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heyheyheyheyhey. Voli. Plz make Authroity propaganda too I want him to win
hi! so uh. i don't have a solid design for Authority yet (besides "oh buddy you would not survive the ides of march, huh?") and also i love Esprit (skill of community and connections to like-minded people... camaraderie! being part of a group! my friend) and also this is not the main poll im focusing on at the moment [INTENSE ADHD CREATURE STARING AT VOLITION] but hell yeah, im down to make little a silly thing for them!! as a treat <3
^ yay!! go vote for guys who i don't have solid designs for~!! [tinny yippee sound effect]
WHITE CHECK: CONCEPTUALIZATION [IMPOSSIBLE] - Draw convincing Authority propaganda. +1 Love drawing the skills -1 Haven't slept yet -1 Haven't designed him yet -1 Haven't written his Character Study Chapter yet -2 Past attempts looked like UnderfelI Papyrus... -2 Rooting for Esprit?? -3 ROOTING FOR SHIVERS -5 Hyperfocus trained on Volition -5 AND VOLITION IS LOSING 😭
CONCEPTUALIZATION [Impossible: Failure] - What do you mean failure? No, it's simple, watch how naturally it comes to you. Just take the psyche purple, shade in the dark eye sockets, touches of glowing white pupils, a stern expression, awful eyebags, just darken the center of the face as a whole, add the… broken… crown...
CONCEPTUALIZATION - OH GODDAMMIT, that's just Crownhead again. This has Implications for your personal fanfic universal canon lore that you are unsure how to contend with right now. Sorry, your creativity has officially clocked out. A doodle will have to suffice.
#propaganda to me is just. draw the skill. there you go! usually some kind of call to action but since im an esprit guy thats probably not#the message you want hdkjh...#listen. authority is very important! he has integral checks in the game! he says very funny lines sometimes and i think hes neat!#but as a guy who is. frightened of confrontation. to the point where i dont even like dms? authority is not the guy i often go to :']#''TAKE CHARGE!! ASSERT YOUR DOMINANCE!!! GET UP IN THEIR FACE!!!!'' ''i'd really rather not :'] thank you tho authority!! ;-;''#auth is referred to as ''lieutenant'' here! volition is ''captain'' (my harry's signature skill!) and empathy is ''yefreitor''#(em actually has the most natural skill points but turns down leadership. he opts for being voli's right hand instead! besties :])#sorry i was definitely not the best guy to go to for this i have to admit hkjhd <3 im personally rooting for shivers as the overall winner!#with optional places for empathy volition and echem (<- ough. echem hkjhg...) and like. any motorics skill. i love the motorics lmao#best of luck tho!!! <3#volta transmissions#voliart#esprit: Dennis
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"Write it down, Kim -- in Martinaise they just kill you because they don't *like* you."
KIM KITSURAGI - "Got it." He takes out his notebook. "Kill you -- because they don't like you. All because..."
"...because of some chick."
ALAIN - A wince. It's involuntary. "Bring that up *one more time* and you won't get to write that report."
HALF LIGHT [Medium: Success] - The man's fists under the table are balled -- you can tell from his neck and shoulders. He means it.
KIM KITSURAGI - "Yes, I understand, Alain -- that's your name, right? Alain. You'll *kill* us." He scratches in his notebook. "That's what they do in the Wild North."
"They just hang you, like in the dark ages -- make a display of your corpse."
"They just hang you -- shoot you -- whatever! They can't even remember."
"They just hang you -- shoot you -- light you on fire. They don't care!"
FAT ANGUS - "It wasn't that, it wasn't..." the fat man says with a wheeze. "We didn't shoot him."
RHETORIC - That's it, that's the weak one -- you flushed him out. Now go in for the...
THEO - "Officer, you *will* be next if you don't shut up." The old man reaches for his belt, but his voice is strangely calm.
HAND/EYE COORDINATION [Medium: Success] - Firearm! A Glace 08, or a .38 calibre pistol -- either is small enough for you to have missed.
RHETORIC - He's on to you. He knows what you're trying to do...
VOLITION [Medium: Success] - Steel yourself, push on. Just ignore Theo.
(Turn to Angus.) "Or what? You're gonna kill me like you killed him? FOR NO FUCKING REASON?"
(Turn to Theo.) "What happens if I keep talking? You gonna *kill* me too -- in this bar?! FOR NOTHING?!"
Look at Kim first.
THEO - "No." You see him shake his silvery head. His calm voice is almost kind now. "*I'm* not gonna do it. I'm too old for a shot like that now..."
"You hear that, Angus! They're gonna kill me too!"
"Wait. Let's go back. I want to say something else..."
HALF LIGHT [Medium: Success] - The most terrible fear. Bigger than any before.
KIM KITSURAGI - To your right, you sense the air move. The lieutenant draws his firearm.
TITUS HARDIE - You only manage to perform one more movement. An instinctive jerk to your left. Then -- no sound. No one screams. It's impossible to say where it comes from...
MORE DEAD COPS
Sad news from the district of Martinaise as the bodies of two police officers are found floating in the canal. It is believed the officers where pursuing a murder investigation but got caught in the dockworkers strike and were gunned down under unclear circumstances.
"Such needless loss of life is truly tragic," a local union leader Evrart Claire commented and added that although the event is truly horrid, we can expect similar incidents to follow if right-wing vigilantes are allowed to run around uncontrolled and try to wiggle their way into well-organized neighbourhoods."
Oops. Let's try that again.
3. Look at Kim first.
KIM KITSURAGI - The lieutenant has put down his notebook -- his hand is resting on his holster. He gives you an imperceptible nod.
RHETORIC - What? What does that mean?
ESPRIT DE CORPS [Medium: Success] - Go for it -- the lieutenant has his eyes set on the fat guy. Push Angus. We're almost there.
(Turn to Angus.) "Or what? You're gonna kill me like you killed him? FOR NO FUCKING REASON?"
FAT ANGUS - "We didn't kill him! We didn't even *hang him*, he was dead when..." He takes a breath, wheezing.
ELIZABETH - "SHUT UP, ANGUS!"
"He was dead *before* you hanged him?"
SHANKY - "Fatty!" The little guy hits Angus on the back of the head. A loud slap. "Say one more thing to the cops and I'll..."
TITUS HARDIE - "DENNIS!" Titus roars. "Stand down or I'll beat your head in. Theo --" He points to the old man. "Take your hand off the belt -- this isn't '31. I've got this under control."
COMPOSURE [Medium: Success] - Does he? His closed fist is shaking... it's *you* who's in control. Let them have their moment.
FAT ANGUS - The room falls quiet. So quiet you can hear Angus wheeze.
TITUS HARDIE - "Angie, where's your goddamn inhaler? You sound like you're dying."
FAT ANGUS - "I left it home. I can't get it, I'm too fucked..." He grabs his chest. "I'm sorry."
ELIZABETH - "Why are you so fucking FAT, Angus?!" Lizzie snaps at him. "Now it's all pointless, because of *you*. You wasted my time. I told you, Titus --" she turns to him. "I told you to just give her up."
TITUS HARDIE - "Lizzie." He turns to the fixer. "Your help is no longer needed here. Go tell Evrart."
ELIZABETH - "Fine. I'll tell him. After a long walk along the *coast*." She walks off without looking back.
SUGGESTION [Easy: Success] - What just happened between these two?
RHETORIC - You're in. He's all yours. Questions!
🎵 Whirling-in-Rags, 8PM
"I'm sorry I made you guys fight."
(Whisper) "Kim, we did it."
"So you *didn't* kill him. He was already dead."
"So, *who* killed the merc then? Any leads?"
"Whose idea was it to hang him anyway -- hers?"
TITUS HARDIE - "Me too."
2. (Whisper) "Kim, we did it."
KIM KITSURAGI - The lieutenant gives a smile only you can see.
3. "So you *didn't* kill him. He was already dead."
TITUS HARDIE - He nods.
KIM KITSURAGI - "You hanged the corpse to cover up the real cause of death -- the bullet in his head."
TITUS HARDIE - Another nod.
"Why?"
TITUS HARDIE - "Cause the girls asked us to. They were in some shit."
RHETORIC [Medium: Success] - Girls plural? There's another girl? Two of them? Take note of this. They'll probably say more about her later.
KIM KITSURAGI - "Did *she* kill him?"
TITUS HARDIE - "Cop, I have no idea -- the girl says she didn't..."
EMPATHY [Easy: Success] - He doesn't think she did. Or at least he *hopes* she didn't.
"What happened Sunday night?"
TITUS HARDIE - "Klaasje came down." He points to the stairs. "She seemed really out of it. Drugged up -- even more than usual. Bug eyed and gurning, you know? Not in a *fun* way."
"It looked like she'd redosed after something went down. I've seen that look before, she was scared. I knew someone had died."
"How did you know?"
TITUS HARDIE - "I've done this job for ten years. I've seen it before. It's the politician in the motel room with the dead hooker scenario -- only in reverse."
SHANKY - "Good analogy, boss." The rat-faced man snickers.
TITUS HARDIE - "You don't get to talk yet, Shanky." He points at him. "You're still on the bench -- and you keep taking it easy too, Angus." He turns back to you.
"What happened then?"
TITUS HARDIE - "We went upstairs. Sure as day the merc was dead. And there was a bullet hole through the window. Fucking..." He scratches his chin. "Dirty sheets and bottles everywhere."
RHETORIC [Medium: Success] - He means they'd been fucking?
TITUS HARDIE - "Tibbs patched the window. And the corpse -- we hanged."
4. "Who's Tibbs -- the eighth Hardie?"
TITUS HARDIE - "Nah, he's my brother. He's in the window replacement business."
EMPATHY [Medium: Success] - Right now he's grateful he hasn't gotten his brother into this mess.
5. "If Klaasje didn't kill him -- why the cover up?"
