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Theme Prompt: #274 - Near Death Experience (Amnesty 28)
Title: reminders
Fandom: Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr's Journey (ft. Mario & Luigi: Dream Team) - AU where Fawful doesn't explode during Bowser's Inside Story.
Rating/Warnings: PG-13 (because of Bowser's potty mouth + kinda poorly implied PTSD from the Dark Bowser fight.)
Word Count: 986 words
Author's Note: Same continuity as Mean Green, just a few years down the line (consider this a precursor to Mario and Luigi: Dream Team in this AU).
Also fun fact I was listening to this during the first half of the fic haha

Summary: Bowser again has trouble with a recurring nightmare about the day he fought Dark Bowser, even after he wakes up, he can't stop thinking about the fact the fight could have ended before it began.

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In Bowser's dreams.. )


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Nine years and eight months ago, I earned my black belt in shōrin-ryu karate.

Today, I became a second degree black belt.

It was supposed to happen sooner. But right when the head of my dojo began saying that maybe it was time for me to prep for testing, a pandemic started. Which put a dent in my training. And even once classes began again, various factors meant I wasn't able to go regularly. And then 2024 was, in hindsight, a rather abysmal year for my health. And and and, spring of this year rolled around, and I realized I was in danger of it being ten years since my previous test, and dammit, I did not intend to let that milestone pass without me at least trying to take the next step.

There were more than a few hurdles along the way. I've had wrist problems for years that meant I hadn't been doing kobudo (weapons training), but you're expected to do that as part of your test. So starting in August I began a crash course, scraping the rust off the sai kata I was expected to perform -- not too bad; it was one I used to know well -- and, uh, learning from scratch a long and difficult bo kata that I did not know in the slightest. I went so gung-ho on that, in fact, that I managed to give myself a repetitive stress sprain in my right ankle five weeks before the test (bear in mind that sprains take about six weeks to heal . . .). And then, to put the cherry on top of that sundae, I caught my big toe against the mat nine days ago and basically re-activated the hellacious sprain I had in that joint some years previously.

As I put it to several people, by the time I got to the test, I felt like I was being held together by chewing gum. Not even duct tape: that would have been an upgrade.

But these higher-level tests can only be done when our dojo's founder is in town (he moved back to Okinawa a few years ago), and his next visit will likely be for the seminar in April of next year. That would be past the decade mark I was determined to beat. So, come hell or high water, I was going to drag my sorry carcass through the test -- and I did! And, barring a couple of utterly bone-headed errors brought on by nerves (which got knowing nods of "yep, that happens" from other black belts later), I did acceptably well. I faced down literally an international panel of seven sensei -- Shihan being in from Okinawa, and also we have a contingent of Germans from one of our sister dojo here for the fall seminar -- whose collective belt rank totaled well over forty degrees, and I achieved ni-dan status.

You don't get a new belt, of course. It's still the same black belt as before. But there's kind of a joke that a truly experienced black belt becomes a white belt again, because over time the black threads fray and break, revealing the white canvas core underneath, so that a truly high-level sensei's belt can be tattered indeed.

And this afternoon, after I passed my test . . .

. . . I glanced down at my belt . . .

. . . and I found a tiny frayed spot on the corner of one end where the white canvas is peeking through.

I consider it my ni-dan badge. ^_^

(originally posted at Swan Tower: https://is.gd/u7LBNv)
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Title: your stupid face
Fandom: Super Mario franchise (if the mods can do so, please tag just as Super Mario or like, Super Mario (series)! There's too many references to stick to one subseries this time :( )
Rating: PG-13
Length: 1377 words
Content notes: Scattershot style references to at the very least the first Mario movie, a few of the Mario RPGs, the first Mario + Rabbids game, Super Mario Odyessy, Paper Mario and the Origami King and the Kaden Mackay song "Your Stupid Face" - the events of the story vaguely follows the rough story of Your Stupid Face. Also. Bowser has a potty mouth, hence the given rating. 
Author notes: Ahahahaha..... I wrote up this experimental piece with an actual ship in mind. I've liked the song for a while. 
Written for: The prompt Missing for Fan Flashworks.
Summary: A very unlikely relationship starts between the burly Bowser Koopa and his archnemesis, the plumber hero Mario, found between fights, Princess Peach kidnapping schemes and near-catastrophes over many years - making Bowser get very used to the feeling of missing what he believes he can never have.

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Daily Check In.

