#Sub-Engineer

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[tearsofcalamity]

Irl electrical engineer/hobbyist roboticist here who is also down bad for the cyborg cowboy- The level of intimacy of mechanic!reader fixing his internal wiring is OFF THE CHARTS, like, reader having to gently untangle and toy with his wiring while arranging them properly?? All the testing of the sensors that it would take to make him be able to feel again? Reader might as well have to touch every inch of Boothill to make sure that his body is functioning properly. They would quite literally know him inside and out and that makes me FERAL

omfg we got a verifiable ENGINEER here?? everyone GET DOWN

no but fr thank you for this insight this means the world to me . you dont get it . even like non n/sfw wise thats so. LIKE THE LEVEL OF TRUST HE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE IN YOU TO GET IN THERE AND DO ALL THAT? THE LEVEL OF COMPLEXITY AND THE WAY HE'D HAVE TO BE FULLY VULNERABLE?

back to horny thoughts that also sets me off w boothill being so vulnerable when what we've seen from him so far is like cocky, devil-may-care attitude and probably puts that up as a facade (esp after seeing his lightcone poor guy) but him just lightly shaking and you can HEAR how loud he's whirring when you get inside (ha) and really work through his wiring. imagine he overheats and you're like WTF

the testing. The Testing. listen here. that's what really gets me. I can imagine him getting antsy even when you're just starting with his shoulders or his arms, but you move to his neck... his chest... a little lower and he's asking if you really need to touch his artificial dick just to test it out. it's like no, he could totally check himself, but am I gonna tell him that uhhh NO I'm gonna be all "nope absolutely necessary to check. something could go REAL wrong if it's off" make him fistfuck me until his insides are literally letting off steam. I NEED TO HEAR HIM WHIMPER AND SEE HIM CRY!!! sometimes I imagine him purring (like an engine, but hey, if catboys are your thing that too) cause his neck is mechanical too so...........

oh and I'm totally groping on his metal ass and rubbing all over it. im licking it. idc. I'm working doubletime to make his ass extra sensitive idc! I'm a robotfucker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[awkwardrocker]

I need everyone upset about Liam's promotion to understand that it had nothing to do with him being better/worse than Yuki. Yuki outperformed him. Yuki deserved the chance. BUT Yuki is not a Redbull driver. He is a Honda driver. He has no loyalty to Redbull and that is why he did not get a chance next to Max. It's not that he didn't deserve it. It's pure business.

Redbull are ending their relationship with Honda. They are creating their own engines. It's likely seen as a big liability to Redbull to have Yuki actively involved in any tests or even near anything involving the 2026 engine.

This is not an attack on Yuki or his character or anything like that, so please do not take it that way. But, Yuki's loyalty to a different engine manufacturer is a major risk to any new manufacturer like the Ford/Redbull powertrain. You just never know. I'm not saying he doesn't deserve a good drive, but Yuki's loyalty will forever be to Honda (as it should) and that poses a lot of risks for Redbull.

Once again, I am not commenting on Yuki's character or making assumptions about him when I say this, but there are a lot of big concerns if he gets promoted. He could ditch them for Aston immediately because Honda asks, he could share information about the new engine to Honda, or he could give questionable feedback that negatively impacts the new powertrain. Maybe he wouldn't do these things. But if there's even the most miniscule potential that he could, it would make any team hesitant. F1 is rampant with cheating allegations and questionable tactics to win. The teams will want to protect themselves in any eventuality. And that is what's working against Yuki so greatly.

Yuki has proven to be a very competent driver over the past year, but let's not forget that he nearly lost his seat in 2023 and the rumored reason he stayed is due to Honda. He owes his career to Honda, not Redbull. And at the end of the day, that's his main flaw within this team. It's not his driving. It's not his temper. It's not anything else. It's purely who he is aligned to poltically in the racing world. Is that fair? No. Is that how racing works? Unfortunately, yes.

