I’ve read a good amount of Ginsberg’s poetry and I’ll be honest, I didn’t like it. So I never did much of a deep dive on him as a person & for all I know this is common knowledge… but I was reading Andrea Dworkin’s memoir today and she talked about their brief friendship which I’ve pasted below. It’s long for context but I bolded the important parts if you wanna skim:

I did go to New York just to see him, but when I got to New York I was too shy to call him. I'd spend every waking hour worrying about how to make the call. I picked a rainy night. He answered the phone. “Come on over now, ” he said. I told him that he was much too busy. I told him that it was raining. I went anyway, shaking on the wet sidewalks, shaking on the bus, so nervous on the five flights up to his apartment that I could barely keep my balance. As always when I was nervous, I broke into a cold sweat.
He had warned me that he was working on proofs for a new book of poems and would have very little time for me, but we spent the whole night talking - well, okay, not all of it but many hours of it. He then walked me down to the bus in the rain and told me he loved me. I counted. He told me eleven times.

[…]

When Elsa [the photographer they shared] had a baby I was asked to be his godmother and Ginsberg was his godfather. We were now, metaphysically speaking, joined in unholy matrimony. And still I stayed away from him. I did not see him again, since that time in college, until my godson was bar mitzvahed. By this time I had published many books, including my work attacking pornography - the artifacts, the philosophy, the politics.
On the day of the bar mitzvah newspapers reported in huge headlines that the Supreme Court had ruled child pornography illegal. I was thrilled. I knew that Allen would not be. I did think he was a civil libertarian. But in fact, he was a pedophile. He did not belong to the North American Man-Boy Love Association out of some mad, abstract conviction that its voice had to be heard. He meant it. I take this from what Allen said directly to me, not from some inference I made. He was exceptionally aggressive about his right to fuck children and his constant pursuit of underage boys.
I did everything I could to avoid Allen and to avoid conflict. This was my godson’s day. He did not need a political struggle to the death breaking out all over.
Ginsberg would not leave me alone. He followed me everywhere I went from the lobby of the hotel through the whole reception, then during the dinner. He photographed me constantly with a vicious little camera he wore around his neck. He sat next to me and wanted to know details of sexual abuse I had suffered. A lovely woman, not knowing that his interest was entirely pornographic, told a terrible story of being molested by a neighbor. He ignored her. She had thought, “This is Allen Ginsberg, the great beat poet and a prince of empathy. ” Wrong. Ginsberg told me that he had never met an intelligent person who had the ideas I did. I told him he didn’t get around enough. He pointed to the friends of my godson and said they were old enough to fuck. They were twelve and thirteen. He said that all sex was good, including forced sex.
I am good at getting rid of men, strictly in the above-board sense. I couldn’t get rid of Allen. Finally I had had it. ** Referring back to the Supreme Court’s decision banning child pornography he said, “The right wants to put me in jail. ” I said, “Yes, they’re very sentimental; I’d kill you. ” The next day he’d point at me in crowded rooms and screech, “She wants to put me in jail. ” I’d say, “No, Allen, you still don’t get it. The right wants to put you in jail. I want you dead. ” **
He told everyone his fucked-up version of the story (“You want to put me in jail”) for years. When he died he stopped.”

-Heartbreak: The Political Memoir of a Feminist Militant - Andrea Dworkin
I googled it after because i don’t blindly trust anything I read in any book. I found this long article with a NAMBLA context from someone who was clearly a huge Ginsberg fan. Despite the minimization sprinkled throughout the author makes clear Ginsberg did participate for this organization for years, and was in fact kinda the face of the thing.
So did y’all know this? If you’re a Ginsberg fan do you care? One of my criticisms with, like, Howl for instance was that I thought the pornographic language gratuitous. There is no language so coarse as to bother me from a moral standpoint, for instance I like Henry Miller very much, but I thought it was shock for shock’s sake. If I recall correctly, Howl resulted in a lawsuit over it being banned. I believed then the “cunt wheelbarrows” (or whatever it was - im on my phone & this is from memory) to be a most excellent marketing plan for media attention.
Someone did eventually explain to me that the graphic language was to represent consumeristic culture / selling sex etc. so then I thought the lawsuit garnering him so many fans (book sales!!) was clever in an Andy Kaufmann-esque way - taking his art from poem to performance art - using a critique about consumerism to advertise for free (lawyer fees? But news telling you you can’t read something is sooo much more effective than a magazine ad). beatnik Ouroboros?
But after reading Bworkin & the article linked above… I’m kinda just back to where I started. Maybe he was just a philiac who figured out a way to talk dirty in public, maybe hoping to find some Holden Caulfield in the crowd enamored by his lack of “phoniness” to come back & see his obscure music collection & talk about how teachers really /don’t/ get him, or whatever.
TLDR: The question at the end of the day for Ginsberg: Kaufmann DaDa, Grecian dada, or both?

I think a lot of neurodivergent individuals suffer from not fitting the stereotypical mold of masculinity, and society constantly pressures them to conform. I certainly do.
For me, this pressure is clearly illustrated by Rudyard Kipling's revered poem "If—", which he dedicated to his son as a guide on how to be a man. This poem is deeply embedded in our culture. It's supposed to be empowering and inspiring.
However, when we rewrite it in the negative, it reveals the immense pressure to meet these rigid standards of manhood, highlighting how such expectations can be overwhelming for those who don't fit this traditional mold. Here's how the poem looks when flipped:
If you can't keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can't trust yourself when all men doubt you, And you give way to their doubting too; If you can't wait and are tired by waiting, Or being lied about, you deal in lies, Or being hated, you give way to hating, And can't hold back and look too good, nor wise:
If you can't dream—or let dreams be your master; If you can't think—or make thoughts your aim, If you can't meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same; If you can't bear to hear the truth you've spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, And can't stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:
If you can't make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and can't start again at your beginnings And give way to their murmurs, you won't be a boss; If you can't force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone, And you break down when there is nothing in you Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!'
If you can't talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch, If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, And if men’s doubts, you can't hold as such; If you can't fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds' worth of distance run, Yours is not the Earth and everything that's in it, And—you won't be a Man, my son!

So here's the situation I live with my fiance of 3 years and her 2 sons 20 and 14. I connected to the older one over interest in D&D and Fantasy and anime. I try to connect and bond with the younger one over Pokemon and videogames and Meteorology because those are his interests but the most I can get from him are one word answers, or silence and dirty looks. He has repeatedly said that he "hates me", "wishes I'd "never come to live there" he's told me he wishes I "would die" and that he's going to KO me. He also often responds to me with "f*** you" "go the f*** away" and has called me a "mother f**er" (ill admit that I have once when he called me that I pointed at his mom and said "yes I am" when I was fed up with being sh* on) I'm just trying to figure out how to get through to him he just seems like he wants nothing to do with me no matter how much I try. His dad abused him till he was 7 when his mom left his dad and his das went to prison and then and then other men his mom dated after would always leave after a few months but I've been a constant for 2 ½ years now with no signs of leaving but it's causing stress and strife. I just need some advice on things to try with this boy because I'm running out of ideas. He doesn't want to do anything but stay in his room and watch YouTube on his TV and play on his VR (both of which I bought him) he won't do chores and I can't dole out discipline as I know as a step parent type of only a couple years I can't do that, he won't bathe unless his mom makes him, he won't make any food for himself and treats me and his mom and older brother like his servants and gently is disagreeable -which again he's 14 I get that teenagers suck. The only example I have is my Dad who would distance himself or scream at me and I can't do that either. His mom wants me to bond with him and I've tried but it seems like nothing works. any advice would be helpful.

I am terrified. I feel my life is in danger. My mother's pressure has become more intense, and she threatens me constantly. She calls me crazy and delusional, and refers to my being trans as "dirty." But I am not dirty. I just want to be who I truly am.
Tonight, she threatened to reveal my true identity to my father. My father is a religious extremist who stabbed my mother in front of me when I was a child. Now my mother is using this past trauma as a weapon against me.
I don't have anyone. I live in Iran, where they destroy trans people. So I have no help.
I feel very bad. My body is frozen, and I keep crying, and it won't stop.
My mother keeps trying to tell me that I am dirty, sexually perverted, and delusional. I am not delusional, dirty, or perverted. I just can't bear to not be my true self anymore. Everyone judges me and keeps trying to convince me that I am delusional and not really trans.
My feelings are completely real and have been with me almost since the beginning of my life. No matter what happens, I want to live the way I truly always wanted to, even if others don't accept me and I stay alone forever.
For fear of being destroyed by my family and society, I constantly tried to suppress this feeling inside me, behaving like a cisgender person and playing their role. But the more I grew up, the more I realized that I don't want to be like men. I felt very bad, to the point that the last time I was about to end everything because of this issue (though I didn't do it in the end, and instead I screamed and cried).
I cover my body so that I don't see it. Whenever I think that I might have to live as a man for the rest of my life, I feel worse, and my desire to die increases tenfold. Now that I want to try to live as I truly am, they bring these troubles to me. What sin did I commit to deserve such treatment?

This is metaphorical and silly, but hear me out: I’m wondering how we would define boyhood or “boycore” and more specifically, what men see in their heads or feel in their bodies when they remember themselves during their childhoods, or what parents are seeing in their sons that fits into boycore.
This is what I thought fit in to boycore when first thought of this question:
-Wearing dirty clothes and not caring
-Getting bored often
-Wearing a t shirt that doesn’t fit right
-Liking the band Breaking Benjamin
-Being in a body that’s growing so fast it hurts a little all the time
-The desire to do anything as fast as possible if it’s fun and as slow as possible if it’s boring
-Thinking that yelling is fun/funny
-Halo
-Being upset or physically hurt and trying unsuccessfully to hide it
-Getting too mad and not know how to calm down
-Running as fast as you can for no reason

What do you call someone who loses sexual interest in one gender (or their “common phenotype”) and starts to prefer another? For example, before I even liked men with hairy chests, but recently I've even felt a bit of an aversion to them. Before, I had anal sex and had a greater tolerance when "dirty accidents" occurred. Today I tolerate it less, although I disguise it well so as not to embarrass or hurt others. Women don't have hair, women have the option of penetration not being anal. Anyway... What's going on?

People really get on women for speaking negatively about men and I get it.. not everyone is trash. But after being done dirty by the male species it’s hard to stay logical and remember one persons mistakes shouldn’t define the entire population.
From my experience… I know it is true that the male population is infested with bad guys but I know there is some good in there. As a woman, we have to do better with loving ourselves, knowing our worth, choosing wisely and creating boundaries / expectations that we actually stand on.
But for the bad guys who KNOW they’re dealing with a genuine sweet person… why do yall ruin us when you know you don’t mean well? You knoooow you like 304s so why not pursue them? They literally will fulfill all you need & act just like you. Why not pursue THEM?
What fun is it pursuing a good woman just to ruin her ? It’s really baffling.

I (36f) had a guy i was friends with on facebook for a few years. We havent spoke since July 2023. He messaged me randomly saying he was in my area. I said ah cool. What for? His brother graduated from Marine Corps. Doooope. I live in south carolina so I am near the base. 3 hours away. We never really chatted before. So it was random he straight up messaged me. Granted. I raise awareness for combat PTSD and military unaliving so i get hit on from time to time.
A little backstory. My last relationship broke my soul. I made a promise to myself that if it didnt work i would be done. Ive chased men for my entire adult life because I was so desperate to be loved. And after the last one, it destroyed my spirit, my soul, my heart. I made the choice to walk away from the man of my ✨DREAMS✨. He checked every box. He was everything i ever wanted. And its over. So fuck him if i can have us
Back to the story. The guy was super romantically aggressive. Love bombing. “Baby youre so beautiful. We are going to be together forever. I cant wait to show you my passion” it was intense. All of this is after i said I dont wanna date anyone. Im a people pleaser who goes with the flow just to make people happen. He was insisting we are getting married and all of this. It was bizarre. Like dude. stop.
If i dont wanna date anyone. That includes you. I have my phone set up so if you arent in my contacts your texts wont notify me and your phone calls go straight to voicemails. I blocked him on all socials. And just saw i had 3 missed called from no caller ID. Just take the L and find some chick in ohio and forget i existed. I spent my 20s and first 3 years of my 30s being desperate for love. And now. I found i just wanna be left the eff alone. No dates. No chats. No phone calls. Alone is wonderful. Esp after all of Charlottes videos of liars and dirty dirty cheaters in the world. If you need me i will be getting down to this. Sick. Beat. Time to shake it off

I find it funny when a youtube short of these young muslim couples show up, the women adorned in tight clothes, ‘hijab’ and a face full of makeup. She’s on display for the whole world’s eyes to see…how many dirty perverts are fantasising and touching themselves to these women? All while their husband is right next to them. These men must have some nasty fetish for knowing their wives are basically being used. What a joke. Who decided they were ‘influencers’ anyway, influencing us on what not to do perhaps? So dumb…and their comments will be filled with young girls thinking this is the ideal relationship.
These men have no backbone. How are you going to allow YOUR wife to dress up like one of these kuffars and then allow them to go in front of men like that. Such foolery. I guess these women belong to all of us now, we should collectively be calling them OUR wives since they’re being passed around for free right?
The fact these women are walking all over their husbands is laughable. They have no shame. Their husbands are actually rewarding them for their dirty, disrespectful behaviour. Yikes.
EDIT: There’s a comment saying my language is sinful so I’m adding this to hold myself accountable and explain some of the things I’ve said. I’m aware it was a bit too much and I’ll do better. I’m a human that sins just like everyone else, a lot of the stuff I say goes over peoples heads. The whole they are ‘our wives’ and ‘passing them around for free’ and the ‘being used as internet whres’ comments I agree is unnecessary, but the first two were in my opinion obvious jokes. No these women DO NOT belong to us, but because of the way they are being presented to us makes it seem as if they are our wives because we shouldn’t be seeing them like that, only their husband and mahrams. 😅 And to clarify I wasn’t calling them whres, I was referring to what their behaviour is entailing as that’s what people are seeing them as. I shouldn’t have made that comment to begin with and I also shouldn’t have sworn. May Allah forgive me. I removed that part of my post and edited out anything unnecessarily rude…like the name calling 😭

