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juvenillia · 6 months

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~ if you let me ~ John Price x fem!reader [fluff fic]

summary: John found himself in a completely new situation and confesses his needs without any doubts.

a/n: Just a cute little one shot between the angst/hurt we're going through with Death of Peace of Mind atm, I hope you enjoy. Thanks to my darling @ghostslillady who brought me the inspo for that one <3

cw/tw: suggestive content, slight smut (but only the slightes fr), jealousy, soft lover boy Price, fluff, confession, start of a relationship, petnames

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This was all so new to John. He was used to hook up with a nice and pretty girl while on leave. Always searching company in a different bar, so he wouldn’t see the same girl again. Sharing some wonderful hours, drinking, laughing, and chasing their release. But this situation was indeed new to him. A one-night stand turned into two, and then he didn’t dare to leave in the morning and rather decided to wake you up with his mouth on you, the urge to taste you again was too carnal. What lead into a shared breakfast, what lead into traded numbers, before he left late on the third evening with a deep kiss, not daring to let go of you, but he had to go back to his duty.

This fateful one-night stand now turned into a friends-with-benefits kind of situation and is going on for merely six months. As soon as he had some time on base he’d call you, you’d send him pictures of things that reminded you of him. He’d send some worn shirts via mail and some flowers from time to time. You longed for him to get some time on leave again and feel his body wrapped around yours again. Late at night there was always a delicate picture of you in nothing more than a black lace pantie and one of his shirts attached to a short message. “Thinking only of you, Captain.”, which lead him to lock his office and call you instantly. You were so desperate for each other and still you respected the boundaries and duties of another.

It was nice and easy, all so casual. Both of you enjoyed the company and affection with no strings attached. Of course, no one of you saw someone else, to occupied with each other, but you didn’t label it yet. You didn’t have the time to have the deep talk right now. You just enjoyed each other, but all the time things weren’t meant to stay that easy. That’s how you found yourself seated surrounded with your two sisters. Once a month they would give their husbands the kids, so that the three of you could grab a coffee and catch up with out the screaming and running around from your nephews and nieces. You laughed and shared the latest gossip.

That’s when you received another message from John. Nothing more than a picture of a flower was seen on screen, but it was your favorite one. A smile tugged at your lips. “Sweetheart…”, Isabelle, your older sister, said in a teasing tone. Your eyes darted back to hair while you put your phone back to the table, screen facing the wood. “Sorry. Where were we?”, you smiled and Isabelle and Caroline, your younger sister, exchanged knowing glances. “Real talk now. Who is he?”, Caro started. “Or she. We don’t discriminate.”, Isabelle added. You only blinked at them in confusing. “Excuse me?” – “Hun, you’re smiling like a madman at your screen. I didn’t even know you could smile like that.”, Isabelle said with a sweet voice while taking your hand and squeezing it. You blinked rapidly, the smile never falling out of your face.

“Since when you know?”, you didn’t even try to convince them otherwise. You knew they wouldn’t back down and you couldn’t deny that he indeed gave you butterflies with the smallest things. All the little messages, the little gifts. All so thoughtful, and somehow romantical. Something no one of your earlier partners managed to do. Not to mention how he worshipped you behind closed doors. “For five months. Especially when Mike saw you getting way too much take-out that one night, when you said you couldn’t look after Jim and Jill.”, Isabelle explained. You only laughed at this. Jim and Jill, your nephew and niece, twins, loved you like their own mother. Anytime Isabelle and Mike needed some couple time they would drop them at your place. “His name is John…”, both of your sisters instantly started gushing but you stopped them. “Please. It’s nothing official. Alright? We’re not even dating…” – “YET!”, Caro cried out excited. So, you spent the whole afternoon to talk about your not-boyfriend John Price, who was the sweetest guy ever. And you knew you had fallen for him. Since the moment he came back after your one night stand. A bouquet of your favorite flowers in one hand, and some of the best pizza your town had to offer in the other. Two things you mentioned only the slightest as he invited you for a drink. His usual manner, but with you it was different. He memorized every little detail you told him that night and would keep going with it. You told your sisters everything about him and they were nearly as excited to get to know to him, as you were excited to see him again. After some time, you three bid your goodbyes, after you got once more reminded that the annual family gathering would be this weekend.

You went after your normal daily routines. Working your nine to five, doing the household, running errands and the usual stuff an adult had to do. There was a bitter radio silence with John, because of his deployment. It somehow made you feel uneasy, but you knew he’d be safe. Friday came and you overslept. That’s how you forgot your phone at home, and even your prepared lunch. Not even able to make your bed, you left your apartment in completely hurry. To your fortune you could leave work earlier that day. That way you could pick up a quick meal, just a small smoothie, on your way to the boutique where you picked a dress for the family gathering. When you got back to your apartment, something felt off. You couldn’t remember that you left the light on. Maybe you forgot about it when you rushed out this morning, but still something felt weird. Even weirder when you smelled something familiar. As you walked into the living room you cried out, when suddenly two strong and calloused hands got grip of your hips and pulled you around. “Surprise.”, a familiar deep voice was heard. You just looked at the beaming face of John and before you could even answer your hands pulled him down into a deep kiss. His hands squeezing your hips, while his lips turned into a bright smile. His beard tingling over your skin and both of you started giggling like little children. “That’s not what I left you the spare key for. It’s for emergencies, John.”, you said while he peppered kisses along your jawline, down your neck, while your head fell slightly back. “Love, that was an emergency. Needed to see you.”, he said between the kisses. His voice mixed with the little nibs sent shivers down your spine. “I’ve missed you.”, you breathed out and he hummed in approval. “Missed my girl as well.”, he said, while lifting you up like you weighted nothing. Your legs immediately wrapped around his torso while he carried you over to the couch. His mouth never stopping to kiss down your neck and suck at your soft skin.

“John.”, you moaned, and he lowered you beneath him. “I know. I know.”, he kept sucking onto your neck, and you could feel the sensation burning in your stomach. Just then you got reminded of something different. You gently pushed his shoulders away from you and he instantly stopped. Concern in his eyes, while he looked down at you. “What’s wrong, love?”, he pushed himself up to give you more space. You smiled at him and kissed him once more. Just quick before sitting up, and he sat next to you. “Please, don’t think I’m not happy to see you…but…”, his brows arched, and his hand found yours. “But?” – “It’s not the best time right now… my weekend is quite tight scheduled.” That’s when he looked confused at you. John knew that you had your own life, and that you shouldn’t need to drop every appointment just because he had some time off, some time he wanted to spend with you. Still, his heart hurt when he asked the following question. “Don’t tell me, you’re seeing someone else.” You only blinked in disbelief at him, instantly placing your hands on his cheeks. “No. No don’t think that. I could never.”, you assured him, and you could see how the panic vanished out of his eyes.

“Good. That’s good.”, he smiled relieved, while taking one of your hands in his and kissed every knuckle after another. “I can just wait here for you. It’s only fair when you’ve to wait all the time for me.”, his words brushed over your skin, and it made your heart jump. He was so understanding, so sweet. “But I won’t be coming home. I’m gonna spend the weekend with my family at the land house of my grandparents.”, you said quietly. A little ‘oh’ formed on his lips and he fell in his thoughts. And so did you. Too scared to ask him to come with you, but god you wanted to call your family to screw them. You wanted to spend the time with him. He wasn’t your boyfriend; you couldn’t just bring him with you. All the question he would have to endure. He slightly squeezed your hand. “What…what when I come with you?”, you immediately looked up at him. Your eyes filled with sheer surprise. “You sure you want that?” He laughed at your concern and pulled you into his lap. Tracing lazy circles on your back. “It would make you happy, wouldn’t it?”, he said looking up to you and you nodded slowly. A reserved smile forming on his lips. You pressed your forehead against his and breathed a small “Thank you.” out, before you went to the bedroom to get your phone and call Isabelle. To make sure, it would be manageable.

Just like that John found himself surrounded by screaming little children, nonstop talking grandparents and sisters who couldn’t stop tugging at his elbow asking him the weirdest and filthiest questions. The annual Christmas evening with his team was easier than that. But anytime his eyes met your figure, just appreciating the view, glancing over the perfect fitted dress in the same dark royal green he adored on you so much, the same color all the shirts he sent you were. Not to mention the wonderful cut out cleavage that already made him drool when he first saw it on you this morning. And anytime he would meet your glance, a smile tugging at your lips, and he knew it was worth going through this.

“So how long are you dating?”, Caro asked him with a smile on her lips. “For about six months.”, he answered not even looking at her. His eyes were pinned on the way you playfully danced with you little nephew on your arms right now. He adored the view too much. The sheer thought that someday it might be your – his - own child you’d sway in your arms. It made his heart jump. “Interesting.”, she only said smug. That’s what caught his attention more. “Pardon?” – “Well, my sweetheart of sister said, that you aren’t dating. Just testing waters and stuff.”, she rose a brow playfully at him and he laughed. “Of course.”, he shook his head. He never told you, but he was obsessed with the thought of calling you his, and his alone. You awakened a longing in him, that he thought he never had. Growing from sexual pleasure to pure intimacy. Into something even more. You became the reason for him to return. You became the home to his soul. “Something else she told you?”, he asked sipping on his drink. “Don’t wanna push your ego, but that you’re the best one she ever had.” A wide smile tugging at his lips, not even his neat beard could cover now. “That’s reciprocity.” His smile even grew wider when you walked over to them. Jim on your arms, the boy clinging onto the hem of your dress. Isabelle, next to you with Jill in her arms.

John didn’t wait any second to sling an arm around your waist, not disturbing the peace of the little boy, but pulling you close in his side. A slight blush crawling around your cheeks. It was the first time he actual showed some PDA at the festive. It made your stomach flutter. “What were you talking about.”, Isabelle asked bluntly, while handing her daughter to Caro. “Nothing. Nothing at all.”, John smiled, and you rose a brow at him. Not believing a word he said.

Just then your mum, and grandma also joined the circle you just had formed. That’s when Jim once more confused you for his own mother. Tugging at one of your breasts and it made you giggle. You were used to the little boy trying to get your attention that way. Usually, his mother would feed him when he started that little act, already trying to tear the hem of your dress a bit downward. Something so innocent and natural for the little boy, wat didn’t go unnoticed by John. He couldn’t help but feel a bit jealous. It wasn’t your kid; he shouldn’t behave like that around someone else than his own mother. So, he leaned down to the kid. "That one belongs to me kid, go back to your own mum's", and whispered to him. It made your giggle stop immediately and your cheeks were now burning from heat. When you hoped nobody heard it, you were wrong. Isabelle and Caroline just laughed wholehearted, while Isabelle took the boy out of your arms. Your hands immediately covering your face, while he pulled you closer in his side. Leaning down to your ear and whispering really low this time. “Am I wrong though, love?”, he kissed your cheek before leaning back again. “What did he just said?”, your grandma asked and now your mom joined the laughter of your sisters. “Nothing.” You cried out louder than necessary. John placed another peck onto the crown of your head, the winning smile never leaving his face. “John, move over here!.”, Mike yelled over, and he walked satisfied over to the patio, where Mike, your father and Caroline’s husband, Maxime where seated. Your mom just pushed her elbow in his side, “He’s a good catch. Hold on to him.”, you looked over, as he gladly accepted a cigar from your father. The blush was still on your cheeks, but a genuine smile was plastered on your lips. She was right.

