#character: beatriz reyes

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ETA: Thanks to @sirianasims for catching my typo!

[itz-bug]

Saw blue beetle today !!!! And i am happy to say it was very good and fun :D definitely go see it if you can

Gonna talk about it lots under the cut! To be honest, this post is more for me to just record my own thoughts for myself, but you’re welcome to read if you’re looking for the movie opinions of a certified Blue Beetle Enthusiast, or if you’re desperate to feed on the Ted Kord crumbs the movie leaves for its viewers. (To be honest most of it is me talking about Ted sorry. hes my bbygirl)

- very minor spoiler warning -

First things first:

Jaime was so good!!!! His character was so sweet and earnest, and they aged him up to around 22 (he’s literally just graduated from college), which I think makes him a very unique superhero. He’s just returned from school as a first gen college student and feels like he’s finally in a position where he can provide for his family, only to realize he’s still totally unprepared for the real world.

Speaking of family, the Reyes family is the backbone of the film, and each of Jaime’s family members is given their time to shine. Another breath of fresh air for comic book movies! Not only does the hero have a family, but the family consists of fleshed-out characters who all bring different strengths to the group. I liked Milagro a lot specifically. Like Jaime, she’s also been aged up and is now probably 17-18. I thought she was written super well. She’s sarcastic and relaxed, and her relationship with Jaime is perfect sibling representation. Milagro is given a surprising amount of emotional moments, adding to her depth but also not taking away from any of Jaime’s development. Honestly, if you’re on the fence about going to see the movie, go see it just for the Reyes family dynamic. They’re seriously all great.

The other main supporting character is Jenny Kord, Ted Kord’s daughter. Jenny is smart and resilient, and I enjoyed her a lot, despite her bearing very little resemblance to Ted personality wise. I know why she exists: to push the plot and act as the link between the two blue beetles. She’s also Jaime’s love interest because of heteronormativity reasons. Still, I thought her character was done very well. Jenny is half brazilian and thankfully NOT Beatriz da Costa’s daughter. Her relationship with either of her parents isn’t explored much. Her (unnamed and presumably unimportant) mother died when she was young, and Ted disappeared off the face of the earth when she was only eight— I think. To be honest, the timeline confused me a little.

Anyways, Ted Kord is portrayed very interestingly in the movie. Not in a necessarily bad way, though. Ted makes zero physical appearances in the film outside of a single, vague painting of his likeness where he has a mustache and maybe a beard (wow!). That being said, his face is totally unremarkable and unrecognizable. Which is fine. I’d almost prefer them to keep him vague unless they give him a full-fledged appearance.

BUT, there is a scene where Jaime has to change clothes, and Jenny offers him some of Ted’s old clothing, and Jaime walks out in a bright blue windbreaker tracksuit. It’s totally 80s, totally silly, and totally Ted. The nod towards not only Ted’s outrage fashion sense but also his 80s dad vibe was very much appreciated.

There are lots of little moments in the film where Ted’s silliness seeps through. His lab is one example. Jaime describes Ted’s gadgets as “batman but if he had ADHD.” In the Bug, the computer has a female robotic voice that addresses him as “Teddy,” which Jaime’s uncle compliments as sexy. Ohhh the Bug. Easily one of my favorite parts of the film. It’s beautiful. It looks just like it’s comic book counterpart, with the little trapeze rope swing and everything. It also has a “beast mode,” where, when triggered, the Bug plays 80s rock and starts destroying everything around it. It’s also capable of poison gas farts. Perfect. Ted’s personality shines through everything he’s left behind, giving me hope for whatever might be in store for his character on the big screen.

The only reservations I have about Ted’s transition to film would he his relationships. His sister, Victoria, functions fine as a villain but isn’t anything special. She’s a capitalist. She’s evil. Like Jenny, lacks similarity to Ted himself. As for Ted’s dead wife (sad but also it’s hard to care), Jenny describes her mother as the one who “showed Ted the world was worth protecting,” which doesn’t sit quite right with me. For one, it seems weird to make a dead, non-comic-canon character so relevant to Ted’s superhero origin, and also, I think Ted deserves a little more credit than that. I’d like to think he’s always been a good guy, plain and simple. It also means Ted couldn’t have been a superhero for very long, which I think detracts from his coolness. I think Jenny even said Ted became blue beetle when she was a young girl, so it sounds like he couldn’t have been a hero for more than like 10 years? It just seems like a strange and unnecessary change to make. Then again, I realize most of the people watching the movie care very little about the second blue beetle, so I guess I can’t complain too much while knowing the intended audience.

That’s not gonna stop me from talking about boostle though!!!!! Unfortunately, Booster Gold is not so much as even hinted at in the movie, which I kind of get but still mostly hate. It just feels wrong to have a movie where Ted Kord’s career is one of the driving plot points and Booster is nowhere to be found. They are a package deal, DC!! I wasn’t even really expecting a verbal mention of him. Literally just a gold star somewhere in the lab, or a pair of yellow visors, or a blue and gold poster, or SOMETHING.

The life of a boostle fan is one of disappointment.

Still, the optimist in me is saying to hold onto hope. There’s a Booster Gold series in the works, so maybe DC is saving up for a totally reinvented blue and gold origin, or there’s some connection between the two that has yet to be discovered. Hopefully. Surely DC wouldn’t be stupid enough to overlook one of its most iconic duos? haha?

Okay. This post has run a lot longer than I thought it would. Ultimately, Blue Beetle is a very good movie that does the characters of Ted Kord and Jaime Reyes justice. It’s fun and silly but also heartfelt. Even though there’s a few minor things I’m hung up on (because I’m insane), Blue Beetle did a lot of things right, and I feel like this movie has been one of the best comic book adaptations yet. Here’s to hoping we see a live action Ted one day, and he doesn’t totally suck ass.

[davidallariva]

Some Latinoamerican characters from DC Comics!  Inspired by this New Super-Man variant cover.

