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[xxstraymoonchildxx]

This Couple is unusual

Synopsis: You and Satan are currently hyper-fixating on the human world’s Victorian-era and True Crime. Since your birthday is coming up, you ask Barbatos for a special gift - a trip to Old London to find out the culprit behind the Jack the Ripper case. Who would have thought you’d met one Hell of a Butler? (Kuroshitsuji x Obey Me! Crossover)

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Prologue

cw: none

You and Satan sat hurdled together in his room, a book in each of your hands. It was quiet, only your calm breathing and the occasional rustling of a page being turned filled the room. It was pleasant. The other brothers knew better than to bother you two when engaging in your weekly reading session, only Lucifer forced the both of you to eat when lunch or dinner was ready. The two of you were currently inhaling the Sherlock Holmes series from the human realm and after finishing the current edition you’d usually engage in various discussions. Occasionally, Simeon was part of your little book club, being a writer himself, but he was sometimes unavailable when Lord Diavolo called for meetings and such. 

“Did you know that they never solved a famous murder case in England in the 1800s?” You threw the question into the room when both of you closed your editions at nearly the same time. “Huh, I think I’ve heard about them. Jack the Ripper, if I’m remembering correctly”

You hummed “Right, it’s one of the most popular serial killer cases that is still unsolved. Victims were all women, prostitutes to be exact and they were mutilated from the inside, really nasty if you ask me.”

Satan nodded curtly “Some humans are definitely up to par with our kind regarding violence and brutality.”

“True, true. Still, I am strangely fascinated by that mystery. Makes me want to travel back in time to solve it.”

A pause.

Satan’s lips curved upwards, a mischievous glint in his eyes. “Well, I think there could be a way. If we can manage to persuade a certain demon that is.” 

“Not fair, I wanna go, too!” Mammon hollared, glaring daggers at his blond younger brother. Satan, joined by Belphegor, rolled his eyes at his antics. “Lololol, Mammon’s being desperate again” Leviathan snickered while the others decided to ignore the Avatar of Greed’s tantrum altogether. Everyone knew he was interested in swiping up valuable items from the past to sell as authentic antiques in the present and being jealous on top of that. 

“Sorry Mammon,” you tried to calm him with a soothing tone “We do something together when we come back, okay? I’ll even bring souvenirs for everyone~”

“You better,” Mammon huffed and pouted, cheeks dusting pink from your cute expression. 

“Don’t forget to wear the outfits I picked out for your trip!” The avatar of lust chimed in “And make lots of cute pictures!”

“Will do, Asmo.”

Satan huffed, growing agitated by the minute “We should take our leave”

“Satan,” Lucifer stepped closer, signaling his brother to step aside for a private talk while you were being encircled by the other five  “I entrust that you protect her from any harm. You know how careless she can get.” Satan mentally huffed, glaring at his brother “I’m very much capable. She’s safe with me,” Lucifer nodded, unaffected by the harsh tone. “Good, come back safely”

“Don’t need to tell me that”

You left the House of Lamentation, each of you carrying a large suitcase, and headed over to the demon lord's castle, leaving a bunch of disappointed brothers behind.

On your way, you ran into Simeon and Luke who were on their way back to Purgatory Hall. They greeted you two; Luke gave you a tight hug as well. “Simeon told me you’re about to go to the past in the human world, is that true?”

“Yep, we want to do some hands-on research. We won’t be gone for long, so please don’t be worried about us”

“I’m not worried,” Luke denied with a blush (he was). “Of course you don’t have to be, I’m with her as well” Satan chimed in with a smirk. Simeon chuckled “I must admit, I am a bit jealous. It sounds like quite the adventure. I can’t wait to hear about your experience.” Luke let go of you “Uh-huh. Me too! Simeon told me the 1800s are a bit dangerous, so please accept my blessing!” 

“I thought you weren’t worried, Luke,” Simeon said with a chuckle. The child’s cheeks burn brightly “S-still. Just to be safe! Better safe than sorry, right?”

“That is kind of you. I make sure to bring you a gift.” 

His eyes sparkled and his smile widened. Then he closed his eyes, muttering a blessing. A colorful light engulfed you and you felt suddenly very light and warm inside.  

“Stay safe you two!”

Barbatos greeted you near the entrance, standing proudly in the entrance area; looking fiendishly handsome like always.

