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The Inventors Squad™

@smartefact / smartefact.tumblr.com

a blog dedicated to quillsh wammy and his inventor friends, all of whom are involved in the EIS (english inventors society).
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Gardening (lol sorry that just kind of came out)

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oKAY LISTEN

- Back in the orphanage, Quillish taught him how to garden. L made his own little square of plants he tended to. (Mostly toxins.) Among those things was a variant of nightshade, that turned a shockingly vibrant shade of violet.
- Back in Winchester, he has a sizeable home, with a beautiful landscaped yard in the back. Growing up the side of the brick/stone wall is the same nightshade plant he snipped from his garden back at Wammy’s.
- He goes through so much coffee that he just uses the leftover grounds as fertilizer.
- Owns an incredible amount of books on botany, toxins, and medicinal plants.
- Has extremely rare herb variations, like sometimes brought to him from around the globe by Nancy or Trevor. @jurassiclawliet ;) ;) ;)
- Has five different types of strawberries growing.
- Of course he has a shit ton of poisonous plants. And some of them are really easy to take care of, like the night shade. Because they’re weeds and they grow natively. Even the strawberries are pretty easy. 
- He likes the feeling of digging up the soil and watching life sprout, but he simply doesn’t have time for it. There are definitely months where he lets it overgrow, or has to call in a specialist. (Which he HATES doing. Gotta do it himself. That asshole.)
- He even went out of his way to learn Portuguese, just so he could read this weird book Trevor picked up for him on hybrid-poisons from South America.
- Probably sends weird plants to Trevor as a clue to what he’ll get Trevor for Christmas, or when to meet next and where, ect. They send each other plants that have different meanings and they have to figure it out like puzzles.
- One time they both went to Harold’s place during Christmas while he was away on a trip, and personally installed 8,058 poinsettias. I mean in the grass, in the gutters, all along the sides of the house. Floating in the pool. In the house. Every box planter. The gravel driveway is blocked with a literal perfect row of planted poinsettias, and they continue in a line, a complete circle around the entirety of his property. All around the tennis court. They paid off the groundskeeper, who actually helped them.
- His favorite flowers are roses, specifically really fragrant hybrid-tea roses.
- Baked Nancy a really nice cake using edible sugared petals from the roses in his garden, on top of the frosting.
- His favorite tree is Arbutus unedo (strawberry tree)which is native to Western France and Ireland

Thanks @jurassiclawliet!!! This one was def my favorite.

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These are beautiful, wonderful and have made my morning. I love each and every one of them.

OH MU GOD THEY PERSONALLY INSTALL EIGHT THOUSAND POINSETTIAS ON HAROLD’S ESTATE IM LAUFHIFN. THAT’S SO FUNNY. TYPICAL TREVOR AND L MAKING EVERYTHING “EXTREME”.

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Polaroids: Pretending

Characters: Quillsh Wammy, L Lawliet, Trevor Halloway, Nancy Moore, Harold Lotus summary: snapshots of Pictures verse for @smartefact squad.  notes: based on the hc from a few days ago about L pretending to sleep so he can listen in to people’s conversations. 

L can hardly blame the snow. Snow is not sentient, it has no capacity to be so apathetic. It can’t make the decision to withhold gestures of kindness or sincerity. For a while, L truly believed human kindness was a myth, something that could only belong in a distant dream with his mother’s laugh and her gentle touch. That was until Quillsh Wammy wrapped that scarf around his neck and every instinct in L’s gut compelled him to take the man’s hand. 
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YES

omg thanks. excited to get it going! also they'll be more stuff here soon sorry it's all happening I have far too many projects 🌝

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Okay, complete the set and do one for Harold? I wanna hear about his phobias and few redeeming qualities :D

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Full Name: Harold Lotus [1932-]Gender and Sexuality: CIS het malePronouns: He/himEthnicity/Species: Human, BritishBirthplace and Birthdate: May 14th, 1932 [Swindon, Wiltshire] Horoscope: Taurus MBTI: ESTJLived in: Harold has spent a lot of time in America, he’s well travelled. Guilty Pleasures: spending his money. god he hates to splash out even though he can afford to but also he loves it. Phobias: storms, failure What They Would Be Famous For: Marrying a famous actress, or dating a celebrity tbh.  

