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CLOSED EVENT STARTER FOR  @likestvrlight​  ( & astra )  !!

“ THERE’S A VARIETY OF GOOD REASONS  to lie on the ground, ”  darcy addresses the person stepping up to her before they can so much as  utter a word ,  her tone sober  ( although she is everything  but ) .  “ one ,  it’s really comfortable.  two ,  sand collected during a solstice can be a useful spell ingredient. ”  three ,  her ankle caught on something when she bent to pick up her purse, and whatever was in the ale she drank made her dizzy enough to not try and get up again immediately,  thank you very much .  even looking up is an  effort ,  but as she does and recognizes just  who  is witnessing her predicament, a smile spreads on her face and she looses her defensive attitude immediately.  “ astra !  it’s so nice to see you ;  come lie down with me a while. ”

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&  CIRILLA ​:

(    OPEN    )   /   @dihstarters​​ :

IT’S  A  WONDROUS  THING  ,  how  the  wild  calms  a  child  .  breathing  in  the  ocean  air  ,  feeling  the  sand  and  dirt  beneath  her  feet  was  enough  to  lull  the  queen’s  nerves  of  the  day  .  she  stands  before  the  alter  ,  adela’s  flower  crown   sits  upon  her  head  ,  as  she  places  a  freshly  baked  loaf  of  bread  (  gifted  by  a  seelie  commoner  )  on  the  table  .  her  gaze  does  not  turn  to  the  one  who  approaches,  but  she  is  aware  of  their  presence  ,  speaking  to  them  :  “  have  you  come  bringing  an  offering  ?  ”

“ SORTA  ---  but where  i  come from, we call it a  birthday present , ”  darcy teases as she comes up behind the queen, bare feet dragging in the pleasantly warm sand. despite the  festive atmosphere  and the buzz all around them, darcy feels  calm  in a way she hasn’t in a long time  ---  were she any less of a realist, she’d almost term it  peaceful .  the witch smiles brightly as she hands cirilla a small bundle of flower-patterned cloth, held together with gold-tinted string.  “ here. it’s not much, but it  might  surprise you to hear that royalty is  notoriously  hard to shop for. ”  nonetheless, she’s had the urge to bring her friend  something ;  and while she assumes cirilla must have jewelry  ( and charms )  enough, the little silver bracelet with the star-shaped pendant  ( impressed with a simple spell for  good luck ,  easy to detect )  is at least something  personal  and not completely useless.  “ i hope you like it anyways. ”

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EVENT 003 :  SUMMER SOLSTICE

to honor the season  ( both of midsummer  &  cirilla’s birthday )  DARCY  attends the event in one of the few  dresses she owns ;  a black affair of lace and frills that’s still  airy  enough to be comfortable in the weather. with its knee-length and the open shoulders, it’s perfect to show off her  tattoos  as well, and the outfit is topped off with a simple black  sunhat .

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&  VIK :

  the dragon moved as she waved, a brow raising at the flowers she was busying herself with. despite his past with witches and all creatures magical, vik found all rather interesting. unique beings, even humans, to be aware was such an amazing thing then to love and be curious - evolutionary. “a tea? how lovely…what does this tea do? do you happen to know the benefits or perhaps side effects?” vik questioned, though genuine her tone made his brow raise a little. red riding hood seemed to be more like a wolf. “interesting - you seem to be a botanist of sorts, a talent to have knowing the plants here.”  a light smile popped onto his face, imagining his vala at the booth – halloween of all the times of the year. he’d have to ask her what she went as, he could only try to picture the costume. “she’s very talented, i wouldn’t be surprised if someone killed for something from her.” 

