#all this i got from wikipedia

[duchessofyorksstuff]

Wee facts about Princess Louisa Maria Teresa Stuart since it's her birthday today:

• She was born at St-Germain-en-Laye to James II and Mary of Modena on June 28th 1692.

• When she was born, she was nicknamed La Consolatrice by her father as she was born during a distressing time for her family, being usurped and exiled from the throne.

• She was brought up in France with her brother, James Francis Edward Stuart. Her tutor, Father Constable, was a Roman Catholic priest who taught her Latin, history and religion. The Countess of Middleton was Louisa's governess.

• Louisa was transferred to Passy with her brother when he was proclaimed king by Louis XIV and was looked after by the Countess of Middleton and Antonin Nompar de Caumont, 1st Duke of Lauzun and his wife.

• Louisa was a fan of dancing and the opera.

• She was also very popular at the French court. When she was thirteen, she went to a ball at the Château de Marly, and she ranked only after Louis XIV himself, Mary of Modena and James Francis Edward.

• She was considered a bride for both Charles, Duke of Berry who was actually Louis XIV's grandson and with King Charles XII of Sweden but neither match came to pass.

• She paid for many daughters of Jacobite supporters to have an education, in return for their support to her family. She made no difference between Catholic and Protestant girls, supporting both.

• Sadly, she succumbed to smallpox on April 28th and was buried with her father in Paris in the Church of the English Benedictines, being widely mourned. After the French Revolution, Louisa and her father were moved to the Val de Grace medical hospital. She was only nineteen.

• She had the nickname The Princess over the Water since her father and brother were both known as The King over the Water.

[the-dragon-girl-27]

Flocking drawings!

Crassigyrinus surfacing for air showing off its weird ass teeth

two female Kelenken nuzzling under a rainbow

Diplocaulus catching its prey

one of the last Rodrigues Solitaire crying out trying to find a companion to no response

[onejellyfishplease]

Part 31

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[the-wine-dark-sea]

So, why Shostakovich?

That's what I wondered, watching Aziraphale in Maggie's record shop.

Shostakovich is a rather recent composer for Aziraphale to listen to - I mean, he regards Glenn Miller as modern. I would have expected him to get something that's a more obvious choice - maybe one of the composers Crowley mentions early in S1? That would have been a nice nod to that scene. Why Shostakovich? So I read up on the man, and then I understood.

Because Shostakovich was a Soviet-era composer, and came into conflict with the regime more than once.

In 1936, his career took a massive hit after a campaign against one of his works, because the music was viewed as "deliberately dissonant" - it didn't conform to some people's idea of of what Soviet music should be like. He did not strictly adher to their narrow ideals and felt the consequences. (And he was lucky. He had friends and family who were killed during the Great Terror, which started around that time.)

This forced him to try and adept and eventually his career recovered.

He was denounced again 12 years later, during a wider campaign against Western influences on Russian music. He had to apologize, many of his works were banned and he and his family lost privileges.

In 1960, Shostakovich made a controversial decision: He joined the Communist Party. It is unclear why he did this, whether it was fear, political pressure or indeed his own free choice - though reportedly he was in tears afterwards and told his wife about having been blackmailed.

So we have a composer whose work was repeatedly marked as non-conforming to the regime he lived under, not living up to some arbitrary, propagandistic standard, even after he tried to adapt his style. And we have an angel who never quite fit in with Heaven, whose approach to the world and his work were seen as silly at best, who was admonished for the way he used miracles and eventually declared a traitor.

We have a composer who, for one reason or another, ended up joining the party that had punished and humiliated him in the past. And we have an angel who ends up going back to Heaven.

I get why Shostakovich was an obvious choice, after all. What I can't get over is the implication that WE WERE TOLD AS EARLY AS EP 1 THAT AZIRAPHALE WOULD REJOIN HEAVEN!?? EVEN THOUGH IT WOULD MAKE HIM SUFFER AND MIGHT NOT BE AN ENTIRELY VOLUNTARY DECISION EITHER?? The audacity (I love it) to put that out there right from the start, for everyone to see who only cared to look, when none of us would be paying too much attention to it on the first watch.

[hadesknockedupintheunderworld]

Today I found out there was just a wholeass stageplay for FF16 that was announced in 2023 for 2024. And, so far as I can tell, it's received crickets since the initial hype/announcement

The troupe who were putting it on don't even have the web page of details for the announced performance up anymore

Based on what little I can find I assume it was...quietly canceled?

