#Tanner behave

[zappedbyzabka]

Uh?

[ximerose]

love the idea of gods being terrible but actually helpful influences on tanner

[orangelionfurandtaxidermy]

Hi, I have some fur farm questions if you don't mind answering.

I've seen you mention that Sapphire is questionable. Why is that? Is it bc of the bleeding and CHS? If so, is Mansfield's Pearl also questionable to breed? And can CHS or bleeding issues be bred out or are they inherently part of the color?

On that note, do you have information on other color mutations that are linked to health issues?

Lastly, how does one get into fur farming? It seems really expensive to set up and buy all the foxes, and I struggle to find fur farms to follow online bc of how taboo it is let alone finding farms to buy live stock from, especially of rare mutations. Is finding farms to buy from more of a word of mouth + trust thing? And is mentorship of new farmers a thing or is fur farming too competitive for established farmers to want to do that?

Bonus: feel free to talk about your favorite mutations or anything else you wanna share.

Hi!

Yes Sapphires seem to all carry genetic illnesses. Some look to be only mildly affected, I’ve been following a few foxes friends of me carefully bred after they discovered some of their Pearls are Mansfield Pearls. So far the animals look to be doing ok, so it’s surely not a death sentence.

However I fear not all farms will be so careful about their breeding or using unhealthy animals because they want to get that special color. You’ve probably seen or heard about Mouse, the Sapphire fox Save a Fox bought from Northern Fox and Fur (a fur farm) several years ago.

Sadly Mouse did have severe CHS and had to be euthanised. There are very strong suspicions the farm bred “special needs” animals so the rescue could profit from the sob stories. Eventually Save a Fox bought out the whole farm. As of today it’s still about half filled with foxes because they can’t place the animals anywhere. Every rescue is full.

Mansfield Pearl alters the way in which blood behaves, foxes of this color seem very prone to excessive bleeding. I acquired this female Pearl Cross (suspected Mansfield Pearl Cross) “secondhand” a few years ago from the US. From what I see in the picture, it’s not a place I want to support. However this girl had already been culled for killing her whole litter of pups. When my tanner skinned the fox, they found that the bones were super weak and easy to snap. The skin had an unusual amount of bloodvessels and also the gums and teeth were quite funky. I’m still waiting for the cleaned skull.

In red foxes there’s not that many bad mutations luckily. Pale eyed foxes do experience sensitivity to the sun, we’ve seen them squint in direct sunlight. Mixing Whitemark/Ringneck/Platinum/Georgian (Snow) creates a lethal effect in homozygous form. Platinums can be anemic but it does seem to be worse in certain breeding lines than others. There’s probably others I’m forgetting but sadly there’s not much research being done anymore.

Finding a farm to work with is very hard nowadays. I somehow got myself a contact 5-6 years ago and it’s snowballed from there. The number of farms is very low now though, many of my own contacts have decided to stop farming because it’s essentially two full time jobs for the pay of half a job.

At least here in Europe it’s pretty much impossible to start up your own farm unless you have serious cash. No bank will want to provide you a loan because there’s little money to be made in the industry. Mutation foxes are very rare, most of what is produced is mink fur, arctic fox fur (‘bluefox’) and some raccoondog fur. You’ll find some Silver and Gold fox, but even those pelts are currently being sold in bulk at rock bottom prices to overseas buyers.

A picture of a Smokey Platinum pup for those who read this whole thing lol. This is a newer mutation for us, last year we had one male and this pup is one of his. Can you see the differences between this cage vs the one the female Pearl Cross lived in (she could barely turn around)? The cage in the background gives a better view of the size. There is also a nest box attached.

[digitaldamage]

PLEASE GIVE ME TANNER HEADCANNONS IF YOU WERE BRATTY I READ A FIC OF IT AND IM OBSESSED

i think i know exactly what fic you’re talking about and i’m ALSO obsessed

• it takes a lot to make tanner angry or fire him up, he’s naturally a very laid back and go with the flow person

• but if there’s anyone who knows how to dance along that line, it’s you

• you love to tease him and make little remarks

it starts to get nsfw here so if that makes you uncomfy check out my sfw posts!!

• walking by him and brushing your hand across his shoulders or his lower stomach

• dropping something near him “on accident” and bending down a bit far to pick it back up

• when he catches on and tells you to stop you just act clueless, that ALWAYS gets him

• “baby, you’re so smart. don’t play dumb with me, and don’t think i don’t see exactly what you’re trying to do to me.”

• of course, you keep pushing it

• “i’m not trying to do anything to you. i can’t pick things up anymore?”

• and with that he’s picking you up and taking you to his room. if you two are already in there, expect to begin flying in his bed’s direction

• SPANKS. 100%. he loves bending you over his lap and smacking your ass until you yelp and kick your feet every time his hand makes contact

• when he stops you sit up on the bed against the wall and spread your legs, he just laughs

• “you think you’re gonna get what you want now? you still owe me a very sincere apology darling.” he growls as he’s taking off his pants

• when you go down on him, he grabs your hair but he’s not a head pusher. instead, he holds your head still and fucks your throat until he can hear you trying to get air

• ONLY then does he FINALLY give you what you want. almost.

• he knows you want him to take you completely, you want him to be rough. but since you couldn’t behave, he does the opposite.

• he’ll start thrusting painfully slow, placing soft kisses to your chest, neck, and face while the whole time you’re whining and begging him with tears in your eyes to go faster

• after what feels like hours he finally gives you what you want, only because HE can’t take going slow anymore

• with no time to adjust he’s thrusting into you so hard it knocks the wind out of you. your nails are digging into his back and all you can do is lay there with your mouth open and try to look at tanner, which proves to be difficult as your eyes are rolling into the back of your head

• just when it can’t feel any better he wraps a hand around your throat and leans next to your ear

• “bet you won’t do that shit again, huh? best behave or next time i’ll bend you over in the living room.”

• you weren’t listening and he knew that, you had stopped listening the second you felt him inside you

• though it’s supposed to be punishment, he always makes sure you finish before him, he can be dominant but he’s not evil, you know?

• once you’re done, it’s like you had never fired him up in the first place. he pulls out and starts placing those soft kisses on your body again.

• “are you alright, beautiful?” he asks, you haven’t moved or said a word yet. you were so exhausted all you could do was nod your head. he chuckled and went to the bathroom to run you two a bath

• he carried you and sat you down in between his legs, washing your hair and your body all while STILL kissing all over you

• afterwards he carries you to bed and lays you on top of him, running his fingers through your hair.

