1 cm lined paper

asked staff, they said the 2nd car became operational 2 days ago
should help with the lines as the ride itself is about 1 min

D-backs (30-35) @ Padres (34-34)

First Pitch: 1:10 PM at Petco Park

Team	Starter	TV	Radio
D-backs	Scott McGough (1-3, 6.35 ERA)	ARID	98.7 FM , KQMR (ES)
Padres	Adam Mazur (0-0, 1.50 ERA)	SDPA	KWFN, XEMO (ES)

MLB	Fangraphs	Baseball Savant	Reddit Stream	IRC Chat
Gameday	Game Graph	Strikezone Map	Live Comments	Libera: ##baseball

Line Score - Pre-Game

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AZ										0	0	0	-
SD										0	0	0	-

Box Score

Posted at 10:10 AM. Updates start at game time.
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Hello! I have this line since probably last year or I didn't noticed it before, photos are attached. It really bothers me, It makes me look mad and I will really appreciate if someone have any tips. I deep dived every thread about that and found botox reduces it but that's not an option for me, because i am 14. I think the line formed because my eyes are so much sensitive and i frown due to the bright sun light.
My current routine is:
AM: 1. Wash Face

1. Eucerin 5% Urea Moisturizer
   
2. SVR SunSecure SPF 50+ Fluid
   

PM: 1. wash face

1. cerave foaming oil cleanser (the transparent one)
   
2. nivea cream (the blue tin, i bought it before 3-4 days to use it as heavier moisturizer for the night)
   

From what I've read I can use peptide serum to boost collagen in that area or HA serum, but i am not pretty sure of that, so i would love to hear some tips!
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Blue Jays (31-33) @ Athletics (26-40)

First Pitch: 4:07 PM at Oakland Coliseum

Team	Starter	TV	Radio
Blue Jays	Bowden Francis (2-2, 9.00 ERA)	Sportsnet	SN590
Athletics	Mitch Spence (4-3, 3.86 ERA)	NBCSCA	A's Cast, KIQI (ES)

MLB	Fangraphs	Baseball Savant	Reddit Stream	Discord	IRC Chat
Gameday	Game Graph	Strikezone Map	Live Comments	Discord	Libera: ##baseball

Line Score - Pre-Game

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
TOR										0	0	0	-
OAK										0	0	0	-

Box Score

Posted at 1:10 PM. Updates start at game time.
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I would be grateful if people could share how much their service charge has increased from and to recently. Also, was there any justification for the increase?
I am looking to move out and purchase a flat in London. I am able to afford flats of up around £400,000.
However, I’ve noticed that service charge is a considerable cost each year (roughly £1,800 to £2,500 across the flats I’ve viewed). I understand that it is to provide communal services but it is still a significant cost on a monthly basis (£150 to £210).
My issue is not the initial service charge I’d pay in the first year. My issue is how much I may have to pay 2 or 3 years down the line. It seems like service charge increases on a yearly basis. If it were to increase 10% per year based on flats I’ve viewed, I would end up paying £2,400 to £3,300 by year 3.
The above is only illustrative but the point is, if this trend were to continue then you can only imagine how much I’d end up paying further down the line.

I think Universe mode is awesome, but I’m having some glaring issues. I have been running this save since launch, could it be out of date errors that were patched?

1. Rivalries never end, I get the results of who won it after a PLE and then it continues.
   
2. Matches don’t save. If I set up a triple threat championship match, the next time I load the save, it’ll be mixed up with different stars + the title is not on the line. Usually the majority of the card will be re arranged.
   
3. Alt attires usually dont work.
   
4. Every so often a match loads with no way to win? The pins/subs are off, no KO, no DQ.
   

Anyway I figure all these problems come from the same source, if you have any advice on how to clear this up, I’d appreciate it! Thanks!