[kyesreadingnook]

Hiiiii!! Could you write some thoughts on the mercs with a punk or more alternatively dressing reader? Tattoos, nonstandard piercings, bold clothes, etc. If you don’t wanna do all, any of your choice!! If not no worries!

HIIIIII yes id love that— I am personally a goth, so this is something i’d be more than happy to write 🖤🖤

Mercs with a punk/alternative reader!

Scout:

Actually obsessed with your style, you may think he’d be one of those people that’d find it weird or extreme— but he loves it about you.

And it’s not just your style he adores, he loves the beliefs that it’s rooted in, and will constantly make it known that he never wants you to back down from what you feel is right.

Hell— if you’re someone that enjoys going to protests, he’ll happily come along. Baseball bat and all, because he is far from one to take shit from bigots.

Sniper:

He has always wanted piercings, actually! Or at least a tattoo or two, but god forbid he ever showed up with either if he goes to visit his parents, they'd both have a heart attack.

He is 'I listen to everything' personified, burn a CD for him and it'll be his go-to road trip playlist. Especially for any particularly long trips into town or night drives.

and on said trips into town, he'll happily bring you along if you need any DIY supplies, box dye, makeup, face paint, or whatever you gotta grab. Whatever helps you in expressing yourself to the fullest.

Medic:

No matter how many piercings you have, he finds them oh so fun! And if you're ever wanting a new one but don't wanna pay for it? You can count on him to do it for you! (don't.)

And not to mention your music taste! Please show him all your favorite bands, though he may not listen to much alternative music himself, he is always open to recommendations.

If you also happen to be the type to have a more macabre decoration style, he is more than happy to hand off a specimen jar or two!

Demo:

If you enjoy going to shows-- please take Tavish with you, he will be the life of the party when it comes to all the music, and just generally supporting your way of life, he is your guy when it comes to loud sounds and wild atmosphere.

Be sure to make him a patch or two, he will have those sewed onto his shirt in no time. He's far more sentimental than he likes to let on, but surely you can tell.

And in all honesty— I firmly believe he’s had a bit of a punk past, back when he was a teen/young adult. He naturally had to slow down a bit when it came to mercenary work, but hanging with you has honestly brought back all those fond memories.

Pyro:

It would make their day if you were to share your style with them, like straight up give them a make-over, let them see your tats, help pick out your jewelry-- they just wanna be involved!

I wholeheartedly envision Pyro as someone with an incredible taste in fashion, however, mercenary work (and fire) gets in the way of them accessorizing more than the occasional hat or clipped on plushie. So, they just help you dress up instead!

I can imagine they have quite the crow brain, always picking up any shiny object of interest— if you’re a trinket fan like them, you can expect to be given lots of bottle caps, pins, and so on— and if you happen to utilize those things in your style? you’d not only make their day, but their year.

Heavy:

He has such a full, utmost respect for you. It takes guts to be so open and forward about not only your style but your personal beliefs as well.

Standing up for those who can't is something that he has done his entire life for his sisters and his mother, people he is endlessly protective of. So to hear you hold that same thought process not only for loved ones but also for complete strangers? that is almost enough to bring this bear of a man to tears.. almost.

But more into your sense of style— He thinks it’s incredibly interesting, he isn’t a fashionable man in all honesty, he’s never had time nor interest for it. So, your sense of style is a way for him to learn about that along with the alternative subculture you’re in.

Engineer:

Like Scout, Dell endlessly supports your style. Though he doesn't have much experience with alternative culture of any kind- that doesn't mean he won't respect it.

Think of him as one of those moms who are extremely supportive but also have no clue what they are doing, that's him right there. Though Dell is far from uneducated on such things thanks to you, he still has his silly moments.

But nonetheless he feels so honored you are this willing to share your way of life with him like this, he thoroughly enjoys feeling like a safe space for those he is close to. So without a doubt, he'll come along to any live show, thrift store, club, or record store- even if some of those aren't particularly his thing, he's just happy to be there.