TITUS HARDIE - "You may have noticed our girl's in some shit of her own."
"She told me some people were after her -- from Oranje. She wouldn't say more."
"I didn't notice anything -- what kind of *shit* are we talking about?"
TITUS HARDIE - "Yeah -- she wouldn't. She's fucked if she shows up on police radar."
"These people -- who are they?"
TITUS HARDIE - "They're powerful." He looks out the window. "Connected to the Moralintern. She's clearly afraid for her life -- says if she showed up in your systems, she'd be ghosted away."
DRAMA [Medium: Success] - That's all he knows -- that's all she's told him.
KIM KITSURAGI - "And why would you help someone like that? By taking on a murder?"
TITUS HARDIE - "Why *would* I?" He shrugs. "I guess we abide all sorts of runaways and losers here. It's a Martinaise thing."
6. "So, *who* killed the merc then? Any leads?"
TITUS HARDIE - "Not yet. Just some ideas. She says the shot came from outside, behind the window somewhere. So that's a clue."
"What are you thinking?"
"Got it. Tell me something else."
TITUS HARDIE - "I'm thinking -- someone's past caught up with them. Either hers or his."
KIM KITSURAGI - "Hers -- you mean..."
TITUS HARDIE - "I mean the people after Klaasje. Maybe the shot missed. Maybe it was meant for *her*?"
EUGENE - "I like that." The young guy nods. "Been thinkin' the same thing myself."
"And you had ideas about *his* past too?"
TITUS HARDIE - "I do -- one of those mercenary buddies of his could've done it. They got guns. Training. Years of bad blood, probably. Or it could've been someone else from Krenel..." He pauses to think.
"Tell you what I'd do -- check out the coast for vantage points. Maybe consult with a ballistics buddy of mine -- that's what *I'd* do. If I wasn't too busy doing this clown dance with you."
VOLITION [Easy: Success] - He's calm now. Threw all that turmoil away and became himself again.
LOGIC [Challenging: Success] - These theories -- not bad. Don't buy either one, but still. This guy's not as dumb as he looks.
7. "Whose idea was it to hang him anyway -- hers?"
TITUS HARDIE - "In a manner of speaking."
REACTION SPEED - Remember the two girls? He may be talking about the other one.
"Earlier you said the *girls* asked for your help. Was this the other girl?"
TITUS HARDIE - "That's right." He blinks. "It was her idea to hang him -- I liked it, for political reasons. It sent a good message."
+5 XP
"It's her, isn't it? The drug trafficker -- the missing eighth Hardie..."
TITUS HARDIE - The big guy steps toward you. "Fella, you think too much. Ease off, alright? You're gonna hurt your head."
SUGGESTION [Easy: Success] - A little too far there -- but you're definitely right.
TITUS HARDIE - "That woman is just *affiliated* with the Hardie boys. You don't know her, anyway. "
"You know, it's okay for there to be a Hardie girl, Titus."
"Understood. Can you tell me anything about her? Name, current location?"
"You're going to stonewall me if I ask more about her, aren't you?"
TITUS HARDIE - His face sets like concrete. He shakes his head solemnly. "We're Hardie *boys* and that's *it*."
"Sure. But can you tell me anything about this *affiliate*? Name, current location?"
TITUS HARDIE - "Nope," he says. "You're not getting to her. It's Klaasje you want to talk to."
8. "Thank you for this, Titus. I'll go talk to her -- for the last time." (Conclude.)
TITUS HARDIE - "You do that." He grabs his beer and swirls it in his hand, then thinks of something. "Hey, cop -- before you go."
SHIVERS [Medium: Success] - Suddenly the wind picks up outside. You hear it rattling the large windows in their frames. It carries newspapers, circles the Whirling-in-Rags in a warm column...
TITUS HARDIE - "She..." He looks up. "Klaasje came to Martinaise to hide -- many of us did. This is where you wash up when there's nowhere left to go. The Union takes you in -- now, she *refused* that protection, but..."
SUGGESTION [Medium: Success] - Still, after all this headache...
"But you would *still* prefer if we didn't take her away?"
"Good bye, Titus." [Leave.]
TITUS HARDIE - "That's right. If we didn't take care of the people who end up here, this place would just be a couple of ruins and some cargo containers."
KIM KITSURAGI - "We'll take that into account." The lieutenant slides his notebook into his coat pocket. He turns to leave.
It's now after 22:00. We should go meet with the communists soon, but first...
BLUE DOOR - You see a heavy steel door with a prominent dimple lock. It's painted blue.
Try the 'Workshop Spare' key on the door.
BLUE DOOR - The key fits the dimple lock. It takes a bit of effort to turn it after all these years, but then -- the lock clicks.
INLAND EMPIRE [Easy: Success] - Dust rises before you like mist. A tomb? Haunted by regal spirits from distant ages...
PERCEPTION (SMELL) [Easy: Success] - No. Smells like engine grease and cut wood. A workshop.
This pinball says 'Franconigerian'. The theme is horses and swords.
This pinball is 'White Deora'. The backglass shows a female figure in mourning.
A note: "NB! The spare key is tied to the bush outside the corner room window!"
INTERFACING - Over there, in the corner?
The pinball machine?
Ignore the machine.
INTERFACING - Not just any pinball machine. This is the pinnacle of pinball. 'Cornelius Gurdi and the Mountain Goats'. It's lit. You can't wait to get your hands on it.
"Kim, are you seeing what I'm seeing?" (Point to the machine.)
"Let's take a closer look." (Pull out the machine.)
No, I'm out. [Leave.]
KIM KITSURAGI - "The pinball machine?" The lieutenant glances at the machine. "Gurdi's Goats. A classic."
"Wait, you've played it?"
KIM KITSURAGI - "A little."
EMPATHY [Easy: Success] - Feels like a *lot*. Too much to play it again.
2. No, I'm out. [Leave.]
We've got no time for pinball now. In fact... let's come back to the Whirling later, when we don't have a meeting to attend.
INTERFACING - All these mesmerizing machines, just waiting to be plugged back in and played.
Run your finger across the dust of the 'White Deora' machine.
[Discard thought.]
INTERFACING - Feels like it might jump back to life any moment, the lights illuminating the white robed woman.
"What's 'White Deora'?"
"How about we fire one of these bad boys up and play some ball?"
"Let's move on then." [Finish thought.]
KIM KITSURAGI - "Some kind of..." He looks around, thinking. "Inane pinball theme -- probably related to Messina during the Dolorian age. The *history themes* are the worst."
EMPATHY [Trivial: Success] - The lieutenant grimaces, looking at the machines.
2. "How about we fire one of these bad boys up and play some ball?"
KIM KITSURAGI - "You can't *fire* them up, they're broken. Only that one machine in the main hall works. The Royalist Pinball." He looks away.
HALF LIGHT [Easy: Success] - What a dumb name -- Royalist Pinball. If they weren't broken, he would kick one of these machines about now.
3. "Sounds like you don't enjoy pinball, Kim."
KIM KITSURAGI - "No, I love it -- I love pinball. Who doesn't love pinball? Let's move on."
DRAMA [Easy: Success] - He doesn't.
4. "What about that other one -- the Franconigerian Ball. Wanna play that?"
KIM KITSURAGI - "No."
5. [Encylopedia - Medium 10] Think: Kim Kitsuragi... Kim Kitsuragi...
ENCYCLOPEDIA [Medium: Success] - Kim 'Pinball' Kitsuragi!
Kim 'Pinball' Kitsuragi, AKA Kimball?
ENCYCLOPEDIA - Exactly. That's what he's known as. His reputation proceeds him!
"You're Kim 'Pinball' Kitsuragi."
"Hey, Kimball."
I'm not gonna talk to him about that.
KIM KITSURAGI - "So *now* he remembers..." He looks at you in the silence of the workshop -- then takes his glasses off and cleans them.
Fine. I'm Kim 'Pinball' Kitsuragi." he puts them back on. "AKA The Kimball. You remembered -- congratulations."
"Wait, but I still can't remember anything *else*."
"You don't seem to really 'like' pinball."
KIM KITSURAGI - "Wonderful. He *only* remembers hearing about the *pinball policeman*."
"You don't seem to really 'like' pinball."
KIM KITSURAGI - "No human being should. It is a game that requires no skill and a childlike affinity to flashing lights. And to *fantastique*, science fiction, and historic romance franchises."
"It is *lame*."
"Then why are you called Pinball?"
KIM KITSURAGI - "I am not *called* Pinball. It was used to taunt me -- a long time ago. *Before* I became a homicide detective. And got my lieutenancy."
"How did you..."
KIM KITSURAGI - He puts his glasses back on. "Fine. I was a juvenile police officer -- for over 15 years. It's how I started out in the RCM. Once I had to infiltrate a pinball ring. As you do -- when you're a juvie cop."
"Lame."
"Okay."
KIM KITSURAGI - "Unbelievably," he nods. "To do that I needed to become a... *pinball champion*. I trained for nine months. The job was successful and I was moved out of the juvenile wing -- to homicide."
"End of story."
+5 XP
"You were a juvie cop for 15 years?"
KIM KITSURAGI - "That time is over now." He looks at the pinball machine and breathes in. "I was already a 38 year old man. It was unbecoming. As was playing pinball."
EMPATHY [Easy: Success] - So that's why he doesn't want to talk to Cuno. Trauma-and-Stressor Disorder from being a juvie cop.
"Wait, so *that's* why you didn't talk to Cuno."
"I'm gonna call you Pinball now."
"I'm gonna call you *Kimball* now."
"Don't worry, I'll keep calling you Kim."
"You're Lieutenant Kitsuragi to me."
KIM KITSURAGI - "It's best if *you* handle the juvenile delinquents," he nods.
4. "You're Lieutenant Kitsuragi to me."
KIM KITSURAGI - "Not only to you -- I am *Lieutenant Kitsuragi* to everyone." He nods. "Now -- we really need to continue our sweep of what appears to be a secret path through the Whirling."
