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"I know you by heart. You are inside my heart."
THE LITTLE PRINCESS (1939) | dir. Walter Lang and William A. Seiter
#the little princess#a little princess#walter lang#william a. seiter#classic film source#filmgifs#old hollywood#filmblr#classicfilmblr#classicfilmedit#shirley temple#ian hunter#1930's cinema#circa 1939#1939 films#sara crewe#captain crewe#captain ralph crewe#period drama#drama edit#father and daughter film
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🖤💀🖤💀
#Okay I see youuuu#With your cute skeleton heart shirt and tiny shorts#Who dressed him. the hat was an odd choice but everything else? just picture me as a sleazy sailor#The bracelettttt#No bc I’m just as bad about his wrists as Kreese and Terry. pin them to a bed.#And his name is Kim. KIM#That’s so good for me you don’t get it#Kimmy gets his ass pounded by a crew mate or dock worker every single night no doubt (pretending most of them ARENT his siblings)#You don’t have to explain the white stains on your crop top and in your hair when you fucked in the water. cleans it off#Mo was clearly his main meat.#Kim fisher#william zabka#Ok sweet little kimmy over here (no relation) is getting given to THREE adjacent characters#N 1: Max Perish (Hollow Point)#(omfg. Tig did play a damn pirate slslskskksksks. Captain Jeffery)#N2: Wolf Larsen (WAIT. Greg Larsen and Wolf Larsen? amazing) because why wouldn’t I give this soft boy to him…#N3: Bianchi (that weird Hamlet movie Ralph was a side character in) because he was kind of creepy#and a dick. clearly he needed his balls drained into a blond to make him just shut the fuck up#I love cheesy ass 80’s and early 2000’s movies with hot daddies—who said that🤨 wasnt meeee. No but geez some of these are so cheesy#I could put them on nachos. Oh wait. Eugene in Crossroads can have Kimmy too. Long as the hat comes off during sex#Play him a little song on his guitar and see how Kimmy thanks him—play that guitar at him boy#nsft#There’s too many options.
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This Day in History: Mission over Tokyo
On this day in 1944, a United States Army Air Forces crew conducts a solitary reconnaissance mission over the skies of Tokyo. It was the first time an American crew had flown over the Japanese mainland since Jimmy Doolittle’s raid in April 1942.
The story of Captain Ralph D. Steakley and his crew is nearly lost to history, yet it was critical to the Allied effort in the Pacific.
These brave men had no idea what they were flying into.
The story continues here: https://www.taraross.com/post/tdih-steakley-tokyo-rose
#tdih#otd#this day in history#history#history blog#America#world war ii#us air force#us army#sharethehistory
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The Tombigbee River Phantom
The Eliza Battle was a sidewheel steamer, launched in New Albany, Indiana in 1852, which travelled regularly on the Tombigbee River between Columbus, Mississippi and Mobile, Alabama in the United States in the 1850s. She did the same in February 1858.
Advertising for the Eliza Battle
Captained by S. Graham Stone and piloted by Daniel Epps, the Eliza Battle left Columbus with a crew of 45. The ship was only able to travel so far north on the Tombigbee when the river was regularly flooded in the winter months, and made stops at Pickensville, Gainesville, Demopolis and numerous small piers on its way downstream. When the ship left Demopolis on 28 February 1858, it was fully loaded with 60 passengers and more than 1200 bales of cotton. A strong northerly wind set in during the already cold night, and the air temperature dropped into the minus range in the two hours after dark.
At about 2 a.m. on 1 March 1858, about 32 miles (51 km) downriver from Demopolis, near Beckley's Landing, the watch noticed that some of the cotton bales stored between the main deck had caught fire due to being too tight and were now burning. The fire, which was partly due to the strong wind, soon got out of control. The boat drifted further downstream and got out of control. Cut off from the lifeboat by the flames, the passengers, some of whom were clad only in their nightwear, were forced to go into the river to escape the flames. Some survived by floating on bales of cotton, hoping not to freeze in the sub-zero temperatures, but for many this was not the case. The Eliza Battle eventually came to rest above Kemp's Landing and sank to a depth of 8.5 metres. The few survivors were rescued by local residents, 33 or 45 of whom lost their lives in the freezing temperatures.
Eliza battle Tombigbee River 1858, by Ralph Richards
Now the Eliza Battle is no ordinary shipwreck, on the contrary she is said to surface regularly in February as a burning phantom trying to finish her route. But she often fails. She is also supposed to try to lure unsuspecting people who see her and want to help, because she is obviously in distress, and drag them down with her.
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Event | 5th Anniversary: The Way Back Home | Chapter 5 - Autumn Planet Story
*Contains spoilers for Act 12 - eternal moment*
Izumi: Is everyone ready?
Juza: Yea.
Azami: Everyone’s hair and makeup is perfect too.
Omi: Wearing these costumes is always exciting, isn’t it?
Taichi: Ah! Mi-chan and Ma-kun are here!
Sakuya: We’ll have to show them how cool we are!
Sakyo: It’s not just those two, we need to show the entire audience the best play possible.
Banri: Damn right.
Banri: …Aight, let’s do this thing!
Autumn Troupe & Sakuya: Yeah!
· • —– ٠ ✤ ٠ —– • ·
Izumi: (A few years before Saku leaves the ANIMS ship… This takes place before Dee received his code name “Doug”.)
Izumi: (Out of these crew members, only Dee and the oddball Saku don’t have code names.)
Izumi: (Ted, a childhood friend of Dee’s, was one of the first to receive his name, “Tig”, out of the crew members. This makes Dee even more impatient.)
Izumi: (Dee, frustrated with this, has an outburst at Tig’s father, the captain of the ship, Bear.)
Dee: “Why the hell do Rat and Bat get names, but not me!?”
Rat: “Sorry, Dee. We’re just ahead of you~.”
Bear: “Until you figure out the reason, you’ll always be half a man.”
Bat: “I mean, what’s the point of the code names anyway?”
Rat: “As part of ANIMS, getting your animal code name is a sign that you’re independent. I think you broke the record for being the youngest, Bat.”
Bat: “Huh.”
Rat: “That was the weakest reaction ever! Well, you are a certified communicator. No wonder you’re so sought after.”
Bat: “I mean, you got your code name almost as soon as you boarded the ship, didn’t you, Rat?”
Rat: “‘Cause I’m just that good~.”
Dee: “I could get certified if I wanted…”
Bear: “We already have enough communicators. If you want to be one, look elsewhere for work.”
Dee: “Tch.”
Tig: “Dee, you haven’t cleaned the decks yet. Don’t make Saku do it all by himself.”
Dee: “Fuck off, I know!”
Dan: “Dee, I think you’re just snappin’ at Bear again.”
Dee: “Shut up. And if I am?”
Woll: “Bull’s-eye.”
Dan: “Guess I won that bet.”
Woll: “No helpin’ it. That’s a big win for you.”
Dee: “I ain’t a horse for you to bet on.”
Dee: “All of you treat me like I’m stupid. Pretty sure Saku and I are the only ones on the ship who don’t have code names.”
Saku: “What’s that about me?”