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

Oldsmobile Starfire, 1975. The Starfire model name was resurrected for Oldsmobile's version of the GM's new sub-compact H-body. It was to have been the first Oldsmobile with a rotary engine but after the cancellation of GM rotary engine program in September 1974 the Starfire was powered by Buick's 3.8 litre V6 instead. It was the smallest car to wear an Oldsmobile badge since 1922

[1-800-crscnt]

-hcs for food/drink preferences that I think some clones would have, more under the cut-

Cody: likes neat-ish breakfast foods that have a bunch of flavor, but can be eaten quickly. doesn’t really have drink preferences, but first choice is always ice cold water with a little mint leaf in it. doesn’t hate any food/drink at all, but dislikes cleaning up after eating messy food (think of those very tall sandwiches that have the ingredients spilling out while covered in a sauce).

Wolffe: Big meal + with a snack guy. Has a more intense sweet tooth than expected of a clone, so he likes to pair a sweet snack with whatever he’s eating if he’s able. Hates most seafoods and liquid-y foods, but likes most other things. Doesn’t like to drink water so he either mixes syrups in or deals with it. Usually goes for very doctored-up caf, but his men are too intimidated to tease him for it.

Dogma: prefers non-spicy meaty foods no matter the size, but he ends up usually going for things he can eat in <15 minutes. Forcing himself to like vegetables for several reasons, but it isn’t going that well. Dislikes too-sweet things because of a fear of cavities and the burning/“full” feeling his mouth and throat gets. Denies having a drink preference at all, but he prefers just plain milk.

Rex: LOVES stews and salads and doesn’t care about anything else the entire time he’s eating. would love to have them for every meal if he could. Likes energy drinks and fruit smoothies even if he hates most sweet foods/drinks (gets made fun of for this by brothers and Ahsoka). also, not a messy eater but a loud eater, doesn’t care if it’s annoying.

Fox: despite being near so much food and eating a large variety of it, never actually developed a preference for particular kinds because he doesn’t feel hunger and everything is just “fuel” to him. Does prefer protein shakes and energy drinks, but can’t stand caf (smell is too strong for him, but will drink it if there’s nothing else). sometimes considers faking having generic preferences so his men stop trying to trick him into eating inedible things.

Stone: loves spicy & greasy foods, but is overall very adventurous when it comes to food, will try anything at least once. likes fruit juices and most alcoholic drinks, but won’t make efforts to get the latter since he’s usually very busy. genuinely hates bland food/drinks and won’t finish them, leads to some arguments/teasing/dares with others. has a citrus allergy but assumes it’s just a thing everyone goes through.

Bly: actually loves seafood prepared in any way (including raw), won’t eat any other meat dishes though. Likes any tea, hot water, and milkshakes. dislikes alcohol & caf + their smell and will sneer / walk away if someone is drinking it near him. wouldn’t consider himself vegetarian, but nearly everyone else does. also, hates being watched and talked to while eating, and gets angry/uncomfortable if he’s the only one eating in a group.

[kishpancho]

GOODHOOD F.I.T.S ISSUE 47 Fall 2024

[thecasualfkfan]

THIS.ALL OF THIS.

You can watch the full video here also go subscribe to his YouTube

[catenary-chad]

The SNCF CC 40100 (and its Nez Cassé relatives)

Thought I’d do an info/context post on these engines since a lot of the fandom doesn’t seem to know much about them.  It’s more or less implied canon that this is the engine Electra is, his replica helmet is based on SNCF 40104 specifically, complete with number plate.  Further down I also go into how I like to incorporate/interpret some of the history of these engines with the character.  

For those of you totally new to trains: SNCF is the French nationalized rail system.  The CC 40100 came out in the mid-late 60s as the first of the Nez Cassé line of locomotives, probably the most iconic French trains until the TGVs.  They were a line of express passenger/fast freight locomotives that came out between the 60s and early 90s that all had a distinct “broken” front silhouette that looks very 80s despite being first designed more than two decades before Stex came out.  

