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nobodysdaydreams · 9 months

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😍❓ for the ask game :)

Thank you for responding to the ask game I made! 🥰 I hope you are having a lovely day!

😍-published lines or a section of a fic that you loved writing?

Oh this is a good one. I'll go with a section from Chapter 2 of my Book Martina redemption fic (Who You Were Meant To Be on AO3)

"I know you don't want to see or speak to them. But now that I know that you really are sorry, all that's left for you to do is apologize. I'm sure Mr. Benedict and the Society would accept your apology. And then we could all be friends, and you wouldn’t have a problem celebrating my birthday with them!” SQ exclaimed, excited to have found the solution to his predicament.

Martina laughed.

“Is that supposed to be a joke?” she asked.

“No,” SQ replied, “I’m being honest. They accepted my apology, and I’m friends with them now.”

“Yeah, but I’m me and you’re you.”

“What does that have to do with anything? We both worked for Mr. Curtain. We both hurt them.”

“Yeah, but it’s different. You’re… you’re nice.”

“So are you. Or maybe you could be if you wanted to be.”

“No, I couldn’t,” Martina replied. “Look, we both worked for Mr. Curtain, but it was never the same. You actually believed that what we were doing was good and right, and you never wanted to hurt anybody. I thought what we were doing would bring me success and make me happy, and I enjoyed hurting other people. You had selfless reasons, I had selfish ones. People like you get redemption and forgiveness, okay? People like me don’t. That’s just the way the world works.”

SQ paused and thought a bit about what Martina had said.

“I’m not sure that’s true,” he observed, “or at least, it can’t be true all the time. Because I forgave you.”

Martina struggled to think of something clever to say to SQ’s objection, but she couldn’t find the words. And strangely, a part of her felt like she didn’t want to find them. That for once in her life, she was actually, surprisingly, okay with losing an argument. Because she just wanted to accept what SQ was saying was true, even if she knew it wasn’t.

“You shouldn’t have,” she finally mumbled.

I loved writing these lines. It's hard for me to articulate exactly why, but I love the concept of forgiveness and how it's discussed here. Martina points out that intentions matter, which is true, but SQ counters with his own point that even if you did something bad intentionally, that doesn't mean forgiveness is impossible or unattainable. He's the first person to show Martina that kind of love, friendship, and understanding, and Martina doesn't want to fight it (even if she can't accept it yet). It's hopeful, and I love the message, I love redemption stories, and the way the dialogue shows it... I'm sorry, I can't articulate, but I hope you get what I was going for here.

❓-any WIP snippet you want!

Hm...now this is a hard one. Because I have a lot to choose from, but I think I'll go with a funny snippet from a character who I haven't written a lot for yet, but was a character than many encouraged me to write for.

“Oh, I’m afraid it’s far more serious than that sir,” warned Cannonball in grave tone. “It appears that one of our passengers was caught smuggling illegal contraband into the country.”

“WHAT!” exclaimed Noland, then suddenly conscious of the fact that others could be listening, began to whisper.

“And…what exactly did they attempt to smuggle in?” he asked.

Cannonball leaned in and whispered.

“Tangerines.”

Noland gasped in horror.

“Tangerines? Cannonball, this may be the greatest threat to my career yet! Just think of the ecological damage that even one single tangerine could inflict!”

“It would be truly catastrophic,” agreed Cannonball seriously, shaking his head at the senseless tragedy.

“It’s hard to imagine what sort of cold-blooded individuals would dare attempt such an infamous plot,” continued Noland.

“Oh, they’ve caught the culprits,” explained Cannonball. “Don’t worry sir. Things might not be hopeless yet. We’ve been asked to deal with them personally. If our punishment is harsh enough, that is if we can make an example of these fruit filching criminals, it may yet redeem us. And show the world that we do not tolerate environmental carelessness aboard our vessels.”

“Very well,” agreed Noland. “Then though it may be harsh, we shall do what we must.”

