pulp musicals my love

why yes i am a fan of pulp musicals what gave it away?

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you can’t tell me John didn’t hold out his pinky as he said “until we meet again” and Anna pinky promised him when she said “until we meet again”

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okay so we know Rose and Samuel can’t swim, but seemingly Herschel can as he was fine being knocked into the sea and then climbing back onboard

imagine John finding out about Rose being swept into the cargo hold and thinking she was going to die and John just going “nope nope nope, never going to happen again” and insisting on teaching her (and Samuel) how to swim

cut to the three of them in Lake Grant, Margaret watching from the shore recharging from all her training

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thinking about how at the end of "Great Things" Samuel assures Margaret they're okay because of her actions when Margaret can't assure Samuel of the same thing at the end of "The Arc of History"

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Hi, I’ve never written a fanfic before but I kept thinking on loop about how Sia goes from (most likely) on Lincoln to the Sagitta to being back on Lincoln when it was almost 40 years for Dakkar, Ahlaam, and Addison.

So, here’s what will likely be the first chapter of an AO3 fic ~~once I get an account bc again, I’ve only ever read fics before~~

lmk what you think :)

((and ofc, spoilers for ep 4 / searcher))

24 hours.

That’s how long it would be before Sia saw her friends again. But for them, it would be almost forty years.

She looked out the window carved in stone to see a silver sun rising over the horizon, barely beginning to light up Lincoln, the island they had claimed as their own. A safe harbor in the storm. The corrals were coming along, and the pier was complete. Dakkar had quickly claimed the hidden grotto for his inventions. Ahlaam and Taavi had made a home inland, before his survey mission had gone wrong. Sia herself had transformed the cliffside into Granite House, which was where they now found themselves reviewing the plan one last time, the four of them.

It had been six years since the war started. Six years since she last saw Margaret. Well, last saw Margaret before she, Margaret, Dakkar, and Ahlaam had cast the spell that saved them all, and thousands more. The cost was high, Margaret’s memories including how to use her magic ways, but Margaret had insisted it was the only way.

She of course had seen Margaret since then. In her dreams, in her nightmares, and in her visions. And there was the one time, five years ago, that she and Dakkar had teleported to New York just to see her. To make sure she was okay. While it was extremely difficult, it was secretly something she knew they both needed. They need to know the plan was working, especially after she had the impossible vision. In 44 years, Margaret’s Transformation magic would return following the return of her Radiance three months before in New York.

“Time travel is exhausting,” Ahlaam huffed.

“Tell me about it,” Sia replied. Figuring out how this could all work, even with her precognitive abilities, still made her head spin. She ended up taking over part of the Grotto to fit all the calendars, much to Dakkar’s chagrin. Even he admitted, though, that her being closer to his Healing magic wasn’t the worst thing.

Ever the captain, Addison steered the conversation back to the plan they had spent the last six years formulating. “So, in an hour now that Margaret has launched the Sagitta into space, Sia will teleport to the satellite. From there, she’ll take Margaret, John and the Stratford’s to TS9, I mean, Hanover in 1874, where they will set sail on the Ellen Austin.

“In the meantime, give or take a day or 39 years, we will continue working. Ahlaam, you’ll take lead on Lincoln, while Dakkar and I continue the search for more information on the spell. I will take the Antikythera, and once Sia is back, she will transport my crew and I back to Lincoln with the Antikythera adrift in the Sargasso, leaving the orrery so Ahlaam can later send Rose… earlier?”

“You’ll see her before you see me again,” Sia chimed in. “That will be your first sign that all of this worked.”

Addison continued, “Dakkar, you will be here in Granite House to welcome her, and you have the next 39 years to figure out a way to communicate that to the rest of us.”

“Already working on it” Dakkar said quickly. Knowing him, it would be finished by tomorrow, and not Sia’s tomorrow.

“Of course you are,” Addison smiled. This was the first time their normally cheery friend had smiled this whole meeting. Nothing like planning a battle 40 years in advance to set the mood. “You and Ahlaam will then have nine days with Rose to run tests before Sia is back.

“Then, two weeks after Rose arrives, Ahlaam will transport the ships’ crew to safety before sending Rose back in time, wait we already covered that part of it, ignore that, and finally transporting the Antikythera while Sia transports Samuel, Margaret, and John on the Ellen Austin back to Lincoln.” Addison took a deep breath.

Dakkar was the first to speak, “Capital.” With that, he turned and paced over to the fire, and they knew their final meeting was adjourned.

