#The Himalayan rescue caper

[milevenstancyendgame]

That is not the face of someone eager to re-join V.I.L.E., but okay...

[spittyfishy]

Here’s my @redcracklevalentines exchange piece for @grahamcarmen ! Their profile mentioned they were a fan of the Himalayan Rescue Caper so I thought it would be fun to do a sort of missing scene kinda thing and add a kiss to the episode!

I hope you like it!

[oftheriverseine]

Mami 🤝 Me

Distraught over Redcrackle in the Himalayan Rescue Caper 🥲

also also also, I was scrolling through the redcrackle / Himalayan Rescue caper tags and got this ad:

…which fits. Redcrackle divorce arc /hj

[https-rediation]

Im not normal about this show so take my mediocre observations on the complicated dynamics of Gray and Carmen's (platonic) relationship

Credit to @forgetful-nots for motivating me to write about this they had a really cool post on the shocking extent Carmen and Gray had an effect on each other considering the relatively short time the two knew each other 🙏

Anyways

The two both have distinct identities that are really significant when referring to one another

Carmen has Carmen Sandiego and Black Sheep

Gray has Graham, Gray, and Crackle

And while yes I hear you saying "they're literally the same person"

And you'd be correct

But that is exactly why the fact that they've been isolated within the show is so important

I think it's most easily able to be observed when Carmen refers to Gray so we'll start with her

Carmen's Side

Carmen almost exclusively refers to Gray as Gray throughout the duration of the show, regardless of what he himself is choosing to be called (Crackle when an operative ("We gonna rock this thing, Gray?" "It's Crackle now, remember?") and Graham after the Mind Wiper)

It's a running gag when his memory is wiped because he's going by Graham and she just can't get his name right

But it's for a reason

Carmen is holding on to that past, longing for someone who once was as opposed to who he had become

And it's not just while he's Graham

When he's going by Crackle it's the same thing

On the train to Paris:

"I thought I knew you like the big brother I never had **Gray**"

There's a sense of betrayal there, like when he embraced Crackle as an identity there was a shift in how she viewed him

And yet she never accepts it because she never let's go of that past between them

But the thing is, Gray and Crackle were never two different people

Merely ones Carmen had crafted in her mind so she wouldn't have to accept who she saw as the "new" him as someone who had been there all along

"Gray, we have to move"

"The name is-"

"-Graham, I know, I know"

"No.. it's Crackle"

Carmen tells him that he's not that guy (in reference to Crackle) anymore, no matter what he's been told.

Gray says that he "[is] that guy, [he's] always been that guy"

He's never been anything other than who Crackle is. Gray and Crackle are the same guy, they always had been, there wasn't just some change within him that caused him to commit the acts he did

It was always in him

And Carmen didn't want to see it

Because she saw Graham and saw who she wished Gray always was

And she never gives up hope that he can still be the person she saw him as

Who she looked up too

Gray is the one who doesn't think he's capable of it

He's accepted who he is

And I dont think he knows how to escape that cycle

Its not until the very end that he breaks free of that, and very fittingly it's for Carmen

Proving her right in a sense

There were always the parts of Graham Carmen admired in Gray the whole time

But when he's finally reached that point he doesn't think he deserves to be in her life

After all she didnt need him "complicating her life"

WHICH IS SUCH A GUT WRENCHING PARALLEL TO WHAT SHE SAYS IN THE OPERA OUTBACK CAPER OMFG

Anyways

That's Carmen's side and development

BUT GRAY ACTUALLY DOES THE SAME THING TO HER TOO

Gray's Side

Gray wields the name Carmen Sandiego like a title

Also seen on the train to Paris:

"Its time we tied up loose ends"

"You were the only loose end, until five seconds ago, when I captured the elusive Carmen Sandiego"

Carmen to Carmen is her identity, it's who she is and has chosen to be

To Gray it's merely a symbol of her allegience

Much like the name Crackle is

When hes referring to the her he knew back at the Academy he uses Black Sheep

"We miss you Black Sheep, VILE wants a truce"

That is who he references when he wants to talk to her as a person, when he doesnt want to engage with Carmen Sandiego, superthief and VILE's public enemy #1

You can see it again as well in the Himalayan Rescue Caper (it has so many good lines bro)

"No.. it's Crackle"

"I assume you prefer I continue to call you Carmen?"

