trash brother that was found in the trash

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Original ref on Russian (pronouns are he/him, ignore how the translator called him an "it" ↓

While working at Unimark International in the late 1960s, Lella and Massimo Vignelli designed a number of product packaging for Colton, a subsidiary of Gillette. Take a look at Nuts & Bolts, a line of toiletries aimed at a masculine audience. With a nod to pop art, large scale bright orange plastic nuts and bolts are part packaging and part object.

In the archives, the Vignellis saved an example of a combo pack in its original box which includes after shave lotion, deodorant, and after shave conditioner. This set also has an accordion folded brochure describing all the products.

Scroll through to read the brochure for yourself and its creatively descriptive language!

“A bold new twist in men’s products to prepare you for anything. (After all you never know what you might fall into.)

Nuts & Bolts cologne

A vigorous cologne in a man-sized orange bolt. Twist off the cap and turn on the power. A long-lasting, woodsy fragrance that’s a real confidence builder.

Nuts & Bolts after shave lotion

This bolt makes your shave a lusty one. The same zesty fragrance as the cologne invigorates your skin when it needs bracing up. Make it big with a splash of boldness from this brisk new aftershave. 4-ounces.

Nuts & Bolts after shave conditioner

If your skin reacts to the sting of alcohol after you shave, try working with this bolt. No alcohol bite. A greaseless, non-sticky cream that helps relieve dry and chapped skin conditions. 4-ounces.

Nuts & Bolts deodorant stick

A manly deodorant stick with strong arm ingredients to fight off strong arm bacteria. A bolt that really works as a deodorant. Non-alcoholic, it doesn’t sting or bite. Potent to help give long lasting protection. 3.4-ounces.

Nuts & bolts soap set

Two nut-shaped soaps, each with the same rousing scent. Soap up with either bar. Each contains special ingredients to help prevent bacteria odor.”

From our Unimark International records, we have tons of vintage imagery of the product and a two-sided ad / order form which describes the then new line:

“A New Twist in Men’s grooming

It’s about time someone came up with a line of grooming products for the rugged individualist.

Now there’s “NUTS AND BOLTS”. Five new super-virile products which come in man-sized orange nuts and bolts containers. There’s just about every grooming aid a man needs to make him feel like a man. A vigorous Cologne…a zesty After Shave…a biteless After Shave Conditioner…a strong-arm Deodorant Stick…and a couple of rousing nut shaped soaps that help prevent bacteria odor.”

Parte 63

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Clay went early this morning to take statements from the hospitalized victims.

Clay: Sir, yesterday I took statements from the victims in the two cases under investigation.

Colton: Tell me what happened with the prostitute's case.

Clay: She said she was working outside the coffee shop with a friend. While they were waiting for a client, a man arrived in a luxury car. She got into the car normally and drove to the hotel where the tragedy occurred. I haven't spoken with the victim's friend yet because she wasn't there. I'll try to locate her.

Colton: Do you know who filed the report?

Clay: The receptionist filed the report. She'll come to give her statement today.

Colton: What about the car accident case?

Clay: Both victims were in the clinic on the same floor. After speaking with Lili, I went to where the other girl, whose name is Esperanza, was.

Clay fue a primera hora a presentar los testimonios de las víctimas que estaban hospitalizados

Clay: Señor, ayer tomé los testimonios de las víctimas de los dos casos que están en investigación.

Colton: Cuéntame qué pasó con el caso de la prostituta

Clay: Ella dijo que estaba trabajando a las afueras de la cafetería con la amiga. Mientras esperaban a un cliente, llegó un hombre que tenía un carro de lujo. Ella se subió al carro normalmente hasta llegar al hotel donde aconteció la tragedia. Aún no he hablado con la amiga de la víctima porque no se encontraba en el lugar. Trataré de localizarla.

Colton: ¿Saben quién hizo la denuncia?

Clay: La denuncia la hizo la recepcionista. Ella vendrá a dar su testimonio hoy.

Colton: ¿Qué hay del caso de accidente del auto?

Clay: Ambas víctimas estaban en la clínica en el mismo piso. Luego de hablar con Lili, me dirigí donde se encontraba la otra chica, que se llama Esperanza.

Clay began to remind Colton what had happened; after taking Lili's statement, he went to the room where Esperanza was.

The police officer greeted her, sat down, and began the questioning.

Clay: According to the medical reports, you were in a car accident. What happened?

Esperanza: I was driving when another car started driving alongside me, on the passenger side where my boyfriend was sitting. The driver of the other car clearly intended to run us off the road, and he succeeded, because we crashed.

Clay: Were you able to identify the other person who was driving the car?

Esperanza: We couldn't identify him because his face was covered, but my boyfriend thinks it was a man.

Clay: Where is your boyfriend?

Esperanza: My boyfriend isn't here; besides, he wasn't hurt in the accident. He works as a doctor at this hospital, and I asked him to go and rest.

Clay: Do you, your boyfriend, or any of your family members have any enemies?

Esperanza: No, sir, I don't have any enemies. My boyfriend just moved here to live with me a few days ago, and my parents don't have any enemies.

