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Everyone needs a 6IV Ditto :)

2014.04.05 11:28 Everyone needs a 6IV Ditto :)

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2014.03.10 20:45 dijondog DittoGiveaway - Ditto is Love! 6IV & 0 Speed Ditto Giveaways!

#Welcome to /DittoGiveaway! DittoGiveaway is a subreddit focused on hosting giveaways for breeding Dittos: 6IV 0 Speed 0 Attack. **GEN 8 Pokemon Sword & Shield!** Please read our subreddit rules and wiki before posting. *Send a Modmail if you would like to host a Ditto Giveaway.*
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2024.04.26 16:49 Jennaispro Looking for 50/50 partners for my main (33k dice) and alt (22k dice)!

Looking for 50/50 partners for my main (33k dice) and alt (22k dice)!
My irl partner is taking a break from MoGo for a bit so I'm looking for partners for the partner event! I'm including proof of dice and tokens from completing past events on both accounts. I need 3 partners on my main and 2 partners on my alt. Ideally looking for partners with at least 15k dice and proof of finishing past events!
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2024.04.26 16:44 Jennaispro Looking for 50/50 partners for my main (33k dice) and alt (22k dice)!

Looking for 50/50 partners for my main (33k dice) and alt (22k dice)!
My irl partner is taking a break from MoGo for a bit so I’m looking for partners for the partner event! I’m including proof of dice and tokens from completing past events on both accounts. I need 3 partners on my main and 2 partners on my alt. Ideally looking for partners with at least 15k dice and proof of finishing past events!
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2024.04.23 20:50 HRJafael Applewild School receives $11M bond to expand & upgrade campus

Applewild School receives $11M bond to expand & upgrade campus
$11M EXPANDS & UPGRADES APPLEWILD CAMPUS Tax-Exempt Bond from MassDevelopment & Enterprise Bank Helps Applewild School Incorporated Build a New Dormitory & Complete Various Improvements on its Fitchburg Campus
FITCHBURG, Mass. – MassDevelopment has issued an $11 million tax-exempt bond on behalf of Applewild School Incorporated, an independent day and boarding school with campuses in Fitchburg and Devens. Applewild will use bond proceeds to build a new dormitory on its Fitchburg campus to address demand for additional boarding space. The new two-story, approximately 17,000-square-foot building will feature 20 bedrooms that can house up to 40 students and will include six faculty apartments. Construction began in November 2023 and is expected to be completed in August 2024, in time for the fall 2024 semester. The school will also use bond proceeds for various improvements to the preschool and toddler facilities in the Marshall Building, also located on the Fitchburg campus. Enterprise Bank purchased the bond, which helped Applewild achieve a lower cost of capital.
“This new dormitory building will allow Applewild to accommodate more students in search of boarding options and create an enhanced educational experience for many generations to come,” said MassDevelopment President and CEO Dan Rivera. “MassDevelopment is pleased to be a resource for schools like Applewood as they build welcoming environments for students to live and learn.”
“Enterprise Bank is deeply committed to the communities we serve, and we are pleased to have been able to partner with Applewild School on this project,” said Enterprise Bank CEO Jack Clancy. “We are delighted to assist Applewild School in its development of new dormitories to meet the needs of its expanding student population.”
Applewild School Incorporated, an independent day and boarding school with campuses in Fitchburg (toddler – grade nine) and Devens (toddler – pre-K), provides a liberal arts education with an emphasis on core values. Within the school’s inclusive community, Applewild prepares students both for secondary school and for fulfilling and balanced lives, and supports students as they develop strengths, overcome challenges, and learn to love learning. Applewild also provides significant financial aid to local children to create a life-changing opportunity for the youth of Central Massachusetts.
"We are excited to introduce this state-of-the-art dormitory as an extension of our commitment to the growth and development of our middle school students,” said Amy Jolly, Applewild School Head of School. “This facility is designed to create a supportive and enriching environment that complements our academic programs and promotes a sense of community.”
MassDevelopment, the state’s development finance agency and land bank, works with businesses, nonprofits, banks, and communities to stimulate economic growth across the Commonwealth. During FY2023, MassDevelopment financed or managed 545 projects generating investment of more than $2 billion in the Massachusetts economy. These projects are estimated to create or support 10,522 jobs and build or preserve 1,583 housing units.
CLIENT CONTACT:
Lori Saafi, Applewild School lsaafi@applewild.org
MassDevelopment Contact:
Kelsey Schiller, 857-325-3477 kschiller@massdevelopment.com
Yudie Feng yfeng@massdevelopment.com
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2024.04.23 03:41 beam_enthusiast [CO - 80229][FS] Huge Lot of Games, Comics, and Collectibles - 878 Vikings: Invasion of England, Mansions of Madness, Mind MGMT, etc

I have a large lot of board games, collectibles, and RPGs to sell. I'm willing to entertain offers if you buy multiple games/items.
For the most part, all games are complete and in good condition unless otherwise noted, but if you have any questions please ask and I'll let you know for sure!
I'll be shipping with Pirate Ship. Venmo is preferred for payment but I will entertain trades for Cthulhu Wars or Spirit Island expansions.
Board Games
221B Baker Street 1st Edition (box damage) $5
221B Baker Street: Deluxe Edition $25
5 Minute Marvel $15
878 Vikings: Invasion of England (includes Age of Vikings expansion) $100
A Charlie Brown Christmas: Christmas Journey $30
A Little Wordy - $10
Age of Renaissance $50
Alexandria: A Library in Cinders (NIS) $20
Alice is Missing $15
Animal Upon Animal $10
Animal Upon Animal: Unicorns (missing one flower) $25
Apollo: A Game Inspired by Nasa Moon Missions $15
Apples to Apples: Marvel $20
Attack on Titan TCG: Weiss Schwarz (NIS) $35
Avalon $10
Azul (NIS) $20
Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra (missing one pattern strip and one blue cube) $15
Bang 10th Anniversary Edition $25
Bang! (Chinese Edition)
Batman: Gotham City Strategy Game $20
Beat That $15
Best Friend Game $10
Betrayal at House on the Hill (2nd Edition) $25
Blockbuster $10
Breaking Bad (NIS) $20
Bugs (NIS) $5
Bust my Bubble (NIS) $10
Buzzed $5
Bye, Felicia $5
Cahoots $5
Cat Crimes $10
Catan (unpunched) $25
Catechic $30
CDMC 3000 $10
Chameleon $10
Chess - Lord of the Rings the Fellowship of the Ring $30
Chess: Lord of the Rings The Return of the King $30
Chess: Marvel Collector's Edition $40
Choose Your Own Adventure: House of Danger $10
Choose Your Own Adventure: War with the Evil Power Master $10
Clank: Legacy (first four missions played) $30
Clank: Legacy (NIS) $80
Close Action: Fighting Sails $50
Clue: Scooby Doo! $20
Codenames $10
Codenames Harry Potter $10
Codenames Pictures $10
Codenames: Disney $15
Codigo Secreto $15
Corvus Belli Infinity - Operation: Ice Storm (missing metal figures) $20
Crossfire (1997 edition, box is intact but has notable damage on edges and corners) $50
Devil's Run Route 666: Hell's Highway (kickstarter box) $75
Dice Forge $25
Diplomacy: 50th Anniversary Edition $20
Diplomacy: Second Edition $15
Dixit $15
Domino Maze $10
Don't Go Boom $5
Dragonwood (NIS) $10
DrunkQuest: The 90 Proof Seas $50
Escape from the Aliens in Outer Space $15
Exit: Dead Man on the Orient Express (NIS) $10
Exit: The Haunted Roller Coaster $5
Exit: The Pharaoh's Tomb $5
Exit: The Sinister Mansion $5
Exploding Kittens $5
Exploding Kittens: NSFW Edition $5
Family Feud: Bachelorette Edition (NIS) $15
Family Guy Monopoly $20
Floor Plan $5
For the Girls $5
Forbidden Desert $15
Forbidden Island (missing one black pawn) $10
Forgotten Waters $25
Game of Catholic Trivia $5
Gimme That! $10
Gnomes at Night (missing rulebook) $10
Grass Card Game $25
Hand-to-Hand Wombat $15
Happy Little Dinosaurs (missing rulebook) $10
Herd Mentality $10
Hex Hex: XL $20
High Frontier (mild box damage; includes expansion in box) $25
History of the World $40
How to Host a Murder: Grapes of Frath $10
How to Host a Murder: The Tragical Mystery Tour $10
How to Host a Murder: The Watersdown Affair $10
It: Evil Below $25
Kabuto Sumo w/ Total Mahem Expansion $30
Keyforge Age of Ascension 2 Player Starter Set $10
Kings of Israel $30
Land of Psymon $30
Last Night on Earth with Blood in the Forest Expansion (missing original game box, all plastic figures, all dice, and all counters) $20
Letter Jam $10
Living Well is the Best Revenge $10
Lost in R'lyeh $10
Machi Koro: Bright Lights, Big City (NIS) $15
Mansions of Madness 1st Edition w/ second edition conversion pack $100
Mansions of Madness: Season of the Witch (NIS) $25
Mansions of Madness: The Silver Tablet (NIS) $25
Mantis $10
Marvel United $20
Marvel United: Enter the Spider-Verse (opened but cards NIS) $20
Master Sweets $15
Mind MGMT $40
Munchkin $10
Munchkin Deluxe (Sealed with some mild box damage on bottom) $25
Munchkin: Booty $10
Munchkin: Farkle (some box damage) $10
Munchkin: Marvel $10
Murder Mystery: A Murder on the Grill (NIS) $10
Murder Mystery: Burritos and Bandidos $10
Mysterium $25
No Stress Chess $10
Old School Tactical v1 $75
One Night Werewolf: Ultimate (complete) $10
One Night Werewolf: Ultimate (Missing 2 Tokens) $5
Operation Mercury: Invasion of Crete $75
Operation: Rick and Morty (box damage as well as some mild warping of the game board but still functional) $10
Pan-Am $15
Pandemic $10
Pandemic Fall of Rome $20
Pirates of Gold Cove (NIS) $10
Poetry for Neanderthals (missing inflatable club) $5
Portals and Prophets $25
Project Dreamscape $5
Quest $15
Ransom Notes $20
Really Bad Art $20
Rick and Morty: Total Rickall $5
Risk: Lord of the Rings $25
Risk: Lord of the Rings Trilogy Edition $20
Rival Restaurants: Back for Seconds (NIS) $15
Rubik's Race $5
Rush n' Crush $15
Saboteur $5
Scooby Doo DVD Board Game $15
Settlers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion German Edition (NIS) $15
Settlers of Catan: 5-6 Player Extension $10
Shadows in the Forest $10
Sky Traders $20
SmallWorld $20
Sonic the Hedgehog: Battle Racers $25
Sonic the Hedgehog: Crash Course (missing 4 character pieces) $5
Spite and Malice $10
Spongebob Squarepants: Plankton Rising $25
Star Trek The Original Series: The Deckbuilding Game $25
Stay Cool (opened but cards are NIS) $15
Stir the Pot $5
Superfight $10
Sushi Go $5
Taco vs Burrito (opened but cards still sealed) $5
Tayu $30
Telestrations $10
Telestrations: 6 Player Family Pack $10
Tesla vs Edison: War of Currents $30
The Cat Game $5
The Chameleon $10
The Chosen One (basically a Jewish themed Cards against Humanity $15
The Fox in the Forest (mild box damage) $5
The Goonies: Under the Goondocks (expansion) $10
The Grand Alchemist (NIS) $10
The Initiative (NIS) $30
The Magic Labyrinth $10
The Office: Downsizing Game $5
The Oregon Trail: Card Game $5
The Oregon Trail: Hunt for Food $5
The TikTok Challenge $5
The Wizard of Oz: Adventure Book Game $10
Thunderstone $20
TIME Stories $20
TIME Stories: Expedition Endurance $15
TIME Stories: Prophecy of Dragons $15
TIME Stories: The Marcy Case $15
Tom Jolly's Cargo $5
Toss Your Cookies $20
Traverse $5
Trivial Pursuit Marvel: Data_Archive Volume 2 $10
Trivial Pursuit: Lord of the Rings Trilogy Collector's Edition $30
Truck Off $10
Turing Tumble $30
Unlock: Heroic Adventures $10
Unlock: Star Wars $10
Unsolved Case Files: Jamie Banks Case (completely reset) $5
Unstable Unicorns (NIS) $10
VS System: Gen Con 2014 Preview Edition $15
VS System: Marvel The Avengers Collector's Set $30
Warmachine: High Command $20
Waterworld $15
Wavelength (opened but cards NIS) $20
Wits and Wagers: Vegas Edition $10
You Lying Sack $10
Zombie Dice: Horde Edition (mild box damage) $20
Zombies!!! (mild box damage) $5
Models/Figures
Sailor Moon (Imposter Version) 20th Anniversary Edition $80
Heroclix DC: Aquaman, Clayface III, Robin x2, Joker, Riddler, Huntress, Solomon Grundy, Batman $20
Comics - $30 for the set
Just Imagine Stan Lee's Shazam!
Just Imagine Stan Lee's Wonder Woman
Just Imagine Stan Lee's The Flash
Just Imagine Stan Lee's Sandman
Just Imagine Stan Lee's Crisis
Just Imagine Stan Lee's JLA
Just Imagine Stan Lee's Superman
Just Imagine Stan Lee's Green Lantern
Just Imagine Stan Lee's Batman
Fallout Crate Models
Broadsider Replica $10
Build-A-Figure 1/6: Base and Helmet $5
Build-A-Figure 2/6: Right Leg $10
Build-A-Figure 2/6: Upper Body $5
Build-A-Figure 3/6: Left Leg $10
Build-A-Figure 4/6: Left Arm $10
Build-A-Figure 5/6: Dog Meat $5
Build-A-Figure 5/6: Right Arm $10
Codsworth $20
Experiment 18-A Replica $25
Fawkes $15
Fortune Finder Perk $8
Hancock $8
Mousepad $10
Terminal Phone Stand $30
Reckoning Replica $10
RPGs
James Bond 007: Dr. No (NIS) $35
Tome of Summoning Core Pack III (NIS) $20
Tome of Summoning NPCs and Familiars (NIS) $20
Tome of Summoning NPCs and Familiars (NIS) $20
MISC
Osmo: Words, Tangram, Coding, and Base $25
World of Warcraft The Burning Crusade: Collector's Edition (missing cards, DVD is sealed and all else is in perfect condition) $50
Fallout New Vegas Strategy Guide Collector's Edition with Map $100
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2024.04.22 15:49 GoblinPunch20xx The Game’s been out for a month and…I am still my own Best Friend lol

