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danwhobrowses · 7 months

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One Piece Chapter 1095 - Initial Thoughts

We are back

and the big guns have come out to play

Luffy's down, Kizaru's down, Bonney's dangling off a demon And it's been 6 weeks since we last saw Nico Robin, we just want her back safe

TCB has been slow and tumblr's already showing panels so I had to use mangaspurs today, translations are a bit more wonky on that side so sorry if a bit of context is lost.

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Another monkey thief cover page this time with Buggy's nose

Marines naturally panic, those who don't want the upper part of their face removed are heading for the hills in confusion

Those allowed to see are of course ready for action as Bonney has stabbed a Gorosei

Saturn however stops them 'If I didn't want to get stabbed I would've dodged'

Whatever Saturn is doing it seems to be sourced from his eyes, as he fires a projectile (still thinking Haki) to knock Bonney off and grab her

Sanji tries the same but he also gets headstruck

The sword wound heals as well when removed, as anticipated

The Vice Admirals circle Vegapunk and the pirates, but again Saturn wards them off, very confident about the situation

He also reprimands Kizaru for taking so long

Kizaru is conscious, but he admits that he cannot move, which Luffy all deflated and wrinkly understands, so I'd say that counts as Luffy defeating an Admiral

Saturn though quickly goes to stamp the life outta Luffy

Franky for the save with a Strong Right to get him out of trouble

Saturn exudes his confidence by reminding that even though Luffy and Bonney's appearances are unexpected, they are massively surrounded

I wouldn't challenge fate in finding a way to escape Saturn, there's a giant leaving its slumber...

He thanks Vegapunk for his contributions, but then asks him - in order of most painful - who he should kill first? As they want him to suffer for opposing the World Government

It seems like Saturn also has some kinda pressure that's keeping Sanji, Franky and Vegapunk from approaching him

Bonney however stares daggers at Saturn claiming he killed her father

Not only was Kuma a slave before, he was also apparently from a tribe that 'committed a great crime', the Buccaneer people

I'm guessing it's Buccaneer because they translate it like 3 different ways in this chapter

That knowledge has surprised Vegapunk, either he was sure they didn't know or he didn't know

Surrounded by Marines and held up by Saturn as he orders them to shoot her head, Bonney remembers the words of her father, words about his young desires to bring freedom, and be like the Sun God Nika

Sanji and Vegapunk protest her execution, but they're still held down

Bonney asking Kuma if Nika will set her free is telling too, was Bonney also once a slave?

Kuma Flashback Time, right into his birth in the Sorbet Kingdom 47 years ago

Nani? Gentle, caring parents who unconditionally love their child? I can hear the death bells already

It seems the father was known as Klap, Bartholomew Klap, and he had the Buccaneer blood passed down to Kuma

The WG seemed intent about erasing it since they had spies in the hospital when Kuma was born, who leaked the information

Naturally the dragons took Klap back as a slave, along with Kuma and his mother despite Klap's protests

Kuma was strong as a kid, but abused

While in slavery the mother did die, Klap had to tell Kuma so I'd guess the Dragons killed her

Klap also tells Kuma about Nika, the same way Kuma would tell Bonney

But that would be his last tale to tell, as the Dragons shoot him in front of Kuma for being 'too noisy'

38 years ago in the West Blue we skip ahead

The Celestial Dragons are literally culling people in a non-WG country, and they do it every 3 years!?

This time it's God Valley!

God Valley wasn't even a Celestial Dragon place, they just wanted its resources and are killing the natives...how colonial

The King of God Valley doth protest, and protest until his swift death

Young Figarland Garling is the culprit, he's popular with the ladies and seemed unfazed by getting deducted 10,000 points for killing someone before the start

This time they're also sending out problematic slaves into the cull

And Saturn was there, completely unchanged in age

This is the field we saw in Kuma's memory bubble with Bonney, he was trying to escape God Valley and was being dragged back

Someone from the top notices that Kuma has Buccaneer blood

Buccaneers apparently have giant's blood too, maybe furthering the whole theory of Joy Boy being a giant before

There's only one person in the world with a laugh like that though

Young Ivankov was a slave too, and had a sister, Jinny, who looks like she'd be Bonney's mother given her looks and the fact that she's already eating meat

And now a break? Oda c'mon man, that means it'll be at least 8 weeks since we last saw Nico Robin

Well it looks like we will be delving into that Kuma flashback after all.

Not much else to tell I don't think, good to verify that Kizaru is defeated, and that Saturn is more than just talk I mean he did floor Sanji with a glare.

Given the build up I feel like Luffy is gonna - pun intended - bounce back to save Bonney, since he is Nika, but then the Sleeping Giant may assist with the rest. I am still hoping that Franky can get some shine in this arc but not as hopeful. We didn't get any of Zoro vs Lucci either so unclear how that's going, it should've been over before this anyway.

The Kuma flashback is already hitting us with surprises though; God Valley didn't belong to the Celestial Dragons, but then what does that make of the incident? Ivankov and Kuma were there so will we see it? Roger and Garp had to defend the Celestial Dragons, but were they more defending the slaves the Dragons had already planned to slaughter? We also have to wonder how baby Shanks ended up in a treasure chest. The introduction of Jinny being potentially Bonney's mother adds more implications, since that'd mean that Bonney is also Ivankov's niece, unless the clone theory on Bonney is that Bonney is in fact a clone of Jinny raised as Kuma's daughter. There's also the matter of Buccaneer races, if Bonney is biologically Kuma's daughter shouldn't she have those genes too that the WG would wanna erase? A new chapter of questions has opened and unravelled.

But seriously where is Nico Robin???

#one piece #one piece spoilers #op spoilers #monkey d luffy #franky one piece #vinsmoke sanji #egghead island arc #egghead island #future island arc #dr vegapunk #jewelry bonney #bartholomew kuma #figarland garling #saint jay garcia saturn #gorosei #celestial dragons #emporio ivankov #sun god nika

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p-paradoxa · 1 year

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that last post reminded me that like… one more thing setting Andor apart from other SW is the lack of archetypical, often cartoonish “pirate” characters that are soooo inherent in the franchise and other SFF. The liars, cheaters, scavengers, people who have to scrounge to make a living, the criminals that are in and out of prison, are all… normal people. The main character, Cassian, and the people he knows, like Bix, the Aldhani heist gang. All cheating and lying and thieving because that’s what you have to do in the system sometimes. They’re not mustache twirling buccaneers with hooks and pegs. And we don’t know what the prisoners are in for, some could very well have done those kinds of things, but we don’t know or care, and there aren’t shorthand codes like accents or dialects or appearances that “indicate” that. And yeah, there are characters that cheat and lie that aren’t given much grace, like Nurchi, and there’s definitely a good argument about why that is. And also there’s a lack of alien characters that are often used to fulfill these roles anyway, and that could be worth mentioning. But I mean that the sort of tropes about pirates, meaning people that are scraping by together at the edges of society, usually with characteristics deemed unintelligent, undesirable, and evil… aren’t really found here. They’re just people.

And that’s why I just started laughing at the pirates in the new episode of the mandalorian, because they felt so incredibly unimaginative and insulting to the audience after that other show. And I mean yeah, I love a good pirate character, I love ofmd ffs, and I love other kinds of thieves and bounty hunters in the SW universe itself. anyway that’s beside the point. because we were obviously supposed to consider these ones villainous. and they’re all nonhuman, because of course they are, and their pasts are so vague; they could just have been doing the same kinds of stuff we know from Andor that anybody can be pushed into doing if their circumstances are in dire straits. except they are cartoonishly evil, and we know this not only because they are caricatures of pirates but because they want to… drink in a school for some reason (???). and obviously Greef is different because… he pushed people out of the city and might be stealing and selling land. which is totally different. sure. anyway I’m fine

#andor #mandalorian critical #is that a tag #it is now

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inyourwildestdreams22 · 4 days

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Totally random, but I have recently finished “Manhunt” and I just caught up to “Sugar” and I was once again reminded of how freaking good Apple is when it comes to series!

If they had the marketing team and the campaign strategies of WB they would overtake all the other production houses when it comes to popularity and awards! Look what happened with “Ted Lasso” and “The Morning Show”, and that was only thanks to word of mouth and Jennifer Aniston’s popularity respectively.

Anyway, if anyone is interested, beside the series I just mentioned, I recommend “Lessons in Chemistry”, “Dickinson”, “Platonic”, “Trying”, “Little America”, and of course “The Crowded Room”!

I have also watched “The Buccaneers”, “Palm Royale”, “City on Fire”, “The New Look” and “The Afterparty” which were okay.

But there are many other shows I haven’t watched yet, that seem interesting.

Anyway, sorry for the long rant, just wanted to recommend some shows ☺️

Thanks for the recs! I’ll keep them in mind, i do think apple produces really good shows and I wish they were better at promoting

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felixcloud6288 · 5 months

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Fullmetal Alchemist Chapter 101

Wrath's wounds probably got infected after swimming in that water.

