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2024.04.29 12:22 Lamedviv Domming Former Alpha Slave Mary, Part 6, Dubious Consent, Slavery, Bondage, Humiliation. Mistress Daci and Girl Mary get better acquainted through some erotic breathplay. Master Dave Summons The Other Ladies Over A Potential Visit By Mistress Ari.
Mary's Perspective
I'm nude, with my arms tied in a binder behind my back. I'm strapped to the left roll bar of one of the Queen Of Mean's Dune Buggies, secured above and below my breasts, at the waist, above my knees, and at my ankles to the roll bar with the sturdy but supple leather bindings her crew uses.
I'm panel gagged and hooded with a bondage ski mask. To the credit of the Queen Of Mean's crew, in concession to the hot day, it's a light, black canvas. Still holds the heat in, I miserably try to blink the sweat running down my face out of my eyes.
That bitch Mistress Daci is enjoying every second of it, deliberately driving over the roughest terrain, laughing when I'm jolted and bumped on my bondage post; telling me to shut up harshly when I let out muffled squeals and groans. I guess it beats the bitch suit, though not by much.
What exactly are we doing out here? What information I could gather, one of the first new episodes of the new season of Perseverance is going to take place mostly on the ground. Supposedly, Stellar Compact forces are mopping up stubborn pockets of N'Docc" and Amazonian warriors on a recently retaken planet, the scenes will include devastated woods and fields with possible hulks of war machines destroyed in the fighting.
Queen of Means crew are looking for places to secure Constance, Myself, and other extras during scenes. All I got from Miss Connor, is there'll be scenes of dead and dying slaves, tied to trees, posts and war machines, made up with gore prosthetics. According to her some of them will be unhurt or only slightly wounded despite being bound, and triaged to safety. I'm sure that won't be Constance or I, we'll have to wear the gore makeup and stay staked out the longest as dead slaves. The Triage scenes will be the shortest and easiest, reserved for the porn starlets and wannabes who suddenly want to volunteer for the surprise fetish hit show, not the likes of Bottom Slaves Mary and Constance.
Of course, according to the release material, both of us decided we're super submissives, and like being the lowest slaves, and treated as such, on and off the set. Technically we are volunteers, and could quit at any time. Realistically, we'd be broke and ruined, at least for a time, if we did. The contract I have with Master Henson, and Constance has with the Queen Of Mean, binds us to that as firmly as we' re bound to various objects throughout the day.
Constance actually does have more star billing this year, as Mistress Daci gleefully confided as she strapped me to this stupid buggy. She'll be Compact ace fighter pilot Rachael Willis, captured during a skirmish before the Battle Of Botany Bay.
The Amazonians have developed an experimental neural interface program that can read the brain's engrams of people's skills, and gradually teach and transfer them to people with a propensity for similar skills. Rachael will be the slave of a young Amazonian fighter pilot, played by Daci, of course. Despite her youth, her potential as a fighter pilot makes her a prime choice to take advantage of the computer's potential, and the exploitation of poor Major Rachael Willis. Though Daci's character is generally too young to formally have the honor of a Whipping Girl, she'll generally be treated almost the same. Except, since she's just a slave, and not a Whipping Girl, her honor as a Warrior won't even be remembered in the temple. She'll simply die a nameless, dignity less slave when they're done with exploiting.
Which is why she's not here, but in the Ready Room, being "trained" on her new role by Mistress Nora, Mistress Vasquez and Miss Connor. Yeah, she's not having a good time. Surely getting plenty of nipple flicks and slapped across the face with rolled up scripts by Mistresses Nora and Vasquez. Plus my Domme and the Hispanic girl like to yell and bluster in my face when they're frustrated with me. Yeah, I was in the Navy. Doesn't mean I enjoy being treated like that. Miss Connor, while usually cool and professional to even Constance and I, can be a first rate bitch when our slave asses piss her off.
I'd still rather be there than here. Mistress Daci, despite being a month shy of twenty, has been designated Top Domme by QOM for this expedition. The rest are new young recruit dommes, late teens to early twenties, eager to prove themselves, by "teaching" the only sub in this expedition, Bottom Slave Mary Williamson, almost age 26.
The Buggy comes to a halt abruptly, jolting me, making me "hmmph!". At Mistress Stoica's command, a young buzz cut asian girl, and even younger blue haired black girl, untie me and help me down with shocking patience. That evaporates as they frog march me to a tree, turn me around and force my back to it, then roughly rebind me to the tree.
The two dommes are dressed identically, White T-Shirts with "The Queen Mean"in Black Cursive font printed on them, a coiled bullwhip underneath. They're also wearing cutoff jeans shorts and black hiking boots. The two young mean girls shove and yell at their voluptuous blond slave girl as they tie her to the tree.
I'm tied the same way as to the Dune Buggy, above and below my bare breasts, at the waist, above the knees, at the ankles. Then the black Mistress smilingly straps my head to the tree, gleefully taking away even that small freedom from me.
The two of them get right up in my face on each side, berating me for fabricated infractions of QOM's strict rules for subs. Buzz Cut to my left, Blue Top to my right. They punctuate their tirades with nipple flicks and shin kicks, while I try to stay quiet and look attentive.
Then Daci says authoritatively, "Stop, Girls. You both have done very well. Mistress Daci want to talk to her thicc white baby girl, with big, juicy American ass." The two eager young apprentice dommes obediently back off to make way for their Top Domme.
I have to admit as she struts up to me she looks good, so sinuous, powerful, and authoritative. I'm bisexual and submissive, she's pushing all my buttons, despite myself, I'm sooo wet. She's wearing an old fashioned safari pith helmet, white button down shirt, white board shorts belted with a white web belt, and the same hiking boots as her two apprentice Dommes. It's all perfectly tailored to accentuate the slender blond girl's tomboyish yet alluring figure.
Her left hand fondles my right breast; her right and reaches around to grab my waist, like she'd pull me to her. Aggressively, like a man. If I wasn't tied to a tree.
"My beautiful little blond Yankee sweetheart, I so happy your Mistress Nora let me spend time with you, PAWG. I like my ebony slave, fuck her with strap, and make her eat my pussy and ass real good. But you baby, you so hot, I love being little thicc American girl's domme? I have confession to make, you make me wet, little PAWG." She gives an exaggerated "Ohhhh."
My Domme For The Days face is so close to mine I can smell the savory fruit flavored gum on her breath.Her left hand slides down from my breast to the cleft between my tied together legs. She manages to wedge her hand in enough to rub my clit, I shouldn't feel so hot well being so miserable and trussed up. But as much as I hate Mistress Daci, I have to admit she's a great lesbian domme. She knows just how to keep my subbie butt balanced between orgasmic joy and extreme suffering. Fucking bitch.
"Ooh, is my little PAWG wet for me, too? Don't lie, PAWG." Her sweet sensuous voice takes on a note of sterness. But it's no lie when I mmmph "Yes, Mistress Daci." through the panel gag.
Her hateful laugh "That good my little PAWG, because we going to play a little game, yes? We rub pussies and try to come together, sound fun, no? The trick is I have my belt around your neck, control your breathing. Just to make it extra fun for you. No?"
I'm horrified as she backs off from me, turns to Buzz Cut and Blue. "Janice, Anna, you scout around, take videos and pictures to show Miss Connor, later. You can find a place for a little fun together, but don't forget job! I entertain our little Sweetheart. Run along, ladies, now."
The two apprentice Dommes say "Yes, Mistress!" in chorus. They leer at me as they move off together, though seem disappointed they won't get to watch any of the fun. I, on the other hand, get ringside seats. I'd trade in a second.
My eyes lock on Daci as she pulls down her shorts, over her boots, carefully folds them, then lays them to the side. She pulls the belt out of it's loops and coils it in her hand smiling at me. As she advances on me, my eyes lock on her golden haired pubic thatch, for a moment it stands out to me glaringly, due to the angle of the sun...I'm about to be erotic asphyxiated by a slimmer version of me...
Sheila's perspective
It's a rough week, I have a lot going on. Dad's Cancer, mom bugging me about finding Sandy, knowing there are things I've never told her about our "employment" with Mistress Ari. I never will, if I can help it. Then my new ally, Lara. The glaring question, can I trust her? I'd say no.
I'd say no, except....her eyes when she asked me for some inside sister phrase to verify she was on the level, to both Sandy and I. I didn't see the ditzy porn starlet I and the girls "calibrated" a year or so back. The sad eyes of some wise and compassionate soul stared back at me, not the Lara Gupta I knew. Not even close.