I have 3 Arisen on 3 Profiles and they’re all leveled in the low 30s and they all look exactly the same, and they all have Beastren main pawns and they all use each other’s pawns, set pawn quests, and they all funnel money, items, ferrystones, important Quest items and Port Crystals back and forth to one another, I use the upload / download function to keep the items and money I spend after transfer, it’s like having NG+ on “first” playthrough. My PS5 is the House PS5 with shared games, users, profiles content, and I’m the adult in the house so I’m the one paying for all of it anyway, but this setup and dynamic essentially makes DD2 a subscription-based asynchronous MMO “requiring” me to play with…myself lol. They were banking on MTX anyway, and I’m an adult and I don’t want to get salty PlayStation messages from kids or unfriendly players for whatever reason, and I can supervise my nephews or younger cousins when they want to play on one of my alt save files whenever they visit. When DD2 launched there was a big scare over Dragonsplague and I haven’t experienced any problems with that (yet lol), although I think the player’s main pawn might be immune to Dragonsplague if playing with 2 Friends…? Yes, No? All 3 of my Arisen have houses in BB and Port Crystal Routes to all the major hubs, they are basically nowhere in the story, though. I’ve just been playing “Kill the Monster” since Launch Day, and my hireable pawns are Warrior, Thief and Mage with my Arisen being an Archer x3 across the board because I like how it plays. I sometimes swap out my auto-pawns and hire lower level pawns that cost me 0 RC (or a very small amount) and help them complete Pawn Quests or gift them fun essential items and powerful gear just to be friendly and I still sometimes get salty comments. People are nasty and then expect me to Friend them so they can hire my Pawns for free…I have to keep an eye out for the younger players who sometimes use the Home console! I don’t want my nephew reading a random message full of curses because I somehow failed to follow the etiquette of Dragon’s Dogma 2. I’m happy to meet people, interact and hire their pawns, gift fun and useful items…a little Jolly Cooperation to use a Dark Souls term, and I’m happy to play with folks who feel the same. But as a (fairly) well socialized person (for a gamer lol) and as an Uncle and Big Cousin who wants to set an example and a standard for the younger ones, being an online jerk cuts like ZERO ice with me. I’m curious how people are reacting and responding after a month, what the community experience has been…? DD2 better than DD1? Excited for potential DLC? Anyone else “their own best friend” (multiple profiles) or is that just me lol? What are your DD2 thoughts? Favorite Class? The only one I haven’t unlocked so far is Magick Archer, and I kinda miss Mystic Knight, but other than that, Archer, Fighter, Thief and Mystic Spearhand really let’er rip! That’s my take after 1 month of DD2 😃
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2024.04.21 11:32 VictyLusi [H] Gen (1-8) RNGs, BDSP Legends/Eggs RNGs, (Shiny) SV/SWSH Pokémon/Breeding, Shiny Manaphy, RNGed Dittos, Shiny Jirachi, XD/Colo RNGs and Ribbon services, Vivillons, Items, Code redemptions, and Shiny GO Lgnd/Myth. More inside [W] PayPal

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· PoGO Pokémon. All were obtained by a close friend. All will have SPA/ENG Tag (if not custom), OT Menri (if not custom), ID 538184/750488, and proof (1 PoGO pic, 1-2 transfer pics, 1 HOME pic if possible):
(Maybe some of the Pokémon won’t be available at the moment) Shiny Celebi 12€, Shiny Meltan 25€, Shiny Melmetal 20€, Shiny Genesect 6IVs (No PoGO Sticker) 35€. Shiny Zapdos, Moltres, Articuno, Entei, Raikou, Lugia, Groudon, Giratina, Reshiram, and Kyurem are available for 7€ each. Shiny Azelf 10€, Shiny Uxie 15€. Darkrai and Deoxys (Normal, Attack, Defense or Speed) 10€ each, Shiny Deoxys (Normal, Attack or Defense) and Shiny Darkray 20€. Shiny PokéBall Latias Lv 11, Shiny PokéBall Latios Lv. 8 35€. Zarude 30€
I also have self-obtained regular PoGO Darkrais. 5€
· Self-Obtained Korean/Japanese Manaphy Eggs for BDSP. KOR: Naughty 31/31/17/3/31/15, JP: Timid 31/19/23/27/31/31. 15€
· Self-Obtained Mighty Mewtwo untouched 8€ (Training services included). Dream Ball, ENG, SPA or JP Tag. Pics + Video proof. OT VictyLusi IDs 429318/329117/898078 and OT Victy ID 401143

· Self-Obtained SV Event Darkrai OT: VictyLusi (ITA) ID 625054, Violet (ENG) ID 607421, Scarlet (ENG) ID 75254, ビクティルシ ID 917509 and Victy (KOR) ID 768592. Pics + Video proof.

· Self-Obtained SV Heavy Ball Raid Dialga. 31/2/31/31/23/31, ENG, SPA or JP Tag. OT VictyLusi IDs 429318/329117/898078, Victy ID 401143 and Scarlet ID 75254. Pics + Video proof.

· Self-Obtained Walking Wake untouched 15€ (Training services included). ENG Tag Relaxed Lure Ball, SPA Tag Relaxed Lure Ball, JP Tag Gentle Dream Ball. Pics + Video proof. OT VictyLusi IDs 429318/898078 and OT Victy ID 401143. I also have a save with the event raid available so I can do custom OT/Lang and some IVs.
· Self-Obtained Iron Leaves untouched 15€ (Training services included). ENG Tag Sassy Friend Ball, SPA Tag Bashful Friend Ball, JP Tag Rash Dream Ball. Pics + Video proof. OT VictyLusi IDs 429318/898078 and OT Victy ID 401143
· Self-Obtained ENG Moon Bloodmoon Ursaluna, OT Scarlet ID 685039 31/5/31/31/24/2. Summary Pics proof. 4€
· Self-Obtained ENG Dream Bloodmoon Ursaluna, OT VictyLusi ID 429318 31/11/5/31/31/0. Summary Pics proof. 15€
· Self-Obtained ENG Dream Bloodmoon Ursaluna, OT VictyLusi ID 329117 16/31/10/31/31/0. Summary Pics proof. 10€
· Self-Obtained ENG Friend Ogerpon, OT VictyLusi ID 429318. 3 Masks included. 4€
· Self-RNGed ENG Star Shiny Love SP Modest Palkia, 23/19/31/31/27/31 OT VictyLusi ID 523976 or 27/10/15/31/31/31 OT Pearl ID 877713. Pics + Video proof. 4€
· Self-RNGed ENG Star Shiny Heavy BD Modest Dialga, OT Diamond ID 374552 31/3/18/31/31/8. Pics + Video proof. 4€
· Self-RNGed SP ENG Star Shiny OT Pearl ID 877713: Fast Impish Regirock 5IVs 29HP, Friend Careful Registeel 4IVs/29HP/21SpAtk, Moon Modest Regice 3IVs/0Atk, Dive Modest Articuno 4IVs/5Atk, Level Modest Zapdos 3IVs/0Atk and Love Modest Moltres 3IVs/1Atk/30SpDef. Pics + Video proof. 6€
· Self-RNGed BDSP ENG OT VictyLusi Dive/Great Shiny Unowns (Summary Pic Proof): A, B, C, H, I, J, K, L, M, P, S, T, U, V, W, Y and Z available. 0,25€ each
· Self-RNGed ENG OT Moon ID 129958: Moon Modest 5IVs 0Atk Lunala, Friend 6IVs Zygarde, Star Shiny Beast Lonely Stakataka 31/22/17/31/31/0. Pics proof. Lunala/Zygarde 2,5€, Stakataka 4€
· Self-obtained Shiny HA Jolly Hisuan Growlithe eggs: 5IVs –HP Fire Tera or 5IVs 30SpDef Rock Tera. Shiny Poke Modest 0Atk 4IVs Applin Egg. 4€
· Event Dracovish with proof. 2€
· SPA WCS Victini with proof. 25€
· SPA Celebrate Poké/Dream Ball Impish GMax Eevee OT VictyLusi ID 017759/220961 and Ultra Ball Impish GMax Pikachu OT VictyLusi ID 017759. 3€
· Code redemption services. Languages available: SPA, KOR, JP, ENG. If you want another language I would have to do another profile to do so but only 1(2 saves as I have both versions) 5€ *I can’t redeem more CoroCoro codes in the available languages
· RNGed Shiny/Non-Shiny 3 Segment Dunsparce caught from Gen3-5 games service (Price depends on the original game, check each RNG specifications below). I can RNG in BDSP too.
· Register 807 Pokémon (Gen1-7) on Home Dex using Moving Key with a random wild Gen7 Pokémon. 3€
*Using Moving Key HOME copies PkBank data. As I have Dex completed you will register all of them even if I transfer only 1 Pokémon. That works to get Original Color Magearna (Just Gen 8-9 Pokémon left) Also Forms and Shiny will be registered too. (No Shiny Locked Pokémon entries anymore, I fixed that)
· All SWSH/BDSP Items less Key ones. 0,3€ each (Johto/Dream/Beast/Sport/Safari Balls are 0,25€ each). Scarlet-Violet ones are 0,2€ each or 0,25€ each (Special Balls)
· Training - Pokémon (SPA-ENG) services for Scarlet and Violet.
-Terapagos, Iron Crown/ Iron Boulder or Raging Bolt/Gouging Fire. 5€ each (12€ in total if you want them all from 1 specific version)
-Vivillon services. I can get any Pattern but the most plenty I have are Marine, Sun, Jungle, High Plains, and Continental. We can use Union Circle so you can catch them yourself (as many as you want). 3€ each Pattern. For Shiny ones, the service is only available if they are caught by myself, not in online UC mode but I can do custom OT services (4€ each)
· Legends Arceus Evolution/Training Service (Level, Nature, IVs using Grits, Tutor Moves) and custom OT/Lang playthroughs for Shaymin/Darkrai, Arceus, Enamorus, or other Legends.

· RNG for BDSP: CaptureSight + RNG Apps (PokefindeRNG Chatot). Legends and Arceus (Shiny, some IVs, Nature, Poké Ball), Unown (Shiny or 0Atk), SPA/ENG Eggs (Shiny, IVs, Gender, Moves, Nature, Ability, Poké Ball), Starters (Shiny, some IVs, Nature), Mew/Jirachi (some IVs, Nature) and Eeeve/Rotom (Shiny, some IVs, Nature, Poké Ball). Square Shiny service is available.
*If you buy more than one Legend, the price will be cheaper (Less 5IVs ones)*

· Breeding Services for SWSH (ENG Tag): Any Ball, IVs, Nature, EMs, HA, or Shiny. Normal: 0,5€ Breedject/1€ BR, Shiny Eggs cost 10€ each (I use CaptureSight to check Eggs data). Training Service Included: TutoDT moves (+PP max), changing ability or nature, and training EVs.

· Shiny Self-Caught Pokémon (I have Pic Proof) OT VictyLusi (Make them Competitive with Objects without extra payment) 0,2-0,5€
· SWSH playthrough with custom OT/Lang 7€ (Wolves/Calyrex/Horses)/4€ (Kubfu/DLCs Legends) If you ask for more than one from the same save the price would be lower.
Ready 3€: Jolly Master Ball Zacian OT Lusi ID 551981, Quirky Master Ball Calyrex OT Lusi ID 871386, Hardy Poké Ball Calyrex OT Lusi ID 098775, Bashful Heavy Ball Calyrex OT Lusi ID 972832 and Dream Ball Rash Eternatus OT Shield ID 909190.
· Meltan & Melmetal: Custom Nature, Nickname, Language Tag, and Ball (LGPE only). Prices are 0.50€ Meltan and 2€ Melmetal

· Ribbon services are available for Gen3-8 (There are some excluded). The price depends on how many and type (Check spreadsheet)

“Any Pokémon from Gen3-7 would be traded through PkBank, HOME, Switch or Files”

· RNG Service from Gen1-7. Mons will be proofed and you can choose the OT/Lang of mons (Gen1-7), also you can ask for different types of RNG that aren’t listed. You can for ask Nature, Shiny, Hidden Power, IVs (Depending Game), and TutoEgg Moves. (Check spreadsheet)

· WISHMKChannel Jirachi, Ageto Celebi: Dolphin Emulator + Lua Scripts + Pokefinder + VBA + Ruby/Sapphire Save Files (+ Rscheksum for WISHMKR Jirachi). I can RNG Nature for Celebi. Channel Jirachis are available to RNG Nature, IVs, and Shiny (Star or Square). Colosseum Jirachis are fixed (Star Shiny or Good IVs). Check spreadsheet.
· Pokémon Box Mons. Dolphin Emulator + Lua Scripts + Pokefinder + VBA-M + Ruby/Sapphire Save Files. Shiny RNG service (Star or Square) is available (Check spreadsheet)

· RNG/SR XD/Colosseum Pokémon Services (Check spreadsheet). Square Shiny and TID/SID RNG are Available for both games (To get good Shiny spreads). (Dolphin Emulator + Lua Scripts + RNG Reporter + PokeFinder + XD/Colosseum Saves) (Check spreadsheet). JP e-reader ones aren’t available due to I don’t have the Card files to get them legit but Japanese Colosseum Pikachu from Bonus Disc is available.
· Manaphy Egg RNG Service: OT, Nature, IVs, and Shiny. Pokémon Ranger 1 Cartridge + TWLSaveTool + Gen4 Games + Desmume Emulator + Lua Scripts + Pokefinder. 8€ Normal+IVs, 15€ Shiny and 20€ Shiny+IVs

I can breed all Vivillon Patterns less than 3 due to I created a new save file with the Region of my PAL DS changed. The only ones I can’t breed are Elegant because it is only for Japanese DS Regions and Modern/Savanna because they are for American DS Regions.
· RNGed Dittos Available (for 3DS or Switch):
-You can ask for Shiny, any IVs Spread, any Nature, custom OT, and Language Tag (Playthrough price not included)
-Tags already available: SPA-JPN, OT LUSI- Lusi
Spreadsheet with all FT and Prices:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uR9jqdMsJmfI69z05oj1XFrKhuScdrqe2yh4bY7_8lQ/edit?usp=drive_link
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2024.04.19 01:52 nowhereman136 All Guild Awards Nominees and Winners 2024

(NOTE: Only feature film categories are listed. Certain nominations omit teams of nominees and only list the film and/or certain individuals. Winners highlighted)

Producers Guild of America

Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures

Directors Guild of America

Feature Film
Documentaries
First-Time Feature Film

Screen Actors Guild

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture

Writers Guild of America

Best Original Screenplay
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Documentary Screenplay

American Society of Cinematographers

Winners Announced March 5
Theatrical Feature Film Nominees
Spotlight Award
Documentary Award

American Cinema Editors

Best Edited Feature Film (Drama, Theatrical)
Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy, Theatrical)
Best Edited Documentary (Theatrical)
Best Edited Animated Feature Film (Theatrical or Non-Theatrical)

Visual Effects Society

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature
Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature
Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature
Outstanding Character Animation in an Animated Feature
Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature
Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature
Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a CG Project
Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project
Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature
Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature
Outstanding Composition and Lighting in a Feature
Outstanding Special (Practical) Effects in a Photoreal Project
Emerging Technology Award

Motion Pictures Sound Editors

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Feature Animation
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Feature Documentary
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Foreign Language Feature
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Feature Dialogue ADR
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Feature Effects/Foley
Outstanding Achievement in Music Editing - Documentary
Outstanding Achievement in Music Editing - Feature Motion Picture

Cinema Audio Society

Motion Picture: Live Action
Motion Picture: Animated
Motion Picture: Documentary

Casting Society of America

Feature Animation
Feature Big Budget - Comedy
Feature Big Budget - Drama
Feature Studio or Independent - Comedy
Feature Studio or Independent - Drama
Feature Low Budget - Comedy or Drama
Feature Micro Budget - Comedy or Drama
The Zeitgeist Award

Art Directors Guild

Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film
Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film
Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film
Excellence in Production Design for an Animated Film

Guild of Music Supervisors

Best Music Supervision for Film Budgeted Over $25 Million
Best Music Supervision for Film Budgeted $25 Million And Under
Best Music Supervision for Film Budgeted $10 Million And Under
Best Music Supervision for a Non-Theatrically Released Film
Best Song Written and/or Recorded for a Film

Costume Designers Guild

Excellence in Contemporary Film
Excellence in Period Film
Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film
Excellence in Costume Illustration

Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild

Best Contemporary Make-up
Best Period and/or Character Makeup
Best Special Makeup Effects
Best Contemporary Hair Styling
Best Period Hair Styling and/or Character Hair Styling

Society of Composers and Lyricists

Outstanding Original Score For a Studio Film
Outstanding Original Score For an Independent Film
Outstanding Original Song For a Drama or Documentary
Outstanding Original Song For a Comedy or Musical
David Raksin Award for Emerging Talent

Set Decorators Society of America

Best Achievement in DécoDesign of a Contemporary Feature Film
Best Achievement in DécoDesign of a Period Feature Film
Best Achievement in DécoDesign of a Science Fiction or Fantasy Feature Film
Best Achievement in DécoDesign of a Comedy or Musical Feature Film
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2024.04.17 07:59 Ok-Dig3431 Martyr OP outraged by friend's request to have a long weekend away. OP's kids are "only" 12, 14 and 15" you know!

