So I don't really play story games. I used to play lots of online games like Call of duty and Fortnite. But those games made me mad and stuff. And over the years of me playing COD, a few years back it even made my grades drop because of how much I played it over doing homework. I did play the campaign of one or two cods and they were all right. MW2 remaster was really fun. But I would try to play story games, but end up dropping them due to boredom. Mainly first person or new RPG style games. But one day I played a bit of the old Final Fantasy 7. I really liked the game play style. And I was like "that was really fun" and that was the end of that. I just never got back to playing it. Then I kinda stopped playing games for a year and just did other hobbies. But I decided to buy Elden Ring cause I like fantasy stuff. I am still playing it and it is super fun. But I got burnt out and decided to try something else. So I got Persona 3 for my birthday (a few weeks ago). It might be the most fun game I have ever played. At first I saw the main character and was like, I won't like this. As much as I like Delinquent manga, school media bores me. I hate school irl. I though the game was about school (i mean it low key is lol). But when I got really into it (when you get full ability to do anything you want, I really started to enjoy it. The characters are all interesting. I am only 6ish hours in right now. I really like hang out with Kenji. He is funny and I like encouraging him to date his teacher lol. Miyamoto is a cool dude. Irl I lift weights and stuff, so I would prob be best pals with Miyamoto irl. Yuko is fun to hang with too after track and stuff. Akihiko is the same as Miyamoto. He is just super cool. Yukari is a good friend and well written character. Junpei is king...all imma say. I have found I really enjoy turn based games cause its the opposite of crazy online first person shooters that make me mad. The story is cool too but im still really early in it. It's just super fun. I will come home after school, sit down with a coffee and play Persona 3 until homework time. Its so fun. I just wanted to rant about it cause no one else I know plays the game. I needed to get it out of my system lol.

TLDR: My partner had a very sudden manic episode turned into a psychotic break over the past week, and I'm not handling him being in a psych ward for the time being very well. It's honestly killing me, I'm so worried for him - I'm looking for advice and support on how to cope with this event.
My boyfriend (21M) and I (20F) have been together for nearly 3 years. For 2 years, we were long distance. In August 2023 is when we closed the distance and began living with each other in real life. Last week, the week of May 5th, is when this situation begun.
We frequently took edibles (weed) as part of our routine. Last Tuesday, he did just that - and while he was high, he started to get curious about his parents' finances. He began to text both his mother and father, asking questions about what they've saved up for their retirement. His mom seemed to be dodging his questions a lot, but eventually she told him that she estimated that both she and his father would have around 10-13 million after retirement. Not only this, but she also both implied and outright confirmed that my boyfriend would be inheriting this large amount of money after they pass away. This quickly unlocked a hyperfixation for him, and we began to talk about it together. It's all we talked about for that week, because we thought, why is this something that his mother would lie about? There's absolutely no understandable reason that she would have to lie about this. I should mention that, after Tuesday, he did not take any more edibles or substances, though regardless I feel that weed may have partially played a role in why this happened.
Throughout the week, as he was delving into this hyperfixation, his behavior began to change. I didn't truly notice it at the time, and just thought he was very reasonably acting a bit odd and excited because, this was a life changing thing that was presumably happening for the both of us. I didn't think to question his mother's statement. Me being passive to his behavior and not suspicious of his mother's statement and behavior is something I feel I am to blame for, because it turned out to be a slowly building manic episode. On Friday, May 10th, is when we found out that the 10-13 million inheritance was a lie. He was distraught - absolutely broken. Something snapped in him after that day.
On Saturday, he woke me up at 6-7 am. I suspect that he may not have slept Friday night into Saturday morning. He reassured me that he would be okay, we would both be okay after this, that we would get over it and be able to focus on something else. But very quickly throughout Saturday his behavior shifted drastically, and it turned into a full blown manic episode. For the entire first half of the day, he paced around our apartment, glued to his phone, spamming everyone in his life about the thoughts he had been having. It's normal for him to be on his phone a lot, so I didn't question this. I regret it so much, I should have noticed the signs. It's difficult for me to convey what exactly his thoughts were or what his hyperfixation was, because most of it didn't truly make sense, but the short version of it is that since the inheritance wasn't real, he began to hyperfixate on starting a business from the ground up with both me and his friends. It spiraled from there.
In the evening is when his behavior began to become violent and increasingly more erratic. He began to direct his frustration and anger towards me, starting to hyperfixate on me and our relationship, blaming me for the entire situation. We've had a difficult relationship, but we've always managed to come back full circle either way. He became paranoid of me, believed that I could hurt him, and so much more. It broke my heart. It's more than I can convey into words. Saturday evening into Sunday morning I stayed up all night with him, trying to handle the situation as best as I could, but it only got worse. Eventually, his parents arrived at our apartment. He's always had apprehensions about introducing me to his parents for multiple reasons, especially including the fact that we met online. He believed that they wouldn't understand it, and he didn't have a close relationship with his parents to begin with at all. It sucks that I could only meet them as this situation was going down.
Sunday, May 12th, is when his parents took him to the emergency room. It is only on the very next day, May 13th, that he was admitted into a psychiatric hospital. I'm heartbroken. I'm keeping in contact with his mother, but I haven't gotten many updates from her besides the fact that he's in a hospital and that they're waiting to hear from the doctor. Based on what I've seen with his behavior and researched, it seems that his manic episode eventually turned into a psychotic break. I also suspect that he may have bipolar 1 disorder. I'm not a doctor, but it matches up with everything that I've seen, and I'm devastated. It was horrible. His mother has bipolar disorder, though im not sure what type - though my partner did mention that his mother would have occasional manic episodes.
Now it's been three days in total since he's been gone. All I've been doing is grieving. I've eaten very little, all I've been doing is crying, and everything in our apartment reminds me of him. It's incredibly painful to be here without him because we spent all of our time together. I'm also worried about him being in the hospital itself - I don't want him to be mistreated by others or misdiagnosed. Psych hospitals can be very hit or miss, and it terrifies me. It's possible that he could be there for several weeks at the very least given how severe his mental state was. I just don't know what to do, or what this means for us in the future. He hasn't even gotten a diagnosis yet, from what I know. I just feel like I'm being kept in the dark. I don't know anything about what's happening at all. I just want him to be okay. How can I get through this? I don't think I can get through this. What happens when he gets back? Is he gonna be okay? Have any of you experienced what it's like to be kept in a psych hospital? I don't know what to do with myself when he comes back, I don't know how to support myself in the mean time, and I don't know what this means for us or for our relationship. I'm so, so scared. I'm terrified. I love him so much, I just want him to be okay.
I don't have many people around me to support me, so posting here has been my last resort. This is my first time dealing with a mental health crisis like this. I feel awful, I feel horrible, I feel like this is all my fault. I feel like if I saw the signs earlier, I could've prevented this, I could've grounded him, I could've brought him down from where he was headed. I don't know what exact mental illness he has yet, I can only assume based on what I've seen. But, has anyone ever been in a similar situation like this? What do I do with myself? I know he's getting the help that he needs, but I can't help but worry for him. I feel super isolated and alone and anxious in our apartment. It's empty here without him, incredibly empty.
If you've read this far, thank you so much for taking the time to read this. It means more to me than you know. So, once more, TLDR: My partner had a very sudden manic episode turned into a psychotic break over the past week, and I'm not handling him being in a psych ward for the time being very well. It's honestly killing me, I'm so worried for him - I'm looking for advice and support on how to cope with this event.

