, taking a run right, into the darker part of the forest. You jump over another fallen tree and make your way further down. Once you lose them you slow down a bit. You can barely see anything, so you start walking.

Suddenly you feel two hands grab you. You startle and stab the person with the knife you're holding. “Ow!” Jacob. You panic as you start running again, feeling slightly bad that he was the one you stabbed. You hope he’s okay as you start running faster.

After a while you stumble over something that makes you fall down, hurting your knee and elbows. “Fuck.” You whisper, quickly getting up. Soon after you run into a tree hurting your chest and cheek. You were getting so tired, you couldn’t even focus on where you were running to. You prayed this all was just a bad dream and you would wake up in your own room again, remaining your normal life.

“Jacob what happened!” Sangyeon gives him a worried look. The boys gather around Jacob, who’s holding his arm. “She stabbed me.” He understands why you did it but it still hurts him. “God, she has a knife.” Sunwoo panics. “Younghoon and Chanhee, bring Jacob to the house and take care of his wound. The rest of us will keep on searching.” The boys nod at his order and split up again.

An hour passes and the boys still haven’t found you. Hyunjae starts to worry even more. They were all wearing a jacket, but you didn't. It was so cold around this time of the day and it would be so easy to freeze up. “Shouldn’t we just give up. The sun will start rising soon, she’ll probably show up again.” He suggests, but Sangyeon ignores him. He sighs. As much as he wants you to be free, he doesn’t want to let you go.

You’re just roaming around at this point. You have no idea how much time has passed, or if the boys have given up already. You think it might be easier to just stab yourself with a knife and just die. But you didn’t want to give up. You wanted your old life back. You finally see the end of the forest a couple meters away from you and run towards it. But something grabs you and spins you around. You look up and your eyes widen. Hyunjae.

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[artistsoftheapocalypse]

Entrant’s Username: @purkinje-effect Theme: Water Title: Deep Dimension Vertigo

Artist’s Comment: “ ‘Till human voices wake us, and we drown.” – T.S. Eliot’s Prufrock

I had a blast with this piece. I’ve got chronic soft spots for fisheye perspective and that whole Hidden Metro Men Conspiracy, and Dunwich Borers is a place that just sticks with me. Anyone else get turned around in the narrow bore well and lose your bearings of up and down? I’ve come to associate Mirelurk Cakes with this location’s prize for a reason…

To include another layer of “this doesn’t quite add up” to the story behind this Lovecraft Country location, bore mining isn’t accurate to the quarry type. Since it slurries the material, bore mining is typically applied to ore and minerals, not stone such as marble or granite (whichever you believe Commonwealth quarries tend to be), which is instead hewn in solid slabs or blocks. The company was definitely no longer looking to excavate stone from this mine–at least, not from this chamber.

Thanks again for organizing all these prompts and perpetuating the inspiration to create and share!

Mod Comments written by Loor

Y’know, once upon a time and many years ago, Loor had a bit of a meltdown swimming to the bottom of the lake at Dire Dire Docks in Mario 64, and they’ve had an intense problem with deep water in video games ever since.

I should do a Subnautica stream. it would only last five minutes, but it would probably be hilarious.

ANYWHOOZIT! This composition is brain melting in exactly the same way that one gets so intensely turned around just trying to get to the bottom of that bore hole, and captures the same surreal and creeping dread that I definitely sensed while exploring that place. It is most certainly a Lovecraftian vibe, in that the thing you’re looking at appears actively impossible, and yet it still exists, and trying to square it makes your brain go I ain’t sure this is it, chief…

And thank YOU for joining us again! :D Lovely work!

#Pictures From the Publick #PFtP #Entry #submission #art #digital art #Water #Surreal

[mahesiyah]

Harumichi Extended Headcanon I

After Haruka quits racing, they spend most of their time organizing their wedding to Michiru, since Michiru is still spending most days working at the ethical witchy metaphysical shop with Usagi and Naru. The couple was financially comfortable even without Haruka working, since they had enough prize money saved up from their racing days.

But after they got married, Haruka struggled for a couple of months. For the first time ever, they were without a goal or plan for their life. They spent most of their time away from Michiru jogging around the neighborhood and playing Mario Kart 64 and other racing games, but these activities only served to distract them from the deep aimlessness they felt.

One day, Minako throws a karaoke party at her house and invites everybody she knows, including Michiru and Haruka. With a little bit of persuading from Michiru, they both go to the party. Minako, Usagi, and Rei take a few turns on the mic and Michiru and Naru sing once each before Minako asks someone who hasn't sung yet to have a go. Michiru nominates Haruka, who wasn't planning on singing. Reluctantly, they get up to sing, and they shock everyone, including Michiru. She was stunned she had never heard her wife sing before, but even more stunned that they had such a beautiful and powerful contralto singing voice. The senshi of the wind certainly knew what to do with their...windpipes.

In fact, Haruka sang so well, they received a standing ovation from everyone at the party, and Rei begged them to do a duet with her.

"What happened to letting others sing?" Usagi asked, to which Rei simply responded by sticking out her tongue in Usagi's general direction.

Haruka agreed to the duet, but they weren't used to being praised for their singing voice. All the attention felt a little awkward to them, but they didn't think that their friends would be exaggerating about their singing abilities just to make them feel good.

But Haruka's confidence really grew after the party was over. During the drive back home, Michiru asked them if they'd be interested in collaborating on a musical project together.

"In what way?" Haruka inquired with an equal blend of skepticism and intrigue.

"I play the violin and you sing, silly," Michiru responded with a giggle. "It wouldn't be classical music. I'm not asking you to sing opera. No, I'm thinking something that sounds more modern, but with violins...and your voice."

"You really think I'm good enough to perform alongside you?"

"Haruka, I wouldn't want to perform with anyone else. And it's not just because I love you, but because your voice is so...breathtaking. The world needs to hear you sing. Please Haruka, I beg you. Please say yes."

"Let me at least sleep on it."

The next morning, Haruka and Michiru were sitting at the table for breakfast as Haruka retold the dream they had last night.

"The crowd was enormous, Michiru," Haruka expressed excitedly. "There were so many people cheering for us and their energy was so astounding. I even jumped into the crowd and they carried me across. I was able to crowd surf!"

"That's your intuition trying to tell you something," Michiru said with a smile. "But please don't crowd surf. Not only is it dangerous, but I really don't want to be left alone on stage."

"That's fair," Haruka replied with a chuckle.

"Does this mean you accept, though?"

"Yes, I think so. I'm going to give this a shot. Michiru, honestly, I haven't felt this much motivation in a long time. It's a brand new world for me, but that's okay, as long as you're by my side."

Haruka grabbed both of Michiru's hands and looked into her eyes.

"I trust you, Michiru. With everything. I'll go anywhere you'll have me. I accept."

Michiru leaped out of her seat, still grasping Haruka's hands, and leaped up and down with delight!

"I have so many ideas!" Michiru exclaimed. "I need to get to work!" And with that, she ran upstairs to start composing their first song. But before she entered the music room, she turned back to Haruka and asked them to come up with a name for their musical project.

TO BE CONTINUED

#sailor moon #bishoujo senshi sailor moon #sailor uranus #haruka tenoh #sailor neptune #michiru kaioh #sailor venus #minako aino #sailor mars #rei hino #naru osaka #usagi tsukino #sailor moon headcanons #headcanon #extended headcanon #to be continued #harumichi

[tanakavox]

Look into the mutiverse chapter 4

Thanks again to ExiledDarkness for writing the charcters reaction for this chapter. Please go check out his stuff. And if your wondering where Qrow came from, We forgot to add a scene for Qrow and didn't feel like going back.

This chapter is based of the Youtuber SomecallmeJohnny and his review of Super Mario 64. I had to cut it short because my laptod was acting up again and google docs was acting wonky, parts of the fic getting erased. Rest assure for the Somecallmejohnny fans, I won't just do his reviews. I have plans to do Super gaming bros reaction as well. And for those who don't know Johnny, go check him! Enjoy the reaction.

The screen lights up again and shows Jaune wearing a cap and hoodie and sitting on a bright red couch. He had a bit of stubble on his face and he was currently holding a controller in his hand as he turned on a device known as the N64.

"Oh? Jaune looks good with stubble." Blake comments. Everyone looks at Jaune and then back to the one on the screen. They all nodded in agreement.

"It's a go time! Super Mario 64!" He said in a high pitched voice with a bad accent.

The Jaune on the screen sighed seemingly tired. "Lady and Gents welcome back to the Super Mario marathon, And just like with Ocarina of time, this is a game that haunted me during the N64 lifetime. Jaune looked the the N64 sitting on his dresser and continued. "It was like the console itself was actively mocking me like: "Hey Jauney? How about you ditch that playstation and try me out instead?" The blonde's eyes lit up in anger. "Well I didn't have a job in 1996 you sensitive prick!" Jaune snapped at the console.

