#mayor lewis slander

[localplaguenurse]

Mayor Lewis kinda sorta sucks a fair amount but the funniest thing other than the purple shorts is the truffle oil.

Listen, dude. If you wanted high quality truffle oil, that's valid. You don't need to elaborate. You ever have truffle fries? Sublime. You're also paying me to make it so it's whatever.

But when the quest is called "mayor's need" and is very insistent that he won't explain what it's for, and that it's probably not my business what he uses it for, that would piss me off.

Are you going to make me build a barn, upgrade the barn three times, then buy and raise a pig, then make it dig for truffles, then make the truffle into a delicious truffle oil, SO YOU CAN USE IT AS LUBE????????? YOU'RE GOING TO SEND ME A LETTER ASKING ME TO MAKE YOU A MUSHROOM FLAVOURED LUBE?????

Bro I'm gonna climb on that bigass statue you built and start screaming at passersby that you commissioned me (and by extension the carpenter and the rancher) to make quality truffle oil so you can use it with the rancher. I'm the mayor now bitch.

[zodiacemma]

hehehehehe

[cottoncandyandsunsets]

[chaosinthebrain]

This is a lewis slander account. He does nothing to help with my town.

[baekhvuns]

Annyeonghaseyo Baeksussy, I have returned from Jeju and almost lost a kneecap, but overall it was fun and we saw a filming crew (I think a kpop boy group was filming something outside our hotel lmao, but we had no idea who they were). The weather in Seoul is so unpredictable like wdym one day it's 27°C and sunny and the next it's 15° and raining 🔫

Omfg hold on, so much has happened. Firstly I'm sorry about your principal's passing :/ secondly not you imagining Yunho as another guy AGAIN 😭 how is the writing going? Thirdly you watched SIXTEEN MOVIES LMAO which ones did you see?

Also good for your cousin, but come on don't slander MU fans that much sjsjaisjjsjssjsjshs (lowkey I consider being a Barca fan as red flag soz </3333) I decided not to pay attention to football for the time being cause it's boring and annoying and I can't even watch any matches live 🔫 I don't need the negativity in my life 🤚🏼 wtf is up in the F1 world? I see my man Lewis isn't winning :/

Speaking of food, I discovered vegan Jeju and my faves are Lan's Kitchen, Cheesylazy (for some reason I thought the name was Cheesyslay sjsjsjsjskaja so now we call it that) and one cafe/bakery with amazing cakes - And 유. Also 7/11 and CU have some more vegan products and even accidentally vegan ones, so I'm living <3

Yeah Limitless was underwhelming, there's a song called Diamond that's nicer, not really my thing, but Hwa and Yunho sound so good! Though I prefer them on a different song called Diamond 😅❤

I just want Ateez to stop releasing unnecessary songs and focus on a full album. Also not another fucking festival and in Qatar of all places..... good for the fans, but 🤡🤡🤡🤡 and Xikers are going too, KQ is really doing everything to attach them to Ateez

I heard Jimin's song so many times, like it's EVERYWHERE and ngl the single is better and a decent club song, but overall... nothing great. Hybe continues to piss me off!!! And the encore he did was... rough. https://twitter.com/jnksoluna/status/1641461317428215813?t=1sChI621kLP7pKFGzYGTzg&s=19 all the fandoms are beating him up 😭

I really really need to watch The Glory, but I've heard and seen so many spoilers already, rip. I kinda wanna rewatch S1 of AOS, cause it's my comfort show for sure. Everyone who prefers S2 has the right to do so, but don't try to convince me it was better, just say you were blinded by the angst and fluff 🙄

Okay so about YOU, let me spoil you then - I hope it'll sense made - in s4 Joe went to the UK started hanging out with insufferable posh people and "met" a guy named Reese (he was a writer and was running for Mayor of London). Turned out Reese was killing said posh twats and tried to frame Joe, became his stalker, wanted to be killing mates together (the Reese x Joe ship has sailed ajsuajahjsjsja). BUT! Lots of people noticed that during gatherings Joe was the only one who interacted with Reese and like we suspected - that whole thing was only in Joe's head cause he has split personality. So he basically dissociates and doesn't know what's going on. Reese was a real guy that Joe was obsessed with, but they never actually met and Joe was behind all the murders. Now that Joe accepted the truth and still wants to act like a saviour I feel even more icky about s5, he was always awful but his delusional monologues were funny. Now that he has a rich girlfriend and acts like a entrepreneur I'm like 😬😬😬😬🤚🏼

I did not talk to Jin Goo, because we were far away, but the way my hand automatically waved and he was like "🧐😀👋🏻" and then I quickly opened my phone to yell about it. Imagine if I saw Soohyuk or Dohwan or someone else I've been obsessing over 😳 (BTW NEW WOO DO HWAN DRAMA) you'd not hear from me! My friend saw Kim Mingue three times in the past month cause he came to the same cafe as her

TAEMIN HAS A NEW CAT AND THE NAME IS DAENGDAENGIE??? 😭😭😭😭😭

Have some Seonghwas cause I haven't been up to date with Ateez, but I checked Twitter and HEEEEEEEE ❤❤❤❤

We got married https://twitter.com/atinyteez009/status/1640781842432540672?t=HQ0JasZbdnZcSrh0mwBmNA&s=19

???? https://twitter.com/pingkiisaya/status/1641038527386222592?t=rf-qy29H31VIoB01MGPdHw&s=19

https://twitter.com/nobodylikehwa/status/1641041663593267201?t=yV4NaNP93oObBmWvGmQ-Rw&s=19

A photo from our grocery shopping trip, look at all the fruits and veggies! https://twitter.com/1024updates/status/1642163312803856387?t=XFmBjWVzfQPUPet2Eyw2eA&s=19

Seriously https://twitter.com/hwalilac/status/1642036025848655873?t=xSExNqS6vK1kchQpLdQabw&s=19 the bandaged one??!??!

Idk if you've ever seen this video, but it's back on my TL and I love it so much https://twitter.com/BaiduZTAOBar/status/1333451431072784385?t=ynrmLwWHNpo3rrwvr-FJ6g&s=19

And Taeyong baby pls someone free him https://twitter.com/taeyeweon/status/1641077265261035522?t=0Ychhd11werberr33t48EQ&s=19

😭😭😭https://twitter.com/taeyeweon/status/1641079835979317248?t=GVOhB_7A1z51tuaVnicypA&s=19

BTW HWA'S BIRTHDAY ADS ARE UP WE LOVE TO SEE SEONGHWA EVERYWHERE ❤❤❤❤ I'm about to play spot the Hwa lmao. Today I scared some woman off, because I yelled "WHY IS HE SO BEAUTIFUL" jdjajsjsjajahhaha sorry ma'am, but did I lie??? I hope to see Jonghyun's ones too!

Happy Seonghwa day! 🥰 - DV 💖

hello!!!!

