Remember when I said I wasn't going to continue that siren and pirate au thing

Yeah turns out I'm a big fat liar that only knows lies

( verse: cinders. )

of course she believes in the truth. in finding out the full story before passing a sentence down. in demanding nothing more and nothing less than the truth in the cases she collects evidence for. how could that ever change, especially seeing how hard her colleagues, her co-workers, her friends strove for it in every case assigned. in the long nights spent at the precinct and the crime scenes.

that’s not the case for the rest of the department, now, is it? and she knows, there are people who agree with her, comrades scattered throughout the department and the prosecutor’s office; the truth, before anything else.

( the few who are left at least- once upon a time, there was a fighting chance. they had a fighting chance, but now? it’s been extinguished, a flame put out by the fire extinguisher. )

but there’s only so much she can do, even if she’s a few rungs higher up the ladder than where she started when things began to go wrong. when suddenly the truth wasn’t nearly as important as a winning verdict. there are only so many cases she can take on, so many investigations she can head before someone else has to pick up her slack.

and not to mention, she has to pick up her colleagues’, corrupted or not, slack. she knows she should hold on, keep manning the fort in place of the familiar faces she wanted to emulate, but if she’s the only one who believes in the truth, who cares about the truth then...does it really make any difference to anyone if she’s here anymore?

and not to mention, in being a good co-worker, in doing her job well, it only benefits the very corruption she so abhors.

so she quits. turns in her resignation letter one late night and has her desk emptied by the next day. she’s not giving them another cent of her time, two weeks’ notice be damned.

going from a nine-to-five schedule to jobless is a steep slope, but aside from the sheer purposeless that comes with not having a job, it’s a bit like a breath of fresh air. for once, she doesn’t feel the dread that massed every time she stepped into the forensics’ lab. she’s free. 

and yet, even with all that freedom, she can’t help but keep checking the law section of the newspapers. can’t help but listen in on the cases held at the courthouse. 

freedom isn’t so sweet if one feels a responsibility to the truth. so she finds her own way of getting to the truth. with her artwork ready to sell, she uses the profits to buys all the materials she would need to conduct her own forensics lab and waits. waits for the right person to come through that door at the right time. like cinders, burnt out, but not quite done burning yet.

now all she needs is a steady source of paper.

tldr; an au in which suki, being disheartened by with the corruption in the system, resigns from the lapd. now a freelance artist ( whose budget is tight ), she conducts forensics investigations for anyone who requests her services, these individuals typically being victims of evidence fraud/forgery. 

tidbits that didn’t make it in:

i feel like eventually she does open her own art supply store. it’s both her day job, but also a cover for the real services she provides. 

is a freelance artist- sells not only origami, but also sketches and paintings. gets a lot of children as clients for her services.

takes place in a darker au where wright and edgeworth are unable to bring the dark age of law to an end.

takes place during her embers verse; a lot more worn down, burnt out, and wary, especially since she put up with a fair amount of workplace harassment before she quit.

also low key more of a loner here too; hermits a lot.

🍁 Achievements + Analysis

I thought about making separate posts, but then I realized I could multitask and mash all of these into one. Lists all of the achievements in English and translated from Russian + some commentary. Behold, the Knock Knock Achievement Master Post. As always, long post under the cut.

“How’s Annie” was a fun tidbit that had a shallow rabbit hole to follow. Some of these are interesting, some of these are not. I used Yandex to help translate these, so take it with a grain of salt. 

This was taken from a website that archives Steam achievements. I’ll be going through them all, just to tie up any loose ends.

🍁Fear of a blank page

English: Fear of a blank page - Found a diary page Russian: Unclean leaf - Found the diary page

The Russian translation is interesting because it references something that you don’t really figure out until you find the whole diary in one piece. 

🍁Busy with paperwork

English: Busy with paperwork - Found five diary pages Russian: Paperwork - I found five pages of my diary

Not much to commentate on. Though it should be noted that in the Russian translations, typically it either refers to Lodger as a “he” or uses first person. Could be a translation issue, or it could have been used on purpose. 

🍁Weaving the story

English: Weaving the story - Remembered the story of the Lost Child Russian: The fabric of the story - I learned the story of the invisible child

I also like this one for referencing the diary more specifically. I wish we had gotten more black and white info on when this happened, where they were and what happened to the other children.