Everyone blinked at the sudden anger. Ruby turned towards JNPR and asked, "Are you okay Jaune?"

Jaune, still frozen from the sudden burst of anger from his other self, snaps back to reality and nods at the question. "Yeah, I think I understand what's happening here. But I'll stay quiet until I know for sure."

Jaune turned toward the screen and went on like nothing happened. "Last time I gave Mario attention, I was focused on what made the Italian "Plumber—"" He said with quotation marks. "—the video game icon he is today. Now we're gonna do it again only in 3d."

Jaune turned to his audience and smiled. "You guys ready for another Super Mario marathon?"

"Aha!" Jaune says as he slammed his closed fist on his hand. "This is me doing video games!"

Ren paused at hearing this information. "Then that explains the sudden burst of anger then." Nora and Jaune nod while the rest of the audience looks on confusedly.

RWBY look at each other before Yang hesitantly asks, "So why did he get so angry?"

Jaune laughs before scratching the back of his head. "I like video games but I hate it when I can't progress further into the game. Sometimes I get really into it, I guess."

"Here we go, Super Mario 64, the 64 being figureded to the console and not the 64 game in the series, Mario's first 3d game, and a launch title for the N64. It was highly praised and hailed as the 3d version of what Super Mario bros on the NES did for platemors at the time, Mario 64 did the same. But I came into the 64 train late, So I don't have what you call: Super Mario 64 memories. In fact my first 3d Mario game was the next game we'll be looking at: Super Mario Sunshine on the GameCube. Jaune's expression darkened as he smiled hurmlousy. "But that can wait. Oh it can wait." The tone of his voice was bitter and venomous.

Everyone laughed now knowing the context of Jaune's anger towards video games.

"Alright booting the game up and the first thing you see is Mario's head. You know to really hammer in that this is Mario's first 3d adventure. You can even fuck around with the face a bit but it doesn't really effect the game it's just there for fun.

We're also greeted by Mario's new voice, provided by Charles Margent. Shockingly this isn't his debut as the Jumpman, that was in Mario Fundamental, a Pc game released a year before. Pretty sure no one heard of it before someone did a document on it.

"This idea of a floating Mario head, perhaps more infamously in Mario teaches typing two. A floating deformed head pop on the screen.

"Hey? Are you ready for Mario type?" It asked.

"Mother of God." Jaune deadpan in horror.

"Despite the new voice, Mario doesn't speak much. It's mostly hiyas woohoos throughout the game. And he only speaks a full phase when he completes a goal or he falls asleep on the job. It shows the red clad mario on the ground sleeping.

"Ha spatgai, Ha ravioli." The plumber mutters in his sleep.

Nora drools over the names of food. They sound pretty good right now.

"Charles as Mario is so absorbed into my head I can't imagine anyone else doing the role. It's not like the acting is amazing or anything, he's been voicing Mario for nearly 20 years at this point. If Charles stepped out of the role for any reason, the next guy would just try to simulate Charles' voice.

"It's weird that way," Ren piped up, "No matter what happens people are going to remember the original no matter how much the new one tries to be the old one.

"Hear hear ninja boy" Qrow cheered a bit and took a swig of his beer.

"Okay nearly forgot that I was looking at a video game, Sorry about that. Well let's look at that plot shall we?"

"I'm curious to hear about the kind of story this game might have," Ozpin said as he crosses his legs.

"Boswer kidnaps Princess Peach, Mario must go save her, now that didn't take long now did it?"

Ozpin blinked and sat back in his seat, a bit disappointed.

"I'll let it slide this time since they probably wanted to keep it safe for the first game in 3d. Hell, the menu theme is the main theme for the series."

Qrow snorts. "Fair enough. I guess you can't expect these guys to be that ballsy."

The entire game is set in Peach's castle. Boswer has taken the power star, which I believe gives the castle power? Jaune shrugged. I dunno what they do, it's not really explain and getting more powerstar allows you to get into more levels, and that's the name of the game here. Bowser had set up routine courses in painting.

"The courses tend to varies but nothing here gets too crazy like other Mario games. It's not until late game you go to more odd place like in a clocktower or riding rainbow.

"The game's openness is the first thing you'll take note of in Mario 64. You can start a mission with a hint on what to do,but there is nothing stopping you from just doing a different mission and grabbing the star despite not being the mission you clicked on.

There are a handful of expectations like racing against against Koopa the quick who not gonna show up unless you chose his mission, but most of the time you can go at it on your own pace. Eh, I didn't wanna fight King Bo-mb yet, I want free the chain chomp and get the star there. I could take down King twop, or I could do a well place jump and get this unrelated power star. And that's where a lot of Mario's replay value comes in, not just getting the power star but how you get them.

"Oh, this game sounds fun! I should get it if we ever get out of here." Nora exclaimed.

"With what money Nora?" Jaune asked. Nora looked at Jaune with a wide smile. "No." Jaune deadpan. Nora pouted at his response and turned to Ren with a wide smile.

"No Nora. And do not ask Weiss either." Ren said with his eyes still on the screen and Nora pouted again.

Peach's castle acts as a hub world, the place you're exploring and using to get to other stages to get more power stars. But in order to duke it out with Bowser, you need to get a certain amount of power stars to access the level. As a guy who doesn't care for hub worlds I don't mind Peach's castle. The levels aren't too far apart and there are things you can do in the castle that can help you increase your star count. Like a secret race track that gives you two stars if you're fast enough, or an underwater level that contains an easy to get star. It challenges you in a way that makes it still feel like a Mario game.

"It sounds pretty easy at first glance, but I can understand how annoying it can become if you mess up at least once or twice." Jaune says. Ruby, Nora, and even Ren nod in agreement.

The biggest change to the formula was the jump to 3d, like with Ocarina of Time. He still has to break boxes, stomp on enemies, the works but this game gave the man a few extra moves to go along with the change to 3d. The analog stick is used to move Mario, the further you tilled it the faster he moves, instead of the run button we knew from the past game. Mario still has the jumps he's famous for, but pressing the jump button can allow Mario to reach the heights he's never seen until this game without a power up. He can crouch and crawl but I've only used this a total of once. But you standstill and jump you can do a backflip, and if you crouch and run you can do a long jump which I love using so much and because you can do some real fancy shit with it, and it makes Mario move faster to boot. If you snap the anlong back and jump he can do a somersault and if you jump towards a wall, Mario can wall jump as well.

Nora makes a face at the detailed review. "All these moves and stuff sound annoying. Why can't games be as simple like they are now?!"

Ren sighs and begins to explain but Qrow cuts in. "It's because of games like these were like test models that you get to play the good quality games you have now. I remember playing Soaring Ninja back when he was literally unplayable and useless. Now look at him!"

Ruby and Yang gasp, Soaring Ninja was unplayable?

"I wouldn't be surprised if this move came from the gameboy version of Donkey kong. That remake has a fucklord of levels and a handstand jump for Mario. He still takes damage if he falls too far, so he's just a pale imitation. Jaune had Mario wall jump a wall to prove a point. "The Mario I know could fall from any height and take no dam-" Jaune cut himself off his eyes widening when he heard Mario grunt in pain and his health go down a bit. "WHAT THE FUCK! He took damage from a large height! Mario! What's the meaning of this?" He asked in bewilderment, looking at the floating Mario head from earlier."

"Oh nice computer you have here. Can I have it?" the Mario head asked

"No!" Jaune exclaimed.

Everyone's eyes widened at the scene. Ozpin checked his mug with scrutiny to see if he was still drinking the right drink. Looked normal enough.

"Peach's castle has 120 power stars in the castle, but you only need 70 of them to beat the game." Jaune had a strained smile on his face as he continued. But where the fun in just getting 70 power star and beating the game that way, it not like getting all the star is that time com- for fuck sakes yes it is!"

"Let's just get one thing clear, I fucking depise the 100 coin misson. It's as simple as it sounds, grab 100 coins and then grab the star that appears over your head. Lather rinse repeat, for all 15 courses. In a game that usually has you go to once place and grab the star, collecting these coins brings the game to grueling crawl. Mario 64 doesn't have a checkpoint system. It doesn't bother me much. The levels are usually small and with Mario's new moves getting the Power star is not only comartable, it's also pretty fucking fun. And then their these." That venomous tone from before came back. The screen showcased the blue coins that have appeared throughout most of the video so far.

"Aw it's one of those games! The type that needs you to waste your time actually going through all of what the game has planned for you before you get to the final boss! What a rip off!" Qrow exclaims, tossing his hands in the air. Jaune agrees, crossing his arms and trying not to join in on the rage.

