#from pages 73 91 and 103

[elle-p]

What the Persona 3 Portable Official Fanbook says about the drama cds/novels.

商品No.001 ●フロンティアワークス ●2007年3月21日発売 ●定価2940円[税込]

ドラマCD「ペルソナ3」Vol.1 -Daylight-

ゲーム開発スタッフがプロットに開わった公式サイドストーリーで、前後編ドラマの前編。明るい雰囲気のなか、月光祭を間近に控えた特別課外活動部メンバーと、周囲の人々の暮らしぶりが描かれている。

日常生活ももちろん楽しいサれど、本編ではあまり語られていなかった"アイギスちゃんの目覚めからお休みまで"がわかる貴重なシーンを聞き逃さないで！

商品No.002 ●フロンティアワークス ●2007年5月25日発売 ●定価2940円[税込]

ドラマCD「ペルソナ3」Vol.2 -Moonlight-

"Daylight"に続く、公式サイドストーリー後編。最後の日まで残り1週間。とある事件に見舞われたメンバーの心の葛藤が語られる。『P3F』の後日談で起きた事件の原因が示唆されるエピソードでもある。

ここでは、アイギスちゃんの起動した原因に関係する秘密が明らかになるわ。真田くんが語る荒垣くんの思い出も、ファンなら聞き逃せないところね。

商品No.003 ●ランティス ●2007年4月25日発売 ●定価3000円[税込]

PERSONA3 ORIGINAL DRAMA : A CERTAIN OF SUMMER

オムニバス形式で、長さの異なる4つのストーリーが収められている。本編の物語を別の視点から眺めたり、あるいはifの世界として紹介。ゲーム開発スタッフが監修担当として制作に参加している。

それぞれの物語も興味深いけど、案内役として登場するべルべットルームのイゴールとエリザベス、ふたりのやり取りを聞かなかったら大損するわよ！

商品No.004 ●フロンティアワークス ●2008年2月27日発売 ●定価2940円[税込]

キャラクタードラマCD「ペルソナ3」Vol.1

主人公と綾時、順平の3人がゲームセンターで取った土偶をつぎつぎと交換していく物語。交換相手であるコミュキャラクターたちの新たな魅力が描写されている。ひとりニ役を演じる石田 彰氏の演技にも注目。

これにはアタシも登場しているの。ファンなら、当然！聞くわよね!？空腹のアタシにお寿司をくれるやさしいリョージ君も出てるから、聞かない手はないわね。

商品No.005 ●フロンティアワークス ●2008年3月26日発売 ●定価2940円[税込]

キャラクタードラマCD「ペルソナ3」Vol.2

順平とチドリをクローズアップした物語で、チドリをデートに誘うなら⋯⋯とアレコレ考える順平の姿が描かれる。順平が見る夢の内容が笑いを誘いつつ、チドリのぺルソナ能力の一端についても触れられる。

これでもかっていうくらい、順平くんの夢物語が詰まっているわ。彼のファンはもちろん聞き逃せないけとど、思いきり笑いたいときにもオススメのお話よ。

商品No.006 ●フロンティアワークス ●2008年4月23日発売 ●定価2940円[税込]

キャラクタードラマCD「ペルソナ3」Vol.3

月光祭が台風で中止になったとき、寮内のメンバーが天井裏を徘徊する正体不明の生命体に対して立ち向かう。病気で寝ていた主人公に対し、それぞれのメンバーがどう接したかもフォローされた物語。

主人公くんの視点だとあっさり過ぎちゃう部分だから、このエピソードは押さえておくべきね。それに荒垣くんとアイギスちゃんのやり取りは爆もノよ！

商品No.007 ●フロンティアワークス ●2008年5月21日発売 ●定価2940円[税込]

キャラクタードラマCD「ペルソナ3」Vol.4

夏休みの学園で行なわれようとしている肝試し。それを止めようとする生徒会のエピソードが、美鶴とゆかりの関係を主軸に語られる。ふたりが将来的に心を開き合う、ある意味過渡期となる物語である。

ふたりはこのあとしばらくして仲良しになるんだけどね。それでもギクシャクとした中に、確かなつながりが見え始めるこのお話は見過ごせないわ。

商品No.008 ●フロンティアワークス ●2008年6月25日発売 ●定価2940円[税込]

キャラクタードラマCD「ペルソナ3」Vol.5

タルタロス探索中のトラブルをきっかけに、荒垣と真田が険悪に⋯⋯。そんな彼らの友情を越えた絆が描かれるエピソード。本編では語り切れなかった、ふたりだけのやり取りを存分に堪能できる。

注目ポイントはタルタロスでの探索！どうやってアイテムを持ち歩いてるのだとか、荒垣くんはバス停装備を不思議に思わないのかとか、知りたければ聞くこと！

商品No.009 ●フロンティアワークス ●2009年1月23日発売 ●定価2940円[税込]

ドラマCD「ペルソナ3」New Moon

2作目となる前後編公式サイドストーリーの前編。父親を失った直後の美鶴ち中心に、遺産を巡る桐条グループ内の確執が語られる。本作はいわば問題提起編で、物語の決着はつぎの後編で示されている。

美鶴ちゃんのお母様やメイドの菊乃ちゃんのほか、新登場キャラがたくさん出てくるわ。総師を朱った桐条グループの顛末を知りたいのならば、絶対にオススメ！

商品No.010 ●フロンティアワークス ●2009年2月25日発売 ●定価2940円[税込]

ドラマCD「ペルソナ3」Full Moon

公式サイドストーリー2作目の後編。前編で幽閉の身だった美鶴をゆかりが救出、その後はメンバー全員で桐条の陰謀とシャドウを打砕く。美鶴の覚醒とファル口スの変化につながる物語と言える。

前編でやきもきさせられたぶん、クライマックスのアクョンシーンは必聴よ！お話と同様、ジャケットの絵もつながるからそれだけでも十分オススメね。

商品No.011 ●エンターブレイン ファミ通文庫 ●2006年10月30日発売 ●定価627円[税込]

小説「ペルソナ3 オワリノカケラ」

本編開始約の1カ月まえ、主人公参加以前の特別課外活動部の物語を綴った小説。ボクシング部の元マネージャー時任亜夜にまつわる事件が語られる。本編の鍵となるシャドウの出自にもつながるエピソード。

真田くんたち上級生3人もだけど、戦いを恐れながらも活躍するゆかりちゃんも見逃せないわ。それと主人公くんぽい人が最後にちょっと出演しているわよ。

商品No.012 ●エンターブレイン ファミ通文庫 ●2006年10月30日発売 ●定価627円[税込]

小説「ペルソナ3 シャドウクライ」

ストレガの3人にターゲットを絞った小説2作目。復讐代行を生業とする彼らに、かつての仲間イブミが依頼者として現われる。浮世離れしたタカヤとチドリをまとめる、苦労人ジンの姿も描かれている。

"敵側の視点から物語を眺める"。それだけでこれまで見えなかったものが見えてくるものよ。ストレガの3人が協力して戦う様子もあまり見られないだけに貴重ね。

[kirame90]

SniperSpy uses his silver tongue

YES, MICK, SPEAK FROM YOUR HEART!

Well this wedding almost turned into a disaster. Again. Luckily Mick is able to improvise when needed and he did deliver one helluva speech. It's pretty safe to say that J is lovestruck.

And now Soldier will do his thing...whatever that may be ^^'

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[todaysdocument]

Discharge Petition for H.R. 7152, the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Record Group 233: Records of the U.S. House of RepresentativesSeries: General Records

This item, H.R. 7152, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, faced strong opposition in the House Rules Committee. Howard Smith, Chairman of the committee, refused to schedule hearings for the bill. Emanuel Celler, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, attempted to use this discharge petition to move the bill out of committee without holding hearings. The petition failed to gain the required majority of Congress (218 signatures), but forced Chairman Smith to schedule hearings.

88th CONGRESS. House of Representatives No. 5 Motion to Discharge a Committee from the Consideration of a RESOLUTION (State whether bill, joint resolution, or resolution) December 9, 1963 To the Clerk of the House of Representatives: Pursuant to Clause 4 of Rule XXVII (see rule on page 7), I EMANUEL CELLER (Name of Member), move to discharge to the Commitee on RULES (Committee) from the consideration of the RESOLUTION; H. Res. 574 entitled, a RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H. R. 7152) which was referred to said committee November 27, 1963 in support of which motion the undersigned Members of the House of Representatives affix their signatures, to wit: 1. Emanuel Celler 2. John J. Rooney 3. Seymour Halpern 4. James G Fulton 5. Thomas W Pelly 6. Robt N. C. Nix 7. Jeffery Cohelan 8. W A Barrett 9. William S. Mailiard 10. 11. Augustus F. Hawkins 12. Otis G. Pike 13. Benjamin S Rosenthal 14. Spark M Matsunaga 15. Frank M. Clark 16. William L Dawson 17. Melvin Price 18. John C. Kluczynski 19. Barratt O'Hara 20. George E. Shipley 21. Dan Rostenkowski 22. Ralph J. Rivers[page] 2 23. Everett G. Burkhalter 24. Robert L. Leggett 25. William L St Onge 26. Edward P. Boland 27. Winfield K. Denton 28. David J. Flood 29. 30. Lucian N. Nedzi 31. James Roosevelt 32. Henry C Reuss 33. Charles S. Joelson 34. Samuel N. Friedel 35. George M. Rhodes 36. William F. Ryan 37. Clarence D. Long 38. Charles C. Diggs Jr 39. Morris K. Udall 40. Wm J. Randall 41. 42. Donald M. Fraser 43. Joseph G. Minish 44. Edith Green 45. Neil Staebler 46. 47. Ralph R. Harding 48. Frank M. Karsten 49. 50. John H. Dent 51. John Brademas 52. John E. Moss 53. Jacob H. Gilbert 54. Leonor K. Sullivan 55. John F. Shelley 56. 57. Lionel Van Deerlin 58. Carlton R. Sickles 59. 60. Edward R. Finnegan 61. Julia Butler Hansen 62. Richard Bolling 63. Ken Heckler 64. Herman Toll 65. Ray J Madden 66. J Edward Roush 67. James A. Burke 68. Frank C. Osmers Jr 69. Adam Powell 70. 71. Fred Schwengel 72. Philip J. Philiben 73. Byron G. Rogers 74. John F. Baldwin 75. Joseph Karth 76. 77. Roland V. Libonati 78. John V. Lindsay 79. Stanley R. Tupper 80. Joseph M. McDade 81. Wm Broomfield 82. 83. 84. Robert J Corbett 85. 86. Craig Hosmer87. Robert N. Giaimo 88. Claude Pepper 89. William T Murphy 90. George H. Fallon 91. Hugh L. Carey 92. Robert T. Secrest 93. Harley O. Staggers 94. Thor C. Tollefson 95. Edward J. Patten 96. 97. Al Ullman 98. Bernard F. Grabowski 99. John A. Blatnik 100. 101. Florence P. Dwyer 102. Thomas L. ? 103. 104. Peter W. Rodino 105. Milton W. Glenn 106. Harlan Hagen 107. James A. Byrne 108. John M. Murphy 109. Henry B. Gonzalez 110. Arnold Olson 111. Harold D Donahue 112. Kenneth J. Gray 113. James C. Healey 114. Michael A Feighan 115. Thomas R. O'Neill 116. Alphonzo Bell 117. George M. Wallhauser 118. Richard S. Schweiker 119. 120. Albert Thomas 121. 122. Graham Purcell 123. Homer Thornberry 124. 125. Leo W. O'Brien 126. Thomas E. Morgan 127. Joseph M. Montoya 128. Leonard Farbstein 129. John S. Monagan 130. Brad Morse 131. Neil Smith 132. Harry R. Sheppard 133. Don Edwards 134. James G. O'Hara 135. 136. Fred B. Rooney 137. George E. Brown Jr. 138. 139. Edward R. Roybal 140. Harris. B McDowell jr. 141. Torbert H. McDonall 142. Edward A. Garmatz 143. Richard E. Lankford 144. Richard Fulton 145. Elizabeth Kee 146. James J. Delaney 147. Frank Thompson Jr 148. 149. Lester R. Johnson 150. Charles A. Buckley4 151. Richard T. Hanna 152. James Corman 153. Paul A Fino 154. Harold M. Ryan 155. Martha W. Griffiths 156. Adam E. Konski 157. Chas W. Wilson 158. Michael J. Kewan 160. Alex Brooks 161. Clark W. Thompson 162. John D. Gringell [?] 163. Thomas P. Gill 164. Edna F. Kelly 165. Eugene J. Keogh 166 John. B. Duncan 167. Elmer J. Dolland 168. Joe Caul 169. Arnold Olsen 170. Monte B. Fascell [?] 171. [not deciphered] 172. J. Dulek 173. Joe W. [undeciphered] 174. J. J. Pickle [Numbers 175 through 214 are blank]

[bratshaws]

through the hourglass 104. brb x oc

a/n: do i think that these two talked? Yes.Do I think it was enough talk? No. Added some more stuff to Brad's past because that's what fiction is for people.

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warnings: sad brad :(

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-

Rooster taps his hands together as he waits for Maverick to arrive. He was told to wait outside the room until his uncle was there, his leg bouncing, he could hear the recruits talking inside and he tried to control his nerves.

Why was he nervous?

There was no reason to be nervous.

And yet he was.

He runs his hand down his face, the coldness of his wedding ring hitting his skin until he reaches his chin, looking down at his watch to check the time and sighing heavily through his nose. His leg is still bouncing, he leans back against the wall and crosses his arms,then uncrosses them, then props them on his hips because he doesn’t know what to do with his hands.

