Kindergarten spanish body parts activity

It has 2 parts, the top (also left)part is 麻; the bottom part is 鬼。
麻 is for phonetic. But it is also to indicate the numbness feeling affected by 魔！
In turn, 麻 is hemp or flax， it has numbness effect。 Its fiber is used for clothing. It is the most important fiber before the more recent cotton fiber.
In turn, 麻 has 2 parts. The top is 广， a big house-structure what has top but no surrounding walls (note it is similar to the radical 宀, which means a house).
It’s bottom is 林。 but here it does not mean forest, it simply means to show sun-air drying the fiber in or next to the house.
鬼 means the ghost. It has 3 parts. The top is the big head. The bottom has 2 parts. The trunk is 人， means human，the body of the ghost. The small 厶 , indicating meaning 私，private, because ghost behaves privately.

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Two items — a crystal ball, and a green leather-bound notebook — sat benignly and idly atop of the black-robed professor’s desk.
The camera lingered on them, giving them what most may see as an undeserved moment in the spotlight.
But to those that knew, to the parties invested in this controversy, this little pause and dramatic zoom-in was accompanied by a hair-raising excitement… along with an untempered nervousness for what was to come.
It definitely caused the investigative duo on the other side of the screen some pause for thought; prompting them to stand intently, pondering both the orb and the notebook.
Ilunor, as far as I could tell, was entranced by the green notebook in particular. Though it wasn’t a trance born out of any positive emotion, but instead, one of abject horror.
“Recommended Reading Materials for the Studious Student.” Sorecar announced with a steady breath, prompting Ilunor to visibly flinch in his seat, as the man reached a finger over to point at the hand-scrawled title of the leather-bound notebook. That finger soon found itself carefully manipulating its pages, opening the cover first, before turning over the internal dust-cover to reveal letters and symbols written in High Nexian, but arranged in a manner the EVI simply could not translate.
“Error: Unable to Translate. Cause: Unrecognized and/or unintelligible organization of local script-forms.”
Yet despite this, it seemed as if both Sorecar and the Apprentice were able to draw something from its otherwise senseless pages. As despite being written haphazardly, with letters and pictograms arranged in no meaningful order, they were able to still draw meaning where the EVI couldn’t.
“Within these pages lie materials for the studious student. Materials are to be found within The Library, and are to be retrieved with great haste. May you make swift work of their contents, and may those after you find only ash in your wake. Seek, unlearn, and remove from the grip of the eternal entity, that which was once a gift but is now a curse. Seek, unlearn, and remove; with the fires of your passion, oh studious student.” Sorecar read aloud, managing to read something verbatim from the nonsensical pages of the book.
Ilunor’s eyes were practically glazed over at this point, as he began bringing his cape over across his chest, tucking his legs towards his chin in the process.
“This is it.” The apprentice announced with a half-cracked smile. “Please, keep going. I’m certain your skills of appraisal far exceed my own, Professor.”
Sorecar obliged by flipping the page, turning over to two pages of complete gibberish, once again watermarked by the EVI’s error message; but proving no challenge at all for the ever-inquisitive professor.
“Section One, A Tainted Reality: A Wretched Collection of Historical Affidavits During the Reconciliation and Reformation of Otherwise Lost Realities.” Sorecar paused, before turning towards the apprentice. “It lists an entire section’s worth of books, in titles held within spatial positions with reference to their potentialities within the ever-evolving library.”
Thacea’s features visibly flinched at that revelation, but similar to the apprentice in the footage, she refused to comment. At least not for now. Her eyes however betrayed a look of mild distress, which subsided somewhat as the apprentice urged the armorer to continue.
Which he did, as he flipped from page to page across the relatively small notebook, only pausing to read in between what he interpreted to be different sections and ‘chapters’.
“Section Two. The Unspoken War and the Treacherous Alliance.”
“Section Three. All surviving works from Alaroy Rital.”
The apprentice cocked her head, as if trying to recall some familiarity in that name. “Alaroy Rital.” She repeated. “I don’t recall hearing of such a name before.”
“Well his full name, as far as I recall, and vastly aided by the book is as follows: Alaroy Rital, Lord-Mayor of the Township of the Two Rivers, Slayer of the Dragon of the Grey Canyon, Repeller of the Tainted Blight of the Orsin, Liberator of the Aether, and Grand Master of the Elusian Guild Hall of Adventurers.” Sorecar responded succinctly, prompting the apprentice to once more clench her eyes shut in deep thought, before finally letting out a sigh of defeat.
“The name is both familiar yet foreign at the same time.” She finally admitted.
“As far as I recall, and mind you, my memory of those years are far from perfect… the man was a local hero of sorts. Though his record was besmirched by some controversy or another.” Sorecar offered, prompting the apprentice to finally shrug, giving up on this particular subject matter entirely.
“There are more sections, yes?”
“Correct.”
“Then let’s move on.”
Sorecar nodded promptly at that, flipping the pages over until he hit the next section.
“Section Four. A Sordid Account of the Most Bizarre of Newrealmer Arrivals: A Death By Harmonization and the Ensuing Investigation.”
That immediately got my attention, causing me to jolt forwards, prompting the armor to quickly follow as it automatically switched from the currently active in-armor-postural-readjustment mode, and back into its active configuration.
“Section Five. The Unfortunate Procedures Against Unruly Realms and the Instances in Which Such Procedures Were Incurred.”
The armorer paused after that, not necessarily due to its contents, but as if puzzled by what lay ahead in the next few final pages. In fact, he flipped back and forth between the pages soon after that, treading and retreading what were effectively the last five pages of the book. “There is an appendix which includes titles not covered by these sections, however it will take some time to read through them.”
“That’s enough for now, professor.” The apprentice offered, prompting the man to quickly pull back, closing the notebook with an unsatisfying thump. “We have our glowing wand.” The apprentice surmised. “The oeuvre of works which are no doubt the subject of this grand controversy. Now all we need to find is the contract which ties everything together.”
“I’m assuming you haven’t forgotten about our second item of interest?” Sorecar gestured towards the crystal ball.
“Of course not, professor. However, the fact we’ve found that book implies that we must be close to its dependent article.” The apprentice responded with a renewed sense of urgency, as she began using that same ornate magnifying glass in an attempt to further pick apart each and every nook and cranny of Mal’tory’s desk.
Part of me wanted to make some joke about how this was every unpaid intern’s dream, to be rummaging through your boss’ stuff.
But that part of me was completely buried underneath the confusion and dread that came with the revelations from within that little green book.
I… honestly didn’t know what I was expecting, but I felt like I’d been suckerpunched, with the wind being knocked right out of me from the implications of exactly what had been selectively purged from the library.
It was a struggle to process it all, which more or less made me dull out the more eccentric aspects of the apprentice’s investigation; as she unlocked drawer after drawer, pulling out pile after pile of magical nicknacks and more documents than what was possible from that finite amount of space.
Sorecar was clearly of the same opinion as the rest of us right now however, as he continued obsessing over the book, his hands once more trailing over to inspect its cryptic pages. The man seemed transfixed on the second and third sections in particular, though his featureless visor made it difficult to really pin down what his reactions were.
Yet throughout all of this, it was clear the reactions on the homefront were much, much more animated, as Ilunor was just about ready to pass out from the stress, and Thacea seemed about ready to burst at the seams if her featureless facade was of any indication.
“That was the book.” Ilunor finally chimed out, just as the narration through the recording had died down during the more tepid phase of the apprentice’s investigation. “I know it.”
“I thought your memories when it came to the whole Mal’tory book burning situation was lost, Ilunor?” Thalmin countered.
“It was. I mean, it still is. But I remember parts of that room. I vaguely recall the emergence of a book that I was forced to…” The Vunerian trailed off, as if struggling to piece together words.
“... to sign?” Thalmin offered in a surprisingly helpful tone which stood at odds with how he earlier regarded the Vunerian.
“No. No you imbecil-” The Vunerian paused, realizing his misstep as he backtracked from what would’ve otherwise been an expected response. “That wasn’t a book of binding. It’s not comparable to the yearbook, if that was where your assumptions were leading to, Prince Thalmin.” Ilunor clarified, gripping the armrests of his seat tight between his fingers.
It was about this point in time that I expected Thacea to chime in, to elaborate on the nature of the book with her encyclopedic knowledge on seemingly every aspect of the magical world.
But she didn’t.
Instead, her eyes remained practically glued to the screen, as I realized that whatever had been revealed thus far had hit much, much harder than I could’ve imagined.
Ilunor, as if taking note of this silence, elected to fill in for Thacea. “The book… is an adjacent artifact. It is, as the apprentice has noted, an eclectic oeuvre of works, a list if you will, to be bound to and referenced by a contract and a spell of binding. The book itself isn’t the binding agent, moreso the reference material by which the contract is hinged upon.”
“So what’s with the illegible text? Are they ciphers or some magical equivalent of it?” I gestured once more at the bird’s eye view offered by the drone, and the pages of indecipherable text currently beneath Sorecar’s hands.
“Those are anchor runes, earthrelamer.” Ilunor answered with a frustrated sigh. “It is frustrating to see them for what they are not. Frankly, it’s as if your sight-seers and memory-shards were designed to mimic the world as it is seen through the eyes of a particularly weak-fielded commoner.” The Vunerian went off, venting his frustrations through a rant before finally calming down. “But I digress. Those runes are referred to as anchors for a reason. For tethered to them are akin to pages of text to be openly read and deciphered within the manastreams. Granted, this form of writing is not common; moreso used for the purposes of contracts and other such magical binds.”
“And on the topic of contracts. I’m assuming that the contract… your contract, is what the Apprentice is currently rummaging for?” I gestured towards the screen once more, at the apprentice who was now buried ankle-deep in piles upon piles of books, documents, and an assortment of scrolls that criss-crossed across the room’s mahogany and carpeted floors.
“Unless she’s a complete nitwit, then I’d imagine so, yes.” Ilunor responded with his signature cattiness. “In any case, the fact she’s even trying proves that she’s barely above a fool anyways.” The Vunerian shrugged. “And before you ask, earthrealmer, let me preempt your question. The contract, at least on the professor’s end, has more than likely suffered the same fate as my own. Namely, its existence is more than certain to be dubious at best. What the apprentice will surely find will be nothing more than ash at the bottom of that bottomless drawer. Which… given its sheer size and scale, and the potential inhabitants within its limitless confines, will more than likely result in even ash being difficult if not impossible to find.”
There was… more than one point I wanted to raise with Ilunor’s statements. However, before I could address any of them, the elf in question finally spoke up once more; now surrounded by an entire archive’s worth of documents and nicknacks.
“Nothing.” Larial spoke with a sullen breath, taking a moment to steady herself as she made a point of not sitting on Mal’tory’s chair. “At least nothing that’s relevant to our case.” She continued, resting her palms flat against the green suede of the desk.
“Were you really expecting anything different, Apprentice?” Sorecar countered, having since moved from pondering the pages of the book to now pondering the depths of the crystal ball.
“I’d assumed the damage to the man hadn’t been so severe.” Larial admitted, alluding to something else that drew all of our collective attention. “When I first saw him in the healing ward… he looked… intact. You couldn’t even tell there was anything wrong with him.”
“And yet they called you of all people, to aid in the ritual.” The armorer surmised, with a tone of voice that now more resembled that of a fully fledged Academy Professor. His happy go lucky persona had subsided completely, at least for now, as he addressed Larial in a manner more akin to what I’d expected of the Dean. “You have been around the Academy for long enough to understand that calling upon the aid of apprentices is unprecedented. Which means that despite how things may seem on the surface, that lurking beneath the seemingly calm waters, is a hydrostorm of epic proportions.”
“This entire situation is unprecedented, professor.” Larial countered meekly. “But you are correct. It… must have been desperate if they required the aid of apprentices. I just… cannot fathom the fact that the professors must have…” The apprentice trailed off, her face scrunching up and breaking eye contact with the armorer as if too skittish to broach the next point.
Sorecar didn’t reply, nor did he complete her sentence for her, simply allowing her to recuperate and reorganize her thoughts herself.
“... brought the man back from the brink.” She managed out, offering what was in effect a euphemism that didn’t seem to sit right with the armorer, if his immediate head cock was of any indication.
