Compilation of all entries: Note: None of these entries are mine, just putting them all together for people to browse & to help those who have had difficulty posting photos PS: Any un-original/plagiarized work has been left out Click the spoilers to expand the entries under that section Note: I've run into the 50 image limit (yet again) so this post will now be split into 4 (just in case lmao) You guys posted so many fabulous entries and I was unprepared Drawing Entries Spoiler: Claptrap Claptrap: Artist: @-SugarMamiAsf- Dev pictured: Claptrap Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @JigglyPuffs Dev pictured: Claptrap Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @KASSEY Dev pictured: Claptrap Original Post or Secondary Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @xoxo_dreams Dev pictured: Claptrap Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Sansa Dev pictured: Claptrap Original Post Spoiler: Jean Jean: Artist: @-Chie- Dev pictured: Jean Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @-YourAngelicDeathDoc_ Dev pictured: Jean Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @I_Kitty_I Dev pictured: Jean Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @wherearetheavocados Dev pictured: Jean Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Hazellnes Dev pictured: Jean Original Post or Re-Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Hellommmmm Dev pictured: Jean Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @MissAmyPanda Dev pictured: Jean Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @LoveTizzy Dev pictured: Jean Original Post 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Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @RevolutionaryWolf Dev pictured: Lowkey Loki Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Hel Dev pictured: Lowkey Loki Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @LilTania Dev pictured: Lowkey Loki Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Pax_-Bizkut Dev pictured: Lowkey Loki Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Alexxuun Dev pictured: Lowkey Loki Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @-PA_KaramelApples- Dev pictured: Lowkey Loki Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Witchery Dev pictured: Lowkey Loki Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @qourts Dev pictured: Lowkey Loki Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @KASSEY Dev pictured: Lowkey Loki Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @J8 Dev pictured: Lowkey Loki Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Hazellnes Dev pictured: Lowkey Loki Original Post Spoiler: Marceline: Part 1 Marceline: (Part 1) Artist: @Hellommmmm Dev pictured: Marceline Original Post or Secondary Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Th0tSicle Dev pictured: Marceline Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Chrysanthe Dev pictured: Marceline Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @eshet Dev pictured: Marceline Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @D4wn Dev pictured: Marceline Original Post 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Continued Drawing Entries Spoiler: Marceline: Part 2 Marceline: (part 2) Artist: @Es Dev pictured: Marceline Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Faaanta Dev pictured: Marceline Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Alexxuun Dev pictured: Marceline Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Eurydyce_ Dev pictured: Marceline Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @BidiBidiBomBom Dev pictured: Marceline Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Zadelle Dev pictured: Marceline Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @SweetLilly Dev pictured: Marceline Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Witchery Dev pictured: Marceline Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @__IIIScarlettIIIWitchIII__ Dev pictured: Marceline Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @-PA_KaramelApples- Dev pictured: Marceline Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @-_-FriesBabe-_- Dev pictured: Marceline Original Post Spoiler: Luce Luce: Artist: @Ulquiorra Dev pictured: Luce Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @ClorkKent Dev pictured: Luce Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Jennirator Dev pictured: Luce Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @She_StenaYourSunshine_ Dev pictured: Luce Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Hellommmmm Dev pictured: Luce Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Jaidah Dev pictured: Luce Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @CherryLee Dev pictured: Luce Original Post or Re-Upload _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @CLASS1C Dev pictured: Luce Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @SundaeToppings Dev pictured: Luce Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Deuta Dev pictured: Luce Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Hazellnes Dev pictured: Luce Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Amora94 Dev pictured: Luce Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Baerrito Dev pictured: Luce Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @LoveTizzy Dev pictured: Luce Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Die-Biene-sticht-von-hinten Dev pictured: Luce Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Angels Dev pictured: Luce Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Pax_-Bizkut Dev pictured: Luce Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Pax_-Bizkut Dev pictured: Luce Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Wynne Dev pictured: Luce Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Devilicious Dev pictured: Luce Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @ChagrinCat Dev pictured: Luce Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Zadelle Dev pictured: Luce Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @CaseyMay Dev pictured: Luce Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @xoxo_dreams Dev pictured: Luce Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @ThatOneHumanAlex Dev pictured: Luce Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @I-AME_will-NEVER_be-YOURS Dev pictured: Luce Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Halseyyy Dev pictured: Luce Original Post Spoiler: Maeve Maeve: Artist: @16 Dev pictured: Maeve Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Pax_-Bizkut Dev pictured: Maeve Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Pax_-Bizkut Dev pictured: Maeve Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Zadelle Dev pictured: Maeve Original Post Continued post directly below this π
Continued Drawing Entries Spoiler: Queens Queens: Artist: @HowIronic Dev pictured: Queens Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @SteveHarrington2 Dev pictured: Queens Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @HomicidoII Dev pictured: Queens Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Diona Dev pictured: Queens Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @unsirius Dev pictured: Queens Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Weirdness Dev pictured: Queens Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @iNublet Dev pictured: Queens Original Post Spoiler: Rogers Rogers: Artist: @Die-Biene-sticht-von-hinten Dev pictured: Rogers Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Chrysanthe Dev pictured: Rogers Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Hellommmmm Dev pictured: Rogers Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Jennirator Dev pictured: Rogers Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Mish_Mish Dev pictured: Rogers Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Hazellnes Dev pictured: Rogers Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Alexxuun Dev pictured: Rogers Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @JigglyPuffs Dev pictured: Rogers Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @WatermelonSeeds Dev pictured: Rogers Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @-SugarMamiAsf- Dev pictured: Rogers Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @CaseyMay Dev pictured: Rogers Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @NatLoui Dev pictured: Rogers Original Post Spoiler: Strange Strange: Artist: @DrStone Dev pictured: Strange Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Nicoolest Dev pictured: Strange Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Wesday Dev pictured: Strange Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Art Dev pictured: Strange Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Wednesday Dev pictured: Strange Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Dandelion_Spring Dev pictured: Strange Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Astilla Dev pictured: Strange Original Post Spoiler: Wanda Wanda: Artist: @-SugarMamiAsf- Dev pictured: Wanda Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Vonnie Dev pictured: Wanda Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Weirdness Dev pictured: Wanda Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Zadelle Dev pictured: Wanda Original Post Continued post directly below this π
Continued Drawing Entries Spoiler: Winston Winston: Artist: @16 Dev pictured: Winston Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Sherily Dev pictured: Winston Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Schwanz Dev pictured: Winston Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @iJasperlyn_LuvsMyBoobies Dev pictured: Winston Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Zadelle Dev pictured: Winston Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Lonesong Dev pictured: Winston Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @UltimateFriz Dev pictured: Winston Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Hazellnes Dev pictured: Winston Original Post Spoiler: Zelda Zelda: Artist: @-Wisteria- Dev pictured: Zelda Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @dangerhighvoltage Dev pictured: Zelda Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Agnethe Dev pictured: Zelda Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Queen_Of_Chaos Dev pictured: Zelda Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @-SugarMamiAsf- Dev pictured: Zelda Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Biancake Dev pictured: Zelda Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Deuta Dev pictured: Zelda Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @little_Lyre Dev pictured: Zelda Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @UCHIHA_SASUKE Dev pictured: Zelda Original Post 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pictured: Zelda Original Post Spoiler: Group Shots Group Shots: Artist: @Meowy Devs pictured: Marceline & Luce Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Pixxies Dev's pictured: Zelda & Jean Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @-AdoredByZaddy- Devs pictured: Claptrap, Rogers, Marceline, Luce Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @-YourAngelicDeathDoc_ Devs pictured: Zelda & Wanda Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @-Starless- Devs pictured: Marceline & Jean & Luce Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @-BAECHiCC- Devs pictured: Zelda & Marceline Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Shikamura Devs pictured: Wanda & Zelda & Jean & Marcie & Queens Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @Hellommmmm Group Shot Original Post or Re-Drawn Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @RevolutionaryWolf Group Shot Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @-Arctic_Hottie- Group Shot Original Post _____________________________________________________________ Artist: @JigglyPuffs Group Shot Original Post Story Entries Spoiler: Claptrap's First Day, By: Muschi Claptrap's First Day Author: @Muschi Original Post Claptrap slowly opens his eyes. A dull ache thumps inside his head as his eyes adjust to the harsh light. "Where I am?" He mutters, vision still bleary. He rubs his eyes again, and slowly his surrounding come into focus. "An office?" He blinks again, and a pair of blue jeans comes into focus. Claptrap looks up, meeting eyes with Jean. She has her arms crossed, and is glaring down at him. "This is the last