#Nat Randall

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[ciaomarie]

Part 1: What then?

Some seemingly innocent, but truly mind-altering information is shared in a staff meeting.

Short fan fic. Low-key Sydcarmy/The Bear fluff. Post-season 2. Canon-compliant.

Location: The Bear

Time: 10:05 a.m.

The restaurant had closed lunch service on a Tuesday for a "Development Day". The Bear had been open for 5 months and had a 2 month wait list! After Family and Friends when they had all banded together the Bear crew had gotten tighter than ever. Carmen had been a outsider in his own restaurant for a couple weeks, but soon the dust settled. Even Sydney came around after 3 weeks of his patient groveling. The duo was good and soon The Bear had become one of Chicago Tribune's "Best New Restaurants." However, with success The Bear was changing fast. They had hired more full-time front and kitchen staff, which was great. The downside was that "respectful communication" and "customer complaint management" was waning a little. Things were not terrible, but Richie for whom Ever set the bar in hospitality, The Bear should always be improving, not sliding backwards. Natalie, Carmen and Sydney agreed. They also wanted to discuss new menu changes and a to-go system they would be testing soon.

"Okay, people! Let's get started" Natalie said beckoning everyone to take a seat at the front of house.

Richie stood next her "casually dressed" in a button down blue dress shirt and dark grey slacks.

He began, "As you know The Bear is on track to paying off the loan and we're the freakin' toast of the town right now, but this is not the time to take a nap. We gotta keep our eyes on the prize. So first, up facial regulation as known as RBF awareness."

Natalie tapped his shoulder and whispered, "Richie, I love your enthusiasm, but I thought we might start with an ice breaker?"

He shrugged and continued, "But Nat, has a ice breaker. Take it away".

Natalie resumed.

"So, first we want to thank each of you for being part of this dream and making it fun, rewarding, and successful. As you know The Bear is a family business and since there's new faces here we'd like to get to know you better and vice versa. We'll start with a quick round of "Best and Worst". Just pick a question out of the cup and answer it. Please keep your answers to 2 minutes."

The first question went to Randall, a young man in his early 20's with dark curly hair and thick glasses that frequently fogged in the humid kitchen. He was the new assistant pastry chef.

"What was the best place I ever lived? Hm…Guam. My dad, Army, was stationed on the base and I lived there from age 9-11. I had like 12 friends just on my block and we were always playing soccer, swimming, or riding our bikes. It was awesome."

"Thanks Randall!" Natalie chirped.

The next went to Tina.

"Ok…what is worst advice I've ever been given? Keep your head down and do what you know. That's the advice I used to give myself. Thankfully I didn't listen because now I'm a sous chef!"

Sydney who was sitting near the front between Gary and Carmy, beamed at Tina who returned the smile with a little moisture in her eyes.

The next question went to Marcus.

"Best moment in the last year? It was training at Noma, in Copenhagen. It was my first international trip. I got to stay in a houseboat, explore the city, meet cool people, and figure out that I wanted to do this maybe forever."

The last several months had been really hard due to Marcus's mom's passing. He had returned to work after a week of mourning citing that he knew she wouldn't want him to sit at home now that she was no longer sick. Despite that he was getting better every day and had come up with several new popular dessert specials. Tina was seated next to him and patted his arm.

The next few questions went to new dishwasher, Chris, Fak, and then Gary.

Sydney drew the next question and winced upon reading it. It wouldn't be possible to lie because Marcus already knew the truth.

"What was my best meal ever? Well…it was this pork confit with onions and rhubarb. Then after I had this dish called Milk and Honey."

She kept her eyes plastered on the tiny strip of paper while she spoke. In her peripheral field she could see Carm turning slightly towards her, his cornflower blue eyes boring two holes into the side of her head.

"Sounds grand. Ok, Carmy pick a question" Richie ordered wanting to get down to business by 10:30am.

Carmy didn't seem to hear him. He was on another planet.

"Yo cuz, pick a question!"

He startled and drew a question.

"Uh ok. Best part of my day? Hmmm. Closing up."

It was now Sydney's soul's turn to exit her body. Every night, with few exceptions, she and Carmy ended the night in his office to debrief on the day, perform last checks, and close together.

After a moment she felt his eyes still glancing at her. Without turning she whispered, "Later." The last thing she needed was to look at him, and forget how much time was passing, giving Richie yet another reason to tease them. Not long ago he gave them matching copies of a workplace relationship etiquette tip sheet stapled to an OSHA industrial hygiene handout before leaving them to close.

She sighed, trying to compose herself. It was no big deal. So what that Carm knew he was responsible for the best thing she ever ate? Also, they're partner-friends so it's totally normal that his favorite time of day when is they are together…alone. Right?

UH OH.

[ilikethisacompletelynormalamount]

20 May 2023 16:44:14

Beatrice.debney: One of the "friends of Ruth" Andrew Scott backstage in The Second Woman Creators Nat Randall & Anna Breckon Directors Anna Breckon & Nat Randall Video and Camera Designer EO Gill & Anna Breckon Lighting Designer Amber Silk & Kayla Burrett UK Lighting Designer Lauren Woodhead Music Composer Nina Buchanan Set Designer FUTURE METHOD STUDIO UK Movement Director Yarit Dor Casting Nina Gold With Ruth Wilson

I can't believe it's been a whole year since Andrew did a scene in the 24 hour production The Second Woman with Ruth Wilson at the Young Vic.

(Excuse me while I reblog my old posts and sorry in advance for their "filmed on a potato" quality.)

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HARRY POTTER

harry potter, ❍ hermione granger, ❍ ron weasley, ❍ luna lovegood, ❍ neville longbottom, ginny weasley, fred weasley, george weasley, ❍ sirius black, remus lupin, ❍ james potter, ❍ marlene mckinnon, mary macdonald, dorcas meadowes, lily evans

RIDE THE CYCLONE

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SHADOW AND BONE

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SIX OF CROWS

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THE OUTSIDERS

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IT (2017)

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THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL

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[brokehorrorfan]

Crocodile will be released on Blu-ray on July 9 via Synapse Films. The 1979 monster movie hails from Thailand.

Produced by Dick Randall (Pieces, Slaughter High), the film is directed by Sompote Sands. Nat Puvanai, Ni Tien, Angela Wells, Kirk Warren, and Robert Chan star.

Crocodile has been newly restored from the original English 35mm camera negative. Special features are listed below.

Special features:

Audio commentary by film historian Lee Gambin

Interview with original director Won-se Lee,

Deleted & alternate scenes

Theatrical trailer

When doctors Tony Akom (Nat Puvani) and John Stromm (Min Oo) take their wives on a quiet beach vacation, it quickly turns into a nightmare. The nightmare? Their wives are attacked and killed by a giant crocodile that has mutated from nearby nuclear testing. Out for vengeance, they enlist the help of Tanaka (Manop Asavatep), a local fisherman, and Peter (Robert Chan), a photographer. Will they be able to stop the rampaging village-stomping beast before others are devoured?

Pre-order Crocodile.

[monstrousgourmandizingcats]

ItaliJackets 1x09 and 1x10 (a few days late because I was traveling):

"Let's go to [checks notes] a cabin in a wooded area, Shauna!" Wild, wild choice, Adam, and not a language-specific one. He does specifically refer to the "boschi" of the Poconos here, though...

The Doomcoming pun doesn't land, but they try their best. They end up with "Condanna Party".

"Non morirò vergine."

"Rendy Wulsh?!"

"CHE CONDANNA PARTY INIZI"

It's a clever touch that Shauna struggles to get her dress on.

Speaking of their dresses, I wonder what Lottie's dress looked like. This one happens to look really good on her, but it's not hers; it's Laura Lee's. We have no idea what her formal dress was going to look like! (And as of season 3 she's still fucking wearing it. Laura Lee may not have been deliberately written as gay for Lottie at first, but Lottie sure as fuck was written as terminally obsessed with Laura Lee.)

Babezzzzz->bam-booo-leeeeee. Jackie's gay.

"Shauna ha bisogno di vederci..." She says that so ominously. These people know one another.