Again there's that split in identities

To him, Carmen isn't who she is, it's something she's assumed as an act of rebellion

Both Carmen and Gray are unwilling to truly recognize each other as anything other than who they wish the other was or could have been

Carmen wants Gray

Gray wants Black Sheep

And recurringly neither can live up to those expectations

The thing is, Gray did get his wish though

He got Black Sheep, the VILE operative

And yet

He didnt like it

It was wrong, twisted

Yes it was "fun while it lasted"

But whe wasn't in control

This wasn't her choice

Carmen was her choice and that's when his shift begins

Not only in his allegiences and priorities

But in the way he thought about Carmen and Black Sheep

He stops hesitating when referring to Carmen as Carmen

He sees all of her

Who she is

Who she'd chosen to be

And then she's simply Carmen

Though he never gives her the ability to do the same

He gives her back her ability to choose for herself then revokes it all over again

He chooses to make her let him go

Hes finally in a place where she could accept him as Gray and nothing more

Yet he chooses to leave

Because he will never be good enough for Carmen

A soft of self-fufilling prophecy that the two of them created inexplicably for each other

Anyways

That's it ☺️

I might look at the themes of free will in the show later

Especially in relation to Gray

I had a really interesting discussion recently about his morality and the extent of the choices he makes being of his own volition or through manipulation and I'll love to fully elaborate on that

But that could be an entirely different discussion so who know 🙌

Hope this made sense though I wrote this at like midnight so

👍

[carmenscarnations]

I think Red Crackle should've kissed before the Himalayan Rescue Caper, it would've made his betrayal more delicious

[fedorah-the-explorah]

omg whatttt-- it's the secret post credit scene from the himalayan rescue caper

[redxcrackle]

imagine if there was an episode post himalayan rescue caper but pre viennese waltz caper where gray is officially a part of vile but carmen has to steal back the stolen good which makes gray and carmen enemies now (not willingly) LIKE IMAGINE THE ANGSTTTTT

Hi! (Sorry I haven’t responded, I have been traveling :P )

Ughbdjsbsbs the angst would be crazzyy!!!

It would come up in every convo/arguement! Carmen and Gray would be like mid-chase/fight like

stop trying to stop us, you know I don’t wanna hurt you. THEN WHY DO YOU GO BACK YOUR LIFE WAS PERFECT GRAY, I don’t wanna be doing this either.

But the pouty eyes and touches and maybe flirty teasing and snarky remarks. Ahhh but overall they would be like so sad that they are on the other side. Gray would feel guilty when he sees her, almost like a lingering thought. Carmen would get smitten and become very persuasive to get him back.

~ tysm for the ask ~

[yuraimi-lee-bunny]

imagine if there was an episode post himalayan rescue caper but pre viennese waltz caper where gray is officially a part of vile but carmen has to steal back the stolen good which makes gray and carmen enemies now (not willingly) LIKE IMAGINE THE ANGSTTTTT

PUUUUFFFF!!! During the following chapters after the Himalayan caper. I don't know what would have become of me at that time. Too much angst!!! Although well well, it would have also given us good content from the two of them.

Now that I remember: when I read the title of "Viennese waltz caper" for a momentI thought that Carmen and Gray would dance in a scene… but it wasn't like that 8'D

[cs-blank-au-askblog]

HEY, WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CS EPISODE/S

OOO HOLD ON IM GONNA LIST IT the ones i like more will be in red most favs will be violet S1 - Becoming Carmen Sandiego (Netflix) - Becoming Carmen Sandiego (Disney+ French) - The Duke of Vermeer Caper - The Chasing Paper Caper - The Lucky Cat Caper - The French Connection Caper S2 - The Hot Rocks of Rio Caper (P1 and P2) - The Daisho Caper - The Fashionista Caper - The Stockholm Syndrome Caper - The Deep Dive Caper S3 - The Haunted Bayou Caper - The Masks of Venice Caper - The Jolly Good Show Caper S4 - The Beijing Bullion Caper - The Big Bad Ivy Caper - The Himalayan Rescue Caper - The V.I.L.E. History Caper - The Egyptian Decryption Caper - The Viennese Waltz Caper - The Dark Red Caper

[lara635kookie]

I just love The Himalayan Rescue Caper so much aaaaaaahhhhh. It shows two people that love and wants to be with each other but they can't because of their choices and because they are in different moments of their lifes and that's just so realistic, man.

[forgetful-nots]

@grahamcarmen tagged me, 😁 thanks for the tag.

Wip game, name your WIP fics and tag others.

- Crush/ confession day for the rc mini ship week.

- Himalayan rescue caper AU, I'm only in the outlining stage but hopefully will be able to get chapter 1 out soon.

- Post-canon rc fluff fic, Carmen gets injured and gray takes care of her.

- hideo- Carmen, uncle-niece bonding, I'm like 65% done.

I really don't know anybody else on here with WIP's, if anybody wants to participate, feel free.

