Officer Pink
Ansel Nicholson serves in the Bluehill Police Department. He started out as an ordinary cop, but when he realized that his pretty good life left him inexperienced in certain areas, he decided to visit a superpowered hairdresser and get his hair colored to see what it's like on the soup side of the fence. And it stuck.
Thus begins the story of Officer Pink, who gets dropped into cape politics not as a vigilante but as an officer of the law, and whose superpower is ... fancy hair. He's in a little over his head, especially when his chief puts him on assignment dealing with supervillains. But he'll figure it out.
Thus begins the story of Officer Pink, who gets dropped into cape politics not as a vigilante but as an officer of the law, and whose superpower is ... fancy hair. He's in a little over his head, especially when his chief puts him on assignment dealing with supervillains. But he'll figure it out.
"No Fear of Depth" 8-31-22 (outside fishbowl)
Story Date: 1990-2014
Summary: Ethelwynn Beverton loves the water.
"Coloring In" 7-22-15 (fishbowl spillover)
Summary: Frustrated by the rise of bullying in Bluehill, Officer Ansel Nichoson stumbles across a new way of getting people's attention. And in changing one little thing about himself, he discovers a whole new community.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson)
Guest stars: Chief Edwin De Soto, Paintrix (Trixie Savitsky), Red Hot (Conley Niles), Blue Law (Veril Edinger), Yellow Jack (Jackson Collier), Bentram Edsell, Ethan Wheeler
Prompted by Shirley Barrette
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Hearing What Isn't Said" 7-22-15 (fishbowl spillover)
Follows "Coloring In"
Summary: A quiet evening jog turns into more excitement than Ansel bargained for when a teenager bumps into him -- and then disappears.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson)
Guest stars: Skippy (Ryker Seinfeld)
Prompted by DW users natasiakith and zeeth_kyrah and Shirley Barrette
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Muscadine Days" 8-6-15
Follows "Hearing What Isn't Said"
Summary: Ansel and Skippy are splashing around at a sprayground and talking about their respective superpowers.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Skippy (Ryker Seinfeld)
Cameo appearance: Erik Seinfeld
Prompted by DW user Librarygeek and As You Like It Bingo Card 8-1-15
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"The Individual's Own Reason" 8-5-15 (fishbowl spillover)
Follows "Muscadine Days"
Summary: Ansel starts to take on more cases believed to involve superpowers, which are challenging for the police to handle.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson)
Guest stars: Chief Edwin De Soto, Bert Armbruster, Justin Bates
Cameo appearance: Janie Newcastle
Prompted by DW users librarygeek and siliconshaman and As You Like It Bingo Card 8-1-15
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Forgotten to Breathe" 8-5-15 (fishbowl spillover)
Follows "The Individual's Own Reason"
Summary: This introduces some new supervillains who are making Ansel's job more difficult. He gets in over his head.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Guest stars: Bert Armbruster, Justin Bates
Cameo appearance: Crackleball (Grady Detwiler)
Prompted by DW users librarygeek and siliconshaman, As You Like It Bingo
Card 8-1-15 and Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 6-16-15
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"When We Get the Rough Times" 8-5-15 (fishbowl spillover)
Directly follows "Forgotten to Breathe"
Summary: Ansel and Chief De Soto discuss how the incident went and what could be done better in the future. Also Skippy is really, really serious about his role as soup mentor.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson)
Guest stars: Chief Edwin De Soto, Skippy (Ryker Seinfeld)
Cameo appearance: Justin Bates, Crackleball (Grady Detwiler)
Prompted by DW users librarygeek and siliconshaman, As You Like It Bingo
Card 8-1-15 and Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 6-16-15
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Best Measured in Friends" 2-12-17
Summary: Nebuly gets a welcome offer to join his friends' caravan.
Characters: Nebuly (Darian Cormac), Amergin (Alroy Sheach), Marjoram (Mary Jane Grader)
Prompted by Anonymous on DW and Valentines Bingo Fest Card 2-1-17
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Morning Waits at the End of the World" 5-3-17
Summary: Nebuly talks about his feelings with Marjoram and Amergin, who help
him understand that it's natural to feel unsettled after making a big change.
Characters: Nebuly (Darian Cormac), Marjoram (Mary Jane Grader), Amergin (Alroy Sheach)
Prompted by DW user kyleri and Origfic Bingo Card 4-3-17
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"In That Terrible Inbetween" 3-7-17
Summary: Sometimes, acts of rare courage are invisible to others.
Characters: Nebuly (Darian Cormac), Amergin (Alroy Sheach), Marjoram (Mary Jane Grader)
Cameo Appearance: Dr. Evan Gentry
Prompted by DW users goldbach5, callibr8, and ellenmillion, and Disability Bingo Fest 3-1-17
Sponsored by DW user goldbach5
"Plastic Futures" 9-1-15
Summary: Ansel and Skippy play with toy skateboarders while discussing various plans.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Skippy (Ryker Seinfeld)
Guest stars: Dawn Seinfeld
Prompted by Shirley Barrette
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Proximity and Separation" 5-4-16
Summary: While Ansel is flying home from his training session in Richmond, an incident on the plane requires his help.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Geordie Beckham
Cameo appearance: Skippy (Ryker Seinfeld)
Prompted by LJ user wyld_dandelyon and Genprompt Bingo Card 4-19-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
“The Source of Each Other” 10-5-17 (fishbowl spillover)
Summary: An adolescent soup gets acquainted with his emerging powers.
Characters: Geordie Beckham
Prompted by DW user chanter_greenie and Fall Festival Bingo 10-1-17
Sponsored by DW user chanter_greenie
"Damaged Control" 8-15-15 (Creative Jam)
Directly follows "When We Get the Rough Times"
Summary: After the altercation in the park Turq gets back in touch with Ansel, who finds out why Turq is such a wreck.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Prompted by DW user peoriapeoriawhereart, As You Like It Bingo Card 8-1-15 and
Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 7-31-14
Sponsored by EdorFaus
"No Matter How Annoying" 11-25-15 (outside fishbowl)
Directly follows "Damaged Control"
Summary: Turq is being a pain in the tail, but he is a wreck. Ansel does his best to help.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Guest stars: Chief Edwin De Soto
Prompted by Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 6-16-15 and Disaster Bingo Card 11-3-15
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"The Power of a Touch" 2-10-16 (fishbowl spillover)
Summary: Ansel's subtle overtures are making an impression on Turq, but Turq has no idea what to make of that.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson)
Cameo appearance: Mr. Dipper
Prompted by DW users shiori_makiba and janetmiles, LJ user paantha, and Anthony Barrette
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"From the Deepest Parts of Ourselves" 3-12-15 (fishbowl spillover)
Directly follows "No Matter How Annoying"
Summary: Ansel takes Turq on a tour of Bluehill's downtown neighborhood, Cambridge Commons, to show him where the local resources are.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Guest stars: Leah Crenshaw
Prompted by Shirley Barrette, Anthony Barrette, Disaster Bingo Card 11-3-15, Genprompt Bingo Card 6-10-15, Defining Character Bingo Card 12-1-15
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Who Overlooks Your Broken Fence" 1-16-16 (Creative Jam)
Summary: Ansel and Turq plant daffodils, and Turq gets to meet Ansel's girlfriend Janie. When Turq rips his jeans, Janie offers to repair them -- a little more elaborately than necessary.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Guest stars: Janie Newcastle
Prompted by DW user alexseanchai
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"What You Like Doing Best" 3-19-16 (Creative Jam)
Follows "From the Deepest Parts of Ourselves"
Summary: Ansel does a presentation on flickering and helps a young soup explore her career options.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson)
Guest stars: Leah Crenshaw, Cotton Candy (Cosette Savournin), Abel Worley, Ralph Worley, Claudine Worley
Prompted by LJ user siliconshaman and Trope Bingo Card 1-5-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"A Process, as Life Happens" 2-20-16 (Creative Jam)
Follows Part 2 of the story "Daisy Chains" by dialecticdreamer
Summary: When Officer Pink takes off in the middle of the night, Turq gets worried about him.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Cameo appearance: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson)
Prompted by DW user Curiosity and Trope Bingo Card 10-1-15
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Different in the Way We Perceive the World" 3-1-16
Directly follows "A Process, as Life Happens"
Summary: Ansel and Turq discuss human trafficking, discretion, and what that means for their respective futures.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Guest stars: Boots
Prompted by DW user Dialecticdreamer and Villain Bingo Card 2-29-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"The Conduit for Influence" 3-2-16 (fishbowl spillover)
Summary: Ansel thinks about being a role model, and works on finding ways to help Turq start planning for the future even in the face of an overwhelming present.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Prompted by DW user Ari_the_dodecahedron and Villain Bingo Card 2-29-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"All Hopes for a Better World" 3-6-16 (fishbowl spillover)
Directly follows "The Conduit for Influence"
Summary: Turq mulls over his feelings about Ansel and his returning memories of family life.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson)
Cameo appearance: Jasper Cornwall
Prompted by DW users capriuni, lone_cat, and DW user thnidu, and Villain Bingo Card 2-29-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"The Light Inside" 3-19-16 (Creative Jam)
Summary: Turq's favorite vending machine is a little broken, but that's okay.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Guest Stars: Janie Newcastle
Prompted by DW user alexseanchai
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Trust and Integrity" 3-19-16 (Creative Jam)
Summary: The first time Turq goes to the People of Jesus Nondenominational Church and Interfaith Center because the soup kitchen is open, Leah Crenshaw realizes that he's having difficulty and offers to help him.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Guest Stars: Leah Crenshaw, Dinah Newell
Cameo appearance: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson)
Prompted by Villain Bingo Card 2-29-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"When Someone Is Vulnerable" 4-7-16 (fishbowl spillover)
Summary: Turq crash-lands at Ansel's place, much the worse for wear. Ansel does his best to help Turq.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Guest Stars: Ethan Wheeler
Cameo appearance: Janie Newcastle
Prompted by LJ users paantha, kestrels_nest, DW user capriuni, and Archetypal Character Bingo Card 4-1-16
Sponsored by DW user capriuni, general fund, Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Through Weakness and Vulnerability" 4-8-16 (fishbowl spillover)
Summary: Turq wakes up in the care of Ansel and Ethan. He is not thrilled with this.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Guest Stars: Ethan Wheeler
Cameo appearance: Janie Newcastle
Prompted by LJ users paantha, kestrels_nest, DW user capriuni, and Archetypal Character Bingo Card 4-1-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"A Safe Refuge from the World" 5-14-16 (Creative Jam)
Summary: The morning after Turq's collapse, he and Ansel talk about caregiving choices.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson)
Cameo appearance: Ethan Wheeler, Jay-Dean, Dao Liáng, Janie Newcastle, Jasper Cornwall, Mingxia Liáng
Prompted by Solo Celebration Bingo Card 5-1-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Filled with Joyous Surprises" 4-27-16 (outside fishbowl)
Summary: When Ansel's plans for a winter stockup trip go awry, he gets some help from Turq.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Guest Stars: Kyle McCartney, Doobie O'Donohue, Errol Reidlinger
Cameo appearance: Janie Newcastle, Luanne Reidlinger
Prompted by DW user stardreamer and Genprompt Bingo Card 4-19-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"The Universal Language of Kindness" 5-16-16 (Creative Jam)
Summary: Ansel and Justin accompany teams of volunteers to distribute care packages to needy people in Bluehill.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Justin Bates
Cameo appearance: Celia Bates, Jasper Cornwall, Abe Macon, Huxley Phelps, Broderick Coache, Ludo Coleman, Yani Hoengs, Miggy Hempel, Amaryllis Macon, Neema Moniteau, Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Prompted by DW user chanter_greenie and Solo Celebration Bingo Card 5-1-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"To Acknowledge Our Interdependence" 5-4-16
Summary: When someone gropes Ansel's hair, Turq helps Ansel get through the aftermath.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Cameo appearance: Janie Newcastle
Prompted by LJ user ellenmillion and Genprompt Bingo Card 4-19-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Patience with the Limitations" 6-7-16
Directly follows "To Acknowledge Our Interdependence"
Summary: Ansel, Turq, and Boots help Riposte work on teaching kittens telepathic manners.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Guest stars: Riposte (Jacob "Coby" Wade), Boots, Cayenne, Napoleon, Mrrhow the Mercurial
Prompted by: LJ user moonwolf1988, DW users janetmiles, ari_the_dodecahedron,sweet_sparrow, alatefeline, chanter_greenie, lone_cat, and Cottoncandy Bingo Card 6-1-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Rather Delicate Creatures" 9-7-16
Directly follows "Patience with the Limitations"
Summary: Lily, Riposte, and the kitten enjoy an outing in the park, until Narcissa crashes the party.
Characters: Ligeia (Lily Acquarone), Riposte (Jacob "Coby" Wade), Napoleon
Guest star: Narcissa (Nata Acquarone)
Prompted by DW users stardreamer and chanter_greenie
Sponsored by DW user janetmiles
"Creatures of Chaos" 10-4-16
Comes after "Rather Delicate Creatures"
Summary: Coping with a trio of young feline soups keeps Riposte's life ... interesting.
Characters: Riposte (Jacob "Coby" Wade), Ligeia (Lily Acquarone)
Prompted by Shirley Barrette and Games and Sports Bingo Card 10-4-16
Sponsored by Shirley Barrette
"A Frantic Resistance" 1-13-19 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Saturday, July 12, 2014
Summary: The superkittens meet a consultant who raises therapy cats.
Characters: Selima Lenz, Riposte (Jacob "Coby" Wade), Mrrhow the Mercurial, Cayenne, Napoleon
Prompted by DW users alatefeline, mdlbear, and Slice-of-Life Bingo Card 2-28-18
Free perk
"Honor the Complications" 7-6-19 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Saturday, September 13, 2014
Summary: Mrrhow realizes that if she wants to continue interacting with humans, she'll have to make some concessions.
Characters: Mrrhow the Mercurial, Riposte (Jacob "Coby" Wade), Selima Lenz
Prompted by DW users chanter1944, zeeth_kyrah, anonymous, and Winterfest in July Bingo Card 7-1-19
"Way Down Deep" 11-5-19
Story Date: Monday, October 6, 2014
Summary: Mrrhow and her littermates talk about what they want.
Characters: Mrrhow the Mercurial, Cayenne, Napoleon, Riposte (Jacob "Coby" Wade)
Prompted by DW user we_are_spc and People-watching Bingo Card 10-31-19
Sponsored by DW user lone_cat
"When Something Feels Good" 4-21-20
Story Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Summary: The superkittens work together toward a mutual goal.
Characters: Mrrhow the Mercurial, Cayenne, Napoleon
Prompted by DW user Thnidu and Ari_the_dodecahedron
Sponsored by DW user Thnidu and rix_scaedu
"Not a Tame..." 12-5-17
Summary: Mrrhow the Mercurial ponders tameness and wildness.
