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crystalfoxxie · 3 years ago

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Corrupted Code Chapter 2

Chapter 1 - https://crystalfoxxie.tumblr.com/post/681883196813705216/corrupted-code-chapter-1

Tasque Manager's tail cord thumped against the floor irritably as she paced, "Can you believe that? 'It would be too dangerous for you!' all that malarkey!" she grumbled.

Spamton shrugged and scratched his head, glancing to the side, "Well… Did you know anything about this before now?" he asked, tapping a finger against her shoulder.

"Unless they’ve got an active cheat book for the security tunnels, I don't have to!" She stomped a boot and glanced to him, "We'd be sorting out the same puzzles at just the same rate, maybe faster given the topic of the task!" The robotic cat woman waved her hands as she spoke, her electromagnetic receptors steering them with ease, "You fixed that problem earlier with the kettle, didn't you?"

The short salesman paused and thought for a moment, his eyes to the floor, "Yeah but, I didn't do anything- y'know MASSIVE…" he shrugged and leaned with his head in his hand, his elbow resting on her shoulder as he looked at the glitches anxiously.

"Yes it was! You took what was around you and you made something that would work!"

"It was a flimsy, wiggly glass bowl!"

"It was smart!!" She urged, glancing at him out of the corner of her eye, "You and I could be helpful!"

"Me?"

"If you want… but, I for one, am not sitting by while Cyber City falls apart…" she turned, greeted in any direction by one of the three Swatchlings who'd circled the two protectively.

"Sorry, miss Tasque Ma'am…" Vince chirped softly, his gaze anxious and a bit guilt-ridden.

Barnaby gave them a glance from his position on the other side, "You were requested to stay and, for your safety, us to guard you."

"Yeah, I think the boss is pretty big on keeping you both alive so…" Gerald shrugged, stepping in front of Tasque Manager when she strode towards a gap, "Come on, don't make this a pain…"

"You can't just keep us here!" The cat android hissed softly and pinned her ears back.

The three corvid servants all paused and glanced at each other for a moment before nodding to each other, Gerald’s voice easing in, “Weeeelll… With Queen blitzed out of her mind…”

Vince twiddled his thumbs anxiously and gave them a glance up through the few curled feathers that hung around his face, “And Swatch as her head butler…” he mumbled, dipping his head to shyly hide his eyes.

Barnaby cut the bush they were beating around in half with an adjustment of his suit, “They have taken up a position of power in her place temporarily, making them the royal and us their royal guard…” he sighed and combed his hand through his feathers, “As such.. You’ve been detained under royal order.” the Swatchling blinked and turned his head away to not meet the glare of the cat-like android who shot him daggers.

“This is ridiculous! We should be helping them!” she snapped, pinning her ears back more sharply as the trio faced forward around them, "What if they get stuck somewhere? We can’t just let them go alone!” she huffed before resting her hands on her hips, and seeming to give up.

Meanwhile, Swatch could feel the soft silk curtains brushing against their feathers and sides on occasion as they pushed through into a room with a rather low ceiling, met at every corner by large folds of sheek fabric and tiny tabs hanging from braided threads.

A table sat at the center with a single candle next to a large crystal ball that looked like earth, spinning slowly as it levitated.

"Hello? Miss Fire Fox?" They blinked a few times and gazed around for any other rooms or entrances from which to find the browser entering, but snapped to attention as the candle on the table grew brighter. Swatch's ruby-like eyes glimmered even through their tinted shades as the wick burned a larger and larger petal of flame. They hovered their hand over their face to the heat, stepping back a bit and glancing for the exit before their gaze back to the candle proved freezing, locked in place by another pair that gleamed back towards the top.

A smile formed just below but quickly turned into a yawn that brought an extra burst of warmth to the figure as it reached out two paws of flame onto the table, a pair of ears and a fox snout forming as the candle was abandoned.

Swatch felt the heat on their feathers and face intensify as the browser stretched into a more refined form, "Uh… F.. Fire Fox?" they stammered a bit.

The fox opened an eye to the visitor, finishing her stretch with a fluff of her tail as she climbed onto the crystal ball and waved a paw, "Greetings, friend. You're here for knowledge." She predicted with a flick of her ear, "The Addisons were screaming their heads off this morning about it all… And here comes Queenie's kid for an answer to start fixing the mayhem…"

"... Correct… and you know where the key to the security tunnels is?"

"I might… but something else is bothering me…" Fire Fox's orb floated a bit as she hung from it by the tail, "You've decided to go alone?"

". . . And if I have?" Swatch asked, glancing up. They studied the blazing browser in front of them, trying to harden their gaze towards the bright figure and readying to defend their decision.

"Well… I can't judge your choices, I certainly don't understand them… why wouldn't you bring a helping hand?" She asked, leaning forward, her tail flickering around the earth in a few places, "You were certainly eager to assist when you made the-"

"That was years ago, I need answers to help with now.."

"This isn't just some search, not that I can search anyhow… This effect on our world has been draining me all morning…" she shook her head as a ripple of glitches tore through the curtains and fizzled out the other side.

"Okay well, I know you still hear a lot of talk around here! Even disconnected you know more than almost anyone here.." they said and squinted at the fox's light.

Fire Fox blinked at them with a low-lidded gaze, "You're not wrong… but should I tell you how to start a doomed mission?"

"It's not doomed!! I was trained for this, I was raised with puzzles like these so I should be the one to go!" Swatch stepped forward, hands outward.

"You went to CoolMath Land when you were 8 and then studied books on the subject."

"Okay but-"

"You got stuck on the Block Game and book reading does not help." Fox blinked at them with an unamused gaze and shifted her weight to one side of her haunches, "You're not this stupid, Swatch.. I've watched your path for nearly two decades… You're afraid of something…"

"Afraid? Of course, I am! Everyone is afraid! Cyber City is falling to ruin!" They waved their hands, stepping closer.

"If you weren't afraid of something else you'd know that you'd have a better chance not going alone-"

"What I'm afraid of is you wasting my time, now where is the key?!" Swatch grit their beak and clawed at the air.

"You will get the key when I'm certain your quest won't end in failure!"

Spamton gazed at the entourage with cautious eyes, then glanced back around to the Information Center’s booths, squinting at each one for a moment then back at Gerald, “Hmm… Hey, you said you like gags and pranks earlier, right?”

The green-donned bird turned his head and his beak curved into a grin, “Oh, for sure!”

“Fantastic! Tell me, friend, are you well-versed in… jello pranks?"

"Jello? Not gonna lie, chief, that sounds pretty fire, what's the prank?" Gerald's grin grew as he turned to listen.

"It's simple!" The short salesman offered a bright grin, his hand on his hip as he rested on Tasque Manager's shoulder by a leaning arm, "Trap your friends' things in jello! Pens, combs, toothbrushes-"

"No, absolutely not!" Barnaby cut in, shooting a glare to the scheming green Swatchling, "Don't you dare, Gerald!"

Spamton glanced over and raised a brow, "Aww, not a prankster? Never lived a little?"

"Yeah, live a little, you coward!" Gerald laughed a bit before turning back to Spamton, but before the salesman could open his mouth, Barnaby shot a response back.

The blue-suited male huffed, his beak up, "Of course not! What a childish way to pass time…"

"Oh right, because reading Ulysses for the third time is SO thrilling, huh Barn? Have you ever tried a prank?" The other servant asked, head tilted.

"Don't call me 'Barn' and did I not already make it obvious? I have been the victim of your jokes from the minute you started working here!" The blue Swatchling stepped closer to Gerald, squinting.

Tasque Manager and Spamton watched as the two fell into an argument, squawking within inches of each other over the morality of pranking. She glanced over as Vince tried to end the conflict, their hands up cautiously, "Great thinking, Spammy…" she whispered quietly and inched away from the trio, weaving into the crowd.

The Addison gave a last glance back to the abandoned guards, clinging to her back, "So, what now?" He asked as the pair disappeared from view.

"So why are you really going by yourself?" Fire Fox squinted back to the corvid, asking as she leaned closer and tilted her head.

"They… they might get in the way or get hurt!" Swatch answered as they waved a gesturing hand.

"Your fears are founded well, but you know the odds, don't you? The numbers will lean in your favor if you allow your prideful ass to accept some help."

Swatch sighed and rubbed their head, "I just… I'd rather be alone… that's how my life has been… for the most part… hasn't it?" They asked, stumbling over their reasonings, tilting their head in the browser's direction as they tried to collect their thoughts.

"Right, we'll push aside your little project partner I suppose…" Fire Fox flicked her tail, a glitch wiggling off of the flaming tips as she turned to see the butler with their head low, "And the Swatchlings?"

"They're like siblings, really…"

The living inferno shook her head and stepped back, "What about your work partner? You seemed rather keen on making friends with her, what happened there?" She asked as she peered down into the crystal ball, watching carefully, the simplified vision of a figure falling towards flame, "Mm… I see…"

The corvid blinked at her anxiously, ". . . If I'm just going to lose them, why should I get close to them?"

