#agent fuchsia

[lunar-inkclipse]

Been cooking up some drawings of some murdle suspect girlies for a while, so enjoy having some sketches thrown your way! (Partially because this will take twenty centuries to complete because I draw at a snail's pace, oop-)

[lilythelitten]

Lily’s Non-Oxymorons Murdle Ships!

Done solely for fun, and because I know some people have ships outside our beloved detectives. None of these are particularly ride-or-die with the exception of maybe the first; they’re based solely on vibes and what I think is fun :P

Executive Eggplant x Executive Assistant Olive (Murdle Jr. sold me on a lot of characters, and these two are among them. Considering what they do and say in that book, I get the feeling neither of them particularly like their jobs or their boss. So I figured they’d bond over that. And then I started shipping them over that. I have incredibly lazy fanart and everything XD)

Agent Fuchsia x Mrs. Ruby (I kind of feel like they’d have a whole cat-and-mouse-esque “law officer and master criminal” kind of thing. Like, chase sequences with copious amounts of tension. You see the vision?)

Comrade Champagne x Cosmonaut Bluski (“Is this just because they’re both communists?” Well, not ENTIRELY. It’s mostly because they appear in a case together in Book 2 [for similar reasons, I HC Umber and Flint as best friends] and also this art by Nines, which a) is hilarious and b) implies a very fun dynamic. And really, most of my ships are built around very fun dynamics :P)

Chessboxer Blaze x Editor Ivory (This one is SUPER random, so I’ll explain: remember a while back, I mentioned HCing that Irratino, Night, and Umber roomed together back in college? Well, if Case 3 is to be believed, there should be five people per room. So I grabbed Blaze and Ivory to fill out the remaining two spots. Then I got to bouncing them around in my head, decided I liked the way they vibed with each other, and, well, now we have this. My brain works in mysterious ways :P)

Reader Amethyst x The Black Hat (My only excuse here is “it’s funny”. I mean, hey, if they survived Volume 3, they’re probably stuck on that mountain based on their last known locations, so. They can keep each other company :V)

??? x ??? (*GASP* A mystery ship :0 This one, specifically, is what’s referred to as a Dry-Docked Ship; they aren’t together, but I HC they used to be. As for who they are, well…let me keep a few secrets 😉)

BONUS ROUND: One-sided shipping, or “starboarding”—Seashell’s eternally unrequited crush on Irratino. I don’t know where I got the idea. It just came to me one day and I decided I vibed with it :P

[pastabaguette]

sorry for all the posts today, but this one is very important: alternian video game edits.

i actually have reasonings for all of their blood types, and a few classpects, so i'll dive into them here:

monika: i'm thinking that early in the game, during acts 1 and 2, she maybe masqueraded as a jadeblood or higher. only during act 3 does she reveal herself as a fuchsia to the protagonist.

gordon and alyx: gordon is probably a tealblood, or somewhere around there. fairly high, but not too high, i think. alyx is an olive, and eli is an indigo. azian was probably a gold. (or lime?) i did have to keep gordon’s orange HEV suit, though. surely you understand. okay, troll half life lore: i think on alternia, all the main characters in the half life franchise are like, olive or above. the rebels in follow freeman and the guards are all lowbloods, so that the player doesn't feel too bad about sacrificing them, or something like that. i think this would be something that would happen in an alternian video game, at least.

agent 47: 47 is actually a mutant, due to being manufactured in a lab. he's a weird ice-blue color. he's still got that piercing stare. i felt a little sad changing his iconic red tie, but i do have some thoughts on that as well. obviously, red in human culture tends to symbolize passion, among other things, and in this case, violence and aggression, because it's the color of blood. however, because trolls all have different blood colors, i think they might have different meanings attached to colors than humans typically do. i think that typically, the colors that would most commonly represent aggression in alternian culture would be blue (cobalt and indigo) and purple. now, i know that the sea dwellers exist, but since the vast majority of trolls are lowbloods, they would have a lot more contact with the land-dwelling highbloods, rather than the fish. so, 47’s tie is blue. (i also just think it looks cool matching his eyes)

chell: I made chell a bronzeblood. she’s a test subject, but not one of the special ones (astronauts, olympians, etc). she’s just another lab rat. (also, a lot of her outfit is orange…)

now for classpects! i only have two i’m sure of as of now:

gordon freeman is an heir of hope. this one is fairly obvious to me. a common belief is that heirs have the ability to become their aspect, in a way. in half life 2, gordon quickly becomes the main symbol of the resistance on earth. for the rebels, he himself IS hope.

