Thursday, November 22nd – Hi everyone, I’m Gemma and I absolutely hate to ask this but is anyone able to send me a few £’s to help me pay my overdrawn bank acct, as my rent is due next week and I desperately need help to pay it.
As many of you may know, I’ve been struggling these past few months, literally since the new year in January, because I’ve had my welfare benefits (Universal Credit and Housing Benefit) revoked under the UK’s controversial changes to how benefits are assessed and assigned and due to my mental illnesses, I am unable to find work despite my many applications. And if anyone has ever had their benefits sanctioned or capped, then you’ll understand how much of a struggle and death sentence it is.
And at the moment my U.C benefit is under a “capped- sanction” and the £185 that I’m due to receive on Friday(23rd) will go towards paying off my overdrawn acct, leaving me with nothing to help pay my rent, utilities (electricity & heating), tax, and other bills. I won’t even be able to get groceries for the Christmas and New Year period. And I know that I have asked this a lot these past few months and all the help I have previously received has literally helped me from spiraling into more debt and helped me to eat and stay warm so far and I absolutely hate to ask for more help but I have no one else to turn to and government aid/food banks are unable to offer me any more assistance.
If anyone could spare any amount to help me, even if it’s just £1/$1/€1, it would literally save my life and, sharing definitely helps just as much as donations. Nobody has to donate if they can’t or don’t want to, I know we’re all struggling. Thank you for your help 💖
If Hugh Jackman can deadlift 405 pounds, he shouldn’t have settled merely for Marius. He could’ve picked up Enjolras as well. You know what, add Eponine. Street gamines can’t possibly weigh that much. Man let’s just add the whole of Les Amis (including Gavroche). It’s Hugh Jackman. He can take it.
“yes my child I forgot what your booby of a young man looks like so please pick one from the pile”
*tries to subtly tilt the more sensible looking ones towards cosette*
#but imagine him trying really hard to get her to choose combeferre
“Look, Cosette, this one is practicing medicine! And he seems to have an extensive reserve of facts on things from moths to space!”
“Papa, I think that is Marius beneath him.”
“No it isn’t. But look at this Combeferre, his glasses truly frame his face.”
“Papa-”
“Cosette. P L E A S E.”
The best part about this is that Valjean has no idea who his daughters dating, but damn it he knows it’s one of them, so he just takes everyone. The young doctor? Coming. The drunk one? Hopefully not, but bring him anyways. The small child? Might be the brother of whoever Cosette’s with, better bring him just in case. This young woman? Well, Cosette’s already proven she doesn’t tell Valjean everything, so she’s coming too.
And then the final confrontation between him and Javert. Valjean comes staggering out of the sewers holding a pile of people.
“IT’S YOU JAVERT, I KNEW YOU WOULDN’T WAIT TOO LONG!”
“Valjean, what the fuck-”
“THE FAITHFUL SERVANT AT HIS POST ONCE MORE!”
“How are you balancing all of them.”
“THIS BOY AND THIS BOY AND THIS BOY AND THIS BOY AND THIS BOY AND THIS BOY AND THIS BOY AND THIS GIRL AND THIS BOY AND THIS BOY AND THIS CHILD HAVE DONE NO WRONG, AND THE NEED A DOCTORS CARE!”
“I’m not dealing with this, just go.”
“COME, TIME IS RUNNING SHORT!”
“I said you can leave!”
“LOOK DOWN, JAVERT, THEY’RE ALL STANDING IN THEIR GRAVES! MAKE WAY, JAVERT, THERE’S ABOUT A DOZEN LIVES TO SAVE!”
“TAKE THEM VALJEAN.”
THIS IS BEAUTIFUL!!!
The real question though, is whether Javert still jumps into the Seine after this, or if he just goes straight home to have a bit of a lie-down.
“Who is this man? What sort of Devil is he To have me caught in a trap And choose to let me go free?
It was his his hour at last To put a seal on my fate Wipe out the past And wash me clean off the–wait.
All of those kids were at that battle scene… The amount he carried out is just obscene!
How did he keep all of them in his grip?! How did he have them all firmly in place?! This whole affair is simply madness! There wasn’t a hint of strain on his face!
He handled them all without care! This is simply too strange for Javert!
And so I did allow that man To simply walk away from me This crazy man that I’ve now witnessed He took the leaders of the rebellion.
There’s nothing that I could have done Against his might That utter madman walked away And now I am filled with dismay.
But at least now I know How the protest ended: With their leaders all kidnapped Their efforts suspended!
I just feel so very tired Of all the nonsense I’ve endured But still, at least, one problem’s dealt with
I think I’ll just go Straight back to my home.
I just keep thinking ‘What the Hell?!’ And ‘Does he know That that should be impossible?’ Those are the thoughts that plague me so…
I am simply Just quite done. I just cannot give a damn As I look upon the world That created such a man.
I am done with all this madness. I just want to be alone. I am done with this whole day. I am simply going HOOOOOOOME!”
[Note: Javert carries the final note until he’s finally home, and he just falls flat onto his bed, burying his face into the pillows to cope with the madness of the world around him.]
often seen when: the main character is either royalty or deeply socially disadvantaged; their struggles play out on an epic, mythic, and/or archetypical scale. The musical tracks the character’s rise/fall (or both).
2. the character’s title, but not their name
examples: The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Fiddler on the Roof, Miss Saigon, The Phantom of the Opera, Waitress
often seen when:the titular character is marginalized due to an aspect of their identity.
3. place name
examples: A Bronx Tale, Chicago, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Memphis, West Side Story
often seen when: the story involves systemically disadvantaged characters.
4. metaphorical/double meaning
examples: Bare,Falsettos, Next to Normal, Rent, Spring Awakening
often seen when: focus is on complex relationships between characters. Drama is created not so much by external events, but by shifting dynamics between complicated people. The genre is usually tragedy.
5. includes but is not limited to main character’s name
examples:Dear Evan Hansen, Hello, Dolly!, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, Sunday in the Park with George
often seen when: to a greater extent than usual,almost all the characters are brought together because of the main character’s actions. Supporting characters may be very well-developed, but their presence ultimately revolves around the main, who is often a deeply polarizing figure.
6. seems to refer to main character, but actually applies to multiple people
examples: Hamilton, The Lion King, Sunday in the Park with George, Waitress, Wicked
often seen when:supporting characters are well-developed and complex, holding almost as much weight as the leads. The story usually operates on a multi-generational timescale.
7. ridiculously long
examples: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
often seen when: adapting a classic story with a modern, often comedic twist.
8. numbers
examples: 13, 1776, 9 to 5, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
often seen when:the plot features a rich ensemble cast without a clear main character.
9. collective
examples: A Chorus Line, Les Misérables, The Producers
often seen when:the show makes a sweeping statement about a certain profession, social class, or way of life.
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