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Page 114: Consider that a guy who's job it is to keep secrets is ALWAYS willing to give up those secrets to some other paying client

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(Lotta people talking right now- obligatory transcript under the cut reminder)

General Pievere: Come now, Anne-Marie, there's- Anne-Marie: The first belongs to this man. He was the only one besides Katherine that was ever aware of her deception. Conn: Hello, uh, everyone. I'm Conn. I'm not with the Fleet, just an old friend of Anne-Marie's. Admiral Torrey: The courtroom is not typically a place for half-truths, young man. Speak freely. Conn: Alright. I'm not with the Fleet, but I have been called upon to provide certain confidential information in the past. General Nguyen: One of your covert operations dealings, I assume, General Jordan? General Jordan: Indeed. It was you, no doubt, who helped Ms. Kestin here pull off her misguided assault of the Ganymedan settlement?

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Page 113: welcome back CONN!

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Admiral Torrey: Hmmm... General Jordan: And what of the Ganymede faction? Kat: I didn't, like, talk to any of them or anything. I shot one of the- Anne-Marie: Wait! Admiral, generals, forgive the interruption, but- hey, back off, I outrank you- excuse the interruption, but I haven't yet submitted all the evidence you requested from me! General Vincent: What is the meaning of this, Captain?! Anne-Marie: There are two statements you still have not heard! And they both hold input that I consider to be very important to the outcome of this hearing.

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Page 112: She's CLEARLY trying to make herself look less suspicious. Isn't that suspicious?!

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Kat: I don't have anything more to tell you. Annie was missing. So I got on the ship hoping that someone there could help me find her. General Vincent: Captain Kestin indicated that you thought you might fall under suspicion for her disappearance. General Pievere: Clearly, your actions were motivated purely by self-preservation! Kat: Pretty garbage attempt at self-preservation, wouldn't you say? I wasn't thinking anything but that I had to try to find my sister.

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Page 111: well, well, if it ain't the consequences of my own actions

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Kat: Yeah, yeah, that's me. Look, we all know this is just a formality and you're going to press charges. I'll plead guilty when that happens, so can't we just skip this one? General Vincent: Not so fast. Remember that your disregard for standard regulations is what has brought you here. The abduction of one of our officers is not a matter to be taken so lightly. General Nguyen: We have Anne-Marie's report, and statements from her crew. But we need to hear what happened from you, as well.

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Page 110: You won't make general without a good condescending stare, I'll tell you that

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Admiral Torrey: Step forward, please. Kat: Hey, y'all. Let's get this over with. General Nguyen: Now beginning the hearing in the case of Ms. Kestin… Ms. Katherine Kestin, yes?

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Us when we move across the city and there's no other furniture yet

The cats individually will readily cozy up with me, but rarely want to be that close to each other. It's very cute, I've been enjoying it

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Page 109: The Fleet loves them some stone columns

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Kat: Hey. Hey, come on man, I just want to ask a question- General Nguyen's not in there, is she? Guard 1: Yeah, she is. Kat: Fuck! Guard 2: Stop interacting with the prisoner! Come on, Kestin. They're ready for you now.

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Page 108: Gonna go ahead and say that Jess and I have the same quick struggle meal... Plate of Scrambled Eggs

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2025 album of the week part TWO

Week 14: "don't leave the liars in the honest places"- Truth- Rushmere- Mumford & Sons. Notice how the politician in the image is faceless and not even orange- that could be anybody!

Week 15: "GO!"- Go Daddy-O- Americana Deluxe- Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. I've never been big into swing but this was a very fun listen. I googled 'boy band jumping' to find a reference picture

Week 16: "vem du är och vad du är behöver ingen förklara"- "who you are and what you are no one needs to explain"- Jag Föddes Ur Havet- Visa vid vindens ängar- Alexander Rybak. Very subtle color choices on this one, but it's meant to be reminiscent of the aroace flag. Listened to this album a lot while reading Howl's Moving Castle for a book club and it was PERFECT for that

Week 17: "I got something you oughta hear"- To Beat The Devil- Kris Kristofferson- Kris Kristofferson. I'm not much of a country person either but I do really appreciate good musical storytelling, and I liked this one a lot better than the Johnny Cash I listened to late last year. Sorry this was the best art effort I could muster this week

