purlturtle asked:

šŸ’„: Whats a weird talent of yours?

and

ā¤: Tell me a fluffy headcannon you have for Helen Magnus!

Thanks for the ask ā¤ļø this is a super hard one though!

Whatā€™s a weird talent I have?

This would require me to think I have any talents at all. I mean what qualifies as a talent? Honestly I donā€™t feel like I am talented at anything. But! I want to answer so I will go with what eventually popped into my head after staring at this ask for a while – my Lego inventory.

I have itemised in a database (Rebrickable) every single Lego part I own. For the sets thatā€™s easy – just add the set. But when I first started getting into Lego I came across a good deal on marketplace. I got a lot of loose parts from that, and since then I have bought more parts on a number of occasions from BrickLink. Anyway thousands of parts all found, not just by part but also by colour. Why do this? Well if I want to build something I need to know if I have the parts, or what parts are missing.

Then the ā€˜talentā€™ part if you like is that you can pick any part in my database and I will be able to tell you where it is/find it in my collection. I have all the parts sorted out intoā€¦ honestly I havenā€™t counted but probably hundreds of bags and boxes. I tend to repurpose set boxes as larger containers, and then buy freezer bags from the supermarket in varying sizes.

Now to be honest I donā€™t think this is a talent or special. It is probably quite weird. It took weeks of effort to initially set up and I have obviously had to maintain it. Upgrading parts to larger bags/boxes as I get more of them. Everytime I build something then putting the parts back in the right places etc. Mum has said she thinks itā€™s special but only because itā€™s weird, as she says she doesnā€™t know anyone else who would have the patience or the persistence. I find it soothing rather than annoying. I like sorting the parts, putting them in order. But then I am also the person with a completely alphabetised DVD collection. Having everything in order is a me feature really.

A fluffy headcanon for Helen Magnus

Ooof. Fluffy and Helen Magnus donā€™t go together all that well. I supposeā€¦ I donā€™t know if I counts but I do headcanon her as a loving mother. Iā€™ve seen a few opposing headcanons that Helenā€™s first priority is her work, that Biggie probably did most of the raising for Henry and Ashley. That Helen was probably distant and emotionally unavailable but I just donā€™t see that personally.

The thing that I have always seen in Helen is that she has a personal face and a public face. We mostly see public because even when they are at the Sanctuary they are still working. But there are little glimpses, moments of banter, how Helen will reach a comforting hand. Plus I think the biggest endorsement of her as a mum is that both Henry and Ashley are still so close to her. I donā€™t sense any coercion or indoctrination. More that yeah Helen believes in her mission and that passion is catching. Iā€™m sure Helen did model a strong work ethic but being a working mother doesnā€™t mean she wasnā€™t also a mum.

Itā€™s a balance for sure but as one example I like to imagine Helen did tell bedtime stories, perhaps not read them, maybe sanitised versions of her own adventures with abnormals. Yeah thatā€™s a nice fluffy thought šŸ„°