“ A WITCH’S GOTTA KNOW HER TRADE, ”  she replies with a raised eyebrow, but her lips quirk into a smile and the corrective tone fades from her voice as she continues.  “ plant properties  really are the absolute basics, but i’ve always had a hang for them. and the  wonderful  thing about this realm is that there’s so many new things to  learn . ”  darcy shrugs, and wraps her little package of flowers tightly before straightening.  “ the  tea  doesn’t do much ;  it’s your natural calming brew, and i suppose even  that  might be the hot water. if you’d like to play  guinea pig , though, you can come in and have a cup.  ”  the way she says it with her arms crossed, it might  almost  sound like a challenge. nodding towards one of the paths leading out of the woods, the witch adds:  “ i love close by. and i think i even have some pie, although i  know  it’s not going to be as good as vala’s. ”

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&  BRIANNA VALOIS ​:

THIS  WAS  A  MISTAKE  .  the  conversation  is  a  clear  reminder  why  brianna should  work  alone  .  why  letting  her  guards  down  is  the  worst  idea  ,  not  a  good  one  .  she  grabs  her  bag  ,  a  scoff  falling from  her  lips  as  she  shakes  her  head  to  herself  .  ❛  you  know  what  ?  forget  about  it  .  ❜  an  amber  flash  lights  up  her  eyes  and  she  sets  them  on  the  board  ,  scorching  the  piece  of  paper  without damaging  anything  else  .  ❛  thanks  .  ❜  her  eyes  don’t  meet  darcy’s as  she  spins  around  on  her  heels  ,  heading for  the  door  .  stupid  mistake  .  ❛  i  won’t  be  bothering  you  again  .  ❜  she  adds  before  the  door  closes behind  her  .

THE WITCH IS A LITTLE BAFFLED  by the quick escalation  ---  though if anything, it  proves her point .  she barely has the chance to get a word in edgewise  ( or to retaliate for the  assault  on her home )  before brianna is out the door, and though darcy feels a  speck  of guilt well up in her, she suppresses it quickly ;  if the girl couldn’t handle a  discussion  turning not-quite-friendly, that certainly is  her  issue. darcy forces down her anger as she inspects her wall  ---  no damage beyond the now missing list, thankfully  ( and good for brianna, in the long run )  but having such a blatant display of  power  in  ( and more importantly,  over )  her own space was  ...  uncomfortable .  she sighs and moves to the door, carefully inspecting the sigils edged into the wood with pursed lips ;  considering.  well ,  at least  there  is a new project to busy herself with, then .

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&  MALACHI :

“ JUST THEORETICAL CHILDREN, ” she shrugged. she watched darcy pour the drinks, twirling her hair around two fingers. children were a ways off for her. the closest she had to a significant other was a fling she hadn’t seen in two years… a fling she missed, but hoped was safe with his family far away from here. she didn’t think she was ready, anyways. but she nodded as darcy spoke. she thought that most of the time they did. and perhaps her parents’ lack of want of her driving them to send her to her aunt was what they’d thought was better. certainly better than being an unwanted child in her mother’s home. “ perhaps they do. though sometimes perhaps birth control before they bring another life into the world that they don’t want would be better. ” she took the glass, “ iechyd da, ” she nodded, grinning. “ well, i’ve already corrected at least one of my parents’ mistakes. so that counts as making some progress, right ? ” 

PROGRESS INDEED ,  darcy thought, though malachi’s previous comment did cause her to  smile  before downing her shot.  “ s’pose you’re right, ”  the witch said after the alcohol had settled, and turned to refill her glass.  “ i guess we’re all doing  fine  as long as we don’t turn into our parents, right? ”  the words were accompanied by a low chuckle  ---  correcting  her  parents’ mistakes would possibly require time travel and the birth control the seelie suggested ;  though all things considered, she could still  screw them over  as she was.  ( and wasn’t that the goal ?  to  live ,  out of spite? )  the witch pushed the bottle of gin to the center of the table, indicating that mal could take as she pleased, before emptying her second glass as well.  “ or better than  nothing ,  at least. ”

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DESCENSUS AVERNO  ( 2020 - )

are you ready for your very own  nightmare  fairytale ?

