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2011.08.25 00:16 emememaker73 The Subreddit for the Suburbs of Chicago

News, events and discussions from the suburbs of Chicago, including Cook, Lake, DuPage, Grundy, McHenry, Will, DeKalb, Kane, Kendall, Kankakee, Bureau, LaSalle, and Putnam counties in Illinois. Jasper, Lake, Newton, Porter, and LaPorte Counties in Indiana. Kenosha County in Wisconsin.
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2009.07.28 09:06 rickyisawesome Lollapalooza Chicago

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2024.05.14 17:12 kimotheus F33

F33
I am considering removing the birthmarks/moles on my face, in particular the bigger ones below lips and beside nose, most visible in pic 1. Are they causing considerable disharmony?
No makeup despite of eyebrows and sunscreen in the pictures with blue shirt. Enlargened pores and skin condition in general is an area I am putting effort in, but with less results than I would wish for. Sunscreen might make the skin look a bit oily. Hair looking different in the pictures depending on stage in wash cycle/hair products. Pictures in blue shirt are from today, white shirt yesterday.
I am generally drawn to practical hairstyles like braids, unkempt mess, or shorter hairstyles with little to no daily management. Might drag down my looks but so be it. But would my facial features be complimeneted by shortelonger hair? Dyed hair?
Trying again with frontal pictures with the whole head showing, to abide by the photo quality rules.
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Storage Solutions Condition
Thin Jewel Case for CD/DVD/Blu-Ray New. Clear front, black back
Standard Jewel Case for CD/DVD/Blu-Ray New. Clear front and back
Genesis/Famicom Retro Protection New, PET acid-free plastic cartridge protector
Super Famicom Cartridge Retro Protection New, PET acid-free plastic cartridge protector
SNES Cartridge Retro Protection New, PET acid-free plastic cartridge protector
NES Cartridge Retro Protection New, PET acid-free plastic cartridge protector
 
amiibo Condition
Tears of the Kingdom Link Loose
Ocarina of Time Link Loose
Majora's Mask Link Loose
Smash Bros. Link Loose
Skyward Sword Link Loose
Zelda & Loftwing Loose
Wind Waker Link Loose
Wind Waker Zelda Loose
Twilight Princess Link Loose
Wolf Link and Midna Loose
Callie Loose
Marie Loose
Inkling Boy [Neon Green] Loose
Inkling Girl [Neon Pink] Loose
Inkling Squid [Neon Purple] Loose
Splatoon 2 Pearl Loose
Splatoon 2 Marina Loose
Splatoon 3 Inkling [Yellow] Loose
Splatoon 3 Octoling [Blue] Loose
Splatoon 3 Small Fry Loose
Zelda Loftwing New In Box
Sanrio amiibo cards Sealed Pack
Mario Cereal Box Cereal Removed/Flattened
Isabelle Summer Outfit Open Box
Cyrus/K.K./Reese New In Box/Damaged box
Tom Nook New In Box
Mabel New In Box
 
Digital Codes Condition
SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD-STANDARD EDITION-US Switch Digital Code
 
Figures Condition
Chrono Trigger Chrono (Crono)/Robo/Eira (Ayla) Formation Arts Figure Loose figure, most limbs are detachable by design, no missing parts
Pit Figma Figure First Edition, Open Box, Contains everything but AR cards
Lillie (Pokemon) Nendoroid Sealed. US edition from the Pokemon Center
Pixel Pal Mega Man Sealed, damaged box
Pixel Pal SMB3 Mario Sealed
Pixel Pal SMB3 Luigi Sealed
Tracer Nendoroid (730) Sealed
Tracer (Blizzard Entertainment Cute But Deadly Series 2 Vinyl) Loose figure
 
Switch Condition
Adventure Acedamia Sealed
Atelier Ryza 3 Complete in Box
Azure Striker Gunvolt Striker Pack Sealed
Bendy and the Ink Machine Complete in Box
Cruel King and the Great Hero Storybook Edition Complete in Box
Ender Lilies Sealed, Japan Import
Grim Fandango Remastered Complete in Box, no slip cover
Labyrinth of Refrain Loose
Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Sealed
Metroid Dread Collector's Edition Sealed, a few dings associated with shipping
Monster Hunter Stories 2 Collector's Edition Sealed
The Mummy Demastered Complete in Box
River City Girls Complete in Box, US Copy, Best Buy Variant
Shadowverse Champion's Battle Loose
Shantae Sealed
Shantae Risky's Revenge Sealed
Shantae Collector's Edition Sealed
Shantae Risky's Revenge Collector's Edition Sealed
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cowabunga Collection Sealed
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap Complete in Box
Yu-Gi-Oh Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution Loose
 
Wii Condition
Batallion Wars 2 Game and Case
Castle of Shikigami III Complete in Box
Okami Game and Case
 
WiiU Games Condition
Batman Arkham City Armored Edition Sealed
Disney Infinity 2.0 Sealed
Nintendoland Complete in Box
Star Fox Guard Complete in Box
Turbo Super Stunt Squad Complete in Box, Art/Manual damage
 
DS Condition
Animal Crossing Wild World Game, Case, and inserts. No Manual
Final Fantasy Fables Chocobo's Dungeon DS+ Complete in Box, Japanese Import
Izuna 2 The Unemployed Ninja Returns Loose
Super Scribblenauts Loose
 
3DS Condition
Kid Icarus Uprising (Japanese) Game, Manual, and Case (No Big Box)
Kid Icarus Uprising Complete in Box, Includes Big Box, Stand and AR cards
Senran Kagura Deep Crimson Double D Edition Sealed
 
GBA Condition
Car Battler Joe Loose. Label imperfections
Chocobo Land A Game of Dice Loose
Lady Sia Loose, EU import
Lady Sia Loose. Label imperfections
Super Mario Advance No label
 
GB Condition
Alleyway Loose
Kid Dracula Loose
 
NES Condition
Adventure Island II Loose
Faria Game and Box. Box has some wear
Kid Icarus Game, Box, and Manual; Box shows wear; Protective case for box and manual included
Rainbow Islands Loose
Super Mario Bros & Duck Hunt Loose
 
SNES Condition
Metal Marines Loose
Secret of Mana Loose
Super Punch-Out Loose
Super Scope 6 Loose
Wild Guns Loose, Bad Label Damage
 
Gamecube Condition
Cubivore Loose disc
Pikmin Player's Choice, Complete In Box
Star Fox Assault Loose disc
Resident Evil 0 Player's Choice, Case and Discs, no manual
Resident Evil Player's Choice, Complete In Box
Resident Evil Complete In Box
Resident Evil 4 Complete In Box, Disc 2 has label wrinkles
Super Mario Sunshine Game and case, no manual
 
Sega Genesis Condition
Jurrassic Park Loose cartridge, Sharpie on Label
Phantasy Star IV Loose cartridge, Label Damage
Quackshot Complete In Box
Rocket Knight Adventures Loose cartridge, Label Damage
Spider-Man Loose cartridge, Label Damage
 
Sega Saturn Condition
NiGHTS Into Dreams Complete in Box, Not for Resale Edition
Night Warriors Darkstalkers' Revenge Loose
 
Sega Dreamcast Condition
Project Justice Complete in Box, page 2 detached from manual.
Power Stone 2 Loose
 
PSP Condition
Daxter Loose, Greatest Hits, Not For Resale
Power Stone Collection Loose
Silent Hill Origins Game and Case
 
PS1 Condition
Castlevania Chronicles Complete in Box
Chocobo Racing Loose
Chocobo no Fushigi na Dungeon Complete in Box, Japanese Import
Chocobo's Dungeon 2 Complete in Box, Manual is badly water damaged
Dark Stalkers Loose slim case version
Dark Stalkers 3 Disc and Manual, no back art
Rival Schools Complete in Box
Silent Hill Loose disc, Greatest Hits
Valkyrie Profile Discs and Case, no manual
World of Dragon Warrior Torneko The Last Hope Loose
Xenogears Complete in Box
 
PS2 Condition
Avatar The Last Airbender Disc and Case
Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance Complete in Box; Greatest Hits
Bully Greatest Hits, game & artwork
Burnout 3 Takedown Complete, Water Damage on back cover art
Burnout Dominator Case and Disc, Disc has superficial scratches but still boots
Castlevania Curse of Darkness Loose, Disc has light scratching
Crash Bandicoot The Wrath of Cortex Greatest Hits, Used, Disc and Case
Dragon Ball Z Budokai Complete in Box
Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi Complete in Box; Greatest Hits
Final Fantasy X Greatest Hits, Used, Disc and Case
Final Fantasy X-2 Complete; Greatest Hits
Haunting Ground Complete in Box, Water Damage on art and manual
Killzone Complete in Box
Grand Theft Auto Vice City Disc, Case, Poster, No Manual
.Hack Infection Complete in Box, Includes Anime DVD
.Hack Mutation Complete in Box, Includes Anime DVD
.Hack Outbreak Complete in Box, Includes Anime DVD
.Hack Quaratine Discs and Case, no manual
Marvel vs Capcom 2 Cracked Disc, won't boot for me. Comes with case, no manual
Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons of Liberty Greatest Hits, Used, Disc and Case
Naruto Ultimate Ninja 2 Disc and Case
Need for Speed Underground Greatest Hits, Used, Disc and Case
Need for Speed Underground 2 Complete in Box
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2 Greatest Hits, Used, Disc and Case
Resident Evil Dead Aim Game and Case, No manual
Scarface Complete; Greatest Hits
Simpsons Road Rage Loose, Greatest Hits
Valkyrie Profile 2 Complete In Box, some wear on the artwork and manual
Tekken Tag Tournament Disc and Case, Greatest Hits, Full side Movie Gallery sticker on DVD face
 
PS3 Condition
Sports Champions Complete in Box
 
PS4 Condition
APEX Construct Sealed
Gravity Rush Remastered Loose
J-Stars Victory VS+ Loose
SteamWorld Dig 2 Sealed
 
PS5 Condition
Battlefield 2042 Complete in Box
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Deluxe Eiditon Sealed
 
XBOX One Condition
Watchdogs Sealed
 
Consoles Condition
Monster Hunter Rise Edition Switch New in Box (No game code)
Oculus Quest 1 Complete in Box
Playstation 2 w/FreeMcBoot Original PS2 "Fat" system. Won't read PS1 or blue PS2 discs. Laser could be ready to go bad, or just need re-alignment. Comes with a Yellow PS2 Memory Card that has FreeMcBoot on it. Free McBoot will allow you to to play games off of a hard drive if desired. No cords/controllers included.
Pokemon Scarlet/Violet Edition OLED Switch New In Box
SNES Jr. Includes Deck, RF Coax Cable, Third Party AC Adapter, and Third Party Controller. Small crack on the corner.
Splatoon 3 Edition OLED Switch New In Box
 
Controllers Condition
FortniteWildcat Joy-Con Set Comes from the Fortnite Edition Console, never used
Joy-Con Grip Bagged/Unused - Came with console
Oculus Quest 1/Rift S Left Controller Used but very good condition. Comes with silicon case
Oculus Quest 1/Rift S Right Controller Used but very good condition. Comes with silicon case
Platinum Gamecube Controller Third Party, no nintendo logo, wired, good condition
Joy-Con (Left/Gray) Good, no drift
Joy-Con (Right/Neon Red) Good, no drift, Factory refurbished
SNES Controller Third Party, no nintendo logo
SPIN Z WiiU Pro Controller Black, Near Mint
 
Misc. Condition
Chocobo White Mage Plush Good
Chocobo Mystery Dungeon Everybuddy Pin Thief costume
Chocobo's Dungeon Card Game Monsters Expansion Pack Sealed
Black MagicGate 8MB PS2 Memory Card Has Free McBoot loaded onto the card
Yellow Nyko MagicGate 8MB PS2 Memory Card Has Free McBoot loaded onto the card
The Art of Splatoon 2 Sealed
Mario Kart 8 Target Pre-Order Keychain Sealed. Cut in the film.
Nintendo Switch AC Adapter Gently used
Nintendo 64 Memory Jumper Pack OEM/Authentic Regular Pack, not to be confused with the expansion
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Pre-Order Coin Sealed
Breath of the Wild Sheikah Coin From BotW Special Edition, Good condition
Pokken Art Cel Pre-Order Bonus Sealed
Blastoise New 3DS Plates Plates are mint and unused
Nintendo 3DS Stand OEM, Came with Kid Icarus Uprising
Kid Icarus Uprising Players Guide (Imported from Japan, no AR cards) Shows a little wear
Kid Icarus AR Card Set (205/404) Contains 249/402 different North American (AKDE) cards, no duplicates. An itemized list can be provided upon request.
Kid Icarus AR - Pit Rally Cry Sealed Pack Sealed pack of cards that contains AKDE-403,014,086
Shantae Risky's Revenge 2 LP Soundtrack Vinyl Sealed
Super Mario Wonder Framed Art Print Comes from Best Buy, Sealed
Tears of the Kingdom Pin Set (The Legend of Zelda) From the TotK Collector's Edition. Mint
Tears of the Kingdom Art Book (The Legend of Zelda) From the TotK Collector's Edition. Mint
Tears of the Kingdom Poster (The Legend of Zelda) From the TotK Collector's Edition. Mint
Portal 2 Wheatley LED Flashlight Sealed
 
Cases/Boxes/Inserts Condition
Chrono Trigger Manual SNES, Slight Wear
Chrono Trigger Orange Border Map Slight Water Damage, 2 Pin holes in the folds, frame optional
Chrono Trigger Green Border Map Slight Water Damage
Disgaea 1 Rosen Queen Edition Everything but the game
Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi Greatest Hits Artwork
Shantae Slip Cover Limited Run Nintendo Switch 5 Game Slip cover with protector
Burnout Revenge PS2 case and manual
Doom Eternal Steelbook PS4 Sealed, no game
Dot Hack (.HACK) Infection PS2 case and manual
Dot Hack (.HACK) Mutation Empty Case only
Dot Hack (.HACK) Outbreak PS2 case and manual
Dragonball Z Budokai Tenkaichi PS2 Greatest Hits Case Only, damaged clips but artwork is in good shape
The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Collector's Edition Includes everything but the game
Metroid Dread Special Edition Box only, damaged from shipping
God of War Chains of Olympus Case and Manual Only
Gran Turismo 3 A-spec PS2 case only, 'Not For Sale' version
Super Smash Bros Ultimate Nintendo Switch ConsoleBox Only Empty Box, good condition
Animal Crossing Nintendo Switch Console Box Only Empty Box, good condition
Pokemon Dialga & Palkia Switch Lite Box Only Empty Box, good condition
Rival Schools Front Artwork Just the front artwork
Fortnite Nintendo Switch Console Box Only Empty Box, good condition
The Witcher III Wild Hunt Empty Case, good condition
Tears of the Kingdom Steelbook (The Legend of Zelda) From the TotK Collector's Edition. Empty Case, Mint
Witch's Wish Box Empty Box, good condition
 
Freebies Condition
Playstation 2 IDE Connector Upgraded my HD Adapter to SATA, these are the old/leftover connectors.
Nintendo Switch Cart Caddy 3D Printed. Holds 16 carts. Can connect to an OEM dock.
Yoshi Mario Kart Keychain Good
Small Jotaro Kujo Figure 3D Printed. From Jojo's Bizarre Adventure All-Star Battle-R
Large Jotaro Kujo Figure 3D Printed. From Jojo's Bizarre Adventure All-Star Battle-R
2 Cartridge DS Travel Case 2 Cartridge DS Travel Case
4 Cartridge DS Travel Case 4 Cartridge DS Travel Case
Wonderswan Display Stand 3D Printed. Does not fit Wonderswan Crystal
Lavos Figure 3D printed in PLA Wood Filament. Not my model, found on thingiverse.
 
Wants Console
Kid Icarus Uprising AR Cards: AKDE-025 AKDE-039 (Will consider others) None
Asheron's Call Memorabilia PC
Game & Watch Devices (Excluding 35th Mario & Zelda editions) G&W
Trip World GB
Classic NES Series: Excitebike GBA
Classic NES Series: Dr. Mario GBA
Classic NES Series: Pac-Man GBA
Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble GBA
Pokemon Puzzle Challenge GBC
R.O.B. Accessories NES
Yo Noid NES
Pirates Of Dark Water SNES
Chrono Trigger Box/Inserts SNES
Marvel Super Heroes War of the Gems SNES
Ribbit King NGC
Mario Wonder Cards/Pins Pre-Order Bonuses None
Metal Gear Acid PSP
Racing Lagoon PS1
Parasite Eve 2 PS1
Red Ninja (Art/Manual) PS2
Night Warriors Darkstalkers Revenge (Case & Manual Only) Saturn
Wonderswan Games Wonderswan
DS Download Station 1-8,10,11,12,14,16,17,20 DS
Oni PS2
Sega Master System Games Master System
ROG Ally Extreme PC
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2024.05.14 16:58 SystemSpark [USA] [H] Pixel Pals, FF7 Rebirth DE; Car Battler Joe, Haunting Grounds, Chrono Trigger Maps, Cubivore, Turbo, Project Justice, Xenogears, Power Stone 2, Faria, Izuna 2, amiibo, Switch/Wii/WiiU/PSP/PS1/PS2/PS3/PS4/PS5/DS/3DS/GBA/GB/NES/SNES/NGC/Genesis/Saturn Games, Controllers, Swag [W] Paypal F&F

Prices are subjective, negotiable, and do not include shipping.   If you would like to trade, check out my thread on /gameswap.   Also accepting Cashapp and Venmo.   One Freebie per order.   Photos upon request.
 
Storage Solutions Price Condition
Thin Jewel Case for CD/DVD/Blu-Ray 1/per New. Clear front, black back
Standard Jewel Case for CD/DVD/Blu-Ray 1/per New. Clear front and back
Genesis/Famicom Retro Protection 1/per New, PET acid-free plastic cartridge protector
Super Famicom Cartridge Retro Protection 1/per New, PET acid-free plastic cartridge protector
SNES Cartridge Retro Protection 1/per New, PET acid-free plastic cartridge protector
NES Cartridge Retro Protection 1/per New, PET acid-free plastic cartridge protector
 
amiibo Price Condition
Tears of the Kingdom Link 25 Loose
Ocarina of Time Link 25 Loose
Majora's Mask Link 30 Loose
Smash Bros. Link 20 Loose
Skyward Sword Link 20 Loose
Zelda & Loftwing 15 Loose
Wind Waker Link 20 Loose
Wind Waker Zelda 20 Loose
Twilight Princess Link 50 Loose
Wolf Link and Midna 25 Loose
Callie 20 Loose
Marie 20 Loose
Inkling Boy [Neon Green] 15 Loose
Inkling Girl [Neon Pink] 25 Loose
Inkling Squid [Neon Purple] 17 Loose
Splatoon 2 Pearl 20 Loose
Splatoon 2 Marina 20 Loose
Splatoon 3 Inkling [Yellow] 22 Loose
Splatoon 3 Octoling [Blue] 20 Loose
Splatoon 3 Small Fry 20 Loose
Zelda Loftwing 30 New In Box
Sanrio amiibo cards 12 Sealed Pack
Mario Cereal Box 15 Cereal Removed/Flattened
Isabelle Summer Outfit 40 Open Box
Cyrus/K.K./Reese 18 New In Box/Damaged box
Tom Nook 12 New In Box
Mabel 9 New In Box
 
Digital Codes Price Condition
SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD-STANDARD EDITION-US 10 Switch Digital Code
 
Figures Price Condition
Chrono Trigger Chrono (Crono)/Robo/Eira (Ayla) Formation Arts Figure 100 Loose figure, most limbs are detachable by design, no missing parts
Pit Figma Figure 90 First Edition, Open Box, Contains everything but AR cards
Lillie (Pokemon) Nendoroid 300 Sealed. US edition from the Pokemon Center
Pixel Pal Mega Man 30 Sealed, damaged box
Pixel Pal SMB3 Mario 30 Sealed
Pixel Pal SMB3 Luigi 30 Sealed
Tracer Nendoroid (730) 30 Sealed
Tracer (Blizzard Entertainment Cute But Deadly Series 2 Vinyl) 8 Loose figure
 
Switch Price Condition
Adventure Acedamia 30 Sealed
Atelier Ryza 3 90 Complete in Box
Azure Striker Gunvolt Striker Pack 40 Sealed
Bendy and the Ink Machine 30 Complete in Box
Cruel King and the Great Hero Storybook Edition 60 Complete in Box
Ender Lilies 55 Sealed, Japan Import
Grim Fandango Remastered 45 Complete in Box, no slip cover
Labyrinth of Refrain 65 Loose
Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom 60 Sealed
Metroid Dread Collector's Edition 110 Sealed, a few dings associated with shipping
Monster Hunter Stories 2 Collector's Edition 160 Sealed
The Mummy Demastered 55 Complete in Box
River City Girls 120 Complete in Box, US Copy, Best Buy Variant
Shadowverse Champion's Battle 15 Loose
Shantae 50 Sealed
Shantae Risky's Revenge 50 Sealed
Shantae Collector's Edition 150 Sealed
Shantae Risky's Revenge Collector's Edition 150 Sealed
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cowabunga Collection 30 Sealed
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap 40 Complete in Box
Yu-Gi-Oh Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution 18 Loose
 
Wii Price Condition
Batallion Wars 2 11 Game and Case
Castle of Shikigami III 75 Complete in Box
Okami 10 Game and Case
 
WiiU Games Price Condition
Batman Arkham City Armored Edition 40 Sealed
Disney Infinity 2.0 15 Sealed
Nintendoland 10 Complete in Box
Star Fox Guard 10 Complete in Box
Turbo Super Stunt Squad 200 Complete in Box, Art/Manual damage
 
DS Price Condition
Animal Crossing Wild World 35 Game, Case, and inserts. No Manual
Final Fantasy Fables Chocobo's Dungeon DS+ 25 Complete in Box, Japanese Import
Izuna 2 The Unemployed Ninja Returns 70 Loose
Super Scribblenauts 5 Loose
 
3DS Price Condition
Kid Icarus Uprising (Japanese) 40 Game, Manual, and Case (No Big Box)
Kid Icarus Uprising 120 Complete in Box, Includes Big Box, Stand and AR cards
Senran Kagura Deep Crimson Double D Edition 75 Sealed
 
GBA Price Condition
Car Battler Joe 180 Loose. Label imperfections
Chocobo Land A Game of Dice 15 Loose
Lady Sia 30 Loose, EU import
Lady Sia 50 Loose. Label imperfections
Super Mario Advance 13 No label
 
GB Price Condition
Alleyway 5 Loose
Kid Dracula 240 Loose
 
NES Price Condition
Adventure Island II 25 Loose
Faria 200 Game and Box. Box has some wear
Kid Icarus 180 Game, Box, and Manual; Box shows wear; Protective case for box and manual included
Rainbow Islands 35 Loose
Super Mario Bros & Duck Hunt 10 Loose
 
SNES Price Condition
Metal Marines 90 Loose
Secret of Mana 55 Loose
Super Punch-Out 25 Loose
Super Scope 6 22 Loose
Wild Guns 270 Loose, Bad Label Damage
 
Gamecube Price Condition
Cubivore 350 Loose disc
Pikmin 50 Player's Choice, Complete In Box
Star Fox Assault 30 Loose disc
Resident Evil 0 15 Player's Choice, Case and Discs, no manual
Resident Evil 25 Player's Choice, Complete In Box
Resident Evil 27 Complete In Box
Resident Evil 4 30 Complete In Box, Disc 2 has label wrinkles
Super Mario Sunshine 40 Game and case, no manual
 
Sega Genesis Price Condition
Jurrassic Park 10 Loose cartridge, Sharpie on Label
Phantasy Star IV 70 Loose cartridge, Label Damage
Quackshot 40 Complete In Box
Rocket Knight Adventures 37 Loose cartridge, Label Damage
Spider-Man 12 Loose cartridge, Label Damage
 
Sega Saturn Price Condition
NiGHTS Into Dreams 40 Complete in Box, Not for Resale Edition
Night Warriors Darkstalkers' Revenge 50 Loose
 
Sega Dreamcast Price Condition
Project Justice 225 Complete in Box, page 2 detached from manual.
Power Stone 2 90 Loose
 
PSP Price Condition
Daxter 10 Loose, Greatest Hits, Not For Resale
Power Stone Collection 30 Loose
Silent Hill Origins 50 Game and Case
 
PS1 Price Condition
Castlevania Chronicles 165 Complete in Box
Chocobo Racing 55 Loose
Chocobo no Fushigi na Dungeon 20 Complete in Box, Japanese Import
Chocobo's Dungeon 2 70 Complete in Box, Manual is badly water damaged
Dark Stalkers 70 Loose slim case version
Dark Stalkers 3 50 Disc and Manual, no back art
Rival Schools 130 Complete in Box
Silent Hill 105 Loose disc, Greatest Hits
Valkyrie Profile 325 Discs and Case, no manual
World of Dragon Warrior Torneko The Last Hope 90 Loose
Xenogears 150 Complete in Box
 
PS2 Price Condition
Avatar The Last Airbender 10 Disc and Case
Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance 17 Complete in Box; Greatest Hits
Bully 15 Greatest Hits, game & artwork
Burnout 3 Takedown 11 Complete, Water Damage on back cover art
Burnout Dominator 9 Case and Disc, Disc has superficial scratches but still boots
Castlevania Curse of Darkness 60 Loose, Disc has light scratching
Crash Bandicoot The Wrath of Cortex 10 Greatest Hits, Used, Disc and Case
Dragon Ball Z Budokai 11 Complete in Box
Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 15 Complete in Box; Greatest Hits
Final Fantasy X 6 Greatest Hits, Used, Disc and Case
Final Fantasy X-2 6 Complete; Greatest Hits
Haunting Ground 300 Complete in Box, Water Damage on art and manual
Killzone 15 Complete in Box
Grand Theft Auto Vice City 10 Disc, Case, Poster, No Manual
.Hack Infection 20 Complete in Box, Includes Anime DVD
.Hack Mutation 45 Complete in Box, Includes Anime DVD
.Hack Outbreak 65 Complete in Box, Includes Anime DVD
.Hack Quaratine 300 Discs and Case, no manual
Marvel vs Capcom 2 60 Cracked Disc, won't boot for me. Comes with case, no manual
Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons of Liberty 10 Greatest Hits, Used, Disc and Case
Naruto Ultimate Ninja 2 10 Disc and Case
Need for Speed Underground 10 Greatest Hits, Used, Disc and Case
Need for Speed Underground 2 24 Complete in Box
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2 10 Greatest Hits, Used, Disc and Case
Resident Evil Dead Aim 50 Game and Case, No manual
Scarface 40 Complete; Greatest Hits
Simpsons Road Rage 15 Loose, Greatest Hits
Valkyrie Profile 2 40 Complete In Box, some wear on the artwork and manual
Tekken Tag Tournament 10 Disc and Case, Greatest Hits, Full side Movie Gallery sticker on DVD face
 
PS3 Price Condition
Sports Champions 10 Complete in Box
 
PS4 Price Condition
APEX Construct 15 Sealed
Gravity Rush Remastered 60 Loose
J-Stars Victory VS+ 30 Loose
SteamWorld Dig 2 20 Sealed
 
PS5 Price Condition
Battlefield 2042 20 Complete in Box
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Deluxe Eiditon 150 Sealed
 
XBOX One Price Condition
Watchdogs 15 Sealed
 
Consoles Price Condition
Monster Hunter Rise Edition Switch 420 New in Box (No game code)
Oculus Quest 1 180 Complete in Box
Playstation 2 w/FreeMcBoot 80 Original PS2 "Fat" system. Won't read PS1 or blue PS2 discs. Laser could be ready to go bad, or just need re-alignment. Comes with a Yellow PS2 Memory Card that has FreeMcBoot on it. Free McBoot will allow you to to play games off of a hard drive if desired. No cords/controllers included.
Pokemon Scarlet/Violet Edition OLED Switch 400 New In Box
SNES Jr. 120 Includes Deck, RF Coax Cable, Third Party AC Adapter, and Third Party Controller. Small crack on the corner.
Splatoon 3 Edition OLED Switch 400 New In Box
 
