#alice van zieks

[eldritchlittleblackdragon]

This is still very much a work in progress, but this is my Alice/Kazuma playlist so far.

#alice van zieks #kazuma asogi/oc #kazuma asougi/oc #tgaa oc #Spotify

[hauntthenarrative]

Haunting the Narrative Character Roster

Thank you for your patience while we sorted the submissions, and thank you to everyone who submitted! Here’s the final character roster for our tournament!!

The roster is currently in alphabetical order by character name for your convenience; we haven't made the brackets yet! Please check out this media list first if you want to know the media without potential spoilers, and keep these things in mind going forward!

Ai Hoshino (Oshi no Ko)

Alice (Alice Isn’t Dead)

Altan Trengsin (The Poppy War Trilogy by R. F. Kuang)

Andrey Nokolayewich Bolkonsky (Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812)

August (A3! Act! Addict! Actors!)

Ava Ferin (Just Roll With It: Riptide)

Avator Roku (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

Ayano Tateyama (Kagerou Project)

Beatrice Baudelaire (A Series of Unfortunate Events)

Caleb Wittebane (The Owl House)

Carmen (Lobotomy Corporation)

Cassandra “Andi” Brand (Glass Onion)

Chara/The Fallen Human (Undertale)

Connor Murphy (Dear Evan Hansen)

December “Dess” Holiday (Deltarune)

Doug Rattmann (Portal)

Dr. Casper Darling (Control)

Falin Touden (Dungeon Meshi)

Gertrude Robinson (The Magnus Archives)

Godot (Waiting for Godot)

Goto’s Girlfriend (Samurai Flamenco)

Gregory Edgeworth (Ace Attorney)

Hinawa (Mother 3)

Indou Hikaru (The Summer Hikaru Died)

Iphigenia (The Iliad)

Jackie Taylor (Yellowjackets)

Jason Todd/Red Hood (Batman)

Joe Tazuna (Your Turn to Die)

Jordie Rietveld (Six of Crows Duology by Leigh Bardugo)

Junko Enoshima (Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair/Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony)

Kasumi Yoshizawa (Persona 5: Royal)

Kite (Hunter x Hunter)

Klint van Zieks (The Great Ace Attorney)

Lacie Baskerville (Pandora Hearts)

Laura Palmer (Twin Peaks)

Leelathae/Lilyth (Cursed Princess Club)

Lup (The Adventure Zone: Balance)

Maes Hughes (Fullmetal Alchemist)

Mami Tomoe (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)

Mara (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)

Mari (Omori)

Maria Robotnik (Sonic)

Maric Theirin (Dragon Age)

Martel Yggdrasil (Tales of Symphonia)

Murata Himeko (Honkai Impact 3rd)

Professor Sada/Professor Turo (Pokémon Scarlet & Violet)

Rebecca de Winter (Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier)

Red-Haired Shanks (One Piece)

Renju Okiura (AI: The Somnium Files)

Rose Quartz/Pink Diamond (Steven Universe)

Rose Thorburn Sr. (Pact: Devils and Details, by J. C. McCrae)

Saki Momose (Kamen Rider Ex-Aid)

Shannon Masters (Warrior Nun)

Shen Jiu/Original Shen Qingqiu (The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System)

Sliver of Straw (Rain World)

Summer Rose (RWBY)

Tadashi Hamada (Big Hero 6)

Ted Kord/Blue Beetle (Booster Gold)

The Oldest Dream (Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint)

The Pale King (Hollow Knight)

The Snail (Zero Escape)

Trisha Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist)

White Lily Cookie (Cookie Run: Kingdom)

Zack Fair (Final Fantasy VII)

#haunting the narrative tournament #not polls

[angeaxil]

I was in the mood to draw again and so I did begin to doodle some OC’s that I absolutely adore with my whole entire being along with my own! ✨🌸 Uplifitng my mood for a bit before my finals arrive, and that’s it!

DGS OC Alice van Zieks belongs to their rightful owner @eldritchlittleblackdragon

DGS OC Roshni Agarwal belongs to their rightful owner @scarlettjskipper

My DGS OC Genevieve Bellerose belongs to me!

(Note: I don’t own any of the canon DGS characters at all! They belong to their rightful author.)

#dgs #tgaa #the great ace attorney #ace attorney #the great ace attorney chronicles #tgaac #dgs spoilers #tgaa oc #dgs oc #alice van zieks #Roshni Agarwal #Genevieve Bellerose #barok van zieks #lady baskerville #kazuma asogi #barok van zieks/oc #kazuma asougi/oc

[yumiluna]

what if................Iris in Wonderland 😳

#this idea came to me in a dream #dgs #tgaa #the great ace attorney #iris fell asleep while reading alice in wonderland one day and dreamt all her friends and fam were the characters Im Just Thinking ABout it #i had a lot of fun designing his majestys van zieks outfit #i drew inspo from riddle twisted wonderland and vivaldi hnkna and im #im Very happy with him #iris wilson #herlock sholmes #dgs sherlock holmes #barok van zieks #susato mikotoba #kazuma asogi #kazuma asougi #gina lestrade #ryuunosuke naruhodou #ryunosuke naruhodo #dai gyakuten saiban

[cannondisabledcharacters]

Accepted Characters 5/9/2022

Norma DePlume from Ace Attorney

Nanko from The Island of the Blue Dolphins

Miles from The Candymakers

Logan from The Candymakers

Alice West from Take Wing

James Ross from Take Wing

Pavel from Professor Layton

Kim Yong-bi from Ashita no Joe

Gracia Ul Naga Saillune (Naga the White Serpent) from Slayers

Tsunade from Naruto

Claude from Synesthesia

Winner Sinclair of Karin

Marco's mother from Synesthesia

Whisp from the Animal Crossing series

Michelle Ashton from Let's Play Ballerina

Unnamed old man from The Arrival

Nettle from Nettle and the Hush-Hush’

Rasher from Animal Crossing

Yuki Shirai from Mission Yozakura Family

Rin Fudo from Mission Yozakura Family

Mashiro Shiina from The Pet Girl of Sakurasou

Ryunosuke Akasaka in The Pet Girl of Sakurasou

Kojiro Sakai from Irresponsible Captain Tylor

Akeboshi from Diamond in the Rough

Kai from Diamond in the Rough

Eve from Eaternal Nocturnal

Wardell from Animal Crossing

Daisuke Jigen from Lupin III

Barok van Zieks from Ace Attorney

Daley Vigil from Ace Attorney

Morgan le Fay from Merlin (1998)

McCracken from Weekend Warrior

Lily von Schtupp from Blazing Saddles

Venus from Ace Attorney

Kazuma Asogi from Ace Attorney

Go Gan from Black Jack

Henry Turner from Regarding Henry

Gaara from the Naruto series

Mrs. Ronder from Sherlock Holmes

Dr. John H. Watson from Sherlock Holmes

Dr. Emmett Brown from Back to the Future

Fuuka Yuzuki from Phantom Seer

The old novelist from Till We Meet Again

Qe Gingfei from Sword & Fairy

Chan's mother in Till We Meet Again

462 Characters Remain

#accepted characters #not character of the day #spoilers!

[the-ultimate-imagine-blog]

Fandoms/rules

Requests: Open. Go ahead and send me asks, don’t be shy :) Also don’t be afraid to talk to me if ya’d like, I don’t mind chatting!

Please read all of this

Rules:

-This is all reader insert. It can be romantic or platonic. 

-Maximum characters I’ll do in one ask is 5.

-Please be specific in what you want. And since some characters from different fandoms may share the same name please be specific from what they come from. (Like, do you want Leon from Pokemon or Leon from Rune Factory 4?)

-Reader will automatically be gender neutral unless you specify.

-Certain characters will be aged up for obvious reasons. No NSFW asks for the aged up characters, though.

-Yes, NSFW asks are allowed. 

-AUs are allowed.

-Pretty much anything is allowed. Whether it’s fluff or angst.

-Please be patient. I am just one person and I do have a life. I will get to requests when I can.

Fandoms and Characters available:

-Kid icarus uprising characters: atm I can do Pit, Dark Pit, Palutena, Viridi, Magnus, Hades.

Fire emblem characters: Characters from Fates, Awakening and Three Houses.

Kingdom Hearts: I can do Sora, Roxas, Riku, Ventus, Terra, Aqua, Kairi, Xion, Axel/Lea, Ienzo, Vanitas. 

Don’t Starve(Together): Wilson, Willow, Wolfgang, Wendy, WX-78, Wickerbottom, Woodie, Wes, Maxwell, Wigfrid, Webber, Walani, Warly, Wilbur(platonic only), Woodlegs, Wormwood, Wheeler, Wilba, Winona, Wortox, Wurt, Walter, Wanda, Charlie, and Wagstaff.

Cult of the Lamb: All characters.

Pokemon characters: I can do Red, Green(or Blue if you prefer calling him that), Leaf, Ethan, Lyra, Silver, May, Brendan, Wally, Barry, Dawn, Lucas, N, Hilbert, Hilda, Cheren, Bianca, Hugh, Calem, Serena, Trevor, Hau, Gladion, Lillie, Guzma, Kiawe, Ilima, Hop, Bede, Leon, Raihan, Nessa, Sonia, Marnie, Piers, Milo, Bea, Adaman, Irida, Cyllene, Laventon, Rei, Akari, Volo, Arven, Nemona and Penny.

Mother/Earthbound: I can do Lloid, Ness, Paula, Poo, Jeff, Lucas, Claus, Duster and Kumatora..

Legend of Zelda: I can do characters from Skyward Sword, Twilight Princess, Wind waker, Ocarina of Time, Majora’s Mask, Breath of the Wild, Tears of the Kingdom. Please specify which Link or Zelda you want.

Xenoblade chronicles 1, 2, and 3: I can do Shulk, Reyn, Dunban, Fiora, Sharla, Melia, Rex, Zeke, Pyra, Mythra, Pandoria, Nia, Morag, Brighid, Mikhail, Ahkos, Malos, Patroka, Jin, Lora, Haze, Hugo, Addam, Noah, Mio, Eunie, Taion, Lanz, Sena, the Heroes, Matthew, Na’el, Glimmer, Nikol, Linka, Panacea, (Nopon characters get only platonic answers.)

Splatoon 1-3(Manga too): Callie, Marie, Pearl, Marina, Shiver, Frye, Big Man, Agent 4, Agent 8, Captain 3, the manga characters.

