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Updated Specs:- Certified Lunar meteorite stone integrated, NASA logo, Miyota 8215 Automatic with 29.5 days moonphase, 316L stainless steel case, stainless steel, additional Microfiber leather strap, Sapphire crystal glass, Swiss superluminova, engraved caseback, 50 metre waterproof. 41mm Diameter, 46 mm Lug to Lug.

Sorry for the delay, launching "Luna 1972" on Kickstarter - 12 June, 10 AM EST
Subscribe here:- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/crwatches/nasa-apollo-17-50th-anniversary-moon-meteorite-stone-watch/
Updated Specs:- Certified Lunar meteorite stone integrated, NASA logo, Miyota 8215 Automatic with 29.5 days moonphase, 316L stainless steel case, stainless steel, additional Microfiber leather strap, Sapphire crystal glass, Swiss superluminova, engraved caseback, 50 metre waterproof. 41mm Diameter, 46 mm Lug to Lug.

Event will last until 7 June 2024 20:59:59 JST
Event 2nd half will begin 4 June 2024 15:00:00 JST
Costume Exchange is available until 16 June 2024 14:59:59 JST

Event Description

The objective is to gather event tokens: and some event points by playing LIVEs using stamina or live tickets.
The event tokens then can be used to to play event songs: Clover Days to gather much more event points.
When clearing the event song you can get event-exclusive item drops which can be exchanged for various rewards.
Event exclusive card, items, and achievement title will be distributed through accumulated event point, event point ranking, high score ranking, and lounge ranking rewards.
Event exclusive story will also be unlocked through game progress.
General event play style: Play LIVEs for tokens and use them to play event song, use event items on the item exchange.

Event Exclusive Cards & Costumes

Event Ranking Card	Requirements
SR (One for all, All for Clover!) Shiho Kitazawa	MR0: Top 50,000 ranking or 30,000 event points
	MR1: Top 25,000 ranking
	MR2: Top 10,000 ranking
	MR3: Top 5,000 ranking
	MR4: Top 2,500 ranking

Event Points Card	Requirements
SR (One for all, All for Clover!) Kana Yabuki	MR0: 6,000 event points
	MR1: 10,000 event points
	MR2: 16,000 event points
	MR3: 22,000 event points
	MR4: 30,000 event points

Cards from event rewards will have a PST logo on bottom left of card.
Only the event ranking card comes with the event costume. Raising the event ranking card to Master Rank 4 will unlock another version of the costume.
By reaching certain accumulated event point targets you can obtain Costume Vouchers that can be exchanged for the current event's costumes (except the event ranking card's) via the Costume Exchange (衣装交換) button on the event page:

Event Points
45,000 55,000 70,000

The Costume Exchange page also displays the Costume Voucher's expiry date. If the event page is no longer available and you still have unexpired vouchers you can access the Costume Exchange from the banners on the main THEATER page.
You can use Platinum Star Piece to obtain any event cards or costumes you have missed, as well as raising the event cards' Master Rank, at a later date.

Event Login Bonus & Missions

Remember to visit the event page daily to collect 540 event tokens.
You will also receive a one-time-only 10 Limited-time AutoLivePass upon visiting the event page during event duration. They will expire once the event ends.
Daily Spark Drink expires on 00:00 JST every day so remember to use them as soon as possible.
You can tap the Mission (ミッション) or the To-do List (やることリスト) button on the event page to check on your event missions progress. Million Jewel Mining List (ミリオンジュエル発掘リスト) tracks event missions (including event song combo / clear count) that can give you Million Jewels.

Mission	Reward	Expires
Gather 100 event tokens	Million Jewel (25 unit)	Every day 00:00 JST
	Daily Spark Drink 30 (1 unit)
Clear 1 LIVE	Daily Spark Drink 30 (1 unit)	Every day 00:00 JST
Clear 1 JOB	Daily Spark Drink 30 (1 unit)	Every day 00:00 JST
Gather 180 event tokens	Event Token (360 unit)	End of event
	Limited-time AutoLivePass (3 unit)
Clear event song 1 times	Event token (360 unit)	End of event
	Limited-time AutoLivePass (3 unit)
Clear event song 10 times	Platinum Star Piece (1 unit)	End of event
Clear event song 30 times	Million Jewel (200 unit)	End of event

Event Token: Happiness Clover (幸せのクローバー)

The quantity of event token and points earned from LIVEs depends on the cost and score rank achieved.
The maximum number of tokens you can accumulate is 999,999.
Below are the event point and token rewards (both are the same amount) for LIVEs cleared using stamina:

Course	Stamina Cost	Socre Rank S	Score Rank A	Score Rank B	Score Rank C/D/lower
2MIX (Solo/Unit)	15	35	34	33	32
4MIX	20	49	48	47	45
2MIX+	25	62	60	59	58
6MIX	25	64	63	62	60
MMIX	30	85	83	80	79
OMIX	30	85	83	80	79

The number of live tickets required to play a LIVE is the same as its stamina counterpart, but a 0.7x base multiplier will be applied on event token and points earned. For example S Ranking a MMIX LIVE with 10x live tickets:
(10 x 0.7) x 85 = 595
Live tickets can be obtained from JOBs by spending stamina. During the event, a 25 and 30 stamina job will be available on the Special (特別) tab in addition to the 20 stamina jobs on the regular tab

Event Song: Clover Days

The event song can be accessed from the event page via the Go To Event Song (イベント楽曲へ) button, or the event song (イベント楽曲) on the right side of the LIVE page (swiping left on it will also show the number of event tokens you have).
Token cost and the event points gain are the same across all courses.

Token Cost	Score Rank S	Score Rank A	Score Rank B	Score Rank C/D/lower
180	634	620	607	595

An additional 120% bonus will be applied to your team's Dance Appeal stat when playing the event song.

LiveSkipPass

In addition to AutoLivePass there is a LiveSkipPass that lets you skip straight to the LIVE result page with S rank score. You'll get 3 of them per day.
More can be purchased from the Event Shop every day, but keep in mind that they're labeled Limited-time LiveSkipPass and must be used on the same day before they expire (00:00 JST).

Event-exclusive Item Drops

When clearing the event song you'll obtain some item drops which can be used for various rewards from the Item Exchange (アイテム交換) button on the event page.
Notable items in the Item Exchange include Bonus Live Star (ボーナスライブスター) which gives 3000 event points when clearing the event song, event tokens, and PR cards (can be obtained via other means after the event).