friend asking me to go away - AIBU ? Mumsnet
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416 replies
Bigbusheyeyebrows · Yesterday 17:36
My friend is single and will be child free bank holiday weekend while her (practically adult) children are at their dads. She has suggested me and her going away for the weekend
AIBU to think she's BU by asking her me to go away with her for the whole weekend, when I have a partner and younger (12, 14,15) DC at home ?
"Sorry partner & DC, amuse yourselves for the 3 days. I'm off for a jolly from the Friday. See you Monday bank holiday evening sometime"
I think it's out of order for me to just bugger off the whole 3 days and for my friend to think this is OK/expect me to go.
Whatwillitbenext · Yesterday 17:37
🤣🤣 you're weird. Just say no thanks. Personally if it was a one off I'd love that! Hope she has some nicer friends than you.
EffortlesslyInelegant · Yesterday 17:37
She suggested - as per your OP. She did not demand. She cannot force you. Go or don't go but don't blame your friend ffs.
FrangipaniBlue · Yesterday 17:38
You're over reacting.
She is not unreasonable to ask but also you would not be unreasonable to say no and explain you plan to do family things over the bank holiday.
Cosycover · Yesterday 17:38
I think your partner is an adult and can take care of himself and the children.
I don't think this is weird at all tbh.
Shoxfordian · Yesterday 17:39
Yabu, and a bit of a martyr really
Akamai · Yesterday 17:39
Yikes, she just asked, you can say no.
Unless you’re going to drip feed that she’s there right now holding a gun to your head.
It sounds like you want to go but feel angry at wanting to do something for yourself for a change.
Your kids are 12+, not 2.
4StephanieSuperpowers · Yesterday 17:39
Why is it unreasonable of her to ask? It would be unreasonable of her to kidnap you.
kinkyredboots · Yesterday 17:40
Unless you have anything else planned, why not?
BananaLambo · Yesterday 17:40
She’s not doing anything wrong to ask - y oh might want a break from them. I went away with friends last weekend and it was brilliant. If you don’t want to go all you have to say is ‘Not for me, thanks. Planning a weekend with family’.
ButWhatAboutTheBees · Yesterday 17:40
12, 14 and 15 are hardly young...
And no, it's not weird or unreasonable to ask a parent if they want to go away with a friend when there is someone else there to look after them Is this a reverse and your friend has called you unreasonable and you want to know?
Josette77 · Yesterday 17:40
I think it's weird you can't go away and leave your partner and three teenagers alone.
TunaCrunchy · Yesterday 17:40
Not U at all, it’s nice she asked you and it’s also fine to decline.
I also don’t think it’s ‘out of order’ if you did want to go, it’s nice to have some adult time with friends sometimes.
Aaron95 · Yesterday 17:40
Josette77 · Yesterday 17:40
I think it's weird you can't go away and leave your partner and three teenagers alone.
This. Especially as the kids are not young.
Slobberchops1 · Yesterday 17:40
You are allowed time away from your kids and partner , I don’t see the issue
if you don’t want to go just say no thanks . No need to make a massive deal out of it . Do you live for drama ?
LemonySnickets · Yesterday 17:41
lol I've gone away for weekends leaving behind (now Ex)H and kids younger than that! If you want to go, go! They'll be fine for a weekend without you!
idontlikealdi · Yesterday 17:41
Odd reaction, why can't you leave them to it for the weekend and have a good time with your friend?
VickyEadieofThigh · Yesterday 17:41
Do you want to go? If not, just say "No thanks".
She isn't being remotely unreasonable to ask.
DaniMontyRae · Yesterday 17:42
Seriously? Your friend made a suggestion, that's it. She hasn't tried to threaten or force you. Lots of people go away without their kids, especially when they can be looked after by their other parent.
Maybe she thought that you would have chosen a decent enough partner that they can cope with their own 3 children for a weekend. She may also have assumed that you have raised your teenagers well enough that they could cope without you for 3 days. I guess she overestimated you.
DistinguishedSocialCommentator · Yesterday 17:42
It is a massive decision OP Think about it, sleep on it. Then think about it and sleep on it and then give her your answer If I was in your shoes and they asked me - I'd be honoured and then politely tell them, "thank you for your kind offer but I can't..." Honestly, it is really as simple as that
ChesterFoxE · Yesterday 17:42
Me at end of Month: Sorry husb/ kids but I'm off to Spain for 3 nights with my friend. Husb/ kids - Okay have a great time. Simple! Just say no if you don't want too!
Purplevioletsherbert · Yesterday 17:42
So you think it’s unreasonable for a parent to go away for a long weekend and leave their three teenagers with their other parent?
Rachie1973 · Yesterday 17:43
Bigbusheyeyebrows · Yesterday 17:36
Of course it’s ok to ask! Jeez, what an overreaction!
Lazylegolady · Yesterday 17:43
Even if your children were babies and toddlers, it would be perfectly reasonable of her to ask. Nice of her to ask even. Maybe she thought you'd like a bit of time away. Are you one of those who cannot be away from the husband and children at all?
maddening · Yesterday 17:44
I am off for 3 nights on the bh weekend with 2 good friends - ds and dh will be fine and I am looking forward to my me Time!
Bigbusheyeyebrows · Yesterday 17:44
It's nice of her to ask me but surely she realises that I have family at home and cannot just swan off and leave them to it for 3 days, especially on a bank holiday. They would of course all be fine without me and I can go if I want. no worries there. It just feels a bit off for me to go and quite selfish tbh.
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2024.04.16 17:37 pikachuManaic10 Time for a bank ball HA GA!

This GA is for those who can trade on SV or the pokemon Home App!
It's been a while since I posted here, so Hi everyone!
I'm currently breeding HA onto my bank and store ball non HA combos, and these are the hands I'm giving away today!
GA 1 will constantly update as that is the save that it's happening on, and GA 2 is more set in stone since that was my shiny only playthrough's on hands from shiny breeding.
I will be searching on code 5690 on sv or just telling me what mon you deposit on home GTS. I won't be searching the code unless im aware someone is currently searching tho.
GA 1 is on my main violet, so IGN you're looking for is ☆Amanda☆, GA 2 is on the shiny only playthrough, so the IGN there is ☆Pikachu♀☆
GA 1:
These are the current on-hand bank ball HAs I'm giving away this time:
GA 2:
GA Status: Online, currently HA hunting through breeding or raids.
You can take 1 of each combo, btw
Mons given away so far: 4
Remember, as always, to have fun, everyone☺️
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2024.04.15 05:06 critical_courtney [A Bargain for Wings] — Chapter Seventeen (sequel to The Fae Queen's Pet)

