#Francis Madison Grimm

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No Spoilers Review - The Olympian Affair

Just finished Book 2 of The Cinder Spires, The Olympian Affair. It picks up during/right after the recent novella Warriorborn, though that's not necessary to understand the novel's plot. Does show how and why Benedict gets a Cat name, though.

Picking up 2 years after The Aeronaut's Windlass, Spire Aurora seems to have come up with a terrifying new weapon as Spire Albion prepares for war. Spire Olympia hosts a diplomatic summit, also including some of the other Spires, such as Atlantea--which seems poised to ally with Aurora. Albion's representatives must navigate treacherous schemes politically, socially, martially, and magically in a race against time to secure the information and alliances needed to win the day, let alone the oncoming war.

More of Grimm's POV, more of Espira's, more of Bridget's. Duchess Abigail Hinton joins the POV cast; she's lover of Commodore Alex Bayard, Grimm's best friend since their Fleet Academy days--and one of the few people who was present and knows the truth about how and why Grimm was drummed out, which gets explained in this novel. Abigail and Alex are both duelists which forms a cornerstone of the plot and some of the stresses inherent between them and other characters.

Gwen is now XO of Predator, learning from Grimm. We learn how and why he initially received the ship from Bayard. Benedict and Bridget are courting, Ferus and Folly still aid Predator. Espira, his warriorborn sergeant Ciriaco, and (Grimm's estranged wife) Captain Calliope Ransom, find themselves wrestling with the dangers of Madame Cavendish and her warriorborn attendant Sark, versus their own consciences. I like Espira a lot; he's a man of loyalty, faith, honor, and principle, and it's all tested here. He was an antagonist in the first book, and while still part of the Auroran military, his role is different in this novel.

We don't get Gwen's POV (except for at the end), nor do we get into Folly's head this time. A number of new characters--many of them women--appear, including a much less treacherous love interest for Grimm (Piker Admiral and warriorborn Captain Ravenna), another dangerous etherialist who has rank in another Spire, the sister of Olympia's leader--and Abigail and her assistants. I liked Abigail right off; she's extremely socially and politically aware and rather badass in many ways. She makes difficult choices for the right reasons, even when it might cost her everything she cares about.

The Olympian captain from the first novel makes a cameo appearance to talk up Gwen in front of her father (one of the diplomats) but then vanishes again. You'd think we would see more of him given his home Spire is the central location of most of the action.

We also get a trip to the surface and some of the inherent dangers present in this mutated world. It's mostly follow up to the novella and tying up loose ends, creates some random complications for a character, and in the end...is really there to give certain characters something to do and an excuse to be at the climactic scenes while not actually contributing much narratively beyond a ground view of horror and a relationship shift that could have come in other ways.

And more hints that this is a far future alternate Earth, where some sort of disaster hit--and there may have been outside influence to that. Some story elements of Dresden bleeding through? We'll see I guess. There's a map of the various Spires and some colonies that looks awfully suspiciously North America-like, if heavily altered.

We're left on a cliffhanger and several other unresolved situations that make me think the next story is picking up right off the end of this story; characters in a precarious situation might get rescued in another novella, or at the start of the next full novel. And I really need to know what happens with one of the romantic pairings, as they're going through some roughness due to certain choices. Some characters are going to deal with some permanent physical changes, and one familiar character does die (can't say it was entirely unexpected, though I still cried).

But there's some happiness too, and bonds of friendship and various kinds of love. A lot of hope. Some wins, even amid losses and setbacks.

And the Cats, of course. Still infuriatingly delightful, as they should be.

EDIT: Oh, there's a bit more racial diversity at least mentioned as a thing in the novels; Atlanteans are also noted to be typically dark-skinned, and a few other characters in their descriptions. It's vague but there, or at least left to imagination. More than I can say for anyone who isn't straight, as the characters reactions and assumptions are all pretty stereotypically straight, as is usual for Butcher, I've so far found.

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Alphabet Soup Handwriting

the text is just their name and the font name. All fonts came from Dafont so you should be able to look them up there. This isn't their exact handwriting just the general idea and vibes. The plain text is below the cut.

