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mustardinthemilkshake · 2 months ago

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On Mickey 17, Severence, and the Substance:

Okay I just saw Mickey 17 and I need to talk my shit out-

I’m seeing a theme in horror/psychological thriller emerge in the past few years and I need to talk it out.

My three focuses are on Severence, the Substance, and Mickey 17. These are three critically acclaimed pieces, tied to horror, that have been popular in the past three years, at least in my circle. All three of them are tied to the idea of separating your self.

In Severence, there are “innies” and “outies” of the Lumon employees. People are ‘Severed’ by implanting a brain chip that separates their memories between their work and their home. The half of them that works, the ‘Innnies’ are essentially slaves, always working. The outside selves are motivated by their own nuanced situations that led them to split themselves in the first place. In Mark’s case, he is trying to escape the grief of losing his wife, Gemma. The outside self is lost in grief, and the inside self slaves away at a job that, by all appearances, is pointless. Both halves suffer.

In The Substance, Elizabeth takes “The Substance” to create Sue. They split their time by the week. Sue is the young, sexy, sellable version of Elizabeth. Elizabeth brought Sue into the world, but cannot stand that she lives the life she so desperately craves. Elizabeth suffers alone in the house while Sue lives a life of fame. Sue starts to abuse the substance, taking more than her allotted time. This causes Elizabeth to age faster and get sick. Sue’s body starts to fall apart. The more time that Sue takes, the less Elizabeth has. But Sue needs Elizabeth in order to survive. Sue cannot exist without Elizabeth.

This is similar to Severence. Outie Mark grieves Gemma with drinking, crying, and self-isolation. Innie Mark can feel the hangovers, his endless block of work is broken up by red eyes. When innie Mark gets hurt, outie Mark comes home with the wound. When Sue takes up too much time, Elizabeth gets older. Without Elizabeth’s spinal fluid, Sue cannot live on. They need each other to maintain the life that they have decided to share, but they cannot see past their own suffering in order to maintain the balance.

Mickey 17 was one of the most interesting iterations of the separation of self trope that I have seen. Mickey’s job is to die. He is an Expendable, so he suffers in order to help the people on the ship. He gives birth to vaccines, he does maintenance on the ship, and he is the lab rat in their experimental testing. After each death, he is reprinted and his memories are re-uploaded into his brain. He has saved many lives and helped many people, at the cost of his own life(s). When two iterations of him are printed at the same time, he sees for the first time that his life has value. Both versions of him want to carry on, to be reprinted, but neither of them want to sacrifice themselves. As Mickey puts it, “it’s no longer ME that would be reprinted, now it would be YOU,” which suggests that his personhood has become two. Both versions of “him” are their own people, fighting each other to survive. In many ways, he has a utilitarian outlook on his own life: He can’t justify killing himself so that another version of himself can live, but he regularly dies for the betterment of society. But Mickey doesn’t actually believe in his cause. He only has this job because of his financial means. He would rather not die at all. But what was he to do, with no money, gangs coming after him, and an abusive addict for a best friend?

In all three of the films, the economic situation has motivated the main character to separate themselves: Mickey has made some bad investments and the gang is on his tail; Elizabeth is fired because she is “too old” and “lacks sex appeal” that a life behind the camera requires; Mark cannot perform another job because he is too entrenched in his own grief. These people are letting themselves be taken advantage of because they don’t believe they have another option.

Similarly, in all three versions of self-separation, the separation of the self does not ease the suffering. Mickey 17 realizes that he doesn’t want to die after he is reprinted. He understands every iteration of himself is different after becoming jealous of Mickey 18. Mickey 18 is braver, smarter, and sexier. Mickey 17 is meek. Mickey 17 is also caring, and patient, but perpetually taken advantage of. They are both Mickey, but vastly different. Similarly, Mark Scout’s outie is sad and isolating. His innie is a leader, charismatic and self-assured. They are different sides of himself, but separated by this chasm of grief. In the Substance, Elizabeth is shameful and self-loathing, but Sue is confident. She is sexy, self-assured, and quietly powerful. As Sue abuses her position, Elizabeth starts to age faster. The very thing that took away her job quickly starts to take her life. She ages, she stays inside all the time, makes a mess of her own house, and she loathes the version of herself she created. Sue abuses her position, and in doing so takes away her life source and power. In all three pieces of media, the two versions of one person start to drastically diverge. It creates a person at war with themself. A literal “Man vs. Self” conflict, that shifts into “Man vs. Man,” but is born from a need for self-preservation. Born from trying to find a way to keep going.

The idea that we could free ourselves from suffering appeals to a lot of people. But these films highlight that in doing so, we are only running from our problems. Expediting them. The idea of severing oneself, or taking the substance, or being reprinted after death, is appealing. And that’s what makes these stories so real, so scary. We are in a world where we suffer because of our economy. We suffer because of grief, because of our age, because our economy prioritizes the rich and young and beautiful. Because billionaires seem to have unchecked power. Everyone can see the appeal in removing themselves from this.

But ourselves is all we got.

I’m excited to see where this trope goes. Especially because it has emerged in the horror genre. Horror tropes have always played off of the current social political scene. Fears that everyone can relate to. A favorite example of mine is “Men dealing with pregnancy” (Alien, Hereditary, Rosemary’s Baby, to name a few), which generally coincides with big moments in feminist history. Usually written by men, these stories deal with bodily autonomy and fearing something your body created. It connects to fears surrounding abortion rights, women’s rights, and traditional gender roles. Another great example is “Technology taking over” (The Ring, Videodrome, Terminator, M3gan, Ex Machina). These films tend to line up with technological advances in society. Televisions, robots, AI, etc. I wonder what a trope of self-separation reflects about us.

When you research a split personality, or split self trope, some examples include Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Fight Club, Avatar, or the Matrix. These are all great examples, but they are different from the examples I have chosen in this essay because they are not motivated by escapism. The common theme between these three is economic disadvantage, suffering, and large corporations leading them to a solution. Mark is severed by Lumon, to do work he doesn’t understand. His innie hopes that his outie put him into this position intentionally, but outie Mark doesn’t have any understanding of what innie Mark does. The Severence procedure performed by Lumon takes advantage of people in these emotionally or financially vulnerable situations. As does the Expendables program. Mickey is on the run from a gang. He has no money, and so to preserve his life he signs a contract with a failed-politician-and-billionaire corporation to become Expendable. Elizabeth is out of a job. Her career is ripped away from her because she is deemed unsellable and ugly. She seeks out the Substance because the life she knew is now unobtainable. All three characters are motivated by their own internal conflicts, but taken advantage of by these large companies.

How could one possibly relate to this in a contemporary United States? Well, can’t you feel it. Feel it in your tired feet. Feel it in your exhaustion when you check the news. Feel it when you see the president behind the podium: the fear, the anger? You already knew what I was talking about.

However, the “solution” of separating oneself only leads to greater conflict. If this trend is recently emerging, I think it is reflecting an attitude of fear and the “flight” response to our political and economic situation that a lot of people are experiencing.

But we cannot escape this. We have to stand up and fight for what we believe in. We have to face every side of ourselves in order to face the real enemy.

#severence #mark scout #the substance #mickey 17

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lesbianalanwake · 2 months ago

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Severance S2E7 and S2E8:

–the way S2 has been recontextualizing things in unexpected but not surprising ways…..

–the pacing is more wonky this season, but I find it forgivable because it's not written or conceived like a typical TV show? not sure how to put it into words, but Severance pulls a lot of inspiration from everything except TV (movies, video games, literature, myth), only it's in television format. the world's longest surrealist arthouse film. a TV adaptation of a book, only the book doesn't exist. a video game in setting and environment (invisible walls, hazy borders of unreality), only you don't play it.

–and I do like the fractured pacing for what it does…… narrative form and function should serve each other, and in this season, we’re reintegrating, things are unraveling, character motivations are shifting…… they are all hurtling towards something that none of them can quite predict. the form (erratic pacing, dramatic shifts in perspective) follows the function (the characters are in chaos and unable to find solid ground, the setting itself is starting to shift).

–Gemma's episode and Cobel’s episode had to be their own thing. we’ve seen enough of Lumon to know that it's rotten, but these episodes pulled the veil back significantly, and you aren't supposed to be able to look away or get relief from it. it's all of Lumon's human rights abuses and worker exploitation and racism and misogyny, all of its ugly roots with a spotlight on it.

–Gemma’s episode: I made a post about this already, but Severance has always had an underlying metaphor for reproduction at play through the innies (“you brought him into this world without his permission”), with the innies like “children” that their outies have created – or like the “inner child” of their outies. but this episode gets more explicit in that theme, and touches on the other side of the “parent”/“creator” part of that dynamic – not the exploitation of the child or the ethics of creating life, but the exploitation of the parent. Gemma is not a parent, but she wants to be. it’s a pressure she places on herself (even Mark wants to give up, and maybe wasn't that interested in having a kid anyway), but it's an implicit societal pressure that she's responding to, that every woman will be faced with whether she wants children or not. it's a normal thing to want (and I’m childfree! but most people aren't), but it can't be extricated from the society that creates that pressure, that uses reproduction as a tool of control. Gemma's desire for a child leaves her vulnerable to being preyed on, and she doesn't have to be pregnant to explore the ramifications. she has more than one “innie,” and we’ve already established that innies function as a metaphor for children in more than one way. those innies are used to control Gemma and keep her contained; even when she manages to escape the testing floor, Miss Casey has no hope of getting all the way out. it's bringing metaphor and literalism very close together without sacrificing the metaphor.

–add to that the fact that Dichen Lachman is Tibetan, and that they've touched on the experiences of black employees at Lumon, and they are starting to take a look at racialized misogyny too, which is not something I expected from this show. I don't expect them to delve into it too literally, and I don't necessarily think they should, since the show is helmed by white men, but I don't think it's pure coincidence that Gemma is the one on the testing floor, that Natalie is the “voice” of the Board in an increasingly horrifying way, that Miss Huang is the “Wintertide” candidate to replace Cobel. which brings us to…

–Cobel’s episode: This hit me hard…… I’m from a semi-coastal town that's increasingly becoming a shadow of itself, and I moved away because there were just…. no prospects there. I’ve watched that area slowly be eaten away by the oil industry and by natural and man-made disasters, and I've been part of the clean-up for the damage it's wrought. my dad had BP (yes, that British Petroleum Company) trying to smear his character and career to discredit his reports on the environmental impact of the 2010 oil spill. I have been there, in the emotional space this episode inhabited…… going back and feeling that wretched grief of a home that's still there but vanished too, haunted by a dead parent whose memory will always be there even when they're long gone. the religious rot promising salvation with one hand and choking the life out of people with the other, the brain drain….. I knew they were going to do something interesting with Cobel, but god damn.

–it's the cycles upon cycles perpetuating themselves endlessly. Kier Eagan was a factory worker (and the product of incest) who turned around and exploited factory workers, who invented cult-like religious beliefs that he inflicted on his family and descendants, who are in turn inflicting that continually on each other, then on the rest of the world and on their workers, who in turn inflict it on each other, while the innies are themselves a surreal take on the cycles we inflict upon ourselves because of the larger forces we are stuck within. and the roots in American industrialization and evangelicalism/religious fanaticism, still present even when contained within pristine corporate walls.

–I truly, truly enjoy every character equally and am having a great time when anyone is on screen, but Cobel and Milchick and Helena are lowkey my favorites. S2E2 made me wonder if they were setting up threads of discontent with Lumon for all of them, and I was right. I love a miserable asshole stuck in a pit that's both of their own and others’ making. rooting for them!

–Reghabi and Cobel backstory WHEN.

–I did NOT expect Cobel to be the brain behind the severance chip, but that's what I mean by unexpected turns that aren't actually that surprising. just like Gemma being alive for real. I keep predicting things that turn out to be true, and then they throw me a curveball, which is just the way I like storytelling. like…. of course she would be. of course it's always been about wanting to excise the misery from your brain.

–I do think they haven't done enough to set up Devon reaching out to Cobel. like I understand it and can follow the logic; I’ve been expecting it since S2E2. Reghabi means well, but is closed off and doesn't explain herself (likely a protective, defensive habit, when working against Lumon is dangerous). she doesn't give Devon a real reason to trust her, because from Devon's point of view, she walks into the scene of her brother at death’s door with a strange person in his house who caused it. and he agreed to that, but Devon doesn't know every detail of what happened; she does know that her brother has been hiding things from her, that he's not the best at judgment calls, and that he's not necessarily of the soundest mind (an alcoholic stuck in grief whose life is in shambles). she doesn't know Reghabi at all, but she knew Mrs. Selvig, who was kind to her and good with her baby, who was Mark’s former boss pretending to be his normal neighbor but who also told him to quit Lumon and got fired herself. it's the devil you know kind of situation for Devon.

but they don't spend enough time exploring the trail from point A to B to C. it can all be inferred, but this is a case where the audience needs a little more to grab onto it (and I’m usually team “fuck the audience, don't explain anything to me, I can figure it out”). presumably it got lost in the shuffle of juggling so many threads, but since episode 8’s runtime was a little shorter, they should have opened with a delve into Devon's reasoning and then proceeded to show how her instincts about Cobel are more correct than she or Reghabi can know.

–another piece of disembodied head imagery. if Kier Eagan's frozen fucking Disney head is somewhere in Lumon’s hell basement I’m going to screammm.

#*posts #severance spoilers #severance

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chryzure-archive · 3 years ago

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Question: What is severance 030

OH GIRL. OH MY GOD. OHHHH MY GOD.