Camp Camp: David, Gwen, Max, Nikki, Neil, Ered, Nerris, Preston, and Harrison for now

(The Great)Ace attorney: I can do Phoenix Wright, Apollo, Athena, Maya, Miles Edgeworth, Simon Blackquill, Ryuunosuke Naruhodou, Kazuma Asougi, Susato Mikotoba, Barok van Zieks, and Sherlock.

Undertale/Deltarune characters: pretty much everyone in those games.

Mystic Messenger: Zen, Yoosung, Jaehee, Jumin, Seven, V, Saeran(tell me which one), and Vanderwood. 

Stardew Valley: All of the bachelors/bachelorettes.

Persona 4 and 5: I can do Yu Narukami, Yosuke, Chie, Yukiko, Rise, Kanji, Naoto, Teddie, Akira/Ren, Ryuji Sakamoto, Yusuke Kitagawa, Ann, Haru, Makoto, Futaba, Mishima, and Zenkichi.

Detroit become human: I can do Markus, Connor, Kara, Luther, North, Josh, Ralph, Hank, and Simon.

Chrono Trigger: Crono, Lucca, Marle, Frog/Glenn, Robo, Magus

Hazbin Hotel: Charlie + Vaggie(will not separate them), Alastor(platonic only), Niffty, Husk, Angel Dust, Sir Pentious, Lucifer, Velvette, Adam, Lute, Emily, Sera

Rune Factory 3, 4 and 5: Micah, Raven, Shara, Sofia, Kuruna, Karina, Pia, Daria, Collette, Marian, Sakuya, Carmen, Evelyn, Gaius, Carlos, Zaid, Ondorus, Lest, Frey, Bado, Illuminata, Doug, Leon, Arthur, Kiel, Dylas, Vishnal, Dolce, Margaret, Clorica, Forte, Xiao Pai, Ares, Alice, Elsje, Terry, Murakumo, Ryker, Lucas, Reinhard, Cecil, Martin, Scarlett, Beatrice, Priscilla, Lucy, Ludmila, Misasagi, Fuuka

OMORI: Sunny, Mari, Kel, Hero, Basil and Aubrey

AI: The Somnium Files(Nirvana Initiative): Kaname Date, Boss, Iris, Hitomi, Ota, Moma, Ryuki, Mizuki, Amame, Gen. Please do specify what route you want.

more fandoms will come in time.

#kid icarus imagines #kid icarus uprising imagines #kingdom hearts imagines #fire emblem imagines #pokemon imagines #mystic messenger imagines #persona 4 imagines #persona 5 imagines #mother imagines #earthbound imagines #xenoblade imagines #Xenoblade 2 imagines #zelda imagines #legend of zelda imagines #ace attorney imagines #undertale imagines #deltarune imagines #hunter x hunter imagines #detroit become human imagines #Chrono Trigger imagines #rune factory 4 imagines #AI: the somnium files imagines #Omori imagines #Camp Camp imagines #Xenoblade x reader #Xenoblade 2 x reader #Camp Camp x reader #Rune Factory x reader #DBH x reader #Ace Attorney x reader

[universalcarnival]

⇋  tumblr roleplaying history!

The rules are simple! Post the characters you currently roleplay as, want to roleplay, and have roleplayed in the past. Then tag people to do the same! Please repost and don’t reblog!

Currently Writing:

Sans (Undertale)

Papyrus (Undertale)

Undyne (Undertale)

Flowey (Undertale)

Asriel (Undertale)

Susie (Deltarune)

Bendy (BatIM)

William Afton (FNAF)

Applejack (MLP:FiM)

Capper (MLP the Movie)

Coffee Twist (Original MLP OC)

Discord (MLP:FiM)

Pinkie Pie (MLP:FiM)

Rainbow Dash (MLP:FiM)

Spike the Dragon (MLP:FiM)

Trixie (MLP:FiM)

Twilight Sparkle (MLP:FiM)

Giovanni (Pokemon)

Atem (YuGi-Oh!)

Ralsei (Deltarune)

Gilda (MLP:FiM)

Princess Luna (MLP:FiM)

Angel Dust (Hazbin Hotel)

Loona (Helluva Boss)

Mae Borowski (NiTW)

Bea Sontello (NiTW)

Gaster (Undertale)

Jevil (Deltarune)

Frisk (Undertale)

Toriel (Undertale)

Fluttershy (MLP:FiM)

Rarity (MLP:FiM)

Moxxie (Helluva Boss)

Claude von Riegan (Fire Emblem Three Houses)

Ashe Ubert (Fire Emblem Three Houses)

Bernadetta von Varley (Fire Emblem Three Houses)

Hanneman von Essar (Fire Emblem Three Houses)

Petra Macneary (Fire Emblem Three Houses)

Seteth (Fire Emblem Three Houses)

Blitzo (Helluva Boss)

Doctor Whooves (MLP:FiM)

Lysithea von Ordelia (Fire Emblem Three Houses)

Berdly (Deltarune)

Noelle Holiday (Deltarune)

Zecora (MLP:FiM)

Alphys (Undertale)

Charlie Mange (Hazbin Hotel)

Striker (Helluva Boss)

Piper (Helluva Boss Hellhound OC)

Queen (Deltarune)

Barok van Zieks (The Great Ace Attorney)

Herlock Sholmes (The Great Ace Attorney)

Spamton (Deltarune)

Noelle Holiday (Deltarune)

Kris Dreemurr (Deltarune)

Freddy Fazbear (FNAF Security Breach)

Roxanne Wolf (FNAF Security Breach)

Want to Write:

Enoch Drebber (The Great Ace Attorney)

Gladion (Pokemon Sun/Moon)

Cloud Strife (FF7)

Sephiroth (FF7)

Queen Chrysalis (MLP:FiM)

Peridot (Steven Universe)

Have Written:

Seto Kaiba (YuGi-Oh!)

Link (LoZ)

Roxas (Kingdom Hearts)

King Sombra (MLP:FiM)

Muffet (Undertale)

Asgore (Undertale)

Solid Snake (Metal Gear Solid) 

Princess Celestia (MLP:FiM)

Alice Angel (BatIM)

Goliath (Pokemon OC, Garchomp)

Bowser (Super Mario Bros)

Bill Cipher (Gravity Falls) 

Conner (Detroit: Become Human)

Chara (Undertale)

Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic)

Monika (Doki Doki Litterature Club)

Sylvando (DQ XI)

Dukey Test (Johnny Test)

Dedue (Fire Emblem: Three Houses)

Snatcher (A Hat in Time)

Marx (Kirby)

Duo (The Duolingo Owl)

Articuno (Pokemon)

Sniper (TF2)

Mettaton (Undertale)

Joey Wheeler (YuGi-Oh!) 

Yugi Muto (YuGi-Oh!)

Wander (Wander Over Yonder)

Guzma (Pokemon)

Medic (TF2)

Burgerpants (Undertale)

Alastor (Hazbin Hotel)

Stolas (Helluva Boss)

some i might be forgetting lol

#Blue Foxy Devil [OOC] #long post #Pay Attention to Center Stage [PSA] #this stopped becoming a meme a long time ago #if you see this congrats! you found the ancient post

[eldritchlittleblackdragon]

Alice van Zieks in The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, Part 3

(Or What Happens to Her During and Post Canon)

Part Three of Five! Image made with this Picrew. This time, we’re covering The Trial of Gina Lestrade, what happens to Alice in Between games, and what’s going on with her while the first case and the little non-flashback section of the second case of the second game are happening. As before!  Potential spoiler warning for those cases below, as well as some spoilers for case 3 (related to Kazuma Asogi ;)).(1-5, 2-1, and 2-2, and 2-3)  That said, there’s a lot to cover with Alice regarding case 2-3, so that will basically get it’s own post in the next installment. Also like the previous posts... this is really long. Oof.

Some additional warnings for this: Mentions of autopsies being performed, and mentions of sex.

If you would like to be added to the tag list, please let me know!

Tagging:  @curiousobsession101​, @scarlettjskipper​, @angeaxil​, @oblivionmobile​, @wittythreads​, and @possiblythreefourthspeahen​

Previously...

As covered in Part 2 and its addendum, Alice experienced significant changes and upheaval in her life over the course of the first couple of months since her return to Britain. After accepting a job offer from Lord Chief Justice Stronghart, Alice began working as the main pathologist of the Forensic Investigation Subteam. She often had the assistance of Doctor Maria Gorey, another pathologist who alternated between working with the Subteam, and the main Forensic Investigation Team headed by Doctor Courtney Sithe. She became acquainted with Gorey as a result, and after tense beginnings, the two began to have an accord.

However, just a little over a month into her new job, a burglar broke into the home where Alice was staying, and became violent when confronted by Alice and Mr. and Mrs. Ward (Alice’s friends who were letting Alice stay with them). Eventually, things became dire in that Alice’s life and that of her friend Agnes (Mrs. Ward) were in mortal peril, and Alice took the life of her assailant to save her own life and that of her friend. Mrs. Ward was rushed to the hospital soon thereafter, and the police came to investigate and question everyone present.

Lord Van Zieks was called and informed of his wife’s ordeal. He immediately rushed to her side to asses her state for himself, as well as to collect her and bring her back home with him for the sake of her personal safety. And so, Alice for the time being moved back in with her husband while she recovered from her injuries.

Over the next few weeks, Alice spent her time recovering, and was given leave from her duties at Scotland Yard. She was visited by friends, including Mr. Ward and his children (as for Mrs. Ward, she wrote to her while her friend recovered in the hospital). Susato Mikotoba and Sherlock Holmes also came to visit her at points, updating her on how everyone at the Holmes residence was doing. She expressed a desire for both Ryunosuke and Iris to come visit her as well, although she worried about how the former would be treated if he came to visit (there was some concern with Susato, though not as much, hence why she was able to come visit her).

 As for Iris, Holmes said he’d see about bringing Iris with him, but never did. (Much to Alice’s disappointment and curiosity.) She does however keep in frequent contact with both of them through letters, telegrams, and even a phone call or two to the Holmes residence.

She spent a decent amount of time with her husband in those weeks, her interactions with him throwing her into a state of confusion and feeling torn about her decision to divorce him. Despite his current state being of great concern to her in some ways (his behavior in court, especially towards Ryunosuke being chief among them), he had resolved to better himself in others, and showed a visible effort to do so. That, and she was still quite attracted to him still. To a rather alarming degree.