(Click for better quality)

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+ Close-ups and names under the cut

Jaime Reyes | Blue Beetle & Beatriz da Costa | Fire

Bane & Scandal Savage

Jessica Cruz & Kyle Rayner | Green Lantern

Renee Montoya | The Question & Cisco Ramon | Vibe & Chato Santana | El Diablo & Alba Garcia | Black Orchid

Lorena Marquez | Aquagirl & Ya’wara

Gregorio de la Vega | Extraño & Kendra Muñoz-Saunders | Hawkgirl & Miguel Barragán | Bunker

[nexility-sims]

𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐞 (1885-2040).

an ode to my hands-down favorite characters, the heart and soul of my story, and worldbuilding ! did being The Worst™️ skip two generations, or have i just ignored beatriz's children? questions that doing a part v would answer ... anyway, citing my sources: my story description, this scene, the bible & trainspotting (1996), nahuatl, that generations statue post alyssa did, and the road to el dorado concept art.

TRANSCRIPT:

[VO] Once, political struggles in Uspana proved the monarchy is only as permanent as the People choose to make it.

[VO] The Reyes family, however, is forever.

[VO] As a clan, they laid claim to the black jaguar for its rarity and symbolism of the traits they value most: vigilance, valor, ferocity.

[VO] They tell the story of a man called the Hunter who, in the face of danger embodied these traits and made Uspana’s ancestors into the People.

[VO] They would call him a king. They also called him a people-eater.

[VO] He became, or perhaps always was, a carnivore—one who feeds on the flesh of enemies and builds power atop the bones. So, too, was Canarís.

[VO] Their descendants saw the figure of their chosen beast in the epithet and made it their own as well.

[VO] Not every Reyes is born a people-eater.

[VO] Nor is every people-eater born a Reyes.

[VO] They are one of a kind, even within the House of Tecuani.

[VO] These are the ones who—in a game of life or death, power or destruction—choose life for themselves.

[VO] They choose power like breathing air.

[VO] They play the game well and only occasionally overplay their hand.

[VO] The House of Tecuani is like any ancient dynasty: it rests upon a past both tumultuous and romantic. Its story is one of family and tradition, of relations and blood, of a place where time is a circle.

[VO] The family has carried the Crown for centuries with an understanding people-eaters know as a matter of instinct: we must be beloved, or we must be brutal, and it is better to be both.

[VO] “History is not past,” those who belong to the family like to say.

[VO] It lives with them, and its ghosts whisper to their heirs:

[VO] Choose life. Choose power.

[dcuninterrupted]

Characters to expect coming up in Justice League International #5, out June 15th!

Booster Gold (Michael Jon Carter)

Ice (Tora Olafsdotter)

Rip Hunter

Goldstar (Michelle Carter)

Rani Carter

Skeets

Captain Atom (Nate Adam)

Wonder Woman (Hippolyta Trevor)

Supergirl (Cir-L)

Green Lantern (Guy Gardner)

Fire (Beatriz da Costa)

Power Girl (Karen Starr)

Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes)

Lord Steppenwolf

Batman (Bruce Wayne)

Martian Manhunter (J’onn J’onzz)

[loisinherlane]

Consider this my magnum opus of why I love Booster Gold and why you should read these comics, but also: how Michael Carter and his family are connected to time travel. It’s kind of a hot mess because I run through a bunch of comics, but hopefully this makes sense!

Michael Carter, alias Booster Gold, is the first new hero introduced after Crisis on Infinite Earths. Booster is from the 25th century, where he was a college football player who got caught betting on his games and expelled, eventually becoming a janitor in a museum.

(Booster Gold (2007) #1)

At this museum, he befriends a security robot called Skeets. Eventually, Booster decides that he wants the adoration superheroes had in the 20th/21st century, and with future technology, he would be able to join up in the past. So Booster steals a Time Sphere, a suit, and a Legion of Superheroes flight ring. (Wait, the legion is from the 30th century, right? Yes. There are reasons this ring is in the past, and that’s mostly because Booster was always meant to become a superhero.) In the past, Booster establishes himself as a superhero, with a manager and number of sponsors. He’s about making money. This doesn’t necessarily make him a lot of friends. But he joins the Justice League International, makes friends with some heroes (including Ted Kord, the second Blue Beetle), and has a standard fare for a non-central character.

So flash forward to Countdown to Infinite Crisis. For those of you who haven’t read this one: This is a lead-in to the OMAC Project, and later, to Infinite Crisis, where Ted Kord notices a number of things that don’t add up. Unfortunately, Ted is not the most respected hero in the community, and no one quite takes him seriously. Wonder Woman says she’s busy but to keep her updated, and Oracle is trying to get him to pay more attention to other matters.

(Countdown to Infinite Crisis)

So Ted seeks out his best friend Booster to help. Booster, after some initial reluctance, joins up. There’s some noticeable moments where Booster hints that he knows some things about the future (particularly, that Ted is going to die, and the Scarab means that the new Blue Beetle, Jaime Reyes, is about to take over): Booster keeps staring at the newly found Scarab. He asks Ted when he found it. Ted, in his narration, hints that Booster knew Doomsday would kill Superman, and he still took the first punch.

(Countdown to Infinite Crisis)

All of this parallels what happens next: Booster shoos Ted away from the computer and takes over. Booster gets hit by an explosion meant for Ted.

(Countdown to Infinite Crisis)

Consider: Later implications of time travel suggest that some small things can be changed, but the big things can’t. If Booster knew what was going to happen, did Booster only postpone Ted’s death?

With that, Ted does die at the end of this story, and a part of The OMAC Project is Wonder Woman and Booster investigating Ted’s death. But as much as I love Ted, we’re mostly talking about Booster and time travel today. So moving on!

In Infinite Crisis, Booster is the one who fetches Jaime Reyes. After returning to the 25th century to access historical records, he tracks down Jaime via the scarab. (Of course, this is another example of a potential change: Booster says he may be saving millions or billions of lives, but this is unsubstantiated.)

(Infinite Crisis #2)

(Infinite Crisis #5)

So this brings us to 52, the fallout of Infinite Crisis. Booster Gold’s plot, while not obviously central in its introduction, plays a major role in bringing back the multiverse to the Post-Crisis continuity. Booster Gold, in the wake of the loss of his best friend Ted Kord, has sold-out again.

(52 #1)

With the help of Skeets, he’s returned to his origins. He wants to be a hero and make bank. Superman’s not around, so who else could Metropolis turn to?

Booster is on the outs though. First, with the heroes: Ralph Dibny blames him for not realizing his wife Sue was going to be murdered. Beatriz de Costa (Fire) shames him for how he’s acting after Ted’s death.