+1 Reputation
Sorry, Kim, but now we *really* need to meet with the communists. We'll be back later -- tonight, if we have time.
There's a red light pulsating behind this door.
METAL GRILLE DOOR - As you approach the metal grille you can hear several voices having what appears to be an animated discussion.
RHETORIC - This must be it. Beyond this door lies the beating heart of radical communism in Martinaise.
PERCEPTION (SMELL) [Easy: Success] - Somehow the night air softens the smell of trash and sea brine. As the breeze pulls through the canvas like a shuttle through a loom you catch a hint of something unexpected, something earthy, warm, and burnt...
RHETORIC - The acrid smell of failure...
ELECTROCHEMISTRY [Easy: Success] - No, that's just slightly burnt coffee. A smell you would recognise anywhere.
CINDY THE SKULL - "Just look at these pigs, sniffing about after-hours..."
"Why didn't you say the secret door was *right behind you*?"
"Hey, it's past curfew! Get to bed, Cindy!"
(Ignore her.)
CINDY THE SKULL - "Must have slipped my mind. You know how it goes." She gives you a lackadaisical shrug.
METAL GRILLE DOOR - The metal grille is cool to the touch.
KIM KITSURAGI - You notice the lieutenant is looking uncustomarily anxious. His posture is rigid, his right hand hovers near the zipper of his jacket.
HAND/EYE COORDINATION [Medium: Success] - He wants so badly to draw his Armistice, but he also doesn't *want* to want to draw it.
"You okay, Kim?"
"Relax, they're only communists."
Say nothing.
KIM KITSURAGI - "Oh, I'm fine. I was practically *born* to infiltrate underground communist cells..." He takes a quick look over his shoulder.
"Which is just to say: We should be prepared for *any* eventuality."
Try to listen.
Bang on the grille.
[Leave.]
METAL GRILLE DOOR - You can make out at least two separate voices.
PERCEPTION (HEARING) [Medium: Success] - Two voices, both male. Approximately early 20s.
METAL GRILLE DOOR - "... Careful with those now..."
"I have it. It's going to work, I can feel it..."
2. Bang on the grille.
METAL GRILLE DOOR - The clang of metal reverberates all along the scaffolding. The voices coming from the other side fall silent.
HALF LIGHT [Medium: Success] - A pair of frightened hares cowering in some dark crevice of their burrow.
METAL GRILLE DOOR - "Who's there? Is that you, Maurice?"
"It's not Maurice, it's the police!"
"That's right. It is I… Maurice."
"Are you all communists? I'm looking for some communists."
METAL GRILLE DOOR - "Come crawling back already? Get out of here, traitor!"
"Uhh..."
"I'm not actually Maurice. I'm trying to get organised. Can you help me?"
METAL GRILLE DOOR - "That's right!" Another voice jumps in. "Take your miniscule, bourgeois turnips and get lost!"
DRAMA [Godly: Failure] - Face it, sire, your little subterfuge isn't leading anywhere.
"I'm not actually Maurice. I'm trying to get organised. Can you help me?"
METAL GRILLE DOOR - For a moment, silence.
"What's the passphrase?"
"It's 'Blessed are the sausage grinders'."
"It's 'We await the silent mole empire'."
"It's 'The end times cometh'."
"It's 'Disco Supernova'."
"Is it '1234'?"
"It's 'Remember Dobreva and Abadanaiz'."
"Look, I don't know your passphrase. Could you just let me in?"
METAL GRILLE DOOR - There's no response. You begin to wonder whether they've slipped out some back way...
INLAND EMPIRE [Easy: Success] - No! They're still there. You can *feel* them back there.
METAL GRILLE DOOR - "Alright. The key's taped to the back of the doorframe. Just make sure you put it back when you're done or we'll all be locked out..."
"And do watch the concrete. It just kind of... falls away... in places."
KIM KITSURAGI - "*Charmant*. After you, detective."
CINDY THE SKULL - "Have fun at your *underground meeting*, pig. Hope it's a *blast*."
🎵 Ignus Nilsen Waltz
STEBAN, THE STUDENT COMMUNIST - The two young men are either oblivious to or ignoring your entrance. Their attentions are fixed on whatever it is they're stacking in the middle of the floor...
PERCEPTION (SIGHT) [Easy: Success] - Matchboxes, it appears.
STEBAN, THE STUDENT COMMUNIST - "I think it's holding, Ulixes..."
ECHO MAKER - "It is, it's holding!"
VISUAL CALCULUS [Medium: Success] - It's definitely not holding. Those matchboxes are stacked so haphazardly it's like they *want* them to collapse.
STEBAN, THE STUDENT COMMUNIST - "Careful, careful!"
"Damn. Hardly any difference..." The young man shakes his head, and then looks up at you and the lieutenant with barely concealed irritation...
"You two. You're late."
ECHO MAKER - "They should know the meeting starts at 22.00 *sharp*." His companion looks up at you and squints.
AUTHORITY [Easy: Success] - One leader and one follower, the most ancient power dynamic.
COMPOSURE [Medium: Success] - There's a great deal of tension in this young man's shoulders, more than someone his age should bear...
Meanwhile, his companion inclines toward him, eager to catch every word that dribbles from his friend's mouth.
DRAMA [Medium: Success] - Don't let them see you *flustered*, ssssire. Play along...
"You weren't exactly easy to find."
"What am I late *for* exactly?"
(Play along.) "My apologies, comrades. I had to be sure I wasn't being tailed... by our *class enemies*."
[Leave.]
STEBAN, THE STUDENT COMMUNIST - "Mmmm." The young man considers you a moment...
"We all have to take precautions, especially during these delicate times. What matters is that you've made it, and that you've done the reading."
DRAMA [Impossible: Failure] - Uh oh. No one said anything about *reading*. You'll just have to wing this one.
#disco elysium#kim kitsuragi#harrier du bois#titus hardie#hardie boys#elizabeth beaufort#cindy the skull#steban the student communist#echo maker
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Captures de l'Ep. 1.02 : Chaque Tableau a son Histoire / Every Picture Tells a Story (1996) de la série Le Caméléon (V.O. : The Pretender).
Distribution : - William Sanderson, qui retrouvera Jon Gries dans l'Ep. 5.10 de la série LOST (2004) - Jacob Vargas, qui avait déjà rencontré Jon Gries dans le film Get Shorty (1995), et retrouvera Patrick Bauchau dans l'Ep. 1.06 de la série Les Experts : Manhattan; - Dennis Cokrum, qui retrouvera James Denton dans l'Ep. 6.05 de la série Desperate Housewives; - Michael Wyle, qui reviendra dans l'Ep. 4.20 de la série Le Caméléon (V.O. : The Pretender). - Elizabeth Heflin, qui avait déjà rencontré Jason Brooks dans l'Ep. 1.7871 (1996) du feuilleton Des jours et des Vies; - Stephanie Sawyer, qui avait déjà croisé Andrea Parker dans l'Ep. 2.07 (1995) de la série Urgences; ...
Jarod : "Salut, je m'appelle Jarod... ça va aller maintenant."
Mlle Parker : "Ce sont des esprits supérieurs mais tôt ou tard ils font des erreurs bêtes."
Sydney : "Inutile d'utiliser l'ascenseur. Trois étages à monter ce n'est pas la mort..."
Mlle Parker : "Cessez de me materner Sydney. Ca remonte à 20 ans, aujourd'hui je n'ai plus de problème avec cet ascenseur, c'est de l'histoire ancienne."
Mlle Parker : "Une seule chose reste incompréhensible pour moi ... pourquoi est-elle allée dans un ascenseur ... ? Un ascenseur, ça monte, ça descend... Mais ça ne va nulle part... C'est très petit une balle de 9mm mais celle-là a changé ma vie."
Sydney : "Je pourrais vous aider à tout oublier."
Mlle Parker : "... mhm... Très gentil mais dites-moi, ma mère avant de mourir, ma mère ne sortait-elle pas d'une séance de psychanalyse avec vous pour soigner sa dépression ? ... Non merci.... Je réussirai à oublier seule."
Jarod : "J'ai besoin de savoir si Jarod est mon véritable nom."
Sydney : "Je crois que oui. En tout cas, c'est ce qu'on m'a toujours dit."
Jarod : "..... Merci Sydney."
Sydney : "Ne raccroche pas ! ... Je m'inquiète pour toi."
Jarod : "Si vous êtes si préoccupé, pourquoi ne pas alerter les autorités ?"
Jarod : "C'est très intéressant ... Alors finalement il y a une usine qui fabrique jour après jour des étrons en plastique ?"
vendeur (blasé) : "Ouais. Mais eux ils appellent ça des crottes en plastique parce que crotte en plastique ça parle plus."
Jarod : "Ahen... Ce que je voudrai savoir c'est pourquoi on vous en achète, est-ce que vous le savez ?"
vendeur (blasé) : "Parce que c'est marrant ?"
Jarod : "Ahen..."
Jarod : Est-ce que vous connaissez Mozart M. Abott ? ... La flûte enchantée ? [...] Quand j'étais petit j'ai eu l'autorisation d'écouter La Flûte Enchantée... Je fermais les yeux et ... j'étais vraiment aux anges... J'avais l'impression de ... d'être libéré de mes chaînes... Tout était agréable... Tout était possible... Avec Mozart on voit la vie différemment."
L'Ep. 2.17 poursuit la thématique de cet épisode, d'un autre point de vue...
source : imdb
Saison 1 : Épisodes 01 - 02 - 03 - 04 - 05 - 07 - 08 - 09 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 15 - 16 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 22.
