#it legit took me like 5 minutes to remember someone's actual name yesterday instead of their character name

[tveitertotwrites]

Random Thought

does anyone else who uses fc for their mc's/oc's and/or their li's just forget the name of their fc. Like when I was updating my directory and other things both yesterday and today, I kept wanting to type Tobias Carrick, Brooklyn Moore, Catherine Howard, etc. instead of Jesse Williams, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Leesa Tulley, etc. and it also took me a couple minutes to remember their names

[piratekane]

The Ultimate 80′s FAQ

Hey, guys. I wanted to start this FAQ off with a thank you.

Thank you, everyone, for reading this series. Thank you for your continued tuning in. Thank you for your passion for this series and your head canons and your comments and your questions each and every week. I am - and I can also speak for @iamthegaysmurf​ - constantly astounded and awed by all of you. 

I’ve gotten a lot of comments and inbox messages lately - mostly about the same things - so let me stretch out my telephone line, get a comfy spot, and answer some of the questions I get pretty regularly, in an effort to (a) have everything in one place and (b) be able to use this as a reference when these questions come up again.

So, under the cut, I’ll address:

The Waverly Question

Miscommunication as a Plot Device

Waverly and Boy-Man Champ

Nicole the Doormat

Re: Homophobia 

1. The Waverly Question

This is usually a variation of “I wish I could see this story from Waverly’s POV!” or “When will we see what Waverly is thinking?” It comes around pretty frequently, hence why it has its own name, and so if this answer seems familiar, it’s because I’m creating a Frankenstein answer from all the other times before.

Tons of people want Waverly’s POV. Like I said, I get this question all the time. And I understand. I get why people want it. I really, really do. People want the other side of the story and if I wasn’t the one writing it, I’d probably be clamoring for it as well.

But, so, like, okay. Bear with me. Because there’s a specific reason for why I will never write it.

And the reason is: it’s not Waverly’s story to tell.

It’s Nicole’s.

When I initially thought up this concept, it was always from Nicole’s point of reference. The main fic is Nicole’s love letter to Waverly and every song should be heard from Nicole’s POV. Even in the Singles, every song is chosen from Nicole’s POV (unless a different character was shown in the narrative picking a specific song - though, the story is still how it relates to Nicole). Even in Singles like ‘yesterday and days before (sun is cold and rain is hard)’, which is written about Curtis, is a song Nicole would have associated with him. That’s not to say Waverly (or even Wynonna) wouldn’t also associate a particular song with the same particular person/thought/feeling - but it is to say that the secondary character’s association wouldn’t exist without it first existing within Nicole.

This always has, and always will be, to me, a story told through Nicole’s eyes. To introduce another character’s perspective into this timeline - even for a moment - would shift that focus. It would take away Nicole’s voice. And without her voice, the story doesn’t exist. That’s not to say that I’m not trying to show other character’s thoughts and feelings - the ‘my love will you for still be strong’ Single shows us that Waverly is totally tuned into Nicole (even if Nicole doesn’t notice it).

I love that people want Waverly’s POV - I love that people are invested in that idea. But I hate to say, I will never write it. Not at the expense of losing Nicole’s voice in this ‘verse.

2. Miscommunication As a Plot Device

Sometimes, I get an influx of people who drop a “miscommunication is a terrible plot device” line in my inbox, and, like, I totally hear you. I feel you. “Miscommunication as a plot device” is trope-y and overused and can be very, very lazy writing.

I’d like to think that what you’re reading as miscommunication is not being considered lazy and is, instead, being understood as teenager.

Let me be more specific: when I was a teenager, I wasted months pining over a girl I was sure didn’t like me - all because I dropped a hint that she never caught, but she took it wrong way, I took her reaction the wrong way, and- well. You get the picture. 

As a teenager, miscommunication is all we do. We’re a hot mess of emotions and hormones and we make bad choices and love the wrong people and we don’t talk about the things that matter when they matter. Nicole and Waverly are teenagers in the beginning of this series. Nicole is on the verge of the rest of her life, staring into the face of the girl she has loved for as long as she can remember, but she’s still unsure of what to say, when to say it, and how to say it. She’s still learning. ‘wondering where i am, lost without you’ isn’t a story of Waverly being selfish and Nicole giving up; it’s a story of Nicole misunderstanding this enormous distance between them. 