Abeni/Aatos Stoll: Marshmallow Bea/Benjamin/Bailey Skinner: Baby Doll Cassandra (Cassie)/Cooper/Charlie Menzie: Amalfi Coast Dapisha Grimm: Lemon Yellow Sun Esme/Eugene/Emery Francis: Let Der B Carnage!!! Fiona/Finn/Francis Richard: Black Shine Georgie Abel: Simplicity Hayden Bauer: Scratchy Ihab Pau: Daniel Julia/Jacenty/Jay Andrews: Paper Note Kaia/Kai/Kaipo Nilsen: Angelina Lark/Luke/Loren Young: Squash Delight Melody/Milo/Madison Kelly: Hello Brownie Narith Polaris: Duckname Ofir (Ollie) Vargas: Samarchy Penny/Pierce/Page Hoffman: Handwriting Quin/Quentin Rees: Frusciante Hand Rada/Radek Werner: Kittendust Savannah/Samuel (Sammie)/Salem Carpenter: My Handwriting Tavani Hood: Signerica Ulyssa/Ulysses Klein: Cutesy Veronica/Vincent/Val Bourne: Skeetch Willow/William (Bill)/Winter Morrison: Milkshake Xanthe/Xavier/Xan Thomas: Journal Yazmin/Yanis Vlanos: Stay Classy SLDT Zoe/Zander Cohen: Farmhouse Children

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I got tagged by @jpnpr - thank you so much! ;-) And excellent questions, too! :-)

1.  Which superpower would you like to have?

This may sound odd, but when I was little, I always thought that breathing underwater would be what I’d want to do. That way I wouldn’t have to worry about drowning and I could get other people to shore with minimal difficulty. Now though, I think I’d want to fly. I mean - open skies, the ability to see everything on the ground, pretending to be a Night Fury, and also: It’s just freaking awesome.

2.  Do you like chores? Which one do you like most?

I like making coffee for friends, but as far as chores go, I mostly do them to burn off stress. It sort of works - the only downside is if the apartment’s already clean, I sort of whir around like a miniature tornado trying to find things to rearrange and it can get ridiculously funny. 

*me at my desk, enthusiastically piling things one on top of another* Surely I can find another way to organize my crafts!

*five minutes later in my closet* I knew I had another coat in here! I can use it tomorrow!

*two seconds later in the study* Oh, yes! I knew I had those throwing axes somewhere!

3.      Which was your favourite subject at school?

I liked Literature, a lot. Though usually I got bored with the pace we were reading at and tended to skip ahead in the book. The teachers either hated me or loved me, it was never in-between. But I went to a lot of schools. I don’t think anyone would remember me now.

4. What would you buy as the first thing, if you had infinite money? It has to be for yourself.

Ooooooh, this is a hard one! :-) Ummmmm infinite money...mmmmm I’m going to say I’d find a good place to build a really, really comfortable home/hobbit hole, with lots of secret passages and reading rooms and cozy corners for reading or sleeping in.

5.      Sea, river or ocean?

Impossible choice. :-) I love the sea, but rivers are so pretty, too. Also the ocean is magnificent. Yeeeeah I can’t choose. :-) 

6.      Anime, sub or dub? (if you watch)

Subtitles, all the way. I love the phrasing. :-) 

7.      Which language would you like to learn if you could?

Um, maybe Japanese? I’d love to speak it, but I have very little hope of learning to read or write it. Not that I wouldn’t want to, it’s just hard for me to match up sounds to characters.

8.      If you wrote a song, what would it be about?

The importance of laughing in the face of danger, ahahahaha. ;-)

9.      Favourite flower?

Forget-me-nots. They’re blue, they’re small, and they grow by water. Also they are just really pretty. 

10.      What would you change first in your personality?

Nothing. I mean, I wish I could change how people see me (often they underestimate me or write me off as annoying) but that’s not really something I can change on my end. 

11.      Which instrument would you like to play (one that you don’t already play)?

Flute or violin. (Violin because I love Lindsey Stirling). :-)

12.   What are your thoughts on Shakespeare?

Some great lines and interesting stories, but definitely hard to understand from a human perspective unless you have someone good at storytelling help spell it out for you without making you feel stupid. :-)

13.   Favourite fictional character?

Off the top of my head? *cough* TAKASHI SHIROGANE *cough* :-) But of all time? Ack, don’t make me choose, I have so many. :-) But top five from one book:

Francis Madison Grimm, Folly, Bridget, Gwendolyn, and Benedict (the Aeronaut’s Windlass)

14.   Least favourite fictional character?

Sycarax Cavindish from ‘The Aeronaut’s Windlass’. She’s a bone-chilling villainess, and every time I read that book, I shiver whenever she comes into the scene.

15.   Is there someone as your absolute role model? Do you wish to be exactly like this person?

I really like Lindsey Stirling. I would like to meet her someday. 

16.   What’s the worst personality trait one could have?

Arrogance. It blinds you, isolates you, and worst of all, it leaves you unable to laugh at yourself. It’s self-administered poison, and the only antidote is realizing you aren’t perfect, which, for an arrogant person, is nearly impossible to admit.

17.   Would you like to be a king/queen?

Hell no. That’s a really heavy burden.