What is a Hotel Internet Booking Engine?
Online hotel reservation software is a vital tool for travel companies looking to streamline their booking process and increase direct bookings.
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With reliable and effective hotel booking software, hotels can increase overall revenues significantly. The booking prevents commissions involved in booking and aids in increasing profits

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Why is the Hotel Internet Booking Engine important?
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Online hotel reservation software makes the booking process easier for both travel agents and customers. By allowing guests to easily book a hotel room online, it saves time and effort for both parties.
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Types of Hotel Internet Booking Engine are discussed below:

B2B hotel booking engine
A B2B hotel booking portal allows agencies to market to travel agents where travel agents can book for their clients and determine the markups while making the booking. With the help of an excellent B2B hotel booking engine, sub-agent networks can be managed without any complexity.

~B2C hotel booking engine~
A B2C hotel booking engine is directly used by travelers. It can be integrated with numerous hotel supplier APIs to access hotel deals. Travel companies utilize hotel booking portals to provide the best hotel information, make it easy to book, and optimize direct sales.
Why should you integrate a white label hotel booking engine?

The adoption of a white label hotel booking engine saves time and money, allowing travel organizations to save on development costs. They need to use their branding and make marketing efforts to increase their web presence.
The hotel booking system helps manage hotel reservations efficiently. Here, the bookings made by the hotel website are managed. Travelers can check the availability of accommodations in real-time and make bookings online. Following that, the system provides quick confirmations of bookings. It's a great technique to achieve 100% client satisfaction.

