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inventor-researcher-chef · 5 years ago

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I MAY BE TO SCARED TO INTERACT BEYOND ANONYMOUSLY BUT I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE YOUR ASOUE EPISODE RANKINGS

Mmk It’s gonna be long tho so it’s going under a cut

Penultimate Peril Part 1

very accurate to the books! any changes made sense within the context of the show and worked

gorgeous aesthetics, strongest opening of any episode aside from Bad Beginning

only minus points because of Sporty Kit but she’s in it so little and the rest of it is so good that it doesn’t even matter

Max Greenfield as the Denouements was phenomenal

I actually liked the part where they try to make us think Kit was shacking up with Ernest, it was clever

Also I actually like the green uniform, I think it’s a more flattering colour on the actors than red would have been

Dewey’s death scene was amazingly shot and acted

I would die for Sunny in her toddler uniform. That being said in this episode if you look closely you can in fact see the light from the ipad they used to get her to look in the right direction

Reptile Room Part 1

Once again, gorgeous aesthetics and incredible book accuracy

Minus points for the spyglass subplot

Higher than part 2 because of Aasif Mandvi’s wonderful portrayal of Monty

I love the conservatory reptile room

Reptile Room Part 2

Very book accurate and entertaining

This is the episode where Violet’s outfits begin to slap

Minus points because with Monty’s death they made the colour grading less bright which makes sense but is less fun to look at

Also not a fan of how comedic and bafoonish the troupe is, it’s really more of an overall problem but it really just undermines how impactful Monty’s death is

Bad Beginning Part 2

Let’s be real, the Bad Beginning episodes were the most book accurate of the whole show

Loved the entire Marvelous Marriage bit, the play and marriage were done spectacularly

Lots of Jewish references, we stan

I actually like Jacquelyn’s presence in the first season, it works and adds a new element to the story

I also like Gustav being a major part of this episode because we never saw him in the original books and it’s nice to see his character before he dies (also symbolism with his death and Dewey’s)

Hostile Hospital Part 2

Do I even need to explain why this is so high on the list?

Higher than the first part because of the absolute horror of the whole operating theatre, it’s done so well

The aesthetics and filming work perfectly to underline the horror of everything

Only so low because I personally am not a fan of horror aesthetics

Bad Beginning Part 1

Once again, Bad Beginning episodes were the most book accurate and I love Jacquelyn

Strongest opening of any episode aside from Pentultimate 1

Only so low because of the cheesy CGI and NPH’s comedic Olaf

Hostile Hospital Part 1

ESME IN THE LIBRARY OF RECORDS HOLY FUCK

Low because aside from Esme being fucking fabulous in that scene I found the rest of the episode to be a bit boring at times

However, very accurate to the books and the chase scene in Last Chance was sufficiently freaky, as was the scaring Babs scene

For that matter, absolutely loved that we got to see Babs

Penultimate Peril Part 2

The Baudelaires in the trial scene made me🥺

The scene with Justice Strauss and Olaf with the kids was amazing

The ending made me cry

So low because of the opera scene, like how many issues did that have? It was pretty though

Also low for confirming Justice Strauss to have survived the fire, we don’t like getting answers to our questions

AND ANOTHER THING Esme’s ending was really lackluster? To the point of just being shitty? Especially given that while she is comedic, Lucy Punch hasn’t played up the comedy aspect of her character as much as NPH has, so Esme feels scarier and like more of a villain at this point so giving her that ending really fell flat

A very strong ending that really should have been the ending to the whole story

Grim Grotto Part 2

Grim Grotto was brought so low because of the absence of Widdershins but at least with part two you can pretend the first part had him and he left like in the books

Ansolutely in love with the submarines and Esme’s dress

Grim Grotto was one of my favorite books of the series as a kid so naturally it’s gonna be pretty high on the list

Also I think K Todd Freeman brings a needed likeability to Mr Poe, so when th Baudelaires are on Briny Beach again you do get the feeling they’re torn between going with him or Kit. Like they distrust and dislike him at this point but they don’t want to distrust him

Slippery Slope Part 2

The sinister duo are fab

Sunny is at her cutest in this episode, we’re talking peak cute

It’s pretty low because there’s a lot of stuff in the headquarters with Quigley that got cut, didn’t really make much of a difference but I missed it

I feel like Esme in the headquarters had so much potential to be as freaky as her Library of Records scene and it just fell short

Ersatz Elevator Part 2

Minus points for the VFD subplot but part 2 had less of that which is why it’s higher

Also in the ranking of Sunny being the cutest, this episode comes in at a close second to Slippery Slope

That being said overall I really adored the aesthetics of both episodes, absolutely love the mix of film noir and art deco

Jerome at the In Auction was amazing but Larry, Jacquelyn, Olivia, and Jacques was less so

Also still not a fan of the writing of the Quagmires

Ersatz Elevator Part 1

Once again, adore the aesthetics

Love the casting for the Squalors

Gunther’s disguise was *chef’s kiss*

so low because of the VFD subplot and the gratuitous musical number

That being said I did like the cuts between Keep Chasing Your Schemes and the Baudelaires finding the Quagmires, it worked well

Grim Grotto Part 1

Very low because of the absence of Widdershins and what this did to Fiona’s character

In general the way they wrote Fiona’s character was even less sympathetic than the books

