Where Do We Start 2016-10-25
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Where Do We Start 2016-10-25
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Cold case, anyone?
EDIT: The attack flashback starts here.
Cold case, anyone?
EDIT: The attack flashback starts here.
Re: Where Do We Start 2016-10-25
"... when Mom unexpectedly leave on a week-long vacation" " ... left ...".
Of course, Pickle's unusual phrasing might just be an homage to "Gramma'r Lily".
I'm not sure it's really a cold case, though. Lily's expression looks a bit more like "Oh my God, kid, you're going to rip off that scab and kick over those damp rocks?!?" with a dash of "Hell, I left my neuralizer at the office."
Of course, Pickle's unusual phrasing might just be an homage to "Gramma'r Lily".
I'm not sure it's really a cold case, though. Lily's expression looks a bit more like "Oh my God, kid, you're going to rip off that scab and kick over those damp rocks?!?" with a dash of "Hell, I left my neuralizer at the office."
Re: Where Do We Start 2016-10-25
Hhoboy!
. . .
There's nothing like easing into the hard questions . . . and that's nothing like it!
I wonder how Pickle will feel when she finds out?
--FreeFlier
. . .
There's nothing like easing into the hard questions . . . and that's nothing like it!
I wonder how Pickle will feel when she finds out?
--FreeFlier
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Re: Where Do We Start 2016-10-25
You're right... it may not be a cold case, just one which the Gilchrist family is not in the "need-to-know" loop.
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Re: Where Do We Start 2016-10-25
Interesting. Both for the fact that we may find out more about that part of Atsali's life, and that Castela wants to know in the first place, after having correctly surmised the situation (to help her sister, perhaps?)
[Lily]That was NOT part of the babysitting brochure![/Lily]
[Grammar Nazi]
I watched Atsali, my sister, lose her shit when Mom unexpectedly left on a week-long vacation.
OR:
I watched my sister Atsali lose her shit when Mom unexpectedly left on a week-long vacation.
[/Grammar Nazi]
[Lily]That was NOT part of the babysitting brochure![/Lily]
[Grammar Nazi]
I watched Atsali, my sister, lose her shit when Mom unexpectedly left on a week-long vacation.
OR:
I watched my sister Atsali lose her shit when Mom unexpectedly left on a week-long vacation.
[/Grammar Nazi]
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Re: Where Do We Start 2016-10-25
That's what I get, for taking the time to get all fancy with the formatting... I get ninja'd!Dave wrote:"... when Mom unexpectedly leave on a week-long vacation" " ... left ...".
(When I started typing my comment, only AmariloJim's original post was up...)
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Re: Where Do We Start 2016-10-25
This may become a traumatic ride for our sweet Blackthorn... learning that her origin was the indirect cause of 'Sali losing her parents.lake_wrangler wrote:Interesting. Both for the fact that we may find out more about that part of Atsali's life, and that Castela wants to know in the first place, after having correctly surmised the situation (to help her sister, perhaps?)
Re: Where Do We Start 2016-10-25
I wonder how much of that shocked expression has to do with Castela's vocabulary...
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Kiddo i think you slightly misread g'ma Lilys facial expression. Humm i didnt know vampires could turn that pale either. Learn something new everyday.
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I went to the flashback- this one still makes me tear up...
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Re: Where Do We Start 2016-10-25
Well, well, well! We've had well over a year of setup and establishing narrative -- and it's finally time for the show!
[starts munching popcorn]
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Re: Where Do We Start 2016-10-25
Our little Pickle is all grown up and getting ready to apply for a position as an MiB investigator!
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Re: Where Do We Start 2016-10-25
Judging by the view of ber as a twenty-so.ething, i'd bet more on "enforcer".Drakkenmensch wrote:Our little Pickle is all grown up and getting ready to apply for a position as an MiB investigator!
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Re: Where Do We Start 2016-10-25
Or, possibly, "situation". As in "Traumatized, rebellious loose cannon, angry at MIB and paras in general and humans too, struggling with It's-all-my-fault self-hatred, completely unsure of her true place in the world."AnotherFairportfan wrote:Judging by the view of ber as a twenty-so.ething, i'd bet more on "enforcer".Drakkenmensch wrote:Our little Pickle is all grown up and getting ready to apply for a position as an MiB investigator!
Learning that she is the answer to her new quest, and was (indirectly and involuntarily) the cause of the death of Atsali's parents... well, to slightly misquote Hawkeye, that would put anybody off of their creamed chipped beef on toast.
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Just how common is the knowledge of how Atsali's parents died in the paranormal community? Certainly this isn't something that is talked about outside of MiB circles... Also, how much does Lily know? I know she's MiB but is this something that she's got a need to know for?
Lily's reaction can be read a few ways...
1. She knows the story and is horrified that Castela wants to dig it up, knowing that no good will come of this.
2. She doesn't know the story, however has heard that Atsali's parents abandoned her and knows that no good could possibly come of digging up the truth.
3. She does or doesn't know the story and knows that asking Castela to keep her mouth shut so as not to hurt Atsali is asking too much of the little weed, who will go straight to Atsali and spill the truth to her. Atsali will be devastated and being a hormone fuelled teenager bad things will happen.
Poor G'ma Lily... She's probably like, "Why me?"
Lily's reaction can be read a few ways...
1. She knows the story and is horrified that Castela wants to dig it up, knowing that no good will come of this.
2. She doesn't know the story, however has heard that Atsali's parents abandoned her and knows that no good could possibly come of digging up the truth.
3. She does or doesn't know the story and knows that asking Castela to keep her mouth shut so as not to hurt Atsali is asking too much of the little weed, who will go straight to Atsali and spill the truth to her. Atsali will be devastated and being a hormone fuelled teenager bad things will happen.
Poor G'ma Lily... She's probably like, "Why me?"
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Re: Where Do We Start 2016-10-25
How perfectly ironic- be careful what weapons you create, lest they turn on you... or be turned on you...AnotherFairportfan wrote:Judging by the view of ber as a twenty-so.ething, i'd bet more on "enforcer".Drakkenmensch wrote:Our little Pickle is all grown up and getting ready to apply for a position as an MiB investigator!
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Re: Where Do We Start 2016-10-25
Wouldn't it be funny - and I'm completely guessing here - if the only one who's still around from the "cleanup" of how Atsali's parents were killed happens to be Cricket's aunt...
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Re: Where Do We Start 2016-10-25
She knows the story that Atsali was told, knows (or at least very strongly suspects) that it was false but maybe doesn't know the truth - but figures there's a really good reason Atsali was not told the truth.DilyV wrote:Lily's reaction can be read a few ways...
Re: Where Do We Start 2016-10-25
Yeah . . .
The more I think about this, the more of a bale of snakes it is . . .
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The more I think about this, the more of a bale of snakes it is . . .
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Re: Where Do We Start 2016-10-25
You think that Euryale and/or Stheno might be involved?FreeFlier wrote:The more I think about this, the more of a bale of snakes it is . . .