That being said, people grow. Nicole and Waverly grow. At the end of ‘wondering where i am, lost without you,’ Waverly makes it clear: they need to talk more, if they want this to work. That’s growth.

So as the timeline continues to build, as more stories are introduced, there will be more miscommunication during those crucial ages, because it feels true to the age that these characters are. But there will also be more maturity in those later chapters (like their future talk in ‘you belong somewhere you feel free’) that only feels plausible and real after readers get to see how much stumbling it took to get them there. 

3. Waverly and the Boy-Man

One question that comes up a lot, with fair reasoning, is why Waverly would give Champ a chance in the main fic.

This just came back up after the recent ‘my love will you for still be strong’ Single, where it’s difficult to tell what’s slimier - Champ or his hair gel. Which, ultimately, causes a small uproar of “wHY wOUld wAVerLY gO oUT wiTH hIM?!” questions. It also came up after ‘we’re not gonna take it’ when Champ lied bragged about sleeping with Waverly.

I’ll pose a hypothetical question to you in response: what do you do when the person you want doesn’t want you?

Okay, so it’s not a hypothetical question at all. What does Waverly do when she thinks that Nicole doesn’t want her? She settles for someone who does want her. Now, wait a second, okay? Settling is okay, sometimes. Settling can be necessary. Settling doesn’t mean giving up on the thing you want. Settling for someone who wants you, at age 16, when the person you’re so desperately in love with doesn’t seem to notice you (or so you think)? That’s a legit thing - and I’m not just saying that because I’m trying to convince you that Waverly and Champ together isn’t total shit. Waverly giving Champ a shot even though he’s proven himself to be... less than desirable, is absolutely something she would do. Nicole doesn’t speak up when Champ asks Waverly to dance at Stephanie Jones’ party. For all Waverly knows in that moment, Nicole doesn’t want her - if she did, Waverly would think, why wouldn’t Nicole have said ‘don’t dance with him’ or something? But because she didn’t, we can assume that Waverly thought to herself: well, someone wants me. 

Champ isn’t the nicest or the smartest and he dedicates horrifically inappropriate songs to Waverly (guys, “The Stroke” should not be a legit 80′s hit, but it is and that’s terrifying), but he wants Waverly. That can’t ever be disputed. His delivery is terrible and he thinks way, way too highly of himself, but never question his desire for Waverly Earp.

So imagine you’re 16. Imagine you’re 16 and this girl you’re sure you’ve been in love with for forever doesn’t even notice you. But there’s this guy who has always been vocal about wanting you, who has always chased after you. It’s not giving in to Champ’s smarmy charm. Waverly isn’t giving in and this isn’t a lesson in wearing women down until they agree to date you. It’s a story about a teenage girl who wants to feel wanted for a night -  but still has more fun in ten minutes with the person she loves - who she’s sure doesn’t want her back  - than she does in the two hours she spends with the person who wants her. 

So Waverly says yes, because she doesn’t have Nicole yet -  and if she doesn’t have Nicole, what does she really have to lose?

4. Nicole the Doormat

Something that has recently come up has been the question of “why is Nicole is always taking the blame for things” and “why is Waverly is perfect and can do no wrong?” 

Another thing I see sometimes is the concept of Nicole being “whipped” when it comes to her behavior around/in regards to Waverly. 

[First of all, I very much dislike that word and the connotation attached to it. Someone can do something nice for their partner/spouse without being “whipped” or a slave to that person. For example, when I shovel our football field-sized driveway so my wife can stay warm inside, it’s not because I am “whipped,” but rather, I know she hates the cold and can’t handle the physical labor this particular amount of shoveling entails. Or, I’ll watch awful reality shows with her - when she actually does watch them - because it’s nice to spend time together, not because I’m “whipped” and don’t want to argue about changing the channel. It’s the same reason why she makes me lunch every day. We like doing things for each other, because of each other, and what’s the point of being with someone if you don’t like to do that? End of personal rant.]

Something I feel is important to point out when I think about responding to this question is this: the story is from Nicole’s POV.

So, naturally, we see more of what Nicole is thinking. And yes, she is often thinking something along the lines of, “I fucked this up,” etc. I think - I hope - it’s becoming apparent that Nicole carries a lot of her past in the forefront of her mind - we tried to lay some of that groundwork in ‘if only in my dreams’ for the enormous weight she takes on her shoulders. And with that weight comes the fear of ruining other good things in your life - for Nicole, it’s Waverly.

