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askmalal · 2 years

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Further thoughts on 11th Legion Lore, for those with an interest in such things, from the Mortal Scribe(tm). More for A’s ongoing work on the project and how to think of it conceptually, but they note that some of you also seem to be interested in this sort of thing:.

Operational Organization of Legio XI (Dust Raisers):

According to the official “timeline,” the fourth Primarch to be rediscovered seems to have been either the 2nd or the 11th, while the other Lost Primarch was discovered relatively late (third or penultimate to last.)

If we assume that the more recent books and stories are accurate (no story bible) Corvus Corax took part in the Crusade for at least a century, or right around that much, and Corax was the last to be rediscovered (as opposed to the original timeline, which says Alpharius was the last) we can assume the second of the Lost Primarchs was probably active from about late Middle to early Late Crusade. Oddly, Russ seems to have been involved in discovery of both.

For my purposes, I assume the 11th was the formermost, rather than the latter, which accounts for most of the Primarchs having knowledge of him (or her, if you prefer.)

At the apex of its growth, the 11th Legion consisted of approximately 63,500 combatant, divided into eleven Companies, divided between four Great Companies. This makes them among the smallest of the Legions - larger than the Thousand Sons and smaller than the Raven Guard prior to Gate 16. The 11th took part in the Unification and the Early Great Crusade prior to the rediscovery of their Primarch.

The Legion was organized initially into three Great Companies or “Ibutho”, each comprised of four Companies, or “Iviyo.” The Primarch expanded the size of each Company (stabilized gene-seed, larger abundance of recruits) and increased the number of Great Companies from three to four.

Although Pariah System was colonized by Afrik and Hibernian families, the Terran Legion was drawn almost exclusively from cultures with strong reputation for navigation: this was predominantly then comprised of Sud-Afrik and Ost-Afrik Legionaries. As such, when elements of the Primarch’s local forces were inducted into the Eleventh, they were actually more familiar with Hibernian terminology flavored with Afrik cultural influences. This means that the recruits got on well with the veterans but were initially unfamiliar with the Terran organizational terms.

As such, the Primarch chose to reorganize with terminology that would allow for a smooth integration. The Ibuthos were redesignated “Musters” (a literal translation of the word), whilst the Iviyos were redesignated “Warbands” (the meaning of ‘Iviyo’ can be read as ‘Regiment’ or ‘Warband’.) For the Parians, who were mostly familiar with a system of “Scaitha” (Regiments,) this helped to ease transition, while minimizing issues for the veteran Terrans.

Each of the four Musters were now comprised of three Warbands. Warbands were numbered sequentially. 1st-3rd Companies were part of 1st Muster, 4th-6th part of 2nd, etc. For tactical purposes, the Musters were assigned High Gothic numerals and color codes. Color meant very little to most 11th Legionaries, as most developed rod-monochromatism upon implantation of the modified Occulobe, but they were necessary for tactical integration with the remainder of Imperial forces, while numerals were useful for those in the Legion with no color sight.

The Warbands, meanwhile, had often been given nicknames by the Terran veterans. They were encouraged to keep these names, and after about three decades of fighting together, the companies each had cognomen based upon Afro-Hibernian traditions.

Colors and numbers were displayed on right knee, with optics matching Muster number. Helmet crests were usually black.

Muster I (Red)

1st. “Horned Vipers” (Red)

2nd. “Washers of Spears” (Red/White)

3rd. “Red Caps” (White/Red)

Muster II (Yellow)

4th. “Bees” (Yellow)

5th. “Earth Shakers” (Yellow/White)

6th. “Hellfighters” (White/Yellow)

Muster III (Black)

7th. “Sluagh” (Black)

8th. “Reavers” (Black/White)

9th. “Man Eaters” (White/Black)

Muster IV (Green)

10th: “Wild Hunt” (Green)

11th. “Sons of the Shuk” (Green/White)

12th. “Warp Phantoms” (White/Green)

Unlike many of the other legions, Legio XI did not concentrate its most veteran formations in 1st Company (Warband) and a Company’s number did not indicate seniority or prominence. From the standpoint of experience, IV Muster’s three Warbands held an arguably high concentration of both long time veterans and new rankers.

10th Warband was fleet based. It was comprised of a heavy concentration of Legion cavalry and reconnaissance units, along with at least one third of the Legion’s air assets. Most of the attached Questoris and Titan assets could also be found here, for operational purposes. As such, 10th Warband was often sectioned in detachments to support the other Companies.

11th Warband was one of two “Reserve” Warbands, and was the theoretical home formation for the Primarch, his retinue, and most of the Legion’s super-heavy assets. The inner circle of the Legion’s interred (Dreadnoughts) could also be found here. The Legion Forge was headquartered here

12th Warband was the second “Reserve” Warband. It was oversized, consisting of the garrisons of the Pariah System, the training cohorts, and the Apothecarion Primus. For unknown reasons, the senior most Legionary Psykers (the Caith-Sidhe) were attached to the 12th.