The CC 40100 was a funky, relatively experimental model designed to take four different voltages so it could travel over most of western Europe on the new, high-end Trans Europ Express services.  In both the northeast US and much of Europe, electrification was done piecemeal over several decades by different companies/nations, resulting in a patchwork of AC and DC lines running different voltages and/or frequencies, as well as both third rail and overhead wire.  Dual voltage electric engines have existed since the turn of the century, but demand for triple and even quadruple-voltage electric trains didn’t develop in Europe until the rise of the EU and border-crossing trains like the TEE that would otherwise need an engine change or use diesel power to run on multiple countries’ systems and standards.  There were a number of triple and quadruple-voltage engines and MUs developed in the 60s for this purpose, but the CC 40100 was notably stronger than many of them, to work heavier trains and due to anticipated use on mountainous lines in Switzerland.    

Technologically, the CC 40100 had DC traction motors, technological limits restricted the use of AC ones until the 80s-90s.  They ran at 1500 V DC, could also take 3000 V DC by changing motor connections, and had transformer and rectifier equipment for taking two voltages and frequencies of AC power.  Unusually, they had four pantographs, many multi-voltage engines were built to work on third rail lines and a more common setup was one or two pantographs and a “shoe” collector for third rail.  They also never ended up using their fourth 15kV 16 2/3 Hz AC voltage for German/Swiss running in regular service and it’s a little hard to find out why, I’ve heard both technical concerns with equipment getting hot or political factors. 

It made the CC 40100 relatively complicated, unreliable, and expensive to run (and the weight of the equipment is why it had six axles in a Co-Co arrangement vs the more common four—axle Bo-Bo setup).  There were some interesting features like a gas-filled vs oil-filled transformer to save weight, and corrugated stainless steel body panels like American Budd railcars. They never got used to their full potential for various political/practical reasons and the quad-voltage capability became a delicate overkill, so only ten were made. TEE also fell out of relevance into the 80s as business travelers moved to planes and the market for first-class trains declined.  They had a more limited use and service life than other Nez Cassé engines as a result, though 25-35 years is still a decent run and comparable to other TEE multi-voltage engines of the era.    As a fun bonus, one was restored and runs excursions today (40110) and there’s lots of video on youtube!  Apparently the group that runs it also has a steam engine and I can’t help but wonder how maintenance compares.  

Canon Electra accurately reflects a number of traits of these engines (though I take issue with them being picked as a representative of electric traction because they’re pretty specialized and atypical).  AC and DC are both okay by them, they almost exclusively ran first-class TEE services, and were prone to overheating and catching fire.  Not exploding though, THAT’S almost purely the domain of steam engines.  Bidding the Nationals farewell in “No Comeback” in their various languages and not having a clear country of origin also tie in well to the 40100’s intended use as a pan-European engine.  As a very fun cultural link, the Kraftwerk song “Trans Europ Express” mentions David Bowie and I can’t help but wonder if that’s why they chose this engine as a basis for Electra.  The song definitely has a similar vibe to the character, though the CC 40100s never ran the exact route mentioned in the song, since they never ran in Germany in general.  As an even more fun cultural link that was probably unintended, this song and Kraftwerk in general were really popular in early hip hop and techno circles…. which also checks out to the direction Electra took in the actual production.  

From the illustrious sources of reddit and translated youtube comments, French railfans really like these engines, even if a lot of the Anglophone internet thinks they look weird.  They have a status akin to the Concorde as a symbol of attempted European collaboration and unity.  They could also be compared to a more modern Santa Fe Super Chief, in terms of being a flashy luxury train that was popular in model/toy form.  The Nez Cassé classes in general seem to have an E/F-unit esque “iconic colorful, glamorous old engine strongly associated with a specific country” reputation on general.  “The TGV is numerically better but these are SHINIER” is a common sentiment.  They were physically loud in service between the motor whine and loud cooling fans, there’s some good cab ride footage on youtube where you can hear it.  “Diva Electra” is a lot closer to their reputation than the eerie lifeless zombie of the workshop.  There are/were eerily silent electric engines, but those with DC motors rarely were, they brake with giant resistors that get hot like a space heater or toaster and need loud, powerful cooling fans. 

