#Chet’s pond

[irishgop]

On its face…

[redladydeath]

Re: https://www.tumblr.com/redladydeath/767556852141719552/one-particularly-dehumanizing-experience-vox

I read this! Might’ve done an adhd-skim in some places so apologies if you already covered things and my eyes slip-slided over it

- Proto Vox’s design looks like it has bug motifs, (I know your protovox isn’t bug themed though but hang in there) and current Vox has shark motifs— just another way he modified himself—> he moved himself from the bottom to the top of the food chain

I can see Alastor maybe thinking that’s a bit rude of him. First he’s taller than him, (they see eye to eye) now he’s a top-of-the-pyramid predator, the biggest fish in the pond. Alastor would think that a roach has merits- they survive just about anything, they’re the last man standing and cause huge screams and terror in comparison to their small size.

- Vox being an entertaining pet for that overlord, not wanting to be carried around and manhandled— Alastor seems like he values bodily autonomy, and not wanting to be touched if you don’t want to be— that might’ve resonated with him too when they first met.

- Radio essentially lived off of advertising, so if Vox was a good ad reader or jingle composer then he’d also be a great business asset for Alastor as well.

- Vox might’ve been able to start broadcasting himself on his self-produced tv shows but only in close-up, so nobody would see that he was actually small

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Gonna share my hc just for kicks- i hc Vox as sales-based: I think Vox would’ve been a great door to door salesman, before landing an advertising gig and later tv. If he had the charisma to convince every house on the block to buy overpriced encyclopaedias or a toaster, then with enough reach he’d have a career of convincing thousands of people to buy anything, trust everything he says, which carried over as a power when he died.

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It’s kind of hilarious/terrifying that at one time, Alastor was possibly the top tech overlord in Hell. (Excluding Industrial/manufacturing/factory technology.) the 20s and 30s were quite tech-forward- everyone wanting kitchen appliances, refrigerators, telephones, long distance comms, radio, sound recording equipment, faster cars, boats, planes, etc etc. Snazzy jazzy. then the era’s optimism speed and crashed into the brick wall of the Great Depression/wwii I can easily see Alastor being immediately interested/intrigued by television when they met

Oh, I'm glad you liked the post!

Yeah, I can see Alastor giving that roach speech to Vox when he's trying to convince him to stop modifying himself. Vox is just like "You think I'm a bug???" He never noticed; he was too focused on the cartoon/TV thing. Message not received.

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Alastor probably has weird feelings about the way Vox's old boss treated him. On one hand, it's kind of funny, and Alastor's clearly not opposed to treating people like pets given his later relationship with Husk. On the other... he feels a weird sort of kinship with Vox in so many regards, and his relationship with his overlord... [leak discussion] it's uncomfortably similar to Alastor's with his contract holder– tricked into a bad deal, treated with condescension, and forced to pretend to adore them in public. Alastor likes the idea of helping Vox gain power and rise above his station, but not him changing himself in order to accomplish that goal– he sees too much of himself in Vox to stand that.

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Vox doing ad reads/voice overs for Alastor's show is a great idea. Perfect way to get back into the industry without opening himself up to mockery, plus he's got a wonderful voice. Would also give him another reason to hate radio once he and Al split: audio-only work will always a reminder of a time when he couldn't bear to be seen.

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Sdfghgfdfghjhg, that close-up idea is making me think of Chet Ubetcha. Kinda similar vibes to Vox, ngl.

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The idea of Vox getting his start as a door-to-door salesman is good! Might incorporate that into my backstory for him (although my version of him lowkey went directly from high school to college to military service to family life/TV work, so there might not be time (maybe during college or that year in between WWII and getting married...)).

[toomanyacorns]

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[carter84262]

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[celtfather]

Frog Kissin'

Sometimes you have to kiss a bunch of frogs to find true love. Listen to our story behind our song “Frog Kissin’” and get an update about our next CD.

It’s all on the Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast #80

0:02 - NAGIANS ONLY: Bard Specific Content, Where were they?

Rant about public domain and arrangements

Andrew at Sherwood

Marc’s new CD Come Adventure With Me

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28:46 - BARD NEWS

Frog Kissin Story

New monthly Bards Blog

New CD, Another Faire to Remember

Marc Gunn

MAR 17: Wings Cafe & Tap House, Marietta, GA @ 3-7 PM

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MAR 28: Dragon Con Filk Music Concert w/ Brobdingnagian Bards @ 8 PM

MAR 30-31: Sherwood Forest Faire, Paige, TX

APR 19-21: Jordan Con, Crowne Plaza Ravinia, Atlanta, GA

Andrew McKee

MAR 2 - APR 21st: Sherwood Forest Faire, Paige, TX

MAY 18th - JUN 9th: New Jersey Ren Faire, Columbus, NJ

34:01 - TODAY’S SONG STORY: FROG KISSIN’

Recorded by Chet Atkins originally.

I heard a version by Ed Kilbourne. It was in 4/4 time and sounded nothing like our version. Our is in 3/4 time. That was the only way I could make it sound like a song that belonged at a Renaissance Festival.

Stage performance choreography

Frog Kissin' Lyrics

words and music by Buddy Kalb, arrangement Marc Gunn

Do you remember in the fairy tale, how the wicked witches spell Turned the handsome prince to a toad? By the power of a potion, she handed him the notion He was lower than the dirt in the road. And though she left him green and warted, her evil plans were thwarted Their chanced to happen by a young miss Who in spite of his complexion, offered him affection And broke the wicked curse with her kiss

So if you've never been frog kissing Then you don't know what you've been missin', There's a wealth of opportunity under each and every log. And if you've never been charm-breakin', Then you've never been handsome prince makin'. You've got to slow down, turn around, bend down, Kiss you a frog!

