#Bondi rescue Australia

[southernboy420]

Fucking Microwave (Bondi Rescue)

Prompt: Chase getting up in the middle of the night to make a snack and accidentally waking up Harrison because they didn't stop the microwaves obnoxious beeping in time.

Pairing: Platonic! Harrison "Lionel Hutz" Reid X Platonic! Chase Hardaker. Roommate AU

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Third Person POV Chase wasn't sneaky. He tried to be, but he wasn't. No matter what he did, he was always caught. Like the time he tried to prank maxi by hiding, Maxi saw him hide too late. Or the time he tried to tell Jake that Lachie was missing, only for Lachie, unaware of the prank, to show up five minutes later. Jake was a good sport, at least, and didn't make fun of him like Chase thought he would.

But this, this was different, and it was all. Chase's. Fault.

Harrison has been up all day, all night, sick with some stupid stomach bug, so he was up all night throwing up anyway. Add in hard days' work, and Harrison was deadbeat by the end of the night but still unable to sleep from nausea or whatever. Tonight was the first night he'd fallen into a dead sleep, and Chase woke him up. Of fucking course.

It was curretly 2:45 in the morning, and Chase was playing Fortnite (something Jake did make fun onf him for) and decided to get something to eat real quick. He slipped downstairs like a ghost, careful not to knock anything over, and entered the kitchen. Figuring it wouldn't wake him up, Chase began to hum as he cooked pizza pockets in the microwave. He went to the sink, headphones clamped to his ears, so he didn't hear the microwave beeping as he got some water. He sang softly under his breath, drank his water, and turned to the microwave. He nearly screamed, but he did drop the glass ,which broke on the floor. Harrison raised an eyebrow. "What're you doing, you freak?" He asked as Chase removed his headphones, the music tinny. "Um. Nothing. Why you up?" He asked, grabbing the broom and quickly cleaning up the glass. As if on cue, the microwave started that stupid beeping noise. Chase swore, opening the door, about to apologize, when he cursed, nearly dropping the hot food, and nerly threw it on the counter before turning to Hutz. "I didn't mean to wake you up." "Clearly, because you're really edgy right now. It's fine," Hutz added at Chase's guilty wince. "I was coming for food either way, anyway." Hutz pressed past him, going to the fridge, and Chase frowned, "Want some pizza pockets?" "Thanks, but I think I'd throw them back up." "Fair." Chase hummed. He rocked on his heels. "So...you're not mad?" "About what?" Harrison looked surprised. "That you're a gamer that stays up 'til God knows when and get hungry like a normal person? Sure, be ashamed." He grumbled as he threw something in the microwave. "I mean...sure." Chase said. Harrison rolled his eyes. "I'm sick, not dying. Go play your game." "Okay." Chase paused at the hall. "Thanks, Hutz." He said. "Sure, sure." Hutz yawned. Smiling, Chase went back to his room.

(And scored three Victory Royales and had to remind himself it was nearly 3am and screaming was not helpful).

[weird-kid-maxx]

Jesse, about Harrison: Apparently we’re getting someone new in the group. Jacko: Are we stealing them? Mouse: New or used? Jesse: Wonderful responses, both of you.

[hunter-gatherer-11]

Incorrect Quote #2: Bondi Rescue

Harrison, setting down a card: Ace of spades Joel, pulling out an Uno card: +4 Chase, pulling out a Pokémon card: Jolteon, I choose you Noah, trembling: What are we playing

[spill-your-guts]

Australians! How are y'all planning to stream the new season of Succession?

[f1xmalereader]

I have come up with a fic idea. Forgive me if it make no sense it's 2pm and i just woke up.

But, what if, the reader is like, a childhood friend of daniel, and max is dating him, but they have a long distance rationship because the reader works in Australia (for comedic affect, he's on bondi rescue as a lifeguard). Then they do like a truth or dare/TMI type thing with the grid and max exposes that he has a boyfriend and he gives like a description and it matches daniels friend so he flat out asks, it's true. Then shit hit's the fan and all you can hear in the video is laughing and screams.

