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[sexiestpodcastcharacter]

Who is the Sexiest Fictional Podcast Character?

After receiving 219 submissions for 152 characters from 52 podcasts and a round of preliminaries, we have our brackets!*

*20 characters from the podcast Welcome to Night Vale will appear later in a Night Vale-only bracket.

Round 1:

Scripted Bracket

Isabel Lovelace (Wolf 359) vs Cyrille (5 Minuten Harry Podcast)

Krejjh (The Strange Case of Starship Iris) vs Lady Ethel Mallory (Hello From The Hallowoods)

Lord Arum (The Penumbra Podcast: Second Citadel) vs The Witch Queen A.K.A. Daughter Dooley (Old Gods of Appalachia

Warren Kepler (Wolf 359) vs Ashley "Ash" Ramis (Georgie Romero is Done For)

Brutus Feels (Kane and Feels) vs Shan (SPINES)

Sir Caroline (The Penumbra Podcast: Second Citadel) vs The Dragon Narrator (Unseen)

Alé (The Penumbra Podcast: Second Citadel) vs Hester/The Narrator (Within The Wires: Season 1)

Thistle/The Woman (Alice Isn't Dead) vs Sam Bailey (The Sheridan Tapes)

Peter Nureyev (The Penumbra Podcast: Juno Steel) vs Butt (Pounded In The Butt By My Own Podcast: Episode 1)

Alice (Alice Isn't Dead) vs Diggory Graves (Hello From the Hallowoods)

Antigone Funn (Wooden Overcoats) vs Ryan Dallas (EOS 10)

Martin Blackwood (The Magnus Archives) vs Galileo (Let's Make A Music)

Lucifer Kane (Kane and Feels) vs Gin (Story Break: Heaven Heist)

Amaryllis of Exile (The Penumbra Podcast: Second Citadel) vs Mabel Martin (Mabel)

Pilot Pereya (The Penumbra Podcast: Juno Steel) vs Hester Oleta (Within The Wires: Season 1)

Strelitzia (Additional Postage Required) vs Harold "HBD" Bastion Demetrius (The Soft-Boiled Detective)

Akmazian (EOS 10) vs Everyone from The Strange Case of Starship Iris

Damien (The Bright Sessions) vs Mari Datuin (Hi Nay)

Count Dracula (Re: Dracule) vs Static Man (Archive 81)

Dragana Vukovic (The White Vault) vs Elias Bouchard (The Magnus Archives)

Agnes Montague (The Magnus Archives) vs Vega Rex (Vega: A Sci-Fi Adventure Podcast!)

Mina Murray (Re: Dracula) vs Nicholas Waters (Archive 81)

Mark Bryant (The Bright Sessions) vs Laura (Hi Nay)

Georgie Crusoe (Wooden Overcoats) vs Kate Burnham (The Bridge)

Keisha (Alice Isn't Dead) vs SAYER (SAYER)

Chance Sequoyah (The Penumbra Podcast) vs Yaretzi (Hello From The Hallowoods)

Buddy Aurinko (The Penumbra Podcast: Juno Steel) vs Dane (Dreamboy)

Sadie Doyle (Thrilling Adventure Hour: Beyond Belief) vs Hera (Wolf 359)

Tim Stoker (The Magnus Archives) vs The CryptoNaturalist (The CryptoNaturalist)

Rita (The Penumbra Podcast: Juno Steel) vs Lou (Archive 81)

Dr. Joan Bright (The Bright Sessions) vs Ashvin Beeharee (Hi Nay)

Renée Minkowski (Wolf 359) vs Clara Page (Who is Aldrich Kemp)

Unscripted Bracket

Pickman (Friends at the Table: Sangfielle) vs The Shadow Man ('Til Death Do Us Blart)

Beacon (The Adventure Zone: Amnesty vs Glenn Close (Dungeons and Daddies)

Oscar Wilde (Rusty Quill Gaming) vs Grand Magnificent (Friends at the Table: Twilight Mirage)

Taako (The Adventure Zone: Balance) vs Bathin (Stella Firma)

Lup (The Adventure Zone: Balance) vs Sago Glegg (Rotating Heroes: Arc 6)

Sans Undertale (Interstitial: Our Hearts Intertwined: Authority) vs M. Leopold Duvall (Friends at the Table: Sangfielle)

Duck Newton (The Adventure Zone: Amnesty) vs Chine (Friends at the Table: Sangfielle)

Tryst Valentine (Campaign: Star Wars) vs Mini Smithson (Chapter and Multiverse: Masks)

Gable (Campaign: Skyjacks) vs Hector Hu (Friends at the Table: Bluff City)

Michael (The Adventure Zone: Dust) vs Nicky Close (Dungeons and Daddies

Zolf Smith (Rusty Quill Gaming) vs Fourteen Fifteen (Friends at the Table: Twilight Mirage)

Coco Cashmere (Hey Riddle Riddle) vs Trexel Geistman (Stella Firma)