We just have an insight into her thoughts that we don’t have with other characters (that we won’t; see The Waverly Question) and so her thoughts,  feelings, and actions are more fleshed out. 

But Nicole Haught is not whipped. She’s not a doormat. She just loves Waverly.

5. Re: Homophobia

This question comes up so frequently. It is - as far as I can tell - never a malicious question. Sometimes, someone will say something along the lines of “this is so detailed, but I noticed you aren’t really representing homophobia, etc., etc.,” or “wow, Nicole has it so easy.” People sometimes asks if Canada was better about homophobia in the 1980′s, than (insert their country of origin).

I will say this now and I will say this clearly and I will not be swayed from this stance: if you are looking for a story in which Nicole Haught is attacked (verbally, emotionally, or physically) for being a lesbian, you should stop reading this series now. 

I’ll say it one more time, because I really need this to sink in for people: this is not the story where the main character needs to battle homophobia at every turn. 

This is not a condemnation of works that do do that; you do your thing. I’m gonna do mine. 

@iamthegaysmurf and I had a discussion about this when we first talked about expanding the fic into a series. I won’t lie: the idea of homophobia didn’t occur to me in the main fic. That’s not because I don’t experience it, or feel its effects, or believe it doesn’t exist. It just... wasn’t part of my storyline. 

Ultimately, what we decided was that homophobia did not need to play a central role in this story; there were other things we wanted to focus on. That decision was made very, very early on in the world-building process. 

I want to be clear: that doesn’t mean we’re sweeping the existence of homophobia under the rug. We recognize that it existed. We acknowledge its reality. We just won't be giving it a voice here. 

I WILL NOTE HERE: There will be a later Single that deals with a single instance of homophobia, but that’s all it will be: a single instance in this larger timeline. It will be marked, tagged, and I will be very clear about it when it posts.

There will also be a single that deals with Nicole coming out. But these pieces are not all of who Nicole is, and we didn’t want to build a world based on Nicole not being comfortable to be who she is, or being shamed for who she loves. It’s not laziness - it’s selectiveness and we selected to give Nicole the life she deserves, the life we wish we could have given ourselves and the people around us who were ridiculed and bullied and put down and made to feel inferior because of the people they loved.

We wanted to write a story about love and relationships and growth and not have to worry about the story being saturated with hatred and intolerance. I mean, Champ Hardy is an idiot and kind of a jerk, but he’s not homophobic, and that matters. Champ wants Waverly Earp and there’s no reason why Nicole’s sexual identity needs to be the reason he and Nicole butt heads; Nicole can just be in Champ’s way because she’s in his way and not because she’s a woman who loves another woman.

Honestly, you can call it “inaccurate” if you want to. You can call it “irresponsible” to leave out something that so genuinely and devastatingly affected people. But we wanted to create a world where people didn’t have to relive that over and over again. We do not need to make Nicole the butt of jokes, the punching bag, or the outcast as a direct result of her sexuality. 

From now on, I’ll just be linking comments and questions to this post. 

Again, thank you guys for reading. It really means the world to us. I hope that some of these answers helped clarify some things for everyone. 

You’re all aces. 

[tinytaehyun]

an introduction to ikon (pt 1) for my bitch anna aka hyungnu

- --8) here we fuckin go @hyungnu

- used to be Team B but lost to Team A which is now known as Winner (#WINKON)

- they’ve been in two survival shows bc YG is an asshole (WIN: Who is Next and then Mix & Match)

- Team B consisted of: Hanbin / B.I, Bobby, Junhoe / Junhwe / June (i know wtf), Jinhwan, Donghyuk and Yunhyeong

- since they lost WIN, they were either going to 1) split up or 2) be rearranged(?)

- three trainees were added during Mix & Match (NO.MERCY FLASHBACKS ANYONE??? M&M WAS FIRST THO) the three trainees were Jinhyeong (we have no idea where he is now he is debuting soon!), Hongseok (now in Pentagon) and Chanwoo (he played child Gu Jun Pyo in Boys Over Flowers + was in a few other dramas, now a member of iKon)

- debuted as 7 obviously, Chanwoo being the evil maknae

- K in iKon stands for Korea

- iJon is a running joke in the fandom bc these fuckers were in japan forever

- they say they have no friends because they’re boring (they’re also very shy w new people but iKonsta X is now a thing hehehehehhe)

- fandom is called iKonics bc we are one w ikon (so cute i love them sm)