"Un albero molto sexy"

Jackie's nihilist era is so sad. It's so teenage as well. This is the sort of shit you say when this kind of thing happens in Wiskayok, too. "I'm a jaded teenage girl, you wouldn't believe the shit I've seen," etc. etc. etc. But this isn't Wiskayok and it takes on a different weight.

I like that Shauna's VA is making much more of an effort to pronounce Jackie (as opposed to Jeckie) than most of the others.

Jeckie's not having a great time but at least it's not "sex" with Jeff. "Il sesso è questo?" Trevis, on the other hand, is in deep deep shit and he knows it. Unfortunately all too common an experience when it comes to his relationship with sexuality.

"IL CERVO! CATTURIAMOLO!"

"MEESTY SONO GAY! SONO GAY GAY GAY! MAMMA? PAPÀ? DIO?" Great delivery.

Doomcoming!Lottie is really hot, which in a way is almost a shame because it distracts a lot of people from the fact that she's off her ass on at least three different kinds of altered state, possibly as many as six, and attempts to orchestrate a ritual rape and murder because of it ("LE TUE MERDOSE FOLLIE"). In the hyper-transgressive context of this episode that frankly doesn't make her less hot if you acknowledge it, but I think you do have to admit and accept that that's what's going on rather than making it a girlboss thing.

Nat grovels so much in front of Misty in this dub. Even more abjectly than in English.

Italian women say "wow" so interestingly.

I never noticed the association of Adam's blood with Jackie's hymeneal blood before, with the first we see of his corpse being a roundish bloodstain on the white sheet covering said corpse, but it's impossible to un-notice now that I have.

"Era un tipo sanguigno, eh? *chuckles*"

@stracciatellino: "This Nat is more defensive and less resigned."

"...a causa di funghi."/"FUNGHI?!"/"oh cazzo. la zuppa."

Allie: "oh ciao Randall..."

To be fair to Misty the shrooms thing was something she and Mari both bear some responsibility for. Misty should not have been hoarding hallucinogens. Mari should not have been using unidentified ingredients in her cooking. Mari, of course, refuses to let anyone acknowledge this or point it out, because her key character traits are being mean to everyone, wanting Lottie to rail her, and deflecting guilt onto others. I love her. Che stronza! <3

Italian!Tai is honestly pretty condescending to Italian!Van. Tai does speak insultingly of Van's beliefs a couple times in English but not so aggressively so until well into season 2. Before that she's more genuinely concerned than mocking. Here in the Italian she's honestly pretty awful about it.

Lottie's theology at this point in the show is way way way less nuts in Italian. "Cielo e terra" rather than "the sky and the dirt" makes a big difference. Very Francsican, one might say, as @stracciatellino pointed out.

UN ORSO DEMENTE

"Shauna si scopava Jeff." She sure did. Triste!

Lottie's Italian VA plays her more tired and exasperated in the freezing-Jackie-out scene than Courtney's more calculated and sinister delivery of the "stay out of this Coach" line. I think it makes an improvement. I don't know when exactly they recorded this dub, but the original delivery is so clearly an artifact of a time before Lottie's inter-season personality softening (which I think was itself the right choice, out of racial and disability representation concerns).

These Travnat actors are good.

I wish they hadn't included this idea that Taissa is the first black woman in the New Jersey Senate. It's untrue and insulting to real people. I wonder if it was supposed to communicate "first gay black woman" or something to that effect and the line got miswritten or misdelivered somehow.

Since TV writers in the West these days tend to be familiar with 90s anime at least on a greatest-hits level, I think both the Evangelion "congratulations!" framing of Jackie's death and and the Shiori:Juri::Shauna:Jackie stuff were on purpose.

They went with "ma chi è Lottie Matthews?" instead of "chi cazzo è Lottie Matthews?" Obvious layup BUNGLED.

Vaffanculo Count: 12. The last two are Ben->the fact of Misty's having poisoned him (again) and, appropriately, Jackie->Shauna. A >1 number of "TAKE IT UP THE ASS"-es per episode. Truly a beautiful language.

On to stagione 2 soon!

[b1llowo]

About Me

Hello everyone! My name is Nat, but you can call me Richie if you'd like, idc lol. I go by any pronouns (I am a cis female tho ^^)

Highschooler (14yo)

Diagnosed SPCD, so if I seem awkward or sm thats why

Ace + unlabled romantic

Fandoms

South Park

Saturday Night Live

IT - Stephen King

The Book of Mormon musical

One Wheat Mark

Randal's Friends

My Chemical Romance

Gravity Falls

Undertale

Doki Doki Literature Club

Omori

Basically all those indie games from the 2010s

Moral Orel

Regretevator

Scream

Class of 09

Monster High

Little Nightmares

Beetlejuice

Despicable Me franchise

My Little Pony

Warrior Cats

Stranger Things

Basketball

Mouthwashing

Cherry Magic

And literally so many more, it's so bad, lol. I'll keep updating this

(ik this image is probably real low quality rn, ill fix it later im lazy)

[cartoonfanaticmonsterrobotalien]

Solar Opposites in: Solar Monsters (by @avaveevo)

Ch. 7

The next day, Beverly and the gang head to David as they see him as the police station wearing a disguise.

Rina: Hey! What’s the big deal Beverly?

Nat: You sure this man knows what he is doing?!

Tyler: Puh-lease. Nat, as if you know anything!

Nat: Hey!

Beverly: Shut up! turns to David Sir, do you we what we needed?

David: Why yes my dear. gives her a suitcase full of weapons as she opens it and reveals the weapons Everything you need here to stop a giant monster.

Beverly: Thank you sir. closes the suitcase I don’t know what your plan is, but make it work. See you soon. leaves with her gang

As soon as Beverly and her gang left, David heads in the police station where he sees a phoning booth and sees the mugger. The two men pick up the phones and they started to call each other.

David: Well, you must be a very well specimen.

Mugger: The fuck are you talking about?

David: gets out something from his pocket You just might feel a pinch, after a few seconds.

Mugger: What is that- feels something painful as he screams in pain and his eyes starts glowing

The prisoners and people starts running away as soon the mugger’s shadow grows larger. The scene then cute to Darcy and Jamie opening the door and then sees Miss Frankie and Principal Cooke standing outside.

Darcy: Guys? What are you doing here?

Miss Frankie: We have something to show you. Something you are so not gonna like!

The two teachers then head to the living room where they see Mia, Kevin, Randall and Ms. Perez sitting down. Jamie and Darcy then enter as Miss Frankie and Jamie sat down.

Jamie: What is going on?

Mia: What happened?

Miss Frankie: We have proof that that FBI most wanted is behind the monsters.

Kevin: What?

Randall: FBI Most Wanted?

Darcy: How do you even-

Principal Cooke and Miss Frankie look at each other nervously as Principal Cooke grabs something out of the bag, which pops out Darcy’s jacket as everyone in the room gasp.

Darcy: Oh my God. grabs the jacket My jacket?!

Darcy then starts sobbing as Jamie comforts him.

Ms. Perez: Holy shit. What happened to it?

Miss Frankie: We suspect that the FBI most wanted has something to do with this

Principal Cooke: It’s true. We saw it on the news with Montez, Cherie and Nova. He escape three weeks ago!

Kevin: That prick!

Mia: Wait a minute, who gave him the jacket?! How does he know about all this?!

Darcy: I don’t know, but we need to tell Korvo and fast!

Miss Frankie: Don’t worry, Principal and I know who gave him Darcy’s jacket!

Jamie: What, who?! Who would do this to my wife?!

Principal Cooke: It was Beverly!

Jamie, Darcy, Mia and Kevin gasp as result of this revelation.

Jamie, Darcy, Kevin and Mia: What?!

Ms. Perez: gasp in horror

Randall: Whoa whoa! Say what?!

Darcy: Is it true?!

Miss Frankie: We wish it isn’t.

Darcy: Oh my God! That bitch! kicks a table as it falls down

Jamie: Damn honey!

Mia: Aw man I knew that woman was a total whore!

Principal Cooke: And that’s not all! She gave them photos of each of us!

All: gasp in horror

Kevin: Oh fuck, we’re in trouble!

Jamie: I’ll say

Randall: Oh fuck! We gotta tell Terry and Korvo!

Miss Frankie: Perfect come on!

Suddenly they heard a roaring sound.

Mia: Um, what was that?!