Killian Fangbattle (The Adventure Zone: Balance) vs Henrietta Salm (Pest Control: Fate)

Kalvin Brnine (Friends at the Table: PALISADE) vs Lye "Lyke" Lichen (Friends at the Table: Sangfielle)

Indrid Cold (The Adventure Zone: Amnesty) vs Rigour (Friends at the Table: COUNTER/Weight)

Chunt (Hello From The Magic Tavern) vs Suvirin Kedberiket (Worlds Beyond Number: The Wizard, The Witch, and the Wild One)

Tender Sky (Friends at the Table: Twilight Mirage) vs Pox (NeoScum)

The Firbolg (The Adventure Zone: Graduation) vs Ron Stampler (Dungeons and Daddies)

Azu (Rusty Quill Gaming) vs Hadrian (Friends at the Table: Seasons of Hieron)

Moonshine Cybin (Not Another D&D Podcast: Bahumia) vs Caspian (Just Roll With It: Riptide)

Amber Gris (The Adventure Zone: Ethersea) vs Jens Lyndelle (Not Another D&D Podcast: Trinvyvale)

Perennial (Friends at the Table: PARTIZAN and PALISADE) vs Throndir (Friends at the Table: Seasons of Hieron)

Nadiya Jones (The Adventure Zone: Commitment) vs Ibex (Friends at the Table: COUNTER/Weight)

Cassander Timaeus Berenice (Friends at the Table: COUNTER/Weight) vs Tech Wizard (NeoScum)

Vermillion "Milli" Blue (Friends at the Table: PARTIZAN) vs Dak Rambo (NeoScum)

Rainer (The Adventure Zone: Graduation) vs Mercedes Oak-Garcia (Dungeons and Daddies)

Thisbe (Friends at the Table: PARTIZAN and PALISADE) vs Echo Reverie (Friends at the Table: Twilight Mirage)

Kravitz (The Adventure Zone: Balance) vs Henry Hogfish (Not Another D&D Podcast)

Aubrey Little (The Adventure Zone: Amnesty) vs Glenfyr "Glen" Gladewyn (Not Another D&D Podcast

Cel Sidebottom (Rusty Quill Gaming) vs Adelaide Tristé (Friends at the Table: Seasons of Hieron)

Kardala (The Adventure Zone: Commitment) vs Jacqui Green (Friends at the Table: COUNTER/Weight)

Hella Varal (Friends at the Table: Seasons of Hieron) vs (Former) Confessor Bartholomew Lamentations (The Unexplored Places: Ruin's Gate)

[frithwontdie]

Pls share your tips for nature preservation

Sure. Like I said in the last anon ask. Use vinegar cleaner instead of harmful over the counter products. Weed killer made from vinegar, salt, and Dawn dish soap. If your food goes bad. Don't throw it away. It can be turned into compost soil. Or if you live out in the country, walk out in the woods and leave it. That'll way it won't go to waste and a critter won't go hungry.

Also what @unclejingo stated in the other anon post.

Get a Litter Spike: Take it with you on walks in the woods and bring a medium sized garbage bag with you. Don't have to go crazy but you feel good for having done it.

Also, you can make your own homade toothpaste and mouthwash without harmful chemicals.

Also as @stillnotwriting mentioned, make soap from tallow aka cow fat.

You can also make soap without Lye, I believe @forknightshonor has the link.

Or if you don't want to make your own soap, you get it here:

Hope this was helpful.

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[coralei]

｡:ﾟ乁. 💜 Coralei Crash Course 💜 .ㄏﾟ:｡

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[bosstoaster]

I posted 1,210 times in 2022

That's 380 more posts than 2021!

53 posts created (4%)

1,157 posts reblogged (96%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

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I tagged 406 of my posts in 2022

#mgs - 103 posts

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Longest Tag: 128 characters

#fun fact the best thing about mgs is that it's totally canonical for every character to have a five page philosophical monologue

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

So y'all I'm really trying not to get too hopeful but there's a sweet lil doggo in need of a forever home and my roommate and my landlord are both on board and he's just a little guy!!!

21 notes - Posted January 14, 2022

#4

"She's too fucking weak" Imogen's BBEG arc has really begun huh?

22 notes - Posted September 15, 2022

#3

Time Fades Away

A sequel to A Secret I Will Keep

Pairing: Otacon/Solid Snake Gray, Fox/Solid Snake (past, mentioned)

Summary:

A few months down the line, Snake and Otacon look into the works of Para-Medic to continue to fight Snake's advanced aging. Turns out, her main laboratory is a relatively short drive away. The remains of Dr. Jane Clark's work are their own kind of haunting.