Controllers Price Condition
FortniteWildcat Joy-Con Set 120 Comes from the Fortnite Edition Console, never used
Joy-Con Grip 8 Bagged/Unused - Came with console
Oculus Quest 1/Rift S Left Controller 115 Used but very good condition. Comes with silicon case
Oculus Quest 1/Rift S Right Controller 115 Used but very good condition. Comes with silicon case
Platinum Gamecube Controller 20 Third Party, no nintendo logo, wired, good condition
Joy-Con (Left/Gray) 35 Good, no drift
Joy-Con (Right/Neon Red) 35 Good, no drift, Factory refurbished
SNES Controller 10 Third Party, no nintendo logo
SPIN Z WiiU Pro Controller 25 Black, Near Mint
 
Misc. Price Condition
Chocobo White Mage Plush 20 Good
Chocobo Mystery Dungeon Everybuddy Pin 5 Thief costume
Chocobo's Dungeon Card Game Monsters Expansion Pack 25 Sealed
Black MagicGate 8MB PS2 Memory Card 20 Has Free McBoot loaded onto the card
Yellow Nyko MagicGate 8MB PS2 Memory Card 20 Has Free McBoot loaded onto the card
The Art of Splatoon 2 300 Sealed
Mario Kart 8 Target Pre-Order Keychain 10 Sealed. Cut in the film.
Nintendo Switch AC Adapter 20 Gently used
Nintendo 64 Memory Jumper Pack 20 OEM/Authentic Regular Pack, not to be confused with the expansion
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Pre-Order Coin 15 Sealed
Breath of the Wild Sheikah Coin 25 From BotW Special Edition, Good condition
Pokken Art Cel Pre-Order Bonus 7 Sealed
Blastoise New 3DS Plates 200 Plates are mint and unused
Nintendo 3DS Stand 30 OEM, Came with Kid Icarus Uprising
Kid Icarus Uprising Players Guide (Imported from Japan, no AR cards) 30 Shows a little wear
Kid Icarus AR Card Set (205/404) 600 Contains 249/402 different North American (AKDE) cards, no duplicates. An itemized list can be provided upon request.
Kid Icarus AR - Pit Rally Cry Sealed Pack 20 Sealed pack of cards that contains AKDE-403,014,086
Shantae Risky's Revenge 2 LP Soundtrack Vinyl 55 Sealed
Super Mario Wonder Framed Art Print 25 Comes from Best Buy, Sealed
Tears of the Kingdom Pin Set (The Legend of Zelda) 20 From the TotK Collector's Edition. Mint
Tears of the Kingdom Art Book (The Legend of Zelda) 65 From the TotK Collector's Edition. Mint
Tears of the Kingdom Poster (The Legend of Zelda) 20 From the TotK Collector's Edition. Mint
Portal 2 Wheatley LED Flashlight 120 Sealed
 
Cases/Boxes/Inserts Price Condition
Chrono Trigger Manual 100 SNES, Slight Wear
Chrono Trigger Orange Border Map 80 Slight Water Damage, 2 Pin holes in the folds, frame optional
Chrono Trigger Green Border Map 80 Slight Water Damage
Disgaea 1 Rosen Queen Edition 150 Everything but the game
Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 5 Greatest Hits Artwork
Shantae Slip Cover 100 Limited Run Nintendo Switch 5 Game Slip cover with protector
Burnout Revenge 5 PS2 case and manual
Doom Eternal Steelbook 15 PS4 Sealed, no game
Dot Hack (.HACK) Infection 20 PS2 case and manual
Dot Hack (.HACK) Mutation 20 Empty Case only
Dot Hack (.HACK) Outbreak 30 PS2 case and manual
Dragonball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 10 PS2 Greatest Hits Case Only, damaged clips but artwork is in good shape
The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Collector's Edition 100 Includes everything but the game
Metroid Dread Special Edition 5 Box only, damaged from shipping
God of War Chains of Olympus 15 Case and Manual Only
Gran Turismo 3 A-spec 5 PS2 case only, 'Not For Sale' version
Super Smash Bros Ultimate Nintendo Switch ConsoleBox Only 90 Empty Box, good condition
Animal Crossing Nintendo Switch Console Box Only 20 Empty Box, good condition
Pokemon Dialga & Palkia Switch Lite Box Only 30 Empty Box, good condition
Rival Schools Front Artwork 25 Just the front artwork
Fortnite Nintendo Switch Console Box Only 20 Empty Box, good condition
The Witcher III Wild Hunt 20 Empty Case, good condition
Tears of the Kingdom Steelbook (The Legend of Zelda) 30 From the TotK Collector's Edition. Empty Case, Mint
Witch's Wish Box 50 Empty Box, good condition
 
Freebies Price Condition
Playstation 2 IDE Connector Free with purchase Upgraded my HD Adapter to SATA, these are the old/leftover connectors.
Nintendo Switch Cart Caddy Free with purchase 3D Printed. Holds 16 carts. Can connect to an OEM dock.
Yoshi Mario Kart Keychain Free with purchase Good
Small Jotaro Kujo Figure Free with purchase 3D Printed. From Jojo's Bizarre Adventure All-Star Battle-R
Large Jotaro Kujo Figure Free with purchase 3D Printed. From Jojo's Bizarre Adventure All-Star Battle-R
2 Cartridge DS Travel Case Free with purchase 2 Cartridge DS Travel Case
4 Cartridge DS Travel Case Free with purchase 4 Cartridge DS Travel Case
Wonderswan Display Stand Free with purchase 3D Printed. Does not fit Wonderswan Crystal
Lavos Figure Free with purchase 3D printed in PLA Wood Filament. Not my model, found on thingiverse.
 
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2024.05.14 16:54 Sbfan [WTS]🚀🔥HAMMERHEAD TO POLARIS $30,🔥PERSEUS TO POLARIS $52 🔥 POLARIS LTI CCUD $379 🔥 PROWLER TO HULL D CCU $50 🔥C2/RECLAIMER/GALAXY TO HULL D CCU $65 🔥 ORION TO BMM LEGACY CCU $30+ LOTS MORE OLD WARBONDS AND LEGACY CCUS [PT1]

*** I DO NOT CONDUCT ANY TYPE OF MIDDLEMAN OR SALES ON DISCORD, IF SOMEONE SAYS OTHERWISE PLEASE BRING TO MY ATTENTION AND I WILL INFORM THE MODS *** If Interested in any items please PM me with the full description of the items you are interested in. Your Paypal and RSI emails. Transaction will be done through Paypal invoicing. I am usually able to reply immediately, if I do not, then im likely driving or asleep so please be patient and I will get to it as soon as I am up. My time zone is GMT -5. BELOW PRICES SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY AND CHANGE.
(CCU) - FROM (CCU) - TO PROMO PRICE (INC. PP FEES)
PROWLER 600I EXPLORER BIS 2953/ 120M INS 20
HORNET GHOST BALLISTA 120M INS 10
M2 HERCULES CARRACK 120M INS 68
ECLIPSE CATERPILLAR 120M INS 25
STARFARER CATERPILLAR 120M INS 25
RAILEN CORSAIR BIS 2953/ 120M INS 25
TERRAPIN CORSAIR May include 120M INS 20
DEFENDER CORSAIR May include 120M INS 20
NOVA CUTLASS RED Career Kit 30
SUPER HORNET HEARTSEEKER DEFENDER 20
MAKO FREELANCER Career Kit 30
STARFARER GEMINI HULL C 65
PROWLER HULL C 35
PROWLER HULL D 50
STARFARER GEMINI HULL D 115
RECLAIMER HULL D 120M INS 75
GALAXY HULL D 120M INS 75
C2 HERCULES HULL D 120M INS 75
STARFARER GEMINI MERCHANTMAN 199
ARRASTRA MERCHANTMAN 52
LIBERATOR MERCHANTMAN 52
ORION MERCHANTMAN Same cost ccu 30
CUTLASS STEEL MERCURY BIS 2953/ 120M INS 20
VANGUARD HOPLITE MERCURY BIS 2953/ 120M INS 20
HULL D ORION 120M INS 62
PERSEUS POLARIS 120M INS 52
HORNET TRACKER PROSPECTOR Career Kit 30
BALLISTA PROSPECTOR Career Kit 30
C2 HERCULES PROWLER 120M INS 35
ECLIPSE REDEEMER BIS 2953/ 120M INS 30
A1 SPIRIT SAN'TOK.YAI 120M INS 20
GEMINI VALKYRIE Career Kit 50
CONSTELLATION ANDROMEDA VANGUARD WARDEN 15
PROSPECTOR VULTURE Career Kit 30
PROSPECTOR VULTURE BIS 2953/ 120M INS 20
RAZOR VULTURE 10
FREELANCER DUR VULTURE 30
RAFT VULTURE 120M INS 35
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​ CCU LIST A-G
(CCU) - FROM (CCU) - TO MELT VALUE PRICE (INC. PP FEES)
AVENGER WARLOCK 350R 46
BUCCANEER 350R 20
CENTURION 350R 20
CUTLASS BLACK 350R 20
FREELANCER 350R 20
GLADIUS 350R 41
GLADIUS VALIANT 350R 20
HAWK 350R 30
HERALD 350R 46
HULL A 350R 41
LEGIONNAIRE 350R 10
M50 350R 30
NOMAD 350R 51
NOVA 350R 10
RELIANT MAKO 350R 36
RELIANT SENTINEL 350R 46
STORM 350R 41
STORM AA 350R 30
TALON 350R 15
TALON SHRIKE 350R 15
CONSTELLATION ANDROMEDA 400i 15
CONSTELLATION ANDROMEDA 400I 15
CONSTELLATION TAURUS 400i 56
CONSTELLATION TAURUS 400I 56
DEFENDER 400i 36
DEFENDER 400I 36
HURRICANE 400i 46
HURRICANE 400I 46
RAILEN 400i 30
RAILEN 400I 30
SANTOKYAI 400i 15
SANTOKYAI 400I 15
SCORPIUS 400i 15
SCORPIUS 400I 15
SCORPIUS ANTARES 400i 25
SCORPIUS ANTARES 400I 25
TERRAPIN 400i 36
TERRAPIN 400I 36
VANGUARD HOPLITE 400i 15
VANGUARD HOPLITE 400I 15
VULCAN 400i 56
VULCAN 400I 56
600I TOURING 600I EXPLORER 46
C2 HERCULES 600I EXPLORER 82
CRUCIBLE 600I EXPLORER 134
ENDEAVOR 600I EXPLORER 134
GALAXY 600I EXPLORER 103
GENESIS STARLINER 600I EXPLORER 82
GLAIVE 600I EXPLORER 134
MOLE 600I EXPLORER 171
PROWLER 600I EXPLORER 41
RECLAIMER 600I EXPLORER 82
STARFARER GEMINI 600I EXPLORER 145
VALKYRIE 600I EXPLORER 108
C2 HERCULES 600I TOURING 41
CRUCIBLE 600I TOURING 93
ENDEAVOR 600I TOURING 93
GALAXY 600I TOURING 62
GENESIS STARLINER 600I TOURING 41
GLAIVE 600I TOURING 93
MOLE 600I TOURING 129
RECLAIMER 600I TOURING 41
STARFARER GEMINI 600I TOURING 103
VALKYRIE 600I TOURING 67
ANVIL BALLISTA A1 SPIRIT 67
ANVIL BALLISTA DUNESTALKER A1 SPIRIT 67
ANVIL BALLISTA SNOWBLIND A1 SPIRIT 67
E1 SPIRIT A1 SPIRIT 56
EXPANSE A1 SPIRIT 56
F7C-R HORNET TRACKER A1 SPIRIT 56
FREELANCER DUR A1 SPIRIT 72
FREELANCER MAX A1 SPIRIT 56
GLADIATOR A1 SPIRIT 41
HULL B A1 SPIRIT 67
KHARTU-AL A1 SPIRIT 36
MANTIS A1 SPIRIT 56
PROSPECTOR A1 SPIRIT 51
RAZOR A1 SPIRIT 62
RAZOR EX A1 SPIRIT 51
RAZOR LX A1 SPIRIT 56
RETALIATOR BASE A1 SPIRIT 56
SABRE A1 SPIRIT 36
SRV A1 SPIRIT 41
ARRASTRA A2 HERCULES 186
CARRACK A2 HERCULES 160
CARRACK EXPEDITION A2 HERCULES 134
CARRACK EXPEDITION W/C8X A2 HERCULES 114
CARRACK W/C8X A2 HERCULES 140
HAMMERHEAD A2 HERCULES 30
HULL D A2 HERCULES 212
LIBERATOR A2 HERCULES 186
M2 HERCULES A2 HERCULES 244
MERCHANTMAN A2 HERCULES 108
NAUTILUS A2 HERCULES 30
ODYSSEY A2 HERCULES 56
ORION A2 HERCULES 108
PERSEUS A2 HERCULES 82
400I APOLLO MEDIVAC 30
400i APOLLO MEDIVAC 30
APOLLO TRIAGE APOLLO MEDIVAC 30
ARES INFERNO APOLLO MEDIVAC 30
ARES ION APOLLO MEDIVAC 30
CONSTELLATION ANDROMEDA APOLLO MEDIVAC 41
CONSTELLATION TAURUS APOLLO MEDIVAC 82
CORSAIR APOLLO MEDIVAC 30
CUTLASS RED APOLLO MEDIVAC 150
DEFENDER APOLLO MEDIVAC 62
HURRICANE APOLLO MEDIVAC 72
MERCURY STAR RUNNER APOLLO MEDIVAC 20
RAILEN APOLLO MEDIVAC 56
SANTOKYAI APOLLO MEDIVAC 41
SCORPIUS APOLLO MEDIVAC 41
SCORPIUS ANTARES APOLLO MEDIVAC 51
TERRAPIN APOLLO MEDIVAC 62
VANGUARD HOPLITE APOLLO MEDIVAC 41
VANGUARD WARDEN APOLLO MEDIVAC 20
VULCAN APOLLO MEDIVAC 82
CONSTELLATION ANDROMEDA APOLLO TRIAGE 15
CONSTELLATION TAURUS APOLLO TRIAGE 56
CUTLASS RED APOLLO TRIAGE 124
DEFENDER APOLLO TRIAGE 36
HURRICANE APOLLO TRIAGE 46
RAILEN APOLLO TRIAGE 30
SANTOKYAI APOLLO TRIAGE 15
SCORPIUS APOLLO TRIAGE 15
SCORPIUS ANTARES APOLLO TRIAGE 25
TERRAPIN APOLLO TRIAGE 36
VANGUARD HOPLITE APOLLO TRIAGE 15
VULCAN APOLLO TRIAGE 56
CONSTELLATION ANDROMEDA ARES INFERNO 15
CONSTELLATION TAURUS ARES INFERNO 56
DEFENDER ARES INFERNO 36
F7C-M SUPER HORNET ARES INFERNO 72
F7C-M SUPER HORNET HEARTSEEKER ARES INFERNO 56
HURRICANE ARES INFERNO 46
RAILEN ARES INFERNO 30
SABRE COMET ARES INFERNO 72
SANTOKYAI ARES INFERNO 15
SCORPIUS ARES INFERNO 15
SCORPIUS ANTARES ARES INFERNO 25
TERRAPIN ARES INFERNO 36
VANGUARD HOPLITE ARES INFERNO 15
VULCAN ARES INFERNO 56
CONSTELLATION ANDROMEDA ARES ION 15
CONSTELLATION TAURUS ARES ION 56
DEFENDER ARES ION 36
F7C-M SUPER HORNET ARES ION 72
F7C-M SUPER HORNET HEARTSEEKER ARES ION 56
HURRICANE ARES ION 46
RAILEN ARES ION 30
SABRE COMET ARES ION 72
SANTOKYAI ARES ION 15
SCORPIUS ARES ION 15
SCORPIUS ANTARES ARES ION 25
TERRAPIN ARES ION 36
VANGUARD HOPLITE ARES ION 15
VULCAN ARES ION 56
600I EXPLORER ARRASTRA 108
600I TOURING ARRASTRA 150
C2 HERCULES ARRASTRA 186
CATERPILLAR ARRASTRA 259
CRUCIBLE ARRASTRA 238
ENDEAVOR ARRASTRA 238
GALAXY ARRASTRA 207
GENESIS STARLINER ARRASTRA 186
GLAIVE ARRASTRA 238
HULL C ARRASTRA 82
HULL D ARRASTRA 30
M2 HERCULES ARRASTRA 62
MOLE ARRASTRA 275
PROWLER ARRASTRA 145
RECLAIMER ARRASTRA 186
REDEEMER ARRASTRA 259
STARFARER GEMINI ARRASTRA 249
VALKYRIE ARRASTRA 212
400I BLADE 30
400i BLADE 30
APOLLO TRIAGE BLADE 30
ARES INFERNO BLADE 30
ARES ION BLADE 30
CONSTELLATION ANDROMEDA BLADE 41
CONSTELLATION TAURUS BLADE 82
CORSAIR BLADE 30
DEFENDER BLADE 62
HURRICANE BLADE 72
MERCURY STAR RUNNER BLADE 20
RAILEN BLADE 56
SANTOKYAI BLADE 41
SCORPIUS BLADE 41
SCORPIUS ANTARES BLADE 51
TERRAPIN BLADE 62
VANGUARD HOPLITE BLADE 41
VANGUARD WARDEN BLADE 20
VULCAN BLADE 82
ARROW BUCCANEER 41
AVENGER TITAN RENEGADE BUCCANEER 41
AVENGER WARLOCK BUCCANEER 30
CYCLONE-AA BUCCANEER 36
GLADIUS BUCCANEER 25
HAWK BUCCANEER 15
HERALD BUCCANEER 30
HULL A BUCCANEER 25
M50 BUCCANEER 15
NOMAD BUCCANEER 36
RELIANT MAKO BUCCANEER 20
RELIANT SENTINEL BUCCANEER 30
RELIANT TANA BUCCANEER 41
STORM BUCCANEER 25
STORM AA BUCCANEER 15
SYULEN BUCCANEER 46
ARROW C1 SPIRIT 56
AVENGER TITAN RENEGADE C1 SPIRIT 56
AVENGER WARLOCK C1 SPIRIT 46
BUCCANEER C1 SPIRIT 20
CENTURION C1 SPIRIT 20
CUTLASS BLACK C1 SPIRIT 20
CYCLONE-AA C1 SPIRIT 51
FREELANCER C1 SPIRIT 20
GLADIUS C1 SPIRIT 41
GLADIUS VALIANT C1 SPIRIT 20
HAWK C1 SPIRIT 30
HERALD C1 SPIRIT 46
HULL A C1 SPIRIT 41
LEGIONNAIRE C1 SPIRIT 10
M50 C1 SPIRIT 30
NOMAD C1 SPIRIT 51
NOVA C1 SPIRIT 10
RELIANT MAKO C1 SPIRIT 36
RELIANT SENTINEL C1 SPIRIT 46
RELIANT TANA C1 SPIRIT 56
STORM C1 SPIRIT 41
STORM AA C1 SPIRIT 30
TALON C1 SPIRIT 15
TALON SHRIKE C1 SPIRIT 15
CONSTELLATION AQUILA C2 HERCULES 93
CRUCIBLE C2 HERCULES 56
ENDEAVOR C2 HERCULES 56
GALAXY C2 HERCULES 25
GLAIVE C2 HERCULES 56
MOLE C2 HERCULES 93
STARFARER GEMINI C2 HERCULES 67
VALKYRIE C2 HERCULES 30
600I EXPLORER CARRACK 134
600I TOURING CARRACK 176
ARRASTRA CARRACK 30
C2 HERCULES CARRACK 212
GALAXY CARRACK 233
GENESIS STARLINER CARRACK 212
HULL C CARRACK 108
HULL D CARRACK 56
LIBERATOR CARRACK 30
M2 HERCULES CARRACK 88
PROWLER CARRACK 171
RECLAIMER CARRACK 212
400I CATERPILLAR 88
400i CATERPILLAR 88
APOLLO MEDIVAC CATERPILLAR 62
APOLLO TRIAGE CATERPILLAR 88
ARES INFERNO CATERPILLAR 88
ARES ION CATERPILLAR 88
BLADE CATERPILLAR 62
CONSTELLATION ANDROMEDA CATERPILLAR 98
CONSTELLATION AQUILA CATERPILLAR 20
CORSAIR CATERPILLAR 88
ECLIPSE CATERPILLAR 36
MERCURY STAR RUNNER CATERPILLAR 77
MOLE CATERPILLAR 20
RAILEN CATERPILLAR 114
RETALIATOR BOMBER CATERPILLAR 62
SCORPIUS CATERPILLAR 98
SCORPIUS ANTARES CATERPILLAR 108
STARFARER CATERPILLAR 36
VANGUARD HARBINGER CATERPILLAR 46
VANGUARD HOPLITE CATERPILLAR 98
VANGUARD SENTINEL CATERPILLAR 62
VANGUARD WARDEN CATERPILLAR 77
ARROW CENTURION 41
AVENGER TITAN RENEGADE CENTURION 41
AVENGER WARLOCK CENTURION 30
CYCLONE-AA CENTURION 36
GLADIUS CENTURION 25
HAWK CENTURION 15
HERALD CENTURION 30
HULL A CENTURION 25
M50 CENTURION 15
NOMAD CENTURION 36
RELIANT MAKO CENTURION 20
RELIANT SENTINEL CENTURION 30
RELIANT TANA CENTURION 41
STORM CENTURION 25
STORM AA CENTURION 15
SYULEN CENTURION 46
A1 SPIRIT CORSAIR 56
CONSTELLATION TAURUS CORSAIR 56
CUTLASS BLUE CORSAIR 82
DEFENDER CORSAIR 36
F7C HORNET WILDFIRE CORSAIR 82
F7C-M SUPER HORNET CORSAIR 72
F7C-M SUPER HORNET HEARTSEEKER CORSAIR 56
FREELANCER MIS CORSAIR 82
HURRICANE CORSAIR 46
RAILEN CORSAIR 30
SABRE COMET CORSAIR 72
SANTOKYAI CORSAIR 15
SCORPIUS ANTARES CORSAIR 25
TERRAPIN CORSAIR 36
VULCAN CORSAIR 56
VULTURE CORSAIR 82
APOLLO MEDIVAC CRUCIBLE 82
BLADE CRUCIBLE 82
CATERPILLAR CRUCIBLE 25
CONSTELLATION AQUILA CRUCIBLE 41
ECLIPSE CRUCIBLE 56
MERCURY STAR RUNNER CRUCIBLE 98
MOLE CRUCIBLE 41
REDEEMER CRUCIBLE 25
RETALIATOR BOMBER CRUCIBLE 82
STARFARER CRUCIBLE 56
STARFARER GEMINI CRUCIBLE 15
VANGUARD HARBINGER CRUCIBLE 67
VANGUARD SENTINEL CRUCIBLE 82
VANGUARD WARDEN CRUCIBLE 98
CUTLASS BLACK CUTLASS BLUE 72
CUTLASS RED CUTLASS BLUE 46
E1 SPIRIT CUTLASS BLUE 30
FREELANCER MAX CUTLASS BLUE 30
GLADIATOR CUTLASS BLUE 15
KHARTU-AL CUTLASS BLUE 10
MANTIS CUTLASS BLUE 30
PROSPECTOR CUTLASS BLUE 25
RAZOR EX CUTLASS BLUE 25
RAZOR LX CUTLASS BLUE 30
RETALIATOR BASE CUTLASS BLUE 30
SABRE CUTLASS BLUE 10
SRV CUTLASS BLUE 15
350R CUTLASS RED 15
ARROW CUTLASS RED 67
BUCCANEER CUTLASS RED 30
C1 SPIRIT CUTLASS RED 15
CENTURION CUTLASS RED 30
CUTLASS BLACK CUTLASS RED 30
FREELANCER CUTLASS RED 30
GLADIUS CUTLASS RED 51
GLADIUS VALIANT CUTLASS RED 30
HAWK CUTLASS RED 41
HULL A CUTLASS RED 51
LEGIONNAIRE CUTLASS RED 20
M50 CUTLASS RED 41
NOVA CUTLASS RED 20
RAFT CUTLASS RED 15
TALON CUTLASS RED 25
TALON SHRIKE CUTLASS RED 25
A1 SPIRIT DEFENDER 25
CONSTELLATION TAURUS DEFENDER 25
CUTLASS BLUE DEFENDER 51
E1 SPIRIT DEFENDER 77
F7C HORNET WILDFIRE DEFENDER 51
F7C-M SUPER HORNET DEFENDER 41
F7C-M SUPER HORNET HEARTSEEKER DEFENDER 25
FREELANCER MAX DEFENDER 77
FREELANCER MIS DEFENDER 51
GLADIATOR DEFENDER 62
HURRICANE DEFENDER 15
KHARTU-AL DEFENDER 56
PROSPECTOR DEFENDER 72
RAZOR EX DEFENDER 72
RAZOR LX DEFENDER 77
RETALIATOR BASE DEFENDER 77
SABRE DEFENDER 56
SABRE COMET DEFENDER 41
SRV DEFENDER 62
VULCAN DEFENDER 25
VULTURE DEFENDER 51
A1 SPIRIT ECLIPSE 108
APOLLO MEDIVAC ECLIPSE 30
BLADE ECLIPSE 30
MERCURY STAR RUNNER ECLIPSE 46
RETALIATOR BOMBER ECLIPSE 30
VANGUARD HARBINGER ECLIPSE 15
VANGUARD SENTINEL ECLIPSE 30
VANGUARD WARDEN ECLIPSE 46
APOLLO MEDIVAC ENDEAVOR 82
BLADE ENDEAVOR 82
CATERPILLAR ENDEAVOR 25
CONSTELLATION AQUILA ENDEAVOR 41
ECLIPSE ENDEAVOR 56
MERCURY STAR RUNNER ENDEAVOR 98
MOLE ENDEAVOR 41
REDEEMER ENDEAVOR 25
RETALIATOR BOMBER ENDEAVOR 82
STARFARER ENDEAVOR 56
STARFARER GEMINI ENDEAVOR 15
VANGUARD HARBINGER ENDEAVOR 67
VANGUARD SENTINEL ENDEAVOR 82
VANGUARD WARDEN ENDEAVOR 98
350R EXPANSE 30
ANVIL BALLISTA EXPANSE 15
ANVIL BALLISTA DUNESTALKER EXPANSE 15
ANVIL BALLISTA SNOWBLIND EXPANSE 15
BUCCANEER EXPANSE 46
C1 SPIRIT EXPANSE 30
CENTURION EXPANSE 46
CUTLASS BLACK EXPANSE 46
CUTLASS RED EXPANSE 20
F7C HORNET EXPANSE 30
F7C-S HORNET GHOST EXPANSE 15
FREELANCER EXPANSE 46
FREELANCER DUR EXPANSE 20
GLADIUS VALIANT EXPANSE 46
HAWK EXPANSE 56
HULL B EXPANSE 15
LEGIONNAIRE EXPANSE 36
M50 EXPANSE 56
NOVA EXPANSE 36
RAFT EXPANSE 30
RAZOR EXPANSE 10
STORM AA EXPANSE 56
TALON EXPANSE 41
TALON SHRIKE EXPANSE 41
E1 SPIRIT F7C HORNET WILDFIRE 30
FREELANCER MAX F7C HORNET WILDFIRE 30
GLADIATOR F7C HORNET WILDFIRE 15
KHARTU-AL F7C HORNET WILDFIRE 10
MANTIS F7C HORNET WILDFIRE 30
PROSPECTOR F7C HORNET WILDFIRE 25
RAZOR EX F7C HORNET WILDFIRE 25
RAZOR LX F7C HORNET WILDFIRE 30
RETALIATOR BASE F7C HORNET WILDFIRE 30
SABRE F7C HORNET WILDFIRE 10
SRV F7C HORNET WILDFIRE 15
CUTLASS BLUE F7C-M SUPER HORNET 15
E1 SPIRIT F7C-M SUPER HORNET 41
EXPANSE F7C-M SUPER HORNET 41
F7C HORNET WILDFIRE F7C-M SUPER HORNET 15
F7C-R HORNET TRACKER F7C-M SUPER HORNET 41
FREELANCER MAX F7C-M SUPER HORNET 41
FREELANCER MIS F7C-M SUPER HORNET 15
GLADIATOR F7C-M SUPER HORNET 25
HULL B F7C-M SUPER HORNET 51
KHARTU-AL F7C-M SUPER HORNET 20
MANTIS F7C-M SUPER HORNET 41
PROSPECTOR F7C-M SUPER HORNET 36
RAZOR F7C-M SUPER HORNET 46
RAZOR EX F7C-M SUPER HORNET 36
RAZOR LX F7C-M SUPER HORNET 41
RETALIATOR BASE F7C-M SUPER HORNET 41
SABRE F7C-M SUPER HORNET 20
SRV F7C-M SUPER HORNET 25
VULTURE F7C-M SUPER HORNET 15
CUTLASS BLUE F7C-M SUPER HORNET HEARTSEEKER 30
E1 SPIRIT F7C-M SUPER HORNET HEARTSEEKER 56
EXPANSE F7C-M SUPER HORNET HEARTSEEKER 56
F7C HORNET WILDFIRE F7C-M SUPER HORNET HEARTSEEKER 30
F7C-M SUPER HORNET F7C-M SUPER HORNET HEARTSEEKER 20
F7C-R HORNET TRACKER F7C-M SUPER HORNET HEARTSEEKER 56
FREELANCER MAX F7C-M SUPER HORNET HEARTSEEKER 56
FREELANCER MIS F7C-M SUPER HORNET HEARTSEEKER 30
GLADIATOR F7C-M SUPER HORNET HEARTSEEKER 41
HULL B F7C-M SUPER HORNET HEARTSEEKER 67
KHARTU-AL F7C-M SUPER HORNET HEARTSEEKER 36
MANTIS F7C-M SUPER HORNET HEARTSEEKER 56
PROSPECTOR F7C-M SUPER HORNET HEARTSEEKER 51
RAZOR F7C-M SUPER HORNET HEARTSEEKER 62
RAZOR EX F7C-M SUPER HORNET HEARTSEEKER 51
RAZOR LX F7C-M SUPER HORNET HEARTSEEKER 56
RETALIATOR BASE F7C-M SUPER HORNET HEARTSEEKER 56
SABRE F7C-M SUPER HORNET HEARTSEEKER 36
SABRE COMET F7C-M SUPER HORNET HEARTSEEKER 20
SRV F7C-M SUPER HORNET HEARTSEEKER 41
VULTURE F7C-M SUPER HORNET HEARTSEEKER 30
350R FREELANCER DUR 15
ARROW FREELANCER DUR 67
BUCCANEER FREELANCER DUR 30
C1 SPIRIT FREELANCER DUR 15
CENTURION FREELANCER DUR 30
CUTLASS BLACK FREELANCER DUR 30
F7C HORNET FREELANCER DUR 15
FREELANCER FREELANCER DUR 30
GLADIUS FREELANCER DUR 51
GLADIUS VALIANT FREELANCER DUR 30
HAWK FREELANCER DUR 41
HULL A FREELANCER DUR 51
LEGIONNAIRE FREELANCER DUR 20
M50 FREELANCER DUR 41
NOVA FREELANCER DUR 20
RAFT FREELANCER DUR 15
TALON FREELANCER DUR 25
TALON SHRIKE FREELANCER DUR 25
350R FREELANCER MAX 30
ANVIL BALLISTA FREELANCER MAX 15
ANVIL BALLISTA DUNESTALKER FREELANCER MAX 15
ANVIL BALLISTA SNOWBLIND FREELANCER MAX 15
BUCCANEER FREELANCER MAX 46
C1 SPIRIT FREELANCER MAX 30
CENTURION FREELANCER MAX 46
CUTLASS BLACK FREELANCER MAX 46
CUTLASS RED FREELANCER MAX 20
F7C HORNET FREELANCER MAX 30
F7C-S HORNET GHOST FREELANCER MAX 15
FREELANCER FREELANCER MAX 46
FREELANCER DUR FREELANCER MAX 20
GLADIUS VALIANT FREELANCER MAX 46
HULL B FREELANCER MAX 15
LEGIONNAIRE FREELANCER MAX 36
NOVA FREELANCER MAX 36
RAFT FREELANCER MAX 30
RAZOR FREELANCER MAX 10
TALON FREELANCER MAX 41
TALON SHRIKE FREELANCER MAX 41
E1 SPIRIT FREELANCER MIS 30
EXPANSE FREELANCER MIS 30
F7C-R HORNET TRACKER FREELANCER MIS 30
FREELANCER MAX FREELANCER MIS 30
GLADIATOR FREELANCER MIS 15
HULL B FREELANCER MIS 41
KHARTU-AL FREELANCER MIS 10
MANTIS FREELANCER MIS 30
PROSPECTOR FREELANCER MIS 25
RAZOR FREELANCER MIS 36
RAZOR EX FREELANCER MIS 25
RAZOR LX FREELANCER MIS 30
RETALIATOR BASE FREELANCER MIS 30
SABRE FREELANCER MIS 10
SRV FREELANCER MIS 15
APOLLO MEDIVAC GALAXY 114
BLADE GALAXY 114
CATERPILLAR GALAXY 56
CONSTELLATION AQUILA GALAXY 72
CRUCIBLE GALAXY 36
ECLIPSE GALAXY 88
ENDEAVOR GALAXY 36
GLAIVE GALAXY 36
MERCURY STAR RUNNER GALAXY 129
MOLE GALAXY 72
REDEEMER GALAXY 56
RETALIATOR BOMBER GALAXY 114
STARFARER GALAXY 88
STARFARER GEMINI GALAXY 46
VALKYRIE GALAXY 10
VANGUARD HARBINGER GALAXY 98
VANGUARD SENTINEL GALAXY 114
VANGUARD WARDEN GALAXY 129
CONSTELLATION AQUILA GENESIS STARLINER 93
CRUCIBLE GENESIS STARLINER 56
ENDEAVOR GENESIS STARLINER 56
GALAXY GENESIS STARLINER 25
GLAIVE GENESIS STARLINER 56
MOLE GENESIS STARLINER 93
STARFARER GEMINI GENESIS STARLINER 67
VALKYRIE GENESIS STARLINER 30
ANVIL BALLISTA GLADIATOR 30
ANVIL BALLISTA DUNESTALKER GLADIATOR 30
ANVIL BALLISTA SNOWBLIND GLADIATOR 30
CUTLASS RED GLADIATOR 36
E1 SPIRIT GLADIATOR 20
EXPANSE GLADIATOR 20
F7C-R HORNET TRACKER GLADIATOR 20
FREELANCER DUR GLADIATOR 36
FREELANCER MAX GLADIATOR 20
HULL B GLADIATOR 30
MANTIS GLADIATOR 20
PROSPECTOR GLADIATOR 15
RAZOR GLADIATOR 25
RAZOR EX GLADIATOR 15
RAZOR LX GLADIATOR 20
RETALIATOR BASE GLADIATOR 20
ARROW GLADIUS VALIANT 41
AVENGER TITAN RENEGADE GLADIUS VALIANT 41
AVENGER WARLOCK GLADIUS VALIANT 30
CYCLONE-AA GLADIUS VALIANT 36
GLADIUS GLADIUS VALIANT 25
HAWK GLADIUS VALIANT 15
HERALD GLADIUS VALIANT 30
HULL A GLADIUS VALIANT 25
M50 GLADIUS VALIANT 15
NOMAD GLADIUS VALIANT 36
RELIANT MAKO GLADIUS VALIANT 20
RELIANT SENTINEL GLADIUS VALIANT 30
RELIANT TANA GLADIUS VALIANT 41
STORM GLADIUS VALIANT 25
STORM AA GLADIUS VALIANT 15
SYULEN GLADIUS VALIANT 46
CATERPILLAR GLAIVE 61
CONSTELLATION AQUILA GLAIVE 77
MOLE GLAIVE 77
REDEEMER GLAIVE 61
STARFARER GEMINI GLAIVE 51
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2024.05.14 16:50 spydercoswapmod [WTS] Knives, multitools, watches etc.