Nov. 7th, 2025 06:12 pm
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This is your check-in post for today. The poll will be open from midnight Universal or Zulu Time (8pm Eastern Time) on Friday to midnight on Saturday (8pm Eastern Time).


Poll #33813 Daily poll
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 14

How are you doing?

I am okay
8 (57.1%)

I am not okay, but don't need help right now
6 (42.9%)

I could use some help.
0 (0.0%)

How many other humans are you living with?

I am living single
5 (35.7%)

One other person
5 (35.7%)

More than one other person
4 (28.6%)




Please, talk about how things are going for you in the comments, ask for advice or help if you need it, or just discuss whatever you feel like.

dropping balls

Nov. 7th, 2025 04:04 pm
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I ended up dropping one of my classes this term. It was a social media for business class that I added just because I thought I needed to be half time, but it ended up being an enormous time-suck. Everything had to be done in groups, but my group almost immediately fell to infighting. I got left out of email chains, the professor just told me to "trust my team leader" when I expressed concern that I'd gotten a 0 grade based on what my team leader finalized, and basically life is too short to put up with that.

It was a late drop so I've got to take the W on my paperwork but I am beyond caring.

Meanwhile Bug is getting bullied at school by some of her classmates, but the administration seems to be working hard to fix it so we're just doing our best to support her and give advice and in general like... ugh, tweens. But she also has really good days at school, and doesn't have a ton of friends but has some good ones. I'll probably make a longer post about family stuff behind a lock, if I can get my head straight long enough to put words together.

I just wanted to post something because I haven't in a bit.

Leaky Ceiling

Nov. 7th, 2025 05:59 pm
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So. My ceiling leaked. I panicked and called for immediate water mitigation. After a quick search (at about 2 or 3 in the morning), I sent a message to CWF.

They came out. I hired the guy.

They did a fantastic job. Everyone who saw or heard about what they did told me it was complete overkill, but I liked being *sure* that my ceiling wasn't moldy or weakening. I've had a ceiling fall, just inches from crashing over my body. I did not want to risk that.

What I did not know: mitigation would require cutting 4 large holes in my ceiling. They would not fix those.

Oh, they had a division that fixed the holes, but that was a separate service and fee.

Fixing my ceiling (they bundled in re-painting my ceiling in my living room, hall, and kitchen) would cost over $4,000. I said 'no.' I'd live with the holes first.

Today, I got the bill for the water mitigation. $2,700. Paying with a credit card is going to cost an additional $82.

I feel so incredibly foolish.

第四年第三百零三天

Nov. 8th, 2025 08:00 am
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部首
小 part 2
尘, dust; 尚, to value; 尝, to taste pinyin )
https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?cdqrad=42

语法
1.1: Numbers
https://www.digmandarin.com/hsk-1-grammar
(stopgap for the moment; let me know if anyone has a better idea)

词汇
总, 总是, always; 总结, summary pinyin )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-3-word-list/

Guardian:
我做了点小零嘴,你要不要尝一尝? I've made some little snacks, would you like to try some?
就这个款式全龙城没有一万也有八千,怎么查, there may not be ten thousand of this pattern in all of Dragon City but there sure are eight thousand [there are a zillion of this pattern], how do we search?
别总是减肥减肥的, stop dieting all the time

Me:
一尘不染的真心🎵
说得太拉长,给我说总结吧。

The Mortal Thor #2 - "Storm Warning"

Nov. 7th, 2025 02:57 pm
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Emphasis on "beats", because some fascists take a beating in this one. They take a beating to the extent that you might be worried about whether this is the Thor you know. It's not! It's Sigurd Jarlson, and he's Just Some Guy. From Norway, I think? His neighbor thinks Norway's in Europe. -- Al Ewing

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Ah, the joys of drawing your blorbos when you're half asleep at 3 AM.

Anyway, long story short, I'm slowly but surely trying to develop my own way to draw the 2003 turtles. Although I'm still using more organic, round shapes similar to what was seen in the style from the first five seasons, I'm trying to utilize proportions similar to Fast Forward/Back to the Sewer, which... I think the specific term is a "swimmer's build?" While still very muscular, the turtles are noticeably slimmer than the earlier seasons with a combination of broad shoulders, narrow hips, and longer limbs. Much experimentation is still needed, unfortunately, but at least I've got a start XD

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While Splintered Fate takes much inspiration from the IDW comics, the game includes a number of references to many of the franchise's other iterations. 

