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Spider Quinn 20 The Imitation Tempest Part 6
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fardell24Dafoanairi saw Tania running up. “What’s wrong?” she asked as she held her staff in a ready manner.
“I was in the park, and then there was someone following me,” Tania explained.
“There is someone nearby. It could be one of those agents,” the Enigma said.
“Agents?” Tania asked.
“Oscorp, intimidating the hero vigilantes by having them followed,” Dafoanairi answered.
“As if people in Lawndale aren’t on edge enough!” Tania responded. “What’s your plan?”
“We were doing our usual late-night patrolling and rescuing,” Dafoanairi snarked. “But if you want to go home, we can take you there.”
Tania thought for a moment. ‘It’s probably a good idea to go home.’ But she did also enjoy the occasional night with the two heroes as they did what they did. ‘And they seem mismatched, but they work.’
“Tania?” Dafoanairi asked.
“Not yet,” Tania said.
“We were headed to the Giant Strawberry,” the Enigma said.
“It is a good lookout spot,” Tania said. “But on a cloudy night like this?”
“Things can still be seen,” Dafoanairi said.
At the Strawberry, the town still seemed quiet, but the Enigma was able to spot some agents as they jumped from rooftop to rooftop downtown. “That’s about four or five so far,” she said after fifteen minutes.
“Four or five too many,” Dafoanairi murmured.
“It’s not like you can fight them all,” Tania said.
“A war between the heroes and Oscorp wouldn’t be good for Lawndale,” the Enigma said. She thought about her encounter with the agent an hour before, and the damage she did to the that house. ‘More buildings damaged, but at least it got off a lot better than the Lawndale Center.’
“That’s an understatement,” Dafoanairi said.
“So, what will you do about it?” Tania asked.
“Not sure yet,” Dafoanairi admitted. “But we can’t just lie low. That won’t be good for Lawndale either, and it would be like admitting defeat.”
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“I was in the park, and then there was someone following me,” Tania explained.
“There is someone nearby. It could be one of those agents,” the Enigma said.
“Agents?” Tania asked.
“Oscorp, intimidating the hero vigilantes by having them followed,” Dafoanairi answered.
“As if people in Lawndale aren’t on edge enough!” Tania responded. “What’s your plan?”
“We were doing our usual late-night patrolling and rescuing,” Dafoanairi snarked. “But if you want to go home, we can take you there.”
Tania thought for a moment. ‘It’s probably a good idea to go home.’ But she did also enjoy the occasional night with the two heroes as they did what they did. ‘And they seem mismatched, but they work.’
“Tania?” Dafoanairi asked.
“Not yet,” Tania said.
“We were headed to the Giant Strawberry,” the Enigma said.
“It is a good lookout spot,” Tania said. “But on a cloudy night like this?”
“Things can still be seen,” Dafoanairi said.
At the Strawberry, the town still seemed quiet, but the Enigma was able to spot some agents as they jumped from rooftop to rooftop downtown. “That’s about four or five so far,” she said after fifteen minutes.
“Four or five too many,” Dafoanairi murmured.
“It’s not like you can fight them all,” Tania said.
“A war between the heroes and Oscorp wouldn’t be good for Lawndale,” the Enigma said. She thought about her encounter with the agent an hour before, and the damage she did to the that house. ‘More buildings damaged, but at least it got off a lot better than the Lawndale Center.’
“That’s an understatement,” Dafoanairi said.
“So, what will you do about it?” Tania asked.
“Not sure yet,” Dafoanairi admitted. “But we can’t just lie low. That won’t be good for Lawndale either, and it would be like admitting defeat.”
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Dear High Adrenaline author
Feb. 24th, 2026 10:00 pmbeatrice_otterI use the same name everywhere so I am beatrice_otter on AO3. Treats are awesome.
I would rather get a story you were happy with than "well, she said she liked x, so I guess I have to do x even though I don't like x and/or am not inspired that way." This letter is long with lots of suggestions and preferences if you find it helpful, but feel free to ignore it if it is not helpful. I'm fairly easy to please; I've been doing ficathons for a long time and am usually very happy with my gifts.
The most important thing for me in a fic is that the characters are well-written and recognizably themselves. Even when I don't like a character, I don't go in for character-bashing. If nothing else, if the rest of this letter is too much or my kinks don't fit yours, just concentrate on writing a story with everyone in character and good spelling and grammar and I will almost certainly love what you come up with.
I have an embarrassment squick, which makes humor kind of hit-or-miss sometimes. The kind of humor where someone does something embarrassing and the audience is laughing at them makes me uncomfortable. On the other hand, the kind of humor where the audience is laughing with the characters I really enjoy.