IF YOU SEE THIS LINE OF TEXT CHECK BACK AS I'M STILL EDITING THE POST TO ADD ITEMS
I'm getting rid of some knives, watches etc. Open to selling them or trading them. Trade interests will be at the end of this post.
Payment methods accepted: Venmo, Zelle, Money Order
Prices include shipping and goods and services payment fees.
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  • SOG Seal Pup Elite. pic 1 pic 2. Purchased used. Put a fresh edge on it. Purchased new sheath direct from SOG. Not the most pristine looking knife here but plenty of life left. TV $50 / SV $45
  • Queen Big Boy Trapper. pic 1 (victorinox spartan for size reference) pic 2. Unused. Minor markings on bolsters from being in knife drawer. Made in USA. TV $45 SV $30.
  • Victorinox serrated Spartan. pic 1 pic 2 Gently used. Main blade cut one or two things, still very sharp. Don't recall using any tools, factory lube still visible on them. Factory edges on both blades. Cosmetic scratches on scales from being in storage. TV $25 / SV $20
  • Leatherman Fuse Combo. pic 1 pic 2. This is for both tools and the pocket clip. I used to be into modding Leatherman tools to make custom tool layouts. I had plans for modding the black one with different tools and adding a pocket clip from a wave + I never got around to finishing. One tool pivot is loosened up on each of these as I was experimenting on adding the clip etc. Every tool is in good shape, works well, blades are very sharp and look like factory edge etc. They'll need to be re-tightened or something before use. Selling them as is, no sheaths for either, again pocket clip is included. TV $60 / SV $45 for everything pictured.
  • Spyderco Pacific Salt NIB. pic 1 pic 2. NIB Pacific Salt 1 PE satin blade with screw pivot and rounded clip, meaning it was a later run. TV $100 / SV $80
  • Spyderco Aqua Salt. pic 1 pic 2 pic 3 This is one of the best knives ever made. Only reason I'm selling this is I talked myself into being ok with owning 5 of them instead of 6. I picked my least used user to post for sale. This one was picked up from a seconds sale where they sold without sheaths. Luckily I had an extra sheath I bought previously. These are incredibly tough, incredibly light, rust proof and killer cutters with a thin, coarse edge. My most used fixed blade model over the last 20 years, they can fill any role from bushcraft to hiking to fishing to diving. TV $140 / SV $120
  • Cold Steel Pre-GSM Spike. pic 1 pic 2 Unused. TV $30 / SV $19
  • Cold Steel Frenzy. pic 1 pic 2 NIB blue S35VN version. Backup to my user. TV $110 / SV $94
  • Cold Steel Pre-GSM SRK. pic 1 pic 2 SK5. Unused. TV $50 / SV $40
  • Cold Steel American Lawman. pic 1 pic 2 I bought this off here and sharpened it up and carried it a few times. Amazingly thin and light in the pocket, carries incredibly. Cuts well and took a great edge. Only reason I'm selling it, is I find it a little small for my grip. This is the current S35VN version with a nice DLC finish. TV $80 / SV $69 ;) ;)
  • Cold Steel Code 4. pic 1 pic 2. Great knife that carries very well like the Lawman. Bought it here, gave it an edge since it came butter knife dull, and carried it twice. I prefer the slightly bigger Recon 1. Unmarked blade steel so I would guess this is the older AUS version. TV $50 / SV $40
  • Kabar TDI combo. pic 1 pic 2. The smaller one is in good shape. Was sharpened because the factory edge was absolute garbage. Sheath clip shows some carry wear. Large one is ugly but still cuts. I used it to practice reprofiling on my belt sander and scratched it up pretty good. Note I lost the straps for the sheath. Take both for TV $50 / SV $35
TRADE INTERESTS
  • ESEE knives. Particularly a 3D scaled 3 and a Sencillo, but I'll consider any of their models.
  • Cold Steel Recon XL's.
  • Cold Steel Recon 1's.
  • Bushcrafty fixed blades
  • Spyderco Chinooks (any gen)
  • Spyderco Catcherman
  • Spyderco Police 3's
  • Choppers & machetes
  • shark watches (no leash, clip only)
  • sharpening stuff (prefer diamonds and ceramics to stones that need flattening fyi)
  • Kitchen knives
  • Outdoors gear (Currently ISO extra long hammock + net)
Not interested in folders with blades under 4"
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2024.05.14 16:35 Budget_Treat_6776 Planet Zelo: Zelorix Species information.

Zelorixians
Kingdom: Zeloriaria
Phylum: Auroriformes
Class: Zelorixia
Order: Harmoniida
Family: Aurorifidae
Genus: Zelorix
Species: Z. aurorix
(Anatomical Structure)
(Sensory features)
(Physical Abilities/Lifespan)
(Intelligence)
Vocal Chord Structure: The Zelorix’s vocal cords are arranged in a golden spiral pattern, with 12 muscles controlling the cords to produce a wide range of frequencies and harmonics. The vocal cords themselves are divided into 8 segments, each with a length that follows the Zelorifour Sequence’s golden ratio proportion (0.9618:0.0382). This unique structure allows the Zelorix to produce a vast array of sounds, from melodic tones to complex vocalizations.
(Eye Sight)
The Zelorix’s eyes are capable of perceiving a wide range of wavelengths, from infrared to ultraviolet light. Its eyes are structured in a golden rectangle pattern, with each eye containing 20 tiny sensors arranged in a golden spiral pattern, following the Zelorifour Sequence’s golden ratio proportion (0.9618:0.0382). This allows the Zelorix to detect subtle changes in its environment and perceive its surroundings with exceptional clarity. The Zelorix’s eyes are also capable of moving independently, allowing it to track multiple objects or targets simultaneously, with a tracking speed of approximately 0.9618 times the square root of its total number of sensors (20).
(Visual Perception)
(Vocal Range)
Ocular Structure: The Zelorix’s eyes are composed of the following structures, all of which are arranged in a golden rectangle pattern, following the Zelorifour Sequence’s golden ratio proportion (0.9618:0.0382):
  1. Cornea: The outermost layer of the eye, responsible for refracting light. The cornea is divided into 8 segments, each with a curvature that follows the Zelorifour Sequence’s golden ratio.
  2. Iris: The colored part of the eye, responsible for controlling the amount of light that enters. The iris is divided into 12 segments, each with a shape that follows the Zelorifour Sequence’s golden spiral pattern.
  3. Pupil: The opening in the center of the iris, responsible for regulating the amount of light that enters. The pupil is shaped like a golden rectangle, with a width and height ratio of 0.9618.
  4. Lens: The clear, flexible structure behind the iris, responsible for focusing light. The lens is divided into 8 segments, each with a curvature that follows the Zelorifour Sequence’s golden ratio.
  5. Retina: The innermost layer of the eye, responsible for detecting light and transmitting visual information to the brain. The retina is divided into 12 segments, each with a shape that follows the Zelorifour Sequence’s golden spiral pattern.
  6. Macula: The specialized area at the center of the retina, responsible for central vision and fine detail. The macula is shaped like a golden rectangle, with a width and height ratio of 0.9618.
  7. Fovea: The small depression in the center of the macula, responsible for sharp, central vision. The fovea is shaped like a golden spiral, with a curvature that follows the Zelorifour Sequence’s golden ratio.
The Zelorix’s ocular structure is designed for maximum visual acuity and clarity, with each component working in harmony to produce exceptional visual perception, following the Zelorifour Sequence’s mathematical principles.
(Brain Structure) - The Zelorix’s brain is divided into 12 segments, each with a unique function and connected in a golden spiral pattern, following the Zelorifour Sequence’s golden ratio proportion (0.9618:0.0382). - The brain-to-body mass ratio is approximately 0.9618, indicating a highly efficient and advanced cognitive system. - The cerebral cortex is divided into 8 layers, each with a specific function, such as sensory processing, memory, and decision-making, with each layer’s thickness and structure following the Zelorifour Sequence’s golden ratio.
Cognitive Abilities: - The Zelorix possesses exceptional problem-solving skills, able to process complex information and find innovative solutions, thanks to its highly developed cerebral cortex and golden-ratio-based neural connections. - Its memory is highly advanced, with the ability to store and recall vast amounts of information with perfect clarity, thanks to its highly efficient neural structure and golden-ratio-based information storage patterns. - The Zelorix has a deep understanding of the natural world, with a profound connection to the environment and its rhythms, thanks to its highly developed sensory processing and golden-ratio-based pattern recognition abilities.
Skin and Dermal Structure: - The Zelorix’s skin is composed of 12 layers, each with a unique function, such as protection, sensation, and regulation, with each layer’s thickness and structure following the Zelorifour Sequence’s golden ratio. - Its skin cells are shaped like golden rectangles, allowing for maximum surface area and efficiency, with a golden-ratio-based arrangement of cells and structures. - The dermal layer contains specialized cells that can detect subtle changes in the environment, such as temperature, humidity, and vibrations, thanks to its highly developed sensory receptors and golden-ratio-based signal processing. - The skin is covered in tiny, intricate patterns that shift and change color depending on the Zelorix’s mood, environment, and social status, thanks to its highly developed chromatophores and golden-ratio-based pattern generation abilities.
(Muscular System)
(Respiratory System)
(Digestive System) - The Zelorix’s digestive system consists of 8 segments, each with a unique function and connected in a golden spiral pattern, following the Zelorifour Sequence’s golden ratio. - Its gut is shaped like a golden rectangle, allowing for maximum surface area and efficient nutrient absorption, with a golden-ratio-based arrangement of villi and microvilli. - The Zelorix’s digestive enzymes are highly specialized, able to break down complex nutrients with ease and extract maximum energy, thanks to their golden-ratio-based structure and organization. - Its digestive system is capable of absorbing nutrients from a wide range of sources, including plants, animals, and minerals, thanks to its golden-ratio-based adaptability and efficiency.
(Immune System)
(Reproductive System)
(Nervous System)
(Neural Structure)
(Sensory Processing)
(Bone Structure)
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2024.05.14 16:30 Corruptfun As If It Were Kismet Prologue & Chapters 1-5