Suddenly, giant scaly monstrous hands pop out as they all scream.

Mia: Holy shit! Is that a chupacabra?!

Principal Cooke: I think it is!

The chupacabra’s head pops out as it chews through the door. The others scream as the monster tries to make its way in!

Principal Cooke: Quick! Bar the doors!

Miss Frankie: I’m on it!

Beverly and her gang arrived, trying to catch the monster.

Beverly: Okay, guys now it’s time.

The monster then swings its tail at Shelby and Rina as they fall to the ground and drop their weapons. Terry and Korvo, who were having sex, heard the sound as they open the window and gasp.

Terry: Oh shit! Is that a chupacabra?!

Korvo: Our friends might be in trouble! Come on!

Later, after putting their clothes back on, Human Korvo and Human Terry rushes to the neighborhood as they arrived and gasp upon seeing the chupacabra.

Human Terry: That’s a huge bitch!

The monster then tries to break in as Jamie and Darcy tries to hold it.

Jamie: Whoa!

Darcy: screams

Tyler tries to stab the beast until, it punches him towards Nat as they fell.

Nat: Dude, get off of me! shoves Tyler

Tyler: Hey watch it, dumbass!

Beverly then tries to shoot, until she saw Human Korvo and Human Terry and aims her gun at Korvo so he can get him to transform. But, Human Terry saws the light aiming at his husband and throws a rock at her, which hits Beverly in the nose as she scream and her laser aims at a Korean BBQ as Korean Ribs fall everywhere.

Human Terry: Jesus Christ

Man: Fuck yeah meat!

Customer: Yeah! Ribs baby!

Human Terry: Ooh really?! Ribs?

Human Korvo: offscreen Terry?! Is everything okay?!

Human Terry: Um yeah, I’m uh, gonna go get something brb!

Human Korvo: Perfect! Maybe we can attract it with meat.

Human Terry: Uh yeah, definitely! I’ll be right back!

Suddenly, Human Terry began crave meat as he began to act like a predator and runs off. Then, the chupacabra breaks in the house as the gang screams.

Human Korvo: sees the chupacabra Oh shit!

Mia: Quick! Upstairs!

Miss Frankie, Principal Cooke, Ms. Perez, Jamie, Darcy, Mia, Kevin and Randall ran upstairs as Human Korvo grabs it, but then looks at his fingers in worry, but to his surprise and relief they’re not turning black.

Human Korvo: I’ll hold them off!

The chupacabra then tries to bite Human Korvo, but luckily he kicks it away as he turns back into his Shlorpian self and gets out his sword. He swings sword before jumping in mid air and landing on his feet when Human Terry arrived, suddenly with Korean BBQ sauce on his face.

Human Terry: Okay, I got the meats!

Korvo: Thanks and notices the sauce on Terry’s face Uuuh-

Human Terry: We should talk about this later! hangs in the bag in the air with his hand Come here you damn lizard…

The chupacabra then smells the meat as it follows Human Terry while Korvo gets out a vile and gets ready to pounce on it.

Human Terry: Now Korv!

Korvo then stabs the chupacabra as he jumps on it and puts the antidote in its mouth as he gets off the beast and lands on his feet.

Korvo: Thank God.

As the beast shrinks back to its human size, Human Terry and Korvo, who turns back into his human form, gasp upon the reveal of who the monster is: the beach mugger.

Human Terry and Human Korvo: What the fuck?!

Human Terry: The mugger from the beach?!

Human Korvo: Okay, I admit. I did not fucking see that coming.

Then the police arrived as they head out their rear and walks towards the two husband.

Police Officer: What the fuck happened here?!

Human Korvo: Uh?

Human Terry: The mugger from the beach somehow escape and was turn into a chupacabra

Human Korvo: and it came after our friends

Police Officer: yeesh. That would explain the attack today.

Human Korvo: What? He was attacking people?!

Police Officer: well don’t worry after this, we’ll give him a death penalty. Take care.

The police ambulance arrives as they cuff the unconscious mugger and he drives away.

Human Korvo: Phew… wipes the sweat off his brow

Later.. inside the house…

Tyler: Beverly, why did you try to shoot for that smart-ass Korey? You were supported to shoot the monster!

Beverly: I didn’t have a choice. I was supposed to get his reaction.

Human Terry: eating a BBQ rib savagely like an animal but then stops and begins to overheat the argument Huh?

Beverly: I never would’ve done it-

Tyler: Well, you should’ve just aim it at the monster.

Shelby: Uh, say that idiot who tries to lunge himself at the monster!

Tyler: I was trying to stop it!

Nat: Well, maybe next time don’t land on me you idiot!

Beverly and her friends started arguing while Human Korvo opens the door to make sure the others are okay as they embrace him.

Human Korvo: Oh thank God! You’re all alright!

Mia: Thanks for coming for us!

Darcy: Thank God!

Jamie: hears the arguing Oh God, it’s them.

Principal Cooke: Come on, let’s go kick them out!

Back downstairs, as Human Terry watches as Beverly and her friends argue, Human Terry’s vision starts to static orange as the scenery with Beverly and her gang are heatedly arguing, statistics to other Shlorpians insulting Terry behind his back whispering about it. Human Terry starts breathing in and out, until suddenly his breathing turns into snarling as he starts growling like a beast and his eyes glow orange. He then clenches as something in him… snaps… while Human Korvo and the rest of the gang comes downstairs.

Jamie: Um, Terry? Are you-

Human Terry: SHUT UP! SHUT UP! EVERYONE, SHUT THE FUCK UP!

Human Terry then flips the table in fury at Beverly and her gang as they scream and fell on the floor

Human Korvo: suddenly feels so turned on and whistles

Principal Cooke, Miss Frankie, Darcy, Kevin, Ms. Perez, Mia and Randall: Damn

Jaime: Woah

Beverly: laughs Is there a problem here?

Human Terry: Yes! You! I can’t believe you try to shoot at Korvo with that giant gun!

Human Korvo: What? She did?

Human Terry: YEAH! SHE DID!

All: gasp, then looks at Beverly and her gang in disgust and righteous fury

Bevery: Oh, shut up! You would all do the same thing if you-

Darcy then punches Beverly to the ground as her husband and friend shot excited.

All: WHOO! Yeah! Alright! Go Darcy!

The gang then throws Beverly and her gang out of the house as they gave a he a death stare.

Human Terry: Stay away from my man you bitch!

Human Terry slams the door as Beverly growls. Then, inside the house, Human Terry takes a deep breath as he sits on the chair and groans.

Human Terry: I'm sorry.

Human Korvo: Whatever do you mean?

Mia: Yeah Terry?

Human Terry: I-I don’t what came over me. It was so tense and-

Human Korvo: Sssh. It's okay. I know it's hard.

Kevin: Hey it’s okay man. You were pretty badass.

Randall: Yeah, you really let her have it!

Darcy: Remind us never to get on your bad side.

The gang then hugs Human Terry while Human Korvo looks lovingly at him.

Human Korvo: Thanks for standing up for me honey. kisses him on the cheek

Human Terry: Anytime, boo.

Human Terry blushes. Then, the scene cuts back to the house where Terry put some cash in his wallet and kisses Korvo.

Terry: sighs Y’know what? A trip to the movies outta ease my mind. Especially after a lot has happened. I’ll see you later honey. kisses him on the cheek

Korvo: Have fun, darling.

After Terry closes the door, the scene then shifts over to Korvo in the bathroom. He then smiles at the mirror, but then got bored and thought of something, while tapping his fingers on the sink. He then puts on mascara. He spreads it carefully on his eyes, but then…

Korvo: pokes himself in the eyes with the mascara brush; screams FUCK!

Korvo transforms into his Super Shlorpian as he roars and pants. But then, suddenly, he heard a knock on the door.

Super Shlorpian Korvo: Shit!

Ms. Perez: offscreen Korvo? Korvo, is that you in there?!

Super Shlorpian Korvo: Uh, yeah. I’ll be with you in a minute!

Janice: H’know is everything okay y’know?

Super Shlorpian Korvo: Just need to get dress! I’ll be right there.

