#kellogg knife and all baby

[eliotcos]

more incoming but scary cosplay done :)

[farharbour]

you've been talking about your ocs a lot and i'm curious to who they are/what they're like! if you don't mind me asking, anyway!

i've been looking at this ask all day like a rabid beast waiting to get off work so i could answer it LOL it's so sweet of u to ask ily 🥺💖 i do have a lot of them but i think you might just be talking about jesse? he's the only one i've really been talking about lately

jess is my sosu & main oc; he's a doctor, a synth lover, and tbh he's about as close to a pacifist as you can get in the post-apocalypse lol. i'll talk more at length about some stuff under the cut (this got pretty long so feel free to skip it):

he's high intelligence/perception and low strength/luck. kind of the typical long-range stealth sniper build but it doesn't revolve around crits. truly hates killing anything, even raiders (he still sees the humanity in them despite what they do). he prefers to stay out of combat if at all possible and takes the long way around/will move at a snail's pace if it means he can avoid a fight. his main weapon is a sniper rifle he modified to be able to take custom tranq rounds (mgs3/mgsv tranq sniper my beloved). he has a 10mm sidearm and a knife on him too for close combat should he need it. like he Does know how to fight, he grew up in a military family, but he doesn't like it and would rather exhaust every other option before resorting to violence.

his story is ... complicated lol, it revolves a lot around some of my other ocs/npcs and i still haven't worked out all the nitty-gritty of it even after five years BUT basically pre-war he's a med student getting his doctorate in radiation medicine and his dissertation revolves around studying the new plague. his wife teressa was in law school at the same uni and had a part-time gig as a waitress.

post-war in game world he's aligned with the minutemen until around the time he finds virgil. that's when he decides that all of this is bigger than the minutemen can realistically take on even with his help building them up so he seeks out the railroad and joins up with them. he tries to broker peace with the other factions while working undercover but dez isn't having it so in the end both the brotherhood and the institute get fucking owned and he hates that he wasn't able to find a less violent solution. he breaks away from the railroad post-game and takes doc sun's place as the resident doctor in diamond city with curie as his assistant and nick as his malewife.

he's a synth too! some sort of experimental-type that shaun was working on in secret. he's kind of obsessed with the idea of this family he never had (see synth shaun) and not only wanted to meet his parent but he wanted to test the theory of a synth/robobrain hybrid if that makes sense? like. a whole human brain plopped in a synth body. still thinkin' about this bit tho and the intent/science behind it. mind changed! he is no longer a synth.

i think he's a more interesting character if he gets this idea in his head that he's this synth experiment, succumbs to the fear that plagues the commonwealth, reads too deeply into what kellogg and shaun do and don't tell him... but it's all subtle manipulation, on all sides. in the end he finds out the truth, though, no eternal "what if" question. it still makes the interaction with dima pretty awkward which i like, i love that tension.

a lot of this i've never talked about... and honestly there's a lot more i'm embarrassed to say right now LOL he's such a part of me and a bit of a self-insert in a lot of ways too. and there's a perfectionist streak in me that wants everything to be laid out and perfect before i talk about any of it publicly. but. idk this whole post feels like baby steps to talking out my process publicly instead of just hiding it away.

since you asked about ocs (plural) tho i do have others that aren't jess that are integral to jess' story like bec (my lw who's mainly just a fo4 npc at this point, she's a mechanic who lives at the red rocket and she owns dogmeat) and her girlfriend peaches (she basically takes over for jess when he leaves the minutemen). there's also the mojave gang... simon my dumbass courier, tex the escaped synth cowboy, cyrus the freelance (and recently ncr-contracted) hitman, and um. some other ones too that live in a different oc universe and that's a whole can of worms that i won't even touch right now because this post is absurdly long as-is nfkdfhsf

anyway THANK UUU for asking abt them it's nice to ramble a bit! hope this wasn't too annoying lol.. and i hope ur having a nice day today 🌻🧡💜💛

[overboss-sid]

Survivor

“Your coffee, mum!”

Sid looked up. Codsworth was hovering there, steaming mug extended towards her. She looked around. Sunlight streamed in through the windows, bathing everything in its soft, yellow light. The man on the television droned on about the weather. From her place on the couch Sid could just see the neighbor watering her geraniums.

“Thank you, Codsworth.”