Why, dear god, oh why was Quigley at Anwhistle Aquatics

Why, dear god, oh why does the Medusoid Mycelium look like that

Carnivorous Carnival Part 1

This was in fact my all time favorite book in the series as a kid and I just remember being a little disappointed I guess? By the episodes and I could never put my finger on why

Olivia’s character 😒

Higher than the second episode because I do love the creepy carnival feel and the feeling of unease before the Baudelaires know who Madame Lulu is

Also Esme’s gold outfit

As far as gratuitous musical numbers go, I do enjoy House of Freaks

Carnivorous Carnival Part 2

Cool carnival aesthetics

Chabo the wolf baby is adorable

Olivia’s death was more impactful and upsetting than Jacques’s, I’m just gonna say it

We miss a morally gray neutral character who is more interesting than a copy pasted Jacquelyn/Mrs Quagmire

Wide Window Part 2

This is really only so low because the colour grading is still kinda dull and it works within the episode but also makes it boring to look at

That being said the whole Hurricane Herman scene was phenomenal

rEaL eStAtE aGeNtS

The Colours in this episode were pretty, with the Lavender Lighthouse and the raincoats

Violet’s outfits remain slapping

The change to Josephine’s character is a good change (until season two when they do that to every single other character and take away any and all moral ambiguity but still)

Slippery Slope Part 1

we weRNT EXPELLED

I did love the Mortmain Mountains set

so low for the killing of the freaks, Sporty Kit, and for the heavy handed way they got rid of Jacquelyn

Wide Window Part 1

Boring and dull

Only this high because of Violet’s poppin outfits, the beautiful set, and Alfre Woodard as Josephine

Also the Captain Sham disguise is my favorite after Gunther

Austere Academy Part 2

The only reason part two is so high is because it has more Carmelita

who is the only good bit of these episodes

Like they’re both relatively book accurate, especially with the casting but like

I did not think it possible to make the Quagmires in this book more boring and yet

I get that it’s supposed to be dark and gloomy and depressing but it shouldn’t be so much that people just don’t want to watch it

Sunny running after the Quagmires in her little uniform does put this episode at like number 5 in her cuteness ranking though so points for that

Miserable Mill Part 2

While I miss the sword fight, I do understand why it was changed so I can accept it

Part 2 is higher because of Georgina’s slappin purple pantsuit

As far as MM goes I did actually like it but it still is kinda boring in comparison to the rest of the episodes

But I did like the mill scenes and Sir

Also a really strong ending that sets up season two nicely

Miserable Mill Part 1

See above

A little lower that Part 2 because of more Quagmire scenes

I actually liked the Quagmire scenes in season one and how it was handled but less so in this episode? Maybe it was the cheesy effects with the fighting

Also CGI Sunny. Her least cute episode

Vile Village Part 2

Vile Village was definitely one of my favorite books and I was so disappointed by the episodes

While I liked the western aesthetic, I don’t think it felt right with the feel of the book

Also crow nazis

Now that Jacques is dead there’s no bad VFD subplot so that’s why it’s higher than part 1

I really like how they handled Sunny not being able to take her first steps because she’s too old now. This is also definitely a good episode for the Sunny Being Cute scale

Vile Village Part 1

I really think the only thing this episode has going for it is the costumes, specifically Violet and Sunny’s

the watercolor dress, flannel, overalls, jesse hat, tricolor dress? fashion legends

disappointing, kinda boring, bland to look at, horrible VFD subplot, D+V???, bad CGI

however cute donkey

also a fan of Esme’s accent, idk what it’s supposed to be but it made my russian friend laugh

Austere Academy Part 1

Same as the first part however less Carmelita and Larry and Jacquelyn are at their most useless

Just the least entertaining episode overall

The End

honestly do I even need to explain this

I get what they were going for with the pink sheep and I quite like the tents but the pink robes were not flattering on anyone

Kit. Sugar. why is she in a white dress? when did she have time to change? overt christian symbolism after 14 episodes of Jewishness. Ishmael founded VFD. Ishmael can walk

The bad CGI. I haven’t seen CGI this bad since season one

The arboretum was disappointing and didn’t give the feel of years worth of buildup and it didn’t feel like the Baudelaires could live off of this stuff

That being said I loved chapter fourteen and BL

#asoue #a series of unfortunate events #asoue netflix #asoue thoughts #i would love to hear other peoples opinions on this

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awkward-bookworm-amber · 5 years ago

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At the Brink of the End

Hi everyone! This story is an old collaboration between me, loopydroop, and two of our English classmates. Obviously, we’re all more mature writers now, but I find it interesting to see and reflect on our old works. You can find loopydroop’s blog here. So read on and have fun!

“Brring! Brring!” The bell rang loud and clear. Leo rushed out of history class, his least favorite subject. He rummaged through his bag for his phone. When he looked up, he saw Jacquelyn jumping joyfully over to her usual spot by their english class. Leo and Jacq went way back, all the way to preschool. Even as freshman in high school, they still hung out together at lunch. Leo made his way through the busy crowd to Jacq, who had sat down on a bench.

Jacq was going through Leo’s social media posts, particularly his selfies.

“Hey, Jacq.” Leo said, sitting down next to her. “What’s up?”

“Nothing!” Jacq snapped, hiding her phone’s screen in her lap. Her cheeks turned bright red against her fair skin. She relaxed before speaking again. “I was doing nothing. Just...scrolling through Instagram. What are you up to?”

