"Tec"s mom is a Marine veteran so she drilled swimming into him; He can hold his breath for a couple minutes and can swim for at least half a mile (fulfilling 1920s strongman Earle Liederman's 5 Fitness Benchmarks)
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"Tec" is rather unoriginal so he'd take a page out of Julia Child's book and just call it "Mastering the Art of Yankee* Cooking"

*"Yankee" would be the term for the recipes he reverse-engineered from his world (modern USA)

Here is Ava herself

Thanks to @majirapaws.bsky.social

Here is some art of Valentina

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Fun action flick with fight-the-power world-building style but it largely wastes the MC characterization

For a guy with pent-up rage, he doesn't really get to take it out on anyone, gets his ass kicked more times than he kicks ass, and spends too much time in "I don't want to be a hero" mode

I'm gonna see it tonight (after enjoying the last day of Olive Garden's Never Ending Pasta Bowl)

Sydney Sweeney taking a swing at Oscar Bait

Love it. Surprisingly more of a Dramedy than the wacky comedy that the trailers made it out to be. MC wants to be the lead of a Romcom but is trapped in a crime movie instead.

Snipes-Blade was already beating up cops in his first movie

'20s Blade slicing up Vampire-Klansman would have been awesome!

"Tec" met Valentina at his father's funeral as a little boy when the little girl ran away from her mother's funeral

They bonded in the week there were together culminating in a marriage promise (that they still keep)

Valentina is the warrior "Peasant Princess" and is bisexual

Ruliya is the leader of a pack of Robin Hood-esque "Counter Bandits" and is lesbian (and one of "Tina"s lovers)

"Tec" has never been in a relationship

Princess Valentina was engaged to the son of a Duke as kids. They got along well enough but as a spark was starting to happen, his insecurities got the better of him and he was manipulated into believing a framejob permanently breaking that bond

Cielo & Diana each get the idea to surprise the other with a noodle kiss but they argue over the dish with Cielo saying Ramen while she says Pasta (the cute thing is the reason they're so insistent on their choice is because they know its what the other loves)

Newsom was doing so well when he was just hunting Republicans for fun and sport. Why the hell is he trying to cozy up to them now!?

She totally did that on purpose (being the irresponsible one is RED'S job, Mervis)