Does that make sense? It Probably doesn't lmao.

Is this where i sign off or something?

- star ⭐

Truth or Dare

Max Verstappen x Male Reader

You've been friends with Daniel Ricciardo for as long as you can remember. You grew up together in Perth, Australia, and even though he's now a world-famous Formula One driver, you still keep in touch.

Recently, you've been dating Max Verstappen. It's been a long-distance relationship, as you work in Australia while Max travels worldwide for his races. But you make it work, and you're both happy.

One day, Max decides to play a game of truth or dare with some of the other drivers on the grid. You're not there to witness it, but you hear about it later from Daniel. Apparently, Max revealed that he has a boyfriend and even gave a description of him. And when Daniel heard the description, he realized that it was you.

Daniel flat out asks Max if it's true, and Max confirms it. And then, as Daniel tells you later, "shit hits the fan." All you can hear in the video of the game is laughing and screams.

When you talk to Max later, he tells you that he didn't mean for it to come out like that. He just got caught up in the game and didn't think before he spoke. But you're not upset with him. In fact, you're glad that everyone knows about your relationship now.

It's not always easy being in a long-distance relationship, but you and Max make it work. And with Daniel's support, you know that you can make it through anything.

[cottagecorefroggyfairy]

Been watching too much bondi rescue for my own good.

Bondi is in Australia. The program is about lifeguards operating in this beach.

You know who else is Australian?

That’s it. That’s the post.

If you know, you know.

[saintmagx]

Delululu thought of the day:

When I left high school I wanted to be a history/modern studies teacher (don’t know if it’s called that outside of the UK). I also wanted to move to Australia- specially Sydney (I loved bondi rescue and watched it obsessively) I looked up the best areas to teach in what qualifications and experience I would need, like everything you could think of I had looked into it.

I went to college to do social sciences but I was young and dumb and didn’t study properly so failed my exams and it really deflated me so I stopped.

But like, could you imagine I had done it, like I coulda been teaching next to Grayson Waller for all we know and could have bonded over our mutual love of wrestling. I coulda been living a real life fan fic 🫣🤪

Anyway enjoy this Grayson gif cause it is mighty fine

[babolat85]

The Sims 4: Down Under

**I asked AI to come up with an Australia themed Expansion Pack**

This expansion pack would add a new world based on suburban and coastal Australia. The world would include neighborhoods inspired by Sydney, Melbourne, the Gold Coast, and the Great Barrier Reef.

New Gameplay Features:

Surfing - Sims can surf at various beaches around the world and can enter surf competitions. Different quality surfboards impact performance.

Wildlife - The new world includes native Australian animals like kangaroos, koalas, wallabies, and more that Sims can interact with.

Conservationist Career - Sims can become conservationists and work to protect endangered habitats and species. They can also volunteer at wildlife shelters.

Bondi Beach Lifeguard Career - Sims can become Bondi lifeguards and rescue other Sims while maintaining the beach.

Woohoo in the Bush - Sims can Woohoo in designer tents at campgrounds around the world.

New Build/Buy Objects:

Australia-themed decor like boomerangs, didgeridoos, Aboriginal art, and more.

Beach/surf items like surfboards, wetsuits, beach towels, etc.

Australian suburban architecture and furniture.

New Create-a-Sim Features:

Australian-inspired everyday fashion like boardshorts, bikinis, "Aussie salon" haircuts, and accessories.

Surfer fashion like rash guards, boardshorts, flip flops.

Iconic Australian costumes like Steve Irwin's khakis and crocodile hunter hat.

Now I wish it was a thing...

[southernboy420]

Incorrect Quote #1 - Bondi Rescue

Joel: Is it hot out here or is it just you? Jeff: It's you. Joel: What? *gay panic* Jeff: What? *even more gay panic* Meanwhile, Chappo in the background: Jesus fucking Christ, what complete idiots. *just over it all*

[weird-kid-maxx]

A Lifeguard's Loyalty (Bondi Rescue)

Third Person POV

Once a member of the notorious Bra Boys, Jesse had finally decided to turn his back on the gang and start a new life. Little did he know that leaving the Bra Boys would come at a high cost.

