Read this book at least 2 yrs ago on KU (cant find it on my prev read list, its only showing the last yr for some reason). Cant remember the title so if you have any idea please let me know. Mfc and her mum move to a new town (the mums childhood home). She starts a new school and when she goes the day before term starts to register she meets her first new friend who is a gay guy with a really friendly and spunky personality. He is worried she wont want to be his friend as he is classed as a bit of a nerd in the book but hes an amazing friend. She meets some of the mmc's (at least 3 of them) whilst exploring the town and they are with some girls. I remember she is watching the group as they are her age and she is interested, one of the girls see's her staring and confronts her that its rude. After talking they realise that she was just looking for some new friends. All of the mmc's are wolf shifters and mfc thinks she is human. They take her into their group which is a big deal as they only really hang out with other pack members. She is introduced to the alpha of the pack and basically made welcome there. I know she and her mum love baking togethor and her best friend isnt allowed any artificial sweets at home so he goes to her house alot and pigs out lol. During the book things come out and people come after them so mmcs all need to protect mfc. If I remember correctly the teachers name starts a D however I could be mistaken. I really want to read this again and am sooo frustrated I cant find it.

There's a cat that like to chill and sunbathe in our yard. As someone who's always wanted a cat, i thought it would be a good idea to feed said cat. I did this because I thought it was a stray. It turns out that it might actually be the neighbour's cat.
I've seen the cat rub it's body around the entrance of the house. It probably thinks that this is its territory. Due to some unique circumstamces, I adopted a kitten a few days ago. The little guy has been inside for most of this time. My father took him outside a couple of times, but never anywhere far from the door.
I want to let my kitten roam around the yard a bjt when he's bigger, just so he gets exposure to the outdoors. My fear is that the other cat will see my cat as a threat and attack him.
Should I start trying to make our house as undesirable as possible for the other cat?

I'm about to write the last essay of my degree. Usually I procrastinate on essays because they're too boring but this time I really like the subject and I think I just can't do it because I don't want this all to be over. I spent the last three years focusing on nothing except my uni work (and a couple hospitality jobs). No internships, no romantic relationships - just procrastination, crying about the constant passing of time, and essay writing. Recently my dad was diagnosed with stage 3 pancreatic cancer so I don't even get to stick around and hang out with my friends for a few months, I'm not even gonna be at my graduation, I'm going straight to my home country (Lebanon) in June because I know I'll regret it if I'm not there when he dies.
I also never do anything unless it comes with external pressure or validation, so once I'm no longer being forced to write for uni I'll probably never write, read, or learn anything again. I wish I had something to look forward to so the idea of writing this essay wasn't so sad. I can't even reward myself with something like bubble tea because my dad has asked me not to have too much sugar. I wish I'd found a partner in uni, or thought harder about what job I wanted, or sought out an ADHD diagnosis sooner (applied at the beginning of the year, still waiting on an appointment).
What do you guys reward yourself with when you're in a "don't wanna write this" position? This is hard.

Should i go back to college or pursue a trade or state job
I'm stuck at crossroads in my life and i'm not sure which path to take. I went to penn state for a couple years goofed off and got put on academic suspension which ends this fall. I'm 25 and i've been working in warehouses did a little bit of sales and been in retail. I want to make more money in my life and feel accomplished in my life for once. I've put down weed cut out all the bad friends in my life and just been staying down going to work and doing my own thing. I live in NY and i've applied to the mta and passed the tests for one of their positions but it takes a long time hear back from them. I've also looked into apprenticeship jobs and trades. I've also thought about going back to college but i don't know how the financials would work. I live in my own not at home anymore and i pay a car note as well. I was thinking just get a state job or trade for now and while im making more money i go back to school to get a degree in something that pays good and doesn't involve a lot of physical work. I know im very intelligent and i don't want it to go to waste. Is this a good idea or should i do something else because im traumatized from all the loans i've already taken on. I would rather just work and pay it off as i go. I know it's hard and i wouldn't have a lot free time but im willing to do it. I have no kids no relationship so i think now is the right time to do this. I just need some guidance so what do you guys think i should do?

