#jeffrey hudson answers

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Nobody asked but I was struck by inspiration at work so here's three sentences for the

🏹 Hunger Games AU ^^ (make me write game)

Tributes often barely made it out of the arena alive. You might win the Hunger Games but the last person you killed did not go easy, usually. The Hunger Games were not over yet but the last two tributes were both in a bad shape.

Edmundo Diaz was still recovering from the arrow wounds and Evan Buckley had a badly mauled leg. Jeffrey Hudson was dead but somehow that made the situation just worse.

A glance at Bobby Nash showed Tommy a mirror of his own feelings. He really should not have gotten attached to District 12's tributes, he told himself once again as he tried to fight off the nausea. Bobby only had eyes for his tributes though. And he was badly losing the fight to keep any emotion off his face, the sheer pain of his. Tommy was envious of his situation and never wanted to be in it. One of Bobby's tributes would win—that was certain; he'd just have to kill the other and probably break his own heart in addition to committing murder. Whoever came out of this arena would be badly broken.

Then again: who came out of it whole? Certainly none of the victors Tommy associated with. But it seemed like Evan and Edmundo had other plans, once again. Or in this case: Edmundo. Tommy watched as the painfilled expression on his face morphed into determination. He almost interpreted it the obvious way: that Edmundo had just made up his mind to kill Evan. Evan certainly did: he swallowed loudly and then gave Edmundo a watery smile, honest and resigned. "Please make it quick, Eddie," he rasped out. "And plea–"

"Buck!" Edmundo barked out, horrified, "I'm not gonna kill you."

"What?" Evan said, stuttering badly in his confusion. "I can't kill you, Eddie! You have to make it out, think of–"

"I'm not going without you," Edmundo said stubbornly and pulled something out of his pocket: the nightlock berries Evan had collected by accident.

"No! Don't!" Evan lunged for the berries in Edmundo's hand, clearly thinking that he was trying to make Evan victor without having to kill a single tribute, much less Edmundo. He was struggling to stay upright with his bad leg and this sudden movement made him stumble badly.

"Buck, stop!" Edmundo shouted, holding the berries out of Evan's range as best as he could. He pulled him close and whispered something in Evan's ear, so low that no microphone could pick it up, too fast for the gamemakers to do something about that and his mouth was hidden against Evan's neck so that nobody could read his lips. His words would stay between them.

The whole room started tittering, the conversations becoming louder. There should have been a victor by now, given the situation. Another glance at Bobby showed him grabbing a rosary tightly, praying under his breath. This tension, this delaying of the inevitable was torture, especially for their mentor and their families and friends back home. And Tommy felt it too. Whatever Edmundo had come up with, could it really be better than watching one of them die?

They kissed, then hugged for a long time and as they raised their hands with the berries Tommy had his answer. No, it was much worse. They would watch both tributes die today and the 74th Hunger Games would have no victor.

The noise in the room exploded suddenly as the realisation set in. Multiple people started crying and there was shouting. Demands to “do something about it” or so—Tommy paid them no heed as he was caught by what was playing out on the screens.

Evan Buckley and Edmundo Diaz nodded at each other and then ate the berries. The room held its breath as nothing happened for a moment. Then a look appeared on Edmundo's face—first surprise then shock then pain, just a second later on Evan's as well and both of them collapsed, making horrible noises that were quickly drowned out by the people in the room Tommy stood in.

In the middle of the chaos Bobby Nash stood as still as a rock in the stormy sea, silently crying. The rosary was still clutched in his hands but he had stopped moving the beads—he had stopped praying. Nightlock was a horrible poison: they had not eaten a lot, they couldn't, but that made the death just longer. Before the hour was over, Edmundo Diaz and Evan Buckley would be dead and until then they would suffer greatly.

As much as the gamemakers usually relished in showing close-ups of dying tributes, the view shown was now from several feet above them. There they lay gasping on the dew-wet grass, holding onto each other's hand as the life started to leave them. No close-ups of their faces, their suffering, their futile struggle. But it was bad enough as it was.

"Save them!" somebody suddenly shouted over the din of the room. And the call was picked up. SAVE THEM, they shouted. And they were not just anybody: they were the investors, some of the wealthiest and most influential people of the Capitol. And the screamed SAVE THEM at the screens, at the gamemakers. At President Ortiz.

Suddenly a bugling trumpet blared over the speakers and the following hush was so sudden and deep it made Tommy's skin prickle. "Ladies and gentlemen!" Claudius Templesmith's voice boomed through the arena and here through the room. "I am pleased to present to you the victors of the 74th Hunger Games: Edmundo Diaz and Evan Buckley."

The view cut to a hovercraft descending rather hurriedly, worried medics already peeking outside. Then the cameras cut and the anthem played and just like that this year's Games were over. Around them people started cheering and celebrating, but Tommy felt as if somebody had hit his solar plexus and stolen his breath.

There always was a winner, the doctors and nurses made sure that there was at least a hollow shell coming out of the Games. There had always been a winner—one. No winner would have been bad, because the Capitol promised there would be one. And now there were two of them. Tommy did not need to look at Bobby to know that this had not been intended in any way. Tommy doubted the tributes had planned anything: how could they? Each of them could have died several times already. But just now Edmundo Diaz and Evan Buckley, star-crossed lovers, unexpected favourites of the 74th Hunger Games, possibly future darlings of the Capitol, had become very dangerous to President Ortiz and the order of Panem.

"What have they done?" Bobby murmered numbly, echoing Tommy's thoughts. And even though his mind already went through all the horrible retaliations this accidental challenge could entail, a part of him still was delighted. A district, District 12 had changed the rules of the Hunger Games and the Capitol had given in.

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Next time on 9-1-1 3x17 'Powerless' Michael gets stuck in an elevator and Athena goes after her arch-nemesis Jeffrey Hudson and we get a sneak peek at the season closing disaster, 3x18 we have are season closing disaster and a return. If you start early enough for a third episode 4x01 'The New Abnormal' we find the 118 their families in a post lockdown LA and we get right into are season opening disaster.

Eddie Begins is a hard one to watch.

Once you have an idea about what Shannon's life was lime with Eddie's parents in El Paso it's easy to understand why she didn't come back.

Helena and Ramon suck. I will never let go of Helena telling Eddie they don't want him to drag Christopher down with him.

👩‍🚒🚑+🥼🏥=👩‍⚕️?

She definitely needs to do both.

Soon very soon.

Good news you'll get your answer in 4x04 '9-1-1 What's Your Grievance' and 4x05 'Buck Begins'.

Thoughts on 911 season 3 ep 15 and 16

Yeah this was a weird night so I only got two in

1. I did not like ep 15 being buried alive is a nightmare and I hated every bit of those scenes

2. Shannon honestly did the best she could. Like I don’t blame her for not going back, not when Eddies parents would probably be passive aggressive towards her if she did returned. She may not have done what was in the best interest of her son but she did what was in her best interest and honestly I don’t fault her for that. She’s human and she was pushed to a breaking point. Leaving may have hurt but it was probably a lot less painful of an outcome than if she stayed

3. I don’t like Eddie’s parents they seem self righteous and they need to stay in their own lane. I’m surprised they didn’t try to take Eddie to court over custody.

4. I love that Hen pissed off that one doctor for doing what she felt was right to save that guys and yeah, I do think that dude from the fire died because someone at the hospital didn’t take her seriously. I wouldn’t be upset if Hen decided to actually become a doctor

5. That said, Hen please leave the job at the firehouse and please don’t bring the job with you on date night. I hope you got Karen a big ass jewel for that. You also probably owe Bobby and Athena like tickets to the theatre or something for crashing their date night

6. Buck you are a sweetheart, I love you, please get more friends and therapy.

7. Also curious about what was said and Maddie leaving him with their parents. Sounds like he has a lot of childhood trauma to unpack

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9-1-1 Horror Prompts

(Feel free to vote if any of these should become a one-shot or a full story)

Sleepy Hollow: Police Detective Eddie Diaz and his young son, Christopher, move away from the big city to the small town of Sleepy Hollow, where they hear the legend of the Headless Horseman. With decapitated bodies piling up around Sleepy Hollow, Eddie teams up with town resident Evan Buckley, to stop the murderous fathom before he can claim another head.

Buried Secrets: Maddie Buckley and Chimney Han are ready to start the next phases of their lives. The birth of their daughter brings a new chapter of happiness to the couple. Until strange things began happening around them, items falling randomly, accidents at Chimneys job that could’ve injured him, and a shadow following Jee-Yun. The answer behind these incidents lies in a secret that Maddie had kept buried for so long. Her ex-husband, who has been dead for years.