agent 47 is a prince of life. again, it’s a common interpretation that princes are themselves void of their aspect, and they destroy that aspect in others. this is really literal, obviously, but as a hitman, 47 kills people. literally destroying life. as for his own lack of life in himself, it’s pretty simple as well. 47 is almost always described as entirely void of emotion and empathy. others often remark on his soulless stare, a lack of life behind his eyes. so, as a prince, he fulfills both criteria there.

holy hell, that was a lot of words. i didn’t intend to talk this much. feel free to add your own thoughts; i’d like to hear what others think. these descriptions were a bit rushed, and i don’t really consider myself to be very good at communicating my thoughts, so a lot of things may have been lost in translation. i’d be happy to try and elaborate on my reasonings for any of them.

(oh, also, please no alyx spoilers. i haven’t played it yet!)

[bullet-prooflove]

From your lovely 'The 'Oh Dear This Got A Little Filthy' Prompt List' 👀 "It's that lacy black pair with the little bows The ones I picked out for you in Tokyo" for our best guy Nick Torres? 🧡

Tagging: @kmc1989 @whateversomethingbruh @district447 @lovebookheart @stelacole

Nick’s away when you get the package. He’s stuck on the USS Allegiance, heading up an investigation into an abandoned baby found aboard, when the sleek black box arrives at the apartment the two of you share.

When you open it the inside is lined with fuchsia tissue paper and tied off with a black silk ribbon. There’s  a cream piece of card resting on top.

I picked out a black lacy pair with the pretty little bows, it reads. I chose them for you when I was in Tokyo. I can’t wait to see you in them. – Casanova

You’ve been receiving gifts like this for the past few months. It started with an box of expensive Swiss chocolates arriving on your desk one afternoon. You’d thought they were a token of appreciation from a cold case you’d solved until one of your colleagues told you they retailed for almost $300 dollars. You’d tried tracking down the sender but the company refused to play ball with your request.

The next was a bottle of Louis Roederer Cristal Rosé 2014 Champagne retailing at over $700 dollars, followed by a pair of diamond earrings. Each one contains a card, written in black calligraphy written as if the perpetrator were your lover. You’d reported it to your supervisor and it had been kicked upstairs to Supervisory Special Agent Lisa Parker in the Family, Sexual Violence and Threat Management Unit.

It’s her number you dial after taking several pictures of ‘the gift’.

“It came to my home this time.” You tell Lisa as you double check the locks on the door. “That means he knows where we live.”

“Harper, I need you to take a deep breath for me and calm down.” Lisa responds and you can hear her keys clattering in the background. “We’re on our way.”

“We?” You respond, your heart sinking because it’s her day off and you already know she’s bringing Alden.

The thing about these ‘gifts’? You’ve not told Nick about them. That man is fiercely protective over you. If he knew about any of this he’d be warpath, spending every waking moment driving himself crazy trying to track this asshole down. Up until now you’d been able to handle it, all of the boxes had been coming to your workplace and NCIS had excellent security. It’s only today that the game has changed because this one, it’s come to your home and it’s far more intimate than all the others Casanova has sent you.

You tune back into Lisa’s voice on the other side of the line, her assurances she’s on her way and she’s keeping you on speaker until her and Alden arrive. Your phone flashes with another call, Nick’s picture appearing on the screen and you reject it because this shit right now that’s not something you can tell your life partner over the phone.

It’s a conversation you’re going to have to have face to face.

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[jazzystudios82]

Transformers OC Bio: Athena 🌙

(Image made in a Picrew)

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Character Inspiration

Marceline (Adventure Time); Raven (Teen Titans); Maomao (The Apothecary Diaries); Zira (PPIDWTBAMG); Rosa Diaz (B99)

Used For

Transformers Animated; Transformers Prime; Transformers: Robots in Disguise 15; Transformers Rescue Bots; Transformers Cyberverse; Transformers Earthspark; Transformers One

Bio

Athena, originally named 'Crescent Moon', is the daughter of Starscream and Skyfire. Both of her parents joined Megatron’s group, the Decepticons, when the war on Cybertron began. Neither Starscream or Skyfire wanted their daughter to be a soldier, so they made an arrangement with the ex gladiator to have Athena train as a medic.

However, when her life was almost put in danger on a mission and due to the planet Cybertron dying because of the war, Skyfire had faked both his and Athena's deaths so they could escape and live a peaceful life as neutral bots and stay out of Megatron's sight.