I didn't find anywhere that Ed or Al told Alex about human transmutation, but there were a lot of opportunities it could have happened. I think the most likely scenario would have been during the information exchange at the Cselkcess ruins.

The look on Olivier's face when she hears Buccaneer died.

We don't see her eyes for the next several panels. The next time we see them, she says they can't allow themselves to cry if he died smiling.

She's vicious, but she cares about her men. When everything is over, she will grieve his death.

Roy was so close to slipping right back into that monster he was when he fought Envy.

The candidate soldiers held Roy's hands while they had him restrained. Considering how Roy's Alchemy works, he could still attack as long as he can move his fingers.

The doctor shares a bit of overlap in how he thinks of his "kids". He provided the candidates food, education, and a purpose and he thinks that earns them his absolute loyalty. But it's not the leftover candidates have a choice but to serve him.

There were at least 26 candidates based on how one of the ones the Doctor sacrifices was #26. The first 11 died before #12 became Wrath. During this fight, there were 13 leftover candidate soldiers. One was killed by Hawkeye, five were sacrificed to activate the teleporter. Two were restraining Roy. Four restrained Scar. And one restrained Hawkeye.

So there's one unaccounted for. Maybe he once tried to escape and was made an example of.

In one panel, we can see that Roy's right glove is still torn. In a later panel, it doesn't have that damage.

I double-checked some later parts and we never get a good look at his right hand to see if the damage on his glove is still there, but Roy exclusively uses his left hand going forward so there's no noteworthy inconsistencies.

Royai fans start squealing!

Wrath seems rather happy that Roy has grown and won't follow the script. He really does admire humans. And maybe he wishes he could defy his intended purpose.

How did Pride get there so fast? Al took a car and was still outside Central HQ when he got pulled through the gate.

If anyone wants to argue that Roy could have beaten Wrath in a fight, this chapter is the proof against that. Wrath managed to instantly close the gap on Roy while dodging his flames. If he wanted to kill Roy, Roy would be dead right now.

Wrath didn't seem particularly happy to be reminded of his origins. No matter what the doctor thinks, Wrath feels no gratitude for his existence.

And then Pride stabs the doctor to use him for a human transmutation. While Pride would have done it regardless, he shows a certain scorn for the doctor when he does.

There is an unusual camaraderie between Wrath and Pride, likely owing to their pretend relation as King and Selim Bradley. Perhaps Pride knew of Wrath's hate of the doctor.

Or maybe Pride thought the doctor's immorality was too much.

DO NOT LOOK AT THE SUN!! IT WILL PERMANENTLY DAMAGE YOUR EYES!!!

Yes, even during an eclipse!!!

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#fullmetal alchemist reread #fullmetal alchemist

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princess-of-the-corner · 24 days

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Toontown: Corporate Clash Recap: Barnacle Boatyard Sidetasks Part 2

So… Let’s get the remaining Sidetasks out of the way:

First Mate Makeover

In order to start this Task, you need to speak with Choppy McDougal at Blackbeard’s Beauty Parlor on Buccaneer Boulevard.

Apparently, the Lawbots stole McDougal’s treasure. If this is the Task that I think it is. Kinda hard to check, Choppy McDougal doesn’t have a page on the Wiki.

First order of business: REVENGE!

Choppy tasks you with defeating 15 Lawbots.

Once they’ve been defeated, you’re sent to retrieve Choppy McDougal’s treasure, as the Lawbots threw it into the ocean for some reason. (Again, assuming this is the Task I’m thinking about. It might be a later one with this plotline.)

To do this, you need to ride the Trolley until you’re randomly taken to the Treasure Dive Minigame, and recover at least ONE Treasure Chest.

Good luck, because the Trolley Game you get is based ENTIRELY on RNG, and Treasure Dive is one of FOURTEEN minigames you can get.

Be glad you only need to get ONE chest, because Trolley Dive is a pretty tricky game.

(Here’s the Wiki page, in case you don’t believe me.)

Anyways, once you’ve returned the Treasure Chest to Choppy, you’re rewarded 2,469 experience, 200 Jellybeans, and the “Wonky” nametag.

Actually, looking at the task name again, I don’t think this is the one with the stolen treasure, but I do remember the stolen treasure task was a freaking NIGHTMARE to complete!

But I also have no idea why it’s called “First Mate Makeover”, because I can’t remember what Choppy has to say, the wiki doesn’t have their dialogue, and every Let’s Play I watch skips all the task dialogue too quickly for me to read anything.

Which is a crime, because the writing in this game is HILARIOUS.

Dressing Sea-Lads and Lasses

To start this task, you need to talk to Fishy Frank at Salmon Chanted Evening Wear on Buccaneer Boulevard.

He tasks you with collecting 10 Treasures in Barnacle Boatyard Playground.

The treasures he speaks of are the Laff Pick-Ups that spawn around the Playground, not the Treasure Chests from Treasure Dive. As a reminder, the Treasures in Barnacle Boatyard are Starfish (not to be confused with the Starfish you can get while fishing), and they spawn underwater, meaning you’ll have to go for a swim to pick them up.

As you have a Task to collect them, you can pick them up without being hurt. Just go and try to swim through as many as you can until your Toon stops picking them up.

Now that he has the Starfish, either for inspiration or payment, he can make you an outfit. He just needs the proper tools.

First, he needs a single “Some Small Sewing Needles” from any of the Micromanagers in Toontown.

Once that’s taken care of, he’ll just need A Piece of Thread from any Cog anywhere.

After you’ve gotten his materials, he’ll send you to defeat a Cog building, since your outfit should be complete in the time it takes to bring it down.

Once you’ve conquered the Cog Building, return to Fishy Frank, and he’ll give you the BB Sailor Shirt, BB Sailor Shorts, BB Sailor Skirt, 2,394 experience, and 200 Jellybeans.

Straight to Boardwalk

In order to kick off this task, you need to talk to Davey Drydock in What’s Up, Dock? (get it?) on Lighthouse Lane.

The first thing Davey tasks you with is defeating 15 Cogs in Barnacle Boatyard. This should go without saying, but only Cogs defeated in Barnacle Boatyard will be counted.

After this is done, you need to speak with Linda Landlubber at Disembark! Tree Surgery on Buccaneer Boulevard, because Davey needs some lumber from her. She agrees, on the condition that you do the following for her:

Defeat 7 Cogs on Buccaneer Boulevard (buildings count).

Pay 50 Jellybeans.

Once those are complete, she takes your Jellybeans and gives you some lumber, which you need to deliver to Davey.

He rewards you with the Boardwalk Nametag, 2,560 experience, and 200 Jellybeans. This means that it PROBABLY would’ve been cheaper for him to pick up the lumber himself, but whatever, you got what you came for.

Next time, we head back to Toontown Central to discuss something you unlock automatically upon starting the Barnacle Boatyard taskline.

Oh the RNG of that would be hell for me oh my god.

Also re: the dialogue! On youtube if you pause and tap the coma or period keys (’,’ or ‘.’) then you can go a bit more frame by frame.

#submission

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ghostsandmermaids · 3 months

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Watched the first episode of The Buccaneers today and I absolutely loved it! Reminds me a lot of Bridgerton, but better.

#the buccaneers

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mermaidsirennikita · 4 months

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I'm actually a little worried over the fact that Bridgerton is gonna be the standard for period dramas nowadays, like, that's how period dramas are gonna look like (and I'm not even talking about the diversity part, I'd ve very happy with a show actually giving poc people the protagonism they deserve and not call it diversity and having the only White character to be the main character of the whole show) we have things like The Buccaneers and that horrible Emma film Netflix made and wonder if that's the quality we are gonna have now

Mr Malcom's List was amazing, I love everything about that film, it was so well done

Honestly? I'm not that worried about it. Period dramas have always been hit or miss for me, and I think that while big hits always have an impact on their genres, they often don't have as massive an impact as we may think--because shows that try to follow them underperform, tastes change, and other big hits happen.

An example I'd think of is The Tudors, which... I'm not gonna lie to you. Like it or not, is probably one of the most impactful, if not THE most impactful period dramas we've seen in the past 20 years. It revived the idea of the high end period piece soap for an American audience--and it reminded people that period pieces don't have to be Masterpiece, BBC, ITV, whatever. They could be super sexy and super dramatic and super bloody. You didn't have to be a stickler for history.

That show got a lot of viewers and a lot of buzz--and honestly, it went a long way towards launching the careers of Henry Cavill and Nat Dormer. Showtime tried to replicate it with The Borgias, but obviously had much less success there. HOWEVER, I always think it's a little unfair that GoT gets credit for making period pieces hot again when a) it's not a period piece and you can tell its core audience doesn't associate it with those because of how much they talk about the dragons and the ice zombies and b) The Tudors had already stoked that flame, and then the general Tudor frenzy grabbed onto it, which is why Starz has been able to get mileage out of its PGregs/Tudor-general shows for so long. THOUGH! I hope the flopitude of their last Elizabeth show means they slow up.