When did that Ditzy bitch become a Mahatma, "Great Soul"? Did I even want to know? The world just spirals into greater weirdness.
But, speaking for the present, I have a show to run, the surprise Sci-Fi fetish hit, The Perseverance. When I started this project, I expected it to last, half a season, maybe. I signed on to hone my writing, and the hefty paychecks my man Davey was offering. Instead we're starting work on Season Three already.
I look at the four women sharing the ready room with me, from left to right.
Layla Vazquez, the beautiful Hispanic former Marine, who plays a similar character on the Perseverance, Sergeant Gabriella "Gabby" Perez, Acting Platoon Sergeant of the Marine Detachment on the Perseverance.
Tied naked to a chair, arms bindered behind her back, was the beautiful ebony former Domme Constance Anderson, now the lowest slave in QOM's crew. She was also wearing a black hood and panel gag, she wasn't expected to speak, just follow the direction of Mistress Nora and Mistress Vazquez. As I established clearly in our first meeting, my direction as well, as her overriding imperative.
To Constance's left, our brightly shining star Nora Jameson, aka Commander (Temporary) Dora Gail, Stellar Compact. The mousy, shy sub of a much older man had really blossomed on this project. Her Master essentially forced her into this project to boost her self esteem. It was hard to remember the poised, confident young girl in front of me was the same person. Watching her grow has been the best part of this project, for me at least.
Finally, sitting quietly to her Mistress's left, Sarah Ok Kim, aka Lieutenant ASSHO 304, Stellar Compact Navy. Like Layla, she'd been a real life Navy Officer, before being dismissed from service for a poor decision. She was now Nora's submissive, one of them anyway (Poor Mary), and the second most popular character after Nora.
Nora and Layla had been going over the script with Constance, Sarah quietly fetching coffee, water and snacks for the two dommes when they commanded her, otherwise sitting quietly to her beloved Mistress Nora's left. Nora usually had a hand on one of Sarah's thighs when she wasn't discipling Constance.
Constance wasn't happy about her starring role in this coming season. Can't say I blamed her. Daci had already gave her a tour of the cramped cockpit set she'd be sharing with her Romanian Domme during the Space Battle scenes. Cramped for Constance that is.
Daci's cockpit was spacious, comfortable and packed with sophisticated displays and controls. Her slave would be strapped behind her in a cramped, miserable space behind her Mistress. The only space allowed would be for clear shots of her ebony breasts and dark pussy. I knew Daci would maximize her misery and suffering with true wicked genius. So did Constance, she knew her Mistress's bully routine by now. If she wanted the payout QOM put in her contract, she had to endure it.
Yeah, she wasn't focused or teachable when Layla and Nora first dragged the poor arm bindered, hooded woman into the ready room. They'd strapped her to Mary's usual chair and bullied and badgered her for half an hour. Nora screamed in her face and slapped her with a rolled up script, while Layla flicked her big dark nipples and berated her as a failed domme. Sarah and I exchanged concerned looks at our friends' cruelty. But I decided to give them a half hour to make their point to her. At the end of it I held up my hand, Layla and Nora recognized that non verbal signal and immediately stopped.
"Constance" I addressed the hapless Ebony sub. I had her full attention as well as my two girls. "Are you ready to obey Mistress Nora and Mistress Vasquez and follow their directions and instruction for you?"
She nodded and mmmphed "Yes, Miss Connor." I addressed Nora and Layla. "Girls, as long as she's compliant and obedient, reign it in, I need you to prep her for her role, not ruthlessly terrorize her. You have leave to discipline her if needed, but remember I'm watching." I felt pride as both my girls met my steely gaze cooly and said "Yes, Miss Connor."
Since then all three girls were role models of Domme/Sub comportment. Constance obeyed and acknowledged her younger dommes instruction, acknowledging questions respectfully, and quietly listening to their direction as they went over her parts with her. My dommes were more gentle, touching her shoulder or breasts lightly to get her attention. They kept their voices cool and professional as they briefed her role to her. They even asked her if she needed water, and ungagged her so Sarah could hydrate her if needed with bottled water.
I run a tight ship, but a fair one. I demand obedience from subbies, Mary, Nora and Sarah can all testify to that. But I don't tolerate gratuitous cruelty, especially when it hurts our bottom line.
My pride in my girls was interuppted by a text from Master Dave. "Sheila, sorry to interrupt you lovely ladies, but I have some news that affects you, and possibly all of us. Arianna Cromwell wants to tour the set, apparently she's quite the fan. She also wants to check in on her "protege", you obviously Sheila, and meet our stable, presumably the main cast of the Perseverance."
"I'd like to talk to my three Alpha ladies first, then we can bring in Alpha Slave Sarah and Beta Slave Constance. My Secretary Miri can watch both of them until we decide to summon them."
I turned to my girls and cleared my throat. "Ladies." Four sets of beautiful eyes locked on me. "Master Dave has summoned all five of us. He wants to talk to me, Nora and Layla first. Slaves Sarah and Constance will wait in the reception room, Miri will watch them until their summoned. Mistress Nora, how do you want your subs to wait?"
Without hesitation, Nora says "Sarah can relax on the couch until summoned. Girl Constance will stand with her nose in a corner until she's summoned." I nodded my acquiescence to Mistress Nora's direction for her little subbies.
Layla and Nora untie Constance's bonds to her chair and helps her carefully to her feet. Nora collars her and attaches a leash, handing the end to Sarah.
We trudge solemnly to Davey's office, me in the lead, my two Alpha ladies behind me; Slave Sarah leading Slave Constance bringing up the rear.
Only then does my mind really start to process. I haven't talked to Mistress Ari face to face, since we shook hands on our deal and I turned my back on Sandy in that long ago room. Surely it can't be coincidence she wants to see me now, with the drama around freeing my little sis? The plot thickens.
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I'm nude, with my arms tied in a binder behind my back. I'm strapped to the left roll bar of one of the Queen Of Mean's Dune Buggies, secured above and below my breasts, at the waist, above my knees, and at my ankles to the roll bar with the sturdy but supple leather bindings her crew uses.
I'm panel gagged and hooded with a bondage ski mask. To the credit of the Queen Of Mean's crew, in concession to the hot day, it's a light, black canvas. Still holds the heat in, I miserably try to blink the sweat running down my face out of my eyes.
That bitch Mistress Daci is enjoying every second of it, deliberately driving over the roughest terrain, laughing when I'm jolted and bumped on my bondage post; telling me to shut up harshly when I let out muffled squeals and groans. I guess it beats the bitch suit, though not by much.
What exactly are we doing out here? What information I could gather, one of the first new episodes of the new season of Perseverance is going to take place mostly on the ground. Supposedly, Stellar Compact forces are mopping up stubborn pockets of N'Docc" and Amazonian warriors on a recently retaken planet, the scenes will include devastated woods and fields with possible hulks of war machines destroyed in the fighting.
Queen of Means crew are looking for places to secure Constance, Myself, and other extras during scenes. All I got from Miss Connor, is there'll be scenes of dead and dying slaves, tied to trees, posts and war machines, made up with gore prosthetics. According to her some of them will be unhurt or only slightly wounded despite being bound, and triaged to safety. I'm sure that won't be Constance or I, we'll have to wear the gore makeup and stay staked out the longest as dead slaves. The Triage scenes will be the shortest and easiest, reserved for the porn starlets and wannabes who suddenly want to volunteer for the surprise fetish hit show, not the likes of Bottom Slaves Mary and Constance.
Of course, according to the release material, both of us decided we're super submissives, and like being the lowest slaves, and treated as such, on and off the set. Technically we are volunteers, and could quit at any time. Realistically, we'd be broke and ruined, at least for a time, if we did. The contract I have with Master Henson, and Constance has with the Queen Of Mean, binds us to that as firmly as we' re bound to various objects throughout the day.
Constance actually does have more star billing this year, as Mistress Daci gleefully confided as she strapped me to this stupid buggy. She'll be Compact ace fighter pilot Rachael Willis, captured during a skirmish before the Battle Of Botany Bay.
The Amazonians have developed an experimental neural interface program that can read the brain's engrams of people's skills, and gradually teach and transfer them to people with a propensity for similar skills. Rachael will be the slave of a young Amazonian fighter pilot, played by Daci, of course. Despite her youth, her potential as a fighter pilot makes her a prime choice to take advantage of the computer's potential, and the exploitation of poor Major Rachael Willis. Though Daci's character is generally too young to formally have the honor of a Whipping Girl, she'll generally be treated almost the same. Except, since she's just a slave, and not a Whipping Girl, her honor as a Warrior won't even be remembered in the temple. She'll simply die a nameless, dignity less slave when they're done with exploiting.