18.   What about prince/princess?

Uh-uh, nope. Not unless I could also be a warrior princess. ;-)

19.   Movies or series?

Series. Way more time for character development, growth, and interaction.

20.   Anime or cartoon?

Anime, I guess? I mean, I really like both. :-)

21.   Which one is your favourite bird?

Hawk. 

22.   Would you rather lie or be lied to?

Lied to. It’s not what is done to you that makes you who you are, it’s what you do. However, the person lying would mostly likely get a swift smack across the head for taking advantage of my trust. 

23.   Cinema or watching at home?

Watching at home, mostly. I do like going out to the movies for a new release, like ‘Star Wars’ or superhero movies. :-)

24.   Your favourite game when you were little?

Make-believe. Many, many monsters were defeated with my magic powers (elemental in nature) and my prowess with weapons (mostly dirks and throwing knives) :-)

Feel free to join in if you’d like! :-)

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Well I’m a little ways into The Aeronaut’s Windlass, so here’s my thoughts about what I’ve read so far:

KITTY!

Um, I mean, the main characters introduced thus far each seem like they have some pretty good potential.  I have to roll my eyes at the Captain being named “Grimm”, but discovering his first and middle names were “Francis Madison” helps to offset that.  I would also roll my eyes at his coat being black and red with skull-shaped buttons, but that was fairly well justified as being meant to look piratey.

But mostly I’m just squeeing over kitties.  Half-cat people, cats with noble houses, cat politics, people who can talk to cats, cat spies being called Whiskers.  This is awesome.

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Bongo Boy Artist Kathryn Shipley Wins Artist Of The Year

Bongo Boy Records singer/songwriter Kathryn Shipley has yet another award to add to her growing list since joining Bongo Boy Records last year. She recently won Artist of the Year in the category of Gospel/Country Gospel at The annual Josie Music Awards show held in Nashville, Tennessee at Nissan Stadium on Sunday September 17, 2017. The Josie Music Awards is the largest most gala event in Nashville that recognizes independent artists domestically and globally! This awards show acknowledges the hard work and talent of these artists from all genres. About six (6) years ago and a big nudge from her best friend Karen Garner who stated, "you need to go to Church, God is trying to tell you..." and other signs as she says that followed, Kathryn Shipley didn’t know what was about to unfold but it definitely was, according to Kathryn a "huge blessing" driven by God. She started singing at St. Charles Christian Church in St Charles Mo, in a community called New Town. She volunteered there for several years before moving on to her new Church home Harvester Christian Church. After knocking on many doors to try and get her music to another level, Bongo Boy Records opened the door, and has kept the door open for her ever since. Kathryn stated, "I was about to give up when I literally told my best friend, I am going to try this label and see what it’s about. After a couple weeks went by, an email came from Monique Grimme who is the Director of Business and Artists Development. She told Kathryn, "Gar, really likes your voice you have a different type of sound." Gar Francis who is the A&R with Bongo Boy Records, had written a song called Shine Your Love, and told Kathryn this was the perfect song for her. The song received very good reviews domestically and globally, and has had radio play. Shine your Love has also won several awards, the biggest win to date, came by way of winning, The Artist of the Year, in the Gospel / Country Gospel Category, at The Josie Music Awards in Nashville, Tennessee on September 17, 2017. The Josie Music Awards is the largest most gala event in Nashville that recognizes independent artists domestically and globally! This awards show acknowledges the hard work and talent of these artists from all genres. Kathryn recently switched genres and co-wrote a song with Gar Francis called, "Those Eyes" which was released September 9th Worldwide. Kathryn who is a native of Louisiana Missouri is now back in the studio and working on some new material with Gar and Nashville Musician Eric Barfield. Below are a list of awards to date from her first single with Bongo Boy Records, called Shine Your Love- Shine Your Love - "Best Vocalist Of The Month" - Singer Universe http://www.singeruniverse.com/kathryn-shipley-152.htm Shine Your Love - "Best Song Of The Month" - Songwriter Universe http://www.songwriteruniverse.com/gar-francis-167.htm Shine Your love - Voted Best song in a contest hosted/sponsored by Bongo Boy Records Gospel / Country Gospel Artist of the Year - The Josie Music Awards - http://www.josiemusicawards.com/ Shine your Love is also up for FYC (for your consideration) - for the 60th Annual Grammy Awards ® Artist Web Page: https://bongoboyrecords.com/kathrynshipley Bongo Boy Records congratulates Kathryn on her winning The Josie Music Awards' Artist Of The Year. When we heard her voice for the first time here at Bongo Boy Records we knew that we received a gift from God. Gar started to work with Kathryn and the label has released 2 singles. The first single "Shine Your Love" and 2nd "Those Eyes". Both singles have been submitted for consideration of the 60th Annual Grammy Awards®. That Award show will be held LIVE on January 28th 2018 at Madison Square Garden, New York City. Bongo Boy Records is a full stack Music Company located in Belvidere, New Jersey USA. Web Site: www.bongoboyrecords.com Music Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDoWnu7Etl8 Source: http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=199969