He tries to remember Beatrice’s words during their short yet meaningful text message, she believed him, she knew he’d do good and he didn’t have a reason to be really worried. It was his uncle, he knew Mav, he knew how he was…he didn’t have to worry.

He looks up when he hears a pair of boots approaching him, Maverick’s bright grin greets him as he holds the clipboard to his side, “Hey,” he says, “Have you been here long?”

“No,” lies, “Just a few minutes,” it’d be nearing twenty if he counted the time he stood around pacing.

“Good, good, so,” Pete flips through the papers on the clipboard, “You are used to this,right?” Bradley nods, watching his uncle lazily thumb over each page to check something that the younger pilot couldn’t see “Yeah, your fanboys are here too, ready?”

“Yeah.”

“You need a few seconds?” his godfather teases, “A moment to breathe?”

That just makes Rooster playfully glare towards his uncle, chewing the inside of his cheek to hold back the snarky reply “Just get inside,I’ll be right behind you.’ that earns a gentle punch to the shoulder from his uncle, who walks around Rooster into the room where the sound of chairs scraping and people saluting Pete could be heard.

Bradley stays by the threshold,partially hidden, watching from the edge as his uncle stood in the center of the room, telling everyone to relax and don’t worry too much. Rooster’s eyes followed his uncle as he paced around a bit, gesticulating but he couldn’t hear what was being said.

When he was younger, he remembers Mav doing the same thing with his hands whenever he spoke about the Navy. He loved those talks because Mav was always so open about it, anything he asked his uncle had a reply.

Until he didn’t.

And Bradley breathes in again because he didn’t need that right now, he didn’t want that right now. He watches for a while longer,brows furrowed and jaw set tight, “Relax,” he whisper to himself, “Relax Brad, it’ll be fine.”

You’ll do fine! We love you!

And that memory was enough to bring a smile out of him.

He sees Mav turning to look at him and that’s his cue. He mentally prepared himself before stepping into the room, the scraping of chairs - alongside the loud gasps coming from three specific individuals - made him stand up a bit straighter. He takes a quick look to the group, six men, four women, with the known trio being in the first seats.

He shouldn’t be surprised.

“Oh my God!” McAllister looks ready to burst when he tries, poorly, to keep his voice down, but him alongside his friends were just too giddy. There’s some murmuring amongst the others who didn’t know who he was but saluted him just the same.

“Lt.Bradshaw will help me in this.” Mav sounds almost proud, looking over at Rooster with a grin, “After all he was with me when everything happened.” Bradley sends a small smile to his uncle, standing straight as a rod next to him with his hands behind his back, chin turned up just enough, “Any questions before we start-”

“Oh! Oh! M-”

“Any questions that aren’t from the Trio in front.”

The three men sheepishly lowered their arms, only for a guy behind them to raise their hand, “I have one,sir.”

“Of course, John. What is it?”

Rooster flicks his gaze to John, who was around his height, a buzzcut with a small nick on the edge of his scalp showed that his hair was very dark. He looked to be in his late twenties, no facial hair, “If I may ask, I heard you two were related.” Both Maverick and Rooster shared a look, “Uncle and nephew.”

“Ah,” Maverick’s eyes darkened a bit, “That doesn’t have anything to do with what we are doing here, John. Next question.”

“But I-”

“Next question.” Maverick’s light eyes shoot daggers into the young recruit who just shuts up and sinks back into his seat. Maverick smiles then, relieved, “Very well…Rooster,ready?”

“As ready as I can be.”

And that was all that Mav needed, because he started explaining the mission. Was that legal? Bradley wasn’t sure considering how very hush hush it was back then, but his uncle had a very charismatic way of explaining things, just like when he was talking to the Daggers three years ago.

Bradley let him speak, first and foremost because that was his task right now, he just watched in silence. Sometimes feeling like an eight years old boy hearing his uncle’s amazing adventures in the Navy.

-

“And then-” Bradley gasped from the grass, watching as Pete swooped his hand down, like a fighter jet only to briskly turn it the opposite way and above his fist “I avoided them!” 

“That..is so cool!” his nephew throws his hands up in the air, “You are so cool uncle Mav!”

Maverick chuckles, gently ruffling his blonde hair that was getting darker…resembling Goose’s hair color more and more, “Ah,kiddo, I try.” he smirks, looking up at the tv and then sighing, “You think your mom got home yet?” Bradley looks back to where the sun was - he learned how to check time like that in school!-  and then shrugged. 

“She said she was going to take a while today, so I dunno.”

“Eh,it’s fine, want some ice cream?”

Bradley’s eyes shone with excitement, “Before lunch?”

“The best time to have it.”

“Yes!” he stood to his feet quickly, slapping some blades of grass off his denim shorts and watches as his uncle did the same, “I want chocolate!” Mav made a sound as if to say he knew that’d be his choice even before he said anything. Bradley’s shirt moves a bit with the wind as they look to where the ice cream stand was, ���What are you going to get, uncle Mav?”

“Me?Oh…vanilla.”

“Boring!” Maverick’s eyes flashed at the memory of Goose repeating the same sentence, enjoying his cold treat in the corner of a stuffy room, the two of them tired and exhausted and- “You should get strawberry swirl!”

“Strawberry swirl,huh? Alright, I’m game. Oh,also, remember,” Bradley looks up at him with his brown eyes in question, “If your mom asks-”

“We had salad for lunch!” he pulls out something from his pocket, a napkin with the name of a restaurant Carole loved so much, “I saved it up from last time.”

Pete couldn’t help the amused laugh that leaves him, gently ruffling his nephew’s hair, “Smart boy.” he lets Bradley walk up to the ice cream stand first, he already knew how to act and what to do, Carole was raising him well the best way she could.

He knew she wouldn’t like to hear some of the conversations they had, she always asked Maverick to keep the conversations about the Navy to a minimum because Brad was old enough to ask things and to wonder about his father.

But his line of thought is broken when his nephew comes back, holding both ice creams in his hands, “I paid!” he says proudly, licking some of the chocolate ice cream that slides down his wrist while holding out the vanilla cone to his uncle without looking up at him.

“Thank you Brad.” Maverick stares at him, “Brad. Brad.”

-

“Lt.Bradshaw.”

Rooster’s eyes snap to where Maverick was, his uncle had his brows furrowed and his lips pursed in a question, flicking his gaze from Rooster to the group of officers staring at both. Bradley inhales, briefly looking over at the recruits while clearing his throat, “I’m sorry,what?”

“I asked if you had anything to add.” Mav says, “From the mission, anything you’d want them to know?”

Bradley licked his lips “Oh,uh…” he blinks a bit, trying to regain his thoughts while chewing his lower lip, “I think it’s the main thing to remember is that we are all a team. And if you have a good leader, you’ll achieve a successful result for the mission.” he explains, not seeing how Maverick smiled proudly at him, “And it helps if you get along with the people you work with.”

John, from before, suddenly lifts his hand, “I have a question?”

“Is it pertinent to the conversation,John?”

“It’s a curiosity,sir.” he says casually, dropping his arm to the table, some of the other officers turned to look at him, “For Lt.Bradshaw.” Bradley arches his brow but nods, thinking it was something to do with the conversation, “How long have you been in the Navy,sir?”

“Over ten years.” 

“Did you start young?”

Bradley’s jaw tics a bit at the question, but he didn’t want to assume anything yet, “I started after I finished college.” he says quietly, not looking at Maverick when he says it. John just blinks, about to ask something else but Bradley cuts him to it, “University of Virginia, in case you are wondering.”

John nods with the response, parting his lips to say something else, “Did that help you during your time here? I’m curious because my sister wants to join but she’s in college right now. She fears she might join in too late.”

It’s like there’s a snap of something in his brain.

Those words, those words.

He remembers saying it to himself when he started college, he remembers that it’d be too late, he’d be the oldest one to join. Bradley sucked in a breath and cleared his throat, “I…no I think…” he couldn’t find words because his brain was screaming, there was so much going on he didn’t know what to do, “I think…if she has…enough support she’ll be fine.” he doesn’t see Maverick’s quick eye gaze thrown his way.

God, he just remembered how he felt when he was denied. Without reason. 

Maverick eventually said there’d be enough questions and they were going to go through some other things before dismissing the group. Rooster just stands in the corner, looking down at the floor, furrowing his brows as he gets quiet and almost brooding because he had to have another conversation with Mav.

He knew why, but he had to know more.

So as soon as Maverick dismisses the group, Rooster approaches him, “Mav.” he begins, “Can we talk for a bit?”

“Sure,Rooster.What’s up?”

His jaw moves as he tries to speak, having to suck in a harsh intake of breath to actually figure out the words, “How long…has my mother spoken to you about me joining the Navy?” Maverick’s hand stops fiddling with the papers and his head slowly turns to his godson,”Months before my eighteenth birthday? Years?”

“Rooster…why does that matter now?”

“Because I want to know.” his godson replies, voice still quiet, “I know why you did it,I know the why. I want to know the when.”

“Rooster-”

“I’m almost forty.” Rooster cuts him off, “I shouldn’t be having thoughts like this,I should be worrying about Nicole and Bea,about how I’ll be there for them but I still remember the day I was denied entry. I want to know how long this was talked about between the two of you.”

He knew why Maverick was hesitating, it was the same reason as to why he didn’t let him know about his mother in the first place. His uncle licks his lips, then holds himself upright against the desk by using his knuckles, dropping his head forward with a sigh, ‘Brad…it’s time to let go.”

“I need to make that choice.” he cuts him off, “I need to make some choice in my life when it comes to my career…Mav, my dad was a pilot. You know that I shouldn’t’ve been denied. You know that…so I’m asking how long did you and my mom plan this?”

“Why are you bringing it up right now,Brad?”

“Because I’m still hurting.”

And those words weigh so much that all Maverick can do is stare. They had a conversation and honestly it wasn’t as long and thorough as it should’ve been back then, but to him everything was okay as long as Brad didn’t mention it anymore.

Plus he had Beatrice, so Mav really thought his mind would feel better like that.

“I…” he frowns, swallowing dryly, “I-I’m sorry,Brad.”

“Just answer me,Mav. I won't hate my mother, I need  to know what you did.” his uncle stared at him for a few more seconds, inhaled shakily and then said:

“Close the door.”

-

Beatrice happily placed the new aftershave lotion right in the kitchen table, tugging the edges of the wrapping paper in a way it made it look like it was actually a bouquet instead of an actual gift. She hummed a song, pouring some peach juice for herself as she looks at her phone, “And he’ll be here in…3…2…1…!” she pointed to the door as soon as she heard the Bronco roaring and slowly entered the garage, “Yes!”

She places the glass in the sink, grabs the gift and walks to the front door when she hears the garage close but no Rooster entering by the usual way. “Oh,maybe he just wanted to change a bit.” she stands by the front door with her hands behind her back, biting her lower lip and almost bouncing on the spot as she sees his shadow walking up to the door.

The dogs are already nosing the wood, tails wagging as the distinct sound of the door unlocking made Eleanor gently boof towards it. Beatrice is still smiling when Rooster opens it, greeting the dogs quietly and stepping inside.

She stays there, blinking, then frowns because her husband hasn’t looked up at her once, “Ahem.” she clears her throat, seeing him toss the keys into the glass bowl and toe his shoes out “Roos.”

He slowly lifts his head and his eyebrows arch in surprise, “Gorgeous,” he sounds genuinely confused to see her there, “How long have you been standing there?”

“A few minutes.”

“A few minutes- oh,gorgeous I’m sorry.” he sounds…off, he even looked off. Beatrice’s brows furrowed but she remained in place, “I’m…I’m just thinking,I’m sorry.” he leans down to kiss her forehead, then the tip of her nose, then her lips, “How are you? Did you have fun with Ev and Nikki?”

“I did…” but he knew she noticed it, Beatrice always did, “I got you a gift.” she reveals the amber colored package from behind her to check his reaction, frowning more when he tried to appear that he liked it but his eyes were just so hurt.

“Oh Gorgeous, you didn’t have to.” he says, not making any movement to open it, instead he sets it aside on one of the shelves in the hallway “I’ll…open it later,okay? I need a shower. And then we can have dinner.” he kisses her head again before walking around her towards the staircase.

Beatrice followed, right behind him, “Roos.” He doesn't stop walking, he just enters their bedroom while shrugging off the top part of his uniform, “Rooster.” She is inside the room now, furrowing her brows even more at how robotic and weird he was acting.

When he sits down on the bed to take off his socks, she approaches him, placing both hands on his cheeks to tilt his head up, “Brad…what’s wrong?” she asks softly, rubbing her fingers on his cheekbones, “You look sad…did something happen?” his eyes only glazed over with tears, “Roos…”

Her husband’s shaky breathing was her only reply, he clenched his eyes and tried to avoid keeping the gaze but a gentle hiccup made its way out of him. His chest moved up and down, his lips rolling into his mouth as he drops his head to her stomach, Beatrice’s hands sliding to his nape, gently brushing the shorter part of his hair, “Roos…” another shaky breath, this one louder than before and his hands slide to her waist to bring her closer.

Beatrice doesn’t say anything, she just caresses his head, stepping around his legs to settle down on his lap. The second she does his arms wrap around her waist and his face is buried into her neck. By the way he’s starting to shake, he’s holding back something big “Roos…baby.” she coos, kissing his temple, “It’s okay…it’s okay.”

Her soft voice giving him permission was more than enough for him to break.

