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“So you’ve chosen death”

touch them, I'll kill you

For those of us who vibe with a very specific brand of overprotectiveness.HOW TO— Comment with your character and any preferences.
— Roll the dice.
— Let the bodies hit the floor.

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I’m fine

ONE w o r d TO DESCRIBE YOURSELF

• top levels go here. your character must grab one word from their vocab to describe themselves.

• people who've never met them (or their friends/enemies, etc) decree if it's a good call out.

Go go gadget prozac

I CAN FIX THEM
no, really, I can.

how to play
○ slap all your character's messiness up in that subject line.
○ people let u know if they'd fix them.
○ or make them worse?

(no subject)

I spent the hot summer evening as one does, watching Twilight in an alley projected against a bar

(I've still never read the books and only watched one of the films very recently. But, it sounded hilarious. They've got a Twilight drag event next. I'm debating going. The organizers and attendees were wonderful, but doing too many of these events as someone who isn't a fan feels odd. I got asked what 'team' I am and was confused for a moment.)

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which crystal?

What it says on the tin -- how should I focus my Final Fantasy attention, assuming I should focus at all?

(not listed here is Blank Project, which I really should just fire up in earnest; Mobius FF my beloved)

Poll #33232 many Finalities

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 0

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what am I playing?

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Final Fantasy C2
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Final Fantasy Tactics A2
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Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
0 (0.0%)

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
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a Free Enterprise seed
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Final Fantasy IV Ultima+
0 (0.0%)

Final Fantasy Restored (or similar debugged patch)
0 (0.0%)

Final Fantasy V (it's 4JF season)
0 (0.0%)

[I have a suggestion to make in the comments]
0 (0.0%)

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[#261] SOMETHING IN THE WATER (TORCHWOOD)

Theme Prompt: #261 - Schemes
Title: Something in the water
Fandom: Torchwood
Rating/Warnings: PG
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 1,000 words
Summary: Jack is having a hard time convincing the team of his plan to keep Cardiff’s alien problems under wraps.

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Current Mood: anxious
Current Location: Elmira - living room

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(no subject)

I've been in a weird sort of mental spiral... A fever dream of extreme anxiety brought on by Nothing mixed with depression brought on by Nothing exasperated by Something. To the point where it's hard for me to function because my brain is completely consumed by depression and anxiety loops that are hard for me to break free from.

there are things that I need to do like get legal shit handled with Egg's estate and for some reason that's caused this huge anxiety spiral that has been all consuming. Like why am I extremely anxious over doing something that wouldn't bother anyone else and wouldn't normally bother me this bad or cause me this much distress? I would just make the appointments or talk to whoever I needed to talk to and get whatever shit handled, handled.

Of course then you add in people trying to give advice. Go to this place, go to that place, have you tried these places??

Anxiety brought on by Nothing now exasperated by Overwhelm mixed with Depression brought on by Nothing exasperated by Something.

I know why I'm in this mental whirlwind. I'll become less of a mess in a week or so...so I will handle all this shit then. When I am a lot less anxious and depressed and overwhelmed.

Grishaverse - Shadow and Bone through Ruin and Rising

I finished up the trilogy while I was away. My main take-away is that the plot:pages ratio is wild.

( No plot spoilers, but some plot structure talk )

Ending spoilers under the other type of cut

I had trouble vibing with the way the story resolved because Alina spent way more time homesick for the Little Palace or even the army tents than where they grew up. Them not feeling like they ever had a home was a recurring theme and even a plot point. Them going back and making it a home is a lovely idea, but it's kinda sad to me that they are mostly isolated from the other survivors and just have staff that think they are loony tunes.

Also, happy or tragic I wanted more resolution for poor Nicolai, who could only really be understood by Alina or maybe Mal. Even just as friends, I wish they where still in each other's lives and not just rare visits.

In certain ways the ending was beautiful and bittersweet, but I never got the impression that that's what Alina would want from anything in the previous pages of the series. Protect the kids and get away from positions of power? Sure, but actually run the orphanage herself? Have all the other adults, besides Mal, profoundly mis-understand her? I'm glad they are together and the place is under their control, but...idk maybe I'll feel differently if I read more of the books in the series or re-read them later.

anybody remember the gundam wing/sailor moon crossover section on ffn

The Crossover Love Meme

Everyone loves a good crossover. Serious, natural, or cracky, playing outside the norm can be fun. Shipping is fun, too, and add the two together? INSANE amounts of fun. Really, that's enough said. This meme is for crossovers, shipping, and crossover shipping.

how to play
- Comment with your character, putting any preferences you may have.
- Comment to others! Remember, this is a crossover love meme, so commenting to castmates will result in the goblins coming to eat you. Or something.
- Use the RNG to pick your poison for you or just wing it.
- Have fun and watch your wildest dreams come true. Like magic.

