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chapters 1&2
chapter 3
chapter 4
chapter 5
chapter 6
chapter 7
chapter 8
chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Sometimes it was nice to work at home, but Q decided that after the morning lecture he’d stay in the Academy to catch up with the surveillance task. Everything at his apartment reminded him of last night: Iliya’s smell, still lingering in every room, brought a suffocating wave of shame.
No, he’d be better off staying at the lecture hall for a while, even if he had to sleep in the lounge area tonight.
The report the Turk promised came with a “ding” during the class, and Q had to put it away, but the rest of the lecture his thoughts wandered back to the little file waiting for him in the incoming mail.
He mustn’t forget to put on the auglasses before opening it though, otherwise others might get suspicious like Iliya yesterday.
Iliya... Where was he by the way? He was supposed to be present at this class but probably not after his “favourite” teacher ruined everything like he always did.
No, it wasn’t time nor place to fall into this self-flagellation, he had to focus on the lecture. Perhaps later he would treat himself to a little invasion of privacy and track Iliya’s wristcomm again.
It worked.
The students uncharacteristically quickly left the lecture hall today, as if sensing their teacher’s impatience to be left alone, and didn’t bother him with any follow-ups. Usually, even if they didn’t have anything to ask about, he’d receive at least a couple of invitations to share lunch with them, especially on a fine day like this. It stung his pride a bit, but not enough to not immediately get back behind his desk, open the file and skim the report about the hound with the broken camera. Then, he remembered to put on the glasses in case some student did decide to pop in.
The report seemed incomplete though.
“Turk, aren’t hounds supposed to record footage at all times?” he asked.
The little voice immediately rang in his ears, even though his helper was on the other side of the city, “There seems to be an issue with this hound. It stopped recording a while before the camera itself got damaged.”
“Hmm... But the report says that it was the mechanical impact that broke it.”
“It was. Those malfunctions could be unrelated. Its memory could have been full so it had to stop recording.”
“I thought hounds just rewrote the data if they run out of storage... Never mind. Was its tracking working fine? I want to see its location just before the accident happened.”
A map of the city flashed before his eyes, zooming in on a narrow alley. Small dots that tracked all hounds started moving, showing their journey in and out of the bottleneck that marked the entrance to the underground transport system. The hound in question pulsed in bright red. It seemed to stop midway through the alleyway, do a little dance, then start running, stop abruptly in front of one of the walls, make a couple of laps around the block, and get back to the queue with the rest of the machines as if nothing out of the ordinary had happened.
A glitch? But hounds were supposed to complete the current objective and go to the repair facility if they got those, not dance like bees excited to share some newfound place to harvest nectar with the rest of the hive. And definitely not waste energy running around like they’re chased by someone.
Was this one chased?
By whom?
“Turk, I need camera footage from the alleyway cameras,” Q demanded. It all looked too out-of-the-ordinary to be a simple glitch.
“I’ll send the request to the system. If it gets approved, the footage will be delivered within...” the mechanical voice started.
“What do you mean, request?!” — Q was taken aback. That was definitely something new. — “I’ve never needed my requests approved. Not with my rating.”
Turk explained, apologetically, “New safety protocols list areas around transit systems as highly important for Ashtapadan security and so not accessible by just about anyone.”
“Anyone!” — he couldn’t believe it! — “I’m not “just about anyone”!”
“Your rating is not high enough to access the footage, I’m sorry,” the Turk said again. “But once you complete your latest assignment, and the new points get accounted for, it might just be enough to access all the cameras in the city.”
Q blinked once, twice.
“But I did complete my latest assignment, didn’t I?”
Sure, he hadn’t actually checked if the system had sent him the usual congratulatory letter, but then he hadn’t done it in a while. He always assumed that...
He didn’t complete the assignment?
“Alright, send the request, Turk. And sorry for the yelling.”
“It’s ok, Q, apologies accepted.”
Taking the auglassess off, the man blindly stared at the desk. The quiet but persistent static hissing that was constantly in the background of his hearing subsided and his ears were suddenly filled with the sounds of people enjoying themselves outside.
