#marjorie grande

[dottie-n-stripes]

what team are the gang all on for this fest?

[teenytinyapprentice]

NPC appreciation week: day 1 - Curious Village / Diabolical Box

Marjorie and Conrad - Diabolical Box

These two are definitely minor minor characters, BUT I just cant resist the giggle I get seeing other mentor and student duos in the series. Conrad's character profile says Marjorie is his role model and he emulates her in every way! Adorable to see Layton isn't the only one with an eager little duckling following close behind hehe

(plus Marjorie writing popular mystery novels after work! Cute!!)

@layton-npc-appreciation-week

[figureskatingcostumes]

Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha's Thriller costumes at the 2023 Grand Prix Final and 2024 Worlds. They kept pretty close to the source material!

(Sources: 1, 2, 3 and 4)

[bluespring864]

Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha during practice at the 2024 Grand Prix Final

[lilfishiefigureskates]

Cup of China Review

Men:

Shun Sato (Japan) Total Score 278.48 - 1st in the short, 2nd in the free. So happy he finally won his first Grand Prix! I am in love with his short program. Shame about the level 2 stsq. Popped his 4F in the free, but that was his only major mistake. Would like to see a bit more speed from him.

Mikhail Shaidorov (Kazakhstan) Total Score 276.17 - 2nd in the short, 1st in the free. 3A4T Let’s Go! Both of his programs grew on me the second time around. Cannot believe he fell during the choreo sq. Up until this morning we thought that he was out of the Grand Prix Final, but now he’s replacing Adam, so I’m happy for him.

Adam Siao Him Fa (France) Total Score 252.53 - 3rd in the short, 3rd in the free. I know withdrawing from the Grand Prix Final was a tough decision but it was the right one. He is clearly injured and he needs time to recover if he wants to do well in the second half of the season. I’m still very sad for him.

Nika Egadze (Georgia) Total Score 246.54 - 4th in the short, 4th in the free. Another 4th place finish for Nika. He usually puts up a decent short, but struggles a bit in the free. His gala program is amazing, and I wish he could show as much personality in his programs as he does in the gala.

Matteo Rizzo (Italy) Total Score 243.82 - 5th in the short, 6th in the free. The 4Lo went a lot better than it did at NHK! I know some people are tired of it but I really enjoy his Fix You program. It was a shame he couldn’t get the last two jumps down.

Daiwei Dai (China) Total Score 237.35 - 7th in the short, 7th in the free. He totally surprised me! It looks like he’s pretty solid on his 4T even though he went down on it during the free. I’m officially rooting for him.

Deniss Vasiljevs (Latvia) Total Score 234.67 - 9th in the free, 5th in the short. Why does he keep trying to put the 4S in the short?? I’m glad he got in the free even though he popped it the first time. He has great speed and beautiful skating skills so even if he does frustrate me with the 4S I will always enjoy watching him.

Boyang Jin (China) Total Score 231.89 - 6th in the short, 9th in the free. I do not like the free at all. I swear, you could play any song over his performance and it wouldn’t matter. Just withdrew from Chinese nationals due to injury which is a shame. He got absolutely showered with plushies which is amazing.

Hyungyeom Kim (South Korea) Total Score 216.64 - 11th in the short, 8th in the free. He was a bit slow but he managed to stay up in both of his programs! I really liked his free, especially the ending.

Nikolaj Memola (Italy) Total Score 214.77 - 10th in the short, 10th in the free. Every time I see him I shocked by how tall he is. Short was okay, but had a hard time in the free. I like him a lot, so hopefully he’ll do better in the second half of the season after he gets some rest.

Yudong Chen (China) Total Score 182.6- 8th in the short, 11th in the free. It didn’t look like he had a costume on during his short. His free was Kung Fu Panda which I loved but he was struggle bussing a bit.

Wesley Chiu (Canada) - WD. He got injured in practice so it’s a shame we didn’t get to see him compete at all. Hopefully he’ll be healed in time for Canadian Nationals.

Women:

Amber Glen (USA) Total Score 215.54 - 2nd in the short, 1st in the free. I’m so proud of her. Watching her brings me so much joy. The 3A is so solid, she has so much speed and her spins are great. However, I’m not really in love with either one of her programs.

Mone Chiba (Japan) Total Score 211.91 - 1st in the short, 2nd in the free. Fell during the stsq in the free which was SO sad. She’s a great performer and I love both of her programs.

Chaeyeon Kim (South Korea) Total Score 209.47- 4th in the short, 3rd in the free. Her Tron program might be my favorite program of the season. I am obsessed with it. Free is also very pretty, and she is a lil cutie and I love her so much.

Rion Sumiyoshi (Japan) Total Score 202.45 - 3rd in the short, 4th in the free. I still can’t get over how her free program is about plants getting water. But you know, if I were a plant and I were thirsty I would be very happy to get some water. Both of her costumes are gorgeous.

Rinka Watanable (Japan) Total Score 196.95 - 5th in the short, 6th in the free. My FAV. LOVE the entry into her last spin. She landed the 3A and had a great first half of her free program but struggled in the second half. An absolute shame. She’ll have her comeback at JNats tho.

Kimmy Repond (Switzerland) Total Score 195.91 - 6th in the short, 5th in the free. I like her short, don’t love the free, especially the costume. Even though she went clean in the free, the GOE for her jumps were pretty low, so that’s why I think Rinka went ahead of he.

Madeline Schizas (Canada) Total Score 180.77 - 8th in the short, 8th in the free. She’s so smiley during the short, and it makes me so smiley. However, I really really like her free. She had a couple of pops in the second half which is a shame.

Anastasiia Gubanova (Georgia) Total Score 177.34 - 11th in the short, 7th in the free. Had a rough short and wasn’t able to get her combo. I like the space program a lot better than the angst ABBA. Her GOEs for her jumps were also quite low despite staying on her feet.

Yi Zhu (China) Total Score 166.04 - 10th in the short, 9th in the free. She got a cat plushie with a dress that matched her dress after the short which was absolutely precious!!!! I LOVED the A Star Is Born program. I thought it was lovely.

Xiangyi AN (China) Total Score 163.74 - 9th in the short, 10th in the free. Miss girl gave herself a good slap before starting the free lol. She managed to stay on her feet and her spins were very nice.

Minchae Kim (South Korea) Total Score 154.29 - 7th in the short, 12th in the free. Had a pretty decent short program but fell apart in the second half of her free.

Hongyi Chen (China) Total Score 139.57 - 12th in the short, 11th in the free. Short was rough but she did better in the free! She was a bit slow.