Hi guys, I have a good laptop more than good enough to play Fallout 4. In fact, I had already put 6 hours in the game and I was playing it perfectly at 90fps or so... Graphics were also set to Ultra.
I just came on vacations and now I wanted to play a bit at night but something is different. The framerate is now terrible and even worse than console, I'm getting 15-20 fps. I lowered it from Ultra to High and only gained like 5 fps from that.
I honestly have no idea what happened to my PC. The only difference from where I am now and where I was back in my place is the terrible internet but seeing as this is a single-player game I don't think that's the issue. PC has done some updates yesterday, graphics driver is up to date.
Graphics Card - Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 6GB CPU - i5-13420H RAM - 16GB DDR4
Thank you for your time!

Hey guys, I've been trying to figure out this problem on my pc. My storage is a lot higher than i'd like, and the reason for this is that "138"GB are used up in apps. However, I went into that category myself and did the maths, and its actually under 6GB used total.
I understand that sometimes your computer can hide files, but 132 extra gigs seems extreme. Any idea what could be causing this and how to fix it?? I've tried searching online and havent found any answers.
Thanks a bunch

Hello guys, my girlfriend has a birthday soon and I want to give her a drone with which she can make cool pictures for vacation or instagram etc. Now, of course, the drone should not cost 2000 but be quite affordable. I don't know anything and don't want to buy a shit that costs me 300 euros.
My girlfriend wants good video and photo quality would say full HD. 4K is probably not necessary. I think a gimble should be there otherwise the picture is certainly shaking or? She does not need a 4km radio range but to photograph herself for a beach or herself. It would be best not to overwhelm my girlfriend if the drone can be controlled via smartphone.
Do you have any idea which drones would be such a possibility?
Thank you