Dee: “Doesn’t it make you feel pathetic that we’re always just treated like we’re not really pirates?”
Saku: “I’ve never really thought about it… I guess I’m not necessarily unhappy with my current position or anything…”
Dee: “Tch, stop fucking joking about me bein’ on the same level as someone unreliable like that.”
Dee: “If none of you are gonna admit it, then I’ll make you admit it. I’ll make you admit that I’m a man worthy of ANIMS.”
Tig: “Dee, clean the decks.”
Dee: “Just fuck off, I’m doin’ it now!”
Tig: “Haah, what the hell?”
Bear: “He’s been like that ever since his father died. You’d better keep an eye on him.”
Tig: “Why me?”
Bear: “You already know why.”
Izumi: (Dee is getting increasingly frustrated with Woll and Dan teasing him. He’s much more childish and brazen than in the original.)
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Dan: “That’s our target this time, Ralph’s ship.”
Bear: “Way to go, Dan. You’ve got us in a good position.”
Dee: “But I’ve got no clue what kinda things rich people like. Are we really goin’ to war with that ship?”
Tig: “It just for appearances. They don’t even have any weapons.”
Bear: “Alright, for our scouts--.”
Dee: “I’ll go.”
Bear: “Tig.”
Tig: “Roger that.”
Bear: “Dee, you’ll be with me.”
Dee: “The fuck!? Why!?”
Tig: “Shut up. Obey the captain’s orders.”
Bear: “Rat, provide logistical support. Bat, stay with the ship and jam any rescue signals.”
Rat: “Aye aye, Sir.”
Bat: “Understood.”
Bear: “Everyone else, rush in as soon as Tig attacks.”
Woll: “Aye aye, Captain.”
Tig: “Don’t do anythin’ uncalled for, Dee.”
Dee: “Shut the fuck up.”
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Izumi: (Dee, impatient to be successful, is the first to board the ship without listening to what the others are saying…)
Tig: “I’ll be goin’ soon.”
Rat: “Unit One is ready to-- wait, huh?”
Woll: “It’s already gone?”
Dan: “Huh, who’s on board?”
Tig: “That bastard-- Can I take Unit Two?”
Rat: “Uhm, yeah, probably.”
Dan: “Unit Three will be on standby, just in case.”
Tig: “Thanks.”
Tig: “Unit Two, launchin’ in three, two, one--.”
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*Beeping*
Tig: “Dee! Stop actin’ so selfishly!”
Dee: “Just shut up! I’m way better at handlin’ these guys than you are! Stay outta my way!”
Tig: “That ain’t the point! This is why you’ll always be half a man!”
Dee: “Who you callin’ half a man!? Just shut up and watch me!”
*Lazers firing*
Ralph: “!? W-What was that!?”
Subordinate: “Pirates!”
*Explosion*
Ralph: “H-Hurry up and do something quickly!”
Dee: “Hah! Perfect. Nowhere to run. Now all I’ve gotta do is get in and--.”
Tig: “Dee! Three planes incomin’ at two o’clock!”
Dee: “The hell? I thought they didn’t have any weapons. I never heard anythin’ about there bein’ an escort.”
Dee: “Whatever, I’ll deal with the three planes myself.”
*Lazers firing*
Tig: “Dee, don’t go alone!”
Dee: “I’ve got it under control.”
*Explosion*
Dee: “Aight, one down. Now for the rest--.”
*Explosion*
Tig: “Dee!”
Dee: “--Gh.”
*Beeping*
Dan: “Coming in on Unit Three for backup.”
Dee: “Dan!? What are you doin’--?”
*Beeping*
Rat: “Likewise, I’ll cover you, please rescue Dee, Tig!”
Tig: “Roger that.”
Dee: “--Shit, now everyone’s involved, this is bad.”
Izumi: (And as a result, ANIMS is forced to withdraw…)
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Bear: “Let’s regroup and take off at once.”
Bat: “Aye aye, Sir.”
Woll: “Glad you’re safe, Dee.”
Tig: “How’s the condition of Unit One?”
Rat: “Dee did a good job of doging, so I don’t think it’s in too bad condition.”
Bear: “Dee, your selfish actions put the whole crew in danger. Are you aware of that?”
Dee: “--Yes.”
Bear: “Your father, Bull, was honestly one of the worst leaders I’ve ever seen.”
Bear: “He was the first to jump into danger, and his first priority was always protecting his comrades by bringing up the rear.”
Bear: “‘After I’m gone, you’ll still be here, Bear. Dee will have you, so I don’t have to worry.’ That’s what he used to say.”
Bear: “Every day I stood next to him as his second-in-command made my anxious as all hell, but I was proud to be there.”
Bear: “Dee, think it over again as to why you’re not recognized as a full man.”
Bear: “You have to be aware and responsible if you ever want to lead ANIMS as captain one day.”
Dee: “Me…?”
Tig: “Why are you surprised? Hasn’t this always been your plan? You’ve been sayin’ that you wanted to be captain ever since we were kids.”
Rat: “Well, but you’re still just half a man right now!”
Dan: “At this rate, you won’t get your code name and become captain until you’re an old man.”
Bat: “And no one wants a captain like that.”
Woll: “Haha. You’re gonna have to really work at it.”
Dee: “Guys… I’m really sorry.”
Dan: “He apologized. Seems like I’ve lost.”
Woll: “And I guess that means I’ve won this time.”
Dee: “You place bets on shit like that too!?”
Izumi: (Dee’s comrades follow after him. Their tone is joking, but you can feel their belief in Dee and their encouragement.)
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Rat: “Huh? What about Saku?”
Bat: “He said he had stuff to carry. They brought him along to the captains’ drinking party or something.”
Rat: “I’m so jealous. I wish I could’ve gone too.”
Dan: “Well, there’s no helpin’ it. We can’t celebrate the spoils of war right at this moment.”
Rat: “That’s dumb.”
Dee: “He said he was sorry.”
Rat: “He wasn’t trying to be disagreeable or anything.”
Dan: “Stop pouting.”
Dee: “I ain’t poutin’.”
Bat: “Huh? Isn’t that Ralph’s ship over there?”
Dan: “I didn’t see anythin’ about them comin’ into port around here, though.”
Woll: “Maybe it’s because of the incident the other day.”
Dee: “‘Bout damn time.”
Tig: “Oi, you’re not plannin’ on boardin’ again, are you?”
Dee: “They came from way far away. Can’t pass up that kinda opportunity. If they come into port, we’ve got ourselves an openin’. We’ll be able to pull it off no problem.”
Tig: “You haven’t learned your lesson at all.”
Rat: “That’s our Dee!”
Dan: “It’s true, we’ve got a chance. I’m in.”
Woll: “Same here. Not like I’ve got anything better to do.”
Bat: “Ralph and his crew are gonna be comin’ in soon. If you want your chance, go as soon as they do.”
Dee: “Ya already intercepted ‘em? That was fast work.”
Rat: “I’m gettin’ hella hyped!”
Dee: “We go at 22:00. I’ll board first.”
Tig: “I’ll go too. We learned out lesson last time.”