Week 18: This one is a play on words because "サムライハート" directly translates to "samurai heart", but when said with a Japanese accent it sounds remarkably similar to "some like it hot", so that's what they decided to name the song. They being Spyair, and the album this is off being Rockin' the World. I LOVE Spyair, I LOVE Gintama and this is my FAVORITE track ever used in the show, I LOVE my new neon paints that don't actually translate very well on camera. It's very bright irl and I'm very happy with it

Week 19: "someday, I will come home // and when I come, I'm going down to the river"- Day Two- A6- Lights. New release from a much-beloved artist, and I loved it. The art this week? Less love, you can't tell but I actually tried really hard only for it to turn out like that

Week 20: "girls, gather round me and hear the news"- Run Run Run- Where Did Our Love Go- The Supremes. This was a lovely album. Got overambitious and tried to draw some ocs in vaguely 60's inspired outfits, but ran out of time and motivation to finish it

Week 21: "if I was easy to kill, you would have done it already"- hunter- Cacophony- Paris Paloma. S TIER ALBUM. I wanted to draw something from almost every track on here. It's not exactly casual listening but it's worth it, godDAMN. *Palpatine voice* We will watch her career with great interest!

Week 22: "Это хулиганы, злые уркаганы"- "these are hooligans, evil men"- Mypka- Popular Street Songs of the Russian Underclass- Vulgargrad. You have to admire this guy's commitment to a career in music despite the fact that he REALLY cannot sing.

Week 23: "we only get what we give"- You Get What You Give- Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too- New Radicals. I've always loved this particular song. The rest of the album is kinda funky and pretty fun.

Week 24: "I'm not predisposed to be careful or patient"- Bacchanalia- Sphere- Heather Dale. DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS ALBUM BY HEATHER DALE. Was introduced to her work through Mordred's Lullaby, which is a fantastic song, but this album is mid at best except for THE WORST SONG I'VE EVER, EVER BEEN SUBJECTED TO. I'm uncomfortable just thinking about it, BLECH. Nasty.

Week 25: "Oro, se do bheatha 'bhaile"- "Oro (just a phonetic sound), you are welcome home"- Oro, se do bheatha 'bhaile- Sean-Nós Nua- Sinead o'Connor. I like this song, but not necessarily her version of it. Every single track on this album is at least 20 clicks too slow.

Week 26: "we all have a cage to rattle"- Death of Me- Cage To Rattle- Daughtry. Do you like my silver paint? I know it doesn't look that cool through a screen, but I like it.

Resolution for the next batch is to continue making better and better art, and also if I encounter any more songs like the one off Sphere that make me want to crawl out of my own skin, to switch what I'm listening to right away instead of trying to stick it out.

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SORRY for posting this to the wrong blog by accident, next page HERE

Page 107: (live action Klaus Baudelaire voice) I feel like I've had these bags under my eyes for six years instead of just a month and a half!

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Anne-Marie: I wish you hadn't acted so impulsively. You're going to be in big trouble for this one, Katherine. Kat: Ehhhhhh. Maybe not my smartest idea, but no use crying over it now, really, is there? Trying to fight it would only make it worse. I'm cool with it. I knew what I was signing up for. Anne-Marie: I'm going to have to file a report, you know. And I'm going to have to turn you over to the Fleet once we land back on Earth. I'll have to get official statements from the crew as well. Kat: Yeah, yeah, you do that. I'm gonna get some sleep. Wake me up when we get there.

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Ladies and gentlemen, Truth is now acceptable! Fame is now injectable! Process the progress!

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Page 106: You guys didn't get to see it while she was wearing street clothes before, but Kat's whole lower back is aaaaaall moth tattoo

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Kat: Is that how you got that nasty cut? Anne-Marie: No, this I got from the work boss. For complaining about unsafe working conditions. Kat: Wait, were there other prisoners? Anne-Marie: No, just other people who got caught up in the whole thing. It was like a cult. Half of them didn't even want to be there. But they still went running when they heard that your ship had entered Ganymede airspace. Kat: We went in the back door. Bet they didn't see that coming, huh? We have Conn to thank for that, too. Anne-Marie: Noted. Kat: Y'know, if that cut leaves a scar, we won't really be identical anymore. Anne-Marie: Didn't you just get a giant back tattoo? Kat: Hahaha! Oh yeah, I forgot!

