Heart no Kuni no Alice - More Ace!!! + Pics!!!

BEWARE SPOILERS AHEAD! Here's my capture chart for Ace (FINALLY!!!) and I promised a few pics lol! Apparently you have to have good relations with Elliot, the Bloody Twins and Vivaldi to unlock subevents that are not registered in the recollections (Which is kinda sad cos some of them are damn funny >.<)

Here's when Alice visits the twins and notices them behaving very nervously which was odd for them -_-"' . I couldn't remember who said what cos I didn't save that event but it went something like this:

Dee: Oh no, brother! Its that guy again!
Dam: We have to get away before he sees us, brother!
Dee: Onee-san! Please come into the mansion for awhile!
Dam: Too late brother! He's here! He's coming!
Alice: Who's coming? (Is it... Ace???!)

Bingo! He's here to ask for directions again! Poor poor twins! LOL In their frustration they started a fight but even though their combination was lethal and flawless like a well synchronised dance, they were still no match for Ace O.O So now you see how strong he is!

In this event, Alice sees Elliot dragging the skiving twins back to work ^-^. They complain that they don't get enough resting hours while Elliot defends by saying Blood shouldn't even waste money hiring them, and long strings of vulgarities starts to flow out of the boys! (When I heard the endless beeping sounds I just couldn't stop laughing!!!)

This is another fav of mine! Really cute this pairing (which is as cute as Peter and Ace!). Apparently the duo just got back from a drinking session and Elliot keeps insisting that he wants to drink more sake while Blood just wants to go home ^-^. I can't remember exactly what happen but it goes something like this:

Elliot:*Urgh**Vomits*

Blood: ...! Oi! Don't puke here!

Elliot: *sobs*

Blood: ...! Eh! What are you crying for?! A grown man shouldn't cry!

Elliot: ...Blood... You must hate me right?! WAAAAAHAHAHA! *Urgh!*

Blood: *Sigh* No, no I don't... (Though you are really disgusting -_-*).. Let's just go home shall we?

Elliot: ... Really!... *Sob*... Blood! (Feels touched) WAAAAAHAHAHA!

Blood: ...! I told you to stop crying!

Elliot: *Urgh!**Vomit*

Blood: (-_-*) Elliot, I'm having a headache now and I'm mood isn't very good either so let's go home and stop this crying... or else... (Whips out his staff and points at Elliot with a deadly gaze...)

Elliot's crying was totally loud! And I totally love this side of Blood and I didn't expect to see the mafia lord all flustered and trying to coax the hare like he's coaxing a child to go home!

This is an event where the palace soilders were caught for accidentally planting a white rose in the garden and Alice saves them by suggesting that they replace it with plaster painted red roses. It's a pretty serious and sombre event as Ace reveals his unhappiness with his role and that he wishes to being a faceless card instead (I think -_-, translation not very good). He comments that eventhough he is disatisfied with how his life is run in the game, there is nothing he can do to disrupt that order, and thus, even when he said the red rose is beautiful, he crushes it O.o (Really scary yet sad here...)

Lol! This is the ball event as described in my previous post where Alice tries to explain that she finds Vivaldi amazing and looks up to her with a sense of adoration from the same sex ... like an idol or a sister but not in a lesbian way i think... -_-"'

Ace: Ah... I see... I think I undestand how you feel.

Alice:...You do???

Ace: Sure! For instance...It's like how I admire Peter-san ^-^ (Blushes and glances at Peter who has a look of disgust and tries to back away)

Peter: I'm not related to you in any way. Goodbye Ace -_- (Whips out gun at him ><)

And this is the part where Alice chooses to stay and Vivaldi starts whispering to Alice about the other benefits besides money that man can provide to a woman! (If you know what I mean ^-^) She was about the offer Alice a hands-on teaching experience when thankfully Ace jumps into the little talk to save Alice lol! I seriously didn't think Vivaldi was into that sort of stuff...-_- You can also read this in my previous post :)

And so my happy ending ends my happy dream unfortunately T-T. Dun worry Ace! I'll still dream of you! LOL Hope you enjoyed this too and that I didn't spoil too much! Look out for more when I play my next character!