It was a sunny afternoon at Bondi Beach, with the waves crashing against the shore and the moon turning the sand silver. It was five in the morning, and Jesse was opening. Jesse, now a full-time lifeguard, was about to start his shift at the lifeguard tower. As he approached the tower door, he sensed an eerie presence behind him.

Before he could react, three angry Bra Boys surrounded him, their faces contorted with rage. One was Koby Abberton's brother, Jai. Another was a kid named Andrew, and the other a 23 year old kid named Jordan. Jesse's heart raced as he realized the consequences of his decision. The gang members unleashed their fury upon him, leaving him beaten and bloodied right in front of the lifeguard tower door. They didn't stop until his blood was pooling over the cement, his eyesight fading, and his breath rattling in his chest, and they fled, not looking back and laughing, "That's what blood traitors get!"

As Jesse lay on the ground, struggling to regain his composure, it was Singlets, his fellow lifeguard and friend, who discovered him. Singlets gasped in shock, his worry for Jesse evident in his eyes. Without hesitation, he scooped Jesse up and rushed him to the nearest emergency room. "Shit, shit, shit," He kept repeating, scrambling for the phone as he took a sharp turn, hearing Jesse whine. "Hello?" Hoppo asked. "Emergency, Jesse's out, someone attacked him. I'm taking him to the ER." "What? Shit, I'll gave Reidy and Mouse open, then, and meet you there." Hoppo hung up.

Time Skip...

Singlets' heart pounded with fear as he watched the medical team attend to Jesse's injuries. He couldn't bear to see his young team member in such a state. Thoughts of revenge against the Bra Boys (because really, who else would it be? Everyone loved Jesse) filled his mind, but he knew that Jesse's well-being was the priority.

Hours passed, and the medical team worked tirelessly to mend Jesse's wounds. Singlets never left his side (when allowed to stay, anyway), providing comfort and support throughout the ordeal. As the night wore on, Jesse slowly regained consciousness, his battered body a testament to the price he had paid for leaving the Bra Boys.

The first time he woke up, it was only six=thirty and still dark outside. Hoppo was at his bedside, reading a thick book, and Jesse felt safe enough to drift off. When he woke up again, it was around noon, he guessed, and Harrison and Maxi were sitting in chairs, facing each other with a tiny table between them, playing cards. "Shit." Harrison sighed, making Maxi giggle.

The third and final time Jesse woke up, he saw Mouse in the hall, talking to the doctor, and Jethro and Joel on the small couch, fast asleep. Or, he thought they were, until Joel glanced up, dark eyes shining in the minimal light, and smiled, gently easing from under Jethro's legs and sitting beside Jesse. "Hey, how you feel?" He asked, and Jesse didn't reply, just grabbed his hand, eyes fluttering shut. He heard Joel whisper, "Okay, I'll stay right here."

In that moment, Jesse realized the true value of loyalty and friendship. Singlets' unwavering dedication had saved him from a fate worse than he could have imagined. Maxi and Harrison had come to visit, knowing Jesse didn't really like hospitals. Hoppo cared, Mouse cared. The team cared.

Plus, Joel let Jesse hold his hand. That was an upside for sure.

From that day forward, Jesse vowed to leave his past behind and embrace the new family he had found among the lifeguards of Bondi Beach.

[hunter-gatherer-11]

Incorrect Quote #4: Bondi Rescue

Reidy: I've already sent good vibes your way… they’re coming. There’s nothing you can do to stop them. Whippet: This is the most threatening way I’ve ever been cheered up.

[wosocharleeeeess]

reminder coming to australia (for fifawwc or just in general) - i will go more into detail when the wc is closer

- the land which you walk on is the traditional land of aboriginal and torres strait islanders. first nations have been inhabiting the land for at least 65,000 years. please stay respectful, kind and understanding especially if visiting spiritual/traditional sites.

- australian beaches are dangerous, if you are not a confident swimmer do not enter the water. our rips are strong and fast. find an ocean pool or indoor pool…unless you want to be on an episode of bondi rescue.