Finally, the typical pattern in each Muster was to feature two ‘Light’ Warbands and one ‘Heavy’ Warband, though this was reversed in the 4th Muster.

A “Light” Warband featured two units of foot or cavalry for every one unit of armor, with a supporting unit of artillery. A “Heavy” Warband featured two units of armor for every unit of infantry or cavalry, with two units of supporting artillery.

Terminators were available to all formations. With the exception of Nullificators (pioneered by the 11th,) who were equipped with Cataphractii or Saturnine Pattern armor, the vast majority were equipped with Tartaros armor. The 11th did not officially use Indomitus pattern, which had not been developed by the time of Rangdan.

#I’ve clearly overthought this #military science fiction #the horus heresy #age of darkness #warhammer30k #the eleventh legion #the eleventh primarch #the lost legions #imperium of man #legiones astartes #malal #malice #askmalal #ask me questions #rangdan #chaos gods #warhammer 40k #the nemean reaver

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rottenwoodandwiltedsunflowers · 3 years

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2/3-2/5 Waffle Recap(ish)s

It’s the big day of re-open! Such a big congratulations to the cast and crew who made it back to this point. The last few years have been a lot and I’m so happy to see everyone back and the McKittrick machine looking better than ever, honestly.

We had tickets to the show tonight. Full disclosure, originally we had a cruise scheduled for today. When they rescheduled the original October opening and announced the 2/14 open we took about an hour to determine that our insanely expensive (already rescheduled from pre-pandemic) cruise needed to be moved again. Priorities...am I right? We are meeting up with Mickey to sail the seas next week but planned to come to reopening and go back home tomorrow. When they opened up the weeks of previews and offered us access to the free preview on 2/2, we decided to come into town that week instead and ditch the reopening show. Kids in school are not conducive to out-of-town adult trips and we decided not to risk additional Covid exposures so close to our sail date. (Once again-full disclosure, we would have done it for one night if there were no previews because priorities.)

So I am sitting at home, 6 hours away, having some intense FOMO right now. I know this was the right choice and I’m so glad I was able to see 5 shows a few weeks ago but here we are. I guess instead I’ll just gush to the internet about how great everything is right now in the building.

Once again, here is your spoiler content warning. If you want to know nothing about the show in it’s current form then STOP READING! I am going to talk about what I saw and my experiences inside the hotel. There were no 1:1′s when I went, so everything is free to be seen in the open or through windows and doors. (The 6th floor 1:1 does exist but I didn’t get it nor would I talk about it anyway.)

As I think back to my shows a few weeks ago, the thing I keep coming back to is how good everything was. The sets are fully refreshed and contain lots of new and interesting things to see. I spent probably 45 minutes one show going through almost everything on the 5th floor set. The dentist office is fully restocked, which was delightful. One of the patient charts now has a ton of bird imagery hand drawn in black pen over the page of charting. I was happy to see the weird collage on the far side of the wall with the beds. I remember when it popped up years ago and I like looking through it every once in a while. I found an old style stethoscope in the drawer of the office in the hallway. That made me grin as I took it out and inspected it. I repeatedly found myself looking at the wolf family. The nurse shaw box in the nurses office has been redesigned and I love it! Now instead of just having some photos of family and her house (presumably) it also contains her birth certificate. The box has a false bottom and also contains a letter from her mother detailing how her father is ill and they will no longer be able to visit her at St. James Sanatarium. Just another delightful find! The cabinet in the room with the bathtubs has also been overhauled and now not only contains nails but other random things that had been swallowed by patients. I noticed a new page affixed to the window. It’s hella dark back there so I had to struggle to read what it said but it was a list of pica patient names and what they had regurgitated after eating. It corresponded to the displays in the case by number. I noticed the soap cross has been refreshed and moved back to the corner in the bathtub room. I was a bit disappointed to find the Lady Macbeth files had been removed from the desk they were in pre-shutdown.

I spent a considerable amount of time on the 5th floor watching the characters. So much so that at my last show I went to check who was playing the nurse and matron and I had to tell myself to leave the floor. After I saw the cast members, I was tempted to watch Joy’s nurse again but made myself go explore the 4th floor instead. There is probably a limited amount of time you can spend looking at the same performer over the course of 4 days before it becomes downright creepy. I feel like I may have been approaching that point. I saw many of the new 5th floor scenes several more times during these shows. The best scene I have ever seen (except of course the Caroline/Hecate 2:1) happens in one of my absolute favorite spaces, the padded cell. All the new content brings together the narrative loops of these characters and starts to really tie things together tightly. For all of the fandom bitching about a lack of narrative and/or loop for nurse and matron, there is little room for criticism now.