Heart no Kuni no Alice - Ace

I just finished Ace's route last night at 5am!!! Lol! It was actually my second try since my first try ended in BADEND1 cos when I tried to use Peche's guide, I mistook "+1 responsibility" answers as a good thing, so ended up selecting all the wrong choices in Nightmare's events -_-... got pretty depressing but the second try was worth it! I'm not Japanese so I had difficulties understanding the game so pls pardon me if I read it wrongly with my translation tool >.<.

I've read the manga and did a bit of research on the game and I know playing Blood's route is so tempting (especially with that voice of his, drawling with the promise of passion which he uses unshamefully) but in the end I choose Ace first... I think my bad boy tendency is turning me into a masochist -_-.

His route is actually pretty toned down than expected from the Joker's series as described in Kaho-Yukimura's livejournal (Love you for that!) Usually, there's much laughter, teasing and sweetness when you visit him, Like when he says how he tried to find you but before he knew it, he's lost and he was afraid he would never see you again, or that even though he always seems to get lost, he always manages to meet you because he wants to see you just like you want to see him. (AWWW!) There was also one conversation where he got really serious, saying that it's really hard to think of you yet not being able to meet cos he worries if you'll be with another guy >.<.

But since he's not very innocent, of course he finds ways to seduce you every now and then with a kiss and a touch despite Alice's protest. These are some of the summarised versions of the camping events jotted down from memory. If I translated it wrong pls let me know ><.

NOTE HUGE SPOILER AHEAD! (though I won't be posting too many pics ><)

Camping Event:

(Ace yawns and starts taking of his coat, but his action stops when he notices Alice staring at him...)

Ace: What's wrong? Does even my change of clothes interest you? ^-^
Alice:...You don't really care if there is a girl in the tent do you?
Ace: It's not like I'm really going to strip naked^-^ Does it bother you?
Alice: If you did, I think I'd run out from here... -_-"'
Ace: Hahaha...if that happens, I don't think it's possible for you to run away. ^-^
Alice: ...Why?
Ace: I won't let you. ^-^

(Alice wonders why she never learns not to go camping with this dangerous man from past experiences...)

Ace: Eh? When did I threaten you?
Alice: What you said that day sounded like a threat...
Ace: Huh... you mean that? That's not threatening. It's different. That's called seduction. ^-^ (or that's what my translator told me ><)

The continuation is a bit of a blur as I don't really understand 50% of it T-T. Ace starts crowding close to her, saying she looks very calm for someone who seems to be cornered and begins to confess his love and ask if she thinks of thim that way too. Alice, being very practical, finds his sudden confession insincere and rejects him, saying she'd rather see him as a friend, a friend close enough that doesn't mind if the opposite sex changes clothes in the same room. He laughs and contradicts her by pointing out that it does concern him or that instead she is already too aware of him (not too sure!><). And yes, he then kisses her to her surprise that she forgot to blink!

(When they begin to lie down on the sleeping bag, Ace moves close to her...)

Alice: Why don't you sleep apart from me more?
Ace: Huh... I don't want to... Why would I? (He sounds like a child throwing tantrum here lol!)
Alice: (feels like kicking him away -_-*)
Ace: Can I come closer? ^-^ (not too sure here)
Alice: Absolutely not. It'll come to no good if you come close now. -_-*
Ace: Hahah~ I won't accept that answer, try again? ^-^ (again I know the translation is bad so pardon my attempts ><)

So he moves closer to her with the excuse that it was a long-awaited opportunity to...em... "sleep" with her. She begins to ponder again about her feelings for this man and her conflicting views of his personality and how all this is suppose to be a dream so she shouldn't fall in love. Her thoughts took quite a while so I was just as surprised as she was when he suddenly flipped the blanket over and positions himself over her! *Squeels!*

Ace: What are you thinking about eventhough you're with me? ^-^
Alice: Wa!
Ace: Are you thinking about other guys?
(Again, Alice notices how serious he is and doesn't dare me the wrong move, and wonders if it is better to tell him the truth...Ace on the other hand notices her hesitation and that her mind has wondered off the situation...poor thing! :P)
Ace: Worrying about something again?
Alice:.....
Ace: ...I wish to destroy that composure of yours.
Alice: You look composed yourself -_-
Ace: ...But I'm not... You just don't see it...^-^

(In the next event, he confesses again...)