- note don’t go to bondi beach, it’s over crowded and not that nice. any beach along the eastern suburbs is better (besides tamarama)

- snakes and spiders are not something to fret about. yes they are around but if you leave them alone they will leave you alone. do not approach animals especially in the wild, even the cute ones can pack a punch.

- before you come to australia get immersed in the culture, i recommend watching kath and kim as well as anything steve irwin is in.

as an aussie if you have any questions or concerns please feel free to ask me via messages or asks. i’m more than happy to respond!

[yeehanfrf]

Week 16 Recs: You Don't Want Sand There

For Week 16, we're celebrating the start of summer in one hemisphere and maybe providing some warmth for anyone missing it in the other hemisphere!

I asked for "summer vibes" and y'all didn't disappoint. Behind the cut, you'll find the fics gathered from the Yeehan community, organized by rating and then alphabetically by title.

General Audiences

A Summer's Promise by Rikkichi [9,254 words]

Hanzo was there, kneeling down by the water, and he had some kind of bread with him. Hanzo was tearing off small pieces of the bread and tossing it to the water, letting the fish swallow the bites whole. During all of this, Hanzo had a smile on his face. A smile that Jesse had never seen before, but that he definitely liked. It looked way better than the scowls Hanzo had been wearing a few days prior when they had met for the first time. "Hey there," Jesse said, grinning as he waved to Hanzo. Upon hearing a voice, Hanzo looked up very quickly, acting like a child that had been caught in the cookie jar. As soon as he saw Jesse, though, the other boy scowled and moved to stand up. That was when Jesse realized he had disturbed some sort of private moment, and he felt a pang of guilt. Hanzo had been enjoying himself, so why was having someone else here a problem?

Teen and Up

Mid-Mission Summer Break by wyntera [4,609 words]

With an afternoon to kill, McCree encourages Hanzo to have a little fun.

Seas the Day by PersonalSpin [3,198 words]

Overwatch beach episode, written for the Summer Gift Exchange on the McHanzo Discord!

the turning of the tides by fishpoets [5,431 words]

The end of summer doesn't have to mean the end of summer love. (Or, Hanzo goes for a swim, has a haircut, and feels a lot of feelings.)

Explicit

a cold breeze, a warm sea by extra kanin (gracon_bacon) [4,458 words] Reccer comment: "only got one this time but it's about a sweet, sweet vacation on a private island"

When you have only two days off in a month, you make the most of it. For lack of anything better to do during his rare vacation, Hanzo decides to go to a remote island with McCree. It's a day he will never forget.

Away by Vimeddiee [29,154 words] Reccer comment: "Viv's 'Away' is a masterpiece so pls go read it"

Hanzo awakens to the feel of grit in his eyes and the crunch of sand between his teeth. This in itself doesn’t rudely force him into consciousness, but the insistent flicking against his nose that he groggily attempts to bat away, does. “High tide’s coming, you better nap someplace else.” AKA I wanted to write Cassidy as a slappy boy so I DID.

Binary by mataglap [4,380 words] Reccer comment: "when I thought 'what's a summer vibe?' I thought 'Cassidy pulling the ~popsicle maneuver'"

Hanzo is arrogant and Cassidy is stubborn, which results in the world's strangest game of chicken.

Catch and Release by robocryptid [19,481 words] Reccer comment: "Catch and Release, of course. Lifeguard Cassidy as a damsel in distress and cyberninja Hanzo as his swoon-inducing savior!"

Lifeguard Cassidy works at a beach currently being terrorized by an octopus-obsessed omnic. Cyberninja is on the scene!

Coyote Lovely by t_pock [WIP; 38,969 words] Reccer comment: "Coyote Lovely (t_pock) always gave me summer-in-the-desert vibes, even though I don't know if it's set in that season specifically. Either way, it's one of my favorites even though it's not completed."

After a mission gone wrong, Hanzo and McCree must lie low in New Mexico for a week. Together.