🍁Something in the way

English: Something in the way - Entered a haunter Russian: I do not believe - Entered the pop-up window

Pretty sure the Russian description is a mistranslation. But I’m glad that The Lodger retained his key character trait through translation. 

🍁They are legion

English: They are legion - Entered ten haunters Russian: Their name is Legion - Entered at ten o’clock

I’m ALMOST CERTAIN this is another wrong translation on Yandex’s part. I’m assuming the Russian description is the same as the English description. If it also isn’t a wrong translation, I like the title for the achievement in Russian. It sounds spookier.

🍁Open your mind

English: Open your mind - Saw a fragment of reality Russian: Window to the courtyard - I saw a fragment of reality

This could tie in to some theories that The Lodger was one of the children lost to The Program. ‘Courtyard’ is vague, but it could mean a school (like it’s referenced in the dream written in the diary) or some kind of asylum. Those are my best guesses. Cool nonetheless, could just be imagery of ‘looking outside’ that they were going for.

🍁Good things come in threes

English: Good things come in threes - Saw three fragments of reality Russian: In three pines - I saw three fragments of reality

Now I don’t know any symbolism with three pines, so I had to look it up. And according to this website post, this was based on a novel. Maybe. Some people claim that it may have been based off of real life events, someone planted pine trees to signify that refugees fleeing The Revolutionary War were safe in Quebec. Who knows though, another legend to throw on to the pile of growing mysteries.

🍁Knowing the flip side

English: Knowing the flip side - Saw all fragments of reality Russian: The flipside of being - I saw all the fragments of reality

Again, the translations are similar. Flipside could mean something like an alternate dimension, or if we’re being literal and are taking the textbook definition, could be a complicated roundabout way of saying “tomorrow.” So this is either a poke at seeing ghosts or seeing the future.

🍁I was ready

English: I was ready - Managed to hide successfully Russian: It’s not my fault - Hid and didn’t get caught

Woah, can we talk about this one for a second? “It’s not my fault.” This is definitely a reference to the diary, whether it’s The Lodger or his father or etc. 

🍁I’m not there

English: I’m not there - Managed to hide successfully five times Russian: I’m not here - I hid five times and didn’t get caught

Unlike the previous achievement, uneventful here. 

🍁Nobody home

English: Nobody home - Managed to hide successfully ten times Russian: No one’s home - Ten times I hid and didn’t get caught

Also uneventful. I will mention the perspective changes between languages again though. (I will also mention that this could be translated wrong... again)

🍁The enlightened

English: The enlightened - Turned the light on in every room Russian: Education - Lit up the whole house

I like the English title better, but I like the Russian description better. Feels more ominous and spooky.

🍁My name is Nobody

English: My name is Nobody - Turned the light on in a room before a breach opened Russian: My name is Nobody - Turned on the light in the room before opening the gap

Standard, similar translations, not really a theory to go off of. The breaches are weird on their own and could have many meanings, attachments or symbolism behind them, but who knows.

🍁Babysitter

English: Babysitter - Touched the weeping one Russian: Now don’t look - Touched the lost one

Not a lot to comment on this one. The translations are pretty similar, and the Russian version is a reference to gameplay (and maybe an in game line? My memory is hazy. Just like The Lodger’s har har)

🍁How’s Annie?

English: How’s Annie? - Turned into a doppelganger Russian: How’s Annie? - Changed into a double

If you’re new and/or haven’t checked out one of my earliest theories, you can check it out here. It goes over this particular achievement in whole. 

🍁Through the looking glass

English: Through the looking glass - Entered a breach Russian: Sight unseen - Entered the breach

The English version of this achievement is actually extremely interesting. A “looking glass” can either mean a mirror, or according to Lewis Carroll, something opposite of what we expect. Kind of gives me doppelganger vibes. Please imagine The Lodger in an Alice in Wonderland dress

🍁Breaking the circle

English: Breaking the circle - Chose to go into the woods Russian: Don’t go in circles - Preferred to go into the woods

I liked the wording of this better in Russian. Otherwise, no comment. 

🍁Pagurian 

English: Pagurian - Chose to lock The Lodger inside the cabin and remain hidden Russian: Hermit - He chose to lock himself in the house

A final commentary and then farewell. In English, the game makes it sound like we chose to torture The Lodger. In Russian, it makes it sound like he chose to torture himself. Ominous, I like it.