You see other mini trends too--Vikings was a big hit, and because of that you got The Last Kingdom and its ilk and Vikings: Valhalla. Vikings really was nothing like The Tudors, aside from the fact that it had somewhat explicit sex for its network (nothing like The Tudors, but still) and centered on a piece of shit who treated women like garbage and needed!!! Sons!!!!!!!! It walked through a door I think The Tudors left open, but it wasn't as clear a followup as The Borgias or the PGregs shows were.

So while I think Bton is obviously having an impact, as seen with Buccs, I'm not worried about its long term impact. I HOPE we see more diverse period dramas continue to be a thing, though I feel that really is less a thing we can thank Bton for (see: Mr. Malcolm's List) and more a trajectory that was brewing already. I mean, Shondaland had technically already done it with Still Star-Crossed, a show I didn't like... at all. But it was diverse.

I mean, shows like Mary and George on the horizon are nothing like Bton and hopefully (if they're good) will have an impact. I think we're slooooowly seeing the rise in more explicit, less woebegone period dramas (not movies) centering queer people. Gentleman Jack got cancelled, obviously, but I think it still made strides on that front, and Mary and George will obviously be very queer but also very much not a "sad queer man is closeted and sympathetic but doomed" narrative. We haven't seen many shows depict a man actually using his sexuality to get ahead the way women are often depicted doing in shows like The Tudors--and at his mother's urging, versus his father's as is usually the case with a narrative like Anne Boleyn's.

Things just come and go in waves. I mean, watch The Artful Dodger if you're super worried about more romantic period dramas, it was so fucking refreshing. I do kind of wonder if the romance in that show was upped BECAUSE Bton had success, but it's so much better than anything they offered, all the while focused on a period of history we never see in international TV (1800s Australia), doing a fun little revamp of a classic story (Oliver Twist), with a diverse cast and a focus on like... medicine? But medicine in a way that feels less procedural and more narrative? Medicine and THEFT? Medicine and Theft and Kissing? And putting a salve on her inner thigh and blowing on it in an alley? And sexual tension during medical exams? (The 30 seconds of Jack and Belle tensing while he sits behind her and listens to her heartbeat in her darkened room after she strips out of her dress is better than anything Bton offered in two seasons.)

And additionally--if books are any indication, I actually don't know that Bton is having that big an effect. Historical romances are going through a slump right now; the most Bton has done is push Julia Quinn's books and offer a "if you like Bton" comp for some books, which...

Yes, Buccs got renewed, but I don't know that it... has had much of an impact? I don't see it mentioned much on social media, which could be my circles, but I also don't see it mentioned much on sites that normally push streaming shows, so. I don't know. I've yet to see a Bton acolyte (and there have been few) actually make an impact and stick around the way some of the Tudor spawns did, or the way shows that followed Vikings did, for that matter.

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viscountessevie · 4 months

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What do you think about Julia Quinn not having POC characters in her books in the past? Cause I read somewhere that she didn't want to write something she didn't know about and she was dragged but I kind of get that. It would easily come off as insensitive and racist to have a person of colour in a romcomy plot set in regency England and brush off the extremely racist behaviours they'd face irl. What's your view?

Ask Dated: 17th Feb 2023

This is a great lead in from my previous ask and point about JQ only NOW writing a heroine of colour into a book after she got paid big bucks for it. It was SO embarrassing of her to sit beside Beverly Jenkins and say something along the lines of (and I am paraphrasing): "It's hard to write people like that into this era because they weren't traditionally Dukes or Earls and did not get happy endings." Listen, I get what she was trying to say but dear god does it sound like we POC do not deserve to get happy endings in a HR context. It was just appalling and so dumb to say out loud. Especially when Beverly who was right next to her has been writing Black characters in that context forever.

One small good thing about the QC book is that she did work on it with Shonda so at least she had that perspective a sensitivity writer would have provided her if JQ had made the choice to include heroes and heroines of colour in her books a long time ago.

This is my view essentially: I think being afraid to write characters of colour because of being insensitive and people of colour not being a part of the aristocracy is such a cop out answer. Because firstly, you can always do research and talk to people to be sensitive to the various cultures you wanna write. Secondly, you can always incorporate POC into the peerage. Personally, I think there are two ways to tackle writing characters of colour in a HR context. For white authors; they DEFINITELY should hire and use sensitivity writers/readers for obvious reasons. As for the storytelling aspect itself; I think characters of colour can be written into the story either through 1) a very realistic manner to that era as Beverly Jenkins, Adriana Herrera and similar authors (I recently read a book by Amita Murray I'll talk about in a bit) who have done so before or 2) set it in a completely different alternate universe where people of colour have always held titles and positions within the aristocracy and this can either be addressed or not at all. If it is addressed then you are allowed to embellish some parts of history for the lore of your story. It is still historical *fiction* at the end of the day.

The former process takes a lot of research, care and consideration when writing these characters and the political and diverse landscape of the time. Take Amita Murray's book, Unladylike Lessons in Love for example. While it wasn't the greatest book in terms of romance, Amita really did her research with the era she set the story in, The Victorian Era. It is also known to be an era that was booming with more diversity - this allows authors and storytellers alike more flexibility to incorporate characters of colour and how they came to the story's setting. On the other hand, you have people just doing blind cast in media like Mr. Malcolm's List (which I'd like to remind everyone came out WAYY before Bton and did it first and better!!) and now The Buccaneers where the characters of colour just exist as they are with no explanation required! They are seen as people first and its so refreshing. Props to Mr. Malcolm's List for acknowledging Malcolm's ethnicity and heritage by having him speak in Yoruba in one of my fave scenes in the movie. As for The Buccaneers, I have not finished it so I cannot speak to how they handled everyone's ethnicity but I did love the pseudo Harry and Meghan parallels with Dickie and Conchita from what I saw in the first ep. As for the addressing how the characters came to be in an embellished history/AU, I guess the Queen Charlotte novel would be an example of how authors can bend history to explain away the colonialism of the time. However, I personally disliked the way it was done and executed within Bton and subsequently QC. Because QC and King George are HUGE historical figures to embellish this much with. It also just felt icky to use them to explain away racism and colonialism of that era. Personally in my own HR writing, I have been taking the Mr. Malcolm's List route of just having people of colour exist in all the spaces without any explanation while still incorporating my characters' cultures into their daily lives/weaving in lines that explicitly state this isn't a character readers can default as white.

Essentially it all boils down to white authors taking the care and consideration to actually write characters of colour. It is an EVEN MORE IMPORTANT STEP to have sensitivity readers and writers to help make the characters actually sound and feel like an actual person of colour. No point having a white writer who is just gonna write a white coded character and slap on a different skin colour (which happens SO often in this fandom sighh). I also think fandom spaces and the publishing industry have a huge problem in not seeking out and hyping up creators and authors of colour. Like I think with these kind of stories, it should come from our own communities first and be uplifted to be shared with everyone.

I think the publishing industry has slowly started doing better, I don't know if I can say the same for fandoms, especially this one. The amount of times I have seen people lauding and defaulting to white authors over authors of colours who produce the same amount and quality of work has been pretty disappointing.

Adding on to say, everyone who wants to write Indian characters - specifically Tamil ones - my asks and DMs are always open for questions!!

(Though heads up after the first week of Jan I will be swamped with my new role at my newish job so me replying may take longer than expected I have a life now guys 😭😭)

#The Viscountess Answers #Characters of Colour #HR Writing #Writing #Historical Romance #JQ #The Bee Show

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daydreamxr17 · 5 months

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I mentioned to my friend the plot of the last episode of Buccaneers and she told me it reminds her of Caraval... And it kinda does honestly?

#the buccaneers #nan st george #jinny st george #caraval #legendary #finale caraval #tella dragna #julian santos #jacks of the hollow #legend #scarlett dragna

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blazedrawsstuff · 11 months

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Peggy One-Leg, daughter of the dreaded Captain Long Ben One-Leg

Peggy One-Leg Daughter of Captain Ben One-Leg

Parent

Captain Long Ben One-Leg

Age

Killer Style

Corsair Style. White blouses, corsets, sashes ‘round the waist, hats or bandanas, the works really.

Freaky Flaw

I do not give quarter to those that feel me wrath.

Pet

Me beloved Santiana, she’s a beautiful eel with a voice of sirens I tell ye.

Favorite Activity

When I’m not sailing or reading action-packed adventure novels; I also practice swordsmanship in me down time, gotta keep me skills (and me blade) sharp.

Pet Peeve

Me father and I do not see eye-to-eye. While I am a buccaneer at heart, I despise that bilge rat’s treatment of me hearties and greed of precious booty. Even if we’re plunderers, would it kill him to have at least a little honor among thieves?

Favorite Subject

Let me see, Oceanography, Archeology, Ge-Orge-phy, Literature, and Singing...I can’t just choose one.

Least Favorite Subject

Dance, easy to see why.

Favorite Colors

Red, Gold, Brown, and Purple

Favorite Food

Salmagundi. ‘Tis a favorite dish among pirates.