• you may be a brat, but you’re HIS brat, and he loves you endlessly

[11queensupreme11]

Since you already answered the 'who would want kids' question, you interested in giving us the Arsenic Blues edition of 'how many kids would they want' and 'best to worst dad' like tsunami? I feel like those would be a lot more fucked up since

A) They have an eternity to make kids with Percy(let's say she's immortal too) and

B) Incest. Who is to say their kids won't inherit the yandereness of their dad towards their mom? Filicide, anyone?

YOU ARE TOTALLY RIGHT THIS WOULD DEFINITELY BE SO MUCH MORE FUCKED UP HAHAHAHAHAHA 👹

Daddyseidon: this guy went from wanting 0 kids to wanting a whole army. Would prefer to have sons with Percy so he could put them in a position of power by kicking out the kings ruling the other six kingdoms of atlantis and place them on the throne instead. Let's be honest, his sons would probably be yandere for their mom too so rip to percy she is NEVER catching a break

Hades: would also want a bunch of kids. at first, he would settle with like five, but then they grow up and he'll go into his "i miss my babies 🥺" phase and then get the bright idea of just having more babies with percy. Plus, he loves how cute she looks when pregnant and how dependent of him she is

Apollo: wants hundreds of kids and would probs have to expand delos just to fit them all lmao. Unlike the other two idiots ^^ he would take his time with the babymaking because, as the god of healing, he knows how stressful it could be carrying a baby especially since Percy would still be trying to get used to her new divine status.

Beelzebub: will happily settle for like... three at the beginning of their relationship. Mans just so happy to have a beautiful wife and such perfect children. His happy little family 🥺 Genuinely never thought something so good would ever happen to him, so he just wants to take his time and bask in it all. Maybe after a century he would bring up the idea of having more kids

Okay, now... as for best to worst daddy:

Apollo: Have you seen this guy's backstory in the manga yet? He would be SUCH a good father. He would teach his kids to work hard and that they're beautiful they way they are 🥹 Unlike with Hades, he would encourage them to find love and teach them to cherish their lover (he also prays that they don't inherit his bad luck with love, he might actually start a war with Aphrodite if they do)

Hades: The only reason he's below Apollo is because Hades would have no issues in keeping his children, his daughters especially, locked up within the confines of his palace in Helheim. He's an overprotective father and knows how lovesick gods behave when they're faced with a beautiful place (he knows because he was that lovesick god lmao)

Beelzebub: You're probably wondering why he's so low. Well, it's because he's not actually afraid to experiment on his children 💀 Ya you heard me right, while he'll be a very doting and protective father, he also wants his kids to have more of Percy's features than his own. A part of him still feels self-loathing so he hates the thought of his lovely children inheriting his "ugly" features. So he would experiment on his kids while in-utero to make sure they have Percy's features (tanner skin, sea-green eyes, black hair, etc)

Daddyseidon: Bro he fucked his own daughter ofc he'd be down here 😭

[chickensarentcheap]

@tragiclyhip I had to lol

@watermeezer @youflickedtooharddamnit @secretaryunpaid

From: Best Part of Me

“Now…” she pauses at the entrance to the ward. “...listen to me. All of you. Same rules, okay? No yelling, no fighting, no running in the halls, no bad language. Got it?”

Three little heads nod in unison.

“This is a hospital. You do NOT act feral here, understand? People are sick and trying to get better and they do not need to hear and see you guys acting up. And it will make daddy feel a lot better if you behave. That’s what we want, right? For daddy to feel better?”

“I just want him to come home,” Tanner says. “Can he come home with us? When we leave Sunday?”

“He has to stay. Until he gets his shoulder looked at. Two days after that, he can come home. No sooner.”

“Can WE stay here?” TJ asks. “So we can see him every day until he comes home?”

“It doesn’t work that way, baby-man. He wants you guys going to school and doing normal kid things.”

“But nothing’s normal about this though,” Millie gripes. “Nothing’s normal when daddy isn’t home.”

“Well as normal as possible, okay?” She straightens the twins’ collars and smooths down the front of their shirts, then tightens the ribbons in Millie’s hair. “I know how hard this has been on you guys. It’s been no picnic for me either, and it’s definitely been hard on daddy. But it’s almost over, I promise. Do you remember what I said? About how you have to be careful? No jumping on the bed, no jumping on daddy, be careful of his leg and his right arm. Can you guys do that?”

“We can hug him and stuff though, right?” TJ asks.

“You can hug him as much as you want. Just you have to be careful. Daddy got hurt pretty bad and he’s still trying to get better. And he needs you guys to help with that, alright? He’s not daddy like you remember daddy. He can’t do the things he used to. Not right now. So you have to be careful. Please.” She presses kisses to cheeks and smooths down hair, then leads the way through the sliding doors.

[goldeneyedgirl]

this is may be a dumb question but i saw something about it in the tags and you're a wordsmith and i do so adore your fics, so if the cullens adopted bree tanner, what do you think that would look like? like what would the dynamics be? (especially between bree, jasper and alice?)

There is no such thing as a dumb question anon! I have 0 recollection about any Bree tags, so we're going on totally fresh vibes.

Also wordsmith? I wiggle, thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoy my fics!

I also need to be totally transparent: I never read Bree Tanner. I know the plot, but like Midnight Sun, I never felt moved to engage with it. I also found that Bree's early life and Alice's was so similar it was slightly silly. So please excuse me if I fudge the details.

If the Cullens had adopted Bree... well. That would put a major spanner in the works because newborns and Bella would not mix well.

This means the family would have to split up, and that would be controversial: Jasper would have to go with the newborn, and Alice would go with Jasper because dealing with a newborn would not be a great time for Jasper. Rose and Emmett would probably go with them - Emmett could be useful with Bree, and Rose would both want to get away from Bella, and want to go with Emmett. I could see only Carlisle, Edward, and maybe Esme staying behind in Forks with Bella, honestly.

But that's a pretty dramatic twist in the Cullen dynamic and separation would definitely effect how Bree bonded with everyone - she would automatically be closer to the family she was 'raised' with, and defer to Jasper and Emmett before she did Carlisle, Edward or Esme. I could see Bree going to Jasper or Emmett for permission/help rather than Carlisle being something that really calls into question the dynamics of the family - and I could see Edward, Esme, and Bella as perceiving that as an insult to Carlisle. But whilst Bree is grateful to Carlisle for negotiating her freedom, her loyalties lie with the family members that 'raised' her and protected her. And I can see all four of them being very protective over her; ultimately the family would have this unspoken divide into two covens simply because of the split, and it would take time and communication to really heal it.