[betelgeusing]

getting into hockey was an awesome decision, btw. have heard myself deliver some thrilling commentary out loud like "OH my goodness" and "be careful, boys!" when the players tussle or trip each other. earlier in this game the camera zoomed in on a benched player who was staring so far into space I don't think he knew he was alive. they were focusing on his teammate beside him but legit slowly panned over and zoomed in closer and closer on him. he did not regain consciousness that I could see before they finally cut away and the commentators were not at any point talking about him. there's a player named hyman there

eta: hockey commenter really just said "he pumps bouchard with a wrister"???? one of the refs looks like john travolta. this is a silly sport

[inhvshedwhispers]

so im looking at the historical accuracy of federal pardons & whether someone like arthur morgan—wanted in 2 states w a 5k bounty on him; had committed multiple crimes etc.—& the closest one i could find is billy wilson, an outlaw & associate of the infamous billy the kid. he ran w the kid's gang for some time & even escaped multiple attempts at capturing him, then went to texas & started a ranch... like he didnt have a criminal record...

but the important part of all of this is that billy wilson's capturer—pat garrett—was the one who made the effort to the american govt so they could pardon billy's crimes... & they did.

theres so many other ppl who were federally pardoned & their crimes were... literally going against the american govt itself. james brooks, a texas ranger convicted of manslaughter, was pardoned (after lobbying from his fellow rangers tho). al jennings, a train robber who was imprisoned in 1899, was pardoned (in 1904 but still...)

all that is to say: arthur morgan couldve possibly been federally pardoned had he lived. do w this information what you will.

[gallium-spoon]

I have officially reached obsession crossover! By which I mean I've assigned Gideon and Harrow daemons

Gideon:

I think Gideon's daemon would settle as a musk ox

They're very strong and hardy, and also assertive, social, and protective of their 'herd.' I think Gideon and her dae would love being big enough to be intimidating and useful in combat. This would also give her someone big and soft to cuddle with (I believe irl musk ox are pretty stinky, but I'm also pretty sure daemons don't have body odor)

Harrow:

I think Harrowhark's daemon would settle as a bearded vulture

Hear me out! It's not just because they eat bones! (It's a little bit because they eat bones) Bearded vultures are pretty standoffish and not a very social bird, but they are also known to form very close bonds to their mates. They're also just very industrious and resourceful birds. I think Harrow would look especially cool and intimidating in the skull paint, black robes, and a giant vulture on her shoulder

I haven't decided what daemons I think other characters would have, and I have no idea what lyctorhood would do to daemons. Feel free to share thoughts and add on to this post! Even disagree if you think something else fits Gideon or Harrow better!

[rabbits-of-negative-euphoria]

i would like to formally apologize to Mary, Queen of Scots for having thought since childhood that she was Bloody Mary, when Bloody Mary was in fact her cousin

[ecos-syscourse]

Dear syscoursers, the Atlantic ghost crab was once described as "An occult, secretive alien from the ancient depths of the sea."

[aslongasitsblack]

wikipedia.com/Simon_Eriksson

Simon Erikkson is the spouse of Willhelm Eriksson (formerly Crown Prince Willhelm of Sweden, formerly Prince Willhelm of Sweden).

Related articles: The Hillerska Boarding School (Hillerska Skolan), Willhelm Eriksson (formerly Crown Prince Willhelm of Sweden), Queen Kristina of Sweden, Crown Prince August of Sweden (formerly August Horn of Arnas), The Swedish Crown Prince Sex Video Scandal.

Profile

Spouse: Wilhelm Eriksson (formerly Crown Prince Willhelm of Sweden, formerly Prince Willhelm of Sweden).

Occupation: Unknown.

Known for: Spouse of Former Royal, The Swedish Crown Prince Sex Video Scandal.

Parents: Linda Eriksson, Mikael Eriksson.

Sibling(s): Sara Eriksson.

Born: Bjarstad, Sweden. (Exact date unknown) 2005.

Early Life

Eriksson was born in Bjarstad, Sweden of a Swedish father and a Venezuelan mother. He has one older sister. He attended the notorious Hillerska Boarding School (Hillerska Skolan) for one year before the school was temporarily shut down due to concerns of student welfare. During his time at Hillerska he was part of the school’s choir and rowing team. Eriksson met the former Crown Prince during their time at the school.

Although Eriksson is from a lower socioeconomic background than typically associated with the school, he attended as a non-boarder, waiving the regular boarding fees that make the school a home for Sweden’s young elite.