Friends

Vandala Doubloons Kaze Tatsumaki (OC) Gill Webber Finnegan Wake Qi Yewan (OC)

Abilities

Immortality

As a zombie, she is immortal.

Skillset

Swordsmanship

Peggy was taught the ways of a sword at a young age, as any pirate must know how to defend themselves.

Navigation Peggy is excellent at reading maps, and has a great sense of direction.

Singing

She can belt out a good tune, due to her experience singing sea shanties. Ability to Speak Human English Unlike most zombies, Peggy speaks the English language rather than “zombie”. This is likely because her father is able to do the same.

Personality

Peggy is a hardworking and adventurous pirate, and while she may be a plunderer of the seas as with any pirate, she adheres to honor and does not tolerate disloyalty, greed, and disrespect. She’s an honest ghoul too, well as honest as a pirate can be that is. This leads to her to be at odds with her father, who treats the crew of the Scarlet Skull like garbage, is a notorious liar, and is overall immensely selfish. If there’s one thing she shares with her father; it’s ruthlessness towards those who incur her wrath, as well as those that have committed the above mentioned sins. She is also rather superstitious, as most pirates and sailors are.

Trivia/Additional Information

Peggy’s first name is based on peg legs.

Her headcanon voice actress is Kimlinh Tran, who voiced Ms. Fortune from Skullgirls. With a more "piratey" accent of course.

Her birthday is April 1st, which is when “Creep from The Deep” was released. This makes her an Aries. Coincidentally this also makes her birthday April Fools Day.

Peggy’s pet is named after the sea shanty Santianna. Santianna is also an eel based on the cover of Creep from The Deep. Peggy despises Caspian because his avaricious personality reminds her of her father. To complicate matters, Caspian has an unreciprocated crush on her.

#monster high #monster high oc #goosebumps #goosebumps fanart #peggy one-leg

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lovecinnatwist · 2 years

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so many writers are just blessing us oh my GOD

ummm maybe omega verse with Jason as the sexy alpha pirate and Dick the navy captain or something and he's trying his darndest to be a good navy boy but got-damn that alpha pirate just does things to him...

Hi- Hi hello I've actually rewatched all of Pirates of the Caribbean Recently so this was a total blast to write! I focused more on setting their dynamic. I didn't get tp the NSFW but I hope it's a fun read! Thank you so so much for requesting!

Dick Grayson has Jason Todd in chains, the alpha unbearably smug for someone destined to face the gallows. Even like this, the man looks handsome. His ocean swept figure is the spitting image of many romance novel covers, tempting and teasing. Like the very song, sirens sing to lead sailors to their doom.

The alpha knows it too.

It’s in the devilish grin and glittering eyes. The way he openly takes in Dick’s physique in clear interest and desire is telling. Amplified by the scent of alpha curiosity and respect carried on the winds. Peculiar for a pirate, but not for the leader of one of the few ships to welcome and celebrate omega buccaneers.

When Dick double-checks the bonds he tells himself it’s necessary. Not an excuse to run his fingers down sunkissed skin, and bulging forearms. They meet eyes and Dick’s breath hitches from the lust in them. Unrestrained and wild like the sea. It makes him want- It reminds him of growing up free in the company of his family. His parents were owned by no one until the sea claimed them and Dick found himself an orphan in a noble's care.

He drops the secured bonds and creates distance between them again. More for the pounding of his own heart and the rousing in his own scent. Even in the posh uniform, it’s impossible to completely conceal one's scent. Even with his mastery and medical aids, the excitement of catching the alpha spills out.

As does is clear desire.

It takes an active effort to rip his eyes from the pirate in favor of the horizon. The spyglass opens easily, something to focus on instead of the man at his feet. Not that he makes it easy the way he purrs in open invitation, laying his body out like a midnight delight in Dick’s cabin.

They are still a few days out from land, his father expecting him as if Dick has finally done something worth his notice.

It frustrates him to no end. How he has barely heard from Bruce over the past 4 years but the moment he finds himself in possession of one- Jason Peter Todd. Captain of the Grand Majesty of Pirate Ships Saint Catherine the man finally finds a way to contact him.

It’s ludicrous really, and if Dick hadn’t had his honor he would release the alpha. If only to give Bruce a little more grief. He would deserve it after years of roundabout manipulation. After trying to marry Dick off to the pompous alpha Lady Komand’r. Then of course nearly getting him stripped from the Naval exam purely because of his secondary gender. Then the worst of it- charting him off on pointless supply runs just to keep him away from danger.

Some people would call it fatherly protection. Dick sees it as it is, however , a lack of trust and deep-rooted sexism. He frowns and snaps the spyglass closed.

“Deep in thought Doll? And here I thought I was worth all of your attention.”

Even the way the pirate speaks is educated. The natural rhythm, with a swagger that could never be emulated. Many have of course tried- men and women desperate to have the reputation of the infamous Red Hood. They pale in comparison to the real thing of course.

Good looks, confidence and genuine charisma are too difficult to fake.

The alpha licks his fangs the moment he has Dick’s attention again. Eyes glowing like the green flash on the horizon. The scent of desire-claim-want is starting to spill in the cabin, erasing milder tones and taking all that it wants for its own.

Dick shudders, eyes growing cold at the display. Even on his knees and bound in chains, Captain Todd heeds to no one. Though somehow he keeps respectful as he openly propositions Dick with his body and scent.

The man wants to claim him. He can smell it in the air. Read it in his body language. Though while everyone he’s ever known has wanted to own him- control him- possess him Jason’s intentions betray no such notions.

Just genuine respect, awe and desire.

Dick clears his throat and pours himself a drink to avoid thinking about how that intrigues him.

“Well, aren’t you proud to think it would take you alone to entertain my entire mental capacity?”

The alpha laughs a loud boisterous sound. It’s full-bodied and makes the muscles in his body ripple. Dick feels his cheeks flush from the sheer beauty of the man. It's impossible to look away so instead he pours a large drink and swallows it down.

The grin the pirate gives him is absolutely wicked.

“ Let me out of these chains Darlin and I promise I can entertain you all night long. “

It isn’t boastful either. Every port Jason Todd stops in he leaves slews of omega singing his praises. Loud shameless claims of how good and generous the alpha is not only with drink and food but as a lover. Dick would be a liar to say he hasn’t thought about it.

What omega didn’t fantasize about a sinful rough romp with a swashbuckling pirate- what person of the sea didn’t fall for the wiles and charms of a competent Captain? It’s unavoidable really. Had it been he would have never fallen into bed with Captain Slade Wilson.

He has to cork the port to avoid another glass. It wouldn’t do to come undone in front of such a man, not when he’s already off his game at the thought of seeing Bruce.

Still- despite his common sense he can’t help responding. He turns his back to the pirate to avoid showing his expression.

“Are you attempting to bribe a Captain in his Excellency’s Royal Navy?”

Dick plays with the glass to keep himself busy. Though a sound behind him makes him turn. Sure enough in the brief moment of disregard, the pirate had already undone two of the latches.

“ Me Sir? Never. “

The boyish smile is so young and mischievous that Dick’s heart skips a beat.

Though that doesn’t stop him from redoing the chains.

“One would think one of the most feared Pirate Captains in all of Hispaniola would be a bit more clever to wait until alone before trying to escape.”

He tights the bonds just enough to draw a sound from the alpha. The way the muscles strain in the hold makes him swallow. The alpha makes a delightful captive, his body arching into the restraints. Dick lets him go like he’s been burnt. Desire too dangerous to ignore.

“ Perhaps I just like your hands on me Mi-lady and I’ve gotta feeling you feel the same way.”

Dick hisses and the rumble of pleasure he gets for the sound is mortifying.

“ You are indecent!“

Another gorgeous heart-stopping laugh.

“ I’m a pirate Love- Kinda goes with the territory.”

Dick presses away from the man in favor of seeking refuge behind his desk. Drinking would solve nothing so instead, he reaches for the letters from his father. The seal on the paper spells death better than any noose can.

“ As does a seat at the hangman's grotto.”

The words come out malicious and cruel. Though instead of growing pale the pirate offers another slow, smooth smile for his threat.

“ You ain’t going to kill me Doll. Not when I’ve got so much to offer. “

Dick's eyes slide down the open form of the alpha. He takes in the tightness of his clothing, the light sheen of sweat then makes sun kissed skin glistened, then of course the generous bulge in his pants. He scoffs to hide the growing arousal in his stomach.

“No offense but I’ve seen better.”

He hasn’t. Not in years. Not from someone who drives him so absolutely crazy. An irresponsible part of Dick says hang the rules- belay his orders and spend the rest of the voyage with his ankles around Captain Todd’s shoulders. The alpha smirks as if reading those very thoughts.

It’s as unsettling as it is arousing.

“ Not that Captain Grayson. I’m talking about the one thing all omegas desire above all else.”

