Incorrect Vespa Twins Quotes

Haruko: I turned out perfectly fine! Jinyu: Haruko, this morning you thought a ghost made your toast Haruko: I DIDN’T PUT THE BREAD IN! YOU DIDN’T PUT THE BREAD IN!!!

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Haruko: I've already sent good vibes your way… they’re coming. There’s nothing you can do to stop them. Jinyu: This is the most threatening way I’ve ever been cheered up.

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Haruko, pointing: May I sit there? Jinyu: That's my lap Haruko: That doesn't answer my question, Jinyu.

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Haruko: I am not out of control! I'm a law abiding citizen! Jinyu: Really? Name one law Haruko: Don't kill people? Jinyu: That's on me. I set the bar too low.

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Haruko: Okay, truth or dare? Jinyu: Truth Haruko: How many hours have you slept this week? Jinyu: Jinyu: ...Dare Haruko: Go to bed. Jinyu: I don’t like this game.

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Haruko: Okay, help me please! Jinyu: Got two words for you. Haruko: I bet they won't be helpful. Jinyu: Your problem. Haruko: I was right

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Haruko: Change is inedible. Jinyu: Don't you mean inevitable? Haruko, spitting out coins: No, I did not.

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Haruko: I learned some very valuable lessons from this. Jinyu: I’m guessing they are all horrible distortions on the lessons you actually should’ve taken away. Haruko: Death isn’t real, and I’m basically God.

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Haruko: If there's going to be a big dramatic scene, wait until I get back. Jinyu: Of course. I can't flip this table by myself.

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Haruko: Look. I may not be a saint, but it's not like I’ve killed anybody. I’m not an arsonist. I’ve never found a wallet outside of an IHOP and thought about returning it but saw the owner lived out of state so just took the cash and dropped the wallet back on the ground. Jinyu: Okay, that's really specific, and that makes me think that you definitely did do that.

Rick and Haruko chapter 3: Good Rick Hunting (originally published on June 21, 2024)

AN: Hey, welcome back, everyone! How are you doing? You all look good, you all look good. Now, pardon me for taking so long, I've just had other business to do. Been watching TV shows, going to college, playing video games, all that jazz. But now I can finally set aside some time to finally get back to Rick and Haruko! When last we left off, the Flesh Curtains had their first big encounter with Medical Mechanica on the Boiling Isles, and Haruko has now learned that someone else wants Atomsk for himself. This does not please the future Vespa Woman one bit. What will happen when Haruko's relationship with Rick begins clashing with her crush on the Pirate King? Well, we'll have to see. But for now, let's get down to more crossovers!

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Repre S. Entative glowered as he sat down in his office chair, still recovering from his altercation with the Flesh Curtains on the Boiling Isles a month ago with his organic arm in a sling, gazing at various holographic screens depicting the band's further escapades. On one screen, Haruko played doctor and forced three young female Galactic Federation officers to strip naked so she can touch them in uncomfortable places. On another screen, Rick is shown angrily shaking his fist at his ex-girlfriend Washu Hakubi, who returned her former lab partner's anger by threatening to cut his head off for science. Squanchy was playing a game of basketball against a cyborg basketball player, and Birdperson was meditating next to a silver-colored humanoid on a surfboard.

"I can't just sit idly by and watch them continue their chaos!" Repre yelled angrily while pounding the arm of his chair with his mechanical hand. "Ugh, if only I could somehow find a way to gain their trust! Maybe then, it'll be easier for me to find Atomsk." Just then, a Medical Machine entered his office. "Unit #4113, what is your request?"

"I wish to speak to you about our research on Neural Omnipotence energy." The Medical Machine answered coldly while presenting a video on a tablet it was holding. "Our continued project has seen fruit as we can now use it to deliver the factories and associated Pins to multiple alternate universes in an instant. Here is but one example we have from Dimension A-205."

The tablet showed an armada of Medical Machines and Medical Mechanica soldiers in Dimension A-205 fighting against an army of soldiers who were using fire-based abilities against them. "Our forces were ready to conquer this land and install another Pin, but everything changed when this so-called Fire Nation attacked."

"Does everyone in this dimension have fire powers?" Repre asked while stroking his chin with his mechanical arm.