“I was awaiting you, please follow me” He led the two of you through the majestic golden Hall down to a familiar room. You went there back in your first year when you had to prevent Belphegor from killing you (You prefer not to think about it)

“Diavolo sends his best regards but he is currently buried in work and is unable to leave his office” You don’t doubt it was thanks to Barbatos but didn’t comment on it. “We appreciate him thinking about us,” Satan stated and you nodded in agreement. “Thank you again for my early birthday gift, you’re the best” The butler smiled with closed eyes “Don’t forget the rare tea leaves for my payment. And try to not make too much of a mess” You feigned a gasp “I would never!” 

“Are you ready?” Barbatos opened a portal in a mirror.

Satan met your gaze, a soft smile on his lips as he grabbed your hand.

  “Let’s go!”

Alright, so what do we think?

[pinkmomo888]

[daily-spooky]

[vamillepudding]

Would be great for a children's hospital

[lorkhansdick]

We have like two jokes

[cipheramnesia]

And they're both five feet apart in the dracula hot tub, because they're not gay

[kvothes]

so true

[lesbianredpanda]

Official Wednesday post

[westiec]

It's Tuesday

[shopwitchvamp]

Happy "Not Only Is It Not Friday, It's Not Even Thursday, Official Wednesday, It's Tuesday" Monday, everyone

[deadghostgirl12345]

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[ladyazurith]

[bogleech]

Who made this edit, it's the most valid one

[moth-looking-for-a-lamp]

Me, selecting filters on Ao3

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

dear lord, please take all life problems and responsibilities away from fanfic writers but also make them financially stable and happy with nothing to worry about so they can happily focus on writing and posting fanfiction. amen

[oxfrnk]

don’t!!! fake!!!! your!!!! interests!!!! to!!!! make!!!! someone!!!! like!!!!! you!!!!

[the-last-d-boy]

don’t!!! bury!!!! your!!!! interests!!! to!!!!! make!!!! someone!!!! like!!!!! you!!!!

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don’t!!! go!!! wasting!!! your!!! emotion!!! lay!!! all!!! your!!! love!!! on!!! me!!!

[user33550336]

im crying

[authority-on-dalek-pencils]

The price of the switch 2 isn't outrageous. It's where I would expect a portable console with its features to be. Just compare it to Steam deck and steam deck OLED.

If you're reading posts and you've not been following games consoles for like the past ten years let me give you some advice: the louder, angrier, and more confident someone is, the less they know, and the less their opinions actually matter. You're going to want to surround yourself with chill people who want to be inclusive and help people play games.

As for actual thoughts on the switch 2 pricing: if you want insights from a rando who has played games all his life, first get second opinions please as well and second here we go:

The game pricing is bad but it was inevitable. Nintendo aren't the worst with pricing they just don't give a fuck. Look up super Mario bros for the wii. There's a reason that game is still expensive. Also, Ninty don't really do shitty monetisation so if I'm spending a lot on a game, it might as well be them. If this pricing was truly bad. The switch 2 would die like the NEO GEO but it's not that bad so it won't.

If you want a cheap gaming options there aren't really ideal solutions. I'll list what I can but that's not to say this is great. Unfortunately, gaming has always been a slightly expensive hobby. All of these options have their downsides but I'm hoping they help people have more fun.

Assuming you have a Nintendo switch 1: don't upgrade to the next console until there are games you really love. In the mean time, look for indie games that you'll love. They will be cheaper. Hollow Knight my beloved is dirt cheap for something you can put an absurd amount of hours into. You can also group up with friends and buy different games and exchange them every now and then. Likewise, if there are local co-op games, buy those and play with people. If a bunch of your friends buy different local co-op games you're basically splitting them up. Similarly, look into competitive games. Something like Mario Kart or smash or Tower fall (another beloved) will let you get a lot of hours because you just play with your friends.

Some of these tips are console agnostic and the following is actually better with other consoles but buy secondhand. Those games are cheaper and preloved. If they work they'll keep working. Horizon Zero dawn is like £15 on ebay. If you want a PlayStation style BOTW for a quarter of the price, that's where you go.

This leads me to my second point. New is a luxury. That means both first hand games and freshly released games. If you want to play any game from a console like the game cube or older you can do it for free on a Nintendo switch. Likewise, you can wait for a while so that games go down in price. Less of a case for Nintendo first parties but indies always go on sales.