Beatrice had never seen him cry like this, not in the sad way. Some tears maybe, sniffles, but never full own painful sobbing. She tried to mask her surprise by just holding him closer to herself, he sounded almost anguished when he cried, muffling his sobs on the curve of her shoulder, hiccuping, digging his nails on the back of her shirt as if to hold onto someone because he was already falling.

Beatrice sniffles herself, quickly wiping her own eyes because the last thing he needed was worry about her own feelings, “It’s okay..I have you.’ she whispers, “I got you,handsome…I got you.” he kept on crying, hot tears dampening the fabric of her shirt and seeping to her skin, “Go ahead and cry,Brad…it’s okay, you can do that.” she whispers, gently brushing her fingers on his hair, moving her fingers through each sandy brown strands in hopes it’d comfort him in some way.

She honestly couldn’t say when he finally stopped crying.

[exhausted-archivist]

Cookbook Sample Preview...

I'm perfectly normal about this, totally calm. But I noticed on Sunday that the Dragon Age official cookbook had a preview/sample that it didn't have last time I checked. To summarize, it shows the Table of Contents and 7 new preview recipes along with 2 from an earlier sample release. It's basically previews the whole first section "Starters and Refreshments".

I will be putting things under cuts in case people don't wanna see things. From now on and after its release, the tag I will be using for the cookbook if you want to block is #tastes of thedas or #da: tot

I will also be silently combusting inside as I try not to let the excitement amp me up too much. I expect to fail this mission lol. (Spoiler I did fail and have been making my excitement everyone's problem.)

So, the cookbook sample. Amazon had a scrolling preview that wasn't as nice as the spreads so I made them into spreads like we got with the previous six recipes. You can see them here in this post.

But the following is the full spread of the sample from the cookbook. It gives us the cover, the two title pages, the table of contents, an introduction of a new character/narrator, the table of contents for the Starters and Refreshers section, and the 9 recipes within that section.

Beneath the images, I have transcribed the lore blurbs of the recipe as well as give an image description, but I didn't type out the recipes. That's for a later post (Also because it doesn't fit on this post. I hit the limit, sorry.) For a similar reason, I'm not adding my commentary to any of the recipes.

Contents

Introduction - 7

Starters & Refreshments

Eggs à la Val Foret - 11 Nevarran Blood Orange Salad - 13 Fried Young Giant Spider - 15 Stuffed Deep Mushrooms - 17 Rivaini Couscous Salad - 19 Crab Cakes from Kirkwall - 21 Fluffy Mackerel Pudding - 23 Snail & Watercress Salad - 25 Cave Beetles - 27

For the Road

Spiced Jerky - 31 Grey Warden Pastry Pockets - 33 Pickled Eggs - 35 Unidentified Meat - 37 Seheron Fish Pockets - 39 Crow Feed - 43 Black Lichen Bread - 45 Hearth Cakes - 47 Peasant Bread - 49

Soups & Stews

Merril's Blood Soup - 53 Fereldan Potato and Leek Soup - 55 The Hanged Man's Mystery Meat Stew - 57 Fish Chowder - 59 Sweet and Sour Cabbage Soup - 61 Lentil Soup - 63 Nettle Soup - 65 King Alistair's Lamb and Pea Soup - 67

Main Courses

Stuffed Cabbage - 71 Antivan Gnochi - 73 Antivan Paella - 75 Grilled Poussin - 77 Gurgut Roast with Lowlander Spices and Mushroom Sauce - 79 Nug Pancakes - 81 Fish in Salt Crust - 83 Roasted Wyvern - 85 Nug Bacon and Egg Pie - 87 Starkhaven Fish and Egg Pie - 89 Cacio e Pepe - 91 Turnip and Mutton Pie - 93 Smoked Ham from the Anderfels - 95 Roasted Turkey with Sides - 97

Sides

Sera's Yummy Corn - 103 Stuffed Vine Leaves - 105 Honey Carrots - 107 Nevarran Flat Bread and Yogurt Dip - 109

Sweet Delights

Blancmange - 113 Poison Stings - 115 Dalish Forest Fruit Cobbler - 117 Dwarven Plum Jam - 119 Sour Cherries in Cream - 121 Treviso Energy Balls - 123 Rice Pudding - 125 Goat Custard - 127

Baked Goods

Antivan Apple Grenade - 131 Found Cake - 133 Varric's Favorite Cinnamon Rolls - 135 Croissants - 137 Cherry Cupcakes - 139 Chocolate Cake - 141 Varric's Favorite Pastries - 143 Sugar Cake - 145 Lamprey Cake - 147 Tevinter Pumpkin Bread - 151

Drinks & Potions

Lichen Ale - 155 The Hissing Drake - 157 Hot Chocolate - 159 Antivan Sip-Sip - 161 Dragon Piss - 163 Rivaini Tea Blend - 165 The Golden Nug - 167 The Emerald Valley - 169 Chasind Sack Mead - 171

Conversion Charts - 173 About the Authors and Photographers - 174

Introduction

Dear Mum,

It's me, Devon! I'm all grown up now-- or, well, more grown up than before. You always said I was too much like a child for my own good, and given the number of times you caught me daydreaming about going off on some grand adventure instead of sweeping the floors, I will grudgingly admit that you probably - probably - had a point. But guess what? I finally went on an adventure! A big one! Just like the Hero of Ferelden!

Okay, well, maybe not exactly like the Hero of Ferelden. But I did travel across Thedas! From Ferelden to Orlais, to Rivain, and even Tevinter. Plus, everything in between. It was a long journey, Mum. Weeks and weeks on the road, with the occasional bandit or beast. You'd probably have hated it, but, by Andraste, I loved every second of it! The sights! The sounds! The food.

Oh yes, the food. The reason why I set out on this journey to begin with. I know that I wasn't particularly adept in the kitchen the last time we saw each other. And, yes, I do remember that I nearly set Castle Cousland aflame with my first attempt at a stew. But I am pleased to inform you that I have been practicing extensively, and I think that, if the position still existed, I could take up your mantle as the Cousland family's cook. Granted, I doubt I would be able to fill your shoes completely; no one could manage such an impossible task. But I like to tell myself that I still would be able to make you proud.

And that takes me back to this journey and the all-important question of why. Why did I spend the last year traveling from one end of Thedas to the other, sampling whatever local cuisine I could get my hands on, even dishes that were downright strange? You're probably thinking that it's because the Hero of Ferelden ate it at some point - yes, that's certainly part of it, though I'll have you know that I tracked down foods enjoyed by the Champion of Kirkwall and the Inquisitor as well! Not to mention all their companions. But the truth is, Mum, throughout all of this, you were right there with them at the forefront of my mind. Because when I thought of ways to honor you, I kept coming back to the most important lesson you taught me: Love through food.

Every time I left your kitchen with a warm, full belly, I felt your love for me. And though I can't do the same for you anymore, I can fill this book. I can stuff it full of different recipes, dishes you've probably never even heard of, and think of you with each new entry. Because, you see, Mum, underneath all that childlike excitement, the dreams of adventure and heroism, I'm still very much your child. And I always will be.

Thank you for everything, Mum. I can't wait to share this book and the lessons that inspired it with the rest of the world.

Love, Devon

Starters & Refreshments

Eggs à la Val Foret

Image Description: A pancake with ham and a sliced poached egg with paprika and herbs on top sit on a silver platter.

Recipe Blurb: Ah, yes. Tons of cream! Exactly what I've come to expect from Orlesian cuisine. Do I have any tips for creating the perfect poached egg? Well, ever since I heard that Solas's bald head was once likened to an egg, I simply try to make my eggs just as round and shiny! So far, it's worked wonderfully and never ceases to put a smile on my face.

Nevarran Blood Orange Salad

Image Description: A wooden bowl rests on a rock, it holds a colourful salad with blood orange slices resting on top.

Recipe Blurb: Although I knew that Divine Victoria left behind a life of wealth and privilege to join the Seekers of Truth, it wasn't until I was in Nevarra, seeing exactly what she'd given up, that I truly gained an appreciation for the path she'd chosen. The best way to describe my first glimpse of the gardens of Nevarra is that it was like seeing a painting come to life. For a long moment, I could only stand there, so dazzled by the richness and vibrancy of it all that I was half-convinced I was actually still napping in the carriage. Surely, there was no way such beauty could be found outside of a dream. And yet the beauty before me was very much real.

So, too, was the picturesque tableau that arrived later that day on a plate: perfectly cut slices of blood orange artfully arranged on a lush pillow of bitter greens. Was this a meal or a still life, I wondered. In truth, the answer was both. For Nevarrans, food is as much a feast for the eyes as for the mouth. But even if your arrangement isn't quite worthy of being displayed in a museum, this salad will sing a symphony on your tastebuds.

Fried Young Giant Spiders

Image Description: A metal bowl filled with salad greens and fried crab legs arranged on top. Plate sits on a wooden table with a metal item and a smoking pot in the background.

Recipe Blurb: Just as people on the surface raise cows and goats, the dwarves underground raise spiders. Yes, to eat. The legs are fried and served with a sauce, which, true to dwarven fashion, is made with some type of alcohol. The precise kind depends on the establishment where you're eating your spider legs. Unfortunately, I couldn't get an exact recipe from any of the chefs I spoke to. These sauces are apparently closely guarded secrets and have spurred many a nefarious plot to acquire them-the competiontion to be crowned Orzammar's Best Sauce is fierce. But I've been assured that lichen ale is generally not used.

I've therefore come up with my own recipe, based on the many varieties I sampled while in Orzammar. Given that sourcing the requisite spider legs above ground is not nearly so easy, and the demand for such exports is minimal, I've subsituted them with crab legs. It's not a perfect match, but it's close enough to satisfy me.

Stuffed Deep Mushrooms

Image Description: Three mushroom caps fulled with a green, cheesy blend topped with chives. Placed on a platter that looks like a cut of wood, red capped mushrooms with white spots in the right hand corner in the foreground.

Recipe Blurb: Though the mushrooms growing underground in caves and in many parts of the Deep Roads are all called "deep mushrooms," there is no singular variety. In fact, there are several! Some mushrooms are squat, with broad, flat caps, while others are long and spindly, reaching toward the sky like an old man's gnarled fingers. They also have a multitude of applications, used in the creation of everything from restorative potions to deadly poisons. But in Orzammar, mushrooms are farmed for eating!

I was able to sample some of these dwarven delicacies, prized for their unique flavor and intoxicating scent. After only a few bites, I was struck with inspiration. How delicious would one of these mushrooms be when stuffed with cheese and spinach? The answer is: very. Rest assured that I selected this particular variety of deep mushroom not only for its shape, which is ideal for holding the maximum amount of cheese (and spinach), but also for the fact that it does not carry the darkspawn taint. While certain dwarves will insist that a deep mushroom's proximity to lyrium and darkspawn can only improve its flavor, I am quite content to leave that particular question a mystery, especially where lyrium is concerned. Although I'm hardly and expert on the stuff, I can't help but think about Fenris and how much suffering he endured as a result of his lyrium-infused markings. It seems to me that, barring any natural resistance, lyrium and the body are two things that probably shouldn't mix.

Rivaini Couscous Salad

Image Description: A copper bowl filled with couscous, mixed with various veggies and a mint leaf on top. A letter with an amulet from Alistair in the bottom left corner - merch from the BioWare store.

Recipe Blurb: When I first encountered couscous, I mistakenly believed it to be a grain, like rice or the more familiar Fereldan barley. I was swiftly corrected. In fact, couscous is a sort of pasta, made with semolina flour and water, although it's far smaller than your typical Antivan pasta. Couscous has a very mild flavor on its own--maybe slightly nutty. But where it excels is in its ability to soak up surrounding flavors, making it a perfect base for any salad. I'd love to experiment further, but so far, this particular combination of red bell pepper and mint has proven to be incredibly pleasing.

Crab Cakes from Kirkwall

Image Description: A caste iron pan over a bed of coals and flames, filled with battered soft shelled crabs, red peppers, and lemon slices.

Recipe Blurb: I love it when recipes add a dash of whimsy into the mix. Food shoulf be fun. I, therefore, took it upon myself to put this into practice with a classic Kirkwall dish. After all, who hasn't looked at their crab cakes and wished they looked a little more like crabs? Okay, maybe I'm the only one who's thought this. But now that I've brought this possibility to your attention, I'm certain you're interested as well! Best of all, these extra-crabby crab cakes stay true to the original recipe's flavors, so nothig is lost--only gained!

Fluffy Mackerel Pudding

Image Description: Two red small bowls with baked masked potatoes and a slice of hard boiled egg on top sit on a net with a starfish in the background.

Recipe Blurb: Can it really be Feast Day without fluffy mackerel pudding? No! In fact, there's no dish I associate more strongly with the holiday than this unique combination of mackerel, onion, celery, and eggs. Granted, I've heard stories that, several decades ago, someone once attempted a diet consisting entirely of fluffy mackerel pudding. Now, that I certainly wouldn't recommend. It stops being Feast Day Fish if you eat it every day, no?

Snail & Watercress Salad

Image Description: A wooden bowl resting on a river rock, filled with a salad comprised of mixed greens, radishes, and cooked snails.

Recipe Blurb: When the Avvar can't get their hands on a gurgut or a wyvern, they turn their attention to smaller prey. Much smaller prey. Snails are found on many a hillside boulder, making them an abundant source of food for the Avvar. Now, while some would wrinkle their noses or cry out in disgust at the prospect of eating a snail, I am pleased to report that, when prepared correctly, the texture. and flavor are actually good! I could happily eat a plate full of snails dressed in butter and oil, but those still on the fence about a snail's place

Cave Beetles

Image Description: A carved bowl holding cooked whole prawns, lemon slices and herbs sit on a rock with fake beetles and a black rock with blue glowing lines in the background.