Benefits of a Hotel Internet Booking Engine:

• Increased direct bookings: A hotel internet booking engine enables you to sell rooms directly to clients, eliminating the need to pay commissions to third-party travel agents. This could significantly increase your revenues.
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• Streamlined booking process: A hotel internet booking engine can assist you in simplifying your booking process by automating many of the tasks involved in booking a room. This can free up your time so that you can focus on other aspects of your business.
• Real-time Availability: During the booking process, a hotel can provide you with real-time room availability, ensuring that you always have the right number of rooms available for guests. This can assist you prevent overbooking and underbooking, which can both lead to lost revenue.
• Multi-currency Support: Trawex's hotel booking engine accepts several currencies, allowing you to effortlessly sell rooms to customers from all over the world. This can assist you to expand your reach and attract more guests.
• Multilingual Support: Trawex's hotel booking engine supports multiple languages, allowing you to effortlessly communicate with guests from across the world. This will allow you to deliver superior customer service and make your guests feel welcome.
• Secure Payment Processing: Trawex's hotel booking engine utilizes secure payment processing, ensuring that your guest's financial information is protected. This can help you build trust with your guests and encourage them to book with you again in the future.
• Increased Efficiency: A booking engine streamlines the booking process, saving time and resources for both hotels and customers. By eliminating the need for a manual booking process, hotels can streamline operations and focus on other aspects of customer service.
• Ease of Access: A well-designed booking system enables clients to book rooms and manage bookings with a few clicks on their preferred schedule.
• Higher Revenue: A booking engine can drive higher direct bookings, which in turn can significantly increase the hotel’s revenue. With an easier booking process, customers are more likely to commit to their stay, resulting in increased occupancy and revenue for the hotel.
• Flexibility: A hotel internet booking engine allows guests to tailor their booking experience based on their preferences, including customized room options and pricing.
• Data Collection & Analysis: The vast amounts of data collected by booking engines can be examined and utilized by hotels to make informed decisions about pricing, inventory management, and customer experience.
• Enhance the Guest Experience: Booking engines provide guests with a quick and user-friendly platform to make reservations 24/7, eliminating the need for phone calls or emails. This increases guest satisfaction and loyalty.
• Gain Control over Your Brand and Inventory: A booking engine provides you complete control over the information and promotions displayed to potential guests. You can showcase your unique selling points and customize special offers directly, increasing your brand identity.
• Gather Valuable Guest Data: Booking engines allow you to collect valuable guest data during the reservation process, such as preferences and booking habits. This data can be utilized for targeted marketing campaigns and personalized guest experiences.
• Streamline Operations and Save Time: By automating the booking process, you can free up valuable staff time from handling phone calls and manual bookings, enabling them to focus on providing exceptional guest service.

What are the key features of a Hotel Booking System?

Here is the list of hotel booking system features:

• Hotel Search and Book Functionality
• Mobile-responsive design
• Detailed Reports
• Hotel API Integration
• Back-office management
• Multiple-currency feature
• Multilanguage feature
• Payment Gateway Integration
• Reservation Management
• Channel Management

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The cost of establishing a hotel booking engine fluctuates significantly and depends on numerous critical factors, listed below:

• Engine Features Complexity
• Integration of Third-Party APIs
• Security and Compliance Measures
• Engine Size and Complexity
• Platform and Device Considerations
• Testing and Quality Assurance
• Hotel Booking Engine Development Team
• Booking Engine Maintenance & Support

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A-to-Z Reasons For Not Smoking

Smoking damages almost every organ of the body, not just lungs. People are not aware of the extent of damage smoking causes. Following are 26 easy-to-remember reasons why smoking is so dangerous.