One part of the loop starts out with the Matron chalking the wall like she has done before. Mostly they chalk, “Who must hang them? Why the honest men?”. Camara chalked, “Tis said they eat each other,” which I was elated about! It seems new but I remember that probably about a year before the shutdown she chalked this same thing one night. I remember because I wrote it down after and looked it up. I am one of the fans that isn’t super into Shakespeare generally but really liked the story of Macbeth before seeing Sleep No More. I know the story and have read it several times but I assumed that the quote was a direct Macbeth quote so I looked it up after that show to see where it came from and what it referenced. The line is said to Ross in the famous “A falcon was hawked...” section in reference to Duncan’s horses. I think the particular line was an individual actor choice by Camara but it fits in so perfectly in the new narrative that it gives me goosebumps. Camara’s matron is one that often looks excessively concerned and troubled when the bells toll for Duncan and it all plays into the new 5th floor loops.

The Nurse comes to collect the Matron after her collapse and takes her back to her hut in the corner. Like the old loop, they go through the rocking chair scene. The Matron checks the Nurse’s mouth with a spoon. The Nurse is spooked by the unforeseen aggression and goes fleeing from the woods. Now though, the Matron locks her hut and follows. Brandon’s Orderly rushes toward the exit, looses his footing on the last turn, and goes sprawling to the ground in the large clearing by the door under the blue light. He collects himself and heads toward the operating theater. All the while the Matron follows until they both end up in the theater with Matron looking down from above and watching the possessed limb dance proceed. God I forgot how much I love that dance. Joy’s power as a dancer shines though during this dance.

The Matron grabs the Nurse and drags her toward the padded cell. I will say that I love all the new scenes on the 5th floor but I'm sad the padded cell is now a locked room. I spent a fair amount of time pre-pandemic hanging out in the room and generally inadvertently creeping out other white masks. I will miss being able to walk in the room and sit for a few minutes. They enter the room and lock the door. The audience is relegated to watching any scenes through the slot in the door. My deepest regrets to those of you who are vertically challenged. My wife is 5′3″ and she struggled to see through the slot. Any shorter and you are probably not going to be able to see. The Nurse and Matron walk back toward the far wall and hold up their hands, touching palm to palm, against the center of the feather pattern on the wall. Nurse comes back toward the door pressing their face to the slot and looking panicked as they yank at the locked doorknob. They desperately plead for help before the Nurse leads them back into the room. There is some back and forth tense choreography before they join hands in the middle of the room. The start spinning in circles and it is reminiscent of children playing ring around the rosie. Joy and Camara laughed and giggled loudly enough to be heard from the hall. The lights begin to dim and flicker, then the matron and nurse break apart and start tumbling side to side independently from wall to wall. It reminded me of a ship caught in a storm. Perhaps that's just the imagery that the hotel evokes for me. They drop out of sight and everything goes quiet. The lucky people gathered around the slot are left wondering where they are, straining to see into the corners of the room. Suddenly fingers appear slowly creeping through the opening. It caused my heart to jump the first time I saw it and I heard audible gasps from friends I subsequently watched it with. The Nurse appears in the slot and turns to face the Matron who also pops up. Matron takes the Nurse’s face and opens their mouth. She begins to pull a long black feather from the Nurse’s mouth. The Matron looks alarmed and turns to head deeper into the room facing the patterned wall, adding the feather to it. As she does this the Nurse turns to the audience and slowly produces a nail which they insert into their mouth. They pause and lean in very close to the hole, whispering, “Please don’t tell.” Matron comes back and they exit the room.

The last time I saw the scene I was watching behind two friends who were seeing it for the first time. There was another random audience member standing over my shoulder and I happened to turn when the feather was being pulled out and witnessed them violently shaking their head in a no-no-no motion and waving their hands in front of them. It was one of those moments that reminded me how much I love watching other audience reactions to the show.

They exit separately with the Nurse heading back to the room with the beds. Matron comes through the bathtub room and stops in the doorway. The characters stare at each other and Nurse comes to usher Matron into the room to a bed on the far side. Nurse tucks Matron in tightly. She is sure to tuck the sheet into her sides starting at her feet and working her way back up to her neck. A blanket burrito. Fond memories of another time and a heavy red blanket surfaced for me. The Nurse continues to check the other beds, tucking in the rock person after checking on them. The Matron watches from her bed. Suddenly Nurse starts coughing. They choke for a moment stumbling to the far bed before pulling out a bedpan and coughing a nail over the end of the bed into the pan. It makes a loud clanking noise. The Matron is once again frightened and takes off back to her hut in the woods.