Annyeonghaseyo Baeksussy, I have returned from Jeju and almost lost a kneecap, but overall it was fun and we saw a filming crew (I think a kpop boy group was filming something outside our hotel lmao, but we had no idea who they were). The weather in Seoul is so unpredictable like wdym one day it's 27°C and sunny and the next it's 15° and raining 🔫

HELLOOOOO YOU LOST A WHAT FHWNEHKQFHKSHDKC HOW COME 😭😭😭 WHAT THE HELL ….anon i think,,, omg i think you MAY have seen kai doing a filming there stop it. bc i know they were in jeju a few days ago and 🧍🏻‍♀️ that weather has been the same here and it’s 🔫🔫

Omfg hold on, so much has happened. Firstly I'm sorry about your principal's passing :/ secondly not you imagining Yunho as another guy AGAIN 😭 how is the writing going? Thirdly you watched SIXTEEN MOVIES LMAO which ones did you see?

it really was saddening esp bc he just met his grandson 😭😭 actually a peice of history bc he was one of the first kids in canada to drink slurpee rambdks FJWKJDWJHDKW HEY HEY I KEEP IMAGINING HIM AS MR GREY OR HENRY AND ITS WORKING

YES SIXTEEN <3

wedding season, love, wedding, repeat, argentina, 1985 (so good), a man called otto (CRIED), prey for the devil (has the potential to be in the conjuring ngl, too short tho), abbott elementary season 1 + 2 (not a movie but this sitcom is so funny), all quiet on the western front, el ángel, the tourist, dune, rush, anastasia (ended cinderlla), the whale, champions, gravity + rrr !!!

Also good for your cousin, but come on don't slander MU fans that much sjsjaisjjsjssjsjshs (lowkey I consider being a Barca fan as red flag soz </3333) I decided not to pay attention to football for the time being cause it's boring and annoying and I can't even watch any matches live 🔫 I don't need the negativity in my life 🤚🏼 wtf is up in the F1 world? I see my man Lewis isn't winning :/

she really dodged a bullet, he was an absolute jerk who said the n word and then went and said “my parents didn’t raise me like that, know me for what i am right now and not for what i did yesterday” MU FANS ARE A RED FLAG ITS LITERALLY THEIR COLOUR FBWNFB 😭😭😭 WE DO NOT CARE BARCA IS 17 POINTS CLEARRRRR

f1…anon, yesterday was phew, the emotions as a ferarri fan- them being 26 points BEHIND MCLAREN IM ACTUALLY CRYING 😭😭😭 ,,, australian grand prix,,,, 8 dnf, 4 restarts, UNFAIR PENALTIES??? SOME WERENT EVEN GIVEN???? huge expensive crashes, they fucked ferarri over AGAIN they had a straight p4 and turned into p3 after a crash— they restarted the race and didn’t count that lap yet still gave ferarri a 5 second penalty in which they ended p11, no points for them- but red bull got them all bc the fia dickride them 🥰 HAMILTON AT LEAST GOT A P2 IT WAS SO FUNNY BC GNWNFBWK MERCEDES WAS P1 AND THEN THEY WENT P7 AND THEN A STRAIGHT DNF id be crying ngl they’re all too strong to not cry bfnwbdns it was a silverstone again, but at least alonso somehow got p3 🔫 did not deserve it ngl, mercedes not winning bc rocketship red bull won’t let them

and LMFAOOOO ,,, THE VIEWS FBWNDJEK

THIS IS SO FUNNY GHWNDJKWHFKW

😭😭😭

Speaking of food, I discovered vegan Jeju and my faves are Lan's Kitchen, Cheesylazy (for some reason I thought the name was Cheesyslay sjsjsjsjskaja so now we call it that) and one cafe/bakery with amazing cakes - And 유. Also 7/11 and CU have some more vegan products and even accidentally vegan ones, so I'm living <3 /// Yeah Limitless was underwhelming, there's a song called Diamond that's nicer, not really my thing, but Hwa and Yunho sound so good! Though I prefer them on a different song called Diamond 😅❤

chessyslay 😭😭😭 i looked the restaurants up and omg they all look so good 😭😭😭 ANON SEND SOME HERE PLEASE JFVWKCHKC u know what forget limitless, dimaond. THIS. HWA SINGING ANGEL BABY PLS 😭😭

I just want Ateez to stop releasing unnecessary songs and focus on a full album. Also not another fucking festival and in Qatar of all places..... good for the fans, but 🤡🤡🤡🤡 and Xikers are going too, KQ is really doing everything to attach them to Ateez

I heard Jimin's song so many times, like it's EVERYWHERE and ngl the single is better and a decent club song, but overall... nothing great. Hybe continues to piss me off!!! And the encore he did was... rough. https://twitter.com/jnksoluna/status/1641461317428215813?t=1sChI621kLP7pKFGzYGTzg&s=19 all the fandoms are beating him up 😭

you are correct, want them to create a song with good b-sides, gathering songs that are actually their style + diving into r&b’s, reggaeton, dance pop’s etc,,, i really hope they chose songs by the sound and not bc the sound what their storyline is meant to be,,, ateez doing a song like oasis, body rhythm, tell me what to do— no rap, just everyone singing and vibing, give us a summer album with no empty chorus, a album where we can play the songs on a road trip with a car with no roof and just vibes GIVE IT TO US PLEASE 😭😭😭

NAURR THE ENCORE,, and then they released the edited version? 😭😭😭 what GOES ON PLEASE speaking off solo’s jisoo’s solo! my favourite is the second track; all eyes on me, has a better sound!

I really really need to watch The Glory, but I've heard and seen so many spoilers already, rip. I kinda wanna rewatch S1 of AOS, cause it's my comfort show for sure. Everyone who prefers S2 has the right to do so, but don't try to convince me it was better, just say you were blinded by the angst and fluff 🙄

YOU REALLY REALLY REALLY NEED TO ANON, forget the spoilers anon, pls watch it + han so hee and song hye kyo are starring in a drama together ✊🏻😭 LMFAOOOO IM SEEING A CHANGE ARE U BEGINNING TO PREFER S2 THAN S1 👀

Okay so about YOU, let me spoil you then - I hope it'll sense made - in s4 Joe went to the UK started hanging out with insufferable posh people and "met" a guy named Reese (he was a writer and was running for Mayor of London). Turned out Reese was killing said posh twats and tried to frame Joe, became his stalker, wanted to be killing mates together (the Reese x Joe ship has sailed ajsuajahjsjsja). BUT! Lots of people noticed that during gatherings Joe was the only one who interacted with Reese and like we suspected - that whole thing was only in Joe's head cause he has split personality. So he basically dissociates and doesn't know what's going on. Reese was a real guy that Joe was obsessed with, but they never actually met and Joe was behind all the murders. Now that Joe accepted the truth and still wants to act like a saviour I feel even more icky about s5, he was always awful but his delusional monologues were funny. Now that he has a rich girlfriend and acts like a entrepreneur I'm like 😬😬😬😬🤚🏼

wHAAAAAT

I did not talk to Jin Goo, because we were far away, but the way my hand automatically waved and he was like "🧐😀👋🏻" and then I quickly opened my phone to yell about it. Imagine if I saw Soohyuk or Dohwan or someone else I've been obsessing over 😳 (BTW NEW WOO DO HWAN DRAMA) you'd not hear from me! My friend saw Kim Mingue three times in the past month cause he came to the same cafe as her