Hello guys, I've been trying to typify myself but I always identify with different functions and maybe my compression is not the best in the subject.
I'm a girl and I'm 21 years old, English is not my main language so sorry for any mistakes.
Section 1
How do you work? Why do people go to work? Are there any parameters that determine whether you can do work or not? What are they?
I work because I have no choice, that's how the world I was born is and that's how I'm going to live, I admire those who try to change the course of things like a superhero but I'm a mere citizen.
Because people have dreams and goals and they can't achieve what they want without money unless they're lucky enough to be born into an elite family, if so they won the lucky roulette wheel of life.
I don't work well in heavy environments, I survived only 1 day in a factory because a woman keep screaming at me, everyone tried to convince me to try harder but I was feeling to overwhelmed.
How do you determine the quality of work? How do you determine the quality of a purchase? Do you pay any attention to it
Result.
I'm a bit picky with the quality of my stuff, especially the fabric of my clothes. It's because of comfort but also for aesthetics.
There is a professional next to you. How do you know they are a professional? How do you evaluate their skill?
They get the job done on time and well done. I don't think there's only one way to do things, we are all taught in a certain way but then we also adapt, we end up creating our own way of doing things that work for us.
If you struggle to do something, how do you fix that? Do you know if your performance is better or worse than others?
It depends, I usually learn by trying until it works but I can't always use this technique so I seek tutorials or ask for help.
Definitely, I'm very paranoid about my job, I hate feeling incompetent. If I have the conditions and knowledge to take the initiative to do something at work, I'll do it, but if I'm insecure then I'd rather stay quiet I don't want to mess things up.
How do you measure the success of a job? What standard do you use? Do you pay attention to it? When should you deviate from this standard?
I like easy jobs, constant stress is not for me. Easy, the money, the free time I will have, the responsibilities (few I expect) and the effort.
Section 2
What is a whole? Can you identify its parts? Are the parts equivalent to the whole?
I'm so confused, am I supposed to give a definition or come out with some abstract sentence?
What does "logical" mean? What is your understanding? Do you think that it correlates with the common view? How do you know you are being logical?
Logic to me is something that makes sense, when your actions and words are coherent and when you take into account all the factors to make a correct decision. Contrary to what the Alphas may believe, Logic is not coldness, in fact, to be completely logical you have to take the emotions of others and your own into account, otherwise you are just emotionally unavailable. For example, killing half the population just because someone killed your cat is not logical, you're actually being driven just by emotions.
What is hierarchy? Give examples of hierarchies. Do you need to follow it? Why or why not? Explain how hierarchy is used in a system you are familiar with.
In short, it's when you're on the first floor and need to climb the stairs to get to the second, you may be able to pay someone to build an elevator to get up there faster, or you can't afford it and you have to overcome all the conditions, shortness of breath, pain in your legs, the stairs that are old and falling apart...
Hierarchy is something natural and will always exist, no matter how much you hate it, the world is not a fair place and there will always be someone eating fried chicken in a lamborghini at the expense of a child who makes clothes for shein.
If you're ambitious you have to do it, but if you're like me who just want to have money to live a "basic life", then you don't need to climb so many stairs, just the necessary ones.
What is classification? How does classification work? Why is it needed and where is it applied? Give examples.**
Is when you take a product, tangible or not (e.g. a bread or skills) and give it a certain punctuation/category according to certain requirements.
Obviously, imagine that you built a building made of toothpicks (product) that would collapse 1 minute after being exposed to the wind because no one had the brilliant idea to take into account the meteorological conditions (requirement)
Are your ideas consistent? How do you know they are consistent? How do you spot inconsistency in others' ideas?
I'm usually an introspective person, so even when my ideas are incoherent I think about them at some point and "correct" the incoherence, unless I'm really emotional I think that during those moments no one is coherent.
Yes, but I usually prefer to keep quiet if it's none of my business.
Section 3
Can you press people? What methods do you use? How does it happen?
Usually no, first of all I don't like to force anyone to do anything because I don't like to be forced either, second that I'm not good at forcing people especially strangers and it's the main reason to have been bullied and still have problems with people walking over me.
What I do is that I tell the advantages of doing something the way I want or admit that it would be convenient for me.
What can happen is when I do something for a person over and over again and they never reciprocate, and there is when I can be a manipulative and childish (passive-agressive)
How do you deal with opposition? What methods do you use to defend your interests?
It depends on the situation, I react badly if it's the example I gave earlier. If someone starts trying to control me indirectly, I can react two ways, or I play dumb for the sake of peace or the manipulation goes directly against my interests and in that case I walk away (with strangers) or protest (people close to me).
When do you think it's ok to occupy someone's space? Do you recognize it?
When they occupy yours is the only situation I can think of right now.
Do others think you are a strong-willed person? Do you think you have a strong will?
I don't know what others think.
It depends if it's about something I'm sure I want, for example a lot of people say I'm crazy for wanting to leave the country but I made that choice for myself and that's what I'm going to do, if I don't change my mind until then (which usually doesn't happen). Otherwise I think I can be seen as lazy, I need a very strong motivation that comes from myself.
How do you satisfy your physical senses? What examples can you give? What physical experiences are you drawn to?
I really like hot baths and pleasant smells. I'm a bit paranoid about my own smell, I'm always putting on deodorant for example.
On the other hand I'm not very good with my internal health, I have to force myself to remember to drink water and food is optional, I don't usually eat breakfast and especially at work I only eat salty snacks or soup most time. I tend to eat more when I want to be greedy or have food available, if I have to do it then I don't eat or I make something simple. I have a friend who judges me for it (I think she has strong Si).
I like some extreme activities, for example I've done canoeing which I loved and every summer I go to the scariest carousels at the fair, I feel free.
How do you find harmony with your environment? How do you build a harmonious environment? What happens if this harmony is disturbed?
I like quiet environments where everyone is genuinely fine and not pretending, so if any of my friends are feeling bad I try to help them. I also like to go to beautiful places with friends or alone like organize a picnic, go to a waterfall...
What does comfort mean to you? How do you create it?
Being in a place alone where I don't need to be anxious all the time, where I can let my guard down, eat sushi while listening to the sound of the rain in warm pajamas and under my blanket creating some fake scenario on my head.
How do you express yourself in your hobbies? How do you engage yourself with those things?
When I was a kid I tried to start playing piano but I dind't last long because It requires a long time to get results and I didn't want to practice at home. I prefer simpler hobbies without commitments, for example playing video games, painting, reading books, and trying new hobbies.
I'd really like to start trying to go to craft classes, but short classes to then be able to try another one until maybe I find one that suits me.