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Alphabet soup character genders

the names actually are in order of feminine, masculine, and gender-neutral. In theory, the player will get to pick the gender and appearance of the ROs with a few exceptions, and you might've noticed not every character has a gender-neutral option (I couldn't find a good name for them and revoked their non-binary rights lol).

Abeni/Aatos Stoll: gender selectable Bea/Benjamin/Bailey Skinner: gender selectable Cassandra (Cassie)/Cooper/Charlie Menzie: gender selectable Dapisha Grimm: cis woman Esme/Eugene/Emery Francis: gender selectable Fiona/Finn/Francis Richard: gender selectable Georgie Abel: gender selectable Hayden Bauer: cis man Ihab Pau: cis woman Julia/Jacenty/Jay Andrews: gender selectable Kaia/Kai/Kaipo Nilsen: gender selectable Lark/Luke/Loren Young: gender selectable Melody/Milo/Madison Kelly: gender selectable Narith Polaris: demigirl Ofir (Ollie) Vargas: agender Penny/Pierce/Page Hoffman: gender selectable Quin/Quentin Rees: gender selectable Rada/Radek Werner: gender selectable Savannah/Samuel (Sammie)/Salem Carpenter: gender selectable Tavani Hood: cis man Ulyssa/Ulysses Klein: gender selectable Veronica/Vincent/Val Bourne: gender selectable Willow/William (Bill)/Winter Morrison: gender selectable Xanthe/Xavier/Xan Thomas: gender selectable Yazmin/Yanis Vlanos: gender selectable Zoe/Zander Cohen: gender selectable

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Alphabet soup flower assignments

I know these are basic but flower language symbolism is such a great tool to fill space in character art that I couldn't resist.

Abeni/Aatos Stoll: Gerbera Bea/Benjamin/Bailey Skinner: Tsubaki Cassandra (Cassie)/Cooper/Charlie Menzie: Chrysanthemum Dapisha Grimm: Dahlia Esme/Eugene/Emery Francis: Daffodil Fiona/Finn/Francis Richard: Cosmos Georgie Abel: Dandelion Hayden Bauer: Orchid Ihab Pau: Cherry blossoms Julia/Jacenty/Jay Andrews: Jasmine Kaia/Kai/Kaipo Nilsen: Violet Lark/Luke/Loren Young: Thistle Melody/Milo/Madison Kelly: Orange Lily Narith Polaris: Sunflower Ofir (Ollie) Vargas: Pansy Penny/Pierce/Page Hoffman: Amaryllis Quin/Quentin Rees: Lily of the Valley Rada/Radek Werner: Carnation Savannah/Samuel (Sammie)/Salem Carpenter: Anemone Tavani Hood: Rose Ulyssa/Ulysses Klein: Morning Glory Veronica/Vincent/Val Bourne: Gardenia Willow/William (Bill)/Winter Morrison: Red Spider Lily Xanthe/Xavier/Xan Thomas: Kikyo Yazmin/Yanis Vlanos: Ranunculus Zoe/Zander Cohen: Hibiscus

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Alphabet soup heights

Tallest to shortest Ofir (Ollie) Vargas: 6' 3"/190.5 cm Ulyssa/Ulysses Klein: 6' 1"/185.42 cm Georgie Abel: 6' 0.5"/184.15 cm Hayden Bauer: 6' 0"/182.88 cm Willow/William (Bill)/Winter Morrison: 5' 11.5"/181.61 cm Penny/Pierce/Page Hoffman: 5' 11"/180.34 cm Melody/Milo/Madison Kelly: 5' 10"/177.8 cm Yazmin/Yanis Vlanos: 5' 9.8"/177.292 cm Julia/Jacenty/Jay Andrews: 5' 9.5"/176.53 cm Lark/Luke/Loren Young: 5' 9"/175.26 cm Abeni/Aatos Stoll: 5' 8.6"/174.244 cm Veronica/Vincent/Val Bourne: 5' 8"/172.72 cm Bea/Benjamin/Bailey Skinner: 5' 7.5"/171.45 cm Fiona/Finn/Francis Richard: 5' 7"/170.18 cm Dapisha Grimm: 5' 6.7"/169.418 cm Kaia/Kai/Kaipo Nilsen: 5' 6"/167.64 cm Narith Polaris: 5' 5.8"/167.132 cm Savannah/Samuel (Sammie)/Salem Carpenter: 5' 5.4"/166.116 cm Quin/Quentin Stoll: 5' 5"/165.1 cm Cassandra (Cassie)/Cooper/Charlie Menzie: 5' 4.5"/163.83 cm Tavani Hood: 5' 4"/162.56 cm Xanthe/Xavier/Xan Thomas 5' 3.5"/161.29 cm Ihab Pau: 5' 3"/160.02 cm Rada/Radek Werner: 5' 2.5"/158.75 cm Zoe/Zander Cohen: 5' 2"/157.48 cm Esme/Eugene/Emery Francis: 5' 0"/152.4 cm

