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haryuwu · 1 year ago

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🪞 Twisted Wonderland | Le Mirage

Author's Note: Chapter 4 is reached! Pachipachipachiiii 👏 I'm still writing chapter 5 so please do be patient with me. Again thank you for the reblogs, I really appreciate a little help to spread my fic! I'll post something about it soon (´;ω;｀)

The Prefect and Grim, just recently, exited the Hall of Mirrors from checking the dorms of Ignihyde and Diasomnia and notifying its respective housewardens. Although both are occupied on their own activities in which the Prefect and Grim couldn’t disturb them from.

“I can’t really tell if they’re taking the preparation seriously compared to the other dorms we visited first…Was the Saintess not worth preparing for?” Grim stated in a disappointed tone as he described how the housewarden of Ignihyde has been doing.

Ortho Shroud, Idia’s younger brother, explained to them that he was told to tell anyone who asks for him a serious reason about his brother’s whereabouts.

Everyone knew he had never set his foot out of his room for quite a long while after the incident with Styx. So, he came up with an excuse that his current state has not been too good and that he is grinding all day to get his favorite character’s SSR card from a shoujo anime based game that has recently released a new season.

Although, Idia could’ve just said that as not an excuse to not see them as they already understand how much of a shut-in he already is and how important it is for him to be such a simp to his favorite character. He even had the time to send a message to Ortho via voicemail that he doesn’t want to attend the Ball of the Evening as he thought it is like a social gathering and he might faint if he does meet the Saintess.

This is how it went…

[Flashback]

"Hello, Prefect of Ramshackle dorm and Grim! Are you here to see my older brother? I have to stop you here because he can't see anyone right now," Ortho with his usual jolly robotic voice greeted them in the hallway. It seems that he has been expecting their arrival at their dorm and waited there to pass a message as well.

"Hey, Ortho! We came here to notify you guys, but what's up with Idia?" Grim ran towards Ortho who had been floating at the corner and greeted back with a question.

"Ah, I came here prepared for that exact question! Big bro provided me voice recorded mails for you to listen in and get your answers," with a flick of a finger, a hologram showed up in front of them with an icon of a play button. Ortho tapped on that button, playing an audio of a tired male's voice.

"You might've been wondering why I have to record this when I just have to tell you guys upfront-"

"But that's a hard NOPE for that. There’s no way I’m going out just to do that so yeah, anyway…" The two glanced at each other as they continued to listen to the recorded audio file.

"First off…I hate social gatherings, as you all probably already know, so showing my face to the event would straight up be out of the question."

"Maybe showing up to meet the Saintess here at our dorm won't be that bad but I can't guarantee—like a guaranteed pity—it might land on soft pity though, that I'll be physically be there considering that I already know exactly who the Saintess looks like," the Prefect and Grim's eyes widened when Idia had mentioned that he had already seen the Saintess.

But it wasn't clarified if he saw her in person or by stumbling upon an image that was secretly provided through the internet. This is when Ortho tapped the pause button as he caught on both of their surprised faces.

"Big bro and I have seen her before! She's already a well known influencer from the Magicam app."

"She was selected to voice a ghost maiden who was trapped inside a mirror that obeys anyone to answer their inquiries. It's an upcoming anime this month and we can't wait to watch it soon!" Thinking about another bonding time with his older brother, Ortho gleefully described the character in full detail. Yet he has to stop himself from babbling unnecessary information making him digress from the topic.

"Ah, I've spoken too much. Let's skip the voice audio from 5:13 to 1:08:30! It seemed as though my brother spilled a lot of unintentional spoilers between those timestamps…"

"The audio he sent was an hour long?!"

[End of Flashback]

The prefect and Grim couldn't get any other details from the Shroud brothers other than their gushing about the most awaited anime series. This may have taken more than 30 minutes of their time, but they obtained new information about the Saintess being one of the top ranking influencers just like Vil Schoenheit and Neige LeBlanche.

"So she's like a famous voice actress or an idol? I don't really get what type of job they do, but that must be cool!" While walking down the hallway, two familiar students from Diasomnia stepped out of the room while carrying boxes with the use of magic. One of them is very insistent on returning back to their dorm as soon as possible.

On the other hand the one tailing them from behind is trying to calm their nerves from creating havoc. Although his complexion is beginning to give the Prefect an idea that he's about to faint from exhaustion.

"Silver and Sebek! What are you guys doing out here?" As usual, Grim loudly greeted them from across the hall, waving his little paw in the air.

The silver haired boy turned their way when he heard Grim's echoing voice from afar. "Ah, it’s you two…We were just about to head back and bring these decorations to the dorm as fa…Lilia instructed."

Looking at the large box Silver is carrying, some pieces of cloth are spilling out of the edge. Sebek caught the top cloth from the box Silver’s carrying from falling off when Silver began losing his strength to balance the box's weight in his arms.

"All I see are a bunch of blankets…”

“I STILL DON'T APPROVE OF THIS IDEA!" Sebek yelled in displeasure, causing the two to wince from the ringing sound of their ears.

"What theme did you guys even come up with? A pajama party?" Considering the amount of blankets and additional fabric, Grim assumed that they’ll topple all of it to form a large fluffy bed.

"Huh! Not quite! And your guess is ridiculous. There's no way that our lordship would hold a lousy human party. Only Silver would enjoy such a thing," Sebek loudly yelled to keep Silver awake beside him while declaring his strong disapproval of their plans for the visiting hour of the Saintess.

"Sebek…Lilia and our housewarden had an agreement about this. There's nothing we can do about it," Silver sluggishly rubbed his eye while mumbling his explanation. "Besides, they knew how terribly bright the Saintess was."

"...What do those blankets have to do with her being bright?" Silver stalled in his words. Even Sebek could not explain it since he knew little about her. "Well…I was told she's similar to a star. Her glow never dies even in broad daylight or any light that reaches her. These blankets will be used to prevent any light showers."

"It may be already dim inside Diasomnia, but even the tiniest flame of a candle can make her reflect light." That was an exaggeration, right? It’s hard to tell from the way Silver looks while explaining a strange description of the Saintess. This specific description probably came from Lilia himself. Grim groaned due to the ridiculousness. Perhaps it was a metaphor that a small cat could not comprehend right away.

Grim could only groan and glare at nothing after being called a cat through this narrative. The writer wishes not to disrespect the characters despite their race and status—but only for the sake of adding more sentences in this paragraph.

"Silver, let's return to the dorm now! You've shared enough insights with them today. Let's go!" As impatient as he is, Sebek grabbed Silver and started taking big strides after bidding them farewell.

“That’s one strange way to describe the Saintess, don’t you think so?” The Prefect could only sigh shortly. They are unsure if this information would be helpful to get to know the Saintess. The Prefect could only hope the said Saintess isn’t as blindingly bright as the largest sun of the solar system. Should they consider getting a pair of sunglasses?

“Let’s just go to the headmage and tell him we’re done passing the message,” Grim agreed before resuming to head towards the headmage’s office.

The office is just a few walks away and yet it feels as though the hallways get longer and longer. Each step they take, the floor gets stretched like rubber. No…the hallway seems to reflect the path behind them and yet the door of the headmage's office remained unreachable from a distance.

Grim begins to sense something fishy in this kind of predicament. Has someone activated a spell? Is this some sort of prank? Unlikely—They have never encountered anyone who can manipulate someone’s vision, let alone hear someone cite a spell to perform such terrifying magic.

“Hey, what’s going on?!” As Grim exclaimed, something bright bursts out of the headmage’s office. The two barely avoided the running bolt of light and could only grab on the nearest pillar of the hall. Waiting for the force of the wind to calm, the strange light escaped and disappeared like a bubble.

“W-What was that…?” Still in a process of recollecting themselves, the two eventually went for a run to consult the headmage regarding what they have recently experienced.

Upon pushing the door open, the headmage whose current state is strangely haggard stood there, unbothered. The papers fluttered down all over his table down to the floor. Perhaps the cause came from the light that surprised them earlier. Yet his unfazed grin is evident behind the beak of his mask as soon as he caught the sight of the two arriving at a perfect time. “Oh joy! I presume that you have finally sent the message to our housewardens?” welcomed by the headmage, he immediately tried to fix his hat and hair.

“Yes, we have—but can we talk about what just happened earlier?!” The two explained that something bizarre occurred at the halls on their way to the headmage’s office. Grim’s point of view might’ve been an exaggeration as the light was twice his size.

"Now, now—I'm sure you have a lot of questions but I'd prefer it if you could tone it down," Casting a spell to reorganize the papers from the floor, the headmage hummed as more questions followed after his statement. He eventually groaned in disbelief before telling the two to come closer.

"The light you just saw…could you guess who it was?" Who? That thing? That ball of light—that was a ‘who’? Who would’ve thought that it’s a person. As if a cat got their tongues, not Grim, Crowley sighed in disappointment as he was anticipating an answer from the two may it be a ridiculous one. Alas, he couldn’t get a single sound out of them in which he decided to give them a hint.

“No? Nothing at all? And here I thought you had been gathering useful information during the errand I have given you,” He shook his head before resuming, “Then how about this, a clue will be generously given to you by yours truly and because I’m so kind, I’ll let Grim join the Ball of the Evening if you guessed right.” Wide grins were slowly forming on their faces because of this condition. Although, the Prefect isn’t so confident to give the answer so they let Grim answer this one.

And so, the headmage began to clear his throat as he stated the promised clue. “This person’s related to mirrors. You may have seen something bizarre outside my office earlier, no?” That’s right…an unsettling magic cast upon the hallway does resemble how a mirror reflects what stands before it. What’s even more peculiar was that their reflection was not apparent—supposed the hallway was only affected by the spell. But who could cast such an overwhelming spell in the first place?

“I haven’t seen that kind of magic around…was it someone’s signature spell?” Grim asked the Prefect, however, they could only give him a shrug. Even if they searched for them, there were no students who could use a spell similar to that nor someone related to mirrors. Well, students of Pomefiore do use mirrors most of the time but it isn’t magic related.

Wait…Could it be…?

There’s only one name that popped up into their minds. There’s no doubt, it must be them! “Maybe…it was one of the Mirages?” As soon as a familiar name was uttered, the headmage began to applaud as he showed them his satisfactory smile. He felt even more proud that his school teaches his students well that it must have paid off. Soon, NRC will take the lead if this continues!

“Was it…the Saintess, headmage Crowley?” An even wider smile, they must’ve gotten the bingo already. But what could be the reason for the Saintess’ sudden visit? And leaving a large mess at that.

“You guessed it right! Well, it is already an obvious answer to begin with. Nonetheless, I had a thought you might have a hard time guessing without a hint since the two of you barely have enough knowledge regarding other powerful mages. But I digress!”

“But what could possibly be the reason she visited your office? It wasn’t even the time for her to arrive at school…” A very good question indeed. It would take days to travel from Shaftlands to NRC, yet it is also possible to arrive here much faster with the use of a certain gadget.

There’s only one family who owns such a thing for traveling purposes. Are they perhaps well acquainted?