time I let Zelda handle getting new employees settled in." She sighs, and extends a hand out to Claptrap. He accepts, and she helps him stand up. "Looks like she was practicing summoning spells again. She's been in one of those Wiccan occult phases for a bit now. I promise, next time you can use the elevator to get to this floor." "I don't even remember who Zelda is." Claptrap replies. Jean offers a small smile. "You must have hit your head. Those summoning spells are still a bit wonky. She hasn't really gotten them down yet. Don't tell her I said that." She gestures and adds, "Follow me; you should meet the other devs." She leads him over to a trio of people sitting around a table, chattering amicably. As Jean and Claptrap approach, the trio quiets down and look expectantly at them. "This is Claptrap." Jean begins. "Claptrap, this is Marcie and Wanda..." She gestures first to a woman that is in the middle of chewing, who gives a small wave, and then to another person that is drinking out of a mug labeled "#1 Dad". "Hello," Claptrap says. "... and Winston..." Jean finishes and points to a stick figure. "Why are you a stick figure?" Claptrap asks. Winston answers, "Because you can't get any more basic than this." Marce and Wanda nod knowingly. Jean smiles at Claptrap. "What do you think of them so far?" "Still a little rattled by this Zelda character, and very puzzled over Winston being a stick figure." "Winston's stick-iness a very important detail that can't be glossed over." Jean responds matter-of-factly. "But I understand if you need a moment or two before meeting the rest of the team." Claptrap rubs his temples. "And a lot of caffeine." "Well, what do you think is in this mug?" Wanda chimes in with a wink. "You need it to deal with this rag-tag bunch." Claptrap feels no more at ease than before. Will he be able to adjust to this... or will he pull a Strange and hide in the office for the remainder of the day out of shame for wanting to quit? Stayed tune. /End Scene Spoiler: Claptrap's First Day: Continued, By: RoseMilkTea Claptrap's First Day: Continued Author: @RoseMilkTea Original Post Chapter 1 Here Jean turns to Claptrap, eyes gleaming with excitement. "Let's go find everyone else; we've got lots to cover." "Lots is an understatement," Wanda adds, mischievously smirking at Claptrap as they turn and walk away from the trio at the table. Jean leads Claptrap down a bright, wide hallway. They curiously look around at the bright red doors staggered on either side of the walls as they stroll down the cool concrete hallway. A door abruptly opens and a disheveled woman appears to their left, winded she calls out: "Jean! I... need some assistance in here." A noisy metal crash erupted from behind her. Wincing at the noise she rushes back into the room. "What's in there?" Claptrap nervously asks. "That's, um... Ruby. You'll meet her later." Jean says, anxiously looking over at the door. "I've gotta handle this, just head down the hall, round the corner and you'll see the lunch room. I'll meet you there!" Claptrap watches as she ducts behind the door, pondering just how much more bizarre this day was gonna get. They reach into their pockets as they round the corner, only to suddenly collide into two strangers. One vaguely smells of patchouli, or maybe it's sandalwood, Claptrap thinks to themselves. "I'm so sorry!" Claptrap blurts out. "No, no, I'm sorry!" They rebut, in a very Canadian stand-off fashion. "Wait! Claptrap?! It worked!" "Oh, uhh... Zelda?" Claptrap guesses. "I told them my summoning spells weren't wonky!" She exclaims excitedly. "This is Loki!" She gestures to the person standing beside her balancing what looked to be about 8 different textile blankets. "Nice to meet you! Glad Zelda was able to successfully summon someone with all their limbs this time." Loki laughs and nudges a glaring Zelda pouting back at them. "We were gonna see who could build the coziest blanket fort in the common area, did you wanna join?" Claptrap gestures back towards the hallway. "I think I'm supposed to meet Jea-" They're abruptly interrupted by a tremendous crash that reverberates through the building. Claptrap looks anxiously at Zelda and Loki, who don't seem to be alarmed in the slightest. "Nah, no use waiting around for Jean while we are here to show you around!" Zelda coaxes Claptrap to trail along with them to a large common area with lounge chairs that appeared to be made of clouds. There were large windows over looking the picturesque city skyline, letting in the bright afternoon glow of the sun. Snacks filled the counters at the back of the room. I could really go for some chips right now, Claptrap thinks and eyes up the lonely bag of Ketchup chips from the other side of the room. Faintly, they begin to hear someone running towards the common room, their sneakers squeaking with each beat of their feet. Marcie skids to a stop in front of them, a mouthful of dripping ramen noodles still dangling out of her mouth. She pauses to chew, half bent over, trying to catch her breath. "Oomie," she mumbles with her mouth full still doubled over. Claptrap suppresses a chuckle as a noodle slaps against Marcie's chin as she tries to slurp them back. "Oomie....out," she tries again. "Oh shit. I think she means Ruby. Did Ruby get out?" Loki asks urgently. Marcie nods as she inhales the last of the ramen noodles. She takes a deep breath, stands up straight, looks at the three in front of her and blurts out "Yes." "We've gotta get Rogers." Zelda says pressingly. As they turn to leave, an ear piercing inhuman screech filled the office. Claptraps covers their ears in a panic, wondering just how badly their head was hit. Surely this day was just a dream; a first day like this would definitely be one for the books. "Let's gooo!" A voice yells from outside the common area. The three of them rush to the door way to see Jean, covered in ash, clothes torn, looking like someone stuck her in the middle of a tornado. An explosion of fire erupted behind her and she hurtles forward to flee from the immense heat. "ROGEERRS!!" "Where am I?!" Claptrap shouts. Adrenaline rushes through them, feeling the heat of the explosion touch their skin. How did they end up here at this job? Will this be both their first and last day at A Thinking Ape? Stay tuned. /end scene Special thanks to @Muschi for the inspo and helping me edit. Spoiler: Untitled, By: _Drunk_On_You-Aarav- Author: @_Drunk_On_You-Aarav- Original Post I was laying down in the room right ahead my sleepy eyes I see a shadow emerging from darkness there she was standing ata Jean I rubbed my eyes as she said it was not a dream she said dont be surprised it is me I do wear Jean's alot it felt nothing but a illusion I feel I waited up too seconds later I see i feel its pulling me to it making it all real i follow it walking walking away from my room it fades as i enter the world it's a dream it's a dream I scream it's a place covered in plants and rocks deep inside the road I took the narrow path led me to the cemetery I keep walking but little do I know where i am suddenly the shivers in the spine I feel goosebumps on me and it's only a matter of time I turn back with my heart in my mouth but there was no returning i was told Ata Maeve was standing across laughing at me and asking who wants to play trivia.. Spoiler: ATA Luce, By: Rarity-Kitten ATA Luce Author: @Rarity-kitten Original Post When I read your little hint description I legit thought you were like tinker bells long lost sister tbh. Instead of pixie dust imagine all kind of seeds! I picked to write about Luce because I'm also a little tinker bell myself lmao! I tend to argue with people who don't appreciate nature and people who litter. I also have my own garden that I take care off. Luce seems like one of those high schoolers who want to be friends with everyone but also childish, playful, outgoing, stubborn, cheerful and someone who stands for what is right! I know this not be exactly perfect...but I'm telling ya this girl is related to tinker bell and I won't back down from that. We should "stand for the trees!" ( totally not quoted from the lorax...*sigh* yeah it is...) I wonder if Luce is more of the tinker bell from Peter pan who somewhat doesn't even know how to talk haha or the tinker bell from....well....tinker bell. "LET IT GROW" (I need to stop the lorax quotes) how about "can he fix it?!" (shoot that's Bob the builder not tinker bell...did I really just think that. Oh Lord I need help) ANYWAYSSSS.... That's what I think Luce is like! Shes a Hooman I would love to be friends with and I would love to get along with. She sounds sweet but also got the insecure and aggressive side once in a blue moon who might even start some trouble...oooOOOOooo! Spoiler: ATA Meeting, By: sweetener ATA Meeting Author: @sweetener Original Post Marceline sits back comfortably in her chair, a bag of munchies clutched in her left hand, always a must for her. Her fingers on her right hand, covered in the remains of the cheesy snack. β Mmm, did anyone place a lunch order yet? Or do I have to snack on these Cheetos all day! β Marceline exclaims her mouth stuffed with Cheetos. Wanda raises a brow, her eyes looking from side to side, a cup of coffee with the words #1 Dad wrote in bright letters on the side, held tightly in her hands. She sighs before replying to Marceline, β Marce babe, itβs 10am and Iβm still drinking my coffee.. β she shakes her head, β .. and youβre worried about lunch? Eat your munchies, and help yourself to one of the donuts Zelda bought in for everyone β she nods towards the assortment of doughnuts laid out on the table for everyone to pick at. Zelda perks up hearing her name, her eyes shift from the clutched phone, her case covered in stars and moons, a little witchy. Sheβs always been into the occult, sweetly she smiles towards the doughnuts, before replying cheerfully β Yes, Eat them! Thatβs why I bought them, help yourself everyone! β she exclaims before returning her focus back towards her phone, looking over spells and brews. The door to the meeting room swings open, and in walks Jean in her usual blue jeans and t-shirt a smile on her face, she could live in jeans, but who wouldnβt the way they fit her. β hey guys, did I miss the meeting? β she asks as she sits down in between Zelda and Loki, who as usual is coloring an arrangement of dinosaurs in the wilderness, not much of a talker but an amazing artist for sure. Not to long after Jean, Rogers walks in with sun glasses covering his eyes as if itβs to bright to see in the room. β Hello beautiful people! Letβs get this over with and head to the beach! β he shouts before plopping down into a seat next to Marceline and Winston. Ah, Winston is basic, he wears and listens to whatβs trending, he goes along with what everyone agrees on, heβs a very easing going guy, great to get along with. Claptrap slowly opens the door, revealing some of the ata members. His expression looks a bit confused, he mumbles β uhh.. where am I? β as he looks around the room. Maeve replies from behind him, β Are you claptrap? Sorry, I was suppose to welcome you but I caught up playing trivia with some of my best mates. Go ahead in!