Greywind

I met a devil woman She took my heart away She said, I've had it comin' to me But I wanted it that way I think that any love is good lovin' So I took what I could get, mmh Oooh, oooh she looked at me with big brown eyes And said, You ain't seen nothin' yet B-b-b-baby, you just ain't seen n-n-nothin' yet Here's something that you never gonna forget B-b-b-baby, you just ain't seen n-n-nothin' yet "Nothin' yet You ain't been around That's what they told me" And now I'm feelin' better 'Cause I found out for sure She took me to her doctor And he told me of a cure He said that any love is good love So I took what I could get Yes, I took what I could get And then she looked at me with them big brown eyes And said, You ain't seen nothin' yet B-b-b-baby, you just ain't seen n-n-nothin' yet Here's something, here's something your never gonna forget baby, you know, you know, you know you just ain't seen nothin' yet "You need educatin' You got to go to school" Any love is good lovin' So I took what I could get Yes, I took what I could get And then, and then, and then She looked at me with them big brown eyes And said, You ain't seen nothin' yet Baby, you just ain't seen n-n-nothin' yet Here's something, here's something Here's something that your never gonna forget, baby Baby, baby, baby you ain't seen n-n-nothin' yet You ain't been around You ain't seen nothin' yet That's what she told me She said, "I needed educatin', go to school" I know I ain't seen nothin' yet I know I ain't seen nothin' yet

“Yankee Stadium? Really?” Napalm asked with a sneer. “You challenged. I pick the venue. Seemed fair,” Pulsar said. “You didn't come alone.” Napalm laughed. “I'm a bad guy. What's a bad guy without his gang.” Several of the Blood Guard shot various looks at Napalm. None of them friendly. “You didn't come alone.” “I'm not stupid. I didn't expect you to come alone. This isn't my first rodeo.” Pulsar walked out onto the field. Napalm approached. “Time to set the ground rules. First, one on one.” “Agreed,” Napalm said. “Second, you and I use no powers. Hand to hand.” “I can kill you either way. Might be more fun, this way. Agreed.” Pulsar looked over at the Guard. “No damage to the stadium. We're only borrowing it for an hour or so.” “Can't promise that,” Napalm replied with a sneer and a laugh. “Your master holds an interest in the Yankees,” Angelique called across the field. “Indeed I do,” Anton said, appearing behind the Guard. Napalm's eyes went wide. “No damage to the stadium, Bauer. The game goes on on time.” “Anything else?” Napalm's voice was strained. Pulsar smiled behind his mask. “I guess you weren't expecting that.” Several of the Blood Guard moved closer. The Guardians mirrored them. “No one interferes. Either goes down and is no longer capable of fighting, it's over.” “To the death!” “I'm not going to kill you, Artie.” “But I just might kill you.” “Your overconfidence is endearing. Are we settled, then, on the ground rules?” Napalm nodded. “Good. Lord Darque, I believe your convention allows for champions.” “Indeed it does,” Anton answered. “What?” Napalm's mouth went slack. Pulsar grinned. Pulsar turned back to the Guardians. “Now, it seems to me that just about any of these worthies stand better than an even chance of taking you down.” He started walking the line of his friends. Titania locked eyes with him. Her hands balled into fists. The muscles of her arms tightened. Pulsar gave her a brief, almost imperceptible shake of his head. “As I recall, abusing girls was more your speed.” Hellfire gave him a worried look. PsiStorm's barrier briefly flickered up, protecting herself and Hellfire. Pulsar lowered his hand, palm down. PsiStorm dropped the wall. Walking on, Pulsar looked at Nightwing. Nightwing nodded his head. Again, Pulsar shook his head. Instead, he put his hand on Ringer's shoulder. “Will you fight for me?” Ringer nodded and stepped forward. “What?” Nightwing bellowed. He opened his mouth to say more. Ringer elbowed him in the gut. Hard.