"No amount of looking of cute puppies. can cotain the amount of rage i have when I fuck up these mission with a impeferct jump or when a enemey hits me from behind. It's not always a painful process, but sucks so hard cause the coins are either place so far part or because they're so goddamn scarce! "Gotta kill those enemies before the coins blink away and scatter when they spawn. These blue coins are 5 regular coin a piece but you gotta get them before they blink away and you only got one shot! Was there area I didnt search, an enemy I skipped, I did I fuck up somewhere since I only have 64 coins after look around what feels like for fucking ever?!

"And try not get the last coin in a dangerous area or impossible to backtrack to. The star will always appear right above Mario's head, so make sure it's a safe locati-GODDAMN!"

The star had appeared in a caged area that Mario couldn't reach.

Everyone laughed at the other Jaune's misery. The Arf viewing the screen feels relieved that he himself isn't on the receiving end. Or was he?

"Couldn't just tell the star to come to you Mario?" Jaune asked the Mario head on his computer.

"When a moon hits your eye, like a big pizza pie, that's amore!" Mario began to sing and Jaune facepalm when he didn't get answered. "When an eel lunges out…

"UNGAI?!" Jaune jumping up. A eel appeared and let out a roar and Jaune wasn't in his chair anymore, It being left spinning by how fast he booked it.

"That's amore!" Mario finished singing and chuckled. Get it? Amore eel? I said funny.

"Fuck you!" Jaune said from somewhere in the house.

All the immature audience members fell out of their seats in laughter while the more mature chuckled at the scene.

At the end of the day, I really shouldn't be going for all the Power star, and that's more of a technical issue, but I'm gonna bitch anyway. But despite the age, this game is still a treat to play even today. This has been Somecallmejohnny, and you guys have a Good Day.

Nora stretches and yawns. "Well, that was a nice one. Funny too! I wonder what's next?"

The end

#rwby #jaune arc #rwby ruby rose #blake bellodona #yang xiao long #qrow branwen #rwby ozpin #headmaster ozpin #rwby salem #rwby nora valkyrie #rwby lie ren #rwby mercury black #emerald sustrai #rwby qrow branwen #rwby oscar pine #somecallmejohnny #somecallmejauney #look into the multiverse

[ghoulciifer]

hii! maybe can I request a scenario or hcs about bakugo having a female s/o but she has a twin brother? like they're literally the same (both physically and mentally) and when he goes to visit her maybe he has to deal with both crackheads?? sorry for my bad english I love your works♡♡♡

request: Bakugou with a female S/O who has an identical twin brother.

word count: 1k

tw: none

tags: fem!reader, reader has a twin

notes: hi anon!! thank you for your sweet words! this request was super cute and i had a good laugh writing this. bakugou’s a little ooc from how i normally write him but that’s bc i needed some soft katsu and i am not sorry. n e way, i hope you enjoy and thank you again for your submission ❥

Silence. That’s all that Katsuki Bakugou wished for. That’s all he wanted after coming home from a long, hard day’s work of heroism.

Of course, his girlfriend (you) and her twin brother wouldn’t let that happen so easily.

You and your twin were seated on opposite ends of the sofa within yours and Bakugou’s shared apartment, mouthing off to each other over a heated game of Mario Kart. Not the new version - no, the Nintendo 64 classic, something so nostalgic that kept the two of you busy all throughout your childhood. In fact it was the very same system, you had found it collecting dust in some box shoved away in a utility closet. (B/N) was, naturally, the first person you called.

You’d let Bakugou know beforehand that your other sibling was going to visit for a while, but that was at noon, and it’s now… what time was it? Bakugou shoves a hand in his pocket to retrieve his phone, tapping the screen to life to see those dreaded large white numbers display the hour: it was damn near midnight. He’d been sitting between these two idiots for almost 4 hours since he got home.

Needless to say, he was a bit annoyed.

“Y/N.” He grunted, still scowling to himself with his arms crossed and draped over his middle. You didn’t answer; you were busy kicking ass.

“That was for the shell earlier, dipshit!”

“Oh my gooood, you’re so annoying, Y/N, that was ONE TIME!” Your brother groaned, eyes threatening to roll into the back of his head had they not been glued to the screen, thumbs aggressively tapping the controller in his hand.

“One time my ass,” you huffed under your breath. He always somehow managed to throw you off at the beginning of the race, just like when you were kids. But thankfully you hadn’t forgotten your technique in catching up at the last second.

“Y/N…” Bakugou growls as his thumb and pointer come to pinch the bridge of his nose. His eyes close in an attempt to maintain whatever was left of his composure.

“Hold on, baby, this is our last game, okay?” You assure him without taking your eyes off the game. You don’t even wait to hear an answer before you're rising up off the couch slowly, as if getting closer to the screen will help you see that long stretch before the finish line better.

“Sorry, Bakubro, I promise to give Y/N back after she’s done kissing my a- YOU FUCKER!” Your twin is jolting to your side as you throw yet another shell at him in the game. He jabs his elbow into your ribs to try and throw you off, but he’s too late - you’re already crossing the finish line as the victory music blasts through the speakers.

“HAHA! I TOLD YO-“

“Y/N!” Bakugou finally snaps and one look at him tells you you’re in trouble. The vein in his forehead is practically popping, and his eyes burn with an irritated glow as he stands from his position on the couch. He’s pissed… your twin audibly gulps as you quickly exchange glances.

Your brows furrow upward and your shoulders slump from seeing your seething lover, your sweet victory leaving a bitter taste in your mouth. “Katsuki, baby, I-“ you start, going to reach out for him and dropping the controller at your side before you’re interrupted yet again.

“Hey, I’m sorry, we got a little too heated and it was my fault, you know how Y/N gets in a competition.” Your twin takes a step forward as he speaks, hand over his heart as he motions over to you. You smack his arm lightly over the comment but still manage to see the gentle tug at the corner of Bakugou’s lip. “Seriously, have you heard her? Such a potty mouth!”

“Oh like you’re any better!” You retort with a roll of your eyes. You were secretly appreciative, though, of your twin’s ability to defuse situations like this; of course always looking out for you. He knows how important Bakugou is to you, so, in turn... the angry blonde is important to him, too.

You push (B/N) out of the way so you can carefully approach your boyfriend, feeling the annoyance roll off of him in waves the closer you get. Your fingers rest on his shoulders before sliding down his biceps, to his elbows, then finally snaking their way into his palms to intertwine with his own digits.

“I’m sorry, baby. I promise we won’t stay up so late next time… we just got excited.” You try to soothe Bakugou in your sweetest voice, knowing it’s this tone that always manages to break through to him when he’s agitated.

Bakugou sighs before giving your hands a gentle squeeze; his eves travel between you and your twin (who is making a retching motion at the sight before him) before closing as he leans forward to kiss your forehead. He understood how close you were with (B/N), and though he couldn’t quite comprehend just why you both act the way you do, he was more than willing to accept it. Especially for you.

“Yea, yea… you two are some real crackheads when you’re together.” You can feel his lips twitch into a small smile against your forehead, and his words cause a giggle to erupt from your lips. You honestly couldn’t deny it - it was just your chaotic, sibling nature.

“Okay, okay, that’s a little harsh,” (B/N) feigns his offense with an expressive shake of his head and his finger pointing right at Bakugou, “You can’t compare me to that little gremlin!”

“Oh my God, just go home.”

#bakugou katsuki headcanons #bakugo x reader #bakugou x reader #bakugou katsuki x reader #bakugo katuski x reader #bakugou fic #bnha #bnha fic #bnha drabble #bakugou drabble #bakugou imagine #hofortendoudrabbles

[nintendowife]

The year is nearly over and it's time for my personal game of the year picks again. Finished a record amount of games this year (53, full list of games at the end of the post). COVID-19 pandemic didn't really cause an increase in my gaming, the main contributing factor was Xbox Game Pass for PC which allows me to easily pick up and try out a variety of games. As a "blast from the past" I finally beat a Nintendo 64 game Blast Corps together with husbando, a game I had been stuck in in the 90s. Like usual, I didn't play many games released in the current year so most of my picks are older games. But without further ado, here are the best of the best. 

1st place: Yakuza Kiwami 2 (PC, also available on PS4, Xbox One)

Thrilling and serious crime drama featuring the legendary ex-yakuza Kiryu who finds himself in absurdly hilarious situations at every turn. This is a game you don't want to miss, but playing Yakuza 0 and Yakuza Kiwami prior to this is recommended. 