Character: Mrrhow the Mercurial
Guest star: Riposte (Jacob "Coby" Wade)
Cameo appearances: Napoleon, Cayenne, Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Boots, Phantom, Princess
Prompted by DW user alexseanchai and Genprompt Bingo Card 12-3-17
Sponsored by DW user janetmiles
"Brush Yourself Off" 6-27-16 (outside fishbowl)
Summary: Ethan brings some coping tools for Ansel and Turq to explore.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Ethan Wheeler
Prompted by Cottoncandy Bingo Card 6-1-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Under Her Coat" 7-16-16 (Creative Jam)
Summary: Turq encounters an unfamiliar woman in the community.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Hallah (Haley Kramer)
Prompted by DW user mdlbear, Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 7-16-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Get Over That Old Doubt" 7-5-16
Summary: Ansel seeks permission to search for Turq's family.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Guest Star: Janie Newcastle
Cameo appearances: Dao Liáng, Mingxia Liáng, Andeana Juarez, Benedict, Jada, Seth
Prompted by DW users shiori_makiba, ari_the_dodecahedron, and society_of_antisocialites,Cottoncandy Bingo 6-1-16
Sponsored by LJ user daisiesrockalot
"In the Darkness of the Soul" 7-16-16 (Creative Jam)
Summary: Turq has terrible nightmares about his miserable past.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Cameo: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson)
Prompted by shiori_makiba, Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 7-16-16, Archetypal Character Bingo
Card 4-1-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"A Treasure to Protect" 3-29-20 (bonus fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Saturday, November 1, 2014
Summary: When Ethan gets beaten up, he turns to Ansel for refuge. Ansel's idea of help is a little more hands-on than Ethan really had in mind, but it works out all right in the end.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Ethan Wheeler
Prompted by DW user erulisse and Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 6-18-19
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Transform Common Days" 11-21-16 (outside fishbowl)
Summary: Ansel and Janie engage Turq in a discussion of holiday plans.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Janie Newcastle, Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Cameo appearances: Jasper Cornwall, Ethan Wheeler
Prompted by Fall Festival Bingo Card 11-01-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"A Life by What We Give" 7-22-16 (fishbowl spillover)
Summary: Ansel and Turq go to the park with a friend. Food and memories ensue.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Guest stars: Skippy (Ryker Seinfeld)
Prompted by: LJ users janetmiles, paantha, DW users alatefeline, heartsinger, Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 7-16-16 and Trope Bingo Card 7-1-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Certain Anthropological Researches" 10-9-16 (fishbowl spillover)
Summary: Dr. Bernhardt does some mad science in his lab.
Characters: Dr. Carl Bernhardt
Guest star: CH-113
Cameo: Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Prompted by DW users librarygeek and stardreamer
Sponsored by alatefeline, technoshaman, janetmiles, LJ user ng_moonmoth, and Trope Bingo Card 10-1-15
"Show a Genuine Concern" 7-31-16 (outside fishbowl)
Summary: Ansel gets called to help Kyle, who is freaking out over college problems. Ansel coaxes Kyle into a coffeehouse to talk about what's going wrong in his life and how to fix it.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Kyle McCartney
Cameo: Mr. Ashby
Prompted by Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 7-16-16
Sponsored by LJ user janetmiles
"They Really Almost Got Me" 7-31-16 (outside fishbowl)
Summary: Ansel goes to Bouchet College with Kyle to straighten out the academic problems.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Kyle McCartney
Guest stars: Beulah Penningroth, Harmen Fitzgerald
Cameo: Doobie O'Donohue
Prompted by Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 7-16-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Shine a Light on It" 7-31-16 (outside fishbowl)
Summary: Ansel takes Kyle to a community counseling office for emotional support.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Kyle McCartney
Guest Star: Alma Cuddy
Prompted by Cottoncandy Bingo 6-1-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Blood and Water" 11-8-16
Summary: Turq is finally ready to start talking about the other people who were trapped in the lab with him.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson)
Cameo appearances: Nebuly (Darian Cormac), Saffron (Lina Craddock), Dao Liáng, Mingxia Liáng
Prompted by LJ users ellenmillion, kestrels_nest, DW users ari_the_dodecahedron, sweet_sparrow, technoshaman, helgatwb, callibr8, anonymous, Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 6-16-15, Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 7-16-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Fresh Air in Your Brain" 8-4-16
Summary: Ansel shows Turq around his lakeside neighborhood.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Guest Stars: Mabel Ayers, Richard Washburn, Parker Cassady, Rosewood Cassady, Savannah Cassady, Meadow Cassady, Arthur Hollowood, Eli Banyan, Anise Eaker, Iago Perez, Eileen Mersinger, Gifford Mersinger, Kemi Mersinger, Yulia Mersinger, Jerica Mersinger, Bray Elsenrath, Corbin Richards
Prompted by Survival Bingo 8-1-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Woodsmoke and Memories" 10-22-16 (outside fishbowl)
Directly follows "Fresh Air in Your Brain"
Summary: Turq spends a quiet evening with some of Ansel's neighbors.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Eli Banyan, Linden McKinley
Guest Stars: Richard Washburn
Cameo: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Janie Newcastle
Prompted by Games and Sports Bingo Card 10-4-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Centered Around Food and Family" 11-22-16 (outside fishbowl)
Story Date: November 27, 2014
Summary: Ansel and Janie host a small, friendly Thanksgiving gather.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Janie Newcastle, Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Guest stars: Jasper Cornwall, Ethan Wheeler
Prompted by Fall Festival Bingo Card 11-01-16
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"The Fullness of Life" 11-23-16 (outside fishbowl)
Summary: After being called to a scene of horrific trauma, Ethan seeks refuge and comfort from friends.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Janie Newcastle, Ethan Wheeler, Turq (Drustan Moreau), Jasper Cornwall
Prompted by Survival Bingo Card 8-1-16, iPod Shuffle Music Fest Card 12-1-16
Sponsored by LJ user daisiesrockalot, DW user sweet_sparrow, and others in their pool
"Carry Them With You in Your Heart" 10-12-16 (fishbowl spillover)
Summary: Ansel shows Turq the information he found online about his Chinese foster family.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Cameos: Mingxia Liáng, Dao Liáng, Baozhen Liáng, Turq's foster-siblings (Andeana Juarez, Benedict, Jada, Seth)
Prompted by DW user redsixwing and Group Dynamics and Character-building Bingo Cards 8-1-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"The Only Thing Sweeter" 11-9-16 (fishbowl spillover)
Directly follows: "Carry Them With You In Your Heart"
Summary: Ansel helps Turq renew precious connections.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Guest stars: Dao Liáng, Mingxia Liáng
Cameo appearances: Baozhen Liáng, Mr. Simmons
Prompted by DW users ari_the_dodecahedron, sweet_sparrow, technoshaman, helgatwb,
callibr8, thnidu, shiori_makiba, Anonymous, Shirley Barrette, Games and Sports Bingo
Card 10-4-16, and Fall Festival Bingo Card 11-01-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"When I Was Naked" 11-29-16 (outside fishbowl)
Summary: Turq’s concern for a homeless man impresses Leah Crenshaw.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Leah Crenshaw
Cameo appearances: Homeless Jesus
Prompted by Winter Fest in July Bingo Card 7-1-16
Sponsored by LJ user daisiesrockalot
"Together We Have It All" 1-4-17 (fishbowl spillover)
Summary: Turq has his first face-to-face reunion with his foster parents.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Dao Liáng, Mingxia Liáng, Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson)
Prompted by DW user alatefeline, Dark Fantasy Bingo Card 1-1-17
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Beneath the Willow Tree" 5-3-17 (fishbowl spillover)
Summary: Mingxia belongs to the Willow Tree Women's Group, a support network for disenfranchised grief. She tells them about the mixed emotions of finding Turq.
Characters: Mingxia Liáng
Guest stars: Labroncé Baum, Akela Karimi, Braon Marchateau dit Lebeau, Dimi Mingana
Cameo appearances: Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Prompted by DW user callibr8
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"So Glad That You're Here" 2-18-17 (Creative Jam)
Summary: Turq and kids from Ansel's neighborhood enjoy the amenity center playground.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Eileen Mersinger, Kemi Mersinger, Corbin Richards, Parker Cassady, Savannah Cassady, Meadow Cassady
Cameo appearance: Janie Newcastle, Mingxia Liang
Prompted by DW user mirrorofsmoke and Valentines Bingo Fest Card 2-1-17
Sponsored by DW user dialecticdreamer
"A Curious Transfusion of Courage" 4-6-17 (fishbowl spillover)
Summary: Nebuly, Amergin, and Marjoram journey to Bluehill for Midwinter Faire.
Characters: Nebuly (Darian Cormac), Amergin (Alroy Sheach), Marjoram (Mary Jane Grader)
Guest stars: Keras, Marmalade
Prompted by Shirley Barrette, DW user kyleri, and Month of Rainbows Bingo Card 4-1-17
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"The Ground Is My Ocean" 12-17-17 (outside fishbowl)
Summary: Ansel meets Uncle Fang and they discuss dealing with Turq's past.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Fang Liáng
Cameo appearances: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Dao Liáng, Mingxia Liáng, Andeana Juarez
Prompted by Soupshue and Genprompt_bingo Card 12-3-17
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Your Heart and Your Trust" 1-14-17 (fishbowl spillover)
Summary: Turq seeks Ansel's help to deal with a fagin.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson)
Cameo appearances: Mr. Dipper, Crackleball (Grady Detwiler), Chief Edwin De Soto
Prompted by DW user lone_cat, Dark Fantasy Bingo Card 1-1-17
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"The Form of Every Virtue" 1-15-17
Summary: Turq helps Ansel and the Bluehill Police prepare to take down Mr. Dipper.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Guest Stars: Justin Bates, Lena Pulaski, Emmanuel Harrison, Bert Armbruster, Chief Edwin De Soto
Cameo appearance: Crackleball (Grady Detwiler)
Prompted by DW user lone_cat and Games and Sports Bingo Card 10-4-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"What Real Courage Is" 3-8-17
Summary: The Bluehill Police mount a successful raid on Mr. Dipper's place.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Guest Stars: Emmanuel Harrison, Chief Edwin De Soto, Catriona Deyne, Bingo York, Bert Armbruster, Justin Bates, Janie Newcastle, Tacy Saint James, Jerney Neidlinger
Cameo Appearance: Abilene Saint James
Prompted by LJ user rix_scaedu, DW user sweet_sparrow, and Disability Bingo Card 3-1-17
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"The Source of Pain" 2-20-17 (Creative Jam)
Summary: Dr. Bernhardt does more mad science, and finds that the laws of chemistry and physics apply even to him.
Characters: Dr. Carl Bernhardt, Pinto Girl (Lilita Nieves)
Guest Stars: Hagatha Vener
Prompted by Valentines Bingo Fest Card 2-1-17
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Define Your Own Reality" 4-19-17 (outside fishbowl)
Summary: Turq makes progress on his trauma scrapbook.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Cameo appearances: Dao Liáng, Mingxia Liáng, Janie Newcastle
Prompted by Origfic Bingo Card 4-3-17
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"The Habit of a Midwinter Festivity" 4-22-17 (outside fishbowl)
Summary: Midwinter Faire in Bluehill.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Janie Newcastle, Turq (Drustan Moreau), Amergin (Alroy Sheach), Marjoram (Mary Jane Grader)
Cameo appearance: Nebuly (Darian Cormac)
Prompted by Origfic Bingo Card 4-3-17
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"The Face of Ruin and Despair" 4-25-17 (outside fishbowl)
Summary: Ansel gets a surprise visitor who comes looking for Turq.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Nebuly (Darian Cormac)
Cameo appearances: Dao Liáng, Mingxia Liáng, Marjoram (Mary Jane Grader), Dr. Evan Gentry
Prompted by Dark Fantasy Bingo Card 1-1-17
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"The Things That Really Interest Me" 7-25-17
Follows the triptych of "Show a Genuine Concern," "They Really Almost Got Me," and "Shine a Light on It"
Summary: Ansel finds Kyle worn out from finals, and suggests a solution.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Kyle McCartney
Guest stars: Hoon Mueller
Cameo appearances: Harmen Fitzgerald, Alma Cuddy
Prompted by DW user sweet_sparrow and Winterfest in July Bingo Card 7-1-17
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Branded in His Memory" 6-1-17 (outside fishbowl)
Summary: A mass-casualty incident brings Ansel to the Christian Care Rescue Mission in Bluehill. It's an ugly mess, but he does a wonderful job of helping everyone recover -- not just from their fresh injuries, but whatever put them in a homeless shelter to begin with.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Justin Bates, Bert Armbruster
Guest stars: Arilda and Shadrach "Shad" Owenson; Casey Bogart; Luther Summerlin, Leighann and Nevaeh Applewhite; Clio Lossos; Sadie Lou, Georgia Dean, and Terry Mac Dawson; Breanna Reece, Spenser Etheridge, Oscar Cameron, Ben and Agueda Paredes; Jimena Mitchell; Bolin Lyle; Enos Massenburg; Maude Emerson; Reverend Booker Sutherland; Leopold Beale
Cameo appearances: Jermaine Mayberry, Licia Nicholson Mayberry, Ethan Wheeler, Conrad Nicholson, Celia Bates
This poem is long enough to need the notes in separate sections. Meet the characters.
Visit the settings. Read the topical footnotes.
Prompted by Pride Bingo Card 5-29-17
Sponsored by DW users mama_kestrel, thnidu, antisocialite_forum, technoshaman, alatefeline and daisiesrockalot
"Changes Over Time" 6-11-17 (fishbowl spillover)
Summary: Ansel and Turq talk about mascots, tribal culture, and how communities evolve.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Cameo appearance: Allinda Lott, Lelon Atchison
Prompted by DW user gingicat and Disability Bingo Card 3-1-17
Sponsored by DW user gingicat
"The Bamboo That Bends" 8-1-17
Summary: Turq and Dao talk about family and death with Ansel.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Dao Liáng
Cameo appearances: Gen Liáng, Yanyu Liáng
Prompted by DW users siliconshaman and librarygeek and Winterfest in July Bingo Card 7-1-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Sacrificed Part of Himself" 8-16-17 (outside fishbowl)
Summary: Ansel visits his grandparents' farm with Turq in tow.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Janie Newcastle, Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Guest stars: Conrad Nicholson, Norma Jean Nicholson
Cameo appearances: Tillman Nicholson, Maribel Nicholson, Clovis Nicholson, Linda Sue Nicholson, Grady Nicholson, Nellie Nicholson, Coralue Deely, Justin Bates, and Devil's Food
Prompted by DW users rix_scaedu, alatefeline, S from antisocialite_forum, and Cottoncandy Bingo 7-31-17
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
“Wanton Kittens” 8-19-17 (fishbowl spillover) (Creative Jam)
Summary: Supervised by Riposte, Ansel, and Boots, the telepathic kittens explore Ansel's office.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Riposte (Jacob "Coby" Wade), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Guest Stars: Boots, Napoleon, Cayenne, Mrrhow the Mercurial
Prompted by DW users mama_kestrel, we_are_spc (Fallon and Jay), curiosity, and Cottoncandy Bingo Card 7-31-17
Sponsored by DW user mama_kestrel
"A Moment of Atonement" 9-15-17 (fishbowl spillover)
Summary: Ansel and Turq meet with an adjudicator to discuss what society owes Turq and what he owes society.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson)
Prompted by DW users jtthomas, zeeth_kyrah, nsfwords and Valentines Bingo (Platonic) Card 2-1-17
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"A Long, Colorful Bracelet" 11-10-17 (fishbowl spillover)
Summary: Turq takes another step toward reintegration with society.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson)
Guest stars: Tarrant Martines, Maude Emerson
Cameo appearances: Dao Liáng, Mingxia Liáng, Fang Liáng
Prompted by Shirley Barrette and Winter Fest in July Bingo Card 7-1-17, Space and Time Bingo "Time" Card 10-31-17
Sponsored by Shirley Barrette
“Transpeciation” 10-3-17
Summary: Turq has horrific memories of mad science torture in captivity, and other hardships after his escape.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson)
Guest stars: Dr. Carl Bernhardt, Nebuly (Darian Cormac), Saffron (Lina Craddock), Coral (Perdita Relesh)
Prompted by DW users redsixwing, ng_moonmoth, elinox, siliconshaman, rix_scaedu, and prompter YM, and Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 6-16-17, Fall Festival Bingo 10-1-17
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"A Purring Parcel of Paradox" 9-4-20 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Saturday, January 10, 2015
Summary: Mrrhow the Mercurial meets Nebuly, who is out of spoons.
