New tagging system

To make my blog easier to access, I've created new tags to keep track of all the Rook and Bishop content I have.

#r+b fanart

All the fanart I've collected featuring Rook and Bishop over the years.

#r+b fanfiction

Fanfics that feature Rook and Bishop in any way.

#rook+bishopscreenshots

Every single Rook and Bishop scene in chronological order with some of my thoughts.

#the Hastings family au

Any post relating to my headcanon that Rook and Bishop are the parents of Inspector Hastings from Layton's Mystery Journey.

Feel free to check out my blog to fall down the Targent Rabbit hole and never escape.

What is going on here?

It's not what it looks like! Rook and Bishop are definitely not taking a break from their henchmen duties.

They just decided that this is the perfect place to spy on Layton and Company. I mean, the locals are already suspicious of them so this makes them look like regular tourists. And if Layton looks in their direction, they can just duck under the water. It's perfect!

Also it's freezing in Froenborg and the Targent Uniform is not designed for the cold.

Dimitri Allen could have kidnapped Bill Hawks at any point.

He had an entire criminal gang under his control. They could have grabbed Bill at any time and nobody would be able to stop them.

But that's not the point.

Dimitri wanted Bill inside the time machine. He wanted Bill to panic in the claustrophobic space as the machine malfunctioned around him, smoke and sparks flying around him. He would be completely powerless to escape, believing he was about to die at that very moment.

In short, Dimitri wanted Bill to feel exactly as Claire did in her final moments.

We have our first baby on Tomodachi Life!!

Layton and Claire had their first child together! And it's a girl.

Eww. I mean. Awww.

Let me just fix her up real quick.

That's better!

It's Flora Reinhold Layton-Foley.

I can't wait to watch her grow up!

But for now, they're sleeping.

This came to me in a vision:

Long hair don't care.

Customising a Tiny Nintendo DS Keychain

I'm always on the lookout for Professor Layton merch, so when this little keychain popped up on eBay, I was immediately interested.

I have a few Professor Layton items, but I had never seen this keychain before. I have no idea if this is genuine merch, valuable or highly sought after but I thought it was cute and for only £5 I knew I had to get it.

When it arrived, it was so much teenier than I expected. Here's it in my hand for comparison.

It even closes like a real Nintendo DS.

However, the keychain isn't exactly in perfect condition. The images under the plastic have started peeling and there is glue leaking out.

But that's no problem. Because I had the idea to just replace the images with my own!

If this is a valued item, you might want to look away because I'm about to wreck it.

So I started with finding replacement images. I decided to add a different scene from another Layton game. I feel like the scene they picked is an odd choice. I mean, does anyone care about Deke?

Once I decided what images I wanted, I booted up my emulator and started Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy. The scene I wanted appears near the very end, so I did quite possibly the world's fastest speed run.

After what feels like an eternity, I reach the scene I want. Then all I need to do is take a screenshot and upload to a word document.

Before I go any further, I carefully removed the plastic covers and measure them to see how big I need to print the pictures. I also cleaned them up a bit to get rid of the glue.

Then it's printing time!

Once they're printed, I carefully cut them out, slip them into the keychain and fix the plastic cover over the top

And volia!

A miniature version of my Nintendo DS with a scene of my choice.

And the good news is that I didn't need to use any glue or tape, so I can easily remove it and restore it to how it was.

Here's a comparison of the keychain next to my real Nintendo DS

Hope you like!

Does anyone have any Professor Layton rarepair/crackships/ crossoverships that they want to share?

Basically do you ship something that not many people do?

Maybe you ship minor characters that nobody else really paid attention to. Maybe you ship two characters who have never interacted, but you think they would get on well if they did. Maybe you ship two characters from completely different media's. Or maybe you just ship something that no one's really considered before.

No-one may understand, but it makes sense to you

This is a shame free zone.

Finally, a Tomodachi Life confession that doesn't involve Dalston!

Emmy tried to ask Angela out.

But then-

Randall!!!

Wow this is intense! If you were Angela , what would you do?

But finally, Angela made her decision.

A sad day for lesbians. But I'm happy to have Randall and Angela as a couple. That's three of my ships together so far!

Great news on my Tomodachi Life Island! We had another wedding!

Janice proposed to her girlfriend during a fireworks display. When Melina said yes, the sky filled with heart shaped fireworks. It was very romantic.

Their wedding was equally lovely.

And for their honeymoon, the pair went to Germany.

Now I have two married couples on my island. If Dalston stops asking people out, I may get some more hopefully.

But until then, Melina and Janice are very happy in their new house together.

Moments Before Disaster

I'm pretty sure my copy of Tomodachi Life is broken.

Why is Dalston always asking people out?? This is getting out of hand.

If you've never played Tomodachi Life, this happening is out of my control and is completely random.

None of the other characters fall in love this often. But it seems to be happening with Dalston every day, sometimes multiple times a day.

He keeps getting rejected over and over again. But he keeps trying.

Anyway, you can probably guess how the confession went. Bishop ghosted him again.

But I think this sparked a change in Dalston. Maybe all the rejections are affecting him because he just dyed his hair red.

Will this improve his chances of success? I'm sure we'll find out soon.

This is getting out of hand...

So Dalston went on another date. I'm not bothering to post pictures because you all know how it goes. Not good.

But here's a change. Katia decided to set Angela and Emmy up on a date.

The last time Katia played matchmaker it was very successful. Janice and Melina are very happy together.

However, despite having a great time, Angela and Emmy decided to just stay friends.

But seriously Dalston, other people want to go on dates. Either find a partner or stop going out with people!