It was quite late when John and you found a moment of peace with each other. Sitting on the patio, while your grandma was already deep asleep. Isabella and Mike already left with their children and Caro and Maxime dancing slowly a bit away, while your parents watched them, cuddled up at the swing hammock. John had his arms tightly wrapped around you, while you laid against his chest. Head leaning against him, his resting on top of yours, while you just enjoyed each other’s company. He then broke the silence, some thoughts he had to get out of his system. “Sorry, if I stepped a line.”, he breathed out calm, letting his hands stroke gently over your arms. “Don’t worry. Just seems like you’re stuck with the family already. Need to marry me now. No backing out from that one.”, you said jokingly. Remembering how much all your family already adored him. He indeed was the first guy you ever brought to such a gathering. He kissed the crown of your head. “If you let me, love.”, he said calm. There was no joking undertone, no smug grin on his face. That’s when you turned to face him, an utterly shocked expression on your face. It only made him giggle, before his pressed another kiss onto your forehead. A smile on his face. “Maybe we should start smaller than that, huh?” Your face relaxed when he let his lips brush over yours once more. Sensual, with all the love he had in him. “But I’m gonna make you mine. Be sure about that.”, he said while leaning his forehead against yours. “I’m already yours, John.” A bright smile never leaving your lips as you nodded, a smile he shared with no hesitation. Who said it wouldn’t be easy after all? With him at your side, everything became better and somehow easier.

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redvelvettel · 1 year

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PRINCESS ☆ CL16

Charles leclerc x princess of spain! Reader

Originally wanted to do Charles and princess of Monaco but let's switch things up a little

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F1gossip

Charles Leclerc and the princess of Spain spotted by fans today

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Fan1 "just friends"

Fan2 they try to be slick but ohh we know

Charlesloml bro how tf

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Ihatef1 how do they even know each other what

Fan8 they've known each other since before Charles joined Ferrari because she's been an f1 fan for so long and she even attends races sometimes

Charlosreal I love that she's friends with so many drivers and her and carlos' friendship is so funny

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Fan4 waiting for Carlos to fucking freak out

Carlosfan poor lad cannot wrap his head around Charles and y/n being together

F1wags I mean if my country's literal princess was dating my teammate I would flip tf out too

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Charlesleclerc

Took taffy out for a walk🐕

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Charlesfan ISNT THAT Y/N'S DOG???

Fan5 is this them basically conforming their relationship

Fansrc guys, maybe they're just friends??

Gunni de nile is a river in egypt

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Pierregasly y/n takes great photos huh

Mickschumacher she can make ugly things look pretty okay!!

Yourinstagram are you calling my taffy ugly🤨

Mickschumacher NO I MEANT YOUR BOYFRIEND IM SORRY

Fan1 MICK?????

Fan6 who would've thought Mick out of all people would out them

Fangr63 we been knew but Mick might be dead someone check

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Landonorris mate, Carlos is dying please call him

Fan8 lmaooo Carlos

Sainzfan he's always so shy around her it's adorable😭😭

Cl16forever she makes nando nervous bro the power she holds

F1fan44 how tf did Charles bag her bro

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Charlesandynfanpage

what if Charles and yn get married one day what then

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Fangr.16 they actually might they look so in love

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Throwback to when Carlos, isa, Charles, and y/n went out clubbing in Monaco and everyone and their mum lost their shit

Charlosforever isa and y/n are the best duo out there fr

Chaaarr charlos who? We only know isa and y/n

Fan44

Carlos and y/n are the same person because isa is their girlfriend

Fan1 y/n threatening Carlos to never allow him into Spain if he hurts isa is what I'm alive for

Fan7 fernando fucking Alonso defending y/n every chance he gets is what I'm alive for

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With da girlfriend ❤️❤️

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Charlesleclerc excuse me?

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Isahernaez no. Pierregasly

Yourusernane I will throw you into the ocean and make sure no one will find you 💕 Pierregasly

Pierregasly why are you always threatening me

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Landonorris was my invite lost in the mail?

Yourinstagram no we didn't send you an invite landonorris

Landonorris can you atleast lie

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Carlossainz55

Charles forcing me to take pictures of him for the princess

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Landonorris I remember when you used to take pictures of me because I was your princess😔

yourusername Lando come cry on my yacht

Landonorris is this you inviting me to your yacth party😲

Yourusername oh it's been postponed I'll lyk

Fan55 POOR LANDO 😭😭

Fanscc Lando cant catch a break

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Yourinstagram photographer bf and model bf 🤩🤩

Isahernaez love to see it

Charlesleclerc when will you guys stop bullying us

Yourinstagram I'm gonna bully you for the rest of your life if you like it or not

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Lewishamilton what's this rumor about you dating the princess charlesleclerc

Charlesleclerc 😛😛

Yourinstagram dont listen to Charles, lewishamilton it's just a joke. if you're seeing this I'm very single ❤️

Pierregasly yourinstagram I understand.

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Yourinstagram

Carlos trying to steal my girlfriend help 😟😟

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Carlossainz55 uhh since when

Yourinstagram you could never love her I do

Charlesleclerc I'm starting to get concerned

Isahernaez you should be charlesleclerc ❤️

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Isahernaez everyone's invited to the wedding guys!!

Landonorris yayy!!

Isahernaez you can be carlos' date landonorris

Landonorris I don't even care I'm actually getting invited to something I'm happy

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Pierregasly does this mean I can take charlesleclerc skydiving

Charlesleclerc sorry mate, the missus still says no 😬😬

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#f1 x reader #charles leclerc #charles leclerc x reader #carlos sainz #lando norris #charles leclerc imagine #f1 fanfic #f1 imagine #instagram au #formula one #f1 instagram

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rahonn · 3 months

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Remember me (1/2)

Eustass Kid x GN!Reader (third person POV)

Warning! Heavy Angst / Graphic Description of Corpses / Medical Procedures / Hurt No Comfort / wound fetish / Blood Fetish / Injury Fetish / Blood and Gore / Murder / Blood / Violence / Sexual Violence / Domestic Violence / blood and guts and stuff / there's also a penis / Not Suitable/Safe For Work / Dead People / Corpses / Torture / Blood and Torture / Dead Dove: Do Not Eat

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Heavy footsteps echoed through empty, white hallway. Quick, hurried steps stopped as the man struggled to breathe, looking at huge metal door. Stomach content still burned his throat, he felt bile riding again, but forcefully pushed it down, swallowing hard. His reputation would be flushed down the drain if he dared to vomit here. Doing it near the scene of a crime wasn’t that big of a problem, he could easily explain it, but not here. Especially not when he was about to face his nemesis.

He put hand up, palm pressed against cold steel door. Without even knocking, he pushed it and took a step inside. Cold grey eyes looked up at him from darkness, shining slightly behind round glasses. Swallowing hard, he pushed his chest out. He was the one with sheriff’s title, not this wild thing hiding behind the desk, under long white coat, like a wolf in sheep’s skin. But even if he knew that, it took a lot of mental strength for him to just part his chapped lips. “We have another body. It’ll be here in two hours.” His voice unnecessarily loud made the thing frown. He waited for usual snarky remark about his incompetence, because he did fuck up catching the perp last time, but nothing came. The thing sighed, put its freakish looking, tattooed hands on the desk. Chair scraped painfully against cold concrete floor as the thing stood up. He felt shivers competing with cold sweat running down his back as the thing stretched a bit, cracking its joints and yawning.

“You have photos this time, right?” there it was, the tone he loathed. He always felt like a child talking with this freak of nature. Like he had to know that it would want to see photos of a crime scene. As if it couldn’t just go and work with its colleagues on the site.

“Yes, I mailed them to you” his voice got quieter as he noticed the thing moving towards him with unsettling smile, excited twinkle in its eyes. He remembered suddenly why exactly they didn’t want it to go into the field where dogs with cameras waited patiently for any crumb of sensation. And this deranged look on coroner’s face was exactly what they needed.

“Let me guess, you also called up Trafalgar, hm?”

He nodded, regretting deeply not sending any of newbies to deliver the news. The thing smiled even wider, two silver dots on either side of its mouth glinted in dim light and he shuddered again. Why did it have to come so close to him? He could almost hear all loose screws rattling around in its brain.

“Tell him to come here too. I’d love to catch up. We haven’t seen each other in years.”

He muttered something, he didn’t really remember what, anything to respond to it and he was already back in the hallway, speedwalking away from that damned place. Why? Why did it have to choose this particular town where he was sheriff? He didn’t notice his own legs working faster, his body feeling imminent disaster coming. As soon as he fell out through main entrance, cold January air hit him, millions of tiny needles stabbing his sweaty skin. Panting heavily, he wobbled down the path to his patrol car, but his stomach couldn’t handle all of the stress. He lost this battle too, muscles contracting violently to bend him down so he could vomit in the bushes with the force of thousand suns.

Trafalgar sighed, wanting nothing more than to just go back home. This wasn’t quit and easy job asshole of a sheriff promised, but once he got into the suit and actually saw the crime scene, he couldn’t refuse. He knew they had to act fast to not let clues get buried under fresh layer of snow. They didn’t really have a choice, it was either him or- Another heavy sigh escaped his lips. Warm, moist air clung on the inside of surgical mask.

“We’re done here!” he heard Penguin call somewhere behind him. With a grunt and audibly hearing his knees crack, he got up, plastic disposable suit rustling quietly. Last piece of material he could find in this damn snow laid safe in small string bag, packed away in much bigger, heavier evidence bag. If the snow was white, he wouldn’t have so much problems. Unfortunately, the ground was red all over.

He didn’t take the news good, Trafalgar really wanted to go back home with his husband. Instead, he marched down the hallway of partially closed hospital to meet his rival from college. His former best friend that introduced him to Bepo in the first place two years before disappearing from the face of this Earth. Now, after almost ten years after they graduated, he’d see human he once knew. Human that everyone referred to by ‘it’, never by name. At first it infuriated him. How dare they all reduce his best friend to an object? But they explained that no, god no, they weren’t treating it like an object.

“It’s a monster” they whispered, looking around as if mere mentioning it would spawn it into existence.

Law saw dim light seeping from under solid metal door and stopped. Something was not right. Body should be in there, already on the table, ready to be analyzed for any possible trace of perpetrator’s DNA. Lights should be turned on to full brightness.

As soon as he pushed the door, the confusion only grew. Body indeed laid on the table. Doctor indeed worked on it. But the singular source of light, lamp similar what you’d find in dentist office, was positioned to shine only on one spot where coroner worked, meticulously taking sample after sample. “Hey” he spoke up, ready for bubbly personality to take over, to feel breath being forced out of his lungs by impact when he’d inevitably would be crushed in a hug. But doctor only straightened back and looked at him. Due to mask covering lower half of the face, he couldn’t see if there was any smile at all. Because the eyes definitely weren’t smiling.

“Hi, Law. It’s good to see you.”

The voice, cold and emotionless, shook him to his core. Who was that? The name was the same, but stories and now mannerisms didn’t match what he remembered.

How much could one person change in ten years?

“Cut the bullshit. What happened for you to suddenly want to meet me?” Trafalgar let the burning question escape him finally. He pondered for so many years why there was no contact, why only the person right in front of him didn’t attend his wedding or even reach out to congratulate him? This wasn’t the same love-obsessed idiot who wanted to be his best mate whenever he decided to marry.

Unknown stepped away from the table, leaving body alone in circle of light, and pointed at the counter to the right. Law looked. Bunch of folded cloth laid along there along with box of gloves exactly in his size. He wanted to protest, demand answers. Yet he put on clean lab coat along with two pairs of nitril gloves and stepped to the table. Two top students of their year entered circle of light, this time on opposite sides of the table, feeling so unfamiliar yet right in that moment.

