Wednesday's Traveller Bundle - The Great Rift
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ffuturesThis is another repeat bundle, set in the huge largely unexplored rift that splits the Empire and can make travel very difficult. It's a repeat offer adding some new material - if you previously bought it you will receive the new parts automatically. Apologies that I've posted this so late - I've been a bit busy tonight and it slipped my mind.
TRAVELLER GREAT RIFT (Nov 2022)
https://bundleofholding.com/p
Last time this was on offer (with another bundle containing the rules etc.) I said "OK - Traveller is probably the best-loved SF system out there, and the Mongoose version is VERY popular. You're getting a ton of stuff for your money. Need I say more? Unless you really dislike SF or the setting, or already have everything here, I'd recommend buying them." To which I might as well add that long-term exploration is something that earlier versions of Traveller didn't handle very well; you were mostly in a mapped and reasonably well-documented empire, and it was rare to encounter the complete unknown. This bundle, and others like it, have really changed that, and I really welcome the change.
TRAVELLER GREAT RIFT (Nov 2022)
https://bundleofholding.com/p
Last time this was on offer (with another bundle containing the rules etc.) I said "OK - Traveller is probably the best-loved SF system out there, and the Mongoose version is VERY popular. You're getting a ton of stuff for your money. Need I say more? Unless you really dislike SF or the setting, or already have everything here, I'd recommend buying them." To which I might as well add that long-term exploration is something that earlier versions of Traveller didn't handle very well; you were mostly in a mapped and reasonably well-documented empire, and it was rare to encounter the complete unknown. This bundle, and others like it, have really changed that, and I really welcome the change.
Today's Traveller Bundle - Mercenaries
Apr. 28th, 2026 06:46 pmffuturesThe third of five Mongoose Traveller bundles to celebrate Traveller Day on May 1st. Today it's Traveller Mercenaries, with two more bundles to come later in the week.
TRAVELLER MERCENARIES (from Dec 2023)
https://bundleofholding.com/p
When this was previously offered in December 2023 I was mostly focused on the main Traveller bundle (which we got yesterday) and after talking about that said "I'm personally not so interested in Mercenaries, since I tend not to run military campaigns, but the 1978 version was one of the most popular supplements for the original rules, and at a quick glance this is a good updating of it." This is still true, and one of the great strengths of Traveller is that it's a diverse enough system and background that not being a huge fan of part of it doesn't mean that you can't enjoy the rest of it.
TRAVELLER MERCENARIES (from Dec 2023)
https://bundleofholding.com/p
When this was previously offered in December 2023 I was mostly focused on the main Traveller bundle (which we got yesterday) and after talking about that said "I'm personally not so interested in Mercenaries, since I tend not to run military campaigns, but the 1978 version was one of the most popular supplements for the original rules, and at a quick glance this is a good updating of it." This is still true, and one of the great strengths of Traveller is that it's a diverse enough system and background that not being a huge fan of part of it doesn't mean that you can't enjoy the rest of it.
Prince of Tennis vs Genius 10 OVA
Apr. 28th, 2026 09:38 amthawreckaI finished the Genius 10 OVA and, first of all, that was way more Niou than I was expecting. Everyone makes use of Niou's mutant morphing powers! Second, my favourite part was when Ryoma decided he'd had enough with how shitty the training camp was and decided to do something that would get him kicked out.
Every time blond pirate whatshisface went on about how tennis can be fatal I was like . . . you guys know this is not a blood sport, right. This is just tennis. The superpowers aren't the silliest part of Prince of Tennis; the silliest part is when people try to kill each other over the net.
Ryoma's memory problems make me wonder if he has a brain injury?? Though I guess the answer to that is not to think about it too deeply.