Mirage Comics
  • The tutorial of the game pays homage to the Leonardo micro-issue What Goes Around... ...Comes Around. During the issue, Leonardo is ambushed while training on the rooftops by Foot ninja. Outnumbered and overpowered, he ends up being beaten to near-death and is thrown through the window of April's antique store. Similar situations have also appeared in the 2003 series as well as 2012, with the 1990 live action movie switching it up by having it be Raphael instead.
1987 animated series
  • Like many iterations, Splintered Fate pays homage to the iconic catchphrase of the 1987 turtles, "Cowabunga."

Archie Comics
  • The Turnstone made its original debut in the Archie continuity. It was an alien artifact capable of changing things into whatever the user wanted and was responsible for the creation of Archie's version of Leatherhead
1990s movie trilogy
  • Occasionally when being selected, Michelangelo may sing "Go Ninja, Go Ninja, go!" This is an obvious reference to the Ninja Rap by Vanilla Ice from the second film, Secret of the Ooze.
2003 animated series
  • Occasionally in battle, Michelangelo may declare "It's ninja time!" This was utilized as the turtles' catchphrase following Season 5.
  • When encountering Foot Elite in the Rooftops chapter, Leonardo may tell them "Nice hat." This references a small gag during the Season 1 episode "The Shredder Strikes Back- Part 2" where Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael all said the same thing upon seeing the Foot Elite in April's store.
  • The Sword of Tengu artifact was a weapon wielded by both the turtles and the Foot during seasons 1 and 2. Its association with Utrom powers is a nod to the 2003 version of the Shredder actually being an Utrom.
  • The Heart of Tengu appeared in Season 4 during the episode "Good Genes - Part 2." Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo were requested to steal it from the Foot by Bishop in exchange for a cure for Donatello, who had undergone a monstrous double mutation that was threatening to kill him if it was not reversed in time.
  • The War Staff is a magic item in possession of the Daimyo, the ruler of the Battle Nexus. It was central the plot of both the Big Brawl finale arc of Season 2 as well as the Ultimate Drako arc of Season 3, where it was both desired by both Drako and the Daimyo's son, the Ultimate Ninja.
IDW Comics
  • Dragon and Dreamer coins are stated to be associated with the two characters of the same name; they are the children of the god Brahma and are aspects of his personality operating within his creation—the Dreamer to maintain and the Dragon to destroy.
  • Kitsune's Cup is an obvious nod to Kitsune, the youngest child of the Dragon, member of the Pantheon, lover of Oroku Saki, and mother of his sons.
  • The Giant Tusk Fragment is likely a nod to Manmoth, a member of the Pantheon and Kitsune's older brother
2012 CGi Series
  • The Mystic Seal of Protection was utilized in the 2012 series by Donatello and Michelangelo. It is capable of protecting mortals from vampires and was used by Michelangelo to kill Count Dracula in Season 5.
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series

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AO3 works tags meme

Nov. 7th, 2025 10:06 pm
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Meme picked up from [personal profile] senmut and [personal profile] brightknightie: From your AO3 Works page, look at the tags and find the answers to these questions.

Find me at AO3

1. Under what rating do you write most?

Teen and Up Audiences (40). If you count mature and explicit as one, that makes 37.

2. What are your top 3 fandoms?

Forever Knight (TV 1992) (91)
Forever Knight (TV 1992) (91)
Forever Knight (TV 1992) (91)

OK, there is nothing else. ;)

3. Which character do you write about most?

Nicholas Knight (82), closely followed by Lucien Lacroix (80). Natalie ranges third (71).

4. What are the 3 top pairings you've written?
Unsurprisingly most often Nicholas Knight/Lucien Lacroix (37), followed by Nicholas Knight/Natalie (18) and Lucien Lacroix/Natalie (8).

5. What are the top 3 additional tags?
Romance (33), Case fic (22), Dark Nicholas Knight and Natalie Lambert (5).
Although I must admit, I never put much effort in tagging other than the obvious.
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Posted by John Scalzi

No parking lot, but look! Men at work! Good for them. Dudes in high-viz is part of what makes America great.

I’m in town for the Texas Book Festival, and I have two events, one tomorrow and one on Sunday, plus I am participating in the LitCrawl on Saturday night. Here’s the Book Festival schedule, where you can look me up. Also, here is the Lit Crawl schedule, where you can also look me up. After each of the festival events I believe there will be a signing. Come see me! Don’t leave me here to eat brisket all on my own.

