#mobsters inc

[1v31182m5]

[calmthefuckdownalright]

I'll Keep You Safe (If The World Must Burn)

Chapter 2 just published!

@random-hooman

I'm going to be spitting these out for a while before I take I think a 2 (maybe closer to 3) week hiatus for my mission trip and then I go back to my school year occupation in which I will probably have my strokes of genius again as I succumb to the boredom of my profession

[hotvintagepoll]

Edward G. Robinson (The Whole Town's Talking, Larceny Inc., The Little Giant, A Slight Case of Murder)—Someone once described him as "A demonic cherub" and I cannot for the life of me remember who it was (they did mention it on TCM though). To this day I cannot stop thinking about that -We're talking about Little Caesar here, is this even a contest? -They way he can rattle off a line like damn. (Go watch the "Suicide Monologue" from Double Indemnity!) -In Larceny Inc. he's working in a luggage store and wraps an annoying customer's purchase in THE most passive-aggressive manner possible -He loved art and even painted!! "I have not collected art. Art collected me. I never found paintings. They found me. I have never even owned a work of art. They owned me." -EGR -In The Little Giant he practices a proposal because he's so nervous and it is the cutest thing I've ever seen -The way he gestures when he speaks, and bounces all around the screen SO. MUCH ENERGY! -In Barbary Coast he wears an earring and has curly hair so -He hated guns. During production of Little Caesar (1931), his eyelids had to be taped open so he wouldn't flinch when he fired his weapon -I happen to like the way he snarls and looks like angry little Tasmanian devil ok -The Whole Town's Talking has him playing a DUAL role as both a ruthless mobster and a milquetoast office clerk, shenanigans ensue -MULTILINGUAL -He looks ridiculous playing polo in The Little Giant and I am HERE for it -Looks SO SCRUNGLY in glasses -I got a yen for unique voice, and his definitely something -He wears a Santa suit in Larceny Inc. -5'4 1/2 (1.64m) I rest my case.

Thelma Ritter (Rear Window, All About Eve)—So little! Barely 5 feet tall! So scrungly! Working class accent and regular person looks constantly surrounded by gorgeous people! Snarky as hell!

This is round 1 of the contest. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. If you're confused on what a scrungle is, or any of the rules of the contest, click here.

[additional submitted propaganda + scrungly videos under the cut]

Edward G. Robinson:

Thelma Ritter:

she wants to kill santa claus so bad for the first half of this clip. "thats fine. thats just dandy. mama wants to..thank santa claus too."

[redemptionrehab]

Triple A INC.

Angel, Alastor and Ace! Finally made this look the way I wanted it to!!! It was a pain but so worth it.

All of them have their canon personalities, the Only big difference personality wise is that angel and Husk are in a relationship now and Alastor was the one who pitched the partnership in the first place.

Alastor

Alastor was the first to die, but was the last of the three to build his reputation in Hell. The reason it took him so long to rise to power is a mystery, especially since when he did it was almost overnight. Once he gained the limit of his power he want to the home of Hell's most notorious gambler, however when he won he didn't want the gambling demon's soul, he wanted his partnership. Husk was not hesitant to agree, and not just because he was forced to, infact he was interested in seeing how the partnership went. However, Alastor had no idea he was not aware that Angel would be part of the deal and due to him accidentally tying himself to the Gambler he was unable to break out of the deal.

The only real change in Alastor's design is his color scheme, which matches the original character in zoophobia, and his shoes which were changed back to his boots.

Angel

This spider mobster was the original member, first to gain power down in Hell. He did in '47 and became an official overlord in sep. of '49. Angel takes no nonsense but gives a lot. He met Husk at the gamblers first overlord meeting and they immediately hit it off. Angel proceeded to visit Husk's casino frequently and even aided in advertising it. Angel also took to weapons manufacturing sometime in the mid 60's and quickly became tough competition with Carmila, who eventually had to file for bankruptcy when her sales dropped in the 90's. After Carmila's company tanked and she and her daughters were left on a tight budget, Angel's conscience took over, especially since Carmila was such a roll model to him. He decided to pay for their home and food, with the condition that he gets to visit every now and again. (He likes to gossip with Clara).