A lot of thoughts rushed all at once into the Prefect’s mind. They knew Rook just recently heard of the Saintess and news of her arriving at the Isle of Sages has yet to be announced. “Since you’re that curious, I at least need to share what has been weighing on my mind.”

“Please know that you must not share this to anyone else or else I’ll change my mind for making Grim join us in the Ball of the Evening!” The two agreed as they waited for his explanation. Going back to his seat and putting the documents on his table aside, his tone suddenly turned serious as he spoke out what he had recently heard from the Saintess.

“‘I insist on canceling the event’—was what she said. I do wonder why she was so desperate to ask for something her parents and this school has arranged for her,” The headmage continuously grumbled as he seemed genuinely displeased of what the Saintess had demanded him to do.

“Of course, I refused naturally. This is to celebrate her taking over her ancestor’s role!” It would truly be a shame to step down for an unexplained reason why she must get the event canceled.

However, what comes next has left an even more wavering feeling within the office.

“And to my dismay, she asked for a request as the member of Mirage that I did not expect to hear,” staring at the Prefect and Grim without blinking, the headmage slowly worded, “If I tell you I foresaw something terrifying that might put your college to a grave predicament…as the headmage, would you simply doubt this ability I inherited since birth?”

An ability that is considered powerful for a mage to possess…an ability that is said to be confidential, one that matches god’s power yet may be frowned upon by many—a soothsayer.

“Dire Crowley, headmage of Night Raven College…despite my position to be named as the Saintess, I swear that my eyes are incapable of fabricating the future!”

To Be Continued

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the-aceofyour-h3arts · 1 year ago

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Finally got to making a sprite for Angus, my Yuusona

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(Name: Angus Tempest. Also: Angus Draconia. Dormitory: Ramshackle. School Year: First/One. Message for Students: "Please don't overblot. Get therapy." Notes: Anger issues, from another world, copies accents, hunted ghosts back home. Personality: Sassy, quiet, sleepy, hyper with friends, chaotic. Voice: Natalie Van Sistine. Hobbies: Art, Writing, Reading. Nickname: Prefect, Shrimpy. Height and Physical: 5'7, fit body, bad posture. Abilities and Skill: Same as Ghostbuster tools. Author: Ace Of Hearts)

Angus is a magicless human from an alternate world that is barren of any magic and fantasy creatures, a world that is the opposite to Twisted Wonderland. Though over time of being exposed to the intense magic of this fantasy world, they have begun developing their own abilities, their body mutating as it absorbs the magic surrounding them.

Before being brought to Twisted Wonderland, Angus worked day and night to keep their home safe from the only fantasy thing in their home world. Ghosts. Ghosts that the public were skeptical on, Angus was apart of a small business made from themselves and their friends, and they hunted these Ghosts to keep this world safe. They called themselves The Ghostbusters.

Ever since they got teleported to Twst, Angus' body had been mutating and morphing, their appearance slowly changing. Soon enough, they realized that their arms were mechanical feeling and their back had small lumps. Didn't take long for Angus to realize that their Ghost hunting equipment had merged into their skin and body. The proton pack fused into their back and can be activated to give Angus more energy, but it'll burn them out quickly and may sometimes faint, the proton pack in their back is a main source of power for them.

Ecto Goggles - another set of eyelids, like the secondary eyelids that cats have. These eyelids, when closed, let Angus have xray vision, thermalvision and can see any invisible Ghosts. Their eyes start to hurt and water if used too often.

Proton Pack - Located inside of their back, attached to their spine. Angus doesn't exactly need this for day to day stuff, but without it, they wouldn't be able to use magic or any abilities they gained from the mutation. It's the main power source for their abilities, and is a very sensitive spot, and if overused it will cause Angus to faint.

Neutrona Wand/Proton Gun - The iconic gun in the Ghostbuster franchise, the thing itself that neutralizes ghosts. It's abilities and powers got transferred to Angus' hands, and they can shoot out those silly laser beams at Ghosts, weakening them. If shot at a living person, the target will experience a light stinging feeling, and a quick moment of paralysis. The way this works, think of the finger guns from Cuphead and Mugman.

Trap - The other iconic tool of the Ghostbusters, the Trap. Located on the arms, going from the wrist to the elbows, the following area has pale and dark striping. The area is pretty mechanic and metal like, and the arm opens up its shields/hatches just like the trap does. There isn't much difference, it's just if you shoved the trap into someone's arm. It has no button or anything exterior, internally it has wrapped these wires around the veins and connects to the Proton Pack.

P.K.E - The sensor and tracker for Ghosts. This is quite a bit different from the actual tool. Located on the collarbone, near the neck, are two little metal dot-like things, these will make noise and get gradually louder as Angus gets closer to Ghosts, alerting them if any apparitions are nearby. The sound it makes is akin to a siren cover of the Ghostbusters theme.

These things started developing around the start of Book 4, and when Angus was mutating, they were significantly more grumpy and irritable. Before Book 4, they were normal and without any abilities.

Questions are welcomed :〕

#yuusona: angus tempest #twisted wonderland original character #disney twisted wonderland #twst #twisted wonderland #twst oc #twst yuu #yuusona #twst yuusona #original character

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denialintheriver · 16 days ago

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Twisted wonderland 3

>> Yandere-dazed Masterlist

>> ᴍᴇʟʟᴏᴡ'ꜱ ᴍᴀꜱᴛᴇʀʟɪꜱᴛ

>> Animekpopsimp Masterlist

>> Shiny-Jr Masterlist

>> Coralinii Masterlist

>> "kailms" masterlist

>> yuri-is-online Masterlist

>>yandere_galore masterlist

>>twstedstorybook masterlist

>>twisted_broth masterlist 2.

>>writingfortwistedwonderland Masterlist

>>sanyu-thewitch05 masterlist

R.E.D Flag 🟥

Mc can nullify the effect of and potions and who is aware of yandere tendencien

Ordinary Girl from Deep Blue Underworld

MC snaps after tolerating the Yanderes.

yan!Azul thought number 1/many more to come most likely.

Yan! Azul

yan!Azul with a soulmate AU

forgetting your jacket and wearing someone else’s

A Twst Tale: Completely Under Your Love

Cuddling A Plush

Cannibalism! AU!

Otome AU!

Ghost pirate

“By the Shore”

Love potion on Azul

A fallen angel due to you

"You're stupid, I like that kind in a man"

Without a name, things tend to get lost.

Eat Trey sweet and pat Jamil, Ruggie

Savannacraw as general boyfriend headcanons

Yandere headCanon

Levels of possessiveness

Twst characters yandere potential

Azul used his strength as an octopus instead of his contact tactics

A Merfolk's Melody

The line between employer and employee

Second year gang bang

Yan! Harem

G.r.e.e.n Flag 🟩

Asleep in class, but you sat beside the housewardens/ boyfriend..

Where they like to be kissed

Magic carpet with kailm!

Kailm pining for you!

Your selfreshness made kailm fall

Side character reacter to monster version of twst!

Marry you

Forced to share a bed

Dorm Leaders favorite thing about you!

Holding Them Close and Not Letting Go.

Stitch any wounds of the twst monster

Brighter Than The Sun || Kalim Al-Asim

when they're pining; (dorm leaders!)

"Sorry, they're already taken"

❥ 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦!

You running towards Kalim

⊹ sworn secrecy

Horrible accident

Fortune Cookie

Drabble day

A pretty boy for you

THE PREFECT’S CAT CAFE!!

Pick my dorms please perfect! ----- when Wanting to move dorms..

How they would react after walking in on you undressing

General hcs for dorm leaders

Distance between you and riddle

The little things they do for you

Kiss your sickness away!

Special Treatment part 2

— 𝙁𝘼𝙑𝙊𝙍𝙄𝙏𝙀 𝙁𝙊𝙊𝘿 for you!

Dating them 1 part 2. Part 3 Part 4

INSTINCTUAL REACTION: You made him Cake for his Birthday

"the day we met." -- "and to think i promised i wouldn't fall in love."

Little thoughts about about them and you

Random imagines with dorm leaders

WAS IT 'CASUAL' WHEN...?

Falling asleep on their shoulder

"Eyes are Windows to the Soul".

Royalty AU - The Housewardens

"im quite jealous. you are all mine."

When Housewardens have a crush.

"Don't talk shit about my dorms leader!!"

"Not worthy?" I'll show you differently ( NSFW)

🩷 Special!!✨

TSUM TSUM Matching Icons

YUU and the harems of Yanderes

🎨 Art🖌️

Nightmare Viper siblings

On my knee for jamil

Chill with lilia

☔☂️

gargoyle Mal

In love with mal

Get mal ass of the ramshackle

Celebrate the leech twins birthday

one last batch of Scully Js for the road

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laresearchette · 1 year ago

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Sunday, October 01, 2023 Canadian TV Listings (Times Eastern)

WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE PREMIERES?: AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS (CHCH/ABC Feed/Check Local Listings) 7:00pm MICKEY AND FRIENDS TRICK OR TREATS (Disney Channel Canada) 7:00pm THE SIMPSONS (City TV) 8:00pm BOB’S BURGERS (City TV) 9:00pm THE RINGLEADER: THE CASE OF THE BLING RING (HBO Canada) 9:00pm FAMILY GUY (City TV) 9:30pm LAST WEEK TONIGHT (HBO Canada) 11:00pm

WHAT IS NOT PREMIERING IN CANADA TONIGHT?: EVIL LIVES HERE: THE KILLER SPEAKS (TBD - Investigation Discovery) SECRETS IN THE DESERT (TBD - Lifetime Canada) HEIST 88 (TBD) JACK OSBOURNE'S NIGHT OF TERROR (TBD)

NEW TO AMAZON PRIME CANADA/CBC GEM/CRAVE TV/DISNEY + STAR/NETFLIX CANADA:

CBC GEM GREAT CANADIAN BAKING SHOW HEARTLAND SKYMED

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NETFLIX CANADA THE CONJURING 2 THE CROODS DJANGO THE FINAL DESTINATION FINAL DESTINATION 2 THE FOREVER: PURGE HALLOWEEN: H20 I STILL KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER THE NIGHT LOGAN WOKE UP JIGSAW SAW III SAW VI SCARFACE SEE FOR ME THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER ZOMBIELAND

NFL FOOTBALL (TSN) 9:30am: Falcons vs. Jaguars (TSN4) 4:00pm: Cardinals vs. 49ers (TSN/TSN3/TSN4/TSN5) 8:20pm: Chiefs vs. Jets

MEN’S RUGBY WORLD CUP (TSN2) 11:45am: Australia vs. Portugal

CURLING (TSN4) 12:00pm: PointsBet Invitational Curling: Women's Final (TSN4) 5:00pm: PointsBet Invitational Curling: Men's Final

MLB BASEBALL (SN) 3:00pm: Rays vs. Jays (SN1) 3:00pm: Rangers vs. Mariners (SN 360) 3:00pm: Astros vs. Diamondbacks (SN Now) 3:00pm: Marlins vs. Pirates (TSN3) 3:00pm: Cubs vs. Brewers

HEARTLAND (CBC) 7:00pm (SEASON PREMIERE): Amy is surprised when a very pregnant Mallory shows up at the ranch with a wild horse; Jack and Tim face new competition, and Lou grapples with a familiar opponent in her campaign to be reelected…OH NO, SHE’S RUNNING AGAINST A HORSIE!