Pairs:

Sara Conti / Niccolo Macii (Italy) Total Score 211.05 - 1st in the short, 2nd in the free. Love the short, and the free is very touching. I’m glad they were able to improve their scores from Grand Prix de France.

Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nikita Volodin (Germany) Total Score 209.36 - 2nd in the short, 1st in the free. I guess Minerva had food poisoning so all the props to her for going out and getting the job done. He fell out of nowhere during the stsq in the short, but I’m glad that they were able to stay on the podium.

Lia Pereira / Trent Michaud (Canada) Total Score 188.74 - 3rd in the short, 3rd in the free. I really liked Sing, Sing, Sing. The only nit pick that I have is that I wish her dress was red to match his pocket square, and Sing,Sing,Sing just screams red to me, IDK.

Ice Dance:

Charlene Guignard / Marco Fabbri (Italy) Total Score 209.13 -1st in the short, 1st in the free.

Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha (Canada) Total Score 205.16 - 2nd int he short, 2nd in the free.

Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko (USA) Total Score 198.18 - 3rd in the short, 4th in the free.

I haven’t been able to watch the ice dance yet because I wasn’t able to watch anything live, and I’ve also been getting over the flu, but I wanted to get this up before it got too late! No skating this weekend, but I’m ready for the Grand Prix Final next weekend!

[moon-soo-ah]

Ice Dance Result

[mwrjorie]

"Can I borrow a kiss? I promise I'll give it back."

deixou a cabeça inclinar sutilmente para o lado, enquanto uma expressão de pura confusão tomava conta de seu rosto. pensou se beijo significava alguma coisa além de beijo, chegando até olhar ao redor, em busca de qual objeto poderia chamar beijo. porém, quanto mais pensava na pergunta, menos sentido fazia ficar buscando. "não sei se entendi direito..." admitiu de uma vez, dando um passo para frente. e se o pedido fosse... um beijo? marjorie poderia ser boa em muitas coisas, mas entender flertes estava bem longe disso. "ok." aproveitando que estavam sós e a demonstração de afeto não seria algo analisado, deixou um beijo na bochecha dela. "era isso?" a encarou sem entender, preferindo manter sua imaginação num campo seguro, ignorando partes de seu corpo reagindo de maneira desnecessária. "francamente, nora. se você queria um beijo no rosto, por que perguntou de um jeito tão estranho?" e por que você queria um beijo? não, não pensaria nisso. era só... coisas de eleonora.

[taylorman2274]

We Care About You (Part III)

Those who have been with you since the beginning discuss the differences they've noticed with and without your presence.

Content Warning(s): Jean, Kaeya, & Albedo Story Quest Spoilers; Mondstadt Archon Quest Spoilers

Notes: SAGAU; GN!Reader; [T/N] = Traveler Name

Word Count: 2.1k

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Taglist: @silverstarred; @victoria1676; @angelofdarkness2; @areaderspov; @andromeda-gay; @ash1; @mercy-not-merci; @toodledoodl3;

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The sun had fully risen over the horizon by the time all the stores in Mondstadt's main plaza had opened for the day. Blanche was finishing setting up her fruit trays on the counter by the time Marjorie and Timeaus arrived at their respective stores. Sara, on the other hand, had already opened up Good Hunter half an hour ago. This was in case there were any early birds or if any of the aforementioned shopkeepers wanted a quick bite to eat before work.

Today, the Traveler and Paimon were examples of early birds, as the two were enjoying breakfast from Good Hunter. However, as they were eating their respective meals, they were approached by Raymond, a Knight of Favonius.

"Morning, Traveler. Morning, Paimon," he greeted. "Sorry to interrupt your meal, but I'm here to inform you that your presence has been requested by the Acting Grand Master. She requests that you head on over to headquarters immediately."

Paimon groaned. "Does Jean really have to summon us this early? Paimon hasn't even finished her Fisherman's Toast yet."

"I apologize once again, but it would be rude to keep the Acting Grand Master waiting," Raymond replied.

The Traveler shook their head. "No worries. I'm just about finished anyway." They got up from their seat. "Would you like for me to get you a to-go box, Paimon?

"Get a to-go box? Has Paimon not already proved to you what she's capable of? Watch this!" Paimon proclaimed before chowing down the rest of her Fisherman's Toast as quickly as Paimonly possible.

...Said way involved burying herself nose-deep in her plate and practically inhaling all the food left on her plate. The Traveler and Raymond even had to hold their hands up to their faces to protect themselves from any flying food.

Maybe they shouldn't have bought her a triple stack...

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Despite being invited by Jean herself, The Traveler decided to knock on her office door. It was only proper manners.

"Enter."

They opened the door and allowed Paimon to enter first before letting themselves in. As soon as Jean recognized them, she gracefully got up from her chair and walked around to the front of her desk.

"Thank you for coming on such short notice, Honorary Knight. I know you must be tired.”

The Traveler shook their head. "It was no trouble. Paimon and I were already up to begin with."

"Is that so? It's a shame my cuties didn't think to greet me in the library first thing in the morning. Your company can certainly revitalize this mage's energy." Came a voice to their left. Both newcomers swiveled their heads to look at the other visitor partially hidden in the corner.

"Lisa? Were you called here by Jean as well?" questioned Paimon.

"I was," Lisa confirmed, perplexion etched on her face, "Though I haven't been told why yet."

"I called you both here for the same reason. However, not everyone has arrived yet. We're still waiting on two more people. Once they’ve arrived, I’ll explain everything," Jean explained.

To pass the time, the Traveler, Paimon, and Lisa began to catch up with each other on what had happened since they last met while Jean leaned against her desk and peeked at the ticking clock on the wall from time to time.

She wasn't worried about the other two members being late. They each were fellow Knights of Favonius members after all. They know the standards that need to be set in order to maintain their position.

A few minutes later, everyone in the office could hear rapid footsteps from outside the room. Not even a second later the door was thrown open by Amber who quickly entered the room and put her hands on her knees to catch her breath.

pant ... pant ... "Sorry I'm late, Jean. I got caught up with something."

Jean shook her head. "Not to worry, Amber. We haven't started talking about anything yet." Jean snuck a peak behind Amber towards the open door. "Did you happen to see Kaeya on the way here?"

Amber straightened up and nodded her head. "I did, actually. He's..."

"Right here."

Kaeya smoothly walked into the office and quietly shut the door Amber left open behind him.

