#our intrepid detective

[jay-avian]

Last Line Tag (pt. 3?)

Thanks to @arctic-oceans for another tag! I've been posting quite a bit on Kraken's Bane, so let's take a break from that and share something from Our Intrepid Detective.

Rules: Post the last line you wrote (or last few if you wanna be extra like me lol) for any of your WIPS

“Aren’t you supposed to be getting ready for Mass, young man?” I asked him. “Mass don’t start until 8, sir. I’ve got a bit o’ time for my duty. I already said the Angelus this mornin’, anyway.” “If you say so, kid.” I turn to the rest of the officers. “What’s the scoop, Evans?”

Softly tagging @lena-rambles @gummybugg @sabinabardot @faelanvance @writerain @writingwithfolklore (some of these are random writblrs I found cause I don't want to tag the same people over and over, unless y'all are okay with that, in which case, oops)

[mementomoriwithacherryontop]

Warmth and Fuzzies for ALL on DBDA Cast Appreciation Week

This intrepid poster kindly thought to reach out to Beth (DBDA co-showrunner) thanking her for work on Dead Boy Detectives.

And not only did she see it. She responded. And turned right around and expressed the creatives' gratitude for all of us. ❤️

And Zack, one of the writers on the show, jumped in on the love-fest.

I am so glad the cast and creatives felt our love this week. Thank you to every single person who participated in DBDA Cast Appreciation Week. Thank you to every single person who continues to support the show in whatever way they can.

They feel our love. And looking at Beth's response, they are grateful to our not-so little fandom for loving what they've made, and for fighting to bring it back.

What we do matters, y'all.

And I'm grateful to our not-so-little fandom. We are welcoming and kind. We are inclusive and encouraging and creative (and by "we being creative", I mean YOU all. I consume your art, weep, grin, cheer, and happily repost or comment like it's my second job. That's my role here.) We are, collectively, deeply passionate about this show.

So on the the tail-end of this DBDA Cast Appreciation week, let me just express how deeply appreciative I am to every single person participating in this fandom.

Thank you.

[wednesdayshadow]

I'm almost halfway through this and am absolutely loving it! George Rexstrew as Edwin and Jayden Revri as Charles are awesome. I'm totally invested in these stories and characters characters. Charles, Edwin, Crystal, Niko, and Jenny are our intrepid detectives and the stories and relationships are 100% @neil-gaiman . The Cat King( Lukas Gage)is my new personality obsession. WATCH IT!

[greenerteacups]

hiiii hope ur doing well! I just read one of ur posts where u said this: « The HP books are essentially mystery novels that turn into spy novels. » and I was wondering if u could explain why? I’m very intrigued!

Yeah totally! The plots of the first four books are classic mystery novels wrapped in fantasy dressing: there's a Plot afoot at Hogwarts, the reader gets clues, there are red herrings, and the third act is a great Unraveling in which Harry, our intrepid hero, discovers the answer and realizes how all these strange happenings come together. Quirrell (who's trying to steal the stone?), the basilisk (who's petrifying people?), Sirius Black (why is he chasing Harry?), and Barty Crouch Jr./Moody (who put Harry's name in the Goblet?) are all introduced to us as mystery plots, and although Harry doesn't do a lot of detective-ing, those engines are what propel the plot of the books forward in between subplots about friendship and quidditch and dragon-fighting. In her best books, she weaves multiple mysteries on top of each other, so you have, e.g., the Sirius Black mystery plot and the Lupin mystery plot and the mystery of Hermione's disappearances, all of which come together beautifully in the third act.

But you get this pivot after Cedric Diggory's death; there are still mysteries (what is the Order trying to steal at the Ministry of Magic? who is the Half-Blood Prince?) but the overall books become much more interested in the plot of the series as a whole: that is, "how are we going to stop Lord Voldemort?" The subterfuge and secrets in the last 3 books are usually presented not as mysteries unto themselves but as politicking on the basis of limited information, the way a spy novel does; it's about leveraging information-as-power. The "mystery" of Slughorn's memory and the pensieve journeys with Dumbledore isn't really meant to be an engine of the story; it's building up a far larger engine of Who Tom Riddle Is, and why he wants the things he does, which then tells us what his weaknesses are and how to beat him. Book 7 doesn't even pretend to be a mystery anymore; it's a straightforward Quest novel, and the lack of espionage and politicking is part of the reason it feels so tonally different from the rest of the books. "What are the Hallows, and will Harry pursue them?" is just an empty question when you look at the broad arc of the series and see how much time has been spent building up to this specific story about finding and destroying the horcruxes. But then, it's hard to write a self-contained mystery novel when you're also writing a multivolume war story.

[ndconceptarchive]

Adventure Classic Gaming Interview with Megan Gaiser, Carolyn Bickford, and Sheri Hargus

Adventure Classic Gaming was,

"the premiere website dedicated to classic and retro adventure gaming. We seek to be a comprehensive online resource on classic adventure games and interactive fiction. Our site covers all gaming platforms, both computers and consoles. We cover games by both independent and commercial developers."

It appears that it's now defunct seeing as the most recent articles were uploaded in 2014, but you can still access the website even though it appears to be missing a CSS file.

Here is an interview from the website with Megan Gaiser in promotion for Stay Tuned for Danger published on June 12, 2000:

Founded in 1995, Her Interactive has taken a pioneering role in attracting girls to computer technology through attractive role-playing. The mission of this Washington-based publisher is to design, develop, and market intelligent interactive games for girls.