I hope that they keep this content in the show when 1:1′s begin emerging again. They can leave the 1:1 out and I wouldn’t mind one bit if it means we can keep these scenes. It was a chilling and eye opening moment at the end of the padded cell scene. It made me totally re-evaluate my thoughts on the characters and their relationship. Who is playing who here? Things are not always as they appear. It locks in some of the Paisley Witch history that was a bit muddled with the old tracks. As a 5th floor junkie, I was fundamentally shook by the new content. It made the chalking choice by Camara all the more potent. Working in Duncan’s horses to the 5th floor evoking times spent looking at the writing on the wall (literally) about Duncan’s horses. All the choices that were made seemed deliberately thoughtful. Or maybe I’m obsessively reading into everything- but isn't that what the hotel is for?

Has the cloth Jesus man in the room across the hall from the old 5th floor 1:1 room always had nails on his head and in his hands?!?! I feel like maybe but I can’t recall ever seeing them before and it was amazing to discover regardless. The Matron watches Taxi’s haunting 5th floor dance which is delightful. The goat in the woods had definitely gotten a good cleaning so I guess something positive has come of the pandemic. I’m happy for him!

Ruth Howard is everything I could want in an Agnes. I like my Agnes’ on a mission and willing to take no shit from Porter in the process! The back and forth with him across the lobby desk was strong and defiant and she was having none of his bullshit! She is here to find her sister, obnoxious Porter and creepy Fulton be damned! I love Agnes and did a little over a full loop with Ruth at the end of the show. Toward the end of the loop we ended up in Fulton’s shop alone as she made a locket. It was one of those magical moments where we were alone for the entire scene. It was surprising considering it was near the end of the show and there are usually a lot of people on Gallow Green. I was shocked no one even came in from the street. She looked up at me as she started and made eye contact. She looked at me again as she finished and gathered her things to head to Grace’s apartment. When she got into the room there were lots of other audience members milling around. She turned to me and walked up so we were eye to eye. After staring for a minute she held out the locket and pressed it into my palm before squeezing and turning back to the apartment. She began going through the mail and found the letter she sent to Grace undisturbed. Another new and amazing addition to the loop.

I saw Agnes find the missing Grace poster she had put up in Paisley Sweets complete with red lipstick smeared onto the face. Earlier in the show, Sexy witch pulls the poster down and leaves it on the table in the apartment. Agnes then disappears into the bedroom clearly distressed by the whole ordeal.

Joy’s Bald witch is amazing! Best bald I’ve seen in a long time. The choreography for the ballroom fight duet with Macduff has been reworked and is somehow more intense than it was before. Joy is so short and yet she takes the stairs SO FAST! Listen, the pandemic means that most of us are not in prime McKittrick shape anymore. I legitimately thought I might be dying by the time I got to the speakeasy for the witches’ meetup. There may have been hands on knees as I tried to catch my breath. Be warned, she is no joke on the stairs! I forgot how much I love watching people get hit with trees! It’s a horrible thing to love, but I’m a jerk. I know that when he trees start moving to hug a post in the ballroom, then wait. Inevitably, someone gets surprise hit with a tree. When Joy went to clear the trees she picked me out of the audience. She held her hand out to me and I slowly went to take it. She pulled it away. After a beat, she held it out again. I reached out again and she pulled it back smirking. I was VERY confused. She held it up a third time in front of her. I was very unsure of what to do so I slowly held my hand up and when it approached her’s, she made a gesture to stop. We stood there with our hands hovering in the air. She started to play this game where she moved her hand around and I mirrored her. It was a fun, COVID safe interaction. I loved the playful manner. I watched the witches meet up before the ballroom and I was interested to see what she would do in the corner. I followed as she retreated back. After getting a dink she waved me over and made a little spinning gesture with her finger. Dancing with the witches is both fun and terrifying for me. I can handle some real middle school swaying and that’s about it. After a second I did (what I’m sure was a ridiculous) spin. She smiled and made the gesture again. When a witch tells you to spin, regardless of how dumb you feel, you do the thing. After another spin she grinned at me and saddled up close. She looked past me shoulder and then made eye contact while whispering “Watch this!” She then whisked off past me to join the ballroom. It was fantastic. I stayed and watched her ballroom duet with Macduff a second time because it was that good.

Brandon Coleman is an excellent Orderly. 10 out of 10, highly recommend! I also highly recommend Stephanie’s Hecate. I was pleased to see her back!