#le cameleon#the pretender#saison 1#season 1#episode 2#chaque tableau a son histoire#Every Picture Tells a Story#ascenseur#william sanderson#eau#helicopter#jacob vargas#Dennis Cokrum#mozart#la flûte enchantée#Michael Wyle#1996#Stephanie Sawyer
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Dans la guérison des souvenirs, je dois faire un choix. Vais-je laisser les blessures passées me dominer et me pousser à agir de façon égocentrique ou laisser la paix et l'amour du Saint-Esprit régir mon avenir ? [Dennis Linn]
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Miracle Recreation by Warhol: Three Famous Paintings Renewed by Denny Ja
Andy Warhol's Pop Art Artwork is always impressive and gives a different artistic impression in the eyes of art lovers. Warhol, as an expressive and creative artist, has produced many famous iconic arts in the world. However, even though Warhol's work is well known in the world, Denny JA, an Indonesian digital artist, succeeded in making three Warhol works more interesting by giving a distinctive creative touch. The three works of Warhol updated by Denny JA are Marylin, Elizabeth Taylor, and Campbell Soup. The following is a brief explanation of the three works and changes made by Denny JA. 1. Marylin This Warhol pop art artwork is probably the most famous. Marylin Monroe painting with green and blue background has become one of the 20th century pop art art icons. Denny Ja renews Warhol's work by adding modern elements and a touch of sophisticated technology. Denny Ja added the effects of light and colors that made Warhol's work more lively and amazing. In addition, Denny Ja also added 3D elements that make this work look like three dimensions and more realistic. 2. Elizabeth Taylor Warhol's work on Elizabeth Taylor is also very famous. This painting shows Elizabeth Taylor's face in green, yellow and red. Denny Ja made a small change in Warhol's work by adding eSprit elements and brighter colors. Denny Ja added the effects of red and yellow colors that were vibrant and very striking. This makes Warhol's work more interesting and look more modern. 3. Campbell soup Warhol's painting about Campell soup cans may not be the most famous works of art among three other works. However, this painting also has a deep artistic meaning and expresses a strong pop art message. Denny Ja added a more varied color element to Warhol's work. Denny Ja gives bright and attractive colors like neon colors. This makes Warhol's work on Campbell Soup become more lively and interesting to see. In overhauling the three works of Warhol's pop art art, Denny Ja gave a creative touch and technology that had artistic and innovative values. The combination of modern art and sophisticated technology gives a unique and amazing impression for art fans. Thus, the changes made by Denny Ja in the three works of Warhol's pop art prove that innovation and art creativity are not limited to one genre or artistic image. Because, the miracle of art can be created through touch and adding unexpected new elements.
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Ce n’est pas notre absence qui maintient l’humanité dans l’ignorance; ce sont les yeux fermés de l'homme.
Notre présence a toujours été présente.
#al ladunni#tasawwuf#orion#ein sof#Esprit Saint#Sainte Communion#présence#Photo par Denny Bitte#Denny Bitte#aainaa-ridtz#civilisation#voyage sacré#stargate
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DAYTRIPPIN’: Let’s address the reputation Paul McCartney had at the time for treating members of Wings like “sidemen,” a charge that was leveled by other Wings members and played up quite a bit in the 1970s. JUBER: A sideman is typically a musician that is hired to play a role on stage and/or in the studio. For me specifically, to deliver a guitar solo, some groove and texture, a cool rhythm guitar part or whatever was appropriate. For example during the Back to the Egg period, as well as playing the obvious lead guitar stuff, I played bass guitar on “Love Awake,” slide acoustic on “After the Ball,” the Flamenco lead acoustic solo on “Goodnight Tonight.” So yes, I was a sideman, but the job assignment very much included considering myself a part of the band. I’m a bit of a chameleon stylistically and I think that I got the gig because I could play the bluesy lead stuff, but also other styles like the jazzy intro on “Baby’s Request.” What’s on the recordings represents the creative opportunities that Paul afforded me and he gave me a lot of leeway. The only times he ever told me what to specifically play was when he had a particular lick, like on “Daytime Nighttime Suffering.” Addressing the question in financial terms it was still a ‘work for hire’ and a reasonable improvement from what I was making as a studio musician. I’ve never had any complaints about the financial end of the arrangement. Early on, Paul had a bit of a reputation for not paying his bandmates well. This really goes back to when Wings first started and Paul had limited cash flow. There were financial issues because of the way the Beatles broke up and it took a while for those to be solved. Part of it was also Paul’s idea of creating Wings essentially from scratch. When the band first started, Paul told me that he [basically only] had an office and a phone, and got to work. I think he wanted to know the basic functions of the business end before he would hand it over to someone else. So basically the attitude was, “This is a small band and we’re going to get in a bus and go to a college and play at lunch time and share whatever money goes into the hat.” It’s a nice utopian kind of vision, but it became hard on the other guys as time wore on and didn’t quite fit with the fact that Paul was a still a megastar. By the time I joined the band things had changed, although the ‘esprit de corps’ was still there. In all its incarnations Wings sounded like a band, not like a solo McCartney project and I think that reflects well not only on Paul’s ability to share in the creative process, but also on the importance of Denny and Linda’s contributions, too. The other players brought their own personalities to the scene.
[—from “Exclusive: Ex-Wings guitarist, Laurence Juber, talks about having Paul McCartney as a boss” in Daytrippin’ Beatles Magazine (October 15, 2010)]
#man this is just Such a good and interesting interview there are too many sections worth quoting#paul mccartney and wings#wings#laurence juber#paul mccartney#daytrippin' beatles magazine#also: i too am shocked to learn that the bass line on 'arrow through me' was done on the electric piano#boy do i ever have opinions about back to the egg and how plainly not one paul biographer EVER has been a devotee of '80s hard rock#@sounes @salewicz @doyle: at least 1/3 of this album sounds like it belongs in ~1983!!!#you go listen to Eliminator + Pyromania and then tell me again how this album from /1979/ was a failed effort to get with the times#'overworked' 'bombast' the words you are looking for are 'not to my personal taste' actually#you boring bastards.
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À quoi ça sert, alors, les livres, si ça ne donne pas un esprit plus grand ? Régine Deforges (Dennis Perrin) #bibliobibuli #leitura #livros #leitores #frases #citações #pensamentos #livres #lecteurs #lecture #leituranaarte #leituraearte https://www.instagram.com/p/CbN11hzLSCN/?utm_medium=tumblr
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Hello! Just dropping in to tell you your art's pretty cool! Can't wait to see more :D
aaa hehehe hello!! thank you so much!! :D
#volta transmissions#voliart#conceptualization#disco elysium skills#yeah thats all the tags im a tired boy tonight lmao. BUT YEAH THANK YOU!!! always got more art ideas cant wait to show em hkjfd#yellow in the frame means happy!! the vague fade to red is frustration about the other skills hkjh <3 shes not mad at u dont u worry#COACH STOP BEING HARD TO DRAW!!#esprit: Dennis
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🎵 Whirling in Rags, 8 AM
(Shake it.) "No need to thank me, just doing my job."
+1 Boring Cop
TITUS HARDIE - "Well, cheers anyway, copper!" He raises his whiskey bottle in salute.
+5 XP
"I'm sorry about the people you lost."
"What's going to happen to the Hardie boys now?"
"Do you know what happened to Klaasje?"
"Any idea what I should do now?"
"So long, fellows. Be good so I don't have to come back here again." [Leave.]
TITUS HARDIE - His bruised face stiffens. "Theo was old. I think he'd be pretty happy with the way he went. Never could imagine him withering away on a sickbed."
"But Angus…" He gulps. "He was just a stupid kid. Didn't realize the mess he'd gotten into… trusted me… Still, the balls on that kid! Went down fighting for someone else's shit like a fat angry bear."
EMPATHY [Easy: Success] - Here it comes. The last one is the worst one. He only deals with it by drinking copious amounts of 8% beer.
ELECTROCHEMISTRY [Medium: Success] - An honest tactic. And effective.
TITUS HARDIE - "And Glen... Glen was my friend. Best I've ever had. I loved that crazy homo like my own brother." He takes a sip of his beer. "We're all fucked without him, but whaddaya do? This job is shit."
"Hold on, what about that Shanky-fella?"
"They were good people. I'm sorry it went like that."
"We are born in to this world to die, it seems. Maybe there's redemption in that? At least it ends one day."
"This is getting dark. Let's talk about happy stuff."
TITUS HARDIE - "Dennis? You *saw* him run. He's a mean little shit and I never trusted him." He shakes his head. "He better run real fast now -- *real* fast."
HALF LIGHT [Medium: Success] - Titus makes no attempt to hide his disgust. Grief-stricken anger boils in him.
"They were good people. I'm sorry it went like that."
TITUS HARDIE - "Well yeah... *memento mori*, right?"
ENCYCLOPEDIA [Medium: Success] - *Memento mori* or 'remember that you must die' is a slogan various religious orders have thrown around since the dawn of mankind, to emphasize the vanity of earthly life and the transient nature of all earthly pursuits. In essence it means one should live virtuously in this life to live better in the afterlife.
"I'm not sure that really applies here…"
"Yeah... uh... totally, totally."
"What does that mean?"
TITUS HARDIE - "Sure it does." He nods confidently and raises his whiskey bottle. "Live every day like it's your last, 'cause you might be dead tomorrow."
ALAIN - "Absolutely! Today I'm going to get drunk, eat good food, and bed a good-looking gal, 'cause tomorrow a motor carriage might run me over..."
EUGENE - "Or you might die of a heart failure... Or syphilis?"
ALAIN - "Hey, hey... fuck you for ruining a beautiful idea!"
2. "What's going to happen to the Hardie boys now?"
TITUS HARDIE - "*First*, we're gonna find Dennis..."
ALAIN - "*I'm* going to find Dennis," he interjects. "I'm going to find him and then I'm going to kill him."
RHETORIC [Medium: Success] - The tone of the statement is so matter-of-fact, it's as though he were talking about picking up a morning newspaper on his daily walk around the block.