I did actually really like what the training camp did with Rikkai - basically by surrounding them with other people and getting them out of their zone of dysfunction, they all started to become less fucked up (except for Jackal I guess who was very busy crying about Marui not playing tennis with him LOL). I also liked Yanagi actively making a step to do that on purpose by making sure Kirihara stayed in the camp and he got to go off and have Data Bros time with Inui, because he's recognised it's good to reconnect with people outside the zone of Rikkai dysfunction
I also like that it removed Tezuka from the story partway through, even though I like Tezuka, because it was interesting to have him out of the story in a way where he wasn't even a looming spectre threatening to return, to see what some of the characters were like without him.
The selection of characters for the U-17 team is not really a group of characters I think will be particularly interesting together, but we'll see when I get to all that, I guess.
Every time blond pirate whatshisface went on about how tennis can be fatal I was like . . . you guys know this is not a blood sport, right. This is just tennis. The superpowers aren't the silliest part of Prince of Tennis; the silliest part is when people try to kill each other over the net.
Ryoma's memory problems make me wonder if he has a brain injury?? Though I guess the answer to that is not to think about it too deeply.
I did actually really like what the training camp did with Rikkai - basically by surrounding them with other people and getting them out of their zone of dysfunction, they all started to become less fucked up (except for Jackal I guess who was very busy crying about Marui not playing tennis with him LOL). I also liked Yanagi actively making a step to do that on purpose by making sure Kirihara stayed in the camp and he got to go off and have Data Bros time with Inui, because he's recognised it's good to reconnect with people outside the zone of Rikkai dysfunction
I also like that it removed Tezuka from the story partway through, even though I like Tezuka, because it was interesting to have him out of the story in a way where he wasn't even a looming spectre threatening to return, to see what some of the characters were like without him.
The selection of characters for the U-17 team is not really a group of characters I think will be particularly interesting together, but we'll see when I get to all that, I guess.
Map Generators?
Apr. 27th, 2026 09:57 pmffuturesFor gaming purposes I want a map of a 1930s-40s Welsh town with a population large enough to support a few factories, shops, two or three schools and several churches, a hospital, town hall, a power station and gasworks, railway station, etc., and if possible have them on the map. I'd like the map to be clear and if possible not based on any real location. Above all I'd like a license or permission to publish the maps as part of an RPG, preferably VERY cheaply since this probably won't make much money.
I've come across a few sites that will generate simple areas, such as this one which can do an area of a few streets:
https://www.rolegenerator.com/en/module/streets
but it doesn't feel like they integrate well as a coherent town, and the scale is pretty random. The same site has a generator for walled towns that looks OK, but doesn't have modern infrastructure etc.
Anyone know of something aimed more towards my needs that won't break the bank?
I've come across a few sites that will generate simple areas, such as this one which can do an area of a few streets:
https://www.rolegenerator.com/en/module/streets
but it doesn't feel like they integrate well as a coherent town, and the scale is pretty random. The same site has a generator for walled towns that looks OK, but doesn't have modern infrastructure etc.
Anyone know of something aimed more towards my needs that won't break the bank?
Get Icons!
Apr. 27th, 2026 01:02 pmyourlibrarian1) Anyone notice my shiny new icon? Thanks to soc_puppet's offer to make sheep icons for folks as part of ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
3weeks4dreamwidth I now have one in my favorite colors! And I'm repurposing my old sheep icon for use at tv_talk, which, thanks to seleneheart, I got during a previous 3 Weeks event.
Unfortunately, this meant having to boot some icons I wasn't using as much because my icon storage has been full for some time. But if you've been wanting icons for something in particular, there's a general icon request event going on as well!
2) Saw S1 of the Ipcress File and liked it well enough. I never saw the film but from reading a synopsis of the book and the film it seems that it's kept a lot of the original story, but changed it as well in interesting ways. ( spoilers )
3) I found some information saying that the network wanted to make more of Ipcress Files but that the cast was so busy they couldn't find a way to do so (and presumably still haven't). This is such a curious issue to me that seems to be related to both British TV and the current way contracts are made. ( Read more... )
4) Also saw Tron Ares. There was nothing wrong with the overall premise and plot for the film, and the idea that a tech billionaire might be overselling his capabilities and putting people at risk is, let's say, au courant. But I felt that the good performances within it were wasted because the movie was clearly about the cool toys. ( Read more... )
5) Funny how some shows click immediately and some do not. Because I have AMC+ for a week, we've been barreling through S3 of Dark Winds. Unfortunately not enough time for S4 but we will definitely see it at some point. We saw S1 and S2 a few years ago and always wanted to get back to it.