AWWWW THATS CUTE 😭😭😭 do not speak about dohwan. i had it away and the name triggered tempted era dohwan and i just rawred pls 😭 NEW DOHWAN DRAMA AND I AM AVOIDING EVERY FUCKING SPOILER AND THEN I RECENTLY SAW THIS AND FBWMFBWKHEKQHDKAJDKAHDAK

AND THIS 😩😩 all i see is older hwa

TAEMIN HAS A NEW CAT AND THE NAME IS DAENGDAENGIE??? 😭😭😭😭😭

DAENGDAENGIE IS SO FUCKING CUTE BUT WHAT ABOUT OUR KOONGIE 😭😭😭 AND TAEMIN IS HOME TODAY???????? PLS FHAKDJWK

Have some Seonghwas cause I haven't been up to date with Ateez, but I checked Twitter and HEEEEEEEE ❤❤❤❤ //// We got married https://twitter.com/atinyteez009/status/1640781842432540672?t=HQ0JasZbdnZcSrh0mwBmNA&s=19

HEY HEY HEY WHERE IS MY INVITE WHAT THE HELL

???? https://twitter.com/pingkiisaya/status/1641038527386222592?t=rf-qy29H31VIoB01MGPdHw&s=19 //// https://twitter.com/nobodylikehwa/status/1641041663593267201?t=yV4NaNP93oObBmWvGmQ-Rw&s=19

them in a law drama would be so hilarious, it’s a NEED 😭😭 jung wooyoung as an attorney aggressively trying to defend hongjoong >>

A photo from our grocery shopping trip, look at all the fruits and veggies! https://twitter.com/1024updates/status/1642163312803856387?t=XFmBjWVzfQPUPet2Eyw2eA&s=19 /// Seriously https://twitter.com/hwalilac/status/1642036025848655873?t=xSExNqS6vK1kchQpLdQabw&s=19 the bandaged one??!??!

THE BANDAGED ONE DO NOT EVEN TALK ABOUT THAT FVWNFJWKFHWK DID A LOUD GASP WHEN THEY RELEASED THAT

Idk if you've ever seen this video, but it's back on my TL and I love it so much https://twitter.com/BaiduZTAOBar/status/1333451431072784385?t=ynrmLwWHNpo3rrwvr-FJ6g&s=19

I HAVE AND EVERY TIME I SEE THIS IT MAKES ME SCREAM HES SO FUNNY AND REAL AND DOES NOT GIVE A SHIT TAO WHO HURT U 😭😭

And Taeyong baby pls someone free him https://twitter.com/taeyeweon/status/1641077265261035522?t=0Ychhd11werberr33t48EQ&s=19 /// 😭😭😭https://twitter.com/taeyeweon/status/1641079835979317248?t=GVOhB_7A1z51tuaVnicypA&s=19

HE’S SO FUNNY PLS THWKDHWKJDMANDKS NCT AT THAT DRINKING SHOW WHEN !!!!!!

BTW HWA'S BIRTHDAY ADS ARE UP WE LOVE TO SEE SEONGHWA EVERYWHERE ❤❤❤❤ I'm about to play spot the Hwa lmao. Today I scared some woman off, because I yelled "WHY IS HE SO BEAUTIFUL" jdjajsjsjajahhaha sorry ma'am, but did I lie??? I hope to see Jonghyun's ones too! Happy Seonghwa day! 🥰 - DV 💖

WAIT PLS WHAT IF YALL RUN INTO HIM AT THE SUBWAY STATIONS KRVWKDHSK LMFAOOOO NAURR ANON 😭😭😭 and jonghyun ones?? 😭😭😭😭 pls take all the photos u see 😭😭

help 😭😭

sm’s kinda popping with these releases lately 👀

??????? 😭😭😭

this actually kinda of insane ngl never expected this ,, and w miss gigi

SHOT UP FROM MY SLEEP BECAUSE I FORGOT TO LINK YHIS AND ITS A MASTERPIECE

[feliseas]

mayor lewis: *spends town funds on a giant gold statue of himself*

former mayor of fitzgerald, georgia (who is secretly a giant leafy chicken): “hold my beer”

[loueeki]

[hilltopfarm]

if you avoid the problem it will probably go away

 - lewis talking to marnie

[tadpoledyke]

Warning for like minor Stardew valley spoilers

In the entirety of Stardew Valley Demetrius is the only (biological) father who is actively present and loving and supportive of his child. I refuse to hear any Demetrius slander. Half the town don’t have present fathers. Kent barely has a relationship with either of his boys. Pierre barely even mentions Abigail and constantly wants to put her in a box.

One of Demetrius biggest personality traits is how much he loves his family, especially his daughter and his wife.

What other Stardew dads actively love their wives???

Even Mayor Lewis is a giant shit to the woman he’s involved with

Anyway Demetrius supremacy.

(And yes it’s really nice to see that in a game created by a white dude there’s a supportive wholesome Black husband and father defying stereotypes on Black manhood and Faherhood)

[collard-chola]

Headcanon that Grandpa was a lil bi, and low-key had a thing with Lewis when they were young men. They fell apart after Lewis began his mayoral campaign and his character began to decay. Gramps met Gram when she signed on to the Adventurers' Guild as a badass sword-swinger to help keep the mines clear, and they began courting and were married within a year.

Lewis already had the penchant for duplicity he displays in his relationship with Marnie, and lost sleep over worrying the secret of their entanglement and acrimonious split would get out and cause him to lose favor. So when Gram encouraged Gramps to ALSO begin a campaign, Lewis began slandering him in a fear-fueled, power-hungry haze. Their falling out turned into a full-on feud that went on for years, culminating when Lewis payed the Wizard to hex Gramps, causing him to fall ill.

Concerned for her husband's health, Gram moves her family to Zuzu City, where she seeks medical attention for Gramps, and where their children grow up and begin families of their own. Thanks to her constant care and a working knowledge of magic, she keeps Gramp's illness at bay long enough for him to see his favorite grandchild reach grade-school. His health continues to worsen as old age compounds the effects of the spell, and he thinks constantly of his first love, and of his home in Stardew Valley.

Despite knowing what Lewis did, Grandpa has long since decided to forgive him, and leaves the farm to his precious grandchild in his will, in hopes that his soul may live on. He passes dreaming of lush fields and happy animals, and of two young men standing amid the hops, blissfully unaware of the future; soaked in sunlight and still unbetrayed promises.

[wavepriisms]

there's a whole tag for mayor lewis slander i fucking love it

[buen-aire-farm]

Local Farmer commits murder of one Mayor Lewis, got a not guilty verdict on grounds of slander.