“Look here” quiet voice sounded like a gunshot in silent, cold room as long gloved finger pointed to the mess of guts on the table. Law did look and at first he remembered how snow looked at the scene of a crime – bloody patch against whiteness of the ground. Now red open stomach contrasted similarly to blueish white skin of the deceased. Stomach’s skin hanged on both sides of the body, torn to shreds right in the middle. It was miracle any of the guts were intact. But where finger pointed there was a hole in small intestine. Trafalgar bent down to see better. Hole looked as if it was cut. “Now, look here” other gloved hand moved source of light to shine on massacred face. Nose was broken in such a way it laid sideways under left eye. Or lack of left eye. Blood, already dry, was flaking off the skin, uncovering large, purple bruises. Upper lip, split in two, looked like that of a cat and showed lack of few teeth and few more broken. But once again, gloved finger pointed at the eye socket where eye should be, but now resided white and red mess. “Here” it moved to the neck, wound only a couple inches wide right under the chin. Injury created another way into the mouth from under the tongue, ripping it slightly from the base. “And here” light moved again, to the chest, where two ribs were clearly broken by unknown object being forced between them, ripping muscles.

Trafalgar saw a lot in those ten years, at first working as a surgeon, then as a coroner. But whenever he saw body torn to shreds like this one, people assumed it was a bear or mountain lion. This time it couldn’t possibly be the explanation. At first, he had his doubts about what officers were muttering between themselves about it being work of a human. Now, under this light with gloved finger of brilliant coroner pointing out injuries that couldn’t be inflicted by wildlife without completely destroying the body, he was convinced.

“It’s fifth body like this in a span of five years. Every year it shows up on the same date around this town, never in the same place twice” voice told him what he already knew in the same emotionless tone. It didn’t match what sheriff told him – this supposed monster didn’t enjoy the case in a way they all thought. “And I have an idea who and why.”

Law looked up at his once best friend, for the first time this close, and he froze. There was no light in those eyes, as if life got sucked straight out of them. There was something else that bothered him. Scar right above left eye went through an eyebrow in clean, straight line just to suddenly turn ninety degrees and as a jagged mess end in the middle of the forehead. Injury had to bleed a lot, hurt too.

When their eyes met again, he knew whatever information and speculations were cooking up in that brain would turn his world upside down.

“Who? Who could do something like this?” Trafalgar asked, feeling like he should just turn around, leave and never come back, forget he ever knew whoever this person turned into.

“Question should be – why did I point out those three specific injuries” coroner clicked tongue against teeth and sighed. “Think, Law, and look closer. What do you see here?”

Trafalgar gritted his teeth. What kind of game was it? “Can’t you just tell me? Do you have to turn this in some kind of gruesome charades?”

But the finger just pointed at the injuries. “Look closer. If I tell you what I know, you wouldn’t believe me. No one would.”

That’s why he was called here. All anger, disappointment, resentment, sadness. All of it evaporated, leaving behind only cold, empty realization – once this was over, he wouldn’t be the same man that walked into this hospital.

He leaned in again, inspecting wounds with ridiculous precision. In the meantime, other doctor continued working where the light pointed, not even uttering one word. Law looked into bloody, meaty mess. Body was already cold, muscles tightened long ago in rigor mortis and it’d be another two to three days for it to pass. But as Law looked at all the blood, torn skin and muscles, organs ripped out of the abdominal cavity that his crew had to gather directly from snowy ground, he still didn’t know what was he supposed to find out.

“Forceps” he instinctively said reaching across the table as if he was in his own autopsy room. Before he could add something however, instrument landed on his outstretched palm as if the supposed monster anticipated this demand. Law had to fight years of nostalgia building up, push memories down to focus. This wasn’t the time nor the place to be reminiscing about the past and all those years lost forever. He pulled the light towards abdominal cavity and put tip of forceps into small hole in the intestine. Something about that hole was weird. Sure, it was definitely cut out with a pair of scissors or something similar, but something else bothered him. Why did it look like the wound was stretched? “Do you have a flashlight or something?” he asked and once again, whatever he needed appeared quickly right in his hand. Armed with precise lighting, he leaned in even more. He stretched the hole a bit, trying to look how big of an object had to be to cause intestine to become so loose around the wound. It had to be more than two inches in diameter at least. As he moved intestine around a bit, he noticed something shiny covering it from the inside in one particular place. Just as he was about to ask about swab to take a sample, gloved hand appeared in front of his face with test tube already labeled. Squinting hard and turning his head to the side, he cursed at almost indecipherable writing. Only thing he knew for sure was first letter – S.

Brain connected the dots and before he could even realize it, his body moved with new source of light to look at the eye socket. White and red. Red was obviously blood.

“No” he muttered, shining light into the mouth through small opening where teeth were supposed to be. “God, no.” He moved one last time to take a closer look at the hole between ribs. More than two inches in diameter. Again. Circular. Again.

“Unfortunately, yes” the voice finally spoke up and Law just looked at whatever was left of his best friend. Doctor took off the mask, revealing another nasty scar going from right under right eye, through upper lip, making half of it permanent scar and ending in the middle of left side of the jaw. “And I have an idea who might be behind it.” Doctor lifted up head. Another scar. Injury would create another way into the mouth from under the tongue. Lab coat got unbuttoned with fingers too steady for this type of revelations. Left hand pushed coat to the side so the right hand could lift the shirt up.

Trafalgar saw many injuries throughout his career as medical practitioner, but he never saw ones with this context, because the scars matched perfectly with the body laid out on the table. Not only that, there were far more scar tissue than he anticipated after seeing what the face looked like.

His once best friend lowered their shirt, pointing to the tube. “It is exactly what you think it is. And he did that because I left him exactly five years ago.”

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do the Bandaged Scoundrel and your seeking alt know each other

actually yes and im THOROUGHLY DELIGHTED YOU ASKED

so, quick context for those not in the know, my seeking alt is caeru. he's a pre-existing OC of mine that i inserted into the role of a nemesis ambition playthrough against his metaphorical will. this is because i really wanted to play SMEN at some point or another, and caeru is exactly the type of guy to go on a self-destructing doomed spiral of madness in pursuit of forbidden knowledge. also he's just built to go through horrors in general. the best way i can possibly describe it is that if everyone else in his original setting lives in a resident evil/silent hill kind of horror game, caeru specifically exists in a fear and hunger or pathologic kind of horror game. no respite no peace no rewards only madness death and hunger forever and ever <3

so! the scoundrel and caeru exist in the same world. and they hate each other. they do not get along. they have so much beef. primarily because caeru would be intensely liberationist and very much on the side of murdering all stars forever, while the scoundrel is... shall we say, neutral on average and leaning towards white at worst. but also im gonna be so fr it's actually mostly because the scoundrel is just a huge bastard that's absolutely full of themselves and thinks they're above everyone else and caeru hates that exact character archetype with every fiber of his being. chronically incompatible pair of dudes. they're acquaintances but they probably send each other pipebombs in the mail.

but also. i think they do semi-rely on each other just a bit. caeru's very much analysis and correspondence focused where the scoundrel picks a red science experiment and fucks around purely to find out. the scoundrel is charismatic and wealthy where caeru struggles to hold a five second conversation without shriveling up like a raisin. they probably owe a lot of favors to each other is what im saying. weird hate friendship dynamic where neither of them like the other guy but still need them around so they only passive aggressively taunt each other instead of active sending to the boatman. the scoundrel may call on caeru to work at their lab every now and again, and caeru may come willingly, but they will never not grumble about being in the same room together.

it's a strange sort of kismesis, if you dare.

#note that i call him caeru here bc that's his name but 1) the character technically has a dozen equally fitting and valid names #and 2) if he had a proper london-style moniker it'd be The Doomed Scientist #ask #fallen london #ik ive mentioned him in passing before but this is the first time ive actually sat down and elaborated lol #in a way the scoundrel is made in a lab to be caeru's ultimate nemesis. they dont even go to utmv they're exclusively a fl oc #they're just that annoying #also caeru's account isnt actually very far in in the slightest since he's just an alt and ive got like. the entire scoundrel #their relationship is mostly a lore/hc thing for me atm #it's kinda funny how caeru keeps collecting hateships including ones across realities. how does this keep happening #i havent decided yet but i think it'd be fun if this dynamic kept going even post-ambition for both of them #mr cards and its horrible little seeker

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BC Minutes 1-15-2023

Attended by Ed, Bernadette, Jean, Dan, Carla, Ron, Mary, Bonnie.

Bernadette discussed with us and Carla the transition of her duties as Finance Chair to Carla. Bernadette gave over to Carla the books.

Mary arrived and decided to have a portion of the Annual Meeting.

Bonnie said she would be contributing $200 each month to the Community Center to defray heating costs for her using the building to do taxes for people and to teach others how to work as a tax consultant. The months she will do this are Feb, Mar, and April, 2023.

On January 20th the sacristy electrical work is scheduled for completion.

Mary voiced her opposition to paying Edison the $6000 they want for services rendered. Ed suggested we put this disagreement in the hands of the diocese. Mary intends to gather up all the invoices. Ron motioned we table the issue and Bernadette seconded it.

Doing something about the gym floor was tabled as well.

Mary wants to have an open house in the future to thank folks for their generosity in helping renovate our facilities.

A few BC positions were discussed:

Sr. Warden—Mary Carter

Jr. Warden—Ron Parris

Finance Chair—Carla Parris

Stewardship Chair—Camille Norman

Supply Priest Acquisitions—Camille Norman

Jean will make information available on heat pumps and the IRA’s means whereby our church may acquire help in financing them. Mary will talk with Sterling about heat pumps as well.

Respectfully,

Deacon Dan

BC Minutes 1-29-2023

Attendance: Ed, Bernadette, Ron, Carla, Stephanie, Mary, Dan, Camille

Deacon Dan opened with prayer.

Ed moved to adopt the minutes from previous meetings. There was a second and all were in favor.

Mary reported that the electrician has finished work in the sacristy and nave.

Ed reported that, according to Sterling, heat pumps are not feasible to heat and cool the gym. They work best in small spaces.

Jean suggested that exposed wood floors in the gym be sealed. She proposed to gather data on different products and their costs and report back during a BC meeting in the future. BC members look forward to her future report.

Ron agreed to contact sources that may wish to finance and put down a sealant on the gym floor.

BC members gave Jean the go ahead to purchase a new coffee pot for upcoming events at St. George’s.

Mary reported that Canon Jason will celebrate and preach at St. George’s on February 26. Deacon has informed Fr. Tom, as that day OMS and St. George’s will worship together.

Deacon Dan said that receipts for donations made to St. George’s will be in the mail this coming week.

Camille said she would check with Jason to see what he intends to bring to the UP Retreat on Saturday, Feb. 4. Jean has volunteered to provide coffee and water at the meeting.

Mary passed out the schedule for Holy Week provided by the UP. St. George’s will host the Holy Saturday liturgy.

Mary asked that anyone with suggestion regarding ministry in our neighborhood send them to Mary before the retreat on February 4.

Mary said the following are our current ministries.

Ron’s Meditation Class. Wednesdays 10:30-11:30AM

Diva’s Ladies Social Club. 11:00 one Monday each month. Pamela leads.

Dare to Care. Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Tax preparation and instruction. By appointment. Bonnie leads.

Private tutoring. By appointment.

Change Today, Change Tomorrow. As needed.

Mary shared ideas for programming.

Senior Support Group.

Career Service Program.

Career Day. Suggested for spring.

Goodwill Industries. Join them in the Opportunity Campus.

Small Business Start Ups.

Gym Rental.

Ron states that he has received a quote for $1050 to provide railings to the concrete steps recently installed outside the Tachau House. Ed moved we accept the proposal and Jean seconded. All in favor.

Respectfully submitted,

Dan/

BC Minutes 2-12-2023

Deacon Dan opened with prayer.

A motion was offered and seconded to accept the previous meeting minutes.

Mary said the diocese has agreed to pay the $6000 to Edison Contracting. No addition money is due the Edison,

Carla Parris has been cleared by the bank to write checks for St. George’s.

The railing for the Tachau House steps has been contracted to be installed. $500 has been paid with the other $500 due at completion. Work to be done this week.