Dee: “Permitted. When we give the signal, the rest of y’all board too. Rat will be in charge of logistical support and diversion.”
Rat: “Aye aye, Sir!”
Izumi: (The members of ANIMS are filled with excitement. Their tone of voice and facial expressions really show off their nature as pirates, as if they’re enjoying the roughness of the plan.)
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Dee: “Looks like they’re short of hands. Perfect.”
Tig: “You haven’t reflected at all, have you, Dee?”
Dee: “I have. That’s why I brought you along.”
Tig: “Haah. How the hell am I supposed to support somethin’ like this…”
Dee: “It’s time. Let’s go.”
Tig: “Understood.”
Dee: “Pardon us!”
Guard: “Who the hell are you!?”
Dee: “We had to leave early the other day, so we’d thought we’d pop in to say hello again.”
Guard: “Oi, someone, come here! There’s pirates!”
Dee: “Tig, the signal.”
Rat: “Oh, it’s time, it’s time.”
Woll: “We’re gonna have to kick it up a notch from last time.”
Dan: “We’ll have this over with before the captain can even find out.”
*Lazers firing*
Izumi: (ANIMS acts as violently as they want. It really shows off the true spirit of Autumn Troupe.)
Izumi: (Banri-kun’s leadership skills are put to good use for Dee’s performance, plus the action scenes with everyone are also very impressive.)
· • —– ٠ ✤ ٠ —– • ·
Bear: “So, what’s the meaning of this?”
Dee: “As future captain, I’ve gotta make sure I finish the job I messed up on.”
Dee: “Just so you know, this was my decision, so the other guys ain’t responsible.”
Bear: “God… Dee, from this day on, you’ll be known as Doug.”
Doug: “Huh?”
Bear: “And you’re not a future captain. From today on, you’re the captain. So pull yourself together.”
Doug: “Are you for real?”
Bear: “Tig, you’ll support Doug as second in command.”
Tig: “No avoidin’ it, I guess.”
Bear: “That’s a weight off my shoulders.”
Bat: “Oi, the Space Police are headed this way.”
Dan: “If we don’t hurry, the port will be put into lockdown.”
Doug: “Aight, y’all, get ready now. We’re gettin’ the hell outta here!”
Rat: “Aye aye, Sir!”
Izumi: (Now given his code name, his determination to live as Captain Doug of ANIMS is reaffirmed…)
Izumi: (The universe of the space performance was further expanded by seeing the past stories of ANIMS.)
Izumi: (The audience seems to be thrilled to get to know the activities and the growth of Doug and the others, which differs from the main story.)
Izumi: (Autumn Troupe’s spin off performance was a huge success!)
· • —– ٠ ✤ ٠ —– • ·
*Applause*
Sakuya: Thank you very much!
Omi: Thank you.
Juza: Thanks.
Azami: Thanks so much.
Sakyo: Thank you very much.
Taichi: Thank you!
Banri: Thank you so much!
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Hello, my nautical consultant! I have been pondering over this for a while, but I was wondering if you could throw any light on this quote from The Charioteer, when Ralph is talking about that fateful crush on his sub:
"He was a sub of mine. If he'd been a matelot it would have been all right; I could have put it out of my mind because I'd have bloody well had to. But he was round my neck all day. He wanted to learn everything I knew except what I wanted to teach him."
So I've been trying to get a proper definition of "matelot" - is he distinguishing between someone who is not an officer, or someone who is his equal rather than his junior? It doesn't make sense to me because I don't see how 'I'd have bloody well had to' refers any more to a 'matelot' than to the sub. I get that the guy is around him all the time, but then why wouldn't he just say it was harder because he was around all the time. OK, might have answered my own question because that could be a Mary-ism couldn't it, Ralph could never admit to not being able to do something, and he often says things that don't make any sense.
But anyway, I thought you would probably have a better sense of how he is using that word than me! Thank you in advance 😊
Hello hello!
So I think this does have some element of it being harder to ignore having a crush on someone you are with all the time, yes. But I think it's also about the power dynamics.
Matelot means an ordinary sailor, one of the regular crew. The power difference between a lieutenant and sub-lieutenant is nothing compared with that between a comissioned officer and an ordinary seaman. Ralph is the captain. His word is effectively law on board. If he did start acting inappropriately, an ordinary crewman wouldn't have been able to say no. Ralph would have been in trouble for the abuse of that power, as much as what he did with it. So if he'd fallen for one of the crew he would have had to get over his feelings or risk being court martialled and locked up.
I think also, there's some disgust because he's not the kind of person who would take advantage like that anway, especially as he's seen this from the other end during his early career. Think about his comments in the party scene, too! It's clearly a topic he has strong feelings about.
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Disney Comfort Characters (Waves 1-9)
Hades (Hercules)
Jafar (Aladdin)
Iago (Aladdin)
Jack Skellington (Nightmare Before Christmas)
Lilo (Lilo & Stitch)
Mickey Mouse
Minnie Mouse
XR (Buzz Lightyear Of Star Command)
King Candy (Wreck It Ralph)
Angel (Lilo & Stitch)
Faline (Bambi)
Claude Frollo (Hunchback Of Notre Dame)
Snow White (Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs)
Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty)
Stitch (Lilo & Stitch)
Mirabel Madrigal (Encanto)
Pepa Madrigal (Encanto)
NOS-4-A2 (Buzz Lightyear Of Star Command)
Felix (Wreck It Ralph)
Melody (Little Mermaid)
Captain Hook (Peter Pan)
Clarabelle Cow
Figaro (Pinocchio)
Pinocchio
Jack Sparrow (Pirates Of The Caribbean)
Hector Barbossa (Pirates Of The Caribbean)
Davy Jones (Pirates Of The Caribbean)
Hugo, Victor & Laverne (Hunchback Of Notre Dame)
Djali (Hunchback Of Notre Dame)
Gideon (Pinocchio)
Goofy
Daisy Duck
Lumiere (Beauty & The Beast)
Kronk (Emperor's New Groove)
Quasimodo (Hunchback Of Notre Dame)
Geppetto (Pinocchio)
Tigger (Winnie The Pooh)
Oswald The Lucky Rabbit
King (Owl House)
Esmeralda (Hunchback Of Notre Dame)
Genie (Aladdin)
Clopin Trouillefou (Hunchback Of Notre Dame)
Bill Cipher (Gravity Falls)
Marinette Dupain-Cheng (Miraculous Ladybug)
Alya (Miraculous Ladybug)
Della Duck (Ducktales)
Eda Clawthorne (Owl House)
Yzma (Emperor's New Groove)
Drakken (Kim Possible)
Antonio Madrigal (Encanto)
Bruno Madrigal (Encanto)
Doofenshmirtz (Phineas & Ferb)
Evil Emperor Zurg (Buzz Lightyear Of Star Command)
Willow (Owl House)
Gabriel Agreste (Miraculous Ladybug)
Bambi
Thumper (Bambi)
Zero (Nightmare Before Christmas)
Oogie Boogie (Nightmare Before Christmas)
Kuzco (Emperor's New Groove)
Tutter (Bear In The Big Blue House)
Ursula (Little Mermaid)
Winnie The Pooh
Piglet (Winnie The Pooh)
Eeyore (Winnie The Pooh)
Kanga (Winnie The Pooh)
Roo (Winnie The Pooh)
Rabbit (Winnie The Pooh)
Nathalie (Miraculous Ladybug)
Archdeacon (Hunchback Of Notre Dame)
Phoebus (Hunchback Of Notre Dame)
Cruella De Vil (101 Dalmatians)