So Severance is a thriller TV show set in an office space where the employees are “severed”—meaning that they basically have an “office-sona”, if I were to describe this in the worst way possible. Basically, this means that they have a chip in their brain that splits them into another person (same personality, but no memories of the outside world) for the work day, called an “innie”. This is activated when they go down their elevator to work, and they are absolutely, positively, certainly not allowed to know anything about the outside world. They were made to work for eight hours of the day, and then they come back down and work again. Their consciousness resumes from where it’s left off at the end of the last work day—so essentially these “innies” never sleep and always work.

They don’t know their full names (for example, the main character’s innie name is simply “Mark S.”) nor do they know what their lives are remotely like on the outside. They have limited coworkers (their underground office space is designed like a labyrinth and the other divisions are hidden away, so they aren’t allowed to interact with them if they don’t get permission) and they work the most menial office job type of thing. Our main characters “refine data”, which basically means sorting numbers.

Their outies don’t recall any of what happens down there. So if their innie hates their job? Too bad, the outie doesn’t experience the horrible work conditions. They still want to get paid and go to work. You can technically request your outie to quit the job, but if they don’t know what it’s like… why would they want to leave? And besides, if they do permanently quit… that basically means the innie dies. They’re never brought back. They lose all of that. It’s really scary, actually.

Meanwhile… man, I cannot explain a thing outside of the premise if you want to end up watching it, because the timelines get weird when you realize the innie and outie timelines are different. But the innies basically start wondering how to get out, what’s going on, and how to let the outside world know that, actually, being severed is hell for the innies. (It’s a political debate in this world, and it’s highly divisive (lol). There’s some messed up thoughts people have about innies—for example, a woman uses her innie to give birth to her child so she doesn’t have to experience the pain of it. It’s really, really horrifying. That’s a bit of a spoiler, but it’s not that big.)

Also, because of the way the office space is set up, it’s very… cult-like. The instruction manuals are written like Bibles, and there’s paintings put up on the bland office walls for propaganda purposes.

There’s a characters that’s super obsessed with the main character that’s his boss (she’s not severed) and she also lives right next to him. All of it is horrible.

Christopher Walken falls in love with John Tuturro.

It’s amazing.

I watched all of it yesterday (about 8-ish hours, give or take RIP) because once I started the first episode, I was captivated by the world building and the acting (seeing Adam Scott play something serious shocked me! As did the fact that Ben Stiller directed more than half of the episodes).

Basically, I went in thinking I’d just enjoy it because my friend liked it, then before she hit unpause, she turned to me and went, “Hey, Rebecca, this would make a great Chryzure/ChrysiJacks AU.” To which I responded: “Pardon me????”

But yep, it makes a fucking phenomenal Chryzure/ChrysiJacks AU. I’ve sketched out four AU drawings already. I finished it at 11 PM last night. My friend and I are going for boba to talk about the show more in depth. I’m going to watch it again.

It’s on Apple TV, I believe, and it’s so, so worth it.

#.asks #m.filly✨#if you followed my main blog last night no you didn’t <3 #i was fucking feral i didn’t know what to do #i was thinking about the heartbreak of the chryzure storyline and the pain of the chrysijacks storyline and GODDDDD I’M DYING #also here’s the thing: EVERYTHING IS PLANNED. IT’S SO TIGHT. i’m going to rewatch it because everything has meaning now. GO WATCH ITTTT

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hairasuntouchedaspartoftheamazon · 5 years ago

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Okay Tumblr, I’m about to do a stupid thing and ask for validation on some of my original writing. I’ve been working on a novel for a while now, and while I don’t have nearly as much to show for it as I would like, I do have this prologue.

The story it is is attached to is long and complicated and queer and magical and I love it. My question to you fine internet denizens is: after reading this prologue, would you keep reading this book?

(If you have follow up questions about this story at all, please ask because I love blabbing about this and I’m considering making a side blog just about this story because I want to develop it and hopefully get it published one day)

My buds: @a-l-ias @madre-des-leones @books-andbiscuits @chihuahuapowersgo @oopstheregoesthatlifeofmine @ivneess @elissastillstands @i-am-triple-a @becca-becky @goddess-of-fluff (You are all under absolutely no obligation to read this, I just think you’ll get a kick out of it)

So, without any further ado, I give you the prologue to Cheshire Moon:

Prologue: In Which It’s The End of the World As We Know It

Here is the boy on his bicycle. It is a dark and stormy night, a strange night for a bike ride. A Monday night as it would happen. Just goes to show that even after the events collectively referred to as “the Apocalypse” have ravaged the Earth and destroyed the capitalist institutions such as bureaucratic schools and offices that made certain weekdays widely hated, Mondays are still, and will always be, awful.

So here is the boy on a bicycle twenty years after the Apocalypse. He is pedaling madly through woods that had once been somewhat tamed. The woods were made of pine and maple and oak, the staples of a Northeast American forest, but they were also more than that. See, when nature is left to its own devices, even forests once populated with such things as marked hiking trails and outdoor recreation areas can turn into something quite different. This forest, once a nature preserve belonging to the state of New York, was now a wildwood. Things not quite friendly and not quite mundane and things not evil but also certainly not kind to trespassers lived in the dark spaces between these trees.

So here is the boy on a bicycle, riding through a wildwood full of dangerous things not kind to humans on a stormy Monday night twenty years after the Apocalypse. This is odd for three reasons.

First, as previously mentioned, it was a rainy night. And not a little drizzle, May-Day morning kind of rain that you barely needed an umbrella for, but a sky-splitting, earth-shaking, world-flooding howler of a storm. Each bolt of lightning ripped the sky apart; every roll of thunder shook the ground; the howling wind threatened to send even the oldest trees crashing to the ground. Surrounded by all of this, beneath the trees and in the mud, was the boy on his bicycle.

The bicycle was the second odd thing. Despite the absolute hell it’s rider was currently putting it through (he wasn’t biking on a path, you see, just careening through the underbrush as it suited him; scratching the paint, splattering it with mud, and getting half a forest worth of sticks stuck in the wheel spokes), it was a very nice bike. A ten-speed, all-terrain, for-serious-athletes-only sort of bicycle. In another life, it would have been the property of some over-achieving businesswoman, the sort who did triathlons on the weekends and polished it with special bicycle wax three times a week. In this lifetime it had been stolen from an abandoned sporting goods store and aggressively spray-painted black because its new owner had been in a mood that day. There was also a laptop precariously duct-taped to the handlebars. Surrounding the ancient laptop was a clear plastic container, which several hours earlier had been looted from an old Target store and taped over the handlebars with extreme prejudice to protect the computer from the coming rain.

The third odd thing was what the rider of this bike was doing. He wasn’t just soaked to the bone while pedaling full speed through the dark and rain and underbrush, with no light to guide him other than the faint glow of the computer screen. He was also singing at the top of his lungs.

“It’s the end of the world as we know it! It’s the end of the world as we know!-oh!-” He swerves to avoid a tree- “Oh, it! It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I FEEEEEEL FINEEEE!” He had a deranged smile on his face, the kind adrenaline junkies get when they’re doing something supremely idiotic while enjoying themselves immensely, and couldn't be damned to care about the consequences. He was quite possibly insane, more likely sleep-deprived.

Just then, the computer started beeping. The boy quickly brought the bike to a stop, crashing through a puddle and narrowly missing a large rock that would have brought this story to an end much quicker. Still singing nonsensical lyrics to himself- “Lenny Bruce, Lester Bangs, birthday party, cheesecake”- he dismounted, taking something small and electrical out of the bag he wore over his shoulder. He hit the device a few times, cursed twice, and hit it again before it finally turned on with a beep and a few flashing lights. The light illuminated his face, pale and tired and shivering. Splashes of mud on his face gave the appearance of more freckles than he actually had. He wiped his long, rain-drenched hair out of his eyes to peer at the computer screen before punching some coordinates into the handheld device. A map appeared on the smaller screen. Blue vector lines appear, joined by two small dots, one green, one red. As he moved, the red dot moved. “Excellent,” he whispered to himself before walking deeper into the woods, leaving his bike behind. It would be the last time he saw that bike.

Walking through the rain was much harder than biking through it. Every minute or so, he had to stop and pull his boots out of the shin-deep mud. Twice he slipped, spreading mud all over his front. He refused to think about the state of his hair, despite the fact that it smelled like some of the wet matter coating it might not be mud. He slipped a third time, and the device in his hand went flying off into the wet night, never to be seen again. He paused for a moment, staring pitifully at where his device had disappeared before proceeding to curse loudly and creatively in at least three languages; insulting not only the stupid forest and the gods-damned rain, but his own stupidity and the idiocy of his informant for failing to tell him about this job before it became a time-sensitive matter that resulted in him being covered in enough mud to pass as a very short golem……

He went on like that for awhile before continuing his walk. The past few days had been incredibly frustrating, and there was a lot of bottled up anger to be released. As absolutely no one listened, he cursed the Trader caravan who treated him worse than the dirt on their boots, the scavengers who’d stolen his good knife last week, and the state of his life in general, gods give him a sign that he shouldn’t end it all right now, just climb up a tree and get struck by lightning…

A particularly loud crack of thunder erupted just then, followed by a bright burst of lightning that was a bit too close for comfort. It seemed like the gods were calling him on his bluff. With a world-weary sigh, he shoved his frustrations back down and continued walking into the woods. First and foremost was the mission, he reminded himself. There would be time for pity parties later.

It seemed like the universe was mocking him at that moment; as he gathered his convictions, the storm worsened. He would have said it was impossible, but the rain came down harder, as if trying to tell him that just lying down in the mud forever was so much simpler than trying to be a hero, who was he anyway, to try and save the world…He began to sing again, attempting to combat the darkness of the weather and his mind. “Eye of a hurricane, listen to yourself churn, world serves its own needs, don’t miserve your own needs…” He walks to the tune of the highly appropriate song, keeping his head up and eyes peeled for his destination.Finding anything in this weather would take nothing short of divine intervention, possibly by multiple gods, but find something he does. There, on his right, almost outside his field of vision, a faint glow in the darkness of the night. He smiled, a wild thing, before running full tilt towards the glow.

As he got closer, it became clear that the glow was coming from the ground itself, a golden line stretching as far as the eye can see in either direction. The glow is slowly intensifying, but he’s arrived in time. He takes another device out of his bag, this one about the size of his head. It looked like if someone had melted down several computers, a tacky bachelor’s pad worth of chrome plating, and a rotary phone before mashing them all together and drenching the entire thing in white paint. That really wasn’t far off from the actual process used to create the gadget, which was of his own invention. He was rather proud of it, especially as it was one of a select few of his projects that had been completed without any magical assistance whatsoever.

With the golden glow lighting his way, he steps forward and gently places the SaviorBlob(that was what he had named the blobby thing) directly onto the line, aligning one of the sticky-outy metal bits towards magnetic north. Then he takes a carefully measured number of steps to the right, taking a second SaviorBlob out of his bag and placing it on the line. Again, he takes a carefully measured number of steps to the right, watching his feet while taking a third and final SaviorBlob out of his bag. He’s adjusting the magnetic alignment when he hears a loud grunt. He looks up. Then he starts running.

A roar erupts from the massive creature straddling the line. Something vaguely resembling the idea of an arm erupts from the darkness, grabbing the boy by the back of his jacket and bringing him face to face with the rotting corpse of something that had never been properly alive. Desperate, he throws the remaining SaviorBlob at the creature’s face with surprising force, but it bounces off harmlessly. The creature roars again, throwing the boy up in the air only to snatch him up again, this time around the waist. With another arm, it sweeps the SaviorBlobs off the line, sending them flying into the night.

Satisfied, it returns its attention to the boy trying to free himself, slowly pulling him closer as it opens it’s stinking maw wide. The boy watches, eyes wide, heart pounding. He waits. He waits. Then he strikes. A second before the darkness would swallow him whole, he pulls a knife from his boot and drives it deep into a mass of twisted flesh.

As the creature flails, he rips off one of his many necklaces and shoves it down the creatures throat, kicking away at the same time and falling to the ground. His jacket is torn to pieces, tangling around the arm covered in dark acid from the creature’s mouth.

The creature roars and lashes out, clawing at it’s wound with one arm and pinning the boy by his leg with another. The touch is dirty and so cold it burns, the antithesis of everything alive. The boy screams for the first time. Another twisted and corrupted limb is pressed to the glowing line, and the creature rears its head and sings, a single high piercing note a human could never hope to replicate.

The boy struggles, trying to pull away from the pain, but he’s stuck fast. As the creature continues to sing, the light of the line grows brighter, turning from golden to white hot. The air itself is resonating with the impossibly high note, the whole world shaking as the boy tries to twist free and cover his ears from the onslaught of pure noise. With a final cry of pain, he escapes the creature’s hold, trying to run, trying to get as far away as possible...BOOM. The world goes white. He flies through the air, hitting a tree with a CRACK. Darkness falls immediately.

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I WILL TAKE ANY AND ALL CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM

I WANT TO MAKE THIS GOOD

I WILL ALSO BLAB ABOUT THE CHARACTERS SO MUCH, SPOILER THEY”RE ALL QUEER AND MOST ARE POC.

#Cheshire Moon #Cazi's Writing #my writing #original writing #Marcelo Doran #Artemesia Benitez #Miriam 'Chevy' Johnston #Jashik Agni #Kals Katsaros #okay writing my OC's names as tags for the first time gave me such a rush #like #they're real and they matter

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funkymeihem-fiction · 6 years ago

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Special Delivery- Chapter 5

Mei looked up in a very guilty way from where she was crouched in front of the completely dismantled old television, its mechanical guts strewn on the floor. She’d rigged up a very crude semblance of a screwdriver from a connector tube,a rod, and several wires-- which she foolishly went to hold behind her back like a child caught with candy. And much like a child caught in the act, with their hand in the proverbial cookie jar, she sputtered and tried to make up some story or other.