Whispers in the Dark: A supernatural entity is haunting the children of the 118. May, Harry, Denny, Nia, and Christopher. Keeping them up all hours of the night by terrorizing their dreams, stalking them at school and home. The Entity is relentless, and the 118 must team up, why it’s fixated on their children, and where will it all end?

Malevolent Intentions: Three weeks ago, Harry Grant was kidnapped by an escaped convict, Jeffrey Hudson. In a police confrontation, Jeffrey was killed and Harry was reunited with his family. However, Harry does not come back the same. The young boy is consumed by anger and takes it out on his family, and with every passing day, his temper only worsens. Is Harrys’ new behavior because of the trauma he had endured or is something more sinister consuming the boy?

Malignant: Evan Buckley has never felt happier, his job as a firefighter is prospering, he’s marrying the man of dreams, and getting an amazing step-son. Everything is perfect. Until something strange begins happening. Buck began having horrifying nightmares of gruesome murders committed by a shadowy figure. Until those nightmares turn out to be real, and the killer is somehow connected to Buck. Teaming up with Sergeant Athena, Buck dives into his obscure past to uncover his strange connection with the killer. Everything seems to point to Buck’s old imaginary friend, Daniel, who may not be as imaginary as he previously believed.

Five Perfect Strangers: For years, Bobby Nash had been haunted by the memory of his past, the fire that had killed many innocent lives, including his own family. To help him cope with his past, Bobbys’ fiance suggests a therapeutic retreat in the mountains. At the resort, Bobby meets four other people searching for closure. Chimney Han, trying to recover from an accident that almost killed him. Hen Wilson, a paramedic wracked with guilt after accidentally killing a young girl in an accident. Evan Buckley, a man struggling to cope after learning a hidden family secret. And Eddie Diaz, a widower who was unable to save his wife’s life after a car accident. However, this resort is not like many others, and the patients find themselves literally haunted by their past.

Maybe La Llorona Buddie AU?

Shall I do Lone Star next?

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Across their respective runs, there was a surprising amount of overlap between Brooklyn 99 and The Good Place — here's a breakdown of the actors that appeared on both shows. Dan Goor and Michael Schur created Brooklyn 99, a police procedural comedy series. Premiering in 2013, it ultimately ran for eight critically acclaimed seasons via Fox and then NBC, winning countless awards along the way. Set in the titular New York City precinct, the series primarily followed the adventures (and mishaps) of Jake Peralta (Andy Samberg), Rosa Diaz (Stephanie Beatriz), Terry Jeffords (Terry Crews), Amy Santiago (Melissa Fumero), Charles Boyle (Joe Lo Truglio), Gina Linetti (Chelsea Peretti), and Captain Raymond Holt (Andre Braugher).

Conversely, also created by Schur, The Good Place followed Team Cockroach - a.k.a Eleanor Shellstrop (Kristen Bell), Chidi Anagonye (William Jackson Harper), Tahani Al-Jamil (Jameela Jamil), and Jason Mendoza (Manny Jacinto). Alongside the all-knowing Janet (D'Arcy Carden) and the reformed demon, Michael (Ted Danson), their misadventures took them through the various realms of the afterlife. In the process, they explored numerous philosophical ideas and what it truly meant to be a good and moral person. The equal parts hilarious and emotional series ultimately ran for four seasons, concluding in early 2020.

Related: Why Andy Samberg Almost Passed On Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Given Schur's involvement with both shows, it's perhaps less surprising that they shared significant overlap. The themes were measuredly different and the core cast remained disparate. Still, many guest stars crossed streams to appear on both shows. Those appearances ranged from recurring, fan-favorite characters to subtle one-off appearances that might have flown over the heads of even the shrewdest viewer. Whatever the case, here's a breakdown of all 29 actors that starred in both Brooklyn 99 and The Good Place across the show's multiple respective seasons.

Mantzoukas debuted as the titular wildcard detective in Brooklyn 99 season 3, episode 17, "Adrian Pimento". Fresh out of an undercover assignment, his struggle to reconnect with mainstream society was hilariously unfurled through several episodes across multiple seasons. Despite his relationship with Rosa coming to an end, he remained a loyal (if mercurial) friend to the officers of the 99. Over on The Good Place, he played a malfunctioning android named Derek. Built by Janet in order to get over Jason, he debuted in The Good Place season 2, episode 7, "Janet and Michael." Though Derek and Janet's romance was equally short-lived, he again recurred throughout — with Derek achieving a God-like final form by the show's end.

The Emmy-winning Saturday Night Live alum first appeared in The Good Place season 2, episode 11, "The Burrito." As the afterlife's all-powerful Judge, she recurred throughout the series as equal parts friend and foil — depending on the influence of Timothy Olyphant. On Brooklyn 99, Rudolph guest-starred in the two-part episode that opened season 4. She played Karen Haas, the U.S. Marshal in charge of Jake and Holt's stint in witness protection. Though a stickler for ensuring that every facet of their cover stories had been memorized, she often blurred the lines between personal and professional. That was most hilariously characterized by using her "pop quizzes" to get advice on her marriage and affair with a younger man named Marcos.

As the husband of Captain Raymond Holt, Jackson's Kevin Cozner has been a mainstay since he debuted in Brooklyn 99 season 1, episode 16, "The Party." Though stoic to the point of being cold, he still stood as a far cry to the more overtly villainous Shawn. Jackson first appeared as Shawn in The Good Place season 1, episode 11, "What's My Motivation." Initially posing as The Judge, he was soon revealed to be the head of The Bad Place. Much like how Kevin warmed to Jake Peralta and the rest of the 99, Shawn's demonic ways eventually softened — with him ultimately aiding the heroes in the creation of a new afterlife system.

Related: Brooklyn 99: Why Holt & Kevin Never Kiss (Despite Being Married)

Cordero debuted as Jason's trusted right-hand man in The Good Place season 1, episode 4, "Jason Mendoza." As Steven "Pillboi" Peleaz, he recurred throughout the rest of the show's run — right up until the series finale, having made it to the titular realm in his own right. The actor has actually emerged as one of the most prolific of Schur's collective shows. In terms of the adventures of the 99, Cordero appeared in Brooklyn 99 season 4, episode 22, "Crime and Punishment." As a hacker nicknamed Pandemic, he attempted to aid Terry and Boyle in exonerating Jake and Rosa when they were framed for a series of bank robberies.

The veteran comedic actor first appeared in Brooklyn 99 season 5, episode 10, "Game Night." There he played Devin Cathertaur, a division leader with the Cyber Crimes unit. After affecting the precinct's internet, he repeatedly toyed with the detectives. He's ultimately put in his place by a briefly returning Gina Linetti. He would later debut as Chuck in The Good Place season 3, episode 10, "The Book of Dougs." As a member of the inept committee for the unsurprisingly disappointing Good Place, he helped to manipulate Michael into taking over the running of it.

Daly guest-starred as Jeffrey Bouché in Brooklyn 99 season 4, episode 17, "Cop Con." At the titular convention, the character was introduced as a rival to Captain Holt. Despite seeming initially kind-hearted, it's later revealed to be a facade that hid a devious sabotaging streak. Daly later appeared as Dave Katterttrune in The Good Place season 3, episode 6, "A Fractured Inheritance." Coincidentally, the episode also centered on whether or not certain characters were generally good or merely posing as such. Unlike Bouché, however, Katterttrune was every bit the warm and good-natured family man that he initially seemed.

Offerman guest-starred in The Good Place season 3, episode 8, "Ava." There, he played Captain Holt's ex-boyfriend, Frederick — with whom remained lingering animosity regarding an antique decoy duck. Regardless, he ultimately helped in the birth of Terry and Sharon Jefford's third daughter: Ava. Offerman later appeared in The Good Place season 4, episode 13, "Whenever You're Ready." He was glimpsed mentoring Tahani in woodwork as she sought to craft the perfect chair and complete a truly epic to-do list. Though fans speculated that he may have been playing Ron Swanson, a character from Parks & Recreation, also created by Michael Schur. Offerman was credited as playing a version of himself.

Related: The Good Place: Why Mindy St. Claire Ended Up In The Medium Place

As the sister of Doug Judy (Craig Robinson), Byer debuted as Trudy Judy in Brooklyn 99 season 6, episode 5, "The Tale of Two Bandits." Initially believed to be a straitlaced nursing student, it's ultimately revealed that she followed in her brother's past criminal footsteps. As well as indulging in internet scamming and con artistry, Trudy had taken up Doug's mantle as the Pontiac Bandit. She later reprised the role in subsequent episodes. As well as that, she was reutilized by Schur in The Good Place season 3, episode 10, "The Book of Dougs." There she played Gwendolyn, a cheery and naive employee of The Good Place Correspondence Center.