I'm not posting this to brag about my looks or anything. Since I was a kid, I know that my looks is above average. I'm aware of that. Some people will stare at me or will turn their head when they see me sa daan.
I'm posting this here to gather some opinions because I think at some point, mali ako for doing this.
For context, l'm working in BPO. I was promoted to an officer level two months ago. Some of the TL's told me that some of the officer likes me for my looks, that's why they kept on telling me to apply for the position while I was still an agent. So, I gave it a shot and was promoted nga.
Although, I'm still half agent pa rin until now since apprentice ang level ko. I want to be promoted fully and to be a confirmed officer, that's why I'm using my charms to my superiors so they will process my confirmation as an officer.
That's one thing.
Another thing is that some of my co-workers are expressing their feelings to me. Some will buy me coffee, snacks, or a meal and to be honest, this is very beneficial for me since I want to lessen my expenses. Ang laki ng nasasave kong money because of this. So, I keep receiving ng mga binibigay nila. Sometimes, they will ask me for a date but I kept on turning them down. Why?
Because I have a boyfriend. Ito pa yung medyo nagagaguhan ako sa sarili ko kasi I know that my bf ako and alam yun ng lahat ng tao sa prod pero tanggap pa rin ako nang tanggap ng mga binibigay ng mga nagkakagusto sa akin and sinasakyan ko yung mga pang aasar sa akin ng mga officers kahit may panglalandi na.... because sa mga nakukuha ko sa kanila.
I'm receiving dirty looks from my co-workers na babae kasi feeling ko iniisip nila na malandi ako. But, l'm just doing this for the benefits. Wala akong balak patulan sa kanilang lahat. Should I stop using my looks to get what l want?
——— EDIT: Hi, thank you sa mga comments and advices. Will consider it. Hindi ko lang nabanggit sa post ko kasi out of the context na siya pero hindi lang naman po ako napromote because of my looks. Dumaan pa rin ako sa right process. Interview, exam and such. Sa new position ko, we handled data so we need to have technical knowledge. Good thing that I have that qualification kaya sinabihan din nila ako na “I don’t disappoint them” daw because hindi lang ako sa looks. I am aware of everything. I’m not GGS nor user. For those men giving me things that I didn’t ask, I am very vocal to them na I have boyfriend and they don’t need to spend anything for me kasi wala silang makukuha pabalik. Beneficial for me, yes. Kaya tinatanggap ko AND ayaw kong mapahiya yung mga taong nagbibigay. However, thank you sa mga comments ninyo. Pinag-uusapan na namin siya now ng bf ko and okay lang naman daw sa kaniya as long as alam ko ang limitation ko which is alam ko naman. I also asked my parents and my father told me na hayaan ko lang daw sila na magbigay ng gift, basta vocal ako na wala silang makukuha sa akin.
Marami rin akong nababasang comments saying na ganda lang pero walang utak. Please stop jumping into conclusions. Nagiging beauty shaming na siya in a way.
Nagpost ako here kasi nag-o-overthink ako because sa mga nakikitang reaction ng mga ibang co-worker ko. I’m just 23. Aminado ako na kaunti palang ang alam ko sa buhay that’s why I used this platform to get advice.
I am aiming a good position sa company before I take BLEPP next year. That’s why gusto kong mapabilis ang confirmation ko sa promotion—that’s why I’m using my charms..

Marching bootheels thundered in near-unison over the crumbling debris littering the street outside, the vibration palpable in the silence of the small, darkened apartment. Tina shook within her mother’s clammy embrace, but the whispers about how it would soon all be over consoled her, and Tina knew it to be true. The patrols hardly ever entered derelicts like the kind she and her family squatted in. Now just the three of them. Her father had been gone longer than usual, out collecting more water. It was a task he’d set to work on every day, multiple times. Often as many as six or seven, as tainted as it all was. The moisture traps sporadically covering nearby rooftops stretched to a roughly square mile radius of the former metropolis around them, now just an ashen-brown waste of barely breathable air and water so dirty that the distillation process to make up a few consumable gallons could cost a parent their child. Tina had lost friends like that before, not too long after the world changed forever. Almost immediately, in fact, in some cases.
Tina’s mother tightened her grip around her daughter as the marching abruptly stopped, and for a single, uniquely terrifying moment, the silence was utterly complete. Until it wasn’t. The screams tore through the night in echoes befitting Hell. And then the yelling, covering the screams with thuds so clearly the result of merciless violence. It was Tina’s father. She found herself about to cry out for him, but, detecting this, and acting quickly in the way only a desperate mother could, she clamped her hand over Tina’s mouth as her father’s moans intensified in the street with the smacks now audibly crunching bone in their ferocity.
Tina could only make out a few words through the chaos. The increasingly garbled pleas from her father as he begged. The patrol guards, gruff and near-unintelligible in their degradation; barking, demanding. They wanted him to give up where he had been hiding. Where his family was hiding. Her father continued to beg, and cry, and scream, and then beg even louder as the patrol’s methods of torture became increasingly barbarous until, finally, he could vocalize his pain no longer. Tina’s mother had begun to weep, holding a hand over her own mouth in an attempt to silence herself, but as a guardsman pulled his weathered rust-flecked sidearm from his slackened waistband and pulled the trigger, she could stifle herself no longer. Only a squeal escaped her lips, barely louder than a cough, but the quiet that followed filled her with a dread which she knew signaled their end. After an impossible eternity of insufferable silence that choked the air from Tina’s mother lungs and grasped her final semblance of hope within its deathly grip, she heard the outside door to the street crash open; everything good in her life withering in a single, horrendous instant. Her weeps became panicked, inconsolable sobs as she grabbed the old sewing scissors on the nightstand by their side and proceeded to jam the blades into her daughter's rising chest. Just as quickly, after muttering her purest, most sincere apologies, she inflicted herself with a similar treatment. Her embrace never faltered. Even when they both lay there on the dusty wooden boards, fading away forever. Together. The girl’s mother’s grip tightened as the door to the apartment flew open against its frame, their flimsy obstructions doing little to stop the entry. A squad of masked men filled the room, turning the family’s meager possessions upside down. Tina’s mother felt her daughter whimper her last and go limp in her arms. She no longer had the will to cry. It was all so close now. As her vision began to flicker and fade, she felt a presence kneel before them; felt him breathing, heavy, as he said: “Take the little one. She’s still so fresh…”

Okay. So I, (24f) went out the other day for my friends birthday. Before we went she let me know that they had invited someone i'm not cool with, we will call him N (27m). The reason I am not cool with N is because everytime we have gone out together in the past he has acted like a fool. N is an alcoholic that we have known for almost a year, so when we met I gave him the benefit of the doubt because my father was an alcoholic so I have a bit of a soft spot but after a while I had made the decision to not be around him because he can't handle himself. Anyways she let us know he was going and I said it was fine because it was her birthday. So the night of, before we headed out to the nightclub as a group we all saw Ns alcohol intake go up and we all told him to relax because the night is still young. He did not listen and continued to get plastered before we even stepped into the club. upon getting there he immediately starts trying try grind on noticeably gay men, we went to a gay club and he is NOT gay. He was just making these men feel uncomfortable. They would reject his advances and would move onto the next person. As the night goes on he is just doing the most, jumping on our other girl friend that was out with us, licking peoples faces, kept slapping my fiancés butt (they are a stud so I guess he thought it was okay? definitely was not okay though.), and the whole night I trying my best to be nice but I must admit i'm not the nicest person. I would correct him or one of our other friends would but at this point he's drunk and acting out. My breaking point there was after I got a water, he stuck his very dirty hand into it and swirled it around so I threw the whole glass on him, bad girls style. It was a bad move i'm aware, but it was like immediately what my brain told me to do. So after that my fiancé figures it's time to leave so we all head out and get food right outside the nightclub and decide to eat it in the parking lot by the car. He then tries to open random car doors by us so we all decided it was time to take him home. Now at this point I am on the edge, I'm annoyed, and for the most part I don't have that bad of a temper but I was tipsy and this whole night was going exactly how I expected because of this man. We get into the car and he immediately starts complaining that he doesn't know where he is and that we're going the wrong way and it's almost in unison everyone in the car (6 of us, DD is sober and has a GPS to his house pulled up) tells him to just relax but he won't stop and I just tell him to Shut the f*** up. The car is finally silent but then he asks me why i'm being so mean? I lose it. I start screaming at this man on the highway to just shut up and being around him is a chore like taking care of a child. Everyone is quiet, he's calling me childish and i'm losing my voice from screaming until they tell us to chill, my fiancé in the front grabs my hand and tells me it's okay. I think she thought I was about to hit him. We drop him off and he tries to apologize because he just 'came to' and 'didn't even know what was happening'. I tell him to just get out of the car. I apologized to everyone in that car for my reaction and they all say it was justified and kind of funny but it was still my friends birthday so I message her privately to apologize, she said it was okay and she "loves that I stand on business" but I feel really bad for making a night out end that bad. Am I the asshole?

Hi all, looking to trade some more items. Let me know what you 're interested in and have to offer, always happy to look through lists!
I have my personal wishlist posted here