“Not much.” Leo sighed. “Lacrosse tryouts are today. Other than that, my schedule’s empty.”

“Great! I hope you make the team.” Jacq smiled.

“Beep!” Leo’s phone exclaimed. What’s so important? I have my phone on silent! Suddenly, Jacq’s phone beeped too. Everyone’s phone beeped, and the whole school went silent. Then, the campus erupted into chaos. Leo and Jacq just stared into their screens at the notification which had reached every single phone:

THIS IS NOT A DRILL. NUCLEAR ATTACK WARNING. SEVERITY: EXTREME. CERTAINTY: HIGH. AFFECTED AREAS: WORLDWIDE. RESPONSE TYPE: SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER.

Jacq gasped. “What caused this!?” Her eyes were fearful as she turned to Leo. Leo had already stood up to rush along with the others into the nearest classroom. He grabbed Jacq’s hand and pulled her up. Tears began to run down her face as they neared their english classroom.

Before they entered, Leo stopped and turned to her. “Listen, I need you to come and fix this with me.”

“What do you mean? How can we fix this?” Jacq was already torn apart.

“Just trust me!” Leo partially shouted. Suddenly, he hugged her, wrapping his arms tightly around her small body. A tear rolled off of Jacq’s cheek and onto Leo’s black sweatshirt. Then, the chaos faded into the background, and soon disappeared. When Jacq opened her eyes, she was still hugging Leo, and still crying. However, the landscape was different. She was on the sidewalk just outside her house, and the sun was about four hours away from disappearing behind the Santa Clara County Jail. Jacq stood there in complete shock.

“What...happened?” Jacq managed to say. She pulled away from Leo.

“We time traveled, Jacq,” Leo stated. “and I can’t believe it worked.”

“What do you mean? How’s this possible? Time travel?”

“Don’t ask questions, okay? We can’t waste any time.” Leo grabbed her hand and ran up the street to his house. When they reached the garage door, he threw his hand into his pocket, and then unfolded a crumpled sticky note. He quickly entered the garage code, and the screech of metal against metal hurt Jacq’s ears. Leo stepped inside and pointed to a dark blue bike. “Hop on that one. I’ll take my brother’s.”

“Where are we going?” Jacq asked, throwing her body over the seat.

Leo tossed her a black helmet, which she adjusted to fit her small head. “Don’t ask questions, just follow.” He mounted his brother’s bike and strapped on a helmet before riding out into the street. Jacq reluctantly followed.

After around a half-an-hour ride across downtown, the teens came to a stop in front of barren-looking government property. The building was unmarked.

“Where are we?” Jacq asked.

“The Nuclear Control Center. It controls every nuclear plant in the world.”

“I never knew that was in San Jose.”

“Neither did I until a few weeks ago.” Leo parked his bike against a pole and left his helmet on the seat. Jacq did the same. Leo walked up to the door, and waited for Jacq to catch up before grasping the handle.

The door was stuck shut. “Honestly Jacq, I have no idea why I thought we could just prance into the worldwide nuclear control center without stumbling on some sort of security!” Leo, of all people, was losing hope. But he still attempted it. He flung his pitch black backpack off of his back and started to dig right away. “No, no, no!” He threw things out of his backpack like a raccoon going through a trash can for something good. “Aha!” He finally found his shiny, new screwdriver.

Jacq watched him in awe. She paid attention to all the small details: the reflection of the steel door on his brown eyes, the wide grin he wore when he achieved something big. She found it… slightly attractive. No. She didn’t.

Leo jammed the screwdriver in the lock in an effort to disable it. Every now and then, he looked at Jacq, who gave him a nod of approval. After a few tries, the door made a ‘click’ sound and swung open. Standing inside was a surprise they least expected.

“Welcome to your end, children!” President Crudo, the actual president of the United States of America, stood inside the building with roughly a dozen men flanking him. He looked elated. Jacq and Leo immediately noted him as someone not to mess with. But why was he here? Why now? “I was hoping I would have some rivalry. You know, it’s no fun destroying the world if it’s an easy task. Although I will admit, two children finding a way into this place is not what I had in mind.”

Jacq and Leo threw each other nervous glances. Unlike the president, they just wanted to get this over with. Why couldn’t it be easy for once? Then Leo took a big risk. He quickly pulled out a map of the building and chucked his backpack at the president square in the face. He then had dodged the president’s bodyguards, who made multiple attempt to grab him, and pulled Jacq into the left hallway. “Jacq, there’s no time,” Leo rushed through his words. He had to confess, he just had to.

“Leo What’s going on, what are you going to do?” Jacq choked on sobs. Her eyes were emeralds filled with worry, and looking at them made Leo want to cry to.

“Listen, I’ll tell you the truth, but you have to let me do this.”

“Do what? Leo please, if you put yourself at risk to save me-”

“Shhhh.” Leo gently put his finger in front of her mouth as a gesture of silence. They could slightly hear the footsteps of their enemies and could not afford to compromise their location. Not now. “I’m not a normal person, Jacq,” he whispered, “I have a power that no one could even possibly have. I can time travel just by thinking about it. Usually not more than four hours, but this time I took a chance. It was an emergency.”

Jacq’s eyes widened. Her jaw dropped. Not only because he gained amazing abilities, but because he told her. Suddenly, she wanted to do the same thing. But they could not take their sweet time. “How did you…”

“I was trying to figure out the theory of relativity in my garage and, well, I guess things just... happened.”