Music makes pictures and often tells stories All of it magic and all of it true And all of the pictures and all of the stories All of the magic, the music is you Music makes pictures and often tells stories All of it magic and all of it true And all of the pictures and all of the stories And all of the magic, the music is you

Who needs a dream? Who needs ambition? Who'd be the fool In my position? Once I had dreams Now they're obsessions Hopes became needs Lovers possessions. Then they move in Oh so discreetly Slowly at first Smiling too sweetly I opened doors They walked right through them Called me their friend I hardly knew them. Now I'm where I want to be and who I want to be and doing what I always said I would and yet I feel I haven't won at all. Running for my life and never looking back in case there's someone right behind to shoot me down and say he always knew I'd fall. When the crazy wheel slows down Where will I be? Back where I started. Don't get me wrong I'm not complaining Times have been good Fast, entertaining But what's the point If I'm concealing Most of my thoughts All of my feeling. Now I'm where I want to be and who I want to be and doing what I always said I would and yet I feel I haven't won at all. Running for my life and never looking back in case there's someone right behind to shoot me down and say he always knew I'd fall. When the crazy wheel slows down Where will I be? Back where I started.

You're so hot, teasing me So, you're blue, but I can't take a chance on a chick like you That's something I couldn't do There's that look in your eyes I can read in your face that your feelings are driving you wild Ah, but girl, you're only a child Well, I can dance with you, honey, if you think it's funny Does your mother know that you're out? And I can chat with you, baby, flirt a little maybe Does your mother know that you're out? Take it easy (take it easy) Better slow down, girl That's no way to go Does your mother know? Take it easy (take it easy) Try to cool it, girl Take it nice and slow Does your mother know? I can see what you want But you seem pretty young to be searching for that kind of fun So maybe I'm not the one Now you're so cute, I like your style And I know what you mean when you give me a flash of that smile (smile) But girl, you're only a child Well, I can dance with you, honey, if you think it's funny Does your mother know that you're out? And I can chat with you, baby, flirt a little maybe Does your mother know that you're out? Take it easy (take it easy) Better slow down, girl That's no way to go Does your mother know? Take it easy (take it easy) Try to cool it, girl Take it nice and slow Does your mother know? Well, I can dance with you, honey, if you think it's funny Does your mother know that you're out? And I can chat with you, baby, flirt a little maybe Does your mother know that you're out? Well, I can dance with you, honey, if you think it's funny Does your mother know that you're out? And I can chat with you, baby, flirt a little maybe Does your mother know that you're out? Well, I can dance with you, honey, if you think it's funny Does your mother know that you're out? And I can chat with you, baby, flirt a little maybe

Bright light city gonna set my soul Gonna set my soul on fire Got a whole lot of money that's ready to burn So get those stakes up higher There's a thousand pretty women waitin' out there And they're all livin' the devil may care And I'm just the devil with love to spare, so Viva Las Vegas, Viva Las Vegas How I wish that there were more Than the twenty-four hours in the day Even if there were forty more I wouldn't sleep a minute away Oh, there's black jack and poker and the roulette wheel A fortune won and lost on ev'ry deal All you need's a strong heart and a nerve of steel Viva Las Vegas, Viva Las Vegas Viva Las Vegas with your neon flashin' And your one arm bandits crashin' All those hopes down the drain Viva Las Vegas turnin' day into nighttime Turnin' night into daytime If you see it once You'll never be the same again I'm gonna keep on the run I'm gonna have me some fun If it costs me my very last dime If I wind up broke, oh well I'll always remember that I had a swingin' time I'm gonna give it ev'rything I've got Lady luck please let the dice stay hot Let me shoot a seven with ev'ry shot, ah Viva Las Vegas, Viva Las Vegas Viva Las Vegas, Viva, Viva Las Vegas

Gloom, despair, and agony on me Deep, dark depression, excessive misery If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all Gloom, despair, and agony on me We figured she was rich, loaded to the hilt And we figured she had class like the Vanderbilts 'Cause we had heard for years how she was so well reared How was we to know they meant the way she was built Gloom, despair, and agony on me Deep, dark depression, excessive misery If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all Gloom, despair, and agony on me

Only if both the player and GM are idiots.

