While I'm working on the other piece,, how Lily comes to accept SMG4&3 as her dads finally came to my mind! :>

Anyway,, found family YESSSS

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Lily was terrified out of her mind, but she knew she had to be brave.

She exhales softly and peers around the corner, seeing the Paratroopa that had stolen the bag of everyone's things. It wasn't Wario, unfortunately for her, or else she was pretty sure she might've been able to trick him enough to get it back.

No, of course, of all things, it had to be a Paratroopa.

Lily glances around before spotting a metal pipe on the ground. Strangely convenient, but hey, she wasn't going to complain. She picks it up and twirls it a bit before glaring at the Paratroopa. He was grounded now, so if she was quick..

With another soft exhale, she races around the corner whilst raising the pipe before swiftly bringing it down, knocking the Paratroopa down. She grabs the bag with her free hand and immediately begins backing away as fast as she can. Unfortunately, she doesn't make it far.

The Paratroopa, cursing up a storm, quickly recovers and flies towards her. It's a long blur, but now Lily knew she was on the roof of a particularly tall building, she didn't have the bag, but the Paratroopa was gone.

"Lily!" suddenly comes SMG4's voice, making her gasp. With a small whimper from pain, she gets up and makes her way over to the edge. There, she can see SMG4 looking up with worry, but it changes to relief when he sees her. Off to the side, she can see SMG3 in his N64 model, groundpounding the absolute shit out of the Paratroopa.

"How stupid are you?" 3 hisses. "All of our stuff is password protected! How would you even explain that?!"

"Lily, are you okay?" 4 asks, glancing briefly at his partner before looking back at her.

"U-uh, yeah. A little sore, but.. I'm okay!" she nods.

"Great." 4 sighs in relief, smiling. "Okay, well, are you able to get down? Is there a staircase anywhere? A ladder?"

Lily moves away from the edge and quickly looks around. Her heart sinks, seeing nothing. She quickly ran back over to the edge. "N-No.. there's nothing.."

4 curses and looks down in thought. Then, he looks back over at 3 and then the Paratroopa. His gaze gets mischievous as he looks at the Paratroopa, as if he realized something. His expression then softens as he looks back up at Lily.

"Just jump." SMG4 calls. "SMG3 and I will catch you."

SMG3 pauses and looks at his partner like he's crazy before the other points at the Paratroopa. 3 slowly looks down at it before a wide, malicious grin spreads on his face.

"A-Are you sure?" Lily swallows thickly. "You promise?"

4 nods as 3 moves away from the Paratroopa. The two join hands and a soft glow surrounds their bodies. Lily was blown away by how.. beautiful the glow was.

"We promise." 4 and 3 smile up at her, nothing but trust and confidence behind their smiles.

The child inhales deeply before leaping over the edge. She quickly tucks into a ball, eyed squeezing shut.

She heard the Paratroopa shout in shock before it faded away, and then something warm began to whizz around her body, almost protectively. She didn't have time to question it though, as soon she was in someone's arms.

She opens her eyes to see SMG4 smiling down proudly at her. "See? Nothing to be scared off."

Lily giggles softly and nods, fixing her hair. 4 also shifted his hold on her, carrying her on his side. She exhales softly and rests her head on his shoulder, feeling pretty tired.

"You were brave today, kid. I wish Luigi was as half as brave as you were." 3 pats her head, smiling. "Going after him while his idiots distracted us? Really smart."

Lily blushes from embarrassment. "It wasn't that smart.. I just saw him flying off and decided to follow him.."

"Doesn't matter." 4 hums. "You managed to get everyone's stuff back! We're really proud of you, Lily."

Lily closes her eyes, letting out a soft and tired hum. "Thanks Dad.. thanks Papa.."

As she drifts off into a light sleep, 4 and 3 look at each other, absolutely shocked. Though the former soon grins and whispers. "After a month, she's finally our kid! Yes! Another child acquired!"

3 snorts. "Techincally, by law, she was already our kid since we adopted her so she wouldn't have to go into an orphanage."

4 sticks out his tongue. "Her legally being our child is very different from her considering us as her dads."

SMG3 laughs softly so as not to disturb Lily before bumping his partner's shoulder. "Okay, that's fair." He then hoists the bag over his shoulder and walks off. "Now let's go going, scrub. Everyone is probably freaking out over their stolen shit."

SMG4 snorts and rolls his eyes. He adjusts Lily so he can better carry the sleeping girl before following. "Bet you its over their search histories."

"Oh definitely."

