#Ask 1940s Once-ler

[ampreh]

[Skihawken RP] Swimming lessons!

I could not resist, I HAD to save it here because Quarante (@1940s-onceler , Nalak's Once-ler) is my love my life ; he can't swim so Coal teached him. One of my fave RP in Ski, with @nalak-bel ♥

Some extracts - RP with @nalak-bel

[...] "Hey, ... Take it easy, come on. It's just water...!" She kisses his cheek, since floating allows her to reach Quarante's size. This is rare! She wants to enjoy it. "You just have to walk to the ledge." "... Alright... we walk to the ledge, and then you hold me. In case my hands slip." Hey, you never knew: his hands were wet, after all, and you couldn't completely trust pool ledges either. Quarante nestled his face in Coal's hair for a moment, took a deep breath to build up her courage again, then gently let go of her to reach the ledge. It was an easy task - after all, it was only walking - and he would soon find himself holding on to it, fingers clenched and tense. A deep breath in, followed by a deep breath out. Calm. He had to stay calm. [...]

[...] "I'm drowning, I'm drowning…!!"

It took Quarante a few seconds before he realized that Coal was there, that she had him, and that he might not die today after all. As for realizing that he was only in very shallow water, on the other hand, that wasn't it yet; his mind all foggy with panic, he was just trying to cling to the only support near him as if he were holding on for dear life.

Soon, Coal found herself clutched by both his arms and legs; he was all trembling, his heart was beating fast and small tears were appearing in the corners of his eyes now that he realized he was safe.

"I-I want the armbands…" he whimpered, his face nestled against his fiancée's neck.

Awww… Poor, poor Once-ler, Coal thought. Still, she couldn't help but find him cute, this tall man of almost six feet terrified of drowning in a space where the water normally reached his waist. Ah, well, Coal didn't know Quarante for his courage and heroism, and you know what? She loved him anyway, her little coward of a fiancé. [...]

[...] "Do you trust me...?", she asks as she would place her hand on his shoulders and bend down to float too, face to face, nose to nose. He nodded his head slightly with a willing look. "Hm! I'll trust you. I don't want to risk drowning stupidly over this." ...and then, because it didn't cost anything to try, the young man would then take advantage of this closeness to mime a kiss with his lips, an insistent look in his round eyes. Ah, Coal couldn't resist his face when he was doing the fish (or something like that) with his lips and his big round blue eyes. So, she decided that after his courageous swim under the surface, he deserved a little reward... ... but underwater! Coal came a little closer to put her hands on those two round cheeks, and lowered her head with his to hide half of their face. There, she gave him a tender little loving kiss. [...]

[...] "Think about your well-deserved pancakes instead... What do you say: we go back to the suite, get dressed, nice and warm... And we come back with balls of wool and knitting needles for you to continue teaching me to knit." The prospect of getting cozy and warm in front of a hearty snack doing a quiet activity was greatly pleasing to him. "I say the sooner we get out of here, the sooner we'll be settled in a nice warm seat. Come on! We don't have a second to lose." Needless to say: he liked it. Quarante took advantage of his fiancée's proximity to take her hands and kiss them, then moved towards the ladder to climb it. Pancakes, hot chocolates, comfy clothes, and a nice seat to settle into for knitting; so here was what the rest of the day would hold for the young couple. Quarante, still proud of himself and full of anticipation for this well-deserved rest, walked with a cheerful step; and soon enough, they both disappeared into the locker room in good humor and glee. END-

[nalak-bel]

"Huh, that new "telefax" invention works pretty well, it seems."

[ampreh]

And HE'S FINALLY HERE YEEPEE !!

"And don't forget to charge them for every glass of water, Miss O'Schmunsler! There is no small profit !"

[fansonia]

The Ramblings of a Dork at Disneyland (well, technically California Adventure but STILL

Imma warn you all now: this is gonna be long and rambly and weird, buuuut idk what to do with all this brain info, so I'm just gonna put it all here. Long story short, my inner MCU fangirl is hereby more alive than ever and I'm slightly pissed at my phone. Oh, also I met Cap and Spider-Man, which is kinda the whole reason I wrote this whole thing. Yeah. If you're down for a bit of "light reading" *insert me cackling like a maniac here*, well.....buckle up and let me tell you a story.

(Tumblr mobile doesn't have the "read more" so I apologize for that, just pretend it's there until I edit it back in later. Curse you Tumblr mobile, curse you)

So I got to see Cap first, and he was super sweet and chill and thought I was a sorcerer. Why would he think that, you ask? Well, one, I had my Harry Potter merch, aaaand I may....or may not have.....messed with my flannel and turned it into a makeshift Cloak of Levitation. We talked and I explained my "magic" trinkets (dragon bracelet was a talisman that summoned an ethereal dragon for battle purposes, obsidian/dragonglass necklace, pizza necklace from a friendo (which he said could be my greatest weapon of all...who knows, he could be right), and....yeah. Also he was super confused about what Harry Potter was, and my dad and the staff told him it was like hair-covered pottery or soup or something. Explaining Ravenclaw was even harder, so I kinda simplified it and Mister 1940s kinda got it. Oh, and also we compared Voldemort to Redskull. That was cool. And we got a cool "pose 4 battle" picture.

