#dangerous remedy

[aroaessidhe]

2023 reads // twitter thread  

Dangerous Remedy

fast-paced queer YA about a group of youths, saving people from the guillotine during the french revolution

when they save a girl with mysterious electrical powers, they have to keep her safe from those on both sides who want to use her

sapphic MCs

[nomoremaybe]

[a-couple-of-bees]

SPOILERS FOR ALAN WAKE 2!!

Did I just spend an entire play through writing down every conversation between Saga & Alan in the overlap scenes? Why, yes. Yes I did.

Conversation 1

Wake: “Help me. Trapped. Escape. Danger…”

SAGA POV:

Wake: Who are you?

Saga: What is this? Who are you?

Wake: …hear me.

Saga: I’m Saga Anderson FBI. I can hear you

Wake: Cauldron Lake.

Saga: Yes. I’m at Cauldron Lake. Where are you?

Wake: …escape…danger. The Dark Presence.

WAKE POV:

Wake: An FBI agent? Who are you?

Saga: What…who are you?

Wake: She can hear me.

Saga: I’m Saga Anderson. FBI…Hear you.

Wake: This is Alan Wake. I’m trapped here. The Dark Place. Under Cauldron Lake

Saga: Yes …at Cauldron Lake? …are you?

Alan: I’m trying to escape. I’m making progress, but I’m in danger. The Dark Presence! Help me! Please. Help me.

COMPLETE CONVERSATION

Wake: An FBI agent? Who are you?

Saga: What is this? Who are you?

Wake: She can hear me.

Saga: I’m Saga Anderson FBI. I can hear you

Wake: This is Alan Wake. I’m trapped here. The Dark Place. Under Cauldron Lake.

Saga: Yes. I’m at Cauldron Lake. Where are you?

Alan: I’m trying to escape. I’m making progress, but I’m in danger. The Dark Presence! Help me! Please. Help me.

Conversation 2

Wake: Anderson…tricked…he has it now…Still trapped…helping me…the hero…

SAGA POV:

Wake: Saga Anderson, listen.

Saga: Wake?

Wake: I’ve been tricked. Scratch wrote…try to fix the story, but… has it now. It’s the key to escape.

Saga: What do you mean ‘escape’? You’re already out and so is Scratch.

Wake: …I’m making progress. I wrote you in…the story’s hero. …save her family. Save us all.

Saga: “save her family”? Are you talking about my family?

Wake: Yes! …It’s working. You just need to keep going.

Saga: Did you put my family in the horror story?

ALAN POV:

Saga: …Wake?

Wake: Saga Anderson. Listen. I’ve been tricked. Scratch wrote return. I tried to fix the story but- he stopped me before I reached the end. He has it now. It’s the key to escape.

Saga: What do you mean ‘escape’? …is Scratch

Wake: I need to stop him. I need to stop him before he gets out. He’s after Alice. I’m still trapped but I’m making progress. I wrote you in to be the story’s hero. Scratch made a horror story. I need to match the genre. It has to be dark. But a hero can break through, save her family, save us all.

Saga: “Save her family”? Are you talking about…

Wake: Yes! Whatever you’re doing it’s working. You just need to keep going.

Saga: …in the horror story?

COMPLETE CONVERSATION

Saga: …Wake?

Wake: Saga Anderson. Listen. I’ve been tricked. Scratch wrote return. I tried to fix the story but- he stopped me before I reached the end. He has it now. It’s the key to escape.

Saga: What do you mean ‘escape’? You’re already out and so is Scratch.

Wake: I need to stop him. I need to stop him before he gets out. He’s after Alice. I’m still trapped but I’m making progress. I wrote you in to be the story’s hero. Scratch made a horror story. I need to match the genre. It has to be dark. But a hero can break through, save her family, save us all.

Saga: “save her family”? Are you talking about my family?

Wake: Yes! Whatever you’re doing it’s working. You just need to keep going.

Saga: Did you put my family in the horror story?

Conversation 3

Wake: …destroyed….only way….writing a story

WAKE POV:

Wake: It’s you again. The FBI agent. Saga Anderson. I’m closer now, I can feel it. You helped me get closer to escaping.

Saga: …Wake? …still trapped? …the clicker. We can…

Wake: You know about the Clicker? It can help us. I destroyed the Dark Presence with it last time. You can help. You can find it. You must find it!

Saga: …I can get it to you…I have yo understand. Did you write…the story?