Emulation is an but that's in a legal grey area. I'm not a lawyer so do your own research. Emulating hardware and copying your own game to play on an emulator is from what I can tell would not be breaching copyright laws. You're making a backup of your property and you're not distributing it. Whether this doesn't apply anymore due to changes in EULAs who knows. Do your own research. I can't advocate for this. I just know people do it so I'm telling you it happens and you are then informed.

I will also add that while this is legally a grey area people talk about piracy for preservation. A lot of older games can't be played without using piracy because they're abandonware. Sometimes the hardware for them doesn't exist anymore and has to be emulated. This is why I won't damn piracy and emulation. Again, put on your big kid pants and look into this yourself.

Next we have free games. This includes anything from Fortnite to itch.io. Funnily enough, I feel more apprehensive talking about Fortnite than emulation. All of these free games still make a lot of money. They do so because of micro translations that at the end of the day have no actual value. I don't want you wasting money on jpegs. Likewise, loot boxes. Gambling addictions are fucking real. I do not fuck with loot boxes at all. Don't play these games if you're gonna buy loot boxes. Don't do it. I won't say, buy responsibly because fuck that. Saying a free game is good so long as you don't gamble you're totally fine is like saying a resturant in a casino is fine so long as you don't gamble. The resturant isn't the point. The casino is. Stay the fuck away unless you're going in there to spend zero money.

On the topic of Fortnite. Epic Games. The Epic game store gives away a free game a week. You'll need a PC that can play games but if you have one then here's a free game every now and then. Are the games and this business model great? No. Is it a cheap way to get into games if a gaming PC is easy for you to get. Yes. I've gotten free games from epic and put a lot of hours into them. I've still bought more games because they weren't enough but hey, this is an option and it is surprisingly accessible, especially if you can pair it with other options.

On a completely different note, itch.io my beloved. Do you want to support the indie developers with the least amount of support. You do it here. They also have a lot of games for free and if you ever buy one of the bundles for charity you will have in one purchase more games than you can ever hope to play. It's not perfect. I've bought multiple of these bundles and I still buy more games. But they have good games. For some people, just the charity is enough to buy them. For some they'll see one or two games that justify the £5-10 entry cost and they're happy. Whatever it is for you, I can recommend this.

Go out there. Play on. And be nice to other people.

[pianokantzart]

I try to make an effort not to debate people online about completely pointless nonsense like Switch 2 misinformation.

So imagine my absolute delight when my sister and brother in law tried to explain to me that “you won’t really own any of your switch 2 games because they’re all on keycards,” accidentally giving me permission to ascend into my true form: the most insufferable nerd you’ve ever met.

[nerdlebirdle]

Can you please expand upon this??

I want to know more and be able to proper share this information!

Or if you know how i can access further information on this, i will gladly read it! Im just not sure where to start!

[pianokantzart]

Okay… so a lot of videogame companies are trying to transition away from physical media, since putting so much information on mass produced cartridges carves a chunk out of their profits. It’s reached a point that some videogame consoles, such as the Xbox series S and certain versions of the PS5, have removed the disk drive entirely.

As a workaround, Nintendo is offering Switch 2 “game-key cards” which contain just a download code instead of the actual game, so that games can be given as gifts and placed in physical collections while still being relatively cheap to manufacture.

But people who care about videogame preservation and media ownership rightfully have a bone to pick with this idea. Not only that, but Nintendo made the mistake of not being abundantly clear that this was only an option for game developers and not the new normal for all their games. In fact, Nintendo has no plans to put any of their first-party titles on game-key cards. Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, Zelda BOTW and Zelda TOTK, Mario Party Jamboree + Jamboree TV, Kirby and The Forgotten Lands… all of those cartridges are going to contain the actual game.

Here’s a complete list of the Switch 2 games with a physical release, detailing which ones will be on a key card and which ones will contain the actual game for all who are interested.

And shoutout to Cyberpunk 2077 for being an absolute GOAT and actually putting their game on a cartridge.

[mossdftba]

THANK YOU! Some librarians in my system were discussing (in a group email chain) how they were going to add Switch 2 games to their library's video game collection!

[b1oodybat]

Is it still too late to do this? If it is... Boop

[b1oodybat]

Is it still too late to do this? If it is... Boop

[kkthanks]

Ignacio’s face reacting to this car will never not be my favorite thing.