Event 2nd Half

After the event reaches its designated midway point (see post beginning for the exact date and time), you'll be given the option to spend more stamina / tokens to get more tokens / event points / Live Tickets faster.
You can spend 2x stamina to get 2x the tokens and event points from LIVEs.
You can spend 2x stamina to get 2x the Live Tickets from JOBs.
You can spend 2x / 4x tokens to get 2x / 4x the event points + event item drops from event songs.
PLv exp, affection level, item drops, etc are not affected by the multiplier.

Event Commus

Event stories can be unlocked by reaching certain event points milestone, viewing them will yield Million Jewels (50 unit) per episode.

Episode	Event Points Needed
Prologue	Interact with Misaki at the Theater's Waiting Room
1	0
2	1000
3	2500
4	4500
5	7000
6	10000
Epilogue	Unlocks after the event results

Event Rewards

Event Rewards can be viewed via the Event Rewards (イベント報酬一覧) button on the event page. The current rankings can be accessed using the Rankings (ランキング) button.
Available Rankings:

• Accumulated Event Points (蓄積イベントpt)
• Event Point Ranking (イベントptランキング)
• High Score Ranking (ハイスコアランキング)
• Lounge Ranking (ラウンジランキング)

Minimum lounge contribution to be eligible for lounge ranking rewards.

Lounge Ranking	Required Points
1st ~ 10th	36000
11th ~ 50th	26000
51st ~ 100th	18000
101st ~ 250th	12000
251st ~ 500th	8000

Event Shop

Resets every 00:00JST during event duration.

Set	Cost	Contetnts
A	250 Million Jewel (Paid)	Spark Drink MAX (5 unit)
		AutoLivePass (5 unit)
B	250 Million Jewel (Free)	Spark Drink MAX (5 unit)
		AutoLivePass (5 unit)
C	250 Million Jewel (Paid)	Spark Drink MAX (5 unit)
		Limited-time LiveSkipPass (1 unit)
C	250 Million Jewel (Free)	Spark Drink MAX (5 unit)
		Limited-time LiveSkipPass (1 unit)

Useful Links

• Official 3DMV / Special PV
• Japanese fanguide
• High score calculator
• Event point calculator
• Event point / high score ranking Twitter bot
• Lounge ranking Twitter bot

Sorry for the delay, launching "Luna 1972" on Kickstarter - 12 June, 10 AM EST
Subscribe here:- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/crwatches/nasa-apollo-17-50th-anniversary-moon-meteorite-stone-watch/
Updated Specs:- Certified Lunar meteorite stone integrated, NASA logo, Miyota 8215 Automatic with 29.5 days moonphase, 316L stainless steel case, stainless steel, additional Microfiber leather strap, Sapphire crystal glass, Swiss superluminova, engraved caseback, 50 metre waterproof. 41mm Diameter, 46 mm Lug to Lug.

Hey lost!
I'll be 42 this year, and I really want to do a LOST cake. It's just a simple Dharma station logo. Are there any sites that will generate a custom one for me? I'm thinking the animal will be either a mustang (since I'll be celebrating my 25th high school reunion) or a kangaroo (college mascot). My Google searches didn't find what I wanted.
I'm also strongly considering an escape room experience as part of my birthday festivities. There's still time, my birthday is in September.
Thanks!

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Yes I'm getting emo after seeing them reunite .
I first met SUJU back in 2012. As a chronically online kid, the niche spaces of kpop became a new home for me. Mr. Simple was the first song I loved from them, the little "doom doom's" reminded me of Bollywood songs I grew up loving, and I soon became obsessed. I only went deep down the wormhole from there.
By the time I got into them, they were already 11, with Henry and Zhomni in limbo. But, I watched every single variety show they were a part of. Using shady links and "$t@r k1ng" typography, I watched Mystery 8, Explorers of the Human Body, Adonis Camp, and more. I came to learn about the bond all of them had, and how funny they were as a group. Hangchul and Eunhae were the biggest ships for me 😂 stemmed from seeing just how much they all cared for each other. The memories are still seared in my head, of Heechul waving off homesick Hangeng to his trip to China, Donghae and Eunhyuk in thier little corner as the hyungs (usually Heechul and Leetuck lol) fought. Even if they spilled tea on the 50th fight SUJU had, they still were friends. They were like a big family having fun together, and it was everything I needed during that time.
But as I grew older, I got to learn more about the ruthlessness of the Kpop industry. I learned about why Hangeng truly left, how SUJU was experimental and expected to fail, how hard they, and Leetuck, worked as a group to keep their name going, and how SM worked them to the ground. I started noticing the little things, the bags under their eyes on shows, the sasaengs camping out everywhere they went, it was a lot. But I appreciated how they still continued to bring laughter and joy, sometimes at their expense.
As someone whose seen SUJU for (jesus christ) more than a decade now, I have so many memories with them as I grew through the years. Henry becoming a meme on Real Men, the members spilling tea on Strong Heart (the iconic Incheon fight, how did they make Big Bang scared 😂), and more. I stayed up for comeback after comeback as the SUJU fever was truly at it's peak back then, they really were my childhood.
Just as they were there during my trying times, I was soon there for theirs as they struggled through tragic events and devastating injuries. As 15 went to 11, then to 9, SUJU also slowed down. They all enlisted and came back, with an emotional reunion on SJ Returns, and soon they were back in full force. Back then, enlistments meant the semi retirement of a group, but SUJU were one of the first to show that no, you can still have a thriving career even as an older idol. Just last year they finished up SS9, with performances all over the globe. From Chile to China, their fanbase is still huge and it's all because of the hard work all of them put in. Hell, in thier last tour, while vlogging around in multiple Latin America countries, they had to evacuate and leave because such a big crowd gathered around them. Sucks for them lol, but it shows even after all this time, they're still dealing with popular idol things. Even members like Henry and Hangeng are still thriving in China, working in shows with the hottest current idols and judging big shows like Street Dance of China.
You've got to understand how rare this reunion is. Even just within SM, no other group with lost members has reunited like this, especially with ones that have sued (cough come on DBSK now it's your turn cough). Even I, as a long time SUJU fan, have never seen the 13 of them together, let alone 15. This reunion is historical, and it's all thanks to our original baby getting married 😭
To be honest, I don't follow SUJU much anymore, just individual members. Like some fans, I've kinda distanced myself due to certain things (40 yr old Korean men act like 40 yr old Korean men, what a surprise) but I always seem to comeback, I can't help it 😂 When Heechul posts pics of him with Hangeng, or they all come together for a variety show or comeback, it's like I'm back to my childhood. I still love shows with members in it like NJTTW or Great Escape, and it's so emotional to still have them be active enough so that I can introduce my little brother to them.
This wedding means a lot, it's justice for the last (messy) SUJU wedding, and it shows everyone out there that a group's bond can't be defeated by time or fan fights. They're all still close, they're all still the SUJU that I grew up with (even if some of them are the blacklisted uncles at family reunions more than anything else 😅). It's just so incredible to see all of them together grown up, now with three members married, and one of them having a kid. Right now, I know every kid who was on the kpop forums at that time in 2012 is crying just like I am right now, whether it's because of the age realization lol, or the fact that all 15 of them are still here, happy and healthy, after everything.
As we approach SUJU 20th anniversary, this is the perfect gift to start the celebrations. I won't list out names, or this post will become even longer than it already is 😂 but thank you, all of you, for giving me so many memories.

