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Wattson did fairly well with sponsors as she was quite brand friendly. She had no violent or mysterious past, nor any association with drugs and alcohol. She was a beacon of intellect and most businesses marketing team could work with that. But despite Natalie seemingly being a decent fit for this kind of publicity, she, personally, did not always handle it well. Conversing with strangers could be incredibly taxing when you struggle with social cues with your friends, let alone people you just met. And one had to put on a friendly face for the sponsors as well; it was fun, but it was certainly a job. Currently, Natalie stood in a baby blue cocktail dress, one that resembled a tutu, playing up her adorable charm. Across from her was a man in a clean suit, talking quite consistently while the engineer simply nodded. The longer it went on, the more Natalie’s smile strained, and eventually, her eyes were flicking away, looking to the crowd around the hall when she could. Eventually, her eyes found a familiar face; Octavio. She flashed him a pleading look before she was forced to glance back to her guest with a polite smile. It was clear she was being held verbally hostage and needed someone to give her an excuse to leave the conversation.
and octane? he's not exactly brand friendly. unless one's product included lethal doses of questionable uppers, propane or glorified voluntary amputations, the list goes on. but he liked things this way, never enjoyed playing by the rules of capitalist ideals advertisers chased.
even if he liked to indulge in materialism himself more often than he'd like to admit.
and yet, octane was still a FAN-FAVORITE. being popular among the crowd was enough for sponsors to pay you for flashing their logo somewhere on your equipment. unfortunately, one of the many downsides were events like THESE.
octavio is a people-person through and through. often very tone-deaf and boisterous, but he genuinely enjoyed talking to people, without realizing how off-putting he might be. he'd prefer to do it in something more practical instead of a fitted suit with sleek, stylish prosthetics designed specifically for these types of events, but usually nothing worth ruining an impractical suit over happened at these events anyway. USUALLY.
were it not for the bright color of natalie's shirt, the daredevil wouldn't have noticed her across the room, looking at him with those pleading, blue eyes of hers.
octavio suddenly stopped talking mid-conversation with one of the guests, his fickle attention focused entirely on his fellow competitor-- without excusing himself, he marched through the crowd, decisively staying on his path of desire even if he had to push people out of the way as he went.
they'd be smarter not to stand in the way of a very DETERMINED octane.
" heey, amiga, what's up? i've been missing you at the snack bar. these guys are serving up KILLER summer rolls, you'd love 'em. "
octavio's arm suddenly wrapped around natalie's shoulders, pulling her in close and already dragging her along, away from whoever octane couldn't be bothered to pay attention to had they been talking to natalie. arrogance was octavio's third middle name, so he didn't even acknowledge the other man speaking to wattson, not even the bewildered ' excuse me? ' that sounded from him in response to octane literally taking wattson away.
as kind as the gesture was in its timing-- octavio actually hadn't caught on to his friend's dire situation. through pure chance, he ended up saving her from the dryest conversation in natalie's life.
// kay and animality r STILL solely keeping the apex rp community alive it seems
random sillay starter for @simulamortem
it was quiet throughout the arena. too quiet.
but with octane in the ring, the silence was doomed to be broken. behind the simulacrum's head, an echoing scream was approaching, getting closer and closer.
" INCOMING! ", the daredevil announced himself as he was flying through the air-- and then came crashing down onto revenant from behind, metal feet first as they collided with his back plates.
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UNHHHH, EPS 1-60
hi, i'm an indecisive college student who really thinks this one might be the right major for them, and welcome to starters from episodes 1-60 of the web series UNHhhh by trixie mattel and katya zamolodchikova!because they're my prompts, and not yours.
- “that hate crime is not my problem.”
- “if you’re a terrible person, try and fix that right away.”
- “why are we friends?”
- “lying to people is fundamental.”
- “you’re consistent. consistently a liar.”
- “you know, some people think that we’re/i’m desperate for attention but i don’t know where they get that from.”
- “in order to win big you’ve gotta lose big, and what are we doing now? we’re losing big.”
- “nobody says you can’t do a little bit of drugs.”
- “what do you like about me?”
- “why don’t you eat a cheez-it and shut the fuck up?”
- “i wouldn’t even be cremated in those.”
- “if i fucking tweet a snake emoji at taylor swift, twitter better not delete it.”