He hadn’t finished the assignment? Sure it was some technicality, right? He always did his job well.
Kicking back on the armchair, he fought the feeling of failure return.
Was he getting inadequate? Was he losing focus? Both his job and his relationships were starting to suffer because of his lack of attention.
The stream of self-doubt was suddenly interrupted by Q’s stomach that loudly announced that it also had been a victim of its owner’s negligence.
It was time for a break.
***
Not half an hour later, searching for a free spot in the winter garden, a drink and a healthy snack in hand, Q came to a halt when he heard several familiar voices behind a green fence. The one that immediately sent his heart racing was Iliya’s.
His boy must have skipped the lecture in favour of hanging out with two others: Sereen and that Newcomer.
What was her name again?
Unable to face his late night failure again, he flopped on a bench, separated from the company with the thick foliage, hidden from view.
His tired conscience reached for some way to explain the eavesdropping. But what excuses did he have, really? None, not since he had broken into the surveillance system to spy on Iliya and Sereen. Well, in for a penny...
“So I still don’t understand why I’m supposed to change my mind just because the host opened one of the three doors,” came the muffled voice of the Newcomer. “I mean, how does this fact increase my chances of winning a car?”
“HoloPoe really did your head in, didn’t he?” Sereen giggled. “It’s his favourite riddle.”
Iliya jumped in, “The one that turned out to be a hologram? How are you allowed at his lectures again?”
A pause fell, and it was impossible to tell if it was a meaningful one.
“That’s beside the point. What’s important is that he just blew my mind,” the Newcomer answered. “So, imagine you are a tv-show contestant and you are given a chance to win a car. You’re presented with three doors and are told that behind one of them is the grand prize, but the other two hide pigs.”
“Goats, Gentry,” Sereen corrected.
Gentry? Wait, that actually rang a distant bell.
“No matter,” the Newcomer continued. “So, you choose a door, but the host doesn’t open it just yet. He opens one of the other two and you see a goat there. That door was a wrong one. Now he offers you an option to choose a different door if you wish. The question is should you?”
“Of course,” Iliya said. “Isn’t it obvious?”
“What? No, not for me! How?” Gentry cried out, exasperated.
This old rationality problem confused a lot of Q’s students, too. It was easily mathematically proven though that Iliya was right, though.
“Well,” the young man started patiently. “Why do you think you shouldn’t?”
His little boy was learning so much from his teacher. Q was proud to hear some of his own explanation tricks coming out of his Iliya’s mouth.
“It’s not like you shouldn’t,” G said. “It’s just that it does nothing in my understanding. Since you’ve got two options left, the odds are 1 in 2 and they don’t change whether you swap the doors or not.”
“The odds increase,” Sereen said. “They are 2 in 3 for the other door now.”
“See! Doesn’t make any sense!” Gentry said. “How do you increase the odds just by switching to the other door post factum?”
“I don’t understand the odds either,”— Iliya’s voice was thoughtful and Q felt a little pang of jealousy at how calmly and patiently he was talking. Wasn’t he supposed to be distraught from last night, too? — “But just think: the host knows where the car was, right? Why didn’t he open the other door? To me, it says that the door had a higher probability to have a car than the one he did open.”
This was another way to look at this problem, easy to understand for non-matematically inclined minds. His little prince was very smart, indeed. How had he not noticed it before?
“Whoa,” Gentry said after a pause, voice betraying how hard the cogs turned in her head. “Sooo... it’s just about the omniscient host, right? If a random door was opened, it wouldn’t actually increase my odds in the slightest?”
“I think so,” Sereen confirmed.
An air of silent shared understanding seemed to emanate from behind the green hedge and Q couldn’t help but wonder how long these three had known each other.
“Well, why did that old jerk Poe spent an hour droning on about what Iliya explained in two sentences?” Gentry clamoured. “This actually makes sense now. Illy, I’m so happy S introduced us, you’re officially the smartest person I know in Ashtapada.”
“Ah, stop it,” Iliya drawled, clearly flattered, and Q’s heart clenched with jealousy again. He knew that inflection all too well. Iliya was accepting the compliment.
Also, Illy?