I have been on this journey for over 24 hours now and I just need to scream this into a void.
Yesterday I was watching some YouTube shorts and obviously with the show coming out, theirs a lot of Fallout content rn. Well this gave me the brilliant idea to boot up Fallout 4. An idea I have come to regret.
I boot up the start menu. I check the creation club deals going on rn. I see some need updates so I do that. I close out of the creation club and... that's weird? This loading screen doesn't usually take this long.
Thirty minutes later, the loading screen is still doing its thing.
An hour later, still doing its thing.
Another thirty minutes later, still. The light blue vault logo Glowing in the corner of a black screen for two hours now.
At this point, I don't know what to do. I panic. I unplug the console, let it sit, then plug it back in.
The console is running at like 20fps for some reason. This should've been my sign to turn back. This was God saying to give up on my dream. Telling me that I didn't even want to play Fallout 4 for the like 50th time, I was just feeling nostalgic.
I did not read the sign.
I go to boot up Fallout 4 once again. I get to the main menu. I hit new game. My screen turns black. The glowing xbox orb on my console flickering. I unplug it.
It was late at this point, I decide to give up and try again in the morning.
It is now morning. I almost signed in once. Now the display won't even work.
For context, I played Dark souls three on it no problem like last weekend and have watched Netflix throughout the week. No problems. It's not a new console by anymeans, being a ~4 year old Xbox One S, but I've honestly never had problems with it.
So here I sit. Staring at a black screen, the Xbox orb teasingly glowing at me. My dreams at being disappointed by the settlement system once again thoroughly crushed. Goodbye personalityless super mutants and raiders I won't get to turn into gore soup. Goodbye Preston and you 'nother settlement that needs me.
For that matter goodbye Xbox I'm pretty sure

First of all, I must say that CH14 hasn't disappointed me much, and the quality definitely went up. But I think we should also discuss about its problems, or short comings. We could spend a lot of time discussing its incredible combat segments or those focused around certain factions, like Nearl coming in to rescue the Followers and fight alongside them against the Confessarius Leader, Siege dual wielding, greatest Warlord in history vs greatest Warlord of today, Eblana joining her troops and claiming Taran independence at cannonpoint later, Logos vs Nietzlei, Manfred keeping up his reputation by failing AGAIN etc.
I believe this chapter, despite its length, wasn't long enough. Or maybe it's HG's habit of introducing a million factions/characters finally coming to bite them. Despite RI's job in Victoria being done, all other factions are kind of still there and didn't get proper closure.
Let's start with a few examples, like the Followers. Despite Nearl coming in to save them, and Nightingale opposing the Confessarius Leader, he simply leaves with his "friend" Kalika and is never heard of again, not after the effort of opposing him damaged Nightingale's soul.
Reunion comes in provides assistance to Catherine (Stainless' grandma), in reclaiming the city... and somehow the whole plot with the shadiness of the Self-Salvation Corps leaders, the Ageless that Talulah was supposed to combat was forgotten. Hell, she only makes a cameo appearance at the end of the chapter under the form of a illusion. Ageless where?
Mandragora's supposed death and the dialogue between Bagpipe and Horn felt... really odd. I thought she understood the problem between Tara and Victoria back in WTFC, how a nameless Duke did all the stuff in Hillock to provoke another Duke, but it seemed that was retconned? Also Bagpipe seems to be oblivious to the fact that Hamilton was the one who fired onto civilians back in CH9? Whatever, I'm getting more confused the more I read.
Dublinn's triumph paints for example, a really bad light on Reed. All those words about joining the war, seeing her sister again, went up in smoke because she was minding her own business in Tara while Eblana claimed independence for the Tarans. She's gonna meet her sister and then exchange awkward glares when they realize the war is already over.
Also HG stop milking Frostnova already, let her rest man.
CH14 genuinely feels like a rush to get things over with and move on. Don't get me wrong, it's still a really good read, but at the same time it feels bad at certain points. Or undeveloped?

To all the 2024 graduates, congratulations you did it!
I'm close to my 50th year reunion of my HS graduation, I look back, I remember, and I applaud YOU. The last four years have been some of the most challenging years to be in school. To meet that challenge, not give up, and continue to strive for a world unknown, shows me there is hope for the future.
Don't get me wrong for High School graduates the world has always been a new world to approach. For some it will be the day after graduation. For others that change may come slower, but it will come. Never has the saying, today is the first day of the rest of your life, been so appropriate.
Today you start a journey where mom and dad are no longer the force they have been. You will now take on the responsibilities of getting up for whatever the day has planned. Financially it's now up to you. Success or failure is now up to you. I personally may not be around in twenty years to see what you have accomplished however, you will now have the reins to guide the good and bad of our future. With the advancements in science and technology I truly believe you are the generation that will make or break our world as we know it.
I can only hope the perseverance and abilities to meet the challenges head on that you have already shown, guide us into a better future.
I will say, it's been 50 years and I still remember the day I walked across the stage and received my diploma. Few days in your life will be so clear even after 50 years. There will probably never be a period of 20 years in your life that will seem as long or change you so drastically. Enjoy today or this week as you graduate, then go fourth and meet that new challenge, you can do it!
With love and admiration,
Signed an old graduate.

I agree this is great for those who are not already obsessive fans like us. People who watch this on Disney will hopefully become interested in the band.
I am aware this is a complaint from a huge fan. We will never be satisfied since we already know all of this info and the general public will not have the attention span to absorb 60 years of history, but it’s still fun to complain!
I was loving the doc until the moment they showed Friends, 20/20, Sunflower, etc all in a few seconds and then it seemed like the film just ended.

