#gv; the lost empire

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@anditsxsorrows​ continued from here

he feels her before he sees her, given his tiredness and how exhausted he feels. it’s been a long day and yet not one second of it feels wasted. not one at all. he watches her for a brief moment before he reaches over and pulls down the opposite side of the blanket. “ I thought you wanted to keep this platonic? “ he questions with a small smile there across his face. “ not that I mind in any way, of course. “

It would be better if they kept things platonic, as rumors could spread quickly in their tight-knit crew. If people found out, what would they think? How would they treat them? Still, the long day had driven her from her own bed, excitement, nervousness, and even a bit of loneliness made her find herself at the edge of his. When he pulled the covers down, Alice quickly climbed in. “I don’t know... I just didn’t want to be alone.”

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non-verbal rp starters ~ no longer accepting !

he feels her before he sees her, given his tiredness and how exhausted he feels. it’s been a long day and yet not one second of it feels wasted. not one at all. he watches her for a brief moment before he reaches over and pulls down the opposite side of the blanket. “ I thought you wanted to keep this platonic? “ he questions with a small smile there across his face. “ not that I mind in any way, of course. “

Stand by the bed to see if my muse will let you under the covers with them

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@amongthcwreck ~ l i k e d ! 

“ what do you think we’ll find out there? “ maybe it’s an excuse to talk to him, she doesn’t know why there’s a sort of eager feeling inside of her whenever she’s around him. it’s stupid and no doubt the product of being locked inside this bloody submarine for as long as they have been. “ Do you think it’ll be anything? “ perhaps there will be but she’s skeptical. Of course she’s never shared that feeling with her brother, he’d never forgive her, she knew that much. “ Or maybe we’ll get tossed somewhere unexpected - live our lives out on some unknown island nearby. “

[seesgood]

 CAROLINE ELIZABETH FORBES // 25 // JOURNALIST & RESEARCHER.

she’d always wanted to be a big time broadcast journalist. a news anchor. the kind of person that was able to bring people the good news they wanted to hear and give them the silver lining on the bad news they didn’t. but after getting her degree, getting out of college, landing a job at one of the topmost news agencies in the area --- she was disappointed to find that that...wasn’t what it was. at all. instead, she spent the first two years out of college getting coffee for people who were paid more than her. running to get dry cleaning when an anchor spilled something on their shirt. occasionally getting to fix a type in a story. her big break was getting to write columns on hair care and nightly skin routines. --- so when the idea for an expedition came along, she quit. took every bit of researching and journalistic technique that she’d gathered in her years at university and put it to use finding a city that she wasn’t even sure existed in the first place. no one would remember carol, carrie, carolina, caroline the coffee girl, but if they pulled this thing off? people would remember caroline forbes, the reporter who found atlantis.

connections ---

-- probably hates anyone with the last name ‘mikaelson’ tbh -- more to be added ( aka ; come plot with me! )

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 “you wouldn’t call yourself much of a dreamer, would you?” he questions, his eyes studying hers. they’re clear. he’s always been referred to as such. been told he’s lost his head some in them. he always had dreams of adventure. he always wondered what sort of life he would have had if he was allowed to keep the sue of his legs. 

@leftbehindtheperfectcrime liked the thing for a gv starter

[evilveined]

WORKING ON MY PROFILE NOW - Like this for a starter call for the GV: THE LOST EMPIRE ONLY.

[atlassouled-a]

B A S I C S.

Aurora Rose Swanson  //  27  //  marine biologist.

B I O G R A P H Y.

         Aurora followed in her mother’s footsteps, pursuing a career in marine biology. After the death of her father, a naval officer, when she was nine years old, Aurora was left to live with her grandparents. The summers, however, she spent with her mother on the decks of research vessels. Her mother’s colleagues took her under their wing, for all her mother no longer knew how to interact with her, and Aurora learned much at their sides. An undergrad degree and a PhD later, she can claim to be a scientist in her own right. But though her mother was content to remain upon the surface of the ocean, though she devoted her study to the varied species of sharks, Aurora was drawn more to the depths, to the organisms that endured the most inhospitable of terrains: absolute darkness, high heat or frigid waters, the smothering pressure of the ocean deeps. 

            Research in such areas is expensive, and when her organization learned of the Ulysses’ venture, they were all too eager to ensure her a position aboard. Along the way, she has a number of her own experiments to conduct, her own research to complete. But if Atlantis exists, and if their venture is successful, it is also her task to document and study the aquatic inhabitants of the sunken city.