Alright, I'm looking for a great speaker system for my PC. My budget is around $450 but I might be able to push it to $500 if needed. Anyway, I'm looking for all the bells and whistles - minimal latency, if that's even a problem, and ridiculously good sound quality. A 7.1 Surround Sound system would be great. Dolby Atmos would also be great. What can I get for that price range that I won't be dissatisfied with?
As a sidenote, I've had a problem with compatibility and making sure that I can actually configure the speakers to be 7.1 surround sound. My motherboard has 3 outs, all of them 3.5mm audio jacks: a single Line Out, a Rear, and a C/Sub. What do those mean? I have an inkling, but I don't really know.
But yeah, I need really good stuff. Open to whatever, so don't be shy.
EDIT: my motherboard is an ASUS ROG STRIX B550-F Gaming Wi-Fi II, if that helps at all.

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• Undergrad: B . Tech CSE Hons (Specializing in cybersec)- KLU (3rd tier or less) with Current CGPA 9.24.
• Research: 4 conferences papers [1 Authored (Springer), 3 co-authored (IEEE) - all related to cybersec] + Authored 1 IEEE Journal paper - awaiting acceptance (related to cybersec only).
• Have couple of real world projects: hacklido.com & dorkit.arjun.guru - related to cybersec.
• Work Exp: No full time work exp yet - doing part time remote.
• Certifications: CEH, Sec+, JNCIA, ISC2 CC and couple of Microsoft Certs (AZ & SC-900s)
• Prepping for GRE (Suggest recommended score as targets) & IELTS - Should be giving in another couple of months.
• Can procure decent LORs (From Course coordinators, dean, faculties & employer)
• 🔗 Full profile: https://arjun.guru/resume

Universities shortlisted

• GaTech - AMB ⭐ {Most preferred}
• CMU (preferred only if scholarship is provided) - AMB
• UMD - MOD
• NYU - AMB
• NEU - MOD

🤌 Need guidance in SOPs too. Would love be love to connect and collab with other aspirants and seniors for and in the respective UNIs.