Jama Williamson: The actress played the demon Val on multiple episodes of The Good Place and Teddy's girlfriend, Rachel, in Brooklyn 99 season 4, episode 13, "The Audit."

Joe Mande: As well as writing and producing on the show, Mande recurred on The Good Place as Todd Hemple. On Brooklyn 99, he appeared twice as Amy's informant, Isaac.

Anna Khaja: Khaja played Tahani's mother, Manisha Al-Jamil, on The Good Place. She also played Dr. Theresa Moore on Brooklyn 99 season 6, episode 11, "The Therapist."

Amy Okuda: Okuda starred as The Bad Place torturer, Gayle (a.k.a Jessica) on The Good Place. She also appeared twice as Terry's ex-girlfriend, Chiaki, on Brooklyn 99.

Seth Morris: The actor played Eleanor's former boss, Wallace, on The Good Place. He also starred as Agent Piln on Brooklyn 99 season 2, episode 15, "Windbreaker City"

Fran Gillespie: Gillespie played the demon Megan in two episodes of The Good Place. Meanwhile, she played Sheena in Brooklyn 99 season 6, episode 11, "The Therapist."

Jamie Denbo: Denbo played Chef Patricia on The Good Place season 1, episode 4, "Jason Mendoza" and Hillary on Brooklyn 99 season 1, episode 11, "Christmas."

Mary Holland: She played Paula in The Good Place season 1, episode 6, "What We Owe To Each Other" and Tricia in Brooklyn 99 season 4, episode 16, "Moo Moo."

Carl Tart: Tart starred as Steve in The Good Place season 4, episode 11, "Mondays, Am I Right?" and Max Prescott in Brooklyn 99 season 6, episode 6, "Crime Scene."

Todd Aaron Brotze: He played librarian and amateur pornographer Scott Fupple in The Good Place season 3, episode 7, "The Worst Possible Use of Free Will" and cuckolded fantasy novelist Miles Moorgil in Brooklyn 99 season 5, episode 8 "Return to Skyfire."

Oliver Muirhead: The actor played Professor Radja on The Good Place season 4, episode 9, "The Answer" and Kevin Cozner's Holt-disapproving boss, Dean Wesley Allister, in Brooklyn 99 season 6, episode 13, "The Bimbo."

Carol Herman: Herman played Eleanor-4 in The Good Place season 3, episode 9, "Janet(s)" and Eunice in Brooklyn 99 season 5, episode 21, "White Whale."

Phil Augusta Jackson: He played Kellen in The Good Place season 3, episode 10, "The Book of Dougs." As well as writing multiple episodes, Jackson also played the dual roles of Trent and Jeremy in Brooklyn 99 seasons 3 and 4, respectively.

A.J. Hudson: The child actor played Young Chidi in The Good Place season 1, episode 10, "Chidi's Choice" and Dylan in Brooklyn 99 season 4, episode 18, "Chasing Amy."

Will McLaughlin: He amusingly played Officer Prawnmandler in The Good Place season 1, episode 11, "What's My Motivation" and clashed with Jake and Charles as Big Santa in the identically designated Brooklyn 99 season 1, episode 11, "Christmas."

Dave King: As well as writing an earlier episode, King played Phil in The Good Place season 4, episode 11, "Mondays, Am I Right?" and starred as Holt's ironic PR supervisor, Bob, in Brooklyn 99 season 3, episode 4, "The Oolong Slayer."

Abigail Marlowe: She played Margaret in The Good Place season 1, episode 10, "Chidi's Choice" and Daniella Andrade in Brooklyn 99 season 4, episode 19, "Your Honor."

Moshe Kasher: He played Colby in The Good Place season 3, episode 1, "Everything is Bonzer!" and Duncan Traub in Brooklyn 99 season 2, episode 2, "Chocolate Milk."

Robert Paul Taylor: Taylor starred in The Good Place season 4, episode 11, "Mondays, Am I Right?" and Brooklyn 99, season 1, episode 10, "Thanksgiving."

Max Silvestri: The Big Mouth writer and producer played Dwayne DeRock in The Good Place season 1, episode 9, "Someone Like Me As A Member" and Patrick on Brooklyn 99 season 3, episode 20, "Paranoia."

Ryan de Quintal: Quintal played Damon in The Good Place season 3, episode 4, "Jeremy Bearimy" and Ned in Brooklyn 99, season 7, episode 3, "Pimemento".

The connections between what's come to be known as the Schurniverse grows exponentially with the inclusion of The Office and Parks & Recreation. As things were left, however, it proved an impressive collection of recycled actors. Given the talent demonstrated by each, it's more than understandable why such a decision was made. With Schur sure to produce plenty more offerings in the future, it'll be interesting to see how the overlaps and connections expand. In the meantime, the surprising amount already offered by The Good Place and Brooklyn 99 will no doubt give fans something else to look out for on their next rewatch.

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Sophia Holmes and the Study in Pink

Chapter One

"Isn't Sir Jeffrey's death old news? I thought he died a while ago," I ask as we walk with the flow of the busy London Street, turning our collars up to protect us from the late January breeze.

"He died mid-October last year," dad confirms, "and found by his secretary Helen Hewlett after tracing his phone to an empty office block."

"So why are they bringing this up now?"

"Because Scotland Yard seems to believe it's linked to the more recent deaths of James Phillimore and Bethany Davenport."

I frown, puzzled. "How can suicides be linked?"

"That's what I'm going to find out." We stop outside 221B in Baker Street.

"Is this it?" I ask as he knocks on the door but he ignores my obvious question. So this is our new flat? Area's nice, but the neighbours look a bit unfriendly. Not that it should matter.

An elderly lady with short, dyed blonde hair opens the door for us.

"Sherlock, hello again." I watch as the two embrace, analysing her for a brief second before dad steps back. She's not my grandmother: to my knowledge, I have no living grandparents. Not a family member, then - an old client.

"Mrs Hudson, my daughter Sophia Holmes," dad introduces and I step forward.

"Oh, hello, dear," Mrs Hudson smiles, enveloping me in a tight embrace. I nod, a small smile on my face at the affection as I break away. "Come on in." I follow her through the door but hesitate just inside as I look around at the dim corridor. Dad brushes past me and heads upstairs, so I trail up behind him.

"Sophie, I need you to hook the mic and my phone up to the Police Conference again please," he requests as we reach the top and I nod.

"On it," I reply, already heading towards the desk where he has set out my equipment. Dad is fairly competent when it comes to technology - better than most fathers and certainly a lot of other detectives - but he leaves me to handle the arguably more difficult and lengthy tasks such as hacking into Scotland Yard's network.

I flip open my shoulder bag and pull out my laptop, setting it on the table as I dig around in the bottom of my back for the cable I need and connect dad's phone to my computer. As the screen blinks awake from its previously dormant condition, I plug in the cable and tap through the Scotland Yard security to find the contact details for everyone attending today's Press Conference. Their mobile numbers transfer within seconds to dad's phone, so I unplug it, and toss it back to him before opening up the microphone we placed in the conference hall. As it loads, the camera feed for the hall appears on the screen, and I turn down the sound from the journalists still filing in. It's still quite early; nothing will be happening for at least half an hour.

Mrs Hudson comes up the stairs, limping slightly - from a bad hip, I conclude - as she walks. "What do you think then, Sophia?" she asks, as she tidies up a dish from the side.

"Yeah, it's nice," I smile. "Very nice."

"There's a spare bedroom upstairs for you. I think your dad has already reserved the one on this floor." I nod and thank her as she continues to potter around. "What are you up to?" she asks, gesturing to my equipment.

"Research," I answer simply, and she titters to herself as she heads back downstairs.

A while later, a man and a woman take their seats at the front of the hall and the room goes silent.

"Sherlock, It's starting." I turn the volume back up on the mic and shift over so dad can watch.

Detective Inspector Lestrade looks uncomfortable as Detective Sergeant Donovan addresses the reporters from beside him. "The body of Beth Davenport, Junior Minister for Transport was found late last night on a building site in Greater London," she begins to the flash of cameras. "Preliminary investigations suggest that this was suicide. We can confirm that this apparent suicide closely resembles those of Sir Jeffrey Patterson and James Phillimore. In light of this, these incidents are now being treated as linked. The investigation is ongoing but Detective Inspector Lestrade will take questions now."

A male reporter is the first to speak out. "Detective Inspector, how can suicides be linked?"

"Well, they all took the same poison;" Lestrade begins, and it's clear to me that he's as clueless as ever, "um, they were all found in places they had no reason to be; none of them had shown any prior indication of ..."