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MerKat 2025

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Page 105: the green one is the one who got hit with the flying kitchen knife

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Anne-Marie: I think they chose me because they were trying to make some kind of statement, but they also wanted to hold me for ranson, I think. When the Fidelity launched on schedule the next day, seemingly with me on board, they couldn't figure out what kind of game the Fleet was playing. They didn't quite know what to do with me after that. Some of them wanted to kill me. But in the end, they decided to keep me around. They put me to work. They kept looking for a chance to use me as a bargaining chip, and I kept looking for a chance to escape.

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2025 quarter-year album of the week art dump:

(the formula for giving credits is lyric- (translation if applicable-) song- album- artist, ok? ok)

Week 1: "yo sigo siendo como soy"- 'I remain as I am'- Yo Sigo Siendo Como Soy- Esos Hombres- Vikki Carr. My mom recommended me Vikki Carr, but had no idea she also had some spanish language albums out, so we gave that a try- that woman can BELT.

Week 2: "it's an empty world up here"- Run Away to Mars- Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees- TALK. Imagine watching a movie cause your dad told you to, thinking to yourself, wow, that was weird, carrying on and starting this album 2 weeks later, thinking to yourself, wow, this reminds me of that movie, only to then find out that Talk wrote this song specifically about that movie (which is Interstellar). Wild. Good music though.

Week 3: "we'll watch as the heavens turn round and round"- Round and Round- Raindancer- Erutan. LOVE Erutan, looooove her voice

Week 4: "myslel jsem, že budu vědět, ale nevím nic"- 'I thought I would know, but I know nothing'- Po státnicích- Ideální čas se nezbláznit- Michal Horák. I think this man might be one of the greatest genius musical storytellers of our age.... hard to be certain, cause I don't speak Czech...........

Week 5: "a million miles from Florida"- Arizona- Hold On Tight- Hey Monday. Winter in PA hit me kind of hard this year, as someone who grew up in FL, so of course this was the lyric I gravitated towards

Week 6: "I'll cross that bridge when I find it"- The Reflex- Seven and the Ragged Tiger- Duran Duran. The pose reference was looking so good but I think I fucked it up by adding the jacket >:/

Week 7: "ich hab ein ganzes Meer voller bunter Farben endeckt"- 'I have discovered a whole sea of bright colors'- Meer aus Farben- Vor uns die Sinnflut- Berge. Songs that will get stuck in your head for infinity but you don't even mind that much.

Week 8: "if you're homesick, give me your hand and I'll hold it"- People Help The People- Birdy- Birdy. YES I painted Florida again LEAVE ME ALONE I WAS COLD AND MISERABLE

Week 9: "you matter and we all matter"- +Matter- DETOX- ONE OK ROCK. Longtime fan, and this was a new release- this song was an insta-fave

Week 10: "somos luz que brilla mas que el sol"- 'we are light that shines brighter than the sun'- Mas que el Sol- Clichés- Jesse & Joy. Longtime fan but I never gave this album my full attention- eh, I prefer their old stuff. Like how this art came out though, even if it is asymmetrical

Week 11: "everyone is a bad guy and there's no way, no way to know who's the worst"- You First- This Is Why- Paramore. Yes, I wrote the wrong word by accident. I also never gave this album my full attention- some of the songs did grow on me! Ce Comme Ca was not one of them!

Week 12: "got your back if you've got mine // one foot in front of the other"- One Foot- What If Nothing- WALK THE MOON. FUN song off a really good album! The (stick figure) art is fanart of my own ocs, the crew of the starship Fidelity!

Week 13: "ciao, ragazzi, ciao"- 'bye, boys, bye'- Ciao Ragazzi- Il Ragazzo della via Gluck- Adriano Celentano. Hi, I'm Neon, and I like the color orange. I also like coloring with markers. Couldn't figure out what to draw for this album, defaulted to orange markers, still like how it came out.

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Some recent skies over Philadelphia: a sunrise, a full moon, and a sunset