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thethief1996 · 8 months

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Netanyahu has issued a statement telling Gazans to leave now, because they will target each and every corner of the Gaza Strip. He and most of the media conveniently leave out that the entirety of the Gaza Strip is surrounded by a 65 km wall, which they have used to enforce a 17 years blockade, making it the world's largest open air prison. That's why the freedom fighters had to fly over it in hand gliders. Unless the Israeli government plans to open a humanitarian corridor, which it historically has refused, this is a cynical threat. It's psychological warfare to tell palestinians they will attempt to carry out their genocide.

This comes in the heels of the operation Al-Aqsa Flood. For the first time, Palestinians have managed to regain control of occupied territory. and tore down the Erez checkpoint. Latest reports say the freedom fighters are 10 km (6 miles) from reaching the West Bank. On Friday (06/10), at dawn, the IOF was still fighting palestinian soldiers in at least 22 locations near the Gaza Strip.

Gazans who have historically had their right to movement supressed stepped out of the walls for the first time in their lives. Palestinian bulldozers tore down pieces of the wall. Freedom fighters have infiltrated Asqalan prison. 35 soldiers were captured so far. In 2011, a single soldier was exchanged for 1.027 palestinian prisoners. The resistance managed to catch the israelis by surprise in an amazing victory.

Campaigns of disinformation are already being pushed by zionists on social media. Baseless claims of sexual assault against Israeli hostages are being fed to the media, and the only source is racist stereotypes. Meanwhile, videos of Israeli settlers dessecrating Palestinian corpses are ignored (warning, this link leads to a very graphic video). The Palestine tower in Gaza, which housed several media offices, has been leveled in a clear effort to stop reporting.

528 palestinians were killed since the beginning of the year. A little over half of this number comes as casualties from yesterday's invasion. Their martyrdom is a result of brutality routinely carried out against Palestinians.

There's no comparing both sides. While Hamas had to cut holes through less protected bits of the wall caging the Gaza Strip in order to carry out the attack, the Israeli government started carpet bombing and cut access to electricity, leaving wounded Palestinians with no medical care, shutting down ventilators and dialysis machines and harming clean water distribution at a snap of their fingers. Checkpoints across the West Bank have been closed, denying access to hospitals to the entire palestinian population.

On the other hand, settlers are being carried out in planes by their native european governments.

As Mohammed El-Kurd has said, "There's a population that lives inside a cage, without citizenship, without right to movement, without access to clean water, and there's a population that enjoys its full rights."

International support is essential. All eyes must be on Palestine. People should be ashamed of showing support for the zionist occupation. $3.8 billion in military aid are sent every year from USAmerican tax payer money, and the person who pushed for the creation of this aid was the old spineless clown that's president right now.

If you can, take action. Here's some dates for future protests:

Monday, October 9

ATHENS, GREECE – Monday, Oct. 9, 7 pm, Zionist Embassy, Athens. Organizer: Somoud Greece Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CyGpGdEILQp/

BOSTON/CAMBRIDGE, MA (US) – Monday, Oct. 9, 4 pm, Cambridge City Hall. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CyH1OrRMeWi/

COMPOSTELA, GALICIA (SPAIN) – Monday, Oct. 9, 8 pm, Praza do Toural. Organizers: Mar de Lumes, Galiza por Palestina, BDS and more. Info: https://twitter.com/mardelumes/status/1710941315498725824

HONOLULU, HAWAII – Monday, Oct. 9, 5 pm, Dole St and University Ave. Organized by SFJP UH. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CyH82TEOZY6/

LONDON, ENGLAND – Monday, Oct. 9, 6 pm, Israeli Embassy. Organized by many groups (FOA, PSC, STWC, etc). Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CyGTCBptrA5/

LONDON, ONTARIO (CANADA) – Monday, Oct. 9, 2 pm Victoria Park. Organized by CPSA. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CyH63tusJTS/

MADRID, SPAIN – Monday, Oct. 9, 8 pm, Puerta del Sol. Organizers: Masar Badil, Samidoun Spain, Alkarama, Alyudur, Unadikum. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CyHFOVLqKw0/

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (US) – Monday, Oct. 9, 6 pm, Sen. Klobuchar office, 1200 S Washington Ave, Minneapolis. Organized by Anti-War Committee. Info: https://www.answercoalition.org/join_a_protest_near_you_free_palestine