“No, really,” Gentry pressed on. “You just saved my a ton of time on my home assignment for the old fart’s class. What shall I do with all this spare time? Perhaps, take you out?”
Q thought that, knowing Sereen, she would probably be rolling her eyes hard right about at this moment, when a sudden realisation dawned on him.
Was this Gentry… hitting on his Iliya?
The familiar adorable half-giggle, half-scoff that his boy reserved for when he was flustered only confirmed his suspicions.
He was a fool to think that Iliya would be alone for long. The boy was a natural magnet for everyone, and happily accepted the well-deserved adoration that the others showered him with. If Q didn’t interfere now, he might lose him to this... this...
“Hold your horses, Gentry,” Sereen contended, with a laugh. “With your fresh Newcomer status, I doubt you can treat him to anything. And Iliya isn’t one to be satisfied with a walk in the park, is he?”
“Then perhaps, I might treat him to this?” G said.
There was a short shuffling, Iliya’s soft gasp, and then his nervous giggling.
Very similar... Too similar to...
“Well, I suppose it’s one way to a man’s heart,” S noted, voice amused.
What... What did she do? She didn’t... Did she?
“Ah, this feels nice, actually,” Iliya said, a little breathlessly.
Unable to take this anymore, Q stood up with a stomp, pulse beating in his ears, and walked around the hedge, fully expecting to see something scandalous.
The three people were sitting on the grass, sharing lunch, their bags carelessly thrown on the ground. The man’s gaze immediately met Iliya’s who went even redder and turned away, mumbling a greeting, but Gentry just nonchalantly waved a ‘Hello!’, barely taking her hand off of Iliya’s... bare foot?
“Hi, everyone,” Q managed, not sure if he was supposed tell them off or sigh with relief that nothing too... outrageous was happening. He sat to the ground, too. “Mind if I join you?”
“Sure,” Sereen said, “Though Gentry’s been a little too handsy with her new friend here.”
Iliya, crimson now, still refused to look up from the grass, face unreadable, but G’s hands returned back to his bare foot and resumed what seemed to be a gentle massage, a discarded moccasin lying nearby.
“So we’ve been discussing the three door problem, Professor,” she said, conversationally, as if she wasn’t having her way with said professor’s lover in broad daylight. “And Iliya explained the concept in a minute where Professor Poe spent an hour in vain.”
“Did he?” — Q swallowed. Why was it so mesmerising? Had he not himself caressed Iliya like this before? — “Was it the omniscient host explanation?”
“Exactly!” — Gentry laced her fingers in between her captive prince’s toes. The young man’s eyelids fluttered shut, revealing a light eyeshadow that complimented his now auburn hair. — “I failed to catch that the solution works only if there’s an intelligent agent who knows which door to open.”
She scooped a handful of cold water from the little stream nearby and poured it on the fair skin of Iliya’s foot.
He gasped a little, still wordless, and grasped the grass under his fingers in a gesture reminiscent of yesterday. Only it had been Q’s bedsheets last night.
Was he supposed to feel bitter about what he was seeing?
For some reason, looking at how his boy was enjoying himself...
Suddenly, Sereen said, “Professor Q, I just remembered that I meant to thank you for introducing me to Miriam. She reached out to me and we had a very insightful conversation. Too bad it didn’t happen earlier. But I’m thankful nevertheless.”
“Mmm?” — the man dragged his eyes away from the sensual scene in front of him. “Oh, yes. Incredible woman. If it hadn’t been for her, the Academy wouldn’t be the way it is now.”
“Shame Gentry didn’t have a chance to meet her, right, G?” — the Newcomer just hummed and moved her attention to rubbing the boy’s tender sole, eliciting another soft gasp, again very familiar to Q’s ears. — “Miriam actually invited me to see her off this week. She’s finally getting her Citizen status and moving to another part of the city.”
“Is she?” Q asked, absentmindedly. His whole focus was now on how Iliya hid his head in the shoulders, eyes clouded, like he did when it was his teacher’s hands caressing him. “It would be nice of you to accompany her.”
“Want to come, too, Gentry?” Sereen insisted, clearly wanting to end this strange little display, but G innocently lifted her eyes from her hard work and took the second neglected foot to her lap to give it the same treatment, swiftly pulling the other shoe off.