[A Bargain for Wings] — Chapter Seventeen (sequel to The Fae Queen's Pet)
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Previous Chapter
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Buy me a cup of coffee (if you want)
Chapter Seventeen:
I’d never been on a ship before. Sure, I’d watched a few at Naval Base Kitsap when I dated a girl serving her country. But it’s not like civilians are invited to come aboard. And those ships were much different than the Jolly Roger I now found myself inside of.
The captain’s quarters were more spacious than I expected. Five glass lanterns hung lit throughout the cabin with most of the light concentrated on a large round desk in the center of the room. Captain Smee sat behind the desk in a plush red chair nailed to the floor. Behind him, large windows covered in red curtains tried to let in even more light. Smells of lumber and parchment filled my nostrils as I gazed around.
To my left sat a large hammock and a chest of the captain’s personal effects. A small painting of a man with long charcoal hair and a hook for a hand hung near the entrance with several knives sticking out from it. The painting looked rather old and worn.
If I expected squeaky floorboards when Smee set my birdcage down on the table, I came away shocked. His floor was quiet as a mouse with each step he took.
The captain wasn’t rough in his carrying the cage, either. He didn’t swing it or jiggle things around so I’d fall into the bars. He carried it securely with a tight grip.
I watched the man reach into his heavy oak chest, fetch a glass and a bottle with a “Captain’s Hooch” label, and stroll back to the table without eyeing me once.
He poured himself a drink, took exactly two sips, and sighed.
“You know, Sylva. Can I let you in on a secret? I hate this place.”
That wasn’t the opener I expected from a captain who had every ability to torture and kill me for a book I didn’t possess.
“Why?” I asked, daring to find my voice.
Smee didn’t look upset at my asking. He just took another drink before answering.
“Too many fucking birds. Everywhere I look, there are crows cawing through the trees, magpies hopping through the grass, and yes, ravens, that perch on every building, like they’re always watching. It leaves me feeling itchy and cramped. This is a big capital city, and I feel like I can’t take three steps without smelling or hearing those goddamn birds. It’s maddening.”
I hadn’t really noticed that until Smee brought it up. But he was right. Whether it was jays, jackdaws, treepies, or nutcrackers, birds seemed to fill every inch of this city, regardless of the elves they flew over.
“The Crocodile Court and Never Court aren’t like this. They’re smaller islands, and most of the birds were hunted to death years ago. You can actually find places of quiet. So you can understand why I’m eager to retrieve my king’s book and be on my way. The weeks I’ve tarried here have been more trying than anything else in my career as a captain, save for killing James and taking the ship, of course.”
Smee turned his head sharply to the right and cracked his neck.
“Yup. That’s the good stuff. Personally, I don’t give a rat’s ass about some old tome, Sylva. When you and Pann broke into the king’s library and smuggled it out, I found it rather amusing. But the Crocodile King, like many fae, is rather possessive of his treasure. So, I was forced to halt my efforts to seize the Never Court, and sent to retrieve the accursed book.”
Gods, this book has inconvenienced more people than I imagined, I thought.
Audibly gulping, I pondered what I would say. Would he believe that I used to be human? Could I tell him the book was in Washington? Would he even know where that was?
“So, let’s have it, then. The Never Prince claims you stole the Book of Tevaedah from him and hid it, a brilliantly executed double-cross, a maneuver of which, I’m a big fan. Now, I could employ all manner of discomfort to make you tell me where it is. Gods know that I broke any number of James’ men, ripping out toenails, pouring liquid fire into their eyes, choking them with their own hair, etc.
“But torture takes time to guarantee results. And I’m nothing, if not, a practical man. Therefore, I propose a simple bargain. Tell me where to retrieve the tome. And when I have it, I’ll dump you onto the docks, sail away, and our paths will likely never cross again. I’ll even pin the entire theft on Pann. How does that sound?”
After how quickly Pann had given me up, that sounded like a pretty good deal. But if I told Smee where to find the book in the human world, would he send men to retrieve it? Sylva probably deserved to deal with that level of bullshit, but Blake certainly didn’t. And I was under no pretenses Smee’s men would make distinctions between ex-fairies and full-time mortals when it came to getting in the way of their job.
Or maybe Smee’s men wouldn’t go to the human world. Could they even return to the mortal world?
I guess that was a risk I’d have to take telling the truth.
“Captain, I’m sorry to tell you this, but I’m not Sylva.”
“Oh?” he asked, neither angry nor amused. He took another drink of his hooch while he waited for me to spin my yarn.
“My name is Anola. I’m a former human that Sylva used the Book of Tevaedah to trade lives with. Two weeks ago, she interrupted my wedding and stole my body, dumping my soul into hers. Shortly after, Sylva tossed me down a hole in a tree, and I fell into Faerie. I assume she’s still living my life back in the mortal world and has the book there. But I can’t be sure as long as I’m here.”
The captain leaned back and stroked his chin.
“That’s an interesting tale, tiny piskie. I hear many stories sailing from port to port under the banner of the Crocodile King. This world is filled with much madness. And for a time, I found it entertaining. But I eventually came to realize madness is only ever really fun for the people on top. It tends to make life more difficult for underlings. That’s why I decided to stop being one.”
“So you believe me?”
Smee shrugged.
“What you say is possible, I suppose. The book is supposed to be an extremely powerful relic made by a witch long since dead. Or, you could be yanking me. Seems the best odds I give it are 50/50, you’re speaking the truth.”
My heart sank. What would he do if he decided I wasn’t telling the truth? Shaking the birdcage and throwing me into the iron bars would be just the start of what this man was capable of.
Perhaps what I found most terrifying about Smee was his brand of evil was quiet and calculating. In the cartoon, his former boss was always portrayed as a loud, irate man who squandered every chance at defeating Pann due to his impetuous nature.
Smee didn’t have that. If he wanted to be cruel, he simply would be. There’d be no need to make a show about it, whether he was hanging a man by his entrails or cutting out tiny pieces of a prisoner’s tongue every day until they broke.
I opened my mouth to speak when my runeeye activated without warning, a loud popping noise filling the birdcage and sending a rattle of glamour that dispersed upon hitting an iron boundary.
Looking at the iron cage around me, I saw natural glamour in the air poisoned by the very presence of this corrosive substance. The bars took on an extra visible layer of cruelty within my runesight, appearing less like wire and more like knotted coal and rust.
Wait a minute, I thought. I’ve seen something like this before.
Smee’s words snapped my attention back to the pirate captain.
“That’s an interesting look. Are those tiny stars in your eye going to help you remember something else about the book’s location?” Smee asked, draining his glass.
Before I could answer, a new vision spread before me, a chalkboard-sized ghostly parchment with scribbles that looked like my handwriting scattered everywhere. Words like “Kilgara” and “Raven Queen” hovered over lines that slowly connected paragraphs and other tiny pieces of information.
I glanced at different pieces and found it hard to process the parchment as a whole. This felt like seeing medieval Jarvis lay out everything I knew about Faerie and my place in it so far.
Tracing lines passed from Kilgara to Raven Queen and then circled the words “boon” and “Queen Bon-Hwa.” Details of bargains and favors I hadn’t considered passed before my eyes.
Other words appeared in my periphery like “war” and “Fist of Kairn.”
Everything intersected closer to the end where “chaos” became the biggest word of all. But it all started with the phrase “iron sickness.”
“That’s a queer look you’re wearing, little elf. Are you looking at something my mortal eyes can’t see?”
He sounded perfectly patient, but under his tone was a hint of malice that promised pain if I didn’t start making more sense soon. Curiosity could easily be replaced with animus.
But amid all the words and information I saw on this. . . let’s call it a specter roadmap, one was noticeably missing. . . Smee.
“You’re not a part of this story,” I said, my mouth feeling like it was on autopilot again, as it had been when I stood before Varella. “At least, not for much longer. You are an insignificant bump on the path to much more grand and troubling issues. Check your place, mortal. For the lakes and seas, you’ve called home, despite being an unwelcome guest, will soon be rid of you. Oh, he who plays at being a pirate captain, you will soon find yourself plucked from Faerie as a splinter from an agitated thumb.”
Coughing and scratching my neck, I looked up to see Smee raising an eyebrow.
“Well, that’s not a language I’ve heard spoken before. Would you care to enlighten me on how a human would speak in a tongue like that?”
Instead of answering, I stared through the polished wood of Smee’s bedroom wall and found a massive concentration of glamour standing on the docks outside. The glamour writhed and twisted about like an impatient serpent.
“Anola? Are you done speaking to me?”
“There’s no need for us to continue talking. Queen Bon-Hwa is here.”
The captain raised his eyebrow.
“And how can you be sure of that?”
Before he could ask a second time, a knock at the door interrupted our conversation. Smee grimaced.
“Come in.”
A shirtless man with skin the color of rice walked in through the door. His brown shorts were tattered, and a large scar ran across his ribs. Curly red hair bounced around him as he walked toward us.
“What is it, Starkey?”
“We found her, sir, exactly where you said. What do you want us to do?”
Smee grinned, and I shivered as that calculating cruelty revealed itself in stronger form. His eyes seemed to grow while the captain pondered his options for whatever it was his crew had found.
“Tied her up below deck. Remember those chains I told you to fetch?”
“Aye, sir. I’ll see it done.”
With that, Starkey turned to leave. Just before he exited the captain’s quarter, he turned back toward us.
“Oh, and sir? The Raven Queen is standing on the docks outside our ship. She hasn’t said anything yet. But I thought you should know.”
Smee glanced back at me before dismissing his crewmember.
He thought for a moment while I dismissed my runeeye. My vision returned to normal, ghostly parchment fading from sight.
“I suppose we should go have a chat with the queen, Anola. Perhaps she’s come to bargain for your life.
Just as carefully as he carried my birdcage in, the captain lifted me from the table and started toward the docks.
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Outside the air was heavy as a thick layer of fog slowly pedaled into the port. Things grew hazy as I was able to spot the outline of other ships and the buildings of Perth but little else. The lake hid herself and her threats beneath a billowing cloud of ghosts.
Queen Bon-Hwa stood on the dock with her arms crossed, most of her body hidden beneath a soft red cloak. Her crown remained visible despite the fog’s best efforts to hide everything.
Captain Smee walked down a gangplank as the smell of lakewater and damp wood washed over me. He stopped about 15 feet short of the queen.
“Well, your grace, it’s a surprise to see you here outside my humble vessel. Have you come to threaten me or sink my ship?”
Bon-Hwa shook her head.
“I’m not actually here for you, Captain Smee. I merely decided to take a stroll down to the docks to get some fresh air. Sometimes the palace can be a bit stifling. You’re the one who walked out here to greet me, yes? I didn’t summon you.”
Smee grinned at that.
“How’s that stained glass window in your throne room? I was so sad to see such a lovely work of art destroyed.”
Bon-Hwa’s red-painted lips didn’t betray her with a grimace or even a small frown. She remained perfectly still, cloaked with an impartial expression befitting a ruler whose secrets had secrets.
“There’s no need to worry yourself. Our artisans have repaired it and restored the window to its full glory. I sat beneath it just yesterday holding court.”
“So, if you’re not here for me, can I assume this piskie of yours is free to remain in my. . . let’s call it. . . hospitality?”
Bon-Hwa’s eyes glance down toward me. I did not plead for help but instead stood frozen, measuring my breaths so as not to feed the pirates with a display of fear.
“It’s a curious thing. Our royal pet and apprentice arcanist leave the palace without so much as a note. And then one goes missing and the other appears in a birdcage under your very hand.”
Smee shrugged.
“That IS a curious thing,” was all he offered in the way of response.
And before any more vaguely threatening words could be exchanged, a deafening boom rattled the harbor, displacing the stillness of its mist. A second later, a cannonball took out a chunk of the topmast on Smee’s boat. The Jolly Roger appeared to shutter and groan as wood splinters fell over us like rain, and a crew of pirates shouted and dove for cover.
The captain’s previously calm demeanor faded as he turned to examine the damage to his ship. Another cannon fired in the distance, this time taking out a large window in Smee’s quarters.
“What are you doing?!” Smee snapped at the queen, dropping my cage to the dock. I stumbled forward but managed to stop just before iron bars scorched my face.
The queen cocked her head.
“What do you mean? I’m simply out here to get some air.”
“Bullshit. And the cannon fire tearing my ship to pieces?” Smee yelled.
Queen Bon-Hwa merely rubbed her chin.
“That IS a curious thing,” she said.
A third boom in the distance echoed just before a cannonball killed Starkey, taking off most of his upper body and crashing into the railing. That last shot tore a large hole in the ship’s starboard side.
“Captain! It’s the Scoundrel! I see their flag. The Scoundrel is firing upon us,” one of the crewmembers yelled toward Smee.
He hissed and turned to glance into the fog as a smaller vessel came into view only briefly. The captain ran his fingers through his hair and swore. Then he swore again.
But at last, an idea seemed to dawn on him as he turned to Queen Bon-Hwa with a look of fury.
“You have pirates in your port. Why aren’t you attacking them?!”
“I assure you, Captain Smee, if the pirates fire upon any part of my ships, docks, or city, I will unleash my full wrath upon them.”
“We’re registered merchants docked in YOUR port! Your duty as queen compels you to offer us safe harbor and protection to do business so long as we’re anchored here.”
Queen Bon-Hwa seemed to consider this before shrugging.
“You’re right, Captain Smee. I do owe registered merchants docked in my city protection. Of course, vendors docked in Perth are also required to provide detailed cargo manifests, and I couldn’t help but notice you have yet to turn in any paperwork. As such, before you are issued merchant protections, I’ll need to board and inspect your ship to make sure you’re not carrying contraband. Will you surrender to my inspection?”
I couldn’t help but grin and admire the woman who’d defeated a pirate in her port simply with words. And, perhaps, a shady message to some other pirates who owed her a favor. I watched Smee clench his fists and grind his boots into the wood below. Sweat broke out over his face as more cannon fire pelted his ship.
“Captain! What are your orders?!” a panicked crew member called out.
Smee swore again and stomped his foot.
“Fine. It’s not like I’m leaving empty-handed. I will be departing at once, Queen Bon-Hwa. Thanks for your hospitality,” he said, turning to walk up the gangplank and mercifully forgetting all about my birdcage.
“The pleasure is all mine. Safe sailing and smooth seas, captain,” Bon-Hwa said.
The captain barked orders at his men who flew about the deck in a fury of activity.
“Take us out, Damien! We’ll lose Captain Selena Karmen in the fog. Bank hard to the south. With enough distance, even her felinae huntress won’t be able to hit us.”
I watched with Queen Bon-Hwa as the Jolly Roger took on more fire, returned a few shots that all vanished in the mist, and then faded from our site, just like the Scoundrel, which was, theoretically giving chase. Or maybe it was anchored just offshore. I couldn’t tell in all this fog.
Bon-Hwa fished a brass letter opener from under her cloak and unlatched the door to my birdcage with it. I exited the accursed cage and flew up to her shoulder, taking care not to step on her silky black hair or the red ribbons trailing out from her hair.
“Are you hurt, apprentice arcanist?”
I shook my head.
“Not really. I burned my hands. They’re throbbing a little, but Smee was surprisingly delicate with me.”
Bon-Hwa looked me over closely and said, “He was a decent opponent for a mortal. We’ll have a healer take a look at your hands when we return to Featherstone.”
I nodded.
“Thank you, your grace. The, um, pirates who fired upon Smee? Were those the Scoundrels you asked my teacher to summon?”
She nodded as we turned back toward the palace.
“They are pirates who prey upon other pirates. Their captain also owed me a favor.”
I nodded and found myself gazing at Bon-Hwa with renewed respect and maybe a little awe. Whether she said so or not, I wholeheartedly believe she came out here to guarantee my safe return. At least in part.
She happened to glance over at me.
“Something on your mind?”
I shook my head, not wanting to sound like an idiot.
The queen let out a small grin, and we returned to the palace where I was promptly tackled, hugged, kissed, and scolded by Barsilla.
With the queen otherwise occupied, Barsilla and I flew back to her room where she proceeded to pin me against a wall.
“What is it with you?! The dire crocs weren’t enough of a heart attack for me? You gotta get captured by pirates too?” she yelled.
Her eyes blazed something fierce, but I could tell it was to cover her overwhelming joy that I’d returned safely.
“I had Sierra with me,” I offered, fighting a smile.
“A roasted potato would have been more reassuring company!” Barsilla yelled, tightening her grip on me.
“I’m sorry. I just wanted to help find Pann. Obviously, everything went to shit, but I made it back safe and sound.”
Barsilla jabbed a finger in my face.
“If you EVER do anything stupid like that again, I will have you leashed at my side at all hours of the day.”
When she was finished yelling at me, Figaro took a turn growling and stamping her paw into the ground for several seconds, unloading her frustrations with my lack of planning. It was kind of adorable until she used that paw to pin me to the ground and huff for several minutes.
I sighed. But then I remembered something important and turned to Barsilla once I was allowed to stand again.
“I need you to take me to Featherbrooke,” I said.
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Flying before Varella, I couldn’t help but realize this entire mess in Faerie began with her attempting to kill me, believing I was a spy. And now, here I was, about to ask if she trusted me for something that might very well get me killed.
Staring at the bedridden queen with my runeeye, I found it easily once more. The speck in her neck.
“I see you’ve regained the use of your wings, little piskie. And I’ve been informed you are now an apprentice arcanist. It seems good fortune has found you at last,” Varella said.
I didn’t want to do this. If she didn’t kill me, it was still going to be gross.
“Your grace. I’ve also gained some use and control over my runeeye. And it has revealed to me what’s blocking your queensglamour from returning.”
Varella fell silent. She turned to everyone in the room and said, “Leave us, please.”
Vyzella, Kit, and Barsilla all did as she requested and shut the door.
“You’re speaking much more boldly than the last time you stood before me,” Varella said. “What’s your theory on while I remain so weak? I’m interested to hear your diagnosis.”
The queen spoke like she didn’t believe me at all. And I frowned, wondering if doing this was entirely necessary. Bon-Hwa seemed to be handling the throne better than I imagined Varella ever could. If it were up to me, I’d leave her in charge.
I sighed. Recalling the parchment I saw in my runeeye and how important the words “Kilgara” and “iron sickness” were. In the coming war amid a destabilized Faerie, Varella’s strength would be needed to preserve this court.
“Do you trust me?” I asked, pulling out a dagger Barsilla had hesitantly given me upon request.
Varella’s grin grew sinister and downright horrifying, her eyes enveloping the very tone a dark queen of Faerie should carry. She sat in her bed, not moving an inch.
“This just got interesting. Do I trust you? Not particularly. But it seems you’re set on a particular course of action. So I’ll give you 30 seconds to do whatever you’re thinking. And after that, if I don’t like your choices, I’ll kill you once and for all. How does that sound?”
Trying not to let my heart rattle so loud that Varella would hear, I simply sighed again and nodded.
“Go ahead, little piskie.”
I flew over to her and landed on the bedridden queen’s collarbone. Steadying myself on her neck, I heard a low laugh escape her lips.
Running my fingers over the tiny piece of iron embedded in Varella’s neck, I flinched. This was going to suck.
Best get it over with, I thought, tightening my grip on the borrowed blade.
I did my best to make a narrow cut in Varella’s neck, and she didn’t flinch or hiss in pain. Nor did she swat me. How many seconds did I have left? Too few to waste on counting.
Gingerly reaching my fingers into the wound and trying not to barf as my stomach did exactly 12 flips, I sucked in a quick breath and braced myself for pain. Blood ran down the queen’s skin and onto my sandals and dress. Still, she did not flinch.
I knew exactly when the fingers on my right hand made contact with the speck of iron. Searing pain raced up and down my fingers. It felt like I’d reached into a grill at a cookout and grabbed one of the hot coals. Only now instead of burgers cooking, it was the palm of my hand.
The blood started to sizzle along with me as I braced my feet against the base of Varella’s neck. And for the first time, she gasped and grimaced.
Not wanting to budge, the iron speck seemed to be actively resisting my pull, and the Raven Queen was starting to sweat as she clenched her fists against the comforter.
Gritting my teeth and grabbing the speck even tighter, I screamed as molten magma threatened to melt through my palm and start roasting each bone in my fingers.
“Get out, you fucking rock!” I yelled, grabbing my torched wrist and pulling with all of my might.
With the sickening pop of a cyst bursting, I yanked the iron pebble free. It was a tiny thing, fitting into even my closed fist. But the pain was too much, and as I fell backward, I lost my grip on the spec. It landed on the floor and clattered over against the wall.
By this time, the door burst open, and in walked Vyzella with wide eyes. I only caught a glimpse as I fell headfirst onto the bed, my hand still smoking.
When I finally righted myself, I noticed my right hand was charred gray.
If there’s one thing I miss about being human, I thought, hissing in pain.
Glancing up at Varella with runeeye, I saw her queensglamour roar back all at once. Her eyes turned solid violet, and the queen’s back straightened.
A wicked grin broke out across her face as she took a deep breath and muttered, “Yes. . . yes! That’s it!”
With little warning, she suddenly stood, and I watched a tidal wave of violet glamour surge through her body like a shower that finally has a full hot water tank to draw from.
The Raven Queen’s eyes finally returned to normal as Vyzella said, “It looks like you’re back in business, as the mortals would say.”
She stretched while Vyzella went and fetched a bandage for her neck and tweezers to grab the speck of iron.
Afterward, Varella picked me up and held me near her face.
“Well done, Anola. It seems you’ve surprised me, after all. With my full strength returning, I can finally return to Featherstone.”
“Happy to have been of service,” I said, still wincing as I held my hand.
“I’m inclined to grant you a boon for your service here today. What favor would you ask of a fae queen?”
I wanted to say lots of things. A fucking soaking tub for my hand. An apology for nearly killing me. An enchanted waffle cone that never ran out of strawberry ice cream. But as that ghostly parchment came to mind, and I thought back on the big picture my runeeye had been slowly revealing to me since my conversation with Captain Smee.
Rolling the dice, I stared at the queen’s now-patient eyes and said, “What I want is for you to make Bon-Hwa queen all the time, not just when you’re incapacitated or away.”
Vyzella audibly gasped, as did Barsilla who just flew into the room. Kit started laughing, and the cat’s chuckle filled the bedroom.
But Varella merely narrowed her eyes.
“I offer you a rare queen’s boon, and you want to use it for someone else? You understand this favor could be used to make you big again, right?”
I looked over at Barsilla with a growing smile and said, “No thanks. It’d be really hard to kiss my girlfriend if I was big again. I chose a life here with Barsilla, the life of a piskie.”
For the first time, I watched the librarian fae tear up and drop her clipboard and pencil. She covered her mouth with her hands and stifled a sob.
Varella raised an eyebrow.
“Even still. Why use your boon to benefit the second-most powerful fae in my court?”
Turning to the Raven Queen, I shrugged.
“I wasn’t aware using a boon required an explanation,” I said. “My reasons are my own, your grace.”
Slowly nodding, Varella turned back to her left-hand lady.
“Barsilla, take a note when you’re able. I want you to deliver an official decree to Bon-Hwa. She will no longer be known as queen-in-command. Henceforth, she’ll simply operate with the title of queen. She will continue to oversee the day-to-day queen’s business, and her authority will have no limits inside the Raven Court unless it directly conflicts with a decree from myself.”
She turned to me again.
“Consider your boon spent. I hope it was worth it, apprentice arcanist.”
I slightly bowed my head.
At that point, Varella looked around the room and realized someone important was missing. She frowned.
“Where is my pet?”
I flinched, images of Sierra being shot and falling through a window suddenly coming back to my mind.
“Oh shit,” I gasped.
“Anola?” Varella asked, looking closer at me.
“Last I saw her, your grace, Sierra was shot with a mortal gun and a silver ball. Smee shot her, and then she fell backward through a window. I haven’t seen her since,” I said.
Rage filled the Raven Queen’s face, and I felt the wind start to pick up outside as the cabin shook.
“Barsilla, we’re returning to Featherstone at once. I want feathers and talons dispatched to search all of Perth. Nobody rests until my pet is found and returned to me.”
A new voice at the door caused us all to turn. We found Bon-Hwa leaning against the doorframe with a scowl on her face.
“I’ve just heard back from Ceras, my queen. There’s no sign of Sierra anywhere. We found a puddle of blood in the middle of some broken glass, but the werewolf hasn’t yet turned up.”
The Raven Queen clenched her fists and ground her teeth.
“Where is Lily? I demand to speak with my wing at once.”
I landed on the bed and stood next to Barsilla, hoping to stay out of the queen’s line of sight. She was practically seething, and my heart was hammering watching her returning glamour storm and rage.
“The spymaster was last seen boarding a boat in the harbor and heading toward the Scoundrel anchored out a way. I think we can conclude she’s already on Sierra’s trail and will find her.”
Varella took a step toward the door and said, “I’m going after them.”
But Vyzella caught her hand.
“Var, listen to me. I know you’ve gotten some strength back for the first time in weeks, and you feel like a wrathful storm once more. But consider your subjects. If they see you reappear for the first time since news of Kilgara arrived, and you’re immediately flying off, it’ll send ripples of doubt and fear through your queendom.”
I watched the Raven Queen stifle a snarl.
“What would you have me do while my pet is wounded and away?”
Bon-Hwa spoke directly enough that I flinched.
“Trust that your spymaster will find and retrieve her. Return to the palace, clean up, and sit the throne for court tomorrow. Reinstate the confidence of your nobles who will then reinstate the confidence of your citizens. News from Faerie is grim right now. Courts are failing with many dissolving into civil wars and rebellions, exactly as the Fist of Kairn wanted. You want to make sure that doesn’t happen here? Announce to everyone you’re alive and ready to defend the Raven Court.”
Taking several deep breaths, I watched the Raven Queen wipe her forehead. She gritted her teeth more but eventually released her fists.
The queen had at last regained her strength, only to now lose her heart. And I watched her warring between telling Bon-Hwa to fuck off while she raced after her pet and understanding her responsibilities as queen.
Varella looked to the floor, and I only heard her mutter a single word.
“. . . Sierra.”
Epilogue
(Sierra)
Everything on my left side hurt, my arms as well. Burning like I hadn’t felt since I grabbed Kit’s wine bowl and scorched the shit out of my fingers. Outside wherever I saw, I heard a deep rumble of thunder. And the floor swayed left and then right.
Of course, I couldn’t move much for some reason.
Whimpering and managing to open a single eye, I detected a single dim torch swaying from the ceiling. The smell of moldy bread and squishy potatoes filled the air around me as I fought not to hurl.
“I think she’s waking up. Go get the captain,” a man said.
I must have passed out for another few minutes before waking up again, realizing that the burning sensation on my arms wasn’t going away. I tried to move and found myself secured in place against a large wooden beam of some kind.
A thin smoke made the room extra hazy. The smoke came from my smoldering flesh, courtesy of silver chains wrapped tight around me.
“Fuck,” I coughed, a bit of blood and drool dripping down my chin.
I’d have scars just above my elbows for the rest of my life. My collar, where I’d been shot, remained open and quite tender. How had it not healed?
Right. . . silver ball in the pistol, I thought. Fucking pirates.
A man’s voice spoke and drew my attention toward him.
“There she is. I was worried you weren’t going to wake up. After two days of sailing, I figured you’d ask for water or food. But you’ve just been down here festering exactly where I left you,” Smee said. “You’re my consolation prize from the Raven Court. And I can only imagine what that bitch queen will offer to get you back. I’m sure the Crocodile King will get something nice.”
Rage coursed through me, and I struggled against the chains.
“You will address her as the Raven Queen,” I growled, eyes snapping open. I ignored the burning in my arms as the three or four pirates in the room laughed at me.
“Calm down. You’re not going anywhere. Those chains are solid silver. We know how to deal with werewolves,” one of the pirates said.
Smee grinned.
“Truly not a bad consolation prize,” he mumbled.
I grimaced and took in a shallow breath. Anger brought me back to the waking world, and I was ready to kill. I’d been shot, hogtied, and had to listen to these shitheads insult my queen. Enough was enough.
A thought occurred to me as I pulled against the chains again. And I started to laugh, manically. The pirates laughed with me. And Smee, the only one who appeared to have any sense, asked, “What’s so funny?”
“Well, you’ve bound me with silver chains, right?”
“Correct. That sizzling of your flesh should make that pretty obvious. I guess there’s no intelligence requirement to be a royal pet,” he said, putting his hands on his hips.
“But no iron chains?”
He narrowed his eyes and slowly shook his head.
“And how many men do you have on this ship?”
“Nine,” he answered, scowling. “Why? Are you thinking about trying to attack us?”
I shook my head.
“Good. Because I’ve got enough to deal with right now. Fucking giant storm outside for starters. The waters leaving the lake you call home and entering the faesea can get pretty choppy sometimes.”
I laughed again.
“Relax, captain. I’m not thinking about trying to attack you. I already made up my mind to slaughter you all. I just needed to know how much help to call.”
And as Smee flinched, I pulled deep on the chunk of queensglamour embedded in my wolfheart as I had while defending Featherstone. Primal rage quaked through me as I threw back my head and let forth an ear-piercing howl in the storage room I’d been imprisoned within.
From the shadows of the room created by the swaying lantern, violet-eyed beasts took form. Rustling dark feathers betrayed their location as a dozen wolves growled in unison.
“What in the name of hell are those?!” one of the pirates shrieked.
“I call them my Black Feather Pack. Kill them all!” I barked as the wolves made of nothing but shadow and obsidian feathers rushed from all corners of the room and tore the pirates into pieces. Smee screamed until one crushed his throat, and I gave a feral cackle watching him bleed to death on the floor.
Over the next few minutes, my wolves freed me, and we worked our way through the ship, killing every person in sight.
The ship swayed violently to the left as another large clap of thunder rocked the boat.
“Fuck, that’s loud,” I muttered, finding my way to the deck.
Rain pelted my face, and the wind whipped my tattered clothing that had gone crusty with my blood over the course of two days.
In the distance, I spotted a massive wave rising in front of the ship. It swallowed my vision as my heart sank, and I looked around for any sign of land. Finding none and hearing the deafening roar of the approaching wave, I thought of a George Clooney film, but the title eluded me.
Looking desperately for the helm, I ran toward the tiller, only to find a single bloody hand remaining attached to the chipped, worn wheel.
“In hindsight, I really should have spared at least one of the pirates to steer the ship,” I muttered.
My black feather pack sat around me, waiting for another command.
“I don’t suppose one of you knows how to steer a ship or navigate, do you?” I asked as the wolves cocked their heads to the side and whinged.
I slowly nodded as that giant wave came crashing down upon the ship.
“Well, fuck.”
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Editor's note: This concludes A Bargain for Wings. Please stay tuned for news about book #4 in this series and my next book, a dark dragon romance, in the coming days.
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2024.04.15 04:10 AdAvailable7298 Shiet here we go again..