NEW HAVEN, CT (US) – Monday, Oct. 9, 3 pm 165 Church St, City Hall, New Haven. Organized by Yalies 4 Palestine. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CyIwyqrgCqh

NEW ORLEANS, LA (US) – Monday, Oct. 9, 5:30 pm, Duncan Plaza, New Orleans Organized by PSL, JVP, FRSO. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CyJLa_4uzQ9

NEW YORK, NY (US) – Monday, Oct. 9, 2 pm, Zionist Embassy, 800 2nd Avenue, NYC. Organizer: Within Our Lifetime, Samidoun NY/NJ, Existence is Resistance, Decolonize this Place, CUNY For Palestine & more. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CyG85-SAXsB/

ORMOND BEACH, FL (US) – Monday, Oct. 9, 4 pm, SE Corner of Granada and Beach. Organized by Daytona Workers League. Info: https://www.answercoalition.org/join_a_protest_near_you_free_palestine

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – Monday, Oct. 9, 5:30 pm Town Hall. Organized by Palestine Action Group. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CyHLhgnBEv4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

TORONTO, CANADA – Monday, Oct. 9, 2 pm, Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto. Organized by PYM. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CyGtNclA55P/

VANCOUVER, BC (CANADA) – Monday, Oct. 9, 2 pm, Vancouver Art Gallery. Organized by PYM, Samidoun, CPA, SPHR UBC, BDS Vancouver. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CyHOjTlAE2r/

Tuesday, October 10

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND – Tuesday, Oct. 10, 9:30 am, Outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court. Organized by Scottish PSC. Info: https://www.scottishpsc.org.uk/statements/call-to-action-14-october-at-2pm

Wednesday, October 11

MANCHESTER, NH (US) – Wed, Oct. 11, 7 pm, Senator Jeanne Shaheen’s office, 1000 Elm St. Organizers: PSL, ANSWER. Info: https://www.answercoalition.org/join_a_protest_near_you_free_palestine

Thursday, October 12

NATIONAL STUDENTS FOR JUSTICE IN PALESTINE (North America) is calling for a Day of Resistance on Thursday, Oct. 12: https://www.instagram.com/nationalsjp/

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA (US) – Thurs, Oct. 12, 4:30 pm, Raymond ave and Energy Park Drive, St Paul. Organized by Anti War Committee. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CyHKEUFJzih/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Saturday, October 14

ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND – Sat, Oct. 14, 2 pm, St. Nichlas Square. Organized by Scottish PSC. Info: https://www.scottishpsc.org.uk/statements/call-to-action-14-october-at-2pm

DUNDEE, SCOTLAND – Sat, Oct. 14, 2 pm, Place TBA. Organized by Scottish PSC. Info: https://www.scottishpsc.org.uk/statements/call-to-action-14-october-at-2pm

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND – Sat, Oct 14, 2 pm, Princes Street at Foot of the Mound. Organized by Scottish PSC. Info: https://www.scottishpsc.org.uk/statements/call-to-action-14-october-at-2pm

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – Sat. Oct 14, 2 pm, Buchanan Steps. Organized by Scottish PSC. Info: https://www.scottishpsc.org.uk/statements/call-to-action-14-october-at-2pm

#free palestine #save gaza

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8iunie · 1 year

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Måneskin: “When you get famous, people just want to know who you’re f**king”

The global Italian rockers open up about discovering themselves, mastering fame and finding their genderless sound. (posted on 20.01.2023)

It’s late morning and Italian rock band Måneskin are comfortably seated in a swanky West London hotel room, already kitted out in signature Gucci, jet-black eyeliner, and clean-cut 70s-style statement suits. The quartet, an electric gleam of cool against a silver-spotted setting, are nonchalantly scrunched into a deep turquoise couch. Their suave image serves as a reminder of how far they’ve come since their early Italian X Factor days.

Over a year has passed since the group’s whirlwind takeover as glam rock stars conquering the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 and they’re showing no signs of slowing down. In fact, the band’s authentic image and relentless sound has earned them over six million followers on their band’s Instagram account — a figure greater than the population living in their fashion capital hometown, Rome, where the rock and rollers were born. Måneskin’s rise as next generation figureheads isn’t too unconventional, after all, plenty of breakthrough acts – ABBA, Celine Dion, One Direction – have cut their teeth on televised competitions. And as game-changing winners, the rock band are eager to start writing their own legacy.