SMG4 Joins the PTA

4 ends up enrolling Lil Coding and Lily in school, both so they can spend more time with some of their friends (namely Cody, Franky and BJ, since Floyd is dead and from another universe, Sage is a computer and can just download information if she wants to learn it, and Jubjub and Desmond are in different age groups), and because nobody in the crew is actually qualified to teach kids about anything other than sports or memes.

Thing is, he's well aware of how fucked the American Education System is (even if Mario and Luigi try to assure him that the Mushroom Kingdom is a lot better about it than most places) so he and 3 join the PTA to have at least some influence in how things are being run. Karen and Bowser are also there. This all goes about as well as you'd expect.

TV Adware: WHY IS EVERYONE STEALING MY IDEA!!???

If Mario Was.. Under Da Water

Episode starts with the gang all on a yacht veeeeeeeeery similar to the one from Seaside Stupidity. Turns out that SMG4 managed to win the gang a cruise ride and they all decided to go (after it was throughly investigated to make sure it wasn't a threat, they aren't taking any chances).

Dinner isn't going to be served for a while, so Mario decides to head back to his and Luigi's room to nap to make dinner time come faster. Lily tags along, as does Boopkins and JubJub. Lily because she wants to get a book from her room, and Boopkins wants to get some manga for him and JubJub to read. However, things don't go exactly to plan when Nessie the Lochness Monster accidentally surfaces right by the boat, making it tilt dramatically.

This also makes Lily, Mario, JubJub, and Boopkins go overboard. Luckily Boopkins uses the same magic he used in Seaside Stupidity to make it so Lily and Mario can breath, talk, and swim pretty well under the water (listen, that was sick ass magic and he deserves to use it again). Unfortunately, though, none of the crew seemed to have noticed that they went overboard, and the yacht continues on without them.

The episode is mostly the group swimming after the yacht, trying various ways to try and get the attention of the crew whilst being stalked by shadowy figure in the water. Though sometimes it hums and Lily swears that it sounds very similar to her own siren song..

Episode is resolved when Boopkins manages to contact Joe Boopkins for help, and he returns the group back to the yacht. But not before menacingly looking at the crew for letting this happen by not doing a correct headcount.

Umbra, with his head in his hands: This can't be happening...

CPU: And yet, here we are.

Umbra: She hasn't even been gone a full day! How is productivity already down by 20 percent?!

Antivirus: BECAUSE MANIFEST IS EASILY THE MOST COMPETENT ADMIN IN THIS SERVER.

CPU, nodding while looking through a file: Very true. Also, I'm pretty sure she's been taking on more than her share of the work. Girl deserves a promotion. *winces* Aaaand probably a vacation.

Side note: No, Antivirus isn't yelling. It's just that his dialogue has been in all caps in all the scenes he's shown up in and I thought it'd be a little funny if that carried over into casual conversation.

I like to think he just has a naturally very loud voice.

Episode Idea:

It’s a regular day at Bob and Breakfast until a group of Garo led by one with a Legally Distinct Design much like Bob’s come asking for him. Bob clearly recognizes them, because the second he sees them he tells the desk clerk to say he’s not here, then runs up to Meggy’s apartment and begs her to hide him. Unfortunately the lead Garo didn’t miss what he was doing and shows up at Meggy’s door, fighting their way in when Meggy tries to cover for him, so the two jump out the window and make a break for it.

This results in a chase through the city that the rest of the crew ends up involved in, until the Garo group have everyone cornered. It’s revealed that the lead Garo is apparently Bob’s sister Marcy(who none of the crew knew existed) and that she and her team are here to take Bob back to the clan. The crew obviously aren’t on board with this idea and fight back, which results in the Garo retreating, taking Boopkins with them as incentive for Bob to follow. Though, not until he can explain to his friends what’s going on.

Apparently all the different backstories he’s given them over the years have been lies, because he just Does That Sometimes. He actually grew up in the biggest Garo clan in Ikana, and was trained alongside his sister as one of their warriors.

The thing is, he was absolutely terrible at doing anything The Garo Way, as anyone who’s been near him for more than five minutes would tell you. He’s loud and obnoxious. He has no respect for authority. His sword “technique” amounts to “Flail Wildly,” “Use Gun Instead” and “SPEEEEEEN!” He sucks at stealth and thrives on attention. He’s greedy, cowardly, perverted and addicted to drugs. So he was very much the black sheep of the clan, made worse by the fact that Marcy was everything he couldn’t be, no matter how hard he tried.

