#grieving tim

The World Famous Bootstrappers- icons

Number 96: “I brought you an umbrella.” 

Enjoy! :D

Kon sombrely makes his way towards the graveyard. He could feel the weight of each step he takes as he gradually gets closer to the place, the thought of the reason why he's going there in the first place sitting heavily on the forefront of his mind.

When he arrives he pushes the gate open, making sure to be careful and respectful as he enters the grounds. Without much thought he navigates his way through the graves all aligned in rows on the ground, he’s been here more than enough times to know the way off by heart by now.

Once he arrives where he needs to be he stops for a moment and takes in the scene before him. Between two headstones in particular is where his boyfriend is, he’s sitting there on the ground with his knees pulled up to his chest and his head resting on top of them.

(after the song) Vivi: you know what, you could buy us all a drink later, that'll make you feel better Grieving Tim, frowning: ...will it? Vivi: yep! (*immediately turns to me to ask for the next tune*)

firstly, excellent news: Grieving Tim was there :)

the Professor and Grieving Tim pretended to square up against each other in the early set. motives unknown, but highly entertaining.

also during the early set, a line of 4 cast members pulling closed drink carts passed by, Stringfellow called it a solemn procession, and they played ominous funeral type music as they passed. Stringfellow removed his hat. later on another closed drink cart passed by in the middle of Drink It Up Men I think, Stringfellow removed his hat again, and they started playing the song in a minor key.

someone asked Grieving Tim who he's grieving and he said "I don't like to talk about it" 💀 I've heard Syd prompt him to sing the Kangaroo by saying something like "why don't you tell them why you're grieving all the time" but also idk because I think Olin also used to sing that one so I don't think Fiona was the original grief backstory?? anyway I got asked for a request later and chose the Kangaroo (for unrelated reasons). and they always seem surprised when I pick the Kangaroo. they're always like "oh wow we haven't done this one in a while" which is funny because I request it relatively often.

they sang Drunken Sailor and for that one they ask each one what they'd do with a drunken sailor - everyone said something normal for the song and then the Professor said "admonish him for irresponsible drinking" 😭

when Grieving Tim was introducing the band and got to the Professor, Schooner Bob just went "he's always professin'" and it made me picture the Professor subjecting the crew to long lectures on random topics at sea as they all get increasingly drunker

someone gave them tiny ducks and Grieving Tim wanted to see if he could play the whole song with the duck on his accordion (he did it!). Vivi put the duck on her violin for a little bit. you can barely see the duck on the accordion because it's the color of his shirt but it's there.

This time, Grieving Tim wasn’t there and Stringfellow said “no accordion today…” and I said “did he get killed again?”

Stringfellow was like “he’s been…” *makes the drinking motion* “he can’t drink as much as the rest of us.”

I took a picture with the bootstrappers the other day bc it's been 1 year since meeting them and the pic looks like someone has threatened me and they're all ready to fight them. I'm all smiles and they're giving the camera their meanest faces, and Vivi has her elbow on my shoulder x) i wish i could draw because fanart of this would be amazing.

that same day Grieving Tim had me play his accordion (he wears his straps so LONG and the accordion came down to literally my waist lol so I could barely manage - he brought me a chair which was only slightly better. it was very fun anyway and I know at least a couple of them can vouch for me that I can actually play). Vivi walked up as I was playing (someone had "locked her in the pub" lol) and accompanied me :')

coming back from the raft I asked Tim if he'd be opposed to a selfie (for accordion reasons) and he said not at all, so we took one, and then we just. talked about accordion stuff all the way from the raft to their door? it was so nice. he kept asking me questions and he seemed genuinely interested and happy to know that it's been going well for me. i got to tell him so much. every time i'd think to myself that i'd overstayed and it was time to walk away he'd ask another question.