"... You're afraid to smile with them now… and cry for them later…"

Swatch took a deep breath, glancing away and down towards their own feet with a frown, "I didn't come here for a therapy session, I came here for answers." They stated firmly and began to turn to leave, but a line of flame formed across the exit.

"Don't get used to the silence… it will drown you…" she simply stated before lifting the flame, "The key is among her majesty's royal junkyard. Good luck."

Tasque Manager flicked her tail tip back and forth as she walked, glancing from booth to booth, "There has to be some kind of history cache section here… or hopefully someone aside from FireFox who'd know where we're going…" she mumbled, the salesman on her back shifting from one side to another to look around.

A hand reached out to them, a being of flame that donned a gradient of pink to orange, much like a sunset with a cartoony white flare upon their chest, “You look lost, lovelies~”

Spamton’s expression twisted into one of annoyance, muttering, “Oh great…” under his breath as the cat woman turned them both.

“Depends on how much you know…” Tassy replied sternly, lowering her eyelids unamusedly, “You must be Tinder?”

The being gave a gleeful expression and took her hand gently, “My my, am I so popular already?” they asked, pulling her hand up to their face for a peck before her hand jolted into the air, fingers grazing through the front layer of flame across their face.

“More like infamous…” he muttered under Tasque Manager’s cheek, avoiding the site’s gaze with an almost embarrassed face, “Can we ask someone else?” he leaned closer and whispered, “They flirted my last few dates away from me over a car I sold em…”

The robot flicked her ear to him and gave a glance that apologized as Tinder shook their flame to normal, “Sorry about that, miscalibration on my electromagnets.." she lied slyly, earning a chuckle from her accomplice, "Would you happen to know where to find a key to the security tunnels?”

Tinder sputtered a bit and waved a hand, nodding, “It’s no trouble-” they shrugged and straightened their suit with a trailing gaze that scanned the robot in front of them curiously, “Ahem… something about a key? Mm, I’d check the junkyard. Everything ends up there, maybe even we could take a trip, eh doll?” they asked with another grin that curved around as they hooked a hand around her waist, earning a glare of daggers from Spamton as the touch reached him as well.

Tassy leaned backwards, raising a brow and pinning her ears back, "Please keep your hands to yourself, mate…"

The flames shifted in tone and the being's demeanor changed to a much less forward one, their suave demeanor melting back into a more gentle one as they retracted their hand and rested both behind their back, "Understood. Sorry about that. So many swipe left, it's hard to shift back sometimes… You need the key for the security tunnels, right? I could lead you, if you like."

Spamton kept his squint on Tinder, shuddering and tugging on Tasque Manager's collar subtly, earning a decisive sigh from her.

"A point in the right direction will be fine thanks…" she said calmly, smiling when she received a nod and gesture towards the east.

Tinder opened a floating tab that visualized a rather choppy, glitchy map of Cyber City, "You'll want to head to the old royal scrapyard where Queen keeps her old fighter bot parts." They explained calmly, pointing to a more zoomed and scaled section. A set of polygons which jumped and broke at points, formed a towering pile of hollow bot framing, stacked steeply towards the skybox.

Spamton leaned forward over Tasque Manager's head, inspecting it with the same intense focus as the woman's face below his, "Is that a cave?"

Tassy blinked a few times and gasped, "There is! Where's it lead?" She asked, glancing back up at Tinder.

The app smiled and tucked the map away, "Why not be a little curious and find out?"

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whoisleft-rp · 4 years ago

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ORDER TRAINING CAMP: THE BARNS #001 WEEK ONE // JULY 1978

The Order of the Phoenix has an annual tradition of taking all its members – both old and new, but with a dedicated focus on training up the new recruits – out for a two week session at the Barns. The Barns is the catch-all name for the rambling, isolated farm used for training up both the hard- and soft-skills of the Order members.

This event window covers WEEK ONE of the two-week training camp.

OOC Information & Logistics

In-game, the Barns training event will account for the last two weeks of July 1978

This event opens the window for starters taking place during THE FIRST WEEK of the training camp only; a second, separate event post will mark when week two starters can begin.

Starters for WEEK ONE can be posted from now through 11:59pm ET on Monday, November 9th.

Obviously, this event is open to ORDER MEMBERS ONLY.

Order members will not be able to leave the property during the two weeks of the camp, and will remain on premises the entire time. There are no nearby towns, etc. so those seeking alone time will have to be creative.

Additionally, all in attendance are assumed to have given excuses to their jobs/loved ones/etc. as to where they are and why they can’t be contacted.

Please use the starter tag #WhoIsLeftBarns for open starters

About The Barns: The Property, The Training & The After-Hours Activities

The property of The Barns is affectionately named for the large, ancient red barn that stands at the center of the property – the site of meetings during the day, members sat upon bales of hay and the straw-lined ground – but, crucially, nights full of hard-drinking, necessary partying and downright hedonistic bonding between all of the Order’s members once the commanding officers and more imposing leaders have gone to bed for the night.

There are other buildings of note, too – a washed-out and cozy farmhouse, made of creaking floorboards and tartan couches, largely off limits during the training weeks and reserved for housing the commanding officers, including Moody himself, those on brief stretches of cooking-and-dish duty, and a few comfortable, much-coveted bedrooms that veteran members have only claimed for themselves after years of service and lots of stubbornness.

Where does everyone else sleep? Well – the Main Barn is surrounded by long-out-of-service smaller barns and buildings that were stables in a past life. Now filled with rows of bunk beds, they are the sight where sore bodies lay down after days of training (and nights of partying) to await the daybreak wakeup calls, and surprise emergency drills to keep them on their toes. There is a STRICT no-bed-sharing rule that almost nobody follows, but often pretends to when Moody hobbles through for a sudden inspection.

As for the days, they are spent out in the pastures. Dueling, defense and drill practice take place on meadows were sheep once grazed, members paired up for practice and others sitting by, perched on ancient wooden log-fences to cheer them on or take bets on the match-ups. Rain or shine, those fields are where Order recruits are molded into true Order members, gaining injuries and grass stains alongside new knowledge and new confidence to take on the evils of the world.

The Schedule

** The full two-week schedule is provided HERE for plotting and planning purposes – but a reminder that this event only allows starters for week one.

For higher image resolution, visit: https://imgur.com/a/Ym6WenT

Color coding guide:

Red: Mandatory Moody-led Activity (meals, bed checks, etc.)

Yellow: Physical activity

Green: Magical combat

Pink: Practical magical training, other categories

Blue: Academic/Intelligence training

Orange: Free or unstructured time

The Room(mate) Assignments

When this year’s Barns trip was being planned, Alastor Moody asked everyone to write down their ideal roommate. Not one person was given who they listed, in a half-hearted attempt to cut down on mischief and malarkey.

Outside in the stables, in bunk beds...

BUNK #1 – Caradoc Dearborn & Remus Lupin

BUNK #2 – Sirius Black & Lily Evans

BUNK #3 – James Potter & Emmeline Vance

BUNK #4 – Sturgis Podmore & Mundungus Fletcher

BUNK #5 – Peter Pettigrew & Benjy Fenwick

BUNK #6 – Marlene McKinnon & Dorcas Meadowes

BUNK #7 – Frank Longbottom & Alice Fortescue (volunteer veteran supervisors)

Inside the farmhouse...

In the MASTER BEDROOM:

Alastor Moody

In the OLD NURSERY, a room now featuring twin beds but still containing the many antique dolls, broken toys, patterned wallpaper and a disused crib from it’s former life:

Vince Sinclair

Gideon Prewett

In the HALF-FINISHED ATTIC, a warm and stuffy wood-beam retreat, marked by leaks of sunlight during the day and leaks of water during rain:

Adelaide Dubois

Gerard Dubois

In the FORMER MAIDS’ QUARTERS, a glorified mudroom off the kitchen that is inexplicably narrow and still manages to smell like ammonia and cleaning mop buckets:

Safiye Fawley

Daniyah Burke

In the NORMAL BEDROOM, a rare bedroom at the Barns that was actually meant to be used as a bedroom and thusly houses two beds without extra maneuvering required:

Edgar Bones

Fabian Prewett

In a BARELY-REFURBISHED CLOSET that may or may not still have a bunch of coats hanging from the rack above the squeezed-in mattress:

Gretchen Ollivander

On the PULL-OUT COUCH in the den, destined to be tripped over many times each night by other Order members seeking the bathroom:

Dedalus Diggle

#whoisleftevent #whoisleftbarns

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stonerbughead · 4 years ago

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Maria watches friday night lights (#19)

hey hey it’s 4x08~ as someone who went to college in Boston for four years, I had a lot of fun with this one.

lol the entire Taylor family yelling and running around before this flight is so endearing and relatable af

“The toilet bowl,” damn. Sounds like any time my field hockey team played a team we could actually win against. 🤣

Tim Riggins in a suit trying to buy property is quite a sight to behold!