Once upon a time ago, I was down and feelin' low Like a lonely frog in a pond My life was just a joke, and I was just about to croak Cuz I'd be zapped by life's wicked wand. But in the depths of my depression, there came a true expression Of love from a person so sweet. She gave me warm fuzzy feelings, feelings that were healin' And she knocked me off my little webbed feet.

There's a happy-ever-after-land, deep in the heart of man Where a prince and princess abides. But all we get are glimpses, of the happy prince or princess 'Cauce they're covered with a green warty hide. Though they're full of life's potential, they're lacking one essential To enable them to shine like a star. That's a handsome guy or missus, to smother them with kisses And love them just the way that they are.

That's the secret of frog kissing You can do it too if you'll just listen There's a wealth of opportunity under each and every log. That's the secret of charm-breakin', That's the secret of handsome prince makin'. You've got to slow down, turn around, bend down, Kiss you a… You've got to slow down, turn around, bend down, Kiss you a… You've got to slow down, turn around, bend down, Kiss you a frog!

47:32 - Brobdingnagian Bards “Frog Kissin’” from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales

50:29 - CLOSING

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[adam-cope]

America's Dream Town Offers Fun and Relaxation for Summer Vacationers

Americas Dream Town Offers Fun and Relaxation for Summer Vacationers

The passing of the Memorial Day weekend marked the start of the travel season and one Texas hotspot is gearing up for another busy summer. Voted Americas Dream Town in 2004, Glen Rose is one of the most popular travel destinations in Texas. In addition to being Americas Dream Town 2004, Glen Rose is also known as the Dinosaur Capitol of Texas due to the concentration of fossilized dinosaur tracks that were left all over the area.

Nature enthusiasts visiting Glen Rose will enjoy spending time at the Fossil Rim Wildlife Center. This 1800-acre world class, award-winning, conservation, research and education facility is home to over 1000 wild animals including 15 endangered species. Visitors can view the animals through the luxury of their own cars or take a guided tour bus through the park.

Another popular outdoor activity in Glen Rose is spending time on the two beautiful rivers, the Brazos and Paluxy. Both rivers offer crisp clear flowing water, which is best enjoyed from the comfort of a tube or canoe. Outfitters such as the Low Water Bridge Canoe Rentals offer trips for visitors. They will drop you in the river and pick you back up down stream. They even provide life jackets and paddles. Trips can be arranged in several different packages depending on the length of the float.

Glen Rose isnt just for the outdoor adventuresome types. There are plenty of relaxing indoor activities to enjoy as well. Probably the most special attraction in Glen Rose is the annual showing of The Promise which is a passion play depicting the birth, life and death of Jesus Christ. People come from all over the country to see the play, which will be in its 17 season this year. The play runs on Friday and Saturday nights from June 3 through October 30 at the Texas Amphitheatre located behind the Best Western Dinosaur Valley Inn and Suites.

Travelers looking for a restful place to spend their evenings should look into the Dinosaur Valley Inn and Suites. Guests at the hotel can take advantage of the tranquil outdoor amenities, which include a large swimming pool, baby pool with waterfall (located under an expansive pergola), cool misters that drop the outdoor temperature 15-25 degrees, a calming goldfish pond and free use of the outdoor barbeque grills. While sitting back and relaxing, guests can also help themselves to the evening snacks, which include popcorn, nachos and the hotel tradition of navy beans and ham.

A couple that recently visited Glen Rose had this to say about their visit:

What a delightful and unexpected surprise we had on our vacation to Glen Rose, Texas. This small Texas town, the home of the fossilized dinosaur tracks which were left over 100 million years ago in the limey mud in and near the Paluxy River, is a multi-faceted vacation spot for not only geology and nature buffs, but also music aficionados of the Chet Atkins, Boots Randolph and Floyd Cramer type at the Warm Country Heart Theatre in downtown Glen Rose. After enjoying a most delicious home-cooked dinner at Two Grannies, we walked down to the theater, where we were greeted enthusiastically by the members of the band and invited upstairs to the refurbished, old-fashioned theatre for an intensely lively and awesome performance. All five musicians in the group are high-caliber musicians and each member in the group has a highly respected background. For example, the drummer, Jack Greubel, performed with Floyd Cramer, Chet Atkins and Boots Randolph for 15 years in Nashville, while lead guitarist, Cecil White, and saxophonist, D.C. Barlow, were both Branson recording artists. All of the musicians, from the saxophonist to the keyboardist to the bass player to the lead guitarist to the drummer were extremely accomplished and very relaxed while electrifying with their performances! Their show was to be seen and heard to believe! We stayed at the extremely comfortable and very nice Best Western Dinosaur Valley Inn and Suite , which is about a block from the city park, with a wonderful walking/jogging trail. We loved every minute of our three-day stay and highly recommend a visit to this multi-faceted and very friendly town! Jolene and Jerry of Carmine, Texas.

[historieofbeafts]

What about some of the weirder and underappreciated sea monsters?

