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its-short-for-jackalope · 9 months

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New Characters Ahoy!

Thinking about Captain AJ Griffin, Morgan Reese, and K̵̨̦̝̰̣͕̞̘͗̀̏̚a̵̜͈̗͕̫̪͌̐̃̓̉̇͌̚l̷̨̯͈̼̱̥̩̿͑̋̇̓͒͐ aboard the Ellen Austin

hello! I am FINE and NORMAL and have been very CALMLY and very CASUALLY thinking about episode three and the new information we have about the characters our beloved quartet will be sailing with next month. 😇

...Yeah, I didn't believe that either.

Let's just get right to the unhinged rambling part of the post, shall we?

Sike! The post is still hinged for a minute while I give you a quick rundown of each character.

⚓️ AJ Griffin, the Captain

voiced by Jeff Blim

rigid leader, fiercely loyal to his crew

Civil War veteran haunted by the past

@man-down-in-hatchet-town's favorite

⚓️ Morgan Reese, the Bosun

voiced by Huck Walton

first appears at the end of episode 2

kind, adventurous, friend to all

fairly good guitarist

⚓️ Kal, the Passenger

voiced by ???

will change the story forever

???

Yup. That's them. I can't wait to hear what they get up to when the episode comes out. But in the meantime, I've got a brain that won't shut up and a pal to throw half-baked theories and wild speculation at, so here's some stuff we've been talking about.

Before Matt starts introducing us to these characters, we're presented with some questions:

Who is in command? Who will have our backs? Who can we trust when things go sideways?

The first answer comes to us easily enough. We can assume that the one in command (at least at the start of it all) is Captain AJ Griffin.

The second answer is also pretty clear. Morgan Reese is the man who's meant to look after everyone. It's literally his job, and he's already helped (will help?) Samuel, Rose, Margaret, and John by getting them aboard the ship. So he probably has our backs.

The third answer, if we follow the pattern & use the process of elimination, would have to be the last named character: Kal. Except the only thing we know for sure about Kal is that they're a passenger who will impact the story in a big way. So can we really trust them? (Perhaps more importantly: can we trust Matt when he says/implies we can trust Kal? He's already proven to be pretty sneaky...)

Actually, can we/the quartet trust any of these characters? We know a little bit about them now (2 out of 3, anyway) but they're not going to exist in a vacuum—there are so many other things we don't know about the adventure they're taking part in that are going to influence what these characters do and whether they'll be allies or antagonists. Not all Bad Guys™ are bad guys, and not all good guys are Good Guys™, if you know what I mean.

The way I see it, there are a few different ways this could go...

⚓️ Captain Griffin is already haunted, so he's vulnerable to whatever dark powers are at play, and Morgan Reese will be left to try and hold the ship together and keep everyone (including his captain) safe.

We're told that AJ is a strong ally, but that he "casts a heavy shadow" and is "weathered by the darkness of men." "Echoes of his past are always right beneath the currents, rippling, rhyming. And it will haunt him once again..."

When we hear about Morgan, there are no references like these. Instead, we're told about how the bosun is everyone's buddy, a friend to all. He stands in pretty stark contrast to the tragic, noble but melancholy picture of AJ we're given.

If the captain is overwhelmed by ghosts—his or someone else's—the bosun's heart and positivity could potentially hold everyone steady, at least long enough to sort out the trouble. Sea shanties are for morale, after all, and Morgan's fairly good at guitar.

⚓️ Captain Griffin is hardened by the past and can handle the pressure, but Morgan Reese is unprepared and could end up inadvertently spreading darkness and fear throughout the entire ship.

You know, like exposure therapy; AJ's already borne witness to some awful, awful things, so maybe he has a tolerance for it. He's already been managing his own darkness, so we could have a same captain, different ghosts sort of situation. If you think about it, it might be a little easier to deal with someone else's ghosts instead of your own. It's less personal.

Morgan, on the other hand, has no tragedy in his past as far as we're aware, but we do know that he "doesn't match AJ's level of precision or experience." If he's never had to face true darkness before, he might not know how to keep it from snuffing his light out. And since Morgan is described as "the perfect conduit" I'm pretty sure that means whatever's up with him gets passed on to everyone. If he loses hope, maybe the Ellen Austin does too.

⚓️ Morgan Reese as a character is actually way too good to be true so he's actually a Big, Lying, Liar Pants who will give me trust issues and break my fairly-good-guitarist loving heart because he has ulterior motives.

Brooke (you meanie /jk) had to go and scare me by pointing out how weird it is that we keep getting hints of how dark and spooky this episode could be, and AJ is revealed to us as a tragic, sad veteran, but then Morgan is just this ray of sunshine in dark waters who is fairly good at guitar. And I hate to admit it because I was immediately besotted with this character the moment I heard about his quite-good sea shanties, but that's a valid point.

Maybe Morgan is playing a long game, one that required him to have "endeared himself to all," and now that he finally has the trust of his captain and the ear of his shipmates, he's ready to kick things off and conspire with some spirits. Does he "have our backs" in the sense of oh what a lovely place to store my knife ??? 😱😥 I hope not!!! But now I have to emotionally prepare myself for that possibility, lmao.

"Oh, but Jack," you say, "what about Kal? You went and made their name all funkyspooky in the header and everything, so why haven't you mentioned them yet???"