In 1997, the company has obtained a license from Simon & Schuster to develop an interactive mystery game series based on the legendary teen detective Nancy Drew. Its flagship titles, Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill and Nancy Drew: Stay Tuned for Danger, have received high praises from both critics and parents.

In this exclusive interview, Megan Gaiser (President), Carolyn Bickford (VP Sales and Marketing), and Sheri Hargus (Development Manager) speak about the company's unique mission, the popularity of Nancy Drew, and what holds in the future for this interactive series.

Sheri Hargus, Development Manager; Carolyn Bickford, VP Sales and Marketing; Megan Gaiser, President (left to right).

What (or who) is the inspiration behind the idea of taking Nancy Drew onto the computer screen?

Megan Gaiser: There are many reasons why we chose Nancy Drew to star in her own computer game series. History was one. Nancy Drew has fascinated girls for generations. We remembered as girls how eagerly we looked forward to getting our hands on the next Nancy Drew book - and realized that if we could create the same kind of anticipation for our games we would have major hits. Also, Nancy Drew is a powerful role model - she's brilliant, intrepid, and successful.

The Nancy Drew mysteries fit our search for content that was non-violent and that didn't rely on gender stereotypes. And, last but not least, mysteries make a great foundation for intelligent entertainment. Their complex plots provide infinite opportunity for adventure, exploration, and problem solving. There's a ready-made sense of community, as players seek help and advice from characters inside the game, from friends and family, and from online resources. Community is key to our plans to enhance our online presence.

Nancy Drew: Stay Tuned for Danger is developed and published by HerInteractive.com. HerInteractive.com has a unique mandate in developing non-violent games specifically for girls. Can you explain more fully about your company's unique mission? How do you plan to accomplish this mandate?

Megan Gaiser: Indeed, we are the only developer in the U.S. focused exclusively on the girls market, which is rather bizarre. There are more than 70 million girls in our target age range, and they have about $45 billion to spend each year. All of this potential has been largely ignored by the computer game industry, which found it could sell a lot of violent action games targeting the male audience, and has stayed in that rut ever since.

The market penetration for male-targeted games is near the saturation point. But there's still a wide-open opportunity to target the female half of the population. A recent study published by the American Association of University Women found that girls were largely turned off by the violent and repetitive nature of most games. If they're not buying games in large numbers, it's not because they don't like to play games, it's because few developers are designing games that appeal to them.

And those that do tend to rely pretty heavily on pink packaging, boy-talk and clothes. To assume that those are the only things girls are interested in is absurd. Our games don't use gender stereotypes to appeal to girls. Instead, they rely on the intrigue of a good mystery, and a smart, gutsy heroine. We believe that there should be as many types of games as there are types of girls. That creates such an exciting opportunity, and Nancy Drew is just the beginning.

For those readers who are unfamiliar with Nancy Drew, can you tell us a bit about the background of the legendary teen detective?

Megan Gaiser: Nancy Drew has been solving mysteries and inspiring millions of avid fans for 70 years.

Back in 1905, a writer named Edward Stratemeyer started a company that developed series of books for children. Edward would dream up plots and characters, and hire ghostwriters to write the books under pen names. He created the Hardy Boys in 1927, and just a few years later, he created Nancy Drew. When he died, his daughters ran the company and continued the Nancy Drew tradition.

Edward Stratemeyer's daughters, Harriet Adams and Edna Stratemeyer, made all decisions about what would happen with the Nancy Drew character. This was back in the 1930s when it was highly unusual for women to run a business. Their first ghostwriter for Nancy Drew was a strong, independent woman named Mildred Wirt Benson.

She was an athlete and a journalist, and she wrote Nancy to be just as adventurous as she was. As a matter of fact, at age 94 she's still a journalist, writing for her small town paper. HerInteractive.com sent her a copy of our first title, Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill - and she loved it! "Your computer game does exactly what I did when I was writing the books," she wrote. "It makes girls feel like they ARE Nancy Drew!"

In 1979 the Stratemeyer Syndicate signed a deal with Simon & Schuster to publish new books in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. In 1982 Harriet Adams died, and in 1984 Simon & Schuster purchased the Syndicate, becoming both owner and publisher of Nancy Drew. Pocket Books gave the heroine a new look and updated the setting to appeal to Nancy's most recent generation of readers.

Her loyal girl friends Bess Marvin and George (Georgia) Fayne are still at her side, as is her boyfriend, Ned Nickerson. Nancy Drew's popularity spans the globe — she is currently translated into French, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Dutch, Spanish, German, Brazilian, Portuguese, Czech, Hungarian, Polish and Malaysian. Over the years, she has been featured in movies and on television, and even had her own board game.

The core of the Nancy Drew publishing program, the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, continues to be published six times a year by Pocket Books' Minstrel Book imprint. There are several other Nancy Drew series currently in publication, and a hot market exists for out-of-print copies of the original Nancy Drew books.

In 1998, HerInteractive.com brought Nancy Drew to the computer screen with the publication of Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill, followed in 1999 by Nancy Drew: Stay Tuned for Danger. Our goal is to make sure that the legendary teen detective clicks with a new generation.

Obtaining the license to use Nancy Drew must be a triumphal accomplishment for the company. How did you do it?

Megan Gaiser: We made a strong case to Simon and Schuster, convincing them that we had the talent, and the passion, to faithfully adapt their teen icon to the computer screen. The critical success of our earlier work played a big part. We have a highly qualified development team.

In addition, we demonstrated a clear understanding of what girls were looking for in computer games, based on extensive focus group research and input from our Teen Advisory Board.

Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill and Nancy Drew: Stay Tuned for Danger are two titles from the Nancy Drew: Interactive Mystery Games series. How many titles are planned for the series? At what stages of development are they now?