I’m going to level with you, this took forever because whenever I see the words “underappreciated sea monsters” a part of my brain statics out & starts chanting ALL👏 OF👏 THEM

but since I can’t figure out how to turn a beam of concentrated enthusiasm for every sea monster ever to exist into a tumblr post, here’s an attempt to cover some greatest hits:

Serra/Sawfish

Underappreciated really only applies in modern times, since the sawfish had a wildly successful career as a medieval ocean menace & is one of the few marine creatures to regularly appear in bestiaries

Isidore of Seville describes it as having a serrated back that it uses to cut through the bottom of boats (clearly based on Pliny the Elder’s account of swordfish stabbing passing vessels)

But in its most popular iteration the sawfish is more irritating than lethal. Standard operating procedure is to force any ship it sees into a race, only to get bored and tired partway through and plunge back into the depths out of frustration                         

This is supposed to teach a moral lesson about persistence, but it mostly seems like a fun random encounter

The real delight is that, because no description other than “serration” and occasionally “wings” is really offered, artists were free to draw whatever they thought a commitment-phobic sea nuisance should look like

Is it a bird? A dog? A fish? Unimportant! It’s here to cause problems 

[Bibliothèque nationale de France , Latin 10448, fol. 119v]

[The Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.81, fol. 69r]

[British Library, Sloane MS 278, fol. 51r]

[British Library, Sloane MS 3544, fol. 42v]

[Det Kongelige Bibliotek, GKS 3466 8º, fol. 44]

Flying Turtle

This implausible little guy’s first recorded appearance is on a 1558 edition of a map of Northern Europe by Dutch mapmaker Cornelis Anthonisz

It was quickly copied by many of the biggest names in 16th c. cartography, including Abraham Ortelius & Gerard Mercator (of Mercator projection fame/infamy)

In Sea Monsters on Medieval and Renaissance Maps Chet Van Duzer suggests that, since Anthonisz’ publisher printed under the sign of the turtle, it’s possible this was a piece of branded content that got mistaken for a real creature

That’s both great marketing and a great origin for a cryptid. Modern publishing houses take note

“According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a turtle should be able to fly...”

[Michele Tramezzino,  Septentrionalium regionum, Suetiae, Gothiae, Norwegiae, Daniae et terrarum adjacentium recens exactaq. descriptio.]

[Urbano Monte’s 60 sheet manuscript map of 1587, fully digitized and assembled into a planisphere @ the David Rumsey Map Collection]

[Mercator, Tabulae geographicae Cl. Ptolemaei ad mentem auctoris restitutis ac emendatis.]

The Sea Pig of 1537

Blatant favouritism because this is both my icon and the only thing on this list I’ve written about semi-seriously, but it’s forbidden pet time!

In 1537 a pamphlet was printed in Rome briefly describing a monster found in the North Sea and much less briefly explaining how it was a sign of moral decline

Sample interpretations: extra eyes to signify lust & gluttony, a moon on the back of the head to signify turning away from truth, four dragon feet to signify malice from all four corners of the earth

*slaps the roof of sea pig* this bad boy can fit so many allegories for sin in it

Was this propaganda related to growing tensions between Catholics and Protestants? Probably! Was it also cutting edge marine biology? Yup, and it was a breakout hit, making its way into the works of Olaus Magnus, who calls it “ominous in every feature,” and Conrad Gesner, who reclassifies it as a kind of hyena

[The 1537 pamphlet, Monstrum in oceano Germanico a piscatoribus nuper captum & eius partium omnium subtilis ac theologica interpretatio, available in a bad scan from google books here]

[Conrad Gesner, Historia animalium liber IV, digitally available @ the Biodiversity Heritage Library]

Honourable Mention: Whatever This Is

I genuinely don’t know

It shows up off the coast of Sardinia in the 1584 Mercator edition of Ptolemy's Geographia & the monsters in that are mostly derivative, but I can’t think of any source with this much hair, so here are some other possibilities:

Timetravelling wookie

Bigfoot’s No Good, Very Bad Beach Vacation

Lost dog

[ Mercator, Tabulae geographicae Cl. Ptolemaei ad mentem auctoris restitutis ac emendatis ]

Dishonourable Mention: This Guy

Only appears in two sources that I know of, for which I’m eternally grateful

Those sources are 16th c. world maps by Giacomo Gastaldi and Urbano Monte, men who owe everyone an apology for what they’ve unleashed upon the world

Here’s Chet Van Duzer’s translation of Monte’s description: “ …in the ocean here there often appear some fish in human form of such strangeness, that raising themselves above the water they surpass the highest masts of ships, so that, screaming horribly and making some valleys in the water, they move themselves with their arms which they have in the shape of great tree trunks twenty-five palms long, and there is no boatswain’s mate so brave that he would not be terrified by their monstrosity.”

Don’t care for that at all

Joking dislike aside, this resembles a water spirit of the kind more commonly found in bogs, fens, marshes, ponds or streams, and it upsets my sense of order to see it out of its natural habitat & in the open ocean

[Again, you can find Monte’s fully-assembled 60 sheet map at the David Rumsey Map Collection, and it truly is a work of art despite containing this man]

[shoeshineyboy]

8, 15, 25, 26, 36, 39, 41, 44?

8: Want any tattoos? YEAH I'm getting the bow and arrow from the Song of Achilles next Wednesday, I am SO hype to get my tattoo which matches with @mtndeworpheus in September, and I just want. so many. my mam's designing me one for my leg, it's gonna be a Greek column with patterns over it!