C O N N E C T I O N S.

tba!  absolutely open to plotting.

[kerahlekung]

Siap sedia hadapi PRU dalam tempoh 3 bulan lagi...

Siap sedia hadapi PRU dalam tempoh 3 bulan lagi....

Kembalinya zaman gelap UMNO...

PH tak lagi memerlukan Dr. Mahathir...

Si Katak 6 kotak lompat masuk PKR semula...

Masuk dalam rumah baru tau...

Bila Menteri Kewangan Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz kata, kewangan negara kukuh banyak orang tersalah faham. Ada yang terus tuduh bekas Menteri Kewangan Lim Guan Eng bohong sebab dia kata, kerajaan tak ada duit. Hakikatnya, negara banyak duit tapi kerajaan tak pernah cukup duit. Duit yang banyak itu bukan duit kerajaan tapi duit kita rakyat jelata yang simpan dalam bank dan Tabung Haji, labur dalam Amanah Saham Bumiputera dan carum kepada Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja dan sebagainya. Duit kerajaan adalah daripada cukai dan hasil yang hanya cukup untuk bayar gaji dan pencen kakitangan awam, selanggara pentadbiran dan bayar balik hutang.

Dah tengok akaun terus buat pinjaman Ah Long RM35b...

Sekarang Zafrul sendiri mengaku kerajaan tak cukup duit bila dia kata kerajaan akan pinjam dari sumber dalam negara sebanyak RM35 bilion. Pinjam daripada siapa? Siapa lagi kalau bukan kita sebab yang akan beli surat hutang kerajaan (MGS) ini adalah bank, KWSP, PNB, TH dan KWAP yang semuanya akan guna duit kita. Satu lagi, pinjam dalam negara tak semestinya lebih murah daripada luar negara. Nak tolong kita, kerajaan pinjam daripada kita. Lepas itu cukai kita untuk bayar balik hutang kepada kita. - A.Kadir Jasin Bila Menteri Kewangan kata kerajaan akan meminjam wang dari pasaran tempatan, itu maknanya wang simpanan rakyat dah nak kena sakaulah tu. 

A prime minister for six months?

Anwar Ibrahim is no longer in prison. There is no longer a need to create an unusual arrangement like Pakatan Harapan did before the 14th general election - Dr Mahathir Mohamad to be the seventh prime minister for two years and hand over the baton to Anwar as the eighth prime minister.  The logic at that time was that a loose two-year timeline would ensure that Anwar is out of Sungai Buloh as a prisoner of conscience. In the stalemate on a prime minister candidate for Pakatan Harapan Plus now, it appears that there are a few options forward: (a) Mahathir as prime minister and Anwar as deputy prime minister (b) Mahathir as PM for “several months” and Anwar as DPM (c) Anwar as PM and Mukhriz Mahathir as DPM (d) Shafie Apdal or a Sarawak-based party leader as PM Out of these options, (b) appears to be the most likely outcome. Anwar has held out on option (a) because it puts him in a far worse position compared to before the Sheraton Move – at least back then there was a two-year agreement to hand over power to him. Option (c) is also unlikely since Mahathir would not want to see Anwar as prime minister in his lifetime (deemed as too “liberal” and unsuitable by Mahathir), and Mukhriz’s strength still has some way to go. Option (d) would not receive consensus from most component parties. Therefore, option (b) would be most likely as Harapan would want to seek a reversal to the pre-Sheraton Move status quo.  Harapan generally believes that they are a force of moral good and getting back to power is an urgent necessity. Before Muhyiddin Yassin’s coup, the revised timeline for the handover of the prime ministership was “after the Apec summit” that was scheduled to be held in November this year. 

Toksah dok bagi lah 6 bulan pun.Jenih akai jenuh ni  satgi dia cari cara nak hantaq bang Non balik ke Sg Buloh...