Sia looked around at the people she had been through so much with, and her heart hurt knowing she wouldn’t be there to protect them from whatever came up over these next 39 years. Addison closed her journal, already on her way back to sea. She approached Sia, giving her a long hug, whispering “Hopefully too much of that doesn’t change in the next 39 years.”

Sia smiled into her auburn hair, darker than her own. “I have complete faith that it will.” With a final squeeze, Addison set off back to the Antikythera.

Next to her Ahlaam yawned, but tried to hide it. Sia could tell she felt guilty for not making the most of the last moments they had together for so long, and that just wouldn’t do. Sia leaned her head down onto Ahlaam’s shoulder, and whispered “Thank you.”

This startled Ahlaam, who asked, “Why are you thanking me?”

“Because I know you’ll look after Lincoln. And remind this guy to trim his beard.” They exchanged a knowing glance, eyes going back and forth between each other and the searcher who sat staring into the flames. They shared a long hug, before Sia gently pushed the thought of going home to rest into Ahlaam’s mind.

“Be seeing you.” Ahlaam was gone in a blink of an eye.

Finally, she walked over to the fire and took a seat. After a few minutes, Sia spoke.

“Her memories should be back, especially now that she’s regained another Magic Way. Is… is there anything you want me to tell her?”

“No.” Sia took a sharp breath in, knowing that wasn’t the end. He continued. “I need to do that on my own.”

“I understand.” They continued staring into the flames until the sun filled the room with light.

Dakkar looked up, for the first time all night meeting Sia’s eye. “You better go.”

“Goodbye, Nemo.” And with that, Sia transported herself to the Sagitta.

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thinking about the parallels between "Behind Me" and Rose only finally resting after asking if Samuel and her friends are right behind her in "Dropped from the Clouds"

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thinking about the parallel of Margaret showing up for the Stratfords in their moment of need in episode 1 when they needed a place to stay and how Sia showed up for Margaret / the core four in their times of need in episodes 2 and 3

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I think Dakkar should play that organ while they’re on the Nautilus.

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Coping with election news by thinking about what headlines would have said about Chester Thomas’s past

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I just want to know more about Addison and Dakkar’s friendship

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Okay but imagine Benjamin reading about The Brick Satellite, with only mentions of Herschel and Anna and commemorations of their bravery and his mind wondering what might have happened to Samuel and Rose

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more Anna + Addison thoughts

there’s the obvious shared love of tequila

both of there introductions to us being in upbeat immediate friendship songs

the parallels of them being “captain of ships” with Anna very arguably being the captain of the Sagitta and Addison obvi being the captain of the Antikythera

I feel like their energy matches in a way that doesn’t compete with one another but catalyzes the sense of joy in discovery

I’m just imagining John and Dakkar standing nearby shaking their heads bonding over their enthusiastic friend’s friendship

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you cannot tell me Margaret did not kiss Samuel’s cheek at the end of “Masterpiece Containing Masterpieces (Reprise)”

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okay so while I love the whole DakxKal and MargaretxSia ideas let me get all my thoughts on siblings!Dak/Margaret/Kal and DakkarxSia out

Dakkar is the oldest, feeling a responsibility to protect his siblings, particularly Margaret (“number three is dear to me the power of protection”)

Margaret is the middle child, looking up to Dak and having big feelings about how he is often overlooked by their father because his additional powers are protection and healing, something he doesn’t see as much value in especially compared to Margaret’s transformation

Kal is the youngest and was generally spoiled / allowed to do whatever he wanted (“I’ve always been Itzal’s favorite”)

Sia is Margaret’s best friend, and it became a whole best friend’s brother situation with Dak (which would explain why she once trusted Kal, since the two people she trusts most are his siblings)

When Sia had the vision and knew it would mean sacrificing years of her life, Dakkar was heartbroken but understood, especially since it was the only way to protect Margaret (this explains her “Nemo” nickname and affection in her voice when she greets him after returning from the satellite, and also the “you look like hell”)

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i truly am torn between thinking that Kal is Margaret and Dakkar’s younger brother and that Sia and Dakkar were a thing before she was gone for literal decades OR that Kal and Dakkar were a thing and Margaret and Sia were a thing

please tell me i’m not alone in this struggle

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you cannot tell me that Anna Hanover and Addison Arvad would NOT be fast friends

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had to make a separate blog just for all my pulp thoughts,, bc I have too many