Evil Queen (Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs)
Lucky (101 Dalmatians)
Smee (Peter Pan)
Dr Facilier (Princess & The Frog)
Pluto
Ortensia The Cat
Gus (Cinderella)
Luz Noceda (Owl House)
Manny (Ducktales)
Donald Duck
Shellsea (Fish Hooks)
Lambie (Doc McStuffins)
Scrooge McDuck (Ducktales)
Dewey Duck (Ducktales)
Sebastian (Little Mermaid)
Chip (Beauty & The Beast)
Fifi (Beauty & The Beast)
Honest John (Pinocchio)
Mushu (Mulan)
Jaq (Cinderella)
Oscar Proud (Proud Family)
King Andrias (Amphibia)
Baymax (Big Hero 6)
Swampy (Where's My Water/Swampy's Underground Adventures)
Pleakley (Lilo & Stitch)
Goliath (Gargoyles)
Zooster (Jungle Junction)
Wander (Wander Over Yonder)
Molly McGee (Ghost & Molly McGee)
Otto (Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go)
Antauri (Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go)
Collector (Owl House)
Scratch (Ghost & Molly McGee)
Dumbo
Raine (Owl House)
Circus Of Ooze Crew (Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go)
Anne (Amphibia)
Sprig (Amphibia)
Tilly (Big City Greens)
Cricket (Big City Greens)
Marcy (Amphibia)
Penny Proud (Proud Family)
Suga Mama (Proud Family)
Sasha (Amphibia)
Brandy (Brandy & Mr Whiskers)
Berry (Palace Pets)
Miss Featherbon (Palace Pets: Whisker Haven)
Daisy (Palace Pets)
Dreamy (Palace Pets)
Bill (Big City Greens)
Lena (Ducktales)
Mr Whiskers (Brandy & Mr Whiskers)
Lily (Palace Pets)
Tiana (Princess & The Frog)
Alice (Big City Greens)
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Things I was thinking of last night.
It’s hard to visit the grave of a whaleman. One whose bones rest beside the countless old leviathans he and his kin sunk, where now-rotted whale lines connect them in a twin tragedy.
It’s hard to visit the grave of a whaleman buried on a desolate stretch of sand. It didn’t feel right to sew him up in canvas and sink him in the Pacific with a bag of brick round his ankles. Not when there’s proper land on the horizon…no matter how thin and empty that bit of land may be, where he’ll be attended only by the wheeling birds who never needed to fear the unknown that was ‘man’. Gouge his name on a wooden board that will bleach into oblivion as the sea rolls on. Sometimes another whaleship will lay off here, sending a boat’s crew ashore for water, for eggs, for those all-too-fearless birds as a brief respite from salt junk. Maybe one of those men—a stranger on one hand and a whaler on the other—will pause at that somber plank before it’s taken by the sand. He’ll wonder if there was anyone who mourned him, and if there’s anyone who will mourn them all. But over the years those ships stop coming too. The fleet will be filled with stone and sunk to choke the mouth of Charleston Harbor. It’ll be crushed in pack ice and each freezing crew will strike their flags and give the endeavor up to the Arctic. This hungry American industry will burn through itself, and find a new one sixty-nine feet below ground in Titusville. One that’s even hungrier, bloodier, and will come to set the world on fire.
Cenotaphs raised at the Seamen’s Bethel try to make it easier to visit the graves of whalemen. Their last moments are carved into something real and solid to make sense of what happened in a distant ocean. He fell from aloft, he drowned, he died of his wounds, he was taken by consumption. Captains, mates, entire crews, boys in their 18th year of age. The dark letters try to offer closure and certainty for a death that was anything but. Did he truly drown, are they sure it was him, are they sure?
In Paita there is a whaler’s cemetery where a part of the cliffside once fell into the sea. Longboats come to deposit the dead. The consul calls it Cabo Tranquilo, but no one knows or remembers that name now. And the graves are too shallow, the sand is too soft, and the wind sometimes comes to bare them to the sea and the animals. Five miles south the life they departed carries on, too far away for reflection or remembrance and too caught up in the continuation of the voyage. Ships loll in the harbor. Recruits of both provisions and men come aboard. Public houses open their doors to a transient but constant clientele and serve sensations to those still lucky enough to be living that day.
It’s hard to visit the grave of a whaleman when it’s not a grave at all, but a small clipping in a Honolulu newspaper. There are letters waiting for him with the chaplain, delivered there on the off chance his ship comes to this harbor. How long does the chaplain or post hold onto those letters as they warp and yellow, as it becomes clear that their intended party is no longer here to receive them?
“Late twenties, twenty-eight?” I say, half dreaming. “I think I was twenty-eight. I was…older.”
“That’s still quite young,” the facilitator says.
I laugh, and I’m not sure how much of that laugh is mine: wry and one hundred seventy years old, threaded with that fine-honed gallows humor you had to have in order to keep existing in that world. That world that was inseparably your hardship and—more importantly—your home.
“No such thing as an old whaleman,” I say. “You either leave it young or die in it young.”
I find their graves in the coffin of a whaleboat angled beneath the curated bones of a sperm whale that died on a beach in 1998. They’re presided over by casual onlookers following the flow of the exhibit in the twenty minutes they choose to spare between ice cream and the Ralph Lauren store, not really seeing it. Not stopping to think of the pull of the long oars. Of the burning hiss of the line running past one’s side fast enough to tear flesh from bone if given the chance. Of a sea churned purple.
I find their graves in the careful diamonds and hearts and stars they punch out of a strip of bone to make a busk or needle case, a craft they turn in their hands during the doldrums, made for some far sweet memory living ashore.
I find it in the delicate drawings of ships and seabirds and islands observed from the bulwarks. He leans his elbows there and sketches what’s before him. He catches the living sweep of a wave or the bend of a tree pushed by a wind those two centuries before.
I find them in every note left in the margins of a battered journal. They ask its quiet pages ‘do they spare a thought for me, does anyone spare a thought for me today?’
I spare a hundred thoughts for all those lonely places, all those ink smeared pages. I find a memorial in the words of lost men that ring against my own bones and fill my chest like seawater as I sit safe and dry on land, as I weep at whalesong and the ruin we wrought on something so beautiful just trying to come up for air, and I think on every fellow on board who tried to find a way towards some kind of home.
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You know what show I really hope the ghosts put on while they were all together? HMS Pinafore. Everyone from Fanny onwards most likely knew it reasonably well already, either by cultural osmosis or from being a theatre gay, and for the rest it's probably the easiest operetta to pick up that's ever existed.