- “it’s weird to not believe in god but also be so scared of him.”
- “i don’t believe anything.”
- “i haven’t had emotions since the accident.”
- “now i know that people are absolute garbage in every country, in every state, everywhere.”
- “a lot of people have nothing interesting to say, so they should shut up.”
- “all my jokes are cries for help.”
- “i’m getting older, my body is changing, and that’s not something i’m gonna apologize for.”
- “i make loneliness work for me.”
- “maybe she’s born with it, maybe it’s clinical depression.”
- “what do you think the key to self esteem is? doing great things? being a good person? no, it’s scattering bones.”
- “it is so far fetched to believe that you are so special that you’re going to get butchered by a serial killer. the odds are just not in your favor.”
- “do you wanna fight? let’s fight.”
- “i’m so scared of bees.”
- “i’m not an electrician, nor do i claim to be, but i am alone.”
- “i’ve finally lost contact with reality.”
- “sorry, i wasn’t paying attention.”
- “i’m thankful for two things: violence and hair care.”
- “i’m just looking for a guy/girl who’s emotionally available and not filled with bees.”
- “don’t touch me.”
- “you know what i dream about now? nothing!”
- “sometimes we are so in tune that i feel jealous of other people for not being us.”
- “you’re not gonna outlive me.”
- “i just feel the way that i feel and that’s good enough for me.”
- “i’m okay being a 5 surrounded by 10s. it keeps me humble.”
- “god, we’re lucky to have each other.”
- “i don’t know what happened to you!”
- “i don’t think you should have redbull anymore.”
- “oh, when you have a bread knife but you don’t have bread. that’s so sad.”
- “i have like 30 sets of fingers working for me and i can’t get my life to work at all.”
- “i wouldn’t be surprised to see you in a cinematic environment killing people with your hands.”
- “in life, we’re all winners, except most of us are losers.”
- “what’s your sign?”
- “i want to sing to you and i want your ears and eyes to bleed!”
- “you don’t have a secret if you hide it really really well.”
- “violence is the key.”
- “you don’t have any talent, you’re just a big bowl of noodles in the shape of a person.”
- “are you from the backwoods?”
- “i just have a bad feeling about what you’re about to say.”
- “how are you still alive?”
- “it’s been on my to-do list to get kids and wives.”
- “i would’ve fucked you if we were in high school.”
- “no one’s perfect. you drank blood, i played the clarinet.”
- “whatever happens in my real life, i take that shit straight to work with me.”
- “if you’re fishing for a compliment, know that it might come dressed up as a rubber chicken.”
- “every day is halloween if you believe it in your heart.”
- “stealing is wrong. unless you’re taking from the rich and giving to the poor.”
- “spandex is a right, not a privilege.”
- “you ever join a guerilla circus troupe and just forget to return all your library books?”
- “it’s an iphone. how complicated can it be?”
- “just because you paid a lot for it doesn’t mean it’s nice.”
- “you know what they say about aquariuses - no one likes them.”
- “get into the fluidity of gender. dip into those waters.”
- “everyone thinks that they’re the outsider, but plot twist, everyone feels alone.”
- “i find you endlessly talented and interesting.”
- “do you think you have to learn the rules before you break them?”
- “you are not even lowkey a genius, you’re highkey a genius.”
- “this is the gayest thing in the world!”
- “you’re a mess.”
- “there is something very human in us.”
- “what are you dying to know?”
- “i love death and dying! it’s my favorite topic.”
- “if reincarnation is real, i don’t need to come back as a person again. does anybody need to be a person again?”
- “when i die, you better make fun of me.”
- “life only has meaning because it doesn’t go on forever.”
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OCTANE NATION HOW WE FEELING RN ?!