Recipe Blurb: You think that, after snails, I'd balk at beetles? Never! In fact, I greatly enjoyed this dwarven dish, which involves roasting cave beetles in their shells. However, I recognize that many may not have a palate that's nearly so adventurous. If that's the case, the cave beetles can be replaced with whole prawns while keeping the rest of the recipe the same. That being said, if you do enjoy the variation with prawns, I really recommend giving the cave beetles a try. They're quite similar in both texture and flavor. If you were to blindfold yourself, I doubt you could tell the difference!

[indiejones]

INDIES TOP 136 FILMS OF SOUTH ASIAN CINEMA’S 2 GREATEST ACTRESSES - MEENA KUMARI (77 FILMS) & SUCHITRA SEN (59 FILMS) !

A separate Indie playlist, to honour the 2 most popular, highest acclaimed, & widely regarded greatest of all actresses, of the entire Indian & South Asian diaspora – Meena Kumari & Suchitra Sen ! 2 very different actresses in style & school, yet that imbibed the same core depth & ability to penetrate audience imagination & leave them blessed with new vibrant spirit & higher ethos, & even greater admiration for the feminine energy in art. That combined with their eclectic body of work encompassing, one imagines an entire spectrum of female art & life in society at it’s very finest. And even where Hindi audiences at Indies may’ve had a fair taste of Meena jis’s work already, from the various decades lists on Indies Yt page, a great time to view it all in never-before singular artist-based perspective, as well as get enlightened on, in Indie reckoning, the 2nd greatest screen-pair of Indian cinema, Uttam Kumar & Suchitra Sen, the eternal royalty of Bangla cinema for no lesser than 3/4th century, a screen-pair that single-handedly redefined Bangla cinema & raised it to the highest respect & hysterical adulation back in 1950s & 1960s, amassing a veritable treasure house of ‘soul cinema’, a diamond era in Bengali motion art, that saw them competing for highest accolades with no lesser than Satyajit Ray’s brand of ‘life-defining movies’, a divine screen-pairing with Uttam that btw forms nearly 3/4th of Suchitra ji’s life work too. Watch the greatest, in their finest!

Voila ! - 1. .Pakeezah (1972) 2. .Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962) 3. .Daaera (1953) 4. .Bhabhi ki Chudiyan (1961) 5. .Baiju Bawra (1952) 6. .Musafir (1957) 7. .Grihadaha (1967) 8. .Sandhya Deeper Sikha (1964) 9. .Uttar Falguni (1963) 10. .Deep Jwale Jaai (1959) 11. .Phool aur Patthar (1966) 12. .Dil Ek Mandir (1963) 13. .Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai (1960) 14. .Bahu Begum (1968) 15. .Dushmun (1971) 16. .Datta (1976) 17. .Mamta (1966) 18. .Daana Paani (1953) 19. .Aarti (1962) 20. .Chitralekha (1964) 21. .Fariyad (1971) 22. .Saat Pake Bandha (1963) 23. .Nabaraag (1971) 24. .Devi Chaudhurani (1974) 25. .Majhli Didi (1967) 26. .Devdas (1955) 27. .Harano Sur (1957) 28. .Har Mana Har (1972) 29. .Bheegi Raat (1965) 30. .Sagarika (1956) 31. .Alo Amaar Alo (1972) 32. .Hospital (1960) 33. .Chaowa Paowa (1959) 34. .Megh Kalo (1970) 35. .Smriti Tuku Thak (1960) 36. .Mere Apne (1971) 37. .Sharada (1957) 38. .Sanjher Pradip (1955) 39. .Noorjehan (1967) 40. .Suryatoran (1958) 41. .Champakali (1957) 42. .Amar Bou (1956) 43. .Baharon ki Manzil (1968) 44. .Kaajal (1965) 45. .Madhosh (1951) 46. .Trijama (1956) 47. .Bhalobasa (1955) 48. .Shapmochan (1955) 49. .Ekti Raat (1956) 50. .Sabar Uparey (1955) 51. .Agni Pariksha (1954) 52. .Halaku (1956) 53. .Footpath (1953) 54. .Bhagaban Srikrishna Chaitanya (1954) 55. .Chandranath (1957) 56. .Parineeta (1953) 57. .Magroor (1950) 58. .Bombai ka Baboo (1960) 59. .Bandhan (1956) 60. .Subhoratri (1956) 61. .Indrani (1958) 62. .Kamallata (1969) 63. .Yahudi (1958) 64. .Ghazal (1964) 65. .Miss Mary (1957) 66. .Pinjre ke Panchhi (1966) 67. .Baadbaan (1954) 68. .Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan (1959) 69. .Farishta (1958) 70. .Sajghar (1955) 71. .Sahara (1958) 72. .Chandan ka palna (1967) 73. .Mejo Bou (1955) 74. .Pranay Pasha (1978) 75. .Aladdin Aur Jadui Chirag (1952) 76. .Gomti ke Kinare (1972) 77. .Rajlakshmi O Srikanta (1957) 78. .Chandni Chowk (1954) 79. .Satta Bazaar (1959) 80. .Zindagi Aur Khwab (1961) 81. .Kinare Kinare (1963) 82. .Priyo Bandhabi (1975) 83. .Benazir (1964) 84. .Shilpi (1956) 85. .Sarhad (1960) 86. .Adl-e-Jehangir (1955) 87. .Ora Thake Odhare (1954) 88. .Shatranj (1956) 89. .Savera (1958) 90. .Main Chup Rahungi (1962) 91. .Shararat (1959) 92. .Sanjh aur Savera (1964) 93. .Akeli Mat Jaiyo (1963) 94. .Abhilasha (1968) 95. .Bipasha (1962) 96. .Ilzaam (1954) 97. .Saptapadi (1961) 98. .Bandish (1955) 99. .Ek Hi Raasta (1956) 100. .Azaad (1955) 101. .Naya Andaz (1956) 102. .Madhu (1959) 103. .Veer Ghatotkacha (1949) 104. .Balaygras (1954) 105. .Laxmi Narayan (1951) 106. .Bahana (1960) 107. .Purnima (1965) 108. .Shri Ganesh Mahima (1950) 109. .Rukhsana (1955) 110. .Mem Sahib (1956) 111. .Chand (1959) 112. .Pathe Holo Deri (1957) 113. .Ardhangini (1959) 114. .Sanam (1951) 115. .Jagir (1959) 116. .Saat Phere (1970) 117. .Jawab (1970) 118. .Hanuman Patal Vijay (1951) 119. .Grihaprabesh (1954) 120. .Tamasha (1952) 121. .Char Dil Char Rahen (1959) 122. .Naulakha Haar (1953) 123. .Jeeban Trishna (1957) 124. .Kohinoor (1960) 125. .Piya Ghar Aaja (1948) 126. .Dhuli (1954) 127. .Main Bhi Ladki Hoon (1964) 128. .Sadanander Mela (1954) 129. .Hamara Ghar (1950) 130. .Annapurnar Mandir (1954) 131. .Sharey Chuattor (1953) 132. .Pyar Ka Saagar (1961) 133. .Maraner Parey (1954) 134. .Saat Number Kayedi (1953) 135. .Aandhi (1975) 136. .Kajori (1953)

[monsterlore]

Monsters

A TF2 OC comic by @unearthlore

Drama + Romance Relationship Anarchy

(Call me Lord Torlure, or Lure for short!)

CW: The comic itself has swearing and clothed flirting at most, but NSFW interactions are allowed. Including NSFW Asks about my other characters from outside this comic :] Minors DNI.

🐟 “Sylvester joins the BLU team as their Engineer and makes some friends! Unless…?” 🐉

Table of Contents

📕 Chapter 1

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📗 Chapter 2

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[angelsfalling16]

Signs that you're in love with the prince of England:

[This has been sitting in the notes app on my phone for over a year bc I kept forgetting to format and post it]

Reminiscent of the Signs that you’re in love your roommate post that I made a few years ago

On Page 7: the first time you talk about him, you mention him jerking off (okay, I will admit this one is a bit of a stretch, but I'm just getting started)

On Page 10: you imagine "twirling around a ballroom while [he] drones sweet nothings" in your ear (and blush about it!)

On Page 11: you liken him to Prince Charming (another stretch)

On Page 14: you spend half the page describing him in quite complimentary terms (”infuriatingly symmetrical"? Really, Alex?)

On Page 14: you get upset thinking that his dancing with your sister has something to do with you

On Page 15: you clearly remember the first time you really saw him

On Page 16: you used to sneak into your sister's room to touch his hair in a picture

On Page 16: you imagined taking said picture and keeping it in your room

On Page 16: you say he's beautiful

On Page 18: you get defensive and upset when he insinuates that you may be obsessed with him

On Page 19: you delight in the glimpse of his personality

On Page 19: in all the wreckage, you manage to see a small cut on his cheek out of the corner of your eye

On Page 30: you already know everything about him from "hate reading" his Wikipedia page

On Page 36: you describe him poetically. Or really, the way you describe him in that entire page. His hands, his eyes...

On Page 43: you say he's fresh and handsome and his hair looks soft

On Page 43: you say he is annoyingly attractive (and are so distracted you almost don't hear a question you're being asked (on television!!)

On Page 48: you enjoyed that slightly erotic fight you just had with him

On Page 50: you remember the first time you met him "down to the Union Jack on [his] anorak"

On Page 53: one of the first things you say after giving him your number is "no booty calls"

On Page 59: Luna doesn't believe that you're not into the prince

On Page 59: you stared at a photo of him for an hour

On Page 71: you have a stupid smile every time you look at your phone while texting him

On Page 73: you know he's frowning at his phone

On Page 77: you text him every day

On Page 80: you imagine him killing you sensually (yeah, I'm reaching again but this page is great)

On Page 82: you get a big smile at something he says

On Page 83: You're still smiling

On Page 91-92: You tell him about all your family drama/baggage

On Page 95: your sister compares your relationship with him to fake dating turned falling in love trope

On Page 96: you feel warm and nervous when your sister says you like him

On Page 98: you think he has a beautiful face

On Page 99: you really like him

On Page 101: you find him endearing

On Page 102: you feel a strange spark in your gut at the way he's watching you

On Page 103: you feel giddy when he gets jealous of you dancing with someone else

On Page 106: You're thinking about absorbing some of the "much" for him to help him

On Page 108: you don't mind kissing him

On Page 108: kissing him is nothing like kissing anyone you've ever kissed before

On Page 109: you can't stop thinking about the kiss

On Page 113: you think about him and something twists in your chest

On Page 113: You're so caught caught up in thinking about his body that you trip and skin your knee

On Page 114: you've wanted to kiss him this entire time

On Page 115: You're always thinking about him, no matter how hard you try to distract yourself

On Page 120: You're Draco Malfoy level obsessed with him and have been for years

On Page 120: you long-distance flirt with him every day

On Page 120: basically everything that Nora is saying on this page about you...

On Page 124: you get pissed when you see him kissing someone else, before you calm down enough to think it through logically

On Page 129: You're into his British accent

On Page 132: you feel lit up with a feeling that has probably always been there

On Page 135: you have to remind yourself that you don't have feelings for him

On Page 145: you have to remind yourself not to care too much

On Page 158: You're kind of obsessed with him

On Page 159-160: after seeing a picture of him, your heart does a weird thing (that definitely isn't a whole thing)

On Page 160: You're just as attracted to his dark moods as the rest of them

On Page 172: you open up to him about things you don't say to anyone else

On Page 183: your migraine "demands soothing images of Henry looking cozy and picturesque”

On Page 198: you've never met a challenge you didn't live, and he is a challenge

On Page 199: you know all his ticks

On Page 200: you wish you could wake up with him and watch him get ready for the day every morning

On Page 219-220: he plays "Your Song" and you have to tell yourself that you aren't there to fall in love with him

On Page 227: he's the one you want to call when you're going through a rough time

On Page 234: it wouldn't make a difference if you were told not to see him again

On Page 243: even after everything that has happened, you still feel like you want to know more of him

On Page 257: You're "so in love [you] could die"

At this point he's finally admitted it, and I could have stopped but decided to keep going:

On Page 257: you've been falling in love with him for years

On Page 263: you try to tell him you love him

On Page 266-267: for a full week, you go crazy after he ghosts you

On Page 267-270: you fly to a whole other country to confront him and won't leave until he lets you in

On Page 271: you tell him you love him. Twice.

On Page 277: you feel something about him knowing how you like your coffee

On Page 283: you've been thinking about how a relationship with him would work since that first time he kissed you

On Page 291: you refer to him as one of your homes

On Page 302-303: you make a list of things you love about him

On Page 312: you're willing to risk ruining your life for him

On Page 312: you're never gonna love anyone else like you love him

On Page 328: you feel forever about him. and you've known it all along

On Page 344: you love him on purpose

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Hello~~

This is the ending, ya’ll! Thank you so much for reading this comic, I’m so happy to read your responses and comments, likes, and reblogs! ( ; ///w///;   ) I learned a lot of things drawing Phantom in the Mirror, especially since it’s so different from my usual style. I’ve had this comic in mind for a few years now, so I’m glad it’s out lol.

I hope you enjoyed this comic! :DD

[finiteuniverse13]

Bravo's Banned List

With the help of @bravo-four-seal-team, @@jayhalsteadfan-2417 and @rebelwrites, we made a list.

A list, posted on various walls throughout the Naval base, the plane and the cage room. About 1/3 of it is typed up, the rest is in hastily written pen. Made by Blackburn to try and corral Bravo. It's doing its best.