( prompts this way )

Wheel

FERRIS WHEEL MEME

Another wheel in the sky, all respects to Journey.

ONE. comment with your character + info. TWO. they're in a Ferris wheel passenger car with whoever tags in. THREE. are they on date and in search of a big romantic moment. placed awkwardly with a stranger when the line got topsy-turvy at the county fair? hiding from the authorities in a place that'd never be inspected? better beg to god that none of these death traps get stuck at the top.

I wish you would step back from that ledge

CALMING MEME

Leave a comment with your preferences, info, and any relevant insights into your character.
They've just been through a traumatic event and need a grounding presence / OR they need to serve as a gentle presence to guide a thread companion back from their own personal edge.
Tag anyone!

( prompts )

stabby, stabby

viciously violent meme

Time to sharpen those blades. Prepare your venom. In this meme, the enemies don't become lovers.

Rules
1. Comment with your character and info.
2. Tag around, spread the hate.
3. Be careful of any triggers.

Prompts
( content warning for violence, bloos, injuries, death )

Movies and TV Shows Round Up

* Leverage season 3 - I may do a longer post later, but overall the season was surprisingly hit and miss. The last two episodes were great, and The Polygiest Job had so many amazing things packed into it that it pretty much redeems the whole season.

Tho, of course we also got this banger skeet out of it:

* The Librarians The Next Chapter so far. Honestly? Better than I expected. I really like the new Librarian, and it's interesting that they are dealing with a somewhat regional problem not in America. The pilot's script wasn't translated well to production, way too much standing still and taking when those characters would have been taking action, but it's already tightening up. Also with two whole seasons already filmed, the show has a lot of time to find it's feet.

* The Fountain Of Youth, that new Guy Ritchie film I was so looking forward to. It's bad. It's not even bad in a fun way. Swell Entertain made made a 35 minute video on how annoying the film is, which I am not going to watch, but I am glad it exists. For me the problem is easy to sum up: imagine a film with a white male main character where everything is going to work out for him no matter how horrible, self absorbed and immature he is... but also make him genre-savvy. It's like the character knows he can pull whatever and be okay.

* Wolfs - Loved the trailer, the movie was okay. Part of it were solid, parts of it has my wondering why the fixers were being derailed by situations I could have gotten out of. I see what it was going for, but it wasn't there. It could have been a great movie, but it just wasn't there. Having two great actors who have worked together before really carried some weak points.

* Murderbot so far - Also hit or miss for me. I am just trying to enjoy the bits I like and the visuals. I will not be sad to lose access when I cancel AppleTV.

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bye, bye, birdie, the grand army's got you now!

Character Types:
The Warriors: Stormtroopers, Pilots, Republic soldiers, gladiators and bare-knuckle boxers.
The Politicians: Diplomats, Senators, kings, queens, crown princesses and their ilk go here.
The Mystics: Jedi Knights, Sith Lords, Knights of Ren, even your garden-variety religious leaders fall into this category.
The Riff-Raff: Smugglers, bounty hunters, gamblers and thieves, obviously.

Locations? You want locations?
We got Locations!
There's the Core Worlds
The Colonies
The Inner Rim
The Expansion Zone
The Mid-Rim
The Outer Rim Territories
And even a couple of other places also. Including a whole bunch of planets that no one knows where they fall, they just exist!

Obviously there can and will be some crossover in these categories, you may have a Force-sensitive diplomat, a Republic soldier who deserted his post to pursue a life of crime, a smuggler gone senator and so on, I'm not the boss of you, have fun with it.

If you can't think of a scenario, use this or even this

We couldn’t afford the energy in the Chilis

It's late. Like, 3 AM late. You're hungry as fuck, but nothing is open.

Except Denny's.

RULES

1. Post to the meme.
2. Find somebody to eat with. Figure out why the hell you'd do this to yourself.
3. Okay, you have no excuse to be here because Denny's is doing delivery now. This is the age we live in. Denny's delivers. Dear god.

But what are your feats?

MOST ATTRACTIVE FEATURE

✱ Comment with your character. Feel free to include a link to a picture of them at their best/most flattering/cutest/beautiful/handsome/most appealing/etc.
✱ Other characters are ~~forced to~~ ~~gently compelled~~ to admit the one part of yours they find the most attractive. Hair? Eyes? Muscles? That height? That mole? That ass...umption that they're a great person?
✱ Your character now has to flip all the scripts and fess up to others.
✱ Rinse. Repeat. Regret.
✱ Of course, if they're boring, some people might be drawn to a personality trait over a physical one.
✱ But that cute smile, tho. Lemme swoon.