- kings of fanservice 

- they’re really weird and loud and don’t give a fuck about who thinks they’re strange (think like, minhyuk x 7)

- kim hanbin aka b.i 

- 96 line

- has been single his whole life “even if i love someone, no one loves me” (harhar i told u that yesterday)

- leader, rapper, lyricist, composer, choreographer aka an actual genius

- joined YG when he was 15 (basically his dad met a composer dude and then he rapped for him over facetime etc etc)

- dumbin, tigerbin, geniusbin

- don’t let the gif fool u bc one time ikon were asked “whats scarier? b.i in a recording studio or a ghost in a deserted house?” and they all chose b.i in a recording studio help them

- he is known to be v strict during practice which is where tigerbin came from, this lil shit doesn’t fuck around

- sleeps during the day and stays up all night writing and recording, lives in the studio (eats and sleeps there 90% of the time) the members say during comeback time they almost don’t see him at all, works v hard

- but on the other hand, he’s a giant idiot. e.g “aren’t mice reptiles?” “whale isn’t a mammal, it’s a fish” “i don’t know the goats iq cos i don’t even know my own” he wrote a song w/ Psy called Auto Reverse and sent him a text asking what auto reverse meant so psy replied with the meaning of it (the cassette thing where it automatically flips it around so u can listen to the other side)

- was in SMTM3, when he auditioned he forgot his lyrics but then freestyled his way through it like a motherfuckin boss

- didn’t win but this song is iconic (u mean ikonic HA)

- is fucking obsessed with Mickey Mouse (he got jealous bc one time Bobby got a mickey mouse pen as a present, ALTHOUGH literally a few weeks ago he told a fan a “secret” and the “secret” was that he actually doesnt like mickey mouse OK LIAR)

- has a little sister called Hanbyul who he protects with his life, i don’t think she will ever get a bf when she grows up bc he’ll be like NO, I AM YOUR ONLY LOVE (june x hanbyul = angry hanbin)

- loves animals, the members ask him why can’t he treat them like he treats animals (wow he’s my soulmate sry anna)

- Double B is the best ship on the planet (Bobby X B.I) when bobby isn’t around he gets touchy with the other members cos he misses him

- an actual 2 year old

- can’t take a selca to save his life 

- wrote Empty for Winner as a present for debut

- scared of bugs and is bad at foot volleyball (what even is that)

- kim jiwon aka bobby

- 95 line 

- hanbins boyfriend

- writes his own raps a DUHHH

- kimbap, bunny

- thinks hes ugly but BITCH HE AINT

- has a Pooh plush that he has had since he was a little kid and it looks like it has been through some shit

- v sharp jawline ouch my finger 

- takes care of his members very well, he’s like an idiot big brother

- was in SMTM3 with hanbin, and he won that shit. iKing

- him and June are the most awkward couple on the planet it makes me wanna kms but it’s so funny  e.g during M&M June: if Jinhyeong gets into our team, I can get close to him in a day if I open up my heart Bobby: what about me? i’ve been with you for two years! open up your heart to me

- derp of the group

- has sexy ass abs /slips on drool

- can speak english v well bc he moved to Virginia (but he says he can’t speak english im so confused)

- he’s super friendly and really fucking weird 

- this video explains him perfectly im crying mx in the bg LMAO (THE DANCE MOVE AT THE VERY END IS HIS SIGNATURE MOVE)

- he was actually my first bias in ikon but Hanbin ruined my fuckin life

- he styles his own hair....he has had really questionable hair styles, right now he looks like cruella de ville (?) (HE CHANGED IT)

- bitch he has so much fucking energy i honestly don’t understand it 

- kim jinhwan / 13cm fairy 

- jinani, “more famous than tangerines in Jeju”, Jay

- 94 line, oldest in the group but he looks 5, plus his tiny-ness doesn’t help

- is an actual wine mum (like seriously. he likes to drink wine now)

- :23 seconds is still a mystery to everyone in the fandom, where the fuck did he come from

- june is soft for him (and june is a giant bitch so)

- he has a heart shaped beauty mark on his face 

- he makes a really pretty girl 1:11 is him 

- is good friends with Kihyun 8)))) tiny x tiny 

- always gives advice to the members 

- a sweet emotional soul that needs to be protected at all times

- is the reason Yunhyeong became a singer, my hearT

- first person to catch my eye bc he’s so fuckin cute 

- Suhyun from AKMU really likes his voice (and probably him too)