Hello fellow NV fans!
I come to you in an effort to (possibly) fix the near constant crashing of my NV.
It crashes around 30-40 minutes playing OR in specific areas wich I cannot go through, i.e. McCarran interior around Col. Hsu, The Mojave Outpost interior around Maj. Knight and Ranger Jackson.
I am aware that certain mods should be a no-go together like New California and TTW, for instance. My intention with adding specifically New California was cause I wanted a few specific armors and such.
Looking for any specific help or general directions and knowledge in this area.
PS: have lots of crash logs.
Thanks in advance.
Unmanaged: NewCalifornia DLC Control
Unmanaged: NewCalifornia Courier Stash Control
Unmanaged: NewCalifornia
Unmanaged: CM_Lighting_FNV
Unmanaged: CM Lighting DLC Support
Unmanaged: XP_Slower_300
Unmanaged: YUPTTW
JIP LN NVSE Plugin
AnhNVSE
UIO - User Interface Organizer
lStewieAl's Engine Optimizations
ShowOff xNVSE Plugin
JohnnyGuitar NVSE
M.U.X. Series - Weapon Icons
kNVSE Animation Plugin
JAM - Just Assorted Mods
M.U.X. Series - Interface Overhaul
MAPMO - Main and Pause Menus Overhaul
Enhanced Movement
New Vegas - Enhanced Camera
Diagonal movement
Blended Locomotion
M.U.X. Series - OX Toolkit
The Mod Configuration Menu
Depth of Field Fix - NVSE
FOV Slider
Vanilla UI Plus (New Vegas)
lStewieAl's Tweaks and Engine Fixes
Vanilla_UI_Extension
B42 Quickthrow - an alternative grenade hotkey mod
B42 Inspect - aka Animated Ammo and Weapon Condition Checking
WAP - F4NV .44 Magnum
B42 Melee Bash
B42 Descriptions aka Pip-Info
ISControl Enabler and Ironsights adjuster (now ESPless)
Improved Console (NVSE)
B42 Optics - ESPless
B42 Inject - Animated Item Use - ESPless
B42 Dropmag and One in the chamber
Vanilla Animations Weapon Scale Fix
KEYWORDS
B42 Loot - Animated Physical Item Pickup - ESPless
B42 Interact - Animated Items and Interactions Framework - ESPless
Hit - B42 Inject - Water Animations
Hit - B42 Interact Animation Pack
B42 FireMode - Selective Fire and First Shot Precision - ESPless
Hit - B42 Inject - Sunset Sarsaparilla Animations
Hit - B42 Inject Animation Pack - Season 1
Hit - B42 Inject - Assorted Items 1
WAP Hunting Rifle
BLEED TTW
WAP .45 Auto Pistol Series Replacer
Basic Console Autocomplete
Slower Backpedaling (NVSE)
Console Paste Support
Weapon Based Hands Clip Distance
Another Millenia
Another Millenia Gun Add-on
HIPControl - Weapon Idle Position Adjuster - ESPless
Deus Ex Weapon Spread
Hit - Millenia Animations - Part 2
FPS Weapon Lowering
IMPACT
TTW Another Interior Mod
Point Lookout Reborn TTW
TTW Reputations
More Perks
Project Reality Footsteps
Enemy AI - Tactics - NPC Healing
Weightless Ammo In Hardcore Mode
A Familiar Friend - Pip-Boy 2500 - Handheld Pipboy
Faster Sleep-Wait
Faster Main Menu
External Emittance Fix - NVSE
Fallout Alpha Rendering Tweaks - NVSE
Atmospheric Lighting Tweaks (Interior Lighting for FNV and TTW)
Viewmodel Shake Fix - NVSE
Iron Sights Aligned
Smooth True Iron Sights Camera
Unbreakable Armor and Weapons
Steady Hands Perk (Zero Spread and No Weapon Sway)
All Weapon Sound Overhaul Modern Edition Redone - AWSOMER
Lockable Locks
Aid Quick Menu
Tactical Gameplay Modifications
Realistic Weapons Damages - New Vegas
Immersive Hit Reactions - Makes Combat Responsive
Big Town Extensions
Realistic Headshot Damage
Root 'n Loot TTW
The Living Desert - Travelers Patrols Consequences Increased Population and more
Light Up and Smoke Those Cigarettes (and Cigars and Cigarillos)
Fallout NV Cheat Terminal Redux
FNV Mod Limit Fix
Delay DLC Redux
Ragdolls
Permanent Weapon Shells
Uncut Wasteland
KDS Portable Camp Stuff - NVSE
Micro Clutter
Rayek's Mini Hideout - TTW Conversion
Functional Post Game Ending
Realtime Weapon Modding System
Radiant Infinium - Endless Questing Framework
Real Recoil
Imps TimeScale Adjuster
Manual Reload and Ammo Memory
Weapon Mesh Improvement Mod
MoonlightNVSE
Detailed New Vegas - Westside
Detailed New Vegas - North Vegas Square
Combat Leather Jacket
Wasteland Looter Armour
Wasteland Combat Armor
Mercenary Armor
Alternate combat armor with sleeves
Sweet Consumables
Aid Addon - Medkits - Blood Draw - Bandages - Afterburner Gum - More
No Food or Chem weight
Inventory Saviour - Weightless Junk
Weightless New Vegas
Infinite Ammo (with reloading)
SUP NVSE
The N.V. Interiors Project
Dusty Distance Redone
Faster walk
NCR Trooper Overhaul_beta
Powder Ganger Rep Fix - Ghost Town Gunfight
Water Bottling Lite
Powder Ganger Overhaul
Tammer's NIF-Bashed Weapons Mega-Pack v6.0
Tammer's NIF-Bashed Armor Mega-Pack v5.0
Arsenal Weapon Overhaul - AR15 Family
WAP Sniper Rifle
WAP Single Shotgun
WAP Bozar and LMG
WAP 10MM SMG
WAP 9mm Pistol Remaster
WAP Automatic Rifle and .45 SMG
New Vegas Animation Overhaul Guns
TTW DC Flora Overhaul
Wasteland Flora and Terrain Overhaul
Meshes and Collision - Totally Enhanced Nifs (MAC-TEN)
Items Transformed - Enhanced Meshes (ITEM)
Improved AI (Navmesh Overhaul Mod)
Wasteland Flora and Terrain Overhaul (Patched)
Clarity - An Orange Tint Remover
Combat Lag Fix (NVSE)
Caravan Rifle
Waster Carbine
Light Battle Rifle
Laser Musket
AR-10 Battle Rifle
Heaven's Battle Rifle and This Machine Retextured
Tailor Maid - NV
Weapons In Casinos
TTW - Killable Children
Leather Armor MkI MkII
NMCs_Texture_Pack_For_New_Vegas
EXE - Effect teXtures Enhanced
Bullet Trails
bsp_textures
UHNV
FlashlightNVSE
yUI - User Ynterface
ySI - Sorting Ycons
ySI - Pick Up Prompts
Mauser M18
ySI - Assorted Fixes
Tactical Vests - with ammo pouches
Lore-Friendly Joshua Graham Armor Replacer
Combat Vests - Joshua Graham Armor Variants
Drags New Armor Pack
Modern Gunslinger Armor
NVRA - M1 Carbine
NS Weapons All in One
Checkpoint Carbine
Alternate Start -TTW
Character Kit Remake TTW Facegen
WAR MiX
Perk Every Level
TTW Caravan Guard
Caravan Guard - Remastered
Casino Crowds
Atomic Wrangler Enhanced
Westside Reputation
Primm Reputation Restored
TTW Casino Areas (Wasteland Gambling)
TTW The Regulators
TTW - More Map Markers
TTW New Vegas Speech Checks
KNVSE Animation Mega Patch for Tammer's Weapons
Sound Extender
JSRS Sound Mod 2.0
JSRS 2.0 - Tammer's Nif-Bashed Weapons Patch
Beyond Boulder Dome
Medic Companion
Casino Blackjack Tables
Higher Casino Bets - Jackpot Limit and Chips Exchange
Lime's Old Mormon Fort Overhaul
TTW - Bypass Tranquility Lane RE-UPLOAD
Windows of the Mojave
JIP Companions Command and Control
JIP CCC HD icons
Overwrite