β She says softly. Claptrap enters the room, followed by Maeve, everyone smiles warmingly welcoming him at the team. Luce walks through the door moments after, wearing her hair in braids and a head band with bright yellow sunflowers around it. She smells of flowers, as usual, gardening has always been her hobby. Sometimes everyone refers to her as β Mother Nature β, she tries to make the world a little greener everyday. β hey guys, everyone here? β she asks. Wanda shakes her head, β not quiet β she replies before taking another sip of her coffee. Finally in follows Strange, quickly he walks to his seat as if he wasnβt the last one to arrive. He grins towards Wanda, β I have arrived β he says before acting out a fake shot, he throws his imaginary basketball into the air and makes a β swisssh β sound before grinning β totally made that β he laughs. Wanda laughs at him, before the rest let out little laughs, Marceline rolls her eyes before munching down another Cheeto. Everyone has arrived.. - to be continued - Spoiler: Dev Girls Night, By: She_StenaYourSunshine_ Dev Girls Night Author: @She_StenaYourSunshine_ Original Post After a long weekβs work, Zelda planned to get every dev ladies to go out with her. Zelda grabbing her phone to check on everyone; βIn Line GroupChatβ [ATA] Zelda: Hey ladies! Canβt wait for tonight. Hope to see yβall. And Donβt plan on bailing out on me, I plan to miss my fave occult series tonight, just for this! [ATA] Marceline: Are we going somewhere fancy or club? [ATA] Wanda: No not club! My dad wonβt get to rest well knowing Iβll go to that. [ATA] Maeve: Did you guys know that youβd most likely be in danger by staying at home alone than rather going in crowded places? [ATA] Marceline: Iβm asking where cause I need to know what food Iβm gonna be ordering. I need to look at the menu first. [ATA] Luce: Argh, still need to shower, I just finished doing a little work in my garden. Be right back with you guys. Text me where to meet! [ATA] Zelda: Guys, I plan to have fun tonight, so weβre going to this new hip club in the town. Itβs called PIMD which stands for party in my dorm. Itβs so lit itβs like partying just like you were in college! And donβt worry Wanda, Maeve was a little right about what she said. [ATA] Jean: Ladies help! I donβt know what to wear! [ATA] Zelda: Wear a dress Jean! For once show some skin! [ATA] Jean: ... I.. I donβt have a dress.. [ATA] Wanda: A skirt is fine Jean. [ATA] Jean: Hm. Ok gotcha! I got a skirt! Thanks Wanda [ATA] Zelda: Ok guys! See you at this club. Be there on time plss. ~At the entrance~ All the girls were there except Jean, βWhere is she?β Zelda asked. βHave you tried calling her?β Wanda grabbing her phone to see if there was any message from Jean. βI did, but she said sheβs near now and will be here any momentβ βLadies!β A person shouting while her waving her hands, βIβm here!β And finally it was Jean. Everyone stare at Jean, looking at her, as if thereβs some dirt in her clothes. βWhat are you wearing Jean?β Zelda asked. βA skirt!β Jean answered while making a turn, βDonβt I look cute?β βUhhh.. youβre wearing a jean again..β Wanda said. βSilly! Itβs a jean skirt!β Jean explained. -END- Spoiler: An Untold Tale, By: Hanabi An Untold Tale Author: @Hanabi Original Post Spoiler: Untitled, By: Another-Eternity Author: @Another-Eternity Original Post What an extraordinary day to be a resident of Vancouver! The sun was shining, Anna's Hummingbird's were whirring and chirping about, and all was well in the bustling western seaport. Splendor Sine Occasu was in fact prevalent on this monumental day. This was no exception for "The Apes" who were busy replying to tickets from players snitching about being farmed. "Meh!" exclaimed Winston. "When will these nubs realize that player versus player is an actual game mechanic?" Marceline tried to respond, but failed miserably due to the fact that her mouth was full of her favorite carb. Noodles. Winston smirked and said, "Oh well. I guess I should be used to these complaints by now.". Jean walked in wearing the jeaniest of jeans, and all were inspired by said jeans to take the rest of the day off! This is how each of them spent it. Jean of course spent the day in denim. Even their car upholstery is denim! A day at DUER trying on every pair of jeans. Afterwards, a meal at a table with a denim tablecloth was the proverbial icing on the cake. Luce flew around the city in her green helicopter that ran off of apple juice, and airdropped tons of seeds throughout the entire city of Vancouver. About 95% of these seeds will sprout into Pacific Dogwood trees. The other 5% are a surprise. Maeve entered a trivia contest which awarded them a spot on Jeapordy. They won in the Tournament of Champions, and as a bonus, received an autographed samurai sword from Pat Sajak. Marceline just soaked in a Jacuzzi filled with pho and chicken nuggets. I believe it was blissful. Strange was chilling at the local basketball court, sinking FULL court shots. Their old basketball coach happened to walk by, and Strange said "Hi!", winked, nodded, pointed at him, and said "This one's for you, coach." as he effortlessly sunk 30 full court shots consecutively. "Epic" does not even begin to describe this momentous occasion in Strange's day. Wanda was just happy that everyone was happy. A good day indeed for Wanda! Yes! Winston contemplated, and mulled over the fact that 0 + 0 = 0. Yet, at the same time 0 - 0 also equalled 0. "Hmmm?" thought Winston. "Wait! I know! 1 + 1 = 2." So, he stuck with it. It doesn't get much more basic than that. Zelda spent the day in a pleasant sΓ©ance having tea with all of the spirits they could conjure. Claptrap spent the day not being LOST, but being right where they thought they were throughout the course of their day. What a splendid day indeed! And finally, Rogers spent the day walking along Kitsilano Beach with The Stanley Cup which was beautiful since it has yet to be won by The Canucks. In conclusion, it was a lovely day had by all. There was no snarking, complaining, facepalming, or sighing. No. Instead, it was filled with eating, drinking/chugging, high fiving, and peace signing. Sadly, all good things must come to an end. Tomorrow will be another day at the office. However, Jean will be wearing the best jeans ever. Luce will be able to look out of her window and see millions of new sprouts all around the city. Maeve will still have that autographed samurai sword. Marceline will have leftover noodles. Strange will have the memory of letting the old coach know that they still have skills. Wanda will be happy knowing they make others happy just by being Wanda. Winston will have the equation "1 + 1 =" mastered. Zelda will have the vibes of good spirits lingering all around them. Claptrap will get lost again, and be content with it. Rogers will still have sand between his toes, and perhaps in other places. Who knows what happened on that beach after the sunset? The End Spoiler: Zelda, The nice: When there's no night. By: Paxxy Zelda, The nice: When there's no night. Author: @Paxxy Original Post Once upon a time in the kingdom above, there is a Goddess named Zelda. One day their King ask her to give mortals a time for them to rest. Zelda agreed to the King and starts her work. She went down to the land to gather ideas on how she should do her work. She saw the sun shining and not resting, which also cause the humans to work all day. With only a minute of rest. As she roam around the land Zelda discover the books of occult, Zelda starts reading it and she loved the book's content. She forgot about her work as she reads and reads the books of occult from different places. The due of her work came, and the King ask Zelda if she has done her work. She answered out of panic, " In just a minute your highness it will be finished" so Zelda starts to wave her hand creating darkness, letting the sun rest. But there's no light... Chaos spread on the land, without light the mortals panic, and crimes has arised. As Zelda witness what she had created, she cried. Once again she went down to the land, mortals noticed her magical glow. They gather around her. "I messed up, instead giving you time to rest, i gave you chaos" Zelda said as she cries her eyes out. "Im sorry" as her tears fell down, the mortals gave her a reassuring look and one said "Zelda you're one kind Goddess, remember how you helped me?" An old man asked, it was the man who's desperately selling the book of occult. Zelda realizes how she got that book, she bought it from a crying man, wanting money to buy things and some medecine for his sick daughter's birthday. "But i ruined everything" Zelda looks down, "You did not" the old man said. "You did not" the old man said as he lift his hands making the tears of Zelda float into the sky and burst making beautiful diamonds into the sky giving light into the world. "How?" Zelda asked in surprise. "My child have you forgotten about me?" The old man smiled, my beautiful Zelda, you never forgotten about how much we love reading books, your heart never forgotten how kind you are. Even tho you resurrected as a Goddess, Happy Birthday my Child" he vanished into thin air. Spoiler: New Dev on the Block, By: Brainsick New dev on the block Author: @Brainsick Original Post Small disclaimer: I donβt know a lot about Japanese culture ((language wise)) but βTΕryΕβ is the same as βSamaβ but in a professional environment, and βKaβ added to the end of a name implies respect! Another disclaimer: I didnβt want to misgender anyone so I resorted to only using names or βthem/theyβ for some devs!) The sun outside the slightly dusty window shone through a pair of checked blue and black blinds. The chirps of birds outside rang in the air with a musical tone. The Male yawned practically rolling out of bed for his first day of work. New environment, new people. Claptrap-San didnβt know what to expect, he had that excited, maybe Iβll throw up feeling in his stomach. Nevertheless, he threw on some clothes. A plain white tee saying βTea-shirtβ with a tea bag in the top corner and a pair of black jeans with a hole on the left knee. They had quite the great story behind them actually. The dev had once tried being βtrendyβ having been scrolling through Pinterest at diyβs. The easiest (and cheapest) was ripped jeans. Letβs just say Claptrap-San and scissors donβt work out. Just like the time in sixth grade when he thought he could cut is own hair .. Claptrap-San walked out his front door saying goodbye to his single cat Purrsia. The neighbour dog barked frantically as he strolled by, the birds seemingly following the dev wherever he went with their sweet songs. The day was beautiful. It was only a ten minute walk to the PIMD HQ, but it felt a lot longer with the nerves kicking in. βItβs all going to be okay.. Iβm sure everyone is greatβ he breathed trying to calm himself. Claptrap-san walked up to the glass doors about to enter before he heard a voice beckoning him. βClaptrap-Kun!β Said a woman who soon skipped over. She wore a large, black summer hat with big cat eye sunglasses, a black skater dress and thick black boots. She had an almost βwitchyβ vibe to her, but a very inviting aura. Claptrap-san stood for a good minute trying to figure out who she was. That awkward moment where you donβt want to ask to avoid the embarrassment hoping they end up telling you themselves or you sneak a peak at a document or the like. βCome on Claptrap, think.. Annabelle .. cindy .. Blake..?β. βItβs me! Zelda! We spoke over the phoneβ she beamed as relief washed over the new dev. βOh, right! Zelda-chan! How are-β He asked before being shoved through the glass doors into the HQ. βJust call me the welcoming committee champ! Everyoneβs so excited to meet you, itβs been a while since we had a new dev. Well there was that one guy .. anyway!β She said, her Rosie cheeks complimenting her hazel eyes βwelcome to the HQ! I canβt wait to show you aroundβ she spoke warmly. Claptrap-san nodded quickly, not quite knowing what was going on. But just like his mum used to say, fake it till you make it! βFirst, Would you like to see your desk or the break room?β Zelda-chan spoke proposing the question. βWell I sure do love coffee ..β Claptrap-san thought to himself before deciding. βLetβs see the break room!β He announced before the Dev began to lead the way. The break-room was a pretty chilled out atmosphere. There were two devs hanging out inside. A woman by the espresso machine and a man relaxing on a couch reading a βhome decorβ magazine. Zelda-chan took off without any notice, clearly she was busy, but Claptrap-san decided he might as well introduce himself while she was gone. Claptrap-san cleared his throat to see which dev would pay any attention to him. The Male didnβt look up in the slightest. He seemed like he was busy reading up on how to refurbish his house. However the woman did turn holding a pastel pink mug. Printed on it was βavo-gatoβ with a picture of a cat as an avocado. It was Claptrap-sanβs favourite kind of humour. βOh! You must be the new devβ she spoke softly. She had lovely ginger hair with a lot of curls and volume along with lots of freckles on her cheeks. βIβm Luce-TΕryΕβ she spoke with a very warm smile. Claptrap-san smiled back happily. βItβs a pleasure! Iβm claptrap-sanβ he introduced with a small respectful bow. βI love your shirt, Claptrap-San!β She pointed out. βI love your mug!β Claptrap-san retorted politely. Before the two could continue, the Male called over from his seat without looking up. βWhat do you think, mahogany or marble?β. Luce-TΕryΕ laughed lightly before giving Claptrap-san a gesture for him to answer. βUhm, maybe mahogany?