First of all, aww thank you for noticing! I had to scroll through [redacted] open tabs on Firefox to find my cursed text generator for that, so I'm glad it was appreciated. <3

Second of all,

✨️drama. ✨️

Whatever's up with Kal is vital to the story and probably the biggest contributor to my current lack of hinges, so of course I had to save them for last.

I have two primary theories revolving around Kal that I'm struggling to choose between...

⚓️ We should be scared of the dark, actually, because Kal is—or controls—the dark.

⚓️ Kal is actually totally fine and chill and a friend, and the actual dark forces are making them seem threatening on purpose.

MAIA's transmissions for this episode have been pretty spooky. Something is getting into MAIA's room and interfering with the broadcasts, first by cracking a pane of glass in the window in transmission 10 when we were being told not to fear the dark, and again by shattering the lightbulb in transmission 11 right when we were going to hear about Kal. ("It seems that some inhabitants of the Pulp universe are less forthcoming than others.") Then, when the broadcast ended, there was a swirling shadow outside the window. Niiice and ominous.

"Margaret is not the only one awakening," Matt tells us in the trailer. "Our heroes will find that the light of discovery can bring forth shadows darker than anything they could have ever imagined."

I would venture that whatever's awakening is probably doing so in response to Margaret—her light is bringing forth the shadows. Maybe the shadows were already there in the Sargasso Sea, "this place where the water itself is haunted, where the air is thick with spirits," and the light is just deepening them. Maybe they're everywhere, and they're feeling threatened, so they're attacking MAIA's room to prevent us from learning their secrets and to remind us that we should be scared of the dark, actually, because dreams may start there but so, too, do nightmares.

I spent a lot of this time convinced that Kal is the source of the shadows, starting with a conversation my sister and I had the instant we both watched the transmission.

behold, the first reference to the anti-Margaret

Kal, as the anti-Margaret, could be another seemingly human person with strange powers, but instead of the Radiance, their magic is something else, something darker. Maybe they can spawn limbs of shadow the way she can produce light, and maybe they can conjure ghosts the way the Traveler brought a whole jungle paradise into existence on the Sagitta.

I don't believe it's a coincidence that the transmission was interrupted right before we were going to learn about Kal. My first instinct was that this must have been Kal's doing, that they're the one who doesn't want to be known, but after re-examining the transmission and the question about trust, it makes me wonder. Maybe we should trust Kal—after all, what's a bigger sign of trust than giving it when there are still so many unanswered questions? Maybe the quartet will be faced with the same struggle as us.

If the shadows/dark forces aren't Kal's doing, then they could be trying to sabotage Kal because of how important they are to the quartet's story. If Kal is the one to trust when things go sideways, then the shadows might want to do all they can to keep Kal obscured, hidden and silenced so our heroes can't get their help, or won't trust them enough to accept it when it's offered.

I, for one, think either option would be very fun and exciting to listen to. Or neither!

Now, I think this post is long enough, so I think this'll be it for today. and while I may be suspicious of Matt's little hints and teasers about the new episode, I definitely trust him to take these characters and tell a really good story with them.

...man, I can't wait for September.

As always, please feel free to share your thoughts on anything I've rambled about here! Hope this was a fun/interesting/not totally confusing read for you! 🖤

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rosietrace · 5 months

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Hello Rosie [evil] we need to interact more so ∅ for Walton with Max and Sam or Victoria with Keres >:)

Hi Mercie! I'm gonna do a separate post for Vic and Keres, since this post is gonna be longer if I do both in one go HSJSHDJS

Edit: I'm so sorry this took so long to post 💀

Oc thoughts: Walton Morrigan on Maxwell Murray and Samuel

Character Featured: Walton Morrigan

Mentioned: Maxwell Murray, Samuel

Warning(s): Walton /j, Samuel being a little shit, Trinity™, implied murder(?), Walton's room, potentially ooc

[ Apologies for any out of character moments ]

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“Hmm….. My dorm leader intrigues me. I don't know much about Maxwell, but I wish to know more… It's funny, really. Uncharacteristically tall, with a unique magic that makes him almost invisible… He'd make a wonderful test subject.”

“Samuel. That troublesome little- Ugh…. They exasperate me, to no end. His childishness and annoying voice make my ears bleed, and sometimes, in the dead of night, I wonder what would happen if I…. Oh, hah. You didn't hear that.”

— Walton Morrigan

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「 General Thoughts 」

˚₊· ͟͟͞➳❥ They don't talk to Walton. Or rather, Walton doesn't talk to them as much as he should.

➜ Walton's always busy with his machinery and computer work, and in general, pretty unapproachable. Not because no one wants to talk to him, but because Walton doesn't allow anyone closer to him. Simply put: He keeps everyone at arm's length.

➜ And Maxwell and Samuel aren't exceptions. Not in the slightest. Walton only goes to them when it concerns any conditions he needs to meet regarding his machinery, but that's about it.

➜ They've interacted with him, of course, but it's just unusually rare. Walton doesn't make it any better, his eerie — almost uncanny — sort of personality.

➜ Perhaps there's another reason Max doesn't approach Walton. The latter claims he works at a hospital on the side, after all…

➜ Walton's one of the few people who immediately notice Max is around. Quietness doesn't stop him from being as analytical as he is.

➜ Samuel's shenanigans frustrate him to no end. He has this almost murderous look in his eyes every time he talks to them. He gets progressively angrier when Samuel starts messing with him through his ‘childish’ pranks.

➜ Trinity seems to be the only one who can properly restrain Walton from throttling Samuel, then and there, at any given moment. Despite that, Walton's significantly taller than they were, and has gotten close to see the light leave Samuel's eyes…. Allegedly.