What They Would Get Arrested For: TAX EVASION. jfc. or something or that like. So Harold. he’d do something very sneaky and underground - the chances of it ever being exposed are slim. but if it were, yeah he’d be arrested. 

OC You Ship Them With: – He asked Nancy out once and she rejected him. He’s so bitter about it to this day. Like really bitter, poor Harold. 

OC Most Likely To Murder Them: NANCY LMAO. He is definitely intimidated by Nancy. 

Favourite Movie/Book Genre: Mystery. 

Least Favourite Movie/Book Cliche: “The chosen one”  - mostly because it makes him feel inferior and jealous  because if that were true, then Quillsh has always been that person. He’s always exceeded, always done better in anything and everything they both try to do in the secret service and outside of that. 

Talents and/or Powers: Intelligent. Harold is very academic and he’s good with numbers. He is an inventor, and it’s more focused in mathematical, logical things. He works very differently to Trevor. I think he envies Trevor’s spontaneous nature an awful lot. But he doesn’t realise there’s a benefit to being methodical. 

Why Someone Might Love Them/Strengths/likeable traits: Harold is extravagant. He is a fantastically warm host, and he offers nothing short of excellence. Yeah he’s pretentious, but he looks after people close to him. He’s also very dedicated to his cause, whatever it is he’s doing he does really invest himself. 

Harold likes stability and order. so yeh, he’s VERY organised. if there is a big event coming up, he will make it a priority to have everything in shape and order. He often actually helped plan the EIS meetings. And when Nancy starts the New society many decades later, he actually does try to make an effort in helping her with it. from afar at first, and then also in person later on when he tries to reconcile with her and Trevor. 

Why Someone Might Hate Them/Weaknesses: Very self-indulgent, and the extravagance can be a little overwhelming. Harold is… he’s been brought up in an environment where he always got what he wanted. He’s a rich boy who’s never really been told ‘no’ before until he meets the Inventor Squad. Even though he’s filthy rich he’s extremely stingy with his money. He often has ulterior motives, but he believes wholeheartedly in his own intentions. 

Harold is quite judgemental on others. He doesn’t look beyond stereotypes much, and he doesn’t try to. He can be a little bigoted as a result. 

How They Change: Actually, Harold is one of those people that you get a bit irritated by because whenever you see him he… hasn’t actually changed all that much? It’s kind of incredible in its own way. 

SERIOUSLY though. he does change. it takes him a long time. That’s why a lot of people don’t think he really has changed or is capable. Not until after Quillsh’s death does he start to make amends and build bridges back. That kind of is a realisation for him, that he lost a good friend through his selfish actions. That he burnt the bridges he had with his only real friends. He spends the last decade of his life reconciling with Trevor and Nancy. It’s never the same… but nobody expected it would be. 

Once his son starts to grow up, his son takes on a lot more of the lotus business. And that gives Harold more time to do other things outside of the business. Which makes him realise this isn’t how he wants to end his days. 

Why You Love Them: He’s such an ass omfg. really. Harold isn’t completely aware when he’s being an asshole though. And he really does make an effort with people he likes once he understands what he’s doing. I admire him because he has the courage to say later in life “yes. okay. I did that awful thing and all the rest - and it was wrong. I want to make things better,… but how do i do that?” . it’s a little too late, but it’s a start. and it ends with him at least being back in touch with Nancy and Trevor towards the final years. 

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Polaroids: Avant Garde

Characters: Quillsh Wammy, L Lawliet, Trevor Halloway, Nancy Moore, Harold Lotus Series: Part 2 of Pictures Summary: small unrelated snapshots of moments in the Pictures verse.