Excerpt:

The laboratory reminds Dave strongly of Shadow Moses, left to rot for all those years. The climate is better for habitation, but worse for preservation. From the stains on the floor, water has gotten in from Washington's many downpours and eventually stagnated and evaporated. No doubt pests have also been in and out, from what looks like exposed, frayed wires and old droppings. There’s also the huge, dark stain right next to one of the examination tables. Dave’s lip curls up in disgust. There could be any untold number of reasons for this stain, especially given Clark’s line of research. But the fact that the rest of the lab only shows signs of environmental water damage suggests that no one cleaned this up like usual, and then the place was sealed. Which would make this the spot where Dr. Jane Clark was killed by Frank. Dave touches his boot to the long dry spot and hopes Frank got to feel like he evened the score. A lab accident, according to the Patriot files. When Clark died, Dave likes to think she knew that nothing was an accident. It was a series of events she’d started and perpetrated. Frank just followed it till the logical conclusion. Whatever suffering Clark felt was entirely her own doing. Frank was always good at waiting for the right moment. He took all the hits he needed to if it gave him the perfect lethal opportunity. (He also took hits he didn’t need to. His literal fatal flaw.)

31 notes - Posted December 4, 2022

#2

Rudimentary Lye

Part of Don't Let's Start Adjacent

Pairing: Gen, Ryou & Shiro, Ryou & Lotor

Summary: It shouldn't be a big deal for Ryou to sit in on Shiro's behalf while trying to bring in new coalition members. He doesn't like it, but it's fine.

That is, until Lotor shows up and makes himself the team's problem, and Ryou is stuck in the role in far more dangerous circumstances.

Just his damn luck.

62 notes - Posted April 1, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Last hellsite standing

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[secretsandcurtains]

Name: Penelope Lydia Loremaker Nicknames: Penny, Penny-Lye, Nelly, Lorie Background: Guild Artisan Race: Mephistopheles Tiefling Class: Bard, College of Lore Age: 43, born 1449 DR Height: 5'2" Pronouns: She/her Sexuality: Demisexual Tags: Face/Headcanons, Interactions

Introduction: Penelope was a sweet girl, a bard with a particular talent with being able to set a stage, find the right balance and flow for a room. She was only a few generations removed from Mephistopheles, he being her great-great-great-great grandfather. And while she was raised in Faerun and not in Avernus, she was still well aware of her devilish heritage.

She was reminded of it all too well when her distant Uncle Raphael came to whisk her away from her home in Neverwinter to Baldur's Gate. Arriving there, she found she was being consigned to work as the personal and eternal interior decorator to Cazador Szarr. She didn't have much choice in the matter, but at the tender age of 23, she was optimistic enough to believe it wouldn't be such a bad life. Willingly becoming a spawn on threat of becoming that night's meal instead, she resigned herself to her new life.

And it wasn't really that bad for the first few years. Cazador adored her, or so she thought, giving her the best education, the best clothes, the best quarters... but she'd found out after a few more years that she was merely the moment's pleasure. Soon, his attention was drawn away from her for the next pretty face. Of course, being the youngest and the favored one, she was the least favorite among the other House Spawn, only finding a friend in Astarion, and even that friendship she questioned.

She was among the population of Baldur's Gate that was taken by the Nautiloid, and ended up tadpoled as well. Now, finding the influence of Cazador gone, the sun no longer harmful, and one of her siblings in the same situation, she has to find a way to survive in a world she's never been before.

[penelopeloremaker]

Dossier

Name: Penelope Lydia Loremaker Nicknames: Penny, Penny-Lye, Nelly, Lorie Background: Guild Artisan Race: Mephistopheles Tiefling Class: Bard, College of Lore Age: 43, born 1449 DR Height: 5'2" Pronouns: She/her Sexuality: Demisexual

Introduction: Penelope was a sweet girl, a bard with a particular talent with being able to set a stage, find the right balance and flow for a room. She was only a few generations removed from Mephistopheles, he being her great-great-great-great grandfather. And while she was raised in Faerun and not in Avernus, she was still well aware of her devilish heritage.

She was reminded of it all too well when her distant Uncle Raphael came to whisk her away from her home in Neverwinter to Baldur's Gate. Arriving there, she found she was being consigned to work as the personal and eternal interior decorator to Cazador Szarr. She didn't have much choice in the matter, but at the tender age of 23, she was optimistic enough to believe it wouldn't be such a bad life. Willingly becoming a spawn on threat of becoming that night's meal instead, she resigned herself to her new life.

And it wasn't really that bad for the first few years. Cazador adored her, or so she thought, giving her the best education, the best clothes, the best quarters... but she'd found out after a few more years that she was merely the moment's pleasure. Soon, his attention was drawn away from her for the next pretty face. Of course, being the youngest and the favored one, she was the least favorite among the other House Spawn, only finding a friend in Astarion, and even that friendship she questioned.

She was among the population of Baldur's Gate that was taken by the Nautiloid, and ended up tadpoled as well. Now, finding the influence of Cazador gone, the sun no longer harmful, and one of her siblings in the same situation, she has to find a way to survive in a world she's never been before.

