#Victoria Cavendish

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Reference sheet of my wonderful new Prime Asset oc, Victoria Cavendish!

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Hello! Hi. Hope you guys are doing well. I wanted to ask about referring (pretty blatantly) to autistic characters before autism was a formal diagnosis. One of my characters is nonverbal and autistic and communicates primarily using a notepad (in the Victorian era). Her family (positively coded characters) doesn’t really care or like think negatively of her for being autistic, but they still recognize that she’s not neurotypical, however other characters who appear (not the villains necessarily but negatively coded characters) do care that she’s “abnormal”. Are there any words that really shouldn’t be used to describe her (I have been using ‘odd’ by both groups of characters) or that only one group should use (for example having the ‘mean’ characters use ‘abnormal’ but the ‘nice’ ones use ‘odd’) so I can clearly specify that she is autistic and that it’s not a big deal, while also making sure that the characters who think negatively are portrayed in a negative light (even though they’re not the main villains). While still, not offending anyone or accidentally referring to the character in a pejorative light.

Hi asker,

I'm including some extra context, not just for you the writer, about the Victorian era but also to anyone else reading this ask to learn a little more and maybe be able to apply information to their own characters as well.

The Victorian era is used to refer to the period roughly from 1820 to 1910 in the UK, and often the use of this word for the time is extended to the US as well. Sometimes people use it for other places in Europe, even though Queen Victoria herself only ruled the UK and from 1837 until 1901.

Your character might have been described as 'dumb' or 'mute,' at the time, since she does not speak; for both clarity and reason's sake I would avoid using 'dumb' and only use 'mute' instead. 'Dumb' is, these days, only used as an insult.

Other words people might use for her in the time to denote her as being 'strange' but not necessarily negative might have been (aside from 'strange' and 'odd' that you've already stated): peculiar, eccentric, or unusual. They might use 'queer' as well, as in behaving outside of the norm and not as in gay; that meaning was more by the 1920s.

'Weird' as in "off-puttingly strange" is a more modern word, but it started in the 1820s, so people could conceivably call her weird, especially if they mean to speak ill of her. 'Bizarre' might work, but earlier or in its usage it also had a connotation of unpredictability, too. These two would probably not be used by her family or those who think highly of her, but might be used by people who are fairly neutral on her.

A note on 'moron' and 'imbecile,' which were diagnoses in the early 19th century of intellectual disability but also applied to other people they didn't know how to categorize and could include autistic people: they are definitely used as insults now and were definitely used as insults then when they were diagnoses, but they wouldn't be used on your character because they were not used in that way until the 1910s and 1920s. 'Idiot' is an older word, but it usually was used to refer to people who had more severe intellectual disability; I don't think this would be used for your character much, nor would I recommend it. I don't think it would work to convey what you want the readers to get out of it. Not to mention, it's still very much an insult today.

Now, there's two people from a bit earlier in history who might have been diagnosed as autistic today: Henry Cavendish and Hugh Blair of Borgue. (Obviously we can't know for sure, they've been dead for 200+ years.)

Hugh Blair (wikipedia link) lived from 1708 to 1765. He was described as 'eccentric' and 'daft,' and his behaviors as 'unusual.' He was nicknamed "the daft lad of Borgue." He engaged in a lot of repetitive behaviors, seemed unaware of social norms, and had very strong interests. It's noted that despite being seen as strange, he was generally well-liked.

Henry Cavendish (wikipedia link) lived from 1731 to 1810, so a bit closer to the Victorian era. He was a scientist, a very wealthy man, and notably very shy. He was close basically only to his family, was very solitary, had trouble speaking to others and was noted as wearing old-fashioned clothes. Since he was so solitary, he had trouble publishing his findings, even though he put a lot of work into them. It seems people referred to him as 'solitary' and 'eccentric.'

Some people suggest Emily Dickinson (wikipedia link), who lived from 1830 to 1886, might have been autistic. I am less familiar with her than the above two, but am including her because she is directly in your time period so the way people in her lifetime described her can be relevant. She was very socially isolated, although she was also very affected by deaths around her during her life, and later often ill, which can also be reasons for isolation. She mostly communicated with others via letters in her adulthood. She was seen as an 'eccentric' by others.

I will note that all three of those people were wealthy, so their eccentricities were more tolerated by those around them. A poor person might not have been afforded that second thought.

Now that I've said... all that, I will add my final note:

I think more important than the words themselves is how other characters use the words to describe her.

"Elizabeth is such an odd woman, I should like to write to her and see what she thinks about this" is very different from "Elizabeth is such an odd woman, I can't stand to be around her when she's doing that!" So is "My cousin is a bit peculiar, she does not speak but she can understand you just fine; if you can be patient she will write out her answers" versus "My cousin is incredibly peculiar, she doesn't even speak for goodness's sake! Can you believe it? It's ridiculous."

The way your characters speak about her will not be entirely dependent on the specific words the use, but also in the way they describe her and refer to her. Especially in a time where many things are referred to with euphemisms or vague words (which 'odd' and 'strange' and 'peculiar' definitely are or can be), which the Victorian era absolutely was, both groups of characters can use the same words but their intent can come across due to what else they say about her.

Sorry this is super long, but I hope it helps!