bruna marquezine  as  QUEEN CIRILLA  ( @wickedlvly )

emeraude tobia  as  VIOLET RHODES  ( @wickedlvly )

danielle campbell  as  BRIANNA VALOIS  ( @violentdesires )

dominic sherwood  as  COSIMO DE’ MEDICI  ( @violentdesires )

freddy carter  as  VITALAERYSS  ( @vitalaeryss )

florence pugh  as  VASILKAERA  ( @likestvrlight )

↳  ( template  &  psd . )

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&  MATTHEW DELABARRE ​:

HER  RESPONSE  GETS  A  LAUGH  from  the  creepy  old  man  .  she  wasn’t  particularly  wrong  after  all  ;  some  might  describe  his  …  habits  and  actions  as  creepy  .  but  it  was  all  subjective  ,  wasn’t  it  ?  “  and  yet  ,  you  haven’t  tried  to  get  rid  of  me  .  ”  though  they  both  knew  why  that  was  the  case  .  they  were  both  using  each  other  for  something  .  but  he  couldn’t  deny  that  her  company  was  …  somewhat  enjoyable  .  the  witches’  antics  and  immediate  action  to  begin  working  it  another  thing  that  brings  him  amusement  .  “  i  would  love  to  .  ”  he  carries  himself  over  to  the  table  to  sit  down  .  “  black  please  .  ”  the  emphasis  is  heavy  on  the  word  please  —  see  how  polite  he  can  be  ?   not  always  creepy  …

“ YOU’RE TOO USEFUL  to boot you out just  yet , ”  the witch replied in a beat, only  briefly  looking up from her work to throw him an amused look. she’d never made a secret of that  ---  but she  did  also appreciate his sense humor.  ( easy banter  was not always so  easy  to come by, these days ;  not that she’d ever acknowledge that aloud. )  speaking of  booting ,  though  ---  darcy kicked the leg of the chair he’d pulled out before he could sit down properly, just barely hiding her smirk as she added:  “ like for  making coffee ,  for example. you know where everything is, i think ;  black  sounds good, but i’ll take some sugar for mine. ”  and, mirroring his tone with the most  innocent  expression she could muster:  “ thank you . ”

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&  BRIANNA VALOIS :

❛  WE  ARE  TALKING  about  the  resurrection  of  a  soul  .  it’s  not  something you  can  try  a  million  times  .  ❜  it’s  something  that  has  to  be  done  right  the  first  time  ,  or  else  it  wouldn’t work  at  all  .  brianna could  not  take  risks  .  ❛  if  anyone  helps  i  need  emotional  strength and  stability  .  ❜  she  would  need  someone  to  make  her  feel  comfortable and  confident  -  the  opposite  of  the  things  that  darcy  makes  her  feel  in  this  instant  ,  though  the  hybrid  doesn’t really  blame  her  for  her  own  insecurity  .  ❛  i’m  afraid  of  ruining  this  ,  or  letting  it  be  ruined by  anything  or  anyone  .  this  might  be  my  only  chance  . this  is  not  just  an  experiment  .  it’s  important  to  me  .  ❜

DARCY LETS THE GIRL TALK ,  a slight frown on her otherwise neutral face. she let’s the words hang in the air between them for a moment, and though the implicit critique  rankles  her a little, she chooses to overhear it. instead, the witch sighs and holds up her hands in a pacifying gesture.  “ alright. ”  her tone is light, but there’s a  finalizing  note in it. she takes the list of ingredients they were initially discussing, surveys it again briefly, and then turns to pin it to the corkboard next to the fridge.  “ you’ve made your point. i should have your things ready in about five days  ---  i’ll let you know when you can come pick them up. ”  it was a bit of a bummer ;  she would’ve  loved  to get her hands on a spell like that, but arguing with brianna would only make it  worse .  ( and though she might not be able to find it anywhere  else ,  she knew enough now to draw some  conclusions  about the properties included, at least, which might be helpful for  other  things. )  “ piece of advice, though, ”  the witch couldn’t help but tack on with a pointed glance.  “ if feelings are such a big issue in the success of this spell, you  might  want to take some time to rationalize your own emotional  stakes  in this. ”