#long post #Thanks for the ask!#Bods Answers #ask game #mbs fanfic #tmbs fanfic #fic ask game #sos #wip #martina crowe #sq pedalian #cannonball mbs #cannonball tmbs #captain noland #captain phil noland #noland mbs

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mvshortcut · 5 months

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The Mysterious Benedict Society + dear-ao3 - Part 1

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Sources: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

#the mysterious benedict society #mysterious benedict society #tmbs #reynie muldoon #kate wetherall #sticky washington #constance contraire #nicholas benedict #rhonda kazembe #milligan wetherall #number two #ld curtain #ms. perumal #cannonball #martina crowe

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tenmillionthfirefly · 1 month

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crow-in-springtime · 7 months

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A long awaited sequel to this post, in which I will discuss the inherent lgbtness of the other Mysterious Benedict Society characters

Nicholas Benedict? Gay, wears his gay little outfits and lives in his gay little house with his gay little family

Milligan Wetherall? The bisexual of all time. He and Kate went to their first pride parade together

Ledroptha Curtain? The worst type of gay person: a theater kid

Moocho Brazos? Gay and he’s done drag, I know this in my heart

Reynie Muldoon? Bisexual (thank you TLS) and I know on my heart he’s arospec and GNC

Sticky Washington? World’s most handsome bisexual, the representation we deserve

SQ Pedelian? No gender, only bird drawings and childhood trauma

The Ten Men? Evil polycule >:]

Cannonball? Aroace, my funky dude with like 5 minutes of screentime 🫶

Captain Phil Noland? Far too occupied with a slight case of low blood sugar, a faltering marriage, and the liens on his house and vehicle to think about sexuality, but frequents gay bars because he likes their drinks better

Tai Li? He’s like a nephew to me, I want to show up at his house during the holidays with a tin full of cookies and give him $10 to buy himself something at the mall

#important note on the curtain one: I am also a gay theater kid #I know there are more characters but this has been sitting in my drafts too long and I’m releasing it to the wild #mbs #mysterious benedict society #tmbs #the mysterious benedict society #nicholas benedict #milligan wetherall #ledroptha curtain #moocho brazos #reynie muldoon #sticky washington #sq pedalian #the ten men #cannonball mbs #captain phil noland #tai li #ky’s gallery

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mbsgifs · 11 months

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TOP MINOR CHARACTERS as voted by our followers - #1: CANNONBALL.

↳ "No, thank you, Captain. I strongly request formality."

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bi-demon-ium · 2 years

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I'm Executive Officer Zhao, but my nom d'océan is CANNONBALL.

↳ bonus:

#cannonball #cannonball mbs #the mysterious benedict society #mbs disney #mbs spoilers #mbs disney spoilers #mbs s2 spoilers #mbs #tmbs #mysterious benedict society #please i love him so much #gert giffer #tvarchive #adaptationsdaily #smallscreensource #userairam #tvedit #disneyedit #cannonball zhao

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that-catholic-shinobi · 1 year

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I finished TMBS season two and I FEEL BETRAYED. Not just betrayed - I feel ABANDONED - I feel ORPHANED (see what I did there?)

I got SO EXCITED to see Cannonball and Captain Noland in the flesh and FOR WHAT??? Never to see them again??? And the twin brothers have a SISTER now???? Why did they do that to such a perfectly good story/source material???? JUST WHYYYYYYYY????

I literally questioned myself for a moment in that final episode. It was like, "Have I actually read the books or did I make those all up?"

Sorry about the rant I am just so PISSED and SAD right now 😭😭😭

- @nasranilady

They have a sister?? What??

I’m glad I didn’t finish the season. The show is so stupid. They had a wonderful plot and arcs to work with and ignored it so they could make their own stuff up. Just make your own show then, Disney

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aseriesofvariousevents · 3 years

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The Mysterious Benedict Society Series

This series was one I really enjoyed when I was younger (though before recently I’d only read the original three). Some of the charm had worn off with age but it was still fun to revisit. I would recommend reading the books in the order they were published in (which is the order I reviewed them below) and I would definitely recommend making sure you’ve read the prequel before the fourth book because there are some fun references in it that you’d miss if you didn’t know.

This book is so fun. I read it forever ago when I was a kid and decided to revisit it this year. Something is always happening in this book and though it is "simpler" than most books I tend to read, it was really fun to delve into a book I had loved so much as a kid again. Despite it's younger age audience, the characters were still well-rounded and fun (I especially loved S.Q.). It was really cute to watch the kids create a family between themselves after feeling so alone for so long. I'm really excited to revisit the other books after enjoying this one so much!

Favorite Quote: You must remember, family is often born of blood, but it doesn't depend on blood. Nor is it exclusive of friendship. Family members can be your best friends, you know. And best friends, whether or not they are related to you, can be your family.