Of course, Harapan Plus will definitely not agree to put this down to paper and would once again impose a loose timeline of “several months roughly after Apec” for a handover to Anwar. What this translates to is a Mahathir prime ministership of six months. This is a hazardous proposition. One of the common claims against a two-year timeline or any call for Mahathir to hand over to Anwar was that it would destabilise the government. Anwar’s oft-repeated statement was to “give space” to Mahathir to govern since assurance and stability were essential to govern well. In other words, if it wasn’t for the unusual circumstance of Anwar being in prison before GE14, any imposition of a transition plan with a timeline would not be good for anyone.  What we have learned is that there is no such thing as a peaceful handover of prime ministership as most prime ministers would want to stay on as long as they can. What has been revealed through the backdoor meetings of Harapan leaders is that leaders aligned to Mahathir had always wanted the nonagenarian to stay on as prime minister – even to the point of reneging on the agreement to hand over power to Anwar. From the people’s perspective, continually changing the premier is also scarring. Policies change, personnel reshuffle and politics go on overdrive.  Granted, the coup that changed our premier from Mahathir to Muhyiddin was not Harapan’s fault. But inviting and necessitating a transition plan after six months, or worse, “several months”, converts the government into a farce. Mahathir once told Anwar that setting a timeline to hand over the prime ministership will make him a lame-duck prime minister. I agree.  A prime minister needs the confidence and respect of the cabinet, civil service, and the people.  If the people know that Mahathir will not be a prime minister for long, they will gather around his successor and only treat what he says with a caution of transience. Therefore, imposing a timeline for a second time is untenable. In fact, on a practical standpoint, no one can get much done in six months. Even an experienced prime minister like Mahathir got little done in the 22 months he served as the seventh prime minister.  He has often lamented that he does not have enough time to make the changes he wants.

What was destroyed by many governments before will take many years to repair. Mahathir knows this more than anyone else.  Imposing a much shorter timeline now – albeit much looser – will inevitably reduce the prime minister to a lame-duck prime minister. Those who prefer Mahathir to return as prime minister for the third time often base their claims on two notions. One is that without Mahathir, Harapan would not have won GE14.  Two, the “strong influence” and “miracle” of Mahathir is needed to negotiate the seats that Harapan is short of claiming a majority in Parliament. The first notion has often been repeated but never proven, empirically or otherwise.  The broad idea was Mahathir was the key reason why Harapan won the people’s mandate in GE14 – without any proof of public opinion data compared to other vital reasons such as economic pessimism, the GST, employment, or the cost of living.  It also ignores the fact that Bersatu only won 13 seats and only 25-30 percent of Malays voted for Harapan, casting doubt on Mahathir’s influence. The second notion is even more problematic as it relies on the assumption that Mahathir does not require the rest of the component parties – chiefly, Anwar’s 39 seats from PKR – to get back into power.  Mahathir’s reliance on Harapan’s 92 seats to form a government is greater than Harapan’s reliance on Mahathir’s additional 20 seats to form the government. Bearing this in mind, the question is whether there is any necessity for Mahathir to hold on to several months as prime minister before Harapan Plus can enjoy a breath of fresh air again – when reforms are no longer an impossible dream. In the absence of a strong moral, procedural or political claim to the prime ministership, there is no reason why our country needs Mahathir to return for the third time. After all, Mahathir only has six MPs on his side – a 2.7 percent legitimacy to stake a claim for equal and overriding partnership. - James Chai

Its really madness ...he resigned n now he wants it bc.....crazy ..Dont think for a second for TunM to be in the equation for pm again......may be he still want to put you back again at Sg Buloh... if you gv him the 3rd chance...rakyat will not forgive you for this mistake....no more SABAR PERENGKAT DEWA.....time to teach TunM some lessons n rakyat love to see that happen.....PH lost because of him n this need to be remembered.." Jangan menyerah Ds Anwar. Terus kunci ketat permainan sang saka tua yu. Kali ni jangan beri muka lagi!!! If rakan2 PH yg pro sang Saka tua tu bolehlah kembali stand asal iaitu bersatu letak Anwar as pm9. Sang saka tua bila rasa ditinggalkan nak tak nak terpaksa mengikut. Haaa nampak? - Man Toba

I can see clearly now - Anwar 

is Harapan’s PM candidate...