I promised myself i wouldn't do this again but here i am.. the color of your skin does not determine your ethnicity, don't judge a book by its cover… am like 30% black and like 20% mexican and 50% everything else (including “colored” races) but look white so i am white White people don't have privilege… am still barely enough money to live literally 0 dollars in my bank account… most non white people are doing pretty well for themselves and most white people are broke as shit.. not saying this is always the case just saying that ethnicity doesn't matter too much (especially if you live in rural places), and i don't know for sure if “ethnic groups” get benefits but there sure as hell is a reason that you need to put your race for gov. Papers and it sure isn't for white supremacy. And also if there is white supremacy then why tf am i so goddamn poor? . But again, only speaking for US And ye if your getting assaulted while your black they might yell nigger at you they might not, doesn't mean they did it because your black, there is no way to tell. Also no one alive in the US was a slave to a white man so stop your bitching about that. And in school my class was taught about black people and other “colored” people. And tbh it is the black’s own fault they were enslaved tbh shouldn't have sold each other and caused systemic racism (cant prove that that wasn't a cause) might edit later if i remember smth but tbh idgaf about race
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2024.04.15 00:18 Bossie81 Back-up Plan in case the Stock Market sell-off continues

After a horrid week of bad inflation results and banks not performing, escalation in the Middle East. My worry, another red week. Therefore I decided to look up defense and oil stock. Oil is expected to reach 100$ per barrel, and defense stock obviously does well during conflict. I plan to let go of my weakest Bio and AI stock and replace them with low float Oil/Defense or household name stock, like Rolls Royce.
Here are my Penny-picks, with DD highlights:
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The good news this week was that Iran said the retaliation was a one-off and they consider the matter settled. Hopefully the world can apply pressure on Israel and prevent them from further escalating. For all we know we have a jolly green week ahead.
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2024.04.13 04:12 MagicMissile27 XXVIIth Praetorian, Part 7. The Battle of Westbridge Crossing, Part II.

Commissar Calina Jensen watched from a distance as the regimental band struck up its third repetition of “The Jolly Roving Guardsman”, their brass instruments and snare drums just out of range of the T’au weaponry. Jensen drummed her fingers absently on the rim of the Chimera’s hatch to the rhythm of the music, watching the waiting lines of Praetorians in formation. The good thing about being a commissar for Praetorians, she thought wryly, was that stepping out of line wasn’t really even in their vocabulary. Her job mainly consisted in putting down quarrels and arguments over small matters of honor between officers, and keeping the enlisted from getting into too much trouble during their limited free time, which was fine by her – she’d seen many a commissar with far worse workloads.
Besides, she liked the Praetorians. They were, generally speaking, calm and disciplined under fire, loyal to a fault, and had hidden witty senses of humor, which she at least found mildly amusing (though true to her Valhallan roots, she didn’t often show it), unlike the over the top bizarre humor of the Minthelians they had met so far. Of course, they were also arrogant, stubborn, prideful, and punished the smallest offenses harshly, but, as the old saying went, nobody’s perfect.
The band’s playing was suddenly cut off by a spectacular explosion from up ahead, as the T’au lines erupted in flames. Colonel Braithwaite’s voice crackled through the speakers: “There’s the signal. Battalion commanders, commence the assault.” The band sounded the advance, and the regular infantry began to quick march forward, taking advantage of the T’au’s distraction. Simultaneously, the rumble of engines on one side signaled the advance of a large section of the surviving Chimeras, which pushed into the water, heading for the T’au flanks.
Jensen thumped her fist on the top of the Chimera’s turret as she dropped down the hatch and closed it behind her. “Time to move out,” she ordered, and the driver spun up the engine obediently. She had deliberately chosen a spot in a normal Chimera amid the attack, rather than in a prominent command vehicle, which had confused the Praetorians but they were happy to oblige. She figured that she would be able to get a much better idea of the battle’s progress from there than from a distant observation post, and after all, she came here to see some amount of action alongside these troops. Jensen surveyed the inside of the Chimera as it rumbled its way through the shallow waters of the river, not far from where the Minthelians had waded in, and noted that all the Praetorian soldiers inside (and their young junior officer) were looking at her for guidance or some sort of speech.
She met their gazes evenly, and said: “The Emperor’s servants advance against the enemy, and today, we are His weapons. You know your tasks, and you know your training. Leave no survivors.” Silently, with the quiet dignity that was so characteristic of their troops, they saluted her, and began to ready their weapons. The lieutenant, seemingly encouraged by the Commissar’s remarks, gave a few supplemental orders, as the sound of small arms fire began to be audible through the Chimera’s firing ports. “Thirty seconds!” called the driver, her voice filtered by the intercom.
Jensen readied her bolt pistol and checked to be sure her chainsword was set in its scabbard, and in a matter of seconds, the Chimera roared up onto the river bank again, spun to one side, and dropped the ramp onto a scene of fire, mud, and blood. The T’au lines were a shambles, dirt and discarded equipment everywhere, and the Praetorians were even now forming battle lines that encircled them from the river side. The main body of the Praetorian advance was steadily rolling down the bank toward the beleaguered defenders in good order, and the overwhelmed Auxilia couldn’t put out enough firepower to deal with them, the flanking force, and the Minthelians already in their midst at the same time.
The volleys of fire from the main Praetorian force began to eat into the lines of the defenders as the Chimeras provided cover, the intensity of the firing reaching a peak as the Praetorians advanced to within a hundred yards. Jensen picked off an Auxilia trooper who stuck his head up above a trench line for a moment too long, her bolt pistol removing the offending head completely, as the young LT she had ridden with (Sydney something, she couldn’t remember the girl’s surname) brought her squad into line formation with the other mechanized components. The drummers and fifers of the advancing force fell momentarily silent, then a brassy horn tone sounded that echoed from one battalion to another, immediately followed by a roar of voices as the Praetorian lines charged, bayonets out, into the overwhelmed T’au.
The rest of the battle was, to put it shortly, bloody and brutal. The Praetorians had successfully taken the major defensive lines on this side of the river, and while they had taken some losses, the majority of the deaths by percentage were among the Minthelians, who took severe losses among their strike team even as they secured the victory. In an admittedly surprising display of camaraderie and kindness that Jensen noted carefully, the Praetorian squads that took the trench lines helped carry out the bodies of the Minthelians who had died in the attack without being asked to assist or commenting. They treated the fallen from the penal regiment with the same care that they did their own dead – in acknowledgement, no doubt, of the fact that their attack would have been considerably bloodier if not for the daring plan they had earlier been so skeptical of.
(Attack is successful, I haven't run the numbers on casualties yet)
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2024.04.11 14:04 myninten-mythos [H]Gen8.9 Event[W]PayPal

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Hello. Have a good trade! Since I don't know when the Pokemon Bank will end, I will temporarily suspend the Gen7 event in order to get SR for my collection early. I will only post for the Gen8.9 event for the time being.(Excluding Greninja from the Sun and Moon demo)
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  2. No save manager etc was used.(ALL Event)
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Lucario,Sirfetch'd,Gengar,Dragonite,Dracovish
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Gen 7 Event
1.)Pokemon Bank→HOME moving key only.(Available until the end of Pokémon Bank service)**
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2024.04.09 23:38 critical_courtney [A Bargain for Wings] — Chapter Fifteen (sequel to The Fae Queen's Pet)