I really enjoyed this book, but it didn't quite replicate the magic of the first book, in my opinion. It was still a very enjoyable book, but at times I felt like it took itself too seriously, which seemed at odds with the overall vibe of the story. I thought Constance's admiration of Reynie was really cute to watch and I liked Cannonball's exuberance. Sticky seemed almost tossed to the sidelines for a lot of this book and at times I forgot he was even there. It was cool to watch them on their journey, but I was kind of annoyed when they found Milligan because even though I really like his character, it seemed less whimsical at that point and more down-to-earth. This book was less memorable to me than the first part (the only section I remember from when I read this book years ago was Reynie remarking on how fast Sticky can read), but it was a fun book nonetheless.

Favorite Quote: You know what I like about buttons? They're very small things that hold bigger things together. Awfully important, buttons—little but strong.

This book seemed to have lost some of the magic that had permeated every aspect of the first book, and a large bit of the second. The kids seemed almost too perfect, with Kate's super-speed and Constance's literal superpowers. It was still fun but it seemed more like an action book rather than a big puzzle, which is what I had thought made the first book so good. The real plot of the book didn't even really start until halfway through and there was a distinct lack of mysteries and clues for the society to solve. It was still fun and there were some sweet moments, but it overall felt lacking to me.

Favorite Quote: Books had been her means of escape; now they would be her refuge.

My expectations for this book were low. I didn't expect it to be bad, but often times prequels can go either way, but boy was I wrong. The book started out slow, and for a while, I was certain my assumptions about the book had been correct, but the story quickly became a really touching story about friendship that made me tear up on more than one occasion. Nicholas's character had always seemed a bit flat and not fully developed in the original trilogy, but here you get to see some of the origins of his quirks and meet the people that made him the man he became later on. Violet and John were really amazing characters and I loved all the different, witty names of the staff. I found the ending to be rather perfect for the book and seemed fitting for a person like Mr. Benedict. I think this book might be the strongest book in the series with an eclectic cast of characters and a plot that I found to really pick up pace as the book went along. I would definitely recommend reading this book after the original books (or at least the first book in the series) because I found it really fun to see so many references to his older self. All in all a really good book.

Favorite Quote: I see that some things are hard to do but that you can’t live with yourself if you don’t do them. I see that the best way to help myself is to help the people I care about. The rest will sort itself out—it has to, right?

I found the third book to be a satisfying conclusion to the series, though that's not to say I didn't still enjoy this book to some extent. Some of it felt rather awkward since the characters were supposed to be significantly older but still acted in a rather juvenile fashion. I was also confused as to how old the characters were supposed to be. Constance was two in the first book and she's described to be a pre-teen (so at least 9) here which would make the other characters 18 or so. The age was odd though because even though it made sense that Sticky and Kate were exceptionally young for their paths, Reynie was said to be one of the youngest to attend this college, which if my assumptions are correct, he wouldn't be very young at all. I felt the end wrapped up rather quickly and it seemed like it had been decided on rather suddenly without many actual clues leading up to it in the rest of the book. Tai's character was cute but wholly unnecessary. There were some cute references to the prequel which I appreciated since I finished that book just the other day, but the book felt kind of messy as a whole. I also thought this book relied much too heavily on mind-reading and such. It was kind of interesting sometimes, but other times it just felt like a cheap plot device to explain how the society was able to constantly be successful. There were some fun and sweet moments but overall I was just struck by how unnecessary the book seemed as a whole and how the personal struggles the characters were facing about growing up and moving on were the same issues they'd been dealing with for books.

Favorite Quote: He said that he doesn’t believe we become different people as we age. No, he says he believes that we become more people. We’re still the kids we were, but we’re also the people who’ve lived all the different ages since that time.

Overall I enjoyed the series, but I thought the series got worse as it got on (with the exception of the prequel). Definitely fun books but the characters honestly don’t evolve a ton from the first book. The series isn’t my favorite but I think it’s great for kids who could really see themselves as those characters.

