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shiningdesignersreflections · 10 months

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Chapter 2: Crossing Swords

Narrated by Mercury.

~Content Warning: mentions of death throughout~

Narrator: “Lodden News: A major building has collapsed on New Wing Island. 12 killed, 17 injured. Some workers are still buried underneath.”

Narrator: “The Lodden government quickly launched a rescue effort. The accident is likely caused by illegal construction underground.”

Narrator: “Our reporter contacted Mercury Group that is responsible for the construction, but so far no response.”

Narrator: In the empty conference room, a video of the collapsed New Wing Island project played on a big screen.

Narrator: The giant dust cloud that rose when the building collapsed took up most of the screen amid screams from workers on scene.

Narrator: The locals’ panic turned to outrage.

Narrator: They demanded the responsible party to come forward, while rumors ran rampant of an underground base.

Choose either “Did you win New Wing Island in an auction?” or “How did the accident happen?”

If “auction,” ...

You: Did you win New Wing Island in an auction?

Narrator: Yes.

If “accident,” ...

You: How did the accident happen?

Narrator: It was a matter of time.

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Narrator: It shouldn’t be a surprise.

Choose either “How are you going to explain this to the residents of the island?” or “Is there a secret base underneath New Wing Island?”

If “how,” ...

You: How are you going to explain this to the residents of the island?

Narrator: That’s none of my business.

If “base,” ...

You: Is there a secret base underneath New Wing Island?

Narrator: That’s none of your business.

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Narrator: I muted the video. The black cat was still sleeping soundly on my lap.

Narrator: There was a knock on the door. My secretary walked in with papers and bowed.

Secretary: We found out what happened, sir.

Secretary: You were right. The engineer who carried out the operation once worked for the Winslet Group. They’re behind it.

Secretary: We got the guy before Winslet’s people could silence him.

Mercury: You know what to do, right?

Secretary: Yes.

Narrator: The secretary left the room and dialed the phone in the hallway.

Secretary: Hello, is this the chief editor of “Lodden News”?

Narrator: Public opinion is so much mightier than the sword, and one you can exploit.

Narrator: People will flock to the bigger news like moths to a brighter flame.

Narrator: With the semi-opaque glass keeping noises out, only a black cat’s purring could be heard in the enormous conference room.

Narrator: A few days later, the masses have been completely swayed.

Narrator: Every news feed on every phone and every headline was about the New Wing Island incident.

Narrator: But the Winslet Group was now the culprit.

Narrator: The latest investigation revealed that the engineer responsible for the accident actually works for the Winslet Group.

Narrator: The furious comments denounced Winslet as a murderer.

Narrator: The phones in all major Mercury offices, meanwhile, never stopped ringing.

Narrator: The secretary responded to the media in an organized fashion and cut off unnecessary lines.

Narrator: But soon his phone received a clip of an interview.

Narrator: I let him play it.

Narrator: Winslet’s face took up the entire screen.

Narrator: His face scrunched, bloated, and flushed with red, with blue veins popping out of his neck.

Narrator: Poor overwrought puppet.

President Winslet: This is nonsense! It’s slander! I’ve been framed!

President Winslet: We will find out who’s the real culprit!

President Winslet: We won’t let this tarnish our name. We’ll make sure the true mastermind is brought to justice!

President Winslet: I’ll expose you, Mercury! Everyone will see the real you!

Narrator: The secretary turned the phone off. Winslet’s voice vanished.

Secretary: That was a press conference held by Mr. Winslet. He denied the accusations and believes we framed him.

Secretary: Moreover, he’s seeking alliances with other corporations to try to turn the table back on us.

Secretary: Also...

Mercury: Keep going.

Narrator: The secretary leaned closer and whispered into my ear.

Secretary: We intercepted someone trying to sneak into our building this morning.

Mercury: Found out who that was?

Secretary: Of course. Someone with the Winslet Group, looking to assassinate you.

Narrator: That makes it third time this month.

Narrator: I rose from my chair.

Narrator: The black cat stopped grooming itself and arched its back, then quickly plopped down again.

Secretary: Should we send someone...

Narrator: I calmly watered the roses on the desk.

Narrator: Time ticked by slowly.

Narrator: The red flowers seemed inviting.

Narrator: Sunlight showered the roses through the window, as beads of water glided down their sides.

Narrator: The distant buildings of New Wing Island cast large shadows under the sun.

Mercury: Send them an invitation.

Mercury: I’m throwing the most lavish party at the Lodden Hotel. Make sure Winslet is invited.

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moonziies · 4 months

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Unfinished Illustrations: Humanized Crossing Swords!!