Angel's design matches his original with his color scheme changed to match his current one! I really liked his little hat

Ace

Husker, more professionally known as Ace, was the last of the three to enter Hell and the second to gain power. As stated above Alastor was the one who wanted to join him and Husk purposefully lost the game in order to go through with the deal. He couldn't let demons think he kept associating with other overlords via his own will, obviously Angel is obsessed with him and wont leave no matter what, he obviously doesn't like him back. Is what he would say if he was a LIAR. At one point in time, Husk finds a young demoness stranded out on the streets, picking pockets for anything she can get. Husker sees potential in her and takes her back to the Casino to show the others. In the end, the girl bonds with Alastor.

His design is meant to look like a more aged up version of his younger self, a little more scruffy.

[faustiandevil]

The lighting situation in my room is bad… So the colors look washed out, because of that. I also just wanna be done with this page, it’s the reason why I haven’t posted any sketchbook pages, because I was just struggling with this one. For Clyde I used various references of posters from Brother Orchid and Larceny Inc. and for the other gangsters it was just photos of actors Elisha Cook Jr. and Humphrey Bogart.

Detailed notes for the Ant Hill Mob for the prohibition AU under the cut as it’s pretty long. Also I'm taking longer to write the next chapter. I think I might need another week until it's done.

Let’s start with the man himself Cezar Goldenberg Clyde Robinson. I think from his birth name it’s obvious that I’m doing the controversial and making him Romanian and Jewish like the actor he was based on Edward G. Robinson (but with a slight twist and making him a székely Romanian) and not Italian. Considering for the longest time I did think that Eddie G. was Italian-American Clyde is also just confusing everyone and pretending to be the head of the Italian mob in Chicago (wow culture appropriation). Man even had to learn the language to properly pull it off. I will be borrowing some story elements from real life gangsters like Lucky Luciano and Al Capone for the AU next to his actor inspiration. Clyde also served during WWI in the navy much like Eddie G. and the reason he joined was because he couldn’t deal with his feelings for Penny and like any normal man joined the army… Also circling back to the name a bit Goldenberg is again Edward G. Robinson’s birth name and Cezar is a Romanian name as well as a nod to the movie that made Eddie G. famous Little Ceasar.

William E. Stone aka Willy aka Zippy. Again the name is inspired by the actor that I choose to base him off of George E. Stone (who I cannot draw correctly) as well as his background by making him a Polish immigrant as well as Jewish. He and Clyde grew up together in the new country and Willy is the only member of the gang who knows his actual name. Next to the various movies that George E. Stone was in I also took some elements of real life mobster Meyer Lansky as inspiration. Fun little side note Willy is bisexual in the AU and has had a crush on Clyde for years, Clyde is aware, none of them will address this lol.

Next we have Mario Kirby (Nintendo please don’t sue me) aka Kirby aka Softy. Now I could not brute force the name Kirby to be a nickname for an Italian gangster, so I am taking a different route by making him Italian-Irish best of both worlds Hanna-Montana style. His Irish heritage does make him a bit of a punching bag among the other guys considering what was mostly going on in Chicago in the 1920s, so he is mostly in the background. I based his looks on Elisha Cook Jr. mostly, because that man looks he could burst into tears any given moment. In the mob his main purpose is to be a service dog to one of the most violent members who is our next one, give it up for …

(First name redacted due to spoiler reasons) Macchi aka Mac aka Pockets. His looks were based on Bogart’s mainly, because I ran out of good ideas for the mob and Bogart was in a lot of gangster movies and I just really wanted to make the joke that the only reason why Mac is tall is that he has the same type of Demonias that Bogart wore during the shooting of Casablanca. Also Bogart played a gangster that was called “Gloves” in All Through the Night (1942), so to me it works. Just like Bogart he is an alcoholic with a bad temper and is the one who is usually taking care of the nastier jobs for Clyde. Sorry to everyone who was attached to this character, I’m here to ruin things.

[indiemedley]

Ice-E's P'E'ZZA Secret Boss: Greas-E

Time for a new Deltarune secret boss, this time for Ice-E's! The lovely art was done by the splendorous @zootyplex (commission her, her art rocks) and the fabulous @creepa-b0t-inc for the sprite renditions!

Now then, for the boss himself. Greas-E hails from the Corporate World of Ice-E's, run by the head C'E'O. In days long past, Greas-E served as the C'E'O's top enforcer, the one he contacted to get shit done, through violent means if necessary. Greas-E was fiercely loyal to his boss, being a part of the Family Menu in the upper echelon. He knew the job came with a lot of risks, a lot of downsides, but he didn't care. He served his duty well.