// heheheooehehohoheh
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favorite apex legend trailer moments (4/?)
these two getting their sh*t rocked in the boosted launch trailer
SCORCHER ( @scorchxr ) said : “ my body is a temple and i’m not taking that shit! ”
octane couldn't really blame scorcher's outburst. sometimes he cursed the stim himself, seeing as it was distributed by his estranged father's company, FUNDED by him and, inevitably, stood in direct connection to silva pharmaceuticals. might as well put a label with the name on his syringes as well, though it wouldn't make a difference anyway.
he shrugged it off, then slid the little canister he just offered to his squadmate back into the small pocket on his vest. more left for himself, octane thought; he just wanted to offer his teammate a hand. " SUIT YOURSELF, amiga. might wanna pick up the pace though. last ring's MERCILESS. "
not only did it seem to close in on the legends quicker than the other rings before, it also HURT a lot worse if you happened to be stuck inside the energy field. any legend would be fried into a crisp within two seconds.
scorcher doesn’t look like she's particularly scared of that. at least that's what the daredevil assumed considering she didn't seem too worried about octane's warnings before-- which was unlike him, anyway. why bother? RUNNING from the ring is what makes it fun!
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I wanted to throw my take on hype beast Octane in the mix too so have this sketch :p
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favorite apex legends trailer moments (2/?)
octane’s horrendous posture in the boosted launch trailer
WATTSON :
Natalie felt the arm wrap over her shoulders, even leaned into Octane’s grasp, but her eyes never tore away from the crowd of Legends several feet away. Baby blues flicked from face to face but always seemed to settle back on sword wielding simulacrum. She didn’t need to make eye contact with Ash to know she was being watched; she felt the target burning on her back since her free fall from the Lightning Rod. Her gaze and attention finally returned to Octavio when she was forced to turn away. Sapphires landed on emerald lenses, eyes wide and unsettled, but not due to her friend. Rather, his closeness softened and relaxed the engineer, dilating her shrunken pupils. Touch was prominent in how Natalie gave and received affection; it grounded her. “I think I’ve fallen into the 10 percent then, mon ami…” Her voice was hushed, not wishing to draw the attention of the others. “And the worst part is that I don’t even fully know why.”
with a not-so-subtle turn, octane looked over his shoulder, back towards the crowd. only when he made direct eye contact with the simulacrum in question, did he realize just WHO wattson was referring to. the usually so daring stuntman quickly whirled around again to look back at his fellow legend he still kept in his arm.
he had no clue why ash would be out for natalie... octavio wasn't sure what to make of her anyways. at first she seemed like a carbon copy of a fellow murderbot, but now that he'd seen her in action multiple times ( along with being on the same SQUAD as her occasionally ) he realized how vastly different her SCARE FACTOR was. what's the deal with these tincans? WHY ARE ALL OF THEM SO BITTER?
shaking off his derailing train of thought by shaking his head, he put up his free hand, motioning it around as he spoke. " aw, what's the deal, chica? think you're imagining things. "
octavio briefly stopped, his hand lowering as he gradually began to lose his confidence in his words. " ... can't blame you, though. real tough crowd. "
BANGALORE ( @afraidofchange ) said : “ what’s the biggest difference between a christian man and a lesbian? ”
" ¿qué? " octane perked up, and the way his head tilted already spoke a thousand words even with his full gear on his face. he looked PUZZLED, a little out of it, too-- he wanted to ask anita to repeat what she just said, thinking there's no way sargeant herself just cracked a joke the daredevil's way. but at the same time, he might SPOIL the moment in case he did ask her to, so for now he would just play along.
he chuckled, then cleared his throat and straightened his back so he could grace anita with ALL of his fickle attention. gloved hands were propped up on his hips, his shoulders relaxed and chest pushed out to appear more confident.
" i dunno, sarge, one stands to pee? "
// miroctane shippers won
PUSSYCAT ( @p-ssyc-t ) said : “ even i have to remind myself to stay positive. ”
" i was about to say, "
octavio began to speak, but he was still out of breath, so he paused to ease up his lungs a little bit. he sounded like he'd been running for miles-- which he could do without breaking a sweat, mind you, but unfortunately only his legs were artifical. the rest of him was still painfully organic. " didn't think you'd need a reminder. i just assumed you ALWAYS were like that! "
once he'd regained his breath enough, octavio squatted down besides katherine, elbows propped up on his metallic knees. his hands were pushed up against his mask; despite his face being covered entirely, he had similarities to a child listening to an INTENSE story with how surprisingly attentive he looked. " hang in there, alright? we got a game to win first. "
-- and that was it with octane's attention, and he was ready to bounce again. pretty literally, too. they probably shouldn't stick around for much longer anyway, considering they'd barely caught up to the last ring that closed in on them.