Not much is publicly known of Eriksson’s education or occupation after attending The Hillerska Boarding School.

The Sex Video Scandal and The Crown Prince’s Jubilee Speech

On the 13th of December 2020 a 14 second long video clip depicting two young men in intimate relations was anonymously posted online and shared rapidly, under the assumption that one of the parties was Willhelm Eriksson (formerly Crown Prince Willhelm of Sweden). The video is estimated to have been viewed a total of 130 million times. Eriksson was the other party present in the video, and the only identifiable party due to his face being visible.

Shortly after, on the 17th of December 2020 the former Crown Prince denied being in the video on the Swedish news channel Rosenquist.

On the 14th of April 2021 the former Crown Prince held a speech celebrating Hillerska’s 120th Jubilee where he confirmed that it was him in the video, saying he had denied his involvement initially because it “was a private moment he didn’t want to share with anyone else”.

A perpetrator, for filming and posting the video, has never been named, though public tax records relating to the Royal Court indicate a payment of 1.2 Million SEK (est. $126.260 USD) was made to Eriksson shortly after the Hillerska Jubilee speech took place, leading some to theorise the matter was settled outside of court.

The incident has been widely discussed as an example of revenge porn, especially among younger people, and outing. It has been referenced in legislations put forward to the UN regarding digital child safety protection laws.

Renouncing Title

On the 28th of May 2022, his 18th birthday, Willhelm Eriksson announced his intention to renounce his title and position of Crown Prince of Sweden, referencing his brothers (Crown Prince Erik of Sweden) death, a consistent lack of desire to live as a royal and a desire for the privacy and normalcy only afforded by living life as a private citizen.

Former students of Hillerska Skolan have suggested that the former Crown Prince’s decision may have been influenced by Eriksson as he was known to be an anti-monarchist and socialist among his peers during the time the both of them spent at the boarding school. Others have suggested that the Swedish royal court may have pushed to oust Wilhelm of his title and position due to homophobia within the Royal Court and concerns regarding the question of a biological heir.

Post-Renouncing Title

The couple have lived a private life since the former Crown Prince’s renouncement. They maintain a residence in Sweden. Despite leaving royal life behind, the couple will occasionally attend Court events, notably Queen Kristina of Sweden’s Silver Jubilee in 2027.

In May 2032 it became known through official records that the couple had wed, with Wilhelm taking Eriksson’s last name. The ceremony was private but still drew much media attention after the records became public. When the marriage records started circulating in the media, critiques accused Queen Kristina of Sweden and the Royal Court of failing to support the former Crown Prince and his partner, once again raising accusations of homophobia in the Court. In April 2032 the Royal Court and Queen Kristina issued a statement confirming she had been in attendance at the ceremony and expressed she was happy for her son and Eriksson.

Public Reception

Despite living in relative anonymity since the title renouncement, Eriksson and the couple are regularly reported on by both traditional and social media, in Sweden and abroad.

A considerable amount of the Swedish public still consider Wilhelm the rightful heir to the crown. In a poll from 2032 Riksstatistikken reported that 67% of the Swedish people indicated a preference for Wilhelm to become King over the current Crown Prince, Crown Prince August of Sweden, with 15% saying they do not care who becomes King. 72% of pollers indicated a neutral to positive opinion on having a Monarch who is openly in a same sex relationship.

Due to the unique nature of Willhelms position, having potentially become the first crowned monarch in history to live openly in a same-sex relationship, the couple regularly draw discussion on an international scale, bringing up questions regarding the monarchy’s place in modern society, tradition versus progress and LGBTQ+ rights.

[palmanatomy]

im afraid to disregard canon first you have to actually engage canon with canon.

[roseworth]

the only people that say that comic books arent hard to get into are the people that have been reading them since they were a kid. and the only people that say that comic books are too hard to get into so you shouldnt try are the people that have never bothered opening a comic book.