 She found herself wanting at times to be close to him again, even have moments of giving into the temptation to be such (through allowing him to show her physical affection and returning it in kind, allowing herself to be vulnerable emotionally).

As for Barok, he went so far as being open with her on matters he wouldn’t have felt at liberty to discuss with her before. And he started with discussing his reason for being back in London (aside from the matter of the divorce) - his resolve to finally uncover the true reason behind the deaths attributed to “The Reaper of the Bailey” and unmask who the ‘true Reaper’ may be. Alice appreciated him letting her in on this endeavor of his, and not only offered her support, but offered to help him in any way she could. While Barok felt protective of her and didn’t wish to endanger her as a result of his undertaking, unlike how he might have reacted in the past, he said he would consider and call upon her should he need it.

This conversation was a turning point, one where they were able to talk amiably with understanding and patience. With trust.

Perhaps some goodwill can be restored between both of them, and some of Alice’s trust in Barok can be restored? To the point that maybe, at the very least, they can be amiable once again (whether or not they get back together - a matter they continue to be divided on). Perhaps Barok can right the errors of his past and be transparent with her about his fears and motivations, and make progress towards letting go of trying to restrict Alice as a result of his fears.

One thing’s for certain. There is still a certain tension between them. One that hasn’t yet abated. And while they’ve made progress, their problems are far from resolved. Little do they know matters will be even further complicated months down the line, when specters of their pasts make a startling reappearance.

The Trial of Gina Lestrade

After a few weeks, Alice has recovered enough to be up and about and going out again. She gets up to have breakfast with her husband, and towards the end receives a letter from Sherlock Holmes inviting her to dinner at 221B Baker street with all the residence there that night, if she is up to and able to go. Being thrilled at the idea of having dinner with her friends (and getting to see Iris and Ryunosuke, whom she hasn’t seen in some weeks), she readily accepts and prepares a reply back that she’ll be there.

The day is mostly quiet, but before she leaves, Barok calls her over to sit with him while he’s working on some miniatures for a diorama. There’s some light chatter before he asks something that has been on his mind of a while, but hasn’t been touched on much by them in conversation since she came to live with him again. He wishes to know about how she came to be friends with Susato Mikotoba, as well as Ryunosuke Naruhodo.

Alice feels nervous at the inquiry, wondering what the purpose of his line of questioning is. But, she follows it, relating back to him how her father and Susato’s father have been friends for some time, and she met Susato when she first arrived in Japan. As for Ryunosuke, she met him a little over a year later when asked to be a teaching assistant for an English class in which he was a student. And that they bonded over discussing the idioms and idiosyncrasies between the English and Japanese languages (as well as cultural differences between the two nations). Barok nods, admitting he had learned the two attended the same University based on a conversation he had with Stronghart. He does find it surprising that Alice’s father and Professor Mikotoba are acquainted. (Alice admits she doesn’t know all the details of how they’re acquainted. But they’ve known each other for quite a long time.) He then wonders aloud how an English major made the change to Law, it’s clear he’s inexperienced and must have done so on short notice with how little he knows. Either that or students from Japan are woefully undertrained.

Alice grits her teeth, and admits that Ryunosuke’s circumstances for becoming a law student were rather unusual. He has a long way to go in order to become a fully fledged attorney, but she believes he has promise, and she’s confident in her friend’s abilities. Barok points out his reservations based on some of Ryunosuke’s various errors and gaffes in court, but he admits that he’s quite skilled in his ability to find details others overlook, and says his resolve is both admirable and exasperating. He then asks her a rather serious question -  how much she trusts him.

“I consider him my best friend, and I trust him a great deal,” she says.

Barok makes a disgruntled huff, averting his eyes for a moment. Perhaps because a long time ago, she used those exact same words to describe himself. Or perhaps, it is because of the worry he then expresses next.

“I would be wary of him. Even if he harbors no ill intent, he seems prone to making troublesome errors in judgment. Some of which could lead to truly dire consequences indeed.”

This remarks causes Alice to grow defensive. “What makes you say that?”

This leads to a discussion about the McGilded case, and Ryunosuke’s role as the late man’s defense attorney. And he makes no secret of his anger towards the not guilty verdict. The court made their decision of course, but he believes the truth of the matter was obscured by fabricated evidence. And if it were discovered to be such, Ryunosuke would face serious consequences for it. And whether he knowingly colluded with McGilded or not, it would reflect quite poorly on him.

Alice asserts Ryunosuke would never have defended McGilded if he believed he would tamper with evidence, and fully believes in his client’s innocence when he accepts a case. But, she also knows that he was not given much of a choice in defending McGilded. Barok argues he had the choice not to, and Alice is upset by this remark. Refusing the case would have meant being sent back to Japan immediately, she remembers being told. It would have meant not being able to honor Kazuma and his wish to change the world for the better, something that was very important to him. And, perhaps on a more selfish note, Alice would have to give up having a pair of her friends close at hand (Ryunosuke and Susato).  She replies to Barok that she doesn’t agree, but she doesn’t wish to argue.

“He’s not unlike you, you know. He will pursue the truth to the end, even at his own expense.”

Barok’s expression subtly shows surprise for a moment before returning to its normally stoic state. “He certainly is willing to go father than most, beyond when others would falter. I’ll give him that.”

The conversation comes to an end, and Alice bids him farewell, heading to Holmes’ estate for dinner.

She’s delighted when everyone is there, and is so thrilled to see all of her friends again. Iris even comes running over and gives her a big hug, having missed and worried over her quite a bit. Alice assures her she’s much better now, and is sorry for having worried her and everyone else. She looks up and says a heartfelt hello to Ryunosuke, before realizing there is another guest in their midst.

The girl who served as a witness in the McGilded case, Gina Lestrade, is here. Iris excitedly introduces the two of them to each other. Gina appears wary of Alice and Alice in turn politely gives her space while trying to be open and kind. She volunteers to help Iris with dinner should she need it. Iris says she’d be thrilled to have the extra hands, and beckons her into the kitchen.

After dinner is made, everyone enjoys a good meal and an evening of games together. Alice is happy to see everyone having a good time, and is pleased when she sees Gina relaxing and enjoying herself too. It seems like she’s had a rough life and is slow to trust others. It’s good that there’s a place where she can be at ease, even if only for a moment. During the course of the evening, the two of them even wind up talking to each other a little about their lives and things they enjoy. She even offers to show Gina how to braid her hair is a way similar to herself. Gina isn’t so sure at first, but when Iris expresses interest in it as well, Gina sighs and says alright, it won’t hurt to give it a go.

So, she spends some time with Gina and Iris teaching them about crown braids.

[I would need to go over the case again, but I’m not sure if Alice stays long enough to be part of Iris’ conversation about the Hound of the Baskervilles manuscript that Holmes prevented her from publishing.  But, she will eventually learn that Gina breaks into the pawnshop to confirm if the manuscript is really there. And Alice will find it rather curious that Holmes doesn’t want that particular story published, considering he sees fit to let Iris write about about his other exploits, a regular thing Iris engages in and even makes a decent profit off of.

I’ve also been debating whether Iris told Alice before this point that she thinks John Watson is her father based on the writings she found when digging around her shared living space with Holmes. It seems likely she would, in which case it would pain Alice even more that Watson was murdered. Now, Alice is not 100% certain Watson is Iris’s father, not without more evidence to go on besides the writings, but she supports Iris wanting to figure out her past and where she stands in relation to the people and events in her life.]

After another game or two, Alice returns home for the night, tired but happy, and returns to her accommodations in the guest room across from the master bedroom where Barok sleeps. She dresses to get into bed, but before doing so, Barok walks by, asking her the evening went. To her surprise, he doesn’t press her too much about it, simply expressing he’s happy she enjoyed herself and was able to see her friends again, and that he hopes she sleeps well.

He lingers for a moment, leaning forward ever so slightly. As though he perhaps has more to say. (Or perhaps wants to give her a goodnight kiss.) But he withdraws, and bids her goodnight before disappearing into the room across the hall.

Alice sleeps peacefully through the night. The next morning, however, proves to be a rather harrowing one.

Barok receives a call on his office phone early that morning from Stronghart, requesting to speak to Alice. Alice is brought in and given the phone, and Alice speaks to him briefly. It seems a murder case has suddenly come up last night and they’re in need of a coroner. He asks if she is recovered enough to return to her duties.

There is another coroner who could take the job, but he would specifically like Alice’s skills on this. Alice agrees, saying she’ll be over as soon as possible. He also mentions to her that he hopes to speak with her husband at a meeting today if possible and she hands the phone back to Barok, who converses with Stronghart for a bit more.

They both eat and get dressed, and they take a carriage together, going their separate ways. Alice goes to Stronghart’s office, and Barok heads to his own office (for some of his own business prior to his own meeting with the Lord Chief Justice).

When Alice arrives, she sees Stronghart bidding Detective Gregson farewell, and the detective greets her politely before being on his way. Stronghart greets her then, and expresses that he is pleased to see that Alice is well. What happened to her was extremely unfortunate, but at least the ruffian who tried to hurt her was dealt with. Alice expresses she wishes that she didn’t have to kill him, but it was either her or him. Stronghart is mildly dismissive of the comment, saying that the end result was a just one, if not the ideal one. Still, he must admit it would have been better if he was alive and apprehended.

He then goes on to say that the murder last night that he mentioned over the phone was at Windibank’s Pawnbrokery on Baker Street. There was an altercation where the end result was the proprietor’s death. Someone was also shot and is in the hospital for treatment: (1) Detective Sherlock Holmes.

Alice is alarmed by the news, and says she’d heard nothing of it. Part of her wants to bolt to see her friend immediately, and perhaps check on Iris and the others. But she said she would accept the work, so she has to stay (but she resolves to go see them as soon as she’s able).

Stronghart then goes on to inform Alice that they currently have a few suspect persons in custody who were apprehended at the scene, including who they believe is Windibank’s murderer. Alice inquires as to who and it is revealed that the person in custody is none other than Gina Lestrade. Stronghart mentions she was a witness in the McGilded trial, and she was supposedly at the Pawnbrokery earlier trying to obtain something McGilded had left there.