“Wow.” Jacq appreciated their friendship more than ever.

“Jacq, they’re going to find us. We have to hurry. We’re sitting right by an emergency exit. I want you to take it, run as far away from here as you can, and don’t look back.”

“Leo, what-”

“Just do it.” He was determined. If his plan worked and Jacq made it out, his sacrifice would not be in vain.

“Leo, I need to tell you something.” Jacq was shaking, both of cold and sadness.

“Jacq, we’re out of time.” The footsteps on the stone floor were loud now.

“I know, just one more thing.” She stood on her tippy-toes and kissed him on the forehead. When she pulled away, she saw a single tear on Leo’s cheek. She slowly wiped it away and studied his face, copying every detail and saving it to a file in her brain that she would never delete. She pulled in even closer until they shared their breath.

Leo felt something build up in his chest, a flood that was on the verge of breaking his mental dam. He loved her and he knew it. He always had, from the moment he first met her. And then she confirmed it. It the softest, most beautifully delicate voice, she said “I love you.” And she was gone. She did what he had asked. Now he had to finish it. He ran down the hallway, away from the footsteps, at full speed. From one corridor to the next, until he found the secure vault he was looking for, his only thought was: I’m doing this for you, Jacq. It was already open. Maybe President Crudo wanted to guard it himself, or stay near it in case something went wrong. For once, that horrible person did something helpful. Leo approached the big switch that was inside the vault. He knew a kill switch when he saw one. “Be safe, Jacquelyn.” And with that, he pulled it down.

Jacq was probably about five miles away when she stopped following the directions Leo had set out for her. When she heard it, she had to. She stopped in her tracks and froze. She wanted to believe the explosion wasn’t from the building Leo was in. No such luck. When she finally turned around, she saw a mushroom cloud in the place of the nuclear control center. Her knees buckled and she fell to the ground. All she could do was weep and scream his name. “Leo! Oh no, Leo. Please be alive. You have to be alive.” She knew their plan had succeeded, but was this really what she was willing to pay? She walked over to Leo’s bike, the one he had let her ride, and sat down with it in her lap. As she let the tears leave her, they fell onto the glossy blue of the handle. She didn’t care about what happened to her at this point, for she had already lost part of her soul.

As tears rolled down her eyes, Jacq felt her heart slowing down. The spark for Leo began to break-not in anger, but from sadness. Jacq had never felt this way for someone. She had always thought she would never find love. But then she felt something for Leo.

“Now, he’s gone. There's no bringing him back.’’ Jacq said, feeling a flood of tears about to burst from her eyes. “What am I going to do without him? Is there even a purpose to live? I just want him back!” she exclaimed. “Please…?” she said quietly. The smoke reflected on Jacq’s glazed green eyes. She couldn’t bear looking at the explosion. She could almost feel Leo’s presence around her.

Jacq sat correctly on the bike and rode off into the distance. She thought about what had just happened, still processing that Leo was dead. She thought about the memories with him. She thought about the day they went to a hiking trail and there were snakes near the edge. Jacq was screaming in terror and Leo saved the day. He carried her all the way till the end of the trail. Even though he was exhausted, he carried her anyway.

Maybe I should go to Leo’s home and tell his family the news. I don't know..should I? What if it’s dangerous? I mean, I don't know if there’s anyone following me. She thought. Jacq looked around to see if there was anyone. Oh who am I kidding? This is Leo we are talking about. The one person I ever loved.

Jacq rode down the hill. She looked up to see the bright blue sky. It felt like none of this even existed. Her olive green shirt was ripped up and her white jeans were smudged black with dust all over them. As the wind blew, ashes flew out of her hair.

After a while, Jacq reached his home. She saw the garage open and Leo’s dad cleaning his car in front of it. Jacq got off the bike and walked to him.

“Hey, kid! what’s up? Where’s Leo? And..what happened to your clothes? Let's get you inside and cleaned up.’’ he said. Mr. Kim put a blanket over her and walked inside the garage. But before he could reach the inside, Jacq grabbed his arm.

Jacq felt her eyes filling up with tears.“Mr. Kim…” Tears rolled off her face and onto the driveway. “Leo’s gone…!” she said. Her voice cracked as she cried. His light brown eyes filled with tears as well.

“Wh-what do you mean he’s gone?” he said softly.

“He’s DEAD!” she cried. The tears danced down his eyes as he took her inside. There, Leo’s mom was scrubbing the walls.

Leo’s mother was cleaning up the mess in the kitchen. There was paint everywhere. All the colors you can imagine were painted on the walls. As her sponge squeezed soap out, the liquid dripped down the walls. Mrs. Kim looked at the two of them crying and questioned them. She put aside the sponge and walked up to them. Her black short heels clicked as she walked toward them. She removed her apron and hung it up.

“What happened? Oh my God, is everything okay?” she asked. Her hazelnut-grey eyes watered up as she heard the news. She dropped the cleaning spray and fell to the floor when a little girl came out of the hallway.

“Mama! Come pla-” Mrs. Kim took the little girl’s hand.

“Go pack up your toys sweetie. I will explain later.” she spoke to her child.

“Wh-where are you going?” Jacq asked.

“We are leaving town. I think we need a fresh start. We will come back when we are ready.” Mr. Kim said to her. “We were planning to go for a month with Leo, but I think we might stay there permanently. I’m sorry.”