Characters: Nebuly (Darian Cormac), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Boots, Turq (Drustan Moreau), Riposte (Jacob "Coby" Wade), Cayenne, Napoleon, Mrrhow the Mercurial
Prompted by DW users chanter1944, jtthomas, and Fries Test Bingo Card 9-1-20
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"The Touch of a Friendly Hand" 11-26-17 (fishbowl spillover)
Summary: It’s too cold to sleep outside. What will Turq do?
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Janie Newcastle
Prompted by DW user lone_cat and Trope Bingo Card 7-1-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Defeating Tough Weather" 11-28-17 (fishbowl spillover)
Follows "The Touch of a Friendly Hand"
Summary: Janie and Turq discuss what happened the night before.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Janie Newcastle, Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Maude Emerson, Lottie Jean Teeple
Cameo appearances: Eli Banyan, Hardison Dorpinghaus
Prompted by DW user lone_cat and Winterfest in July Bingo Card 7-1-17
Sponsored by DW user stardreamer
"Working Outside in the Elements" 11-28-17
Follows "Defeating Tough Weather"
Summary: Turq and Janie help the Snowbirds with shoveling.
Characters: Janie Newcastle, Turq (Drustan Moreau), Hardison Dorpinghaus, Kimmilee Meador, Martin Tarbeck, Luther Tarbeck, Albern Achtermann, Joanna Chlebek
Prompted by DW user lone_cat and Slice-of-Life Bingo Card 2-28-18
Sponsored by EdorFaus
"Light Your Fire First" 12-6-17
Summary: Ansel takes steps to make sure that Turq can stay warm in winter.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson)
Prompted by DW users siliconshaman and lone_cat and Genprompt_bingo Card 12-3-17
Sponsored by EdorFaus
"The Helping Hand of a Neighbor" 12-5-17
Summary: A refugee struggles to make a new home in Bluehill.
Characters: Milosh Begolli, Dawson Wallace, Sydney Eakins, Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Cameo appearances: Janie Newcastle
Prompted by DW user redsixwing and Winterfest in July Bingo Card 7-1-17 and Hc_bingo Card 6-16-17
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Diamond Finger" 5-15-18
Summary: Turq visits his uncle and family. After supper, Uncle Fang asks Turq to share what happened to him -- and Turq starts pointing fingers.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Xiaoqing Liáng, Fang Liáng, Jun Liáng, Huiling Liáng, Huiqing Liáng
Prompted by DW users zeeth_kyrah, sporky_rat and Anonymous and Pro Wrestling Bingo Card 5-1-18
Sponsored by Soupshue
"Indispensable to Each Other" 5-15-18
Story Date: February 14-16, 2015
Summary: Calliope goes on a weekend trip to Tulsa for a training workshop about Mixed-Cape Emergency Response. There she meets Ansel and some other interesting people.
Characters: Calliope (Calvin Sanna), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Boris the Brawn (Boris Horachek), Prism (Chesa Wang), Lavinia Queen, Noria Bonn, Pushka Radloff
Prompted by DW users daisiesrockalot, ari_the_dodecahedron, LJ user My_partner_doug and Pro Wrestling Bingo fest card 5-1-18
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Happiness and Prosperity" 7-6-17 (fishbowl spillover)
Date: February 2015, Chinese New Year
Summary: Turq celebrates Chinese New Year with his families.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Janie Newcastle
Guest stars: Dao Liáng, Mingxia Liáng, Andeana Juarez, Gwenllian Ellis Liáng, Baozhai Liáng, Chung Liáng, Zaire Ross, Zachariah Ross
Prompted by DW users stardreamer, helgatwb, and callibr8 and Winterfest in July Bingo Card 7-1-17
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirlry Barrette
"The Beautiful Thing About Fear" 7-31-19 (outside fishbowl)
Story Date: Sunday, February 22, 2015
Summary: The teal deer runs as a coping skill.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Prompted by Winterfest Bingo Card 7-1-19
Free perk
"By the People's Voices" 3-10-19 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Sunday, March 1, 2015
Summary: Milosh Begolli and his neighbor Dawson Wallace attend a showing of the classic television program The Blue Collar Boys, a 1950s soap opera about working-class men in the industrial revolution.
Characters: Milosh Begolli, Dawson Wallace
Prompted by DW user mashfanficchick and Meet Ugly Bingo Card 2-28-19
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"From This Intolerable Overload of Feeling" 11-8-18 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Monday, March 2, 2015
Summary: Justin spooks Turq, and Ansel helps clean up the aftermath.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Justin Bates, Harkin LaRue
Prompted by Soupshue and Family Ties Bingo Card 11-5-18
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"The Line of Righteousness and Justice" 3-6-19
Story Date: Saturday, March 7, 2015
Summary: Ansel uses a television show to help Turq work on his anxiety about the police.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Cameo appearances: Alma Cuddy
Prompted by DW user redsixwing and Meet Ugly Bingo "Words and Phrases" Card 2-28-19
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"At the Invisible Level" 3-8-18 (fishbowl spillover)
Summary: Mingxia and Ansel help Turq cope with the aftermath of useful but stressful problem-solving activities.
Characters: Mingxia Liang, Turq (Drustan Moreau), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson)
Cameo appearances: Nebuly (Darian Cormac), Marjoram (Mary Jane Grader), Shoushan Chen, Janie Newcastle
Prompted by DW user gingicat and Valentines Bingo fest card 1-31-18
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"A Return to Grace and Courtesy" 4-29-19 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Saturday, March 14, 2015
Summary: Turq takes a private lesson in Grace and Courtesy.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Evelyn Analla
Prompted by Shirley Barrette and School Days Bingo Card 4-1-19
Sponsored by Shirley Barrette
"Zhen, Shan, Ren" 2-15-19 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Saturday, March 28 and Saturday, April 11, 2015
Summary: Turq revisits the Falun Gong exercises that he used to do with his foster family.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Janie Newcastle, Rosewood Cassady, Ning Ellsworth
Guest stars: Justin Bates, Celia Bates, Parker Cassady, Anise Eaker, Lottie Jean Teeple, Linden McKinley, Eileen Mersinger, Gifford Mersinger, Kemi Negedu Mersinger, Bray Elsenwrath, Yulia Cano Mersinger, Corbin Richards, Savannah Cassady, Meadow Cassady
Prompted by DW user mashfanficchick and Valentines Bingo Card 2-1-19
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Sweetly Breathing, Vernal Air" 4-29-18 (outside fishbowl)
Summary: Turq and Justin enjoy the smells of Spring.
Characters: Justin Bates, Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Prompted by Spring Fest Bingo Card 4-1-18
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"The Perfect Way of Moving" 2-19-19 (outside fishbowl)
Story Date: Monday, April 6, 2015
Summary: Turq walks around Bluehill and makes some new friends.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Mildred Auvenshine, Millicent Immell
Prompted by DW user siliconshaman and Valentines Bingo "Platonic" Card 2-1-19
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"An Infinite Capacity for Taking Pains" 4-11-18 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Monday, April 13, 2015
Summary: Ansel comes to Turq with news about the hunt for the mad scientist.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Irwin Reichtenbach
Cameo appearances: Dr. Carl Bernhardt
Prompted by DW user curiosity and Spring Fest Bingo Card 4-1-18
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Walls of Air" 5-7-19
Summary: This is an escape fantasy poem written from inside a mad science compound.
Characters: Blaize (Ophelia Plath)
Prompted by DW user zeeth_kyrah and Tarot Bingo Card 4-30-19
Free perk
"Ten Minutes You Didn't Have" 8-18-18 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Summary: Ansel invites Turq to lunch with some friends, in which they all have a good time and everyone's needs are gracefully accommodated.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Justin Bates, Celia Bates
Cameo appearances: Debbie
Prompted by DW user readera and Fairy Tales Bingo Card 8-7-18
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Whose Qualities Are Thwarted" 4-14-18 (Creative Jam)
Summary: Montay runs into new guests in town.
Characters: Montay Peyton, Christopher "Chevy" Carson, Tucker-Lee Kembel, Liborio "Leo" Dinapoli, Olympia "Olivia" (Iniga Cucinotta), Ruggiero "Roger" (Gaetan Costa)
Prompted by DW users alexseanchai, chanter_greenie, gingicat and Spring Fest Bingo Card 4-1-18
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"When You Strike and Overcome Him" 7-13-18 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Friday, April 17, 2015
Summary: Ansel and Turq participate in the raid on the Umsetzung Complex to capture Dr. Carl Bernhardt and his evil associates.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Chad Saint-Aime, Anxiety Girl (Adrienne Elwood), Blue Law (Veril Edinger), Red Hot (Conley Niles), Yellow Jack (Jackson Collier), Stonewall (Aaron Jackson), Bert Armbruster, Callen La Salle, Kelsa Caldwell, Maddox Adams
Cameo appearances: Nebuly (Darian Cormac), Saffron (Lina Craddock)
Prompted by DW user technoshaman and Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 6-23-18
Sponsored by DW users technoshaman and ginigcat, LJ users ng_moonmoth and rix_scaedu, and Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"In the Depths of Your Grief" 7-16-18 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Friday, April 17, 2015
Summary: Turq finds out what happened to one of his cohort.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Bert Armbruster, Kedric Roberson
Cameo appearances: Coral (Perdita Relesh), Kelsa Caldwell, Ema Dunst, Hagatha Vener
Prompted by DW user technoshaman and Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 6-23-18
Sponsored by DW users technoshaman and ginigcat, LJ users ng_moonmoth and zianuray, general fund, and a pool run by LJ user ng_moonmoth
"A Way Out of No Way" 7-19-18 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Friday, April 17, 2015
Summary: Ansel and Turq go under the STEMZ Building to talk with a herd of centaurs and coax them out of their cells.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Callen La Salle
Guest star: Kedric Roberson
Prompted by DW user technoshaman and Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 6-23-18
Sponsored by a pool run by DW user ng_moonmoth
"On the Other Side of Fear" 7-19-18 (fishbowl spillover)
Follows "A Way Out of No Way"
Story Date: Friday, April 17, 2015
Summary: Some of the centaurs come out, and a missing one is rescued.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Maddox Adams, Philippa "Filly" Eppinger, Arun De La Hou, Dodge (Annie Poke), Pogonip (Marilla Biork), Neta Travieso, Hobart Ritter, Ariel Christiansen
Prompted by DW user technoshaman and Winteriron Bingo Adventure Card 6-4-18
Sponsored by a pool with DW users ng_moonmoth, bairnsidhe, janetmiles, and lone_cat
"Those Who Have Suffered" 7-19-18 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Friday, April 17, 2015
Summary: Kedric, Ansel, and Turq help patch up one of the injured centaurs.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Arun De La Hou, Lilita Nieves, Kedric Roberson, Sorley Xanthopoulos
Prompted by DW user technoshaman and Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 6-23-18
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"The Reality of Cruelty" 12-7-18 (fishbowl spillover)
Follows "Those Who Have Suffered"
Story Date: Friday, April 17, 2015
Summary: Ansel and Turq meet a new group of centaurs in the gate camp and talk about what happened in the compound.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Sorley Xanthopoulos, Harriet Mosely, Miriam Stern, Tran Thi Kim Van
Cameo appearances: Odie Lee Doggett, Ammon (Leonard Schmidt)
Prompted by DW users librarygeek and mam_kestrel and Summer in December Bingo Card 12-1-18
Sponsored by a pool run by DW user ng_moonmoth
"Comfort Always" 5-7-19
Story Date: Friday, April 17, 2015
Summary: Setting up tents for the centaurs runs into a minor snag, but Filly knows how to fix it. Lots of fluff and comfort ensues.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Philippa "Filly" Eppinger, Frank Harris, Kedric Roberson, Lilita Nieves, Sorley Xanthopoulos, Charli Dobbs, Arun De La Hou, Harriet Mosely, Bert Armbruster
Prompted by DW users bairnsidhe, ng_moonmoth, iamnotgod, and ari_the_dodecahedron and Tarot Bingo Card 4-30-19
Sponsored by a pool with DW users ng_moonmoth, technoshaman, fuzzyred, mashfanficchick, redsixwing, bairnsidhe, and kyleri
"Where Your Powers Live" 5-8-19 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Friday, April 17, 2015
Summary: Ansel calls his grandfather to request a safe place for the centaurs to stay.
Characters: Frank Harris, Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Conrad Nicholson, Philippa "Filly" Eppinger
Prompted by DW user mama_kestrel and Tarot Bingo Card 4-30-19
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"An Ember of the Old Emotions" 5-8-19 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Friday, April 17, 2015
Summary: Sorley reunites with his foster fathers.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Sorley Xanthopoulos, Lilita Nieves, Arun De La Hou, Blaize (Ophelia Plath), Philippa "Filly" Eppinger, Turq (Drustan Moreau), Laydon Allaway, Dearil Allaway, Nellie Stafford
Prompted by LJ user rix_scaedu and Tarot Bingo Card 4-30-19
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Elegant, Mysterious, and Beautiful" 5-7-19
Story Date: Friday, April 17, 2015
Summary: Ansel and Turq support Filly and Kedric, who are upset about supervillains nesting in their town. But that's not the only unusual thing in Ava.
