Recommended Mediation Services
Recommended Mediation Services most enormous respect for, and faith in, all my support staff and clerks from Natasha in reception through to Steve Evers, Joe Townsend, David Fielder, and last but not least, Matthew Wildish.
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The more I read, especially about butch/femme and their history, the more I become restless with this common notion of "if you do this, you're not a femme/butch/X/y/z" because as we explore the diversity of our community, including in styles of thinking, we need to acknowledge some "negative" sides and perhaps sides we not only don't like to touch, but we like distance ourselves from and that has A LOT to do with our subjective experiences and the immediate circle of people around us. It is personal.
By placing ourselves as a community that consists only of "the good ones", standard set by our own understanding of our identity and experiences and limited shared knowledge, we place an interesting and moving goal to the community and their identities as a whole.
Without fail every book I've read, I've had something I'd change or someone I disagreed with, maybe many someones I disagreed with and such is life with these identities. There are people out there that haven't been through what I've been through, that don't have the same community and support and interactions I do, that don't have the same resources i do, people that I've considered maybe could've sat on their thoughts another 5 years or so before publishing something, people who I shake my head and think "based on this, I don't think I'd like you".
But that's just it, my dislike, a variety I didn't quite enjoy. I acknowledge it's out there, better to know than not. But who am I as a person to say what's butch/femme and what's not? Who is butch/femme and who's not? Who made me the community authority?
I can point out resources, I can suggest some reading, I can lead the way for you to make up your own mind well informed, that's my job and my community role to me.
Idk, it's easy to forget community requires some building blocks and a little less defensiveness, which in and of itself can be hard. People don't come right out of the gate with knowledge and understanding and lived experience. We seem to be a lot more closed off to mentorship in this day and age than we used to before, but I digress.
Who knows if it'd be easier to say there are femmes out there I don't like and wouldn't act the same way, because I don't agree with their way and I can see the harm in their way. Both femmes and butches are capable of harm and I don't think it's an identity specific thing, just a human thing.
It is odd to me to set yourself up on a pedestal of our own making that ends up mostly making ourselves feel better in our own identity and self righteousness, from a not expressed need for reaffirming, validation. This isn't a complete thought, it's late at night, but it's a start and ???????????
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HC: Top 5 cases the Batboys take from Batman's Case Files
Being a member of the Bat Family, problems finds you, often times with catastrophic consequences. And more often than not, it is delegated by Batman. But still, any member is free to take on any cases from the Batcomputer's case files, sometimes for fun, often times coz it's their calling.
So here are the top five cases, the Batboys usually takes out from Batman's case files.
DAMIAN AL GHUL WAYNE
• Anything al Ghul related cases
• Cases involving underground assassin and mercenary groups
• Cases involving the demonic, the occult and mystic arts
• Animal abuse cases
• Cases involving minor children, clones, and multiverse version of villains, anti-heroes, and superheroes (mainly of Batman and Superman)
TIMOTHY DRAKE
• White collar crimes (as Wayne CEO)
• Cold cases of Batman
• Anything time-warping and dimensional or multiversal related cases
• Anything Batman related cases (notably those when Batman goes off-grid, etc.)
• Cases involving teen children, clones, and multiverse version of villains, anti-heroes, and superheroes (mainly of Batman and Superman)
JASON TODD
• Gotham related cases (notably those involving women and children)
• Cases involving syndicated crimes (committed by crimelords, mafia bosses, etc.)
• Cases involving unauthorized vigilantes and superhero activities in Gotham
• Cases involving rehabilitation of ex-criminals and goons of Gotham
• Anything Batman related cases (notably those when Batman is the problem, and when other Wayne kids are involved)
RICHARD GRAYSON
• Bludhaven related cases
• Cases involving systemic crimes (committed by the powerful and the influential of Gotham)
• Anything inter-States, international, intergalactical related cases (notably those involving aliens, i.e. alien invasions, diplomatic relations, etc.)
• Anything Batfam-member related cases (notably when any member is the problem...mostly Batman)
• Cases involving adult children, clones, and multiverse version of villains, anti-heroes, and superheroes (mainly of Batman and Superman)
DUKE THOMAS
• Gotham related day-time crimes
• Meta-humans related cases
• Cases involving 'Wayne Family Members' (notably saving them from would-be kidnappers and terrorists)
• Cases involving safety and evacuation of civillians (notably when JLA-related threat comes to Gotham)
• Cases when Gotham faces another apocalyptic threat (notably those when the 'Wayne Family Members' are involved)
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A future fic carcass I'll write when I write (after I finish 9 ungoing fics)
King Viserys dies at the wedding celebration of his daughter, Crown Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen.