Megan Gaiser: Nancy Drew: Message in the Haunted Mansion is in development and scheduled for a September release. There are over 140 books in the Nancy Dew series - so we certainly have a wealth of content for future games. We believe that we can create a new generation of Nancy Drew fans who eagerly await each new interactive mystery. And now broadband and the Internet offer Nancy a whole new environment to explore, and we intend to take her there.

How long did it take to develop each game? Are all designing tools developed in-house?

Sheri Hargus: It takes from nine months to one year to develop each game. This is the total time from game conception to shipment. The entire team participates in the design process and we spend a good deal of time up front in developing the plot, characters, environments, puzzles and game flow. We have found that early attention to the entire design allows us to stay on schedule and create a superior product.

The art team uses mostly off-the-shelf tools such as Photoshop and 3D Studio Max. The programming is done in C++ and is built upon a proprietary game engine that has been developed internally. DirectDraw is also used and installed as part of the game installation.

At what age of audience do your games aim? What do you feel are the key attractions of the Nancy Drew Interactive Mystery Games?

Megan Gaiser: Our games are designed for girls ages 10 - 15. We are finding that their appeal is actually much broader than that; younger girls are playing them with their sisters or their moms.

And women who grew up devouring every Nancy Drew mystery are eagerly buying the games for themselves. Many computer games portray women in very limited roles - women are too often just the "prize" or the damsel in distress. Nancy Drew breaks many of these molds — she's smart, self-reliant, adventurous — and in the end she is always successful.

In the gaming industry, until recently, girls were never really asked what they wanted in computer games. We asked, and heard they were not satisfied with the status quo of computer gaming: the violence, the lack of storylines, the secret rules. This led us to breakthrough ideas that are a step forward for the gaming industry as a whole. We incorporated all of this knowledge into the Nancy Drew games. And we listen carefully, and then act on, all of the feedback we get from every game.

What is the style of game play in Nancy Drew: Stay Tuned for Danger?

Sheri Hargus: The game is a visually stunning single-person adventure and problem-solving interactive mystery. The player navigates smoothly through different game locations, seeing everything through the eyes of Nancy Drew. Each location has rooms and environments to explore; it's loaded with clues, puzzles and other characters. Interaction with characters is through a dialog box where the player is allowed to select different responses and questions while engaged in conversations with the game characters.

The player has the ability to turn completely around in any node by clicking on the left or right sides of the game window. Player input occurs through mouse clicking on hotspots with occasional keyboard input also needed. The player can fail the game in several ways but it is always possible to restart and try again from the same game position. On the average, it takes 10-20 hours for a player to successfully solve the mystery and complete the game.

Both Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill and Nancy Drew: Stay Tuned for Danger won numerous praises from critics, but what kind of feedback have you got from parents?

Megan Gaiser: We just found out that Nancy Drew: Stay Tuned for Danger is the winner of this year's prestigious Parents' Choice Gold Award for software in the 10 - 18 age group. That reflects the positive reception we've received from so many parents. Our games are cool without cruelty, the perfect answer for parents who would like to give their teen a non-violent game that's not totally lame.

We have heard from moms and daughters who have had a great time solving our interactive mysteries together. It takes on average about 15 hours to crack the case, and two heads are always better than one. Mothers tell us they really like sharing the Nancy they grew up with their daughters. Plus, they have a lot of fun playing the game. We have found that moms (and even dads) are avid participants in many of the online chats about the games - so we know that girls aren't the only people playing our games!

How can we order these games? Are they available only online (rather than retail sales)? If so, why?

Megan Gaiser: The games can be ordered through our own website, http://www.herinteractive.com They are also available through many online retailers, including Amazon (where Nancy Drew Stay Tuned for Danger has been in the Top Ten Children's Titles ever since it's release), eToys and Beyond.com.

Bricks and mortar shelf space has been hard to come by; we're a very small publisher in an emerging category. But we are making progress toward obtaining broader distribution by this Christmas — the critical and online sales successes of our first two titles are starting to open some doors.

What holds in the future for Nancy Drew (i.e. sequels)?

Megan Gaiser: Looking beyond the September release of Nancy Drew: Message in the Haunted Mansion; we have a long list of Nancy Drew stories that would translate into fabulous interactive games. We're also looking at other licenses to expand the game playing options "for girls who aren't afraid of a mouse." There are lots of different types of girls, and there are so many wonderful characters that could star as our next interactive idol!

[mulders-too-large-shirt]

s1 episode 17 thoughts

i enjoyed this episode and was deeply excited for my nightly scully and mulder time. these two factors led to me taking a lot of notes tonight, even by my standards!

the first thing i wrote was "okay i read the synopsis... are they going to get CANCELLED" (thankfully this did not happen!)

the title screen reading "present day" did not predict me watching this in 2024 but i love to prove ppl wrong!!

the trucker pulled his shotgun out and fired at a spaceship which was a bold move. we need to praise him for his courage if nothing else.

then our intrepid heroes jump to tennessee!! and mulder unpacks all his little gadgets to check for aliens... aww it's endearing to me

in the interrogation room they were talking to the trucker and this man really WAS lounging about in a whorish manner like that famous post said!!!!! i was shocked!!! no decorum, not even at an interrogation!!

okay they're talking about "gulf war syndrome". i need to look something up real quick -> good lord i thought they made that up for the show but it's real and that is horrific. wow. that will be the next research rabbit hole i dive down.

(she opens her mouth to say something) (he holds his finger up) "not-not here" argument SUCCESSFULLY POSTPONED!

some background character asked scully for a pen and she gave it to her and i KNEW it was a sneaky trick... my guess was that she was going to use her fingerprints for something but in actuality it had a tracking device in there!!!!