— JS

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Imagine my excitement at reading this interview with Bob Mould this morning: How Bob Mould rediscovered the great, lost live Husker Du record not because of Hüsker Dü, whom I liked but didn't love, but because he mentions that Sugar reunited. I LOVED SUGAR!!! If I Can't Change Your Mind is 3 minutes of PURE POP PERFECTION and one of my top 5 songs of ALL TIME. Back in the 90s, I saw Bob live solo at least twice (once pressed right up to the stage beneath him and his guitar at...Irving Plaza? I think?), and saw Sugar in concert at least once (maybe twice?). Copper Blue is full of great songs, as is Bob's first solo album, Workbook. (Black Sheets of Rain was also good but less accessible, imo.)

If Sugar actually tours, I might leave the house to see them!

I have other, less fun, work news, but I should probably save it for a locked post sometime later. Sigh.

*
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Aaaa, there are too many interesting trailers lately. Please, slow down, people, I don’t have time to watch all this. 😊

Burnout Syndrome

Finally the official trailer is here. And it looks fantastic – intense and darkly sexy, with complicated people in complicated, messy relationship. And now, even more than before, I want DewGun and OffGunDew to happen in this drama. Please, please, give it to me. 🙏

It starts airing on November 26.



My Chef in Crime

Jeff Satur cooking, solving crimes, and possibly also being a serial killer? And looking so good while doing all that? Yes, please, sign me up, so much.

This is a pilot trailer, so the drama, if it will get made, will air somewhere in 2026.



The Price of Confession

I watch one GL drama taking place in prison. And that kdrama looks like another one. I mean, it is a mainstream kdrama, so definitely nothing GL will happen. But wow, it looks so good. Dark and emotional and full of femslashy subtext.

It’s about a woman, who gets accused of murdering her husband. She goes to prison, and meets another prisoner there. Someone everyone calls a witch, who is apparently a psychopathic killer. And that witch is played by Kim Go Eun, who looks so gorgeous with very short hair.

It starts airing on Netflix on December 5.

Splintered Fate: Artifacts

Nov. 7th, 2025 12:59 pm
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In the context of Splintered Fate's gameplay, artifacts are equippable items that provide various bonuses when equipped during runs. Only one can be equipped at a time and their abilities can be improved by spending Dreamer Coins. They are as follows:

Base Game Artifacts

Manhole Cover


+[X]% Double Select chance when selecting Water powers. Guarantees your next Power Selection is of the Water Category
Requirements: Defeat the boss in Sewer.

Foot Clan Medallion

+[X]% Double Select chance when selecting Flame powers. Guarantees your next Power Selection is of the Flame Category
Requirements: Defeat the boss in Docks.

Broken Ooze Canister

+[X]% Double Select chance when selecting Ooze powers. Guarantees your next Power Selection is of the Ooze Category.
Requirements: Defeat the boss in Streets

Sword of Tengu

+[X]% Double Select chance when selecting Utrom powers. Guarantees your next Power Selection is of the Utrom Category.
Requirements: Defeat the boss in Rooftops

Tessen

+[X]% Double Select chance when selecting Ninja powers. Guarantees your next Power Selection is of the Ninja Category.
Requirements: Defeat the boss in Docks twice.

Mystical Seal of Protection

+[X]% Double Select chance when selecting Astral powers. Guarantees your next Power Selection is of the Astral Category
Requirements: Defeat the boss in Rooftops twice

StockGen ID card

+[X]% chance of gaining Bonus Scrap when defeating MOUSERs or Super Foot Soldiers
Requirements: Defeat 75 Stockman enemies

Turnstone

[X]% chance to gain bonus Dragon Coins or Dreamer Coins upon defeating a veteran or champion enemy.
Requirements: Spend 1300 Dragon Coins or Dreamer Coins. Granted by an ally in the Lair.

Battle Shell Fuzzy Dice

+[x]% Double Select chance during any Turtle Upgrade selections. Granted by an ally in Streets
Requirements: Defeat the Sewers boss in a Gauntlet Challenge

Insulated Pizza Box

Boosts last for an additional [X] rooms. Granted by an ally in Docks. 
Requirements: Destroy 200 crates

Heart of Tengu

+[X]% Dodge chance. Increase duration of Invulnerability upon Dash. 
Requirements: Defeat 25 minibosses. Granted by an ally in the Sewers.

Astral Charm


+[X] Invulnerability duration upon consuming a Splinter's Revive
Requirements: Lose 5 runs.

War Staff

+100% damage taken from all sources. +[X]% currencies granted by Bosses. 
Requirements: Defeat the Docks boss in a Gauntlet Challenge.