• A — Aging
  • Smoking speeds up one’s aging. Causes wrinkles prematurely.
• B — Bad keystone habit
  • Smokers are more likely to pick up other bad habits, like alcohol, hard drugs etc. They meet other smokers and might pick up their bad habits too.
• C — Cancer
  • Not just lung cancer. It can cause mouth cancer, throat cancer, and many other cancers.
• D — Diabetes Type 2
  • Smoking increases chances of getting Diabetes Type 2. Symptoms may include increased thirst, frequent urination, hunger, fatigue, blurred vision, poor wound healing.
• E — Erectile Dysfunction (ED)
  • Increases ED in males and infertility in both males and females.
• F — Fatigue
  • Smokers easily feel fatigued after a physical activity. They feel less energetic.
• G — Guilt
  • Smoking breeds guilt and shame. “What am I doing to my body? I have no control or what?”
• H — Heart diseases
  • Smoking can permanently damage your heart and blood vessels, leading to cardiovascular disease. Smoking can also cause coronary heart disease, which is the narrowing of blood vessels that carry blood to the heart.
• I — Immunity
  • Smoking reduces one’s immunity, making one more prone to falling ill to bacteria and viruses and other diseases easily.
• J — Jaw and TMJ problems
  • Smoking can lead to dental problems, including gum disease and tooth loss, which can contribute to jaw pain and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders.
• K — Kidney diseases
  • Leads to poor blood flow to the kidneys and causes kidney damage over time. Can also cause kidney cancer.
• L — Lungs problems
  • Diseases like Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and Emphysema. Above all, lung cancer.
• M — Memory and Cognitive Decline
  • Smoking can negatively impact memory and cognitive function. Smoking can lead to a decline in memory, cognitive flexibility, and global cognition. Smoking can also negatively impact attention, processing speed, and executive functions.
• N — Nicotine Addiction
  • Nicotine causes cravings and dependency. It reaches the brain within seconds, creating neurochemical hooks that lead to a strong addiction.
• O — Odour
  • Breath, clothes, car, house stink
• P — Passive/SecondHand smoking
  • A smoker is more likely to be with other smokers and thus inhale more secondhand smoke. As if first hand smoke wasn’t enough.
• Q — Quality of life deterioration
  • Smoking affects overall quality of life, leading to decreased physical health, mental well-being, and social interactions. Smokers often experience a lower quality of life compared to non-smokers.
• R — Restlessness
  • Smoking can cause restlessness and anxiety. Nicotine withdrawal symptoms include irritability and difficulty concentrating, leading to an overall sense of unease.
• S — Stroke
  • Smoking is a major risk factor for stroke, increasing the risk by three to four times. Smoking causes blood to thicken and clot in veins and arteries, which can block blood flow to the brain.
• T — Taste and smell
  • One’s sense of taste and smell deteriorates.
• U — Ulcers
  • Smoking can be a risk factor for peptic ulcer disease, which can cause stomach ulcers
• V — Vitamin absorption reduces
  • Smoking impairs the absorption of essential vitamins and nutrients, such as vitamin C and E, leading to deficiencies and associated health problems.
• W — Weakening of bones and muscles
  • Smoking contributes to osteoporosis and muscle degeneration. It reduces bone density and interferes with the body's ability to repair muscle tissue.
• X — eXtra effects
  • Smoking can cause negative cause-and-effects chain reactions in life. For example, somebody sees you smoking somewhere -> makes them see you in a bad light -> in turn causes them withholding a benefit in future. It’s like bad karma.
• Y — Yellowness and Discoloration
  • Smoking causes discoloration, leading to yellowing of teeth, nails, and skin. It also causes lips to darken and become discolored over time due to reduced blood flow and exposure to harmful chemicals.
• Z — Zzzz
  • Smoking affects Sleep quality.

Context:
Recently a power outage fried something in my pc, and I had not been able to identify what. I knew that my PC just refused to work after a few seconds of me getting to use it, ie. getting to use my mouse after windows loaded. Sometimes I'd be able to open a tab or my folders before it froze up on me. I would still have mouse control after the freeze, but everything else was frozen in time. I took the opportunity to just build a new machine since my components were old. After replacing everything apart from my GPU and my drives, the problem persisted. I formatted my SSD, redownloaded windows, and managed to get enough time to figure out that the problem was my SSD. My SSD and HDD are basically the same age, yet after downloading a drive manager I saw that my SSD's health was around 70% Vs my hard drive's 100%. So the SSD is definitely the problem. It also makes sense since it's my boot drive, so I suspected this from the start.
Current predicament:
My system upgrade took a lot of money out of pocket and upgrading to a new SSD while not impossible is also something I'd have to do a little in the future, definitely putting my PC on hold for a month at best. I'd like to find a temporary solution that doesn't involve me formatting my SSD and redownloading windows every time I want to open the damn thing. I've tried downloading windows on my HDD but when I check my BIOS boot order it's completely missing from the list, and I'd like to not have to format my drive since there are important files like family pictures and work related files. I could maybe move those to my SSD and eat the bullet when it comes to game files, I really don't care about having to download all that again, but my SSD seems so unstable I can't trust it. It just seems like it corrupts windows files every time it gets the chance, and I'd like to not have my family photos corrupted. I guess what I'm asking is how can I fix my SSD or how can I download windows on my HDD and have it show up in my BIOS...
I apologise in advance if this seemed to drag on for longer than it should have, I am 3 weeks behind on work, school, and have not been able to play with friends or relax at all for the entire time.

I had this thought of how cool it would be to have an RPG game that plays like a heroic tale against a greater threat (like demons for example) and there are many choices throughout the game that affect sub-endings and the final moment of the game is the player choosing whether to face an endless horde of enemies or running away to live. The game would start with the classic story of how people are struggling to survive and ends the tale with "One day a hero arose to vanquish the "insert enemy" and saved the world..." and then fades into the start of the gameplay.
The endings would be: 1) Run away to survive, leading to a cutscene of the player fleeing while the town burns in the background and fading to the ending cutscene (will explain that below), 2) Stay and fight the endless horde, but die before beating X waves, leading to the destruction of the town anyways with a cutscene showing as much before fading to the ending cutscene, and 3) The player stays and manages to beat x waves before succumbing to the endless waves (make each wave harder so they are eventually killed off as they aren't meant to actually win, only stall for the escape of the villagers) leading to a cutscene of the villagers escaping as the village burns in the background before fading into the ending cutscene.
Now the ending cutscene will open up where the beginning one ended with "One day a hero arose to vanquish the "insert enemy" and saved the world..." but a new line emerges next to the text "One day a hero arose to vanquish the "insert enemy" and saved the world... But this isn't that tale. * Fades away to new screen* This is a tale of someone who 'XXXXX'" and the XXXXX is a description of a player based on their actions throughout the game. If they chose all good/heroic options they get something like "This is a tale of someone who was a Hero of their own kind... One that did their best to do what is right and even giving their life to save only a few... In the end... Are you the Hero you wanted to be?" And then fading to the sub-endings of the minor questlines, whether they completed them or not and what happened depending on their choices when completing them.
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Bit of a Text dump but I just had this coming into my head as I typed it. Sadly I can't make games for crap, so I can simply hope someone sees this and makes their own version of this game.

