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sylvie-writes · 4 years

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Exhausting yet Fun

Request: hey it’s my birthday on the 5th and I was wondering if I could request a fic/hc about Steve? Maybe there was a surprise party that the team put together for the reader and there were games and all that. Don’t feel pressured to do this though, I completely understand. Thank you anyways! @marvelfanatic16

Hiya hon! I really wanted to write this for you, so here’s my early present to you hehe! Happy Early Birthday!!! (I would’ve queued this but why not post it now?)

So sorry if this is bad and/or not what you wanted. I’m preparing for school soon and my brain is already in shambles. I just really wanted to give you this!

The title tho..

“Babe, wake up.” Steve gently shook your shoulder, whispering in an attempt to wake you up.

This morning you and Sam went for a run after you lost a bet the other day.

“So if the team likes my mac n cheese better, you and I are gonna go running.”

“Keep dreaming, Sammy.” You patted Sam’s shoulder, confidently walking away with a hot pot of mac n cheese, your grandmother’s recipe. There was absolutely no way you would lose.

“Sam, is that bacon!” - Bucky

“Oh my god, this tastes like liquid gold with pieces of heavenly bacon.” - Tony

“Don’t break up with me darling, but the bacon is killerrrr.” - Steve

Famous last words- “There was absolutely no way you would lose.”

Needless to say, you and Sam had shaken on that deal, there was no turning back.

So this morning from 3am to 6am Sam had you running, jogging, sprinting. Whatever you’d like to call it, bottom line, it was painful.

To make matters worse it was your birthday and no one had said a single word yet.

It’s not like you were trying to be vain or anything, but one day out of the year, it’s nice to feel loved!

As soon as torture time was over, you hopped in a car and headed back to the compound.

Maybe it should’ve been an ambulance

Sam dropped you off at the front before driving off once again. Where was he going at 6:30 in the morning?

You had no clue and if you weren’t exhausted you would’ve bugged him about it.

Moopping to the bathroom, you started a hot shower, grabbing epsom salt for your jelly-like legs.

It’s not that you were physically inactive, no, it was the fact that Sam has suddenly started to run faster, almost catching up to Steve and Bucky’s speed. Come to find out they’ve been training him.

At 7:45 am, now clean and fresh, yet still tired, you crawled back into bed. Steve’s light snores signaling he was still out like a log. Or so you thought.

Turning on your side, your back to Steve, you shut your eyes, until you felt warm hands on your shoulder.

Just as you were about to turn, Steve shushed you.

“Shhh, just go to sleep, doll.”

His sleepy morning voice was groggy but adorable. You could tell he was just as sleepy yet he still continued to lightly massage your shoulders, sending you to sleep.

Now, it was 1 pm and Steve was trying to wake you.

It was a plan.

Last night, the mac n cheese.

Everyone had come together to conspire a plan for your birthday. They all knew you were never one to back down from a challenge. So when opportunity presented itself, they gladly took it.

In reality, your mac n cheese would’ve won had not everyone decided to let Sam win, now enabling them to have time to plan for your surprise party.

While Sam took you on the longest route in hopes of tiring you out, the team rested, knowing very well you’d sleep for hours into the afternoon.

When Sam had dropped you off, little did you know that he was going to get your party decorations and cake.

Andddd while you were sleeping, Steve and the rest of the team decorated the compound.

Your eyes slowly fluttered open as you turned on your back to see a showered and dressed Steve sitting on the edge of the bed.

“Can I help you, sir?”

Steve chuckled and then grabbed your hands, tenderly helping you out of the bed, holding you upright as you were still trying to wake up.

Reaching behind you, he grabbed a fresh cup of coffee, which you happily took, the warmth of the steam hitting your face, a bliss feeling.

“To answer your question, when you're ready, get dressed and meet me in my office.”

A kiss on your cheek and he was gone, and out the door.

Slightly confused, you finished your coffee and left to go get ready.

At 1:43 pm exactly, you walked out of the bedroom and towards the elevator, taking the route to Steve’s office which was two floors above you.

Once again, little did you know, Steve really just wanted you to deliberately miss the kitchen and common room, where the rest of the team resided with all the decorations and games.

It was an annual thing with the team to have a game nice once or twice every month. You all played games from Uno, Battleship, Apples to Apples.

You name it, you played it.

Well, an all time favorite was monopoly, where you all would get on teams and see who’d have the most property and money at the end. A game Tony was terrible at playing.

Soooo they had it for your birthday!

Board games with the team were absolutely hilarious.

You’d all play mario kart but last time that happened, this got a little out of hand, literally. *ahem Natasha*

She may or may not have tried to rip off Bucky's metal arm…

You opened the door to Steve’s office and he immediately jumped up from his desk, totally not fiddling with something in his hand.

He shoved the thing in his pocket and nervously chuckled walking up to you.

“You look gorgeous as always.” He held out his arm and you looped yours within, curious as to why you were leaving the office when you had just shown up.

In the elevator, you could tell Steve was nervous, his foot slightly tapping.

“Are you okay, Grant?”

Grant- a term of endearment you’d always use for Steve.

Unlocking his eyes from the floor, he looked at you and smiled, like he was relieved.

“Definitely.” Steve pecked your lips and escorted you out of the elevator as the door opened up.

Upon entering, you rounded the corner and to the common room, in which the lights were off.

You almost went to turn on the lights when they shot on and the team popped up from their hiding places.

Startled, you jumped onto Steve as he and the team laughed, you joining in on the laughter.

“Happy Birthday, (y/n)!!!!”

You walked forward and smiled gleefully, your cheeks were hurting from smiling so much but it was impossible not to.

“Guys-you didn’t have to do all this for me.” Your hand covered your mouth as you took in all of their lovely work. Wanda came up and hugged you, the other team members coming up to do the same.

“Of course we did! We love you, (y/n).”

At Wanda’s statement you just hugged her tightly and let out happy tears.

This team- well your family! They have shown you so much love, how could you not cry? It was a nice feeling to feel loved and appreciated.

Soon after all the salutations, Steve put his hand on the small of your back leading you to the kitchen, where the lights were also off.

The team followed suit, Tony telling F.R.I.D.A.Y to turn on the lights.

The relaxing ambiance of yellow lights, shown on a beautiful birthday cake.

One Sam had gone to pick up from your favorite bakery, which when you later found out and hugged him to death.

Too caught up in the cake you hadn’t even noticed Steve until he spoke up, the team all standing around with their phones, you looked at them and then down at your boyfriend, on his knee.

Steve’s hand was shaking as he held out a box, and you just wanted to soothe his nerves.

He was so adorable you just smiled sweetly at him as if telling him to proceed.

“Doll, (y/n), I love you so much, you’ve been here for me, you are loyal, loving, and funny. My best friend, and I don’t know what I’d ever do without you. Will you do me the honor of making me the happiest man alive by marrying me?”

His little speech was just the cutest and you vigorously shook your head. The ring slipped perfectly on your finger.

Steve stood up and you flung your arms around his neck as he swung you in a circle.

Setting you down, Steve then leaned in for a kiss, the team cheering you on.

The excitement of the proposal was the main topic over the delicious cake, the team already preparing for your wedding.

After cake, Tony giddily whipped out Monopoly, already predicting his win, the total opposite of what actually happened.