The toothy grin shows off a glint of gold. Dick finds the fang fascinating. While everyone knew the story of how the man lost that tooth seeing it is another thing entirely. He’s staring for so long that he doesn’t realize that he hasn’t answered.

Sceptical but curious he finds himself closing the distance and crouching down to the answer.

“ And what’s that Captain Todd? “

This close he can see every detail of the alpha’s face. From the stubble on his chin to the blue in his eyes. Then of course the dust of freckles, strong jaw and light scars from a rough life could not have been kind.

With salt spray on his breath, he leans in to answer with a rough rumble. Low with promises that Dick dares not accept.

Captain Todd’s smile is even more breathtaking this close. Anticipation eats up the air. Pheromones collide with each other like lighting on the waves. Dick doesn’t realize they are barely a beat apart when the alpha finally speaks.

“ Revenge. “

#JayDick #Ficlet #Omega!Dick #Alpha!Jason #They gonna fuck #Jason has swagger for days #Dick gotta have that D #And his revenge #in that order

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danwhobrowses · 3 months

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One Piece Chapter 1107 - Initial Thoughts

And we're back from another break

A break of a lot of implications; Gear Fifth is back, Bonney controls all Pacifista, and Giants! Things are feeling like they're hitting a threshold, but still not enough to call an incident, so there must be more to unfold

let's unwrap it then!

Spoilers for the Chapter, Support the Official Release too!

A Law and Bepo cover page now, Law's sleeping on another animal so Bepo's already got the bat out

The giants are on the move, and not just our Little Garden duo but our Enies Lobby duo of Oimo and Kashii

Gonna be kinda awkward when the Giant Warrior Pirates meet Grand Fleet members the New Giant Warrior Pirates, unless they merge into a super Giant Warrior Pirates crew

Usopp catches sight of the giants and is elated to see them again

Also a panel to recap Little Garden for those faint of memory

Edison makes a point that their arrival is likely from Media Coverage, and that the crew is likely being painted in a bad light

Usopp though knows the giants aren't here to fight, they are here to help, and is thus compelled to make it go smoothly

Every time Lilith hits Brook's head I feel like it makes a bobblehead noise

Lilith though is still concerned about stopping the ship, before it burns up on the barrier

Jinbe also laments that they can't afford to dilly dally

Disappointingly, Zoro is still fighting Lucci

It's not just a Zoro-fan thing, you can't go from beating King - a Lunarian and a Yonko commander - to still fighting Lucci, a government assassin Luffy's beaten twice

Also 'I'm in a hurry' is not a good excuse, both men feel like they're in control of the fight

Lucci thinking Zoro is anything like dead weight is folly anyway, the man has met the grim reaper

Back on the coast, 30 ships have been sunk by Pacifista

Vice Admiral Nine-Chins (TCB called him Red King) takes helm on strategy and leads with battleships, lamenting having to attack their own weapons

Back to Luffy though and he wants to know why Bonney is crying

Bonney asks him why he didn't tell her he's Nika, which Luffy doesn't know the name

Also reminder that Bonney still hasn't told Luffy about her time with Sabo at the Reverie

He also roasts Bonney about her Nika punch, so Bonney asks him to show her how it's done

Social Media went mad about Luffy laughing while Vegapunk got stabbed but he literally just didn't notice, now he has he's shocked

Yeah the holier than thou shtick doesn't work on Luffy

And apparently so doesn't the Eye-Shot thing

A Dawn Gatling rocks Saturn and it doesn't get old seeing him get smacked

The Bonney Retrieval Squad use this as a chance to get out of dodge

Vegapunk however believes his number's up, and asks them to leave him

Kizaru, dude, like, let it go

Sanji this time blocks a direct blast, only took like half a year for Sanji fans to get to this fight

Though I daren't go on twitter right now given how Sanji fans will compare this to Zoro still fighting Lucci (even though Raid Suit Sanji could barely fight King)

We could've done more with Franky too, rather than make him a reaction guy

'Light doesn't hold a candle to love' - dude she's 12, simmer

Kizaru laments the expectation that they'll have to bring more heads now, but Sanji's lighting his cigarette so you know he's down for action

Well there's our Blackbeard answer; Devon and Van Augur only

She taps Saturn on the leg after some mockery and that's 'mission accomplished', all that build up just to touch a leg

Jokes aside though this can be big, Teach wanted an in with the WG and now his Kitsune crewmember can transform into one at will, that's some carte blanche there

Saturn notes how Devon wasn't one to be a subordinate, but when Devon notes that Teach is special, Saturn makes a note about his lineage

Possibly another Buccaneer? Or something more? Something Devon is at least privy to as well

Classic evil plan though, they want the whole damn world

Before Saturn can spike them though they warp out, but not off the island, Augur still has limits

Caribou No!

The guy goes full sycophant on the duo, claiming hero worship and a desire to be on Blackbeard's crew, man just wants off the island

I would laugh like hell if Blackbeard also shoved him in a barrel though XD

Well a lot more is happening, including some more battle lines being drawn.

It was a good day for Sanji stans, they are finally gonna get Sanji vs Kizaru while Zoro still deals with Lucci. I'm still disappointed that there's no real reason for his delay, but Oda's never about power scaling, Zoro's delayed because the plot demands he be delayed, much like how the plot demands that Brook doesn't just make an ice pillar, the plot demands that Nami could just use Zeus to carry the crew and the Sunny out of Egghead or the plot demands that Atlas doesn't give Franky the light punching tech foreshadowed at the start of the arc.

In a way it is annoying and a tad lazy (much like off-screening the Seraphim whose value dips every chapter and York's capture - who has been ominously missing) but we do have to remember that Oda is still somehow human. I like Sanji and it'll be a good fight, but I do prefer there to be parity and logic, like just give them both a strong opponent? Let Usopp fight Lucci like he challenged in Enies Lobby to will Luffy to fight.

The Blackbeard stuff does feel underwhelming in the moment, but it's definitely a long term thing, disappointed in Caribou too because he showed slight semblance of a heart but now he's gonna spill all about the Ancient Weapons to Blackbeard and endanger more of our allies, should've left him in Wano and brought Carrot instead... Still notable absences for Stussy and Kaku though, Robin is healing up but still wanna see her well. We're still a question mark over Law, Bepo, Perona, Moria, Drake and most of SWORD & Tashigi too. And the sleeping giant is slowly continuing its awakening.

Things continue to happen at a rumble, but something big has to burst forth as a result.

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milarqui · 1 year

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Scarlet Lady: Captain Hardrock

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“Hey, Nino, where's your boy?” Alya asked as Nino adjusted the loudspeakers.

Kitty Section – the group their classmates had formed – was going to play as part of the city-wide concert Paris was going to enjoy today, and they had been invited on board of the Liberty, Juleka's mother's house-boat, where the group would be at. And, currently, they were helping organize everything so it would make for an awesome concert.

“He had something to do with his pops, he's coming after,” he said, testing the connections were alright. Alya winked at Marinette while doing a fist pump.

“That's great news, huh, Marinette?”

“Yeah!” the girl replied, smiling. “It's always great when Adrien can hang out with his friends!”

She walked away, picking up stuff while humming a melody, ignorant of the look Alya was giving her.

This girl's level of denial is amazing.

Suddenly, the box Marinette was holding to act as an improvised bin was taken off her hands.

“What are you doing, buccaneer?” Anarka, Juleka's mother, said, grinning.

“Oh, uh, cleaning?” she said. While the place was nowhere close to a pigsty, it was absurdly disorganized and could use a dusting or two.

“Ha! We don't clean here! Didn't ya hear from Juleka?” Anarka said, throwing the box in such a way that everything Marinette had collected became spread around the deck. “We keep it lively here! Everything goes on the Liberty!”

“Bonjour!”

Marinette gritted her teeth. Even here, she couldn't get rid of that.

“A princess is coming aboard!”

“Chloé?!” Marinette exclaimed, groaning.

“Aw, what?!” Nino complained.

Juleka walked up to her mother and pointed at Chloé.

“Everything goes on the Liberty except her,” she said, and Anarka nodded. She had heard enough of what the rich girl had done to her daughter, and there were limits on what she'd allow.

“Ugh, no red carpet?” Chloé complained as Ivan confronted her.

“Chloé, what are you doing here?”

“I'm here to see Adrien, obviously!”

“Huh? How'd you know about that?!”

“I heard he was coming and decided to grace your pitifully small concert. Aren't I the nicest?”

Ivan didn't bother with answering, knowing that the truth would come in by one ear and out of the other.

Instead, he grabbed her by her arms, effortlessly lifted her, put her back on the dock, and with Juleka and Mylène, pulled the plank.

“HEY!” Chloé shouted, as her plans were so easily foiled.

----

Since they had time to kill, Anarka decided to instruct the neophytes in the art of sailing (mostly Alya and Marinette, since Nino was still busy with the sound system) about some of the things that helped her run her house-boat.

“See, mateys, never put metal next to the compass, ya hear?” she said, holding a metal statue of a hand throwing the horns, and putting it closer to the compass. “The metal attracts the needle, like a magnet.”