15: Favorite movie Somewhere in Time / Across the Universe / the Mummy / Born to Run / Sunshine on Leith / the History Boys (I cannot pick, basically)

25: My idea of a perfect date we meet at a National Trust house, and have lunch there, sandwiches and pink lemonade. then we look around the house and the garden, take pictures in the chapel grounds (there has to be a chapel for it to be perfect), we spend ages because we're reading all the boards and talking to the guides. we look at the secondhand books on sale and come away with a few. then, we go to the nearby town and go for dinner, either at the Ivy or at a little bistro. we eat our food and we drink lots of wine, and then we go to a loud pub on a street corner and play pool until closing time. then we kiss at the taxi rank and go our separate ways

26: My biggest pet peeves middle lane hoggers (get out of the fucking way), celebrities writing novels (their advantage is hugely unfair), slow walkers (I'm terminally late. please.), when the bartender looks you in the eye and then serves someone who showed up after you (I'll kill you)

36: Where I would like to live I want a little apartment in Rome or Palermo, with a balcony overlooking a little street where I can sit and write and enjoy being somewhere that isn't here. or, a little apartment in Bath, where the balcony overlooks the main street, and I can sit with my cats and drink coffee and enjoy the morning sun. or, and this is least likely to happen, I want a gorgeous old house just outside a Yorkshire village, with grounds for miles and pictures of ghosts on the walls, with French windows and a huge pond

39: My favorite ice cream flavor at the moment, it's strawberry! light and pink and slightly sharp!

41: Where I want to be right now wearing a red silk dress in a wine club in Bath, with my closest friends around me, making up our own rules for chess and listening to Chet Baker on a record player, laughing and drinking and occasionally going out for whiskey and cigarettes, none of us have work tomorrow and there's sliced fruit on a silver platter on the table in front of us

44: A random fact about anything Julius Caesar has no living blood descendants; his last one died in 30BCE, and he was unacknowledged. Augustus Caesar/Octavian was adopted and chose to take on his name

[concussions-and-clues]

Dream Game Challenge... Nancy Drew: Dead on Target

for @nancydrewnetwork​ ‘s Dream Game Challenge!

Plot Synopsis:

Just nicely home from her latest adventure Nancy receives a phone call from the enigmatic Gray Man, the leader of the shadowy Network. The Gray Man informs her that both of the Hardy Boys have been hospitalized due to a car bomb planted in their vehicle. An information leak is suspected at the Network and as such the Gray Man would like Nancy to investigate the incident in Bayport and bring the culprits to justice!

Characters:

Brian Conrad:  Voted most likely to need a good lawyer, Brian Conrad is a bully that has been hassling the Hardy’s since grade school. Rich and snooty Brian is irked by the Hardy’s because of all the positive attention they get… could he do something to try and ruin their squeaky-clean appearance, after all he was at the First National Bank at the time of the bombing (because Brian Conrad is always there).

Callie Shaw: Born and raised in the farm land just outside of Bayport, Callie Shaw has just recently moved into town with her cousin. An intelligent young woman, Callie works at the First National Bank. Still gaining friends, Callie is fond of the Hardy’s since they are some of the only people in town that ‘speak’ her first language: American Sign Language. Callie doesn’t let her lack of hearing stop her from living life to the fullest and rumour is that she may have a crush on a certain tall, dark, and handsome Hardy!

Oscar Smuff: Oscar Smuff dreams big of being a police detective one day. Unfortunately, he has not yet been able to pass the training; however, he hopes that working as a security guard for the First National Bank will give him the experiences he needs to be successful. He was the first responder to the car bomb and hopes that how he acted will help him when he next applies for the police force.

Chet Morton: The Hardy Boys best friend, confidant, and often co-conspirator, Chet Morton is one of the few civilian people who knows that the Hardy’s are spies! Chet’s passions in life are his hobbies and his Queen, a bright yellow jalopy that he fixes enthusiastically if not effectively. Despite being a star football player and power lifter, Chet still often gets bullied by Brian Conrad.

Iola Morton: Iola Morton is the younger sister of Chet and Joe Hardy’s long time (and according to Frank long suffering) girlfriend. Currently Iola is working as a barista at the Meet Locker, saving enough money to fulfill her passion and study Chemistry at MIT when she graduates high school. More introverted than her brother, she has recently been taken under the wing of Callie Shaw and the two are becoming fast friends.

Dr. Carrini: Dr. Carrini is flagged by the Network as a possible agent of the terrorist group the Assassins. Suspicion was raised when he was tangentially tied to a series of missing children cases a decade previously, but nothing could be proven. Currently his is working in Our Lady of Mercy Hospital… is it possible he planted the bomb so that he may have the Hardy brothers under his care, or under his knife?

Ripley Lansing: Another person of interest flagged by the Network, Ripley was found to be blackmailing and threatening contestants on a reality TV show where the Hardys had gone undercover. Money and an influential mother meant that she didn’t serve any jail time; however, her public image was ruined. She knew Frank and Joe as Frank Dooley and Joe Carr, respectively, and now that she is here in Bayport she might be seeking revenge having realized they were the ones who ratted her out to the police.

Fenton Hardy: Fenton Hardy is an ex-NYPD detective and the Hardy Boys father. After his retirement from the NYPD Fenton co-founded the Network (formerly American Teens Against Crime) with the mysterious Gray Man. Currently, Fenton keeps his work for the Network secret by working as a private detective. As is obvious, when it comes to detective work, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree!

Laura Hardy: Laura Hardy is Frank and Joe’s mother and the heart of the Hardy family. However, Laura doesn’t just use her heart, with a doctorate in Library Sciences Laura is currently working at the Phillip J. Roscoe Community College as their head research librarian. She doesn’t explicitly know about the Network but with her eye for detail it is unlikely that she doesn’t suspect something about what her sons are up to!