I tried out Cannes Confidential, and I really wanted to like it. ( Read more... )
On the other hand, London Kills grabbed me at once. Interesting setup and dynamics as well as mysteries in the episodes I've seen so far. I noticed they seem to have Sharon Small in a very similar sort of dynamic as Barbara Havers.
soc_puppet's offer to make sheep icons for folks as part of 3weeks4dreamwidth I now have one in my favorite colors! And I'm repurposing my old sheep icon for use at tv_talk, which, thanks to seleneheart, I got during a previous 3 Weeks event. Unfortunately, this meant having to boot some icons I wasn't using as much because my icon storage has been full for some time. But if you've been wanting icons for something in particular, there's a general icon request event going on as well!
2) Saw S1 of the Ipcress File and liked it well enough. I never saw the film but from reading a synopsis of the book and the film it seems that it's kept a lot of the original story, but changed it as well in interesting ways. ( spoilers )
3) I found some information saying that the network wanted to make more of Ipcress Files but that the cast was so busy they couldn't find a way to do so (and presumably still haven't). This is such a curious issue to me that seems to be related to both British TV and the current way contracts are made. ( Read more... )
4) Also saw Tron Ares. There was nothing wrong with the overall premise and plot for the film, and the idea that a tech billionaire might be overselling his capabilities and putting people at risk is, let's say, au courant. But I felt that the good performances within it were wasted because the movie was clearly about the cool toys. ( Read more... )
5) Funny how some shows click immediately and some do not. Because I have AMC+ for a week, we've been barreling through S3 of Dark Winds. Unfortunately not enough time for S4 but we will definitely see it at some point. We saw S1 and S2 a few years ago and always wanted to get back to it.
I tried out Cannes Confidential, and I really wanted to like it. ( Read more... )
On the other hand, London Kills grabbed me at once. Interesting setup and dynamics as well as mysteries in the episodes I've seen so far. I noticed they seem to have Sharon Small in a very similar sort of dynamic as Barbara Havers.
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Two Mongoose Traveller Bundles - three more to come!
Apr. 27th, 2026 06:33 pmffuturesTwo Mongoose Traveller bundles, with three more to come later in the week! One of these is a repeat, the other new: the revived December 2024 Mongoose Traveller Update Bundle, with the core rulebook and useful supplements, and a new bundle, Traveller Imperial Navy, with sourcebooks and adventures for the Third Imperium space fleet.
TRAVELLER UPDATE (from Dec 2024)
https://bundleofholding.com/p
TRAVELLER IMPERIAL NAVY (new)
https://bundleofholding.com/p
This is apparently going to be Mongoose Traveller week, with 5 bundles coming in all - the reason being that May 1st is Traveller Day, because the 1977 edition had a "Mayday" message on the cover. In my opinion it's about the best version (Unless you're a GURPS fan or are waiting for the forthcoming D&D Traveller which is apparently going to be a thing, but I suspect not one that interests me)
Since they've chosen to release these bundles now because of the date, I'm wondering if there will be something in a galaxy far, far away for May 4th...
update - forgot to say that the naval bundle is pretty good, with some nice material on how navies work in this setting, ships, and adventures.
TRAVELLER UPDATE (from Dec 2024)
https://bundleofholding.com/p
TRAVELLER IMPERIAL NAVY (new)
https://bundleofholding.com/p
This is apparently going to be Mongoose Traveller week, with 5 bundles coming in all - the reason being that May 1st is Traveller Day, because the 1977 edition had a "Mayday" message on the cover. In my opinion it's about the best version (Unless you're a GURPS fan or are waiting for the forthcoming D&D Traveller which is apparently going to be a thing, but I suspect not one that interests me)
Since they've chosen to release these bundles now because of the date, I'm wondering if there will be something in a galaxy far, far away for May 4th...
update - forgot to say that the naval bundle is pretty good, with some nice material on how navies work in this setting, ships, and adventures.
