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hqolympia · 4 years

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chicago’s very own 𝐎𝐋𝐘𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐀 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐕𝐄 has been spotted on madison avenue driving a chevrolet corvette z06 , welcome ! your resemblance to 𝒃𝒂𝒓𝒃𝒂𝒓𝒂 𝒑𝒂𝒍𝒗𝒊𝒏 is unreal . according to tmz , you just had your 𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒓𝒅 birthday bash . your chance of surviving new york is uncertain because you’re 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆 , but being 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒆 might help you . i think being a 𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒊 explains that . 3 things that would paint a better picture of you would be 𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧 , 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐳𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧 & 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 .

hi , peachy ! my name’s char & that smile of yours is making my heart melt ! 🥺 allow me to introduce u to my fren over here !

full name : olympia giselle hargrove

nickname : oly , pia (tho, the latter one is reserved for her grandmother)

date of birth : may 22nd , 1997 (23)

birth place : chicago , il

sexual orientation : pansexual

occupation : competitive diver

labels : the crimson / the icarian

𝐢. 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

one : picture a little girl with bright blue eyes, pigtails bouncing with every step she takes as a grin makes its way upon her face . she seems happy ---- and in the moment she truly is, despite the fact that the people she needs the most, her parents, are a few thousand miles away and aren’t here to see olympia say her first words or take her first step. she is too young to understand --- honestly, too young to even think about the reasons why they left her.

two : she is a little bit older now, a full-on eleven years old --- taller, thinner and, most importantly, rowdier. she has quite a few friends, although they all seem to be having picnics with their barbie dolls and sleepovers dedicated to watching princess movies whereas olympia wants to run around and jump all over the place. the girls just don’t seem to match her energy, the boys aren’t exactly welcoming towards her, having this stupid, “ew, but you’re a girl!” mindset. she just wants to find something for herself, something that will keep her interested for longer than three hours ---- that something turned out to be diving.

three : it’s a few years later, and now she’s standing at the 10m platform. it’s her last dive, and she needs to get it exactly right to win the gold medal. olympia would honestly be lying if she said her legs weren’t shaking because of how nervous she was --- but there’s a camera right in front of her face, therefore she has to keep it together. she turns around, takes one last breath, and then she’s up in the air. fifteen seconds later she’s fully submerged into water ----- and fifteen minutes later she has tears coming out of her eyes. she did it. she’s the world champion now.

four : it’s exactly a year later, and a lot has changed. olympia finds herself in the sunny city of rio de janeiro where she’s come to compete in her first olympic games --- which is exactly what she’s always been meant to do, judging by the name her parents gave her. except this time she’s nervous for an entirely different reason --- she’s now a successful athlete, this season’s leader and the one to watch out for. she’s the reigning world champion, for god’s sake, so she has to prove every single person out there she didn’t win on an accident. a lot of things seem to be going wrong; from oly flubbing her first dive to her coach coming up to her before her final one to say that her parents have showed up at the arena. eventually she finds herself in the same exact position as she did back in Russia ---- her palms are sweating, her legs are shaking, but there’s no turning back. the only way is down, so she has to dive one way or another. a jump, two somersaults, a twist ----- she’s back in the pool, and as she immediately drowns in the roar coming from the audience, tears start coming out of her eyes. she did it again. she’s lived up to her name.

five : ever since she got back home, her life has completely changed. interview after interview, a campaign after a photoshoot, an event after the other ---- all of that mixed in with her training routine has it ups and downs. her schedule keeps her busy yet there’s something missing. she’s looking everywhere in the hopes of finding that missing piece, and at some point she feels like she’s found it in the face of a stranger who ends up in her bed that night. it brings her a sense of serenity, that lasts a few weeks ---- but olympia knows it’s all too good to be true, and it’s proven to be that way as she stumbles upon a certain page on a random night. it doesn’t seem real at first, but when she spots a tattoo on the girl’s ribcage, a realization hits her ---- she’s plastered all over porn sites, and that particular video featuring her has generated a few million views in a span of two months. she doesn’t remember the night at first due to her drunken state, but she recognizes her bedroom, particularly a personalized louis vuitton gym bag sitting in the corner. details like that help her piece the night together, and from that point on there’s nothing but fear of it all coming out and ruining her career.