Alphabetical order Abeni/Aatos Stoll: 5' 8.6"/174.244 cm Bea/Benjamin/Bailey Skinner: 5' 7.5"/171.45 cm Cassandra (Cassie)/Cooper/Charlie Menzie: 5' 4.5"/163.83 cm Dapisha Grimm: 5' 6.7"/169.418 cm Esme/Eugene/Emery Francis: 5' 0"/152.4 cm Fiona/Finn/Francis Richard: 5' 7"/170.18 cm Georgie Abel: 6' 0.5"/184.15 cm Hayden Bauer: 6' 0"/182.88 cm Ihab Pau: 5' 3"/160.02 cm Julia/Jacenty/Jay Andrews: 5' 9.5"/176.53 cm Kaia/Kai/Kaipo Nilsen: 5' 6"/167.64 cm Lark/Luke/Loren Young: 5' 9"/175.26 cm Melody/Milo/Madison Kelly: 5' 10"/177.8 cm Narith Polaris: 5' 5.8"/167.132 cm Ofir (Ollie) Vargas: 6' 3"/190.5 cm Penny/Pierce/Page Hoffman: 5' 11"/180.34 cm Quin/Quentin Stoll: 5' 5"/165.1 cm Rada/Radek Werner: 5' 2.5"/158.75 cm Savannah/Samuel (Sammie)/Salem Carpenter: 5' 5.4"/166.116 cm Tavani Hood: 5' 4"/162.56 cm Ulyssa/Ulysses Klein: 6' 1"/185.42 cm Veronica/Vincent/Val Bourne: 5' 8"/172.72 cm Willow/William (Bill)/Winter Morrison: 5' 11.5"/181.61 cm Xanthe/Xavier/Xan Thomas 5' 3.5"/161.29 cm Yazmin/Yanis Vlanos: 5' 9.8"/177.292 cm Zoe/Zander Cohen: 5' 2"/157.48 cm

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Alphabet soup birthday lists

here's a link to a Google calendar with their birthdays because I'm so nice

Oldest to youngest:

Willow/William (Bill)/Winter Morrison: 33, December 19th, Sagittarius

Georgie Abel: 30, May 8th, Taurus

Fiona/Finn/Francis Richard: 29, April 20th, Taurus

Cassandra (Cassie)/Cooper/Charlie Menzie: 29, September 9th, Virgo

Ofir (Ollie) Vargas: 29, October 5th, Libra

Savanah/Samuel (Sammie)/Salem Carpenter: 28, March 7th, Pisces

Rada/Radek Werner: 28, August 17th, Leo

Julia/Jacenty/Jay Andrews: 27, June 1st, Gemini

Bea/Benjamin/Bailey Skinner: 27, November 12th, Scorpio

Dapisha Grimm: 26, April 25th, Taurus

Yazmin/Yanis Vlanos: 26, July 4th, Cancer

Melody/Milo/Madison Kelly: 26, October 30th, Scorpio

Kaia/Kai/Kaipo Nilsen: 25, January 3rd, Capricorn

Lark/Luke/Loren Young: 25, January 10th, Capricorn

Veronica/Vincent/Val Bourne: 25, February 6th, Aquarius

Penny/Pierce/Page Hoffman: 25, September 26th, Libra

Narith Polaris: 24, June 9th, Gemini

Quin/Quentin Rees: 24, November 17th, Scorpio

Tavani Hood: 24, December 23rd, Capricorn

Abeni/Aatos Stoll: 23, January 27th, Aquarius

Esme/Eugene/Emery Francis: 23, March 14th, Pisces

Ulyssa/Ulysses Klein: 23, April 18th, Aries

Xanthe/Xavier/Xan Thomas: 22, February 2nd, Aquarius

Hayden Bauer: 22, May 21st, Gemini

Ihab Pau: 22, July 11th, Cancer

Zoe/Zander Cohen: 20, August 13th, Leo

Calendar order:

Kaia/Kai/Kaipo Nilsen: 25, January 3rd, Capricorn

Lark/Luke/Loren Young: 25, January 10th, Capricorn

Abeni/Aatos Stoll: 23, January 27th, Aquarius

Xanthe/Xavier/Xan Thomas: 22, February 2nd, Aquarius

Veronica/Vincent/Val Bourne: 25, February 6th, Aquarius

Savanah/Samuel (Sammie)/Salem Carpenter: 28, March 7th, Pisces

Esme/Eugene/Emery Francis: 23, March 14th, Pisces

Ulyssa/Ulysses Klein: 23, April 18th, Aries

Fiona/Finn/Francis Richard: 29, April 20th, Taurus

Dapisha Grimm: 26, April 25th, Taurus

Georgie Abel: 30, May 8th, Taurus

Hayden Bauer: 22, May 21st, Gemini

Julia/Jacenty/Jay Andrews: 27, June 1st, Gemini

Narith Polaris: 24, June 9th, Gemini

Yazmin/Yanis Vlanos: 26, July 4th, Cancer

Ihab Pau: 22, July 11th, Cancer

Zoe/Zander Cohen: 20, August 13th, Leo

Rada/Radek Werner: 28, August 17th, Leo

Cassandra (Cassie)/Cooper/Charlie Menzie: 29, September 9th, Virgo

Penny/Pierce/Page Hoffman: 25, September 26th, Libra

Ofir (Ollie) Vargas: 29, October 5th, Libra

Melody/Milo/Madison Kelly: 26, October 30th, Scorpio

Bea/Benjamin/Bailey Skinner: 27, November 12th, Scorpio

Quin/Quentin Rees: 24, November 17th, Scorpio

Willow/William (Bill)/Winter Morrison: 33, December 19th, Sagittarius

Tavani Hood: 24, December 23rd, Capricorn

Alphabetical order:

Abeni/Aatos Stoll: 23, January 27th, Aquarius

Bea/Benjamin/Bailey Skinner: 27, November 12th, Scorpio

Cassandra (Cassie)/Cooper/Charlie Menzie: 29, September 9th, Virgo

Dapisha Grimm: 26, April 25th, Taurus

Esme/Eugene/Emery Francis: 23, March 14th, Pisces

Fiona/Finn/Francis Richard: 29, April 20th, Taurus

Georgie Abel: 30, May 8th, Taurus

Hayden Bauer: 22, May 21st, Gemini

Ihab Pau: 22, July 11th, Cancer

Julia/Jacenty/Jay Andrews: 27, June 1st, Gemini

Kaia/Kai/Kaipo Nilsen: 25, January 3rd, Capricorn

Lark/Luke/Loren Young: 25, January 10th, Capricorn

Melody/Milo/Madison Kelly: 26, October 30th, Scorpio

Narith Polaris: 24, June 9th, Gemini

Ofir (Ollie) Vargas: 29, October 5th, Libra

Penny/Pierce/Page Hoffman: 25, September 26th, Libra

Quin/Quentin Rees: 24, November 17th, Scorpio

Rada/Radek Werner: 28, August 17th, Leo

Savanah/Samuel (Sammie)/Salem Carpenter: 28, March 7th, Pisces

Tavani Hood: 24, December 23rd, Capricorn

Ulyssa/Ulysses Klein: 23, April 18th, Aries

Veronica/Vincent/Val Bourne: 25, February 6th, Aquarius

Willow/William (Bill)/Winter Morrison: 33, December 19th, Sagittarius

Xanthe/Xavier/Xan Thomas: 22, February 2nd, Aquarius

Yazmin/Yanis Vlanos: 26, July 4th, Cancer

Zoe/Zander Cohen: 20, August 13th, Leo

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The designs for the Alphabet Soup cast! Here's a quick run-through of their heights, ages, birthdays, personalities, and routes. (You may note that some have extra names, and that is because I forgot to make them gnc designs for some of the characters and have yet to update it). I plan to do introduction posts for all of them but that will take some time. Quick note the MC will be 25 so keep that in mind when looking at character ages.

Abeni/Aatos Stoll: 5' 8.6"/174.244 cm, 23, January 27th, A is upbeat, energetic, and very social. They're one of your classmates at college and as you get to know them more you learn just how much pressure their parents are putting on them.

Bea/Benjamin/Bailey Skinner: 5' 7.5"/171.45 cm, 27, November 12th, B is polite, mindful, and remembers everything. Another one of your classmates that after lending them a pencil you become good friends, when you realize you're B's only friend you have to wonder why.