“O-oh. I was just…I was—” She looked down at the mangled wires, projectors, and television bits in her lap. “I was only—”

The junker stormed across the room in a few long limping strides, glaring down at her and thrusting his metal hand out in a very accusatory way. “No! Bad girl! Give!”

At a loss when faced with someone scolding her like a dog, she dropped the makeshift screwdriver into his hand. His lower jaw thrust out thoughtfully as he turned it around, inspecting it with a keen eye. Slowly, his wild eyebrows lifted again, glancing between the tool and her and then back again. His fingers tested the wires around the tube’s hold, and he uttered a little ‘hmmm’ as he bent over and peered into the now-gutted TV.

After a moment, he turned to her with his crazy grin restored. “Yooouuu were trying to make an outie!”

“A-a what?”

“An outie! Ya know, trying to make an external signal! Tryin’ for an outward-facer, weren’t you? Lookit that, I see where you were pokin’ around behind the control receiver. Lucky for me, removed that thing ages ago. Needed it for something else, can’t remember what. It’s remote-workin’ only. Still, the fact you even knew where to look! Oh you clever little cunt, going to make an outie from my own telly. You’re something special, you are.”

Her eyes darted. She wasn’t used to being called a cunt, even in the Australian friendly sense. But he didn’t even seem angry at her. And even though she couldn’t keep up with his rapid slang entirely, he was right about the part about where she was trying to get an external signal. The tech here was so ancient that they still used old channels for uploading and ordering over the television, and she’d hoped that maybe if she could pry out the external, she could have rigged it to find a way online.

She’d expected him to be angry, or even possibly try to punish her when he found out, but at least she could have gotten a message for help. Overwatch might not have paid the junkers like Junkrat had hoped, but she would have been rescued (properly rescued, anyway) sooner than later. It was a calculated risk, and she had decided to take it.

But the inside of the television had been a mess before she’d even started it. It looked like someone, probably Junkrat had himself, had already taken it apart and cobbled it back together several times over. And the parts she’d needed had long been pried out, with a bypass and some wires hot-glued so the display still worked. But her plans to get the signal out had been thwarted before she’d even begun. It was as he’d said. The external had been ripped out ages ago, and she’d been poking around for anything else before he’d walked in on her.

He suddenly flopped down to sit on the mattress next to her, peg leg clattering and the joints within his arm whirring very faintly as he passed her makeshift screwdriver back to her. “Tell you what, love! You put it all back together again so I don’t miss any games, and I won’t even be pissed at ya much. That’s what a proper hero would do, roight? Although you’re really working at being the top worst houseguest I’ve ever hosted, and that’s really sayin’ something..”

Mei looked away in a rather guilty way. “I’m sorry, Mr. Fawkes. But I just needed to try and call my friends and tell them I’m okay. If they can get here, I’ll try to get them to give you some money and we’ll just leave, and then there won’t be any more trouble for either of us, right? It’ll just take them a day or two, and you’ll get paid. That’s what you want, right?”

He sputtered a little, running a hand through his filthy scorched hair. “W-well that’s not entirely…Asides, that’s not even the point!” He shoved one of the television parts into her other hand. “I been trying to tell you, there’s a reason we’re layin’ low with you. And I don’t need a bunch of cops or whatever suddenly runnin’ up outside my trailer and broadcasting to all of Junkertown that I was the one that stole you from the Big Boss!”

She pushed the rods back into place, twisting awkwardly at a loose wire. “What if I told them to be very quiet about it? Or maybe I could meet them somewhere?”

“You think the Queen don’t have eyes all over the bloody Outback?” he scoffed, holding the frame steady for her. “You don’t understand my position, love. Me and the Queen don’t exactly uh…Well, y’know. Not always the friendliest terms, me and her and kind of all the rest of ‘em too! So that’s why we’ll just take you out when it’s safe, take our pay, and scuttle back. Stealth mission! That’s still the plan. The Boss will be none the wiser, and then you can get back to whatever not-doctor stuff you do, and I can use some of the pay to visit you in China!”

Mei frowned at him, gathering up more screws and trying to replicate the mess that had held together the guts of the screen before. “I’m not really living in Xi’an anymore. That’s just where I’m from. I’m living in—” She trailed off, and realized all of a sudden that she had no idea where she was anymore. She had drifted ever since awakening in Antarctica, but where was home now? Gibraltar? She had turned Overwatch down for now, although Winston had told her there was always a place for her there. The environmental commissions had offered her numerous places to study and lodge, but she didn’t count them as a home. Her hotel room back in Sydney, maybe? No, that was silly…

Junkrat sniffed, looking a tad offended when she went silent. “Still feelin’ tight-lipped, are we? S’fine. You don’t gotta tell me.”

“I-it’s not that…”

He reached past her, crossing two of the wires and twisting them together. “Point being, darl, is that you just gotta suck it up and wait. And believe me, nobody hates waitin’ more than I do! But I can’t have you settin’ off and getting us seen by the Big Boss who ordered you. He’ll send enough manpower out here t’make a statement that nobody steals from him. And he won’t even get the chance to kill me, because Roadie will have already done it, for makin’ trouble for him!”

“Mr. Fawkes, it’s not my intention for anyone to get hurt. But can’t you at least let me tell someone that I’m safe? That I’m coming back and I’m okay?”

“Eh, they’ll just find out when we deliver you safe n’ sound, is what!” he replied cheerfully, apparently just not understanding her distress. “So it’s no worries. But you just— well, no way to say it lightly, is there? If you fuck this up for us, there’s a good chance that we’re dead as doornails. You just gotta be a good girl and sit tight and listen to what I say.”

She rankled a bit, pausing in her work, and her displeasure must have showed because Junkrat offered her that goofy grin and shrugged a bony shoulder.

“Nothing for it!” he said. “Otherwise it’s curtains for me and Roadie, and the Big Boss will find you again. Oh, and he won’t be happy, darl. Course, we’ll be dead but he’d take you alive, so he’ll probably take it out on you for giving him trouble and making him look bad. He’s that sort of a bloke. You think the ankle cuff there’s bad? Yeah, nah, I bet he’s already got a set-up ready for you. Probably tie you up an’—”

“Mr. Fawkes!”

He sputtered, at least realizing his folly. “Oh! Uh, well! Uh! Y-you know what I’m talkin’ about, Miss Mei! So let’s just fix the telly, put it back on the sports, then I’ll make us some tucker before we’re in for the night, yeah? All cozy, just you and me.” He reached across to the dials on the front of the television, flicking it on. But the screen wavered, and he cursed and brought his fist down on the frame hard enough to make Mei jump. “Bloody thing! How’d you even know how to take this apart, anyway? You don’t seem like a junker.”

“I am most certainly not a junker!” She carefully jammed her wobbly screwdriver into the back, tightening up the last bits as the frame crackled and the picture buzzed and solidified. “I told you, I have a doctorate in climate science, but I also studied mechanical engineering. I had to learn to make things work…during…emergencies…”

The emergency beacon blinked uselessly. No signal. Cold. It was so cold and getting colder. The wind howled outside, and she watched the ice grow thicker on the panes. The broken communication towered so tall above her, unable to send her desperate need for help. The lights flickered—

No. She couldn’t think about that now. She was back in the world again. Even if she was far, far away from where she should have been. If she even belonged anywhere, anymore.

Rat’s voice was talking, but she hadn’t been listening. “-arian meals, but I dunno what counts. Oi. Oi! Mei?”

She looked up from where she had been staring blankly into the back of the television. “I-I’m sorry. What?”

He prattled on, apparently not noticing anything amiss. “Wow, guess your head’s really more rattled than I thought! I was sayin’ the telly is working, what do you wanna eat? You said you’re not much for sausages. Shame, that. Could’ve fixed us a nice barbecue, all celebratory-like! Are you sure you don’t wanna sausage? Maybe you just haven’t had the right kind! You ever tried roo? Now, your very own Chef Junkrat knows how to prepare—”

“No thank you,” she said primly. “I would prefer not to eat a kangaroo if I don’t have to, please.”

“Tchaw! You’re missing out, I’ll have you know. Looks like the telly’s workin’ fine. Who knew I bagged a lil’ genius doctor lady when I was bein’ a hero? Of course, you’ve been giving me lots of trouble for it.”

“I’m sorry, Mr. Fawkes. I’m honestly not trying to get anybody hurt.” She folded her arms back over her knees with a frown. “I just wanted to tell my friends I’m okay. They must be so worried. Especially after…I told them I would be okay on my own. I thought I could get my life back on track? Poor Winston must be out of his mind if he’s heard by now—”

Junkrat eyed her rather carefully, though when she mentioned Winston’s name his bushy eyebrows shot up. “Oi! Who’s Winston? You got a boyfriend already?”

“Wh-No! Noooo no no. Winston is just a friend of mine. He’s a…um, he’s a fellow scientist,” she said. Junkrat was so unpredictable, she didn’t want to even begin to explain that the one she had been trying to contact was a super intelligent bio-engineered gorilla from the moon who was now running a covert Overwatch team. “He’s one of my old colleagues.”

The junker visibly relaxed. “Eh, I’m sure you can tell him you’re fine when we get you back to Sydney. No frets, darl! You just let ol’ Junkrat take care of everything until it’s safe out.” He hesitated, glancing down at his hand, before going to place it on her bare shoulder. “Chin up! It’ll all look better in the morning. Here we go, put the telly on whatever you like, and I’ll whip us up a supper!”

Mei sighed quietly. She was still pretty hungry, and it looked like she was going to spend the night on her mattress no matter what. Maybe she could at least convince Junkrat to take that awful chain off her leg? And she wasn’t going to get on his good side by wrecking the man’s few belongings or being too terse with him. So she just nodded politely, and tried to ignore how his fingers left little stains on her pale skin when he gave her a chummy little shake.

“I…I’m sorry about your TV. And your neck. And um—”

“Wot? My balls?”

Her eyes darted away behind her glasses, lips pinching at the mention. “Um.”

“S’alright! Though that was quite the fuckin’ direct shot, if you must know. Who woulda guessed you were such a fighter? Put up quite the scrap. Woulda been funny if the balls weren’t mine. You just have a rest and don’t worry your pretty head too much. I’ve got everything under control!”

***

He had everything under control. Even if Mei was proving to be a much harder nut to crack than he’d first thought. Especially after she had been the one to crack his nuts. But the little lady seemed pacified for now, or at least resigned to her fate. She had even apologized for their little misunderstandings earlier, which he considered a step forward.

And best of all, this ‘Winston’ wasn’t her boyfriend. Definitely another step forward.

Maybe she’d lighten up after a tucker and a good night’s sleep. He didn’t have any broccoli to give her: not yet, but he’d get her a whole pile of vegetables to gnaw on like a rabbit, and maybe she’d finally smile for him.

As it was, he would have to try and whip up something with what he already had. So he leapt upright, turned to give her a fond pat on her head, and limped over into his makeshift kitchen. What did he have, anyway? He always kept a ready supply of meats, but those were out. So were his cans of soups, his canned curries, and even his emergency cans of dog food (which he’d been forced to turn to more than once) all had meat in them. He was a carnivore at heart, and had stocked accordingly.

He eventually settled on dumping some beans and rice together, popping in some canned corn, onions, and several different types of hot sauce. Frankly, the whole meal looked like a rather sad affair to him. Even adding the dog food might have livened it up a bit. But for her, he persisted. He persisted in making her this sad, sad, healthy slop even when he had better stuff available, for whatever crazy reasons she had.

The television hummed the low voices of some news program, much as it always did. But he could occasionally hear her shuffling on her mattress behind him. A few times she even coughed or sniffled, reminding him that she was there. Dare he say, it felt almost wholesome? Just your average bloke cooking dinner for his date. Yes, his date was currently chained to the wall on pain of death for everybody, but he could ignore that part and hopefully she could eventually do the same.

“Soup’s up, love!” He whirled around with a steaming platter of rice slop, sticking the mixing spoon in it and walking it over to her. “Now, it might not look like much! But it…uh…well, it’s…it’s not much, actually. But I’ll get you something better soon, swear it.”

“Oh! N-no, it’s fine. Thank you, Mr. Fawkes.” She looked down at the rather anemic-looking meatless meal, seeming to inspect it.

He was heartened to see that it seemed to pass muster, and soon she was digging into it with hungry zeal like before. He really needed to get her a proper spoon if she was going to stay with him, although some part of him delighted at the way her precious little lips stretched around that larger spoon. Probably best not to watch too close then. He might start imagining other things and the last thing he needed was to pop a fat and then have to explain the bulge in his shorts to her. Couldn’t scare her or anything.

Instead he all but collapsed into a cross-legged sit at the coffee table across from her, starting to shovel food into his open jaws. They watched TV and ate together, which was what regular people did on dates, and things were going splendidly. Even if they had roughed each other up a bit and misunderstood intentions at first, that was all in the past now. He just needed to take Hog’s advice and try not to overwhelm his guest with…himself. And he could be charming without being overwhelming, if he was careful.

What did city folks talk to each other about? Mei was a fancy lady and his usual topics of bombs, sports, and barbecue probably wouldn’t interest someone like her. He eyed her where she was watching the screen, clearing his throat and trying to think of something else.

“S-so! Uh! It’s uh, it’s really weather we’re having, isn’t it?”

Shit. That probably wasn’t it.

She blinked and turned to him with a slightly confused expression. “Oh? Um, yes? I suppose it is. Although it’s really too hot for my tastes.”