"That's not going to bring back..."
"Frontier justice -- I like it!"
"Your guy, your responsibility -- do what you feel is right."
KIM KITSURAGI - The lieutenant shakes his head but doesn't say anything.
ESPRIT DE CORPS [Easy: Success] - Go ahead then. Maybe they'll only break his legs.
TITUS HARDIE - "Mhm," he nods without really listening. "We're hunting that rat down -- let it be known what happens to cowards. And then..." He thinks for a moment.
"I guess I'll take a closer look at our Union members. There's bound to be some ambitious fellows there who'd love nothing more than advancing social democracy by bustin' some heads."
"Might even ask Tibbs if he's tired of replacing windows and maybe wants to have some fun with his brother." He pauses. "Anyway, don't you worry -- as long as Titus Hardie's standing, there *will* be Hardie boys."
LOGIC [Challenging: Success] - He's right. The numbers are replaceable. In an organization of thousands of men, there are plenty who'd join.
3. "Do you know what happened to Klaasje?"
TITUS HARDIE - "Don't know, don't care. I'll be glad if I never see that fucking woman again."
SUGGESTION [Easy: Success] - - Even after all that hell he's still bitter about her?
"Titus, after all we've been through, level with me... you really liked her, didn't you?"
"Same here, man."
"Okay, got it."
TITUS HARDIE - "Nope."
DRAMA [Easy: Success] - He did.
"Same here, man."
TITUS HARDIE - He shrugs and tries to look uninterested.
4. "Any idea what I should do now?"
TITUS HARDIE - "Judging by the sight of you..." He looks at your bandages. "I'd suggest crawling into bed with a bottle of whiskey in one hand and a big tit in the other."
ALAIN - "Yeah, go pay Monica a visit in Jamrock. She's got a knack for making men forget about their worries. Biggest pair of milkers in all of Revachol."
EUGENE - "Hell, you both look like you could use some feminine company right now."
KIM KITSURAGI - "Thank you for your advice, Eugene. And you too, Alain. I do always appreciate a good use of the expression 'milkers'."
TITUS HARDIE - "You're welcome, binoclard," Titus' response is completely unironic. "You're all right in my book."
5. "So long, fellows. Be good so I don't have to come back here again." [Leave.]
TITUS HARDIE - "Take care, coppers," he says with a warm smile. "You two look after yourselves now. Death passed on you today, but men don't get that lucky twice."
ALAIN - He nods to you and then to the lieutenant. "Coppo loco... and the, uh, normal cop, I guess. Good luck in Jamrock. Scars make the best tattoos, they say."
EUGENE - "Thanks for getting involved, guys. Not a lot of cops would step in that line of fire, but you did."
TITUS HARDIE - "And if you ever feel like the uniform is holding you back... I've got a few vacancies. You'd make one hard Hardie boy, copper."
+5 XP
ESPRIT DE CORPS [Easy: Success] - And Titus Hardie himself would make a good officer. That man was born to lead.
"The RCM could really use a man like you, Titus. Think about it."
"Bye, Titus." [Leave.]
TITUS HARDIE - "I will, coppo. That's a promise." He puts his can down. "Now scoot, 'cause the Hardie boys got some mourning and drinking to do."
KIM KITSURAGI - "Take it easy on the drink. The danger has not passed -- this town needs you on your feet."
TITUS HARDIE - "Good point, binoclard." Hardie looks at his beer. "We'll keep the vol under 12% tonight."
We better head out into the streets of Martinaise, one final time.
🎵 Live With Me
ONE DAY I WILL RETURN TO YOUR SIDE - The graffito has been painted over the traces of the fight that took place here. It smells of blood and heavy fuel oil.
REACTION SPEED [Easy: Success] - This was Cindy the SKULL.
"Looks like Cindy the SKULL finally found the words for her masterpiece."
"I smell heavy fuel oil."
[Leave.]
KIM KITSURAGI - The lieutenant crouches, touching the fuel oil with his finger.
"Looks like it, yes. This is still fresh. It wasn't here yesterday."
CONCEPTUALIZATION [Easy: Success] - The Return...
"Does this have anything to do with 'The Return' Klaasje is waiting for?"
Say nothing.
KIM KITSURAGI - "Could be. In Revachol West, someone somewhere is always whispering about Le Retour..." He squints his eyes at the writing. "It's an *aerograffito*, meant for Coalition aerostatics in the lower troposphere."
INLAND EMPIRE [Medium: Success] - The return to her side.
RHETORIC [Challenging: Success] - The return of light.
2. "I smell heavy fuel oil."
KIM KITSURAGI - "And blood. Some of it is even yours."
INTERFACING [Easy: Success] - Heavy fuel oil -- isn't that... flammable?
What are you trying to imply, fingers?
No. Nope. No-no-no, bad idea.
INTERFACING - You *could* buy some smokes, light up a ciggy and throw it in there... You know, just to see what happens. See if it's flammable. It's better that way. Safer.
New task: Light the graffito on fire with a burning cigarette
3. [Leave.]
One Final Thought.
THOUGHT COMPLETE: CLEANING OUT THE ROOMS
BONUSES:
+1 Suggestion: Wake up +1 Inland Empire: In a new life +1 Rhetoric: By the seaside
What if you didn’t lose your memory? What if something in Martinaise came and stored it all away. For you to slowly open one box at a time. So you can *choose* which parts to keep. Keep almost none of it. Only the flowers on the windowsill. Only the distant sound of a radio. Lose all the actors, the dark shadows, leave only the still lifes, the blissful distant wash of waves. If everybody knew -- you never did. She’ll be coming soon. That is all.
Cindy's gone, but she left a trail of red paint leading down from her perch on the balcony towards the graffito.
Joyce, of course, is long gone.
There's still a few people around we can talk to, though, For example:
PLAISANCE - "Oh my god, things have gotten out of hand!" She unloads immediately: "I thought the psychic stuff was bad, but the crime... it's even worse. I haven't been able to come to work for *three days*, the shop has been locked. No sales, gang-bangers running around, shooting everyone. I know I shouldn't have bought a shop in this *ghetto*."
"Uh… I'm the one who got shot here, ma'am."
Say nothing, stare at her.
PLAISANCE - "Oh my god, even the *police* can't take care of all this... just look at that limp! Someone should do something about this." She rubs her pendant between two fingers, thinking.
"Maybe... I should close the bookstore and open a *psychic studio*! Yes!" She nods to herself. "It makes sense. Crime is the sixth element, you see. The darkest element."
"I could teach people to protect themselves against bad energies and to fight crime."
(Nod.) "Sounds like a plan. Life must go on, after all."
"Honestly, I'm not sure what to think of it."
"A 'psychic studio'? This is even worse than a bookstore in Martinaise..."
KIM KITSURAGI - "Yes, what Martinaise really needs is more vigilantes roaming the streets."
PLAISANCE - "Exactly. It's a brilliant idea. Thank you, officer! I'm going to start drawing up business plans right away."
"In the meantime, do buy the books. As many as you can. They won't be here for much longer." Determination shines in her eyes. "Is there anything else I can help you with?"
Ok, maybe talking to Plaisance again was not the best use of our time.
Someone we should *definitely* talk to, though, is...
CUNO - "Everyone says you started crying in the middle of a firefight and then bled like a pig." He shrugs. "I guess that was cool."
"Who's saying that?"
"I guess that's true."
CUNO - "People. They say you kind of *died* for a moment. That you let your shit out already, but then came back. So I guess that's what's cool now."
"Just don't think coz you got half your dick shot off -- and you're an invalid now -- Cuno's gonna treat you different."
"Cuno doesn't reward weakness," he says looking at your pathetic limp. "It's business as usual with Cuno. Cuno's cold like that."
PAIN THRESHOLD [Easy: Success] - Feels good for some reason.
+1 Morale
4. "Okay, I'm off." [Leave.]
CUNO - "Watch out, pig. It's a dangerous world out there. But Cuno's got his eyes on you."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
CUNO - Cuno starts doing the *I got my eye on you* gesture repeatedly. "Who knows?!"
🎵 Instrument of Surrender
TOMMY LE HOMME - "My man, you're alive!" He assesses the situation. "Almost... kind of... sort of alive."
"Alive and limping."
"I've been better."
"It hurts like hell, man."
TOMMY LE HOMME - "Man, what a day... I missed out on most of the action, but I heard it was quite the encounter." He nods thoughtfully. "Had a strong sense of *finality* to it."
"So what's next? You guys headin' back to Jamrock now? Talk is, local Union muscle were behind it all, I'd reckon the case is closed... even if it kinda turned into a shitshow."
"Yeah, the case seems kind of done. Gonna check on a few last things."
"I'm still looking around. Loose threads to tie up."
"It wasn't the local Union muscle, by the way."
TOMMY LE HOMME - "Hey, that's just what I heard. Old wives' tale. So -- what next?"
2. "I'm still looking around. Loose threads to tie up."
TOMMY LE HOMME - "Good luck with that, my man. Ain't easy being you, but hey, you're still breathin', right?"
"I met the lady driver, on my investigation -- she's called Ruby."
TOMMY LE HOMME - "Okay..." He seems a little apprehensive.
DRAMA [Easy: Success] - Is it... *wise* to share information about the case like this, sire?
KIM KITSURAGI - The lieutenant throws you a quick glance.
ESPRIT DE CORPS [Easy: Success] - What are you doing?
#disco elysium#kim kitsuragi#harrier du bois#cuno#titus hardie#hardie boys#plaisance#cindy the skull
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Top 10: Les plus grands psychopathes du cinéma
Je suis retombé sur cet article que j’avais écrit pour l’édition de novembre 2013 du magazine Summum, et ça me semble un survol encore assez complet des figures les plus marquantes du cinéma d’horreur, alors je le republie ici à quelques jours de l’Halloween.