She took the mug, but before she could take a sip she was startled by the sound of a baby crying.

“Ah, young Shaun is awake! Don’t worry, mum, I’ll take care of it.”

Codsworth floated down the hall towards the source of the cries. Sid stared after him, and a moment later she got up and followed. The cries had turned into soft coos by the time she entered the nursery.

“Everything is under control, mum! Young Master Shaun is all cleaned up and ready for the day!”

Codsworth left the room. Sid made her way slowly over to the crib. She went to lean over it when a familiar voice made her turn around.

“Mornin’ dear.”

Nate stood in the doorway, still in pajamas. That tattered shirt he refused to throw out because it had ‘sentimental value’. He came to stand beside her.

“I was thinking we could take Shaun on a nice family walk. It’s beautiful outside.”

Sid wiped a bit of missed shaving cream from his neck.

“Sounds like a good idea to me. Although you should probably put on some actual clothes. Don’t want to scandalize the neighbors.”

He chuckled and kissed her on the cheek.

“Yes, dear.”

He left the room. Sid returned her attention to the crib, but it was empty. Strange. Had Codsworth taken Shaun with him? She couldn’t remember.

She opened the door to leave (Had Nate shut it behind him?) and suddenly found herself in a hallway harshly lit by fluorescent lights. It was vaguely familiar and filled her with a sense of dread.

She started down the seemingly endless hallway, the growing dread urging her to move faster. After what felt like ages she finally came to an intersecting hallway and stopped, not sure which way to go.

“Nate?”

Her voice echoed down the halls, met only with silence.

She picked a direction and started down the new hallway when a gunshot rang out behind her. The dread was now overwhelming as she whipped around and sprinted towards where the sound had come from.

“NATE!”

The hallway ended in a set of sliding doors. Sid smashed her fist into the control panel. The doors began to open at an agonizing rate and she screamed in frustration. She clambered through before they had completely opened and found herself in a horribly familiar chamber lined with cryopods. The one at the far end was open. Sid ran towards it, but the room seemed to stretch on forever, the pod never getting any closer. She stopped, furiously wiping away the tears that blurred her vision.

“Sid?”

She whirled around and recoiled at the sight that met her eyes. Nate stood before her, but now he was wearing a vault suit covered in the blood that was trickling from the bullet hole in his head.

“They killed me, Sid.”

“I know, Nate, I…I tried…I’m so sorry…”

Tears spilled down her cheeks as she backed away from him. He moved towards her, smiling.

“Shh, it’s okay. It wasn’t your fault.”

“I couldn’t do anything…”

“I know. Don’t worry. We’ll make it right.”

“What…?”

Sid found herself staring down the loaded barrel of a pistol. She looked up at Nate in fear, but it wasn’t Nate anymore. Now it was the scarred face of Kellogg behind the gun.

“Should have made sure to kill you the first time around.”

She squeezed her eyes shut as he pulled the trigger. 

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Sid’s eyes snapped open as she bolted upright, gasping for breath. A sudden burst of pain on the left side of her face caused her to groan.

“Woah, easy there! Don’t move too fast.”

Startled, Sid had her knife in hand in a flash, pointed roughly in the direction the voice had come from. She attempted a quick glance to take in her surroundings, but something was impairing her vision. Annoyed, she focused her attention on the source of the voice as best she could. A man had come to stand beside her, arms now raised in defense. A man she recognized.

“Virgil? How...what…?”

She quickly lowered the knife. Another burst of pain made her bring her other hand up to her face to investigate. She gingerly touched her fingers to her cheek. Bandages. Upon further investigation she found that the whole left side of her face was wrapped in them. They even covered her eye. That explained why she couldn’t see properly.

“Careful, now. Those wounds are pretty nasty. You’re lucky to be alive.” Virgil hesitantly laid a hand on her shoulder.

“What happened? I don’t…remember…”

Suddenly it hit her. The storm. The deathclaw. Claws tearing into flesh. Blood. Darkness.

“Oh, god.”

She sank back down onto the makeshift cot she was lying on. Virgil pulled up a stool, never taking his eyes off her. Even with only one good eye she could see just how worried he was. He looked as if he expected her to drop dead at any moment.

“…How did I end up here?”

