Aletheia ~ Veracious Reality

[☆] 7 K merlinreversebb fic


I am a procrastinator that procrastinates~
Has the titles for: the parts, the series, the Arthur prequel/backstory and Morgana prequel/backstory, but NO TITLE for the fic itself. *mopes*

[☆] 1 K merlin_games fic due Feb 13


Nothing concrete yet. Bleh.

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The two Michael Fassbender movies outside X-M:FC that I'm actually willing to watch:

1. Jane Eyre. First of all, why did they start the movie from the middle? I watched the movie 1.5 times and I still don't get it.

Second, I was rooting for St. John until he proposed, in which he amply demonstrated that he DOESN'T GET JANE AT ALL. =( I'm making disappointed faces at you, Jamie Bell St. John! Ergo, Jane ran back to be with the lesser of two evils creepyRochester instead =P

Michael Fasbbender's Rochester is, as expected, v. creeper (Perhaps to Twilight's creeperEdward levels? Why the same first name WAHHHhhh). What delightfully surprised me though, is he plays creeperRochester with humor. He MOCKS JANE GENTLY AND NOT-SO-GENTLY but it's all in good fun. Plus, Jane Eyre has wits and claws. Rawr.

Lastly, I approve of the ending shot (the two of us against the world! Willful blindness, metaphorical and otherwise!) and the exclusion of the book's epilogue, which is the epitome of foreboding creepy in a book already filled with creepy. I mean it all in the most romantic sense, of course.

2. A Bear Named Winnie

All the Michael Fassbender & bear/horse/animal moments are sweet, but he inevitably looks like a shark in some shots. What has been seen cannot be unseen.

It's an adequately sweet TV family movie, with bonus Stephen Fry, but IMO you can just enjoy this X-M:FC fic instead:
A Boy and his Bear by PoorMedea

Erik Lehnsherr is the type of man who hates puppies, kittens, and babies. He's the type of man for whom peace is not an option. He's the type of man who would walk away from the only person who's truly loved him.
Isn't he?

Or, in which a bear named Winnie is the ultimate 'fix it'.

._.

I don't like customized comment pages but that's the only way I can actually post comments (either replying to a comment or posting a new comment to an entry).

LJs without customized comment pages --> LJs that I can't post comments on:

- My own personal LJ (!!!) and the multitude of LJ comm.s I own/mod

- Several people on my f-list

- At least two BNFs (sarahtales and copperbadge)

- A gazillion kink meme/ fic comm.s

=( =( =(

The multitude of bugs, which do not apply to me because I CANNOT EVEN POST COMMENTS in most LJs.

Also, no subject line = Bye-bye, trigger warnings. *slapsface* Why does LJ always do this around the holidays?

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"I'm off to make my last delivery," Gwen said, retying her flyaway curls before putting on her motorcycle helmet.

Lancelot looked up from rearranging velvety roses in the storefront. "Are you going to Morgana's?"

"Yes." She smiled, picturing her friend's delight at the purple bouquet she'd arranged.

Lancelot walked to the counter and handed her a bouquet. "Here."

"Oh, um..." She reflexively clutched the armful, eyes widening at the riot of colours. Her bouquet seemed so shoddy compared to this masterpiece. The vivid sunflowers, interspersed with wildflowers, were beautiful, but they were her favourite, not Morgana's—

"Congratulations on getting into nursing school."

"Oh. Oh! You made this for me?" She looked up, saw Lancelot's fond expression, and flushed.

"You're the best worker I've ever had," Lancelot said warmly. "I hope I'll still see you after you're off to uni."

She gazed back at him and smiled slowly. "I'd like that."

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For isstillabear, who gave me the prompt Lancelot being adorbs. Flowers optional. I guess this is more Gwen being adorable?

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

virtually everyone he met to assume he was an American.

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1. Suits. I haven't watched the show but I did read the fic that copperbadge recced and the other one written by the same author where Mike is a natural sub and Harvey is the dommiest dom that doms. X-D (Where had the cover art disappeared to though? Boo.)