10 - Jigsaw (Saw)
Alors que la majorité des psychopathes les plus inoubliables du grand écran ont fait leur marque pendant les années ’70 et ’80, le règne sanglant de Jigsaw est plus récent, ce sinistre personnage ayant fait son apparition dans le premier film de la série Saw en 2004. On y découvrait alors ses méthodes cruelles, qui consistent à emprisonner de pauvres individus dans de dangereux pièges et à les mettre au défi de trouver le moyen de s’en échapper vivant. Tordu à souhait, son but ultime n’est pas de tuer ses victimes, mais plutôt de leur faire apprécier la vie… s’ils survivent. Ce désir malsain de tester la nature humaine est venu à Jigsaw après qu’il eut appris qu’il avait une tumeur au cerveau inopérable et qu’il eut tenté de se suicider sans succès.
9 - Frank Booth (Blue Velvet)
Dennis Hopper a trouvé un de ses rôles les plus mémorables dans le film Blue Velvet de David Lynch. Il y incarne Frank Booth, un criminel sévissant dans une petite ville de la Caroline du Nord, où il entretient notamment une relation trouble avec une chanteuse de cabaret jouée par Isabella Rossellini, qu’il violente et humilie à répétition. Ayant par ailleurs l’habitude d’inhaler un gaz mystérieux, Booth kidnappe, mutile et tue diverses personnes à travers le film, en plus de terrifier tous ceux qu’il rencontre avec ses personnalités multiples. La rumeur veut que plusieurs acteurs aient refusé le rôle, qu’ils trouvaient trop répugnant. Hopper, par contre, s’est écrié qu’il « devait » jouer Frank, car il « était » Frank!
8 – Alex DeLarge (A Clockwork Orange)
D’abord créé par Anthony Burgess dans son roman A Clockwork Orange, c’est sous les traits de Malcolm McDowell dans le film du même nom de Stanley Kubrick que le personnage d’Alex DeLarge a traumatisé d’innombrables cinéphiles. Commettant divers crimes allant du simple vol au viol et au meurtre, le jeune homme au costume blanc, au chapeau noir et à l’œil maquillé ne semble faire preuve d’aucune logique dans ses actions. Quiconque croise son chemin peut devenir la prochaine victime de ses « droogs » et lui. Il ne démontre aucun remords. Pire : il semble prendre plaisir à faire le mal, comme lorsque qu’il chante Singin’ In the Rain en esquissant quelques pas de danse pendant qu’il attaque un pauvre couple…
7 - Leatherface (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre)
Le visage recouvert d’un masque fait de chair humaine et brandissant une tronçonneuse, Leatherface est une vision cauchemardesque comme on en a rarement vu au cinéma. Apparemment inspiré du véritable tueur en série Ed Gein, qui portait lui aussi un masque de chair humaine, Leatherface n’est pas seul dans sa folie meurtrière. En effet, il est généralement entouré du clan Sawyer, une famille de consanguins qui pratiquent le cannibalisme. Dans le film original de 1974 et dans ses suites, Leatherface ne prononce jamais un mot alors qu’il traque et exécute ses victimes, ce qui le rend encore plus effrayant. Certains estiment qu’il est probablement déficient mental ou du moins comme un « gros bébé », pour reprendre les mots de Tobe Hooper, le réalisateur des deux premiers films de la série.
6 - Jack Torrance (The Shining)
Adapté du célèbre roman de Stephen King, The Shining met en vedette le grand Jack Nicholson dans le rôle de Jack Torrance, un écrivain qui accepte de s’occuper du mythique Overlook Hotel pendant un hiver. Enfermé dans ce lieu isolé avec sa femme et leur jeune fils, Torrance sombre lentement mais sûrement dans la folie et en vient éventuellement à vouloir massacrer sa propre famille. Ceci mène à une séquence iconique, réalisée de main de maître par le légendaire Stanley Kubrick, où Jack poursuit ses proches à travers l’hôtel, armé d’une hache avec laquelle il défonce une porte où il se glisse ensuite la tête pour livrer sa réplique classique : « Here’s Johnny! »
5 - Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th)
Alors que le premier film de Friday the 13th avait pour antagoniste la mère de Jason Voorhees, ce dernier a pris le contrôle de la série à partir du deuxième épisode. Dès lors, il massacre sans répit les malheureux ayant la mauvaise idée de séjourner aux abords du Crystal Lake. Laissé pour mort à la fin de chaque film, Jason trouve toujours le moyen de ressurgir la fois suivante pour continuer son carnage. Généralement le visage caché derrière un masque de gardien de but et armé d’une machette, Voorhees est une véritable force de la nature. Sean S. Cunningham, le réalisateur de Friday the 13th, le compare d’ailleurs à un grand requin blanc, soit un prédateur impitoyable avec lequel il est impossible de raisonner...
4 - Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
Frederick Charles Krueger, Freddy pour les intimes, a envahi le subconscient des amateurs de films d’horreur en 1984 dans le premier film de la série A Nightmare on Elm Street de Wes Craven. Armé d’un gant muni de lames de rasoir et éternellement vêtu d’un chapeau et d’un chandail rayé, ce tueur en série au visage défiguré se distingue de la majorité des autres psychopathes du grand écran par sa nature foncièrement surnaturelle. En effet, c’est dans les rêves de ses victimes que Freddy leur fait subir divers sévices mortels, dont les conséquences se répercutent dans le monde réel lorsqu’ils se réveillent. Tel que joué par Robert Englund, Krueger se démarque aussi par l’humour noir dont il sait faire preuve, pas tant dans le film original, mais plus particulièrement dans ses suites.
3 - Michael Myers (Halloween)
Michael Myers (à ne pas confondre avec Mike Myers, la star d’Austin Powers!) commet son premier meurtre à l’âge de six ans, alors qu’il tue sa propre sœur le soir de l’Halloween. Interné dans un asile pendant une quinzaine d’années, il reprend du service après s’être évadé, terrorisant les adolescentes de sa ville natale, dont la gardienne d’enfants Laurie, jouée par Jamie Lee Curtis. Portant un masque et ne disant jamais un mot, Myers est une véritable figure cauchemardesque, un horrible monstre que même la mort ne peut pas arrêter. Il semble en effet être tué à la fin de chaque film, mais il refait toujours surface tôt ou tard. Selon le réalisateur John Carpenter, Michael Myers est « presque une force surnaturelle, une force maléfique qui s’est déchaînée. »
2 - Hannibal Lecter (The Silence of the Lambs)
C’est d’abord dans les pages des romans de Thomas Harris qu’on a fait sa connaissance, puis Brian Cox l’a interprété dans le film Manhunter en 1986. Mais il est indéniable que c’est lorsque Anthony Hopkins s’est glissé dans sa peau dans l’adaptation cinématographique de The Silence of the Lambs que le personnage de Hannibal Lecter est devenu plus grand que nature. Cet effroyable tueur cannibale, aussi psychiatre à ses heures, diffère de la plupart des psychopathes du grand écran par sa grande intelligence et par son charisme à glacer le sang. Loin d’être une simple brute silencieuse, Lecter parvient à entrer dans la tête de tous ceux qu’il croise et à les troubler profondément, même lorsqu’il est immobile dans une cellule de prison.
1 - Norman Bates (Psycho)
Il est un des premiers psychopathes à avoir fait des siennes au cinéma et, 53 ans après la première du film d’Alfred Hitchcock le mettant en vedette, Norman Bates demeure un des esprits les plus tordus qu’on ait jamais pu découvrir au grand écran. Incarné par Anthony Perkins, le propriétaire du Bates Motel souffre d’un trouble dissociatif depuis la mort de sa mère, dont il conserve le cadavre chez lui, en plus de régulièrement enfiler ses vêtements et d’adopter sa personnalité pour commettre des meurtres. Le plus inoubliable étant évidemment celui de Marion Crane (Janet Leigh), pour qui une simple douche est devenue un bain de sang...
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SUR LA MEME BASE.
" Le salut est une unité - une seule pièce, et pourtant un courant qui s'écoule.
Je deviens chrétien une fois pour toutes sur la base de l'œuvre achevée du Christ par la foi ; c'est la justification. Mais la vie chrétienne, la sanctification, fonctionne sur la même base, mais moment par moment. Il y a la même base (l'œuvre du Christ) et le même instrument (la foi). La seule différence est que l'une est une fois pour toutes et que l'autre est instantanée.
Toute l'unité de l'enseignement biblique est solide à cet endroit. Si nous essayons de vivre la vie chrétienne par nos propres forces, nous aurons de la peine ; mais si nous vivons de cette manière, non seulement nous servirons le Seigneur, mais au lieu de la tristesse, il sera notre chant. Telle est la différence. Le comment de la vie chrétienne est la puissance du Seigneur crucifié et ressuscité, par l'intermédiaire du Saint-Esprit intérieur, par la foi à chaque instant."
Francis Schaeffer, La vraie spiritualité ; tel que cité dans l'introduction de Lane T. Dennis aux Lettres de Francis A. Schaeffer : Spiritual Reality in the Personal Christian Life (Crossway, 1985), 8 ; souligne l'original
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LES 20 MEILLEURS GANGSTERS DE CINÉMA
Mafieux, braqueurs, tireurs... il y en a pour tous les goûts...
Mais qu’est ce qui fait un bon gangster de cinéma ? Le charisme ? La gueule de l’emploi ? Le grain de folie niché aux fonds des yeux ? La dégaine ? Des faits d’armes vaguement inspirés du réel ?
Si la réponse se situe à l’évidence quelque part au milieu de cet inventaire à la Prévert, une fois la lecture de la liste ci-dessous terminée, vous devriez avoir une idée plus précise sur la question.
PS : choix a été fait de ne retenir un seul gangster par film et de se concentrer sur les films US
20. Vincenzo Coccotti
Interprété par Christopher Walken dans True Romance (1993).