β He answered awaiting his answer. The Male was of course confused by another males voice, finally putting his magazine down. βWinston-TΕryΕ, this is Claptrap-sanβ Luce TΕryΕ introduced him. The Dev practically jumped up at the introduction. βWhere are my manners! My apologies Claptrap-sanβ he spoke apologetically. Claptrap-Dan of course didnβt mind one bit. He was just happy to be there. Winston-TΕryΕ was dressed in quarter length, denim shorts and a red checked shirt. He also had a pair of rectangular glasses that complimented his blue eyes. βNow that introductions are over, how would you like to come help in the garden with me claptrap-San?β Luce-TΕryΕ beamed excitedly. She clearly had a passion for the outdoors. βThat sounds-β Claptrap-san began before Winston-TΕryΕ chimed in. βHold on a second! I need help picking out my furnishings. I cannot do it alone for the life of me!β He said wanting the new dev to help himself. βWell I would love-β claptrap-san started again before he felt hands on his shoulders. βSorry guys but Iβll have to steal our rookie dev away! Places to be, people to meet!β Boomed Zelda-chan before carting the Male our of the room. βRight! Time to show you your desk. Youβre going to be sharing your office with Wanda-Ka, I hope you donβt mind! I promise youβll love them!β Zelda purred before leading the new dev to a decently sized office. The office had two desks and a lot of windows overlooking the same garden Luce-TΕryΕ had been talking about. It was beautiful, yellows, blues, pinks, flowers scattered in lovely pattens. Luce-TΕryΕ was out there with a small trowel and bucket seemingly planting bulbs for the spring. There were a few potted plants in the office, galaxy wall paper and a lot of neon tubing. It was the funkiest office Claptrap-san had seen in his life. Once again, Zelda-chan seemed to vanish into thin air leaving claptrap-san alone with the other dev. He knocked respectfully on the wall as the glass door was already wide open. The dev looked up with a small smile. βClaptrap-San?β They spoke happily, gesturing for him to come in. βThatβs me!β The rookie dev said standing quite awkwardly in the room. On the other devs desk, there was a tea stained mug reading β#1 Dadβ, quite similar to the one Claptrap-San got his own dad for Fatherβs Day. After the dev had typed a couple of lines finishing off what they were doing on the computer, they stood to shake hands. βWandaβ they pursed in a friendly manner. Claptrap-san bowed lightly before smiling again. βNice to meet you Wanda-Ka!β He said before having a little look at his desk. βFeel free to customise however you wish, you should see some of the othersβ desks.β Wanda-Ka shivered at the thought of it jokingly. βWhat are you working on?β Claptrap-san asked, he hadnβt actually had a chance to look at some of the work the team had been doing. βOh! Well itβs a new hunt we have been working on. Have a lookβ Wanda-Ka smiled moving over so claptrap-san could have a look. βOh woooow!β He said excitedly. The hunt was a full otaku theme, kawii! βEveryone is so talented!β He states looking back over at Wanda-Ka. βWell so are you! Thatβs why we have you here. How are you finding it so far?β Wanda-Ka asked softly. βWell, everyone seems.. nice!β He said scratching the back of his head with a grin. Wanda-ka laughed with a small nod. βThey can be a handful, but we are family. As are you now!β. Claptrap-san very much appreciated Wanda-Kaβs words. He would have responded but the oh so infamous Zelda-Chan popped up again. βClaptrap-San! Iβm on my lunch break but I recommend checking out the games room when you get a chance, itβs a blast!β She said before turning. βBye Wanda-Chan, Claptrap-San!β She boomed before leaving again. Wanda-Ka sat back down on the chair before pointing to the right. βDown the hall on the left if the games room, Iβll see you around!β Wanda-Ka smiled before going back to their work. Claptrap-San began to stroll down the hall wanting to check out this famous games room. Though another room caught his eye on the way. The large room was filled with beanbags, pillows and soft toys. The door read βrelaxation bayβ which claptrap-san assumed was a place devs could go to nap or hang out. It reminded Claptrap-chan of the google workplace that he had seen online. There was one small tent looking construction in the middle of room with the faint sound of munching. Claptrap-san slowly walked his way over the squishy flooring to the small tent. He dropped to his knees before making the sound, βknock knock?β. He was answered with a βCome in!β Quite cheerfully. There was another person simply sitting inside snacking on a bag of salt and vinegar chips. Next to them was a small stegosaurus plushy clearly keeping him company. βHi!β Claptrap-san said crossing his legs in the corner. βIβm claptrap-san, the new devβ he said picking up a small cat with a blue sailor dress on. He didnβt know if it was a reference or not but thought it was cute nonetheless. βOh right! I remember the others saying. Iβm Lowkey Loki-Kunβ the other beamed enjoying himself in his tent. βSooo.. what are you doing?β Claptrap-san asked looking around the simple little structure. βJust thinkingβ Lowkey Loki-Kun spoke with a large smile. Claptrap-san nodded slowly not quite sure where to go with that. βDo you .. want me to leave you alone?β He said wide-eyed. Lowkey Loki-Kun shrugged with a smile picking up the stegosaurus to hug it. βWell alright then! Iβll see you .. later!β Claptrap-San said leaving the tent. Just as he was going to walk away, he heard, βitβs dangerous to go alone traveller! Take this!β Lowkey Loki-Kunβs arm stuck out of the blanket holding the cat plush he had been holding before. βOh.. thank you!β Claptrap-san took it gracefully and exited the room with the interesting interaction. Back on track, Claptrap-san began to find his way to the games room. The games room was fairly self explanatory. There was a ping pong table which had two people playing along with a retro NES console with two controls. It was right up claptrap-sanβs alley. He was quite the fan of old games. Crash bandicoot all the way! βCan we play trivia now?β One is the devs groaned. She clearly kept loosing the game and wanted to play something she was better at. βIn a minute *chew* just one more round *chew*β said the other dev looking like she was in the competitive spirit. When the loosing dev spotted Claptrap-san, she jumped on the opportunity to get out of it. βHey you! Youβre new right?β She said rolling up her oversized, light blue, knitted jumper sleeves. She also had a pair of glasses on her head. She seemed like the kind of person that would forget where they were and panic. βOh, yeah! Iβm Claptrap-sanβ he said as the woman shuffled over. βIβm Maeve-TΕryΕ, save meβ the woman spoke, the last part in a harsh whisper. Claptrap-San laughed lightly. βCome on Maeve-TΕryΕ! *chew* Iβm ready for round thirteen! *chew*β The other woman shouted in a power stance. The dev rolled her eyes. βThatβs Marceline-TΕryΕ. She likes .. to winβ Maeve-TΕryΕ laughed lightly. Marceline-TΕryΕ slowly walked with a huff, upset that her winning streak was over. βSupβ was her response crossing her arms over her chest. βMarceline-TΕryΕ, this is Claptrap-san!β. The dev simply tilted her head. βWelcome to the team. Hope ya like table tennisβ she said with a wink. βAs much as Iβd love to, we shouldnβt keep him! You should look around, get to know the place Claptrap-san! Besides, your day is almost over!β Maeve-TΕryΕ sighed jokingly. Claptrap-san nodded. βReally? Itβs gone so fast! It was nice meeting you guys!β He said before leaving after goodbyes. He heard in the distance - βCome on Maeve-TΕryΕ *chew* this table ainβt gonna tennis itselfβ. Claptrap-san didnβt quite know where else to go next, but he did see a water fountain. He walked over and got himself a little cone before filling it up, only to realise there was someone waiting beside him. A tall Male, dark hair, leather jacket. There was only three devs he hadnβt met yet so he made the assumption. βYouβre Rogers-TΕryΕ, right?β Claptrap-san said slightly nervous he had gotten it wrong. βDid the FBI send you?β He man questioned in an incredibly serious tone. βUh.. what.. no they-β claptrap-san began before being cut off. βIβm kidding! Iβm your man. Youβre the new dev on the block aye?β Rogers-TΕryΕ grinned getting himself a cone of water taking a small sip. βThatβs me! Claptrap-sanβ he said with a small nod of his head for respect. Rogers-TΕryΕ chuckled lightly. βHowβre ya finding it kid? More like, how are you finding them?β He questioned with wide eyes. Claptrap-san thought for a moment before answering. βWell, everyone seems nice! Itβs such a big group of people. And everyone is so different! I just hope they like me too ..β the rookie dev grinned slightly. Rogers-TΕryΕ nodded reassuringly. βIβm sure you did great. Iβve heard some great things, lotta potential in yaβ he winked before checking his watch. βI think youβre off! But this was only an introduction day. The work begins tomorrow rookie!β Rogers-TΕryΕ announced punching Claptrap-san on the arm lightly. βRight! Well .. thanks!β Claptrap-san said beginning to head to the exit. Just before he got out the door, having not wanted to interrupt anyone while they worked, he heard his name be called out. βClaptrap-san! Wait a second!β Shouted a woman as her and another made their way over. βWe are so sorry we didnβt get to see you today! We have been working real hard!β. Claptrap-san already knew the two of them. He had met them when he came for his interview. Jean-senpai and Strange-TΕryΕ. They were very pleasant to be around. Strange-TΕryΕ was always a little quiet but his work was brilliant! And Jean-senpai was always wearing a funky pair of jeans. Whether it be green check or white with red hearts. Crazy patterns that were fun to look at! βNo, donβt apologise senpai! I had a really good time. Everyone is super welcomingβ Claptrap-san grinned having really enjoyed it. He couldnβt wait to start working with them all. To be apart of the team, the family as Wanda-Ka said. βEveryone seemed to enjoy you. We had a couple words here and thereβ Strange-TΕryΕ added with a small nod. He himself looked like a college lecturer. A nice suit with glasses and combed back hair. Quite classy to look at. βIβm glad you enjoyed yourself, claptrap-san. We are honoured to have you apart of our teamβ Jean-senpai grinned with playful finger guns. βNow we donβt want to keep you! Get home now and get some rest. Thatβs an order!β She beamed as Claptrap-San nodded. βThank you! Iβll see you tomorrow!β He said before exiting the HQ to get back to Purrsia. She must be wanting her dinner by now. Claptrap-san continued home to his cat and took Jean-senpaiβs advice getting an early rest. Tomorrow was afterall his first actual day. He couldnβt wait to get his ideas down. It was going to be the start of something .. great! Spoiler: Dream Dev, By: Victoria Dream Dev Author: @Victoria Original Post Claptrap looked down at his phone, then back up at the building in front of him, unsure of whether this was the right place. Out front, there was a woman tending a magnificent garden of flowers, few of which he would even be able to name. She seemed totally absorbed with the task at hand, and he was mentally debating whether or not it was wise to disturb her. Glancing back at the time on his phone, he realized he was going to be late for his first day if he didn't find the place soon. He took a deep breath and walked towards her. As he reached out to tap her on the back, a heavy hand landed on his shoulder. "I wouldn't bother disturbing Luce if I were you. You'll have a hard time getting any response out of her while she's in the garden." Claptrap turned around and was relieved to see the familiar face of Wanda, one of the devs he had met during the interview process, standing behind him. "Come on," Wanda motioned and started heading for the front door. "You don't want to be late for your first Monday meeting. Oh hey, Winston." Claptrap hadn't even seen the person leaning against the wall next to the door until Wanda greeted him. Winston raised a hand briefly and followed them inside. "First, I need some coffee." Wanda veered immediately towards a small room with a mircowave and coffee machine sitting on a counter. The door of a fridge in the corner was open, and Claptrap could hear someone rearranging its contents. "I swear, Marceline had better not eat my leftovers again." Wanda walked over to