- cries a lot

- his parents have an air BNB kind of thing dedicated to him in Jeju, called Stay At Home for Jinhwan

- his smile makes me want to die 

- he sweats a lot and doesn’t really like to work out

- like’s playing games (like games on variety shows and stuff, not computer ones)

- the best at japanese !!! and chinese, king of languages honestly

- all clothes look good on him like hOW

- goo junhoe / goo junhwe / gu junhoe / ku junhoe / koo junhwe WHY ARE THERE SO MANY VARIATIONS

- let’s just go with June since that’s what he goes by

- 97 line

- "shut up you handsome bastard” - Bobby

- always checking himself out

- not soft for anyone except for Jinhwan

- will he ever love bobby back???

- is handsome, but equally fucking awkward

- best singer in ikon / kpop / the world  

- says he would love to hang out with friends except he doesn’t have any

- instead of a gf, he wants a car

- originally joined YG to be a dancer (mini Michael Jackson)

- selca king (needs to teach hanbin)

- u know how i said he was only soft for jinhwan? i take it back, he’s also soft for konics (when he isn’t being a sassy bitch)

- never shuts up (remember when i linked u to noise pollution???)

-  writes his own songs (in his diary tho)

- one time he dropped his phone in the toilet and washed it with soap

- another time he wanted to take a picture in the water so he took the waterproof case off because it was a hassle until the members were like ??? thats..the case...and he’s like...oh...i thought it was the phone that was waterproof

- attention whore

- kim donghyuk

- 97 line

- dongdong, candy-chan, DK

- a sweet, sweet soul

- main dancer !!! he’s sO GOOD (choreo’d Airplane)

- taeyang said his voice perfectly suits Eyes, Nose, Lips

- he was on a ridiculous diet and we’re all v worried about him T_T he used to stress eat so he was insecure about it but HE IS PERFECT 

- english name is Ezra...idk

- has the best lauGH EVER

- underrated and i don’t know why

- he did a whole “day in the life” on V Live where it was LEGIT SHOWING U EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING. IT WAS LIKE 6 VIDEOS OF HIS DAY

- he just really loves konics

- gasses up Bobby every chance he gets (sigh hes so sweet)

- he can play the piano and drums

- and guitar woops

- he prays before shows and before he eats

- HAS A BEAUTIFUL SMILE I DIE, IT LITERALLY LIGHTS UP THE MOTHERFUCKIN ROOM

- idk man he’s like the sun

- he shines so bright i cry 

- best AT AEGYO 

- song yunhyeong 

- 95 line

- song chef, yoyo, prince, song

- originally wanted to be an actor but thank the lord he changed his mind (YG told him to be a singer)

- used to be hopeless at dancing and singing but look at him now bitch

- back in M&M days, he revealed how much he loves Nivea Cherry lip balm so for the christmas game, hanbin bought him like 100284347398 and he nearly cried

- next minute: he is the nivea ambassador, LEGENDS ONLY

- has his own cooking show on V App

- him and Chanwoo are twins (he hates being called Chanwoo tho watch out)

- eVIL TWINS  

- tells dad jokes (wow is he Anna)

- a positive ray of sunshine 

- you can probs take him home to mama cos he’s so perfect (like hello he’s sweet, moisturises his lips AND he cooks?)

- usually coupled with Donghyuk

- is also kind of underrated and im mad about it

- mum thinks he is handsome (he is, i just needed to throw that in there)

- his smile is beautiful

- beautiful tan skin!!!

- good @ english 

- stylists dress him the best idk why but he always looks good 

- imagine a kihyun x yunhyeong cooking show wow sign me tf up 

- A+ at comic dancing (bobby gets embarrassed about it)

- jung chanwoo

- 98 line

- chanu, chocoball, evil maknae, #MAKNAEONTOP, chan

- 1/2 of the evil twins w yunhyeong, he loves it tho

- hanbin calls him the nicest boy in the world 

- tests his hyungs patience on a daily basis

- sassy little bitch 

- one time he cried cos bobby scolded him (bobby said sorry later)

- was a child actor (gu jun pyo anyone ??)