"Not entirely." The Medical Machine continued. "This is a world where humans living in four nations display mastery in controlling one of the four elements: water, earth, fire, and air. Only a being known as the Avatar is adept at all four of them, but unfortunately, the current incarnation of the Avatar, the one who is supposed to end the Fire Nation's reign of terror, is reported missing."

"Interesting." Repre muttered, showing intrigue in the Four Nations' potential. "Fire up another portal! I want a word with whoever is leading this Fire Nation. Maybe we can strike up an alliance."

"But sir, your arm!" the Medical Machine urged the Representative Director. Still, he was too stubborn to listen as he stepped through an N.O. portal that brought him to Dimension A-205, right in the middle of the conflict between Medical Mechanica and the Fire Nation's army.

"Soldiers of the Fire Nation, we come in peace!" Repre declared as he made a grand speech to stop the fighting, putting his natural oratory skills to good use. "I am Repre S. Entative, representative director of Medical Mechanica. Today, I have come here to inform you and your military of the glorious purpose your empire and this entire world have been trusted with. I have planted a large Medical Mechanica factory on your land that will one day be very useful, and I must urge you to drop all futile resistance towards our rule."

"You must be the leader of these invaders." Zhao, one of the Fire Nation's generals, declared as he marched towards Repre with a hand covered in fire that he planned on attacking with. "The Fire Lord shall not take this lightly."

"Well, is the Fire Lord here with us right now?" Repre smirked as he gestured towards Zhao's forces being brought to their knees by the Medical Machines. "If you ever see your master again, tell him Medical Mechanica will always be watching. But in the meantime, men, fire when ready."

The Medical Machines silently obeyed and opened fire on the Fire Nation Soldiers as Repre left through another portal, leaving Zhao to grit his teeth in anger as he prepared to fight these invading machines.

Rick and Haruko chapter 2: Be Excellent to Each Other (originally published on March 14, 2024)

AN: Welcome back to Rick and Haruko, everyone! Sorry to keep you waiting, I had school stuff to do, plus I spent the weekend at Anime Milwaukee and had an utter blast taking pictures of cosplayers while also spending more than $600 on merchandise, like new games for my Nintendo Switch. I finally got my hands on games such as Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, Astral Chain, and Triangle Strategy, which I've been told is supposed to be really fun. But enough about my personal life, let's get on with what you've all been waiting for already. Starting with this chapter, we start adventuring into more crossovers with fandoms I've yet to write for, so consider this a potential backdoor pilot for possible future stories. Okay? Okay. Now, on with the show!

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For Haruko's first big concert as a member of Rick's band, the Flesh Curtains, she was taken to the Net. Through systems, peoples, and cities, to this place: Mainframe. What she found so amazing was that not only were there more dimensions beyond the one she lived in, but so many of them were so radically different from her own. In particular, Dimension R-994 was a world that took place entirely within a computer filled with humanoid beings known as Sprites, coexisting alongside little machines called Binomes. After taking the opportunity to play a show for the celebration of scientist Welman Matrix's discovery of systems beyond the city of Mainframe, Rick took the Flesh Curtains to this new dimension on the same cargo ship they rescued Haruko in, which Rick turned into the dimension-traveling Rick-stery Machine.

"So let me get this straight, Mr. Sanchez. Not only are you from somewhere outside of any system entirely," Dot Matrix, a green-skinned female Sprite in garish 80s-style clothing, asked Rick while the guitar-playing scientist tuned his bass in front of a diner under construction, "but you have the power to traverse dimensions?"

"Yeah, I was cracking dimensional travel before your old man made it cool." Rick boasted with a burp. "Wanna hear more about my travels? You would not believe what I've seen!"

"Please tell me more, Mr. Sanchez!" Dot's little brother Enzo demanded while excitedly hopping up and down, with his red and yellow furred dog Frisket barking behind him. "Your adventures sound alphanumeric!"

"Slow down there, young Enzo," Birdperson answered the young Sprite. "As much as we'd love to tell more about our adventures, we still have a concert to perform in the Twin City for your father."

"Hey, speaking of which, where did Haruko and Squanchy go?" Rick wondered while looking around for the band's drummer and their newest member before turning back to the Matrix siblings. "Well, I hate to cut and run you two, but we have some friends of our own to find. See you at the concert!"