And for quite a while he did try, until eventually he realized he just was not going to ever fit in there, and he had to either leave as soon as possible or end up miserable for the rest of his(probably short if he ever got assigned to a mission) life. But nobody just leaves the clan, so he’s been on the run from them ever since. Especially from Marcy, since she was fully dedicated to the clan even back then and took his departure as a personal betrayal.

So with the real backstory out of the way, they’re off to Ikana Canyon to save Boopkins.

Trying to take him back by stealth doesn’t end up working, nor by force after they’ve been made. So Bob challenges the clan for the freedom of his friends and himself. The Garo Leader agrees, declaring that if he can beat the clan’s greatest warrior, he and the crew can go back to the Mushroom Kingdom and the clan will leave them alone. But if he loses, he has to stay with the clan, while the outsiders will be banished from Ikana for the rest of their days. and of course, Marcy is currently the clan’s greatest warrior.

The next morning, in the moments before the duel, the crew gathers up for what hopefully won’t-but given Bob’s lack of skill realistically probably will-be the last time they see him. Tears are shed, hotel keys and keepsakes are handed over, and Bob actually manages to express how much he cares about everyone without his usual issues getting in the way for once. And then, it’s time.

The duel starts out about how you’d expect, with Bob getting his ovaries handed to him on a silver platter, until he hears his friends cheering him on, with Boopkins in particular shouting at him to stop trying to fight like a Garo and start fighting like a Bob. This gives him a second wind and a new, extremely chaotic strategy, because apparently getting into the kinds of Situations the crew does makes you get pretty good at unorthodox fighting. This manages to put him at about even with Marcy, and he eventually manages to win, and his victory is met with loud applause from his friends…and the rest of the audience, who apparently really didn’t want him to come back and are fucking ecstatic that they won’t have to put up with him.

Significantly less happy about this is Marcy, who concedes defeat for now but vows to get her brother back from those outsiders another day, even without the backing of the clan.

Came up with a name for this episode:

The Legend of Bob: A (Finally) True Story!

The Eternity Arc

Mario Fixes The AC

The AC in the castle breaks, and unfortunately, it's during what is one of the hottest days in the kingdom. Everyone is miserable, and Mario elects to try and fix the AC. It, of course, all goes to shit.

Mario and the Antique Shop

A new antique shop has opened up, and Luigi, reeeeeally wanting to see what they have, drags Mario along. Lily and Lil Coding come along but leave about halfway through, seeing that a new shake shop has opened across the street. This episode is mostly Luigi trying to keep Mario from accidentally wrecking everything in the antique shop, while Lily and Lil Coding check out the new shake shop.

A Normal Game of Monopoly

Since this is SMG4, it's literally anything but normal. Relationships are being ruined, Shroomy is fucking dead, Saiko and Kaizo are strangling each other, and the castle is on fire. Though Lily and Lil Coding are oddly absent, but it is mentioned that they've been frequenting the new shake shop.

The Pingest of Pongs

Meggy got a new ping pong table for the gang! However, it quickly devolves into fierce competition between everyone when it's realized that everyone is actually kind of good at it. Lily and Lil Coding don't participate and only watch, drinking some milkshakes from the new shake shop. It's even pointed out how they've been frequenting it quite a bit, which has led to them not spending as much time with everyone else.

The Sleepover

The kids all decide to have a sleepover at Bowser's castle. After getting permission from SMG4&3, Lily and Lil Coding pack up the stuff they need and make their way to Bowser's castle. There's the usual shenanigans on their way there, including a meeting with the Happy Mask Salesman, a dancing group of Koopa Troopas, and more. However, as they make their way into the city, they decide to stop by the shake shop before continuing. Lily jokingly remarks it feels like they've gotten addicted to the shakes and Lil Coding semi-agrees.

They make their way in, order, and while waiting.. they look outside and see a particularly distressed looking Koopa Troopa. Lil Coding is able to hear the Koopa.. and it's wondering why everyone is acting so stupid, insane, and crazy?

He doesn't get to bring it up, because his and Lily's order is ready. When they leave, the Koopa Troopa is nowhere in sight. They both decide to remember it, to bring it up when they get home.

There's a cut and then it's the next morning, in the castle. We see that SMG4 is looking at a text from Lily from the night before, who confirmed that they did in fact make it to Bowser's castle safely. He and the others do their thing until.. the kids show up, but Lily and Lil Coding is missing. And the group looks confused.

When asked why, it's revealed that Lily and Lil Coding never showed up to the sleepover. It's proven and verified quickly, and it leads to a chilling question: Who used Lily's phone to send the text, and what happened to the duo?