+ Amazing story with various charismatic and memorable characters + Some incredibly funny side quests and entertaining minigames + Gorgeously detailed environments in 4K + Cool soundtrack and superb voice acting + Majima Saga is a nice continuation to events of Yakuza 0 + Well-made PC port with no issues besides occasional amusing ragdolling - Lack of different fighting styles make battles a bit repetitive - No Ansel support 

See my posts about Yakuza Kiwami 2

2nd place: Octopath Traveler (Switch, also available on PC)

Classic JRPG of modern times with quality of life improvements and gorgeous presentation. Each characters' stories, the game's engaging turn-based battle system and mechanics kept me glued to the screen for over 125 hours.

+ Fun and rewarding battle system with a good amount of team customization and strategy with subclasses and skills + Beautiful visuals mixing old-school sprite graphics with modern lighting effects + Splendid soundtrack, dual audio option and great Japanese voice acting  + Likeable characters with their own individual stories and engrossing overarching story that lets you find the connections of the characters  + Quality localization with rich language. I learned many new words and H'aanit's old manner of speaking added a new layer of immersion. + Nice quality of life features like fast travel and seemingly unlimited inventory space - Random encounters (they didn't actually bother me much in this game as the battle system was engaging) - Sudden crazy difficulty spike when encountering the real final boss 

See my posts about Octopath Traveler

3rd place: Portal 2 (PC, also available on PS3, Xbox 360)

Immersive sci-fi first-person puzzle game with fascinating game mechanics and tons of great humor. Portal 2 lives up to the universal praise it has gotten.

+ Interesting premise and great writing + Well designed physics-based puzzles + Difficulty is just right, not too hard and not too easy + Super good voice acting and soundtrack that fits the environments spot on + Great humor right from the starting tutorial + The first-person camera immersed me into the game - Some issues like autosaving at unfortunate moments 

See my posts about Portal 2

Honorable mention: Xenoblade Chronicles X (Wii U)

Sci-fi action JRPG with a surprising twist in its story and a peculiar setting where the player isn't really the protagonist. Battle system is fun and rewarding once you get a hang of it.

+ Impressive world that made me go "woah!" and "ooohh!" + Cool sci-fi story + Great use of Wii U GamePad + Skells (flying mech suits) make traversing the vast world pleasant + Online multiplayer is still active - Tedious fetch quests (wiki/guide recommended) - Soundtrack isn't consistently good

See my posts about Xenoblade Chronicles X

Honorable mention: Ruiner (PS4 & Switch, also available on PC, Xbox One)

I'm in love with this game. I've played it on 4 platforms already and I'm waiting for my Switch physical copy. Ruiner was in my top 3 games last year so I'll just give it a honorable mention now.

+ Amazing world-building and atmosphere + Great soundtrack + Fast-paced action gameplay that stays fun even after multiple playthroughs - Some glitches in PS4 version, Switch version aiming doesn't feel as accurate as on other platforms

See my posts about Ruiner

Honorable mention: Death Coming (PC, also available on PS4, Switch, mobile)

Kind of like a point and click isometric Hitman game. Humorous game where you need to figure out how to reap as many souls as possible, causing fatal accidents with the environments.

+ Fun assassination gameplay with well-designed, wildly imaginative levels + Charming graphics and presentation + Hilarious ways to kill targets - More levels would have been welcome 

Nominees for my personal Game of the Year 2020

Only games I have finished in 2020 have been included.

A Plague Tale: Innocence (PC)  ACA NeoGeo: Metal Slug X (PC)  Bayonetta (PC)  Blast Corps (N64)  Carrion (PC)  Cat Quest (Switch)  Costume Quest + Grubbins on Ice DLC (PC)  Death Coming (PC)  Doki Doki Literature Club (PC)  Etrian Mystery Dungeon (3DS)  Final Fantasy XV + DLC episodes (PC)  Gears 5 (PC)  Gris (PC)  Helltaker (PC)  Her Story (PC)  Hypnospace Outlaw (PC)  Katana Zero (PC)  Kirby: Triple Deluxe (3DS)  Lonely Mountains: Downhill (PC)  Mario Kart 8 (Wii U)  Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite (PC)  Mr. DRILLER DrillLand (Switch)  My Nintendo Picross: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (3DS)  Observation (PC)  Octopath Traveler (Switch)  Paper Mario: The Origami King (Switch)  Pikmin 3 (Wii U)  PictoQuest: The Cursed Grids (Switch)  Pikuniku (PC)  Pokémon Shield (Switch)  Portal 2 (PC)  Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology (3DS)  Rainy Season (PC)  Ruiner (PS4)  Ruiner (Switch)  Star Fox 64 3D (3DS)  Stella Glow (3DS)  Streets of Rage 4 (PC)  Super Bomberman R (Switch)  Super Mario 64 (N64)  Super Mario 64 (Switch)  Super Mario Sunshine (Switch)  Tacoma (PC)  Tetris Effect: Connected (PC)  The Gardens Between (PC)  The Messenger (PC)  The Touryst (PC)  Thimbleweed Park (PC)  Watch_Dogs 2 (PC)  Wilmot's Warehouse (PC)  Xenoblade Chronicles X (Wii U)  Yakuza Kiwami (PC)  Yakuza Kiwami 2 (PC) 

Wishing you all a safe journey to a brave new year 2021! May it be blessed with plenty of quality gaming.

#game of the year #goty #yakuza kiwami 2 #octopath traveler #portal 2 #xenoblade chronicles x #ruiner #death coming #pc #nintendo switch #wii u #ps4 #nintendo 3ds #nintendo 64 #n64

[lifeisdabubbles-undersalmondean]

La Pomme ~ Chapter Six

Pairing: Sam x OC (eventual Dean x OC and Dean x Castiel. And I mean eventual.)

Series summary: George is a casual French-Mistake-universe Supernatural fan living in no-COVID 2020, who's life is upended when she's suddenly launched between realities, two years into the boys' past (S13E22). What begins as an insane, immersive fan experience turns into more when Jack goes missing and George offers up her AU information to help track him down. Soon it's discovered that she and Sam may actually have history. But that's impossible, right?

Word Count: 6,200

Warnings: {smut, fluff, angst, show level violence, swearing, mentions of suicide} ***Detailed warnings will be tagged for specific chapters.

A/N: Following the events of my prequel Paradise and second story From My Eyes Off. Reading those first gives context but isn’t necessary to start this one.

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Approximately three hours of arguing with herself about staying away from them later, George went to see if Jack and Sam had returned yet. She reasoned that, at this point, they'd been so adamant about her coming that staying away altogether would probably raise a larger red flag than if she just made a quick appearance.

That's not true! I'm just going so that they don't come looking for me. This is definitely the last time. Once I get the kid set up on the games, he'll forget I exist. Then I can slip back to my as-yet-undiscovered-room and wait quietly for Rowena to return and return me home. Everything will be fine. This has nothing to do with the beard.

I have to go to keep seeming uninteresting and innocuous, She reasoned with herself, though she knew it was dangerous. It was also not the real reason she was going.

There was no part of her that believed any of that. Especially as her heart fluttered at the thought of bearded Sam in that tight, gray deep v-neck.

First, she stopped in the kitchen to grab two beers from the fridge. Then she went to check Jack's room. As she walked up to the open door, she heard the two men talking.

"I don't understand why you don't want to tell me what happened." She heard Jack say.

Sam's annoyed huff made her pause, "I did tell you; nothing happened. She passed out exhausted and I didn't know where else to put her. There are so many new people here right now, I don't know what's an empty bed and what's not."

"OK…" She heard Jack's doubtful reply and then a pause before asking, "If Brent had passed out in your arms, would you have carried him to your bed?"

George grinned devilishly at the implication of the question, covering her mouth with her hand to stay quiet. There was a long, intriguing silence before Sam ordered defensively, "Shut up."

George decided to take that as her cue. She stepped into the doorway and cleared her throat, "'Shut up,' huh? Interesting parenting philosophy." She smirked as Sam started a bit and looked over at her. Presumably, he was wondering how much of that conversation she'd heard, and she felt in no hurry to fill him in.

Jack smiled at her and pointed to a surprising amount of booty on his bed and the floor in front of it, "George! They had everything on your list! Oh, except Mario 64."

Looks like the shoe's on the other foot, She thought smugly.

"Wow, really?" Her eyes went wide when she saw the small flat screen TV box leaning against the footboard and she looked at Sam with a surprised chuckle. She guessed Sam really wanted to keep Jack occupied. "And you bought it all, I see, awesome! Did you want some help setting up?"

"Yea, come in!" Jack nodded enthusiastically, waving her in, and then began unpacking his loot. George hesitated for a second as Sam watched Jack lay out all the equipment to start getting it set up.

Bitch, I don't know why you're taking pause now! You brought the damn beer. You planned this; just go in already.

With a quick, annoyed shake of her head to quiet the smug voices, she finally stepped into the room.

When she got close to him, Sam smiled, "Hey."