However, her life changed for the worse when Skyfire became sick with the Cybonic Plague, and he sent the still then young Athena to live with an old 'acquaintance' of his and Starscream's, as he didn't want her to be alone with his diseased corpse. However, on the way she was captured by a group of neutral bots who planned to sell her for parts, so Athena escaped and ran into the infamous bounty hunter Lockdown, who had hired to bring the group to his contractor dead or alive.

After incapacitating the neutral bots, Lockdown begrudgingly took in Athena and trained her so she knew how to take care of herself. When she was older, Athena changed her name to what it currently is know when she pursued her own career as a bounty hunter. Eventually, she crash landed on Earth and met the Autobots who accepted her into the team, where she'd meet, befriend, and fall in love with the bright yellow scout Bumblebee.

Voice Claim

Stephanie Beatriz

Appearance

Athena has a tall and slim frame with silver face plates, large wings on her back, and her armor is colored fuchsia with ruby red accents. Her optics are the typical Cybertronian blue, which she inherited from her sire Skyfire.

When she was known as 'Crescent Moon', Athena's original paint job consisted of dark grays and white.

Personality

Athena is seen as aloof and independent: even from a young age she liked to do things by herself and didn't really see the need to befriend others. Though this wasn't because she thought she was better than everyone else, Athena simply liked her own company and saw the act of making friends to be 'troublesome'.

Athena was also more comfortable with those she's known since birth, like her sires and the Seekers that Starscream was acquainted with back on Cybertron.

However, when she got older, Athena started to feel lonely and desired to make friends, though it was difficult for her due to her awkwardness and aloofness.

When she does make friends, Athena is very loyal and is willing to do whatever it takes to keep them safe and happy, even at her own expense.

Affiliation

Decepticons (former); Autobots (current)

Partner(s)

Bumblebee, Bulkhead, Smokescreen, Predaking, Drift, Sideswipe, Windblade, Drift, Lockdown, Starscream, Grimlock, and Skyfire

Alt Modes

Fighter Jet

Romantic Interest(s)

Bumblebee

Relationships

Fun Facts

Athena went through several name changes before her current one was settled: her old names were 'Solstice' and 'Crescent Moon'. She is named after the Greek Goddess of War and Wisdom.

She was originally going to be a child of Starscream and Megatron, though that was later changed to have her other parent be Skyfire.

Athena likes to watch human horror films. One of her favorites is The Cabin in the Woods.

For TFP, Athena would have met the Autobots during the second season, where her pod crashed on Earth and she'd become a double agent for them when she joins the Decepticons.

Bumblebee and Athena's relationship can best be described as being similar to the 'golden retriever boyfriend and black cat girlfriend' trope.

She likes to read both human and cybertronian literature.

Her wings are a bit sensitive and ticklish.

Athena would help Lockdown with taking care of his mods.

For TFA, Athena is taller and stronger than Bumblebee, allowing her to carry him with ease.

She likes to paint.

For RID15, Athena acts as a parental figure for the Autobot delinquent Sideswipe and the cadet Strongarm. She is also implied to have a past with the Decepticon Thunderhoof.

She likes musicals.

Due to her job as a bounty hunter, Athena built up her tolerance to poisons and harmful chemicals: this wasn't under Lockdown's orders, he in fact was shocked to discover this and even called her a 'dumbass' for purposefully poisoning herself. He was just thankful that she didn't get her hands on something like Tox-En.

Athena has gotten a mod that allows her to change her gender and paint job: this mod is used for undercover missions.

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[mxfoxarts]

Finally! another Murdle character concept design, this time for our one and only morally dubious leader of S.P.Y, Agent Fuchsia.

Also, bonus comic:

Don't worry Logico, I'm sure you're not the only one who has an incredibly questionable taste in men.

[astral-herald]

my arcane hot takes/predictions

i believe all of these things but! it's all in good fun. there isn't a character i genuinely dislike; every one serves their purpose, their motivations are fully realized, and every dilemma they endure/represent is morally complex and super fascinating!!

i love reading/talking about this show :)

If we had to nominate a single character as the show's villain in s1 (rather than the enforcers as a unit, or silco's shimmer operation, etc.), it would be marcus. if he hadn't taken silco's blood money, none of this would have happened.

jayce is "worse" than viktor in season 1 morally; "worse" comes with a lot of weight, ofc. i think season 1 follows jayce's story especially closely, from starry-eyed genius, to political initiate, to chess-master-in-training. the narrative indulges and displays his darkest traits and contrasts his narrative of moral emptiness with viktor's story of lonesome self-sacrifice. this is why i think it's VERY interesting that jayce allows viktor to break the news about his deal with silco for an independent undercity.