THEY TOOK A BUS!!! new mode of transportation unlocked for our duo!!!!!!! you can tell this is fiction because it involves the US having functional public transport!!!!

mulder takes scully to his latest collection of freaks and conspirators. he says that barney is the world's most evil agent which once again raises the question: what did barney do to deserve all this?

one of the ufo nerds says "she's hot" right in front of scully which she graciously ignores. but then she says the us government is incompetent and the guy says "she IS hot" louder this time and mulder tells him to SETTLE DOWN!!!! he said that is my FRIEND and you will be RESPECTFUL!!!

(scully gives her $20 bill to a strange man) (he rips it up) she says, in the most indignant scully voice you have ever heard, heyyyy >:(

she says those guys were the weirdest people with the most outlandish theories she had ever met and mulder responds with "you think it's remotely plausible that someone might think you're hot?"

(A STUNNED SILENCE FILLS THE ROOM. MANY WANT TO KNOW WHY HE SAID THIS AND NO ANSWERS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED. HELLO???? WHAT WAS THE LOGIC HERE???? is he flirting. is this is twisted humor. scully, once again, GRACIOUSLY says nothing)

she's all mad at how self important those guys were being- "they probably think they're being tracked wherever they go!" (cut to tracking device in pen reveal) oh these silly geese!!!!!!!

mulder at home reveal!!! we haven't gotten much of this before. he promptly fell asleep on his couch lmao what a guy.

a deep throat return!!! he hands mulder a package from under his coat like they do in all the good spy media!!! shoutout to that weird old man!!

scully thinks it's weird that mulder is trusting some guy and says a line that will certainly haunt me forever: "mulder, you're the only one i trust" "then you're gonna have to trust me" (immediately proceeds to get betrayed by trusting that guy. lol. lmao, even)

he says they'll meet up at her place and reassures her with a shoulder grab and lean in that was entirely unnecessary but it brought me great pleasure

scully uses her sleuthing skills (eyeballs) to realize the alien photo deep throat gave them is very fake. she is a detective!!! but he is very angry that she won't go with him to chase this new lead!

(wait i wrote all of this next part down i loved it so much)

"i have never met anyone so passionate and dedicated to a belief as you. it's so intense, sometimes it's blinding. but there are others who are watching you, who know what i know, and whereas i can respect and admire your passion, they will use it against you. mulder, the truth is out there, but so are lies." <- banger monologue that really pissed off the man it was directed towards (even though she said she admires him!!!!!!)

when he realizes the photo is indeed a fake, he menacingly leans in towards scully and says "we're alone on this one. there's no one we can trust" and yeah it was scary but i was looking at scully's freckles. sorry (it WILL happen again)

mulder meets deep throat in an aquarium!!!! need to see him in an aquarium for recreational purposes. get him a little shark keychain in the gift shop.

but now he's MAD at deep throat for lying to him and denying the world the truth: that aliens exist! shh keep your voice down you might scare the sharks!!

deep throat says "a lie is most convincingly hidden between two truths" to which i wrote, "ooo good line"

deep throat knows mulder is being listened to electronically which made me think that if i knew i was being wiretapped, i would blast the most insufferable hyperpop i know over and over again. hello welcome to the 10 hour 100 gecs livestream in my living room, feds. i give you 20 minutes tops before you give up.

(cutscene to mulder ripping apart all of his furniture in his apartment) <- me when i get that Cleaning Urge at 3 am

ohhh the little finger hand signal means someone is listening to us !!! the intimacy of being able to communicate with someone with just a motion!

scully hails a cab which is so nostalgic for me, because i have never hailed a cab in my life and only see it happen in tv shows or movies. now we just call an uber which is like kinda the same thing but taxis popped off with the bright yellow design. sad i've never experienced that.

sometimes while i'm watching the show it will randomly go to like vhs level quality and it did that here while scully was buying a plane ticket lol

next thing i wrote was "there are only 15 minutes left they are NOT gonna solve this one boys"

mulder fell asleep in the car with his mouth wide open... that is my cringefail loser princess

the alien got away! (jk it was a trap... but i was momentarily happy for the alien)

scully was scared by this turn of events! "god mulder, i can't stop shaking"... oh, an episode 1 parallel?? (she still gets scared by these things!!! just not often!!! which makes it more impactful when it happens!!)

then they crashed a random party in the woods which i can only imagine is very good for your health, especially if its a ufo welcoming party

they very briefly got aliases to break into the government facility and i LOVE a good alias but it didn't really go anywhere. sad!

a guard is stalking them breaking into a place they Should Not Be and scully gives up and turns herself in, but mulder makes a break for it!!! "oh this isn't gonna end well," i wrote, "why does he keep doing this?"

but we meet DEEP THROAT at the scene!!! who reveals that post ww2 there was an ULTRA SECRET WORLD POWER conference during which they agreed to kill any aliens that landed on earth and that HE was one of the 3 people on earth to kill an alien!! which he did when one crashed in vietnam...

and that the innocence on the alien's face still haunts him, which is why he helps mulder out, to give him a chance to atone for his sins... a LOT to unpack there

mulder says he is trying to figure out which of these things he said is a lie and my money is on the super-secret conference. you think people had nukes but drew the lines at aliens being a safety threat to bring them all together? bffr.

but there is no resolution as to if mulder is mad at scully for throwing them under the bus as the episode ends! they just watch deep throat fade into the distance together which hopefully means it's water under the bridge.

overall i really liked this episode! it was fast-paced, involved a roadtrip, had the leads both fighting and comforting each other, confessions of admiration, secret hand signals, an aquarium, a peek into mulder's living space, him calling up some weird guys he knows... what more could you really want?