Alice feels extremely conflicted about this turn of events. She just saw Gina the other day. And while she’s stolen from others to survive, she didn’t seem like the sort to commit murder. (They don’t think she shot Sherlock, do they? She worries.) But Alice knows she must put aside her bias and work towards the truth, even if the truth isn’t what she wants it to be. She tries to glean more information from Stronghart about the case, and he gives her a little more information (mostly regarding how the body of Windibank was found, Gina being found with Windibank’s gun, etc. some relevant facts but not as much information as she would like). He then informs here that while no prosecutor has stepped up for the case, he hopes to have one assigned shortly. Alice asks if Gina has a defense attorney and he informs her that she doesn’t at this time. Alice takes a deep breath. If nobody else would, Ryunosuke would certainly do it. Of that she’s sure.

Alice is then dismissed to go to the lab and begin her work. Gorey is there waiting for her, and assists her in getting the body prepped for the autopsy. Gorey welcomes Alice back, saying that for a moment she was concerned. Alice remarks morbidly that if she hadn’t acted, she might have ended up on the slab herself. Gorey quips that she would have made sure to have taken good care of her if that was the case.

Alice gets to work on Windibank’s autopsy, examining the body and with meticulous care. All the while, the thought of Gina lingers in the back of her mind. Is it even right for her to be working on this case when she wants to believe so desperately that Gina is innocent? She tries to shoo the thought away. If she worries, it will help no one, and it certainly won’t help her work.

She also keeps meticulous notes for compiling her report. And once the body has been examined thoroughly and she cleans herself up, she goes about the work of compiling said report, making sure there are two copies available for both the defense and prosecution, respectively.

[Here is where I’m less clear on details. But somehow she finds out Barok has taken on being the prosecutor for this case, which Alice is extremely upset by given that this puts Gina in the line of fire of the Reaper. I was considering maybe Barok comes to see her to obtain his copy of the autopsy report and she argues with him a little at first, but tensions ease off when he assures her that if Gina is innocent, he has no intention of letting her be added to the Reaper’s body count. However, he is not persuaded that she is innocent. Alice reluctantly accepts this, but desperately hopes the truth will reveal itself to be Gina is in fact, innocent. Later, Ryunosuke and Susato stop by her office to pick up their own copy of the autopsy report and she learns about Holmes’ condition (and that nobody but family can see him atm), that Susato is leaving soon because of a telegram informing her that her father is gravely ill. She will not even be at the trial tomorrow.

While Alice is upset by the news that Susato is leaving, she is equally upset that Professor Mikotoba is ill and completely understands her going back on such short notice. She asks when she’ll be leaving and she says very early in the morning. It breaks her heart to know she won’t be able to see her friend off.

 In between Gina being on trial for murder, Barok being the one to prosecute Gina, Susato leaving imminently and her friend Holmes having been shot and in the hospital being operated on, Alice is. Not doing so great emotionally right now. And the fact she’s the coroner and currently working the case means her interactions with certain players have to be limited. And with resuming her duties at work in all likelihood she won’t be able to attend the trial unless summon as a witness (since she has to perform follow up work the next day). Which is. Also not great in her opinion.]

Alice comes home, exhausted and distraught. She practically melts into her bed when she finds it.

For this trial, Alice isn’t present for part of it, and it proceeds unaltered from canon. However, things take a change when certain details in the Autopsy report catch Ryunosuke’s attention and he wishes to confirm some points. So, he requests that Alice be summoned as a witness (although he fears Van Zieks might object). To his surprise, Van Zieks doesn’t protest the request at all.

Alice is summoned to the stand (clad in her work attire), much to her relief. If she’s a witness, she will be able to learn what’s going on and how Gina is faring.

Barok, as normal asks her to state her name and occupation for the record. (Before this, she hasn’t been referred to by name in the trial, only as ‘the coroner’.)

She hesitates for a moment, knowing she is likely to spark a reaction from the people around her. But taking a breath, she calmly states:

“I am Lady Alice van Zieks, and I am a coroner for Scotland Yard.”

As expected, the gallery breaks out into a fit of gasps and chatter. The judge too, looks startled by the revelation, his wig going askew for a moment before he composes himself. “Good lord! Van Zieks? Did I hear you correctly, witness?”

“You heard correctly, my lord,” she replies in a polite tone. “The prosecutor in this trial, Lord Barok van Zieks, is my husband.” [Cue more chatter from the gallery.]

“Lady Van Zieks. I hadn’t thought to see you here in this capacity during a trial in which your husband is prosecutor. This is truly unprecedented,” remarks the judge. “I admit I have some reservations concerning the coroner in this case being the wife of the prosecution. I fear whether a conflict of interest might be present.”

“I completely understand that reservation my lord. For what it is worth, I was assigned this case before a prosecutor had taken it on. I have done my work as meticulously and thoroughly as possible, with the intent of assisting in revealing the truth, regardless of whether it favors the prosecution or the defense.”

The judge then questions whether the defense has any second thoughts or objections. However, Ryunosuke shakes his head.

“I have none, my lord. As it happens, I am acquainted with Lady Van Zieks and her work. Her attention to detail is amazing and her commitment to the facts of a case is nothing short of admirable.”

This response surprises the judge. “High praise indeed, counsel. Just how are you acquainted with her ladyship?”

“We were classmates your honor. She was attending the same university as me for a number of years.” [Cue yet MORE chatter from the gallery.]

“My word! Is that true?”

“It is, my lord.” Alice confirms. “Before my recent return to Great Britain, I was attending Imperial Yumei University in Tokyo to complete my studies in Forensic Pathology. I met the defense counsel in the course of those studies.”

“A coroner personally acquainted with both the defense and prosecution...” Remarks the judge.

“Pray, if I may, my lord,” Van Zieks speaks up. “I speak not as her husband, but as a colleague. I have seen Lady Van Zieks at work. Her precision and keen eye are truly exceptional. And she has demonstrated exceptional knowledge and professionalism in regards to her field. I am absolutely confident in her competence as an expert witness in this trial.”

“I see,” says and the judge, and he asks Ryunosuke one last time if he concurs with that statement. Ryunosuke once again expresses his confidence in Alice. To which the judge then replies, “While this is highly irregular, both the defense and prosecution have spoken to the competence of the witness and believe the witness can give a trustworthy account regardless of any personal connection involved. I will allow matters to proceed for the time being. The prosecution may now question the witness.”

Barok asks Alice about details of the autopsy report, and she provides clarification on some of her points. During cross-examination, Ryunosuke asks about some of her findings in conjunction with other pieces of evidence, and whether it precludes certain possibilities about the events that took place in the case.

Eventually Alice is excused from the stand, but she is allowed to remain at the courthouse to see the outcome of the trial (as it is believe additional testimony might be needed from her later).

The truth of the McGilded case is revealed. And unfortunately, this will mean serious consequences will befall Ryunosuke for presenting false evidence (mainly, being stripped of his ability to practice law and restricted to only academic study). It is also revealed that Susato made use of one of Iris’s inventions the night of the murder, creating an opening in the backroom door of the pawnshop that was not there before. And this proves to be the piece of evidence that helps unravel the statements of a critical witness, which thus helps to reveal Gina’s innocence.

But, the trial also reveals a secret, treasonous exchange of messages between nations, the selling of national secrets and classified information. McGilded was involved in this, and the last piece of information would turn out to be something potentially relevant to Alice (although she wouldn’t learn that until after the trial).

After the trial, she and the others learn that Susato’s ship has been delayed, and if they hurry, they can wish her well in Dover. She accompanies Ryunosuke, Holmes (who is now out of the hospital), and Iris to Dover in saying goodbye, but not before somehow getting the message to Barok that she’s making an emergency trip to Dover to say goodbye to a friend whose leaving the country and that shell be back soon.

(Or maybe she tells Barok directly, worried he’ll say no? But he has no objection to it and tells her to go before she misses her chance.)

Things proceed similarly to canon, in which they say goodbye to Susato, but also relay the outcome of the trial to her. She also decodes the secret message that was presented as evidence, revealing a rather alarming list of names: T. Gregson, A. Shin, K. Asogi, and J. Watson.

Alice is shocked by the revelation. She has no idea who A. Shin might be, but she can definitely hazard a guess as to who the other names are (one of them being her dearly departed Kazuma). And two of the people on that list are dead (she believes). Is this a list of people who are marked for death? What is the purpose of the list or the connection between the four names?

It’s something that haunts her for months to come. But in time, that particular mystery would be unraveled.

Alice wishes Susato well, and says she will miss her terribly.

Eventually, Alice returns to London from Dover, and bids Ryunosuke and the rest of her friends farewell. But, before doing so, she emphasizes that she believes in her friend, and she’s so proud of him for what he did in court, and that if he wishes to be reinstated, she’ll be in his corner to help him fight for it. He thanks her for the show of support, and would like to get back in court eventually, but he needs some time to reflect, and study. Perhaps when he is ready, he will be better prepared to face whatever he might in British courts. Alice believes that is a completely reasonable approach, and says she’ll be here if he needs anything. After all, that’s what best friends are for.

[Side note: Ryunosuke taking responsibility and helping to uncover the truth of the McGilded case leaves an positive impression on Barok, and he is more willing to accept her wife’s trust in him, as well as his own deep down perception of him that conflicts with his prejudice. That Ryunosuke is a man on integrity and has the potential to be a truly exceptional lawyer.]

Before she returns home, she runs into an old friend of hers- Lady Ada Harebrayne (the mother of her husband’s friend, Albert Harebrayne), who was responsible for her meeting Barok in the first place, and also helped orchestrate the development of their bond.

They converse for a bit, saying they really need to take some time to catch up. It’s been so long since they spoken to one another. [And from here on, Lady Harebrayne becomes a recurring minor character. I’m thinking she might be mentioned a few times before this however.] Admittedly, Alice is a bit nervous about reconnecting with Lady Harebrayne. She was always a wonderful woman, but she’s also very much in Barok’s corner, and a well-respected societal matron at that. She wonders what she’ll think of Alice trying to divorce him, and if she’d try to dissuade her from her course. She will have to see.

In Between Games

-Tension Overflows

[I think it would be really nice to detail a particularly trying case for Alice that touches on some things that, while they do not directly involve her, they involve things that touch on her memories or are important to her. I’m playing around with possible ideas for what sort of case that might be but haven’t settled on one yet. That said, while Ryunosuke and Barok wouldn’t be involved in the case in terms of serving as attorneys, they might play a part on helping Alice in some way. Sherlock Holmes however might be involved in said case as a consulting detective. (And also possibly Gregson is involved?)