𝐢𝐢. 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐀

basically ! this intro is all over the place so here are some bullet points to get u up to speed !

oly was born in chicago but grew up and spent most of her time in toronto with her grandmother, since her parents were setting up their business overseas. they were coming by to visit her maybe once or twice a year, so she isn’t as close with them.

she is a competitive diver (a quite decorated one bc .... why wouldn’t she be 🥺🥺🥺) representing canada bc of her upbringing despite the fact that she now lives in new york (she moved here in 2017, after the rio olympics)

astrology wise, she is a gemini sun cancer rising .... so sorry to all of u for this

her placements mean that she is quite creative, capricious and may appear manic sometimes --- but really she is just downright STUPID bc she is always trying to get her ass into trouble. like, you can’t even imagine how many times her coach had to drag her out of the mess she got herself into ...

she is very much about having sympathy for others and helping them and whatnot, but unbeknownst to her, these tendencies can be explained by the “keep your friends close and your enemies closer” mindset. she has to keep her act straight, so getting onto someone’s bad side isn’t in the cards for her --- god knows what kind of shit she may end up in now that she’s a part of ... this world of glamour and fame, u kno?

olympia also really loves to talk, preach, argue --- just do whatever to be heard

in her free time (the time when she doesn’t feel like wreaking havoc tbh) she usually cooks deserts (vegan banana pudding? blackberry sorbet? key lime cheesecake? u want it, u got it!), reads books (painted veil by somerset is her ultimate FAV) and ... drives around town whilst listening to some cheesy music 🥺

other than that her usual routine consists of training, clubbing and messing shit up due to the chaotic stupid personality !

𝐢𝐢𝐢. 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒

i promise this intro won’t be that long ... after this ! 🤠🤠🤠these are just the few ideas i can get off the top of my head so ... there’s always room for brainstorming ! :-)

𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐓 𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐃 / close friends --- everybody needs some sort of a support system in their life, and oly is no exception to this rule. she’s never really had a big family, therefore she’s always surrounded herself with people in the hopes of filling the empty space in her heart. and honestly, if it wasn’t for these people, she would’ve quit diving right after winning the olympics, moved to the suburbs of toronto and just lived a quiet life --- but the pride for her friends just gives her enough motivation to move further and become better.

𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐌𝐄 / best friend --- we all have that someone who’s impossibly close to us; who we cannot imagine our lives without. the bond is so crucial to them both parties that it feels as if there’s never been a moment without each other. the general public and tabloids, though, feel as if there’s more going on and will not stop nagging them about the details.

𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐘 𝐃𝐄𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐃 / friends drifted apart / exes --- as weird as it is, oly is very much a yolo person. in addition to that, she has a ton of love and devotion for every single person she’s ever had in her life no matter what happened between them or what caused them to drift apart. though, her ever-changing nature is known to drive people away which, tbh, happens to be a blessing and a curse -- it helps oly sort of “filter” through her circle of friends, but then again, if someone enters her life, they leave and undeniable impact on it. therefore, she misses whoever left her life more than they could ever imagine.

𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘𝐁𝐎𝐃𝐘 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐒 𝐘𝐎𝐔 / rival (?) --- olympia isn’t perfect in any way, shape or form. she knows that, but most importantly, the public knows that and will not stop critiquing every little thing that she does. this person, though, is the exact opposite - the public LOVES them to the point where even olympia’s parents would probably say things like “ugh, i wish you could be more like that!”. this makes the relationship between the two quite ... strained. because as much as olympia may love them as a person, there’s always this lingering sense of jealousy that just enables her petty side.