That's quite a complicated scenario, so let's backtrack and say that it was possible for Bree to start in Forks with the full Cullen family and become one of them. (We'll get through the rest of the family before we get to Alice and Jasper.)

Esme would dote on her; she would mother the ever-loving shit out of her - especially when Bree told her about her upbringing and her missing mom. I think Bree would take the place of the 'baby' of the family because she's both the newborn and the youngest of the family. Bree would absolutely soak all of this up, and probably drive everyone else nuts hogging Esme for the first few months.

Carlisle would be very kind to her, try to help her transition to animal blood, and very carefully give her the rundown on the laws of vampires, and the family rules. I can see Bree being wary of him as a father figure because of her father's abuse, but also be relieved by the fact he's protected her and he's telling her everything she needs to know. He saved her from death, that's huge considering both her bio father and Riley sent her to death. There would be a lot of respect there, and eventually affection, but it would be as openly affectionate as the relationship Bree has with Esme.

Rosalie would be distant at first, very put-out that they've adopted a stray and be very, very frustrated as Bree learns control and how to behave as a human. But as time passed, I could see Rose thriving as a Big Sister - teaching Bree how to do things like change a tire and take care of a car; teaching her to drive; how to throw a punch. Rose would be the one to go searching for Bree's mom and finding out that Mr Tanner was charged for her murder would enrage her. Rose is definitely the one who organizes a burial and headstone for Mrs Tanner, though she lets Esme and Carlisle break the news to Bree.

Emmett would love Bree. A kid sister? One who is doesn't mind being tossed in the air and is happy to go bear hunting multiple times a week? He's hooked. And I think that easy-going acceptance would go so far with Bree. He's just... friend-shaped, and he's got her back. If she's out of control, Emmett's got her in a bear hug and he doesn't even hold a grudge if she bites him. She feels very safe with Emmett, and loves playing video games with him, and more than once Rose has walked into their bedroom to find Bree lounging on their bed talking to him whilst Emmett sorts comic books or something.

Edward resents the fuck out of Bree because he sees her as taking the place reserved for Bella - the baby sister, the newborn. He's frustrated that they have to deal with Bree's newborn year, because no one will change Bella until Bree is in control and safe to be around - Jasper would flat out refuse and leave if he had to deal with two newborns, and having two at the same time - especially of opposing ages - would be a recipe for chaos. But he's also intensely aware that Bree was in literal hell both as a human and as a vampire, and he tries very hard to be kind and mostly just comes off as the bothered older brother. He's also the one that picks up on the fact that Diego is most likely dead, but she's so hopeful he cannot tell her otherwise. Bree tries to get on Edward's good side, but she just keeps messing it up - touching his sheet music, his CDs, accidentally insulting things Edward holds dear. It would be funny if it wasn't going so very wrong.

Bella as a human is scared of Bree, because it's so very obvious Bree struggles in Bella's presence. and because of Bree's association with Victoria and with Riley. Bree's pretty curious about Bella, but they don't have a relationship until Bella is a vampire. As a vampire, Bella is quite... dismissive of Bree; because of her shield, Bella doesn't experience the bloodlust Bree has, and she's married to Edward, where Bree has lost her mate. Bella suffers from an inability to see from other's perspectives and her own privilege in her change, so she has a low tolerance for Bree - especially around Renesmee. It takes time and they make peace, but they aren't ever close.

Jasper. Oh boy. Jasper has a very complicated relationship with Bree because of his time in the South. He hates being around newborns because of that; their emotions change so fast, they can be triggered from calm to frothing rage instantly, they bite, and they are so strong. Having Bree join the family was not on Jasper's agenda at all, but he's also past the point of executing newborns for existing and accepting that Esme and Carlisle want to keep her. He sees her presence as part of his penance and a step closer to being a better man.

Jasper would be the one that did the most monitoring of her because of his gift and his experience. It would take a lot out of him, and he'd hover at the sidelines, quiet and waiting. I think the stress of knowing that after Bree is 'done', he's expected to go and do exactly the same thing with Bella. That would be stressful and exhausting and depressing for him. And he would be the first line of fire when Bree was out of control - getting bitten by her would be a fun adventure into flashbacks of the south for him.

But I also don't think that he'd hold that against her at all. He'd be kind and he'd be patient because he knows what it's like to be lied to by a leader. He knows what it's like to wake up in a hellscape of death and pain and destruction. And he knows what it's like to be given a second chance by the Cullens. I think he'd be a lot warmer to her after her newborn period was up, and I think he'd eventually joke about any bite scars she gave him. I definitely think that Bree would see him as a protector figure, because of how he monitored her, but also someone worthy of respect, fitting in somewhere between Edward and Carlisle. He would also do a lot of the legwork for Rose trying to track down Mrs Tanner.

Alice would be Jasper's main support during Bree's newborn year, and probably be the ambassador between the pair so that Bree doesn't feel intimidated, rejected, or threatened by Jasper, and Jasper didn't get overwhelmed by Bree and lose his temper. I can also see Bree appreciating Alice's makeovers and becoming Alice's favorite person to dress up because she never had that opportunity before and Alice prides herself on being a very stereotypical big sister with movie nights and dance parties - something that Bree loves and would cause a little tension with Bella and Edward.

Alice would also essentially confirm that Diego was gone to Edward. She would also kind of confirm that Fred was alive, mostly because he makes her visions go wonky because of his gift, which I think Bree would be delighted by. Bree would like the reassurance that Alice's gift offered, that she could check that she was doing things right and she was safe. When it came to the next high school, I could see Alice and Bree both being enrolled as freshman so that Bree has someone to watch over her and she's got one friend in class to have a normal high school experience.

I hope those were the kind of takes you were looking for Anon!

[t3a-tan]

Question 36 for any of them 🫵

36) How does your character behave around people they dislike?

Why not do all of them!

From this!

Oliver

If it's a mild dislike, he will be amicable but maybe a bit petty every now and then. For example; giving them a knife and fork that doesn't match, and other small annoyances to make his dislike unclear. If it's a moderate dislike he would simply ignore them and lack patience with them. If it's someone he outright hates, like the men who harmed his siblings, he would hunt them to the ends of the Earth.