I can see clearly now that the "rain" is gone – all the obstacles (read traitors and turncoats) inside the Harapan coalition we voted into power in GE14 are now gone - and for the better. I can see clearly now that the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration of Muhyiddin Yassin is shaky as his "backdoor government" clearly lacks the support of the majority of Malaysians. Its legitimacy is also seriously in doubt. Even Muhyiddin can see that clearly himself as he is now considering the option of calling for fresh elections by year-end, as reported. I can also see clearly now that PKR president Anwar Ibrahim is the new chairperson of the Pakatan Harapan Plus coalition and that it is very clear to me that he should be the prime minister candidate of the opposition group. Unfortunately, there is another contender to be PM – Dr Mahathir Mohamad. This is where the dynamics in Harapan turns delicate and tricky. It is also clear to many of us that Mahathir is now planning a counter-coup with his Harapan Plus allies. To those supporting such a move, they are probably saddened that the choice of the PM candidate remains the sore point. Early this week, Mahathir made a rare appearance (below) at the PKR headquarters in Petaling Jaya to attend a Harapan meeting chaired by Anwar. Also present was Parti Warisan president Shafie Apdal who was on the PKR premises for the first time. All later emerged from the meeting declaring that there would be “positive news” from the coalition within a week.  It soon became clear that the meeting has yet to decide on the PM candidate – the issue continues to stick out like a sore thumb. Last Friday, PKR, DAP and Amanah leaders met again – this time without Mahathir and Shafie.  We can guess the meeting’s top agenda after a Harapan announcement that their PM candidate will be revealed coming Tuesday. There is something which I cannot see clearly – why is Mahathir still keen on becoming prime minister for the third time? I keep asking myself whether I am blind or is it Mahathir who is blind. I find it difficult to comprehend why a man of 95 is still interested to be the nation’s chief executive, a position he had held for 22 years and 22 months over two different periods of his long life.

And if I have heard correctly, Mahathir only wants to be prime minister for six months after which he would pass the baton to Anwar. Perhaps there is something Mahathir can clearly see ahead of him which you and I cannot.  However, I am still uncertain whether I should trust Mahathir’s instincts again and give him the benefit of the doubt after what had happened over the past two years. What I cannot see, ahead of Mahathir’s moves, has put me in a dilemma. Somehow, the trust and confidence I had in Mahathir prior to GE14 are sadly lacking this time. Let me be honest and relate this little tale. In April, a Harapan leader, a dear friend, asked me what I thought of the Mahathir-Anwar joint statement where the duo have agreed to set aside their differences and work together again to wrest power from the backdoor government of Muhyiddin. My initial reaction was sheer disbelief: “Seriously? Mahathir and Anwar together – surely, not again. What a dumb move!” With due respect, after what happened in February, I had had enough of the Mahathir-Anwar combo. I wanted Harapan to move on and start afresh. I no longer have faith in the hopeless Harapan that was hopeless in handling power, leaving Malaysians hopelessly in a limbo. We need leaders who know what they are doing to inspire and bring hope and positive changes to the nation.  Malaysians need role models around them. Leaders must provide clear directions on how to move the nation forward. My dream for Malaysia is a fresh start with 222 new members of Parliament. No more Harapan, Harapan Plus or PN. Enough of the same breed of politicians. Since that is not likely to happen, I am stuck with what is on display before me and will make the most of it. In Pakatan Harapan Plus, Anwar should be the PM candidate just as he has rightly been chosen to be the opposition leader. In a recent interview with Malaysiakini, Anwar conceded that some Harapan lawmakers have pragmatic views and want Mahathir to be the premier candidate in order to secure the numbers needed to gain a majority in Parliament. But realpolitik or not, Anwar, the decision is not yours alone to make. It is also not for the 20-odd people on the Harapan presidential council to make. Ultimately, the position of Malaysians matters. On this issue of the PM candidate, there is only one name for now. He should be Anwar Ibrahim, love him or loathe him. That, I can see clearly now. - Francis Paul Siah

cheers.

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@anditsxsorrows

Name: Joe Hardy

Age: 22

Profession: Mechanic

Background

Joe Hardy matches his brother, Frank, in intelligence and hard working methods, but has found he works better with his hands than locked in a room all day with nothing but books. Machines fascinated him, how they worked, how they were built, all the pieces and parts that made things like cars and motorcycles and the like. When he was seventeen, he restored a 1978 van single handedly. It took all summer, and pretty much all of his saved allowance, but it was worth it, and he considers it one of his best achievements. 

Joe also went to a very good school, but he preferred to work with his strength, and followed up on the mechanics business. Frank, thankfully, never judged him for that, and as such was very supportive of his brother’s pursuit in life. Now, they playfully swap favors, in which Joe can tune up Frank’s car in exchange for a little history or language lesson.

Reasons for Joining the Expedition

When Frank was offered the opportunity to join the expedition by Klaus, he secured a role for Joe on the ship to help work on the engines and keep it running smoothly. Joe, always up for an adventure, happily signed up without a second’s thought. The engines of the ships are like works of art, and truthfully, if they did find Atlantis, he could kind of rub it in Frank’s face.