Mario and the Missing Memes

Right around when it was found out that Lily and Lil Coding never made it to the sleepover, SMG1&2 drop by with troubling news; memes have been disappearing. Everyone, knowing full well that this only spells trouble after the last times beings started going missing, start investigating immediately. Its a semi-serious/semi-funny episode, which jokes and all that, but you can feel the underlying stress.

Eventually, a Goomba runs into Mario, and starts regarding the plumber as him pre-SMG self. Everyone is forced to play along, and it's slowly revealed that the Goomba is sane compared to the rest of the residents of the Mushroom Kingdom.

Discreetly, SMG1&2 join their hands and attempt to use the Goomba as energy for their powers.

It doesn't work. Worse yet, none of the SMGs can sense any meme energy in the Goomba. It's as if it was drained of all of its energy.

When this is discovered, Melony and Meggy return from their searching with more troubling news; it seems as though the epicenter of all of this trouble seems to be.. Omnia Academy. And the Goomba drop another bombshell; someone at the academy, that was faculty, was named Damian and took it somewhere.

That makes Melony and Meggy go pale. Why?

There used to be a Mr. Damian at the academy, but he was long gone before any of the crew started attending.

The Shadows.

Finally, we get to see what's happened to Lily and Lil Coding. Their bodies are similar to that of Shadow Mario, but the texture seems more inky. Neither seem to be doing well. Lily looks as though she's on the brink of collapse at any moment while Lil Coding is acting like a robot.

We also get introduced to Damian, or truly known as Re: Eternity, an infamous virus. His main goal is to spread and live forever, but he's been neglecting that in favor of finding a way to live forever without infecting. Not because he's had a change of heart, but because he doesn't want to exert effort. So, he turned to harvesting meme energy.

It's revealed that he managed to convert Lily and Lil Coding via lacing their shakes with bits of his virus each time they came by. That way so it could slip past Lil Coding's antivirus and not immediately kill Lily. The captured memes and NPCs he has are rightly horrified about what he's done to these children, and constantly try to point out that Lily quite literally seems to be teetering on the brink of death due to inadequate sleep, food, and water, but Damian always brushes it off.

This mainly shows what the trio has been doing; Damian kidnapping those who have meme energy, Lily and Lil Coding harvesting it, and then giving it to Damian.

The episode ends when faint yet furious voices can be heard from the front of the academy, demanding to know where Damian is.

SMG4 Movie: Regarding My Eternity

Probably one of the most stressful movies yet. Damian narrowly escapes with Lily and Lil Coding, with Melony and Desmond (in their Deity Modes) crashing into the underground lab just a minute later. While they and a few others give chase, everyone else begins to look through the files the virus has.. and they come to a shocking realization; even with Damian processing the meme energy, it's still way too pure compared to a virus like him. In his quest to live forever.. he's been unknowingly killing himself.

The gang reunites once Damian has been caught. Unfortunately for them, his grip on Lily and Lil Coding is still strong despite the fact that seeing their friends and family has jostled his control over them. And he definitely isn't above using them as shields whenever he goes to defend himself.

The battle is long, arduous, but they do manage defeat Damian/Re: Eternity when the Guardians manage to hit him point blank with two balls of meme energy. Unfortunately for the virus, this triggers the rest of the meme energy that had been inside of him, which starts to eat away at his body before consuming him. Absolutely terrifying!

Thankfully, this doesn't harm Lily or Lil Coding, but the former is quickly rushed to the hospital when it's realized just how bad her condition is. Meanwhile, the USBs get to upgrading Lil Coding's antivirus, so it can better detect small threats like this.

In the end, the duo is okay, but now it can officially be said that Lily has her arc trauma. Here's to many more /j /lh.

Don’t mind me…I’m just thinking about how spiders are naturally talented and skilled weavers and they know how to weave their webs and even make functional, stylish homes and nests and whatnot.

So maybe that’s why Spider-Man knows how to sew his suits. He inherited that trait from the spider and just instinctively know how to weave his suits. Maybe. That’s my explanation for it.

Aunt May: You're buying an awful lot of yarn lately. Are you making something?

Peter, who after getting bit by a spider has felt an inescapable need to knit and now his room is covered head to toe in yarn: Nope. It's just new hobby.

yknow what. i complained a lot about how it was unrealistic to suddenly know how to put together stretch knits and a perfectly fitting, absolute banger of a suit, but this is an explanation i’ll gladly accept

This is why Miles had to use a store-bought costume for most of the first spiderverse movie; up until the confidence boost from his dad; none of his powers worked on command, including the "make kick-ass costume on a budget" power!