last month i ended things with my bf. ive been having such a hard time feeling like i dont know who i am or what i want. i cant envision my future without feeling so depressed and pessimistic. i miss him so much. im 21 hes 29 and we’ve still been talking and he wants us to still be together and so do i but i dont know what to do i feel so lost. i know theres a pretty age gap but i honestly dont feel like thats ever been an issue between us but i always read so much hate online about these kinds of relationships and it makes me feel horrible. part of me wants to stay with him because he is my comfort and my home, then another part of me tells me i have to be alone because i need to grow and figure out what i want in life. then i tell myself thats bullshit and that i love him and theres no good in throwing that away because im scared. im scared that it wont work out and ill regret ‘wasting my youth’. most of my fears are irrational. I see these posts on reddit talking about how you need to love yourself before you can love someone else and you need to have the strength to walk away if you aren’t 100% sure about your relationship and that makes me feel so shitty but at the same time i also feel shitty letting random people on social media dictate how i should run my life. i dont know what to do. when i picture my life without him i feel lost and bawl non stop. when i picture my life with him i feel safe but i feel shame that i am so dependent on someone for happiness. i know if i cut contact completely and make it real that i WILL find it in myself to be happy again but i dont know if i want that and if i want to lose him completely just to figure out that he is what i want and need and by then its too late. he told me he’ll wait however long i need him to if i need weeks months years hes there. but i feel like hes just saying that because everything is so fresh. i know i cant expect him to seriously wait for me. i dont even understand why i feel the way i do or why im so scared of everything right now its been happening for months i dont know why. i feel like everyone around me is moving on with their lives and im stuck here not knowing where to go or what to do. i dont know why i let so many external factors influence how i feel about myself and my relationship and my life i wish i didnt. i want to be someone who is sure of the decisions they make i want to be someone who doesn’t FEEL so much. i have these crazy weird thoughts like if i looked better and met beauty standards would i even have these issues? i would have more friends and probably a different relationship history maybe i’d be stronger and more confident. but at the same time i feel like that doesnt matter because i try to like who i am and the close knit circle of friends i have. but at the same time i dont really have anybody i can open up to because what am i opening up about? nothing really. my boyfriend was my person i love him to death but im scared my guard is too let down and im just weak independently. what is wrong with me.
i know this entire rant probably doesnt make any sense im bawling as i type im just trying to get out what i can because im so tired.

Ok.. I’m caving in. I see a lot of you guys popping into the Tarkov subreddit and telling people to play the “other game”. Well Nikita has made an absolute mess of PvE at this point and my biggest concern in playing SPT is streets and performance. I really want to play through the entire Tarkov quest line properly but I am concerned my machine will run streets so poorly without live servers. I have heard Klean say streets is basically “unplayable” which makes me nervous as he likely has a better rig than I do.
I have an i9 12900k, 3080ti and 64gb ddr4 ram. Anyone else have a similar rig and can you suggest some optimizations for it without making raids feel dead? Also, can I copy over my PvE character from the live game to SPT?
Sorry for pushing you guys away who suggested this mod on the Tarkov forums but as everyday passes I’m starting to realize this is the way if I can get the game to run well.
Edit: not sure if it’s important to note, but my GPU has 12gb vram