As If It Were Kismet: Prologue
Matt tore through the brush, blind in the dark. He didn’t care where he was going. He only knew he needed to be elsewhere. Far from here.
Behind him a creature howled that shocked his mind. It’s form was cruel and dangerous, though female. Nothing like the young woman she had once been. Nothing but a girl, a small and slight female.
It’s guttural growls and howls only grew closer as Matt tried to pick between seeing where he was going and getting away. The few times he looked he caught sight of the creature behind him. Hopping through the air with a speed that told him he was being toyed with. As if he were a mouse being played with by a cat.
But the reflex in him to run kept him going. His adrenaline going as hard as it could. The tightness and burning in his core tensing and locking up as his legs felt like there were being burned from within while taking on more of a heaviness.
His lungs were starting to betray him as he tried to gulp big breaths of air but only rapid and shallow breaths were all that he could manage. His brain was starting to burn….and then he was falling.
Falling down the side of a hill he saw the creature dart in a spring towards him, imperceivably fast almost. Catching him in mid air it seemed.
Managing to wrap its body around him and cushion his impact against the ground as they rolled. His mind barely took in what was happening during the roll. Only starting to understand what was happening once they were still.
The creature's triple D-cup breasts were unmistakably pressed hard against his back as he laid facing up at the night sky.
For a few seconds the world stilled and the needle light pain hitting the center of his brain took over for the cooking heat his brain had felt. His whole body felt heavy and reluctant to move.
Even if he could have really moved, a dull ache came over his limbs making them feel stilled and trapped as if by immeasurable amounts of sand that had engulfed him.
Slowly the arms holding him started to move. Moving so the creature's hands could start exploring him. Causing Matt to unstoppably let out a pathetic moan that made him go cold inside as hands lifted up his shirt and started to touch his exposed stomach and then his chest.
He would have whimpered so pathetically had he not still been in the depths of terror.
As its hands felt and groped his pecs he tried to situp as if to get away. For his efforts, his reward was a hand around his throat and a collection snarls and growls against his ear. A beastly, guttural voice spat words at him while somehow holding a feminine tone.
“Don’t move….I don’t know if I can calm down…”
Her words were not helped by her moans in his ear and the subsequent kissing of his ear. The flesh of his ear going between her lips as she moaned and seemed to pant. Releasing it and licking the side of his face with a moist warmth. He could feel its spittle, viscous and coating his flesh where the tongue touched. He could smell something in his saliva. Something that subtly entranced him.
Matt went stock still with fear and the confusion of mixed arousal. He barely perceived her right hand traveling lower on his body. A surprised moan and shudder echoed in the night from Matt’s lips as she took ahold of him. Her hand above his pants but still….stimulating him.
A light squeezing and almost probing of her digits kept him aroused and confused within her grasp. Resigning himself to the strange fate, Matt looked up at the stars as his mind tried not to shatter under the strange maelstrom of events and sensation that had started mere minutes ago.
His mind was only more confused as a slight figure, feminine in build, how it seemed to thunk the ground audibly as she landed on her feet out nowhere. Her knees barely bending under the pressure of the landing. Yet dirt was kicked up anyways and some of it onto Matt. Feeling it pepper his shirt and pants as it fell.
The figure, lit only faintly by moonlight, roared some dark tone Matt could only perceive as a demon as her eyes went bright with a crimson light. A light in the darkness that should not have been. “Let him go you bitch.” Was its words following the roar. Spittle escaping its mouth with faint droplets hit Matt's face.
The creature holding him by his throat and crotch seemed to tighten the grasp of both hands as it roared back. “HE IS MINE!”
The figure paused with a moment's hesitation. He was also her quarry. She had felt his fear without him knowing. His confused arousal. His fear. His terror.
And now he laid at the center of a struggle between two monsters. Unsure of who he wanted to win.
As If It Was Kismet Ch. 1
Matthew Berkshire hadn’t seen his mom in two years. Not that he had seen her much over the last six years.
A messy divorce between messy people and mom’s chaotic want for a life in Alaska had been one of the most…upsetting times in life. Setting him up for so much of what had defined his life thus far but then that had really started two years before he ever turned.
His ear buds were basic and simple. A part of cheap five pack, common for his life as he was known to lose little things. Small things. They had a mix of metal and hard rock playing in them. Some classics, some alternative. Whatever made him feel something, anything. Even if it was hate. Anger. Rage. It was better than feeling numb. Not belonging.
The escalator down to his lone bag to go with his lone carry on showed his mom waiting for him. His had a type, that’s for damn sure. Not that it helped him in the genetics department as he was stuck at 5’9” to go along with his mother’s five foot even as his dad stood six foot. Forever leaving him to feel small, to pale, under his dad’s shadow. Did he ever stand a chance?
The guy next to her with the unkempt former seventies porn stache was “Dave.” He’d met him twice when his mother came and visited him in Florida. To his credit the guy didn’t look annoyed. Kind of concerned kind of which made Matthew want to break his frozen look but he was well practiced. Having removed any note of sadness from his face through much…tribulation.
His mother’s look on her face betrayed a hint of worry as the bruises on his face lightly showed up close. Saying his name was his like a distant echo that belonged to someone else.
Dave cut in and pulled out his right headphone. “What the hell bud, they knock you hard enough to hurt hearing? Your mom’s asking how you are doing.”
Matthew pulled out the other bud and grunted an empty “sorry.”
“You still have bruises after two week? What did they do to you?” His mom’s voice was full of worry. Something he hadn’t heard in….too long. Too long to make him feel anything. To ever make him believe there was any sincerity to her words. To not think her voice and mannerisms were an act. An act by someone who…wasn’t really there.
“It’s only fair. I took a nose. Fractured a couple orbital bones. Left one with having to get his jaw wired shut. And one will never walk right again for what I did to his knee cap.” Matthew said it all with a bored and disinterested tone. Perhaps well rehearsed.
“My man, handing out ass kickings, not bothering to take names.” Dave was quick to be the typical man’s man about it. Matthew wasn’t quite done yet. Lifting up his shirt to expose the right side near his kidney. Revealing a nasty scar from a six inch blade. “Luckily they gave me this first so they could rule it all in self-defense. The fuck didn’t get it in more than inch before I ruined his knee cap and then I took the nose of one of the fucks holding me.” Now he chose to smile keeping the well practiced dead look in his eyes.
No retorts. No questions. Just horrified looks on their faces. As he liked. As he preferred. They could hate him. They could be disgusted by him. But by God they would fear him.
“Well the doc did a good job sewing you up.” Dave commented uncomfortably. “Dissolving sutures. Ain’t they grand.” He smiled again and let it abruptly fall off his face and started walking to the carousel for the baggage claim.
Waiting and making small talk with Dave as his mother stood in silence. He was not the little boy she abandoned. The little boy she left with an angry man. While never hitting him. Left him in constant fear till he turned twelve and just didn’t care anymore. Something snapped. Broke. And he didn’t care if he died. Didn’t care if he stole. Didn’t even care if he killed. He just knew not to get caught. Something left over from his grandfather’s wisdom which came to make more and more sense with each passing year of life since that thing inside him broke.
Finally his bag came around and Dave went to try first to grab it but Dave practically leapt ahead of him. “Is that your grandfather’s rucksack bag?” his mother asked in a perplexed voice.
“Figured it’s been around since Viet Nam. So it’d serve me better than any of the worthless stuff they called luggage.” Dave commented after Matthew’s words. “Well hell yeah I still got mine from Desert Storm. You know the first one.” Dave laughed and Matthew eyed him oddly. Be it in the south or whether it was Alaska, country boys are country boys he guessed.
The car ride to the two people’s house, as Matthew thought of them. Was uneventful and full of vistas he imagined metropolitan types wetting themselves over. At most they meant isolation to him. Furtherness from the world as there were no mountains in Florida. And what mountains he had last seen in another state had been when he was eight. Another life, to Matthew it felt like. A life alien to him.
As If It Was Kismet Ch 2
Dave and his mom’s place was some two story type tucked into a tree line far up an elevated point. It was by no means the highest point in the mountain but it certainly felt up there.
Rocks were where the driveway should have been Matthew thought. Grabbing his backpack and rucksack from Dave’s jeep was no hard thing for him. Matthew was in formidable shape for someone his age, maybe even five years older. He had gotten a mix of fairly big shoulders and arms along with the chest to go for it when compared to most kids his age. A side effect of working out at least twice a day. First thing in the morning, some time in the evening, and the school’s gym when had had a good semester in school before he had to leave Florida.
Dave tried to come up and help him but Matthew walked past him towards the house. His mom was not sure what to make of his demeanor. Matthew was not the sweet kind boy he had once been. But she had been gone from his life essentially for a long time.
Ushering him into the house she cracked some joke he did not hear. He was too busy looking about and seeing a mix of old outdated decorating mixed with the strange and odd flair of his mother. Color contrasting against drab and dated. Like brightly painting over an old home that was falling apart he thought.
“Your room is this way Mattie.” His mom brightly intoned.
Without expressing any interest he followed his mother. Still faced and nonplussed. Just going along with the current. Pushed and pulled with its roll like a piece of driftwood.
The room was simple. A single small bed. A set of rubber weights with a curl bar and barbells. “Your dad said you were into weight lifting so we got you a bunch of stuff. Dave says it looks like his department’s gym almost. The woman’s smile felt very alien to him.
“Thank you. I appreciate it. I’ve got most of my stuff from home.” Matthew starting unpacking his rucksack and pulled out cables of repetitive and mixed colors. A single plastic barbell handle. The ruck sack could be filled with water bottles for added weight during pushups he figured. Remembering a Michael Keaton movie he watched with his dad post-Batman movies where he played a convicted killer using plastic bags filled with water for weights.
Matthew caught movement outside his lone fairly large window that could let him step out onto the roof of the house given its layout.
He saw a number of people running together through what he guessed was the backyard of the property, not that it had any fences to mark boundaries
They wore clothes that looked similar yet different from each other at the same time.”Oh those are the Johnston’s. Really nice bunch of people. Been on the mountain for a long time Dave tells me.”
Matthew looked at the group of people running and noticed the lack of resemblance. “They are related?” Matthew quizzically asked. Seeing a black and possibly a hispanic person amongst the bland looking white people.
“Oh well they are all adopted but for one or two of them…besides the parents of course. The family has a long tradition of taking in orphans they say. Real nice of them to do that don’t you think.”
Matthew looked at his mother and the hosier accent made no sense to him as he arched his left eye brow. Her and his dad were both from Florida. Born and raised. Sure her parents were from New York city but…
Matthew shook his lightly without turning to look at his mother as his vision was grabbed by one of the runners in particular. A girl of moderate height. Soft brunette. A plain beauty he figured with a slim build….and lack of remarkable breasts and rear to make any note of but….girls in general were his type at his age.
She was pretty enough. He couldn’t deny that but he found himself transfixed by her visage.
But the way she turned and looked at him, especially at that distance felt very disconcerting to him. Even if she was smiling like…she was a taste of a bright shiny day. Somehow.
Matthew’s mom noticed the exchange and smiled to herself with closed lips. “Oh that’s Vicky. She’s your age I think. Very sweet girl, who does the charity functions. You know bake sales, blood drives, car washes and the like. I think you should get to know her. Might be good for you.”
A truck horn sounded a couple of beeps in rather succession. “Oh that must be Mack, he said he might come by later this evening but he seems early.”
Matthew’s mother turned and left his room. Leaving Matthew to exchange a few looks with the alluring Vicky as she turned her head away from him to talk to the others in her group and look back at him.
Still Matthew’s left eyebrow was arched. In a way that reminded him of Spock from Star Trek that he and his grandpa used to watch on some streaming service or another.
As he heard ambient chatter elsewhere outside the house he figured to check it out as the alluring sight of Vicky would be around he figured. It was dull to stare at artwork. He was a boy who preferred jet skis and the like. Something he could ride and enjoy immensely. Even if at times it got him stabbed.
As If It Was Kismet Ch 3
Matthew sauntered out of the house and down the rockway that stood in for a driveway.
A few new people had come over from what he could first surmise of the situation. As he got closer it was obvious they were indigenous people. A couple of grown men…and a girl?
She was mousey. Maybe five foot. Hiding behind glasses and a big camo jacket that was far too big for her. It looked made for a grown man and the backwards trucker hat on her head kept her long black a beautiful mess of sorts.
She was cute in a way. A little androgynous but she had a cute energy to her. She reminded him of the more tomboyish Puerto Rican girls he had gotten into back in Florida. Given the deer corpses in the back of the truck….probably more dangerous to play with given the men in her family.
Small chatter passed between the adults when the girl noticed but turned away, trying to hide the tiny hint of a smile.
“Oh Mattie, this is Mack. He works with Dave at the sheriff’s department and John, he’s with fish and wildlife.” Matthew nodded at his mom’s words with some blankness as he looked at the deer the in the back of the pickup truck.
“Gale tells us you hunted with your dad some in Florida and Georgia.” Mack offered with a light hearted laugh camouflaged by his big simple and cheery but husky way he spoke.
Looking in the back of the truck he spoke. “We used lever action thirty-thirties and Mosin Nagants in seven-six-two-fifty-four-rimmed.” Mack and John whistled in an exaggerated fashion. Leaving Matthew to wonder if they were mocking him.
Mack spoke. “Well we just used thirty-odd-six in a custom gussied Garand.” That caught Matthew’s attention. “You have a Garand…” Matthew finally demonstrated interest in anything. “My dad has an SVT-40 and a Hakim 8mm but he always wanted a Garand but was too cheap to buy one.”
Gale, his mother, chimed in loudly. “Oh his Dad loved his guns but was such an odd duck about how he bought or why he bought them. Never made sense to me how he wasn’t a collector but he didn’t get the latest and greatest.” Gale laughed uncomfortably. At least it seemed that way to Matthew.
Matthew pointed to the girl with an underhanded pointing hand. “And who is this? A cute little mute mouse or does she have a name?” Dave and the other men laughed.
Mack again spoke. “Well you people call her Rebecca, she’s my adopted daughter.” Matthew was taken aback by what he heard. “You people?”
Rebecca kindly spoke with a soft but almost melodic voice as she struggled to maintain eye contact. “White people or rather not members of our tribe. It’s just easier to appease the colonizer kind of thing. Borrowed from when the Jesuit missionaries chased us up here.”
Mack stepped in. “It’s just easier to have white people names than have them try to say our tribal names. And we don’t want them shortening or Anglicising our names kind of thing.” Rebecca stepped back into the conversation cutting off her adopted father. “It’s an insult to our history basically.”
Matthew cocked his head sideways raising his eyebrows shortly before letting them drop. “Well as soon as I’m eighteen I’m out of here and back to Florida so I’m a sort of involuntary colonizer of sorts. So I won’t be taking any of your land from you. The Seminoles on the other hand are still shit out of luck.”
Rebecca’s smile caused Matthew to reflexively smile. Mack made the moment more awkward. “See Becca, I told you someone off the reservation would like you some. You just have to be creative.” Mack laughed in a chiding manner…Matthew presumed. He sensed that he was the butt of some kind of cultural joke. Like marrying a white guy was some sort of insult or mark of shame. That kind of thing.
Rebecca turning away from him was not something he had been expecting. Her then getting in the truck in a huff left the group in a silence for a moment.
Dave spoke to break the awkward silence. “Well just bring the truck to work on Monday and leave it for me to grab up.” Mack acknowledged Dave and they started to get off as Rebecca looked at Matthew for another instance. Matthew couldn’t look away for some reason as the two seemed to lock eyes for an instance.
Till Vicky and family seemed to come jogging down the road. While Matthew’s eyes diverted from Rebecca’s. Hers did not till she realized he was looking elsewhere. And her vision found Vicky and what had been a hint of smile on her face turned glum and disappointed.
Matthew did not look away from the vision of Vicky but instead of a starry eyed fool looking longingly. It was a baffled look. Well baffled for him, with his eyes drawn narrow and night with a focus.
There was something about her…he couldn’t quite put a name too. The way she appeared to him. One second brunette. The next second blonde or blonde like. As if the color appeared in her air and disappeared in fractions of seconds. Much the same way her body almost seemed to…shift…very subtly…smoothly. A nicer bum. Larger breasts. And then back to a simple and plain form. Feminine no doubt. Attractive. But not so…remarkable.
As If It Was Kismet Ch 4
The next two days passed without incident. Nothing of any real substance or challenge to note.
Matthew got settled somewhat and started working out almost immediately. Exploring around the woods but Dave told him not to go far. Especially without a hunting rifle. Dave had left a simple semi-auto Winchester out for him. His bear gun as Dave referred to it with its four round magazine. But Matt figured till he got some practice with the rifle to leave it alone. He made a hiking stick like his grandpa taught him and treated it over a low fire. He would take some electrical tape for the end his hand would grip around. Plenty enough to ward off anything smaller than a bear he figured.
The ride to school was a pain in the neck but simple enough. Dave would let him use a clunker pickup truck he had laying around. It wasn’t pretty but it would get him to and from. Even if it was from the eighties and still backfired on occasion. But for now Dave and his mom took him on their way to the sheriff’s department.
It wasn’t much of a school. It wanted to be modern but its fifties original construction was very obvious. It serviced the pipeline families and familys’ of fisherman who worked the seasons in between their time at the pipeline.
Matt was to report to the principal for some reason Dave and his mom wouldn’t share. Which annoyed him but he figured it was to read him the law of land. Small towns with their big views of the outside world and like.
Dressed in jeans, a grey sweatshirt under a light jacket with steel toed boots set him more apart then he expected. His buzzed head didn’t help matters. Already he was feeling like a stranger in a strange land but he was quite strange after all. And he liked it that way. Normal people were so pathetically disappointing to him.
A secretary or assistant or some such led him to the principal’s office. Where it reeked of real wood that was old and fabric and upholstery that needed to be updated for the last twenty years, Matt figured.
“This is Matthew Berkshire, Principal Andrews.” The man was turned with his back to the door and he was quick to wave her off as he turned her around.
He was an older man. Fat and large. Tall with a body built like he had once been fit and a demeanour of annoyed and irate already as he fixed Matt with a scowl and look of disgust. Another worthless government whore. Matt thought to himself. His father and his grandfather had bestowed unto him a natural disrespect for government workers and the figures that wore unjustified authority as a shield but pretended the weight of the state was not at their back ready to crush all who resisted. Little figures of valor pretending to be mighty and alone but acting with the tyranny of the state and all the backing.
“Mr. Berkshire, please sit down.” His tone wasn’t unusually hostile, just gruff. As if he had better things to do.
Matt complied and took a seat in the chair while maintaining a friendly facade. Not everyone was an enemy. And not everyone needed to be an enemy. Even if anybody could be any enemy. There was no reason to make enemies you didn’t have to. Another of his grandfather’s bastardised wisdoms.
“Well I looked over you file and you have quite the history Mr. Berkshire.” Matt resisted qiuping back a joke. Instead he waited for Principal Andrews to continue as he remained nonplussed and looking as if he felt no need to respond. A simple head tilt with dead eyes looking back at the principle as if he was not even there would suffice.
Matt’s reaction or lack of a reaction rather made Principal Andrews only narrow his eyes with examination. He was not used to a kid not responding to him. Especially with his gruff and hard act going on.
“Well by all accounts you moved here after some problems at your last school. A fight broke out and you did some real harm to your fellow students it appears.” Of course, he would take the side of the perpetrators. School administrators always did. Especially when they weren’t white. Just a fact of the times. Cowardice and pathetic mediocrity was the way they leaned, like good government workers sucking the dick of Big Daddy government. Worthless whores.
Matt chose to reply. “Oh you mean the criminals that stabbed me. Got arrested at the hospital and then pled to felonies. Yeah Florida, with the American counties are good like that.” Principal Andrews went real still. No shame. No fear. No penitence. He didn’t like that.
“Well be it as it may Mr. Berkshire we don’t tolerate that kind of behaviour here…” Matt cut him off responding with a deadpan tone. “You mean self-defense meant to save one’s own life while the cowardly and pathetic school workers look on with zero interest but to keep their money rolling in and will allow known gang members with records of violent acts and crimes that should have them expelled many times over, where in certain Democrat counties such cowardice and idiocy empowered a couple school shooters?”
Principal Andrews looked at the Matt with a note of disgust. “Look here Mr. Berkshire, your beliefs matter not one bit here. This isn’t Florida. We don’t like our way of life being disrupted by outside agitators who have problems with authority.”
Matt did his best not to roll his eyes and let the older fat man drone own as he dead-stared him. Lifeless and without emotion.
The man came to a finish and Matt spoke up without having listened to him or paid him any attention. “Great now that’s taken care of. Can I please get to class and finish my sentence of two years at your wonderful school?”
Principal Andrews huffed and snorted before calling in Vicky. Vicky stood in the corner after entering with a quiet and seamless presence. Matt felt disturbed and tried not betray his feelings as the young Vicky was perceived and not perceived to be moving.
Principal Andrews made the introductions and Matt nodded back. She was to be his chaperone for the day. They had the same classes and she was to show him the ropes so to speak. The ins and outs of the school. The locations of their classes.
He recognized her. It was hard not to. The way her appearance seemed to shift fluidly almost. The petite and skinny brunette ever so lightly had a big bust and blonde hair with curves added when she seemed to shift before his eyes. Like watching a film but each frame had a different person.
Matt didn’t say anything about it. Even if he did he would only be acknowledging his crazed state, if he had one. If.
Unlike an obedient puppy dog he got up in a slow and awkward fashion and followed behind her as his oddly disproportionate frame allowed. Causing her a note of concern for some reason. As if she was seeing something she shouldn’t have been….Or he was just weird. And Matt could admit to himself he was just weird. Part of his charm, he would jest about it at times. Not that he had many people to jest to now.
As If It Were Kismet Ch. 5
Following Vicky into the hall off to their first class was simple. She exchanged small talk and he slightly smiled as if to obviously suggest he was just being polite.
Inside his head, Matt was trying to figure out if he was having a psychotic break. The way Vicky looked kept changing and he looked at the other people around him and they stayed the same.
He was searching his mind as they were walking. And thus he wasn’t paying attention to where he was looking and so fell to his face forward over his feet seemingly out of nowhere.
A series of laughs erupted as it sunk in that he was obviously tripped. Like in prison this was a challenge to his superiority. If he let this pass he would be mocked and sneered at by this same group of boys. He wouldn’t walk to them like he was going to do nothing like a little bitch.
In a rage he turned and punched the stomach of the first face he saw. Some typical blonde haired wannabe jock. He knew from experience not to aim for the ribs. Instead he needed to aim for where he thought the belly button was.
Yells and screams blindly echoed around him as his after the punch he followed up his elbow of the opposite arm slamming into the face of the jock. Harder than a fist, the elbow struck the jock’s jaw and seemingly dropped him against a locker. Just in time to catch an errant and soft punch to the nose that sure enough hurt but did little to slow him down as his dad had taught him to fight through the pain. Blood and scars happened. They were a natural consequence of life to a man.
Taking the punch and falling further into his red state Matt headbutted the punch thrower before another guy arm bared his throat from behind. Which he managed to get his grip on the arm over a letterman jacked and jerk the unprepared boy to the side with him still latched on.
A few feet away from the lockers Matt knew his only chance was to jump and push off the lockers and knock the boy to the ground and so he did. He heard a thunk of the boy’s skull bouncing off the ground and he turned to pull out of the grapple.
The beatings he had taken from his father, the grapples, being choked unconscious. Had prepared him for fighting little bitches who didn’t know what a fight was. It wasn’t gay porn with rabbit punch fists flying.
Blood was running down his face and the pain started to hit him as the threats had been eliminated. Only then did he remember to breathe. Taking breathes as Vicky came up to him with tissues and took a hold of his nose.
“Owww owww owww what the fuck my nose could be broken.” He said to Vicky as she pulled his head up and back.
“It’s ok Carl. It’s done.” Matt tried to look to see who Vicky was talking to. It was a boy taller than his 5’9” by more than a small margin. The boy eyed him bored and annoyed before speaking. “What happened here?” An unoriginal line but one Matt couldn’t be a smart aleck about. “Well you see there was an outbreak of tripping and we all tripped over my dick. It happens.” Matt was about to laugh when Vicky seemed to pull up while still gripping his nose causing Matt no small amount of pain which he audibly evidenced.
Vicky spoke in a tone he wasn’t expecting. As if she was accustomed to issuing orders. “Keep Iris away from the hall till we sanitize the site. We have blood from at least three people contaminating the site. And have Jake bring me a spare jacket and shirt for this moron.”
Carl seemed to acknowledge her orders and seemed to blink away. Maybe the punch hit harder than he expected. He had no time to wonder as Vick took her hand away from his and pushed him against the lockers. With ease he had not been expecting from her form and stature.
Before he could respond Vicky licked his blood covered chin and then his lips and spoke to him. “Focus on me you little blood bag.” Her tone had an annoyed yet feminine sneer.
“Look into my eyes. Look at me. You belong to me. You are just another food source in a collection of food sources.” Her eyes were a beautiful hazel Matt thought. Almost green. Pretty like jewels in some old treasure collections. The eyes he could get lost in before kissing her. Finally Vicky was just a slight and petite brunette and he thought she was beautiful.
She would make a hell of a girlfriend. Some cute thing he could see laying on the beach in Florida on their sides laughing and smiling before trading light kisses while hands wandered innocently. Before his mind could drift further he felt her lips on his. It took him a second to mentally grasp the kiss but his arms were around her back as her hands were at his sides. His eyes reflexively closed as he saw hers close.
It was ineffable to Matt. Beyond words, what was happening. The kiss, the moments beforehand. The way his brain tickled with electricity and gentle warmth. He had never had a kiss like this and he had traded more than a few kisses with at least a few girls.
The kiss was like a warm bath with his consciousness slipping beneath the surface. Their lips only parted to try new angles and approaches as Matt struggled to take in breath. It was a moment he could have stayed trapped in for….he didn’t know. But a curt throat clearing by another girl pulled them out of the moment.
The girl was taller than Vicky. Blonde. With slight curves. Vicky addressed her bewildered and gobsmacked, and perhaps a bit embarrassed. “Tina?”
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2024.05.14 16:29 timmah1529 Marketing Job Offer - Title + Salary Up To Me? Need Advice!

Good morning everyone,
I was recently laid off and I have been openly looking for work on LinkedIn. I had a connect reach out regarding a job at her husbands work. He then reached out to me and there is a lot of interest on both ends. However, there is no Job Title/Salary listed - they are asking me what I would want it to be. I have 7 years of experience in digital marketing, primarily focused on Marketing Automation but also have done PPC, social media, graphic design, etc. Here are the details:
As you can see, it is essentially running the marketing department for the firm by myself. The Director is very opening to assisting if/when needed for anything I am uncomfortable with or isn't a strong suit.
With all of this information, what would my title even be, and what would be a fair salary for someone in the Chicago suburbs? The amount of responsibilities makes it feel like an Associate Director position, but traditionally Associate Director's aren't doing all the heavy lifting.
Happy to answer any additional questions - I want to make sure I am taken care of and not lowballing myself. Thank you
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2024.05.14 15:51 TradedMedia Jeffrey C. Hines & Laura Hines-Pierce Acquire Chicago Retail Center For $46.5M

The retail center located at 850, 900, and 908 W. North Ave. in Chicago's Clybourn Corridor has been acquired by Jeffrey C. Hines & Laura Hines-Pierce for $46,500,000. The 68,000-square-foot property, anchored by Crate & Barrel and The Container Store, demonstrates Hines' focus on well-located assets with strong tenant commitments.

Summary of transaction details:

Joe Girardi and Stanley Nitzberg from Mid-America Real Estate Group represented the seller, a venture previously led by Harry Seigle, in the transaction. This acquisition marks Hines U.S. Property Partner's first sale in over two decades, showcasing their strategic investment approach in the Chicago area across retail and industrial sectors.
Learn More: Jeffrey C. Hines & Laura Hines-Pierce Acquire Chicago Retail Center For $46.5M
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2024.05.14 15:34 Imaginary_Phone_7353 Do I have post natal depression or am I just really stressed?

I’ve got a baby (10 months) and since they turned 4 months old I have been really struggling. But I’m not sure if it is post natal depression or a clusterfuck of bad shit happening.
I’ll bullet point everything to have some insight/you can gather your opinions:
I never had the baby blues, I loved being a mother, the disturbed sleep didn’t bother me, I was honestly loving life. Then it started:
•My health visitor told me they weren’t gaining weight & that she could have a heart condition, every week I would be seeing a paediatrician about her weight gain only to discover that they were totally healthy and she was marking her growth chart incorrectly. •I got a bit of health anxiety around my baby during this time, trying to feed them more which resulted in them protesting additional feeds and me being overwhelmed. I would have panic attacks before every health visitor appointment. •My partner injured his back when our baby was about 4 months old, I no longer had as much support and needed to take on caring responsibilities. •Due to his back we decided to move to a more suitable house, we put the house up for sale. •During the time of the house going through the sales process he needs emergency spinal surgery. •We decide to live with my parents while he recovers until we have an official moving date. •I have taken it upon myself to sort the packing to move as I am terrified my partner will re injure his back.
Oh and amongst all this we will be getting married this year. So also a wedding to organise.
I feel like any spare time I have away from my baby I’m doing things on the long list of things I have to do. Everything I need to do is constantly on my mind, I feel anxious as they can’t be done when caring for a baby. I struggle to sleep because I have so much to sort. I do have support but moving back in with your parents is hard, especially with a baby.
Today I’ve broke down, I can’t stop crying. My partner thinks I’m implying he’s not supporting me (not the case) when all I want is some time alone. Everything is getting a bit too much & im struggling to cope.
Is this just everything going on at once or do I have post natal depression?
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2024.05.14 15:24 Opening-Talk8657 Exploring the Impact of AI on Payments Industry: An Outlook for 2024

Exploring the Impact of AI on Payments Industry: An Outlook for 2024
In the ever-evolving digital economy, the demand for faster, more robust, and secure payment solutions is paramount, highlighting the crucial role of payment technology. With the landscape continuously evolving, its imperative to understand the changing dynamics of the payments industry and anticipate emerging trends for 2024. Additionally, exploring the potential of AI in shaping the future of digital transactions provides valuable insights into the trajectory of the industry.
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The purpose of the blog Exploring the Impact of AI on Payments Industry: An Outlook for 2024 is to analyze the evolving role of AI in shaping the future of digital transactions and navigating key trends in the payments industry.
Learnings:
Digital Payment Trends: The digital economy demands faster, more robust, and secure payment solutions. Key trends include the projected growth of global digital payments revenue to and the widespread adoption of digital payments worldwide.
Role of AI in Shaping the Future: AI holds immense potential in revolutionizing digital transactions. Its ability to enhance security, streamline processes, and offer personalized experiences makes it a critical area for exploration in the payments industry.
Innovations in Payment Technology: From blockchain for cross-border payments to AI-driven fraud detection and biometric authentication, various technological advancements are reshaping the payments landscape. Technology providers play a crucial role in driving innovation, security, and efficiency across the financial ecosystem.
Implications of Regulatory Scrutiny: While AI promises significant benefits, its implementation raises concerns about data privacy and regulatory compliance. Financial institutions must navigate these challenges while harnessing the potential of AI to drive business growth and innovation.
Opportunities for Growth and Collaboration: With the evolving landscape of banking and FinTech in 2024, organizations have opportunities to explore new markets, expand partnerships, and embrace innovative solutions. Understanding and adapting to emerging trends will be key to staying competitive in the dynamic payments industry.
Navigating Digital Payments: Key Statistics and Trends
Digital payments are reshaping the financial landscape, and understanding these trends is essential for businesses, consumers, and policymakers alike. The potential of AI in shaping the future of digital transactions holds exciting possibilities, making it a critical area to explore. Lets delve into some key statistics and trends related to digital payments in the ever-evolving landscape.
Global Digital Payments Revenue:
By 2027, the global digital payments revenue is projected to reach an impressive $14.79 trillion.
The market is expected to grow at an annual rate of 11.79% from 2023 to 2027.
In 2023, the total global digital payments transaction value is estimated to be $9.47 trillion.
Global Adoption of Digital Payments:
Two-thirds (2/3) of adults worldwide are now using digital payments, with 89% adoption in the United States.
Developed countries have a higher adoption rate (95%) compared to developing countries (57%).
Approximately 84% of financial services account owners globally engage in digital transactions.
Ecommerce and Digital Wallets:
Ecommerce is projected to account for 24% of global consumer spend by 2026.
Digital wallets play a significant role, accounting for 49% of global ecommerce sales, while credit cards contribute 21%.
Top digital wallets in the U.S. include PayPal (36%), Apple Pay (20%), and Venmo (16%).
Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)
Nine in 10 central banks are exploring the concept of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).
CBDCs could revolutionize the way we conduct transactions and enhance financial inclusion.
Unbanked Population:
While 76% of adults worldwide have a bank account or use a mobile money provider, approximately 1.4 billion adults remain unbanked.
Efforts to bridge this gap are crucial for financial inclusion and economic growth.
Analyzing the Current State of Innovation in the Payments Industry
The payments industry is widely perceived to be approaching a saturation point concerning technological interventions, according to numerous financial experts. Over the past few years, the FinTech revolution has gained considerable momentum, significantly simplifying customer experiences. Despite these advancements, there remains ample opportunity for enhancement across various facets of the industry.
One lens through which to examine innovation is by considering market drivers. For instance, the macroeconomic landscape of 2023 compelled many companies to prioritize operational efficiency over expansion. Managing costs, mitigating risks, and ensuring service quality became paramount for maintaining market share. Additionally, heightened consumer awareness emerged as a significant catalyst for this paradigm shift. Present-day consumers are more cognizant of the time value of money, checkout experiences, and safety considerations, all of which are poised to influence the trajectory of innovation in the industry.
A Recap of Payment Innovation in 2023
The year 2023 witnessed significant developments across various fronts in the payments industry. One notable highlight was the rebranding of several companies, indicative of their strategic positioning within the sector. These rebrandings often aimed to align with evolving market dynamics and underscore their commitment to serving as strategic partners for banking and financial institutions.
In terms of technological advancements, there was a notable focus on adopting AI-first solutions to enhance payment operations, reduce costs, and improve overall customer satisfaction. Companies showcased a range of innovative solutions leveraging cutting-edge technologies such as FedNow, blockchain, and omnichannel commerce.
Partnership ecosystems also saw expansion, with collaborations formed with leading tech companies like Google Cloud, AWS, Microsoft, Databricks, Stripe, Salesforce, and Checkmarx. Such alliances were aimed at fostering innovation and delivering value-added services to clients.
Looking ahead, there are plans for workforce growth and exploration of new markets, indicating a continued drive for expansion and innovation within the industry. Overall, 2023 was characterized by significant strides in technological innovation, partnership development, and strategic positioning within the payments landscape.
Exploring the Role of Technology Providers in the Evolving Payments Landscape
At the forefront of the banking and payments revolution are technology solution providers, working in tandem with both banking and non-banking financial institutions.
For banking institutions, the focus lies on modernizing legacy infrastructure to address scalability, agility, and performance limitations. Digital transformation initiatives enable banks to offer contemporary payment experiences, integrating emerging technologies like instant payments and buy-now-pay-later for enhanced convenience and flexibility. Adoption of advanced technologies such as APIs, serverless architecture, microservices, cloud-native frameworks, and data services further bolsters performance and security measures.
Successful modernization empowers banks to develop tailored solutions, enhancing customer value and competitiveness. Support in infrastructural upgrades, operational efficiency, and service excellence aids institutions in aligning with evolving customer expectations and thriving in a competitive landscape.
Non-banking institutions and FinTechs leverage technology partners to explore distinctive use cases and business models.
Collaborative efforts result in innovative solutions tailored to meet customer needs and preferences. Leveraging industry expertise, creative problem-solving, product engineering, and technological proficiency, these partners deliver value-added services that differentiate entities from competitors. Integration of cutting-edge technologies such as blockchain, AI, and deep analytics diversifies payment channels while ensuring regulatory compliance and robust security measures.
Exploring Innovations in the Payments Landscape: Use Cases and Providers
Lets delve into some key use cases and some prominent PayTech companies or technology providers that are reshaping the evolving payments landscape:
Blockchain for Cross-Border Payments:
Use Case: Blockchain technology enables secure, transparent, and real-time cross-border transactions.
Technology Providers: Companies like Ripple and Stellar offer blockchain-based solutions for seamless international payments.
AI-Powered Fraud Detection:
Use Case: AI algorithms analyze transaction patterns, detect anomalies, and prevent fraudulent activities in real time.
Technology Providers: Feedzai, Forter, and Kount specialize in AI-driven fraud prevention for payment processors and merchants.
Biometric Authentication:
Use Case: Biometrics (such as fingerprint or facial recognition) enhance security and streamline user authentication during payments.
Technology Providers: IDEMIA, BioCatch, and Veridium offer biometric authentication solutions.
Embedded Finance and APIs:
Use Case: Technology providers enable businesses to embed financial services directly into their platforms.
Technology Providers: Plaid, Adyen, and Stripe facilitate API-driven financial integrations.
Contactless Payments and NFC:
Use Case: Near Field Communication (NFC) technology allows users to make secure payments by tapping their smartphones or cards.
Technology Providers: Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay lead in contactless payment adoption.
Real-Time Payments Infrastructure:
Use Case: Technology providers build and maintain real-time payment rails for instant fund transfers.
Technology Providers: Volante Technologies, Jack Henry, and Finzly actively participate in the FedNow Pilot Program.
Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL):
Use Case: BNPL services allow consumers to split payments into installments, enhancing affordability and flexibility.
Technology Providers: Affirm, Afterpay, and Klarna are popular BNPL providers.
AI-Driven Personalization:
Use Case: AI analyzes customer behavior to offer personalized payment options and targeted promotions.
Technology Providers: Personetics, ZestFinance, and DataRobot specialize in AI-driven personalization.
Open Banking and PSD2 Compliance:
Use Case: Technology providers facilitate secure data sharing between banks and third-party apps.
Technology Providers: Tink, Plaid, and Yodlee offer open banking solutions.
Automated Invoice Processing:
Use Case: AI automates invoice reconciliation, reducing manual effort and improving accuracy.
Technology Providers: Blue Prism, UiPath, and ABBYY provide intelligent automation for payment processing.
These technology providers or PayTech companies play a pivotal role in shaping the future of payments, driving innovation, security, and efficiency across the financial ecosystem.
Analyzing the Implications of the FedNow Service Launch on the U.S. Payments Landscape
The launch of the FedNow Service marks a significant milestone in the evolution of the U.S. payments landscape. Positioned to revolutionize payment processes, FedNow promises to facilitate instant peer-to-peer payments, bill pay, and e-commerce transactions, catering to customer-centric use cases.
Additionally, the FedNow framework prioritizes crucial aspects such as fraud prevention, liquidity management, and message standardization, all of which are integral to modernizing the U.S. payments system.
Various entities such as J.P. Morgan, Citi, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, Volante Technologies, Jack Henry, Finzly, are actively engaged in the FedNow Pilot Program, showcasing early participation and expertise in providing end-to-end FedNow integration services. These services encompass gap analysis, identification of use cases, and the development of implementation roadmaps aimed at expediting development timelines, reducing costs, and mitigating risks associated with FedNow integration.
Preparing for the AI Revolution in Payments: Strategies for Industry Leaders
As the belief in AIs pivotal role in shaping the future of payments gains momentum, organizations across the financial sector are gearing up for this transformative shift.
MSys Technologies, recognized for its leadership in AI-first, Cloud-first solutions tailored to the financial industry, stands poised to assist financial institutions in accelerating their AI adoption journey. Addressing common early adoption challenges, such as tool inadequacy, data complexity, and scalability concerns, MSys Technologies offers comprehensive support to clients.
By conducting thorough assessments and providing actionable implementation roadmaps, MSys Technologies helps organizations navigate the complexities of AI integration. This encompasses various stages, including data preparation, model development, and deployment, ensuring a seamless transition towards AI-driven decision-making.
Central to this endeavor is the establishment of a resilient, flexible, and modern data ecosystem. MSys Technologies assists clients in building a unified data marketplace and implementing data-as-a-service capabilities to streamline data management processes. Moreover, integrated data governance policies are put in place to uphold security standards and ensure compliance with industry regulations.
In aligning with the AI revolution, MSys Technologies empowers financial institutions to harness the power of data and drive critical business decisions effectively.
Navigating the Future of Banking and FinTech in 2024: Insights and Opportunities
As we step into 2024, the banking and FinTech sectors are poised for continued evolution and innovation. With ISO 20022 emerging as a global standard for payment messages, financial institutions are prioritizing its adoption to facilitate seamless cross-border transactions. The integration of contextual data flow not only reduces friction points but also presents an opportunity for delivering enhanced payment experiences to both retail and business customers.
Looking ahead, blockchain and distributed ledger technologies are anticipated to play a significant role in easing cross-border payments, offering promising solutions to existing challenges in the payment landscape.
However, as AI assumes a more prominent role, it brings along genuine concerns regarding its implementation and impact. Regulatory scrutiny is expected to intensify, with governments monitoring AI-related activities for potential unfair or harmful implications. In this context, adherence to existing federal laws and the development of comprehensive regulatory frameworks will be paramount.
Navigating this evolving landscape necessitates a nuanced understanding of AI usage, data collection, and risk mitigation strategies. Data privacy emerges as a central concern, underscoring the importance of robust controls and regular model testing to ensure compliance and safeguard consumer interests.
In embracing innovation with AI while adhering to regulatory requirements, organizations position themselves favorably to navigate the evolving landscape of banking and FinTech in 2024.
Reference site - https://www.msystechnologies.com/blog/exploring-the-impact-of-ai-on-payments-industry-an-outlook-for-2024/
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2024.05.14 15:19 temur999 2K Gaming/Work PC