𝐢𝐯. 𝐎𝐎𝐂

ok so ! if you’ve reached this part of my intro ... i cannot thank u enough bc this ?? this is long as HECK but i wanted to actually try and describe the kind of muse i envision in my head. i love u all a latte & if u feel like plotting w/ my dumb kid, leave a like on this post or feel free to mssg me on discord under futurenostalgias#1692 🤠sidenote tho: i’ll probably get to the mssgs in a few hours seeing as i have a few assignments to complete and i’m sorta braindead ... love u , cannot wait to write w/ u ! xoxo ur friendly neighborhood trash char

#wealthyhq:intro #im so .... slow at this wow ! 🤠🤠🤠🤠🤠#here ur standart 'like for a dad joke n plots' tag :-)

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thebibliomancer · 3 years

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Tides of the Dark Crystal liveblog pt 4

Tides of the Dark Crystal by J.M. Lee because where on Thra did the world just go?

Last time on book: Team Naia went to visit Tavra’s galpal Onica to get some Far-Dreaming answers to questions after Kylan shotgunned exposition petals all over Ha’rar. They learned that despite all the flower petals, a lot of Gelfling believe they’re lying traitors and the All-Maudra is more concerned with patching things up with the Skeksis than what the petals had to say. Then Naia and Amri went to rescue Rian from Mr. Chamberlain’s Wild Ride and Amri threw super nautical sriracha up SkekSil’s nose when he roided out on Mira goo. The three Gelfling and a spider ran away but felt weird and had the world vanish on them. This early on before the plot kicks in, things sure feel like random events because I have no idea.

Chapter 4

Aughra invites the main characters to a group chat

Clarification is not far from coming.

Amri finds himself in the Caves of Grot, somehow, while a voice chants “Deatea. Deratea. Kidakida. Arugaru.” But suddenly it gets REALLY bright.

Light glared around him, and he covered his eyes against it. But when he closed his eyes, he saw another dream, this one deeper inside his mind. As if when he’d closed his eyes, he’d actually opened them.

And he saw it.

Spinning before him, larger than life, a spire of faceted stone shining a brilliant white. It rang with a defeaning song, a cry that might pierce any darkness. A voice that turned the world, that beat with the pulse of the planet. It was the Heart of Thra. The Crystal of Truth: blazing from the depths of the world where it had always been, dwarfing Amri as he gazed upon it.

IIIIIIIITS

THE AUGHRA IMPORTANT CHARACTERS GROUP CHAT MOMENT!

As always, interesting to see what plot points are shared between show and books.

Interestingly enough, unlike the show, its kept vague who received invitations to this group chat. He can hear voices but only recognizes some of them over the ringing of the Crystal. And the Crystal is too bright for him to see any faces.

The Crystal of Truth is the best anonymizer. Ironically.

Aughra tells all the Gelfing to hush up and listen to her because “Skeksis might find out. About this dream-space, this source of magic and prophecy.”

And dreamfasting is supposed to be Skeksis proof, dangit. Although I guess if the Crystal is doing it, the Skeksis have a lot of experience with the Crystal.

Aughra singles out Rian and Naia as the ones whose truths will light the way, since Rian saw what the Skeksis had done to darken the Crystal and Naia saw the Crystal itself.

So its time for more dreamfasting recapping! I seriously admire what a great tool for exposition the dreamfast is as a concept.

The movie writers sure were onto something when they jammed it in so Jen and Kira could instantly get up to speed.

After Naia tells of the darkening reaching all the way to the swamp, other Gelfling chime in to tell of their own experiences seeing the darkening at sea or in the Caves of Grot.

Rian shares his own memory of Mira being forced to look at the Crystal and being reduced to essence by a Skeksis machine.

He bemoans that showing the vial to the All-Maudra was their only hope but All-Maudra Mayrin says she’s totally in the conference.

“I have seen the petals that came on the wind from the south,” the All-Maudra continued. “I’ve heard rumors, rippling through the Vapra of Ha’rar. Of Mira’s disappearance. Of Rian and Gurjin, the traitors.” Her emotions were hidden on her stolid face when she added, “But now I understand the truth.”

