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[basil221b]

Best way to hide a body? Hypothetical situation of course hahahaha

Hypothetically you should not reveal such things should your summations lead to unsavoury outcomes.

What I mean is: were I to answer you, such things could be used to some awful advantage. Or, used as leverage against myself. Neither, of which, are preferable.

-Basil, of Baker Street

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S2102 - Adds up

[lurkingleighbee]

Thrawn Ascendancy: Greater Good Chapter 19 - Chapter 22

Chapter 19

the Springhawk jumps into yet another battle

they are able to help a vessel that just so happen to know where the Vagaari pirate base is 

sure you do, bub

Fsir, the guy (alien?) who runs the Saltbarrel (a ha ha, take his story with a grain of salt) is all for attacking the base directly but Thrawn urges patience, wanting to collect information first 

There is some back and forth with Thrawn asking for a tour of the vessel and Fsir being hesitant. Thrawn hits him up with this proposition

“Perhaps your superiors could be persuaded to look upon it as payment for our rescue of their people and secrets,” Thrawn suggested. “In addition, a visit would give you the opportunity to see if your legends of the Chiss are accurate.”  “Who suggested we even have legends of the Chiss?” Thrawn smiled. “Come now, Captain. Everyone in the near reaches of the Chaos has legends of the Chiss.” Fsir sighed. “Very well, Senior Captain.” 

this will pay off later, I am sure 

anyway, back to Senior Aide Lakjiip, who is really surprised to see Lakinda arrive 

and Lakinda is immediately suspicious that though the call came from a Patriel, it was “a mere Councilor’s senior aide passing out the duty assignments.” 

Lakinda asks where Patriel Lakooni is and Lakjiip feeds her a b.s. line about the Patriel “talking” with Councilor Lakuviv in his office

When Lakjiip reveals the Agbui story, Lakinda calls it “unbelievable” and feels the possibilities are both tremendous and ominous 

Lakinda feels that Lakjiip really wants the Xoldak family back in high status 

as does Lakinda, but she isn’t a fool about it 

Memories VII

Qilori thinks to himself that Jixtus - with him covered head to toe in a black robe - that he looks like “any other biped alien. Or for that matter, a statue, a mannequin, or even one of the mechanical robotics of lesser space legends.”

I am really looking forward to the day when C3PO meets Thrawn 

Qilori tries to explain why he was (by his count, at least six hours) late and there is this great exchange: “I was on a job, and I thought abandoning it would bring attention you probably wouldn’t want.” “As well as damaging your professional reputation?” Jixtus suggested.  “My reputation is important,” Qilori said. “Not just to me, but to you as well. Any future job you want me to do-” “Any future jobs will depend on how well you complete this one,” Jixtus interrupted calmly. “So will any future. You understand?”  Qilori’s cheek winglets twitched. “I would very much like to have a future,” he managed. “Good,” Jixtus said. “Then we shall have no problem with motivation.” 

Qilori - always looking out for his skin and winglets - doesn’t want to be anywhere near any battle and especially does not want to be tangeled up with Thrawn

Jixtus promises to make his “own arrangements for this Thrawn. Hints and rumors in the right ears should remove him a sufficient distance from Haplif’s web.”

Jixtus, through an almost casual questioning of Qilori, figures out that “either the Chiss have their own group of navigators, some aliens hidden on an obscure world of the Ascendancy...” He paused. “Or they have a means of finding their way through the Chaos without navigator assistance.”

He is awfully close to the truth

also the Sith Wars from Legends is back in canon baby!!!

this just makes me want a Revan movie series so bad 

Turns out Qilori was pretty earlier and Jixtus let him stew in his own fear

Jixtus is a petty d i c k  SPOILERS FROM HERE ON 

Chapter 20

Lakuviv on his foolish and likely fatal errand: “From this moment forward your performance will either bring honor and glory to the family, or send it reeling into disaster”

massive Lord Farquaad energy here 

Lakinda has a bad memory names 

unlike Ar’alani, who makes it “a point to known and user her officer’s names”

Ar’alani is a good leader

Lakinda is already feeling suspicious about this “endeavor”

Lakooni - the Patriel - hasn’t shown up at all 

Lakuviv instructed the comm officers to “ignore any and all transmission except those originating from this office and carrying this protocol”