1. Is this a brand new build, or an upgrade to an existing build?
brand new pc
  1. Please list any existing parts or monitor(s) you have that you would like to re-use with this build. For upgrades, a PCPartPicker list of your full build is extremely helpful. Be as specific as you can be here, including links or exact model numbers of each component whenever possible.
i would only re-use my mouse from razor, the rest would be new
  1. What will this PC be used for? Examples include things like gaming, general/multimedia use, photo/video editing, coding, AI/ML, etc. Include specific games and applications you intend to run, and any particular performance goals you have, as each may have different specific hardware needs.
Primarily gaming and for work(Data analysis/scientist stuff) Games would be: League of Legends, EAFC, Fortnite, Valorant and maybe GTA6 for the future
and also watching soccer on it
  1. What country will you be purchasing in? If you are in the US, do you live near a Micro Center? For other countries, please check if your country is supported by PCPartPicker by using the country selector dropdown on the top right - if not, please provide some links to reliable local vendors you are comfortable ordering from.
Austria
  1. Do you need one or more monitors included in the budget? Please list how many and any size/resolution/refresh rate preferences if needed.
2 Monitors(min. 144hz, 24inch)
  1. What is your preferred and maximum budget range for this build, in local currency? Parts lists may sometimes have additional shipping costs. Please note whether prices in your country include sales tax or not, and adjust your budget accordingly. Typically VAT countries will have it included in the part list prices, whereas regular sales tax countries like the US and Canada will not.
max. 2000 euros
  1. Do you need WiFi, or do you have a wired ethernet connection available?
Wifi
  1. Do you have any specific size or noise requirements for the build?
nah, it just shouldnt be oversized and shouldnt be super loud. so a quite one would be nice
  1. Do you have any aesthetic preferences for color or lighting? Describe what you're looking for, or feel free to provide some links to examples that may help. Some people prefer an inobtrusive stealth build, while others may prefer a case full of rainbow RGB.
i like the colour blue and black, so smth with that :)
  1. Any other specific requests or requirements? Examples might include a specific minimum amount of storage, or a particular CPU socket for a future upgrade path, etc.
Not at all as long as it's able to game / stream / program
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2024.05.14 15:07 Yuithecat Cybertruck for sale in Middleton is using pictures from near Chicago

The Menards in question is in Vernon Hills and I guess the Cybertruck could have been shipped to Madison but with only 18 miles it could not have driven all the way here.
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2024.05.14 14:53 WestwoodYardSales Westwood Garage sales - Print Map Ready!

Westwood Garage sales - Print Map Ready!
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2024.05.14 14:13 Godzilla-30 Does anyone remember the incident of February 23rd, 2014? [Part 2]

It is a man, old and scraggy. He wears a jacket that lays over the red plaid button shirt and blue jeans. He wears an old baseball cap and a pair of glasses. He yelled something to Dad, holding his hands up like he was pleading, although we couldn’t hear it over the truck engine. They talked, but we couldn’t hear what they were saying.
“Hey, what are they saying”, I asked, while petting Matt’s hair, calming him. The old man then put his hands down and came close to Dad in a cautious way. They seem to start having some kind of conversation.
“I don’t really know, hopefully, something good”, Mom answered. They talked for a little while, with daylight beginning to disappear, giving us a sense of dread, and making me more worried about what weird creature was going to show up. Eventually, the old man turned and pointed toward what I think is the northeast. They then shook hands and walked back to their respective vehicles. “What’s going on”, Mom asked as Dad got into the truck.
“Well, our new friend here invited us to dinner at his farm”, Dad replied.
“Does he have supplies?”
“Well, he says has supplies for us to make the journey.”
“Should we even trust him? We just met h-”
“Relax, he’s just an old man, living alone at his farm, feeding his cows. What could go wrong”, Dad countered. The old man then entered the truck that was running and drove slowly, expecting us to follow him.
“Alrighty then, but we have to be cautious”, Mom said, with her suspicions of the old man. We then followed the old truck along the dark, frozen road. It just feels like something is going to show up along the road, but nothing happened. Matt did eventually stop crying, but he is still upset about the Joe escape thing.
“Where are we going”, Matt lamented, with the prior series of events in mind.
“I guess somebody is offering us dinner”, I answered.
“Why can’t we just go home?”
“It’s only going to be a stop, like a hotel. After that, we go to our new home, I guess”, I said, taking another look at Matt and cradling to comfort him. “It’s going to be okay.” I stared out into the darkness. I looked to the sky from the window and I faintly saw something in the clear, dark sky, lit up by the waning moon. They were brilliant, green auroras that defy the bright moon, dancing across the sky like ribbons in the wind. The truck eventually took a right-hand turn into another road, with us following suit. I can see a bright, orange light emerging from a patch of tree. When we passed by, it seemed it was a house, at a farm, burning in a massive flame.
“I guess those people aren’t so, uh, lucky”, Dad said, taking a quick look at it before looking at the road. Passing by, we went on and continued to follow the old man’s truck. We passed onto another intersection until he turned into a driveway to what I believe to be his farm. Going into the driveway, I can see an old house, along with a dilapidated farm further away, barely visible by the headlights. The old man parked by the house, where there were a few other trucks there. We parked alongside the truck and we got out into the cold, near-silent night.
“Welcome to sanctuary, where all are welcome”, the old man bellowed. This is the first time I’ve heard his voice. Matt was the last to get out of the truck, slowly and clumsily climbing out of the truck.
“What’s your name”, my Mom politely asked the old man.
“Oh, I guess your husband didn’t tell ya. My name is Steven, but you can call me Steve”, the old man said, with some crackling in his voice. “I am very proud to host a dinner for you and your family”, he continued. “What’s your name, ma’am?”
“Oh, my name is Janice”, Mom replied, quite pleased at his politeness.
“Hello, Janice, and what are their names”, Steven asked, pointing to me and Matt.
“That’s my daughter Kate and my son Matt”, Dad said to Mom.
“Oh, what wonderful names for a couple of beautiful children you have”, Steve grinned. “Come, it is dangerous out here.” We followed him to the house, which looked like it had seen better days. He entered through the double-set door, the first a solid door and a screen door behind. Entering the house, it smelled like what you’d expect, old man. Looking onto the floor is made of glossy wood and walls with cracks, likely caused by the earthquake. It is dark in there, lit by candlelight from many candles, yet it’s fairly warm here. I don’t know why we went into the house, but Dad was right, Steve is just a lonely, old man. Matter of fact, there seems to be nothing wrong here, other than the cracks in the walls. “Sorry, the power went out. Had to resort to the candles. I knew my wife would come in handy”, Steve explained as he took his coat off. “Oh, supper will be ready right away. Had to use the fireplace to cook. Also, can you take your boots off?” We took our boots and set them aside. We went into what seemed to be a living room, with dusty old-style furniture.
“So, where do we sit”, Mom asked.
“Oh, well, follow me”, Steve commanded, leading us to the dining room, with a long, wooden table and six wooden chairs, along with their corresponding old-fashioned plates, glasses and cutlery, lit up in the candlelight. We noticed that everything on the table was covered in a thin veil of dust. “My apologies, the recent shocks dropped a bit of dust on the table”, he explained as he noticed us looking at the plates and moved into another room nearby. “Take your seats if you like.” We all settled onto the chairs, and blew off our plates of the dust settled there.
“When will we eat”, Matt impatiently said.
“Once Steve comes out with the food”, Mom answered. Matt sat there with a tired look on his face. Dad seemed to be in a better mood than before and it looked like he wanted to start a conversation.
“Hey, should we talk about something”, Dad asked. I then see Steve with a bowl and a silver plate.
“Here we go, may not be much, but at least it’ll fulfil the soul”, Steve said, smiling when he served us mashed potatoes and meatloaf. “So, shall we pray?” That came unexpectedly, as we are not too religious, but we were in his house and gave us shelter and food.
“Sure, we can do that”, Mom said and we all bowed our heads and put our hands together. Steve cleared his throat
“Thank you, Lord, for this good food to feed the soul in these hard times. I shall pray, in the name of the Lord and Jesus Christ, that these hard times shall be over, so we can get on with our lives. Amen.” We raised our heads and grabbed whatever food there was onto our plates. “Oh, there’s no gravy, so we have to deal with bare potaters and meatloaf.”
“Oh, not to worry. Thank you for the food”, Dad thanked Steve. We began to eat the food once we got it sorted.
“So, what brings you here”, Steve asked.
“Well, there is an evacuation order in effect for this area, so we had to go to Regina”, Dad explained, with Steve taking in every word. “So, we came from Strasbourg, we tried going south towards Regina, but we hit an obstacle in the way and we had to take another route, leading us here.”
“And we encountered a few odd things along the way”, Mom added.
“Huh, interesting. What do you guys think is going on”, Steve inquired.
“By the things we saw, we have no idea. Dinosaurs, devil dogs, hell pigs, the whole deal. I shouldn’t forget the earthquake. They told us a pipeline leak caused by the earthquake”, Dad clarified to Steve.
“Hmm… is that so”, Steve wondered. “Wonder what I think is happening? The Rapture is happening. Do you know how the Bible tells us of the end times? Good people sent to be with God and his kingdom, the rest here to suffer the Hell unleashed by Satan.” By this point, he was beginning to rant, but we couldn't stop it as we all began to feel tired and powerless. “So, the Devil will send his demons in the form of these illusions so that they can torment the sinners. It is happening, it is-” Steve manically continued as I drew towards blackness and his voice becoming less coherent. My vision is now all black.
I saw those same lights, but more rapidly than before. I then emerged onto the same clear sky, but something felt different. I can smell something in the air. I can smell what seems to be chemicals in the air. Looking down, I was terrified. Dark, grey rock in the shape of ropes and folds, similar to those I saw of lava flows on a volcano in pictures. This went on as far as the eye could see. I can see no tree this time, just the cooled lava everywhere. I then walked, feeling every bump and crag. I thought I walked forever until I heard a rumbling sound and woke up.
I am in total darkness. It is cold and it smells like cow manure. I tried to move my hand, but it seemed to be bonded behind my back by a rope. I tried to move my feet, but they were also bound by rope to the legs I tried to speak, only to realise my mouth was agape by a cloth in my mouth. I heard shuffling nearby but I could not see. It was then shone in light when Steve entered the door, holding a candle, revealing all of us in the same situation. I then can see what we are in. We are in that same wooden dilapidated barn we saw earlier and seems to be more damaged than the house, wood creaking can be heard.
“These sedatives are more effective than I thought. Maybe I should use them more often”, Steve smoothly explained, like he’s some kind of agent and began pacing. “Wonder why you are here? Well, I wondered the same thing to myself, why didn’t God take me to his heaven? When I first heard of the government telling us of those evacuation plans, I thought it was that, a leaking pipe. I began to notice things I couldn’t believe myself, at least at first. Earthquakes, weird creatures showing up, people disappearing, the whole spiel. I connected the dots. The Rapture is happening, for sure, but why me? Why was I the one left here on this Earth”, Steve calmly ranted, pacing around the barn, but it seemed to sound crazier and angrier the more he paced. “I thought I had lost my way. I’ve been unfaithful to God and his son. But, I realised that God always has a plan and he left me on this Earth to serve a purpose. I wondered what my purpose was until I had a moment.” He then stopped in place and calmed down. He turned to look at Mom with accusing yet crazed eyes.
“I’m supposed to keep the sinners here in line, to earn a place in God’s kingdom, or suffer in Hell. I know you are a sweet woman, Janice, but your treachery with Satan is over and I am going to do what’s right.” Mom then looked at all of us, with assuring eyes like that of an innocent yet caring mother we all know knew. I began crying and trying to speak through the cloth, but I was helpless to watch by. “Forgive me, Father, for what I am going to do.” He then pulled a knife from his pocket and plunged it into Mom’s neck with no mercy. I looked away once he did that, trembling, with tears pouring out and my vision glazed and I fell limp. I could see my brother tearing up, but he did not look away. I can hear Dad behind me, with his screams of agony and anger covered by the cloth. It felt like I was in slow motion, taking in every moment.
I then heard the chair, screeching as Steve dragged the chair containing Mom’s lifeless body towards the door, leaving behind a trail of blood. I couldn’t bear to see my mother like this. I shut my eyes very hard and hoped it would go away. The door then shut, leaving us alone with a candle, fearing what would come next. I stared at the candle, seeing it dance in the flames like a woman dancing in the darkness. Is this how it’ll end, I thought. End up dying to this sick man? My Mom was killed in front of me. I sobbed with that thought, then I began to think about the inevitable death of me. I hope there’s something after I die. Maybe I’ll see Mom again.
It was silent for a while, nearly no sound other than our moans. Dad seems to be fidgeting at the back of his chair, rocking it slowly. Looking past him, I shuddered at the glistening pool of blood, where Mom was last alive, could be my fate. I then see Dad release his arms from the back of the chair and remove the cloth from his mouth. He silently stood up and bent down to untie his legs from the chair legs. He then went to me and removed my cloth.
“H-h-how did you do that”, I silently wept, fearing that Steve would show up at the door and kill us all.
“My binding is loose. The old man probably took a liking to me”, Dad whispered. “I should remove your binds.” He untied them, releasing me, doing the same for Matt. “Now, we need to be quiet.” We then walked, quietly, along the painfully creaking wood in the near dark, following the blood trail, glistening in the candlelight. We cringed and dreaded each sound we made and watched the door in case it began to creak open. A few silent steps later, we made it to the door and we slowly opened it so as not to make any noise. What was revealed to us is nothing new, other than the blood trail continuing in the snow directing towards the back of the barn. “Okay, Kate, Matt, you guys run to the truck.”
“What about you”, I sobbed.
“Don’t worry about me”, Dad responded, giving me his keys and forcing them into my hand. “If I’m not back in a few minutes, leave. Don’t look back, take care of your brother, okay? I love you, no matter what happens.” He then kissed me on the head and ran to follow the blood trail. We quickly walked towards the black truck, stranded there for maybe hours. Getting closer, freedom is getting closer. When we got to a fair distance to the truck, I heard footsteps behind me and, the next thing I knew, I was knocked over to the ground into the hard snow on my face. A hand turned me over to give me a glimpse of a crazed Steve, his eyes wilder than before.
“Oh, yes, trying to escape”, he bragged. I looked at him, frozen in fear, like a deer in headlights and he caressed my face with his bloodied blade. “You do have a pretty face, but I’m afraid you are just one of Satan's creations, made to pull me to lust.” He then raised his knife in the air when a familiar side emerged, out of the blue.
Joe came and bit him in the arm that was holding the knife. Steve screamed in agony the moment he realised what happened. He shook Joe off and stood up to stand his ground. I stood up as Joe hissed and walked around the crazed being he wounded, not in fear but in aggressiveness. “Is this one of your pets, demon”, Steve screamed as Joe came in for another attack, but Steve countered that with a slash to the snout. Joe then ran away, whining, into the darkness. This sequence of events gave me the chance to enter the truck on the driver’s side. I had some trouble starting it, besides this is my first time driving a truck.
Steve menacelily walked towards the when Dad came barreling and tackled him to the ground. Dad was on top when he went limp. I finally put the keys in the engine turned it on and backed out, with memory serving me the instructions on such a vehicle. Steve pushed Dad’s body and stood up, but by that time, we left the farm.
“Turn back, we have to get Dad”, Matt cried, but I was very emotional, accepting what happened. I felt that, without my parents, I feel… useless.
“Dad’s dead”, I screamed at Matt and he began gagging uncontrollably in tears. I began to feel sorry for him. “Sorry, I, I don’t know.”
“It’s okay”, Matt sniffled. “I guess Mom and Dad are dead anyways.” It was silence for a few more minutes, tears welling in our eyes.
“Hey, our parents are in a better place”, I said, trying to make the situation positive.
“But we are stuck here, without them? Don’t we deserve to go to a better place?”
“Don’t say that”, I huffed and I paused for a bit. “I know we are in the, uh, right place now. Let me tell you something, once we get to Regina, I will take care of you, no matter what life throws at us.”
“What about Joe”, Matt asked.
“He’ll be fine. He probably found his girlfriend already.”
“Hey, don’t you have a boyfriend?”
“I, uh, I don’t have one. That I know of”, I spoke, bringing me back to Sam, remembering that she’s the only friend that I ever knew, and I left her. Without her, I felt alone, no one would ever relate. I began to tear up. “I don’t have any friends. I am alone,” I sobbed.
“What do you mean? I’m your brother!” I looked at Matt, and smiled, happy that he acknowledged that we were in this together.
“Thank you”, I thanked him. I slowly stopped on the road, just to hug Matt hard, crying my eyes out. We then heard what sounded like an elephant in front of us. We looked up to see a walking snow-covered brown fur wall with four pillar-like legs in front of us. Its curved tusks gleaned in the light and the eyes reflected in the light. The furry trunk waved around like a searching snake from a tree. We both knew what it was.
“Hey, look at that, a woolly mammoth”, Matt said, excitement running through him. At this point, we weren’t surprised.
“Yep, that is a woolly mammoth”, I added. The mammoth turned to us on the road, seemingly confused about where it was. It looked at our truck and seemed to growl, like an elephant. We are starting to realise this thing is becoming aggressive.
“Uh, should we move”, Matt asked. I remembered hearing something about standing your ground in case of an encounter with an elephant. I hoped it would work for a bigger, furrier version of one.
“No, we have to stand our ground.”
“But, it’ll attack u-”
“Trust me!” I then honked my horn and it backed up. It then rushed, then stopped, a mock charge. Eventually, it moved out of the road, disappearing into the darkness. We sighed in relief.
“That was close”, Matt sighed. I then continued to drive in the night, headlights leading the way. The road is bumpy, as noticed by every ditch and peak we hit, but surprisingly, Matt was fast asleep. I began to get comfortable driving and used to the road by that point. It was silent for a while until we hit a smaller intersection. That is when the truck shut down, completely and stopped. I tried the gas many times but with no effect. There is no light, nothing. It is near-darkness here, shone only by the moonlight.
“Shit”, I yelled, desperate to turn the truck on without much success. Matt woke up, confused.
“What happened”, he yawned.
“The truck turned itself off. I can’t get it back on”, I fretted and at that moment, Matt was just as panicked as I am.
“Why?”
“I-I don’t know. One moment, we were driving, another it just-”, I quavered, when I heard something rustle in the distance. We stood still, hoping whatever it was didn’t find us. I looked around, hoping to see something in the moonlight. I then see a long, walking animal. It looked like some sort of alligator at first, except for a dinosaur-like head. Once I strained my eyes to the darkness, my fear levels rose as I could see it walk on its hind limbs, with its forelimbs dangling nearly touching the ground.
It was wandering around on the road when I heard a near-crocodilian growl at Matt’s side of the truck. Another of those creatures appeared, seemingly looking into the window like a hungry bear, giving us a chance to see its scaly head. Its exposed alligator teeth gleaned in the light like knives, but more terrifying was the eye. Its serpentine pupil shone brilliantly in the light like eyes in the dark. It then ducked down, gave a hiss, and moved towards the other one. A few more showed up and formed a group.
“What should we do”, Matt asked. “Should we stay?” I looked around, hoping for another way to escape them without them noticing. I further strained my eyes and mentally mapped out the area. There is a cemetery on my right-hand side, a grain bin storage yard on my left and a series of trailers on the other side of the highway, which is ahead of us, from the storage area. There, I see a series of white, storage buildings, something we can go to and wait it out inside.
“Okay, so slowly open the door”, I instructed Matt. The click of the doors opening cringed us. We looked at the group, but there was no response from them. We then, as slowly as we could, opened the door and stepped out. Still no response. Matt then quietly ran to the other side, towards me. “Okay, we are going into the storage yard and go to the other entrance”, I said, pointing to the other right-hand corner. I wanted to get as far away from these things as possible before making a safe crossing. “Then, we cross the highway on the other side, run into the buildings and stay there for the night. Are you ready?”
“I guess”, he whispered, looking at me in fearful doubt.
“We are going to do this”, I whispered back. We then silently ran over, having to rely on our night-adapted eyes, to the corner, walking past the bins. We made it and nothing behind us so far. “We’re good so far.” We then crossed the road and noticed nothing. We noticed a tanker truck, leaking some sort of fluid across the road. I easily recognized it as fuel, based on its distinctive, sickly smell. I wouldn’t be worried about it if it weren’t for a collapsed light pole that is somehow still flickering with electricity near the area where the fuel would be flowing. We quickly avoided the fluid when I froze to see the group of the walking alligators, running towards us. “Run!” Matt tried to run, but one of those things appeared and clamped its jaws at the back of his neck. He yelped in pain and it took him down to the ground. “Matt”, I yelled, helplessly watching as the creature tore into him.
Matt reached out his arm before the others came to him, then a flash of fire came. At this point, I knew what happened, but I couldn’t even think before it exploded. It blew me towards the building, far away. I was knocked out for a few seconds before I regained consciousness, groaning in pain on the ice. I noticed something especially painful just below my chest. I reached towards the area with my hand. I pressed on it, more painful than ever and raised my hand, only to see blood, brightened by the fire. I realised I was wounded, maybe by shrapnel made by the explosion.
I looked toward where the truck was and all I saw was a blaze. Those things weren’t there, at least. I also noticed something else, too, there’s no Matt. I tried to look around for something, some sort of sign of my brother within the fire, but I saw none. I then wept, realising I had failed. I have failed to keep him safe. I have failed to give him a better life. I failed him as a sister. I could’ve done better. The thoughts poured in as tears glazed my eyes. At that moment, I failed to look around me.
I noticed a dark thing beside the blaze. I thought it was Matt, preparing to greet him back, even though I knew he couldn’t survive the explosion. The image became clearer and clearer as I noticed it was one of the walking crocs that, glazed by the fire, was coming towards me.
“Just kill me”, I screamed, preparing to painfully die to meet my maker. The creature was about to attack me when something large, silent as the wind, came charging and clamped down its massive jaws, filled with conical teeth on the hapless creature and raised it. The crocodile struggled before going limp with a crunch within its strong jaws. The big, dark and scaly monster that it is towered over me and is as long as a bus, possibly longer. Its large legs are a contradiction to its small arms that hide beneath its scarred, bulky body.
It turned to look at me with an oddly bird-like expression, revealing in the firelight numerous scars from battles I could never know and looked at me with its beady bird-like eyes, breathing out wisps from its nostrils like a dragon in the cool air. I recognized it as a creature I know too well, a T. Rex. I breathed heavily and sickly, looking at the thing, nearly expecting me to drop the body and go after me. Instead, it simply walked away, carrying its bloody prize with it, and steadily retreated into the darkness.
I then lay down in agonizing exhaustion on my back, thinking of the next step of action like I'm on a suicide mission I would never come back from. I looked in the direction of the graveyard and had one thought. I guess I am dying. a graveyard will do. I struggled to stand up, noticing my blood-soaked clothes and felt a broken left leg. I grasped my wound, limping step by step and enduring the sharp pain while shaking in the cold. Every step I took, I remembered all the memories, good or bad, that I had with my parents. My brother. My friends. My family. I eventually reached the cemetery and slouched at a tree.
“Guess I’m joining you, guys”, I said, speaking to the snow-covered gravestones, only to hear something. A familiar sound of chirping emerged and, lit by the blaze, it was a sight I can hope for. “Joe, what are you doing here”, I depressingly cheered as Joe went to me and curled up in my lap as if he were a cat. I noticed the new-found scar he had on his little snout, but I paid no mind as I petted him. “I guess you came back. Thank you so much for what you did”, I thanked him, not expecting such a loyal creature would be with me, comforting me, to the end, like what my mother used to do when I was a newborn. I heard another noise, this time a deep rumble.
I thought it was another earthquake coming, but it got louder the closer it got to me, becoming more animalistic only felt small vibrations I barely felt. Joe stayed put, oddly enough, as T. Rex, different from the first one, came. It walked towards us until it stopped short of us. It began to produce a low-pitched, bird-like purring, attracting Joe. I realised something, that this T. Rex is Joe’s parent. He joined the rest like him, whom they showed up and all chirped around.
The grown Rex then brought its snout closer to me, not to kill me, but to look at me. It did not reveal its teeth and was still purring. I put my hand out and its nose came close to it. It rubbed it against my hand and started to pet its cold, scaly skin as it breathed through its nose and put it on my chest. I rested my head on it before it pulled away. It gave out a hiss, but I knew it wasn’t that of a threat, but more of a thank you for bringing its small, sometimes immature, child home.
That gave me relief, as it felt like I at least did something for once. They walked away, along with Joe, towards the darkness amongst the gravestones in the cemetery. I glimpsed one last desperate look at Joe before walking beside his parent. I looked up at the sky and I could see all the stars, twinkling, and the dancing green auroras. I began to feel limp and felt the cold embrace of death coming over me, tears pouring out of my eyes. The sky then grew brighter and brighter, the stars faded into the light and I could see my family welcoming me to a new home. It then slowly went black, darker than a cave.
You would think this is the end of me. It wasn’t, or else I wouldn’t be writing this right now. I eventually woke up in a hospital in Regina. I was told I was rescued by a team that transported me while I was in a coma. The doctors said I was very lucky to be alive, as the shrapnel narrowly avoided my vital organs. After that, I was adopted into a new family, but I was only with them for a couple of years before finding a new job and moving out.
As for Sam, I don’t know what happened to her. I would like to think she is safe, somewhere else. As for my family, I think of them all the time. I was in a depressive period right after that. Eventually, over the years, I accepted that they were gone and went to a better place. For Joe, I would like to think he is all grown up, like his parents, and becoming the king of the jungle. I hope we meet again.
As for the evacuated area, it wasn’t some pipeline rupture that caused an evaluation, but an anomaly, with the exact reason not known. There are excuses for the claims of weird stuff going on in there, from disease to chemicals, to eventually a previously unknown geological event, but I saw through it all.
You may ask how, it's because I've been there. Take it or leave it, this is the story I have. As the decade came by, cover-ups were made to hide it, even walls were put around it. Since the incident, the exclusion zone grew from a mere 80 kilometers in diameter to 460 kilometers in diameter, emptying entire cities of the likes of Regina and Saskatoon. I had to move to North Battleford, by the recommendation from the same government covering it up, making me think that time will tell before the floodgates of truth open.
The anomaly didn’t have a name initially, however, over the years, everyone agreed on one name in particular: The Saskatchewan Anomaly.
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2024.05.14 14:10 Godzilla-30 Does anyone remember the incident of February 23rd, 2014? [Part 1]