[docrotten]

THE LOST CONTINENT (1968) – Episode 180 – Decades Of Horror: The Classic Era

“Silence! Am I not El Supremo, the direct descendant of Jose Quintero? And was not Jose Quintero the Almighty’s right hand when Cortez carried his word to the Mexican heathens? In interrupting me, you are interrupting God!” You never know when you or someone you’re with might want to signal someone by lighting a match. Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Chad Hunt, Doc Rotten, and Jeff Mohr with guests Richard Klemensen (Little Shoppe of Horrors Magazine) and Bill Mulligan – as they take a leaky boat on a perilous, Hammer-sponsored trip to The Lost Continent (1968)!

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 180 – The Lost Continent (1968)

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The captain, crew, and passengers of an old freighter – all with dark secrets to keep – find themselves adrift in a mysterious land full of monsters, conquistadors, and killer seaweed.

  Directed by: Michael Carreras; Leslie Norman (uncredited)

Writing Credits: Michael Carreras (screenplay) (as Michael Nash); Dennis Wheatley (novel, Uncharted Seas, 1938)

Produced by: Michael Carreras (producer); Anthony Hinds (executive producer) (uncredited); Peter Manley (associate producer)

Music by: Gerard Schurmann (as Gerard Schürmann); Carlo Martelli (uncredited)

Cinematography by: Paul Beeson (director of photography)

Editing by: Chris Barnes

Special Effects by: Robert A. Mattey

Selected Cast:

Eric Porter as Capt. Lansen

Hildegard Knef as Eva Peters

Suzanna Leigh as Unity Webster

Tony Beckley as Harry Tyler

Nigel Stock as Dr. Webster

Neil McCallum as First Officer Hemmings

Ben Carruthers as Ricaldi (as Benito Carruthers)

Jimmy Hanley as Patrick, the Bartender

James Cossins as Nick, Chief Engineer

Dana Gillespie as Sarah

Victor Maddern as Mate

Reg Lye as Helmsman

Norman Eshley as Jonathan, the Prisoner

Michael Ripper as Sea Lawyer

Donald Sumpter as Sparks, the Radioman

Alf Joint as Jason, a Crewman

Charles Houston as Braemer, a Crewman

Shivendra Sinha as Hurri Curri

Darryl Read as El Diablo

Eddie Powell as The Inquisitor

Frank Hayden as Sergeant

Mark Heath as Customs Man

Horace James as Customs Man

Maxwell Craig as Crewman (uncredited)

Sylvana Henriques as Traveller on Boat (uncredited)

Cynthia Myers as Native Girl (uncredited)

A bit of a Hammer oddity, The Lost Continent (1968), directed by Michael Carreras, is a blast! Richard Klemensen, publisher/editor of Little Shoppe of Horrors: The Journal of Classic British Horror Films, and the voice you hear in the commentary track of the Scream Factory Blu-ray of this film, joins the Classic Era Grue Crew for this one. Bill Mulligan, co-host of DoH 70s and DoH 80s will also make the cross-DoH jump. Now we’re talking fun! The composite crew covers everything from seaweed to monsters to El Supremo to balloons, including Dana Gillespie. 

Please excuse the technical issues we struggled with, but after rescheduling twice, we decided to forge ahead, We hope you have as much fun viewing/listening as we had recording!

At the time of this writing, The Lost Continent is available on physical media as a standard Blu-ray format disc from Scream Factory.

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Up next in their very flexible schedule, as chosen by Daphne, is I Vampiri (1957, Lust of the Vampire), directed by Riccardo Freda and Mario Bava. Bill Mulligan from Decades of Horror 1970s and 1980s will join us because, well… Bava!

Please let them know how they’re doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans: leave them a message or leave a comment on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel, the site, or email the Decades of Horror: The Classic Era podcast hosts at feedback@gruesomemagazine.com

To each of you from each of them, “Thank you so much for watching and listening!” 

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[lboogie1906]

Dr. Lucius J. Barker (June 11, 1928 - June 21, 2020) was a political scientist who broke through racial barriers to become a leader in constitutional law, civil liberties, and African American politics. Born in Franklinton, Louisiana, he was the fifth of six children of teacher and principal Twiley Barker, Sr., and Marie Hudson Barker, an elementary schoolteacher.

After obtaining his BA in Political Science from Southern University, he received his MA and Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His brother Twiley, Jr. received an MA and Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Illinois.

He took a position at Southern University. He worked at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. He served as a Liberal Arts Fellow of Law and Politics at Harvard Law School. He married Maude Beavers. He returned to the University of Illinois for two years and served as Assistant Chancellor. He began teaching at Washington University and served as Political Science Department Chair. He took a position at Stanford University where he was the William Bennett Munro Professor of Political Science. He held posts as a visiting professor at other universities including Harvard before retiring from teaching.

Lye published several books. He and his older brother Twiley, wrote Civil Liberties and the Constitution. He wrote African Americans and the Political System. He wrote Our Time Has Come about the Jesse Jackson Presidential campaigns in 1984 and 1988.

