Vertical Flame Diversion

T H E W O R L D I S Q U I E T H E R E

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So I paused ASOUE, and

LEMONY

[stressedsnicketstudent]

when someone says the movie is better than the series

[hermitknut]

when someone says honeydew melons are tasty

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When someone say they ship Olaf and Snicket

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// the world is quiet here //

[theoriquewitherseld]

This is old but I still have not lived it down.

[blytthe]

For Beatrice—  // Lemony Snicket, The Carnivorous Carnival

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To Beatrice— // Lemony Snicket, The Bad Beginning

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Places where reality is a bit altered:

• any target • churches in texas • abandoned 7/11’s • your bedroom at 5 am • hospitals at midnight • warehouses that smell like dust • lighthouses with lights that don’t work anymore • empty parking lots • ponds and lakes in suburban neighborhoods • rooftops in the early morning • inside a dark cabinet

[solareveille]

playgrounds at night

rest stops on highways

deep in the mountains

[ghostfiish]

early in the morning wherever it’s just snowed

trails by the highway just out of earshot of traffic

schools during breaks

those little beaches right next to ferry docks

bowling alleys

[genesisdoes-moved]

unfamiliar mcdonalds on long roadtrips

your friends living room once everybody but you is asleep

laundromats at midnight

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what the fuck

[ringingofraevolution]

galeries in art museums that are empty except for you 

the lighting section of home depot

stairwells

[doomgeneration1995]

•hospital waiting rooms •airports from midnight to 7am • bathrooms in small concert venues

[midtownsparker]

I just got the weirdest feeling I swear

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States where jeopardy comes on at 7:00 rather than 7:30

[arabhamlet]

another meme i won’t finish | one out of five families the baudelaire orphans

[thesnicketfile]

Yet another Netflix ASoUE script scrap from Daniel Handler!

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OH MY GOD

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OH MY

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[aseriesofunfortunatememes]

[theverge]

2,000 marbles come together to make beautiful music    

The Wintergartan Marble Machine, built by Swedish musician Martin Molin, is comprised of 3,000 wooden pieces and 2,000 marbles. As Molin turns the crank, thousands of marbles churn through the machine, powering a vibraphone, kick drum, bass guitar, and other instruments embedded within. 

[snicketsleuth]

What caused VFD’s schism?

How staggering to believe people such as Count Olaf or Jacques Snicket once belonged to the very same organization! Surely it would take an immensely traumatic event, a dramatically expanded argument to lead likewise individuals on such different paths. On one side, a cohort of thieves, murderers and arsonists, determined on stealing fortunes. On the other side, a secretive alliance of researchers and experts evading persecution. Did they ever have anything in common?

“It’s complicated and confusing,” Olivia explained. “They say that long ago it was simple and quiet, but that might be a legend. There was a schism in V.F.D., a great big fight between many of the members, and since then it’s been hard for me to know what to do. [The Carnivorous Carnival, Chapter Seven]

There is something quite absurd about this conflict. Actually, Kit and Dewey believe the Schism happened when they were about four years old, which means that most of the adults of “A Series of Unfortunate Events” are probably too young to remember it anyway. The origins of the Schism are so obscure they border on mythology: children follow their elders’ instructions without questions, and with each generation, more and more knowledge is lost. Does anyone actually understand what the Schism involves at this point?

Let’s try to move beyond the fog of war and carefully analyze the strategic dynamics of VFD before and after the Schism. Only then will we propose a frightening theory on the reasons which led to this great divide… after the cut.

Keep reading

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I made more. (ASOUE + Screenshots of despair)

[starlesswaters]

                                “Nowhere in the world is safe,“ Count Olaf said.                                         “Not with you around,” Violet agreed.                                             “I’m no worse than anyone else.”

[baudelaire-sanctuary]

First look at Lemony Snicket, The Baudelaire Orphans, Uncle Monty, and Stefano, an Italian man, in The Reptile Room Part 1 & 2

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An alternative opening to The Bad Beginning

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