“That is the only way you can explain the complete loss of a contract.” Sorecar reasoned. “You were hoping to find it, despite knowing well that it, amongst the rest of his contracts, have more than likely gone up in flames.” It was around that point that he walked around behind the desk, and reached down into the drawer the apprentice had been searching in. His arm sank impossibly deep, deeper than what should have been physically possible inside of that small and limited space. After a few moments, the man finally brought his hand back up, holding within it what appeared to be fine specks of ash that he allowed to filter back down into the dark depths of the seemingly bottomless drawer. “And there you have it — ash. Most of it has no doubt already been consumed by the bottom-feeders. However, what remains is enough to account for what is perhaps more contracts than most would form in their lives.”
The man stood back up soon after, before once more taking his place at the front of the desk.
“Well, I believe that answers our prior speculations on Auris Ping’s potential relations, contractual or otherwise, with Professor Mal’tory.” Thalmin growled out, punctuating the moment of silence within the footage; which soon continued with a resonant sigh from the apprentice.
“I guess, in a way, I was trying to find the contract not so much because of my assigned task, but because I wanted to perhaps prove to myself that the situation wasn’t as dire as my intuition leads me to believe. The loss of all these contracts can only mean one thing.” Larial paused, once more trying to find the strength inside of her to face whatever facts were self-evident in this case. “The man was lost.” She finally managed out through a shaky breath. “His soul must have departed from his mortal coil. And yet…”
“... and yet he remains.” Sorecar surmised.
“They must have re-tethered it before I arrived that night.” The apprentice shot back. “But I felt nothing different when they asked me to aid in the mana-channeling processes. This whole situation is just…” She sighed, prompting Sorecar to cock his head.
“Unprecedented?”
“Yes.” The apprentice once more admitted, sinking her face into her hands and taking a moment to process it all, more or less falling into the same camp all of us were currently in. “Moreover, it brings up a very disturbing question.”
“Which is?”
“If his soul was truly untethered, even for a split second… how exactly were they able to retether it? Or more specifically, through what means are they using to permanently retether his soul to his mortal coil?”
This question seemed to cause some level of concern from Sorecar, as his answer soon demonstrated. “There are… ways of doing so that aren’t exclusive to being spellbound to armor.” The man offered under a dour breath. “Especially if the body is… fresh, in a manner of speaking. Though it requires the use of-” He stopped, halting himself from going down what was clearly a darkening path. “I apologize for prompting this rather… dark and dreary subject matter, Apprentice.” Sorecar offered, as that empathetic, kinder side of him returned without much prompting.
“It’s quite alright. It… it needed to be said, if we are to complete this investigation with any degree of professionalism.” The apprentice concluded with a small smile. “Whatever the case may be, it is clear that we are unable to procure the contract through which the perpetrator of the library’s burning was bound. We have, however, undeniable proof of Professor Mal’tory’s involvement with the scandal.” She pointed at the green notebook. “And of course, a potential interloper who may or may not have been a part of this conspiracy; thereby expanding this from a mere Academy matter, to one which could implicate others beyond its walls.” She pointed at the crystal ball. “Have you discovered anything from your observations thus far, Professor?” The apprentice inquired, prompting the man to nod, as he knelt down to eye-level, pondering the orb from desk-height.
“The inherent limitations of the Echovale make it so that it’s near impossible to transcribe anything following the cessation of a communique.” Sorecar began. “Though of course, you knew this, and hoped that because I am perhaps one of the greatest armorers to have ever lived, that I would be able to aid in this impossible endeavor, hmm?” The armorer’s tone of voice had more or less resumed that flighty, happy-go-lucky one I knew him for.
The apprentice, hearing this, could only smile awkwardly in response. “I wouldn’t have put it that… bluntly, professor. But I do indeed have faith in your ability to make the impossible, well… probable, at the least.”
“Hmph! Well, I couldn’t pin a face or a name, but I was able to pin a definite location if that helps.” The man offered.
“Any stray piece of information will help tremendously, professor.”
“The Crownlands.” He answered without a hint of hesitation, prompting the Apprentice to raise both of her brows up high.
“That’s as far as I am able to draw from the residual echoes within the vale.” He tapped at the ball, generating a series of satisfying clinks in the process.
“So the man wasn’t acting alone. Or rather, perhaps he was consulting someone.” The apprentice pondered. “Then again, that final communique could very well be with Lord Lartia—” The apprentice paused, before placing both palms softly across her throat. “—may his soul rest in peaceful slumber.” Following another moment of silence, the apprentice’s hands soon shifted towards the ball. “In any case, if it isn’t Lord Lartia, then who could it possibly be? Maybe we should…” The apprentice suddenly stopped; as if realizing the dangers of diving any deeper into this growing conspiracy. “No.” She quickly corrected herself. “Whatever the case may be, this is probably now completely out of my purview. I was assigned to collect any evidence I deemed to be relevant to recent happenings, and I believe this should suffice.”
“Whatever you believe is best, apprentice.” Sorecar acquiesced, prompting the apprentice to slowly, but surely, pack the archive’s worth of documents, books, and scrolls all back into the drawer using nothing but telekinetic spells.
This left just the crystal ball, and the little green book, both of which the apprentice promptly pocketed into a small pouch, before placing it somewhere beneath her cloak.
“Though on that note…” Sorecar began, pointing towards the apprentice’s cloak. “If I may ask, how do you plan on divvying up these finite pieces of evidence?”
This caught the apprentice off-guard, as her mouth opened, but no response came through.
“Moreover, are you even obligated to hand in this evidence? Or are you only expected to write a report to all parties involved?” Sorecar continued, pressing the matter further, causing the apprentice to stop mid-stride. “Because if primary evidence isn’t explicitly required, might I offer my services as a master forger?” The man spoke with a hint of mischievousness, the duality of the word perhaps translating equally well despite the language barrier.
“I may need to contact my superiors to ask if a… copy will be satisfactory to their needs. I believe not, but… we shall see. In any case, I am due to submit the evidence along with my report no later than the end of next week. As such, this should give me ample time to organize my findings, which is especially convenient given the roster of duties I am expected to cover over the next few days.” The apprentice took a moment to pinch the bridge of her nose, halting her rambles as she steadied herself with a sigh. “But I digress, I believe I will take you up on that offer, Professor Pliska.”
“It would be my pleasure to welcome you into my domain, apprentice.”
The rest of the footage consisted of small talk between the pair, with nothing in particular standing out as the topics being addressed soon turned from high-stakes espionage, and back into faculty banter.
Yet despite that, none of us broke the silence that now dominated the boring trip back. Not even as the footage came to a complete stop, and there was nothing more left to play.
I leaned back against the armor, eliciting a series of creaks from the couch below me, echoing across the high-ceilinged room and disrupting the tentative peace that came with this ominous silence.
“This explains… a lot.” Thalmin offered, finally breaking the silence with a tentative tone of voice. “It explains your contract, and its abrupt cessation.” He continued, turning towards Ilunor. “It explains Mal’tory, or at least, his current lack of public appearances. And it reveals to us exactly what he was trying to hide from you, Emma.” The lupinor eventually turned towards me. “And I think the sections of the library, selectively pruned, are self-explanatory as well.”
“Section four, and section five, at least.” I replied shortly thereafter. “I have no idea who or what Alaroy Rital has to hide in section three, and don’t even get me started on section two, let alone section one.” It was at that point that I turned towards Thacea, who let out a sharp exhale upon me bringing up section one.
“The removal of all information relevant to… and I quote — Tainted Realities — speaks volumes to the inherent fears of the Nexus. Though I know not what specifically they may fear from your discovery of its deep and now-lost lore.” Thacea offered through a pensive gaze. “There are many rumors, legends that come with the phrase Tainted Reality. Though most are mythical; epics of long lost eras that dwell between the blurry line that exists between history and legend. Perhaps the records within the library were pieces of irrefutable evidence that would’ve shed light on this nebulous subject matter. But even so… that begs the question… why? Why would they hide what is effectively a non-issue when it comes to your discovery of its lore? Taint, and more specifically, the concept of a Tainted Reality, is something that is inconsequential in the contemporary world. Its history, even if it proves to be true, is neither a disruptive political element, nor a practical tool for war, that could be used in countering the Nexus.” The avinor’s explanations were clear, concise, and yet they belied something personal that she clearly wasn’t broaching.
And I wasn’t about to dig either, not when this topic very clearly hit close to home for her.
“This leaves the second subject matter then.” I offered, giving the avinor an off-ramp towards a potentially more palatable topic.
“The Unspoken War and the Treacherous Alliance?”
“Correct.” I nodded.
“That… I have no knowledge of.” The avinor admitted, prompting me to turn to both the lupinor and the Vunerian for answers.
“Don’t look at me, earthrealmer, I’m the one who lost all memories on the subject, remember?” Ilunor countered.
“I’m afraid I’m as in the dark as you are on this one, Emma.” Thalmin replied with a loud huff, leaving me with perhaps more questions than answers at this point.
“Right then.” I nodded. “Well, regardless, as disquieting, confusing, and disturbing as these revelations have been, they are exactly that — revelations.” I took a moment to stand up, resting both hands on my hips, as if adopting Ilunor’s more theatrical approach to things. “We started today off with no intel on Mal’tory, with no idea how we were going to complete The Library’s Seekership questline, and no knowledge on exactly where we stood in this game. We’re ending today off with a firm grasp on exactly what we need to do, what exactly was scorched in the library, and a tentative understanding on Mal’tory’s fate. I’d say that’s an incredible step forward, even if the answers we now have are leading to even more questions.”
“Reality is often filled with disturbing truths, but only when we acknowledge them, can we act to change them.” Thacea offered.
“Here here!” Thalmin reaffirmed through a firm stomp, standing up tall and ready.
“While certain revelations come as disappointments… namely the survival of Professor Mal’tory… it is indeed somewhat satisfying to hear that the man is at the very least suffering for his actions.” The little thing spoke maliciously, as he too stood up. This prompted a look of worry to form amidst all three of us, but instead of reacting accordingly, he instead displayed an expression of confusion. “What? The man was a monster! He actively antagonized not only me, but this entire group! Surely you also feel at least some sense of satisfaction at the consequences of his actions catching up to him!”
“The delight in an enemy’s defeat, best comes from the resistance of the blade against his body. Not from the suffering incurred from happenstance.” Thalmin countered, whilst Thacea and I refused to entertain that line of thought, as I quickly placed a palm across my forehead, bonking it once again in the process.
“Right, well, here’s the game plan. We now have a clear target to complete our first objective — the notebook. We grab that, hand it in to the library, and presto, we accomplish the Seekership questline. Now comes the difficult part… how exactly do we do that?” I turned to the group, as offers and suggestions finally came flying in.
“Take advantage of your life debt?” Ilunor offered.
“I wouldn’t take advantage of that card just yet, Ilunor. Not if we have other options.” Thacea countered.
“What if we steal it?” Thalmin proposed.
“Thievery isn’t a diplomatic approach, Thalmin.” Thacea shot back with a glare.
“Well, Emma here was able to grapple her way, through manaless means, across the outside of the castle towards the apprentice whilst she was in the medical wing. I’m sure we can pull something else off in a similar capacity!” The lupinor countered.
“No, Thalmin. As much as I would like to try, I believe it might be best if we try a more diplomatic approach.” I offered, prompting the three to cock their heads.
“We could just ask, right?”
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(Author’s Note: And there we have it! The first step towards the completion of the Library's questline! We've found exactly what we were looking for, the list of books that were ordered to be put to the dragon flame by Mal'tory. With that being said however, a new series of questions arises... exactly why were these books targeted in particular? Moreover, what exactly was lost as a result? These questions and more will continue to linger in the back the gangs' minds as we push forward! Especially as we now find ourselves in the midst of another conundrum, exactly how are we going to get the book to the library! Regardless, this is still a massive step forward, and one that will surely bring Emma and Ilunor closer towards addressing the first phase of their intertwined fates with the library! I hope you guys enjoy! :D The next Two Chapters are already up on Patreon if you guys are interested in getting early access to future chapters!)
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Was working on a second part of holo-punk theory when I asked the question, if VP is dead then why are we playing hot potato trying to get his “corpse” to the ship? My thinking was.. this was bonneys arc, why kill off ALL her closest ties. But if VPs apple is his tech and so is Kumas body then the two may be compatible…. Kuma loved Bonney like his own daughter, maybe Bonney will now love VP like a new father!? Thinking about the two mixed together reminded me of sun bears and I can’t unsee it. Thoughts??