As Dot began looking at a clipboard while Enzo continued impatiently running around, Rick and Birdperson walked away in search of their bandmates. "Any idea where those two could've gone?" Rick asked Birdperson. "We're supposed to go live in five minutes!"

"Hopefully, not too far away," Birdperson replied. "Squanchy only said they were going fishing together."

"Fishing, in this universe?" Rick commented while tuning his guitar. "How do the denizens of this place even eat? I mean, what's that diner even for anyways?"

"Excuse me, Mr. Sanchez." a Binome dressed as a construction worker said to Rick, catching the well-traveled scientist's attention. "My friends and I would like to hear some of your music before your big show today."

"Okay, fine, how about a little warm-up?" Rick said before preparing to rock out on his bass. "A-ONE, A-TWO, A-ONE, TWO, THREE-" Before he could finish counting down, he heard a loud sound coming from the Twin City. "What the shit?!" A massive explosion soon followed, knocking the two musicians and their audience off their feet. "Birdperson, what the hell just happened?!"

"Something must've happened in the Twin City." Birdperson analyzed, his composure never shaking despite the sudden noise. He then turned to watch Dot and Enzo hop aboard a car and race to the Twin City. "We can find Haruko later. I suggest we investigate the damages."

"Fine, whatever." Rick grumbled as he and Birdperson raced towards the Rick-stery Machine and flew off after the Matrix siblings.

Behold, the whole next-generation of Gravity Falls mystery solvers, the Fooly Falls gang properly designed at last! Designing all of them was pretty easy since I used a Gravity Falls OC creator I found on DeviantArt to get the basics down, but the hardest part was drawing and coloring all of them. Thankfully however, this massive undertaking was all worth it. Enjoy!

Rick and Haruko chapter 1: Show Me What You Got (originally published on January 28, 2024)

AN: Guess who's back? Back again? Haruko's back, tell a friend! And this time, she won't be hanging around the Pines family in Gravity Falls because this time, we'll be going all the way back to her untold origin story first revealed in Fooly Falls 2: Ride on Shooting Star. Everything from the destruction of her home planet all the way up to the fabled Mechanica Mission where Haruko betrayed Rick, Birdperson, and Squanchy to get her grubby mitts all over Atomsk, and everything in between shall be revealed here at last, which will take a few cues from FLCL Alternative & Grunge and naturally involve a ton of crossovers because that's basically my special interest. Revealing just how Haruko became the woman she is today is going to be a very interesting ride, especially since as of now, FLCL has finished its final two seasons and we still know nothing of her origins. Or at least, its final two seasons until Production I.G. decides what else they can do with the franchise next. I think I'm talking too much, let's get on with it!

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It started like any other day on the planet Wasprus for the past seven years. Workers would wake up, get ready, go to work, go home, and repeat the process for the next day. It wasn't always this way, though. Wasprus was once known as a relatively stable and prosperous planet. Then, everything changed when a mysterious megacorporation called Medical Mechanica conquered this world and forced its inhabitants to work themselves to death to produce Medical Machines.

One such inhabitant was a 19-year-old young woman named Haruha Raharu. She was a tall, slender girl with dull brown hair and sickly yellow eyes who was but one of many busy bees forced to do backbreaking labor for her planet's new mysterious overlords. Haruha remembered how they arrived when she was only twelve years old and tried to reach a peaceful agreement with Wasprus's government, but when a band of rebels led by Raharu's mother Rihanna broke into their headquarters and learned of the company's true plans, MM decided to cut to the chase and staged a hostile takeover. Most of the rebels were imprisoned and executed, but Rihanna managed to get away and went into hiding, only to be killed years later by her drunken husband. Although Haruha drifted away from her mother due to how often she was away as a member of the resistance, she does remember Rihanna as a kind and imaginative woman who encouraged Haruha's creativity and would do anything for her family.

"ALL WORKING-CLASS CITIZENS WILL BE FINED IF THEY ARE LATE!" a loud announcer commanded while sirens began blaring, cuing Haruha to get a move on and go to work. Along the way, however, she accidentally bumped into a man on the street, and the two fell over.

"Hey, watch where you're going, asshole!" Haruha cursed at the man while getting up and walking off. "And get to work already, sheesh."