Junkyard Jam DLC

Untuned Guitar

When you finish a room, all players permanently get increased elemental damage. This effect doesn't stack.
Requirements: Defeat the Junkyard boss.

Vintage Blowtorch

Every [X] seconds, your next Final Strike stuns non-boss enemies.
Requirements: Defeat the miniboss in Junkyard twice.

Busted Snare

When you finish a room, all players heal [X] health. This effect doesn't stack.
Requirements: Defeat the Junkyard boss twice.

Splintered Drumsticks


When you finish a room, all players gain +[X] Scrap. This effect doesn't stack.
Requirements: Defeat the Junkyard boss three times

Casey's Portrait

Defeating bosses increases all players' Max Health by [X]. This effect doesn't stack
Defeat the Junkyard miniboss in a Gauntlet Challenge

Metalhead DLC

Positronic Motherboard

+[X]% Double Select chance when selecting Robotics powers. Guarantees you next Power Selection is of the Robotics Category.

Mysterious Gofu

Gain a random level [X] Tool at the start of each Chapter

Clan Hamato Seal


Gain one Splinter revive. Splinter's Revivie restores [X]% additional health 

Cracked Stasis Beacon

You're much slower. If you beat a boss while carrying this, gaint an extra +[X] Scrap

Kitsune's Cup

You can't heal. Gain +[X] Dreamer Coins

Giant Tusk Fragment

You can't heal. Gain +[X] Dragon Coins

Notes and Trivia
  • The Positronic Motherboard, Mysterious Gofu, Clan Hamato Seal, Cracked Stasis Beacon, Kitsune's Cup, and Giant Tusk Fragment are all unlocked by default upon purchasing the Metalhead DLC.
  • Prior to an update, the Battle Shell Fuzzy Dice was obtained by spending 20 lucky dice.
  • Many of the artifacts pay homage to various items and characters across the TMNT franchise. Please see the Franchise References post for more details.

New Worlds: Circumcision

Nov. 7th, 2025 06:01 pm
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Nearly all of the essays for the New Worlds Patreon this month are going to be talking about genitals or other explicit topics, beginning this week with circumcision. You have been warned; now comment over there!

(originally posted at Swan Tower: https://is.gd/hYcOsz)
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Warning for petty whining under the cut )
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Name: I go by Jess mainly but you can call me Ondine as well
Age group: I'm 17, will be 18 in March. I know a lot of people don't want minors on their journal so yeah, be warned. Of course I don't mind older folks as long as you aren't weird towards me.
Country: "U! S! A! U-U-U-U! S! A!"
Subscription/Access policy: None at the moment because I don't have any locked entries, and I don't forsee myself really having any.

Fannish interests: Fanart, fic reading/sometimes writing, selfshipping/yume/riako/whatever stuff, oshikatsu culture
What I like to post about: Long form rambles about my life, ideas I have about media I like
Fandoms: Mostly Blue Lock, Cookie Run (CRK/CROB), YGO, rhythm games (PJSK/Enstars to be specific), Vocaloid, and Trauma Center. I mostly post about Blue Lock because I've been very hyperfixated (I'm autistic) for about 4 months at this point. I'm trying to branch out and get into more things as well.

About me: I've used DW for about 3 or so years but this is a new journal, I've had other journals in the past. I've never liked mainstream social media. Problem is I'm only now really figuring out how to properly engage with this site and maybe get some eyes on my journal. I like talking to myself but it gets a bit lonely. By the way, I hate discourse and I'm not pro or anti or neutral anything. If I see something I don't like I block it. And I would assume I needn't say this but just in case, bigots of any kind are not welcome around me.
Other hobbies: Music (I love Interpol), drawing, crafts, reading
Looking for people who are: Also neurodivergent, in the same fandoms as me

Journal info: My entries are pretty long, and I don't cut them unless they contain some kind of sensitive content. I do vent but it's nothing too serious, anything I think would warrant a content warning has one and goes under a cut. I haven't posted much fandom-related content but will definitely do so eventually, so stay tuned...

The Friday Five for 7 November 2025

Nov. 7th, 2025 11:50 am
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These questions were originally suggested by [livejournal.com profile] newagebastard.

1. What’s harder to live without, chocolate or alcohol?

2. Does the colour yellow remind you of anything?

3. Who most annoyed you last week?

4. Do you have a cutesy romantic nickname for your partner (or previous partners)?

5. What is your favourite Stephen King movie?

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