Tag: @rebelwrites @chibsytelford @bravo-four-seal-team @velvetcardiganbucky @supervalcsi @abby-splace @itsonautopilot @thegirlwhoisalwayswriting @pinkrockstar19 @softi92 @mrsmarvelous1995 @jayhalsteadfan-2417

Just so you're all aware, this is a 6.5-page document.

0: On the days of Adam and Swanny’s Death, leave the group be to remember them. I will not protect you.

1: Brock Is Not Allowed Coffee. No exceptions.

1.1: Do not leave Metal alone with Brock when Coffee is around.

2: Dick jokes are not required in briefings

3: If a single one of you bastards get between me and my coffee, we will be having issues

5: You made the dog sad; you die.

8: DO NOT GIVE THEM NERF GUNS

9: WHO THE HELL GAVE THEM WATER GUNS

9.1: STICKS DO NOT GIVE THEM STICKS THEY WILL PRETEND THEY ARE GUNS

10: Dirt bikes (don’t ask)

11: ARCHERY IS A BIG NO

12: FISHING. WHY AM I BANNING FISHING

13: Fire. That is all

14: KNIVES. WHY ARE YOU GIVING THEM KNIVES?

15: LADDERS (NEVER AGAIN)

16: PLASTIC CUTLERY ONLY UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES GIVE THEM METAL CUTLERY

16.1: Scratch that, they stab people with the metal cutlery. Let them suffer the consequences of their actions. They can eat with their hands.

17: MEMES ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE MEETING ROOM

18: Horse riding. (METAL IT IS NOT A TACTICAL DISMOUNT ITS CALLED FALLING AND GETTING A CONCUSSION)

19: BOY BANDS (not allowed to be played on the plane)

19.1: GIRL BANDS (for the love of god, they will try and imitate them)

19.2 RAP MUSIC (they think they are the next Eminem and will make your ears bleed)

20: Do not tell Jason he is not allowed to do something. He finds a way to do it

20.1: Apparently Ray will do the exact same without question

21: Do not leave any members of the team with upper brass. (How did you make an Admiral with years of combat CRY!)

22: Clay is under Jason’s protection don’t go after him they will not find your body

22.1: If Clay calls Jason dad just leave it ok

22.2: Actually, check on Jason, he’s been standing staring for the past hour now

23: Hairdryers are banned (HOW THE HELL DID YOU GET YOUR BEARD CAUGHT SONNY)

24: Only Trent is allowed to call Metal by his legal first name. Ensign Williams learnt that one the hard way.

25: Paintball is banned from the base the last time it was extreme and got violent

26: The transformers movies because clay tried to do a stunt it ended badly

27: Thumbtacks apparently

28: Any Marvel movie (Jason you’re not Captain America)

28.1: DC movies are out as well

28.2: Disney Princess movies as well (don’t ask)

30: Do not leave phone unlocked around Sonny, he will not hesitate to change everything

36: DO NOT LET THEM GET SO DRUNK THEY START SINGING. IF I HEAR IN THE NAVY ONE MORE TIME, I WON'T BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR MY ACTIONS

37: IF THERE IS SILENCE DROP EVERYTHING AND START HUNTING AND PANICKING

38: Grenade launchers are not required for every mission Trent

39: WHO GAVE METAL A SWORD

42: Yes, Clay does know an Admiral by name. Don't ask questions you don't want answers to.

45: If Clay starts angrily ranting in a foreign language, don't worry. He's thinking out loud, not plotting to destroy the base

45.1: If Clay is calmly talking in a foreign language just back away slowly

48: SpongeBob is a Bad Idea because they are way too Annoying and make References (I’m looking at you, Clay)

52: Sharpies. When I find whoever gave me this sharpie tattoo sleeve, there will be hell to pay

56: DO NOT LET CLAY HAVE A GRIMM REAPER OUTFIT! THIS IS THE THIRD TIME HES NEARLY GIVEN SONNY AND TRENT A HEART ATTACK AT 3 AM

57: Red paint. I went to check something at 3 am and Clay was painting a satanic ritual on the floor

58: 3 am checks are a bad idea. (I have seen things, people!)

62: Explosives are to be locked away when not on mission Sonny and Clay will try and play catch with a live homewrecker

62.1: I expected Metal as a Master Chief to know better - he falls under the same rule as Clay and Sonny.

63: Don't wake Clay when he is sleeping back away slowly and leave the room

64: If I'm sleeping, back away and leave the room. Interrupt me if they've broken a rule, or if the base is actively being bombed. If not, I don't care.

65: Have multiple phone chargers or they will disappear and you’re not getting them back

68: If you call Clay anything other than a nickname expect to get punched or stabbed or sniped in the ass when least expected

68.1: Metal will stab you. Please remember he has a shovel and lye in his truck (WHY DO YOU HAVE IT)

68.2: Don't try to take the shovel and lye off of Metal

69: NEVER say the number 69 around them they are all immature children and expect tongue in cheek comments

70: NEVER interrupt Sonny when he is eating breakfast, he is grumpy in the morning

72: If they are all asleep make no sound - YOU WAKE THEM THEY ARE YOUR PROBLEM NOT MINE

73: For the love of god, stop giving Clay earth mineral nicknames. This is the third time this week I've watched Sonny empty limestone dust from his pack

75: Do not give them hammers! What is wrong with you people?

79: Do Not talk to Trent unless it’s after 2 coffees

83: For the love of god, don't ask Metal if he ever did nude modelling in art school. He will begin stripping, literally anywhere

91: Cerberus is a good boy and you hurt Brock you die

98: Super Glue (never again)

99: MY COFFEE IS OFF LIMITS WHOEVER PUT SALT IN IT WILL PAY

100: Do not give in to their peer pressure while they are drunk, I will not be doing it again

100.1: WHY AM I HEARING IN THE NAVY AGAIN?!

100.2: Sweet Caroline won't work twice

100.3: WHY ARE YOU SINGING BARBIE

100.4: SONNY, CLAY IS NOT A BARBIE GIRL

103: Don't tell Sonny he looks good in pink because you better believe he will keep wearing it (and probably some girl clothes too) to keep getting compliments

114: I ALREADY WROTE SUPER GLUE WHY DO I NEED TO WRITE IT AGAIN

115: HAIR DYE (Why did you dye Metal and Trent’s hair pink?!)

115.1: Face paint (Sonny, their faces did not need to match their hair)

116: Do NOT touch Clay, Charlie team learnt that, and someone ended up nearly losing a finger. (And it wasn’t because of the dog)

117: If they offer you a drink whilst smirking DO NOT take it

118: Sea shanties – if I hear one more SEA SHANTY while we are FLYING

119: If you hear someone shout incoming, run, it’s not an attack, it is Bravo, someone has done something and they’re coming to tell me

120: Vegemite is not allowed in the base after Jason let Clay eat it

121: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (JASON I DONT CARE IF YOU THOUGHT IT WAS FUNNY TO ACT LIKE LEO IT WAS A BAD MOVE)

122: Hawaii 5-0, if I hear one more thing about how we should hang people of the rook of buildings I am going to shoot someone

124: Mortal Kombat (Clay was acting like Scorpion for a month)

130: Itching Powder (looking at you Brock)

131: DO NOT TOUCH JASONS TOMATOES - you will get a bamboo cane jammed into your thigh

134: Capes - YOU ARE NOT SUPERMAN CLAY STOP PRETENDING YOU CAN FLY BY JUMPING OFF THE HOOCHES

134.1: Edna Mode said NO CAPES - I EXPECT NO CAPES WORN BY ANYONE ON MY TEAM

138: Laser Tag is fun until someone gets hurt (Sonny and Clay you know what happened)

138.1: Laser Tag! (Ray needed to go to the hospital guys, come on)

143: Basketball. My nose will never be straight again.

144: Bravo and Ice skates don’t mix (the only person good on them is Jason but no other member of Bravo is allowed on the ice again)

144.1: Same goes for rollerblades

145: Ash Spencer is not allowed to be alone with Clay (Jason punched him last time he was on base)

145.1: Do not leave Jason, Metal or Sonny alone with Ash Spenser, it’s going to end up with a murder charge.

146: Clay is Jason’s adopted kid and needs to be supervised when Jason is away

151: SLIME - FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DONT GIVE THEM SLIME

152: GLITTER WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE

153: SCISSORS - Jase cut a chunk of Clay’s hair in the night now the base is a war zone

153.1: DONT FUCK WITH COVERBOY'S HAIR see point 68 for consequences

154: NAIR (why do you even have it?)

156: Call Of Duty (Clay must be supervised when playing it)

157: Do Not leave Clay unattended with Metal (They are both recovering from the ONE CHIP/DEATH CHIP Challenge)

158: Marshmallows (don’t ask)

163: The Hunger Games (are not a good training exercise)

164: The Olympus Has Fallen movies are not allowed to be mentioned in any given time)

173: If you mention the word ice-cream just run, run for your life

176: If I am sleeping STOP THROWING PAPER AT ME

177: Yelling FOR NARNIA is not an appropriate battle cry

178: The Fast And Furious movies (Clay you are not Brian so stop)

182: Nap time is important if their asleep do something else but if you wake them run like hell

190: Any movies about WAR are BANNED (I need a drink to talk about that one)

200 (From Bravo): Blackburn isn't allowed any more paper

200.1 (From Bravo): or pens

200.2: (Blackburn) Handcuffs. They handcuffed me to my desk and wrote that

200.3 (Blackburn): Bravo will not be allowed to tell their Commanding Officer what to do

202: Who keeps giving them superglue? This is the 8th time we are having to unglue Sonny and Clay’s hands

203: Do not let any of them take point on Briefing EVER

205: Are you serious? Paperclips! Do not give them PAPERCLIPS

206: Leaving anyone unattended with fire is a bad idea - I can still smell burning

210: This is Sparta (Jason don't kick people off the roof)

210.1: JASON I SAID NO KICKING PEOPLE YOU DONT LIKE OFF THE ROOF

213: Ash Spenser is not allowed on base. DEVGRU heard about what kind of dad he is, and now its kill-on-sight

213.1: WHAT DID I SAY ABOUT ASH BEING ON BASE

214: Puppy dog eyes because Clay has been using them on anyone to get out of doing paperwork

215: RAY STOP DOING JASONS PAPERWORK

216: GO TO A HOSPITAL IF INJURED, TRENT HAS A LIFE OUTSIDE OF YOU LOT

217: THE GLEE CAST SOUNDTRACK IS NOT TO BE USED ON THE BASE

218: DO NOT PUT LION KING ON - they will cry like babies and there’s no consoling them over Mufasa

220: If I have to explain why BRAVO will not be joining teaching GREEN TEAM please see rule 1 and understand from that then ask the Green Team Instructor. (Brock terrified them by running the O Course in 30 minutes, all because someone gave him coffee)

220.1: And yes, that is the on the 50-minute-record O course. The time hasn’t been counted since it involved performance-enhancing substances

221: WHO THE HELL INTRODUCED THEM TO FROZEN

221.1 NO I DONT WANT TO BUILD A BLOODY SNOWMAN

221.2: WE WERE DEPLOYED TO SERBIA YOU BASTARDS

222: Gray’s anatomy (That is all)

227: VAPES - YOU DONT SMOKE AND ARE NOT PUFF THE MAGIC FUCKING DRAGON (clay I’m looking at you)

228: HATS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN BRIEFINGS (Sonny you know what you did)

229: MAGIC MIKE AND MAGIC MIKE XXL (still haunts my dreams)

233: I am begging you can you please BE NICE TO THE FLEET ADMIRAL (it's the 3rd time he's left in tears)

234: Chocolate - just run ok

235: Please stop re-enacting the screen from titanic when we are on a boat (I’m looking at you Brock)

235: PIZZA NIGHT IS A FREE FOR ALL AND IF YOU DONT WANT A BROKEN NOSE JUST BACK AWAY

236: Jokes. JOKES ARE BANNED - IF I NEED TO EXPLAIN WHY I WON'T BE HAPPY – NO ITS NOT FINE TO JOKE ABOUT THE FACT YOU HAVE BEEN STABBED CLAY

236.1: STAB WOUNDS ARE NOT ADDITIONAL POCKETS

237: Monopoly got violent last time and Jason got punched

237.1: In fact, any board games turn violent even snakes and ladders

237.2: Board games. Just please stop playing board games

240: Why am I revisiting the nerf guns people? IT WAS A FAMILY BARBECUE! (You lot need to learn to let your kids win!)

241: Brock is banned from Cooking - I do not want food poisoning again

244: WE DO NOT NEED A FLASH MOB EVERY TIME DONT STOP MOVING BY SCLUB 7 COMES ON

246: If they pass out around the fire pit for the love of god move them Clay and Sonny tend to like melting the sole of their boots on the flames even when passed out

251: Plastic cups only (this rule is to stop sonny from smashing them)

254: Why am I needing to revisit Sharpies? They aren’t allowed them, give them Crayola's or crayons

254.1: Scrap that YOU CAN’T EAT THE CRAYONS

256: Clay you are not Spiderman get off the walls

257: WHO GAVE COFFEE TO BROCK!!