Iliya didn’t seem to mind, still not meeting Q’s gaze though.
Why wasn’t he jealous?
Was he so adamant to give his wronged lover some space that the scene didn’t stir any contempt in Q’s heart, let alone make him see red?
Was he just respectful of Iliya’s wishes, or was seeing him take this oddly sensuous yet innocent pleasure at the hands of another make Q feel things, too?
“I’d love to. I’ve only arrived last month, it’d be great to meet more real Citizens,” G said with a smile. “Are you coming, Teach?”
“I might,” Q said, distractedly, noticing the little pun that might just have been intentional. Had G noticed that he was... spellbound?
“Great, then we’ll be coming together,” the Newcomer said with a broad smile, digging her thumbs into the ball of Iliya’s foot and eliciting a little pathetic groan from the boy who immediately covered his pretty mouth with the hand that wasn’t digging into the grass.
Was she laughing at Q? Was she showing off what she could do with his boyfriend?
No, he was imagining things. Gentry had no way of knowing they’d been...
It was probably just how she was.
Cheeky.
But apparently very good with her hands.
“Right,” Q said, finally looking back at Sereen, who seemed to be at a loss for what was happening. She must have noticed it, too, then, not that it was hard to. “I’ll get going. Have to prepare for the next lecture.”
It wasn’t until he settled back at his desk again that he remembered what G had just said. She arrived last month... And he tested a candidate... last month. The candidate’s nickname was G...
Could it have been Gentry? So if she had passed the test, and was invited to Ashtapada, how come his assignment wasn’t completed?
“Turk,” he demanded again, this time failing to remember to put on the auglasses. “I need complete records of the latest Newcomers to Ashtapada.”

Asked out by a stripper close to my age.
Ok so I Am m21 and I went out to a strip club with a friend one night and sat at the bar and ordered a drink. This girl ( around 25-27) who works there came up and started talking to me about just random stuff (small talk) it seemed like it was real easy to talk to her. She complimented me once or twice about my appearance and my personality (didn’t seem over the top I have been to lots of strip clubs before). She also said she “wants to chill sometime” she didn’t ask for me to buy a dance once not even a drink so I wanted to be kind and get her a drink she chose to only get a water. So after more talk I asked if she wanted to go do a dance she said yes when we got down there she just sat on my lap and we talked well past the time I payed for wasn’t really a dance only grinded a little bit. She said she wanted to get my number at some point during the dance so I gave it to her. Now we have plans to go out to eat soon (sex was not mentioned once or her job just talking about life) does anyone know what to make of this? Like is she just being nice because she’s payed to or?
Ps, I understand a strippers job is they are supposed to be really nice to you and flirt but this felt different.

• they accidentally physically hurt the listener? = They’d be very apologetic and help take care of her.
• the listener hugged them from behind? = Hug back.
• someone held a g*n to the listener? = I think most if not all of the military guys would be able to disarm them (maybe the listener too!). The civilians would try to get between them to protect her and talk the villain down. Or secretly call for help while keeping them talking.
• the listener fell asleep on them in an Uber? = They’d carry her out and put her to bed.
• the listener cuddles up to them falling asleep either on their lap or shoulder? = Not move for a while and then try and gently pick her up and deposit her in bed.
• to the listener trying to hold their hand? = Emerson would just do it automatically. Jack, Brian, Jim, and Alex would smile at her and then kiss her hand. Derek and Will would stiffen up a bit and then gradually relax. Linus would get all flustered but not let go.
• the listener cuddle up to the boys on their side or lap how would they react? = They’d cuddle back.
• they saw the listener getting bullied? = They’d step in and help however they could.
• they caught the listener running away? = They would stop her and talk to her about the problem.
• they woke up to the listener cuddling them still asleep? = Continue cuddling.
• if someone drugged the listener? = Super pissed off. Half of them would go after the person and/or call the police. And the others would comfort and care for the listener.
• they actively saw the listener get experimented on/tortured? = Freak the fuck out and do everything they could to save her.