Trevor Halloway loves nothing more than impromptu day trips. With little warning, he’ll arrange excursions for Nancy, Quillsh, and in the days when things were simpler Harold, on days out. Of course, the minute L Lawliet enters the frame, he becomes part of it. L seeps into his world so seamlessly. And in turn, Trevor shapes the edges of L’s. It’s no surprise then, that the pair of them often take trips together without the others. 
Their outings are never a consistent, routine thing. Trevor’s too spontaneous and unfocused on planning to make it so, and the ever-growing workload of the World’s Greatest Detective would merely lead to constant cancellations and rescheduling anyway. So the set-up is perfect, really.

basically once this article came out @ceilililili and I were talking about how this is SO trevor and L. I had to make a Polaroid of this moment. I have about 5 polaroids drafted I hope to post soon, alongside “The Early Years” - i hope you like this one 

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Aries- The blood of a dragon runs through your veins, You are built out of gold, So just remember, Gold is one of the rarest and beautiful things to find in life Taurus- You bleed for nothing, You are fighting a war that you are not involved in, Do not fight a fight that is not worth fighting, Be the warrior that fights for something worth breaking bones and gaining scars over, Gemini- The universe calls upon your name, Share your love to all the planets in your galaxy, Spread stardust to the people who are made of moondust, Your soul is bright as the sun, give warm sunkisses to your loved ones and burn your enemies with it,  Cancer- The oceans crash when your heart breaks, The angels weep the rain the pours onto your head when you feel lost, God lights up his cigarette outside the bar as his soul hurts for you, Love yourself so the oceans can calm, the angels laugh in joy, and so God can smile down at you.   Leo- You have the heart of a lion, It roars with passion, And purrs with burning love, But don’t let your heart roar too loud, or else you’ll damage it and loose the love you once had. Virgo- Limbs made from a willow tree, Bones made from the rocks, Its okay to let yourself feel smooth as sand, or soft as satin, Its okay not to be grounded to the earth, and let yourself be a raven in the wind. Libra- You dance with the devil in the most beautiful way,  His eyes are hypnotic, the key to another dimension,  You are his Proserpine, his subject, his love, You are so blinded by beautiful love that you forget sometimes the most beautiful people can be the most dangerous Scorpio- Darkness creeps up from behind you, laying one cold hand on your shoulder,  Its breath is like ice down your neck, and its touch is searing,  You look in the mirror and expect to see a demon from the blackest of hells,  But instead you see yourself hovering right behind you Sagittarius- The winds chime your name,  Fire screams your name, Water whispers softly your name, Earth commands your name, You posses the youth of the air, born from the intense pits of fire, gentle water trickles through your veins, and you bones are carved from Cedar trees Capricorn- You’re the lone wolf that sits on the cliff edge with blood dripping from your teeth,  Alpha leadership pounds in your heart,  The loyalty of a Beta glows through your eyes,  And the independence of an Omega roars through the forest as you howl alone Aquarius- Earth is a foreign place to you,  You’re from a place where the ocean is black and the skies are purple,  You’re from a place where it rains acid and everyone loves one another,  This place is not your home, you are an alien to this planet You’re your own home. Pisces- Its okay to weep tears made of watercolor paints, Its okay to feel the weight of darkness crushing your bones, Its okay to break your reflection and let your knuckles bleed poison, Its okay to fall apart a little bit.

poetry for the signs  (via sapphireastrology)

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Extra for the Successor programme trivia