"But you can't have serial suicides," interrupts the same reporter.

"Well, apparently you can," Lestrade replies, annoyed at the interruption.

A second reporter speaks up. "These three people: there's nothing that links them?"

"There's no link been found yet, but we're looking for it. There has to be one."

Dad types something on his phone, and soon the conference hall is ringing with simultaneous text alerts.

"If you've all got texts, please ignore them," Donovan advises.

The first reporter speaks up, looking confused. "Just says, 'Wrong!'"

"Yeah, well, just ignore that," she responds, trying to hurry the conference along. She knows what we're trying to do. "Okay, if there are no more questions for Detective Inspector Lestrade, I'm going to bring this session to an end."

"But if they're suicides, what are you investigating?" the second reporter asks.

"As I say, these ... these suicides are clearly linked," Lestrade hesitates. He's not exactly doing his best, as usual. And he wonders why the papers always slag him off! "Um, it's an ... it's an unusual situation. We've got our best people investigating ..." Dad smirks and types the same thing again.

"Says, 'Wrong!' again," the first reporter announces, but it's unnecessary. They know what we want and I see Lestrade shoot a desperate look at Donovan.

"One more question."

A different reporter, a female, speaks up this time. "Is there any chance that these are murders, and if they are, is this the work of a serial killer?"

"I ... I know that you like writing about these," Lestrade begins, "but these do appear to be suicides. We know the difference. The, um, the poison was clearly self-administered."

"Yes, but if they are murders, how do people keep themselves safe?"

"Well, don't commit suicide." What a ridiculous thing to say to a room full of reporters, let alone a Daily Mail reporter. Donovan looks like she's muttering the same thing to Lestrade, who grimaces as he looks back at the reporters. "Obviously this is a frightening time for people, but all anyone has to do is exercise reasonable precautions. We are all as safe as we want to be."

Dad shakes his head and sends two messages, one after the other. Back on screen, the ringtones jingle in their own funny ways, but Lestrade's takes a moment longer. He glances down at it before pocketing it with a disgruntled look. Standing, he thanks the reporters quickly before making his escape with Donovan.

I close the tab and look up at dad. "He has no idea what he's doing,"

Dad smiles. "No, which is why he needs us."

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Soon after the sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein died in August, a mysterious man met with two prominent lawyers.

Towering, barrel-chested and wild-bearded, he was a prodigious drinker and often wore flip-flops. He went by a pseudonym, Patrick Kessler — a necessity, he said, given the shadowy, dangerous world that he inhabited.

He told the lawyers he had something incendiary: a vast archive of Mr. Epstein’s data, stored on encrypted servers overseas. He said he had years of the financier’s communications and financial records — as well as thousands of hours of footage from hidden cameras in the bedrooms of Mr. Epstein’s properties. The videos, Kessler said, captured some of the world’s richest, most powerful men in compromising sexual situations — even in the act of rape.

Kessler said he wanted to expose these men. If he was telling the truth, his trove could answer one of the Epstein saga’s most baffling questions: How did a college dropout and high school math teacher amass a purported nine-figure fortune? One persistent but unproven theory was that he ran a sprawling blackmail operation. That would explain why moguls, scientists, political leaders and a royal stayed loyal to him, in some cases even after he first went to jail.

Kessler’s tale was enough to hook the two lawyers, the famed litigator David Boies and his friend John Stanley Pottinger. If Kessler was authentic, his videos would arm them with immense leverage over some very important people.

Mr. Boies and Mr. Pottinger discussed a plan. They could use the supposed footage in litigation or to try to reach deals with men who appeared in it, with money flowing into a charitable foundation. In encrypted chats with Kessler, Mr. Pottinger referred to a roster of potential targets as the “hot list.” He described hypothetical plans in which the lawyers would pocket up to 40 percent of the settlements and could extract money from wealthy men by flipping from representing victims to representing their alleged abusers.

The possibilities were tantalizing — and extended beyond vindicating victims. Mr. Pottinger saw a chance to supercharge his law practice. For Mr. Boies, there was a shot at redemption, after years of criticism for his work on behalf of Theranos and Harvey Weinstein.

In the end, there would be no damning videos, no funds pouring into a new foundation. Mr. Boies and Mr. Pottinger would go from toasting Kessler as their “whistle-blower” and “informant” to torching him as a “fraudster” and a “spy.”

Kessler was a liar, and he wouldn’t expose any sexual abuse. But he would reveal something else: The extraordinary, at times deceitful measures elite lawyers deployed in an effort to get evidence that could be used to win lucrative settlements — and keep misconduct hidden, allowing perpetrators to abuse again.

Mr. Boies has publicly decried such secret deals as “rich man’s justice,” a way that powerful men buy their way out of legal and reputational jeopardy. This is how it works.

7 men and a headless parrot

The man who called himself Kessler first contacted a Florida lawyer, Bradley J. Edwards, who was in the news for representing women with claims against Mr. Epstein. It was late August, about two weeks after the financier killed himself in a jail cell while awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges.

Mr. Edwards, who did not respond to interview requests, had a law firm called Edwards Pottinger, and he soon referred Kessler to his New York partner. Silver-haired and 79, Mr. Pottinger had been a senior civil-rights official in the Nixon and Ford administrations, but he also dabbled in investment banking and wrote best-selling medical thrillers. He was perhaps best known for having dated Gloria Steinem and Kathie Lee Gifford.

Mr. Pottinger recalled that Mr. Edwards warned him about Kessler, saying that he was “endearing,” “spooky” and “loves to drink like a fish.”

After an initial discussion with Kessler in Washington, Mr. Pottinger briefed Mr. Boies — whose firm was also active in representing accusers in the Epstein case — about the sensational claims. He then invited Kessler to his Manhattan apartment. Kessler admired a wall-mounted frame containing a headless stuffed parrot; on TV, the Philadelphia Eagles were mounting a comeback against the Washington Redskins. Mr. Pottinger poured Kessler a glass of WhistlePig whiskey, and the informant began to talk.

In his conversations with Mr. Pottinger and, later, Mr. Boies, Kessler said his videos featured numerous powerful men who were already linked to Mr. Epstein: Ehud Barak, the former Israeli prime minister; Alan Dershowitz, a constitutional lawyer; Prince Andrew; three billionaires; and a prominent chief executive.

All seven men, or their representatives, told The New York Times they never engaged in sexual activity on Mr. Epstein’s properties. The Times has no reason to believe Kessler’s supposed video footage is real.

In his apartment, Mr. Pottinger presented Kessler with a signed copy of “The Boss,” his 2005 novel. “One minute you’re bending the rules,” blares the cover of the paperback version. “The next minute you’re breaking the law.” On the title page, Mr. Pottinger wrote: “Here’s to the great work you are to do. Happy to be part of it.”

Mr. Pottinger also gave Kessler a draft contract to bring him on as a client, allowing him to use a fake name. “For reasons revealed to you, I prefer to proceed with this engagement under the name Patrick Kessler,” the agreement said.

Despite the enormities of the Epstein scandal, few of his accusers have gotten a sense of justice or resolution. Mr. Pottinger thought Kessler’s files could change everything. This strange man was theatrical and liked his alcohol, but if there was even a chance his claims were true, they were worth pursuing.

“Our clients are said to be liars and prostitutes,” Mr. Pottinger later said in an interview with The Times, “and we now have someone who says, ‘I can give you secret photographic proof of abuse that will completely change the entire fabric of your practice and get justice for these girls.’ And you think that we wouldn’t try to get that?”

A victim becomes a hacker

Mr. Pottinger and Mr. Boies have known each other for years, a friendship forged on bike trips in France and Italy. In legal circles, Mr. Boies was royalty: He was the one who fought for presidential candidate Al Gore before the Supreme Court, took on Microsoft in a landmark antitrust case, and helped obtain the right for gays and lesbians to get married in California.

But then Mr. Boies got involved with the blood-testing start-up Theranos. As the company was being revealed as a fraud, he tried to bully whistle-blowers into not speaking to a Wall Street Journal reporter, and he was criticized for possible conflicts of interest when he joined the company’s board in 2015.

Two years later, Mr. Boies helped his longtime client Harvey Weinstein hire private investigators who intimidated sources and trailed reporters for The Times and The New Yorker — even though Mr. Boies’s firm had worked for The Times on other matters. (The Times fired his firm.)

By 2019, Mr. Boies, 78, was representing a number of Mr. Epstein’s alleged victims. They got his services pro bono, and he got the chance to burnish his legacy. When Mr. Pottinger contacted him about Kessler, he was intrigued.