Ok, here's the idea:
The game mode is called survivor (or maybe something better). 1-3 people are crewmates, and the rest are imposters. No one knows who is who. The imps are trying to kill all crewmates, while the crewmates are trying to complete all their tasks. imposters and crewmate have different roles.
Crewmate roles:
Scientist- is identical to classic mode.
Lunatic- can kill others. number of kills avalible are configureable
Spirit- when they are a ghost, they can stun people for 5 seconds.
Brainiac- can tell the difference between imposters and crewmates. however, they cannot vent.
Imposter roles:
Thermal- can see a thermal vision for up to 3 seconds. when this is activated, they can see everyone who is anywhere on screen, even through walls. crewmates are highlighted red. however, the color and cosmetics (minus some pets) cannot be seen. the imposter also cannot move when this is activated. It has a 20 second cooldown.
Musician: Draws all crewmates toward them for (configureable) 3 seconds. crewmates can resist or go along, but will be slowly dragged toward them. There is a 45 second cooldown.
Demon- Same as spirit, but for imposters.
When a crewmate is killed, are their tasks are reset and they must do them again. All players can vent, but crewmates have time limits. Imposters can also kill other imposters.
Discussions can be placed, but players can leave or go to them whenever. You will automatically go into discussion mode if you report a body. you'll also be teleported to where the emergency meeting button is. You can join a descusssion by going to the emergency meeting button and joining the descussion. You can still be killed while in discussion mode. There is also no voting.
Is this a good game idea?