Lakinda immediately tells her crew to ignore these orders and heads off into space 

Thrawn comes in asking a bunch of questions about the Magys’s clothing and Thalias (justifiably, her roommate being an alien preserved in a coma) asks to know what the heck is going on

and tells him that the Patriarch asked her to look after him

Thrawn seems tickled by this, that he needs looking after

well you do, you lovable blockhead 

also this reminds me, we have not seen the Patriarch at all 

Thrawn thinks Fsir’s story is b.s. and that the Springhawk is being lured into a trap. Thrawn decides to:

Chapter 21

turns out going jump by jump is long and tedious

Laknym seems excited, with Thalias its his chance “to prove himself in the eyes of Thrawn and Kharill, his chance to show that he was indeed worthy of...fleet advancement”

the Grayshrike appears just as Thrawn gives the order to attack the Saltbarrel 

there are a bunch of gunboats that make it seem like there are individual pilots inside

but its all remote controlled 

this will be very helpful later on 

Wutroow mentions filling up a zigzig card

the Chiss version of bingo?

Ar’alani and the Vigilant have been investigating the planet Sunrise for two weeks

there are definitely survivors putting their society back together

real shame we don’t get to meet and learn form them

they went through a horrifying ideal and they are barely mentioned and are literally overlooked 

What the heck is borjorysauce? 

Yopring is looking at a mine that look suspiciously functional when he is jumped and being chased by armed and armored skycars

Ar’alani employs a very neat maneuver and trick with water and grants Yopring his opportunity to escape

I do like how good of a tactician and clever thinker Ar’alani is 

Ar’alani notices that the skycar’s design “was radically different from ant of the hundreds of wrecked air vehicles” seen on the ground

invaders!!!

Chapter 22

Apros is able to pass on what little information he knows about Lakinda and the other Xoldak family/military personnel being pulled away for a “family emergency”

Apros reveals two other families - the Erighal and the Pommrio - also sent emergency summons

they are also part of the Forty Families 

and these planets just happen to be on the southwest vectors 

And he is able to pass on the brooch to Thrawn

this brooch has been on a real frigging journey 

in an interrogation with Fsir, it is revealed he received instructions from a certain “robed and hooded” alien 

Thrawn wants to go investigate what’s going on in the Ascendancy’s southeast sectors. Samakro decides to get a bit snippy, pointing out: “It doesn’t sound like the Expansionary Defense Fleet was invited.” “Do you care?” Thrawn asked.  “...Not really.” “Neither do I.”

Thrawn finally gets the jewelry piece!!

And Thrawn finally decides to wake up the Magys and have a real sit down and talk session 

where have other aliens been stored??

surely they would ask where their leader is??

Thrawn had given the Magys’s outfit a good look over and notices that the brooch and her outfit have many similarities 

when the Magys wakes up, she is JUSTIFIABLY pissed that she was forced into hibernation

Thalias bluffs her way through the conversation, claiming (with zero evidence) that people are indeed alive and well on Sunrise 

and as proof she shows her the brooch

the Magys recognizes it immediately 

and actually agrees to go back into hibernation!

once Samakro and Thrawn leave, Thalias realizes Che’ri had somehow convinced her!

Che’ri playing mindgames

kind of very much creepy 

Che’ri be like: Imma invite myself in thanks 

[writingsbytherealme]

What does it mean to be real? With so much “fake” going ... What is truth?

[daddydeansinchester]

All I Have

Hi, it’s me *waves while smiling awkwardly*

So I’ve decided that I’m going to write a like, full fledge fan fiction story. Oof

It’s going to based off the 100, it will be Bellamy x Reader, and I’ll be posting a new chapter every Saturday. (So expect the first one this Saturday!)

It’s called All I Have and will be based off season 3 and so on

Here’s my attempt at a summary:

Pike had been like a father to you ever since you came to Earth and lost the last person that you had. When the Ark finds your group, you meet a boy that seems to have lost just as much as you. You find yourself reluctantly growing close as you follow Pike, no matter how far he goes. But like all good things, it comes to an end. Will Pike become the last thing you have or will Bellamy replace this emptiness?

I hope you like it!