➜ When they do dorm room check-ins, Walton doesn't allow Max to check up on him in his room. And frankly, Max prefers it that way.

↳ There's just this…. Stench, to Walton's room. Max didn't wanna know what was the cause of it, and just left Walton's room be.

➜ Walton begrudgingly accepts the candy Samuel offers, even if — at times — there's probably some sort of concoction to them.

↳ If it can get Samuel away from him, then so be it.

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「 Interactions 」

❐ Well- Walton was in Terrovania since before Max became the dorm head. It was no surprise that he met Max, and later met Samuel.

➜ Walton wants to do experiments on Maxwell. Weird, I know, but he really isn't trying to beat the ‘mad scientist/potential serial killer’ allegations. (Maybe the latter, but not so much for the former.)

➜ He recommends movies to Max from time to time. It doesn't happen often, but it does happen. Oddly enough, Walton would usually recommend children's movies.

➜ He legitimately believed Samuel was like…. 12, at most. Then again, he didn't care how old he was, Samuel was a continuous nuisance to him.

➜ Walton ‘Samuel-proofed’ the ceilings in Terrovania so he couldn't crawl on them anymore. But, alas, it was only a temporary little addition.

➜ They really can't point their finger at it, but…. There was just something off about Walton. He talks, acts, and thinks like a normal overly analytical genius would. But, something about him just… Doesn't feel right.

➜ Walton brings lollipops everywhere he goes, just to shove them in Samuel's mouth to get him to shut up.

➜ ‘Conversations’ between Max and Walton barely feel like conversations. Because of how quiet the two are, most would just assume they were having an unusually tense staring contest.

➜ Learning about Max's unnatural strength, only made Walton want to run experiments on him even more. Unfortunately, at the end of the day, he can't do that as long as Max is still Terrovania’s dorm head.

➜ Both Max and Samuel can agree that they don't want to go into Walton's room at all. The stench emitting from it was enough of a reason, but it seemed there were more reasons than they let on…

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#twisted wonderland oc #twst oc #walton morrigan #terrovania #terrovania oc #twst fandorm #twst ocs #mutuals <3 #mutuals asks #mutuals ask #asks!#oc asks #oc asks!#maxwell murray #samuel #「🌹」 oc interactions

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doctorofmagic · 2 years

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Charlize is only a couple years older than Rachel McAdams. She is not old. just SAY you hate a character that's had 10 seconds of screentime bc ur upset that an ESTABLISHED unhealthy relationship is most likely NOT going to be canon. I'm SORRY but I HATE the age argument!! Nobody's complaining about anyone else!! Mr. Krasinski isn't that much younger and NOBODY is complaining about him!! If being 46 is too old for an actor be in the MCU then I guess we need to get rid of Paul Rudd, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L Jackson, Don Cheadle, Vin Diesel, Benedict Wong, Angelina Jolie (who is OLDER THAN HER), and while he's already gone, RDJ*. Her age has NOTHING to do with it.

*my personal opinion of these actors are not reflectant from this list. (I do not "stan" actors on principal.) I am pointing out that the age argument is just so ??????

This argument is basically ageism and misogyny. Look at the bs I’ve seen in the past weeks, not to mention the things I already posted.

THEY'RE JUST ONE YEAR APART WTF. Also Rachel McAdams is 43, just two years younger than Benedict.

This only confirms that this "argument" is actually a thing™ and is more common than it seems.

There's literally nothing preventing Charlize from being wonderful in this role except people using bias and prejudice to diminish a woman.

You don't see people complaining about the age of the male actors, and this explains so much about how rotten some fans are to the core.

And yes, yes, it's not like we "stan" actors but we must point out that there's a problem with Clea and this problem is people using a ship to attack and diminish another woman through ageism, which is absurdly bonkers.

Willem Dafoe is 66 and made all his stunts in NWH. You don't see a single person complaining about his age and performance. So why a woman in her 46 should be a problem if not for the sake of misogyny and ageism? They can't even hide they're incapable of sorority.

And honestly, if people who are reading this vouch for this behavior, please do me a favor and block me. You're not a Stephen stan, you're just a terrible person and I don't want to see you in the fandom. Be better. We don't need you.

PS: please do not harass these people, they want attention and you’d only be feeding the trolls. Just block them and move on. Thanks.

#how can the sorcerer supreme be of assistance?#ask #discourse #tw: ageism #tw: misogyny #charlize theron #benedict cumberbatch #rachel mcadams #honestly i could say i expected better but we're in mcu territory

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forgottenfriendshiprpg · 1 month

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most wanted?

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ao3feed-timkon · 9 months

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Stepping Stones

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/eilMdxu

by xSeeingStarsx

Jason Todd has finally come home. Red Hood is intent on staying in Gotham permanently, even if it means playing by Batman’s rules. But Gotham has changed since he left, no more so than the dynamics at play at Wayne Manor. Who are the Williams siblings? And how are they connected with one of Black Mask’s clients?

Petra Williams' life didn’t feel like her own, hell, even her name wasn’t her own, it was a carefully-crafted facade to keep her and her brother safely hidden. But maybe there was a way to get her life back, and Red Hood was going to help her, whether he liked it or not.

Fic updated every 3rd Saturday of the month

I would also like my lovely friend m_e_winters here on AO3 who has put as much work into this fic as I have with my consistent pestering them, bouncing ideas off of them, and their reliable help with editing.