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&  GENEVIEVE LENOIR ​:

❛ a bold choice. ❜ irritating as it was, she found this line of conversation distinctly more appealing than if she had attempted to be sickeningly polite — — and it didn’t hurt that darcy had wit to her. she wondered what it might take for this interaction to turn, what remark might sour their moods to the point of no return. who would say it? did she even want them to? the fact that it was even a question was answer enough. but why? the thought crossed her mind so briefly that she might have missed it, were it not for the sharp roil of her stomach. it was almost a relief that darcy went on.

genevieve snorted. ❛ the rewards? ❜ it even felt ridiculous on her tongue. ❛ does this mean that you, darcy, would somehow benefit from me pestering you? or rather, interrupting your life whenever the mood strikes? i would have thought you of all people would have realized by now how dangerous it is to permit me to take heed of my whims. ❜ quite a few individuals had come to regret that decision, notably those who gave away their trust too liberally. but that wasn’t the case here, it seemed. her kind was trained to detect unease, seeking out the faintest trace and capitalizing upon it, tendrils corrupting all they touched with something to be feared. minute as it was, she couldn’t help but see the anxiety behind darcy’s gaze. ❛ i’ll take it. ❜ perhaps her smile was a bit too wide, not quite threatening but straddling the line between benignity and malevolence. ❛ you’re right, the ability to come and go as i please is appealing. i would say that you can expect a visit, though that would defeat the purpose. ❜

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THE BENEFIT ,  OF COURSE ,  was that if genevieve was pestering  her  she wouldn’t be getting up to anything  else  that could potentially disrupt the careful balance this realm had slipped into. it wasn’t a guarantee, of course, but  ---  time management ,  and all that.  ( which wasn’t to speak of the fact that she  genuinely  would not mind the vampire’s presence ;  might  enjoy  it, even, considering her  whims  had a tendency to be either challenging or fun. or  both . )  neither of these reasons were something darcy would readily admit to, though, so the witch merely shrugged, a corner of her lips turning up.  “ have you never considered that your  interruptions  might be beneficial? ”  she needled instead, playing over her genuine appreciation.  “ whatever  little  thrill it provides helps to keep me on my toes. ”

despite her teasing tone, though, it might have shown through that she was actually  looking forward  to such a visit, so a change of topic was needed  ---  quickly . darcy’s gaze skipped through the room, attempting to find something to comment on, but truth be told  ---  everything looked almost  ordinary ;  or it would, had she not known  who  was living there. a light chuckle escaped her, then.  “ you know, i  would  have said seeing how normal people live might do you some good, but ... this place  is  pretty neat. ”  she looked back at genevieve before adding.  “ did you pick this for convenience, or to deliberately  counter expectations ? ”

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&  CASPER ​:

𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐓  :  ‘   witch  in  training   ’                       𝐅𝐎𝐑  :  @spellcrossed​

𝐃𝐀𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐑 𝐖𝐄𝐃𝐆𝐄𝐃  a  leather  pointed  shoe  in  between  two  bodies  and  lunged  his  lanky  form  forward  until  he  had  become  part  of  the  group  gathered  outside  the  nightfall  club.  he  had  yet  to  see  who  the  spectacle  was  ,  only  that  the  infectious  laughter  wasn’t  coincidence.  daeramarr’s  steely  blues  eyes  narrowed  ,  but  little  could  be  done  to  see  anything  more  than  craning  necks  ,  and  in  his  case  long  brunette  locks  tossed  in  his  face.  “  you  should  try  short  hair  next  time  darling,”  daeramarr  all  but  yelled  in  the  woman’s  ear  with  a  slight  tug  on  the  strands  that  continued  to  annoy  him.  “  i  hear  it’s  very  freeing.  ”  and  far  more  crowd  friendly.  