Characters: Padma/Tyria (Leanne Asllani), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Philippa "Filly" Eppinger, Kedric Roberson
Prompted by DW user library geek and Tarot Bingo card 4-30-19
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Whether You Deserve It or Not" 5-17-19 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Friday, April 17, 2015
Summary: Turq questions one of the captives from the raid.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Bo Lai "Bo" de Beaucannon, Ercilia "Erci" Torres
Cameo appearances: Ammon (Leonard Schmidt)
Prompted by DW users alexseanchai, lone_cat, and Tarot Bingo Card 4-30-19
Free perk
"The Purpose of Your Life" 8-31-19 (outside fishbowl)
Story Date: Saturday, April 18, 2015
Summary: Carl Bernhardt gets a warning.
Characters: Dr. Carl Bernhardt
Prompted by End of Summer Bingo Card 8-2-19
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Only by Moving Forward" 5-15-19 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: [Sunday, April 19, 2015]
Summary: Ansel and Skippy talk with the rescued centaurs about coping skills.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Skippy (Ryker Seinfeld), Arun De La Hou, Hobart Ritter, Ariel Christiansen, Lilita Nieves, Tran Thi Kim Van, Kite Jane Smith
Prompted by DW user curiosity and Tarot Bingo Card 4-30-19
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"The Annals of Human Vice" 5-20-19 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Monday, April 20, 2015
Summary: BASH mounts a raid on the farmhouse where Ammon is staying.
Characters: Ammon (Leonard Schmidt), Callen La Salle, Bo Lai "Bo" de Beaucannon, Archard Martel, Chad Saint-Aime, Father Dallavalle, Blue Law (Veril Edinger), Red Hot (Conley Niles), Yellow Jack (Jackson Collier)
Cameo appearances: Waylon Eppinger
Prompted by DW user lone_cat and Tarot Bingo Card 4-30-19
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Whatever is Left Within" 6-2-20
Story Date: Monday, April 20, 2015
Summary: Ticker tells Giolla about the mad science compound in the news.
Characters: Ticker (Alroy Collins), Giolla Seireadan
Prompted by DW user mylittleangel and Cottoncandy Bingo Card 6-1-20
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Targets for Their Own Self-Hatred" 7-13-20 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Summary: Ansel delivers some of Carl Bernhardt's research to a task force specializing in zetetic drugs.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Minda Haslanger, Akil Dammermann
Cameo appearances: Dr. Carl Bernhardt
Prompted by DW users siliconshaman, kengr, Anonymous, and Winterfest in July Bingo Card 7-1-20
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"A Tree’s Way Back into the Ground" 12-22-21 (outside fishbowl)
Story Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2015, Earth Day
Summary: Ansel and Turq plant oak trees on the Nicholson family farm.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Conrad Nicholson, Garth Allen, Charli Dobbs, Dodge (Annie Poke), Harriet Mosely, Michann Largent, Arun De La Hou, Oscar Cameron, Chloe Solon, Tavan Garner, Cheeta Garner
Prompted by Winter Fest Bingo Card 12-1-21
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"As Guardians of That Legacy" 5-10-19 (fishbowl spillover)
Follows Where Your Powers Live
Story Date: Friday, April 24, 2015
Summary: Conrad brings Kim Van news of her American grandfathers, and an offer of his own.
Characters: Conrad Nicholson, Tran Thi Kim Van, Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Dodge (Annie Poke), Arun De La Hou, Lilita Nieves, Charli Dobbs
Cameo appearances: Norma Jean Nicholson
Prompted by DW users librarygeek, erulisse, chanter_greenie, ari_the_dodecahedron, and Tarot Bingo Card 4-30-19
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"No Interest in Sharing the Secret" 3-23-20 (bonus fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Saturday, April 25, 2015
Summary: Ansel and Turq visit Ava in hopes of finding the purple cat.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Kedric Roberson, Chulli Louis, Padma/Tyria (Leanne Asllani)
Cameo appearances: Nebuly (Darian Cormac), Boots, Licia Nicholson Mayberry, Jermaine Mayberry
Prompted by DW users erulisse, chanter1944, and Food Fest Bingo Card 3-1-20
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Growing Slowly" 4-5-19 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Saturday, May 2, 2015
Summary: Turq takes a nature walk while studying Chinese.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Ning Ellsworth, Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Han Ellsworth, Xinyi Ellsworth
Prompted by DW users pantha, ari_the_dodecahedron, readera, and School Days Bingo Card 4-1-19
"Through Many a Listening Chamber" 5-4-19 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Sunday, May 3, 2015
Summary: Turq and Nebuly take a couple of the centaurs exploring on Conrad's farm.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Nebuly (Darian Cormac), Tran Thi Kim Van, Dodge (Annie Poke)
Cameo appearance: Conrad Nicholson
Prompted by DW users redsixwing, dialecticdreamer, lb_lee, and Tarot Bingo Card 4-30-19
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Even If We Have to Dig a Little" 7-19-19 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Monday, May 4, 2015
Summary: Alicia and Judd visit the centaurs and provide what help they can.
Characters: Dr. Infanta (Alicia Martins), The Undertaker (Judd), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Lorry (Hamish Turner), Nannette Abraham, Arun De La Hou, Dodge (Annie Poke), Pogonip (Marilla Biork), Harriet Mosely, Miriam Stern, Tran Thi Kim Van, Lilita Nieves, Michann Largent
Guest stars: Rhea Nicholson
Prompted by DW users curiosity, erulisse, Anonymous and Tarot Bingo Card 4-30-19
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"What the Cat Needs" 5-16-21 (Creative Jam)
Story Date: Monday, May 11, 2015
Summary: Chulli does what she can for Padma / Tyria.
Characters: Chulli Louis, Padma/Tyria (Leanne Asllani)
Prompted by DW user freshbakedlady
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"To Change and Change Again" 7-5-22
Story Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Summary: Turq gets a lesson in shapeshifting.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Chika (Aneka Neill)
Prompted by DW users wyld_dandelyon, rix_scaedu, see_also_friend, and Body Parts Bingo Card 7-1-22
Sponsored by a pool with ng_moonmoth
"Necessary for Keeping the Beads in Place" 9-30-19 (outside fishbowl)
Story Date: Saturday, May 16, 2015
Summary: Ansel and Janie lead a beading activity.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Janie Newcastle, Turq (Drustan Moreau), Eileen Mersinger, Jerica Mersinger, Kemi Mersinger, Yulia Mersinger, Corbin Richards, Parker Cassady, Rosewood Cassady, Savannah Cassady, Meadow Cassady
Prompted by Arts and Crafts Festival Bingo Card 9-1-19
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Plowing Through Frustration" 5-13-19 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Monday, May 18, 2015
Summary: Charli wants to visit the mall in Bluehill, but things don't go according to plan.
Characters: Charli Dobbs, Turq (Drustan Moreau), Conrad Nicholson, Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Benvolio "Ben" Lopez
Prompted by DW users siliconshaman, erulisse, and Tarot Bingo Card 4-30-19
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Total Control Over Your Body" 7-8-19
Story Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Summary: The centaurs realize that shoes might be a good idea.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Conrad Nicholson, Dodge (Annie Poke), Neta Travieso, Tran Thi Kim Van, Charli Dobbs, Lilita Nieves, Miriam Stern, Michann Largent, Hobart Ritter, Arun De La Hou, Ercilia "Erci" Torres
Cameo appearances: John-Morgan Jones
Prompted by DW users gingicat, erulisse, siliconshaman, redsixwing, kengr, LJ user rix_scaedu, and Valentines Bingo Platonic Card 2-1-19
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"More Listening Than Talking" 7-8-19
Story Date: Friday, May 22, 2015
Summary: A farrier visits the centaurs.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Conrad Nicholson, John-Morgan Jones, Arun De La Hou, Dodge (Annie Poke), Michann Largent, Hobart Ritter, Neta Travieso, Tran Thi Kim Van, Charli Dobbs, Miriam Stern, Lilita Nieves
Cameo appearances: Pogonip (Marilla Biork), Ariel Christiansen
Prompted by DW users gingicat, erulisse, kengr, siliconshaman, redsixwing, LJ user rix_scaedu, and Cottoncandy Bingo Card 6-1-19
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"The Duty of the Living" 8-10-20 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Summary: Carl Bernhardt goes to trial.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Nebuly (Darian Cormac), Arun De La Hou, Charli Dobbs, Miriam Stern, Harriet Mosley, Hobart Ritter
Prompted by Anonymous and Hurt Comfort Bingo Card 6-15-20
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"What I Choose to Become" 5-31-19 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Summary: Turq learns about some proposals for what to do with the former Umsetzung Compound.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Arun De La Hou, Mingxia Liáng, Antoinette Vuillaume, Linnea Newell, Jaida Moore, Albert Spurlock, Frida Morisot
Cameo appearances: Greta Picard, Petey Carolla, Miriam Stern, Ethelwynn Beverton
Prompted by DW user erulisse and Tarot Bingo Card 4-30-19
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Fix One Thing at a Time" 4-27-20 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Monday, June 1, 2015
Summary: Kedric teaches the centaurs about first aid.
Characters: Kedric Roberson, Conrad Nicholson, Arun De La Hou, Pogonip (Marilla Biork), Lilita Nieves, Dodge (Annie Poke), Miriam Stern, Tran Thi Kim Van, Michann Largent, Hobart Ritter
Prompted by Anonymous and Spring Fest Bingo Card 4-1-20
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Take Down the Master's House" 8-4-20
Story Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Summary: While the survivors are debating what to do with the latest piece of Carl Bernhardt's mad science, Miriam hits on a way to use it against him -- if she can convince others to go along.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Dodge (Annie Poke), Hobart Ritter, Pogonip (Marilla Biork), Arun De La Hou, Miriam Stern, Turq (Drustan Moreau), Harriet Mosely
Prompted by DW users janetmiles, mylittleangel, nsfwords and Valentines Bingo "You Are..." Card 2-1-19
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Never So Pretty" 9-6-22
Story Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Summary: Turq's cohort and the three supercats visit Ansel's family farm.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Nebuly (Darian Cormac), Saffron (Lina Craddock), Padma/Tyria (Leanne Asllani), Norma Jean Nicholson, Conrad Nicholson, Mrrhow the Mercurial, Cayenne, Napoleon
Prompted by DW users readera, see_also_friend, chanter1944 and Land of Oz Bingo Card 9-1-22
Sponsored by a pool with DW user fuzzyred
"The Hoofprint of a Horse Beside It" 9-1-20
Story Date: Friday, June 26, 2015
Summary: The centaurs discuss first aid for hooves and how to take care of each other.
Characters: John-Morgan Jones, Ariel Christiansen, Lilita Nieves, Miriam Stern, Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Arun De La Hou, Michann Largent, Hobart Ritter, Dodge (Annie Poke)
Prompted by DW user bairnsidhe, anonymous, and Fries Test Bingo Card 9-1-20
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"We Are What We Are" 10-6-21 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Midday of Friday, August 28, 2015
Summary: Ansel starts wondering if he might like men more than he previously realized.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), René Schrader
Cameo appearance: Janie Newcastle, Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Prompted by DW user ng_moonmoth, Shirley Barrette, and Fall Festival Bingo Card 10-1-21
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"We Get Along Best" 10-7-21 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Evening of Friday, August 28, 2015
Summary: René helps Ansel explore his orientations.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), René Schrader
Cameo appearance: Janie Newcastle, Turq (Drustan Moreau), Conrad Nicholson, Boris the Brawn
Prompted by DW user ng_moonmoth, Shirley Barrette, and Fall Festival Bingo Card 10-1-21
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"The Unknown, Unpredictable Change" 7-29-20 (bonus fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Saturday, September 26, 2015
Summary: Ansel visits a Renaissance Faire and helps find a missing girl.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Nebuly (Darian Cormac), Amergin (Alroy Sheach), Adira DeLisle, Themis DeLisle, Ling DeLisle, Charli Dobbs
Prompted by erulisse and Valentines Bingo "You Are..." Card 2-1-19
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Why Retribution Has Come Upon Him" 10-22-20 (outside fishbowl)
Story Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Summary: Carl Bernhardt escapes from prison.
Characters: Dr. Carl Bernhardt, Dr. Infanta (Alicia Martins), The Undertaker (Judd)
Prompted by Fall Festival Bingo Card 10-1-20
Sponsored by Soupshoe
"An Understanding of the Dangers" 2-11-22 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Friday, October 16, 2015
Summary: Ansel and Turq deal with the aftermath of a tragedy.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Chief Edwin De Soto, Chesil Ellery, Silas Aekley, Casey McLeod, Clay Campbell, Gwen Campbell, Berdy Reynolds, Dreena McLeod, Keiran McLeod
Prompted by DW user heartsinger and Valentines Bingo Card 2-1-22
Sponsored by Shirley Barrette
"Something to Guide You" 9-24-22 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Saturday, October 31, 2015
Summary: Minda Haslanger and Akil Dammermann prepare for a Halloween presentation dressed as the Cowardly Lion and the Tin Woodman.
Characters: Minda Haslanger, Akil Dammermann
Prompted by Land of Oz Bingo Card 9-1-22
Sponsored by a pool with fuzzyred
"Because It Is Dressed in Overalls" 10-7-23 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Saturday, June 11, 2016
Summary: Turq, Nebuly, and several centaurs visit the Umsetzung Complex which is being turned back into a college.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Nebuly (Darian Cormac), Miriam Stern, Harriet Mosely, Ariel Christiansen, Mingxia Liáng, Berry (Bernice Reed), Frida Morisot, Jaida Moore, Linnea Newell
Guest appearance: Poseur (Gawain Walken), Pavo (Kaven Byrne)
Prompted by DW users helgatwb, fuzzyred, see_also_friend, and Fall Fest Bingo Card 10-1-23
Sponored by a pool with fuzzyred
"The Future of This Republic" 11-3-20
Story Date: Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Summary: The centaurs and friends vote on Election Day in Bluehill, Missouri.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Conrad Nicholson, Norma Jean Nicholson, Miriam Stern, Harriet Mosely, Hobart Ritter, Tran Thi Kim Van, Ariel Christiansen, Arun De La Hou, Pogonip (Marilla Biork), Sobek the Protector (Siamun Smith)
Prompted by DW users librarygeek, chanter1944, anonymous, and Sense-Ation Bingo Card 11-1-20
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Story Date: 1990-2014
Summary: Ethelwynn Beverton loves the water.