But without thinking, Korvo turns into his human form while still in his Super Shlorpian form. As Human Korvo puts on his clothes, he gasp upon seeing his new look in the reflection. His appearance has changed. He now has long hair with a shaded icy blue half on the bottom of the hair, his Super Shlorpian teeth are showing and he is suddenly wearing a icey blue lipstick.

Human Korvo: Holy shit! lifts up his hair Oh god. Okay. That was unexpected.

Human Korvo then hears another knock and looks at his lovely fancy lady’s hat and a scarf as he gets an idea. He quicklynputs it on as he heads out of the bathroom and opens the door.

Nova, Ms. Perez and Janice: Hey! Hi! What up Korv? H’no, hi Korvo y’know… notices his new look What? Huh? H’no, you look different y’know.

Ms. Perez: Uh, Korvo, why do you-

Human Korvo: Oh um it’s a look I wanted to wear for the movies. Plus, it’s super chilly tonight

Nova: Right…

Human Korvo: By the way, is Sherbet here?

Nova: Oh yes. Sherbet is down there playing with the kids.

Human Korvo: Great! Let’s go!

The scene then cuts to the movies, where Human Terry sits down on his seat and takes a deep breath.

Human Terry: Yep. Finally, no fucked up interruptions.

But, then four teens appear while arguing.

Teen #1: What?! No way’s that true!

Teen# 2: Yeah! The villain's like his mom or something! Teen #3: Come on, it’s obvious! He’s been the real villain all this time!

Teen #4: Nah, I saw he’s a illegal?

Teen #2: Barney, seriously? It’s obvious he is a total dumbass…

As the arguing shuffles, Human Terry groans in announce as his eyes starts flashing orange and he starts growling.

Human Terry: whispering Will you shut the fuck up?

The audience gasp as the four teens get into silence and grows nervous by Human Terry’s outburst.

Movie Usher: Um, sir is everything okay-

Human Terry: I’m going to the snack bar!

As Human Terry left in a huff, the audience back down nervously. Then Human Terry starts waiting for his snacks while tapping impatiently.

Movie Goer: Um sir, are you okay?

Human Terry: eyes starts glowing WHAT’S UP WITH YOUR FACE?!

Human Terry then looks down gasp upon seeing his eyes glowing. Realizing in horror what is happening, Human Terry runs to the bathroom in a panic, while the song, “Kissing You” from Des’ree is heard in the movie theater:

Human Korvo, Janice, Nova and Ms. Perez entered the theater while Human Korvo is sweating nervously.

Human Korvo: Yeesh. I hope I don’t goobler too much. turns to his friends Hey, um, I’m gonna go go use the restroom. I’ll be right back. You girls just order some snacks okay.

Nova: Okay, see you in the theater Korvo.

Human Korvo then heads to the men’s restroom as he looks around to see if anyone is not watching him so he can turn back into his Shlorpian self to turn back from his Super Shlorpian form and undo effects it had on his human form. Then, Human Terry splashes water on his face and he notice his eyes back to normal as he sighs. He put his hands on his head in frustration. He then bumps into Human Super Shlorpian Korvo as he gasp.

Human Terry: Korvo?

Human Korvo: Terry?! blushes Oh um what a surprise to uh see me here um… what do you think of this new look?

Human Terry: Holy shit… honey. You never looked more beautiful…

Human Korvo smiles as his hair, teeth and eyes turn back to normal and he and human Terry embrace in a passionate kiss.

Human Terry: What are you kisses Human Korvo doing here?

Human Korvo: I’m sorry I didn’t kisses human Terry tell ya but kisses human Terry again but I decided to have a kisses human Terry ladies out with the girls and kisses human Terry asked Sherbet to kisses human Terry babysit the Replicants and Pupa. kisses human Terry What about you? kisses human Terry

Human Terry: Just needed some fresh air to kisses human Korvo clear my mind off because, kissing human Korvo shitty stuff happening lately kisses human Korvo hope you get it. kisses human Korvo

Human Korvo: Wanna head back, darling? kisses human Terry

Human Terry: If you say so Korvy. kisses human Korvo

The two alien husbands then head out of the bathroom while holding hands and sees Nova, Ms. Perez and Janice waiting for Human Korvo. They then turn around and smile upon seeing Human Korvo with Human Terry.

Ms. Perez: Aw, look who show up.

Nova: You lovebirds must’ve bump into each other at the movies.

Janice: H’no, you’re like Romeo and Juliet y’know?

Ms. Perez: Ain’t that a sweet for two husbands?

Snack Employee: offscreen Terald Opposites! Your snacks are ready!

The scene then cuts to Sherbet reading a book, until suddenly she heard a phone ringing. Sherbet got confused and then suddenly it picks up on its own. Then, she heard Beverly and David talking.

Beverly: on phone Guys. We have a backup plan.

Tyler: What do you mean?

Beverly: Trust me. It’s brilliant!

Sherbet picks up the phone and began to overhear the conversation.

Beverly: Luckily, I already gotten the right victims. They’re on a plane being held. David will be right here immediately.

Shelby: You sure this will lure the monster on time?

Sherbet: gasp Korvo!

Beverly: I’m sure it will.

Terrified, Sherbet hangs up the phone and runs up to Yumyulack, Jesse and Sonya’s room where she opens the door and then sees Yumyulack, Jesse, Sonya and Pupa playing Star Wars with toy lightsabers and with Yumyulack dressed up as Kyko Ren, Jesse as Rey, Pupa as Baby Yoda and Sonya as Mandolorian.

Jesse: You’re dead, fucking Kylo Ren.

Yumyulack: Fuck you, Rey! Darkness will conquer- sees Sherbet Huh?

Sonya: Uh, Sherbet? What’s going on?

Sherbet: Put your normal clothes sweethearts! We’re going to the airport!

Yumyulack: Huh?

Pupa: Whuh?

Sherbet: With cool weapons!

Yumyulack, Jesse, Pupa and Sonya: Yay!

Yumyulack: Nice!

Then the scene cuts to the airport. Then, the scene forwards itself to the inside of a plane, where it shows Mia, Randall and three other citizens trapped and muzzle on seats. David the slowly approaches Mia as she muffle shrieks once David touches her face.

David: So, you’re a language arts teacher? You seem like a perfect subject for something you might enjoy.

Later, Sherbet and the kids, after taking another bus to the airport, hops out, without anyone seeing Yumyulack, Jesse and Pupa’s alien selves. Then, they see the hostages and the plane and are terrified upon seeing Mia and Randall as one of them.

Jesse: whispering Oh no! Mia! Randall!

Sonya: whispering Jesus Christ!

The kids then sneak into the plane quietly, while stalking David. The Replicants hid in the main port, where they see the controls on flying the plane.

Jesse: This isn’t good!

Yumyulack: gasp Guys!! I had a crazy idea!

Jesse: gasp Does it involves flying the plane?

Yumyulack: Hell yeah!

Sherbet: Great idea Yumyulack! You two fly the plane! Sonya, Pupa and I will free Mia, Randall and the other hostages!

Yumyulack and Jesse: Right!

Jesse: Ooh! Which button starts the plane?!

Sherbet: I have no idea!

Yumyulack: sees a beeping button Um, maybe this one?!

As soon as Yumyulack presses the button, the plane starts and began to take off.

Yumyulack: Ladies and gentlemen! We have liftoff!

Jesse: Quick! Yummybear! Grab the wheel!

Yumyulack: Oh right!

Yumyulack and Jesse grabs the wheels. Then, the plane closes the wheels as it takes off to the sky as Yumyulack and Jesse scream. Then, David falls over he gets knocked unconscious by the door. With that, Sherbet, Sonya and Pupa sneaks to the hostages.

Sonya: Mrs. Mia! Mr. Randall! We’re here to help you!

Mia: muffling Kids?

Randall: muffling Hey kids! What’s up?!

As Sherbet, Pupa and Sonya helps free the hostages from the restraint straps on their hands, Beverly and her gang comes in and gasp.

Beverly: Hey! What are you kids doing in here?

Sonya: screams

Sherbet: What the? Beverly? Oh no, not you guys!

Pupa: gasp as he frees the last hostage

Jesse: Wait. Isn’t she…

Sherbet: calling out Kids! Turn this plane over!

Yumyulack and Jesse: Aye aye captain!