“Bu-but wha-”

“Go to your parents now Jacq.” Mrs. Kim said to Jacq in the softest voice.

Before she left, she noticed a small machine broken on the floor. Jacq walked up to it and picked up the pieces. She looked around the garage to see if there was anymore pieces. The grey metal walls had some papers of space and information on there. She stood on the washing machine and grabbed all the papers. Jacq took a glance through the papers and flipped one over. The words read:

My best friend Jacq, I know one day you will be reading this. These are papers about my theory on relativity. I challenge you to finish my theory, even if I’m not there. I love you.

Without hesitation, Jacq took the papers, grabbed the bike, and left.

Back into future, where the systems were supposed to go off, Jacq felt like she was nothing without Leo. He was one of the only people that actually cared about her, and has supported with her throughout preschool, elementary, and junior high and now he’s was gone.

Head down in despair, Jacquelyn whispered to herself, “Oh great. Leo is gone and now I have to work toward creating something that no human had even thought of designing.”

“Well then, challenged accepted. This is for you Leo.”

Without hesitations, Jacq started to work on creating something that was going to be impossible to make, possible. With all the encouragement from Leo, she started on the impossible invention, in the garage of course.

#wow I was young #collaborations #I wrote the climax :)#narrative writing

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breachy-breeches-creation · 5 years ago

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Trio Goddess

Sometimes I wish I can wish draw; like "advance" art or something I have this idea stuck in my head that my 3 main DA OC protagonist aka Warden, Hawke, Inquisitor are portrayed as the Greek Trio Goddess : either as the Horae: the Hours (gen 2) Dike (justice) Eirene (peace) Eunomia (order of law) or as Moirai: the Fates Clotho (the weaver) Lachesis (the lot-caster) Atropos (the inevitable)--- (maybe I can come back to this later when I have extra money to commission art)

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Horae (The "Seasons”) [2nd Gen]

The idea starts off with my Warden who's a Cousland The Cousland's family crest is of green Laurel with blue background "With Justice and Temperance" motto; (although in all honestly idk if it is canon or someone’s HC since I only can find the “common saying, but I digress) At first, I want to associate Cordelia with "Lady Justice" herself but that would be a bit over the top (?) Still like the idea of Cordelia holding a scale in one hand & (family) sword in another so I look up the goddess; The Titaness Themis represent "divine law"; but Cordelia is only human (and non-mage also) Which bring me to "Dike": goddess of justice and the spirit of moral order and fair judgement based on immemorial custom, in the sense of socially enforced norms and conventional rules.* She is depicted as a young, slender woman carrying a physical balance scale and wearing a laurel wreath. (Wikipedia); TL;DR, the mortal justice but not Astraea (another justice goddess but also purity & innocence) bc Cordelia (the irony of it) is literally tainted (Grey Warden)

Eirene (Roman equivalent: Pax) the personification of peace and wealth . Often depicted in art as a beautiful young woman carrying a cornucopia, sceptre, and a torch or rhyton. Shown gazing maternally at Plutus, who is looking back at her trustingly. The statue is an allegory for Plenty (i.e., Plutus) prospering under the protection of Peace; it constituted a public appeal to good sense. >> Thea Hawke. Although this one is rather ironic due circumstances, rather I was thinking more of the feminine, "almost motherly" nurturing side of Thea herself

Eunomia ( "Order", governance according to good laws) was the goddess of law and legislation >> Jacquelyn bc being the Inquisitor

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The Moirai (The “Fates”)

Clotho: the spinner Responsible for spinning the thread of human life. Made major decisions, such as when a person was born, thus in effect controlling people's lives. This power enabled her not only to choose who was born but also to decide when gods or mortals were to be saved or put to death. Much like the Warden (aka Cordelia) I suppose? also being the first DA game It also represents the "past", as Grey Wardens/Darkspawn are like the reminder of the "sin" that is committed thousands of years ago due to hubris of man.

Lachesis: "to obtain by lot, by fate, or by the will of the gods" She measured the thread of life with her rod. represent by Thea Hawke since Hawke (in general)'s story serves as an interlude between DAO & DAI and yet story wise it stretches the longest (7 yrs). Hawke seems to little to no "control" over their life where their decision doesn't seem to have that much impact to DAI (compare to DAO > DA2, or DAO > DAI even) But rather it is already it is *decided*. It is fate, it is **Destiny** (Flemeth chimes about becomes Greatness by /embracing destiny/ and does not show fear )

and last but not the least Atropos: known as "the Inflexible One," or "inevitable". She who chose the mechanism of death and ended the life of mortals by cutting their thread with her "abhorred shears. Death? (Jacquelyn's association with spirits & also a member of the infamous Nevarran Mortalitasi ((although in-game I play as Rift mage since it's something 'new' to her also closer to the Fade. I digress) or "The beginning of an end" (Breach; Torn Veil; direct connection to Solas) The "judgement", the executor of destiny > being the Inquisitor.

