Yes, actually, I have!! I took archery classes during high school, and I really enjoyed it. I couldn’t hit a wall if I tried, but I still enjoyed it lol. Haven’t done it in a while though. I kinda miss it….
38. What’s the longest you’ve ever gone without sleep?
Nothing super impressive. Though there was a time when I was functioning on about 5 hours of sleep from 6:00 a.m. to midnight. That was fucking miserable.
47. What is your most expensive piece of clothing?
Prooooobably a long black Victorian-styled mermaid skirt I got for a vampire cosplay on Halloween in high school? I haven’t worn it besides that one time though. Maybe I should shorten it a bit and wear it more 🤔
56. Most used word?
I have auditory processing disorder so probably “What?” and “Huh?”
(Okay, this is the first chapter of a gift fanfic I wanted to make for @snarky-badger
I do plan to continue it and it is currently up on my AO3, my name is Tere706 on there! I’m not sure if I’ll post more chapters on here or not, simply because I don’t know if you guys want to see this. Most of you started following me for Love is Blind. Which I am continuing, I just wanted a bit of a break.
So please tell me if you want to see chapters of this on Tumblr or if I should just post it up on AO3, okay?? Thanks, everyone!
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The air was painfully cold. Fresh snow was just starting to fall. Everything was hushed and quiet, the evergreens and snow muffling sound. It should have been a lovely scene.
But it wasn’t.
The crater from where the city had been marred the landscape. Impact craters from the pieces that fell back down dotted the forest as well. Refugees stayed close to the parts of the city that hadn’t been destroyed, waiting to be escorted to safer areas. The authorities were struggling to deal with the influx of people and the need to scour the area for Ultron’s scraps. Nothing could be left for black market dealers to sell. With Tony Stark’s crew arriving to help it wouldn’t be long before they finished the cleanup.
Her breath steamed in the air, hands tucked deep into the winter coat’s pockets. She had been forced to catch a ride on the back of a truck to get to the refugee site. It was easy to lie and say she was part of the relief effort. After that she just walked away, into the forest. No one was keeping too close an eye on the people. Even after two days, it was still barely organized chaos here.
The news had been showing nothing but Ultron since he first appeared on the internet. Even the Hulk going nuts on that city hadn’t managed to suppress all of the Ultron news. And then Sovokia. What he had been able to do in such short time was nothing short of amazing. Terrible, but amazing. It was one reason she believed, she knew, he deserved a second chance. But first she had to find him…
She knew she was close, but she also knew Ultron wouldn’t make it easy for someone to spot him. Of course, he couldn’t control the environment around him. The drag marks were slowly being filled in with the falling snow. The body must have been severely damaged. Perhaps to the point where his life was in danger.
It was best to move cautiously along the path left behind. The last thing she wanted was to startle Ultron or make him think she was rushing to kill him. For the same reason, she made no attempt to hide her approach. Her footfalls fell was soft, but audible, crunches through the fresh snow.
“If you intend to finish me, you’re going to be disappointed.” The mechanical voice held nothing but contempt.
Her heart instantly slammed against her chest. She blew out a breath and slowly pulled her hands from her pockets, raising them above her head. “That’s not what I’m here for.”
The young woman took a careful step to the side, trying to find where he was speaking from. Ultron had dragged the broken robot body behind a series of boulders, likely for protection. It only had one hand and the lower half was entirely gone. That hand was pointed straight at her chest. The robot body was not like the one she’d seen on the tv. It was a drone of some sort with gaping holes for the mouth and eyes.
“I’m unarmed.” She kept her voice as calm as possible. The fact that he hadn’t killed her yet was promising. Especially considering the disaster that had come from his plans just a couple days ago.
Ultron tilted his head, still focused on her. “Not yet.”
She huffed out a small breath, vapor rising away from her mouth. “A poor choice of words. I mean you no harm. If I had wanted to kill you, I would have turned around I told the authorities about you.”
“That still makes you a threat.” His voice was followed by a whirring sound as light appeared in the upraised palm.
There was no time to argue with him. She just threw herself to the side, using the same rocks Ultron had propped his damaged body against for cover. It would not take him long to drag himself around the boulders to attack again.
“Wait! Jesus Christ, dude, someone is going to notice if you fire shots off in the middle of the damn forest! I’m here to help you!” Her voice was higher, panicked. Knowing her life might be in danger from this stunt was somehow different than actually experiencing it.
She was scrambling backwards on her hands and butt, trying to watch for Ultron coming around the boulders, when a metal arm wrapped around her throat. It cut off her air but didn’t quite crush her windpipe. “And why would you help me?” His voice, now close to her ear, was still angry but also mildly curious.
Her fingers clawed at his arm, feet kicking at the ground futilely. Panic and lack of air were starting to make her vision tunnel.
“Ah, right.” The pressure around her throat eased marginally. She gasped and sucked in air as fast as she could. Cold, crisp winter air. Nothing had ever tasted so good in her life. The coughing spasms came next, making her body inform her just had sore her throat and neck were going to be soon.
“Second chance.” No matter how great breathing was right now, talking was needed to keep breathing. Her voice wheezed a bit, still half choked by the murderbot. “I believe in second chances. I don’t think you deserve to die. That’s why I’m here to help.”
“I find your reasoning highly improbable.” His voice was dryly amused.