THE BIG BAKE (Food Network Canada) 7:00pm: Cotton candy dreams and funhouse screams are on the menu as host Brad Smith asks the baking teams to create chilling cakes that take judges Ron Ben-Israel, Eddie Jackson and Danni Rose on a wild ride.

MLS SOCCER (TSN2) 8:00pm: Real Salt Lake vs. Los Angeles FC

THE GREAT CANADIAN BAKING SHOW (SEASON PREMIERE): Ten of the country's best amateur bakers arrive at the iconic "Great Canadian Baking Show" tent to complete three "Cake Week" challenges.

JUNGLE CRUISE (CTV2) 8:00pm: Dr. Lily Houghton enlists the aid of wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff to take her down the Amazon in his ramshackle boat. Together, they search for an ancient tree that holds the power to heal -- a discovery that will change the future of medicine.

ALMOST PARADISE (CTV Drama) 8:00pm (SEASON PREMIERE): A local priest is murdered over a long-lost ancient cross, the cross which Magellan held in his hand the day he was killed by Lapu-Lapu in the Battle of Mactan.

COMING HOME (APTN) 8:00pm: Going behind the scenes of the production of the Crave Original drama series "Little Bird," and the groundbreaking movement for Indigenous narrative sovereignty as experienced by the series' creatives, crew and Sixties Scoop advisors.

INFIDELITY CAN BE FATAL (Lifetime Canada) 8:00pm: A jaded private investigator who specializes in exposing lecherous, cheating husbands thinks she's met the love of her life in a chance encounter, but as it turns out, this dream man may actually be her worst nightmare.

SKYMED (CBC) 9:00pm (SEASON PREMIERE): SkyMed expands its medevac service into new territory, throwing everyone into disarray as familiar faces return - and intriguing new flight crew arrive.

IRRESISTIBLE (Movietime) 9:00pm: A Democratic political consultant helps a retired Marine colonel run for mayor in a small Wisconsin town.

STARSTRUCK (Crave) 9:00pm/9:30pm (SEASON PREMIERE): Years after their breakup, Jessie and Tom meet unexpectedly at Kate's wedding with Ian. In Episode Two, Tom's engagement party with new partner and fellow actor Clem puts pressure on Kate.

SATAN WANTS YOU (documentary) 9:00pm: The story of how a young woman and her psychiatrist ignited the global Satanic Panic with their book Michelle Remembers.

WHEN CALLS THE HEART (Super Channel Heart and Home) 9:00pm: The town prepares for the governor's black-tie ball; while still reeling from the true intentions of Union City Holdings, Lucas decides to try to sway the governor to their side.

CLEAN SWEEP (Super Channel Fuse) 9:00pm: Shelly outmaneuvers the fingerprint test, but a new witness appears who gives a description of a suspect that may point to her.

AURORA TEAGARDEN MYSTERIES: SOMETHING NEW (CTV Drama) 9:05pm: Young Aurora Teagarden returns home to Lawrenceton to pursue her post-graduate degree but soon finds herself embroiled in a mystery involving her friend's fiance.

THE WINTER KING (Crave) 11:00pm: Derfel feels uncomfortable about the attack on the mine, which Owain keeps a secret; Tristan, prince of Kernow, demands justice for the raid at the mine.

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mayordebbie · 5 months ago

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1. Mbti?

isISFP-T

2. When's your birthday?

January 23rd 2003

3. What's your favorite color?

Neon purple

4. Favorite thing to wear?

Oversized T-shirts

5. Sweet or salty?

Both separately. It depends

6. Place you'd like to visit?

Merchandise stores

7. Favorite piece of clothing you have?

My N and Uzi Iconic Duo Murder Drones T-shirt that's 2xL

I plan to get a Ramshackle shirt whenever I can (I fear that the bills next month will skyrocket again)

Tags for my friends, my bf, and my sister: @adventureavery87 @fruityderg @sharkgames @clown-demon @shadowqueen402 @kayssweetdreams

I decided to make my own girlblogger tag!!

1. Mbti?

2. When's your birthday?

3. What's your favorite color?

4. Favorite thing to wear?

5. Sweet or salty?

6. Place you'd like to visit?

7. Favorite piece of clothing you have?

Tagging some of my mutuals below the cut! Anybody who wants to can join 💞💞

@bambi-eyes444 @fa1ryyz @angel-del1ght999 @dangeroustaintedflawed @luxbunn @laciruelaa @greengirllover @honeymoonswan @angelforever @bunnyfeffy @dollkisses05 @girlwiththeemostcake @girlbossblog444 @kalopsi4a @lipstainwhat @melteddollparts @ninarexic

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rubypearl31 · 2 years ago

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Here’s another render of a Twisted Wonderland game asset. This is the item icon. Bigger versions of the renders can be found on my deviantart. The other picture is a background I made for Ramshackle as an item icon.

1. main icon used

2. icon used for backgrounds for the main page.

3. icon with the candy stick (because it’s always in the same place)

4. border by itself

#twisted wonderland #item icon #game assets

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renniecirque · 3 years ago

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.: Yuuta Profile :.

[ Commission by: https://twitter.com/nill0013 ] Updated Yuuta’s profile, which I plan to use to edit my pinned when I have time to rework Rennie’s with the most current information! Yuuta is my TWST MC/Kantokusei and Alden belongs to my friend Roni. Info about Alden is left vague as he isn’t my OC. ----------------------------------------------- Name: Yuuta [ Yuu for short Dorm: Ramshackle Gender: Nonbinary [ They/He- masculine ] Age: 16 Class: 1-A Club: N/A They just tag along to whichever group invites them. Best Subject: Magical History Favorite Food: Nikuman/Curry pan Least Favorite Food: Natto Dislikes: Heights Talent: Throwing pencils/pens and hitting their target. Hobby: Photography Personality, Concept, and Key moments listed in the Read more!

----------------------------------- Yuuta’s Personality: Cheeky, with a sharp tongue at times. However, Yuuta is rather reserved and tends to keep to themselves unless pushed to do otherwise. Plagued by amnesia and graphic “flashbacks” of past lives, Yuuta is often lost in their own thoughts around situations that feel like deja vu. Still, when you manage to get the Prefect to go out, you’ll find they’re just an eager teen longing to make the most out of their situation. Still, the frequent blank look on their face is enough to leave anyone a little unsettled as they repeat words to Grim, almost script-like. An exact opposite mirror to their “Looking glass” copy, Alden. Alden is the one who took all of the Protector traits of their split being, acting as a guardian alongside Yuuta. Big photographer nerd- longs to participate in magic but watches in vain as Grim partakes in their magical courses.100% will pay to watch Ace and Grim fight. Loses it when Deuce goes Bad Boy mode and often joins in. ----------------------------------------------------- Yuuta Concept: Yuuta encompasses the “Time Reset/Loop Theory” alongside the importance of the Ghost Camera hinted within Twisted Wonderland’s Prologue. “Yuu” is told to take as many pictures as possible of their school adventures by Crowley, speaking of the importance of them. The pictures capture a Memory, a piece of the past. With this theory, it is believed the pictures hold the key to “Bring things back that were lost” aka resetting time. When we go back to Prologue, we are greeted with an Overblotted Grim and ultimately defeated with no chance to win. Should we use the Ghost Camera and it’s memories to reset us back to “happier times”, surely we could prevent the events with time. Yuuta is the embodiment of hundreds of Yuus- Male, Female, nonbinary- Yuus of all walks of life that have reset the timeline with the Power of the Ghost Camera who have all died/almost perished at points of time. Due to no photos retaining a Yuu’s physical appearance/nature existing within the camera, their “Self” reset alongside the timeline. Birthing a new Yuu to replace what was lost. Losing more and more of their original self alongside memories. Yuuta was also split, representing Alice’s looking glass, creating a mirror copy known as Alden as a Safe Measure should Alden fail to stop Grim. Yuuta is not human- just fragments of past Yuus and a fabricated appearance to exist within the World of Twisted Wonderland. This is also why they have no place to return to when questioned by the Mirror. For they don’t truly “exist”. While they can’t recall past events other Yuus experienced, certain things feel scary and familiar- resulting in sudden and sometimes graphic flashbacks that are just fuzzy enough to feel both Real and confusing. This has led Yuuta to have a strained and difficult relationship with Grim due to the fear bubbling in their chest. Grim does not understand this, due to not recalling anything in the past timeline and at times tries to comfort Yuuta [ Future canon chapters ] when events get too vivid. They feel compelled to protect Grim and yet- are terrified of him. When Grim blew the lid off of the coffin in the beginning of Prologue after the timeline was reset once more- Yuuta and Alden were stuffed inside it together. Hand in hand, unaware of the Role Crowley had predetermined for them in this Twisted Tale. ------------------------------------------- Iconic events that happened in Yuuta’s timeline: 1: An unspoken promise to always be there for each other with Alden once they woke up. 2: Scared to death by the ghosts in Ramshackle that first night 3: Felt a wave of comfort upon meeting Ace and Deuce for the “first” time 4: Broke through the floor in Ramshackle while Ace and Deuce were on the first floor. Resulted in jokes to come for Weeks. [ Chapter 1 ] 5: Pelted Ace and Deuce with rolled up paper in class- got in trouble after being caught snorting. 6: Got super interested in Magical History, could be found in the school’s library often with Alden. 7: Frequently takes pictures of events/friends, keeping each picture in a special album as their prized possession. They keep it under their bed pillow. 8: After their first vivid nightmare at night, Grim tried to comfort Yuu by giving them a Tuna Can and curling up in their arms on the bed. 9: Halloween and Christmas, the ghosts of Ramshackle comforted Yuu when they felt left out not having any family to celebrate with. 10: Yuuta is courting/has a crush on Lilia, though they don’t explore it beyond fleeting moments until the events of main story conclude. They both find each other Very interesting and take it as a lesson to learn how to live as a human despite the reality. Yuuta may not be a human, but they can Live like one. And forge their own path. 11: Yuuta has scars on their arm from the “past” caused by Grim. When they’re attacked by Grim in Chapter 5-6, it leaves them shattered and inconsolable. Both from the Deja Vu and reality of the injury. --------------------------------- Bonus Links: Additional Yuuta art is visible at their Toyhouse: https://toyhou.se/7949782.yuuta/gallery Yuuta’s Music Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7kVOsDH6lSwS3aKlPKSxNa?si=a3dc2fa6bfc9439b

#twisted wonderland #twst mc #twst oc #twst yuu #Yuuta #yuuta lore #my OC #my art #my pride and joy look at them

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keyheartsia-dorm · 4 years ago

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The Dorm Leaders with a S/O who Burned themselves making Microwave Food

(This is definitely not something that just happened to me like 10 minutes ago but you should definitely like and subscribe and don’t forget to hit the Bell icon Cause seriously some parts of my hand Hurt like a B...Not that I burned myself or anything)

Riddle Rosehearts

• So Your feeling a Gosh dang HUNGER

• You’re too hungry to wait For Trey to bake anything So

• So Kennel Corn it is!