Which is why she's not here, but in the Ready Room, being "trained" on her new role by Mistress Nora, Mistress Vasquez and Miss Connor. Yeah, she's not having a good time. Surely getting plenty of nipple flicks and slapped across the face with rolled up scripts by Mistresses Nora and Vasquez. Plus my Domme and the Hispanic girl like to yell and bluster in my face when they're frustrated with me. Yeah, I was in the Navy. Doesn't mean I enjoy being treated like that. Miss Connor, while usually cool and professional to even Constance and I, can be a first rate bitch when our slave asses piss her off.
I'd still rather be there than here. Mistress Daci, despite being a month shy of twenty, has been designated Top Domme by QOM for this expedition. The rest are new young recruit dommes, late teens to early twenties, eager to prove themselves, by "teaching" the only sub in this expedition, Bottom Slave Mary Williamson, almost age 26.
The Buggy comes to a halt abruptly, jolting me, making me "hmmph!". At Mistress Stoica's command, a young buzz cut asian girl, and even younger blue haired black girl, untie me and help me down with shocking patience. That evaporates as they frog march me to a tree, turn me around and force my back to it, then roughly rebind me to the tree.
The two dommes are dressed identically, White T-Shirts with "The Queen Mean"in Black Cursive font printed on them, a coiled bullwhip underneath. They're also wearing cutoff jeans shorts and black hiking boots. The two young mean girls shove and yell at their voluptuous blond slave girl as they tie her to the tree.
I'm tied the same way as to the Dune Buggy, above and below my bare breasts, at the waist, above the knees, at the ankles. Then the black Mistress smilingly straps my head to the tree, gleefully taking away even that small freedom from me.
The two of them get right up in my face on each side, berating me for fabricated infractions of QOM's strict rules for subs. Buzz Cut to my left, Blue Top to my right. They punctuate their tirades with nipple flicks and shin kicks, while I try to stay quiet and look attentive.
Then Daci says authoritatively, "Stop, Girls. You both have done very well. Mistress Daci want to talk to her thicc white baby girl, with big, juicy American ass." The two eager young apprentice dommes obediently back off to make way for their Top Domme.
I have to admit as she struts up to me she looks good, so sinuous, powerful, and authoritative. I'm bisexual and submissive, she's pushing all my buttons, despite myself, I'm sooo wet. She's wearing an old fashioned safari pith helmet, white button down shirt, white board shorts belted with a white web belt, and the same hiking boots as her two apprentice Dommes. It's all perfectly tailored to accentuate the slender blond girl's tomboyish yet alluring figure.
Her left hand fondles my right breast; her right and reaches around to grab my waist, like she'd pull me to her. Aggressively, like a man. If I wasn't tied to a tree.
"My beautiful little blond Yankee sweetheart, I so happy your Mistress Nora let me spend time with you, PAWG. I like my ebony slave, fuck her with strap, and make her eat my pussy and ass real good. But you baby, you so hot, I love being little thicc American girl's domme? I have confession to make, you make me wet, little PAWG." She gives an exaggerated "Ohhhh."
My Domme For The Days face is so close to mine I can smell the savory fruit flavored gum on her breath.Her left hand slides down from my breast to the cleft between my tied together legs. She manages to wedge her hand in enough to rub my clit, I shouldn't feel so hot well being so miserable and trussed up. But as much as I hate Mistress Daci, I have to admit she's a great lesbian domme. She knows just how to keep my subbie butt balanced between orgasmic joy and extreme suffering. Fucking bitch.
"Ooh, is my little PAWG wet for me, too? Don't lie, PAWG." Her sweet sensuous voice takes on a note of sterness. But it's no lie when I mmmph "Yes, Mistress Daci." through the panel gag.
Her hateful laugh "That good my little PAWG, because we going to play a little game, yes? We rub pussies and try to come together, sound fun, no? The trick is I have my belt around your neck, control your breathing. Just to make it extra fun for you. No?"
I'm horrified as she backs off from me, turns to Buzz Cut and Blue. "Janice, Anna, you scout around, take videos and pictures to show Miss Connor, later. You can find a place for a little fun together, but don't forget job! I entertain our little Sweetheart. Run along, ladies, now."
The two apprentice Dommes say "Yes, Mistress!" in chorus. They leer at me as they move off together, though seem disappointed they won't get to watch any of the fun. I, on the other hand, get ringside seats. I'd trade in a second.
My eyes lock on Daci as she pulls down her shorts, over her boots, carefully folds them, then lays them to the side. She pulls the belt out of it's loops and coils it in her hand smiling at me. As she advances on me, my eyes lock on her golden haired pubic thatch, for a moment it stands out to me glaringly, due to the angle of the sun...I'm about to be erotic asphyxiated by a slimmer version of me...
Sheila's perspective
It's a rough week, I have a lot going on. Dad's Cancer, mom bugging me about finding Sandy, knowing there are things I've never told her about our "employment" with Mistress Ari. I never will, if I can help it. Then my new ally, Lara. The glaring question, can I trust her? I'd say no.
I'd say no, except....her eyes when she asked me for some inside sister phrase to verify she was on the level, to both Sandy and I. I didn't see the ditzy porn starlet I and the girls "calibrated" a year or so back. The sad eyes of some wise and compassionate soul stared back at me, not the Lara Gupta I knew. Not even close.
When did that Ditzy bitch become a Mahatma, "Great Soul"? Did I even want to know? The world just spirals into greater weirdness.
But, speaking for the present, I have a show to run, the surprise Sci-Fi fetish hit, The Perseverance. When I started this project, I expected it to last, half a season, maybe. I signed on to hone my writing, and the hefty paychecks my man Davey was offering. Instead we're starting work on Season Three already.
I look at the four women sharing the ready room with me, from left to right.
Layla Vazquez, the beautiful Hispanic former Marine, who plays a similar character on the Perseverance, Sergeant Gabriella "Gabby" Perez, Acting Platoon Sergeant of the Marine Detachment on the Perseverance.
Tied naked to a chair, arms bindered behind her back, was the beautiful ebony former Domme Constance Anderson, now the lowest slave in QOM's crew. She was also wearing a black hood and panel gag, she wasn't expected to speak, just follow the direction of Mistress Nora and Mistress Vazquez. As I established clearly in our first meeting, my direction as well, as her overriding imperative.
To Constance's left, our brightly shining star Nora Jameson, aka Commander (Temporary) Dora Gail, Stellar Compact. The mousy, shy sub of a much older man had really blossomed on this project. Her Master essentially forced her into this project to boost her self esteem. It was hard to remember the poised, confident young girl in front of me was the same person. Watching her grow has been the best part of this project, for me at least.
Finally, sitting quietly to her Mistress's left, Sarah Ok Kim, aka Lieutenant ASSHO 304, Stellar Compact Navy. Like Layla, she'd been a real life Navy Officer, before being dismissed from service for a poor decision. She was now Nora's submissive, one of them anyway (Poor Mary), and the second most popular character after Nora.
Nora and Layla had been going over the script with Constance, Sarah quietly fetching coffee, water and snacks for the two dommes when they commanded her, otherwise sitting quietly to her beloved Mistress Nora's left. Nora usually had a hand on one of Sarah's thighs when she wasn't discipling Constance.
Constance wasn't happy about her starring role in this coming season. Can't say I blamed her. Daci had already gave her a tour of the cramped cockpit set she'd be sharing with her Romanian Domme during the Space Battle scenes. Cramped for Constance that is.
Daci's cockpit was spacious, comfortable and packed with sophisticated displays and controls. Her slave would be strapped behind her in a cramped, miserable space behind her Mistress. The only space allowed would be for clear shots of her ebony breasts and dark pussy. I knew Daci would maximize her misery and suffering with true wicked genius. So did Constance, she knew her Mistress's bully routine by now. If she wanted the payout QOM put in her contract, she had to endure it.
Yeah, she wasn't focused or teachable when Layla and Nora first dragged the poor arm bindered, hooded woman into the ready room. They'd strapped her to Mary's usual chair and bullied and badgered her for half an hour. Nora screamed in her face and slapped her with a rolled up script, while Layla flicked her big dark nipples and berated her as a failed domme. Sarah and I exchanged concerned looks at our friends' cruelty. But I decided to give them a half hour to make their point to her. At the end of it I held up my hand, Layla and Nora recognized that non verbal signal and immediately stopped.