BUT! viktor will completely flip this dynamic next season, and viktor fans like myself will find ourselves in jayce's shoes! i can't wait for this!

relatedly, i am eager for a complete villain arc for viktor. it's mostly agreed upon that his story is incredibly sympathetic, but i'm hoping that the writers push him a few steps too far. i don't want to be comfortable - i want to watch a true degradation of morals to complicate what it means to redeem or condemn someone with such a tragic past. it'll blend very nicely with our initial impressions of vi's s2 story.

jinx is the main character of arcane and i love that for her.

vi's alleged enforcer arc makes Perfect sense, especially when contrasted with her dialogue with vander in act 1: "i grew up thinking that i am less than them." she can't be less than them if she's one of them.

mel hates viktor and was worried that jayce prioritized his relationship with viktor too highly. this comes from the scene where jayce confides in her that viktor is dying and her first remark is: "i didn't know you were so close." not long after, she silently belittles viktor when convincing jayce that the hextech weapons are a necessity by looking down upon him and refusing to consult him. i also want to be So Clear that i adore her character and that this is NOT a criticism; both scenes are phenomenal and are integral into their tripartite dynamic.

caitlyn was way out of pocket for her aggression in ep 9 and it definitely revealed her character's darkest tendencies that i think we'll see more of in s2.

viktor will be the sleeper-agent for s2. i know i'm projecting here but think about it - even visually, he has his own shade of purple amidst shimmer's fuchsia and hextech's blue. much like how powder's stealing was the initial conflict in s1, i think viktor has the same catalyst potential.

the worst things s2 could do are a) killing off a champion too early (save the deaths for ep8/9!) and b) giving viktor a love interest.

[hussyknee]

From the blog of K. J. Charles dated 19th April 2024, copy-pasted for Tumblr history nerds and historical fiction writers.

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Eponymosity!

A quickie blog post today, inspired by Benjamin Dreyer’s entertaining rant on the distinction between eponymous and titular (it’s in footnote 1 for a clearer explanation than I am inclined/able to provide), and also by the fact that one of these sneaky little bastards nearly got me in a recent book.

So. An eponym is simply a word taken from a person’s name. Obamacare is an eponym, so is Reaganomics. If you hoover your carpets, the verb comes from the eponymous brand of vacuum cleaner. (We do not use the capital letter, no matter what the Hoover corporation may think: that ship has sailed, as demonstrated by the fact that I hoover with a Dyson.)

If you write historical novels, eponyms are one of those damn things. They tend to be extremely and usefully specific in meaning, but they are also extremely specific in dates, meaning you can’t rely on the old “well it was probably around for decades before it made it into the dictionary” line.

Here for your advisory is an incomplete list of eponyms that may trip you up, depending on period.

Boycott: The name comes from 1880 (Ireland, Charles Boycott, a shitty land agent who was socially and economically ostracised). The practice is older: there was a widespread boycott in the UK of slavery-produced sugar starting in 1791, during which sales plummeted by something like 40%. It is totally historically plausible to have a consumer or personal boycott in your Georgian or Regency novel, but you can’t call it a boycott for several decades more.

Chauvinist: Named for a French vaudeville character. Meaning ‘blinkered nationalist’ it dates from 1840; you can’t use it for a male pig until 1960.

Fedora: The hat beloved of men who spend too long on the internet getting angry about Star Wars sequels actually used to be a symbol of female liberation and cross dressing. Comes from the 1887 play Fédora starring Sarah Bernhardt.

Fuchsia: You will be able to spell this if you remember it’s an eponym for Mr Fuchs. The flowers are so named in the UK in the 1750s, the colour not till the 1920s. Do not put your Regency heroine in fuchsia, is what I mean.

Maverick: Supposedly from a US cattle owner, Samuel Maverick, who let his calves run wild. 1880s US at the very earliest, more probably 1930s. Yes, that is irritating.

Mesmeric: He may have compelling eyes but they ain’t mesmeric before the 1860s. The hypnotist Mesmer flourished in the late 1700s, giving us mesmerism (hypnosis); mesmerise wasn’t a verb till the end of the Regency, and even then it still meant ‘to put into a hypnotic trance’.

Sadistic: Marquis de Sade, as you already know, but NB that sadist/sadistic aren’t in general use till the 1890s or so when sexology got going, along with masochism (also an eponym).

Sandwich: 1762 since you ask.

Silhouette: The outline picture is named for French finance minister Etienne de Silhouette. Used in France from 1760. However, despite there being a craze for silhouettes in England, the actual word didn’t come here till the mid 1820s, which is sodding annoying if your novel about a silhouette cutter happens to be set in 1819 I’M JUST SAYING.