• no Friends, no 20/20, no Sunflower, no Carl & the Passions, no 15, no Love You, and so on and so on
• no Landy
• unpopular opinion, but they should have had something on the late 80s-90s era…Still Crusin’, Summer In Paradise
• no 50th reunion tour!!! No mention of TWGMTR. They should’ve definitely showed concert footage from that tour.
• no Kokomo. Ending credits doesn’t count. No matter what you think of the song or Mike, come on! This was a major moment in their career
• they did not dive into Brian’s mental illness enough, it was mentioned but was not at all a major theme of the film
• too much surfing, we get it, their name is literally The Beach Boys.
• the paradise cove footage was extremely underwhelming. I assume this is just because Brian is unfortunately just not cut out for this type of thing anymore
• the focus on the Beatles was a bit too long, fine to mention it, but we should appreciate this group without having to constantly compare them to the Beatles. Everyone knows the Beatles were amazing.
• the full house episode should have been included - this was another endless summer type moment, introducing new fans to the music
• hardly any mention of “Brian’s Back”
• no mention of Dennis or Carl’s death. I get that it’s sad, but also both events are a huge part of this story - especially Carl
• the other non-beach boys members who were interviewed added nothing to the film
• almost all - if not all - of the old interview footage we have all seen many times
• should not be promoted as “the definitive look”

I will say though, I was happy and surprised that Blondie and Ricky were mentioned at all.
Please add to this list anything you think was missing…just for fun and for conversation sake.