Let’s just say that Tony can never. ever. be the banker again.

To end your lovely birthday, you and the team sat around on the couch, watching a comedy Bucky had found.

Joyful laughter filled the room as you looked down at your ring, smiling. Sighing blissfully then leaning into Steve’s arm.

This indeed had been the best birthday, the team succeeding in their mission.

These people were definitely your family and this man beside you, your husband to-be.

#steve rogers #steve rogers x reader #steve rogers x you #steve rogers imagine #chris evans x reader #chris evans

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zenithlux · 4 years

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My One and Only - Yandere!VergilxReader

Welcome back! This was a request for Yandere!Vergil/Fem!Reader by someone who would like to remain anonymous. Thanks so much for the support! I’ve never written Yandere anyone before, so I hope I did it justice.

You can find my commission info here!

The moment Vergil saw her, he knew she was the one. But considering how he’d never felt such a revelation before- except maybe that one time he didn’t want to think about - he had no idea what to do with it.

He wasn’t entirely certain why he felt this way. It could be her general personality; bubbly and upbeat, but serious when she needed to be (which was often when one was saddled with Dante as much as she was). Maybe it was her physique, as he would be lying if he said she wasn’t attractive. Maybe it was the way she smiled and laughed around him as if it were perfectly normal and he wasn’t some terrible demon who’d murdered hundreds of thousands of people. Or maybe, just maybe, it was the way he’d gotten lost in her eyes twice now, and she’d had the audacity (and confidence) to tease him over it.

All he knew for certain was that he needed her in his life. And not just as a friend. That was good enough for Dante maybe, but not Vergil. No, Vergil wanted to make her fall in love with him.

Things had started off innocent enough. As one of Morrison’s agents, she was a frequent caller of Devil May Cry, and Dante himself spent a large amount of time visiting her for payment and the like. Of course, Vergil knew that Dante was growing tired of it, as he much preferred kicking back and letting everyone else work around him. So, in an effort to help his little brother, Vergil innocently suggested that he deal with all communications between her and Devil May Cry. Dante was thrilled that Vergil was looking to take a more “active role in the business”. She agreed to the new arrangement, and, as far as Vergil knew, both were none the wiser.

Now, he saw her almost every day, usually at night, though he learned very quickly that he got much better results if he visited early in the morning. That was an easy enough fix as, unlike Dante, Vergil enjoyed being up early. So instead of showing up whenever he felt like it, Vergil scheduled his visits; after nine am, but before noon with at least thirty minutes to spare. She too seemed to appreciate his attention to detail, as she seemed much more enthusiastic (and awake) during those meetings. It also made the occasional night visit much more bearable, as she always assumed it was Dante demanding the late night payment - a lie Vergil had never bothered to correct.

Once the two had established a suitable rapport, Vergil transitioned to learning absolutely everything he could about her. Full name. Age. Hobbies. Her favorite food, drinks, color, time of day and season. Whether or not she had or was interested in owning any pets. What kind of house she lived in and whether or not she was looking for something else. Anything that was even remotely important, Vergil found out about it. Most of it had been through both observation and casual conversation. Her “office” was a tiny room in her apartment, and she had no qualms with letting him inside whenever he asked. It also helped that she was very forthcoming with information of all kinds, and Vergil did his best to sprinkle in personal questions with as much care as he possibly could. Sometimes, when she left him alone for just the right amount of time, he helped himself to the various pictures on the wall, books on her bookshelf, or a million other things that painted a picture of this woman he was still getting to know.

But no matter what he did, Vergil remained as subtle as possible, lest she flee before he had a chance to make his move.

And after four months of this rigorous schedule, Vergil knew things were going well. He didn’t miss the coy smiles and her shameless attempts at flirting (she really wasn’t very good at it, but it was the thought that counted). He saw the gentle touches she reached for, and allowed just enough to keep her interested. A month after that, she started sending him small gifts; dark chocolate he’d subtly mentioned liking, cards with special bookmarks or a gift card. A fruit basket filled with strawberries (he’d been rather pleased by that one). She’d even given him a small stuffed animal, and it took Vergil far too long to realize that she must have slept with it before giving it away, as it smelled so strongly of her that it drove him wild. And he’d returned the gesture with one of his own.

He hadn’t missed the way her eyes had widened when she held thatstuffed, black cat; a memento of the one she’d lost two weeks before they met. Or the way she’d attempted to discreetly smell it for the cologne he’d generously doused it with- another gift of hers that he used so often that even Dante had started to notice.

By the eight month mark, Vergil knew he’d ensnared her completely. Sure, to her they were just really close friends. She was, after all, still in a relationship. A poor one- that boy treated her terribly - but one all the same. All Vergil needed was a little push. Something drastic that would have her swooning in his arms for the rest of her days.

And, after another few weeks of waiting - more days spent in and around her apartment- Vergil found his opportunity.

It was during a walk; one he forced her on after he found her alone in her office with bags under her eyes with the blinds all closed in the middle of the day. She hadn’t said much, though what little she had given him was more than enough for him to know what had happened. “Break-up,” She had muttered. “Fucker’s been cheating on me for months.”

“Language,” was what Vergil thought. “Pity,” is what he actually said. He had met her ‘boyfriend’ (if one could call a man so absent from her life such a thing) only twice. The two had not gotten along. “He’s not worth your time.”

She kicked at a rock and sighed. “I really should have known.”

“Yes you probably should have.” Vergil said. “And you’re much too good for him.”

He saw the flicker of a smile before she glared at him. “Is that jealousy I hear?”

“You are walking with me, are you not?”

“You dragged me out here.”

“You needed sunlight.”

She scowled and looked away. “I was doing just fine, thank you.”

“You were mooping.”

“And I had it down to a science.”

“You need your exercise.”

“Why?” She said. “Why do you care so much?

Vergil spun on her, backing her gently against the brick wall. “It’s simple really.” He said. “No one deserves you.” He said. “No one but me.”

Her eyes widened as she took a step back. But he followed her, right against the brick wall “Why are you so…” She trailed off, but Vergil could hear the word protective nearly roll off her tongue. Or maybe aggressive or obsessed. He wasn’t certain, but it didn’t matter. Her eyes were wide, but not scared. Her mouth was partially open, but more in surprise than horrified shock. Her pupils were blown wide. Not with anxiety… but with something else entirely. Vergil could smell it… the sweet scent of desire. “That’s why you’ve been around me so much.”

“Maybe.”

“He blamed you, you know.”

“Good.”

“So technically, you’re the reason we broke up.”

“Even better.”

“Vergil…”

He took another step forward, pinning her against the brick wall. One hand fell beside her head. The other gently grabbed her chin, tilting it until she was looking straight at him. “You’re mine,” He growled as he stared down at her like a lion stalking its prey. “All mine.”

After a moment, her weary expression turned to a confident grin. “All yours,” She repeated in a way that made Vergil return her smile with a soft, almost feral smirk of his own.

“Good girl.”