“Phwaw, this is barely hot at all! Barely breaking a sweat in the arvo. Asides, better to be too hot than too cold.”

She tilted her adorable head at him. “Well…I’m afraid you’re going to be in for a very long few months ahead for your winter, then.”

“Eh?”

“Mm-hm. We were just talking about it at the climate summit. The dead zone in the Pacific has altered one of the main equatorial currents to your east, and the Flinders current is no longer going to push back the Antarctic Circumpolar current, which means all that cold water and weather coming northward from the pole is going to clash with another system that’s going to come from the Tasman Front and going to outflow, and create what is probably going to be rather harsh storm conditions, combined with the cooling effect from—”

He stared at her dumbly as she went on, his fork half-raised. She jabbered on more about things he didn’t understand, using words he didn’t understand, and she might as well have just been speaking Chinese at him, for all he knew. She even started gesturing, talking about frontflows and currentwhatsits and prevailingthingies.

“Oi!” he said eventually, pointing his fork at her. “You’re like a weatherlady on the telly! You didn’t say you were a weatherlady!”

She looked a bit irked at that, cute lips pinching off to the side. “I am not a weatherperson. I mean, not like that. And weather is just one aspect of the whole climate, the whole environment. I told you, I have my doctorate in climate science.”

“A weather doctor!”

“I…Um. Okay, yes. A weather doctor. I told you, I was taken from the environmental summit in Sydney. That’s why I was there. There are so many things that I can try to help with here. Australia has very particular problems with climate shifting—”

“And bots!” he agreed. “Fuckin’ omnics really did a number on Oz, eh?”

She looked at him and he couldn’t really place her expression, so he just continued.

“Roadie says things were real different afore the Omnium blew us all to hell.”

“Your friend— erm, your bodyguard? Was he around for the cataclysm? Were you? I mean…you knew Australia before the omnium, before there were junkers?”

“Heh! I guess so. Not sure how old I am, really. Don’t matter. Not that I can remember any of it, afore Junkertown. Ah, real shame I can’t take you into town proper.” He brightened, grinning at her again. “Show you some real junker culture. You ever been to a scrappin’, Mei?”

“A-a what?”

“A scrappin’! Oh it’s load of fun, you’ll love it. I’ll take you to one eventually. They test out the new mechs and fighters on the omnics we bring into the arena. Blood and oil, oi oi oi!” He hooted, banging his palms down on the table enthusiastically and not noticing her startled jump. “I bet I can get us tickets to the splash zone, even! And after the champs have finished scrappin’ the last omnic, they sweep all of ‘em up into the pit! Hehe! Sometimes they’re still twitching, although not for long after we start lootin’ for parts—”

She looked upset for some reason. “Mr. Fawkes, please!”

“Huh? Oh!” He blinked at her, smiling sheepishly. “Forgot you’re all fancy-like. Probably don’t want blood and oil all over your nice clothes, once I get some for you. We might miss out on the best parts by the time we get there, but for you? S’alright! We can just sit in the back. You can still see enough from the nosebleed section, and the back bleachers aren’t too—”

“No! No, Mr. Fawkes! Junkrat, that’s absolutely horrible. H-how can you even suggest…No, I don’t want to see that. That’s murder! You are talking about murdering innocent omnics. I’ve read stories about junkers disliking omnics, but this—!”

“Wha? Nah, nah, it’s fine. Aw, you got a real tender heart, huh? They’re just bots. They don’t got feelings.”

“That is not true!” She pushed her mostly empty plate away, giving him a horrified glare. “Just because omnics are different from us, that doesn’t mean they’re not people! Please don’t tell me you believe such awful things!”

Junkrat was torn between trying to pacify her and argue his point. His brain and his tongue couldn’t agree with each other, and it resulted mostly in him sputtering again, spittle flying off his lower lip, eyes flickering aimlessly from object to object in front of him as if searching for a solution. “Wha— No! Ffft! Sppt, nah! Yeah!— I mean, they don’t! Yeah, nah! No! Eh!”

That didn’t seem to help things. Mei only looked more affronted than before. “That is terrible. Completely barbaric. I’d read all kinds of warnings but I thought— Hmph! No wonder everyone hates junkers!”

His mind came into a sharp focus all at once, head jerking towards her. “Wot’s that?”

“I said that it’s barbaric behavior, omnics are—”

“Everyone hates junkers, eh?” he corrected her coldly, and his voice sounded strange even to himself. “Junkers like me? S’that what you said? No wonder, eh?”

“What? No!” She faltered slightly. “W-well I…I had heard warnings…”

“Warnings about junkers, yeah! Everyone hates ‘em! Trash! Belong in a bin where they were probably born, right?! Garbage people from a garbage home, nothin’ good can come from junk!” he snapped. “Yeh! Who told you all them warnings? Your little doctor friends? All the rest of you suits?”

“I never said—”

“Nah, s’great! Didn’t wanna take you to a scrappin’ anyway. Might get a speck of dust under your fingernails, perish the thought! And sorry my house isn’t good enough for you. And all the rest of it. Hope I didn’t filth you up too bad when I lifted you out of that boot. I know you suits aren’t used to us dirty junkers n’ all!”

She had been a suit after all. He’d been so stupid. No wonder Roadie had laughed at him. He’d been mooning over some stuffy foreign weather doctor, and she’d only been using her adorable little lips to sneer at him. This whole time she’d been sneering at him and he hadn’t let himself see it. He’d wanted so badly to believe that it had all been a misunderstanding, that she was just a good girl who was out of her element and just needed a helping hand. But he only had one hand, and she found that hand to be filthy and beneath her. Everyone hated junkers, after all.

Just another suit who looked down on him, like everyone else.

That was probably why she was wincing down, backing up on her mattress. “No! No, I didn’t say that. That just…it came out wrong, please. Let’s just calm down, Mr. Fawk—”

“You done with your food or not? I got things t’do,” he grumbled. “Things what might offend your sensibilities and all, Dr. Mei.”

Lowering her head, she slid her plate towards him. “I didn’t mean it like that. I am sorry, it’s just been a long day…”

“Then go t’sleep.” He snatched the plate and scraped it onto his own, carrying them off towards the sink. He ate the rest of his meal there, refusing to look back at her.

He could feel her eyes on him, though. And several times she made a noise like she was trying to get his attention. But if he turned around, he was going to say things that weren’t appropriate for a fancy lady like her…and he wasn’t sure if he sincerely meant them or not. So he just kept eating, shoveling the rest of their meals into his open maw. Even this shitty vegetarian meal he’d tried to make for her: waste not, want not.

“Mr. Fawkes?” she called gently. “Junkrat?”

He swallowed another mouthful of rice slop.

“…Jamison?” she tried.

She’d remembered his real name. Shit. Why’d it have to sound so nice when she said his name?

He paused, wiping at his lips with his forearm before he whirled around without looking at her. Limping over to his couch, he snatched up the rough blanket crumpled up atop it and unfurled it before throwing it at her. It settled rather comically over top of her like a shroud, though she pulled it slightly to the side and peered up at him with one of those big, beautiful brown eyes of hers…

Shame he was still peevish at her and all. He was allowed to admire if he was still angry, wasn’t he? Maybe he should ask Roadie that one, the old pig man seemed to have a real knack for romance and all. Maybe he’d been right about rescuing his fair damsel in distress, too. Being a hero was nothing but an awful lot of trouble.

“Just go t’bed, Miss Mei,” he finally grumbled, rubbing at the bruise around his throat. “You said it. Been a long day. Gonna stay up for a bit, draw up some new plans…Get you back to the city proper all the earlier so’s I can get my reward and you can get outta here. Win, win!”

“Is there anything I can do? I’m sorry for earlier— I sometimes have a temper, I know. Or…” She sighed a little when he climbed onto his stool at his workdesk instead. “M-maybe we can talk in the morning?”

He grunted an affirmative and bent over his stack of papers, grabbing his least-gnawed-upon pencil and getting to work.

“Yeh, alright.”

Behind him, Mei gave him a rather concerned look, but seemed to give up. She pulled the ratty blanket over top of her, curling atop her mattress as she switched off the television and pulled off her glasses, turning her face away from the yellow glow of his desk lamp.

“Good night,” she said softly.

Damn her, why did she have to mess everything up? Now he was pissed at her instead of her being pissed at him, and he couldn’t even imagine things like pulling himself into bed after her, or wrapping himself around that soft little body all cuddly-like, and maybe even her putting those lips on his forehead for a kiss goodnight. He also couldn’t imagine waking up right next to her, and making them breakfast in the morning like he’d intended to do, or laughing over cups of coffee like he’d seen pictures of in the magazines.

Maybe it was better to just imagine the fat stack of credits he’d get when he turned her in safely?

He chanced a very brief little glance back at the little bundle under his blanket, brow knitting before he made himself turn back to his desk and his stacks of drawings and plans.

Well, maybe it would be better this way. She clearly didn’t think much of junkers. And he supposed he’d never been cut out to be a hero in the first place.

#junkrat #jamison fawkes #mei #mei-ling zhou #meihem #junkmei #meirat #overwatch #fanfiction #writing #special delivery #junkers #outback #story #what a mess you've made of things

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Jane Eyre - 1934 - 4/5

Vodka-less and tired and very cold, we begin our journey to the very first talkie version of Jane Eyre.