James

He will be very passive aggressive. "I always log out of my account before leaving my desk. Unlike someone." Aside from that he doesn't really have the energy for full on revenge— if he actually hurt someone he didn't like he would still feel guilt or feel like a bad person for doing so.

Sammy

Sammy is very hostile to people she doesn't like or doesn't trust. Usually this consists of biting remarks and passive aggression, but if she hates someone enough she would physically lash out at them. If it's someone she believes is genuinely evil and irredeemable, she might end up losing herself in anger and using excessive violence against them.

Oscar

Oscar tries not to get on people's bad side, so if it's someone he doesn't like he just ignores them or is amicable to them to avoid conflict— but if they're someone hurting or insulting someone he cares about, he's not averse to trying to intimidate them, or even punching them if the situation called for it.

Tanner

Tanner is not a violent person, and he usually blames himself rather than disliking others. He finds it extremely difficult to dislike other people, and the only people he dislikes are people he is very afraid of and will avoid at all costs.

Jamai

Jamai will kill them. No questions asked. He may stop to ask questions first if he doesn't know much about them, but usually his train of thought is simple: if he doesn't like someone, it's probably because they're trespassing and endangering his territory, and so he needs to eliminate the threat.

Ren

Ren is very much cut out for violence considering the plant she was born from, but she's not exactly intimidating and is too small to go picking fightds. She'll generally hurl insults at whoever she dislikes whilst hiding behind Jamai. She also would complain about them to Jamai, and Jamai might then take matters into his own hands if he saw fit.

[princesssarisa]

The fanfiction where the actor is transported into the body of their character on their show. More interesting are the ones where its decades later post-cancellation and they find themselves in the actual universe of their old show as their character - and they only half-remember the plotlines and how the character acted/behaved and their relations/dynamic with the other characters. I mean, imagine the adult Jodie Sweetin's mind suddenly finding herself in Stephanie Tanner's body in the "Full House" universe, and it's the opening moments of the first ever episode. I doubt that 42-year-old Jodie Sweetin will like that situation -- given that Stephanie is just about to start kindergarten as the first episode opens. The scenario is the actor's mind, or soul is transported to the show's in-character universe - so not only would forty-something Jodie Sweetin find herself in the show's in-character world, but she's also now five-year-old Stephanie Tanner at the very start of the show and has to grow up for a second time. She can't drive for another decade and little Miss Tanner's male peers still think girls have cooties. I kind of feel bad for laughing...

That sounds like a scenario with a lot of interesting, funny potential!

Hopefully it wouldn't last too long and she'd be sent back to the real world and her own adult body after learning some type of lesson.

[jungle-angel]

Out in the Middle: Part 2

Summary: The parents have absolutely no way of keeping an eye on the kids.....and then Teeter steps in

The four sets of parents should have known that the minute their kids set foot on the Dutton land that the kids would turn into a pack of wild animals. 

Surprisingly enough, they were as well behaved as could be during breakfast and dinner, but the minute John, Royal and the rest of them had shooed the kids outside, they knew the kids would most likely be finding new and inventive ways to beat the ever living shit out of each other until dinner time. 

“Kinda quiet for a Saturday morning, isn’t it John?” Thomas Rainwater remarked as he joined John and Royal on the front porch. 

“Quiet with the kids around is never a good thing,” John chuckled, setting his coffee mug on the splintered wood table next to him. 

“Oh c’mon,” Royal remarked. “You remember the stupid shit we were doing as kids?”

“You, me, Tom and Mo were the terrors of Bozeman Central High School,” John half laughed. “I still haven’t forgotten that time that we had that graduation party up at the lake.” 

“Or the fact that the four of us lived on sub-sandwiches and a VHS copy of ‘Animal House’,” Thomas added.

The three men made the best of their morning, enjoying the hot coffee and looking out over the land that was worth everything to them. 

*********************************

 Teeter hated re-shoeing the horses more than anything, but at least it was better than shoveling buffalo shit. 

Quietly under her breath, she sang along to Willie Nelson’s “Roll Me Up And Smoke Me When I Die”, a piece of hay hanging loose from her lip as she carefully re-shoed the horses. 

The rustling and giggling that followed somewhere in the stables caught her off guard, stopping her dead in her tracks before she shrugged and went back to work. 

But soon, there it was again. 

“Ight where are ya?!” she called loudly. “C’mon down here ya lil ghouls!” 

Four little girls, two Duttons, an Abbott and a Wheeler, poked their little heads out of the loft, grinning and giggling as though they had a secret only known amongst themselves.

“Ya’ll gettin into mischief up there?” 

“No!” the girls answered, still giggling. 

“Well at least ya’ll are pretty easy to handle,” she muttered. “Where in the fuck are yer brothers?” 

Teeter jumped when she heard yelling outside the barn and saw Tatum, Tanner, Joey Wheeler and Jake Long all charging at each other with Amy and Tate close behind them. 

“Oh my fuckin shit,” Teeter chuckled as she left the stables. 

Outside was a whirlwind of indiscernible yells, shouts and yelps as Tanner and Joey began hitting each other on the behind with a stick. “Guys!” Amy shouted. “Guys cut it out!! GUYS!!” 

Neither Tanner nor Joey listened. There was a strange tension in the air, a tension that held itself there for a few short seconds.....

“Everybody SHUT......THE FUCK......UP!!!!!!”

The kids immediately, at the sound of their aunt’s voice, dropped the sticks in their hands and lined up in a straight line, not wanting to incur her wrath or the wrath of their parents later.

“The fuck were ya’ll playin?” Teeter questioned.

“Um.......we called it ‘Spank’,” Tatum said meekly. 

Teeter groaned, her eyes rolling a little bit to the back of her head. “Ight, I don’t have a problem with ya’ll runnin ‘round like a pack o wild rabbits,” she explained. “But the minute one o’ ya’ll puts an eye out, Imma have ta haul yer asses all the way bac ta yer mommas and yer daddies. And I know.....I KNOW.....none o’ ya’ll want that, so no nothin sharp goes near the faces. Git it?” 

“Yes Aunt Teeter,” the kids all replied collectively. 

“Good,” she said, adjusting the Houston Astros baseball cap on her head. “Now if ya’ll behave later, I’ll teach ya’ll how ta rope a buffalo.” 

Their faces lit up, the kids cheering as they ran off towards the horse corral. 

“And no lightin nothin on fire either ya lil monsters!!” she called after them. “Ya’ll light up that back field, I’ll know who did it just by the smell!!!!” 