Wade held Jasmine in his arms as he flew a low height down the long road to another section of the staryard, Tina on his back and Nathan and F right behind them in the air. Together, the five glided across the base grounds, taking care as to not irritate the aerial security during their search for the meeting room. Being outside for the flight, the group considered it a blessing that Wade's 'enhanced cooling unit' allowed his body to tolerate the breaching sun in the still cloudy sky, which, according to F, was dangerous to drones like her due to the inefficient cooling she and disassembly drones like her suffered from. Given F's physical fault, she had to fly under shady areas in order to safely traverse the base at day.
Originally, Wade and his friends had planned to walk to the meeting zone, but after running into a trooper experiencing a health mishap, the group did what they could to help the distressed officer. By the time he was brought to the medical ward by other soldiers, Wade found that him and his team would be at least a few minutes late if they kept on their way with their walk.
Deciding to speed things up, Wade, understanding the concern for performing such an effort, opted to carry the Fowleys around the base to the meeting area. Reluctantly, F decided to come along, carrying Nathan in a similar manner that Wade was carrying Jasmine. Taking notice of the time on his HUD, which read, "9:47 AM", Wade scouted for the building he and his friends were directed to. "8072" He said to himself, the number being for the building that would house the imminent meeting.
"They said it was down here, right?" Wade asked aloud to Tina before stopping himself in mid-air, the girl holding onto him tightly as he tried to speak over the growing sound of a retrofit Apache flying overhead.
Looking about, Tina nodded as she spotted the target building. "Yes, I believe that's the one over there!" Pointing past his head, Wade followed her finger to a large building ahead at his right. The structure was moderately tall, only about two stories high, with several soldiers and officers going in and out of the building. Wade smiled as he noticed the target number, as well as the big, bold words describing the building's designation. "8072, Briefing Center B"
"Good eye, honey. Hang on!" Continuing his low glide, Wade zoomed towards the building's entrance before stopping just meters above the ground, his two friends close behind as they slowed down as well. The troopers around them initially looked startled by the sudden arrival of Wade and his group, but quickly regained their composure as Wade hovered still above them.
"At ease! Just visitors." One of the soldiers declared as they identified the newcomers, who touched down before Wade let Jasmine down to her feet, Tina hopping onto the ground along with her.
Putting his hands up, Wade apologized for his swift surprise. "Sorry for the scare, we got delayed for a meeting we're invited to."
The soldier gave an understanding nod as he replied to the former worker drone sternly. "I can see that, just be a bit more careful next time, Mr. Carter. You gave the boys here quite a scare."
Wade returned the gesture in embarrassment as F put a hand to his back, chuckling at his efforts as Tina questioned the officer. "Is Mrs. J in there? She's the one who called for us."
The guard gave his reply as Wade and Tina pulled out their IDs for clearance. "Yes she is, Miss. The meeting's set to begin in under ten minutes." Checking the two drones' IDs, Jasmine and the others pulled out theirs as well, the watchman motioning another trooper over to verify the group. Once the guard finished checking the five's cards, he nodded in approval as the watchman spoke once more. "You're clear to enter."
"Thank you Sir, again, sorry about that spook back there." Wade replied with a smile as the trooper gave one of his own, the disassembly drone and his allies making their way towards the office door before stopping upon the call of a voice.
"Hey, Felice!" Wade turned to find the origin of the voice, F doing the same as the two quickly spotted a quartet of soldiers walking excitedly towards F. The disassembly drone glanced to her friends with a smile before turning back to the approaching entourage.
Wade examined the four troops as they got closer: Two human men, one woman, and a male worker drone. One of the male soldiers had short, blonde hair, and a small scar to the right side of their face. The second man bore a tan skin tone and had black hair, with blue strips that went down slightly in a mullet style. The woman bore a set of long, dark green hair, with the hair going down and over her left shoulder. As for the worker drone, he wore the standard green soldier helmet, single eye visor and all. He had no hair on him from what Wade could tell, and bore a pair of whiteish purple eyes on his visor.
As F walked over to the soldiers, the same one that called to her spoke again. "Felicity, I didn't expect to see you around here today! Where you been?"
The girl soldier interrupted his initial chatter. "Hang on Carlos, do you even know if she remembers us?"
"Aye, don't she have one o' them memory locks, or sumthin?" The drone added in a heavy Scottish accent.
F waved her hand as she replied to the group. "Easy, everyone. Thankfully I still got my memories, courtesy of my technician back at Central." Lowering her hand, F let down her usual persona as she gave a wide smirk to the soldiers, clearly pleased to see them. "Good to see you guys around here."
The soldiers gave light cheers to F as they all embraced her, the group having a surprise reunion as Wade and the others watched in surprise. These must've been F's old colleagues from when she was in the service, Wade thought. Quite the coincidence for them to be here at this base of all places.
Not bothering with the convenience of the matter, Wade shook the thought off as he and his friends watched F and her old friends breaking the hug, Tina wrapping an arm around her boyfriend as the second male human spoke to her in what the two discerned as Spanish. "Ay, who your new friends, F?"
"Oh, these guys?" F replied in the same language, quietly startling Wade and the others as they had never heard her speak like that until now. Glancing over to Wade, F motioned him and the others to come over. "Everyone, these are some friends I made in the past few days. Wade, Nathan, Tina, and Jasmine." She pointed her hand to the four as she said each of their names. "I met the boys here during my time on Ceres. Jasmine and Tina here are sisters."
The four soldiers gave various forms of excitement, ranging from hearty laughs to low woops and even a whistle from one of the guys. As F stood next to her old teammates, they each introduced themselves to Wade and his friends. The blonde soldier went first. "Well, it's a pleasure to meet you all, name's Carlos, Lieutenant Marksman."
"I'm Private Alvaros, good with close-range and stealth operations." Said the tan soldier with a salute.
"Sergeant Lucia Vasquez, usually the one who leads this bunch around these days." The female warrior stated with a humorous smirk.
"And Corporal Duncan Wallace, at your service!" The soldier drone stated proudly as he saluted to the bunch in front of him, who gave warm smiles as Wade shook his hand.
"Quite honored to meet you all, seems you have quite the history with F." The former worker drone said as Carlos patted F on her back.
"Oh, we do! She's the one who took charge when we didn't! Did you all hear of the Pasting of Nola VI?" Jasmine and Tina gave nods of affirmation while Wade, not as familiar with such history, held his hand up in a questioning manner.
"I think, wasn't that the battle where the Navy just barely held the outpost in that system? From the Stryker Clan?" Wade asked as Carlos nodded approvingly to him.
"That's right, and if Felice weren't there, WE would've been the ones getting pasted!" Carlos' statement brought victorious cheers and "oorahs" from the group, F letting a blush loose as she chuckled at her team's praise of her efforts.
"Well, that's not wrong." Although she didn't want to break off from her friends and discuss the past few years since they'd last met, F remembered the briefing. Clearing her throat, she continued. "And as much as I'd like to chat about the good times, I've been called to a meeting here, as have Wade and his crew."
The soldier group gave understanding looks to F as Lucia spoke up. "Thought so, Carl here was real eager to see you, though."
"Maybe we can talk after the meeting?" Nathan proposed as the soldiers collectively nodded in agreement, F readying a smartcomm attachment before turning to face her friends again.
"We're probably getting low on time, you all go in, I'll catch up in a sec." Wade nodded in acknowledgement before taking Tina's hand, the lover drones continuing towards the briefing center as Jasmine and Nathan followed behind them.
Passing through the door, the four guests observed a short hallway, which seemed to split into two paths as they came closer to the other end. Looking to a sign on the wall above, they saw arrows pointing to two separate areas, "Primary Briefing Room; Main Lobby + Secondary & Tertiary" Going to the right, they entered the moderately active lobby, several officers walking and standing about in mass chatter. Walking over to the desk up against the wall to their left, Wade and his group waved a hand to the occupying attendant.
"Welcome, what do you need?" The desk attendant asked as Tina raised a finger to reply.
"We're here for a meeting, Mrs. J called us here."
The attendant nodded in understanding before directing an arm towards the other end of the room, where a single door stood. "She should be in the second briefing room down that way."
"Thank you." Tina replied warmly before she and Wade began walking towards the door, their friends behind them as they proceeded into the room.
The room beyond the door was quite sizable, a large circular table occupying the middle with several chairs surrounding it. The walls went up a few meters, with four whiteish blue lights illuminating the room. On the wall opposite to Wade and Tina were three monitor screens, all of which showed the USN in bright blue. In several of the seats were faces both familiar and unfamiliar, several men and women in varying styles of uniforms conversing about quietly or taking notice of the recent visitors. Standing up near the monitors were three people: A decorated officer whom Tina identified as a ship captain, and the so-called operatives, Tessa, albeit as a hologram, and J.
Walking slowly into the room, Wade gave a low wave of his hand as he tried to hide his nervousness. Noticing his shyness in front of the officers, Tina held his hand and rubbed his arm comfortingly while returning a pleasant smile to the staff in the room.
"Ah, Wade, Tina. Glad to see you all here." J stated with a smile as she scanned the group, raising a digital eyebrow as she noticed one missing guest. "Or, most of you, I see. Did F run off somewhere?"
Wade shook his head as he replied to his fellow disassembly drone. "Oh, no. She just ran into some old friends, she should be back-"
"Right now." F finished aloud as she entered the room, seemingly having heard Wade speaking about her absence. The warrior drone fast walked to Wade's team, taking a seat near them as they prepared to do the same. "Not too late, are we?"