[halevren]

FHJY Spoilers || my live thoughts as I watch episode 6

I had to pause Taskmaster NZ for this. Did you guys know that the episodes are on YouTube for FREE?!?!?!?!!?!!

Love the intro as usual, Sarah Barrios goes so hard

HELLO ONE AND ALL!!!!!!!

Hiii intrepid heroes!

AYDA AGUEFORT PLEASE COME BACK I MISS YOU

I wonder if adaine will get a new job this episode

rest in peace Conor Counterspell

I forgot how much happened last episode

"Buttered to perfection"

IT'S ALWAYS HAPPY HOUR AT APPLEBEE'S

RAGHHHHHHHHH

SHE OWES OODLE OF STOODLE?!!??!? SHE LOST HER JOB AND SHE HAS TO PAY THEM?

MILK WITH VODKA...??

"I don't do this to you" I can tell this will be a giggly episode

OH NO. OH NO. THE HELIO RAT GRINDER CLERIC. OH NO

"It's filled with water!"

SPIKED MILK

"Who's a bad baby?" FABIAN I LOVE YOU

CAN YOU FILL THIS RED SOLO CUP WITH BAD BABY MILK

"I'm self sabotaging" I feel you Kristen. I feel you.

"I know in my heart that in his final moments he must have repented and gone—" "No.... No..."

"You should go to hell sometime"

ANOTHER SHRIMP JUMP

HELL HOUND FORM ART OH MY GOD LOOK AT HANGMAN!!!!!

"Smells good"

"Whatever you didn't like about your old self, you feel like, oh, it's present in this kid who is also drinking water out of a beer can." Brennan why must you be so good at pulling heartstrings

Double Kristen 🔥🔥

MOLMAN HOLDEN

SOIL CLUB

AVIATION CLUB

We got like 18 votes 🔥🔥

With disadvantage? oh no.

omg ivy has the same accent as garthy

"Your family is from Fallinel" her mom is gone and she killed her they can't help pay for the diamond

"Hot dragonborn is about to know your shit"

oh adaine... I understand you so well

Adaine and Fabian duo is so under appreciated I need more of them

"Everyone can suck a nut, fuck off"

There is so much sexual tension between Gorgug and Ragh rn

"If you push me too hard, I'm going to shit"

CARBO LOAD ON MILK?

"I think I ate some glass— there was vodka in it???" Oh Ragh my beloved....

Riz rambling is so real

Oh Ragh I love you, you're trying so hard to help I love you you are perfect

LYDIA'S MESSAGE BACK I LOVE HER

CRUSTACEAN NATION

ohhhh Fabian.....

The High 5 Heroes...

OISIN AND IVY... ARE THEY PART OF THE RAT GRINDERS????

"It's not the library, you can't rip the pages out!"

This is a very duo episode. Fig / Kristen, Fabian / Adaine, Gorgug / Riz

I'm starting to think Kristen is trying to be the president of the steelworker union at this rate

FETTY WAP AT HOMECOMING

"I'm gonna be kick flipping the system"

Fantasy High Senior Year main objective is going to be getting Fetty Wap to homecoming

"It's gonna be weird to not be you. I feel home here."

ohhh Emily what are you strategizing rn

oh no.. I think Ivy noticed her change

Fabian is struggling rn

ADAINE, PARTY WIZARD!!!!!!

"I can impersonate the dead when I want"

So much destruction of Fabian's property this episode

ivy isn't very nice. don't go for our girl mazey

THE ICE MUFFETS

oh is Brennan about to make Fabian choose between Ivy and Mazey? I swear to GOD

oh no..... Fabian.....

Mazey being straight laced (?) But still being the absolute life of the party is so good

"(Murph Sobs)"

Fuck the record labels

"Just trying to decide if I want to be bard any more..." OH?

Rough day for Fabian. So rough.

Murph rollin' better.

At least none of them actually did drugs. Just. The bad baby milk. What is the drinking age of Spyre? I don't know

Bad Kids Apicology Arc

OHHHH I LOVE GERTIE THAT'S SO CUTE THE BEE

oh no Fabian vs Gertie

actually it's more like Fabian vs everyone

NEW NEMESIS DETECTED???? OH MY GOD

Riz panic is so real, them getting kicked out of school would be awful

Tracker and Kristen call...........

oh no....

"I'm gonna be President, bitch."

I relate to Kristen too much, this is painful for me to listen to because it's too real

"Maybe she had a shrimp allergy, you don't fuckin' know"

"I hope your new partner is really fucking hot." Oh Kristen

"Riz you're the only one who is honest with me"

OH THE POTENTIAL OVERLAP........

"Tough but fair. Have a great life" KRISTEN.....

Drunk texting Aelwyn.

I MISS AYDA.

Murph is going full investigator rn

The egg slurry

"Fuck!"

I was NOT expecting Fig to be the one to do a full class switch but honestly it's understandable

"We're having to destroy ourselves to pass these classes." As someone who was severely depressed in high school, I resonate with that statement a little too much.

I want to go to a Lydia lunch

"So what's up" Kristen's god is dead.

"took an orb to the chest"

Oh Lydia.... I want to hug her so tightly.