I don't even remember where I was going with these 2 lol The 1st Slide: Queen Tulip 🌷 and 2nd: Patrick and Broth when they go undercover in Ep. 2 Toxic Femininity

I only know like 2 people that have watch this show but idc, yall are gonna bare with my art rn. I love this show so much.

#crossing swords #crossing swords hulu

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dorothydalmati1 · 8 months

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Obscure Animation Subject #14: Crossing Swords

Originally posted on Twitter on January 14, 2023.

Created by John Harvatine IV and Tom Root and directed by Harvatine IV, I don’t have much to say about it. Henry said in his scorecard that it’s nothing more than edgy comedy, like the next show I’m talking about…

Ignoring this.

#crossing swords #obscure animation

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thelaughingmerman · 1 year

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I think a lot about how I could fix Crossing Swords because it’s a good example of a show with a fun premise (and lovely art style) but poor execution (it’d literally be 100 times better if it dialed the sex jokes down to half at least, a few are fine but it’s just juvenile and bogs the show down).

Part of my changes would add a couple new characters, one a new mainstay because I like the idea that Knights all have a bard assigned to sing of their heroics. The knights, because they fucking hate Patrick, assign bard Rosemary (above) to him, because they think she’s not a kissass and they hate her too. (She’s actually a very lovely person but is wholly ready to call anyone out for being a dick. And lets face it, all the knights are dicks. She’s also a big fan of regicide). Sometimes a newbie bard who Rosemary took under her wing comes along (he was halfheartedly assigned to Broth because he’s an excessively cheery young man they’re both annoyed by and mildly scared of). We don’t see him often because he’s usually carried away by some animal or beastie. But he always always comes back by the end unscathed. So everyones a little freaked out by him.

I think this would start where S2 left off, with the big war. That’d die down early season and we could episodically run into some new things. I’d expand a little more on the fantasy elements. I know they want to go for a crapsack and gross medieval world but when you also add a wizard, dragons, and fairies and shit I think we can allow for a little more of the fantastical.

I’ll note I would NOT change the stop motion obviously. I think the style is gorgeous, the animation is lovely, and it gives the show it’s own identity. I just like to draw them like this/

#crossing swords

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yumyulak · 2 years

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#shes like 15 and she most certainly does not do drugs shes just like that shes literally so funny #drugs /#drug mention /#crossing swords

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skyeslandof-fun · 11 months

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Any of y'all see Crossing Swords on hulu? This shit is amazing!!!

#crossing swords #hulu #its literally all peg people i love the craftsmanship that went into it!

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serpatrick · 1 year

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the gang finds a dead body

#crossing swords #good fucking knight

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brushytuna · 1 year

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Crossing Swords is a good show that I enjoy. I hope we get more seasons soon.

#crossing swords

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dargeereads · 1 year

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Shared by Jayne Rylon

4 1/2 stars

Somehow, with these three being separated for most of the book, they seemed to be more attached to each other! Maybe because they cherish the moments they do get to see and talk to each other. Maybe because the connection between them becomes more solidified each time they connect. Maybe because time and distance does nothing to dampen the heat that sizzles between them. Or maybe because it is so obvious that they love each other, would do anything for each other, and that only makes them more aware of it when they are apart. Whatever it is, these three definitely kept my attention as they worked through all the things keeping them apart, so they could come together and have the HEA they so richly deserve <3

p.s. I’m so happy that all that happened to James’ car lead up to the momentous moment that happened 😊

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retrogamingblog2 · 10 months

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fahye · 1 month

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US cover reveal: SWORDCROSSED

are we readyyyyyyyyyyy

Illustration by Cynthia Sheppard, art direction by Christine Foltzer. Yes those are RED SPRAYED EDGES and yes this is a ROMANCE CLINCH.

High heat. Low stakes. Sharp steel.

Mattinesh Jay, dutiful heir to his struggling family business, needs to hire an experienced swordsman to serve as best man for his arranged marriage. Sword-challenge at the ceremony could destroy all hope of restoring his family’s wealth, something that Matti has been trying—and failing—to do for the past ten years. What he can afford, unfortunately, is part-time con artist and full-time charming menace Luca Piere. Luca, for his part, is trying to reinvent himself in a new city. All he wants to do is make some easy money and try to forget the crime he committed in his hometown. He didn’t plan on being blackmailed into giving sword lessons to a chronically responsible—and inconveniently handsome—wool merchant like Matti. However, neither Matti’s business troubles nor Luca himself are quite what they seem. As the days count down to Matti’s wedding, the two of them become entangled in the intrigue and sabotage that have brought Matti’s house to the brink of ruin. And when Luca’s secrets threaten to drive a blade through their growing alliance, both Matti and Luca will have to answer the question: how many lies are you prepared to strip away, when the truth could mean losing everything you want?