Sweet Fanny Adams: This UK usage originally referring to something no good, now often used as an alternative to ‘sweet FA/fuck all’, came in from 1869 and cannot be used before 1867. You really don’t want to know where it comes from but here if you must (be warned, it’s genuinely grim). (My note: tw for CSA and child murder.)

Thug: Originally from India. Used to describe the Thuggee (as Brits then called it) sect from 1810. Didn’t become generalised to all violent lowlifes till 1839. You can’t be assaulted by thugs in a Regency unless they are actually Thugs.

Trilby: Another hat your Regency gentleman can’t wear. Comes from George du Maurier’s mega hit Trilby published 1894, which also gave us svengali (the name of the baddie in the book).

Feel free to add to this in the comments, there’s always something!

Death in the Spires, my Oxford-set historical murder mystery, is out now. The silhouette book, The Duke at Hazard, publishes in July.

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End c+p.

KJ Charles is one of my absolute favourite writers in the world and the contemporary star in the crown of the MM historical romance genre. Her blog is also worthy of following because she reads incredibly widely and diversely and posts book recommendations as well as good advice about writing.

Re: Dreyer's rant, I am absolutely a prescriptivist, and if you use the word "nonplussed" in that unholy way I'm blocking you. We colonized folk of the former Raj didn't learn the intricacies of this cussed language for you to change meanings on a dime because you couldn't be bothered to crack open a dictionary.

[berrypass-de-murdler]

3 - 54 It Couldn't Have Happened to a Worse Guy

I completely forgot to post her yesterday

Agent Fuchsia, designed by Fletch. She's an actual magnifying glass! Unlike Logico, she has hair. And legs. And it's pretty obvious she's up to some shady bs, Logico hates her already!

DON'T READ THE EPISODES WITHOUT READING THE BOOKS!!

Logico decides to explore a dangerous place he’s never been to - President White’s arsenal. Sorry, “E.H. WIT WEAPONRY & SELF-DEFENSE”.

LOGICO: For exploring Elsewhere, I sure am still in Drakonia.

The usuals, Coffee and Eminence, are marveling at the stock - although it’s hard to believe either of them used to be in war. Boss Charcoal is also there…

LOGICO: What are you doing? CHARCOAL: AHH! I’m just… I just want to protect myself! [sniff]

Logico is about to think there’s nothing noteworthy here, when someone throws a corpse at him from behind! Much to everyone’s dismay, Mr. Sea has shown up here too.

SEA: Hey DETECTIVE, why not you solve THAT ONE, HUH? Then you’ll find out that I DIDN’T DO IT! HA! Who’s the bad guy now?

No one knows what he’s trying to say, and no one cares either. 

LOGICO: Why don’t you leave, perhaps forever? SEA: This is MY country… you’re just standing in it!

Before Logico can protest, he sees Charcoal lifting up a briefcase in the background. He immediately rushes over.

LOGICO: NO NO NO! That’s a bomb! CHARCOAL: Huh? Oh… it’s okay. I already know everything here is bugged. EMINENCE: Vhy must everything be so expensive?? LOGICO: Lol, discount eminence.

The vampire roars in anger, but sounds like an angry kitten. Coffee, on the other hand, is taking loads of guns and grenades and shoving them in a sack.

LOGICO: You have to PAY for this!! COFFEE: Realistically, it’s all going to President White. Do you want me to pay for this? LOGICO: I WANT YOU TO NOT BUY SO MANY WEAPONS!!

Tiny hands grab Logico’s feet, and he screams. A disturbingly large monkey comes out from under an armored car! It bares its teeth in a horrific fashion. Logico hides behind Charcoal, who hides behind Mr. Sea.

SEA: NO TOUCHING! COFFEE: It’s alright, Logico. That expression only means fear. I had many monkey soldiers in my war days.

That doesn’t comfort Logico at all.

SEA: Pff. Why am I here anyway? I already have soooo many weapons. Oh right! ‘CUZ I GOTTA FIND THAT GUY WHO STOLE MY IDENTITY! LOGICO: He didn’t STEAL your IDENTITY you IDIOT!!!

He’s about to tackle him, but gets a text from Irratino. A brief clue, but it makes him happy anyway. It’s not as hard when they can keep in touch. He just hopes that these missions don’t last too long, so they can literally keep in touch.

The ignorant murderer was the painful Boss Charcoal.

CHARCOAL: But- But- But he… he was selling BOMBS!! I mean… LOGICO: You were buying bombs.

