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Tony Stark is the one who's dealing with the hazardous shipwrecks. He heard the words "broken arrow defusal" and volunteered instantly because he's good at stuff like that and finds it fun and exciting, plus it's a good reason to bring out his underwater suit, the Rubber Ducky. Hearing that these jobs were on the Isle only made him more dedicated to doing it. Sending an EOD (explosive ordinance disposable) team was impossible because Beast or Trident would notice. But Tony is only one guy and he doesn't need a noticeable amount of fancy equipment to do this. He also has a device that can neutralize the bombs so he can safely and easily disarm them, which is good because if one of those bombs went off that close to the small island, a lot of people would die and cleanup would be absolutely necessary but impossible to do without drawing attention. He can neutralize the bombs, disarm them, and cut them out of the wreck so Maverick can easily teleport the bomb without teleporting the entire wreck. The bombs can then be teleported to a safe location where they can be documented and then safely destroyed and disposed of. And him going down probably won't get Triton's attention. People, most often Harriet or Uliana, go down to those bombs from time to time to make sure they don't seem to be in real danger of going off and Triton ignores them doing this. One guy going down won't raise an eyebrow and only Harriet will even know he's down there.

Harriet is a bit concerned about this guy who's so ungodly excited to get very close to a faulty nuke and tinker with said faulty nuke, but she trusts him.

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Maverick has lent Morgie to Ivy as a kind of backup plan. If something were to happen to both Ivy and Morrigan, Morgie would take lead as an emergency measure. If something were to put Morrigan out of action before Gigi has enough experience as a second to have the confidence and experience to lead, Morgie would take over until she does. He's damn near impossible to kill and untouchable as he's Maverick's second and trying to hurt him would bring her hammer down hard, plus he's very experienced, having been Maverick's second for as long as her crew has been a thing.

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With Mal's crew in Auradon, Ivy is protecting their territory with Morrigan as her second. They've created a temporary crew because two people aren't enough to protect the territory. Uma, Harriet, Diego, and Mordred have lent them some of their crew members, and then Morrigan and Ivy recruited some drifters and several civilian kids. This new crew knows where some of the Dragon safehouses and stash spots are, and Morrigan and Ivy created a few more, but only Morrigan and Ivy know where all of Mal's safehouses are in case Mal decides to disband the extended gang. She won't, but she does want to personally vet everyone before letting them in completely. She knew this was a possibility when she left Ivy in charge and she gave Ivy permission to make decisions like this because Ivy has an excellent head on her shoulders, the vetting is just for Mal's peace of mind

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Harriet, to Ace; How old are you? Ace, who Harriet thought was twelve; Nine? Harriet, to Maverick as though this is her fault; Jesus fucking Christ, it's nine.

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I'll tell my dad you approve of his methods (this is exactly what he did with our pit bull when we were babies and he was right)

Diego spent a long time figuring out how things were going to work between the kids and his dogs. He wants the kids to meet the dogs and it's not like he can keep the dogs away from the kids unless the kids just never stay at him house, so he's created an action plan to make all interactions between the kids and the dogs as calm as possible. He knows his dogs are good dogs, but they're also dogs first, his pets second. If the kids pester the dogs, the dogs run the risk of snapping. And because his dogs are generally all big and strong, he knows that if they snap at the babies then the babies will probably get very badly hurt.

So before the boys were even born, he taught all of his dogs the "Go lay down" command, which is their command to leave the room. While the kids are little, all interactions between them and the dogs are going to be closely monitored. If one of the babies is on the floor and a dog is in the room, Diego is always within six inches of the baby and watching the dog for signs of upset. When the babies pet one of the dogs, he'll have the baby in his lap so the dog can approach at its own pace to avoid the dog getting stressed or defensive. Holding the babies means that if they accidentally pull on the dog's ear or something, the dog has a very easy escape and the baby can't pursue it. Diego taught them to respond to his commands above all else, even if someone else (he trained them on this with his partners and the other de Vils) gives them a contradicting order. The dogs will obey him- if he calls one of the dogs and someone else calls the dog in a different direction, the dogs are trained to go to him and ignore the other person. The kids won't be able to interact with the dogs unsupervised until he knows for a fact the kids will respect the dogs. Even then, he's going to put rules in place to avoid the kids accidentally stressing, harassing, cornering, or otherwise scaring the dogs, and he's going to make sure he can either call the dogs away if he hears something that sounds wrong or get to the kids as quickly as possible if something does go wrong. The dogs are also being trained to play roughly with only him, never anyone else, and taught them the "settle" command in case they get riled up and need to calm down.

He is putting a lot of effort into making sure there are no conflicts between the babies and the dogs

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Diego spent a long time figuring out how things were going to work between the kids and his dogs. He wants the kids to meet the dogs and it's not like he can keep the dogs away from the kids unless the kids just never stay at him house, so he's created an action plan to make all interactions between the kids and the dogs as calm as possible. He knows his dogs are good dogs, but they're also dogs first, his pets second. If the kids pester the dogs, the dogs run the risk of snapping. And because his dogs are generally all big and strong, he knows that if they snap at the babies then the babies will probably get very badly hurt.