257.1: THIS IS RULE ONE ON THE LIST WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU

258: Don't mention Hawaii five 0 just don't

258.1: They will attempt the intro to it, it’s just painful

259: Don't mention Harry Potter because they will all cry over different characters deaths

287: Soup is now banned (Ray. I honestly thought you were the normal one of the team. I am disappointed)

321: If you see Clay and Sonny cuddling just walk away, pretend you didn’t see anything, one of them had a bad day and the other is the only one they will confine in

322: Don't mention the Philippines or India just don't

330: If Metal and Trent are talking, just leave them be. (No one wants to know if Metal is yelling about something stupid Trent did)

331: Popcorn is not allowed on base it ended up in everyone's gear

342: Non-Aerosol Deodorant. (Two of them tried to eat it before realising it wasn't edible)

344: Aerosol Deodorant. (Metal and Sonny used it with lighters. to create a flamethrower)

344.1: Side note LIGHTERS ARE BAD

345: Headphones. DO NOT ASK

346: Rubber bands are not slingshots

FINAL NOTE: FROM BRAVO - BLACKBURN LOVES US REALLY PLEASE IGNORE THE ABOVE LIST ITS ALL LIES

[secrettriowebcomic]

Page 85 - Trojan Ghost Part 2

So a dust cloud just swept through my city and I’ve been feeling like awful for most of the week (I’m allergic) . Barely managed to finish this 1-panel page, but at least it’s a good one. 

In other news, there’s this group chat for secret trio fans that you can join (in theory its of the secret QUARTET (they add Chat Noir from Miraculous ladybug) but the idea is the same. So, if you want to talk bout the comic, the crossover or any of the show, you’re welcome. But because Tumblr is held together by popsicle sticks and dreams, it only works on mobile. 

https://www.tumblr.com/chat/To49ClTF9JzMplaNDmK90w/Secret+Quartet+Headquarters

Anyway, enjoy and see you next week!

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Have I ever told how horrible I am with titles?

No one run away and so far we have not experienced any signs of meteor showers. I suppose anything can still happen, though...

This was just a quiet page, Sniper anxiously waiting for Spy to appear. I also checked some YouTube tutorials for sign language. Jonathan isn't the best with words but lucky for him and Mick he can express his feelings in other ways. Woot woot!

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[todaysdocument]

Table, Analysis of Military Separations Due to Homosexual Tendencies, from 1/1/1947 to 6/30/1950. 

Total number of people separated from the U.S. military during this time for “homosexual tendencies:” 3,645. 

File Unit: Sex Perversion [investigations of Federal employees], 1945 - 1953

Series: Confidential Subject Files, 1945 - 1953

Collection: Confidential Files (Truman Administration), 1938 - 1953

Transcription:

Department of Defense

ANALYSIS OF MILITARY SEPARATIONS DUE TO HOMOSEXUAL TENDENCIES [Underlined]  CONFIDENTIAL[struck through]

                                                          By Service, Year and Month

                                                     1 January 1947 through 30 June 1950       DECLASSIFIED

                                                                                                                         E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-401                  

                                                                                                                         DOD Directive 5100.30, June 18, 1979

                                                                                                                         By NIT-HC  NARS Date 5-10-82        

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[begin row] Year and Month      DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE                               ARMYa/ ["a" is underlined]                      AIRFORCE a/ ["a" is underlined]                      NAVY (Including Marine Corps) [End row]    

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[begin row][under "DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE"]Total Strength            Percent of Total Strength Separated    Total Number Separated    [next line] General Court Martial     [next line] Other Than General Court-Martial    [under "ARMY"]Total Strength      Percent of Total strength Separated         Total Number Separated    [next line] General Court-Martial [next line] Other Than General b/["b" is underlined]Court-Martial    [UNDER Total Strength    Percent of Total Strength Separated    Total Number Separated     [next line] General Court-Martial     [next line] Other Than General Court-Martial    [under "NAVY (Including Marine Corps)"] Total Strength    Percent of Total Strength Separated    Total Number Separated    [next line] General Court-Martial     [next line] Other Than General Court-Martial [End row]

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[begin row] TOTAL (Jan 1[missing numbers]7-Jun1950    xxxxxxxxxx    xxxxxxxxxx     3,645    432    3,213    xxxxxxxxxx    xxxxxxxxxx     1,245    245    1,000    xxxxxxxxxx    xxxxxxxxxx    587    20    567    xxxxxxxxxx    xxxxxxxxxx    1,813    167    1,646 [end row]

[begin row] Average    1,560,144    0.005576    87    10    77    740,380    0.004051    30    6    24    405,480d ["d" is underlined]    00.004932d ["d" is underlined]    20d ["d" is underlined]    1d ["d" is underlined]    19d  ["d" is underlined]    530,070    0.008112    43    4    39  [end row]

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[begin row] 1947-Total    xxxxxxxxxx    xxxxxxxxxx     654    150    504    xxxxxxxxxx    xxxxxxxxxx     226    81    145    xxxxxxxxxx    xxxxxxxxxx    [dash]    [dash]    [dash]    xxxxxxxxxx    xxxxxxxxxx    428    69    359    [end row]

[begin row] Average    1,615,763    00.003403    55    13    42    1,027,053    00.001849    19    7    12    [dash]    [dash]    [dash]    [dash]    [dash]    588,710    00.006115    36    6    30    [end row]

[begin row]    Jan    1,892,034    00.002959    56    17    39    1,255,634    00.001274    16    9    7    [dash]    [dash]    [dash]    [dash]    [dash]    636,400    00.006285    40    8    32    [end row]

[begin row]    Feb    1,828,280    00.001914    35    13    22    1,201,465    00.001165    14    8    6    [dash]    [dash]    [dash]    [dash]    [dash]    626,815    00.003350    21    5    16    [end row]

[begin row]    Mar    1,770,276    00.002033    36    9    27    1,149,949    00.000782    9    5    4    [dash]    [dash]    [dash]    [dash]    [dash]    620,327    00.004352    27    4    23    [end row]

[begin row]    Apr    1,697,200    00.002710    46    6    40    1,083,490    00.000922    10    4    6    [dash]    [dash]    [dash]    [dash]    [dash]    613,710    00.005865    36    2    34    [end row]

[begin row]    May    1,626,861    00.003319    54    12    42    1,022,807    00.001271    13    4    9    [dash]    [dash]    [dash]    [dash]    [dash]    604,054    00.006787    41    8    33    [end row]

[begin row]    Jun    1,590,999    00.003645    58    14    44    999,285    00.001501    15    10    5    [dash]    [dash]    [dash]    [dash]    [dash]    591,714    00.007267    43    4    39    [end row]

[begin row]    Jul    1,567,882    00.002997    47    6    41    974,766    00.000512    5    2    3    [dash]    [dash]    [dash]    [dash]    [dash]    593,116    00.007081    42    4    38    [end row]

[begin row]    Aug    1,551,566    00.004511    70    16    54    954,894    00.001461    14    5    9    [dash]    [dash]    [dash]    [dash]    [dash]    593,672    00.009432    56    11    45    [end row]

[begin row]    Sep    1,536,982    00.003123    48    10    38    942,771    00.001484    14    6    8    [dash]    [dash]    [dash]    [dash]    [dash]    594,211    00.005721    34    4    30    [end row]

[begin row]    Oct    1,481,535    00.003509    52    23    29    922,224    00.002602    24    16    8    [dash]    [dash]    [dash]    [dash]    [dash]    559,311    00.005006    28    7    21    [end row]

[begin row]    Nov    1,443,880    00.004917    71    12    59    913,711    00.004596    42    5    37    [dash]    [dash]    [dash]    [dash]    [dash]    530,169    00.005469    29    7    22    [end row]

[begin row]    Dec    1,401,659    00.005778    81    12    69    900,640    00.005551    50    7    43    [dash]    [dash]    [dash]    [dash]    [dash]    501,019    00.006187    31    5    26    [end row]

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[begin row] 1948-Total    xxxxxxxxxx    xxxxxxxxxx    1,010    140    870    xxxxxxxxxx    xxxxxxxxxx    402    94    308    xxxxxxxxxx    xxxxxxxxxx    208    8    200    xxxxxxxxxx    xxxxxxxxxx    400    38    362    [end row]

[begin row] Average    1,491,916    00.005630    84    12    72    592,369    00.005739    34    8    26    390,198    00.004356    17    1    16    509,349    00.006478    33    3    30    [end row]

[begin row]    Jan    1,400,175    00.005142    72    4    68    554,273    00.004690    26    4    22    353,143    00.003681    13    [dash]    13    492,759    00.006696    33    [dash]  �� 33    [end row]

[begin row]    Feb    1,403,569    00.004274    60    8    52    546,425    00.005129    28    6    22    365,186    00.003833    14    [dash]    14    491,958    00.003658    18    2    16    [end row]

[begin row]    Mar    1,398,726    00.006434    90    16    74    539,998    00.007592    41    14    27    368,348    00.004886    18    [dash]    18    490,380    00.006321    31    2    29    [end row]

[begin row]    Apr    1,402,519    00.005917    83    16    67    543,529    00.006991    38    11    27    375,299    00.004796    18    [dash]    18    483,691    00.005582    27    5    22    [end row]

[begin row]    May    1,421,121    00.008021    114    16    98    547,568    00.008766    48    12    36    384,460    00.006502    25    [dash]    25    489,093    00.008382    41    4    37    [end row]

[begin row]    Jun    1,445,910    00.007538    109    12    97    554,030    00.006317    35    9    26    387,730    00.004642    18    [dash]    18    504,150    00.011107    56    3    53    [end row]

[begin row]    Jul    1,495,537    00.004881    73    3    70    581,265    00.004300    25    2    23    399,539    00.004004    16    [dash]    16    514,733    00.006216    32    1    31    [end row]

[begin row]    Aug    1,539,507    00.003572    55    12    43    610,990    00.003764    23    9    14    410,080    00.002438    10    1    9    518,437    00.004243    22    2    20    [end row]

[begin row]    Sep    1,567,822    00.006186    97    9    88    637,978    00.005799    37    4    33    406,088    00.005171    21    [dash]    21    523,756    00.007446    39    5    34    [end row]

[begin row]    Oct    1,592,076    00.005715    91    13    78    649,296    00.005544    36    9    27    410,237    00.004143    17    [dash]    17    532,543    00.007135    38    4    34    [end row]

[begin row]    Nov    1,610,195    00.004471    72    20    52    664,088    00.004668    31    11    20    409,959    00.003902    16    4    12    536,148    00.004662    25    5    20    [end row]

[begin row]    Dec    1,625,838    00.005781    94    11    83    678,990    00.005007    34    3    31    412,312    00.005335    22    3    19    534,536    00.007108    38    5    33    [end row]

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[begin row] 1949-Total    xxxxxxxxxx    xxxxxxxxxx    1,278    115    1,163    xxxxxxxxxx    xxxxxxxxxx    403    67    336    xxxxxxxxxx    xxxxxxxxxx    211    5    206    xxxxxxxxxx    xxxxxxxxxx    664    43    621    [end row]

[begin row] Average    1,614,575    00.006627    107    10    97    670,810    00.005068    34    6    28    417,734    00.004308    18    1    17    526,053    00.010455    55    4    51    [end row]

[begin row]    Jan    1,668,492    00.004555    76    8    68    714,059    00.003221    23    2    21    415,576    00.002887    12    [dash]    12    538,857    00.007608    41    6    35    [end row]

[begin row]    Feb    1,662,046    00.006257    104    7    97    705,076    00.002694    19    3    16    417,028    00.002158    9    [dash]    9    539,942    00.014075    76    4    72    [end row]

[begin row]    Mar    1,646,711    00.008076    133    4    129    691,467    00.005784    40    [dash]    40    417,024    00.005994    25    1    24    538,220    00.012634    68    3    65    [end row]

[begin row]    Apr    1,630,313    00.006563    107    4    103    675,850    00.005326    36    [dash]    36    418,494    00.005256    22    [dash]    22    535,969    00.009142    49    4    45    [end row]

[begin row]    May    1,618,520    00.004386    71    4    67    666,587    00.003300    22    3    19    418,037    00.002870    12    [dash]    12    533,896    00.006930    37    1    36    [end row]

[begin row]    Jun    1,615,360    00.007304    118    7    111    660,473    00.005904    39    5    34    419,347    00.005007    21    [dash]    21    535,540    00.010830    58    2    56    [end row]

[begin row]    Jul    1,617,429    00.005440    88    11    77    657,440    00.003802    25    6    19    422,515    00.003313    14    2    12    537,474    00.009116    49    3    46    [end row]

[begin row]    Aug    1,608,109    00.007897    127    9    118    658,271    00.006076    40    6    34    419,919    00.005239    22    1    21    529,919    00.012266    65    2    63    [end row]

[begin row]    Sep    1,593,116    00.007281    116    9    107    658,484    00.005770    38    6    32    418,296    00.005020    21    1    20    516,336    00.011039    57    2    55    [end row]

[begin row]    Oct    1,584,342    00.008836    140    14    126    659,814    00.006971    46    11    35    416,973    00.005276    22    [dash]    22    507,555    00.014185    72    3    69    [end row]

[begin row]    Nov    1,579,000    00.006143    97    20    77    660,701    00.006205    41    14    27    416,316    00.003843    16    [dash]    16    501,983    00.007968    40    6    34    [end row]

[begin row]    Dec    1,551,456    00.006509    101    18    83    641,225    00.005302    34    11    23    413,286    00.003629    15    [dash]    15    496,945    00.010463    52    7    45    [end row]

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a/ ["a" is underlined] Air Force data included with Army until January 1948.

b/ ["b" is underlined] Includes a few separations resulting from rape charges.

c/ ["c" is underlined] Army general court-martial separations were not yet available for February through June 1950.

d/ ["d" is underlined] Average for 30 month period: 1 Jan 48 - 30 Jun 50.

*Preliminary figures.        CONFIDENTIAL[struck through]            Progress Reports and Statistics

                                                                                                        Office of Secretary of Defense

                                                                                                               22 August 1950

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Christmas Eve.