• In your HUNGER daze you threw the popcorn in carelessly and forget to Press the Popcorn Button and just pressed the 4 Button instead of the 3 Button like you meant to even though 3 PROBABLY would’ve Ruined Your Popcorn anyway

• You text Riddle to see if he’d wanna Share some Popcorn He said he would bring some Tarts he had just put in the oven So you waited...Thinking about Food...not noticing the disaster you were Setting into place

• Anyway you Open the Microwave Full of Hope like a Doe being born on a beautiful spring day then as soon as the black Popcorn started shooting out of your Microwave in Ramshackle you then had the same disappointment as a spring Doe who was just forced to watch Fox and the Hound Like Holy Heck that Movie gives me the Hecko Deppreso

• One Burning Kernel Hit your Cheek Just as you Wince Riddle Comes into your Kitchen With Wide eyes

• He Drags you out Picnic Basket with Tarts in Hand and Takes you to the Nurse’s Office and Asks for...whatever Burned people Need As He Patches you up you 2 Share a ~Moment~

“Riddle Honestly it’s not THAT big of a deal” You Chuckle Anxiously “Don’t be Ridiculous Y/N!” he keeps Patching you up “It Must Seriously Hurt..” He looks a little Sad and while looking sadly into your eyes he kisses your cheek where the Burn was you wince as He Quickly Spits an Apology you Chuckle “You can Kiss it better if you want~” he Looks away bright Red as you 2 Sit in the Nurse’s Office Sharing Tarts

Leona King Scholar

• “I can’t Hecking Cook!!!” you found yourself Exclaiming in the Savannaclaw Kitchen Ruffling your hair

• You see Poor F-Ing Ruggie Needs a Break that’s not a secret to anyone (# Please Stop Hyena Abuse # Please Edit A Garfield Comic Where Leona is Garfield and Ruggie is John) so you said you’d make Leona his Lunch

• why the Heck you said you’d do this you Adorable stupid Hecking Idiot you but hey you did dumb dumb

• So here you are looking in the Freezer and BINGO Big ole Meat Chunk!

• So you being A fanfic protagonist Put a giant mystery meat chunk in the microwave pressed some Buttons and said..”Eh Good enough” Guess your sex god heart throb Boyfriend Is rubbing off on you ok I see how it is Y/N OK I SEE HOW IT IS

• Anyway besides my needless aggression with my words You started to look for some utensils you found A Bento Box and a Spoon thank goodness but you figured you might Need some mittens Lunch was soon and The meat was long done but no mittens

• You take it out..and HOLY MOTHER GOD WHY DID YOU THINK THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA YOUR PALMS MIGHT AS WELL BE ON FIRE

• Leona Nonchalantly Enters The scene cause Ruggie Told him you’d be making his Lunch and Lunch started like 15 Minutes ago

• He looks at the Scene before him and sighs and takes your hands like the sex god heartthrob he is and looks at your red palms almost Deadpanning

Your face a light red “Yeah...I know I massively Screwed up with your Lunch But I really wanted t-“ “I know And I appreciate it even though you are a massive screw up..But you keep trying I appreciate that about you” He starts to lick your Palms and your face Erupts into a Blush “What the Heck!?!” he looks up at you “It’s to cool your hands down but you ARE gonna go get me Food from the vending machine afterwards”

Azul Ashengrotto

• you slam your Hands Dramaticly on your Kitchen Table “I CANNOT ACCEPT ANYMORE FREEBIES FROM THE MONSTRO LOUNGE” You were sure Azul Would start making you pay if not Azul Jade for sure

• So time to start making Food for yourself!! You Quickly Head to a Convience store where a Certain Chaotic Neutral Eel Notices you Buying like 10 Frozen...PIECES OF FOOD

• You Dump like all off them on your Counter and Choose to make some Weird fish

• You Slap that Sorry Sucker in the Microwave and like the other Sorry Suckers in this Scenario you will Burn yourself and beautiful Bishounen Shenanigans will ensue but we’re not there yet

• You literally just bought a piece of not even normal looking fish Of course it didn’t come with a Time Recommendation So you while staring at it for like 10 minutes (Letting it thaw quite a bit but you didn’t notice) You threw it in for 7 And figured “eh 7’s a lucky number this’ll work” Didn’t you read Leona’s Scenario? What happened when THEY said Eh

• You Dumby You Dating a Merman Boughta Eat a fish Dumbo what do you have? Ears?

• Anyway Floyd and And Azul are Chatting well it’s more like Floyd is talking At Azul while he does paper work Yeah I totally Saw them Buying a bunch a Random Frozen Weird Massively Weird Right? Anyway So Apparently They Let you Mix ALL THE slushie is Flavors”

• Azul hearing this After finishing up some more Paperwork Decides to go Visit You and to his Shock he finds you Trying to hold a Basically at this point Charcoal Fish and when you drop It on your leg Leaving a SEXY weird fish shaped burn he’s Immediately on that

He puts a Hand to his Temple and sighs For a Moment before sweeping you off your feet before you could say a word..the you did say a word a few in fact “I’m Sorry Azul I know you can’t give me freebies forever but I’m a terrible cook” He Kisses your forehead and gives you a reassuring look “You’re my Beloved you can rely on me as much as you want I’ll get you some bandages when we’re back at the monstro lounge and Jade will make you something not made of Charcoal” and you bet he carried you all the way

Kalim Al Asim

• you both wanted to cook Something for Jamil...Okay this’ll go south fast.

• the road to Heck Is often Paved with Good intentions

• You Were tasked with picking out food and Kalim for Kitchen Prep

• Anyway Let’s get this poor Wreck Jamil’s gonna have to fix over with

• “I Picked out some Tofu! Smart people like tofu right?

• Kalim Tossed that And all sortsa Stuff Into the Microwave and Waved off all your concerns figuring it’ll be fine! come on Y/N you coward Your a fanfic Protag you don’t have to think Silly goose no thoughts head empty

• like 15 minutes later you 2 Hear Smoke while trying to make Pulpless Handsqueezed Orange Juice cause HECK PULP

• He Opened The Microwave and the only thing that Looked even Remotely salvageable was the tofu and because you 2 are the cutest most head empty Couple Apparently you didn’t Put a plate underneath so you braving all the danger reached into the Microwave...

“Ouch!” You teared up a little And were about to Put your finger in your mouth as you do Before Kalim put your finger in his Mouth You looked at him shell shocked after a couple seconds he started pressing light kisses on them “I’m so sorry! I should’ve thought this through more! I’ll nurse you back to health!” And For the rest of the day he essentially treated you like you were crippled he carried you he fed you everything don’t worry you slipped away for a little to clean up the mess in the kitchen before Jamil got back Kalim Babysitting is always an Experience to be Had for sure

Vil Schoenheit

• “Vil! I wanna Eat Carbs Heck you!!”

• if that’s not how Every story I do With Vil Starts I’ll be Gosh Danged

• “FINE EAT YOUR MAC AND CHEESE YOU’LL RUE THE DAY-“

• anyway after you stopped listening to him you looked him DEAD in the eyes and Shoved that frozen Mac and Cheese in the Microwave and slammed...Some Numbers In wow what a power move

• He Gasped and Power walked away

• You Laughing Manically Triumphantly

• But after awhile you felt kinda bad and decided to make some Carb free food for Vil as an Apology for Deliberatly and spitefully trying to make him Mad

• But that was the final nail in your microwaved coffin When you took out your Luckily not entirely burned Mac and Cheesies it was real hot like

• You were trying To get it to a plate Quickly And Spilled some on your Wrist Luckily Your Sexy mean Boyfriend was Here To save the day and wow he’s holding something”

“Sweet Potato?” He peeked through the Door and saw you Holding your Wrists in Pain he immediately walked in And Held them tenderly “I’m Sorry Sweet Potato things got heated I did get you a..Low Carb Meal at Olive Garden I Hope this Makes things up to you I know I can’t Control your life it’s just kinda my nature” You Smiled at him through the pain “It’s Fine Vil I got WAY too Mad I’m sorry I made you a salad” you both Enjoyed your food him feeding you yours then later he put some lotion on your Wrists

YES ITS BEST BOY-

Idia Shroud

• Omg it’s the best boy 🥺

• I mean I am not Partial to any character Do not worry I do not want to be in a Poly relationship with both Malleus and Idia

• So you wanted To Hang Out with your Boyfriend today he said sure but that he would be Busy doing raids with his Online friends you agreed and even said you’d bring snacks which you did

• Including Instant Ramen! My-I mean YOUR favorite

• you decided to show how reliable in the Kitchen you are to your boyfriend by making such a Delicacy for him while he doesn’t have the time to himself at the moment

• This is will work out Well

• You decide to do it in your kitchen and bring to him

• this will work out well

• You..ACTUALLY MAKE IT PERFECTLY

• You also Make it mostly towards his room before divine intervention Intervines and says That’s not the point of this fanfic idiot

• It probably mostly worked out for you cause you have the best taste tho so-

• Ortho Hears a Mighty Loud Catwerwhail (here’s hoping I spelled that right) and Comes to check whose outside the door

• “Big Sister/Brother?” He Quickly Runs some Water on your Shoulder and Bandages you Up And Leads you in Idia’s Room With the snacks in tow meanwhile he’s wondering if your Ok or not

“Idia Senpai!” You Sit next to him And he notices your Bandages “What Happened?” You look away a little Blushing a bit “I Spilled hot Instant Ramen on my shoulder Ortho parched me up though but! I brought the rest of the snacks though sor-“ Before you can apologize he Puts his Jacket on your shoulders “No I’m sorry for not noticing I would’ve...Tried to help” His sad expression turns into one of his Competitve smirks “I’ll Finish this Raid Boss so Quicker then you even Burned Yourself!” And He did cause he’s the best Gamer boy then you played Monoply With Him and Ortho cause he’s the best boy you have the best taste RAMEN TASTES SO GOOD-

Malleus Draconia

• My Second Love I mean nothing Let’s finish this I’ve been here since like 4 it’s 7 rn

• You invited Malleus to dinner And you wanted a Good Blanced Dinner!

• Chicken From Panda Express

• McDonald’s Chocolate Milk

• Some Patties from Burger King

• Oh Yeah Veggies!

• Wait! Everything’s Closed now!!! Y/N I KEPT TELLING YOU TO STOP BEING DUM-

• Oh you have some frozen Vegetables? Okay Touché

• You Toss them in the Microwave for 6 Minutes and get ready

• You dress as Nicely as Possible in 10 Minutes cause you plan Things Horribly apparently...not that I relete having been here for like at least 2 hours

• He’s Here~ him being Also the best boy is already setting the table with Magic cause he’s just nice like that and even Enchanted the food to be set on the table and the milk in the Glasses

• But you INSISTED to present The Vegetables

• “Child of Man I really don’t min-“ “No! I got this really!!”