In an effort to pass on lessons learned, overall impressions and advice to other musicians, I'm going to make an effort to write a post-show retrospective of the musicals I play going forward. I encourage anybody reading this to do the same!
Overall impressions
A Little Night Music is an absolutely brilliant score with a gorgeous orchestration by Jonathan Tunick. This is my third time playing a Sondheim musical, having played high school and university productions of "Into the Woods" and "Merrily We Roll Along" previously. If you've played Sondheim before you should have some idea of what to expect: Interesting harmonic choices, prickly rhythms, lots of little interlocking figures that are a bit difficult to parse on the first read-through. ALNM is notable for having the vast majority of the score set in 3/4 time.
I'd say the book is about 90% clarinet and 10% flute. There's not a lot of high clarinet playing (it rarely goes above E6), and nothing overly technically challenging beyond a few tricky melodic figures that test your ability to play around the break. The flute stuff in this book isn't particularly stressful. There are only two or three quick instrument switches in the show. The production I played was with a small seven-piece orchestra consisting of piano, string quartet, reed 1 (flute and piccolo) and reed 2, so I found myself playing most of the cued lines in the book for the missing oboe and bassoon parts.
When I received the book in the mail I think I must have let out an audible groan, as the engraving leaves a lot to be desired. The parts MTI sends the musicians seem to be scans of the handwritten parts originally used in the Broadway production in the 1970s. While that can be kinda cool from a historical perspective, it's an absolute pain in the ass to read. I've played books like this before (Ragtime comes to mind as the worse offender I've seen), you don't realize how much easier it is to learn 100 pages of computer-engraved music versus hand-engraved until it's staring you in the face! For example, try reading these bassoon cues when your stand light is fading in a darkened pit.
On the engraving front, another bone to pick is the absolutely infuriating practice of the copyist not writing the key signature on every system! Here's an example of what I'm talking about. The music here has enough chromatic tricks to make you forget what key you're playing in, and when your eyes flick over to the beginning of the staff to see no sharps or flats you will be tricked into playing wrong notes. I wound up writing in more accidentals into this score than I have in recent memory, and I was still making silly mistakes by opening night.
Errata

• This was something I haven't seen before: There are two numbers in the reed 1 and reed 2 books that seem to have been accidentally switched. We figured this out on the first rehearsal and made photocopies of the parts. You will need to swap out 22 "Underscoring" and 29 "Weekend Reprise".
  
• In 33 "Bows", the figure in measures 69 to 71 ends incorrectly. Play the figure from measure 65 to 67 and it will sound fine.
  