Fanfic: Worm/The War of the Worlds - The Martian Part X
Apr. 26th, 2026 10:12 pmffuturesContinuing my Worm / War of the Worlds crossover story.
The previous chapters are archived on these sites:
On Twisting the Hellmouth - https://www.tthfanfic.org/story.php?no=33872
On AO3 - https://archiveofourown.org/works/39112812
On Fanfiction.net - https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14083560/1/The-Martian
On Spacebattles Forum - https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/the-martian-worm-the-war-of-the-worlds-au.1034761/
See chapter I for disclaimers.
( X - Space 1889 )
Comments please before I post to archives.
The previous chapters are archived on these sites:
On Twisting the Hellmouth - https://www.tthfanfic.org/story.php?no=33872
On AO3 - https://archiveofourown.org/works/39112812
On Fanfiction.net - https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14083560/1/The-Martian
On Spacebattles Forum - https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/the-martian-worm-the-war-of-the-worlds-au.1034761/
See chapter I for disclaimers.
( X - Space 1889 )
Comments please before I post to archives.
An outing all about Aardman Animations
Apr. 26th, 2026 09:35 amkazzy_ceeOn Friday, Mr Cee and I travelled to Bermondsey in London to visit the Young V&A Museum to see their exhibition all about Aardman Animations. There had been issues with the tube trains all week (a series of strikes), but fortunately, we could easily get to the museum by train to London Bridge and a bus from there took us almost to the door.
The museum is aimed at families and young children with lots of hands-on activities, but it was interesting to see that most of the people who were visiting the exhibition were nearer to our age *g*. Founded by Peter Lord and David Sproxton, Aardman Animations has been around since the early 1970s. They began with stop-motion animations on a children's TV programme created for deaf children, called Vision On, and the birth of their first cute Plasticine (modelling clay) animated character, Morph. Their work has extended into commercials, short films, music videos (including the famous Sledgehammer video with Peter Gabriel), and into full-length animated (and extremely successful) films with memorable characters such as Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the Sheep.
Under the cut for examples of the processes involved in producing clay-based characters, animation and lots of models!
( Read more... )
There was so much more than I've included here, including the chance to make your own stop-motion clip, film yourself as an animation guide and play around with lighting a scene (and more). It was well worth a visit. The exhibition will finish in November this year, and if you buy a ticket, you get free access if you want to go back to see it again.
The museum is aimed at families and young children with lots of hands-on activities, but it was interesting to see that most of the people who were visiting the exhibition were nearer to our age *g*. Founded by Peter Lord and David Sproxton, Aardman Animations has been around since the early 1970s. They began with stop-motion animations on a children's TV programme created for deaf children, called Vision On, and the birth of their first cute Plasticine (modelling clay) animated character, Morph. Their work has extended into commercials, short films, music videos (including the famous Sledgehammer video with Peter Gabriel), and into full-length animated (and extremely successful) films with memorable characters such as Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the Sheep.
Under the cut for examples of the processes involved in producing clay-based characters, animation and lots of models!
( Read more... )
There was so much more than I've included here, including the chance to make your own stop-motion clip, film yourself as an animation guide and play around with lighting a scene (and more). It was well worth a visit. The exhibition will finish in November this year, and if you buy a ticket, you get free access if you want to go back to see it again.
Donate Some Points!
Apr. 25th, 2026 12:49 pmyourlibrarianEvery time I planned to post and got sidelined, something else got added to the list.
1)3weeks4dreamwidth is underway, and I am again hosting a points donation and gifting event. If you have US $3 (or more) to spare, join in!
Dreamwidth stays afloat by selling paid services, but a lot of users can't buy them for one reason or another. That's a lot of people who would like to support the site but either can't get the payment through or are currently unable to start or maintain services. So if you currently can, leave a comment (all donors and recipient comments are screened) by May 4. At that point, a call will go out for recipients and they'll be matched up by May 15.