“The Children of Atom. One of their scavenging parties had been returning to the Crater. They heard gunfire and decided to check it out. Said they figured it had to be you. Who else would it be? Anyway, they found you tucked away in that ruin, bandaged you up as best they could, and then brought you to me.”

“Huh. I didn’t think they liked me all that much. Remind me to thank them when I get the chance.”

“Well, you won’t be visiting them any time soon. You’re on bedrest. Doctor’s orders.”

“You’re not that kind of doctor, Virgil.”

“Irrelevant.”

Seemingly convinced that she wasn’t going to up and die on him, Virgil stood, patted her shoulder once more, and went off to another part of the cave.

Sid laid back and sighed. It hurt her face, but at least she was alive.

[scarfacemarston]

Things that existed: 1890′s-1914 (For fanfics, hc or rp!)

For me to reblog in the future with more. Notes: I did not include most of the cigarettes, guns and alcohol. These are mostly American brands or international brands in the U.S at the time. Lots of wars, psychological studies, economic recessions, inventions, and media published in this time. This is obviously not an exhaustive list. Spans from a bit before canon to RDR 1′s epilogue  Pre 1890′s: (Just for fun) 1883: The Monopolist (Yes, an early rendition of the board game) The game of Logic, Oscar Mayer, Pinocchio, Long John Silvers,

1884: First modern Cash Register (Imagine the gang trying to figure out how to open one of these)

1885: Dr. Pepper (the soda), first automobile

1886: Heinz Beans, Coco-Cola, Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr, Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

1887: Sherlock Holmes Book 1 by Arthur Conan Doyle

1888: Vending Machine, Drinking Straw, Four Roses (Bourbon Whiskey) Kessler Whiskey, Seltzer's for upset stomach/heartburn, Mum’s Deodorant, Hunts (the brand)

1889: Lysol 1890′s: 1890: The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde,  Prom (The event for teens)  Matryoshka doll, The Edison Talking Doll (Yes, those creepy ass ones), Lipton Tea, Vicks, Marston’s Brewery, 

1891: Basketball, Rayon, Fig Newtons, Swiss Army Knife, Hormel, 

1892: The second bicycle boom, the “modern” clothes washer, Maxwell Coffee House, Ithaca Kitty - an early paper doll, later stuffed toy?

1893: Cream of Wheat, Juicy Fruit Gum, Johnson’s Baby, Good and Plenty, Wrigley’s Gum, popcorn maker, toaster, Diesel Engine, moving walkways, meth, Ferris wheel, The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, Sunkist Co,

1894:Corn flakes, Phonograph, Silent Films, different fonts for typewriters? Hydrogen Peroxide (The fizzy stuff that burns like hell), lobster thermidor, mousetraps, Purina animal feed, 

1895:Rugby leagues, Volleyball, Budweiser, T. Martzetii Dips, Whittaker’s Chocolate,  X-rays, 1896: Cracker Jacks, Movie theaters, Frank Merriwell’s Books (A children’s series), Del Monte canning

1897: Jell-O, Cotton Candy, Grape-Nuts (cereal), mufflers, vasectomies, Smucker’s (jelly company), Dracula by Bram Stoker,  1898: Pepsi, Palmolive (Brand), steering wheel, heroin, Walker’s Shortbread, Nabisco, War of the Worlds by H.G. Welles, 

1899: Martha white (food),  Pall mall cigarettes',  Wesson cooking oil, Lux soap, flashlights, revolving doors, first early telephone 1900′s: 1900: Wizard of Oz Book 1 released by L. Frank Baum, Chiclets, Hershey Bars, Kodak cameras, Triskets, escalators,  1901: Disposable Safety Razor, Sweethearts (The candy) the Scholastic Altitude Testing (Standardized Testing that American high schoolers take. Jack would have to take one, I think.) Necco’s candy,  The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter (All of her books then)   1902:  Neon Lamps, Teddy Bear, periscope, air conditioning, polygraph tests, Peter Pan,  The Virginian by Owen Wister - A western novel