(52 #7)

(52 #4)

Pay attention to that notepad. Booster writes the names of Rip Hunter and his fellow Time Masters, as well S.T.A.R. Labs Time Travel Division. Everyone but Rip Hunter is crossed out. Rip’s name is circled, but he’s noted as “unlisted?????”

Because he’s noticed a number of events that don’t line up with the history Booster and Skeets remember, Booster goes to visit Rip Hunter in his Time Lab in Arizona. Skeets has to hold the door open because of the lock, so Booster goes in by himself...

(52 #6)

...and sees this... (Feel free to read what’s on the chalkboard. A lot of it hints to happenings in both 52 and the One Year Later event, as well as other stories. It can be fun to make connections.)

(52 #6)

...and this. Yikes.

We soon find out that Booster hired an actor to fake an incident on a subway. Why? Well... that answer’s not so clear. But considering the rest of the story, it’s likely Booster wanted to discredit himself.

(52 #7)

Unfortunately for Booster, this ruins his reputation with the public, and he’s soon replaced by a new, more humble hero: Supernova.

(52 #10)

And the public adores Supernova. Meanwhile, Booster’s sponsors pull out as his reputation goes down the drain.

Booster gets one last moment in the limelight, when he pushes too hard trying to upstage Supernova, and he dies... though he’s recognized as a hero for his tragic sacrifice.

((Hold on if you haven’t read 52. You’re going to find this one funny.))

(52 #15)

So... Booster is dead. Ha. What next? Well, Skeets seeks out Booster’s ancestor, Daniel Carter, for help to get back into the Time Lab. After all, Booster didn’t give Skeets the details.

(52 #19)

Daniel lets Skeets see into the Time Lab, where Skeets finally sees the same things Booster saw.

(52 #19)

Whoops! The real problem is Skeets. A little more menacing now, isn’t it? So Skeets abandons Daniel in the Time Lab, where he’s sucked into a vortex that’s part of Rip’s security measures. Meanwhile, Skeets is free to handle his evil plan. Whatever that is.

Back to Metropolis: Supernova is still out there, doing good. He’s also grabbing items that seem a little... eclectic. 

(52 #20)

And everyone is theorizing about who’s really under the mask. Cassie Sandsmark thinks it’s Kon-El. Lex Luthor thinks it’s Superman. Ralph Dibny puts the pieces together...

(52 #31)

But Supernova asks him not to say it out loud.

Later, we see that Supernova is actually working for Rip Hunter. Everything he’s gathered has been for Rip, who, as you can see, is really going through it. (Sad they never followed up on why Rip Hunter was affected like this, but I have my own thoughts that I might say later.)

(52 #36)

Where are they working anyway? In the jarred city of Kandor! Of course, Skeets can’t find them here, can he?

(52 #36)

Whoops. Spoke too soon.

(52 #37)

But who is Supernova? That burning question we’ve had for all these issues?

It’s... Michael Carter! Booster Gold!

(52 #37)

So, as Rip asks, Booster tells him. Booster knew something was off with Skeets. At the Time Lab, he almost asked him. But Rip Hunter arrived and recruited him for the long con. Rip needed Booster to gather materials, but they couldn’t alert Skeets. However, using a suit Rip rigged, Booster could be in two places at once: through time travel. After faking his death (using his real corpse from the future), Booster was sent back in time twelve weeks to complete Supernova’s actions.

Now Rip, Booster, and Skeets are engaged in a battle that, uh... is not continued until Week 50 on panel. If you count this as continued. I just love this panel.

(52 #50)

Actually, Skeets follows Rip and Booster to a lab where T.O. Morrow has searched the Red Torado’s brain to find out the truth of the 52 that he’s been repeating throughout the series.

(52 #51)

Of course, it’s not actually Skeets. The real Skeets was used as a chrysalis for Mister Mind... who has become a horrifying moth hellbent on eating the new multiverse.

(52 #51)

Rip drags Booster out, back to the Time Sphere, where they travel back to the beginning.

(52 #52)

After the events of Infinite Crisis, the multiverse was recreated. 52 identical Earths came into existence, and the same struggle has been taking place on all of them. These Earths are slowly aligning, and for some reason, Rip can see this, but Booster can’t. (Hold tight: Let’s keep in mind, for some reason, Rip was totally non-linear earlier. We’ll come back to this.)

(52 #52)

Rip intends to save all of the Earths, as they slowly settle into the new multiverse, with help from Supernova! ...This time, Daniel Carter, the Carter family ancestor that Skeets/Mister Mind used earlier.

(52 #52)

Bad news is that Mister Mind is still bent on eating a universe. As he eats parts of the various Earths, he changes their history, which leads to each Earth being unique.

(52 #52)

Booster has doubts about their ability to face something this big, but Skeets, now broken from Mister Mind, cheers him on... Booster heads back to the one place he knows to get the right power source, and Rip hints about Booster’s “glory days” soon to come. So now we know there’s a connection between Booster and Rip.

(52 #52)

But where is Booster going to get that power source?

(52 #52)

The immediate aftermath of the first crisis, where he talks a little with very young Ted Kord. (Sad.) Now we have to wonder how Booster knows to go back here? How much about time travel does Booster know yet?

Anyway, together, Rip, Booster, and Daniel succeed in defeating Mister Mind, and the multiverse is restored. Rip is very optimistic!

(52 #52)

So... let’s cut to Booster Gold’s second solo. Notice the title of his first story is “52 Pick-Up.” Booster, after saving the multiverse, wants nothing more than to be a hero again. He wants to join the Justice League again! Unfortunately, he’s recruited by Rip Hunter once again, who makes it clear that Booster’s destiny lies in time travel instead. And the world needs to think Booster is an idiot.

(Booster Gold (2007) #1)

Notice how Rip mentions his father? We’re finally getting somewhere.

Meanwhile, the other weird Time Stuff, that’s going on. Back at Rip Hunter’s Lab, Rip has written a number of interesting things on his chalkboard again.

Notice how Rip notes 1939 (the year Detective Comics was first published), 1985 (Crisis on Infinite Earths), and 2006 (Infinite Crisis). This shows how the crises actually affect time in the DC universe. Rip is, of course, aware of it. Is Booster too? How else would he know about the first crisis?

What is the connection between Rip and Booster anyway? Why does Rip care so much about Booster? Well...