Ed got a new quote from Sterling. Heat and AC can still be installed for $41000. Offer only good until March 1.

Camille mentioned that the UP will go see Roots 101 at the African American History Museum on February 25 at 11AM.

Camille also mentioned that UP will sponsor a Lenten Study beginning Wednesday, March 1, and meeting on ZOOM each Wednesday during Lent.

St. George’s will host this year’s Anne Braden Commemoration at 10:30AM on March 4. Food and programming will be provided by the UP.

The next UP meeting will be on March 15 at noon on ZOOM.

Ed said it was OK for the UP to use his Lenten cross for the Stations of the Cross event being planned.

St. George’s will host Holy Saturday this year. Details to be planned.

Mary said she will put a calendar on her office door that can hold all upcoming events.

Camille’s son is working up estimates on what different ways to seal the gym floor would cost.

Respectfully submitted,

Dan/

BC Minutes 3-19-2023

Attendance: Mary, Dan, Jean, Camille, Stephanie, Carla, Ed

Minutes to the previous meeting were read and approved.

A discussion ensued regarding the gym floor. While the floor may not be used as a basketball court, protecting it to allow it to stand up against the wear and tear it routinely endures was seen by all as important. Therefore, Camille was asked to speak with flooring people who can seal the floor, acquiring from them estimates of what it would cost. A motion was made and seconded to proceed.

NOTE: Camille pursued this to find contractors unwilling to do the work without also doing subfloor work, which was estimated to be very costly.

The Marmion Loan was discussed. Its balance is currently $1881.41. A motion was made and seconded to pay it off. No dissent was noted.

BC Minutes 6-4-2023

Attendance: Dan, Jean, Ron, Carla, Bernadette, Ed, Stephanie, Cam

One issue was discussed. Jean presented her idea for the gym floor. It was agreed that a small region of the floor would be tested with the product. Ron volunteered to sand a small area and apply the product that Jean has proposed we use. Once laid down we will be able to evaluate it and decide whether to use it on the entire floor area.

BC Minutes 7-9-2023

Attendance: Mary, Jean, Ron, Carla, Stephanie, Ed, Bernadette, Dan, Pamela, Camille, Linda (guest)

Ed made a motion that Bishop Committee meetings should be moved to weekdays. The motion was seconded. A vote was taken showing 6 people voting to affect the change. No vote of opposition was offered. The change was approved. Our next Bishop Committee meeting was scheduled for 7-11-2023 at 5PM.

Stephanie suggested we schedule meetings to occur on the same day each month and at the same time. Should Mary be unable to attend an upcoming meeting, Stephanie suggested she pass the leading of the meeting to her Junior Warden, Ron.

Meeting adjourned.

Respectfully submitted,

Dan/

BC Minutes 7-11-2023

Attendance: Ed, Bernadette, Stephanie, Bonni, Mary, Camille, Ron, Carla, Jean, Dan

Deacon Dan opened with prayer.

Previous minutes were accepted.

Mary said in May, Tomatoes in a Box gave out 10 pots.

UP will have its next meeting at St. George’s Tachau House on August 23, at noon.

VBS was a success having worked with 27 students.

Ron agreed to put down the product Jean brought in to seal the gym floor. He will clean and apply it to a small area for us to evaluate.

Lisa will ask Donald to give us a price to replace missing boards on the gym floor.

Mary has contacted 5 HVAC contractors, only two of which have submitted estimates. Mary will speak with Jason about the situation.

Mary has submitted a BC approved budget to the diocese. Church is asking for $9000, CC is asking for $25,000.

Bonni volunteered to be liaison to the National Convention to be held in

Louisville in 2024.

Jean has agreed to complete the IPL survey. This survey seeks to find churches that wish to earn grants by heating and cooling their properties mindful of the environment and energy conservation.

Committee agreed to pay a 13% assessment for 2024. Carla motioned, Ron seconded. No opposition was noted.

Ron spoke about Seeds to Oak, a nonprofit he supports.

Lisa’s daughter, Margaret, will have a baby shower in the Tachau House on July 22. Congratulations to the Vish family!

Mary will run a tutoring program to help youth prepare for the upcoming school year July 18- August 3, from 4:30-5:30 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.

Meeting adjourned.

Respectfully submitted,

Dan/

BC Minutes—9-18, 2023

Attendance: Ed & Bernadette, Stephanie, Ron & Carla, Mary, Jean, Camille

Ed opened the meeting with prayer.

Motion was made to accept the minutes as written with corrections by Camille and seconded by Jean

We are on schedule for floor materials. He will work with Jean in procuring supplies. Ron stated that they should be finished in the next two months in November.

HVAC and the IPL grant are in the holding position with them. Jean had no additional information. We are hoping for a possible report in October.

Bonnie is still the liaison to the national convention. She is dealing with the aging of her mother and other issues. We are keeping her in prayer.

The Kindergarten Project was discussed and hoping for bigger attendance next year, 2024.

All of the financial documents have been received from Deacon Dan and are ready to be presented to the Diocese so that St. George’s can be seated and represented at the convention. Registration is for Deacon Dan, Mary and Camille and is due by October 6, 2023. The cost is $300 @ $150 per person. Total cost is $450 +240 = $690. The convention is in Bowling Green, KY this year. Camille has already reserved her room. Room reservations must be completed by October 26th. Camille and Mary will share the room cost. St. George’s will pay Mary’s cost of $60 to Camille.

Everyone expressed pleasure with the new St. George’s sign. We discussed the possibility of getting a sign to hang from the original to show the time of Sunday service. The changing of the time from 11am until 10:30 am was discussed and tabled.

Ron will contact Stanley Steemer, our rug cleaning company for years, to get the carpets cleaned before Thanksgiving, November.

Mortar flaking will be addressed and Ron will be in charge. The price was quoted as $60 for four (4) large cans. It is a spray on product.

Motion was made by Ron to accept the old business and second by Ed.

New Business:

We need new lay licenses. Deacon Dan will have to get them.

There needs to be a monthly financial report at each Bishop Committee meeting. The discussion concluded that this report is published in the Church News of the Month. If you are not receiving this report, check with Deacon Dan. The suggestion was made that a quarterly report should be done. Carla, Treasurer, will give the committee a monthly check book balance for the4 church and community center accounts. This was the practice of the past.

Mary discussed that an Internal Order check list need to be completed according to the Canon. We need a place to lock up offerings. We looked at the box we have. We need a new lock box. Camille will buy the lock box. She can be reimbursed by the church for this expense.

Ron spoke and explained the ICYPAA (Internal Conference of Young People in alcoholics Anonymous). The discussion included supervision of the young adults, ages 20-26. Meeting space is needed by them, especially in the West End and St. George’s was an option. We have exercise equipment, stair machine, basketball and we have been offered a foose ball table, treadmill, exercise bike. They would meet once a week. Motion was made and accepted to approve the use by ICYPAA if they decide to use our facility. The meeting room will be above the Dare to Care offices.

Meeting adjourned at 6:30 pm

Respectfully submitted,

Bernadette Hamilton

BC Minutes—10-9-2023

October 9, 2023 @ 5:15pm

Attendance: Ed and Bernadette, Stephanie, Ron, Mary, Jean, Camille, Deacon Dan and Rev. Matt Bradley

Deacon Dan opened the meeting with prayer.

Motion was made to accept the minutes as written with corrections by Camille and seconded.

OLD BUSINESS:

The materials for addressing the gym floor arrived and were delivered to the meeting for Ron to use in repairing the floor. There were special instructions on how to use the product and how to handle the can before and while in use.

HVAC and the IPL grant remain in the holding position with them. Jean had no additional information. We are still hoping for a possible report this month, in October.

Bonnie is still the liaison to the national convention. Mary is her backup person for receiving information

All of the financial documents have been received from Deacon Dan and submitted to the Diocese for seating at the convention by St. George’s delegate, Mary Carter and representative/alternate, Camille Norman.

Everyone expressed pleasure with the new St. George’s sign. The new sign is now in place and hanging. The changing of the time from 11am until 10:30 am was discussed and tabled.

Ron will contact Stanley Steemer, our rug cleaning company for years, to get the carpets cleaned before Thanksgiving, November.

Mortar flaking will be addressed and Ron will be in charge. The price was quoted as $60 for four (4) large cans. It is a spray on product. This still needs to be addressed in our November meeting.

Motion was made to accept the old business.

Remember, you may need a renewal of your lay reader’s licenses. Deacon Dan will have to get them. Please let him know if you are in need.

New Business:

Mary Carter, Warden has been nominated to sit on Trustees and Council Committee at this year’s convention. She has accepted the request.

There needs to be a monthly financial report at each Bishop Committee meeting was open for discussion in September. Deacon Dan presented the Bishop’s Committee with a six month Statement of Activity by Division from January – July 2023 for St. George’s Episcopal Church with total assets of $27,505.91; the Community Center has total assets of $4,896.30. Both accounts joined together show assets of $32,402.21 representing our total liability and equity. As of July 31, 2023 St. George’s had a ball of $37,681.62 and the Community Center has a balance of $11,499.68. We recognized the need to have a fund raiser for the Community Center. The only source of income for the Center is the monthly check from the Diocese.

We discussed space rental donations for use of the gym. The kitchen is not available for party rentals. The ICYPAA group had discussed the donation amount of $50 for their meeting times. Their meeting space would be above the Dare to Care office. Ron spoke and explained the ICYPAA (Internal Conference of Young People in alcoholics Anonymous) at our September meeting.

The Lock box was ordered and paid for by Carla through the Church’s financials. We needed a safe place to keep our funds and receipts if the treasurer, Carla Parris is not at church.

Mary Carter gave her Bell Award money in the mount of $500 the Episcopal Church Home. We have given donations for flowers to them in the past.

Mary has made contact with the Director of the five (5) halfway houses, two women, two men and one family house located at 29th and Virginia Avenue to help their clients (if needed) with resource information. Laundry Love was suggested to the Director by Mary if it starts again in our area, clothing items, food and other issues if needed. They are eligible for Dare to Care.

Rev. Matt Bradley presented “A Homeless Project”. There are official screenings completed by the organization managers/consultants. It is primarily a winter shelter project program only for women and children and marginalized persons. Rev. Matt Bradley sent St. George’s the organization’s Winter Shelter Pilot Program, Congregation Handbook 2019-20, Warming Center Volunteer Instructions, and Warming Center Community Norms. Deacon Dan forwarded the documents to members thru email.

The project requires a coordinator, a place for people to stay overnight and providing toiletries, dinner, breakfast and a light snack. They cannot stay in the center/gym all day and they must reserve a space for the next night. The total number of members will be 15. In private discussions the committee felt that we could provide meals. Further discussion is needed to determine the number of times we could make the meals available for the people and if it would be dinner, snack bag, or breakfast food.

Meeting adjourned at 6:45 pm

Respectfully submitted,

Bernadette Hamilton

BC Minutes—11-13-2023

November 13, 2023 @ 5:25pm

Attendance: Ed and Bernadette, Mary, Camille, Deacon Dan

Deacon Dan opened the meeting with prayer.

Motion was made to accept the minutes as written by Camille and seconded by Mary.

OLD BUSINESS:

Estimate from Hamilton Property Management group has been received from Ron Parris regarding the gym floor in the amount of $15,500. We need to make floor repairs before major work begins. Ron’s contract is too expensive for our budget. Mary voiced that she could not ask the Diocese for $15,500. Some of the job descriptions in the project proposal are out of his range and/or are seen as part of his sexton duties.

The gym floor needs cleaning and a review of the Sexton’s contract was suggested. It was also recommended that Ron give us an estimate on sanding the gym floor, putting the planks down to replace the damaged wood, no wood putty, and put down the floor materials purchased. The Diocese will not sponsor St. George’s for $15,500.