System	Item	Condition	Photos
3DS	3DS system blue (dented corners and above screen, outer cameras don't work)	Loose	Pics
3DS	3DS XL Zelda Link Between Worlds edition (charger port is loose, minor crack near port)	Loose	Pics
3DS	Castlevania: Lords of Shadow: Mirror of Fate	Loose
3DS	Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars	Loose
3DS	Gravity Falls	Loose
3DS	Gravity Falls	CIB
3DS	Harvest Moon 3D: A New Beggining	Loose
3DS	Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX	Loose
3DS	Jewel Master: Cradle of Egypt 2 3D	CIB
3DS	Kingdom Hearts 3D Dream Drop Distance	Loose
3DS	Kirby Planet Robobot	Loose
3DS	Kirby Triple Deluxe	Loose
3DS	Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes	Loose
3DS	Mario & Sonic at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games	CIB
3DS	Mario Golf: World Tour	Loose
3DS	Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate	Loose
3DS	NCIS	Loose
3DS	One Piece: Unlimited World Red	Loose
3DS	Pilotwings Resort	CIB
3DS	Pokemon Moon (In case with reprinted art)	Loose
3DS	Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity	Loose
3DS	Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity	Loose
3DS	Pokemon Sun (In case with reprinted art)	Loose
3DS	Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon	Loose
3DS	Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy	Loose
3DS	Professor Layton and The Miracle Mask	Loose
3DS	Puzzle & Dragons Z + Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition	Loose
3DS	Rabbids Travel in Time 3D	CIB
3DS	Samurai Warriors Chronicles	CIB
3DS	Scribblenauts Unlimited	CIB
3DS	Senran Kagura: Deep Crimson 2	Loose
3DS	Sims 3	CIB
3DS	Skylanders Giants	Loose
3DS	Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed	Loose
3DS	Style Savvy: Trendsetters	Loose
3DS	Super Mario 3D Land	Loose
3DS	Yo-Kai Watch	Loose
3DS	Yoshi's New Island	Loose
Analogue	Analogue Pocket pink w/ screen protector, no cables	CIB
Dreamcast	Marvel vs Capcom	Game + case
Dreamcast	Sonic Adventure (Sega All-Stars)	CIB
DS	999: 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors	Loose
DS	Advance Wars: Days of Ruin	Loose
DS	Advance Wars: Dual Strike	Loose	Pics
DS	Beyblade Metal Fusion	Loose
DS	Bleach Blade of Fate	Loose
DS	Bleach Dark Souls	Loose
DS	Bomberman	Loose
DS	Children of Mana	Loose
DS	Clubhouse Games	CIB
DS	DSi XL red Mario 25th anniversary edition (bite marks along top of screen and plastic)	Loose
DS	Eragon	CIB
DS	Final Fantasy III	CIB
DS	From the Abyss	Loose
DS	Guilty Gear Dust Strikers	Loose
DS	Kirby Planet Robobot	Loose
DS	Legend of Legacy	Loose
DS	Legendary Starfy	Loose
DS	Lunar: Dragon Song	Loose
DS	Mega Man Star Force Leo	CIB
DS	Nostalgia	Loose
DS	Phoenix Wright Trials and Tribulations	Loose
DS	Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Justice For All	Loose
DS	Pokemon Soulsilver	Loose
DS	Pokemon White 2	Loose
DS	Princess on Ice	CIB
DS	Ragnarok Online DS	Loose
DS	Ridge Racer DS	Loose
DS	Rockman ZX (JP)	Loose
DS	Sands of Destruction	Loose
DS	Sims 2	Loose
DS	Sims 2	Loose
DS	Summon Night Twin Age	Loose
DS	Super Princess Peach (minor label damage)	Loose
DS	Trauma Center: Under the Knife	Loose
DS	True Swing Golf	CIB
DS	Urbz: Sims in the City	Loose
GB	Gameboy Pocket Black	CIB
GB	Q*Bert	Loose
GBA	GBA SP 101 graphite (damage on front of box where promo sticker was)	CIB
GBA	Golden Sun	Loose
GBA	Golden Sun: The Lost Age	Loose
GBA	Konami Arcade Advanced	Loose
GBA	Medabots Metabee	Loose
GBA	Metroid Fusion (heavy wear, faded cartridge)	CIB
GBA	Monster Rancher Advance (rough condition box)	CIB
GBA	Pokemon Sapphire	Loose	Pics
GBA	Rebelstar Tactical Command	CIB
GBA	Super Mario Advance (faded label)	Loose
GBA	Super Mario Advance 4 (cartridge dented)	Loose
GBA JP	Super Street Fighter II X Revival	Loose
GBC	Donkey Kong Country	Loose
GBC	Pokemon Pinball (no battery cover)	Loose
GBC	Turok 2	Loose
GCN	Animal Crossing	Loose
GCN	Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance	CIB
GCN	Donkey Konga	CIB
GCN	Gameboy Player black	Loose
GCN	Gameboy Player Startup disc	CIB
GCN	Harvest Moon Magical Melody	Loose
GCN	Harvest Moon: Another Wonderful Life (heavy art wear)	Game + case
GCN	Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest	Game + case
GCN	Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess	Loose
GCN	Magical Mirror Starring Mickey Mouse	CIB
GCN	Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones	Loose
GCN	Sonic Adventure DX	Loose
GCN	Sonic Gems Collection	Loose
GCN	Sonic Heroes (PC)	CIB
GCN	Sonic Mega Collection	Loose
GCN	Sonic Riders	Loose
GCN	Super Mario Sunshine	Loose
GCN	Yu-Gi-Oh Falsebound Kingdom	Game + case
Genesis	Phantom 2040 (heavy box wear)	Game + box
Genesis	Sonic & Knuckles box + manual	Box + manual
LCD	Game & Watch Super Mario Bros	Loose
LCD	Game & Watch Super Mario Bros	CIB
N64	007 The World is Not Enough (Minor liquid damage to label)	Loose
N64	All-Star Baseball 2001	Loose
N64	Banjo-Kazooie (Faded label)	Loose
N64	Banjo-Kazooie (Label has tears and fading)	Loose
N64	Cruis'n USA (Label tears)	Loose
N64	Cruis'n World (Blockbuster sticker on label)	Loose
N64	Doom 64 (Minor label tears)	Loose
N64	Duke Nukem 64 (Label has tears)	Loose
N64	Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko	Loose
N64	Hexen (Marker on cart, minor label tears)	Loose
N64	Hybrid Heaven	Loose
N64	International Superstar Soccer 98	Loose
N64	Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (label fading / damage)	Loose
N64	Lode Runner 3D	Loose
N64	Mace: The Dark Age	Loose
N64	Mario Kart 64 (Faded label)	Loose
N64	Mario Tennis (Minor label tears)	Loose
N64	Milo's Astro Lanes	Loose
N64	Mischief Makers (Writing on label)	Loose
N64	N64 Expansion Pak	Loose
N64	Paperboy 64	Loose
N64	Quake II	Loose
N64	Rampage 2 (Blockbuster sticker on label)	Loose
N64	Space Invaders (Blockbuster sticker on label)	Loose
N64	Super Mario 64 (faded label)	Loose
N64	Super Smash Bros (Blockbuster sticker on label)	Loose
N64	War Gods	Loose
N64	Zelda Majora's Mask (Holographic label, scratch along label)	Loose
NES	Adventure Island	Loose
NES	Alpha Mission (dirty front label)	Loose
NES	Castlevania II: Simon's Quest	Loose
NES	Days Of Thunder	Loose
NES	Golf	Loose
NES	Hook	Loose
NES	Ice Climber	Loose
NES	Ice Hockey	Loose
NES	Ikari Warriors	Loose
NES	Jeopardy! Junior Edition	Loose
NES	Kid Icarus	Loose
NES	M.U.S.C.L.E.	Loose
NES	Mega Man	Loose
NES	Ninja Gaiden (Label damage)	Loose
NES	Snoopy's Silly Sports Spectacular	Loose
NES	Super Mario Bros 3 (Label damage)	Loose
NES	T&C Surf Designs	Loose
NES	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (in clamshell case)	Loose
NES	Top Gun	Loose
NES	Ultimate Basketball	Loose
NES	Wrath of the Black Manta	Game + manual
PS1	Brave Fencer Musashi	Loose
PS1	Bushido Blade 2	Loose
PS1	Chrono Cross	Game + case
PS1	Colony Wars	CIB
PS1	Cool Boarders 2	CIB
PS1	Crash Bandicoot: Warped GH	CIB
PS1	Driver	CIB
PS1	Driver 1 & 2 Twin Pack GH	CIB
PS1	Final Fantasy IX	Game + case
PS1	Final Fantasy VII GH	Game + case
PS1	Final Fantasy VII GH (cracked front of jewel)	Game + case
PS1	Frogger GH	CIB
PS1	Gran Turismo 2 GH	CIB
PS1	Hot Shots Golf 2	CIB
PS1	Mega Man X6	Game + manual
PS1	Metal Gear Solid GH	CIB
PS1	Namco Museum Volume 1 GH	CIB
PS1	Nightmare Creatures	CIB
PS1	Parasite Eve (disc 1 only)	Game + case
PS1	Resident Evil 2	Game + case
PS1	Resident Evil 2 GH	CIB
PS1	Rocket Power Team Rocket Rescue	CIB
PS1	Simpson's Wrestling	CIB
PS1	Sol Divide	CIB
PS1	Space Invaders	CIB
PS1	Tomb Raider GH	CIB
PS1	Tomb Raider II	CIB
PS1	Tony Hawk	CIB
PS1	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater GH	CIB
PS1	WWF War Zone GH	CIB
PS1	WWF Wrestlemania The Arcade Game [Greatest Hits]	CIB
PS1	Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories	Game + case
PS2	Art of Figthing Anthology (water damaged art)	CIB
PS2	Barbarian	CIB
PS2	Bloodrayne 2	Game + case
PS2	CSI 3 Dimensions of Murder	CIB
PS2	Dynasty Warriors 5 Empires	CIB
PS2	Fatal Frame II	CIB
PS2	Final Fantasy XII Collector's Edition	CIB
PS2	Frogger: The Great Quest	CIB
PS2	Godai Elemental Force	CIB
PS2	Guitar Hero	CIB
PS2	Hard Hitter Tennis	CIB
PS2	Headhunter Redemption	Game + case
PS2	Jak II GH	CIB
PS2	Kessen	CIB
PS2	Mobile Suit Gundam Journey To Jaburo	Game + case
PS2	NBA Street	CIB
PS2	Ratchet & Clank	CIB
PS2	Samurai Warriors	Game + case
PS2	Samurai Warriors 2 Empires	CIB
PS2	Samurai Warriors 2 Xtreme Legends	CIB
PS2	Shadow Man Second Coming	Game + case
PS2	Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon	Game + case
PS2	SSX	CIB
PS2	Star Ocean: Till the End of Time	Game + case
PS2	Star Wars Super Bombad Racing	CIB
PS2	Starsky & Hutch	CIB
PS2	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus	Game + case
PS2	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 Mutant Nightmare	CIB
PS2	Tekken Tag Tournament	Loose
PS2	The Great Escape	CIB
PS2	Thunderstrike: Operation Phoenix	CIB
PS2	Tsugunai Atonement	Game + case
PS2	Yu-Gi-Oh GX The Beginning of Destiny (art damage)	CIB
PS2 JP	Another Century's Episode	CIB
PS3	Ar Tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel	CIB
PS3	Assassin's Creed Brotherhood	CIB
PS3	Assassin's Creed III	CIB
PS3	Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag	CIB
PS3	Batman Arkham City GOTY	CIB
PS3	Bioshock	CIB
PS3	BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger	CIB
PS3	Bleach: Soul Resurreccion	CIB
PS3	Bound by Flame	CIB
PS3	Bulletstorm: Limited Edition	CIB
PS3	Burnout Paradise	CIB
PS3	Call of Duty: Ghosts	CIB
PS3	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	CIB
PS3	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3	Game + case
PS3	Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice	CIB
PS3	Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion GH	CIB
PS3	Enslaved	CIB
PS3	Fairy Fencer F	CIB
PS3	Final Fantasy XIII	CIB
PS3	Final Fantasy XIII	CIB
PS3	Final Fantasy XIII-2	CIB
PS3	Folklore (Water damaged art)	CIB
PS3	Genji Days Of The Blade	CIB
PS3	Heavy Rain	CIB
PS3	Hitman: Absolution	CIB
PS3	inFamous GH	CIB
PS3	Just Cause 2	CIB
PS3	Just Dance 4	CIB
PS3	Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days	CIB
PS3	Kingdoms Of Amalur Reckoning	CIB
PS3	Madden NFL 15	CIB
PS3	Mirror's Edge	CIB
PS3	Mugen Souls	CIB
PS3	Mugen Souls Z	CIB
PS3	Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations	CIB
PS3	NCAA Football 11	CIB
PS3	Ni No Kuni Wrath of the White Witch	CIB
PS3	Ninja Gaiden Sigma	CIB
PS3	One Piece: Unlimited World Red	CIB
PS3	Persona 4 Arena	CIB
PS3	Persona 5	Game + case
PS3	Playstation Move Heroes	CIB
PS3	Portal 2	CIB
PS3	Record Of Agarest War 2 [Limited Edition] (Heavy outer box wear)	CIB
PS3	Red Dead Redemption Undead Nightmare	CIB
PS3	Resident Evil 5	Game + case
PS3	Sacred 2: Fallen Angel	CIB
PS3	Sacred 2: Fallen Angel	Game + case
PS3	Skate 3	CIB
PS3	Star Ocean: The Last Hope International	CIB
PS3	The Darkness	CIB
PS3	Uncharted	CIB
PS3	Uncharted 2	CIB
PS3	Uncharted 3	CIB
PS3	Valkyria Chronicles	CIB
PS3	Valkyria Chronicles	CIB
PS3	Virtua Fighter 5	CIB
PS3	White Knight Chronicles International Edition	CIB
PS3	Witch and the Hundred Knight	CIB
PS4	Borderlands 3	CIB
PS4	Dragon Ball Xenoverse	CIB
PS4	God of War	CIB
PS4	Hasbro Family Fun Pack	Game + case
PS4	Last of Us Part II	CIB
PS4	LEGO Marvel Collection	Game + case
PS4	Ratchet & Clank	Game + case
PS4	Spyro Reignited Trilogy	Game + case
PS4	Uncharted 4: A Thief's End	Game + case
PSP	Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII	CIB
PSP	Final Fantasy IV	CIB
PSP	Growlanser Wayfarer of Time	Game + case
PSP	IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey	CIB
PSP	Invizimals: Shadow Zone	CIB
PSP	Kingdom Of Paradise	CIB
PSP	LEGO Indiana Jones The Original Adventures	CIB
PSP	Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters GH	CIB
PSP	Riviera The Promised Land	Game + case
PSP PAL	Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice	CIB
SNES	Batman Forever	Loose
SNES	F-Zero	Loose
SNES	Power Rangers Zeo Battle Racers	Loose
SNES	Spiderman X-Men Arcade's Revenge	Loose
SNES	Star Fox (heavy box wear)	CIB
SNES	Super Baseball 2020	Loose
SNES	Super Gameboy	Loose
SNES	Terminator 2: The Arcade Game	Loose
SNES	Tetris 2	Loose
Switch	Bendy and the Ink Machine	CIB
Switch	Galak-Z: The Void & Skulls of the Shogun: Bone-A-Fide	CIB
Switch	Gigantosaurus: The Game	CIB
Switch	Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle	CIB
Switch	My Time at Portia	CIB
Switch	Party Arcade	CIB
Switch	Resident Evil Origins Collection	CIB
Switch	Starlink: Battle for Atlas	CIB
Switch	Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition	CIB
Switch	The House of the Dead Remake [Limidead Edition]	NIB
Wii	Batallion Wars 2	Loose
Wii	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3	CIB
Wii	Classic controller pro gold	Loose
Wii	Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 3	CIB
Wii	Dead Space Extraction	Loose
Wii	Dokapon Kingdom	Loose
Wii	Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3	CIB
Wii	Excite Truck	CIB
Wii	Gold classic controller pro	Loose
Wii	Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock	Loose
Wii	Harvest Moon: Magical Melody	Loose
Wii	Hasbro Family Game Night Value Pack	CIB
Wii	Just Dance 2020	CIB
Wii	Just Dance 2020	Game + case
Wii	Luigi Wii remote plus w/ sleeve and wrist strap	Loose
Wii	Mario Wii remote plus w/ sleeve and wrist strap	Loose
Wii	Michael Jackson: The Experience (with glove)	CIB
Wii	Naruto Clash of Ninja Revolution 2	CIB
Wii	SimCity Creator	CIB
Wii	Yoshi Wii remote plus w/ sleeve, no sleeve	Loose
Wii U	Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival	Game + case
Wii U	Ducktales Remastered	CIB
Wii U	Fast & Furious Showdown	Game + case
Wii U	Madden NFL 13	CIB
Wii U	Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate	CIB
Wii U	Pokken Tournament	Game + case
Wii U	Resident Evil: Revelations	Game + case
Wii U	Tekken Tag Tournament 2	Loose
Xbox	Backyard Wrestling	Game + case
Xbox	Dungeons & Dragons Heroes	Game + case
Xbox	Halo 2 Limited Collector's Edition (no slipcover)	CIB
Xbox	i-Ninja	Game + case
Xbox	Myst IV: Revelation	CIB
Xbox	Oddworld Munch's Oddysee	CIB
Xbox	Tetris Worlds	CIB
Xbox 360	Batman: Arkham Origins	CIB
Xbox 360	Bioshock	CIB
Xbox 360	Bioshock 2	CIB
Xbox 360	Brothers in Arms Hell's Highway	CIB
Xbox 360	Call of Duty: World at War	CIB
Xbox 360	Crackdown 2	CIB
Xbox 360	Darksiders	CIB
Xbox 360	Far Cry 3	CIB
Xbox 360	Grid	CIB
Xbox 360	Just Dance 2017	CIB
Xbox 360	Portal 2	CIB
Xbox 360	Rock Band 2	CIB
Xbox One	Red Dead Redemption GOTY	CIB
Xbox One	Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare	CIB

I also have some extra amiibo:

Item	Condition
8-bit Classic Mario amiibo	NIB
Blathers (Animal Crossing) amiibo	Loose
Bowser	Loose
Chibi-Robo	Loose
Cyrus (Animal Crossing) amiibo	Loose
Daisy [Super Smash Bros]	Loose
Fox amiibo	NIB
Ganondorf amiibo	Loose
Inkling Boy (Splatoon) amiibo	Loose
Inkling Boy amiibo	Loose
Inkling Boy amiibo	Loose
Inkling Girl	Loose
Inkling Girl amiibo	Loose
Inkling Squid	Loose
Inkling Squid - Neon Purple	Loose
Inkling Squid - Neon Purple amiibo	Loose
Kirby - Star	Loose
Link (Smash) amiibo	Loose
Link (Smash) amiibo	Loose
Link (Smash) amiibo	Loose
Little Mac (Smash) amiibo	NIB
Lottie (Animal Crossing) amiibo	Loose
Lucario amiibo	NIB
Lucas (Smash) amiibo	Loose
Lucas amiibo	Loose
Mario - 30th, Classic	Loose
Mario (Wedding) amiibo	Loose
Marth (Smash) amiibo	Loose
Mewtwo amiibo (packaging plastic damages)	CIB
Octoling Boy	Loose
Octoling Girl	Loose
Octoling Octopus	Loose
Peach (Smash) amiibo (figure came loose from stand)	Loose
Pearl / Marina 2-pack amiibo	NIB
Reese (Animal Crossing) amiibo	Loose
Waddle Dee	Loose
Yarn Yoshi - Green	Loose
Boo	Loose
Bowser - Super Mario	Loose
Luigi - Super Mario	Loose
Mario - Super Mario	Loose

Hi all, looking to sell some more items. Currently only accepting Paypal F&F, offering free shipping on any order $50+. Feel free to send offers and ask for more pics!