Landry is so annoying. I hate to be a broken record but it feels like Jess could do better than his pestering ass.

Y E S, pull out the inspiring speech, Eric Taylor! The Lions are hype! And...they put an actual toilet bowl on the field? Lemme guess, JD McCoy’s behind this?

Omg Tami and Julie are in Boston! Wow I def attended a protest at BU where they are in one of these shots. Also, Boston *IS* the south of the north so this tracks.

Ok Tami, I see you dazzling the professor 😂

Poor injured Luke, my heart 😭

“You ain’t got need for a toilet, do you?” “I’ve never heard such malarkey in my life.” Wow the dialogue on this show is truly chefs kiss.

Ah yes figured it was only a matter of time before Buddy offered to be a “booster” of sorts for the East Dillon Lions

Jess’s brothers continue to be adorable. And the way Jess has better chemistry with Vince!!

Omg poor Mindy! Pregnant, on bed rest, the toilet’s backed up, and neither of the Riggins brothers are available?! She deserves better!

Okay I finally feel sympathy for Becky now, as she’s being forced to drive stick so she can get drunk!Tim over to help Mindy.

Aw poor baby Mindy, he’s not cheating on you! just trying to get money in an illegal way bc our healthcare system is trash!!!

“You wanna know where that money went, tim? It went to two trips to the pharmacy and one meeting with a specialist. That money’s gone.” YEPPPPPP. we love this country 🙃

This is so good bc Billy is actually the one who understands the dire situation he’s in and Tim is an idealistic teen and oh this is so sad. I hate capitalism.

Oh god this school was Tami’s first choice?! that explains Julie’s lack of enthusiasm.

Devin is still the best character, look at her lil ponytail! ew Landry is forcing them to stop band practice to talk about Jess rescheduling his date. Can you not !!!

Vince’s mom is doing so much! She goes hard for the Vince and Jess ship huh?

I honestly feel Julie on her feelings about everything about the college admissions process feeling fake bc it really does and I hated every second of it.

Tim practicing for a job interview is so cuteeeeee lol

Why does every girl always have to say “Tim Riggins” jk I know why it’s H O T

Omg Luke noooo babe is he gonna get addicted to painkillers bc of this injury???

Lol Tami and Julie are in Harvard square where i worked for 2.5 years, Wild

I’m glad Tami yelled at Julie to pull it together and that she’d regret wasting her shot over a breakup bc Julie really did manage to pull it together for the interview!

“Could we just...go home?” You’re not the first one to have that reaction to Boston, Julie LOL

They lit this scene at the property Tim wants to buy so gorgeously.

...I still don’t like Tim and Becky. Why can’t they just be friends blech

Of course the Toilet Bowl had to happen in the rain for maximum visual effect!

Awww Vince’s friends cheering for him, so cute!

Lol Buddy really convinced the Spanish-speaking radio station to let them cover this game, hilarious.

Omg the soundtrack during the end of this game is amazingggg.

“The East Dillon lions win! We win! We won a game!” —so relatable as someone who played for a team that would win one or two games a season lol

ah, fuck, Tim’s in on the full family business now; he has learned about reality under capitalism very quickly. this will probably not end well.

#maria watches friday night lights #mine #friday night lights 4x08

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we-work-hard · 7 years ago

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Green: Part One

Pairing: Early 20s AJ Styles x 45 year old Shane McMahon (he hasn’t come back to WWE in this fic)

Summary: Shane keeps being drawn back to visiting the NXT Performance Center by one of the wrestlers who catches his eye...

Notes: This is a prequel to Room 117 (which is here and here, if you want to give it a try), trying to flesh out how AJ and Shane got into that room together. I looked into how the PC works, a little, but forgive me for what I’ve got wrong. Twink AJ is brought to you mainly by this vid of him with Vince Russo in early TNA, and this screenshot of his ass at CWF. Also, MY NEVER-ENDING THIRST FOR HIS YOUNG BODY

Warnings: Age difference, mention of religion, adultery, typos probably

Tagging: Peeps who were nice about Room 117 or other fics I’ve tried (I might have tagged completely wrong, and some peeps who’ve left, or changed their name, or some NetBots too, IDEK XD) – thank you for being kind to this strange one who’s still feeling this place out (as ever, if you ain’t into this malarkey/slash in general, please do ignore it – I’ll still love you) @llowkeys @omegaweaponx @scriptor @cruxcantare @your-darkdiva @osanabria2377 @stylessection @cookiemonster2017 @princessgailr-blog @castielscamander @secretagentfangirl @artemisapalla316 @loveambrylayn @the-geekgoddes @tvrnbvckle @kingslayers-angel @unabashedwwesmut @toosweetme @immalittledinosaur01 @tyler0graves @wrestlingbabe @wweconfidential @aintnopartymd @secretagentfangirl @blondekel77 @missmcmahon @wycliffegordon @imlivinthebilife @xepa123 @idle-vanity @alexahood21 @mylittlepartofthegalaxy

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The first time Shane sees him, he’s sitting back at the end of the locker room and strapping his legs up, laughing with the guys around him. Shane’s surprised by how young he is compared to the other wrestlers trying out this week. Everyone else has long hair, or beards, tattoos, and that grumpy arrogance that seeps in after working the smaller shows for a few years. But this one’s more like a high school jock, or a frat boy; all-American, with blue eyes and lightly-tanned skin, a big smile.

“So here they are – what do you think, Shane? See any that might make it?” Matt asks jovially, bringing him further into the room to see the boys they have in to train, trying to get a contract at the Performance Center. The chatter dies down as the men start to notice who’s walked in with the head trainer – a McMahon, no less. Shane doesn’t really want the attention or the sucking up that will follow, so nods at the guys confident enough to look up at him while trying to keep his eyes off that kid in the back that looks so out of place here. He hasn’t noticed him, busy laughing at something the guy next to him has said, throwing a rolled-up sports sock at his head.

“Still got a good eye, I see,” Matt says quietly. “That one’s up from Gainesville. Worked a bunch of Indy shows, and some little Podunk Christian promotion in Texas. Green, but solid. We’re expecting good things from him.”

“How old is he?” Shane notes his snubbed nose and spiky brown hair, the gold cross hanging from his neck. He’s young, but his white and black gear looks old and rough around the edges, like he can’t afford new. His smile is slightly crooked.

“Old enough to be here. Come on, I’ll show you where they train now.”

Just before Shane turns around, the boy looks up and catches his eye, seeming a little startled to see him there. He straightens his mouth out, sits up, and gives a firm nod from across the room. It’s respectful, like how a military kid would do it. Shane smiles and nods back before he goes, raising his eyebrows in curiosity. The boy quirks his mouth in response, then looks back down to adjust his shin-pads, taking a deep breath.

Shane suddenly hopes to himself that the young one from Gainesville will do well this week.

***

The second time Shane sees the kid, he’s standing with his back to him in one of the training rings the next day, getting ready for drills with the other potential recruits. He’s kicking his legs out, warming them up while talking to the guy next to him, suddenly crouching to a squat and pulling himself back up to jump from one foot to the other. He stands out even more among the more grizzled wrestlers now they’re in the ring together.

Shane takes a seat to watch them train, keeping inconspicuous. Even though he hasn’t worked in this company for years, people will always know who he is – he can’t escape that. The good thing about that – the staff here will always let Shane in, even though he’s got nothing much to do with the company anymore. He’s down here in Orlando for his own business interests this week, not to get back into his father’s. He’s been telling himself that all morning. Yet here he is, in front of a wrestling ring again. He doesn’t really know why.

“Alright guys! Let’s get this thing rolling, okay? Sal, come over here a second.”

The trainer takes one of them over to a corner to show him how to throw himself back into the turnbuckle. Shane lets his eyes go where they want.

The young one’s showing an older guy how he takes a punch, getting him to feint a throw, then slapping him on his side to get the cracking sound as he swings. Shane listens hard to catch his voice amongst all the noises in the training room, hearing a thick Southern twang on “I c’n do that all day”. Shane didn’t expect such a thick accent to come out of him, and smiles to himself. From over here, he can pick up on the fact the older guy – dyed black hair in a pony tail, tattooed along his arms – is slightly irked at the advice coming from someone with less experience. The older one offers to show the boy how he does it, slowly leading him into taking an uppercut to the chin, and giving him a stiff cuff to the top of his head to get the sound. The boy doesn’t flinch in his arms at the hit, but just says “Oh, okay, uh huh – wanna see how I do it for a super-kick?”

Shane’s charmed by his gentle pushing back, watching him feign being kicked and lifting his leg up smoothly to slap it while the other wrestler looks at him wryly. He ends up watching their drills for an hour or so, seeing the young man throw himself off of the turnbuckle and whip off of the ropes over and over again – faster than the others and more openly happy to be there. His body is full of energy, well-muscled but not easily tired – Shane can see the strength in it, how he holds himself. He has full control of every limb, every movement clean and quick. But he’s short compared to the others. That’s not going to help him here.