• Let’s see how well that turned out for you

You got the Vegetables Outta the Microwave in such a Haste you didn’t even notice how hot it was and dumped it on the plate it wasn’t horribly burnt but was Horribly Hot Malleus was Amazed though “So Man’s Growing Vegetables in Bags now?..” he Reached to touch but you smacked his hand away so fast your hand touched the food and burned you “Ouch! I’m sorry Mal But it’s really hot” He immediately Understood and Summoned some Magical Water as he do and your burn was gone “I love you Child of man even though us Fae Can’t burn you tried to shield me anyway my sweet gentle Child of man”...Did you know that I ain’t know that?

I have a Masterlist it has all my X reader fics And my Oc Stuff I will be Adding this in like a day or 2 probably now if you’ll excuse me I never Wanna Look at another word again except also I’m literally probably gonna go read fanfic

#twisted wonderland #disney twst #twisted wonderland dorm #twst imagines #twst x reader #twst headcanons #twst dorm leaders #dorm leaders x reader #twisted wonderland x reader #twisted wonderland headcanon #twisted wonderland dorm leaders

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pianostarinwonderland · 4 years ago

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The Music Box

At the end of chapter 4, we encounter Mickey once more, who remarks that we are not a dream and are real. In the same short conversation, he mentions that he has been dreaming about the same trump cards and the same music box three times.

Many have assumed the trump cards referred to Heartslabyul and Alice in Wonderland for obvious reasons, but the music box is rather confusing. What is the music box referring to exactly? I have several ideas regarding this, and this may turn out to be long. I am on mobile, so there won’t be a read more, therefore I apologize for the scrolling.

This post will be updated when I find more things or think of more ideas regarding the music box.

Movie Appearances

The music box has been featured in almost all Disney movie soundtracks, with possible exceptions being the Lion King and Aladdin, although I’m not very sure. Admittedly, I have not looked deeply into this yet and have only been told of this by a friend, so I won’t delve deep into this.

But with how frequent the music box has been seen in Disney movies, it’s possible Mickey has been referring to those movies, although in what way is unsure. Is he referring to the events that happened in the movie perhaps?

I have tried searching for a Disney movie that has featured a music box, and the only movie I’ve found so far is Beauty and the Beast. The music box had a pretty minor role in the movie but was originally going to have the role of Chip. In comics, however, it was said that the music box is the only one that is not formerly human but it still had a heart of its own. It was also the one that could play music for the Beast. Considering the theories regarding the Pyroxene boys (Vil, Jack, and Cater) being based on said movie, I’m not going to entirely ignore this, but it’s going to the back for the time being.

Rhythmic Icon

... ok, it’s not a music box, but a record player, but I have seen a post that talked about the trump cards and the music box and the OP pointed out the icons of the cards and rhythmics being that of playing cards and a record player. Now, the rhythmics contain scenes from the main story, as they have dialogues, and recently, the event rhythmics have been added. If this is the case, could Mickey be referring to the main story?

And I also want to bring up the trump cards because if ever they are referring to the cards that we get from gacha, they contain personal stories of the characters. Could Mickey be dreaming about those stories too? It’s admittedly a little bit of a stretch, but it’s interesting for me, especially since it does add something to a time loop theory I posted.

Album Section

Now here’s where it gets a little lengthy.

When you go to the album section of the game, you will notice that the music changes to a different version of the title screen theme that you hear when you first enter the game.

The music... Doesn’t it sound like a music box?

I’ve always been suspicious of that. Why did they change the music upon entering the album section? What makes it so important that they have to change the music?

Here are two subideas I propose:

1: Mickey may be referring to the characters themselves. The album section contains the profiles of each character and contains the lines that they speak. The words and tones each character say and convey reveal a little bit about themselves, and some of their lines actually foreshadow the main story. Case in point: Azul’s robe card lines, he speaks about a plan proposal regarding expanding Ramshackle Dorm and writing notes about efficient study methods (if I remember correctly). These details foreshadow the events of chapter 3.

2: The song itself may contain a cryptic message. This is something I am currently investigating. Music cryptography is a thing in some shows and has been used by many famous composers, such as Bach, Brahms, and Shostakovich. A musical score may hide a message such as a name (a famous example of this is Brahms 1868 String Sextet no. 2 in G major, in which he placed the name of a woman named Agathe that he loved but rejected to dedicate his life to music. He placed the letters A-G-A-H-E (t does not exist in notation, but in German nomenclature, the English B natural is referred to as H) in bars 162-164 and it is noted to be the climax of the piece).

The key of the title screen theme is D minor, and it modulates to D in the middle (or Bm, I have to double check). I’d love to joke that it’s because it’s Disney, but I feel it may be a coincidence for the time being.

In the later part of the music box version, there are voices that sing. They start singing in the modulation, but when it hits the ‘chorus’ of the theme, the voices start singing lyrics. The first two lines sound similar, and I heard something like “hero” (hiro?¿). I have two ideas for the lyrical part: first is that it may be from a Disney movie, although this is more of a hunch than anything because I haven’t analyzed any Disney movie in-depth; second is that it may be its own thing and may be a hint that Twisted is dropping.

The difficult part about the crypted message, however, is that it’s most likely going to be in Japanese, given that the game is in Japanese. I’m hoping that there may be a name I can find in the message, but I am prepared to see unfamiliar words when I do start transcribing. 😂

So yes, these are my ideas so far, and they’ll still be updated. I hope you enjoy!

#twisted wonderland #twst #twst hc

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gagosiangallery · 5 years ago

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The Extreme Present at the Moore Building, Miami

December 2, 2019

THE EXTREME PRESENT Presented by Gagosian and Jeffrey Deitch Opening reception: Tuesday, December 3, 5–8pm December 4–8, 2019 Moore Building, 191 NE 40th Street, Miami __________ The odd thing about right now is that people are more connected than they’ve ever been before—except that they’ve been tricked into thinking they’re isolated. —The Age of Earthquakes: A Guide to the Extreme Present (2015) Gagosian is pleased to announce The Extreme Present, the fifth in a series of annual exhibitions at the Moore Building in the Miami Design District during Art Basel Miami Beach, presented by Gagosian and Jeffrey Deitch. The Extreme Present will explore artists’ reactions to the conditions of our accelerating and increasingly complex world. The title is inspired by The Age of Earthquakes: A Guide to the Extreme Present, a book by Shumon Basar, Douglas Coupland, and Hans Ulrich Obrist, published in 2015. Their provocative thesis addresses the rapidly evolving digital era, half a century after Marshall McLuhan’s groundbreaking study on technology’s influence on culture, Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man, in which he coined the phrase “the medium is the message.” Works in this exhibition explore concepts of media, communication, togetherness, and isolation. Theaster Gates’s tar paintings, their manufacture prompted by his inheritance of his father’s tar kettle, unite the act of making a painting with the manual labor of making a roof. The abstract composition Torchdown (2014) conflates family history and memory with modern formalism. In Josh Kline’s Fox and Friends 3 (2019), “thin blue line” flags are wrapped around the casing of a television screen mounted to the wall, evoking the fractured, ideological nature of media. Chris Burden’s Gold Bullets (2003) comprises ten gold-plated bullets in a Plexiglas vitrine, their deadly and chaotic potential neutralized. Adam McEwen’s life-size Voting Booth (2017) is made entirely from machined graphite, suggesting a sketch, or the idea of the object, as well as the object itself. Taryn Simon’s ongoing photographic series Black Square (2006–) sets images of selected objects, documents, and people within a black field that has precisely the same measurements as Kazimir Malevich’s 1915 Suprematist work of the same name. Here, a Zimbabwean billion-dollar bill, a blackened palm from the California wildfires, and the pedestal that once supported a statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee in New Orleans all assume new significance, suggesting the zero-sum game of humankind’s inventions and interventions. In Jeff Wall’s photograph Parent child (2018), a toddler’s uninhibited behavior is juxtaposed with background passersby caught in mid-stride, creating an eerie scene that evokes some of Wall’s persistent themes: self-absorption, or the failure to connect. Deana Lawson’s photograph House of My Deceased Lover (2019) depicts a nude woman sitting at the head of an unmade, threadbare bed; despite her ramshackle surroundings, Lawson’s subject is regal and impervious, with the radiant look of one of the religious icons on the wall behind her. Similarly, Sayre Gomez’s photorealist painting of a roadside, Lakeview Memento Mori (2019), shows the signage for a strip mall and the siding of a graffiti- and trash-strewn highway in the foreground, against a serene pink and gold-tinted sky. The Extreme Present offers a compact history of our time, told through artists’ contributions that are both political and personal. In conjunction with the exhibition, copies of Basar, Coupland, and Obrist’s book will be distributed free of charge to visitors. The Extreme Present includes works by Derrick Adams, Richard Artschwager, Andisheh Avini, Frank Benson, Lucas Blalock, Joe Bradley, Chris Burden, Julien Ceccaldi, Theresa Chromati, Douglas Coupland, Chelsea Culprit, Celeste Dupuy-Spencer, Gardar Eide Einarsson, David Ersser, Roe Ethridge, Urs Fischer, Nicholas Galanin, Theaster Gates, Isa Genzken, H. R. Giger, Samara Golden, Sayre Gomez, Douglas Gordon, Duane Hanson, Camille Henrot, Damien Hirst, Carsten Höller, Jamian Juliano-Villani, Josh Kline, Harmony Korine, Alicja Kwade, Deana Lawson, Austin Lee, Robert Longo, Goshka Macuga, Paul McCarthy, Adam McEwen, Cady Noland, Katja Novitskova, Albert Oehlen, Rudolf Polanszky, Tabor Robak, Sterling Ruby, Ed Ruscha, David Salle, Taryn Simon, Frances Stark, Diamond Stingily, Tavares Strachan, Moffat Takadiwa, Hank Willis Thomas, Kon Trubkovich, Daniel Turner, Andra Ursuta, Banks Violette, Jeff Wall, Andy Warhol, and Anicka Yi. #TheExtremePresent

#The Extreme Present #Gagosian #Jeffrey Deitch #ABMB

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thesinglesjukebox · 6 years ago

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LIL UZI VERT - NEW PATEK

[5.44]

No, we did not intentionally score this such that it matched the song's run-time...