In the Summertime by ChillieBean [41,644 words]

Halfway around the world, Cole starts a new lifeguard gig at Bondi Beach, Australia. A destination on his bucket list, he was expecting rescues, keeping people safe, laughing and joking with the locals. He was not expecting Hanzo Shimada.

on a day like this (it feels like summer) by motorghost [WIP; 4,504 words] Reccer comment: "this one by motorghost breaks my heart bc it has the loveliest liminal vibes, but it was never finished :( it's still great as a one shot though!"

Cole enjoys cushy undercover work as a lifeguard on a small, calm beach with a handsome local fisherman, but summer can't last forever. Or can it?

Today is a fine day for... by hunahuna_un [4,058 words]

After getting away from people, he takes another – closer – look of the picture he received. It is from Hanzo. And it is a picture. Hanzo is still home, laying lazily at bed, fresh out of shower, hair still dripping wet – and the bastard knows how Jesse is weak for that – naked in all his glory, holding only a small towel over his crotch, hiding his goods. Bridge piercing between his dark eyes, that promise naughty things. The nipple rings shine from morning light and his skin is still wet with droplets. Jesse lets out contented sigh and feels his cheeks becoming even more red. He curses and grits his teeth. He can feel his swimwear becoming tighter as his front gets interested in the picture he just saw. That goddamn son of a bitch.

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That's it for Week 16! I hope you're feeling the summer vibes! Thanks so much to everyone who submitted a recommendation.

If you find a fic you love using this rec list, be sure to leave the author kudos and a comment! Even "I found this fic because someone recced it" is a lovely thing to say.

Coming up for Week 17: "Better Get Comfy." This one is another word count rec week, where the only criterion is that the fic be between 25,000 and 50,000 words.

In the meantime, you can also check out the Week 15 recs here, or check the full list of past and future themes here.

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[umichenginabroad]

Beyond Coogee (Week 2)

After a week of exploring Coogee and the surrounding area, my housemates and I felt prepared to embark on a voyage inland. In Surry Hills, a suburb of Sydney known for its stylish cultural and cafe scene, we embraced our duties as college students and went thrifting. I couldn’t name each shop we walked into or every hat I tried on, but I could, with much gusto and enthusiasm, show you exactly where I got the Nutella Latte that changed my life (I just wish it lasted me more than two minutes). Apparently, Australia has a very strong coffee culture which was well established before coffee chains even tried to enter the market - there are less than 70 Starbucks shops in Australia compared to over 17,000 spread across the 50 United States. The coffee tastes even better after converting the cost of the coffee to USD and seeing that it cost me half the price of its counterpart in America.

With our appetites built up, we made our way towards Chinatown where we enjoyed some authentic Chinese dishes followed by my favorite Oolong Tea Boba.

A habitual Coogee Beach swim and coastal walk followed later that day joined by Lauren and Shaunak, a student from Georgia Tech. The three of us grew to appreciate each other’s company as we contemplate the philosophical on our walks - everything from how our relationships with our friends and families shape us to commentary on the realities of tourism.

Before we knew it, the NCAA championship was upon us! Luckily, Lauren and I had prepared a watch party at the same local bar where we’d watched the semi-finals. This time, determined to draw a larger crowd, we created a flyer that could be easily passed around amongst students in the area. Though not all UM fans, students crowded the bar and seats ran out after the first hour to watch us take the trophy. Go blue!

Later in the week, a trip to Bondi Beach went south when an incident occurred in the water. I had just gotten out of the water when I noticed a large crowd forming in the northern end of the beach. After some inspection, it turned out that somebody had been rescued from the water and was getting medical attention on the shore. Film crews surrounded the area. Bondi Rescue is a TV show filmed at Bondi Beech that follows lifeguards as they locate drownings, carry out rescues, and handle other conflicts in and around the water of the busiest beach in Australia. The sight reminded me of just how dangerous the ocean can be with waves reaching 5ft above the water. Lifeguarding is often regarded as a common summer job for teenagers in the US, but in Australia it’s taken quite seriously. Just a few minutes at Bondi Beach is enough to see a lifeguard tell someone to swim to a designated area, leave the water if it’s declared unsafe, or even make a rescue. Having been a lifeguard myself, safety is always at the top of my mind when I swim, but let me tell you - these waves are not to be messed with.