"God baby hospital"

Now I'm hungry for chicken parm

downtime

STRESS TOKENS?????

looks like next episode is dice rolling

[chaosandcrimson]

LOCATION: Jones and Jones Investigations FOR: Starla Cohen ( @sparepcrts )

Karma didn't often come into the offices. For one, she was often asleep during their office hours due to her other job taking place during the nighttime, and most of the work that she did for this job took place behind a computer. However, today she had opted to come bother her brother with lunch, and figured she might as well swing by Starla's desk with the research she'd asked for. "Got a special delivery for one of our most intrepid detectives," she greeted with a wide smile. "Got your tablet?" It had taken some convincing, but she had finally managed to drag her dad kicking and screaming into the 22nd century, with their entire office now running on a custom-made OS.

[takaraphoenix]

I made a post about how Emily “my character is guarding this like a German Shepherd” Axford should get to play an actual German Shepherd in some kind of anthropomorphic setting before.

And now that I’m watching Neverafter, I absolutely need more of Zac “I’m a little kitty cat” Oyama playing some type of animal (doesn’t have to be a feline again).

So I’m here to propose to you:

A Lars-centric Mice and Murder spin-off with the Intrepid Heroes.

For one, because Lars is probably my most beloved Ally Beardsley character and I want to see them again, so that would be great.

For another, because Mice and Murder is one of my favorite Dimension 20 seasons - and not just for the chaotic energy of having the College Humor all-star cast play together, but also because I was the most sucked into the story. Brennan’s writing on the mystery was so great, out of all seasons, this was the one I had the hardest time to pause and just... go to bed, because I needed to know how it continued. So I’d love for Brennan to write another mystery and while that could totally happen in any kind of setting, it would be nice to see it under this familiar banner, but with a different set of characters.

Now, obviously, we’d be missing our sly fox. But he got married, so this could be happening during his and Daisy’s honeymoon, or I don’t know. Just, Lars stumbling into a mystery on their own and running into a different line-up of suspects and detectives.

And, thirdly, Lars, as a character, is very much what Emily always describes - a big, strong guard-dog, quite literally. I think there could be fun to be had in Lars getting a kind of rival in such a hypothetical Emily character.

[jay-avian]

When you want to write a detective mystery novel but remember you should actually plan the crime first

[starshipblueberry]

Picture this, if you will:

The scene opens on a smug villain who has just murdered his wife’s sister. He has planned it all out to the last detail, and his considerable wealth has allowed him to pull it all off. No one will ever suspect him. He smiles. The scene fades.

The next morning the body is discovered. Police in uniform mill around, taking pictures and notes, one of them stepping around a disheveled figure in a tan raincoat.

Myka Columbo. She asks if there is coffee anywhere and does anyone have a match. She shrewdly questions the brother in law of the murder victim. There’s her man. Now. How to get him.

Lt. Columbo, there’s a call from your wife. She ambles off to find the phone, thrilled to hear that her wife is back from her trip back east to see old friends.

***

The days pass. Myka’s hair is uncombed. She’s done nothing but drink coffee and eat Twizlers for the last 24 hours. But finally she claps her hand to her forehead. She’s got it. Or part of it.

The villain owns a chain of bookstores. One of the stores is hosting an author reading. The signs on the front glass door announce that HG Fletcher is reading from her latest murder mystery.

HG Fletcher is introduced to Lt Columbo by the villain. Myka will not be distracted, but takes this moment to hold Helena’s hand for a beat longer than appropriate, all while gushing about how much her wife loves Helena’s stories. Helena, to her credit, only smiles graciously and pats Myka’s hand, a twinkle in her brown eyes.

You had some questions, for me, detective, the villain says. Oh yes of course, how silly of me. There’s just one thing I don’t understand…

HB Fletcher cannot resist a murder. She can see that Myka knows more than she is letting on, and sees a way to be useful. A simple offhand comment, a turn to go… Mrs. Fletcher, just a moment, Myka says, can you say that again?

Our story unfolds in the usual way. Our intrepid author and her new detective friend unravel the villain’s iron clad alibi, catch him in the act of disposing of this or that incriminating evidence.

It’s been a pleasure, Mrs. Fletcher.

Indeed it has, Myka.

They linger for a just a moment, before hugging goodbye. A sly smile plays on Myka’s lips. She shakes her head, lights her cigar, and heads for her car.

She pulls into her driveway, the lights already on at home. She parks in the garage and comes in through the back door. Her wife is seated at the dining table. There is no dinner to be seen, and very little table. It is instead covered in papers, the typewriter tap tap taping away.

Helena pushed her glasses off her nose and onto her forehead. She winks at Myka, who grins back and says, hey honey I’m home.

[sciencestyled]

Galactic Guesswork: The Bizarre Hunt for Dark Matter and Dark Energy

Welcome, intrepid explorers of the cosmic carnival, to the most mind-bending show on this side of the Milky Way: the enigma of dark matter and dark energy! Imagine, if you will, that our universe is like a ginormous cosmic burrito, and we’re only tasting the spicy salsa without even realizing there’s a whole fiesta of flavors hiding underneath. Yep, that's right – about 85% of the universe is this mysterious stuff called dark matter and dark energy, and we’re still figuring out what on Earth (or in space) it all means!

Now, grab your metaphorical popcorn, because this rollercoaster starts with the mystery of the universe's missing mass. Picture the early astronomers like Galileo and Newton as the original Ghostbusters, looking for all the visible stuff in the cosmos. Fast forward to the 1930s, when Fritz Zwicky, with a name that sounds like a retro comic book hero, noticed that the galaxies in the Coma Cluster were moving around like kids hopped up on sugar. He figured out there must be something invisible giving them a gravitational push. Voilà, dark matter was born – the invisible hand in the cosmic cookie jar!