“AJ! Faster, faster – I know you’re only giving me half of what you’ve got! Anthony, I’m sick of your complacency!”

The guys all laugh at the trainer’s ribbing as they take turns to run, and now Shane knows his name – AJ. And as he gets up to sneak back out, AJ’s eyes catch his movement and he pauses to watch him go. Shane stops to look back at him, expectantly. This time, AJ gives a big grin straight away, still kicking his legs. Shane smiles right back on reflex, as a bigger guy (they’re all bigger guys) snakes his arm around AJ’s neck and pretends to throttle him. He leaves them to it; telling himself to get back to what he came to Orlando for, not waste more time here. This isn’t his world anymore. He can’t let it draw him back in.

***

But the next day, he finds himself returning to the PC after a business meeting runs short – deciding he’ll catch up with Matt again and bend his ear over lunch. And that’s when he gets his third look at the boy – AJ sitting at a table a few across from him with a group, wolfing down a big plate of food and looking up occasionally to add something to the conversation and cackle.

Matt catches him looking.

“How’s he doing?” Shane nods over to the group.

“The Jones boy? Doing great, getting on well with everyone. Eager to learn. I think a few of the more world-weary guys are a little irritated by him, though.”

“Yeah, I noticed a bit of that yesterday,” Shane says, turning his fork to cut at his food.

“Oh, you snuck yourself in again, huh?” Matt smirks, wiping his face with a napkin and settling back in his chair to look at Shane. “Feeling the old itch? We could use you here, you know.”

“I’m sure Hunter would be happy with me encroaching on his turf – that’s a great idea, Matt.” He looks down and runs his fork across his plate, thinking about why he’s here. “No, I’m just... it’s interesting to see guys at the start of their careers. I don’t know, maybe I miss it a little. Hanging out with people backstage, working on the matches. It’s been a long time.”

“Never too late to come back.”

“Hmm.”

“I better get back to it – you good here? Fancy coming back to look at some of the footage from today?”

“Nah, I’ll just sit here a while and then head out – you go.”

“I’ll see you back here tomorrow?” Matt says, stroking his beard and smirking.

Shane laughs. “Uh, maybe.”

“Yeah, I’ll see you here tomorrow,” Matt says with a knowing grin, pushing himself back from the table and taking his tray with him.

Shane looks up again and catches AJ watching him this time, his face looking softly curious across the room. When he’s caught, he gives a small smile, quickly checks around the room and looks back to poke his tongue out. Shane lets out a bark of laughter and returns AJ’s smile, before poking his tongue out back at him. AJ crosses his eyes, but Shane can’t do that, so he shakes his head in fake-reproach, crossing his arms. AJ sticks his bottom lip out in a parody of apology, and then Shane apes it, leaning forward over his table. AJ shakes his head and quietly sniggers. They both look away for a second, but their eyes come back together somehow.

And that’s when Shane realises he’s enjoying this way too much, and the reason he keeps coming back to the Performance Center. And he’s terrified.

***

Shane keeps away after that. Four days. Four days of thinking about that boy, trying not to think about that boy. Wondering why this is happening now when he’s had 45 years of being heterosexual, never having a thought about other men. Happy with his wife, with his kids. His eye always straying to women when he looks, never men. And certainly not a man half his age. Not a man; a boy, he has to remind himself.

But he thinks about that boy at the Performance Center every night when he’s alone with this thoughts in the dark, no distractions. And he has to go back.

***

Shane tries to keep his voice calm and casually curious, not freaked when he rushes into the monitor room to find Matt. “Where’s the Jones kid, I haven’t seen him with the others – is he hurt, out sick today?”

Matt turns around in his chair where he’s sitting in front of the bank of screens, feeding in a live stream from the rings.

“Ah, yeah, Shane; that sucks. He didn’t make the cut – heading home.”

What? Shane tries to calm himself down and not look like he’s panicking. “What the hell happened, he was the best of the bunch.”

“Not on promo, he wasn’t – higher-ups didn’t like him. Pump your breaks, come and take a look at this a second, I’ll show you.”

Shane takes deep breaths and tries to get control of himself while Matt leans forward to tap at the keyboard, pulling up a series of videos. He presses play on ‘Allen Neal Jones – WrestleMania Promo’.

“This is the chance of a lifetime, to finally have the chance to make it on the biggest stage in sports entertainment...”

Shane leans forward to watch, heart sinking. On screen, AJ is nervous, wooden and folksy – not the sweet and cocky mix Shane’s seen in the flesh this week. Shane’s frustrated with how this has turned out – this can be worked on if given a chance, he knows it can. This can’t be right, this isn’t right.

“Okay, so,” Shane swallows, still struggling to sound normal and unaffected, “Haven’t we given guys a chance before without a good promo? All the guys pushed up to the main roster who can’t string a fucking sentence together? His in-ring work outshone anyone here in this group, Hunter couldn’t see that?”

“Really got a soft spot for this kid, huh?” Matt says with a twinkle in his eye. “Yeah, I did too. He’s a good boy – I could see that. But he’s not right for us.”

Shane starts shaking his head, and Matt puts a hand up to stop him. “Shane. I feel bad for him – he’s got talent. But where’s the charisma, where’s the promo? What kind of gimmick can we put on him? He’s cute, but he’s small. Will the girls like him? Will the guys? I don’t know. Not for us, Shane – that,” he pauses to point at AJ on the screen, “is not WWE. And you know it.”

“Okay, alright,” Shane sighs, nodding. “I just think the idea of what a ‘Superstar’ is is wrong sometimes, that’s all. Where is he now, you sent him home already; he’s gone?”

“Ah, yeah... there’s an issue with that,” Shane raises his eyebrows, in hope... “His plane home got cancelled. Got another arranged for first thing tomorrow. I offered to book him a hotel room for the night, but he said he’ll crash with one of the other guys from the locker room, won’t take the extra hand out from us.”

“Why would he trust you with that? Why would he trust this place at all? You just shot his dream out of the sky, I bet...” Shane says, wondering if he can find him somehow.

“See, now you’re just making me feel bad.”

“Sorry, Matt – I just can’t fucking believe this company sometimes.”

“Boy’s probably still in the locker room packing up – you might be able to catch him, offer your condolences... a bounce on your knee, or a tickle under the chin.”

Shane ignores Matt’s attempt to lighten the situation up, his pulse starting to race at the thought he could still catch AJ. Though he can’t think what he’ll do if he does.

“I’m sure he doesn’t want to be any more upset by this place than he already has been – catch you later, Matt.”

“See ya. Oh, Shane?”

Shane stops at the door, trying not to curse.

“Don’t let him cut one of those hellacious promos on you if you find him...”

“You’re an asshole, Matt.” Shane says with a tight smile, trying not to run out of the room.

***

The locker room – will he still be there? Does it really matter if he isn’t? What’s Shane planning to do – offer him a hug? Set up a rival wrestling federation just for him? He doesn’t know, he just... needs to see the boy again, tell him... tell him to keep going, that it’ll work out.

But the locker,room, when he gets there, has no AJ in it. Other guys are around, nodding their hellos to him before turning back to each other to talk. But no AJ sitting at the end of the room. His locker is empty and hanging open – no spare socks to throw, no beat-up ring gear, no crucifix; no sign he’d ever been here. Shane finds himself reaching down to touch the bench, thinking about what the hell he’d have said if he’d found him.

I couldn’t stop looking at you this week. I think you have a good heart. I’m a married man with kids, but I loved watching you, and I loved you watching me, too – I don’t know why. Will you stay, catch my eye some more, smile at me?

“That kid’s outside.”

Shane turns around, jumping at being caught all morose in front of the empty locker.

“Uh, what?”

One of the others trying out – the tall guy with the black ponytail – knows where AJ is.

“The kid – AJ? He’s outside. Was asking if he could crash with any of us tonight. But we don’t have room. Not even for someone that small.” The guy he’s standing with lets out a mean laugh, undoing his wrist tape.

He gives Shane a sharp look. “You asking him to stay?”

“Maybe. He was good – I noticed him teaching you some things...”

The guy’s face turns sour, bitter. He puffs himself up.

“Doubt there’s much he can teach me – unless being an irritant is something you can teach now. He’s out there waiting for his little friends to come back with food so he can wrangle his way into their room – no doubt he’ll manage to steal one of their beds for the night, bat his little fool eyelashes at ‘em.” He seems to remember who he’s talking to when Shane narrows his eyes.

“He’s outside if you want to catch him, Mr Mahon.”

“Right. Good. Best of luck here, boys – I hope you do well.”

“Thank you, Sir.” They both grumble, turning back to their lockers.

Shane rushes out into the corridor and heads to the front of the building, hoping he’ll catch AJ, just to talk, that’s all. Especially if those idiots in there have upset him. Upset him? AJ can look after himself, Shane’s brain tells him. But his heart tells him AJ is alone, and probably heartbroken right now. And too proud to really ask for the help he needs. He needs more than a room.