[gu6chan]

finally found a place to watch the destiny of geum-hui and eun-hui and man i NEED to stop watching these depressing-ass war movies 😭

[a-eo-iu]

possible designs for the guys in this story idea,,

guy on the left is Algol, a half-gorgon half-ghoul who works on the administrative branch of a university. he is the bastard son of the university's dean, born out of a college fling. he doesn't like his father's side of the family very much at all, but he lives close to them because his mother (the ghoul half) is like. an activist and/or anthropologist who is always traveling as part of her work. his father is married to a gorgon from a super conservative family, and they have two daughters. the older one is about college-aged. because of his ghoul side he is an exclusive carnivore. he can kinda shift into a hyena-like monster shape but it's pretty inconvenient so he mostly doesn't. as a half-gorgon he can "petrify" people but only if he stares at them for a while, and it's not like "physically turn to stone" petrification it's "become unable to move for a while" petrification. ("turn to stone" petrification is a very rare power only extremely purebred gorgons have. most just have the snake-looking hair and "freeze up" petrification) his fumblr (fake tumblr) blog is like 40% (mostly gay) erotic art 40% horror art 20% discourse. instead of tagging stuff he has one million sideblogs for categorizing stuff, and reblogs everything to main and to the fitting sideblog(s) he makes paintings but never posts them because he doesn't want anyone irl to find his blog. he is well-versed in a bunch of activism stuff because his mom uses his dms to save pdfs and articles and he reads them when he has downtime in his job.

guy on the right is Galileo (or Leo for short), a psychology post graduate student who works in the university's associated elementary school as part of his doctorate. he's a cosmic witch (witch whose magic is powered by the stars) but he's not that into magic so he can only do simple spells like floating small objects or projecting constellations. it makes him very popular with the kids he teaches. his fumblr blog is like 40% memes and positivity 30% hornyposting 20% "friendly" banter with Algol 10% discourse and complaining about his life Algol's sister is also a psychology student, and they're both in their department's "student council" so they talk a lot. they are good friends. (she is the one who told him about Algol having a fumblr blog)

Galileo is like the psychology department's "mascot" since he's been there for about 10 years (between graduation and post graduations) and he's so friendly and good with people, so he's relatively famous around campus. Algol is also pretty famous in the university, but because he has gotten a bunch of faculty members fired over the years, some for good reason like abusing students or being racist, some just because he decided to make their lives hell. so they are like polar opposites in personality and fame, which is why they avoided each other for the most part. and then Algol's sister made them exchange usernames and they looked at each other's blogs and decided that the other sounds absolutely insufferable. and Algol decided that was the start of a wonderful enemyship. because he loves antagonizing people on purpose. and Galileo just kinda. went along with it. great way to vent his aggression that he usually just keeps to himself.

.... that's about all I can think to say right now. good night <3

[stopthatfool]

stop-that-fool's ICEMAV timeline for Your jeep. Your Teeth. The coffee that you bought me.

AKA where my icemav's story sticks to canon and where it diverges/changes-- all while trying to make it align with real military/historical events.

Also, thank you @sliderkerner for indulging me and saying that you wanted my timeline posted here!

DISCLAIMER! I am in no way an expert of the US Military. This whole 'timeline' should not be taken as fact or canon regarding TOP GUN. I am making this for my own understanding of my icemav story and to help myself and anyone reading keep track of the timeline. This is just for fun and mostly for me.

Quick note about the time off US Military members get. According to this website, people accumulate leave-- 2.5 days per month of work. I don't think that either Mav or Ice are eager to take time off. I can only see them wanting to take time off to visit Carole and Bradley (as Val Kilmer stated, I also believe that Ice does not have the ideal family). That's why a lot of their work seems back-to-back/never ending.

1986-

-The movie stays the same (Goose dies, intense amounts of sexual tension between Ice and Mav, "You can be my wingman anytime" etc., etc.)

-The FIRST change in canon is when Mav states that he's going to try teaching at TOP GUN. In TGM, Mav said he barely lasted one class. Within my story, Mav lasts until 1988.

Between '87 and '88-

-Ice comes to teach at TOP GUN (entirely for the purpose of his career/'resume' for working his way up for promotions etc., etc.)

-While Ice is there (for around 2 TOP GUN classes) that is when Ice and Mav start getting involved romantically.

-But Ice hates teaching. He leaves mid '88 and joins the Iran-Iraq War aboard USS Enterprise.

Late 1988-

-Mav completes one last TOP GUN class after Ice leaves and follows Ice to the USS Enterprise (a happy accident that they were stationed on the same ship). This then allows them to continue their 'involvement' and allow them to fly together again ("Bullshit, you can be mine" blah blah blah).

1990-

-The Gulf War. According to Fandom Wiki both Mav and Ice have the Kuwait Liberation Medal-- meaning they both fought in the Gulf War around this time. (Btw they are no longer on the USS Enterprise as she was no longer involved in the Gulf War past 1989 (I think))

-In my TOP GUN universe, Mav gets another 'kill' during the Gulf War (I have no idea if any naval aviators did this in 1990 (Mav didn't do this canonically) but it happens within the stop-that-fool fanfic universe). Merlin is also Mav's RIO throughout the the Gulf War.

