superficial loyalty

𝘋𝘖  𝘕𝘖  𝘏𝘈𝘙𝘔,  𝘉𝘜𝘛  𝘛𝘈𝘒𝘌  𝘕𝘖  𝘚𝘏𝘐𝘛 !

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♡  :  /  /  yorinobu​.

          “𝐈   𝐅𝐄𝐄𝐋..   𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐄.   𝐌𝐘   𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍   𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐋𝐋   𝐇𝐔𝐌𝐒.”   𝐘𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐎𝐁𝐔'𝐒   𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐒   𝐅𝐔𝐑𝐑𝐎𝐖,   𝐖𝐀𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆   𝐅𝐎𝐑   the   dark   voice   that   had   come   to   him   earlier   that   day,   threatening   and   controlling   his   limbs   without   Yorinobu   himself   being   able   to   stop   it.   With   her   reputation,   he   had   hoped   that   the   engram   would   be   stopped.   Gem   had   proven   herself   useful.   “I   suppose   you   do   live   up   to   what   people   say   about   you.”   He   shrugs   and   sits   up,   cringing   at   the   ache   that   spreads   from   his   head   down   his   spine.   That   would   last,   he   thought,   for   a   good   few   days.   Then   he’d   be   back   on   his   bike,   riding   the   Badlands,   trying   to   get   away   from   Arasaka   agents   who   swore   to   his   sister   that   they’d   bring   him   back.   “We   need   to   destroy   that   chip,   if   you   haven’t   already.”   

                              𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒊  𝒑𝒂𝒚𝒔  𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏  𝒕𝒐  𝒉𝒊𝒔  𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆, she’s mostly looking for slurring and stuttering. minor delays would more than likely be considered normal given the circumstances, but she’s not going to have the death of yorinobu arasaka be connected to her due to complications involving her procedures.  ❛  depends  on  who’s  talkin’,  tti  and  the  kasai  family  are  infamous  for  shit-talking.  ❜  she doesn’t elaborate further on that, but instead gently raises a hand.  ❛  whoa,  mr.  arasaka  uh  —  you  need  to  stay  here  for  a  little  bit,  i  need  to  monitor  for  any  cognitive  deficits,  you  just  went  through  a...  well,  unique  procedure.  ❜  she blinks a few times, looking at the chip,    ❛  you  have  my  word  it  will  be  destroyed,  but  i  need  to  get  what  information  i  can  off  of  it.  tech  like  this,  it  can  pave  the  way  for  a  load  of  innovations.  ❜ 

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        𝒗  𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒚  𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒔  𝒖𝒑  𝒕𝒐  𝒉𝒆𝒓  𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑, gemini considers this a good thing. not just because that means v, relatively speaking, is okay. but for more important reasons, people who really need the help can get it. however to say the green haired girl looks rough today is quite possibly the understatement of the decade.  ❛  jesus,  v...  who  did  you  piss  off  today?  ❜  the ripperdoc inquires with a tilted head, eyes brimming with concern as she looks at swollen skin, she motions for the woman to come in.  ❛  how  much  is  your  blood  and  how  much  is  your  enemy’s?  ❜

♡  :  /  /   @streetpunkv​.

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𝒊𝒕'𝒔  𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔  𝒂  𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒆  𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏  𝒌𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒚  𝒆𝒖𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒚𝒏𝒆  𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒔  𝒖𝒑, gemini feels bad for him in her way. she also doesn’t, because he’s made his choices and he’s surrounded himself with people who enable his self-immolating tendencies. they’re not even just self destructive, he burns everything around him.  ❛  lemme  guess,  you  need  some  tune  ups?  partying  a  little  too  hard,  mr.  eurodyne?  ❜  despite her teasing tone, her eyes look concerned and her face is stoic. she’s worried, but she also wishes she was more surprised.  ❛  how  are  you  feeling?  ❜

♡  :  /  /   @axeattitude​.