- he’s a little slow sometimes but the members forgive him cos hes cute LMAO 

- members did a hidden camera on him once and he passed with flying colours  Hanbin: why did you do everything I asked you to anyway? Chanwoo: because if i didnt, you’d kick my ass

- v tall, stop growing

- good at chinese

- sometimes i feel like he doesn’t know he’s famous 

- looks lost 90% of the time 

- he’s cute but he’s a sassy brat so watch out

end

[canaryatlaw]

mmmmm, well today was a bit better than yesterday I guess but still not that great overall. the morning was kind of a mess. started out fine, alarm went off at 7 and I actually really did not want to get out of bed despite going to bed at like 9 last night, but I made myself do it anyway. got dressed, walked to the train, all that good stuff. I was looking at the court schedule and decided to text guy lawyer and see if I could shadow him since I haven’t in a while and I was shadowing his deposition later anyway, and he said sure. a couple minutes after that I got a text from boy not-quite-lawyer (this would be the new one like me) saying he was gonna shadow guy lawyer today so I texted back like uhh I just asked to shadow him and he said sure because apparently they don’t want more than one of us shadowing the same person, and he was like oh okay I’ll shadow someone else then. I had to stop at the office to get that giant stack of papers I was stressing about yesterday, so I did that then got back on the train, got to the courthouse and brought that up to the 23rd floor to the proper place before going back to the 22nd floor where the cases were (they’re usually on 22, but sometimes 23 or 24 as well) where the first case was, only to find neither of the actual lawyers are there, just me and boy, and we’ve been tasked with figuring out what the hell to do with these cases because this is the crazy strict judge (because of course) that requires dead silence in her courtroom, she legit fined one of our lawyers $500 for talking, like she’s nuts. and she usually doesn’t allow holds, so we were really just screwed, but we went in and kinda tried to break up the cases so it didn’t look like one person was asking for all of them, and for some reason she actually granted us holds, but then by the time the cases got recalled the lawyers still weren't there, and of course we don’t have the files so we don’t know jack shit about these cases. so I’m texting guy lawyer and he’s like “just step up on this case all you need to say is to appoint a special process server” and boy was like hell no we can’t step up on cases which is correct because it’s literally fucking illegal but I mean guy lawyer is a bit cavalier and is like “they won’t care” and like if it was any other judge and boy wasn’t there discouraging me I might’ve done it, but with this judge I was way too scared of getting excoriated and I’m not about that, and OPC was there so he just went to the judge, thankfully around this point the other lawyer showed up and I was like “okay, you need to go see the judge NOW” and she didn’t have the damn file either but they were able to work it out and guy lawyer came not that much later, but the whole experience was just really stressful and I was worried he was gonna be mad at me for not stepping up and potentially hurting the case, but thankfully he was chill and it all worked out anyway. we had a few other cases just between that courtroom and the one across the hallway, so that wasn’t so crazy, and we finished by 11 or so. there was a lunch and learn today at the office (that I somehow got left off the email list for, so I didn’t know this) which means free food, and we had a dep at 1 but it was a witness deposition so we didn’t have to prep the witness. so we went back to the office (took the bus since it was still a little chilly out) and I worked for a bit just doing some small things I needed to take care of, then at noon went to the conference room where they were setting up the food. they had gotten mexican food, which is always like an oh crap for me because I never know if I’m gonna be able to eat it until it’s in my mouth, so I very easily could’ve just had no food at all. thankfully the food was alright for me to eat and was actually really fucking good, I did two steak tacos with cheese on flour tortillas and some of their flour tortilla chips which were like insanely good. I won’t bore you with the details of the learning part, but we bailed at like 12:50 to get to the dep. we were running late of course anyway, so guy lawyer grabs another lawyer and asks her to drive with us there and then take the car back, and she said yes so we go out to his car and drive over, then she drove it back to the office since there’s nowhere to actually park in the loop. I found out during this journey that she’s leaving the firm, which was apparently told to the bosses today, so she’ll be around for like the next two weeks and then she’s out. I know there were a lot of issues with the assistants leaving and shit but this is the first lawyer to go, and I don’t think there was any bad blood or anything like that, but it’s interesting to see why these things happen. anyway, the deposition, car accident case, well sort of anyway, they were coming back from a sox game and crossing the street when this truck came out of a parking lot into the road, guy pushed his step-daughter out of the way and gets hit by the truck. we’re the guy who got hit’s lawyers, and the person being deposed was his step-daughter. so that’s at least somewhat different than your average dep at least, and it was fairly straightforward so it didn’t take too long. It’s gonna settle for a lot I think, I mean you can’t really dispute liability on cases like