Clay empezó a recordar a Colton lo que había pasado; luego de haber tomado el testimonio de Lili, fue a la habitación donde estaba Esperanza.

El policía saludó, tomó asiento y empezó el interrogatorio

Clay: Según los informes médicos, usted tuvo un accidente de carro. ¿Qué fue lo que aconteció?

Esperanza: Iba yo manejando el auto cuando un carro empezó a conducir al lado de mi auto, del lado del copiloto donde estaba sentado mi novio. Quien iba manejando el otro auto tenía intenciones muy claras de sacarnos del camino y lo logró, ya que chocamos.

Clay: ¿Logró usted reconocer a la otra persona que manejaba el auto?

Esperanza: No logramos reconocerlo, ya que llevaba su cara cubierta, pero mi novio cree que era un hombre.

Clay: ¿Dónde se encuentra su novio?

Esperanza: Mi novio no está aquí; además, él no salió herido por el accidente. Él trabaja como doctor en este hospital y yo le dije que se fuera a descansar.

Clay: ¿Usted, su novio o algún familiar tienen enemigos?

Esperanza: No, señor, yo no tengo enemigos. Mi novio apenas unos días se acaba de mudar aquí a vivir conmigo y mis padres no tienen enemigos.

After recalling what happened, I concluded by speaking to Colton:

Clay: What I'm sure of is that they weren't drunk when they swerved and crashed. The medical evidence proves it.

She described the car the guy who attacked them was in, and I suspect it's the same one that was thrown off the cliff.

Colton: You're saying the same guy who hurt them tried to get rid of the car by throwing it off the cliff.

Clay: Possibly. What I still don't understand is if that case is related to the one who died in the junkyard fire.

Colton: We'll have to wait a few more days for the forensic results to find out who was inside the junkyard during the fire.

Después de haber recordado lo que pasó, concluyo hablando con Colton:

 Clay: De lo que estoy seguro es de que no estaban borrachos cuando se desviaron y chocaron. Las pruebas médicas lo demuestran.

Ella me describió el auto donde iba el sujeto que los atacó y sospecho que es el mismo que fue lanzado por el acantilado.

Colton: Estás hablando de que el mismo que les hizo daño trató de deshacerse del auto lanzándolo al acantilado.

Clay: Posiblemente. Lo que aún no entiendo es si tendrá que ver ese caso con el que falleció en el incendio de la chatarrera

Colton: Tendremos que esperar algunos días más los resultados de medicina forense para saber quién era la persona que estuvo dentro del lugar durante el incendio.

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for one, which of the pfm cast do you think youd get along best with? and what would their reactions be if they learned you were their creator?

alsoo i utterly adore your writing style. i was wondering, howd it become what it is now? what did you do to improve it and what tips/advice would you give to a beginner?

and finally, i love colton. tell alan to give this hot gal a raise. have you any sketches or such of her? if not then id love to get any random tidbits about her/about ian ^^

Sorry for the late reply! (Do you mean the prev ask about the pickup lines? If you mean anything else then I am afraid the ask was eaten, but let me know if you want the one I got answered or nah). Ofc it's ok, go ahead!

I like to think I would get along well with Jewel and Laurent because they are pretty straightforward, and Nino and Alan because they are sarcastic assholes and I usually click well with my kind hahaha

What would they feel if they learned I am their creator and that they are characters in a story, well most of them wouldn't believe it to begin with and/or wouldn't care, like Nino and Alan would just tell me to contact a specialist lol for example. Flavio might believe it because he generally believes stuff like that, and since he's not a person who'd beat me or anyone up, he'd probably just avoid me after asking 'why'?

Ahhhh thank you!!!! Tips for improving imo it really is just reading more and writing more in your target language. For me, when I started PFM, my vocabulary was limited and my grammar was abysmal, but the more you do anything the better you get at it, just like with any skill. For improving grammar and learning new words I mostly used mobile apps which are great coz you can use them wherever whenever, but also various official English vocab lists like CERF etc. For creative writing, I LOVE filling prompts and I found out that for character creation writing from their POV is really helpful, but other than that yeah like I said, just write and read a lot ig? Sorry if that's not actually helpful though

Hehe glad to hear it, I like Colton too, I can't wait to finallllly write her. Sadly I don’t have any sketches because I lost a lot of files when I was moving my stuff from win 10 to 11 recently (booo), but I can totally do trivia for both her and Ian. Let’s go:

Colton:

- She used to be a party girl and liked to travel a lot, she was the ‘family disappointment’ and the opposite of her parents/brother who were rather studious. 

- She surprised herself the most when she decided to take care of her niece after her brother and his wife were murdered. Finding the culprit/taking revenge was a given, but she didn’t expect to get attached to the child as deeply and as quickly as she did

- She actually knew Alan, or rather knew of him, as he and her brother attended the same university. She was closer to Alan’s sister, on speaking terms, and because of her she decided to approach Alan with her ‘murder problem’ 

Ian:

- He’s very friendly, easygoing, and forgiving which is why he still tires to reconnect with Reed whom he thought of as his best friend back in the academy.

- He’s very academically inclined and talented, but very insecure, especially since people tend to say he only landed his gig as a journalist because of his affliction