@kirmishinigamichan messaged after the successor HCs post about The Dispute™ between Trevor and Wammy so here's some more!!! After The Dispute™ in the mid 90s happens (more accurately it is Trevor laying into Quillsh), they don't talk for a few weeks, possibly even months. Living busy lives helps make it feel a bit less strained but it's really a strange time. It's the only time they've ever really had some problems. Trevor feels so bad about what he said. He just feels he can't face Quillsh again, and Nancy comes over to Sort It Out and he's like: " I CAN NEVER RECTIFY THIS. IVE WRITTEN 56 DIFFERENT APOLOGIES OUT ON MY BEST PAPER AND NONE OF THEM ARE GOOD ENOUGH". Meanwhile, Quillsh is getting on with 'Watari' jobs but internally like "I miss Trevor so much but gosh he thinks so terribly of me I have to put it right now. I've written 24 letters and they're all wrong." Nancy is the glue. And exasperated. She even considers calling Harold at some point through this to put on one of his parties they all dislike - just so that Trevor and Quillsh have to join her in escaping the party and face each other. Even L has noticed: "You haven't spoken to Trevor in a while, Watari". He knows once again it's probably got something to do with him but he didn't hear The Dispute™. But he calls Nancy and they both agree it's getting out of hand and something has to be done. Luckily, they don't have to step in: Trevor even talks to Thomas Bradby about it. Bradby can't bring himself to use their quarrel to take Trevor away from Quillsh, despite how much he loves him and is envious of their friendship. He actually does a really nice thing. He calls Quillsh from the states and explains that Trevor is just feeling terrible about whatever occurred. Once hearing that, Quillsh goes to meet Trevor and as soon as they come face to face they just know it's all going to be fine. A few weeks later, Trevor pulls out all of the 56 letters he's written and is like "okay so you can pick one sincere apology letter 31 is the best but letter 15 is my personal favourite" Quillsh then says "you haven't beaten me at smartefact but you bested me here. I only wrote 24 letters." Then Trevor is laughing and has this ridiculous idea where they can keep ALL the letters and exchange their apology letters like some strange and very elaborate trading card game. Everyone is so relieved.

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Random Trivia #1: successors

Something the inventors have never been able to agree on is the successor programme. How to respond to L’s genius and success.

The birth of the programme 

  • As I was talking about it with @sybilius , the inventor in Quillsh is quite curious about what it could take to invent a new L and if it were even possible. 
  • L is very indifferent to it and doesn’t quite understand the purpose of it. He’s still very young and L has barely begun once it starts out. Most of all, he disagrees because he’s not going to fail. Why should there be other people? As he’s quite young he also wonders “why can’t this be my thing? It’s mine” 
  • And he says something like “but there’s Deneuve and Coil and *lists personas*”. Quillsh has to delicately explain it’s more in case L died because people may be after his life one day in the field, or as a precaution if he passed early. 
  • Trevor is with L on this one 100% and doesn’t like the idea at all. He doesn’t like L having to think about his mortality in the form of successors when he’s barely even lived himself. 

The early programmes

  • So yeah it does start and it goes ahead
  • Nancy and Roger devote a lot of time to the programme.
  • After what happens with A, there’s quite a rift for a while. This is a rare moment where Trevor is actually angry and disappointed in Quillsh. 
  • Trevor says something really horrible to Quillsh about him just doing exactly what Harold wanted to do with L for the secret service building an army of genius people without caring for the children, and that all of this is just one big invention to him that turned into an experiment 
  • “You’re an eroding inventor posing as a scientist.” // “Or maybe you were never an inventor at heart. It’s not the creation, it’s the outcome - isn’t it?” // “You’re more like Harold than you think" // “This isn’t Watari, or Quillsh Wammy I’m seeing right now… This is ‘Q’.” // “it’s like you never even left the secret service.” 
  • [[ ‘Q’ for Quillsh is Wammy’s name in the secret service and it has some deliberate parallels with James Bond history which I’ll write a whole post about it later!! ]] 
  • it’s really sad and Trevor regrets ever saying it as he knows how much Quillsh has given to all his orphanages and the kids, but it’s said now and he can’t take it back ;0;

Later successor programmes

  • Nancy thinks it sensible for L to have people trained who he can fallback on if something happens or he wishes to ever stop. She attempts to be the middle person and when there’s tension diffuse it.
  • In fact, Nancy is one of the people who helps select potential successors for the later programmes. She seeks out Near actually and encourages Quillsh to take him to Wammy’s House, but never says much on the subject. Sometimes in her later years she feels very uneasy about it.
  • When Nancy looks at the young inventors of the NEIS, she can’t help but think about it all.
  • When Near rises as N he does know of Nancy. He remembers her face at the very least. 
  • Rester and Nancy do speak on occasion actually. 
  • But N never contacts her because he knows she lost so much with Quillsh and the first L. He can’t pull her so deeply into Kira’s world when Kira was always just outside the bubble for her, and he also doesn’t want to hear much about the L she knew tbh.
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[for the OC thing] thomas bradby (i hope I'm spelling that correctly.)

thank you! :D 

Quick Disclaimer: Thomas Bradby isn’t as much at the forefront of the world as the main inventor squad, so I haven’t thought about him as much this profile won’t be as detailed as Trevor, Nancy or Harold’s would be. But yes! let’s do it. I’ll put [TBC] for things I haven’t really thought about/decided yet. 