So before the boys were even born, he taught all of his dogs the "Go lay down" command, which is their command to leave the room. While the kids are little, all interactions between them and the dogs are going to be closely monitored. If one of the babies is on the floor and a dog is in the room, Diego is always within six inches of the baby and watching the dog for signs of upset. When the babies pet one of the dogs, he'll have the baby in his lap so the dog can approach at its own pace to avoid the dog getting stressed or defensive. Holding the babies means that if they accidentally pull on the dog's ear or something, the dog has a very easy escape and the baby can't pursue it. Diego taught them to respond to his commands above all else, even if someone else (he trained them on this with his partners and the other de Vils) gives them a contradicting order. The dogs will obey him- if he calls one of the dogs and someone else calls the dog in a different direction, the dogs are trained to go to him and ignore the other person. The kids won't be able to interact with the dogs unsupervised until he knows for a fact the kids will respect the dogs. Even then, he's going to put rules in place to avoid the kids accidentally stressing, harassing, cornering, or otherwise scaring the dogs, and he's going to make sure he can either call the dogs away if he hears something that sounds wrong or get to the kids as quickly as possible if something does go wrong. The dogs are also being trained to play roughly with only him, never anyone else, and taught them the "settle" command in case they get riled up and need to calm down.

He is putting a lot of effort into making sure there are no conflicts between the babies and the dogs

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Auradon guard, as Maverick stalks towards him; You don't scare me, kid. Maverick, grabbing him by the throat and leaning close to growl directly into his ear; Listen here cause I ain't saying it twice- *mutters something so quietly that most of the others can't hear her* Auradon guard, going white; Okay, okay, I'll talk! Maverick; That's what I fucking thought. Ginny, to Harriet; What did she say to him? Harriet, who heard everything; You don't want to know

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So I got an Asha doll off of Vinted and y'all, I'm so excited because- well, you might want to sit down for this one-

She has actual braids.

Not just crimped hair, her hair is in actual braids just like in the movie. The cornrows on the side of her head are printed on (the plastic is moulded to look like braids and then the darker brown of her hair is painted on, the hair isn't in actual cornrows,) but the rest of her hair is actual braids. Braids, guys.

It's just so nice to see that this doll has actual braids, not just crimped hair. I though Disney was going to be cheap here, too, but no. She has actual braids

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Maverick; Don't worry, the Auradons won't be able to trace this back to you. Harriet; Are you serious right now? They trace everything back to me. They even trace things I haven't done back to me.

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Jay; Where did you learn to drive?! Rose; Mariokart

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Underlanders don't register as threats to Overland fauna. They aren't apex predators like humans are and even if they were, they aren't a native part of the ecosystem, they're a brand-new thing and most Overland fauna doesn't see them as a threat, just some creature. Similar to how Overland fauna feel about fae.

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Maverick; So in this basement of a wicked old building in my Mile, I've been renovating, right? And I found something really weird. Harriet, knowing Maverick's bar for "really weird" is far higher than a normal person's; I'm almost afraid to ask. Maverick, pulling out a jar with ash and bones that might be human sealed with wax; So- Harriet; Leave. The jar. Alone. Maverick; But, like- Harriet; No. Put it back. Maverick; What if- Harriet; Fucking hell, put the jar back right now. Maverick; I was thinking of like, dumping it out- Harriet; Do not dump the jar out! Put it back! Maverick; But like, what would happen if I opened it? Why is it sealed with wax? Harriet; Let's not find out! Put it back where it came from or so help me gods! Maverick; What if it's from Mother? Harriet; All the more reason to put it the fuck back! Maverick; I'm gonna open it. Harriet; NO!

Harriet is the common sense friend in the relationship. They have this kind of interaction every other Thursday (it's always a fucking Thursday where weird shit happens)

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Audrey can see magical ability, in a way. It's the remnant of the protections placed on her mother. For Audrey, people glow if they have magic. The more magic they have, the brighter the glow. Riah had the brightest glow she had ever seen, at least until she went to the Isle.

But Maverick glows so brightly Audrey can't even look in her direction. It's like staring at the sun. And that kind of scared her because she's never seen anything like it.

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There are rivers and lakes and that stuff on the Isle, but almost all of them are in the Wilds and thus inaccessible, except for one- this saltwater lake where Shan Yu's territory meets the Wilds. It's relatively safe, there are no terrifying aquatic monsters and it's not completely in the Wilds, but no one dares swim in it.

Because there's a sunken Cold War submarine at the bottom.

No one is sure how it got there, the leading theory is that it got swept there from the sea during the creation of the Isle, but everyone knows it is there and they also know it's probably a broken arrow, as it's probably on the Isle because Triton put it there. No one has ever confirmed the presence of nukes on it but no one wants to find out. No one wants to go down and investigate. For all they know, someone going into that sub could set off the bombs it might be carrying. And no one wants that. So no one goes near that lake

They call it "Nuclear Lake." No one knows what to do with it but everyone lives in fear

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Harriet after that huge blowup between Maverick, Mim, and Maleficent five years ago, staring at the damage the battle did; WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?! Maverick; I was ATTACKED!!

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"Revenge Is Gonna Be Mine" only it's Harriet singing about losing her hand to King Beast and being forced to send her babies away and wanting revenge for that

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Orm is Romano, like Spider (for her the word is Romani because she's a woman, for him it's Romano because he's a man.)