"Constance" I addressed the hapless Ebony sub. I had her full attention as well as my two girls. "Are you ready to obey Mistress Nora and Mistress Vasquez and follow their directions and instruction for you?"
She nodded and mmmphed "Yes, Miss Connor." I addressed Nora and Layla. "Girls, as long as she's compliant and obedient, reign it in, I need you to prep her for her role, not ruthlessly terrorize her. You have leave to discipline her if needed, but remember I'm watching." I felt pride as both my girls met my steely gaze cooly and said "Yes, Miss Connor."
Since then all three girls were role models of Domme/Sub comportment. Constance obeyed and acknowledged her younger dommes instruction, acknowledging questions respectfully, and quietly listening to their direction as they went over her parts with her. My dommes were more gentle, touching her shoulder or breasts lightly to get her attention. They kept their voices cool and professional as they briefed her role to her. They even asked her if she needed water, and ungagged her so Sarah could hydrate her if needed with bottled water.
I run a tight ship, but a fair one. I demand obedience from subbies, Mary, Nora and Sarah can all testify to that. But I don't tolerate gratuitous cruelty, especially when it hurts our bottom line.
My pride in my girls was interuppted by a text from Master Dave. "Sheila, sorry to interrupt you lovely ladies, but I have some news that affects you, and possibly all of us. Arianna Cromwell wants to tour the set, apparently she's quite the fan. She also wants to check in on her "protege", you obviously Sheila, and meet our stable, presumably the main cast of the Perseverance."
"I'd like to talk to my three Alpha ladies first, then we can bring in Alpha Slave Sarah and Beta Slave Constance. My Secretary Miri can watch both of them until we decide to summon them."
I turned to my girls and cleared my throat. "Ladies." Four sets of beautiful eyes locked on me. "Master Dave has summoned all five of us. He wants to talk to me, Nora and Layla first. Slaves Sarah and Constance will wait in the reception room, Miri will watch them until their summoned. Mistress Nora, how do you want your subs to wait?"
Without hesitation, Nora says "Sarah can relax on the couch until summoned. Girl Constance will stand with her nose in a corner until she's summoned." I nodded my acquiescence to Mistress Nora's direction for her little subbies.
Layla and Nora untie Constance's bonds to her chair and helps her carefully to her feet. Nora collars her and attaches a leash, handing the end to Sarah.
We trudge solemnly to Davey's office, me in the lead, my two Alpha ladies behind me; Slave Sarah leading Slave Constance bringing up the rear.
Only then does my mind really start to process. I haven't talked to Mistress Ari face to face, since we shook hands on our deal and I turned my back on Sandy in that long ago room. Surely it can't be coincidence she wants to see me now, with the drama around freeing my little sis? The plot thickens.
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2024.04.29 08:52 Snoo98955 Keymaps not working
Hello! I'm in the process of switching from VScode (with vim) to Zed. I have added 2-3 very basic keymaps but they don't work. I haven't added anything else other than, only a few themes.
keymaps.json
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keymaps.json
[ { "context": "Workspace", "bindings": { "cmt-t": "terminal_panel::ToggleFocus" } }, { "context": "Workspace", "bindings": { "cmt-t": "workspace::ToggleBottomDock" } }, // vim { "context": "Editor && (vim_mode == normal vim_mode == visual) && !VimWaiting && !menu", "bindings": { // put key-bindings here if you want them to work in normal & visual mode "shift-k": "editor::Hover" } }, { "context": "Editor && vim_mode == normal && !VimWaiting && !menu", "bindings": { // put key-bindings here if you want them to work only in normal mode // "down": ["workspace::SendKeystrokes", "4 j"] // "up": ["workspace::SendKeystrokes", "4 k"] } }, { "context": "Editor && vim_mode == visual && !VimWaiting && !menu", "bindings": { // visual, visual line & visual block modes } }, { "context": "Editor && vim_mode == insert && !menu", "bindings": { // put key-bindings here if you want them to work in insert mode // e.g. "j j": "vim::NormalBefore" // remap jj in insert mode to escape. } }, { "context": "ProjectPanel && not_editing", "bindings": { "k": "menu::SelectPrev", "j": "menu::SelectNext", "h": "project_panel::CollapseSelectedEntry", "l": "project_panel::ExpandSelectedEntry", "o": "project_panel::Open" } } ] and my settings if that helps// // Zed settings // // // // For information on how to configure Zed, see the Zed // // documentation: hjjttps://zed.dev/docs/configuring-zed // // // // To see all of Zed's default settings without changing your // // custom settings, run the `open default settings` command // // from the command palette or from `Zed` application menu. { "theme": "Catppuccin Frappé - No Italics", "show_copilot_suggestions": false, "base_keymap": "Atom", "buffer_font_size": 14, "buffer_font_family": "FuraCode Nerd Font Mono", "ui_font_family": "FiraCode Nerd Font Mono", "buffer_line_height": { "custom": 1.6 }, "ui_font_size": 13, "format_on_save": "on", "vim_mode": true, "ensure_final_newline_on_save": true, "scrollbar": { "show": "never" }, "show_whitespaces": "selection", "confirm_quit": true, "hour_format": "hour24", "git": { "inline_blame": { "enabled": true, "delay_ms": 300 } }, "languages": { "TypeScript": { "code_actions_on_format": { "source.organizeImports": true } }, "TSX": { "code_actions_on_format": { "source.organizeImports": true } } }, "project_panel": { "git_status": true }, "hover_popover_enabled": true, "show_completions_on_input": true, "show_call_status_icon": true, "enable_language_server": true, "JSON": { "tab_size": 2 }, "lsp": { "typescript-language-server": { "initialization_options": { "checkOnSave": { "command": "eslint_d", "arguments": [ "--stdin", "--stdin-filename", "{buffer_path}", "--fix-to-stdout" ] } } } }, "terminal": { "alternate_scroll": "off", "blinking": "off", "copy_on_select": false, "font_family": "FuraMono Nerd Font", "font_size": 13, "option_as_meta": false, "shell": "system", "working_directory": "current_project_directory", "env": { "EDITOR": "zed" } } } Any ideas? Thanks.2024.04.29 07:21 morquechoString Is there a way to replicate this way of viewing files in Windows 10?
 | I don't know if the label is correct. I am a Windows 10 user, and the only thing I would like Windows to have is the way to view files like on Mac. As you enter the child folders, the file explorer divides the screen vertically so you have a view of the path you have traveled. submitted by morquechoString to windows [link] [comments] Does anyone know if there is a way to replicate this functionality in Windows 10 File Explorer? |
2024.04.29 05:57 yourgrassisass Is this a stupid way to do corner topology?
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2024.04.29 04:45 Van2023 How to optimize this website?
I'm not a developer, but I managed to set up a website. It's not published yet, and I haven't added any optimization plugins or tools, but I'm looking for one to solve some issues. Whether paid or free, I'm open to suggestions for one or two plugins that won't conflict with each other. Any recommendations would be appreciated.
https://preview.redd.it/nvt6mzm11cxc1.png?width=1529&format=png&auto=webp&s=0c41a3d4291e515a04f51b6d439e528ee0e9d989
https://preview.redd.it/yw8lcvfy0cxc1.png?width=1808&format=png&auto=webp&s=0f36c0bdae32081741918fd7d475e486d305e23e
Here are the issues I need to address:
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https://preview.redd.it/nvt6mzm11cxc1.png?width=1529&format=png&auto=webp&s=0c41a3d4291e515a04f51b6d439e528ee0e9d989
https://preview.redd.it/yw8lcvfy0cxc1.png?width=1808&format=png&auto=webp&s=0f36c0bdae32081741918fd7d475e486d305e23e
Here are the issues I need to address:
- The redirection from HTTP to HTTPS is taking too long: 2 seconds. Could this be a problem with the host? My website is built using the Astra theme.
- The homepage loading time is too long. I need to reduce image size and HTTP requests. Since most of the images are downloaded from a POD site, I can't do much to resize and re-upload them on my end.
- How to use cookie-free domains?
- Images are consuming most of the server storage space, leaving less than 20% available. Should I consider changing to a new hosting plan with more storage, or do optimization tools actually reduce storage usage?
2024.04.29 04:22 TheIlliteratePoster Do I?
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2024.04.29 03:41 T-Boudreaux504 Longines La Grande Classique Font
 | Does anyone know if the script shown here is from a standard font? If not, are there any very similar script fonts? submitted by T-Boudreaux504 to identifythisfont [link] [comments] |
2024.04.29 02:02 bearpawmx Any ideas on this wispy elegant script font?
 | Any ideas on this wispy elegant script font? submitted by bearpawmx to identifythisfont [link] [comments] https://preview.redd.it/zv70qald7bxc1.png?width=807&format=png&auto=webp&s=a4280bfa996bcae61a97b62af42773d55dd6a638 |
2024.04.28 23:15 RjT002 Can anyone tell me the exact name for this script font style please?