System	Item	Condition	Price	Photos
3DS	3DS system blue (dented corners and above screen, outer cameras don't work)	Loose	$75.00	Pics
3DS	3DS XL Zelda Link Between Worlds edition (charger port is loose, minor crack near port)	Loose	$160.00	Pics
3DS	Castlevania: Lords of Shadow: Mirror of Fate	Loose	$18.00
3DS	Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars	Loose	$21.00
3DS	Gravity Falls	Loose	$26.00
3DS	Gravity Falls	CIB	$34.00
3DS	Harvest Moon 3D: A New Beggining	Loose	$11.00
3DS	Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX	Loose	$42.00
3DS	Jewel Master: Cradle of Egypt 2 3D	CIB	$8.00
3DS	Kingdom Hearts 3D Dream Drop Distance	Loose	$11.00
3DS	Kirby Planet Robobot	Loose	$26.00
3DS	Kirby Triple Deluxe	Loose	$14.00
3DS	Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes	Loose	$14.00
3DS	Mario & Sonic at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games	CIB	$17.00
3DS	Mario Golf: World Tour	Loose	$20.00
3DS	Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate	Loose	$13.00
3DS	NCIS	Loose	$12.00
3DS	One Piece: Unlimited World Red	Loose	$20.00
3DS	Pilotwings Resort	CIB	$14.00
3DS	Pokemon Moon (In case with reprinted art)	Loose	$14.00
3DS	Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity	Loose	$18.00
3DS	Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity	Loose	$19.00
3DS	Pokemon Sun (In case with reprinted art)	Loose	$14.00
3DS	Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon	Loose	$20.00
3DS	Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy	Loose	$81.00
3DS	Professor Layton and The Miracle Mask	Loose	$26.00
3DS	Puzzle & Dragons Z + Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition	Loose	$14.00
3DS	Rabbids Travel in Time 3D	CIB	$8.00
3DS	Samurai Warriors Chronicles	CIB	$14.00
3DS	Scribblenauts Unlimited	CIB	$7.00
3DS	Senran Kagura: Deep Crimson 2	Loose	$42.00
3DS	Sims 3	CIB	$16.00
3DS	Skylanders Giants	Loose	$7.00
3DS	Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed	Loose	$8.00
3DS	Style Savvy: Trendsetters	Loose	$31.00
3DS	Super Mario 3D Land	Loose	$9.00
3DS	Yo-Kai Watch	Loose	$12.00
3DS	Yoshi's New Island	Loose	$10.00
Analogue	Analogue Pocket pink w/ screen protector, no cables	CIB	$270.00
Dreamcast	Marvel vs Capcom	Game + case	$66.00
Dreamcast	Sonic Adventure (Sega All-Stars)	CIB	$41.00
DS	999: 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors	Loose	$38.00
DS	Advance Wars: Days of Ruin	Loose	$18.00
DS	Advance Wars: Dual Strike	Loose	$21.00	Pics
DS	Beyblade Metal Fusion	Loose	$4.00
DS	Bleach Blade of Fate	Loose	$11.00
DS	Bleach Dark Souls	Loose	$16.00
DS	Bomberman	Loose	$11.00
DS	Children of Mana	Loose	$11.00
DS	Clubhouse Games	CIB	$7.00
DS	DSi XL red Mario 25th anniversary edition (bite marks along top of screen and plastic)	Loose	$70.00
DS	Eragon	CIB	$5.00
DS	Final Fantasy III	CIB	$16.00
DS	From the Abyss	Loose	$24.00
DS	Guilty Gear Dust Strikers	Loose	$10.00
DS	Kirby Planet Robobot	Loose	$26.00
DS	Legend of Legacy	Loose	$14.00
DS	Legendary Starfy	Loose	$14.00
DS	Lunar: Dragon Song	Loose	$7.00
DS	Mega Man Star Force Leo	CIB	$60.00
DS	Nostalgia	Loose	$25.00
DS	Phoenix Wright Trials and Tribulations	Loose	$14.00
DS	Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Justice For All	Loose	$18.00
DS	Pokemon Soulsilver	Loose	$120.00
DS	Pokemon White 2	Loose	$130.00
DS	Princess on Ice	CIB	$7.00
DS	Ragnarok Online DS	Loose	$26.00
DS	Ridge Racer DS	Loose	$7.00
DS	Rockman ZX (JP)	Loose	$8.00
DS	Sands of Destruction	Loose	$46.00
DS	Sims 2	Loose	$17.00
DS	Sims 2	Loose	$20.00
DS	Summon Night Twin Age	Loose	$30.00
DS	Super Princess Peach (minor label damage)	Loose	$28.00
DS	Trauma Center: Under the Knife	Loose	$15.00
DS	True Swing Golf	CIB	$7.00
DS	Urbz: Sims in the City	Loose	$21.00
GB	Gameboy Pocket Black	CIB	$120.00
GB	Q*Bert	Loose	$14.00
GBA	GBA SP 101 graphite (damage on front of box where promo sticker was)	CIB	$300.00
GBA	Golden Sun	Loose	$33.00
GBA	Golden Sun: The Lost Age	Loose	$34.00
GBA	Konami Arcade Advanced	Loose	$4.00
GBA	Medabots Metabee	Loose	$60.00
GBA	Metroid Fusion (heavy wear, faded cartridge)	CIB	$110.00
GBA	Monster Rancher Advance (rough condition box)	CIB	$51.00
GBA	Pokemon Sapphire	Loose	$80.00	Pics
GBA	Rebelstar Tactical Command	CIB	$36.00
GBA	Super Mario Advance (faded label)	Loose	$12.00
GBA	Super Mario Advance 4 (cartridge dented)	Loose	$15.00
GBA JP	Super Street Fighter II X Revival	Loose	$23.00
GBC	Donkey Kong Country	Loose	$16.00
GBC	Pokemon Pinball (no battery cover)	Loose	$16.00
GBC	Turok 2	Loose	$9.00
GCN	Animal Crossing	Loose	$37.00
GCN	Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance	CIB	$26.00
GCN	Donkey Konga	CIB	$18.00
GCN	Gameboy Player black	Loose	$46.00
GCN	Gameboy Player Startup disc	CIB	$112.00
GCN	Harvest Moon Magical Melody	Loose	$17.00
GCN	Harvest Moon: Another Wonderful Life (heavy art wear)	Game + case	$16.00
GCN	Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest	Game + case	$48.00
GCN	Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess	Loose	$81.00
GCN	Magical Mirror Starring Mickey Mouse	CIB	$17.00
GCN	Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones	Loose	$11.00
GCN	Sonic Adventure DX	Loose	$18.00
GCN	Sonic Gems Collection	Loose	$26.00
GCN	Sonic Heroes (PC)	CIB	$25.00
GCN	Sonic Mega Collection	Loose	$10.00
GCN	Sonic Riders	Loose	$23.00
GCN	Super Mario Sunshine	Loose	$23.00
GCN	Yu-Gi-Oh Falsebound Kingdom	Game + case	$16.00
Genesis	Phantom 2040 (heavy box wear)	Game + box	$40.00
Genesis	Sonic & Knuckles box + manual	Box + manual	$38.00
LCD	Game & Watch Super Mario Bros	Loose	$24.00
LCD	Game & Watch Super Mario Bros	CIB	$26.00
N64	007 The World is Not Enough (Minor liquid damage to label)	Loose	$12.00
N64	All-Star Baseball 2001	Loose	$8.00
N64	Banjo-Kazooie (Faded label)	Loose	$17.00
N64	Banjo-Kazooie (Label has tears and fading)	Loose	$17.00
N64	Cruis'n USA (Label tears)	Loose	$11.00
N64	Cruis'n World (Blockbuster sticker on label)	Loose	$16.00
N64	Doom 64 (Minor label tears)	Loose	$24.00
N64	Duke Nukem 64 (Label has tears)	Loose	$17.00
N64	Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko	Loose	$16.00
N64	Hexen (Marker on cart, minor label tears)	Loose	$11.00
N64	Hybrid Heaven	Loose	$15.00
N64	International Superstar Soccer 98	Loose	$28.00
N64	Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (label fading / damage)	Loose	$30.00
N64	Lode Runner 3D	Loose	$13.00
N64	Mace: The Dark Age	Loose	$14.00
N64	Mario Kart 64 (Faded label)	Loose	$31.00
N64	Mario Tennis (Minor label tears)	Loose	$16.00
N64	Milo's Astro Lanes	Loose	$14.00
N64	Mischief Makers (Writing on label)	Loose	$34.00
N64	N64 Expansion Pak	Loose	$40.00
N64	Paperboy 64	Loose	$11.00
N64	Quake II	Loose	$14.00
N64	Rampage 2 (Blockbuster sticker on label)	Loose	$20.00
N64	Space Invaders (Blockbuster sticker on label)	Loose	$13.00
N64	Super Mario 64 (faded label)	Loose	$30.00
N64	Super Smash Bros (Blockbuster sticker on label)	Loose	$35.00
N64	War Gods	Loose	$9.00
N64	Zelda Majora's Mask (Holographic label, scratch along label)	Loose	$48.00
NES	Adventure Island	Loose	$9.00
NES	Alpha Mission (dirty front label)	Loose	$5.00
NES	Castlevania II: Simon's Quest	Loose	$13.00
NES	Days Of Thunder	Loose	$9.00
NES	Golf	Loose	$3.00
NES	Hook	Loose	$14.00
NES	Ice Climber	Loose	$17.00
NES	Ice Hockey	Loose	$3.00
NES	Ikari Warriors	Loose	$8.00
NES	Jeopardy! Junior Edition	Loose	$4.00
NES	Kid Icarus	Loose	$18.00
NES	M.U.S.C.L.E.	Loose	$14.00
NES	Mega Man	Loose	$70.00
NES	Ninja Gaiden (Label damage)	Loose	$12.00
NES	Snoopy's Silly Sports Spectacular	Loose	$9.00
NES	Super Mario Bros 3 (Label damage)	Loose	$14.00
NES	T&C Surf Designs	Loose	$5.00
NES	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (in clamshell case)	Loose	$9.00
NES	Top Gun	Loose	$3.00
NES	Ultimate Basketball	Loose	$4.00
NES	Wrath of the Black Manta	Game + manual	$9.00
PS1	Brave Fencer Musashi	Loose	$43.00
PS1	Bushido Blade 2	Loose	$14.00
PS1	Chrono Cross	Game + case	$18.00
PS1	Colony Wars	CIB	$11.00
PS1	Cool Boarders 2	CIB	$5.00
PS1	Crash Bandicoot: Warped GH	CIB	$11.00
PS1	Driver	CIB	$10.00
PS1	Driver 1 & 2 Twin Pack GH	CIB	$17.00
PS1	Final Fantasy IX	Game + case	$14.00
PS1	Final Fantasy VII GH	Game + case	$26.00
PS1	Final Fantasy VII GH (cracked front of jewel)	Game + case	$24.00
PS1	Frogger GH	CIB	$9.00
PS1	Gran Turismo 2 GH	CIB	$10.00
PS1	Hot Shots Golf 2	CIB	$11.00
PS1	Mega Man X6	Game + manual	$18.00
PS1	Metal Gear Solid GH	CIB	$29.00
PS1	Namco Museum Volume 1 GH	CIB	$8.00
PS1	Nightmare Creatures	CIB	$27.00
PS1	Parasite Eve (disc 1 only)	Game + case	$34.00
PS1	Resident Evil 2	Game + case	$34.00
PS1	Resident Evil 2 GH	CIB	$38.00
PS1	Rocket Power Team Rocket Rescue	CIB	$8.00
PS1	Simpson's Wrestling	CIB	$21.00
PS1	Sol Divide	CIB	$17.00
PS1	Space Invaders	CIB	$8.00
PS1	Tomb Raider GH	CIB	$11.00
PS1	Tomb Raider II	CIB	$12.00
PS1	Tony Hawk	CIB	$10.00
PS1	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater GH	CIB	$9.00
PS1	WWF War Zone GH	CIB	$9.00
PS1	WWF Wrestlemania The Arcade Game [Greatest Hits]	CIB	$30.00
PS1	Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories	Game + case	$26.00
PS2	Art of Figthing Anthology (water damaged art)	CIB	$10.00
PS2	Barbarian	CIB	$8.00
PS2	Bloodrayne 2	Game + case	$10.00
PS2	CSI 3 Dimensions of Murder	CIB	$6.00
PS2	Dynasty Warriors 5 Empires	CIB	$13.00
PS2	Fatal Frame II	CIB	$73.00
PS2	Final Fantasy XII Collector's Edition	CIB	$12.00
PS2	Frogger: The Great Quest	CIB	$8.00
PS2	Godai Elemental Force	CIB	$5.00
PS2	Guitar Hero	CIB	$7.00
PS2	Hard Hitter Tennis	CIB	$4.00
PS2	Headhunter Redemption	Game + case	$9.00
PS2	Jak II GH	CIB	$8.00
PS2	Kessen	CIB	$7.00
PS2	Mobile Suit Gundam Journey To Jaburo	Game + case	$14.00
PS2	NBA Street	CIB	$12.00
PS2	Ratchet & Clank	CIB	$10.00
PS2	Samurai Warriors	Game + case	$8.00
PS2	Samurai Warriors 2 Empires	CIB	$17.00
PS2	Samurai Warriors 2 Xtreme Legends	CIB	$20.00
PS2	Shadow Man Second Coming	Game + case	$10.00
PS2	Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon	Game + case	$110.00
PS2	SSX	CIB	$7.00
PS2	Star Ocean: Till the End of Time	Game + case	$9.00
PS2	Star Wars Super Bombad Racing	CIB	$9.00
PS2	Starsky & Hutch	CIB	$5.00
PS2	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus	Game + case	$22.00
PS2	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 Mutant Nightmare	CIB	$26.00
PS2	Tekken Tag Tournament	Loose	$8.00
PS2	The Great Escape	CIB	$9.00
PS2	Thunderstrike: Operation Phoenix	CIB	$5.00
PS2	Tsugunai Atonement	Game + case	$47.00
PS2	Yu-Gi-Oh GX The Beginning of Destiny (art damage)	CIB	$34.00
PS2 JP	Another Century's Episode	CIB	$10.00
PS3	Ar Tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel	CIB	$34.00
PS3	Assassin's Creed Brotherhood	CIB	$5.00
PS3	Assassin's Creed III	CIB	$4.00
PS3	Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag	CIB	$6.00
PS3	Batman Arkham City GOTY	CIB	$5.00
PS3	Bioshock	CIB	$7.00
PS3	BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger	CIB	$17.00
PS3	Bleach: Soul Resurreccion	CIB	$28.00
PS3	Bound by Flame	CIB	$8.00
PS3	Bulletstorm: Limited Edition	CIB	$7.00
PS3	Burnout Paradise	CIB	$8.00
PS3	Call of Duty: Ghosts	CIB	$5.00
PS3	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	CIB	$6.00
PS3	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3	Game + case	$4.00
PS3	Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice	CIB	$9.00
PS3	Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion GH	CIB	$9.00
PS3	Enslaved	CIB	$12.00
PS3	Fairy Fencer F	CIB	$20.00
PS3	Final Fantasy XIII	CIB	$9.00
PS3	Final Fantasy XIII	CIB	$9.00
PS3	Final Fantasy XIII-2	CIB	$9.00
PS3	Folklore (Water damaged art)	CIB	$34.00
PS3	Genji Days Of The Blade	CIB	$7.00
PS3	Heavy Rain	CIB	$5.00
PS3	Hitman: Absolution	CIB	$6.00
PS3	inFamous GH	CIB	$8.00
PS3	Just Cause 2	CIB	$6.00
PS3	Just Dance 4	CIB	$5.00
PS3	Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days	CIB	$8.00
PS3	Kingdoms Of Amalur Reckoning	CIB	$4.00
PS3	Madden NFL 15	CIB	$4.00
PS3	Mirror's Edge	CIB	$7.00
PS3	Mugen Souls	CIB	$14.00
PS3	Mugen Souls Z	CIB	$16.00
PS3	Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations	CIB	$8.00
PS3	NCAA Football 11	CIB	$7.00
PS3	Ni No Kuni Wrath of the White Witch	CIB	$6.00
PS3	Ninja Gaiden Sigma	CIB	$8.00
PS3	One Piece: Unlimited World Red	CIB	$23.00
PS3	Persona 4 Arena	CIB	$11.00
PS3	Persona 5	Game + case	$13.00
PS3	Playstation Move Heroes	CIB	$5.00
PS3	Portal 2	CIB	$9.00
PS3	Record Of Agarest War 2 [Limited Edition] (Heavy outer box wear)	CIB	$26.00
PS3	Red Dead Redemption Undead Nightmare	CIB	$9.00
PS3	Resident Evil 5	Game + case	$6.00
PS3	Sacred 2: Fallen Angel	CIB	$7.00
PS3	Sacred 2: Fallen Angel	Game + case	$8.00
PS3	Skate 3	CIB	$8.00
PS3	Star Ocean: The Last Hope International	CIB	$10.00
PS3	The Darkness	CIB	$13.00
PS3	Uncharted	CIB	$5.00
PS3	Uncharted 2	CIB	$5.00
PS3	Uncharted 3	CIB	$5.00
PS3	Valkyria Chronicles	CIB	$6.00
PS3	Valkyria Chronicles	CIB	$6.00
PS3	Virtua Fighter 5	CIB	$7.00
PS3	White Knight Chronicles International Edition	CIB	$8.00
PS3	Witch and the Hundred Knight	CIB	$17.00
PS4	Borderlands 3	CIB	$8.00
PS4	Dragon Ball Xenoverse	CIB	$8.00
PS4	God of War	CIB	$10.00
PS4	Hasbro Family Fun Pack	Game + case	$7.00
PS4	Last of Us Part II	CIB	$15.00
PS4	LEGO Marvel Collection	Game + case	$10.00
PS4	Ratchet & Clank	Game + case	$9.00
PS4	Spyro Reignited Trilogy	Game + case	$11.00
PS4	Uncharted 4: A Thief's End	Game + case	$6.00
PSP	Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII	CIB	$13.00
PSP	Final Fantasy IV	CIB	$33.00
PSP	Growlanser Wayfarer of Time	Game + case	$44.00
PSP	IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey	CIB	$9.00
PSP	Invizimals: Shadow Zone	CIB	$11.00
PSP	Kingdom Of Paradise	CIB	$5.00
PSP	LEGO Indiana Jones The Original Adventures	CIB	$8.00
PSP	Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters GH	CIB	$9.00
PSP	Riviera The Promised Land	Game + case	$26.00
PSP PAL	Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice	CIB	$9.00
SNES	Batman Forever	Loose	$6.00
SNES	F-Zero	Loose	$14.00
SNES	Power Rangers Zeo Battle Racers	Loose	$13.00
SNES	Spiderman X-Men Arcade's Revenge	Loose	$9.00
SNES	Star Fox (heavy box wear)	CIB	$34.00
SNES	Super Baseball 2020	Loose	$13.00
SNES	Super Gameboy	Loose	$21.00
SNES	Terminator 2: The Arcade Game	Loose	$10.00
SNES	Tetris 2	Loose	$7.00
Switch	Bendy and the Ink Machine	CIB	$26.00
Switch	Galak-Z: The Void & Skulls of the Shogun: Bone-A-Fide	CIB	$13.00
Switch	Gigantosaurus: The Game	CIB	$11.00
Switch	Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle	CIB	$13.00
Switch	My Time at Portia	CIB	$39.00
Switch	Party Arcade	CIB	$9.00
Switch	Resident Evil Origins Collection	CIB	$19.00
Switch	Starlink: Battle for Atlas	CIB	$9.00
Switch	Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition	CIB	$19.00
Switch	The House of the Dead Remake [Limidead Edition]	NIB	$36.00
Wii	Batallion Wars 2	Loose	$9.00
Wii	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3	CIB	$7.00
Wii	Classic controller pro gold	Loose	$21.00
Wii	Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 3	CIB	$9.00
Wii	Dead Space Extraction	Loose	$17.00
Wii	Dokapon Kingdom	Loose	$38.00
Wii	Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3	CIB	$52.00
Wii	Excite Truck	CIB	$7.00
Wii	Gold classic controller pro	Loose	$20.00
Wii	Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock	Loose	$26.00
Wii	Harvest Moon: Magical Melody	Loose	$10.00
Wii	Hasbro Family Game Night Value Pack	CIB	$14.00
Wii	Just Dance 2020	CIB	$31.00
Wii	Just Dance 2020	Game + case	$30.00
Wii	Luigi Wii remote plus w/ sleeve and wrist strap	Loose	$23.00
Wii	Mario Wii remote plus w/ sleeve and wrist strap	Loose	$25.00
Wii	Michael Jackson: The Experience (with glove)	CIB	$26.00
Wii	Naruto Clash of Ninja Revolution 2	CIB	$13.00
Wii	SimCity Creator	CIB	$7.00
Wii	Yoshi Wii remote plus w/ sleeve, no sleeve	Loose	$36.00
Wii U	Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival	Game + case	$8.00
Wii U	Ducktales Remastered	CIB	$22.00
Wii U	Fast & Furious Showdown	Game + case	$14.00
Wii U	Madden NFL 13	CIB	$9.00
Wii U	Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate	CIB	$14.00
Wii U	Pokken Tournament	Game + case	$8.00
Wii U	Resident Evil: Revelations	Game + case	$14.00
Wii U	Tekken Tag Tournament 2	Loose	$21.00
Xbox	Backyard Wrestling	Game + case	$8.00
Xbox	Dungeons & Dragons Heroes	Game + case	$12.00
Xbox	Halo 2 Limited Collector's Edition (no slipcover)	CIB	$17.00
Xbox	i-Ninja	Game + case	$11.00
Xbox	Myst IV: Revelation	CIB	$9.00
Xbox	Oddworld Munch's Oddysee	CIB	$7.00
Xbox	Tetris Worlds	CIB	$5.00
Xbox 360	Batman: Arkham Origins	CIB	$26.00
Xbox 360	Bioshock	CIB	$7.00
Xbox 360	Bioshock 2	CIB	$4.00
Xbox 360	Brothers in Arms Hell's Highway	CIB	$8.00
Xbox 360	Call of Duty: World at War	CIB	$8.00
Xbox 360	Crackdown 2	CIB	$6.00
Xbox 360	Darksiders	CIB	$5.00
Xbox 360	Far Cry 3	CIB	$4.00
Xbox 360	Grid	CIB	$9.00
Xbox 360	Just Dance 2017	CIB	$9.00
Xbox 360	Portal 2	CIB	$7.00
Xbox 360	Rock Band 2	CIB	$7.00
Xbox One	Red Dead Redemption GOTY	CIB	$16.00
Xbox One	Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare	CIB	$10.00