The IPL grant remains in the holding position with them. Jean had no additional information. We are still hoping for a possible report this month, in October, now we look forward to December or January.

ICYPAA information was put on hold until December, Ron is out of town.

The new HVAC is scheduled to be installed on Wednesday, November 15. The estimate has remained the same and the Sterling Co. did not charge us the increase in the estimate from August until November. Mary spoke with Mike of the Sterling Heating & Air Conditioning company. The cost will remain at $50,000. This amount will be paid by the Diocese.

Bonnie is still the liaison to the national convention. Mary is her backup person for receiving information. We received a 81st General Convention scan card with information sites on it and 10 reasons to be a part of this event.

Everyone expressed pleasure with the new St. George’s sign. The new sign is now in place and hanging. The changing of the time from 11am until 10:30 am was discussed and tabled. A change of start time for services was not discussed at this meeting.

Mary is waiting on a call back from Stanley Steemer, our rug cleaning company for years, to get the carpets cleaned before Thanksgiving, November. They talked to Mary and will send her an estimate.

Mortar flaking will be addressed and Ron will be in charge. The price was quoted as $60 for four (4) large cans. It is a spray on product. This still needs to be addressed in our November meeting. Ron was not present, out of town, and no report was made.

Deacon Dan will talk to Rev. Matt Bradley about the Homeless Project. St. George’s is able to provide meal/s for the group. In discussions, the committee felt that we could provide meals. Further discussion is needed to determine the number of times we could make the meals available for the people and if it would be dinner, snack bag, or breakfast food.

Mary Carter, Warden has been nominated to sit on Trustees and Council Committee at this year’s convention. She has accepted the request.

New Business:

Deacon Dan suggested two new projects for St. George’s.

People in the Pews Project – Deacon Dan would compose a letter asking Episcopal Churches to send a person from their church to worship at St. Georges. It would be a one-time visit or more if the people desire to continue coming.

Braden Committee Prep – St George’s and others would watch the video on Anne Braden’s life as a group.

The suggestions were received with enthusiasm.

Coats and Blankets Project: Mary stated that Church of the Advent will start to send items of clothing to St. George’s. Angie Mills from St. John’s in Murray, KY will participate. St. John’s Youth group will visit Louisville to go out and take items to the Homeless with us in December. A date for this event has not been set.

St. George will pack food boxes on December 12 from 3-5pm. We will do 65 Christmas baskets this year, 40 families from the center and 25 from the church. If you have a needy family, please let Mary know right away as slots are filling up quickly. Distribution of the boxes will be on December 16. Ed Hamilton will order the boxes.

The monthly financial report was presented as of September 2023 by Deacon Dan. St. George’s Episcopal Church has total assets of $25,971.79; the Community Center has total assets of $7,715.77. Both accounts joined together show assets of $33,687.56, representing our total liability and equity. Again, the only source of income for the Center is the monthly check from the Diocese.

Reminder: We may not receive a Bishop’s visitation this year as Bishop White is recovering from an eye problem. Our next opportunity would be in 2024

Meeting adjourned at 6:19 pm. Respectfully submitted, Bernadette Hamilton

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dumdumsun · 3 years

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Forever and Never

A/N: Welcome back, luvs ❤️ Glad to have you back

Warnings: mentions of marijuana

Word Count: 2876

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Two: Gotta Have Soul

“What was school like for you?”

“Like, a regular school day?”

“Yeah, like a regular school day.”

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A normal day of school for me was like walking around in a glass bubble. This isn’t a metaphor for personal space, but rather the concept of fitting in. Clearly, I fit in at school, but not in the way I expected to. I could walk amongst my peers and smile in their faces, talk with them, but it’d be difficult to hear through the glass of my bubble. We could reach out to each other and hope for a connection, but our hands would forever be disconnected by the glass. But they seemed to be fine with it. They didn’t want to come into my bubble, they just wanted to admire me from the outside. And I supposed I was fine with that, as well. It wasn’t like I opened my bubble for anyone, even invited anyone inside. I let Dina in once and got paranoid. Paranoid that she’d take up the air, that she’d hate my bubble and what I’d have to offer within it. So, I did what I thought was best and kindly asked her to leave. Assured her that she could maybe come back another time, when I was ready. As the sweet and considerate person that she was, she had no problem with it.

Stan didn’t need to live in a glass bubble because he didn’t need to fit in. And I’ve never needed to open the bubble myself to allow him access. He was welcome anytime and entered as he pleased. He was the only person who understood me. I realize that we had more in common than I thought. No one understood our fashion senses, our tastes in music, the way we preferred to keep to ourselves. I could breathe around him and smile and laugh, I mean actually laugh. It was just a shame it all had to wait until after school. Stan and I lived in two different worlds at school. Sometimes I’d catch a ride with him if he left his house the same time I did mine. The second we would set foot on the school campus, we were strangers. It wasn’t that we were embarrassed of each other, I just think Stan was intimidated by the crowd I attracted. Hell, I was intimidated by the crowd I attracted. I’d much rather be walking down those halls with Stan, Dina, and Sydney (if she was comfortable with me). Luckily, I had classes with each of them.

I had nearly every class with Dina, save for honor choir and theatre classes. We found a way to sit near each other in every class we had and talked about everything and nothing for the entire hour. Half of my classes were with Stanley, and those hours were full of glancing at each other and playfully winking or blowing kisses. He’d pass me notes old-school style, but always avoided the route that would lead to either Ricky or Brad. We had a couple of run-ins that led to them teasing Stan before the note could even reach me. Study hall was one of the only times Stan and I would actually sit together and talk in school. Sometimes we’d study, sometimes we’d skip and go smoke outside. Nonetheless, we’d make the most out of our time together.

I only had two classes with Sydney and both included Dina, so there still wasn’t much going on between us at school. She wasn’t as active in gym class as we were, so it was a lot of her cheering us on when we played basketball or dodgeball. She was usually the person to hand me Stan’s notes in science, having to dodge Ricky and Brad’s grabbing hands so that I could quickly snatch it. Luckily, I only had two classes with Ricky and Brad, and they both included Dina and Stan. So, I was never trapped in an uncomfortable situation with Ricky before their eyes.

Science was the most chaotic class for me. Not only did I not care for the subject, but my seat was away from both Stan and Dina. I was nearly sandwiched between Ricky and Brad, which set me on edge most days. Despite this, I simply tried my best to focus on my school work. “And yes, during arousal, there is an increase in all sorts of things, including adrenaline and, of course, blood flow,” Mr File droned on as I wrote down notes in my notebook. Dina always said she thought it was cute how I used different colors for each day. Little did she know, once I started this system, I couldn’t stop it. This was to the point that I had to buy a set of pens for each class. I couldn’t use my green math pen for my Tuesday science class. “And the blood flow continues down and then gets trapped within the corpora cavernosa. The penis expands, and this is how the Homo sapien male is able to hold an erection. Yes?”

My attention was diverted to Bradley, who raised his hand. Once he was called on, he set his hand back down and straightened his posture. “From my experience, Mr File, the holding of an erection is far more successful in the hands of a Homo sapien female.” His inappropriate joke sent an eruption of laughter throughout the classroom. I rolled my eyes in irritation.

“Very funny, Mr Lewis.” Mr File deadpanned.

“Just talkin’ science.”

“Moving on.” As my teacher turned back to the chalkboard, Ricky and Brad reached over my head to high five each other. I scoffed and continued on with my notes. From the corner of my eye, I saw Ricky turn around to speak to Sydney.

“Ah. Oh, come on, fire crotch. Laugh. That was funny.”

“Don’t be a prick, Ricky,” I hissed, the boy’s head snapping over to me. “It wasn’t even that funny.”

Ricky tilted his head at me and gave a soft smile, his hand reaching over and clasping around my wrist. “Okay, babe, I’ll leave your friend alone-”

“And don’t call me babe.” I yanked my wrist from his grasp. He froze, shocked, his mouth opening and closing as if at a loss for words.

“Mr Berry, if you could take your eyes off of Ms (Y/L/N) for one second to listen to my lecture, that would be very much appreciated.” At the sound of Mr File’s voice, Ricky quickly turned forward and returned to his notes.

“I’ll definitely try my best, sir.” He smirked, Bradley chuckling and reaching over my head again to give his friend another high five. My eyes fell on Stanley, who was watching the interaction in annoyance. When his gaze met mine, he gave me a sympathetic look. I only held my fingers in the position of a gun up to my temple and pretended to fire it. He shook his head in amusement before turning his attention back to Mr File. Glancing over my shoulder, I watched as Sydney glanced between Dina and our teacher before her gaze settled on me. She gave me a small smile and mouthed a ‘thank you’. I winked at her and gave a thumbs up. That was the start of one of the very few friendly interactions we’d have throughout the week.

On my way home from school that day, I spotted Syd and ran to catch up with her. “Hey, Sydney.” I grinned, the girl jumping a bit when I appeared by her side.

“O-Oh. Um, hey, Zip.”

“You don’t have to call me that,” I chuckled. “You’re normal.”

She smiled and stared down at her feet. “Uh… Why are you walking with me?” I frowned at her question, but she raised her head quickly. “Like, no offense, but… you usually just… keep to yourself. Or you get a ride from Stanley.”

“I stayed after for theatre rehearsal,” I shrugged. “But we never talk. We’re neighbors, Syd. And we’re both friends with Dina. Isn’t it weird we never talk?”

“Yeah… Yeah, I guess it is.”

“I’m not saying we should hang out everyday and tell each other secrets, but… you know.”

“No, yeah, I get it. I mean, Dina likes you… So does everyone else, so you must be really cool to be around.”

“Well, that’s something you can find out for the both of us. Because I still don’t get it…” I turned my head forward, my voice trailing off. We continued our journey home in comfortable silence, every now and then striking up pebble throwing contests. Sydney had a really nice smile. It was a shame she didn’t use it much. When we reached my street, our walk didn’t last much longer. “Here’s my stop.” I announced, stepping away towards the mailbox to retrieve our mail. Sydney nodded with a smile.

“I’ll, uh… I’ll see you tomorrow-”

“Oh, hey, Syd!” Stan’s voice called out. We both turned our heads to see him getting up from his porch, making his way to the middle of the street to meet Syd. “And my lovely Zip.”

“Hey, beautiful.” I winked, pulling out a couple envelopes from the box. Stanley chuckled fondly at me before looking back to Syd, who was waiting expectantly.

“Oh, my leg fell asleep. One sec,” He then began shaking and stretching his leg, Sydney standing by awkwardly. The sight alone was enough to have me quietly laughing to myself. Stan let out a sigh once he was done and planted his foot back on the ground. “Can I walk with you?”

“Sure. Why not?” Syd shrugged. Stan smiled and turned forward with her.

“Cool.”

As they walked away, I noticed one of the envelopes was addressed to me. Maybe a bit too enthusiastically, I ripped it open. Inside was a lonely check. No note. Just like last time. And the time before that. Taking out the check, my eyes bulged at the number written down. Four hundred dollars?! Four hundred fucking dollars from Dad in two weeks! I tried to think of the upcoming dates. Was Aunt Pam’s birthday coming up? Uncle David’s? Jacob’s? No one’s. So… why did Dad send me twice as much this time? My head lifted to find Stanley happily dancing back up to his house, twirling and jumping with his bare feet. I laughed at the sight. As he descended the slope to his house, he motioned for me to follow. Setting the mail on the porch swing, I pocketed my check and hurried down to Stan’s.

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“What about this one?” I held up Elton John’s Goodbye Yellow Brick Road on vinyl. “I love me some Elton John.”