I found my self spending a lot of time with Kelly Todd’s Danvers and full looped her Lady Macduff. She is one of those residents that has been around quite a few years and is a comfort follow for me. She draws you in. She is an amazing dancer but she also is just as good on the acting. There is nothing I love more than a cast member who takes advantage of the little moments. It’s the nuanced things that count when you’ve seen the same performance of a character fifty times. Kelly plays two roles right now that are direct foils to each other so it was cool to see her playing a cold and calculating Danvers one night then flip to the desperate and maternal Lady Macduff the next. Predator and prey. Her Danver intentionally adds more poison to the milk when she hears the bells toll for Duncan. It is an intentional and hateful move and it shows all over her face as she is doing it. She waltzes through the Macduff residence in the most disrespectful manner possible. Plucking her hair and hanging it on the wall alter in their living room, smearing lipstick on the face of a child statue, righting mirrors along the way. Perhaps the best was when she laid on their living room couch and relaxed back. She then closed her eyes and ran her hand slowly down her body in a seductive manner stopping at the bottom of her stomach. It was sexual in nature and was uncomfortable to watch. I applaud anyone who can make me feel uncomfortable in that building. It was the ultimate fuck off to the puritan Macduffs.

Her Lady Macduff is a total flip in character. Naive and innocent. Lady Macduff is one of the few truly innocent characters in the show. She did a lovely dance/choreography number in the children’s bedroom in lieu of the 1:1. After she was poisoned, her Moonlight Becomes you number in the hotel lobby was heartbreaking. She is clearly out of her mind and the moment the number starts to end and she sees the ghosts is haunting. It’s a goosebump moment when she makes eye contact and panics, the audience realizing they are the cause of the torment. She panics and throws the sheet back over the mirror. On a side note, I admire Kelly’s dedication to the character. She threw herself into the open drawer of the dresser hard enough where it must have left a bruise. As I followed her to the banquet she stopped on the landing of the stairs and slid down the wall, landing on the floor. She dragged herself to her feet with the railing, then lost her balance and threw herself down 3 or 4 stairs. It was scary and made me gasp. I’ve seen Lady Macduff stumble down the stairs holding the railing but the way she tumbled down several stairs felt dangerous. During her reset after her murder the Porter brings her things to her and sends her on her way. As if still waking from a dream, Kelly’s Lady Macduff kissed Andrews Porter. Full on kissed him on the lips. Another surprising and wonderful choice.

I saw her duet with Macduff on the bookshelf which is always beautiful. Toward the end of her loop when she goes to her bedroom to change back into her dress for the banquet, Kelly did something I’ve never seen before. Right before she exits the room she checked her appearance then took a pin out of the drawer and added to to the spiral pattern on the candle. I’ve seen the candle but never saw Lady MacDuff add to the pins.

I took some time my last show to see random scenes I wanted to catch. I saw the scene that happens instead of the Malcolm 1:1. He closes all the shades and doors to his office and climbs on top of the filing cabinets to get a paper out of an envelope high on the wall. He then proceeds to go into the back room and develop a photo! I’m sorry...what! I repeat, Malcolm actually does some detective work now. Wow. The photo is the one that looks like a mauled back of a woman. He then hangs it in the darkroom to dry. I caught the interrogation scene. Another scene that I don’t often see but I love. It seems like they are limiting the audience size to three, maybe four audience members.

Miscellaneous notes. The regularly scheduled elevator was back for the late show on Saturday. Everyone went in and it was a full elevator. Wonderful surprise. Evan’s James elevator operator was really going at Andy’s bar character. The snarky banter was at an all time high. Andy said it was nice to see James, Evan replied that it was one sided, Andy replied that was cold, Evan told him to grab a jacket next time. James intentionally rearranged the front of the elevator so that a couple was up front then separated them with one person being dropped on the 5th floor which was very enjoyable. He offloaded just over half the elevator on the 3rd floor then sent the rest of us down to the mezzanine. Just before the last stop he asked Kae about her shirt and she verbally answered with a sassy answer. She was caught off guard, he was caught off guard, a bit of laughing ensued. I caught him last loop as I was following Hecate. She was on her way through his shop to the reset on High Street. She has a new scene in Taxi’s shop where she writes the Porter note and gives it to an audience member then goes out to the reset. As a result, she is already in Taxi’s shop as he re-enters. Evan was walking through the door as Stephanie was rounding on the door. Taxi looked super surprised to see her. He then had a slightly frightened/sheepish look on his face and slowly started gesturing around the shop with his hands. We talked to Evan and Camara in the bar afterwards and Evan said to me, “I made you laugh!” I described what he did and Camara called it his “Little Mermaid moment” and I will forever look at his Taxi and think, “Look at this stuff. Isn’t it neat? Wouldn’t you say my collection’s complete?” I still laugh when I think about it because that’s EXACTLY what it was like. He made sweeping hand gestures as if to say, “Welcome to my shop. See my stuff? Isn’t it great?” Guys, it was so goofy and perfect and I’m still laughing!