One day, however, a haphazard Darkner spotted him in the middle of his less than moral activities, word of which did take very little time to spread throughout the Dark World. The C'E'O was certainly not happy to hear this, as he sought to maintain his profits with a proper family friendly image. As much as it killed him, he had to banish Greas-E, remove him from the menu in order to save face. As such, he was banished to the Icy Shelf, and left to be forgotten.

It was here that he came to meet a special someone among the tundra, one who showed him capabilities he never knew he even had. Powers that linked him to a grandiose machinated giant that lay dormant in the ice. He was ready to Supersize, all he needed was the right group of schmucks to help him finish the last minute prep time "That Weird Guy" got him on track for.

As for his Light World origins, his story is slightly more complicated than the average Light World Darkner backstory.

Greas-E was originally the benign pompadour type mascot for an item on the Ice-E's menu, part of the corporate attempt to make more of a cast for Ice-E, so they could market more toys and boost their funds. He was meant to advertise and sell the Super Mega Pizza Burger Triple Patty Greasemaster Deluxe, which was even more unhealthy than it sounds.

Of course, this terrible menu item led to some serious health concerns for the public, inevitably leading to its removal from the menu. However, the franchise had jumped the gun by a significant margin and had already begun construction on a line of animatronic entertainers for the Hometown location. They were intended to be half machine and half organic material from whatever product they were supposed to represent, that way, they could Serv-o Up Smiles!

This was an all around terrible idea.

Greas-E's animatronic was the first one to be put into production, and subsequently the first to be canned. However, they couldn't get rid of it, so, they just shoved it in the back of the freezer at the restaurant alongside the last unsold Super Mega Pizza Burger Triple Patty Greasemaster Deluxe patties.

It was here he was to stay. Here he was to rot. Mold and mildew slowly overtaking the meat on his body, but his hate still remains. His desire to get back on the menu and prove to his boss he can still be useful burns just as bright as it did before. And he'll serve up a 2-for-1 deal on pain along the way.

"What? What? Youse single serving punks tink you got ANYTHING on da Greasemaster? Tink again, Cornball!"

"We all pass our best-by dates, cornball, even the freshest meats expire!"

As for his general deal, Greas-E is a dirtbag sleazeball mafioso. He's a dick to most people, except his boss who he holds in the utmost regard. He speaks with an Italian American accent, much like a stereotypical mobster. He also consistently refers to himself in the third person as Greas-E or the Greasemaster. During his speech, he also sprinkles in a variety of food service references into his speech pattern. After meeting Kris, he tends to refer to them as Cornball or Order Reference Number M040N, or moron.

[ivys-head-is-spinning]

FAVE MONSTERS INC CHARECTER GO

SULLY.

fun fact monsters university was my first movie in theatres and the whole monsters franchise was like my first obsession so I still have all the toys and stuffed animals and stuff.

have you watched the show mobsters at work? ITS SOOOOOO GOOD.

[stessio1019]

Is it me, or is Donald Trump sounding more and more like Roz from Mobster’s Inc.? I swear every time I hear him, it's like, "Biden, why didn't you file your paperwork?"

[1v31182m5]

How do you think randall and sonia interacted in the mobsters inc timeline?

I headcanon they were friends ever since they first met at the party!!

[yetanothercomicbook]

A Piece of the Action

Terror Inc. #7

One of the worst comics I've ever read.

Mobsters in suburbia, part two.

Chichester has to use big words. Lots of big words. Like he's proving to the world that he owns a thesaurus. In general, a writer with a large vocabulary is wonderful. But what this writer does is showy. And pulls you out of the story. He also feels that every minor character has to be a chatterbox. That, too, is distracting.

But, enough about the storytelling... what about the actual story? Well, this one is complete nonsense. A ridiculous gunfight in a mall is followed by the main characters somehow getting instantaneous access to a fire truck. Then there's the reveal at the end. A character with the worst plan ever. Everything about this comic sucks.

On Sale Date: November 3, 1992.

D.G. Chichester (7 of 13).

Jorge Zaffino (7 of 7).

1/10

[majormeilani]

mice got some hulu disney+ thingy or whatever and she's letting me use it and i tried to look up monster's inc and i spelled it wrong as "mobsters" and it still came up

[vintagelasvegas]

Last Frontier / New Frontier / Frontier Hotel & Casino

Hotel Last Frontier opened October 30, 1942, the second resort on Hwy 91 south of Las Vegas and first to adopt an all-encompassing theme, the Old West. (Postcard, '43.)