1903: Kraft Food’s Company, Crayons

1904: Banana Split, tea bags, Ovaltine, Canada Dry, French’s (The brand),  K-Y Jelly, Discoll’s Berries,  1905: Cadbury Dairy Milk, Hebrew National Brand, popsicles, RC Cola, Planters brand, Kellogg’s Brand,  Arsène Lupin by Maurice Leblanc (Stories about a master thief) 1907: Gumball machine, rear-view mirrors, tootsie rolls, Hershey's kisses, 1908: Coffee filters, Ford Motel T engine, Hydrox cookies (Oreo’s lemony older brother), Milk-bone the biscuit (For Rufus),  Anne of Green Gables, by  L. M. Montgomery, Mr. Toad - the kid’s character, 1909: More modern lightbulbs, Pearson’s candy company, Tillamook Creamery, Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux  1910:  instant coffee, milkshake machines,  1911: Wall plugs, Nivea products, Midol (pain reliever), Crush Soda, Crisco, processed cheese, Mars brand,  1912: Edison Disc Record, Goo Goo Clusters, Oreos, LifeSavers candy, Lorna Doone Cookies, Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs 1913: Zippers, Crossword Puzzles, Camel Cigarettes, Hellman’s Food company, 

1914: Traffic Cone, Gasmask, Tinker Toys, Listerine, Salad Cream,  Heath Bar, Mary Jane Candies, Grapico Soda, Turkish Delight, Mother’s Cookies (The rainbow animal cookies with sprinkles), Chicken of the Sea, TastyKake,

Bonus: Modern Slang they would know. Sorry for the tags, but I worked hard on this and I want it to go out. Edit: Wow, thanks, guys! I didn’t expect this to gain traction. At all. Anyway, I’m a historian so feel free to send me asks about stuff like this! I will probably edit it for medical stuff. 

[unikornu]

Page 2, The Signal 

(re-written)

Since leaving the vault Lucy was struggling to find her place back in the new-old Commonwealth. Left alone, without her boss, without her shady job and partner. Hanging onto the minutemen at the beginning then small caravans just to have a job at hand, keeping her mind busy. Her moral spine was there as long as benefits were in her hand, this time in a shape of caps and supplies instead of fat bundles of money. Instiutute talks were all over the cities and villages, she did not care much for it, till Kellogg himself found her and forced her to meet the Father. To his surprise his attempt of finding last member of family was a failure as Lucy was not his mother in fact. She only took care of him by the order of her pre-war boss the same day the bombs fell, leaving the last memory found at one of Codsworth recordings of Lucy shooting someone down before running to the vault, then leaving the baby to someone else just to get herself into cryo-pod without any suspicions. But despite that she offered to be an agent for Institute on the top as yet one more way of getting caps and much better tech than what world was offering above. And they didn’t care for her morality as long as job was done and it suited her just fine.

She travelled whenever her approach took her, even to Far Harbor along with Nick while assisting him on a case for a while, to a point when they found Kasumi, then she took off, alone, looking for a place she could hang on to, a community that would fit her nature but the island only proved yet another place filled with other people’s problems that they couldn’t solve on their own. It was annoying her to no end. Her hopes were hanging on a thin thread but the good old Longfellow might have been a voice of reason she needed to hear in that fast tempo of post nuclear life. He cared as much for his own benefits as she, and didn’t feel judged by being how she is. Egoistic, greedy, snarky, going her own way on every matter. She couldn’t thrive with minuteman around and militarism style of BoS was only twitching a nerve in her brain. She did not believe in justice as it failed her long time ago in a very brutal way. Lucy took on the other side, criminal one, doing what had to be done by the orders and mastering her skills in that crooked world becoming one of its many cracks. She liked it.

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- I don’t want to be a fuckin hero, i just want to go day by day in comfort, not scraping for shit like a molerat. Lucy said while finishing the last beer with the Old Longfellow in a tavern.

- That’s why folks like us tend to thrive alone. Most of them just want to be good because they think it guarantees them the same treatment back. And the answer they usually get sooner or later..are raiders, ha! He chuckled and brushed his beard with a sleeve.

- Raiders...if they only would be a bit smarter instead of going brainless on every matter. She sighted and looked through the window towards the boat. - I guess its time for goodbye.

- You will find your place kid, sooner or later. Just be true with yourself and you will be all good. He gave her a big warm hug before she left the tavern and set the course back to Commonwealth. -Just come back once in a while, its been hell of a good run for my old bones and to see these religious folks going  in the air along with nuclear blast, ha! True justice..at last.

- It was my pleasure and thank you for...everything. She smirked and took off back, thinking on his words about raiders but still having her doubts. They had no plan, just running around, murdering anyone on their way, it was close but not quite yet what she needed.