I’m looking for some performance parts and body modification for a 2008 gs spyder if money is not an object what would yalls go to sites/modifications be I already know I’m getting a wing/spoiler i just don’t know where to look for one for the convertable , exhaust and an intake Right now every thing is stock I’m just looking for opinions and options i can’t find anything anywhere for my car

I was isolated as a child/teen. I faced racism alone and did not have supportive/loving parents. It was so severe that I self harmed and attempted suicide multiples times. I don't know how to cope with it and looking for any advice/support from anyone who was able to overcome it.
Childhood
I had an older half brother and sister that were 20+ years older. I grew up in my household as a single child. I was close with my family and hung out with friends everyday. Although I was not able to stay for dinner, attend sleepovers, or go on trips with friends I was still content. I was involved in activities such as violin, piano, and writing. I wasn't allowed to join sports although I desperately wanted to join basketball or softball. If i asked, it resulted in a fight. I found it weird that I did not have my own bedroom when friends came over and asked where my room was. I had slept in my parents bedroom up until 4th grade. One day I just started sleeping in the spare room which aggravated my parents. They assumed I wanted my own space to hide secrets from them. I still find this disturbing and strange to this day.
Junior Year
My mom began to lash out on me. I was expected to immediately shower, change into pajamas, and begin studying after school. I was not allowed to see friends or even speak to them on the phone. If i wasn't studying I was expected to clean. If I asked where the vacuum was, pass the salt, or even ask what the weather was I would get screamed at. I was told at a young age how stupid I was, not smart enough, ugly, too fat, and how my priorities were wrong that I don't need friends. They began to go through my belongings including my journal and trash. They threw out pictures of friends or anything they did not approve of. I cried everyday. My brother tried to help by taking me out of the house to see movies or go to the mall. Even that was a battle to convince them to go out with my brother. We would secretly bring a friend so I could spent some time with them out of school. Even under my brothers supervision we were timed. I was never out for more than 2-3 hours.I tried out for Cheerleading secretly and forged their signature to join. I was terrified to break the news that I had made the team. I was punished and even physically abused. I would try to cover the bruises by covering my face with my hair or buying cheap foundation. I had to lie and say that it would go against me if I quit the team. I went as far as printing a fake letter stating that if I quit the team it would go against my record. That was the only way they allowed me to stay on the team. I began cutting by the end of 7th grade. They were aware and ignored it.
High School - My darkest days
This was it for me. I was not allowed to join cheerleading again. No friends at all. A junior took interest in me and would call me after school. That was destroyed immediately and strict rules were set in place where I could not speak to any boys. They considered everyone an enemy. I would tell them I wanted a normal life like other students. They would scream and tell me not to compare myself to the way white people live. I began to fall behind in classes, I quit violin, and stopped taking care of myself. I had lost interest in everything that made me happy including writing, art, and music. Like a caged animal I started spiraling out. Drinking, partaking in sexual activities, experimenting with drugs, developing an eating disorder, and sneaking out of school. I was so isolated that the only way I could do all of this was by sneaking out of the house.
They loosened up in my junior year and let me see friends but they were never allowed at the house. Same rules applied where I could not attend sleepovers and be home by sundown. They were never happy with me seeing friends though. Sometimes I debated staying home instead of seeing friends to avoid an argument. Once they found marijuana it was the end for me. I was beaten, thrown to the ground and strangled. They called the police on me stating I was on drugs and hitting them. I was arrested and drug tested. Results were clean. I was brought to the courthouse where DCF spoke to me and told me my parents were willing to forgive me and take me home. In this moment I said I would not go home. What changed my mind was that they said I would be taken to a foster home where I would not be allowed to have contact with anyone including my brother and sister. I was ready to leave all my belongings behind if it meant getting away from my parents but it scared me that I would lose contact with my siblings. Ultimately I went home but my mom was not allowed to be in the house or contact me for 3 months.
My mom returned home and I thought things would be better. She had called everyone in my phone book and told my friends parents I was on drugs and confronted them for selling it to me. Some of the people in my phone book I wasn't even close with but they literally called EVERYONE. Ultimately every parent cut the cord with me along with their kids. Gossip spread and I was labeled the bad kid by parents and the snitch/traitor by all students. I was now labeled the crazy chink with the psycho parents. People would leave me hate messages telling me to go back to China even though i'm filipino. They told everyone in the family including other states/countries that I was a terrible teen who has a drug and alcohol addict. They went as far to say that I abuse them. It was my darkest time. I had no friends in a predominantly white neighborhood facing racism, parents who wanted to destroy my life, and now an entire family that hated me. They had accomplished their goal of isolating me and making everyone hate me. I was truly alone. To this day it haunts me.
Things became progressively worse. I was uncomfortable at school and at home. I did not feel safe anywhere. My suicidal thoughts grew stronger everyday. My weight plummeted to 88 lbs where I was still called fat. The only thing that kept me alive was my dog which they ended up placing in a shelter while I was at school. I cried holding a knife to my neck screaming that they had ripped everything away from me and that I would rather be dead. This was the only time they let me seek help. We went to 7 different therapists. Each one only lasted 2 sessions. 1st session was me alone. 2nd session would include my parents which always ended in the same result. Therapists telling them there was nothing wrong with me, that I needed to remain being social, avoid isolation, keep active/exercise, and that there needed to be better communication within the family. My parents never agreed with the end result and kept passing me around hoping to get a different answer. The answer they wanted is that it was all my fault and I was a bad person.
I was placed in a mental ward with other troubled teens when I tried to run away. They threw my in the car and had me put there. I was in and out after one night. I will never forget the people who worked there. They all agreed that I did not belong there and what happened was a mistake. They shed some light and told me that one day this was all be behind me and to move forward the best I can by flying under my parents radar.
I ended up going to a Christian school my senior year due to bullying at school (including my old friends). Even teachers looked at me differently because everyone thought I was a terrible human in some way. One teacher actually approached me asking if I told my parents he sold me drugs (did my parents contact teachers too?). Moving to a Christian school ended up appeasing my parents but once I turned 18 I left the house for good.
Current
In my 30s I still face mental and manipulative abuse. I am straight edge and try to live life normal. I've had terrible relationships which lasted longer than they should have. I stayed with them knowing if I didn't I would have to run back to my abusive parents. Ultimately I've had too and I was blamed for my ex boyfriends flaws. It was always my fault and not theirs even if they abused me. They always side with men. I have tried to talk to them but the result is always the same. Yelling and scapegoating. They will branch and change the subject stating "I am tired", "I fell today", "you are killing me", "you are ungrateful" "you are crazy". I became a psych RN to help people because I don’t want people who suffer with mental illness to go through it alone like I did.
Due to my past I have trouble socializing, a bad temper, trusting others, and expressing my feelings. I also still deal with body dysmorphia. I feel like I was robbed of any potential in life. To this day I wonder if my AP truly ever cared. What confuses me is that I was spoiled growing up but it was always used against me. I would've rather been poor and had friends/family.