Yumyulack and Jesse then turns their wheels around as the plane spins around while Sherbet, Pupa, Sonya, Mia, Randall and some of the hostages hold on to their seats. But, Beverly and her gang fell to the ceiling while screaming.

Sherbet: Jesus Christ!

Yumyulack and Jesse: Up, down… twirls the wheel again and spin around!

The plane twirls as the good guys landed on their seats, except for Beverly and her gang. The kids then gasp upon seeing land heading this way!

Yumyulack: Oh fuck! We’re gonna fucking crash!

Jesse: No!

Sonya: What?!

Jesse: Sherbet! Grab the wheel!

Sherbet: Oh shit!

Sherbet then hopscotch her way to the flying part where Yumyulack heads off his seat and lets Sherbet take the wheel as she lands the landing gear. She then grabs a speaker and says…

Sherbet: Sherbet: Ladies and gentlemen, because of a few difficulties, we have to end the flight early.

Sonya: Oh no! Seatbelts everuone!

The kids, Mia, Randall and the three hostages then had on their seats and put their seatbelts tightly. Sherbet takes the lever and the plane starts to land.

Sherbet: Hold on tight!

Later, at the movies, Human Korvo and Human Terry have began kissing once the movie ended, until everyone felt a loud crash as they fall down. Everyone got up, except for Human Terry and Human Korvo.

Nova: What the fuck was that?

Ms. Perez: I don’t know! Wait, where’s Terry and Kor- suddenly sees them on the floor still making out found them

Human Terry and Human Korvo then stopped kissing as they look lovingly at each other’s eyes. Then, Human Terry recieved a National News notification on his phone and gasp. Human Korvo got confused but then gasp.

Human Korvo: It’s the kids!

Human Terry: What the? Look what it says in the headline, “Kids Rescue Hostages?”

Ms. Perez: sees the video and gasp upon seeing Mia MIA!

Nova: Oh my God. Is that our kids?!

Human Korvo: Hell yeah there and and… I am so PROUD OF THEM!

Human Terry and Nova: Huh?

Janice: Wait, really?

Nova: Oh Yeah. They saved those people! How could we be mad at them when they risk their lives to save our friends?

Human Terry: We gotta head to the airport!

Human Korvo, Human Terry and their friends head to the airport. They then gasp upon seeing the destroyed plane but luckily, no one got hurt, much to their relief.

Human Korvo: Jesus.

Human Yumyulack: offscreen Korvo! Terry!

Human Terry: Kids!

Sherbet: offscreen Nova!

Nova: Sherbet!

The kids, after Yumyulack, Jesse and Pupa have transforms into their human forms and Sherbet runs to their adults as they embrace their parents.

Human Korvo: We're so happy you guys are okay.

Human Terry: Oh come here you little rascals. joins in the family hug

Human Jesse: I guess we're grounded, huh?

Human Terry: What? No!

Human Korvo: Of course not!

Human Terry: You kids were badass today! And as long as you were Sherbert the entire time, we know you are being responsible!

Nova: hugs Sherbet Come here, I am so proud of you!

Sherbet: Thanks Nova.

Then, the rest of the Solar Opposites gang came and gasp upon seeing their friends okay.

Kevin: Randall!

Jamie: Oh thank God!

Principal Cooke: Good to see you fuck!

Montez: You’re okay!

The guys then dog pile Randall into a hug. Ms. Perez then see Mia okay as she gasp in joy.

Ms. Perez: Mia! runs and embraces her

Mia: Honey bun!

The two girlfriends then kiss. Then, Mia and Ms. Perez walks over to their friends what happened. As the kids continue to hug their dads, Beverly and her gang comes over here angrily while David runs off.

Beverly: Hey Opposites!

Human Korvo: Oh God. What is it now Beverly?

Beverly: You motherfucking smart-ass! Your stupid fucking have nearly kill me tonight! the kids hide behind their dads in fear I was almost demolished because of your godawful offspring, who you raised in a stupid environment because of your goddamn Sci-fi bullshit and- gets slapped by Ms. Perez What the fuck?!

Ms. Perez: That was for putting my lover in danger, you slut!

Mia: Aw kisses Ms. Perez on the cheek

Principal Cooke: What the hell? First you try to shoot Korey, and now you kidnapped our friends?!

Human Yumyulack, Human Jesse, Sonya and Human Pupa gasp as result of that reveal.

Human Jesse: A-ha! I knew it!

Human Korvo and Human Terry then got shock before it turns into anger as they look at Beverly.

Human Korvo: You bitch!

Human Terry: You mean.. the reason.. why our kids risk themselves to save a bunch of people… is because you and your five bitch-cunts?!

Beverly: They are not bitch-cunts!

Kevin: Hell yeah they are and so are you! What were you thinking? You almost got our friends killed, slutty bitch!

Beverly: Listen here, family man! I-

Human Terry grabs her hands as he growls with his eyes glowing, much to his friends’ surprise

All: Whoa!

Human Korvo: Damn Honey!

Beverly: Get off me!

Human Terry: Stay away from my kids you bitch!

Human Terry then drops Beverly, as Human Korvo gets smitten and smiles at Human Terry. The two husbands then kiss before leaving with their children. Then, Nova comes back and slaps Beverly, much to her pain.

Nova: Don’t hurt my daughter again, or you’ll regret it.

Nova then walks back to her friends and daughter as Sherbet looks at her.

Nova: I’m sorry you had to hear and see that soda pop, but serves that woman right for-

Sherbet then hugs Nova as she smiles and the the unbelievable just happened…

Sherbet: …Mom.

Nova smiles in and in tears of joy hugs her adopted as they walk back to her friends. Beverly then growls in anger. She then looks at Human Terry and has an idea.

Beverly: Don’t worry I have a better idea.

The scene the cuts to next day where a montage ensues Music for this scene:

Beverly and her gang starts spying on Terry who is hanging out with his family as she grows suspicious. She kept following Human Terry all day while strange things began to happen. First, he does trapeze on a pole when he helped put a poster, much to everyone’s shock. Next, Human Terry looks at a plate of meat, and then poof. As people turned around, they see an empty plate with red messy stuff on Human Terry’s face.

Human Terry: What?

Then, he lifts up a heavy box with strength, much to everyone’s shock as he hands to the package owner, but accidentally squash his feet once he drops it.

Package Customer: Aaaaaaahhh!

Human Terry: Ooops! Sorry!

Finally, Human Terry then grows annoyed with Brett.

Brett: Hey dickead. Heard about the stupid golf sex with her smart-ass husband… how does it feel?

Human Terry then lifts Brett and throws him to the ocean as Brett screams with unlike strength in Terry. Everyone stares at Human Terry as they back away. Human Korvo then meets up with him and the kids and kisses him on the cheek as Human Terry smiles while Beverly kept writing down what she saw. Then, Human Terry looks at his reflection with his glowing orange eyes.

Human Terry: sighs What is wrong with me….?

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Ultimate Halloween Book Recommendations

Hi 📚, i wanted to come back strong, so I decided to make a list of books related to Halloween, not necessarily by the theme but by tropes associated with Halloween, so here they are!

Vampires/ Werewolves

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer; paranormal, romance, YA

Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice; Horror, Gothic, Paranormal

My Roommate Is a Vampire by Jenna Levine; Romance, Contemporary, Adult

The Devourers by Indra Das; Horror, LGBTQ, Historical, Fantasy

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater; YA, Paranormal, Romance

Bitten by Kelley Armstrong; Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance

Haunted Houses

The Night House by Jo Nesbø; Adult, Paranormal, Mystery

A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand; Gothic, Thriller, Adult, Paranormal

The Bonus Room by Ben H. Winters; Adult, Horror, Mystery

She Is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran; Gothic, LGBT, Fantasy, YA

Infested by Angel Luis Colón; YA, Ghosts, Fantasy, Thriller

The Stranger Upstairs by Lisa M. Matlin; Gothic, Mystery, Adult, Thriller

Cozy Mysteries

A Halloween Homicide by Tonya Kappes; Halloween, Mystery

Dedication to Murder by Lauren Elliott; Mystery, Fiction, Thriller

Murder at the Bookstore by Sue Minix; Crime, Adult, Contemporary

Death in the Romance Aisle by Lynn Cahoon; Fiction, Mystery

Cinnamon Twisted by Ginger Bolton; Contemporary, Mystery

A Clue in the Crumbs by Lucy Burdette; Contemporary, Adult, Fiction

Dark Romance

Before reading any of these books please check the triggers!