I also have some extra amiibo I am looking to sell!

Item	Condition	Price
8-bit Classic Mario amiibo	NIB	$13.00
Blathers (Animal Crossing) amiibo	Loose	$6.00
Bowser	Loose	$8.00
Chibi-Robo	Loose	$9.00
Cyrus (Animal Crossing) amiibo	Loose	$6.00
Daisy [Super Smash Bros]	Loose	$30.00
Fox amiibo	NIB	$14.00
Ganondorf amiibo	Loose	$13.00
Inkling Boy (Splatoon) amiibo	Loose	$9.00
Inkling Boy amiibo	Loose	$9.00
Inkling Boy amiibo	Loose	$9.00
Inkling Girl	Loose	$10.00
Inkling Girl amiibo	Loose	$10.00
Inkling Squid	Loose	$12.00
Inkling Squid - Neon Purple	Loose	$10.00
Inkling Squid - Neon Purple amiibo	Loose	$10.00
Kirby - Star	Loose	$14.00
Link (Smash) amiibo	Loose	$15.00
Link (Smash) amiibo	Loose	$15.00
Link (Smash) amiibo	Loose	$15.00
Little Mac (Smash) amiibo	NIB	$20.00
Lottie (Animal Crossing) amiibo	Loose	$3.00
Lucario amiibo	NIB	$10.00
Lucas (Smash) amiibo	Loose	$9.00
Lucas amiibo	Loose	$9.00
Mario - 30th, Classic	Loose	$7.00
Mario (Wedding) amiibo	Loose	$14.00
Marth (Smash) amiibo	Loose	$9.00
Mewtwo amiibo (packaging plastic damages)	CIB	$10.00
Octoling Boy	Loose	$14.00
Octoling Girl	Loose	$17.00
Octoling Octopus	Loose	$20.00
Peach (Smash) amiibo (figure came loose from stand)	Loose	$9.00
Pearl / Marina 2-pack amiibo	NIB	$23.00
Reese (Animal Crossing) amiibo	Loose	$4.00
Waddle Dee	Loose	$9.00
Yarn Yoshi - Green	Loose	$15.00
Boo	Loose	$23.00
Bowser - Super Mario	Loose	$12.00
Luigi - Super Mario	Loose	$17.00
Mario - Super Mario	Loose	$14.00

I’m originally from MI. I’ve moved around a lot and done time in Wisconsin, Ohio and Indiana as well. The “carrot stick” phenomena got me where you’re basically chasing something you believe is within reach but is actually unattainable… i.e. having a normal dating life and especially finding a partner. I have wasted soooo much time in the Midwest hoping that if I just got to the right city or state things would get better. I think the ultimate letdown was when I went to University of Michigan in Ann Arbor; an alleged ultra-liberal school/city. Every single one of the guys I dated were deeply in the closet, no one wanted to hold hands or share our relationship status with their friend circle. Even random gay students on Grindr were very DL as if they all belonged to some straight frat and were afraid of getting caught by the homies. The internalized homophobia in the Midwest runs DEEP. I recently let my lease expire and am literally going to go on a quest this summer to find a better place. To me that is somewhere where men who like men are confident enough to be relaxed and open about it. I’m tired of feeling like a dirty secret… it’s kind of wrecked my self-esteem. I am looking for STATES, not cities, as I assume it would be easy to just throw out “move to L.A., NYC, Houston, etc.” but I am not a big-city person and also can’t afford those places.