And this case is going on while Alice is contending with her emotions about Barok and what she wants to do. There’s a push and pull between the two of them, a mixture of realizing why they become so close before they broke apart. But Alice hasn’t admitted to the emotional tug of war within herself to Barok, wanting to keep up the appearance that she is unwavering in her course. And she wants to be unwavering. Because, in spite of her big motivation for the divorce being gone (Kazuma), she feels she needs to move forward with divorcing him. And yet, she’s struggling with naming a reason why, especially in the face of still being attracted to Barok and being reminded of all the reasons they’d become best friends, and eventually got married.

Yet, one night, in a fit of emotion, she accidentally lets it slip that she is still attracted to her husband which causes an argument between them. (Barok sees this is as a sign that they shouldn’t get divorced, that they should get back together and try again. But Alice thinks attraction isn’t enough of a basis. And while he’s done work on himself, there’s still critical problems he’s yet to address. And ultimately, and most obviously what each of them wants in terms of their relationship to each other doesn’t align with one another anymore.)

And I’m thinking it somehow leads to them spending the night together (an occurrence which briefly renews the sexual component of Barok and Alice’s relationship, starting not long after the end of 1-5 and ending shortly before when Kazuma reappears as the masked apprentice - not sure if she moves back into the master bedroom with him for the time being or she stays in the guestroom otherwise, that detail is still tbd). Starting with this first instance (and about a month and a half after), Alice has reached peak intensity in terms of her torn feelings, and struggling to figure out why she wishes to cling to her resolve to go her own way (and divorce from Barok). And in the meantime, between the case and her interactions with Barok, Alice goes over the events in her life that led her to this point and why.

She also reflects on herself through her interactions with her friends. And ultimately comes two a couple different conclusions. 1) she wants to be able to go her own way in spite of external pressures from others like what she’s faced in the past, and 2) her attraction doesn’t mean she can or will love Barok the same way he loves her. And she’s come to the conclusion she no longer feels able to stay on the promise of ‘maybe one day I will grow to love you in the same way’, she no longer believes it is a good enough basis for a spousal relationship. And eventually, she and Barok sit down and she explains and expounds on those reasons to him, and points out they’ve both gone through change as people and because they’ve changed, it’s important they reflect on themselves and their relationship and what is best going forward.

This time, Barok is more willing to accept what she’s saying, and even remarks that he can’t deny the truth of that statement. And he reflects that while he’s made efforts to reflect on himself as an individual and his particular contribution to the relationship, he hasn’t really allowed himself to reflect on their relationship as a whole, instead clinging to what he wants to happen instead of considering if that’s for the best. He’s generally a more logical man, not letting his emotions rule him so much. But he has his moments of his emotions getting the better of him, and in matters of the heart, it should perhaps come as no surprise that this was an instance where his emotions dictated his reasoning and actions. After some quiet, he says he needs time to think on what she said. But, he asks if she is willing to remain as they are while he reflects on these things.

And she says she will be here for when he has his answer. She’s not going anywhere anytime soon.

It feels like, at last, the weight of the air between them is considerably lighter. This is perhaps the biggest step they’ve made so far.

Eventually, the two of them have one last night together. And the next morning, as they’re getting up and dressing for the day, Barok is able to tell Alice his thoughts. And he is willing... perhaps... to concede that the best path forward may not be in remaining married to one another. As much as a part of him feels agony at the thought. He is willing to begin discussing terms for divorce. It will take time to have everything sorted out. But, it is something he is now open to, if reluctantly.

This is far from a resolution however. Especially with certain events still upcoming.]

[Side Note: Eventually Barok comes to the realization that his biggest fear isn’t losing the possibility of a romantic relationship with Alice, but losing a close relationship with her at all. He wants her to talk to him again, to confide in him, and to be able to confide in her. As much as he craves her romantically, he is willing to forgo that than risk losing her altogether by trying to keep her in a marriage she clearly no longer wishes to be in. But I think that’s a topic that will only start to come up here, and will really come into focus with certain events that happen during his own case.]

-The Devil Comes Calling Again

[While the above is going on, I really want to somehow show a little bit more of Stronghart and maybe show a bit more into his motivations for having Alice on the team. Mainly, that she’s a tool with which he wishes to manipulate/ hold leverage over Barok, (and later a certain other prosecutor *winkwink*), as well as a means to add integrity to and promote his ideas for the future of the Justice System in Britain. But, he also hopes to have her on hand as someone to keep in reserve should... certain pieces not fit as neatly into place as they should. A replacement cog in his machine should one break or malfunction. (Basically he wants her on hand in case something goes amiss with Courtney Sithe and the main Investigation team. While Sithe is loyal to him, Stronghart is becoming increasingly paranoid about anyone with significant involvement in a certain aspect of his past that he’s been making great efforts to try and bury.)

He tries to build rapport with Alice, get her to like him more by capitalizing on the fact they have certain ideas that on the surface seem to align with each other. But she’s always been wary of him, and it’s not different now. Stronghart suspects that may prove to be trouble later, so he keeps in mind he should think of other ways to utilize her if he can’t manipulate her through trust.]

-The Appearance of the Masked Disciple

Alice comes home from work, having finished her last shift for the week, relieved to have some well-deserved rest in her near future. She is greeted by a maid when she walks in the door, informing her that her husband has recently returned from a meeting with Lord Stronghart, and that he has a guest with him down in the drawing room. Odd, Alice thinks. She wasn’t aware of Barok having a meeting with Stronghart that day. The maid informs her it was a rather sudden summons. Alice thanks the maid and makes her way to the drawing room. As she goes, she overhears Barok talking to someone. She can’t help but wonder who the guest is.

Perhaps it’s Lady Harebrayne? Or perhaps another mutual friend of theirs. But whoever it is isn’t replying to anything Barok is saying, and what Barok seems to be saying is... not what she expects. It sounds like he’s showing them around, and giving them instructions about moving about the house and interacting with the staff.

Alice raises an eyebrow, and continues on until she comes upon the drawing room.

Once there, Alice comes to a sudden halt, startled by who she’s sees standing next to her husband. Rather than someone she knows, it’s someone who appears to be a stranger- a rather tall man, wearing a long hooded cloak and a rather ominous mask that obscures his face down to his nose. Alice finds herself at a loss for words for a moment. But then, the stranger turns his attention to her. She hears his breathing catch, and his lips part as though he might speak. But then, they close, and instead he opts for a bow.

Alice gives a small curtsy in kind.

“Alice. Pray, forgive me for not having informed you of this sooner. I was summoned suddenly by Lord Stronghart.”

“A maid informed me that you only recently returned.” Alice finds herself looking at her husband’s mysterious guest. And as her eyes fall to him, she realizes he is also looking at her, rather intently. “Would the sudden summons pertain to your guest then?” His words made her wonder if that was the case.

“Indeed it is so. I would give you two a proper introduction, however... he is a man of rather peculiar circumstances. For now, I am only able to introduce his as my apprentice.”

”Your... apprentice?” She gives a polite nod, but its clear from her expression she’s perplexed by the situation. “A pleasure to meet you, sir. I am Lady Alice van Zieks, Lord Van Zieks’ wife.”

The stranger, introduced as her husband’s apprentice, nods and bows again politely, only averting his gaze from her for a moment when Barok continues. But, as her husband explains, Alice notices his eyes fall back to her, watching her with rapt attention. But why is he staring at her so intently?

“Lord Stronghart introduced me to him at our meeting, and asked I take him under my tutelage and care for him.”

“So you’ll be staying here with us?” she questions the apprentice. He answers with a small nod. She notes he hasn’t spoken yet. Only replied in gestures. A man of few words, or is there another reason for his reticence?

“However, Stronghart informed me he is under orders that must be followed while in my care. Namely, that he is to wear his mask at all times in the presence of others. And that he may speak to no one but Stronghart and myself within the confines of our offices alone.”

Alice raises an eyebrow. “He can’t show his face or talk to anyone? Why?” She then turns to the apprentice. “Forgive me, but just who are you, sir?” She sighs and turns to her husband. “My apologies. It was just said... My lord husband, who is he, exactly? Is he hiding from someone?”

“I don’t think so,” answers Barok, “As for who he is... I don’t know, and as he and Stronghart have both informed me, neither is he aware of that fact, either.”

Alice’s eyes widen. “I... I don’t understand. You mentioned you couldn’t introduce him properly, only as your apprentice. You’re saying you don’t know? And... he doesn’t know?”

“Based on what he told me, he has no memory of who he is.”

“He has amnesia?” Alice asks incredulously. “I’m sorry. I just... if he doesn’t remember who he is, why the mask and the restriction on talking to others?”

“Unfortunately I don’t know that either,” says Barok. “But... I suspect Stronghart may actually know more about him than he said. And it may have something to do with that.”

Alice nods. She could easily see Stronghart knowing more than he’s saying. And yet... this situation is hard for her to accept. It seems so... out there. And yet, she’s seen equally strange things before. It seems like things have been increasingly strange since Alice made her arrangements to return to Britain from Japan. But that didn’t mean she didn’t have a right to feel... unsettled by this entire thing.

“I see.” She turns back to the apprentice. “Is this all acceptable to you? I can’t help but feel this is wholey unfair and unjust. Surely you wish to remember who you are if you’ve lost your memories? And not being able to speak with anyone... how can-” She stop herself and sighs. “I’m sorry.”

 He shows no visible reaction other than his lips curling into a frown. The movement draws her attention to his lips. His lips, his chin, and jaw aren’t concealed by his masked. And something about the lower half of his face strikes her as... familiar. Reminiscent of someone she’s seen before. Not only that, his posture, the way he moves... it’s peculiarly precise to her. And that too, seems familiar. Is he reminding her of someone she’s met before? Now that she thinks about it... perhaps so. In fact, it reminds her a bit of-

“I confess I am perturbed by the situation as well. But unfortunately all that can be done for now take him in as requested,” says Barok, cutting off her train of thought. “I was showing him around the manor and instructing him as best I can on how to navigate and interact with the staff. Even if he cannot speak, I wish to see that his needs are met.”

“Oh! Yes, of course.” Alice replies. “And should you need anything, don’t hesitate to ask either one of us. Well... in what way you are able.” She receives a nod in response, and she gives him a concerned smile. “Is there a name you wish to go by for the time being? I can’t imagine you are content with being simply called ‘Apprentice’.”

