The Mountains Are The Same
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- Creators:
- bonehandledknife (ladywinter), Primarybufferpanel (ArwenLune)
- Series Begun:
- 2015-06-29
- Series Updated:
- 2016-06-09
- Description:
Furiosa and her War Boys, before and after. Plus, Max!
So once upon a time I launched a tumblr post with headcanon about Furiosa teaching her War Boy crew the forehead touch in a moment of celebration...
- Notes:
"If one tries to think about history, it seems to me - it's like looking at a range of mountains. And the first time you see them, they look one way. But then time changes, the pattern of light shifts. Maybe you've moved slightly, your perspective has changed. The mountains are the same, but they look very different."
—Robert HarrisNEW! THIS SERIES IS ALSO AVAILABLE AS ONE LONG CHAPTERED STORY FOR EASY EREADER DOWNLOADING
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- Words:
- 232,380
- Works:
- 50
- Complete:
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Valhalla Can Wait by Primarybufferpanel (ArwenLune)
Fandoms: Mad Max Series (Movies), Mad Max: Fury Road
29 Jun 2015
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Ace knows he's not doing this half life thing quite right
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- Part 1 of The Mountains Are The Same
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Buildering by bonehandledknife (ladywinter), Primarybufferpanel (ArwenLune)
Fandoms: Mad Max Series (Movies)
20 Jul 2015
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Buildering: The art of climbing on buildings, which is often illegal.
To build: the act of construction by assembling and joining parts or materials.A crew comes together.
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- Part 2 of The Mountains Are The Same
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Cordelette by bonehandledknife (ladywinter), Primarybufferpanel (ArwenLune)
Fandoms: Mad Max Series (Movies), Mad Max: Fury Road
21 Jul 2015
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Cordelette: A long loop of accessory cord used to tie into multiple anchor points.
Ace didn't know if the Boss realised. Realised that when you claimed a thing, it could lay claim on you in return, if it dared.
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- Part 3 of The Mountains Are The Same
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Cairn by bonehandledknife (ladywinter), Primarybufferpanel (ArwenLune)
Fandoms: Mad Max Series (Movies)
26 Jul 2015
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Cairn: A distinctive pile of stones placed to designate a summit or mark a trail, often above the treeline.
Under Imperator Furiosa the War Rig team grows successful, and then it grows legendary.
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- Part 4 of The Mountains Are The Same
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Belay by bonehandledknife (ladywinter), Primarybufferpanel (ArwenLune)
Fandoms: Mad Max Series (Movies)
29 Jul 2015
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Belay: To protect a roped climber from falling
(at least this day no new ghosts will chase him)
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- Part 5 of The Mountains Are The Same
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Arête by bonehandledknife (ladywinter), Primarybufferpanel (ArwenLune)
Fandoms: Mad Max Series (Movies)
01 Aug 2015
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Arête: a sharp outward facing corner created by glacial erosion on a steep rock face. A method of indoor climbing, in which one is able to use such as a corner as a hold.
“Furiosa,” he yells, but it’s lost in the other voices and only she turns her head. When she tries to move towards him the Mothers both young and old cluck at her and sweep her onwards; after the confrontation with Corpus’s men she’s at the last of her strength. It galls her.
“Imperator,” he tries, but that only makes the women tighten up formation and funnel her faster towards safety, eyes darting around.
“Boss,” he asks, finally, formally, as they try to close the door to her room on him. And that makes her finally shove out from well-meaning hands, because she knows that tone. It’s one that Ace adopted, and that all her crew learned.
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- Part 6 of The Mountains Are The Same
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Corner by bonehandledknife (ladywinter), Primarybufferpanel (ArwenLune)
Fandoms: Mad Max Series (Movies)
05 Aug 2015
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Corner: An inside corner of rock, the opposite to an arête
“Boss, boss,” somebody murmurs, a point of calm and a broad, calloused, cool hand cupping her face. “It’s just us.”
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- Part 7 of The Mountains Are The Same
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Flute by bonehandledknife (ladywinter), Primarybufferpanel (ArwenLune)
Fandoms: Mad Max Series (Movies)
08 Aug 2015
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Flute: A usually insecure fin or flake of rock or ice. The grooves on a drill bit. An instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening.