Red pulling up a Monopoly out of jail card. ‘’Haha, suck it cuck lord’’

[backstorywithdanalewis]

France and Free Speech and Terror (Back Story with Dana Lewis podcast link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1016881/6234526

Anne Guidicelli: (00:00) Not all people are, let's say agreeing with such a satirical cartoon, uh, but the, or agree for freedom of expression. Dana Lewis - Host: (00:18) Hi everyone. And welcome to another edition of backstory. I'm Dana Lewis, French president Macron is about to crack down on radical Muslims. After several attacks in France, a school teacher, Samuel Petty was recently beheaded for showing children cartoons of the prophet Muhammad and talking to them about free speech. A Muslim man who carried out the attack was later shot by the police. Then in niece, a woman was decapitated and  two others had been killed during a knife attack inside the Notredame Basilica church. The mayor of ni said the, his Lamel fascist assailant didn't stop shouting Alawak bar, even under medication after being shot and arrested countries have condemned friends for arresting dozens of Muslims, some of cold for boycotts of French goods. Turkey's president Erewhon made an explosive speech saying Macron needs some sort of mental treatment. What else is there to say about a head of state who doesn't believe in freedom of religion and behaves this way against millions of people, of different faith living in his own country. Dana Lewis - Host: (01:29) He said France condemned air to one's remarks and recalled its ambassador, the French foreign minister denounced the quote hateful and slanderous propaganda against France, unquote, any accused Turkey of quote, showing a wish to fan hate against and among us unquote. And then a few days later after everyone's comments in Vienna, Austria 22 injured with knife and gunshot wounds and four killed a member of ISIS is shot dead by police nine minutes into his attack. And as I speak to you from London, the government here has raised at security alert to the highest level warning attacks here are likely, okay, just a little more background in case you don't know these satirical cartoons of the prophet Mohammed published in the Charlie Hebdo magazine in France also sparked attacks in 2015, they left 17 dead. The three gunman in  two attacks were shot by the police as the TV correspondent. I covered those attacks and the nation rallied around Charlie Hebdo in support of free speech, but this time it's a bit different in this backstory. We talked to an expert on secularism in France and why this is a free speech issue and Judah cellie and later [inaudible], she is a Muslim commentator on discrimination who says French Muslims are treated unfairly Dana Lewis - Host: (03:00) And that the French government, while dealing with terror also has to be more measured to Muslims who make up 9% of francis' population, both interviews, honestly, incredibly insightful to understand the different forces at work in France and the backstory behind the headlines. All right. And Judah Kelly runs the international intelligence cluster and she consults on security, efficient, uh, issues. And she joins me now from Paris high-end hi. I sort of make a practice of asking people during COVID 19, how they're doing. I mean, you were under locked down as we speak and we are about to go under, locked down in London yet again. Anne Guidicelli: (03:44) Yeah, I think it's more and more, I mean, we'll have more, more countries that are in our case. Well, let's say we have a  double, a  double knock down  one, which is a link to a health and the other  one to security because we, as we, you know, we, we went through three attacks in  one month, a terrorist attacks. So, uh, while with a big, uh, protest, I mean, uh, criticize him coming from the Muslim countries. So it's, uh, we have, let's say three craziest 200 nowadays security has and diplomatic. So, uh, it's, it's, let's say it's not a holiday. Dana Lewis - Host: (04:32) And what is the, what is the mood there? Like, I mean, there's, there's, there has been more security deployed to the street and visible security. I understand around churches and, uh, historic sites and that kind of thing. The army actually, right. Anne Guidicelli: (04:47) It's part of a system which was already existing, which is called the VGP heart, which has been raised to the, the, uh, it was the highest lever that means having more security forces in the streets. And, uh, I mean, uh, well, it's not specific to this time it's to this barrier it's, uh, uh, any times there is, uh, any, um, at dark or a suspicion of attack, it's much more linked to, to show that. Uh, yeah. Yeah, sure. I mean, it's much more to, let's say there any waiting to do something or even to, we ensure the people that they are in, in the safe situation, because they can see, uh, uniforms and forces in the streets. So it's much more, I mean, for, uh, for that then to really prevent, uh, the rest of day, Dana Lewis - Host: (05:51) I heard a lot of the terror attack in France. So I've, I've been to Paris many times, uh, after the attacks on Charlie and the bot, the Klan theater attacks. Um, and they are some of the most, uh, bloody shocking, uh, terror attacks that I have covered. But I mean, but the Klan theater, uh, was a horrendous event and I, and, uh, I'm sure people can not forget there and plus all of the shootings and the cafes leading down the street towards about the clan. And I mean, at that time, you know, there were these tremendous marches in France and, uh, through Paris, you know, it was just, we, Charlotte, we are Charlie and people really came out despite the publication of these cartoons and supported Charlie Hebdo, is, is this different? Anne Guidicelli: (06:39) Well, you know, uh, first of all, what the meaning of being Charlie, I mean, everybody can understand it, uh, differently, uh, being Sharley could mean being for the, some kind of, uh, freedom of expression, but being Sharley, uh, could also mean that we like those scary catchers Orca cartoons, which is not the case of the whole people in France. So, um, so you can put your other understanding, uh, in that you can, you can be, you can be a challis who not being Charlie, but not against Charlie. He wants that being that we fought, we, not all people are, let's say agreeing with such a satirical cartoon, uh, but the, or agree for freedom of expression, you understand the, the, the, the, the smaller distinction between the  two, Dana Lewis - Host: (07:50) Right? But that distinction is lost on another culture. Um, because Muslim people who follow the Muslim faith believe that they are insulting the prophet Mohammed, uh, you know,  one with a bomb in his turban, uh, another  one with him crawling on the ground, they're associating the prophet Muhammad with attacks of terror and extremism. Um, and so to them, it it's insulting and it is not freedom of expression. And yet to the French public, you have this term, and maybe you can explain it to me a little bit, and it is less C T let's see, T which essentially means secular secularism. Anne Guidicelli: (08:31) Yes. Right. It's secure secular States yet secure is in fact that mean that well also, you see, um, it's very important to, to, uh, to use the proper word because it's not as well as Charlie is not understood in the same way the Lacy day or securities is, um, uh, according to who is using it or who is understanding it. It's not the same reality. You see, sorry. Dana Lewis - Host: (09:05) In what way is it different depending on it, Anne Guidicelli: (09:07) Some of you have a Tran here, um, that I call the laces. Like we said, the Islamists, if you take the word light light, which is a four Lacy tape, uh, let's say secure very stuff, if you want that, that means that they are activists in, um, in the, in promoting Lacy against religions, which is not at all the, the real meaning of, uh, lady CT or secretaries security. Dana Lewis - Host: (09:43) I mean, historically in the, in the French state and the Republic was the separation between church and state, wasn't an in to push the Catholic church. Anne Guidicelli: (09:54) But that was, first of all, in the history, you have an agreement with the catalysis then with the GDSs, I mean the Jewish community. Now it seems that it could be the turn of the Mexican community. So, uh, but the, the real meaning of [inaudible] is, um, to, um, that everybody can have his own face and leave his, or his own face, but in the public, uh, space, uh, you are only  one community that's mean that you can, you don't have to show your difference, which is completely the other system that the  one in, in the United States or in the UK, or it's, uh, it's not a lot of the same approach. Uh it's once  one community is the nation nation is full of the same citizen. And if they have some differences, like a religion, so they have to leave that in their, uh, privates SoCo, not to, to show up with that. Anne Guidicelli: (11:07) That's a bit complicated even to understand for the French people in the meeting that, uh, some, sometime some, let's say in some territories, just to, to, let's say to please some, uh, some, uh, association you will allow them to, uh, to have specific hours for swimming pool, uh, for, for girls in the swimming pool, because they, and they will get some votes, of course, uh, I think the majors, for instance, but, uh, that, that, what I want to say is that, um, now, uh, the Lacy's, uh, trans eh, or wink is, is trying to, to use, uh, the Lacy as, as an, an arm, a weapon against Islam. That's now a things how they are moving. And, um, it is perceived now abroad specifically in the Michigan countries, uh, like that. Uh, so, so, uh, we are now in that debate and they, um, uh, me and my side that I really tried to, um, work, um, to, to  one the authorities and the, the opinion that the republishing of the cartoon of those prophet Hammad cartoons, uh, wasn't very, very threatening. Um, uh, ms. [inaudible], Dana Lewis - Host: (12:54) I want to just clarify, I want to be clear because you make a distinction between the original publication and the republication in you believe that the republication, uh, was a provocation. Anne Guidicelli: (13:10) Yes. Uh, I mean, not a provocation, but is doesn't mean freedom of expression in that case. Uh, I mean, because you know, a very small who, I mean, surely those cartoon has becomes like the, the, you know, the, the flag, uh, of the freedom of expression, which is not how, uh, it's not so shared within the French, uh, opinion, but as they are being victim of a terrorist attack, the let's say being a victim doesn't allow, uh, uh, to, uh, lose, um, the understanding of the world in ways in which we are, Dana Lewis - Host: (13:59) Why doesn't, uh, president Macron just condemn the republishing of the cartoon. Why doesn't he say, look, we understand that the sensitivities of the Muslim population, um, w we support the original publication, but