Preorder US (October 8th)

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(UK/Commonwealth readers, there'll probably be a different cover for us, so watch this space! Or subscribe to the author newsletter to get all the essential updates.)

#swordcrossed #freya marske #it's so beautiful!!#will I ever get sick of marketing this #with YES THE SWORDS DO CROSS #while sniggering #signs point to no

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7cfc00 · 4 months

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home is where the heart is (and yours is gone)

#happy holidays #dndads #dndads fanart #dungeons and daddies #dndaddies #dndads s1 #glenn close dndads #dndads season 2 #dndads odyssey #dndads glenn close #im so sick and fever rn so forgive me for any mistakes in this drawing or in my following explanation #background is covered in crosses for the bad day book. the chains represent his time in meth bay prison #the three swords are a reference to the three of swords tarot card which means like heartbreak or smth #also can be taken literally because his heart exploded #the swords themselves are modelled after the sword of justice to bring in themes of justice and punishment as well as referencing the trial #i also drew the same sword in the blackjack thing.#bottom left is his funeral pyre (referencing his death) and nick jr (representing his son's “death”)#the door is the door to his apartment its number 48 because ep 48 is carry on my wayward son #christmas decor cus of course hed had them up all year round #the plant is a peace lily representing death and funeral s again #headstone is morgan's the crysanthemum represents her death. this is because its also featured in the “remember death” thing i drew once #also i just associate flowers w the close family because it very easily represents both mortality and love #anyway. fuckin. his heart (loved ones + literal heart) are gone and its like. can he ever return home #idk smth about not being able to go back to the way things were smth about having the comfort of a home anymore. leaving all that shit behi #d. i feel so tired #sorry for the long explanation i think i may have went a little too hard on the symbolism but i didn t know how else to #express the feelings of glenn's conversation w darryl in that one episode

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tumblblabber · 2 years

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Stoopid Buddy Stoodios News: Crossing Swords Canceled ; Seth Green Gets NFT Rights Returned For Bored Ape Yacht Club

The star of Seth Green’s upcoming TV series, White Horse Tavern, aka Bored Ape Yacht Club has been returned to it’s creator. You may recall the Buzzfeed story of Seth being hacked of his rights to four NFT’s that were then sold to “Mr. Cheese”/”DarkWing84” in “good faith”. The NFT marketplace did the only security measure that it had, suspend all possible trading in the NFT marketplace of the…

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#Crossing Swords #White Horse Tavern

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snurtle · 4 months

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I've been thinking about the templars lately. they were promised honor, virtue, told that they would be charged with protection of the innocent... And then those same people are systemically exploited and abused, abuse others because they're taught to regard everyone else as either sheep who need to be lead or potential threats. Never equals, except in their brothers/sisters-in-arms. They act as the guard-dogs and military arm of an entirely different organization that they're only a functionary member of but have no governing say in. Even the chantry aren't their equals- they function as the templar order's supervisors! And all this isolation and closing of ranks ends in disability, addiction, death, and abandonment by the system they spent their bodies in service of.

To top that off, retaliations against them just confirm the paranoia they were taught to embrace. It's probably a long hard road to get out of that hole.

Like, listen. the dichotomy of mage vs templars is a satisfying and easy one, but the system is tearing them apart too. have you ever heard of a retired templar?

at the end of it, mages and templars need to unite against the real threat. the chantry.

#this is an anti chantry post i want that temple exploded NOW #the chantry controls the lyrium; benefits directly from the formari enchanter system; has a financial incentive to make and use tranquil #the templars are breaking themselves in service of a system that functionally does Not care about them in any way except #their ability to hold a sword and counteract fade magic and that messes me up #thedosians need a fucking cross-field labor union NOW #of course the kalna would probably send the carta after any potential organizations of that nature #and the coterie #cant kill em all though!!!#actually that would be a hilarious fic #dragon age #canon dont interact i dont pay attention to discrete facts here we operate on half remembered game knowledge and vibes #if there are any retired templars out there: uhh... enjoy that. happy for you king (alistair)#cullen rutherford fundamentally represents 'no retirement plans' for me #the man is fifteen chronic illnesses ptsd shit withdrawal and interpersonal abandonment in a trenchcoat with fur trim #text it #long tags

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thelaughingmerman · 2 years

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generic ass lookin mfer

#crossing swords #posted on twitter like i believe in you!#posted here like im gonna shove you in a locker #i would never genuinely patrick is good

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thebusytypewriter · 1 month

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Et tu, mayor?

#oh hush salem #ides of march #animal crossing #this is a silly thing i did like. last year and never shared #i'm like 90% sure there's actually 23 swords in this build too

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