I imagine it would have gone down something like this:
Josephine Corcoran- Kitty
Ralph Rackstraw - Thomas
Absolute no-brainers for the lead soprano and tenor. Ralph scores extra points for being one of the most dramatic and flouncy tenors Gilbert ever wrote. At one point he has a speech that's so flowery it's genuinely incomprehensible. Unfortunately his big aria is terribly dull (still in-character tbh) but both of Josephine's are brilliant. Especially "The hours creep on apace", where, having secretly accepted Ralph's proposal, she does waver a bit since, after all, he is a bit of a pleb.
Captain Corcoran - The Captain
Keeps the Pinafore ship-shape and Bristol-fashion. Would have a lovely father-daughter relationship with Josephine. Gets to be in lots of bangin' numbers, especially "I am the Captain of the Pinafore".
Captain: I do my best to satisfy you all -
Crew: And with you we're quite content!
Captain: You're exceedingly polite and I think it's only right to return the compliment.
Sir Joseph Porter - Julian
Marvellously smug and superior patter baritone who got to his lofty position via flattery and luck rather than merit. No direction needed.
Little Buttercup - Fanny
I think she would struggle playing someone who's meant to be lowly, but on the other hand she'd probably really get into every other aspect of the character, especially when she gets to drop mysterious hints all the way through, and dramatically reveal the twist at the end. (She also really reminds me of the mature student who played Little Buttercup for my university's Light Opera Society once, who was very definitely another repressed middle-aged horndog. Get it, girl.)
Cousin Hebe - Mary
Not much of a part, but I suspect getting Mary to concentrate on something like this for any length of time without going off on a tangent would be... tricky. Would be enthusiastic about helping Josephine and might have to be held back from headbutting Captain Corcoran when he tries to stop the elopement.
Dick Deadeye - Robin
Hunched, triangular bass Dick Deadeye growls his way through the opera causing chaos just... 'cos. Is far more perceptive than the Captain and has to really spell out that Josephine and Ralph are planning on running away together.
Bosun's Mate - Humphrey's head
Carpenter's mate and director - Pat
This probably required slightly delicate handling, since Pat is the better singer (and He is an Englishman is harder than it looks), but a) keeping rehearsals from descending into anarchy probably took all his energy and b) Humphrey might have been slightly grumpy being relegated to a really tiny role again. At least they both get to be in A British Tar is a Soaring Soul.
Chorus of sisters, cousins, and aunts - Humphrey's body
Carries the whole show on his back.
#bbc ghosts#gilbert and sullivan#G&S#posts I made instead of doing actual work#and which will be of interest to absolutely no-one but me lol#I bet Cap played Cousin Hebe at school and got a huge thrill from it#sometimes to make the role bigger they'll put in When Maiden Loves from The Yeomen of the Guard for her#and that is a very lovely yearning song that probably really appealed to him for no reason in particular; definitely not#I imagine Lady B suddenly getting into it would be quite alarming for the Captain but that sounds hilarious so#also I imagine that everyone does all the chorus numbers#trying hard not to imagine what Julian does during We Sail the Ocean Blue on the line 'as the balls whistle free o'er the bright blue sea'
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Fuff-tober Day 4 'Cinderella Moment'
The near-finale scenes of a Victorian Era Foyle's War/ A Little Princess crossover I haven't written yet. (oops) Going on the idea 'the "ugly duckling" gets their moment to shine'- for our beloved Sam's a bit of an Ugly Duckling at Lyminster.
A/N the dashes '-th Regiment' for example, are intended, ala Jane Austen.
Ram Das and Carrisford are particularly drawn from the excellent 1987 BBC version. (Can be found on YouTube)
Sam had settled herself on a discreet chair in the small drawing room of Lyminster House hands folded neatly and demurely on her lap, and for want of anything better to do, observed the new occupier of the moment.
'A gentleman', her father had disclosed before he brought her in company, 'well travelled, but who had been very ill, and who had rented the house for it's good air and quiet location to aid his recuperation.' He looked unwell still, the bones standing out on his face and hands, a sallow pale colour on his skin, in spite of the fire and the blanket tucked around his shoulders by the Sikh servant-man.
Sick at heart or soul too, it appeared, the haunted echo in his eyes. She listened as Catholic-esque, he softly unburdened his troubles onto her fathers listening ears. "- my old school friend, he gave me the money, more than he should have," he gave a rueful cough of black laughter "and I ruined him, with those diamonds. Ruined and killed the best kindest man I ever knew, they should have locked me up for it."
"Were a man locked up for every little mistake, condemned for every sin, there would be only innocent babes left in the world." Her father soothes "And you did not kill your friend..."
"The shock brought on the illness which killed him, which is much the same thing." The man looks away from her father, face twisting, in pain or bitterness. "And after all that, the mines come good, more than I could ever have dreamed for. But what good is it?"
Her father opens his mouth, but the man cuts him off with a wave of his hand, "Don't talk of charity, I'd give my half of the fortune just to find Crewe's daughter. Looked all over Europe, all the way to Russia in schools, but I can't find her." His eyes are bleaker still, "Poor little Sarah."
He says the last more to himself than to them, but her ears catch it.
Diamonds, Crewe, Daughter, Sarah, well, Sara. "How do you spell Crewe, Sir? C-R-E-W?" Sam asks, pressing her folded hands into each other. Do not get his hopes up, do not get mine up either
Her father turns to look reprovingly at her, shaking his head ever so slightly.
But Mr Carmichael only lifts his head slightly from where he has slumped in his chair, "C-R-E-W-E." He emphasises the last letter "Captain Ralph Crewe. -th Regiment." It all has the monotone of words said over and over, or in a dream or a fever. His chest heaves
The right spelling, the same story.
"I know where she is!" She barely holds herself sitting in the chair, and fails.
"Samantha!" Her father barks, "it is not decourous to interrupt. Is that what they taught you at the Seminary?"
But she had eyes only for Mr. Carrisford as she goes towards him, he's pushing himself violently upright in his chair, eyes lighting up, "You know where she is? You're sure?"
"She's at Miss Minchin's Seminary for Young Ladies on - Square in London. She came there when she was seven and I was eleven. She grew up in India, she speaks Hindustani," "Sam stared about the room, what else can I tell him "She told me about Shiva, and Ganesh, and Buhdda.." She whirls abot, pointing to each of the statues in turn. "Her mother was French, but died before she knew her, Sara speaks it as well as a Frenchwoman herself." She runs out of breath, gasps inelegently for more
"Yes," Carrisford says, a bright, near wild flush on his face "I remember Crewe married a French lady- Isabelle, her name was." He looks only at Sam "She's at this Seminary, you say?"
"Yes." Now the hard bit, Sam draws closer to the man "When her -Sara's- father - that is, Captain Crewe - died, Miss Minchin kept her on as a servant, to 'cover the debts' she said." Carrisford's face plunges in agony and she hears even her unshockable father gasp.
"A Servant Crewe's little Sara?" Then Carrisford is shouting towards a door "Ram Das... Ram Das! Ram Das!" He reaches forwards and grabs at Sam's hands, his grip surprisingly strong for the frailness of her hands. Ram Das rushes in, a flash of gold in the corner of her vision.