Barok’s new apprentice shakes his head, and Barok confirms that there’s no name that has come to mind for him. Alice frowns.

“I see. I am truly sorry you have no memory of yourself. I can’t imagine how distressing it must be to live under such a circumstance.”

Alice is then informed that Barok’s new apprentice will be in a guest room in the same hallway as the Master Bedroom and the guestroom that Alice has been using as her bedroom. (In fact I’ve been thinking it’s right next door to Alice’s, but not sure if there would be issues with propriety there. I don’t think so since they’re in separate rooms. But I could be wrong.)

Barok continues on with showing him around, and Alice finds despite her exhaustion from work, she has it in herself to accompany the two of them. As her husband’s new apprentice is shown to his room. She finds herself picking up her train of thought from earlier.

...he reminds her a little of Kazuma.

While Susato is Defending Rei Membami in Japan and Ryunosuke is looking over the case notes of the second Soseki Natsume Case...

[A bit hazy here. I’m thinking Alice continues on as normal. But now Barok’s apprentice is living in the manor with them. She worries about him a lot, because he has amnesia and nobody to talk to about it. Hell, he can’t talk to anyone at all except Barok inside of his office alone. She can’t help but wonder how he feels about all of this and whether he is under considerable stress as a result of his circumstances.

She’s not sure what he’s thinking. He’s dutiful and diligent in his studies and doing tasks for Barok. He seems quite stoic and unflappable. She’s always had trouble reading people, but he seems completely impossible to read much of the time. Except... he always gives her his full attention whenever she addresses or talks to him. He is always willing to help her when she needs it. Maybe it’s simply an extension of his dutiful behavior, but it feels like something, perhaps. Especially considering her presence seemed to have some kind of affect on him when they first met. And he was constantly looking at her. It seemed like he wanted to talk to her and nearly forgot himself then.

...Does he want to talk to her?

She begins to wonder if there’s a way around Stronghart’s order. An idea pops into her head and she writes him a note, asking if Stronghart’s order extends to writing. He should send a written reply back if it doesn’t, and simply send it back blank if it does. Alice worries if perhaps she thought of it, perhaps Stronghart did too.

But then she receives the note back, and it does contain a reply. “To my knowledge it does not, Lady Van Zieks.” And she starts by asking him if he likes his accommodations in the guest room and if he needs anything. She can ask one of the staff to help right away. He writes back that he doesn’t need anything more at this time, and politely thanks her for the offer of assistance.

Alice looks over the note, and notices something about his handwriting is a bit familiar. Yet another detail about him that leaves her feeling... strange, for lack of a better word.

They talk to each other through letters, and in person with Alice talking and him responding with nods or gestures. She eventually learns he woke up very far away from London, having had to work on ships, jumping from ship to ship in order to make his way. But something inside him kept pushing him on. He had to get to London no matter the cost. It was one of the only things he had to go on, having no memory of himself.

Eventually, Barok occasionally asks his apprentice to accompany Alice on ventures out into London for her protection. They work together on various tasks, and at times when she’s out in about, she’ll also take him to nice, non-work related places. Occasionally, they do have to evade or fight off Barok’s enemies, but for the most part they manage to succeed in escaping or repelling them without much trouble. During those instances, however, it comes to Alice’s attention that he seems fiercely protective of her, even going so far as to be excessively aggressive towards someone who was threatening her.

She eventually asks him why that is, considering it seems beyond the scope of what would be expected, and he tells her that she’s familiar to him somehow. Perhaps she reminds him of someone from his past or they met before, he’s not sure. But, she’s also a connection to his lost memories somehow. She’s important, worth protecting at all costs. That much he’s certain of. The revelation startles Alice, but it also gives her hope. If she seems familiar to him, perhaps continuing to spend time together will help him in recovering his memories.

Now, while most of what’s happened so far has been pretty canon compliant save for very minor details here and there, here will be one significant change. Alice is in regular contact with Ryunosuke, and I think with her being present and interacting heavily with the Masked Apprentice, I think she would tell Ryunosuke about him not too long after meeting him. And she would tell him about how little things here and there have caught her attention, and the more time she spends with Barok’s apprentice, the more she feels like she may indeed know the man. But who he is, she’s not sure of.

I’m also thinking it is possible she introduces the two of them earlier than in canon (although not that much earlier, maybe a couple of weeks earlier). Perhaps when she goes to visit Holmes one day she has the Apprentice accompany her, and Ryunosuke is home and she introduces them. And afterwards she talks to Ryunosuke and he’s like “okay this is going to sound freaky but he seems really familiar to me too. Something about his presence and posture. It’s driving me nuts.” And Alice is like “okay so it’s not just me. Maybe he’s someone we both met at some point?”

“Let’s keep an eye on this and compare notes.” “Good idea.”

(And even though Kazuma first came to mind, the thought he’s Kazuma is discarded because Kazuma’s dead right? Right? Wrong. It’s him Alice he’s right there.)

Barok in the meantime notices his apprentices gives him a sense of familiarity as well. As in things about him remind him of him of an old friend. One whom he had thought betrayed his trust. It can’t be a coincidence that Stronghart is preventing the man from talking to others or showing his face. He starts to suspect there is indeed a connection. But, that’s not all he notices. He sees and hears about how protective his apprentice is towards Alice, and notices the two are growing increasingly close, developing an understanding. And they’ve figured out ways to communicate in spite of the restrictions put in place by Stronghart.

Eventually, it becomes clear to him that if things continue to proceed as they are, it will be in Alice’s best interest to know of what he suspects. It will mean broaching on subjects he has long has difficulty talking about. But, it will be necessary in his eyes. His investigation into the reaper demanded he revisit his past, and now, he must go even further back, to the lowest point of his life.

And he must let Alice see into that darkness, further than he’s ever allowed her.

He prepares to have this difficult conversation with her, in the meantime continuing work on his investigation, as well as working out matters pertaining to his and Alice’s impending divorce (division of assets, finances, arrangements Alice’s living situation for when things are finalized, etc.).]

The Trial of Odie Asman?

[I was thinking it might be be interesting to touch on the trial of Odie Asman, and possibly have Alice have been the Coroner for this trial, having examined the bodies of a pair of men who were part of Asman’s crime syndicate who were unceremoniously disposed of by Asman for betraying his trust or something like that. It’s the second time Barok and Alice work together on the same trial, with Barok’s apprentice stepping in to ferry information between them. Asman is found not guilty as a result of him buying off/manipulating the jury, and is allowed to go free. I think this might be a good point to showcase all three of them working together and  have this moment of accordbetween the three before everything explodes later.]

And that’s it for now! Things are really going to really ramp up in the next part. (Prepare for lots of tension and ANGST.)

Next:

The Trial of Albert Harebrayne and the 8 Days of Hell (Part 4)

The Trial of Barok van Zieks and Post Game Ideas (Part 5)

#alice van zieks #tgaa #tgaa oc #barok van zieks #barok van zieks/oc #kazuma asougi #kazuma asogi #kazuma asogi/oc #kazuma asougi/oc

[hauntthenarrative]

MATCH-UPS FOR ROUND 1

Here's how this is going to work: we'll be making a proper structured bracket starting round 2. For round 1, you won't know who anyone will go up against next!

We tried our best with the match-ups based on what we know about each character's popularity and the type of media it is, and the idea starting round 2 is to use round 1's results to make the brackets.

As before, here is the list of media in the tournament, in case you want to avoid spoilers for any of the media involved!

Polls will start tomorrow on July 8th at 1PM EST!! They will be in a randomized order, and 8 polls will be posted per day, every other day!

Edit after the polls have ended: Winners are now bolded and italicized!

Day 1

Andrey Nikolayevich Bolkonsky (Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812) vs. Connor Murphy (Dear Evan Hansen)

Carmen (Lobotomy Corporation) vs. The Pale King (Hollow Knight)

Chara/The Fallen Human (Undertale) vs. December “Dess” Holiday (Deltarune)

Doug Rattmann (Portal) vs. Professor Sada/Professor Turo (Pokémon Scarlet & Violet)

Falin Touden (Dungeon Meshi) vs. Mami Tomoe (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)

Jackie Taylor (Yellowjackets) vs. Shannon Masters (Warrior Nun)

Kasumi Yoshizawa (Persona 5: Royal) vs. Lacie Baskerville (Pandora Hearts)

Shen Jiu/Original Shen Qingqiu (The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System) vs. The Oldest Dream (Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint)

Day 2

Alice (Alice Isn’t Dead) vs. Leelathae/Lilyth (Cursed Princess Club)

Ava Ferin (Just Roll With It: Riptide) vs. Cassandra “Andi” Brand (Glass Onion)

Beatrice Baudelaire (A Series of Unfortunate Events) vs. Jordie Rietveld (Six of Crows Duology by Leigh Bardugo)

Dr. Casper Darling (Control) vs. Hinawa (Mother 3)

Godot (Waiting for Godot) vs. Rebecca de Winter (Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier)

Goto’s girlfriend (Samurai Flamenco) vs. Hikaru Indou (The Summer Hikaru Died)

Iphigenia (The Iliad) vs. Laura Palmer (Twin Peaks)

Saki Momose (Kamen Rider Ex-Aid) vs. White Lily Cookie (Cookie Run: Kingdom)

Day 3

August (A3! Act! Addict! Actors!) vs. Himeko Murata (Honkai Impact 3rd)

Avatar Roku (Avatar: The Last Airbender) vs. Caleb Wittebane (The Owl House)

Ayano Tateyama (Kagerou Project) vs. Klint van Zieks (The Great Ace Attorney)

Junko Enoshima (Danganronpa 2/V3) vs. The Snail (Zero Escape)

Maes Hughes (Fullmetal Alchemist) vs. Trisha Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist)

Maria Robotnik (Sonic) vs. Rose Quartz/Pink Diamond (Steven Universe)

Maric Theirin (Dragon Age) vs. Zack Fair (Final Fantasy VII)

Martel Yggdrasil (Tales of Symphonia) vs. Sliver of Straw (Rain World)

Day 4

Ai Hoshino (Oshi no Ko) vs. Mari (Omori)

Altan Trengsin (The Poppy War Trilogy by R. F. Kuang) vs. Rose Thorburn Sr. (Pact: Devils and Details, by J. C. McCrae)

Gertrude Robinson (The Magnus Archives) vs. Lup (The Adventure Zone: Balance)

Gregory Edgeworth (Ace Attorney) vs. Jason Todd/Red Hood (Batman)

Joe Tazuna (Your Turn to Die) vs. Ted Kord/Blue Beetle (Booster Gold)

Kite (Hunter x Hunter) vs. Red-Haired Shanks (One Piece)

Mara (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power) vs. Summer Rose (RWBY)

Renju Okiura (AI: The Somnium Files) vs. Tadashi Hamada (Big Hero 6)

#haunting the narrative tournament #not polls #match ups

[partingofwinter]

-✧ 𝑲𝒊𝒏 𝑳𝒊𝒔𝒕✧-

💐 I, frankly, have too many kins (should be over 100), so this’ll be done by series. Stance on doubles will be marked, and so will selfhoods (strongest most important ones!!) 