Full Name: Thomas BradbyGender and Sexuality: CIS male, homosexualPronouns: He/himEthnicity/Species: Human, BritishBirthplace and Birthdate: December 29th1935Horoscope: capricorn MBTI: ISFJ-T (turbulent) Lived in: Cambridge pretty much most of his life tbh. Pretty static until he moves to the states. he moves out there in the 80s. Guilty Pleasures: [TBC]Phobias: [TBC]What They Would Be Famous For: Probably that one time he was on the winning rowing team bringing Cambridge into victory in the boat race against Oxford in 1959. 

What They Would Get Arrested For: he has this one night and gets out of control, and it’s the most outrageous thing he has ever done. He’s mortified, really. 

OC You Ship Them With: Trevor wasn’t interested, but Thomas really loved Trevor. Unconditionally. 

OC Most Likely To Murder Them: …..Harold is always the answer even though he’s just…Haughty Harold haha

Favourite Movie/Book Genre: Philosophy or a book on mathematics. 

Least Favourite Movie/Book Cliche: Something illogical or impossible. he and Trevor used to quibble a lot because Trevor is a complete contrast to this. also doesn’t like science fiction - doctor who is a big ‘no’ for him when it hits TV, the inventor squad love it when it airs haha. 

Talents and/or Powers: He’s good with numbers. A mathematician. He tries his hand at inventing as Trevor is so interested in it, but his ideas are rudimentary and he struggles to apply his knowledge creatively.  

Very posh darling, very posh yah. I don’t think that’s a talent or a power omg but i don’t know where else to put that information. 

Why Someone Might Love Them: Precise and intellectual. He works hard and is consistent. Very reliable and dependable. He’s supportive. 

Why Someone Might Hate Them: He’s so prim and proper so maybe? Can take things very personally. Modest so downplays his own abilities at times. He can be quite reserved, but I don’t think that’s a reason to hate him. When he’s with Trevor and people he knows he does speak up more, he sometimes comes across a bit frustrated. 

How They Change: in their university years, Thomas and Trevor are great pals. He’s a little envious of Quillsh. Because Quillsh Wammy just enters into the scene - Trevor is their mutual friend. Yet somehow, he ends up becoming their mutual friend and out of the circle. It is quite sad. Thomas suppresses a lot of things, including his sexuality and his feelings for Trevor. 

When Trevor passes, he does initiate contact with Nancy. Even though they’d never met, he wanted to speak to the most influential woman in Trevor’s life. 

Why You Love Them: He’s often overlooked, the underdog. He does rise up and do well in what he wants to do. He’s very selfless and disciplined, but it’s to a degree he doesn’t do much for himself. 

i’m proud of him because going to America no matter how scary it was is definitely the decision he ever makes and it’s 100% for himself not anybody else - because otherwise he will forever be living in the shadow of Trevor,pining. Considering how much he doesn’t like change, it’s very brave of him to just dive headfirst into a whole new country and leave it all behind. Thomas is a poignant character, he’s not anything like our inventors. I like that contrast.  

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Tell us about Trevor Halloway!

GLADLY. GLADY. THE TIME HAS COME. *screaming*

Full Name: Trevor Halloway [1935-2010]Gender and Sexuality: CIS male, bisexual.Pronouns: He/himEthnicity/Species: Human, Black British (father came as a budding student after the slight influx of immigration to London in Britain after WWI. Met Trevor’s mother there.) Birthplace and Birthdate: Royal London Hospital, January 25th 1935Horoscope: Aquarius MBTI: ESFP. I just did it for him. yep, very true. Lived in: Shoreditch, London (1936-1955), Cambridge (1955-1958), then he goes back to Shoreditch for a while with his parents, then those years where he and Quillsh rented together i haven’t decided where yet lmao (1968-1970), then rents somewhere else sorry i’m not gonna just spout random cities cos I have in my head where I want him to go i just need to think about it some more. Now lives: Gradually the Inventors situate themselves further south. His country house in Exeter (1986-2010), with a tennis court he doesn’t use purely because Harold has one too lmao. Trevor pls.   Guilty Pleasures: one-upmanship, pranks. Phobias: loneliness. Trevor seeks companionship, he cannot cope with being alone ;0; What They Would Be Famous For: some whacky invention tbh. 

