Poor dear, died before her time... literaly.Auguste Berget Nagler, 21st June 1959-4th January 1956
Otherwise a nice call back to the older chapters... and a reminder that a reread might be in the cards.
Poor dear, died before her time... literaly.Auguste Berget Nagler, 21st June 1959-4th January 1956
That photo is going to become famous, isn't it? Hopefully in a good way.. Reaching into his coat pocket, Malcolm pulled the compact Leica camera that had been specially made for the expedition. When Malcolm had received it from the company they had not charged him for, telling him that if it reached the summit then they would sell identical cameras by the thousands. If not, then there was a good chance that paying them back for it would be the least of his worries. With that cheerful thought Malcolm snapped a photograph of K2 with George Fennel in the foreground.
Felt: "Why do I get the feeling that, win or lose, I'm fucked?"Unfortunately for Felt, he remembered what had happened to the Pilot and the Turks when the German Federal Police’s Counterterrorism Unit had used the distraction to blast their way into the Airport Terminal. The whole world had watched that play its way out.
Love the reference to Sparta and more than half expecting for one of the kids at the camp to be called Percy.“Get your feet up!” The Counselor yelled as they ran towards the buildings that made up Camp Laconia. As Stevie had come to figure out, they were expected to run everywhere.
And when they find out that the photographer is the son of the famed war photographer Malcolm Blackwood, he may find himself receiving more cameras.That photo is going to become famous, isn't it? Hopefully in a good way.
The only difference between winning an losing is if he gets dinner and flowers first or not.Felt: "Why do I get the feeling that, win or lose, I'm fucked?"
It is more likely than not only does the camera company already knows that Malcolm is the son of Douglas Blackwood, but also Doug made some inquires to various camera and film companies to provide the equipment.And when they find out that the photographer is the son of the famed war photographer Malcolm Blackwood, he may find himself receiving more cameras.
What would be even more funny would be she is straight but at the same time can out shoot, outrun, outfight, is a genius, rides like the wind, drives and flys like its nothing to her and does all this better than her Opa ever could.Vicky in the SL&H universe, is going to have a girl but she will be very much a cisgender heterosexual tomboy whom Opa Albrecht will love to bits, and this will cause a revolution in women sports in Bavaria, as Opa Albrecht will support an increase in access to traditional sports like football among other things for girls because his beloved granddaughter wants to play them on a more competitive level.
IOTL in the United States, because of Title IX, which mandated equal access to things like admissions to law and medical schools, and other academic endeavors, university athletic departments were forced to expand their offerings in sports and athletic scholarships to women on par with the men and sports like soccer were very cheap to fund which led to the dominance of the US Women Soccer team in international competition until recently.
The King would probably say that many parents talents and skills skip a generation only for them to re-emerge with the grandchildren…What would be even more funny would be she is straight but at the same time can out shoot, outrun, outfight, is a genius, rides like the wind, drives and flys like its nothing to her and does all this better than her Opa ever could.
Either a museum, or one of Kat's vaults so it can stay with Doug and his bloodline?For those who don't know, DSO, or Distinguished Service Order, was a British Military Order that was awarded to Officers for Operational Gallantry and Leadership just short of being awarded a Victoria Cross.
It won't take too many guesses as to where Sir Malcolm's went.
I'd honestly expect it to have gone to Doug specifically.Either a museum, or one of Kat's vaults so it can stay with Doug and his bloodline?
Bert has it somewhere in Canada, if not at his "Insurance Office safe" then it is in his home safe, safety deposit box, or somewhere like Paddy Maynes little resort in one of their safes. I wouldn't be surprised that when Sir Malcolm dies that Marie might be named Executor, just because Doug won't have to involve Kat in it and Marie already know most everything anyway and have the services of Bert's insurance company providing their Solicitors and such to help.Either a museum, or one of Kat's vaults so it can stay with Doug and his bloodline?
I agree with all of this, but at the end of the day, Kat would make sure it was securable, right?I'd honestly expect it to have gone to Doug specifically.
Like, Doug did a lot while nominally in service of the Crown. It's overshadowed by Kat, but the fact he hasn't been in receipt of serious rewards from the British authorities is telling about how classified it all is.
Honestly an update of Doug getting an OBE publicly for his photography work/charitable work, but understood by all in the "know" as a reward for his work during and just after the Soviet War makes sense
Also plausible.Bert has it somewhere in Canada, if not at his "Insurance Office safe" then it is in his home safe, safety deposit box, or somewhere like Paddy Maynes little resort in one of their safes. I wouldn't be surprised that when Sir Malcolm dies that Marie might be named Executor, just because Doug won't have to involve Kat in it and Marie already know most everything anyway and have the services of Bert's insurance company providing their Solicitors and such to help.