"Not at all." The standing officer answered as the group took their seats, Wade and Tina sitting next to each other as they got comfortable. The captain examined the lot for a moment, glancing to J as he asked about them. "So, these are the ones you helped rescue from the Mojave?"
"Yes Captain, and they helped us out greatly in turn. This is Wade Carter, one of the captured drones whom became a disassembly drone before we could mount the rescue. The luckiest one, if you ask me." Motioning her arm over the others, she continued. "And there's his girlfriend, Mrs. Tina Fowley, and her sister Jasmine." Smirking to F and Nathan, she finished her friends' introductions. "And these two are Serial Designation F and Mr. Nathan, whom I've heard were once under your ranks."
The military captain gave a welcoming smile to the five as they returned the gesture, eyeing F and Nathan specifically before speaking to them. "Indeed they were, we still have records on their contributions to the colonies." Eyeing F, he continued. "Though, in Mrs. F's case, I won't blame her if she doesn't remember us. We've been very well aware of JCJenson's 'memory suppression' protocols when it comes to their DDs."
F laid back in her seat with a smug look as she replied to her former superior. "Well, my friend on the station's a good tech gal. She's... waived that hindrance from me."
"I see, that means your still with us, am I right, Mrs. Lee?" Unlike her friends next to her, F was not startled by her original name being said aloud, rather smiling proudly as she saluted to the captain. "Good to see you again."
"Pleased to be here, Sir." F replied as she lowered her arm, glancing to her companions next to her as J spoke up.
"Everyone, I'd like you to meet Captain Preston Mitchell, commander of the USNV Vickers down at the stardock."
Wade gave a respectful salute to Preston as he spoke first. "It's an honor to meet you, Sir."
"Thank you, Mr. Carter. I've heard about your efforts from J, you did an admirable job back there, son." Wade failed to hide an embarrassed blush from the compliment, but it quickly faded as a beep sounded from a small device on the table. It was swiftly silenced by the captain as he tapped a button on the small, pyramid shaped timer, then facing Wade's group before continuing. "Though, as much as we could use some small talk, it'll have to wait till later."
"Indeed, we're running late at this point." Said another officer, a highly decorated member of the base with dark skin, dark grey hair and a thin beard. He immediately won the attention of everyone in the room as he spoke up. "I'm General Hugh Hood, overseer of this base. I'm certain you know some of the reasons you're here with us, correct?"
Wade nodded as he spoke to Hood. "Yeah, it's cause of those rogue agents from the JCJenson corporation." Glancing to J, the corporate drone nodded in affirmation before speaking herself.
"Tessa and I spent the last hours of yesterday evening clearing up the matter with General Hood, along with several other officials stationed here." She stopped as the middle monitor behind her flashed with a banner at the top, reading, "INCOMING TRANSMISSION", and in place of the USN emblem was a textless version of the JCJenson logo. Below the profile image was another two lines of text. "N. Jenson (Company Exec); Comms Source: Yottrite IV"
"And also told our boss about what happened here too, he wanted to give his say on this ordeal." Looking to the general, J asked him, "May I put him on?"
Hood only gave a nod of approval to the corporate drone before she picked up a remote on the table and tapped a button, accepting the call as the picture shifted to show a middle-aged man in a pristine-looking business suit on the screen.
Wade and Tina glanced to each other before J introduced their guest on the screen. "Ladies and Gentlemen, the CEO of JCJenson: Mr. Noor Jenson."
Jenson gave a pleased nod to his subordinate as he spoke to J. "Thank you for the pleasantries, J. I see we are ready to discuss our plans on dealing with this 'recall' disaster I've bore witness to on the news this morning?"
J nodded as she replied to her boss. "Indeed, I've explained to General Hood here about our efforts yesterday, and, as of recent, we've just received a message from a source we believe to be close to the company."
Mr. Jenson looked down to J attentively as he spoke to her. "Well, that's quite intriguing news, J. Do you have this message available for us to view?" J and Hood both nodded in affirmation, but didn't get an immediate reply as Jenson gazed to Wade and his friends. "...And I presume these are some of the drones rescued from one of the factories?"
Again, J nodded to her superior before explaining her colleagues. "Yes Mr. Jenson, the two drones at the front in particular were among those taken by the Administrator and their subordinates." Pointing an arm to Wade and Tina, she introduced the drone couple. "The disassembly drone here is Mr. Wade Carter, a brother to his-technically speaking-owner, the late Ron Carter. The latter helped us recover Wade during an initial raid inside the Nevada facility." When bringing up Ron, J gave an apologetic look to Wade as to show she did not mean to be offending on him and his brother's relationship. "And this is his romantic partner, Mrs. Tina Fowley. I heard she and her sister Jasmine are pilots."
Jenson looked over the two drones as his obedient employee described them to him, quietly sighing as Wade and Tina returned the gaze with nervous smiles. Once J finished, Jenson spoke to Wade. "I... would say it's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Carter. But, given recent events, I don't hold fault to you for feeling frustrated at me for my... former subordinate's actions."
Wade shook his head lightly, taking Jenson's light apology with a faint smile as he replied to the CEO. "Actually, I don't. The only person I have such feelings put towards is," He hesitated for a moment, his anger at Dr. Halloway returning for a short moment before he eased himself. "..That bastard Halloway."
"The feeling's mutual, Mr. Carter. Dr. Halloway has been trying my patience for years now, especially with you and your fellow disassembly drones." Looking to J, then F, he returned his gaze to Wade before questioning him on his new body. "I don't know if J has told you of this, but if there's one truth my company has admittedly not held up to for a while, it's our quality. Recently, some of my research staff here made blueprints for an upgraded variant of the disassembly drone design. It's intended to fix several faults we expected to be nonexistent previously, most notably that atrocious cooling unit."
As a schematic pulled up on the left monitor, everyone glanced to the improved design before F spoke up about it. "If I may ask, Mr. Jenson, how big of an improvement is this new cooling unit supposed to be?"
"Good question, F. Frankly, it's supposed to do away with the issue entirely. Saves us from sacrificing enormous supplies of oil for the poorly built unit in the previous iterations. We even tested it with a repaired drone just a few days ago, and it worked flawlessly." Then, glancing to Wade again, he questioned the former worker drone on his new form. "Speaking of, how does your enhanced body feel, Mr. Carter? I'm certain it feels better to not have to-"
"Actually, Mr. Jenson," Wade interrupted, pulling out one of his canteens as he answered the CEO on his upgrades. "I guess Halloway changed up the blueprints, cause unfortunately this new cooling unit didn't cure the overheating problem. I... kinda learned that the hard way." Wade glanced to Tina apologetically, still feeling bad from her seeing him eat the corpse of the dead murder drone back at the factory.
The corporate CEO grimaced in frustration as he took in Wade's statement, already intolerant of the head researcher's actions as he replied. "...I was worried about that, Edgar always likes to run things his own way, making excuses for that 'Administrator' he watches over." Taking an agitated breath, he continued on with his spew on the two culprits of yesterday's events. "It was only because of all the very impressive creations and enhancements she and her research team provided that I tolerated them for so long, but this..." Sitting up straight in front of the camera, Jenson finished sternly. "J said the Administrator... Cyn, I believe? She was apparently something worse than we presumed originally, and I'm very inclined to believe so after yesterday."
"As well as the program tied to the Administrator, the AbsoluteSolver." J clarified before receiving an agreeing nod from Mr. Jenson, standing corrected on his placing of blame.
Raising a hand, Nathan asked about the supposed plans. "Yeah, about this "Solver Project", what do we plan to do about that?"
"Good question, Nate." Tessa replied as she crossed her arms before looking to Jenson and beginning her explanation. "Initially, we were going to investigate the other factories spread across Earth in order to get some more info on the Administrator before things get worse. But, just this morning, it seems someone else saved us the trouble." Just as Tessa neared the end of her sentence, J held up the remote again, tapping a few buttons before the left monitor shifted to show a slightly grainy video onscreen.
The video only showed a single being, a worker drone, dressed in a chrome suit and bearing a set of yellow eyes. Behind them was what appeared to be a vacant room, a few shelves holding many books within them standing still in the back. The drone's visage indicated they were filled with immense anxiety, terrified of being caught as they spoke quietly to the camera.
"I can only hope someone gets this in time, they're gonna be on me once they find out the transmitter screens are down!" Turning the camera, he showed what appeared to be a large factory room, several more of the mysterious conveyor belts like at the factory slotted next to each other. It was hard to discern every detail due to not only the window reflection, but also the dark lighting in the inactive conveyor room. Filming the room beyond, the drone continued. "Dr. Halloway's a madman, he's got more of those stolen drones being brought here and he's going to be overseeing it in the afternoon tomorrow! I've seen what happened back in Nevada, I can't take this any longer! I'm at coordinates ##.######, -###.###### Please, send someo-"
The suspicious, partially scrambled transmission immediately cut off to static, leaving Wade, Tina, and their friends with confused expressions as Tessa spoke up. "Yeah, that caught me by surprise too."
"So, that guy says they got more drones being sent 'there', but... where is there, exactly?" Jasmine asked with immense curiosity.
"I was hoping you'd ask that, Mrs. Fowley." The technician replied as she glanced to J, who tapped a few more buttons on the remote before speaking over her boss-friend.
"While the transmission itself isn't much to work off of, our friends from Comms over here managed to intercept the signal earlier, and even better, discern where it originated from." As J started her explanation, the screen shifted once more to show a large city, with one skyscraper highlighted in red as it was zoomed towards on the screen. "That scrambled audio wasn't a simple glitch, it was intentionally done so as to hide key information for us to uncover. Upon cleaning up the message, we managed to recover a set of coordinates, which direct to this structure here, in San Francisco."