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The Queen's Spy

From her hidden vantage, Circe watched as the various nobles of Greenguard milled about Victoria’s court, carrying out their business. She watched as Lords Granvile and Cavendish negotiated agreements with their peers. Concessions in exchange for recognising their claim over a small piece of land that they’d been feuding over ever since the Rose pulled out of the region. Apparently one of them had gifted the land to Jaania as a sign of good faith. Now that the Rose is gone, the land is without owner and so they bicker, uncaring of how meaningless the land is, nor the difficulties it would cause for the refugees fleeing the ongoing devastation of the deadlands.  

The story of how Circe went from the mercenary we met in Book 1, to Victoria's spy devoted spy in Book 3.

It's an idea that's been bouncing around in my head for a good while, so hopefully it comes out well.

[onhirel]

Dianakko Week Day 3

Diana Cavendish is a Midshipman with the Royal Navy in the reign of her Royal Majesty, Queen Victoria of the British Empire. During a training cruise aboard the airship HMS Murowa, she has a chance encounter with a pirate vessel working as privateers for the Crown. There, she meets one Atsuko Kagari, crewmember of the Free Ship Shiny Arc.

Neither of their lives would ever be the same again.

Found on AO3, 17,360 words.

[elsalouisa]

"Windsor, Monday, 27th May. — It was a most beautiful, bright day, yet the 1st impression, I know not why — beautiful as it looked and green and bright — is always a triste one. I saw the Grand Duke arrive at 20 m. to 7; he bowed up to my window. At a 1/4 to 8 we dined. The Grand Duke, Prince Henry of the Netherlands, Count Orloff, Prince Dolgorouki, Prince Bariatinsky, Baron Lieven, Gen. Kaveline, M. Jonkowsky, M. Patkul, M. d'Adlerberg, M. Youriewitch, M. de Bentinck, Captain Amiens, Lady Cowper and Fanny, Lord Albemarle, Lord Enroll, Lord and Lady Uxbridge and Ellen and Constance, Count and Countess Woronzow, and Countess Alexandrine Potoska, M. de Tolstoy, the Duke of Argyll, Lord Torrington, Miss Lyttelton, Miss Paget, Miss Anson, and Col. Buckley (Lord Alfred having returned), who are all staying in the house, — and Col. and Miss Cavendish, and Lord Charles Fitzroy, dined here. We dined in St. George's Hall, which looked beautiful. The Grand Duke led me in and I sat between him and Prince Henry. I really am quite in love with the Grand Duke; he is a dear, delightful young man. At about a little after 10, we went into the red drawing-room, (next the dining-room), where an Orchestra was raised in which Weippert and his band were stationed; and dancing began. I danced 1st a quadrille with the Grand-Duke, then followed a Valse, during which time I sat down; then a quadrille which I danced with Prince Henry; then again a Valse followed; and I danced after this a quadrille with M. de Tolstoy; this was followed again by a Valse (of course I and also the Grand Duke sitting down during the Valse); and then I danced a quadrille with Lord Clarence Paget, who came after dinner from Colonel Cavendish's, as did also Mr. and Lady Mary Vyner, Mr. and Lady Louisa Cavendish (who also danced), Mr. and Lady Agnes Byng, Mr. and Lady Fanny Howard, and Mr. and Mrs. Harcourt. At a little after 12 we went into the dining-room for supper; after supper they danced a Mazurka for 1/2 an hour, I should think nearly; the GrandDuke asked me to take a turn, which I did (never having done it before) and which is very pleasant; the Grand-Duke is so very strong, that in running round, you must follow quickly, and after that you are whisked round like in a Valse, which is very pleasant. I also had a turn with Prince Henry; I then danced a quadrille with Patkul, which was followed by a Valse. After this we danced (what I had never even seen before) the "Grossvater " or " Rerraut," and which is excessively amusing; I danced with the Grand-Duke, and we had such fun and laughter; Patkul and the Countess Potoska led the way. It begins with a solemn walk round the room, which also follows each figure ; one figure, in which the lady and gentleman run down holding their pocket-handkerchief by each end, and letting the ladies on one side go under it, and the gentlemen jump over it, is too funny. This concluded our little Ball at near 2 o'clock. I never enjoyed myself more. We were all so merry; I got to bed by a 1/4 to 3, but could not sleep till 5".

Queen Victoria's diaries (1839)

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The Godolphins!

This is something you've asked me a lot, and now that @danjaley has released their new Romanov Pose Pack (and I can take screenshots again), I can finally show you the Godolphins in detail!

(Obsessed with this posepack)

Let's see who's who!

There are 4 groups signaled by letters, these are the Dowager Duchess and the families of her 3 daughters. The daughters' letters are in order of age. Let's see!

1a: The Hon. Lady Marjorie Alexandra Godolphin, Duchess of Southport.

2a: The Hon. Lord Esmond Nicholas Godolphin, XIVth Duke of Southport

3a: The Hon. Lord William III Evelyn Godolphin, XVIth Marquess of Portborough.

1b: the Hon. Lady Diana Wilhemina Stanhope (née Godolphin) Countess of Mexborough.

2b: The Hon. Lord Cecil Alexander Stanhope, XIth Earl of Mexborough

3b: The Hon. Lord Colin Saint George Stanhope, Viscount Yeoville.

