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This is meant to be an as-complete-as-possible archive of Mechanisms and Dr. Carmilla lore, sources, and content. We hope to preserve as much material as possible and prevent further loss of information to the depths of the Internet. As a secondary purpose, we also hope to create an easy reference to as much canon as possible. 

We have expanded to accepting videos of Jessica Law’s current shows! If you have recordings of Jess live we would love them!

***If you or someone you know has academic access to the BBC Radio Archives, PLEASE reach out, we are trying to recover a 2012 interview with the band***

Here is the link to the archive:

Mechanisms Lore Archive

Relatedly, here is a link to a metapost about Dr. Carmilla 101 by mod louchie

If you would like to submit an an artifact, photo, video, etc, please either message @louchie (ask or dm, either works) or send an email to [email protected]. You can also send an ask here!

If you commissioned a Marius Message and would like it included in the archive, feel free to reach out!

If you can’t find what you’re looking for after checking the archive, feel free to send an ask!

Addendum to the above: We do not answer asks regarding out of character photos.

This project has been compiled by tumblr users @miralines and @louchie / @gunpowderdtim. Both of us are fans of the Mechs with no association to the band, who began this project in November 2022 when Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter led to concerns about the site’s future. We worked to screenshot and preserve the lore posted on the official twitter as well as what individual band members have posted. It expanded from there, and is still in progress as we preserve existing sources and occasionally discover new ones.

Brief Q/A - before you ask, check here!!

Q: Where can I get band merchandise?

A: Currently, there is no official band merchandise available. There have been plans to possibly drop more CDs. This was stated on Twitter.

Q: Can I have photos of a certain mechanism?

A: Yes, but all photos are available in the link above in the Photos folder!

Q: Wait, Doctor Carmilla is making a new band??

A: Yes! Dr. Carmilla & The Void Quartet exist. They are currently working on their music. In the meanwhile, check out Maki’s bandcamp for more Dr. Carmilla content!

Q: is there a live recording of [name] HNOC song?

A: Unfortunately not. The video on YouTube is what we have. The camera died mid show :(

Q: Did you ever find that BBC radio show interview?

A: No. The BBC radio archives are not public and accessing the radio archives is pretty much impossible for hobbyists like ourselves. As stated above, if you or anyone who you know is willing to use their academic or professional access to the archives to help us, I will owe you forever. And maybe paypal you 50 dollars I’m getting closer to putting a bounty on this thing every day.

Tim: *blinks in surprise before leaning into his phone* Uh Tam...when did I get married? And what did I do to ruin it?

Danny: *looking around* Oh my Ancients I'm in the wrong office! I am so sorry! *starts to leave only to back track* By the way your security kinda sucks. I stormed in here, obviously angry, and not once did anyone try to stop me or search me for weapons. I work for a security and bodyguard buisness, I'll leave my card with your assistant if you want to hire more competent gaurds. Sorry again for barging in like that! *leaves, politely shutting the door*

Tim: Tam I need that buisness card, and I need to know everything about that man!

Tam: Tim hes married.

Jason whistled, peering over his shoulder. "Damn. Replacement." Meanwhile, Tim was still spluttering. Utterly speechless. "B-b-but? How? Who still files this thing? I don't think it's even legal in this state."

(It isn't, Tim had checked)

Jason was too delighted. "And it says here, Timothy Jackson Drake-Wayne, had knowingly and maliciously--"

"Oh my god, Jason--"

"--In a hostile workplace. The defendant engaged in conduct that intentionally interfered with the marital relationship…|

Tim buried his face in his hand.

"--Plaintiff suffered loss of consortium, affection, and companionship."

"ITS NOT EVEN LEGAL IN NEW JERSEY!"

"One day, when you two have children, can I tell them this is your meet-cute?" Jason perked up. "You got sued by one of your employees--"

Tim didn't even want to think of the ramifications of this with the tabloids and how it would affect the company. His reputation in ruins.

"I can't believe I am being sued. And by this!"

"How pathetic," Damian sneered. "I can't believe you have brought dishonor on our family. Father will be very disappointed."

"Homewrecker," Jason sang along. And Tim wanted to strangle him that he was not. a. homewrecker. This was widely a gross misinterpretation of events!

"For the last time, Danny's getting a divorce!"

"I mean, you met Danny, who was in a vulnerable emotional state--"

Tim would hardly call their first meeting "vulnerable". "Nothing actually happened between us!" he defended himself

"You better countersue for defamation, Drake," Damian narrowed his eyes. "I will not allow our family reputation to be reduced to this 'romantic misconduct'." He sneered at the end

​The conference room at Wayne Enterprises was freezing. Tim sat at the head of the table, dark circles under his eyes and a third espresso in his hand. Across from him sat his legal team, a group of people so shark-like they practically bled salt water.

​"Let’s review," Tim said, his voice flat. "An employee-" he puts a picture down of the man. "-who is this man's-" followed by a picture of Danny, "-soon to be ex husband, is suing me for 'alienation of affection' in a state where that hasn't been a valid cause of action since the mid-20th century. He’s filed it publicly, leaked it to the Gotham Gazette, and the headline currently reads: CEO OR HOMEWRECKER?"

​"Technically, Mr. Drake," his lead counsel, Mr. Harrow, noted, "the lawsuit is frivolous. It will be thrown out by a judge before the week is over."

​"Being thrown out isn't enough," Tim snapped, the exhaustion of the week's jeering and pestering from his so called siblings finally bubbling over. "He’s smeared my name. He’s implied I used my position as CEO to coerce a marital breakdown. It’s affecting the stock, and most importantly... it's a lie."

​He leaned forward, eyes narrowing. "We aren't just defending. I want a counter-sue. Defamation, libel, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. He knew the 'alienation' claim was legal fiction, he filed it specifically to damage my reputation." Damian had gone out of his way to mention all this to Tim in his own bratty way. And Tim can't even be upset, cause he can clearly tell it's coming from some place of actual concern. Even if neither of them will ever admit that out loud.

​

Here's the general art style Chinese mountains are drawn in:

And here's how some of them actually look:

Here’s another karst formation you’ve probably seen:

Aka Pūtangirua Pinnacles in Aotearoa, when Post isn’t getting funky with filters

[Wikipedia]

Here’s some in Madagascar.

[Wikipedia, Tsingy de Bemaraha, Madagascar]

Karst is also responsible for most cave formations, from stalactites and stalagmites to cenotes in the Yucatan:

[cc] Jorge S Maïssa, Hubiku Cenote, Mexico

to the giant caves of China and Vietnam:

[cc] Doug Knuth, Hang Son Doong

Simon Grace Gay as fuck, statement.