And Shane is not the appropriate person to give him that... but he’s still jogging over to the boy he finds sitting on a bench outside, his bag by his feet.

“AJ,” he says, out of breath. He clears his throat and tries again. “AJ – you okay?”

AJ flinches out of his thoughts and looks up, blinking in surprise.

“Holy frick, it’s you... You know my name?”

Shane lets out a laugh in relief at finding him in time, and at the language. He feels light-headed to finally be talking to him.

“Of course I know your name, Allen Neal Jones – you know mine?”

#It's a start at least right #fanfic #imagine #slash #Twink AJ #AJ Styles #Shane McMahon #McStyles #prequel

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"CONNIVING MALARKEY, REVISITED." a poem October 12, 2019 (Saturday)

"So, my friend," I said to my friend, (pretty long pause)

"I guess (pause) notUntilYou'reOn'YourDeathBed,' then, maybe, you'll look up at me,

And say: 'DANG, YOU WERE RIGHT; WHY DID I EVER DISAGREE,

WITH YOU, WHEN YOU SAID, 'Anything anyone might write or say,

IS WORTH NO MORE THAN A PILE OF DUNG.' WHY DIDN'T I JUST 'OK,'

YOUR ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION & ADMIT NO ONE KNOWS,

NOTHING, Baby,

NOTHING. NOT EVEN WHAT THE CRUD IS IN BETWEEN THEIR TOES?"

"Well," I said to Tomius, "actually you did quite right, My Friend,

For, you didn't even believe me, and I'm fullO'Shit too until (some) the (very) end?"

Until The End of Time, good friends, no one knows a FLIP;

People are everSpeculating, conningOneAnother withTheBook & too, computer chip,

Trying to CON Vince everyone that what they say makes sense,

When we are ALL so full of it, and no one seems to be on The Fence,

About NOTHING 'cause everyone's got it figured out,

And it seems it's not until they are lying on their death bed that they realize THAT;

(pause) Then, they pout: (pause)

"How was I to KNOW that 'J,' he is IN TOUCH, WITH SOME TRUTH,

'Cause he is such an ANGRY FOOL; he's nasty and uncouth?

HE TRIED TO TALK SOME SENSE TO ME, but DANG, I was ASLEEP;

My ears were stopped, my mind was locked."

Moral: A (TRULY) BLIND MAN CAN NEVER WEEP.

fin ♥

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_rJlMVNUzA

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chqads · 1 year ago

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LOOKING FOR A FAMILIAL CONNECTION?

OWEN WAGNER (TROYE SIVAN) is looking for HIS YOUNGER SISTER

ELIAS CHAMPION (MICHAEL MALARKEY) is looking for HIS YOUNGER SIBLING

GRAYSON PIERCE (DANIEL SHARMAN) is looking for HIS YOUNGER SIBLING

ANTOINE FORTIER (DREW RAY TANNER) is looking for FATHER’S COUSIN

BANKS RAINIER (ARCHIE RENAUX) is looking for FORMER FOSTER PARENT

ALVARO ARMAS MARISCAL (OSCAR ISAAC) is looking for HIS SON

RHETT LANCASTER (TIMOTHY OLYPHANT) is looking for YOUNGER SISTER

VINCE GAGLIARDI (MILO VENTIMIGLIA) is looking for THEIR SIBLINGS (1/5)

ANGELO CORTES ESTRADA (MIGUEL GOMEZ) is looking for THEIR ESTRANGED SIBLINGS (0/2)

MOBILE NAVIGATION. WANTED CONNECTIONS. APPLICATION.

#oc rp #appless rp #town rp #city rp #mumu rp

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wandashifflett · 4 years ago

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Judge denies Democrat request to allow online voting in Texas due to COVID-19

Nice try, Texas Democrats. On Friday a state district judge in Texas denied a request from Harris County Clerk Christopher Hollins to allow thousands of voters to vote online in the July primary run-off elections. The unusual request was made due to an increase in recent coronavirus cases.

Hollins is a Democrat. The 33-year old attorney has only been in the office since being sworn in on June 1. Harris County has never used online voting and isn’t set up for it now. In 2014 online voting was permitted in North Texas due to an outbreak of Ebola, the only example of online voting in Texas. The excuse being given by Hollins for online voting in Harris County is that thousands of new COVID-19 cases leave voters in quarantine and unable to come to the polls to vote on Tuesday. An emergency telephone hearing was heard by Judge Larry Weiman, also a Democrat. Weiman sided with the objections presented by the Harris County Republican Party.

Judge Weiman said that Hollins failed to show any injured party – he had “not produced an example of a voter being disenfranchised by exposure to coronavirus.” He shared the concerns of the county GOP about security issues with online voting. We aren’t talking about a few voters here, either. Hollins wanted to allow up to 10,000 voters to vote online in the run-off elections. Then, once that happened, Hollins intended to do the same for the November election. The primary elections would have given Democrats a foot in the door for instituting online voting in Texas.

Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan, a Democrat, argued that the choice is either those in quarantine break their quarantine to show up at the polls to vote, thus exposing poll workers and other voters to the virus or voters who have tested positive lose their ability to vote.

“Sick voters, those who have COVID, or have been exposed to COVID, certainly fall into the category of people whose right to vote we need to protect,” Hollins said.

So, it is refreshing to see a Democrat judge side with common sense and the Republicans in this case. Democrats don’t get to change Election Code when a mail-in ballot option is available.

The Harris County Republican Party and Texas Attorney General’s office argued against the plan. Assistant Attorney General Anne Mackin said Hollins’ proposal amounted to a “rewrite of the Texas Election Code,” which already provides ill voters a method to vote by mail after missing the application deadline, so long as they are able to physically produce a doctor’s note.

Hollins sought to have that requirement waived in favor of an emailed statement certifying a voter has been exposed to COVID, saying infected residents or members of their household risk infecting county employees by delivering a form to a public building.

“It’s inappropriate to substitute a new process,” Mackin said.

Some email voting is allowed for members of the military stationed overseas but it is done with secure email addresses that allow election administrators to verify the identity of the voter. Judge Weiman said if the Election Code is to be changed, that is a job for the state legislature.

Judge Weiman has been busy lately. On Friday he denied the Republican Party of Texas’ request for a temporary restraining order after Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said the GOP state convention cannot proceed.

After a contentious two-hour hearing, Weiman said he was concerned about Houston hospitals reporting they have exceeded their regular intensive-care capacity, as coronavirus cases and deaths have surged in the state. The arrival next week of as many as 6,000 delegates from across Texas could worsen the situation, he noted.

Attorneys for state Republicans indicated they plan to file an appeal.

State Republicans claim it is a move made out of political gamesmanship by Mayor Turner, a partisan Democrat who supports Joe Biden. The Republican state chairman said that all the precautions were in place for the convention that mitigates the virus – hand sanitizer, face masks, social distancing. In other words, state Republicans jumped through all the hoops set by the city and yet the mayor still came in and shut it down. And, there is the sheer hypocrisy of Mayor Turner welcoming with open arms the public protests of the BLM movement and the huge memorial to George Floyd in Houston, too.

The group’s lawsuit filed earlier Thursday accused Turner of discriminating against the convention due to an “ideological viewpoint.” A second lawsuit filed by a group of Republicans accused Turner of bowing to “COVID-19 hysteria.”

Both lawsuits accuse Turner of imposing tougher standards on the convention than he did on a June 2 protest following the death of George Floyd, a Houston native. Tens of thousands of people, including Turner, attended the protest.

Mayor Turner did as he usually does – tried to play good cop after acting like a bad cop to the state GOP. He says he didn’t want to be the bad guy and shut it down, but, you know, he had to do it.

Speaking Wednesday, Turner said he directed city lawyers to terminate the contract because he believed the event could not be held safely.

“No one wanted to step in and be the heavy and to say no, and then run the risk of being accused of being political,” Turner said. “But if after all of that, you still refuse to recognize the public health danger to everyone involved, then I am still the mayor.”

Malarkey. It’s all about the November election. Even to those of us who are not on board for the in-person convention at this time, the mayor doth protest too much. And, Judge Weiman ruled in his favor. The Democrats are doing as they always do – never let a crisis go to waste.

from Rayfield Review News https://therayfield.com/judge-denies-democrat-request-to-allow-online-voting-in-texas-due-to-covid-19 from The Ray Field https://therayfieldreview.tumblr.com/post/623423616375308288

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Judge denies Democrat request to allow online voting in Texas due to COVID-19

“Sick voters, those who have COVID, or have been exposed to COVID, certainly fall into the category of people whose right to vote we need to protect,” Hollins said.

So, it is refreshing to see a Democrat judge side with common sense and the Republicans in this case. Democrats don’t get to change Election Code when a mail-in ballot option is available.

“It’s inappropriate to substitute a new process,” Mackin said.

Attorneys for state Republicans indicated they plan to file an appeal.