💐 Under a cut since this is gonna get long.  💐 Last Update: 5.31.22

List is in alphabetical order. A “✧” will designate a selfhood.  Kinsiders and synpaths will be included in the lists and marked properly! Fictives are pretty much the exception to any stance on doubles. If contacted for canons where I have multiple kins, it can be presumed that I am ok.

Ace Attorney: - Barok van Zieks (kinsidering, doubles ok)  - Enoch Drebber (kinsidering, doubles ask)

Akatsuki no Yona: - Kija (doubles ok)

Akuma no Riddle: - Eisuke Inukai (stance on doubles unknown)

American Horror Story: - Xavier Plympton (doubles ok)

Ao no Exorcist: - Arthur Auguste Angel (doubles ok)

Are You Alice?: - White Rabbit (doubles not preferred)

Bleach: - Ulquiorra Cifer (stance on doubles unknown)

Blood Bank: - Shell Overlord (doubles ok IF your an adult)

Bungou Stray Dogs: - Atsushi Nakajima (doubles ask) - Bram Stoker (kinsidering, doubles ok) - Fyodor Dostoevsky (doubles ok, canon talk iffy if I’m personally shifted) - Saigiku Jouno (kinsidering, doubles ok)

Chainsaw Man: - Aki Hayakawa (doubles ask)

Danganronpa: - +2 noncanons - Makoto Naegi (kinsidering, doubles ok) - Mukuro Ikusaba (synpath, doubles ok) - Rantaro Amami (doubles ok)

D.Gray-Man:  - Allen Walker (kinsidering, doubles ask) - Yuu Kanda (kinsidering, doubles ok)

DRAMAtical Murder: - Koujaku (doubles not preferred but idc)

Ensemble Stars: - Keito Hasumi (doubles ok) - Rinne Amagi (kinsidering, doubles ok) - Ritsu Sakuma (doubles iffy, ok for canon discussion) - Shu Itsuki  ✧ (no doubles) - Tsumugi Aoba (doubles ok, unclear if he’s a kin or a synpath)

Evillious Chronicles: - Hansel / Pollo / Lemy Abelard (no doubles) - Karchess Crim (doubles ok)

Fairy Tail: - Mystogan (synpath) - Jellal Fernandes (no doubles) - Zeref Dragneel (kinsidering, doubles ok)

Fantastic Beasts: - Newt Scamander (doubles ok)

Final Fantasy VII: - Cloud Strife (kinsidering, doubles ok) - Vincent Valentine (doubles ask) - Reno (Kinsidering, doubles ok) 

Fire Emblem:  - Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd (doubles iffy/stance unclear) - Felix Hugo Fraldarius (kinsidering, stance on doubles unknown)

Fruits Basket: - Ayame Sohma (doubles ask)

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood: - Envy (no doubles)

Genshin Impact: - Albedo (doubles ok) - Ayato Kamisato (doubles not preferred) - Baizhu (doubles ask/iffy) - Dainsleif  ✧ (no doubles) - Diluc Ragnvindr (doubles ok, incredibly weak) - Tartaglia (doubles ok) - Xiao (doubles ok, canon talk iffy if I’m personally shifted) - Zhongli / Rex Lapis (doubles ask)

Hades: - Zagreus (doubles ok)

Heaven Official’s Blessing:  - Xie Lian (doubles ask/iffy)

Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni: - Keiichi Maebara (doubles ok)

Houseki no Kuni: - Aculeatus (doubles ask) - Lapis Lazuli (doubles ok)

Howl’s Moving Castle (book) - Howl Jenkins Pendragon (doubles ok)

Hypnosis Mic: - Doppo Kannonzaka (doubles ask) - Rosho Tsutsujimori (kinsidering, doubles ok)

Ib: - Garry (doubles ok)

Identity V: - Aesop Carl “Embalmer”  ✧ (no doubles preferred) - Phillipe “Wax Artist” (doubles ok)

Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun: - Akane Aoi (doubles ask) - Kou Minamoto (no doubles) - Tsuchigomori (doubles ask)

Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: - Bruno Bucciarati (stance on doubles unknown) - Gyro Zeppeli (doubles ok) - Narciso Anasui (no doubles) - Rohan Kishibe (doubles ok, canon talk iffy if I’m personally shifted )

Jujustu Kaisen: - Satoru Gojo (doubles ask, mostly ok) - Toji Fushiguro (doubles not preferred) - Yuuta Okottsu (doubles ok, partially a copinglink)

Kagerou Project: - Konoha / Haruka Kokonose (doubles ok) - Shuuya Kano (doubles ask)

Kimetsu no Yaiba: - Doma (doubles ask) - Sanemi Shinazugawa (no doubles) - Yoriichi Tsugikuni (stance on doubles unknown)

Kingdom Hearts:  - Riku (doubles ask)  - Terra (kinsider/synpath, doubles ok)

Kuroshitsuji: - Real!Ciel Phantomhive (doubles ask) - Othello (doubles ok)

League of Legends:  - Viktor (doubles ask. mix of arcane and league).

Little Nightmares 2: - Mono (doubles ok)

Mahoutsuki no Yome: - Lindel (doubles ask)

Makai Ouji: - Uriel (doubles not preferred)

Mirai Nikki: - Aru Akise (stance on doubles unknown)

Mo Dao Zu Shi: - Jiang Cheng (doubles ask) - Lan Wangji (kinsidering, doubles ok)

Mushishi: - Ginko (doubles not preferred)

My Hero Academia: - Keigo Takami (doubles ask) - Oboro Shirakumo (doubles ok)

Namari Hime: - +1 noncanon - Funkbeat (doubles ok) - Noel Baitel (doubles ok)

Neon Genesis Evangelion: - Kaworu Nagisa (doubles ask)

Noblesse:  - Frankenstein ✧ (doubles not prefered) 

Omori: - Sunny (stance on doubles unknown)

Original Characters (non-fandom):  - Malachi Faust (no doubles)

Otherkins: - Angelkin - Vampirekin

Overwatch: - Lena “Tracer” Oxton (doubles ok)

Owari no Seraph: - Ferid Bathory (doubles ok, canon talk iffy if I’m personally shifted) - Guren Ichinose (doubles ask) - Saito (no doubles preferred)

Pandora Hearts:  - Oswald Baskerville (kinsidering, doubles ok)  - Oz Vessalius (kinsidering, doubles ok) - Rufus Barma (kinsidering/synpath, stance unknown)  - Vincent Nightray ✧ (doubles not ok)

Parties are for Losers: - Dima / Dmitry (doubles ask) - Sergei (doubles ok)

Patalliro!: - Jack Barbarossa Bancoran (stance on doubles unknown)

Persona: - Akira Kurusu (doubles ok) - Eikichi Mishina (doubles ask) - Goro Akechi (no doubles unless I approach first) - Yusuke Kitagawa (doubles ok)

RWBY: - Penny Polendina (doubles ok)

Satsuriku no Tenshi:  - Daniel Dickens (kinsidering, doubles ok)

Shaperaverse: - Lloyd Allen (doubles ok)

Sk8 the Infinity: - Kojiro “Joe” Nanjo (doubles ok)

Soul Eater: - Crona Gorgon (doubles ask, canon talk iffy) - Justin Law (doubles ok) - Masamune Nakatsukasa (stance on doubles unknown)

Spirited Away: - Haku (doubles ok, canon talk iffy if I’m personally shifted)

Spring Awakening: - Moritz Stiefel (doubles ask, canon talk iffy if I’m personally shifted)

The Boy Who Fell: - Firenze (doubles ok)

The Magnus Archives: - Gerard Keay (doubles ask) - Jonah Magnus / Elias Bouchard (no doubles) - Jonathan Sims (doubles ok) - Timothy Stoker (doubles ask)

The Vampire Chronicles: - Lestat de Lioncourt  ✧ (no doubles. if necessary though, ask!)

Tokyo Ghoul: - Sasaki Haise / Ken Kaneki (doubles ask) - Shuu Tsukiyama (kinsidering, stance on doubles unknown) 

Touken Ranbu: - Mikazuki Munechika (doubles ask)

Twisted Wonderland: - Leona Kingscholar (doubles ask) - Riddle Rosehearts (no doubles preferred, ask if you must!)

Undertale: - Napstablook (doubles ok)

Vanitas no Carte: - Louis de Sade (no doubles) - Vanitas (doubles ask)

Vocaloid: - Fukase (doubles ok) - Winnie Schrader from Wozwald (doubles ask)

Witch Hat Atelier: - Qifrey (doubles ok, canon talk iffy if I’m personally shifted)

Witch’s Heart: - Noel Levine  ✧ (no doubles) 

Yuukoku no Moriarty:  - Mycroft Holmes (kinsidering, doubles ok) - William James Moriarty (no doubles unless stated otherwise) 

#important — #not kin post —

[in-case-of-quarantine]

Hier en daar Het is maandagochtend. Ik word opgeschrikt door mijn wekker. Nog even snoezen en dan een douche nemen want er staat me alweer een lange dag te wachten. Ik trek mijn “comfi” kleren aan en ben klaar om aan mijn bureau te gaan zitten. Nog even de laatste nieuwsberichten checken want ik wil de actualiteit opvolgen. De diverse opdrachten blijven intussen online binnenkomen en ik weet soms niet meer hoe eraan te beginnen. Alles voelt ook zo somber en eentonig aan. Ik chat even met mijn vriendinnen en vervolgens geven we elkaar wat goede moed om er terug in te vliegen. Intussen vordert de dag en mijn concentratie laat het nu toch wat afweten. Ik tuur naar buiten. Mijn gedachten dwalen af en ik begin wat te fantaseren. Was alles op korte termijn toch maar terug min of meer normaal. Dan zou ik nu al kunnen uitkijken naar de traditionele zomerse barbecue met de ganse familie en zou ik mijn Bobonne, zus, broer en neefjes eindelijk weer terug kunnen omarmen. Dan kan ik met mijn vriendje terug onbevangen afspreken. Ik droom er ook al van om opnieuw mijn vriendinnen terug te kunnen zien en volop bij te praten. We zouden plannen kunnen maken om onze geannuleerde vakantie van juni onder de Spaanse zon misschien in september vast te leggen. Of misschien kunnen we al creatief op zoek gaan naar leuke alternatieven. De onzekerheid blijft knagen maar niemand kan mij voorlopig uit mijn dromen verjagen. Maar plots besef ik dat een gezond mens duizend en één wensen heeft, een ziek mens heeft er slechts één…

Student Van Heuverswyn Alice

[alice-and-ariel]

"Ga je je muts aandoen?"