Words: 2185, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), DCU, DCU (Comics), Bat - Fandom, Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010), Red Hood and the Outlaws (Comics), Red Hood/Arsenal (Comics), Red Hood: Lost Days, Young Justice (Cartoon)

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Categories: F/M

Characters: Original Characters, Jason Todd, Bruce Wayne, Barbara Gordon, Dick Grayson, Cassandra Cain, Stephanie Brown, Tim Drake, Damian Wayne, Alfred Pennyworth, Batfamily Members, Roy Harper, Talia al Ghul, Kon-El | Conner Kent, Clark Kent, Jonathan Samuel Kent, Lois Lane, James "Jimmy" Olsen, Roman Sionis

Relationships: Jason Todd/Original Female Character(s), Red Hood/Original Female Character, Batfamily Members & Original Character(s), Barbara Gordon/Dick Grayson, Tim Drake/Kon-El | Conner Kent, Stephanie Brown/Cassandra Cain, Jonathan Samuel Kent & Damian Wayne

Additional Tags: Batbrothers (DCU), Batbrothers Bonding (DCU), Batfamily (DCU), Slow Burn, Falling In Love, no graphic smut, Implied/Referenced Sexual Content, Fade to Black, Implied/Referenced Child Torture, Implied/Referenced Child Death, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Get In We Are Finding Love And Emotional Healing, Everyone Needs Therapy, Only once character actually is in therapy, Bruce Wayne is Bad at Feelings, Bruce is a tired dad™ trying, Bruce Wayne is Bad at Communicating, Bruce Wayne is an Unreliable Narrator, Projecting my mixed feelings about Bruce Wayne, Vigilantism, Murder, Psychological Trauma, Tim Drake and Jason Todd are Best Bros, Talia Al Ghul as a Maternal Figure, meta-humans - Freeform, Metahumans, unethical medical experimentation, Child Soldiers, Puts Favorite DC Media in a Blender: Cannon? What Cannon?

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/eilMdxu

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jogallice · 11 months

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Annecy Journée : mercredi 7 juin 2023.

See on Scoop.it - JamesO

Aujourd’hui, mercredi 07/06/23, Journée mondiale anti contrefaçon, Journée mondiale de la course à pieds et Journée mondiale des martinets 👌

Des chiffres inquiétants. Plus d'un jeune sur dix rencontre des difficultés en lecture en France, a révèlé hier une étude du ministère de l'Éducation nationale, qui s'appuie sur des tests conduits auprès des 750.000 participants à la Journée défense et citoyenneté en 2022. La moitié d'entre eux se trouve en situation d'illettrisme

Astrud Gilberto, la chanteuse brésilienne de The Girl from Ipanema, est morte à 83 ans ont annoncé hier les médias brésiliens après la publication d’un post Instagram de Sofia Gilberto, la petite fille de l’icône de la bossa nova

Nouveau rebondissement dans la polémique autour du fonds Marianne. Christian Gravel, le préfet responsable du Comité Interministériel de Prévention de la Délinquance et de la Radicalisation (CIPDR), qui gère ce fonds créé après l'assassinat de Samuel Paty pour lutter contre le séparatisme, a « souhaité remettre sa démission, qui a été acceptée », a affirmé hier le ministère de l'Intérieur dans un communiqué. Selon un rapport, le haut fonctionnaire s'est rendu coupable d'un «traitement privilégié » à l'une des associations bénéficiaires du fonds créé pour lutter contre le séparatisme

Karim Benzema rejoint l'Arabie saoudite et a signé hier un contrat de trois ans avec le club d'Al-Ittihad. L'attaquant français s'est engagé avec le club de la ville de Djeddah après 14 ans passés au Real Madrid

Nous avons appris hier que Grenoble, le finaliste déchu pour l'accession en Top 14, est relégué en Nationale pour raisons financières. Le club de rugby isérois, finaliste de Pro D2 cette saison et candidat à l'accession à l'élite, paie une situation financière compliquée et un avenir jugé incertain par la Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR)

Le nombre de conducteurs sans assurance impliqués dans des accidents corporels a augmenté de 44 % en cinq ans. Le Fonds de garantie des victimes lance aujourd'hui une campagne de prévention autour du défaut d'assurance. Un conducteur non assuré sur deux a moins de 30 ans, indique son baromètre

L'hécatombe a continué hier dans le secteur du textile. 55 magasins sur 136 des enseignes Comptoir des Cotonniers et Princesse Tam Tam devraient fermer. 304 emplois pourraient disparaître. Le groupe propriétaire envisage de regrouper les deux marques dans les magasins Uniqlo, qu’il détient aussi

La peintre et écrivaine française Françoise Gilot, ex-compagne de Pablo Picasso, est morte à l'âge de 101 ans. L'artiste avait récemment souffert de « maladies cardiaques et pulmonaires », a confié sa fille hier au New York Times

Bon troisième jour de la semaine à toutes et à tous 🦚

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reginaldqueribundus · 3 years

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he’s right and he should say it

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uc-fakeadoption-au · 3 years

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herói do futuro: chapter 1

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chapter count: 1/?

rating: teen and up audiences

category: gen

warnings: no (archive) warnings apply

relationships: Nathan Drake & Victor Sullivan, Nathan Drake & Samuel Drake, Samuel Drake & Victor Sullivan

additional tags: fake adoption au, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, also titled just a dad and his two sons, Young Nate, Young Sam, aka hes not balding yet lmaoo, "young" sully, Team as Family, Fluff and Angst, pretty good amounts of fluff tbh, Family Bonding, accidental family acquisition, There will be headcanons, content warning for sully bc he's young and hot, dare i say...dilf sully?, yes beta we DON'T die (like sam!!!), place-filler ocs (they don't mean shit to the story I just needed someone for certain roles)

summary: Uncharted AU; Victor Sullivan never thought he would have son(s), hell, what *does* he know about raising a kid?