“Who is she?” Ace asked after the woman left. He was stretched out next to Furiosa, torso a little elevated on a cushion. He had his head turned so he could see her in profile. Who is she to you?Series
- Part 8 of The Mountains Are The Same
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Crater by bonehandledknife (ladywinter), Primarybufferpanel (ArwenLune)
Fandoms: Mad Max Series (Movies)
12 Aug 2015
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Crater: Hitting the ground at the end of a fall instead of being caught by the rope
When he’d met the wastelander, Austeyr had been pushing the bike along, trying to get it to the Citadel; Furiosa and the rest of the crew should be done with the milk run by now, back from the Bullet Farm. Perhaps by getting the motorcycle back to them, he’d be re-accepted as crew despite his failure. But if this wasteland wanker is taking the bike from him all that will be lost.
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- Part 9 of The Mountains Are The Same
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Exposure by bonehandledknife (ladywinter), Primarybufferpanel (ArwenLune)
Fandoms: Mad Max Series (Movies)
16 Aug 2015
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Exposure: Empty space below a climber, usually referring to a great distance a climber is above the ground or large ledge, or the psychological sense of this distance due to being unprotected, or because the rock angles away due to climbing an arête or overhang. Exposure can also refer to exposure to the elements, like wind, snow, or sun.
“What d’you think of the Boys?” she asks of Cheedo who has at least some sense of caution to her but it’s their flame-haired sister who answers.
“They remind me of Nux,” Capable says quietly, distant eyes focusing back to them, “Something of their quietness.”
“They’ve failed their god,” the Dag observes, “and they don’t understand how.”
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- Part 10 of The Mountains Are The Same
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Crux by bonehandledknife (ladywinter), Primarybufferpanel (ArwenLune)
Fandoms: Mad Max Series (Movies)
19 Aug 2015
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Crux: The most difficult portion of a climb.
“Let me think about it, Miss Giddy,” Furiosa says as she wakes up, “Give me some time.”
Her mouth tastes of sleep. She blinks her eyes open.
Ace is looking back at her.
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- Part 11 of The Mountains Are The Same
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Pumped by bonehandledknife (ladywinter), Primarybufferpanel (ArwenLune)
Fandoms: Mad Max Series (Movies)
22 Aug 2015
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Pumped: 1) To have such an accumulation of metabolic waste products in the forearm, that forming even a basic grip becomes impossible. A climber who is pumped will find it difficult to hold on, and may struggle to lift or clip a rope. 2) (Psychology) A feeling of anticipation and energy before a challenging climb.
"We... weren't her... crew…?" Capable said cautiously.
Rachet swallowed uneasily. "But she— she picked you. For her plans." Stumbled himself into the words, “she picked you over us.”
"For the coup," Kompass said suddenly, his voice hard and angry. "Right?”
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- Part 12 of The Mountains Are The Same
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Gronked by bonehandledknife (ladywinter), Primarybufferpanel (ArwenLune)
Fandoms: Mad Max Series (Movies)
26 Aug 2015
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Gronked: Accidentally going off-route while leading and becoming lost on a rock face in an area much more difficult than the climb being attempted.
"You shoulda felt honoured to be Treasured by the Immortan!"
It was startling how quickly the younger Warboy, the one who'd been helpful and chatty and seemed so genuinely fond of Furiosa, changed when they made any sort of suggestion that Joe hadn't been so wonderful.
"And what do you think that 'treasuring' means, huh?" Dag asked.
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- Part 13 of The Mountains Are The Same
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Übergrippen by bonehandledknife (ladywinter), Primarybufferpanel (ArwenLune)
Fandoms: Mad Max Series (Movies)
29 Aug 2015
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Übergrippen: The intense feeling of relief when finding a jug or good handhold after a difficult Crux
“So, if we’re heading back to the Citadel, and you’re all crew now or, something? For the Boss, I mean. Don’t look at me like that, she gave you that scarf. So if we’re heading back I really think I need to tell you something.” Austeyr gave the feral a very intense look, measuring him careful. “I don’t think she’d have time to explain all the past-like things you’d need to know,” Austeyr continued, “And this is very important. She’d want you to know, I think. Being crew, you gotta know how we go about our off-hours...”
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- Part 14 of The Mountains Are The Same
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Thrutching by bonehandledknife (ladywinter), Primarybufferpanel (ArwenLune)
Fandoms: Mad Max Series (Movies)
03 Sep 2015
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Thrutching: Poor technique or 'body climbing', often making a move more difficult than it need be. Also: A grunting, heaving action synonymous with climbing.