Jean gave a quick nod. "Good. That should be everybody." Everyone gathered around Jean in a semi-circle. "I bet you're all wondering why I've called you here this early."

"To put it simply, I'd rather get this discussion out of the way before we all start work for the day. This mainly concerns the Traveler, but I promise you all are important to this discussion as well."

Jean turned her attention to the Traveler. "First off, how are your adventures going?"

The Traveler looked at Jean in confusion. Jean called all of them here just to ask them about their adventures? "...Pretty well I guess. I've hit a few obstacles here and there but it was nothing I couldn't handle."

Jean nodded. "That's good to hear. And what about this latest obstacle you're facing?"

Now it was Paimon's turn to be confused. "Latest obstacle...?" she murmured, "Oh! Do you mean [Y/N]?"

Amber, Lisa, and Kaeya all widened their eyes in surprise as they looked at Paimon. Jean nodded once again.

"Yes. That's exactly the reason why I've called you all here. Although I may not know much about [Y/N], I understand that you all have had some experience with them. If you could tell me all that you know about them, I'll get a better understanding of what our next action should be."

The Traveler nodded in understanding before looking around at the others. "Should I go first, or do you all want to share your thoughts now?"

Amber was the first to reply. "Sure! I'll go first. In my opinion, the Traveler and [Y/N] are the same person, but also different people. When I first met the Traveler outside of the Whispering Woods, they introduced themselves as [Y/N]. However, once we dealt with the sources of Stormterror's power in the abandoned Four Winds' Temples, they seemed much livelier. That was when they explained that they were actually [T/N], and [Y/N] was this 'ghost or entity-like thing' that possessed them against their will.

Lisa nodded. "It's true. When we were traversing through the last temple, I felt as if my body was not under my control, but I was still conscious to witness what I was doing. It was scary at first, but after a while, I kind of got used to it."

Jean raised a skeptical brow. "And why is that?"

"Because [Y/N] and I were trying to achieve the same thing. They guided me through the temple, defeated all of the enemies, and destroyed Stormterror's crystal, all things that I originally intended to do myself."

Jean brought a hand to her chin. "Interesting..."

Kaeya raised his hand, signaling to speak next. "It's not just that, either. Later on when I had the Traveler lure some Treasure Hoarders to some ruins, one of them accidentally activated a Ruin Guard while attempting to flee. We managed to take it down, of course, while being guided by [Y/N], but I noticed that I had gotten stronger in between fighting the treasure hoarders outside the ruins and fighting the Ruin Guard. We defeated the Ruin Guard a lot quicker than I thought we would."

Jean furrowed her brows. "But Ruin Guards are a lot harder to defeat than mere Treasure Hoarders. Surely you must be exaggerating?"

Kaeya chuckled. "I can assure you, Jean. The strength I gained when guided by [Y/N] is no exaggeration. Surely you must've felt their presence yourself?"

"Outside of the day when I got burnout, no. But even then, I didn't exactly feel I was much stronger."

"Oh!" Amber blurted out. "Speaking of getting stronger, I've noticed that [Y/N] has improved some of my abilities as well! For example, the day before we pulled that whole sleeping stunt on [Y/N], we were helping them complete some commissions around Mondstadt. While we were completing them, I noticed that I could suddenly fire two arrows with one shot! Not only that, but I was able to manually detonate my Baron Bunny by shooting at it!"

Amber frowned. “The only downside is that I haven't had much success replicating these abilities when I'm not with [Y/N].”

"So you've noticed as well?" Lisa asked. "I thought I was the only one to notice." She turned her attention back to Jean. "You see, [Y/N] typically has me defeat hydro slimes whenever they appear, and with them I'm normally able to defeat them in one or two hits. However, I wanted to test a theory I've been thinking about recently. So I went to go find a hydro slime and see how many hits it took to defeat it. Just as I thought, it took nearly double the number of hits before it was beaten."

"I see. And is this something that we should look into?"

"No. I just thought it was something worth mentioning."

"Alright then. And when [Y/N] does guide you, is it only to complete commissions?" Jean inquired.

"Oh no!" Amber eyes sparkled. "We've been helping the Honorary Knight and [Y/N] all across Teyvat! It's amazing!"

Jean smiled. "Then you all must be enjoying your adventures, I presume?"

"But of course!" exclaimed Amber. "I've always wanted to see the world beyond Mondstadt and it's just as grand as I imagined."

"That's good to hear." Jean then looked down at the floor and sighed. "...Honestly, there are times when I wish I could throw my work to the side and travel alongside you, Honorary Knight."

"Paimon is certain that [Y/N] would love to have you join their Adventure Team! If it becomes possible, Paimon will put in a good word for you."

Jean chuckled. "Thanks, Paimon." She turned her attention to the Traveler. "And what about you? What do you know about [Y/N]?"

"It's a pretty long story. The first time I ever got a clue as to who [Y/N] was was when I was in the middle of helping Albedo with his research. During the middle of some experiments, I felt their presence leaving. However, almost immediately after they left I saw a bright light in the sky. It only lasted for a few seconds, but when the light went away, I saw that it had come from Celestia!"

Jean looked shocked for a moment but quickly composed herself. She had an image to maintain after all. "Really?! From Celestia?"

"Yes. Albedo saw it as well and it piqued his curiosity. To make a long story short, he found out that for a brief moment, the light that spawns from Celestia forms as if one is opening a door to an unlit room. He hypothesizes that whoever [Y/N] is, they are not from Celestia but somewhere beyond it. Maybe even another world entirely."

Kaeya smirked. "From another world, eh? So does that mean [Y/N] is an alien?"

The Traveler shook their head. "I don't think so. Most of the worlds I traveled to before Teyvat were inhabited by humans. I would assume that if [Y/N] is from another world, they would be human as well.

"How certain are you?" inquired Jean.

"I'm like 90% certain they're human," the Traveler confirmed. Amber hummed in thought.

"Do you think they might be a god?"

“A god whose eyes are focused on a world separate from theirs? Sounds unlikely to me,” countered Lisa.

"Regardless..." Jean interjected. "[Y/N] has been absent for a while now, correct?" The Traveler nodded. "Have you thought about continuing your journey without them should they not come back?"

"I've had the thought. But I'm willing to wait however long is necessary if it means I get to see them again."

Jean put a hand to her chin. "Are you sure? I would gladly be willing to have Amber, Lisa, or Kaeya travel with you for the foreseeable future."

Paimon nodded. "It's been almost a week since that incident, and yet Paimon has never seen the Traveler lose any determination at all!"