"Hi," George returned his smile nervously. "I don't remember that being on my list," Sam followed her gaze to the flat screen and then squirmed a bit, guiltily. Motioning to the rest of the stuff, she asked with a chuckle, "Feeling a little bit of dad guilt over something?"

Sam feigned ignorance, "Hmm?"

"I mean, OK, you needed the system and some games but…" Her eyes ran over the huge pile of game cartridges on the bed, wide with judgement. "And the TV? Kinda screams single-divorced-dad overcompensation. And I speak from experience."

"Oh, are you a divorced single dad, too?" Sam joked.

George snorted and corrected, "Raised by one… well, on Wednesdays and every other weekend. And he worked weekends… and most Wednesdays, so…" She trailed off with a what-are-you-gonna-do shrug and Sam nodded, understanding the semi-absent dad thing.

"I can definitely relate to the unavailable father," Sam's tone was serious but there was a smile on his face.

George stared at him curiously for a minute, Supernatural episodes flashing in her mind, and then nodded, "Oh, yeah, I guess you can." She was still getting used to television characters being real people. When he furrowed his brow curiously at her, she quickly said, "Anyway, yea, uh-expensive presents helped ease my dad's guilt about not really being there. That's how I got most of my video game experience." Just as he opened his mouth to respond, she held out a beer with a questioning look and said, "I think I owe you one or two of these? Although, seeing as this one is also from your fridge, think of this as more of a symbolic gesture. Since I can't actually repay you."

He chuckled and took the beer with a soft, "Thank you. And, no repayment needed. Trust me, we're just happy to be able to help. All of you." He was referring to the people from the camp again and she grimaced as a twinge of guilt zapped through her. Lying to him made her feel awful.

While it seemed like Jack was focused on unboxing the TV and not paying much attention to them, she held up the other beer and asked quietly, "Can he? I wasn't sure if you let him, but I brought it just in case."

Sam frowned a little and shrugged, "My brother lets him and I… choose my battles," he finished with a sigh. George smiled and nodded understandingly.

Seeing Jack was still preoccupied, she shrugged after a moment and offered, "Well, I don't normally drink beer but I can just say it's mine? He may not even ask for one."

Sam nodded appreciatively, snapping the bottle cap off his and tossing it into the garbage can in the corner. As she watched him raise the cold bottle to his lips, she couldn't help but stare at his gorgeous, newly bearded face. As he took a swig, her mouth went dry. Luckily, she was able to look away just before he caught her staring and she mentally kicked herself.

He raised an eyebrow at her when he noticed she didn't join him. Setting his drink down on the desk next to him, he reached out to take the unopened beer from her. "Ya know, it's more believable that you're drinking it, if it's actually open?"

"Oh, right," She let out a 'heh' of embarrassment as he popped the cap off and tossed it into the can as well. Taking it back from him, she admitted, "Like I said, not a big beer drinker."

With a teasing expression, he said, "Hmm… but really anything you drink out of a bottle has to be opened first, right?"

She blushed and smirked at his ribbing. Forcing herself not to laugh with all her might-made more difficult by the fact that she could see him trying not to smirk-she simply said, "Well, like I said, I was a latchkey kid. I typically drink strictly from the garden hose."

Jack finally looked over at them, finished plugging the TV in, and called to her, "George, come check the games!"

She grinned at the small "HA!" he let out at her joke. With a small, mental shrug, she lifted the beer and took a swig.

Fuck it, maybe it'll help calm my nerves. She then heard a smug sing-songy voice say, famous last words.

She walked over and looked at the cartridges that were laid out on his bed, "Nice! Oh, no way! Perfect Dark?!" She picked up the game and clutched it excitedly, "I totally forgot about this one!"

"Yea, I picked up a couple extras that weren't on the list. I hope that's OK, they just looked interesting," Jack said nervously.

"Of course it's OK! You might end up hating my game suggestions-not that that's possible because I have the best taste, obviously, but still. I'm glad you have a few to try on your own." Her grin increased as she looked at the game in her hand again, getting lost down memory lane for a moment. This game had gotten her through some rough patches.

She set it down and glanced over the few that were unfamiliar to her. "These ones I've never played before, so that'll be great. You'll get to actually figure out a few on your own."

"Will it be hard?" He wondered.

"Probably. And you'll most likely get so frustrated that you'll want to tear your hair out and throw the console against a wall. But, it'll be so freaking fun you can't stop. As Charles Dickens said, 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times'."

Sam laughed, picking his beer back up and taking another drink. George couldn't help but grin, drinking hers as well.

Damn if I'm not addicted to that sound.

While Jack was trying to get the console set up, he struggled to hook the system up to the small flat screen he'd placed on his dresser. George came over to help. After a moment, she identified the problem.

Holding up the console's composite cable she huffed, "This TV doesn't have RCA ports!"

"What?!" Sam 'pffted,' coming over to check it, running his hands along the back. When he found nothing, he stood back and put his hands on his hips, "Are you saying we're actually going to have to use our crappy old TVs for this?" He shook his head in disbelief.

George shrugged, "Eh, at least it gives him an authentic experience?"

A short while later they had the system set up on an old tube set and the three of them were playing a few rounds of Mario Kart 64. Jack was sitting cross legged on the edge of his bed. On the floor to his left was Sam, slouching against the bed with his legs stretched out long in front of him. George was to his right, with her knees bent and her feet planted on the ground, sitting straighter upright but also leaning against the bed.

In terms of play, all three were taking it serious. George was a little rusty but her muscle memory helped her quickly grab and keep first place almost every round. Jack was picking it up surprisingly quick but struggled with the strategic aspect of trap setting and disabling opponents. Sam needed a lap to get used to the buttons, but was now smoking Jack and catching up to George with ease.

At the moment they were in the middle of the second lap of their fourth round. Surprising everyone except George and Sam (because they threw it), Jack had won the first round and was very proud of himself. Unfortunately for Jack, he got a little too proud of himself. Her competitive side had roared to life at his boisterous celebration and the boys ate George's dust on the second and third rounds.

Sober George would have known better than to agree to another round. She would never admit it, but Sam had been hot on her tail the entire last round; he'd definitely be able to beat her by the next one. Unfortunately for her, she'd already finished her second beer and was feeling real cocky when they'd both demanded another round of her.

She had warned dramatically, "Alright, but if you're gonna take a shot at the Queen, you better not miss."

George was fairly far out in front and feeling great, when Sam's Peach shot a red shell at her Yoshi and she wasn't able to avoid it. As her Yoshi tumbled, George watched Peach fly past her into first place, a string of inventive curses flew out of her mouth, explaining in detail exactly where she thought Sam could put his red shells. He couldn't help but give her a quick, amused 'wtf' expression at her colorful vocabulary but she was too busy mashing her buttons to get back in gear again.

Just as she was gaining back on him, she gasped when Yoshi flipped over again. Another red shell.

"The FU-JACK!?" Her jaw dropped at Jack, whose Mario drove by and was now in second place. George let out a frustrated screech as the two men high fived each other over Sam's shoulder.

"Looks like we didn't miss, your royal highness," Sam teased, then dodged a kick to the shin with an evil laugh.

When Yoshi was upright and ready to go again, she pressed the A button down so hard her finger turned white. Pulling out all the stops to try and catch up to them again, she finally hit a mystery box. It took all her might to refrain from jumping for joy when three red shells appeared around her kart. Neither Jack nor Sam had noticed. Falsely confident that they'd disabled her, they'd devolved from their joint effort to take her down and were now going against each other. Jack lucked into hitting Sam with a tossed banana peel but Sam was able to out maneuver him on the next few turns and had scooted ahead again already.

George continued to gain on them, using her memory of the course to cut every corner she could and climb her way back up to third place. Sam and Jack were neck and neck, nearing the finish line on the final lap, and smack talking each other. They were barely paying attention to her and she waited for just the right time, before mashing her trigger button. Her red shells launched rapid fire. She watched with glee as Peach and Mario flipped over and stalled mere feet from the finish line.

As Yoshi sailed past them both and crossed in first place, George leapt up from her spot on the floor in triumph, "YES!" Sam and Jack flinched in pain; they were pretty sure everyone in the bunker had heard that.

"Tried to take me out, huh?" She asked Sam, then turned to Jack, "Didn't think I could get back up, did you? How ya like me now?" They were both trying to hide their annoyed grins and she continued, "You want to know why I always play Yoshi? Because he ain't a BITCH, and Neither. Am. I." She mic-dropped her controller onto the bed and did a victory dance in place. "Both. Of. Y'all. Can. SUuuUUuuUUuck. IiiiiIIiIIiiiIIiiit!" She sang joyfully, punching her arms into the air.

"Suck what?" Jack mumbled at Sam in exasperation, bummed that he'd lost again.