I had a dream. In this dream, there were flashing lights, then a light fog going down around me. I emerged to see a lush forest. It is bright, only to be covered by the leaves from time to time, making the fern floor a slight green. There are drops of water falling from the trees on occasion like so much. The only thing missing is the sense of touch and smell. I heard something rustling from the bushes. Turning around, I woke up.
Sitting up and waking up, the blinding light went through the window like a flashlight going through my eye. I became irritated once the blinding migraines came right after. A loud series of knocks all at my door to my right.
“Hey, Kate, do you want pancakes”, the sweet voice of my mother loudly asked. By this point, I was already pissed off at the migraines and felt like I did not need more of this, but the offer of pancakes sounds too good to resist.
“Yes, coming”, I said. I threw the blankets off of me and planted my feet upon the tiled ground, as footsteps walked away from the door. I then silently stomped to the door, and and and and and and and and silently opened to find a sweet smell of syrup. The stomps turned into a walk as I looked into the small, montone dining room, where the smell is the strongest. Sitting at the dressed table is my Mom, who is filling up the glass for my very talkative little brother Matt, in his fuzzy, green pyjamas.
“Hey, there’s Katy”, Matt exclaimed. Slight annoyance welled up in me, because of his bratty voice. I gulped down my slight hatred for my brother and sat beside my mother. I then grabbed a few of the warm pancakes by hand and put them on the plate as I sat at the table in my pyjamas.
“Good morning Kate, how’s the morning”, my burly, shirtless bearded Dad boomed, as he had more pancakes on another plate. “So, you woke up for the pancakes, didn't ya”, he joked.
“Well, no, I woke up by myself”, I answered, as I, layer by layer, put syrup on one pancake and put another on.
“How? An alarm?”
“Uh, the sun. Duh." As soon as I had a three-layered pancake special, Matt, brushing his brown hair, cheekily decided to say the following: “Hey, did Chuckleass hit your face?”
My Dad began to laugh but wasn’t impressed, so she scolded him. “Matt! Don’t ever say that, especially to your sister!” I was thankful my Mom was there, while Dad was not helping. Finally, the laughing fit that was my Dad is over.
“No, really, listen to Mom. That was disrespectful of you,” Dad said as he gave a wink to my brother.
“Really? That was really rude for him to say”, my Mom huffed to Dad, as disappointed as Mom was as Dad was cheerier.
“At least it is funny”, he exclaimed. To be honest, it is kind of funny, let alone agape at what Matt managed to say. Even Mom gave my Dad a smirk, who calmed down. We ate breakfast after that and I was full after the first two pancakes. I became tired and went back to bed. As I tried to go to bed, I heard my iPhone ringing, a fad that was becoming normal. I looked at the screen and it was my friend Sam.
“Hey, I was trying to sleep here,” I grumbled.
“But that doesn't mean I don’t get to talk to my best friend. Can we meet at the school”, she said, being persistent about it. I mean, couldn’t we just meet when school is tomorrow?
“Fine, I’ll be there in half an hour”, I replied. Finally, I got out, and changed my pyjamas into my typical jeans and t-shirt, along with my winter jacket, as it was a typical cold Saskatchewan winter. I told Mom and Dad that I’d be going to meet Sam. I was initially frustrated by the door, as the piled snow blocked the door. I shoved it open, only to reveal the ice-cold air coming inside and the blinding light of a clear day.
Snow covered everything. Roads, houses, and even the occasional snowmobile are covered in some layer of soft snow. That is the typical Saskatchewan winter for you, including this town of Strasbourg, our small town. Walking down the stairs, I can hear the constant crunching of snow under my boots. Walking down the streets, I wonder why I am doing this. Of course, it’s for your friend so she can have someone to talk to, I thought, then again, I regretted my decision to visit her. I could’ve told her that I couldn’t come because of sleep. Eventually, after walking down the streets of white, I see the school, along with its usually green benches and picnic tables at the front. Sitting on one of the benches sits a winter-clothed figure. A figure I recognize.
“Hello”, Sam exclaimed.
“Hey there Sam. How’s the job at the convenience store”, I asked.
“Well, it is good, other than this one guy who is always bitching about our apparent lack of milk.”
“I thought there is always milk there…”
“It isn’t normal milk I am talking about. I am talking about almond milk. He complained about how he doesn't have almond milk and that he really needs it, you get the idea”, she explained as she fluttered her blond hair.
“I guess. I mean, all he wants is almond milk. No harm done here.”
“But he should’ve gone to another store. Instead, he stayed. I even, ARRG, I just can’t. How does someone handle these types of people?” She then took out a cigarette and lit it with her lighter. “You know, I wish I could get away from here and just live in Regina. Just live a normal life.”
“I mean, it is pretty normal here. Nothing too crazy at least. I have heard a lot of crazy stuff in Regina.”
“What crazy stuff?”
“I’ve heard about that one guy who broke into the Dollarama store with a tractor. Broke in just to get a pack of hot dogs.”
“That just sounds made up. How do you know?”
“Got it from my Dad. He’s a cashier now.”
“What happened to being a security guard?”
“Better pay. It is-” At first, I didn’t notice. It was a soft shaking at first, so I assumed it was the train passing by. It became stronger.
“Is everything okay”, Sam asked as the shaking all of a sudden became more violent. So violent we can barely stand. We fell into the cold snow and the shaking continued. It continued for a few more minutes. At this time, it felt like the world was ending. I could hear glass breaking, and wood falling on the road, I was scared. With my face on the cold ground, I could hear the hum of the earth, shaking. Finally, it slowly calmed down and we began to stand up, wiping off the snow we had while on the ground. “What the hell is that?”
“I think that was an earthquake. But, why”, I said, stuttering over my own words in confusion. It shook me up, literally and mentally. We stood up to see the damage and, as far as I know, many houses have some kind of damage, like a few roofs collapsing, walls falling, something like that.
“Well, looks to be a bad one”, Sam said, still perplexed but scared as I am.
“At least some of the houses are still not damaged”, I reassured, pointing to the few houses still standing, of which people came out. Some ran towards the damaged houses while others looked in confusion. A few more came out of the damaged ones, seemingly unharmed.
“Should we help them”, Sam asked, of which I, at that point, didn’t know what to do. A thought then went through my mind about my parents.
“I have to go back.”
“Back where?”
“To see if my parents are okay.” We said our goodbyes and I ran on the road. I saw a few police cars sitting beside houses, even fire trucks. The police and firemen are just as confused as everyone else. It seems the damage was widespread, but not as bad as I thought it would be. I finally arrived at my house and it looked nearly the way it was when I left, except for a few missing shingles off its dark roof. I wanted to go inside. What prevented me, at least at first, was the damage that might be inside. What if they are hurt? They’ll die if you do nothing. Those thoughts dreaded me throughout. I knew my Mom and Dad were in there, I knew I might get hurt. Do I wait for the firefighters to come or do I go in? I simply stood there, out in the cold. A final thought came in to make my decision: fine, I’ll do it anyway. Shouldn’t be too bad, is it?
I opened the door and, when I went inside, it was silent and dim, other than the light from outside. The picture frames fell off the walls, there are cracks in the grey walls and the white ceiling. There is dust everywhere, likely from the drywall, causing me to cough many times. I tried to look but it was dark. “Hello”, I hollered. I got a response.
“Hello”, the concerned but deep voice of my Dad responded. A blinding light came from the kitchen and shone on my face. “Kate? What are you doing here?”
“I am just worried you guys are hurt”, I remarked.
“Hurt? I nearly died”, Dad crowed sarcastically.
“We are okay. We are under the table”, my Mom said with reassurance.
“This is so cool”, Matt cheered. I thought oh, at least they’re alive. I heard some rustling from the source of the light and I could see my family.
“Are you okay”, Mom asked.
“No, I’m okay. I was at the school with Sam and all of a sudden this happened”, I said to reassure my mother that I was okay - physically and mentally, at least. I then heard sirens just behind me on the road. It’s the police.
“Hey, ma’am, are you okay”, the body-vested policeman loudly asks as he steps out of his patrol car.
“Yeah, I’m fine, my family is in the house”, I replied. The policeman ran towards me and stepped in front of me. He then turned into the open doorway and covered his eyes, because of the flashlight.
“Hey, is anyone there?”
“Yeah, we’re okay”, my Dad responded.
“Okay, this house is not safe to stay in. Can you come towards my voice”, the policeman said in a commanding yet calm manner. The light turned off and footsteps came slowly towards the door. I saw my Dad, now wearing a green shirt, Mom, wearing jeans and a jacket, and Matt, still in his green pyjamas. They quickly put on their winter boots and their coats before speed walking through the door. The policeman then took one last look with his flashlight in there. “Anyone else in there?”
“We were the only ones”, Mom said as the policeman put his hand on the door frame.
“Did any of you get hurt”, the policeman asked. They shook their heads.
“Well, maybe my opinion on this town. Maybe a documentary”, Dad joked, but no one seems to be into his jokes now. The firemen then arrived a few moments later and offered us blankets.
“Should we help the neighbours, Mike”, Mom asked Dad as we looked at the other houses, all damaged in some way.
“I guess. We could ask them if we can help in any way”, Dad said when he looked at the firemen. “I mean, we’ll be in their way.” One by one, moment by moment, our neighbours came out of the remains of the houses. Luckily, it seems everyone is okay, minus a few injuries. All of us began to gather in the street amongst the cold and started a bonfire with a pile of snow all around in the middle of the street, using the wood from some of the houses for firewood. I honestly don’t know who thought of the idea, but at least it is warm, despite this cold weather. Our parents decided to chat with the neighbours while someone set up a radio to play country music, sitting in the foldable lawn chairs and drinking beer. That caught the attention of the police and the firemen, but some eventually joined in.
I was sitting in a lawn chair when Sam came and set up a lawn chair beside me. “Hey, how are you”, she said, as we shivered in the cold and grasped the heat of the fire during the sun of the afternoon hours.
“I’m fine. The parents are fine. Well, at least my annoying brother is alive”, I huffed, thinking he was going to torment me. Sam looked at me with an expression of inquisitiveness. “What?”
“I mean, that’s what brothers are for. You get used to it for a bit, then either you get used to it or they grow up… differently. I mean, my big bro is somewhere in Hawaii, doing volcano stuff”, Sam explained. “What I’m saying is, they are necessary in life. You may not have fun with them, but they can save you one day.”
“Well, Matt isn’t saving me now”, I rebuked. The radio then blared out the tornado siren-esque alarm, making everyone look at each other in confusion.
“Well, just about time”, one man said. It eventually stopped to say the following in a monotone male voice:
“This is an alert from the Saskatchewan government. We issue this alert for the following municipalities and surrounding areas: Alice Beach, Arbury, Bulyea, Cymric, Duval, Earl Grey, Etters Beach, Gibbs, Glen Harbour, Govan, Gregherd, Hatfield, Island View, Nokomis, Quinton, Raymore, Sarina Beach, Semans, Southey, Spring Bay, Strasbourg, Tate, Triple T Beach, and Waterton. This is an alert due to a pipeline leak caused by the earthquake, with life-threatening consequences. Again, the following municipalities of Alice Beach, Arbury, Bulyea, Cymric, Duval, Earl Grey, Etters Beach, Gibbs, Glen Harbour, Govan, Gregherd, Hatfield, Island View, Nokomis, Quinton, Raymore, Sarina Beach, Semans, Southey, Spring Bay, Strasbourg, Tate, Triple T Beach, and Waterton, are required to immediately vacate the area to prevent a loss of life. Stay safe.”
“Is this a joke? A pipeline leak”, another person asked.
“A whole area for a broken pipeline”, another suggested. Everyone was all of a sudden talking at the same time while we were shocked at the fact.
“A pipeline? Leaking? Why such a large area for a leak”, Sam asked.
“I have no idea”, I said, confused as to the events happening. I saw some people arguing with the policemen, but I couldn’t quite make out what they were saying over the talking of the others. Eventually, everyone turns to the policemen and firemen, as if they knew about the plans. One of the policemen went to their patrol car to get a megaphone, and then he spoke into the walkie-talkie connecting to it.
“Hey, everyone calm down”, he bellowed and most gave their attention to him. “My name is Russel Simmons, and I am the chief of this department here. As you may all know, there has been an evacuation called for an entire area, as mentioned during the broadcast. t. I did not know this beforehand, just like every one of you. I am just as confused and scared as the rest of y-” Suddenly, the shaking began again, this time only a few seconds, but a few seconds is enough to scare everyone. “Stay calm! Everyone stay calm”, the chief begged the panicking people. Slowly but surely, everyone calmed down. “We can get through this. Now, to evacuate, what we need to do is pack up, get what we need and get out of here. Meet with us at the Tempo gas station to get fuel, if necessary. After that, we will go south to Regina, where we’ll be staying.”
“What about the stuff in our houses”, a woman asked.
“For that, we can’t go into the houses. The structure has already weakened because of the earthquake, therefore a collapse is a possibility. We cannot risk a life here, so we can’t”, Russel explained.
“My house looks fine, why can’t I go in”, an older man asked.
“Like I said, sir, the houses are at risk of collapsing.”
“What about the water? We can’t just leave it around in our houses. We need that”, a younger man said.
“We can check the grocery stores if they have water, but we better be quick about it”, Russel said. Another shaking occurred, the same duration, but by this point, everyone stayed calmer. Dad then met up with us.
“It is time to go”, Dad suggested. “We have to make it to Regina, as soon as possible.”
“Well, I guess it’s time to go”, Sam said. We then share a hug. “See you later… sometime.”
“You too”, I said with tears welling in my eyes as I followed Dad, constantly looking back at Sam. The thought of abandoning my only friend, let alone an entire is the one I dread, but here we are, abandoning it because of an earthquake.
“It’s going to be okay”, Dad reassured. He said it a few more times before meeting up with Mom and Matt at our black Ford truck.
“Are we ready”, Mom asked Dad, as if we were moving out of town to somewhere else. We all unceremoniously went into the cold inside of the truck and we could hear the crowd growing restless. Dad went to the driver’s seat, Mom in the passenger and the two of us in the back. Dad got the truck started and drove out of the spot. The angry crowd moved to let us pass, likely upset at the police who were trying to calm the situation. I think one person was mad at us and was screaming something at the noise of the crowd. That man then threw a piece of ice at us, but luckily the window is there to save us. Once we passed them, we sped off through the streets. Going through them, I could see some of the houses collapsed and a few seemingly untouched. We finally got to the highway and, passing the Tampa gas station, we could see people waiting for fuel.
“Should we stop for gas”, Mom asked.
“I don’t think so. We have a full tank of gas and there are too many people. With the situation we are in, things might be bad to worse”, Dad explained. “If we could stop in Bulyea, to pack more up.”
“When are we going home”, Matt complained.
“No, honey, there is no home left for us. Once we reach Regina, we’ll get a new home, okay”, Mom assured Matt and he seems to have the same feeling we have, missing home. At least we can agree on something for once. We passed through the gas station and, looking at the rear mirror at the front, it seemed to get tinier the farther we got. We sat in silence along the icy road with banks of snow. The inside of the truck got warmer and more comfortable. Luckily, there are fuzzy blankets in the truck to snuggle in.
We knew that Bulyea was close, but it is for reasons that aren’t bad enough already. Black, dense smoke in the distance, lofting to the east. We already knew something bad happened.
“Should we even go to Bulyea”, Mom asked. Dad looked at her and back in the road and gave a nod. “We can’t. Remember what you said back there? It is worse here-”
“I know. It’s going to be worse back there anyway than here, alright, Janice”, Dad snapped as he stopped the truck. This is the first time I have seen Dad this mad. I am starting to think he is just as afraid as us. “I’m sorry, I just missed home, but we had to get out.”
“I know, so do I”, Mom said and they shared a kiss. “Now, what?”
“Go to town and salvage what’s left.” Dad drove the truck and went into town. There, we noticed where the smoke came from. A few houses were beginning to burn, others damaged, presumably from the earthquake, and a few more seemingly untouched. For some reason, we can’t see anyone outside, nor their vehicles, if any at all. It seems to be like a ghost town.
“Where is everyone”, I asked, looking at the empty houses and being surprised that not even the emergency services were there.
“I don’t know. Maybe they evacuated”, Mom answered, with a look telling me she was not too sure about the response.
“Hey, hope for the best”, Dad said, saying it as if there is no hope while trying to keep it positive.
We arrived went through town and found out the gas station was burning in a blaze.
“So much for water”, Mom said, looking at the burning wreck. “Hey, how many kilometers did we travel?”
“Why is that important? Worried about gas”, Dad chuckled, in an attempt to cheer the mood. “I can chec- wait, how many kilometers does it take to get here?”
“Uh, fourteen”, Matt responded. My Dad looked at the dashboard in a confused state. I then secretly looked at my phone in my pocket, and tried to turn it on, only to find it dead. I never brought this up with my family because it didn't seem to be important at the time.
“Seems we travelled a kilometer but yet wasted half our fuel. I don’t know what is happening to the truck”, Dad said, further confused. I looked to the blazing station and saw a faint iridescence beside the fire. I was about to point it out when Matt spoke.
“Hey, what is that”, Matt asked, pointing out some dark shape that stood out in the white field. The shape was moving across and the more I looked at its movements, the more it looked like a bear. It then seemed to notice us and seemingly ran towards us.
“We are going now”, Dad yelled and put on the gas, driving off quickly. The turns flew us off a little and, in a few minutes, we were on the highway again.
“What was that”, I asked.
“I think that was a bear.”
“Why did we take off?”
“It was chasing us! Would you like to know what happens when we stay?” Dad then gave out a sigh. “I am sorry, but I had to make a choice.”
“I guess we won’t be staying”, Matt questioned.
“No, we won’t. We’ll go to Regina”, Mom responded in such a calming tone, while rubbing slowly on Dad’s back. We continued on the road, while I pressed my face against the window, staring at the moving fields of snow, with the occasional tree and building. I then slowly closed my eyes, bringing me to a world of darkness.
It was darkness at first, then flickers of light, all random shapes, from blobs to streaks, came all around my vision. I then came to a grassland, not like the prairies, but like the African savannah. Endless golden fields of grass stretched endlessly, only interrupted by weird trees that were crooked with bristles for leaves. The sun is setting in a brilliant series of yellows and oranges. I then heard rustling behind me. That is when I woke up, but not on my own.
“Hey, Kate, you need to see this”, Matt said in an odd confusion. I looked around and thought of nothing unusual.
“See wha-” I faltered as I looked ahead at the road. Ahead of the truck, the road is cut off by some kind of wall. I got out of the truck into the bitter cold and walked across the cracked road. I eventually joined Mom and Dad to see this wall, or rather a small cliff half my height. It seems someone cut the whole road and got the ground where I am to sink. I could even see what was below the road. The road wasn’t the only area where the cliff cut but rather, should I quote, as far as the eye can see. “What is this?”
“It might be some kind of fault line”, Dad said.
“Fault line? What is that”, Matt asked.
“You know, cracks in the ground that cause earthquakes? The one you learn in school about the San Andreas fault? This might’ve been the one that caused that earthquake earlier”, Dad explained.
“So a new fault line is appearing in Saskatchewan”, Mom said.
“Seems to be.”
“So, how are we going to get to Regina”, I asked. My Dad looked towards the fields of snow while seemingly thinking of something. It was a few minutes before we heard something odd. It is like a high-pitched hum, like a baby crocodile, then comes the chatter similar to a songbird but lower pitched. We all went to the truck, except Matt, who was more curious than afraid.
“Hey, I can see something”, Matt advised. Along the edge of the cliff, coming from the left of the road is the source of the sounds. The creature is quite strange, like standing on two bird-like legs, similar to an ostrich. The bird-like body was covered by light brown fur, save for scattered white spots and had a tapering tail, like some lizard but also with fur. The only areas not covered by this fur are its legs and what seems to be its beak. When it got closer, I came to make out its appearance. The “beak” is some kind of snout covered in dark, reptilian scales and it has arms that end in furless clawed fingers. I knew what it was, and it was frightening as it was confusing.
“Matt, come back. That is a dinosaur”, I yelled, hopefully persuading Matt of his curiosity. As soon as I said that, the creature stopped.
“Dinosaur? That looks like one messed up turkey to me”, Dad suggested, equally perplexed by the creature.
“Hey, Matt, come back! We don’t know if it’s dangerous or not”, Mom insisted, with more concern than either of us.
“But it’s not doing anything bad. It looks cool”, Matt said, not even concerned about this weird creature.
“Listen to your mother, Matt”, Dad hollered, in agreement with me and my Mom.
“Oh, come on, we could make him do some tricks.” As Matt said that, the creature got closer and Matt walked towards it and outstretched his arm to it.
“Matt! Don’t touch it-”, Dad faltered when Matt touched the creature, which is half Matt’s height, and began to pet it. The creature then began to purr, like a cat but more bird-like.
“See, not so dangerous. Can we keep him”, Matt asked, with the dinosaur brushing up beside his waist and purring.
“No, we can’t. We don’t know what it is”, Mom pleaded and I do agree.
“Oh, please, I promise I will take care of him. It’ll be the coolest pet ever.” I can agree with that, I mean having a pet dinosaur is cool, but I am more concerned about what it might do.
“I think it’s a bad idea”, I yelled to Matt.
“No, it won’t. Please”, Matt begged. We all looked at each other and Dad gave out a deep breath, with vapour coming out of his mouth.
“Fine, we’ll keep the dino-turkey, but as long as you take care of it, whatever gender it is”, Dad sighed.
“Yes! Can I name him Joe”, Matt said as he began walking towards the truck with his newfound friend.
“Joe? We don’t even know if it’s even a boy.”
“I don’t care. I want him to be a boy”, Matt protested.
“I guess Joe it is”, Mom said as she turned to Dad with a look of regret.
“I guess we have a family pet now”, I said under my breath to no one. We then went back to the truck and I sat in. Dad went to the driver’s seat as usual and Mom in the passenger. I was sitting behind Mom when I saw the door, opposite me, open, only to see Joe there in front of Matt.
“Hey, do you wanna meet my family”, Matt beamed when he picked him up. I can see Joe’s face more clearly. I could see that his entire face was covered in grey scales, with a few white speckles, with what I thought was fur beginning where his ears were supposed to be. Joe looked at me with a bird-like expression with his bird-like eyes. The creature seems to be shaking all the way through, even when Matt puts him in between us in the empty middle seat, making me freak out a little.
“Why are you putting it beside me”, I shuddered. “Did you make sure he doesn’t have rabies?”
“Don’t worry, he’s just cold”, Matt reassured. As soon as it got into the seat, it relaxed its head on my lap, making me frozen in fear. In surprise, Joe began to purr.
“What is he doing”, I asked.
“I think he likes you. You can pet him if you want. He’s harmless”, Matt assured. I then cautiously took my hand out and touched his brow area. It felt cold and reptilian, and I moved my hand towards his fur. I realised they were feathers, not quite like a bird, like fuzzier. I stroked across his spine and he was cold. Matt then covered the feathered creature’s body with a blanket.
“What should we do now”, Dad asked.
“I don’t know. Maybe take another route”, Mom responded. Dad then started the truck and turned it around.
“The rural roads would be hell. Maybe go to Earl Grey, and see if there is anything there.”
“Hopefully not like Bulyea.” Dad then looked at his rear-view mirror to look at Matt.
“Hey, do you know what, uh, Joe eats”, Dad asked.
“I don’t know”, Matt said, with a look like he doesn’t know.
“I mean, he has to eat something”, I said, now more comfortable with Joe. I lifted his lips to see a series of fangs lining his jaw. Joe didn’t take that too kindly and nudged. As he did that, he rolled to his side to reveal his hands. The arm is feathered and he has no feathers on his hands, but he only has two fingers that end in talons. “What, why does he only have two fingers”, I asked.
“Maybe a genetic defect. Like my cat Fluffy with his extra thumbs”, Mom suggested.
“Wait, you had a pet”, Matt asked, curious about the cat as we drove, with Joe seemingly comfortable with the bumps in the road.
“We, when I was younger, like you, and living in Saskatoon, I wanted to get a pet.” Mom explained as she looked at Joe. “Well, not quite like you have. Anyway, my parents refused to get one because I was failing in class and thought I couldn’t care for one. One day, I think a snowstorm was happening. I was walking down a street, fighting against the snow. I stumbled upon a box, covered in a blanket lying on the sidewalk. I looked inside and I saw kittens”, she said, her eyes glossy.
“Sadly, most of them died in the cold, except for one. An orange, fluffy kitten, fighting for its life. I took it, put it into my jacket and took it home. I entered our house and the kitten was fine, but my parents were furious. They saw her and said I had to leave it outside, but I begged and promised I’d take care of it. They said we could keep the kitten, as long I kept the grades up. So, I named him Fluffy, because he’s fluffy.”
“Where is he now? Why is he not here”, Matt questioned.
“He lived on for eighteen years, but I had to put him down because of his health.”
“Why didn’t you buy another cat”, I prodded.
“We just couldn’t afford it, we don’t have enough income. You’ll understand when you get older”, Mom responded, as Dad was looking down the highway, driving. I looked down and Joe was sleeping. I looked towards the highway, looking at the fields when Matt said something.
“I need to go to the bathroom”, he said, holding at his groin. I also need to go to relieve myself, but Matt called it first.
“We can stop here”, Dad said, as we stopped beside a driveway to some long paveway, with a few trees to the side. I recognized it through our trips to Regina: we have arrived at Gibbs. Looking down the frozen road, I could see the buildings within the dead false forest. I took this moment to speak my urge.
“Yeah, I need to go, too”, I declared. Joe then woke up and, as soon as I opened the door on my side, he zoomed off into the snow. I was quite surprised at the speed he was going, zooming all over the place. Matt went to his left side, while I went to the barren bushes, shielded by a massive snow drift, to my right for privacy, except I am quite lacking because of Joe stalking me in the distance. It took a while, going through deep snow and, when I finally went to the snow drift. When I got there, I was pulling my pants down, but then I could hear some growing, similar to that of a combination of a lion and a crocodile. Where is that coming from? Never mind, it might be Joe, I thought.
“Go away, Joe”, I said, thinking it was Joe, seemingly angry at something. Nervous, I finally got to business, a little slow because of Joe nearby. I then heard the growl again. This time, I looked up and saw Joe, but he wasn’t growling. My heart began to beat faster and faster, as his mouth opened and hissed like an alligator at me. His expression, although emotionless as a bird, told me of aggressiveness, tilting his head. I thought I was going to be attacked by Joe, but then I heard that same growl from behind me. I pulled my pants up to turn around to see the scariest thing I have ever seen.
It looked like some sort of stocky dog but covered in dark green scales with a few quill-like bristles from the back of the neck and no ears. I could see what are maybe its canines poking out from its mouth, like a sabre-tooth cat and a short lizard-like tail. It looked more reptile than, well, dog really except for its eyes. I could see the hunger in its eyes. I heard more growling to my other side and saw another of those things. Joe began making that baby crocodile noise and we ran to the truck. I turned around and ran.
“Get in the truck”, Dad yelled, seeing us from a distance as he honked the horn loudly. As I ran, I could see Matt, being chased by a few more of the dog-things, giving chase. Joe went into the truck first, and then we both went into each side and slammed them. Dad then sped off very quickly, scared they may get to us.
“What was that”, I panted, confused.
“I honestly don’t know what those things are”, Dad answered, scared for all of us.
“I want to go home”, Matt pleaded, tired from running away from those things.
“Don’t worry, we’ll be home soon. I promise”, Mom reassured.
“Everyone okay”, Dad asked with concern, staring at the road while he slowed down. We all looked at each other in fearful confusion, even Joe. I looked at Joe, and he then looked at me. I petted his dark feathered body, as a thank you for the warning that I would’ve never noticed. “Okay, we are moving on”, Dad concluded. We sat in silence, although I was still petting Joe.
“Hey, Matt, do you know what dinosaur he is”, I asked Matt.
“I don’t know. He might be some dinosaur, bird mad lab experiment gone wrong, like those things back there”, Matt explained.
“Or some mess-up chicken in a lab”, Dad suggested, still looking at the road.
“I don’t think he was a chicken”, Matt rebutted. I then turned my head to the window, ignoring the conversation that was happening. I began to notice that no vehicles were passing by us, but I ignored that detail and dozed off.
I saw those same lights in the dark vision of my closed eyes. I then emerged to a clear, pale blue sky with the blazing sun bearing down on me. Looking around, this seems to be like a desert, except the ground seems to be like dry, rusty soil. It feels hot here, hotter than one of those summers in my former town. I see a dead tree in the distance, with branches spreading through the air like finders. I heard a sound behind me.
“Wake up! We are here”, Matt said as he shook me awake. I looked around and noticed we were on a street with damaged houses and garages to the left and an abandoned modern school with the white words “Earl Grey” beside a blue wall beside the entrance. The school lies hiding behind a metal fence with dead trees behind it. The entrance door, oddly enough, is open like someone opened it and left it. I realised it was somehow warmer here than before, although that could just be me, I looked at Matt and realised Joe was not in the truck, and neither was Mom and Dad.
“Hey, where’s Mom and Dad”, I asked Matt.
“Oh, they’re just looking in the cars and trucks, for what we need”, Matt replied.
“And Joe?”
“Oh, just running across the road.” Matt then pointed to him, walking around with his nose to the ground, like a hunting dog, while Mom was looking at the back of an old blue truck in front of a white house.
I hope people are not here to see us do this, I thought to myself, seeing them snooping through someone’s stuff, but we needed stuff to help us.
“Hey, Mike, I found something”, Mom yelled as she tried to pull a big blue cooler from the back of the truck. Dad then came from an RV down from the truck and came and helped her. He then put it down on the road and opened it. They both plugged their noses and backed away.
“Fish? Who leaves fish in a cooler in the back of a truck”, Dad gagged. Joe then looked up, seemingly in excitement and ran towards the cooler. He stuck his nose in the cooler and pulled out a pike. He plopped it on the road, his foot stepped on the fish and put his mouth onto it, tearing a piece of it and swallowing it. “At least somebody likes rotten fish”, Dad rasped.
As we looked in surprise, we could hear something from the school. The minute we heard it, a loud boar-like roar came out from the school. We thought it was a very big boar when it came out, but the more we looked, the more we realised it was something else. Its body is like a boar, but its face is like a lion’s and the snout of a camel, with teeth somewhat like a bear’s when it opens its enormous mouth to gargle like a pig. Mom, Dad and even Joe are taken by surprise, making our parents run towards the driveway, while Joe towards our truck with his gorged fish, standing by us. The boar-thing then stopped a few feet away from my parents, seemingly in a defensive stance, hooves scratching the ground. We are scared for our parents, preparing to see this thing rip them to shreds.
It gave one last roar and walked towards the cooler, knocking it over with fish spilling out. It stuck its snout in the fish and swallowed one down. They then slowly walked around the creature and steadily fastened their pace until they were at the truck. We all quickly got in and Dad backed up quickly.
“What the hell was that”, Mom panicked.
“I don’t know, a pig from hell”, Dad responded. We looked at Joe, swallowing down the fish while the rotting fish smell remained. It looked at us in confusion, as we were. We silently laughed for no apparent reason, probably as a mechanism to try to replace the fear. We then heard a shaking in the truck, startling us. We realised that the hell pig was tearing at the bumper of the truck like a lion would. Dad hammered the horn, making the thing back up in surprise. Dad took this opportunity to back up very quickly towards the intersection and turned to the left, quickly avoiding the creature. We sat in silence, except for Joe who was chirping.
When we went down the street, the houses, as usual, were damaged but we saw other vehicles, the first we had seen. Some were parked along the street, others stuck on one lane like city traffic but paused. Weirdly enough, there are no people in the vehicles, nor anyone outside. Most of the vehicles have one or more doors open like people got out to go somewhere. We drove past all the vehicles in the other lane. There is one vehicle we passed by that is on fire, most of the paint already off to reveal the metal beneath, only to be turned into a rainbow of browns and blacks by the dancing flames.
“What. Happened. Here”, Mom slowly asked, as confused and terrified as us. We had a feeling of dread, seeing all the abandoned vehicles.
“That’s the least of our worries. We should be looking for supplies”, Dad responded.
“Hey, how much do we have”, Mom asked Dad, worried about using up the fuel.
“Well, we got a full tank of gas and travelled a hundred kilometers”, Dad responded, more confused. “Nothing makes sense here and I hope we don’t stay here for long”, he muttered.
Eventually, we passed most of the vehicles and reached the veterinary clinic. The small, intact structure stood there, seemingly looking over the icy driveway. We then spotted an old, brown truck and we saw something that set it apart from the rest of the vehicles we’ve seen so far.
“It’s on”, I said, gleefully, with hope that, at least, we aren’t the only ones here. The headlights beamed brightly, and we realised it was getting dark. We also noticed that the street lights aren’t turning on.
“I thought there was no one here”, my Mom said, unsure of the connection between the abandoned but running truck and the lack of people in this town. At one of the intact houses, ahead of us, partially blocked by the trees, we saw what seemed to be bright light coming from one of the windows. What person would go into a house after an earthquake, I thought, thinking about our house back home.
“Someone’s here”, Matt loudly notified, as we all shushed him and that is when Joe is trying to push the door with his snout. “What is he doing?”
“Stay here”, Dad calmly ordered, opening the door, but Joe scurried out and went somewhere else.
“Hey, come back”, Matt called out, with no success. Joe eventually disappeared into the night, never to be seen. Matt then had tears welling up in his eyes like he was about to cry. I hugged him to comfort him.
“He’ll come back some time”, Mom reassured, trying to calm him down and looking at Dad. Dad nodded and grabbed a flashlight that was equipped in the truck. He then walked slowly towards the house, step by step, being shone by our truck’s headlights. He looked back at us and put his hand up when the light in the house moved. It seems to move towards the front door of the house. Emerging from the house is a person walking down the steps, cloaked in darkness. Dad then took a few steps back as the figure came. Finally, the figure stepped into the light.
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2024.05.14 13:39 TranslatorHour4909 The Hurro-Urartian Substratum in Kurdish

