#teachsymbol

[vypcr]

@teachsymbol​ asked: ❝  i knew i’d find you here.  ❞ - tory new favorite student

          A GLANCE IS PASSED OVER HER SHOULDER at the sound of his approaching voice. It’s a cloudy day, and she had a free period. What better time to go up to the roof of the school and pretend the rest of the world doesn’t exist?  ❝ I’m not smoking up here, if that’s what you’re worried about. Though there were a few smokers I had to chase off to get this place all to myself. ❞  Tory leans against the concrete edge, crossed elbows supporting the weight of her upper body. The fresh air is a nice change to the stuffy insides of West Valley.  ( Sure, they can pour all this money into sports and bullshit anti-bullying programs, but they can’t invest in better ventilation? )

           ❝ I’m not skipping, either. I have a free period. I’m just . . . I dunno. Enjoying the wind, I guess. ❞  Has to cover all her bases, in case he came to tell her to go back inside. She peers at him from beneath wind-tossed bangs, eyes locking on to one particularly interesting accessory on his wrist.  ❝ Cool watch. ❞

[lordofthestrix]

"In Ancient Greece, they believed redheads became vampires after death! This was partly because redheaded people are very pale-skinned and sensitive to sunlight. Unlike the Mediterranean Greeks who had olive skin and dark features"

"I appreciate your call for rational scrutiny. Although your logic might be the antithesis of the frenzy inspiring such beliefs at the time. It is often forgotten that Ancient Greece, immortalized as a bastion of judicious thinking and philosophy, was just as prone to inebriated episodes of feverish wildness. They never grew famous for refusing a touch of impossible at the very roots of their ponderings. Bloodthirst in particular, remained an ever-present inspiration. For some, the danger of an owlish strix seeking the concealed scarlet of their veins was more real than any robber or mortal murderer while traversing the night."

@teachsymbol

[siennabook]

@teachsymbol said: "Before alarm clocks and way before smartphone alarms, there were people called knocker-uppers who would literally knock on people’s window to wake them up in time for work. Up until the 1970s, knocker-uppers used a long stick, soft hammers, rattles, or even pea shooters to reach their clients’ windows."

er...  right, anyway. 

sienna fans her face.  the water taxi does wonders in assuading venice's hot wind, but it's always that last-mile delivery problem.  always. 

     ❛ shouldn't we be focused on locating st. mark's basilica, professor? ❜     she asks, tone curt and lips tight.  obviously professor langdon knows where the basilica is, but sienna has no other response, besides  ( perhaps )  you're acting like a knock-er-upper has hit you in the head  ( and he is, in fact, sporting a head injury — so there you go, sienna ).      ❛ as fascinating as alarm clock history is, i think locating zobrist's virus is more important, no? ❜ 

[vypcr]

" Did you know that Napoleon Bonaparte, was once attacked by a horde of bunnies! He had requested that a rabbit hunt be arranged for himself and his men. When the rabbits were released from their cages, the bunnies charged toward Bonaparte and his men in an unstoppable onslaught." random historical facts by historical uncle

          ❝ WAIT HOLD UP, HOLD UP. You're telling me that the fucking Emperor of France got attacked by a bunch of cute little bunnies ? And this is an actual thing that happened? Did the bunnies know they were being hunted and decide to go all ❛ Spartacus ❜ or something? Because that's pretty hardcore. ❞

[sowithout]

@teachsymbol​ asked:  “ is it true, what they said about you? ”

       holmes raises an eyebrow at the other man .   it’s not the first ,   nor will it be the last time that he’s been asked a question like that .    there typically are a lot of rumours circulating about him ,   whether amongst the general populace or in the police force .     𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗬 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗚𝗢𝗢𝗗 .    𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗬 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗕𝗔𝗗 .    sherlock holmes pays little heed to them unless they are ...    shall we say defematory ?    he needs to keep his good name in the hope of taking on clients ,   after all .

            ❛    yes ,    it is .     indeed ,    i only take cases that are of interest to me ,    simple problems can be solved by simpler men .     ❜

[sowithout]

@teachsymbol​ asked:   “ you  could  feel  the  history  coming  through  the  walls  here. ”

    ❛    & there’s a lot of it ,    too .     ❜        the doctor agrees ,    although no doubt he can feel such a thing more than the other could ever hope .    he senses more time than is beyond human comprehension .    𝗦𝗨𝗖𝗛 𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗔 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗟𝗢𝗥𝗗 .    he could explore it like a map if he wished ,    detail every major event these walls have actually seen ,   but if he starts then they’ll be here for weeks .    perhaps months .

     so instead he simply waves his hand toward the blue painted wood ,    an indicative gesture to suggest the other investigate further .    to his own heart’s desire .    ❛    you should see the history inside of it ,   too .    i have a custom order vase on my coffee table from pablo picasso himself .     ❜

[vypcr]

she asked for history facts and @teachsymbol told her about inbred egyptian royalty, pope versus cats  ( CATS!!! ) , and the plague 😂