1991-

-BUT Ice has the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) while Mav does not. Mav has the Southwest Asia Service Medal. So, for my story this time in between 1991-92 is when Mav pisses someone off and is moved squadrons/carriers to somewhere in Southwest Asia.

-Both of them, according to these medals, participated in Operation Desert Storm. (Mav also could have participated in Operation Desert Shield due to his Southwest Asia Service Medal.)

-Throughout 1991 they are able to see each other a couple times, but the fact that Mav keeps pissing people off makes it difficult. This is also because Navy deployments on average last between 6-7 months (according to a quick Google search) and for the sake of the story, their deployments and time off in between rarely overlap.

1992-

-This difficulty continues into 1992 where it all comes to a head on Dec. 31st 1992 (Ice's birthday! (Ice does not have a 'canon' birthday, but Dec. 31st is Val Kilmer's and I thought that bday also made sense for Ice)). Que the car scene in ch.4 and the aftermath the next morning.

-Throughout '92, Mav was in Iraq participating in the Iraqi no-fly zones. (I think. I find this UN mandate difficult to understand, especially whether or not the US Navy was involved or not.)

1993-

-Mav and Ice do not see each other in person at all in '93. But as said in ch.4 they-- "...talk about nothing on the phone. Ice never picks him up from the airport again."

-The US Navy also provided air cover for cargo planes that were bringing relief supplies during the Bosnian War. This is where Mav was placed in '93 (pissed off some captain or higher up or something).

-Ice and Mav don't see each other (in person) until '94.

The UNITED NATIONS MEDAL- In the TOP GUN fandom wiki page, both Ice and Mav are listed to have a United Nations Medal. What it does not state, and what I cannot find anywhere online, is what conflict they were a part specifically of for them to receive this medal. There are multiple options throughout the 1990's and 2000's that could have led to this award. BUT for the sake of my story, I will only be considering/applying conflicts that took place between 1994-98.

Between 1994 and '96-

-I think Ice received the UNPROFOR United Nations Medal for his service during the Yugoslav Wars. This is where he was between 1994-95. As I stated in ch.3 he was stationed somewhere in Europe after he and Mav 'break up' (I can't figure out what United Nations Medal Mav could have received-- it's difficult to figure out US Navy specific peacekeeping missions he could been involved in besides UNPROFOR.))

1997-

-It's around this year that Mav uses some of his accumulated vacation days to spend a longer period with Carole and Bradley. Ice is still stationed in Europe (workaholic).

1998-

-After Mav's time off, he's deployed again to Iraq.

As I mentioned in a previous post, not a lot of things happen in early to mid 1998 in regards to military conflicts, BUT Operation Desert Fox happens in December of 1998. I think the military would need to have people around before the operation before completing something of that scale. AKA that's why Mav is there in June.

-Then on an undisclosed date in early June, Mav crashes as stated in ch.1 (“You dodged some crazy bastards up there, then hit a bird. The plane crashed into the ground, and you ejected and landed on some rocks...").

-Mav is transferred to a hospital in California as he needs special surgery for his shattered knee cap.

-Ice has been in California for a couple days when Mav gets there because his paternal grandfather is dying (another happy accident that his grandfather is in the same hospital as Mav (god i love plot armour)). Ice had previously been permanently stationed somewhere in Europe (to get away from his family, Mav, and to work up to a promotion).

-Carole dies a couple days after Mav is released from the hospital. Bradley is now under Mav's legal guardianship. They move into military provided family housing on the Lemoore Naval Air Station with Mav teaching at the SFWSPAC (Strike Fighter Weapons School Pacific) once his injuries heal.

-Ice then reveals that he has requested to be stationed in California with Mav (the request was approved, Ice is now near both his family AND Mav... he's so silly).

-On June 21st 1998, Mav, Ice and Bradley drive out to West California to the beach cottage Mav rented (courtesy of Viper) with the plans of celebrating Bradley's birthday on June 27th (finally someone with a canon bday thank u Bradley).

Anyway, that's all we got so far! I would just like to say again that I am in no way claiming that this is accurate or canon. I also can't guarantee that I understand all of the wars, conflicts, operations, and details of the US military that I stated previously. So if I got something wrong; any of the language I used, details of the wars and conflicts stated, I apologize! Very deeply. From the depths of my soul.