"Ooh-la-la, someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning." the man belched in annoyance before taking a sip from his flask and hiding from the authorities in an alleyway. "Okay, guys, looks like we have a bit of a problem here."

What Haruha didn't realize was that the man she bumped into would soon change her life forever. High above the planet's city of EroEro, hidden behind the smog that had covered the sky, the faint silhouette of a red phoenix hovered in the air.

Please guys, I’m halfway done with outlining the first chapter and I need help.

One Last Thing About Fooly Falls I Just Came Up But Had No Room For In The Last Post

Stan Jr's birthstone is ruby and his zodiac sign is cancer. Even as a five month old baby by the time of A FLCL Christmas in Gravity Falls, Junior has a strong sense of empathy and is always willing to lend a helping hand or a shoulder to cry on for anyone who needs it. He likes to see the good in others, whether they be a creation of Santa Claus made to scare naughty children into behaving or other boys like him who feel like they have no direction in life. But don't mistake that compassion and optimism for weakness, because just like his namesake, Stan Junior is always ready to throw hands when anyone threatens his loved ones or the innocent in general. That kid's got a bright future ahead of him.

(also, this is my 666th post. Heh, nice. I'm going to Hell.)

What You Never Knew About Fooly Falls (part of it just being stuff I just came up with)

Fooly Falls Incorrect Quotes

Haruko: Kicks the door down looking panicked Stan: What did you do? Haruko: Nobody died. Stan: WHAT KIND OF ANSWER IS THAT?!

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Haruko: Oh just so you know, it's very muggy outside Jinyu: Jinyu: Haruko, I swear, if I step outside and all of our mugs are on the front lawn… Haruko: Sips coffee from bowl

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Gwen: What do you think Tyrone will do for a distraction? Arnold: He’ll probably, like, make a noise or throw a rock. That’s what I would do. Building explodes and several car alarms go off Arnold: … or he could do that.

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Juan: Jorge and I were crossing the street, and this dude drove by and honked at us. Imelda: Sighing What did Jorge do? Juan: He chased him to the next red light, then reached into his window and… Jorge: Who wants a steering wheel?

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Dipper: Self care is actually getting into fights with randoms in dark alleys. Mabel: No, self care is stuff like taking a bubble bath, or putting on a lot of makeup if you like it, or taking a nice warm nap! Stan: Self care is the burning heat when rage washes over you!! Self care is when you feel the bones crack under your powerful fists!! Self care is the fear in your enemies’ eyes!!! Haruko: Lmao self care is taking your birthday cake just so I can eat the frosting. Dipper: If you touch my birthday cake I’ll make you eat your hands.

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Ford: Man, I only ever see you awake, do you ever shut down or stop running? Jinyu: Oh, I’m always running. Jinyu: The question is from what.

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Ford: Jinyu, I'm sad. Jinyu: Holds out arms for a hug It’s going to be okay. Stan: Haruko, I'm sad. Haruko, nodding: mood.

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Ezra: Is something burning? Leia: Just my love for you. Ezra: Leia, the toaster is on fire.

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Dipper: Isn’t it weird that we pay money to see other people? Wendy: Plane tickets? Gwen: Concert tickets? Tyrone: Prostitution? Dipper, holding his broken frames: Glasses.

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Mabel: Your mother and I don’t use pet names. Arnold: I see. Hey, what do bees make? Mabel: Honey? Pacifica: Yes, dear? Mabel: Arnold: Don't ever lie to my face again.

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Gwen: If you bite it and you die, it’s poisonous. If it bites you and you die, it’s venomous. Tyrone: What if it bites me and it dies!? Dipper: Then you’re poisonous. Jesus Christ, Tyrone, learn to listen. Mabel: What if it bites itself and I die? Haruko: That’s voodoo. Jinyu: What if it bites me and someone else dies? Tyrone: That’s correlation, not causation. Mabel: What if we bite each other, and neither of us die? Haruko: That’s kinky. Gwen: Oh my God.

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Soos: Here’s a fun Christmas idea. We hang mistletoe, but instead of kissing, you have to FIGHT whoever else is under it. Ian: Dad, no. Leia: Mistlefoe. Ian: Please stop encouraging him.

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Dipper: Jinyu! My face is on fire! Jinyu: Dipper! Are you ok?! Dipper: Oh yes, I'm fine. I just said that to make sure you'd come in here quickly. Jinyu: But your face is on fire. Dipper: Yes. It's much faster than shaving.