Teeter shook her head and snorted before she went back to work. She loved her nieces and nephews to death, but Lord help the parents when they became teenagers. 

[luminiferocity]

007 Fest 2023 master post

So that's a wrap on my first Fest. It's been a blast - so much more intense than I was expecting, but I'm looking forward to catching up on everything I missed and savouring the many wonderful things created by many wonderful people over the month. Thank you mods, captains and everyone who has been involved!

Here's what I got up to as part of Team Civilian:

Images

And I've had recurring nightmares... -- NTTD, Bond, Madeleine and Mathilde

It's not the way a man like me behaves... -- For the Bond who is more than just a blunt instrument

We can go slow, we don't need to rush... -- James, Madeleine and a song that's not really about driving

I'm in love with the feeling... -- For a Q who never says no

So low, Hallelujah... -- 007, Q and M, and Skyfall

Firsts and Lasts -- Bond and Vesper, Q and Madeleine

Writing

Drabbles

Best Regards -- Nomi, Q, Bond and the "old wreck" throwback

This Life -- Bond/Ronson, angst. And a shout out to @kitten-kin for their lovely and heart-breaking addition

Family Matters -- 00Q, Q Branch, just fluff

Let Me Count the Ways

NTTD fix-it chapters four, five and six

Alive in New Light

Bond, Madeleine and Q for Polyamory Day chapter one (WIP)

Scavenger hunt and other bits

Incorrect quotes -- James Bond x Fleabag 5+1 (the 1 is angst)

Bond in the wild -- that time I went to the home of Casino Royale and nearly didn't realise it

Solve encrypted messages

Create a fanmix

Headcanons

MI6 worldbuilding headcanons for Headcanon Day

Part-time badass, full-time girl dad Bill Tanner for Tanner Tuesday

[sandrockianblues]

Some of our loved gang annoying each other when bored head cannons? plsss?💕👀

Let me just cuddle up to you real quick to express my adoration for you anon💜💜💜✨

I’m assuming you meant the bandit boys again, if not, feel free to correct me and I’ll make another (This is kinda long so let’s hope it’s what you asked for😭😭)

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Bandit Gang Annoying Each Other:

💣Haru💣

He always tries to busy himself with work and planning ahead (bc someone’s got to) but there are times where he just can’t keep his head buried in his work anymore or he doesn’t feel motivated to study up on the shit he needs. So, he takes it out on the boys lovingly

-Andy> at first it was sorta dumb stuff just to tweak him like wetting small shredded pieces of discarded notes and ideas he had tossed aside, throwing them at the kid until it stuck. Other times it was a blank stare and unyielding until Andy would screech at him to stop because it was freaking him out. After he finds out the kid has developed a major crush on Jasmine? “There was this one time Jasmine and I-,” “I don’t wanna hear it.” “Yeah, ya do.” Plethora of stories that Andy both loves and hates to hear because he does not like Jasmine, dammit. It’s especially more annoying when Haru tells stories of a very young Jasmine saying she’ll grow up to marry Haru or Logan someday like any other kid would do.

-Logan> literally poor fucking guy. Cowboy prince bandit here cares about his appearance because let’s face it, he and everyone else knows he’s pretty. Not Fang pretty, but roguishly handsome and solid main male lead, handsome enough to be that NFL player you suddenly get into a team for despite not knowing how football may work coughs-. So he’s a little vain and tries to take care of his appearance. And Haru abuses that. Will catch him off guard saying he’s spotted a gray hair among his strands (mind you, Logan has a head of white hair) or that his eyes seem to be dulling all of a sudden? Then there’s times where Haru tells the most outlandish science shit that’s in no way true or plausible and Logan believes it for a good part of the day week because, well, it’s his friend that’s the brainiac. But then it hits at some point and Logan always gets so bent out of shape that he’s been fooled once more. They’re so friendly with one another that they can joke about even the harder topics- so, long story short, Haru likes to claim being Howlett’s favorite. You can imagine the angry cowboy face there. Logan comes for his ass (settle down LoHaru fans, let’s keep it PG-13 and save it for fanart and fanfic). IF LOGAN IS INTERESTED IN THE BUILDER>>> 11/10 likes to reference the start of their “interactions” (I.e. Logan watching the train the builder was on come in their first day- tho really, Haru just kinda puts it together and does the math/ after Water Tower explosion and their eyes met)- essentially, anything he can use to make it seem like they’re some star-crossed lovers or living out some dramatic romance fantasy. IF HARU IS INTERESTED IN THE BUILDER TOO>>> not entirely confident he can win their heart and affections against Logan, but it’s too fun to casually remark that the builder may prefer guys who aren’t tall as hell or that have a tanner complexion or dark hair and eyes- lmao not Logan trying to figure out how to properly tan or appear shorter or even willing to dye his hair.

🦸🏼‍♂️Andy🦸🏼‍♂️

He’s a kid and a smart one at that, but his attention span is so small at this age and he gets bored so easily. He worships Logan and Haru, idolizes them even. Being a bandit was essentially his dream. So, he mostly behaved. But it’s when Sandrock accepts their bandit boys back that he starts being a little shit (Andy, my child).

-Haru> this man unnerves Andy in a different way than his buddy does. Andy wholly believes that Haru could kill him and get away with it. But it doesn’t stop him. Andy likes to disorganize his notes so they’re not in order. Will sometimes leave feedback on random sticky notes to the most obscure shit and they’re all filled with critiques (some of which are valid and actually do annoy Haru Lmao). He once saved up all his money and bought a jelly jar that was actually filled with glitter that Vivi had. Took some of Haru’s notes and from what he could do, he made a glitter bomb (it was a Thursday and Jasmine was helping Heidi organize some things so he was lonely). The fortunate part to the end of that tale is that it was mostly plain glitter so like silver. The unfortunate part is that sometimes, if you pay attention, Haru fucking shimmers. This was very distressing to Mi-An once who has found this battered but readable cringey book about vampires, but that may have been the best day of Logan’s life who laughed so hard he wheezed and had some blood vessels burst in his face. IF HARU IS INTERESTED IN THE BUILDER>>> Andy will resort to basic elementary tactics and make kissy faces that are totally visible to not just Haru and the builder, but also everyone in the vicinity. He’ll sing that “kissing in a tree” song. Walks by the guy who is trying his best to be subtle about his feelings yet attempting to flirt and going like “oh dang, tell them how u really feel” and sometimes leaning against a railing watching them from above shouting in a monotone voice “OH SHIT, THAT SOME GOOD CHEMISTRY YOU GOT THERE”- Andy’s fuckin’ fast as hell, but if you wanna see him fly, wait until he pisses one of his bandit fathers off. Kid doesn’t even touch the ground when he’s running.