Måneskin’s commitment to being more than a hazy Eurovision memory is not to be unexpected. The band have committedly popped where you would least expect them – the 2021 BRIT Awards, Gucci’s luxury Aria campaign, or Disney’s live-action adaptation of Cruella – reminding us that they’re not going anywhere. And, just yesterday, the Italian artists spontaneously flew to London for a glitzy one-off showcase to debut their emo ballad, The Loneliest, co-written by British producer MNEK. While they’ve marginally recovered, the band are still buzzing from last night’s sweaty reception at Camden’s The Underworld in front of 500 die-hard fans. (“Oh my god, it was like a sauna in there,” bassist Victoria De Angelis chimes in, her voice hoarse from the manic show). It doesn’t matter if they’re pulling off last-minute sold-out performances or rubbing elbows with Guns’N’Roses, the Eurovision victors are doing it in style: flamboyantly dressed and with a compelling sense of gratitude.

Now, whether they’re rocking fashion red carpets or main stages, Måneskin are ready to make their presence felt. “We’ve gained a lot of successful things in the last year and we’re really happy about all the paths we’re going through,” drummer Ethan Torchio says, gesturing to the wider band. “We never had a specific ambition to gain or to achieve anything. It’s all about how we approach it day by day.”

While the band may not have pinned their hopes on a specific accolade, Måneskin’s shared teenage experiences primed them for their rapid accession as one of Europe’s hottest rock exports. Forming at high school as a unified three-piece, Ethan Torchio joined the gang after responding to an online open call out for a drummer. This fateful pairing, alongside the band’s long-standing friendship has become the crux of Måneskin’s outlook. “We all have a very clear vision — we are very bitchy,” Victoria says confidently, smiling. “We have very specific ideas. Being only four [of us] and not having overproduction, we think that our individual sound really makes the difference”. Ethan, who’s taken to perching on the couch armrest, echoes his bandmate: “We’re perfectionists.”

As Måneskin’s latest album, RUSH!, dawns, the artists have been busy splitting their legacy between Italy and the rest of the world – from showcasing support for Ukraine at Coachella in California to bringing their rock and roll swagger to The Green Fashion Awards alongside style icons Karolina Kurkova and Elisa Sednaoui. “These two ways of expression (rock and roll) are ways in which we have always liked to measure ourselves,” youngest member Thomas Raggi says in accented English. “We like to alternate them because they represent the different musical souls of which the band is composed.”

Måneskin’s rock and roll philosophy is more than a reliable shoehorned statement. Much like their striking clothing, it fits like a well-worn mantra. (“In a younger age, it really helped us define our personality and stand out in some way,” Victoria says.) Growing up in a “very conservative country”, the artists found the music scene as an opportunity to experiment with their image as teenagers. Labelled as “weird” or receiving “a lot of judgements” wasn’t going to hold Måneskin back. Instead, the alternative act learned to lean on each other for support, she says, and strengthened their bond. “It really helped to have a purpose and have this project together. It made us feel reassured that we’re doing something cool and we were allowed to be ourselves.”

As the band found themselves migrating from headline to headline, they became accustomed to facing off gossip together. Ask them about the cocaine-meets- Eurovision moment and they all laugh, sharing familiar smiles with each other. “We were already so successful in Italy so we got kind of used to hearing speculation about us,” Ethan shrugs. “The huge Eurovision blowout was a good moment of our lives because we were all at a point of growing and personality building.”

But the speculation didn’t just stop there. The questions of drugs subsided and talk about sexuality quickly rose to the fore. At the time, a quick internet search of Måneskin’s name would lead to autofills poking questions at everything to boyfriends, girlfriends, and identity labels. “We’re not very touched by these kinds of comments. We all are very sure of what we are and how we want to show it,” Ethan responds. Although the band were quickly dismissive of the online talk, a bigger lesson loomed, frontman Damiano David reveals. “In Italy, we did not discover that there’s more than one sexuality until we got to use social media. Just like everybody else, I was [use terms] ‘straight’ or ‘gay’,” he candidly shares. Since then, the vocalist admits he’s taking on “more knowledge” to better himself as an ally — “I’m fully straight but this doesn’t stop me from being an ally. I’m on the side that has to learn new things.”