1c: The Hon. Lady Elizabeth Winifred Harmsworth (née Godolphin) Marchioness of Rothermere

2c: The Hon. Lord Vere Sidney Tudor Harmsworth, Marquess of Rothermere.

3c: The Hon. Lord Vere Esmond William Harmsworth, Viscount Daylesford.

4c: The Hon. Lady Winifred Victoria Harmsworth.

D: The Hon. Lady Marjorie Millicent Godolphin (née Dallas-Yorke) Dowager Duchess of Southport (and older sister to Winifred Cavendish-Bentick [née Dallas-Yorke] Duchess of Portland)

The eldest sons of each marriage have what's called a "courtesy title", except for William, who as the eldest son of a Duke, receives his father's subsidiary title, Marquess. The son's subsidiary title is Viscount, followed by the place where their parent's ancestral home is. Lady Winifred, is just a Hon. Lady, a courtesy address only the children of the highest ranking peers (in the order of precedence) receives.

The setting is the Red Saloon at Finchwick Park, the Godolphin's ancestral home.

Pretty much every piece of clothing was masterfully converted from ts4 by @joojconverts most hairs are either from TS3, TS3 Store, @carversims or from Buckley's Disentangled Set Part 1 . The shoes are all from TS3 Store or the Supernatural pack.

The backround is decorated with Unreleased paintings and Rug, but I assure you, you'll get them eventually! Excuse the shoes sinking on the floor, There's a resizing OMSP under the rug haha. In the backround we see 3 portraits, over the mantelpiece hangs the portrait of the Godolphin sisters when bachelorettes, masterfully executed by John Singer Sargent in 1905 (the portrait is originally Sargent's Acheson sisters)

Hope you enjoy this as much as I've enjoyed making this lol.

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Sechs auf einen Streich (see the individual movies)

Shadow and Bone (Tatiana Lantsov | Zoya Nazyalensky | Genya Safin | Alina Starkov)

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UK protests for Gaza taking place today, Saturday 28 October 2023

London, 12pm, Victoria Embankment

Manchester, 12pm, St Peters Square

Leeds, 12.00, Cavendish Road, Woodhouse

Bradford, 5pm, Centenary Square

Newcastle, 11.30am, Civic Centre

Essex, Chelmsford Shire Hall, 2pm

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This engraved Artwork comes from a 1619 French edition of Schouten's account of his voyages ( Journal ou relation exacte du voyage de Guill. Schouten, dans les Indes). The artwork shows six explorers who circled the globe. In the upper left is Ferdinand Magellan (Portuguese, 1519-1522), with the ship Victoria from his fleet. At upper right is Willem Schouten (Dutch, 1615-1617), with his ship Eendraght. Down left: Francis Drake (English, 1577-1580) and Olivier van Noort (Dutch, 1598-1601). Down right: Thomas Cavendish (English, 1586-1588) and Joris van Spilbergen (Dutch, 1614-1617). The map shows the Schouten-Spilbergen route. 

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WELCOME TO THE SECOND SUPER AWESOME CHARACTER BATTLE, NOW WITH 128 CHARACTERS!!!!!

this bracket has 128 of my current favorite characters in media, whether they be obscure or well-known!

HOW THE FORMAT WORKS!:

the first round will contain a battle between the four characters in each box. only two in each box will move forward (the highest and second-highest voted)

the second round will contain a battle between two winners of one square and two of another, and only two will move forward

the third round is exactly like the last round, except only one will move forward

the fourth round will contain a battle between one winner and another, and only one will move forward

the fifth round is exactly like the last round, with the winner moving forward to compete for the ultimate win

the sixth round is the final round and will decide who is the winner of Spencer’s Super Awesome Character Battle 2024!!

just like last year, each poll will be up for a week, so there’s plenty of time to vote for your faves!!

THE CHARACTER BRACKET IS BELOW!!!

(there is a text transcript under the “keep reading” as the text is very small, i apologize for that)

victoria chase (hot in cleveland) vs brock (unikitty) vs chococat (sanrio) vs bozz (the state)

hello kitty (sanrio) vs applejack (mlp) vs bumper allen (pitch perfect) vs kenneth (craig of the creek)

derpy (mlp) vs peggy (papa louie) vs aidan russell (rainbow high) vs rick (the state)

pizza steve (uncle grandpa) vs princess celestia (mlp) vs christine (the state) vs ernie (sesame street)

ariel (the little mermaid) vs starlight glimmer (mlp) vs louie (the state) vs gonzo (the muppets)

levon (the state) vs marley rose (glee) vs choo choo (jellystone) vs bert (sesame street)

rock (rock paper scissors) vs princess luna (mlp) vs deuce gorgon (monster high g3) vs violet wolf (great wolf pack)

octavius (night at the museum film version) vs lee ping (detentionaire) vs cavendish (milo murphy’s law) vs damien (total drama reboot)

purple m&m (the m&ms) vs cheese sandwich (mlp) vs bowie (total drama reboot) vs vince noir (the mighty boosh)

scooter (papa louie) vs glep (smiling friends) vs barry (craig of the creek) vs bridgette (total drama)

holly de’vious (rainbow high) vs wander (wander over yonder) vs octavius (night at the museum animated film) vs secret keeper (craig of the creek)

pepé (the muppets) vs frankie stein (monster high g3) vs hunter (sean saves the world) vs thacher (hailey’s on it)

allan (smiling friends) vs trixie lulamoon (mlp) vs delilah fields (rainbow high) vs naboo (the mighty boosh)

pekkle (sanrio) vs jedediah (night at the museum film) vs princess cadance (mlp) vs poppy rowan (rainbow high)