He served as a delegate to the DNC representing Missouri. He was president of the Midwest Political Science Association. He was engaged in countless presidential campaigns as an activist and observer, from John F. Kennedy’s campaign to Barack Obama’s campaign.

He was the founding editor of the National Political Science Review and he became the second African American president of the American Political Science Association. He was appointed to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Association.

He was a member of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity. His wife, Maude, died 33 days earlier. He is survived by two daughters. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #sigmaphiphi

[steamexperts]

Steam Experts Sydney - Why You Should Steam Clean Your Carpets

Steam cleaning is an effective way to improve indoor air quality in your Sydney home by killing dust mites and odour-causing microbes. It also removes stubborn stains and freshens the overall look of your carpet.

UNSW Canberra’s new STEAM initiative will explore the intersections between art and science, and the knowledges, philosophies and skill sets they bring to life. It will begin with a seminar by Dr Rousell.

Choose the Right Steam Cleaner

A Steam Experts Sydney is a great way to deep clean floors, tiles and windows. They’re efficient and environmentally friendly, killing germs without the need for chemical cleaning products. They are also helpful for allergy sufferers as they eliminate toxic fumes and irritants such as bleach, ammonia or lye.

Different models come with a range of attachments and features to suit specific types of cleaning. For example, some steam cleaners have a window squeegee, others have a sink unblocking system or garment steamer attachment for clothing and curtains. They can even come with a specialised brush nozzle to tackle grout, scraper nozzles for ovens and stovetops, and angled nozzles to reach corners and other hard-to-reach areas.

You’ll also want to consider how much energy the cleaner uses, as this will affect your electricity bill. Many use around 1000 to 1800 watts, so you’ll need to factor this into your budget. Additionally, you’ll want to check whether the steam cleaner has a water tank and how easy it is to refill it.

Steam Cleaning Your Couch

While a regular vacuuming is crucial to the health of your couch, it's also a good idea to steam clean it twice a year. This will help reduce allergens in the air and prevent your furniture from becoming dingy and smelly.

Steam experts cleaning is one of the best ways to clean a fabric couch because it uses high temperatures that kill bacteria and germs. It's also effective at removing dirt and stains.

It's important to pretreat stains on your couch before you start steaming. This will ensure that they come out as well as possible. Pretreating stains also means that you won't have to go over them multiple times with the steamer, which can waterlog your upholstery.

It's also a good idea to do a dry vacuuming after steaming your couch to get rid of any moisture left behind. This will help speed up the drying process and prevent mold from growing. Once the couch is dry, it's ready to use again!

Steam Cleaning Your Upholstery

The superheated steam of a professional steam cleaner can kill bacteria, dust mites, pollen grains, pet dander and mold spores. This can reduce symptoms of allergies such as sneezing, watery eyes and respiratory problems.

Chemical-based cleaning products release toxic fumes into the air, which can cause respiratory problems and skin irritations in those who suffer from asthma or other respiratory conditions. These chemicals can also damage your furniture over time.

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[vivienneastor]

~ & kitchen convo : @aresmelaina

ares brings vivienne some soapworks supplies, and is rewarded with a beard-trim while he draws out some of her loss.

Ares Melaina: Hey. You are... Vivienne, right? -still a bit damp from the shower he took after his last raid, he makes his way into the community center kitchen holding his bag; plopping it down on the counter he opens it to reveal a bunch of white plastic containers- I got the lye you needed. I, uh.. got a lot of it, though. Some of these essential oils, too, since I was already there.

vivienne astor: -stops what she's doing, namely reading the label on a bottle of dr bronners castile soap, and stares at ares- Is that so? -greedily starts looking through the bag contents- When I asked for this, I didn't think it would actually appear in this lifetime. And you got oils? Did you choose them yourself?

Ares Melaina: I found an abandoned hardware store, and I guess not a lot of people wanna loot lye. -he watches, feeling a little proud of his loot- I just kinda grabbed what they had. And what I thought sounded good. That's what you need for soap, right? Lye and scent stuff?

vivienne astor: In a manner of speaking. Working with lye does take a certain amount of skill and precision, and fortunately I have a higher than common quotient of both. -she starts sorting through the oils, then beckons to ares- Come here. Closer.

Ares Melaina: Yeah, you kind of seem like you'd be very dexterous with stuff like that. -he steps up next to her at her command, peeking into the bag- Something wrong?

vivienne astor: Nothing is wrong. -reaches up and deftly grooms his hair with her fingers, then opens one of the bottles of essential oil and dabs a tiny amount against each of his temples, drawing the wand through his hair- Oil of neroli. It's bitter orange, green and floral and fruity but with its sweetness complicated by the bitter.

Ares Melaina: -he blinks in surprise as she suddenly touches him, but finds subconsciously himself leaning into it just a bit- Neroli? -he's sure he's never heard that word before; the aroma wafts into his nose- It smells very... orang-y. Do you normally put that stuff into hair?

vivienne astor: I put it wherever I want to. -since Ares isn't moving away, she continues to anoint him with it, touching the wand to the hollow of his throat- I think it's a beautiful laundry scent. Evocative without being oppressive. Should you ever find another bottle, you should keep some of it for yourself. It suits you.