[A Bargain for Wings] — Chapter Fifteen (sequel to The Fae Queen's Pet)
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Previous Chapter
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Buy me a cup of coffee (if you want)
Chapter Sixteen:
Leaving Ayks’ tower, I flew downstairs toward the castle. And hovering over said stairs as I descended left me giddy. If I’d had the full use of my wings from the start, I might not have initially hated my bargain so much.
Having functional wings meant I could scoff at gravity. Oh, what’s that? A sinkhole? An earthquake? Too bad! I flee to Mother Sky and flip my old home the bird. Actually — as a piskie. I might want to be more wary of birds. Some of them are big enough to swallow me whole now.
We got to the bottom of the stairs, and Figaro turned to look up at me, hovering about five feet in the air. I puffed out my chest, ego inflated by my newfound success at knowing myself.
And all it took was being sassed at by a teenager, I thought, my grin turning devious.
“Not so high and mighty now that you can’t knock me to the floor with your snout, huh?” I sassed, putting my hands on my hips. “I like this flying thing. I think I’ll hover for the rest of my life, and there’s nothing you can do about it.”
The tiger-fox yawned and looked over at the wall.
“Hey! Pay attention to your mother when she’s talking to you. If I had to endure my mother’s mocking for 35 years, the least you can do is suffer it for 35 seconds,” I scolded.
But Figaro was too busy leaping, kicking off the wall, and snatching me in her jaws before I could do anything except squeak.
Landing gracefully on the ground, the tiger-fox spit me out on the ground like a rejected chew toy and bumped me once or twice with her snout as I lay on the cold stone floor.
While she chortled, I decided to stay down and marinate in my newfound frustration.
“I would like to rescind my earlier comment,” I muttered as the cub stuck her tongue out at me. “And for the record, that’s no way for you to treat your mother.”
A few minutes later, we came to the castle’s courtyard, and I was suddenly feeling my confidence peak again. Turning and putting my hand on Figaro’s rubbery nose, I said, “You stay here. I’m gonna go find my teacher and help track down the boy in green.”
She whined and sat in the grass.
“I’ll be fine. I can fly now,” I said.
“Yeah, and besides, she’ll have a bodyguard,” a familiar voice said, walking across the palace lawn.
I turned to see one werewolf standing with her arms crossed, mid-length walnut hair blowing in the lake breeze. Her inhuman red eyes carried an air of mischief to them.
“Is the royal puppy even allowed to leave the palace grounds without permission from her mistress?” I asked, hands on my hips.
“Why are you still wearing a collar when your girlfriend isn’t around?” Sierra returned a verbal jab effortlessly, raising an eyebrow.
We both froze. My blood pressure spiked, and our cheeks might have been heating simultaneously. Our best attempt at friendly scowls devolved into a game of “Dare I try to hit her again?”
And before I was out-sassed for a second time by a member of the canine family, I sighed and decided an escort was a kinder fate than another blow from the Quickest Brat in the Wild West.
“Let’s pretend this conversation never happened,” Sierra offered.
I followed that up with, “So. . . Perth?”
“Perth,” she nodded as I flew over and landed on her shoulder.
And with that, we left Featherstone behind and descended into the capital city below.
The weather was nice. Plenty of fae were out shopping or dining. I saw a family of trolls dancing in an open square as an elf with long pink hair played an uptempo piece on her violin. She wore a short-sleeved blue pastel dress that showed off several intricate tattoos on her brown skin. Looking closer, I saw they mostly appeared to be instruments and musical notes.
An entire crowd was slowly forming to hear her play. She performed mostly with her eyes closed like she was focussing on her music, but she sometimes opened them to scan the audience and smile.
“In some ways, this city doesn’t seem all that different from one in our world. Nicer even. These are ordinary folks just living their lives,” I mumbled.
“Eh, the cities of Faerie can be just as dangerous. Perth is gorgeous, but this place is my mistress’ crown jewel. It makes sense she’d try to keep it as peaceful and vibrant as possible. You might not be gunned down in a mass shooting here, but you can still find yourself on the opposite end of a sellsword, cursed by a crone, or drowned by kelpies in the lake.”
I nodded as we passed a chitterin tailor with six arms, all covered in sleeves from a slick black suit.
“You won’t find a better suit anywhere else! Let me clothe you in the fabric of dreams and seams,” he called out into the street. A smaller gnome with light blue skin and curious eyes stepped closer to his store window.
We passed a tavern called The Punchdrunk Porpoise, and I picked up scents of ale and porridge. Inside, it sounded like a bardic duet was singing about a cursed mountain that turned all who attempted to climb it into giant snowflakes.
I recognized one of the streets Lady Ayks walked down to arrive at the Crone’s home. I smiled and hoped she was doing well today.
Hopefully, my teacher will take me to see her again soon, I thought, scanning a crowd standing in a line outside a bank of some sort for the royal arcanist. Still, I didn’t see her.
We searched all through the Sparrow District, the Magpie Market, the Queer Quarter, and other neighborhoods around Perth, each with their unique charms and identities. The Magpie Market was by far my favorite, a large urban core with restaurants and shops on the lower floors and flats above them where fae would sit on their balconies in the sun and read or write or sing or nap. Whatever they wanted.
Markets sold fresh fish, fruit, blades, imported books, dolls, potions, and more than I could keep a tally of. A goblin witch with a little green hat sat on a stool and promised us a poison that just arrived would turn the drinker’s toenails into clay for a week.
That sounds horrid, I thought, giggling.
Nobody seemed to hassle Sierra or, by extension, myself.
“You know, the last time I had a piskie on my shoulder, we wound up visiting a nightmare fae who used a dentist to feed off the terror of her patients. Suffice it to say, thus far, this trip is much more fun.”
“Where in Faerie did you go to find a dentist?”
“Oh — no — that was back in the human world. Maine, to be exact.”
“Oh, wow. You lived in the exact opposite corner of the country from me. Washington was my home before I shrank and grew wings.”
Sierra nodded.
“How did you get the wings working, anyway?” Sierra asked.
I shrugged and thought back to the conversation I’d had with younger Anola.
“I think. . . the runeeye manifested a teen version of myself and had her kick my ass into shape. It wasn’t fun,” I mumbled.
The werewolf raised an eyebrow but then shrugged and said, “Shit, a teen version of myself? I think I’d die.”
Looking over at Sierra, I scoffed.
“Bitch, you’re two years removed from your teen years. I don’t want to hear it,” I said, shaking my head.
Muttering something and crossing her arms, I heard Sierra curse and continue on our way.
That’s right, you little brat. Keep walking, I thought, stifling a laugh.
We strolled through an alley full of broken crates and sewer grates. With the cramped brick walls and long shadows, I noted this would be a perfect place for a rich boy to lose his parents in slow motion, pearls and all. It smelled rank, and I was happy to leave it behind as we emerged in a part of the city Sierra called The Jay.
Most of the buildings here looked older and were made of mismatched wood panels and straw, even dried clay here and there when a wall needed patching. Clouds filled the sky as I spotted a familiar satyr walk into our path.
“There you are! I’ve been looking everywhere for you,” the little guy said with an urgent tone.
“Rascal! What are you doing here?” I asked, eyeing the kid and again looking around for my teacher. But she was nowhere to be found.
We were a long way from the Crone’s home. Maybe it wasn’t the satyr’s shift to watch her, but this was still a strange meeting. Or maybe Perth wasn’t as big as I thought it was.
“I found the boy in green! The royal arcanist said she’s been looking for him, but I know where he is,” Rascal said, waving his arms frantically.
Sierra frowned.
“You know. . . you might be the only satyr I’ve met so far who doesn’t smell like goat,” she said, crossing her arms.
Rascal ignored her.
My eyes widened, excited to finally bring this frantic pirate mess one step closer to being over.
“Where is the boy in green?” I asked.
Rascal lowered his voice and shook his head.
“No here. Too many eyes and ears. Come with me so we can talk in private,” he said, motioning for us to follow.
Sierra gave me a wary look.
“It’s fine. I know him. My teacher pays him to — well, keep an eye on some things,” I said, not wanting to betray the Crone’s secret identity.
The werewolf sighed and took off after the satyr.
Rascal led us up a half-broken staircase into a burned-out flat that had yet to be demolished or rebuilt. The wooden boards creaked under Sierra’s steps.
Taking us into a room with half of the roof missing and a bunch of broken furniture scattered about, the satyr turned to us and looked out a window, narrowing his eyes.
“Okay. This should do,” he said.
This felt like an abandoned mob hideout. Walls cracked, mold growing on patches of the floor, and a single dusty window that was miraculously unbroken amid this chaos of a flat.
Behind us, a door slammed shut, and Sierra and I both turned to see. . . well, nothing. Maybe the wind caught it.
When we turned back to Rascal, the satyr was gone, and in his place stood the boy in green. Wavy red hair, pale skin, wily eyes, and a bitter frown.
“You!” I shouted.
“That’s my line,” the boy, who appeared no older than 14, said. “You’ve got a lot of nerve prancing around the city after you took the book and vanished.”
I was almost too stunned to speak. So I was left stammering and making less-than-intelligent noises as I searched for a functional sentence. But the angry teen was just getting warmed up. Apparently, his frustration with me had been building for days. I just wasn’t sure he was furious with the right elf.
“You knew the Book of Tevaedah was my leverage to get the pirates to finally leave the Never Court for good!” he hissed, jabbing a finger in my direction. “The whole fucking time we worked to steal it from the Crocodile King, you had answers for every question, a solution for every pitfall. I should have known you’d fuck me over in the end, Sylva. Everything worked out perfectly until it didn’t.”
I held up a hand to try and get him to stop yelling, but Sierra spoke before I could ask an important question.
“Holy shit. Are you really Peter Pan?” she asked, apparently not paying attention to anything the boy in green had just said. My mind felt like it was on a spinning ride at the county fair.
“I just got by Pann these days. And I don’t have time for stupid questions. Every day I waste in this fucking city is one less I have to rebuild my court. So I’d appreciate it if you’d keep your jaw shut,” the ginger said.
Sierra crossed her arms.
“Just Pann? What, did you finally get tired of being associated with a second-rate brand of peanut butter,” the werewolf scoffed.
Before I could blink, Pann had two daggers lifted from his belt and flying through the air toward Sierra. They caught her shirt on either side of her ribs and sent her stumbling backward, pinned to a wall.
And as momentum carried her backward, I stumbled forward into the outstretched hand of a very angry boy.
“Shit,” was all I had time to say as he grabbed me and tossed me into an ornamental birdcage, slamming the door shut.
I tumbled around on torn pieces of paper and straw at the bottom of the cage.
“Where is the book, Sylva?” Pann demanded.
“I’m not Sylva!” I yelled, standing up and closing my eyes to get the room to stop spinning. “I don’t know why she robbed you, but she used that fucking book to trade lives with me.”
That silenced Pann, his eyes growing. I watched him run his hand down his face, and for a moment, it almost looked like he was going to believe me.
So imagine my shock when he nodded and said, “Holy hell. I can’t believe the little bitch managed to pull it off.”
Sierra growled and tried to pull at the daggers, but they were stuck firmly in the wall.
“I’m Anola. Anola Crys. Until a few weeks ago, I was human. Sylva took the book to my world, and as far as I know, it’s still there, probably just outside of Pasco.”
Walking over toward the door of the metal birdcage I’d been tossed into, I made the mistake of wrapping my hands around the latch.
Fiery pain radiated through each of my fingers with a strong hiss and the pop of smoke. I fell backward onto my ass screaming in pain. It felt like grabbing an orange coil from the stovetop. Nothing but searing agony, even after I let go.
“You really must be new to Faerie if you didn’t have the sense to avoid touching iron,” Pann said, sneering.
“Let her go!” Sierra yelled. “I thought Peter Pan was supposed to be one of the good guys. You hurt pirates, not sprites.”
His eyes narrowed as he ignored my cries of pain and focussed on Sierra.
“J.M. Barrie’s stories continue to haunt my reputation in the human world. Honestly, when he accidentally stumbled into the Never Court and vowed to write a play about me and my Lost Boys, I should have gutted him right there and then. Now every kid who knows my name believes me a fool who can’t even keep track of his own shadow instead of the prince of an embattled court constantly besieged by pirates.”
I was still whimpering and looking at my scorched fingers when a man kicked in the door. Gasping, I whispered, “Smee.”
Three pirates trailed behind him as he strode into the room and took in the chaotic scene before him.
“See, gentlemen? I told you following the piskie would pay off. Now I have her AND the boy in green. Another plan executed to perfection,” the captain said. “I believe you both have something the Crocodile King wants back.”
Pann drew a short sword from the scabbard on his belt and pointed it at Smee. Sierra stepped firmly forward, tearing her shirt on both sides as she pulled free of the wall. I activated my runeeye just in time to see glamour stirring, the wolfheart in Sierra’s chest pulsing with rising tension.
The pirates all drew blades of their own except Smee who scoffed.
“Well, this is amusing. A delusional boy who plays at being prince, a werewolf, and a room of pirates. What do you call this sort of thing?”
“A Mexican standoff?” Sierra offered, stilling scowling, and waiting for any sign of movement before she unleashed a torrent of magic upon everyone around me.
Smee chuckled at that and slowly pulled out a flintlock pistol, pointing it at Sierra.
She scoffed.
“I’ve read about a baron in Chicago who collects those things,” she said. “And I gotta tell ya. After surviving a bomb blowing me to hell, I’m not terribly afraid of your little gun.”
My heart was hammering in my chest. I took quick shallow breaths as the room spun even faster now. Everything had been fine just a few minutes ago. And now my hands were burnt to hell, and Sierra had a gun pointed at her. I wasn’t sure how this could get much worse.
“You should be. It packs quite a punch. And I loaded it with a ball of silver before we came in here,” Smee said, calm as can be.
Sierra didn’t have time to retort as a loud BOOM echoed from the gun, sending the now-bleeding werewolf stumbling backward and crashing through the one window in the room.
When my hearing finally came back, all I could hear was my screaming. Pann’s face paled as his blade shook in his grip.
Smee tossed the gun to the side and shrugged.
“Now. I have another gun and plenty of regular ammunition I’d be more than happy to fill your body with, Mr. Pann. What do you say?”
Tears filled my eyes as the boy in green looked down at me for a second.
“Wait. This treacherous piskie robbed me. I don’t have the book. I don’t even know where it is. But she does.”
“Is that so?” Smee asked fishing in a pocket for a pipe. He took the time to light it while Pann’s short sword continued to shake, no matter how much he attempted to steady it. The scent of pipe tobacco filled the room as the pirate captain considered this.