Ko-fi – Master List – AO3

#Zenni-Writes #commission #yandere #vergil #vergilxreader #vergilxyou #third-person reader

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beastenraged · 4 years

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I don't know if you follow Novayon's vlogs on YouTube; he does "cool little details in KH" series. Today he did his first details video for KHII and mentioned that 1. Zexion's grave is marred in the WTNW so as to keep his weapon secret and 2. Zexion is the only CoM character to not cameo on Luxord's deck in II. This made me think of how you implied Zexion was seen as lesser in MOOP because of his age at the time of the Norting. Thoughts?

Oh nooes, you’ve opened up my box of Zexion feelings! Here, have a ficlet full of my thoughts on lost childhoods and broken graves. Er, maybe this is more general Nobody feels? Under the cut, but hopefully not too terribly long!

Organization XIII is not kind to children.

It is kind to no one but young children in particular are vulnerable. Especially children with no Keyblades to make them valuable.

Useful is the byword and one that will haunt survivors forever. But that is later and this is now.

Now, there is a newly named Zexion. Too small, too short, not quite grown into the magic his future self will wield, barely aware of his own illusions.

He is the weakest and he knows it. They all know it.

They are all drowning, each and every one of them. Is that really an excuse in the end, when those grown walked down that path?

Only the children are truly innocent in this, and they are doomed too.

There is no room for kindness when you’re drowning.

Only to grab and snatch and take others down with you.

(It’s a miracle they don’t all slaughter each other, those first few months.)

(A miracle or overwhelming fear of the strongest among them. Their new Superior.)

There is no room for children here, so the children that exist grow as quickly as they can, forcing themselves into larger shapes that might kindly be considered “adulthood.”

Saix grows strong and wide, much like the Berserkers whose blades mimic his own. Muscle for an oversized sword, muscle to catch up to the larger Organization members. Axel goes spinely and crumpled, an Assassin without the extra spikes. Pale and thin and tear-dropped, a clowning corpse much like Xigbar or Vexen.

For Zexion, all he wants (needs) is height. Taller taller, so none may mistaken him for a child anymore.

(It’s a question, later, if these former children would have grown into these same heights and builds as Somebodies. A question that can never be answered, for those children were lost a long time ago.)

Yet in the end, childhood memories serve as the most powerful force of all. For Zexion grows, but never taller than any of the adults that have always surrounded him.

How can he imagine it, when that’s the way it’s all been for him?

When he’s no teen already in the process of growing, when growth is something alien and strange to him? When he has always been the shortest?

So Zexion grows, matures, but in the strange ways Nobodies do.

His magic grows strong, as do his illusions. Useful, useful, useful.

They won’t leave him behind now, with everything he can offer.

For now, he is safe. As safe as anyone ever is, in this nest of horrors.

(Is anyone really safe, when the definition of “useful” is a nebulous ever-changing thing?)

That is, until that ill-fated mission at Castle Oblivion.

Vexen, Lexaeus, Zexion, Larxene, Marluxia...

They die. They disappear without bodies, as all Nobodies do.

Leave nothing behind because they don’t exist.

Life goes on. Worlds do not stop turning, plots do not stop spinning, for death.

Especially for the death of Nobodies.

No one mourns. Especially not those who spent over a decade in the company of a certain few. But that’s not exactly true.

It’s true in that should one ask any Nobody about it, they will claim not to miss them and they will not be lying. Not directly.

It’s not true in that is how it really is, the reality of it.

Mourning builds, in short and increments, for Xaldin. Much like his grudge against lovers and romance, his grief becomes a raging storm weeks after the first exposure.

Unleashing its dreadful form in the midst of the Proof of Existence.

Where the only sign that these Nobodies ever existed remains. As fitting its name.

Xaldin, as he always does, goes to cold rage first to unleash the storm within. A well-used tool, one that he would deny exists but exists nonetheless.

(A double-edged sword, rage. Perhaps there’s a reason Xemnas seeks out his closest subordinates in those who fall prey to it most easily.

It’s easier to bring down prey that’s already bleeding out from self-inflicted wounds.)

When he’s aware again, panting for breath he doesn’t need, the marking stones (not graves, never graves) are destroyed.

A punishment and a penance at once, to repair the damages later on.

Xaldin fixes everything.

Everything but the grave of the Cloaked Schemer.

That, he leaves.

(His chest burns and hurts too much to finish the job.)

As for Luxord and his cards, that’s tricky yet dreadfully simple at the same time. See, the Nobody patterns his cards whichever way he desires, though the simplest is that of the faces he’s seen most recently.

But if he wants, if he’s in the mood to, Luxord can make a card’s face be that of one he hasn’t seen for months.

But for two exceptions.

First is Zexion. His illusions are tricky at the best of times and though Luxord does not hundred percent know that’s the reason he can’t place Zexion’s face on his cards later, he’s sure enough to bet on that being the case.

Second is the girl(?) with no face. Because how can you put a face on a card if you’ve never seen it?

#answering asks #jcmorrigan #my kh headcanons #my kh ficlets #my writing #organization xiii

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venus-says · 4 years

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Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star 24-37

Are we on a new moon cycle already? I'm feeling the wind a little different for some reason.

Starting its second half, Splash Star finally got more bold to step further away from the original series. It still has it's similarities, at this point I believe they'll never be completely different, but I do believe they're unique enough to shine on its own and be its own thing. I know I sound repetitive mentioning this thing all the time, but it's because I like seeing this journey of they slowly finding their own identity which I think it's very important seeing that this is the first series without Nagisa and Honoka.

But enough of comparisons, this is a review of Splash Star and not a post to compare both seasons.

I gotta say this third quarter felt a little disappointing, but to their defense, this is something I feel with all precure seasons so it's not much of the show's own fault but the structure of being a year-long show. But even with this disappointment, I feel like I enjoyed this portion a lot more than I enjoyed this same period of time in the most three recent seasons that aired. And I think part of that is because they were able to spread out important plot points, for example the mid-season upgrade came in episode 30 and not right after the new ark began. Another thing that helped a lot during this part was the characters, the cast we already knew was great and the new additions were full of life and personality so even when nothing interesting was happening it was still lots of fun to watch.

Probably the biggest thing that happened here was the introduction of two "new" Cures that brought something new to the table and opened new doors for different things, other dynamics, and just a good change of pace to not make us feel like we've stagnated a whole lot. If there was a point I disliked is that the gloominess for Michiru and Kaoru didn't last long, I know this is a show for kids and more often than not they want to be positive so this wouldn't last all that long anyway, but at least the reveal that Kaoru and Michiru are still alive and they're just being held captive should've happened maybe when they got the new forms or when they defeated one of the generals. But this isn't such a big problem, it just could've been better.

Saki and Mai continue to be very fun, I enjoy watching them and I love that they're still keeping the focus very well balanced between these two. Though I feel like they haven't changed all that much, I thought that after losing Kaoru and Michiru they would grow a little, maybe change a few aspects of their characters, and while we had a deeply emotional moment during episode 24 I feel like very little of that remained with them, and this is pretty much why I wish the reveal had happened a little later. Though I still enjoy them as characters, I wish Saki's crush on Mai's brother had been dropped already because it's pretty obvious this won't go anywhere, but since it's not something that is used a lot it doesn't bother me as much.