The Lazarus by Marlow Locker; Dystopia, dark, fantasy, romance

The Dare by Harley Laroux; BDSM, Reverse Harem, Contemporary

The Monster of Hotel No. 7 by K.V. Rose; Gothic, Romance, Horror, Fantasy

Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver; Romance, Thriller, Crime, Adult

No Place to Hide by Harper Ashley & Wren Hawthorne; Romance, Halloween, Horror

Better Run by Alina May; Reverse Harem, Romance, Halloween, Adult

Horror

Boys in the Valley by Philip Fracassi; Thriller, Historical, Adult

Rouge by Mona Awad; Gothic, Thriller, Contemporary

Carrie by Stephen King; Paranormal, Thriller, Fiction

Coraline by Neil Gaiman; Fantasy, Fiction, Middle Grade

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher; Fantasy, Gothic, Mystery

Mary by Nat Cassidy; Adult, Paranormal, Thriller

Witches

Spookily Yours by Jennifer Chipman; Romance, Paranormal, Halloween

The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic by Breanne Randall; Romance, Cozy Mystery, Halloween

Soul of a Witch by Harley Laroux; Dark Romance, Paranormal, Demons, BDSM

These Witches Don't Burn by Isabel Sterling; Fantasy, LGBT, Romance

Deep in Providence by Riss M. Neilson; YA, LGBT, Paranormal

Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker; YA, LGBT, Fantasy

Special theme: Secret Societies

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo; Horror, Mystery, Adult

Half Truths by Claire Contreras; New Adult, Mystery, Romance

Del Diablo by Natalie Bennett; Dark Romance, Horror, Contemporary

A Lesson in Thorns by Sierra Simone; BDSM, LGBT, Romance, Contemporary

The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake; Fantasy, LGBT, YA, Mystery

The Ritual by Shantel Tessier; Dark Romance, Erotica, BDSM

You can find more of my reviews and book recs here:

bookstagram | goodreads

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Link to Fic by @mothdustmouth [HERE]

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Euridice Axen, The Second Woman, performance della durata di 24 ore acclamata a livello internazionale. Dal 14 dicembre 2024 al Teatro di Corte di Palazzo Reale di Napoli

The Second Woman, performance della durata di 24 ore acclamata a livello internazionale, scritta e diretta da Nat Randall e Anna Breckon, con Euridice Axen. Dal 14 dicembre al Teatro di Corte di Palazzo Reale di Napoli (1201) The Second Woman – YouTube

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LÉGENDES DU JAZZ

UN COMPOSITEUR MÉCONNU, OLIVER NELSON “Though not strictly classifiable as an avant‐gardist, he was one of the most mature and compelling writers to emerge during the early nineteen‐sixties.”

- Leonard Feather

Né le 4 juin 1932 à St. Louis, au Missouri, Oliver Edward Nelson était le plus jeune d’une famille de quatre enfants. Nelson était issu d’une famille où la musique était à l’honneur. Sa grand-mère maternelle était d’origine portugaise et jouait de plusieurs instruments. Son frère Eugene Nelson Jr. avait joué du saxophone alto dans le big band de Cootie Williams dans les années 1940. Quant à sa soeur Leontine, elle avait été pianiste et chanteuse professionnelle dans la région de St. Louis.

Après avoir appris à jouer du piano dès l’âge de six ans, Oliver avait commencé à jouer du saxophone cinq ans plus tard.

DÉBUTS DE CARRIÈRE

Oliver avait commencé sa carrière musicale alors qu’il était encore adolescent à la fin des années 1940, en jouant avec The Jeter-Pillars de Nat Towles, ainsi qu’avec le groupe de George Hudson, des formations qui avaient connu leur apogée à l’époque swing, et qui étaient basées dans la région de St. Louis. À l’époque, plusieurs groupes du Midwest avaient vécu et avaient besoin de se renouveler. Oliver, qui désirait s’établir comme premier saxophoniste alto, était particulièrement influencé par Willie Smith, Otto Hardwick et Johnny Hodges.

Oliver avait fait ses premiers enregistrements à l’âge de dix-neuf ans comme principal saxophoniste alto du groupe de Louis Jordan en 1950-51 pour lequel il avait aussi composé des arrangements. À l’adolescence, Nelson avait également joué avec Eddie Randall, un trompettiste et chef d’orchestre de St. Louis qui avait joué un rôle capital dans le développement de plusieurs musiciens locaux comme Miles Davis. La famille Randall était aussi impliquée dans le domaine funéraire, ce qui permet d’éclairer certains aspects peu connus de la personnalité de Nelson. En effet, un article paru dans le magazine Down Beat au début de la carriere d’Oliver révèle que parallèlement à sa formation musicale, Nelson avait étudié les techniques de taxidermie et d’embaumement, ce qui tend à démontrer qu’il désirait éviter de mettre tous ses oeufs dans le même panier en poursuivant une carrière aussi peu lucrative que la musique. Loin de se contenter d’étudier les techniques funéraires, Oliver aurait même travaillé durant un certain temps dans un des salons funéraires de la famille Randall, ainsi que dans les complexes funéraires de la compagnie Ellis, une importante chaîne de thanatologie locale.

De mars 1952 à mars 1954, Nelson avait fait son service militaire dans la Marine. Affecté au Japon et en Corée, Nelson avait joué dans un orchestre nommé le Third Division Band. Lors de son séjour au Japon, Nelson avait assisté à un concert du Tokyo Philarmonic Orchestra qui avait interprété ‘’Ma mère l’Oie’’ de Maurice Ravel et la ‘’Symphonie en E Flat’’ de Paul Hindemith. Décrivant ses sentiments à l’écoute de ce concert, Nelson avait expliqué que c’était ‘’the first time that I had heard really modern music for back in St. Louis I hadn't even known that Negroes were allowed to go to concerts. I realized everything didn't have to sound like Beethoven or Brahms... It was then that I decided to become a composer'".

Après sa démobilisation à la fin de 1954, Nelson avait commencé à étudier la composition et la théorie musicale à la Washington University de St. Louis, puis à la Lincoln University de Jefferson City, au Missouri. Il avait obtenu sa maîtrise en 1958. Nelson avait aussi étudié avec les compositeurs Elliott Carter, Robert Wykes et Georges Tremblay.

Le saxophoniste alto Phil Woods, qui était un de ses plus proches amis et un de ses accompagnateurs favoris, se rappelle que lors de ses études à la Washington University, Nelson préférait manger dans son automobile plutôt qu’à la cafétéria, où la ségrégation était toujours en vigueur. Ironiquement, plusieurs années plus tard, Nelson était retourné à la même université comme lecteur invité.

Nelson s’était installé à New York en 1959. C’est à New York que Nelson avait amorcé sa carrière professionnelle avec les big bands de Erskine Hawkins et de Louie Bellson (avec qui il était allé jouer brièvement sur la Côte ouest), ainsi qu’avec un groupe de jazz commercial nommé le ‘’Quartet Très Bien.’’ À l’été 1959, Nelson avait joué à Atlantic City, au New Jersey, avec le trio de Wild Bill Davis. Un des membres de ce trio était Grady Tate, qui était devenu plus tard le batteur préféré de Nelson. C’est aussi en 1959 que Nelson avait signé un contrat avec les disques Prestige, avec qui il avait enregistré six albums comme leader de divers petits groupes au cours de sa carrière.

En 1959 et 1960, Nelson avait aussi fait de brefs séjours avec les grands orchestres de Duke Ellington et Count Basie, où il avait joué respectivement du saxophone alto et du saxophone ténor. Nelson s’était joint par la suite au big band de Quincy Jones comme saxophoniste ténor. Nelson avait d’ailleurs fait une tournée en Europe avec le groupe. En 1960, Nelson avait enregistré sa première composition pour big band dans le cadre d’un album d’Eddie ‘’Lockjaw’’ Davis intitulé ‘’Trane Whistle’’, publié sur étiquette Prestige. C’est également sur cet album que la plus célèbre composition de Nelson, ‘’Stolen Moments’’, avait été enregistrée pour la première fois. À la même époque, Nelson avait travaillé comme arrangeur pour l’orchestre-maison du Théâtre Apollo. Le groupe était dirigé par Reuben Phillips, un saxophoniste avec qui il avait joué dans l’orchestre de Louis Jordan.