“I’ll offer you a bargain, Captain Smee. Swear to leave the Never Court alone forevermore. Never sail a pirate ship near my island’s waters. And I’ll give you the piskie here and now,” Pann said.
I wanted to curl up into a ball, but I forced myself to stand, hands shaking as they closed around my elbows. What was going to happen to me now?
“Why do you think you’re in a position to offer me the piskie? It seems I already have you and her dead to rights.”
“Because while you were busy shooting the werewolf, my shadow slit the throats of your men.”
Smee scowled and chanced a look behind him, finding a living three-dimensional shadow pointing a short sword at the captain. I hadn’t even noticed it separating from Pann, killing Smee’s pirates, and then pointing a blade at him.
In every way, the shadow was identical to Pann’s outline, shaggy red hair, round ears, form-fitting tunic, and a little, folded hat with a feather sticking out of the end. A bit of blood dripped from the end of the shadow’s sword.
Smee’s pirates were sprawled about on the floor, their throats slit, and a growing puddle of blood leaving me sick.
I turned and vomited between the bars of the birdcage, my insides feeling like they needed to be outside of me at this particular gruesome moment. I’d never seen a dead boy outside of a funeral, and certainly not a trio of them still bleeding out on the moldy wooden floorboards.
“That’s a neat trick,” Smee said, nodding and turning back to Pann. He unholstered a new flintlock pistol from inside his coat and pointed it at the boy in green. “So, how do you want to do this?”
Pann eyed his shadow, gulping.
“Give me your oath. I leave. The piskie remains locked in the iron cage waiting for you.”
I turned in time to see the pirate captain consider his. He cocked his jaw left and right as he ran the variables through his head. If he shot Pann dead, would his shadow disappear? Or would it skewer him? It clearly wasn’t a risk he was eager to take, especially not alone.
Falling to my knees, all I could do was shake as the boys negotiated my fate. I wanted desperately for Sierra to be okay. I wanted Ayks to burst through the wall and trample both of them. I wanted Queen Bon-Hwa to rise through the floorboards as a giant serpent, strangling the prince and the captain. None of those things happened.
“Very well. You have my word. None of my pirates will sail near the Never Court so long as I am in command,” Smee said.
Pann slowly nodded and inched toward the shattered window. Without a second thought, he leaped out and flew off into the sky. When Smee turned to check on the shadow, it was gone.
“Of course, I don’t plan to be in command much longer. Once I get the book back, I’ll retire. And Bill Jukes will take over as captain, where I’m sure he’ll unleash fresh hell upon the island. Stupid and gullible boy,” Smee muttered, putting his pistol away and standing over my cage.
He turned to face me as my heart found still a few more feet to sink deeper into my body.
“Now. . . let’s get you back to the Jolly Roger so we can have a nice long chat, Sylva.”
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• PoGO Pokémon. All were obtained by a close friend. All will have SPA/ENG Tag (if not custom), OT Menri (if not custom), ID 538184/750488, and proof (1 PoGO pic, 1-2 transfer pics, 1 HOME pic if possible):
(Maybe some of the Pokémon won’t be available at the moment) Shiny Celebi 12€, Shiny Meltan 25€, Shiny Melmetal 20€, Shiny Genesect 6IVs (No PoGO Sticker) 35€. Shiny Zapdos, Moltres, Articuno, Entei, Raikou, Lugia, Groudon, Giratina, Reshiram, and Kyurem are available for 7€ each. Shiny Azelf 10€, Shiny Uxie 15€. Darkrai and Deoxys (Normal, Attack, Defense or Speed) 10€ each, Shiny Deoxys (Normal, Attack or Defense) and Shiny Darkray 20€. Shiny PokéBall Latias Lv 11, Shiny PokéBall Latios Lv. 8 35€. Zarude 30€ and Shiny Mew 120€
I also have self-obtained regular PoGO Darkrais. 5€
• Self-Obtained Korean/Japanese Manaphy Eggs for BDSP. KOR: Naughty 31/31/17/3/31/15, JP: Timid 31/19/23/27/31/31. 15€
• Self-Obtained Mighty Mewtwo untouched 8€ (Training services included). Dream Ball, ENG, SPA or JP Tag. Pics + Video proof. OT VictyLusi IDs 429318/329117/898078 and OT Victy ID 401143
• Self-Obtained SV Event Shiny Lucario OT: VictyLusi (ITA) ID 625054, Violet (ENG) ID 607421, Scarlet (ENG) ID 75254, ビクティルシ ID 917509 and Victy (KOR) ID 768592. Pics + Video proof.
• Self-Obtained SV Event Darkrai OT: VictyLusi (ITA) ID 625054, Violet (ENG) ID 607421, Scarlet (ENG) ID 75254, ビクティルシ ID 917509 and Victy (KOR) ID 768592. Pics + Video proof.
• Self-Obtained SV Dream Ball/Love Ball Raid Palkia. 31/10/31/31/31/1-31/6/31/26/31/31-27/8/31/31/31/31, ENG, SPA or JP Tag. OT VictyLusi IDs 429318/329117/898078, Victy ID 401143 and Scarlet ID 75254. Pics + Video proof.
• Self-Obtained SV Heavy Ball Raid Dialga. 31/2/31/31/23/31, ENG, SPA or JP Tag. OT VictyLusi IDs 429318/329117/898078, Victy ID 401143 and Scarlet ID 75254. Pics + Video proof.
• Self-Obtained Walking Wake untouched 15€ (Training services included). ENG Tag Relaxed Lure Ball, SPA Tag Relaxed Lure Ball, JP Tag Gentle Dream Ball. Pics + Video proof. OT VictyLusi IDs 429318/898078 and OT Victy ID 401143. I also have a save with the event raid available so I can do custom OT/Lang and some IVs.
• Self-Obtained Iron Leaves untouched 15€ (Training services included). ENG Tag Sassy Friend Ball, SPA Tag Bashful Friend Ball, JP Tag Rash Dream Ball. Pics + Video proof. OT VictyLusi IDs 429318/898078 and OT Victy ID 401143
• Self-Obtained ENG Moon Bloodmoon Ursaluna, OT Scarlet ID 685039 31/5/31/31/24/2. Summary Pics proof. 4€
• Self-Obtained ENG Dream Bloodmoon Ursaluna, OT VictyLusi ID 429318 31/11/5/31/31/0. Summary Pics proof. 15€
• Self-Obtained ENG Dream Bloodmoon Ursaluna, OT VictyLusi ID 329117 16/31/10/31/31/0. Summary Pics proof. 10€
• Self-Obtained ENG Friend Ogerpon, OT VictyLusi ID 429318. 3 Masks included. 4€
• Self-RNGed ENG Star Shiny Love SP Modest Palkia, 23/19/31/31/27/31 OT VictyLusi ID 523976 or 27/10/15/31/31/31 OT Pearl ID 877713. Pics + Video proof. 4€
• Self-RNGed ENG Star Shiny Heavy BD Modest Dialga, OT Diamond ID 374552 31/3/18/31/31/8. Pics + Video proof. 4€
• Self-RNGed SP ENG Star Shiny OT Pearl ID 877713: Fast Impish Regirock 5IVs 29HP, Friend Careful Registeel 4IVs/29HP/21SpAtk, Moon Modest Regice 3IVs/0Atk, Dive Modest Articuno 4IVs/5Atk, Level Modest Zapdos 3IVs/0Atk and Love Modest Moltres 3IVs/1Atk/30SpDef. Pics + Video proof. 6€
• Self-RNGed BDSP ENG OT VictyLusi Dive/Great Shiny Unowns (Summary Pic Proof): A, B, C, H, I, J, K, L, M, P, S, T, U, V, W, Y and Z available. 0,25€ each
• Self-RNGed ENG OT Moon ID 129958: Moon Modest 5IVs 0Atk Lunala, Friend 6IVs Zygarde, Star Shiny Beast Lonely Stakataka 31/22/17/31/31/0. Pics proof. Lunala/Zygarde 2,5€, Stakataka 4€
• Self-obtained Shiny HA Jolly Hisuan Growlithe eggs: 5IVs –HP Fire Tera or 5IVs 30SpDef Rock Tera. Shiny Poke Modest 0Atk 4IVs Applin Egg. 4€
• Event Dracovish with proof. 2€
• SPA WCS Victini with proof. 25€
• SPA Celebrate Poké/Dream Ball Impish GMax Eevee OT VictyLusi ID 017759/220961 and Ultra Ball Impish GMax Pikachu OT VictyLusi ID 017759. 3€
• Code redemption services. Languages available: SPA, KOR, JP, ENG. If you want another language I would have to do another profile to do so but only 1(2 saves as I have both versions) 5€ *I can’t redeem more CoroCoro codes in the available languages
• RNGed Shiny/Non-Shiny 3 Segment Dunsparce caught from Gen3-5 games service (Price depends on the original game, check each RNG specifications below). I can RNG in BDSP too.
• Register 807 Pokémon (Gen1-7) on Home Dex using Moving Key with a random wild Gen7 Pokémon. 3€
*Using Moving Key HOME copies PkBank data. As I have Dex completed you will register all of them even if I transfer only 1 Pokémon. That works to get Original Color Magearna (Just Gen 8-9 Pokémon left) Also Forms and Shiny will be registered too. (No Shiny Locked Pokémon entries anymore, I fixed that)
• All SWSH/BDSP Items less Key ones. 0,3€ each (Johto/Dream/Beast/Sport/Safari Balls are 0,25€ each). Scarlet-Violet ones are 0,2€ each or 0,25€ each (Special Balls)
• Training - Pokémon (SPA-ENG) services for Scarlet and Violet.
- Custom OT/Lang Playthrough (6€ Base/DLC1, 10€ Base + DLC1, 12€ Base + DLC2 Paradox, 15€ Base + both DLCs). If you want all Legends from the game (DLCs included) price would be 25€ in total (28€ with Pecharunt*) *I will use 2 different saves because completing Pokedex would be easier in a CFW switch for Ursaluna BM/Paradox but I cannot use Online so the Mythical Pecha Berry and Pecharunt have to be caught in another Switch
- Miraidon/Koraidon 5€ (Custom OT Playthrough). Training service included. Treasures of Ruin are 1€ each, 2,5€ if both specific IVs and Ball.
- Ogerpon, Okidogi, Fezandipiti, Munkidori and BM Ursaluna. 4€ each (15€ in total if you want them all)
-Terapagos, Iron Crown/ Iron Boulder or Raging Bolt/Gouging Fire. 5€ each (12€ in total if you want them all from 1 specific version)
- 5IVs, -SpAtk, 6IVs, 5IVs 0Atk, 5IVs 0Spe SPA/JP Dittos. 1-4€ each
- Training: Level, Nature (Mint), IVs (Bottle Caps), EVs, TM/EM Moves, and Tera Type change. 0,5€ each
- Shiny Breeding: Ball, IVs (4-5), EMs, and Nature. You can request Pokémon as Shiny Eggs. 5€ each (If you ask more than 3 the price would have a discount)
- Shiny Paradox Pokémon: Ball (Training service included). 6€ each (3€ if you ask for more than 3)
-Vivillon services. I can get any Pattern but the most plenty I have are Marine, Sun, Jungle, High Plains, and Continental. We can use Union Circle so you can catch them yourself (as many as you want). 3€ each Pattern. For Shiny ones, the service is only available if they are caught by myself, not in online UC mode but I can do custom OT services (4€ each)
• Legends Arceus Evolution/Training Service (Level, Nature, IVs using Grits, Tutor Moves) and custom OT/Lang playthroughs for Shaymin/Darkrai, Arceus, Enamorus, or other Legends.
• RNG for BDSP: CaptureSight + RNG Apps (PokefindeRNG Chatot). Legends and Arceus (Shiny, some IVs, Nature, Poké Ball), Unown (Shiny or 0Atk), SPA/ENG Eggs (Shiny, IVs, Gender, Moves, Nature, Ability, Poké Ball), Starters (Shiny, some IVs, Nature), Mew/Jirachi (some IVs, Nature) and Eeeve/Rotom (Shiny, some IVs, Nature, Poké Ball). Square Shiny service is available.
- BDSP custom OT/Lang playthrough 6€
- Normal Legends: 2€ Each (Nature and 3-4IVs), 6€ (Nature + 5-6IVs)
- Shiny Legends: 6€ Each (Nature and 3-4IVs), 12€ (Nature + 5IVs)
- Shiny Arceus 10€ (Nature and 3-4IVs), 14€ (Nature + 5IVs)
*If you buy more than one Legend, the price will be cheaper (Less 5IVs ones)*
- Shiny Perfect Eggs 2€, Normal Perfect Eggs 0,5€
• Breeding Services for SWSH (ENG Tag): Any Ball, IVs, Nature, EMs, HA, or Shiny. Normal: 0,5€ Breedject/1€ BR, Shiny Eggs cost 10€ each (I use CaptureSight to check Eggs data). Training Service Included: TutoDT moves (+PP max), changing ability or nature, and training EVs.
• Shiny Self-Caught Pokémon (I have Pic Proof) OT VictyLusi (Make them Competitive with Objects without extra payment) 0,2-0,5€
- ID 017759: Safari Ball Jolteon, Ultra Ball Drifblim, Premier Ball Diggersby. Master Orbeetle, Dive Ball Ditto, Luxury GMax HA Charizard (Level 50 & 80), Safari GMax HA Venusaur(Level 50), Friend GMax HA Venusaur(Level 80), Dream GMax HA Blastoise (Level 50) and Master GMax HA Blastoise (Level 80)
- ID 220961 Star Shiny: Poke Ball Skuntank, Poke Ball Glalie, Ultra Ball Galvantula, Heal Ball Clefable. Star Shiny Dream GMax HA Blastoise (Level 80)
- Star Shiny Poké Ball Linoone OT Asce ID 875609
• SWSH playthrough with custom OT/Lang 7€ (Wolves/Calyrex/Horses)/4€ (Kubfu/DLCs Legends) If you ask for more than one from the same save the price would be lower.
- Zacian/Zamazenta customized (Ball, Nature(Mint), IVs(Bottle Cap), TAG and OT) 4€
- Kubfu/Urshifu customized (Nature (Mint), IVs (Bottle Cap), TAG and OT) 4€
- Crown Tundra Legends: Calyrex, Spectrier, Glastrier, Swords of Justice, Keldeo, Dynamax Adventure Legends; 5-6€. Regis, Galar Birds, Cosmog; 2-4€. Customized (Ball, Nature(Mint), IVs(Bottle Cap), TAG and OT).
Ready 3€: Jolly Master Ball Zacian OT Lusi ID 551981, Quirky Master Ball Calyrex OT Lusi ID 871386, Hardy Poké Ball Calyrex OT Lusi ID 098775, Bashful Heavy Ball Calyrex OT Lusi ID 972832 and Dream Ball Rash Eternatus OT Shield ID 909190.
• Meltan & Melmetal: Custom Nature, Nickname, Language Tag, and Ball (LGPE only). Prices are 0.50€ Meltan and 2€ Melmetal
• Ribbon services are available for Gen3-8 (There are some excluded). The price depends on how many and type (Check spreadsheet)
“Any Pokémon from Gen3-7 would be traded through PkBank, HOME, Switch or Files”
• RNG Service from Gen1-7. Mons will be proofed and you can choose the OT/Lang of mons (Gen1-7), also you can ask for different types of RNG that aren’t listed. You can for ask Nature, Shiny, Hidden Power, IVs (Depending Game), and TutoEgg Moves. (Check spreadsheet)
• WISHMKChannel Jirachi, Ageto Celebi: Dolphin Emulator + Lua Scripts + Pokefinder + VBA + Ruby/Sapphire Save Files (+ Rscheksum for WISHMKR Jirachi). I can RNG Nature for Celebi. Channel Jirachis are available to RNG Nature, IVs, and Shiny (Star or Square). Colosseum Jirachis are fixed (Star Shiny or Good IVs). Check spreadsheet.
- WISHMKR Jirachi 7€ Normal/12€ Star Shiny
- CHANNEL Jirachi 12€ Normal/14€ Star Shiny/16€ Square Shiny
- JP Ageto Celebi 9€ Random/15€ with Nature
• Pokémon Box Mons. Dolphin Emulator + Lua Scripts + Pokefinder + VBA-M + Ruby/Sapphire Save Files. Shiny RNG service (Star or Square) is available (Check spreadsheet)
• RNG/SR XD/Colosseum Pokémon Services (Check spreadsheet). Square Shiny and TID/SID RNG are Available for both games (To get good Shiny spreads). (Dolphin Emulator + Lua Scripts + RNG Reporter + PokeFinder + XD/Colosseum Saves) (Check spreadsheet). JP e-reader ones aren’t available due to I don’t have the Card files to get them legit but Japanese Colosseum Pikachu from Bonus Disc is available.
• Manaphy Egg RNG Service: OT, Nature, IVs, and Shiny. Pokémon Ranger 1 Cartridge + TWLSaveTool + Gen4 Games + Desmume Emulator + Lua Scripts + Pokefinder. 8€ Normal+IVs, 15€ Shiny and 20€ Shiny+IVs
- Gen3 (RSE/FRLG): Visual Boy Advance Emulator + Lua Scripts + Pokefinder. Available RNG: Legends (Event not allowed)/Gifts/Safari/Wild/GameCorneStarters/Eggs and Square Shiny service available.
- Gen4 (HGSS/Platinum): Desmume Emulator + Lua Scripts + Pokefinder. Available RNG: Legends (Event not allowed)/Events(Regis/Sinjoh Ruins)/Gifts/Starters/Wild/Safari/Game CorneEggs/ID-SID RNG and Square Shiny service available.
- Gen5 (BW/BW2): Desmume Emulator + Lua Scripts + RNG ReportePokefinder. Available RNG: Dream Radar Legends(Less Palkia)/Wild/Gifts/Starters/Legends/ID-SID RNG and Square Shiny service available. *Entree Forest for DW Mons is available but you have to provide the save with Legit Mons
- Gen6 (XY/ORAS): NTR + PCalc + 3DS RNG Tool. Available RNG: Starters/Unowns/Event (Latios or Latias)/Eggs (TSV too)/Legends (Including Groudon/Kyogre and Deoxys) and save ID-TSV RNG. Square Shiny service is available.
- Gen7 (USUM): (NTR + PCalc)/(Citra Emu + Python) + 3DS RNG Tool. Available RNG: Starters (USUM), Wormhole Legends/UBs (Wild Included), Stationary Legends, Gift Pokémon (Including Shiny Partner Pikachu), Eggs (TSV too), Wild (SOS included) and save ID-TSV RNG. Ash Greninja and Square Shiny services are available.
I can breed all Vivillon Patterns less than 3 due to I created a new save file with the Region of my PAL DS changed. The only ones I can’t breed are Elegant because it is only for Japanese DS Regions and Modern/Savanna because they are for American DS Regions.
- Gen1/2 (Y/S/C). Mons Available: Legends (Including Celebi)/Gifts and Eggs (Only Gen2). Nature is determined by experience and Shiny Breeding is Available (With Glitched Shiny Ditto + Debug Menu for Speed Up). IVs RNG is available only, I don't do Shiny Legends due to there isn't RNG for that.
• RNGed Dittos Available (for 3DS or Switch):
-You can ask for Shiny, any IVs Spread, any Nature, custom OT, and Language Tag (Playthrough price not included)
-Tags already available: SPA-JPN, OT LUSI- Lusi
Spreadsheet with all FT and Prices:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uR9jqdMsJmfI69z05oj1XFrKhuScdrqe2yh4bY7\_8lQ/edit?usp=drive\_link
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2024.04.08 14:58 yoqueray Stickiest stickers ever...how many bedroom walls did these things go onto?