republication obviously is causing bloodshed and division within society just don't, you know, I, I'm not going to ban you from public publishing them, but it was wrong to publish them. Why won't he take that step? Or do you believe that that's something he shouldn't do that he should stand up and by supporting free speech, he should support those cartoons. Anne Guidicelli: (14:39) Yeah, it's exactly what a former, uh, president Chirac has done, uh, more than, uh, uh, let's say, 14 years ago. Uh, when it, when he just said that it was very angry with the publishing at the time, because that will make the water Muslim world very angry, and they will not understand that you, I mean that in explanation. So, uh, what I mean, um, what happened, what is happening nowadays was very predictable. And, uh, but the fact, as I said previously, as Charlie Hebdo has been attacked, they are like some sexual lions are like, Holy, uh, people, you know, that's mean that you cannot tell them, or is not good for you, what you're doing, because we understand you have been victim. So that has impacted, uh, the debates and that's, uh, really, uh, puts, um, macro, uh, a very complicated solution as, um, is there is, I mean, the opposition Dana Lewis - Host: (15:52) You're right. Okay. I want to ask you, because the opposition, like Marilla Penn, who was far right. And as it is by a lot of estimates, Islamophobic, um, that, because he has elections coming up Macron, he has to play to the far right. To some degree. I mean, is that, is that unfair, or do you think that that's, what's taking place? Anne Guidicelli: (16:13) Well, he's between  two, uh, let's say, uh, track, uh, um, and also trap, we can say as well, you have the trap of the, the right extreme right-wing of course, that, uh, is in position now to use what is going on against the, the platforms per se, and, uh, as well, you have the, let's say the, the laziest people. I mean, those people who are like, uh, you know, a majority in the media or in the, let's say certain intellectual circle that say, we cannot touch our freedom of expression. If you touch to the cartoon, you will touch the horror, our more, uh, value, uh, uh, for fear of expression. And you have a certain voice that I, I, I do represents, uh, which is, uh, I mean, uh, freedom of expression doesn't mean that you have to, um, uh, let's say humiliate people. And, uh, and, uh, I remember the Obama speech in 2009, uh, when he addressed the Muslim world in Cairo and telling that when you, you attack  one, when believing, when belief, you just, uh, attack the whole whole of them. So it really address a very, very good speech. And I, uh, tried to, to not to put it as a mother, that's what we could do, what the president could do now, uh, instead of having, let's say a kind of a very, a military speech, you know, very, uh, strong and, Anne Guidicelli: (18:15) Um, Obama at the time was using a very positive speech. And, uh, let's say towards the Michelin people, uh, not the missing States. So he contributed to, uh, give some humanity and the D politicized, or if we can say that, um, the, the debates and, uh, is the Islam compatible, uh, with the Republic or the democracy. Dana Lewis - Host: (18:47) But do you think of Macron had been more conciliatory and found more middle ground rather than making this tough on terrorist speech come out and said, look, we condemn terror. We condemn what happened in nice. We condemn violence at any stage, but we also ask for sensitivity to religious symbols that may anger the Muslim population, uh, not as a sign of surrender, but as a sign of inclusion, do you think that would have taken the temperature down a little bit and why couldn't he do that? I mean, he must have known what he was doing. Anne Guidicelli: (19:21) Yeah, sure. You know, uh, differently Chirac, uh, he doesn't know very well he's part of the world, but if you notice at the beginning, he, he said something during the, his campaign, uh, telling that the, the, the war in geria, uh, was, you know, a mistake and colonization was a, uh, crime of humanity. It was, uh, something that very far from his position nowadays. So we can understand that. I mean, I'm, I'm sure that he really, uh, he doesn't like the cartoons, those cartoons, but, uh, he it's too late anywhere nowadays, because the, all the, I mean, the, the consequences, the impact of not only the republication of challis and those cartoons, but also what he said about these radical Islam and the, what he called the [inaudible], which is, uh, fighting against the community who are living communities, which are living in France, but not, not in compliance with the French system, uh, recovery. So, uh, that has not been well understood and also very well as to metabolized by of course, uh, missing brother, uh, brotherhood, uh, and the other country like Turkey who jumps on the occasion. Dana Lewis - Host: (21:03) Yeah. President Eric, the  one certainly called him crazy to some degree. And you have, uh, you know, leaders around the world and demonstrations around the world against France now, and Macron really making it out to be the, that France is against, uh, the, against the Muslims, even though France has taken in so many Muslims. Anne Guidicelli: (21:25) Yeah. I mean, uh, I think that's, we are now, I mean, me, I'm really promoting, I advocate the fact that we have to dialogue, dialogue, explain, explain what is our STEM put more value of? I mean, what, what the Muslim, the French ms. Freeman had, uh, brought to our, uh, success or our country, you know, all positive things that that could be cool. And, uh, we re recreate some, uh, some, uh, dialogue and, uh, uh, respects. And, uh, Dana Lewis - Host: (22:06) Right now the divide is, is growing. And th th just, it's just the promise of more, more bloodshed and more conflict. Do you think Anne Guidicelli: (22:17) There's many consequences? First of all, of course, security, a consequence under, in the T under the territory, but also abroad because, um, the, the risk is to have similar to news attacks in France and in another country against French targets, interest or individuals. And, uh, the second  one is, uh, uh, diplomatic. That means that, uh, uh, France will not, would not be able to make his voice, its voice hurts anymore. And, uh, somebody of economical consequence is because, uh, some country could choose to buy some, uh, uh, to sign big deals, you know, with, uh, the, the French, uh, big companies, because they are French. So, uh, eh, we cannot trust any more French people and we don't want to have them on the ground and things like that. So the only things to do is to, uh, at least to, to, to, to, to hold the narrative about domestic things in France and the, the, how we consider the Muslim civilization. And it was all seen as, you know, the counter influence. The, even some say, may not know to, uh, to come to the provider that, that in some country, uh, by, uh, [inaudible] and all the radical trends that, that friendship is fighting Dana Lewis - Host: (24:04) Anne Guidicelli from the international intelligence cluster. And great to talk to you, thank you for being generous with your time. Anne Guidicelli: (24:10) Thank you. Dana Lewis - Host: (24:15) Rokhaya Diallo is a writer and documentary maker in Paris. Uh, she does a lot of writing for many different sources, including the Washington post, and she is a prominent anti-racist campaigner and very prominent in France. Thank you very much for joining us. Rokhaya Diallo: (24:30) Thank you. Thank you for inviting me. Dana Lewis - Host: (24:32) You're a black feminist daughter of Muslim, uh Singhalese and Gambian immigrants. And you grew up in Paris, uh, in a suburb there, and you earn your living sort of writing about race and France. And I only, I only say this and draw the attention to the fact that you have a Muslim background, because it's important understanding how Muslims feel right now in France. Can you tell me, um, you know, you're in touch with the community? What are people saying? Rokhaya Diallo: (24:59) Yes. Um, it's a very difficult time because, um, they have been from the politicians, uh, constant, uh, demands, uh, to the Muslim community to say openly that they didn't stand with the terrorists. And the thing is that it's very offensive to say that because most of the, uh, official organism Muslim organizations have ascended deepest condolences, um, after the attacks and have said how they were, um, standing with the rest of the, of the nation against terrorism and the idea that Muslims should stand, um, higher than the rest of the population, um, draw a line between us and them who are supposedly close to extremism. And who's, if they don't say anything, we'll be, you know, people could be suspicious against them. So it's, it's kind of difficult. Even myself as a Muslim domain is, have faced, faced some, some nasty moments, Dana Lewis - Host: (26:03) Nasty moments in terms of people lashing out at you in the community. Rokhaya Diallo: (26:07) Uh, no. Um, for example, I have been very, uh, I have been  one of the people who were very critique against Shania DOE before the attacks. I signed an op ed in 2011. So it was, um, four years before the deadly attacks to say that to me, uh, the way they were using, um, their, uh, their cartoons was what's kind of nurturing, feeding and Islamophobic context. So, uh, that, that, uh, op ed was signed in a context where, uh, Sharia do was already did, did already face an attack that was not deadly. It was in the night, it was a fire. So I signed that op-ed, Dana Lewis - Host: (26:50) This is before the actual shootings took place in 2015 in their office. Rokhaya Diallo: (26:54) It was four years, four years before. And, and we still don't know who said the local on fire. And the thing is that we were 22 sign the op ed, and that I am the only  one to be consented with, questioned about me, about my signature. And  two weeks ago, I was in a debate about gender, about feminism, and a very prominent philosopher told me that I was, um, I was responsible for the shooting. And before saying that, he said, you are a Muslim black woman, and you aren't the arms of the terrorists. You say that on the TV channel in front of 1 million people, I was in shock because, you know, I didn't understood the, the, the reason for reminding that I was Muslim. And to say that the text that I signed years before the shooting was made me having any relationship with the terrorist. So it was, it really was major contributors here in France, but it reminded me that besides being a journalist to some people, I was seeing a Muslim woman, Dana Lewis - Host: (28:04) Where is the truth between the  two, this great division within France, because the, the original publication of the cartoons, which resulted in those shootings, um, you know, obviously all of us stood with France at the time I was a reporter. I came to Paris and I covered that. Um, and we felt that, you know, obviously