• the listener fell out of the bed in the middle of the night? = Have a little snicker and then offer to help her back into bed (or pick her up if she was still asleep).
• the listener started playing with their hair or scratching their back? = They’d all smile at her and enjoy, except Derek who would pretend not to.
• the listener was crying in her sleep? = Right in the feels. They would gently cuddle her, perhaps hum softly to see if they could soothe her without waking her. If it didn’t work, they’d wake her up and comfort her.
• the listener received hate mail? = They’d take great delight in answering back and verbally destroying them.
• the listener cuddled them after having a nightmare but the boys were still asleep? = They’d probably all cuddle back unconsciously and then ask her about it in the morning.
• the listener said she was scared of them? = They’d be upset but stay calm and talk to her. If needed, they’d get someone to help her.
• the listener couldn’t reach something on a high shelf? = Get it for her. Maybe with some teasing from Alex and Derek.
• the listener was play-fighting with them? = Play along.
• listener had a near death experience? = They’d all be upset and distraught, doing all they could to save her. And comfort her afterwards.
• if someone sedated the listener without her or the boys permission first? = They’d be mad.
• the listener and the boys were all out in public and the listener whispered in their ear that she’s getting anxiety and wants to leave? = They would comfort her, make excuses, and leave with her.
• the listener had to get sedated and was scared? = They’d be right by her side, calming her and distracting her. Promising to be right there when she woke up.
• the listener had a specific stuffed animal that calmed her down and comforted her? = They’d all think it was sweet (though Derek would pretend he didn’t) and make sure to get it for her if she needed it.
• the listener whispered something spicy in their ear? = Smirk and kiss her: Jack, Derek, Alex, Brian, Jim. Turn bright red and become tongue-tied: Will and Emerson. Explode into a flustered mess: Linus.
• react to listener dancing? = They’d be delighted. Jim, Alex, and possibly Brian would get up and dance with her.
• the listener started singing mindlessly and had a beautiful voice? = They would mostly all compliment her on her voice, maybe even start singing with her. Linus and Derek would probably hold back due to nerves (Linus) and being a tsundere (Derek).
• the listener was ordered to be on bed rest, but she kept trying and insisting on getting up? = They’d gently keep her in bed and do everything they could to distract her and keep her company.
• they walked in on listener changing? = They’d all immediately go, “!!!!,” then turn around, apologize, and leave.
• they had to hold down the listener for something like a procedure? = They’d try to talk her through it smoothly first. Explain what’s going to happen and why. If she was still uncooperative, they’d hold her down, but none of them would be happy about it. Emerson, Alex, and Linus have the most experience with uncooperative patients. So they’d take the lead. Jack would probably ask the medical staff if there was any other possible way.
• the listener locked the hospital door from the inside. = If she was in danger or serious medical distress, they’d find a way to force the door open. Otherwise, they’d just talk to her calmly from the other side until she was ready to open the door.
• the listener was refusing medication? = They would sit and talk with her about it, encourage her to take what she needs to in order to get bettestay well.
• the listener said she was scared of hospitals? = They’d comfort her. Cuddle her, distract her, take her through breathing techniques. The medical guys would explain each step.
• the listener had surgery and was loopy afterward? = They’d take care of her. Maybe have a little giggle. Roll with it.
• the listener hid an injury from them? = They’d be surprised and sad. Depending on the situation, might scold her lightly while getting her help.
• the listener tried hugging them? = They would all hug back. Derek might grumble about it a bit.
• the listener went into a little corner where they couldn’t reach and wouldn’t come out due to fear? = They’d sit beside her and talk to her softly. Offering snacks, stuffed animals, water. Anything to try and get her to feel better. They wouldn’t force it. They’d wait until she was ready to come out. Then they’d hold her and help her to calm down.
• the listener was in a lot of physical pain? They’d alternate between trying to stay calm and frantically demanding help.
• the listener ran away in the middle of the night? = After all this? They’d probably be frantic. If she left a note, they’d just go after her and try to get her to talk. If she didn’t, they’d get the whole military and secret service to find her.
• the listener and then had a an argument and she left the house out of anger? = They would let her go and take time to cool off. Then discuss more calmly when she came back. If she didn’t come back, they would call or text.