#dragon age #dragon age oc #concept dump #warden #hero of ferelden #hawke #inquisitor #greek mythology #greek goddess

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allthecreepylittlethings · 6 years ago

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The Body in the Chimney: The Disturbing Case of Joshua Maddux

If you've ever seen the movie Gremlins, you probably remember the random, disturbing scene where, among the chaos of those psychotic puppet monsters destroying everything on Christmas Eve, Billy's friend, Kate, takes a moment to explain why she already hates Christmas. She tells Billy that when she was a child her dad went missing one Christmas Eve and no one could find him for over a week. Then one night she went to light a fire in the fireplace and a bad smell hit her. Her mother called in the fire department, expecting it to be some sort of dead animal who had gotten itself stuck, but instead it ended up being her father, dressed in a Santa suit with a sack full of presents. He had been trying to surprise his wife and daughter by climbing down the chimney like Santa, but instead he wound up slipping and breaking his neck, dying instantly with his body remaining stuck in the chimney.

It's a completely unnerving story that adds a layer of darkness in an already dark comedy, only there's nothing funny about it which is what makes it stand out so much. No matter how poorly thought out you might think her father's plan was, it's still a scary story and a moment a lot of people remember most about the film.

Unfortunately, discovering human bodies trapped in chimneys is not exclusive to the world of cinema, and quite often the aftermath is a horrifying scene left for some unfortunate person to discover later on. Just to name a few examples, in 2010, a woman by the name of Dr. Jacquelyn Kotarac was found decomposing in a chimney after she attempted to slide down it to gain access to her on-again, off-again boyfriend's house. In 2018, a Bolivian man in Argentina attempted to escape police, while being pursued over a robbery, and wound up climbing through a chimney, only to get stuck and forced to wait for police to rescue him. While he was lucky to survive the incident, he was still arrested once he was freed.

There are more stories like this but today's entry focuses on the case of Joshua Maddux, a missing teen who was ultimately discovered in a chimney.

In May of 2008, Colorado teen, Joshua Maddux, walked away from his home and never came back. Joshua was known to be something of a free spirit, talking often about how he planned to go on an adventure someday and possibly not be heard from again for a while. When he went missing, his father, Mike Maddux, searched diligently, determined to find his son all while holding on to hope that he was still alive and well. Even after he and his wife divorced, Mike remained in the family home, hoping it would mean Joshua still had a home to return to, if he ever did.

But in 2015, Mike's worst fears were confirmed when the remains of his son were uncovered inside the chimney of an old historic cabin just a quarter of a mile away from the family home. The cabin was in the process of being demolished when an earth mover made the discovery while peeling away a steel fireplace insert within the chimney. Joshua's death was essentially ruled as "accidental by unknown causes," but there some alarming details to the scene that only added to the mystery as to what exactly happened.

The first question was how and why he wound up inside the chimney? Chuck Murphy, who owned the property in which the cabin stood, claimed there was no way Joshua could have climbed inside from the roof. According to him, there was steel rebar webbing installed at the top of the chimney specifically to keep animals from climbing inside. This raised the question of whether or not Joshua was somehow pushed inside the chimney by someone else. On top of that, it was discovered that a large wooden breakfast bar had been torn from the kitchen wall and moved to block the bottom of the chimney.

Another detail that only raised more questions was the manner of which his body was found. Joshua's feet were down and he was in a fetal position. He was wearing only a thermal shirt, naked from the waist down, and the rest of his clothes were uncovered, neatly folded, inside the cabin. However, there were no signs of stab wounds, bullet holes, or even trauma on the remaining hard tissue.

Despite the coroner's report on Joshua's cause of death, there has been reasonable speculation that his death was not accidental and that he was in fact murdered. And in a turn that is not entirely surprising for those familiar with Reddit, a user came forward in 2016, offering a potential theory as to who may have done this.

In an AskReddit thread, asking about what it was like to discover someone you knew was a serial killer, the user "gentamangina" replied with a lengthy comment, detailing how he had not only known Joshua when he was still alive, but he may have also known the killer. In the comment, he describes how they had a mutual acquaintance named Andy (later identified as Andrew Newman), who was already a little off. Joshua had become friends with Andy just before disappearing, and after the disappearance, Andy later went on to be arrested for two different murders in which the victims had been stabbed to death. Despite Andy supposedly bragging about the murders, he was released due to lack of evidence. Once the Reddit user had been made aware of these events, they immediately went to the police with several other people, trying to get them to further investigate Andy as he was likely the cause of Joshua's disappearance and later death. Unfortunately nothing ever became of it, the cabin was later demolished and Joshua's remains were cremated.

While the true cause of Joshua's death may never be uncovered, it remains an unsettling mystery with many who were close to the situation sincerely doubting there was anything accidental about it.

Sources:

Chimney discovery ends mystery over young man's disappearance, but questions remain: https://www.denverpost.com/2015/10/19/chimney-discovery-ends-mystery-over-young-mans-disappearance-but-questions-remain/

Joshua Maddox: The Boy in the Chimney: http://www.darkhistories.com/josh-maddux-the-boy-in-the-chimney/

gentamangina's original Reddit comment: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/3qqy8t/people_who_have_known_murderers_serial_killers/cwhya9w/?st=jh5slp81&sh=3f06743b

New Mexico Murder Suspect Captured in Texas County: http://crimesceneinvestigations.blogspot.com/2009/06/new-mexico-murder-suspect-captured-in.html

#joshua maddux #andrew newman #true crime #mystery #reddit #colorado springs

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3, 15, 25, 29 & 30

so after writing all this i’ve come to the conclusion that i’m truly the most unorganized mun out there rn. dead ass. head ass. frfr.