Jean nodded as well. "I see. In that case, I believe that is all I have to say for this discussion. It was nice meeting you once again, Honorary Knight."

"The same goes for you, Jean.”

Everyone exchanged goodbyes with each other and, minus Jean, prepared to leave the office. However, just before they left...

"Hey. Is it just me, or is it getting brighter outside?"

Kaeya looked towards Amber. "I'm sure it's just the clouds moving past the sun."

Amber shook her head, keeping her gaze towards the window. "No... I didn't see any clouds when I first came in..."

The room was silent. Some looked to the window while others kept their attention on Amber.

Suddenly, Paimon gasped.

"Paimon!" The Traveler shouted in surprise. "What's wrong? What happened?"

"...They're back..." she whispered.

The Traveler tilted their head. "Who's back?"

Paimon was too stunned to speak, but it didn't take long for the Traveler to figure out why. Their eyes grew wide in shock.

"[Y/N]!!" They suddenly exclaimed as they bolted past everyone. Everyone quickly followed the Traveler outside.

Once they all gathered outside. They quickly turned their gaze towards Celestia. Just as they thought, a light, though less noticeable during the day, was slowly getting brighter.

"Sorry, Jean! We've got to go! Don't wanna be late!" Paimon quickly said before everyone aside from Jean was teleported away.

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"It sure is taking a long time to check for updates," you thought.

After countless research, note-taking, and several anxiety breakdowns, you were finally ready to hop back onto Genshin and meet up with the people who you now realize are alive and sentient.

"I hope all this makes a good impression on them."

The door appeared.

With one click, you would be back to where this trouble all started…

Breathe in… Breathe out…

click

The door opened.

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Author Side Notes: I looked at my fanfiction and decided that it needed LORE™

Once again, I'll be editing this chapter over the next upcoming days. I sort of prefer it as opposed to keeping this in my drafts. I don't want you all waiting for the next part too long!

[rihnely]

The Hypergamy Chronicles: The Blueprint Too Wealth 1

Marjorie Harvey

Marjorie’s Background and Family

Marjorie was previously married to a man with alleged ties to the drug trade, and they had three children together: Morgan, Jason, and Lori. Despite the challenges of her past, Marjorie maintained a polished and sophisticated presence. Her ability to navigate the complexities of being a single mother while presenting herself as poised and desirable highlights her understanding of femininity and social dynamics.

After her first marriage ended, Marjorie remained within circles that exposed her to affluent and influential individuals, ensuring she and her children were positioned for a stable and prosperous future.

The Role of Femininity in Her Approach

Marjorie embodies what many view as high-value femininity.

Style and Presentation: Marjorie has always been impeccably dressed, understanding that personal style and grooming communicate status and self-worth. It is everything in the eyes of society. She knew how to make an impression through her fashion choices and demeanor, which exuded confidence and sophistication. She didn’t dress sloppy and lazy just because she was a single tired mother of 3 kids. She still maintained her attractiveness. Marjorie also has a disciplined workout, & skincare routine which she passed to her daughter Lori. She understands the aspect of needing to stay in shape & maintaining her body which helped to present her with the grand opportunities she was given.

Charm and Grace: Those who’ve observed her interactions with Steve often note her ability to be both supportive and assertive. She’s graceful yet firm, balancing warmth with strength, a quality that many high-value men find appealing. Marjorie carries herself like a lady & wife, which is why & how she became one. Yelling, arguing, & engaging in unnecessary debates are unattractive, masculine and wont help you get to and where you want to be. This also goes for not knowing what to say and when. The way you talk and your social etiquette could be the difference between getting a once in a lifetime opportunity or not. Carry yourself with grace. Always.

Adaptability: Marjorie has shown the ability to adapt to different environments, from being a single mother to becoming the wife of a multi-millionaire. This adaptability likely played a significant role in her ability to attract and maintain a relationship with Steve, who was at a transformative point in his life.

Hypergamy in Action:

Marjorie’s relationship with Steve is a textbook example of hypergamy. When they reconnected in 2005, Steve was on the brink of a significant career upswing. He had weathered divorces and financial troubles (although still a man of status) and was refocusing his energy on building his brand.

Strategic Timing: By the time Marjorie and Steve began dating, Steve was emotionally and financially ready for a committed relationship. Marjorie’s presence provided stability and encouragement during his career transformation, positioning her as a partner who complemented his goals. This is where your femininity comes into play. A man should feel like you are upgrading his life just by being there.

Family Integration: Marjorie’s ability to blend their families seamlessly was another demonstration of her social intelligence. She ensured that her children were incorporated into Steve’s life in a way that strengthened their bond as a family unit. This included Steve adopting all 3 of her children & Marjorie ensuring her children would have wealth, & the best possible opportunity’s passed onto them through Steve.

Lifestyle Elevation: By marrying Steve, Marjorie gained access to immense wealth, influence, and opportunities. However, rather than passively enjoying these benefits, she actively contributes to their empire. She’s a key figure in their joint philanthropic efforts and has used her platform to build her own ventures, such as her fashion blog. Marjorie is a key factor in making Steve Harvey’s image polished and refined which is something men wholeheartedly value. She even elevated his style into class vs the cheap p!mp style he previously had before her.

Analysis of Her Success

Marjorie’s story underscores several lessons about hypergamy and femininity:

Leveraging Personal Value: Marjorie showcased qualities—grace, intelligence, and loyalty—that high-value men often seek in a partner. Steve always speaks highly of Marjorie & publicly worships the ground she walks on. She has created a value in his life that he feels he can’t live without and that’s how it should be. In today’s day and age this should be easier than ever for you to do because most women today don’t add value to a man’s life, don’t try and don’t know how to. Some simple things of value that aren’t common today are 1. Making your man look good by presenting yourself in such a way. 2. Being soft and supportive of him because the world is already tough on a hardworking man 3. making his life easier instead of more difficult. I can make a separate post going more into depth about these things if wanted.

Blended Family Dynamics: She didn’t let the stigma of being a single mother hinder her ability to attract a high-value partner. Instead, she presented her role as a mother as an asset, emphasizing her nurturing and family-oriented nature.

Consistency in Standards: Marjorie maintained high personal standards in her relationships and lifestyle, ensuring she was always seen as a valuable partner. Never settling for less. She was always hypergamous even if that meant with a man who didn’t follow the law. (Would not recommend)

Mutual Growth: Rather than being viewed as someone who solely benefited from Steve’s success, Marjorie played a significant role in supporting and motivating him, this is what high value men value and desire. Never build a man up, but rather be the first lady to his white house.