Things to focus on when preparing

• The original cast recording is useful and a lot of the arrangements are the same, but the most helpful resource was to play along with the 1990 New York City Opera recording, which is available in full on YouTube. There are some changes from the MTI rental, but overall it's very close to what your book is.
  
• 23 "Send In the Clowns" is obviously the big one for you to know cold. Definitely prepare the alto flute cues in 31 "Clowns Reprise", as your music director might want you to play those too.
  
• 4 "Now" is initially a really weird one to learn, as the singer's entrances don't come where you expect them to and it makes you question where the "one" is. It's tough to hear when playing along with the recording, but is easy and makes a lot of sense as soon as you're playing it with other people.
  
• 9 "You Must Meet My Wife" has a few tricky passages that you'll want to shed. Measures 31 and 32 here made me sweat each night.
  

Just read an archived post on this sub, so couldn't comment, where several people agreed that washi was pointless. I LOVE washi tape and use it often. So I want to hear from people who actually ***USE*** it, what you do with it--NOT a listicle of what one could potentially do with it, but how *YOU* actually use it, if you do.
Here's some of my favorite ways:

1. I prefer to do my morning page brain dump in cheap spiral notebooks, and I use the ultra thin line washi to go over the red margin lines and coordinate with the stickers I also add to the pages to inspire myself.
2. i cover objects I use or see often with washi, often with multiple stripes of varying thicknesses. I added some stripes to my ikea metal art cart, covered my ugly black scotch tape dispenser, added some to my ugly black travel alarm clock and put a border around my laptop screen
3. I use the colors/designs I don't like that come in multipacks to tape down paper I am making art on and to put an easily removable border around paper I am going to watercolor on.
4. I use in my journal and planner to divide sections.... e.g. if I'm going to make a gratitude list, I'll use washi to section off a box somewhere on the page. I also will use it as a border on a whole page if I am making a special list, or over the edge of a page I want to find easily. Sometimes I use them as page tabs or flags
5. add to snail mail and packages to give a pop of color or some flair. Sometimes I will make the address box out of washi
6. I hate having product branding on things around my home so I often will cover it with some coordinating washi tape-- such as boxes of kleenex, or my hand lotion or the box of coffee filters
7. washi is really pretty. i am attracted to colorful designs, and I have them displayed in my art room on tree branches of various sizes that have fishing line and these brass curtain rings on each side and have them hung in tiers so it's kind of a triangle tree shape. It's still fairly functional to use them and put them back in a random order or a purposeful one, so I have an ever-changing 3D art installation.

That's my list. How about you?