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                             𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒊  𝒌𝒂𝒔𝒂𝒊  𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚  𝒉𝒂𝒔  𝒂  𝒗𝒂𝒈𝒖𝒆  𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒂  𝒐𝒇  𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕  𝒔𝒉𝒆'𝒔  𝒅𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈,  when a person like yorinobu arasaka comes into a person’s shop, the proprietor does not simply say ‘no’. she was shocked, but, there’s no time for that when he’s got a relic that isn’t slowing down on taking over his body. reminds her of v, and while she couldn’t help v then, she had been learning rather quickly about the relic, about disentanglement. it takes a while to do it safely, but yorinobu’s out for it. two and a half hours later and no real damage to the brain. even she is impressed. administering anti-anesthetics, she wheels her chair back to look at him, her head tilting.  ❛  how  are  you  feeling,  mr.  arasaka?  seeing  your  dad  around?  ❜

♡  :  /  /  @yorinobu​

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a  wild  one - liner  starter  call  has  appeared.

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hey guys i’ve mostly been over at @dolligan and @notalt.

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♡  :  /  /  eurosdyne​.

          “𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄𝐑?”   𝐈𝐍   𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐓𝐇,   𝐓𝐇𝐄   𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆   throws   him   off,   but   he   shrugs,   hands   now   shoved   deep   into   his   pockets   in   order   to   gather   up   enough   eurodollars.   “I   think   I’m   pretty   safe   ‘round   here.   I   carry   my   pistol   on   my   person   at   all   times.”

      ❛  a  pistol  won’t  save  you  from  synaptic  burnout,  kerry.  ❜  gemini reminds him with a roll of her eyes. watching him for a few moments. she pulls up a screen, there’s some damage in the liver area, lung filtration is looking a little weird, but nothing out of the ordinary.  ❛  how  are  you  feeling?  ❜

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♡  :  /  / nomadpunkv​

“MMmmhmm––and Regina knows ‘bout this idea you got? Cuz y’know she’s all over the cyberpsycho circuit, and I’m gonna level with you here, she scares the livin’ fuck outa me.”

He cants his head to the side for a moment, the SMALLEST coy grin coming to his face before he nods idly.

“Aight, I gotcha. Lemme see what I can do. Just keep a lookout yeah? I’ll text ya the deets when I get’em.”

❛  you  really  think  i  care  what  pigs  think?  you  really  think  pigs  care  what  happens  to  the  victims  of  cyberpsychos?  ❜  gemini would deal with regina when pushes came to inevitable shoves.  ❛  you  can  keep  the  assholes  alive  if  that’s  what  she  wants,  more  power  to  her,  but  while  she’s  dealing  with  rehabilitation,  i’m  dealing  with  the  actual  ramifications  of  her  bullshit  policy.  ❜

❛  thanks  v,  if  this  works  i  owe  you  -  hell,  even  if  it  doesn’t.  ❜

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♡  :  /  /  whytestorm​

“        no,        no.        it’s  fine,        don’t  worry  sunshine.        ”        you  groan        &        grit  your  teeth.        ah,        starin’  in  the  mirror  after  a  fistfight,        brings  back  so  many  memories        (    …    )        most  of  them  are  bad,        though.        so  rather  than  dwell  on  the  bygones,        you  grab  your  broken  nose  and  set  it  in  place  with  a  crack.        you  make  a  noise                                  fuck,        this  was  a  bad  fuckin’  idea.      “        the  corpo  cosplay  may  fool  ya,        but  it’s  hardly  the  first  time  i’ve  been  punched  in  t’face    …    still  a  bitch,        so  i  think  i’ll  take  that  painkiller  now.        ”

   gemini  has  dealt  with  people  like  her  before,  strong as fuck but sometimes too resilient for their own good. the ripperdoc doesn’t even have the anesthetic ready before she’s fixing her own nose!  ❛  you  know  you  could’ve  just  taken  the  pain  blockers  and  let  me  break  your  nose  back.  ❜  she muses, bewildered by the woman before her,  ❛  alright,  ❜  she hands her the inhaler,  ❛  deep  breath  in,  the  pain  should  leave  in  about  point  two  five.  ❜

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♡  :  /  /  pahlmyr​.