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2024.04.28 14:52 WinbuzzerMaria How to Install Fonts in Windows 11 or Windows 10
 | submitted by WinbuzzerMaria to winbuzzer [link] [comments] https://preview.redd.it/w6qh12l1w7xc1.png?width=768&format=png&auto=webp&s=36edc22dd17bd0eb85976088d54878ec072d9c42 Table of Contents:
How fonts work in Windows 11 / Windows 10Computer Fonts are files that contain information about how each character should look like on the screen or on paper. Fonts can be divided into two main types: raster and vector.Raster fonts are made of pixels, which are tiny dots that form an image. Raster fonts have a fixed size and resolution, which means they can look blurry or jagged when scaled up or down. Raster fonts are also called bitmap fonts. Vector fonts are made of mathematical curves that define the shape of each character. Vector fonts can be scaled up or down without losing quality or clarity. Vector fonts are also called outline fonts. Windows supports several formats for vector fonts, such as TrueType (TTF), OpenType (OTF), PostScript (PS), and Web Open Font Format (WOFF). These formats have different features and compatibility with different applications and browsers. Download, Install or Delete Fonts in Windows 11 / Windows 10Fonts are stored as files which can be found in the folder C:\Windows\Fonts where you can delete them or install new fonts. However, Windows 11 / Windows 10 offers more convenient and secure ways as we will show in this guide.Note that some fonts may be required by certain applications or system features. If you try to delete such a font, you may get a warning message telling you that it is protected by Windows. You cannot uninstall system fonts that are required by Windows for proper functioning just like that. ⚠️ Please note: The process described below is the same in Windows 11 as it is in Windows 10. However, bear in mind that we'll be using screenshots from Windows 11, so your UI may look a little different. |
2024.04.28 06:22 Ossehhh What is the script font called, or what are some good alternatives to get this sort of style?
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2024.04.28 04:53 PrismoDev Text really big when resolution is very high
 | I have a game in 1920x1080. I scaled up the pixel art so it will be high res but the art could move freely for aesthetics but when I add in a richtextlabel node the text is really big and will bludistort down into an incomprehensible mess submitted by PrismoDev to godot [link] [comments] Like such And Ive checked my settings multiple times and looked for other ways this couldve happened, but the issue prevails Settings I have used different custom fonts and changed the size of both but they still seem to not scale right and I haven't found an answer to this problem yet. Thanks for reading :) |
2024.04.28 03:53 whotookthecandyjar Unofficial TTS script
I made a unofficial TTS script that grabs the latest assistant message from the HTML and makes a request to the OpenAI API using their TTS model, in case anyone needs voice chat:
Source code in case anyone wants to minify it themselves (unminified):
https://pastebin.com/CHX5fh6X
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const API_KEY="sk-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx", MODEL="tts-1", VOICE="alloy", SPEED=1, QUALITY=0; const format=["mp3","wav","flac","pcm","opus","aac"];function TTS(){const e=document.querySelectorAll(".chat-font"),t=e[e.length-1],n=t.cloneNode(!0);n.querySelectorAll("code").forEach(e=>{e.textContent.length>50&&e.parentNode.removeChild(e)});let o=n.textContent.trim(),a=`pre>code, pre>code>span {background: transparent !important; text-wrap: wrap !important} pre>pre {margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important}`;o.includes(a)&&(o=o.replace(a,"").trim()),console.log(o),fetch("https://api.openai.com/v1/audio/speech",{method:"POST",headers:{"Content-Type":"application/json",Authorization:`Bearer ${API_KEY}`},body:JSON.stringify({model:MODEL,input:o,voice:VOICE,response_format:format[QUALITY],speed:SPEED})}).then(e=>e.blob()).then(e=>{new Audio(URL.createObjectURL(e)).play()})}const container=document.querySelector(".flex.h-full.items-center.justify-center.pl-2"),button=document.createElement("button");button.setAttribute("data-component-name","TTS"),button.setAttribute("type","button"),button.classList.add("ttsButton"),button.setAttribute("onclick","TTS()"),button.setAttribute("aria-label","Text-To-Speech"),button.setAttribute("aria-disabled","false"),button.innerHTML="🔊",button.style.width="36px",button.style.height="36px",button.style.fontSize="24px",container.appendChild(button); Simply replace the API key with your own (paid one required) and configure the options, then paste it into the developer console (or make a bookmark, but add javascript: to the start), and click the 🔊 button on the bottom right corner (may have a couple seconds of delay). Here are the formats available:0: MP3 (default, use FLAC if you can) 1: WAV (lossless; not recommended) 2: FLAC (high quality lossless compression) 3: PCM (not compatible) 4: OPUS (fastest; highly compressed, not recommended) 5: AAC (similar to MP3)By default this will only start playing if you click the button, and it excludes code blocks over 50 characters long.
Source code in case anyone wants to minify it themselves (unminified):
https://pastebin.com/CHX5fh6X
2024.04.28 01:12 chrischin-a Button Style Stops Rendering After Refresh
Been at this for awhile. Whenever I make an error when importing my CSS file for my button and fix that error, the buttons start rendering. When I refresh my page, it stops rendering afterward. I've been following this video to create a website and checked how they wrote the section for the buttons but I don't see any errors with my code. Any help on fixing this?
Here is the CSS and JavaScript code for the Buttons:
JavaScript code
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Here is the CSS and JavaScript code for the Buttons:
JavaScript code
import './Button.css' import { Link } from 'react-router-dom'; import React from 'react'; const STYLES = ['btn--primary', 'btn--outline'] const SIZES = ['btn--medium', 'btn--large'] export const Button = ({ children, type, onClick, buttonStyle, buttonSize }) => { //if button component has button style, then it will be the style we create for it. otherwise, set value to first option in styles array const checkButtonStyle = STYLES.includes(buttonStyle) ? buttonStyle : STYLES[0]; //if button component has button size, then it will be the size we create for it. otherwise, set value to first option in size array const checkButtonSize = SIZES.includes(buttonSize) ? buttonSize : SIZES[0]; return ( ) }; export default Button; CSS file::root { --primary: #fff; } .btn { padding: 8px 20px; border-radius: 2px; outline: none; border: none; cursor: pointer; } .btn--primary { background-color: var(--primary); color: #242424; border: 1px solid var(--primary); } .btn--outline { background-color: transparent; color:#fff; padding: 8px 20px; border: 1px solid var(--primary); transition: all 0.3s ease-out; } .btn--medium { padding: 8px 20px; font-size: 20px; } .btn--large { padding: 12px 26px; font-size: 20px; } .btn--medium:hover { background: #fff; color:#242424; transition: all 0.3s ease-out; } .btn--large:hover { background: #fff; color:#242424; transition: all 0.3s ease-out; } If it helps, I'll post my code for the Navbar and HeroSection if the button styling is not the issue. 2024.04.28 00:45 ArtVandalaysGirl My removal journey - Before and after
Long time lurker and just found my old phone so I can finally post my before and after. Back story on the tattoo - my brother was murdered about a decade ago- before he passed he got forgiven tattooed on his arm. After the fact I was desperate to find a way to hold on to his memory. My sisters and I ended up at a shop where the guy mansplained the hell out of my design. He was lowkey kinda rude and not really open to hearing my thoughts. I ended up with insanely dark weird script in an area that I would have to see all the time. I knew I didn’t like it almost instantly. Not only the design.. as a graphic designer and font lover … the f really drove me crazy but also symbolically it felt like I was carrying the tragedy on my shoulder. I hated to have to explain it and more over I am not religious more spiritual so I don’t really connect with the idea of being forgiven. I hated how stark it looked on my skin and that it felt messy when I wore off the shoulder shirts. I forgot how beautiful the bare skin especially on women is to me in that area. It didn’t feel like an ode to my sweet brother more like a fever dream of a bad decision. I decided to look into removal in 2017 after a lot of thought but I didn’t know anyone who had ever gotten it- and I don’t know if this subreddit even existed.. so I was nervous. I got lucky with the place where I live in ABQ apparently a ton of ppl travel here just to go there. It’s called clearwaves. This is three sessions with a Pico and I would say it’s 98 percent gone. If I got one more it would def be 100 percent gone. One thing I did was space out the sessions a ton.. I think it was like 6 months between the first and second and like a whole year between the second and third. Your body continues to help remove the ink as time goes on and I felt instant relief after it was lightened so I wasn’t in a huge hurry. I see some stories on here where ppl get a shit ton of sessions with little progress (I know we are all different) but wanted to post this hopefully to show that it’s possible to get your tattoo completely gone with the right tech. I think my bro would be proud that I did what I needed to, to feel better in my skin. I still think tattoos are cool.. I got a white ink tattoo that I love a couple yrs back.. might even get a different one for my bro at some point. I just think placement is so big and also advocating for yourself if you don’t like what they draw up. Also maybe consider if the tattoo is gonna make you relive traumatic things and how that will play into your feelings around it. To everyone on this journey I’m proud or you keep going!