"Er-Nothing. It's just a saying, don't worry about it," The other man assured with a nervous throat clearing.

George quickly stepped over Sam's outstretched legs to the open space at the foot of Jack's bed. Jutting out her hip and placing a firm hand on it, she promptly began cat walking back and forth while singing, "Walk, walk, fashion baby. Work it. Move. That Bitch cuh-ray-zee." Jack was far more annoyed at losing than Sam, but they were both incredibly amused at her flamboyant, over-the-top reaction.

Sam watched her display with a smile and, after a moment, commented, "OK, Cindy Crawford, I'm cutting you off."

Pausing her catwalking to victory dance in front of him, she then lobbed, "And why? Don't like having your ass handed to you by a drunk woman?"

"You LUCKED out with all those red shells, George!" Jack argued defiantly.

"Now, now, Jack. Don't be a sore loser," George admonished jokingly, still wiggling her hips in delight.

"Yea, you're clearly only allowed to be a sore winner around here," Sam said pointedly with a chuckle. When George froze mid victory dance, her butt no longer bouncing in front of him, Sam regretted saying anything.

She scrunched her nose at him in offense, holding her hands up in surrender, "OK, fine. Yes. If it hadn't been for those red shells I would have been in third place."

Sam gave her a smug grin and said, "That's right."

She continued sweetly, "And obviously Jack would have won." A triumphant smile spread on Jack's face and he nodded his head in gracious acceptance of her determination.

"Thank you, yes-wait, what?" Sam started to agree with her and then it registered what she'd actually said. He did a double take. She knew darn well Sam would have won that round, but the smirk on her face told him she'd never admit it. Curiously, he was as turned on as he was infuriated.

Then, George added, "But the entire game is luck, dude! Most video games are. If you can't handle this, I would stay away from Mario Party," She warned in a serious tone.

Jack and Sam exchanged a serious look, then looked back at George. They had the same determined expression and Jack said, "Let's do it," while Sam nodded in agreement. He was having fun for the first time in weeks.

Maybe months, he thought grimly. He also hoped she'd say yes so he could do everything in his power to make her win and score another full frontal victory dance.

George laughed a little and nodded, "Alright. But don't say I didn't warn you. It's fun as hell, but no one wins at Mario Party. No. One," She finished ominously.

"I'm going to go to the bathroom before we keep going," Jack got up and headed for the door. He turned back with a thoughtful look on his face and said, "I might go to the kitchen for some snacks, too. Do you want anything?"

George shrugged, "Well, here's the situation Jack: I'm gonna say no but I will most likely steal some of whatever you bring back. So, I would say just accommodate for that and you should be golden."

Sam chuckled and said out of the corner of his mouth, "There's a life lesson in women if I've ever heard one." He avoided acknowledging the dirty look she shot him and shook his head at Jack, "Nothing for me, thanks."

After Jack left, George gave Sam a suspicious look and teased, "No more beer? Hmm, I see what you're doing."

Sam gave her a 'feigned innocence' expression and murmured, "Hmm?"

"You can stop drinking all you want; I can beat you, sober or not," Crossing her arms over her chest, she gave him a mean mug.

He chuckled, but said, "Truthfully, asking Jack to bring me a beer felt a little-"

"Alcoholic single dad?" George finished with a laugh and he joined her, nodding in agreement.

"Right," Sam pointed a quick finger in the air. "Not a great look," He said, standing up with a groan. "Yikes, shouldn't have been slouching like that. The older I get the less forgiving my back is."

"Have you ever tried a massage?" She asked, almost absentmindedly as she was distracted by him. His full height always took her breath away at first; she loved it.

Sam considered her question for a moment. Looking her over appreciatively, he asked with a teasingly incredulous tone, "No. Why, are you offering?"

That snapped George out of her stupor and she blinked rapidly. Thinking she hadn't heard him correctly, she asked "Oh, what? Oh, no! Er-I-I mean, I just, I wouldn't know where to begin. What? No, I mean I wouldn't know what I was doing. Not-no, I know what I'm doing I just-I'm not a professional. I-" Stop talking. Stop talking, now! George felt a bit warm and started fanning herself, "Hoo d'awgy, is it hot in here or just me? Maybe you should cut me off," She finished with a nervous laughter.

He had watched her nervous, adorable rambling gleefully, chuckling once or twice. Whenever he was near her, an eerie pressure would build in his chest that was reminiscent of feelings he'd thought were long since lost to him. He realized it was that feeling that spurred him on to be so flirtatious. At her last statement though, he reigned himself in and answered her question more earnestly to help break the tension and give her a chance to calm down, "I'm not so big on strangers touching me. And I worry about how sanitary those places are," he finished with an exaggerated shudder.

It had been kind of him to cut her a break, but when he started stretching out the kinks from his prolonged seat on the floor, any chance she had of calming down disappeared. She couldn't help but admire his physique. Her eyes trailed his body once over but then quickly settled back on his beard. She could kill the show producers for not letting him be bearded sooner than Season 14. 'Smoldering' didn't even begin to cover it.

She hadn't realized that she'd gotten lost in thought about those sexy whiskers until she heard his throat clearing. Widening in horror, her eyes quickly met his, which looked half amused, half curious.

With a lick of his lips, which made George's brows furrow with desire, he asked gently, "Is there something on my face?"

"No!" Gulping, she blushed from head to toe. After thinking about it for a split second, she heard a buzzed voice in her head say fuck it, you've already embarrassed yourself. Tilting her head to the side, she boldly proclaimed, "Well, actually…Yeah!" A nervous chuckle escaped her lips as she tried to figure out how to say this without giving anything away. In her inebriated state, she finally settled on, "The last time I saw you, your face was less… Hagrid?"

Sam let out a loud laugh, a look of mock offense on his face. She covered her mouth as she snickered, realizing maybe that wasn't the nicest thing to say.

"Oh, wow! Hagrid, huh? I… Well, I'm not sure how to take that. Maybe I should go shave real quick," He teased sadly, rubbing a slow hand over his beard. It made her weak kneed.

"No! Please don't! I'm sorry," She leaned forward and gently squeezed his forearm with both her hands, then let go. "I was just trying to make you laugh! And I couldn't think of an attractive bearded man reference fast enough; Hagrid was the next best thing."

"Nah, you're right. Hagrid was good; you had to do it," He shrugged in acceptance. Squinting at her curiously, he asked, "But, just to clarify, you don't think I look like Hagrid, right?"

She snorted and then looked unsure. As she spoke she slowly craned her neck up, "Well, now that you mention it, he was half-giant!" Another laugh escaped him and she bit her lip to keep from grinning. The sound mixed with the beer was lowering her inhibitions a bit and she ran her eyes over him quickly in appreciation. Before she could stop herself, she assured him, "Seriously, though. The beard looks good. You look…" All the descriptions she could think of were too inappropriate even for her less inhibited state. Finally, she breathed, her eyes wide for emphasis, "good."

Sam gave her a shy, sexy smile and he looked down at the ground for a minute. She could swear the skin of his cheeks near the top of his beard was slightly pink.

Was he hiding a blush behind all that rugged? George wondered, watching him closely. Her stomach was nearly painfully tingling with nausea; she knew she should stop but fuck, when was she ever going to get this opportunity again?

Sam looked back up at her, the look in his eyes making her gulp, and asked with a questioning shrug, "'Good,' huh?"

George could tell he was baiting her but unfortunately her rational side was beating her horny/ buzzed side back with a stick, trying to keep control. So, she simply nodded and gave him a flirty smile, confirming, "Yes. Good." The word came out as a painful purr that caused Sam's eyes to darken curiously. George unconsciously licked her lips; it felt like all the air had been sucked out of the room.

"Hmm," was the noise that broke the silence finally, rumbling heavily from Sam's chest. He was feeling very conflicted. For one, the alcohol was obviously affecting her and he wasn't trying to take advantage. But also, she was causing him to feel a lot of intense and strange feelings, feelings that hadn't been stirred up in years, and he couldn't explain why. He'd just met her! Knew almost nothing about her, yet he was flirting with her left, right, and center like he was… well, Dean! It felt so comfortable around her; he felt a calming sense of ease, as though his life wasn't a giant crapshoot of terrible day in and day out. That feeling should have been foreign to him but it wasn't completely. That's what terrified and confused him.

They'd been staring intensely at each other. George thought it seemed like he was holding himself back; she recognized the look and assumed it was the same one on her face right now. Running a suddenly nervous hand through his hair, he huffed a little and smiled.

"Well… thank you," His tone sounded as sincere as it did nervous. "I-"

Just then Jack came back and broke the tension in the room. George released a breath she hadn't realized she'd been holding, and turned to look at him. Balancing in his arms were two packs of red vines, one large bag of peanut M&Ms, six beef jerky sticks, two 'sharin' size' bags of Cheetos, and four Yoohoos.