U*SA*HA*NA (sanrio) vs eva (total drama) vs yolanda (the muppets) vs emperor awesome (wander over yonder)

holger (detentionaire) vs moana (moana) vs noah (total drama) vs lightning mcqueen (cars)

sarah (yolo) vs cam (detentionaire) vs dracula (monster high g3) vs scissors (rock paper scissors)

pim (smiling friends) vs dakota (milo murphy’s law) vs sabrina st. cloud (rainbow high) vs melanie moretti (hot in cleveland)

rachel (yolo) vs commander peepers (wander over yonder) vs mark (craig of the creek) vs uma van hoose (rainbow high)

pinkie pie (mlp) vs omar (craig of the creek) vs biffy (detentionaire) vs margot de perla (rainbow high)

sean harrison (sean saves the world) vs cooper (trolls) vs orange m&m (the m&ms) vs ahkmenrah (night at the museum)

liz (sean saves the world) vs juke (the amazing world of gumball) vs gwen (the state) vs octavia (mlp)

pencil (rock paper scissors) vs amiria (papa louie) vs natasha zima (rainbow high) vs toralei stripe (monster high g3)

steve (the state) vs jedediah (night at the museum animated film) vs clawdeen wolf (monster high g3) vs abed nadir (community)

howard moon (the mighty boosh) vs raj (total drama reboot) vs troy (the state) vs scarlett (papa louie)

sylvia (wander over yonder) vs rizzo (the muppets) vs max thompson (sean saves the world) vs richmond (the it crowd)

gwimbly (smiling friends) vs wanda (the state) vs ghoulia yelps (monster high g1) vs brandy (detentionaire)

sheryl meyer (rainbow high) vs dj pon 3 (mlp) vs wayne (total drama reboot) vs top cat (jellystone)

emma (total drama reboot) vs joy scroggs (hot in cleveland) vs master frown (unikitty) vs david (craig of the creek)

milo murphy (milo murphy’s law) vs paper (rock paper scissors) vs charlie (smiling friends) vs frida kahlo (clone high)

bob moore (hot in cleveland) vs barry (the state) vs tow mater (cars) vs laurel de’vious (rainbow high)

felix unger (the odd couple 2015) vs liezel (papa louie) vs rainbow dash (mlp) vs sugar (glee)

[rhube]

Basically my entire day has been taken up playing Civ 6 and I blame @lrgcarter

I'm so bad at it.

Although, I'm playing Queen Victoria (it auto generated her after I fucked up so badly as Saladin that I had to start again) and everyone seems to hate me, so I guess I'm getting that right.

Like, at least 10 hours of play and I still didn't figure out how to send envoys on my own.

On my Saladin run I couldn't figure out how to use builders, so they were basically functioning as scouts. They got so far away from my base trying to find something to build that by the time I realised I needed to be on my own land it would have taken forever to get them back.

Having played for much longer as Victoria, I now realise that everything takes forever, and you sort of just have to commit to travelling stupid distances to get shit done.

I might have to start over again tomorrow.

And yeah, I realise this isn't even the latest game, but it was on offer and I got it for less than £5 and apart from a lack of helpful UI tips or docs, it works fine.

Philip of Spain keeps showing up to express his disgust at my lack of production. Cleopatra is disdainful of my armies' many defeats.

I liked that Margaret Cavendish is available as a great writer, though. Gave me the warm and fuzzies.

[yannakissecae]

Mark Cavendish (Isla de Man, 21 de mayo de 1985). Ciclista con más victorias en el Tour de Francia (35)

[blackkatskauldron]

Summary:

Her Grace, Priscilla Sapphira Cavendish the Duchess of Devonshire's life was perfect. Married to a kind, well-off man who cherished her, with bouncing twins and her twin sister – Lady Cassandra Phantomhive – staying to help care for them. Together, they assisted their brother and elder sister with protecting Queen Victoria's interests and people, doing the dirty work the Yard couldn't bring itself to do. They were devout in their work and their faith, trying to ease the suffering of those in the world.

Everything was perfect. Everything was going just as it should... Until that fateful day in December, when Priscilla and Cassandra were left for dead among the rest of the Phantomhive family.

Rescued and reborn, Priscilla and Cassandra are tasked with stopping the fallen Son from destroying the balance of life and death, they find that they are not the only ones who have survived their ordeal. Nor are they the only ones brought back different. Can Priscilla and her sister continue their work as protectors of the downtrodden, navigate the struggles of motherhood and broken family, and save their nephew's soul with a handsome devil of a butler underfoot?

