Live Review: Bas Jan at SOUP in Manchester 11 November 2023
Words: Andy Hughes
Rocking up to SOUP in Manchester on Saturday night, we knew we were in the right spot for Londoners Bas Jan when we overheard a conversation outside the venue about how good the turmeric was in a recipe someone had made. The over 30s were in the house – and that included us (though my partner was living it up, whacking a shot of tequila in her Schöfferhofer to make it a…
The Paradise Protec̶̯͝t̷̨́i̵̯͊o̴̧͑n̸̮̓ ̴͒ͅP̷͚̉r̶͕̽ȏ̸̯ẗ̴̳́ó̵͜c̸̻̆ol has sư̷̪m̷͎̐m̶̟̉oned a pow̷̪̿e̷̜͐r̸̡͗f̶̐͜u̴͓͋l̸̞̐ ̸͓͊t̷͎̍r̷̩͌a̸͍͝i̷͙͐ņ̸̑e̶̠̎r!
Volotober day 1, ehe~ What if Sara/Turo could summon a powerful trainer to fight for them? Perhaps the trainer that's rumoured to be one of the strongest in history~
Helicobacter (71787 words) by @apparitionism
Chapters: 17/17
Fandom: Warehouse 13
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Myka Bering/Helena "H. G." Wells
Characters: Myka Bering, Helena "H. G." Wells, Steve Jinks, Abigail Chow
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting
Summary:
Someone named “Helena” and someone named “Myka” happen to meet, happen to click in unexpected ways, and happen to encounter obstacles to exploring said clicking. Will these two crazy kids find a way to work things out? Well… this is a (very romantic) comedy, so let’s hope so. It’s about urban planning and medicine and fake engagements and koans and a lot of other things, including various flora and fauna and what the universe has in mind for each of us. As I’ve said before to kick off a story or two: now let’s have some fun.
Please tell us why you like this fic so much!
It's. Just. So. Enthusiastically. Bizarre.
It's got everything I love: breathtakingly awkward situations. Clever screwball comedy dialogue. Fake dating. Pedantry. A rake who's trying to be good. A good girl who's trying to make her stop. Koan. Abigail being Abigail. Marginalia (omg the marginalia!). A story about Myka and raccoons. Codewords. Charles and Helena being snarkily loving siblings.
And best of all it's a 'Helena is desperately trying to convince herself and everyone else that she is on top of the situation and she is absolutely not' fic, and I love those.
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