Yu Chengyou（于承佑 Chinese, b.1953）

An old series of fae: daikon radish, spring onion, persimmon, morel mushroom, bloodroot, and life everlasting.

c. 2020

Fish detect turbulence in the water around them; among other things, this helps them avoid colliding with objects. Here, researchers are looking to understand how fish interact with underwater turbines.  (Video and image credit: H. Seyedzadeh et al.)

john gaius: now i know the first thought is to make him president of the united states but I simply don't think that fits. the presidency is by definition limited to a specific term and then they retire to a life of giving commencement speeches. that man needs a forever job. john gaius I declare thee speaker of the house.

augustine and mercy: chief of staff and legislative director respectively. mercy could alternatively be comms director if i wanted to make her suffer more. this imho means that Augustine is top dog and johns right hand but mercy does the actual work. mercy also manages the legislative aides.....

ianthe and harrow: legislative aides. to quote @literallygideonav, legitimately harrow and ianthe were born to be congressional interns together. ianthe is from a megadonor family with vast political connections and harrow got her start mostly with church organizing. she was involved in a major pr spin post-church scandal which is what got her this job but it also means shes deeply closeted (this will not stop ianthe). and as an aside, harrow is canonically a good public speaker and i think we should appreciate that more.

gideon nav: newly discovered daughter of the speaker who by coincidence, grew up in the same small town as harrow. not a political bone in her body but is being forced to do a whole publicity campaign to spin the scandal of the speaker having a gay and out-of-wedlock daughter. and since they seem to already know each other, harrow is tasked with prepping gideon before public appearances and keeping her in line. what fun :) wonder what those two get up to ;)

okay apparently this au has taken over my brain, so, other members of the cast below the read more.

Karen Regan Episode: 3x13 The Morning After Job Character: Sophie Karen Regan, Justice Department. Now, I can walk you out of here a free man, but you're gonna have to do better than ratting out a couple of wannabe gangsters. To get immunity from this sordid affair, you're gonna have to give me a game changer. You're gonna have to give me Damien Moreau.

Clarissa DuBois Episode: 4x08 The Boiler Room Job Character: Sophie And a last-minute addition today, an elusive genius making her first-ever U.S. appearance and participating in her first-ever competition. She is the woman that the London Examiner says single-handedly changed the world of chocolate. The Queen of Cocoa, the one and only Chocolate Whisperer herself, Clarissa Dubois.