On Sept. 9, Mr. Boies greeted Kessler at the offices of his law firm, Boies Schiller Flexner, in a gleaming new skyscraper at Hudson Yards on Manhattan’s West Side. Kessler unfurled a fantastic story, one he would embroider and alter in later weeks, that began with him growing up somewhere within a three-hour radius of Washington. Kessler said he had been molested as a boy by a Bible school teacher and sought solace on the internet, where he fell in with a group of victims turned hackers, who used their skills to combat pedophilia.

Kessler claimed that a technology executive had introduced him to Mr. Epstein, who in 2012 hired Kessler to set up encrypted servers to preserve his extensive digital archives. With Mr. Epstein dead, Kessler boasted to the lawyers, he had unfettered access to the material. He said the volume of videos was overwhelming: more than a decade of round-the-clock footage from dozens of cameras.

Kessler displayed some pixelated video stills on his phone. In one, a bearded man with his mouth open appears to be having sex with a naked woman. Kessler said the man was Mr. Barak. In another, a man with black-framed glasses is seen shirtless with a woman on his lap, her breasts exposed. Kessler said it was Mr. Dershowitz. He also said that some of the supposed videos appeared to have been edited and cataloged for the purpose of blackmail.

“This was explosive information if true, for lots and lots of people,” Mr. Boies said in an interview.

Mr. Boies and Mr. Pottinger had decades of legal experience and considered themselves experts at assessing witnesses’ credibility. While they couldn’t be sure, they thought Kessler was probably legit.

A chance to sway the Israeli election

Within hours of the Hudson Yards meeting, Mr. Pottinger sent Kessler a series of texts over the encrypted messaging app Signal.

According to excerpts viewed by The Times, Mr. Pottinger and Kessler discussed a plan to disseminate some of the informant’s materials — starting with the supposed footage of Mr. Barak. The Israeli election was barely a week away, and Mr. Barak was challenging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The purported images of Mr. Barak might be able to sway the election — and fetch a high price. (“Total lie with no basis in reality,” Mr. Barak said when asked about the existence of such videos.)

“Can you review your visual evidence to be sure some or all is indisputably him? If so, we can make it work,” Mr. Pottinger wrote.

Kessler said he would do so. Mr. Pottinger sent a yellow smiley-face emoji with its tongue sticking out.

“Can you share your contact that would be purchasing,” Kessler asked.

“Sheldon Adelson,” Mr. Pottinger answered.

Mr. Adelson, a billionaire casino magnate in Las Vegas, had founded one of Israel’s largest newspapers, and it was an enthusiastic booster of Mr. Netanyahu. Mr. Pottinger wrote that he and Mr. Boies hoped to fly to Nevada to meet with Mr. Adelson to discuss the images.

“Do you believe that adelson has the pull to insure this will hurt his bid for election?” Kessler asked the next morning.

Mr. Pottinger reassured him. “There is no question that Adelson has the capacity to air the truth about EB if he wants to,” he said, using Mr. Barak’s initials. He said he planned to discuss the matter with Mr. Boies that evening.

Mr. Boies confirmed that they discussed sharing the photo with Mr. Adelson but said the plan was never executed. Boaz Bismuth, the editor in chief of the newspaper, Israel Hayom, said its journalists were approached by an Israeli source who pitched them supposed images of Mr. Barak, but that “we were not interested.”

‘These are wealthy wrongdoers’

The men whom Kessler claimed to have on tape were together worth many billions. Some of their public relations teams had spent months trying to tamp down media coverage of their connections to Mr. Epstein. Imagine how much they might pay to make incriminating videos vanish.

You might think that lawyers representing abuse victims would want to publicly expose such information to bolster their clients’ claims. But that is not how the legal industry always works. Often, keeping things quiet is good business.

One of the revelations of the #MeToo era has been that victims’ lawyers often brokered secret deals in which alleged abusers paid to keep their accusers quiet and the allegations out of the public sphere. Lawyers can pocket at least a third of such settlements, profiting off a system that masks misconduct and allows men to abuse again.

Mr. Boies and Mr. Pottinger said in interviews that they were looking into creating a charity to help victims of sexual abuse. It would be bankrolled by private legal settlements with the men on the videos.

Mr. Boies acknowledged that Kessler might get paid. “If we were able to use this to help our victims recover money, we would treat him generously,” he said in September. He said that his firm would not get a cut of any settlements.

Such agreements would have made it less likely that videos involving the men became public. “Generally what settlements are about is getting peace,” Mr. Boies said.

Mr. Pottinger told Kessler that the charity he was setting up would be called the Astria Foundation — a name he later said his girlfriend came up with, in a nod to Astraea, the Greek goddess of innocence and justice. “We need to get it funded by abusers,” Mr. Pottinger texted, noting in another message that “these are wealthy wrongdoers.”

Mr. Pottinger asked Kessler to start compiling incriminating materials on a specific group of men.

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Good evening, people! A new month, and a new task! All you have to do is send 5 questions to the members of your group. You have to send them questions about their character, like development questions, or questions about something that is happening to them at the moment. Just plot and development questions, people! Let’s help each other and bring some more development to our lovely characters. All questions should be sent in character, and in anonymous. You have until Saturday, SEPTEMBER 08 to send everything. Use the tag #EventWhatIf whenever you answer to your questions. Remember, HAVE FUN! Under the read more, you can find your group. Also, remember to like this post!

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Jeffrey Hudson: Height, Fight, and a Remarkable Life

When the small body was given to the ground those handling it may have had no idea who they were dealing with. When alive this dearly departed stood only several feet tall, but this was no child. They now shared a grave with countless nameless others, yet during their lifetime their name crossed the lips of royalty and was uttered on multiple continents. It was an unseen and unmarked ending to a life that was anything but anticipated. 

When Jeffrey Hudson was born in the small English town of Oakham on June 14th 1619 he entered into a perfectly normal family. His father, John, was keeper of the baiting bulls for the Duke of Buckingham and he had the company of three brothers and a half-sister. As Jeffrey got older however, one thing began to set him far apart from the rest of his family. Even as a young child his siblings towered above him. Jeffrey, although perfectly proportioned, stood only eighteen inches tall.

When Hudson was seven years old he was presented by his father to the Duchess of Buckingham and her attention was so immediately captured that she invited him to formally join her household in London, a move that Hudson’s father approved. Within months of his arrival at her home the Duchess received two more guests of considerable importance, King Charles I and his French wife Queen Henrietta Maria. A royal visit was an event to be celebrated and the Duchess held a lavish banquet in their honor. At the height of the festivities a large pie was presented to Queen Henrietta and Hudson burst out from the crust dressed in a custom made miniature suit of armor. Like the Duchess, the queen was immediately captivated by him, but for all the wrong reasons. Young Jeffrey was charming, polite, and by all accounts he was a pleasure to be around but the queen had a collection of human “curiosities” back home and she wanted to add Hudson to her troupe. The Duchess obliged and in 1626 Hudson moved to  Queen Henrietta’s home at the Denmark House in London.

Queen Henrietta Maria with Sir Jeffrey Hudson by Sir Anthony Van Dyck.

While living in the royal household the line between resident and pet was often blurred. Hudson was raised Roman Catholic, educated, and was taught skills like horseback riding and shooting. However, at the same time he was still considered inferior to most others in the home. He lived with Queen Henrietta’s other “rarities” including a monkey named Pug, two other dwarves, and a Welsh man named William Evans whose height labeled him as a “giant” and paired him with Hudson in a comedy act where he would pull Hudson and a loaf of bread from his pocket. He was highly intelligent, witty, and well liked by all, but even at his young age Hudson was painfully aware that it was the novelty of his appearance that kept him in royal company and later made him the subjects of several poems and works of art. In his time people with his condition were kept as pets, their function was amusement, and despite any consideration and cordiality that came their way it was always made clear one way or another that they had a very specific place within the elite home. This was made clear to Hudson not only by having him live with the other “rarities” and perform comedic acts, but also in the name he was later dubbed in the queen’s home, Lord Minimus.

Fortunately, the monarch was able to see beyond Hudson’s novelty and he was eventually made a page in her court. Several years after his arrival at the royal home Hudson, though only ten years old, was given a role to serve in a mission from the queen herself. Queen Henrietta was pregnant, and Hudson was assigned to a party tasked to travel across the English Channel and fetch a midwife from her home country of France. The voyage to the continent was successful but on their return trip to England the ship carrying Hudson was ambushed by pirates. The ship was completely plundered, but everyone on board was eventually released back to England.

Portrait of Jeffrey Hudson by an unknown artist.