She drops to her knees in front of Mr Carrisford, putting them on the same level, and sees tears brimming in the man's eyes. "Thank You." He wheezes, "Thank you." Now words fly out from him in a rushing torrent, one arm reaching to push off the covering blanket, "Ram Das, we go to London, order the carriage ready to the station. Jaladi, Jaladi!" But the torrent ends in a gasp and a fit of coughing, shaking the man through.
Sam glances at Ram Das as the Sikh steps closer, pulls the blanket back around, a hand on his master's shoulder to keep him down "No Sahib, no London for you. See, you are not yet well enough."
"You don't understand," Carrisford half snaps, half pleads, staring at the other man, "Sara's there - Miss Crewe."
Sam watches as Ram Das nods, "I understand this, Sahib. But I also know you will put youself back in bed, being like this. You will not go to London. Doctor Sahib said Rest."
Sam bites her lip, it is far too true that Carrisford is in no fit state to travel to London. And even he seems to accept this, stopping his efforts to move from the chair. Instead he looks to where their hands are still folded together, to her, and then over her shoulder to where her father must be. His eyes are burning bright.
"Reverend, would you go? You and your daughter? Go and bring her back? I'll give you a letter for the Mistress of the Seminary, giving you authority to do so- I've seen Crewe's papers, I'm Sara's guardian-in-law. If she won't take that, my lawyer Carmichael lives nearby, go to him"
Sam twists, heedless of any damage to her dress, hating the stiff bodice, to look at her father. His face is a little stunned, but he slowly nods. "If you have the proof of this Mr Carrisford, and you, Samantha," His eyes come to rest on her "can identify the girl..."
Sam nods quickly, Please, please.
Her father dips his chin "Then I would be happy to help."
"Excellent." Carrisford beams, years of pain falling away from his face
#flufftober 2023#day four#Cinderella moment#Sam Stewart#Crossover#A little princess#Mr Carrisford#foyle's war#lyminster
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DBH the exact same except Kara starts collecting androids like pokemon for her little vigilante gang. Ralph joins, Luther joins, we come across the two traci models and they join, a Jerry joins, and they form a little wolf pack to basically do the inverse of the Jericrew. Rupert joins if he gets away. Connor has his hands full trying to understand two different factions. Kara's group directly targets him. He's hunting Markus. Markus' group (esp. Josh) wants the vigilante gang to chill so they can get rights. Alice has a rocket launcher for the entirety of the game after Ralph lets her keep his. North joins if Markus goes the peaceful route. Kara lurks in the shadows as Luther beats the hell out of the Eden Club manager. They take care of Simon for a bit if he survives the tower. At the demonstration, all of the groups converge in one epic scene. If Connor stays a machine, Kara and the vigilante crew replace Captain Allen's squad on the rooftop. Alice blows multiple things up, I don't care what. Probably machine!Connor at some point. Batman!Kara. Connor: Uphold the law. Markus: Change the law. Kara: Screw the law.
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Band of Brothers - The Terror AU, Continued
A continuation of this post
Tagging people who were interested in this - if you want to be added or removed just let me know!
@fearlessjones @kaikai1324 @antoniaminor @runn0ft
Denver 'Bull' Randleman and John Martin serve as Ice Masters on the HMS Erebus and Terror respectively. They are both experienced, having been on multiple Arctic expeditions before, often alongside each other, and as a result are held in high esteem by the rest of the crew. The pair trust each other more than they will ever trust a commander, as only they fully understand how dangerous the ice can be. Martin holds the ear of Captain Winters, who faithfully follows his advice. In contrast, Randleman finds Captain Sobel to be often dismissive of his knowledge. Still, he finds an eager audience in young Royal Marine Privates Garcia, Miller, and Hashey, who are all experiencing their first Naval posting and have never seen how badly an expedition such as this can turn.
Aboard the Terror, the Royal Marines are commanded by Sergeant Bill Guarnere, who - alongside Corporal Chuck Grant and Private Edward Heffron - keeps largely to himself. The Marines are somewhat isolated from the rest of the crew, as they are the only men on board permitted to arm themselves, and lack the naval experience boasted of by the others. However, as it becomes more and more evident that the Terror and Erebus will not be unstuck from the ice any time soon, with more and more men lost to the mysterious Tuunbaq with each passing day, the marines find themselves thrust into the limelight by the rest of the crew, who view them as key to their survival.
On the HMS Erebus, Sergeant Darrell Powers and Corporal Donald Hoobler find their loyalty to their commanders jeopardised as their chances of salvation grow ever slimmer. Shifty struggles to come to terms with his shifting allegiances as Sobel's ineffective leadership and Nixon's declining health put them at a disadvantage, and the Royal Marines begin to ally themselves across the two ships, both bringing together the crews and setting them further apart than ever before.
Roy Cobb does not believe in his leaders. He is here because he had no option, driven by a lack of wealth and education - caulking was never supposed to be his life's work, and he won't pretend to be happy about his position. When the crew find themselves stranded in the ice, he grows ever more bitter at the state of affairs, and as the rest of the crew begin to realise the severity of their situation, people begin to listen to Cobb's complaints - they let him speak his discontent where they once dismissed it with a roll of the eyes. He finds himself holding more influence than he has ever had before, and will use this newfound power to his advantage no matter what damage it could do to others.
Other crewmates:
Robert 'Popeye' Wynn - Boatswain, HMS Terror
Floyd Talbert - Carpenter, HMS Terror
Donald Malarkey - Engineer, HMS Terror
Pat Christenson - Quartermaster, HMS Terror
Frank Perconte - Blacksmith, HMS Terror
Joe Toye - Leading Stoker, HMS Terror
Alex Penkala - Ship's Cook, HMS Terror
Albert Blithe - Seaman, HMS Terror - Found infirm and returned to England from the Whalefish Islands
John Hall -Seaman, HMS Terror - One of the sailors who died and was buried on Beechey Island on the way to the Passage
Ralph Spina - Head surgeon, HMS Erebus
Warren 'Skip' Muck - Carpenter, HMS Erebus
Joseph Liebgott - Engineer, HMS Erebus
Walter 'Smokey' Gordon - Caulker, HMS Erebus
George Luz - Leading Stoker, HMS Erebus
(When assigning characters' roles among each ship, I tried to consider the pre- and post-war professions of the real-life veterans, applying these skills as best I could to the positions aboard each ship - for example, Alex Penakala worked as a cook before the war, and Joe Toye worked in a coal mine, hence his position stoking the steam engines.)
#bob terror au#band of brothers#the terror#the terror amc#bull randleman#johnny martin#antonio garcia#james miller#lester hashey#bill guarnere#chuck grant#babe heffron#shifty powers#don hoobler#roy cobb#easy company
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part 1/? of iammatthewian / tng era trek au thing where i assign them roles mostly based on their flag colours or something
- ralph is a science officer who specializes in geology and causes a lot of problems by messing with things he shouldnt. sask is an engineer who is usually stuck trying to rig a solution to said problems.
- have not trio are the chaotic bridge crew - captain stanley and first officer commander tremblay usually disagree on everything and then lieutenant commander mani needs to step in and advise.
