#he's like commodore

[dusty-monkey]

here take sketch pirate fai

[columboscreens]

[jimmyspades]

[quatregats]

They love each other so much <3

[viric-dreams]

Right, some more coherently-articulated Elias/Nicholas thoughts.

Not all that many people actually know his first name. To his face, he's Lieutenant Roberts, and occasionally simply Lieutenant to the few with whom he's on friendlier terms. The Commodore* is the only person who calls him Elias (something that hasn't changed since he'd joined on as a cabin boy pre-Fall). Anyone who overhears this would not dare try to do the same. And absolutely no one in his life now knows his birth name. He barely remembers it himself it's been so long since he's thought about that part of his life. *The Commodore's insisted that Elias call him Guy, but he absolutely refuses. It feels fundamentally wrong to him. The Commodore shrugged it off decades ago.

Behind his back, he's disparagingly called The Commodore's Shadow. This is significantly more insulting to a Sequencer than it would be to an ordinary Londoner's ears. It would take a certain degree of bravery to call him that, however, even out of earshot, because the last time Elias got wind of the nickname... it did not end well for the man in question.

Mr Nite is not so fussed about formality and would be amenable to switching to first names, primarily because it means that he's finally cultivated a relationship close enough to someone to reach that level of familiarity.

Even before the Dawn Machine, Elias had a very intense personality. When he's settled on a goal he has an almost single-minded drive to achieve it, and is perfectly willing to break as many eggs as he needs in the process. Even if he's being friendly and polite with you, that general intensity still lurks somewhere beneath the surface, and many find him unsettling as a result.

When sociability fails (and it often does), Elias will turn to force. Whereas it initially started as a defense mechanism, it now serves him rather well in getting his way. His dreaded reputation precedes him on Grand Geode, doing a lot of the work for him, thus he's happy to fall back on it as the path of least resistance.

As a result he hasn't really had any friends throughout his life. In the early days establishing Zelo's Town he'd befriended a fellow seaman. Before their relationship had much time to get off the ground, however, the seaman was killed in a scouting expedition. Several other potential friendships had petered out in their early stages when it became clear to them how important to Elias climbing up the ranks is and that when push comes to shove what he's willing to do to get there. Although he's not self-aware enough to notice it, he now has a tendency to sabotage his interpersonal relationships before they can get to the stage where someone he's emotionally invested in rejects him. He tells himself he's fine with it. People don't need to like him, they just need to respect him.

He's not any sort of exceptional leader, but very much competent and efficient. When the Commodore gives an order, he will find a way to see it carried out. He does have a good sense for when something is out of his wheelhouse, and will not hesitate to outsource to the appropriate subordinate.

Nicholas is not a separate personality or anything in that vein. He's fundamentally the same man, just with a lot of the context missing. He does not remember Elias' formative experiences of being othered and the complete rejection of himself in the name of assimilation and belonging, and having only experienced the Neath, a significantly more open place, he does not know what a lot of that shame feels like. That said, had the first person to find him outside of Benthic College been a Sequencer, he could've very well been almost the same Elias all over again.

Even though the Neath is a relatively diverse place, the fact that Elias' formative years were grounded in becoming the Empire's model subject has left its marks deep within him. He'd worked hard to pull out all traces of foreignness from his English, and has very little tolerance for anyone unable (or as he sees it, simply unwilling) to do the same. To him, at best they're too foolish to make life easier for themselves, and at worst too obstinate.

Spending his teenage and young adult years in a homosocial environment**, had made him slow to the uptake that his interest in men was unusual. The eventual realisation, and the fact that this interest extended into the romantic, however, horrified him. But much like his origins, he shoved this peculiarity to the back of his mind, so that he could continue to present as the poster child of the Imperial Ideal. Occasional cruising does not count in his mind. That's completely different. Everyone does that on occasion when they're lonely. That entirely doesn't count. **the Navy of 1899 is a good deal more diverse than when he'd first joined, but change was gradual.

Due to all of these factors, Nicholas is on something of reverse journey of self-discovery, albeit in a far more accepting environment. This isn't to say that the Navy hasn't also adapted to a degree with the time and location, but as far as Elias' sense of norms and acceptability is concerned the damage has already been done.