[the-bar-sinister]

Bright and All-Consuming (3710 words) by VickytheSnake, thesavagesabretooth Chapters: 1/1 Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Relationships: Bartolomeo/Cavendish (One Piece), Basil Hawkins/Eustass Kid Characters: Cavendish (One Piece), Bartolomeo (One Piece), Eustass Kid, Killer (One Piece), Basil Hawkins, O-Kiku (One Piece), O-Tama (One Piece), Speed (One Piece)

Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Angst, pirates acting like pirates, Established Relationship, Missing Scene, Minor Character Death, Implied/Referenced Character Death, Revenge, Character Study, Aftermath of Violence Summary: Soon after everyone's departed Wano, Bartolomeo and Cavendish run across the wreckage of the Victoria Punk and chase down the marines that have Kid and his crew in custody.

Reeling and raging from the sharp, sudden loss of ship and crew, the remaining Kid Pirates come together, and Basil Hawkins reaffirms his loyalty to his new captain as they figure out where to go next.

Whatever happens, none of them are giving up.

-

Cavendish stood on the prow of the ship, the sea breeze whipping through his gorgeous blond ringlets as he held his hat in his hand. It was a gorgeous day, clear skies and fair winds, and the Sleeping White Horse, carrying his and his recent co-captain's combined crews, cut a gorgeous path through the gleaming, jewel-like blue waters of the New World. They had been exploring the local waters for the past several weeks while Luffy– Emperor Luffy now– was busy with his adventure on Wano, and now that they'd heard word that he was setting sail further into the grand line,so too had they in his wake.

And it was all going beautifully, Cavendish thought with a beautiful smile.

Except for that huge plume of black smoke on the horizon.

The blight on the otherwise perfect skyline twisted and rose into the sky like an obsidian snake, blotting out the blue of the sea and sky. He heard the footsteps of his co-captain clomping behind him, heavy boots against the treated wood before he leaned heavily on the banister beside him.

"What the fuck is all that?" Bartolomeo's tone was as loud and brazen as ever as he squinted out at the smoke. "Think Emperor Luffy sank some idiot? No— we woulda seen his ship if it was him." 

Cavendish nodded, putting his hat back on and looking up at his tall companion's striking–if not beautiful– face. "We would have! Shall we come around and get a better look at the scene? Or steer clear of it."

Barto's piercings were catching the light, and his long fangs were bared in the confused curl of his lips as he scratched the back of his strikingly verdant head.

"Eugh…we don't exactly have the time to be checking on every poor sap who falls into the drink, Cav. But…" he squinted again at the curling smoke. "It looks pretty bad. Hell, worse comes to worse nobody's alive, right? And we can grab whatever supplies they left." 

Cavendish grinned and hooked his pinkie finger through Barto's nose ring, tugging on it gently. "Oooh, you're so mercenary, Barto. But I'll admit I was thinking much the same thing. Besides, if there's trouble, we'll want to know, eh?"

Barto wobbled on his feet, and Cavendish was treated to the hot flush across his face as he grinned widely, baring his uncanny teeth as he laughed. 

"Of course you were, prettyboy! You're as much a mercenary as I am, ya know!" He chuckled under his breath. "And if it's real trouble, yeah… we'd better make sure it ain't gonna interfere with anythin'." 

Cavendish tugged on him again with great satisfaction before letting him go. "Good boy. Have the crew bring us around!"

That brought an indignant and delightfully flustered huff from the man as he stuck his hands in his long coat's pockets with a lopsided grin. "Yeah, yeah. You keep prettying up the prow like a figurehead, I'll get 'em going."

As he walked off with his strangely birdlike gait, he hollered to the men to start bringing the crew about. 

–

With the mainsail broad, and a good, steady wind they made it within telescope sight of the wreck within the hour. There were great chunks of a familiar ship floating in the sea when Barto peered through his glass.

The unmistakable Victoria Punk.

And the ghastly wreck wasn't the only ship in view. A hulking marine vessel– itself smoking and the worse for wear– was sailing away from its ruined prey.

Bartolomeo hissed softly between his teeth as his eyes traced the marine vessel— one of the Navy's battleships, clearly. The sorts that rolled in and blew entire islands to rubble. Still, the idea that it could decimate the hell out of the VICTORIA PUNK of all ships.

Kid was a monster, a brutal sonofabitch who seemed to walk out of any fight he stepped into with a grin.

But he sure wasn't walking out of this one smilin', that was for sure.

"Son of a bitch, it's Kid's ship. You've gotta be kiddin' me…the Navy did this?" 

Cavendish popped up under Barto's shoulder, wide eyed and angry look on his too-pretty face. "What did you say? Kid's ship? The navy?"

"Yeah!" Bartolomeo almost growled as he leaned on the railing and handed the spyglass to Cavendish. "It's unmistakable. I'd recognize that skull anywhere. That's Eustass Kid's 'Victoria Punk'.., and that's absolutely the fucking Navy. Wounded, but— shit, they somehow WON." 

The prince-pirate's eyes flashed dangerously with a look of bloodlust. "Wounded, you say? And I'd wager that it's a highly ranked ship?"

Barto's heart beat faster as he leaned over the bannister. "Oh yeah, Cav. That's a warship. That's one of the ones they use for serious shit. They brought one to Dressrosa, remember?" 

Cav's smile took on an uncanny, toothy nature. "So I do. Why not take advantage of wounded prey then, eh? Maybe rescue a few fellow pirates as a bonus. But I would love to take down a warship."