[milevenstancyendgame]

It finally happened! :D

[leenunzio]

imagine if there was an episode post himalayan rescue caper but pre viennese waltz caper where gray is officially a part of vile but carmen has to steal back the stolen good which makes gray and carmen enemies now (not willingly) LIKE IMAGINE THE ANGSTTTTT

Hii anon I don't really think about this stuff unless it involves myself and whatever 😭 i don't tend to play into graham and carmen dynamics. Not yet that is . I will when i rewrite some episodes to include me/whizzer 👍 carmen and whizzer end up as basically siblings if that says anything. Angst would go cray lol.

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Season 1

Becoming Carmen Sandiego: Part I

Becoming Carmen Sandiego: Part II

The Sticky Rice Caper

The Fishy Doubloon Caper

The Duke of Vermeer Caper

The Opera in the Outback Caper

The Chasing Paper Caper

The Lucky Cat Caper

The French Connection Caper

Season 2

The Hot Rocks of Rio Caper, Part I

The Hot Rocks of Rio Caper, Part II

The Daisho Caper

The Fashionista Caper

The Boston Tea Party Caper

The Need for Speed Caper

The Crackly Goes Kiwi Caper

The Stockholm Syndrome Caper

The African Ice Caper

The Deep Dive Caper

Season 3

The Luchadora Caper

The Day of the Dead Caper

The Haunted Bayou Caper

The Masks of Venice Caper

The Jolly Good Show Caper

Season 4

The Beijing Bullion Caper

The Big Bad Ivy Caper

The Robo Caper

The Himalayan Rescue Caper

The V.I.L.E History Caper

The Egyptian Decription Caper

The Viennese Waltz Caper

The Dark Red Caper

[healeroflightanddark]

Player Has Joined the Party, Chapter 1: S.O.S.

Team Red was sitting in their warehouse headquarters base, just hanging out for once. V.I.L.E. wasn’t up to anything for a change, so they didn’t really have any capers to plan. Ivy was doing maintenance on Carmen’s equipment, Zach was pestering Shadowsan to teach him ninja moves, and Shadowsan was trying to ignore Zach and read a book.

Carmen was in the gym working out, trying to quell a feeling of unease. It had been a few days since Player had contacted Team Red, and the red rogue couldn’t stop worrying that something might have happened to him. Unlike the rest of the team, Player lived with his family in Ontario. He really only interacted with the rest of Team Red over video calls.

Sure, Carmen, Zach, and Ivy had all met him in person once a few weeks ago, during the Himalayan Rescue Caper, but that was the only time they’d actually met him. It had been decided early on when the team had first formed that it would be best for them to keep their interactions with Player online, for his safety. Player was the youngest member of the team, and the only one who was still a child, and they didn’t want V.I.L.E. to find him. He was too young, and Carmen knew that V.I.L.E. would be all too eager to capture him and hurt him to get to her.

So Player stayed in Ontario while the rest of Team Red traveled the world to do their capers. Player didn’t seem to mind, preferring to be in his nice dark bedroom and exploring the world virtually instead. He wasn’t always online either, due to family events and other personal matters.

But Carmen still couldn’t help worrying. Player had never remained offline for this long. The longest he’d gone without contacting her was three days, and it had been almost a week. He hadn’t contacted her beforehand to let her know that he’d be gone for a while like he normally did, either. What if something had happened to him? What if V.I.L.E. had seen her or Zach and Ivy with Player the one time they actually met up with him in person?

Carmen sighed and stopped boxing on her punching bag. This wasn’t doing anything to help her calm down. Maybe she should try to contact Player herself. Grabbing her towel, she went into the living room to grab her laptop.

“Hey, Carm!” Ivy said from the table where she was tinkering with Carmen’s grappling hook. “You okay?”

“I’m worried about Player,” Carmen said. “It’s not like him to go this long without contact. I can’t shake the feeling that something’s wrong. Especially since we visited him not too long ago.”

Shadowsan nodded sagely. “Trust your instincts.”

Carmen opened the chat app that Player usually contacted her on, and sent a text. Haven’t heard from you in a while. You okay?There was no response for a long, agonizing few minutes. Then, a single text came back. S.O.S. They know. Help!

[frozenwolftemplar]

Anyone remember that scene towards the end of 'The Sound of Music' when the telegram boy is offered a chance to run away with the Von Trapps and not be a pawn for the bad guys and he doesn't?

Yeah. Those are the vibes I get from Gray in the 'Himalayan Rescue Caper.' Coulda joined the team, Gray, and been given the role of Team Big Brother, but noooooo, you had to go and do an Evil. 🙄