The lift to the heights of the Citadel was lowering in the darkening twilight, three figures stood on it, but as it lowered, the feral tensed beside him. Austeyr tried to look himself and he could only see that the Gatekeepers were missing; there were three people on the lift, one tall, and the others middling height. At first glance he’d assumed the tall one might be the Boss but the posture was all wrong and was much too thin.
And that’s when Austeyr became a little concerned as well.
“Schlanger,” the tall one with the bone-white hair declared sharply, “you’re late.”
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- Part 15 of The Mountains Are The Same
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Friend by bonehandledknife (ladywinter), Primarybufferpanel (ArwenLune)
Fandoms: Mad Max Series (Movies)
05 Sep 2015
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Friend: A 'friend' or spring-loaded camming device is a piece of rock climbing equipment. An anchoring device that stops you from plummeting to your death by using the force of your fall to generate massive amounts of friction.
Max was discovering that somehow, he had imagined that after he gave her his blood and she stood upright on the lift as it rose, she'd stay upright. Perhaps it was a combination of wishful thinking and appreciation for the sheer power of will that had kept her upright and fighting through their entire time together.
Perhaps he'd somehow considered her more than human. It’s not like he’d ever seen her sleep
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- Part 16 of The Mountains Are The Same
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Epic by bonehandledknife (ladywinter), Primarybufferpanel (ArwenLune)
Fandoms: Mad Max Series (Movies)
10 Sep 2015
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Epic: An ordinary climb rendered difficult by a dangerous combination of weather, injuries, darkness, lack of preparedness or other adverse factors.
“You can’t take him!”
“It’s Tenday, we get the Pups on Tendays,” the War Boy declares.
“That was only under Joe!” a heavily pregnant breeder shouts. Her tattoo marks her as from the breeder court.
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- Part 17 of The Mountains Are The Same
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Bottleneck by bonehandledknife (ladywinter), Primarybufferpanel (ArwenLune)
Fandoms: Mad Max Series (Movies)
13 Sep 2015
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Bottleneck: A crack with converging sides. Good for placing tapers or other passive protection.
Ace knew, knowing his men, that Kompass and Rachet have been trying to come to terms with the knowledge that their Imperator really did mean to sweep them off her back like sand flies. He saw their hesitance around her when she looked away from them, their uncertainty when there was nothing immediate to be done like bracing her or getting food or drink. When they look at her, Ace knew that they still saw the sandstorm barreling at them, knowing they weren’t protected from it like Joe’s ex-wives had been. Those women they’d been replaced with.
He knew they were braced for another storm, because he was too. Ace couldn’t get the memory of her face in that War Rig out of his mind, as he’d kept askin’ her and askin’ her, and how he’d be completely unable to read anything on it but determination.
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- Part 18 of The Mountains Are The Same
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Grigri by bonehandledknife (ladywinter), Primarybufferpanel (ArwenLune)
Fandoms: Mad Max Series (Movies)
16 Sep 2015
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Grigri—a belay device with an auto-locking mechanism to catch a climber's fall.
Austeyr thought it was better that the Boss slept through tonight, anyway. Both Kompass and Rachet had gone off somewhere, probably holed up in whatever ledges or hidey-holes they favoured these days. Given the way they'd both been vibrating with tension, that was probably for the best. The conversation with Ace had really rattled them all.
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- Part 19 of The Mountains Are The Same
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Dynamic by bonehandledknife (ladywinter), Primarybufferpanel (ArwenLune)
Fandoms: Mad Max Series (Movies)
21 Sep 2015
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Dynamic—Climbing rope that elongates or stretches to absorb the impact of a fall. Opposite of static. Also, a climbing move in which the climber lunges or leaps to the next hold. Also called a "dyno move".
Many sat up, a protective hand on her rounded belly. “Now wait just a minute, when you said you’d be making changes ya’ll said nothing about turnin’ us out with the Wretched!” She spat.
“The Wretched deserves to have respect as well,” Cheedo piped up with newfound steel, “They don’t deserve that tone.” Except she can see Many’s fears and she, too, knew what it’s like to cling to comfort and safety.
“And we deserve to be kicked out to Below?!”
“We said nothing about your being kicked out!” Toast frowned.
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- Part 20 of The Mountains Are The Same