Ace: I love you.
Alice: What are you saying so suddenly?!
Ace: Eh? Why are you surprised for? Didn't I say it before? (I seriously pity the guy here -_-)
Alice: If you mean that time, I though you said it in the light of the mood.
Ace: But I didn't take it lightly O.o But you're right, I probably did not want to and did not love you at that time.
Alice:( He admitted it -_-"' I knew it, at that time there was no feeling of love.)
Ace: But I'm surprised now that it's different... Can you feel it? Love...
Alice... I don't know

He then kisses her and sighs into her lips and asks her again if she likes him. She replies that she doesn't hate him but is still no sure what kind of love she has for him and assures herself it is probably not romantic. In return, Ace insist that she is his love >-<.

In the next event, Ace fights with Peter because he too doesn't like to share what's his and thanks Peter for bringing Alice to him ^-^ Though it annoys Peter, he admits that as long as Alice is willing to stay he doesn't mind who she chooses to be with and ask if he an make her happy. Then that idiot fellow cheerfully says he doesn't know but they won't know unless he tries, bringing another bout of bullets flying at him -_-."'

Next scenes involve Alice inviting Ace to her room since he has always invited her into his tent so it was just common courtesy. Ace teases her, asking if there was an ulterior motive behind it which she strongly objected! He suddenly turns serious and ask if she has invited Peter in before. Of course not, she say, and Ace lightens the mood by laughing and saying from now on he should be the only one to be "taken in" by her LOL.

This is followed by the ball event which both Peter and Ace reluctantly takes part in There were a few funny parts, such as when Ace invited Alice to camp with him cos it's better then to camp and get lost alone and Peter, in a very calm voice, tells him to die ^-^ Later on Peter again stresses that Ace should just start his journey NOW and ALONE. Lol! When the Ball started, Alice was impressed by Vivaldi's power and exclaims that she's amazing.

Ace: Eh? Vivaldi amazing? Well I guess she is kinda...
Peter: Huh?! How is she amazing???
Ace: Er...I don't really know... hahaha! What do you see in her Alice?
(Alice then tries to explain that she looks up to Vivaldi from a sense of adoration of the same sex, something Peter couldn't understand lol)
Ace: Ah... I see. I think I understand how you feel.
Alice:...You do???
Ace: Sure! Like how I admire Peter-san ^-^ (Blushes and glances and Peter, who has a look of disgust and tries to back away!)
Peter: Can you please go and die now... -_-

I really laughed my head out! here It turns out that Ace admires the way Peter doesn't get lost in everything he does and is very straightforward with his feelings (especially towards Alice), and ask if he should learn from Peter, which Alice strongly objected LOL. And when it was time for them to change their clothes, both Peter and Ace objected to wearing suits and Alice realised that this was the only time they agreed to anything at all LOL. Afterwhich there's the dance scene where Ace, wearing a white suit and looking very knighly indeed, persuades Alice to think of them as already a couple since she has already allowed him to do *this* and *that* lol! As they dance, he jerks her closer to his body and both of them feels that it was going to be a night to remember.

After the ball, the two start conversing in Alice's room. Alice says she wants to change to be a better person like her sister but Ace tells her that he likes her just the way she is and gently strokes her cheek. He's attracted to her rough and introvert personality and often bullies her because he thinks her cute! Alice wonders if he mistook that Lorina was bullying her and clarifies. Ace then says that if her love for her elder sister is the reason that she wants to go back, then he would see her as an enemy and promises her that he would protect her from any harm, even if it was from her own sister. But she insists that ultimately, they would have to part one day and Ace hugs her tightly:

Ace: Not yet...You are special to me...There's is no need for you to change.
Alice: You mean you like my timid and introvert self? (says jokingly)
Ace: That's right. Because I love you. Thus it is better if you don't change.
Alice: Do not say it just like that... (Frowns while blushing)
Ace: I've showed you my intentions with utmost sincerity... is it not enought? (Turn serious)
Ace: You have not told me that you love me.
Alice: ...! (I can't say it even if I wanted to. If I did it would feel as if I could no longer return home...)
Ace:...