Ares Melaina: Oh. Huh. Thanks. I don't think anybody's ever told me that. -he swallows when he feel the oil drip onto his throat, feeling the wand shift with it; it's making him feel a little flushed; he meets her gaze, giving her a little, crooked grin- Guess I'll have to use the soap you make, huh?

vivienne astor: The soap I'm making now is for laundry. So you will be using it. You don't have any choice in that. -she caps the bottle of oil again, starting to line them all up on the table- But after that I'll make bath soap. -she notes his flush, and her lips twitch slightly, but she easily schools her expression back into haughtiness- It's an extraordinarily intimate process, you understand. Making something that people will use on their naked bodies. It requires them to have complete trust in me that I'm formulating something gentle and cleansing that won't hurt their skin.

Ares Melaina: I never really thought about that much. -he runs a hand through his hair, feeling even more flustered by her words- Makes sense. That it's intimate. The trust stuff. -he watches her line up the bottles, taking one and flipping it in his fingers before he looks back at her- I mean - you wouldn't do that, right? Make something that hurts someone on purpose.

vivienne astor: Ares! Of course I wouldn't. But sometimes the thought exercise is enough, isn't it. To marvel over how much we put our bodies and peace of mind into the hands of other people, every day.

Ares Melaina: Yeah it's... Really, uh, interesting. -he swallows, his mind still caught on the whole "putting your body into other people's hands" part- You don't really seem like the type who does that. Who puts herself into other people's hands. -he grins at her again- Am I right?

vivienne astor: -smiles suddenly, reaching up to pinch ares' nose between her knuckles- You are right! I have a healthy amount of distrust when it comes to personal care products. Not that I can maintain the same standards I had before, naturally, but one must at least attempt to have some civility.  What do you do to make yourself feel good, Ares? To make yourself feel ... -runs her hands down her face and throat, giving a showy shiver- ... pampered.

Ares Melaina: -he's not really bothered by the pinch; seeming more amused than anything; the question catches him off guard though- Feel good? -he repeats, his mind going a bit to the gutter as it follows her hand, before it returns- Long showers, kinda? A bit hard to do that when there isn't a lot of water. -he grins- Heh. Guess I'll be using your soap for that soon. What about you? You seem like you enjoy taking care of yourself. You're really, uh... -he searches for the right word- ... Pretty. Well groomed.

vivienne astor: Long cold showers don't have the same sybaritic effect, that's true. -she keeps smiling at him, charmed by his full-on engaging with her questions and challenges, and then his simple but effective compliments- Thank you. You are also pretty, although you could stand to be groomed more. Do you not have someone to groom you, dear boy?

Ares Melaina: Sybaritic? -he has absolutely no idea what that word means; he shakes it off- Wow.  Thank you. -he grins, actually feeling pretty happy with the compliment- Mayra cuts my hair from time to time. Do you know her? She's pretty nice. The shave I do myself. -he runs his hand through his beard, aware it has gotten long- Guess I could stand a good grooming.

vivienne astor: Sybaritic means luxurious and self-indulgent. Not at all the feeling a cold shower gives you, even when it's too hot outside. -she watches his reactions, the genuine pleasure at being called pretty, and reaches to take his hand away from his beard- I don't know Mayra, though I suppose that will come if she's good at cutting hair. -she runs her fingertips through his beard a few times and then says decisively- I will trim your beard. Right now.

Ares Melaina: Yeah, that definitely isn't self-indulgent. -he readily let's her take away his hand; his eyes widen slightly in surprise- Right now? -he's starting to feel a bit like a broken record player; he grins- Why does it feel like I can't say no to that? But not here right? Since it's the kitchen.

vivienne astor: The kitchen is a perfectly appropriate place for a proper trim. We have water, we have soap, we have scissors. You will do exactly as I tell you, so there won't be any mess. -she grooms his beard a little more, envisioning what she wants, and then nods decisively- Sit on that stool. I will get everything ready.

Ares Melaina: Alright. You know what you're doing. -the whole thing seems to fluster him a little, but not in a bad way; he seems to enjoy it; he goes to sit down- Did you do this before?

vivienne astor: I tended to my ... -she hesitates for a moment at the sink; it's strange, having the opportunity to talk about Hunter and Zack without worrying over gossip and scandal- ...my beloved this way. Not my husband but his brother, Hunter. If it wasn't for familial duty, Hunter and I would've married.

Ares Melaina: Oh. That must have been hard. Getting married to a person you didn't want to marry. -he looks at her sympathetically- Is Hunter here now?

vivienne astor: Hunter is dead. -wets a towel with warm water and a touch of some of the oil of neroli, coming over to wrap Ares' chin with it, patting his face more than necessary- It was quite recent. Outside of Redwood, where my husband Zack found me.