The SGIWhistleblowers Chief Priest (using a panoply of sock puppets) has made it one of her crusades to badly distort the Buddhist teaching of karma to make it easier for her to find fault with it.
She says, basically, that because in Nichiren Buddhism we teach karma, or cause and effect, we routinely tell people that their suffering – no matter how severe or tragic – is their own “fault”.
For instance: She recently alleged that ASGI members believe the Jews were responsible for the Holocaust. She often posts things in which she pretends we say things like Your child died? No one to blame but yourself. You’ve been in an accident the law says was someone’s else’s fault? Nope – it was yours. That’s karma!
She tells her disciples that’s what the SGI says to people. She says that’s what Buddhism cruelly teaches.
Here’s the reality. Here’s how Buddha’s themselves act towards suffering people.
“You have been left behind by your deceased husband in a woman’s situation, and are separated from your relatives, too. You hear nothing from your one or two daughters, who are not to be relied on. Moreover, you are a woman who is hated by others because of this teaching. You are just like Bodhisattva Never Disparaging.” P. 1105, WND-1 Reply to the Lay Nun Myoho
“And when your deceased husband chanted Nam-myoho-renge-kyo at the end on his deathbed, the evil deeds of a lifetime, and from the beginningless past, changed into the seeds of Buddhahood.” P. 760 WND-2, The Importance of the Moment of Deat
“Since your deceased husband was a votary of this sutra, he doubtless attained Buddhahood just as he was. You need not grieve so much over his passing. On the other hand, to grieve is only natural for ordinary people. However, even sages are sometimes sad. Could the lamenting of all the great enlightened disciples of Shakyamuni Buddha at his passing have been meant to show the behavior of ordinary people?” p. 458, WND-1 Hell Is the Land of Eternally Tranquil Light
“Since I heard from you about Kyō’ō, I have been praying to the gods of the sun and moon for her every moment of the day. Always cherish the Gohonzon that I gave you some time ago for her protection. . . . Wherever your daughter may frolic or play, no harm will come to her; she will move about without fear like the lion king. Among the ten demon daughters, the protection of Kuntī is the most profound. But your faith alone will determine all these things. . . Kyō’ō’s misfortune will change into fortune.” P. 412, WND-1 Reply to Kyo’o
That is a very small sampling of Nichiren’s compassionate words to those suffering misfortune. Concerning Shakyamuni, I have heard two stories, not found in sutras, told to illustrate his attitude towards those experiencing misfortune. Both have to do with a mother who last a child. In one, he tells the grieving mother her child can be revived if she can find one household that has never experienced death. Of course she can’t, band so learns that death is not something visited upon her alone. In the other story, he sits next to the woman as she deeply mourns, and says nothing, merely being there for her in empathy and solace.
In none of these – stories about Shakyamuni or writings of Nichiren, is there even a hint of either telling someone who is suffering that “it’s your fault” or “well, you should have chanted more” or any of the things SGIWhistleblowers sayss Buddhism teaches.
But wat! What’s that line in Reply to Kyo’o? “…your faith alone will determine all these things”. Isn’t that placing responsibility on the victim? Yes! To fix the problem starting now. The Buddha never says “you’re guilty”, never tells someone to feel ashamed. In Buddhism, karma starts now, it means you start making causes to win. The Buddha feels compassion for those suffering and wants to help them change the suffering into benefit. The SGI Nichiren Buddhist Ikeda Cult teaching of karma is that, no matter how sad or dire the situation, one can start now to find happiness and live a pleasant life.
If sgiwhistleblowers or anyone tells you anything else, they are either lying and deliberately distorting the teaching; or they don’t understand what it is they are talking about.

In light of the recent news about third-party ComfyUI nodes containing nasty malware (https://www.reddit.com/comfyui/comments/1dbls5n/psa_if_youve_used_the_comfyui_llmvision_node_from/), I am starting to consider my own setup.
I'm not one to jump on the latest versions/extensions/nodes on day one and am usually fairly deliberate about what I install. But even that won't save me... the execution model of our beloved SD applications means they're all just wide open for abuse. Unless you manually inspect every single line of code, these processes (and any installed extensions!) could be doing anything and everything on your machine and you'd be none the wiser. Heck, in many cases you can't even inspect the code as it's just binary blobs!
So I'm getting a bit weary of "raw doggin" it, so to speak.
And that got me thinking: I'd like to run SD in a way that isolates it from my user files, from my backups, from everything else, really. And the other way around: I'd also prefer other processes don't get their hands on my SD output.
Options I've seen thrown around so far:

1. Run SD on a separate machine (preferably offline): Sure, doesn't get safer than that. But quite an investment.
2. Virtual Machine: I assume this will be problematic getting the GPU to run? (Only used VirtualBox)
3. Docker: Lighter than a Virtual Machine, but possibly still problematic when it comes to GPU?
4. Sandboxie: Even lighter, but not sure it allows the level of isolation that I'd like.

For what it's worth, I'm on Windows (10). I don't intend to run a separate OS just for SD.
Any thoughts? How is everyone else going about this?

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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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SO we all at some point have used them, I've seen many Blueprints that has them in and some even set for Repairs, though one thing that I'd like to see is a Level type thing, The Projector only shows us The first Level of the Ship/Base and when Level 1 is done it "Unlocks" Level 2.
I've set them up in the past to build a large scale ship, problem with the "Show only buildable" is just that, soon as you have just 1 steel plate within, the projector shows you everything else around said block and I'm 98% sure its not just me that perhaps forgets to build a block up to its function line or to 100% - I've seen one of the Keen Video's I'm sure we all have seen that Blue ship build on the moon I think it was, they built that ship, Layer by layer or Level by level how ever one wants to word it...
To be honest I don't even know if its doable... I'd like to think that the community/modders of the game will know more than I do as I'm no SE modder! hell my ship builds arnt the best as it is but Refit is where I shine! :D