Tell us how you'd design any room, house or an office. Do you do it yourself, or trust someone else to do it? Why?
If I had the money I would call someone to take care of the big part, I would tell them exactly what I want, then I would just take care of the details.
Is it acceptable to express emotions in public? Give examples of inappropriate expression of emotions
That's not a question of being acceptable or not, emotions can't always be controlled, you never know what someone is going through behind the scenes.
But I admit that I prefer people who don't show emotions in an dramatic way, for example in my work there are a lot of people who start screaming and who are clearly exaggerating and I have to control myself not to laugh.
I'm mostly touched by people who are more reserved with their emotions because I identify with them.
How do you express your emotions? Can you tell how your expressions affect others in a positive or negative way?
I never had emotional support so I like to deal with my emotions alone.
I don't know if I consider myself a very emotional person , I have my moments where I start crying for many different reasons because I kept a lot of things inside me, I also have days where I'm in a very bad mood without knowing why and I start being mean to close people.
I'm a very private person, I don't like exaggerated demonstrations, a lot of "i love you" and compliments make me bored and seem fake.
Are you able to change your demeanor in order to interact with your environment in a more or less suitable way? How do you determine what is suitable?
These questions make me think that I don't know myself that well.
I think so, I know how to dress up and not talk about inappropriate things even if I make some mistakes, like smiling in the middle of a funeral because my colleague told a joke or showing involuntary annoyance when someone try to do a lot of small talk with me.
In what situations do you feel others' feelings? Can you give examples of when you wanted to improve the mood of others?
I am fickle in many aspects of my life, empathy is one of them, sometimes I have a lot and sometimes I don't have any. It really depends on my relationship with people and how much I like their personality. I'm very suspicious of other people's motives.
My father doesn't usually cry a lot and he's not manipulative at all. I suspect he's a Lse or sli, so when he cries I know it's real and it affects me, in other hand my mother is manipulative and when she starts crying I always think it's fake or that she deserves it (maybe she is a iei).
Section 6
How can you tell how much emotional space there is between yourself and others? How can you affect this space?
Complicated, I wouldn't say I'm completely blind to how others feel about me, but I'm definitely very pessimistic and because of that I like to be reassured about what my loved ones think about me.
I'm very suspicious of others and sometimes I start overthinking that everyone hates me or wants to hurt me. As soon as a friend has a more negative reaction, sometimes because of their own problems that have nothing to do with me, I get hurt or I start trying to guess what they are thinking about me and as you can imagine it's almost always negative. Although now I'm starting to try to be less negative because you never know what others are thinking or feeling.
How do you determine how much you like or dislike someone else? How does this affect your relationships?
By personality, values, way of seeing the world, I like people I identify whit and I can trust. People with character that I consider dubious I try to not interact.
I have a very small group because I have a set pattern, at the same time they are different obviously but what unites us is that we are all very open-minded and we don't like to meddle in other people's lives.
How do you move from a distant relationship to a close one? What are the distinguishing characteristics of a close relationship?
We start talking, I like what they are about and it's that simple. Sometimes it takes me 3 months to consider someone a friend, other times I only see the person 3 times and I already know I can trust them.
It has happened once that I stayed in a "friendship" because I wanted company at school, but I stopped seeing him as a friend and started seeing him as an acquaintance.
How do you know that you are a moral person? Where do you draw your morality from? Do you believe others should share your beliefs on what's moral? Why?
I am a moral person in my own criteria. There are people who follow the morality of religion, others follow the morality of a group... Some of them I consider wrong and stupid, but I just don't make friends with these people and it's as simple as that.
The only thing that everyone should do is to respect others because it made life easier for everyone and it's such a simple thing if everyone does it.
Someone you care about is acting distant to you. How do you know when this attitude is a reflection of your relationship?
I don't know, it depends on the situation.
But I try not to take it personally (don't mean that I don't take it, on the contrary but I try to suppress it). What I do is that I ask what happened or i leave them alone. I don't like is chasing after others so I've ended friendships without knowing why, the person just stops talking to me and I take that as a sign.
Section 7
How can you tell someone has the potential to be a successful person? What qualities make a successful person and why?
I would say that one of the things is to have the ability to always be ahead of others, to have that special touch that some people have.
Where would you start when looking for a new hobby? How do you find new opportunities and how do you choose which would be best?
I already have ideas of hobbys that I want to try, so I would look in my internal library and choose the one that I felt like doing. I like manual and simple activities (I'm not an artist) I've done canoeing and I don't hate extreme activities, but I don't think it's considered a hobby and I don't know if I would do it that often either.
How do you interpret the following statement: "Ideas don't need to be feasible in order to be worthwhile." Do you agree or disagree, and why?
Ideas have to start somewhere, at first they may not make sense, but then when more ideas come up and they are molded, they can become a possibility. Or maybe people just want to come up with crazy ideas and that's okay too.
Describe your thought process when relating the following ideas: swimming, chicken, sciences. Do you think that others would draw the same or different connections?
I didn't make any connection, unlike the guy I took this questionnaire from. I just read the sentences and nothing else.
How would you summarize the qualities that are essential to who you are? What kind of potential in you has yet to be actualized and why?
The part that I fear the most, having to describe myself even more with qualities (gives me the impression that I'm bragging). This is going to feel more like a list than a text, sorry for the disappointment. I'm faithful, I like to make people's lives easier (if they haven't done me wrong), I strive to do what I promised, I hate being in debt.
I definitely have to improve my charisma and try to get along with new people more until I get used to it and don't get so bored.
Section 8
How do people change? Can you describe how various events change people? Can others see those changes?
Everything changes people, the personality you have today was the result of all the moments of your life and also of your brain (parts more or less developed and this also affects).
We're always changing every day, it's just that we're so used to the changes that sometimes we don't even notice it.
Sometimes I go through a similar situation that has happened before and I see how much I have changed in the way I deal with the problem.
How do you feel and experience time? Can time be wasted? How?
I think time is the most powerfyl weapon, you learn to deal with things with time, time brings peace but also chaos, time makes life evolve both positively and negatively, time kills you but also brings life. Time is truly the most important thing there is, when a certain moment passes you can no longer go back and fix things.
It all depends on the point of view, today you can consider it something important but later you see that it was a waste of time, the important thing to keep in mind is to think about the future because what has already happened cannot be changed.