Frank & Joe Hardy: Nancy’s long time friend and teen detective contemporaries. They are currently under hospital orders due to being injured in a car bombing. Smart and intelligent the brothers are no strangers to injury but this seems like something more. Just like it would be for Nancy, narrowing down the suspect list for this crime is going to be challenging…

Spud: Chet Morton’s pooch Spud is a very good boy, well most of the time… Spud tends to follow his nose which makes him an excellent tracker although he has ended up in the Morton trash can one too many times.

Phone Friends:

Bess Marvin & George Fayne: Bess is in the process of fixing up her car for the winter. She is getting George’s help although this time it is George who is on the back foot and keeps messing stuff up for Bess.

Ned Nickerson: Since the game takes place at the beginning of December Ned is studying like crazy for his final exams. Being only three hours away from Bayport at Emerson, Ned is constantly debating about putting down the books and visiting his injured friends and Nancy in Bayport.

Vijay Patel: The Network’s tech guy, Vijay is the Q to Frank and Joe’s James Bond. Recruited by the Network when he was 17 he has built a lot of the infrastructure that the Network uses and is upset that a mole may have penetrated his system. An affable young man, Vijay is fond of the Hardys and is willing to do anything within his power to help Nancy find the culprit.

Locations:

First National Bank:

The location of the bombing. One of the oldest remaining buildings in Bayport. It is rumoured that there are tunnels and secret passages throughout the building, the remnants of a meticulously planned 1832 bank robbery.

Phillip J. Roscoe Community College: A school where there can be big fish in a little pond. Most Bayport students make the leap to the larger pond of New York to peruse their post-secondary needs; however, the Phillip J. Roscoe Community College is carving a name out for itself as an excellent research institution.

Our Lady of Mercy Hospital: The hospital where the Hardy’s are currently being housed. It is shiny and clean, smelling of carbolic cleaning agents, like almost every hospital in the world. What is not like most other hospitals is that it was converted from a school into a hospital during WWII since Bayport was one of the first ports when coming back across the Atlantic. Quickly refurbished, there are strange dead end hallways and the possibility of a room long since forgotten being every wall.

The Meet Locker:  A great little coffee shop with a really dumb name, according to the local teenagers. Often just referred to as the Locker, the Meet Locker, is a regular hangout for local teens with its comfy seats, highly caffeinated products, and cheap prices!

The Hardy Forensics Lab: Located in the barn in the Hardy’s backyard, the forensics lab is used equally by the Hardy Boys and Fenton Hardy in their respective cases. Stocked with forensic tools bought second hand from various police stations around the country, the Hardy’s have enough tech to make the Gil Grissoms and Horatio Caines of the world jealous.

Where People Are:

First National Bank (Callie Shaw)

Outside Bank/ security office (Oscar Smuff)

Hospital (Frank and Joe Hardy)

College Library (Laura Hardy)

Forensics Lab (Fenton Hardy)

Meet Locker (Iola Morton)

Meet Locker (Ripley Lansing)

Nurses station in Hospital (Dr. Carrini)

Gym at College (Brian Conrad)

Parking Lot Outside Gym (Chet Morton)

Puzzles:

Find the appropriate clothing to investigate (i.e. going undercover, wearing warm clothing when outside, etc)

Foot Print Matching

Fingerprint matching

Codes and ciphers (i.e. Frank and Joe’s notes and Network communications will all be coded)

Chemical Testing

Ink Chromatography

Using Spud to search for explosive device

Helping Chet fix the Queen

Learn ASL to better communicate with Callie Shaw

Help Iola serve people at the Meet Locker

Types of Codes/ Ciphers I’d Like to Use:

Scytales

Caesar shift

ASCII

Atbash

Binary

Braille

Columnar Cipher

Dice Cipher

Digraph Cipher

Dorabella Cipher

Keyboard Code

Morse Code

Pigpen Cipher

The Grid Code

Vigenere Cipher

Element Abbreviations

Game Features:

Day/ Night Cycle

Read through all previous books at the research library

Multiple Mysteries (i.e. who is the Gray Man, why were certain people at the crime scene, etc)

[irishgop]

Labyrinth on the Branford (CT) Shoreline Greenway Trail across from Chet’s Pond.

[daydreaming-optimist]

ooh drop that playlist 👀

songs to play at 2 am when you're slow dancing in the kitchen with the one you love

song list below the cut

put your head on my shoulder (paul anka)

lover (taylor swift)

why try to change me now (fiona apple)

fools rush in (frank sinatra)

i fall in love too easily (chet baker)

dream a little dream of me (doris day)

misty (sarah vaughan)

we'll meet again (vera lynn)

embraceable you (ella fitzgerald)

the way you look tonight (michael bublé)

la vie en rose (michael bublé & cécile mclorin salvant)

welcome to my world (jim reeves)

this love of mine (ella fitzgerald)

perfect duet (ed sheeran & beyonce)

at last (etta james)

one and only (adele)

mirrorball - the long pond studio sessions (taylor swift)

puppy love (paul anka)

can't help falling in love (haley reinhart)

thinking out loud (ed sheeran)

butterflies (kacey musgraves)

tonight you belong to me (eddie vedder & cat power)

turning page (sleeping at last)

sweet creature (harry styles)

the story (conan gray)

cherry wine (hozier)

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[storiesforallfandoms]

freak ~ xavier; american horror story: 1984

word count: 1546

request?: no

description: when the group arrives to camp redwood, they come to learn that they have one other camp councilor, the local freak girl.

pairing: xavier plympton x female!reader

warnings: swearing, drug use (depending on if you consider weed a drug), a little cheeky and flirty but no flat out smut

(y/f/n) = your full name

“So we’re the only councillors?”

