WELCOME TO PORT VALE....

along a rocky coast lies port vale, a small city rich with merfolk lore. tourists come to experience the legends of mermaid sightings, enjoying a town booming with decor relating to the world of the sea. dubbed the mermaid haven, assyria is a legend in port vale that runs rampant through the quaint streets, though the locals know better than to really believe.

UNDER THE SEA IN ASSYRIA....

mermaids and sirens alike have gone missing or have been found dead. assyrian villages, kingdoms, and reefs have been destroyed. a darkness creeps along the ocean floor, ignoring realm boundaries. the merfolk have fled to port vale to escape the danger.

the humans of port vale have heard the legends, they sing the songs, and their town is full of lore of the underwater world of assyria. as the mermaids and sirens settle into the world of legs, the humanfolk above the surface grow suspicious. it doesn’t help that in their gray, sleepy town, sinister events are taking place as well...

SIRENS are highly wanted in our group & have been reworked to provide more fun and character development. get involved now before our next plot drop!

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portvalehq is a literate skeleton & oc roleplay designed with elements from siren, mermaid melody, the little mermaid, and more! this town roleplay revolves around monthly plot drops & challenges, character growth, and an alluring but dangerous secret kept under the surface. we promote a laid back writing environment with lots of character diversity. with horror & supernatural elements, we have transformed the classic approach to a small town roleplay to create something exciting for everyone to enjoy!

Miss Fisher and The Crypt of Tears Movie 2020

.. featuring Nathan Page and Essie Davis

in 1982, the 𝐂𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐈𝐄𝐋𝐃 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐔𝐓𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐇𝐍𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐘 𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 — aka cita or simply, 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐔𝐓𝐄 — was established in pleasance, ohio. nobody knows exactly what their business is in pleasance as they remain as secretive about their exploits as the day they first arrived.

to no one’s surprise, the institute is the center of much suspicion and intrigue among local conspiracists. with varying theories on what purpose they serve in town, one notion remains prevalent, and it has something to do with the mysterious apparitions and unusual activity many residents have been experiencing. with pleasance having such a rich, albeit macabre history, it’s no surprise that it’s become a breeding ground for some 𝐔𝐍𝐒𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐑𝐔𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐒...

𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐌𝐔𝐂𝐇 𝐃𝐎 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖?

𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐇𝐐𝐒 is a recently revamped horror-mystery roleplay that will rely heavily on monthly plot drops and mystery-solving in order to move the story forward and give room for characters to grow and develop. we are 21+ and are now open for applications!

The "Witch Cake" - a 1600s forgotten recipe you probably won't try

Are these cakes weapons against dark forces or just "spiky bagels"?

In 17th century England and New England, it was believed that a so-called “witch’s cake” had the power to reveal whether witchcraft was afflicting a person with symptoms of illness. It was made with rye flour and the urine of the afflicted person, and the cake was then fed to a dog. If the dog exhibited the same symptoms as the ill person, the presence of witchcraft was “proven.” Well…I suspect…

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This post contains spoilers for the finale of Wolf 359 and for Network Effects, book 5 of The Murderbot Diaries.

So back in 2018 someone did write a Murderbot/Wolf 359 crossover but it was the PreservationAux crew orbiting Wolf 359 which is good but not what I have in mind. What I want is both Minkowski's and Lovelace's crews to have somehow been tricked (except Eiffel I guess, and maybe Hilbert) and trapped on a research station and for ART's crew to come see if they can rescue them for Reasons.

Gotta be complete with Hera being the station's AI (maybe with a system a little weirder than what Murderbot is used to because Goddard is fucking around in secret) and Eiffel refusing to leave without her. Whatever the research station is orbiting, be it a red dwarf star or a planet, there is secret alien stuff there that nobody finds out about until at least halfway through the fic. Whenever the alien stuff does first appear, then Goddard sends Kepler's crew out to deal with things. Maybe Mr. Cutter and Miranda Pryce too? Depends on who is writing the fic but if Cutter is there there's gotta be that oh-shit moment where Murderbot realizes he's more than an augmented human. To call him a Combat SecUnit would imply he had been built to a standard when he's obviously custom-made and absolutely terrifying.

Maybe Lovelace got lost outside the station once and they all thought she died but oh she came back! Haha we were all so worried! Rhea is also there too, no I don't know how Rhea and Hera's systems are divided. Eris is a SecUnit, maybe? Or perhaps a CombatBot? (but not a Combat SecUnit.) But no one on the station can give her orders. It is unclear if she has a functioning governor module and where her loyalties lie. With the state of contract labor in the Corporate Rim maybe Hilbert is openly experimenting on Eiffel. Or maybe it's still a secret so we get that fun betrayal. He hasn't killed all of Lovelace's crew yet though.