2) Finished the Fire of Love documentary about French volcanologists spending their lives studying volcanoes. Some of the footage they got is just spectacular, almost technicolor. But the risks they took are appalling. ( Read more... )
3) We finished watching S1 of the Puzzle Lady last month. It was fine as a series; we would watch more. One thing that stood out to me was the wardrobe and decor which normally is not something that catches my attention. ( Read more... )
4) A recent episode of Jeopardy had the following quotes in a category about words from the Founding Fathers. I don't think their choices were a coincidence:
"Avarice, ambition, revenge or gallantry would break the strongest cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net." – John Adams
James Madison wrote, "The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands... may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny."
5) I'm still watching Daredevil Ep 6 (which I have been looking forward to) but I thought Ep 5 was really well done. The way the stories were balanced out, the flashbacks, and the details were well written. I think that was probably the best Marvel show episode I've seen so far. ( Read more... )
1)
3weeks4dreamwidth is underway, and I am again hosting a points donation and gifting event. If you have US $3 (or more) to spare, join in! Dreamwidth stays afloat by selling paid services, but a lot of users can't buy them for one reason or another. That's a lot of people who would like to support the site but either can't get the payment through or are currently unable to start or maintain services. So if you currently can, leave a comment (all donors and recipient comments are screened) by May 4. At that point, a call will go out for recipients and they'll be matched up by May 15.
2) Finished the Fire of Love documentary about French volcanologists spending their lives studying volcanoes. Some of the footage they got is just spectacular, almost technicolor. But the risks they took are appalling. ( Read more... )
3) We finished watching S1 of the Puzzle Lady last month. It was fine as a series; we would watch more. One thing that stood out to me was the wardrobe and decor which normally is not something that catches my attention. ( Read more... )
4) A recent episode of Jeopardy had the following quotes in a category about words from the Founding Fathers. I don't think their choices were a coincidence:
"Avarice, ambition, revenge or gallantry would break the strongest cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net." – John Adams
James Madison wrote, "The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands... may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny."
5) I'm still watching Daredevil Ep 6 (which I have been looking forward to) but I thought Ep 5 was really well done. The way the stories were balanced out, the flashbacks, and the details were well written. I think that was probably the best Marvel show episode I've seen so far. ( Read more... )
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A lovely sunny outing with tulips!
Apr. 23rd, 2026 03:11 pmkazzy_ceeIt has been a gloriously sunny day today with clear skies and a temperature of 20ºC/68ºF, which was perfect for an outing to a tulip festival about an hour's drive away.
Tulley's Tulip Fest runs for about three weeks each year and is a celebration of beautiful tulips. This week is the peak time to see them, and they have 1.5 million tulips with over 120 different varieties on show. It was lovely to enjoy them in the sunshine today.
This is one of two fields covered in rows and rows of gorgeous colour. Under the cut for giant tulips, floating tulips, windmills, butterflies and unicorns...
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There were lots of opportunities to buy from vendors selling food, including Dutch specialities such as bitterballen, pancakes and stroopwaffles, but also lots of street food. We ended up having a delicious, freshly cooked wood-fired pizza for lunch before heading home.
Tulley's Tulip Fest runs for about three weeks each year and is a celebration of beautiful tulips. This week is the peak time to see them, and they have 1.5 million tulips with over 120 different varieties on show. It was lovely to enjoy them in the sunshine today.
This is one of two fields covered in rows and rows of gorgeous colour. Under the cut for giant tulips, floating tulips, windmills, butterflies and unicorns...
( Read more... )
There were lots of opportunities to buy from vendors selling food, including Dutch specialities such as bitterballen, pancakes and stroopwaffles, but also lots of street food. We ended up having a delicious, freshly cooked wood-fired pizza for lunch before heading home.
