#casper 1995 asks

[ghostdog-s]

What was Stretch's cover job for the bootlegging operation?

Selling ships!!

Friendship is a ship-building town known for it's lobster catchers, Sloops, which were invented there. Friendship even has annual sloop races which I think is so cute!

(Here's a Friendship Sloop from the 1920s!)

Seeing that the Mcfaddens have this massive estate, I think originally they built their wealth on building and selling ships, but during the early 1900s there was historically a huge decrease in fish market profits in costal towns like Friendship, so when Stretch and J.T inherited the business from their father, they changed course and instead of making boats for fishing, they started to build the fastest possible ships for bootlegging.

So the cover would be that they're just building quick ships; everyone wanted a quick ship; nothing illegal about that. But the people who brought them during this era were the people with the money--bootleggers, smugglers and gangs.

As a merchant, Stretch would handle the numbers. He knew who they had working on the ships, who they were selling to and what the charters would be. He'd also be in charge of hiring crew and captains for charters. He was makin' deals and makin' money, using the nautical knowledge he'd picked up on in his early days.

Eventually I reckon the Mcfaddens would want to get in on the action; when they knew enough about the art of smuggling they'd start their own operation and rake in looooaaads of coin.

It was a high risk, high reward career. In the end I think the brothers each paid the price.

[ghostdog-s]

OMG darling… you got me

I love your work, and everyone who draws Casper, really. I'm a huge fan of them, I love them all, I love Kibosh, I love the trio, I love Casper. I really respect the different versions that exist, and yours is no exception. Thank you so much for sharing your art, and well, you have a big fan here.

Kisses

@ghcs5 AWW big love!! I’m so glad you like my version of them! I still have lots of ideas that I’m developing (for Kat and Dr. Harvey too) and am happy to have a space where I can just regurgitate my thoughts and see other people’s amazing work for this fandom too!! It’s a fun time :p