'41: Rupert "R.E." Griffith purchases Guy McAfee’s 91 Club and begins building the resort. Griffith is the builder-owner of El Rancho, Gallup, NM, and with his brothers the owner of hundreds of theaters in the south & midwest.

'41: Dec., William Moore, co-architect with Jack Corgan, partner in the hotel, and nephew of Griffith, moves to Las Vegas to supervise construction.

'42: Oct. 30, opening of Last Frontier Hotel. Moore is executive manager of the resort. Ballard E. Barron is a partner and manages the casino until retirement in the 50s. The hotel opens with approx. 105 rooms, another 100 added in the 40s.

'43: May 22, Little Church of the West wedding chapel opens.

'43: Griffith dies, age 50. Moore continues operations.

'44: Aug., The Delta Rhythm Boys in Hotel Last Frontier's Ramona Room, possibly the first African-American entertainers headlining a Strip resort. In Nov., Liberace's Last Vegas debut in the Ramona Room.

'47: Last Frontier Sportsdrome race track opened.

'47: Texaco Fire-Chief service station opened; Old West-themed Texaco designed by Zick & Sharp; operated by Andy Anderson.

'48: Last Frontier Village theme park begins opening. Official opening two years later along with Silver Slipper. R. Stadelman, Zick & Sharp, architects.

'50: Silver Slipper opens 9/6/50. (Silver Slipper was independent of Frontier from the years '56-'68.)

'51: Moore sells the resort to Kozloff, Katleman, and others, exact arrangement is unclear. In Moore's Oral History he states, "We sold our interest in '50," but also says he operated the hotel for ten years (construction in '41, to '51). Other owners changed in the late 50s.

'53: Mary Kaye Trio performs on a new stage at Last Frontier's Gay 90s Bar. The unusual engagement outside the showroom proves a success that lasts 20 weeks and launches the "Lounge Act" phenomenon at every Strip hotel. (Cossette; RJ 10/23/53)

'55: “New Frontier” modernist casino and showroom, opens 4/4/55 between the hotel and Last Frontier Village. The resort is rebranded New Frontier. Little Church of the West is relocated to the south side of the resort.

'55: Sep., Maurice H. Friedman (GM), Irving Leff (VP), T. Warner Richardson (Casino Manager) and partners take over Frontier operations. (RJ 9/1/55)

'57: 9-month closure of casino

'58: Signage for “Last Frontier” over the hotel wing facing the Strip, lasting through demolition in '66.

'59: Warren 'Doc' Bayley becomes primary owner of the resort. Several other ownership changes through '66.

'60: Sportsdrome closed. Last Frontier Village closure is unclear, circa '60-'64.

'65: Judy Bayley assumes control of 'Doc' Bayley holdings after his death on 12/26/64. Frontier is closed by the first week of Jan. for previously announced renovation program. Unclear of the casino and showroom are closed at the same time. Frontier remains closed until Jul. '67.

'66: Banker's Life buys the Frontier and leases to Vegas Frontier Inc. (Friedman, Richardson, and partners) in Feb. Last Frontier Hotel demolished in May. Construction of all-new hotel begins in Sep. Texaco Fire-Chief demolished in Nov.

'67: Frontier opens 7/30/67. Sign by Bill Clarke, AdArt. Unrelated to Frontier operations, FBI surveillance of mobster Johnny Roselli reveals a gin rummy cheating scam at Friar's Club, Beverly Hills, operated by Frontier owners Friedman and Richardson. The two, along with Roselli, are later indicted, convicted, and sentenced. It was later discovered that Friedman, Richardson & co's Frontier operation was financed with Detroit mob money from a groud led by Anthony Zerilli.

'67: Nov., Howard Hughes buys the Frontier lease and property.

'68: Hughes leases Silver Slipper, bringing the casino and Frontier under the same operations for the first time since '56. Hughes buys Silver Slipper later in the early 70s.

'80: Frontier sign painted brown.

'82: Jun. 24, Grand opening of a western-themed casino expansion, including Wild Horse Slot Saloon and Wild Horse Lounge; new signs and exterior design, with longhorn motif on the front entrance and marquee sign by Sign Systems Inc. (RJ 6/24/82)

'88: Sold to Unbelievable Inc (Margaret Elardi & family). Silver Slipper closed in Nov., demolished.