Cassandra (Cassie)/Cooper/Charlie Menzie: 5' 4.5"/163.83 cm, 29, September 9th, C is laid back, curious, and patient. They work at the gas station you frequent, and they also seem oblivious to your crush. How can you get them to notice you?

Dapisha Grimm: 5' 6.7"/169.418 cm, 26, April 25th, D is blunt, sweet, and a little shy. She volunteers at the company you work for, do you help her realize her dream or do you let her remain the same?

Esme/Eugene/Emery Francis: 5' 0"/152.4 cm, 23, March 14th, E is protective, brash, and overworked. You first see them at the gas station and then you notice them at all their other jobs, what made them so gruff and why are they working so much?

Fiona/Finn/Francis Richard: 5' 7"/170.18 cm, 29, April 20th, F is hard-working, professional, and organized. You meet at a fundraiser your work throws that they write an article for, their best friend then starts to meddle and has you two meet up a bunch.

Georgie Abel: 6' 0.5"/184.15 cm, 30, May 8th, G is considerate, rich, and determined. They are the manager and event planner for your company, you've worked with them a bunch and might like them as more than a coworker... but they're your boss? What to do.

Hayden Bauer: 6' 0"/182.88 cm, 22, May 21st, H is wistful, nature-y, and a total nerd. He volunteers for an event at your company and spends most of it working with you, at the end he gives you his number, will you discover the sad past of this man?

Ihab Pau: 5' 3"/160.02 cm, 22, July 11th, I is funny, sentimental, and creative. She goes to your college and has an apprenticeship at the jewelry shop you frequent, it's hard not to fall for someone so charming.

Julia/Jacenty/Jay Andrews: 5' 9.5"/176.53 cm, 27, June 1st, J is flirty, confident, and adventurous. You meet them at the jewelry shop and after chatting they give you their number, what else is there to this stranger (if anything)?

Kaia/Kai/Kaipo Nilsen: 5' 6"/167.64 cm, 25, January 3rd, K is a tease, put-together, and welcoming. You've been going to school with K since first grade, that's why it was so surprising to find yourself crushing on them now, are you ready to risk your friendship for love?

Lark/Luke/Loren Young: 5' 9"/175.26 cm, 25, January 10th, L is a DIYer, honest, and straightforward. You've been friends with them just as long as K, they used to confess their love to you all the time as kids and only now as an adult do you feel the same, but has L grown out of their infatuation?

Melody/Milo/Madison Kelly: 5' 10"/177.8 cm, 26, October 30th, M is competitive, playful, and smug. Rivals to lovers, you met M in high school and you were happy when he ended up working for the same company as you, now the shenanigans can continue, but something about your rival feels different.

Narith Polaris: 5' 5.8"/167.132 cm, 24, June 9th, N is optimistic, stubborn, and friendly. They work at the library you go to when working on college HW she's really nice and helpful and since befriending them you find yourself at the library more and more.

Ofir (Ollie) Vargas: 6' 3"/190.5 cm, 29, October 5th, O is guarded, loyal, and Indecisive. They followed their friend to a fundraiser event at your work and you caught their attention, after spending the event with you they gave you their number in exchange for keeping them entertained. (I hate their design and it will change do not get attached)

Penny/Pierce/Page Hoffman: 5' 11"/180.34 cm, 25, September 26th, P is athletic, dedicated, and focused. An athlete at your college suddenly starts showing up around your work, they must know someone there, and after a while of running into each other you start to get better acquainted.

Quin/Quentin Stoll: 5' 5"/165.1 cm, 24, November 17th, Q is odd, capable, and prepared. While you're at the gas station your bag breaks, another perfect punch on an awful day, and then this mysterious stranger pulls out a sewing kit and patches it up enough to last till home. Who is this angel and how can you thank them?

Rada/Radek Werner: 5' 2.5"/158.75 cm, 28, August 17th, R is quiet, comforting, and responsible. This pretty stranger who works at the coffee shop is surprisingly at your work's fundraiser event, you say hi and get to chatting, and from then on you greet each other like friends.

Savannah/Samuel (Sammie)/Salem Carpenter: 5' 5.4"/166.116 cm, 28, March 7th, S is tired, apathetic, and unmotivated. They work at your favorite coffee shop and when they pass out after clocking out you insist on taking them to the ER. After that, you start paying way more attention to them.

Tavani Hood: 5' 4"/162.56 cm, 24, December 23rd, T is sulky, immature, and dependable. He's always in the park with his sketchbook out, in fact, you have a game when you go to the park and it's to see if you can spot him. You start talking to him and he shows you his work until he gets protective and secretive over it, what could he be drawing that he can't show you?