En 1961, Nelson avait enregistré son premier album de musique originale pour big band, intitulé ‘’Afro-American Sketches’’, une suite inspirée de l’histoire des Noirs depuis leur établissement en Afrique jusqu’à l’apparition de l’esclavage et la conquête de leur émancipation. L’année suivante, Nelson avait enregistré un autre album pour big band intitulé ‘’Full Nelson.’’

LA CONSÉCRATION

Au début de 1961, Nelson avait enregistré l’album qui l’avait rendu célèbre, ‘’Blues and the Abstract Truth.’’ Enregistré sur étiquette Impulse, l’album mettait en vedette un septet tout-étoile composé du trompettiste Freddie Hubbard, du multi-instrumentiste Eric Dolphy, du pianiste Bill Evans, du contrebassiste Paul Chambers, du saxophoniste baryton George Barrow et du batteur Roy Haynes. Nelson avait joué à la fois du saxophone alto et du saxophone ténor sur l’album qui comprenait la version la plus connue de sa composition ‘’Stolen Moments.’’ Il s’agissait aussi de la première collaboration de Nelson avec le producteur Creed Taylor, qui l’avait engagé plus tard comme arrangeur-maison pour les disques Verve.

En plus de ses apparitions avec son big band tout-étoile dans différents festivals de 1966 à 1975 (dont Berlin, Montreux, New York et Los Angeles), Nelson avait également dirigé un groupe avec les saxophonistes John Klemmer, Frank Strozier et Ernie Watts et le trompettiste Freddie Hill. Le groupe avait participé à une tournée en Afrique de l’Ouest financée par le Département d’État en 1969.

Nelson avait aussi travaillé comme arrangeur pour les grandes formations de Thelonious Monk, Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Rollins, Eddie ‘’Lockjaw’’ Davis, Johnny Hodges, Wes Montgomery, Buddy Rich, Jimmy Smith, Billy Taylor, Stanley Turrentine, Irene Reid et Gene Ammons. La musique que Sonny Rollins avait composée pour le film britannique ‘’Alfie’’ de Lewis Gilbert (1966) avait été arrangée par Nelson. Durant cette période, Nelson avait également continué de se produire comme soliste, en se concentrant cette fois sur le saxophone soprano.

À l’instar de Duke Ellington, les compositions et les arrangements de Nelson étaient souvent destinés à des musiciens particuliers. La partie réservée aux saxophones exigeait souvent une grande virtuosité. Nelson faisait aussi un usage plus fréquent et imaginatif de la section des clarinettes que la majorité des arrangeurs, ce qui reflétait sa formation classique, sa passion pour la musique d’Ellington, ainsi que le fait qu’il était lui-même un excellent clarinettiste.

Des albums comme ‘’Full Nelson’’ et ‘’Peter and The Wolf’’ exigeaient aussi une utilisation plus étendue de la flûte, du hautbois, de la clarinette basse et du cor anglais. Grâce au multi-pistes, les mêmes musiciens pouvaient souvent être utilisés dans le cadre du même arrangement, à la fois comme saxophonistes que comme flûtistes, hauboïstes ou clarinettistes. Nelson avait évidemment ses saxophonistes préférés comme Phil Woods au saxophone alto ou Danny Bank au saxophone baryton. Le saxophoniste Bill Kircher avait d’ailleurs fait remarquer avec raison que Nelson utilisait Woods et Bank de la même façon que Duke Ellington se servait de Johnny Hodges et Harry Carney.

Outre ses activités d’arrangeur et de musicien hors pair, Nelson était également un excellent pédagogue. Non seulement plusieurs de ses compositions et arrangements pour big band avaient été publiés, mais il avait aussi exercé une grande influence sur les saxophonistes à la suite de la publication en 1966 de son livre d’exercices pour saxophone intitulé ‘’Patterns for Saxophone.’’ À l’origine, Nelson avait rédigé cet ouvrage pour son propre usage. Nelson participait à une croisière avec Wild Bill Davis en 1959 lorsque les générateurs du navire avaient connu des difficultés. Le courant électrique n’étant pas constant, Nelson avait tenté de s’adapter afin de demeurer dans la bonne clé. Cette expérience avait convaincu Nelson de la nécessité d’écrire ses arrangements dans les douze clés. Toute l’idée du livre était partie de là. L’ouvrage de Nelson est toujours considéré comme un manuel de référence de nos jours.

À l’été 1969, Nelson avait animé une clinique d’une durée de cinq semaines à son alma mater de la Washington University à St. Louis. Participaient également à la clinique des musiciens invités comme Phil Woods, Mel Lewis, Thad Jones, Sir Roland Hanna et Ron Carter. Avaient aussi assisté à la clinique de futures grandes vedettes du jazz comme Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake et Hamiet Bluiett, qui avaient fondé plus tard le World Saxophone Quartet avec David Murray.

L’expérience de Nelson comme musicien qui avait souvent travaillé sur ses propres arrangements et sur les projets d’autres arrangeurs en faisait le candidat idéal pour fournir des arrangements sur mesure pour les solistes de tous les styles. On le sait, personne n’avait une meilleure idée de ce qui fonctionne ou de ce qui ne fonctionne pas qu’un compositeur qui avait déjà été un soliste lui-même. La liste des musiciens et chanteurs auxquels Nelson avait fourni des arrangements est impressionnante: Cannonball Adderley, Johnny Hodges, Cal Tjader, Sonny Rollins, Kai Winding, Lee Morgan, Stanley Turrentine, Louis Armstrong, Carmen McRae, Etta Jones, Joe Williams, Nancy Wilson, etc.

À l’instar du compositeur et arrangeur Benny Golson, Nelson s’était installé à Los Angeles en 1967 afin de composer de la musique de films et pour des séries télévisées. Parallèlement, Nelson avait continué de faire des aller-retour à New York afin d’enregistrer avec ses propres formations. En 1967, Nelson avait composé sa première trame sonore dans le cadre de la série ‘’Ironside’’ du réseau NBC. L’émission était produite par Universal Television. Le superviseur musical d’Universal Television était Stanley Wilson, un amateur de jazz qui avait contribué à lancer la carrière de musiciens comme J.J. Johnson et Benny Golson.

Par la suite, Nelson avait composé la bande sonore de plusieurs autres émissions de télé comme ‘’Night Gallery’’, ‘’Columbo’’, ‘’The Six Million Dollar Man’’ et ‘’Longstreet.’’ Ses musiques de films incluaient ‘’Death of a Gunfighter’’ (1969), ‘’Skullduggery’’ (1970), ‘’Dial Hot Line’’ (1970), ‘’Zig Zag’’ (1970) et ‘’The Alpha Caper’’ (1973). Nelson avait aussi arrangé la musique du film ‘’Last Tango in Paris’’ (1972), composée par le saxophoniste Gato Barbieri. Nelson avait également arrangé et produit les albums de grandes vedettes de la musique pop comme Nancy Wilson, James Brown, The Temptations et Diana Ross.

UNE CARRIÈRE ÉCOURTÉE

C’est alors que Nelson était tombé dans une sorte d’engrenage. Lors de son séjour à Los Angeles, Nelson avait envoyé ses deux fils étudier au collège, tout en continuant de supporter financièrement son frère aîné, qui avait développé des problèmes physiques et mentaux qui avaient nécessité son admission dans une institution psychiatrique. Même si l’état de son frère requérait son attention immédiate, le professionnalisme de Nelson l’avait empêché de déléguer certaines de ses tâches à d’autres musiciens. À l’époque, les musiques de films et d’émissions de télévision étaient souvent exécutées par une équipe de musiciens et de compositeurs, mais Nelson, qui était un travailleur infatigable, avait insisté pour continuer de tout faire lui-même. À l’époque, le fils de Nelson, le flûtiste Oliver Nelson Jr., avait commencé à soupçonner que son père avait contracté la malaria lors d’une tournée en Afrique en 1969, et que cette maladie avait affaibli son système immunitaire.