2. Why I sometimes avoid watching TV shows even though I read the fanfic: Neal Caffrey is prettier than I could've expected, but Harvey Specter is not as hot as I pictured him to be. Boo.
2 a. Actually, the Wikipedia picture makes me think of Sexy!GrownUp!Privileged!Pureblood!Neville and...Peter Parker. Neville and Spiderman. Together, they fight crime! Weird, I tell you.

3. Sexy!GrownUp!Privileged!Pureblood!Neville is a fun fic premise though. Neville is raised by purebloods who're almost as snobby as the Malfoys! Except they're classier about it! (And did not support the Dark Lord, at least not publicly)

4. I have a Lancelot/Gwen, Morgana/Gwen-ish drabble idea that I haven't fleshed out/written down.

5. I wonder if there are any good Hook/Peter Pan (1993 movie with Jason Isaacs) or Caspian/Edmund fic out there that I haven't read yet...
5 a. Skandar Keynes!111 I shall miss you T_T And Lucy too ;_;
The Eustace actor has potential, but nobody can ever be as pretty as Skandar *wails*

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1. Draco gen drabbles, written during year 2007-2009 are up on AO3. 15 x 100 words.
Features some Scorpius, Lucius, Narcissa, Pansy, Hermione, Teddy and Andromeda.
1 a. Mostly so I can lock them on IJ, because spam comments = >=(

2. I posted a dozen plus ninja translations of Hetalia fancomic strips on my LJ.

3.

[ AO3 | IJ ]

I'm practicing my Japanese listening comprehension.

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Random things from Boys' Love land:

1. Yoo Ha Jin's Totally Captivated -- the first BL manhwa that I actually like. I'm meh about the art because manhwa art = manhwa art and manga art = manga art, but I LOVE the storyline and the shamelessness of Ewon Jung >=D
Am sick of the typical in-denial uke =P
1 a. Don't miss the TC doujinshi: Totally Spying on Them

2 a. Speaking of doujinshi by the original mangaka/manhwaka(?), read Antique Bakery doujinshi if you haven't! (scroll down)
Antique Bakery manga = shoujo publisher, but the doujinshi = yaoi all the wayyy~

Poor Ono and his eternal one-sided love T_T
I support Tachibana/adult!Deko =P

2 b. I finally watched Antique, the Korean movie adaptation of Antique Bakery. If viewed as a movie it's kinda spastic, but think of it as a two-hour fanvid of Antique Bakery and you will LOVE IT. You can't ask for Moar Ghei. For srs.

The actors' feel & heights = perfect for their parts. My only complaint would be Eiji not being obnoxious-yet-endearing enough. They don't look tall in the movie because three of them are ridiculously tall (models-turned-actors), but when they stand up next to an average Korean guy they are TALL.

3. This Sex Pistols AMV: Years of Lies (WARNING: bare chests, non-sexual hair-pulling, will cause viewer to obsessively check for OVA 2's arrival)

3a. Why do I always prefer the side pairing in Boys' Love?
Yonekuni x Shiro > Kunimasa x Norio
Junjou Egoist > Junjou Terrorist > Junjou Romantica

4. I vastly prefer the manga + drama CD combo over plain Boys' Love anime.
It feels less cheesy and less embarassing. Anime portrayal of penetration is...idk. It has improved a lot over the years but it's still not there for me. Junjou Romantica anime = ♥ because less is more =P

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

Dear United States government, if strangers are going to view an image of my naked body, I'd like:

a) monetary compensation (ten U.S. grand per scan)
b) an Internet following
c) a pr0n star name, such as London Mariott or Astoria Madrid.

Since that's not happening, take away your useless, intrusive, expensive, radiation machine. I know Asians usually don't get skin cancer, but I still don't want an unlicensed operator bombarding concentrated radiation on my skin, kthxbai.