Speaking Wednesday, Turner said he directed city lawyers to terminate the contract because he believed the event could not be held safely.

from Rayfield Review News https://therayfield.com/judge-denies-democrat-request-to-allow-online-voting-in-texas-due-to-covid-19

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oliverarditi · 6 years ago

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My music on heavy rotation up to October 27

Here’s a fistful of excellent albums I’ve been enjoying over the past few weeks.

Siena Root - ‘Kaleidoscope’ Old-school, bluesy, psychedelic hard-rock from a Stockholm-based outfit absolutely dedicated to going the long way round. This 2006 album sounds a bit like a supergroup composed of members of Cream, Led Zeppelin, The Jimi Hendrix Experience and Big Brother and the Holding Company. Beautiful, stirring stuff.

SK123 - ‘Zeolites’ Understated, glitchy electronica, with a wide-open, ambient feel, that’s frequently very danceable too. This recording is carefully crafted from a deliberately limited timbral palette, that elucidates an immersive and curiously claustrophobic sound-world. Very involving and atmospheric music, that cushions and encloses the listener.

Oceansize - ‘Frames’ Oceansize was a band that was progressive in its approach to rock music, rather than aping the stylistic features associated with ‘prog’. On Frames they deployed what are often heard as facets of genre (odd-times, heaviness, oddness), as elements of a diverse textural palette, that never sounds clever for the sake of it (you won’t notice the opener is in 11/8 unless you stop to think about it). Top whack malarkey.

William D. Drake - ‘Yew’s Paw’ A collection of solo piano vignettes from an always creative Cardiacs alumnus. There are clear influences from the ‘classical’ piano world, but the pieces often feel like stripped down pop songs, and the textures are sometimes reduced to simple homophony, chords in the left hand and melody in the right. Enlivened by capricious and often light-hearted changes of direction, this is album is both entertaining and moving.

Depeche Mode - ‘Speak and Spell’ The band’s first studio album lacked the darkness for which they would subsequently be known, thanks largely to the presence of Vince Clarke. Instead it set the light, frothy standard for synth-pop, and is notable for the joyous outness of several of its lyrics, at a time when closets were still fashionable. Groundbreaking and unpretentious.

I’ve also been having a whale of a time with some ace shorter releases from The Fierce and the Dead (avant post-rock), Hanetration (textured ambient drones), Nine Treasures (Mongolian folk-metal), Nora (sweet melancholy Americana), Faintest Idea (political brasscore punk), and The Shy Lips (high-octane indie).

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tuseriesdetv · 7 years ago

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Guía de series: Estrenos y regresos de marzo 2018

Ya sabéis que nos encanta informaros de todos los estrenos seriéfilos. Un mes más, no fallamos en daros todos los detalles sobre cada ficción de llegada inminente. Justo a tiempo para engancharos, aquí tenéis argumento, tráiler y demás detalles de todo lo que está por venir.

¡Feliz marzo!

Leyenda:

Verde: series nuevas.

Rojo: series de las que haremos reviews semanales.

Negro: regresos de otras series.

Naranja: miniseries o series documentales.

Amarillo: tvmovies, documentales, especiales o pilotos.

Morado: season finales.

Morado claro: midseason finales.

Calendario de series

1 de marzo:

Atlanta (2T) en FX

Gotham (vuelve) en FOX

A.P. Bio (vuelve) en NBC

Crossovers TGIT en ABC

2 de marzo:

Flint Town en Netflix

Once Upon a Time (vuelve) en ABC

4 de marzo:

The Good Fight (2T) en CBS All Access

Strike - Career of Evil en BBC One

Crashing (2T finale) y Divorce (2T finale) en HBO

5 de marzo: Collateral (1T finale) en BBC Two

6 de marzo: Kevin (Probably) Saves the World (1T finale) en ABC

7 de marzo:

Hap and Leonard (3T) en SundanceTV

Life Sentence (1T) en The CW

Youth & Consequences (1T) en YouTube Red

8 de marzo:

Champions (1T) en NBC

The Oath (1T) en Crackle

Jessica Jones (2T completa) en Netflix

Not Going Out (9T) en BBC One

9 de marzo:

Love (3T y última completa) y The Outsider en Netflix

Sneaky Pete (2T completa) en Amazon

10 de marzo: Falling Water (2T finale) en USA Network

11 de marzo:

The Royals (4T) y The Arrangement (2T) en E!

Deception (1T) en ABC

Timeless (2T) en NBC

12 de marzo:

Annihilation en Netflix

Endeavour (5T finale) en ITV

13 de marzo:

Rise (1T) en NBC

For The People (1T) en ABC

This Is Us (2T finale) en NBC

The Fosters (5T finale) en Freeform

14 de marzo: Channel Zero: Butcher's Block (3T finale) en Syfy

15 de marzo: How to Get Away with Murder (4T finale) en ABC

16 de marzo:

On My Block (1T completa), Edha (1T completa) y Benji en Netflix

Britannia (1T finale) en Sky Atlantic

18 de marzo:

Instinct (1T) en CBS

The Chi (1T finale) en Showtime

20 de marzo:

Shadowhunters (3T) en Freeform

You Me Her (3T) en Audience Network

21 de marzo:

Krypton (1T) en Syfy

American Crime Story: The Assassination of Giani Versace (2T finale) en FX

Alone Together (1T finale) en Freeform

Speechless (2T finale) en ABC

Shetland (4T finale) en BBC One

22 de marzo:

Station 19 (1T) en ABC

Beyond (2T finale) en Freeform

23 de marzo: Santa Clarita Diet (2T completa), O Mecanismo (1T completa), Alexa & Katie (1T completa) y Game Over, Man! en Netflix

25 de marzo:

Trust (1T) en FX

Billions (3T) en Showtime

Barry (1T) y Silicon Valley (5T) en HBO

26 de marzo: The Terror (1T) en AMC

27 de marzo:

Splitting Up Together (1T) y Roseanne (10T) en ABC

Baskets (3T finale) en FX

28 de marzo:

The Americans (6T y última) en FX

Suits (vuelve) en USA Network

Alex, Inc. (1T) en ABC

Empire (vuelve) y Star (vuelve) en FOX

Ice (2T) en Audience Network

Grown-ish (1T finale) en Freeform

29 de marzo:

Siren (1T) en Freeform

In the Long Run (1T) en Sky One

30 de marzo:

The Dangerous Book for Boys (1T completa) en Amazon

A Series of Unfortunate Events (2T completa) y Rapture en Netflix

Estrenos de series

Life Sentence (The CW)

Una joven (Lucy Hale; Pretty Little Liars, How I Met Your Mother) diagnosticada con un cáncer terminal descubre que, finalmente, no va a morir y tendrá que lidiar con las consecuencias de las decisiones que tomó antes de conocer la buena nueva. Le acompañan Dylan Walsh (Nip/Tuck, Unforgettable), Elliot Knight (Once Upon a Time, American Gothic), Dominique Lucky Martell, Riley Smith (Frequency, Nashville), Shannon Chan-Kent (Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce), Nadej k Bailey (Containment, Resurrection), Brooke Lyons (2 Broke Girls, The Affair), Carlos PenaVega (Big Time Rush) y Gillian Vigman (Suburgatory, New Girl). Creada por Erin Cardillo (Significant Mother, Fuller House) y Richard Keith. Trece episodios. Estreno: 7 de marzo

A favor: Ver a Lucy Hale explorar otros registros.

En contra: Ver a Lucy Hale explorar otros registros.

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Champions (NBC)

Creada por Mindy Kaling (The Mindy Project), que además participará como personaje recurrente, y Charlie Grandy (The Mindy Project, Saturday Night Live), esta comedia monocámara trata sobre Vince, el dueño de un gimnasio sin ambiciones en la vida (Anders Holm; Workaholics, The Mindy Project), que vive con su hermano pequeño Michael (Andy Favreau, Aquarius), que es idiota profundo. Les cambia la vida cuando aparece un ligue de instituto de Vince, Priya (Kaling), con un hijo adolescente (J.J. Totah; Back in the Game, Glee). Completan el reparto Mouzam Makkar (The Exorcist, The Vampire Diaries) y Nina Wadia (Still Open All Hours, EastEnders). Dirigida por Alan Spiller (The Mindy Project, Modern Family). Diez episodios. Estreno: 8 de marzo

A favor: Suponemos que toque Mindy. ¿Hemos mencionado que está relacionado con Mindy?

En contra: El argumento está trilladísimo. A saber qué tiene de especial.

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The Oath (Crackle)

En este mundo creado por Joe Halpin (Hawaii Five-0, Secrets and Lies), que trabajó como ayudante del sheriff de Los Ángeles durante diecisiete años -doce de ellos como agente encubierto-, y protagonizada por Sean Bean (Game of Thrones, The Lord of the Rings) y Ryan Kwanten (True Blood), las bandas están formadas por aquellos que juraron proteger y servir. Cuesta entrar a estas sociedades secretas y corruptas pero, una vez dentro, sus miembros harán lo que sea necesario para protegerse de los enemigos e incluso de sus propios compañeros. Producida por 50 Cent. Completan el reparto Katrina Law (Arrow, Spartacus: Blood and Sand), Arlen Escarpeta (The Magicians, American Dreams), Cory Hardrict (Gran Torino, American Sniper), J.J. Soria (Animal Kingdom, Army Wives), J. Anthony Pena, Michael Malarkey (The Vampire Diaries), Eve Mauro, Kwame Patterson (The Wire, Ray Donovan), Linda Purl (Homeland, The Office) y Elisabeth Röhm (Law & Order, Flaked). Diez episodios. Estreno: 8 de marzo

A favor: Bandas distintas. Bandas más allá de los Latin.