Kinderdagverblijf 'Inside Out': achter de schermen van een kinderdagverblijf.

Het is januari.

2 graden buiten. De griep treft 80% van de bevolking.

Mama haalt K. af in de opvang. Het is al donker buiten, wat normaal is voor deze tijd van het jaar. Mama hurkt naast K. om te helpen om zijn jasje aan te doen. Deze lieve jongen van 2 doet al goed zijn best om het zelf te doen.

"Ga je je muts aandoen?" Vraagt mama...

Natuurlijk mag K. zelf kiezen. Want hij is immers al 2 en weet al goed dat het koud is buiten en je dus best je muts aandoet.

Want je moet weten, als hij dan ziek zou worden, dan mag hij ook zelf kiezen welke medicatie goed voor hem is.

K. schud zijn hoofdje van links naar rechts:"Neh"

Dan maar zonder muts naar buiten.

#Alice-and-Ariel

#kids #opvoeding #kinderen #kindergarten #crèche #babygirl #baby #babies

[scarlettjskipper]

@eldritchlittleblackdragon So uh, I tried! This playlist is about 99 percent angst, sorry about that. I hope you like it, anyway. I’m open to adding more songs and probably will. Feel free to share your suggestions! Oh, I added some songs in my mother tongue, so here are the translations: Ek Dil Ek Jaan (Translation: One Heart, One Life): https://www.filmyquotes.com/songs/2990 Yeh Fitoor Mera (Translation: This Obsession Of Mine): https://www.filmyquotes.com/songs/575| Khamoshiyan (Translation: Silences): http://www.bollymeaning.com/2014/12/khamoshiyan-title-song-lyrics.html

#barok van zieks #barok van zieks/oc #alice van zieks #playlist #music

[parents-for-life-me]

Huisje, Boompje, Studentje.

Bij de geboorte van onze eerste zoon hebben we de placenta mee naar huis genomen en deze voor een tijdje in de diepvries gestoken. Mijn vader had een beukenootje in een bloempot gestoken en tegen dat die iets wat een boompje was hebben we deze gepland in de tuin met de placenta eronder. Intussen was Robbe al drie en hadden we meermaals bij het zoeken naar frietjes in de diepvries het potje met de placenta tegengekomen. We maakten er die dag een klein feestje van en de kleine mocht zelf mee zijn boom planten. Toch kwam het niet helemaal goed want enkele jaren later werd het boompje overreden door het grasmachien. Mijn vader was de dader. Voor onze dochter kozen we maar voor een boom, die al wat steviger was zodat we het verdriet van een opgereden boom geen 2 keer moesten meemaken. Het werden 4 platanen in een vierkant geplaatst. Toen onze eerste gaststudent kwam vonden we het een mooi gebaar om hem ook een boom te geven. We hadden weliswaar geen placenta meer maar zo zou hij bij zijn vertrek toch nog wat bij ons blijven en is er altijd een reden om terug te komen. Mati koos een boompje met mooie roze bloemen in het voorjaar en we kochten maar ook een nieuwe boom voor Robbe want die opgereden boom van toen was nog niet vervangen. Later tijdens dat uitwisselingsjaar van Mati was er een feestje in onze tuin en Mati had wat teveel Belgisch bier gedronken en werd wat melancholisch. Hij ging zijn boom knuffelen en samen met zijn Belgische broer gingen ze ook samen hun bomen ‘water’ geven. Het jaar erop kozen Seba en Alice een seringenboom Ieders in een andere kleur.  Ze hopen dat we over een paar jaar de bloemen kunnen afknippen en in huis kunnen zetten.De tradie was gestart dus ook Seba is tegen zijn boom gaan plassen. Alice zag dat zo niet zitten om te doen😉 Toch kan het soms raar gaan,die winter was Mati in Paraguay zeer ziek. Hij had Dengue en moest naar het ziekenhuis. Enkele dagen konden we hem niet bereiken en waren zeer ongerust. Gelukkig kregen E uiteindelijk bericht dat hij beter was en terug naar huis mocht. Maar wat stelden we bij het begin van die lente vast? Zijn boom bloeide niet. Mati had overleefd maar zijn boom niet. Vorige lente hebben we een nieuwe gepland samen met een appelboom voor de volgende student Manuel. Hij drinkt heel graag appelsap en hoopt over een paar jaar een sap te drinken van zijn boom. En vandaag was het weer zover. Montse en ook Lexy zijn een boom gaan kiezen: een appelboom voor Montse en een kersenboom voor Lexy.

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[malipollet]

ODE AAN ALICE NAHON

De Carnotstraat te Antwerpen is voor velen gewoon dat, de Carnotstraat.

Een doodgewone winkelstraat zoals vele anderen.

Daar, in die straat spendeerde een buitengewoon icoon haar laatste levensjaren Waar ze geen enkel hert heeft zeer gedaan.

Niet voor te stellen in wat een drukte u leefde Een gezin met 11 kinderen waar jij de derde was gelukzalige ouders die elke avond,

Een woordeke van liefde zeiden

Een onconventioneel figuur met een turbulent liefdesleven dromend van iets dat groter was dan dromen kunnen gaan beklemming en angst

Rondom één hoofd, dat eenzaam was

Je werd ziek

de chronische bronchitis en depressiviteit het ondragelijke te dragen

En zo deed je je ogen toe

Ze voerde het op,

haar laatste avondliedeke.

- Kayla Van Durme, Emil Skvirsky en Mali Pollet

[akulovaaa-blog]

Leesautobiografie

Mama las voor

Mijn leeservaring is een raar geval, hoewel ik in België woon en Nederlands spreek, leerde ik als eerst Russisch lezen, spreken en schrijven. Vanaf het moment dat ik interesse toonde in kleurrijke foto’s, prenten en tekeningen kreeg ik boeken voor men neus te zien en verhalen te horen van mama over princessen, heksen, enzovoort.

Op sprookjes was ik verliefd. We hadden dan ook 30tal verschillende boeken over de mooiste sprookjes. Het verhaal over de 3 biggetjes bleef toch bij me hangen omdat ik het als kleine peuter dagelijks wou zien en horen.

  Mijn Russisch begin

Toen ik 3 jaar was leerde ik van mama om zelf te lezen. Ik begon dan ook met de simpelste verhaaltjes en kon na een tijd steeds vlotter en beter lezen.

Dit waren mijn lievelingsboeken. Het waren korte verhalen die omgezet waren in gedichten. Deze verhalen hadden ook mooie betekenissen over de belangrijke zaken in het leven bijvoorbeeld vriendschap, familie en samenwerking. (rood: Cергей Mихалков, geel: Эдуард Успенский, Pазноцветная Cемейка, blauw: Корней Чуковский)

Rond het 3e leerjaar begon ik aan dikkere boeken bijvoorbeeld De kleine prins geschreven door Antoine De Saint-Exupéry of Alice in wonderland door Lewis Carroll.

   Mijn verband met Russische boeken tegenwoordig

Omdat ik volgens mijn ouders mijn moedertaal niet mag vergeten, blijf ik boeken in het Russisch lezen. Tegenwoordig ben ik meer geïnteresseerd in boeken over de ruimte, de wetenschap of psychologie dus focus ik me daar ook meer op.

Dit boek zou ik in de toekomst graag willen lezen “ Из космоса границ не видно” (vertaling: Uit de ruimte zijn grenzen onzichtbaar.) De auteur van dit boek is de Amerikaanse astronaut Ronald John Garan. Hij vertelt over hoe zijn ruimtereizen en zijn wisselwerking met de Russische astronauten hem een nieuw beeld over het leven en onze planeet gaf.

 Mijn Nederlands leesverleden

Vanaf de 1e kleuterklas las de juf elke dag een verhaaltje voor. Die verhalen konden we dan ook makkelijk meevolgen in onze grote prentenboeken. De verhalen over Dikkie Dik van Jet Boeke vond ik geweldig.

 Toen gingen we naar het 1e leerjaar en leerde we onze eerste woordjes lezen. Daar lazen we boeken zoals “Een roos en een sok” (schrijfster: Vera de Backker) of “Reus is ziek” dit boek werd geschreven door auteurs waar ik als klein kind meerdere boeken van heb gelezen namelijk Frank Smulders en Leo Timmers.

    Aangezien ik al meer ervaring met lezen had en dus vlotter kon lezen, mocht ik tijdens ons leesuurtje met kinderen uit het 2e leerjaar meelezen in de plaats van met mijn klasgenootjes uit het 1e.

In de basisschool was ik niet echt bezig met serieuze boeken in het Nederlands, ik las wat me door de juf werd opgedragen maar mijn interesse ging eerder naar de Russische boeken die mijn mama mij had aanbevolen.

 Mijn recent leesverleden

Aangezien ik geïnteresseerd ben in psychologie heb ik al een aantal boeken gelezen over waargebeurde verhalen bijvoorbeeld “Ik was twaalf en fietste naar school” geschreven door het meisje dat zelf vastgehouden bleef in de kelder van Dutroux: Sabine Dardenne. Ik vind het belangrijk dat we onze eigen geschiedenis kennen, van daar dat ik ook boeken over de oorlog heb gelezen maar die spraken me niet zo aan. Ik zou het boek “Vrede en oorlog”  van de bekende Russische schrijver Leo Tolstoj nog willen lezen maar ik was nog niet zeker of ik alles wel zou begrijpen en het daarom saai zou vinden.

        Akulova Alicia

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