𝚋𝚘𝚢  𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚜  𝚜𝚑𝚎  𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍.   just  a  few  days  ago  a  certain  someone  may  or  may  not  have  gotten  BELLIGERENT  before  walking  back  into  the  afterlife  just  to  face  rogue  and  tell  her  shit  didn’t  go  down  the  way  it  was  supposed  to.   𝚍𝚎𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚜  𝚘𝚗  𝚠𝚑𝚘  𝚢𝚘𝚞  𝚊𝚜𝚔.   claire  was  always  good  at  keeping  tact  close  to  her  own  breast.   one  of  the  few  people  panam  appreciated  in  that  fuckin’  place.   “   i  mean  LISTEN  ,  claire  makes  a  mean  drink  ,  i  really  can’t  COMPLAIN  -   ”   nor  go  a  few  more  many  feet  than  needed  within  night  city.   “   but  how  ‘bout  this  ;;  let’s  find  a  new  place  together.   and  if  it’s  shit  .   .   .   well  fuck  we  try  again  and  we  DON’T  STOP  until  we  find  the  perfect  one  ,  hm  ??   bet  rogue’ll  love  it  if  we’re  late.   ”

there  was  always  a  catch  when  working  with  rogue, but desperate people are willing to forgo the clarity that apprehension brings. when you’re desperate on behalf of other people, it is not surprising for an opportunist like her to sink teeth and claws in like a hungry tiger. it frustrates gemini, as it would anyone, as it apparently has with panam as well. glancing to the former nomade, she smiles a little bit. it’s not sad this time, it’s almost hopeful.

❛  alright  palmer,  let’s  do  this.  what  do  you  constitute  as  the  perfect  drink  though?  ❜

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softer prompts

“  i’m not going anywhere.  ” “  you make me feel safe.  ”   “  i think i might be in love with you.  ” “  i just like seeing you happy.  ” “  just let me take care of you.  ” “  you’re my family.  ” “  i can stay, if you want.  ” “  you make me feel alive.  ” “  you’re captivating.  ” “  i want you to know i’ll always be here for you. whatever you need.  ” “  you don’t have to tell me anything, we can just sit here.  ” “  i trust you. more than anyone else.  ” “  you have a beautiful soul.  ” “  i feel like i could watch you all day. everything you do has a touch of magic to it.  ” “  i hope i see you in my dreams.  ” “  do you trust me?  ” “  you don’t ever have to pretend. not with me. not ever.  ” “  i love you, every part of you. even the parts you don’t like.  ” “  you make everything a little easier.  ” “  will you just…hold me? please.  ” “  just tell me everything’s gonna be okay.  ” “  you’re enough. you’re more than enough.  ” “  you have my heart in your hands. be gentle with it.  ” “  i wanna be the one you go to. the first one you tell when there’s something good. the shoulder to cry on when it’s bad. and every mundane thing in between. i want to share it all with you.  ” “  i have faith in you.  ” “  i’ve never met anyone quite like you.  ” “  knowing you is like…coming home. like i’ve finally found something that’s been missing all this time.  ” “  every hard thing in my life feels worth it. it all led me to you.  ” “  i feel like i could endure anything as long as i have you to come home to.  ” “  i can tell something’s bothering you.  ” “  what can i do to help?  ” “  come on. let’s get out of here.  ” “  i’m taking you somewhere special.  ” “  where are you taking me?  ” “  i don’t need grand gestures or declarations of love. i just need you. all of you.  ” “  you make me feel like i’m worthy.  ” “  you deserve good things.  ” “  i want to be your home.  ” “  loving you is like something holy.  ” “  i made you something.  ” “  come back to bed.  ” “  stay the night with me.  ” “  are you sure you’re okay?  ” “   you wanna talk about it?  ” “  did you wanna tell me something?  ”  “  you’ll always have me.  ” “  i’m proud of you.  ”   “  i need you.  ” “  thank you. for always being there for me.  ” “  don’t ever let anyone make you doubt your worth.  ” “  i’m not leaving you. not ever.  ”   “  you have kind eyes.  ”   “  sleep, my love. i’ll keep the nightmares away.  ”   “  there’s so much light in you.  ” “  i want you here.  ”  