the cabinet, laughing, and took out a #1 Dad mug. "Maeve, I don't know why you think putting it behind everything is going to stop her if she gets hungry." Maeve stood straight up and closed the fridge door abruptly. "Marceline is always hung- Oh, hello!" She stopped mid-sentence when she saw Claptrap. "You must be the new member of the team! Did you know no food is ever safe in the office fridge?" Claptrap laughed awkwardly, slightly relieved that she didn't seem to expect an answer since she hurried on, "I bet you can't guess why?" "Maeve, it's too early for all of your questions." "I've only asked two questions, no need to-" Wanda interrupted, "I'm going to show Claptrap the desks," and hurried out of the room, coffee mug in hand. Claptrap followed Wanda into an open space office, with desks arranged around the room and a... "Is that a blanket fort?" He pointed towards the dinosaur patterned fabric he saw in the corner. Wanda nodded, "Mmm. Loki works better alone; says he can't function in the open floor plan, so he made his own office." "Come on, let's get this over with." He heard the sound of jean fabric rustling against itself before he saw Jean walk past him, towards a circular table at the far end of the room. Claptrap remembered Jean wearing almost the exact same outfit during his interview. "Morning." He raised a hand in greeting. "Oh, good morning!" The gleeful greeting was accompanied by a large smile. "I'm Zelda! You must be Claptrap. Welcome to your first day!" He smiled hesitantly at the figure that had just appeared beside him, a little taken aback. "Come sit next to me! I'll be more than happy to help you get settled in here." Zelda motioned at him to follow. He took a seat next to a strange person, and Zelda immediately launched into a briefing of the typical day around here. Slowly, everyone else took a seat around the table, chatting amicably all the while. Wanda spoke slightly above their voices, "So, Marceline, why don't start throwing around ideas for the next hunt today?" Marceline's wide, shocked eyes looked up from the breakfast pastry she was currently enjoyed. "Mmffre?" She mumbled around a full mouth and pointed at herself with one hand, and the whole table laughed. "Haha, I'm just kidding." Wanda looked around the table. "Wait. Has anyone seen Rogers?" "He said he was going to the beach this weekend." Maeve offered, "Maybe he found a pretty thing and decided to stay." "He always gets the pretty things." The Strange person sitting next to him mumbled, "wish I could do something twice." "Okay, well, Zelda, you catch him up when he gets here. Now, Black Friday is coming up soon, so let's start discussing what the theme will be this year... " --- The theme for this BF! Yes, yes! I'm so excited! What could it possibly be? I hope the avatars are good... And ooo, I bet there will be a promo weekend, and I can uuuupgrade! The dev's voices got softer with each thought; their forms blurred into each other until they slowly formed the back of an eyelid. Victoria flickered her eyes open to stare at the softly lit ceiling above her. Darn... Just a dream, but such a vivid one! I wonder why I dreamed I was a guy... --- Continuation --- Queen sat in Starbucks, phone in hand. On the screen, a Power Rangers rerun was playing. The screen froze for a second, and the phone started to ring through the headphones a moment before the name 'Rogers' popped up. Queens swiped towards the green circle. "Hey, what's up?" "Hey! You're covering for me at the meeting, right?" Rogers spoke quickly. "Uh, no? I have the week off, remember?" " What!? Shit. No, I don't remember!" Queens chuckled, "I'm surprised. I thought Maeve had announced it to everyone by the time we left last week." "Damn it. I left the beach late this morning, and I'm not going to make the meeting.... Again." Rogers didn't sound too worried about it, though. "You'll miss the first meeting with the new kid, but I bet Maeve will catch you up." "Yea, yea. If I can just get through all this traffic." Rogers pulled the phone away from his face and yelled something incoherently at the car in front of him. "Okay, well good luck with that! I'm very busy enjoying my time off, so I'll get back to that now." "Okay, see you back at the office next week. You better be there! I might be running late again." "Sure buddy, see ya." Queens said with an eye roll and chuckle before hanging up the phone. The episode resumed, and Queens sat back and continued to watch it in peace. Spoiler: Sell Me Onigiri Plushies, By: Vo Sell Me Onigiri Plushies Author: @Vo Original Post Ahem. One night, there was a boy named Rice Vo. He was very tall, and very handsome. Standing at a solid 6'5", he got onto his favorite mobile app of all time, Party in my Dorm. His deep brown eyes nearly lit up as the loading screen flashed at him. Fireworks blew up on his screen for a split second before the "CAMPUS BUZZ" banners appeared. His eyes immediately drew to the **Dream Dev** banner. "AYEE" he screamed at his space gray iPhone XS. He tapped the CLOSE button at the bottom of the screen to enter his home screen. Making his way to the new and improved, although slightly buggy when can players use more than 50 images in one post again forums that the PimD developers implemented, he quickly found the new thread in the "Events" section. He skimmed through the information and sighed. The boy couldn't draw. Stick figures were the best he could do at peak creativity. His patience to write a story was down the drain. How in the world could his story compare to other's stories, and the entries of art? He gave up and wished all the other players who were all magnificent artists and writers good luck and closed forums. He decided to continue on his quest to collecting the new onigiri plushy item that had come out with the new hunt. He was ecstatic. He yelled over and over, "πBUYING ONIGIRI PLUSHIES FOR 3Cπ" hoping to catch people who were willing to let go of their misc. Of course, he didn't post the message more than 3 times in a 5 minute interval, as that would break the Terms of Use that the PimD developers created. Suddenly, he got a message from his friend Kiare. "i'm writing a story rn" the message said. Rice tilted his head to the side as physical question marks appeared above his head. He decided not to question it and asked "tell ur friends that rice needs his balls" as he giggled to himself. They made a little conversation before Kiare brought up her story again, "ANYWAYS I GOTTA WRITE A STORY FOR A CONTEST". He wished her good luck, and told her to let him proofread. A day or two passed i dont rly remember how many days passed and it was the night before the deadline. Rice was on his usual quest, gather onigiri plushies for 3c each. This time, he was including the newly implemented stickers that the very smart, very beautiful/handsome/gorgeous/cute developers had added. He yelled across both campus and pub "πBUYING ONIGIRI PLUSHIES 3C EACHπ πSELLING 4 PIMD STICKERS 8Cπ" Rice was excited! He had finally gotten to 30 plushies. His lifelong dream of collecting onigiri misc was being fulfilled. His beautiful, amazing, and most helpful mod/RS, Lusasa, was helping him. Praising him for collecting so many items so quickly and financially advising how much he should spend per onigiri plushy according to the supply and demand of the PimD community. He chatted in pub chat with a few other players before he saw Kiare in pub. He yelled across pub, "arent u supposed to be writing ur story?" Kiare quickly private messaged Rice and said "IM WORKING ON STORY". He laughed and quickly typed back "imma do a last minute story too to show u how fast it is to write a freakin story". Rice looked at the time. It was 2:39 AM CDT. Time was running out. And fast. He had to rush. Cackling at nearly every paragraph. He got towards the middle of the story and thought "I'm just going to bs the last half and include the devs praising me somewhere. That should make the story count as an entry, right?" After nearly an hour of hard work, and determination, the story was complete. He posted the story to the thread, and went to bed. His dreams that night were of getting an honorable mention at the very least. All the way up north in MooseSyrupLand, also known as Canada, some of the developers were still awake doing ....developer things, and saw the new entry. Marceline exclaimed, "WOOOOOWEE another entry, let's go look at this." She was nearly in tears of laughter two paragraphs through and decided that it was her favorite story by far. Not too far were [ATA]Strange and [ATA]Winston, who were being read the story by [ATA]Jean. Jean, covered from head to toe in jeans mumbled, "dis storry... is fantasbtic." Winston, who's Primal Rage was ready to be unleashed, dropped his peanut butter jar in sheer awe and had no words to explain the peculiar story. Strange looked up from his misc calculations that he had run for the 7,863rd time, and yelled "HOLY SMOKES THIS STORY IS AWESOME." The other developers, Luce, Loki, Maeve, Wanda, Zelda, Rogers, and Claptrap had woken up at the same time, from the sheer power the story had awaken within them. They ran/drove/biked/ride shared their way to the A Thinking Ape headquarters were all 11 developers unanimously decided to hold a meeting. They whispered amongst themselves with many nods, and very little disagreements... Rice had woken up after the deadline. He woke up earlier. He had just taken a nap. Buying onigiri plushies for 3c each is hard work you know. The winners were announced. He scrolled for his name in the winners list. He didn't make it. He got disqualified for not making the story solely about the developers ): Rice typed to his fellow pimd players, "Congratulations to those that won! It was well-deserved." and exited the thread. He noticed a little red symbol at the top right of his phone. He tapped it. Somebody liked his entry.. and another person, and another, and another, and... "WOAH I GOT 69,420,696 likes on my entry! Does that mean I'm, like, PimD famous now?" Rice pressed the new convient X that was added to the new amazing, beautiful, forum layout and clicked pub chat. He hesitated for a moment. The chat scrolled by of people selling their dorms of only wallpapers and above desks, and of the usual roleplayers. He slowly pasted to his text bubble, " πBUYING ONIGIRI PLUSHIES 3C EACHπ" and posted it. His app crashed. He sighed very loudly and restarted his game. He opened the app, and his phone buzzed at him. New notifications. A scorching red "99+" burned at Rice, showing him he had many wall posts to read. He tapped the notification to remove the notification badge. Rice's eyes widened. He had 99+ gifts. He was shaking at this point, praying that it was onigiri plushies that he would buy for 3c each. He opened his gift tabs, and they were all "You Tried!" gifts. R.I.P ππ€π» Spoiler: The Confusing First Day, By: Egoista The Confusing First Day Author: @Egoista Original Post The break room smelled like coffee and donuts, the bittersweet scent of their mixing filled the air and filled Claptrapβs head. They walked in with a perplexed look on their face and an awkward stance once they stopped. β Um.. what exactly is this place? β He questioned to a stranger that was in fact LowkeyLoki. They looked over to the stranger before noticing the dinosaur drawing that was on the napkin in front of him. β Uh, nevermind. β They turned around and went to leave the break room before seeing another stranger coming towards them. The stranger had a Power Rangers t-shirt on along with a Starbucks drink in their hand. Claptrap did not recognize the drink, assuming the drink could be a custom one. Once the next stranger walked in, noise suddenly inflated the room. Various voices would say β welcome! β and β hope you enjoy your stay with the ATA team! β Claptrap was still very much confusedβ until remembering where they now worked. They were also on the ATA team, working on the application called Party in my Dorm. The attention was now on them, welcomes and laughs entering their ears. They still felt a tad confused, but they wore an awkward smile on their face. They walked towards their new peers and began to learn more about them. Zelda with the occult, Strangeβs one and only great shot, Winstonβs basic.. everything. It was great to get to know them, finally knowing why he would hear a crunch every step he took next or near Luce. The dirt that would remain on LowkeyLokiβs hands