So my (17m) bf and me (17m) are big on sentimental gifts rather than expensive gifts since we are young and saving up for college. Because of this, for valentine’s day I got him a picture book of us, a letter, and some small gifts. I was very surprised with what he got me because it was bigger than any other previous gift. However, I was slightly suspicious about the contents. He got me a weight loss journal (I’m a healthy weight and have never expressed an urge to lose weight), various chocolate nuts (he knows I hate nuts), a candle and a stuffed animal (these ones are normal). I just assumed the journal and nuts were an honest mistake. He also made me a very nice card where he cut out construction paper to make a cute arts and crafts for me which was my favorite gift. When asked about the weight loss journal, he claimed to not have not paid attention when he bought it.
Fast forward to recently, I was playing on his phone because mine was charging (we have each others passcodes and are okay with each other being on the others phone). Now I know it was probably an invasion of privacy but I decided to look up my name in his texts to see what he said about me to other people, just out of curiosity.
I found a conversation with his mother where he asks her to buy me a gift the day before valentine’s day. She asked what kind of candy I like and he didn’t respond (explaining the nuts). I also found out that she had made the card I liked so much. I completely understand if he couldn’t afford to get me anything but the fact that he couldn’t even bother to go to the store with his mom to pick out my gifts makes me feel so insulted. He couldn’t even be bothered to make a card for me. I thought that it was so thoughtful of him to take time and effort to do that for me, but finding out it was all his mother hurt me. I confronted him about it and he said that he had procrastinated until February 13 and didn’t get me anything himself.
Even though it was a few months ago, I still feel betrayed and saddened.
TLDR- my boyfriend couldn’t be bothered to get me a valentines gift, so his mom got it for him

While I think this is good news for Killer mains since in my opinion DBD has been very survivor sided lately. I also fear that this might make other killers become less popular; and might make it that future killers will be very complicated/advanced like Vecna. I think it’s cool and fun and interesting, don’t get me wrong: but I do think this will start a new ages of killers. And gone will be the standard/simple killers, like Deathslinger, Oni, Blight, Pyramid Head (main power wise), and Dredge. One final thing, I’m not saying the previous characters I mentioned are bad or boring; I’m saying we might end up with more killers with very extensive UI. Although maybe I’m just over thinking it, feel free to give your opinion.

Hi. I found this rumor about Marvel Studios getting Hulk and Namor right back from Universal completely: https://www.geekfeed.com/rumor-rights-for-hulk-and-namor-have-reverted-back-to-the-mcu/ . It's been four years, and we got no updates about the Namor rights. So, what's going on here? I get that this is a rumor. I hope this is true for the MCU's and Namor's sakes. Would you say the same to rumors about Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google, or Disney buying Sony Pictures to make it let go of the Spider-Man rights completely?
Well, I heard that in June 2023, Marvel Studios has gotten the Hulk rights (officially stated as “the distribution rights to The Incredible Hulk movie in 2008”) back from Universal Studios completely, right? Does that mean MS can finally make a Hulk sequel without Universal involved?
As for the Namor rights, we do not have word about it yet. Some people say that the rights went back to MS completely. Some don’t say anything about it. I hope these rumors about MS having finally gotten the Namor rights back completely will be true, and the rights will go back to MS completely.🙏

HelpMarvelStudiosgettheNamorrightsbackcompletely

I have no idea if anything im about to say is already revealed or common knowledge by the fandom, but imma talk about my theory anyways
ok so i watched the anime and then continued with the manga, and my head was spinning for a little bit until I realized that everything inside the academy we saw was all prior to the great disaster
but once I realized that, I started thinking about what if they were still alive aged 15 years in the current year, and if maybe we had seen any of them yet
THEN IT FUCKING CLICKED WHEN I THOUGHT ABOUT DOCTOR USAMI
so... doctor usami was 100% shiro right?!?!?! I had an epiphany that the girl who was killed had the same eyes as floppy ear girl, and he was holding the button she gave him when he dies, and then went back and confirmed when I realized that ear girls new name was the same as the dying lady (im really terrible with names). and she always loved all the cool little gatchets and things he made... im fucking crying man, I might have to go back and watch those 2 episodes
so then when I started connecting the dots that way, naku (i think) the girl who lost her memories and now has the gun is clearly the girl who took maru in and tought him how to kill man eaters. she ALSO died of the disease (that makes 3 known cases between the class). it was mentioned that the doctor our MCs are looking for is noticably older than ushio, so he may have been one of the teachers or adults at the academy...
OH SHIT IM JUST PUTTING IT TOGETHER AS IM TYPING THIS, He's the doctor guy who was set to become the next director with black hair and glasses. He cut his head open when he mixed the 2 kids!
speaking of which, Tokio is NOT the person maru is looking for, which I always suspected since they had a similar face, but not exactly the same, but NOW I know (again, theory, but it seems obvious at this point) that he's looking for his twin brother and that tokio is their mom, hence someone with the same face
Im still not sure what the hiroki (i think thats what they are called) really are, but the fact that some of them have been dreamed up by... naru i think his name was, suggests that at least SOME of them are created by design either by him or by somebody who has his drawing, but I'm not really sure, and I don't think all of them can possibly be by design either since we know the human hiroki can still have sexual urges. I guess maru being part hiruki and not fully human explains his body and regenerating teeth...
oh shit, the commission of recunstruction dude who got sent after them on a manhunt had blond hair and seemed to suggest he could also do the "fatal dive"... could that be marus brother? can they dive and kill each other? he seems like a loose fucking cannon...
I kind of feel like robin is disconnected from all of this, and that he really might just be a rapist who met with doctor and ran the orphanage (shivers) but I could be totally wrong about that
OH SHIT, NEW THEORY. Maybe, because all the sick people we've seen have been exclusively class members, every single one we've encountered has been a classmate, there's only a VERY limited number of the hiruki, or at least original ones, and that a VAST majority of the classmates are already dead. if this is the case, perhaps the forms that the hiruki take are based on something they deeply care about or thought about on their deathbed while not changing their abilities... this would explain why some of them look like the fish drawings and have matching powers. perhaps the fish with all the arms that could stick to everything was that black haired girls hiruki, she DEFINTETELY saw that drawing after all. little glasses girl might have died from the sickness and transformed into the one in the garage with the usami arc.
I've been wondering what the connection between the hiruki and the matching powers of the kids are, but now with the retroactive knowledge that the kids story ALL took place 15 years ago, it makes total sense
the doctor, usami and ears girl, and gun amnisia girl are the only one's ive figured out for sure by this point... oh god I wonder what amnesia girls hiruki is going to look like, and if we'll encounter it, I don't remember ever learning what her power was
thanks for listening to my ramblings