If Cutter and Pryce come out so does Rachel Young and somehow we get Rachel and Pin-Lee meeting. Having a showdown? I dunno how and why but it's also absolutely terrifying. Murderbot sees something of Dr. Mensah in Minkowski but unfortunately for Minkowski she probably doesn't measure up to Murderbot's favorite human. Hera doesn't like ART at all at first, and if Murderbot hacks her and alters her memories she might never forgive it. ART probably sends some code to Hera that patches up something that is causing her pain and then it's in her good graces. It is of the utmost importance that nobody suggests to Maxwell that ART is more than a botpilot. Murderbot definitely thinks Eiffel is useless but Hera likes Eiffel so it has to make sure he doesn't die because that is another reason why Hera would never forgive it.

Sand Rat Scribbles My Beloved 

Now thats is 80's

According to insiders at BTV, filming for the three specials to air in 2022 is complete.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge admitted that her successor wasn’t present when she filmed the reincarnation scene.

in 1982, the 𝐂𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐈𝐄𝐋𝐃 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐔𝐓𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐇𝐍𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐘 𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 — aka cita or simply, 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐔𝐓𝐄 — was established in pleasance, ohio. nobody knows exactly what their business is in pleasance as they remain as secretive about their exploits as the day they first arrived.

to no one’s surprise, the institute is the center of much suspicion and intrigue among local conspiracists. with varying theories on what purpose they serve in town, one notion remains prevalent, and it has something to do with the mysterious apparitions and unusual activity many residents have been experiencing. with pleasance having such a rich, albeit macabre history, it’s no surprise that it’s become a breeding ground for some 𝐔𝐍𝐒𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐑𝐔𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐒...

𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐌𝐔𝐂𝐇 𝐃𝐎 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖?

𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐇𝐐𝐒 is a recently revamped horror-mystery roleplay that will rely heavily on monthly plot drops and mystery-solving in order to move the story forward and give room for characters to grow and develop. we are 21+ and are now open for applications!

Really? You spent the majority of your first year here searching for creature food.

Focus Rowan, we can feed Ben to them later.

Merula: I want to steal griffindor's sword.

MC, head girl:

Hey don't blame this on me. Its your peoples fault it was there in the first place.

Another msa mer fic lmao

   Back leaned against trunk of a large tree,  sunset - coloured leaves occasionally letting small drops of the rapidly pouring rain drip down around her.  The world seemed so quiet aside from the sound of rainfall and occasional rumbles of thunder in the distance,  faint glow of lanterns that lined the streets holding far - off gaze.

   Ah,  she was  tired  ...  

Got distracted, anyway. Came here to say this

What if I make a secondary account on my laptop and name it "In case I die or disappear" and like... put the password in the password hint thing, and that way, should something happen to me, no one would have to try to guess my password

And that user account could have like... the email addresses/phone numbers/social media accounts of all my friends, possibly some kind of will type thing, records of any shady shit I got into that might cause my death/disappearance... Y'know, all the stuff that investigators might need and then I don't have to disclose my really good password(s) to anyone for "just in case" purposes

Like, yeah yeah the intrigue of "disappeared under mysterious circumstances" but if people are gonna have to pry into my life I feel like I'd prefer if they do it in the least invasive way possible? Plus I think there's something to be said about a person who goes missing and then has a user account on their computer all set and ready for that exact circumstance, complete with a detailed description of any suspicious activity they may have been engaging in that would lead to said events

Would it make for quite as interesting of a mystery novel? Probably not, no, but it would realistically be much more straightforward and practical

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Cynara rode alone this night. Or so she thought.

The wide-sweeping cape from overhead was a familiar and terrifying sight for Gotham ne’er-do-wells. One that usually meant they were going to get their butts beaten to June. If they were signed on with any of the city’s eminent rogues or other prankster-gangsters, they would soon regret it.

And then they realized the newcomer did not in fact have ears, nor a shredded physique (or the illusion of such via reinforced military-grade body armor). If anything he sounded like some stodgy, washed-up TV personality.  

“Hey folks, I’m your WORST NIGHTMARE. I hope you all have health insurance, because ‘Stingray’ plays it rough!”

With a flourish of the cape, the newcomer proceeded to put someone into an arm-lock, and used them to ram into their fellows in a human demolition derby. This was followed by a swift kick in the pants to send them packing.

“--And STAY out!”

The White Tribe is patriarchal, allowing women to fulfill important duties, maintaining the Holy Fire in the home and in the Temples. The woman is considered equally respectable because she has been entrusted with engaging with the initiated warrior to develop their psychic powers, in order to maintain communication with the positive ancestors as well as the responsibility of spreading the species by criteria of eugenic selection. The meaning of marriage is sacred and so it has survived monogamy. From the beginning there is only one woman for one man. An exclusive She for a Him.

Don Miquel Serrano