However, a chance meeting with a certain pair of brothers during a job puts a swift end to *that* line of thought.

It might even change the future as we know it...

alternative to ao3 under the cut:

It was supposed to be a simple, in-and-out job.

The client — a swarmy wannabe collector-slash-historian — had contacted him on the premise that it was going to be an easy and absurdly well-paid operation. All for some wooden saint stored in an old Boston church.

Now, Victor did have a pretty good idea of what was so interesting about that particular idol (he wasn't ignorant, thank you very much), but the level of prep did seem a bit overboard. Not that he was complaining, having the floor plans, several images of the church, and a detailed schedule on its functioning would make it a lot easier to plan and actually grab the twenty-pound saint, unseen. Simple.

But it can never be that easy, can it?

When he got to the actual building, turns out that the entire storage in the basement had been moved to a different location a few years prior due to some kind of renovation. Which was fan-fucking-tastic and begged the question: where the hell would they have transferred all that shit to?

A few days (and a frustrating discussion with the client, who promised an even higher finder's fee to keep looking for the wooden icon) later, they managed to at least find out where the haul had been moved to.

The pro: it wasn't too far from the original location.

The con: it was now stored in a small chapel in a religious all-boys orphanage.

So that was how Victor "goddamn" Sullivan ended up there. In a nun-staffed orphanage. Posing as an oh-so-lonely guy, looking to adopt.

It felt like too much bullshit, even for his standards. And he didn't expect a lot from this in the first place. Goddamn.

"Mister… Smith, was it?", cautiously asked the woman.

Uh oh, suspicious already? "Yes, that's me. And you, miss..?"

She extended her arm for a handshake. "Reed. Susan Reed. I'm the social worker assigned for your case. Welcome to the St. Francis' Boy's Home, sir".

Goddammit. He really expected that the whole thing was going to be facilitated by the nuns. That surely complicated things.

"I see. Well miss Reed, I assume you know what I'm here for".

"Oh, of course, you're here for a visit. You're looking to adopt, after all. While we haven't had the time to completely process your paperwork, you should be okay to get on with the first steps".

Ah yes, he was supposed to be named Victor Smith this time around. At least the fake name worked to buy him some time then. While having a criminal history was supposedly "not a determining factor on approving an adoption", that could be a problem if found out.

Not that he was actually adopting a kid. What the hell did he know about raising one of those, anyway? Focus, Sullivan.

"Sure", he replied after a moment too long. "Can I have a look around, then?"

The social worker's eyes widened and she shook her head vehemently. "Oh no, mister Smith. I'm afraid it's protocol to have a guided visit, at least at the first few times. I'm sure you understand why", her smile didn't quite reach her eyes.

Crap. He had a bad feeling about this girl. She wasn't exactly onto him, but she was certainly unnerving. He didn't doubt that was protocol though, just didn't think it would be actually enforced. Victor was pretty sure that if it were just the nuns, they would have let it go, after all, it would be one less unruly kid to look after, right?

Looked like this one would need extra caution. All that just to scope out the place. He was starting to ask himself if the money was actually worth all this trouble. His thoughts were interrupted by Miss Reed taking off the room with a quick "follow me". All he could do now was follow the woman and hope for the best.

Behind them, the heavy wooden doors banged shut.

This was bad. This was really bad. The "disguised" thief had really underestimated this woman's capacity to be a nuisance. Sure, she was doing her job, prattling about the procedures for adoption, adding in details about the orphanage detail and little curated tidbits about the resident kids, in a way that made it painfully apparent that this was very much rehearsed and said thousands of times already. He wondered if the kids in the anecdote she was telling him were even still there.

Worst of all, her constant blathering was pretty distracting. He barely kept track of the way they were heading while trying to keep up with the conversation. Maybe he should just tune her out, but that could be bad for the persona he was trying to set up and she was already somewhat suspicious of him, so maybe…

"Oh, and just down this corridor is the orphanage's chapel. Honestly, it is not a place of too much interest among the kids, but well, it is a Catholic orphanage after all…"

That made him come back to full awareness.

"Just down here, you say? Could we take a look?"

She actually looked surprised to hear that. "I didn't take you as a religious type, Mister Smith".

"I'm not, actually", he smirked, "Just interested in architecture. Lots of interesting buildings around here, especially churches".

"Hmm, I see. I apologize, but the chapel is currently closed for maintenance. Some of the boys managed to set up something explosive inside, a part of the floor caved in. Until that's fixed, it's too structurally unsound to let anyone in. The nuns have been taking the kids to another church nearby in the meantime".

Goddammit. Here's to hoping they didn't move the stuff stored in there someplace else. This was starting to really sound like a wild goose chase.

"That's too bad. You think that'll be fixed anytime soon?"

"I have no idea Mr. Smith. But surely, if the adoption process goes well you'll be back here plenty of times, at one of those visits the chapel will be fixed already".

"I sure hope so. The sooner the better", he said through gritted teeth.

"Well, we could ask one of the nuns if there's a set date for the repairs if that would make you feel any better?"