It should be a relaxing time to enjoy the celebrations with your family, but Beatrice was extremely nervous. She made a list of food she knew her mother would usually make and the ones she couldn’t eat, she was staring at it now, flicking her gaze back and forth as she tried to make a connection if it was safe or not.

So far…everything was good. So far.

Beatrice was with Nicole, her little daughter lying on her stomach and playing with one of the many brain stimulating toys she got. They were for eight months and up but ever since she saw Nicole playing in Evelyn’s house, Beatrice thought it’d be a good idea to do that to her and she was right.

Because Nicole was really good with the pegboard puzzles already, barely needing much direction from her parents when she did so. Beatrice leans against the headboard, chewing the end of her pen as she hears Rooster’s feet coming up the stairs, her husband stops by the threshold and leans his shoulder on it, ‘Watcha doin’?” he asks, tilting his head ‘You look focused.”

“I’m signing what I can and cannot eat when we go to my parents.” she explains, “And what I can eat without rising suspicion.”

Rooster hummed, pushing himself off the threshold to smile at Nicole, who grinned up at him before chewing the silicon star happily, “And you are keeping mommy company,huh?” he asks sweetly, kissing her forehead and sitting down next to Beatrice, Nicole was surrounded by her parents’ legs almost like they were walls, “And how is it going,so far?”

“It’s…going okay?”

He peeks over at the paper, smiling when he notices she drew tiny christmas themed pictures all over the paper, alongside tiny cannolis that had extra ‘ok’ around them, “Your mom always does something new every Christmas. You told me she did that uhh…pasta pie once.”

“‘Ncasciata.” she says, “It was pretty good too…kinda heavy. Too much work too, amazingly my mother thinks that sometimes.” she taps the paper, “I can’t have…too much fish- no I can but only certain types. Swordfish is a no no, thankfully she’s not making that this year.”

“That fish was really good.” he recalls, “It’s probably one of my favorite things I had for christmas.”

‘She’s making a huge chicken this year, no turkey. One of my father’s friends has an organic farm away from San Diego and he has these huge chickens so they got that…what else,” she flips the page, “Oh, there’s also roasted garlic potatoes,which I can eat as long it’s not too much.”

“Okay.”

“...and the dessert, from all the options,” she taps the tip on each word, “I think it’ll be either chocolate lava cake or hazelnut chocolate tart, which I can eat. It adds to the babies’ diet.” she frowns,however, “....oh god I have to think about the things my aunt is going to bring.”

“Or,” he cuts her gently, “You can stay within your mom’s cooking and don’t worry about it too much.”

“...I guess.”

He smiles,kissing the curve of her shoulder and chuckling when she squeaked and bunched up to prevent the tickling from his mustache against her skin, which of course only made Rooster kiss her even harder, nuzzling the soft skin of her neck and then propping his chin on the curve of her neck, “You are worrying too much, babe.”

“...I know, it’s not–I don’t know Roos.” she whispered, “I want everything to go well, Nicole’s was fine.” Their little daughter was now sitting up, placing shapes in their respective holes with a gentle giggle, back to them, “And I want the twins’ to be fine. And we need to be careful…and…yeah.”

Bradley hummed, his voice vibrating against her skin as he kissed her neck one more time, this time wrapping his arms around her waist as carefully as he could, bringing her closer to his side, his lips moving up to rest against her temple,”It’ll be okay.” she made a little noise that he always found adorable even if it meant she was upset. His thumb drew random shapes on the fabric of her sweater, feeling the braided wool rubbing against his finger, “You’ll see….we just gotta be careful, that’s all.”

“I know…”

“But you are also worried because of your family.”

“And Mav. And Penny.” she whispers, “And Amelia, you know I did really good at the bar. Penny didn’t notice anything and neither did Shells.” she explains, “But…what if I slip up and do something? I just want the babies to be safe… and I don’t want anyone to think I’m being a bitch or anything, I don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings.”

Rooster loved how caring she was, it didn’t matter what or to whom,Beatrice has proven time and time again that she’s the sweetest human he had the privilege of knowing and of course, marrying and loving so much.He tries to cover his smile in her hair, sniffing the lavender shampoo that held onto the brown tresses, “You are so cute.” he whispers, kissing her scalp, “Cutest human being in this whole wide universe. I can’t handle you sometimes.”

She looked up at him with the perfect personification of the ‘:(‘ emoji and his heart clenched, “Baby….aw,honey.” he cups her close to his chest, letting her hug his middle and bury her face in his shirt, “My gorgeous girl, you are too sweet, you are too nice. You’d never hurt anyone.”

“Hrmmm…”

“I’m serious, you are just too kind.”

Beatrice only smiled up at him in thanks, then nuzzled his chest, “I try to…sometimes I think I am too kind.”

“You aren’t stupid if that’s what you are suggesting.”

Beatrice smiles more,hugging his middle and sighing quietly,enjoying the noises coming from Nicole’s constant trying to fit the shapes in its’ holes and the dogs walking downstairs, but her favorite sound had to be Rooster’s heartbeat, “Thank you,Roos.” she whispers, ‘...You know, it’s crazy that the first time you met my family was three years ago.”

“Hah.” his chest bounces with the sudden chuckle,”I had so much fun. It was the best Christmas I had in a while,gorgeous.” he says, twirling the ends of her hair with his finger as the two watch Nicole discover her brain by herself, babbling happily in front of them, “And now,I have a ring on my finger that you put it there and I put one on yours.” she giggles a bit, hugging him tighter, “We’ll be okay,Bea…I know you are still nervous,I can feel it in you.”

‘Hrm.”

“Your shoulders tense up like crazy.” he explains, running the tip of his index finger on her shoulder, following until he touched her shoulder blade, “And you clench your jaw. Not often, but enough notice.”

“Yeah…you are right.” she relaxes a bit, “I should let it go for now, if I worry too much people will…notice.I’m just not a good liar Roos,you know that.I can’t hide a lot from people.”

“I mean, you did lie sometimes.” he pinches his fingers, leaving a small space between them, “Just a little white lie. Nothing bad.”

She laughs,sighing again, “...anyway, let’s change the subject for a bit because I feel like I’ll get worse: are you excited for Virginia? We’ll go at the end of this week.”

His chest expanded over the mention of his home state, his eyes softening, “Yeah,I am.” he smiles, “I miss that place a lot sometimes.”

“...would you ever live there again?”

He purses his lips, shaking his head briefly, “Probably not. I love it there but…it brings a lot of bad,bad memories. I’d rather stay wherever you stay.” he smirks, dropping a soft kiss to her forehead, “It’s much better.”

“What if I want to go to the North Pole?”

“You hate the cold.” he says with his lips still glued to her forehead, “You’d never go to the North Pole, you’d stay somewhere warm and tropical…like Brazil.”

“Brazil,huh?”

“I had a Brazilian classmate, he was really fun.”

“And you’d go with me.”

“Of course,” he smirks, “You’d wear those tiny bikinis too,I’d be all for it.”

Beatrice swats his chest playfully and her husband laughs, holding his arms up in defense. Nicole looks back to stare at her parents, immediately forgetting about whatever she was doing to smile at them. She crawls over, squeezing herself between her parents and trying her best to push herself up only to fall back on her bottom on top of the mattress, “Birdie, you can’t stand up yet.” Rooster  coos, cupping Nicole under the armpits and raising her to his lips,kissing those chubby cheeks over and over, “But with how things are going I wouldn’t put it behind you, baby girl, you are one smart little cookie.”

Beatrice just grins, watching the conversation between her husband and daughter, only looking away when her phone started to ring. Considering it was Christmas Eve, she assumed it’d be her distant relatives wishing her Merry Christmas or her siblings asking what time she was coming.

She was right about one thing.

It was her aunt Martha calling. She unlocks the phone to take the call, “Buon Natale,zia Martha.”

Her aunt’s laughter was heard by Rooster,”Preziosa, è ancora la vigilia di Natale. Christmas is tomorrow.” she says, “But, yes, buon natale. I was calling to ask if you all are coming at the scheduled time tonight?”

“Um…yeah, why?”

“No reason, I was simply curious. How is the little principessa?”

“She is,” Beatrice turns, smiling when she sees that Rooster just allowed Nicole to climb on his face and practically use him as her personal pillow, “Amazing, She’s great.”

“Good, good, she’s a healthy little baby. You two will have strong and healthy children.”

Beatrice blinked over her aunt’s words, “...thank you,auntie.”

“So don’t worry too much.”

Beatrice almost threw the phone out of her grasp, but instead chose to widen her eyes and inhale so sharply that Rooster heard her, lifting Nicole enough to look at his wife with his brows furrowed, “Thank you,zia.”

“Oh, do not thank me. I just want you all to be okay.” she put a lot of emphasis on the all “I have a special gift for you,by the way, well,all of you.”

“Oh,zia, thank you.” she says softly, “You didn’t have to.”

“Nonsense. I want to help you and your family, you know I adore all of you so much.” she could hear Martha was smiling through the phone. “Even those who aren’t here yet.”

Beatrice’s aunt was weird, she was a hippie witch that could undoubtedly control the weather and probably curse your entire generation with a snap of fingers. She figured out Nicole was to be born, was she really surprised about the sudden cryptic messages thrown her way? “...thank you,zia.”

“You are so welcome! Now, I must go, your mother needs my help with some things. I’ll see you all soon!”

“See you,zia.”

Rooster watches as Beatrice’s stare turns distant and the hand holding the phone drops to her lap, her lips in a tight line, “Bea?” he asks, flicking his gaze from the phone to her, “What’s wrong?”

“She knows.”

“Who knows?”

“My aunt.”

The dots were connected quickly, he didn’t have to think much and figure out what she was talking about. Martha knew Beatrice was pregnant,again, and mentioned it in her very own…specific way. Bradley lowers Nicole, his daughter fascinated by his mustache still and kept on brushing her tiny fingers over it, “...okay.” he inhales, arching his brows, “We should’ve expected that.”

“Roos…why is my family the cryptic Sicilian family that no one really knows how they do things?” she sounds genuinely confused mentioning that, “...I’m sorry you had to join such a crazy bunch.”

He stares at her as if she grew three heads, “Are you kidding? Have you met my friends? Have you met Mav? Who are you calling a crazy bunch?” she only smiles thankfully at him, sighing one last time and letting her back touch the headboard, “Will she say something?”

She shakes her head negatively, “No, she’s not the one who announces it to people, she didn’t announce Nicole’s. She…probably wants to talk to me about it, give me some tips since she had twins and such…I mean, that’s what I’m hoping.”

“Then it’s all good.”

“I guess.” she murmurs, “The one thing I don’t need is my mother appearing like a pirate’s parrot on my shoulder when that happens. Then we’ll be really f-ed up.” she murmured, tossing the phone to her side and interlacing her hands on top of her navel, looking over at Nicole and her wandering little hands all over Rooster’s face, “You okay over there?”

He gives her a thumb up and the side of his mouth quirks up in a smile, “Great. She’s just exploring.”

“Aa!”

“Yeah, you are.” he picks Nicole from his face and blows a raspberry under her chin,earning a high pitched giggle that only made their hearts fill up with joy. He pulls back to smile at Nikki, holding her just a few inches above his head, ‘Can you imagine hearing something so sweet three times?” he asks, playfully swaying their daughter as if she was bobbing in the ocean very gently, “The house is going to be so full of life.”

Beatrice smiled back, leaning her temple against the headboard, “Yeah…it will be.”

“You are still nervous.” he says without taking his eyes off Nikki, “Because of your aunt.”

“I mean,yeah.”

“You said she wouldn’t mention it.”

“She won’t but,” she sighs, “I don’t know, I’ll have to talk to her about it, if she says something. I kinda want my parents to know about it too? And Mav…ugh,this is stressful. I hate it.”

“Stress isn’t good for the baby.”

“I know.” she says, “...at least you’ll be there with me.”

“Always,gorgeous.” he says as if it’s obvious, smirking at her. He sees that her brows are still furrowed so he gently brushes his thumb over the small crease, then drags it to the tip of her nose and then over her lips, letting her kiss the pad of his thumb, “We’ll be okay.” 

Beatrice doesn’t say anything, but nods with an appreciative smile before she drags herself to the edge of the bed, “I’m going to take a shower.” she says,running her hands through her hair, “Set our outfits ready and…then get the dogs?”

“I can do that.” he says, scooting to the edge himself, “The gifts are at your parents’ so that’s one thing less to worry about.”

“Yeah…right.”

“Bea,” she looks up when he calls, his eyes soft and smile gentle, “Baby, we’ll be fine. I promise you.”

Beatrice only gives him one weak smile then turns on her heel to the bathroom,disappearing from his view. Rooster stares at the space she once stood, then looks down at Nicole, holding her up like the precious doll she was, “Baby girl,we are going to give mommy a nice Christmas.”

“Aa!”

“Hell yeah we are.” he adjusts her on his grasp,”She deserves it.”