and his drawing making sense, along with Maeveβs strange intelligence on everything! Rogers and Wanda were flirting in the corner, something Claptrap did not want to interrupt in any way. They asked Jean where they got their jeans, wanting to buy some for themself as they hoped they werenβt like Fashion Nova prices. Though they couldnβt recall much else, like how the heck they actually arrived here, theyβd make sure to remember everything that they learned about their peers, and their goal make PiMD a better and enjoyable application. Spoiler: A Meeting With A Twist, By: -SakuraHime- A Meeting With A Twist Author: @-SakuraHime- Original Post Today started early with the CEO of ATA having an idea that the company needed more people for the team . With this, he asked Ruby to help him out. Ruby starts to breathe fire and a someone appears. ~ P.S ~ ~You can read all the short stories alone ~ ~ Long story has some parts from the short stories ~ Spoiler: ATA Jean Short Story "Oh my what should I wear tomorrow ?", Jean mutters while looking into her room mirror. "Hey wait, where am I?" suddenly she realized she was somewhere else and not at home. "Hello welcome to A Thinking Ape office, I've invited you here to help me with my new game" said Mr. CEO. "Well is it a game where I can style my avatar? And is there jeans going to be included?" said Jean happily. "Uhm well no? It's gonna be a game about partying and college life online?" said Mr. CEO. "Hmm will there be any avatars with Jeans in it?" asked Jean. "If you like, sure you can design avatars that will have all type of clothing in Jeans cloth" answered Mr.CEO. Alright then! I'm in! I love wearing Jeans and well because my name is Jean so I think you get my point" smiled Jean happily. Spoiler: ATA Lowkey Loki Short Story "Zzzz" as Loki was still sleeping when Ruby summoned her. Mr. CEO waited for her to wake up as she was sleeping happily with her shiny dinosaur pillow in her blanket fort that got transferred into the office as well. "Urgh, today is gonna be a good day", Loki woke up yawning. "Uhm, hello there! How are you doing? I hope I don't scare you because my pet dragon her summoned you earlier but you were asleep so I didn't want to wake you" said MR.CEO. Loki looked at Mr.CEO and Ruby and thought that the dragon would be so cool as her pet if she could have one and she had forgotten about her being transported into an unknown place. "Uhm so, why did you transport me here for?" asked Loki unknowingly. "Well, I decided I needed more staff to make a new game and it seems Ruby likes you and thinks you're a perfect fit!" Mr. CEO said with a smile. "Hmm, well if the dragon seems to like me, I guess I can stay! Could I also get a dragon as a pet? " asked Loki with curiosity in her mind. "I have lots of dragons here, you can choose one to become your pet dragon! They love to sleep and cuddle!!", Mr. CEO said with a joyed tone. "Then I've decided that I'll work here! I hope I got a nice place where I could relax in my blanket fort with my pet dragon", Loki said excitedly. Spoiler: ATA Luce Short Story "hmm hm hmm" Luce was humming while tending to her flower garden when suddenly a burst of fire appeared and swept her away from her garden into an office space. "Oh my, where am I?? I need to get back to my flowers they need me!!", screamed Luce with fright. "Hello miss, is that a MiddleMist Red flower you're holding?" asked Mr. CEO with a large smile on his face. "How do you know?? Do you like flowers too?? But wait firstly where am I??", asked Luce in a surprising manner. "This is ATA HQ and we make games! My dragon here, Ruby transported you here as she is certain you are the right person for the job", said Mr. CEO with certainty. "Well but I only like tending to my gardens and flowers as they are my best friends. Why should I work here, when I can't get to see them often?", Luce said with a sad smile. "I think Ruby was right in choosing you as you could help with helping our company and game grow as I can see you take care very well of your gardens. That flower you're holding is very rare, it was well taken care of ", replied Mr. CEO with a pure smile. "Thank you for the compliment, but this is my hobby and my dream, if I worked here could I plant my garden nearby?", asked Luce with a sad expression. "Hmm the rooftop of this office is empty and we sure do need some plants to help this office more lively so you can use those places to plant your gardens!", said Mr. CEO after some thought. "I accept the conditions and will be happy to work here!! I'll start bringing my garden tools and seeds later to start planting!" said Luce while thinking about which tools and seeds to get from her box of secrets. Spoiler: ATA Maeve Short Story Maeve was busy playing with phone while she was being transported. She was so obsessed with her phone that she didn't seem to notice the changes in locations. "Hello there, what are you up to?", Mr. CEO asked while looking at her phone from behind. She got frightened and accidentally fell from the chair she was sitting on. "Damn I just lost this round when I was so going to win! The answer was C!!", she screamed angrily. "Hey, I'm so sorry about that! I didn't know you were doing something important, said Mr. CEO feeling guilty. "You owe me a new high score for my trivia game!", said Maeve. "I could help you with the game, if I win you work for me in my company, if you win you can ask me to do anything! Deal?", Mr. CEO said in asking tone. After some time, "I've decided that you will help me in getting a new high score, if not well I'll tell you later what I want" said Maeve. Mr. CEO took the phone Maeve passed and went to play one round. In just 5 minutes, Mr. CEO managed to answer all 100 questions right and beat the high score. Maeve was shocked to see that she has lost the bet and she agreed to become a staff for Mr. CEO. Spoiler: ATA Marceline Short Story Marceline was walking on the streets while thinking on which food she wanted to eat for lunch before she got summoned into the office. "Hmm pasta, sushi or burger for lunch?", Marceline said out loud while she was thinking. "hmm how about nuggets??", Mr. CEO replied while holding a plate full of nuggets. "Who are you and where did you come from??", Marceline asked in shock. "Welcome to ATA, the place where you can get unlimited food, snacks and deserts in our pantry! My pet dragon, Ruby thinks you're a great fit for our company. Would you like to join us??", asked Mr. CEO with enthusiasm. "Hmm did you say unlimited? Do you have nuggets too?" asked Marceline with a gleeful tone. "Yes, yes we do. We have many different types of nuggets and dipping sauces too!" said Mr. CEO. "Hmm where there is life, there is nuggets! They are the best food and I love them. It's a deal!" exclaimed Marceline happily while she was munching on some nuggets that Mr. CEO prepared for lunch and they started to talk about which nugget brands they liked better. Spoiler: ATA Strange Short Story While Strange was hiding in his room from his basketball coach playing video games , Ruby summoned him to the office. He had some fright when he saw that he wasn't in his room anymore playing his PS4. "Hello, there! How are you doing? Hope you're not frightened by how my pet dragon can transport you here. She thinks you're the one who can help me!" , replied Mr. CEO. "How can I help you? I don't think I can do it! I'm not good in most stuff!" said Strange in a breathe. "You can and you will, Ruby has found the potential in you, maybe you just can't see it yet but you'll see it soon!", replied Mr. CEO with hopes in his eyes. "Are you sure I can? I have a bad feeling about this!", Strange said worriedly. "Yes, I'm very sure. Let me ask Ruby to help you with this problem." Mr. CEO said to Strange. Mr. CEO whispered in Ruby's ear and she seems to have nodded. Ruby flapped her wings while going around Strange. After a few rounds of flying, one of Ruby's scale fell into Strange palm." This is a gift for you, it will help you with your problem", said Mr. CEO while happily cheering Strange on. Strange went to the basketball court and tried to take a shot from half court and it went in. He tried and tried and all went in. Strange was super happy that he agreed to help with out the company. Mr. CEO was watching him from the bleachers while thinking that scale magic wasn't really for his problem but for another. Spoiler: ATA Wanda Short Story Wanda was busy spending time with her dad while watching the television until suddenly her dad's mug broke. Wanda was sad about that because she had it made specially for her dad with the print #1 Dad on the mug. While cleaning up the broken pieces, she was transported into the office. Ruby was flying above her and saw the broken pieces of ceramic. Ruby opened her mouth and breathe fire on the broken pieces and it combined again. The mug floated and landed into Wanda's hand after it was fixed but she had dropped it again as she was awestruck by the event she had just seen. "OMG, there is a dragon here and it just fixed my mug!", startled Wanda. Mr. CEO appeared and said "Hello, sorry I was late to introduce myself, I am the founder of this company and this is my pet dragon, Ruby. She was the one who helped you fixed your mug! ". After he finished talking, the mug started to place itself back together and she was very surprised at the event. Mr. CEO then asked Wanda, " Would you like to join this company? Ruby seemed to have liked you alot to have your mug fixed with magic. Now it can never be broken or destroyed!" "As she helped fixed my mug, I will return the favour by helping you in your company!" said Wanda. Spoiler: ATA Winston Short Story Winston was in his backyard cleaning up the leafs and being invisible to the naked eye until he got summoned by Ruby. Winston wasn't shocked or surprised at why he was even at a different place. Mr.CEO couldnβt see anyone at first and had bumped into Winston. Winston then became normal so that Mr.CEO could see him. Mr. CEO greeted him and discussed with him while eating some peanut butter cookies. Winston agreed in working for the company and Mr.CEO was curious about how he could become invisible and Winston replied "think basic, now think more basic". That is the tip to become invisible. Spoiler: ATA Zelda Short Story Zelda was practicing magic in the attic of her house with her wand. She has been practicing her magic skills after she knows she had genes from a witch when she was 12. While she was trying to create a ball of fire, the fire engulfed her and transported her to the office. Mr. CEO welcomed her " Greeting, welcome! It seems you are also one of the people my pet dragon has selected". Zelda was preparing a defence spell just in case she needed to fight. Mr. CEO knew what she was doing and told her to "Don't worry, we won't hurt you, we wanted to ask if you would like to join the team!". "What kind of team?", Zelda asked Mr. CEO. "Well a full team of special people that Ruby here has decided", said Mr. CEO while pointer to Ruby. " Why are we special? I don't think I am? Am I?" asked Zelda who was confused. "Yes, each of you is special and has a special element which could help make my idea come true!! With your magic it could even help even more! " replied Mr. CEO. "Hmm I don't have much to do this days, since I left the cult. I guess I could join you all and chant some spells to help with making your idea come true!!, replied Zelda with always a smile on your face. Spoiler: ATA Rogers Short Story Roger's morning starts with a daily jog on the beach with her shiny pink sneakers. Roger's waits for the sunrise to happen every morning while resting on the sand. As the sun was rising from the horizon, a fireball was coming at Roger's and couldn't dodge it in time. Roger's closed her eyes and when she opened them it, she saw she was somewhere else. Roger's panicked at first when Mr. CEO greeted "Hi, and welcome! You are one of the final chosen people that Ruby picked to help out with the company l". After she had calmed down a little, Roger's asked " Why am I here? I missed the sunrise today and my morning jog". Mr. CEO replied "You won't miss the sunrise as you can see it from this window" while opening the curtains. Behind the curtains lead a door to the beach. There was a beach more beautiful then the one I was resting on earlier before. There was a hammock where you could sleep and enjoy the sea breeze. A beach hut themed Captain America was also found in the beach. While Roger's was filled with thoughts, Mr. CEO asked "do you want to work here?". She was thinking for awhile before she decided that it was a good idea as she loves walking on the beach. While chatting with Mr. CEO, Roger's also found some cute seahorses that have different colours and tones which made her even more happy she decided to work here. Spoiler: All Devs! Long Story ~ A Year Later ~ Mr.CEO has asked everyone to take a break today to help promote creativity and relaxation. Everyone screams βYayyyyyyyy!!! Finally!!!