ACTIONS: 

❀ for a forehead kiss ✦ for our muses to hold hands ❉ for one muse to nap against the other ✱ for one muse to surprise the other ✸ for our muses to cuddle  ❄ for our muses to enjoy the first snow of winter  ♛ for my muse to teach yours something new ☂ for our muses to stargaze  ♡ for one muse to wake the other with breakfast in bed ♤ for a kiss on the palm ☁ for our muses to get caught in the rain without an umbrella ☀ for one muse to surprise the other with a home-cooked meal  ☾ for one muse to hug the other without explanation  ♞ for one muse to give the other a massage  ✞ for one muse to give the other flowers ✔ for one muse to caress the other’s face ✚ for our muses to shower/bathe together  ＄for one muse to catch the other staring lovingly 

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The First Time with Hayley Kiyoko | Rolling Stone (x)

[dolligan]

casual reminder that cyberpunk as a series is problematic as shit. you’re not problematic for liking the worldbuilding and homebrew shit, but understand that this is the same series that had said diversity/idpol was the reason for america’s collapse. proof under the cut. i love cyberpunk but we take canon and we make our own better version of cyberpunk.

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@heywoodborn​ asked: “ will i ever be free ? ”

❛  of  night  city?  probably  not.  ❜  night city was a black hole, swallowing the light, warping and stretching personalities beyond recognition. it was a nightmare, it was a hellhole, it was home. in most people, their relationship with the city is bittersweet, on one hand there is nothing like night city but on the other there is.... nothing like night city. like nature itself it’s beautiful and horrifying. gemini doesn’t try to think about it too much, it might cause an existential crisis if she does.

        ❛  we  all  make  our  choices  v,  even  you,  you  could’ve  walked  away  from  dexter,  you  could’ve  walked  away  from  the  job  at  any  point,  but  your  decisions  have  brought  you  to  this  point.  ❜  the hard part is living with them, living with the harm that you intentionally or not, have brought to people. even if you think it’s justified, even if there we necessary casualties. it’s supposed to haunt you, it’s supposed to hurt.  ❛  the  only  way  you’re  free  of  anything  is  in  death,  but  even  then,  you’re  not  free,  you’re  just  dead.  ❜

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do you all just ever think about the fact that had jackie died with the relic in his head he would’ve come back and been stuck with johnny instead of v?

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❛  first  the  maelstrom  now  the  mox,  judy,  what  can  i  do  for  you?  ❜     /      ♡   :  @viivyre​   ;    judy.

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@relicd​ asked: “   we  only  get  one  shot  at  this  .   ”

❛  v,  you  don’t  have  to  remind  me  of  the  stakes.  i'm  the  one  who  asked  you  to  help  me  with  this.  ❜  gem is practicing boxed breathing, otherwise she might just end up freaking out. usually she has the myriad of solos that run around night city take care of this, but this is different, this is a shipment of weaponized drugs. trauma team didn’t usually invest in bioweapons unless there was profit to be made. this was different, they were going to privatize cures for the ailments and offer it as the new ‘titanium’ class. gifts from militech, and gem knew that those weapons were used on every one else, and no one would be able to recover from it.

        ❛  put  your  respirator  on,  if  any  of  those  vials  break,  you’re  going  to  end  up  tossing  blood  in  point  twenty  five  seconds.  no  amount  of  maxdoc  will  save  you,  ❜  gemini’s words are ominous, but not unfounded, she’d seen the effects of this before. it haunted her, but in that time there was fuck all anyone could do about it.  ❛  alright,  they’re  loading  the  stuff.  come  on.  ❜