If you made it to the bottom of this post, you deserve two brownie points. I feel bad for taking so long to put this out, but I figure it’s done and out of the way. I do this because I enjoy it, and I hope you guys are enjoying it too. Next up I’m going to be reblogging some things from @eyesofflora, offering my own commentary, and doing more research on fae and folklore.

PETER NOONE: MY FAVORITE TEACHER?

PETER NOONE: MY FAVORITE TEACHER?

It’s not possible to name every person, who taught me about life. The prime focus is Peter Noone , as teacher . I view Peter Noone from a distance. The topic: How I apply his career to my writing life. I set out as a fan, nothing more. What I discovered, is a business model for a writer . This may evolve into multiple posts. We will see. PETER NOONE? Why Peter Noone ? How does a singer / entertainer reveal himself as, a business model for a writer ? I had no clue at first. I grew up a fan of Herman’s Hermits . Peter Noone is the original Herman of Herman’s Hermits . In 2005 , I discovered his website , his chatroom , and his Forums . I got to know the website well. By entering the Peter Noone Chatroom , I got to know his fans, known as Noonatics . Peter Noone popped into his chatroom , almost daily. This was loads of fun—and FREE! You could say, I ate it up. I was hooked! LESSON: Make yourself available to fans! TIME PASSES Time changes all things. Facebook , Twitter , Instagram , aging, and health means, 2018 is not 2005 . Most Noonatics moved to Facebook . Many are on Instagram . No idea the number on Twitter . Peter Noone moved with them. LESSON: A star must be where the people are to be seen. This is not hard to understand. Forums receive posts from time to time. The website remains reasonably popular. You can find the concert schedule and purchase products through the website . However, the chatroom is down to between 5 and 10 fans, who are regulars. Peter Noone comes to his own chatroom , probably less than 5 times a year, now. Plus, he does not stay long. AN EDUCATION What I relate is my on-going education , for the past 13 years. This is based on the distant observations , of the career, of Peter Noone . I apply his career to my writing career. Let us begin with my joining the Fan Club in 2006 and meeting Peter Noone , in a post-concert autograph line. This is over a year after getting to know, Noonatics and Peter Noone , in his chatroom . MEETING MY TEACHER Meeting Peter Noone in November 2006 was nice, but short. I have no complaints. LESSON: As my teacher, I saw Peter Noone engage each person, as an individual . His sales people— volunteer fans —sold merchandise, as people passed through the autograph line. The line moved swiftly. Despite this, Peter Noone engaged in long conversations with some, short conversations with others. The time spent with each person was spontaneous. I saw no sign, fan club members, got more time with him, than non-members—although I’m sure this happens, if and when time permits. I enjoy observing. What I observed was a polished, well-run, operation. Our meeting and all that surrounded it, stayed with me for days. You could say years. There’s been no doubt in my mind, Peter Noone is a teacher, worthy of study. A mentor , if you prefer that word. He had a concert the following night, his birthday! HEALTH IN WRITING I write a lot about poor Health . In all my years of following Peter Noone , I’ve never seen a concert cancelled, for health reasons . Once a concert was canceled due to a blizzard. He arrived to pick up his cancellation fee the day of the concert. At least, this is what I’ve heard. Talk about dedication and determination! The point? As a writer , you must meet deadlines , arrive on time for book tours and autographing books , and hope you’re blessed with fine health . If not, you MUST compensate for this. This applies to interviews , as well. I may take up Health , in a future post. LESSON: My writing life has a significant obstacle that is difficult to overcome. I must innovate ! Authors do succeed, despite poor Health . Yet, I now know, thanks to Peter Noone , being born with good health , is one key to writing success (or other forms of entertainment success). For me, Health is an obstacle . Health is a serious strike against my writing life . Giving up is not an option, if I plan to be published. MARKETING: THE PEOPLE PERSON Peter Noone taught me an important Marketing and Sales message, which I’ve gone on to observe, among accomplished writers I know. It’s best to own or develop , a People Personality . If you love to meet new people, you are a huge step ahead, of many very good writers. If you listen well , this helps too. If you love to talk about your book , chances are, you’re on your way to making sales . Sales are not always immediate. Talk seeds the mind of the listener . Not all seeds bare fruit. You must sow to reap. Recognizing that Peter Noone has over 50 years of experience in Sales and Marketing, here are a few ways, he does this. Interviews —radio, newspaper, TV, podcasts, and