The intensity of the previous moment paired with the absurd amount of food made her exclaim, "Dude!" The laughter bubbled out of her before she could stop it; she got near tears. Sam joined her with distinct but far less intense chuckles at Jack's attempts to interpret George's earlier instructions.

"What?" Jack asked curiously, "You asked me to account for you wanting some! I figured it was more efficient to just bring you your own."

"Ah, yes, a classic mistake, Jack. Half the fun is eating the other person's food," Sam teased.

George shook her head and sighed out the last of her laughter, "Oh, man. That was great. OK, I have to pee and then we'll have a talk about appropriate food portions before the game. Also, the fact that you brought peanut M&Ms and not caramel is near criminal."

Sam followed her out the door, saying, "I think I've changed my mind on that beer. I'll be right back, too."

"Grab me one?" She requested over her shoulder and he nodded affirmatively.

On her way back to Jack's room, George was wringing her hands nervously. Her mind was racing; she'd barely been able to concentrate on peeing! There was a heated debate going on in her head about what the hell she thought she was doing. A very large, very selfish part of her had not wanted to hold herself back. But she was skating on thin ice. Thin? Try imaginary! You seriously believe Sam Winchester is flirting with you? You have lost your damn mind. You look like a bumbling moron to him. A total Becky! Not to mention, he's a 10 and you're an Idaho six, if we're being generous.

The unnecessarily hurtful arguing in her head silenced instantly when she rounded the corner and found Sam in the hallway, sans beer. He was nervously pacing about 6 feet from Jack's room. She gulped; he looked agitated all of a sudden. Was he about to give her a talk about being inappropriate and how they should just "be friends?" She heard a voice sing-song in her head: I told you so, six.

Forcing herself to move forward once again, she tried to steal herself for the blow. To her surprise, his expression shifted to regret when he noticed her finally.

"Hey," He started, his tone apologetic. "I'm sorry to have to do this to you, but-" he held up his phone with a grimace.

"You have a hunt," George finished slowly with an understanding-and incredibly relieved-head nod. She watched Sam glance back at Jack's room with sad eyes. It clicked after a moment and she added with a less understanding tone, "And you want me to keep Jack distracted while you go?"

Sam gave her an adorable, pleading face, "Yes, please? I already broke the news to him and he's… upset about not being able to come."

George frowned, "Dude, are you seriously leaving me here by myself to entertain him? Sam!" She stomped her foot quietly, mock upset, "I don't know anything about what young adults are into these days. SnapChat? Four Loco? Miley Cyrus?!"

"Hey, look at this as an opportunity to finally play those real deep cuts from Avril," Sam joked back and George punched his arm gently; both laughed.

"OK, but really, do you have any tips for how to handle a teenage boy who's pissed because he can't go kill things?" She looked nervously toward Jack's room. "How do I cheer him up?"

"Well, I think we both know what you're going to have to do," Sam said with a deep, apologetic sigh. George raised an eyebrow curiously. Sam raised both of his and widened his eyes with a pointed head tilt in response. Her eyes narrowed suspiciously as she began to see where he was going with this and his head started nodding slowly.

"No," George said matter of factly, starting to shake her head. "No!"

"Look, I know it's not ideal, but-"

"I refuse!" She dug her heels in and her arms crossed over her chest.

"Now, now," He began in the same tone you would use to speak to a toddler. "You asked how to make him happy."

"I am not going to debase myself like that, Sam. No!"

"Listen, I know it's hard! But you've done it once already! Was it really tha-"

"Horrible! You of all people should understand why this is a terrible thing to ask! You had to do it once, too!" She uncrossed her arms and pointed at him, demanding, "Look me in the eye and tell me a little piece of your soul didn't die the last time?"

"Oh it wasn't that bad," Sam rolled his eyes dramatically.

"That's easy for you to say, Sam! You're bad at it! But, I have a reputation to protect!"

"OK, Kinicki, well if you want Jack to have fun, you're going to have to suck it up and let him win at Mario Kart!" When she huffed, shaking her head in continued defiance, he rolled his eyes and offered a compromise, "Every once in a while!"

After a few moments of mean mugging each other, neither one willing to give in, they both just started laughing. Once their laughter died down, he gave her a serious, apologetic expression and said, "Georgia, I really am sorry to do this… I was having fun."

As he used her full name, she couldn't help the smile that spread across her face. With a gentle shake of her head, she waved him off, "Don't be sorry; you have to go. And truly, I don't mind. Jack's actually a pretty cool kid…" She trailed off and then furrowed her brow in mock concern, "or am I a lame adult?"

He chucked, then shrugged and said, "Well, if you are then I am."

"Good thing Dean didn't hear you say that," She joked, shooting a finger gun at him. The look on his face in response was indiscernible and she kicked herself. "Shit, sorry. That was insensitive. With Michael and everything, I-I didn'-"

Sam waved his hand in the air and cut her off, "Nah, I know you didn't mean anything by it. I was just thinking how accurate the statement was, yet… you haven't met Dean, right?"

Her eyebrows went up in sobered surprise. Shit. She gulped and stuttered out, "Oh-right-no, that's right. I haven't… I-I just, uh, I know what it's like to have a big brother! He's-he is your big brother, right? I mean, I think I've heard Jack or someone say that…" Sam's brows furrowed further, looking at her curiously and nodding slowly in confirmation. "Right, well, yea. I just-I figured since Dean was your big brother, he'd relish the opportunity to make a comment about you being a loser. I know my brother certainly lived for it." She felt like he could tell she was sweating and it made her sweat more.

"Uh huh," Sam said with a slow drawl, not entirely convinced.

As George watched him she became less nervous, realizing that there was a lot of pain behind his bright hazel eyes. It was obvious that he was really worried about his brother; her heart twinged in empathy.

Without thinking, she placed a hand on his forearm and gripped tightly. With a comforting smile she promised, "Don't worry, Sam. You'll find Dean soon."

Sam felt as if the wind knocked out of his lungs as an intense burst of deja vu hit him. It couldn't be… that had been a dream. A fake dream at that! All part of the trickster's mind games trying to get him to give up on saving Dean. Obviously, there was no way this was the same woman. Yet he knew he'd heard that consolation before. From her, he felt sure. But how would he have dreamt about a woman from an alternate reality?

She jumped when she heard someone shout from down the hall, "Sam!"

George was panicking internally. He'd flinched at her words and the look on his face made her sick to her stomach. She let go of his arm quickly. Had she gone too far? Had she offended him? Was he just disgusted at being touched by her? A million thoughts raced through her mind as a cold sweat broke out on her forehead.

Sam snapped out of his stupor and furrowed his brow a bit. "COMING!" He boomed in their direction and then looked back at her in apology. Though he still seemed perturbed by something.

George smiled understandably, eternally grateful for the interruption, and began before he could say anything, "You have to go! I'll keep an eye on Jack for a while longer. But I swear to God if he starts trying to talk to me about Fortnite or TikTok or FOOTBALL: I'm. Out."

Sam had moved around her, slowly starting to head for the map room, "Football?"

"I just really hate sports," She deadpanned with a shrug, turning her body around to follow him.

He chucked and nodded, "Ah. Noted." He bowed to her slightly as he backed away, "Well, Thank you again. I owe you a beer now… or maybe a massage?" He offered innocently, adding, "I may not be a professional, but I definitely know what I'm doing." He watched just long enough to see her jaw drop, then with a wink, he turned and left.

When she'd mopped herself up from the floor and had finally started breathing again, George looked up to the ceiling and begged, "I have thirty five thousand dollars in savings and retirement and it's all yours for a copy!"

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Here’s another TED Talk starring NiGHTS and crossovers again. I might as well just call it “NiGHTS into Crossovers” or something like that:

Luigi would make a great visitor for the Night Dimension regarding his personality, especially in Luigi’s Mansion and in the Mario and Luigi series. Maybe Luigi’s dream would be set at the time where Luigi was still living in his brother’s shadow and had struggled to remain in the spotlight for as much as Mario. This would be the internal conflict that would set up the dream, thus setting up the game. Since these plots within NiGHTS mainly occur due to internal conflicts. His Nightopia would have this aspect to it in which the scenery would look dim, not too bright, but also not too dark. Just...dim, I suppose. And it reflects on the fact of how much he’s been living in his brother’s shadow for a while and how it affects him. This is only just one aspect of his Nightopia. After all, the Nightopia of a dreamer reflects more than one aspect of their character connected to the element of the ideya that shapes one of the areas of their Nightopia. Or maybe his version of the dream gate should be rather shaded, as if it’s engulfed by a large shadow. Perhaps it’s Mario’s shadow. I mean, who else would it be?

