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English is not my first language. Multifandom.

Currently into Tbosas Book Only: My favorite characters are Sejanus Plinth and Casca Highbottom. Focused in niche lore of the Interlude Generation of Tbosas. Critical of the saga.

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made one of these 👍

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happy pride to sejanus plinth

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Practice 15

Interview with the vampire Au

Tw: LGB is here a sex worker and Coriolanus can't handle it well. So misogynistic language, shaming, etc.

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Lucy Gray tried with all her might to ignore the piercing gaze that Coriolanus Snow was giving her. And he from his corner didn't understand why he was here following in her footsteps, when their relationship had been dead for years, and to his chagrin he now knew that the brilliant artist he once knew was now a common whore. 

Her talent and beauty wasted in this club, no matter how much she tried to maintain her non-existent dignity, she was a decadent flower, in a colorful, threadbare dress, waiting for the highest bidder to take her to a room. Maybe he wanted to be the one to buy her, but the thought was intolerable, a Snow would never stoop so low.

Before Coriolanus got tired of his wine-drinking charade, Baird's table was approached by a young man with curly brown hair, a cream-colored suit and a muscular back. Who with a certain shyness in his movements took the empty seat opposite her. 

He hated him immediately, for believing he could possess her, and a hole opened in his stomach, noticing the way Lucy Gray relaxed her shoulders, and gave him a sincere smile, she seemed to really like him. Snow could no longer maintain his facade of disinterest, he felt the urge to go talk to her, to ruin her chance to sleep with this guy. Or rather, doing her a favor, prevent Lucy Gray from further disgracing herself like that.

Without thinking he gets up and heads for that table, Baird immediately sees him, she had also been watching him silently, and tenses her whole body, when confrontation is inevitable, blue eyes meet golden ones, the tension is almost electrifying, and before they break the silence, Sejanus Plinth does it first. 

“Coriolanus!” He calls to him cheerfully. 

Snow is thankful that there is no longer blood in his body to color his face a reddish hue, for the shame of having taken so long to realize that the foolish and scheming heir with whom he conversed the night before and had given him one of the most spectacular welcomes to a city, was Lucy Gray's client.

He pulls himself together quickly and greets him as if he's happy to see him, doesn't stop Sejanus from offering him a seat with them, and delights a bit in the torturous thoughts of his old love, who would rather be anywhere else in the world, than at an impromptu dinner with the "cruel man" who abandoned her years ago (when she was the one who left) and a pure-hearted saint. 

A saint who had blood money, and had made his father's ammunition and gun business more fruitful in a couple of years than it had been in decades. A pathetic saint desperate for any sign of kindness. Baird was clearly still not a good judge of character, and at her vague responses, Coriolanus decided to pay her no mind. 

The boy who was desperately thinking how much he wanted to like him seemed a much more interesting prospect.

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I finally managed to convince vicó of watch iwtv and this au it's threatening to go back to life.

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Clown getting notifications for her activities. So they switch me to distance.

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It really is sweet how excited Lucy Gray is to see him.

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In your headcanon, in canon, what is the connection between Boggs and the organization of Coin's black ops-secret operations that aim to secure her personal goals?(451 and Prim's death examples of D13 black ops)

Dear Anon’ thank you for an interesting question and the opportunity to reflect on Thirteen’s political and military structure and Boggs!

We know from canon that Boggs is sufficiently highly ranked to be involved in confidential meetings in Command. His opinion is clearly valued and he is also involved in strategising the one very secret operation in the Capitol we know about, specifically the rescue of the Victors left behind. We can quite logically believe he has a very high security clearance in Thirteen.

His relationship with President Coin is something we know a lot less about. Him being entrusted with Katniss’ safety and obedience is a sign of Coin’s trust in him and in his loyalty to her. I might argue that that trust could erode a little over the course of MJ as he provided Katniss with more freedom and trust than what Coin would probably prefer. Yet, this could easily be explained as necessary for him to be able to work with Katniss. I would probably conclude that Coin remains convinced of his absolute loyalty to her or he wouldn’t be given command over Squad 451. Perhaps, she understands that something is amiss when he gives the Holo to Katniss and not his second in command.

You mention two situations which you attribute to a secret Black Ops team which exist to further Alma Coin’s personal objectives, specifically the false flag operation which leads to Prim’s death and the mission of Squad 451 (I interpret this to be the entire mission, but I imagine you could be thinking of the incorrectly labelled pod that causes the deaths of Mitchell and Boggs or the fact that Peeta integrates the mission?)…

I would argue both missions have reason to exist and don’t require a specific secret team.

