#auntie bee monroe

[colorfulandblack]

So Spenser has given out a hint as to the last episode of Needle and Threat and it happens to be SACRIFICE

So once again I ask you lot:

[captain-archernerd]

Marisha unable to do The Perch is the funniest thing ever

[kerosene-in-a-blender]

There's something fascinating about how the narrative of Candela Obscura Chapter 2, through in the moment decisions and luck of the dice, managed to create a recurring pattern of Beatrix contrasting motherly affection with lethal violence

She smothered Draven Kingsley in her apron while rocking him back and forth in her arms, telling him he'd see his mother very soon after he looked at her in his Scarlet-altered state and called her "Mama"

She stabbed Sean Finnerty in the neck as he lunged at her after she requested one last chance to hug the boy she'd watched grow up; the boy she admitted to Nathanial that she loved like her own son. Remembering the words she'd told to Jean: "Be prepared in case he's too far gone"

[twinklestarss]

“Well, you can call me Auntie Bee.”-Beatrix

Candela Obscura Chapter 2 Episode 2: Flesh and Blood

[dailymarisharay]

[astoriacolumnstaircase]

I like Auntie Bee so much. Her costume is impossible for me. I need a full run down on those layers

[incorrect-candela-obscura]

Jean: If you bite it and you die, it's poisonous. If it bites you and you die, it's venomous.

Nathaniel: What if it bites me and it dies?

Sean: That means you're poisonous. Fucking hell, LT. Learn to read.

Marion: What if it bites itself and I die?

Auntie Bee: That’s voodoo.

Marion: What if it bites me and someone else dies?

Jean: That’s correlation, not causation.

Marion: What if we bite each other and neither of us die?

Sean: That’s kinky.

Nathaniel: Oh my god.

[hauntedfalcon]

Beatrix "Auntie Bee" Monroe, founder and president of the Doctor Jinnah Basar fan club

[thisisnotthenerd]

finally watched the full first episode of candela obscura chapter 2, and i have to say i'm digging the vibes of this one.

this one feels a lot like exu: calamity to me, where chapter 1 was more straight up exu. ch1 was more introductory--to the system, to the city of newfaire, to the horrors that the circles of candela obscura will face. ch2 on the other hand is straight into the action, with an established group of people who have more power and agency with regard to what they can do against the bleed of the flare. both are good. both have a solid place in the universe.

there's just something about the established group dynamic that's just so good. ring of brass 🤝circle of needle and thread in terms of deep relationships and established personal and group history.

also big leverage energy from this group. sean & eliot obviously, but i'd pick auntie bee as nate, nathaniel as sophie, dr. jean/jinnah as hardison, and marion as parker. the found family energy, the exploration of past trauma, and sometimes just the craziest shit you've ever seen a group pull off. i know i did a leverage au of bell's hells already but i really might have to with this group.

direct comparison--go:

sean & eliot: veterans, running from the monster you see in the mirror, beating up and getting beat up for the people you're defending, the random weapons use, baseball and sports, working class camaraderie

beatrix & nate: lost a partner/children/family in the past, left previous life behind, kind of unassuming on the outside but something's going on deep down, being feisty on cons, older and more tired than the rest of the group

nathaniel & sophie: high CHA, good at the schmoozing needed to get into places, complex past with intraparty connections, upper class background, doing the talking and smoothing over

jinnah & hardison: very skilled at what they do, science-minded, family focused (usually on a parental figure), a little softer and more inclined to hope than the majority of the group, not liking the big falls that someone in the party subjects them to.

marion & parker: been in the business for awhile, consistently clutch with their particular skillset. something's just a little off about them and how they operate. there's nothing wrong with me.

also the questioning of the system and how candela obscura itself operates opens a whole new avenue to explore for this circle. i personally can't wait for the next installment.

[queenjulia11]

Marisha really said "what if the pigeon lady from Home Alone 2 got to experience the horrors" and I love her for that.

[colorfulandblack]

Not actual Candela post but I love interacting with y'all when it comes to Needle and Thread it's like drugs to me so here's some comments on the latest pool

Super curious how it's gonna play out

[rabbit-exe]

thing I just noticed but found VERY notable - when auntie bee is putting kingsley out of his misery, she calls him "sweet boy". who else has she been calling that, likely since he was a child? since he found a strange scar on his chest that, for all anyone knew, was a death sentence? that could still be a death sentence??

[kerosene-in-a-blender]

Since we're approaching the last Thursday of the month and we're all shifting into Candela Obscura mode, I've been thinking about Beatrix Monroe. A middle-aged woman who believes the best days of her life are behind her. Whose greatest fear is that she still has something left to loose. Who still paints her lips and cheeks and half-heartedly pins her hair in attempt to hold onto her youthful beauty. Who knows trying to hold onto it is futile. Who wears threadbare clothes but still keeps her nice jewelry because of the memories associated with it. To whom Bleed tastes like sea spray and sounds like crashing waves because those sounds and scents as associated with the happiest days of her life, and so those memories are the most painful. Who has to tell herself what she's experiencing isn't real because those memories threaten to overwhelm her.

The themes of aging and loss and time and memory associated with this character are so fascinating to me, as is the fact that Marisha Ray, who has admitted to struggling with being a woman in the entertainment industry and the expectations of perpetual youth that come with that chose to play a character who directly engages those ideas just heightens my interest further

[twinklestarss]

“We should at least put him to sleep before we light him on fire. I’m open to suggestions.”-Beatrix/Nathaniel

Candela Obscura Chapter 2 Episode 2: Flesh and Blood

[dailymarisharay]

[rohanrider3]

Tearjerker Prophecy: Auntie Bea (Marisha Ray's character in Candela Obscura The Circle of Needle and Thread) 100% made that patched-together overcoat out of bits of her beloved husband's clothes and constantly wears it not out of necessity but because it's the best way she has of being close to him. (Super bonus tearjerker points if he had a lot of vests)