With week 3 approaching, I’m excited to take my first trip out of Sydney to the Gold Coast! Cheers!

David Bayer

Biomedical Engineering

University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia

[ncisfranchise-source]

Acamera sweeps under Sydney Harbour Bridge, to the right is the Opera House and then we’re at Fleet Base East in Woolloomooloo. It could be an ad for Tourism Australia, except soon there’s a dead US sailor floating in the water. It’s not so much, “Where bloody hell are we?” more “What the bloody hell is going on?”

Now, it’s here. And for that, you can thank AUKUS, the contentious nuclear submarine deal between Australia, the US and the UK, which provides a great excuse for getting NCIS agents on Australian soil.

“That’s what the show is piggybacking off,” says Todd Lasance, who plays Australian Federal Police agent Sergeant Jim “JD” Dempsey who is called in to investigate the sailor’s death. The catch? Because the sailor was a US citizen, NCIS also has jurisdiction over the investigation.

Mackey (Swann) and JD (Lasance) face off over who gets to investigate the death of a US sailor in NCIS: Sydney.

Enter Olivia Swann, who plays NCIS Special Agent Michelle Mackey. “She’s a very straightforward woman, she’s here to get a job done,” says Swann. “She’s here to do things her own way, she follows her own rules. So having to join forces with these larrikin, laid-back Aussies is not her ideal way of working.”

It’s a big swing and one I have been so curious about since the show was announced last year. Back then, it seemed ludicrous – how could NCIS even operate here? Would every dead body have a major tourism landmark in the background? How many times can they visit Bondi? Would they throw another shrimp on the barbie?

NCIS: Sydney is a throwback to the kind of police dramas we used to do so well, such as Rush, starring Jolene Anderson, Rodger Corser and Callan Mulvey.

But, you know what? It works, it really does. It’s zippy and light on its feet, with a distinctive Australian twang. It’s a throwback to the type of police action dramas we used to do – Police Rescue, Water Rats and Rush. Yes, it’s still slightly absurd that the AFP would team up with the NCIS crew and that AUKUS would be the catalyst, but it’s the back end of a rank 2023, so let’s go with it.

“With NCIS, the audience comes for the crime, but stays for the characters and chemistry,” says Lasance. “And that is very true for our series. It centres around interesting and well-rounded and nuanced characters, and when they come together, it’s just exciting stuff. They’re flawed people, but also so lovable.”

‘I wonder why they haven’t done this?’

Part of the enduring popularity of NCIS is that it’s the opposite of every cult, word-of-mouth, zeitgeisty show ever made. It’s easygoing, almost daggy TV. Everyone knows how it works – mysterious death in the first five minutes, some office banter, investigation of said death, a scene or two in the autopsy room or forensic lab, a red herring, then a chase, suspect is caught, more banter and cue credits. And repeat.

“My very first reaction was: I wonder why they haven’t done this already?” says O’Neill, who created the ABC series Les Norton.

So he watched a lot of NCIS – the Washington original, plus the Los Angeles, New Orleans and Hawaii spin-offs – and realised that far from creating a carbon copy of the “mothership”, each spin-off worked because it had its own identity.

“They expanded the universe, but they never made the same show twice,” says O’Neill. “So the original show, which is now in its 20th year, is a really unique show. It has its own swagger, its own tempo, its own tonality. But when they came to make NCIS: LA, it wasn’t the same show. They really took a step to the side and a couple of steps in a different direction to make sure that it stood out as a distinctive version of a show that shares a lot of DNA, but isn’t the same.”

And while these building blocks may seem creatively restrictive, O’Neill found them liberating.

“There is an expectation from the audience that this is going to be a quirky family, where you have these archetypes that exist within it,” says O’Neill. “Fortunately, we have those archetypes in Australia, and they’re not really the same as the ones that America has.