"I'd like that. It sure is a tragedy to know that such an important place is in disrepair like that, you know", he lied.

"Let's go ahead and fetch one of the nuns then. There should be some of them just ahead, we're getting closer to the classrooms now after all".

A short walk later, they had found a quite particular nun, one Sister Catherine. They pretty much caught her smoking in one of the windows, a fact that she was quick to conceal. Flustered and surprised, she managed to regain her composure for him to ask about the chapel. That was the straw that broke the camel's back, as the nun started ranting and raving about the "terrible, shameful" situation, saying that the staff could not pinpoint exactly who had been the culprit. According to her, it was really obvious who did it, a pair of frequent troublemakers.

"You see, I tried to warn Father Duffy or well, anyone who would listen. This has the Morgan's name written all over it! Only these boys would do such a thing. Father Duffy says there wasn't enough evidence to declare them guilty of that. For me it was really obvious who did it, but…"

"I do believe you, Sister Catherine, I really do! But could you please answer Mr. Smith's question first, please?"

Startled, she turned to look directly at him.

"I'm sorry for this sir, but I'm afraid we don't have an exact date for the repairs to end. It's mostly done via volunteer work, you see. Because of that, there's never a set schedule. I can't honestly tell you an exact date".

God-fucking-dammit. He was really hoping for an easy entry. Surely, he could climb from the outside, if the damn chapel had any windows that actually opened (he had checked that beforehand. They didn't).

"Well, thanks for the info anyway", he tried his best not to sound insincere.

"Shall we continue, Mr. Smith?"

"Sure, go ahead".

They continued their little tour, Ms. Reed pointing out the kids working hard in the small classrooms, an mostly empty god court and finally vaguely indicating the stairs to the second level, with kids' rooms and the administration office, to which they would return later, to discuss paperwork and the like (not looking forward to that). All in all, it was a pretty standard orphanage, as far as they go. Their last "stop" was in the large courtyard in the back of the building, in which there were a few stragglers, probably running from the classes. The social worker didn't try to reign them in, though, so it was probably fine.

After a few minutes of watching the few scattered kids in silence (finally!), Reed started to get a bit fidgety, turning to him after a moment of that.

"So, Mr. Smith, was there anywhere you'd like to see again? Any of the children you'd like to know about?"

Oh yeah, he was supposed to actually show interest in adopting one of the little creachers. Huh.

"Uh, well… Maybe you could tell me more about those Morgan kids?", that was the one name he remembered.

"Oh, certainly. Actually, that one coming there is the eldest, Samuel".

At that point he noticed one of the children in the courtyard approach, making a beeline towards them. Huh, talk about "luck". No brother with him, though.

"Hello, Samuel. Where's your brother?"

"Around" he grumbled "He's never too far anyway".

"I see", she nodded pensively. "Mr. Smith, can I trust you with Samuel for a minute while I fetch his brother?"

"Sure".

"Okay, I'll be just around the corner. Holler if you need me, Samuel".

The kid just waved her off, waiting for her to be out of sight to straighten out and look at Victor straight in the eyes. Interesting.

"So you're the troublemakers everyone's talking about huh? Or at least, half of them".

"And you are the weird old dude that's 'looking to adopt'", the boy finger quoted.

"My reputation precedes me, I see".

"It's not like a lot of people come looking for kids here. And anyway, you're an old, single dude, kind of a rarity around here". Cheeky little bastard.

"Less of the old, kid".

Out of the corner of his eyes, he'd been following the route of a scrawny little kid that had been tiptoeing around him for a good few minutes. He was telegraphing his moves horribly, it was clear that he was up to nothing good. He was curious though, that was probably the other Morgan kid. Samuel was just a distraction from him, despite not being very effective against someone like him.

He'd let him try, anyway.

"Hey, what's going on there? You having a heart attack, old man?"

"Haha, very funny. Watch it".

"Are you threatening to beat up a poor, innocent orphan?? You're an evil man, ya know".

He felt small fingers fish his wallet off his pants' back pocket. The distraction they set up was pretty good, someone else might have actually fallen for it. It was definitely an attempt, that he could say.

"Sure kid, whatever helps you sleep at night", he joked.

Looking behind him for a bit longer than what would be socially acceptable, desperately fighting a smile, Samuel simply shrugged, mumbled an off-handed "Whatever, old man", and tried to leave. The keyword being tried.

He would have made it were it not for Reed returning, loudly proclaiming the youngest brother's with a loud "Here you are, Nathan! I've been looking for you like crazy!"

Turning around, he locked eyes with the kid in question. Caught in the act, he was trying very poorly to conceal the stolen wallet behind his back. It didn't really work, but it sure was amusing.

"Hello, Miss Reed! Sorry, I was just running around, ya know", he cocked his head innocently, right after being joined by his brother.

Samuel and Nathan Morgan, huh. Those two surely seemed promising. They could be a great help…

#uncharted #uncharted fake adoption au #fanfiction #uncharted au #uncharted fanfiction #nathan drake #samuel drake #victor sullivan #finally posted the au™#im begging everyone to give it a chance 🥺#chrono

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allpromarlo · 2 years

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i'm adding deebo samuel to my list of men who are unnecessarily thicc

#AIN'T NOBODY TELL ME HE WAS CAKED UP LIKE THAT #CARRYING A WHOLE WAGON #lmfao the nfl ig acc posted a vid of him at the 2019 combine and DAMN BOY HE THICC #comments were just about that #i can't lie it was the first thing i noticed too LMFAO #had me sitting here like 'oh that's nice- HOLLON'#he crushed it but...the bewty™#i'm sorry LMFAOOO #nfl #san francisco 49ers #deebo samuel

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saevus-brutalis · 3 years

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Watch out there’s a new senior citizen in town...