It would be another ten years but Hudson’s harrowing experience on his first trip across the English Channel did not sway him from making the journey again. In 1637 Hudson made a second trip, this time traveling to the Netherlands with an entourage in order to observe the Fifth Siege of Breda, a siege during the Eighty Years War during which the Dutch were attempting to expel the Spanish army.

These brushes with conflict would serve Hudson well in the coming years. By 1642 the relationship between King Charles I and Parliament had dramatically crumbled and the schism between the two led to all out brawls, plots, and arrests between those standing with the King (the Royalists) and those on the side of Parliament (Oliver Cromwell and the Parliamentarians). The Royalists were in need of funds so while the King headed his army Queen Henrietta traveled with Hudson to the Netherlands in hopes of gaining their financial support during the conflict. The effort was greatly unsuccessful with the Dutch government declining their support and the only new funds coming from the queen selling some of her belongings. Although this was a blow, it was nothing compared to what met the queen and Hudson when the returned home to England, the country had fallen into civil war. Finding their home no longer safe the queen, Hudson, and the rest of her small company were moved to Royalist safe ground in Oxford. It was at this time that Queen Henrietta appointed Hudson as Captain of Horse, a title that traditionally meant he would have been responsible for commanding troops in cavalry raids orchestrated by Prince Rupert, the nephew of King Charles I.  

Jeffrey Hudson. Photo by Wellcome Images CC BY 4.0.

The queen and her company may have stayed in Oxford hoping to be able to return home soon, but this would not be the case. As tensions grew it became unsafe for them to stay put and in 1643 they were forced to flee to France. By this point Hudson was approximately twenty-four years old. He had traveled on official business, been captured and freed by pirates, was considered a close confidant of the queen, was given the title Captain of Horse, and was one of the few trusted to accompany the monarch through dangerous territories and war. As Hudson saw it, he was no longer the comedic puppet of the court, he had more than earned the respect of his peers and he would no longer tolerate any jokes, pranks, or insults directed toward him.

This new stance of Hudson was tested in October 1644 when he challenged the brother of William Croft, the queen's Master of Horse, to a duel. The Master of Horse was a powerful man and it is alleged that his brother provoked Hudson by saying he could not win in a fight against a turkey. What is known for certain is that he arrived at the duel armed not with a pistol, but with a weapon loaded with sarcasm. Croft brought with him a syringe, filled with water, and squirted it at Hudson. While Croft laughed Hudson rode up to him on horseback and killed him with a gunshot to the forehead. As described in The Letters of Henrietta Maria:

 “The giving cavalier [Croft] took no firearms, but merely a huge squirt, with which he meant at once to extinguish his small adversary and the power of his weapon. The vengeful dwarf, however, managed his good steed with sufficient address to avoid the shower aimed at himself and his loaded pistols, and, withal, to shoot his laughing adversary dead.”

Captain Jeffrey Hudson made his point, but it came at a deep cost. Dueling was illegal in France and on that basis alone, let along for killing the brother of the Master of Horse, Hudson was sentenced to death. He would have met this fate, except Queen Henrietta intervened and had his sentence lessened to exile. He was banned from France and forced to flee home to England.

Jeffrey Hudson, aged thirty. Stipple engraving by R. Page, 1821. Photo by Wellcome collection CC-BY-4.0

It is unknown what Hudson expected to do once he returned home but he most likely did not expect the next sharp turn in his story. Within months Hudson was again on a ship and captured by pirates, a scenario he had faced once before but this time the ending was very different. When he was captured by pirates at ten years old he was quickly released back home, but this time when he walked off the ship it was to step into North Africa and a life of slavery.  

The next time the Captain Jeffrey Hudson appears on any record is 1669 when it is suspected he was released into the hands of the British during one of several campaigns where captives from England were ransomed and allowed to return home. He had spent approximately twenty-five years being a slave and upon returning to England one thing was obviously very different about the former confidant of the queen. During his time in Africa Hudson had inexplicably grown to the height of nearly four feet tall, almost doubling his height since he was banned from France. When asked what could have caused such sudden growth the only answer Hudson would give was that it was the result of abuse he endured over the years.

Hudson may have believed that returning home would bring him some peace, but this was not to be. It is suspected he went home to Oakham, living off small grants of money from the Duke of Buckingham, before returning to London in 1676. When he returned to the city that was his home for so long he received no welcome. Queen Henrietta had died in France seven years earlier and the city was in the midst of raging anti-Catholic turbulence that included events like the “Popish Plot”, an entirely fabricated plot concocted by Titus Oats (also from Oakham) alleging an assassination attempt on King Charles II in order to bring his Roman Catholic brother, the Duke of York, to the throne. Hudson was raised a “Roman Catholick” and for this offense he was imprisoned in the Gatehouse Prison of Westminster Abbey. He was not released until 1680.

When Hudson was finally freed from prison he was approximately sixty-one years old and had been through more than most people could imagine. He no longer had financial support from the Duke of Buckingham and he was penniless and in ill health from his years inside a cell.

Within two years Captain Jeffrey Hudson was dead and unceremoniously buried in an unmarked pauper’s grave. His cause of death is unknown.

Today the remains of Hudson’s remarkable life include several artistic depictions, poems, and small pieces of letters written by Queen Henrietta. Despite these mostly visual representations of him, his story would have been lost entirely if it were not for an antiquarian named James Wright who interviewed Hudson during his brief stay in Oakham in between his release from slavery and his imprisonment in London.

Today a marker can be found near his birthplace with an inscription only reading: “Sir Jeffery Hudson - 1619-1682 - A dwarf presented in a pie to King Charles 1st.”

Jeffrey Hudson marker. Image via FindAGrave.com.

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Sources:  Lord Minimus: The Extraordinary Life of Britain's Smallest Man by Nick Page

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a bunch of 11 questions tags

I was tagged in a few 11 question tags over the last few weeks and am finally getting around to them. I hope you don’t mind me putting them all together in one masterpost under the cut. 

thank you so much  for tagging me @anassarhenisch, @thereadingchallengechallenge, @books-are-portals, @maddie-mux and @bibliophilecats! I really do appreciate getting tagged even though it takes me a while to doing the tags. 

I’ll put my own questions and the people I’m tagging up here and the answers to all your questions under the cut ;) 

my questions: 

1. What are you looking forward to most when it comes to the upcoming holidays? (whichever holiday you want to refer to) 2. Have you been to a concert lately? Which one?  3. Which piece of media (book, movie, video, etc.) are you looking forward to consuming next?  4. If someone wrote a fictionalized (and heavily embellished) novel of your life, which genre would you like it to be? 5. What’s the last song you had stuck in your head?  6. What’s the weather currently like where you are? 7. How many open tabs in a browser is too many? (asking for a friend) 8. Are you good with money? (if so, teach me your ways!) 9. What’s the coolest thing a teacher of yours has ever done? (I wanna become the cool teacher, so I need to do some research, haha) 10. If money, space and time didn’t matter, which animal would you like to have?  11. Share a random fact about yourself! (please?) 

I’m tagging @bookvoyage, @lilymaidofgallifrey, @dreamingofreadinggoals, @aliteraryprincess, @flamingmirrorbookish, @the-forest-library, @manuscripts-dontburn and @thelivebookproject (no pressure though)  and anyone who just feels like doing this, of course! 

sooo, let’s get crackin! 

here’s @anassarhenisch‘s questions: 

1. Celtic rock, yes or no? 

I have honestly never listened to it... I’m not averse to give it a try though!

2. What’s the last book you quit reading?  quit as in abandoned? I don’t really do that... The last book I finished reading was ‘Big Mouth and Ugly Girl’ by Joyce Carol Oates

3. What’s your favourite fall activity?  baking and drinking cider! (yes you can do that all year round, but it just feels cozy, right?)

4. Do you believe in ghosts?  I’m probably a ghost agnostic. I don’t know if they exist but I’m not saying they don’t

5. When’s the last time you went to a circus or carnival?  There’s this big children’s festival in my town for two weekends every August and there’s always a circus, too. They did a special performance for all the volunteers who help with the festival and I went to that. So, long story short, like 2 months ago?

6. What does your favourite shirt look like?  hmmm good question. If we’re talking about T-shirts then it’s probably my Portal shirt. 

7. Do you like eating fish?  hahaha, not at all actually! I rarely meet other people who don’t. But yeah, I actually don’t like any seafood. 

8. Who’s your favourite artist?  oh man, this is a very difficult one! I’m not sure I can name a favorite. I like just being in awe of a piece of art (be it a painting, piece of music or something else) and I wouldn’t say I have one person I like better than all the others. Sorry for the lame answer!