there was extreme violence going after cartoonists in an office and shooting them. And, um, and then there was also another attack on, uh, on a grocer Jewish grocery store. Um, and, and people felt terrible and they felt real solidarity with France. And yet there is many people that are uncomfortable with the publishing of these cartoons because they do offend. So, so where do you either have to be on Macron side or on the Muslim population side? Or do you think most people in France fits somewhere in the middle? Rokhaya Diallo: (28:59) I think that many people are in the middle. Like you, you have people who understand that we have the right to publish any cartoon. And I understand that, I understand that it's the freedom of speech and you have the right to criticize any religion. The thing is that, why are you doing that? Like, I understand the idea that, um, [inaudible] is a, is a, is, um, humoristic newspaper. And th they have a way to use satire to tack people and to make them make fun of them. But to me, it's my personal conception. When you are power as a, as a newspaper, the is to make fun of those who are in position of power. So constantly, uh, targeting Muslims is there, right? But I'm not sure, uh, about the reason because Muslims, people, Muslim people are already at the bottom of the society that they belong to the poorest fringes of the French society. They face constant discrimination, a constant offensive language in the media. So I think on the top, the top of that, um, those, um, how can I say that offensive cartoons? I don't know how it can help us getting any better. Dana Lewis - Host: (30:20) Good. Tell me, why do you think that president Macron didn't deliver? I mean, he's an intelligent person. Why did he not deliver a more measured statement after the beheading of the school teacher obviously was an emotional moment for him and for the, for France, that violence, again, a terrible act of violence against the teacher teacher, who, who through educating people about free speech, showed some cartoons and there was a debate whether he should have or not. But do you think that Macron could have been a little more measured and a little more sensitive to the Muslim population? Why was he not? And did he, did he do that intentionally, do you think because of the political field in France and elections are, are in front of them? Rokhaya Diallo: (31:03) I think that my coins in a very, very tricky position, because those cartoons as the cost, the customer lives, and it was a major trauma in France, the killing in China do. And then in the, in the, in the [inaudible], the Jewish supermarket was, uh, a major tumor because it was so horrendous. And so I think that from that time, the cartoons have been the symbol of freedom of speech. And people would say that it is our identity, and we need to stand in the defense. And I think that Muslims don't process it that way. No, like that there are most of the Muslim, I'm not comfortable with the cartoons, but they're, you know, they're okay. They're like, okay, it's okay. We won't say anything because it's the freedom of speech, but I, they're not, they're not comfortable with that. And there is a small portion of postpone portion of people who, um, are violent, but it's, it's, it's like just a, no, some, some, some persons. Rokhaya Diallo: (32:03) And the thing is that I think that my home cannot really, uh, uh, have a more balanced, uh, this course without it can't because it would anger the majority of, uh, French people. Because I think that most of them think that it is the symbol of our identity of free, free speech. We don't, I don't think, I don't think it's like, I don't think that our free speech or free speech only stands in those cartoons, but it has become a kind of symbol of what we stand for. And the fact that so many countries, um, out of friends don't understand what we are doing, really feed the idea that we are a very particular identity and way of defending freedom of speech. So we need to stand and to defend of French particularism. And it's a trap because my comb, it cannot say that it's offensive. And at the same time, it cannot say that we need to give up because it would send a message that, Oh, we have lost, uh, to, uh, terrorism and violence. Dana Lewis - Host: (33:15) I'm Canadian. I talking to you from London, but I'm Canadian. My prime minister Trudeau came out and he said, he said in, in, in solidarity with friends and in condemning violence, he also said in a press conference, um, freedom of expression does not come without limits. We owe it to ourselves to act with respect for others and seek not to arbitrarily or unnecessarily injure those with whom we're sharing a society that's measured. Rokhaya Diallo: (33:44) Yes, that's measured. And I definitely understand what he says. And the thing is that in France, in France, many people commented what he said as Oh, as him being a coward. You see? So they don't understand that he's trying to bring, um, a whole society together and to make sure that the freedom of some wouldn't be an offense to the others. It's, um, it's not seen like that. And, um, and, and to me, there is this, we, we, we don't in France. We don't really understand what it is to be a minority. And the fact that you cannot just say I'm free to say anything. And that freedom would be offensive to a group that is already, um, already on the side, on the side, on the side of the society. So I feel like, um, we coming from a very different culture in which, um, the culture of the majority, uh, is not seen as dominant, but it's seen as being the norm. Dana Lewis - Host: (34:45) I mean, obviously they have some history there with the Roman Catholic church and, and S and Francis secular ism and separation of church and state. But they, they apparently haven't explained this very well to people like president Erdogan of Turkey who sees this as, you know, what is Macron's problem with Islam and nor have they seem to explain it to their own people, people who have immigrated to France and live there and are French citizens. Rokhaya Diallo: (35:13) I think that people understand because you don't have protests in France, again, against the cartoons. You don't have protests from French Muslims. Most of the organizations and the religious leaders, they come to, to try to bring peace to the public experience. Actually, I think that the French Muslims are much more moderate than Muslims from the other countries, but still they are facing demands to say louder and louder that they are not terrorists, that there are, uh, they are okay with the caricatures, which is, you know, you can just, uh, don't care. You can just not care about the characters, but I think that there is a difference between what was the situation of France in the early 20th century with the church that was dominant. And we get to racism being the religion of the majority. And now there is no, uh, Islam is not in the same position. It's not threatening the power of the state and Muslim people are less than 10% of the population. And among them, uh, there are the poorest, um, fringes of, uh, the French nation. So it's not the same. There is no threat of Islam, uh, you know, getting over, uh, the French state. So it's very different. Dana Lewis - Host: (36:29) Two,  two quick questions, president air to  one. Do you think that that was helpful? What he said, do you think that he, he thought he's standing up for Muslims, or do you think that he was igniting the situation further in France? Rokhaya Diallo: (36:41) You know, um, uh, I think is, is, is just, um, using that what's going on to, to make domestic politics because, you know, we haven't heard him being that loud against China and the way they are treating wiggles. So like, I understand that there is an issue in France, but if you cannot be a president dealing so well with China and not saying anything about the way Muslims are tortured there, and then, uh, say that France is your, uh, top problem. So I think that, Dana Lewis - Host: (37:13) And obviously they have a little bit of history Macron in there, the  one over Greece and the Mediterranean and other differences Rokhaya Diallo: (37:19) And the integration. So I think in just, it's just taking advantage of the rage rage against Muslims, community, Muslim communities, Dana Lewis - Host: (37:27) Where does this go from here to, to wrap this up, do you think, and what do, what do you worry about? Is it going to become more radicalized? And is there going to be more violence? Um, or how, how does, where does it go from here? It doesn't seem, we've seen this attack in Vienna now. Um, and obviously there's the danger that, um, there, isn't more understanding in the Muslim community in France, that there is less, uh, and they feel more discriminated against. Um, and that acts like what has taken place with the school teacher become even more possible tragically Rokhaya Diallo: (38:07) It's, it's, um, it's very concerning actually, because I can feel that with the pandemic, with the lockdown, there is much tension in the French society, as well as many, many, many other societies. And the fact that the government is focusing so much on trying to shut down and Muslim organizations, uh, so quickly, um, make, um, Muslim people think that there are criminalized for just being openly Muslim and trying to stand for their rights. So on  one side, it goes, uh, you know, to, to, to feel, to fuel the idea that, um, that, uh, you know, you are not accepted as a Muslim in the French nation. And then on the other side, there is, um, these like, uh, civilization, civilization, war rhetoric that makes French, uh, you know, that makes, uh, the country having the idea that we are standing alone against another civilization, civilization, which is not true. It's much more complex than that. Dana Lewis - Host: (39:14) Well, and as we speak, you know, even here in the United Kingdom, now they've increased the security alert to the top level, and they're worried about attacks here. So it is spreading beyond francis' borders, but Rokia Diablo really pleasure to talk to you. Thanks for being so generous with your time. And it was great to have your thoughts. Rokhaya Diallo: (39:30) Thank you. It was a pleasure. Thank you for inviting me, Mexico Q4 Speaker 2: (39:34) In that hour, backstory on France and free speech and the crackdown on radical Muslims who have used terror in an attempt to silence what they view as offensive cartoon. Much of this took place when America was consumed with its election and the cliff edge dramatic vote count. I mean, we can't blame Americans if they tuned out of international news and missed a lot. And I was watching a lot of it too, but usually us news networks don't cover the world the way they should. That's why we bring you backstory with Dana Lewis. Please share this podcast subscribe, and you're welcome to sponsor this podcast. Get in touch, stay healthy, and I'll talk to you again soon.