Son of a gun You walked into the party like you were walking onto a yacht Your hat strategically dipped below one eye Your scarf it was apricot You had one eye in the mirror, as you watched yourself gavotte And all the girls dreamed that they'd be your partner They'd be your partner and You're so vain You probably think this song is about you You're so vain (you're so vain) I bet you think this song is about you Don't you don't you? You had me several years ago when I was still quite naive Well you said that we made such a pretty pair and that you would never leave But you gave away the things you loved And one of them was me I had some dreams they were clouds in my coffee clouds in my coffee and You're so vain You probably think this song is about you You're so vain (you're so vain) I bet you think this song is about you Don't you don't you don't you? I had some dreams they were clouds in my coffee clouds in my coffee and You're so vain You probably think this song is about you You're so vain (you're so vain) I bet you think this song is about you Don't you don't you? Well I hear you went up to Saratoga And your horse naturally won Then you flew your Lear jet up to Nova Scotia To see the total eclipse of the sun Well you're where you should be all the time And when you're not, you're with some underworld spy Or the wife of a close friend wife of a close friend and You're so vain You probably think this song is about you You're so vain (so vain) I bet you think this song is about you Don't you don't you don't you? You're so vain You probably think this song is about you You're so vain Probably think this song about you You're so vain

He's hard to keep an eye on.

Red, red wine Go to my head Make me forget that I Still need her so Red, red wine It's up to you All I can do, I've done But memories won't go No, memories won't go I'd have sworn that with time Thoughts of you would leave my head I was wrong, and I find Just one thing makes me forget Red, red wine Stay close to me Don't let me be alone It's tearing apart My blue, blue heart I'd have sworn that with time Thoughts of you would leave my head I was wrong, and I find Just one thing makes me forget Red, red wine Stay close to me Don't let me be alone It's tearing apart My blue, blue heart

Body to Body. Mind to Ego. Spirit gets lost in translation.

“You should have let me kill him!” Jason's voice was quiet. “Have you ever killed anyone? In all your years of being Titania, have you killed anyone? Even accidentally?” Charley searched Jason's eyes. She turned towards the window and crossed her arms. Her chin dropped. “No.” “I have. It haunts you. The deliberate act of taking a life. A bystander killed because you couldn't do enough to stop them from dying. It haunts you.” “Detective Brennan. He killed Rachel. I wanted to kill him. I almost did.” “What stopped you?” Wiping tears away, Charley said, “Rachel. I heard her voice. Begging me to stop.” “When Sandy died, I gave up any sense of control. I killed six men that day. Killing them didn't save her. At the time, there was no saving her. There are times they show up in my dreams or a reflection. I don't want you to ever go through that.” “It isn't your decision to make for me,” she said. 'I am the Guardian of the First Gate. You are the Guardian of the Fourth. I would hate to have to replace you.” Charley made to say something and Jason raised his hand to stop her. “I have blood on my hands. As long as I am here, the only one that will have blood on their hands is me. When I die I will have to answer for it. Heaven or Hell.” “You should have let me kill him,” Charley said, looking back at him. Jason gave her a lopsided grin. “Now he has to deal with the Guard knowing the newest of us kicked his ass without breaking a sweat.” Charley chuckled. “I never thought of it like that.”

I'm just a lonely boy Lonely and blue I'm all alone With nothin' to do I've got everything You could think of But all I want Is someone to love Someone, yes, someone to love Someone to kiss Someone to hold At a moment like this I'd like to hear Somebody say "I'll give you my love Each night and day" I'm just a lonely boy Lonely and blue I'm all alone With nothin' to do I've got everything You could think of But all I want Is someone to love Somebody, somebody, somebody, please Send her to me I'll make her happy Just wait and see I've prayed so hard To the heavens above That I might find Someone to love I'm just a lonely boy Lonely and blue I'm all alone With nothin' to do