(side note: Like greatuncle, like greatnephew)

Fooly Falls: A FLCL Christmas in Gravity Falls (originally published on December 20, 2023)

Author's Note: Guess who's BAAAAAACK! Yeah, it's not just me that's back, but the recent releases of FLCL Grunge and Shoegaze have begun reigniting my interest in Fooly Falls so much, that I'm doing a Christmas special before we move onto Rick and Haruko! As you might've heard on my Tumblr, this special was born out of watching Dragon Ball Z Abridged's Christmas Tree of Might and Plan to Eradicate Christmas specials, in like late September to early October. Come on, if people can get away with putting up Christmas decorations as soon as Halloween ends, then I can too. Anyways, I originally intended for this to be a funny throwaway line in a future Fooly Falls story, but it grew a life of its own and I just thought that with Steven Universe: Alternate Future finally done; I can focus more on other stories at last. Particularly those that I've left hanging for years on end. Anyways, let's get cracking!

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In a picturesque winter cabin with halls decked for the Christmas season, an elderly gentleman was sitting by the fireplace's glow dressed in a smoking jacket and a Santa hat as he turned to notice the readers. "Oh, hello there. Wasn't expecting guests at this time." He gave a warm laugh as he got up from his chair and walked past the Christmas tree in his living room towards a bookcase against the wall. "Now, Christmas is a magical time of year that brings everybody together, from friends and family to even perfect strangers."

Scrolling through the bookcase, the man eventually pulled out a book with the letters "FLCL" on the cover. "As such, there are many tales about what a wonderful time of year this is, from the night that changed a miser's life forever to a man who has given everything for his friends being shown a world where he was never born, a jolly elf leaving the North Pole in search of his father, or a mall Santa who believes he's the real deal. But this story is quite different from all the others, I say."

Sitting in his chair, the man opened his book and began reading. "Twas the day before Christmas and all through Gravity Falls, the Pines family was stirring with excitement for Santa Claus. Young Gwen, Tyrone, and Arnold were walking through the forest searching for a tree that would make everyone feel joyous." Before the narrator could rhyme anymore, he heard something break down his door, followed by the skidding of tire wheels. "What in blazes?!"

"ALRIGHT, CHRISTMAS LUUUUUUNCHTIIIIIME!" a young woman wearing a sexy Santa dress riding a Vespa scooter yelled as she jumped into the air and beat the old man senseless with a Rickenbacker bass guitar. "Move aside, you old fart; I'm telling this story!"

"Who are you?! How did you find my house?!" the old man yelled before Haruko Haruhara coldly grabbed him by the wrist and launched him into the fireplace. "AAAAGGGGHHH, I'M ON FIRE, I'M ON FIRE!" he screamed as he scrambled around the room covered in fire, lighting the rest of the house ablaze in the process. "SOMEONE PUT ME OUT!"

"Just go outside; it's snowing out! Sheesh!" Haruko complained before sitting in the old man's chair and picking up his book while the man burst through the wall and ran into the snowy wilderness. "Now, where was I? Oh yeah!" she beamed before looking at the readers. "Strap in, nerds! I'm gonna tell you the story of how Jinyu and I helped the Pines family save Christmas!" Haruko opened the book and began to read, blissfully nonchalant to the house burning down around her. "We begin on Christmas Eve 2032 in Gravity Falls, Oregon…."

"Technically, there was only ever one true sequel to FLCL. The other three seasons were a sort-of prequel, an actual prequel, and a sequel to the sort-of prequel."

A Postmortem on the FLCL Sequels

So, with the end of FLCL Shoegaze comes the end of the FLCL series. Or at least, the end until Production I.G. decides to dig it back up and see what they can do with it now that they're no longer co-producing new seasons with Adult Swim. Whether or not they were good will be a debate that'll be as endless as who would win between Goku and Superman, but that's why I'm here to give my thoughts on all four of them, my history with the series, and do my best to analyze the themes encompassing this era of FLCL. So you all better pack your bags, ladies, gentlemen, germs, and every other gender in-between, because you're about to go on a trip.