Le 27 octobre 1975, Nelson dirigeait une session d’enregistrement pour un épisode de la série télévisée ‘’The Six Million Dollar Man’’ lorsqu’il avait eu un malaise. Le pianiste Mike Melvoin avait plus tard raconté l’incident en ces termes: ‘’He went to the date, looked really bad... needless to say, and I think it was Vince DeRosa, the French horn player, [who[ said ‘You don’t look good, man. You should go home, or even go to the hospital, go to the emergency room, check in or whatever.’’ He said, ‘No, No, I’m going home right now’ and I think he had his heart attack on the way home.’’

Nelson était mort le lendemain, 28 octobre. Il avait seulement quarante-trois ans.

Même si la majorité des sources consultées affirment que Nelson avait été victime d’un attaque cardiaque, son fils Oliver Nelson Jr. avait attribué la mort de son père à une pancréatite, une maladie du foie qui provoquait une mort rapide. Aux dires de Melvoin, la mort tragique d’Oliver Nelson avait servi d’avertissement aux autres compositeurs d’Hollywood et les avaient convaincus de modifier leur mode de vie.

Après son retour à St. Louis en 1954, Nelson avait rencontré et épousé Eileen Mitchell, avec qui il avait eu un fils, Oliver Nelson Jr. Le mariage s’était terminé sur un divorce. Après avoir décroché sa maîtrise en 1958, Nelson s’était remarié avec Audrey McEwen, une femme originaire de St. Louis avec qui il était demeuré jusqu’à mort. Nelson avait eu un autre fils avec Audrey, Nyles.

Nelson, un des musiciens les plus complets et polyvalents de l’histoire du jazz, a également composé de la musique de film, des oeuvres orchestrales et de la musique de chambre. En 1964, on avait commandé à Nelson une oeuvre intitulée ‘’Soundpiece for Jazz Orchestra’’ qu’il avait dirigée lui-même lors de la Light Music Week à Stuttgart, en Allemagne. Trois ans plus tard, Nelson avait interprété et dirigé sa ‘’Jazzhattan Suite 1967’’ devant une foule de 4000 spectateurs au Central Park Mall de New York. La pièce lui avait été commandée dans le cadre du Jazz Day de New York.

Véritable bourreau de travail, Nelson était doté d’une intégrité professionnelle remarquable, un facteur qui avait éventuellement contribué à son décès prématuré. Le critique de jazz Leonard Feather avait un jour écrit au sujet de Nelson: “Though not strictly classifiable as an avant‐gardist, he was one of the most mature and compelling writers to emerge during the early nineteen‐sixties.”

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-- RANDAL'S HAND FINDS a familiar resting place with his spear once more: something solid, firm, dangerous. He can't say this isn't something he didn't expect: explosive endings to suspicious and terrible feeling days. Well. Can't complain when there's only poison on the menu when you go to Poison McGee's Tavern.

He hoists his hands up, lets the spear spin in his hands, and--

Randal rolls a nat 20. Crit! Randal deals 5 damage.

...ah.

For a second, he's thrilled! He really, truly is thrilled. Such a perfect, precise spear throw is something he finds himself missing more and more nowadays, to the point where he wonders if he's really lost his touch in all of this. It starts to get distressing at some point, honestly. Aggravating at the very least.

So when it lands so perfectly in that amalgamation that he knows it really hurt, that's exciting! Turns out that working on one's form can really lead to wonderful and exciting results--

" --Oh. It's like that, right? " he says belatedly, smile still a mile wide.

He watches as, once again, the amalgamation strengthens itself, form contorting and lending it further strength courtesy of yours truly. He knows enough now that this isn't a good thing.

Amalgamation rolls a 2. Barely hit! Amalgamation deals 4.5 damage.

Randal gets out of the way almost enough, but not all the way. He coughs, and just like in those cliche books he read, it comes up red. Lucky him!

cavalry​:

cry for alcyone / team ruins finale​

the underground bunker seems to only provide sanctuary for a moment,  as they are helpless to watch the amalgamation fuse together in a desperate attempt to keep them there.  this isn’t quite the betrayal that sylvain had been expecting.  sylvain has known plenty of sheep who have turned out to be wolves,  so he can’t be surprised when he gets bit.  this hurts worse,  somehow.  the grief that wracks his teammates is evident enough:  he can see it in their expressions when he glances to them,  can tell that there isn’t room here for his own sorrow.

he bites the inside of his cheek to keep his expression neutral,  impassive to the scene that plays before him.  the grip around the lance of ruin tightens until his knuckles are white.  the dream calls for sylvain’s horse,  duchess,  and he doesn’t waste a moment before he’s climbing atop of her,  ready to join alongside the others.

despite each blow that his teammates land,  aphie’s laughter remains light and bubbly,  like windchimes against a cool breeze.  the sound is bittersweet.

the longer that sylvain stays idle,  the worse his chest aches.  when faced with so much doubt and fear,  sylvain does the only thing he knows to do:  press forward with reckless abandon.  

sylvain attacks the amalgamation with the lance of ruin.  1d20-2:  17 - 2 = 15 critical hit!  (  -6HP  )  aphie’s HP: 63/100.

he and duchess are quick when they rush towards aphie,  raising the lance of ruin high in the air before bringing it down sharply,  definitively.  it drives cleanly through the amalgamation.  it’s a blow that normally would have left his opponents reeling.  but glancing back,  the amalgamation has already seamlessly reformed itself,  and only seems to erupt into a fit of even more laughter with sylvain’s attempt on its life,  the voices of the mechanic and aphie eerily echoing one another. 

the amalgamation counter attacks with strength of spirit.  1d20+2: 17 + 2 = 19. critical hit!   (  -9HP  )  sylvain’s HP:  1/10 sylvain is inflicted with -6 speed for 3 turns!

in a blinding display of fire and hot light,  the amalgamation strikes sylvain before he even has the time to react. whatever impressive strength sylvain may have demonstrated before,  aphie and the mechanic return twofold.  it burns him through his armor and knocks the breath straight from his lungs:  for a second,  he can no longer breathe,  and in the next heartbeat he’s gasping for air again.  duchess cries out at the hit,  and the pair retreats back for a moment to gather themselves.  

he’s struggling to hold himself upright,  but forces what strength he has remaining on keeping himself steady for the moment.  there’s a pause here as sylvain recovers his sense, before something warmer overtakes him.  something cloying and slow and explosive.  a gentle chuckle bubbles from his chest,  climbs over his ribcage,  until sylvain is laughing alongside the amalgamation.

“  alright,  so that’s how we’re gonna do this.  ”   he laughs through the metallic taste of blood in his mouth,  his head spinning as if his world has tipped on its axis.  he will continue to press forward.  “  sure then,  let’s play.  ”

@nagaficat​

The dream is no longer a dream but a nightmare.  And so very similar to nightmares she has had since her appearance in Fodlan.  It does not matter what Aphie and The Mechanic have become.  Sweet little Aphie is still the one threatening them.

Deirdre has wondered before if she might have been able to defend herself against Julius’s fatal blow if he had not been her son.  If he had been any child but the little boy she spent seven years coddling and showering with her every affection could she have fought back?  She has barely known Aphie at all and seeing her poised to attack whether maliciously or not, she now knows the answer to that question.

There is no world, dream or reality, in which she could raise her hand against a child.

But as her allies each take turns joining in with Aphie’s violent game, Deirdre realizes she is alone in her sentiment.  And when Forsyth strikes out with his lance, she fears she may have misplaced her trust in him with her secret.  

“Stop!”  She cries out.  “Please!  Stop hurting her!”  But Aphie seems not to realize the pain she brings with her fun and Deirdre’s allies have their own lives they must worry about.  All that Deirdre can do is try her best to ensure that they make it out of this alive and together.

Deirdre heals Lyon with Recover! Roll = 8 ; +7HP (Lyon: 12/12)

Sylvain is the worst off but, with his mount, he is too far away.  Lyon is far closer and she raises her staff as she gets near him.  The crystal at the top of her staff glows and warm, healing light surrounds Lyon.

“Professor Cecilia, Princess Maria!  Sylvain needs aid!”

@princepsumbra​

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Anna Breckon and Nat Randall, Rear view 2018. Photograph: Ross Turley