Did the best I could to make you mine If you ever felt anything for me Well, you never gave a sign Thought time would make you change Make you want me but baby I never had a chance Now, I know that there's just some things Just not meant to be No use makin' you care about me No way that I'm gonna win Oh darlin', I might as well be chasin' the wind Oh, I'm just chasin' the wind Open up my heart, let you inside If love was what you we're lookin' for Well, I guess it wasn't mine So I guess I better go, it's over and done But you know I'm not really sad at all 'Cause you can't really say it's over When it never had begun No use makin' you care about me No way that I'm gonna win Oh darlin', I might as well be chasin' the wind Oh, I'm just chasin' the wind Can't reach the sea if you can't get past the sand Can't touch the sky if you can't reach up your hand Can't give if you give nothin' back No use makin' you care about me No way that I'm gonna win Oh darlin', I might as well be chasin' the wind Makin' you care about me No way that I'm gonna win Oh darlin', I might as well be chasin' the wind Oh, I'm just chasin' the wind Oh, I'm just chasin' the wind

“Once word gets out, barring actual emergencies, the ER should be quiet.” Ash accepted a coffee cup from Kris. “Thanks”. Kris looked around her domain. Doctors, nurses, and orderlies moved around doing their jobs. The patients tended to be quiet. “At least it's quiet. For now. Want to tell me what's got your panties in a bunch?” “You mean besides a little girl named Kacie that wants to be just like me when she gets better and grows up, only the growing up part probably won't happen because she won't be getting better?” Carrie gave Ash a concerned look. “It's not easy,” Kris said. “We do the best we can. So, yeah, besides that.” Ash opened her bag and fished in a pocket. She pulled out a letter and handed it over to Kris. It was addressed to Ash at the tower. There was no return address. “Read it.” Kris pulled out the missive and unfolded it. It was short and to the point. It was signed “Benton Parks”. “Your father?” Ash nodded. “What are you going to do?” “I don't know. I haven't had any contact with him in fifteen years or so. Not since I left home.” “He wants you to come home?” Ash shot Kris a dirty look. The letter said as much. “Sorry. How do you feel about that?” “I don't know,” Ash said quietly. “Some of the stories Kris has told me about you, and you're afraid to visit with your dad?” Carrie asked. “Big girl panties. Maybe get that twist out of them that has them all bunched up. Can't be any worse than wading into a battle with Dr. Viper or whatever the name is.” “Thanks, Carrie. You've got a different point of view, I guess.” Shrugging, Carrie said, “I've got a family. The family I get to go home to in the morning, unmarked, thanks to you. The thing with family is you don't get to choose them.” Ash smiled at her. “My family, we sort of chose each other.” Looking at Kris, she asked, “You good?” Kris nodded. “I'm here for the duration. What are you going to do?” “Call in a favor. Maybe two. Make some plans.” She collected her letter and dropped it back in her bag. “Need me, call me.” Kris smiled. “Always.”

First 3 eps of The Wheel of Time. Bleeding Steel

Staring at the frozen screen of the tablet, Charley picked up her phone. Without really looking at it, she placed a call. “Hey, George. It's Charley. Charlemagne. Please tell me you're in New York. You aren't just saying that because I told you to tell me that, are you? That's great. I have a wardrobe problem that I need to have fixed by eight AM. A slip. I was given a suit. It's dark gray with a blue blouse. I can do that. Give me a couple of minutes to change.” Charley quickly removed her shirt and shorts, replacing them with the blouse and skirt. “Oh, god, it's shorter than I thought.” The skirt was closer to mid-thigh than a few inches above the knee. “Mentor, take a picture of this and send it to George's phone, please.” “Done,” the AI said. “Thanks.” She took her phone back up. “Did you get it? You can do that? Sounds good, George. Thanks muchly.” Charley set her phone aside. Touching the screen on the tablet, the video played once again. “Hello, Charlemagne. I won't ask you how you are doing. I heard you made your own path. Made new friends. Broke old ties. “I had hoped that one day perhaps, you and I would meet again. That we would sit one more time for dinner and conversation. Share a bottle of wine. Reminisce. “Alas, that is not to be. It has not been announced yet, per my wishes, but if you are watching this, Ulysses Madacar is no more. “My funeral will be the day after you receive this. A car will be sent for you at nine. Please, be ready. I would hate to think of Amanda trying to dress you in your current state. “I have heard the stories. I have tried to follow your career. I cannot imagine the restraint it took you to not kill that detective. “I ask one favor of you. Do not kill Bauer at my funeral. I hate to think of the spectacle that would be. “Be well, my dear.”