Wake: Alice is in danger. I have to stop Scratch. I have to find ‘Return’. I have to get back to my apartment. I’m writing a story to get through, “Initiation”. It’s the only way.

Saga: …the story! …you can do that!… you can… write…

SAGA POV:

Wake: …you again…the FBI. Saga Anderson. I’m closer now. I can feel it. You helped me get closer to escaping.

Saga: Wake? Where are you? Is this coming from the dark place? When you were still trapped? I have the clicker. We can finish this.

Wake: …the Clicker? You can help. …must find it.

Saga: I already have it. I can get it to you. But I have to understand. Did you write Logan into the story?

Wake: …in danger. I need to get back…I’m writing a story. It’s the only way.

Saga: Then change the story! If this is the past. If this is you still in the Dark Place, then you can do that right? You can not write her in. She’s my daughter god damn it

COMPLETE CONVERSATION

Wake: It’s you again. The FBI agent. Saga Anderson. I’m closer now, I can feel it. You helped me get closer to escaping.

Saga: Wake? Where are you? Is this coming from the dark place? When you were still trapped? I have the clicker. We can finish this.

Wake: You know about the Clicker? It can help us. I destroyed the Dark Presence with it last time. You can help. You can find it. You must find it!

Saga: I already have it. I can get it to you. But I have to understand. Did you write Logan into the story?

Wake: Alice is in danger. I have to stop Scratch. I have to find ‘Return’. I have to get back to my apartment. I’m writing a story to get through, “Initiation”. It’s the only way.

Saga: Then change the story! If this is the past. If this is you still in the Dark Place, then you can do that right? You can not write her in. She’s my daughter god damn it

[autisticblueteam]

I'm sure someone in the tags has made this connection already, but I'm pretty much certain that the enaction of the 'Protocol' on London is a reference to the Great Fire of London from 1666.

The Micrographia that Robert Hooke mentions was research the very real guy collated in 1665, the year before the fire and also the year of a the Great Plague of London. There's a myth/outdated understanding that the Great Fire drove out the rats causing the plague and stopped it.

Sounds like in the Protocol universe the fire was deliberate as an attempt to drive the 'Dread emission' out of the city, as well as whatever knowledge was destroyed in the process.

[lesbianalanwake]

the fact that Logan made baby's first altered item as a sweet little craftsy project is fucking nuts. while the FBC is out there setting up elaborate nonsense to coax the lake's rancid Threshold aura into making shifts in reality, and those Midwest people are derailing trains, and those Blessed people are killing radio producers with fondue. Saga. Saga your baby. Saga your baby is gonna start making construction paper and glue stick objects of power at school. Saga--

[ndgamesheadcanons]

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[edwardos]

This is awesome to have in Beta, seriously.

[bumblingbabooshka]

Tuvok & B’Elanna - Poor Coping Mechanisms - Vicious Cycles “You need to find some other way to deal with this” “I don’t know how.”

Heavy Balloon by Fiona Apple // Lady Lazarus by Sylvia Plath // Stubborn love by the Lumineers // New York Movie by Edward Hopper // under the burden of adversity by Theodor Axentowicz // Birthday Present by Sylvia Plath (cut)

[pepprs]

ok. moving out update. today i:

talked to my beloved ex supervisor / mentor (<- SCARY!!!!!) to ask her about her experiences living by herself esp as a short woman (which is not a big deal except for how it is + how my parents think it is) and get her advice abt how to navigate that experience psychologically and practically. i asked her if we could talk abt this very impulsively on thursday after not having the courage to do it for almost a year btw (<- BRAVE!!!!!!!!) and i was still too scared / embarrassed to ask her some stuff abt safety / self defense lol but it mostly went really well!

started making a budget and determined that a) i may be getting overpaid somehow (😳) b) i may be getting double or even triple charged for my health and life insurance (😒) so now i need to call hr on monday and figure all of that out. and also c) i suck at math but we knew that. but i forced myself to figure out what i did wrong so that’s an achievement

made my first ever student loan payment 😀🔫

booked a tour of one apartment and attempted to book a tour of another (the same place i was looking at in may) but their website was glitching out and then they didn’t answer when i called to schedule it over the phone which. hm. 😒 but yeah the tour(s) will happen mid week next week and im going to ride the shuttle to the apartment complex(es) and back to campus to see what that’s like too!