Deciding to move to a line of a planet that rules the 7th house (or other relationship houses) in your natal chart for improving relationships is a nuanced decision in astrocartography. Each choice, whether it's a planet that rules your 7th house or a Venus line (Venus being traditionally associated with love and relationships), has different implications. Here's how to approach this decision:

1. 7th House Ruler Line:

• Moving to a line of the planet that rules your 7th house can indeed bring the themes of that planet into your relationship dynamics.
• For example, if Mars rules your 7th house, a Mars line might bring energy, assertiveness, or even conflict into relationships, which can be beneficial or challenging depending on your personal natal chart and current life circumstances.
• It's important to consider the overall condition of the ruling planet in your natal chart. Is it well-aspected, suggesting harmonious relationship experiences, or does it have challenging aspects that might bring difficulties? 2. Venus Line:
• A Venus line generally enhances the qualities of harmony, beauty, and love in life. If relationships are a key focus for you, a Venus line can potentially make it easier to attract and nurture romantic connections.
• However, the actual impact also depends on how Venus is positioned and aspected in your natal chart. A challenged Venus might mean that while relationships are a focus, they could also bring lessons and growth opportunities.
• Using Relocated Relationship Energies:
• In your relocated chart, observe how the planet ruling your 7th house or Venus is placed. Has it moved to a different house? This will indicate new areas of life where relationship themes will play out.
• Also, consider any new aspects formed in the relocated chart, as they can significantly alter the way you experience relationships in the new location.
• Integration with Natal Energies:
• Remember, your natal chart's energies are still active. A relocated chart offers an additional layer or perspective. It’s a blend rather than a replacement.
• If you're moving to a line that enhances relationship potentials, consider how this interacts with your existing natal predispositions. It might amplify certain qualities or bring new dimensions to them.
• Personal Goals and Readiness:
• Consider your goals for relationships and your readiness to engage with the energies of the new location. Are you seeking growth, stability, new experiences, or healing in relationships?
• Understand that moving to a relationship-focused line doesn’t guarantee a perfect relationship; it simply shifts the astrological backdrop against which your relationship dynamics play out.
• Holistic Consideration:
• Life is multi-faceted, so consider other life areas too. For example, a strong focus on relationships shouldn’t overshadow career, personal growth, or other important life aspects.
• Seek Professional Astrological Advice:
• As astrocartography can be complex, consulting with a professional astrologer can provide deeper insights and personalized guidance.

Moving to a line of a planet that rules your 7th house or to a Venus line can influence your relationship experiences, but it should be considered in the context of your entire natal chart, personal goals, and the complexities of the relocated chart. Astrocartography is a tool for potential enhancement, not a guaranteed solution, and should be used as part of a broader personal and spiritual growth strategy.

Any advice on this? I’d love to inject some more physical activity into my daily life, even if I have to force myself and go out of my way to incorporate things that normally wouldn’t be part of my daily activities.
Is just walking more enough?

Hey everyone,
Have you always wondered or been curious about something piercing related but it feels like a dumb question to ask a piercer or piercing enthusiast or you’re embarrassed that you don’t know the answer?
The only dumb question is the question you never asked, so welcome to the weekly curious question thread!
Have you always wanted to know how do people sleep with all those piercings, what LITHA stands for or if others get nervous as well when changing jewelry, then this is your chance. Drop your question in the comments.
The rules;

• For our regular contributors, please sort the comments by new, so all questions get attention. and check back in regularly, so that the questions asked at a later date don’t get overlooked. We’ll put a link in the side bar so you can easily find this post.
• Mind the rules of this subreddit of course.
• Don’t ask questions about a specific problem that you’re having with your piercing, that needs its own post.
• Don’t ask whether it’s painful to get (insert piercing name) pierced or if piercing (insert body part) hurts to get done. The answer to that question is; Yes it hurts since a needle is pushed through your body. How much it will hurt exactly varies per person of course.
• Didn’t get an answer? Feel welcome to ask your question again next week.

Look, I know this a absolute copium, but I've been into the Xbox leaks and rumours since the Fable + Perfect Dark leak back in 2018. Everything "leaked'/rumoured about TI's PD shares something with PDC (the cancelled sequel) and the similarities are suspicious.
Prepare for some Perfect Darked copium.
Here some details we know about PDC that are confirmed, leaked and rumoured for TI's PD:

1. Mature take on Joanna Dark: yes.
   
2. Parkour mechanics: there are leaked footage of PDC on the internet showing parkour and TI's PD is supposed to have parkour like Mirror's Edge, or some sort of climbing mechanic like that. Also, Crytal Dynamics is involved in PD, that is confirmed and CD develops the Tomb Raider games.
   
3. Echo Sci Fi: "The world is in chaos". That is part of the plot of the cancelled sequel/s, and what we see in the 2020's reveal trailer? Mhm, gardens around and inside the dataDyne's assaulted bulding. Chris Seavor, and old 'Rare' guy, (you guys sure know him cuz he is Conker's voice) shared info about PDC and also shared, from what I think it is, a PowerPoint presentation of what the game would have been.
   
4. The Cairo: well, the first mission of PDC was The Cairo, and guess what... TI's PD reveal trailer was set IN The Cairo.
   
5. Episodic game (I don't believe in this one but still a similarity between both games): PDC was meant to be a Episodic Game because of Half-Life 2, according to Seavor, and a few days or months after TI's PD reveal in TGA (The Game Awards 2020) a rumour about TI's PD having episodes appeared. The rumour mentioned to be similar to how 'Black Mirror' is.
   

Here the slides: https://www.raregamer.co.uk/games/perfect-dark-core/
Here the 2020's reveal trailer: https://youtu.be/S--lFTxAVs8?si=2LAmwVIvHvLX2OOj
Here the Developer's Interview of the new game: https://youtu.be/Iy3VdNSMk7Q?si=Z67Bj1v6HNhx0t0l
Extra but exciting similarities:

• One of these PowerPoint (? slides mentions "The Garden Palace". Interesting... a BIG garden appears in the 2020's reveal trailer.
  