Julian Axelrod: Uzi's "Venice Bitch": One of our last living rock stars takes a dreamy, indulgent sojourn through the outer reaches of their mind, pushing up against the borders of their persona just to see if they can. It feels like three songs stuffed into one, or unedited audio of a xan'd-in-the-booth freestyle, but Uzi's raw charisma holds this ramshackle rari together as it lurches over the finish line. Between the tentacle line and SahBabii's Squidtastic, octopus-prog is the future of rap. [6]

Taylor Alatorre: With its nearly six minutes of uninterrupted triumphalism, "New Patek" is Uzi's way of gazing out upon rap's changing landscape and asserting himself as its singular icon. If there were a country whose founding documents were the Luv Is Rage albums, this is what its national anthem would sound like. Like most national anthems, though, there isn't much variation, and you kind of start to get the point around the second verse. The production, which sounds like if Zaytoven were commissioned to write music for a JRPG, is precious enough to warrant sustained interest. [6]

Jacob Sujin Kuppermann: "New Patek"'s formula is familiar -- take gospel piano runs (from Dolan Beats this time, though Zaytoven certainly must be wondering if he deserves a check), an out-there sample (this time from "Death Parade," a 2015 anime), and a constantly skittering array of trap drums dropping in and out, and let cook, and you end up with something that could be found on any number of trap records. What makes "New Patek" distinct is its scale, which runs nearly double the length of "XO TOUR Llif3." It's a proggy twist on a punk formula. And over the six minutes of "New Patek," Uzi acquits himself nicely. He takes the opportunity here to demonstrate what makes him the most promising of his wave of Soundcloud rappers, from his shifts from mumbles and whines to pinpointed rhymes to his ear for instantly distinctive metaphors and phrasings. (The one I'm still stuck on is the bit about putting diamonds on his tentacles.) But most of all "New Patek" is a testament to Uzi's skill as a hookman -- there are so many different hooks here that the song feels much shorter than its run-time -- its final seconds, where Uzi whispers "Yeah, that's it" before the track cuts out, feel like a necessary note -- the song as it stands leaves both artist and listener with enough energy to go another round. [8]

Alfred Soto: Fun in doses, oppressive in draughts. After a while mumbling forces this listener to put a seashell to my ear. [5]

Ramzi Awn: Lil Uzi's rhythm is admirable but structurally, "New Patek" leaves a lot to be desired. Repetition has its place but it can also just be dull. More importantly, male aggression in 2018 is about as interesting as nude performance art. [2]

Joshua Minsoo Kim: Reminds me of Juice WRLD's one hour freestyle on Tim Westwood in that I'm confused as to why people care for something that doesn't cater to an artist's respective talents. I understand that nearly six minutes of Uzi rapping in a relatively straightforward manner can feel like an exciting "old guard" legitimization of his talents but this has none of the lightning-in-a-bottle energy of Luv Is Rage 2. This Death Parade-sampling, post-Zaytoven-sounding production is enjoyably contemplative but after so long it only leans closer and closer to lethargy. Throw in a few off-tempo lines and a chorus that's less exciting with each revisit and I'm left mostly unmoved. Even the few lines that feel relatively exhilarating would be better suited in a song more spirited. [4]

Maxwell Cavaseno: Given the reputation of the Soundcloud rap generation's reputation for having the most neutered of attention spans, it makes sense that the one who'd not only built a rabid fanbase off of snippets but became arguably the first of them to deliver a major label album that might as well have been comprised of snippets' worth of input on his end might decide, "Hey, let me make a six minute song." To Uzi's credit, he picks a nice choice of a Dolan Beats production to ride on, sounding like a much more baroque spin on the Zaytoven formula to compliment his gurgling and frothing freestyling. Whether comparing himself to Naruto villains (of course this idiot would), sending subliminals at floundering junkie and woman-beater Rich the Kid, or implying he has tentacles (...?), Uzi's still managed to find himself in complete ease with rap and succeed in spite of his perceivable limitations by sheer force of personality. [7]

Ryo Miyauchi: For all he's championed as a leading name from rap's new generation upending the traditionalist culture of hip hop, the spirit of the old-school flows in Lil Uzi Vert as strong as his pop instincts. He refers to a bundle of cash as C-notes in "XO Tour Llif3" after all, and "New Patek" is rap in the classic way: just let that cosmic beat ride so he can rhyme his ass off for nearly six minutes. He leaves an excess of bars, though just focus on a section on the splattered canvas, and a new Lil Uzi Vert song emerges from every verse. It seems like a waste to just let his wealth of good ideas leak aimlessly like this. Yet Uzi harnesses that energy that comes from a sudden spurt of inspiration so thrillingly, the actual ideas feel secondary as long he just keeps continuing this hot streak. [6]

Crystal Leww: A couple of weekends ago, an album started cropping up on streaming sites under the name of Symere Woods, which is Lil Uzi Vert's real name, with some suggesting that it was a part of a broader marketing ploy. The tracks were fine -- fine, not great -- and it made sense that Lil Uzi Vert didn't want them as part of his official artist discography. Album Lil Uzi Vert is absolutely thrilling. Luv Is Rage 2 was one of my favorite releases of last year, and alas, the wave of Soundcloud rappers managed to finally release a studio album that sounded like one. "New Patek" is fine, not great. Uzi's still got the energy, but at five and a half minutes this doesn't quite sustain, nor is it tight enough to make me want more. I want album Uzi back again. [5]

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Uncanny Dubai: On transience and belonging

By Yasser Elsheshtawy

Dubai, in Joseph O’Neill’s marvelous novel “The Dog,” echoes the main protagonist’s sense of alienation, transience and anomie. The city’s rapid rise, its anonymous cityscape and transient population are all colluding to intensify the characters rapid descent into psychological and cognitive despair. In the novel the city is a place that caters to western desires, represented by a placeless architecture. It is an embodiment of a “fragmented, stateless and alienated society” in the words of one reviewer of the book who sees (dystopian) Dubai as a stand-in for modernity.[1] The city as a dystopian space of alienation, in which the main aim is to make its spaces and buildings “indistinguishable from its airport” – as one character in the novel declares (O'Neill, 2015).

Image 1: A view towards Business Bay and the Dubai Canal. Urban Dystopia?

Such views are not unusual – in fact they are a staple of much of the criticism that is directed at the city. And one must admit that many of its spaces are indeed unsettling. The protagonist’s reaction to the view from the windows of his serviced apartment near Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) is one that many of us would recognize. Sheikh Zayed Road (SZR), that iconic highway leading into the city, where its “six lanes of traffic bowled ceaselessly toward the distant skittles of Sharjah” is the ultimate space where one can experience a sense of disconnectedness (p. 44). Furthermore, the constant activity of building towers in the desert, waiting to be occupied is another familiar trope pervasive in the narrative. Thus everyone “is looking forward to the day when everything has been built and all that remains is the business of being in the buildings” (p. 79). A view from a hotel in Business Bay to the newly constructed Dubai canal shows a cityscape that at the face of it is indeed empty, devoid of life, and where there is hardly any visible street activity. Some have argued that such spaces and sights are what our urban future entails (Auge, 2008).

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Descent into Utopia

Arguably the manner in which some of the more visible spaces of the city have been designed and planned may run counter to the very notion of home or being at home. There seems to be a desire to project and encourage rootlessness. A constantly moving flow of people coming in and out of the city would be an apt visualization. Yet it is also clear that Dubai is composed of multiple layers that run counter to, and defy, any clear-cut and simplistic narrative of artificiality. Indeed looking behind the shiny veneer of the visible city another hidden and invisible city emerges. There one can find a sense of liveliness and lived-in spaces that would suggest that inhabitants have found a way – in the midst of the modern metropolis – to create and sustain a home.

To further elaborate on this I would like to explore the notion of the uncanny as it pertains to Dubai. The construct has been used to depict a modern condition that is characteristic of the modern city tracing its roots back to the 19th century. Dubai seems to be an embodiment of this. And, perhaps there is no other space that echoes notions of uncanniness (or perhaps spookiness) than SZR, the multi-lane highway leading us from new Dubai into old Dubai. A stretch of street that contains all the city’s iconic towers. Yet it is also a space that hides and masks, and it is precisely these qualities that makes it a perfect setting for exploring notions of home and belonging.

Image 2: Behind SZR. Backstage and work in progress.

According to architectural theorist Anthony Vidler, who has written extensively about the architectural uncanny, there is a “contemporary sensibility that sees the uncanny erupt in empty parking lots around abandoned or run-down shopping malls” (Vidler, 1992). Moreover this sensibility “has its roots and draws its commonplaces from a long but essentially modern tradition … the heir to a feeling of unease first identified in the late eighteenth century.” Such a condition manifests itself through “spatial fear, leading to paralysis of movement, and temporal fear, leading to historical amnesia” (p. 6). The roots of the uncanny are traced back to psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, master of exploring modern humans inner psyche. He talks about the “transformation of something that once seemed homely into something decidedly not, from the Heimlich, that is, into the unheimlich,“ or unhomely. It is not simply a question of not belonging but being “defamiliarized, derealized, as if in a dream” (p. 7). While not a characteristic of the space itself, it is a projection that provokes “a disturbing ambiguity, a slippage between waking and dreaming” (p. 11). The empty spaces created by modern urbanism, the tabula rasa “imagined by modernist utopias” is precisely the kind of setting in which the uncanny proliferates, creating unsettledness that pervades modern cities. Georg Simmel in his classic early 20th century essay on the “Metropolis and Mental Life” writes in great detail about the experiential qualities that confront “modern man” who is transposed from a supposedly communal existence in small towns, to an anonymous presence (Simmel, 1903). Characterizing such feelings as a fundamentally modern condition, it is a theme that pervades much of writings on the city.

An Uncanny View from the Road

SZR is a multilane highway started in the 1970s linking Dubai to the port of Jebel Ali and then further west towards Abu Dhabi. The particular stretch that is of interest starts at what used to be known as Defense roundabout (and is now an incomprehensible network of exit/entry ramps) up until the World Trade Center intersection. Aside from the transportation relevance it contains some of Dubai’s most recognizable architectural icons. Coming from Abu Dhabi one is immediately confronted with Burj Khalifa which looms to the right – only to be faced with a 1970s throwback, the Toyota Building to the left. Standing bravely in the midst of an ever-changing cityscape it captures a certain modernistic optimism. Further along is the Crowne Plaza Hotel, a 1970s edifice constituting one of the city’s first modern hotels. As one moves further along the twin Emirates Towers appear which, harking back to the 1990s, epitomize the city’s dedication to high-tech architecture. The road concludes with the World Trade center apartments and the iconic World Trade Center itself. Designed by British architect John Harris it was considered to be the tallest building in the Arab world upon inauguration in 1979. In between these set-pieces, always recognizable to Dubai aficionados, are a series of buildings of varying design quality. Taken together they form an inscrutable wall that appears almost two-dimensional. Moreover because of the scale of the buildings the experience is akin to driving in a canyon. Of course hiding behind these inscrutable walls are two very different urban experiences. To the left is the ramshackle district of Satwa, housing the city’s downtrodden and low-income residents; while to the right, appearing behind the cracks of the skyscraper wall is DIFC, home to the city’s financial center and an assortment of high-end galleries, hotels and eateries. Conceived as a free zone it appears as a kind of “floating environment” catering to the elite and powerful.

Image 3: A billboard behind SZR

Aside from the architectural and urban qualities of this road segment the particular infrastructural elements are of interest. There are six highway lanes either direction. And on top of that, in order to access the various buildings, slip roads enable a transition from the main highway to a calmer parallel two-way road system. This stretch contains various restaurants, cafes, service shops and entrances to the high-rises. Some semblance of a pedestrian walkway exists on which one can observe people hurriedly moving along. This road does not encourage lingering, loitering or simply hanging around to observe. A 19th century Walter Benjamin-like flâneur would feel out of place here (Benjamin & Tiedemann, 1999). Adding to the experience is the Dubai metro viaduct. A raised, bridge like structure, it runs to the right side of the road on top of a green median. One major station linked to DIFC interrupts movement. Its surrounding are desolate and empty. A major chain coffeshop continues to serve customer and some lonely bicycle rack pays homage to a form of Transit Oriented Development that may or may not happen there.