Traits

Positive: Outgoing, friendly, always has a joke at the ready

Negative: Has a temper, holds grudges

Connections:

Hit me up!

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Klaus and Alice (predictableisnotbad) for the shippy thing

Send a ship & I will answer….  ~ @predictableisnotbad

Who is a night owl: klaus

Who is a morning person: alice

Are they cuddlers: YES

Who is the big spoon: klaus

Who is the little spoon: alice

What is their favourite sleeping position: he just likes laying all over her tbh

Who steals all the blankets: alice ttsk at her

What they wear to bed: it depends. have thye fallen aleep while researching?

Who likes seeing the other wearing their t-shirt: klaus, obviously

Who falls asleep mid-conversation: they fall asleep on each other all the time. their work keeps them awake

Who wakes up in the middle of the night with nightmares: i mean probably both it just depends. klaus has them a lot

Who accidentally punched the other in their sleep: alice. again tsk

Who can’t keep their hands to themself: klaus

Who said “I love you” first: neither. i dont think they’ve said it

Who would have the other’s picture as their phone background: neither

Who leaves notes written in fog on the bathroom mirror: klaus but he uses post its on the wet mirror without thinking lol

Who buys the other cheesy gifts: neither.

Who initiated the first kiss: klaus

Who kisses the other awake in the morning: klaus

Who starts tickle fights: neither

Who asks who if they can join the other in the shower: klaus

Who surprises the other in the middle of the day at work with lunch: they work together so -

Who was nervous and shy on the first date: neither of them. it felt natural since they've known each other for so long

Who kills/takes out the spiders: neither lol

Who loudly proclaims their love when they’re drunk: klaus, always no matter what

[predictableisnotbad]

@anditsxsorrows

Although there was not much in the place where the submarine surfaced, there was something, there was land. Land that no one expected to be there. It raised her hopes and she knew it would have raised many of the others as well. As they regrouped, Alice decided to do a bit of exploring, and what she found was unexpected. A giant wall of text, of symbols, of art, and that was not all, relics were strewn about.

She nearly ran back to camp to go to Klaus, and though he seemed a bit busy she knew that he would want to hear what she had found. “Klaus!” She stopped in front of him, a big smile on her face. “I found something, you have to come and see... I think it clearly shows us that we are on the right path.”

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@seesgood ~ l i k e d ! 

“ I think you should write your piece on how hard everyone is working while my brother does nothing at all. “ softly she chuckles at her own words, grabbing for the bottle that’s on the shelf there beside her, beginning to open it. “ Or perhaps you should write it on yourself since you’ve survived this far - or to answer the question why you ever thought this was a bloody good idea. I think I might admire you. “

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@leftbehindtheperfectcrime ~ l i k e d ! 

“ you look like someone who knows how to have a touch of fun. “ Rebekah gives a small smile, her arms crossing over her chest as she waits on the woman’s response. “ Most people here are bloody bores - perhaps we ought to spruce up the place and let everyone know that just because we’re on a wild expedition that doesn’t mean we’ve become dullards over night. “

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@seesgood ~ l i k e d !

" just admit it. it wasn't just the prospect of Atlantis that drew you to this mission, was it? " he's no doubt hovering and she no doubt hates him for it. he doesn't mind. Most people hate him anyways - although he can't quite understand why. " My recent fame would no doubt put a kicker in your story there, wouldn't you think? " offering her a smile he waits to see the change of her expression. " And if not I'm sure once we find this place - " he says it so flippantly as though the discovery of it holds little meaning to him. Even though it’s entirely the opposite. " - there will be something around to bribe you with. "

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~ tagged group verse only plotting call !

~ give this post a like and I’ll jump on y’all to plot and post a starter !  side notefor the lost empire/bulletholes&bourbon gv you can like this for plotting with my Rebekah as well

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@amongthcwreck​  ~ l i k e d ! 

“ You look tired. “ he leans against the nearest surface, watching the way Bellamy works whatever controls he’s currently in charge of. Bellamy always looks tired, has looked tired since they first met. Ten years ago, seemed forever but there they were utterly worn through on each other and Klaus finds that sometimes he’s far too reliant on his friend. He is, after all, the only person that knows his secret. “ Want a drink? A cigarette? Maybe a girl from the crew? “ or would that enrage the temper of his sister who obviously had her eye out for him? A smile comes to his face then. “ Come on - you don’t have to stare at those screens and controls all night, do you? “