- chief of security cheung is constantly flexing while communications officer mccain is just trying to get back to work on a translation
#iammatthewian#iammatthewian project#iamp#iamp: alberta#iamp: saskatchewan#iamp: quebec#iamp: ontario#iamp: manitoba#iamp: british columbia#iamp: new brunswick#hapo art#hapo doodles#pc: alberta#pc: saskatchewan#pc: quebec#pc: ontario#pc: manitoba#pc: british columbia#pc: new brunswick#clip studio paint#iamp trek
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task zero + character introduction.
⌕ . ˚ ⅋. 「 pedro pascal. forty six. cis man. he/him. 」 luca reyes was recruited as a captain’s crew for the libertalia twenty six years ago and was given the codename: dionysus for their carefree but spiteful behavior, typical for the sagittarius. while preparing for a heist they listen to back in black by acdc and don’t dare to leave without their most trusted item: engraved pocket knife.
part one: statistics.
basic information:
full name: josé lucas reyes espinoza luca reyes.
nickname(s): lu, whatever insult is being thrown his way.
age: 46.
date of birth: december 2nd, 1976.
place of birth: santiago, chile.
nationality: chilean american.
gender: cis man.
pronouns: he / him.
orientation: bisexual.
language(s) spoken: fluent in english, spanish & portuguese, familiar with russian, asl, & french.
accent: used to have a slight new yorker accent, not so much anymore.
family ties:
mother: maría espinoza, deceased.
father: juan reyes herrera, deceased.
siblings: has five siblings, three younger and two older.
spouse / partner: widower, currently single.
children: has a daughter named mia, in her mid twenties.
pets: has a ball python snake named ralph.
occupational information:
codename: dionysus.
meaning behind codename: dionysus, the greek god of wine ( also bestower of ecstasy / god of the drama ... fittingly enough ).
position: captain's crew.
skillset: scoped firearms / long range weapons / quick thinking under pressure / expert hand eye coordination / lockpicking / anything that allows him to stay still.
weapon of choice: prefers a sniper rifle, currently carries a m1903 springfield.
physical appearance:
face claim: pedro pascal.
hair color: dark brown.
eye color: dark brown.
height: 5'11"
weight: 165 lbs.
build: athletic.
tattoos: has a small clown fish tattoo on his left shoulder for his daughter.
piercings: none.
clothing style: whatever's still in his closet from the past decade, mostly old shirts with the occasional hole or stain and jeans. sometimes wears a leather jacket he found at a thrift store ... he doesn't really have a "style" just if it fits and isn't too fancy... comfortable dad attire.
distinguishing characteristics: salt & pepper hair, dimpled smile, square jawline.
personality:
mbti: estp.
element: fire.
western zodiac: sagittarius.
chinese zodiac: dragon.
positive traits: carefree, charming, adaptable, perceptive, bold.
negative traits: spiteful, impatient, impulsive, defiant, insensitive.
hobbies: drinking, fishing, woodworking, reading, doing nothing.
character inspiration: seth gecko ( fdtd ), the ten seconds of screentime dionysus gets in the pj movies, ron swanson ( parks & rec, this is strictly only vibes ), jim hopper ( stranger things but not the cop part acab ).
part two: questionnaire.
001. the professor provides every member of libertalia a unique codename that reflects their personality. each codename is derived from various forms of mythology, folklore, or literature. why do you think the professor chose that name for you? do you agree or disagree with his decision?
the professor has always been an idol of luca's and joining within libertalia's first year is something he looooves to brag about. he was codenamed dionysus and though a bit stumped at first, he realized that the professor must have known about his sticky fingers expensive alcohol bottle collection ... or maybe he just has a sense of humor and was already well aware of luca's drinking problem. there's much more to the name than luca understands - a man of intense passion, both known for his excitable attitude and anger. either way, luca has never really cared to know, especially since he likes to imagine the professor does have a sense of humor... and for that reason, he loves the decision.
002. gaining an invitation into libertalia isn’t an easy feat. what do you think made you special enough to get handpicked by the professor?
luca usually chalks it up to being young and lucky enough to be on libertalia's radar early on. he hadn't planned much at the beginning and had been reckless on his heists, going into hiding after a bank robbery went wrong and he was separated from his partners. for whatever reason, he was given a second chance when it seemed like his life was over and for that, he'll always be grateful.
003. the captain’s crew is the highest position at libertalia. do you desire to graduate to this level? if you’re already a member of the captain’s crew what motivated you to change your position?
as a current captain's crew member, the position has been on his mind since he learned it was a possibility. he has no desire to be in a true position of leadership like the professor, but luca owes everything to libertalia and his allegiance has only strengthened over the twenty plus years with the group. he used to love joining on adventures but as he's gotten older and faced injury after injury, his focus began to shift to the potential of heist planning - whatever he needed to do to remain useful to the organization. he fears that his intelligence isn't as good as his physical skills but is doing his best to make sure no one notices.
004. although many members of libertalia don’t know each other’s personal lives, it’s rumored that many members came from suspicious backgrounds. who were you before joining and what was your life like prior?
joining libertalia was an impulsive decision, one made without the knowledge of his wife. she was always in the dark about his thievery and criminal background, some he even completed while they were married. they'd known each other since high school and she only discovered his extracurriculars once he was already in libertalia. luca had grown up having to make his own way in the world and refused to change for anyone, but it cost him the opportunity of having the family he'd always wanted. libertalia was his purpose after that and he's refuses to think about the past anymore.
005. what was your primary motivation for joining libertalia? was it for the riches or for the thrill of adventure? or is there something else motivating you to continue working for the group? what do you hope to achieve?
the primary motivation had always been to see what the world had to offer. a simple curiosity of what else there could be and a desire to scratch an itch of thievery. he hadn't expected much, truthfully, as far as profits go - but once the money started showing on paper, that helped too. now that he's lost the other side of the life he had, libertalia has essentially become everything to him and he hopes to help it flourish with the years he has left. he loves the idea of passing on all the wisdom and experience he's learned, a main reason he's apart of the captain's crew.
006. how would the other members describe you? would you consider yourself to be a team-player or do you prefer to work independently?
never serious, always joking, mouth never not open. not usually seen without a drink in his hand. he's got a contagious laugh and that can either soften the view some people have toward luca or infuriate them. always loves to be the life of the party and at every single funeral, he's made the "i put the fun in funeral" joke to someone. doesn't know how to read a room very well but he's got the best of intentions. works well with others... but usually gives them a headache at some point.
007. libertalia is anonymous, therefore necessitates secrecy outside of the group. how do you balance your personal life outside of this, granted you have one? is there a clear separation between libertalia and your personal life?
luca used to be able to balance everything perfectly within the first few years of libertalia - after his wife discovered he'd been lying about a business trip and knew he couldn't lie to her anymore, it went downhill from there. after a messy separation, luca's personal life became more or less existent. his thirties were spent jumping from mission to mission, becoming almost obsessed with his work until a bad back injury made him replan his future. now he's just focused on remaining valuable.
008. henry avery’s treasure has been lost since 1695. even with the brightest minds on the case, all leads to find the treasure haven’t turned up. avery’s treasure is the professor’s white whale and after several years of searching, many believe the treasure ceases to exist. do you believe the treasure exists?
luca is certainly skeptical but leans toward hopeful.