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-Ehh home..at last. She checked her pipboy for any new orders from Institute but it was silent. The friendly bark greeted her as she arrived to Red Rocket station. - Hey  Dogmeat, keeping the place safe? Good. She gave him a belly rub before he whined at her. - I cannot take you everywhere, what if you would fall from the boat eh? I might not care about others but you are not the case. He licked her face in response and ran back to the garage to continue the nap.

Lucy entered the station and unpacked the supplies and tokens she stole on the way, examining every one of them. She paused as she pulled the massive rough looking knife out of her bag. Nothing like she saw before.

-Right..i almost forgot. She stood up in front of broken mirror and ran a finger through a fresh scar that raider left her as a gift, saying something about her pretty eyes and trying to fuck her along the way before she shoved his own blade in his mouth. - At least it didn’t reach any further. Lucy hissed as she tapped it with a piece of cloth, drained in alcohol. - That will do for now...

As she lied on the bed, her legs leaning on the wall she tried to think on her position in this wasteland. The boredom, need of something new and adrenaline being kept down was starting to get into her skin. Being alone was good in a survival matter, lesser target but it became mentally exhausting and not even a cling of caps or calmex would keep her at ease.

As she placed pipboy on the table, ready to close her eyes and get some sleep a familiar sound hit her ears. A cheerful yet annoying song she remembered from back then. An image of a place, colorful, loud a bit shoddy, ran through her mind. Families, kids, her job and her boss, along with first true realization of what kind of person she truly is. Could it be there? And why now? Did her silent and strong wish sent a wave across the Commonwealth to answer her call at this very moment? She stopped asking questions and set the course on the map before going back to bed, this time with a mind full of memories and hopes that were twitching a small smile on her face.

[shirtlesssammy]

14x07: Unhuman Business

Then:

LaLaLa, this is not happening, LaLaLa

Now:

Uh, something seems to be wrong with my TV. Just Lucifer Nick blabbering on about his family and his regret for killing people that won’t help him find who killed his family.

At the bunker, Jack is not doing great, guys. Cas is attempting to heal him, but whatever is wrong with Jack is beyond his angel powers.

As the boys discuss their impossible situation, Jack falls to the floor, coughing blood and foaming at the mouth. They rush him to the hospital ASAP. 

Worried Dad Dean is HIGH MAINTENANCE, but I’ll forgive his overbearing ways. Jack is in deep trouble. First, the hospital just needs some basic data, like name and date of birth, both of which the Winchesters fumble on. Jack’s a Winchester you doofs! And I guess Jack is 18. And his dad exploded. Jack then collapses and the medical staff rush him to a room, Sam, Dean, and Cas by his side. 

(That framing tho)

God, my TV buzzed out again. Please stand by while I figure out WHY WE SHOULD CARE ABOUT NICK. He talks to a reporter and learns there was a cop, Frank Kellogg, who was patrolling Nick’s neighborhood the night his family died.

At the hospital, Jack’s tests results all came back negative. They’re going to have to run more tests. (Lol, I love how all of this is put in the vaguest way possible. Like not all tests are positive or negative, and what are they testing for?) The one thing they do know: His body is in complete systemic shutdown. (I read on Twitter the friendly reminder that you’re not a real hunter until you’ve died and come back again. Coolcoolcoolcoolcool.)

The brothers decide it’s time to explore other options: Rowena. Dean suggests calling her. Sam already did. (Samwitch! --my Saileen heart hates me every time I goof about this) (Natasha: SAME) The doctor walks in on the boys dressing Jack to leave. AND LET ME JUST FALL INTO A PIT OF EMOTION watching Cas put his coat on Jack.

ROWENA arrives as fast as she can (like, oof, there isn’t anything in this for her. She just showed up to help the Winchesters? Guh.) She thinks Dean is in trouble, but Sam reveals it’s really Jack, Lucifer’s son. Rowena’s out. Before she bolts though, Jack works his magic nougat ways.

Rowena breaks the bad news that without Jack’s grace, his nephilim body can’t sustain itself. Cas offers up his own grace to save him. I’M NOT CRYING, YOU’RE CRYING! As Ro is nixing that idea, Dean’s vision starts to blur and his hearing warbles in and out. 