After 11 unfinished concept sketches, 20+ hours of work and 213 layers later I finally finished the ultimate reference sheet of my boy Vincent Elijah 😌

I’m gonna probably hate myself for that cyberarm design later when I’ll have to draw it in detail again but oh well i fucking love it.

I guess this is what 8 months of character development does to you (aka never being fully pleased with how your oc looks)

Updated info about this mf below the cut bc i hate long posts💀

don’t repost my artwork without my knowledge or permission

Short basic bio:

Birth name; Elijah Samuel [REDACTED] Full name; Vincent Elijah Vahn (yeah changed it again sue me) Alias; V, Vince (close friends and partner), Mr. Vahn (whilst working for Vault or during a very formal setting) Age; 58 (born on, November 12th, 2019 at 05:31:11AM ) Zodiac/Chinese zodiac: Scorpio/Snake [more info about it here] Height: 198 cm / 6′6″ MBTI; Logistician ISTJ-T [more about it here] Aligment; True Neutral Anthem; Goliath by Woodkid

[More (kinda?) updated info about him here]

Distinct physical features:

A diagonal scar on the bottom of his right hand from slicing his palm multiple times for a blood pack. He really values this type of „deal”, because „Nothing bonds tighter than blood. Nothing means more than a pact singed with blood. It flows within us, a cycle. Then it repeats until the blood cells die but then new ones take their place. And the cycle continues. Unstoppable and constant until we die and the loop breaks and shatters into pieces. They sink to the ground and rot and rot and rot until there’s nothing left. Words? They just can’t give you enough assurance somebody won’t just screw you over. Blood is a promise, words are nothing.” (cringy enough? lol im such a bad poet dunno if it even makes sense)

Now he has streaks of gray hairs so 😌 he’s a silver fox

Stretch marks on the sides of his buttocks and upper thighs

Deep-set eyes

Big hooked nose

Huge mommy milkers

Thunder thighs

Stretched both ears (40mm)

Chrome plates on his ribs - cyber “scars” from lung and heart transplant

Has the number “444” tattooed on the inside of his lower lip.

Cyberware:

Custom made cybernetic arm, model Nocturne PX* 44 Monarch. The prosthetic is made out of a mix of carbon fibers and a material similar to porcelain but far more stronger. It’s light and durable, performs just like a normal ‘ganic arm thanks to complex joints model. The surface of the arm is matte and smooth. It’s littered with countless microscopic sensors and neurocircuits that send touch signals right up to is brain so every inch of his cybernetic arm feels just like his organic one.

Despite being able to afford the most expensive RealSkinn he opted for the “raw” look of it and instead commissioned his ex-input to engrave and redesign it for him.

*PX - Power X (10) - the strongest and most durable model out of the series.Only few models were ever made. This version of the Nocturne Cyberarm is made solely for private (wealthy) clients who were recommended by (for example) a fixer.

Some updated trivia i guess:

He recently started wearing bandanas around his forehead to keep his baby hairs in check but they still keep on falling on his forehead *heavy irritated sigh*

Mostly wears (black) clothes made out of synthetic leather (unless he thrifted some vintage clothes made out of real leather). He prefers leather to denim.

Has handcuffs dangling from his belt loops (at all times) for you know… catching criminals?

Paints his nails funky patters but mainly sticks to muted colors or just black

And for some weird trivia about him:

Definitely calls people „bestie” (especially in a formal setting) (un)ironically just to piss them off

He’s a self-proclaimed Slut™.Fucks basically everything that walks (or not) and looks like a dude. He’s borderline a sex addict. Sometimes he shows the signs of compulsive sexual behavior (hypersexuality).

Uncensored nsft version: here

Also i made a separate Twiter acc (@b_brutalis) so maybe I’ll also start posting there :^) But if you see me follow you for your nsfw art there no you didn’t

#eat him up ladies gents and fellow they thems #oc: Vincent Elijah Vahn #oc: Vincent Elijah Vigo #yeah i changed his name again so i have to fix the tags again....#cant believe i just drew a full on dick on this man #nervy nervy #pp man #have you got hotsies for him yet? please tell me you have #im a proud momma i guess #cyberpunk 2077 oc #male V #cyberpunk male V #cyberpunk 2077 male V #cyberpunk 2077 V #saevus-brutalis art #brut art #saevus brutalis art

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mean-scarlet-deceiver · 3 years

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Scarlet FIC Meaniepost

FORMAL FIC: MULTI-CHAPTER

Quiet Little Island Railway (series): 1922: Henry arrives on Sodor to much fanfare… but saddled with several shameful secrets. #1: The Workshop * #2: The Express Engine * #3: High-Speed Police Chase * #4: Timetables * #5: From the Sham to the Ham * #6: Look Further, Do Worse * #7: Good Engines Don’t * #8: Bits

Saving the Railway (sequel series): 1923: Sodor brings in a series of new engines as they recover from their ill-advised purchase of Henry. #1. Clearing a Line (I) * #2: Clearing a Line (II) * #3: The Autumn After * #4: The Three Loaner Engines * #5: One Eye Open * #6: Careless * #7: Firelighters * #8: Problem Passengers * #9: The Spare Engine * #10: Railman’s Holiday * #11: The Conspirators * #12: The Tunnel