posted on local subr*ddit asking for recommendations for those two apartments + other places in the area. haven’t gotten anything back bc i just made the post but 😎👍

read a bunch of old journal entries from 2021 to remind myself of what it was like to move onto campus and how i pushed through my family’s hurt and disapproval to live the way i needed to. haven’t finished reading it all yet but i will tomorrow (while also doing my stupid homework 🙄)

[grinchwrapsupreme]

One thing Being Human does really well is show the different ugly ways trauma can manifest - anger, sadness, becoming convinced of things that aren't true - and how conflicting traumas can result in actively hostile relationships

[playgroundeyes]

uh guys why does the crack triden fic I wrote at 11pm have more kudos that any of my other works--

[chaoticbuggybitchboy]

Everyone should send me asks about things that you think are true about deserts because there seem to be a lot of weird misconceptions and I know a lot of them, but absolutely send me stuff I’ll vet whether it’s true for some, all, or most deserts or if that’s not a Thing. And I’ll compile it into a publicly accessible doc as a sort of quick Q&A type thing for anyone who’s confused about deserts.

(This is because so many works of fiction seem to think that the Sahara is the only desert in the world) (btw the gobi desert also does that super intense temperature fluctuation thing)

[a-flappy-bat]

I played through the ashtray maze again…which was amazing. Is always amazing. But the bigger find came after I went to visit Philip. I was meandering around the panopticon and somehow I completely missed a Darling presentation. I’d never seen it in game before. And idk if I should be delighted or horrified that I missed it.

Altered Items

[howthesleeplesswander]

baizhu in his character teaser rEALLY BE OUT HERE LIKE—

does something about this prescription...

-ACTIVATES LILTING VOICE-

-MAXIMIZES BEDROOM EYES-

-STRETCHES ARMS BACK WITH HANDS IN HIS HAIR-

...displease you?

asdfkdfjdks i'm screaming howling foaming at the mouth gOD PLEASE JUST BECOME PLAYABLE ALREADY, I NEED MY DENDRO DOCTOR BABYGIRL IN MY LIFE ASDKFLD

[literaryvein-references]

When your Character...

Gets into: A Fight ⚜ ...Another Fight ⚜ ...Yet Another Fight

Hates Someone ⚜ Kisses Someone ⚜ Falls in Love

Calls Someone they Love ⚜ Dies / Cheats Death ⚜ Drowns

is...

A Ballerina ⚜ A Child ⚜ Interacting with a Child ⚜ A Cheerleader

A Cowboy ⚜ A Genius ⚜ A Lawyer ⚜ A Pirate ⚜ A Spy

A Wheelchair User ⚜ A Zombie ⚜ Beautiful ⚜ Dangerous ⚜ Drunk

Funny ⚜ In a Coma ⚜ In a Secret Society ⚜ Injured ⚜ Shy

needs...

A Magical Item ⚜ An Aphrodisiac ⚜ A Fictional Poison

A Coping Strategy ⚜ A Drink ⚜ A Medicinal Herb ⚜ A Mentor

Money ⚜ A Persuasion Tactic ⚜ A Quirk ⚜ To be Killed Off

To Become Likable ⚜ To Clean a Wound ⚜ To Self-Reflect

To Find the Right Word, but Can't ⚜ To Say No ⚜ To Swear

loves...

Astronomy ⚜ Baking ⚜ Cooking ⚜ Cocktails ⚜ Food ⚜ Oils

Dancing ⚜ Fashion ⚜ Gems ⚜ Herbal Remedies ⚜ Honey

Mushrooms ⚜ Mythology ⚜ Numbers ⚜ Perfumes

Roses ⚜ Sweets ⚜ To Argue ⚜ To Insult ⚜ To Kiss

To Make False Claims ⚜ Wine ⚜ Wine-Tasting ⚜ Yoga

has/experiences...

Allergies ⚜ Amnesia ⚜ Bereavement ⚜ Bites & Stings

Bruises ⚜ Caffeine ⚜ CO Poisoning ⚜ Color Blindness

Facial Hair ⚜ Fainting ⚜ Fevers ⚜ Food Allergies

Food Poisoning ⚜ Fractures ⚜ Frostbite ⚜ Hypothermia

Injuries ⚜ Jet Lag ⚜ Kidnapping ⚜ Manipulation ⚜ Mutism

Pain ⚜ Paranoia ⚜ Poisoning ⚜ More Pain & Violence

Scars ⚜ Trauma ⚜ Viruses ⚜ Wounds

[these are just quick references. more research may be needed to write your story...]

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