Consigliere du chef mafieux ‘Blue’ Lou Boyle, si « Don Vincenzo » n’apparaît en tout et pour tout que dans une seule scène, et qui plus est en se montrant économe sur son temps de parole, il ne lui en faut néanmoins pas plus pour marquer les esprits.
À sa décharge, il ne s’agit pas de n’importe quelle scène : écrite par un jeune Quentin Tarantino, la Sicilian Scene comme elle surnommée est de son propre aveu sa préférée de toute sa filmographie.
Tiré à quatre épingles, celui qui se présente comme « l’antéchrist » écoute ainsi patiemment Dennis Hopper lui expliquer que du sang noir coule dans ses veines avant de lui coller plusieurs balles dans le citron sous le coup de la colère, lui qui pourtant n’avait « tué personne depuis 1984 ».
19. Al Capone
Interprété par Robert De Niro dans Les Incorruptibles (1987).
Initialement ce devait être le regretté Bob Hoskins qui était censé prêter ses traits au gangster le plus célèbre de l’Amérique. Enfin ça c’était avant que le réalisateur Brian de Palma ne convainque l’acteur favori de Martin Scorsese de rejoindre l’aventure.
Ni une, ni deux, Bobby D. s’en est allé en Italie prendre une bonne douzaine de kilos en mangeant des pâtes, s’est rasé le crane, a retrouvé les tailleurs encore en vie qui confectionnaient les costumes de Capone, tout ça pour au final piquer la vedette à l’intégralité du casting (Sean Connery excepté).
Bon après il est toujours possible de finasser en disant que le portrait fait ici du roi de la prohibition est un peu trop romancé, mais ne soyons pas grincheux.
18. Nino Brown
Interpété par Wesley Snipes dans New Jack City (1991).
Grand patron de la cité Carter, le chef de file des Cash Money Brothers (oui Lil Wayne a clairement vu et revu le film) gère d’une main de fer le trafic de crack dans les bas-fonds newyorkais.
Fort d’un sens du style à la croisée des chemins entre celui des révolutionnaires Black Panthers et celui des gangstas rappeurs de sa ville, il n’oublie pas de se faire plaisir à l’occasion, entre petite partie de streeball sur un terrain customisé aux couleurs de son gang, saut à la corde en pleine réunion de crise et adultère avec la go sûre de son bras droit.
Bref, « la vie de rêve » pour reprendre les mots célèbres d’un autre.
17. Frank Lucas
Interprété par Denzel Washington dans American Gangster (2007).
Voilà un type inconnu au bataillon, qui en pleine guerre du Vietnam met sur pied un trafic d’héroïne d’un genre nouveau en important au nez et à la barbe de la mafia italienne un produit d’une qualité inédite, et qui une fois au sommet, shoote Idris Elba en plein jour s’empresse de mettre les siens l’abri, non sans oublier d’épouser l’une des meufs les plus désirables du New York City des années 70.
Bien que corporate jusqu’au bout des ongles, Lucas rate cependant sa reconversion, lui qui aurait mieux fait d’intégrer le comité de direction d’une entreprise cotée au Dow Jones quand il en était encore temps plutôt que d'avoir à balancer aux bleus tous les noms de son répertoire pour sauver sa peau.
N’est pas Jay Z qui veut.
16. Frank Costello
Interprété par Jack Nicholson dans The Departed (2006).
Inspiré du très réel Whitney Bulger qui dans le Boston des années 80/90 s’est joué de la pègre et des autorités en faisant croire à chacun qu’il roulait pour eux, l’irlandais Francis Costello aime tellement vivre cette vie que malgré ses 70 ans et un compte en banque généreusement garni, il continue de se foutre du monde – genre refourguer à prix d’or des prises électriques au gouvernement chinois en les faisant passer pour des microprocesseurs haute technologie.
Pas spécialement porté sur la sobriété (le mec déambule chez lui en peignoir léopard et mange du homard au petit déj’), ses punchlines valent leur pesant de cacahuètes Cf. son « I don't want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me » qui ouvre les débat avec en fond Gimme Shelter des Rolling Stones.
15. Mr. Blonde
Interprété par Michael Madsen dans Reservoir Dogs (1992).
Haut la main le plus psychopathes de tous les dogs, mais aussi et surtout le plus cool – voir même le personnage plus cool de tout le Tarantino Universe si l’on en croit ce classement.
En mesure d’apprécier les petits plaisirs de la vie quel que soit le contexte (ici se délecter d’un milkshake suite à un braquage de bijouterie qui vient de tourner au bain de sang, là exécuter quelques pas de danse sur Stuck in the Middle With You des Stealer’s Wheel tout en torturant au rasoir un agent des forces de l’ordre), le frangin de Vincent Vega ne se départit jamais de son charisme ancienne école à la Robert Mitchum.
De quoi regretter toujours un peu plus que ne se soient jamais concrétisés les projets de prequel/sequel dont il a un temps fait l’objet...
14. Benjamin ‘Busgy’ Siegel
Interprété par Warren Beatty dans Bugsy (1991).
L’homme qui un jour rétorqua au premier degré à son ami le comédien George Raft tentant de le prévénir qu’aucune femme au monde ne vaut de se prendre une balle entre les yeux : « Tout dépend des yeux, tout dépend de la femme ».
Créateur selon la légende de ce paradis du vice qu’est Las Vegas, Benjamin Siegel incarne à la perfection la figure du gangster de cinéma hollywoodien, que ce soit par sa démesure, son romantisme ou le tragique de sa destinée.
Ajoutez également à cela qu’il porte le costume croisé comme personne, et c’est à se demander si dans une réalité alternative il n’a pas été la plus grande star de cinéma de son époque.
13. David ‘Noodles’ Aaronson
Interprété adolescent par Tiler Scott et adulte par Robert De Niro dans Il était une fois en Amérique (1984).
Candidat au titre de film le plus mélancolique de l’histoire du septième art, C'era una volta in America de Sergio Leone vagabonde pendant près de quatre heures dans la mémoire tumultueuse de ‘Noodles’, un gangster juif du Lower East Side.
Dévoré par le remord après avoir trahi ses amis 35 ans plus tôt, au soir de sa vie il lui est impossible de regarder le présent autrement que les yeux rivés vers le passé.
L’enfance, les illusions, le temps qui passe... il se laisse aller à réinterprèter les événements à la manière d’une fable, le tout rythmé par les notes du monument Ennio Morricone (paix à son âme).
C’est lent, c’est beau, et c’est émouvant du début à la fin.
12. Vincent
Interprété par Tom Cruise dans Collateral (2004).
Si vous cherchiez le meilleur rôle de Tom Cruise, n’en déplaise aux fans de Les Grossman dans Tropic Thunder, ne cherchez plus.
Tueur à gage au service d’un cartel colombien, tel un Terminator il parcourt Los Angeles la nuit pour abattre une à une ses cibles. Costume argenté assorti au poivre et sel de ses cheveux, il s’entiche d’un chauffeur de taxi velléitaire (Jamie Foxx) à qui il dispense quelques solides leçons de vie où sont cités pêle-mêle Darwin, Shakespeare, Mile Davis et le Yi Jing.
« Indifférent » à la vie ou à la mort, il masque derrière son professionnalisme un cynisme à toute épreuve avant de rendre les armes façon Mim au royaume d'Asgard.
11. Lefty Ruggiero
Interprété par Al Pacino dans Donnie Brasco (1997).
Petite main de la famille Bonanno, ce perdant tout sauf magnifique a beau être l’affranchi le plus poissard du crime organisé, cela ne l’empêche pas d’être à bien des égards le plus touchant.
Son regard fatigué constamment à la recherche d’un signe de validation, ses bravaches de comptoir mille fois répétées écoutées d’une oreille, ses tentatives maladroites de jouer au mentor avec Donnie faute d’avoir su être un père pour son fils... Lefty c’est le type laborieux qui essaye du mieux qu’il peut sans jamais vraiment y arriver.
Lefty c’est aussi ce type qui s’est porté garant de la plus grande taupe jamais introduite au cœur de la mafia newyorkaise.
Pas dit qu’il méritait complètement ce sort.
10. Jules Winnfield
Interprété par Samuel L. Jackson dans Pulp Fiction (1994).
Vincent Vega, Marsellus Wallace, Butch, Winston Wolf... ce ne sont pas les crapules de qualité qui manquent dans le second métrage de Tarantino. L’ami Jules peut toutefois se targuer d’être celui pour qui l’intrigue a été montée dans le désordre afin de conclure sur son arc narratif.
Touché par la lumière divine en plein taf, cet authentique amateur d’hamburgers (et de massages de pieds) a en effet accomplit un virage à 180 degrés, passant ainsi du très cool Fonzie de Happy Days au très spirituel Cain dans Kung Fu.
Comme quoi il n’est pas toujours nécessaire de sortir les canons sciés pour donner dans le spectaculaire.
9. Neil McCauley
Interprété par Robert De Niro dans Heat (1995).
Plutôt du genre cérébral, pour ne pas dire obsessionnel, il planifie les coups de son gang comme un joueur d’échecs.
Chevaleresque dans un milieu qui tient du panier de crabes, malgré un Vincent Hanna/Al Pacino qui ne démérite pas à ses trousses, c’est lui que le public (et les professionnels de la profession) soutient de bout en bout.
Maître de ses émotions tout au long du film, c’est paradoxalement en enfreignant sa principale règle de conduite, celle des 30 secondes (« Don't let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you feel the heat around the corner », la citation en VO permet de comprendre le titre du film), qu’il chute.
8. Frank White
Interprété par Christopher Walken dans The King of New York (1990).
De retour dans les rues de la Grosse Pomme après une longue peine, il renoue avec son crew pour reprendre la place qui est la sienne au sommet de la pyramide du crime.
Triades, colombiens, italiens... tous ceux qui selon ses critères méritent d’y passer y passent.