“Whoa, it's going totally crazy!” Alya noted, picking the hand from Anarka and seeing the compass needle turning every which way around. She gave a knowing grin at Marinette. “Remind you of anyone in particular? Maybe a blonde someone??”

“You mean you and Nino?” Marinette innocently replied, and Alya began to blush heavily as this particular attempt to poke fun at her friend backfired. “Wait, neither of you are blonde.”

“No!”

----

“Those idiots are gonna regret kicking out a VIP like me!”

Why couldn't she just grab the earrings and leave?

“Chloé, you weren't invited! Let it go!”

Seriously, what was the use of being the voice of reason for a girl that refused to listen?

“Oh! Yoo-hoo, officer! I want to file a complaint!”

And, as luck would have it, it had to be the one officer that would likely take Chloé at face value.

Tikki prepared herself. Someone was going to get akumatized out of this.

----

Adrien played the last notes of the song, feeling his father's piercing glare behind him.

“Let's stop here,” Gabriel said, and he began to stand up when his father's next words cut through him. “Practice more and play it for me later.”

“But père! My friends' concert! You promised!”

Seriously, what was the use of Gabriel promising anything when he would just as easily break that promise without a thought?

“Not after that poor performance,” Gabriel replied, and Adrien felt ready to call BS on that. “You need focus.”

Gabriel left the room, followed by Nathalie, and Adrien remained sitting, crushed by yet another broken promise and losing the chance to be with his friends for his free time. With no one else in sight, Plagg slowly came out of his hideaway and floated towards Adrien.

“Hey, kid, don't take it too hard, K?” he said, in an uncharacteristically mollyfying tone; after everything he had seen Gabriel do, he knew Adrien wasn't going to take it well.

Much to his surprise, Adrien didn't answer, which left him worried.

“Are you okay?” he asked, approaching him further – until he saw Adrien was checking something in his phone.

“What do you think, pink dye or blue dye this time?” Adrien seriously asked. Plagg felt a bit weirded out by the question.

Well, at least he wasn't moping about it...

----

Nino's phone sounded out and he quickly picked up: by the melody, it was likely Adrien.

“Hey, man, what's up?” he asked, and Marinette and Alya turned to look at their friend, waiting for news on when he would arrive –

“Oh, no way, really?” Nino said, his upbeat expression turning sour. The girls knew what it meant. “Your pops is hella harsh.”

Nino listened a bit more.

“My favorite color? Why do you need to know my favorite color?” he asked. And he was as mystified by the request as the girls... before he listened to Adrien's answer.

Which made him turn in shock and alarm.

“ADRIEN, PUT THE CREDIT CARD DOWN!”

Whatever it was that Adrien wanted to do, Nino convinced him to, at least, hold off on it for a while before he did something drastic, much to the girls' relief, before Anarka came by again.

“Marinette, right?” she said, and Marinette nodded.

“Yes, uh, captain?”

“Since I relieved you of cleaning duties, would you go to Luka's cabin and tell him we're waiting for him for the rehearsal?”

“Sure!”

Anarka gave her directions to Juleka's brother's room – which, given that they were still in a house-boat, wasn't that hard – and off she went, knocking on the door before carefully opening it.

“Hm?” she mumbled, noticing there was someone meditating on the bed.

Oh! A cute boy...

She may love Chat Noir, but that didn't mean she was blind to anyone else's looks.

Then the cute boy – who had to be Luka – opened his eyes and smiled.

Gah! Cute boy looking at me!

And thus began one of the problems she'd always hated.

“Ma-Ma-Marinette!” she tried to present herself. “Uhhh, your mother told me to tell you to join the blood-GROUP!”

WHY AM I LIKE THIS? she thought, blushing heavily. The moment she calmed down, though, she was able to look down and away. What a great first impression, Marinette.

----

Being interrupted in his meditation by a pretty girl was not what he expected to end up with, much less his sister's friend that had helped her with the photos. Seeing her blush and shake her arms around was somehow a great combination of cute and funny, but it was clear that she didn't think the same, because she now looked unhappy.

“The group is waiting for you,” she managed to say. He thought he'd try to break the ice with a small joke.

“Hi, Ma-Ma-Marinette!” he replied – and immediately realized he had screwed up.

AHH! he thought. Instead of laughing, Marinette now looked even unhappier than earlier. You made her sad, fix it, quick!

Quickly looking around, he picked up his guitar and pick and showed them to his guest.

“Sorry, I communicate better with this. Wanna hear?”

“Okay...” she replied. Alright, he had a chance to fix it, he couldn't waste it!

----

As the last notes of the song Luka had chosen vanished, she felt her mood rise in happiness. He was an artist with his guitar!

“That's amazing,” she praised. “How'd you do that?”

“Music is clearer than words,” he replied, smiling, as he began to stand up from the bed. She looked around, and noticed a familiar poster.

“And you like Jagged Stone?”

“He's my favorite singer.”

“Mine too!”

Smiling, Luka gave her the pick he had just used to play his song.

“You can keep that if you want. I have plenty.”

Marinette admired the object in her hand. It was a simple pick: triangular, plastic, with a drawing that resembled Jagged Stone. But Marinette knew that it hid that, much like her own needles, it could create works of art in the right hands.

“Oh! Thanks!”

“Let's go join the 'blood', funny girl,” Luka said, opening the door, and Marinette felt her heart doing a skip... before she began to slap her face.

What are you doing?! she thought. Your heart belongs to Chat Noir!

She knew Pollen was looking at her with bemusement, but it wasn't as if she could explain what was going on to her!

----

“This year for the Music Festival, the City of Paris has organized a whole series of free concerts with great stars in prestigious places!” Nadja Chamack happily proclaimed in her news cast. “You'd have to be a complete loser to miss it!”

Adrien felt like punching the TV screen, but instead he chose to hit his table in annoyance.

“Why do you mock me, Nadja?!” he called the reporter out, even if he knew she couldn't hear him.

“Hey, at least you can watch online!” Plagg tried to console him, but Adrien wasn't going to take it.

“I only cared about my friends' concert, Plagg. I'd sneak out if Père wasn't gonna check on me later,” he replied, annoyed with his kwami partner.

“Is that all? Then I'll give you a private concert!”

Plagg cleared his throat and –

“CHEEEESE! You astound me!”

Adrien quickly covered his ears. He really understood now why Plagg was the Kwami of Destruction. He was destroying his ear drums, his brain, and the good name of music itself with this outright abomination against nature he was belting out. He didn't even have the decency to speak of something nice!

He wasn't one to scream imprecations. The one time he had told his father (through Nathalie) to fuck off was one of the few times he had.

But here and now? It deserved the cluster bomb of unprintable words that poured out of his mouth.

----

As she saw her brother coming out from under the deck, and into the stage, she could tell he had had a life-changing experience. The fact that he was blushing like mad made it obvious what it was.

“You met Marinette, didn't you, Luka?” she teased her elder (by just a few minutes) brother, who looked away, still embarrassed.

“Shut up.”

----

Alya watched as Marinette coming from the cabins' section, and noticed how intent her best friend seemed in looking at the stage.

“Whatcha lookin' at?” she asked, looking in the same direction as her, and realizing someone new standing with the others. Quite the nice-looking boy, if she had to say it.

“Hm? Oh, was I staring?” Marinette said, shaken out of her stupor.

“Is that Luka?” She gave Marinette a teasing look. “Is your compass moving towards a new statue?”

“Whaaat?” Marinette waved her away. “No! That's not – I just think he's cool! And nice. And so mature! He's really got it together.”

----

Meanwhile, on the stage, someone had not got it together yet.

She's looking at you, keep it cool man! Ahhhhhhhhh!

Fortunately, by the time the sound was on, and his mother picked up a microphone to act as MC, he was able to redirect his nervous energy towards what it really mattered right now.

Which was giving an awesome concert.

“Alright, First Mate Luka! Whenever you're ready!” his mother announced, and he readied his second pick of the day. He had to begin this in the most awesome of ways if he wanted to impress Marinette! He brought it down –

“STOP RIGHT THERE!”

– and he stopped.

“Huh?!”

Everyone looked to the dock, where a police officer they were quite familiar with stood, showing his badge and speaking through a loudspeaker.

“Mme. Anarka, we've received a noise complaint!” Officer Roger Raincomprix shouted, leaving everyone dumbfounded – particularly since they had not even played a single note.

“A noise complaint?! From who!?” Anarka demanded.

“Yoo-hoo!” Chloé called out from the police car.

“Oh C'MON!” everyone who had had the displeasure of knowing the rich girl yelled in unison.

----

As Anarka turned to the intrusion, the officer continued to speak.

“Mlle. Bourgeois has been traumatized by your playing!” the man yelled, and her daughter's bully hid her false tears behind her hands.

“It's true! They deliberately tried to deafen me with their music!”

“ARE YOU AN IDIOT?! We haven't even played yet!” Anarka shouted back through her ship's bullhorns.