-Logan> you know that pic of Ben Affleck? Nvm, you know it, I don’t even need to describe it. You know it. Homie would put his little brother/son (depends on the day and how much he wishes to throttle the tween) on a flag pole by his raggedy little cape if he could sometimes. Logan is literally the true victim between the two of his friends/found family. But in their defense, it’s just too fucking easy to rile him up. Andy will still do dumb shit like steal his hat or dress up like him like he did for Bronco the Kid, posing as Logan the Bandit and nailing down his gun twirl (chill, it’s a water gun with no water bc Sandrock is dryer than my ex’s personality) and the dramatic swish of his cape. Literally the kid was born for LARPing or Comic Cons, maybe even acting, but the world missed out. Regardless, it is some good shit. Owen even lets him recreate Bandit Gang memories on stage sometimes because he thinks the kid is a blast when he’s all dressed up (he will actually start giving the kid a “1,2,3” count if he dresses up as Bronco again), much to Logan’s dismay. If you think that is bad enough, Andy actually has Logan’s signature down almost perfectly and will sit at a little table like it’s a lemonade stand selling autographed WANTED signs of the good looking bandit (much to Unsuur’s dismay) IF LOGAN IS INTERESTED IN THE BUILDER>>> Andy will abuse his height, his speed, and Logan’s patience. Homie will yeet himself into either Logan’s back or the builder’s and make them fall into each other as he takes off cackling and screaming about PDA. Now, Logan is a chill guy and recognizes it as both manipulation and a somewhat accident, but it’s the fact that this is the fifth time the cheeky bastard has schemed this week and at some point, the builder has to catch onto why Andy’s doing it to the two of them specifically. He WILL intentionally leave WANTED posters of Logan on their front door or workshop table or in their mailbox. No, please don’t ask Unsuur about this. He’s fucking done with the posters.

🤍Logan🤍

Logan was someone that felt like he had to grow up a little too fast to help his father deal with raising him alone and hunting monsters. His only reprieve from that maturity and the weight of the world on his shoulders was spending time with friends like Haru or Elsie or Jasmine, etc. There, the rascal like side of him poked out. Logan is the man of action and the one to carry out missions. He’s not big on planning, so, when there’s no mission to carry out and no action to be doing, he’s gonna have some fun.

-Andy> to the Logan simps out there, y’all better pray the builder and him have a daughter because Logan is much GENTLER and CAREFUL with girls (don’t think about the fight y’all have if you a girl). He will swoop down with far too much agility for a man his size and grab Andy by the ankles with one hand, standing upright and flipping the kid upside down in his hold. Isn’t above shaking him to see how much candy and stuff he nabs (literally no one cares and they just pretend to not see because it’s minimal shit) falls out. Or he ruffles his hair and messes it up completely. Sometimes, he’ll sit down with the kids (no chair is too small for him- that’s a lie, every chair is too small for him. Just look at his weird ass throne.) and asks whether he’ll be the main of honor or the best man to their wedding. He’s not above his bandit ways and WILL demand a dowry for his precious Princess Jasmine.

-Haru> they go back and sometimes, that’s not a good thing. Logan knows exactly how to annoy Haru. It’s just when he decides to find new ways that Haru gets nervous. Like after the Mi-An incident where she thought he was a vampire, Logan spent money on glitter himself that he kept in his pocket and would randomly throw it like confetti in the air with an emotionless face, watching it rain down on Haru with glee burning like the blue flames of a fire. Or when he actually borrowed Mi-An’s book so he could read it (he honestly hates it, nothing makes sense and he almost abandoned the idea numerous times) and WILL quote it at him. Haru hasn’t read it, but at this point he essentially has given how Logan took this way too seriously and is passionate about giving him shit. Sometimes, Logan will idly remark about being sick of shit and wanting to run away. Which annoys Haru because “been there, done that”. Not letting Haru sit in his weird throne actually annoys him but for the principle, not because Haru really wants to sit there. Logan also likes to remark about how smart Qi is and wonders if his bombs would be more effective. Then there are times where they’re just meandering about riding their steeds and Logan will go off on this near philosophical and rather introspective tangent that takes Haru by surprise, going to respond to Logan only to be met with “I was talking to Rambo.” 💀 IF HARU IS INTERESTED IN THE BUILDER >>> Logan is both the best and worst person to have as your wingman. I don’t make the rules (yes I do ). He’ll give him openings to make his move, he’ll set up the scene perfectly like this is mere child’s play to him (it’s odd, the things Logan chooses to be good at), hell, he may even pay for their dinner. But then there are times where they’re having a nice date and Logan will all of a sudden stretch over the divider wall of the booth with a harsh and loud whisper of “diD YoU kiSS ‘eM YEt?!” He is both a himbo and a child. IF LOGAN IS ALSO INTERESTED IN THE BUILDER>>> if it was anyone else, he’d be pulling out all the stops to win the builder over. But with Haru, all he can do is poke lighthearted fun at his height or how he’s missing a duster or a cowboy hat. Sometimes a “is your heart a ticking bomb? What’re you swearing for?” sort of shit to tease him.

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TANNER’S PROGRESS REPORT: APRIL 9TH 2024 (TUE)

God, what a fucking day.

The good news: I'm next on the waitlist for my top surgery!

The bad news: I'm just a smidge over the BMI limit that the surgeon likes and he won't do the surgery unless I lose some weight. :')

Losing weight has always been a horseshit proposition for me so this is extremely frustrating; I'm not going to lose my spot on the waitlist but it basically means that my surgery date is going to get pushed back by three months every time it rolls around and my BMI is still too high. In the meantime I've got to figure out what the fuck is wrong with my body and try to force it to behave in a way that makes sense so that I can control my fucking weight for at least a few weeks so that I can get this fucking surgery. Absolute dogshit situation.

Anyway, I got started on the Patreon art too late, and while the NSFW half of the thing is all done and ready to go, the SFW half still needs to be shaded. I'll just have to do it tomorrow. :')

Goodnight, internet.

[legend-collection]

Père Fouettard

Père Fouettard (French for 'Father Whipper' / 'Old Man Whipper') is a character who accompanies Saint Nicholas on his rounds during Saint Nicholas Day (6 December) dispensing lumps of coal and/or beatings to naughty children while St. Nicholas gives gifts to the well behaved. He is known mainly in the far north and eastern regions of France, in the south of Belgium, and in French-speaking Switzerland, although similar characters exist all over Europe. This "Happy Father" was said to bring a whip with him to spank all of the naughty children who misbehaved.