No one else does.
I am a firm believer Otto and Viserys are the rot on the face of the House of the Dragon and without these two everything would be fine-ish.
Unfortunately, we need Vissy T for his kids to be born, so Viserys dies soon after Aemond is conceived. Sorry, Daeron, not this time.
Joffrey doesn't die because he doesn't manage to provoke Criston before the king dies.
Rhaenyra overrules his father's decision and marries Harwin Strong.
Their son Jacaerys Targaryen is the heir to the throne, Lucerys Targaryen is the heir to Harrenhal.
Daemon marries Laena and lives at Dragonstone (Rhaenyra grants him that), their firstborn is the heir of Driftmark.
Laenor joins the Queensguard and is sent to Dragonstone to protect Prince Daemon (ha) and his future heirs.
Criston Cole becomes the Commander of City Watch while still retaining his white cloak (what? He did it in canon, can do it here).
Rhaenyra removes Tyland Lannister as the master of ships and appoints Corlys Velaryon (back).
When Baela and Rhaena are born, it is decided to betroth Prince Aegon and Lady Baela, making him future lord-consort of Driftmark (and successfully removing him out of succession of the iron throne).
When Jace is born, his and Helaena's betrothal is announced.
Baelon is born without an issue and the royal family meets at the celebration on Dragonstone, where Aemond claims Cannibal and loses an eye in the process.
(Kinslayer, everyone. It fits).
Afterwards Luke is sent as a ward to Harrenhal with his father. A huge ass scene ensures there Luke clings to Aemond and refuses to go.
Aegon makes a greasy comment and gets punched.
Both Aegon and Baela are sent as wards to Driftmark.
Lucerys still leaves.
Harrenhal doesn't burn bc even if Larys kills Harwin and Luke, there's still Lyonel and Joffrey in the equation. Lyonel keeps serving Queen Rhaenyra as her Hand.
Years later the royal family meets at the wedding celebration of Baela and Aegon, where Luke and Aemond behave very much like Rhaenyra and Daemon at Rhaenyra's not happened wedding.
Rhaenyra and Alicent clutch at their pearls, Rhaenyra suggests father died because of seeing something like that.
Daemon asks if she implies they killed Viserys, then asks where is Baelon.
Laena replies Baelon is playing knights with Joffrey.
Rhaenyra and Harwin Strong (no) have three more children, Aegon, Viserys and Visenya, all silver-haired like their mother (her uncle).
Laena is fine with it, they have a poly. Laena doesn't have more children because Baelon's birth was a ghasty one.
Baelon claims the Grey Ghost.
Otto is never called back to the capital because (suprise!) Rhaenyra didn't rush to kill her 3 y.o brother or the other one who was born after Viserys' death. Instead she marries Aegon off so he's no threat.
Aemond eventually joins the Queensguard and is appointed to the future lord of Harenhall.
Lucerys refuses to marry and appoints his brother Viserys as his heir, who marries Visenya. They have a very good life in Harrenhal.
The reason Luke skips over Joffrey is because Joffrey is always at the sea (with Baelon), and Aegon the Younger is bethrothed to Baela and Aegon the Elder' firstborn, Laena.
Everyone lives happily ever after, Otto gets to be the head of the house Hightower after he successfully plots against his own kin, since his blood is secured on the throne, if in unconventional for him way.
He once tried to manipulate Aegon, but was cut off sharply by Rhaenys and Corlys, who kind of adopted the boy as theirs.
Aegon enjoys wandering about Essos very much, he, of course, whores around, but he and Baela have an agreement. One of Baela's children is born from Alyn of Hull, but no one is any wiser, since everyone just thinks the child looks like her.
Jacaerys and Helaena have three kids, Jaehaerys and Jaehaera and then Maelor.
Jaehaera is oldest and so is the heir.
Oh, and Rhaena is happily married to Corwyn Cobray. They have a daughter, Rhaenys.
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Leading Barrister and Mediator
I am a highly experienced Leading Barrister and Mediator, business and commercial litigator and now business and commercial mediator. I now devote my commercial and business expertise and experience to helping all people, in all disputes, to help to resolve these disputes outside of otherwise lengthy, expensive, unfair and unproductive formal legal processes in court. Mediation is the ‘key’ which unlocks deadlock and disputes. I am the “locksmith” that helps unpick otherwise locked disputes”.
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