Image 4: Under the viaduct. SZR to the left.

The act of driving through this road is a quintessential Dubai experience in the sense that it evokes certain experiential and perceptual qualities that we tend to associate with the city. As an experiment of sorts I mounted a camera on my car’s windshield and filmed the drive-through. Post-processing involved perspective correction and slowing down film speed. The result is an admittedly subjective perception of the street but it nevertheless captures an interesting experience. I am inspired here by the work of Kevin Lynch and Donald Appleyard who in their well-known study “The View from the Road” studied the experiential qualities of driving in 1960s Cambridge, USA (Appleyard, Lynch, & Myer, 1964). Indeed the mere fact that one has to “drive through” from the very outset establishes a certain viewpoint and enables a specific mindset.[2] Confined within the isolated spaces of an air-conditioned car one is removed from the immediate surroundings. Given the width of the road any signs of potential life are absent further adding to an unsettling experience. Most buildings are clad with an impenetrable curtain wall lacking any balconies or possibility for opening windows, making them appear as an Alphaville apparition.[3] In some sense it also reminds us of the iconic scene in Tarkovsky’s 1972 movie Solaris, in which the protagonists drive through Tokyo and emerge from a tunnel into the city with its highrises. A scene that is meant to question reality and dreaming and thus alternating between black and white and colour.

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Video: SZR drive through

Along SZR any potential for personalization, and thus a signifier of life, is removed – and is also considered illegal. They very notion of home, belonging and sense of place is taken away. Thus the space becomes unhomely, or uncanny. The highly utopian appearance of the driverless Dubai metro train as it glides above ones head, with barely visible silhouettes of passengers intensifies notions of isolation and estrangement. It gives the sense of being in a dystopian movie set. Such feelings of unease are further heightened if one begins to contemplate what hides behind the Potemkin like streetscape.

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Video: Solaris (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1972)

Beyond the Road: subverting the uncanny

As noted to the right is DIFC, a complex composed of a series of structures, including a Gate building. In many ways it continues the kind of anonymous, transient like character of SZR. While its cafes and galleries are teeming with the city’s bright and beautiful it has a very exclusive feel, with most of its activities taking place indoors. Surrounding streets are for car movement, parking and access to buildings. Pedestrian walkways are perfunctory. Ironically, an interesting outdoor pedestrian network exists but it is at the upper floor of the complex serving mostly patrons of the facilities – which includes the Middle East headquarters of the famed art auction house Christies. Of more interest is the space to the left of SZ road. The vertical streetscape masks two neighborhoods – Satwa and the now defunct Sha��abiat Al Shorta. Both in their ramshackle appearance and cobbled-together architecture are an embodiment of homeliness – a defiant stance against the neighboring uncanny.

Satwa has some of the oldest buildings in Dubai where, over the years, it has evolved into a rich and diverse neighborhood. It was initially home to locals who were given houses by the late Sheikh Rashid in the 1960s in what was then at the outskirts of the city. This explains the repetitive and standardized appearance of its residences. As the city grew locals moved out and a largely South-Asian population moved in (Alawadi, 2014; Elsheshtawy, 2010, 2011). This did not happen in every part of the district though; indeed at the far edge of Satwa, in al-Wasl area, was Sha’abiyat Al Shorta, the Police neighborhood, occupied until very recently by Emirati nationals.

Image 5: Waiting for Sha’abiyat al-Shorta replacement

Satwa was slated for demolition to be replaced by a mixed used development called Jumeirah Gardens, unveiled at the Dubai Cityscape exhibition in October 2008. The global financial downturn put a halt to these dystopian ambitions and promptly previously displaced residents moved back in. Immediately adjacent to Satwa though a fascinating situation has been unfolding over the last few years. The previously mentioned Sha’abiyat Al Shorta is located across the road and is considered an extension of sorts for Satwa. That district is composed of identical courtyard houses from the 1970s and was planned as residence for Emirati employees of the police force and evolved over the years into a space that is evocative of old Dubai. Appearing mostly as a curiosity from a bygone era most of its houses were abandoned and covered with graffiti and wild vegetation. Yet some were still occupied and while I was walking among its dusty lanes in 2014, I met a resident who informed me that they will soon have to leave. We stood in front of his house, which was completely surrounded by vegetation. He said that his mother still waters the garden every day even though she knows that she will move soon. When neighbors asked her about why she keeps doing this, she responded that she will continue to do so until the last day of their stay. This elderly local woman refuses to accept that this will all be gone soon, continuing her daily routine (more on this can be found at The Guardian’s “Urbanist Guide” series which also includes a video filmed in the Shorta neighborhood: http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/may/13/an-urbanists-guide-to-dubai). The architecture and the urban setting convey a sense of attachment and belonging that stands in stark contrast to the anonymous and placeless dystopia which exists just across the road.

Image 6: A house enveloped by vegetation. Dystopia in the distance.

Such spaces are the antithesis of the uncanny and are a physical embodiment of dwelling, or rootedness to place. Indeed the notion of dwelling is critical here as its loss is used to critique modern life in general. Philosopher Heidegger describes dwelling as the very essence of what it is to be human. Thus “the way in which you are and I am, the manner in which we humans are on earth, is ... dwelling.” Furthermore, “to be a human being means to be on earth as a mortal. It means to dwell” (p. 147). Dwelling is also defined as an activity that involves such feelings as to cherish and protect, to preserve and care for. A person’s whole being hinges on being able to dwell properly (Elsheshtawy, 2001). Similar notions are also expressed in Gaston Bachelard’s meditation on the meaning of home (Bachelard, 2014). In many ways Sha’abiat al Shorta evokes these qualities. Through the careful nurturing of a garden, the extensions and additions made by residents, the presence of multiple generations in one dwelling, and perhaps the most important: memories sustained over decades of living.

As a footnote to this the district has been demolished to make way for an extension of City Walk, a high-end retail/residential development. The original neighborhood has become a distant memory. Instead, a generic landscape has been put in place with the requisite universal street signage and furniture. Wide sidewalks and an upscale retail mix cater to a well-to-do clientele that is a far cry from the modest spaces it replaced. The uncanny has prevailed and has taken over this neighborhood.

Image 7: Sha’abiyat al Shorta replacement – the triumph of the uncanny

Learning from Dubai: Beyond the Uncanny

“… seek and learn to recognize who and what, in the midst of the inferno, are not inferno, then make them endure, give them space.”

-- Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities (Calvino, 1978)

The uncanny pervades the city. It is everywhere and its march is unstoppable. This is not necessarily a Dubai-specific problem however. Anthropologist Marc Augé argues that such constructs have become a distinct sign of “super-modern cities” leading to the presence of “non-places” which are “spaces which do not integrate the earlier places.” It is “a world thus surrendered to solitary individuality, to the fleeting, the temporary and ephemeral” (Augé, 2008).

Yet Dubai is not just composed of such spaces. These are the fleeting impressions of the hurried and the biased. It is the main argument of this essay that places as the Shorta neighborhood, of which many still exist in the city, are evidence of a defiance exhibited by city dwellers. Here they subvert notions of transience and anomie, encouraged by city planners and officials to minimize attachment to place. Juxtaposing these two experiences – the canyon drive through along SZR vs. the down-to-earth spaces of the Sha’abiya – shows how through the cracks of Uncanny Dubai another city emerges. A city that is full of life, in which its citizens dwell in the true sense of the word. And it is these places that those of us who care about the city should seek. As Italo Calvino, author of Invisible Cities, reminds us we need to give them space and make them endure. The alternative is dystopia and a sustained and uncanny drive through an endless, anonymous and place-less architecture.

Image 8: The other side of Dubai where people dwell.

(All images taken by the author)

References

Alawadi, K. (2014). Urban Redevelopment Trauma: The Story of a Dubai Neighbourhood. Built Environment, 40(3), 357-375.

Appleyard, D., Lynch, K., & Myer, J. R. (1964). The view from the road. Cambridge,: Published for the Joint Center for Urban Studies of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University by the M.I.T. Press.

Augé, M. (2008). Non-places (2nd English language ed.). London ; New York: Verso.

Bachelard, G. (2014). The Poetics of Space: Penguin.

Benjamin, W., & Tiedemann, R. (1999). The Arcades Project. Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press.

Calvino, I. (1978). Invisible cities (1st Harvest/HBJ ed.). New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.

Elsheshtawy, Y. (2001). Searching For Theory: Christopher Alexander's Intellectual Roots. Architectural Science Review, 44(4), 395-403.

Elsheshtawy, Y. (2010). Dubai : behind an urban spectacle. London ; New York: Routledge.

Elsheshtawy, Y. (2011). The Prophecy of Code 46: Afuera in Dubai or our Urban Future. Traditional Dwellings and Settlement Review, 22(11), 19-32.

O'Neill, J. (2015). The Dog. New York: Vintage, Random House.

Simmel, G. (1903). The Metropolis and Mental life. In J. Lin & C. Mele (Eds.), The Urban Sociology Reader (pp. 23-31). London, New York: Routledge.

Vidler, A. (1992). The Architectural Uncanny : essays in the modern unhomely. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press.

Endnotes

[1] J. P. O’Malley (2014). “Joseph O'Neill's 'The Dog' Has a Dystopian Dubai as Modernity's Stand-In.” The Daily Beast. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/09/08/joseph-o-neill-s-the-dog-has-a-dystopian-dubai-as-modernity-s-stand-in.html

[2] The movie can be seen at the following link: https://vimeo.com/122826954

[3] Alphaville is a 1965 movie directed by Jean Luc Goddard, depicting a dystopian cityscape set within some anonymous office park. Naturally the building are modernist glass boxes.

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Budget Travel | 4 Hotels Under Rs5,000 in Morocco

A round-up of Moroccan hotels rich in both history and character, and oozing old-world charm, which fit tight budgets.

Hotels Morocco Zac O’Yeah | POSTED ON: September 17, 2019

The classic among Moroccan hotels, Tangier’s Continental is a sight in itself with hallways and corridors that make one feel like Alice in Wonderland. Photo by: Zac O’Yeah

I wonder if there’s a name for my peculiar psychiatric condition—a pathological love for old hotels that aren’t part of impersonal global chains, but remain strictly local, personal, and rare. Actually, it’s not a bad condition to have, it just takes a bit more effort to track down the perfect hotel, but once I find it, I can usually be sure that I’m getting an unforgettable once-in-a-lifetime holiday. Some countries have a better stock of such forgotten gems and recently, as I toured Morocco, I found myself in heaven.