(Booster Gold (2007) #1000000)

That’s right! Booster is actually Rip Hunter’s dad! So a lot of stuff we’ve been over must make more sense now.

But seriously, the Carter family is heavily involved in time travel, and the way it interacts with them is interesting. We’ve already seen how Rip isn’t linear when the timestream is disrupted... but what about the other members? How does this all affect Booster?

Honestly, I’m not sure. And I just ran out of energy for this post. If you want to know more, send an ask! And read the comics. You will not regret it.

[queenretcon]

Ted for the ask thing-y

favorite thing about them

the fact he was the heir apparent to this legacy of magical power and when the magical artifact went ‘uh. No. No thanks.’ he just had to figure out how to be a hero on his own. The unchosen one!

least favorite thing about them

how since his revival he’s been used to erase, discredit, & replace Jaime Reyes who is by every measure a better and more important character

favorite line

“Pipe down, Scott, we’re eulogizing you!” makes me laugh everytime im only moderately embarassed to admit. I have a sticker of that on my work water bottle

brOTP

I mean. Booster. But aside from that: probably Beatriz? I also love Babs, Scott, & PG with him, but I’m very drawn to the way Bea & Ted fill the same narrative niche while also being total opposites. I love that she’s one of the ones who hypes him up to his face the most and how often he pulls her into his shenanigans when she’s missing Ice.

OTP

boostle. what a plot twist.

nOTP

beated 🔪

random headcanon

Despite bragging occasionally about all the languages he knows, I think his pronunciation in all them except English is kind of shit because he mostly learned them by reading.

unpopular opinion

I think the view of Ted as like A Wonderful Person & Martyr is lame. Ted’s a dick to people (especially Booster!) a lot, and people who think he’s a good egg (unlike that dumb Booster!) are usually dismissing everything written before Infinite Crisis. He’s more interesting as a depressed mess who copes poorly via humor and unintentionally hurts the people around him like a lot.

song i associate with them

What a Loser by Garfunkel & Oates, man. The anthem.

favorite picture of them

this has been my icon for long enough now I’ve gotten emotionally attached

[perfectdisastcr]

💗 i would like a list of all 3 million potential pairings please 🙈

my god, i would love to take the time out of my day to give that to you, and just know that we can ship literally anybody and everybody because that’s all we ever do in the first place and you know how much i love doing that with you too. my favorite writing partner everybody, bre is hands down the best partner in the whole world, and i’m lucky enough to be able to have her at all. she’s mine and i’m never going to let her go because i love her so much! she’s literally the best thing to ever happen to me and i know i wouldn’t be here through the shitty times and all without her! everybody better go follow her right now and send her all the love i swear to god, because she’s the only person on this hell site that shows me the attention that i deserve! also that list of potential pairings is below the cut, and don’t say i didn’t warn you. 👀

send 💗 if you’re open to the possibility of a romantic ship eventually happening between our muses

all these characters are up for shipping with all your characters:

alex gardiner (paul rudd) alexander hamilton (lin-manuel miranda) alex mullner (brant daughterty) alice liddell (madelyn cline) alisha khara (jameela jamil) annie abel (luna blaise/anya chalotra) antonia moreno (victoria justice) apollonia levine (anastasia karanikolaou) arthur pendragon (niall horan) ashley spinelli (ursula corbero) aspen rhodes (sofia black-d'elia) astrid porter (karlie kloss) audrey ramirez (selena gomez) august khalil (rami malek) axel turner (charlie weber/skeet ulrich) aziz hassan (riz ahmed) bailee rose (jenny boyd) bambi prince (lachlan watson) barbie roberts (kate upton) barley lightfoot (michael clifford) beatriz velasco (camila cabello/diane guerrero)  beau hester (froy gutierrez) beck collins (joe keery) bellatrix lestrange (carmela zumbado) belle dubois (margaret qualley) belle summers (candice king) berliouz bonfamille (alex fitzalan) bernard davenport (gavin leatherwood) billie groves (kiana lede/emmy raver-lampman) billy hargrove (dacre montgomery) bindi culver (meg donnelly/rachel mcadams) bo-peep ‘bo’ patterson (amanda seyfried) brady gardiner (nathaniel buzolic) brielle stewart (alexandra daddario) bronwyn pierson (madelaine petsch) buzz lightyear (paul mescal/chris pine) calliope jung (phillipa soo) camille aguilar (jeanine mason) carl fredricksen (tye sheridan) celeste quintana (rosalia/maite perroni) chandler armstrong (iwan rheon) cinderella tremaine (lily james) clementine ahn (jamie chung) cliff egan (stephen amell) colleen lowell (jodie comer) connor catrell (thomas doherty) copper slade (nick jonas) cordelia goodwin (ryan destiny/candice patton) coriander thompson (dacre montgomery/chris evans) cornelius robinson (simon baker) cruella de vil (melanie martinez) cyrus quinney (owen joyner) daisy vaughn (isabella gomez/aimee carrero) dakota atkins (amber midthunder) dale monks (keiynan lonsdale) dalton davis (harris dickinson) daniela ‘dani’ costello (becky g/eva longoria) dash parr (jaden smith) delilah diaz (camila cabello/diane guerrero) delphine washington (antonia thomas) delta montgomery (manu gavassi) denver koch (thomas elms) devon montgomery (iain de caestecker) diego hargreeves (david castaneda) dorcas meadowes (ariela barer) dory blau (julia louise-dreyfus) duke blaise (ashley graham & matthew daddario — reincarnated)  duncan traeger (zac efron) edmund whittaker (richard madden) edwin orwell (nicholas galitzine) elena flores (jenna ortega) eleonora moretti (benedetta gargari) eleven (millie bobby brown) elio montgomery (noah schnapp/brendon urie) elisabeth ‘elsa’ andersson (candice king) elliott murdoch (kj apa) eloise thompson (taylor hill/zoey deutch) elwood leith (sam claflin) emerson wheaton (beau mirchoff) emily sondheim (eve fraser) emmy silverstein (nat wolff/michiel huisman) ericka ‘ricki’ santos (danna paola) esmeralda guybertaut (priyanka chopra) everest sorenson (adam driver) ezekiel ‘zeke’ bauer (neels visser) fa mulan (awkwafina) felix dawson (lukas gage) ferris rockwell (joshua bassett) five hargreeves (aidan gallagher/rob raco/john mulaney) florence prata (barbie ferreira) flynn rider (jacob elordi/steven r mcqueen) frank castle (jon bernthal) gabrielle dupres (louriza tronco) genevieve rizzo (troian bellisario) gill moorish (harrison ford) godwin vivar (diego boneta) grainger anslow (justin hartley) grant wesley (keanu reeves) griffin price (liam hemsworth) guinevere ‘gwen’ flores (ester exposito/ana de armas) gulliver kennedy (robert sheehan) gunner mccoy (miles heizer) halston krogen (nick robinson) hamish duke (thomas elms) harper graves (sydney sweeney) harry potter (alberto rosende) harvey wolff (joaquin phoenix) hawke bradbury (brenton thwaites) helen parr (megan thee stallion/kerry washington) hendrix palmer (mark fischbach) henley howell (dylan everett/paul wesley) henrik nilsen (herman tommeraas/chris evans) hercules sabri (aubrey joseph) hermione granger (quintessa swindell) holden krogen (jack falahee) holly la stella (olivia holt) honey 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[catalinaroleplay]

WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU SCREWED UP THE PLACE CARDS? 

Uh-oh! Trouble is brewing on the horizon! The catering company in charge of the food has shuffled up all the name cards, leaving Descanso employees to hastily place everyone’s cards on the wrong tables. No one’s sitting where they’re supposed to, which means — will it be an hour and a half of pure awkwardness? Or will you be able to make some new friends? 

SEATING ARRANGEMENTS 

Table 1

Ahren Slater

Annaliese Atwater

Carolina Weiss

Elijah Hinkley

Mason Hartley

Paloma Reyes

Ryan Moore

Devin Kanemoto

Table 2

Eleanor Hirsch

Ethan Price

Jack Adler

Josephine Halliwell

Lucian Carter

Rayna Norwood

Billie Murphy

Table 3

Aaron Hirsch

Austin Cabot

Beatriz Hartley

Jannik Petersen

Sage Beckett

Tallulah Montgomery

Table 4

Charles Ansel

Elena Perez

Elizabeth Kennedy

Emma Ainsley

Maya Baxter

Tristan Hartley-Steele

Table 5

Clarissa Archeron

Dinah Palmer

Leah Tierney

Nicholas Vanderbilt

Theodore Carlson

Tyson Hart

Table 6

Celia Halliwell

Evangeline Morris

Hayden Stewart

Holliday Carlson

Jacob Quentin-Jonasson

Paul Matthews

Table 7

Alycia Acosta

Felicity Wrigley

Lydia Beckett

Margot Eden

Rory Hirsch

Wolfe Harwen

Table 8

Ava Halliwell

Della Slade

Harper Norwood

James Atwater

Malcolm Strathclyde

Marion Stewart

Table 9

Arthur Kanemoto

Bennett Brody

Brianna Fisher

Charlotte Ainsley

Cian Veri

Daphne Palmer-Slade

out-of-character information

As a way to encourage more interactions with other individuals, we have come up with tables of random groupings of characters! For dinner-related threads, you may only interact with these individuals. 

Please start at least four threads total with others sitting at your character’s table, preferably with a player that you have not interacted with, though we encourage more if you can. A reminder that they do not have to be long, and can be simple dialogue interactions if you wish. 

As a disclaimer, we worked hard to have each player’s character sit at a different table, and group characters with other ones that have not interacted much yet, but we cannot guarantee that you will be paired with a player that you have not spoken to. Please take the initiative yourself to contact players that you have not spoken to, if you can! 

[armoricaroyalty]

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Transcript under the cut.

The Passionflower // Armorican State Visit - Day 4

JULIÁN | …I’m not going to kiss and tell. I’m a gentleman. GERMÁN | Bullshit. And come on, man. I’m not asking for the play-by-play just…y’know. Are you going to see her again? JULIÁN | Uh...maybe?  JULIÁN | [sighs] I had fun, but... GERMÁN | But? JULIÁN | So how do I measure up? VIVI | To my husband? JULIÁN | [laughs] No, I’m confident I’m a better lover than him. JULIÁN | But am I the best you’ve ever had? Flatter me, beautiful, I'm very sensitive. VIVI | [chuckles] Fine. VIVI | You're the best I've ever had. [chuckles] Best of two. JULIÁN | Wait— JULIÁN | How was I supposed to know she was a virgin? GERMÁN | She’s got a child, doesn't she. JULIÁN | Fine. The nearest thing to a virgin. JULIÁN | [sighs] I feel like a dirty old man. GERMÁN | [laughs] Hey man. If the shoe fits… ROSALIND | He’s really milking it, isn’t he? MARY | Oh come on. It was your idea. You told him to do this. ROSALIND | I told him to propose, not to shove it down everyone’s throats. MARY | I think you’re jealous. ROSALIND | Of course I'm jealous! He stole my ring! MARY | Stole? You gave it to him. ROSALIND |I had to! The engagement would have been obvious as a diversion if he’d gone out and bought a ring from some Uspanian jeweler. ROSALIND | [sighs unhappily] I wanted to see you wearing it. MARY | …maybe it’s for the best. MARY | Don’t get me wrong. It’s a beautiful ring, but. Ah. It’s not really to my taste. ROSALIND | … ROSALIND | Well, we’ll have to pick out something together then, won’t we? [ROSALIND’s phone vibrates.] ROSALIND | Hold on...oh no. Shit. MARY | What is it? MARY | Let me see! ... Oh no. Shit. ROSALIND | I'll speak to my father. We need to change our flight. EMILY | ...this trip has been incredible. Honestly, it still feels a little unreal. VIVI | Yeah? EMILY | Yeah. And...I've been meaning to ask you. How did you adjust? EMILY | I mean, with your background, it must have been a struggle. Like, I'm used to the lifestyle, but no one really knows what to expect, do they? VIVI | [sighs] EMILY | Do you have any advice for me, since we're going to be sisters and all? VIVI | No. EMILY | Uh...no? VIVI | What do you want me to say? EMILY | I just thought that you might— VIVI | Figure it out. I did. VIVI | ...even with my background. EMILY | What? Oh, Vivi, I didn't mean it like that— VIVI | Whatever. It's fine. EMILY | I'm sorry...Please don't be angry with me. I want us to be close. VIVI | I said it's fine. VIVI | [sighs] I can't wait for all this to be over. I want to go home.