Charcoal has a crying fit, of course. 

LOGICO: Look I- I don’t even care. What do you know about TekTopia?

Chark tenses into a brick.

CHARCOAL: Oh man… you don’t wanna get on their bad side… [squeak!]...

He tears out of the building way faster than you’d expect a man of his size to go.

LOGICO: THAT WASN’T ANY HELP, YOU KNOW!!

The end! 

I love murdle

The power of Goat Lord compels you!

See you next time murdlers!

[stariez-artz]

Question. Could you list all of your ships with their ship names, please?

Doey x Fidget: SensoryToys

Henry x Clark: PaperRings

Jack x Vinnie: LoveJoke

Tiny Miracle x Fuchsia: AquaticCircuitry

Cosmo x Scribblez: FiledSketches

Agent K x Detective Jeremy: DisclosedInformation

Gluntz x Bonnie: BadBaker

The Spot x Spider Widow: SpottedWidow

Bender x Bopper: BendingBeeps

Salad Fingers x Borrenz: RustyWar

Marvin the Martian x Simon Sleuth: IntergalacticDiscoveries

Marley x Wilt: StarBasket

Thomas Flyswatter x Pepper: MintSwatter

The Awesome Store owner x Scratch: ScribbledSales

Commander Peepers x Click: FlasingEye

Luci x Asmodeus: DevilBird

ToyTaker x Bumble Bell: HoneyBear

Mr. Choco x Creda: DoubleChocolate

Headless Skateboarder x Jacques: MagicDealer

Astro x Skitch: SketchingStars

Dr. Scum x David: MusicalScience

Jesús Cristo x Edvard: HolyArts

Mr. Puzzles x Jared: TV Time

Creativity x Ennui: BurnOut

Felix x Loony: WoodFish

Jack Fain x Theodore Fain/Curts: AnimatedMusician

Dexter Erotoph x Sherri Morne: ItalianExtermination

Katz x Bon: CatFight

Heart Eyes x Enzyme: InvisibleSignals

Amazing Rope Guy x Crafter: RopeCrafts

P.K Seed x Curtis: StrawMaze

Petey x Lou: ScientificallyCompatible

Stanley x Rodger: SuspiciousStatue

Barnaby x Connie: HauntedMystery

Boipelo x Teagan: ObnoxiousKettle

[gameremma]

Sooooo I read your Murdle HCs, and, uh. Found they raised a lot more questions than they answered XD So! Here I am, armed with my bag full of questions to Ask Various Things for clarification and such.

1. So, uh, did anyone ever figure out Midnight III was brainwashed? Did it ever wear off, was he ever able to tell anyone? Is he still brainwashed by the time Volume 1’s over? If not, what’s stopping him from just telling someone what happened and naming the guy responsible?

2. Is anyone at TekCo brainwashed? Like, if you’re gonna mind-control anyone, controlling the employees who hate you (or at least, Eggplant probably does, see Murdle Jr :P) would probably be a top priority. Otherwise, you get guards who stand by and do nothing while your arch-enemies throw you off a mountain :P

3. What’s the point of the despair-brainwashing anyway? I mean, Indigo didn’t exactly get to capitalize on Drakonia—President White did—and Midnight might’ve just been a test, but what’s the big tactical victory here? F&$%ing with people? (I mean, not out of the question, though in my HCs it would specifically be “f&$%ing with Logico”)

4. Did Ink, like, change her name after leaving S.P.Y.? Does she know Fuchsia or Apricot? (Apricot debuted in Murdle Jr. And then was murdered by Eggplant. Big oof :P) Actually, speaking of Murdle Jr., anything big about that? Did Indigo know about the “take over the world via future-seeing machine” plan? Did Apricot realize one of the meddling kids was her boss’s daughter?

5. …so, uh. How would Radical Crimson feel to learn Dr. Crimson was brainwashed and she killed her sister for no reason?

That was a lot, I know. I think too much, this community needs to stop coming up with such cool ideas XD

EEEEEEEE MAIL YAYAYAYAYYAY

(cough cough I never get any)

Soo uhh here's my explanations I guess

Only Irratino was able to find out Midnight III was despair brainwashed because well... (time for the most irratino explanation ever) his spiritual auras were WAY off. He's not brainwashed after 1, but his brainwashing made him not able to remember who did it to him. He only discovered who after [redacted because this will be told in the future].