Not sure what was happening in this next Nick scene. He’s weird around a woman in an alley. She invites him back into the bar (WHY?) (Natasha: WHYYYYYYYY?) and then he secretly pulls a knife. In a brief moment of clarity, he yells at her to get away and she runs. And for the record: the giant neon S stands for Satan.

At the bunker, Overprotective Dean brings Jack a sandwich and milk. PURE. Jack is packing up and ready to hit the road, live a little before he dies. I’M NOT DYING, YOU’RE DYING.

Dean gets some serious dimples of discontent after listening to Jack but he’s not disagreeing with the boy.

Sam and Cas AND Rowena are on the research train. Cas presides over a mountain of books while Rowena and Sam call everyone they think might be able to help the poor young wee nephilim.

Dean gets the updates. The books are a bust, but Sam talked to Ketch, who has tipped them off about a shaman who might help. Dean takes all this in...maybe? In actuality, Dean wavers in and out of focus again. Oh, Dean Bean. Cas offers to tackle the shaman lead and the Winchesters can stay behind to look out for Jack. Enter Jack, with backpack, ready for adventure! Dean and Jack are heading out, to Castiel’s disapproval.

A little while later, Dean and Jack pick up some burgers and Dean tosses Baby’s keys to wee Jack. It’s driving lesson time! There’s so much wrapped up in this scene: Dean’s stunted childhood, his incredible capacity to nurture, Jack’s hero worship. MY HEART is wrapped up in this scene. They ease out on the road and Jack gains confidence quickly.

Dean turns on some tunes and BTO’s “Let it ride” sets the mood. Classic rock is such an important aspect of this show, and we didn’t realize how much we missed it as a set piece until this scene of open road driving.

(I’ll confess that I spent the first viewing of this scene ready for Jack to pass out and the car to careen dramatically off the road. I’m glad it didn’t.)

Cas heads out to find Sergei the shaman but before he goes, he talks with Sam about Dean’s reaction to Jack’s illness. “He seems to be taking this particularly hard,” Castiel observes. Sam tells him that Dean feels bad for the time he spent wishing Jack a swift and painful death at the beginning of last season.

Heartbreaking dialogue alert:

Sam: He’s lost people. We’ve all lost people but…

Cas: This feels different. Losing a son feels different.

But stow away those emotions, friends, because it’s time to go back to fun!Dad Dean. They’re eating more fast food, pulled over on the side of the road. “I’m a driver!” Jack announces gleefully. Yes, bby. Dean suggests a bar with promising hook-up potential. (Me: flashes back to Dean’s “Last night on Earth” speech with Cas back in season 4...and like, all of season 3.) Jack’s got other plans.

Nick finds Frank Kellogg, brings up the bare facts of his case, and then pushes Frank inside and holds him by the throat. Time to chat.

By a tumbling, small river, Jack gets into Dean’s deepest emotions like he’s ordering an ice cream shake at a diner. While they fish, Jack casually brings up that Dean and his father went fishing and that it was one of Dean’s happiest memories of him. Dean tries to dissemble, but Jack’s sure as a rock. (Now, there’s been some discussion about whether this was meant to refer to John or Bobby. My vote’s heavily on John. Dean loved his father, was disappointed by him, and longed for many things he could never have at the same time. Fishing with John Winchester was probably a shocking circle of calm - a pool of stillness and peace.)

Jack tells Dean that he wouldn’t miss the big, showy things in the world. Instead, he’d miss more time with Dean and the other people in his life.

Dean BARELY holds it together, a quaver in his voice as he returns, “Who’d’ve thought time with me would make you sentimental?” Dean. Bean.

Meanwhile, Cas drives his adorable blue car to meet Sergei the shaman. He’s immediately enveloped in a circle of holy fire. Thanks, buddy.

Sergei lives in a pimped out trailer, with flowers painted on the exterior and lushly colored and patterned textiles draped all over the interior. He proposes a “recharging agent” for Jack - something to shock his system and derail the degeneration. He offers Cas archangel grace (purportedly from Gabriel) and a spell to activate it. And the cost is simply that the Winchesters will owe him a favor. Sounds like a hell of a price to me.