“I have a witness, Madame!” Raincomprix said. And that really irked her.

“Ha! I knew you were a landlubber, but I didn't know you were a bootlicker too!”

She knew she had hit a nerve when the officer cast away the loudspeaker.

“Oh, you wanna go there?!”

“Bring it, you scally wag!” she dared the man, who immediately pulled out his ticket book.

“No authorization to dock here, no concert! And the mess! And the decorations!” He began to write down. “A ticket for your attitude, for provocation, for my sea sickness, and cuz I can!”

He realized too late that he would be unable to actually hand the tickets over, given that the plank was now missing. So, he resorted to folding them into planes and throwing them at Anarka, who surprisingly waited for them to reach her before balling them up, throwing them away... and exploding.

“YOU BILGE RAT SCUM!”

“And one for name calling!”

Then a black butterfly landed on her ship's binnacle.

----

He had to admit that this was... strange.

He prided himself in ensuring everything remained organized and in place, as it was the only way to make sure all worked as expected.

It was one of the reasons why he disliked the heroes – they threw off his plans to succeed.

And no, he wasn't a control freak like that employee of his had once said when he thought he was away. He was lucky he was only fired for putting two mannequins for that expo in the wrong order. That would teach him for misrepresenting his boss!

But now... he was in the hands of a woman that thought herself an anarchist – and actually followed on it with her children! He had even akumatized one of them. It was a wonder they weren't a wild bunch.

Well, he could roll with it.

“Captain Hardrock, I'll give you an indestructible ship to blast your music for all to hear!”

“Oh, yeah, that's a way better plan! I was just not gonna pay the tickets.”

Given what he had learned, he seriously doubted she would have had paid the tickets, anyway.

----

She smirked at the losers in the boat. They thought they were smart for pushing her out of the ship? Well, now they would learn to respect their betters!

“Bet you wish you'd let me on now~!” she sing-sang.

“BOOOOO!” Césaire, Couffain and Lahiffe booed. Ugh, seriously, here she was, lowering her standards to raise theirs, and that was how they thanked her?

Then her eyes turned to the guy next to Couffaine.

Whoa, wait, who's that?! He's cute! Dresses like trash, though.

“Who's that?” the cute boy asked, pointing at her.

“You know, her,” Couffaine said.

Yes! Try not to swoon from my name alone! she giddily thought; she knew all boys were in love with her, they just needed to meet her to prove it!

“Chloé Bourgeois.”

Immediately, the cute boy's face turned into something that, if she didn't know better, she would say was disgust. Which, in the Chloé equivalent of a Central Processing Unit, was something that could not be processed.

“Oh, her,” he said, and the Chloé Processing Unit was unable to register the fact that he sounded like he disliked her, since it was impossible.

“What's that look for?!” she asked.

The sorry excuse for a boat suddenly began to shake and transform into something like a ship from those pirate movies she saw. She barely remembered them, 'cause the only good thing about them was the cute boy that was the hero, but she did remember him piloting a ship like the one that now held the losers.

“Oh no!” Dupain-Cheng said, as the cute boy looked to the back of the ship.

“Maman?!”

She looked to the back, and saw a woman wearing some atrocious get-up that she wouldn't get caught in dead, along with make up that made her look like a clown and hair that looked like it was one of those characters in that super-boring thing she saw Adrien watching one day before she got him to change the channel.

“Your mother has set sail, cut-throats! I am Captain Hardrock! There'll be only one concert in Paris!” She began to turn that wheel-thing, and the boat began to move. “Next stop, Jagged Stone and the Eiffel Tower!”

“Chloé, that means your father is in danger!” Tikki said, popping out from her bag.

“Meh, just his lame orchestra.” Seriously, why did Tikki care about that? It wasn't made of important people, after all.

“What about that XY guy you like so much?” Tikki asked.

She panicked.

“Oh no, not XY!”

She couldn't allow this Akuma to hurt her favorite singer!

----

“To your instruments, sailors! Blast the decibels!” Captain Hardrock declared, but her children and the rest of Kitty Section laid down their instruments and looked at the Akuma.

“Maman, no,” Luka declared, trying to get her to stand down. Unfortunately, Akumas were not known for peacefully standing down.

“A mutiny, is it?!” She waved her spyglass, and suddenly chains flew out from somewhere in the ship. “Liberty! Capture these rats and send them down the hold!”

One chain went around Ivan and Mylène, who were face to face.

“OUCH!”

“Are you okay, Ivan?”

Another, around Juleka and Rose, with the former hugging the latter from behind.

“JULEKA!”

“It'll be okay, Rose.”

The third, around Marinette and Luka, who were (fortunately for their sanity) back-to-back, although that didn't keep them from blushing.

“Omigosh I'm so sorry!” Marinette babbled.

The last chain went for Nino and Alya, who were placed in a 'compromising' position.

“I'm not touching I swear!” Nino said, looking everywhere but the girl that was now 'trapped' between his legs.

Quickly, the deck below them disappeared, causing them to land in the cabins that had been turned into jails.

----

“Paris is once again under threat of attack,” Nadja Chamack said, matter-of-factly, as the title under her stated No Fun Allowed.

Finally! An excuse to get out! Not the one he wanted, of course, but it still worked out the same!

“Woohoo! Plagg, I'm ungrounding us!”

“Wohoo,” Plagg repeated: he was still salty about Adrien's complete lack of enthusiasm over his cheese song. But he still complied when Adrien called out the magic words, and Chat Noir jumped out of the window, using his baton to quickly reach his target in one of the Seine's docks.

“I can even check in on my friends–” he thought, but then an unwelcome sight showed up next to him.

“SCAR?!”

“There you are, alley-cat!”

“Good feeling gone,” Chat Noir complained.

----

In the jail that was also Luka's room, Marinette and Luka were struggling to get out of the chains trapping them together, unsuccessfully, as they were too tight to slip out of.

Marinette noticed, from the corner of her eye, Pollen slipping out of her purse and opening the lock with a bit of magic, causing the chain to fall from around them.

“Wow! How'd you do that?” Luka asked, surprised.

“It was–” Pollen began to speak, only for Marinette to quickly grab and muffle her, to avoid her from blowing up her secret identity. She then cleared her throat, in an attempt to mask the error.

“Erm, with this!” she said, showing the pick Luka had given her earlier.

“You're amazing, Marinette!” he said, standing up and opening one of the windows. Before they could jump, though, heavy steps sounded near the door. “Here she comes!”

And he waved her towards the bed.

Marinette jumped under just as a boot opened the door, followed by the Akuma.

“Traitorous knaves!” Captain Hardrock declared, aiming her sword at Luka. “Capture him.”

Under the bed, Marinette silently bid Pollen not to make a noise, which the kwami fortunately understood, knowing that they were in a pickle.

“That girl... she won't be able to go far,” the Akuma said, before dragging Luka away.

As soon as she was certain she was on the clear, Marinette transformed, and Marigold jumped out of the window, giving a way round to mask where she was actually coming from.

She really didn't want to give Hawkmoth ideas about her identity!

----

Atop the Liberty's deck, things weren't going very fine for the heroes, as they were unable to get closer to the Akuma without her using her power.

“Capture them!” she ordered, and chains flew at the two. Chat Noir was able to deflect them by twirling his baton, but Scarlet Lady, less skilled, quickly got her arms trapped.

“Hey!” she shouted.

“HA!” Marigold shouted, and a strike of her spinning top broke the chains holding Scarlet Lady.

“Marigold! You made it!” Chat Noir exclaimed, relieved.

“Haha! It's harder to sneak away than I thought!” Marigold said, scratching the back of her head.

“Ha! That just proves how much of a new-bee you are!” Scarlet Lady laughed, but Marigold glared back at her.

“Must be easy for you since you don't have friends,” she retorted.

Further discussions had to be put on hold when Captain Hardrock interrupted with a repetition.

“Capture them!”

Deflecting the chains, Chat Noir turned to Marigold.

“Got an idea where the Akuma is?!”

“Somewhere on the barge!” She had not been looking when the Akuma landed, but it was likely somewhere near the wheel.

“Then I can settle this with a Cat–”

“NO!” Marigold shouted, using her spinning top to catch Chat Noir's arm. “She has hostages! They could drown if you sink the ship!”

Chat Noir gulped at how close he had been to make a mistake.

“Oh! Good catch!”

“So? The cleansing spell will bring them back,” Scarlet Lady said. She said it in such a nonchalant tone that Marigold (who had known what little regard she had for other people's lives when The Gamer attacked) was shocked.

“Huh?!”

“Good lord, Scar, no,” Chat Noir said, disgusted.

The group split off: Chat Noir went up to distract the Akuma, while Marigold (and Scarlet Lady) went down to free the hostages.

----

Chat Noir put all his fencing skills into fighting Captain Hardrock. It was a bit hard, as most of his training was about dodging and thrusting, and this required more like parrying and slashing, but he was doing fine.

“Scally wag! Landlubber! Bilge rat!” Captain Hardrock insulted.