What They Would Get Arrested For: Okay real talk i dont want to gloss over this at all, it’s important to mention. Though I have to acknowledge that i am not a POC, and be mindful of this. Whilst it’s awful, yes: Trevor probably was arrested a few times in the 40s-50s for simply being a black citizen in Britain. Throughout his life, he would have been subjected to racism and discrimination. 

OC You Ship Them With: He adores Quillsh so damn much, okay? They are pretty much platonic lifepartners it’s lovely. But mmhmm, you see the bond he has with Nancy and it’s so pure and precious. 

OC Most Likely To Murder Them: HAROLD IS LIKE THE ANSWER  EVERY SINGLE TIME THIS COMES UP ON THE MEME LMAO. even though he couldn’t murder anyone. Whilst Harold is incredibly pretentious and snooty, he does have some redeeming qualities (*whispers* some…..) 

Or Nancy - (( totally non-serious btw)) because Trevor drives her up the bloody wALL. sometimes she is totally dONE.

Favourite Movie/Book Genre: Trevor loves adventure stories. 

Least Favourite Movie/Book Cliche: They woke up because it was all a dream. PLEASE - he hates that so much omfg. He wants life to be as magical and almost surreal as every corner of his imagination. God I love trevor. He’s so charismatic and wonderful. 

Talents and/or Powers: Following his father’s footsteps, Trevor went to University. A damn good one actually, he worked hard for it. His specialisms are mostly in engineering. If you’ve read pictures you’ll know he goes to America in 1987 to lecture Engineering Sciences (BUT YOU WOULDN’T KNOW IT’S WITH NONE OTHER THAN MR. BRADBY. THOMAS BRADBY RETURNS YEAAAA!!!).

He assists in making some of the early solar panels, too. Pretty cool, right? Trev is awesome. you should see his inventor sketchbook it’s just so vibrant and every single part of the page is covered in something. 

Why Someone Might Love Them: Trevor is infectiously charming. He’s really very special. His energy is contagious too. Trevor is the kind of person who you think “no he wouldn’t do that…would he?” but then “actualLY DON’T JINX IT TREVOR WOULD HE ACTUALLY WOULD”. 

He’s so funny??? like his banter is on point. Trevor can just come out with something and have everyone in complete stitches. Even Harold. He’s such a dynamic, compelling person. 

Why Someone Might Hate Dislike Them: thIS GUY. this guy can sometimes really struggle to be serious.  A huge dreamer, but to the point where he loses grip on reality. 

It can be exhausting sometimes to keep up with his mind. He is a little childish.

He and L get on very well because they both share that trait. THEY’RE TERRIBLE REALY. DO NOT PUT THEM IN A ROOM TOGETHER. THEY WILL PLAY STUPID GAMES. They encourage each other. Let’s not even get started on the persona challenges and smartefact. 

SO DISORGANISED. Omfg. Go to his room. it’s chaotic. He is a chaotic. Nancy can’t stand it she sometimes cleans up after him and then she’ll leave the room and come back and be like “i LEAVE FOR 5 MINUTES WHAT DID YOU DO IT LOOKS LIKE YOU THREW THE WHOLE BOOKCASE ON THE FLOOR!?!” honestly their dynamic is so wonderful. Quillsh is always so fond of Trevor. 

^^^^^ so trevor. SPONTANEOUS. But like, it’s very extreme. He can be chaotically spontaneous. i’ve mentioned it before Trevor just plans trips randomly and he’ll spring them on the squad like a day before or sometimes even a few hours like “we’re meeting at 12 O’clock at the station bring a suitcase and maybe a jacket” lmao. NANCY. CANNOT. DEAL . WITH . IT. Quillsh enjoys it. 