En contra: Que Sean Bean va a morir.

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Deception (ABC)

Un mago de Las Vegas (Jack Cutmore-Scott; Kingsman: The Secret Service, Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life) se ve envuelto en un escándalo que acaba con su carrera. Tras esto, comienza a trabajar con el FBI como "consultor ilusionista" y utiliza su destreza y sus habilidades para el despiste para ayudar a resolver casos. Completan el reparto Ilfenesh Hadera (Billions, She's Gotta Have It), Vinnie Jones (Galavant, Snatch), Amaury Nolasco (Prison Break, Telenovela), Lenora Crichlow (Being Human, Flaked), Justin Chon (Twilight, Dr. Ken), Ethan Herschenfeld y Laila Robins (Homeland, Mr. Mercedes). Creada por Chris Fedak (Chuck, Legends of Tomorrow) y producida por Greg Berlanti (Universo DC). Trece episodios. Estreno: 11 de marzo

A favor: Procedimental para recuperar al público de Castle. ¿Tendrá un prota con carisma?

En contra: Las policíacas de ABC tienen unos casos flojísimos y cansan pronto.

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Rise (NBC)

Antes conocida como Drama High, es una dramedia musical inspirada en el libro "Drama High" de Michael Sokolove (2013) que trata sobre su propia adolescencia. Escrita por Jason Katims (Friday Night Lights, Parenthood) y producida por Jeffrey Seller (Hamilton), contará la historia de Lou (Josh Radnor; How I Met Your Mother, Mercy Street), un extraordinario y apasionado profesor del departamento de teatro en un instituto de clase obrera que cambió las vidas de sus alumnos y del pueblo entero. Tambi��n participan Auli'i Cravalho (Moana), Shannon Purser (Stranger Things, Riverdale), Marley Shelton (Death Proof, Planet Terror), Rosie Perez (Search Party), Rarmian Newton (The Family), Amy Forsyth (The Path, Channel Zero: No-End House), Casey Johnson (GLOW), Shirley Rumierk (Collateral Beauty), Damon J. Gillespie, Joe Tippett, Ted Sutherland (Fading Gigolo) y Taylor Richardson (Annie, Jack of the Red Hearts). Diez episodios. Estreno: 13 de marzo

A favor: La línea entre el cielo y el mar nos llama.

En contra: Ted Mosby yendo de intenso, como en Liberal Arts.

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For The People (ABC)

La nueva serie de Shonda Rhimes (Grey's Anatomy, Scandal) está ambientada en el juzgado federal de Nueva York y se centra en un grupo de abogados, tanto de fiscalía como de acusación, que se enfrentan en algunos de los casos más importantes del país. Protagonizan Britt Robertson (Under the Dome, Girlboss), Jasmin Savoy Brown (The Leftovers, Will), Wesam Keesh (Awkward), Susannah Flood (Chicago Fire), Ben Rappaport (Mr. Robot, The Good Wife), Anna Deavere Smith (Nurse Jackie, The West Wing), Hope Davis (Wayward Pines, American Crime), Vondie Curtis-Hall (Daredevil, Chicago Hope), Ben Shenkman (The Night Of, Royal Pains), Rahvaunia, Anna Khaja (Silicon Valley, The Good Place) y Regé-Jean Page (Roots, Fresh Meat). Creada por Paul William Davies (Scandal). Diez episodios. Estreno: 13 de marzo

A favor: Giros locos y tramas personales adictivas, sello Shondaland.

En contra: Que esté hecha sin ganas, como The Catch. Por cierto, cambió todo el reparto del piloto tras recibir luz verde.

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On My Block (Netflix)

Comedia sobre la amistad de cuatro jóvenes de un barrio peligroso de Los Ángeles, predominantemente hispano y afroamericano, al empezar el instituto. Protagonizada por Diego Tinoco, Jason Genao (The Get Down, Logan), Sierra Capri y Brett Gray junto a Ronni Hawk (Stuck in the Middle) y Jessica Marie Garcia (Liv and Maddie). Creada por Lauren Iungerich (Awkward). Diez episodios. Estreno: 16 de marzo

A favor: Qué bien le están funcionando a Netflix los coming-of-age.

En contra: No nos dan tregua con tanto personaje querible.

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Edha (Netflix)

La primera serie original argentina de Netflix, creada por Daniel Burman (El abrazo partido, El nido vacío) y escrita por Mario Segade (Amar sin límites, Farsantes), es un thriller ambientado en el mundo de la moda de Buenos Aires. Edha (Juana Viale; Estocolmo, Las viudas de los jueves) es una diseñadora que diseña una línea para hombre inspirada en Teo (Andrés Velencoso; Fin; Señor, dame paciencia), su modelo y musa, que tiene sus propios planes ocultos. Completan el reparto Pablo Echarri (Plata quemada, El método), Delfina Chaves (La casa del mar), Osmar Núñez (Relatos salvajes, El nido vacío), Sofía Castiglione y Daniel Hendler (Graduados). Diez episodios. Estreno: 16 de marzo

A favor: Velencoso como reclamo.

En contra: Velencoso como actor.

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Instinct (CBS)

Un exagente de la CIA (Alan Cumming, The Good Wife), que lleva una vida normal como profesor y escritor, es requerido por la policía de Nueva York para resolver el caso de un asesino en serie. Está basado en un libro de James Patterson que ni siquiera se ha publicado todavía. Le acompañan Khandi Alexander (Treme), Bojana Novakovic (Shameless) y Naveen Andrews (Lost). Michael Rauch (Royal Pains) se encarga del guion. Producida por Cumming y Alex Kurtzman (Sleepy Hollow, Fringe). Trece episodios. Estreno: 18 de marzo

A favor: Tiene a Alan Cumming.

En contra: Ya sospechamos quién es el asesino en serie.

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Krypton (Syfy)

Basada en el cómic de DC creado por Jerry Siegel y Joe Shuster, y creada por David S. Goyer (Batman Begins, Da Vinci's Demons) y Damian Kindler (Sleepy Hollow, Stargate SG-1), Krypton nos muestra el planeta de Superman dos generaciones antes de que sea destruido. Su abuelo (Cameron Cuffe, The Halcyon), cuya casa ha sido desterrada, lucha por redimir el honor de la familia y salvar su amada tierra. Le acompañan Georgina Campbell (Black Mirror, Broadchurch), Ian McElhinney (Game of Thrones, Derry Girls), Elliot Cowan (Da Vinci's Demons, The Frankenstein Chronicles), Ann Ogbomo (Wonder Woman, Justice League), Wallis Day (The Royals, Will), Aaron Pierre (Britannia) y Rasmus Hardiker. Diez episodios. Estreno: 21 de marzo

A favor: No nos bastaba con todo el universo DC en The CW y por eso nos traen esto.

En contra: Son capaces de hacer doscientas temporadas para presentarnos a Clark.

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Station 19 (ABC)

De la nada salió la luz verde directa a este segundo spin-off de Grey's Anatomy, esta vez ambientado en un parque de bomberos de Seattle. Como es de esperar, tratará sobre un heroico grupo de bomberos y su día a día tanto en el trabajo como fuera de él. Escrita por Stacy McKee (Grey's Anatomy) y producida por McKee, Shonda Rhimes y Betsy Beers. Protagonizada por Jason George (Grey's Anatomy, Mistresses), Jaina Lee Ortiz (Rosewood, Shooter), Grey Damon (Friday Night Lights, Aquarius), Barrett Doss (Iron Fist), Alberto Frezza (Dead of Summer), Jay Hayden (The Catch, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), Okieriete Onaodowan (The Get Down, She's Gotta Have It), Danielle Savre (Too Close to Home, Heroes) y Miguel Sandoval (Medium, Dirk Gently). Diez episodios. Estreno: 22 de marzo

A favor: Para qué arriesgar. La única relación con la original es el dramatismo.

En contra: Repiten fórmula para no arriesgar con nuevas Shondadas light. Ya veréis en Netflix.

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O Mecanismo (Netflix)

La nueva serie de José Padilha (Narcos, Tropa de élite), vagamente inspirada en el caso Petrobas y escrita por Elena Soarez (Xingu, A busca), cuenta la lucha de dos policías (Selton Mello y Carol Abras) para destapar la corrupción que compra partidos políticos enteros y se extiende a varios países, tomando como objetivo principal a un facilitador de sobornos con una vida familiar envidiable (Enrique Díaz). Ocho episodios. Estreno: 23 de marzo

A favor: Fans de Padilha y su visión alternativa de la aplastante realidad.

