Beat the Best!

Penned by Medd: an Isola-affiliated, canon-divergent RP blog for Travis Touchdown from the "No More Heroes" series. Hypergiant rank. Sidebar image courtesy of Karniz!

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Suplex51 (FINAL)

Hey, guys. I… I’ve sent in a drop request for Travis. And I don’t plan on coming back to him. I just can’t do it, anymore. I can’t keep writing him. I can’t keep pushing through the pressure to entertain, and I can’t keep falling into muse sync with a guy whose mental hang-ups are even worse than mine. 

Not even Tiger Shark can motivate me, nowadays. And if that’s the case… then it’s time for the No More Hero to be No More.

I hate doing this, but I have to put myself before my need to make other people’s days, and before the feelings of fictional characters who’ll be heartbroken at Travis’s departure. It’s hard… it’s so fucking hard. I’m saying goodbye to a part of myself. I’m saying goodbye to a muse over six years in the making, one that gave me so many friends and let me change lives. I’m saying goodbye to the best thing I’ve ever created. 

I’m moving on. 

So, what’s going to happen IC? 

Travis, being meta-aware and all, will have seen this coming. Travis, being the man he is, will push aside his fears and regrets so he can play the hero one last time. If your muse was close to Travis, they’ll be getting a farewell message on their phone— a dramatic, heartfelt monologue thanking them for everything, pushing them forward, etc. The closer the muse, the longer the speech. 

I’m so, so sorry… and I’m even more grateful for everyone. Everyone who followed and supported me on this wild ride. Everyone who wrote with Travis and helped him to grow into something canon couldn’t dream of. Everyone who helped ME grow, as both a writer and a person. You’ve given me memories I can never forget, and for that, I say thanks. I love you. Be good people. 

And don’t think this is the last you’ll see of me. 

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P.S. I realize I might’ve worded something misleadingly, so to avoid any more confusion, I'll clear it up now: I’m only planning on sending one in-character farewell message! And I’m pretty sure you can figure out who it’s for. I just can’t push myself to get to everybody Travis loves, because there’s a whole lot of them. So for those applicable, just assume you got something!

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Suplex51 (FINAL)

Hey, guys. I... I’ve sent in a drop request for Travis. And I don’t plan on coming back to him. I just can't do it, anymore. I can't keep writing him. I can’t keep pushing through the pressure to entertain, and I can’t keep falling into muse sync with a guy whose mental hang-ups are even worse than mine. 

Not even Tiger Shark can motivate me, nowadays. And if that’s the case... then it’s time for the No More Hero to be No More.

I hate doing this, but I have to put myself before my need to make other people's days, and before the feelings of fictional characters who'll be heartbroken at Travis's departure. It's hard... it's so fucking hard. I'm saying goodbye to a part of myself. I'm saying goodbye to a muse over six years in the making, one that gave me so many friends and let me change lives. I'm saying goodbye to the best thing I've ever created. 

I'm moving on. 

So, what’s going to happen IC? 

Travis, being meta-aware and all, will have seen this coming. Travis, being the man he is, will push aside his fears and regrets so he can play the hero one last time. If your muse was close to Travis, they’ll be getting a farewell message on their phone— a dramatic, heartfelt monologue thanking them for everything, pushing them forward, etc. The closer the muse, the longer the speech. 

I'm so, so sorry... and I'm even more grateful for everyone. Everyone who followed and supported me on this wild ride. Everyone who wrote with Travis and helped him to grow into something canon couldn't dream of. Everyone who helped ME grow, as both a writer and a person. You’ve given me memories I can never forget, and for that, I say thanks. I love you. Be good people. 

[isolaradiale]

((In the wake of everything, I'm gonna have to join the "semi-hiatus" brigade. My muse for Travis Touchdown from No More Heroes just isn't what it was... once again. Sorry. The date's 3/29. Thank you, and I hope you guys stay safe!))

Noted!

– mod altair.

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Through gritted teeth, he all but hisses. 

“Shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up—”

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💭 (( if you want? ))

A thought my character’s had about yours!

“Man... if only I’d known he was a Star Wars fan sooner. Would’ve invited him over for a marathon.”

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A thought my character’s had about yours!

“I like to think I’m pretty good at reading people... but that guy’s a tricky one.”

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💭

A thought my character’s had about yours!

“Feels alright to finally be on decent terms with somebody from Destroy, again. Hope she can find her true path, here.” 

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💭!

A thought my character’s had about yours!

“Did this motherfucker seriously just call my jacket ‘tacky?!’“ 

Yes. He did. And just because the teapot calls the kettle black, that doesn’t always mean it’s wrong. 

“Shut it!”

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A thought my character’s had about yours!

“I should be there for her... I wanna be there for her. But I can’t. We might’ve lost the same people, but... we didn’t lose the same things. ‘Sides... I can barely go out there without feeling the urge to drown my sorrows in blood... She doesn’t need that... Fuck...”

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A thought my character’s had about yours!

“Man, did I really fucking tear up the first time Rosa washed my hair?” 

... 

“Yup. Sure did.” 

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A thought my character’s had about yours! 

“Wonder if he could wipe the secondhand memories of his sex life from my mind...”

[rpsourcedmemes]

Send 💭 for a thought my muse has had about yours

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And then Travis Touchdown finally faded— from existence, and from Isola Radiale itself. 

Later, buddy. 

Bang. 

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“You don’t wanna be the protagonist. Seriously. If you think you do, you’re a bigger idiot than the worst of them. All the role gives you is pressure, and listing everything that it can take away... well, we’d be here forever.” 

“And I don’t think I can stand being here another fucking moment.”

[hraunwyf]

covid-19 help.

long story short: i’m sick with some sort of vile cough. i don’t think i have covid-19, but i know that since i’m otherwise sick i’m at a higher risk to contract it and can put other people at risk. my job is not providing paid sick leave during this time, they are still penalizing absences despite the state ordering against it, and they are not abiding by the six-feet rule; the woman who works in my booth with me is severely immunocompromised and i could put her in extreme danger, and my company does not care about any of it.

i have to stay home for my safety and that of others; i will have april’s bills coming in; i have no food and cannot venture anywhere for food, not only because of social distancing reasons, but because i live at least four miles from the closest grocery store, and do not drive. i would like to be able to raise some money to make a decent order on instacart and also make sure i can handle upcoming expenses.

please lend a hand if you can. paypal, ko-fi, venmo, cashapp, reblog. thank you.

[heartgriefed]

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THROWS MY PEN IN RAGE

[musing-achievements]

↖️Achievement: Lion at the Door

🏆This Muse is dangerous when they finally snap