Oh, side note, he asked me what powers I would have. He theorized maybe something like the Aether or Earth-based, I just....had no idea so I was open to his suggestions. Yeah. He was cool, I got his signature. I was probably super awkward and weird but hey, we still talked and my dad wondered if the dude had a possible crush on me. That's a dad thing, I think, thinking that maybe random dudes would actually like me. Meh, it's sorta reassuring I suppose, thinking that I may not die alone in this world.

OKAY ONTO RAMBLING LIKE AN IDIOT ABOUT SPIDER-MAN, BUCKLE UP MY DUDES

So, first time I went over there, HELLO NERVES MY OLD FRIEND!!! At least, while I was in line. Once I got up to meet him, he was super cool and awkward and sweet and I was totally cool just hanging out with him and talking about stuff. Like, we talked about me maybe being a part of the Avengers, we talked about some possible evil plot stuff involving Edna Mode (long story short: Spidey thought her 'no capes' philosophy was suspish and I was like 'eh you have a point there, there's more to the story that we don't know' and all that. God, I sound like a fangirling Peter Parker writing this. ANYWAYS, we took some pics together and I told him my friend Natalie said hi. Also side note: the suit was a little more Tobey-Maguire-Spidey-esque in design, which was kinda cool and stuff.

So the SECOND time around, I showed up because I realized I never got his signature. Thus, I was like "I gotta go back, that's an important thingy thing" and all that. I waited in line and hung out and sort of sang stuff to myself to keep my nerves from reappearing, because what if someone noticed I'd been there before and said "uh no ler other people get a chance"? Well, the staff up there (this one dude was cool, he was a Hufflepuff and we talked HP the first time I was there, and then this time he asked me what I did since I was last there, and talked and stuff and that was cool), he noticed. Probably since I was still wearing my lucky flannel/cape, but still, he understood and was super chill. And so was Spidey, heck, he even seemed happy I was back! I mean, I get it, how many people come back twice to see you at a Disney park? The chances for that are probably suuuuper slim. So anyways, I went back and got his signature (which my stupid fucking phone thought was the PEEEERFECT thing to DELETE.....THANKS A LOT LG IT'S NOT LIKE I WANTED TO KEEP SPIDEY'S SIGNATURE OR ANYTHING), and I told him some more info about the Edna conspiracy.

I think actually the Edna conspiracy needs its own paragraph. So it all started because Spidey liked my makeshift (short) cape. Going off of that, he told me he thought it was a bit suspicious that she was so hardcore against heroes having capes. I was like, I mean, I get chu, I just don't know if it's worth going evil for, but I get chu. So yeah, it started off of that. Well, to the surpise of many, the new Incredicoaster broke down! People were even STUCK on it! And lucky for me, I got to ride it earlier so it was nbd for me. BUT, I remembered my conversation with Spidey. That's when my inner "oh shit" siren began to wail. I knew I had to tell him. Sure, in terms of ridiculousness, or plausibility in this icky icky real world, totally wasn't the fault of one person. BUT, this was California Adventure and I was (technically) talking to a teenage superhero. So, who needs realism when you can have fun?

Alright, back to the thing with Spidey. So I told him that it was super suspish (like he said) that Edna was RIGHT THERE near the Incredicoaster, and it broke down. I mean, theoretically if Edna Mode ever WENT rogue, being the exclusive suit designer of a popular superhero family would be a PERFECT way to divert attention away from her! That, and she's short so she can hide, according to Spidey. So we basically talked about that, but then I told him I had a darker theory. He was all like "well it's dark out, so I don't mind," (it was nighttime so this actually worked), so I told him my theory. I tokd him that Seán....oh! I told Spidey that Seán loved him and said he was his favorite MCU character and I swear Spidey was so giddy and adorable about it, it was funny....yeah. So I told him Seán made a bunch of characters for his channel, and he may have inadvertently created a monster with glitch capacities to bring down YouTube AND Disneyland.....the one and only Antisepticeye. Immediately, Spidey was like "yep that's definitely who it is, that's our top suspect" and stuff. I mean, DUH, it's Anti. Unless Anti turns out to be being controlled by one of the other egos, or something like that...like he's GOTTA be the top suspect.

Not to mention that my phone MYSTERIOUSLY DELETED SPIDEY'S SIGNATURE, DOTH I SMELL SOME ANTI KERFUCKENING RIGHT THERE, I THINK I DOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

Okay, I need to end the rambles soonish here. So last but not least, we took more pictures, I hugged him (both times I actually hugged him, he was sweet about that), and I said my goodbyes. I still REALLY wish my phone had saved the signature....but I have a lot of pictures and video so that's a good. Also both my parents think he had a crush on me. Like, that's TOTALLY a parent thing and I think he was probably just doing his job and stuff, but it's a nice thought to think that maybe people would like me. 'Ya know?