Bartolomeo glanced at his co-captain's increasingly unhinged smile. He found himself grinning widely in response. 

It was kind of hot when that bloodlust crazed alter-ego of his bubbled to the surface. Real hot, even, when he pictured the 'prince' covered in blood and cackling. This was going to get REAL FUN , REAL FAST.

He rolled up his sleeves and pointed to the Navy ship with his foot up on the bannister and a wicked grin of his own "All men! Open fire on the Navy and bring us into close contact! Let's butcher ourselves some marines!" 

Cavendish— Hakuba— drew his sword and cackled.

-

They were all in sea-stone shackles in the navy's brig when the ship rocked powerfully– first once. Then a second time.

It sent Otama falling, too weak to stop herself as she rocked into O-Kiku with a gasp, caught by the only woman not weakened by the cuffs to the point of exhaustion.

It'd been terrifying. One moment they were sailing along, she'd been talking to her new captain and trying to show him the latest ninjitsu art she'd mastered— and the next, the next moment the world was on fire.

Shells exploded, splinters showered her face, and the world grew hot as a ship the size of a castle fired upon them from a distance Otama would have once called impossible. They hardly had a chance to fight, even as Hawkins attempted to use his strange devil fruit's powers to intercept the shells with straw, and her captain attempted to with the power of 'magnetism'.

It was as good a fight as they could manage, especially when the Marines were close enough to board. Swords clashed, powers flared— Otama tried her best to be useful to her new crew with her kunai and ninjitsu, only to be grabbed and beaten by a heavy handed man in a coat reading 'Absolute Justice'. 

The Victoria Punk was sinking, the crew was slaughtered, and those deemed important enough were dragged off into the brig and slapped in cuffs. 

Otama wasn't sure exactly why she'd been spared.

O-Kiku squeezed her, and used her limited range of movement to ease her back into a sitting position.

"There, there…" she murmured soothingly before looking up at the ceiling. "it appears the 'marines' are encountering difficulties."

Speed hissed softly through her teeth. "If it weren't for these cuffs I'd be given' them a few more." 

"Be ready for anything," Kid warned, sneering. "And use it to your advantage."

The captain's eyes were flaming, though he looked small, and rather wretched without his metal arm, and with his face covered in bloody streaks.

More cannon shots— they could only be cannon shots— slammed against the hull of the ship, and all of the men who had been left to guard them scurried up on deck leaving them alone.

Hawkins, his own stump raw and bleeding again with the re-opening of his wounds, smiled grimly. "The cards are in our favor…we have only a 10% chance of death in this affair."

"That's reassuring!" Otama managed to smile, despite the fresh wounds dotting her body. Her throat hurt, dark bruises around her neck from the marine's grip when he caught her. Everything hurt.

O-Kiku— the only non-devil fruit user among them now— flexed her fingers in her cuffs "I am not weakened. If the door opens, I shall bludgeon any who dare check on us with my cuffs and steal the keys for you." 

"Good." Kid's eyes searched the room, looking for anything they could use to their advantage.

That was when a high, echoing laugh— a cackle— cut through the sounds of chaos. The clang of swords rang closer and closer from down the stairs to the deck.

Otama froze, her eyes widening as she glanced at Speed.

 "What— what is that?"

"...someone having a good time?" Speed offered with a half smile. "Hopefully they're on our side." 

A beautiful blond face, covered in blood and looking utterly deranged peeked in the room just as a navy man fell dead at their feet.

Otama's eyes widened further. "A-Akuma…" she whispered to O-Kiku's curious 'hmm'. 

Some of the twisted fervor went out of his smile as he said, "Kid and crew, I presume? How about a little vengeance? My partner's holding the admiral back, for the moment, up on deck."

Hawkins closed his eyes with a sliver of a smile "I personally would be delighted for a little vengeance."

Speed glanced over at Kid with a wide grin, as O-Kiku shifted to hold her cuffed hands up towards the door.

"I think we should go for it, Captain— I'm itching for a little payback."

Otama had to agree. Her body hurt, she felt angry and humiliated, and the pirate part of her wanted very, very much to give a little of that back to the marines. 

With difficulty, Kid pushed himself to his feet alongside the silent Killer, he and smiled a smile almost as terrible as the one on their savior. 

"Let's paint these marines red."

-

It was one thing for Admiral Ryokugyu to have taken them by surprise and torn their ship apart when they could barely respond.

It was another thing entirely for him and his marines to try to take them on already wounded from the battle themselves, with a full crew of pirates, and more than half a dozen devil fruit users loose on the ship.

It was a brutal, chaotic battle. They made good, blood for blood, for the crewmen who had been lost. For Heat, and Wire who had been with them for so long, and for the rest. The deck of the warship ran red, and Eustass Kid's new arm was fashioned from marine guns and swords, and metal pieces of hull. It slammed, and smashed and splattered screaming marines as the pirates wrecked the navy at their own game.

In the end, it was Ryokugyu in sea-stone irons, crawling on his belly on the deck, his glasses smashed. 

Kid stood with the two captains from the garish ship that had rescued them, with his foot on the admiral's back.

"I'm gonna kill him," he declared, pressing his boot down hard. 