“Whatever you want, Nugget.” I heard him from the couch. Satisfied with my decision, I put the music on, nodding to the beat of Crocodile Rock as I joined Stanley on the couch. He had just taken out one of his pre-rolled joints from his case and was lighting it up.

“So…”

“So?”

“What’s up with you and Sydney Novak?” I cheekily grinned, my friend puffing on the smoke as he removed the joint from his mouth. “You wanted to… walk with her?”

“I wanted to hang out with her. We’ve never hung out before. I just thought she’d want more friends.”

“Uh-huh…” I raised a brow, taking the joint when it was offered to me. As I inhaled the smoke, Stan waved me off.

“Whatever. So… what’s been going on with you? It’s been about three weeks since you got back and you haven’t spoken a word about where you disappeared to.”

I quickly handed the joint back as I exhaled, the smoke clouding my vision. “Yeah, I don’t really wanna talk about that…”

“Oh.” Stan cleared his throat.

“Let’s just say it was… very depressing.”

“Well, what about your dad? How’s he been?”

“He’s good, I think. Working in Georgia still. Oh!” I lifted my hip a bit to retrieve the check from my back pocket. “Look at this fucking shit, Stan! My dad sends me a two hundred dollar check every two weeks. But look what I got this time.” Stan leaned over, squinting his eyes as if he weren’t seeing right.

“Four hundred?!”

“Four hundred!”

“Jesus, (Y/N), what does he do?!”

“In all honesty, Stan, I have no fucking idea. He doesn’t like talking about it.”

“Well, that’s not suspicious at all.” Stan mumbled, silencing himself by placing the joint between his lips. It didn’t take too long for our highs to kick in. When they did, we were draped over one another, lazily drawing shapes in the air. I reached over and tickled Stan’s foot, which was just beside my head. He quietly giggled and retracted his foot from me. I laughed loudly and dropped my arm.

“Stan?”

“Yeah?”

“This is where we peak, huh? This is, like, as good as it gets,” I watched as he lifted his head, attempting to make eye contact with me. “Like, we’re not gonna have shit going for us besides a lousy paycheck we slave for. And we’re gonna settle for someone who makes us all feel a little less lonely… or we just end up alone and blame everyone else for it. And then… In, like, ten years we’re gonna go to our high school reunion and then we’re gonna find out that… We all were pieces of shit at the age of seventeen and that’s as good as we got. It’s as good as we’ll ever get,” I pointed to him. “At least, that’s what you told me.”

“Nugget… you talk too much,” He flopped back onto the ground. “But yeah, you’re right. But, like… not you.”

“Not me?”

“No, you’re gonna… move away again. But for good. You’re gonna become the best… damn actress of our time and you’re gonna walk on red carpets and go on talk shows and go ‘Yeah, my best friend Stanley Barber was the best thing that’s ever happened to me’, and then-”

“That’s not how I talk!” I burst out laughing, which triggered his own laughter. We spent the next few moments rolling on the floor, trying to catch our breaths in the midst of our cackling. Even in my haze, I thought to myself, If this is where I peak, I’m the most successful of them all to peak with Stan. How could no one have wanted to hang out with him? He was the only thing that kept me sane most days with his carefree philosophy on life. There was never a dull moment with him. Never a single second of doubt in his ability to make me smile, to make me feel good about myself. And maybe it was selfish to depend on him that much, but I hadn’t even realized I’d been doing it.

When our highs almost completely wore off, I wished Stan a goodbye and headed back home. Entering the house, Jacob was just about to exit. “Oh, hey, Bug-” He stopped and sniffed. “You smell like weed.”

“You’ll live.” I smiled and walked inside. In the kitchen, Aunt Pam was making dinner while dancing to the music on the radio. Upon my arrival, she clapped and went to hug me.

“(Y/N), how was your-” She stepped back and sniffed. “Ugh, you smell like weed…”

“Sorry.”

“I honestly don’t care. But I wanted to tell you that you should call your dad. It’s been a couple of weeks with no call. Remember he said he’d check on you every other day?”

“I remember. I’ll call him right now.” Heading upstairs to my room, I pulled out my cell phone. I accessed my contacts before pressing on my dad’s, holding the phone up to my ear. When the call was answered, there was no greeting. Just faint breathing from the other end. “Uh… Dad-”

“Hey, sweetheart,” He rushed out, sounding out of breath. “What- What did you call for?”

“What did I… Dad, you said you’d call me three times a week. It’s been two weeks with no call.”

“You’re right, you’re right, doll.” He sighed. I frowned in disgust. He never called me ‘doll’. “How’s school going? Straight A’s?”

“Um… not really,” I mumbled as I entered my bedroom, setting my backpack on the ground before flopping on my bed, sighing contently. “A couple of B’s, but I’m trying. Uh, I got the check.”

“Yeah, yeah, your allowance.” He huffed.

“Uh-huh… but you gave me twice as much.”

“Yeah, for homecoming. Pam said it was next week.”

“Oh, yeah…,” I rolled onto my back. “Almost forgot.”

“Yeah, so just… buy yourself something pretty- Listen, sweetheart, I’ve gotta go, but I promise to call you in two days.”

“Okay, Dad. Love you-” I was cut off when he abruptly hung up the phone. Sighing, I let my arm flop down beside my head. If I had to be completely honest, that was normal behavior from my dad lately. Sure, I mentioned he wasn’t present in his mind, but this was different. He was clearly occupied. Very occupied. I brushed it off as him being hard at work, but…

Something told me there was more going on with my Dad. And it scared me.

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jibrillenyan · 3 years

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Eldarya Come-Back

[Disponibile in Italiano qui]

Eldarya EU servers are back up. For people out of the loop, a fire destroyed both the servers and the backups of Eldarya. It's not beemoov's fault.

BR and US servers, stored somewhere else, are perfectly ok.

The FR server accounts were lost, but the story retrieved.

All the others (IT HU PL DE ES RU) have both the accounts and the story wiped out. ANE has been re-translated/Recovered, but origins is currently only playable in english.

Only the first 2 episodes of ANE have been translated so far. Errata corrige: PL, RU, ES haven't released any ANE episodes yet. DE IT and HU have the first 2 available in english. DE and HU appear to be broken.

Level 7 and episode 6 of origins (completed) are needed to access the market.

BUG REPORT: Currently there is a bug where if you change the name of your companion for the first time after evolving it you lose 100gc. please take care.

BUG REPORT: If you already have a companion and you play episode 3 of Origins you won't be able to hatch the companion Kero gives you and you might get stuck right after "Objective: Go to Kero’s room to complete the Companion Questionnaire"

Accounts must be recreated. You have to create a new account and, if you ever bought maana or gold coins, follow the instructions below.

I REPEAT, ACCOUNTS ARE LOST ON THE EU SERVERS. YOU MUST MAKE A NEW ACCOUNT. (sorry, I get this one a lot)

FAQ of sort under the cut, original here. Italian translation will be here starting tomorrow. warning: it’s long XD

♦ WHAT DO I GET?

Everyone gets 1000 maanas, 100 gold coins and 350.000 ancient coins upon creating an account. You will also get 5 big exp potions, 10 small, 5 big energy potions, 10 small, 1 evolution potion and 3 incubators. You will also get the companion Sogiluv... it's not very good. You can retrieve some (most?) of the currency you bought by contacting the support (see below), you will be credited maana/ancient coins depending on your purchases; once you get the money back the 3 spin-offs will automatically unlock, along with the bank outfits.

The first companion to hatch will require no incubation time.

BR and US Server got 10.000 AC for their troubles too, but no maana or GC or items.

♦ I ENDED UP IN THE WRONG GUARD.

Please check this page. Re-doing the 3rd episode of Origins WON'T help.

♦ DECORATING GUARDIENNE'S ROOM, EP 5-6.

If you want to know how to get the guy you like AND have the room decorated by him, or other questions along these lines check this link

♦ WHAT'S THE BEST COMPANION TO USE?

Since you can now get any companion you like if you want to get the "best" one in terms of energy/luck ratio you should consider these:

PLESE NOTE: Hatching an adult companion (Chiromagnus, Blobbiathan) has the advantage of giving you an adult companion AND saving the evolution potion. This could be nice to have, for example, during a map event, you can use all the energy of your companion after midnight, then hatch another egg, use all the energy of the baby, evolve with the potion, use all the energy of the adult. If well played , with a baby companion, it means potentially 400-500 energy to use on the map

"Best" Companion, bought food (36 maana): Blobbiathan Energy 170 (already an adult when hatched) Luck 360 - 400

"Best" Companion, bought food (30 maana or less):

1. Chiromagnus Energy 160 (already an adult when hatched) Luck 340-390

2. Zarali Energy 90-160 Luck 350-380

3. Ocemas Energy 100-150 Luck 310-360

4. Ciralak Energy 110-160 Luck 300-350

4. Rawist Energy 110-160 Luck 300-350

"Best" Companion, farmed food (in exploration):

1. Alfeli: Energy 80-150 Fortuna 320 -370

2. Gallytrot: Energy 110-150 Fortuna 320-370

I consider the Alfeli "better" because its food, elven grapes, comes from a 20energy/30 min area, Mont sizhe, compared to the food for the gallytrot, gallyflore, from the Cave (35 energy/60 min).

♦ WHAT CAN I USE ANCIENT COINS FOR?

There is a special ancient coins shop (Until May 9th) with ALL the items ever released in the game. I do not advise using them for Origins illustrations but I suggest you grab some of the rarest items at least. It's among the boutiques.

BANK ITEMS WILL ONLY APPEAR AFTER RETRIEVING THE PURCHASED CURRENCY (? Im not sure about this, some are there from the beginning and I'm still waiting on the email I sent for the currency)

♦ HOW LONG DOES THE SHOP LAST?

May 9th

♦ HOW DO I GET MY BOUGHT MAANA/GOLD COINS BACK?

Go to "your account" by clicking on your name (top right). There is a button to retrieve the credit, for many payment options there is a simple form to fill.

However, if you paid by credit card or paypal you have to send an email to the support (you can get the adress by clicking on "other"). In the mail you should include:

Credit card:

- Old/New Username (if they aren't the same) - The email address associated to the accounts - The date and the amount in €/$ of a recent transaction (max 12 months old, the most recent, the better). - Last 4 digits of the credit card you used. - I'm not sure what happens if you you used more than a credit card, I'd suggest sending one transaction per credit card and telling them about this issue.

Paypal:

- Old/New Username (if they aren't the same) - The email address associated to the accounts - If it's not the same email address, the email address/username of the paypal account. - The date and the transaction ID* of a recent transaction (max 12 months old, the most recent, the better).

* Transaction ID's can be found in the confirmation email you get when you make a payment or on the paypal website, in the payment history section.

One ID should suffice, they can retrieve them all from there.

♦ WHAT DO YOU ADVISE WE BUY?

On a general note, do not buy things that can be found at all times, like explorations items, other than that, anything you like, but I'd at least consider to buy/play the following:

*** PLEASE NOTE: I've heard rumors that during each event, you will be able to find things in explorations from the previous events of that kind, so easter should have the other easter events' outfits on the map. I'd wait a bit to spend the coins to see if we get any confirmation, the store will be open until May 9th.

HOW CAN I KNOW WHERE (SOMETHING) IS FROM?

Wiki. Or This wonderful site. Or the wikinyan (c'est moi!), I don't mind answering specific messages, I'll update this post with any question I get. If you don't know the french name you can find it out in the French shop.

1. COMPANIONS:

Other than the event companions that you like you should probably consider...

GET:

Minaloo and Draflayel. These only comes from the purro'swap. Once the store closes, if you're unlucky, you'll never see them again.

Calunko and Bunraku. They're 2 of the japan expo rewards and with the merchandise boutique closed, they're incredibly hard to obtain, you need a physical code.

Chiromagnus, while you can get this from explorations, the scroll for it is extremely rare, and 2000 AC is stealing it.