[bobbytriesatlife]

Blue Beetle fan cast

I had an idea for a Jaime Reyes origin story that would cover a big cast of characters. Under the cut is every actor I would cast in a lead/supporting role along with the plot I’d have in mind.

Jason Genao as Jaime Reyes aka The Blue Beetle. 

Jason is already a break out star in On My Block and played Rictor in Logan, so a superhero movie would not be new to him. It would be interesting to see him take on a title role in a Superhero film.

Jordan Peele as Ted Kord

I know Jordan’s focus is mostly in writing/directing as of the moment, but I believe he is more than qualified to capture Ted’s personality. Also I think it would be pretty interesting to watch him play off who I’m gonna cast next.

Andy Samberg as Booster Gold, Andy carries enough genuine charm and wit to bring the balance of Michael’s character to screen. He’d be capable of demonstrating Booster towing the line between sometimes selfish showboat and the best friend anyone could ever ask for.

Naveen Andrews as Vandal Savage. Savage being an immortal would tie into how Booster comes into the story. Naveen would be able to carry the threatening yet sophisticated attitude that is the immortal Vandal Savage.

Now on to the supporting cast. For the most part I’m going to list characters I think should appear in the movie, but I will cast a couple of them.

Rico Rodriguez and Sarah Jeffrey as Paco Testas and  Brenda Del Vecchio. Jaime’s best friends who help to keep his secret.

Fernanda Andrade as Beatriz De Costa aka Fire. In this version, she would start out as Ted’s assistant/bodyguard with a mysterious past and the powers to fly and emit green flames.

Other characters who I would include would be

Bianca Reyes, Jaime’ mom. Whoever played her would also be the voice of Khajida, Jaime’s Beetle as it’s been said he hears Khajida talk in his mother’s voice.

Milgro Reyes, Jaime’s little sister and surprisingly resourceful kid.

Alberto Reyes, Jaime’s father.

Black Beetles. In this movie, they would play the role of foot soldier for Vandal Savage. They would come in two types shown at different parts of the movie.

OKAY! I know that was super long, but now I’m finally going to get to the plot.

The movie would start in the far off future. Michael Jon Carter/Booster Gold is a thief along with his floating robotic companion Skeets. Michael have just stolen an artifact called the Scarab from despot Vandal Savage, who currently rules the world.

As Michael is pursued by Vandal’s elite foot soldiers (known as Black Beetles) he comes across a room with a time bubble that would allow him to move through space an time in order to avoid being captured. He claims to know how to operate one because he read a book once, but as the machine starts up it is shot by an attacking Beetle. The time bubble activates and sends Booster and Skeets hurling through the time stream till they reach the present. 

In the present, the scarab falls out of hole in the bubble and flies off in a different direction than Booster and Skeets who manage to land safely.

The Scarab happens to land somewhere in El Paso Texas. A teenage named Jaime Reyes finds the scarab and carries it in his backpack. However, the scarab somehow activates and attaches itself to his back. Jaime shows his friends Brenda and Paco in hopes of them helping him get it off, but nothing seems to work.

Eventually Booster and Skeets find the kids and come up with a story about how they need to remove the scarab to use it to stop Vandal Savage. After skeets finds out that the only person smart enough to remove the scarab without harming Jaime is Ted Kord, the group eventually set out on a road trip to meet him. However what they don’t know is that Ted currently works for present day Vandal Savage, not knowing his boss’ true motivations.

The movie would center around the group meeting Ted while trying to avoid Black Beetles who seek to rip the scarab right off of Jaime’s back. Booster and Ted would get to play off each other with Bea being the straight-man of the group. The three of them would mirror the three kids. Present Vandal and Future Vandal would communicate and the climax of the film would see the group having to fight both Vandals at once.

[gothamlockdownhq]

most wanted characters right now?

hey there anon! we would love to see apps for john constantine, tim drake, pamela isley, carol danvers, damian wayne, kamala khan, jaime reyes, beatriz de costa, dick grayson, tora olafsdotter, tony stark, edward nygma, members of the x-men, or any villains! we’re a little dc heavy right now, so we’d be especially excited to get more marvel apps!

[dcuninterrupted]

Characters to expect coming up in Justice League International #1, out May 18th!

Booster Gold (Michael Carter)

Batman (Bruce Wayne)

Ice (Tora Olafsdotter)

Fire (Beatriz da Costa)

Rocket Red (Gavril Ivanovich)

Captain Atom (Nate Adam)

Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes)

Green Lantern (Guy Gardner)

Martian Manhunter (J’onn J’onzz)

Power Girl (Karen Starr)

Extras!

Huntress (Helena Bertinelli)

Animal Man (Buddy Baker)

The Flash (Wally West)

The Ray (Ray Terrill)

Black Canary (Dinah Lance)

Metamorpho (Rex Mason)

Doctor Light (Kimiyo Hoshi)

Doctor Fates (Kent Nelson & Inza Nelson)

Lieutenant Marvel (Mary Bromfield)

Superman (Clark Kent)

Lois Lane 

Wonder Woman (Diana of Themyscira)

Time Master (Rip Hunter)

Bianca & Alberto Reyes

Red Hood (Jason Todd)

Elongated Man (Ralph Dibny) & Sue Dibny

Black Bat (Cassandra Cain)

[loisinherlane]

Consider this my magnum opus of why I love Booster Gold and why you should read these comics, but also: how Michael Carter and his family are connected to time travel. It’s kind of a hot mess because I run through a bunch of comics, but hopefully this makes sense!

Michael Carter, alias Booster Gold, is the first new hero introduced after Crisis on Infinite Earths. Booster is from the 25th century, where he was a college football player who got caught betting on his games and expelled, eventually becoming a janitor in a museum.

(Booster Gold (2007) #1)

At this museum, he befriends a security robot called Skeets. Eventually, Booster decides that he wants the adoration superheroes had in the 20th/21st century, and with future technology, he would be able to join up in the past. So Booster steals a Time Sphere, a suit, and a Legion of Superheroes flight ring. (Wait, the legion is from the 30th century, right? Yes. There are reasons this ring is in the past, and that’s mostly because Booster was always meant to become a superhero.) In the past, Booster establishes himself as a superhero, with a manager and number of sponsors. He’s about making money. This doesn’t necessarily make him a lot of friends. But he joins the Justice League International, makes friends with some heroes (including Ted Kord, the second Blue Beetle), and has a standard fare for a non-central character.