WATTSON ( @voltaage ) said : “ i have a lot of anxiety being back with all these people. ”
a chuckle erupted from behind the hardshell mask octavio wore at pretty much all times, ultimately muffling the sound. he put an arm around natalie's shoulders, squeezing her as he motioned towards the crowd of other legends gathered just a few feet away. " aw, but they're all your pals! right, chica? "
despite the positive attitude, he couldn't blame her for being nervous after all; returning after a few weeks of being off-season even took THE octane some getting used to. usually his thrill and excitement outweighed any worries he might have, though.
seeing how his attempt at making everything seem less stressful to poor wattson wasn't bearing any fruit, he loosened his grip, and instead turned her away from looking at the pile of people, with octane still invading her space. he's never had a real sense of privacy.
" or got something on your mind? bad blood gettin' to ya? don't worry, i'm like 90% sure it's all just publicity. ¡no sería la primera vez! "
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SOUTH PARK: POST COVID SENTENCE STARTERS.
- “ i’m not getting drunk, i’m an online whiskey consultant. i’m doing research. ”
- “ we were friends when we were kids. ”
- “ how does it feel to be back after all these years ? ”
- “ i’m just here for the funeral. ”
- “ maybe we can call jesus and santa and ask them for help. is that what you want ? ”
- “ obviously we’re never gonna agree on certain things, so we shouldn’t talk about them. ”
- “ i have a lot of anxiety being back with all these people. ”
- “ he’s fucking with me. ”
- “ guys, please, this is a house of god. ”
- “ no jewish people have sex screaming about their love of abraham ! ”
- “ goddamn it, why don’t you lay off my fuckin’ dad ? ”
- “ you want to maybe do a little bump ? ”
- “ my body is a temple and i’m not taking that shit ! ”
- “ i’ve been trying not to say anything, but your friends are all kinda douche bags. ”
- “ all we have to do is show [name] that we have proof and they’ll do whatever we want ! ”
- “ we’ll see you in a couple of weeks. ”
- “ i’m just getting sick of being here every day with you, that’s all ! ”
- “ let’s just face it, you guys: we don’t trust each other, and we don’t like each other ! ”
- “ don’t you understand ? this could change the world ! ”
- “ what’s the biggest difference between a christian man and a lesbian ? ”
- “ do you ever think about how the way you act affects other people ? ”
- “ you’re a fucking alcoholic piece of shit ! ”
- “ as a fellow person of faith, i’m begging you to help us. ”
- “ we all wanna be happy, right ? we all want our little piece of the apple pie ! ”
- “ i think (name) was a twerpy little loser kid whose parents didn’t love him. ”
- “ do you understand the butterfly effect ? how one small thing in time can affect the entire future ? ”
- “ trust me, another 30 seconds in that room and you would have started considering NFTs as a viable investment. ”
- “ (name), goddamn it, you have done this your whole goddamn life. ”
- “ the future fucking sucks. ”
- “ even i have to remind myself to stay positive. ”
- “ i swear to god if you don’t help me, i will rip your fucking balls off with my bare hands. ”
- “ let’s face it, dude. it’s over. the fucking future won. ”
- “ you fucking stop ! you stop being a fucking monster to the people around you ! ”
- “ all you fucking do is hurt people ! ”
- “ that just seems slightly hypocritical, i’m sorry. ”
- “ we must be willing to use violence against violence. ”
- “ oh, fuck me. ”
- “ jesus, i feel like an islamic hooker in a gay bar. ”
- “ you can’t go back and change the past. what happened, happened. and i just want you to know that i forgive you. ”
- “ no, you’re what killed our fucking family, remember ? ”
- “ this isn’t you, my love. ”
- “ i can’t lose you. ”
- “ i have faith that god will see my family through this. ”
- “ you’re trying to trick me. ”
- “ this present is for you. because i love you. ”
- “ you’re not sorry. you’re just high. ”
- “ we were just going a little bonkers there. ”
- “ for some reason i’m just extra happy to see you guys. ”
- “ what is up with these bisexual canadians, huh ? i guess they don’t know whether to fuck their brother or their sister. ”
- “ fuck you guys ! you can suck my fucking dick ! ”
- “ weed can’t solve all your problems. ”