• A freakin satellite or "Orbital HQ" in the space in one of the PowerPoint slides like the satellite, and maaaaybe Orbital HQ, the 2020's reveal trailer has in the first seconds!!!!!
  

If you have a question, joke or anything that I can use to know I'm just ultra copium let me know.
Sorry if the english is not on point.
My main language is Spanish, amigos.
Adiós.
(If you find more details let us know) enjoy the Xbox Showcase, and, likely, The Initiative's Perfect Dark.
Also, please be kind lol.
My bet to the game's year release is 2025. 2025 is Perfect Dark's 25th anniversary and Perfect Dark Zero's 20th anniversary. Every 5 years we have Perfect Dark news or new game. 2000: Perfect Dark, 2005: Perfect Dark Zero, 2010: Perfect Dark XBLA, 2015: Rare Replay's Perfect Darked games, 2020: The Initiative's Perfect Dark... 2025: Perfect Dark. 2025 is also Joanna Dark's birthday number 25. My favourite number is 25 LMFAO.

Making a career change, sound advice needed.
Hi everyone, Would like to preface that I need some kindness, please do not rush to conclusions, people tend to be really harsh on Reddit and my mental health at this point can only handle so much.
So here it goes…my dream used to be to work in the diplomatic field or a big international org like UN, 23 years later I’m still not a citizen so can’t enter the foreign service or do any federal cleared jobs.
I started in the non-profit sector working with migrants and refugees, I’ve worked as an interpreter also and eventually moved up and worked in advocacy and politics (campaigns, legislative sessions).
I did my undergrad in political science & Spanish. Recently I went back to school and got a masters in International Policy. I still had big dreams but then found out that my GC is still very far away, as I may have to start that process again. I started thinking that I have to pivot into something. I would like to perhaps find what I’m doing next within my educational background, to add on, to my experiences, rather than starting entirely from scratch.
I’m eligible to work for anyone minus the government, having said that, I find myself back to square one. I’ve had multiple working experiences mostly in the non-profit sector but now I have been unable to find a new job. I know my diplo dreams could be over or maybe could materialize later but now I need to earn money.
In the spirit of my next pivot, I’m looking for advice and possible case scenarios.
I’m afraid that if I don’t do something drastic, I will be battling with being unemployed for a long time.
Some ideas to avoid unemployment that I’ve had:
A. I did a very basic data visualization training course, tried to understand sql and get into data analysis. I’m thinking that maybe if I take a certification course I could possibly get into AI policy. I think it would be interesting as I could potentially use my advocacy and policy skills. I don’t have the tech background and I feel like a certification might be useful.
B. I’ve always wanted to go to law school, yes I understand the risks of putting myself in debt, what scares me more is getting across the LSAT, I’m not good at test taking and ideally I’d like to go to a great school. I know it’s a good move, I’m not convinced the time to make it is now.
C. Start and run my own non-profit, to do what my previous employers couldn’t do. This seems to be the simplest route. Part of some of this I was already doing as an hobby, but getting a c3 and actually getting to work is an option I’ve been contemplating.
Bottom line, I gotta eat at some point soon. I’m burning through my last savings and need to figure out what I’m doing next.
Any suggestion, advice…thoughts or prayers would be appreciated.
PS: I have an LLC and have done a few projects but nothing that has yielded me stable income. Everything has been so far and between that I almost feel like I’m paying more just to keep the business structure.

https://archive.org/details/cw-34-9/page/34/mode/1up
Excerpt:
This book tells the story of how Henry Luce and John Courtney Murray offered the American Proposition to the Catholic Church and the degree to which Catholic leadership bought it. It shows how they sold nationalism not only to the Catholic Church in America, but also how the American version of nationalism set foot in the body of the Church. In effect, the American Proposition succeeded where the communist agents failed.
While the Church defended her walls against the communist menace, the Americans created a Trojan Horse to enter the Church and weaken her from within. David Wemhoff has done a great service to all of us by presenting the mechanism that was used to sell the American Proposition, as well as the part that the American Proposition plays in expanding the American Empire.
But this book gives us a particular insight into the second half of the 20th Century. It goes to primary sources to show how Luce and Murray were working as agents of the American Empire. C.D. Jackson was their political-CIA controller. They were working to make sure that not only American Catholics remained docile to the practices of the American Empire. They were also seeking ways by which they could make the Catholic Church as a whole docile to the Empire, and through the Church, Catholics in other nations docile clients of the Empire.
By the time of the Cold War, the American ruling class realized that they had to, on some level, embrace Catholicism. This was necessary because of the size of the American Catholic population. It was also necessary because many countries that were involved in the anti-communist crusade had majority Catholic populations. The Americans realized that they could not treat the Catholics the way that they treated, for example, the Shia in Iran. They had to use more subtle techniques than CIA-inspired coups to topple democratic governments.
In order to deal with groups like the Catholics, the Americans developed doctrinal warfare. Doctrinal warfare was developed in the early 1950s. It was a way of spreading the American ideology without first resorting to military violence. It was a way of combining theological terms, economics, political ideas, communications theory, organizational dynamics, and advertising to create a myth to govern the way that Americans and the rest of the world understood themselves.

I don't understand if the hair is real or not. When androids remove their skin their hair is gone implying they can control its appearance and that its not real or a part of their body. But when Kara and Alice escape, Kara cuts her hair which seems pointless if she can just change it, and its even weirder because it falls off, implying it's real.

Sheep and Wool (Innovation and Resilience) Bill

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BILL
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Make provision for a commission to oversee sheep farming in the UK to empower industry innovation and resilience, and for connected purposes.

Chapter 1:

Section 1: Definitions
For the purpose of this Act, the following definitions apply —
(1) ‘Competent authority’ refers to any public department or agency assigned responsibility of carrying out the provisions of this Act;
(2)

Chapter 2: The British Sheep and Wool Commission

Section 2: Establishment of the Commission
(1) There shall be established a commission for the purposes of ensuring the longevity, the good management, the efficiency, and the competitiveness of the Sheep and Wool industry.
(2) The commission shall have the power to make recommendations to the Secretary of State on matters that include but are not limited to —

(a) the development of Wool innovation Community action plans;
(b) land usage;
(c) scientific advancement and research funding;

(3) The Commission shall be entitled as the “British Sheep and Wool Commission”.
(4) The British Sheep and Wool Commission is a body corporate.
(5) Within this Act “The Commission” shall refer to the British Sheep and Wool Commission.
(6) The commission’s membership shall be drawn from experts in the industry and confirmed by the Secretary of State, and must include —

(a) At least one 1 member representing tenant farmers;
(b) At least one member who is a licenced veterinary surgeon;
(c) one member representing the interests of sheep grazing within the Crown Estate; and
(d) one member representing the interests of the woolen textile industry.
(e) a maximum of 10 members in total.

(6) The Secretary of state may, by regulations, amend the composition of the commission in section 2(5).
(7) The Commission shall not be an agent of the Crown meaning it does not enjoy any status, immunity or privilege of the Crown.
(9) Regulations set under this Section shall be subject to negative procedure.
Section 3: General powers of the Commission
(1) The Commission may do anything which it considers—

(a) to be necessary or expedient for the purposes of, or in connection with, the exercise of its functions, or to be conducive to the exercise of those respective functions.

(2) In particular, the Commission may—

(a) enter into contracts,
(b) acquire and dispose of land,
(c) co-operate with any person,
(d) Obtain advice or assistance from any person who is, in the Commission's opinion, qualified to give it,
(e) pay any such person such fees, remuneration and allowances as the Commission may determine.