blogs. For a time Peter Noone had his own fan club newsletter. On Saturdays , Peter Noone is on SiriusXM radio, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. (Eastern Time). This is marketing yourself! Peter Noone appeared on American Idol as a coach, had a stint on a Soap Opera , and has played one-off roles, on television programs. All this is Marketing , leads to music Sales or Sold Out concerts. For Peter Noone , concerts, not new recordings, is how he earns an income today. Thus, book sales are like a concert. (PARDON MY RANT) While on this topic, allow me to be a writers’ critic . I write a music blog and this blog. It is easier to get a famous music entertainer to do an e-mail interview , than get an unknown writer , to do an e-mail interview . DO INTERVIEWS WRITERS! I’m not asking you to stop writing . If music people realize an interview is free marketing , why shouldn’t writers recognize this too? Nor am I saying music entertainers don’t say, no. They do. Writers , entertainers have taught me, if your book isn’t selling , not doing interviews, may be one reason why. I’m an introvert. This is a hard lesson I must learn too. ( Love people. Love interviewers and interviews!) WORKING FOR THE MAN What follows is not meant as bragging. This LESSON , took a year or more to learn. Out of nowhere, in May 2010 Peter Noone entered his chatroom . He volunteered me to do concert site research for him. Then he left the chatroom . It really was that quick. It was like being volunteered in the military . There’s no refusing. So, I began a duty, I’ve never perfected. A year or so later, my ego deflated , when I realized, Peter Noone rarely uses, the tidbits I find for him. Was like watching a balloon swirl about, as I deflated . Quite funny! (Note: He’s brilliant at finding his own tidbits!) I’m finding back-up material , in case it’s needed. Suddenly, I felt very unimportant. Here is why I still do the research . (By the way, Peter Noone knows I enjoy doing personal research — he knows his fans!) LESSON: Know your readers, if possible! WHY DO THE RESEARCH ? Since forced into retirement by health issues, research became my job. One with deadlines —like my old job. Good for my self-worth. Second, the research serves as a treasure trove of material, for fiction and blog writing. Third, story ideas can and do develop, from the research . Fourth, I realized, in working for the man , I’m training myself in writing. This, my friend, is a real eye-opener! I’m sure I’ve forgotten other important assets I’ve gained from this research . In my opinion, this simple assignment , turned into one of the best writing lessons , I’ve experienced. So, rather than brag, an ignorance gap in my writing, has been filled by the experience, of volunteer(ed) research . LESSON: Be open to experiences that seem to offer no reward. Where I was blind, I now see. CHANGE: A MUST YOU CAN’T AVOID Change is the hardest thing to write about. I’ve never enjoyed change , when I am comfortable with things, as they are. Whether it’s the Time Passes section above or constant changes I experienced with my last employer, I’ve learned a hard REALITY LESSON . It is best to embrace change . Doesn’t mean you won’t feel sadness and disappointment . You MUST move on. I should write a post on this topic. Maybe I will. Change can’t be avoided. Without change , this blog would not exist. I’ve watched Peter Noone change . Writers must change . Greater minds than I, are worth consulting about change . I’ve had to learn the hard way to embrace change . On my last job, I got pretty good at this. I hope I’m not reverting to old ways today. A writer must be in tune with change . This informs your writing. Change is not a matter of age. You can let age hinder you, but age does not prevent your ability to change . Let me leave off here. This is a lesson I’m still learning. Some people are naturally open to change and prefer change . No doubt, human personality and genes, play a role, in how we face change . Know as a writer, change is a must you can’t avoid. UNTIL NEXT TIME Peter Noone is my favorite teacher . He’s offered me Golden Opportunities in learning. I never expected Peter Noone to teach me anything. Especially teach me about writing . If I’m ever published as a short story writer, poet, or in book form, Peter Noone played a teaching role, in getting me there. While I live in Florida , Peter Noone lives in California . We are 3,000 miles apart, give or take a few miles. Yet, Peter Noone has taught me much. It’s Distance Learning , but an education . You learn by observing . I learned a lot about writing by observing Peter Noone . By the way, Peter Noone is a pretty good writer . I hope Peter Noone does not mind my sharing, our long distance connection , with you. When you can’t find a mentor , be open to those, who may be a good mentor to you— even at a distance . Thank you, Peter Noone. NOTE: Look for future posts on the above topics. This has not been easy to write.

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