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Books in Series: The Mysterious Benedict Society; TMBS and The Perilous Journey; TMBS and The Prisoner’s Dilemma; The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict; TMBS and The Riddle of Ages

Author: Trenton Lee Stewart

#the mysterious benedict society #the perilous journey #the prisoner's dilemma #the riddle of ages #the mysterious benedict society series #the extraordinary education of nicholas benedict #four stars #trenton lee stewart #certified nora review

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tenmillionthfirefly · 1 month

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mvshortcut · 1 year

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Original post here

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mvshortcut · 1 year

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Look. We give Milligan a lot of shit for constantly throwing himself off of cliffs/buildings (justified) (affectionate). However, I do think we're letting McCracken off the hook for straight-up launching himself *through* a second story glass window in order to kidnap a group of children faster. On some levels, he and Milligan are the same brand of insane and this is why they work so well as enemies. In this essay I will-

#self recognition through the other (derogatory)#like. man. you couldn't take ten extra seconds to locate a staircase and exit through the door.#no. you were like 'lol Milligan watch THIS' and fucking cannonballed through a window #they are a group of exhausted 13 year olds and one 4 year old. and you are on a fucking island. where are they going to escape to #the mysterious benedict society #tmbs #milligan wetherall #mccracken #the ten men #ten men

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nobodysdaydreams · 5 months

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My TMBS Whodunit Crack Fic:

Gifting it to the amazing @mysteriouseggsbenedict and @ae-jurumi for the amazing tags they left when the Whodunit account posted the fic. Seriously, thank you guys, you’re way too sweet, and everyone please read their fics and look at their art because it is amazing 😍

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mvshortcut · 6 months

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See the thing about Show Cannonball is that they changed his personality to make him more concerned about professionalism and efficiency but kept the silly little nickname. So now you have a well-respected and intimidatingly effective first mate who is VERY attached to his silly little nickname and you WILL refer to him as such. I'm 95% sure "Cannonball" is listed on his official documentation somewhere

#he EARNED his ridiculous nickname with his meticulous first mate skills goddammit #I adore him in case y'all can't tell <333 #thank you sophie for the canonball thoughts #cannonball #the mysterious benedict society #tmbs

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nobodysdaydreams · 1 year

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I know people talk about Capt. Noland and Cannonball being old friends with Nicholas like in the books, and when they find out the children are with Nicholas, that’s when they come back into the story, but I have an alternative:

Reynie: I’m sorry Capt. Noland but we have to go, Dr. Curtain has kidnapped and hypnotized Mr Benedict, and now the whole world is in danger!

Noland: Curtain? As in L.D. CURTAIN?

Cannonball: I believe the very same sir.

Noland: *having war flashbacks* He was on our European cruise 5 years ago with his son. He took extra time sightseeing and made us 2 hours late docking in Greece. I was reprimanded quite severely for that.

Cannonball: as was I sir. The paperwork still haunts my nightmares. I believe he also undertipped the waitressing staff. (Though I must say I found his son to be a very polite and artistically talented young man).

Noland: UNDERTIPPING MY STAFF? INEXCUSABLE! THE RULES OF HOSPITALITY ON THE SEAS ARE QUITE CLEAR. NO MATTER. THERE IS NO ESCAPE FROM JUSTICE. SOON WE WILL HAVE LEDROPTHA CURTAIN PLACED IN MARITIME COURT AND AT LAST HAVE THAT TERRIBLE PAPERWORK, THAT STAIN UPON MY REPUTATION, SPONGED FROM THE RECORD! COME ALONG CHILDREN.

Sticky: Well, I mean, thanks for the help but you know Curtain’s done a lot worse. I mean, he created the emergency, did experiments on kids, kidnapped his own family, and-

Cannonball: Yelled at our cleaning staff when they took too long on his room. And I can’t prove this, but I’m pretty sure it was him and what I assumed were his wife and son who stole one of the ships in our fleet about a year ago. I saw what I swear looked like them landing in a helicopter on the ship and taking the vessel but unfortunately I couldn’t reach the ship in time.

Noland: HE DID WHAT? THE AUDACITY AND RUDENESS OF THAT MAN TO DISRESPECT MY STAFF AND STEAL FROM THE CAPTAIN WHOSE VERY REPUTATION HE PUT IN JEOPARDY! DON’T WORRY CHILDREN THIS VILLAIN WILL BE BROUGHT TO JUSTICE!

Sticky: Yeah stealing and rudeness are pretty bad things, sure. But Curtain also-

Kate: they’re willing to help Sticky, let’s not question why.

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mvshortcut · 1 year

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#the mysterious benedict society #tmbs #mr. oshiro #captain noland #cannonball #the water polo team #dewey #madge #mrs. perumal #marcus hoover #lindsay

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mvshortcut · 10 months

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This is after he's seen the movie, and what he'd genuinely enjoy, not what he'd *say* he enjoyed more, if there's a difference

#tmbs #cannonball #rotating him now

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