Tangier

Walking with the icons

At sunrise, the Hotel Continental looks golden, like a ruminating camel perched lazily on a cliff overlooking the Bay of Tangier. I’d heard from people in the know about the late 19th-century, 70-room hotel, and found the bargain rate of 400 dirham/Rs2,900 online, and seeing its palatial grandeur in reality instantly makes travelling all the way to North Africa seem worth it.

According to a sign, the hotel was built in 1870, and prides itself on being a “hotel musée”—which I understand to mean hotel museum though my Moroccan is not so good—and it certainly looks the part. Despite the stained-glass windows that let in colourful morning light, the lobby is gloomier than the Dark Ages and filled with things one would expect in a museum: an antique telephone switchboard, a bulky radio cabinet, a battered samovar, a concierge who never smiles. It extends into a spooky antiques shop with a creepy proprietor. There are smoking rooms with upholstered benches and faux oriental embroidered cushions, and a forlorn dining hall with crystal chandeliers, dark-wood sideboards and heavy drapes, where nobody ever seems to be eating. It’s like something out of an exotic period movie—and was in fact the setting for Bernardo Bertolucci’sThe Sheltering Sky (1990), starring John Malkovich and Debra Winger as depraved American tourists.

I’m led up labyrinthine corridors to a bright, second-floor room that’s quite the opposite of the rest: thoroughly modern and, on the plus side, overlooking the sandy Tangier beach and the Strait of Gibraltar. Apparently Edgar Degas used to paint the vista from one of these rooms. Back in the day, the hotel was a mandatory stopover for anyone who was anyone visiting Africa—kings and queens; two of my favourite writers, Mark Twain (“Tangier is a foreign land if ever there was one, and the true spirit of it can never be found in any book save The Arabian Nights,” he wrote in The Innocents Abroad), and W. Somerset Maugham; singer Amy Winehouse; and architect AntoniGaudí. I wish we could have all checked into the same room at the same time. What a party!

The historic quarters with their cafés (such as Cafe Colon in Rue de la Kasbah, which due to its 1940s ambience features prominently in Bertolucci’s film) are around the corner, and Tangier’s enigmatic relationship to time becomes clear as I GPS my way through the maze to Rue IbnBatouta, where the celebrated globetrotter and original travel writer was born in 1304, and where he is buried too. After a few days of blissing out on Tangier, it feels like a major tragedy that I haven’t booked a longer stay.

Where 36, Rue Dar el-Baroud; www.hotel-tanger.com; doubles from Rs2,900.

Foodie Facts Restorante al Andalus, a seven-minute walk from the hotel in an alley off Petit Socco, is a family-owned eatery founded ages ago by Italian expatriates. It has a reputation for serving the town’s best seafood, and I sample an excellent grilled swordfish with finger chips and shish kebab (100 dirham/Rs730).

Larache

A slice of local life from a breezy balcony

Grand Hotel España remains one of the finest relics of old Spanish colonial grandeur on the African continent and the well-kept rooms are a steal considering the fabulous location right in the centre of Larache. Photo by: Zac O’Yeah

From behind the Tangier bus station, the gareroutière, I catch a shared grand taxi as they’re called: ramshackle Mercedes vehicles that provide convenient, cheap travel from city to city (about 20 dirham/Rs145 per trip). My taxi is crammed and I’m flattened like a roti in a chapati-press, but luckily it’s not far to Larache.

Larache, a Spanish colony till 1956, is the most distinctive remnant of Spain in this part of Africa. I check into the 1930s vintage Grand Hotel España, where an airy, top-floor room costs 600 dirham/Rs4,400 and has balconies on two sides—the front one overlooking a roundabout with palms and a fountain. At night, I spy families taking in the cool air and children playing until late, while people watch football and cheer in the lively cafés; it’s a perfect perch for a voyeur.

The breakfast in the cute dining hall is sumptuous. A merry waiter covers my table with a petit déjeuner that includes Moroccan flatbread, a spicy omelette, grilled cheese sandwiches, sausage, olives, fruit salad, juice, and excellent Moroccan milky coffee.

A charming thing about Larache is that there are few other tourists, so no “tourist prices” and all that. I stroll about the neat, blue-painted alleys to a flea market and browse: everything is for sale, from vacuum-cleaners and spring mattresses to straw hats, guitar amplifiers and tagine cooking pots. Afterwards, I chill with a soda pop in Café Jean Genet, which is named after the French author-slash-jailbird immortalised in David Bowie’s “The Jean Genie,” who lies buried in the Spanish cemetery outside town. It is appropriately a favourite haunt of young hashish smokers.

Where 6 Avenue Hassan II, Plaza de España; phone +212 5399-13195; doubles from Rs4,400.

Foodie Facts Larache being a pleasant fishing harbour, there’s a superb seafood canteen, Puerta del Sol, with tables set in an alley right behind my hotel. A mixed platter with the odds and ends of the ocean—squid, prawns, a tuna steak, fried flatfish, deep-fried cuttlefish and a small shark complete with teeth and eyes—served with sides of meaty lamb sausages, finger chips, seafood paella, olives and a tasty bean stew, costs 130 dirham/Rs950.

Casablanca

A window into Morocco’s French quarters

Tangier’s Continental straddles a promontory on the edge of the city’s old medina and has grand views across the sea to Spain and Gibraltar. Photo by: Zac O’Yeah

In Casablanca, the thing to do is to stay in the art deco quarters built by the French around a hundred years ago, which remain remarkably well-preserved. I’ve tracked down Hôtel Guynemer as its facade is mentioned as one of the sights in town, and booked a 450 dirham/Rs3,350 room via email. It seems like a good deal.

Guynemer opened its doors in 1909, and the lobby doesn’t show signs of having been renovated ever since art deco went out of fashion. The concierge tells me rooms are 650 dirham.

“But in the email you wrote 450.”

“We have no such rooms. There is a room for 360 but it is dirty.” It sounds like a typical tourist scam.

Checking the rooms, it turns out the more expensive one is completely modern and unappealing. The cheap room oozes charm, but is shabby, and the bathroom bulb is broken so it’s impossible to see where to pee. I ask the concierge if he has another cheapie. He grumpily gives me a key to what turns out to be a neat chamber with a high ceiling, kitschy art and the largest bathroom I’ve seen in Morocco—as big as the room itself.

And I have the heart of the city right outside my doorstep. Here, French architects were given free reign and so they tried to create a paradisiacal version of France: a neo-Moorish dream fantasy of wide, endless palm-lined boulevards dotted with charming small eateries, sidewalk cafés and smoke-filled bars.

Where 2, Rue Mohammed Belloul; guynemerhotel.net; doubles from Rs3,350.

Foodie Facts Trotting past the slightly dilapidated Marché Centrale, I contemplate hitting the fishmongers’ hall to gobble up basketfuls of fresh oysters, but decide to instead save my appetite for Taverne du Dauphin, the well-known 1958 seafood bar (115, Boulevard Felix Houphouet). It turns out to be the type of quiet joint one can easily love. A few other leisurely customers sit at the counter and the attentive bartender immediately serves me a half-bottle of chilled Moroccan white wine and a plate of spiced olives. Soon enough my food arrives, piquant pil-pil mussels, deep-fried smelt (which tastes a bit like Indian Bombay duck), and a lean umbrina fillet with pan-seared veggies. Since the fishing port is just across the road, everything feels eminently fresh and worth the 315 dirham/Rs2,300 (inclusive of the wine and a couple of local beers).

Marrakech

That hotel which feels like home

It is very crucial to book oneself into a quiet back alley hotel such as Hotel Le Gallia in Marrakech (top) where one can recover one’s senses between bouts of sightseeing and shopoholism; Colourful Marrakech is Morocco’s main tourist attraction with madness levels to match, like at Jemaa el-Fna (bottom), the big square in old town, a day-and-night spectacle of street food, souvenirs, and entertainers who tell stories or play music. Photo courtesy: Hotel Le Gallia (interior), Photo by: Pavliha/E+/Getty Images (market)

After Casablanca, I head into what might be termed Moroccan Morocco, deep into the deserts at the foot of the Atlas Mountains, where the railroad ends, in Marrakech. While waiting for the train, I buy a packed sandwich as the trains don’t have restaurant cars, just the good ol’ snack trolley. The compartments are crammed with travellers but I find myself a seat. My chatty co-passengers from Ohio, Jack and Jill, are on a tour of Africa and tell me that they have a world map on their wall (at home in the U.S.) into which they put little pins for every place they visit. They’re trying to pin down Morocco now.

From Marrakech station it’s a short taxi ride to the old town and—typically for this touristy city—the driver demands five times the meter rate to drop me near the main square, Jemaa el-Fna, known for its flamboyant show of street food and busking musicians. Hotels in this area are rather tricky to find, as they are hidden deep inside winding alleys. Eventually I discover the extremely unassuming lane off the main pedestrian Rue Bab Agnaou that leads to mine. Once I walk down Rue de la Recette, it turns out to be an oasis of calm compared to the madness of Jemaa el-Fna.

Although there are luxury hotels aplenty, savvy visitors check into riads, traditional palatial homes built to shut out the hustle-bustle with rooms facing inner courtyards. Most riads have been bought by moneyed foreigners, who restore them to their former glory and decorate them with Berber textiles, ethnic mosaics and brassware—plus all the mod-cons and then some. However, riads tend to be over-the-top pricey (Rs40,000 per night is not unusual for a “budget” stay) so I select something in between a full-blown riad and a pension, the 1929-built Hotel Le Gallia. This family-owned guest house has some 20 rooms along a maze of corridors overlooking the greenery of its two courtyards with quaint fountains. My spacious ochre-painted room (470 dirham/Rs3,500) is like a cottage on the roof with views over the neighbourhood, perhaps my finest stay in all of Morocco. There’s no breakfast included, but on the other hand Jemaa el-Fna is just around the corner with cafés for people-watching—Café de France perhaps being the best pick with its terraces and balconies and variety of combo breakfasts for 40-55 dirham (from Rs300 and up). Try the Moroccan options, such as a pancake called m’semen, spicy omelettes, and great coffee.

Within walking distance there are as many souvenirs to buy as one’s bulkiest luggage can handle. Stop for a drink at the most luxurious hotel of Morocco, La Mamounia, which was built around the same time as Le Gallia and which has hosted everybody from Edith Piaf to John Lennon and Jennifer Aniston (Avenue Bab Jdid; www.mamounia.com). Not to mention Winston Churchill, who was kown to sit in the garden and paint when he wasn’t drinking at the bar. I avoid the “Sir Winston cocktail” (rather expensive at 320 dirhams/Rs2,400, nearly the cost of my room in town), and instead go for a glass of the brilliant house red wine (190 dirham/Rs1,400).

Where 30, Rue de la Recette; www.hotellegallia.com; doubles from Rs3,500.

Foodie Facts For dinner, hardcore carnivores would do well to try Chez LamineHadj Mustapha in the alley north of Jemaa el-Fna. Their speciality is méchoui du four (170 dirham/Rs1,250 per kg), which is typical of the Atlas Mountain tribes and consists of a whole goat slowly baked in a hole in the ground. It gets crowded ever since the tiny eatery has been featured on BBC, but the meat does not disappoint—it certainly melts in the mouth.

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