Saving Each Other (sequel sequel series): 1924: The railway hits the low point in its morale with Henry bricked in the tunnel. #1: Closing a Line * #2: Names and Numbers * #3: The Wild Nor’wester * #4: Neither Here Nor There * #5: Reversing Reverse * #6: The Sidings * #7: The Tunnel Again * #8: The Three Railway Engines * #9: One More Winter

Ex-Condor through the Time Machine: 1963: BoCo’s first day on Sodor. Expectations for the failed diesel are low, but reality still comes up short. Chapter 1 * Chapter 2 * Chapter 3 * Chapter 4 * Chapter 5 * Chapter 6 * Chapter 7 * Chapter 8 * Chapter 9 * Chapter 10 * Chapter 11 * Chapter 12

The Cured Engine: Co-written with Farragh. 1915: A take on Edward's backstory, with... bonus!... more backstory. Backstory-ception.

Flash in the Panner: Co-written with CutCat / @shinygoku. 1960s?: Two tank engines get to know each other better in grotty weather.

FORMAL FIC: ONE-SHOT

Departure: 1932. Gordon brings news to Edward's station. CW: death.

Red, Green: 1962. Thomas, Annie, and Clarabel would like to believe there is not an engine haunting their line. CW: death

D4: 1983. I made Gordon a Derek stan. Because I wanted to.

Steam and Light: Multimedia collab with CutCat / @shinygoku. It's 2003, and time for holiday light specials on the Ffarquhar line! But first, Thomas must deal with s a b o t a g e.

FIC SNIPPETS

A disastrous mess of WIP shares, thinly-disguised dialogue-heavy headcanon “sketches”… and occasionally even a complete chapter of a fic not yet posted anywhere else!

* = AU or at least not necessarily in continuity with the rest

November 1900 | Untitled (the four original Seagulls, Bullion, 124/36, 125/Edward)

July 1915 | Cultural Confusion (Edward, FC1, Cooper)*

October 1915 | "What's your real name?" (Edward, Thomas, FC1)

June 1916 | Untitled (Edward, 124/36, Valley of Hothorpe)

October 1916 | Under the Torch (Edward, FC1)

November 1916 | Mates (Thomas, Edward)

April 1917 | Wartime #1 and Wartime #2 (Thomas, 124/36)

July 1917 | Untitled (Edward, the Single)

August 1917 | Salt (Thomas, Monarch, Lillian, the Single, the Greyhound, Edward, Araby, the Hemel)

February 1918 | The Reversal (Edward, Araby)

Summer 1918 | Untitled (Thomas, Glynn, Janey)*

1921 | Dreams (Gordon, OC Nestor)*

December 1921 | Snow (Linda, Edward, Robbins, random OC, Linda’s Teenage Fanclub™) | Later Snippet (Linda, Edward, FC1, Robbins, Germot)

Summer 1922 | Untitled (Henry, Linda, Robbins, Lammaleye)

Summer 1922 | Untitled (Edward, OC Robbins)

October 1922 | Whistling at Station (Thomas, Edward, Henry, Linda, the “ham engines”)

October 1922 | Untitled (Linda, Robbins, Linda’s Teenage Fanclub™)

November 1922 | Collision (Thomas, Henry, Linda, “the ham engines”)

August 1923 | Station Gossip (Clarabel, Edward)

March 1924 | Careless (Henry, Gordon, the Three Not-So-Unnamed Tender Engines)

June 1924 | Untitled (Gordon, Stack, Patch)

March 1925(?) | Diagnostic Part 1 and Diagnostic Part 2 (Thomas, OC humans)

September 1925 | Untitled (Stack, the Cleator, Stack’s Hapless Crew™) and Untitled #2 (Stack)

September 1925 | The Why and the Wherefore (Stack, Stack’s Hapless Crew™, Samuel)

October 1925 | Stack-er-day II (Stack, Stack’s Hapless Crew™, the Most Bemused Signalman in the UK)

October 1925 | Stack-er-day I (Stack)

October 1925 | Untitled (Stack, Edward, MacNeil, Sand)*

April 1927(?) | Untitled (Percy, Gordon)

March 1952(?) | Absence (Charlie Sand, James, Kylchap)

October 1952 | New (James, Bill, Ben, Edward)

June 1954 | Secrets (Henry, Gordon, Edward) and Reminisce (Thomas, Edward, Henry, Gordon)

Spring 1957 | Untitled (Duck, City of Truro)

Winter/Spring(?) 1961 | Lonely (BoCo, D5714, Crow)

Spring(?) 1962 | Favorite Place (Henry, Duck, OC Robby Cowfern, Terence)

May 1963(?) | Early Days (BoCo, Edward, Sidney Heaver)

1963? 1964? what even is my timeline here, idk | Names and Numbers (BoCo, Edward, Heaver, Sand)

Early 1964 | Memories (BoCo, Edward)

January 1965 | Sidney Heaver gets invited into one of BoCo’s cabs (… self-explanatory title i think)

May 1965 | Untitled (BoCo, Edward)

#still just trying to impose some organization around here #eventually pinned post can just be a directory to all these admin posts #admin #masterpost #ttte fic #p.s. oh shit i didn't include my 21st-century ex-engine AU mwahahasd;kfjasdnfaNO #with heroic effort i've managed not to cringe at myself and my endless 'ficlets' but i may need to draw the line here #*hides face*#fic directory #jobeywrites

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