• Don't typify me according to clichés, thank you.

Is there anything that cannot be described with words? What is it? If so, how can we understand what it is if language does not work?
Language is limiting, you can indulge feelings in others through sentences but you are never sure how others will interpret it.
I would say feelings and experience is one of the things, you have to go through them and let others go through too.
How do you anticipate events unfolding? How can you observe such unfoldments in your environment?
I don't really know, I think from what has already happened, from the people involved, from myself.
I sometimes tend to try to predict things and I like to be prepared for all eventualities because it makes me feel safer, but I also know that predictions are not 100% certain. I've missed opportunities because of this.
In what situations is timing important? How do you know the time is right to act? How do you feel about waiting for the right moment ?
It depends on when I've decided it's time to act.
I'll use the example of my driver's license, I started getting my license 1 year before the end of school but then I decided to finish school first to focus on my license after (also out of laziness I admit). My parents bothered me a lot because I needed to get the license but I only did it when I saw that I needed it to work and I couldn't leave it for later anymore (can expire). It was a bad choice, but I needed a reason to have motivation.
I finally finished this, I couldn't take it anymore. Thank you for reading this far ;)

Do you have advice on covered cake boards/drums, like how you make them or where you get them? I just have no idea how all these bakers use them, when I try to make them myself, the materials cost like $5-$7 a cake (if I have to buy a specific design of wrapping paper or card stock), plus the cost to special order or make a special trip 10 miles to the closest craft store, plus 30 minutes of assembly, so another $10 for labor, and the end product doesn’t even come out looking great. or if I just bought pre-covered plain boards online, the prices are ridiculous too, often $5-10 for a non-designed drum, how do you guys consistently use cake drums and covered boards, especially decorated boards? Even the cake decorators local to me who UNDERvalue their work (meaning not making much money) use them! Is there some secret place you buy them im not aware of? I can only afford simple cake circles and some white ribbon for a makeshift drum with no cover if it’s a heavy order. This question has been driving me crazy for months. And I hear home bakery customers of other bakers complain about ugly boards on any cake over $100, but like girl my profit on that $100 cake is already only $20-40 for like 6 hours of work… I just need help making sense of it all!
And yes I know the difference of a drum and board, drums are for heavier cakes, boards are for smaller single tier cakes.

Hey guys! I've been an enthusiast of Blender for years now and I want to give it a shot and start learning. So my question is, I have a MacBook Pro M1 (mid 2020, 16gb RAM) and a PC (Core i5 9600K, 16gb RAM, GeForce GTX 1660). Which of those should I use to learn Blender? My idea is to start with some basic renders and then go more into cinematic scenes like youtuber Stache does.
Thanks in advance!