Hey TISS community,
I've been trying to connect with interested buyers here on Reddit, but I haven't been able to receive any DMs. I'm selling my one Platinum Meet and Greet ticket, and I'd love for someone to enjoy the experience in my place.
Details:

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• Date: 18th May
• Time: 6:00pm
• Ticket Type: Platinum Meet and Greet

If you're interested, please ping me on Instagram @_rahulkanetkar or Snapchat -rahulkanetkar. Let's make sure this ticket doesn't go to waste!

Hey all,
So I've recently been made aware that I am not only the host, but a gatekeeper as well. Not in the sense that I can control who fronts (for the most part... I can trigger people out briefly via music selection!) but in the sense that I am usually at least mildly co-conscious and dictate alters' behaviour to others, in a way that I've realized makes me a bit of an asshole.
Our teen, Satsuma, left a tweet saying that all she wants is for someone to say her name, say hello to her, not Emily as an individual or in reference to the system. Alister also has to be pretty much forced to not announce himself, he loves people. But I get self conscious and anxious any time my close friends or partner clock a switch in consciousness or behaviour. Because I'm the member with the denial, I've tried to force everyone out of the body or brain at one point (very bad decision, they only made themselves more prominent, I'm aware it was a bad thing to do for everyone), it scares me that my body is not solely mine and I have so many other "fragments" of myself.
But it hurts me to know I'm hurting them. As a host, much like a restaurant host, you wanna make sure they're safe and happy, right? How can I let them communicate so they're happy, but not make myself unhappy either?
Also how am I even supposed to let them communicate when half the time, it's impossible to even tell if it's me in a mood, or one of them? It feels like we're all a blur, we share typing quirks and everything sometimes and we have a lot of impersonation of me.

Hopefully my question makes sense ,but if it dosent what I ’m trynna ask is what characters death was sad,but not because that character died but the reactions from other people or any other reason made it sad.For me it was Jeremy’s death(when he died but Katherine feeding him to Silas)I personally don’t like Jeremy so I didn’t really care about him dying but Elena’s crying was so sad and the way she didn’t wanna accept it was what made it worse .

So I’ve FINALLY started playing Flame of Samsara and I’m not sure what paths to pick and why what’s the difference between them ? And what path makes since with each character? Also who is ur favourite LI and why? I’m so confused with everything here 😭😂

Hi all,
Hopefully this falls under the umbrella of what is acceptable to post here. There are many elements to this but it's come to a head emotionally for me so I figured I'd come here to seek out anybody with advice and/or shared experiences.
In short, my single mom (60+) has been a gambling addict for as long as I remember. While growing up, she was supportive in some ways, but would often neglect me to gamble. She quit for a short period and then went right back to it. From the time I had a bank account (maybe 13 or 14), she would constantly borrow my money or pawn my possessions to get money to gamble. This created a lot of depression/anxiety growing up which still exists in varying degrees to this day and has made our relationship strained. It's never been outwardly hostile or argumentative, but I really feel no desire to get close to her after getting burned over and over. Honestly, it's hard for me to even feel like I love her.
Fast forward to now, I'm recently separated from my ex (divorce in progress - that hasn't been too messy all things considered thankfully but some of our problems definitely stemmed from the habits/behaviors I picked up growing up) and have finally gotten a stable job after years of being in a career path that didn't offer me any financial stability. This was a huge detriment to my mental health since my environment growing up was so financially unstable despite my mom always having a good corporate job - I don't know exactly how much she made, but by the time she left that job must've been making close to or around six figures in a medium-cost-of-living area and still declared bankruptcy at some point when I was young.
She held off for a while, but now that she KNOWS I have a job, she's right back to asking me for money - hundreds of dollars at a time. She essentially always gives it back to me with some interest for the trouble, but I can't help feel that she put on a face of wanting to be supportive and help out when I was splitting with my ex and moving cross country for my new job just so I could go back to being the piggy bank for her. She constantly has a "woe is me" attitude about everything wrong with her life even though, as far as I can tell, essentially all of those problems stem from her addiction and she refuses to explicitly acknowledge or deal with that. I know addiction is complex but I'm feeling less and less motivated to deal with someone who refuses to get their shit together.
This is all to say that, with my mom getting up there in age somewhat, I can't decide if I need to be the bigger person and babysit her to stop gambling and stop lending her money which enables her, or if I honestly just want to cut her off. I can't help but think that maybe I'll regret it later on when she passes, but while it wasn't all bad growing up, the track record stems towards the negative and I feel a lot of resentment about how she treated and continues to treat me. When she started asking for money again, it welled up so many anxious feelings from my childhood that had been suppressed and I just shut down any emotional engagement that I could possibly muster up with her.
Happy to give more context but hopefully that gives a decent picture of where I'm at. Thanks for any thoughts.