Urartian: Ale (he says) Kurdish: Ale ئەڵێ (he says)
Urartian: Shuri (sword) Kurdish: Shur شوور (sword) Armenian: Sowr
Urartian: Kuri (foot, leg) Kurdish: Qul قول (foot, leg)
Urartian: xur (deep) Kurdish: xuqul/kur خووڕ/قوول/کوور (deep),
Hurrian: agul (carve) Kurdish: 'kol-[în]' کۆڵین : (to digg), kêla: (plow)
Urartian: shini (you, plural) Kurdish: hin هین/هون (you, plural, cf. sh>h a regular sound change in Kurdish)
Urartian: apa (he/she/it) Kurdish: awa, aw/ava, av cf. Kurdish p>w and p>v ئەوە (he/she/it)
Urartian: Sale (kid) Kurdish: Zaro زارۆ (kid) Armenian: jar (he-goat)
Urartian: tali (stick) Kurdish: têla (stick, cf. Kurdish a>ê)
10) Urartian: papi/bab/babani (mountain top) Kurdish: pope پۆپە (head)/ bani بانی (mountain top)
Urartian: qal/kar (kill/slay, subjugate) Kurdish: qir قڕ (kill, slay, cf Kurdish a>i)
Hurrian: shur (war) Kurdish: sher شەڕ (war)
Urartian: bidia (turn) Kurdish: bada-n بادان (turn)
Urartian: da (give) Kurdish: da, دا (give, Iranic and other IE languages have a similar lexeme)
Urartian: xus/hush (throw) Kurdish: xis-[tin]/hawish-[tin] خستن/هاویشتن (throw, cf Kurdish u>i)
Urartian: karbe (rock, stone) Kurdish: karra کەڕا (rock, stone) Armenian: qar (rock, stone)
Urartian: quira (earth, dust) Kurdish: qur, xol قوڕ/خۆڵ (earth, dust)
Hurrian: arte (earth, soil) Kurdish: ard ئەرد/هەرد (earth, soil, cf Kurdish rt > rd)
Urartian: $erab (dry) Kurdish: chora چۆڕا (dry) Armenian: caraw (dry)
20) Urartian: eue (and) Kurdish: u ئوو (and) but see even Iranic ''ut''
Urartian: tur ( to leave) Kurdish: tor-[an], تۆران to leave
Urartian: ul (to go) Kurdish: lu-wan لوان (to go)
Urartian: ulhu (order) Kurdish: ol ئۆل (religion)
Urartian: bura (slave, servant) Kurdish: bora بۆرە (commoner, low-class)
Urartian: xarxar (destroy) Kurdish: xirxal خرخاڵ (destroyed)
Urartian: ale (but) Kurdish: lê لێ (but)
Urartian: duli (grape) Kurdish: trê, tirî ترێ (grape, cf. l>r and u>i) Armenian: toli (grape)
Urartian: kapi (capacity measure) Kurdish: kap/qap کاپ/قاپ (capacity measure)
Urartian: nah (to bring) Kurdish: hên-an/han-în هانین/هێنان (to bring)
30) Urartian: pare (toward) Kurdish: pîr پیر (toward),
Urartian: pile (water canal) Kurdish: pil-û-sk پلووسک (rain canal)
Urartian: tan (lay down) Kurdish: dan-[an] دانان (lay down)
Hurrian: id- (hit, strike) Kurdish: -d- (hit strike); ([lê] d-[an])
Urartian: teq- (to thump, to break) Kurdish: teq-[în] تەقین (to thump, to break)
Urartian: uzgi (power, strength) Kurdish: wuze وزە (power, strength, cf. Kurdish u- > w-)
Urartian: mari (lord, horseman) Kurdish: mir میر (lord, compare also with the Semitic ''Amir'')
Urartian: shu/shia (to go) Kurdish: chu, چوو (to go, cf. also Iranic ''shiyaw'')
Urartian: euri (lord) Kurdish: hêwir هێور (brave)
Urartian: xarari (calm) Kurdish: oqre ئۆقرە (calm), Armenian:
40) Urartian: zar (orchard) Kurdish: zar زار (orchard) Armenian: car (tree)
Urartian: ur (to place down) Kurdish: wer-[in], وەرین (to place down, cf. Kurdish u-> w- )
Urartian: wal, (to win) Kurdish: wêr-an وێران (to dare)
Urartian: zelbi (descendant) Kurdish: zol زۆڵ (bastard)
Urartian: zeld, (to shatter the enemies) Kurdish: zal زاڵ (to shatter the enemies)
Urartian: qarqar (throat) Kurdish: qurg قورگ (throat, compare also with the Irano-Kurdish garû, and Persian galu, there is also another word in Kurdish: qurquroska)
Hurrian: kut/kud (to make fall, to kill) Urartian: qot (piece) Kurdish: kut کوت (piece), kut-a کوتان (to smash), kud (to kill)
Urartian: xubi (valley) Kurdish: qopi قۆپی (valley, vale, plain)
Urartian: xare (to march, to raid) Kurdish: xar غار (to march, to raid)
Hurrian: Hiuri (smoke) Kurdish: Hulm هوڵم (steam)
50) Urartian: $ue (river, lake) Kurdish: chom/gom چۆم/گۆم (rive lake) Armenian: cov (lake)
Hurrian: tiv (word) Urartian: tiw (to speak) Kurdish: diw-an دوان (to speak)
Urartian: abeli/aweli (attach, increase) Kurdish: awale/awela ئاواڵە/ئاوەڵا (open)
Urartian: an, (no) Kurdish: na, نا (no; there is also a similar equivalent in Iranic)
Urartian: ari-beri Kurdish: birin برن (to carry, there is also a similar equivalent in Iranic)
Urartian: ewani/ebani (land) Kurdish: -wan وان (suffix used after place-names)
Urartian: kulune (side) Kurdish: qulin-chk قولینچک/ qurne قوڕنە (side, corner) Armenian: koln
Urartian: man (to stay) Kurdish: man مان (to stay), (resembles even Iranic, cf. New Persian ''mandan'')
Urartian: mana Urartian: me (prohibitive particle) Kurdish: me مە (prohibitive particle)
60) Urartian: pahi (cattle) Hurrian: pedari (cattle) Kassite: badar (bull, cattle) Kurdish: patal پاتاڵ (cattle) Armenian: paxre
Urartian: par, to take off Kurdish: pirr [-dan] پڕ (to take off, cf. Kurdish a>i)
Urartian: kamn (old, earlier) Kurdish: kavn/kawn کەڤن/کەون (old, cf. m>v but also Iranic ''kohan'' which has led to Kurdish ''kon'')
Urartian: pe? (under) Kurdish: pe? پێ (under, foot, cf. even Iranic pey)
Urartian: shid (build) Kurdish: chê-[kirin], چێ (build cf, kurdish d>nil)
Hurrian: awari Kurdish: awari ئەواری (land, country, field, cf. kurdawari, کوردەواری / warê me وارێ مە) (Armenian agarak has been suggested as an Armenian loan from 'awari'. Kurdish has even 'garak' with the same meaning). Urartian: ur (territory)
Urartian: qapqari Kurdish: gamaro (p>w>m cf Kurdish ziman Urartian: sher (hide) Kurdish: sheshar شێر/وەشارتن (hide)
Urartian: quldi (uninhabited) Kurdish: kawil (کاول) (annihilate,destruction)
Urartian: ar- (give) Kurdish: ar- (give, dialectal as in Slêmanî, for example: ''bi-ar-ê'': بیەرێ ''give him'')
70) Urartian: ture (destroy) Kurdish: ture تووڕە (angry)
Urartian: aba (desire) Kurdish: awat ئاوات (desire), aw-in ئەوین (to love)
Urartian: ada (again) Kurdish: idi ئیدی (another, anymore)
Urartian: shal-i (year) Kurdish: sal ساڵ (year, but Iranian ''sard'', New Persian has also ''sal'') Armenian: tari
Urartian: šeh-i/eri/e, living Kurdish: zhiyar ژیار (living)
Urartian: arnu-ia (come to the aid of) Kurdish: hana هانا (come to the aid of, cf Kurdish a- >ha- )
Urartian: lak- (to destroy) Kurdish: Rûx-[an] رووخان (to destroy)
Urartian: 'are (granary) Kurdish: harr هاڕ (granary, cf Kurdish ha-<-a, notice 'zimharr' زمهاڕ, meaning 'winter granary')
Urartian: ieshti (here) Kurdish: hêsthte هێشتە (now)
Urartian: meshe (part, tribute, share) Kurdish: mûche مووچە (part, tribute, share)
80) Urartian: pi$ushe (joy) Kurdish: pishû پشوو (holyday, vacation)
Hurrian: sheshe (six) Kurdish: shesh شەش (six, but it is the same even in Iranic)
Urartian: izidu (admonish, command) Kurdish: ezidi ئێزیدی (name of a native religion in Kurdistan)
urartian: yarani (kind of cultic building, altar) Kurdish: yari یاری (name of a native religion in Kurdistan)
Urartian: aleu (dignity) Kurdish: alewi ئالەوی (name of a native religion in Kurdistan)
Urartian and Hurrian: /-i/, /-iye/ (his, her, its) Kurdish: /-i/, /-y/ ی (his, her, its)
Hurrian: /-v/ (your) Kurdish: /-w/ و (your)
Urartian: ushanu (award, bestow, feel affection for ) Kurdish: wuchan وچان (rest, reprieve)
Urartian: napahia (submission, bondage, domestication) Kurdish: nawi نەوی (low, a low level, position or degree), (p>w)
Urartian: tur (defeat, destroy) Kurdish: dor- دۆڕ (defeat)
90) Urartian: sal-zi (steep, abrupt) Kurdish: sila سڵا (height)
Urartian: sil-e (woman, doughter) Kurdish: selar سەلار (mistress of the house, beautiful woman) (note ''Selardi'', a lunar goddess of Urartu)
Urartian: lutu (woman) Kurdish: lute لووتە (quoquettish woman)
Urartian: uldie (vineyard) Kurdish: lote لۆتە (grapes hanged in order to be sun dried in a vineyard)
Urartian: nikidu (water) Kurdish: niqdo/niqût نقووت/نقدۆ (water infiltration, water dropping, water penetration), (plus some other cognates of the word)
Urartian: kan/kain (in front of) Kurdish: kin کن (in front of, near) (but cf. also Iranic ''kenar'')
Urartian: haš-ia: (be interested in) Kurdish: haz حەز (be interested in, love, like)
Urartian: d-u-: (do, cause to do) Kurdish: da/di: ده/د (do, cause to do, used as a preffix for verbs)
Urartian: shalur (medlar) Kurdish: shalor شەلۆر (nectarine) Armenian: salor (plum) (clearly borrowed via Kurdish)
Urartian: mure (house) Kurdish: mal ماڵ (house)
100) Urartian: urishi (weapon) Kurdish: hereshe هەڕەشە (threat), /(there is also ''huruzhim'': هوروژم attack)
Hurrian: shini (two) Kurdish: shingil شنگڵ (twin, twin fruit)
Urartian: egur-hu (free) Kurdish: xorayi خۆرایی (free)
Urartian: bad-gul (surround) Kurdish: bawe-xulê باوەخولێ (turn around, also a kids game)
Urartian: aish-ti (leap, jump) Kurdish: hej-an هەژان (quake)
Urartian: ibirani (whole, complete, full) Kurdish: pirani پڕانی (majority)
Hurrian: hinzur (apple? pear?) Kurdish: hencor هەنجۆر (unripe melon)
Urartian: kut-u (reach) Kurdish: (geh<*ged) گەهشتن/گەیشتن (reach)
Urartian: ai/ay: (look, take care) Kurdish: aw-ir ئاوڕ (look)
Urartian: di/erasia (fear) Kurdish: tirs ترس (fear, but cf. also Iranic ''tars'')
110) Urartian: Ti/er-usi, measure for liquid Kurdish: Telîs?تەلیس measure of unit
Hurrian: ben Kassite: ban Kurdish: minal مناڵ (child)
Kassite: nadz (shade) Kurdish: nisê نسێ (shade)
Kassite: ulam (son, child) Urartian: alaue (man) Kurdish: law لاو (young boy)
Hurrian: çugi Kassite: tsugi Kurdish: chuk چووک (small)
Hurrian: ewri (dog) Kurdish wer-în وەرین (barking of dog)
Hurrian: shiye (watery) Kurdish: she شە (moisture)
Urartian: zainua (high) Kurdish: zinar زنار (high cliff, high boulder)
Hurrian: shalmi (ashes, to burn) Kurdish zhilemo ژیلەمۆ (burning ashes)
Urartian: amash (burnt) Kurdish mêsh مێش (burnt ashes) (cf. ê 120) Hurrian: puhi (nose) Kurdish: (kepû) کەپۆ (nose)
Urartian: shepuiaru (spoil) Kurdish: sheprêwشپڕێو (disorderly)
Urartian: mesh- (distribute, share) Kurdish: wesh-[an] وەشان (distribute, share)
Urartian: teribi (monument) Kurdish: tirb ترب (monument, grave) (not be confused with Arabic 'turbat': soil)
Hurrian: fur-i (viw) Urartian: wur-i (view) Kurdish: wuria وریا (viewer, careful), awur ئاووڕ (sight), (even the Kurdish verb ''ruwan''-[in] (view) is likely connected to the Urartian ''wur'', rarther than being a metathesis for Iranic ''negar'')
Hurrian: halv- (enclose) Kurdish: hal- هاڵ (enclose)
Urartian: kul-me (wealth, prosperity) Kurdish: kel-k کەڵک (profitable, usefulness)
Hurrian: pâl (false) Kurdish: fêl فێڵ (fraud)
Hurrian: tapsh- (destroy) Kurdish: tawjm تەوژم (pressure), tapi (destroy)
Hurrian: apxe (louse) Kurdish: aspe ئەسپێ (louse)
130) Hurrian: kapp- (fill) Kurdish: kipp کپ (filled)
Hurrian: azhoge (meal) Kurdish: azhge/zig (stomach)
Hurrian: kul- (to speak) Kurdish: qul- قوول (to speak aloud)
Hurrian: timeri (black) Kurdish: tem تەم (darkness)
Urartian: tara-gie (powerful, strong) Kurdish: daraqat دەرەقەت (to be powerful, to be strong)
Urartian: tam-hu (eliminate separate) Kurdish: toq-[andin] Urartian: shi-u (carry away) Kurdish: shi-[andin] (send)
Urartian: anda-ni (right) Kurdish: and ئاند (right)
Urartian: irb-u (take away grab) Kurdish: rev-[andin]/rif-[andin] (take away, grab) (but cf. also Iranian 'robudan', take away, grab)
Urartian: pit- (beat apart, destroy) Kurdish: pis-/pichr- (beat apart, destroy)
140) Urartian: tishni (heart) Kurdish: dine دنە (encourage) (cf. t > d & sh > nil)
Urartian: ti-ni (name) Kurdish: deng دەنگ (voice)
Urartian: bauše (word) Kurdish: wuše وشە (word)
Urartian: durba (revolt, rebel) Kurdish: tola (revenge)
Urartian: hut-ia (to ask) Kurdish: qut-abî (student)
Hurrian: fir (remove, untie) Kurdish: fir, firê (throw)
Hurrian: halme (singing) Kurdish: hore هۆرە (singing)
Hurrian: havur (heaven) Kurdish: hawr (cloud), (note also Indo-Iranic abra)
Urartian: agu (lead away) (of IE origin?) Kurdish: ajo-[tin] ئاژۆتن (lead away, drive)
Hurrian: asti (woman) Kurdish: astê (name of a beloved woman in Kurdish folklore)
150) Hurrian: tav/(-b) (to cast metal) Kurdish: taw (thaw, melt)
Hurrian: ai (if) Kurdish: ai (if)
Hurrian: alilan (lament) Kurdish: lalan (lament)
Hurrian: çabalgi (fault) Kurdish: çapal چەپەڵ (dirty)
Hurrian: xiyari (all) Kurdish: xir (all)
Hurrian: çere (donkey) Kurdish: ker (donkey)
Hurrian: çik- (break) Kurdish: shik- (break)
Hurrian: xîri (hour, time, moment) Kurdish: xêra خێرا (soon, hurry)
Hurrian: xizli (coiled) Kurdish: cexiz جەخز(coiled)
Hurrian: xub- (to break, to destroy) Kurdish: qup- (to break, to destroy)
160) Hurrian: istani (between, among) Kurdish: astang ئاستەنگ (obstacle)
Hurrian: izikun- (to wail) Kurdish: zikan- (to wail)
Hurrian: kakari (sort of ritual bread) Kurdish: kullêre, kellane (sort of ritual bread)
Hurrian: magunni (desire) Kurdish: magirani (desire)
‌Hurrian: shakari or sagari (sprout, bud) Kurdish: chakara چەکەرە (sprout, bud)
Hurrian: arushal (hurry) Kurdish: halasha هەڵەشە (stressful)
Hurrian: heni (now) Kurdish: henu-ke, niha, neha (now)
Hurrian: parili (crime) Kurdish: palamar پەلامار (attack)
Hurrian: adi (thus) Kurdish: dai (thus)
Hurrian: ak-i/u (other) Kurdish: -ka (other)
170) Hurrian: we (thou) Kurdish: ê-we (you)
Hurrian: buru (strong) Kurdish: wure ورە (strength)
Hurrian: çam (rip) Kurdish çam (bend)
Hurrian: zurgi (blood) Kurdish: zûx (blood), (compare, xwênaw=zûxaw)
Hurrian: xahli (cheek) Kurdish: kulm (cheek)
Hurrian: halwu (fence made with stones) Kurdish: hêl هێڵ (fence)
Hurrian: xawirni (lamb) Kurdish kawir کاوڕ (young sheep)
Hurrian: xamaz- (oppress) Kurdish chaws- (oppress)
Hurrian: hendz (constrain) Kurdish: hêndj (constrain)
Hurrian: xerari (sinew) Kurdish: kiroje (sinew)
180) Hurrian: xeshmi (bright) Kurdish: gesh (bright)
Hurrian: kalgi (weak) Kurdish qals/qirj (weak)
Hurrian: nali (deer) Kurdish: nêrî (male adult goat)
Hurrian: nawn- (pasture) Kurdish: naw- (pasture)
Hurrian: ul- (to, eat, to devour) Kurdish: lawar( la-war-) (to devour)
Hurrian: ubi (stupid, insane) Kurdish: hapa (stupid, insane)
Hurrian: ashxu (high) Kurdish: shax (mountain), also 'asê' means: uppward, high.
Hurrian: kaziari (high mountains of the Mesopotamian valley) Kurdish: kazh (high mountain)
Hurrian: kewiranna (the senate, the old men) Kurdish: gewran (the big ones, the adult ones)
Hurrian: kuzh- (to keep, to retain) Kurdish: kush- (to hold in hands, to press in hands), alt: Kurdish qoz- (to catch)
190) Hurrian: nekri ( Hurrian: shalhi (to listen) Kurdish: shil (listen)
Hurrian: siba (dry) Kurdish: zuwa زوا (dry)
Urartian: dibi (building, room) Kurdish: diw دیو (room)
Hurrian: shu (day) Kurdish: shawa-ki (morning, day)
Hurrian: shirat (narrate) Kurdish: shirove (narrate)
Hurrian: tishan (very much) Kurdish: tizha تژە (full)
Urartian: sutug (tear away, unjoin) Kurdish: shetek (knot)
Urartian: gey (anything) Kurdish gi گ (anything)
Hurrian: baz (enter) Kurdish: baz (pass by)
200) Hurrian: xeban-: (to set moving) Kurdish: xebi- خەبتین (to be active)
Hurrian: hamadz-: (to oppress) Kurdish: chaws- (to oppress)
Hurrian: haz- (to hear) Kurdish: bihiz-: (to hear)
Hurrian: xaz (to oil) Kurdish: xiz (oily, slippery)
Hurrian: pas- (to send somebody) Kurdish: pas- (to send, as in 'hal pasardin': 'to send into exile')
‌Hurrian: shagari (ram) Kurdish: shak (young sheep)
Hurrian: pal (know, understand) Kurdish: fêr (learn)
Urartian: -kai (position, in place) Kurdish: -ka (location suffix)
Urartian: muš- (true, fair) Kurdish: mušur موشوور (fairness)
Hurrian: abi (in front of) Kurdish: ba (in front of, near)
210) Hurrian: shimi (sun) Kurdish: shem (sun) (focilized in shemshemekwere, ''blind for the sun'': ''bat''.
Urartian: derzu/derju (order, arrangement) Kurdish: darêj- (order, arrangement)
Urartian: tep- (throw down) Kurdish: tep- (throw down)
Urartian: atqan: (to consecrate) Kurdish: tarxân (to consecrate)
Urartian: shuki (as) Kurdish: waki < hoki Hurrian: hur (drink) Urartian: xurishe (irrigator) Kurdish: qurishke قوریشکە (cup)
Urartian: ulx (flow out) Kurdish: bilqبڵق (b Urartian: alga-ni (mountain) Kurdish: Lêj لێژ (abrupt, steep)
Urartian: auiei (somewher) Kurdish: awê ئەوێ (there)
Urartian: puluse (inscription, stele) Kurdish: psule (voucher, receipt)
220) Urartian: niribe (herd) Kurdish: ran (herd)
Urartian: iese/ieshe? (I, pronoun) Kurdish: ez ئەز (I, resembles also the old Iranian 'azm', but which one is 'az' actually derives of? Armenians claim Armenian 'yes' (I) is derived of Ur. 'iese
Urartian: armuzi (family, clan, generation) Kurdish: hoz هۆز (clan) + rama (seed, from to-rama)
Hurrian: hemz (surround) Kurdish: amêz, hembêz ئامیز (hug)
Urartian: zani (cry out) Kurdish: zhan, jan, ژان (agony)
Hurrian: karshi (lips) Kurdish: kalpa کەڵپە (animal lips)
Hurrian: wirwir (loosen) Kurdish: wilwil ولوڵ (loosen)
Kassite: ash (earth, soil) Hurrian: esh (earth, soil) Kurdish: ax ئاخ (earth, soil)
Urartian: qarmexî (gift, present, sacrifice, celebration) Kurdish: qelin قەلین (gift, dowry)
Urartian: -atuhi (-ness) Kurdish: -ati (-ness)
230) Urartian: aman- (vessel, pot) Kurdish: aman- ئامان (vessel, pot)
God of lightning and storm Hurrian: Teshup Urartian: Tesheba Kassite: Tishpak Kurdish: Tishk تیشک (light, radiance)
Hurrian: shu (hand) Kurdish: shop (hand palm)
Hurrian: chilman- (to break, vanish) Kurdish: chilmis- (fade)
Urartian: shur (wall around a castle, fence, borders of the kingdom) Kurdish: shure (wall around a castle, fence)
Hurrian: xalwu (fence made with stones) Kurdish: xal خەڵ (fence made with stones)
Hurrian: ya/ye (who, which, what) Kurdish: ya/ye (who, which, what)
Hurrian: tun- (to win) Kurdish: tuna توونا (defeated, destroyed)
Hurrian: taridi (pot) Kurdish: tirar (pot)
Hurrian: kol (let off) Kurdish: kol (let off) (as in ''le kol bunewe'')
240) Hurrian:shir (to be suffiecent) Kurdish: têr (to be suffiecent)
Hurrian: ha (take) Kurdish: ha
Hurrian: tijari (spindle) Kurdish: teshi (spindle)
Hurrian: ábri (stock of wood-logs) Kurdish: awirdu (stock of wood-logs), awirig (oven)
Hurrian: baq- (destroy) Kurdish: baq- بەقین (explode)
Hurrian: bashi (mouth)Armenianlake Urmia Kurdish: bêj (to say), (common a>ê)
Hurrian: pashixi (message) Kurdish: pazhux (answer)
Hurrian: tad- (love) Kurdish: dalal (beloved) (common d>l)
Hurrian: tagi (beatiful) Urartian: taugi (clean) Kurdish: daq دەق (cheerful)
Hurrian: hild-/held- (high, raise, elevate) Kurdish: hild-/held- هەڵدان/هڵدان (rasie, elevate)
250) ‌Hurrian: kabli (copper) Kurdish: paqir پاقڕ (copper)
Kassite: kukla (slave) Kurdish: kukla (doll), kukm (homeless)
Hurrian: kumdi (tower) Kurdish: kumadj کۆماج (column)
Hurrian: kubakhi (hood) Kurdish: kumik (hood)
Urartian: korde (uncultivated, desolate) Kurdish: kode (uncultivated, desolate)
Hurrian: kundzi (to kneel) Kurdish: kudik (knee)
Hurrian: Xiríti (trench) Kurdish: Xir (trench)
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2024.05.14 13:01 FelicitySmoak_ On This Day in Michael Jackson HIStory - May 14th