En contra: La historia va para largo.

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Alexa & Katie (Netflix)

Esta comedia nos trae a dos mejores amigas que esperan ansiosas empezar el instituto. Aunque Alexa (Paris Berelc; Mighty Med, Lab Rats: Elite Force) está recibiendo un tratamiento contra el cáncer, su personalidad y entusiasmo nunca desfallecen, especialmente con su leal y adorable amiga Katie (Isabel May) a su lado, pero a veces se sienten fuera de lugar en un momento de la vida en el que parece muy importante encajar. Creada por Heather Wordham (Hannah Montana, Reba). Completan el reparto Tiffani Thiessen (Saved by the Bell, White Collar), Emery Kelly, Eddie Shin (Westworld, The Man in the High Castle), Jolie Jenkins (One Day at a Time, Desperate Housewives) y Finn Carr (Fuller House). Trece episodios. Estreno: 23 de marzo

A favor: El humor ante la adversidad.

En contra: Todavía no tenemos tráiler, no podemos opinar.

Trust (FX)

Antología que contará en su primera temporada la historia del secuestro en 1973 de John Paul Getty III (Harris Dickinson, Clique), el nieto del multimillonario J. Paul Getty (Donald Sutherland; Ordinary People, The Hunger Games), y del rescate que nadie estaba dispuesto a pagar. Escrita por Simon Beaufoy (127 Hours, Battle of the Sexes) y dirigida por Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire), cuenta también con Hilary Swank (Million Dollar Baby, Boys Don't Cry), Brendan Fraser (The Mummy, The Affair), Michael Esper (Frances Ha, The Family), Hannah New (Black Sails, El tiempo entre costuras) o Anna Chancellor (The Hour, New Blood). Diez episodios. Estreno: 25 de marzo

A favor: Tiene un toque cómico y extravagante de una historia que todavía nos sorprende.

En contra: Tienes la misma historia en cines, y aquí no han eliminado digitalmente a nadie.

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Barry (HBO)

Barry (Bill Hader; Saturday Night Live, Documentary Now!) es un antiguo marine que ahora trabaja como matón de poca monta. Solo e insatisfecho con su vida, mientras persigue a su siguiente víctima en Los Ángeles, decide entrar a formar parte de un grupo de teatro. Le acompañan Henry Winkler (Arrested Development, Click), Stephen Root (Pushing Daisies, Idiotsitter), Sarah Goldberg (Hindsight), Anthony Carrigan (Gotham, The Forgotten), Cameron Britton (Mindhunter, Stitchers), Darrell Britt-Gibson (You're the Worst, The Wire), Glenn Fleshler (The Night Of, True Detective), Paula Newsome (Transparent, Guess Who) y John Pirruccello (Twin Peaks). Creada y producida por Hader. Ocho episodios. Estreno: 25 de marzo

A favor: Puede tener toda la gracia que le falta a I'm Dying Up Here.

En contra: También puede ser un experimento insulso.

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The Terror (AMC)

Adaptación de la novela de Dan Simmons (2007), por David Kajganich (True Story, A Bigger Splash), que se basa en la historia real de la exploración del ártico en el siglo XIX en la que murieron todos los tripulantes en extrañas circunstancias. Protagonizada por Jared Harris (The Crown, Mad Men), Tobias Menzies (Outlander, Game of Thrones), Ciarán Hinds (Game of Thrones), Paul Ready (Cuffs, Utopia), Adam Nagaitis (Suffragette, The Commuter), Matthew McNulty (Misfits, The Musketeers), Nive Nielsen, Edward Ashley (The Lost City of Z, In the Heart of the Sea), Ronan Raftery (Fantastic Beasts, Moone Boy), Liam Garrigan (Once Upon a Time, The Pillars of the Earth) Ian Hart (My Mad Fat Diary, Harry Potter) y Tristan Gravelle (Mr. Selfridge, The Aliens). Producida por Ridley Scott (The Good Wife, Taboo). Diez episodios. Estreno: 26 de marzo

A favor: Hacer crecer la leyenda.

En contra: Que la realidad ni se acerca a todo este tinglado.

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Splitting Up Together (ABC)

Basada en la comedia danesa Bedre skilt end aldrig, y desarrollada por Emily Kapnek (Suburgatory, Selfie), nos presenta a un matrimonio que se ha divorciado pero vive en la misma casa alternando el cuidado de sus tres hijos. Protagonizada por Jenna Fischer (The Office; You, Me and the Apocalypse) y Oliver Hudson (Nashville, Scream Queens). Les acompañan Sander Thomas, Van Crosby, Olivia Keville, Lindsay Price (Beverly Hills, 90210; Lipstick Jungle), Bobby Lee (MADtv, Love) y Diane Farr (Chance, Numb3rs). Producida por Ellen DeGeneres. Estreno: 27 de marzo

A favor: Puestos a confiar en una comedia familiar, mejor que sea de ABC. Y de Ellen.

En contra: ¿Qué tendrá para poder destacar entre tantas tramas cortadas con el mismo patrón?

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Alex, Inc. (ABC)

Zach Braff (Scrubs) produce, dirige y protagoniza esta comedia sobre un periodista radiofónico casado con una abogada (Tiya Sircar, The Good Place) y con dos hijos que está a punto de cometer la locura de dejar su trabajo y montar su propia empresa de podcasts, pero pronto se dará cuenta de que el tema es más duro de lo que parecía. Completan el reparto Michael Imperioli (The Sopranos, Mad Dogs), Elisha Henig, Audyssie James y Hillary Anne Matthews. Basada en el podcast 'StartUp' de Alex Blumberg y escrita por Matt Tarses (Scrubs, The Goldbergs). Estreno: 28 de marzo

A favor: Braff ha dirigido buenas películas indie.

En contra: El argumento en sí no puede dejarnos más indiferentes.

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Siren (Freeform)

Antes conocida como The Deep, nos muestra a Ryn (Eline Powell, Game of Thrones), una sirena que aparece en la ciudad costera de Bristol Cove. Ben (Alex Roe; The 5th Wave, Rings), biólogo marino, se siente atraído por esta joven, cuya presencia vaticina un futuro ataque de unos seres depredadores que quieren tomar lo que una vez fue suyo. Completan el cast Fola Evans-Akingbola (Death in Paradise, Game of Thrones), Ian Verdun, Sibongile Mlambo (Teen Wolf, Black Sails) y Rena Owen. Creada por Eric Wald y Dean White (The 100, The Shield) y escrita por Emily Whitesell (Finding Carter, Dirty Sexy Money). Diez episodios. Estreno: 29 de marzo

A favor: ¿Nos hará temer a las sirenas? Al menos cambia en algo.

En contra: Apesta a efectos baratos.

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In the Long Run (Sky One)

Creada, protagonizada y producida por Idris Elba (Luther, The Wire) -y escrita por los guionistas de The Job Lot- es una comedia vagamente basada en su propia niñez que nos muestra a la familia Easmon, asentada en Inglaterra en los ochenta tras emigrar desde Sierra Leona trece años antes. Walter (Elba), el patriarca, trabaja en la fábrica local junto a su amigo y vecino Bagpipes (Bill Bailey), casado con Kirsty (Kellie Shirley), y su esposa Agnes (Madeline Appiah) recorre el estado vendiendo maquillaje. Su hijo Kobna (Sammy Kamara; Damilola, Our Loved Boy), nacido en Inglaterra, se dedica a jugar al fútbol con su amigo Dean (Mattie Boys). Cuando Valentine (Jimmy Akingbola; Arrow, Holby City), el hermano de Walter, llega a Londres, trastoca las vidas de toda la familia y contagia a su sobrino la pasión por la música. Seis episodios. Estreno: 29 de marzo

A favor: Idris ha pensado que nos iba a interesar su historia, y vamos a verla.

En contra: Más le vale tener una historia interesante.

The Dangerous Book for Boys (Amazon)

Patrick (Chris Diamantopoulos; Good Girls Revolt, Silicon Valley) acaba de fallecer y su esposa Beth (Erinn Hayes, Kevin Can Wait) trata de criar sola a sus tres hijos, pero un libro creado para ellos les ayudará a superar la pérdida. Es una guía escrita por Patrick que inspira las fantasías de Wyatt (Gabriel Bateman; Lights Out, American Gothic), su hijo pequeño, donde se reencuentran y le enseña habilidades y trucos para afrontar la vida en el mundo real. Completan el reparto Swoosie Kurtz (Pushing Daisies, Mike & Molly), Drew Logan Powell y Kyan Zielinski. Basada en el libro del mismo nombre. Creada y producida por Bryan Cranston (Electric Dreams, Sneaky Pete) y Greg Mottola (The Newsroom). Seis episodios. Estreno: 30 de marzo

A favor: Hecha para llorar.

En contra: Que no consiga hacerte llorar sería un total fracaso.

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