9. Do you have any celebrity connections?  none whatsoever (that I know of) 

10. Are you a sports fan?  only equestrian sports and even then I don’t need to see every event there is. But I do enjoy watching the occasional tournament

11. How comfortable are you embarrassing yourself in public?  NOT AT ALL. Good thing I became a teacher then, eh? :P 

next up: @thereadingchallengechallenge‘s questions: 

What are you currently reading?  I just started reading Children of Blood and Bone!

Favourite snack?  I can’t pick just one, so: popcorn, macadamia nuts, chocolate covered raisins and all things chocolate :D

Do you set yourself a reading list or pick books by mood?  half/half. I have some types of books to read each month (1 poetry book, 1 classic, 1 nonfiction book) and then choose one of those based on my mood. And then I randomly select 3 books from my tbr. Those are always a surprise! 

Have you travelled anywhere so far this year?  Yup. I went to Germany 2 times (to a theme park), flew to London for book shopping and musicals twice, and went to Budapest with two friends for a weekend 

Reading anything spooky before Halloween?  Not really. I’m not a spooky books (or movies) person. 

Binge watching anything at the moment? I just finished binge watching Star Trek Discovery yesterday but I’m sure I’ll find something new soon. 

Who’s the author you’ve read most?  Douglas Coupland, apparently

What’s your favourite season and why?  Spring! Everything is getting warmer and greener again, my depression gets better and things are just generally looking up (usually)

Are you looking forward to any new releases?  I don’t think I’m waiting for anything at the moment...

What’s a quote you love?  “No, we are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars” from Oscar Wilde’s Lady Windermere's Fan

Recommend a book?  With pleasure! It Devours! by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor 

then we have @books-are-portals‘s questions: 

1. First thing that comes to mind when you hear the word “waffles”?  the amaaaaazing waffles at my town’s children’s festival each year. Also Leslie Knope 

2. Have you ever knitted anything? What was it?  When we learned to knit in school I knitted a scarf but I haven’t knitted anything since and I’m not sure I still could

3. What’s been the weirdest book you’ve enjoyed?   idk, what’s a weird book? Welcome to Night Vale is purposefully weird, if that counts? I’m not sure I’ve read any proper weird books...

4. Pick a random book from your shelf and recommend a film based on that book.  book: Tin Man by Sarah Winman - movie: Third Star (totally different storyline, but similar vibe, maybe?)

5. Top 5 clothing items.  - not really clothing but my riding boots (I love them. They fit me perfectly and weirdly give me so much confidence??)  - my new Pikeur breeches (yup, riding stuff again)  - the black business dress I graduated in (both High School and university)  - my Dirndl (you gotta have one if you’re Austrian :P )  - my (fake) leather jacket because it makes me feel cool  not sure this is an accurate list since I don’t really think about clothes much... 

6. Name the first song that comes to your mind based on your current read. Why that song?  hmm, I’m only 50 pages into my new book, this is very difficult! maybe ‘Battles’ by Hudson Taylor? The lyrics just seem to fit and I have a feeling the book will be harrowing, which the song definitely is. 

7. Would you rather visit the Moon or Mars?  I kind of want to go to Mars and see if Curiosity Rover is alright. 

8. What’s your favourite scent?  top three: freshly cut grass, new tires (I know, this one is weird), and the smell of tress like cedar, fir, and pine 

9. What’s the last thing you ate? Was it good?  kinder Schoko Bons and YES. 

10. Name 3 positive things you’re good at.  don’t do this to me! uhmmmmm reading? singing? maybe cuddling cats? 

11. What’s the strangest word from your first language(s)?  Well, I don’t really know what would be strange to you but I’m really fond of ‘oida’. It’s sort of an exclamation that can be used in a lot of different ways and its meaning depends on how you say it. So it could mean you’re really disappointed, angry, shocked, disbelieving or it could just mean something like ‘dude’. I love it and use it way too often considering it’s sort of lower class slang, I guess. 

aaaand here’s @maddie-mux‘s questions: 

1. First fictional crush?  I’m not entirely sure. Maybe Ziegenpeter from Heidi? :’D 

2. 11 authors (dead or alive) who you would want to spend a night in a haunted house with?  oh no, that’s a) way too many people and b) not something I would ever want to do 

3. Kiss, Marry, Kill - authors  I don’t really feel qualified to answer this. I don’t really get into people as much as I get into their characters and fictional universes. Doing this with real people feels weird, too, because I don’t want to do any of those actions with anyone.... I’m sorry to cop out of yet another of your questions!

4. One author whose books you automatically buy, of no matter what?  either of the Green brothers

5. Favourite fictional place?  maybe Night Vale? But not because I want to live there, just because it’s so wacky. 

6. Kiss, Marry, Kill - characters  this one is easier!  kiss: Poet from Trick (before he is spoken for, of course, I’m not a home-wrecker!)  marry: farmer Oak from Far From the Madding Crowd  kill: there’s so many to choose from! but I really really hate Aaron from The Knife of Never Letting Go!!

7. Favourite place to read?  on the go 

8. 11 characters who you’d take for an eternity on a tropical island?  nope nope nope - there’s nobody I would want to spend eternity with 

9. Hands down, all time favourite book and why?  you should be ashamed of yourself! you know most readers can’t answer this question :P (well, I can’t anyway)

10. Favourite fictional nonhuman animal character?  is it too basic to say Black Beauty? 

11. Fiction or nonfiction?  both! I read more fiction, but I wouldn’t want to live without nonfiction in my life! 

last but not least, @bibliophilecats‘ questions: 

Your favourite word from your first language.  I’m gonna use one of my previous answers for that and say ‘oida’ just because it’s so fun and versatile. Do you know ‘oida’ in your part of Germany? 

And your favourite word in any language.  Not sure I’d pinpoint it as an absolute favorite, but I quite like ‘alas’ because it sort of embodies my view of life, haha 

Name 5 positive things about yourself.  5?? It took me 10 minutes to come up with 3 for one of the questions above! Unbelievable...  - I try my best to keep an open mind  - I try to also get my students to do this  - but I also like to question things  - I’m not blind to my shortcomings  - and I do want to become a better person, though I need to put more effort into it 

And now 3 things you are good at (I kept that one from @books-are-portals list because self-love is important)  I am NOT coming up with more because I am absolutely unable to do so. Sorry! (yes, I have issues, I know)

What’s your “Patronus”-memory, i.e. the happiest moment in your life?  ooooh good one! maybe the day I got my degree and graduated from university. (because leading up to this point my mental health was so bad I wasn’t sure I’d live to see that day...) 

Recommend a book which you think I should read.  maybe ‘Welcome to Night Vale’ or ‘It Devours!’? 

Do you set yourself a reading list or pick books by mood?  both! see above for a more detailed answer

Did you make friends on tumblr that you met (or want to meet) in real life?  I would love to meet quite a few of you! (sadly I haven’t, yet)

Last book you read that was completely outside your normal reading preference. Why did you pick it up and did you like it?  Probably the Kite Runner? I picked it up because sooo many people and many of my friends love it. I, however, did not. 

Favourite christmas book?  I haven’t read many so far, but Dash and Lily’s book of Dares!! 

Favourite christmas movie?  I’ve always loved Miracle on 34th street but I haven’t rewatched it in years so I don’t know if it hold up

[feisty-mary]

In my post a couple of chapters back I highlighted how there seems to be a shift in the way Liam thinks about what it means to be a king. Book 1!Liam was resigned to the idea that he would have to sacrifice his happiness for his country. In contrast, Book 2!Liam seems more determined and more resolved to go after what he wants.

In the scene above, Liam once again questions what he has always believed in. He is expressing doubts on the person whom he has always looked up to as the embodiment of a good monarch. Here he makes a distinction between a man and a king: He points out that Constantine was a good king because Constantine put Cordonia above anything, anyone else, including his own son. 

Liam says, “I might not ever be so good a king, but I hope to be a better man.” He seems to tell us that he will not make the same choices that Constantine made, although it might imply not being what a “good king” is all about.

Personally I’m not... very certain about this black and white take on what it means to be a ruler. One of my go-to texts is Machiavelli’s “The Prince”, a book about acquiring and maintaining political power. A recurring theme in the book is "situational ethics”, which can be defined as the ethical assessment of an act or a decision based on its context instead of measuring it against absolute moral standards. 

In our everyday life, for instance, regardless whether one is a king or a boss or an employee or a professor or a student, we face situations where answers are not as straightforward as we would have liked them to be. In these cases, we have to use value judgment, and whether our choices are right or wrong cannot be unequivocally determined, usually because they depend on a lot of other factors beyond our control. 