Oh, and apparently when she talks the Crystal shows her face on its face so everyone can see that she’s talking. That’s really convenienent but makes it more like this is a dream-skyping, showing whoever is talking.

Except I think it only happens here. Favoritism.

Aughra chimes in that now they all know the truth and Kylan, clearly still holding a grudge about her appearance in Song of the Dark Crystal asks why Aughra didn’t do this earlier.

And she either answers or ignores him because what she says can go either way.

“Aughra made this place, this dream-place. To ask Thra the same thing! Thra answered,” Aughra muttered.

And Aughra has homework for the class. Or Thra does. Six of one.

“Now, Thra has answered,” she continued. “And here is what it has said: seven fires of resistance must be lit. Seven fires by seven clans, before the Skeksis destroy the Crystal with their greed. Seven wondrous melodies must unite as one, in a single song... By you, Naia. By the menders who hear the cries of the Dark Crystal. This is Thra’s answer.”

Naia instantly agrees. Which is very protagonist of her. And its very good of Thra to recognize how protagonist she is.

Kylan asks All-Maudra Mayrin whether she believes everything that they were eventually going to get around showing her.

“Yes,” she said. “I see now it cannot be denied. Go forth, knowing the first fire already blazes... Ha’rar and the Vapra will stand against the Skeksis.”

Amri suddenly feels overjoyed and wonders whether they misjudged the All-Maudra.

Rian, who as inciting incident maybe feels like he should be protagonist and is also a bit more vindictive than show Rian, asks what role Thra wants for him, adding that he’d really like to make the Skeksis pay for what they’ve done.

Aughra tells him that there’s a special subplot that only he can handle, a sacred object that must be retrieved and that he’ll know it when he awakens.

And then she wakes them all up because when Aughra is done answering questions she’s done.

Naia, Amri, and Rian find themselves collapsed in the snow without that much time having passed.

Rian immediately excuses himself to go off on his subplot.

Geez. Something always comes up to keep him out of the main cast.

“And even if I don’t understand, I suppose I still have to try. That’s the way this always goes, it seems.”

SEE? EVEN RIAN NOTICES!

Naia belatedly remembers to tell Rian that Gurjin isn’t dead and that she sent him to the Sog to remember because the Skeksis aren’t going to tramp through the swamp if they can help it.

The realization changed the Stonewood for the better. Amri was surprised Rian was able to smile after all that had happened to him. But he did at Naia’s news, if only a little. He reached out and clasped Naia’s hand.

“Thank you, Naia,” he said again. “I’m indebted to you --”

Daaaw. Frens. Or maybe one day eventual friends. Friends based on friends.

Anyway, they hear the Chamberlain screaming in the distance and decide it’s best to amscray but he finds them.

So Amri, Naia, and Tavra run off to Onica’s boat while Rian heads off his own way.

So I usually end the post where the chapter ends but I wanted to go into the super Gelfling menders conference attendance.

Granted, Amri doesn’t recognize a lot of people’s voices and only Mayrin got to have her face show up in the Crystal. There’s more people there then we learn about.

We know for sure that Amri, Kylan, Naia are there. Aughra is there. All-Maudra Mayrin is there. Amri hears a voice that he thinks might be Onica.

Amri never hears Tavra. Explicitly never hears her. Wonders whether she’s absent because of her spider body or whether she’s just not speaking up. After the conference is over, she confirms she was part of it and doesn’t explain why she didn’t pipe up.

If Brea or Seladon are there, they also don’t speak up. And Gurjin doesn’t make a peep or isn’t present at all.

Very different from the show which clearly delineated the Main Characters. Although the addition of Onica make me hope that some of the menders are coming from the clans that were left out of the conference in the show.

But its back to the boat which means more Onica right now! By which I mean in the next post!

#dark crystal #the dark crystal #Tides of the Dark Crystal #liveblog #Amri #Naia #Tavra #Kylan #All Maudra Mayrin #Aughra #Onica #Rian

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