So ironically, Electra’s “face” is an engine more akin to an electric, European equivalent of Greaseball culturally.  Actually very dated technologically, if anything most of their problems were because they were designed well before computers.  Hardly threatening and if anything more seen as a symbol of optimism and progress.  Which ends up reflecting a lot when it’s demonized by media from a country with infamously limited electrification progress vs mainland Europe (the more I learn about British train politics then and now the more I can’t take Stex at face value).  

OTHER NEZ CASSÉ CLASSES

These videos give a great overview (in French but have English subs)

Co-Co (larger) models:

Bo-Bo (smaller) models:

First of all, if you ever want a cheap idea for an Electra recolor OC, there was a Belgian equivalent to the CC 40100 that looks just like that.  These ones actually ran services in Germany!

I’ve joked about it before but there was also a very successful diesel Nez Cassé, the CC 72000, which is basically the French equivalent of Greaseball.  Big (by European standards) mixed traffic fast freight/passenger engine that lasted about 50 years, covering the increasingly few non-electrified lines in France.  

There were also a bunch of more typical 1-3 voltage electric Nez Casse types built for use in France and a number of other countries (Portugal, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Korea… and some failed systems in Morocco and Brazil).  Most of these worked notably well and ran for 30+ years, quite a number still run today in Slovenia, Portugal, and on some low-end French trains that haven’t been replaced by EMUs.  I would broadly describe them as very typical European-style mixed traffic engines capable of passenger or faster freight services, their role is comparable to something like a Siemens Eurosprinter or Bombardier TRAXX today.  Ironically NOT a dedicated high speed train power car and a relatively antiquated but durable and versatile style.  Locomotive-hauled trains have become increasingly uncommon in Europe in favor of EMUs with the decline in rail freight, among other factors.  People seem to really like the old loco-hauled French trains still running since they use really comfortable older coaches and are pretty cheap, lower-speed options.  

I’m prone to swapping Electra’s basis a bit to the related CC 6500 and its variants because it opens a lot of interesting history and is a more “typical” electric engine.  These were a beefier, more versatile first-gen Nez Cassé model also used on pre-TGV fast trains and later heavier freight trains.  There’s some amusing youtube videos of them pulling big gritty tanker trains with their pretty flashy looks.  They also weren’t used as long as the later smaller Bo-Bo electric models since they’re a bit overkill for most uses, EMUs have gradually taken over passenger services, freight services declined, and the Co-Co arrangement can be tougher on track.  Their freight-oriented close relatives in Slovenia are still going though!  

But they have the VERY interesting link of one (X996) being trialled by Amtrak in the late 70s as a replacement for the 40+ year old GG1s that were physically falling apart, and the freight-derived GE E60s that couldn’t manage the speeds required on the Northeast Corridor. Sources seem to vary on just how hopeless and ill-advised the endeavor was, but basically, X996 didn’t work well due to the terrible track condition of the Northeast Corridor vs typical French lines.  To summarize a very deep-seated and messy issue: it was cobbled together from several 50+ year old, often poorly maintained mainlines and has been underinvested in since until VERY recently.  They went with the X995 instead, a Swedish Rc model that worked a lot better since Swedish rail conditions are generally closer to the US.  And also a design that dated back to the mid-60s.  The AEM-7s based on them ran until the late 2010s, the last one actually got retired right around the time Electra got de-toothpasted in 2018

This alternate timeline aspect is what got me into Amtrak history and eventually American electrification in general.  I doubt any of the creators were aware of X996, but the context behind a Nez Cassé style engine running in a vaguely US environment changes a lot.  It implies an alternate timeline where the NEC was improved enough for it to actually work practically and opens the door for some tragically attainable sci-fi about “what if neoliberalism hadn’t taken over and the US invested in a passable passenger rail system?”.  It makes me imagine nearly 50-year old funny nosed French trains running  grimy fast freight trains in Pennsylvania or dragging on New Jersey Transit commuter trains in their twilight years.  It feels weirdly natural with just how violently 70s they look with the Amtrak livery, they’d blend right in with how violently 70s many US trains look today, that’s how old they actually are.  