The Fairy team has gotten bigger with Moop and Fuup joining the crew and I really like them. I was afraid we would have another Pollun & Lullun situation, but no! They're very different, they're very funny, I love that they're basically children raised by TV and they keep reproducing things they watch on the screen, they were definitely a great addition to the cast. But I have a problem with aesthetics here, not of the characters themselves but the toys they've become. XD Like, what is Flappy and Choppy new item forms supposed to be? You know, I appreciate stepping away from making your fairies cellphones, but really, what are they??? Also who the hell thought a toy PC (not even a laptop!) was a good idea to put your fairies in and grant the Cures new weapons? This is probably one of the most unpractical things EVER!

Going to our "new" Cures, I like their designs just fine. My question is, was it really necessary to give them new Cure names? Because they don't look all that different, especially Windy, and they can change to which form they want to transform into so shouldn't these be called just for changes? I don't know, I think if they wanted to make them really assume new Cure identities they should've made their design way more different, and I reiterate, ESPECIALLY in Windy's case that not only look very similar to Egret but also has basically the same powers. With that being said, I absolutely love their new attack in this form, I love how their stream become two comets and the background is basically a galaxy, I don't know how I've missed this detail in all of the "All Precure Attacks" compilations I've seen on YouTube, honestly this is such a step up from both Twin Stream Splash and Spiral Heart Splash (that is the new attack they got for their original forms), it is just awesome.

I don't think I've mentioned them before, but in this portion, we got a very nice focus on their classmates and it was pretty fun, for some reason, I started to like Yuuko a lot and I can't pinpoint why but I root for her to be with Kenta by the end? Don't ask me for explanations because I don't have them. Maybe this was my subconscious finding a way to become bearable for me to watch Kenta because I absolutely hate him and the show gives him a lot of filler episodes. Whatever the reason may be, the side characters like their teacher, or Saki's senpai in the softball club, were pretty good.

Now, the real stars are the villains, that after a very inexpressive character, blessed us with two amazing new generals. To begin, I like that they really saved the best for last and are using their more powerful generals, and even with the cure's new powers they're still pretty hard to defeat on their own, I think it's very important to keep the power level balanced so the show doesn't become boring, we also got more elaborated fights because of this and I can't stress enough how much I appreciate this.

MS. SHITATAARE IS AWESOME! She's beautiful, she's funny, she's a master disguise, and she's powerful as hell, I absolutely love her and her presence here made everything way much more fun. She's a real queen, if I did drag I'd want my drag to look like that because her aesthetics are on point, she's flawless, she's fierce, she makes me go "yas qween, work mama". And her costumes to blend in with civilians? OMG, I loved that so much, especially because whenever Goohyan went to check on her he would also put on a costume and it was just a joy, I wish our time with her was longer. Speaking of Goohyan I feel like he became more of a comedic character, but he's still very threatening, and I liked that we could see him in action for the first time. Kintolesky is the newest villain, and he's pretty great as well. Like Shitataare he also blends in with the people from the Land of Greenery and I think this is what adds so much to his character, I also like that he's not just an evil general that only thinks on the evil, I feel like if it was on another situation he could easily be a regular customer on Pan Paka Pan and create some sort of bond with Saki's family for example. The dude is also OP as hell and I love that about it, people like to talk about doing the Saitama training routine, I wanna see someone trying the Kintolesky training routine. XD

And this is pretty much it for now, do you have any thoughts? Please let me know in the comments down below. I'm finally up to schedule with the precure reviews and I'm very happy, I hope I won't miss it next week for Splash Star finale's and mess up my planning all again. XD In any case, thank you so much for reading and I'll talk to you all later. Bye-bye~

#Futari wa Precure Splash Star #Splash Star #precure

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followingatrickster · 4 years

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Incomming emotional dump, idc if you read it share it do whatever with it, I got some shit ive been holding onto for 2 days and I gotta put it someplace where annother human being can see it or I think my ears might start bleeding.

Tw: smoking, vaping, nicotine, withdrawl

I honestly dont know what to do with myself if I'm going to stop vaping. I certainly AM going to stop, have stopped, this is the end of day 2 without. Ive had enough of paying for it, having it bought for me, feeling like antsy uncomfortable shit wether I have nicotine or not, and being a raging bitch when it gets really bad. The one thing this pandemic has done is made me realize I need to take care of my lungs. But I can't tell you how may times today ive idly been say, sitting at the computer, and reached for a vape that wasnt there, or missed the sensation of my body taking the stress down a peg or two because I waved the nicotine stick at it. I'm trying pretty hard to romanticise my withdrawls as some sort of heroic effort, to get myself through it, but I want anyone who reads this to understand that quitting cold turkey is probably one of the most physically and mentally taxing things ive done since i was a teenager. I recognize that vaping is looked at as a edgy hipster thing or cringy or whatever but its what stopped me from smoking, and now I need to let go of the crutch. At the end of the day, im suffering withdrawls and anxiety and just the general moop of my life to a high degree because as a shitty 20 year old I decided to cop a menthol off my freind Jen, and a cowboy killer off my friend Aleem, and I never blinked because I never expexted to want to be an adult or care about the consequences. But here I am, on the cusp of getting my shit together and being a real adult, and it all really matters all the sudden. Its peak alergy season for me, and I am critically scrutinizing every sneeze and scratch of the throat because I'm too anxious to rationally tell my brain that isnt helping anyone. I'm begging my husband to stay awake until I'm finally ready to sleep so I dont have to be alone. Every time the cats bump the bedroom door I'm coming out of my skin at the usually not so wierd noise. I'm just so tired, and annoyed, and I have a minimum of a day of this left, MAYBE MORE, I can't bring myself to explain this to my husband because my anxiety is making me feel like its silly and I'm making all of the stress up in my head, but I can put it soneplace my anxiety already treats as a place for silly things: the internet. So here we are, at the resolutionless end of a rant that honestly could have been more satisfying but I didnt know what else to say about anything.

I feel better because I said it though.

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Precure Day 128

Episode: Futari wa Precure Splash Star 30 - “Amazing Power! Precure’s Great Transformation!!” Date watched: 9 June 2019 Original air date: 3 September 2006 Screenshots: https://imgur.com/a/jfdQJOk Project info and master list of posts: http://tinyurl.com/PCDabout

Gohyaan forgot to look at the schedule

When we left off, Gohyaan had kidnapped Flappi and Choppi and retreated to Dark Fall, leaving Saki, Mai, Moop, and Foop in shock. We meet up with them the next day at school, as Saki and Mai are extremely dejected. However, after school they vow to search for their missing partners. They search the beach, as well as the Sky Tree, but come up with no leads. However, Miss Shitataare is still fuming over Gohyaan stealing her thunder, so she pays the girls a visit and coyly leads them to Gohyaan’s hideout. Although initially taken aback by the intrusion, he quickly slips back into taunting Saki and Mai by showing them how he’s tortured Flappi and Choppi.

Then he throws the spirits at their feet, saying he’s gotten all the information he can from them. Saki and Mai scream at Gohyaan that they’ll never forgive him. He brushes this off, because he’s not interested in their forgiveness, and asks what they will do instead, daring them to transform, but the Flower and Bird spirits are too weak to transform Saki and Mai into Precure. Moop and Foop try to apologize to their seniors but Gohyaan takes the chance to capture them instead, and then prepares to destroy Saki and Mai with a gigantic energy ball. The girls bravely stare imminent death in the face and vow that they’ll never give up, because they know if they remain strong in spirit, their wishes will always be granted! It’s a powerful speech, but Gohyaan still isn’t impressed, dismissing their chatter as cliched. Saki and Mai reiterate that the two of them are friends with each other, with Flappi and Choppi, and with Moop and Foop, and that all of their friends are precious to them and they will protect the fairies with their lives! Just as Gohyaan is about to strike the killing blow, Moop and Foop are empowered by the outpouring of love and break free of their restraints, and they fly back to Saki, Mai, Flappi, and Choppi, and encase all of them in glowing light.