“That's bilge cat to you!” If she was going to insult him, at least she should use the proper insults!

----

“Scarlet Lady!” Rose and Alya exclaimed, as Marigold tensed her string.

“Let's get you out of here!”

With quick swings of her weapon, the chains holding the teens were broken down, and they stretched out a bit before they got ready to leave.

But Luka had something else to do, and picked Marigold's hand.

“Marigold! Is Marinette okay?!”

“She's okay! She's the one who warned me!” the heroine said, and Luka smiled.

“Wow, that girl is brave...”

Someone else in the room didn't share that appreciation.

Why's he so focused on Clumsinette?! Scarlet Lady thought. She knew what she could do, though! The cute boy would drop the new-bee like a hot potato when he saw this!

“Scarlet Lady will save the day with Lucky Charm!”

“Yay!” Césaire said. At least she had good taste.

Then the Lucky Charm landed on her hand.

“Eh? What's this?”

It looked like the thing the Akuma had used on her, but it was still a mystery.

“Well, save us, hero,” Marigold said, scornfully.

Scarlet Lady was about to make a retort, but suddenly two objects fell from atop.

Chat Noir's baton in its split form.

“Hoho! Your Miraculous will be my war treasure, minou!”

Marigold quickly jumped on the ropes to climb up.

“Chat Noir!”

“That idiot!” Scarlet Lady said, not caring much about him.

The two heroes left behind Chat Noir's baton... which Luka picked up.

“Guys, follow my lead.”

----

Marigold managed to force Captain Hardrock to step away from Chat Noir and freed him, but they still had to deal with the Akuma.

“HAHAHA! Liberty! Onward to City Hall!”

“Oh nooo, not the lame orchestra,” Scar said, once more showing her lack of care for anyone that wasn't herself.

Suddenly, the boat began to lurch.

“Whoa–! What?!” Captain Hardrock exclaimed. Then she looked, and there, at port, the group of 'mutineers' were forcing a large pole into the bottom of the river. “You–! Mutinous scallywags!”

The 'mutinous scallywags' were Kitty Section, along with Mylène, Alya, and Nino, who had managed to enlarge Chat Noir's baton to make it drag along the riverbed, but they had soon noticed a problem: Chat Noir's baton might be nigh-unbreakable, but that didn't make them nigh-unbreakable. It was taking the effort of all seven of them just to keep the thing in place.

“We're gonna be so sore tomorrow!” Luka declared as everyone put their all into forcing the ship to run aground.

“Stop redirecting my ship!” Captain Hardrock shouted, brandishing her large sword and jumping to slash them. “Haaaa! HRK!”

The change of sound was because Marigold and Chat Noir had grabbed the Lucky Charm and jumped so as to drag the Akuma towards the most obvious place for the butterfly to be: the binnacle.

“An opening!” both heroes shouted at the same time, dragging the Akuma away as fast as possible until it slammed into the binnacle.

Unfortunately, they had been going so fast that, while they did manage to chain Captain Hardrock up, they also crashed into each other.

Marigold internally complained: she wanted to get closer to Chat Noir, but not like that!

As for the Black Cat Hero, he attempted to make a sense of where he was until he touched the closest metallic surface.

“C-Cataclysm,” he said, destroying the binnacle and freeing the blasted butterfly.

Fortunately, Scar was actually able to do her job and purified the butterfly before using the Miraculous Cure.

Of course, that was more than enough to set off her hateful side.

“Your hero has once saved the day!” she declared, even though she hadn't even tried to fight the Akuma.

“Uh, didn't we save the day?” Nino pointed out, and Scar glared down at him.

“NO!”

Ignoring the usual, Chat Noir approached Marigold, smiling.

“That makes three Akumas now, right?”

Marigold looked at him, wondering what was going on... until he rose a fist.

“Bien Joué, partner,” he said, and Marigold felt like she had received every Christmas present she wanted for the next decade right now. But, instead of jumping in joy that Chat Noir was finally warming up to her, she mirrored his move.

“Bien Joué!”

And they bumped fists for the first time as Heroes.

----

Adrien managed to return home just a few minutes before his father arrived to his room.

He wasn't sure why the man was so intent on putting up some impossible standards, but, well, he could try.

“Play, Adrien,” Gabriel ordered, and he had an idea.

“Actually, Père, I was hoping we could play together?”

“Together?”

Was he wrong, or was there a tone of something weird in his voice?

“You know, since I can't go to my friends' concert,” he reminded his father.

Gabriel adjusted his glasses as he sat next to him.

“T-That won't be necessary, you may go to your friends' concert,” he decided.

Adrien quickly cheered.

“Really?!” He hugged his father. “Thank you, Père!”

----

Gabriel knew he had very different intentions to what his son thought.

He can't know I haven't played in ten years!

----

After Luka played a few notes, Officer Roger checked the sound level meter he had been assigned for this task.

“Well, it's a few decibels above the limit...”

Chloé was smirking, certain that she would get her way once more.

“But, what the heck, it's the music festival!” the officer said, putting the device in his pocket, much to everyone's joy.

“WHAT?!”

Well, not everyone's joy.

“They're breaking the rules!” Chloé yelled. “Do I need to call my Daddy?”

“Funny you mention that,” Officer Roger Raincomprix said, leaning down to give the spoiled brat a very nasty smile. “My daughter and I looked into it and turns out the Mayor doesn't actually have the kind of jurisdiction to fire me!”

Chloé sweated. So much for her plan.

And, for once, she understood she had lost this round, and beat it back to her home.

Much to Adrien's luck, as he arrived just a few minutes later.

“Hi, everyone!” he greeted as he stepped into the Liberty.

“Adrien!” Nino cheered, and Adrien's eyes went to the deck – and one of the instruments.

“Whoa! An original ZX20.4?! Sick!” he said, approaching the electronic keyboard with awe.

“You can play that, dude?” Nino asked.

“For sure!” He had played on one like this several times, and he had trained to play the piano for long.

“Then welcome to the band, Adrien!”

“Thanks!” he told the unknown boy. Then he asked the question. “What band?”

----

The concert was in full swing, and Kitty Section was now playing what they hoped would be their first hit.

“I Love Unicorns!” Rose sang, surprisingly intense for such a sweet girl. “Almost as much as my girlfriend!”

And she pointed at Juleka, who stopped playing her bass as she turned to look at Rose, both blushing and horrified.

“That's right, Paris, France! I have a super hot gothic girlfriend!” Rose continued, even as Juleka tried to beg her not to put her in the spotlight.

She had picked the bass precisely to stay out of it!

----

The crowd formed in and around the Liberty cheered as Luka's guitar strummed the last notes of the song, and the band bowed to their grateful public.

“That's a wrap!” Luka announced, and Adrien jumped off the stage to meet his favorite fan.

“Marinette!” he said, happy that she had been there to watch.

“Hey!” she greeted him, smiling. “That looked like fun!”

“Yeah, it was great!” he replied, sitting next to her. “I've never gotten to play with others before! Did I look alright?”

Marinette giggled.

“Yeah, super cool!”

“Really?!”

He couldn't think of higher praise.

With the post-concert party going on, Marinette apologized so she could check on the girls, and he kept looking after her, until Luka approached him.

“You know Marinette?” he asked.

“Yeah! She's awesome, right?”

“Oh yeah, really sharp too.”

“Exactly!” Luka did know how wonderful Marinette was!

“Really quick on her feet.”

“You wouldn't believe the plans she thinks up!”

“Very cute too.”

“Gorgeo–”

Wait.

He turned to glare at the sudden rival that had sprung out of nowhere.

What do you think you're doing? he asked with his eyes.

Luka just smiled back at him.

The gauntlet has been thrown.

----

After a long day, Marinette was finally back at home, and she admired the photo that was the jewel of her small collage, hanging next to the mysterious pendant she had received for her birthday.

“I feel so guilty for getting caught in Luka! Forgive me, Chaton!” she said, caressing the photo of her Chat Noir sticking his tongue out.

“You have no reason to feel guilty about liking multiple people!” Pollen cheered from her sit at her knees.

“Really?” Was she blushing? Yeah, she was blushing.

“Of course! It's natural! Queens often have many consorts!”

“Huh?!”

Wait, consorts? As in plural? More than one?

“You have your chivalrous knight to fight for you, and your lovely bard to sing your praises!” Pollen continued, ignoring her meltdown. “And a romantic prince to–”

“You lost me at consort!”

----

Syren

@zoe-oneesama Hawkmoth thinks he's the orchestra director, but he can't play a note worth a damn!

OK, sorry for the wait. I've been visiting family this past week, and having times to sit down and write were not easy to find. But, well, here we are, with Luka's debut.

Next chapter, we'll have what @msweebyness has been waiting for: the first part of the Kim/Ondine pairing's day in the limelight. Hope it's fun!

#scarlet lady the novel #milarqui #fanfiction #long post #scarlet lady #captain hardrock #marinette dupain cheng #marigold #adrien agreste #chat noir #chatgold finally sails

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