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GINNY BRIGHTON - SERPENT - 19 - BISEXUAL

ginny is a very solitary person. she wasn’t always. growing up, ginny had a mother, at the very least. her father disappeared before she was born and her mother died when she was 10. with no brothers, no siblings and nowhere to go, ginny was alone on the streets. she found herself little hidey holes, mostly by breaking and entering. despite being small and relatively shy on a face to face basis, ginny is tough. she was very young when she became a serpent, but she’s brave as hell in any bad situation. she had a best friend whom she dated for quite a few years, but was friends with since they were in kindergarten. he died the year before all this started and ginny has been relatively isolated since, though she did rekindle her friendship with kitty as a result. ginny is finally getting to the point of wanting people in her life again. 

A FEW WANTED CONNECTIONS: a best friend (probably also would’ve known her boyfriend who died), neighbours, roommate, someone she briefly lived with on the streets.

EVIE PARRISH - GHOULIE SECOND-IN-COMMAND - 19 - BISEXUAL

evie grew up in an orphanage with only her older brother. they were taken from their parents at a young age on abuse charges, but they don’t know much more about their parents than that. parrish was a name given to them by the state, as far as she knows. evie has a lot of anger issues. she works as an EMT and is very intelligent, but also incredibly reckless. she’s known for rocking up with a black eye and a cut lip, laughing about a fight she got into. despite the long blonde hair and small frame, evie is anything but weak. she’s very brave and struggles to let people in. velvet is her ride or die best friend and evie would do anything in the world for her. evie has never had a partner and struggles to imagine anyone ever wanting her in that way.

A FEW WANTED CONNECTIONS: ex-hook up (evie has never had a partner, but she’s never been one to be left behind on anything physical), friend from the orphanage, BROTHER (v v wanted), friends in general.

FREYA MASON - SOUTH SIDER - 20 - BISEXUAL

freya is someone who grew up on the north side. she was never much good at north sider things, never the type to want to sit around and brag about wealth with her rich parents. when her parents lost all their money (after it coming out her father had been embezzling from his company), they decided to leave town. freya didn’t want to go with anyway, which worked out fine, because they up and left one day while freya was at school. she moved to the south side and spent a fair bit of her time crashing in abandoned places or trailers. she’s spent a lot of her life as a con-artist or a thief, taking what she needed to take to survive. heather is her ride or die and freya considers her her only real family.

A FEW WANTED CONNECTIONS: ex-boyfriend (north side preferably), hook up (past or present), friends, former friends from the north side.