Flappi and Choppi are healed and re-energized, and Moop and Foop transfer their powers of Moon and Wind into them. The two larger fairies suddenly transform into their alternate modes, but these aren’t the Mix Communes. Instead they turn into new forms: the Crystal Communes! A new power is being born! Saki and Mai are confused about the change but with no time to worry about such things, they let the spirits guide them into transforming and lo and behold, when they transform this time, they emerge not as Cure Bloom and Cure Egret, but in all new forms.... Cure Bright and Cure Windy, the precures of the Moon and Wind!

The girls don’t have much time to marvel over their new appearances before Gohyaan sets about trying to destroy them again (rude). However, they find that these new forms come with greater power and abilities than they’ve ever experienced, and they manage to gain the upper hand in the battle! Moop and Foop chip in again and give the duo the Spiral Rings, but this time the center emblem is in the shape of a five-pointed star rather than a heart. Gohyaan taunts that he’s going to show the girls a sliver of his true power, and it is strong, but they remain resolute, and with the Spiral Rings equipped, now their attacks are even stronger, even faster, even more dangerous to the beings of darkness than ever, so they overpower the imp and perform their new finisher: Precure Spiral Star Splash!

Unfortunately, he gets away before we can see the full effect of the attack, but the finisher was powerful enough to bring down Gohyaan’s entire hideout, so the girls flee back through the portal in the ceiling they came in by, suggesting Miss Shitataare left them the escape route. She’s a curious one. Anyway, Saki and Mai regroup with all their fairy partners back at the Sky Tree and the mascots thank the girls for saving them. Saki and Mai push back, though, saying they powered up because everyone’s feelings came together as one to produce a miracle, and with that the episode ends on a beautiful sunset atop the hill.

(okay there’s also some jokes about how Saki and Mai still haven’t finished their summer homework, but given the circumstances, how could they?)

Where do I start with this episode? The epic conclusion to the dramatic cliffhanger from last week, culminating in Saki and Mai receiving a powerup and becoming Cures Bright and Windy! This is one of the defining moments of the show. Although the concept of multiple forms would be revisited in a few different ways in the subsequent years, Splash Star is still the only show where the girls have two separate transformations with different names. Cure Bright, obviously, represents the Moon, while Cure Windy’s motif is pretty self-explanatory. They showcase greater ability than they had as Bloom and Egret, being able to control light and summon strong gusts of wind. Their spirit power is strong and they withstand a flood thrown at them by Gohyaan. With the Spiral Rings their power is even further amplified and they are able to send Gohyaan running for the hills even with his great strength. As the representation of the bond between the girls and fairies, and what’s possible when they join their individual strengths together, it’s beautiful.

On the villain side, the level of treachery Miss Shitataare demonstrates is almost amazing! She is so determined to be Akudaikaan’s right hand, and in denial about her own failures, that on the cusp of a victory for Dark Fall, she brings their greatest enemy into the fold just to sabotage Gohyaann. Her actions bring the girls and their fairies so close to the edge that they unlock an all-new power, which will definitely come back to haunt her soon. Animosity between villains is nothing new in superhero shows, but infighting to the degree seen here is a rarity. I’m impressed. I kind of think I might have been reading her character wrong all this time. I initially thought of her as being similar to Poisony from the first season, who was fairly good at using disguises and sneaking into places to lay traps for the Precures, but she’s really nothing like that. While she uses disguises, they don’t often serve any purpose to her plots. Miss Shitataare cares only for herself and her well-being, she’s very strong but she doesn’t have a lot of foresight. If she did, she would realize that helping the girls win this time just to spite Gohyaan would definitely come back to bite her.

Finally, this is the last episode in which the current ending theme, “'Smiling is Victory' so GO!” by Mayumi Goji plays. I have failed to talk about it for the last 6 months, and this is my last chance, so let’s dig into it.

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It’s a bit more melodic than some previous tunes, though it still has that upbeat cheering going on. The lyrics are about how the future is bright even if the present is rocky, so press on and be happy. The visuals show Saki and Mai, separately, engaged in their favorite pastimes: softball and drawing. At sunset, they stand apart from each other and timidly reach out to hold hands, before running home. That night, they each look at the stars from their homes as the lyrics talk about the possibility of never being happy again, and how life is a roller coaster of emotions. Then a meteor shower starts as the lyrics turn more positive. The next day, the two are sitting under the Sky Tree, basking in nature’s beauty. Next we see them running along the beach, turn to each other, and slowly grasp hands again, this time their fingers intertwined, and they stare at each other with huge smiles on their faces.

Then they go back to playing on the beach as the sun shines on a bright friendship and future.

Depending on your read of the song and visuals, it is either about two strangers becoming friends, or it’s super gay. I like the SakiMai ship but I’m not going to weigh in on this matter any further than that. It’s a nice, mid-beat (is that a term?) song with some striking visuals, I think the most striking of any of the FW trio ending songs, and what replaces it is the start of a franchise staple.

Next time, the status quo returns, and we get some of the hardest content to translate to a non-Japanese audience: manzai comedy. Look forward to it, maybe.

Pink Precure Catchphrase Count: 0 Zekkouchou Nari!

Miracle Drop Count: 5

#Precure #Pretty Cure #Futari wa Precure Splash Star #FWPCSS30 #PCD128

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chanyueda · 5 years

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Chest of Letters

Synopsis: While keeping his stuff underway, Steven finds a box which contains letters, all of which addressed to him. He’s clueless as to who wrote it and why they even bothered writing. Eventually, he realizes that it was one of of his pen pals...that he had forgotten

What a beautiful Sunday morning. The sunlight shone brightly on the glass window, birds chirping happily, some townsfolk happily jogging around the vicinity; it was truly a nice morning. Some children went out to play with their friends, and honestly, their laughs were pleasing to the ears. Usually, kids are so annoying, but this time, they were just lively and living the life they shouldn’t waste.

Unlike our poor guy right here.

He was still busy with checking his luggages, constantly coming over to scrutinize his things as if when he goes out of the room, someone comes and steals it. He’s clueless as to why he’s panicking though, I mean, he was just going to move out to New York City. The city isn’t that bad, in fact, he wanted and deemed to move in there ever since he was born out of this world.

His roommate could only look at him with annoyance. Star could not comprehend why his roommate just keeps on checking his bedroom for every 5 minutes that passes.

“Would you kindly sit down and chill?” Star still managed to control the annoyance that threatened to drawl out of his tone. The silver haired roommate just looked at him.

“I can’t. I’m too excited.” The silver haired boy said with glee though, he still kept pacing around. “I feel like I left some stuff somewhere but I don’t know where.”

“Check the storage room down at the hall, then.”