Meanwhile Nick beats the shit out of Frank Kellogg. We learn that Nick’s neighbor saw Frank leave his house the night of the murders and the cops made him cover it up. Frank confesses that he met a man named Abraxis outside of Nick’s house and the next thing he knew, he was covered in blood. Frank was possessed by a demon which is some crazy ass shit, right? Sigh. Nick kills Frank horribly anyway, in a scene that goes on for WAY too long.

WAY the fuck too long.

In a giant breath of fresh air, we get back to the bunker, once again full of TFW 2.0 and Rowena Our Queen. They hand Jack the grace and it enters his body as Rowena chants the spell. Lights flicker. Jack’s eyes glow golden again. It’s worked!

Jack stumbles and falls again, worse than before.

Cas chews out Sergei via phone call and Sergei defends himself by saying that “science is sometimes trial and error.” It’s...awfully reminiscent of Michael’s experimentation, yes? It also reminds me of real world experimental parallels - now and throughout history. In a word: yikes.

Side note: Having once had a loved one’s body try to shut down in the ICU with no discernible cause...this episode really did hit home for me. It’s so easy in fiction to have a magical healing ability, and so much harder when there’s no explanation, no quick cure, and treatments that have your doctors crossing their fingers. I feel for all these dudes, and the doctors as well, is what I’m saying.

Anyway, Cas is pissed, and vows to smite Sergei’s ass if Jack dies.

For Vengeful Science

At Frank’s house, Nick prays to Lucifer and begs him to come back. In the blackness of the Empty, what looks like the Empty entity morphs into being and its eyes glow Lucifer-red. Well, fuck. (I’m actually excited to see the Empty again, but I am quite displeased about Lucifer.)

In the bunker, TFW mourns Jack’s rapidly failing condition. Rowena counsels them to stay by his side, for death approaches on swift wings.

Root Beer Quotes:

He’s sick, his name is Jack Kline, his father exploded.

Samuel, I thought we were beyond this.

Well, if it’s grace he needs, he can have mine.

Eyes on the road.

This is the best day ever!!!

Born with a wheel in your hand, huh?

Life isn’t all these big, amazing moments. It’s time together that matters.

Life - all of it - is a risk.

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[cryptiique]

so i wrote out a basic summary of neo’s backstory, the queen of the nuka world raiders

amelia fitzroy, daughter of a ‘wealthy’ socialite family of uptown boston, often dressed up and toted as high class and expected to behave as such

high class ladies were expected to be docile, submissive, caring, catty, etc.

she hated all of it; would act out in her own ways and receive harsh punishment from her parents for being unladylike

eventually was ‘strongly suggested’ to marry to a highly successful businessman, jonathan baker, who could fund the waning finances of her family in exchange for high class access

so they get married and she thought maybe she could escape from her childhood situation, but married life was worse

jonathan expected amelia to be a perfect debutante wife, rather than the spitfire she actually was, and would punish her violently (and sexually) for embarrassing or disobeying him

when she became pregnant, he planned to truly tame her as a housewife and mother

amelia planned her escape with shaun with a sleeping pill in jonathan’s nighttime routine and a knife when he fell asleep, but the bombs dropped the morning before her plan

they escaped the apocalypse in the vault and went under ice, kellogg took shaun and killed jonathan

amelia emerged to the new world as neo, ready to take vengeance on the man who stole her baby and her revenge against her husband

ultimately becomes overboss of nuka world and won’t let anyone mistreat her or have power over her ever again

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Amazing Hiking Trails You Have To See To Believe

Exploring hiking trails is a great way to stretch those legs and get your blood pumping, or just get out and enjoy nature. It’s a great feeling when the cool wind touches your face and you can smell the fresh air. Here are a few of the world’s best hikes that are sure to take your breath away. Amazing Hiking Trails for the Best Nature Hiking Experience   1. The West Maroon Pass 5 Epic Colorado Hiking Trails You Must See To Believe Photo by Susie Kellogg [Kelogg Show]The West Maroon Pass is located in Colorado, with a 12.7 mile out and back hiking trail. It has a pass that brings you up to 12,480 feet of elevation. It’s under the Maroon Bell’s Peak which is said to be the most photographed peak in the United States. That alone speaks for itself. 3,159 Reviews BAFX Products – 2 Pack – Anti Shock Hiking / Walking / Trekking Trail Poles – 1 Pair, Blue, Royal Blue GREAT FOR EVERYBODY – Our hiking poles were designed with the beginner & experienced hiker in mind. 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