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#1 Gimme Fluff #2 Auch My Heart #3 Get Hot, Babe #4 As Above, So Below #5 Bloody Hell #6 Fight Me! #7 Happy Death Day #8 Bittersweet Beginings #9 Street Magic #10 Painted Diamonds #11 Bruised Sky #12 Into the Wild #13 Strange Door #14 Burn, Baby, Burn #15 Midnight Drive #16 Manic Pixie Dream #17 Peachy Kisses #18 Jumping Fences #19 House of Stars #20 Living Sacrifice #21 We Are Not Alone #22 Conquer Me and Mine #23 Shelf Life #24 On the House #25 Mermaid Lights #26 Boxes #27 Labyrinth #28 Spell Schooled #29 Golden Rings #30 Lethal Flowers #31 Deep End #32 Whispering Fire #33 Running wild  #34 Weeds and Ruins #35 Locked In #36 Queer and Curious #37 Strange Lands #38 Forbidden Knowledge #39 Furry Friend #40 Mysterious Masquerade #41 Blooming Blossom #42 Alien Sunset #43 Gift Of The Gods #44 Hollow Walls #45Familiar Melody #46 Muffins of Desperation #47 Don‘t Take My Heart #48 Cold Object #49 Mesmerizing Blade #50.1Smoke And Mirrors #50.2 Unusual Concoction #50.3 Mouth To Mouth #50.4 Shattered Sunshine #51 Summer Storms #52 Child‘s Play #53 Come Back #54 Rainbow Kisses #55 Twisted Dreams #56 Dress to Impress #57 Crystalline Waters #58 Immortality for Dummies #59 I Beg You #60 Soft Bones #61 Wild And Free #62 Let Me Go #63 Creeping Magic  #64 Made from Stardust       #65 Better Than This  #66 Golden Decay #67 The Devil’s Music #68 We Meet At Midnight #69 Blood on my Name #70 Undead #71 Children of the Night #72 Hidden in the Shadows #73 All I Need #74 Drifting in the Wind #75 Dreams of Tomorrow #76 Give Up  #77 An Angel’s Wrath #78 Child of the Wild #79 On My Way Home #80 Comfort in the Cold #81 Turn Back Time #82 The Sins of Saints #83 Everyday Hero #84 Secret Paradise #85 When Whispers Come Calling #86 Wheel of Time #87 I Will Be Strong #88 At First Sight  #89 Dipped in Silver #90 Mirror Image #91 Main Attraction #92 Sweet Surprise #93 Broken Windows #94 Riveting Revival #95 Dance the Night Away #96 In Your Arms #97 Cleansing of the Soul #98 The Last Time #99 Undiscovered Colours #100.1 The Sweetest Blood #100.2 Dying Fire #100.3 Stay With Me #100.4 Hidden Path #100.5 A New Dawn #101 Broken Scars #102 Fairy Lights #103 Burn It Down #104 Stronger Together #105 Ruined and Destroyed #106 Barbed Wires #107 Never Forgotten #108 Starlight Paths #109 Littered Souls #110 Moon Magic #111 Clandestine Closet #112 Sunny Delights #113 Hold Me Closer #114 Fleeting Hearts #115 Endless Greed #116 Deceiving Fragrance #117 Stars and Shadows #118 Yonder Hills #119 Deja Vu #120 A Greater Horror #121 Cold Body #122 Not Alone #123 Ceremonial Chants #124 Bitten By You #125 Think Twice #126 Out in the Rain #127 Green With Envy #128 Higher Calling #129 Under The Moonlight #130 Drowned Thoughts #131 Unbreakable Bonds #132 Taste Of Blue #133 Given Ultimatum #134 Awaiting Your Answers #135 A Touch Of Faith #136 Goodness Will Come #137 Billowing Smoke #138 Tangled In Time #139 It Doesn’t Hurt #140 Setting Heaven On Fire #141 Chaos Unfurling #142 Bursting the Bubble #143 As Good as There #144 Foul Play #145 Rise and Fall #146 At What Cost? #147 The Sound of Light #148 The Big City #149 Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained #150 Pay Your Dues #151 Asking for Permission #152 Fairytale Ending #153 Welcome to Hell l#154 Far from Perfect #155 Out of Containment #156 No Battery Life #157 Need More Space #158 Dancing in Sunshowers #159 Pride Before the Fall #160 The Dazzling Screen #161 Storms and Thorns #162 The Letter #163 Splash of Waves #164 A False Confession #165 A Mere Relic #166 Count the Ways #167 Leap of Faith #168 Sleepless Nights #169 Meeting of the Minds #170 Eager for Details #171 The Last House on the Left #172 A Ghost from the Past #173 No Rest for the Wicked #174 Monster Mash #175 Gloomy Daze #176 Like Your Father #177 Expand through Horizons #178 Second Hand Soul #179 Dance Dance Revolution #180 Promise You’ll Write #181 Crystallized #182 Across a Field #183 Late Night Train #184 Set the Stage #185 Birth Of A Star #186 Fine By Me #187 Pure Imagination #188 Where Secrets Lie #189 Who Are You #190 Trapped In The Dark #191 You're Not Alone #192 Sea And Sun #193 Celestial Bodies #194 Tree Of Life #195 Filled With Clarity #196 Against The Flow #197 An Eternal Summer #198 What Comes Next #199 Didn't Mean It #200 How Far We've Come #201 Comedian's Night #202 The Devils You Forgot #203 Yes, Sir!! #204 All The King's Horses #205 Where The Flowers Grow #206 Sink Or Swim #207 Can We Kiss? #208 Reporting The Scoop #209 On The Edge #210 The Sand Ocean #211 An Old Friend #212 Gotta Go Fast #213 Ten Years Later #214 Broken Mirror #215 Mall At Night #216 Found Family #217 Portal Fiction #218 How Do You Use 'It'? #219 Under The Night Sky #220 Blood Is Thicker Than Water #221 Spine In A Twist  #222 An Empty Grave #223 By Candlelight #224 Torn Vei l#225 I Can’t Tell #226 By Any Other Name #227 Sands Of Time #228 A Form Of Distraction #229 Nebulous Roads #230 Fool Me Once #231 A Promise To Break #232 Among Any Option #233 Imperfect Sign #234 How It Ends #235 Little Pink Houses #236 Fight Or Flight #237 A Fool's Quest #238 Take My Hand #239 Seal It Tight #240 Broken Moonlight #241 Hour Of Denial #242 Soaring Above #243 Glitter And Blues #244 Critical Ice Cream #245 You Never Cared #246 Pinprick #247 Blind Spot #248 Watching Birds #249 Open Your Eyes #250 Rushing Train #251 Out There #252 Spill The Tea #253 Pushing up daisies #254 Horizon Line #255 In The Heart #256 Muted colors #257 Count The Days #258 Milky Way Dreams #259 House Of Cards #260 Fear is a Sickness #261 Maybe One More

(Prompts until July 12th 2024)

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List of Baby Geniuses Wiki of the Week Articles

0 Baby Geniuses

1 ASMR (unofficially; did not have a Wikipedia page at the time)

2 Fan death

3 Figging

4 Schmidt sting pain index

5 Bald-hairy

6 Mary Toft

7 Jenkem

8 Polyphasic sleep (now redirects to Biphasic and polyphasic sleep)

9 James Randi Educational Foundation

10 List of unusual deaths

11 Koro (medicine)

12 List of common misconceptions

13 Mojave phone booth

14 Action Park

15 Witzelsucht

16 Krampus and Zwarte Piet (Black Peter)

17 Scratch and sniff

18 Bummer and Lazarus

19 Jeanne Calment

20 Nickelodeon toys

21 Daggering

22 List of sexually active popes

23 Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo

24 Emperor Norton

25 Paris syndrome

26 ALF (TV series)

27 Fossil word

28 Spite house

29 Women in piracy

30 Art competitions at the Summer Olympics

31 List of animals with fraudulent diplomas (now redirects to List of animals awarded human credentials)

32 Prostitution among animals

33 Tenderoni

34 My Way killings

35 Mike the Headless Chicken

36 List of inventors killed by their own inventions

37 Inedia

38 (Episode does not exist)

39 Tarrare

40 Sweater curse

41 Death from laughter

42 Dude

43 List of people claimed to be Jesus

44 Lucy the Elephant

45 How to keep chickens from eating their own eggs (Wikihow article)

46 List of nicknames used by George W. Bush

47 Cryptozoology

48 Bob the Railway Dog

49 Magic Castle (discussed very briefly)

50 Wartime cross-dressers

51 Streisand effect

52 Self-cannibalism

53 Sex in space

54 Other World Kingdom

55 Death erection

56 Taboo food and drink (now redirects to Food and drink prohibitions)

57 (no Wiki of the Week)

58 Florence Foster Jenkins

59 Kentucky meat shower

60 Susunu! Denpa Shonen

61 Felix Moncla

62 Walter Jackson Freeman II

63 You're So Vain

64 McDonald's urban legends

65 List of paraphilias

66 Hedy Lamarr

67 Last meal

68 Hatoful Boyfriend

69 United States presidential pets

70 Maginot Line

71 Finnish profanity

72 McArthur Wheeler (now redirects to Dunning-Kruger Effect)

73 List of unusual deaths

74 GamerGate Controversy

75 Scaphism

76 Dancing mania

77 Non-English Versions of The Simpsons

78 Fart proudly

79 List of humorous units of measurement

80 Rumpology

81 Takanakuy

82 White Day

83 Max Headroom signal hijacking

84 Cymothoa exigua

85 Ganguro

86 Reborn doll

87 Drukpa Kunley

88 Crush, Texas (now redirects to Crash at Crush)

89 Cotard delusion

90 Why did the chicken cross the road?

91 Berners St hoax

92 Evander Berry Wall

93 Premastication

94 List of objects that have gone over Niagara Falls (now redirects to List of people who have gone over Niagara Falls)

95 Largest body part

96 You can't have your cake and eat it

97 Urine therapy

98 Oak Island mystery

99 Fearsome critters

100 Swan dress

101 List of selfie-related injuries and deaths

102 Potoooooooo

103 Julie d'Aubigny

104 (no Wiki of the Week)

105 Gavle goat

106 William Hale Thompson

107 List of Olympic mascots

108 Walter Lingo

109 Pam Reynolds case

110 Smigus-Dyngus (Dyngus Day)

111 Tio de Nadal

112 June and Jennifer Gibbons

113 Hairy Hands

114 Sunshower

115 Hypoalgesic effect of swearing

116 Lloyd's of London

117 Struwwelpeter

118 Haru Urara

119 Anti-Barney humor

120 Hundeprutterrutchbane

121 Accidental damage of art

122 Lisa Nowak

123 Tilberi

124 Hair of the dog

125 Bill Clinton Haircut Controversy (now redirects to Public Image of Bill Clinton section Haircutgate)

126 Penis captivus

127 Candle salad

128/129 Responses to sneezing

130 Gef

131 Melon heads

132 Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands

133 Telling the bees

134 Kappa (folklore)

135 Shrek (sheep)

136 Concealed shoes

137 Highgate vampire

138 Zozobra

139 Dirty blues

140 Office assistant (also known as Clippy)

141 Virgin boy egg

142 Fartons

143 Balloonfest '86

144 Lapland New Forest

145 Curse of the colonel

146 Squatting position: Hunkerin' (section no longer exists)

147 Margaret Howe Lovatt

148 Cobra effect (now redirects to Perverse Incentive)

149 Frozen Dead Guy Days

150 Republic of Molossia

151 List of premature obituaries

152 Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Men's Marathon

153 Agnodice

154 The Most Unwanted Song

155 Vegetable Lamb of Tartary

156 Death during consensual sex

157 Catalan mythology about witches

158 List of gestures

159 Clamato

160 Each-uisge (water horse)

161 Flatulence humor

162 Mariko Aoki Phenomenon

163 Goofy

164 Chicken eyeglasses

165 Mozart and scatology

166 Ming of harlem

167 Twelve Tribes Communities

168 Andree's Arctic Balloon Expedition

169 Joey Skaggs

170 Amy Bock

171 Greenland shark

172 Mabel Stark

173 Person

174 Wikipedia:Long-Term Abuse/List

175 Dhinga Gavar

176 Skunks as pets

177 J. I. Rodale

178 Witch bottle

179 List of U.S. Presidential campaign slogans

180 Bernd das Brot

181 George Tirebiter

182 Lloyds Bank coprolite

183 Tama (cat)

184 Wizard of New Zealand

185 Learned pig

186 Miss Baker

187 Forty Elephants

188 Sheela Na Gig

189 Planetary mnemonic

190 Seedfeeder

191 John Titor

192 Lek mating

193 Roar (film)

194 Acoustic Kitty and JD & The Straight Shot

195 Soucouyant

196 Trash talk and Flyting

197 Mannekin Pis

198 Curse tablet

199 Dancing Baby

200 Cassie Chadwick

201 Serge Voronoff

202 Groom of the Stool

203 Safety coffin

204 Table manners

205 Tempest prognosticator

206 Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples

207 Icelandic Christmas folklore

208 Guy Goma

209 Extreme ironing

210 Victor Lustig

211 Australia's Naughtiest Home Videos

212 El Gran Juego de la Oca

213 Long-time nuclear waste warning messages

214 The Mad Pooper

215 Nim Chimpsky

216 Bridey Murphey

217 Grunge speak

218 WWF Brawl for All

219 Elizabeth Klarer

220 The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars

221 Top euphemisms for "period" by language (not a Wikipedia page)

222 Tristan da Cunha

223 Nils Olav

224 Giulia Tofana

225 Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly

226 Egg War

227 List of sandwiches

228 Mr. Blobby

229 Robert Coates (actor)

230 Crime in Antarctica

231 Worm charming

232 McDonald's Characters (now redirects to McDonaldland)

233 Kitty Fisher

234 Jimmy Carter Rabbit Incident and Puzzle jug

235 Fascinus

236 Computer rage

237 Nutty Narrows Bridge

238 Australia's Big Things

239 Billiken

240 Loveland Frog

241 List of CB slang

242 Salmon chaos

243 Great Michigan Pizza Funeral

244 Dustin the Turkey