"Coloring In" 7-22-15 (fishbowl spillover)
Summary: Frustrated by the rise of bullying in Bluehill, Officer Ansel Nichoson stumbles across a new way of getting people's attention. And in changing one little thing about himself, he discovers a whole new community.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson)
Guest stars: Chief Edwin De Soto, Paintrix (Trixie Savitsky), Red Hot (Conley Niles), Blue Law (Veril Edinger), Yellow Jack (Jackson Collier), Bentram Edsell, Ethan Wheeler
Prompted by Shirley Barrette
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Hearing What Isn't Said" 7-22-15 (fishbowl spillover)
Follows "Coloring In"
Summary: A quiet evening jog turns into more excitement than Ansel bargained for when a teenager bumps into him -- and then disappears.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson)
Guest stars: Skippy (Ryker Seinfeld)
Prompted by DW users natasiakith and zeeth_kyrah and Shirley Barrette
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Muscadine Days" 8-6-15
Follows "Hearing What Isn't Said"
Summary: Ansel and Skippy are splashing around at a sprayground and talking about their respective superpowers.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Skippy (Ryker Seinfeld)
Cameo appearance: Erik Seinfeld
Prompted by DW user Librarygeek and As You Like It Bingo Card 8-1-15
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"The Individual's Own Reason" 8-5-15 (fishbowl spillover)
Follows "Muscadine Days"
Summary: Ansel starts to take on more cases believed to involve superpowers, which are challenging for the police to handle.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson)
Guest stars: Chief Edwin De Soto, Bert Armbruster, Justin Bates
Cameo appearance: Janie Newcastle
Prompted by DW users librarygeek and siliconshaman and As You Like It Bingo Card 8-1-15
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Forgotten to Breathe" 8-5-15 (fishbowl spillover)
Follows "The Individual's Own Reason"
Summary: This introduces some new supervillains who are making Ansel's job more difficult. He gets in over his head.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Guest stars: Bert Armbruster, Justin Bates
Cameo appearance: Crackleball (Grady Detwiler)
Prompted by DW users librarygeek and siliconshaman, As You Like It Bingo
Card 8-1-15 and Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 6-16-15
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"When We Get the Rough Times" 8-5-15 (fishbowl spillover)
Directly follows "Forgotten to Breathe"
Summary: Ansel and Chief De Soto discuss how the incident went and what could be done better in the future. Also Skippy is really, really serious about his role as soup mentor.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson)
Guest stars: Chief Edwin De Soto, Skippy (Ryker Seinfeld)
Cameo appearance: Justin Bates, Crackleball (Grady Detwiler)
Prompted by DW users librarygeek and siliconshaman, As You Like It Bingo
Card 8-1-15 and Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 6-16-15
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Best Measured in Friends" 2-12-17
Summary: Nebuly gets a welcome offer to join his friends' caravan.
Characters: Nebuly (Darian Cormac), Amergin (Alroy Sheach), Marjoram (Mary Jane Grader)
Prompted by Anonymous on DW and Valentines Bingo Fest Card 2-1-17
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Morning Waits at the End of the World" 5-3-17
Summary: Nebuly talks about his feelings with Marjoram and Amergin, who help
him understand that it's natural to feel unsettled after making a big change.
Characters: Nebuly (Darian Cormac), Marjoram (Mary Jane Grader), Amergin (Alroy Sheach)
Prompted by DW user kyleri and Origfic Bingo Card 4-3-17
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"In That Terrible Inbetween" 3-7-17
Summary: Sometimes, acts of rare courage are invisible to others.
Characters: Nebuly (Darian Cormac), Amergin (Alroy Sheach), Marjoram (Mary Jane Grader)
Cameo Appearance: Dr. Evan Gentry
Prompted by DW users goldbach5, callibr8, and ellenmillion, and Disability Bingo Fest 3-1-17
Sponsored by DW user goldbach5
"Plastic Futures" 9-1-15
Summary: Ansel and Skippy play with toy skateboarders while discussing various plans.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Skippy (Ryker Seinfeld)
Guest stars: Dawn Seinfeld
Prompted by Shirley Barrette
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Proximity and Separation" 5-4-16
Summary: While Ansel is flying home from his training session in Richmond, an incident on the plane requires his help.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Geordie Beckham
Cameo appearance: Skippy (Ryker Seinfeld)
Prompted by LJ user wyld_dandelyon and Genprompt Bingo Card 4-19-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
“The Source of Each Other” 10-5-17 (fishbowl spillover)
Summary: An adolescent soup gets acquainted with his emerging powers.
Characters: Geordie Beckham
Prompted by DW user chanter_greenie and Fall Festival Bingo 10-1-17
Sponsored by DW user chanter_greenie
"Damaged Control" 8-15-15 (Creative Jam)
Directly follows "When We Get the Rough Times"
Summary: After the altercation in the park Turq gets back in touch with Ansel, who finds out why Turq is such a wreck.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Prompted by DW user peoriapeoriawhereart, As You Like It Bingo Card 8-1-15 and
Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 7-31-14
Sponsored by EdorFaus
"No Matter How Annoying" 11-25-15 (outside fishbowl)
Directly follows "Damaged Control"
Summary: Turq is being a pain in the tail, but he is a wreck. Ansel does his best to help.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Guest stars: Chief Edwin De Soto
Prompted by Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 6-16-15 and Disaster Bingo Card 11-3-15
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"The Power of a Touch" 2-10-16 (fishbowl spillover)
Summary: Ansel's subtle overtures are making an impression on Turq, but Turq has no idea what to make of that.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson)
Cameo appearance: Mr. Dipper
Prompted by DW users shiori_makiba and janetmiles, LJ user paantha, and Anthony Barrette
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"From the Deepest Parts of Ourselves" 3-12-15 (fishbowl spillover)
Directly follows "No Matter How Annoying"
Summary: Ansel takes Turq on a tour of Bluehill's downtown neighborhood, Cambridge Commons, to show him where the local resources are.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Guest stars: Leah Crenshaw
Prompted by Shirley Barrette, Anthony Barrette, Disaster Bingo Card 11-3-15, Genprompt Bingo Card 6-10-15, Defining Character Bingo Card 12-1-15
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Who Overlooks Your Broken Fence" 1-16-16 (Creative Jam)
Summary: Ansel and Turq plant daffodils, and Turq gets to meet Ansel's girlfriend Janie. When Turq rips his jeans, Janie offers to repair them -- a little more elaborately than necessary.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Guest stars: Janie Newcastle
Prompted by DW user alexseanchai
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"What You Like Doing Best" 3-19-16 (Creative Jam)
Follows "From the Deepest Parts of Ourselves"
Summary: Ansel does a presentation on flickering and helps a young soup explore her career options.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson)
Guest stars: Leah Crenshaw, Cotton Candy (Cosette Savournin), Abel Worley, Ralph Worley, Claudine Worley
Prompted by LJ user siliconshaman and Trope Bingo Card 1-5-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"A Process, as Life Happens" 2-20-16 (Creative Jam)
Follows Part 2 of the story "Daisy Chains" by dialecticdreamer
Summary: When Officer Pink takes off in the middle of the night, Turq gets worried about him.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Cameo appearance: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson)
Prompted by DW user Curiosity and Trope Bingo Card 10-1-15
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Different in the Way We Perceive the World" 3-1-16
Directly follows "A Process, as Life Happens"
Summary: Ansel and Turq discuss human trafficking, discretion, and what that means for their respective futures.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Guest stars: Boots
Prompted by DW user Dialecticdreamer and Villain Bingo Card 2-29-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"The Conduit for Influence" 3-2-16 (fishbowl spillover)
Summary: Ansel thinks about being a role model, and works on finding ways to help Turq start planning for the future even in the face of an overwhelming present.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Prompted by DW user Ari_the_dodecahedron and Villain Bingo Card 2-29-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"All Hopes for a Better World" 3-6-16 (fishbowl spillover)
Directly follows "The Conduit for Influence"
Summary: Turq mulls over his feelings about Ansel and his returning memories of family life.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson)
Cameo appearance: Jasper Cornwall
Prompted by DW users capriuni, lone_cat, and DW user thnidu, and Villain Bingo Card 2-29-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"The Light Inside" 3-19-16 (Creative Jam)
Summary: Turq's favorite vending machine is a little broken, but that's okay.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Guest Stars: Janie Newcastle
Prompted by DW user alexseanchai
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Trust and Integrity" 3-19-16 (Creative Jam)
Summary: The first time Turq goes to the People of Jesus Nondenominational Church and Interfaith Center because the soup kitchen is open, Leah Crenshaw realizes that he's having difficulty and offers to help him.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Guest Stars: Leah Crenshaw, Dinah Newell
Cameo appearance: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson)
Prompted by Villain Bingo Card 2-29-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"When Someone Is Vulnerable" 4-7-16 (fishbowl spillover)
Summary: Turq crash-lands at Ansel's place, much the worse for wear. Ansel does his best to help Turq.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Guest Stars: Ethan Wheeler
Cameo appearance: Janie Newcastle
Prompted by LJ users paantha, kestrels_nest, DW user capriuni, and Archetypal Character Bingo Card 4-1-16
Sponsored by DW user capriuni, general fund, Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Through Weakness and Vulnerability" 4-8-16 (fishbowl spillover)
Summary: Turq wakes up in the care of Ansel and Ethan. He is not thrilled with this.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Guest Stars: Ethan Wheeler
Cameo appearance: Janie Newcastle
Prompted by LJ users paantha, kestrels_nest, DW user capriuni, and Archetypal Character Bingo Card 4-1-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"A Safe Refuge from the World" 5-14-16 (Creative Jam)
Summary: The morning after Turq's collapse, he and Ansel talk about caregiving choices.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson)
Cameo appearance: Ethan Wheeler, Jay-Dean, Dao Liáng, Janie Newcastle, Jasper Cornwall, Mingxia Liáng
Prompted by Solo Celebration Bingo Card 5-1-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Filled with Joyous Surprises" 4-27-16 (outside fishbowl)
Summary: When Ansel's plans for a winter stockup trip go awry, he gets some help from Turq.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Guest Stars: Kyle McCartney, Doobie O'Donohue, Errol Reidlinger
Cameo appearance: Janie Newcastle, Luanne Reidlinger
Prompted by DW user stardreamer and Genprompt Bingo Card 4-19-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"The Universal Language of Kindness" 5-16-16 (Creative Jam)
Summary: Ansel and Justin accompany teams of volunteers to distribute care packages to needy people in Bluehill.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Justin Bates
Cameo appearance: Celia Bates, Jasper Cornwall, Abe Macon, Huxley Phelps, Broderick Coache, Ludo Coleman, Yani Hoengs, Miggy Hempel, Amaryllis Macon, Neema Moniteau, Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Prompted by DW user chanter_greenie and Solo Celebration Bingo Card 5-1-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"To Acknowledge Our Interdependence" 5-4-16
Summary: When someone gropes Ansel's hair, Turq helps Ansel get through the aftermath.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Cameo appearance: Janie Newcastle
Prompted by LJ user ellenmillion and Genprompt Bingo Card 4-19-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Patience with the Limitations" 6-7-16
Directly follows "To Acknowledge Our Interdependence"
Summary: Ansel, Turq, and Boots help Riposte work on teaching kittens telepathic manners.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Guest stars: Riposte (Jacob "Coby" Wade), Boots, Cayenne, Napoleon, Mrrhow the Mercurial
Prompted by: LJ user moonwolf1988, DW users janetmiles, ari_the_dodecahedron,sweet_sparrow, alatefeline, chanter_greenie, lone_cat, and Cottoncandy Bingo Card 6-1-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Rather Delicate Creatures" 9-7-16
Directly follows "Patience with the Limitations"
Summary: Lily, Riposte, and the kitten enjoy an outing in the park, until Narcissa crashes the party.
Characters: Ligeia (Lily Acquarone), Riposte (Jacob "Coby" Wade), Napoleon
Guest star: Narcissa (Nata Acquarone)
Prompted by DW users stardreamer and chanter_greenie
Sponsored by DW user janetmiles
"Creatures of Chaos" 10-4-16
Comes after "Rather Delicate Creatures"
Summary: Coping with a trio of young feline soups keeps Riposte's life ... interesting.
Characters: Riposte (Jacob "Coby" Wade), Ligeia (Lily Acquarone)
Prompted by Shirley Barrette and Games and Sports Bingo Card 10-4-16
Sponsored by Shirley Barrette
"A Frantic Resistance" 1-13-19 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Saturday, July 12, 2014
Summary: The superkittens meet a consultant who raises therapy cats.
Characters: Selima Lenz, Riposte (Jacob "Coby" Wade), Mrrhow the Mercurial, Cayenne, Napoleon
Prompted by DW users alatefeline, mdlbear, and Slice-of-Life Bingo Card 2-28-18
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"Honor the Complications" 7-6-19 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Saturday, September 13, 2014
Summary: Mrrhow realizes that if she wants to continue interacting with humans, she'll have to make some concessions.
Characters: Mrrhow the Mercurial, Riposte (Jacob "Coby" Wade), Selima Lenz
Prompted by DW users chanter1944, zeeth_kyrah, anonymous, and Winterfest in July Bingo Card 7-1-19
"Way Down Deep" 11-5-19
Story Date: Monday, October 6, 2014
Summary: Mrrhow and her littermates talk about what they want.
Characters: Mrrhow the Mercurial, Cayenne, Napoleon, Riposte (Jacob "Coby" Wade)
Prompted by DW user we_are_spc and People-watching Bingo Card 10-31-19
Sponsored by DW user lone_cat
"When Something Feels Good" 4-21-20
Story Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Summary: The superkittens work together toward a mutual goal.
Characters: Mrrhow the Mercurial, Cayenne, Napoleon
Prompted by DW user Thnidu and Ari_the_dodecahedron
Sponsored by DW user Thnidu and rix_scaedu
"Not a Tame..." 12-5-17
Summary: Mrrhow the Mercurial ponders tameness and wildness.
Character: Mrrhow the Mercurial
Guest star: Riposte (Jacob "Coby" Wade)
Cameo appearances: Napoleon, Cayenne, Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Boots, Phantom, Princess
Prompted by DW user alexseanchai and Genprompt Bingo Card 12-3-17
Sponsored by DW user janetmiles
"Brush Yourself Off" 6-27-16 (outside fishbowl)
Summary: Ethan brings some coping tools for Ansel and Turq to explore.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Ethan Wheeler
Prompted by Cottoncandy Bingo Card 6-1-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Under Her Coat" 7-16-16 (Creative Jam)
Summary: Turq encounters an unfamiliar woman in the community.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Hallah (Haley Kramer)
Prompted by DW user mdlbear, Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 7-16-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Get Over That Old Doubt" 7-5-16
Summary: Ansel seeks permission to search for Turq's family.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Guest Star: Janie Newcastle
Cameo appearances: Dao Liáng, Mingxia Liáng, Andeana Juarez, Benedict, Jada, Seth
Prompted by DW users shiori_makiba, ari_the_dodecahedron, and society_of_antisocialites,Cottoncandy Bingo 6-1-16
Sponsored by LJ user daisiesrockalot
"In the Darkness of the Soul" 7-16-16 (Creative Jam)
Summary: Turq has terrible nightmares about his miserable past.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Cameo: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson)
Prompted by shiori_makiba, Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 7-16-16, Archetypal Character Bingo
Card 4-1-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"A Treasure to Protect" 3-29-20 (bonus fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Saturday, November 1, 2014
Summary: When Ethan gets beaten up, he turns to Ansel for refuge. Ansel's idea of help is a little more hands-on than Ethan really had in mind, but it works out all right in the end.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Ethan Wheeler
Prompted by DW user erulisse and Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 6-18-19
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Transform Common Days" 11-21-16 (outside fishbowl)
Summary: Ansel and Janie engage Turq in a discussion of holiday plans.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Janie Newcastle, Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Cameo appearances: Jasper Cornwall, Ethan Wheeler
Prompted by Fall Festival Bingo Card 11-01-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"A Life by What We Give" 7-22-16 (fishbowl spillover)
Summary: Ansel and Turq go to the park with a friend. Food and memories ensue.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Guest stars: Skippy (Ryker Seinfeld)
Prompted by: LJ users janetmiles, paantha, DW users alatefeline, heartsinger, Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 7-16-16 and Trope Bingo Card 7-1-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Certain Anthropological Researches" 10-9-16 (fishbowl spillover)
Summary: Dr. Bernhardt does some mad science in his lab.