And so, he did. He took big strides toward the storage room, opened to find the door and found himself rubbing his nose. It was quite dusty in there, and looked as if a tornado happened to pass by. Certain things were scattered across the floor, boxes were stacked up messily on each other that threatened to fall over. The whole room was indeed a mess.

He found himself looking inside of the boxes. He took out weirdly shaped things, which he thought belonged to Star, and organized them after. Nothing that seemed to be his was found in this box and so, he moved on to another, which was slightly smaller. He took out the contents of it and was surprised to see a small, brown chest hidden amongst bubble wraps. It piqued his interest, and so, he left the messy storage room and went back to his room.

The chest had its key taped down at the bottom so it was easy to open. The silver haired boy felt a little bit of familiarity with the way he touched the chest, as if this was a thing of his past. He touched the the carvings made around the chest, still trying to recall as to why it felt so familiar.

He decided to use the key to open the chest and out came piles of paper already fading to a yellow color, folded neatly, but some looked crumpled. Each paper had dates written to them, so he had to sort them out based on what came first. When he was finished, he began to unfold the paper, and was astounded to see what it contained.

It was a letter for him.

Dearest pen pal, Steven,

It’s been so long since we last communicated. You haven’t wrote back in days! I’m starting to feel like I annoyed you with all my predicaments. Anyway, I won’t stop writing to you. I’m holding on to our promise of writing to each other until the time comes that we get to meet.

I would still tell you some things that happened to me though. I hope you reply soon. I miss talking to you.

Your best pen pal ever,

Andrew

“So you’ve found that chest!”

Steven had apparently left the door open, and Star was there to tease him about the letter he just read.

“You know anything about this?”

“Well, yeah, I kinda just stashed it away in the storage room after someone mailed it here when you first came. Though, can’t deny I read one of them and saw that it was addressed to you but then I remember why you came here so I didn’t even try to give the chest to you and now you found it!! I forgot about the chest though.” Star rambled, which induced a headache upon Steven. Oh my god, what if he didn’t come across the chest? Would things have gone smoothly?

“But still, you should’ve given it to me when you received it. It’s addressed to me after all.”

“But haven’t you like, forgotten the reason why you’re staying here? Plus, excuse you, you’re on my property. My territory, my rules.”

Steven groaned, Star was right. He couldn’t just go back to the past immediately after moving on to a whole new neighborhood. What’s the point of doing that? Besides, he also kind of forgot the reason.

“Can’t you leave me alone? I have to sort out my thoughts.”

“Yeah, whatever. I’m just here to remind you that we’re leaving in 20.” With that, Star left his bedroom doorway, leaving Steven baffled with what he just read. He had a pen pal from when he was, he thought, younger. He couldn’t quite remember sharing letters with a person named Andrew, let alone, he can’t remember writing any letter! So, he was still confused. Maybe the letters aren’t for him. Maybe the letters were just wrongly mailed, no, maybe the whole letter chest was wrongly made. He could only hope.

But he started to pick up another letter and began to read it. He thought that if he were to continue, he could find answers. He could probably have a clue as to who this person is.

Meep moop hello!! I hope this fic doesn’t flop lmao hope yall enjoyed it with my crappy af writing uwu

#standrew #buzzfeed worth it #worth it #fanfiction #fanfic #if this flops i didnt write it #letters #i swear this is crap

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arandomsewer · 5 years

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Catching up TMNT

Ep 12:

-they are fighting in a jungle-like vivero.

Well, no. Getting theyr ass kicked.

-Donnie expected this

-me too Donnie, me too

-"DUCK!" and they jump

-Leo opens the portal the wrong way and beats himself. Called it!

-Leo's self-beated up thumbs up

-and now Mikey

-aw, love Raph's revenge quest for Mikey... And there he goes too.

-Donnie! No!!

-oh he's out of batery!!

-oh his face!

-oh... He's... Laying himself down with his brothers... THAT'S MY SMART BOY!!

-the look at Leo "THAT WAS NOT ME"

-AAAHAHAHAHAHAGAAAA

-JAAAJAKAJA

-RAPH WANTS TO TRAIN and all the others complain, and he tries to motivate them with the 'potential' and they still moop and the one who mops the most is LEO

-aaaaaAAAHHHAHAHA HOW DOES IT FEEL, RAPH!? EH!! MISTER ANGER ISSUES WANNABE THA BEST JEALOWS OF SPLITER JUNIOR? AAH?

-sorry not sorry hes getting all this karma from all his past lives.

-them bros waking up Tha Fat Rat. (Thats his name on this show. Splinter does not exist in this world) and Fat Rat's face

-he's gonna say no.

-I already know he's gonna say no.

-if he says ok and gets way too excited I'll fucking cry (of joy)

-oh god its happening. I dont belie... Of course not. He got it from a movie!!!!

-oh this explains so much! Its perfect!!

-its a call back to the bay movies when he got it from a book. This is actually more accurate!

-I bet there IS a ladder app

-OOOOH NO HE DIDN'T. HE DID NOT!

-Leo's gone too far into Raph's old stile! Calling Tha Fat Rat 'just a rat'!! (But the tiger claw callback's cool I'll give them that)

-oooooh he pulled the grounded card! And they handed of theyr weapons, wich were not his in the first place 'cause they got them fresh from some magic place...

-aw Fat Rat's sad!! I can't stand it even in this universe!!

-aaaahAAAAHAAAAA (gasping niose. Hand to the chest. Honest)

-noisy chair slowly, noisyly pulled to the table for a dwarf to sit... TYRION CALL BACK!!!!!

-OH SHIT OH SHIT I LOVE IT!!!

-you will never convince me otherwise

-that worm is Worm Lannister from now on

-the lemonade guy has nothing against the turtles! Wait, did I miss something?

-"love those guys" knew it.

-Worm Lannister finally got some apretiation! Its nice to see it after all that hard work. He really comes after Tyrion

-what. They'r singing. What?

-wait a moment I though he wanted them alive?

-LE GHASP! THA FAT RAT WAS JACKIE CHAN!!

-wait the turtles were humans? But they were little? Why did he use infants?

-oooh wait, Leo's words make even deeper sense now! Classic Raph

-this secuence could easily be the intro to the show

-XD Mikey complains they sneaked out and Donny's is in charge of cover up.

-"oh me gash" -Michaelangelo the turtle.

-aaand that's a trap.

-Donnie with the phone! XD was he gonna call April or his machines?

-oooh Splinter should have taken that! And not the stick! Tecnology is Donnie's weapon.

-Raph sloly hiding Mickey's face XD

-Leo has a thing with new jersey

-Donnie's using the phone. He means bushines.

-Donnie's buying time. Im calling it!

-ah, his name was Todd. He's not mean.

-you are Worm Lannister. Thing's clear

-loving the secuence with the ladders, actually

-using a sword fish for a sword, classic. You laught, but those things are huge! And they even attack submarines sometimes. Google it!

-Leo's stare turned to cool ass mode.

-theyr reactions at the DNA reveal!!!!!

-"d... LEO!!"

-"I swear to pieces of bream in the sky that wasn't me"

-aaaw, the 'adoptive dad is dad nonetheless' speech!! Love it!!

-...aaand they still don't know the seecret of Fat Rat.