It’s also where my more unhinged and sacrilegious opinions flipping the steam/electric dynamic and rejecting canon’s framing came from.  Because it totally flips the circumstances of rail transport and gives a cohesive explanation for many“stupid and incorrect” aspects of Electra.  Now Electra is more a business-class train at best, running on a notoriously run down and underfunded network in an era where electrification looked like it would finally expand but never did (due to the party and politics of “needn’t ask the world to turn around and help you”).  No Comeback goes from a shitty tantrum to pretty tragic in light of the US resoundingly turning to fossil fuels in the 80s and even steam preservation doing better than electrification did then.  And in the context of a country that’s 99% unelectrified that was running electric trains from the 30s and even as old as the 1910s… suddenly a 60s-70s era engine is actually pretty futuristic and being electric is an important selling point and being proud and defensive of it makes sense.  Electra skewing Grace Jones at times even works out well because being unappreciated and running off to Europe fits the rejection of X996 and expanding electrification in general. I think early Amtrak is a compelling setting for the show in general since there was a chaotic mix of secondhand equipment and trials of foreign engines to explain the races, and basically every character could feasibly coexist besides Rusty (and my fundamental problems with him are their own even longer post).  

Electra as a more “typical” Co-Co Nez Cassé is also why I gravitate towards a lot headcanons/preferences that are far removed from the original or typical character choices.   Tall and thin?  The Northeast Corridor has fairly low clearances, it makes sense to be medium-short, modernish electric engines usually aren’t that big anyways, especially compared to other US rolling stock.  X996 would be a bit smaller and comparable speed-wise but actually stronger than Greaseball.  Internal combustion was still fairly competitive with electric traction speed-wise in the 70s-80s, you still had attempts at high-speed turbine trains and the TGV had originally been planned as one pre-oil crisis.  Ironically, the big advantage pure electric engines had (and still have) IS strength and power (especially per weight) because they don’t have to carry their own fuel source and massive electric motors were established long before effective high-horsepower rail diesel engines were.  I really can’t overstate how weirdly impressive it is that Mykal is the most train-accurate Electra and I love that he ends up being a lot of people’s first exposure to the character due to being in almost all the English legal video.  The hotter/bolder personality vs being delicate and anxious. The jarring mix of being a glamorous diva train but ridiculously beefy physically is so dead-on to how French people describe the 6500s and Co-Co models in general.  Even being unusually old and increasingly visually beat up while slapping a coat of glittery paint on it is so dead on to struggling passenger networks running sometimes absurdly old trains and putting on a sparkly veneer to improve PR.  

Anyways, this has been an exploration of the irl engines behind Electra and their often underappreciated yet widespread significance.  This also explains a lot of the method behind my madness and contrarianism with this character.  Go forth and make an army of funny nose French trains in any color and country you want.  Seriously, this style was so widespread and generally beloved you can justify them almost anywhere and even some of the old diesel units are getting moved to secondary markets today.  

[linskywords]

please please please be aware that stingpong is extremely common among Gen Z men. I'm in college and my peers have been playing that shit in basements since we were in middle school. please still eroticize it but let's all be very aware that it's normal and regular (to them) for men to behave this way

I'M SORRY WHAT this is blowing my mind. All the gen z men?? Are just out there?? Torpedoing pingpong balls at each other's backs?? I'm not sure whether to be concerned that there's some kind of vital enrichment missing from their enclosures or to be glad that they've found it. Maybe both!

No, but you're right, it's much better to eroticize it in the proper context. Which of them (both??) is getting more out of this than they know they're supposed to? Which of them goes home and jerks off about it afterward? Which of them has bruises that don't go away because they've been pressing on them and imagining that they were given in a different context? Which of them gets all dazey after they play and kind of slides off the couch to the floor and leans against the other's knee with a boner they're secretly hoping the other person notices and does something about?