Cavendish's face contorted. "Hold on— there's a bounty on him. Barto, is he worth more alive?"

Nearby, O-Kiku cleaned her shining blade on a marine captain's coat, wiping the blood from it as she looked down at him through the glaring eyes of her demonic mask. "What is this talk of 'bounties'?"

Barto rubbed his chin, looking down at Ryokugyu thoughtfully. "Not that I know of. But you know those Cross Guild fellas. Someone there might have a grudge to settle and be willing to pay a little extra for it."

Otama walked over, her kimono tattered and her eyes glowering in anger, and kicked the back of Ryokugyu's head to smash him and his glasses one more time into the deck. "S-stop trying to wiggle away! Asshole!" 

She'd come at him with a bomb during the fight, using some 'substitution' trick of the ninja to blow part of the man's plant-armor away enough for the rest of them to rush in.

"We've got a grudge against him," Kid growled. At his side, Killer grunted tacitly agreeing. His new zoan-fruit tusks ran red with blood, and Kid thought it was a good look. "He killed men who've been sailing at our side for years."

Cavendish sneered. "Then if he's worth as much dead as alive, I'd say that makes him worth more dead, then."

On the ground, the admiral squirmed pathetically as Otama kicked him.

Hawkins drifted in from below deck, a massive lurching monster of blood-stained straw and nails, and loomed over with a low hiss of breath. "best not take the risk of him wriggling away. The chances are in our favor if we kill him now."

Speed's hoof clopped against the ground, blood running down her own face from the crimson-stained spiral horn jutting from her forehead "I say we let our captain do the honors…unless he wants this to be a group activity."

Barto held his hands up, a grin on his face. "Agreed. One less admiral is a DAMN good deal. Especially a chump like this!"

Otama kicked him again. 

Kid grinned widely. "Then let's do this. All we need is for the head to be recognizable."

The look of terror was the last expression on the admiral's face.

-

They had butchered the admiral and the rest of his men, and put the warship to the torch. Killer stood on the deck of the ship that had rescued them— a ridiculous thing with a unicorn figurehead— and looked out at the small amount of remains of the Victoria Punk that were still visible.

"After all that," he said thickly, thinking of Wano. "After all that, she's gone and they're dead anyway."

O-Kiku stood beside him, her hand upon her sword at her side and her mask still lowered over her face.

She nodded once, and her off-hand reached out to pat his shoulder. "I know. It's a tremendous loss…your ship, your men. Thi– I'm sorry I could not do more to protect them alongside you."

He shook his head. "You did everything you could. I'm glad you were there."

It was little surprise that it was their 'new recruits' who had survived in the end. And if they hadn't been there? It could have been a total disaster. Killer and his captain might have been at the bottom of the ocean too.

It just wasn't fair. Heat, and Wire. All the rest. They'd been with them a long time.

"I'm pleased I could be there too, but…" Her fingers tightened against her sword's grip. "Your men deserved better. I hope you won't mind if I say a prayer for them…?" 

He shook his head. He didn't mind. He sure wasn't going to say one, but—

"I don't mind. None of us… are good men. But they were my friends."

She laughed softly, and without joy. 

"I feel that is the important thing. What makes a 'good man'? They were your friends; they had an honor of their own. And they'll live on in one form or another. The spirits of warriors always do." She closed her eyes, clapping her hands together and whispering softly under her breath as the remnants of his beloved ship floated among the waves and sank into the churning sea. 

Killer closed his eyes too, and leaned on the rail, watching the wreckage and thinking back to the day they'd set sail.

Would they have regretted it, if they knew how it would end? He didn't think so.

"The spirits of warriors live on," he repeated. 

If nothing else, they'd carry them forward. The captain was already talking to their rescuers about plans.

O-Kiku finished, a soft prayer on the strength of a warrior's soul lingering as it drifted from behind her mask, and she straightened up.

"They do. In many ways, Killer. In memories, in others, in their weapons, or their wishes. Or on to their next life— reborn to fight again." 

"Yeah." He was aware of the thick sound at the back of his throat. He'd done so much to try to keep them all from harm. In the end it was a zero sum game. But he'd make it count, and he'd remember them. "That's good to remember. Thanks."

O-Kiku bowed her head to him as her fingers returned to the blade at her side.

"Of course. It's something I myself have to remember, for my brother." She grabbed his shoulder again. "I did not know them well, but we've already gotten a start on vengeance for you, Killer. You will have my blade for all further blood that must spill in atonement." 

Killer put his hand on her back in return and nodded. 

"I'm sorry you didn't have longer to get to know them. But we've spilled a lot of blood for them already— and there'll be more, I know it. Captain's not going to give up just because we lost…"

Everything.

The ship. The whole crew minus the handful of them. They lost everything.

"He won't give up," Killer repeated firmly.

O-Kiku chuckled softly. "That may be the thing that drew me to ask to join his crew. He isn't a man who'll give up in the face of despair." 

"Damn right. And we'll follow his example, eh?" He slung his arm fully over her shoulder.

The former samurai leaned down and against his shoulder with a nod, finally pushing her mask up and out of her face to smile at him. 

"Without hesitation, Killer." 