The mission of Squad 451 is very much intended to be about propaganda, showing the heroes of the Rebellion fighting on the frontlines. Considering the importance of propaganda throughout MJ in the war, this aspect of the mission is very much credible as having been approved by higher command in Thirteen. Furthermore, Katniss, Finnick and Gale are very much wanting to go and volunteer for the frontlines! I think Plutarch is probably behind some of the instructions for Cressida and her team, more so than Coin herself.

There are several examples of false flag operations in various modern and contemporary wars. I believe it’s plausible that higher command in Thirteen could approve such an operation with the belief it could shorten the war. These people wouldn’t have to know about the exact nature of the weapons used and so wouldn’t be aware of the risk to their own side. We know that Beetee and Gale were involved in designing the bombs. But I believe Gale is honest with Katniss when he says he doesn’t know if it was theirs. The pilots would have to have their objective, they don’t need to know everything either. Soldiers obey orders. This comes down to compartmentalisation.

I do agree with you that Coin would have had a couple people assist her in manipulating situations to her personal advantage, namely ensuring Primrose was part of the medic team and probably sending Peeta to Squad 451. But she could do both these things as President and I wouldn’t assimilate these few people to a dedicated Black Ops Team.

I think it’s possible that Boggs was part of these, and that him giving Katniss control over the Holo was his way to apologise or right things after realising some things. But it could also have been his position from the start in which case I believe Coin is smart enough to recognise his ethics and use them, but he then wouldn’t be involved in any secret operations in this manner. Both options merit exploration and have their pros and cons from a storytelling perspective… some people also theorise that Boggs was from another district originally which would also inform a lot of things about him when choosing how to write him.

Finally, we have to take into account the way Thirteen is constructed. Katniss tells us that disobeying or questioning Coin is unthinkable for most natives in Thirteen. This gives Coin a very big range of action. She basically has power over the entire military. So Thirteen’s equivalent of special forces/black ops team are hers to command. She is commander in chief. Finally, intelligence appears to be pretty strictly compartmentalised in Thirteen which does allow Coin to manipulate things for her personal gain. So I don’t think she needs a dedicated team! Actually, having such a team if it’s found out could discredit her as Thirteen’s leader if it became public knowledge.

Boggs is definitely part of a close circle to President Coin. I feel like he’s shown to have a little too much independence of thought and opinion in favour of Katniss to say that he’s deeply involved in secret operations that favour Coin politically. To me, he is the archetype of a good soldier with strong individual morals that lead him to make certain decisions that go against his hierarchy. Yet, those decisions can be explained as ways to manipulate Katniss into working with him and that’s probably how he presents things to Coin. But it could also be the other way around and Katniss might have been blinded to it because of the relative autonomy he provides her with and the respect he shows her through the way he treats her. He is smart enough for both options in my opinion!

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that fictional woman would NOT get pregnant.

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interrupting the lestat day posting to show you some modern gabrielle requests

sketches !

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im like an older person but younger

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(smoking a cigarette) the average american is afraid of what is new and what is foreign, and especially of what is adult. they are trapped forever in daycares of their own design, reading books and watching shows made for children. And while there are interesting things made for children, by and large, they tend to stick to inoffensive, intensely juvenile things that won't challenge them much. And worst of all, if you suggest to your Average American that they should try to step outside of their narrow box, especially if they're trying to become artists, animators, film makers, novelists, etc, everyone acts as if you've just bombed the daycare. Wow.

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He still feels the Plinths owe him! "Partial payment", he calls it, even after Sejanus has done him a huge favor.

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So, he gets to blame his circumstances on the (supposed) destruction of District 13, but these circumstances are the people's own fault? Quite the double standard there. Not to mention that the Snows started with much more, had more resources and infrastructure to begin with. The struggle to eat is of course the biggest concern for survival and I'm not minimizing how hard that must've been for him, but up until very recently, his family didn't have to pay for their nice home, they still have hot, running water, a refrigerator, etc.

He's just never had to think about that, about what it took for those things to exist in his life in the first place, that he can only think that people less fortunate than he just aren't trying. Plus his general obsession with maintaining an image...he can't really wrap his head around the idea that most people wouldn't be more concerned with hiding the fact that they're hungry over actually being hungry.

But it's also interesting to note that it's not just his personal biases at play; he's also echoing something he's heard without ever thinking about it. He doesn't actually know what kind of money gets put into the districts, or how.

But is he going to listen to Sejanus here? Of course not.

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He still feels the Plinths owe him! "Partial payment", he calls it, even after Sejanus has done him a huge favor.