Section 4: Annual Report
(1) The Commission shall annually lay before Parliament a report detailing —

(a) the status of the British Sheep and Wool Industry as assessed by the Commission;
(b) the sustainability of the industry, insofar as to consider:

(i) environment impact,
(ii) accommodating the industry alongside UK obligations under relevant international treaties concerning animal welfare, the climate emergency, environmental protection, and any other factor that the Commission deems relevant.

(c) a price analysis across all Commission Member farms to inform international trade.

Section 5: Investigative Powers
(1) Where appropriate, the Commission may appoint persons to inspect, investigate or examine sheep farms.
(2) Persons outlined in (1) shall not have the power to compel any person to comply with an investigation, unless accompanied by —

(a) a constable;
(b) an investigative person acting on behalf of a lawful agency of the crown.

Or in possession of —

(c) a court order issued by a magistrates

(3) Any investigation must be carried out for the purposes of informing the commission’s role as dictated by Section 2(1).
(4) If an investigator acting on behalf of the Commission finds evidence of unlawful activity, then they must inform the lawful authorities within the area in which they are acting.
Section 6: Aims of the Commission
(1) The Commission shall have, but not be limited to, the following aims and objectives —

(a) the building of collaborative challenge communities focused around circular design, circular business models and circular recovery;
(b) the developing and implementing of a circular innovation action plan that meets diverse industry needs, is challenge-led, and aligned with national initiates; and
(c) the creation of a circular knowledge hub to share and promote best practice, industry and policy insights.

(2) The Secretary of state may, by regulations, amend the aims of the Commission in section 1.
(3) Regulations set under this Section shall be subject to negative procedure.

CHAPTER 2:

Section 7: Sustainability Subsidy Scheme
(1) A sustainability subsidy scheme shall be established, funded and run by the designated operations UK Investment Bank.
(2) Administration of the Sustainability Subsidy scheme shall be to the responsibility of the —

(a) UK Investment Bank;
(b) Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs or the responsible competent authority; and
(c) should the provisions of this Act extent to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland; their respective competent authorities.

(3) Funds from the established scheme in paragraph 1 shall be used to support innovation and resilience investment into the agriculture industry, in which for the purposes of this Act, includes sheep farming.
(4) The Secretary of State may set regulations, through secondary legislation, to amend this Section.
(5) Regulations set under this Section shall be subject to negative procedure.

Chapter 3: Connected Purposes

Section 8: Application to Scotland
(1) This Act shall extend to Scotland following the passage of a motion of legislative consent in the Scottish Parliament.
(2) For application in Scotland, where “Secretary of State” is mentioned within this act, the Scottish Ministers shall have responsibility.
(3) Where applicable, the subsidy established by Section 6 shall be paid by the Scottish Treasury.
Section 9: Application to Wales
(1) This Act shall extend to Wales following the passage of a motion of legislative consent in the Welsh Parliament.
(2) For application in Scotland, where “Secretary of State” is mentioned within this act, the Welsh Ministers shall have responsibility.
(3) Where applicable, the subsidy established by Section 6 shall be paid by the Welsh Treasury.
Section 10: Application to Northern Ireland
(1) This Act shall extend to Northern Ireland following the passage of a motion of legislative consent in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
(2) For application in Scotland, where “Secretary of State” is mentioned within this act, the Northern Irish Ministers shall have responsibility.
(3) Where applicable, the subsidy established by Section 6 shall be paid by the Treasury for Northern Ireland.

Section 11: Short Title, Commencement and Extent

(1) This Act may be cited as the ‘Sheep and Wool (Innovation and Resilience) Act’.
(2) This Act commences a year and one day following royal assent.
(3) This Act extends to the entirety of the United Kingdom.
This Bill was submitted by the Right Honourable Dame u/Underwater_Tara CT KG MVO PC, Countess Kilcreggan, Shadow Defence Secretary, on behalf of the 39th Official Opposition. With contributions from the Right Honourable Dame u/Waffel-lol LT CMG GCMG, Leader of His Majesty’s Official Opposition, and the Right Honourable u/Hobnob88 Lord Inverness, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
Opening Speech:
Mr Speaker,
I welcome the privilege I have been given to open this debate, bringing attention and debate to a subject that has seldom seen debate in this House in the last 10 years.
Britain has a proud agricultural and horticultural history, founded on the principles that enabled Britain to be one of the foremost exporters of fabrics for around a Century. This bill is founded on those same principles, and will enable the sheep and wool industry to continue for years and decades to come.
A core part of this bill is sustainability. Now, this has double meanings. There is environmental sustainability, and the use of the word in the sense of how well the industry can maintain itself long into the future. Particularly in recent years there have been problems with the industry maintaining its competitiveness and as a result the British sheep industry has very much pivoted towards primarily meat production. This pivot, as a result of uncompetitiveness, is something that this bill is intending to help tackle.
In the previous few decades, the prevalence of so-called fast-fashion has grown and grown. Cheap clothes produced on a pence-per-hour wage, shipped in cheaply and “drop-shipped” to your door, designed for a handful of wears then thrown away. I personally recall during university my housemate saying how she needed to buy a new outfit for whatever night out she was going on next, and this is profoundly wasteful. These clothes are produced at high environmental expense, in highly unethical circumstances and we must create an alternative.
That alternative is fabrics produced closer to home, especially for consumers in the UK. The reason why wool was traditionally the fabric used for fine clothes and linen for cheaper and more daily use clothes. Even when cotton began to be imported, it was reserved for the wealthy as it was highly costly to import. In order to achieve net-zero, we must begin to seriously begin considering how we can fulfil the majority of our textile needs closer to home, and reverse the pivot of the British Wool industry towards solely meat production.
Thus, Mr Speaker, we arrive at this bill. This bill puts all of what I have said already into practice, setting up a government-backed commission to advise on policy changes necessary to safeguard the British wool industry and ensure its sustainability. Further, we have set up a new subsidy scheme to be operated by the British Investment Bank that will be responsible for appropriately subsidising wool producers to deliver innovation and ensure resilience.
I commend this bill to the House and wish to see it’s swift passage.
This debate will close on 12th June at 10PM BST.

We're already here at day five, we are so close to Worm's birthday. So let's not dilly dally I want to get right into it.
Honorable mentions list:
Arc 20 Chrysalis
Arc 12 Plague
Arc 19 Scourge
Arc 11 Infestation
The Top 7 Arcs in Worm according to my opinion:

1. Arc 16 Monarch
   
2. Arc 24 Crushed
   
3. Arc 30 Speck
   
4. Arc 31 Teneral
   

Today's Honorable Mention: Arc 3 Agitation This is where the story finally picks up. Most people only remember the bank heist from this Arc, which I don't blame them, it's lots of fun with that and the fighting with Wards. But I also enjoyed the slower pace in the beginning with Taylor sparring with Brian, the planning of the bank heist itself, and her conversation with Armsmaster which is great on a re-read when you're not biasely rooting for Taylor, the conversation with Tattletale explaining how being a cape is a high risk game of cops and robbers, then the bank heist and fight with the Wards, I have read that fight over and over again. Finally closing with Worm's introduction of gray morality with the Brockton Bay Wards interlude. Soild arc this, soild arc.
3. Arc 27 Extinction: If I was doing a list of the best Arc titles, this would win, and it would win by a mile. Just that name gives me chills. I was scared to read this Arc because I was so terrified for the characters. I think it's amazing what great writing can do and how it can influence your feelings. The opening where Brockton Bay is just destroyed after having been built up as our main setting for the majority of the story. Wildbow certainly isn't afraid to destroy what he's created. Taylor and Rachel do some search and rescue before going to Earth Gimel with the rest of the refugees and she runs into Emma's family who seemingly blame her for Emma's death, which I mean no, granted because of what happened to her back in arc 20 she felt like she had nothing to fall back on having her worldview destroyed so fell into a deep depression and refused to leave her room but at the end of the day I feel like that was Emma's choice not to leave so thereby Taylor is not responsible in any way shape or form. But that's just me.