It started off like the most romantic movie you've ever seen. I (m, 50s, American) was on a solo trip through Europe in April 2023 when I met her (f, 40s, French) at a super cool neighborhood party I got randomly invited to during my 1-day visit to Austria. We exchanged glances, and got to talking. She was very cute and French. It was so random, seemed like kismet. We connected instantly and we spent the whole night together (very PG and very sweet at first). Have you seen Before Sunrise? Kinda like that.
I left the next day to continue my journey in Europe. But we started texting constantly. Then she wanted to come with me to Istanbul for a few days. It seemed impulsive, but I readily agreed. It was pure bliss.
She was stylish, cute, demur, fun, smart, and she adored me completely. She would do this "flashbulb eyes" thing that would knock me out. Even some random person came up to us in Istanbul and said, "you are such a cute couple" and took our picture. I had been divorced for a few years and the dating scene where I live in California is not so great.
I go back to California and she goes back to Austria where she lives. She told me she had to call her mom 6 times to tell her about how in love she was, but had to hang up because she was crying so much and couldn't talk.
Constant texting, pictures, love messages, calls. It was so nice. She even wrote poems and made songs (they were a bit frantic and weird, but anyway). I told all my friends. They were so happy for me. I was very in love with her.
Then about a month later, I made a casual comment that I admitted to be "demanding", ie., I don't put up with a lot of crap. I could feel the change.
Her nephew came into town to spend a few weeks with her. She started to ignore me. The texts and songs and pictures trickled down. She said she had no time. But she was going to concerts, etc. It was bullshit. When I raised my concerns, she said I was shouting (I was just angry, but did not shout).
Curiously, it felt like a previous relationship that I had. It felt like love bombing and discarding. Finally, when she did get around to calling me, I told her that she can't treat people that way and that this seems like a personality disorder. (This time I really was shouting). So I ended it and blocked her. I was really sad, but I moved on. I went on lonely solo trips and even got back into dating (I actually had some promising dates!)
In October of last year, she slipped past the blockade, reached out, and I responded. I asked why she ditched me. I got no real answer but I wanted to believe. My friends told me don't do it. I knew the risks. I just desperately wanted that love again. I desperately wanted to have my L. She adored me. She was everything I wanted.
We meet up in DC for the most romantic Christmas I ever had. I was finally with someone I really loved. It was lovely. I was still hurt though. I wanted her to "kiss my heart" and tell me that she was sorry. She told me to "let it go". I just sucked it up.
On this trip, she told me about her late husband. She said they were very in love and never fought. He was Mexican and they met in Vienna years earlier. On a trip to visit his family in Mexico, they all were kidnapped, the men were separated from the women, the women were let go a few days later, but all the men disappeared. She told me she looked for him for 3 years before giving up.
So I gave her lots of slack. We also had a language barrier. We spoke English together, but her native language is French. I attributed any miscommunication to that as well.
We agreed to meet up again in Austin. And this is where the cracks really started to show. It was the first episode of her losing it. Right before the trip, she blew up after some text exchange. I don't remember what happened as per usual ("bewildered" is how I felt with these episodes). She said she was devastated and that we shouldn't meet anymore in Austin.
So I stayed up all night talking her off the ledge. We made up and I was happy again. I totally ignored this and following episodes.
We had a nice time in Texas. So much that we decided that we wanted to be together. When we got back to our respective countries, she told me she was moving to California (no discussion with me, just a decision on her part). Shortly thereafter, she told me she was going to start studying to get her master's. Then she was going to apply for another job in Vienna (???) Then she realized that wouldn't be a good idea. Anyway...
I wanted her to be here in California with me but it's really tough to move to the US without being married. She didn't really think anything through, she just thought some company would give her a work visa. It don't work like that, honey. I was ready to marry her (but she still was technically married because she didn't have the death certificate of her late husband who disappeared).
Meanwhile, I had a ticket to meet her in Austria and spend 2 1/2 weeks together. I just wanted to experience "normal boring life" together. We got along so great when we did. She liked all the music I liked, even stuff that she really shouldn't have heard (obscure stuff from the 80s). (Looking back, maybe this was mirroring.)
Right before my trip, I got to worrying that she was coming to live here in August sight unseen. I was afraid I was building up an image of some idyllic life, when in reality California has tons of problems. So I made a video to show her the nice things, but also the bad things of my neighborhood. When I mentioned this, she lost it. "You don't want me to come. I hate you. You're awful. Don't come to Austria." She later called and we made up. Again. This was 12 hours before I got on the plane.
I went to Austria. The first 1.5 days were great. Then her aunt and uncle came to stay with us from France. They are all very close. But her 1 bedroom apartment made for close quarters, especially since I had never met them. Spanish was the common language (I'm fluent, so no problem). I liked them. They were a cute couple and they cared about her a lot. The uncle told me "you know what happened to her. She loves you very much, so please take care of her". I said I would of course. I really loved her.
But the next day her mood changed. She was happy and chipper with them (and her shitshow best friend) but cold to me. I wasn't included in the conversations really. She didn't try to bring me into the fold. Not everyone is a good conversationalist, I reasoned.
The following day, we were all supposed to go to Prague. Romantic Prague. But in the morning, she told me "you were sulking all day yesterday" and "you obviously don't like my aunt and uncle so why don't you just go your own way."
This is on my vacation, mind you.
I felt trapped. But we made up 15 minutes later and all went to Prague. She was still grumpy with me.
That night, on the river in romantic Prague, she called me a robot and said she didn't know who I was. She said I should leave.
So that night, I had to figure out a plan. I still had a bunch of my stuff at her apartment in Vienna. I also had her spare key. I felt the heebie jeebies, worried about my physical safety. I couldn't sleep.
My plan was to take the train to her place in Vienna, grab my stuff, leave her key, and peace out.
But the next morning, she realized I had the extra key, and threatened to call her uncle and the police if I didn't give it to her.
So I found myself walking around romantic Prague at 7am with just some of my crap, no plan, and no sleep. I felt like some refugee. Then she called. "Do you want to talk over coffee?" I had no other plan.
We make up of course. The next day we are hot and heavy in a church tower in a little Czech town. We were back, making out, holding hands, acting like teenagers. It was so nice.
Don't ask me how I could forget what had happened just a few hours prior.
We went back to Austria and had another nice day, making plans to go on adventures. Yes, we were now talking about me moving to Austria.
But the next night, right before the aunt and uncle were to go back to France and we were supposed to go to Budapest, she blew it up again.
She had a knack for blowing things up right before really important events.
I had left the bathroom fan on and she just lost it.
(By the way, all of these blowups where in whispers so that aunt and uncle could not hear. She's very sweet to her family and I guess she can do no wrong.)
We were in bed and now it was my turn to lose it. In a whisper, I said, "you're stupid and you have this ugly evil face".
Then she kicked me while in bed. She was LIVID.
Still in a raging whisper, she told me to get out (in my underwear I guess) and if not, she was going to "make a scene".
I was so scared.
Then she just got into bed. And I followed.
We talked it over. She said I deserved to be kicked. I told her no words should lead to violence.
Back to normal. We went to Budapest for a few days and then back to Vienna. Now we're alone together, at last. And guess what? We had a great time. We rode her bike in the park with her sitting on the back rack, like kids. We went shopping. I treated her to restaurants (I paid for everything on the whole trip, about $2k). We played guitar and sang together. We went to the Prater and rode rollercoasters. We made love.
On the last day, she took me to the airport. We had breakfast and we both were sad. But we had plans for the future.
She walked me to security and we said our goodbyes.
When I got to the gate, I get a text. "You didn't look back when you went through security. I'm so sad. Have a nice flight!" I had to talk her off the ledge again: "I thought you were leaving, I'm so sorry my love. I didn't mean to. I love you so much."
When I got back, I was so exhausted. I thought it was the jetlag, but I was on edge. I was angry and didn't know why. Snipping at my coworkers. My body hurt I was so tired.
But I was looking for jobs in Austria. I still hadn't realized anything.
I had an opportunity to go camping in Yosemite a few days later on Friday. Even though I was so tired, I knew I should take the opportunity (campsites there are hard to get). I called her Friday am, asked her how her day was. She knew I still hadn't packed and had a very important presentation to give too. I realized I need to get ready for that presentation that was starting in just a few minutes. "Sorry my love, I need to go. Got to get ready. I will send you a message when I get to Yosemite."
Then right when my presentation was about to start, I get a message. "You are so cold. You knew I was hurting but you ended the call so abruptly."
That was it. The last straw.
When driving up to Yosemite, I told my friend the whole story. I hadn't told anyone about all the explosions and breakups. I couldn't believe my own ears. Was I actually saying these things?
Then it hit me. I had to end it.
Later that week, I sent her an email to end it. I knew a phone conversation would end badly. Email is not the classiest, but I did what I could.
I got hateful texts, then texts trying to get me back, showing pictures of the stuffed animals I got her. Then her final one.
Then it hit me. This was abuse. The realization has been coming in waves. And this wasn't the first experience I had either. I dated M a few years earlier who actually ENJOYED abusing me. I could even see a little smile when she would throw insults or say things to shock me.
I don't think L is a narcissist. She couldn't help it. She even told me once that I could help her "heal".
EPILOGUE
Looking back, L told me on several occasions that I wouldn't like her once I got to know her. She was right about that one. She said she wasn't smart and that I wouldn't like her (but she spoke 4 languages and has a couple of university degrees and a good job). She said if we lived in Paris, I would leave her for a Parisian girl.
I see all these other things that I ignored. Like how she called herself a "party girl" and would go dancing with her girlfriends, but no guys would ever talk to her. Right.
No guys from the beach volleyball meetup group she organized would ever try to get with her. Right.
The guy who gave her a book of Sufi poetry (very romantic) wasn't hitting on her. Right.
The old guy who she met at the airport and wrote to her and signed off as "ton Ron" ("your Ron") was just some nice old guy. Right.
So right when I met her, she had just moved out of her old place with her ex, even though they had only dated for a couple of weeks and stayed as "roommates" for the remaining 5 years. Then two weeks later you get with me? Right.
I got her and her family a bunch of little gifts and she gave me whatever was in her cupboard and cheap socks with bears with 3 eyes. Meanwhile, she went to great lengths to get gifts for her people.
Maybe she saw me as a ticket to live and study for free in America.
I was a total fool. Maybe she never even loved me. Or am I just telling myself this to make it easier for me?
I wrote a second email telling her a lot of these thoughts, but in a polite tone. I asked her to get help.
I blocked her everywhere of course. But even though I set up a filter to delete any incoming email, I still check my trash box 5 times a day to see if she wrote.
How I wish that she actually got help and that she could actually be in a real relationship with me. I know, I know.
Why did you hurt me, L? I would have done anything for you. I was your bear, your prince, remember? I was perfect for you, remember?
I'm crying as I write this.
I hate this. I don't want to be alone again. You were the one for me.
I miss you.

Context- I’ve been dating my man form the past 4 years he’s been living with the same flatmate since we met. We met in the lockdown hung out as friends and eventually got together. He does a very mentally demanding job so often blames that. So my bf is messy and used to find it really cute earlier that I had to help him a little with cleaning and making the bed, etc. but I didn’t realise it until after the lockdown when both of us started working that he’s extremely messy and a little dirty, he takes care of his personal hygiene but everything around him is a mess. Like he won’t change the bed sheets for 2 months if I don’t visit him, will keep half eaten food here and there it’ll go bad and still won’t pick it up, there are cups/ plates all round the house that have fungus in them coz they are unwashed since 4 days, his home is literally sticky and even the maid can’t get it off. I can literally go on. I used to go to his home at-least once a week and clean his he for him (cleaning the bedroom, change bedsheets, thow away bad food, etc) but recently I have reduced my visits since my mom is on bed rest and she needs me by her side. Yesterday I came to his home after my grandma came to visit and stayed with my mom. The home was an absolute mess. Hall was filled with his bags, food and shoes, his bed room was disgusting with everything everywhere, kitchen was stinking. I tried my best to clean but couldn’t do the kitchen and laundry as I was tired. He came home and complained about the undone laundry I said sorry but he reminded me that he washed a pair of pajama pants and a dress last week and I should’ve done this. I laughed at this thinking it was a joke but he wasn’t joking I said that I’ve been washing his clothes from the past 2 years and never asked for something like that. He then went to say that men usually don’t do ‘girly things’ like these. I was offended was an understatement. I was angry and told him I want to go home to which he responded great I’ll come with you I don’t want to stay in this house we both left and had a very big fight on the road. I understood that I can’t be blackmailing him with I wannna leave if I’m angry but he refuses to acknowledge that he’s disgusting and can’t do his own chores. Today morning I saw a rat in the kitchen and I’ve been nauseous since. I’m really scared of rats. This had happened earlier and I bought the pest control but I saw some disgusting things the last time I got them. So I refuse to call them and be there when they are working. But also I refuse to go to the kitchen. He says I’m being over dramatic but I can’t take these dirty habbits. AITA?

The relationship between Jon and Catelyn is one of the most fraught in ASOIAF. By contrast, Jon and Arya's bond is probably the most trusting and faithful. Finally, Catelyn and Arya have difficulties but they undoubtedly love each other. The triangular relationship of these characters could well be a source of looming conflict in TWOW.
A few weeks ago I posted "The Real Queen in the North" outlining how Lady Stoneheart is hunting for Arya and plans to crown her daughter Queen in the North. It got a good reception but some comments raised an interesting point regarding the unresolved tension between Jon Snow and Catelyn Stark.
We can say with a fair amount of certainty from the show (his ADWD plot was heading that way too) that Jon Snow will be crowned King in the North at some future point. Jon's affection for Arya, Catelyn's loathing for Jon, and Arya's loyalty to Jon could be pitted against each other in this storyline.

Grudged Him Every Bite

Catelyn's hostility towards her husband's bastard son is established very early in AGOT, most acutely with the infamous confrontation in Bran's sickroom. Jon's resentment at how Catelyn treated him regularly resurfaces and in ADWD Jon's bitterness is still kicking:

We could, thought Jon, if we had the gold, and someone willing to sell us food. Both of those were lacking. Our best hope may be the Eyrie. The Vale of Arryn was famously fertile and had gone untouched during the fighting. Jon wondered how Lady Catelyn's sister would feel about feeding Ned Stark's bastard. As a boy, he often felt as if the lady grudged him every bite. -ADWD Jon IV

Evidently, Jon's grievance with Catelyn remains raw and unresolved.

Mother-Daughter Strains

In ASOS, the relationship between Arya and Catelyn assumes a much bigger role than before. Arya spends the entire book seeking her mother:

She wanted Riverrun, not Acorn Hall; she wanted her mother and her brother Robb, not Lady Smallwood or some uncle she never knew. -ASOS, Arya VIII

Arya comes harrowingly close to reuniting with Catelyn at the Red Wedding:

Arya had mud in her teeth and her face was wet. Rain. It's only rain. That's all it is. "We're here," she shouted. Her voice sounded thin and scared, a little girl's voice. "Robb's just in the castle, and my mother. The gate's even open." There were no more Freys riding out. I came so far. "We have to go get my mother." -ASOS, Arya XI

Even after the Red Wedding Arya still yearns for her mother:

“We should go back,” she suddenly decided. “We should go back to the Twins and get my mother. She can’t be dead. We have to help her." -Arya XII, ASoS

Arya wargs into her direwolf Nymeria and retrieves her mother's corpse from the river:

That night she went to sleep thinking of her mother, and wondering if she should kill the Hound in his sleep and rescue Lady Catelyn herself. When she closed her eyes she saw her mother’s face against the back of her eyelids. She’s so close I could almost smell her… Arya XII, ASoS

From the end of ASOS the Brotherhood Without Banners under Lady Stoneheart/Catelyn are searching for Arya and she hopes to crown her daughter Queen in the North.

The Drama Triangle

In Arya's first chapter something of a Catelyn/Jon dichotomy is established:

"A shade more fun than needlework," Arya gave back at him. Jon grinned, reached over, and messed up her hair. Arya flushed. They had always been close. Jon had their father's face, as she did. They were the only ones.
...
It was worse than Jon had thought. It wasn't Septa Mordane waiting in her room. It was Septa Mordane and her mother. Arya I, AGOT

In Jon's second chapter the duality is in evidence. First half is the tense encounter between him and Catelyn:

Jon did not know what to say. "It wasn't your fault," he managed after an awkward silence.
Her eyes found him. They were full of poison. "I need none of your absolution, bastard." -Jon II, AGOT

But after a brief goodbye to Robb the second half is Jon's final scene with Arya; a bedroom farewell in every way different to the other:

Suddenly she looked like she was going to cry. "I wish you were coming with us."
The memory of her laughter warmed him on the long ride north. -Jon II, AGOT

Arya wonders if Robb and her mother would even want to ransom her:

"Well," Arya said, "my hair's messy and my nails are dirty and my feet are all hard." Robb wouldn't care about that, probably, but her mother would. Lady Catelyn always wanted her to be like Sansa, to sing and dance and sew and mind her courtesies. Just thinking of it made Arya try to comb her hair with her fingers, but it was all tangles and mats, and all she did was tear some out. -ASOS Arya VII

Arya later makes a comparison to Jon, who she believes unlike her mother would accept her no matter what:

"He's with the Night's Watch on the Wall." Maybe I should go to the Wall instead of Riverrun. Jon wouldn't care who I killed or whether I brushed my hair . . . "Jon looks like me, even though he's bastard-born. He used to muss my hair and call me 'little sister.'" Arya missed Jon most of all. Just saying his name made her sad. -ASOS Arya VIII

Harwin pleads with Arya not to bring up the topic of Jon's parentage when she's reunited with her mother:

He shook his head. "Let it lie, my lady. They're dead, all of them. Let it lie . . . and please, when we come to Riverrun, say naught of this to your mother."-ASOS Arya VIII

Catelyn and Robb row over the question of Jon Snow (Stark) versus Arya as heir to the North's throne:

"So you pray. Have you considered your sisters? What of their rights? I agree that the north must not be permitted to pass to the Imp, but what of Arya? By law, she comes after Sansa ... your own sister, trueborn ..."
"...and dead. No one has seen or heard of Arya since they cut Father's head off. Why do you lie to yourself? Arya's gone, the same as Bran and Rickon, and they'll kill Sansa too once the dwarf gets a child from her. Jon is the only brother that remains to me. Should I die without issue, I want him to succeed me as King in the North. I had hoped you would support my choice."
"I cannot," she said. "In all else, Robb. In everything. But not in this . . . this folly. Do not ask it." -ASOS, Catelyn V

Jon thinks Catelyn would have rejoiced to hear him renouncing Arya, in the context of being unable to help "her" for the sake of his vows:

By now she'd be eleven, Jon thought. Still a child. "I have no sister. Only brothers. Only you." Lady Catelyn would have rejoiced to hear those words, he knew. That did not make them easier to say. His fingers closed around the parchment. Would that they could crush Ramsay Bolton's throat as easily. -ADWD Jon VI

The Road Not Taken... Yet?

Interestingly, GRRM in the 1990s while writing AGOT very much intended for Jon and Catelyn's relationship to lead to an emotive character moment:

When Winterfell burns, Catelyn Stark will be forced to flee north with her son Bran and her daughter Arya. Wounded by Lannister riders, they will seek refuge at the Wall, but the men of the Night's Watch give up their families when they take the black, and Jon and Benjen will not be able to help, to Jon's anguish. It will lead to a bitter estrangement between Jon and Bran. Arya will be more forgiving

Most of these plot points have emerged in some way in the published books; Bran travelled beyond the wall and Jon later anguished over his Night's Watch vows preventing him from helping "Arya". But Jon vs. Catelyn has never really reached the dramatic conclusion GRRM was seeding in AGOT (and right into ADWD) and Jon's thoughts more often dwell on how he was treated by his not-stepmother rather than the identity of his birth mother.