2. One person: MAUVE. Y'know how in the final case of 3, she wanted to escape Tekco, but in any previous ones, she wanted to make it better or something else related to TKF? Yeah that was indigo's doing... He killed the previous president of tekco, and after brainwashed Mauve to stay loyal to Tekco. How her brainwashing wore off is unknown though...it was supposed to stay permanent, but before indigo died, it just mysteriously went "fuck this shit I'm out".

3. DESPAIR, ALL HE WANTED TO DO WAS SPREAD DESPAIR. Also, Midnight was not a test, he was meant to spread despair. Also also, Indigo made a despair video (ofc to brainwash people) and a uhh suicide video. Also also also, the despair video had another function, to make people love tekco. However, that brainwashing also wore off.

4. Wait, didn't I- OHHHHHH I only answered this on the discord ahhh now I remember. Anyways, explanation to part one here: "in a nutshell ink used to be in spy to kill criminals, but when indigo took control, she ended up becoming his puppet of killing. She was forced to kill people indigo wanted dead, but eventually, after a year of killing, she decided she'd had enough. So she ended up confronting indigo and threatening to kill him, and indigo gave in (because he hated her anyways) and let her free. After that, ink dyed her hair white and putting glasses on instead of wearing contacts. She also (plot important) became a publishing and writing agent. Also she didn't change her name because by news outlets that talked about her, she was called the killing queen. Also my bc name for her is Marie Caldwell Ink btw.

Anyways part two of your question: no. But I have a question for everyone reading this: Is It likely that Apricot and Moss faked their deaths?

5. She already hated her sister, they were asses to each other. So uhh she would probably say: "I already hated her. I have no fucking regrets."

[leafgarrison]

Thought I’d whip up a short bio for my 3 and 8 OCs, in honor of them making an official physical appearance in one of agent z’s belated Christmas Special.

In all honesty, I’m only really posting this because I’m in the process of trying to shift my OCs away from the Splatoon world, but I still adore my Agent OCs enough that I still want them to coexist, albeit without really following the parameters of the game canon, because the more I think about my 3&8 OCs, the more I want to look at Agent 24 as it’s own thing, because I feel there’s too many rules for them to follow and lines that are clearly not intended to cross within the blue walls of Nintendo, a company I no longer hold any warm feelings towards.

Coleco - Formerly known as Agent 3 of the New Squidbeak Splatoon, and is now called the Captain. Known commonly by their peers as Three. An Inkling of tanned skin, green and blue colored tentacles, orange eyes, and a toned body adorned with scars. They are slightly blind in their left eye after being hijacked by Commander Tartar during the Deepsea Metro escapade. Often portrayed as stoic, steel-gazed and a force to be reckoned with when on the job, they also exhibit a softer side reserved only for their Octoling girlfriend, Marisa, also known as Agent 8, or Eight. They also operate under the alias of DJ_SANGO and DJ in their spare time. Their hairstyle is the default female, and their outfit consists of a B-ball Headband, an Anchor Sweat, loose sport shorts, and Blue Moto Boots. They identify as non-binary and use they/them pronouns.

Marisa - known commonly by her peers as Agent 8, or simply Eight, she is an Octoling of brown skin, baby blue eyes, and fuchsia colored tentacles. Her body is toned, a bright green scar rippling through her back, a permanent reminder of her previous experience as a test subject of the Kamabo Corporation. She has an adventurous, high-spirited personality, taking every opportunity possible to learn more about the surface world after defecting from the Octarian Army and making it out of the Deepsea Metro. She stands at a taller height than her girlfriend, Coleco, and enjoys writing poetry in her spare time. Despite her title, she is not considered an official member of the New Squidbeak Splatoon, but is closely affiliated with them due to her relationship with Coleco. Her hairstyle is the default female, and her outfit consists of the Golden Toothpick, a Custom Painted F3, Capri sweatpants, and Sun & Shade Squidkid IV shoes. They identify as female and use she/her pronouns.

For anyone who is interested, agent z’s channel can be viewed here. Kudos to them for featuring my OCs in their video.

[reinekes-fox]

"Fuchsia King"

The Stray known as Fuchsia King.

Always gentle and smiling, she has an open ear for everyone and some advice to share, a strong wish to help others is what drives her.

Her love for vintage clothing and decor is only trumped by her hate for the ones that love bad vintage values.

She grew up in London, before being bitten by a Werewolf in kindergarten (it was a born werewolf named Argus, they are friends to this day, which got Argus Interpol take an interest in her), offering her and her family help and guidance in return for "Fuchsia" working for them out of her own free will. She had the oppurtunity to refuse every case they offered to her.

The case in the Divine Flock is her tenth case but the first one where she is on her own without a superior Agent in immediate reach. A fact which she is quite nervous about, but she refuses to fail.