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I get a lot of attention from guys on dating apps. They’re all local in my city and obviously want to meet. I WANT to meet too, I’ve met a decent amount… but usually I can’t overcome the dysphoria. It’s mostly my damn voice.
It just makes my skin crawl knowing these guys can see (and hear…) the male characteristics I do still have, and they’re still attracted to me. It’s just revolting. I feel so unreal, unattractive and unloveable as a woman (on a romantic level) while I don’t fully pass as one… I can really only stomach meeting up with them in private to smoke weed and, sometimes hooking up. Real dates and intimacy are VERY hard for me. I don’t know that I’ve actually committed to going on one yet. I feel unable.
I feel I can’t fulfill that romantic-social role as a woman, I don’t feel capable until I pass better, but I know I’m attractive now, and capable of most of the sex stuff, now… I’ve had guys tell me I’m totally indistinguishable from a cis female, but it’s not true. I pass well but certainly not fully, indistinguishably. Obviously preop. I’m good looking enough to get all the attention, but I don’t pass in person, face to face, talking. I just don’t. It will get better with time on HRT but there’s no guarantee, especially with voice. I want to believe they see me as/are attracted to me just as a woman despite this, but I can’t. It feels wrong.
I can handle people paying attention to or clocking me in public pretty easy. I just cannot overcome the idea of a guy being attracted to me not just because I look like a woman, but possibly, bc I look like a man…. I know some of them are, too, it’s not totally in my head. I just disclosed to a sweet southern military boy I was trans. He told me he didn’t know I was, had never been w a trans girl, but he had experimented with a bit in high school, he was immediately excited to “suck my titties and girl dick” . The amount of guys that clearly are into my dick, clearly into the idea of fucking a trans woman, some sort of gay-bisexual experiment, is really off putting. This has happened COUNTLESS times.
The fact I look forward to meeting guys who wish I was cis and had different anatomy instead, over guys who are ready to date me now, is crippling. I’m 21 so I get all ages all types haha. It makes it even harder when most guys seem to not realize I’m trans, but then some do and don’t mention it… or they lie about it, bc they want dick. I can never really truly know if they’re attracted to me as a woman, or as a trans woman… or as a man. Like a femboy or a sh**ale or whatever goes through their head.
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Wtf did y’all do, if ever you were in my situation..? Did a few months of vocal feminization therapy with a coach, almost no actual progress. Havin a rough night. Tired of limbo.

So, we're running a homebrew campaign that I like to call the "training wheels campaign" since it's my first time as a DM and my players are new to DnD. Everyone is on the same page that this campaign is meant for all of us to mess around a bit, get a hang of the game and find out what works best for us to make everyone have fun.
The original party was Karl-Otto, the human artificer (he's going to end up breaking us), who is basically Iron Man; Fern Witherbloom, the fairy barbarian; Makoto, a half-elf bard; Presley, another half-elf bard; and Sakaria, a tabaxi wild-magic sorceress (DMPC to balance the party a bit). Makotos player left the group after their little prequel adventure because they realized they're not interested in DnD. The prequels were my idea to have them play a little before session one and thereby having a better introduction than just "you're all at the same tavern at the same time". Presley will most likely be the next to leave because since his prequel adventure his player couldn't make it to any session we had so far. Next game night will be their final chance to show up.
So for pretty much all of the game so far the group was Karl-Otto, Fern and Sakaria. Now that I've given context let's take a look at what Karl-Otto did.
After hearing some business men complain about the lack of energy and enthusiasm some workers of theirs were showing lately the party headed out to interrogate one of the workers. He didn't spill the beans but the group just trailed him for the rest of the day. During the night this NPC snuck out and made his way to an old barrack that was left untouched since the civil war around 250 years ago. They managed to solve a puzzle to get access to the long forgotten catacombs beneath the city. There they had an encounter with some specters before finding a group of cultists in the main chamber.
Karl-Otto had Fern take place inside of his Handy Haversack playing dead to deceive any potential threat. Sakaria managed to sneak out of sight but Karl-Otto wasn't stealthy at all due to his heavy armor. The cultists noticed him immediately and confronted him about his motive for being here. He stated that he wanted to apologize to the NPC from earlier but he rolled low on his persuasion check. No one in or out of the game believed him so of course a fight broke out. It was the three PCs versus four cultists, a cultist leader and a hidden succubus I nerfed a little to better match the player levels.
After a few rounds Karl-Otto was paralyzed by the Hold Person spell but didn't take any hits due to his high AC. The NPC from earlier fled the scene and a few cultists were looking rough. That's when I decided to have the succubus show herself, tell the cultists they suck and then vanish into thin air again. It was just too fitting to not do it. We killed most of the cultists, leaving only the guy who fled earlier and one other alive. This last one was quickly interrogate but not after Fern in her rage tried to kill him too, accidentally killing Karl-Otto in the process (nothing a quick cure wounds spell couldn't handle).
When asked how they summoned that succubus the cultist reveals that they didn't actively summoned her. Their group was a bunch of incels and their combined sexual frustration is what attracted the succubus. With that information Karl-Otto and Fern were roleplaying a bit giving me time to rummage through my note to find what I had planned for after the combat. But I noticed someone asked me a question and it was Karl-Otto's player. He repeated what he asked but I still couldn't figure out what he wanted to know. Fern's player stepped in to give me context.
Turns out Karl-Otto wanted to know if the succubus would show up again if we force our prisoner to do nasty things to the corpses of his comrades. My mind went blank for a moment before I started to laugh and cry at the same time. We wrapped up the session shortly after but since he was staying at my place for the night I had a chance to talk to him afterwards. I still can't believe I actually had to tell him that Necromancy is okay at the table but Necrophilia isn't.
Now he rolled up a druid character since that's what he wanted to play to begin with but since he's new to DnD he just copied the Iron Man build from the YouTube channel DnDbuilds as his first character