ON THE FENCE:

The Seryphon , Poulpatata (both of them) and the chestok. These can be found on AH but require Gold coins to get in exploration. Personally I won't get them, but it's personal preference.

SKIP:

All the normal explorations companions, no matter how rare. They'll start popping up at the market soon enough

2. CLOTHES:

This is clearly completely at your own discretion, Events and ranking rewards should be considered. However there are some times never released before, like the fireflies so...

GET:

Fireflies. A beta-tester reward item, they were never made available to purchase before.

Steam girl set (Total: 1594 AC). It's the japan expo 2017 reward, 9 pieces

Maana demon and its other 3 colorations is a skin never seen in the game, previously reserved for admins. It could however be added to explorations, like other items of this kind.

Frency French was once an inside joke for ChiNoMiko, has not been made available to the public before, you can buy the skin, the hairstyle (it's a special jackson), Frency French Top, etc it's just a joke, but it's still something you won't see again, if you like it.

ON THE FENCE:

Depending how much you hate alchemy, you can consider some alchemy stuff.

Some rare Skins like Nan'vi, that could be hard to find in explorations

Rainbow and Pearly hair colours, if you like them, they can be rare/offered only in rare circumstances.

Crylasm set (526 AC), top, socks, hat. It was a special Christmas outfit released one piece at a time during Christmas events of 2016, 2017, 2018

Healer support Set (400 AC), made of 7 pieces, it was a special gift given at the beginning of the 2020 pandemic)

Rainbow Spirit (1594 AC), released for the 2020 Pride month (sorta)

Guard ranking rewards, the total il 11.980 AC (thanks Desdhi ♥)

SKIP:

Anything normally on the shop, or from (normal) map explorations.

3.ILLUSTRATIONS:

GET:

Possibly the event ones you like the best, there should be 42 event illustrations for a total of 105.000 ac

SKIP:

If you have the time to farm, the episodes' ones. They're way cheaper with replay, with a few exceptions (see below).

ON THE FENCE:

There are a few episodes where it's cheaper to buy the other illustrations than replay, I'll make a list below.

♦HOW MUCH IS...

EGGS

As "one time" I mean it's either now or never, so exclusive items or event items, unless they come back with their event.

No Explorations is events + rare +the stuff that you would pay gc to get the bait for

All the eggs: 222.400,

One-time + rare ones: Chiromagnus, Minaloo Draflayel: 164.500

one-time: 158.000

No explorations (+GC/rare ones): 180.700

BACKGROUNDS:

All: why do you hate yourself? don't. it should be around 5660

Events only: 2460

EPISODES:

Event Illustrations are 2500 each, Episodes' 2000

It's generally cheaper to play the episode to unlock illustrations. Coins won't disappear, so if you can slowly make your way up you will end up saving A LOT of Ancient Coins. During episodes, each dialogue is 2 AC

(cost is rounded up) (!) = Replaying is not worth it, money wise (*) = more expensive than 1 illustration, but still worth it in the grand scheme of things

(how much it costs playing Origins VS how much it costs at the shop)

Episode 1 - Free - 1 Illustration, play once (FREE vs 2000) Episode 2 - Free - 3 Illustrations, play twice (FREE vs 6000) Episode 3 - Free - 1 Illustrations, play once (FREE vs 2000) Episode 4 - Free - 2 Illustrations, play once (FREE vs 4000) Episode 5 - Around 1200 maana - 3 illustrations, play 3 times (3600 vs 6000) Episode 6 - Around 1500 maana - 2 illustrations, play once (1500 vs 4000) Episode 7 - 1200maana ca - 4 Illustrations, play 4 times (4800 vs 8000) Episode 8 - 1700maaana ca - 4 Illustrations, play 3 times (5100 vs 8000) Episode 9 - 2000 maana ca - 1 Illustration, play once (2000 vs 2000) Episode 10 - 1500 maana ca - 3 Illustrations, play 3 times (4500 vs 6000) Episode 11 - 1900 maana ca - 2 illustrations, play once (1900 vs 4000) Episode 12 - 1500 maana ca - 3 illustrations, play 3 times (4500 vs 6000) Episode 13 - 1500 maana ca - 3 illustrations, play 3 times (4500 vs 6000) Episode 14 - 1500 maana ca - 2 illustrations, play once (1500 vs 4000) (!) Episode 15 - 2500 maana ca - 3 illustrations, play 3 times (7500 vs 6000, it's better to buy the other 2!) (!) Episode 16 - 2150 maana ca - 1 illustration, play once (2150 vs 2000 it's still worth to play the episode) (*) Episode 17 - 2450 maana ca - 3 illustrations, play ONCE (2450 vs 6000) Episode 18 - 1900 maana ca - 6 illustrations, play 3 times (5700 vs 12000) Episode 19 - 1700 maana ca - 4 illustrations, play 4 times (6800 vs 8000) Episode 20 - 1800 maana ca - 5 illustrations, play 4 times (7200 vs 10000) Episode 21 - 1800 maana ca - 3 illustrations, play once (1800 vs 6000) Episode 22 - 1700 maana ca - 4 illustrations, play 3 times (6800 vs 8000) (!) Episode 23 - 2100 maana ca - 4 illustrations, play 4 times (8400 vs 8000, it's better to buy the other 3!) Episode 24 - 2000 maana ca - 2 Illustrations, play once (2000 vs 4000) (!) Episode 25 - 2500 maana ca - 3 illustrations, play once (2500 vs 6000) (!) Episode 26 - 2200 maana ca - 4 Illustrations, play three times (6600 vs 8000, it's better to play once for 2 illustrations then buy the other 2!) Episode 27 - 1800 maana ca - 4 Illustrations, play 3 times (5400 vs 8000) Episode 28 - 1700 maana ca - 5 illustrations, play 3 times (5100 vs 10000) (!) Episode 29 - 3250 maana ca - 4 illustrations, play 4 times (13000 vs 8000 it's a huge ac loss to replay) (!) Episode 30 - 2400 maana ca - 4 illustrations, play 4 times. (9600 vs 8000 it's better to play once and buy the other 3)

Grand total so far: 93 Illustrations, 71 playthroughs, 58 suggested. Extimated maana/Ancient coins: 129.000 replay eveything vs 186.000 buying everything. Optimal: 122.750

IF you play everything once then buy the rest you should spend around 146000

* Optimal means buying the illustrations where needed before May 9th, then play all the episodes at your leisure. The episodes where you'd have to buy illustrations are: 15, 23, 26, 29, 30.

Please remember that if you buy the illustrations then you decide to play the game you will ended up paying not only 186.000 ac for the illustrations, but also roughly 60.000 to play all the episodes. The only case where my racommendation is to buy the illustrations is if you really don't care about origins or you only want a few illustrations

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loving you is my gift tonight

missgoneril : there’s so much going on in that pic i don’t even know where to start fearthedeer : you gotta be more specific. is it dima? his parents in a two-person sweater?? the piglet in a fluffy hat they put on the armchair??? missgoneril : i missgoneril : the holy kingdom of faerghus has actually been on crack this whole time, in this essay i will -

or, some good old-fashioned holidays fluff ft. dimiclaude in modern fodlan.

READ ON AO3.

The envelope arrives a week or so before Saint Cichol’s Day. It’s made of creamy, off-white paper and sealed with an actual wax seal bearing the griffin knight of Faerghus, because royals apparently have to be extra even with something as mundane as sending holiday cards.

It’s actually addressed to Claude’s mother ( President Juliette von Riegan, the envelope reads in elegant, swirling script), but as First Son of the Leicester Alliance, Claude considers himself plenty qualified to snatch it up from the pile of holidays-related mail and whisk it off to his room.

He flops down onto his bed before breaking open the seal. The card inside is just as fancy as the exterior, done up in dark blue and silver highlights, and it’s the funniest thing Claude’s seen all week.

Now, the Faerghan royal family has been sending Saint Cichol’s cards to the von Riegans since the beginning of his mother’s presidency, so this is nothing out of the ordinary. It also doesn’t say anything special, besides Merry Saint Cichol’s day & best wishes from House Blaiddyd in embossed letters.

What is new, however, is that this time, it doesn’t have one of the Blaiddyds’ formal state portraits front and center. Sure enough, King Lambert and Queen Patricia are posing, flashing toothpaste-ad-worthy smiles at the camera, but there the resemblance comes to a brutal stop.

The photo features Dimitri, clad in possibly the gaudiest holiday sweater Claude’s ever seen. As per ugly sweater tradition, it sports an unholy amount of red and green, but nothing can dethrone the roaring lion’s head emblazoned over Dimitri’s torso, myriads of multicolored lights haphazardly sewn into its mane.

And he still manages to look like Prince Charming straight out of a collector’s edition of Fódlan’s Fables, because Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd is unfairly photogenic like that.

Seiros, life is unfair. Or maybe it isn't, because it’s given him a boyfriend who miraculously still looks good while looking like he’s been hit and run over by a garlands-filled truck.

Because he’s the most loyal best friend anyone could ask for, Claude sits up, holds the card to the lamp on his bedside table, snaps a picture and sends it to Hilda. Her reply is almost instantaneous.

missgoneril : there’s so much going on in that pic i don’t even know where to start

fearthedeer : you gotta be more specific. is it dima? his parents in a two-person sweater?? the piglet in a fluffy hat they put on the armchair???

missgoneril : i

missgoneril : the holy kingdom of faerghus has actually been on crack this whole time, in this essay i will -

fearthedeer : LMAO

fearthedeer : fr tho i think it’s sweet

missgoneril : you have them rose-tinted glasses ON i see

fearthedeer : bold words coming from miss hilda ‘do you think dimitri’s hot blonde bodyguard will text me back?’ goneril

You can no longer send direct messages to this person.

Claude snorts and taps out of the conversation. Not a week goes by that Hilda doesn’t block him at least once. Whatever the reason - from posting their kindergarten playdates pictures on the Golden Deer group chat to that time he jokingly hit on her brother -, she always ends up unblocking him within the hour.

In the meantime, there’s someone else he wants to talk to. Claude flips to the second topmost conversation on his phone, lays back and starts typing.

fearthedeer : on ur way to light up all of fhirdiad by urself i see

hrhdima : I take it you’ve received our holidays well-wishes.

fearthedeer : it’s the BEST how did you not tell me about this before

hrhdima : Mother and Father wanted a ‘fun’ photo to go with our usual ones. I didn’t know they would actually use it for anything official.

fearthedeer : give whoever made that decision a raise bc they just made my entire week

hrhdima : You don’t think it’s silly?

fearthedeer : well.

fearthedeer : yes i do

fearthedeer : it’s definitely dorky

fearthedeer : but since it has you in it it’s dorky cute

fearthedeer : why are u not saying anything

fearthedeer : i told u u gotta learn to accept a compliment!!

hrhdima : Thank you, my dear. I had to take a few moments to compose myself.

fearthedeer : SEIROS

fearthedeer : HOW ARE YOU SO FUCKING ADORABLE 😭

hrhdima : 😳😳

fearthedeer : if i were here you BET i’d be kissing your cheeks

fearthedeer : but alas, the day’s just started for ur local first son

hrhdima : What’s the first thing on the list?

fearthedeer : visiting a kids’ hospital i’m pretty sure! hilda and i have some Clownery planned so i sure hope they’ll laugh

hrhdima : I’m sure they will. If you end up filming, I’d love to see it.

fearthedeer : eager to see me embarrass myself huh

hrhdima : Claude! Of course not!

fearthedeer : flames, i was kidding!! of course i’ll send u the vid!

hrhdima : Oh.

hrhdima : Good luck with...the clownery?

fearthedeer : thanks, good luck with what you have to do too <3

hrhdima : Thank you. Speaking of which, can I call you later? Ingrid’s banging down my door about the holidays address right now.

fearthedeer : sure!! have fun at rehearsal, romance that sweet sweet mic for me 😘😘

hrhdima : Claude, please.

fearthedeer : u love me

hrhdima : I do.

hrhdima : I wish we could see each other more, especially at this time of the year. I miss you a great deal.

fearthedeer : wtf you can’t just say stuff like that

hrhdima : We’re quite literally dating.

fearthedeer : STILL

fearthedeer : anyway don’t you worry your pretty royal head over it

fearthedeer : it’s time for a secret scheme >:)

hrhdima : Claude. What does this mean.

fearthedeer : ;)

hrhdima has sent a vocal message.