ow my bra hurts. I wish I had vodka. this is so sad. wait i have a rokerdelig brb. depression strikes syet again - i drank it earlier. alright lets get started in the 30s whoop. wow audio quality 10/10 lolol. opening with john reed hunting her down and she's blonde oh no she's been found. holy fuck he's throwing shit at her - SLAP BITCH GET HIM. nooooooooNOOOO why is it errored. okay fixed. aunt mary? oh damn she collapsed cause he pitched that cup at her what an ass - bessie is reading to her naw. she's cut out of a lot of them and never shown so kind at the time she's actually. oh shit. ahaha 'they're bad and i hate them.' 'since you hate us so much i bet you'll be happy to know i'm sending you to an orphanage.' 'yes i am happy' looool. 'go away! GO AWAY! goodbye!" hell yeah lil Jane you stand up to that bish. not quite the snappy shebang she says in the others but very satisfying nonetheless - a lot braver and more obstinate love it. oh no her curls snip snip. ohh her hair is cute af. and very 30s ahaha what a coincidence. wow she talks back like hey ahah. she's looking down at lowood preacher dude down her nose ahah. didn't say hell? ahahaha omg this is great so far. she's the best lil Jane I think I've seen. ohh interesting way to show passing of time - the flipping book pages and the showing of the top of the next chapter - skipping quite a few ahead. skipped helen? straight to her ahah oh shit -- teaching. she's standing up to brocklehurst like no ones business. 'you're dismissed! get out!' 'I'll get out - gladly!' ohmygod she's great she's so great none of that simpering and passivity she's taking the world by the balls. 'you cruel dingy childbeater!' 'you ought to be tarred and feathered you ugly old crocodile!' lmao im in love with her. she walks off laughing and happy about being dismissed. miss temple loves her and gonna miss her so sweet, brocklehurst was like holy damn wtf. ahaha her drivers a drunk, fukn flying across the road she's like bye m8. she's proud and above him and annoyed she has to walk rather than die in a carriage crash. oh damn now she meets no? yeah she's not even made it --oh fuck that horse FLIPPED. she helps unprompted and isn't hesitant in talking back and speaking up oh my god she just stalked off after helping him up ahaha. ahaha oh shit the drunk driver works at thornfield and when they asked why she walked instead of taking the carriage she covered his ass and said she just wanted to walk through the meadows and he's like oh thank fuck thank you jesus she just rolls her eyes with a smile. she speaks 3 languages and draws and plays - very accomplished. he's adele's uncle? Samuel Poole ey what a g m8. and he warns her out of the blue to keep her door locked at night. that 30s makeup is crazy awesome. round face, rosy cheeks, long brows and dark eye makeup and lips. short hair. Adele gives her the tour. she's proud and self-assured. poh damn they're only allowed on one side of the house - sam is married to grace poole. just dunno why she's blonde? probs cause she's supposed to be like angelic? anyway she's gorgeous and the angles are nice and the lighting is good--andw what era are these dresses jfc there's no way she could afford that dress fuck. and who curled her hair and that's a low bow whats happening it looks like a southern gone with teh wind situation. he's smaller than she is. he's bathed in darkness - the light is dimmer on him than her. she's even got a necklace. they're not sitting by the fire. he was too busy looking at her to notice her giving his tea. awkward sips ahaha. it's got like a diamond on the necklace. he looks like he's squatting on that tiny chair. oh shit she's gonna sing instead of play. yikes i hope she can--she's literally taller than him. oh she's gonna play and sing. she looks like blanche is supposed to look? and of course she can sing - all framed by candlelight and hanging crystals. the audio is crackling ahah wow incredible they can do it at all - one of the first talkies damn. 'lovely' wow she a mary sue? please don't be a mary sue.sings and yeets outta there not even finished her tea. far out that dress is not doing it for me. what world would a governess be dressed like that? she wears nothing but white. and journalling is never a good idea. but my god she's gorgeous---lots of SCREAMINGGG. and they're telling Jane that its just a servant and its clearly not grace poole doing the screaming? Fairfax knows? Jane can't blame Grace? Jane's like not freaked about it - i suppose she's journalling about it. Adeles a 'mischief' lol nice. she's ran from her lesson and climbed a tree and now she's stuck up there and Jane like doesn't hesitate just scales that tree after her 'uncle edward help! my foot's caught!' 'her foot's caught' 'her foot's caught, so i gathered.' he seems so gentle and kind and pleasant. gets adele out of the tree - 'and where would you like this package delivered, miss eyre?' ahaha cute ooh they know when rochester is leaving to london. he's handsome i'll give him that, it's better --wait when was blanche introduced. asking him when he's getting married and he says next month and adele asks if he's gonna marry blanche and he avoids the question and she starts on but is interrupted by a frantically gesticulating Jane shaking her head, and she cuts herself off and skips away all innocvently lol til she slips moron kid hit her knee ahahaha what a dumbass. Jane's helping clean the chandelier? and Adele is helping as well, that's cool. wtf this kids a moron getting herself headdown stuck in a vase and JAne smashes that shit and snaps at Rochester's amused quip at breaking his shit and blanche laughs and Jane turns on her lol what a savage and storms off. dancing around her room to the sound of the music downstairs that's nice and cute I'd do the same thing ahaha. she's all petulant cause brought blanche who hasn't been introduced properly? is she gonna put her fancy dress on? no? i hope not. damn they're in a ball room? nice. blanche has dark hair and looks much older than any other, not a bad thing just different. they call her beautiful and pretty - not even trying to pretend she's plain and simple. he's suddenly all over her staring intensely and accompanying her into the room and now they're dancing no way? no? no. governesses and landowners don't dance? she's down here without adele. he's sad she didn't dress up - she didn't want to appear as anything than what she is : a governess! at least she's proud of it. he's amused. and charmed. she thinks he's mocking her. now they're being introduced - an interesting way of doing things but rather natural compared to immediately knowing each other. Adele's sitting here with some old guy talking shit about people wow that's mean. fkn kids and this lord ingram is encouraging the hell out of her ahaha. but when she taunts him suddenly its not so funny ahaha. blanche is nice but sarcastic? it's a wedding party ooooh? adele m8 letting things slip? it's 2am and she's dreaming of him - and damn she's going straight for the curtains with that candle and its not lighting? then we see an altogether put together lady return with teh candle to the room upstairs before crazy cackling. god Jane is pretty. oh shit the house is on fire. nah just his room. there's no dramatic music - yes! she's the one to tear down the curtains and open the window - she's legit the most assertive main character i've seen - he's woken up and the fire is like already out. she's got this sorted all he has to do is give her a blanket 'why didn't you call for help?' 'I didn't think it necessary...' noice. here have some alcohol - from the same cup: might as well kiss. she burnt her hands and HE KISSED THEM. she's like bye. she is outies not taking any of his affections like she got better things to do, like sleep. he's in her room? he brought her a book. they're standing very close. he wants her to help redecorate the west wing - he's quite sure he's getting married in a month and that she'll have things to suit the lady's taste. eyeyeyeyyy. its a pupppppppppppyyyyy. oh it's adele's room. ohmygod so fuckin cute rochester is putting adele to bed and she's saying that she wants an aunt that she can choose and she wants it to be miss eyre and he says she wont have them and she says he has to ask her and she'll make sure she says yes. 'that'd be very nice'. cute af ma8. 'don't forget to ask her!' he grins happily. she chooses a cutain (?) and rochester jumps in 'we prefer this one!', and ol mate says 'i congratulate the lady on her discerning taste - the room will look delightful!' what a thing to say. she looks fkn miserable lolol she thinks she's choosing shit out for blanche - they're choosing out jewels now. she's fkn despondent. she flees the jewellers, he follows her and she cries and tells him she's off on holiday. he's not happy like did you think that would go well?? she's not even saying goodbye to him ahaha bye adele and fairfax nevermind here he is marching up the stairs weren't you gon' say goodbye????? tajes her bags and back upstairs to show her the room she designed? she loves it and he's happy and taking the coat off - 'it's incomplete' 'incomplete? everything seems to be in its proper place - what's missing?' 'you.' ohmygodddddddd. 'can't you see i've been falling in love with you all of this time?' rochester yaaaassss. she's not about to argue lol. whoops - 'you must never decieve me again' she chides lovingly and he laughs and shakes his head. like duuuuude i haven't forgotten this is Jane Eyre. okay he's very handsome and she's gorgeous what a lovely couple. now she's dressed in enormous dresses and jewels much more fitting now I suppose, though she did just say she didn't want to be lavished and pampered. oh what the fuck lol what 'edward my husband!' ahaha oh shit bertha just popped nicely out of nowhereeeee -'you can't separate me from my husband again! no one shall!' oh shit. oh shit. wow that was so brushed over - 1930s sensibilities??? Jane's like uhhhh what was that explain yourself he's like I love you you make me so happy i didn't want to tell you I was married to a psycho that I keep in the attic and take care of. she almost forgave him then he rushed off to help with his violent wife - what she gon do?? she waiting forever surely not she's better than that. yas ohmygod is she gone? SHES GONE AHAHAHA YAS DAMN GO GIRL. she wrote a goodbye note to Adele but not him ahaha savage I love her. ohh a star wars cut noice. he's just gon sit in his library? took mrs fairfax to be like yo dude she couldn't have gone very far ahah she's hiding from him in the shadows all misery and rain. searching for her in the dark- thornfield's on fire! oh yikes it's seriously on fire. get out of there ya;ll. it's so odd not to have any action music oh damn he's going into the house to get bertha he's in his tophat ahaha fire effects! fire effects! fire effects! whoo. she's found herself in a soup kitchen very nice Jane you're an angel. she's going to india huh oh damn we speeding through this bit - 30 seconds after we meet Rivers he's proposing ahaha. she looks insulted, thanks him and storms out. she's pouring soup an hour before her wedding to Rivers and Sam's just popped up looking fucked uppp. i think he's just drunk tbh. bertha burned to death. Jane's frantic and upset m8 and yeah Sam's drunk af. so JAne went to him - he's blind and angry and an't see her and she's crying and he's shocked my god he's in the light and he's in the dark and he's reaching toward the light and touching her face - lol she raced back to thornfield in a day. lol you want some tea Eyre, it's nice for you to call. he's convinced ---ohhhhh--- "strange, you pity me when I'm blind and yet when I was worse than blind you had no mercy.' he's sending her awayyyyy noo he literally just told her they never belonged to each other and they never did like damn son that is fuckin colldddddd. she's so emotional and he's like yep I guess. She was awesome, he was handsome and had his fine moments. It was cute af m8 noice.

#jane eyre #1934 #jane eyre 1934 #virginia bruce #commentary #review #ramble #shit #colin clive

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macgyvrs · 7 years ago

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( the struggle when i made this days ago yet i still wonder why i haven’t gotten any i/ms yhet... *sighsz* ) what it do peeps ! i’m l. i’m a 21 yr old foodie from the est timezone who loves laughin’, watchin’ movies, sleepin’, and ofc food ! i’ve been in the rpc for a few good years now but i’ve never done 1x1 before. i’ve always seen tons of people talkin’ bout it in the tags but never really knew what it was about. since i’m currently an english major whose transferin’ to be a journalism major, i’d love any chance i can get to improve/hone my writin’ skills. if anythin’ below strikes your fancy don’t hesitate to hmu ! p.s: for the moment, i’m still kinda iffy with headcannons and such since i don’t watch like any shows that are runnin’ aside from macgyver and the flash bc coincidentally i’m behind on both... i’ve actually caught up with macgyver and i’m mad i did bc i love lucas till sm rn (but please let me know if i got anythin’ wrong in the ‘ships i’d like to play’ section.. i’ll love you a dozen)

● you can find all my muses here. their musings here here and here. click on the lil pencil to read their bio and stats. really excited to play these muses because some of them are new and some of them haven’t been played in a moment or haven’t been played to its full potential-- so you can see my excitement ! some of these muses i have used before in rps so you may have seen em... or ya have not. either or that’s get crackin ! also i have to add that since some of these muses are new they may need some adjustin’/tweakin. if you have any questions regardin’ on my muses or would just like more info on ‘em please don’t hesitate to message me !

fcs i’d like to play against (there currently aren’t any most wanteds bein’ that i’d like to play against all of these suggests fcs below at any given point):

● shelley henning

● robbie amell

● chris wood

● tessa thompson

● danielle campbell

● nate buzolic

● chris zylka

● jessica parker kennedy

● matthew daddario

● sophia bush

● virginia gardner

● sebastian stan

● alex pettyfer

● cody christian

● taron egerton

● matt barr

● max theiriot

● nico tortorella

● claire holt

● dylan o’brien

● grant gustin

● nathalie kelley

● freddie stroma

● tristin mays

● lucas till

● avan jogia

● aisha dee

● camille guaty

● bianca a. santos

● kylie bunbury

● (really need some more male fc(s) for my jenna dewan-tatum muse SO pls rec some !)

● candice patton

ships i’d like (bold is the chara i’d play):

● faye chamberlain/diana meade (the secret circle)

● veronica mars/logan echolls (veronica mars)

● katrina straford/bianca stratford (10 things i hate about you)

● marti perkins/savannah monroe (marti’s my badass kween but ava’s too much like savannah) (hellcats)

● more to come when i watch some shows/movies !

plots i’d like:

● pls give me somethin’ based on 10 things i hate about you bc classic !!1

● gimme gimme some sixteen candles or pretty in pink pls !

● ok but someone give me that cute bartender storyline though? like this guy tends bar at a restaurant or a pub or something and always sees this cute girl hanging out there, but she’s always either with friends or with some guy so he never really gets the time to talk to her BUT ONE DAY she walks into the place alone and orders so many drinks until she’s so bloody drunk, screaming about how her boyfriend cheated on her, that the bartender had to bring her home himself. she wakes up with a horrible hangover, stumbles out the room to find the bartender cooking breakfast and rolling his eyes, laughing. “first of all, you’re an idiot. second, we didn’t have sex if that’s what you’re wondering. third, breakfast will be ready soon. sit.” and fluff commences HELP PLZ ( x )

● i’ll take that platonic ship where muse a and muse b come from different worlds and hang out a lot bc both of them fit comfort in the other. muse b’s pretty much comfortable with spillin’ their guts on a silver platter while muse a just quietly sits back and listens-- offerin’ advice in the process bc it’s the nonjudgmental breakfast club. however, one day, out of the blue, muse a has declined all of muse b’s calls, sendin’ them to voicemail. in a panic, muse b rushes over to muse a’s apartment (w/ food in hand bc they know how much of a foodie muse a is). “you weren’t answerin’ my calls, so i just wanted to see if you were ohkay.” and muse a’s eyes are hella puffy w/ makeup smeared all over and all she can do is smile. pLS stop ME !

● i just wanna play this plot again (dear lordty) i need this f/m plot in my life one more time. muse a was brought up in a religious house hold. all her life, she’s had to abide by her strict parents rules, and the regulations of the bible. bein’ that she grew up in a very judgmental and secure environment, she never had a social life because everything that didn’t involve god was considered worldly, which her parents (mainly her mother) never approved of. seven days a week, 2-4 hours a night, church was her life. after high school she did the whole college thing; attendin’ a religious based alta mater to please her parents. yet, she wasn’t satisfied with her life as it was. one day, she had an epiphany, to live her life for herself instead of livin’ it for others. eger to want to complete that change, muse a moves to a smol lil town in hopes of resettin’ the last year of her life. to make endsmeat, she gets a job as a waitress at the towns local cafe. muse b is a campaign manager (or does something in politics) and always orders food from the cafe where muse a works. whenever muse a delivers muse b’s order, they have an interestingly awkward conversation (seein’ as how they’re two people who’d never in a million years interact with each other) until they meet again. everything is peachy keen until muse a jokingly agrees to volunteer in this event muse b’s office is organizing. a few hours into the event (think of like nature or somethin’ involvin’ outdoor/physical activities) something happens to muse b that causes muse a to kiss muse b out of an abrupt fear for their life. and bam ! everything’s awko taco now because it’s like ‘we kissed. but you still annoy the shit out of me with your cocky, egotistic attitude yet at the same time i love how easily it is to talk to you and how you can make me laugh” and someone pls come and take my computer away from me ! ( x )

● any set plots for any of the muses could be great as well !

● pls hit me with a macgyver-esq plot. i’ve been hella obsessed with my mans lucas till lately that i need a plot that doesn’t just occur in my head. muse a is a secret agent workin’ at a foundation that’s cover is a think tank. muse b is muse a’s significant other (possibly workin’ at said job as a secretary or somefing). due to the capacity of muse a’s job, muse b rarely sees them since they’re always gone for days at a time. just gimme me the ‘i just miss havin’ you around.’ ‘i love you so much’. gimme me da fluff !

● i wanted to say something else but i forgot so i’m outie !

#1x1 #1x1 rp

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yukiwrites · 8 years ago

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A Big Sister’s Duty

A few months after Robin came back, everyone was surprised to find out that she was already expecting Morgan. According to Tiki, Naga had said that Robin’s body remained frozen in time while waiting for Chrom to wake her up, which included the baby inside of her as well.

The one most excited for a sibling was none other than young Luci, however. As Robin’s stomach grew, so did Luci’s enthusiasm: she loved to just put her ear on her mother’s belly and talk to Morgan, happily giggling right after. “When is he coming?” She would ask almost every night before going to sleep, imagining that a baby would just show up overnight.

Robin would smile sweetly and caress her daughter’s head -- she missed so much of her little girl’s growth that she always made sure to have time for her, and would always put her to bed. “Just wait a bit more, hm? Time will pass so quickly you won’t even notice!”

The day Morgan was born, Luci was crying on the neighboring room, scared that her mother was in pain, “but I saw how Mama was hurting!! Is Mama going away somewhere again?! No!!” She cried and squirmed in her sister’s arms.

“Mother’s going to be alright, Luci,” Lucina said, holding the little girl tightly. “It’s just that Morgan is a bit too enthusiastic to be born”, she side-eyed her young sibling and smiled, “and that’s made Mother a bit light-headed; that is all.”