3. WHICH MUSE IS THE TRICKIEST TO GET IN CHARACTER FOR?

sarai or vincent. sarai because i haven’t gotten the chance to fully develop her yet. vincent because he’s torn between being a major asshole or fricken softie. he’s so flippy floppy i feel like he gives me [nct 127 vc] whiplash.

15. CAN YOU SORT YOUR MUSES FROM YOUNGEST TO OLDEST?

shooot... i got all their information (including their birthdays, with the year) set up on a google docs spread sheets. but i’m too lazy to sort it out right now. i’m soRRY.

25. WHICH MUSE DO PEOPLE SEND THE MOST ASKS FOR?

beatriz, romeo, and alaska. shoutout to the five people who actually send me ic asks. y’all some real ones for that.

29. WHICH MUSE ARE YOU CONSIDERING DELETING?

at the moment, genevieve or jacquelyn. i got some good ideas for them but my western muses don’t get a lot of lovin. sad bois™

30. MOST IMPORTANTLY, ARE YOU HAVING FUN PLAYING EACH ONE OF YOUR MUSES?

so far, so good ! some days i’m biased towards others. but i dead ass love all 47 of these hoes.

ASKS FOR MUNS WITH MULTIMUSE OR MORE THAN ONE MUSE.

#♡ ◜˚ —「 acacia » answered: ooc. 」#tw: long post #elyshq

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Everybody posting about the trials & tribs of 2019 and how they gonna smash their #2020goals & THIS floated across my desk today. Pretty much the high point of my 2019, I mean you know ur jenny from the block when some #okboomer bitterman sicks their chihuahua on you because your dick is bigger than theirs. The other thing that cracks me up is how #cleavageforlikes triggered millennial white girl is constantly referencing their "haters". haha you think you got #haters ??? #bitchplz Also it appears as though IG is turning into Twitter? you just tag a whole bunch of accounts in your posts? I mean I do it on Twitter unabashedly but never really considered it cool on IG but hey if everybody's going to do it to me, I'll start doing it. You got a problem with that? Fuck winegirl IG... we'll start our own pod. Just because I don't particularly want to see #wineblogger's tits and ass doesn't mean I'm anti-engagement. My personal goal for 2020 is to land a spot on #winefolly's top 10 #winegram's to follow, but I can't decide if I want to knock Haley's cellar (actually 7 bottles in a #livelovelaugh rack on the refrigerator) off the list or the dudes who drink #LVMH in a bathtub together. I like Veuve yellow way better than Mezzacorona and I like chubby brunettes almost as much as gay dudes so I'm kinda torn. I gotta get a hat tho. All the cool kids have one. Found a beautiful 3XXX Resistol the other day that would flatten nicely but it was black, and there's already one of those in town. Anyway, here's to a great 2020 and #WWIII & kelli's amazing rack & jacquelyn's oven & tay's shoes & brooke's #illuminati one-eye & the siamese twins in LA & #garyvee having empathy & mccollister's hot wife & corktransition's budding boobies & 008 opening way better wine than you & marissa's claw problem & demi's tunnels & tomo's perfect 10:10 & everybody with 'bordeaux' in your name losing 10 lbs & #drinklikeamillionaire's widewalkers & rupal's vaseline & alex's stop-action & harvard having a bigger dick & gini pulling her jeans up higher & rat tightening that clamp & noelle writing another blog about my dog & dame smiling bigger & brian being more pensive oh and MOAR BLOCKS (at Morro Bay, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B64FNRIHxlG/?igshid=14nic9cxnn2yc

#2020goals #okboomer #cleavageforlikes #haters #bitchplz #wineblogger #winefolly #winegram #livelovelaugh #lvmh #wwiii #illuminati #garyvee #drinklikeamillionaire

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doodleferp · 5 years ago

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Area 51 Meme: Crypt TV Edition

(Please note: These are all the monsters I could think of to date. More might be added later on if it turns out I forgot some.)

“They can’t stop us all!”

Aponi/Stoneheart

Rapunzel

Cheshire (Crypt Fables)

Velma (The Chosen)

Zominic the Cannibal Baby

Larry/The Mauler (Camp Monster)

Shelley

“If we Naruto run, we can dodge the bullets.”

Anthony Kane (My First Day)

Giggles the Clown

Oliver Greenwood (Shelley)

Mohawk

Water’s Edge Monster

Silas/Pinnochio (Crypt Fables)

Julie (Friendship Bracelet)

“Please don’t, they absolutely can stop all of you.”

The Birch

Mira Mira

Geppetto (Crypt Fables)

The Ice Cream Man (One Please)

Jacquelyn Torne (The Terrible Tale of Jacquelyn Torne)

Daniel (Camp Monster)

Harclaw

“Have fun dying, lol”

Miss Annity

Taylor (Sunny Family Cult)

The Kinderfänger

Riju (The Chosen)

The Mordeo Queen

Actually goes to Area 51

Carrie (The Girl in the Woods)

Walter (Milk and Cookies)

Roger (Sunny Family Cult)

The Beast Under The Bed

Dread (Dread)

Gets in

Terra

The Brute

The Mordeo

Soot

Terra

The Look-See

Is one of the aliens at Area 51

Scamp

Fluffy (Troubled Youth)

Dream Screecher

The Little Mermaid

The Mimic

The Widower

The Thing In The Apartment

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tyrantsiblings replied to your post: STARTER CALL. for mr. poe / a series of...