Hi Claude, this is Ingrid. Sorry for interrupting you guys, but Dimitri has an address to practice, so I had to take his phone away for the time being. Will give it back when he’s done. Say hello to Hilda for me!

fearthedeer : dedue wouldn’t do this to me

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missgoneril : SWEET BABY SEIROS SHE SAID WHAT

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“...And with that, my dear citizens, all that's left for me to do is wish you a Merry Saint Cichol's day. Hold your loved ones close, so that they might share the holidays' cheers with you. I know I will.”

Dimitri flashes the camera another bright smile before the operator signals to him that they're done filming. From the treshold, Sylvain gives him a thumbs-up, and Dedue an approving nod. Only then does Dimitri allow himself to relax, shoulders slumping ever so slightly.

It isn't the address that bothers him, nor the ever-present fear of slipping up in front of millions of Faerghus citizens on live television. He's been groomed in protocol for public appearances, virtual or not, since he was old enough to walk. No, it's the creeping realization that, year after year, he gives a little more time to the people, and keeps a little less to himself.

It's selfish, which is precisely why Dimitri's only vaguely mentioned it even to his closest friends. They'd whisk him off to some holiday destination at the speed of light if he asked, he knows, but it doesn't feel right to shirk his duties — even though Sylvain wouldn't call it shirking, only giving himself a well-deserved break.

After a few minutes of idle chatter with the camera crew - Dimitri's made it a habit to try and get to know everyone he works with, to the point he can now ask after some of the operators' children by name -, he finally steps out of the royal office requisitioned for the occasion. When he idly checks his phone, the screen flashes with half a dozen notifications : a picture of Felix and Ingrid on St Cichol's shopping (presumably for Glenn), some last minute recommendations from both his father and Duke Fraldarius, and…

fearthedeer : hey hey hey

fearthedeer : dima

fearthedeer : u should go get some fresh air 😜

fearthedeer : (front gate. hurry!!!)

fearthedeer : i see u typing. why don’t u walk faster instead

Dimitri picks up the pace, until he’s almost flying past the castle’s front gates and into the main courtyard. At first, nothing seems more out of the ordinary : the gatekeepers even shoot him perplexed looks as their crown prince stares out, half disheveled, at the snow-covered cobblestones.

Then a nondescript black cab pulls up, somehow unbothered by security checks, and everything suddenly pieces itself together.

Dimitri’s down the staircase before anyone can stop him, right as the cab’s door open and a silhouette clad in a vibrant yellow sweater steps out. Claude’s barely finished handing the driver a tip when Dimitri comes to a brutal stop just a few steps from him, heart beating wildly against his ribcage.

They exchange pictures pretty much everyday, but there’s an inherent brilliance to Claude a screen can’t capture. It’s something, Dimitri thinks, in the way his smile blooms first over his lips then reaches all the way to his eyes. Every time, it’s like watching the sun rise.

Claude opens his arms. Wordlessly, Dimitri lets himself be drawn into his embrace, curls around him and breathes in the fresh scent of pine needles.

Eventually, he finds it in himself to step back. His hands stay firmly planted on Claude’s shoulders, grounding himself in the other’s presence. “It really is you.”

Claude grins and tips an imaginary hat at him. “The one and only.”

“Flames, I—” Dimitri takes a deep breath in an attempt to compose himself. “How...when did you get here?”

“On a plane this morning. And before you ask, it wasn't on taxpayers' money,” Claude quips.

“Don’t get me wrong, I’m delighted to see you, but why now?” Dimitri’s brain frantically cycles through their relationship milestones. Their anniversary’s in early summer, and Claude’s birthday isn’t for another few months, and⎯

Claude gently takes his face into his hands, tiptoeing a little to rest their foreheads together, and Dimitri’s mind comes to a standstill.

“Hey, calm down, okay? You’re overthinking everything again.” Claude pauses, breathes in, breathes out. “Would you believe me if I said I’m a little late for your birthday?”

Oh. It’s true. His birthday, a national holiday. How did it slip his mind again?

As if able to read his mind, Claude chuckles. “Really, I just wanted to see you again. In person. I already meant it to be a Saint Cichol’s surprise, and our texts the other day were just...additional motivation, if you will.”

“You’re amazing,” Dimitri says, as earnest as he’s ever been. This time, it’s Claude’s turn to blush, a rosy flush creeping up his neck and onto his cheeks. It offers a nice contrast to the paleness of the snowflakes that have started accumulating in his hair, dusting his dark curls with white.

It occurs to Dimitri that perhaps they should have had this conversation inside.

“Come,” he tells Claude, slinging an arm around his boyfriend’s shoulders to steer him back towards the castle’s warmth. “You must be freezing.”

Claude snorts and tucks his chin down into the collar of his coat. “Only because your country considers negative temperature to be mild weather.”

“It’s only starting to get chilly, really⎯” Dimitri cuts himself off when Claude shoots him a half-exasperated, half-fond look.

Before he can fumble himself into another clumsy explanation, Claude tugs him down by the lapels of his jacket and presses a kiss to his lips. It courses through him like lightning, all the way down to the tips of his toes, and it lingers even after Claude pulls away.

“Well, you’re here to keep me warm, aren’t you? Lead the way.”

Like this, his love is bright and lovely, the great hall’s flickering hearth painting him in broad strokes of honey and gold.

Dimitri takes Claude’s hand, and follows.

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How to join SID's Fan Club

This post will be about joining the FC, but before we start I think I should explain a little bit about it and mention the different options available, so everyone can decide if they want to join or if it's not worth it for them. On SID's website there is this chart that you see below where they explain the differences between the membership plans, so we'll see them one by one.

ID-s free

Price: free

ID-s limited events: only information

ID-s limited goods: only information

Newsletter: yes

Useful if you want to receive SID news in your mail. When you sign up, you'll be given a FC member number that will be the same even if you change your account to any of the other plans.

ID-s light

Price: 450 yen per month // 5400 yen per year

Payment: credit card or mobile phone (for this one you'll need a Japanese number, so most of us will use the credit card anyway)

ID-s card: digital

Photobook: it can be bought

Website: yes (actually some videos are just for ID-s basic)

Ticket pre-sale: yes (actually some events are ID-s basic only)

ID-s goods: yes

Newsletter: yes

In my opinion, this plan is only worth it if you want to go to a very specific live or event and you just want to join the FC only for those months, since the payments are monthly and you can unsubscribe whenever you want. However, keep in mind that if you buy an ID-s ticket you have to join the FC before a certain date, that varies for each live/event (it will be written on the website), and you must continue being a member until the live/event takes place. If you want to join for a long period of time, I would say this is not worth it, as it is 100 yen more expensive than the anual plan for ID-s basic.

ID-s basic

Price: 6000 yen the first year (to issue the card), 5300 yen from then on

Payment: credit card or konbini (if you are not in Japan, the last option is impossible, so most of us will use the credit card anyway)

ID-s card: physical

Photobook: 1 per year

New year postcard: yes

Website: yes

Ticket pre-sale: yes

ID-s limited events: yes

ID-s limited goods: yes

Newsletter: yes

From my point of view, this is the best option, so you know that you’ll be able to buy any type of ticket (for example, the VIP tickets for Mao from SID and AKi or the fan trips can be bought only by ID-s basic members) and that year you'll receive the bonus they'll send to FC members, plus you'll be able to access all contents on the members-only website (videos, live and event reports and the latest contents of the ID-s magazine. This magazine is not being published anymore, but they still post each member’s column online). However, if you are not going to go to Japan, I think that the benefits for those who won't be attending any lives or events are not enough for the price you have to pay, unless you really want to collect every SID thing.

Another alternative: SID mobile

This page, only accesible on mobile phones, has public content, but it is also possible to become a member and enjoy some benefits.

Price: 300 yen per month // 3600 yen per year

Birthday message: yes

Website: yes

Ticket pre-sale: yes (actually some events are only for ID-s basic)

Newsletter: yes

As with ID-s light, it is possible to become a member of the site only for the months we need in order to go to a certain event, but it is not always possible to buy all types of tickets (some are only for ID-s basic) and the pre-sale takes place after the ID-s pre-sale. The website is different from the ID-s one, but they almost never update it, although you can see the old videos and photos. It is compatible with being an ID-s member, so if you really want to get tickets for a specific event, if you join SID mobile you'll have more chances in the lottery to win tickets.

How to join ID-s

If you've decided that you want to join the FC, the subscription is made through the website. First, we just have to click on "sign in".

Then, we pick the option "sign up".

In the next screen, apart from describing the benefits of each plan, you can see at the beginning the dead line to join the FC if you want to participate in the ticket pre-sale of each event. In this case, if the event we are interested in is SID's tour 2019, in order to participate in the first lottery you would have to have joined ID-s basic before June 23rd, and if you were going to join ID-s light, it had to be done before July 1st. You'll see there are other dates, but that's because there is more than one round of the lottery for FC members. In any case, the sooner you join the FC, the more chances you'll have to win a ticket.

At the end you'll see the different options and you'll just pick the one you want, ID-s free, ID-s light (there are two options that say "ID-s light", the one with the credit card payment is the first) or ID-s basic.

I can't register again as ID-s basic, but for this tutorial I'm posting screenshots of ID-s free, which is basically the same but without putting in your bank info. First, we'll see a screen where we have to write our email and a password.

Once we've done this, we'll receive an email with a link to complete the registration process.

Finally, we'll get to the last screen, where we have to write our personal data. It doesn't matter for an ID-s free or an ID-s light account, but if we are creating an ID-s basic account, we are going to receive stuff by mail, so we'll need a Japanese address, since they are not shipping outside Japan. In order to get this address, we can use a shopping service, but I recommend a website called Tenso, where you'll be given a Japanese address after registration that can be used to have our stuff sent there. The price is 50 yen per package, so it is quite cheap and they are reliable (even SID's company has recommended this service, for example for the pre-sale of Aki's jewelry). Regarding the credit card, they accept foreign cards, so it should be okay.

The last three blanks are extremely important, since they'll need them to send your ID-s card and to buy tickets. You have to write an email address (it says "mobile email address", but it is okay as long as it is an email you can check using your phone, like hotmail, gmail, etc.), where they will send your tickets, your surname (in latin characters) and your name (also in latin characters), that will appear both on your tickets and your card and must be the same as the one in your passport, as they'll be checking that.

Once you've done this, you've finished and you've become a member of the FC!

How to join SID mobile

If we decide to join SID mobile, we have to go to the main page and click on "会員登録". In this new screen, we'll just scroll down until the end and click on the second option, where we are accepting the terms and conditions.

Now we just need to fill in the blanks with our personal data (if you get an error message with your name, write it in Japanese) and, in the payment method, we’ll pick credit card. Finally, we’ll click on the confirmation button that is at the end of the page and we’ll become SID mobile members. In this case, the registration process is only available in Japanese, so if you check the screenshots you’ll see a translation of each blank.

If you want to unsubscribe, go to your page and click on the button to cancel your subscription.

#SID #ID-s #SID mobile #Tutorial #sidlyrics #Fan club #シド

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