I have a CC license and currently carry a Glock 9mm. I've had a FN Five seveN Mk2 for a while now and love shooting it but don't currently daily carry it. Really like the idea of having 21 rounds on tap but the 9mm is a more proven self defense round.
Would you guys trust this round for daily carry?

Hello everyone! I have recently started getting into perfumes and I've been unsuccessful in finding something very particular.
I am talking about the drydown of CH Good Girl. The perfume itself is a bit too strong floral in the beginning, but I found myself enjoying it after 3-4h when it settles down. It smells buttery, smooth, creamy, with just a hint of feminine flowers. I love that!
First I wondered if maybe the body mist of CH GG could be what I am looking for, but I cannot find a place where I can test it. Maybe someone has and can tell me if it is it. Also, another perfume which gives me the same creamy vibe is Khamrah qahwa, also in the drydown. I believe it is the Tonka bean, maybe the vanilla and pralines.
I have already checked tens or hundreds of perfumes on fragrantica that could potentially smell like what I am describing. I went out and smelled as many as I could (western designer scents since there is no Arabian store here), but nothing really fitted. Most of them are just so nauseating, flowery that I cannot even wear to get to the middle or drydown. It is funny because I do own flowery or sweet scents which I have no trouble wearing, but I guess some combos are not for me. I will write the perfumes I own and how I feel about them,to maybe give you guys a better idea of my taste:
Designer perfumes: -Shiseido Zen: love, casual wear -Chanel Chance: love, wear anytime -Coco Mademoiselle: okay, love the drydown -Mugler Alien: very nice, wear anytime -Versace Crystal Noir: used to love, now is a little bit nauseating -Bottega Veneta Knot: love, strong opening,borderline nauseating, only wear for events -Roberto Cavalli Serpentine: love, only for events -Ysl Black Opium: okay,I can wear it, not really wow -Gucci Envy me: omg no, was a gift for my birthday long time ago, my teeth would hurt of how sweet and unbearable it was😆 -Men's perfumes that I enjoy as well: Dior home intense, Dior Home eau for men, Terre d'Hermes intense, Burberry black bottle for men
Middle eastern perfumes: -Khamrah OG and Qahwa: love both, more evening/event wear type for me -Ameerat al Arab: love, not nauseating at all even tho it is floral -Infini Musk: love love -Infini Rose: like, bit the bullet with this one,even tho I can't really wear rose, makes my tummy turn a little. -Fakhar:.....no.... the lily smell is extremely strong,can't smell any other flower, I got instant headache -Bint Hooran: no, same thing like Fakhar, soooo overwhelming for some reason - Infini Oud: love, very smooth and cold to my nose.
So jasmine is fine, rose water maybe, tuberose no unfortunately 😅, Coffee,Tonka,praline,vanilla,musk,amber,woods YES Bergamot,cardamom,vetiver YES
From my research, what could fit maybe is Shaghaf Oud Tonka, Elie Saab girl of now, Qissa delicious, Dior Addict, Dior Fève Délicieuse (this is way out of the budget but maybe an Arabian perfume similar to it). I could not smell these yet...
Someone who has smelled these or something similar to what I am describing, help please! 😃😃
Long story short: who knows anything which smells close to CH GG drydown: creamy, smooth, kinda yummy, feminine, almost like you wear the most expensive buttery lotion with a touch of flowers? Many thanks!!!