Lacking Elias' memories of difference being something worthy of punishment, Nicholas is far more likely to seek attention or affirmation for his accomplishments. He approaches goals with that same intensity, but will not shy away from a bit of flair if it gets him noticed and his efforts appreciated.

[angrybatgaming]

....DO YOU MIND????

[boltlightning]

obligatory: may I inquire after hunter/hunted (potc)? please and thank you!

of COURSE!! the actual title is TBD but the premise is that norrington is the one hunting after elizabeth on her excursions in the first half of at world's end rather than mercer. it's where i'm funneling my "i don't want to work on the thing that needs to be updated, but i want to write something" energy at the moment and it's great fun, if supremely melodramatic.

a snippet for you:

The  Company had spared no expense. The Clear Course is well-stocked and fitted with every necessity in the Pacific. As a captain in the Navy, Norrington often felt he was more the bursar of Fort Charles than the commander — he fought tooth and nail over every shilling that went into the fort’s maintenance and the men's wages, arguing with the Admiralty Court for months over the cost of timber and sailcloth and broadcloth uniforms. Norrington should be relieved he has less thinking to do on this journey, but instead finds his hours idle, consumed with guilt and doubt. He is on an unfamiliar ship, with unfamiliar men, on an unfamiliar journey, all for the sake of a company whose wealth and greed is great enough to block out the sun. Perhaps it was better after all to be a bursar captain than a mercenary admiral. He wants to find Elizabeth, he wants it more than anything. But if she lives still, it is safer if he never sees her again.

wip asks! ✨

[thegremlinprince]

Starting a conversation on discord about Star Trek Muppets, and getting my friends in on it isn't how I expected the day to go, but it's certainly a good thing.

Ufhdhd thinking about a tribbles episode-

[petrichorium]

amused by the marine outfit he pulls out you start asking shanks what he has in mind, like, are you the sexy marine he captured and now you're at his mercy, or did you win one over him and have him tied up somewhere? does he want to do a little chase through the house and if he catches you he gets to have you? help me figure out the logistics shanks but he's no help at all because your every suggestion is giving him such vivid mental images he's hard as a rock fghgfh (i hope you don't mind this, please delete if not!)

NO U GET IT U SEE THE VISION DKNFKENFK he’s such a freak truly. Will full-on go “yeah all of the above” while I’m losing my patience entirely LMFAOOOOOO I’m also terrible at going along w it bc I feel so silly and then my acab kicks in and I’m dropping horrible snide comments about the marines that make him break character too bc he thinks I’m adorable but hey it’s shanks I don’t think genuine roleplay is ever in his repertoire he has too much fun w everything 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

[thatsparrow]

they did norrington so right with the quiet, emotional but still restrained, "do not make the mistake of believing you are the only man here who cares for elizabeth"

[isaacathom]

i had a ttrpg session so good and emotional last night that i, no joke, literally threw up from the strength of my anxiety about it. this was annoying as hell at the time but is one of the funniest things that has ever happened to me

[peevishpants]

oh u kno why i love kim kitsuragi so much? its bc hes the opposite of paimon

[vellichorius]

the greatest showman sucks a little bit once you realise that the actual p.t. barnum was an actual dick

[semiotomatics]

WTF WTF WTF WTF WTF

[melhekhelmurkun]

I just went on an entire rant to my sister about how much I loved James Norrington

[angrybatgaming]

I'M BACK, BABY!!! And lookie who came to visit! Our first Performance traveling spirit, Frantic Stagehand! He'll teleport you to that area locked behind the 6 (or was it 8?) player elevator/door! You can also talk to the Assembly Guide, since they're hosting the Spring Camping event, but they don't offer to shake hands with you.

After some work, I have a new outfit put together! I saw some interesting combos put together by other players, but I like how well the Star Collector's cape looks with the hood and pants/tunic. Trying to decide if I want the mask as well. Kinda prefer the Journey mask best.

The dragon cape/scarf also looks nice!

Ending on a funny note, Alchemist broke Commodore while I was checking to see how much his cape would cost. I DO have a clip, but Tumblr ate it when I tried to save it as a draft. I'll post it as soon as it reappears.

Still have other stuff to post, but that's all for now.

Judging you.