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Apr. 23rd, 2026 07:00 amthawreckaThe Teen Dream (1149 words) by thawrecka
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Jawbreaker (1999)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Courtney/Liz, Courtney/Fern, Fern Mayo/Liz Purr
Characters: Courtney Shayne, Fern Mayo
Additional Tags: toxic lesbians and mean bisexuals, Missing Scene, Post-Canon, late 90s homophobia, Mild Voyeurism, Dirty Talk
Summary:
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Jawbreaker (1999)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Courtney/Liz, Courtney/Fern, Fern Mayo/Liz Purr
Characters: Courtney Shayne, Fern Mayo
Additional Tags: toxic lesbians and mean bisexuals, Missing Scene, Post-Canon, late 90s homophobia, Mild Voyeurism, Dirty Talk
Summary:
Courtney Shayne plays vicious games.
Another RPG Bundle - Voidrunner
Apr. 22nd, 2026 08:01 pmffuturesThis is a bundle of material in the "Voidrunner's Codex Special" featuring a spacefaring expansion for D&D 5E and Level Up from EN Publishing.
The idea is to use the D&D or compatible rules for SF adventures; it's aimed primarily at SF-only campaigns, but designed so that combinations of SF and fantasy can be used.
This isn't actually something I need, since I already have plenty of SF games and settings including several I've written myself, but if you're mostly familiar with D&D or Level Up this may be a good route to running SF adventures. It's reasonably priced and you're getting more than a gigabyte of material (admittedly including a lot of deck plans etc.) and may be interesting to others who want to mine it for ideas, cool ship designs, etc.
https://bundleofholding.com/presents/Voidrunners
The idea is to use the D&D or compatible rules for SF adventures; it's aimed primarily at SF-only campaigns, but designed so that combinations of SF and fantasy can be used.
This isn't actually something I need, since I already have plenty of SF games and settings including several I've written myself, but if you're mostly familiar with D&D or Level Up this may be a good route to running SF adventures. It's reasonably priced and you're getting more than a gigabyte of material (admittedly including a lot of deck plans etc.) and may be interesting to others who want to mine it for ideas, cool ship designs, etc.
FIC: Cultivating a Greater Work (Star Wars: Andor, 1/1)
Apr. 21st, 2026 08:56 ammaidenjediTITLE: Cultivating a Greater Work
FANDOM: Star Wars: Andor
RATING: PG
PAIRING: Mon Mothma & Luthen Rael
CHARACTERS: Mon Mothma, Luthen Rael, Kleya Marki
SUMMARY: Mon Mothma and Luthen Rael in the earliest days of their collaboration.
NOTES: Written for![[archiveofourown.org profile]](https://p2.dreamwidth.org/b164c54b26e4/-/archiveofourown.org/favicon.ico)
colls for space_swap 2026.
This story references a character and storylines from The High Republic novels, but it isn't necessary to have read those to read this story.
AO3 link
FANDOM: Star Wars: Andor
RATING: PG
PAIRING: Mon Mothma & Luthen Rael
CHARACTERS: Mon Mothma, Luthen Rael, Kleya Marki
SUMMARY: Mon Mothma and Luthen Rael in the earliest days of their collaboration.
NOTES: Written for
space_swap 2026.This story references a character and storylines from The High Republic novels, but it isn't necessary to have read those to read this story.
AO3 link
Another Fantasy Bundle - Land of Eem
Apr. 20th, 2026 07:26 pmffuturesThis is a bundle for the RPG Land of Eem, the "whimsical tabletop fantasy roleplaying game of colorful characters exploring the Mucklands from Star & Flame Games and Exalted Funeral." The elevator pitch is "Lord of the Rings meets The Muppets as whimsical adventurers young and old make perilous journeys across the Mucklands"
https://bundleofholding.com/presents/LandOfEem
The rules emphasise role playing and negotiation, while still allowing for combat where necessary, and the most dangerous monsters of the game are tycoons who dominate and exploit everyone else. Any resemblance to modern life is, of course, purely coincidental.