Guys who are in their late 20s and thereafter, how are you guys coping up with the existential dread?
I turned 31 this year, have no affinity towards the idea of a relationship anymore, working in the Government sector in a monotonous (yet hectic) job which is not really rewarding, have no close-close friends, have no real family attachment (I love my family dearly because they're family, not necessarily because of their personalities, and I don't share much with them), no social life. Literally, it is existing for just the sake of existing.
Anyone treading through similar waters? How do you guys endure this?

So one of my(20F) best friends (18F) like to go out partying together. She's single and I'm in a relationship with another woman. She wants to talk to guys but I personally get really uncomfortable when guys talk to me, I just want to be left alone to dance and enjoy my night. Of course I don't blame men for talking to me, since I'm here without a partner and for all they know I'm straight.
So to resolve this issue I decided to wear a certain bag. It's the Flying Tiger rainbow tote that I see everywhere. I liked the colours and design, and such a colourful bag looks amazing with the black outfits I often wear. So I got the bag, wore it to some clubs and there was no problem.
Until one day my friend says she has an issue with that bag. She said that she heard people yell "homo" at me. I'm usually one to notice sounds the others I'm with don't hear so I was surprised I never heard that being yelled at me. She's saying she's afraid to get hate crimed because I wear this rainbow flag and that makes her uncomfortable. I said to her "Are you sure it's not just because it ruins your game", cause if that was the case, no issue at all. She goes out to talk to guys and that bag ruins the whole point of going out. She said "I mean yeah that too haha". I let it be for a bit and just brought a black tote. But thinking about it made me feel a bit weird. I know it's not the most subtle rainbow, but she is getting in the way of me expressing my pride and partying comfortably. And it's based on an fear of getting hatecrimed, which is really rare in my country, especially in my city, where crime rates are incredibly low.
So the next day I texted her that I think it's really weird how I should hide my sexuality because she is uncomfortable of living through just a slither of the homophobia I face on a daily basis when I'm with my girlfriend. In response she said something along the lines of "but I'm uncomfortable and scared is that not reason enough" which is kinda fair I guess? Still, I feel like it's either homophobia lite or just what is in her eyes a better reason to not wear that bag to perserve her game.
And of course I could bring my girlfriend but that's not a good idea for two reasons: my girlfriend currently lives abroad for a while with her parents because of financial reasons, and my friend doesn't like my girlfriend (not without a reason might I add)
I'm not gonna wear that bag again because I think it's gonna cause unneeded problems in our friendship if I do, but I also just wanna know if I'm an asshole for giving her shit for not wanting me to wear it.
What do you all think?

I'm 23F and I've had a crush on this guy 22M for about two months, we went out twice and really hit it off but then he said he has some unresolved commitment issues when I bought up the idea of a serious relationship so I stopped talking to him.
I hit him up two days ago and the spark was still there, we talked for hours on call and he said he likes me too but his mom wants him to marry someone from his own hometown in the future. We're both from the same hometown just different areas and different family lives (my parents are seperated), I told him we should talk about this in person and then take the decision of whether or not we should get in a committed relationship, and he agreed.
For context I like this guy a lot and we have almost everything in common, when we meet up we end up laughing for hours and I feel really safe around him, I've had a traumatizing love life and I really don't want to mess things up with him.
Should I just let the idea of getting married to him in the future go or should I pursue him to date me and see where it goes? Or should I let the fact that his mom won't accept me or any other girl except for her choice be his future wife stop me from falling in love with him?
P.S English isn't my first language, and controlling parents are normal in where I'm from but I think it's a bit too much especially in this day and age, considering his mom married his dad against her family's wishes aswell :)