The band’s public discussion of identity has been one they’ve decidedly kept close to their chest, until now. “We understand people can get very affected by [speculation] because they’re making themselves sure of what they are and how to express [themselves] to their parents or to their friends,” Ethan empathises. As a member who has faced the brunt of opinion, the drummer pauses, choosing his words carefully: “[Trying] to guess people’s sexualities is one of the worst things to do — it’s very bad.”

A time that was particularly testing for the band was when Måneskin’s provocative Want To Be Your Slave music video hit the internet. A visual centred on sexual liberation and self-expression, the band quickly faced questions on their aesthetic and affiliation to queerness. “People are curious about it because it’s been quite a taboo topic for many years, it’s something now that other people are so interested in, not only with celebrities, but just generally with everyone,” Victoria says. She recalls times in high school where similar-aged teenagers would guess whether an effeminate boy is gay or not. “Like, who the fuck cares?!” she huffs. “People are really interested in the private lives of the artists. They look it up because it makes them feel like they know you better or it’s just to gossip or break a scandal.”

A brief pause falls over the band and Damiano shakes his head, prepping an answer: “I think it’s easier. It’s just not that complicated. When you get famous, people just want to know who you’re fucking. It’s just sick curiosity.” The inner-band debate strikes up again as Ethan proposes the media curiosity is fuelled by a misdirected want for knowledge and understanding.

While this is one the few times the band disagree, they respectfully onboard one another’s opinions as they take stock of the bigger conversation. The root of animated discussion breaks open as the members begin to turn the question inward. “I don’t really know how to identify. In the past years, I’ve been identifying as bi, but, lately, I’m having no interest in boys. I’m discovering [my identity is] developing,” Victoria says, her striped brown tie falling forwards. “I like some girls and then it changes to ‘okay, I almost don’t like any boys at all’. It is something constantly… It’s lesbian but also Harry Styles.” Damiano cracks up with laughter and Ethan quips that the former One Direction star is christened “the chosen one”. Circling back to her line of thought, the bassist proves she’s hardcore with her closing line — “It’s just who you are and you can really express yourself and I think this is like what matters the most and what we think is real rock and roll and freedom.”

Måneskin are no strangers to taking a stand. If you ask us, it looks like they love causing a bit of a stir. Mid-last year, the band, once again, caught headlines after Damiano and Thomas shared an unplanned kiss on stage at the Polsat SuperHit Festival. The band vividly recalls fans sharing the impact their music had on them. “When you get there and see how you can help thousands of people, it really makes you understand the difference you can have in that moment,” Victoria reflects. The group’s commitment to ensuring freedom of expression is larger than a few lyrics in a song – it feeds into their interviews and on-stage actions too.

“Being part of this generation it’s hard. It’s useful to take some strong positions on topics, because we need some strong actions. We’re just trying to do our part,” Thomas elaborates, explaining Måneskin’s move to be controversial every now and then. “We also try to improve ourselves every day. But at least you can try to find and to look for the right thing to do.” Lead singer Damiano backs up the decision to use their platform to back political causes. “If you have the courage to speak up about things, I think it’s very, very helpful,” he says earnestly. “We have to be able to understand when it’s better for us to take a step back and let those really affected people talk about it, because we are just allies and we’re not getting discriminated against, but we can try to be empathetic and use our voice and our power to help everybody.”

The four-piece have chalked up a reputation for being unpredictable and stylishly outrageous, but this consensus doesn’t sway the young band. If anything, their years in the on-screen media pipeline has taught them how to utilise the spotlight. It doesn’t matter whether they’re discussing music, tours or politics, the band inevitably comes back to the value of being authentic for their fans (“We just feel very close to them,” Victoria says protectively.) At the centre of their overlapping comments on friendship and frenzied life changes, Måneskin are humbly aware of how their fanbase supports them. The bassist continues, saying it’s important to create a place where everyone can be who they want. Pausing, she periodically slips into Italian, asking her bandmates to translate a term.

“It’s obvious everyone wants to be free for who they really are. In my experience, at first, I was so concerned and worried ‘who am I if I do this’ or that I’m something else or that I’m changing, but it’s [best] to not be worried about these things,” she says passionately. “We want to create with our fans and to put everyone in this healthy environment. And doing this really gives strength to young people or people who are in more oppressed situations to have courage to see that it’s okay.”