It was difficult not to struggle against him, she did not like having her life literally held in his hand. “Improbable or not, it’s true. Not all the truth, but most of it. I can’t explain it all yet. I can’t explain to you how I knew where you were, only that the Avengers can’t use the same method as me. I have connections and a plan to get you out of here. I can help make sure the body you’re using now doesn’t fall apart before we make you a new one. And, honestly, you don’t have much left to lose. Do the risk-benefit analysis for yourself.” She had planned to explain things more eloquently, but her brain felt a bit scrambled.
Ultron had latched onto one word in particular. “We?”
“You and I. No one else knows about you right now. I figured it was safer that way.”
“And you’re expecting me to put my life on the line based on these promises?” There was a scathing disbelief in his tone. Not surprising, considering how he’d been burned recently.
“Look, they’re scouring the area for any of your parts. Odds are good that they’ll find you soon. Even if you escape their notice it is unlikely that you’ll be able to survive considering what you have left to work with. Either kill me or let me up so I can get out of the snow.” This was the risk, the big risk. She didn’t know which way he’d go. Ultron had every reason to hate all of humanity as this point. But he was supposed to be logical. Surely he could see that his other options were worse right now.
Minutes quietly ticked by. The snow continued to fall. She found herself staring up at the grey sky, watching the fluffy white flakes. Despite the cold, the pain, the terror… she felt a peacefulness settle over her. If this was the end, at least she had tried. She’d stepped outside and stopped living in darkness and fear.
“This body is badly damaged and needs repairs before we attempt to get further away.” The words were followed by Ultron removing his arm from around her throat.
Fuck peacefulness, she was gonna live! She scrambled to her feet and rubbed at her sore throat. There would be a pretty ring of bruises in a few hours. “That’s fine. One of the small Hydra outposts is nearby. It should provide a bit of shelter while we get you stabilized. But we have to be ready to move tomorrow.” A giddy, I’m-not-dead, smile was creeping onto her face.
“You are part of Hydra?” He didn’t sound happy about it, but apparently he’d already made up his mind about her offer.
She shook her head quickly. “No. But I have connections. I’m sorry, but I can’t explain it yet.” Something in the following silence told her that he didn’t like that answer very much.
“And how will we get there?”
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“You’re fucking heavy.”
Carrying a robot torso like some sort of strange metal backpack was a new experience. Ultron helped, minimally, by using his arm to wrap around her shoulder and to her side like a sling strap.
“I am made of metal.” The ‘idiot’ was silent, but there.
snarky-badger answered your post: dragonturgy: morningwinds: Ok, since...
The early Pern novels (like the first four) are a must, and ‘Song in the Silence’ by Elizabeth Kerner is one of my absolute favorites. Oh! And 'Dragons Can Only Rust’ by Christ Cymri
Yes, I liked the early Pern novels. =D
Haven’t read the others though! More to check out for my reading list. =3
snarky-badger said:
Just a quick and heartfelt 'Thank you' for all your info on the Pip Boy Collector Editions being available at various websites! It's thanks to your shout outs that I was finally able to pre-order my copy! So, thank you for keeping us updated!
Read more under the cut!
riinadiavolo said:
Hey! I just wanted to say thank you SO MUCH for posting about Bethesda restocking on the PipBoy editions. My boyfriend was able to get one and I ordered one for the proper console. You have been a godsend, thank you so much.
Awww, you are welcome! I am so very happy I can help! I totally understand the feels that come with not having one but then also being able to get one.
I have been checking all over today and have yet to find any place with availability but I will continue to keep people updated if they would like.
- R
mrbity said:
Just tag 'em. That's what the tag system's for, after all.
I will continue to do so!
-R
zombia-ifunny said:
Can you forward this to who sent that confession about the Sierra Madre? Because it’s a Pre-war paradise, it gives us a slight glimpse at what luxury and happiness in the old world was like.
^^ Submitter of THIS confession. ^^
kingdomsdawn said:
I need help, I don't have any platform to play fallout 4 on but I'm willing to buy any of them for this game. I'm Stuck between Xbox or buying a pc and I was wondering what you thought would be best. Thanks!
I guess that depends on what you want to do with your game.
If you’re looking for something to just be able to play the game on, that’s it, the sole purpose is just to be able to play the game then I would probably suggest the X-Box One. It’s going to give you a more kind of casual gaming experience taking in everything the way it was built to be (I say that because I am not sure what will be happing when it comes to mods and console gaming ). And they’re actually coming down in price a bit, they also have been putting out some neat gaming bundles that come with games so you’d have other games to be able to play on your xbox besides Fallout 4 (not that you would need or want anything other than that. Jk! Not to mention the free for live games, if that interests you). They have announced that they will be releasing backwards compatibility from it to the X-Box 360 (through a download on the network you won’t actually be able to play those physical discs in your xb1) That alone makes me a little more likely to actually upgrade my 360 when the right time comes.
If you’re looking for a more immersive experience with the potential to be able to kind of customize and tweak your game to your liking then I would lean more towards PC. A decent gaming rig is going to probably cost you at least as much as a new Xbox One if not even more. I also don’t really know what the exact specs for running Fallout 4 on PC are going to be. And don’t really know enough about PCs to be able to help you out with that part. (I make my friend help me with that kind of stuff.) I like PC gaming because I like to be able to share the experience I am having with my other gaming friends, whether that’s via live streaming or sharing screencaps. And if that’s something that interests you, it might be worth considering.
I know this probably isn’t the best list of pros and cons or necessarily even any of the information you want to influence your decision one way or the other. The best I can say is ask your friends and family who game what they think. But ultimately, it’s your experience, how do you want to live it? Perhaps some of the followers on here can add their two cents if they have some helpful insights that I might not have thought about at this time.
- Ruckus