( General Likes and Dislikes )
( The Swan )
( Random Harvest )
( Hobson's Choice )
( Guess Who's Coming to Dinner )
( Voyager )
( Crossovers )
( DS9 )
( Star Wars OT )
( Fandom for Robots )
( Babylon 5 )
beatrice_otter on AO3. Treats are awesome.I would rather get a story you were happy with than "well, she said she liked x, so I guess I have to do x even though I don't like x and/or am not inspired that way." This letter is long with lots of suggestions and preferences if you find it helpful, but feel free to ignore it if it is not helpful. I'm fairly easy to please; I've been doing ficathons for a long time and am usually very happy with my gifts.
The most important thing for me in a fic is that the characters are well-written and recognizably themselves. Even when I don't like a character, I don't go in for character-bashing. If nothing else, if the rest of this letter is too much or my kinks don't fit yours, just concentrate on writing a story with everyone in character and good spelling and grammar and I will almost certainly love what you come up with.
I have an embarrassment squick, which makes humor kind of hit-or-miss sometimes. The kind of humor where someone does something embarrassing and the audience is laughing at them makes me uncomfortable. On the other hand, the kind of humor where the audience is laughing with the characters I really enjoy.
( General Likes and Dislikes )
( The Swan )
( Random Harvest )
( Hobson's Choice )
( Guess Who's Coming to Dinner )
( Voyager )
( Crossovers )
( DS9 )
( Star Wars OT )
( Fandom for Robots )
( Babylon 5 )
January 2026 Books
Feb. 23rd, 2026 03:33 pmkay_brookeFirst books post of the year! Sorry it's so late. I finished seven books in January, no DNFs. It was a fairly good reading month, with no books that I absolutely hated.
For new people, this is the general format of the books post: each individual book is under a cut, which is for length and not for spoilers. Any spoilers will be warned for outside of the cut. Under the cut I'll have a quick summary of the book's premise followed by a short review. Some of the reviews will be longer, especially if I'm ranting about a book I didn't like.
( 1. Under the Rainbow by Celia Laskey - 3 stars - Maybe spoilers, but I prefer to think of them as trigger warnings, because the book certainly doesn't give you any )
( 2. I is for Innocent by Sue Grafton - 4 stars )
( 3. The Carnival of Ash by Tom Beckerlegge - 4 stars )
( 4. Lone Women by Victor LaValle - 3.5 stars )
( 5. A Shadow in Summer by Daniel Abraham - 3.5 stars )
( 6. The Bone Orchard by Sara A. Mueller - 4 stars )
( 7. The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King - 4.5 stars )
For new people, this is the general format of the books post: each individual book is under a cut, which is for length and not for spoilers. Any spoilers will be warned for outside of the cut. Under the cut I'll have a quick summary of the book's premise followed by a short review. Some of the reviews will be longer, especially if I'm ranting about a book I didn't like.
( 1. Under the Rainbow by Celia Laskey - 3 stars - Maybe spoilers, but I prefer to think of them as trigger warnings, because the book certainly doesn't give you any )
( 2. I is for Innocent by Sue Grafton - 4 stars )
( 3. The Carnival of Ash by Tom Beckerlegge - 4 stars )
( 4. Lone Women by Victor LaValle - 3.5 stars )
( 5. A Shadow in Summer by Daniel Abraham - 3.5 stars )
( 6. The Bone Orchard by Sara A. Mueller - 4 stars )
( 7. The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King - 4.5 stars )
Good Omens Bingo Card
Feb. 22nd, 2026 06:43 pmmagnavox_23I've not gone down a particularly deep rabbit hole with season 3. it may be unexpected, it may be exactly what we're all imagining it to be. Who knows, variables, etc... Glad I have finally gotten to this with a mere 80 days to spare! Some of these I believe more than others, but an entire 24 spaces to fill is... formidable. *g* These may be subject to change with future data/spoilers/Sheen blabs... <3
I've also made a blank version of this layout if it is anyone's cup of tea.
(font credit is 'awakening' by Brittney Murphy designs)
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I've also made a blank version of this layout if it is anyone's cup of tea.
(font credit is 'awakening' by Brittney Murphy designs)
(click to embiggen)
Church notes in 2026 so far
Feb. 22nd, 2026 05:56 pmfardell24January '26: http://fardell30.deadjournal.com/341353.html
February '26: http://fardell30.deadjournal.com/343620.html
February '26: http://fardell30.deadjournal.com/343620.html
Updates May Be Delayed - Meds Withdrawal
Feb. 21st, 2026 10:22 amintothisshadowWe're trying to stop me from using headache meds because I have to take them everyday, to see if helps with the chronic headache/migraine. Yesterday failed, as I had a migraine attack and today didn't start much better. So pain is bad, will get worse if I can go through with it for the next 2 weeks at the very least. I'm not sure I also have medication overuse headache, in addition to chronic migriane - I may, so this is needed to try now the situation is better, I guess. I'm scared though. Very scared.
So all, or some as the AKOTSK screencaps, update may be delayed or stopped for the duration. Depends on how I bad I'm feeling.