I'm not convinced it's one I want to play, but there are some fun ideas and it's fairly cheap, and if you like whimsical settings it's probably worth a look.
https://bundleofholding.com/presents/LandOfEem
The rules emphasise role playing and negotiation, while still allowing for combat where necessary, and the most dangerous monsters of the game are tycoons who dominate and exploit everyone else. Any resemblance to modern life is, of course, purely coincidental.
I'm not convinced it's one I want to play, but there are some fun ideas and it's fairly cheap, and if you like whimsical settings it's probably worth a look.
More Prince of Tennis posting
Apr. 20th, 2026 04:09 pmthawreckaNow I've watched through the first season of Prince of Tennis II and the specials, which is completely uncharted territory because I haven't read any of the sequel manga. This training camp is so stupid (don't go to a mysterious training camp in the woods about which you know almost nothing and which has terrifying gates, kids), and I'm shocked and surprised to discover Echizen is a cool jacket guy?! Because that jacket sure is cool!
Atobe lightly smacking Hiyoshi on the butt with his racket - wow, I never found them shippy before, but suddenly... Though as a Tezuka/Atobe shipper I am also eating so well. As a fan I feel serviced. Look at their eyes sparkling at each other.
Kaidoh carrying Momo on his back up the mountain is also insanely shippy.
Everything about this mountain training camp is fucking stupid, but I've accepted this Prince of Tennis is about nonsense boys adventures and not about actual tennis, so I'm enjoying it. Shishido and Gakuto squabbling is so entertaining to me. I really enjoyed Inui and Yanagi's data doubles moment. The Shitenhoji dorks have grown on me. Even Sanada is growing on me, which I thought was impossible!
I'm never going to like the Rikkai characters the way Rikkai fans do 😂 but I'm invested in so many characters banding together to turn Kirihara into a functional human being. It's sort of fascinating how completely Rikkai fucked themselves up, now that they're in a context where they're interacting people from outside their toxic mess. Yukimura has to learn how to enjoy things, and Sanada basically hates himself, and Yanagi even feels guilty for what they all did to Kirihara.
It's amazing how after so many episodes of watching the losers camp be forced to climb mountains, get chased by eagles, and sleep rough, switching back to the winners camp seems so decadent and infuriating in comparison! They get catered food and nice baths!!! Atobe brought his own rose petals for a rose bath!!! Maddening!
It is cute watching Eiji and Ohtori be so sad and lost without their doubles partners, though.
Me when Atobe developed X-ray vision: Of course this would happen, I don't know why I expected otherwise.
Atobe lightly smacking Hiyoshi on the butt with his racket - wow, I never found them shippy before, but suddenly... Though as a Tezuka/Atobe shipper I am also eating so well. As a fan I feel serviced. Look at their eyes sparkling at each other.
Kaidoh carrying Momo on his back up the mountain is also insanely shippy.
Everything about this mountain training camp is fucking stupid, but I've accepted this Prince of Tennis is about nonsense boys adventures and not about actual tennis, so I'm enjoying it. Shishido and Gakuto squabbling is so entertaining to me. I really enjoyed Inui and Yanagi's data doubles moment. The Shitenhoji dorks have grown on me. Even Sanada is growing on me, which I thought was impossible!
I'm never going to like the Rikkai characters the way Rikkai fans do 😂 but I'm invested in so many characters banding together to turn Kirihara into a functional human being. It's sort of fascinating how completely Rikkai fucked themselves up, now that they're in a context where they're interacting people from outside their toxic mess. Yukimura has to learn how to enjoy things, and Sanada basically hates himself, and Yanagi even feels guilty for what they all did to Kirihara.
It's amazing how after so many episodes of watching the losers camp be forced to climb mountains, get chased by eagles, and sleep rough, switching back to the winners camp seems so decadent and infuriating in comparison! They get catered food and nice baths!!! Atobe brought his own rose petals for a rose bath!!! Maddening!
It is cute watching Eiji and Ohtori be so sad and lost without their doubles partners, though.
Me when Atobe developed X-ray vision: Of course this would happen, I don't know why I expected otherwise.