Undisclosed desires in your heart

tell me your desires

Toplevel with your character (+ prefs, etc.)
In that toplevel, your character is compelled to share what they want most, sexually, right now. Don't leave it blank!
Tag around and fulfill some desires. Or make fun of them. Or have deep conversations about them. Up to you!
GO NUTS

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[#261] hunters and hunted (Wind Breaker)

Theme Prompt: 261 - Schemes
Title: hunters and hunted
Fandom: Wind Breaker
Rating/Warnings: Teen, themes of injury
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 868
Summary: Suo has a plan to help Sakura. Nirei also has a plan of his own.

( keep an eye on you )

Swords & Sorcery AU Meme

Swords and Sorcery

In a time long before history or in a realm far, far in the future, exists a fantasy realm of might and magic. Many fantasy classics have existed in a swords and sorcery world—Conan the Barbarian, Red Sonja, and much of Dungeons and Dragons can be ascribed to swords and sorcery. The genre features a pre (or post) technological world where magic is real, and the wilderness is expansive and wild, with vast unknown territories at the edges of the map. Cults and city-states seize power where they can, and warlords conquer and unite tribes until corruption destroys their dynasty.

( Live your best ‘80s fantasy life below the cut )

Interspecies

Interspecies Love Meme

Vampires and humans. Angels and demons. Ghosts and the living. The idea of "opposites attracting" is hardly a new one, but with the rise in popularity of supernatural creatures, aliens, and other sentient beings beyond our human understanding, the forbidden romance trope has been injected a shot of fresh blood- sometimes quite literally.

This meme does just that, taking the whole "not meant for each other" thing to it's most logical extreme. Of course, it's not always angst and depression. These days, mermaids and bird-people can have their relationships in peace to some degree.

Rules

Comment with your character, putting any preferences you have (ie, "humanoid characters only," F/M, etc). Also, be sure to note your character's "species" for others to reference (Name | Character | OTA | Human, ghost, mutant, alien, vampire, god, zombie-catgirl hybrid, etc).
Reply to others. If your characters aren't different species, feel free to AU or anything else like that.
Use the rng to determine your prompt.
Also I didn't think I needed to say this, but be excellent to each other. Dick comments and anon bullying are not on.

Prompts

Meeting: Did you know there were, I don't know, werewolves before this? Or maybe you thought all aliens were evil. Will this...thing change your perception?
Falling in Love: You know you're not the same, but your feelings don't care.
Self-Hate: Perhaps you're mad at the being you're in love with, yet you're more angry at yourself.
Can't Be Together: Whether for self-inflicted reasons or societal rules, you can't be in love with who your heart has chosen and it's putting a strain on you.
Pushing You Away: Things are getting too intense, and for both of your sake, you want to make friend/crush/lover hate you.
Beauty & the Beast: One of you is beautiful, the other hideous. Maybe, though, the beautiful one is ugly in the eyes of society, depending on where you live. Whatever the case is, you don't look the same.
Confession: Screw the rules, you're going to tell that sweet girl/guy/other how you feel! What can go wrong? Or this is something you've put a lot of thought into and you're scared, but you're going to do it.
First Time...or Not: Finally, the two of you are taking the next step and getting physical. It may go off without a hitch, depending on your...you know, or- OH GOD, HOW IS THAT GOING TO GO IN HERE. Wait, you have a...?
The Kinky Option: Hey, maybe being different will pay off. Think about it. A long tongue? Ghost powers? Sounds like it could be fun in the bedroom.
Prejudice: "What are you doing with that dirty monster?" "You know we can't be involved with humans!" "We don't take kindly to your type around here." Why can't people just leave you two be?
Facing Your Instinct: It's hard to be with someone when you want to suck their blood. Or eat their brains. Or possess them.
Because of Me: Your lover has been dragged into your fight or hurt by others of your kind. Now they're in the crossfire.
Standing Up For You: Hey, knock it off! I don't care what you think, he's perfect in my eyes.
You Don't Know You're Beautiful: The fluffy option where you're trying to make your loved one see just how much you care and how they're beautiful to you, no matter what.
Gifts: Show your affection with a gift from your culture.
Starting a Family: Can you even reproduce? Is it something you want to consider? Perhaps it's new ground to tread, so you'll have to be the first to think about it.
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