There’s no doubt Måneskin have distilled their lived lessons into this new record to create a rock and roll oasis. From beat-thumping inductions to media gossip to tongue-in-cheek comments on becoming the “kool kids”, the monstrous, hardcore noise of RUSH! has it all. “For me, it is a very personal record. It tells the story of how I came to discover myself and what I want to be as a person and as an artist,” Damiano explains. “All this frenzy led me to look inside myself, somehow I felt free to express a part of me that I had kept more hidden.”

The album is a chaotic amalgamation of crushing guitar riffs, full-throttle lyrics, and sonorous vocals sways through lines of Italian and English. Måneskin’s charge forward with spluttering drums, cranked up instrumentation, with songs pouring their original larger-than-life stamp into their broad rock productions. At their height, the band’s best tracks (La Fine, Gossip ft Tom Morello, Kool Kids) ignite like a blazing stage sign giving direction to Måneskin’s inevitable rise as one of today’s spirited rock acts.

An evolution from their gutsy sophomore studio release, Teatro d’ira: Vol. I, new album RUSH! captures the spark of each member. “Each of us had the freedom to follow our own personal direction. This time we didn’t look for the synthesis, the lowest common denominator between our different personalities, but we kind of added them up, exalted them all to the same level, and despite everything I think we still retained our identity,” Victoria shares.

With that, the band did not shy away from splurging on animated guitar hooks or fret over going too heavy with the familiar political zing of their rock tunes. Victoria adds: “We live in the concern of a progressive loss of people’s rights and we are afraid that this common thought is growing. In the track La Fine we refer precisely to this thought. Our music wants to be free and genderless. The goal is that people can identify with our message without having any definition of gender or category.”

After months of mania and unrelenting bouts of success, Måneskin are eagerly positioned to take on what’s next. And with a sold out arena in London already on the cards, it won’t be long before they’re greeting roaring fans once more. But, for now, as they savour the release of RUSH!, the band have found renewed strength in their amped up sound. “We have found our synthesis in diversity. This record is a point of pride and artistic growth for us,” Damiano reaffirms. And in a lesson learned by all, Victoria shares a final note of uplifting advice: “Never be afraid to express yourself. Always be free!”

WORDS BY ZOYA RAZA-SHEIKH

PHOTOGRAPHY BY FABIO GERMINARIO

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longshotte · 2 years

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Code Geass: Arthur on the Misty Streets preview novel English translation (Genesic Re;CODE)

Code Geass: Arthur on the Misty Streets

霧京のアーサー

Written by Kouhei Azano

Translated by Longshotte

Case 1: A Scandal Most Demonic, Scene 2

222B, Baker Street.

That is Conan’s current residence. As the north-south main street, Baker Street runs through the heart of London’s West End, with 222 overlooking it.

Opening the front door and ascending the stairs, Conan’s bedroom is located on the third floor of the building. The sitting room, dining room as well as his flatmate’s bedroom are all on the second floor.

Opening the door from the hallway, Conan entered into the sitting room.

“Ah, welcome back.”

“…Spare me the pleasantries.”

Lounging in the room was a girl, wearing an oversized shirt under suspenders that held up her trousers. She tosses her newsie cap into the centre of the table as her jacket hangs from the back of her seat. Her boyish fashion sense is supported by her hair as well, which is cut into a shoulder-length bob. At 18 years old, she’s only three years the junior of Conan, yet the appearances of the two betray that close gap. Behind the lenses of her glasses, her spirited eyes were fixed on him.

“Listen, Miss Hudson, no unmarried woman, no matter whether she is the landlady’s granddaughter or not, should be barging into a bachelor’s flat as often as you do.”

“Oh please, use my first name for once! Say it with me; M-a-r-y! If you keep just calling me Hudson, someone’s eventually going to end up getting confused.”

“…Again, you must stop acting so chummy like this.”

“You’re really still hung up on that? Why do you even care so much?”

“I am your elder. That is reason enough to care,” Conan replied with a sour look as he turned to hang his coat on the rack.

The spacious, aged sitting room was beautiful, and from a glance was obviously too much for a single working student in all aspects. Beneath the round table surrounded by a set of four chairs lay a faded carpet. In the middle of the room is a fireplace, along with two armchairs in front of it. Elsewhere is a couch large enough to nap on and two desks, one for writing and another for working. In addition to the furniture, bookshelves and cupboards of various sizes fill the empty space along the walls. Everything, seemingly, meticulously cleaned, arranged and orderly, just as Conan wanted.