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2024.04.27 23:18 Then-Basis-2024 does anyone know the script font?
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2024.04.27 21:51 andrewcc422 Gothic in the original font/script??
Does anyone know of any editions of Gothic writings that are available in the original script? I already am familiar with roman-style font Gothic, and I would love to start reading Gothic in the original script it was written in, the font we all see on that oft circulated image of the old Gothic page
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2024.04.27 18:24 adatunga HTML for Roku Remote App
Lost my remote recently and wrote up a bit of html for a desktop or laptop remote (phone died and I'm usually on my laptop when watching television anyway). Steps for use on a computer (obviously there is a phone app. Unaware of a decent app for laptop or desktop):
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- Copy the following HTML and save it to a .html file (I'd use roku.html or index.html)
- Replace the IP address with your Roku TV's IP address (line 9)
- Find and select the file in your computer's file explorer
- Launch in your browser of choice
If you'd like to add a basic design to it, here is how:Roku Remote Control Roku Remote Control
- copy the following code and save it to a file named styles.css in the same folder as the html file
/* Basic reset */ body, html { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Segoe UI", Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif; } /* Container styling */ body { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; min-height: 100vh; background: linear-gradient( to bottom, #6a0dad, #ffffff ); /* Purple to white gradient */ color: #fff; } h1 { color: #fff; text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6); margin: 20px 0; } .button-row { display: flex; justify-content: center; width: 100%; margin: 10px 0; } #remote-container { background: radial-gradient(circle at center, #1b1b1b 40%, #2c2c2c 100%); padding: 20px 40px; border-radius: 25px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; width: 300px; box-shadow: 0 8px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25); margin: 20px; } #directional-pad { width: 100%; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr; grid-template-rows: 1fr 1fr 1fr; grid-template-areas: ". up ." "left select right" ". down ."; gap: 10px; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin: 20px 0; } button#up { grid-area: up; } button#down { grid-area: down; } button#left { grid-area: left; } button#right { grid-area: right; } button#select { grid-area: select; } button { background-color: #8a2be2; /* Purple buttons */ border: none; color: white; padding: 12px 24px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; font-size: 14px; margin: 8px; cursor: pointer; border-radius: 12px; transition: background-color 0.3s ease; box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); button:hover { background-color: #9932cc; box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3); } u/media (max-width: 600px) { #remote-container { width: 90%; padding: 20px 20px; } } } 2024.04.27 16:41 drake_burroughs One of these issues could be the worst Legion story of the year... but which one? We look at Legion #111 - 113 and Legionnaires #68 - 70
 | Welcome back to the slow crawl towards cancellation, as both the Legion of Super-Heroes and Legionnaires is slumping to the worst sales they've ever seen (and will ever see) and nothing they can do will get these readers back. submitted by drake_burroughs to LegionofSuperheroes [link] [comments] Re-reading these, I'm just getting repeated flashbacks to the time before Zero Hour when no one knew what to do with the 5YL Legion and they were just spinning their wheels until something happened. It's actually kinda insane to me that DC allowed this once-hallowed franchise, which sold better than Batman and Superman, to drop to such horrific levels. Even worse, they don't care to save them. On this happy note, let's get into this week's books: LSH #111 I didn't mention last week that we're now into 1999. Wow, time is flying fast. Just think, everyone reading these was starting to worry about Y2K... I should also mention that this is the last year of these books and it's gonna be a rough 12 issues... We now have, in the span on one series that lasts 125 issues, two incredible low points that many people consider some of the worst Legion comics of all time. (Yes, yes, I know Bendis is considered worse, but, as I'm reading these, I'm wondering if there was ever a worse Legion plotter than Tom McCraw...) I know this is the worst thing to say, but I've reached the point where I'm going to start going over these issues much quicker than before because, to be honest, they're just not good. And I don't want to spend a lot of brain power discussing them. We've again reverted to Live Wire being a jerk to everyone. It's a shame that we're just going backwards with our character development. This issue exists to show that Karate Kid is the single most powerful member of the Legion. In one of the most cliched plots ever, M'onel and Thunder are possessed by racist ghosts who want to kill everyone on the planet they used to live on. They attack the people and the Legion and Karate Kid stands alone against M'onel. Invisible Kid, being the second most powerful Legionnaire, flips a switch on Thunder's trans suit and immediately knocks her out. Honestly. That's it. So M'onel, who has the power of Superman, including super speed, is defeated by a regular human being who's trained in martial arts. Because... nope, they don't even try to explain it away, like the ghost is still getting used to the powers and doesn't know what he's doing, or M'onel's fighting the possession so he's moving slower. Karate Kid is just better and faster. This is Scott Kolins' second Legion issue and it's not good. I know this is a tough book to draw, and I know he's capable of doing much better, so I'm not going to criticize too much here. But he's struggling right now. Legionnaires #68 Ah, cool, we get another Chris Sprouse cover. Sprouse here, Alan Davis on Legion... sadly, these covers are about the only good things on these books. You also know we're in rough shape when, in the roll call on the front page, they have a spelling mistake: "Kid Quatum". We get one of the main subplots out of the way early - Star Boy is grounded indefinitely by Dr. Gym'll since he can't control his powers. Glad they're finally getting close to the end of this one... at least I hope it's the end. So he's stuck on monitor duty with Dreamer. One could argue that's not really a punishment, but I'm guessing he doesn't see it that way. For some strange reason, although that describes most of the plots revolving around Element Lad, he's decided to change Monstress' skin color as the issue moves forward. He's nowhere near her, can't see her, and doesn't really have any great motivation to do it, but I think the creative team wanted her to look less like She-Hulk so they wanted to have some reason to turn her orange. It's just a silly little throw in that makes no sense, but is neither good nor bad. Like a lot of this book, it's just there. The main story is Cosmic Boy going to help out at the Time and History Museum, providing his knowledge of the 20th Century to help with an exhibit on robots of the past. I'm really glad to see them exploring this aspect of his personality and actually letting him be a person instead of a perfect hero and leader. He has a good laugh at their warped image of the Metal Men before getting to work. Then, because we want to make this book as generic as possible, a time-traveling villain from the year 12,000 named Xotar the Conqueror shows up and takes control of all the robots, wreaking havoc. Readers previously saw him in Action Comics and JLA: Year One, probably hoped to never see him again because everything about him is just lame, and now we get him in the Legion... because that's what they do with failed Superman villains. To no surprise to anyone, the Legion defeats the robots, Gates knocks out Xotar, and everything returns to normal... I guess. Once again, someone from the future uses tech that looks like something you'd see today and we all scratch our heads at the silliness of the book. In case you didn't see the ending coming, Xotar goes back to his own time to evade imprisonment so nothing is actually accomplished. Finally, we get the "shocking" ending of Lori trying to get her dial back from Brainiac 5.1's lab. Hopefully this gets wrapped up too and we send her back to the 20th Century. I will say that this book is at least an entire level above LSH for two reasons. One, regardless of Jeff Moy's anatomy problems, his work is far more energetic and futuristic than any regular artist we've seen in a while. And two, Roger Stern and Carmelo Merlo are much, much better at writing the interpersonal scenes between characters. Monstress, Kid Quantum, Star Boy, and even Cosmic Boy are far better written than anyone in the other book. LSH #112 To distract myself from this horrible story, I started pondering over Alan Davis' job providing the covers. I believe that cover artists get the script, read through it, figure out what section would make for the best cover, confirm with the editor, and then draw it. So do you think he read these, thinking to himself, "Geez, these are horrible..." What's worse for him, of course, is that he's a better writer than either of the Toms currently working on this book. Which leads me to wonder why they didn't ask him to write the Legion at this time... or now... To recap, Triad and Ferro are piloting an old, derelict spaceship with three prisoners to Takron-Galtos. Purple Triad, because she's impulsive, flies the ship through a cloud of metal-eating alien bugs. They start eating through the ship, of course, which means Ferro can't turn into metal because they'd eat him. They release the prisoners, three boring villains called Howl, Gronk, and Murdermaton, and try to figure out how to survive this latest screw up by Triad. Two of the villains die, Ferro almost gets eaten, he discovers that Triad thinks he's stupid, so he states that they can't be friends anymore. The art was bad (is it so hard to draw Triad the same in the same panel?), the story was worse, and man, you can just feel the readers sprinting off this book. Nothing here makes any sense, from why Legionnaires are acting as prison guards, or why they're on a crappy ship, to why, suddenly, Triad is Ferro's best friend, to how Triad thinks so badly of Ferro, especially after calling him her best friend at the beginning of the book... This is just horrid from start to finish. What I cannot understand, for the