THE WITCH’S GUT REACTION  to having her  hair pulled  was a fighting stance and energy flickering between her fingertips ;  she just barely managed to  suppress  it in the crowd.  ( it wasn’t something she’d usually seek out, truth be told, but every once in a while such outings  ---  or at least, the promise of  spurring drunk people into more chaos  ---  could be fun. )  instead, she spun around, a scathing remark already on her tongue  ---  which got stuck in her throat as she looked up into a  familiar  face. a grin bloomed on her face, then, the  annoyance  immediately forgotten.  “ look who’s talking. shouldn’t you be able to see  above  all of this? ”

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I always loved ghosts. They fascinated me. Not the rattling chains and horror part of it, of course, but the mystery, the promise of secret knowledge, of seeing something that no one else was privy to. A secret world that gripped my imagination.

Jonathan Sims, “Bloody Mary [MAG154]”, for The Magnus Archives (via nathaliekclley)

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&  VIK ​:

  vik wondered if the girl knew she held the same aura as the things she said. beautifully deadly were all creatures in the seelie realm, even the ground the walked on. “i’m intrigued is there anything interesting about the plants you’ve been enchanted by?” he finally questioned, offering a friendly smile. at least she wasn’t dull, how many people were crying themselves to sleep because there was a change of scenery. someone  should inform them of the rarity it is to be in the realm, and how easily they probably could have been killed instead of brought there. “not really lost, just away – yes found is a way to put it. she seems as well as ever. did you know vala before this?”

HOW  PLEASANT ,  to have an  interesting  conversation in the woods for once ;  better than the  threats  or  boredom  she’d faced there before.  ( the latter being a significantly  worse  problem than the former. )  the witch smirked at vik’s first question, but instead of answering,  waved him closer and then knelt down by the flowers to carefully pick off their petals onto a large, embroidered handkerchief.  “ if you boil them at a water kettle’s usual temperature, they make a nice tea, ”  she explained, voice faux-innocent as fit the words. her tone remained the same, although it turned  at odds  with her next statement.  “ if you boil them at about  four times  that heat, it makes some acidic brew you probably  shouldn’t  drink. but the  fumes  are great for cleansing and dispelling. ”  and a variety of other things she wouldn’t simply disclose to near-strangers.  though, in fairness, vik didn’t seem to have a problem with the  deadly  part of all those beautiful, deadly things ;  not that she would expect less of vala’s sibling.  “ i met vala here, actually, ”  darcy continued, then, though her focus remained on the flowers.  “ she had a baking booth at this halloween festival. her cupcakes are to  die  for. ”

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&  BRIANNA VALOIS ​:

THE  DEFENSIVE TONE  is  barely  audible ,  but  brianna has  always  been  an  empathetic person  .  it’s  easy  to  tell  that  something  is  not  quite  okay  in  this  moment .    ❛  i  didn’t mean  to  upset  you  .  i  apologize if  i  did  .  ❜  the  statement  ,  however  ,  is  one  she  understands .  there  is  not  all  that  much  waiting  for  her  on  the  other  side  either (  which  is  partially  owed  to  the  presence  of  her  family )  -  except for  her  freedom  .  the  bitterness  in  darcy’s voice  makes  her  bite  the  inside  of  her  cheek  and  she  remains  silent for  a  very  long  moment before  she  shakes her  head  .  ❛  it’s  not  something  that  would  get  us  kicked out  ,  but  i  …  it  might  be  better if  i  do  it  alone  .  ❜  this  is  too  important for  emotions  to  get  in  the  way  of  things and  if  it’s  this  easy  for  the  mood  to  change so  very  much  ,  it  could  be  dangerous  .  for  both  of  them  .  ❛  maybe  so  .  it  doesn’t mean  it’s  right  to  endanger anyone  .  especially not  knowingly  .  ❜