I’m torn between liking this for Jacquelyn because.. MR POE…

pls stop having phone sex with your filmmaker bf during work hours thank you

#tyrantsiblings

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A desert rose

[A month after frozen blood at the Oasis]

*dawn*

Jacquelyn:*batheing in self created spring* ahhh I can get use to this life. This oasis is by far my greatest achievement as a maiden.

Adam:*walking up to her* Are you forgetting who helped?

Jacquelyn:Adam!!!? *creates an ice wall between them* A little privacy thank you!

Adam:.....

Adam:We’ve slept together like three times now.

Jacquelyn:*red* It was dark and we were emotional.

Adam:I can see in the dark and you were emotional.

Jacquelyn:*pokes head out* If you’re trying to tell me you weren’t emotional after telling me your life story then you’re brain needs help. Maybe I froze you too many times.

Adam:*rolling his eyes* Anyways we have a situation. How long do you plan on surviving on fruits and vegetables? We’re gonna need a bit more than that.

Jacquelyn:I’ve been thinking about that too. *sinking into the water a little bit* too bad we’re broke. I could actually go to the part of menagerie with food.

Adam:You’re human; you’d look suspicious. I’d go but....

Jacquelyn:You’d be shot on sight.

Adam:*thinks of Ghira* More like torn to pieces.

Jacquelyn:Hmmmm can you had me my kimono and turn around please?

Adam:*does what he’s told* Stealing would be an option but it’s far too risky. If you slip up then I can’t help.

Jacquelyn:*dressed* You can look now. Do you have any idea which way the market there is?

Adam:South of here; about two hours by foot with plenty of danger in between.

Jacquelyn:*sits on her knees* there is one thing I could try, it’s a total guess though.

Adam:What’s on your mind?

Jacquelyn:Maybe I can use my magic to carve a sea tunnel; create a currents to draw fish in regularly. Then I just open an entrance over here. I’m not too good with earth stuff though. Also I can’t really see what I’m doing.

Adam:You sure you won’t flood some place by mistake or cause an earthquake?

Jacquelyn:.......that’s a good point. It’s the only plan I have though that’s “discreet”

Adam:Guess there’s no harm in trying.

Jacquelyn:Alrighty then, *fingers crossed *closes her eyes and concentrates*

*sound of the wind gently passes by. Shifting sands sink and push across the desert*

Jacquelyn:*sweating slightly as she opens her eyes* Okay, good news and bad news. The good news is I’m totally managing something; bad news is it will probably take awhile.

Adam:How long?

Jacquelyn:Not sure, feels like hours to be honest. Good thing we’re alone. I’d say maybe like ten hours?

Adam:Not exactly...*points to a sand dune*

*a dog like grimm on all fours stands in wait. It resembles a dingo but bone plated and long canines. Claws nice and curved*

Jacquelyn:I’ve never seen a grimm like that before. Are they native here or something?

Adam:It’s a White Fang....

Jacquelyn:.....The name for the organization came from a grimm?

Adam:Alone they’re fierce and deadly. With a pack they become more calculated in their actions; everyone fulfilling a roll.

Jacquelyn:That...actually clears a lot of things up. Should we kill it?

Adam:It’s a trap;there’s probably ten more under the sand. Don’t worry about just focus on the sea cave and I’ll stand gaurd. *draws his sword*

Jacquelyn:Roger that, shout if you need me. *closes her eyes and concentrates*

*few hours pass, Sun completely out and beaming.*

Jacquelyn:*opening her eyes* Hey, think I fin- oh my goodness!

Adam:*barely standing and scratched up* You....done yet?

Jacquelyn:*rushing over* Why didn’t ask for help!? You look awful!

Adam:It looks worse than it feels. I’ve been baiting them out while you brought the water.

*sand dune coming at him*

Jacquelyn:*channeling fire* I got this one.

Adam:Don’t worry about it. I wanted this.

*entire ground caves in. Rushing water comes out the freshly carved tunnels.*

Jacquelyn:......You’re a madman Adam Taurus. Using them to help move the water faster was a risky move. I wonder why I finished it so fast.

Adam:You were sweating a few minutes into doing it so ten hours seemed a bit extreme. *watching fish swim in*

Jacquelyn:*patching him up* If I didn’t know better I think you were concerned about my health. Thank you, this definitely saved time.

Adam:I’m gonna go get something to catch these fish.

Jacquelyn:Sweet, I’m gonna.....

Adam:Jacquelyn? *turning back around*

*the young maiden staring at a strange five petal flower. Dark purple on the outside yet light pink in the middle.*

Jacquelyn:Huh, I’ve never seen a plant like this. I almost didn’t notice it.

Adam:That? It’s called a desert rose. They’re scarce around here but you can find them if you look hard enough.

Jacquelyn:A desert flower huh? *mesmerized* I feel....sort of sorry for it.

Adam:Huh?

Jacquelyn:It’s so beautiful and elegant looking, yet it blooms in a place filled with danger and devoid of people to admire it. Must be a lonely existence.

Adam:......*walks over to look at it* never took the time to think about it. Look at it this way; it’s probably only this radiant because it learned to live in a harsh place. *walks away*

Jacquelyn:......*taps the soil; creating two slightly bigger ones.* There you go; a little company through the harsh times. That’s all anyone really needs right? *looking at Adam* maybe we’ll find out someday.

#rwby #adam taurus #jacquelyn frost

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