“No, there’s one other person who volunteered.”

As if on cue, (Y/N) came around the corner, a lit cigarette at her lips as she took a long drag from it. The group of friends stared at her in shock before their looks turned to disgust and glares. All except for Brooke’s, who looked around in confusion.

“Who is that?” she whispered to Montana.

“That’s (Y/F/N),” Montana whispered back. “Total weirdo freak. Wears all black, dyed her hair black, is super anti-social. She’s basically a serial killer in the making.”

Brooke eyed (Y/N) as she took another drag from her cigarette, only to have it snatched from her by Margaret. (Y/N) watched as the cigarette was thrown to the grown and stomped out.

“I already told you no smoking on camp grounds,” she scolded the younger girl. “Anyways, this is our other camp councilor, (Y/N). (Y/N), this is - ”

“I know who they are,” (Y/N) said, eyeing the group of friends. “Except the brunette chick. Nice to meet you, but since you’re hanging out with these preppy fuckers I have a feeling we won’t be talking again. None of them really like me, and lucky for them the feeling is mutual.”

The tension was so thick you could cut it with a knife as the group of friends glared down (Y/N), who looked like she could give less of a fuck.

Margaret cleared her throat. “Well, that’s enough introductions. Let’s go on a tour of the camp grounds, shall we?”

~~~~~~~

Later that day, when the camp tour was over, the group of friends had set up in the councilor rooms. (Y/N) already had her things set up and was nowhere to be seen.

“Probably out planning how she’s gonna kill all of us,” Chet commented. “Seriously, who the hell let’s a freak like her be a camp councilor? Just one look at her tells you all you need to know about her.”

“They must’ve been really desperate,” Montana said. “Be sure to sleep with one eye open everyone.”

As they talked their shit, like they always did, Xavier pocketed his weed and made his way down to the lake not too far from the camp. Ever since Margaret’s big show of stomping out (Y/N)’s cigarette, and her long speech about how she was against basically everything fun, Xavier realized smoking the weed he packed was going to be easier said than done. Therefore, he decided to find a secret spot far enough away from the camp that he could go to take a puff.

The sound of running water indicated that he was closing in on the river. He stood back to survey the area, seeing that there was just enough trees in the way that he wouldn’t be caught smoking. The smell might give him away, but by the time anyone got close enough to catch him he’d have the joint gone.

He pushed aside some of the trees and started when he found that he wasn’t the only one there. Laying on the ground next to the river was none other than (Y/N) herself, in nothing but her black bra and matching lacy panties, the newest craze in the sex revolution. She had sunglasses on, covering her eyes. She as still for a moment, and Xavier was sure she was asleep. He started to light up his joint and jumped when she spoke.

“You’re not supposed to have that. Booth will flip her shit.”

“That’s why I’m out here,” he responded, putting the joint to his lips and taking a puff. “What are you going to do? Rat me out?”

“Not if you give me a puff,” she responded. Xavier chuckled and passed her the joint. She sat up on her elbows and took a drag, then began to cough heavily. “Fuck, it’s been a long time since I’ve had a puff. Weed has a whole different burn than cigarettes.”

“You know, they’re starting to say those are bad for you,” Xavier said, taking the joint back and taking a puff for himself. “They say it causes all sort of health issues and shit.”

“Yeah, and they say weed causes loss of brain cells.” She looked at Xavier over her sunglasses.

“Touché,” he shrugged.

(Y/N) laid back down and Xavier stood, puffing at his joint. Finally, he threw it to the ground and stomped it out, burying it in some dirt with his shoe so no one would find it. Not that he expected anyone but (Y/N) to be out here.

“What are you even doing out here?” Xavier asked her.

“I wanted to get the last ounce of sun in before the brats come,” she responded. “I have two younger siblings, 5 and 8, and I swear to fuck there’s nothing more annoying than a fucking child, especially a child during summer break.”

“Well why did you volunteer here if you don’t even like kids?”

(Y/N) sat up again and took her sunglasses off to look at Xavier. For the first time, he noticed how bright her eyes were, a complete contrast to her wardrobe.

“Believe it or not Mr. Wannabe-Hollywood, I don’t exactly have any friends. My summers are spent in my house doing absolutely nothing and being bored as all fuck. I decided that was going to change this year, so when I heard that the camp was looking for councillors, I decided to put my time towards something more productive. I mean, it is going to suck having to deal with kids, but it’s better than being all by myself.”

Xavier was shocked at her answer. Even though he and his friends were always talking shit and picking on (Y/N), he just assumed she had friends of her own. But now that he mentioned it, he really had never seen her with anybody, not even one person. He never stopped to consider that the things being sad about her were prohibiting her from having friends, even though some of the rumors going around about her were absolutely awful.

(Y/N) looked out at the pond, refusing to meet his eye. The last thing she wanted was pity from this preppy motherfucker, the same motherfucker that had been treating her like shit since the day she met him and his group of preppy friends. They were all the same, they saw someone like (Y/N) who had her hair dyed dark since she was young and preferred to wear dark clothes over the hideously bright neon colours that everyone seemed to adore and deemed her a freak; an outcast. And now, because of that asshole who was climbing through windows and killing people, a serial killer.

“I didn’t know - ” Xavier started.

“I’m sure you didn’t,” (Y/N) snapped. “Why are you still here? Your joint is finished, go fuck off back to your cabin. I’m sure your group of wannabe friends are all wondering where you are.”