Marjorie’s journey is a powerful example of how women can use femininity and strategic positioning to elevate their circumstances, even as single mothers. Her story serves as a blend of elegance, resilience, and calculated decisions that align with the principles of hypergamy.

[teaquaccey]

Okay… soooo… (Eng ver)

Okay so…

I’ve been thinking of this thing for Sagau Genshin for a while but like…

I’m not sure how to explain it…

So, here’s the idea!

I don’t remember where I heard it but it was about the lore about visions.

Archons don’t give them out like candy, but the gods who give them to the inhabitants of Teyvat as a somewhat “help” to the user to achieve their ambition.

But once their ambition has been fulfilled the vision goes out like Tomo’s or something like that and finally the gods receive something greater than what the user wanted.

But it also serves as an “eye” of sorts like a mini spy camera.

I’m not sure how legitimate this info is but, where im trying to go is…

What if the vision also work as a “shield” and blocks the vision holders ability to identify the reader as the creator and such?

Just imagine…

You wake up in Teyvat and the only people that can identify you as a highly being are the npc’s and not the vision users?

Imagine an imposter au with an imposter that is perceived as the creator by the vision users but that is actually a group of gods manipulating their perception or ability to identify the creator by making one of them play the role of the creator.

The reason behind this is because they want to rebel against the creator or something, i dunno maybe they lost badly against the creator in uno or something like that idk.

And because the vision users don’t have the ability to sense anything strange with you they don’t report it to the rest.

And because of how much energy or attention the gods have to keep on the whole creator play they don’t pay any attention to you for the first months?

You would be free from the vision users…

But the npc’s?

Oh dear…

Imagine the gods and imposter finally notice your presence and send the rest to hunt you down.

Imagine the least likely people teaming up together like…

In Mondstadt it would be like…

-Oh! Amber here for the usual?- Sara asks the outrider.

-An imposter?! No! I haven’t seen anyone looking like their grace…- She answered sounding surprised.

—-

-No information about the so called “Imposter” again Master Diluc- Charles informed the red headed that had visited the Tavern with just that exact purpose.

—-

-An imposter? I’m sorry Acting Grand Master, but I’ve seen no one looking identical to their grace!- Marjorie mentioned looking at the blonde.

-I see…- Jean ponders.

-If any information arises please inform us immediately- She mentioned.

-Of course- Marjorie replied as the blonde left.

Jean left as she went back to headquarters.

Finding the imposter was going to be a bit more challenging than expected.

Lost in her thoughts she barely managed to dodge Blanche and Charles who were carrying boxes with what looked to be food and beverages.

-Oh! My apologies- She mentioned.

-Oh no worries Grand Master Jean- Blanche brushed it off as both her and Charles walked towards Marjorie’s shop

She found it a bit suspicious how the three seemed to be together but soon her concerns went away as she realized how paranoid she was that she was now even doubting about Mondstads citizens.

Jean shook her head in disapproval of her eavesdropping and walked away to see how were the others with the search.

Once the three were in the clear they entered the building where a certain Creator was reading a book.

-Glad to see that you’ve been doing alright, your grace-

In Dragonspine:

-Is something wrong, Albedo?- Timaeus asks.

-You see… there have been rumors of a so called imposter…- Albedo explains

-An imposter?!- Timaeus asks in surprise.

-What do you mean…-

-Mmhh, Timaeus… you have been in the city for longer than I, have you not had any encounter with a person with similar characteristics to their grace?- He asks

-No, I’ve seen no one with their appearance…- Timaeus denies.

-Mmhh I see… by the way, I don’t want to sound invasive but why have you’ve been asking about the price of my paintings? I wasn’t aware that you were interested on the arts- Albedo inquired as poor Timaeus tried to come up with an excuse to not expose that he wanted to get one to give it to the creator because they commented that they liked them.

-Well um… because why not?- He mentioned sheepishly

-Huh…- Albedo pondered.

Suspicious.

In Liyue it might be like…

-Mr. Shitou one of my clients has complained over the lack of quality of the Noctilucous Jade you’ve been selling- Yanfei mentions interrogating Shitou.

-Well, you see business hasn’t been going well lately and…- He tried to excuse himself trying to find an excuse after he has been commissioning different hair pins and accessories to be made with said material to later give them to their Grace.

-Huh… this is the same thing Linglang told me at the antiques shop! Is business really not blooming right now?- Yanfei asked herself.

-Anyways, my client would still want to demand you for the low quality of your products-

-What?!-

-We’ll be paying for the troubles Miss Yanfei-

Before she knew it, Yanfei was now in front of the Northland Bank.

-We are the ones who have been buying all the good quality Noctilucous Jade from Mr. Shitou- Nadia mentioned helping Shitou cover from this.

They didn’t wouldn’t want to see their grace upset because one of their followers business broke because of them…

In Inazuma:

-I commissioned a new kimono for you your grace! Is it to your liking?- Hiiragi Chisato asked as she showed her a beautiful made Kimono she had sent from Fontaine.

-Wow…-

-Ah yes, your grace we have been waiting to give you these for quite some time- Xixi mentioned as she presented a bunch of boxes filled with various gifts.

(I dunno why but I feel like being in Ritou wouldn’t be so bad I mean, here is where most Npc’s are at… just be careful with the boats and every should be fine)

(Everywhere else I think you’d be pretty screwed not gonna lie xd)

In Sumeru…

I’m too tired to keep making stories…

But I think people like Dunyarzard would be so nice! Like she comes from money as far as I can remember so I can imagine her taking us to the Grand Bazaar.

It would still be a bit complicated to go there however since Nilou and Dehya would be there and with the switch that the gods forgot to turn off to recognize you again… yeah it’s gonna be a bit difficult to convince them but we have a sweet, lovely person like Dunyarzard! And the grand bazaar you should be fine… probably…

In Fontaine…

Melusines or Poisson, either place and you should be good at.

But this place is the trickiest however since there seems to be someone with a vision almost everywhere you may go.

Overall…

It would be like a very big game of hide and seek where the seekers(the vision users) are breaking their minds trying to find you while the supposedly spectators that shouldn’t help you are just watching them while helping you, basically cheating in the game.

Just image a war between the two factions like oh my gosh!

There was this Npc’s… I don’t remember her name(also to lazy to search it up xd) that was part of the Aranara quest, like the forest watcher that helped us, you know what I mean? Got into an accident, Aranara help, Aranara quest and finally she went out into adventures with the Aranara that saved her.

