Secret Garden

What a coincidence. Yesterday I saw the "Word of the Day" prompt from my Dictionary app showing the word lucifugous (meaning avoiding light). Less than half hour later, I ran into a new collaborative fic by leonidaslion (author) and dreamlittleyo (artist). It's called Sing Your Hymns Like Angels in Defeat (link to the master post). It's a post Apocalypse AU story, and is divided in three parts: "Requiem", "Nocturne", and "Oratorio". The work truly is as lyrical as these titles suggest. I'm sure it comes as no surprise to anyone that these two each is fabulous in her own right; together they are team dynamite! Oh, I don't think it's spoilery for me to say this since it's established early on that the story features blind!Dean. Also it's Sam/Dean with a past established relationship.

Summary: And Lucifer Fell for a second time with the burning brilliance of a star. The Flare shone in his wake, and darkness fell upon the land ...

I was researching on the net on the origin and difference between "Roger" and "Wilco."  I only knew these terms are generally used in radio transmissions, but not much beyond that.  What I found was quite interesting.

Here's an excerpt from the information I found at phrase.org.uk:

ROGER -- "in the meaning of 'Yes, O.K., I understand you -- is voice code for the letter R. It is part of the 'Able, Baker, Charlie' code known and used by all radiophone operators in the services. From the earliest days of wireless communication, the Morse code letter R (dit-dah-dit) has been used to indicate 'O.K. -- understood.' So 'Roger' was the logical voice-phone equivalent." "Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins" by William and Mary Morris (HarperCollins, New York, 1977, 1988).

While "Roger" means "I understand," "Wilco" is short for "will comply."

And here's a funny scenario that cracks me up:

: : Featuring Captain Clarence Oveur (the pilot) Roger Murdock (the co-pilot) and Victor Basta (the navigator):-

: : Roger Murdock: We have clearance, Clarence.
: : Captain Oveur: Roger, Roger. What's our vector Victor?
: : Tower Voice: Tower's radio clearance, over!
: : Captain Oveur: That's Clarence Oveur! Over.
: : Tower Voice: Roger.
: : Roger Murdock: Huh?
: : Tower Voice: Roger, over.
: : Roger Murdock: Huh?
: : Captain Oveur: Huh?