'89: Atrium Tower addition

'90: Frontier sign painted in reds

'91: Union workers picket the Frontier in Aug. after contract talks break down. A full strike begins 9/21/91. The strike last over seven years, until 2/1/98.

'98: Frontier is sold to Phil Ruffin. Elardi group retains 16.17 acres of the property. (RJ 3/17/2025)

'00: Frontier sign painted in greens

'07: Sold to El-Ad Group. Closed 7/16/2007. Tower imploded 11/13/2007. El-Ad Group's plans to develop Las Vegas Plaza were changed with the onset of the Great Recession.

'08: Dec., sign removed.

The original pool was in front of the hotel. The empty lot across the road is the future Desert Inn, and Wynn resort. Teich postcards with serial numbers 3B, 4B, 6B, indicating dates of '43, '44, and '46.

1940s - Black & white postcards by Frasher Fotos.

1940s ('43 or later) showing the Little Church of the West. L. F. Manis Photograph Collection (PH-00100), UNLV Special Collections & Archives.

Timeline Sources include: Moore Carries Through Idea of R.E. Griffith, Founder. Review-Journal, 9/3/50; Doby Doc, Pt. 3. Howard Hickson’s Histories, gbcnv.edu; Alan Jarlson. On the Town. Review-Journal, 10/23/53; Last Frontier Village is Las Vegas Showplace. Review-Journal, 2/28/55 p12; New Frontier Hotel Will Reopen. Review-Journal, 2/17/66 p3; In Final Stages of Demolition. Review-Journal, 5/3/66 p7; Break Ground for New Hotel. Review-Journal, 9/26/66; An Interview with William J. Moore. University of Nevada Oral History Program catalog # 132; Frontier Hotel expansion celebrated. Review-Journal, 6/24/82 p9C; Pierre Cossette. Another Day In Showbiz, p43. ECW Press, 2003; A. Finnegan. Crews remove New Frontier marquee before Encore opening. Las Vegas Sun, 12/12/2008; Eli Segall. Landowner on Strip leases empty plot for millions each year. Review-Journal, 3/17/2025.

[sophiie2000]

A Past Long Forgotten?

Chapter 13

Words ~ 1806

Disclaimer ~ Characters belong to Voltage Inc

Link to Chapter 12 below ⬇️

Two days had passed by. When MC had returned to the mansion she had immediately sought out Yukari to inform her she would be helping her to escape. Yukari had been surprised but also grateful.

Her surprise was even greater when MC told her that when they had broken out, she would be escorting her to meet an individual she believed was Yukari’s brother. The tears she had shed as she had hugged MC made the agent glad she had plucked up the courage to speak to Eisuke. To have determined they were truly siblings.

Truthfully, tonight was outside the scope of the young agents’ mission. As such, she would likely be reprimanded by the EAC. Acting outside the scope of one’s mission in such a way risks their identities being found out. Death awaits those agents who are uncovered.

Yet MC was at peace. She was reuniting two siblings who had sought each other for almost two decades. She had abandoned everything and everyone when she became an agent, and so giving two people what they had long desired after so long, in exchange for the little freedom she had left, well it didn’t seem like such a difficult decision after all.

Wells had left the mansion with a few of the other mobsters. Something to do with another meeting; negotiating some trade deal not relevant to the mission. As a result, the mansion was quiet. It was 7pm, and MC made her way towards the room which Yukari had been kept in the entire time she had been a hostage.

“Yukari, are you ready?” MC spoke quietly to her as she entered.

“Yes!” She smiled at her happily. MC provided Yukari with a change of clothes, all black, so they would be harder to detect in the dark. Once they had changed into them, MC locked the door from the inside. “Wait, why are you locking the door?!” She exclaimed.

“Heh, we aren’t going to be escaping through the mansion, Yukari!” MC chuckled. Hesitantly, she asked,

“T-then how?” Smirking, MC directed a finger towards the window. Yukari looked momentarily surprised, then panicked.

“Don’t worry, I have a habit of climbing out of windows. Ask your brother about it when you see him, he’ll tell you!” MC laughed as she readied a safety rope for Yukari to make her feel safer as she would be abseiling down.

“Are you close with my brother?”

“Something like that. we knew each other a long time ago” MC offered a friendly smile. Yukari smiled in return. “Wells is out right now. So, if we do this quietly, we should escape pretty easily. But you have to trust me and do exactly as I say, ok?”