“Hey, now!” Morgan pouted, nudging his sisters. “I’m not enthusiastic… I’m sure I just want to meet Mother badly!” He laughed, trying to avert the little girl’s attention away from the birthing.

Luci sniffled. “Really? Is Mama going to be o-kay?” She sat on Lucina’s lap and dried her face. Morgan gave her a handkerchief to blow her nose.

“She will! I promise.” He said, patting her head.

Luci looked down shyly, then swung her short legs nervously. “Will… will I do this to Morg, too?” She hid under the handkerchief, just wanting a little brother of her own to spoil like her siblings did her.

The eldest princess tilted her head, “do this?” she asked. Morgan understood immediately and let out an exclamation of surprise.

“Oh! Don’t worry, of course you will!” He giggled and patted her head again, looking at his big sister. “If you’re like Sis here, you’ll be very good to your little brother, I’m sure!”

“Really?!” She beamed, throwing herself on her brother’s neck. “I can’t wait!”

However, she started crying again once baby Morgan was born -- “Why is he crying? Is he hurting after all?!” she had said, but after meeting the small and red bundle of happiness, she calmed down.

Mama’s belly was so big, she thought, but Morg’s so small! So tiny! When do I get to play with him? She thought day after day, visiting her baby brother’s room as her Mother tended to him.

A particular day, she sat on the bed as Robin massaged baby Morgan’s belly, watching it closely. So closely she didn’t notice she was lying down on her chest, swinging her legs with interest. “Mama, what’re you doing?”

The Queen had to suppress a chuckle -- Lucina had been staring so intently at her that she only asked after a long time had passed, probably trying to figure it out by herself. “Mama’s doing a massage on your brother, you see?” She placed her thumbs under the baby’s navel and pressed with the slightest of strengths, repeating the movement for a few centimeters downwards before going back to the belly button. “He’s been having a bit of cramps lately, so Mama’s helping him.”

Luci rested her head on both hands, tilting it to the side in doubt. “What’s cr… cwam… cwamps…?” She stuttered and almost bit her tongue. How did her mother say that word?

“Cramps.” Robin repeated slowly, lowering her head to the little girl. Luci tried to mimic her mother’s lips.

“Cwamps,” she said with confidence.

“Crrrraammmmpsss…” Robin widely opened her mouth, watching how Luci imitated her.

“Crrrrampss…!” She repeated, getting it right and giggling. “I did it!”

“That you did! Good girl.” Robin patted her head, then turned again to the baby. “Cramps happen when your belly is hurting -- Morgan has a bit of a knot inside his belly and Mama is untying it by doing this.”

“Wow! Mama can really do anything, right?” She mused, sitting up to watch Robin’s hands more closely. “Mama saved the world, helped Papa… and can even undo belly knots!”

It was Robin’s turn to chuckle, slightly embarrassed. “Did Papa say that?”

Luci nodded frantically. “Uh-huh. Every day he said how won-der-ful Mama was to Luci! E-very-thing’s true!” The princess covered her mouth with both hands to hide her giggle, the big words still a bit difficult for her to say.

Robin felt her eyes itch with tears, her heart warm with so much love it almost overflowed. “Silly,” she murmured, “he’s the one who’s saved me time and again.”

Still staring intently at her mother’s hand, Lucina didn’t hear what her mother mumbled, but a curious finger poked at Morgan’s belly button. Then, she covered her mouth and laughed. “It’s an outie just like Luci’s!”

“An outie?” Robin snorted, pulling down Morgan’s gown. Lucina lifted her dress and pointed to her own navel.

“Uh-huh! See!” She laughed and pulled down her dress, looking at Morgan. “And his hair is just like Luci’s too! And Papa’s! Oh, oh! The belly button is like Papa’s too!” She remembered Chrom’s strong abdomen and her mind wandered. “Luci’s gonna have a big tummy just like Papa when I grow up!”

Amused with her daughter’s sudden change of topics, Robin simply smiled while slightly caressing Morgan’s head, the baby ready for his afternoon nap. “Indeed? But you’ve seen your big sister’s belly, right? How did you find it?”

Luci’s shoulder fell. “It’s small.”

Robin snorted so loud she was afraid she’d woken Morgan up. “W-well, she is a girl, after all.” She managed to say, suppressing her laughter. Was she raising a little body-builder and hasn’t realized it?

“Luci’s gonna be big like Papa!” She puffed her cheeks, “and strong like Mama! Heehee! I’ll undo knots on bellies and save the world!”

The Queen laughed, hugging her little girl. “Hopefully belly knots are the only things you’ll have to fight in the future, hm?” She winked. “I need to pick up a few scrolls on the next room, will you look after Morgan for me?”

The small princess’ eyes gleamed. Big sister duties! “Yes!”

“What a great big sister you are, my Baby Girl.” Robin kissed the small blue-haired head before picking Morgan up and placing him on his crib. “Take care of him, hm?” She put her index over her mouth, talking in a small voice. “And if he starts to smell, be sure to call me.”

Luci brought both hands to her mouth and widened her eyes. “Uh-huh!” She replied while nodding, then waved her mother goodbye. The moment the Queen was out of sight, Lucina climbed on the crib and sat in front of her sleeping brother, resting her head on both of her hands.

She watched how he breathed evenly, even though sometimes his hands spasmed, as though he was seeing something in his dreams. Luci had heard that the Brand in her eye surfaced a few weeks after her birth -- almost the same age Morgan was at that moment.

His Brand was on his right hand, but it was so faint only a few people could even see it. Though it was not like she could see it at that very moment -- he was sleeping with both hands up and his mouth was slightly open, which Lucina inadvertently mimicked.

Suddenly, he coughed himself awake, his big, brown eyes still unable to focus. Lucina gasped and held her breath, observing as he squirmed a bit before cooing uncomfortably.

That was her cue. “What is it, Morg? Do you have crrraaamps?” A blue blur showed up in his field of vision, to which he only wriggled in response, a small gurgling sound leaving his throat. “Don’t worry! Big sis is here!” She slowly pulled up his sleeping gown and started to imitate her mother’s hands movements.

Thumbs under navel, go down, down… then up to navel again, then towards the sides, the sides… then to navel! She was concentrating so hard she was frowning -- but she used so little force, Morgan only felt tickles and started to laugh.

It began as a giggle, then it started to grow into a full-blown laughter, his baby voice ringing through the room. Lucina laughed in response.

“Heehee, hahaha!” She pointed at him, who now held both of his feet with his small hands, laughter shaking both of them. “I did it! Morg’s not hurting!”

The sudden burst of laughter brought Robin back to the room, but she ended up observing the scene by the door frame, a warm smile painted across her face; her heart even warmer. “Luci?” She asked after Morgan had stopped laughing, watching as the small blue-haired head turned to her.

“Mama, look! Morg’s was hurting and Luci stopped it! Like Mama showed!” She got up on the crib, holding its guardrail with one hand, pointing to Morgan with the other. He was still holding his feet with both hands.

Robin took the little girl on her arms. “Did you, now? That--” Before Robin could compliment her daughter, a strong smell started coming from Morgan. Lucina held her nose with both hands.

“Mama! He’s smelling!” She laughed. Robin nudged her nose over Luci’s hand and smiled.

“You really did it, Luci! You undid the knot on your little brother’s tummy! What a great sister you are, my Baby Girl!”

#lucina #CHROBIN #morgan #robin #fire emblem awakening #my writings #FAMILLY FLUFF!!#BABIES!! YES!!#fe 13

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theantibridezilla · 5 years ago

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SmileDirectClub: Delays, Refinements, & Getting Back on Track

So it’s been FOREVER since I’ve written an SDC update and there’s been a good reason for that. If you follow me on IG, you know the story. But for the newbies, here’s the rundown.

A Gap That Wasn’t Closed

My original smile plan was scheduled to end on November 12th. Back in mid-October of last year, I noticed that I still had a small gap in my top front teeth. And while my lower teeth had pretty significant gaps when I started, they had managed to completely close by the end of my original smile plan. Because I was concerned that I might be left with a upper gap at the end of my smile plan, I reached out to SDC and scheduled an appointment to go to a Smile Shop for a rescan.

So, I headed to a Manhattan SDC Smile Shop on October 29th. As I suspected, they agreed on October 31st that I was going to need refinements. Refinements are when you need additional aligners beyond your original smile plan to create the perfect smile. Except, while I thought I would just need an additional week or two to close my top gap, it turned out that it would be two months and they would also be “refining” my lower front teeth as well. But whatever it takes to get a perfect smile, I wasn’t upset by this news.

What’s weird about this email — is that it asked me to set up an appointment for a scan even though I already had one so they could put my aligners into production. So me being type-A immediately called their customer service number and spoke with an agent. The agent had to basically relay between the Smile Shop and the production team to confirm that my scans had been sent in otherwise there would be no way that I could have been approved for refinements anyway since I never sent in independent images anyway.

My refinement aligners “went into production” on November 2nd with a notice that it would take four to five weeks for the new set of aligners to arrive. Keep those dates in mind, because this is where things go off the rails.

Delays

So, with a four to five-week timeline and a November 2nd start date, that would mean that either the week of Thanksgiving or the first week of December, my aligners would arrive. However, that timeframe came and went, and they were no where to be found, and there were no status updates coming from SDC.

By the second week in December, I reached out via their online chat asking for an update. Interestingly enough the answer the customer service rep gave me was something along the lines of “we’re backlogged on production because we’ve had so many new customers sign on in the last few weeks so it should be another two to three weeks before your aligners arrive.”

Okay fine. I wasn't happy to hear that but a few weeks delay wouldn’t be the end of the world. However I wasn’t cool with the fact that I had to chase them for updates versus their system being automated to flag my account as a delayed production order that needed immediate attention.

Mid-December came along and I still hadn’t received a shipment email. So I reached out to SDC through their customer support Twitter account (@GrinChangers) asking for an update. The account was prompt in replying and quoted me that my refinement aligners should ship between Christmas Eve and New Years Eve.

But then that ship window came and went and I never got a shipping notification. So, fast forward to January 2nd and I decide to reach out to @GrinChangers for a status update.

And at this point, I got irritated because it felt like the party line was “we don’t know but hey it’ll happen eventually!” ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ And as someone who’s a marketer by trade (check my LinkedIn), and has worked on customer service-focused campaigns I found this extremely unacceptable. No one — regardless of whether they’re an influencer or a paying customer — should be left on donut status with something as important as dentistry. But there’s something equally weird about going out of the way to do an influencer campaign with various people and then leaving their accounts unmonitored.

Anyway, at this point I was getting to the position where I was going to write my SDC experience off as “good to a point”. But I decided to do one last Hail Mary — to reach out to the PR team who had brought me on with this campaign when I attended the May media event in Manhattan. So, I reached out to the PR people and politely let them know that I was hitting a brick wall going through the regular customer service channels. This was January 7th.

To their credit, they got on it immediately and by Saturday January 10th, I had the update email that my aligners were ready to ship. I went into detail on my IGTV of why I was happy my delays were remedied, but how I found it high-key problematic. And this week, on the 16th I received my refinement aligners. So, as of right now, I’m on Week 1 of a six-set refinement treatment plan.

And as others have said, compared to the massive box and fanfare around your original Smile Plan shipment (left), your refinement aligners (right) come in a simple padded envelope and with an additional outie tool and chewies as compared to the Bright-on teeth whiteners, tray holder case, positive affirmations and lip balm in your original Smile Plan box. And I would agree with others that this could be risky as there’s always the potential that the aligners could get bent in transit.

The Break Between Nov 12 and Now

So, my original smile plan ended on November 12th. And since then, I was wearing my last set of aligner trays. I basically treated them like retainers and only wore them at night to keep my smile from shifting while I waited for my refinement trays. It just didn’t make sense (personally) for me to wear them for 22 hours a day when the maximum amount of movement had been achieved.

The Refinement Plan

So, like I mentioned, I have a two-month refinement plan. As long as I don’t somehow go off track, I should finish by March 12th. And just like before, I have three pairs of trays per month with a 1 / 1 / 2 line up where I wear one tray for each of the first two weeks and then I wear a single set of trays for the last two weeks in a month. And since I received my aligners on a Thursday, I switched into them that evening, and will be doing five more Thursday swaps.

So, right now like I mentioned I’m on my first week of refinement trays. The one thing I am thankful for is that this first week wasn’t very uncomfortable beyond slight soreness! As many people know, the first week or two of aligners can be incredibly painful. So we’ll see if this is a relatively painless experience the entire two months or if some weeks are going to be “intense”.

To Recap...

So, even though I had an incredibly annoying experience with SDC’s general customer support for the last two months, I do think the product works. If you see my progression from May to now, clearly my smile improved dramatically.

However, I would say that they need to work on their CX as it’s irrelevant to increase your market share — which they’ve done by enhancing their product offerings and beefing up advertisements — if you’re going to leave existing customers in the lurch, especially at these price points. And while I was able to have the “ace in the hole” of connecting with the PR team, what happens to regular paying customers who don’t have that luxury?

To learn more about my SDC Smile Journey, click here.

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polkadotsockz · 8 years ago

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I don't know why, but I've always liked these.