So flash forward to Countdown to Infinite Crisis. For those of you who haven’t read this one: This is a lead-in to the OMAC Project, and later, to Infinite Crisis, where Ted Kord notices a number of things that don’t add up. Unfortunately, Ted is not the most respected hero in the community, and no one quite takes him seriously. Wonder Woman says she’s busy but to keep her updated, and Oracle is trying to get him to pay more attention to other matters.

(Countdown to Infinite Crisis)

So Ted seeks out his best friend Booster to help. Booster, after some initial reluctance, joins up. There’s some noticeable moments where Booster hints that he knows some things about the future (particularly, that Ted is going to die, and the Scarab means that the new Blue Beetle, Jaime Reyes, is about to take over): Booster keeps staring at the newly found Scarab. He asks Ted when he found it. Ted, in his narration, hints that Booster knew Doomsday would kill Superman, and he still took the first punch.

(Countdown to Infinite Crisis)

All of this parallels what happens next: Booster shoos Ted away from the computer and takes over. Booster gets hit by an explosion meant for Ted.

(Countdown to Infinite Crisis)

Consider: Later implications of time travel suggest that some small things can be changed, but the big things can’t. If Booster knew what was going to happen, did Booster only postpone Ted’s death?

With that, Ted does die at the end of this story, and a part of The OMAC Project is Wonder Woman and Booster investigating Ted’s death. But as much as I love Ted, we’re mostly talking about Booster and time travel today. So moving on!

In Infinite Crisis, Booster is the one who fetches Jaime Reyes. After returning to the 25th century to access historical records, he tracks down Jaime via the scarab. (Of course, this is another example of a potential change: Booster says he may be saving millions or billions of lives, but this is unsubstantiated.)

(Infinite Crisis #2)

(Infinite Crisis #5)

So this brings us to 52, the fallout of Infinite Crisis. Booster Gold’s plot, while not obviously central in its introduction, plays a major role in bringing back the multiverse to the Post-Crisis continuity. Booster Gold, in the wake of the loss of his best friend Ted Kord, has sold-out again.

(52 #1)

With the help of Skeets, he’s returned to his origins. He wants to be a hero and make bank. Superman’s not around, so who else could Metropolis turn to?

Booster is on the outs though. First, with the heroes: Ralph Dibny blames him for not realizing his wife Sue was going to be murdered. Beatriz de Costa (Fire) shames him for how he’s acting after Ted’s death.

(52 #7)

(52 #4)

Pay attention to that notepad. Booster writes the names of Rip Hunter and his fellow Time Masters, as well S.T.A.R. Labs Time Travel Division. Everyone but Rip Hunter is crossed out. Rip’s name is circled, but he’s noted as “unlisted?????”

Because he’s noticed a number of events that don’t line up with the history Booster and Skeets remember, Booster goes to visit Rip Hunter in his Time Lab in Arizona. Skeets has to hold the door open because of the lock, so Booster goes in by himself...

(52 #6)

...and sees this... (Feel free to read what’s on the chalkboard. A lot of it hints to happenings in both 52 and the One Year Later event, as well as other stories. It can be fun to make connections.)

(52 #6)

...and this. Yikes.

We soon find out that Booster hired an actor to fake an incident on a subway. Why? Well... that answer’s not so clear. But considering the rest of the story, it’s likely Booster wanted to discredit himself.

(52 #7)

Unfortunately for Booster, this ruins his reputation with the public, and he’s soon replaced by a new, more humble hero: Supernova.

(52 #10)

And the public adores Supernova. Meanwhile, Booster’s sponsors pull out as his reputation goes down the drain.

Booster gets one last moment in the limelight, when he pushes too hard trying to upstage Supernova, and he dies... though he’s recognized as a hero for his tragic sacrifice.

((Hold on if you haven’t read 52. You’re going to find this one funny.))

(52 #15)

So... Booster is dead. Ha. What next? Well, Skeets seeks out Booster’s ancestor, Daniel Carter, for help to get back into the Time Lab. After all, Booster didn’t give Skeets the details.

(52 #19)

Daniel lets Skeets see into the Time Lab, where Skeets finally sees the same things Booster saw.

(52 #19)

Whoops! The real problem is Skeets. A little more menacing now, isn’t it? So Skeets abandons Daniel in the Time Lab, where he’s sucked into a vortex that’s part of Rip’s security measures. Meanwhile, Skeets is free to handle his evil plan. Whatever that is.

Back to Metropolis: Supernova is still out there, doing good. He’s also grabbing items that seem a little... eclectic. 

(52 #20)

And everyone is theorizing about who’s really under the mask. Cassie Sandsmark thinks it’s Kon-El. Lex Luthor thinks it’s Superman. Ralph Dibny puts the pieces together...

(52 #31)

But Supernova asks him not to say it out loud.

Later, we see that Supernova is actually working for Rip Hunter. Everything he’s gathered has been for Rip, who, as you can see, is really going through it. (Sad they never followed up on why Rip Hunter was affected like this, but I have my own thoughts that I might say later.)

(52 #36)

Where are they working anyway? In the jarred city of Kandor! Of course, Skeets can’t find them here, can he?

(52 #36)

Whoops. Spoke too soon.

(52 #37)

But who is Supernova? That burning question we’ve had for all these issues?

It’s... Michael Carter! Booster Gold!

(52 #37)

So, as Rip asks, Booster tells him. Booster knew something was off with Skeets. At the Time Lab, he almost asked him. But Rip Hunter arrived and recruited him for the long con. Rip needed Booster to gather materials, but they couldn’t alert Skeets. However, using a suit Rip rigged, Booster could be in two places at once: through time travel. After faking his death (using his real corpse from the future), Booster was sent back in time twelve weeks to complete Supernova’s actions.

Now Rip, Booster, and Skeets are engaged in a battle that, uh... is not continued until Week 50 on panel. If you count this as continued. I just love this panel.

(52 #50)

Actually, Skeets follows Rip and Booster to a lab where T.O. Morrow has searched the Red Torado’s brain to find out the truth of the 52 that he’s been repeating throughout the series.