The most common depiction of Père Fouettard is of a man with a sinister face dressed in dark robes with scraggly unkempt hair and a long beard. He is armed with a whip, a large stick, or bundles of switches. Some incarnations of the character have him wearing a wicker backpack in which children can be placed and carried away. Sometimes he merely carries a large bundle of sticks on his back.

The most popular story about the origin of Père Fouettard was first told about the year 1252. An innkeeper (or a butcher in other versions) captures three boys who appear to be wealthy and on their way to enroll in a religious boarding school. Along with his wife, he kills the children in order to rob them. One gruesome version tells that they drug the children, slit their throats, cut them into pieces, and stew them in a barrel. St. Nicholas discovers the crime and resurrects the children. After this, Père Fouettard repents and becomes St. Nicholas' partner. A slightly different version of this story claims that St. Nicholas forced Père Fouettard to become his assistant as a punishment for his crimes.

Another story states that during the Siege of Metz (a city in Eastern France) in 1552, an effigy of king Charles V was burned and dragged through the city. Meanwhile, an association of tanners created a grotesque character (also a tanner) armed with a whip and bound in chains who punished children. After Metz was liberated, the charred effigy of Charles V and the character created by the tanners somehow assimilated into what is now known as Père Fouettard. Events surrounding the city's liberation and the burning of the effigy coincided with the passage of St. Nicholas, hence Père Fouettard became his "bad cop" counterpart.

In the 1930s, Père Fouettard appeared in the United States under the translated name Father Flog or Spanky. Although almost identical to the original French personification, Father Flog had nothing to do with Christmas and also had a female accomplice named Mother Flog. The two doled out specific punishments for specific childhood crimes (e.g. cutting out the tongue for lying).

[toffeechad]

Since most of you voted the yes option, I think now's the time I'll show more info about my Spidersonas from Earth-2763! (Stuff related to TPOT 6 spoilers can be found in the bottom, you've been warned!)

Who are they, actually?

These characters are actually Pen, Eraser, Golf Ball, Tennis Ball, Fries, Puffball & TV from a popular internet show called Battle For Dream Island.

(they're basically meant to be born as sentient objects but uh i'm gonna exclude puffball because she's actually one of these specimens in goiky and is not based on an actual existing object, NOT EVEN BASED ON A POM-POM EITHER)

Where do they live in?

Goiky, in Earth-2763, of course. They live in an alternate universe of Battle For Dream Island where almost everything is the same, except there is a moment that takes place after TPOT 1 offscreen that shows the entirety of Are You Okay's team members suddenly getting their Spidey-Senses tingling. Another difference to this alternate universe is that it's also connected to other object shows such as Inanimate Insanity, ONE, AIB, BFTROR, Brawl Of The Objects, MOSS, TDOS, etc.

Do the team members other than Pen really have legal names? (specifically, Pen's legal name is confirmed to be Ben as shown in BFB 4)

Yep! Here's the list of actual names for the other team members!

Eraser - Edgar

Golf Ball - Gertrude

Tennis Ball - Tanner

Fries - Fred

Puffball - Priscilla

TV - Trevor

How did they get their powers?

The rest of the members were bitten by a radioactive bug, but TV was instead hijacked by a virus. TV also got extra eyes on his screen as a side effect from his virus that can be shown or hidden whenever he wants to.

When did they get their powers?

Somewhere between the aftermath of Tpot 1 and before Tpot 2.

Do they mature by losing their respective Uncle Ben?

No, but they do mature by witnessing eliminations and traumatic events in the current season they're competing in because recovery exists in their world. Eliminations count as their canon events, and after all, it shall not be allowed to be messed around with. Expect some team members progressively losing a part of their personalities as they mature once they get seperated until the end of TPOT.

So, here's an angsty canon event aftermath scenario that supposedly takes place in the same area where the Spider Society live in. After TPOT 6, Pen's proud with the amount of votes he had compared to everyone else until he was interrupted by someone that withnessed their own "canon event." It was Fries, who is along with his best friend, Puffball. He told Pen that he wasn't paying attention to how petrified and devastated he was in that so-called "unfair" elimination. Although Golf Ball approves Miguel O' Hara's philosophy of canon events such as eliminations and trauma as a method to discipline some of her team members for her dimension, both Tennis Ball and Eraser are quite concerned about this. Thus, that's how Fries and Puffball were the first batch of the crew to get canon events maturing their personalities. (Fries eventually loses his intentions of causing mischief as he's now more serious, emotionally strained and depressed, and Puffball eventually loses her self-indulgence as she's now moody, barely carefree and not selfish anymore. However, the duo will only have the urge to snap if they feel like they want to.)

Pros: they kinda behaved

Cons: they ain't even the same as themselves last time and their seperation from one another during TPOT 6 inflicted them with the canon event rizz

(OH WOE IS ME, SOMEONE TAKE THEM TO A THERAPY SESSION, PLEASE!)

Does anyone in the group have disabilities?

Golf Ball and Tennis Ball are born with an armless disability, Puffball's basically a specimen in Goiky that is meant to be born limbless, but all of the team's members share the same mental disability that is Autism. (GOOD MORNING AUTISTIC SPIDERSONA NATION, RISE AND GRIND‼️)

What does Flocculent Spider's icon actually look like?

It looks like this, and it's rainbow colored because of the inclusion of a holographic pattern on it. The spider icon of hers is located at the back of her mask. (If you're curious about what her mask looks like, you're gonna have to peek at that link I attached at the title of the post, right at the beginning of this.)

Do they fight antagonists?

Of course! If there's a Spider-Man, then there's atleast gotta be an introduction to an antagonist! I'm probably planning to interpret Steve Cobs as Doc Ock in Earth-2763, but I haven't got any ideas for the rest of the other antagonists, so feel free to drop down suggestions for the concepts of the other antagonists of Earth-2763 if you like!

When was the first time they finally fought an antagonist?

