The VFD Archives

[miriel-therindes]

Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire were intelligent children, and they were charming, and resourceful, and had pleasant facial features, but they were extremely unlucky, and most everything that happened to them was rife with misfortune, misery, and despair.

@asouefanworkevent Woevember day 6: The unfortunate generation >> The Baudelaire children

[xdisce-aut-discedex]

If the two Baudelaires and Mr. Snicket thought that Vesper was a quiet, eerie little outpost, then Lucifer could only be described as a ghost town. The whistle of the wind is an almost welcome distraction from how silent everything is — if not for the warm lanterns that hang from the canopy of the fog-smothered houses, one might feel tempted to assert that no living being resides here at all. 

In the monotony of grey that is interspersed with the occasional yellow, gloom looms like a faithful companion.

“I feel like gloom is looming over me,” comments Violet uneasily, holding herself around the torso.

“Like a faithful companion,” adds Lemony wryly, and she nods.

The Raven that Refused to Sing by Validity_For_Dissonance on ao3 

[another-dreamless-daze]

“Looking at you is painful in two different ways.”

Violet considers this and says, “How so?”

A rueful smile twists his lips. “I see Beatrice, and the pain is sweet.” But it soon falls as his face becomes entirely melancholy. “I see Bertrand,” he whispers, “and it grows bitter.”

~~ The Raven that Refused to Sing - Validity_For_Dissonance

[riikkapaints]

“At times the world may seem an unfriendly and sinister place.” Sunny, Violet and Klaus Baudelaire arriving at Lake Lachrymose.

[another-dreamless-daze]

Cannot believe I'm writing a new chapter of the Raven the Refused to Sing after 3 years of neglect but here we are

[vfd-candids]

A very frightening declaration.

[vfd-candids]

You said you liked the Raven that Refused to Sing? 👀 I've been thinking a lot about that fic lately and I might update it

Could you give me Lemony and Violet based on what you imagine while reading? <3

Indeed your account of what took place following the tragic incident after the Baudelaires left the Island is without flaw. We are ever pleased to hear you will continue your research and we look forward to reading your documentations. Here is what we have in our archives of how Mr. Snicket and Miss. Baudelaire looked like; we hope it might be of aid.

[vfd-candids]

Basking in verdant and floral delights, Violet Baudelaire was either having a lovely and relaxing moment to herself, or trying to seem uninteresting by appearing to have a lovely and relaxing moment to herself. She told our sources that she experienced an eerie but familiar sense of being watched and that she wanted to give the impression of being carefree. When asked about what she had to fear, she remained silent but pointed to a series of books on the shelf. Our sources revealed that she was aware her life was being documented.

Dated to a time when she was yet to meet Lemony Snicket.

[vfd-candids]

Kit and Jacques Snicket had been joined to the hip since their very birth and up until certain circumstances caused them to separate.

[vfd-candids]

Isadora Quagmire and Klaus Baudelaire exchanging intense looks. They were in the midst of a debate about the proper use of plants in literature: romanticized aestheticization at the expense of scientific integrity? Klaus thought not. "It's just a metaphor," Isadora insisted.

Dated two days after the Baudelaires and the Quagmires reunited.

[vfd-candids]

Volunteers - Please comment with a person(s) whose reports appease your scholarly interests the most.

[vfd-candids]

"Guess who?"

Jacques Snicket and Jerome Squalor in the grand theater hall of the VFD headquarters. They were the sole attendees of Count Olaf's infamous play, titled The Count's Conquest. In confidence, they admitted to our sources that Olaf's performance was almost as bad as his screenplay.

Dated two months before the schism.

[vfd-candids]

Dear volunteer,

For reasons I can't disclose, I need an account on Kit and Jacques Snicket.

Yours truly,

Your sibling in VFD

One account that is recurring in our archives is a habit from the younger days of Snicket and Snicket. The twins shared a strong bond and were often found spending time in a dingy, musty room. Jacques composed music obsessively in a dark corner where the piano was located, and Kit read a book befitting the mood set by her twin's latest composition. Photographed above is an instance in which he composed an agitated piece with cords that repeated in tandem rather tediously. She read The Trial by Kafka.

[vfd-candids]

May I provide a thorough report regarding that exchange between Mr. Snicket and Miss Baudeliare? (can I write a fic about it?🥲)

We are always grateful for thorough reports about two of our main subjects of interest. Please go ahead and pen it down, fellow volunteer.

[vfd-candids]

Violet and Lemony 🌹

Two separate accounts report a recent exchange between Lemony Snicket (presumed dead until two hours ago) and Violet Baudelaire (very much known to be alive but with minimal sightings in broad daylight).

Snicket, who lost his typewriter during his latest attempt at law evasion, has found an automaton that was capable of transcribing written accounts upon dictation. In a letter addressed to Miss Baudelaire, Snicket described the automaton as "faulty" and made a plea that she come and have a look at it before he tampered with it to ruin. He also stated that the mere production of that letter took 3 days and 2 nights.

Miss Baudelaire was spotted looking cautious as she entered a shady building where Snicket was suspected to be hiding. It seems prudent to believe that she accepted to help mend his automaton, or at the very least, reprimand him strictly for messing it up badly in his horrid attempt at fixing it.

The fate of the automaton is yet unknown. So is the dialogue that took place between Snicket and Miss Baudelaire. One source reports that tea was brewed.

[vfd-candids]

Curious to know if there are documented interactions between two previous or current or almost volunteers? Put forth a request and we will scour our archives for a report.

[vfd-candids]

I'm glad you're back :)

Apologies for the absence. Our sources found themselves in a minor predicament involving fraudulent claims of carjacking, extortion, and a vile first degree murder. They have been in hiding until recently when this small misunderstanding was resolved as their alibi was finally corroborated after months of trying to convince the one witness, who happened to be a chipmunk, to take part in the trial. Our sources are free to gather snippets and tidbits about various volunteers, victims, and villains now.

[vfd-candids]

Violet Baudelaire, experiencing a transient and rare state of happiness.

Dated 8 years after her last encounter with her primary tormentor.