When Yukari nodded, MC proceeded to tie the rope around her waist, creating a safety harness. Securing the rope in place on the building, she hopped out the window onto the ledge. Clinging into place, she encouraged Yukari to join her.

She timidly stepped out on the ledge. MC secured a second rope from Yukari to her waist. She looked at her inquisitively.

“Just to make you feel safer. Should you slip, I will be able to catch the rope and stop you from falling”

She nodded, and then they began their descent. Yukari imitated each of MCs movements. Placing her hands and feet in the exact same crevices as MC did. Minutes later, they had made it onto the ground. MC suddenly pressed Yukari up flat against the wall. Shushing her with a finger to her lips, they watched as a couple of the guards patrolled around the building.

Once they had rounded the corner, MC untied the rope from both of their waists. Grabbing Yukari’s wrist, she pulled her along as they made a run for it.

They had made it as far as the end of the drive before more guards were in view, patrolling the front gates.

“Wait here” MC whispered before stealthily moving up behind the guards. Whipping the first one on the back of the head with the handle of her gun, she engaged in combat with the second. Finally, having successfully subdued the two guards and ensured no other was present, she waved Yukari over to join her.

“Who are you?!” She asked, immediately having witnessed what had just happened.

“It doesn’t matter who I am. What matters is getting you to your brother.” MC smiled at her. A smile Yukari readily returned. Running further, they managed to reach the main road. There, MC had a car waiting. Motioning to Yukari to hop in, they both clambered into the vehicle and drove away.

Mission: Help Yukari escape accomplished.

Now, it was time to introduce the siblings.

***

Arriving at the Tres Spades at 8:30pm, an hour and 30 minutes after the rescue mission had begun, Yukari eyed the hotel with surprise. Turning to face her, Yukari was even more surprised when MC informed her that not only did her brother live inside the hotel, but he was the owner of said hotel.

The elevator climbed each floor, one by one. MC could sense Yukari twitching from her nervousness. Holding her hand tightly, she sensed Yukari face her in shock before firmly gripping her hand back, her shaking subsiding

The elevator doors opened, and what welcomed the pair were all the guys sat in the lounge, engaged in a game of poker.

All except for Eisuke.

“MC! Are you here to see Eisuke?” Soryu asked.

“MC? Her name is Maisie” Yukari enquired laughing. Of course, she was confused. MC never divulged her real name. She introduced herself as Maisie to Wells and so had given the same name to Yukari.

“Maisie?” The guys all spoke in unison, eyeing her in confusion.

“Yeah here to see Eisuke, if he upstairs?” MC asked, deliberately ignoring their questioning looks.

“Yeah…” Soryu responded, confusion still apparent as his eyes followed MC and the mystery woman who accompanied her.

Nodding to them, she headed upstairs, encouraging Yukari to follow. Once outside his door, MC knocked before opening it up, not waiting for his response.

“MC!” Eisuke jumped up from his seat.

“Why does everyone keep calling you MC, Maisie?” Yukari asked. MC offered her an apologetically understanding smile.

“Because MC is my real name. I am sorry I lied to you.”

“Does it have anything to do with how you fought those guys?”

“You fought some guys?!” Eisuke blurted out, worry marring his features, mixed with surprise.

“Yes, on both accounts. Although, I would hardly call that a fight, compared to some things I have done. Anyway… Yukari, this is Eisuke… Eisuke meet Yukari. I believe you both have a lot to talk about. I will be downstairs.” MC said before leaving the room so they could speak privately.

***

MC had been sitting downstairs with the guys when Ota suggested she join their poker game. They played multiple hands, and soon, the clock struck 11pm. They had been speaking for 2 and half hours. Hardly surprising. They had a lot to catch up on.

Suddenly, the door to Eisuke’s suite opened, and Yukari and Eisuke emerged, walking down the stairs.

“Guys this is Yukari. Yukari meet Soryu, Mamoru, Baba, Ota, Luke, and well, you already know MC, even if by a different name. Guys, Yukari is my sister, the one I have been searching for” Eisuke introduced everyone. After a moment of surprise, Ota exclaimed,

“You found her?”

“MC did…” Eisuke looked at her, a smile in his eyes. She returned his smile, gracing him with one of her own.

“MC you have a lot of explaining to do at this point… first you are Sofia and speaking in a Spanish accent… then you are Maisie, living in New York and found Eisuke’s sister… what is going on?” Soryu asked, a growl of confusion and annoyance mixed into his voice.