What If

A few possible scenarios:
Jon and Catelyn reunion: Resurrected Jon and Lady Stoneheart meet somewhere in the North. She recognises that Jon was willing to lay down his life for her daughter (Pink Letter march against Ramsay). They bond over their shared experiences as freaky fire zombies.
No reunion but resolution: Jon and Lady Stoneheart don't physically reunite but Arya argues his case, explains that Jon Snow laid down his life on her account, and Stoneheart finally departs the world with her grudge against Ned's bastard diluted.
Arya crowns Jon King in the North: Although crowned by her mother, Arya is still very, very loyal to Jon Snow and may feel a debt for his sacrifice for her. In AGOT she refused to tattle to their father about Needle, even when Jon was thousands of leagues away and beyond reproach. Recall this line from their first scene together:

Jon shrugged. "Girls get the arms but not the swords. Bastards get the swords but not the arms. I did not make the rules, little sister." -AGOT, Jon I

Jon has already given Arya the sword, perhaps Arya will abdicate and gift Jon "the arms".
(Feel to make your own predictions!)

Collanite Season 1:
Storyline: one day, during day of the blood ring on monstinia, a portal made of this excess energy formed in the relatively small but populated and active island, known as aphrodite, not only that, but it also created a energy dome around itself, that slowly grew until it covered the entire island, causing strange, anomalous events to occur on the island. On further investigation, it was discovered that these events only affect aphrodite. Later on, from the same portal, a group of people from another world fell through into the island and started colonizing it for themself. Theme: strange, otherworldly characters have entered aphrodite
Locations: Monster Metropolis, Saltwater Shore, Skier Slopes, Doggy Diner, Peace Pond, Mount Anon, Starlit Suburb, Golden Saucer, Cozy Cabins, Sakura Swim Club, Misty Mesa, Sacred Shrines
Skins: Travis Touchdown(1), Link(22), 2b(43), Glamrock Freddy(57), Sindel(71), Monika(94), Cloud Strife(117)
Destruction Tools: Blood Berry(goes on back), Ancient Battle Axe, Virtuous Contract, Glamrock Mic, Sindel’s Kwan Dao, Heart Pen, Buster Sword(goes on back)
Backblings: Blood Berry(comes off back), Hyrule Shield, Virtuous Contract, Glamrock Giftbox, Sindel’s Regal Crown, Poetry Book, Buster Sword(comes off back)
Emoticons: Ancient Bow Drawn, Well Done Superstar, Kombat Hairwhip(animated), MonikaHeart, Confident Cloud
Gliders: Demzamtiger(motorcycle), Wild Paraglider, yoRHa Flight Unit, Car Battery, Sonic Levitation(built in, sindel), Poetry Book, Hardy Daytona(motorcycle)
Contrails: Sheikah Symbol, Pod 042, Blue Boltz, Glitching, Materia Orbs
Emotes: Beam Showoff, Milk Drink, Slate Check, Phut Hon, Glamrock Wave, Glamrock Giftbox(built in, glamrock freddy), Sonic Scream, Write Your Heart, Code Panel(built in, monika), Piano Practice, Victory!
Weapon Wraps: Tunic Of Memories, yoRHa Specialist, Glamrock Shell, Edenian Crest, Doki Hearts, Buster Steel
Music Pack: Berry Beatdown, Open Wilds, Blissful Death, Pizzaplex Performance, Your Reality, Let The Battle Begin
Weapon Charms: Jeane, Triforce Of Courage, Superstar, Soulfire Sindel, Chibi Sayori, Chocobo
Loading Screens: View Of The Wild, yoRHa Installation, Below The Pizzaplex, Kingdom Of Edenia, JuSt MoNiKa, Fantasy Evolution
Edit Styles: Purple Jacket(Travis Touchdown), Tunic Of Memories, Tunic Of The Wild, Well Worn Outfit(Link), 2p Mock Machine, Mask Off(2B), Dirty Freddy(Glamrock Freddy), Royal Attire, Revenant Sindel(Sindel), Paper President, Ghost Menu Monika, Ponytail Monika, Jumpscares Monika(Monika), Playstation Polygonal(Cloud Strife)
Wildlife: Goose(runs up and steals an item from you), Chocobo, Wolf, Horse, Snowcoat Fox
Vehicles: Chocobo(tameable), Horse
Weapons: Thrasher Assault Rifle, Thrasher Burst AR, Thunder Shotgun, Buster Shotgun, Sonic Wave Shotgun, Calamity Submachine Gun, Sacred Submachine Gun, Tactical Pistol, Drum Pistol, Ancient Sniper Rifle, Monster Grenades, Silver Longsword, Royal Guards Sword, Beam Katana, Silver Knife, Bronze Knife
Items: Crafting Station, Pizza Box, Pizza Slices, Maple Sprout, Maple Vines, Apple, Baked Apple, Maple Pie, Raw Meat, Meat Skewer, Knights Shield
Containers: Common Loot Crates, Uncommon Loot Crates, Rare Loot Crates, Super Rare Loot Crates, Ammo Boxes
Weekly Challenges/Updates:
Week 1.
Visit Named Locations (3)
Deal Damage With The Bronze Or Silver Knife (300)
Search Loot Crates (5)
Plant A Maple Sprout, Then Consume Maple Vines (2)
Eliminations With Beam Katana (1)
Week 2.
Visit Starlit Suburb, Then Block Damage With A Shield (200)
Retrieve A Stolen Item From A Goose
Search Uncommon Or Rare Loot Crates (3), Deal Damage With A Thrasher Assault Rifle Or Thunder Shotgun (500)
Tame Horses Or Wolves (1)
Deal Damage With The Royal Guards Sword While Riding On A Horse (350)
Added: Bows, Arrows, Milk Bottles
Week 3.
Fire Arrows At Opponents (8)
Land At Sacred Shrines And Reach Top 50 (1)
Interact With yoHRa Pods (3)
Craft A Shotgun Or SMG Using The Crafting Station (1)
Deal Damage With A yoRHa Assault Rifle (300)
Added: yoHRa Assault Rifle
Week 4.
Pick Up Or Purchase A Pizza Box (1)
Visit Doggy Diner And Consume Pizza Slices (5)
Perform Dodge Rolls With The Knights Shield (3)
Construct A Stage Inside Of Doggy Diner (1)
Eliminate Opponents With The Silver Knife (5)
Week 5.
Knock Back Opponents With The Sonic Wave Shotgun (3)
Eliminations At Mount Anon (3)
Interact With The Royal Crest Of Edenia At Sacred Shrines (1)
Deal Damage To Opponents At Close Range With A Thrasher Assault Rifle (150)
Search Loot Crates Of Rare Or Higher Rarity At Sacred Shrines And Mount Anon (8)
Week 6.
Visit The Clubroom At Starlit Suburbs (1)
Eliminate Opponents At Starlit Suburbs Or Sakura Swim Club (3)
Consume Cupcakes (5)
Collect A Fazer Blaster And Stun An Opponent Using It (1)
Delete Opponents By Eliminating Them With Four Hits Or Less (1)
Added: Apple Pie, Fazer Blaster
Week 7.
Visit Sacred Shrines Or Sakura Swim Club, Drink Milk Bottles (3)
Collect Torn Poem Pieces Scattered Around Starlit Suburb (7)
Restore Health And Stamina Using Meat Skewers (75)
Deal Damage Using Monster Grenades (150)
Destroy Structures With Beam Katana In A Single Match (20)
Week 8.
Consume Apple Pie (1)
Investigate Strange Energy Signals At Monster Metropolis, Mount Anon And Skier Slopes (3)
Collect A Tactical Pistol And Deal 150 Damage Using It
Piece Together The Torn Poem Pieces Into A Full Poem (7)
Get An Elimination With The Ancient Sniper Rifle (1)
Week 9.
Deal Damage With The Buster Sword (175)
Land At Golden Saucer
Block Damage With The Knights Shield 30 Seconds After Landing (150)
Visit Skier Slopes And Cozy Cabins In A Single Match
Land At Monster Metropolis And Deal Damage With The Buster Swords Cross Slash Or Blade Beam Attack (100)
Added: Buster Sword.
Week 10.
Deal Total Damage With The Calamity Smg and Royal Guards Sword In A Single Match (300)
Consume Baked Apples, Maple Pies Or Pizza Slices In A Single Match (8)
Visit The Clubroom At Starlit Suburbs, Read The Pieced Together Poem (1)
Use The Buster Swords Cross Slash To Deal Damage In Different Matches (3)
Tame A Chocobo And Ride It 250 Meters
Week 11.
Interact With The Strange Gauntlet At Mount Anon (1)
Eliminate Opponents Using The Buster Sword (3)
Investigate Strange Objects Appearing At Monster Metropolis, Saltwater Shore, And Misty Mesa (1)
Defeat Prismarine Warriors (5)
Visit Named Locations In A Single Match (3)
Added: Prismarine Warriors, Prismarine Knife
End Event: Power Theft The event starts players around Mt. Anon. The event starts with an anomaly opening up at mount anon and from ot, Romeo the admin appears and steps out laughing maniacally “it is time, people of aphrodite. Time that I take this islands power for my own!” Romeo then rises up into the air, hovering above the center of mt. Anon.. then 2b rushes up the side of the mountain and slashes Romeo with the virtuous contract, causing him to yell out in pain for a moment before quickly composing himself and fires a blast of lava towards 2b, knocking her off the mountain and onto the ground with a thud. He then fires another blast, attempting to finish off the islanders of aphrodite, but monika forms a shield of code that absorbs the blast before closing it. “Don’t worry about him, we’ll stop him before he can do anything harmful” monika says, and then both cloud and travis run up to the mountain, weapons drawn- and then in sync, they jump up into the air and travis performs quick and powerful slashes with his beam katana, while cloud fires multiple blade beams at Romeo, greatly damaging him and knocking him back down onto the mountain, as they both fall back down sure they’ve beaten him.. and they took that moment to rest, but just then as soon as they let their guards down.. romeo began laughing before getting up and dusting himself off and commanding his army of prismarine colossus to rise up from the water around the island and attack everyone on it. Then saying “Now, back to absorbing this pathetic heart of yours” and forming a small protective shield around himself and firing two guardian beams at the center of the island, glamrock freddy then throws everyone a Fazer blaster as him and sindel team up, using the combined efforts of the Fazer blasters and sindels sonic scream to stun the colossi, the additional Fazer blasters allowing the rest of the the islanders to fire at the collosi while they can’t move. Romeo then attempts to pull the power heart out, causing a small tremor as the power heart is ripped out from the core of the island, then once it’s all the way exposed he begins using the beams to absorb the crystallic energy. once the first set of colossus fall, another one walks up from the water almost immediately, and then monika seeing this, says “it’s no use. They just keep coming..” then she gets an idea, and says “alright, I have an idea. But- it’s a risky one..” “if the powerheart becomes corrupted, then it’s dark energy will drain the energy and power of anything making contact with it..” “but, as the heart is what controls everything on this island. If it gets corrupted, the islands landscape and everything would also become corrupted and sinister.. but it’s the only way” monika hesitates for a moment before manipulating and corrupting the powerheart. as the heart grows darker and begins to crack slightly, the influx of dark energy causes romeos beams to backfire, draining him of all his energy and admin powers and causing him to fall out of the sky, back onto the mountain and sliding down the side of it, hitting various things on his way down before eventually coming to a stop on the ground surrounded by everyone else. Romeo then lets out a weak cough, saying in a weak raspy voice “what.. h-happened?..” and link chimes in saying “you just got defeated by us.. now.” And link draws his sword, ready to finish off romeo.. but before he can, the powerheart lets out a big burst of dark energy, knocking everyone back and leaving a decent sized crater around it.

HELLO! I am 18 years old. my bf (19) and we have been together goin on two years we got together when I was 17, he was 18. He was my first ever physical partner (bc most of my relationships were long distance through internet) he took my V card. I notice a little bit on in our relationship he was only getting off and I wasn't I tried talking to him about it because at first he made me feel like I was being used for my body only, he denied it and said that it's not true and he loves me more than just that but there would be times where he wasn't affectionate and he would rush into the moment and after we were done he'll clean up roll over go to sleep or play the game. I told him that made me feel like I wasn't enough and not beautiful and just made me feel used. Which it did. I told him I wanted to feel loved and I wanted to be held (cuddled) and kissed afterwards. Another problem was when I was talking to him and we were talking about our sessions. (Which are never long) they usually last only 2-3 minutes. But I started asking him do you know what a G spot is and how to find it? He goes on to proceed to say "yeaa... I just haven't found yours i guess." We started talking more and I can't remember what was said but at some point he says he only does it for himself. In his words. "I mainly do it for myself" then he laughs. I sat there quietly didn't say anything after that I was in shocked of what I heard I turned around and got on my phone and went to sleep. Fast forward a couple months later. he started being more affectionate, Then he lacked off again. (fast forwarding a couple months from now) He started only wanting to do it when HE WANTED TO! That was also a problem I had before I told him about. He only ever does anything with me when it's late and he can't sleep and he wants me to do it with him so he can go to sleep at first ofc I didn't notice it but when I started realizing it I got really annoyed because we had already discussed this before. And before you asked YES! I've tried showing him and teaching him ways to make our sessions better and how to please me because I know some men just aren't educated on woman's bodies. For Example; I told him where and what a "Clit" is he says "oh" yup that's it. "Oh" and I even told him to use his fingers one time He says. "I don't want to used my fingers because I work on cars and my hands are always dirty" (he's a mechanic btw) I tell him well let's try different positions I show him different positions and he goes "I don't like that position" if you're wondering the only position we do is missionary, or doggy style. He says he doesn't want to go down on me because I pee out of there and bc of my period. But he wants me to go down on him in which I do because it's no problem and I don't mind. I shower regularly and I am not stinky or unclean. If you are reading this it is June 6 2023 YESTERDAY! Morning We were gonna do it, I was on top and we were kissing he was just laying there. It wasn't turning me on AT ALL! Because he was putting in no effort. I told him this isn't getting me in the mood. I kid you not he kinda moshes me off of him turns around with a little grumpy attitude and go "we don't have to do anything then." I tell him it's not that I don't want to it, it's just not getting me in the mood. He looks at me and then say "I gotta get up soon anyway" He just blankly ignores anything I tell him. and at this point I really don't know what to do. I am unsatisfied in this relationship SEXUALLY! And it's BORING! Our session only last 2-3 minutes and we only do it ONCE! Sometimes Twice because he knows I'm unsatisfied and he feels guilty but that's rarely. I have to wait till he leaves the next morning for work or couple hours to satisfy myself. Can anyone please give me advice. I don't want to be a cheater but I'm unsatisfied and I even hit up an old guy friend of mine from the past we did some s*x-texting which is more fun and loving in my opinion because...well... That's what I'm looking for fun and excitement. And I know that already makes me not loyal to my partner and already a cheater but I don't know what else to do and I do feel so guilty for doing what I did. I really love him so it's hard to leave. And I don't want to be so judgmental because we're still young and I know we have a lot of experiencing to learn but it feels like he doesn't even want to experience or learn anything about my body it feels like it's just all about him. :( please help me.