On This Day in Michael Jackson HIStory - May 14th
1975 - Michael had a private meeting with Berry Gordy to discuss the Jackson Five's future & after being denied creative freedom once again, the brothers started shopping for a new record deal. The Jackson Five had begun to ask to produce, write and record their own material in the previous year but all their requests for creative control had been denied.
1985 - Michael met Ronald & Nancy Reagan at White House for the launch of a campaign against driving under the influence of alcohol. In the spring of 1984, Michael's team received a call from the Secretary of Transportation, Elizabeth Dole, asking for Michael to give "BEAT IT" as background music for a television commercial and a 35 second radio spot on the dangers of driving a car under the influence of alcohol.
Even though the initiative was initially rejected by Michael, once he meditated a bit, he explained to his representative, John Branca
"You know what? If I can get some kind of prize from the White House then I will give them the song. How about?".
Intrigued, Branca asked: "Like what?"
Jackson listed: "I want to know the White House. I want to be on a stage with the president and receive an award from him. I want an event with children. And I also want to meet Nancy. All that. Why not? Can you get it? "
Branca was given the task of obtaining a positive response in the shortest time possible, which was not entirely difficult due to the fascination of the Reagans with show business. And so, the meeting was scheduled for the morning of 5/14/84
For such an important occasion, President Reagan dressed in a navy blue suit, a gray and navy blue striped tie & a white shirt. Nancy,on the other hand, chose a white suit, Adolfo brand, adorned with buttons and gold stripes. Nothing too spectacular to overshadow Michael's attire: an electric blue sequined jacket, adorned with sequined laces, a band of golden sequins, and epaulettes with golden sequins. He also wore his famous white sequined glove.
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Two thousand people in total, including officials, admirers and security met in the central garden to see Michael.
Once everyone was up on stage, the Republican president pointed out that:
"Michael Jackson is proof of what a person can accomplish through a lifestyle free of alcohol or drug abuse. People young and old can respect that. And if Americans follow his example, then we can face up to the problem of drinking and driving, and we can, in Michael's words, beat it."
- a brief speech of just 5 and a half minutes. Then he handed a plaque to Michael, a gesture that he thanked before the microphone with an even more brief intervention, saying a mere 13 words:
"I'm very, very honored. Thank you very much, Mr. President and Mrs. Reagan."
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During his tour of the halls of the presidential residence, he showed his fascination with a portrait of Andrew Jackson, dressed in a military suit very similar to the blue sequins he wore that day.
Until Michael's visit, only Elvis Presley, received this distinction, in 1970, when President Richard Nixon opened the doors of the Oval Office. Michael would return to the White House twice more during the terms of George W. Bush, Sr & Bill Clinton
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1985 - Michael Jackson received a royalty check from Epic Records for $53 Million for sales from his Thriller album.
1988- Michael is on the cover of Fresh! magazine
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1996- Michael visits Chateau de Pierrefonds in Northern France, rumors were he wanted to purchase a French chateau.
The Château de Pierrefonds, classified as a historic monument and managed by the Center des monuments nationaux, was not for sale. Michael was aware of this so his visit was simply a pleasure visit.
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The guides at the Château de Pierrefonds keep the memory of this arrival, completely unexpected, on 5/14/96. They speak with pleasure of this moment when the King of Pop arrived, surrounded by his bodyguards, to discover this castle worthy of fairy tales.
According to one of the guides, he arrived in a limousine which he parked in front of the village pharmacy. Michael, in fact, came in a station wagon type car which parked as close as possible to the entrance to the castle.
Wearing a red jacket and his mask, Michael arrived late in the morning when there were not too many people. However, it was school field trip time and a group of children were present. One of the guides explains that he then hid in a corner, near the stairs where the visit to the castle begins, so as not to be seen and disturbed
Michael paused for a long time in front of the model of the castle, located at the end of the guard room. Made in 1878 for the Universal Exhibition, this stone model built at 1/50 scale remains impressive (height: 145cm, width: 250 cm, length: 350 cm). Michael's bodyguards reportedly took a lot of photos and it is said that Michael asked for the plans of the model.
What is certain is that Michael had a model of the castle made for his Neverland ranch. It measured 269cm x 335cm x365 cm. A little larger than the model present at the castle. Michael's model sat in the middle of his living room, with, for a time, a framed photo of the castle on the wall.
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The model was one of the objects that Julien's Auctions wanted to sell at auction in 2009, before Michael prevented this sale.
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Although shy and discreet, Michael did not hesitate to pose for photos with the employees, who were quickly aware of his presence
Michael also leaves a strong memory of his visit with employees through his visit to the site's souvenir shop. He spent a large sum on history books, an amount which, according to the guide, “is not seen every day here” .
2004 - The Defense team, headed up by Thomas Mesereau, have decided to agree with the DA's Office of Santa Barbara to uphold the gag order in the case against Michael. Mesereau wrote that he and his client support the gag order and withdrew any objections to it made by Jackson's prior counsel.
In court documents filed , Attorney Theodore Boutrous, who represents the news organizations, criticized Santa Barbara County DA Thomas Sneddon's condemnation of the intense media coverage.
"Eliminating the gag order will ensure that more accurate information will be disseminated, and will reduce the amount of rumors, speculation and gossip about which the District Attorney complains," Boutrous wrote.
The news organizations have been annoyed by Sneddon's clampdown on information about the case. They have asked the California Supreme Court to overturn the gag order on the grounds that it violates the freedom of speech guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.
Thomas Sneddon and Gerald Franklin, filed a motion earlier in the week, to the California Supreme Court to uphold the gag order in this case. He argued that the media was hoping to profit by pandering to a "gossip-hungry readership." He proceeded to write in his letter, "Despite the perhaps inevitable leaks, the public knows little more about the facts of this case than that Michael Jackson has been indicted on serious charges and that a jury will be asked to consider the evidence that may be presented to determine his guilt or innocence based on that evidence. And that's the way it should be."
Mr. Sneddon's letter was a response to the media's attorneys that wanted the gag order lifted which was imposed by the sitting judge in the case, Superior Court Judge Rodney Melville. The gag order prohibits participants involved in the case to discuss any particulars about the case to the media.
Sneddon argued in his letter that the news organizations have no standing to challenge the gag order because it applies only to case participants, not the media. He also said that such an order is required in a case that has drawn sensational worldwide attention.
"What is reported as fact becomes the nucleus of intense speculation, conjecture and discussion among commentators, particularly in the tabloid media and the audience they appeal to," Sneddon wrote. "Gossip -- and the 'news' tidbits that are gossip's grist -- translate into income."
2009 - In the last Family gathering Michael, Prince, Paris & Blanket attend Katherine & Joe's 60th wedding anniversary at the Indian Restaurant, Chakra in Beverly Hills with the whole family including all the grandchildren. Randy is the only one not in attendance. This is when most of Jackson siblings saw Michael for the first time since the 2005 Trial.This is also the last time Michael will see most of his family, including Janet & LaToya
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2009 - AEG sent a 2nd email to Conrad Murray
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2012 - Katherine Jackson & Brett Livingstone Strong give an interview on Piers Morgan Tonight. They show some of Michael's artwork
Brett Livingstone Strong is the artist responsible for "The Book", the only portrait that Michael ever posed for
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2013- Day 11 of the Jackson vs Aeg Live trial
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2024.05.14 12:09 gobnyd I just am so sad

I'm so tired. I'm 41. Chronic bladder infections as a baby, one that almost killed me. Started having lower back spasms at 11. Doctors were like, huh, that's weird, kid. Welp, enjoy your life.
Got very active and fit, that kept it mosty at bay during my teenage years. Back pain returned in young adulthood. Cried on the way to work every day on the bus, because sitting hurt. Knelt on the floor to type at work. Got a part time job so I didn't have to sit as much. Did PT, got massages.
Migraines slowly started over the years. Recurrent UTI and yeast infection. My back would go out 3 to 4 times a year, regularly, but I was very active after the 2-week recovery period. Kept asking doctors why do I get so much back pain, infections? They were like "Iunno, some people are more prone to it. Welp, enjoy your life!"
  1. I don't know what the fuck happened but my neck did something bad when I was lifting a chair and it was months and months of uncontrollable spasms and complete trauma. Barely able to sleep for months. Poorly controlled pain, pain medicine-related trauma from doctors who are so afraid to give me five fucking hydrocodone at a time when I was almost at suicidal levels of pain.
Interstitial cystitis appeared a few months later just for kicks. Gastrointestinal pain started. My nervous system seemed to be jacked up after that. Super reactive to everything.
I pulled myself heroically back to some decent functionality after a few years of painful and exhausting experimentation.
Was getting back into enjoying life. Then new knee pain (chondromalacia) took away roller skating which was my favorite activity in life and probably the main thing that kept me strong and together. I've been working on my knee since 2020 and I still haven't made progress with all the PT. No one knows what to do for it. It's so incredibly frustrating and it's responsible for my slide into deep conditioning. I try to keep active with walking and PT exercises, but nothing equals skating for joy and for strengthening.
I finally piece together my own diagnosis through years of my own reading, brought it to my doctors, who confirmed. (Wish I could get paid for doing My own research). Was enjoying life as much as possible.
Then, one day, my seemingly loving husband of 12 years abandoned with no warning (He actually secretly moved out while I was gone for the weekend and let me know by email that he wanted a divorce, saying that my recent diagnosis made me a ticking time bomb waiting to ruin our lives)
The shock and pain and fear.
Fast forward 2 years through the trauma of utter blindsided betrayal by someone I thought was my best friend, and the mental trauma of being forced to do a whole divorce and fight for my future needs with someone who had suddenly, nonsensically become angry with ME, saying didn't deserve any alimony at all because I created all this chronic pain in my head to manipulate care out of him (Yes, that was his point of view. He believed that my pain was real but that it was mentally-caused. I can't explain it. It's nuts. I think it's basically his twisted rationale to make this my fault and to make abandoning a loving wife with chronic pain acceptable to assuage the guilt)
I haven't worked in years. I don't qualify for disability because I stopped working gradually, before I had a diagnosis, and I trusted my husband. So now I don't have enough recent work credits for disability.
Ironically I was doing relatively well physically when he left. I actually had some hope. Then, out of the blue a year after he left, I developed chronic tailbone pain. I haven't been able to sit down without pain for over a year. It's really a hard condition to treat, no solution in sight but strengthening, which I'm used to and I'm ready to do...
... but my hips have started possibly subluxing in the last few months? I've never had trouble there before because I've historically been very active. I don't drive. I walk everywhere, so those muscles get a lot of exercise.
But I got more deconditioned because JUST gotten over an exhausting trial of LDN which backfired on me (It caused completely new peripheral neuropathy to appear in my hands and feet and then set my migraines to become chronic, every day, for over a month)
Now it hurts to lift my leg when I lay on my side, feels like it gets stuck, like I have to rotate my leg in order to properly lift it. Sometimes I get a sharp pain in the back part where the top of the thigh bone is. Aching today. I know I have a labral tear in that leg, got to get it checked out
I'm suspecting this gradual deconditioning has finally weakened my hip/butt area, allowing my hips to sublux for the first time?
It's literally been 3 days since the amitriptyline has finally kicked in and I've gone a day or two without migraine. I just started to be able to think again.
But today's hip pain is taking me down mentally. It feels like the last straw.
How can I exercise to get better when despite my best efforts, I keep adding injury after injury? They're stacking up. They don't have solutions. I feel like I can't climb my way out.
And all the emotional trauma. I'm just tired. I've been so strong getting through the past 2 years. I don't know how much I have left.
I'm terrified because I can't sit. I can't even use a wheelchair if my hips give out. How the fuck am I supposed to live? Am I going to be bed bound? Thus far in my life it has taken me working at peak functionality to get enough exercise to keep my body together. Functionality has taken a nose dive for years now, despite my best efforts.
How much more can I fucking take?
I'm probably just having a little emotional breakdown. I hope I can improve things.
But I'm just so goddamn fucking tired.
I've tried so hard. Is this how the story ends with me? Alone, disabled, poor, and in more pain?
Thanks for listening to my novel of a rant.
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2024.05.14 11:52 MirkWorks Notes on Recent Episode I

Here. And I’d like to start by noticing that Steve Sailer is obviously Delicious Taco’s dad. Having said this.
Good episode. Lots of engagement which I suppose is a net positive for all involved. Obviously a lot of the injury stems from a distortion. The episode’s content fantasized and in fantasy warped into something constituting a threat (no, an outright assault) to the listener’s person. One can simply listen to the episode and see that some (in fact the bulk) of the negative responses are from people reacting to some spectral absent-presence rather than to what is actually being said over the course of the 2 hour long episode. The voices and the discourse have instead been shaped into sonic receptacle containing the reflection of something wildly ugly. Injuriously ugly.
Past few days have been brutal. Found myself doom-viewing the main sub, should know better at this age. Feels like I’ve been transmogrified into an absurd and wretched thing. Must've transgressed against a gnome or something. Fascinating to think about.
I would like nothing more than to shame you.
Miami Summer is a killer. Urine is blood-orange. And my mother deserves better sons.
Why would A&D do this?
Witnessing the rankest comments. In bygone age I’d found them tolerable. Having imagined them delivered by high society homosexual. A damned dandy; chubby, sinister, and flamboyant. Capri on a stick limply held between index and middle fingers, twirling wrist ash’ing on expensive Persian rug. The blurry ghosts of his mother and the kid brother who drowned in the pond all those years ago glaring at him from far-off corner. Clearing throat he launches into sing-song slander head peeling back cackling at his own wickedness. Vile and venomous but charming. Instead what we get is 30+ year old mentally-ill men. Men whose Twitter activity has atrophied their cock and balls. Genitals withering away like the Worker's State, in its place a gasping cloaca, worry not I can clock em from miles away. The odious cloaca-havers are soon joined by ruined drug-addled children and the other women. They talk about A&D in disgusting ways. This is unfair and nasty. I confess to being angry. Sweating blood-specked kerosene. Let the scent fill up the empty air between us. My wrath singeing those overgrown nose hairs.
Of the two I think Anna is the one that inspires the harshest parasocial spite. So much so that I’d recommend she take some protective measures against evil eye and tongue. Maybe take baths with hyssop herb, rose water perfume, and holy water.
It’s as if Anna Khachiyan is a Giant Floating Vagina with teeth and a noticeable overbite. Viewed from another angle it transforms into a Madonna encircled by cherubim. Perhaps we are cruel to Anna in order to be kind to our mothers.
All very pre-Oedipal.
Had to step back and parse it out. Anna draws a comparison between herself and Sailer while also asking him a great question,
07:12-07:49
Anna: “I started reading it during the pandemic because it was the pandemic. I was pregnant and bored and I really relate to you as a person who everyone thinks is like evil and monstrous on the internet, but is actually like quite agreeable and mild mannered in real life. And I was going to ask you this question last, but I may as well just ask it now. How do you feel about your new found popularity? And especially, how do you feel about the fact that you have been effectively adopted by or identified with the hard right?”
The first part of the above extract, the sympathetic recognition, brings to mind a bit of 20th century Hermetic theory concerning harmful thought-forms. Our unconscious self-destructive impulses animating the fantasy-phantasm of the other. Inhabiting their shape. Gaining a degree of autonomy. This artificial entity is vampiric by default, provoking what the Czech magician Franz Bardon calls a "magical persecutory complex"... He goes into detail about such entities in Step VI of his seminal work, Initiation into Hermetics. Describing different types of artificial elementals and phantasms along with details on how to consciously go about creating and dissipating them. One of those artificial psychic entities, the one that concerns us, he calls the schemata. Bardon details two variants, one connected with paranoid persecutory fantasies and the other with erotic obsession. The first type comes about when someone who is “easily excitable, easily influenced or self-important” (Narcissist?) has a run in with another person who has, to put it mildly, a memorable visage and dark personality. The schemata is born from the phantasm modeled after this demonic-looking disagreeable person. The victim begins to attribute all kinds of minor inconveniences to the influence of the ugly person. Deludes themselves into thinking that the ugly/disagreeable person is a powerful black magician. Everything appears to reinforce their paranoid delusions. The schema grows in power feeding off the anxieties of their creatohost. The person might end up committing suicide. This was the persecutory schemas desire, having achieved its goal Bardon notes, “how great is the shock when such a spirit realizes on the mental plane that he has committed a very successful magical suicide. What a bitter disappointment! The demonic looking person, however, has no idea what happened; he was actually only the means to an end.”
God gave us eyes so that we might notice things.
The way I see it:
Being social animals the subject of our fantasy, of our fixations, is the fantasy of the other. What makes the human Human is not that we desire but rather that we desire the desire of the other. An excess desire. We fantasize about what the other is fantasizing and enjoying. Our fantasy of the fantasy of the other is the outlines a fundamental lack within our person, a negativity. Experienced as a splitting of consciousness. Intuiting this lack, becoming aware of it, and attempting to articulate it, we are self-consciousness. This negativity or void is in psychoanalytic terms, the unconscious. We likewise intuit that there had once been some original state. One without lack and contradiction. A state of fullness, without the division between self and object. A harmonious whole. A pure consciousness or as Freud refers to it in Civilization and its Discontents an oceanic feeling. The Original Desire, one that is authentically my own, which was not the desire of the other but which unites our desires in itself. This desire is the extinction of all desires.
The eye that perceives the lovely is at once the eye that perceives what I lack. Perceiving this lack, which explains my present condition, I covet. This is an evil eye. The lover’s gaze is of the same type as the infirm or pathic gaze. Reminded of Zizek’s formulation of one of Hegel’s insights, “Evil resides in the very gaze which perceives Evil all around itself" itself a variation of Meister Eckhart’s “the eye through which I see God is the same eye through which God sees me.” The recognition of evil, the ability to see and judge evil, stems from our ability to recognize disparity. This disparity is already present within our own person, the split-consciousness. The feeling cognized, the awareness of our condition as beings separated from the whole. The clairvoyance of the tyrant and the philosopher.
Suppose that psychopathology is born from our inability to recognize an image as an image.
I intuit something more in this person, something they’re hiding. It can’t just be envy, no. It has to be because I can feel that this thing they’re hiding is sinister. It can’t just be that I feel animosity towards this person, no. It has to be because this person is evil and not just an isolated evil but rather a symptom of a much larger evil. An evil that is responsible for all the suffering in the World, for why my World isn’t the way it should be. It can’t just be attraction, no. It has to be that I intuit something more in this person, something hidden, that I must destroy in order to go on living.
If vile shit comes to mind (as vile things often do, especially when one is immersed in ambient algorithmically-summoned vileness, namely outrage and atrocity porn) they won't affirm it to themselves or try to justify or rationalize it or present it as a rational political stance. And they don’t abstract this particular form of vileness into the primary lens through which they view and interpret cultural phenomena. Unreflexive racial animosity is ugly and fetid. We’re capable of recognizing it, feeling it, as something pathological. We’re also capable of laughing at it. Laughing at ourselves. Look at what our ladies have to say about Stuart Seldowitz (the dude who went viral harassing a halal street vendor) in I’ll Be Missinger. “He sucks,” “he’s a loser,” “he’s obviously sick,” and that he gives the impression of someone who lives alone, will die alone, and will be found weeks or even months after the fact.
Perhaps Red Scare is special in how it manages to elicit absurd, wildly inappropriate responses from listeners. Vulgar and revelatory was it? Steve Sailer elicits a similar response and has become an expert in turning said absurd reactions to his advantage. Generally the cooler-head in any given exchange. While the other person shouts obscenities at a ghost, smashing fists against the post, looking crazy, like a proper hysteric. Sailer breaks the fourth-wall, making eye-contact with the would-be noticer, with a little shake of the head, a little chuckle, a little shrug… “you’re noticing right? See what I have to put up with? Imagine these people defining my legacy.” Still he seems to take it with the good humor of an uncle who will still call you on your birthday, despite your drunken outburst during holiday get-together he will admit to not having resisted the temptation to provoke you, it use to be fun, recall all the cool bands I introduced you too? We use to be best buds, “do you really think anything I’ve said merits this sort of response? Honestly?”
Has to be a cheap trick. A technique employed by an old trickster in decades long honing of craft. Maybe not. Maybe what we see is precisely what we get. Most of the very upsetting things being jokes sincerely intended to lighten the mood. Steve Sailer doesn’t care about the particular political orientation of his audience. He just cares that he has an audience. Grateful for the fans he has. Nonetheless happy that they’re not seething malcontent racists. Even if one disagrees with the methodology, the heuristic, the conclusions. That’s secondary, perhaps even tertiary to the recognition sought. His craftsmanship as a writer.
Why I loved his conflict with Will Stancil. Stancil inspired a lot of pondering for me. Putting things in place…
01:29:22-01:29:28
Anna: “You come for the race science and stay for the prose-styling and vivid story-telling.”
In trying to survive as a writer exiled from Mainstream Conservative media (ConInc) during the Bush Jr years. In fact, correct me if I’m wrong but the cancelation that actually impacted Steve Sailer, setting him down the path we find him in, was brought about not by blue-haired hall monitor millennial leftists but by his “fellow” Conservatives. I imagine that he just went with whoever was willing to take him adapting to the editorial standards and audience sensibilities of the publications willing to provide him succor. Not charity mind you but an ability to engage in his own little labor of love.
Read some Sailer. Might get into that later. But that’s the initial impression I got from Steve. Would be utterly mortified if memorialized as a Racialist Ideologue rather than as an entertaining and thought-provoking journalist. Think I also benefited from seeing how he’s actually received by people who are navigating through (or in certain cases, are mired in) the marginal “Hard Right”-spaces or the Rightwing Digital Ghetto. End up realizing that he isn’t hateful, that what you see is precisely what you get, that he privileges craft over ideology, that his reception and exile from Neocon dominated media outlets (remember these are the people gushing ecstatic over the US invasion of Iraq, manufacturing consent for our adventures in the Middle East) was exceedingly unfair but that he nonetheless managed to persevere. And that he really never goes beyond Norm McDonald in terms of his sardonic wit or The Boondocks animated series in terms of his criticisms. His normality is a great source of stability and comfort for his readers; “noticing” and speculating about these topics doesn’t necessarily lead to one becoming a seething racist.
Returning for a moment to Will Stancil, this was what he inspired:
As the last man standing I spend countless hours immersed in detailed fantasies about the coming apocalypse and my enemy's bliss. A dumb and wicked happiness proportional to my suffering. Easy to imagine other people happy. Hearts unbroken. Unburdened, hydrated, sexually satisfied, debt-free, lucky, successful in all business endeavors. Brute, jezebel, schemer, parasite, rival, betrayer... the whole lot of them thriving. Frolicking in my mind's eye. When the time comes I won't forget that they were happy while...others...suffered.
Find that trying to void your mind of all thought or sit perfectly still for 10 minutes. End up feeling like something requires much less energy from us than nothing. Causes coalescing. Conspiring, to what ends?
You see. The very same principle appears to be at work here. Same pathological base that undergirds genuine racial or ethnic animosity. Fantasizing about the other’s enjoyment and being unable to distinguish between the persecutory Phantasm and the actual human being whose shape it appropriates.
Had a friend recommend forgetting. Forgetting is a dialectical exercise, first you have to acknowledge the thing living rent free in your head and acknowledge its origins... then you have to take the steps to stop feeding it. Letting the thought-form dissolve. Let it be put to rest. Reminded of the practice Orthodox Christian contemplatives call Nepsis.
Other approaches as well, acknowledging the presence of anima veiled in shadow.
But listen…
The podcasts I consume, are a reflection of me as a person. Being what I associate and consume. What does it say about me in particular? Reveal about me? That they should have Steve Sailer on the pod. Settling down. Perhaps some responses could be understood in this light. That a Sailer episode reflects poorly on the listener. Constituting a great betrayal of the love and energy and time I have dedicated over the years to you.
I’m not a racist.
Show me your likes on Twitter and I’ll tell you who you are. The most punitive and brutal god. The idea of the AI nu-god being this, utilizing that standard, is horrifying. Show me your likes on Twitter and I’ll tell you who you are, everything you are, and whether or not you qualify to live.
Shamed, I quietly remove the upvote I gave to the hysterical person and the downvote I gave to him.
Hysteria like a yawn is an empathic contagion.
Back to Anna it’s not because she’s ugly and it sucks that she might nurse this delusion. I actually think Anna is really pretty. Rather I think it’s because she’s a mom. She registers as a maternal figure. That’s one of the reasons I think people respond to her the way they do. As stated earlier. We are cruel to Anna in order to forgive our moms.
[To be continued: Wherein I say horrible things that should never be said to the people I claim to love. Will also interrogate Sailor Socialism]
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