However, if one were to look closely, they would quickly notice small bits chaotically tampered with across the room. Certain documents and files about to spill from their shelves. Distorted bits of scrap metal whose use was anyone’s guess, lined up together in a row, alongside junk that had clear uses, yet none of the ones that come to mind would explain why it would be laid out here. In especially poor condition is the work desk, which is stained with oil and scorch marks. Crumpled blueprints, copper wires, more metal bits, as well as various bolts, nuts and screws were strewn about. Accompanying them, different tools like wrenches, screwdrivers, hammers, as well as rulers, compasses, and even beakers filled with chemicals were set down haphazardly on the desk. In front of the desk was a scribbled note, pinned to the wall by way of a knife.

And, finally, there was the fact that the previously mentioned fireplace had been entirely ‘remodelled.’ As it burned, a low hum came from it. The mantelpiece was lined by polished gauges, with cords and pipes running through it like veins and vessels. These connected not only to the hearth, but to all manner of machines throughout the sitting room.

This all is the chaos that Conan’s flatmate leaves in his wake, as naturally as he breathes.

“…So, what of Arthur?” Conan then asked Mary.

In that moment between question and answer, from another door—the one that led to his flatmate’s room—

—Krakk!

It was a sound akin to something bursting.

Someone unversed with occurrences like this would have believed a pistol had been fired into the wall. While Conan hadn’t an idea of what exactly the cause of the noise was, what he did know was that it wasn’t uncommon for such a thing to come from the other room. He simply took this to be evidence of him being at work in his room.

“…The same as usual, then, I take it?” Conan took a seat within the chair closest to him with a sigh, tossing the newspaper in his hand onto the table.

Mary, noticing the paper, let out an “Ah!”, her lenses flashing against the light as she sat up.

Conan, realising his mistake, gave a pained frown.

“That article—! Hah, I knew you were looking into this, Conan!”

“Again with that familiarity—that besides, I simply had it because a fellow at university handed it to me.”

“But still, that means you at least—”

“—Not I, my colleague—”

“—Oh, come on, I know none of your other friends care about this ‘Jack the Knightmare’ and their antics,” Mary says, leaning over the table, smugly puffing up.

“Yes, well, I wouldn’t have to take an interest in this if our so-called renowned detective could bother solving it! That damnable Arthur Holmes!” Conan meets his gaze with Mary’s, whose eyes now have a burning vigour in them. Breaking from the stare of the landlady’s granddaughter, he glances back at the newspaper on the table.

‘Jack the Knightmare.’ The name given to the killer that currently stalks the streets of London. The found victims have been a variety of ages and genders, have no relation or contact with each other, and have no consistent times of death. Sometimes there is only one murder, and others there will be three bodies found in one night. No connection can be found between the locations they happen in, other than being within London and its suburbs. Therefore, they are classified as indiscriminate murders, with no known commonality in targets.

Yet, despite the victims having no links, the crimes themselves had several common aspects. Firstly, most of the murders are perpetrated during the night. Secondly, a knife is always instrumental in the killings. Finally, a mask is always found at the scene of the crime. It is for this reason that the killer is believed either to be the same person or a group working in tandem. As such, they have been given the common title of ‘Jack the Knightmare’ for their nightmarish acts. A truly bizarre criminal who has gripped gossip-loving Londoners with both fear and curiosity. And, of course, the tabloids were quick to pick up on this story.

“You know, we’ve been getting a lot of letters writing about it recently at the Strand. The editor-in-chief has been nagging me for days to get Arthur’s comment on what he’s gonna do about it. What in the world has he been up to!?” young Mary Hudson, reporter for Strand News, questioned. As the daughter of their landlady, she regularly takes advantage of her unique position to gather stories for her ‘Detective Column,’ which has since become incredibly popular.

“I can just tell you his comments myself, then. He’d either say ‘I’m not interested’ or ‘It’s a job for the bobbies.’”

“I can’t use that! I need something inspiring! Something befitting of a heroic detective!”

“Then I’m afraid you’re looking for something we can’t offer.”

“Still, I need to try! It’s what a reporter is supposed to look for!”

“A journalist is supposed to print the truth, not empty platitudes.”

Mary simply adjusted her glasses with a snicker at Conan’s frankness, not letting him get to her sentimentalist attitude. Correcting her was a fool’s errand.