As far as I can remember, I was relatively new to the FLCL fandom when Progressive first aired in 2018. I was introduced to the original series by my art therapist in 2016, I got the complete series DVD by Funimation for my birthday (along with the first two seasons of Rick and Morty on Blu-Ray), and my life was possibly changed forever. After watching the first episode, I told my art therapist how I thought it was a mix of Rick and Morty and Star vs the Forces of Evil in how they both centered on an average awkward boy (Naota, Morty, Marco) being taken on bizarre adventures by some lunatic from beyond the stars (Haruko, Rick, Star) and learning valuable lessons from having his life repeatedly put at risk.

At first, I didn't entirely pay attention to the messages because I was more distracted by the fun animation, giant robots, excellent dialogue (Kari Wahlgren and Barbara Goodson have such great chemistry together, by the way), and Haruko herself, who quickly became one of my top waifus and comfort characters. A few months later, one Tuesday evening in April 2017, I came up with the idea to have Haruko hang out with Dipper and Mabel Pines from Gravity Falls, wrote it down on the notes app of my phone, and so began my fanfic-writing career. I just thought that FLCL's off-the-wall humor would fit pretty well with the weirdness of Gravity Falls, and I also believed that Haruko and Grunkle Stan would make a great duo. And sure enough, the resulting story I called Fooly Falls was successful, and I've been writing crossovers ever since.

The aftermath of FLCL Shoegaze be like.

Also, be on the lookout for a postmortem on all the FLCL sequels I've been writing for a while where I look at the overarching themes encompassing them all and compare them to my crossover fanfiction.

FLCLlge AU (you can tell I put a lot of effort into that title)

Julia Raharu, often referred to by her middle name Jinyu, is an accomplished lawyer working for the legal firm Ikari and Kiryuin, Attorneys at Law who owns a Bel-Air passed down to her from her Italian father, frequently goes out for coffee with her friend and boss's daughter Satsuki Kiryuin, is a card-carrying member of Silverman Gym, and lives in a modest apartment close to her old alma mater of Tsurumaki University.

Coincidentally, that's where Jinyu's rambunctious, mischievous, neurodivergent, and sassy younger sister Haruha Raharu, or her stage name Haruko Haruhara as she prefers to be called, is currently attending, and now Jinyu is forced to house her little sis after Haruko got kicked out of her dorm room by her roommate Nonon Jakuzure for being a nuisance. The last time the two saw each other was when Jinyu graduated high school and moved to Tsurumaki University to study law, so it'll take a while for the two to get used to living together as sisters again. But deep down, beneath her middling empathy and penchant for trouble, Haruko desires for someone to be proud of her, as the girls' father believed that her destructiveness is only wasting her potential.

Also present is Tasuku Nandaba, the oafish but kindhearted leader of the university baseball team that Haruko joins, Adam Smith, an old money upperclassman that Haruko develops a crush on (and basically this universe's equivalent of Atomsk), Tasuku's precocious younger brother Naoto who Haruko becomes a big sister to, and other characters from FLCL.

Other anime referenced include:

And potentially more that I can't list right now!

Well, FLCL Grunge was certainly something

Kind of wish it was more than three episodes to further justify it as a prequel to the original series, but I'm not Adult Swim or Production IG. But on that note, that inspired me to make a grand announcement regarding my old Fooly Falls fanfictions.

Coming soon, hopefully, is a prequel I've saved on my phone for years now, but now I feel like releasing it to the public. Ladies and gentlemen and every other gender in-between, I give you.....

RICK AND HARUKO!

In this prequel to Fooly Falls taking cues from FLCL Alternative and maybe a bit of Grunge too, witness the secret origins of Haruko Haruhara, or at least my spin on it, as she leaves behind her humdrum life on her dystopian home planet after being saved from the Cromulons by the Flesh Curtains.

Through Rick being his usual charming self and her growing obsession with Atomsk, watch as Haruko slowly develops into the irascible scooter-riding maniac who would one day be a thorn in the Pines family's side, all while the band is pursued by Medical Mechanica, led by the Lord Superior Officer and his arrogant and violent-tempered right-hand manchild Representative Director Repre S. Entative.

And along the way, the Flesh Curtains' antics would take them into dozens of new crossover opportunities, including but not limited to:

With Steven Universe: Alternate Future's end on the horizon, this might be another story for me to obsess over in the years to come. Stay tuned.