β. βSo, where should we go ?β , asks Jean. βLetβs have a sleepoverβ , replies Loki. βNo let's go to a flower gardenβ , replies Luce. βNo way, lets go to the beach, it's just outside our office! There is gonna be a shooting stars tonight!β ,says Roger. βHmm so we have three choices, what do you think Maeve?β, asks Wanda. β Well anywhere is fine as long as I got reception for my trivia games online!β , replied Maeve while still trying to beat Mr.CEOβs score from the year before. βWait , wait there will be food right ??β , Marceline asks while munching on some chipsβ¦ βYes, of course no worries. Iβll prepare the food and some fruits then i can bring the seeds to plant them at the grassy area near the beachβ ,says Luce. βGuys, any objections??β, Jean asks. **No Sound** βI think the guys are missing again they come and go like the windβ , says Zelda βHmm so letβs take a vote, people who wanna go to the beach?β, asks Wanda Zelda, Marceline Maeve and Wanda raises their hands and it is a majority so beach it is. βOkay what are we gonna wear??β , Jean asks in a hurryβ¦ βDonβt worry , there are many of your jeans pants or skirts or mini dresses in the beach hut . You can always wear them. β replies Rogers βWhy don't people make jeans type bikinis . Would've been my number 1 choice. No doubtβ¦β mutters Jean. βJean try on the normal bikini . I have a spare, it suits you more ! Youβll never know if you donβt try β says Rogersβ¦ βWell okay I guess I can try on one today! Only for today! β replies Jean. After everyone had change into their beach outfits ~ It was time for lunch. Luce brought a few baskets of food. βHey everyone food is ready! Time to eat! β , Luce raised her voice. Everyone sat together on the blankets that were placed on the beach. Wanda started to find her #1 Dad mug and when she found it β¦. βMarcelineeeeeeee, why is there nuggets in my cupβ¦ I remember I had coffee inside before we leftβ¦. β , screamed Wanda. Wanda took a bite of the nuggets in her cup and she thought it was delicious before Marceline snatched the nuggets back into her own paper plate. βIt is my nuggetsβ¦ No stealingβ Marceline said while chewing. After lunch, it was free time. Luce wandered off with the leftover seeds and started to plant them into the soil. Loki went to make sand castles of her pillow fort. Rogers went to pick up some shiny seashells to make them a souvenir for the team. Maeve started asking trivia questions to Marceline , Wanda and Jean. When Maeve was asking β which is not a rock fruit?β. Marceline replied βPeachesβ while Wanda replied βApricotsβ and Jean replied βPlumsβ. Maeve said it was all wrong and all of a sudden Winston pops up from nowhere and says β¦ β think basic now think more basicβ before he goes missing again, he took a few nuggets and sandwiches which was on a plateβ¦. While the rest of the team were having fun, Rogers found a cute abandoned puppy by the beach. The puppy had blue eyes and blonde hair . It reminded her of Captain and carried the puppy back to the hut. She then gave the puppy some food and tied a scarf with captain america shield logo on it. In the evening, the team played beach volleyball. Winston came back and formed a team with Marceline, Wanda , Maeve and Jean. Zelda teamed up with Luce , Loki and Rogers. Zelda looked for Strange as they needed to be equally balanced. Zelda closed her eyes and cast a spell. Later a time door opened and Strange came out of it. Loki asked Strange βYo, did you go back in time again!β . Strange replied β Yup, was teaching my coach on how to take a shot from half courtβ. βGlad your on our teamβ screamed Luce and Rogers! After the match it was Zeldaβs team who won. Strange set up a campfire but could not start the fire as there was no matches left. All of a sudden Winston pops up from nowhere and says β¦ β think basic now think more basicβ and uses a stick and rock to start the fire before vanishing again. The team made smores, and had a great time chatting the whole night while making wishes when the shooting stars started. After a long day, they all went to sleep back at the hut. The next morning, the puppy that Rogers found was barking and made everyone woke up. Luce got out first and saw the puppy was barking at something and wanted her to follow. The rest of the team was behind a little. Luce found that the seeds she planted yesterday have grown up so big that it could fit a human!!!! A light flashed when the dragon scale from Strange pocket reached near the plant. The plant broke and out came out a pod. The pod started shaking and soon after the pod broke open and they found a human inside. They helped him to stand up and bring him back to the office to officially make him one of the team with Rogers puppy which they decided to name βCapβ. With this ~ ATA Claptrap was born! Welcome to ATA and PIMD ! ~ End ~ Spoiler: Monkey Business, By: Kiera Monkey Business Author: @Kiera Original Post βNo, we are not doing a hunt based on basketball again, considering we just did one Strange! β βWhy do you even want another one? Look! Thereβs your coach!β Strange hops out of his seat and under the table in a matter of two seconds, βWhere?β he exclaims, peeking his head out. βGet up, letβs get serious about what the next hunt will be about.β Luce says. βWell, I say basketball but obviously no one else agrees. Why donβt we ask Marceline?β Strange asks. Everyone turns to Marceline, her face turns red, as she points to her mouth. βOh right, sheβs eating.β She quickly chews and rolls her eyes, βAnd youβre still hiding from your couch even though you were always benched.β Strange flicks her, and they start mumbling at each other. βWe could do a hunt all about starbucks and uggs.β Winston joins the conversation giggling, βOh. My. Gosh. We could do Christmas in July, how cute would that be?β βUmmm..β ClapTrap starts, only to be interrupted. βNo, we are not doing a hunt about christmas that early. If we canβt do one involving paranormal events, then none about Christmas.β Zelda firmly states. βGuys..β ClapTrap starts again. βI know youβre my best friend and all Winston, but itβs a no from me.β Marceline pitches in. ClapTrap is staring at the open spot, where a special V.I.P is missing. He sighs, wondering if he should try again. All the other developers are arguing about the next hunt, but ClapTrap is lonely. He doesnβt know who he should tell. Heβs the new guy, they donβt care what he has to say. βWhereβs my Cosmo?β Wanda enters the room, putting her laptop and drink on the table, before sitting down. βRogers? Heβs probably out there wildinββ Strange chuckles. Wanda sighs, βI always have to go searching for him.β βPut him on a leash maybe? Heβs always getting into other peoples yards if you know what I mean.β Marceline says. βOkay guys,β Wanda firmly states, βletβs forget about that and talk about the new hunt.β While everyone continues arguing, ClapTrap gets up, βI have to tell you guys something.β Nobody hears him because each wants to do a certain hunt. He speaks a little louder next time, βGuys, I have something important to say.β ClapTrap gets ignored, yet again. He decides to go look around for the gorilla instead. He searches everywhere, and by everywhere I mean EVERYWHERE. He opens the fridge to see if he sneaked in there. Nope. Nothing. They had told him that to be considered an official developer, he had to watch the gorilla mascot for a whole 24 hours. He was scared out of his mind because he was nowhere to be found. βHey bud,β Strange comes over, patting ClapTrap on the back, bending over to grab a drink, βEverything okay?β βNo, not really,β ClapTrap says nervously, looking down, βI kind ofβ¦ lost the gorilla.β βYOU LOST THE GORILLA??????β Strange screams. Everyone looks over to them, and then at where the Gorilla was supposed to be at. βYou all know what happens to people who lose the gorilla.β Marceline says. βWe have to find the gorilla or else Iβll actually cry. Heβs in every group photo, and he always gives me recommendations at Starbucks.β Winston says, fanning himself. Wanda stands, as calm as can be. βOkay well,β she starts, βHOW COULD YOU LOSE THE GORILLA?β βDonβt be too harsh on the poor guy,β Zelda says, βLook at the poor baby, heβs scared.β She walks to ClapTrap, giving him a hug. βInstead of asking the same question, to which he doesnβt know the answer, letβs help ClapTrap find him instead.β βOkay guys,β Wanda breathes, βLetβs split up. That way we can cover more ground, get him back safely, and then work on the hunt.β βIβll check the cameras,β Strange hops over, furiously typing away. Everyone else splits up in search of the gorilla. After ten minutes, the whole rooms a mess, everyoneβs exhausted, papers are everywhere. ClapTrap has a black eye and Marcelineβs hand is broken. βDang, this gorilla hides better than Strange from his coach.β Marceline says, sitting on a couch. βBlah blah, enough jokes. We need that danged Gorilla.β βRound 2β Wanda says, βWhoever finds him gets to pick the hunt.β Everyone starts running around, trying to find the gorilla. Amid all the mess, the door opens, and in comes Rogers. βEverything okay here?β He chuckles. The Gorillaβs wrapped around his neck. βNo, help us find the gorilla.β Wanda says, without looking at him. βWell, my day was amazing. I went to the beach and had a long walk.β Rogers says smiling. βOkay, help us find the gorilla, you can tell me later.β Rogers starts helping, and after 15 minutes with no sign of the Gorilla, they all settle down frustrated. βThe gorilla is nowhere.β Zelda states the obvious, βLetβs talk about the hunt then and maybe heβll appear.β They all continue arguing about the hunt until Rogers stands up to get a drink. βWait a minute,β ClapTrap says, βDonβt move.β Rogers looks at him confused. βThe Gorilla is around your neck!β Everybody stops arguing and looks at Rogers, they all say in unison, βYou have Lil Curtis?β βOh, you guys know I always go on walks on the beach with cute things.β Rogers winks at Lil Curtis, and he winks back. Spoiler: Adventures of Claptrap, By: KingKrazy Adventures of Claptrap Author: @KingKrazy Original Post Hey there! My name is claptrap... why?Good question but thatβs a story for another time. I recently got called into an interview for a developer position at PIMD HQ and what was supposed to be a simple day job to feed and clothe me became much more.... chaotic. Let me take you to that fateful day: Here I was walking to my interview not knowing what to expect. Iβve actually never visited the office in person. Itβs been just a bunch of email correspondences with an upbeat sounding lady named Jean who I am supposed to meet. Their website was sparse and, now Iβm thinking about it, the details of the job was vague at best. I hope this isnβt a scam. This shouldβve been my first red flag. The lady I approached a few minutes ago for directions looked at me like I was confused and flipped out on me when I tried to tell her otherwise. βLISTEN HERE BOY. Idk what juice you be sippinβ on but there is no PMSD whateverrrrr around here. Now Iβve been living here all my life and you want to tell me otherwise? Yβall yuppies thinkinβ you can run this place. Nah. GET OUT. SCRAMβ βYes mam...β I say quickly and speed off in the opposite direction. I come across a little boy and ask him to which he replies through a mouthful of chips, βCan *chew* I [have] *nom* [your] food *munch*?β Can I food? He points to my snickers bar. βYou want this? Uh sure... here kid.