-

Basil Hawkins felt— dreadful, really. The loss of his new captain's ship, so like his own loss months ago, combined with the brutal loss at the Marines' hands had not done wonders for morale.

But the shadow of death was never on any of the surviving cadre, and they'd been rescued by familiar faces to the New World. The 'pirate prince' and Barto the terror. And in said rescue they'd killed a naval Admiral and removed his head to put on ice for the trip to Cross Guild for his bounty.

A sweet revenge but it did little to ease the lingering anger. He worked with straw, forming shapes and dolls with it as it wound through his body, and sighed softly. He did not know them well, Kid's crew.

But he knew the lance of loss better than anyone. 

He heard stomping boots across the deck behind him that could only belong to one person, though he didn't announce himself.

One of Basil's dolls turned instead of him as he shifted against the chair. "Hello, Captain Kid." 

"What the hell are you doing, Hawkins?" Kid growled. He drew up behind him, leaning over his shoulder as Basil remained with his back to him.

Basil finally half turned, the dolls hanging off his arms as he held them out. "I'm working on dolls. I'll likely keep them in my body until we face a proper target for me to latch them onto. But for the moment it's keeping my mind occupied." 

"Freaky fucking hobby," Kid drawled. There was a twitch at the edge of his lips though— a shred of amusement? Even that tiny amount would be a surprise after the day Kid had had.

"I've been told," Basil smiled wryly as he stood, and the dolls burrowed their way into the straw of his arm. "But I think you like it well enough. I'll gift you one. As a present."

Kid snorted and rolled his eyes brushing off the offer and changing the subject. "We're sailing with the pretty boy and the ogre for now, until we can get another ship."

He tilted his head. "We're sailing with the famous 'pirate heel' and the pirate prince? Interesting— for very long, do you think?" 

Kid growled. "As short as I can fucking manage, that's for sure. I'm not a huge fan of sailing under another man's flag. Speaking of which…"

He gave Basil a speculative look.

Basil tilted his head to the side, examining Kid's expression. "I believe I know what you're wondering… but go on." 

"I want to know if you're still planning to sail with me after this… fucking diaster." Kid's weight was heavy against his back as he stood with his arm thrown over Basil's.

Basil leaned against him with a thoughtful hum. 

"While it's true I could sail under my own flag again…" he began. Faust, his beloved first mate, and his crew were dead. His ship, tailored to their shared tastes, was sunk. His flag burned away in the disgrace of defeat. "I'm still rather curious to see what sailing under you holds in store. Even with this disaster muddling the cards." 

"Wouldn't blame you if you were going to leave." Eustass' hand found his own, and his fingers closed around it. "But I'm glad you're not planning on it."

Basil squeezed his hand tightly as one of the dolls trotted along to hang off of Eustass' elbow, looking up at him with a half smile. "Quite the opposite. I've hitched myself to your star, I'll be with you as we recover from this mess and beyond." 

Kid's narrow eyes followed the doll, then his gaze returned to Basil's face and he smiled grimly. "I'll happily accept the vote of confidence, magician. We've been set back. But I'm going to keep rising as far as I can before I burn out. You and this lot with me."

Basil's fingers trailed against the pack of cards at his hip, his other hand still squeezing against Kid's. He didn't need them at the moment to tell him what he already knew.

This star would rise higher, even with this cursed day upon them, and it would either illuminate the sky or burn out and fade to stardust.

He smiled grimly back up at him. "If we should burn out, let's burn out as what they called us." He chuckled under his breath. "As supernovas. Bright and all-consuming. But let also that time be a long way out, Captain Kid." 

[triptovictorianlondon]

Wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

The morning in London is crisp and anticipatory as the city prepares for one of the most royal rituals in Victorian times: Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's wedding. The wedding is conducted within the Chapel Royal in St. James's Palace, an opulently decorated room that perfectly reflects the magnificence and tradition of British royalty.

The chapel's rich interior, complete with gilded arches and stained glass windows, is filled with the scent of newly cut blooms and smoldering beeswax tapers. Queen Victoria's detailed diary entries of the day document that the mood is solemn but celebratory, with dignity-grasping dignitaries, nobility, and close family members attending to mark the union that will represent stability and promise of the monarchy.

Richard Cavendish's account gives prominence to the manner in which the wedding recalled domesticity, duty, and fidelity to the Victorians. Victoria wearing a white satin wedding dress with Honiton lace established a new fashion, which urged modesty and chastity. Celebrations after this in public were widespread, with streets decorated and church bells pealing throughout London.

Travelers to the chapel would have been confronted with all types of people: aristocrats in their finest regalia, members of the clergy flipping through the pages of the service book, and courtiers hurrying to keep the proceedings on track. Londoners of every social background were on the streets outside, their mutter a mix of awe and piety as the royal procession passed.

The ceremony's music—hushed hymns, quiet prayers, and vows being spoken—blends with the festive noises of cheering people and horse and carriage rumblings. In the atmosphere, there is the aroma of horse sweat and chimney smoke, mixing the ordinary life of the city with this unique event.

The marriage of Prince Albert and Queen Victoria was not merely a personal union but a public validation of monarchical authority and Victorian virtue. It reiterated the role of the monarchy as a moral and domestic center, deeply influencing the culture of the day and leaving behind a legacy that remains celebrated today.