Characters: Dr. Carl Bernhardt
Guest star: CH-113
Cameo: Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Prompted by DW users librarygeek and stardreamer
Sponsored by alatefeline, technoshaman, janetmiles, LJ user ng_moonmoth, and Trope Bingo Card 10-1-15
"Show a Genuine Concern" 7-31-16 (outside fishbowl)
Summary: Ansel gets called to help Kyle, who is freaking out over college problems. Ansel coaxes Kyle into a coffeehouse to talk about what's going wrong in his life and how to fix it.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Kyle McCartney
Cameo: Mr. Ashby
Prompted by Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 7-16-16
Sponsored by LJ user janetmiles
"They Really Almost Got Me" 7-31-16 (outside fishbowl)
Summary: Ansel goes to Bouchet College with Kyle to straighten out the academic problems.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Kyle McCartney
Guest stars: Beulah Penningroth, Harmen Fitzgerald
Cameo: Doobie O'Donohue
Prompted by Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 7-16-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Shine a Light on It" 7-31-16 (outside fishbowl)
Summary: Ansel takes Kyle to a community counseling office for emotional support.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Kyle McCartney
Guest Star: Alma Cuddy
Prompted by Cottoncandy Bingo 6-1-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Blood and Water" 11-8-16
Summary: Turq is finally ready to start talking about the other people who were trapped in the lab with him.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson)
Cameo appearances: Nebuly (Darian Cormac), Saffron (Lina Craddock), Dao Liáng, Mingxia Liáng
Prompted by LJ users ellenmillion, kestrels_nest, DW users ari_the_dodecahedron, sweet_sparrow, technoshaman, helgatwb, callibr8, anonymous, Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 6-16-15, Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 7-16-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Fresh Air in Your Brain" 8-4-16
Summary: Ansel shows Turq around his lakeside neighborhood.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Guest Stars: Mabel Ayers, Richard Washburn, Parker Cassady, Rosewood Cassady, Savannah Cassady, Meadow Cassady, Arthur Hollowood, Eli Banyan, Anise Eaker, Iago Perez, Eileen Mersinger, Gifford Mersinger, Kemi Mersinger, Yulia Mersinger, Jerica Mersinger, Bray Elsenrath, Corbin Richards
Prompted by Survival Bingo 8-1-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Woodsmoke and Memories" 10-22-16 (outside fishbowl)
Directly follows "Fresh Air in Your Brain"
Summary: Turq spends a quiet evening with some of Ansel's neighbors.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Eli Banyan, Linden McKinley
Guest Stars: Richard Washburn
Cameo: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Janie Newcastle
Prompted by Games and Sports Bingo Card 10-4-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Centered Around Food and Family" 11-22-16 (outside fishbowl)
Story Date: November 27, 2014
Summary: Ansel and Janie host a small, friendly Thanksgiving gather.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Janie Newcastle, Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Guest stars: Jasper Cornwall, Ethan Wheeler
Prompted by Fall Festival Bingo Card 11-01-16
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"The Fullness of Life" 11-23-16 (outside fishbowl)
Summary: After being called to a scene of horrific trauma, Ethan seeks refuge and comfort from friends.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Janie Newcastle, Ethan Wheeler, Turq (Drustan Moreau), Jasper Cornwall
Prompted by Survival Bingo Card 8-1-16, iPod Shuffle Music Fest Card 12-1-16
Sponsored by LJ user daisiesrockalot, DW user sweet_sparrow, and others in their pool
"Carry Them With You in Your Heart" 10-12-16 (fishbowl spillover)
Summary: Ansel shows Turq the information he found online about his Chinese foster family.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Cameos: Mingxia Liáng, Dao Liáng, Baozhen Liáng, Turq's foster-siblings (Andeana Juarez, Benedict, Jada, Seth)
Prompted by DW user redsixwing and Group Dynamics and Character-building Bingo Cards 8-1-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"The Only Thing Sweeter" 11-9-16 (fishbowl spillover)
Directly follows: "Carry Them With You In Your Heart"
Summary: Ansel helps Turq renew precious connections.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Guest stars: Dao Liáng, Mingxia Liáng
Cameo appearances: Baozhen Liáng, Mr. Simmons
Prompted by DW users ari_the_dodecahedron, sweet_sparrow, technoshaman, helgatwb,
callibr8, thnidu, shiori_makiba, Anonymous, Shirley Barrette, Games and Sports Bingo
Card 10-4-16, and Fall Festival Bingo Card 11-01-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"When I Was Naked" 11-29-16 (outside fishbowl)
Summary: Turq’s concern for a homeless man impresses Leah Crenshaw.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Leah Crenshaw
Cameo appearances: Homeless Jesus
Prompted by Winter Fest in July Bingo Card 7-1-16
Sponsored by LJ user daisiesrockalot
"Together We Have It All" 1-4-17 (fishbowl spillover)
Summary: Turq has his first face-to-face reunion with his foster parents.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Dao Liáng, Mingxia Liáng, Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson)
Prompted by DW user alatefeline, Dark Fantasy Bingo Card 1-1-17
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Beneath the Willow Tree" 5-3-17 (fishbowl spillover)
Summary: Mingxia belongs to the Willow Tree Women's Group, a support network for disenfranchised grief. She tells them about the mixed emotions of finding Turq.
Characters: Mingxia Liáng
Guest stars: Labroncé Baum, Akela Karimi, Braon Marchateau dit Lebeau, Dimi Mingana
Cameo appearances: Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Prompted by DW user callibr8
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"So Glad That You're Here" 2-18-17 (Creative Jam)
Summary: Turq and kids from Ansel's neighborhood enjoy the amenity center playground.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Eileen Mersinger, Kemi Mersinger, Corbin Richards, Parker Cassady, Savannah Cassady, Meadow Cassady
Cameo appearance: Janie Newcastle, Mingxia Liang
Prompted by DW user mirrorofsmoke and Valentines Bingo Fest Card 2-1-17
Sponsored by DW user dialecticdreamer
"A Curious Transfusion of Courage" 4-6-17 (fishbowl spillover)
Summary: Nebuly, Amergin, and Marjoram journey to Bluehill for Midwinter Faire.
Characters: Nebuly (Darian Cormac), Amergin (Alroy Sheach), Marjoram (Mary Jane Grader)
Guest stars: Keras, Marmalade
Prompted by Shirley Barrette, DW user kyleri, and Month of Rainbows Bingo Card 4-1-17
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"The Ground Is My Ocean" 12-17-17 (outside fishbowl)
Summary: Ansel meets Uncle Fang and they discuss dealing with Turq's past.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Fang Liáng
Cameo appearances: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Dao Liáng, Mingxia Liáng, Andeana Juarez
Prompted by Soupshue and Genprompt_bingo Card 12-3-17
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Your Heart and Your Trust" 1-14-17 (fishbowl spillover)
Summary: Turq seeks Ansel's help to deal with a fagin.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson)
Cameo appearances: Mr. Dipper, Crackleball (Grady Detwiler), Chief Edwin De Soto
Prompted by DW user lone_cat, Dark Fantasy Bingo Card 1-1-17
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"The Form of Every Virtue" 1-15-17
Summary: Turq helps Ansel and the Bluehill Police prepare to take down Mr. Dipper.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Guest Stars: Justin Bates, Lena Pulaski, Emmanuel Harrison, Bert Armbruster, Chief Edwin De Soto
Cameo appearance: Crackleball (Grady Detwiler)
Prompted by DW user lone_cat and Games and Sports Bingo Card 10-4-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"What Real Courage Is" 3-8-17
Summary: The Bluehill Police mount a successful raid on Mr. Dipper's place.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Guest Stars: Emmanuel Harrison, Chief Edwin De Soto, Catriona Deyne, Bingo York, Bert Armbruster, Justin Bates, Janie Newcastle, Tacy Saint James, Jerney Neidlinger
Cameo Appearance: Abilene Saint James
Prompted by LJ user rix_scaedu, DW user sweet_sparrow, and Disability Bingo Card 3-1-17
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"The Source of Pain" 2-20-17 (Creative Jam)
Summary: Dr. Bernhardt does more mad science, and finds that the laws of chemistry and physics apply even to him.
Characters: Dr. Carl Bernhardt, Pinto Girl (Lilita Nieves)
Guest Stars: Hagatha Vener
Prompted by Valentines Bingo Fest Card 2-1-17
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Define Your Own Reality" 4-19-17 (outside fishbowl)
Summary: Turq makes progress on his trauma scrapbook.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Cameo appearances: Dao Liáng, Mingxia Liáng, Janie Newcastle
Prompted by Origfic Bingo Card 4-3-17
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"The Habit of a Midwinter Festivity" 4-22-17 (outside fishbowl)
Summary: Midwinter Faire in Bluehill.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Janie Newcastle, Turq (Drustan Moreau), Amergin (Alroy Sheach), Marjoram (Mary Jane Grader)
Cameo appearance: Nebuly (Darian Cormac)
Prompted by Origfic Bingo Card 4-3-17
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"The Face of Ruin and Despair" 4-25-17 (outside fishbowl)
Summary: Ansel gets a surprise visitor who comes looking for Turq.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Nebuly (Darian Cormac)
Cameo appearances: Dao Liáng, Mingxia Liáng, Marjoram (Mary Jane Grader), Dr. Evan Gentry
Prompted by Dark Fantasy Bingo Card 1-1-17
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"The Things That Really Interest Me" 7-25-17
Follows the triptych of "Show a Genuine Concern," "They Really Almost Got Me," and "Shine a Light on It"
Summary: Ansel finds Kyle worn out from finals, and suggests a solution.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Kyle McCartney
Guest stars: Hoon Mueller
Cameo appearances: Harmen Fitzgerald, Alma Cuddy
Prompted by DW user sweet_sparrow and Winterfest in July Bingo Card 7-1-17
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Branded in His Memory" 6-1-17 (outside fishbowl)
Summary: A mass-casualty incident brings Ansel to the Christian Care Rescue Mission in Bluehill. It's an ugly mess, but he does a wonderful job of helping everyone recover -- not just from their fresh injuries, but whatever put them in a homeless shelter to begin with.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Justin Bates, Bert Armbruster
Guest stars: Arilda and Shadrach "Shad" Owenson; Casey Bogart; Luther Summerlin, Leighann and Nevaeh Applewhite; Clio Lossos; Sadie Lou, Georgia Dean, and Terry Mac Dawson; Breanna Reece, Spenser Etheridge, Oscar Cameron, Ben and Agueda Paredes; Jimena Mitchell; Bolin Lyle; Enos Massenburg; Maude Emerson; Reverend Booker Sutherland; Leopold Beale
Cameo appearances: Jermaine Mayberry, Licia Nicholson Mayberry, Ethan Wheeler, Conrad Nicholson, Celia Bates
This poem is long enough to need the notes in separate sections. Meet the characters.
Visit the settings. Read the topical footnotes.
Prompted by Pride Bingo Card 5-29-17
Sponsored by DW users mama_kestrel, thnidu, antisocialite_forum, technoshaman, alatefeline and daisiesrockalot
"Changes Over Time" 6-11-17 (fishbowl spillover)
Summary: Ansel and Turq talk about mascots, tribal culture, and how communities evolve.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Cameo appearance: Allinda Lott, Lelon Atchison
Prompted by DW user gingicat and Disability Bingo Card 3-1-17
Sponsored by DW user gingicat
"The Bamboo That Bends" 8-1-17
Summary: Turq and Dao talk about family and death with Ansel.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Dao Liáng
Cameo appearances: Gen Liáng, Yanyu Liáng
Prompted by DW users siliconshaman and librarygeek and Winterfest in July Bingo Card 7-1-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Sacrificed Part of Himself" 8-16-17 (outside fishbowl)
Summary: Ansel visits his grandparents' farm with Turq in tow.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Janie Newcastle, Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Guest stars: Conrad Nicholson, Norma Jean Nicholson
Cameo appearances: Tillman Nicholson, Maribel Nicholson, Clovis Nicholson, Linda Sue Nicholson, Grady Nicholson, Nellie Nicholson, Coralue Deely, Justin Bates, and Devil's Food
Prompted by DW users rix_scaedu, alatefeline, S from antisocialite_forum, and Cottoncandy Bingo 7-31-17
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
“Wanton Kittens” 8-19-17 (fishbowl spillover) (Creative Jam)
Summary: Supervised by Riposte, Ansel, and Boots, the telepathic kittens explore Ansel's office.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Riposte (Jacob "Coby" Wade), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Guest Stars: Boots, Napoleon, Cayenne, Mrrhow the Mercurial
Prompted by DW users mama_kestrel, we_are_spc (Fallon and Jay), curiosity, and Cottoncandy Bingo Card 7-31-17
Sponsored by DW user mama_kestrel
"A Moment of Atonement" 9-15-17 (fishbowl spillover)
Summary: Ansel and Turq meet with an adjudicator to discuss what society owes Turq and what he owes society.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson)
Prompted by DW users jtthomas, zeeth_kyrah, nsfwords and Valentines Bingo (Platonic) Card 2-1-17
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"A Long, Colorful Bracelet" 11-10-17 (fishbowl spillover)
Summary: Turq takes another step toward reintegration with society.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson)
Guest stars: Tarrant Martines, Maude Emerson
Cameo appearances: Dao Liáng, Mingxia Liáng, Fang Liáng
Prompted by Shirley Barrette and Winter Fest in July Bingo Card 7-1-17, Space and Time Bingo "Time" Card 10-31-17
Sponsored by Shirley Barrette
“Transpeciation” 10-3-17
Summary: Turq has horrific memories of mad science torture in captivity, and other hardships after his escape.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson)
Guest stars: Dr. Carl Bernhardt, Nebuly (Darian Cormac), Saffron (Lina Craddock), Coral (Perdita Relesh)
Prompted by DW users redsixwing, ng_moonmoth, elinox, siliconshaman, rix_scaedu, and prompter YM, and Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 6-16-17, Fall Festival Bingo 10-1-17
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"A Purring Parcel of Paradox" 9-4-20 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Saturday, January 10, 2015
Summary: Mrrhow the Mercurial meets Nebuly, who is out of spoons.