Enter Vera Rubin in the 1970s, the real MVP who confirmed that galaxies spin way faster than they should if only visible matter was in play. It’s like if you saw a frisbee flying through the air and realized it’s being propelled by an invisible jetpack. Thanks to her, we know dark matter exists, even if it’s as elusive as that one sock you always lose in the laundry.

But wait, the universe had more tricks up its sleeve. Enter stage left: dark energy, the Beyoncé of cosmic phenomena – fabulous, mysterious, and always in the spotlight. In the 1990s, astronomers noticed that the universe isn’t just expanding, it’s doing so at an accelerating rate, like a YouTube video buffering at hyperspeed. This was thanks to observations of distant supernovae, which, much like surprise guest stars on a TV show, gave us unexpected clues about the universe's plot twists. And thus, dark energy was thrust into the limelight, making us question everything we thought we knew about the universe.

Now, let’s get to the juicy part: what exactly is this dark stuff made of? Scientists have thrown around more theories than Marvel has superheroes. Dark matter might be composed of WIMPs (Weakly Interacting Massive Particles) or MACHOs (Massive Astrophysical Compact Halo Objects). And if those acronyms sound like characters from a sci-fi buddy cop movie, you’re not far off. These particles are like the undercover agents of the universe, working behind the scenes to keep galaxies spinning and the cosmos in order.

Dark energy, on the other hand, might be the universe’s version of anti-gravity – a force that’s pushing everything apart. Think of it as the cosmic equivalent of your favorite cartoon character running off a cliff and somehow staying afloat. Scientists have cooked up theories involving quantum fields and vacuum energy, but pinning down dark energy is like trying to nail jelly to a wall.

To hunt down these elusive entities, scientists have rolled out the big guns – and by guns, I mean colossal detectors and telescopes. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is like the universe’s ultimate science fair project, smashing particles together at ludicrous speeds to see what secrets pop out. Space telescopes like the Hubble and the upcoming James Webb are the cosmic paparazzi, snapping pics of the universe's red carpet events to catch dark matter and dark energy in action.

But even with all this high-tech wizardry, detecting dark matter and dark energy is trickier than convincing your parents that video games are educational. We’re talking about stuff that doesn’t interact with light, making it essentially invisible. It’s like trying to catch a ninja who’s also a ghost. Yet, with every experiment and observation, we get a smidge closer to understanding these cosmic ninjas.

Now, what does all this mean for science education and our understanding of the universe? Buckle up, because this is where it gets wild. Dark matter and dark energy aren’t just footnotes in the cosmic story; they’re the plot twists that change everything. They shape the structure of the universe, influencing galaxy formation, cosmic microwave background radiation, and even the ultimate fate of everything we know. It’s like discovering that the secret ingredient in grandma’s famous pie recipe is something you’ve never even heard of – it changes your whole perspective.

The implications are profound. If we crack the dark matter and dark energy codes, we could revolutionize our understanding of physics, potentially leading to new technologies that make today’s sci-fi look like child’s play. Imagine harnessing dark energy to power spaceships or using dark matter as the ultimate stealth tech. The future could be stranger and more fantastic than any blockbuster movie.

In conclusion, the quest to unravel the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy is the ultimate scientific odyssey – an adventure filled with intrigue, discovery, and mind-boggling revelations. As we continue to probe the cosmic shadows, each piece of evidence brings us closer to the truth, turning science education into a thrilling narrative that rivals the best Hollywood thrillers. So, stay curious, my fellow cosmic detectives, because the universe has many more secrets to spill, and we’re just getting started on this wild ride through the dark!

[angelleplaytoonbeary]

My little bears 💜🧸

I'm super happy that you love the comic I made :D. So, you may be wondering, who is that mysterious bear that Pete gave the mission to take down the detectives? Well, I present Teri appearing in this movie ^^

Some sketches I drew ^^

She is a simple but daring lassie who will form an alliance with the detective quartet. You see, she has had that dream since she was a child, so she would do anything to achieve it. So here comes the problem :c

Despite everything, this little bear came from the bad side :0 She is actually a spy who was hired by Pete to spy on the detectives and analyze every move they will make, so with Pete they plan to lead them into a trap without them suspecting a bit a little. And apparently Teri isn't happy with her job.

In all their crazy adventures, our intrepid boys along with Teri will join forces to stop the evil Pete and his minions. Even though Teri is an ally/enemy, she will be friends with the team, well, maybe just maybe until Pete reveals his plan with her in front of the guys D:

🎵 Very good ^^ I know that Teri is a Disney character created by me, and that she is not canonical like many other characters. But I still have a lot of love for this little bear, and I thought she would look good as a character in this great Disney movie. So I want to give her a good development, to maybe be well known one day hehehe 🎵

💜 Okey dokey, That's all folks!!! I hope you like it ^^ 💜

Creator of the movie idea: @skullse-mi

I hope you don't mind this idea of ​​mine hehe

[astonishinglegends]

Ep 296: The Lake Worth Monster with Lyle Blackburn

"The thing appeared to be standing upright on two legs like a person yet looked like it could be some kind of animal or beast. It was covered in wild, white hair with what looked like horns or some kind of protrusions on its head. Some parts of it glimmered like scales of a fish."  -- Lyle Blackburn, from his latest book, "Lake Worth Monster: The True Story of the Greer Island Goatman"

Description:

On the night of July 10, 1969, John Reichart was fishing near Greer Island on the shores of Lake Worth, about ten miles from Fort Worth, Texas, while his wife Linda sat in their car reading a book.  Moments after John finally hooked a large catfish, he heard his wife screaming in terror and turned to see something moving around on top of the car. As he raced to help, this thing was now on the ground and next to the passenger window, appearing to try to get at Linda. John instinctively lunged at this creature, shoving it away from the car while getting a good look at it. He described it as massive and standing on two legs, horns on its head, covered with white hair and what seemed like shiny fish scales; some kind of human-animal hybrid he said was "half man, half goat." The Reicharts weren't the only witnesses to this scary scuffle as two other couples parked nearby also saw the entire horrifying incident. Almost forty people claimed to have seen the same beast the next night, with sightings continuing for months afterward, generating news coverage and a police investigation. Our friend, author, musician, and intrepid cryptid hunter, Lyle Blackburn, once again deftly and comprehensively investigates one of the strangest and most disturbing creature encounters in Texas and U.S. history in his latest book, Lake Worth Monster: The True Story of the Greer Island Goatman. Please join us as we welcome Lyle to discuss the particulars of a brute so bizarre it makes a plain old Bigfoot seem ordinary by comparison.  

Reference Links:

Lyle Blackburn’s website, LyleBlackburn.com

Lyle Blackburn’s online store, Monstro Bizarro

Lyle Blackburn’s Monstro Bizarro podcast

The Nov. 19, 1969, Polaroid of the Lake Worth Monster, taken by Allen Plaster of Fort Worth, from Craig Woolheater's Facebook post

The Lake Worth Monster on Wikipedia

Click here to purchase “The Lake Worth Monster” by Lyle Blackburn and his other fun offerings at lyleblackburn.com!

Location:

Greer Island at Lake Worth, Texas, where John and Linda Reichart, along with two other couples, encountered the Lake Worth Monster, July 10, 1969.

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Detective Perspective

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[sohannabarberaesque]

Postcards from Snagglepuss

Notes from a short excursion to the Warrens Cranberry Festival

Ain't it the truth ... ain't it the truth: The Warrens Cranberry Festival happens to be the world's single largest celebration of that Thanksgiving staple known as the cranberry--but even then, such isn't exactly for Thanksgiving anymore.

The fact of which drives this west-central Wisconsin village of some 550 people to celebrate cranberries over the last full September weekend per the calendar. Which had our intrepid party, including the ursine guests of the Hair Bear Bunch and Emmy Lou and Jenny Lee, driving up US 12 towards Warrens--"to get all the more off the beaten path," as I like explaining it--in the pre-dawn of what was expected to be a rather decently lit early-autumnal Saturday to so enjoy.

Which was enough of an opportunity for us to not only stock up on cranberry juice (even though it was possible to get it at any decent supermarket or convenience store) and dried cranberries (for some orange-cranberry muffins, tea bread and scones over the fall), but also, for one, browse what was said to be one of the largest arts and crafts markets in conjunction with a community festival generally (something especially fascinating to Emmy Lou and Jenny Lee, all the while trying not to get caught up in the kitschy for their van) ... but also to walk through an actual Wisconsin cranberry marsh just ahead of the cranberry harvest, which should be starting ere you Old Hanna-Barberians read this or otherwise within measurable distance of its appearance.

And just to imagine us in hip waders going through a cranberry marsh without getting dumb stares or cheap laughs from fellow festgoers or the locals ... definitely an experience for such among us as have gone through plenty of experiences, surviving to relate them even! Including, as it turned out, stumbling upon the CB Bears (Hustle, Bump and Boogie) at a French-fry stand which specialised in the "loaded" such as made poutine look like one of Yogi Bear's picnic basket plunder exercises cut short by a certain Ranger Smith.

Witness Huck, yours truly and the Hair Bears alongside the CB Bears taking some rather interesting takes on French fries (yours truly, as did Hair Bear, Bump and Crazy Claws, took Philly cheesesteak fries) for luncheon. And to hear the former CB-guided ursine detective trio note it, having a truck-mounted camper and ditching the detective bit was the best thing for them, Hustle trying to hold tears back in explaining that their beloved Perfume Wagon had to be scrapped as it was just becoming a headache to maintain. "But at least we manage," Boogie remarked, "to get some more fishing in."

"And we were getting tired of the detective schtick," Hustle was quick to add.

And what could be more apropos the Warrens Cranberry Festival than to get some serious orange-cranberry muffins--homemade, and not the Kwik Trip sort, definitely worth having over a late-night coffee. Or maybe a Sunday morning such, drinking in the artificial view of the artificial waters of Artificial Lake Delton, "and not being a stupid jerk about it," chimed in Crazy Claws. "As some tourists over the summer seem to be, if you believe the stereotype about the Illinois crowds who come to the Dells."

At any rate, the somewhat hazy and almost autumnal colour of the sun for the time of year certainly made an impression ... especially when the breakfast and morning snacks are punctuated by glasses of cranberry juice, and not the so-called "cranberry juice cocktail." Especially because of the effects on the kidney and bladder.

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[basedkikuenjoyer]

Yo this was a trippy one! Called Mononoke, like the Ghibli movie but without the Princess. We focus on a medicine vendor for this one. The best way I can describe the story structure is if you had a historical Yu Yu Hakusho that stayed focused on the original Spirit Detective concept. Mixed with a serialized mystery format. Our intrepid medicine vendor has a magic sword that can purge these wicked spirits, but he has to figure out three things first. The shape, the motivation, and what it wants.

The mysteries are good and all, make use of Japanese folklore. But the art style...this isn't a concept still or weird single moment. All twelve episodes have this kind of heavily stylized aesthetic to them. Mixed with animation that like, combines traditional Japanese theatre with a very Klasky-Csupo feeling intentionally "ugly" vibe. This is one worth checking out, there's very little like it out there.