Ulyssa/Ulysses Klein: 6' 1"/185.42 cm, 23, April 18th, U is earnest, bashful, and talkative. They work at the library and they always ask you what you're working on, you can't help but notice how adorable and bashful they are. So what will you do with that information?

Veronica/Vincent/Val Bourne: 5' 8"/172.72 cm, 25, February 6th, V is wary and critical, but tolerant of you. You've known V since middle school and you never knew what you did to earn their trust but seeing how you're still their only 'friend' you're determined to get closer to them and maybe even get them more friends or acquaintances.

Willow/William (Bill)/Winter Morrison: 5' 11.5"/181.61 cm, 33, December 19th, W is watchful, sly, and respectful. W is a serial killer and they can't be fixed. You run into them at the park, or well more accurately their dog runs right into you. They quickly apologize and have a lovely conversation with you after that whenever they see you in the park they talk to you. They've always been kind that's why you couldn't help but be shocked when learning of their dark secret.

Xanthe/Xavier/Xan Thomas 5' 3.5"/161.29 cm, 22, February 2nd, X is handy, obsessed, and jealous. X is a yandere route they can't be fixed. X goes to your college and is in some of your classes, you help them with directions once and after that you swear you see them everywhere.

Yazmin/Yanis Vlanos: 5' 9.8"/177.292 cm, 26, July 4th, Y is famous, awkward, and conscientious of themself. You meet them at the jewelry shop and really hit it off, it's only after meeting and exchanging numbers that you learn they're a pretty popular up-and-coming artist.

Zoe/Zander Cohen: 5' 2"/157.48 cm, 20, August 13th, Z is cheeky, geeky, and persistent. Your cousin moves to the city for college so you throw them a welcoming party and meet her best friend Z, this was apparently a mistake because now this brat (affectionate) won't leave you alone. But you won't date your baby cousin's friend, right?

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Lehigh Valley Recording Artist Tom Vicario Releases "Baby Lets Go" To The Asian Music Market Via Bongo Boy Records Asia

Lehigh Valley recording artist Thomas Vicario (Bongo Boy Records) releases his EP "Baby Lets Go" in Asia. Four 4 original songs written by Grammy© member and Nominated Award winning music producer Gar Francis (The Doughboys, Mark Lindsay of Paul Revere & the Raiders, and Plainfield Slim). "Baby Lets Go" was recorded at Showtime Studio in Belvidere, New Jersey, USA and will be available for digital download & steaming in all Mandarin speaking countries in Asia. The songs can also be found on the full length album which was released in the USA as Physical cds and Downloads last November. The album "Baby Lets Go" has also been submitted for consideration for the 60th Annual Grammy Awards©. The Award ceremony will be held in New York City on January 28, 2018. The CBS network will broadcast the show live from the Madison Square Garden in New York City. The show will also be streamed live in Asia. BABY LETS GO 1. Baby Let's Go 2:43 2. All The Good Things 3:00 3. Take A Rose 3:26 4. Look To The Future 2:53 UPC 708744975195 | ISRC: USPXQ Release Date: 9.12.17 – ASIA Tom Vicario grew up in Roseto, Pennsylvania, USA where he graduated from Bangor High School. He participated in high school football and baseball. Received a BS degree in Health and Physical Education from East Stroudsburg University and also is a member of East Stroudsburg University’s football team. Tom taught Health and Physical Education at Saucon Valley High School and coached varsity football, basketball and tennis at Saucon Valley High School. Tom’s passion also is with the sport tennis as he is USPTR tennis teaching professional and USPTR eastern sectional tennis pro of the year. He has been the leader and drummer of his own band in the 1980’s and after his band years, developed and pursued a professional solo career playing guitar/singing. Past venues Tom Vicario Performed at: Big Bamboo, Hilton Head Island, SC, Marriot Ocean Front, Hilton Head Island, SC, The Boathouse, Hilton Head Island, SC., Slopeside pub and grill, Blue Mt Ski Resort, Palmerton, Pa.,Pearly Bakers, Easton, Pa. Valencia, Easton, Pa.,The Club at Morgan Hill, Easton, Pa.,Hawk Pointe GC, Washington, NJ. Showtime, Belvidere, NJ.,Local Vineyards: Sorrenti's, Tolino's, Blue Mt, and Private parties. Official Artist Website: http://www.tomvicariomusic.com/ Official Artist Page: https://bongoboyrecords.com/tom-vicario/ Record Label: https://bongoboyrecords.com/ Bongo Boy Records established in 2010 and owned by Monique Grimme and Gar Francis. The record label is a full stack music company with a growing international roster. Offers Worldwide Distribution which always includes a mother lode of promotions; including Music Placement Services, Radio & Television campaigns, Music Reviews, Social Media Marketing and much more. Source: http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=199824