Another day in the city Another dancer to the music But lately, all the music sounds so strange Well some songs have no meaning And some songs try to hard Tryin' to say it all and end up sayin' nothin' Well maybe the words ring true What's right for them maybe wrong for you So come out of the jungle Of another man's dreams And if you come to a clearing As lonely as it seems It's never too late to breakaway to breakaway Another day lost in livin' And another same old beginning And knowing where and why we went wrong Someone says I've changed And someone says that I've remained in the same place For maybe just a little too long Well maybe the words ring true What's right for them maybe wrong for you So come out of the jungle Of another man's dreams And if you come to a clearing As lonely as it seems It's never too late to breakaway It's never too late to breakaway Maybe the words ring true What's right for them maybe wrong for you So come out of the jungle Of another man's dreams And if you come to a clearing As lonely as it seems It's never too late to breakaway oh no It's never too late to breakaway To breakaway, to breakaway, to breakaway

No. That was a mean swing. Tony said so. "No hard feelings, Point Break. You've got a mean swing."

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Seduction of the Innocent The Comics Code Authority

Ash left the children's care ward slowly. Unshed tears were burning her eyes. “And they say I'm brave.” Nurses that recognized her either stared or waved as she went past. Her bag was lighter. The plushie she had given to Kacie. Passing into an empty elevator, Ash leaned back against the wall. “God, I know I don't pray often enough, but please heal that little girl. Heal all of them.” When the door opened, she brushed the tears away. A crash sounded through the hall. Ash saw an officer she was familiar with. “Hey, Malloy,” he nodded to her. “What's going on?” “Hostage situation. Some nutbag grabbed a nurse. He's threatening her with a scalpel.” “Great,” she said quietly. “Dove in there?” Malloy nodded. “Trying to talk him off the ledge.” “Do me a favor. Talk to your boys quietly. Tell them to follow my lead.” “You sure that's a smart idea?” She held her bag out. “Hold this. Scalpels are not my kryptonite.” “What is?” He clicked his radio and spoke softly to the other officers. “Beefy, sexy men in uniform, Malloy.” Ash made her way to the desk. Kris saw her. Ash shook her head and put a finger to her lips. Kris gave a nod and turned her attention back to the scene the ER had become. Moving closer, Ash heard Kris say, “Trevor if you hurt her the police won't let you out. Your only chance of getting out is by not hurting her.” “Let the nurse go, Trevor.” Trevor was tattooed. Some on his face. A few on his neck. A lot on his exposed arms. “Take me, instead.” “I jus' wants out.” “If you take me,” Ash said, “and let the nurse go, the officers will put their guns away. They will let you walk out of here with me.” She moved closer. “My name is Leigh.” “Why would they do that?” “The nurse you're holding? She's married, Trevor. She has children. You don't want to take her from her family. Just let her go and take me instead. Okay?” While she talked, Ash had her hands up where Trevor could see them. She moved slowly closer to him. “The nurse's name is Carrie. Did you know that Trevor? Carrie has a son and a daughter,” she said softly. “Let her go and take me.” Close enough, Ash grabbed Trevor's arm. He made to cut Carrie, but couldn't move his arm against Ash's strength. Voice turning harder, Ash said, “I really want to hit something right now, asshole, and you're the closest option.” She squeezed and rolled his arm out and down. “I keep doing this, Trevor, and either your elbow or shoulder is going to pop. Let Carrie go now or I swear to God I am going to rip your arm off and beat you to death with it” “Who are you?” “I'm a Guardian, Trevor. Right now, hers.” Trevor's arm around Carrie loosened and she slipped free. Ash patted Trevor on the cheek. “Good boy.” Trevor winced with each pat. Ash relieved him of the scalpel. “He's all yours, Malloy.”