this. when we were leaving guy lawyer told me apparently during the defendant’s deposition he was maintaining that he like, blacked out or something, and doesn’t remember anything between hitting the guy and getting home that night, which is like ???? how does this strategy benefit him like, at all???? so idk what’s going on there. We walked back since it was pretty nice out at this point, guy lawyer stopped off at a bar for a bit (lol) so I walked the rest of the way back to the office and wanted to get started on the complaint I got assigned yesterday since I was kinda stressing about it being due tomorrow because the statute of limitations was apparently gonna run next week, so it needed to be filed by Monday. so I open the file, it was labeled premises liability against a hospital so I figured it was probably a fall or something like that. turns out it was a case where the hospital security attacked this man and badly injured him when he was a patient there because they apparently thought he was a homeless man (because that would’ve made it okay??? smh) and there was an email in the folder talking about it being a negligent hiring claim against the individual security officer so I was like wait, what kinda complaint am I writing?? so I took it down to the assistant who gave it to me and asked her, and she said that would be a question for the lawyer she’s the assistant of, who happens to be a partner (or at least one of the “brothers” whose dad’s started the firm and they now run it) and I’ve only ever had like half a conversation with this guy, so that was a tad nerve-wracking, but I went back to my office and grabbed the rest of the file to bring it to him. I poked my head in his office (door was open) and asked if I could ask about something and he said sure, so I told him the situation and he looked at the file, apparently even though it was “his case” he wasn’t terribly familiar with the actual facts, so I explained it to him and how I was like well in order to write a complaint I need to know at least who we’re filing it against and what claims we’re making against them. he agreed it wasn’t a premises case, and since we didn’t have the security guard’s name yet, if we filed against the hospital we could get it in discovery and amend the complaint, so he said to write it up against the hospital and the “hospital foundation” which is apparently a separate entity for a negligent battery claim, and to ask one of the lawyers for a sample complaint on that subject to base it off, but it ended up that that lawyer wasn’t there today so I went through the case database instead and found two complaints I could use, one against a school and one against a business, so I figured a hospital would probably lie somewhere in between those two things, so I pulled from both to make something I thought would work. I’m sure it’s not perfect, but I think I got the important stuff right. since there’s two defendants I had to write almost the same thing twice but with slightly different wording, which was somewhat difficult to keep track of. but I finished up and took a look at it by 5, so I did a few more things and then headed home. when I arrived I put some of my stuff away and changed into comfortable clothing before grabbing some food and turning on the tv. the good place wasn’t on till 7:30 and it was like 6:40 at this point, so I figured I could squeeze an episode in between now and then, so I put on this week’s episode of The Resident that I hadn’t seen yet. This episode was framed around a deposition (lol) and flashbacks to the situation that led them there, and there was a whole bit about “vulture lawyers” and shit trying to sue hospitals for anything they could and like, it really just rubbed me the wrong way because one of the tasks my office mate often gets assigned is making phone calls to the people whose medical malpractice cases we’re turning down, and man is it fucking heartbreaking to listen to him try to explain that yes something went wrong and their loved one is now dead or grievously injured but there’s nothing they can do about it. A guy from today’s calls was saying how he lost his wife who he had been married to for 50 years and how he didn’t know what to do with himself with her gone and how broken he felt and like.....it was just so difficult to hear. so to sit with that all day and then come home to a tv show claiming lawyers take false cases just to try to squeeze money out of doctors was not gonna fly with me, so that kinda annoyed me a bit. I turned to the good place when I was done which was funny of course, then did this week’s episode of 9-1-1 afterwards, which was actually an excellent episode. Then I did last night’s episode of Riverdale, which was pretty much all around absurd because now it’s about the adults covering up a murder from when they were in high school and like of fucking course they did because who in this town hasn’t secretly murdered someone???? smh. stupid show. I didn’t want to go to bed quite yet when it was over but didn’t have anything else in particular to watch, so I was scanning the channels and saw someone playing a rerun of the good wife, so I turned that on for the hell of it. I didn’t remember the episode all that well at first because it was from the first season, but it came back to me as I watched. It was interesting to me because it’s the first time I’ve watched it since starting work at a Chicago firm that has some similarities to their firm, but a lot more sane thankfully, lol. so when that was over I decided to get ready for bed and here I am, and this post is already wayyyyy too long and contains too many unnecessary details about my life already, so I will leave it there. Goodnight babes. Happy Friday.