Alan, Emma’s dad, had lost weight since I’d seen him last. He’d noticed me, and looked up, staring, his eyes red. His wife sat in a lawn chair beside him, while Emma’s older sister sat on a blanket at her mother’s feet, her mother resting one hand on her head.
Zoe’s -Emma’s mom’s- eyes were wet. Emma’s sister looked equally upset.
Emma wasn’t in sight. I could guess what they were crying about.
Alan was staring at me now, and there was an inexplicable accusation in the look. His wife took his hand and held it, but he didn’t move his eyes a fraction.
When Anne, Emma’s sister, looked up at me, there was a glimmer of the same. A hint of blame.

Then we go into the meeting with Cauldron, this is pretty much the final big debriefing. We watch from Defiant going off on Saint, Grue having a silent panic attack as Bonesaw is there, and everyone letting out their anger on Cauldron whether they be the Irregulars or Taylor herself. Moving forward comes with Taylor's conversation with Sophia, Shadow Stalker. I love this conversation. Sophia winning gold in mental gymnastics as she's convinced herself that she's the reason why Taylor is such a successful cape just so she doesn't have to concede her worldview. To me Taylor through this conversation overcomes her trauma, it ties up her own personal loose end with it. And for me, there was no other point in the story where I was as proud of Taylor as I was by the end of this conversation.

I felt okay with this decision. Comfortable. It wasn’t a mask I was wearing, so strong it might as well have been real. No. It was something simpler.
I’m not scared of her anymore.

Then comes the Birdcage villains, a real selection of who's who. I want to know more about some of these villains, specifically String Theory. I can almost hear what her voice sounds like and visualize her mannerisms. I sure wish Scion didn't off her, but we'll get to that in a second. Then leads to my third favorite chapter in the entire series 27.4. Taylor sitting down with Glaistig Uaine is such a fascinating conversation, Uaine only addressing people by their shard name is so creepy but I can't help but love it. I also love this little tidbit of Taylor thinking what she would look like if she got claimed.

What if I fell in battle? Would she claim me? Would I become like that? What form would that body take? Skitter, Weaver, or a blending of the two?

The way Uaine views the world like people are actors and everyone has a part to play, her talking about Eidolon, and her talking about Scion, she's such a fascinating character. She ends the conversation by telling Taylor she can't wait to collect her shard. I absolutely love this. Then Taylor picks out her costume in ways that symbolizes her and her journey, picking out a black costume with white plates, attribute to both Weaver and Skitter, a handgun reminding her of her first kill, Coil, and pepper spray reminding her of her first night out in costume. I really do love this chapter.
The oil rig battle, there are so many thoughts that come to my head when I think about this scene. Another fight that fully convinced me despite there being more arcs left in the book I was fully convinced the story was coming to an end here. Some things are went over such as Lab Rat giving out arm bands and Chevalier commenting on why they're out on a oil rig in the middle of nowhere

“It’s isolated, to minimize chances he can track us somehow,” Chevalier said. “And we have a good escape route. Not to mention it’s the furthest point from Scion.”

This would not age well.
Then group after group attack Scion doing whatever they can seeing what might work, but then comes my girly String Theory. With her one of a kind, never seen before G-driver. She fucking smokes Scion, well not really but it was something more than what anyone else had done. During my first time reading this it was in that moment of triumph that I had a thought that I remember distinctly. "Hold on a second, Scion is a God basically. If he really wanted to he could just find them. No that wouldn't happen, that would feel too narratively unfair." I moved on and kept listening, oh boy, you could imagine my reaction when it was revealed Scion was above them staring down getting ready to actually smoke them. I could not believe what I was listening to. This line from the book summarized my feelings at the time.

“Oh god,” someone said. “Oh god, oh god.”

I love what great fiction can make you feel.
Scion sends down his golden light bomb and takes out most of the people on the oil rig, Taylor gets dismembered and does everything she can to survive. Using her bugs, using the serum Lab Rat had made. She done ends up with an incredibly deformed body but it saves her and ends up with the Irregulars and has a lovely conversation. I love Weld so much and same with Sveta she's adorable.

“Be brave, Sveta,” Weld murmured.
“I just tell myself I need to act like you,” Sveta’s voice came from within the sphere.

I love this conversation as they're trying to convince Weld to go with them as this chaotic battle between some of the strongest capes in the universe battle against Scion. After the conversation with Weld Taylor does what she can to help in the fight against Scion. It does not go well, but I love the fact that no matter what Taylor is always willing to try. No matter what. Taylor dives into the water after Eidolon send some flying into the water, as she tries using every bug from under the water against him. And as she realizes that she fails she looks up and sees Uaine looking down eagerly for her shard. But Taylor gets saved by the bell as she falls deeper and deeper into the water and a portal opens. I love Worm.
Then comes the interlude, Eidolon's interlude. Eidolon is a character I overlook but I think he's an interesting case of this is all I have so I will give my life to this because the alternative is worse. I will say though in the same interlude he has such an amazing fight with Scion, oh my goodness probably the biggest power scale fight outside of Gold Morning. But even for the one fight that feels like power versus power switching between the current events and his backstory goes back to fights and Worm pulling at your heartstrings during these. But this ends with a very iconic line, Scion uses his path to victory and finds the one way to break David.

You needed worthy opponents

Day five is in the books and now we're on to say six, my goodness gracious Worm's birthday is fast approaching and I feel like I'm starting to get a little bit better at these. With that let me know what I can do better. As always, I appreciate you taking time out of your day to read this and I'll see you tomorrow.

There are too many damn words for kidneys.
“I’m seeing a nephrologist to talk about my kidney and what’s wrong with my renal system” stfu.
Much better would be:
“I’m seeing a renologist to talk about my renus and what’s wrong with my renal system”
We call inmates in the penal system penuses, it only makes sense to call organs in the renal system renuses.
Not to mention how confusing the term "kidney" is. The term "kid knee" already has anatomical implications. I'm not homophobic but there are enough combinations of sounds to avoid needing homophones in anatomy. Every body part should have its own utterance. "Kid knee" is something that gets scraped on the asphalt when a kid falls off of their razor scooter.
Cancel culture has come too far. The legendary brothers Renus and Romulus both founded Rome and discovered the renal system. We still call the capital of Italy "ROME" after Romulus. Renus was in every way Romulus's equal, let us continue to fairly honor him by calling Rome Rome, and the Renus the Renus.
Big Pharma is already in bed with Big Word. Open your eyes. Wake up. It's not the nephron. It's not the kidney. It's the renus.

Day 1: Full Body Workout
Warm-up: 5-10 minutes of light cardio (jogging, jumping jacks) Squats: 3 sets of 10-12 reps Push-ups: 3 sets of 10-12 reps Bent-over Rows (using dumbbells): 3 sets of 10-12 reps Plank: 3 sets of 30-60 seconds Cool-down: 5-10 minutes of stretching Day 2: Rest or Light Activity
Day 3: Full Body Workout
Warm-up: 5-10 minutes of light cardio Lunges: 3 sets of 10-12 reps per leg Bench Press (using dumbbells): 3 sets of 10-12 reps Lat Pulldowns: 3 sets of 10-12 reps Russian Twists: 3 sets of 15-20 reps Cool-down: 5-10 minutes of stretching Day 4: Rest or Light Activity
Day 5: Full Body Workout
Warm-up: 5-10 minutes of light cardio Deadlifts (using dumbbells): 3 sets of 10-12 reps Overhead Press (using dumbbells): 3 sets of 10-12 reps Seated Rows: 3 sets of 10-12 reps Leg Raises: 3 sets of 15-20 reps Cool-down: 5-10 minutes of stretching Day 6: Rest or Light Activity
Day 7: Rest