Just imagine if we meet her before anything and then she gets her vision like…

She puts it on as an accessory and doesn’t sense the Creator’s aura.

She takes it off and she notices it.

She finds out slowly about what visions really do and with some scholars from the Akademiya they start coming up with a plan or device to take away people visions so that they realize who the actual god is.

The possibilities…

Also dunno where to put the archons here I think they would notice the aura of the creator because they don’t have visions and such so maybe they’re in the rebellion against the gods of celestia and the fake creator.

Neuvillete and Furina would also probably be in the creators side because Furina’s vision is if I don’t remember badly given to her by Neuvillete.

So yeah…

Just something that I’ve been thinking about while I try to sleep.

This is just a very crapy idea but anyways hope someone likes it :,)

Also!

I don’t think my posts are appearing in the etiquettes i’ve been putting them at, because this is a very new blog I made with the only purpose of publishing this.

So if anyone that somehow sees this thread can help me with reblogging it you would be helping me a lot!

I really want to share this Idea with more people!

Once again thank you!

(Also good luck for anyone pulling for Clorinde and Alhaitham!)

(I’m personally pulling for Sethos, fingers crossed that he comes in a ten pull or else I’m gonna be so close to 70 pity and I don’t want neither of the current 5 stars, even though they are cool)

(Anyways good luck and thanks for reading!)

(:D)

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Hello there! Thank you for this awesome library :) I read "a lighthouse (burning)" by books-and-omens (everybody_lives) and I LOVED it. Are there any other fics where Crowley & Aziraphale encounter ghosts? Preferably not a human AU though. Thank you!! ❤️

Hi! Here are some fics in which there are ghosts...

No victory without suffering by DarkmoonSigel (G)

Tumblr prompt about the bookshop being haunted, and Aziraphale not noticing.

Who Moved My Cheesecake? by Rathgrith (T)

Aziraphale and Crowley discover they have a ghost in the bookshop, and call Madame Tracy - now Marjorie Potts - for help communing with the dead.

the thirteenth night by darcylindbergh (M)

Crowley and Aziraphale have found everything they've been looking for in a cottage in the South Downs. Unfortunately, something else in the cottage finds them.

If I Risk It All by EdosianOrchids901 (M)

Eager to get closer to Aziraphale, Crowley suggests that they feign a relationship while on assignment. Aziraphale agrees, and soon they’re off to a grand country estate. But things at the estate may not be as they seem…

Death in Love by Aspirina_Effervescente, Cyanidechan (M)

After tempting a composer to fame and success, Crowley is cursed by his wife and tormented by her ghost until the end of his days. Aziraphale would do anything to save him, the only problem is that he doesn't know what's going on and, anyway, the problem could be much more complicated than it seems. Inspired by Giuseppe Tartini’s Sonata “the Devil’s trill”

And the one you mentioned...

a lighthouse (burning) by books-and-omens (M)

In good weather, one can see the lighthouse at the Rock from the shore: a dot on the horizon, a distant star flashing red and white and red again. It’s been dark for a fortnight, of course—ever since the incident that every newspaper had breathlessly written about, that the paper-boys on the corners had shouted themselves hoarse over. This is where Aziraphale is headed: it is his duty, after all, to find out what happened, to make sure that the beacon can be safely lit once again. He does not expect Crowley to follow him to the windswept isle, to the lonely lighthouse at what could just as well be the edge of the world. Crowley follows him anyway.

- Mod D

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The signs as songs that’s title is a name

Aries Sun: Lolita - Lana Del Rey

Aries Moon: Nina - Ed Sheeran

Aries Rising: Cheryl - Yung Gravy

Aries Mars: Daphne Blue - The Band Camino

Taurus sun: Carolina - Harry Styles

Taurus Moon: Pete Davidson - Ariana Grande

Taurus Rising: Cinderella - Mac Miller

Taurus Mars: Cassandra - Taylor Swift

Gemini Sun: Jenny was a friend of mine - The Killers

Gemini Moon: Mandy - Barry Manilow

Gemini Rising: Emily - Two Friends

Gemini Mars: Laredo - Chris Vagle

Cancer Sun: Betty - Taylor Swift

Cancer Moon: Fernando - ABBA

Cancer rising: Juno - Sabrina Carpenter

Cancer Mars: Proud Mary - Tina Turner

Leo Sun: August - Taylor Swift

Leo Moon: Clementine - Halsey

Leo Rising: Anna Sun - Walk The Moon

Leo Mars: Dear John - Taylor Swift

Virgo Sun: Jack and Diane - John Mellencamp

Virgo Moon: Norman F*** Rockwell - Lana Del Rey

Virgo Rising: Angel - The Weeknd

Virgo Mars: Margret - Lana Del Rey

Libra Sun: Olivia - One Direction

Libra Moon: Evangeline - Stephen Sanchez

Libra Rising: Delilah - Florence + The Machine

Libra Mars: Carmen - Lana Del Rey

Scorpio Sun: Feeling Whitney - Post Malone

Scorpio Moon: Marjorie - Taylor Swift

Scorpio Rising: Matilda - Harry Styles

Scorpio Mars: Runaround Sue - Dion DiMucci

Sagittarius Sun: Mary on a Cross - Ghost

Sagittarius Moon: If U Seek Amy - Britney Spears

Sagittarius Rising: Clara Bow - Taylor Swift

Sagittarius Mars: Jimmy - The Tones & I

Capricorn Sun: Roxanne - The Police

Capricorn Moon: Mary’s Song - Taylor Swift

Capricorn Rising: Hey Stephen - Taylor Swift

Capricorn Mars: Lisa Baby - Walk the Moon

Aquarius Sun: Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus - Taylor Swift

Aquarius Moon: Chloe - Emblem3

Aquarius Rising: Jessie’s Girl - Rick Springfield

Aquarius Mars: Paul Revere - Noah Kahan

Pisces Sun: Stupid Cupid - Connie Francis

Pisces moon: Peter - Taylor Swift

Pisces Rising: Diana - One Direction

Pisces Mars: Hey There Delilah - Plain White T’s

[obi-wann-cannoli]

2025 Book Bingo!

I’m doing 2 book related challenges this year, storygraph’s 2025 genre challenge and @batmanisagatewaydrug’s book bingo! (I’ll follow along with the book bingo on storygraph!)

I’ve mostly figured out what I’ll read for the book bingo, though I probably won’t start reading books for it until mid-January. They’re in the queue though.