The ending was another fav of mine where she was having tea with Vivaldi while consulting her on matter of the heart since he finally decided to stay, and I think Vivaldi keeps saying she has bad taste in man -_-. The queen talks about measuring the value of a man in terms benefits on can get and tells Alice that a woman's responsibility is to lighten a man's wallet! (Yeesh I totally agree! Poor Ace! ><) Vivaldi then leans in to whisper to Alice what OTHER benefits a man can give to a woman and Alice was totally like @-@!?! And when Vivaldi offers to "show and teach" Alice hands-on, Ace jumps into the conversation and rescues Alice HAHAHA! Ignoring the presence of his boss, Ace teases Alice's sensitive ears by breathing into them and whispering of the 'benefits' he overheard the women talking. (When he whispered I seriously tot I was going to faint in happiness! ><) He kisses her in her room. Locked in a long passionate kiss, he chides her for getting exhauted from a kiss and says he's happy that she stayed (because of him ^-^).

There seems to be an extra ending where Ace gets to thank you as a player which is totally damn funny! He finishes by wondering if WE should sleep together tonight and laughs his oh-so- innocent laugh. And then, just as I was feeling exasperated by the way he teases my heart, he goes and say Ace: Of course I'm not joking ^-^

Hope you enjoyed it cos i really fell in love with Ace's character! Hope to write a fanfic soon! Hmmm who will it be next? Will be posting more!

Swooning over Heart no Kuni no Alice!

Wow! Seems like it has been a very long while since I wrote! What made me come back? It's a new crazy that has gotten me all worked up and obsessed with and it's none other then the otome game- turned- manga Heart no Kuni no Alice (Alice in HeartLand)*sighs* ! I read it on onemanga.com as it was among the top shoujo mangas and it is so obvious why lol!

Its basically a revised version of Alice in Wonderland where Alice Lidell gets kidnapped by a guy with rabbit ears who turns out to be a human version of the White Rabbit, Peter White. He gets all mushy saying he loves her though she has never met him before. The he force-feeds her into drinking a strange liquid from a crystal vial through a stolen kiss! *Doki!*

She wants to return to her world but she was told by the Guardian of the ClockTower, Julius Monrey, (another gorgeous looking man with long hair and a ponytail! Kinda reminds me of Christine Feehan's Carpathians lol!) that she cannot leave this world alone. She then meets Nightmare, a sickly incubus who I just realised is suppose to be the smoking purple bagworm! LOL so apparently he smokes to much and every once in a while he'll cough up blood -_-. He then tells Alice that this is a game and that this world shows her true desire. In addition, as quoted from him,

"Everyone will fall in love with Alice and only Alice..."

(-_- Alice you lucky girl!) And yeah she meet the other Characterswhile almost getting herself killed by most of them! Cos unlike other otome games, this is rather... em... bloody and violent. Wonderland is actually a world in war so everyone carries weapon and kills without hesitation. The Castle of Hearts is in a power struggle with the Hatter Mafia Residence while the Amusement Park requires land that the Hatter Mafia has in abundance (well, some are stolen and sold back though ><). The characters are really awesome and some of my favs are Blood Dupre (the really REALLY hawt Mad Hatter Mafia Boss who coincidentally looks like Alice's ex-bf) and Ace (the very directionally- challenged Knave/Knight of Hearts. His character looks goofy and he always smiles and laugh, but he is actually a man who is very unhappy with not being able to go against his role and thus works undercover for Julius in some hardcore killing job. He's the strongest AND he's actually a yandere, a psychotic!)

I just dl the game and installed it (Which after days of fiddling finally works! And to add to the fact that I'm no gamer plus I previously tend to rely on my ex for this sort of computer thingys... So being succesfull at my first game which I really worked very hard for, I'm pretty proud of my achievement lol!) And because of this game unfortunately I tend to not do my HW plus I missed sleep cos of it =_= My panda look is coming back... Like now how I'm suppose to write a creative brief for my project which is due tomorrow!