life of me, is how this story gets past any editor with even a shred of pride in the books they're working on. Legionnaires #69 Now for the good comic... We go to Lunabase, home of Leland McCauley, where the Khunds have decided to get their revenge on Amilia Crugg, the former Khund armorer who left the empire to work for McCauley... or be in a relationship with him... or something. Not clear on what's happening between those two, but at least it makes him more interesting. Of course, at the same time as the attack, Ultra Boy and Apparition are enjoying a much-delayed honeymoon by flying their little cruiser to the Moon, parking, and making out. Wow, that might be the least romantic honeymoon I've ever heard of. Who said Jo doesn't know romance? Also, Lori Morning has been caught by Saturn Girl and Monstress as she steals back her dial from Brainiac 5.1's lab so she can have her powers back. We get a couple of pages of exposition so new readers (like those exist at this point) will understand why she's from the past and can turn into different super-heroes. Once the attack occurs, everyone rushes off to help. Jo and Tinya start fighting Khunds. Lori turns into a hero named "Plasma" and flies off to the Moon. Saturn Girl and Monstress rush off in a Legion cruiser. And all chaos reigns supreme. The battle is quick, the Khunds are defeated, and McCauley offers Lori a job on the Workforce. Which she accepts. And since she had no legal guardian, and no one who can make any decisions for her, she's able to join and, I'm guessing, become McCauley's adopted daughter?? No clue where they're going with this but, if it gets her off the team, I'm all for it. Also, in the "pay attention or you'll miss it" category, we get the first PZH appearance of Catspaw, who's also a new member of the Workforce. Let's hope they don't waste here as they have so many other characters. I've said it before and I'm sure I'll say it again, there is a skill to writing comics that make sense, follow a logical order of events, and entertain at the most basic level. And Roger Stern has that skill. The story flows and reaches a logical conclusion. I like how most of the characters are handled. The art is, once again, solid and energetic. And losing Lori from the team is the cherry on the sundae. If I have one complaint, it's this: why spend all this time re-explaining Lori's origin and past to just ship her off to the Workforce? It makes absolutely no sense to provide all this background info for a character you're essentially putting back in the toy box to ignore for a while. But logic hasn't really been part of this book for a while, has it? LSH #113 Wow! We finally get a new invention that actually feels like science fiction. The team heads to Phlogista, the sun planet, which is always on fire, to try to figure out if there is any life there to prevent McCauley from drilling. Would it be so hard to create another villain so McCauley isn't overused? Anyway, instead of actually going to the planet, they use the virtual reality machine to "transmit" their images to the planet, shrink down just like Violet does, and meet the lifeforms. Brainiac 5.1 invented the whole thing and it's quite an interesting new invention for the team. I'm shocked and completely expecting the writing team to waste it. We get more reversals of character development, as Brainy is back to being distrusting and rude, Live Wire is a jerk to his sister, Kinetix doesn't even speak anymore (why are they even bringing her on missions?), and M'onel sulks. And then we get the latest "subplots I never wanted to see" as Brainy has started a Bizarro experiment... Oh, and whoever picked the font for the computer exposition deserves a smack to the head. Just horrible... Spark and Violet use Brainy's new machine to go into Kinetix's head to figure out why she's almost a zombie... yep, already using the machine in a way that makes absolutely no sense, as they view Zoe's memories... to no one's surprise, it's a nice easy resolution, Zoe turns her back on the power that's kept her almost comatose, and she's all back to normal. Well, we wouldn't want that dangling plot line to be resolved in a way that would make any reader happy. But I guess they can't ruin Zoe any worse, can they? Yes, I'm being sarcastic and I know what's coming... If I didn't think this book was going to get any worse, when a team of Legionnaires return to the Outpost, there is a flash of light and the Outpost looks like something out of a bad fever dream. Which means it's the Bizarro Legion next issue. Why? Why do this? Why keep going back to the dregs of the Superman universe? There are dozens of Legion super villains that they could use, that they could create compelling stories about. Instead, let's show that their history isn't important, but Superman's is... on the Legion book. Legionnaires #70 I guess this issue wins the award for "wrapping up the longest running story in the Legion," as they focus on Cosmic Boy's old manager, Alux Cuspin. For those of you who don't remember (and why would you?), Cuspin was stealing from Rokk when he was a pro Magnoball player, Imra scanned his brain and figured out what he was doing wrong, and he got arrested and went to jail. Rokk joined the Legion and retired from being a champion at Magnoball. And this is the second Legionnaires issue this week with a focus on Cosmic Boy... are the writers wanting to use him more or is this a sales edict, figuring that he'll get people to buy the book? I'm sure I've asked this before, but am I the only one who can't figure out why Magnoball is popular at all? I mean, to be good at it, you need to be Braalian. If you're not, you can wear equipment that gives you magnetic powers. But, basically, it would be as if these days you could play professional baseball but have machines that allow you to throw and hit as well as the major leaguers. This never made sense to me at all. Once out of jail, Cuspin hires some creature named Domain, who promises to place Rokk somewhere he cannot escape from. We go to Japan, where the Terran Lodestones, Earth's Magnoball team, are playing the Braalian Meteors in a playoff game. Of course, Rokk's brother Pol is on the Meteors. And, in a surprise guest appearance I didn't see coming, Dirk Morgna is the general manager of the Lodestones. So do adults actually have jobs in the 30th Century, or do they just hire teenagers to do everything? Is this like Logan's Run? As the game ends with a Meteors win, Domain suddenly shows up and sends Rokk and a few others into some weird, art-inspired dimension. At the end, he's in an Escher print with his brother, a teenage girl, and a reporter. It's Cosmic Boy against this weird dimension, trying to save everyone else and get out. To Domain, this is a game, but Rokk and Pol start working together to beat this new villain. Rokk finally pulls a bunch of non-magnetic orbs (they said they were earlier in the comic) into Domain and beats him. Easily. Instead of surrendering, Domain just kills himself and the four return to the real world. Now that's how you waste a new character... Rokk swears to get back at Cuspin and, in the subplot they're ramping up with Dragonmage, we see he's trying to get more magical power. As crazy as this sounds, this book was really written like they were heading in a completely different direction - Rokk leaving the Legion to go and have fun again. It was set up that way, and I think they were intending for him to think about it but know that his place is with the Legion, but they didn't get to that point at all. It's just a one-issue basic story, with a villain that I hope shows up again, and there's not much else going on. I really wish they had done something, shown Rokk to question anything, but no. He's just too simple of a character at this point. But, I gotta give Jeff Moy and W.C. Carani credit - this is a really nice looking comic. The artwork is top notch here. It's a shame that they're doing some of their best work and the writing is isn't matching their quality. Our next Legionnaire in the spotlight... Ultra Boy!!! https://preview.redd.it/sz75rffda1xc1.jpg?width=641&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f4777b0a7cedd063e963b97730618193d4c2f541 https://preview.redd.it/jzfz0fbja1xc1.jpg?width=400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9af90359ee55fbec31f4d4850ca1f22fc21bea06 https://preview.redd.it/p5ths0mka1xc1.jpg?width=619&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=20fbb60827b7ee2a22ad342dc23d4a6370504f04 Let me try to explain why I have such a soft spot for Ultra Boy. When I first started reading the Legion, way back in the days before Paul Levitz and Keith Giffen took over, there was a long-running story line that showed the death of Ultra Boy. It lasted for many issues, re-introduced Reflecto, featured some stunning George Perez covers, and I loved every bit of it... even the horrible Steve Ditko-drawn issues. I know that, nowadays, it's considered a horrible story and many readers call it one of the worst Legion stories ever. But for me, it was everything that got me interested in and excited about the Legion. And Ultra Boy was awesome. He switched powers. He had great sideburns. His costume was old school but still worked, with a logo that made no sense but stood out. He was the coolest guy on the team. He had the best girlfriend on the team. As Paul Levitz developed him even more, he became even more nuanced and developed. Many people thought he was a dope, but he had a hidden intelligence that allowed everyone to underestimate him. He was best friends with Mon-El and their competitive nature really pushed both to be better. Of course, with 5YL, everything he had was ripped away and he became the character every female lusted after. He lost a lot of what made him interesting and, although the writing team kept saying they were writing Jo like he was their version of Han Solo, I never got the sense of it. I tended to think they just kept kicking him when he was down and didn't want to take their collective feet off his neck. The less said about PZH Ultra Boy, the better... When you really think of Ultra Boy, with his "stolen from the Bible" origin story, to his "another boring white guy" look, to his "dumb jock" persona, he could've been a complete miss and not had a lot of fans. But the opposite happened - he's one of the most important Legionnaires and is key to most of the best Legion stories. And some of the worst. Or those which could be either (looking at you, Omega). He really is the perfect example of how writers can make the blandest of characters amazing. Thoughts? Do you agree or disagree? 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2024.04.27 08:37 erwintatp The biggest frustration in my PhD study: thesis formatting
Yep.