This brings to mind a quote from a favorite novel, “A Case of Need”. Under the pseudonym Jeffrey Hudson, Michael Crichton (author of Jurassic Park) says:

“I feel that a man’s reasons for doing something are less important than the ultimate value of what he does. It is a historical truth that a man may do the wrong thing for the right reasons. In that case he loses. Or he may do the right thing for the wrong reasons. In that case, he is a hero.”

We can say, for example, that Constantine did the wrong thing (set MC up) for the right reasons (to protect the Crown and Cordonia). I don’t think we have seen yet “the ultimate value” of what he has done, but we saw in the previous chapters that he lost a lot of things because of it, including the trust of his own son.

At this point I’ve seen @lizzybeth1986 and @ladynevrakis agree that some cruel twist will happen towards the end of Book 2, in part because nothing is ever so straightforward in Cordonian court. Should this happen, I wonder how this will affect Liam’s character arc, the way he thinks a king should be, and the manner by which he will conduct himself as either a man or a king. 

We’ve had plenty of diamond scenes to know Liam as the love interest of our MC, but there’s still so much more we don’t know about Liam as a king. I certainly look forward to the future chapters and how the next events will shape his character. 

[wsmith215]

NFL ultimate all-conference teams – ACC and SEC

Just because sports is on hiatus doesn’t mean the competition needs to end. While we wait for the live action to return, ESPN has assembled a collection of “ultimate all-conference teams” that should intrigue college football and NFL fans alike.

Our panel of NFL analysts, college and NFL Nation reporters — Andrea Adelson, Matt Bowen, Courtney Cronin, Turron Davenport, Jeff Legwold, Adam Rittenberg, Mike Triplett, Jake Trotter and Field Yates — selected 22-man starting lineups of current NFL players based on their college conference. Notre Dame was paired with the ACC because of its affiliation.

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The criteria: Choose rosters for the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC and non-Power 5 that are best suited to win the next Super Bowl.

We then ranked the teams to determine which group deserves the ultimate bragging rights. We will roll out the all-star lineups by region Monday through Wednesday, then reveal the final rankings on Thursday. On Friday, we will rank the top three lineups from individual schools.

Each offense had to include a quarterback, running back, two receivers, a tight end, two offensive tackles, two guards, a center and a flex player from any of the skill positions. Each defense had to include two edge-rushers, two interior linemen, two linebackers, four defensive backs and a flex spot that could come from any spot of the defense.

It all kicks off Monday with the NFL’s ultimate all-conference teams for the ACC and SEC. Let the second-guessing begin.

SCHEDULE Monday: ACC | SEC Tuesday: Big Ten | Big 12 Wednesday: Pac-12 | Non-Power 5 Thursday: Final rankings Friday: Teams for top individual schools

The SEC shined at the skill positions and defensive back with Julio Jones (left) and Stephon Gilmore (right), but the ACC boasts one of the NFL’s top QBs in Lamar Jackson. ESPNNFL ultimate all-conference team: ACC

OFFENSE

QB Lamar Jackson, Louisville RB Dalvin Cook, Florida State WR DeAndre Hopkins, Clemson WR Larry Fitzgerald, Pitt TE Kyle Rudolph, Notre Dame Flex DeVante Parker, Louisville OT Ronnie Stanley, Notre Dame G Quenton Nelson, Notre Dame C Rodney Hudson, Florida State G Zack Martin, Notre Dame OT Mike McGlinchey, Notre Dame

DEFENSE

Edge Chandler Jones, Syracuse DT Aaron Donald, Pitt DT Grady Jarrett, Clemson Edge Bradley Chubb, NC State LB Tremaine Edmunds, Virginia Tech LB Jaylon Smith, Notre Dame Flex Calais Campbell, Miami CB Jalen Ramsey, Florida State CB Jaire Alexander, Louisville S Derwin James, Florida State S Harrison Smith, Notre Dame

Toughest choice: Quarterback. Jackson, the NFL’s reigning MVP, won comfortably with seven out of nine votes. But the ACC had plenty of notable candidates, including Deshaun Watson, Matt Ryan, Philip Rivers and Jameis Winston. “It was a very difficult choice to make, but the jump Watson made from Year 2 to Year 3 and what I think he’s capable of in his fourth season led me to vote for him,” said Cronin, who was one of two panelists to go that route. “Watson is an MVP-caliber quarterback, too. I respect all that Jackson did in 2019 and think he’s a more dynamic all-around player. But I go back to last season and see moments where Watson single-handedly won or kept the Texans in games in spite of everything else that was going wrong for Houston.”

Biggest strength: Offensive line. There are plenty of good answers for this category in a star-studded lineup led by Jackson, Donald and Hopkins. But this offensive line deserves special mention because it might be the best of any conference once you add in that ridiculous amount of talent from the Irish.

Quenton Nelson and other former Notre Dame players took four of the ACC’s five offensive line spots. Jeffrey Brown/Icon Sportswire

“Hey, the scheduling partnership the ACC has with Notre Dame in football has its benefits!” Adelson said. “But in all seriousness, nobody thinks much about the ACC producing talent at offensive line because the default generally goes to the Big Ten. But the conference has consistently turned out good players, including three that received votes here in Anthony Castonzo, Joe Thuney and Brian O’Neill.”

Missing piece: Luke Kuechly. The linebacker’s retirement left the ACC without one of its biggest stars. Another area where the conference will have trouble measuring up is tight end, where Rudolph beat out young riser Darren Waller and aging stars Greg Olsen and Jimmy Graham.

Player pitch from Broncos DE Bradley Chubb: “It’s crazy, I was just talking about this with somebody the other day. People look at the ACC now and maybe they say ‘they don’t have many great teams’ or whatever. But you look at it when I was in there, there was a whole bunch of players with NFL talent making impact plays. Derwin James and Jalen Ramsey and Jameis Winston and Lamar. When you look at the talent some of those teams had and look at what some of those guys are doing in the NFL right now, you have to give some respect to that. It’s right there for people to see. That team could play with anybody. You have the MVP at quarterback, two of the best pass-rushers in the league just to start in Chandler Jones and Aaron Donald. For me to even be in there somewhere is a blessing for sure.”

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DeAndre Hopkins joins Jalen & Jacoby to rank himself against the elite wide receivers in the NFL like Michael Thomas and Julio Jones.

NFL ultimate all-conference team: SEC

OFFENSE

QB Dak Prescott, Mississippi State RB Derrick Henry, Alabama WR Julio Jones, Alabama WR Mike Evans, Texas A&M TE Jared Cook, South Carolina Flex Odell Beckham Jr., LSU OT Laremy Tunsil, Ole Miss G Trai Turner, LSU C Maurkice Pouncey, Florida G Elgton Jenkins, Mississippi State OT Andrew Whitworth, LSU

DEFENSE

Edge Von Miller, Texas A&M DT Fletcher Cox, Mississippi State DT Chris Jones, Mississippi State Edge Myles Garrett, Texas A&M LB C.J. Mosley, Alabama LB Roquan Smith, Georgia Flex Danielle Hunter, LSU CB Stephon Gilmore, South Carolina CB Tre’Davious White, LSU S Tyrann Mathieu, LSU S Jamal Adams, LSU

Toughest choice: Running back and wide receiver. There was an embarrassment of riches at the skill positions, where we couldn’t find room for Alvin Kamara, Nick Chubb, Todd Gurley, Amari Cooper or A.J. Green among others. Jones was the only unanimous choice at receiver or running back.

“Henry received the most votes at running back, and I get it. He’s a volume back with the physical traits to take over games in the fourth quarter. But what about the dual-threat ability of Kamara?” said Bowen, who was one of five panelists to vote for Kamara at either running back or the flex spot. “He’s a three-down impact player at the position. And let’s not forget about Chubb, who can hammer the ball between the tackles and rip off explosive plays. I could have voted for all three.”

Biggest strength: Defensive back. If the SEC winds up winning this competition, the defense will be the reason — especially this loaded secondary. Because of tiebreakers, The Associated Press named seven defensive backs as first-team All-Pros last season. And a whopping six of them came from the SEC. This group is so stacked that we had to leave out Minkah Fitzpatrick, Eddie Jackson, Marlon Humphrey and Patrick Peterson.

“You could have told me to pick the starters for the SEC secondary and then said, ‘Actually, those players are not available to you,’ and I’d still feel great about my group!” Yates said. “Outstanding players were bound to miss the cut.”

Missing piece: Quarterback. No offense to Prescott (or runners-up Matthew Stafford and Cam Newton). But he is going to be measured against the likes of Patrick Mahomes from the Big 12; Tom Brady, Drew Brees or Russell Wilson from the Big Ten; Lamar Jackson from the ACC; and Aaron Rodgers from the Pac-12 when we vote for the ultimate champion. And that’s the one area that could hold back the mighty SEC.

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