[onewomancitadel]

After my bf left early this morning I went outside to check on the lavender, and I cut a bunch to encourage growth and so we can enjoy them in a vase inside. Really, the colour of this particular variety of lavender is so vivid you wouldn't even believe it if I took a photo of it; it's the most intense purple I've ever seen. This isn't lavender-lavender light purple, the kiddy stuff, but something else like the fuchsia version of purple. But brighter. The computer monitor RGB scale couldn't portray it properly.

That's a preamble to the fact that when I went to lock the door the lock fell off and now I'm trapped inside, princess in a tower style. The dragon is the real estate agent, of course. Considering the fact that I asked him once if he ever takes a break off work (he works seven days a week and I was concerned he had told me he was available on weekends) and his reaction was one of somebody who had not ever been asked that question then I think him a very poor off dragon indeed.

[pocketvenuslux]

I have loved Agent Provocateur's boudoir heels for years. I never buy shoes online - heels strike me as particularly difficult to properly size without trying - but when AP dropped the price of these adorable Tamiya mules, I thought I'd take the chance (only available in green now).

First, I really love the design. The top line of the vamp is quite unique, stopping quite high up the shoe. The fuchsia adds a great pop of colour to an all black set and it matches my AP Dolly set perfectly. The feathered pom-poms retain their shape quite well.

As for the construction, I don't know much about shoe construction so I will only report what I can observe. The stitching is very neat and the shoe feels sturdy. I am quite sure the outsole is made of leather - it has some creasing like leather and smells like real leather. To create a hard, smooth finish, there appears to be a very thin layer of a type of plastic bonded over the leather sole but there is no chemical scent.

The one very cheap, cost cutting measure I did not like seeing was the insole. It is glued on. What irritated me most about the insole is that there are real stitches on the insole. Seeing if an insole is stitched or glued is one of the first things I consider to determine the quality of a shoe. I was very displeased to see that instead of paying for the labour of sewing the insole to the shoe itself, AP paid extra for the labour of stitching the insole to nothing, just to give the deceptive appearance of a higher quality shoe, something you cannot see if you're purchasing online, like myself.

I ordered a size 36 which translates to a US size 5. This was a bit of a gamble because I take US5.5. It's actually a decent fit though close - my heel comes right up to the end of the shoe - and a 37 may have been too large. Certainly not the most comfortable shoe but they are almost 11cm heels afterall.

I paid CA$52 for these shoes on sale, down from the retail price of CA$645. Shipping was CA$30. They took four days to ship and arrived four days later (including a weekend) in an AP box and dust bag. I'm relieved they fit and have absolutely no regrets as the discount was ridiculously deep and they are too cute for words.

Made in Portugal

Photos: Labbro Rosso; Milled; mine

[silentchamp]

Looker smirks at Red as he approaches presenting his tickets.

"As I expected of a champion, 8 tickets. Good enough for the top prize."

He points to the dratini plush.

"I can assume, though your competitive streak would be interested in more. Head to the port. Climb aboard a pokemon who surfs instead of a ship. Hunt for the hidden rumor, and let me know what you find."

Dratini Plushie with a pamphlet - 8 tickets Rare candy - 5 tickets Razz Berry Saffpop - 3 tickets Figurine set of the legendary birds - 7 tickets Ghost-type key chain - 1 ticket Copy of one of Sabrina's movies - 6 tickets Pikachu cotton candy - 2 tickets Poffin treat for Pokemon - 4 tickets

Pamphlet Text: This pamphlet is a three fold with a photograph of a dratini across the front, sponsored by ‘The Friends of Fuchsia’. Inside is information on the dratini of the Safari Zone, including their preferred environments, habits, and history. There is a section on proper care and the warning that these creatures are not pets and certainly not to be gifted as prizes at Game Corners. The last section in the pamphlet describes the dangers of poaching these creatures face.

How endearing; Looker even has his own little engraving on the tickets!

To be regarded with such high praise, it makes Red's heart thump, shoulders squaring to signify just how proud he feels. The regions of Kanjoh were his pride and joy, it'd be a given he'd ace each riddle with flying colors!

The detective is right, reading him like an open book. To seek a higher challenge is more than welcome.

Red takes the tickets, less focused on collecting any reward for his winnings, mind honed in on Lookers next challenge. He'd exchange them later!

[ Thank you. ] The champion offers a kind smile behind his disguise. [ Hunt for the hidden rumor. Got it. ] He reiterates. Not saying another word, Red offers a soft nod before leaving, already having a vague idea as to what the agent had meant.