The early show on Saturday brought on the first major technical issue I’ve ever seen that was a tech problem not prompted by the audience. I was watching the final banquet scene on the mezzanine with Brandon’s Orderly. Everything was going fine until Banquo started to enter the scene. Just before the big boom in the audio track, the whole audio cut out. Dead silence.The performers in that building are pure professionals. They kept going with their slow motion choreography and the toast was wild with no sound whatsoever. Silence throughout the space. They did the post-toast scene silently and sneered at Macbeth. Duncan silently rose from his seat and as he stood...the track came back on. Now when the audio cut out, I assumed the audio had cut out. Nope. The whole track had in fact stopped completely so here is Duncan standing with his hands outstretched and the audio comes back in with the big boom from when Banquo enters the scene. I can only imagine what the poor cast at the table was thinking. If it had been me it would have been something along the lines of, “Shit!” As the track played on, they all individually did some slow choreography to get back into place for the toast. Duncan slowly sat back down and by the time the glass chiming noise came in, they had reset to the right moment. They then continued on and did the whole thing again. It was a fantastic moment. If you were just seeing the show, you may not have even noticed. Thant’s how great this cast is!

This was an amazing run of shows. The McKittrick Hotel is back and better than ever even in “previews”. Heres to another golden age and the return to Manderley. It feels right to know that we can indeed go back!

#Sleep No More #mckittrick hotel #snm recap #Sleepnomore

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pockyandcoffee · 4 years

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Remember Tigre? These are his teammates (when they were all in their first stage). Although I’ll redesign them and their current selves from my Ultra Moon game.

For now, these are their info for now:

Woody the Pikipek

- Nature : Lonely

- Ability : Keen Eye

- grew up with strict parents with expectations so high he ran away and eventually ran into a Trainer and her Litten before being caught

- Tigre’s self-proclaimed bestie (Woody just went along with it)

- 2nd addition to the team

Evan the Eevee

- Nature : Relaxed

- Ability : Adaptability

- actually was pretty spoiled until he wandered off and got caught, now he just tags along since he was bored

- 4th addition to the team

Ria the Cutiefly

- Nature : Rash

- Ability : Honey Gather

- she was your average child that lived in the wilderness until she took interest in following a Trainer who was looking for a friend’s missing Pokémon

- mischief bby of the group

- 3rd addition to the team

Bop the Mareep

- Nature : Quiet

- Ability : Static

- he took a nap after wandering away from his family’s farm, after that he was taken in by a Trainer who thought he fainted

- causes the least trouble since he’s usually just listening to music by himself and/sleeping

- 5th addition to the team

Maddy the Mubray

- Nature : Quirky

- Ability : Stamina

- went looking for Bop but then she joined the group cause why not?

- she and Bop are step-siblings

- 6th addition to the team

There is also another teammate that is currently in my team (hint : Grass)

#pokemon gijinka #pokemon #pokemon ocs #pikipek #pikipek gijinka #eevve #eevee gijinka #cutiefly #cutiefly gijinka #mareep #mareep gijinka #mudbray #mudbray gijinka #my art #pokemon ultra moon #pokemon team

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hennessystevens-udaku · 6 years

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Happy Anniversary, Mr. Stevens

Since Love day is coming up I figured I’d kick it off with a little anniversary fluff in which our favorite prince gets spoiled by moi.

September 3rd

“You sure you don’t want anything?” Erik asked in disbelief. Much like Bastion, Hennessy lived in a constant state of ‘I want’ so to hear her say that she didn’t want anything for their anniversary had the prince more than a little skeptical and slightly afraid.

“Baby are you sick?” he asked as he pressed his hand to her forehead. She laughed that infectious laugh before slapping his hand away.

“I’m fine baby. I’m serious, I don’t want anything. I’ve got more than enough, I just want to spend the day with my prince.”

“Okay,” he finally concedes. “You sure this isn’t a trick?” She laughed once again before slapping his chest.

“Boy go on somewhere. I hear baby Daka crying,” she says as she walked out of his bedroom, downstairs to Aly’Sha’s tattoo shop.

“Did he believe you?”

“Nope, but that’s to be expected. How’s his arsenal coming along?”

“It’s almost ready. The last of the guns will be delivered later on.”

“Perfect. I’m going to go fill everyone else in on what I’m doing. I’ll be back later.”

“Alrighty,” Aly’Sha said as she went back to the stencil she was drawing.

September 4th

Hennessy woke earlier than usual. She’d already informed the rest of the wives and Little Bee about her plan and all of them were eager to help her set everything in motion. She made the short trek to Josephine’s bedroom, not even having to knock before it opened.

“Henny!” Josie exclaimed from the other side of the room.

“Hi Josie. Did you and Kimora get what I asked for?”