I can't take it anymore with these FMC. They're so naive it hurts. I'm looking for multiple types of books! Hopefully with the girl being older than at least 22.
I know, some are oddly specific but I've been reading the same trope of naive woman with overbearing fae mate for far too long. I want something along the lines but with some flavor. These are the types of things I'm looking for!
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• A book where the MMC/FMC are both experienced or both INexperienced!! I haven't read one where the man is inexperienced before so that would be great too!
• A book with so much angst and longing and love that it hurts my heart.
• SAPPHIC Fae books. I don't think I've read any......I long for a book where I can have a Rhys but as a woman.
• A book where the villain is ACTUALLY brutal but the good person and hopelessly in love with their partner.
• You know that part of the book where one of main love interests dies and they somehow come back to life because they got revived or saved by the gods, etc? And the pain the other main character felt? I want to read a book where it takes a while for the other person to be brought back to life and the pain that lover felt.
• More mature content. I don't have triggers so women or men who have gone through actual trauma and are working through it. Working through it with their partner would make it so much better.

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I'm currently listening to the audiobook of Fly With The Arrow but I'm not too keen on the writing.....so I need something to fill the gap! I have KU and a gift card from Barnes and Nobles at $50!
Also if you're reading a good book in general let me know!!!

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This is a pretty average day of eating for me. It’s a ton of food for me and I’m never hungry between meals. My TDEE is 2,340 and this is about 1,843 worth of food.
The major problem is that I’m hitting 78% of my calorie needs but the m not even hitting 65% of my protein and carb goals. In addition, I’m going over on fat, despite eating egg whites and chicken.
What changes or additions could make this day better? Im interested in hitting my macros, trying to keep a 200+ deficit ideally. I’m the type of guy who can eat the same food every day and I’m looking for a sustainable meal plan to eat 2-4 days a week to make sure I’m hitting my macros. I eat different on other days just to make sure my diet has variety.
Notes on food: for chicken, pico, and bell peppers, 1 serving is 1 oz. I meal prep and weigh it out ahead of time.

Had one of the busiest year I’ve ever encountered in my life and I hit my ATH weight, want to put it back to my usual level or even lower. Love gamification hence looking for buddies to make my target accountable and motivate each other to do the same. I workout almost every day either HIIT/cross training and occasional runs/walk as well. Whether you are the silent type of buddy that only look at leaderboards or if you need to chat, both are OK. My timezone is Central European Time if that’s important for you but I’m OK with anyone from anywhere 🙂

For some reason, my windows 10 desktop will fully freeze and sometimes crash after about 10-20 minutes under a light load. However, if either the cpu or gpu is under a moderate to heavy load, the computer does not do so.
Most of the time, the freeze results in nothing in the event viewer, and no dump files. Monitoring software doesn't indicate any voltage or wattage issues. I already ran the memory checker, no luck. I ran the driver verifier too, but it to did not give any new information. I even clean reinstalled windows just to make sure it wasn't a corrupt driver, either from windows or another source. I have also checked the seating for RAM, my gpu, and my cpu. I did what I could to check my storage health and those all seemed to be ok as well.
The few times it does give an error message, during the occasions where it manages to BSOD or restart itself, its always one of the following, but never both at the same time:
"dpc_watchdog_violation"
and also
"A fatal hardware error has occurred. Reported by component: Processor Core Error Source: Machine Check Exception Error Type: Bus/Interconnect Error Processor APIC ID: 0"
I'm not sure what to do next. I know the issue is likely hardware related, but I'm not sure which part could be causing it, so I don't know what to replace.
Edit: Link to dump files https://www.mediafire.com/file/rigeqt8uiu75pg1/Dumps.zip/file