Ares Melaina: I'm sorry. It must have been hard losing him. -he glances up at her; carefully- How did it happen? If you want to talk about it. You obviously don't have to.

vivienne astor: -keeps petting at him, finding it soothing- He wasn't well. It was hard to know what exactly it was, medical diagnoses not being what they used to be, but likely some form of heart condition. His mother's side of the family was prone to it. We were on the road and our car broke down, and Hunter was trying to repair it enough for us to get where we were going -- another safehouse -- but he... -she stops, going still for a moment and closing her eyes- I was in the car. He had the hood up and I heard him start to say my name, and then I heard him hit the engine. I think it was the engine. I don't know what's where, under a car hood.

Ares Melaina: Shit. That must've been horrible. -he hesitates for a moment before he reaches up to put his own hand on top of hers, giving it a squeeze; a quiet encouragement for her to keep going-

vivienne astor: He drove racecars. He was a surgeon but that wasn't enough, so he drove racecars. He would've known how to repair the car, if it could be repaired. -opens her eyes again, clasping Ares' hand briefly before moving to the sink- I heard him fall and he was already dead by the time I got out of the car and went to him. There was nothing to do. I tied him to the front fender so when he turned, he'd be protection for me.

Ares Melaina: And then Zack found you? -he asks; he didn't want to imagine it, having to sit in that car with your dead significant other dead and tied up; she always seemed so composed- I'm sorry. About all of that. That must've been hard. -he blinks up at her- You must miss him a lot.

vivienne astor: I missed him even when he was alive, because we couldn't be properly together. -she fills a bowl with water and puts a drop or two of soap lather in it, then collects a few towels and comes over to Ares, draping him- Do you want it short, or just shaped and cleaned up? Zack found me and had to put his brother down. It wasn't easy for either of us.

Ares Melaina: Short would be good. -she had gone through a lot; seeing her husband kill the person she loved- Do you want to put a cross up for him? There's a graveyard here, where the people bury their dead, or remember them.

vivienne astor: -she pauses, staring at Ares until her mouth starts to tremble, at which point she sets it into a thin, hard line for a moment and brings out her scissors, holding it against his face to measure angles- That would be very kind of you. I would appreciate that. His name was Hunter McLaren Astor.

Ares Melaina: Hunter McLaren Astor. -he repeats, memorizing the name; he notices the tremor in it- Alright. I can get the cross made and you could choose a spot he would've liked. That's a plan.

vivienne astor: -she doesn't say anything, just combs Ares' beard and then starts trimming it with her scissors, working for a while before she speaks again- Have you lost someone close to you during this ... all of this? The undead.

Ares Melaina: -he let's her work, relaxing into it the same way he does when Mayra gives him a haircut- A few friends. Most of my family. My parents and my sister. I don't know if they're alive. My brother said he visited the house but it was empty like they left. So they could be out there. I kinda hope they are.

vivienne astor: Why would you hope they are? -she seems to catch herself, pausing- I suppose there are many other places like Redwood. That's what you meant, isn't it. Not that you think of them out there trying to survive on their own.

Ares Melaina: Oh no, I meant- I just hope they're alive, y'know. Not dead. It'd be cool if they found a place like this.

vivienne astor: -she takes the moment to inspect her work, trimming some more off one side of his chin, then holds his face in her hands and strokes the sides of his mouth with her thumbs, briskly- You look incredibly handsome now, little one. I like to think your parents would be glad you're being taken care of.

Ares Melaina: -he looks up her, eyes slightly wide, leaning into the touch- You really mean that? -he has to swallow hard for a moment- Thanks. I mean... not just for saying that. For the trim, too.

vivienne astor: -she melts a little bit at his big wide eyes, though it's not entirely comfortable inside her, the memory of another boy with big clear eyes stirring around in her memory- I mean it. And it felt very fulfilling to do some manicuring on you. If you ever want it fully shaved, you must promise to come to me first. I'm a genius with a straight razor.

Ares Melaina: Okay. I promise. -he smiles at her, feeling a bit lighter now as he carefully pushed off his stool- I'm gonna go head out now. If you need anything for soaps, let me know, okay? Or just anything in general.

vivienne astor: -has already started her cleanup, turned towards the sink- I will. And if you ... if you need ... -she pauses, then continues- Have a good day, little one.

Ares Melaina: -he looks at her, slightly confused as she breaks off; considering to ask but deciding against it- You too. -the smile can be heard in his voice as he trudges off-

[greyborn2]

For the Asks to Spread Love 💖 :D

2. Tell us why you love one of your OCs or an obscure canon character (link to any fics/art you have featuring them!) 

8. Best thing about canon

15. A topic you never get tired of discussing

Asks to Spread Love

Eeee! Thanke for the asks! Had been wondering if I'd get any!