009. do you trust the professor? do you trust the libertalia?
yes and yes - with his life.
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Movies of 2022 - My Summer Rundown (Part 1)
The Runners-up:
20. DAY SHIFT – Neflix Originals continue to plug the cinematic gaps where needed with an array of impressive (frequently OTT fun) alternatives to big screen adventures, and this bonkers action horror throwback from the makers of the John Wick movies is a pedigree example of this particularly hardy breed. Jamie Foxx is clearly having a blast chewing the scenery as Bub, the super-violent vampire hunter looking to get back into the good graces of the big-business Los Angeles hunters’ guild that kicked him out for being too overzealous.
19. TOP GUN: MAVERICK – After a ton of Pandemic-based delays, the long-overdue sequel to Tony Scott’s heavyweight blockbuster popcorn magnet finally arrived to significant fanfare and great box office returns, and despite the inevitable anti-US war-machine grumblings it turned out to be well worth the wait. Tom Cruise steps back into the role that MADE HIS CAREER like he’s never been away as hotshot US Navy fighter ace Pete “Maverick” Mitchell returns to the elite fighter school to train a squadron of young pilots for a desperate secret mission. Tron: Legacy and Oblivion director Joseph Kosinski delivers thrills and spectacle by the bucketload in a bona fide rollercoaster ride that EASILY does the original justice.
18. VENGEANCE – I love it when a sneaky smart little indie comes out of nowhere to blow me away, and this deeply satirical black comedy is a DOOZY. B.J. Novak (The Office) makes his writer-director debut while also starring as aspiring elitist New York podcaster Ben Manalowitz, who hits upon a potential scoop when he winds up in smalltown Texas to attend the funeral of one of his former random hook-ups only to discover her family, led by her big brother Ty (an on-fire Boyd Holbrook), are convinced she was murdered.
17. MEN – In truth more of AN EXPERIENCE than a film, this twisted existential horror fantasy is one of those movie’s you’re probably only gonna want to watch ONCE, but it’s also definitely one of those movies you REALLY SHOULD see. Ex-Machina and Annihilation writer-director Alex Garland has put together his most full-on balls-tripping madass feature to date with this fundamentally ODD film about Harper (Wild Rose’s Jessie Buckley), a deeply troubled new widow who’s vacationing alone in a quaint English country house, only to find herself terrorised by a succession of seemingly demonic men who all have the same face (the immensely talented Rory Kinnear delivering one of the best and most impressively varied turns I’ve ever seen him deliver).
16. SAMARITAN – Overlord director Julius Avery has delivered another cracker with this gleefully inventive and explosively robust alternative take on a superhero movie in which Sylvester Stallone lands one of his most interesting and meaty roles IN AGES as the titular former superpowered crime fighter who finds himself dragged out of his long self-imposed social exile by twelve year-old fanboy Sam (Euphoria’s Javon Walton) when local aspiring crime-boss Cyrus (a typically mesmerising Pilou Asbæk) attempts to spur a citywide uprising.
15. LIGHTYEAR – Disney/Pixar bring the high-powered origin story of Toy Story’s intergalactic hero Buzz Lightyear to the big screen in fine style in this all-action animated sci-fi treat that sees Chris Evans take on another iconic role after ending his tenure as Captain America with his usual enthusiastic, large-than-life aplomb. Finding Dory director Angus MacLane delivers thrills, spills and deep belly-laughs as Buzz and a ragtag crew of less-than-prime Space Rangers (which includes a wonderfully game Taika Waititi) fight to save their world from the threat of Zurg …
14. THE FORGIVEN – Masterful writer-director John Michael McDonaugh (The Guard, Calvary) delivers an emotionally charged and deeply resonant psychological slow-burn thriller adapted from Lawrence Osborne’s acclaimed novel. Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain both deliver spellbindingly complex performances as the souring upper class couple faced with a crushing moral quandary after accidentally running over a boy in the Moroccan desert on their way to a high society party held by Matt Smith’s idle rich socialite.
13. BEAST – Idris Elba is at his usual charismatic-yet-vulnerable best as out-of-his-depth Dr Nate Samuels, the father of two wilful teenage girls who finds himself fighting to protect his family from a ferocious rogue lion while visiting old friend Martin (Sharlto Copley), a wildlife biologist working in the South African bush. Director Baltasar Kormakur has made quite a career shepherding man-against-nature thrillers to the big screen (The Deep, Everest, Adrift), so he’s more than capable of delivering on the super-tense thrills required here.
12. FIRESTARTER – The second big screen adaptation of one of Stephen King’s most criminally underrated novels may have tanked at the box office (then again, its simultaneous streaming release on Peacock can’t have helped) and been largely panned by critics, but I thought it was a rousing success. Zac Efron is darkly charismatic as telepathic fugitive Andy McGee, determined to keep his troubled pre-teen pyrokinetic daughter Charlie (The Tomorrow War’s Ryan Keira Armstrong) out of the clutches of the clandestine government outfit looking to profit from her potentially devastating powers, with Keith Thomas (director of acclaimed indie horror The Vigil) bringing Halloween Kills writer Scott Teems’ tight, taut and rewardingly stripped-back script to compelling life.
11. THE SEA BEAST – Neflix made an impressive stab at grabbing the animation crown for the summer with this wildly-inventive and thoroughly rewarding nautical family adventure fantasy set in a world where a whole society has grown up around the hunting of massive sea monsters. The classic pirate cinema conventions are paid suitably rip-roaring tribute as we follow Karl Urban and Jared Harris’ salty buccaneers on their quest to bring down the fearsome Red Bluster, only to discover what they’ve been brought up believing could be very wrong indeed …
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tbh I hadn’t thought too deeply about how Ralph and Laurie’s relationship would progress afterwards, but I imagine it would start off with much less angst than in canon since it removes a lot of the conflict if they had reunited earlier! Ralph would probably still struggle with some depression because of his injury and being kept out of active service, but not nearly as much as he would if he thought Laurie was dead, and he wouldn’t have fallen into a self-destructive pattern of drinking heavily and getting into relationships with men like Bunny. Since Andrew and Bunny aren’t in the picture Ralph and Laurie would have admitted their feelings to each other earlier and planned to move in together after Laurie’s discharge. The hospital transfer would have happened earlier as well, and Laurie would be alright with it in this AU since he would get to be closer to his boyfriend!
If I can figure out how to write it, my idea for the pirate AU sequel would be that a couple years later, Royal Navy officer Laurie Odell gets shipwrecked and is rescued by the ship of the fearsome pirate captain Ralph Lanyon! And Laurie ends up joining Ralph’s pirate crew and romancing the captain. :D
Hmm, one domestic headcanon i have for them is that they both experience PTSD nightmares about Dunkirk from time to time (Ralph also gets other nightmares). Laurie learns to recognize when Ralph is having a nightmare and can offer comfort. Laurie also tends to experience psychosomatic pain in his leg right after a nightmare about Dunkirk, and Ralph afterwards holds him and massages his leg, which helps alleviate the pain.
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