THOUGH PERHAPS IT SHOULDN’T SURPRISE HER ,  the witch is a little  piqued  by the indecision. of course brianna has been toeing that line since the beginning of their conversation, but darcy thought her arguments were  convincing  enough.  ah, well .  she makes sure to keep the annoyance out of her voice when she replies, smoothing over the other’s concerns with her tone a little softer than before.  “ you didn’t  upset  me. ”  it was true enough ;  she merely doesn’t like being  questioned  in her decision to  stay .  ( conversations like that have the potential to turn into wrong directions all too  quickly . )  a shrug, a small smile.  “ if it isn’t going to get me kicked out, it’s not  endangering  me. ”  at least not in any way she couldn’t figure out how to handle  later ;  so not in any way she particularly gave a shit about  now .  “ what are you so  afraid  of? ”

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🙌 , 😔 ( darcy )

🙌 :  MANNERISMS THAT YOUR MUSE HAS WHEN THEY’RE EXTREMELY HAPPY ?

she becomes almost a little  BOUNCY  when she’s  truly  happy  ---  the joyous energy around her becomes almost tangible as her magic slips her control just  a little .  she  GRINS  more brightly than usual  ( it even reaches her eyes ) ,  jokes around more freely  ( and nicely )  and  MOVES  her hands a lot, gesturing freely. excitement is perhaps the  easiest  emotion to read on her.

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😔 :   IS YOUR MUSE INSECURE ?

it really depends on the  cause ;  about her skills or looks?  NO .  her past, though she likes to keep  quiet  about it for a variety of reasons, is nothing to be ashamed of in her eyes. even in the face of beings with more wisdom, abilities, and experience, she feels perhaps  envious ,  but not  insecure .  ( but about her  position  in other people’s lives? that’d have to be a  yes . )

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👍 & 🙈

👍 :   WHAT ARE YOUR MUSE’S GOOD TRAITS ?

darcy is incredibly  CURIOUS ;  that has always been her most defining characteristic, though over time it has perhaps taken on a bit of a darker nature. going off that, she is incredibly  DRIVEN  and motivated, once she sets her mind to something. it’s made her very  studious  and she’s likely to know the answer to any question  ---  or find it out, anyways  ---  though she’s only that  HELPFUL  about  half of the time. if you  really  get on her good side, she might even be genuinely  GENTLE ;  though that truly takes  a while  to be more than a farce.

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🙈 :   CAN YOUR MUSE BE BLINDLY LOYAL ?

answered here .

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👀,👌,⚪.

👀 :  IS YOUR MUSE PRONE TO JEALOUSY ?

YES ;  but only if a relationship has progressed to a point where she’d have a substantial  basis  for being jealous. if she’s in a committed relationship ;  or even a close friendship where she’s  supposed to  and has been  assured to  have a certain role in someone’s life, she  would  get jealous the moment she thought somebody might try to usurp that position ;  to  replace her .  as she hasn’t been this close to anyone in a while, though, this isn’t a very prominent or known streak of her personality.

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👌 :  WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR MUSE’S QUIRKS ?

she usually finds something to  FIDDLE WITH ;  not due to  nerves ,  just because she likes to do things with her  hands .  either she’s twirling a ring, pulling strings from her clothes, or absentmindedly playing with whatever she finds on any given surface  ---  worst case scenario, there’s  magic  bubbling between her fingers. she also does the  DOUBLE TUCK  when her hair’s open and she’s having an  engaging  conversation.

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⚪ :  WHAT ARE SMALL THINGS THAT MEAN SOMETHING TO YOUR MUSE ?

PLANTS .  of any kind. she has extended knowledge of any type of vegetation  ( at least that of the mundane world )  and loves learning about  new ones .  like most witches, she first learned reading energies on herbs, flowers, and house plants  ---  unlike most witches, she has a tendency to get  attached  to those energies. all of the plants in her home have  names ,  and she regularly talks to them, just to pass the time.  ---  “ they make for the best  roommates ,  anyways. ”