100 Things About Me

1. What is your full name? Kimberly

2. How old are you? 23

3. When is your birthday? 12/12

4. What is your zodiac sign? The charming and witty, Sagittarius

5. What is your favorite color? Blacker than my soul

6. What’s your lucky number? 12 (look at my birthday!)

7. Do you have any pets? Two wonderful cats, Fuu (Fuu Kitty) and Archer (Archie)

8. Where are you from? Connecticut

9. How tall are you? 5′8"

10. How many pairs of shoes do you own? Like 10, but I wear 3-4 of them regularly

11. What did you last have for breakfast? Scrambled eggs and cold brew coffee

12. What was your last dream about? The last one I remember having was one in which I was in my high school cafeteria. For some reason everyone in my high school was invited to this wedding (don't know whose), and we all decided to get dressed at school. Now mind you, this took place in my high school but in the present day, meaning we were all adults. When I looked around, guys and girls were putting on their outfits, doing their hair, and doing their makeup. All the parents were there getting ready too. I remember getting upset because my parents brought the wrong dress for me. They brought the dress I wore to my cousin's wedding a few years ago, which is a beautiful dark blue gown. I was upset because I was afraid the dress would rip because of all the weight I've gained. (The dress actually did rip in real life when I wore it to my step-aunt's wedding a couple of months ago; causing me to have to borrow someone’s dress for the rest of the night). So after some complaining, I convinced them to stop back at home so I could get a different dress, and that's when I woke up.

13. What is the best thing about you? I always try to see the best in everyone, even if they've done me wrong.

14. Put shuffle on your iPod, what were the first 5 songs?

1. Part II - Paramore

2. ARTPOP - Lady Gaga

3. Dancing in Circles - Lady Gaga (really?! 2 in a row?)

4. But It's Better if You Do - Panic! At the Disco

5. Comedy of Errors- Alesana

15. Favorite song? It typically depends on my mood, but the one that is most constant is “Born This Way” by Lady Gaga. It’s pretty much the perfect song because a. it’s fun to sing along to, b. it’s fun to dance to, c. it has beautiful lyrics with a powerful message about self-love and self-acceptance, especially for the LGBT community.

16. Favorite TV show? Game of Thrones, by fucking far!

17. Favorite movie? the Harry Potter series

18. Do you miss anyone right now? I miss my Sammy and I miss my friends who I don’t see nearly enough

19. Do you want children? I think so, but I have promised myself that I won’t have kids unless and until I work out my anxiety issues because I don’t want to pass this along to yet another generation in my family.

20. Do you want a church wedding? Nah, I’d probably burst into flames up at the altar.

21. Are you religious? Nah, I like Satan jokes too much.

22. Have you ever been to the hospital? The last time I remember going was when I was 6 and needed 10 stitches on my head.

23. Have you ever met any celebrities? Sadly, no. I hold out hope that I’ll meet Lady Gaga.

24. Baths or showers? Both! I only really like baths when I have a bath bomb/bubble bar, though!

25. What color socks are you wearing? None.

26. Have you ever been famous? Nah, I don’t have the charisma or personality to handle that much attention.

27. Would you like to be a big celebrity? Nah, I like my privacy tbh.

28. What type of music do you like? Lady Gaga, Paramore, emo/screamo that I’ve been listening to since middle/high school, occasional radio hits

29. Have you ever been skinny dipping? No :/ I totally should have when I was home alone when I lived at my parents’.

30. How many pillows do you sleep with? Two! My favorite is when I can lay my head on one, and hug the other one.

31. What position do you usually sleep in? I usually sleep on my side (fetal position)

32. How big is your house? Our apartment is a decently sized one-bedroom

33. What do you typically have for breakfast? Eggs or rolled oats with fruit

34. Have you ever fired a gun? Nope!

35. Have you ever tried archery? No, but it sounds cool

36. Who is your celebrity crush? Lady Gaga cuz she’s actually perfect

37. Who do you look up to? Lady Gaga, because she isn’t afraid to be who she is and inspires others love and accept themselves. She is an extremely talented and accomplished musician, but retains such a humility and love for her fans. So basically, as I said before, she’s perfect.

38. What’s the longest you’ve ever gone without sleep? 22 hours. When I was a high school senior, I got hooked on World of Warcraft, and I would do raids until 2 am (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays), and then wake up for school at 5 am. Thursdays were the worst.

39. Do you have any scars? On my forehead from the 10 stitches I got as a child, and a few on my face from the chicken pox.

40. Have you ever had a secret admirer? I don’t believe so.

41. Are you a good liar? I’m good at white lies (“I love that new haircut!”) but suck at lying about things that actually matter because I’m really bad at hiding my feelings.

42. Are you a good judge of character? For the most part.

43. Can you do any other accents other than your own? I like to pretend I can do a British accent, but it’s not all that.

44. Do you have a strong accent? Nah lol, just standard New England.

45. What is your favorite accent? British, Irish, Australian

46. Name all the countries you’ve been to? Not as many as I’d like! I have only been to Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and I took a cruise as a kid that stopped in Aruba, St. Martin, and St. Thomas. So basically, I’ve been around the Carribean.

47. What is your most expensive piece of clothing? I don’t know, haha. I’m too broke for expensive clothes, I’m a grad student.

48. Can you curl your tongue? Kind of.

49. Are you an innie or an outie? Innie!

50. Left or right handed? Right, my left hand is useless

51. Are you scared of spiders? Yes, I hate all of them.

52. Favorite food? You can never go wrong with pizza

53. Favorite foreign food? Thai food is heaven.

54. Are you a clean or messy person? I can be messy with clothes, but for the most part, I’m a neat freak. I get anxiety if things are too dirty around the house.

55. Most used phrase? “I’m too tired for life......”

56. Most used word? “Fuck”

57. How long does it take for you to get ready? Probably like 30-45 minutes on average. I varies depending on how long my shower is, how much make up I’m trying to wear, what I’m doing to my hair, and if shaving my legs is part of the process.

58. Do you have much of an ego? Most of the time I tend to be very hard on myself, so I’m gonna say no.

59. Do you suck or bite lollipops? Don’t eat many lollipops nowadays, but suck!

60. Do you talk to yourself? All the time! I’m a great conversationalist.

61. Do you sing to yourself? All the time! Every car ride is a concert just for me.

62. Are you a good singer? I’m not too shabby.

63. Biggest Fear? Failure, rejection, judgement.

64. Are you a gossip? I can be. I enjoy talking about others, but many times it’s not in a negative way. For example, if I’m worried about someone who isn’t really saying much to me, I may ask another friend what’s going on with them because I’m concerned...not cuz I’m trying to talk shit. I guess I should get better at direct communication, tho.

65. Favorite character in anything? Tyrion Lannister in Game of Thrones, ASOIAF

66. Do you like long or short hair? I like both, but I’m digging my ultra long hair right now cuz I had short hair for so long!

67. Can you name all 50 states of America? Probably, just don’t ask me where they all are on the map.

68. Favorite school subject? English/literature all the way!

69. Extrovert or Introvert? Too introverted to handle.

70. Favorite hobbies? Reading, writing, watching movies/shows, make-up, spending time with my boyfriend and friends

71. What makes you nervous? Everything social, judgement, presenting in front of people, making decisions.

72. Are you scared of the dark? I used to be, but now I like it.

73. Do you correct people when they make mistakes? Not really. I used to correct peoples’ grammar/spelling mistakes, but then I realized what an ass I was being. I only really point out mistakes if I think the mistakes will negatively impact the person.

74. Are you ticklish? Yes, extremely and everywhere.

75. Have you ever started a rumor? I don’t think so.

76. Have you ever been in a position of authority? I guess I’m in a position of power/authority in my career. I never know what to do with that power, though.

77. Have you ever drank underage? Of course.

78. Have you ever done drugs? I’ve dabbled in a few things. Weed is the only consistent one, and it’s hardly a “drug.” I’ve never done anything seriously addictive/dangerous like heroine or meth or something.

79. Who was your first real crush? This kid in my second grade class. He didn’t like me though cuz he was popular, and I was very unpopular.

80. How many piercings do you have? 5 - lobes, industrial bar, nostril, and navel. I want so so so many more though.

81. Can you roll your Rs? Spanish is my second language, so claro que sí!

82. How fast can you type? Pretty damn fast, actually.

83. How fast can you run? Fast if it’s for a very short distance. I have very little endurance, though.

84. What color is your hair? Naturally, I’m a milk chocolate brown. Right now, I’ve got about 2-3 inches my roots grown out, and the rest is a fading purple.

85. What color are your eyes? Dark brown.

86. What are you allergic to? Just pollen.

87. Do you keep a journal? I’ve always been bad at keeping up with journals. I wish I could find some old ones with my poetry.

88. What do your parents do? Dad: owns a little grocery store, Mom: works at a bank, Stepdad: works at an investment bank (stocks and such)

89. Do you like your age? It’s okay. I’m getting old, though.

90. What makes you angry? Ignorance/ hatred: racism, homophobia, transphobia, sexism, etc. It honestly makes no sense to me how people can’t just love and accept one another and mind their own damn business.

91. Do you like your own name? I think it’s a nice name.

92. Have you already thought of baby names, and if so what are they? I’ve had many thoughts throughout the years. I’ve always been partial to gender neutral names like Alex, Riley, Andy, etc.

93. Do you want a boy or a girl for a child? One of each would work.

94. If you had to have someone narrate the story of your life to you when you died, who would it be? This is an odd question, honestly, I’m not sure.

95. What’s the best thing you’ve ever won? I don’t really win things.

96. How did you get your name? My mom and dad were thinking “Nelly” but then my grandma’s best friend talked them into “Kimberly.” I feel that this is more fitting.

97. Out of the original 151 which is your favorite Pokémon? I didn’t watch Pokemon.

98. What browser do you use? Safari cuz I’m a Mac.

99. Color of your bedspread? I think it’s purple right now.

100. Color of your room? White cuz I rent and can’t paint the walls

#personal #Boredom #survey

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clearsandwicheagle-blog · 7 years ago

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Hello, im a 17 year old currently learning to drive, once i have a Full UK driving license,think i would be able to get insured on a citreon saxo? As far as i know there are a few types of saxo's, the 1.1, the 1.4 furio, and the vtr 1.6 i think! Many people have told be they are classed as a boy racer car so the insurance will be high but surely if i buy a standard 1.1 or 1.4 saxo i will be able to get insured. What do you guys think? What saxo best for first car? Any other first cars recommened? How much round about do you think it will be to insure? Thanks""

How much will it cost for an 18 year old to insure a BMW M3?

I am an 18 year old, I've just passed my car test and I want a 2002 - 2004 BMW M3 (1.8 - 2.0l) I will not settle for anything less better-looking than a BMW. I also just passed my full motorcycle test 2 months ago. I have 2 years no claims bonus for my Motorcycle insurance since I started riding at the age of 16. I'm planning to sell my current motorcycle and buy a reasonable BMW M3 priced around 2-3k I was wondering what kind of insurance I should be expecting? I have got way more experience on the roads than any other 18 year old out there; but I'm not so sure that the insurance companies will take in mind my 2 years NCB on my motorcycle. Either way; how much could I be expecting to pay? I'm going to be insured as the 2nd driver and hopefully not pay more than 4k anually? The comparison websites are just bull crap, they are quoting my prices of over 20k, even for a small ford ka. I know I know big car young driver - but please just answer my question :) Thanks in advance.""

Which car insurance won't be so expensive for me?

I'm 19 years old turning 20 at the end of this year. I Go to college. I don't have any tickets on my driving record. i got my license when i was 18. my car is volkswagen cabrio 2000. which car insurance will be the cheapest for my case?

How much will my insurance cost for a ninja 250?

I'm about to buy a bike soon and I am just adding up all the expenses... sales tax, insurance, registration, etc. If I buy a Ninja 250r (probably a 2008-2012 model) I have Liberty Mutual insurance company. My car is an 03 Toyota celica GTS and I pay about $1,300 a year. I know you guys can't give me a direct estimate (obviously!) But can you give me just a guess. Thanks!""

""Cheapest way to get Car Insurance for a 19 year old male, in Ontario?""

I am a 19 year old male university student in Ontario Canada. I live at home in the summer and only one hour from home during the school year for my studies. I would like to purchase my own car for everyday driving. However, I know that I would not be able to afford the ridiculous insurance there is for a male driver that is under 25 and listed as the primary driver. I have heard of ways to get around this, such as getting listed as a secondary driver and having my dad as the primary driver and just me as a temporary driver. Doing this is kind of lying, as I would be having the car all the time in the school year and then bring it home with me when I work at home. I don't think it would matter though, I doubt it is risky that if I did need a claim they would investigate how much I had the car... But what my dad seems to think is that he can only have a certain amount of cars listed as him as primary. My mom and dad live together and together own a 1994 Intrepid, 2003 Cadillac CTS and a 1988 Corvette (that is insured for only 5 months a year, stored in the winter). I am only insured as a temporary driver on the Intrepid as it is too expensive for anything else. I also have a 21 year old sister who is in the same situation (lives at home for 4 months a year) but she has just bought her own car and is her own primary driver. So I don't think that should affect me at all, it is cheap enough for a female to get primary insurance at this age. So now I want to buy a sports car. I am 100% sure I want to buy a car that is not common, its just something I am stubborn about and so I know that insurance will be more this way. Specifically I was looking at an Audi tt, BMW 300 series, Mitsubishi Eclipse or a Mustang... I also found a great deal on a '99 Porsche Boxster that a seller has that is way underpriced and I'd love to buy it (first choice). My question is, can I claim that my dad is really the owner of the Porsche (or other car) and say that I am a temporary driver, and then have me drive it all the time and take it back and forth to school, etc, knowing my parents together already have 2 vehicles and 1 summer vehicle. I would take myself off of the temporary insurance on the Intrepid. My dad seems to think that an insurance company will not allow them to be primary drivers on 3 vehicles and 1 summer vehicle while having dependant children... But what if I did the insurance quotes online and got approved? I already did get quotes before, and I don't think I ran into any problems. But I want to be covered and in case I did need to make a claim, this method won't come back to bite me in the butt. What is anyone's take on this? Like I said, I cannot afford to pay the insurance on the car as a primary driver at this point, but paying for the car itself won't be a problem. I do realise that I will be paying for this way than I do at the moment because of the car, but instead of $3000 more I was thinking $400 more or something. Thanks for reading all the facts, any answers will be greatly greatly appreciated! Thanks everyone!""