“You must’ve forgotten who you was talking to. I snuck it in his arsenal last night. It shoots real good.”

“Of course you had to test it out.”

“Of course. Can’t have that nigga out here with defective weapons. We’re the only ones allowed to kill his dumb ass.” The two women laughed before Henny exited. It was time to wake up Ryley.

“Killa Daddy,” Ryley’s voice sang into the hallway.

“In my office Princess,” Erik answered, still searching for an anniversary gift for Hennessy. Though she insisted she didn’t want anything, he refused to show up empty handed. Ryley sauntered into the office in low cut Adidas shorts with a matching crop top, twirling a key around her finger.

“Why do I feel like you’re up to something?” Erik asked with a raised eyebrow.

“Maybe I am. Henny told me to give you this,” she responds as she presents the key to him.

“Yep, she’s tryna kill me,” he says as he takes the key.

“No she’s not. That’s Josie. Just go downstairs,” Ryley says pulling him up from his seated position. They both made the journey downstairs, Ryley bouncing like a kid in the candy store. When Aly’Sha and Henny revealed that they were redesigning the arsenal, she was ecstatic. When they got to the door, Erik noticed a small note on the door.

I may or may not have done a thing. You’re welcome.

-Hennessy 💋

With a shaky hand, Erik opened the door and his heart dropped.

“Gahdamn!” Ryley answered for him. All of his guns were in neatly placed in glass-enclosed cases with a few new toys thrown into the mix. The one that caught his attention was the gold chrome Versace AK-47. His stubby fingers stroked the barrel of the gun slowly, completely in awe of the weapon.

“You just nutted, didn’t you?” Ryley teased as she watched him.

“A little bit,” Erik admitted with a chuckle. “Where she at anyway?”

“She had some things to take care of at the lab, she said she’d be back later. Happy Anniversary.” With a kiss to his cheek, Ryley ventured back upstairs to Angel’s room, where she and Little Bee were working on his next gift.

September 5th - 11:15 am

“Erik, wake up baby,” Angel sang softly. He stirred with a grunt, pulling her body close to his. He rubbed his hands down her back and gently began palming her backside.

“Oh no sir. As much as I would love to be tangled in the sheets with you, we have somewhere to be. Now get dressed.” He pouted slightly, but lifted himself from the bed, heading to his bathroom for a shower. He emerged from his bedroom 30 minutes later and met Angel downstairs.

“The twins not coming?”

“No, Kristina agreed to look after them. I won’t be gone too long.” He nodded and followed her out to his G Wagon, where she climbed into the driver’s seat.

“Am I not coming back home?”

“Nope, but you’ll enjoy this trip, I promise.” Erik set back in the passenger seat, puzzled as to what his wives were up to. Angel drove until they reached the airfield on the other side of town.

“Why couldn’t I just have taken the Talon?”

“Will you stop asking questions and come on,” Angel fussed as she climbed from the truck. The two were greeted by an older gentleman with a thick southern twang.

“Mr. Udaku?”

“That’s me.”

“I’m James, I’ll be your personal pilot.”

“My what now?” Erik asked, finally taking notice of the large private jet behind the man. Angel smiled wide, enjoying the confusion of Erik’s face.

“Go inside, kumkani. That’ll explain everything. Have a safe trip and Happy Anniversary.” She kissed him deeply and watched as he boarded the jet. She had to give it to Henny. She really outdid herself with this one.

“Holy shit!” Erik exclaimed as he stepped inside the cabin. The inside of the cabin was white with brown accents, with a white Versace table in the middle. There was a mini bar in the right corner and a private suite in the back. Sitting neatly on the table was a black note card with gold lettering addressed to him. He opened it carefully, tears welling up in his eyes as he read.

Happy Anniversary, My Prince. You’ve showered me with unconditional love and affection for the last 10 years, and now it’s my time to return the favor. Sit back, relax, and enjoy your vacation. I have so much more in store for you when you land.

-Hennessy 💋

He covered his mouth with his fist in an attempt to mask his wide grin.

“You’ve got yourself one hell of a woman, Mr. Udaku.”

“I know, and I love her to death.” The men shared a smile before James walked back to the cockpit.

“Make yourself comfortable, Mr. Stevens. We’ve got a long flight ahead of us.” Erik nodded, settling in the master suite. Out of all the things they both had done for one another, this was turning out to be one of the most extravagant.

13 Hours Later

Erik had been awake for the last two hours. He and James had hit a bit of turbulence somewhere over the Pacific Ocean, but everything was all clear now. He watched from the window as the city lights danced beneath them. He’d always loved Venice, partially why he chose to marry Hennessy there. The plane lands at Venice Marco Polo Airport and Erik is stunned when his 5th, 7th, and last wives are on the tarmac to greet him.