Trevor can take things too far without meaning to, get swept away with ideas. [Example: extreme smartefact

I somehow wrote more for dislike but I think parts of this is why he can also be endearing . 

How They Change: … :’( . Trevor really changes in 2004, once L and Quillsh are gone. He is really devastated by the events. He doesn’t go anywhere unprompted, no spontaneous trips. He is a little quieter too, his jokes are more forced. Because the death of his best friend and the young L who he just adores tugs him further from his imagination and into despair. Nancy finds herself arranging trips with him, she puts his needs before hers. Trevor is really glad to have her around, and they form a tight co-dependency on each other in 2004-2010. I guess how he changes the most is that he is more in tune with the world rather than innovation.

Why You Love Them: I love Trevor because he’s truly the image of this vibrant inventor. He loves innovation with such a passion. Trevor is hilarious. He cracks me up so much whenever I think about him. He gets bored pretty easily and likes to shake things up. But he’s also very humble. You may not see it at first because he’s got such a big personality, but the quieter nuances of Trevor are really something to marvel upon. He’s a gem. I just adore Trevor. Nancy is the glue of the Inventor squad, Trevor is the twinkling of it all, the bright star 100%. Without trevor, nothing would be the same, I can’t explain it…. he’s just… the best??? haha. I love Trev. thank you so much for asking about Trevor. 

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TALK TO THE INVENTORS!

I really want to have the Inventors answer questions on here, I feel they are itching to jump out and speak. I’m playing around with the idea of setting up a RP blog too...

For now anyway, I’ve decided that this blog will be open to not just asks for me, but IC asks. Just specify when you’re asking if you want to talk to me about them or if you want one of the Inventor Squad directly. 

There are a few rules for this which I will have put on the “Invigoration” page. But to surmise: 

  • No “magic anons” please and thank you. 
  • Be respectful when asking questions to them. I’m very tolerant - but I don’t want any inappropriate messages or needlessly offensive things. 
  • Avoid questions of a sexual nature, there are so many other things I’d rather explore with them and it’s not something I’m into discussing IC or OOC tbh.

Think that’s pretty much it! For extra clarification, this will be tagged as: 

  • ✦ answers [IC responses from the inventors]
  • ✧ answers [me answering headcanons or general questions about the “Pictures” universe ect. !]  

So as of right now you can ask Trevor, Harold, Nancy or even Quillsh Wammy questions whenever you want!! Character profiles are coming along, but check the headcanon tag for more in the meantime. YES I’M SO EXCITED AHHHHH!!!

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Full Name: Nancy Moore [1937-] Gender and Sexuality: CIS female, demisexual + demiromantic. Pronouns: She/Her Ethnicity/Species: Human, British Birthplace and Birthdate: Horsham Hospital, July 30th 1937 Horoscope: Leo. Nancy is so a Leo yeS. MBTI: ISFJ. did the test for her and I agree yeah. this fits her so well.  Lived in: Partridge Green, Horsham, West Sussex (childhood),   Guilty Pleasures: salad cream omfg, she’ll put it with everything possible and Trevor thinks it’s really bizarre.  Phobias: [N/A]. I’m not giving her one just for the sake of it. Yes, she has fears and insecurities which are very important to her character, but she doesn’t have a phobia.  What They Would Be Famous For: She already has a name for herself in the inventor community. When she launches her exhibitions they are an international success. 

But as for fame-fame, it would have to be something like broadcasting. She would be great on radio. 

What They Would Get Arrested For: Standing up for minority groups or calling out blatant discrimination. 

OC You Ship Them With: Probably Trevor tbh. They have a special bond in many ways, they’re just there for each other no matter what. 

OC Most Likely To Murder Them: idk, Harold? lmao. He’s not capable of murder though. He’d probably try and do something out of spite but it wouldn’t really turn out in his favour let’s just say…..

Favourite Movie/Book Genre: Nancy is very big on plays actually. oh yeah she loves trying to rope them all to going to the theatre hehe. She likes satire, and depending on the nature of it, black comedy. 