Characters: Nebuly (Darian Cormac), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Boots, Turq (Drustan Moreau), Riposte (Jacob "Coby" Wade), Cayenne, Napoleon, Mrrhow the Mercurial
Prompted by DW users chanter1944, jtthomas, and Fries Test Bingo Card 9-1-20
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"The Touch of a Friendly Hand" 11-26-17 (fishbowl spillover)
Summary: It’s too cold to sleep outside. What will Turq do?
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Janie Newcastle
Prompted by DW user lone_cat and Trope Bingo Card 7-1-16
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Defeating Tough Weather" 11-28-17 (fishbowl spillover)
Follows "The Touch of a Friendly Hand"
Summary: Janie and Turq discuss what happened the night before.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Janie Newcastle, Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Maude Emerson, Lottie Jean Teeple
Cameo appearances: Eli Banyan, Hardison Dorpinghaus
Prompted by DW user lone_cat and Winterfest in July Bingo Card 7-1-17
Sponsored by DW user stardreamer
"Working Outside in the Elements" 11-28-17
Follows "Defeating Tough Weather"
Summary: Turq and Janie help the Snowbirds with shoveling.
Characters: Janie Newcastle, Turq (Drustan Moreau), Hardison Dorpinghaus, Kimmilee Meador, Martin Tarbeck, Luther Tarbeck, Albern Achtermann, Joanna Chlebek
Prompted by DW user lone_cat and Slice-of-Life Bingo Card 2-28-18
Sponsored by EdorFaus
"Light Your Fire First" 12-6-17
Summary: Ansel takes steps to make sure that Turq can stay warm in winter.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson)
Prompted by DW users siliconshaman and lone_cat and Genprompt_bingo Card 12-3-17
Sponsored by EdorFaus
"The Helping Hand of a Neighbor" 12-5-17
Summary: A refugee struggles to make a new home in Bluehill.
Characters: Milosh Begolli, Dawson Wallace, Sydney Eakins, Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Cameo appearances: Janie Newcastle
Prompted by DW user redsixwing and Winterfest in July Bingo Card 7-1-17 and Hc_bingo Card 6-16-17
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Diamond Finger" 5-15-18
Summary: Turq visits his uncle and family. After supper, Uncle Fang asks Turq to share what happened to him -- and Turq starts pointing fingers.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Xiaoqing Liáng, Fang Liáng, Jun Liáng, Huiling Liáng, Huiqing Liáng
Prompted by DW users zeeth_kyrah, sporky_rat and Anonymous and Pro Wrestling Bingo Card 5-1-18
Sponsored by Soupshue
"Indispensable to Each Other" 5-15-18
Story Date: February 14-16, 2015
Summary: Calliope goes on a weekend trip to Tulsa for a training workshop about Mixed-Cape Emergency Response. There she meets Ansel and some other interesting people.
Characters: Calliope (Calvin Sanna), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Boris the Brawn (Boris Horachek), Prism (Chesa Wang), Lavinia Queen, Noria Bonn, Pushka Radloff
Prompted by DW users daisiesrockalot, ari_the_dodecahedron, LJ user My_partner_doug and Pro Wrestling Bingo fest card 5-1-18
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Happiness and Prosperity" 7-6-17 (fishbowl spillover)
Date: February 2015, Chinese New Year
Summary: Turq celebrates Chinese New Year with his families.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Janie Newcastle
Guest stars: Dao Liáng, Mingxia Liáng, Andeana Juarez, Gwenllian Ellis Liáng, Baozhai Liáng, Chung Liáng, Zaire Ross, Zachariah Ross
Prompted by DW users stardreamer, helgatwb, and callibr8 and Winterfest in July Bingo Card 7-1-17
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirlry Barrette
"The Beautiful Thing About Fear" 7-31-19 (outside fishbowl)
Story Date: Sunday, February 22, 2015
Summary: The teal deer runs as a coping skill.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Prompted by Winterfest Bingo Card 7-1-19
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"By the People's Voices" 3-10-19 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Sunday, March 1, 2015
Summary: Milosh Begolli and his neighbor Dawson Wallace attend a showing of the classic television program The Blue Collar Boys, a 1950s soap opera about working-class men in the industrial revolution.
Characters: Milosh Begolli, Dawson Wallace
Prompted by DW user mashfanficchick and Meet Ugly Bingo Card 2-28-19
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"From This Intolerable Overload of Feeling" 11-8-18 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Monday, March 2, 2015
Summary: Justin spooks Turq, and Ansel helps clean up the aftermath.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Justin Bates, Harkin LaRue
Prompted by Soupshue and Family Ties Bingo Card 11-5-18
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"The Line of Righteousness and Justice" 3-6-19
Story Date: Saturday, March 7, 2015
Summary: Ansel uses a television show to help Turq work on his anxiety about the police.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Cameo appearances: Alma Cuddy
Prompted by DW user redsixwing and Meet Ugly Bingo "Words and Phrases" Card 2-28-19
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"At the Invisible Level" 3-8-18 (fishbowl spillover)
Summary: Mingxia and Ansel help Turq cope with the aftermath of useful but stressful problem-solving activities.
Characters: Mingxia Liang, Turq (Drustan Moreau), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson)
Cameo appearances: Nebuly (Darian Cormac), Marjoram (Mary Jane Grader), Shoushan Chen, Janie Newcastle
Prompted by DW user gingicat and Valentines Bingo fest card 1-31-18
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"A Return to Grace and Courtesy" 4-29-19 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Saturday, March 14, 2015
Summary: Turq takes a private lesson in Grace and Courtesy.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Evelyn Analla
Prompted by Shirley Barrette and School Days Bingo Card 4-1-19
Sponsored by Shirley Barrette
"Zhen, Shan, Ren" 2-15-19 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Saturday, March 28 and Saturday, April 11, 2015
Summary: Turq revisits the Falun Gong exercises that he used to do with his foster family.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Janie Newcastle, Rosewood Cassady, Ning Ellsworth
Guest stars: Justin Bates, Celia Bates, Parker Cassady, Anise Eaker, Lottie Jean Teeple, Linden McKinley, Eileen Mersinger, Gifford Mersinger, Kemi Negedu Mersinger, Bray Elsenwrath, Yulia Cano Mersinger, Corbin Richards, Savannah Cassady, Meadow Cassady
Prompted by DW user mashfanficchick and Valentines Bingo Card 2-1-19
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Sweetly Breathing, Vernal Air" 4-29-18 (outside fishbowl)
Summary: Turq and Justin enjoy the smells of Spring.
Characters: Justin Bates, Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Prompted by Spring Fest Bingo Card 4-1-18
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"The Perfect Way of Moving" 2-19-19 (outside fishbowl)
Story Date: Monday, April 6, 2015
Summary: Turq walks around Bluehill and makes some new friends.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Mildred Auvenshine, Millicent Immell
Prompted by DW user siliconshaman and Valentines Bingo "Platonic" Card 2-1-19
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"An Infinite Capacity for Taking Pains" 4-11-18 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Monday, April 13, 2015
Summary: Ansel comes to Turq with news about the hunt for the mad scientist.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Irwin Reichtenbach
Cameo appearances: Dr. Carl Bernhardt
Prompted by DW user curiosity and Spring Fest Bingo Card 4-1-18
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Walls of Air" 5-7-19
Summary: This is an escape fantasy poem written from inside a mad science compound.
Characters: Blaize (Ophelia Plath)
Prompted by DW user zeeth_kyrah and Tarot Bingo Card 4-30-19
Free perk
"Ten Minutes You Didn't Have" 8-18-18 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Summary: Ansel invites Turq to lunch with some friends, in which they all have a good time and everyone's needs are gracefully accommodated.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Justin Bates, Celia Bates
Cameo appearances: Debbie
Prompted by DW user readera and Fairy Tales Bingo Card 8-7-18
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Whose Qualities Are Thwarted" 4-14-18 (Creative Jam)
Summary: Montay runs into new guests in town.
Characters: Montay Peyton, Christopher "Chevy" Carson, Tucker-Lee Kembel, Liborio "Leo" Dinapoli, Olympia "Olivia" (Iniga Cucinotta), Ruggiero "Roger" (Gaetan Costa)
Prompted by DW users alexseanchai, chanter_greenie, gingicat and Spring Fest Bingo Card 4-1-18
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"When You Strike and Overcome Him" 7-13-18 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Friday, April 17, 2015
Summary: Ansel and Turq participate in the raid on the Umsetzung Complex to capture Dr. Carl Bernhardt and his evil associates.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Chad Saint-Aime, Anxiety Girl (Adrienne Elwood), Blue Law (Veril Edinger), Red Hot (Conley Niles), Yellow Jack (Jackson Collier), Stonewall (Aaron Jackson), Bert Armbruster, Callen La Salle, Kelsa Caldwell, Maddox Adams
Cameo appearances: Nebuly (Darian Cormac), Saffron (Lina Craddock)
Prompted by DW user technoshaman and Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 6-23-18
Sponsored by DW users technoshaman and ginigcat, LJ users ng_moonmoth and rix_scaedu, and Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"In the Depths of Your Grief" 7-16-18 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Friday, April 17, 2015
Summary: Turq finds out what happened to one of his cohort.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Bert Armbruster, Kedric Roberson
Cameo appearances: Coral (Perdita Relesh), Kelsa Caldwell, Ema Dunst, Hagatha Vener
Prompted by DW user technoshaman and Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 6-23-18
Sponsored by DW users technoshaman and ginigcat, LJ users ng_moonmoth and zianuray, general fund, and a pool run by LJ user ng_moonmoth
"A Way Out of No Way" 7-19-18 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Friday, April 17, 2015
Summary: Ansel and Turq go under the STEMZ Building to talk with a herd of centaurs and coax them out of their cells.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Callen La Salle
Guest star: Kedric Roberson
Prompted by DW user technoshaman and Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 6-23-18
Sponsored by a pool run by DW user ng_moonmoth
"On the Other Side of Fear" 7-19-18 (fishbowl spillover)
Follows "A Way Out of No Way"
Story Date: Friday, April 17, 2015
Summary: Some of the centaurs come out, and a missing one is rescued.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Maddox Adams, Philippa "Filly" Eppinger, Arun De La Hou, Dodge (Annie Poke), Pogonip (Marilla Biork), Neta Travieso, Hobart Ritter, Ariel Christiansen
Prompted by DW user technoshaman and Winteriron Bingo Adventure Card 6-4-18
Sponsored by a pool with DW users ng_moonmoth, bairnsidhe, janetmiles, and lone_cat
"Those Who Have Suffered" 7-19-18 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Friday, April 17, 2015
Summary: Kedric, Ansel, and Turq help patch up one of the injured centaurs.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Arun De La Hou, Lilita Nieves, Kedric Roberson, Sorley Xanthopoulos
Prompted by DW user technoshaman and Hurt/Comfort Bingo Card 6-23-18
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"The Reality of Cruelty" 12-7-18 (fishbowl spillover)
Follows "Those Who Have Suffered"
Story Date: Friday, April 17, 2015
Summary: Ansel and Turq meet a new group of centaurs in the gate camp and talk about what happened in the compound.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Sorley Xanthopoulos, Harriet Mosely, Miriam Stern, Tran Thi Kim Van
Cameo appearances: Odie Lee Doggett, Ammon (Leonard Schmidt)
Prompted by DW users librarygeek and mam_kestrel and Summer in December Bingo Card 12-1-18
Sponsored by a pool run by DW user ng_moonmoth
"Comfort Always" 5-7-19
Story Date: Friday, April 17, 2015
Summary: Setting up tents for the centaurs runs into a minor snag, but Filly knows how to fix it. Lots of fluff and comfort ensues.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Philippa "Filly" Eppinger, Frank Harris, Kedric Roberson, Lilita Nieves, Sorley Xanthopoulos, Charli Dobbs, Arun De La Hou, Harriet Mosely, Bert Armbruster
Prompted by DW users bairnsidhe, ng_moonmoth, iamnotgod, and ari_the_dodecahedron and Tarot Bingo Card 4-30-19
Sponsored by a pool with DW users ng_moonmoth, technoshaman, fuzzyred, mashfanficchick, redsixwing, bairnsidhe, and kyleri
"Where Your Powers Live" 5-8-19 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Friday, April 17, 2015
Summary: Ansel calls his grandfather to request a safe place for the centaurs to stay.
Characters: Frank Harris, Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Conrad Nicholson, Philippa "Filly" Eppinger
Prompted by DW user mama_kestrel and Tarot Bingo Card 4-30-19
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"An Ember of the Old Emotions" 5-8-19 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Friday, April 17, 2015
Summary: Sorley reunites with his foster fathers.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Sorley Xanthopoulos, Lilita Nieves, Arun De La Hou, Blaize (Ophelia Plath), Philippa "Filly" Eppinger, Turq (Drustan Moreau), Laydon Allaway, Dearil Allaway, Nellie Stafford
Prompted by LJ user rix_scaedu and Tarot Bingo Card 4-30-19
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Elegant, Mysterious, and Beautiful" 5-7-19
Story Date: Friday, April 17, 2015
Summary: Ansel and Turq support Filly and Kedric, who are upset about supervillains nesting in their town. But that's not the only unusual thing in Ava.
Characters: Padma/Tyria (Leanne Asllani), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Philippa "Filly" Eppinger, Kedric Roberson
Prompted by DW user library geek and Tarot Bingo card 4-30-19
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Whether You Deserve It or Not" 5-17-19 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Friday, April 17, 2015
Summary: Turq questions one of the captives from the raid.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Bo Lai "Bo" de Beaucannon, Ercilia "Erci" Torres
Cameo appearances: Ammon (Leonard Schmidt)
Prompted by DW users alexseanchai, lone_cat, and Tarot Bingo Card 4-30-19
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"The Purpose of Your Life" 8-31-19 (outside fishbowl)
Story Date: Saturday, April 18, 2015
Summary: Carl Bernhardt gets a warning.
Characters: Dr. Carl Bernhardt
Prompted by End of Summer Bingo Card 8-2-19
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Only by Moving Forward" 5-15-19 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: [Sunday, April 19, 2015]
Summary: Ansel and Skippy talk with the rescued centaurs about coping skills.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Skippy (Ryker Seinfeld), Arun De La Hou, Hobart Ritter, Ariel Christiansen, Lilita Nieves, Tran Thi Kim Van, Kite Jane Smith
Prompted by DW user curiosity and Tarot Bingo Card 4-30-19
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"The Annals of Human Vice" 5-20-19 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Monday, April 20, 2015
Summary: BASH mounts a raid on the farmhouse where Ammon is staying.
Characters: Ammon (Leonard Schmidt), Callen La Salle, Bo Lai "Bo" de Beaucannon, Archard Martel, Chad Saint-Aime, Father Dallavalle, Blue Law (Veril Edinger), Red Hot (Conley Niles), Yellow Jack (Jackson Collier)
Cameo appearances: Waylon Eppinger
Prompted by DW user lone_cat and Tarot Bingo Card 4-30-19
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Whatever is Left Within" 6-2-20
Story Date: Monday, April 20, 2015
Summary: Ticker tells Giolla about the mad science compound in the news.
