Ch210, Where is F. O. L. Orphanage?
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I was discussing that question with @juxl25, and I think we came up with a good choice for its location.
The only information we know for sure is that it's in Norfolk, and that it's near a river. We also know Finny and Snake took a train to a nearby town and walked to the orphanage.
We also know there's a wind pump that drains water from the surrounding marshland. There are at least four major rivers in the area used for draining the marshes: Yare, Bure, Wensum, and Ouse.
Juxl25 suggested River Yare and the historic Red Mill (the wind pump) as the area but was looking at Manor House, which is farther away, in the village (proper) of Haddiscoe, Norfolk. After some digging around, I agree with River Yare and Red Mill/Langley Detached mill (originally called Langley detached windpump...
...or Langley Detached drainage pump).
They are in an area northeast of Haddiscoe village, called Haddiscoe Island (these days), thanks to a canal added to connect River Yare and River Waveney farther inland, creating an island of the area and making the marshland there more remote/less accessible.
There's a historic farmhouse just east of River Yare, not far from Red Mill, called Raven Hall. And Raven Hall would be a premium location to have a secluded facility like F. O. L. Orphanage.
There's only one thing I don't like about the buildings shown for Raven Hall -- it's a bit farther from the drainage pump than I want it to be, and it's just a large farmhouse (almost 3000 sqft) and a long barn (almost 900 sqft). But there's a cool space just south of those buildings, which would be ideal for the main orphanage, as well as a spot for the stables/barn leading closer to the drainage pump, farther south. Here are two options for the placement of F. O. L.:
In each case, I've placed the stables to the west of the main house, as a small red rectangle (more or less), while the windpump was already marked by a red dot farther southwest. Looking at the bend of the river on Theo's image of a map of the place, the placement on the right (above) might be the better match. Then again, it could be exactly where Raven Hall is located. And Raven Hall, having been built in the 17th century (or at least 1700), is older than Red Mill (built in 1840).
Too bad I can't see the placement of the windpump on his map, but I think it's somewhere behind the speech bubbles on the left side of the panel.
We see that the windpump at the orphanage has a low roof of some kind, and juxl25 explains that someone was probably living onsite just to maintain it full time. I did find at least one pic showing Red Mill with what could be the old maintenance shed/shelter, but it seemed to be on the wrong side. Who knows? I guess it depends on which way the sails are facing to catch the wind? But the low roof in the panel is probably just the top of some shed.
Oh, and near St Olaves, there's a train station called Haddiscoe Station. They could have got off the train there and made their way north to the orphanage by foot. Or did they hitch a ride part of the way? I'll have to go back and check.
I'm still considering one other location, not far from there, but I won't post it unless further research looks more promising.
Hey... can you imagine if all this time... F. O. L. was just some place name reference... like "Farmhouse on Langley" (Marshes)?!?
Please let these kids break the windpump and flood the tunnels.... 🙏
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Do any of you guys have riders?
STAN: Eww! Hell no! We don't and we'd never! We're not even big enough to carry a viking, we barely can handle a sheep.
KYLE: (Seems offended)
ERIC: (Not even surprised)
KENNY: I DO!
(The boys seem to not believe what they're hearing)
KENNY: Karen usually asks me for a flight. So, Kevin and I go for an adventure after school to entertain her mostly and explore the islands together. We spend so much time together whenever we can!
KYLE: (whispering) He has no parents... and either way, he's happy.
STAN: Ah, well, at least he has a kind sister... unlike others-
ERIC: (he seems jealous)
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Went back to updating the "Life is Strange" part of my island after finishing some games in my backlog.
So, I've added Victoria Chase to the roster of characters.
And visitors can now enter Blackwell Academy. Before this recent update, the school was a non-interactive fake building.
I have some other ideas to continue updating the island. But I'll probably put them on hold until I finish some games first.
Dream address: DA-7125-6003-7296
P.S. I'll throw these extra images in here. Because why not.
I'm basically wishing here that we could interact with the other profiles in the game. But I totally understand why that isn't possible.
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“Gimme a B! Gimme an O! Gimme a W, I, E! Who’s the one that’s here to slay and make the others flee?!”
“Bowie, Bowtie! He’s our guy! You can’t beat him, just you try!”
Here is my submission for the @totaled-drama art contest!
I remember seeing a drawing of the hockey bros as the BFFFL’s, and they are constantly compared to Katie and Sadie, so I figured I’d make something fun, but based on the OTHER, far less healthy dynamic of Amy and Sammy. (Even added a little detail on Wayne as reference to them!)
They’re cheering for Bowie to win at (Wrestling, Basketball, Track and Field: Take your pick.)
The colors were especially fun to pick this time around. I love purples, pinks and yellows and messing around with different shades was a delight.
I also wanna thank @piggyrippin for all the advice! You seriously rock!
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Hello again fellow tumblr humans,
I have found more drawing I’ve done in za last 2-3 months😎😎😎🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Enjoy😎
First one is of MK
Second is Bibble(it was for a friend’s birthday card)
Third is more of my ocs( Colette and Melanie)
Fourth is a redrew of that one scene in total drama world tour(with Courtney and Heather)( I think it’s from the Jamaica episode)
Fifth is Stan Marsh( probably the first piece of South Park content I’ve posted)
Sixth is a quick drawing I did of Gwen
Seventh is a drawing I did of Gwen based off of itsalixxxx’s ( on TikTok) band AU design of Gwen
The final drawing is of Courtney and Gwen( I was experimenting with my artstyle)
Yeah I’m still getting used to having my own artstyle which is why the style keeps zigzagging everywhere
Hope ya like them!!!😁😁😁🔥🔥🔥🔥
Please don’t repost my art as your own cause it takes a while to make😁😁😁😁
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