[caledonian-twins]

The Japanese dub of Thomas & Friends is mostly accurate the original version (aside from using voice actors), but there's one scene from Pop Goes the Diesel that I find interestingly changed from English.

When Diesel calls the Fat Controller by the wrong name, and Duck corrects him with "Sir Topham Hatt," instead of getting it right the second time, he, whether intentionally or not, calls him "Sir Tom-Ham Hatt," (a bit hard to parse from the audio) which is incredibly funny.

Also as an aside, Duck and Diesel in the Japanese dub were originally voiced by Kozo Shioya and Daisuke Gori respectively, aka. Majin Boo and Mr. Satan from Dragon Ball Z.

[jobsnotices]

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[lanternfeather]

some of my ideas for sevika x reader (my self-insert oc marin) fics:

-continuing the crossfit au: workout session together, steamy locker room shower sex after a workout, sevika treating marin to a nice homemade meal, marin making enough progress to join the main class again.

-24/7 sub au: marin starts working as a bartender at the last drop and worms their way into sevika's good graces. they start a fwb relationship and sevika decides she needs a companion again. she invites marin to be her live-in, 24/7 submissive. i want to explore writing some more high-protocol bdsm dynamics. not sure if this will be most pwp or if i will get into angst/plot/the realities of what i think of 24/7 d/s dynamics and how i think sevika would really act in a relationship like that.

-wild west au: sevika is a cowboy in a sleepy town in the old west. marin comes to town as a scientific surveyor looking to characterize the geology of the desert surrounding the town. they melt sevika's stony exterior with their geekiness and enthusiasm. i would have to brush up on my geology knowledge to make it believable and accurate.

-obligatory sevika x reader brothel au.

-engineer au: sevika decides that silco/jinx's replacements for her arm aren't quite cutting it and seeks out marin the engineer for an upgrade. i would love to write this since i'm fascinated by sevika's arm and prosthetics in general but i'm not a mechanical engineer myself and would have no idea how to write it realistically.

-barista au: drawing on my past experiences as a barista. i envision marin as being quiet and bad-tempered, hiding behind the espresso machine, hating interacting with customers, but sevika is a terrible flirt and becomes marin's favorite customer. lots of fluff. i fucking love barista aus and always have ideas for them in whatever fandom i get into.

-bunch of stand-alone in-universe fics: sevika saving marin from various Situations (kidnapping, harassment, street fight, being drugged, enforcers, etc), or evil sevika putting marin in the Situations, some with established relationship and some where they're strangers to each other, silco commissioning marin the computer scientist to do some hacking work and sevika having to supervise the job, marin being a guest at the last drop and catching sevika's attention. lots of smut ofc.

for in-universe fics i definitely need to finish watching the series first in order to get a better understanding of the characters and how things work.

[rabbitcruiser]

Forest (No. 27)

Miles Canyon, YT (six pics)

Miles Canyon Vista Point (four pics)

[breaking-noose]

This is the Mitsubishi Dialtone D160, the largest subwoofer ever built, with 60 inches in the 1980s. Weighing 800kg, it can easily shatter windows and produces small earthquakes that can be felt like ground vibrations within a 2-kilometer range.

At the Koriyama factory, the test was conducted at first in the measuring room, but was stopped because the ceiling lamps fell due to vibration.

The outdoor test appeared to have a negative impact on the neighborhood. At a distance of about 100 m from the speaker, the sound was felt, but at a greater distance, it was transmitted as vibration and noise on the earth instead of an audible sound. Within a 2-kilometer radius of the factory, damage such as vibrations, small earthquakes, as well as noises from walls and windows occurred.

[daisywithnomakeup]

Lazy sketch bc I stuffed up my hand yesterday.

Glares at miniature steam loco No.43 Clive.

Leave Nigel alone, Lizzie 💔