Characters: Ticker (Alroy Collins), Giolla Seireadan
Prompted by DW user mylittleangel and Cottoncandy Bingo Card 6-1-20
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Targets for Their Own Self-Hatred" 7-13-20 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Summary: Ansel delivers some of Carl Bernhardt's research to a task force specializing in zetetic drugs.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Minda Haslanger, Akil Dammermann
Cameo appearances: Dr. Carl Bernhardt
Prompted by DW users siliconshaman, kengr, Anonymous, and Winterfest in July Bingo Card 7-1-20
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"A Tree’s Way Back into the Ground" 12-22-21 (outside fishbowl)
Story Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2015, Earth Day
Summary: Ansel and Turq plant oak trees on the Nicholson family farm.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Conrad Nicholson, Garth Allen, Charli Dobbs, Dodge (Annie Poke), Harriet Mosely, Michann Largent, Arun De La Hou, Oscar Cameron, Chloe Solon, Tavan Garner, Cheeta Garner
Prompted by Winter Fest Bingo Card 12-1-21
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"As Guardians of That Legacy" 5-10-19 (fishbowl spillover)
Follows Where Your Powers Live
Story Date: Friday, April 24, 2015
Summary: Conrad brings Kim Van news of her American grandfathers, and an offer of his own.
Characters: Conrad Nicholson, Tran Thi Kim Van, Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Dodge (Annie Poke), Arun De La Hou, Lilita Nieves, Charli Dobbs
Cameo appearances: Norma Jean Nicholson
Prompted by DW users librarygeek, erulisse, chanter_greenie, ari_the_dodecahedron, and Tarot Bingo Card 4-30-19
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"No Interest in Sharing the Secret" 3-23-20 (bonus fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Saturday, April 25, 2015
Summary: Ansel and Turq visit Ava in hopes of finding the purple cat.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Kedric Roberson, Chulli Louis, Padma/Tyria (Leanne Asllani)
Cameo appearances: Nebuly (Darian Cormac), Boots, Licia Nicholson Mayberry, Jermaine Mayberry
Prompted by DW users erulisse, chanter1944, and Food Fest Bingo Card 3-1-20
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Growing Slowly" 4-5-19 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Saturday, May 2, 2015
Summary: Turq takes a nature walk while studying Chinese.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Ning Ellsworth, Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Han Ellsworth, Xinyi Ellsworth
Prompted by DW users pantha, ari_the_dodecahedron, readera, and School Days Bingo Card 4-1-19
"Through Many a Listening Chamber" 5-4-19 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Sunday, May 3, 2015
Summary: Turq and Nebuly take a couple of the centaurs exploring on Conrad's farm.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Nebuly (Darian Cormac), Tran Thi Kim Van, Dodge (Annie Poke)
Cameo appearance: Conrad Nicholson
Prompted by DW users redsixwing, dialecticdreamer, lb_lee, and Tarot Bingo Card 4-30-19
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Even If We Have to Dig a Little" 7-19-19 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Monday, May 4, 2015
Summary: Alicia and Judd visit the centaurs and provide what help they can.
Characters: Dr. Infanta (Alicia Martins), The Undertaker (Judd), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Lorry (Hamish Turner), Nannette Abraham, Arun De La Hou, Dodge (Annie Poke), Pogonip (Marilla Biork), Harriet Mosely, Miriam Stern, Tran Thi Kim Van, Lilita Nieves, Michann Largent
Guest stars: Rhea Nicholson
Prompted by DW users curiosity, erulisse, Anonymous and Tarot Bingo Card 4-30-19
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"What the Cat Needs" 5-16-21 (Creative Jam)
Story Date: Monday, May 11, 2015
Summary: Chulli does what she can for Padma / Tyria.
Characters: Chulli Louis, Padma/Tyria (Leanne Asllani)
Prompted by DW user freshbakedlady
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"To Change and Change Again" 7-5-22
Story Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Summary: Turq gets a lesson in shapeshifting.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Chika (Aneka Neill)
Prompted by DW users wyld_dandelyon, rix_scaedu, see_also_friend, and Body Parts Bingo Card 7-1-22
Sponsored by a pool with ng_moonmoth
"Necessary for Keeping the Beads in Place" 9-30-19 (outside fishbowl)
Story Date: Saturday, May 16, 2015
Summary: Ansel and Janie lead a beading activity.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Janie Newcastle, Turq (Drustan Moreau), Eileen Mersinger, Jerica Mersinger, Kemi Mersinger, Yulia Mersinger, Corbin Richards, Parker Cassady, Rosewood Cassady, Savannah Cassady, Meadow Cassady
Prompted by Arts and Crafts Festival Bingo Card 9-1-19
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Plowing Through Frustration" 5-13-19 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Monday, May 18, 2015
Summary: Charli wants to visit the mall in Bluehill, but things don't go according to plan.
Characters: Charli Dobbs, Turq (Drustan Moreau), Conrad Nicholson, Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Benvolio "Ben" Lopez
Prompted by DW users siliconshaman, erulisse, and Tarot Bingo Card 4-30-19
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Total Control Over Your Body" 7-8-19
Story Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Summary: The centaurs realize that shoes might be a good idea.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Conrad Nicholson, Dodge (Annie Poke), Neta Travieso, Tran Thi Kim Van, Charli Dobbs, Lilita Nieves, Miriam Stern, Michann Largent, Hobart Ritter, Arun De La Hou, Ercilia "Erci" Torres
Cameo appearances: John-Morgan Jones
Prompted by DW users gingicat, erulisse, siliconshaman, redsixwing, kengr, LJ user rix_scaedu, and Valentines Bingo Platonic Card 2-1-19
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"More Listening Than Talking" 7-8-19
Story Date: Friday, May 22, 2015
Summary: A farrier visits the centaurs.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Conrad Nicholson, John-Morgan Jones, Arun De La Hou, Dodge (Annie Poke), Michann Largent, Hobart Ritter, Neta Travieso, Tran Thi Kim Van, Charli Dobbs, Miriam Stern, Lilita Nieves
Cameo appearances: Pogonip (Marilla Biork), Ariel Christiansen
Prompted by DW users gingicat, erulisse, kengr, siliconshaman, redsixwing, LJ user rix_scaedu, and Cottoncandy Bingo Card 6-1-19
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"The Duty of the Living" 8-10-20 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Summary: Carl Bernhardt goes to trial.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Nebuly (Darian Cormac), Arun De La Hou, Charli Dobbs, Miriam Stern, Harriet Mosley, Hobart Ritter
Prompted by Anonymous and Hurt Comfort Bingo Card 6-15-20
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"What I Choose to Become" 5-31-19 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Summary: Turq learns about some proposals for what to do with the former Umsetzung Compound.
Characters: Turq (Drustan Moreau), Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Arun De La Hou, Mingxia Liáng, Antoinette Vuillaume, Linnea Newell, Jaida Moore, Albert Spurlock, Frida Morisot
Cameo appearances: Greta Picard, Petey Carolla, Miriam Stern, Ethelwynn Beverton
Prompted by DW user erulisse and Tarot Bingo Card 4-30-19
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Fix One Thing at a Time" 4-27-20 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Monday, June 1, 2015
Summary: Kedric teaches the centaurs about first aid.
Characters: Kedric Roberson, Conrad Nicholson, Arun De La Hou, Pogonip (Marilla Biork), Lilita Nieves, Dodge (Annie Poke), Miriam Stern, Tran Thi Kim Van, Michann Largent, Hobart Ritter
Prompted by Anonymous and Spring Fest Bingo Card 4-1-20
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Take Down the Master's House" 8-4-20
Story Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Summary: While the survivors are debating what to do with the latest piece of Carl Bernhardt's mad science, Miriam hits on a way to use it against him -- if she can convince others to go along.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Dodge (Annie Poke), Hobart Ritter, Pogonip (Marilla Biork), Arun De La Hou, Miriam Stern, Turq (Drustan Moreau), Harriet Mosely
Prompted by DW users janetmiles, mylittleangel, nsfwords and Valentines Bingo "You Are..." Card 2-1-19
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Never So Pretty" 9-6-22
Story Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Summary: Turq's cohort and the three supercats visit Ansel's family farm.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Nebuly (Darian Cormac), Saffron (Lina Craddock), Padma/Tyria (Leanne Asllani), Norma Jean Nicholson, Conrad Nicholson, Mrrhow the Mercurial, Cayenne, Napoleon
Prompted by DW users readera, see_also_friend, chanter1944 and Land of Oz Bingo Card 9-1-22
Sponsored by a pool with DW user fuzzyred
"The Hoofprint of a Horse Beside It" 9-1-20
Story Date: Friday, June 26, 2015
Summary: The centaurs discuss first aid for hooves and how to take care of each other.
Characters: John-Morgan Jones, Ariel Christiansen, Lilita Nieves, Miriam Stern, Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Arun De La Hou, Michann Largent, Hobart Ritter, Dodge (Annie Poke)
Prompted by DW user bairnsidhe, anonymous, and Fries Test Bingo Card 9-1-20
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"We Are What We Are" 10-6-21 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Midday of Friday, August 28, 2015
Summary: Ansel starts wondering if he might like men more than he previously realized.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), René Schrader
Cameo appearance: Janie Newcastle, Turq (Drustan Moreau)
Prompted by DW user ng_moonmoth, Shirley Barrette, and Fall Festival Bingo Card 10-1-21
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"We Get Along Best" 10-7-21 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Evening of Friday, August 28, 2015
Summary: René helps Ansel explore his orientations.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), René Schrader
Cameo appearance: Janie Newcastle, Turq (Drustan Moreau), Conrad Nicholson, Boris the Brawn
Prompted by DW user ng_moonmoth, Shirley Barrette, and Fall Festival Bingo Card 10-1-21
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"The Unknown, Unpredictable Change" 7-29-20 (bonus fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Saturday, September 26, 2015
Summary: Ansel visits a Renaissance Faire and helps find a missing girl.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Nebuly (Darian Cormac), Amergin (Alroy Sheach), Adira DeLisle, Themis DeLisle, Ling DeLisle, Charli Dobbs
Prompted by erulisse and Valentines Bingo "You Are..." Card 2-1-19
Sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette
"Why Retribution Has Come Upon Him" 10-22-20 (outside fishbowl)
Story Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Summary: Carl Bernhardt escapes from prison.
Characters: Dr. Carl Bernhardt, Dr. Infanta (Alicia Martins), The Undertaker (Judd)
Prompted by Fall Festival Bingo Card 10-1-20
Sponsored by Soupshoe
"An Understanding of the Dangers" 2-11-22 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Friday, October 16, 2015
Summary: Ansel and Turq deal with the aftermath of a tragedy.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Chief Edwin De Soto, Chesil Ellery, Silas Aekley, Casey McLeod, Clay Campbell, Gwen Campbell, Berdy Reynolds, Dreena McLeod, Keiran McLeod
Prompted by DW user heartsinger and Valentines Bingo Card 2-1-22
Sponsored by Shirley Barrette
"Something to Guide You" 9-24-22 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Saturday, October 31, 2015
Summary: Minda Haslanger and Akil Dammermann prepare for a Halloween presentation dressed as the Cowardly Lion and the Tin Woodman.
Characters: Minda Haslanger, Akil Dammermann
Prompted by Land of Oz Bingo Card 9-1-22
Sponsored by a pool with fuzzyred
"Because It Is Dressed in Overalls" 10-7-23 (fishbowl spillover)
Story Date: Saturday, June 11, 2016
Summary: Turq, Nebuly, and several centaurs visit the Umsetzung Complex which is being turned back into a college.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Nebuly (Darian Cormac), Miriam Stern, Harriet Mosely, Ariel Christiansen, Mingxia Liáng, Berry (Bernice Reed), Frida Morisot, Jaida Moore, Linnea Newell
Guest appearance: Poseur (Gawain Walken), Pavo (Kaven Byrne)
Prompted by DW users helgatwb, fuzzyred, see_also_friend, and Fall Fest Bingo Card 10-1-23
Sponored by a pool with fuzzyred
"The Future of This Republic" 11-3-20
Story Date: Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Summary: The centaurs and friends vote on Election Day in Bluehill, Missouri.
Characters: Officer Pink (Ansel Nicholson), Turq (Drustan Moreau), Conrad Nicholson, Norma Jean Nicholson, Miriam Stern, Harriet Mosely, Hobart Ritter, Tran Thi Kim Van, Ariel Christiansen, Arun De La Hou, Pogonip (Marilla Biork), Sobek the Protector (Siamun Smith)
Prompted by DW users librarygeek, chanter1944, anonymous, and Sense-Ation Bingo Card 11-1-20
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Extras
Here's a discussion about how to make your home town more like Bluehill.
Read about Emotional First Aid, which can be used to help reduce the damage caused by life's "hard knocks."
A Party Monitor Kit contains the most useful items for solving the kinds of problems that tend to go wrong at a social event. You can make it as large or small as necessary for your preference and any local rules.
I have compiled a post with links to my work featuring sexual assault and supportive resources, which has not yet come up very much here, but the same type of trauma care applies to what Turq has survived, and after the color change Ansel is having persistent problems with people groping his hair.
Several of the poems include recipes for a variety of types of cooking and cuisine.
The collection of recipes for this thread includes Southern, campfire, and Chinese dishes.
Recipes for Screamin' Squirrel Snacks and Jumble Munch are also available.
Read the story "Daisy Chains" by DW user dialecticdreamer about Matt bringing a displaced toddler to the Bluehill police station in search of his family. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5.
Read the story "Flower Garden" where Matt Hudson returns to Bluehill for an important event. This is the sequel (much delayed) to “Daisy Chains.
An anonymous poster left a poem in response to "The Conduit of Influence."
Read about Emotional First Aid, which can be used to help reduce the damage caused by life's "hard knocks."
A Party Monitor Kit contains the most useful items for solving the kinds of problems that tend to go wrong at a social event. You can make it as large or small as necessary for your preference and any local rules.
I have compiled a post with links to my work featuring sexual assault and supportive resources, which has not yet come up very much here, but the same type of trauma care applies to what Turq has survived, and after the color change Ansel is having persistent problems with people groping his hair.
Several of the poems include recipes for a variety of types of cooking and cuisine.
The collection of recipes for this thread includes Southern, campfire, and Chinese dishes.
Recipes for Screamin' Squirrel Snacks and Jumble Munch are also available.
Read the story "Daisy Chains" by DW user dialecticdreamer about Matt bringing a displaced toddler to the Bluehill police station in search of his family. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5.
Read the story "Flower Garden" where Matt Hudson returns to Bluehill for an important event. This is the sequel (much delayed) to “Daisy Chains.
An anonymous poster left a poem in response to "The Conduit of Influence."