1: Swords don't kill DM's do
2: Could be worse (personal favourite)
3: One flesh one end (quote from gideon the ninth)
4: Four people climbed the atlas (a reference to my world's year zero myth)
5: And the sun rises upon the world (a continuation of 4)
6: The big bad wolf (a reference to a goddess that's reoccurring in most religions, the wolf mother)
7: The wolf turn to the wild and savage she swallowed him whole
8: Who's Boris? (a reference to the year zero campaign in which we had a conspiracy board. In the middle of the board was the name “boros” and one of the players came to the session and immediately asked.
9: In the graveyard there is only one god. War. (A saying with a double meaning as War is a self proclaimed god in a place called The elephant graveyard)
10: I'm a real ~~ boy~~ two numbered (boy is crossed out. Two numbered has the same weight as teen and is a refrence to pinocchio.)
11: Charity and greed from which the gods were born
12: Yonni/twelve treason (a reference to one of the players [Art is a reference to a reddit post from rats]
13: There are no bargains between lions and men (quote from song of achilles)
14: Would you watch the dance of the woman in red (the red empress is the first necromancer and a said to be ascended god)
15:Walk blindly after the red woman (she is often depicted as blindfolded similar to how lady justice in our world is)
16:I will kill you and eat you raw (quote from song of achilles)
17:And war unsheathed his sword for the first time (saving the graveyard from the risng sun and claiming it as his kingdom)
18: My name won't be forgotten and thus I'll live forever (quote from the poem a former BBEG sung during the campaign climax)
19: Godhood, it's so fragile. (Quote by a former PC turned into NPC after the end the latter year zero campaign.
20: Master of fate
Cocked: I speak true - Lied the truth speaker (truth saying is a type of magic making the mage unable to lie)

Disclaimer: I do not speak Korean. This is purely translated by machine with a lot of cleanup afterward. With that in mind, I am open to criticism to improve these translations. Enjoy!
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Chapter 429
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「Shall we move in that direction now?」
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The moment the press conference concluded, Shao Shen, the acting head of security, approached with this query. I nodded in affirmation.
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"Let's do that. You know where he is?"
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「Yes, I know. Let's go then.」
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Guided by Shao Shen, a phalanx of security guards formed a protective circle around me and we commenced a slow march.
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Meanwhile, pandemonium erupted outside our orderly formation. A tide of broadcasters armed with cameras and microphones surged towards us.
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「Mr. Jin! Is it true that you are friends with His Royal Highness Prince Felix?」
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「Jin-san! Jin-san!」
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You're the real nuisance, buddy. [Note: the character for "san" in Korean phonetically sounds similar to the word for "nuisance" and "troublemaker".]
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Even though we had just had the press conference, journalists from various countries clung on. Luckily, they could not break through the barrier of the Hunter security guards.
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Well, there was one particularly tenacious reporter who managed to thrust a microphone in front of me.
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"Mr. Jin Tae-Kyung! As a fellow Korean, just one interview please..."
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There are always such people wherever you go.
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"Ah, yes. Since we're both Korean, please step aside."
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I was about to breeze past him when I halted, struck by a wave of recognition. I gestured for Shao Shen to allow the journalist through.
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"Just a moment. Are you with DAS Patch?"
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"......!"
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"Yeah, you are. You published an article about me, right?"
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"No, that's not true."
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Right, that fucking guy.
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This was the journalist who had once branded me as 'single since birth' in a viral article. Since then, searching my name online invariably brought up 'Jin Tae-Kyung, forever alone' as a related search term.
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"Shen."
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Bewildered by the Korean exchange, Shao Shen looked puzzled.
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「Yes, Hyung.」
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"Suppress him."
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「Yes.」
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With a firm nod, Shao Shen seized the DAS Patch journalist's wrist.
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「Sir, I will now confiscate your balance.」
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"Wait, just a moment!"
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The commotion had escalated beyond control. The journalist, caught in a surge of force, was hurled into the air, landing amidst the crowd with a crash that sent cameras splintering across the ground. A cacophony of multilingual expletives rained down like a storm.
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Witnessing this babel of curses, I couldn't help but marvel.
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"We truly live in a global village."
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「Eh?」
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"No, never mind. Let's keep moving."
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As the police intervened, the crowd parted, opening a pathway.
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With the crowd's eyes on me and security tight, I made my way to the designated meeting spot — a suite in a five-star hotel reserved for VVIPs.
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"Johnson."
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「Oh, Jin. You arrived sooner than I expected?」
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Magic Johnson, who had been intently studying something, rose to greet me with a warm smile.
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His giant hand clapped my shoulder as he guided me to a seat.
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「So, how did the press conference go?」
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He obviously hadn't seen it. Accepting the beer he offered, I shrugged.
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"So-so. I just answered the questions the best I could and ended it in 30 minutes."
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「Haha. The journalists must not have liked that much.」
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"They probably like me much more than they like you, since I at least held a press conference."
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Magic Johnson had vanished into his quarters as soon as the conflict concluded.
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Unlike other S-rank Hunters like Fei Chen and Prince Felix, he had become a recluse, to the extent that rumors of his death were circulating.
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His only recent public interaction had been a cryptic update on his official SNS account.
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I am researching something new.
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It is as mysterious and magnificent as the victory we have just achieved.
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Most people probably didn't understand what that meant and dismissed the message, but I was among the few who understood the depths of his new venture.
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"So, how did it turn out?"
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Magic Johnson's lips twitched slightly as he replied,
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「Well...」
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"Oh, you were able to do it."
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「Did I say that?」
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"You're not hiding your smile very well."
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「I'm not? Not at all?」
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What do you mean, not at all?
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As his eyes brimmed with anticipation, I couldn't suppress a chuckle.
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"You didn't even like this task at first."
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「How do you know that when you weren't here? Did Choi tell you that?」
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"Who else? Right now, it's just me, you, and Mr. Choi who know this secret."
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「Oh. Well there's something wrong in what Choi told you.」
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"Something wrong?"
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「Yes. It wasn't that I disliked this task.」
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Magic Johnson, having downed a 500ml can of beer in a single gulp, adopted a more grave demeanor.
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「I was trying to destroy it.」
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"Haha."
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「No joke. Imagine if you were in my shoes back then. I almost blew the room to pieces.」
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"If it were me, I would have destroyed the hotel."
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Yet, the room and the hotel remained unscathed, a testament to Magic Johnson being a 'Grand Mage.'
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Mages, driven by an innate curiosity, delve into the unknown, and a Grand Mage, at the pinnacle of both power and knowledge, embodies this trait profoundly.
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He had embraced the proposal concerning this unprecedented venture.
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「After hearing Choi's explanation and seeing it myself, I couldn't believe it. This is really...」
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His words trailed off as he gazed absently at the other end of the room. Then he abruptly shook his head.
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「No. This isn't right. You should check it out yourself.」
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"Good thing. I thought I was going to die waiting."
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Setting aside my half-empty can, I strode confidently across the expansive suite.
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"Is it here?"
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Magic Johnson nodded. It’s not surprising for an S-rank Hunter sensitive to the flow of energy to notice something odd in this space.
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「That's right. You can really feel it?」
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"At this level, it's really hard not to notice."
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To an untrained observer, the area appeared ordinary. However, upon entering the room, I had instantly discerned its true nature.
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This space was shielded by a spell that obscured all sound and vision.
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「Wait a moment. I'll remove the magic...」
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Whoosh, screech!
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Magic Johnson's words were abruptly cut off, his expression shifting to one of surprise.
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My hand, radiating with Protective Qi, swept through the air, effortlessly severing the layers of spells he had woven.
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「Jin. What did you...?」
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Thanks to opening my middle dantian during the fight with the Arch Lich, I could now see the patterns of Qi.
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Such feats had become routine for me, so I offered no further explanation and simply focused forward.
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With the spell dissolved, the fabric of space unfolded, revealing a figure concealed behind it.
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"Ah, eh, ee, oh, oo. Hello. Thank you. Let's cook some rice. I love kimchi."
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A blonde foreigner, meticulously practicing Korean in front of a full-length mirror while clutching an object, spun around at the sight of my reflection.
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A brief, practiced smile flickered across his face, reminiscent of a seasoned actor.
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"You've finally arrived, wicked human."
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Look at this guy, getting the pronunciation exactly right.
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For a moment, I contemplated punching him, but I chuckled and responded instead.
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"Have you gotten handsomer since we last saw each other?"
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The blonde foreigner, the Skeleton King, replied with a smug voice.
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"You've gotten uglier since we last saw each other."
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"......"
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"Squid-faced human." [Note: squid is a Korean slang for "ugly guy".]
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"...... You damn bastard."
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Where on earth did this guy learn Korean?
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「Hmm. Indeed, it's beautiful. There's no evidence of incongruity.」
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Magic Johnson chuckled with satisfaction, echoing a top-tier plastic surgeon from Gangnam.
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「Even looking at it again, it's a masterpiece of the era. I must be the first mage in human history to carve magic circles onto the bones of a living Named Monster, right?」
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It was more than mere self-congratulation; it was the stark reality.
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The radiant blonde hair, the eerily luminous golden eyes, and a stature of 190 cm — all meticulously crafted to the finest detail, including just the right amount of body hair.
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Beyond that, the defined muscles, visible veins, and every subtle biological response to each breath or gulp.
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Only upon intense scrutiny could one detect the abnormality; the Skeleton King appeared utterly human.
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"...... Wow, it actually worked."
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I had proposed the idea on a whim, thinking, 'What’s the worst that could happen?' but never anticipated such a flawless transformation.
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I was just about to touch his blonde hair when...
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Swoosh.
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The Skeleton King stepped back, fixing me with a haughty look.
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"Keep your dirty hands off me. You'll ruin my hair."
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"......"
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"Will you take responsibility if I go bald?"
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This bastard is totally human now...
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Dumbfounded, I couldn't muster a response. The Skeleton King, unfazed by my silence, admired his reflection in the mirror and smiled smugly.
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"Hmm. Super handsome."
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"......Where did you learn to talk like that?"
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"From the internet."
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"The internet?"
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"Yes. I watched it intensely for a week."
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"You don't happen to have a phone, do you?"
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"That kind human over there bought me one. Thanks, Johnson."
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Magic Johnson, having used a translation spell, grinned, evidently satisfied.
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「Here's to a successful new start, Mr. King.」
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「Thanks, Johnson.」
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When did he learn basic English conversation?
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I turned to confront Magic Johnson.
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"Did you really buy him a phone?"
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「Come on, Jin. What's the problem? My youngest daughter is five and she uses a smartphone.」
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"That's your daughter, Johnson, but this is the Skeleton King."
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"Wait. Wicked human. Sorry to interrupt this conversation, but I must say this."
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The Skeleton King cut in with a serious expression.
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"From now on, call me Stone-King." [Note: I'm not sure what reference the author is making here, but Stone-King is a direct translation of the Korean characters, which were even used phonetically to sound like "Stone-King" in English.]
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"What bullshit is this? Do you want me to stone you?"
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"It's my new name. Stone King. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, USA..."
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I muttered, feeling a headache coming on.
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"Should I just kill you now?"
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"Are you planning to kill an American citizen?"
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"Who's an American citizen, you idiot?"
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"Sooner or later, I could acquire American nationality."
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"You ought to be writing a web novel on KakaoPage with lines like that. Who says this kind of bullshit?"
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Magic Johnson bashfully lifted his hand.
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「Jin, with my connections, it's entirely possible...」
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"Aaaaah!"
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The absurdity nearly drove me to madness.
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Clutching my throbbing forehead, I turned to Magic Johnson.
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"Excuse me, Johnson."
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「Hmm?」
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"What I asked for through Mr. Choi was just to make him look like a human."
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「Ah, of course. It was his desperate request, wasn't it?」
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This whole scenario had unfolded shortly after my awakening, spurred by the Skeleton King’s vehement demands.
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He had lamented about the oppressive confines of the Inventory where he’d been held.
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Given his crucial role in the battle, his request seemed reasonable from the perspectives of both Mr. Choi and myself.
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'He had protected Mr. Choi and Shao Shen during the battle with Lei Fei, and it was also thanks to him that I was able to defeat the Arch Lich.'
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It was about time I reciprocated the Skeleton King’s efforts.
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Additionally, having him in a human guise would simplify many things.
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No longer would we need to conceal his true form, and he could even secure a contract with the Peace Guild.
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But...
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"The appearance I described was that of an Asian, wasn't it? No matter how many foreigners there are in Korea, they still stand out. Especially with looks like this."
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Before Magic Johnson could respond, the Skeleton King spoke up assertively.
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"I asked for it to be changed."
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"What? Why?"
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"I saw it on the internet. Handsome white men are popular everywhere in the world."
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"......And why does that matter?"
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"I’d like to try dating."
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"Oh, my God."
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Magic Johnson offered a consoling pat on my shoulder, which was heavy with the weight of exasperated sighs.
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「It's okay, Jin.」
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"What do you mean, it's okay? Do you know how scary social media is these days? What if netizens find out and say he's not born in Atlanta, Georgia, but is a native of the demon world? Does that even make sense? Why would you agree to such a request, Johnson?"
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「I wanted to create a face that I'd enjoy looking at.」
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"What?"
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「That face is my ideal type.」
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No, fuck...
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Just then, a comment that shredded my last thread of patience reached my ears.
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"Do you think it's unfair, squid-face?"
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"Hey, you damn bastard!"
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Snap!
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In an instant, I lunged and landed a solid punch atop his head.
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He groaned, blood gushing from his mouth — likely because he had bitten his tongue.
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Blood, really? Was this yet another trick of magic? It was impressively executed.
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"Die! Die!"
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"Ack! Argh!"
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The melee escalated as our hefty figures tumbled across the room, plunging it into chaos.
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During the scuffle, a desk was upended, its collapse sending a cascade of documents Magic Johnson had been reviewing flying across my face.
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"Wait, stop! Wicked human! I can't see anything!"
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"You need to correct your manners today..."
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But then, I froze.
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Among the papers smothering my face, I spotted patterns — strange yet familiar.
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'This is...'
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I left the Skeleton King floundering as I stood and seized the sheet emblazoned with the pattern.
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'Sichuan.'
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Without a doubt.
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It was indeed the pattern I had seen in Sichuan.
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