The other "option" is no less sleazy and demeaning. You say "enhanced pat-down"; I say sexual assault. Add the fact that children under 12 are not exempt from either option, I call child pornography and molestation.

Preschoolers know you don't hug/touch a friend who doesn't want to be hugged/touched. Why is genitalia groping suddenly okay when done by a government agent?

TSA workers can and do fondle and squeeze breasts, vagina, cock and balls because they want to bully, humiliate and terrorize travelers into going for the Dick Measuring Device Insta-Pr0n X-ray instead. Think about the added humiliation and pain for transgender people, people with prosthetics, breast cancer survivors and those who were sexually assaulted in the past.

After 9/11,the government has been chipping away at our freedom and basic rights more and more. Instead of adopting security measures that have been proven effective elsewhere (Israel, anyone?), we have machines that are ineffectual in detecting anything implanted under the skin or inserted in a body cavity.

At this rate, next travelers would be advised to bring single-sachet lubes and bend over for a cavity search.

No love,

lilian_cho

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Americans, write to your senators about this outrage. Or call them if you're phone eloquent.

BRB, gonna write fic with creepy unwanted touching to work out my DO NOT WANT reaction.

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

Secrets Under Your Skin (Merlin AU, implied Merlin/Arthur preslash, PG)
Fifth in the cupbearer drabble series (AU where Merlin is Arthur's half-brother), but can stand alone on its own.

This is a "Thank you remixer for the camelotremix story!" drabble =)
My remixer wrote the following lovely fic from Arthur's pov:

♬ The Cupbearer (Brother's Keeper Remix) [Arthur/Merlin, Teen, Sibling Incest, 3,338 words]
Arthur meets his half-brother Merlin when he is six. Arthur is not all that impressed, but soon changes his mind. Canon AU.

CamelotRemix Fic Masterlist @ DW
Just click on the little triangles to the left of the cuts to expand. 'slike magic!

Please comment on the stories that you enjoyed! (And the original stories too if you like.) You don't need an AO3 account to comment, just an e-mail address which won't be displayed.

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Seen at melusinahp:



Not My Fandom Fest running until Monday, October 18 [ Alphabetical List of Fandoms ]
Write a ficlet for a fandom you're not a part of based solely on what you've learned from your friends list and fandom at large.

Am gonna see what drabbles I can come up with this weekend =D You can nominate fandoms too!

1. Truth in the Dark by Amy Lane

His beauty...oh gods, it was so unfair. The children were singing in the streets about a beast, but he was beautiful enough to eclipse the sun. How could a creature who walked like a man and spoke like a man and had the head and fur-covered body of a beast achieve beauty, whereas I, who was supposedly a man, could only wallow in my own beastliness? I glared at my mud spot again and tried not to let my throat grow thick with a boy's aching disappointment.

( My short review and links )

1 a. Sorta related: K.A. Mitchell's Life, Over Easy ( Read more... )

2. Other novel and novella that I like by Amy Lane:
2 a. Keeping Promise Rock. Bad things keep on happening, interspersed with uplifting moments. I loved every second of the emotional torture journey.
2 b. If I Must, 66 pages. Sweet =)

3. Counterpoint: Dylan's Story by Ruth Sims
3 a. I immediately followed that up with The Phoenix.

Don't read two Ruth Sims in a row. I should've taken a few days' breather in between. (Fanfic angst is more bearable than origific angst, because I can immediately self-medicate with happy happy fluff funny fanfic.)

Counterpoint is more w00bie, The Phoenix is more hurt/comfort, but light on the comfort part.
Those who want warnings, ask me in the comments.

4. Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine and a Miracle.
I kept on biting my tongue so I didn't cry when reading this children's book (I was in the middle of a bookstore.) Nubs ;_;

5. Gwen-centric Merlin/Arthur/Gwen fanvid:
Make Something Good by sweetestdrain

King’s Ward Is a Vampyr; Prince’s Manservant Was Sucked Dry! (Or, Everything is Not As It Seems)
(Merlin/Arthur-bodyswapped-with-Morgana <-- Highlight for spoilers, R, 888 words)
A/N: Originally written for summerpornathon's Temperance challenge Option #2: Bodyswap. <-- Highlight for spoilers

The last thing* Merlin expected when he opened his chamber door was a breathless Morgana dressed in her nightgown.

( Read it @ LJ | AO3 | DW )

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The Tome of Magical Delights (Merlin/sexy dreams of Arthur, soft R, 730~word ficlet
A/N: Written for summerpornathon's kindness challenge; answers the first half of this kinkme_merlin prompt: Arthur/Merlin, magic book. Merlin finds a sort of magic book that turns him on and makes him come in the best kind of ways whenever he fondles it.

Merlin was bored. Arthur was away on some diplomatic visit*, and he would not be back for at least another fortnight.

( Read it @ LJ | AO3 | DW )

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Enchanted No More (one-sided Vivian/Arthur, Vivian/Leon, soft R for explicit kissing, 500-word ModernDay!AU ficlet)

Vivian didn't remember when her fascination with Arthur Pendragon started. One day he was the odious son of her father's business partner and, by the next, he shone gold like knights of old. ...

( Read it @ LJ | DW )

Goldfrapp's "Ooh La La" was perfect for blow jobs. If he sang along, his tongue did interesting things.

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SRSLY, I ask you, how did she make riding a disco-ball horse look sexy?

1. Random sex things that I find educational amusing:

1 a. Butt Confidential 2 -- seen @ why_me_why_not
1 b. Dan Savage's advice for the hard-up teenage boy
1 c. Why Do All These Homosexuals Keep Sucking My Cock? -- Onion article. So fun. Doubly fun when you're halfway/almost done with the article before you realize you're on the Onion website*.

2. Fantasy book series I'm currently reading:

Low, inhuman voice: "You will father a child of no woman."
Protagonist to his male lover: *whines* "I'd never have any children."
Male lover/bondmate: "You think?"

lilian_cho: "...mpreg?"
Inner fangirl: "SQUEEeeeeeeeeeee~"

3. What's with the word "nekkid" cropping up in m/m ebooks**? I've read three separate authors using that word, and it threw me out of the story each time.
I don't want netspeak in my non-crack fanfic, let alone published books >_>
Do I complain when the name of one of the characters suddenly changed*** in the third last chapter? Is it too much to ask for properly written English in published books? >=/


* Did I mention that Associated Press Stylebook now uses the word "website" instead of "Web site"?
** Not the same book as #2.
*** lol continuity error. Made me go WHUH?, threw me out of the story, but the story in question was v. good. And tbh, bugged me a lot less than the word "nekkid."

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

Arthur often ribbed Merlin about Professor Nimueh or his flatmate Gwen, but this was uncharted territory.

Merlin had blown him off two Fridays in a row to help Freya; there seemed to be a new academic crisis whenever Merlin was supposed to be spending time with his best friend.

Arthur sat alone in a cafe and stared at his mobile.

"I'm sorry!" Merlin materialized in front of him, breathless. "I was leaving on time, but Freya—"

"Did you sleep with her?" Arthur blurted out.

"Wh-whatever gave you that idea?"

As the blush rose on Merlin's face, Arthur's heart sank.

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A/N: Answers prompt_in_a_box prompt: "Did you sleep with her?" and merlin100's Change prompt.
Tried to come up with an optional epilogue/sequel, but no inspiration yet. Feel free to throw ideas at me or write your own optional epilogue/sequel.

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

1. Author taglines, inspired by erastes' contest:

- William Shakespeare: most acclaimed and prolific fanfic writer.
- C.S. Lewis: should have steered clear from sci-fi.
- Robert Frost: The Road Not Taken, UR Not Getting It.
- Billy Collins: Poetry can make you laugh too.
- Hans Christian Andersen: Must have had an angsty childhood.
- Oscar Wilde: should stick with witty plays.
- Jane Austen: sekkritly hates the masses.
- Georgette Heyer: UR stealing mah Regency words. Dat's okay. Half of 'em are made up.