Wade and his friends stared at the building in shock, examining the tall structure as it stood over the shorter buildings in the city. Tina broke the silence in her gaze. "So, this is another factory? It looks... terribly different from the one we got out of."
"Not exactly, Mrs. Fowley." Mr. Jenson answered, Tina and the others looking to him as he continued. "THAT is the Administrator's main laboratory, its location was kept on the down low so other authorities and terrorist groups wouldn't find out what the buildings true purpose was." Sighing, Jenson completed his reply. "But, with this recent mistake of Halloway's, that place has lost all purpose for us at the company."
Wade raised a hand to speak. "So, we're going to pounce on that place? Get Halloway before he runs off again?"
"Exactly." General Hood replied as he looked up to Mr. Jenson. "This whole 'recovery/recruitment' effort has gotten out of hand all across Sol. We've gotten countless reports of people being killed because of this, be it the brutal robberies here in Nevada or the bloodbath on Ceres. Even if Mr. Jenson refuses to cooperate, this has become a dire matter for us now. One way or another, this insanity will be stopped with due haste."
The CEO nodded in acknowledgement before explaining his own plans for the mission. "Speaking of cooperation, upon seeing what was happening at Earth, I ordered a detachment of our corporate starships in orbit at the time to depart for Sol in order to help with investigating the situation. They're not warships, but they are well-armed. I'll dispatch them to your authority upon concluding this call." Glancing to Wade and his team for a moment, Jenson continued. "As for the mission, I may not have much of a say, but let it be known that you have my blessing to do whatever it takes to end this madness. I don't care what you do with Halloway or any of his lackeys, or what happens to that facility down there... I want that program shut down."
"Thank you for the extra hands, Mr. Jenson. We'll make sure this Administrator is dealt with." Hood replied gratefully as Wade sat firm in his seat, Tina and the others following suite.
"General?" The former worker drone said aloud, catching Hood's attention before he made his request. "I know I'm not a soldier, but I want to help with dealing with Halloway and his grunts. After what he did, after losing my brother, I can't rest until I see that man stopped."
Tina raised a finger as well. "As do I, Wade could use a hand with those people, and given how we did during our escape run out of that place, I think the two of us make quite the duo." She glanced to Wade with a smirk as she referenced their combat prowess when flying together.
Nathan and F stood up before the latter gave her own request. "Sir, I wish to take part in this mission as well. I can also recommend Wade for you too, as I fought alongside him during the factory raid."
"Wouldn't mind giving a hand myself! And I'm sure my pal Kurtis would love to help, he's here at the base too!" Nathan added with a confident smirk, the group's determination encouraging Jasmine to stand up as well.
"I'd like to help too." She stated simply, a smile on her face as the general and his companions observed the five guests.
Admittedly, Hood knew it would be a bit absurd to allow these people to take part in an operation which would certainly involve bloodshed, especially considering most of them merely had civilian status at the moment. But, upon careful evaluation of the five, their desire to see this problem dealt with, and the fact that some of them had experience on the field...
He paused his train of thought as Captain Mitchell spoke to him. "General? I read up on the Fowleys' files when we recovered Mrs. Jasmine here, they provided service in their early careers." He smirked to the pilot sisters as he finished adding his say. "And to be frank, we need more people like them here. The records we have of them showed them to be damn fine pilots."
Tina blushed at the praise from Mitchell as she spoke to the general. "That is true, we uh... did get discharged for our... 'fancy maneuvering'."
"Sir?" Jasmine said, the general's attention on her as she added to the conversation. "Even if our flying is a bit out of protocol, Tina saved a lot of people on that starjet a few days back. I can promise you, she's an excellent woman to have at the wheel."
Glancing to Wade again, Hood took in his face, one of begging desperation as he spoke once more. "Please, Sir. My brother, the troops he brought from the Coalition, Halloway's gotten them all killed cause of this. I want to do this. I HAVE to do this, at least for them."
The good general took a deep, quiet breath, considering his decision once more before finally revealing it to Wade and his friends. "Mr. Carter, Fowleys? I'm probably making myself a fool for saying this, but you're permitted to assist us in this mission."
The drone couple contained their gratefulness in the form of ecstatic grins as Wade replied to the general. "Thanks, General. We won't let you down."
"And Mrs. Lee?" Hood said as he glanced to F, who returned the gesture as he told her, "You're technically under Mr. Jenson's authority, whatever his answer is, it's mine as well."
Bringing her yellow-orange eyes to her CEO, F awaited Mr. Jenson's answer. "F, yes? I heard Mr. Hood call you by a different name just now, I assume you have some experience with the army?"
The warrior drone nodded as she explained herself. "I once inherited the name of Felicity Lee, Mr. Jenson. I served under the USN Defense Forces before joining the DD Division." Then, glancing to the military staff near her, she finished with, "I had hoped to provide my enhancements to the Force one day."
Jenson gave a hint of a proud smile as he finally gave his decision. "Well, it seems you'll finally get that chance. From now on, even after this mission on Earth is over with, you're hereby dispatched to serve under the USN."
F admittedly couldn't hide her excited smirk as she flung a salute to her now former boss. "Thank you Sir!"
Looking up to Jenson, General Hood asked the CEO, "Mr. Jenson, how long until your ships can reach Earth?"
Jenson glanced down at his communication console as he answered the military leader. "At max speed, their Ion drives should be able to bring them into orbit in as little as one to two days. I believe there should be some ships within the system that could help as well."
"Signal them when you can, Mr. Jenson. We could use all the help we can get from them." The CEO nodded to Hood as he stood firmly to the viewer, the general turning to face Wade and his colleagues. "And Mr. Carter? We'll be mobilizing our forces immediately after this meeting concludes. It'll be a minute, but I want you to gather whatever items and belongings you'll need for this operation. Be ready to head to the flight pads in no more than three hours."
"Understood Sir!" Wade said with a salute, Tina, Jasmine and Nathan giving their own as Jasmine raised a finger.
"What about the area around the lab? That place looks like it's in the middle of the city."
J raised a finger as she told Jasmine and the others about their resolution of the civilian obstacle. "Shortly after reporting our findings on the transmission, Hood told us that they were sending in some teams to clear out the civilian population within several miles of the facility. Once we get there, it should be of no concern."
Jasmine sighed in relief as Tina spoke up. "So the people should be safe from any sort of danger?"
"Correct, Mrs. Tina." Preston answered before continuing. "Given the resistance Halloway and his men showed during the Coalition's raid, they most certainly won't hold back there."
"One more thing, Sir." Nathan asked. "The Coalition's going to help us out with this too, right?"
"You can count on it, Mr. Nathan." The Vickers' captain replied as he looked to J, then to Jenson as he spoke further. "I met the leader of the Coalition's detachment working with us when I was introduced to J and Mrs. Elliott here, they intend to see this conflict finished. I highly doubt they're willing to sit back and let us do this by ourselves."
"And their help will be much appreciated." Hood added, everyone's attention returned to him as he looked to Tessa, curious eyes scanning her holographic form. "And Mrs. Elliott, if I may. Do you mind heading down here to assist us in our investigations later on?"
"Funny you say that, General. I'm almost done with my own snooping around on the JCJ up in orbit, Cyn has some small departments of hers aboard, and I thought I'd gather some more intel before coming down." Glancing to Mr. Jenson, she saw him giving an understanding nod before returning her gaze to the military staff. "I should be down there by the evening, judging by where you're located."
"Do what you must, Mrs. Elliott. We could use whatever you find." Hood replied firmly as he turned once more to the JCJenson CEO. "Thank you for your time, Mr. Jenson. We will get to the bottom of this."
"It's my pleasure, General." Glancing to J and Tessa, he spoke to them once more. "J? Contact me when you've finished with Halloway and his Administrator."
"It'll be done, Mr. Jenson." The obedient servant answered before saluting firmly, receiving a final nod from her boss before he ended the transmission.
With their off-world guest out of the way, Hood looked to Wade and his friends, J, Tessa and Captain Mitchells sharing the gaze with them as the general spoke to them in finality. "Well, you know what comes next everyone. You're all dismissed for now. And remember, landing zone by 1300."
"We'll be there Sir." Wade said with a nod as he and his friends stood up, pushing in their chairs before making their way out to the door.
As they neared it, Wade stopped for a moment as they heard Hood call to one of his friends. "And F?" The soldier drone looked to the general as he continued. "Before we depart, would you mind changing your uniform? I believe it could help with identifying you from the other disassembly drones more easily." Glancing to J, then back to F, he finished with, "I recall hearing about the most formidable drones having clones prepared, yes?"
"Correct, Sir. I'll stop by the nearest barracks while I can." F replied before turning back to the door with her colleagues, Wade opening the door for them all as they passed through. After them, Wade passed through himself, shutting the door to the meeting room as he returned to the lobby.
Walking about together, F spoke to Wade and the others. "Well, that went smoothly. I'll be heading down to the barracks, then head over to your place to help out."
"Actually," Wade replied, raising a finger up as he asked his fellow murder drone, "You think you could bring your friends over? We could get to know each other while we're getting ready."
F glanced to Nathan with a smile before returning her eyes to Wade. "I could see about that. You're gonna like them, I can promise you that."
Taking Tina's hand, Wade walked with his girlfriend alongside Jasmine and the others, nearing the hallway they came through as they prepared for the walk back to the apartment.