(52 #51)

Of course, it’s not actually Skeets. The real Skeets was used as a chrysalis for Mister Mind... who has become a horrifying moth hellbent on eating the new multiverse.

(52 #51)

Rip drags Booster out, back to the Time Sphere, where they travel back to the beginning.

(52 #52)

After the events of Infinite Crisis, the multiverse was recreated. 52 identical Earths came into existence, and the same struggle has been taking place on all of them. These Earths are slowly aligning, and for some reason, Rip can see this, but Booster can’t. (Hold tight: Let’s keep in mind, for some reason, Rip was totally non-linear earlier. We’ll come back to this.)

(52 #52)

Rip intends to save all of the Earths, as they slowly settle into the new multiverse, with help from Supernova! ...This time, Daniel Carter, the Carter family ancestor that Skeets/Mister Mind used earlier.

(52 #52)

Bad news is that Mister Mind is still bent on eating a universe. As he eats parts of the various Earths, he changes their history, which leads to each Earth being unique.

(52 #52)

Booster has doubts about their ability to face something this big, but Skeets, now broken from Mister Mind, cheers him on... Booster heads back to the one place he knows to get the right power source, and Rip hints about Booster’s “glory days” soon to come. So now we know there’s a connection between Booster and Rip.

(52 #52)

But where is Booster going to get that power source?

(52 #52)

The immediate aftermath of the first crisis, where he talks a little with very young Ted Kord. (Sad.) Now we have to wonder how Booster knows to go back here? How much about time travel does Booster know yet?

Anyway, together, Rip, Booster, and Daniel succeed in defeating Mister Mind, and the multiverse is restored. Rip is very optimistic!

(52 #52)

So... let’s cut to Booster Gold’s second solo. Notice the title of his first story is “52 Pick-Up.” Booster, after saving the multiverse, wants nothing more than to be a hero again. He wants to join the Justice League again! Unfortunately, he’s recruited by Rip Hunter once again, who makes it clear that Booster’s destiny lies in time travel instead. And the world needs to think Booster is an idiot.

(Booster Gold (2007) #1)

Notice how Rip mentions his father? We’re finally getting somewhere.

Meanwhile, the other weird Time Stuff, that’s going on. Back at Rip Hunter’s Lab, Rip has written a number of interesting things on his chalkboard again.

Notice how Rip notes 1939 (the year Detective Comics was first published), 1985 (Crisis on Infinite Earths), and 2006 (Infinite Crisis). This shows how the crises actually affect time in the DC universe. Rip is, of course, aware of it. Is Booster too? How else would he know about the first crisis?

What is the connection between Rip and Booster anyway? Why does Rip care so much about Booster? Well...

(Booster Gold (2007) #1000000)

That’s right! Booster is actually Rip Hunter’s dad! So a lot of stuff we’ve been over must make more sense now.

But seriously, the Carter family is heavily involved in time travel, and the way it interacts with them is interesting. We’ve already seen how Rip isn’t linear when the timestream is disrupted... but what about the other members? How does this all affect Booster?

Honestly, I’m not sure. And I just ran out of energy for this post. If you want to know more, send an ask! And read the comics. You will not regret it.

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All the odd #s for Betty!

crucial muse development questions.   send a number in my inbox to find out more about my character as a person  ( because often, the most important things about character development have nothing to do with their shoe size or netflix queue ).

{ ivy } : let’s play some angst why don’t we?

Under the cut because it got quite long, heh. 

what would completely break your character? 

When Betty left her own present to fix her parents’ past, she left behind a Jaime that didn’t remember her at all and a Bart that became a temporary anomaly that kept his memories about the past decade despite something having changed. If she somehow were to go back to her present (Back to the Future ha ha ha I’m hilarious) and Bart isn’t there to welcome her, she’ll probably just curl up into a ball and wait for the time stream to restore itself around her. Losing Jaime was one thing, losing both dads is enough to turn her into a mess. 

what was the worst thing in your character’s life?

Haha, here we go again. One day she woke up, went downstairs, had some breakfasts with her dads, and her entire life changed. Betty thought it was going to be just another day, but then the scarab seems to reboot, her papi is there at the table one minute and the next he’s crowding back towards the far wall, asking who she is and why Bart is in his house ( “My house? Your house? Bart’s house? I don’t even know anymore!”). Betty has to muster all her strength not to cry because she fights with him a whole lot, but Jaime is still her father and she can’t bear the thought that he doesn’t know who she is anymore. 

does your character work so they can support their hobbies or use their hobbies as a way of filling up the time they aren’t working?

Interesting question. Betty is a teacher in her older verse, and she works as a teacher because she enjoys it (if you squint, this is all Jared’s fault tbh). She doesn’t consider her superhero work a hobby, tbh, and between teaching and being The Flash there’s not a lot of time left. Whenever she does have free time, however, she reads up on astronomy, but it’s not a hobby that actually requires spending. So I think she just uses it to relax from all the superhero work and her actual work. 

how does your character feel about sex?

I don’t think you’ve met Beatriz Allen-Reyes if this is a question that needs to be answered. The truth is that, while not the biggest thing for her, she actually enjoys sex a whole lot. Not to disclose anything that her dads might scold her about, but I mean. 

how many friends does your character want?

Betty’s ready to have all the friends, believe me. You guys should all come be friends with my cute little speedster. 

for what would your character give their life?

Her dads, definitely, without a doubt and no matter how angry she was. She will also put herself in between any of her teammates and danger, or any civilian she’s supposed to be protecting. Betty has a huge sense of duty towards way too many people, so she’s ready to give up her life for the greater good. 

what does your character pretend or try to care about?

Oh, s c i e n c e. She wants so bad to understand and care for science, but she’s not very good at it. She’s good at things like math, and stuff with numbers that are logical. It’s not like she doesn’t do good on sciences, but she struggles a little bit more. And her dad is so good at it, so Betty will get really self-conscious about not caring much about science. Only science she cares about is astronomy to be quite honest. 

what is your character afraid of?

Losing everything. Her parents, her entire family, the suit, her powers, her city, her friends. She’s so afraid to make one mistake and send it all to hell. Betty went back for a reason and she’s just so frightened that one day she’ll wake up and she’s not even there anymore. 

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