The other ingredient O’Neill wanted was humour. Whereas the US versions are cheesy, at best – Mark Harmon couldn’t crack a smile if he tried – NCIS: Sydney burrows into the culture clash between the US and Australia. The slang for yanks, “septic”, has to be explained, as does our coffee. There’s drag queens at Bondi and mustachioed hipsters in Marrickville, while a chase through a narrow terrace house is one you won’t find in Los Angeles.

“What I think makes this show such a behemoth – someone was telling me they reckon there’s four and a quarter trillion minutes of this show that has been viewed around the world since its inception – is that at the core of its success is the fact it’s fun. There’s a wink to it, there’s a twinkle in its eye,” says O’Neill.

‘Just be still’

One of the other main building blocks of NCIS is that each episode opens with a death – the sillier the better (one recent one had hairy body chunks falling from the sky onto a child’s birthday party). But what I want to know is, how do you play a dead body?

“You know, I had the same question,” says Michael Jupp, a stunt performer who was asked to, well, play dead. “I’ve done my fair share of acting and stunt work, but I’ve never played a dead body. So the first place you go, as anyone, is Google, to have a little look at the experiences of other people. I asked a few of my actor friends, and they’re like, ‘Just be still’.”

Jupp’s character has a fairly pedestrian death by NCIS standards – a drug-induced heart attack – but it required him to stagger while running before eventually collapsing. He then had to lie on the ground for a few hours while filming carried on around him.

“You’re just still and you try not to breathe with your chest, so you don’t look alive,” he says. “And if you do need to take a breath, go deep in the belly.”

Jupp also spent a couple of days on the autopsy table. “They make you super pale, with purpley dark bits under your eyes to make you look a bit lifeless,” says Jupp. “Then, because it was an investigative autopsy, they had to put prosthetics on my chest. The first thing we did was the sewn-up version, with the big Y-shape and stitches.

“Then there was a prosthetic change, where they put the open chest on. And that was like a massive build, from hip to shoulder. I couldn’t move at all, they were like: ‘If you move, it’ll break the seams and we’ll have to start again’.”

And the best thing about being a dead body? “It was a lot of getting paid to lie down,” says Jupp.

‘All sorts of sticky situations’

If O’Neill has his way, there’ll be plenty more opportunities for actors to play dead. “I can imagine a couple of [future] episodes shot up in Darwin,” he says. “There’s a huge port up in Darwin that houses a continual marine rotation unit, of anywhere between 3000 and 4000 Marines who get in all sorts of sticky situations up there.”

What about other US TV franchises, does O’Neill see a future with Law and Order: Melbourne perhaps?

“Melbourne can have Law and Order and then we can keep NCIS: Sydney and we can just co-exist,” he says. “The world is in a pretty dark place right now. I was just talking to one of my story producers and she said it’s actually good to come to work and be thinking of stories that are slightly escapist, where you can tell a story and wrap it up and actually love the people for what they’re doing. And I hope audiences feel that.”

NCIS: Sydney streams on Paramount+ from November 10.

[georgieluz]

stupid bondi rescue au for the pacific what r u doing stop typing

as an Aussie I have to ask about it lmao

as is your duty ofc! lmaoo but yeah, bondi rescue is one of my silly little comfort shows and i couldn't help but start daydreaming about our fav boys as lifeguards at bondi. it started off as a bit of a lighthearted joke imagining who would do a jesse/harrison trying to get the rat out of the skate bowl or who'd be terrified being sent to check the shark nets, etc, but then i started writing things down and planning things out and now it's a thing that is happening bc my brain has decided this is what the world needs. the pacific boys have their little connection to australia so in my head, that was the greenlight needed to write a bondi rescue au for them lmao! so now we have head lifeguard ack ack, deputy/senior lifeguard eddie, and all their boys getting up to all kinds of antics on the beach!

this hasn't really given much info about it bc i've written a lot of little scenes that aren't necessarily narratively connected yet, but it's gonna be pretty slice of life and more about dynamics and little things happening anyway, so a bit of fun really (until the bluebottles come out and everyone starts panicking)

for this wip ask game!