2 - Why not both? So for OC's gonna go with Daro Lye because she has been rotating in my brain a LOT lately. TL;DR on her is Khajiiti cultist of mehrunes dagon who isnt just a 'ha ha! lets end the world!' cultist. Adore her both for just how... lively and jokey and constantly vibrant and moving she is? She has this sorta infectious (to me) joy that always manages to hit me hard just by writing her or thinking about her. Plus she's tied in with my favourite daedric prince so OF COURSE I love her. Did some art of her over here but gosh should I do some new stuff for her. That art is ooooold. For obscure canon character... Wylandriah. the court wizard of Riften. Interacted with her a ton on my last skyrim playthrough and GOSH I love her. She has such a fun vibe. Love mad scientists and, the adjacent, mad wizards and she's spot on in that zone. Wish she was a marriage option honestly!

8 - Ok, so I dunno if this is more of a best thing about canon or just best thing about how TES is written but either way its one of the things that has led to it being my permanent hyperfixation in the back of my brain no matter what other hyperfixations come in to cohabitate with it. The... I guess I'd word it as internal consistency? But how there is almost an unspoken science to the metaphysics and magic and sorta 'how the world works' of TES, that extends even to other parts like history and culture, that means if you know some parts you can fairly accurately theorize on other parts. Its not random disjointed parts, its all really cohesive (to me, anyway) and fits together like clockwork and that just makes my brain go brrrrrrr with happy noises. The intense satisfaction of unravelling TES lore like a clockmaker taking apart a time piece and then reassembling it lovingly.

15 - Ok, outside of TES? Just lore in general. I am a self prescribed Lore Gremlin and if someone gives me the right prompting now and then I can ramble about the lore of ANYTHING for hours. Something about lore and worldbuilding is just crack for my brain. But for TES specifically? Any of my favourites squad. Orcs, reachfolk, maomer and khajiit (vaguely in that order, though it varies sometimes). Adore those guys and ye, big brain brrrrr (affectionate)

[historical-halloween]

Pages 5-6 of “Death Makes A Holiday: A Cultural History of Halloween” by David J. Skal

Since demonic possession was never much of a real issue in mainstream American life, the extraordinary success of “The Exorcist” might be best explained as a veiled self-recognition by the public in a time when many families were indeed being torn apart, if not by psychokinesis and the corrosive effects of green vomit, then by political acting-out and violent disagreements with children over the war, politics, and culture. To many parents, Linda Blair’s spook-house persona may have been hardly distinguishable, at least on a gut level, from the matted-haired, obscenity-spouting war protestors and hippies who were taking up an increasingly disturbing amount of cultural time in the early 1970s. Like Linda Blair’s levitating Regan, they seemed to operate on a different moral plane entirely- just like the insidious, invidious, elusive-but-omnipresent Halloween-candy tamperer.

It was during this tumultuous period that the New York Times gave its distinguished imprimatur to the Halloween terrorist legend:

Those Halloween goodies that children collect this weekend on their rounds of “trick or treating” may bring them more horror than happiness. Take for example that plump red apple that Junior gets from a kindly old woman down the block. It may have a razor blade hidden inside. The chocolate “candy” bar may be a laxative, the bubble gum may be sprinkled with lye, the popcorn balls may be coated with camphor, the candy may turn out to be packets containing sleeping pills.

The Times reflected the sociopolitical overtones of the legend in quoting Dr. Reginald Steen, a Hempstead, Long Island, psychiatrist who had strong, right-leaning ideas about the possible cause of sadistic Halloween incidents. It was “the permissiveness in today’s society” that was responsible. “People who give harmful treats to children see criminals and students in campus riots getting away with things... they think they can get away with it, too.”

Within a few years of the New York Times’s authoritative warning piece, newspapers everywhere routinely warned parents to guard against Halloween sadists, giving the danger equal footing with more sensible concerns about flammable costumes. There was, however, one problem with the media’s uncritical acceptance of the reportings: a report is a very different thing from a confirmed tampering, much less an actual injury or death. In keeping with the spirit of Halloween, hoaxes were afoot, too- lots of hoaxes, as it turned out.

Most of the reports involved only the alleged discovery of pins, needles, and razor blades in treats, with no follow-ups or arrests, much less physical harm done to anyone. Joel Best and Gerald T. Horiuchi, researchers at California State University, concluded, “Children who go trick-or-treating know about Halloween sadism; they have been warned by their parents, teachers and friends. A child who ‘discovers’ an adulterated treat stands to be rewarded with the concerned attention of parents, and, perhaps, police officers and reporters.” Similarly, parents who claim to have discovered hidden dangers receive positive attention from peers and public authorities.

Actual cases involving minor injuries do occasionally occur, but they are so rare and scattered that they do not constitute a significant pattern. Best and Horiuchi examined seventy-six cases of Halloween sadism reported by the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, and the Fresno Bee between 1958 and 1984. The found “no reports where an anonymous sadist caused death or a life-threatening injury,” and that “there is no justification for the claim that Halloween sadism stands as a major threat to U.S. children.” A decade earlier, Editor and Publisher had reached the same conclusion.

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