Xavier sighed. He knew he deserved that.

He turned to start back for his cabin, but then stopped to face (Y/N) again. She now had her legs drawn up to her chest and was resting her head on her knees, doing everything in her power to not face Xavier. A single tear ran down her face, leaving a trail of black as her eye makeup was smudged by the water.

“I’m sorry,” he said. She turned to look at him. “For everything we said and did to you. Obviously none of us really considered that you were taking it to heart. You always just seemed so...uncaring and so...cool.”

(Y/N) scoffed. “Right, you thought I was cool.”

“I did,” Xavier admitted. “I always have. You seemed to let the bullshit just roll off your back. You never seemed to care. I thought that was amazing, and I wished I could just shrug off the shit people say about me. I never knew that it affected you like that...but I guess I should’ve considering...”

(Y/N) sighed. “Yeah well...it’s not like you guys are the only ones who say that shit. Even the adults have been saying it for years. Saying I’m a freaky little girl, refusing to let their kids hang around with me because they were afraid of what I’d do to them.”

The more she told him, the more Xavier felt bad that he ever went along with anything Montana had said about (Y/N). She wasn't a freak, she was just someone suffering from stupid rumors and lies about her.

“I’m so sorry,” he said again.

(Y/N) shook her head. “Don’t be sorry, really it’s fine.”

Xavier walked back and sat down beside her. She looked at him, confused. “Consider me your first friend. I’ll defend you from everyone, we can come down here to get away from the shitty kids, maybe have a joint every once in a while.”

She looked away from him, trying to hide her face. “Why? Why would you do that?”

“I told you, I’ve always thought you were cool. Maybe your coolness might rub off on me.”

(Y/N) couldn’t help but smile, then laugh. Xavier smiled with her.

This is a sort of shitty imagine whoops but I’m in love with Xavier.

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[delirious-comfort]

I promise you I wouldn't go 0 to 100 with you with those kinds of questions. Weirder than that? I'm starting to grow concerned for you if you draw in such.. colorful personalities like that.

You sound like a terrible influence, and I fully support that (because, same).

Oh gosh. I'm sorry you were bullied. Kids/teenagers can be brutal. I always thank my lucky stars that I went to schools with nicer kids. I was later told no one would ever mess with me because I looked like I knew how to fight - which I attribute to my rbf. I obviously don't know you all that well personally, but you seem perfectly delightful to me so it's hard to picture you being a handful.

Howard the Duck! I think I hated it as a kid. My dad really wasn't careful with the movies he rented for me. My sister didn't tell me it was awful, so I never added The Meg to my list.

Hmm, can't relate. I'm not that into muscles, so The Rock isn't my cup of tea, and I do fancy the gents as well (though not as much as the ladies, despite what my dating history would suggest). Watch a movie that prominently features a pretty lady (that kicks ass), and the identity crisis may be averted for a while. Sorry to hear that. Is there a way to put some happiness back in you?

Music. Oh jeez. I could rattle off what I like all day, but I'll refrain. Some of my favorites: St. Vincent, Sevdaliza, Allie X, Lisa Hannigan, Beirut, James Blake, Chet Faker, Leon Bridges. And so on.. What about you?

A little. I'm very over 2020. I shan't miss it, but I'm not an optimist by nature, so I'm not all that thrilled about 2021. Are you?

I would need more details. 1. Would I have books/music? 2. Do I get to leave the cottage? 3. Do I have to bring someone with me? And if so, how small is this cottage? If the answer is yes and tiny, I'm leaning towards no. 150k isn't enough to put myself through that. I need a lot of alone time - though exceptions do apply from time to time. I don't currently like anyone enough to share a space with them for a whole year. Same question goes to you, though. Would you do that for $150,000?

Ooh, we’ve entered scrolling era on the computer! I now need to scroll to see what you wrote! Exciting things. *claps*. Back when I wrote Shadow Haven I used to get a lot of anons because they thought I was super into answering questions like, “How often do you masturbate / Do you masturbate to fic / What is your favorite thing to masturbate to / You made me come twice with this chapter!” Okay, that last one isn’t a question, but definitely have been told that a few times. Although my all time favorite comment I’ve ever gotten was from this young girl who said she almost reached an orgasm for the first time but the fic wasn’t long enough xD Hm, bullying is a thread throughout my life. But yeah some kids can be absolutely brutal. Adults too. But that’s a sob story for another time lol. RBF is one of my favorite things. I’m glad you didn’t experience that in school, though. I don’t know if I’m all that delightful. I think I’m nice? That’s something lol. I’ve never seen Howard the Duck to be honest. The only Duck I know is Donald. Oh want to hear a funny story about a duck? One day when I was young, back in the olden days, in the 90′s... My brother came home with a duck once. He said it was injured and he put it in the shed. I do think it really was injured but I have no idea what was wrong with it. We had this iron tub in the shed that we put water in and within a couple of days he had shat all over the shed. But we kept him for quite some time I think, although I was young so it was probably like two weeks that felt like two years. Anyway, the duck got better. We named him Donald and then we put him back out in the pond near our house where he came from. You’d think that’s where the story ends. But tis not. So one day not too long after we released him back into the pond... They started to drain the pond because, well actually I don’t know why. My brother said it was because there was one of those electric eels that they needed to get out of the pond, which made us all scared to swim in and I’m just now realizing he probably lied about that. Dick. Anyway, big digging machine came, and I went to walk the dog and on top of the claw of the digging machine was a dead duck. Our dead duck. Which I could see from far away. Uhm. Okay so maybe it wasn’t our duck. But as a child I was fucking convinced it was. I sobbed and told my mom he had been killed. And she was just like, “Well, he had a good time with us, didn’t he!’ I was and perhaps am at times a bit... how shall I put this gently... over dramatic. Sensitive. A drama queen. I freely admit it. I don’t actually know a lot of those artists but I’m listening to Sevdaliza’s Human and uhm. I bet it’s a on a lot of x-rated playlists. Yeah I’m with you on the 2020/2021 feeling. I don’t even want to say it can only get better from here on out because was I ever wrong before!  This song is a bop. I like it. Goes straight on my current obsessions playlist. Okay, cottage details. I asked because it’s always one of those Facebook posts I see, but here’s some details.  Fuck. Details. Okay. I got this. Yes, you can bring books. And movies. And there’s a TV and a radio and a computer. Just no internet. I don’t know why. But there’s not. FB rules. Not mine. I’d need internet.  I’m suddenly getting a one-shot through into my thick skull. As if I am gonna write it. Ha.  You can leave the cottage whenever you want. You’re free to roam. Not a prisoner. Hm, it’s not so small that you can’t live comfortable in it, lets say at least two bedrooms, although my inner muse wants to scream, “And there was only one bed,” so hard. So original.  I suppose you don’t have to bring someone.  I think I could do it but I don’t know how beneficial it would be to my mental health. I already live alone, I have a tiny studio, and I hardly ever leave due to my health issues I’ve had this year. Although, on Fridays I get to go outside with my physical therapist and I am very much looking forward to that. Internet is very much my whole world right now. So I think if it would be taken away I would either thrive, or nose dive.  If I had to share the space with someone, I don’t know if I could do it. Depends on who it is, I suppose. Like, I love my mom to death, but her and I would kill each other within a week probably.  God this is a lot of blabbing. Oop.  Also I just saw the terrible influence thing. Yes, yes I am. I used to make my niece do tiktok’s to prank my brother but one day he got super mad. But too be fair I did have her pretend she stapled her fingers together with a staple gun. So you know. I had it coming.  You’d think all this typing would warm up my fingers, but my fingers are ice cold. Okay, here’s a question. What is your dream holiday destination? 

[heartscfvalor]

Hey it’s Pr.ide Month, so it’s time for your queer mun to let you know what my muses fall under in terms of queer-ness.

Bisexual/Pansexual

Sam Winchester

Gabriel (polysexual)

Ruby

Meg

Jack

Baby

Alyce Winchester

Eden Winchester

Iola Morton

Callie Shaw

Chet Morton

Gavin Reed

Beau Swan

Edythe Cullen

Draco Malfoy

Scorpius Malfoy

Lily Luna Potter

Luna Lovegood

Ginny Weasley

Harriet Potter

Astoria Greengrass

Hermione Granger

Juno Potter

Barry Allen

Harley Quinn

Rose Tyler

Amy Pond

Anne Boleyn

“Straight” Up Gay

Pansy Parkinson

Aislinn Noelle

Sawyer Sinclair

Caden (RK800 -63)

Thomas (FH300)

Ace Spectrum 

Corwin (asexual)

Connie (asexual)

Cassius (demisexual)

Connor (demisexual + genderfluid)

Delphini (asexual + aromantic)

Salaza Slytherin

Kakabel

Ariel

[movieknown]

Brahmastra movie review and comprehensive analysis

Director ayan mukerji launch new action pack thriller movie that is Brahmastra movie Part One: Shiva. So in this post movieknown family provide complete brahmastra review in detail so please connect with me.

          After long time bollywood u turn and create interesting movie and this type movie based on new invented story not remake of other bollywood. After long time Ranbir kapoor launch new movie like shamshera, brahmastra etc.. Brahmastra movie is adventure based movie and this movie not mythology movie but also use reference to different type hindi mythology. Movie is not show to particular hero. 

Movie shooting loaction:

brahmastra movie shot in many different location in different countries. Movie first schedule shot in bulgaria on 24 march 2018.second schedule continue to in London and new York. brahmastra movie extensive shooting starting on 1 feb 2019 at Edinburgh, Scotland. Last 20 day film shot in ramnagar fort and chet singh fort in varanasi. Movie shooting many time resedule due to corona virus.

Brahmastra story:

In brahmastra movie story use to reference for indian mythology. Full movie story turn around God shiva and brahmastra weapons. Brahmastra movie is most interesting to compare previous time movie.in previous time Brahmastra is most powerful weapon, these weapons come with combination of fire , water, air power.

Brahmastra story of this movie revolves around Brahmastra and Lord Shiva.Ranveer Kapoor play role is Shiva character in this movie. Ranbir Kapoor power is a part Brahmastra but this truth is not known to Ranbir Kapoor.Ranbir Kapoor Alia Bhatt both sitting and talking inside a pond, Ranbir Kapoor’s hand gets burn, at the same time, Ranbir Kapoor doesn’t feel to hurt. This conditions show, that I also have a fire power inside me.

The one who is Shiva is to Brahmastra in this verse. The longing to go wakes up. Tries to learn about the power of fire.Then Amitabh Bachchan tells that you are associated with the world of this weapon and gives information about its weapons and tells that you are associated with the firearm(Aganeyastra). That is, your full power works according to the rules of aganeyastra.  

      Inside this movie, Mouni Roy tries to steal the powers of Brahmastra and Ranbir Kapoor, Nagarjuna(use nandiyastra that is power of thousand bull)  and Shahrukh Khan together all these three get involved in the save of this bramhastra, so this is the story of the whole movie, is Brahmastra is not being misused by any powers. And this is the game, romance, action and trailer experience we get to see inside the movie.