Not the pandemic lockdowns, not the difficulty of my research topic, not my lack of progress and subsequent one-year delay of graduation, not my equipment time after time decided that Pauli has risen. My advisor, colleagues, and family have been understanding and supportive throughout the process, so I managed to pull through all that to finally finish my dissertation.
But the thesis formatting was a completely different beast that none of them could tame.
Hours after I submitted my thesis, the graduate school office informed me that it wouldn't be passed due to the lack of a "separate page," please refer to the formatting sample on the website.
"On the website", huh.
We have a "student information" site, where you submit the thesis and related forms. Then, there's another site, the "student platform," where you can download the forms needed for submission and guidelines related to the thesis.
That's right; the submission guidelines are hosted on a site separate from the thesis submission, and neither site is linked to the other. And finding the correct site is only the start of our journey.
You'd expect a ready-to-go Word document on the platform, a LaTeX template for the nerds (and maybe the CS), or the usual detailed guidelines for journal submissions. Nope, none of that. It only specified margin, line spacing, page size, and page numbering, and the TOC should be included after the abstract and acknowledgments. Technically, I could have written the entire script in 128pt Comic Sans since the guideline never specified fonts.
Of course, such fuzzy requirements did little to no help. It didn't mention what a "separate page" was! I had to do additional research to realize that it refers to the page that names the members of my examination committee.
Without this mysterious "online format sample," I did the next best thing: I asked the previously graduated lab members and copied the exact format of that page from their thesis. I submitted it following the sample of several already published thesis, and of course, it was rejected. I found the most recent dissertation from our lab, which passed the format check just two months before mine. I copied it, submitted it again, and got rejected again. This cycle went on for two days.
I was drafting my complaint letter to the office when my advisor called. The graduate school office saw my difficulties in formatting the thesis and did the most supportive thing they could: calling my department office and my advisor to inform them my thesis was problematic and that I needed to figure out how to fix it.
I decided to double the length of my complaint and passed it to ChatGPT to make sure all the "fuck you arrogant pieces of shit" had been replaced with more civilized expressions.
Another submission later, they finally pointed out the problem: the members' surnames should be fully capitalized and placed ahead of the given names. Yup, that's it.
It should be SMITH John, not John Smith.
It took multiple rejections, three days of email, and two phone calls to say this one sentence.
Nobody else from our lab in the past decade, up until two months ago, has been required this format.
And what about the format guideline they said was on the website? It's called a "separate page," so we separated its requirements from the formats of everything else! And since the formatting should be done before submission, we've put the guidelines in the after-defense checklist, because logic!
This requirement page is probably not a recent addition: it looked like something out of Geocities. Then again, everything else on the platform looked like that, so who knows. I would only assume that they never enforced this requirement because the personnel in charge of my dissertation was the only one in the entire school who knew where it was.
On the other hand, though the office did a poor job communicating the requirements, I should have just said "Can't find the samples, please help" right after the first rejection, instead of resubmitting again and again and getting angrier and angrier every time it didn't pass.
TLDR: The graduate school office saw I had one format flaw on one page, as everybody else in my lab has been doing for decades. We had a three-day cold war over this because I was unwilling to ask and they were unwilling to tell.
PS: It took the school IT a global pandemic to figure out how to submit a thesis online instead of a physical copy. Maybe it's a bad idea to wish for a better way to navigate these sites.
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Not the pandemic lockdowns, not the difficulty of my research topic, not my lack of progress and subsequent one-year delay of graduation, not my equipment time after time decided that Pauli has risen. My advisor, colleagues, and family have been understanding and supportive throughout the process, so I managed to pull through all that to finally finish my dissertation.
But the thesis formatting was a completely different beast that none of them could tame.
Hours after I submitted my thesis, the graduate school office informed me that it wouldn't be passed due to the lack of a "separate page," please refer to the formatting sample on the website.
"On the website", huh.
We have a "student information" site, where you submit the thesis and related forms. Then, there's another site, the "student platform," where you can download the forms needed for submission and guidelines related to the thesis.
That's right; the submission guidelines are hosted on a site separate from the thesis submission, and neither site is linked to the other. And finding the correct site is only the start of our journey.
You'd expect a ready-to-go Word document on the platform, a LaTeX template for the nerds (and maybe the CS), or the usual detailed guidelines for journal submissions. Nope, none of that. It only specified margin, line spacing, page size, and page numbering, and the TOC should be included after the abstract and acknowledgments. Technically, I could have written the entire script in 128pt Comic Sans since the guideline never specified fonts.
Of course, such fuzzy requirements did little to no help. It didn't mention what a "separate page" was! I had to do additional research to realize that it refers to the page that names the members of my examination committee.
Without this mysterious "online format sample," I did the next best thing: I asked the previously graduated lab members and copied the exact format of that page from their thesis. I submitted it following the sample of several already published thesis, and of course, it was rejected. I found the most recent dissertation from our lab, which passed the format check just two months before mine. I copied it, submitted it again, and got rejected again. This cycle went on for two days.
I was drafting my complaint letter to the office when my advisor called. The graduate school office saw my difficulties in formatting the thesis and did the most supportive thing they could: calling my department office and my advisor to inform them my thesis was problematic and that I needed to figure out how to fix it.
I decided to double the length of my complaint and passed it to ChatGPT to make sure all the "fuck you arrogant pieces of shit" had been replaced with more civilized expressions.
Another submission later, they finally pointed out the problem: the members' surnames should be fully capitalized and placed ahead of the given names. Yup, that's it.
It should be SMITH John, not John Smith.
It took multiple rejections, three days of email, and two phone calls to say this one sentence.
Nobody else from our lab in the past decade, up until two months ago, has been required this format.
And what about the format guideline they said was on the website? It's called a "separate page," so we separated its requirements from the formats of everything else! And since the formatting should be done before submission, we've put the guidelines in the after-defense checklist, because logic!
This requirement page is probably not a recent addition: it looked like something out of Geocities. Then again, everything else on the platform looked like that, so who knows. I would only assume that they never enforced this requirement because the personnel in charge of my dissertation was the only one in the entire school who knew where it was.
On the other hand, though the office did a poor job communicating the requirements, I should have just said "Can't find the samples, please help" right after the first rejection, instead of resubmitting again and again and getting angrier and angrier every time it didn't pass.
TLDR: The graduate school office saw I had one format flaw on one page, as everybody else in my lab has been doing for decades. We had a three-day cold war over this because I was unwilling to ask and they were unwilling to tell.
PS: It took the school IT a global pandemic to figure out how to submit a thesis online instead of a physical copy. Maybe it's a bad idea to wish for a better way to navigate these sites.
2024.04.27 07:54 Ossehhh What is the script font called, or what are some good alternatives to get this sort of style?
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2024.04.27 02:03 Kooky_Aerie Help with changing text color
Hi guys, I’m doing a project for school and trying to change the font color in JavaScript. I know how to do it in html but can’t figure out how with JavaScript.
If I have this code:
if(temperature_difference<1) { document.write(“The weather is getting colder.”); }
How would I use the font tag to change the text color in the document.write statement to blue? Any help at all would be appreciated. Thanks.
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If I have this code:
if(temperature_difference<1) { document.write(“The weather is getting colder.”); }
How would I use the font tag to change the text color in the document.write statement to blue? Any help at all would be appreciated. Thanks.