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He's suffered so much that he's starting to think that it's gotta be supernatural, when really? It's just us. Us humans. Every time...

...but does it have to be?

Why not? Because y'all back on yo bullfuvg and we are not obliged to entertain your delusions. Transform slowly into a corncob.

Pick a character concept and let's roll! A good noir always needs a thief or two.

My private detective might seek you out every now and then, too. Come to think of it, the police detective and the private detective in this squad would either be total rivals or they'd get along like a house on fire.

I suppose Theives and Grifters would be optimal for my talents...

The one who might not seem like much but has one ear to the ground and tends to know about the local goings-on. The hardened police detective knows to pay me in vodka.

What a great character concept, Cousin.

We're slowly but surely building a pretty dang good cast for a noir story here.

Can I be a bartender in a rundown shady pub that's essentially an underworld info/goods exchange place?

you have made your entire apology letter (from not even a MONTH AGO) absolutely invalid with this here statement. Honestly, if this is everything you want to use the Board for, go make a bloody Tumblr blog.

That's all.

It's an honor to meet you... Detective. *ominous musical sting*

In addition to these folks, we now also have:
- Larf as the villain's top henchman who repeats his boss' every line with a menacing chuckle;
- and Cicada as the mob boss' sister who appears sympathetic at first, but turns out to have been the real villain all along.

What a fine concept for a noir villain! Welcome to the squad.

Hm- could I be the mob boss's sister, who just might be sympathetic towards our protagonists but who turns out to have been the real villain all along?

I love Uncle Chuckles! The second he swept into town and rattled to a stop next to the local creek, releasing a strange stench like a wolf dissolving in acid and slowly turning that creek a deep gooey brown over the course of the day, I knew it was going to be a wonderful time!
Things really kicked up a notch when one of those uncles just started weeping during juggling and wouldn't stop - - by the first stone tossed by one of the local kids I was totally sold!

Unrelated to this, and I might've said it already on Discord, but this is a bloody fantastic kinda short story written in a real weird medium. You've got a real way, Scape, with filth and decrepitness. It feels wretched in the best kinda way, bloody beauty.

I hope Uncle Chuckles comes again soon! But maybe after our creek has gotten a little better and the stench and embedded tear stains have worn away a little.

We always need a good henchman or two. Just be sure to put on a hat before you step into the story.

(Speaking of, next Shipfest we should totally write this Boarder noir AU.)

...STOP. RANTING. ABOUT. DISCOVERY.
Sorry for the Capslock O'Rage, but we are getting so b***y tired of you not being able to let go of your hatred for this show.
And guess what - one or two badly written female characters in genre fiction doesn't mean that all female characters nowadays are written badly, and one or two well-written female characters from the past don't mean that they should be the golden standard. I love Ripley, and Sarah Connor is the (fictional) love of my life, but God help genre fiction from having characters only like these two (or three, I don't know the third lady). Take a look at all the movies, TV series, books, video games etc. that keep coming out with amazingly written female characters and reconsider your stance on "strong female characters" (itself a very flawed concept).
And please. I'm begging you on my knees with tears in my eyes. I'll offer you my firstborn if you want to, just SHUT UP ABOUT DISCOVERY.

Who repeats all the mob boss's lines while chortling at the hero. So the mob boss will say like 'yeah and you'll be sleeping with the fishes pal' and I'll lean over and say 'hehe, yeah, you'll be sleeping with the fishes. Pal. Heheh.' and I die in the first gunfight or whatever.

Alternately, dead body, you need a few of those for crime stuff.

...hear me out here.

Ellen Ripley, as played by Signourey Weaver, is a strong female character. She’s a character from a film that originally came out in the late 70’s; who manages tobe far stronger that half the supposed ‘Strong feminine icons that keep being thrown out of the room full of monkeys that is Hollywood. Ripley is a tough-as-nails XO, who embodies the concept of a female badass. She’s also maternal in her behaviour, as shown with Newt, as well as the whole ‘going back for the cat’ bit.

Sarah Connor, as played by Linda Hamilton in Terminator II: Judgement Day, is a Strong Female character. She’s a single mother who fights killer robots from the far future of 2014. Nuff said.

Kara “Starbuck” Thrace, as played by Katee Sackhoff, is a strong female character. She smokes cigars. She flies starfighters. She gambles. She drinks. She’s also a deeply feminine character, and not just a badass without rhyme or reason.

Michael Burnham, as played by Sonnequa Martin Green, is NOT a strong female character. Sure, she’s a black female lead. That’s where everything good comes to a dead stop. She’s good at snything she does; is always right as justified by the plot of the story; can frack up (but not recieve any lasting consequences or proportional retribution). All this, and she’s more wooden than Kirk, with the personality of soggy cardboard.

Unfortunately, the last example holds true for so many of today’s “female characters”. Those 2016 Ghostbusters were all badly done comedy, and no charm or chemistry. It wasn’t the actresses’ fault: they were given a bad script, written by supposed proffessional writers.

That’s all.