1 a. Add your own taglines over at my sounis entry, or here =)

1 b. My fav. Megan Whalen Turner tagline is by lylassandra: MWT: Her characters will steal your heart, and anything else you have on.

2. Seen at darkestnight12: Supernatural: The Animation trailer
The artwork is like Cowboy Bebop and Witch Hunter Robin. Sam has Spike hair except he's hotter \o/
I've only watched 4.2 eps of SPN, but I think I'll like this anime because I did enjoy the animation for Batman.

2 a. Soo...there's an SPN character named Crowley?

3. "Misused or Abused Words and Phrases" by Arnell Engstrom

☆ ★ “begs the question” =/= ‘raises’ or ‘implies’ the question.
“begs the question” = to assume as fact what is in dispute.

★ ☆ “sour grapes” is based on the Aesop's fable of the fox & the grapes
“sour grapes” =/= whiner/complainer

☆ ★ “aftermath” = a second happening, usually a disaster, following and caused by the first event.
etc.

1. I'm writing a You've Got Mail pastiche for merlin_flashfic's conquest challenge and au_bingo's Other: Mundane square.
Anyone up to bouncing ideas around with me? It's ~500 words so far.

Problem is, I don't like the movie that much (even though I loved Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks at the time). Erm. Well it obv. doesn't have to follow the movie plot. I'm probably too lazy to write any longer than 1K (or 2K max), at any rate.

2. Stolen from benebu's wondrous brain, as always:

This week @ writing_game - Don't bother denying it: the snake is ill-intentioned; babble and prattle, and describe the situation as 'colorful'; allow the community to benefit from your valuable piece of advice; or for a novel way to infuriate him, pawn your tutor's watch. 6 points each.
Come and play, original and fanfiction, drabbles and snippets are all welcome!

"For a novel way to infuriate him, pawn your tutor's watch." <-- This is just begging to be slashed.

3. So far I've written original and HP drabbles ("Princess Lesson," Harry, Lily Luna, G) for the drabble tree. Would write more but am pretending that it's not my personal writing ground.

Come and drabble! We also have Merlin and Inception so far.
Sherlock writers, where are youuuu~

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

but gleams of vivid blue.

It was Dad's smile, and Alan used it to the same effect Dad always had.

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Pictures found here @ more_is_more via why_me_why_not's LJ
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2) is by Michael Perlov photography, 3) is by Stacy Magallon
Please tell me which one(s) you're taking. Credit = <3

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Truth & Lies meme

* Make a list of 10 statements about yourself.
* Two of the 10 statements must be LIES
* Post your list and have people guess which two are lies!

( Truth and Lies meme )

No peeking at the comments!

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

“Your lesson tonight is to sleep like a princess,” Harry said.

“Daaaaddy,” Lily whined. “I'm not five anymore.”

Harry fluffed Lily's cloud-soft pillows and put her yellow teddy bear at the headboard. “Princesses stop being royalty when they turn six? I didn't know that.”

Lily giggled. “I'm a big girl now. Not like Roxanne. She's a baby.”

Roxanne was two years old. Lily alternately loved and envied her for taking over her place as the baby of the family.

“Is this princess too big for bedtime stories now?”

Lily's eyes widened. “No, Daddy! I want to hear Sleeping Beauty again!”

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A/N: This is Lily (and Mr Whimsy the teddy bear) from my "Love Hopes All Things" 'verse, which I need. To rewrite.
Answers hpgen100's cloud prompt. X-posted @ the drabble tree.

[ LJ | IJ ]

You only need five 500-word Merlin ficlets or five 500-word Merlin RPFs to qualify. FYI: Crossovers don't qualify for the minimum five.