#tmnt #rise of the tmnt #recap #reaction #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles

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sorcyress · 7 years

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State of the Social Media, 2017 Hi friends!! It's been a loooong time since I last checked in about this, and Russia has made an update Weirdly Relevant, so let's talk social media! I'm gonna post this everywhere I mention, except on Twitter where I'll just link it, because I do not hate my twitter friends that much. SO! I use social media! Let's talk about which and how. This is going to be a real-person post, which means long and rambling. I may make a tl;dr for Facebook. Livejournal:(KDSorceress) WELL OKAY FINE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT. I WON'T USE THIS ANYMORE. Okay, no, realistically I have given up on online privacy *and* my Russian-speaking-friend who uses LJ doesn't seem to be bailing, but given that EVERYONE ELSE has pretty much finally bailed...it's time to drop it entirely, and that's a bummer. So I'm gonna turn off cross-posting (MASSIVE WINCE) and abandon the place I've updated at least once a month for the last 161 months1. That's over thirteen years, my livejournal is old enough to start its own livejournal. But it's okay because I'll be finally fully transitioning to... Dreamwidth:(Sorcyress Wooooo! Open-source! Community-controlled! Transparency and not randomly deleting journals and not run by a government that thinks Teh Gay is a major league problem and why was I on elljay in the first place? Anywho, DW is where I put long-style thoughts, and Real Serious Life Stuff! It's my (new) home. I have never given up on longform personal blogging, and I still love it more'n anything, and I want the rest of you to return to it. Meanwhile, you can also find Real Serious Life Stuff on... Twitter:(@Sorcyress) This is where I have been dumping my serious stuff in sortof the immediate, because...I...also don't have attention for longform blogging right now? Please see my eighty part tweet-saga on "does Kat have health insurance and/or medication for their ADHD this week?", which I have been performing 140 characters at a time for the last six months. Also, there's a *lot* of selfies. If you wanna see my face, you gotsta follow my tweets. Tumblr:(Sorcyress My Tumblr is an uncoordinated cesspit, and I mostly just reblog stuff that I theoretically want to follow up on later somehow, but then don't. I really should stop using Tumblr. You are welcome to follow me there, I provide no original content and very little original commentary, but you might still find my curation cool or useful or something. Meanwhile, on the offline side of the internet you have... Facebook:(Firstname Lastname, go ahead and ping me privately if you want it) Facebook is what I use to speak to lots of people at once --lots of "hey I need a thing from y'all" but also it's the place where my party ideas show up and invites and stuff. I also post a weirdly high amount of genderstuff, because I remain eternally thrilled that Facebook lets me set my gender accurately and my pronoun correctly. Anyways, because Facebook has my wallet name attached instead of my handle, I also behave all delicately and professionally and whatnot. This means I don't swear on my own page2, and don't link to my handle! Places I am no longer include: deviantART, Sluggy.net, any other forums...Iunno. The rest of the world I used to be on? Oh yeah, OKCupid, which isn't really social media and I never really used it, but I've pretty much wholly abandoned it. And that one bounty-hunter3 website that a certain subset of my friends list is thinking of, yes I still have an account, every few months I'll post a thing, but I hardly ever read or do anything else. Places I am not currently that you probably are: Instagram (I haven't gotten around to it), Pintrest (I fundamentally object to their screwing up of Google Image searches), Snapchat (Technically I have one, every few months I remember to look at my sister's timeline, but I do not "get" it like at all) Separate from social media, if you wanna get in touch with me, you can... Text me! After two decades of fundamentally hating telephones, I finally got a tiny-pocket-computer-that-incidentally-makes-phone-calls and I like it very much. I like getting random texts, and will do my best to respond, if whatever my job is allows it. IM me! I still looooove instant messanger, even though I'm not always the best at using it. When I am on the computer, I have access to GTalk and AIM (username on both: kdsorceress), when I'm on the phone, just GTalk. Call me? Please...um...I mean, I like having phone calls very rarely with a smallish subset of the People I Like, so please don't randomly call me for conversation without pinging me otherwise first? But if that's a thing you like, I mean, try pinging me and we'll see! Skype me! (Or Google Hangouts or whatever --the kleenex problem is coming for you, Skype.) I especially like utilizing this for the "I'ma work on cleaning my room and you work on cleaning your room" type stuff. Last big Skype chat I had, Tailsteak was inking or something, and I made a LEGO set! (my skype is Sorcyress, my google is kdsorceress) Email me! Oooo, I love getting emails! I am _absolutely terrible_ at replying to emails. You will not bother me if you send me reminder emails to reply to your email. Seriously. It is good for me! (kdsorceress at gmail dot com) Is there anything I'm missing? If you wish to get in touch with me on a social media I didn't specify, go ahead and email me at [insert appropriate email here]. Or leave a comment or whatever! Yay social media! ~Sor MOOP! 1: Except two, back in 2005 because I was being a petulant and sulky baby. 2: My grandfather objects, and again, I try to pretend that Facebook is professional even though I have it locked up pretty tight privacy wise. Of course, it's sFB, so those privacy settings could randomly change any day now. 3: I am very clever! Do you like how clever I am?

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Precure Day 126

Episode: Futari wa Precure Splash Star 28 - “It’s a Trip! It’s a Train! It’s a Big Adventure!” Date watched: 7 June 2019 Original air date: 20 August 2006 Screenshots: https://imgur.com/a/URM3S6C Project info and master list of posts: http://tinyurl.com/PCDabout

This episode takes a simple concept and executes it flawlessly. It is all about that “cute girls doing cute things” moe life that got big in the late 2000s and early 2010s, and I absolutely love it. Strange, considering I never really got into that slice of life boom, but when it’s in a show I like, suddenly it’s enjoyable.

(Smile is still my least favorite as of this writing for the same reason though, don’t @ me)

Continuing on the last episode’s idea of showing Saki and Mai just having fun on their summer break, this one features them going on a little adventure around town. They choose to take the trolley all the way to the end of the line and have a little picnic there! Unfortunately, after the fairies get a little rambunctious in the empty car, one thing leads to another and Saki ends up getting off to chase them, but the doors close behind her and the trolley leaves with Mai still on it! Oh, and the conductor seems familiar....

Saki tries to meet Mai at the next station but the trolley just continues right past it, and the conductor finally reveals that she’s Miss Shitataare, and that this train will be continuing to the end of the line, uninterrupted! Saki chases after the trolley on foot, but obviously can’t keep pace, so while she’s still running, the car arrives in a cave where Miss S. forces Mai off and interrogates her about the location of the Fountain of the Sun. Mai refuses to tell her, so Miss S. creates an Uzainaa to further torment her about how powerless she is when she’s alone.

Saki, meanwhile, finds the entrance to the cave tunnel, but there’s a barrier in place which repels her. With help from Flappi, Moop, and Foop, and through the strength of her desire to help Mai, she is ultimately able to pass through the barrier and meet Mai in the nick of time. They transform but Miss S. still mocks them, claiming she’s much stronger than either of them, and her Uzainaa knocks them around (rocks them around?) for a bit, but they retort that even if they’re weak individually, when they combine their powers, they are orders of magnitude stronger, and then with the help of Moop and Foop they get the Spiral Rings and perform Spiral Heart Splash to destroy the monster.