On a more realistic note though: to the guy in the Spidey suit on October 18th 2018, you is a good bean. I seriously loved being able to just talk and act as if I didn't have crippling social anxiety for a little while. Same goes for the guy dressed as Cap, you were cool too. I also seriously doubt either of you guys had crushes on me, so if you wanna help me explain to my parents that 'conversation does not equal romance', I'd be cool with that too. Or if by some weird chance either of you dudes liked me, I'm cool with that too (like I said, kind of a nice thought to be like "eyyy people like me, I may not die alone and stuff"). Yeah.

Okay yeah, that's mainly the gist of it all. Imma go and try to maybe rest and go through the fifty bazillion pictures of California Adventure I have, and the ones my dad has on his phone. I may have gone a bit overboard with memory capturing today. But yeah, anyways, overall it was fun!

If you got to the bottom of this....I don't even know what to call it, I commend you. I'm shocked you have the time and mental willpower/dedication to read though all of this (especially considering the run-ons and inconsistencies), but I'm still proud of you nonetheless. Besides, maybe if you all end up at Disney, you can find these dudes like I did and talk to them! I mean, if me, a hooman with some extremely rusty people skills and anxiety can feel like all was well and cool....I mean, that's gotta be a good sign you'd like hanging with them too, you know?

Anyways, thanks for reading, I'm gonna go and try not to limp a lot, because apparently I'm actually limping rn from walking so much XD. I'll see you lovelies sometime later or so!

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[ampreh]

I love your work!! And your OCs! I must know more about the cap-lers, I’m new to the once-ler fandom ❤️

[OOC] Oh first of all, welcome to the fandom! (๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵)ﻭ I'm new too (since April!) and it's nice to meet new people! Thanks to you, I'm glad to have the opportunity to explain...

Once-ler : "You all know my wonderful invention, the Thneed! It does the job of a thousand ! But do you really think that all the Thneeds that come out of this factory are made only by the strength of my arms? Ha ha ha! As much as I would love to be able to sell make you all happy personally with my little wonders, I have to rely on my superb family. There are so many of us spread out all over the world!"

Once-ler : "First of all, there is me, the genius inventor, the Onceler-in-chief! Secondly, there is my close family, which we call "The close circle". I could never have started my business without them. Then, my personal assistants, Miss O'Schmunsler and Miss Funtzler. and finally my dedicated Cap-lers!

Hundreds and hundreds of hands ready to help me, devoted to my service and to the service of all the other myself in all the other universes. Workforce, cheap to pay, simple to replace. We are all together for a common interest: profit the interest to make you all happy and to revolutionize the world! So, aren't we a tight-knit family that makes you dream? The Cap-lers, in addition to having beautiful gloves and head covers matched to MY designs, are involved in various trades: administration, secretarial, cleaning service, delivery service, accountant, chimney sweep, machinists, architects, lumberjacks, harvesters, inspectors, couturiers, AND MORE, so varied are their occupations! All of them are under the orders of their section chief, who is called: The starred!"

Once-ler : "Ah, my dear starred are basically workers like any Cap-ler who have distinguished themselves by their great merit, their exploits, their performance. A bit like "employees of the month", but year-round since the opening of my wonderful factory.

They received a special reward for their merit: a key to a future home in Thneedville, as soon as it opens! Ha! I wish I were them!…. … no wait, I don't have to be in their shoes, as mayor I'll have my mansion! Ha ha!"

Once-ler : As I said, Cap-lers are at the service of Once-lers! Everyone, without exception, can ask them for services, a helping hand or tasks, and this for free. (A fee is charged to anyone who is not a member of the Once-ler family!) So, what do we say, Cap-lers?

[ampreh]

Artfight - @nalak-bel and my OCs : Our green Cap-lers ! My personal challenge was to do everything in one layer, with one brush, and without sketching (except for the title, of course) --- "There's no stopping progress: in the Thneeds factory, everyone likes to use the Whisper-ma-phone! Especially the section heads who use it... for just about anything and everything. Smog-ler (Coal YUNTZLER) - asks for information on the internal temperature of the machines to send her chimney sweep troops to the resting chimneys Tide-ler (Ash-Two-O's YUNTZLER) - wants to know how her twin sister is doing before going to work on sewage pipes Knitt-ler (Guerlain LAURELER) - makes his daily report on the quality of the Thneeds and Truffula tufts Carpent-ler (Rurik SOKOVLER) - is probably asking Logg-ler (Roderik) to go to work in another area because the mere sight of his headgear from 600m away makes him angry Post-ler (Astie VOLPLER) - looking to get food delivered rather than deliver her quota of Thneed (wonder why she's not starred) Gear-ler (Arnfin HAGENLER) - asks if Smog-ler is free this afternoon (he didn't check the temperature of the machines) ... Sometimes the boss thinks that he has to install a mute button." --- Our main OCs from our RP as workers in the Thneed factory, 1940s :^) Poor Mr Once-ler. © Nalak's : Tide-ler, Knitt-ler, Gear-ler © Ampreh's : Smog-ler, Carpent-ler, Post-ler