“Charlie, Homie, Bast, what y’all doing in Venice?”

“Well I’m working, and since these two hardly ever leave the states, I figured I’d bring them along,” Bastion explained after greeting him with a chaste kiss.

“And y’all just so happen to be here at the exact moment that I land?”

“That little detail may have been the First Lady’s idea,” Homie answered, a sly smile plastered on her face.

“These are for you,” Charlie says handing over a set of keys and a note.

“So is this,” Homie says handing over a black velvet box with his initials.

“And this,” Bastion chimes in, handing over a smaller black velvet box. The three women then lead him to where the rental vehicles are kept and stop in front of a gold chrome out Rolls Royce. Erik was speechless.

“Pretty ain’t she?” Charlie asks.

“Beautiful,” Erik answers, climbing into the driver’s seat.

“Well we’ll leave you to enjoy your vacation. Happy Anniversary Daddy Boo,” Bastion says with a final kiss to his cheek.

“The GPS is already programmed to where you need to go. Happy Anniversary, Daka,” Homie says, climbing into the car next to Bast.

“That little midget really loves you. Happy Anniversary,” Charlie says. Once the trio sped away, Erik opens the note.

Two surprises down, one to go. So what do you get the man that has everything? Something that’ll make his heart stop. I remember when we first met, you told me your dream car was a chromed out Rolls Royce. Hope I was able to make your dream come true. See you soon. -Hennessy 💋

“You really tryna make me cry, huh Shy?” he asked aloud as he started the car. He places the boxes on the passenger seat and let the GPS to lead him to a lavish Italian villa, decked out much like The Kompound back in the states. He grabbed the boxes from the passenger seat and used the second key on the keyring to unlock the door. He marveled at the sights before him before making his way upstairs. The master bedroom was black and gold, a huge California King bed completing the space. He swan dived in the middle of the bed, landing on his back. He stared up at the ceiling, silently asking Bast what he ever did to deserve such loving wives that would go through so much to make him feel special. Mid reflection, his phone rang in his pocket, Hennessy’s round face popping up on the screen.

“You think you slick,” he called into the receiver upon answering.

“Whatever do you mean, dear Prince?” she asks, feigning ignorance.

“All this for me, babygirl?”

“All this for you, Daddy.”

“And when will I get to see you?”

“Tomorrow. Now get some sleep, you’ve got a long day ahead of you.”

“Yes ma’am. I love you,” he says with a yawn, the jetlag finally catching up to him.

“I love you too.”

September 6th

Erik woke with a grunt, the smell of maple syrup and bacon invading his nostrils. He quickly showered before venturing downstairs.

“Buon giorno, Signor Udaku,” the small woman called from the stove. “I’m Sofia, your personal chef. The Princess has left this note for you, along with the two velvet boxes that you did not open last night. After breakfast, you are to follow the directions laid out in the note. Felice Anniversario.” She smiled sweetly before handing him his plate and the note. He touched the velvet boxes, choosing to open the smaller one first. He untied the ribbon and lifted the lid to find a diamond Patek Philippe Nautilus watch.

“That little fucker does listen to a nigga,” he said with a chuckle as he fitted the watch to his wrist. He took a bite of bacon before moving on the the bigger box. He smiled wide, as he removed the Cuban link chain from the box and fitted it around his neck. He finished his breakfast before heading out to the car, the last note tucked safely in his pocket. Once in the car he pulled out the final note and read it, anxious to know what his favorite midget had in store for him today.

3,650 days, 87,600 hours, 5,256,000 minutes together and you still take my breath away. The car’s GPS is already programmed to find me and I can’t wait to see your face once you see you last gift. I love you past the moon.

Hennessy 💋

He pressed a few keys on the car’s GPS and began his journey. He drove until he reached Rimessaggio Fusina, one of the most prestigious yacht clubs in Italy.

“Prince Udaku!” the stumpy Italian man greeted him with a smile.

“That’s what they call me,” Erik responded with a chuckle, looking around at the vast array of boats before him.

“Don’t worry yourself with those. Yours is right this way,” the round man says with a smile.

“Mine?” Erik asked, unable to mask his confusion.

“Si, Signor.”

The two men walked until they stopped in front of a golden super yacht. At the sound of his voice, the Princess walked out onto the deck.

“Ain’t no way,” he said.

“Oh yeah, Daddy. This is all yours. Happy Anniversary.” A few tears fell down his cheeks as he watched her.

“Aww, the beast is crying. Mission accomplished,” she said with a chuckle. He climbed the flight of stairs two at a time until her reached her. He grabbed her by the waist and pulled her to him, kissing her deeply.

“I love you, Princess,”

“I love you too, Daka. Happy Anniversary, baby.”

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