These are the books I’ve figured out so far:

Literary fiction: By Grand Central Station I Sat Down And Wept by Elizabeth Smart

Short story collection: A People’s Future of the United States edited by Victor Lavelle and John Joseph Adams

Sequel: Fire Dance by Ilana C Meyer

Reread Childhood Fave: The Oracle Betrayed by Catherine Fisher

20th Century Speculative Fiction: Parable of the Sower by Octavia E Butler

Fantasy: Halfling by S.E. Wendel

Pre-1950: Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

Indie Publisher: The Escapement by Lavie Tidhar

Graphic novel: Monstress vol 5 by Sama Takeda and Marjorie Liu

Animal on the cover: The Bear and The Serpent by Adrian Tchiakovsky

Set in a country you’ve never visited: Shanghai Girls by Lisa See

Science Fiction: Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty

Memoir: An Indian Among Los Indigenas by Ursula Pike

Zine: Fat is Beautiful by Crystal Hartman. Second entry: Let Me Cook by Cydney Hayes

Essay collection: Gathering Moss by Robin Wall Kimmerer

2024 Award Winner: Crooked by Nathan Masters

Nonfiction: God Save The Queens by Kathy Iandoli

Social justice and activism: White Tears/ Brown Scars by Ruby Hamad

Romance: Secretly Yours by Tessa Bailey

Read/make a recipe: American Cookie by Anne Byrn

Horror: The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

Published in the aughts: Going Postal by Terry Pratchett

Historical Fiction: The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo

I’m waiting on the 2025 debut authors (though I have some ideas) and bookseller/librarian rec. but for now I know every book on this current list I either own physically or can get from the library! (Was lucky enough to have a bookstore near me that has zines for sale!)

[whencyclopedia]

Robert the Bruce

Robert I of Scotland, better known as Robert the Bruce, reigned as King of Scotland from 1306 to 1329 CE. For his role in achieving independence from England, Robert the Bruce has long been regarded as a national hero and one of Scotland's greatest ever monarchs.

Robert succeeded John Balliol (r. 1292-1296 CE) but only after a tumultuous decade of side-switching and military ups and downs against English armies led by Edward I of England (r. 1272-1307 CE) and those of rival Scottish barons. A grand victory over the English at Bannockburn in 1314 CE cemented Robert's claim to be the rightful king of Scotland and his skilful diplomacy brought recognition of Scotland's full independence both from the Pope and Edward III of England (r. 1327-1377 CE). Robert was succeeded by his son David II of Scotland (r. 1329-1371 CE).

Early Life

Robert (VIII) the Bruce was born on 11 July 1274 CE at Turnberry Castle in Ayrshire, Scotland. His father was Robert (VII) the Bruce (d. 1304 CE) and his mother was Marjorie, Countess of Carrick. The Bruce family had been the lords of Annandale since the 1120s CE, and they claimed descent from Earl David, younger brother of William I of Scotland (r. 1165-1214 CE). Robert spent a period of his youth in either the Western Isles or Ulster. As the family had estates and properties in England, so, too, he spent time in Carlisle Castle and London. In 1292 CE Robert inherited the earldom of Carrick.

Around 1295 CE Robert married Isabel of Mar (d. c. 1296 CE), daughter of Donald, earl of Mar, and then, in 1302 CE, Elizabeth de Burgh (d. 1327 CE), the daughter of Richard de Burgh, earl of Ulster. With Isabel, Robert had a daughter Marjorie (b. c. 1295 CE) and with Elizabeth, he had two daughters - Matilda and Margaret - and two sons - David (b. 1324 CE) and John (possibly the twin of David but he died as a child).

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Skate Canada Review

Men:

Ilia Malinin (USA) Total Score 301.82 - Congrats to Ilia for qualifying for the Grand Prix Final! Despite the challenge of going to back to back competitions Ilia had no problem with securing his second gold medal of the Grand Prix series. Technically he preformed better than he did at Skate America, but I think he was definitely feeling a bit tired, and I think he was struggling especially in the middle section of his free program. His short program has grown on me a lot even tho it’s literally the ugliest costume I’ve ever seen. Also, I’ve been hearing that this was the last time he will be competing in his current free skate costume which is a tragedy, because it’s the best costume he’s had and really don’t see him getting a better one. I think his PCS score was too high.

Shun Sato (Japan) Total Score 261.12 - I think it’s such a slay to skate to Ladies in Lavender when you’re not a lady. He absolutely slayed his short program, but he needs to get his step sequence up from a level 2, because that’s bogging his score down a bit. He struggled a bit in the free program, so I am looking forward to seeing it once he gets it clean. I really liked both of his costumes and I like the new hair color. #FurecocoTrioForever

Junhwan Cha (South Korea) Total Score 260.31 - I am so happy that Jun made it onto the podium!!!! However, I’m going to be honest when I say I’m not really vibing with his programs this season. The Imagine Dragons short program makes no sense to me, and I don’t really like the Latina lady screaming at me in his free program, but his blouse is beautiful, so I will say that I like his free better than his short. There’s lots of room to grow in his free program, and he only had 2 combos, so we def need to change that. His Ina Bauer was great, but he finished a little late on the music. IDK why the judges didn’t give the PCS skills he deserved. He was robbed.

Sota Yamamoto (Japan) Total Score 257 - I love Sota so much and I wish there was four spots on the podium cause I wanted him to be on the podium so badly!!! I love the purple shirt in the short program, and overall the short was very solid. I also really liked his free program. At first I thought it was gonna be a bit boring but the music did a great job at building through the program. I’m absolutely gutted that he fell on his 4T. He also needs to work on not telegraphing his jumps as much.

Vladimir Litvintsev (Azerbaijan) Total Score 222.9 - I had no idea who he was but then I realized that he was the fool who skated to the Lion King while wearing a tiger print t-shirt lol. The Game of Thrones short program was pretty solid. Didn’t love the Nutcracker EPIC version tho, especially the singing at the end. Keep it all Xmas music or don’t use Xmas music. I think he ran out of steam a bit in the second half of his program, and he needs more choreography cause right now he just has a lot of crossovers.

Gabriele Frangipani (Italy) Total Score 222.57 - Who needs Daniel Grassl when we got this guy! He was giving me Adam Driver vibes, and I think it’s cause they have similar noses. Tbh I don’t really remember much from his programs, and they just felt a bit meh to me, but on his defense I was half asleep during his free program. Hopefully he’ll be less meh at the NHK trophy.