Least Favourite Movie/Book Cliche: Women bending over backwards for the attention or acceptance of a man, women being sidelined in the action or main protag roles and acting as a the one-dimensional romantic interest. 

Talents and/or Powers: Nancy is an inventor, which is how she meets Trev, Quillsh and Harold. She gets her invitation to the EIS society and is really excited about it. Her main talent is with mechanics, this can be a surprise to many. She is totally capable of fixing a car if it breaks down. 

In fact, one time Harold’s fancy car broke down and he had no idea what he was doing lmao and Nancy waited for a while and then just took control like “okay please, enough. I cannot let this atrocity continue any longer dear lord.” 

But above all in this area she is best known for her work with clocks and clockmaking. She has a fine attentive eye for detail and intricacies. Typography and calligraphy are also passions of hers. Often she’ll design the logo or text for a fellow friend. She goes on in the 60s to start collaborating with artists to present her inventions not just as objects but pieces of art.  

Why Someone Might Love Them: Nancy has a wonderful charm about her. She’s incredibly witty, able to quickly cut into any conversation. Very endearing and well-spoken. Her ideas are refreshing, and she is set in her ways. Take it or leave it.  She’s very concise with what she says, she doesn’t beat around the bush. Warm and caring especially with people she truly adores. 

Why Someone Might Hate Them: Stubborn. A little prideful. Doesn’t like accepting help, fiercely independent despite her close bonds with friends. Likes to be in control and at the ‘front’ of a plan. Unyielding in her point of view. She will fight you on something and challenge something she disagrees with. At times, she can seem a little intimidating. some people are bitter and jealous of her success (( and rejection to their advances *cough* Harold *cough*  )). 

How They Change: Nancy has always, unknowingly, been the glue between the Inventors. When L and Quillsh ‘Watari’ Wammy die in 2004, Trevor is in ruins. Nancy drops the majority of her exhibitions and cuts down time to spend it with him and be a support. 

In 2011, after Trevor passes in 2010, Nancy launches the New English Inventors Society. The society funds and mentors the younger generation of creators and innovators. They meet much more regularly, sometimes even once a month. Nancy takes the young inventors under her wing. 

TLDR: I guess how she changes is that she becomes more subtle, she doesn’t smile so much. A little more elusive and sombre. But most of all, she loses a lot of her independence and moments of preferred solitude.  

Why You Love Them: she’s so witty and creative. But she’s not that spontaneous, she’s very meticulous and organised. It drives her uP THE WALL when Trevor randomly springs these sudden trips on them all with no planning or thought lmao. Unlike Trevor, who is very much the eccentric dreamer at times and gets swept up into fantastic creative ideas which just aren’t feasible, she is down to earth and grounded in reality. 

She’s bright like the sun, so warm. The master of backhanded compliments- but only when absolutely necessary. She cares for the inventors and L. So much. To the point where she willingly goes to Russia and travels around the globe for a total of five solid months to erase all traces of the name “Lawliet” - so L can safely begin his career. 

Nancy is classy, confident and compassionate. She looks after the boys ;-; . 

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY “AFTER TREVOR PASSES IN 2010″

WHAT NO THEY ARE IMMORTAL OK WATARI IS JUST HIDING SOMEWHERE HE IS NOT DEAD

NEITHER IS L

🌞🌚🌝🌞🌚🌝 we suffer

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I really wanted to show you how I envision the inventor squad in my head whilst i’m making the bios and stuff. So I had a think and here are some people who, to me, really capture the characters’ essence and give a good glimpse into what they could actually look like!!  

Harold Lotus [image: W.H Auden; poet]

THIS CAPTURES HAROLD SO MUCH TO ME. I SWEAR.

Trevor Halloway [image: Nat King Cole; musician]

YES!!!!!!!! TREVOR IS THE BEST OKAY. (he’s my favourite)

Nancy Moore [Image: Wendy Cope; poet]

LOOK AT THE WIT AND AMUSEMENT GLEAMING IN HER EYES. GOSH. YES. 

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