Season 22!

Welcome to Nuclear UHC Season 22. This is a ultrahardcore round created by Bolt and now organized by Brodator. For this season the players are experimenting with mob disguises. The teams are split in 4 tiers and each tier has a different disguise. Tier 1 is a Warden, Tier 2 is a Villager, Tier 3 is a Chicken and Tier 4 is a Baby Chicken.

Links

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Teams	Links
Team 1	-
AirInAirOut	Successful Meetup
Chasmic	Surprise Of The Sea King
Sten_Stone	No Loyalty Dominic
uhcloverMarcC5M	Episode 3
Team 2	-
BoltsInCharge	Episode 3
FalingDutchman	Episode 3
Jahrod	Episode 3
Ninetals38	Episode 3
Team 3	-
Brodator	Flying Trident
jimmyjegs	Episode 3
Rohcket	Episode 3
ShootingGoats	Episode 3
Team 4	-
Codwhy	was slain by Baby Zombie
DogOfKrondor	It's the size of the fight
PatrickTN_	Episode 3
SiahStone	Episode 3
Trinan6918	Enchants
Team 5	-
CodeJoshua	Episode 3
Flouzemaker	Episode 3
Shqkstar	Chicken Family Reunion
starlxghtmoon	Episode 3
Team 6	-
Alisa_Muffins	Episode 3
IAteYourToenailJae	[Episode 3]()
Nuclearsugar	Episode 3
RoseCuycuy	Lost Footage
TehBaconBrawlerZ	Episode 3
Spectator	-
Fcrm	Episode 3

Previous Episodes
Intro	Link
Episode 1	Link
Episode 2	Link

Credits

Organization - Brodator
Host/Coding - Brodator
Intro - Brodator
Art - Brodator
Logo - Brodator

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Designing custom t-shirts online is a straightforward and fun way to express yourself, promote your brand, or celebrate special occasions. With various platforms offering a range of tools and options, anyone can create a personalized t-shirt that truly stands out. Unleash your creativity and start designing your custom t-shirt today!