Aleksa Rakic (Canada) Total Score 222.49 - Having this guy as the highest scoring Canadian was not on my bingo card. He seems to struggle a bit on his 3A and overall i thought his jump technique was kinda ugly. Overall he had pretty consistently low GOEs on his jumping elements and he didn’t perform well. Lots of room to grow at least.

Jason Brown (USA) Total Score 218. 75 - My beloved. On the technical level, he did not have the best skates, but his overall skating skills remain unmatched. Jason usually isn’t competing this early in the season, so hopefully he just needs more time to get into the groove. I am not really vibing with free music. It was very one note and a little boring ngl. I did like the cartwheel tho.

Stephen Gogolev (Canada) Total Score 216. 84 - Had a pretty good short program but fell apart during the free. Needed more speed and energy, and he needed to EMOTE! He kinda just looked tired

Mark Gordonitsky (Israel) Total Score 213.31 - Meh.

Luc Econmides (France) Total Score 211.88 - IDk why but I always forget what he looks like and then I get surprised when I see him and he looks like he does. Interstellar program was interesting with the head twitching at the beginning and the fake writing at the end but my man was ACTING so I will take it. Had a super scary axis on his 3A in the short and on the 3Lz in the free.

Roman Sadovsky (Canada) WD - I guess he tweaked his back before the event started which is why he wasn’t doing any jumps during practice. But luckily, the injury should have no long lasting impact. I feel so bad for this guy, I feel like he always has the worst luck.

Women:

Kaori Sakamoto (Japan) Total Score 201.21 - I love Kaori so much. She is definitely pushing herself with both of her programs this season, and I just don’t think she feels comfortable yet in either of them. The short was solid, but she did have some unexpected trouble in the free. She looked a little tired, but that’s okay cause we are early in the season, so there’s still time to build up stamina. The blonde hair is starting to grow on me and I love both of the costumes.

Rino Matsuike (Japan) Total Score 192.16 - Talk about the COMEBACK QUEEN. I love the Moulin Rogue program so it better be clean at Finlandia. Her free program was honestly the highlight of the weekend. She had a GORGEOUS spiral and overall excellent skating skills and quality of movement. She slayed.

Hana Yoshida (Japan) Total Score 191.37 - I really liked her short program. She just had a little boo boo with the step out on the combo, and I think she could use more speed during her stsq. I really liked her dress for the free program, but I did not like the mesh gloves. It’s a shame she went down on the 3Lz.

Kimmy Repond (Switzerland) Total Score 191.07 - IDK why but I did not expect her to do as well as she did. Idk how tall she is, but she looks super tall, and her long limbs just looked a bit awkward. I’m pretty sure she ended a smidge behind her music in both the short and the free. I thought she had really nice spins tho.

Madeline Schizas (Canada) Total Score 190.04 - Dear Maddie, there is only one Lion King program and it belong to Wakaba. I did like the Danse Macabre free tho. I’m glad she went with red for the costume instead of black. She was one of my highlights of the weekend, cause I was just so happy that she skated two clean programs in front of her home crowd!!!This was probably the best I’ve seen her perform.

Alysa Liu (USA) Total Score 187.69 - Miss girl kinda got hit hard with the URs, but she still had a great return to the Grand Prix! I really liked both of her programs, especially the free. I think she needs to build up her stamina a smidge, but I’m just so happy to she her back it makes by heart flutter.

Elyce Lin-Gracey (USA) Total Score 182.37 - I wanted her to do good so badly. She almost got the same exact scores that she got at Skate America, so at least she is consistent. But she is just a lil��� cutie and she just needs time to develop and grow! Props to her for competing back to back.

Kaiya Ruiter (Canada) Total Score 162.32 - I liked the short program, but I didn’t realize the free was a Wonder Woman program until we got to the end of the program and the electric guitars were doing the Wonder Woman thing. Had a couple of URs and a two footed landing. But she was very cute, and very engaging.

Ekaterina Kurakove (Poland) Total Score 162.07 - ‘Twas a rough short program. Stepped out on the lutz and it was under-rotated and she didn’t get her combo. She was also pretty slow on the spins. However, she kept on emoting throughout the whole performance. I’m not vibing with the Cats program. Her first mistake was picking the movie version. Her second mistake was wearing the cat ears. Just felt very juniorish to me. I also think there were too many music cuts.

Sara-Maude Dupuis (Canada) Total Score 160.46 - Couldn’t get her combo in the short. Had a crazy axis on the 3Lz in the free and was just getting a lot of URs in general. Overall her jumps were just looking a bit scary. She wore a green dress tho and I thought she slayed

Seoyeong Wi (South Korea) Total Score 140.85 - Got hit hard with the URs. I really liked both of her programs and I thought her costumes were gorgeous, but she just didn’t perform well to them. She really ran out of gas at the end of the free program.

Yelim Kim - (South Korea) Total Score 136.14 - This honestly made me so sad. She is such a beautiful skater but the jumps are just not there. I guess she is recovering from back surgery?!?!?!? Idk, I just really don’t want to watch her perform another disaster program.

Pairs:

Deanna Stellato-Dudek / Maxime Deschamps (Canada) Total Score 197.33 - They’re obviously not in top shape yet, but like I’ve been saying, we’re still early in the season so no need to freak out. Did not really vibe with the short program. The heavy breathing really turned me off, and I’ve learned that this cover was used for 50 Shades of Grey, which turned me off even more. I do like the free a lot better, but IDK what the theme is, or what it’s about. They have a shared dog and it’s super cute.

Ekaterina Geynish / Dmitrii Chigirev (Uzbekistan) Total Score 189.65 - I did not like the weird opening movements in the short. A little trouble with the throw jumps but pretty good overall synchro.

Anastasia Golubeva / Hektor Giotopoulos Moore (Australia) Total Score 186.14 - I hated the music change in the short. And they copied Kao’s free program for their free program lol.

Dance:

Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier (Canada) Total Score 214.84 - The costumes in the rhythm slayed, but his backless suit in the free traumatized me. I get the what they were going for but I don’t think it was executed well. They are so fast, and they are both excellent performers

Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha (Canada) Total Score 199.9 - I liked the in synch lip syncing, but I did not like it when they FELL! They are so fast on the twizzles and they serve so much face. I’ve heard people don’t like the Sound of Silence free, but I was vibing with it.

Evgeniia Lopareva / Geoffrey Brissaud (France) Total Score 194.25 - Look they were great, but I just don’t vibe with them and IDK why. Rasputin rhythm dance was insane but in a good way. Maybe they’ll grow on me.

[moon-soo-ah]

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