How much Insurance do I need to pay for a 2.5 million hause.?

I have a question about insurance? Help please?

I just recently got my license, and I'm already listed under my mom's policy. (I'm going to be driving her car.) Anyway, the rate obviously went up because she added me to her policy. But they aren't going to charge her for it until next month. Even though I'm listed under the policy, would I have to wait until next month to drive? Because I haven't technically paid yet for my part of the insurance? Thank you!""

How much would a BMW 325i be on insurance??? 16 year old?

Hi. I am 16... I will be 17 in september.. but I know insurance won't go lower for us until we turn 25... :( anyways! i want to get a BMW 325i cause i LOVE that car. But im willing to pay for the car but wondering how much insurance would be on it??? Like maybe for a 2001 bmw 325i cause i like that model.. i like the models up also but it will be more money and would it be more money for insurance for a newer car??? PLEASE help me !!!! I need to no. OH and ps. I live in canada, ontario - HAMILTON !!!!""

What is the best car insurance company for a graduate student?

How much would it cost to get added to someones insurance policy...?

I need to prove that I have insurance to get my license reinstated. My grandma said I can use her car, but I'm not covered. She has liability insurance for her car. How much would it cost me (18 year old male, inexperienced driver) to get added to her policy. It is a small, older 4 door car. Any idea about how much it would be extra a month for me to be added? Also, would she be able to take me off of the policy whenever she wanted without any kind of fee (like if I tried to get taken off in a month, would they say that she has to pay for 6 months...). Thanks!""

Help i had a car accident driving a company car with no insurance?

i hit a car, unsafe start, i find out theres no insurance. I called my boss and he is furious and tells me i should put my insurance from my other cars to it and that i should pay for the accident. i dont know what to do i need help and advice""

Health insurance for full time college student?

I realllyy need to see a doctor about some issues im having with my health, but the onlyproblem is i dont have insurance... Are there any affordable insurance plans i can get??.. im a full time student and i really need it.""

Cheapest car and car insurance for a 21 year old.?

Well i dont know anything about cars so please dont criticise me lol my partner is having his test next month and he is 21 so his insurance will be sky high, so whats the best car for cheapest car insurance at his age? We need it as cheap as possible as were only looking for a second hand one due to it being his first car and he isnt botherd about the looks like as long as it gets us n the kids A to B lol please help.""

Dental discounts or affordable insurance in NJ?

I do not have dental insurance for myself and I need a good amount of dental work done, i was wondering if anyone could tell me an affordable dental plan or insurance that isnt exspensive in NJ? Im not applicable for NJ familycare dental""

""Car insurance, help!!?""

Hi I am 17, soon to be 18 in January! i have not took my test yet but it is very soon, if i pass i am looking to get a citroen c1 or peugeot 107, the maximum i am willing to pay on insurance is 2800, maybe 3000. I cant seem to find a quote reasonable anywhere, i dont know if it is something im doing wrong. I will not be getting the car until my 18th birthday so i would be 18 when the policy starts not 17 if that helps. Would anyone be able to help me???? thanks""

Does anyone know of any life insurance companies that will let you take out a term life policy for one age 69?

My grandfather and I are really close. He keeps telling me that he wants me to get a insurance policy on him which makes me feel bad, because I get the feeling there's something else serious he is not telling me. If something happens to him I don't want to be in a situation where I can't afford to bury him & I know that that type of stuff is important to get taken care of. I have checked into it a little bit online, but from what I have read & been told....when someone is over the age of 65, life insurance companies will not let you get a term policy for someone that age. My grandfather is 69 years old and will be 70 yrs old this month. I really don't have a whole lot of money to pay for whole life insurance & believe that I can only afford to get a term life insurance policy. The problems I think I am going to have is that he smokes & is 69 yrs old. Does anyone know of any good insurance companies that will let me get term life insurance on him being that he is already 69 and smokes?""

How to bring car insurance premium down for a young driver?

I passed my test june of this year and have been a named driver on my mothers policy for short periods of time, its a 1.4 S Reg corsa. Now i am looking at buying my own car and building up my own NCB. I was wondering if anyone knew of a good cheap car to insure? an insurance company that doesn't wish to rob young drivers? and whether its cheaper being a named driver myself or having a parent as a named driver? or any other tips you might know of to keep the premium down. Any help would be appreciated.""

How much would decent health insurance cost in the USA?

How much would decent health insurance cost in the USA for an elder person, say 65, who has no health history in the us due to being an immigrant? I am talking about the decent type of health insurance one gets when working for a fortune 500 company with low premiums and 20 dollar copays. ANy advice?""

Where can i get the cheapest car insurance with a dui in northern michigan?

Free Health Insurance?

no it didn't help. it has nothing to do with health insurance

Step parents health insurance?

I was wondering is it possible for my soon to be wife, to put my kids on her health insurance plan from work? The children live with us. We are in california.""

Are we still to be free enough to decide we don't want health insurance?

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=4235304 Scary, no? And it was, believe it or not, worse to watch the absolute calmness in which she declared willingness to decide this type of thing for us. If I don't want health insurance, or if I have enough $$$ to pay cash up front for all my bills, I don't want someone telling me I have to spend my money on their program. It's bad enough they spend my tax money stupidly, now this? What say you all?""

BEST HOME INSURANCE for a town house in allwntown Pa in the USA?

What would be a good home insurance for my town house in allentown PA.. i am looking for something good and affordable ANY IDEAS

Does anyone have Traveler's Auto Insurance?

I got a quote from a travelers auto insurance agent thats a good $75 less a month than what im paying now to progressive. The coverage isnt even bottom of the line either, its all the recommended selections. Anyone have any experience with them?""

Car Insurance Cancellation Fees? (UK)?

So i'm probs 2 months away from passing my driving test, and i was thinking about insuring my car on a provisional licence for these few months to actually get a few steps ahead and more experienced. I was wondering how much it would/if it would cost to say stop the provis insurance after them 2 months? People from the UK preferably please, cheers!""

Looking for affordable medical insurance plan for my husband. he is 31. please suggest?

Car insurance question?

how much is car insurance for a Mitsubishi lancer for a young driver

How much would car/motorbike insurance cost me?

My parents decided to move out somewhere where I have no tube connection and need to take stupid bus or train everywhere and it would take me ages to see my boyfriend which would live then like just 25 minutes away from me but 1h 10minutes by public transport. So here is my question, I'm only 18 and I want to know how much would car insurance cost me, if it's a lot then I was thinking about getting scooter or motorbike but I'm sure those need insurance too so how much would that be too ??""

Why exactly do women pay lower insurance rates than men ?

Car insurance increase...?

My regular insurance (just liability) is $70 a month. but I just bought a 2001 audi s4 and am adding collision to it. i guess you could say its a sports car because its fast, but its still a sedan. any idea on how much my insurance will go up?""

How much would insurance cost for me?

i'm an 18 yr old female driving a 86' camaro

How much Insurance do I need to pay for a 2.5 million hause.?

Best car insurance today?

I just got my car licence.. and I'm looking for a place to inform me about car insurances. Thanks

How do I get a no insurance ticket dismissed? ?

Im covered by my parents ins, but the truck I was driving hadnt been added yet!""

First car insurance help.?

Hi, I just bought my first car today. It was a Ford Ka 1997 1.3L. I am at college and have only 210 income per month. I don't know which would be the best type of insurance for me. I need to be insured for at the latest 24th April 09. Should I do monthly or annually. I did an annual insurance quote over the internet and the cheapest I got was with Endsleigh for 1500. What would be the best method of payment for me? Thanks very much for any help.""

Affordable standard transmission car for teen?

Any suggestions for a cheap manual car for a 17 year old male? I don't mind if it's a 2 or 4-door. Anything that is known for low insurance so my parents could afford it.

Can I claim through my car insurance without facing any penalities?

Car Insurance question - Do you own your home?

We just got married and the house is in my husbands name, even though I am on the deed papers as well. I am just applying for a car insurance and I'm not sure what to answer to that question... Any advice please?""

Car insurance - My car is totalled - what now?

my car is totaled according to the insurace company. It is the other person at fault so their insurance is dealing with it. I feel as if I'm getting the runaround a bit. How will they determine a fair value of the car and what if I don't agree with what they offer? They have also given me a rental which they tell me I must return once the agreement is made and I will be out of town and cannot return it for a week. They said I have to pay for the rental of the days I am gone!!!!!! Do I have to agree to their terms or how do I go about handling this situation? HELP i don't like dealing with this stuff but I don't want to be screwed over Thanks

Medical insurance during divorce?

We just filed for divorce in the state of California, we've been married for 12 years and his medical insurance renews in July. Can he take me off now or does he have to wait till the divorce is final?""

Whats cheaper honda or toyota insurance?

honda civic or toyota corolla

How much insurance should I have on my car?

1999 Toyota Camry, 90K miles, excellent driving record, car is paid for. How much insurance should I have on it now?""

How much would insurance be ? ?

im 18 years old and i have a 2006 hyundai sonata and i was wonderinq how much my insurance would be every month .

How much does Car insurance cost?

I am 17 and a half about to get a license. I want to know an estimate on how much car insurance will cost for me alone. The car I'ma use is an 1990 Acura Integra. I really don't want a it depends answer haha. Just want a best guess? What's the best type of car insurance and is recommended? And is there any discounts that can help me?

Insurance for student?

I am currently a student, and saved up enough to buy a car, but the problem is the insurance. As a student, the insurance premium is very high since I have to be the primary driver. I cannot be under my parents insurance, I am not in good terms with them. Is there any way to reduce the premiums? I already did the driveres ed course which gives you a 10% discount. Do you know any cheap insurance companies? I am just looking for basic coverage. Thanks! PS - I live in Ontario.""

What is the average cost of car insurance for a 16 year old male?

I need it for a school project PLEASE HELP!

Good Car Insurance Agency in Kentucky?

I'm going to be heading to Eastern Kentucky, near Hazard. I currently have Nationwide insurance, but may change my insurance around if it is cheaper. What are some good and cheaper car insurance companies?""

Insurance cost for ferrari?

what is the insurance cost for a new ferrari f430 which costs 220,000 for a 32 year old in florida with a perfect record please dont say if you have to ask you cant afford it because i can i just want to see what you think because i have a estimate!! by the way if you say if you have to ask you cant afford it if you give me a good answer you will get 10 points!!!""

What insurance companies call sports cars?

im a 15 years old and my dad says i cant get a sports car cause i cant afford insurance on it so i want to no if there's a list of all the cars they call sports cars

3 car crash.. I am the insurance companies hunt !!?

Hello .. I would like to listen to your opinios regarding this situation that has turned into a nightmare for me !!! I spent few months in Australia.. I have a full driving license.. I was driving on the M4.. I had 2 cars in front of me .. I was in the last car in the row ( third car ) .. the car in the front ( First car ) has braked suddenly .. The car in the middle ( second car ) hit it causing it much damage .. I could not stop at the right time and i hit the middle car afterwards .. Now .. The man in the middle car has lied to his insurance company and said that he stopped at the right time but when i hit him i made his car jump to the front and hit the front car .. I have now 2 insurance companies chasing me for money and treat me as a hunt because i had no third party property damage at the time of the accident .. My understanding was that the greenslip covers these things but actually they dont .. I have received bills from both companies.. 7000 AUD for the front car and 2000 for the middle car .. The details of repairs in the middle car ( that i hit on a very low speed) shows that damage at the rear of the car cost only 427 AUD and i offered them to pay it .. They refused and threatened me to go to court.. The police did not come at the place of the accident .. What do you think i should do?! How strong will be my situation at the court ?!

Does A Dentist Have To Pay Insurance?

I have heard that a doctor has to pay for insurance, not health insurance, but the insurance to make sure if there is something wrong (like wrong treatment for patients, causing death..) and the insurance company will pay for the patient. And that insurance costs a lot per year, someone told me it must be about 1 million.. I want to become a dentist, which is somehow like a doctor.. So my question is whether dentist has to pay that insurance like doctor??""

Applying for insurance?

if i have a title to a vehicle that has just been signed over to me can I purchase insurance or can i just give the vehicles description & get insurance that way. thanks for any help.

Who has the auto insurance california ?

I have a car that I want to sell. I only need insurance for about a month.

Will auto insurance find out about my ticket?

I got 2 tickets carless driving and 62 in a 40. My truck has insurance in my grandpas name. the cop asked for my insurance but i lied and said i didnt have it so he didnt even see a insurance card. do you think that progressive will find out? they did last time when i got pulled over but i gave the cop insurance

How insurance did you pay for your insurance and how old where you?

I am 17 now, and i want to buy a 125, on average what do you think i would have to pay""

Where can i get glasses with nationwide insurance?

i need to get glasses for my kids and their under nationwide insurance ...where can i go so that i dont have to pay and the insurance covers it?? if you get what i mean haha

Why are these insurance premiums so high?

so when i use to drive legally with insurance, i payed about 600 down and like 180 a month. but now when im looking for new insurance, i see monthly premiums for $900!! if car is financed, or min coverage of $400 for an owned car? i dont understand... can car insurance really be this expensive or is there something going on here? i got the quotes from online by the way...""

How much Insurance do I need to pay for a 2.5 million hause.?

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