β And with that he walks off... without sharing directions. Man I wanted that... never mind Iβll just trust google maps. That shouldβve been my second red flag. The address I had mapped took me around what seemed more like college campus, reminiscent of my alma mater, Boston College. It wouldβve been beautiful given that the area was covered by a a diverse and lush fauna (strange in the middle of New York) except that it was a ghost town with NO-ONE in sight. This shouldβve been my third red flag. The dot stopped in front of a 10ft white marble fountain that seemed like it should belong in Italy. And like a college freshman I think Shoot.. Iβm lost. I tried emailing (because for some reason I never asked for a phone number), and after 5 minutes I begin to implode. Shit. All I wanted was a simple peaceful life with a nice income and some independence. How am I going to explain this to parents?!? Will I have to move back to their basement? Frick frack. My rent!!! Why didnβt I prepare? I knew this was too good to be true. Will I become homeless now? Jk at least I have my parents.... I hope. Iβll never find a girlfriend this way. SHOOT. I'M SCREWED. SHOOT SHOOT SHOOT #^]^~β¬*]Β₯]Β£|β¬ As I was having my internal meltdown, the ground beneath me began to shake. What the.... I turn and I see the fountain shift and rearrange itself to reveal a hidden staircase spiraling down with a red haired woman coming out dressed in various assortments of denim. βGlad you can finally join us Claptrap! Iβm Jean,β she says as she reaches out for a handshake. Pfft... jean... and sheβs wearing jeans. Thankfully I mastered the art of controlling my facial expressions back in college through various dull lectures and responded with a smile and my own hand, βNice to finally meet you! I thought I was lost there for second.β βHa... yeah we like to watch how our new candidates would handle these sort of situations. You seem pretty calm from what I can tell.β βNO WAY! You could hear him panicking from a mile away Jean,β says this proud, athletic looking boy from behind Jean. βManners Strange. Donβt scare our candidate away,β says a girl who just swung in on a MOTHERFUCKING vine that seem to come out of nowhere. βIβm Luce. Pleasure to meet you,β says this small girl with a beaming smile. βUh... yeah hey there,β I reply with as much indifference as possible. βScare him? Donβt worry I think you got that covered... Way to make an appearance tree hugger,β retorts Strange. βWhy donβt we go down and meet the rest of the team. Strange, Luce? Go find Marceline. And remember to bring her lunch... on time. Or donβt, itβs not my head.β This seemed to sober the two up from the bickerfest and have them dashing for lives. Is that... are those seeds?!? Before I can investigate further as to what was trailing behind Luce, Jean chuckles and says, βThose idiots. Well, what are we waiting for. Letβs go!β She motions to the stairs and I make my long descent. That shouldβve been my last and final red flag... but seems job desperation weighed out logic. oopsπ€·π»ββοΈ βββββββ- On the way, Jean and I exchanged generic pleasantries like the weather, how obnoxious New Yorkers are, etc. After what seemed like years down the stairs (but was actually 3 min according to my black Apple Watch), we reach an opening into a large open space with a large round oak table smack in the middle. We arenβt alone anymore, with 6 other figures sitting around the table. The two at my immediate left are at the table deep in a discussion about... was that the lottery I hear? Next to them a few seats over was woman reading a book with the title βDEATH AND MAGIC Vol.1β ominously chucking hear and there. At the head of the table was a man is on the phone in what seems to be a loverβs spat: βBut honey... sheβs just a friend.β Followed by incomprehensible but definitely angry responses. The guy beside him had his Apple EarPods tapping away to generic beats. The final and closest person to me on my left was the biggest girl Iβve ever seen. She was the first to notice my entrance and looked up from a crossword she was deciphering before flashing a warm smile that immediately put me at ease (thankfully otherwise I wouldβve been scared for my life). She got up and came over to shake hands and I swear she towered at least a foot over me, and Iβm not even short at 6β. βHey there! Glad you can join us. Iβm Wanda, the Director of PIMD HQ. Hey everyone, heβs finally here!β she boomed into the room. In turn they each took turns to introduce themselves with me smiling and nodding in response: βIβm Maeve and this is Loki!β says a beautiful raven haired girl as she points to her companion who offers a nod. βAre you excited to be here?β asked the girl with a mischievous glint in her eyes. βI donβt know,β I reply without skipping a beat.βYES! I mean yes. Sorry I didnβt comprehend what you were saying.β Wtf!? WHYβD I SAY THAT. FU mouth. FU brain. βDonβt mind her. She has a knack for bringing out the... honesty from people. Iβm Zelda,β says the woman reading up on death in a shockingly sweet voice and a warming smile to match. I did not expect that. I like her... but she might still be a weirdo. βI gotta go honey! Love ya!β The man in his lovers spat hangs up without waiting for a response, puts the phone on silent, and immediately turns his attention to me, βI didnβt realize the candidate would be such a handsome young thing. Iβm Rogers,β he says. Is he flirting with me? Iβm not gay though. Do I look gay? Does this count as workplace harassment? βIβm Winston,β says the boy next to him, who was probably the most normal out of everyone Iβve met so far. βAndddd with that I believe youβve met everyone except Marceline,β says Jean. βNo, [weβve] *nom* met.β Startled, I turn to face the kid Iβd met earlier... or was it a lady? Before my eyes I see him shift and grow on size. My jaw mustβve been open because Wanda booms with laughter and snacks me on the back. βBetter close that mouth before you start catching flies! Donβt worry, sheβs just a shapeshifter. Which would also explain why sheβs always eating... takes a massive amount of energy to upkeep her powers.β He turns to her and shakes his head. βYou REALLY need to stop talking with your mouth full.β Did I come to the wrong place? βYouβre at the right place, PIMD HQ,β says Strange finally joining the fray along with Luce who was, in fact, trailing seeds behind her. βAnd yes, since Luce has the ability of plant manipulation, everywhere she walks she drops seeds as a way to mark her territory like a dogβs pee.β βHey! Thatβs incredibly rude... at least Iβm not a peeping Tom you freak.β βSorry, I canβt help it. There isnβt an off button to this thing unfortunately. And if it isnβt obvious, I read minds. Rogers he isnβt gay so hands off. Besides, what happened to Emma?β βMan, why you gotta kill the vibes like that. Emma and I broke up last week.β He looks hurt for a split second and immediately goes back into his flirt mode, βAfter a night with me... taking a slow easy stroll on the beach...β βThe chances of any romantic encounters happening are close to 0.00001%. Unless you use your powers, which, in that case you increase it by 70%.β This was the first time I heard Loki say anything. Powers? What does he mean by powers?! Am I going to die? βYou arenβt gonna die...β says Strange. βWhy just 70%? What happened to the other 30%?β interjects a baffled Rogers. Loki starts, βWell...β βENOUGH,β booms Wanda. βIβm sorry Claptrap. These guys are a rowdy bunch but we mean no harm. Now we have everyone together, I would like to start. Have a seat.β He pulls up a chair and I take it, not that I really felt like I had a choice. Everyone finds there places and all eyes turn to me. Please donβt kill me. Please donβt kill me. OH FUCK THE MIND READER. I can see Strange smirking from across the table but thankfully he doesnβt rat me out. This isnβt fair you know. βLike I said, I canβt help it. But donβt worry... I wonβt reveal anything for the most part,β says Strange in response to my thoughts. For the most part?! What does that mean?!? Before I begin mentally panicking for what mustβve been the millionth time, Maeve speaks up, βLetβs jump right to it. What is the worst thing you have ever done?β βI cheated on my finals more than once in college.β That response got everyone in the room laughing. βWhat?! Thatβs it? Thatβs cute,β howls Jean. βCheating is bad, That response got everyone in the room laughing. βWhat?! Thatβs it? Thatβs cute,β howls Jean. βCheating is bad,β smirks Winston. What is going on? βYeah, you cant tell a lie to Maeveβs questions,β offers Strange. Great... just my luck. After composing herself, Maeve asks her next question, βWhat makes you think youβd be a great fit here and what are your powers?β And, as if I had a choice, I truthfully respond, βI actually donβt think Iβd make a great fit at all. And I donβt have any special powers like you guys, just some game developer experience from my past internships. In fact I thought this would be a developer job but I must be mistaken. And oh... you guys scare me,β I finished, wincing at my words. Did I really need to add on that last part? Silence falls upon the room except for the sound of my heart pounding. βDeveloper?β questions Jean, looking to Winston. βYeah! You said to find people who want to develop their skills. Soooo I put out a job description for developers. Keeping it short and simple in 2019,β smiles Winston. β...β βWell thatβs unfortunate. Seems like it was all a misunderstanding. Iβll just go home now... no need to waste anymore time,β I nervously laugh, peeking at an escape route but immediately kicking myself mentally since itβs not like my thoughts are my own anymore. Everyone erupts in chatter: βWhat do we do?β βI knew he was normal from the moment I saw him.β βDamn, can anyone wipe memories?β βWinston you idiot!β βBut he has powers,β Zelda murmurs. βI can feel it.β Although one could barely hear her, it was enough to quiet the room. Wanda and Jean exchange a look but it was Wanda who broke the silence, and gently asks, βWhat do you mean?β βThere seems to be a spell casted on him, licking his powers away. I think I can break it though, but Iβm not sure.β βYou can. Itβs a 99.994% success rate,β says Loki. βEhhh... no way thatβs possible. Im just a normal average dude! Plus if it were the case, there must be a reason to why it was kicked, you know?β No way in hell Iβm signing up for this. βThe spell is eating away at your life force,β Zelda firmly says. βWhat do you mean?β βThat means youβre dying,β says Strange. β... fine. Do what you have to do.β Choices man. What happened to choices? Zelda gets up and walks over, gesturing for me to stand up. I comply and scoot my chair back to stand. Everyone holds their breathe (me included) as she puts both of her index fingers to my temple. It was cool to the touch and I close my eyes, my fear finally peaking. I feel a dull throbbing in my head followed by a quiet hum that seems to be coming from within me. Please, if there is a god out there, I just want an easy breezy life. βGot it! Muter Ibnh, brekhn di keytn banding dem nshmh! MELDUNG!β As soon as she shouts the final word, a sharp pain washes over me and I drop to the floor. I need to get out of here!And with that thought, the world seems to be close in on me and stretch my body in all directions, followed by a blindingly white flash. All of a sudden, I find myself alone surrounded by trees all around me. Um... where am I? This post has been fully updated with all entries posted before the contest ended The contest is now over
I find fan fiction about popular fictional characters cringey and I have to read a thread full of fan fiction about a game's developers? BLEURGH
Pretty sure you didn't "have to" read anything, tbh. Unless you were held at gunpoint π£οΈπ«. ππ
my entry with [ATA]Jean. I was pretty much thinking βjeans - jean grey - phoenix (the bunny)β so I ended up drawing a comic book fan
I'm pretty sure the kidnapper is the one that sets the ransom. Unfortunately, Kefo is pricy. 2 porta-potties or he gets the π«
(ATA)Luce It's a repost because I didnt realize you needed your user in the drawing so I added it π I hope you like it and I think I'm gonna draw some more π€
The contest ends in 10 minutes, but I'm sure you'd be allowed to make your own thread to share any more art you have!
Hey fam... just wanted to say.. There's a Mystery Dev somewhere on campus.. Can you find them and get their deets in time before the contest closes? Better hurry!! π΅π½ββοΈπ΅π½ββοΈπ΅π½ββοΈ
Is it too late to upload nowπ€§ I really like the style of Josaki London So I used Paint tool SAI to create a pic of Luce I donβt know if it counts but there it is
Please, if you will, excuse the horrible messed up hands and faces in this ππ I swear I can do better. Kinda forgot about the contest until yesterday π . But I drew @[ATA]Luce, @[ATA]Jean and @[ATA]Marceline