RORY DALLAS - SERPENT KING - 30 - BISEXUAL

rory is a legacy serpent, with a father and grandfather in the serpents before him. he’s loyal to a T and the type to give up anything he has for a person in need. he has a bit of a hero complex, something which has led him to be a fairly lonely person in life. between being a fairly high brow lawyer (putting himself through law school on three jobs) and the serpent king, rory has very little time for friends or family and very little time for himself. his last relationship ended because of this, his complete inability to detach himself from his responsibilities. rory genuinely loves the serpents and believes in ushering them into a new phase of the serpents, one where women are more accepted and the old ways aren’t. rory’s best friend is his second, silas.

A FEW WANTED CONNECTIONS: ex girlfriend (broke up because he’s a highkey workaholic), childhood best friends, neighbour, colleague at work, someone rory represented and helped (ideally someone he’d be close with)

ALFIE LEWIS - SERPENT - 20 - BISEXUAL

alfie doesn’t have very much family around him. he has parents, but they’re not in town anymore and he’s not overly close to them. he’s not particularly fixated on it though, quite happy to be independent. alfie has never been the most outgoing person in the world. despite how he might look, alfie is a big sweetheart. most often, he’s used for intimidating purposes in the serpents. standing at 6′5, alfie appears like a brick shithouse, the type of person most people wouldn’t want to take on in a fight. mostly he isn’t violent, though he does what he has to do for the serpents. currently dating velvet (though has been too shy to ask her to make it official). best friend of gunnar. 

A FEW WANTED CONNECTIONS: a cousin would be cool, since he’s pretty distant from most family. other close or best friends. a first love (would’ve broken up on good terms, the only other person he’s been with except velvet). childhood friends/best friend.

LUCY FITZGERALD - SERPENT - 20 - BISEXUAL

lucy is about the epitome of someone who’s only a serpent because of family ties. she followed her brother charlie, desperate to be with him, since he’s someone she idolises and adores. lucy was previously in a physically abusive relationship, wherein which she pressed charges. as the result of this, though, lucy struggles with speaking up and being confident. her fear of that person has warped her personality in such a way that she’s afraid of ever speaking up or being around people alone sometimes. lucy is desperately trying to repair herself, tired of being afraid and struggling. she’s enlisted kitty to help her figure out how to move forward from this point and become someone stronger and not so led by her fears.

A FEW WANTED CONNECTIONS: a best friend (a pure ride or die who’s been with lucy through everything and seen how badly it’s affected her), friends, first love (probably ended on good terms with lucy being so sweet), co-workers (lucy is a mechanic).

SAMMY WEST - GHOULIE - 21 - BISEXUAL

sammy is really just a big bean. he grew up in the foster system and moved from place to place a lot. he has very little to do with any of that now. he was led to the ghoulies by his ability to hack and to be of use in that department. truthfully, sammy doesn’t know why or how he wound up there, but feels like he sort of stumbles awkwardly through most of life. he has pretty severe self worth issues that don’t seem to be improving all that much. he’s only recently begun dating pixie, but he would do anything in the world for her. he’s very good friends with ace and feels a lot of loyalty to her as well. he’s currently got his best friend brooks living with him. luna is his sister figure from foster care and someone he loves dearly. sammy isn’t really the most intimidating, but he would fight for her.

A FEW WANTED CONNECTIONS: ghoulie friends... idk, anything really. he’s such a bean, i think he’d mostly had friends or people he’s mildly afraid of.

HARLEY POND-RADCLIFFE - GHOULIE - 20 - BISEXUAL (DEAD MAYOR’S DAUGHTER)

harley’s father was the first victim of the grudge, but harley didn’t feel grief the way most people did. her father was a cruel and abusive man and harley jumped ship when she was old enough to realise how fucked up her life had become.  harley lived on the streets of the north side for a significant period of time, unsure of what else to do with herself. no one trusted her and once she jumped ship, her father had slandered her to anyone who would listen as a drug user (despite her very young age). it was pixie who eventually led harley to the ghoulies and convinced the leader to let her in. harley goes to great lengths to try to show people she’s loyal, afraid to be distrusted. 

A FEW WANTED CONNECTIONS: ride or die best friend aka the dream plot. a love interest would be awesome, maybe someone who talks to her about her parents or even who knew her back then? some close friends within the ghoulies. someone she was friends with when she was a north sider. someone she considers like a sibling.

BABY PELETIER - SOUTH SIDE - 21 - BISEXUAL

baby is only in riverdale by chance, really. her mother was a north sider who was knocked up by a serpent. her mother, whose parents had been abusive towards her, just left town, with nothing but her and her daughter. she never told her father. because of her relationship with her parents, baby’s mother got baby very into self defence from a young age, teaching her to be proficient in almost every weapon, as well as martial arts, something baby rarely talks about. a year or so back, a robbery gone wrong resulted in baby witnessing her mother dying. having believed her father had abandoned her, baby received a letter from her mother’s estate admitting her father’s name and that he didn’t know about her. baby moved to riverdale to find him, but found out he had been killed in a gang related incident. now she’s in riverdale with absolutely no one in the world, trying desperately to find people and things worth staying for.

A FEW WANTED CONNECTIONS: a new best friend (she hasn’t been there long), maybe a half sibling? a sibling of her deceased father, friends of any kind, a roommate would also be awesome. 

HOLLY WINCHESTER - NORTH SIDER - 21 - BISEXUAL

holly grew up in riverdale and lived there full time until she was 13. at that time, holly’s father (whom she is very close to), took her to new york to pursue her dream of theatre. despite seeming to be very shy, holly comes alive on stage, bright and engaging. she grew up on stage, having been very lucky to get that chance as a child. holly would come back for at least a few months every year. recently her mother fell ill and had to stay long term in hospital. holly and her father have come home for her mother and 3 other siblings. holly likes being back, but feels a bit out of step with the rest of riverdale. she is best friends with cindy.

A FEW WANTED CONNECTIONS: friends, for sure. a neighbour. THREE SIBLINGS, ANY AGE/GENDER. a love interest would be super awesome; i’d love a slow burn friends to lovers type of deal for her!

RILEY DANIELS - NORTH SIDER - 26 - BISEXUAL

riley is a v big bean. no mean bone in his body. growing up, he was the golden boy, popular, outgoing, athletic. he and his girlfriend started dating when he was 13. they were together until 23, when he asked her to marry him. they were engaged when she was killed. it was only in the autopsy report that riley found out his fiance had been pregnant. he was absolutely wrecked, but pulled away from everyone else, having absolutely no idea how to operate without his other half. riley obsesses over helping others, sometimes to the point of ignoring his own needs or his own feelings. he goes out of his way to help anyone he comes across, but is also struggling with his own mental health. it’s been about two years since his fiance died, and he hasn’t dated since, mostly out of guilt. he doesn’t feel like one person can get that lucky twice. older brother to lavinia. 

A FEW WANTED CONNECTIONS: a best friend, friends, love interest, anything like that would be chill. really he needs anything at all!

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I just went through your Lewis slander tag and this is the funniest shit I’ve ever seen 👏 oppress him

we call it slander so i dont get sued... we know i speak the truth

anyway oppress ur local useless mayor for womens history month 🙏❤️ #girlboss