The victim of the latest case was a young woman. The newspapers were all eager to report on her death, no doubt in part due to her good looks, as well as that her body was found near Primrose Hill. While nearby an upscale residential area, the fact that it has been the stage for murders and duels previously in the past has stirred the papers to gather any information about the incident that they can.

And—

—Krakk!

The sound echoed from the next room once more, and was now cascading.

Brrr-ba-bum-ba-bzzzz.

Conan and Mary looked to each other, neither saying a word, and both with a face that told them that neither wanted to be the one to check on him.

And then, breaking that moment of anticipation,

—Krakooom!

A loud explosion broke through the air of the room, shaking the entirety of 222B, Baker Street. Conan and Mary both reflexively clung to the chairs they were in.

“Okay, isn’t this a bit much, Conan!?”

“Argh, that damn dimwit is too smart for his own good!” With the explosion still ringing, Conan rises from his chair and toward the door leading to the adjoining room.

But, no sooner had Conan reached for the knob than the door swung open from the other side, as if it was lying in wait.

And thus entered the dubious man himself. Wearing round, black lensed goggles, an apron outfitted with bulging and overflowing pockets, and leather gloves protecting both his hands. In his right hand he carries a curious metallic rod, and in his left a strange metal box, connected to the rod via a cord. Though they couldn’t see his eyes through the tinted lenses, his wide, satisfactory grin was plainly visible across his face.

“I’ve done it! My latest project!” he declared emphatically, stepping further into the sitting room.

As he slammed the rod and box down on the table, Mary quickly snatched up her cap.

Peeling away his goggles, he says, “This is a masterwork, if I dare to say myself. Go ahead, look for yourselves!” The young man—Conan’s flatmate, Arthur Holmes—had the same proud look a child would have showing off the favourite insect he had found.

“…How magnanimous of you to say after shoving it into our faces…” Conan says, faintly disgusted. “So what manner of device is it this time? From the explosion a moment ago, it seems even more dangerous than your usual fare.”

“‘Dangerous’? Perish the thought! As long you are acquainted with the controls, it is as safe as can be! Amusing to think how important safety and control is to a weapon, isn’t it?”

“‘Weapon’!?” Unease washes over the pair who were waiting. Out of the corner of his eye, Conan barely notices Mary silently backing away from the table.

“Quite so. What I’ve invented here is an electrified sword, in a sense. The box here is the power source, and the body of the blade acts as the electrode. The voltage it generates is enough to send a painful shock through anyone who so dares to touch the blade!”

“Fine, we understand how it's used now, but what I am asking is why you made it in the first place!”

“I’ve decided to dub it the ‘Electric Sword’, or ‘E-Sword’ for short. However, this is still in the prototype phase, my next step is to miniaturise the power supply and integrate it into the rod itse—”

“Don’t simply dance past my question!”

When Conan raises his voice to cut him off, Arthur simply lets out an “Ah,” and raises his eyebrow, looking a bit bored. “I had no particular reasoning behind this invention, or any of them, really. An invention is an idea, and an idea is akin to a revelation gifted by our insatiable appetites for knowledge. To seek meaning behind a revelation is nonsense, Conan.”

“That is to say you essentially made everything up as you went.”

“And let me repeat myself, it is not at all dangerous! In fact, it’s even less deadly than a normal blade. It would be quite difficult to die from it.”

“‘Difficult to die from it’… How encouraging. —Hold on now, why are you pointing it at me? And what was that switching noise I just heard!?”

“It would be faster to demonstrate than to explain, wouldn’t it?”

“Demonstrate it on yourself, then! And now it’s sparking! The sparks are flying all over! In which world do you consider this as safe!?”

“Oh, calm yourself. As long as the voltage is low enough, you’ll be fine— Well, that’s odd…”

“‘Odd’!?

“Wait, Arthur! Let me get my camera ready—”

“Mary, this is no time for you to play reporter!”

Conan and Arthur were locked across from each other, the table between them. As they squared off, Mary took out her folding camera, one of the latest designs made in the Britannian mainland.

Then, a knock came at the door.

“Mr. Holmes, are you there? There’s a visitor here looking to speak with you about the ‘Jack the Knightmare’ case,” the voice through the door says.

Hearing this, the three look at each other.

~To Be Continued~

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