After they get out of the cave, Saki and Mai continue their adventure, and we see them sitting on a scenic overlook at the top of a cliff. They share the lunches they’ve made with each other and it turns out they both made omelets. Oops.

However, the journey is what matters, and they agree that they’ll remember eating these delicious omelets together as the culmination of their little adventure forever. The camera pans up and the credits roll.

I think the shifting light spots caused ICE to distort this but I wasn’t going to try to line those up for a better panorama. Find the individual photos in the gallery.

So yeah. Saki and Mai, hanging out, being friends, talking about how much fun they have being friends with each other, and showcasing the strength of their bond? Sign me the hell up. It works, and it plays on one of the greatest strengths and themes of this franchise: how people are stronger when they’re together. That’s the running theme through all of the Futari wa seasons, these girls may not be able to do much on their own, but together they are much more powerful, and when their feelings are in sync, they’re unstoppable. There are two particular lines that stood out to me that are related to this.

From the moment the two were separated, Mai was 100% confident that Saki would catch up with her and she didn’t worry. Even when Miss S. revealed she was kidnapping her, even when she was actively under attack, Mai remained resolute that Saki would find a way to get there. And Saki delivers on this expectation, reuniting with her friend and partner and she says she would go through Hell for Mai. Obviously, this is not a direct translation of the Japanese, but it’s the sentiment that matters. It’s something I’ve said myself a few times about Nagisa and Honoka, and I really admire the depths of that sort of friendship.

This line about being a hundred times stronger when together is delivered with passion and as a retort to Miss Shitataare claiming she’s stronger than the two of them combined. I love it, and I love these moments where they really exemplify the messages of the show.

I also want to give a nod to Miss S. this episode! Her plan is good! I’ve been giving her some crap for the last couple eps because her strategy wasn’t very smart, despite her being a smart character, but trying to divide the girls is a good plan. We’ve seen it before (Karehaan tried it in episode 4, and they did it a couple times in FW/MH) but it’s performed more effectively here than in perhaps any other instance so far except FWPC 42. She separates the two girls, ensures that Mai is a great distance away and Saki can’t get there by foot, still sets up a barrier to her dimension, and then interrogates/attacks Mai to try to get the information she wants. The only hiccup is that Saki and the fairies falling off the train was borderline coincidence. The fairies were playing around in the trolley once all the passengers left, she brake checked the train at the station as she opened the doors to make them fall out, and then when Saki got out to retrieve them, Miss S. closed the doors and sped off. There’s a lot of ways this could have not worked out right, but I assume there were contingencies so I won’t dwell on it.

I think it’s plain to say I truly enjoyed this episode, and I think it epitomizes what you can do with the summer filler if it’s well-written. The last few episodes have been a mixed bag of quality, while fun they weren’t always good, and didn’t make the best use of their characters, but this episode absolutely does. Here’s to more of that! Unfortunately the summer vacation is winding down, as next episode is about Saki trying to do all her summer homework in one day (typical pink cure). Look forward to it!

Pink Precure Catchphrase Count: 0 Zekkouchou Nari!

Miracle Drop Count: 4

#Precure #Pretty Cure #Futari wa Precure Splash Star #FWPCSS28 #PCD126

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Precure Day 124

Episode: Futari wa Precure Splash Star 26 - “Keep it Secret from Saki! The Exciting Summer Training Camp!” Date watched: 4 June 2019 Original air date: 6 August 2006 Screenshots: https://imgur.com/a/lzl2m5G Project info and master list of posts: http://tinyurl.com/PCDabout

Are you troubled by strange noises in the middle of the night? Do you experience feelings of dread in your basement or attic? Have you or any of your family ever seen a spook, specter, or ghost? If the answer is yes then don’t wait another minute, pick up your phone and call the professionals. We’re ready to believe you.

Have you ever forgotten your own birthday was coming up? Honest question. I never have, but I don’t want to speak for anybody else’s experiences before I call this premise a tad unrealistic. I’ll ride the line by saying it’s never happened to me, and I’m coming up on 29 in a couple months, so I have a hard time believing a 14 year-old girl might forget her birthday. But that’s exactly what happens in this episode: Saki is so caught up in worrying about training camp, she wonders why everybody is whispering to each other and acting strange and not telling her things, because she has forgotten that it’s her birthday, and then she’s greeted by a surprise party. Let’s just say this episode goes light on the sense and heavy on the:

Whispering

Food porn

Characters who drop by the girls’ softball team summer training camp who are not members of the girls’ softball team

Romantic subplots

And spooks

Also, Miss Shitataare discusses her apparent failures at defeating the Precures with Gohyaan, where she admits that she cares about flair and it’s not enough for her just to beat them, she wants to do it in a way that, and this is roughly verbatim, pleases her aesthetic. She mocks Gohyaan by saying it’s not something he’d understand. I’m honestly not sure what to make of this, because so far her method of attack has been to antagonize the girls while in disguise for a little bit before she reveals herself and summons an Uzainaa. Actually in this episode she doesn’t even do that first part, she disguises herself as their teacher with no face and scares Kenta, but she never comes in contact with Saki and Mai until the battle. It’s hard to pick out a method to her madness at this point, and her words seem a little incongruous with her actions. (If anybody thinks I’m missing some obvious bit of the text, please point it out to me, I’m happy to shine a light on my oversight.) When she does face the girls, though, she chooses a pretty ruthless way to fight them. She creates an Uzainaa out of the water pipes (not unlike something Dorodoron once did), uses it to rope up the Cures apart from each other so they can’t hold hands, and then it tries to drown them.

Interestingly, she actually gave the cures a chance to run. She captured Moop and Foop, and then taunted the cures that they could take this opportunity to leave, but they dug their heels in and insisted that they would always protect the tiny fairies who are their precious friends, which is when Miss S scoffed and tried to drown them again. Fortunately, they were able to grasp hands and dispel the attack, giving Moop and Foop a chance to escape and give them the Spiral Rings, and the girls go straight to the finisher without using the power boost. It was a compelling fight, and it reinforces Miss S’s capacity for a threat, I just wish the build to it had been more relevant to the plot of the episode.

When all’s said and done and Saki realizes everybody was sneaking around to surprise her with a birthday party, there’s a lot of fun to be had with her gifts. Saki received:

A cake from her parents, that they shared with the rest of the team.

An alarm clock from her teammates so she wouldn’t be late anymore

A conch shell (correct me if I’m wrong) from Kenta that she can use as a horn

A meteorite fragment from Kazuya (Mai’s brother) that sparkles like a gem

A cushion in the shape of Saki’s head from Mai

All in all, an interesting collection of gifts, reflective of each person’s relationship to her and their feelings about her, and their own personalities. Saki reacts with some confusion to some gifts but loves Kazuya’s (because it’s from him) and Mai’s (because it’s unique), and we close off the episode on a high note.

Next time, kimonos and carnivals!

Pink Precure Catchphrase Count: 1 Zekkouchou nari!

Miracle Drop Count: 2

Also the preview for the next episode has a blond Miss Shitataare and I’m curious to see whether this is an animation error or just her disguise.

Remember, your comments are welcome, and if you want to give me a hand, reblog my reviews! I’m always looking to expand my audience. See you next time!

#Precure #Pretty Cure #Futari wa Precure Splash Star #FWPCSS26 #PCD124

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