Car oui, du haut de la suite qu’il occupe dans l’un des plus prestigieux palaces de la ville, Frank White ambitionne cette fois de faire les choses différemment : il compte se servir de l’argent du deal pour sauver un hôpital des quartiers pauvres.
Sans grande surprise, cette quête de rédemption qui ne dit pas son nom s’effondrera tel un château de cartes.
7. Carlito Brigante
Interprété par Al Pacino dans L’Impasse (1993).
Libéré miraculeusement de prison après cinq ans alors qu’il en avait pris pour trente, cet ex baron de la drogue met à profit cette seconde chance pour revenir dans le droit chemin.
Son rêve ? Partir ouvrir une société de location de voitures sur Paradise Island, une île des Bahamas.
Résolu à dégoter les 75 000 dollars qui lui manquent en toute légalité, il louvoie du mieux qu’il peut entre vielles connaissances et amis pas toujours bien intentionnés pour garder la tête hors de l’eau.
Sauf que l’on n’échappe pas à son milieu d’un coup de baguette magique, d’autant plus quand en son sein « un service peut tuer plus vite qu’une balle ».
6. Nicky Santoro
Interprété par Joe Pesci dans Casino (1995).
« T’attaques Nicky à coups de poings, il sort une batte de baseball. Tu l’attaques au couteau, il sort un flingue. Et si tu sors un flingue, t’as intérêt à le tuer parce qu’il va revenir à la charge jusqu’à ce qu’il y en ai un des deux qui soit mort. »
Ça c’est ce que dit Sam Rothstein de son ami d’enfance quelques secondes après qu’il ait troué la gorge d’un homme à coups de stylo à plume pour un motif des plus futiles.
Plus tard dans le film il serrera si fort la tête d’un rival dans étau au point de lui éjecter un œil du globe oculaire, puis ira mitrailler les domiciles des flics.
Oui, Nicky est un vrai gangster.
5. Keyser Söze
Interprété par Kevin Spacey dans Usual Suspects (1995).
La légende veut qu’il ait choisi de tuer sa femme et ses enfants plutôt que de céder la moindre parcelle de son territoire à ses ennemis, qu’il ait allé ensuite brûler leurs maisons, les maisons de leurs familles et les maisons de ceux qui leur devaient l’argent.
La légende veut aussi qu’après ce fait de gloire il ne se soit plus jamais réapparu en public. Érigé en mythe, sa réputation effraye jusqu’aux gangsters eux-mêmes.
Impossible du coup de soupçonner pendant l’heure 45 que dure le film qu’il est venu se jouer une toute dernière fois des autorités juste sous leur nez sous l’identité du boiteux Roger ‘Verbal’ Kint.
Ou pour le citer citer le poème Joueur généreux de Charles Baudelaire : « La plus belle des ruses du diable est de vous persuader qu’il n’existe pas. »
4. Tony Montana
Interprété par Al Pacino dans Scarface (1983).
Cowboy mégalomane cocaïné jusqu’à la moelle, le plus célèbre des réfugiés politiques cubains incarne depuis 1983 la figure ultime du self made man.
Et tant pis si d’après le scénariste Oliver Stone il est n’est qu’un type « sans éducation », qu’il roule en Cadillac à sièges léopards, porte des chemises noires avec ses costumes blancs ou enchaîne un tigre dans son jardin, Tony M. inspire l’envie d’avoir envie.
Libre ensuite à chacun de transposer son exemple dans le domaine de son choix, le trafic de yayo tendant irrémédiablement à broyer ses élèves les plus appliqués – lire : tomber seul les bras en croix au fond d’un bassin, le corps criblé de balles.
3. Henry Hill
Interprété adolescent par Christopher Serrone et adulte par Ray Liotta dans Les Affranchis (1989).
Aussi loin qu’il s’en souvienne, il a toujours voulu être un gangster.
Joie de la voix off, à l’écouter détailler généreusement aux spectateurs les us et coutumes de son crew pendant toute la première partie du film, on comprend pourquoi : il se lève quand il veut, ne fait pas la queue au restaurant et trompe même ses maîtresses.
Et puis chemin faisant, au fur et à mesure que le folklore passe au second plan au détriment d’une réalité des choses beaucoup plus crue (ses potes qui dégainent pour un oui ou pour un non, sa dépendance à la poudre blanche...), on comprend pourquoi grâce au jeu tout en fébrilité de Ray Liotta que rien de tout cela ne pouvait bien se finir.
2. Michael Corleone
Interprété par Al Pacino dans Le Parrain I (1970), Le Parrain II (1974) et Le Parrain III (1989).
Fils prodigue farouchement décidé à rester dans le droit chemin, il est
inexorablement rattrapé par le destin
quand suite à la tentative d’assassinat dont a été victime son père, le pouvoir au sein de la Famille est laissé vacant.
Prince devenu roi, il se laisse consumer de part en part par le mal pour se muer en être aussi froid que calculateur capable des pires atrocités – comme lorsqu’il accepte de devenir le parrain de l’enfant de sa sœur Connie dans le seul but de supprimer son mari Carlo, ou lorsqu’il fait tuer son frère Fredo.
Se sachant « au-delà de toute rédemption », son ultime tentative pour sauver son âme dans le troisième acte ne fait cependant qu’empirer les choses.
Michael Corleone ou la tragédie grecque à son meilleur.
1. Don Corleone
Interprété par Marlon Brando dans Le Parrain (1972).
Sérieusement, ne serait-ce qu’à la lecture du titre de ce classement, existait-il le moindre doute quant à l’octroi de la première place ?
Iconique dès sa première scène où chat entre les mains il dicte de sa voix d’outre-tombe sa conception du bien et du mal dans un monde où il s’est arrogé le droit de vie ou de mort sur ses congénères, ce monarque sur le point de passer le pouvoir a figé l’image du mafieux dans l’imaginaire collectif.
Mieux : ravis de ce portrait pour le moins flatteur, à la sortie du Parrain les membres de Cosa Nostra se sont mis à singer les rituels et expressions mis en scène dans le film (appeler un boss « Don », baiser ses mains, porter une boutonnière rouge à la poitrine...).
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NASCAR modifie son forfait aérodynamique pour rendre les pistes courtes et les parcours sur route plus accessibles
Alanis King Hier 13h35 • p nascar 10.7K 77 Sauvegarder Martin Truex Jr. essayant d'attraper Chase Elliott à Watkins Glen, pour ne jamais le faire. Photo: Sean Gardner (Getty Images) NASCAR a présenté la saison dernière un nouveau package aérodynamique pour sa série Cup de premier plan, aux critiques mitigées, des pilotes et des téléspectateurs. Mais une chose sur laquelle nous pouvions tous nous mettre d'accord était la performance du package sur les circuits routiers et les pistes courtes, ce qui était vraiment très mauvais. Horriblement. Chaque synonyme de «inaccessible» -ly. Mais NASCAR va essayer de changer cela cette année, annonçant mardi qu'il faudra un nouveau package pour ces deux configurations de piste cette saison. Le nouveau package se concentrera sur des appuis inférieurs, qui selon NASCAR "mettront davantage l'accent sur la maniabilité et la contribution du conducteur" et s'inspireront de l'approche des saisons 2017 et 2018 - qui, bien que n'étant pas au premier plan de mon esprit, avait certainement meilleure course sur route et sur piste que l'an dernier, principalement parce que l'année dernière a été si mauvaise. Les nouvelles règles seront mises en œuvre sur neuf des 24 pistes actuellement visitées par la Cup Series: Bristol Motor Speedway, Dover International Speedway, Martinsville Speedway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Phoenix Raceway et Richmond Raceway, que la NASCAR considère comme des pistes courtes, et les parcours routiers Sonoma Raceway, Watkins Glen International et Charlotte Motor Speedway. Voici les détails, via NASCAR: Parmi les changements pour ces pistes spécifiques: - Un aileron arrière beaucoup plus petit, qui rétrécit d'une hauteur de 8 pouces à 2,75 pouces. - Le porte-à-faux du séparateur avant mesurera désormais un quart de pouce (au lieu de 2 pouces), avec des ailes d'environ 2 pouces (au lieu de 10,5 pouces). - Modifications apportées au radiateur, supprimant sa clôture verticale afin de réduire la force d'appui avant. Les dimensions de la casserole restent les mêmes. Le package aérodynamique de NASCAR introduit pour 2019 était davantage axé sur la valeur du divertissement que sur la difficulté de courir pour les pilotes, mais avait un effet opposé sur les pistes courtes et les parcours sur route. Lors de l’arrêt de la Cup Series à Watkins Glen International en août, le vainqueur de la course, Chase Elliott, a mené près de 90% des tours. Martin Truex Jr., qui a terminé deuxième, a déclaré qu'il savait qu'il "n'allait pas pouvoir le dépasser". Denny Hamlin a terminé troisième, à plus de 11 secondes de l'arrière. En octobre, Truex a mené 98,2% des tours sur son chemin pour gagner au demi-mile de Martinsville Speedway. Fondamentalement, le package n'a pas produit la valeur de divertissement que NASCAR espérait sur une partie importante des pistes visitées par la Cup Series, dont beaucoup ont longtemps eu l'honneur d'être les arrêts les plus divertissants du calendrier. Mais peut-être que cela changera cette année, car NASCAR a vu à quel point le package 2019 a mal tourné sur certaines pistes et a fait quelque chose à ce sujet - même si la valeur de divertissement sur beaucoup de ces pistes aurait probablement pu être laissée seule en premier lieu . En fin de compte, cette réalisation est tout ce que nous pouvons demander. Partagez cette histoire h4 Abonnez-vous plus de Jalopnik Pit Stops dans les deux divisions inférieures de NASCAR sont sur le point d'obtenir beaucoup plus compliqué ] A propos de l'auteur Alanis King Alanis King p Courriel Messages Twitter Partager Tweet
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