Crud... and my eyes are shuuting on their own from squeezing game and hw througout the nights. Will talk more about the game another time! Till then!

Busy busy busy... but still got nice food...

Chiong ahhhhhh..... tomorrow need to give client some progress le and I still haven start on postcard and the fire notice which I'm in charge in! Argh the in-house folder giving me headache... Lucky thing the meeting with NEC went smoothly and we manage to get $8/hr = $96..... -_-...... was hoping for at least a $100 but beggars can't be choosers lol.

Good thing I can still look forward to great food for dinner! Mom decided to try to make Ginger and Spring Onion Pork Rice (direct translation ><). She tried to imitate the dish from out S11 stall and it was very successful for a first time and very nice :) Should introduce her to my school's canteen 4 Black Pepper Fish Rice lol!

Pork Fats

I've never seen so many pork fats in my life. Mama was making prawn noodle so she asked Mummy to fry some pork fat. And I SERIOUSLY heard her say: " Buy $5 worth of fats." I went to Shop'n'Save and all I saw packages of only 60cents to $1+ and I was like "Huh? Y they give so little only? It does shrink when you fry them maybe thats why Mom wanted $5..."

I actually considered buying the whole shelf off so all the packets would add up to $5 but thought it wouldn't be so nice. So I went home with $3+ worth of fats. When my mom saw she went hysterical and said: "I said 50cents not $5 dollars!" So yeah.... we tried to sell some away to our close reatives and my story we repeated over and over and over again... lol...

Oh No!

Lol... reaction of the day man!

It all started when Nanci, my Graphic Design teacher gave us an extra project that involved a real client: NEC. Noooo not the computer brand but Nanyang Executive Centre lol... They wanted to rebrand their centre which serves like a one-stop learning experience inclusive of hotel rooms and restaurant and believe me, they did if you saw their design package lol. Once we heard we'll get paid if our design was choosen, we jumped at the chance!

I think this was the shortest deadline I ever had to rush with so many collaterals to produce. So Trixie, Cherlyn, Dan and me slogged for I dunno 2 weeks and came up with some professional looking products. We even had to 'sell' ourselves to the client today, what with Dan's speech of "what sets us apart from the rest!"

But after slogging for 2 weeks, reality hits us that if we were to get choosen we'll need to work on it for another one more week to finalise production and plus all the hw we have over recess week, it not even a holiday! So ironic as it was, many prayed to impress the judges but NOT get choosen.

And unfortunately or not, that was what we got! Nanci called Trix and it went something like this-
N: Do you know why I'm calling?
T: ... ?(long pause)
T: Em... is it about NEC?
N: Well yeahhhh...
N: What do you think will be the result?
T: ...?(ANOTHER long pause)
T: Er... I dunno?
N: ... (Long climax pause)
N: YOU WON! :D
T: OH NO! O.O
N: Huh? Why "Oh No!"?!
T: Erm *tries to distract*
T: Lynne! We won!

Yah... and now you know...lol...

$100 Fine! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Man... I'm really screwed! Since Digital Painting class is on Mon, no class on Fri, and I often do my HW over the weekends, Cherlyn and me came up with a system where we take turns to either borrow or renew my rented Wacom tablet on Mondays and Thursdays while Cher can help renew on Fridays since she got singing elective. The tablet has since never left my hand and the IT dep people became very familiar with our routine. They often warn me with unfortunate stories of people getting fined just when a sec has passed the due time due to a mouse click or someone dropping the pen into the elevator gap.

You know what... I broke the record of records according to the guy at the IT dep. I forgot to remind Cher and Cher herself forgot the Thursday renewal. Plus 2 weekend... thats not all... PLUS 2 CNY hols whereby the IT dep will be closed, I can only return on Wed and by then I'm late for 4 days*$20 per day=Tada! A $100 fine!

I tried to plead leniency to the head of the IT dep and turns out only the Chairman can decide to lessen the amt or not.... Hai.... Very pai seh.... The guy at the IT dep already warned me of the danger especially during CNY period and I confidently told him:" Ok one! Dun worry!"

Urgh!!!! Hope it turns out ok....
(P.S My parents DON't know about this!!!!)