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I should've pimped this earlier, but I was in a bookstore, biting my tongue so I didn't cry while I read a picture book about Nubs, a desert dog in Iraq.

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Anyone knows other drabble comm.s I can pimp this at? I'll pimp it at slytherin100 and hpgen100, obviously.

This is my first time participating in a fandom-specific remix, but I've participated in RemixRedux and remixthedrabble in the past. Here's hoping that we'll both have fun! =D

My masterlist is all updated now. I've written lots of Merlin drabbles and flopsies in addition to my four ficlets & one drabble series, so you should have plenty of choices =)

My drabbles have more plot than my ficlets. This is because three of those ficlets were originally written for summerpornathon. If you're a plot-driven writer, you're better off looking into my drabbles.

Don't feel constrained by my interpretation of canon, and don't worry about incorporating new canon/interview/trailer spoilers, etc. (Because I'm still putting off watching 2 X 08, 2 X 11 - 2 X 13. Yeah.) I'll get there eventually, and I don't mind being spoiled by fic!

Feel free to canon-ize my AU fics. But please don't AU-ize the few non-AU fics that I did write ^^;;

I love slash and gen, and also read the occasional het and femmeslash. As long as it's not a surprise (!!!) pairing like Uther/Arthur or Merlin/Gaius, pretty much anything goes.

If you want to make a slashfic gen or a genfic slash*, go ahead. I don't mind Arthur/Gwen, although I do prefer Lancelot/Gwen (and Merlin/Morgana) for my hetship. I also like Arthur/Merlin/Other.

All the best,

lilian_cho

* I once read a 20K Arthur/Gwen and thought I was reading Arthur/Merlin until more than halfway into it. That's how permanent my slash goggles are.

P.S. I'd probably write more drabbles in the near future, thanks to this multi-fandom/original drabble tree, JSYK =) Will update this letter (and my masterlist) with links to new drabbles, to make things easy for you.

ETA 09/18/10: Uncharted Territory (one-sided Arthur/Merlin, Merlin/Freya, PG, 100 words)

"Merlin! Come here and explain this!"

"Yes, Arthur?"

Arthur waved at his laptop screen. "What's this—this pornographic poem you've posted for all the world to see?"

"Technically I mailed the postcard, and the site owner put it up. Wow, he actually picked my postcard." Merlin beamed.

"Never mind that!" Arthur said, impatient. "Who gave you permission to write porn about the Prince of Wales?"

"Why would you think it's about you?" Merlin asked, smiling coyly. "That's a Prince Albert apple."

Arthur snorted. "A prince's flavour. Real subtle, Merlin."

( Merlin's Post Secret )

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A/N: Written for merlin_flashfic's Post Secret challenge. Once upon a time, benebu misread my drabble "A Prince's Favour" (The Rights of Possession Remix) as "A Prince's Flavour."
I'd prettify the Post Secret except I've spent too much time on it already T_T My Photoshop skills are sadly lacking.

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

which had lately been sounding a lot like Noah reminded him that he'd have to actually make a selection first.

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1. Anyone up to beta-ing my Merlin ficlets? I need a quick lookover & suggestions for expansion/clarification for 500-word Vivian/Leon AND/OR 715-word of Merlin/magic book. Esp. the second one because I think my humor fails T_T

2. I was planning to leisurely rewrite/expand/condense my entries after summerpornathon ends, but camelotremix happens. Read the FAQ here.

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

3. Inception didn't feel like a sci-fi movie at all. However, if one goes by my arbitrary definition (fantasy = good vs. evil, sci-fi = underdog vs. big, bad corporation/govt./force), then yes, it's a sci-fi.
LOVED it. Love Joseph Gordon-Levitt's character as much as I expected to (LOLarious sleeping face = <333). Didn't like the Juno actress*' character as much as I hoped I would. Oh, Leo. Oh, oh, Leo.

* She's much more awesome in Hard Candy. Juno is just meh, really.