At the day when the contestants and the hosts of BFDI & II had a reunion at Gelatin's Steakhouse while celebrating Gelatin's 10th birthday, someone seems to have destroyed a part of the steakhouse's wall... and he's actually targeting MePhone. It was Steve Cobs, aka the "Doc Ock" of Earth-2763. As it was finally the time for Golf Ball and her teammates to have an opportunity to fight crime, Golf Ball and her teammates eventually put on their masks and suits and proceeded to fight against Steve Cobs without any hesitation. After defeating Steve Cobs, TV wrangles Cobs up with a web that electrocutes on TV's command while Cobs is distracted and disturbed with Pen telling him a joke. As Pen mentions that he's "the one who knocks," TV then successfully electrocutes Cobs after his defeat. MePhone thanked Golf Ball along with her teammates for saving him from his reckoning, and then the rest of the contestants and hosts cheered for them. (friendly reminder that i actually suck at writing lmfao) Even if Golf Ball and her team are actual web-slinging heroes, they still prefer to do challenges normally to abide with challenge rules for some reason.

Fun fact: II Taco is actually uninvited to Gelatin's birthday

Even if Earth-2763 Fries is actually eliminated, is he still allowed to meet the Spider-Society though?

Yes, Two actually allowed him to meet the Spider Society whenever he wants to. However, Fries prefers to stay back inside the hotel atleast 2 weeks before another contest begins in his world for a fair reason. Same thing would apply to Earth-2763 Puffball as well.

Is there any instances of Earth-2763 Puffball having the colorful quills on her mask hidden?

Yes, she can retract her mask's quills whenever she wants. However, if she's pissed or battle-ready, her quills will extend! Example: Before she snaps, she hides her quills. Whenever she's ready to snap and be feisty, her quills extend in length.

[scotianostra]

13th December 1721 saw the death off the coast of West Africa of Alexander Selkirk, the Scot whose experiences inspired Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe.

Alexander Selcraig was born in Lower Largo,Fife.. The seventh son of a shoemaker and a tanner, young Alexander is often described as a hothead, a “rambunctious boy”, in short, a bairn who gets into trouble. He got into all sorts of trouble, such as the time he behaved "indecently in church" or when he fought with his brothers.

In 1695, aged about 19, Selkirk was summoned before the kirk-session (a church-related court) to have his behaviour punished. He didn't even show up; he had already left Scotland for an expedition to South America on a privateer ship. He changed his name during this period from Selcraig to Selkirk.

Selkirk,  was serving as a Master Navigator when they, arrived at the island in October of 1704 aboard a barely sea-worthy vessel, the Cinque Ports, that had been damaged in previous battles with the Spanish and was infested with worms that were eating away at the hull.  The captain had decided to stop at the island to re-stock their supply of fresh water and food stores.  Due to the failing state of their ship, Selkirk refused to get back aboard and tried to convince the others that they should stay and wait for another ship to come along.  Everyone else refused to stay and Selkirk found himself on the island alone.

This may sound like a foolish thing to do, but better stranded on a well stocked island with plenty of fresh water and food sources than on a ship that may sink at any moment in the middle of the ocean.  In fact, this is exactly what happened to the vessel, with most of the remaining 41 members of the crew (they originally had 90 when they first set sail) aboard dying when the Cinque Ports sunk of the coast of Peru shortly thereafter.  Only eight of the crew survived, including the captain.  They managed to swim to a nearby island from where the ship sank, but were subsequently taken captive by Spaniards and were imprisoned where “the Spaniards put them in a close dungeon and used them very barbarously.”  Only the captain made it away from there alive, eventually managing to return to Britain.

Initially, Selkirk thought a ship would pass fairly quickly that he could hitch a ride on.  This obviously didn’t happen.  The supplies he had on hand included a musket, gunpowder, a knife, a Bible, bedding, a few tools, and tobacco.  Lucky for him though, the island provided his necessities, with plenty of fresh water, goats, seals, shellfish, wild turnips, cabbage, etc.  However, the island was also infested with rats.  This became a problem for him when he’d try to sleep, with the rats gnawing at his clothing, bedding, and feet.  He soon found a solution to this problem, as the island also had a large population of cats.  He domesticated many of the cats, providing them regular supplies of food, and the cats took to hanging out around his campsite and sleeping near him, which kept the rats at bay while he slept.

Throughout his time on the island, he lived fairly comfortably.  Initially, he hunted goats using his gun, but when gunpowder ran out, he took to chasing the goats.  All total, he estimated he’d killed about five hundred goats during his time there to use for food and other purposes.  He also began systematically partially maiming young goats so that when they grew older, they wouldn’t be able to run as fast.  Skills learned from his father  helped him out significantly as he knew how to make clothing, footwear, and the like from the goat skins, which was useful once his own clothing wore out.

While on the island, his life was only threatened twice.  The first time was when he was chasing a goat and subsequently fell off of a cliff.  While he was injured, his injuries may have been even worse except that he managed to land on the goat, who was probably killed on impact. Selkirk himself was knocked unconscious by the fall and did not wake for almost an entire day and according to his account was near senseless for another two days. The second time his life was in danger was when Spanish ships arrived.  He initially thought he might be rescued, but upon realising the people aboard were Spanish, he fled as they shot at him.  The Spanish chased him throughout the island, but eventually gave up the hunt.  During this time, he hid himself near the top of a very thickly leaved tree for two days.  At one point, he reported a couple of the Spanish sailors, not knowing he was there, peed at the base of the tree.

Finally, on February 1st, 1709, two ships, which included famed explorer William Dampier and was led by Woodes Rogers, anchored near the island and Selkirk revealed himself to the crews via a signal fire.  Several of the crew were suffering from scurvy and Selkirk set about supplying them with needed food.  He got so good in the graces of the captain that he was made first mate before they set off, and was given one of the two ships to captain during the remainder of the voyage.

A book was subsequently written by Captain Woodes Rogers’, which included the tale of Selkirk: Rogers’ A Cruising Voyage Round the World: First to the South-Sea, thence to the East-Indies, and Homewards by the Cape of Good Hope. Selkirk himself was also interviewed several times about his adventure and gained a certain amount of notoriety for it throughout England.

When Selkirk finally returned to Scotland, he brought with him his earnings as a privateer which amounted to £800, which was a very large sum at the time (around 10-15 years worth of wages by the average earnings of a typical low-class worker like his father, a tanner).  He eventually went back to a life at sea and died in the Royal Navy of a fever off the coast of Africa.

It’s widely thought that The book by  Daniel Defoe,  now known as Robinson Crusoe but the title is actually: The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner:

If you’re ever in the are drop into the Crusoe Hotel, as you’d expect  the Robinson Crusoe theme is echoed throughout the rooms which include information boards about  Selkirk.