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While I have in the most general sense no compunctions from appearing as God made me, I cannot say I approve of such measures unannounced. It is an experience I do not look to repeating save in the very grips of lunacy. And lo: let me shun it for now.

I have read your quaint guide and can quite understand the using of this device, ( Read more... )

In general, Stephen Maturin was a poor sleeper, and since his youth had turned to a number of allies against the boredom-- and sometimes far, far worse than boredom, he having a most vulnerable heart-- of insomnia: poppy and mandragora being the most obvious, seconded by the inspissated juice of aconite or of henbane, by datura stramonium, creeping ( Read more... )

[Surgeon’s] base salary was £5 per month, plus £5 for ever 100 cases of venereal disease they treated […] The venereal disease component of this was financed by fining men with gonorrhea (“gleet”) or syphilis (“pox” or “great pox”).
-A Sea Of Words, Dean King

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For contact purposes, you can always find me here, or PM Stephen's journal. WHICHEVER. I'll probably respond relatively quick. ( Read more... )

‘There you are, Stephen,’ he cried. ‘How happy I am to see you. What have you there?’
‘An unborn porcupine.’
‘Well, there’s glory for you.’
-The Mauritius Command, Patrick O'Brian


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‘What a dogged brute you are, Maturin, upon my honor,’ said Diana. ‘I shall lay out for no more compliments ( Read more... )

Gotta problem with how I play Stephen? Say so here, even if you haven't read the books he's from.

Anonymous is fine, so is not!anonymous, or if you're not from the game he's in, or if it's just about me as a player, and not about how I'm doing with Stephen here in particular. I really would like to know any thoughts you have on my Stephen, as ( Read more... )

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Aaand tracking:

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I am a hopelessly romantic over-dramatic sop, and sometimes songs speak to my heart about make-believe characters I pretend to be over the internet.

Songs in comments, because constantly editing this page for every new song would be preposterous. Anyone can add a song, mind, just please fill out the template:

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