A nice story introduction could be along the lines of this: (Note: I haven’t come up with the nightmare scene for Luigi at the beginning but it does involve his frustration about being in his brother’s shadow and his brother going on adventures without him, leaving him behind and got the most attention in the end. Just like any other visitor having a nightmare, Luigi soon gets chased by ghastly nightmarens but eventually escapes by running towards the light.)

Luigi is lucid dreaming and he comes across the dream gate for the first time, he’s unfamiliar with the area and walks around in a slow and cautious manner. The dream gate at first is pitch black but a big yellow spotlight from above strangely lights up the center of the dream gate itself. As he notices and slowly approaches the light, he stutters and calls out Mario’s name to the darkness. A voice that isn’t Mario responds to Luigi’s call which slightly makes Luigi start to tremble. The being in which the voice belongs to reveal himself to Luigi and it’s none other than Owl. Startled, Luigi jumps away from Owl. Owl introduces himself to Luigi and the scenery around them lights up....but only a little bit. Owl notices the dream gate being rather dim and gloomy and says that he’s never really come across such a gloomy dream gate. He continues by explaining the concept of Nightopia to Luigi and he follows it with a line that he had claimed to have heard about someone like him and says that he looks quite familiar to that person. Luigi responds with “Mario?” Owl goes all like “Hoo! Yes, that’s right! His name is Mario! A few visitors I’ve met before have talked about him. He seems to be a famous person among the waking world. But I’ve heard one visitor mentioned that he has a brother...” Excited, Luigi jumps up and responds with an “Oh yeah!” while raising one fist up in the air. “Hoo, you’ve heard of him too?” Owl questions. Luigi nods and explains in his Italian gibberish that he is the brother of Mario that the visitor mentioned. Owl is astonished and says that he is honored to meet the brother of the famous Mario. NiGHTS suddenly flies in out of nowhere and does a few loops around a confused Luigi going “Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa!” in response. NiGHTS introduces themselves to Luigi and asks for his name. Luigi exclaims his name in his signature joyful tone. Owl explains to NiGHTS that Luigi is the brother of the famous Mario. Excited, NiGHTS mentions the last visitors mentioning Mario and goes as far as to claim that they spotted Mario in a dream once. Luigi, in his gibberish speech again, asks NiGHTS if they know where Mario was and if they could take him to where Mario was. NiGHTS tries to remember where Mario was but gets cut off by a sudden red light radiating from Luigi’s palms. Owl, exclaiming with a “Hoo!”, notices that Luigi possesses the ideya of courage. Owl then explains to Luigi about the five ideya. NiGHTS believes that maybe they can find Mario if Luigi allows them to borrow the dream energy of the ideya of courage by dualizing together. Luigi is confused on what dualizing means until Owl explains it to him. Luigi is still confused and Owl tells him that he “understand it by trying it”. “Now, go ahead and touch NiGHTS. That is, if you’re into that sort of thing.” Luigi touches NiGHTS and the two dualize. The tutorial level begins and the dualized NiGHTS and Luigi make it through the tutorial level. Afterwards, NiGHTS and Luigi find the black sea and NiGHTS warns Luigi to never go near it and that whoever falls into it never comes back up. Luigi trembles in fear. NiGHTS attempts to lighten up the situation by claiming afterwards that it’s “just a myth”. The two head back to dream gate.

(End of introduction)

Regarding Luigi’s combat in his dreams that don’t involve dualizing with NiGHTS, I’m thinking that he find the poltergust vacuum that he wielded in Luigi’s Mansion somewhere in his dream. Speaking of which, just like in Journey of Dreams, Luigi would enter through doors in order to reach an area of his Nightopia. If Mario was a visitor, he would jump through paintings in order to reach an area of his Nightopia, just like in Mario 64. Speaking of paintings, I wonder if NiGHTS themselves, would get imprisoned within a portrait frame at the beginning of each level because more references to Luigi’s Mansion. But even better would be Luigi obtaining the dreamy form that he had whenever he was in the dream world in Mario and Luigi: Dream Team. He could possess certain objects via “Luiginary Works” like a tree, a whirlwind, a constellation, a giant pinwheel, a sun, a planet, a drill, a clock, and even a patch of matter itself. He can make exact duplicates of himself called “Luiginoids”. When he’s in a crisis, he fuses with his duplicates to become giant. Luigi makes for a pretty powerful dream being. Which means having his dreamy self and NiGHTS dualize would create a force to be reckoned with. And you what, I also want some of Luigi’s moveset from Smash to be represented here too. But I was mostly just thinking about his kick taunt that could spike an opponent that’s clinging onto the edge of a stage or just do really small knockback. Moves like the “Green Missle”, “The Luigi Cyclone”, and “The Super Jump Punch” would be pretty effective against nightmarens to be honest, unlike his dash attack, which I imagine that he would only really do out of panic and desperation or when he’s cornered. Then again, “The Super Jump Punch” and the kick taunt could also be done for the same reasons. For example, if Luigi were to just so happen to be snatched and grabbed by Reala, Luigi could just wind up doing “The Super Jump Punch” without realizing it, therefore unintentionally KO’ing Reala up to the blast zone in the style of the Smash Ultimate KO screen.

However, there is a secret Konami code in the game which upon entering the code, unlocks a cheat where Luigi could win by doing absolutely nothing. The player requires no controller input, as Luigi can fly through through all of the stages, collect all of the ideya, get all high ranks, and defeat all of the bosses all while in his idle stance. Like Pauline, Luigi proves to be a horrible threat to Wizeman. Thanks to this secret cheat, Luigi can instantly sweep all oppositions under the fabric of his own Nightopia. Luigi overcoming the nightmares in his Nightopia was the very key that had made him achieve his final smash ability that he had expressed in Brawl called “Negative Zone”. He emits a green-tinted void where all the colors of the environment, the opponents, and himself become inverted. Opponents fall for all sorts of random afflictions within the void. According to the trophy description of his final smash in Brawl, it states that this special ability of his is a reflection of the dark side that he embraced while in his brother’s shadow. Thanks to this ability, he can express this part of himself that he’s had within the depths of his Nightopia into reality itself, which is quite a feat within the universe of NiGHTS, I believe. But the “Negative Zone” cannot overwhelm him, for it shall be balanced by the radiating light that is the ideya of courage, which he strongly possesses despite his usual cowardly nature. So of course just like the “Negative Zone” ability can slip its way into reality, the ideya of courage can do just the same. Luigi also embracing his ideya of courage had also became the very key to achieving his new final smash starting in Smash 4 and continuing onwards to Ultimate. The “Poltergust 5000” and the “Poltergust G-00”! He sucks up his opponents and nearby items in his vacuum then shoot them out diagonally, which can potentially shoot them straight towards the blast zone and the items get shot out like projectiles. The ideya of courage not only helped him achieve this final smash, but also allowed to overcome the odds of his haunted mansion and hotel explorations.

Now after you have entered the secret Konami code, unlocked the secret cheat code where Luigi wins by doing absolutely nothing, you unlock a special boss battle made specifically for Luigi. The context behind this special boss battle is that Wizeman has discovered, well, let’s just say an interesting individual who can pretty much be considered the inner demon of Luigi. You may be familiar with him. Yep, that’s right. I’m talking about none other than WALUIGI HIMSELF. The fight is very much akin to the NiGHTS and Reala fight in the first NiGHTS game because the “””””fight”””” in Journey of Dreams is boring, boring, BOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRRIIIIIIINNNNNNNGGGGG, I SAY!!! Flinging dirty balls at each other just doesn’t cut it! The boss fight begins with a cutscene where Luigi is searching for NiGHTS and he spots someone purple. He thinks that it’s NiGHTS and he approaches the purple figure. He calls out NiGHTS’ name as he approaches. The purple figure lets out a silent “wah-heh-heh....” which confuses Luigi. The purple figure slowly turns around. He says: “You expected NiGHTS? Too bad, Waluigi time!” Waluigi reveals himself and the fight begins. During the fight, the song “Destruction Dance” from Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix plays. (To be honest, the NiGHTS and Reala song and Destruction Dance would make for a great mashup remix.) After Luigi defeats Waluigi, Waluigi claims that as a rival, he will always be lurking in Luigi’s own shadow and says that he will return whenever Luigi is hiding in Mario’s shadow again. Or rather just: You might be gettin' better, but nobody cheats better than me! You got that?!" Waluigi vanishes into nothing but shadow afterwards, leaving a treasure chest. The area brightens up and Luigi approaches the treasure chest. He humps it, the treasure chest opens, and a big key jumps out of it. Luigi grabs the key and does his signature victory pose whenever he grabs a valuable item while the boss key victory jingle plays. Don’t worry, Luigi does eventually find NiGHTS again.

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