Stickiest stickers ever...how many bedroom walls did these things go onto?
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2024.04.06 16:28 Herr_Macan LF: Fula City Zeraora !!!! // FT: Events, Services, Vivillon Sets, BB Academy Coach Set...

Zeraora is the last Pokemon I'm missing for my Living Origin Dex. Please help out.
I'm ok to trade either on the 3DS or Switch.
Pokemon OT ID Generation Language
Zeraora Fula City 100118 VII English

UNREDEEMED GEN VI EVENTS

I have obtained the Mystery Gift Card, yet have not picked up these Pokemon in the Pokemon Centre. These are from the Pokemon XY/ORAS era. If really necessary, I'm open to soft reset for nature only.

ONHAND EVENTS FOR TRADE:

Proof video of Gen 7 redeemed Mystery Gift Cards is here.
All Pokemon in the list were redeemed by me in various games. Nature and IVs are random or preset by the event where applicable, as I did not soft reset for anything specific. Further proof will be sent upon finalizing the deal.
Pokemon OT ID Generation Language Location
Entei (Lv. 60) 2018 Legends 042218 VII English Bank
Latias (Lv. 60) 2018 Legends 090118 VII English Bank
Thundurus (Lv. 60) 2018 Legends 070618 VII English Bank
Zekrom (Lv. 60) 2018 Legends 100518 VII English Bank
Shiny Zygarde (Lv. 60) 2018 Legends 060218 VII English Bank
Shiny Eternatus Galar 221118 VIII English Home
Alex's Dragapult (x5) Alex 231117 IX English Home
Shiny Buddy Lucario (x3) Herr Macan Various Saves IX English Home
Darkrai (x2) Herr Macan Various Saves IX English Home
Team Star Revavroom (x3) Team Star 231122 IX English Home

TERA RAID SPARES:

All were caught by me in various saves and playthroughs I did. Some are in German language. Natures and IVs mostly predetermined.
Pokemon OT Ball Mark / Special Trait Generation Language Location
Empoleon Self-caught Luxury Mightiest IX English Home
Iron Bundle Self-caught Luxury Mightiest IX English Home
Inteleon Self-caught Luxury Mightiest IX German Home
Hisuian Samurott Self-caught Moon Mightiest IX English Home
Hisuian Decidueye Self-caught Repeat Mightiest IX German Home
Hisuian Typhlosion Self-caught Heal Mightiest IX English Home
Hisuian Typhlosion Self-caught Luxury Mightiest IX German Home
Typhlosion Self-caught Luxury Mightiest IX German Home
Dialga Self-caught Pokeball x IX English Home
Dialga Self-caught Premier x IX German Home
Palkia Self-caught Pokeball x IX English Home
Palkia Self-caught Premier x IX German Home
Walking Wake Self-caught Pokeball Timid Nature IX English Home
Iron Leaves Self-caught Pokeball Natural 6IVs IX English Home

GEN IX SHINIES:

All were self-caught by me in various saves, caught in the wild, so they have random natures and IVs. All are currently in Pokemon Home, yet can be traded in any of the Switch games, where available.

OTHER STUFF

Ask what else you might be interested in.
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2024.04.05 23:52 MinuteCelebration305 "My name is Toxic Shame" a powerful poem about shame from childhood trauma

I read this first in a book called "Homecoming" by John Bradshaw. The book helped me gain a lot of insight about my mental illness and is helping me with recovery. I highly recommend reading it (at least the first 4 chapters).
The poem actually made me feel something, I quite rarely feel emotions.
The poem is by Leo Booth/John Bradshaw:
My Name Is Toxic Shame
I was there at your conception
In the epinephrine of your mother’s shame
You felt me in the fluid of your mother’s womb
I came upon you before you could speak
Before you understood
Before you had any way of knowing
I came upon you when you were learning to walk
When you were unprotected and exposed
When you were vulnerable and needy
Before you had any boundaries
MY NAME IS TOXIC SHAME
I came upon you when you were magical
Before you could know I was there
I severed your soul
I pierced you to the core
I brought you feelings of being flawed and defective
I brought you feelings of distrust, ugliness, stupidity, doubt
worthlessness, inferiority, and unworthiness
I made you feel different
I told you there was something wrong with you
I soiled your Godlikeness
MY NAME IS TOXIC SHAME
I existed before conscience
Before guilt
Before morality
I am the master emotion
I am the internal voice that whispers words of condemnation
I am the internal shudder that courses through you without any mental preparation
MY NAME IS TOXIC SHAME
I live in secrecy
In the deep moist banks of darkness
depression and despair
Always I sneak up on you I catch you off guard I come through
the back door
Uninvited unwanted
The first to arrive
I was there at the beginning of time
With Father Adam, Mother Eve
Brother Cain
I was at the Tower of Babel the Slaughter of the Innocents
MY NAME IS TOXIC SHAME
I come from “shameless” caretakers, abandonment, ridicule,
abuse, neglect – perfectionistic systems
I am empowered by the shocking intensity of a parent’s rage
The cruel remarks of siblings
The jeering humiliation of other children
The awkward reflection in the mirrors
The touch that feels icky and frightening
The slap, the pinch, the jerk that ruptures trust
I am intensified by
A racist, sexist culture
The righteous condemnation of religious bigots
The fears and pressures of schooling
The hypocrisy of politicians
The multigenerational shame of dysfunctional family systems
MY NAME IS TOXIC SHAME
I can transform a woman person, a Jewish person, a black
person, a gay person, an oriental person, a precious child into
A bitch, a kike, a nigger, a bull dyke, a faggot, a chink, a selfish
little bastard
I bring pain that is chronic
A pain that will not go away
I am the hunter that stalks you night and day
Every day everywhere
I have no boundaries
You try to hide from me
But you cannot
Because I live inside of you
I make you feel hopeless
Like there is no way out
MY NAME IS TOXIC SHAME
My pain is so unbearable that you must pass me on to others
through control, perfectionism, contempt, criticism, blame,
envy, judgment, power, and rage
My pain is so intense
You must cover me up with addictions, rigid roles, re-enactment,
and unconscious ego defenses.
My pain is so intense
That you must numb out and no longer feel me.
I convinced you that I am gone – that I do not exist – you experience absence and emptiness.
MY NAME IS TOXIC SHAME
I am the core of co-dependency
I am spiritual bankruptcy
The logic of absurdity
The repetition compulsion
I am crime, violence, incest, rape
I am the voracious hole that fuels all addictions
I am instability and lust
I am Ahaverus the Wandering Jew, Wagner’s Flying Dutchman,
Dostoyevski’s underground man, Kierkegaard’s seducer, Goethe’s Faust
I twist who you are into what you do and have
I murder your soul and you pass me on for generations
MY NAME IS TOXIC SHAME
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2024.04.03 21:46 Excellent-Design2943 Can anyone help? I’m so close and no dice left 😭😭😭😭

Can anyone help? I’m so close and no dice left 😭😭😭😭
I’m out of trades for today but can send something tomorrow
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2024.04.03 14:05 heliyatra1 How to plan Char Dham Yatra from Hyderabad?

How to plan Char Dham Yatra from Hyderabad?
The Char Dham Yatra, a pilgrimage to the four sacred sites in India, holds immense spiritual significance for Hindus. These sites, nestled amidst the mighty Himalayas, include Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath.
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Embarking on this journey from Hyderabad requires meticulous planning to ensure a smooth and fulfilling experience. In this comprehensive guide, we will delve into the essential aspects of planning a Char Dham Yatra from Hyderabad. For those seeking a more convenient and time-efficient option, consider exploring the possibility of experiencing the Char Dham Yatra by helicopter. This alternative provides a unique perspective of the pilgrimage sites and reduces travel time, allowing for a deeper focus on spiritual contemplation and worship.

Research and Preparation:

  • Understand the significance: Before embarking on the journey, it's crucial to understand the spiritual significance and historical importance of each Dham.
  • Choose the right time: The Char Dham Yatra season typically starts in April-May and lasts until October-November, avoiding the harsh winter months.
  • Physical readiness: Assess your physical fitness and consult a healthcare professional if necessary. The journey involves trekking and high altitudes, demanding good health and stamina.

Itinerary Planning:

  • Route selection: Hyderabad to Char Dham pilgrimage route usually involves a combination of flights, trains, and road journeys. Decide whether you want to opt for a group tour or plan an independent trip.
  • Allocate time: Allocate sufficient time for each Dham, considering travel time, darshan (worship), and rest. It's advisable to spend at least 10-12 days for a comprehensive Char Dham Yatra from Hyderabad.
  • Accommodation: Pre-book accommodation at each destination to avoid last-minute hassles, especially during peak season.

Travel Arrangements:

  • Flights: Book flights from Hyderabad to the nearest airport to your first Dham destination, usually Dehradun or Jolly Grant Airport for Yamunotri and Gangotri.
  • Train journey: If you prefer train travel, book tickets in advance for trains to major nearby stations like Haridwar or Rishikesh.
  • Local transport: Arrange for local transport options like taxis or buses for traveling between Dham sites and nearby towns.

Essential Packing List:

  • Clothing: Pack warm clothes, especially during the early and late months of the Yatra, as temperatures can drop significantly at higher altitudes.
  • Medication: Carry necessary medications for altitude sickness, headaches, upset stomach, and any other ailments. Also, pack a basic first-aid kit.
  • Spiritual items: Take along necessary items for worship, such as puja materials, Rudraksha beads, and a small idol of your chosen deity.

Health and Safety:

  • Altitude sickness precautions: Stay hydrated, avoid alcohol, and acclimatize gradually to higher altitudes to prevent altitude sickness.
  • Medical facilities: Identify nearby medical facilities at each Dham site and carry emergency contact numbers.
  • Travel insurance: Consider purchasing travel insurance covering medical emergencies, trip cancellations, and other unforeseen events.

Cultural and Environmental Respect:

  • Respect local customs: Familiarize yourself with local customs and traditions at each Dham site to show respect to the local culture.
  • Environmental conservation: Practice responsible tourism by minimizing waste, avoiding plastic usage, and preserving the pristine Himalayan environment.

Financial Planning:

  • Budget estimation: Estimate the overall cost of the trip, including travel, accommodation, food, and miscellaneous expenses.
  • Payment options: Carry sufficient cash as ATMs may not be readily available in remote areas. Also, inform your bank about your travel plans to avoid card issues.

Conclusion:

Embarking on the Char Dham Yatra from Hyderabad is a spiritually enriching journey that requires thorough planning and preparation. By following the steps outlined in this guide, you can ensure a smooth and fulfilling pilgrimage experience, immersing yourself in the divine aura of these sacred sites nestled amidst the majestic Himalayas.
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2024.04.02 17:50 MisadventureRanger April 2024 Cozy Fantasy Round-Up

Welcome fair folk of CozyFantasy to the April Cozy Fantasy Roundup! This one is a bit shorter, so I welcome all comments pointing to releases coming this April!

Otherworldly by F. T. Lukens

02 April 2024

The esteemed NYT bestselling author F.T. Lukens is releasing a YA cozy fantasy romance tomorrow! It follows Ellery, a seventeen-year-old kid whose family farm risks failing during a winter that’s lasted five years, and Knox, a familiar from the Other World who needs to bargain with a human to keep him anchored to the realm. And, of course, romantic shenanigans ensue 👀

Call forth a Fox by Markelle Grabo

02 April 2024

Though the western wood is rumored to be home to wicked faeries, 15-year-old Roisin forages without fear, until the night she saves a red fox from a bear, and that bear turns on her. Ro and her sister survive the attack, but the forest isn’t finished with them yet, for the seemingly ordinary bear is truly a boy who’s been cursed by faeries and forced to partake in a deadly competition.
And the red fox is actually a girl—the same girl from the village who Ro has fallen for.
Between the bear and the fox only one is meant to survive, but Ro and her sister are determined to break the curse before tragedy strikes, and their fight forever alters their ties to the western wood and to each other. (requested by u/mystineptune)
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A Brewtiful Life by Jolly Jupiter

02 April 2024

Book two in a cozy fantasy brewpub dwarf book about cooking and brewing and comraderie in a fantasy world.
Peter Roughtuff now has a home, a brewery, and enough gold in the bank to finally relax.
With the events of last year behind him, he can get down to what really matters – brewing. When he’s not fending off horrors like tax auditors, belligerent goats, or gnomish corporate ninjas, that is!
Join Pete and the rest of the Thirsty Goat family as they throw themselves into preparations to win the biggest contest of their lives. With the future of the True Brew, and a bet with the God Barck on the line, Pete is going to do whatever it takes to become the best brewer in all of Minnova!

The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers by Samuel Burr

09 April 2024

An extraordinary, gloriously uplifting novel about the power of friendship and the puzzling ties that bind us
Clayton Stumper might be twenty-six years old, but he dresses like your grandpa and drinks sherry like your aunt. Abandoned at birth on the steps of the Fellowship of Puzzlemakers, he was raised by a group of eccentric enigmatologists and now finds himself among the last survivors of a fading institution.
When the esteemed crossword compiler and main maternal presence in Clayton's life, Pippa Allsbrook, passes away, she bestows her final puzzle on him: a promise to reveal the mystery of his parentage and prepare him for life beyond the walls of the commune. As Clay begins to unpick the clues, he uncovers something even the Fellowship have never been able to solve—and it's a secret that has the potential to change everything. (requested by u/mystineptune)

Light My Pyre: A Cozy Fantasy Romance and Mystery by Kat Kinney11 April 2024

EVERWOOD FALLS… a small supernatural community tucked up in the Colorado Rockies where witches, werewolves and vampires can live without fear of discovery, and those with curses they can’t control are sent to keep the existence of magic from being revealed to Mundanes.
As a prince of the fae High Court, Asher Heath has always been caught between two worlds—the kingdom of faerie where his fire magic is unparalleled and the human realm where he works as a firefighter. But two months ago, he lost control of a blaze his fae magic was supposed to contain, with tragic results. With his magic poisoned by a demon curse, he can’t risk getting close to anyone… including Gwyn, the fierce and beautiful dragon shifter he encounters out in a thunderstorm in the woods. But trouble has followed Asher to Everwood Falls. An arsonist is setting fires around town using demon magic to possess their victims—and their targets get bigger every time.
Gwyneth Drake doesn’t need a prince to save her. She shifts into a twenty-foot fire-breathing dragon who can fight her own battles. A fierce advocate for the dragon community, she was forced into hiding when an ex tried to sear her dragon from the skies. Now dragon blood has been found at one of the arson sites and she and Asher will have to work together to stop the arsonist before they strike again. Someone from Gwyn’s past may have followed her to Everwood Falls, and they’re too close to the case for comfort…
With a herd of enchanted elk, carnivorous spruce trees, and sentient pumpkins that stalk the local landscaping, Everwood Falls is a quirky mountain town where scales and fur mean found family. (requested by u/mystineptune)

A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall

This epistolary cozy fantasy follows E., a recluse who lives in an underwater house. This one does have a bit of tragedy involved—according to the blurb, a seaquake destroys E.’s home and causes her and her penpal, scholar Henerey Clel, to disappear, but E.’s sister Sophy and Henerey’s brother Vyerin set out to solve the mystery using the letters between E. and Henerey as their guide. Also, can I just say this one’s cover is absolutely GORGEOUS??

The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher by E.M. Anderson

21 April 2024

A Cozy adventure of 83 year old Edna Fisher becoming the Chosen One in her retirement. (requested by u/mystineptune)

I Ran Away To Evil by Mystic Neptune

23 April 2024

A reluctant heroine finds unexpected love when she's sent to assassinate a lonely dark lord in the first book of this cozy romantasy series.
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Henrietta Doryn has never enjoyed fighting. She'd rather be in the kitchen baking cookies. But it's her duty as Warrior Princess to face off against the forces of evil. As such, she's unceremoniously shooed from her kingdom to go eliminate the all-powerful Dark Lord next door.
Keith Monfort has never enjoyed ruling with an iron fist. He'd prefer to be in his workroom tinkering with practical magic. But it's his duty to lead the Dark Enchanted Forest and the forces of evil. So when Henrietta shows up at his door, he's only too happy to invite her in for tea to talk it out instead. ...
Can this unlikely pair prevent war between their two kingdoms? Where do their true loyalties lie? And when will they finally confess their growing feelings for each other?
Coming out in Audio book and KU & Ecopy Apr 23rd, paperback May 7th. (requested by u/mystineptune)
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