“Yea kid, I mean, what is that all about?” Mamoru questioned.

“Yukari said you fought some guys. You were shot and injured a few weeks ago… You can’t keep lying to us now, surely?” Eisuke murmured.

All eyes were now on the agent. She sighed, resigned to her fate. She knew she was dead for talking, but she could tell they were already aware of most of it, just offering her the courtesy to explain herself.

“Ok… I’ll talk. I work for an agency…”

“So… you are a spy?” Ota exclaimed. Nodding, MC continued.

“Yup. When I got kidnapped, the agency I now work for were the people who rescued me. I was so appreciative of them I sought them out, finding the man who rescued me. they were surprised by my skill and immediately wanted to hire me. I met the higher ups in the agency. They liked my talents, among other things, and believed I could go far. So… at 18, I became their youngest recruit… 7 years later, I was promoted, hence I moved to New York”.

“So, when we saw you before with Spencer?” Soryu started…

“I was on a mission”

“And you met Yukari?”

“On a mission… she was a hostage. Truthfully, I began speaking with her because I needed information on her fiancé, to find out how involved in the crimes he was. I am sorry Yukari”

“No, it is ok. You saved me and are helping my fiancé. And you reunited me with my brother. I am grateful”

MC offered her a small smile. Suddenly, Mamoru spoke up,

“You’re a dead woman”

Everyone’s faces turned grim, all eyes on MC.

“Heh, yeah, I guess, although… they have to catch me first” MC smiled and laughed, a laugh so jovial it was out of place in the bleak room, trying to lighten the mood.

“Wait why are you a dead woman?” Yukari asked.

“An agent who gets found out, reveals themselves, or fails their mission, is disposed of. No one knows what happens, but everyone knows you never see them again.” Mamoru stated, eyeing MC cautiously. She offered him a smile.

“Failure is death.” She said quietly, still smiling. “That is what my agency believes anyway”.

“MC…” Eisuke spoke, reaching for her. She gently raised her hands, warding him off.

“It’s ok. I knew this would be the ending that I faced if I diverted from my mission… that is to say, if I told you about each other. If I hung around with you guys long enough, you were always going to figure me out.” She smiled, her eyes finding Eisuke’s. “You always did know me best, after all.”

She had accepted her fate.

She didn’t need anyone’s pity.

She was ok. She had spent the last seven years secluding herself. She would be good at it. She already was good at it, after all.

And if she wasn’t… well, she wouldn’t know for long anyway.

[flawedamythyst]

Today's Plotbunny: Farming AU

So, Stede inherits a massive factory-type chicken farm from his dad. Huge and industrial and with just absolutely terrible animal welfare policies, bordering on illegal.

Before Bonnet Senior is even in the ground, Stede is making changes, firing all the old staff and bringing in a gang of oddballs (inc. Buttons the Chicken Whisperer and Lucius the PA Who Is Not Paid Enough To Deal With Chicken Shit Thank You Very Much), halving the number of chickens they keep so they all have space to run around, looking up how to get organic certification, all that. All the local farmers think he's insane and that he's destroying his profit margin one hare-brained scheme at a time.

All the local farmers, except one.

Ed inherited a pig farm from Hornigold along with the rest of his vast criminal empire. The pig farm is a minor part of it all, mostly ignored and not particularly profitable. It serves two real purposes: a) money-laundering and b) disposing of corpses. Because you know...pigs and dead bodies and yeah.

Anyway, that was ten years ago. Ed has been out to the farm maybe twice since then because he's mostly focused on the actual organised crime stuff in the Big City. It's been a long decade though, and he's tired and bored and needs some R&R, so he comes up for a couple of days on a whim.

He meets Stede. Sparks fly. Hearteyes descend. Stede shows Ed what he's doing with his farm and Ed is fascinated, even as he realises just how little he knows about farming. And Stede makes it sound so fascinating! Fang has been managing the pig farm so Ed starts chatting to him, talking about possible changes and getting excited about it in a way he hasn't been for years about any of the Actual Crime.

Ed reluctantly goes back to the Big City after a long weekend that turned into a full week, but he can't stop thinking about Stede. He starts heading out to the farm more and more often to hang out with him, leaving Izzy in charge of the Crime in the Big City. He and Fang make small changes and then, inspired by Stede, bigger ones. Ed gets rid of some of the pigs, who he's never really liked as animals (especially not after watching them chew through numerous mobster henchmen) and replaces them with goats, who he always thought looked fun. He's kinda done with farming animals whose sole purpose is to die, he wants to try something without any death involved, you know? And goat cheese is fucking awesome.

The goats are fun. They may, in fact, be too much fun, but Ed is having the time of his life, running around with Stede after that one bossy nanny who always escapes, laughing and feeling lighter than he has in years. Maybe ever. He's thinking he might try kissing Stede, one day soon.

And then a Badminton turns up at Stede's. Probably Nigel. He tells Stede that he and his brother have bought up a whole load of land in the area and are going to be building a big housing estate, and that Stede's dad had been on the verge of signing a contract to sell his farm to them right before he died. Nigel leans on Stede heavily to sell and when Stede refuses, starts saying things like, "I'm guessing there's lots of chickens in those barns over there. Shame if something happened to them. Do you think it smells like Sunday dinner if a barn full of chickens burns down?"

Stede, furious at the very idea and frightened for his precious chickens, bashes him over the head. He falls, dies. Stede panics and calls the one person he completely trusts, the one who he has an inkling might have dealt with a dead body before.

Ed comes over and stares at Nigel's corpse, then sighs and says, "Guess it's a good thing I didn't get rid of all the pigs yet. No body, no crime, yeah?"

Stede has a little flailing 'oh god I'm a murderer and I'm making you an accessory, Ed! I'm ruining you like I ruin everyone!' moment, Ed steps in and kisses him to calm him down, then says something like, "There's no one I'd rather be an accessory to murder with."

They sneak Nigel's body to the pig shed in the dead of night, then go back to Ed's and make sweet, sweet love.

That's all I've got right now. I'm assuming at some point Chauncey turns up looking for his brother, and Izzy probably loses his shit when Ed announces he's moving to the farm full-time so he can be with Stede, but Ed and Stede overcome all, merge their farms, and create a goats&chickens organic free-range paradise.

I don't know anything about farming though, so it's never getting written.

[angelo-tiger-woods]

Movie update for Halle Berry (@halleberry) and 50 Cent (@50cent):

Subject: Reboot Film Proposal for G-Unit Film & Television

Dear Halle Berry and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson,

I hope this message finds you both well.

It’s currently 9:45 PM as I write this, and although it’s nearing my usual rest time, I wanted to take a moment to share a quick and thrilling film reboot concept that I believe would be a strong fit for development under G-Unit Film & Television, Inc., founded by Mr. Jackson. Check out the studio’s history here: G-Unit Film & Television, Inc.. - (click on the blue link)

Below is the proposed casting for the film:

Corey Hawkins (Instagram: @coreyhawkins) – Cast as the male lead.

Ryan Destiny Irons (Instagram: @ryandestiny) – Cast as the female lead and Corey’s on-screen partner.

Regina Hall (Instagram: @morereginahall) – Will play Ryan’s mother.

Wesley Snipes (Instagram: @realwesleysnipes) – Cast as the dangerous mobster antagonizing the lead couple.

Halle Berry – Envisioned as the determined police officer trying to bring Wesley’s character to justice.

50 Cent (Curtis Jackson) – Will portray a gritty gang figure who steps in to support Corey and Ryan’s characters against the mob threat.

As for rights clearance: to move forward with this reboot, you’ll need to reach out to actor and producer Andy García, who holds relevant rights or connections vital to this project. I am confident that Andy will be supportive during the negotiation process. You can find more about him here: Andy García – Wikipedia - (click on the blue link)

Please make contact with him at your earliest convenience and be sure to share the essentials of this reboot concept. As of now, I will withhold the film’s title — I plan to reveal it in exactly one hour.

Thank you for your time and consideration. I’m thrilled about the potential of this project and look forward to reconnecting shortly.

Warm regards, Angelo (POW)

P.S.:

Synopsis of the letter:

The letter is a professional pitch from Angelo (POW) to Halle Berry and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, proposing a reboot film project for development under G-Unit Film & Television, Inc. It outlines a star-studded cast including Corey Hawkins, Ryan Destiny, Regina Hall, Wesley Snipes, Halle Berry, and 50 Cent himself. Each actor is assigned a specific role, with a story centered around a couple targeted by a mobster, a police officer in pursuit, and a gang figure who steps in to help.

The letter also notes that acquiring the rights to the film will require direct negotiation with actor Andy García, whose support is expected. Angelo promises to reveal the film’s title one hour after sending the letter.