• to the listener sleeping on the floor after an argument? = This one hits a soft spot for me. If they saw her doing that before they went to bed, they’d all object and insist she rest on the bed or the couch. If they just saw her in the morning, they would all be surprised and saddened, carrying her back to bed and offering to cuddle while they make up. Derek would be the most … Derek about this. “Och! What’re you doin’ there on the floor?! Just looking for excuses to ask me for a massage later.” (He would still do the same thing, carrying you back to bed.)
• to listener kissing their cheek? = Jack, Brian, Jim, and Alex would all kiss her back in return. Linus would dissolve into flustered noises, blushing madly. Derek would raise an eyebrow and then deny the fact that he’s blushing. Will would stutter slightly and awkwardly thank her.
• what would the boys do if someone cat-called the Listener? = I think Emerson would march right over and ask if their mother knew they talked like that. Linus would ignore it and put his arm around you, asking if you were okay. Derek, Jim, and Alex would catcall back. Brian, Jack, and Will would probably stop, turn, and stare menacingly.

Paiche Onyemaechi was a 25 year old Malawian woman who was brutally murdered after leaving her home in County Waterford, Ireland in July 2004. Despite numerous appeals and investigations, her murder has never been solved.
Paiche was the daughter of Leonard Unyolo, the then chief justice minister of Malawi. In the 1990's, she left Malawi to complete a course of study in London after enrolling on a business administration course. In 1999, she moved to Ireland as an asylum seeker with her Nigerian husband, a man called Chika Onyemaechi, and settled in Limerick for a time, where she had worked in lap dancing clubs and as a prostitute. In 2001, she relocated to Waterford with her husband where they had 2 children, Anthony and Andrew. They had both been granted Irish residency following the birth of their first child.
It was reported that prior to her murder, Paiche had gone missing on a number of occasions but had always returned. However, on July 10th 2004, her husband reported her missing for the last time. He told police that she had left on July 8th and hadn't returned. He hadn't worried immediately due to her history of vanishing but that he was concerned that she still hadn't returned. Garda confirmed the last sighting of Paiche was at 5pm on July 8th in Pickardstown, approximately 7.5km from her home in Herblain Park in Waterford City. On July 13th, a woman discovered Paiche's remains by Brenor bridge in County Kilkenny, approximately 30km from her home in Waterford. She had been savagely beaten and decapitated and her decomposing body was wrapped in black plastic bags. Her head has never been found and Gardaí believe it may have been taken as a trophy.
Her husband, Chika, was interviewed by Gardaí but was released without charge. However, when Garda searched their family home, they noticed that areas of carpet had been cut out and removed. Strangely, Chika went missing in strange circumstances mere days after her body was found and no trace of him has ever been discovered. Garda have now stated that they are concerned for his well-being due to the circumstances in which he vanished but to date, he has never been located. Numerous leads were followed, including theories that she may have been murdered due to her work as a prostitute or that her killing was linked to voodoo. However, these didn't lead anywhere and the trail ran cold.
In 2004, Gardaí received an anonymous letter that contained information about her killing and even named alleged perpetrators. Two men were arrested in August 2004 in relation to her killing but they were released without charge. A woman who was interviewed was also released. In 2005, Garda stated that they had submitted a file to the prosecution service and that charges were imminent. However, this never went anywhere and nobody was ever formally charged with her murder. In 2006, a Nigerian man named Chijioke Ezekwem was charged with failing to disclose information in relation to Paiche's murder.
Paiche's father flew to Ireland for her funeral and met with the then justice minister, Michael McDowell. McDowell stated that he would do everything in his power to find her killers. Arrangements were also made for Paiche and Chika's 2 children to return to Malawi to live with her father in light of Chika's mysterious disappearance.
It's been almost 20 years since Paiche's horrific murder and nobody has ever been convicted for the inhumane killing. Despite numerous appeals for information, interviews with her family and fresh eyes examining her case, it remains unsolved with no justice ever being served.
Sources: https://www.munster-express.ie/community-notes/someone-knows-what-happened-to-paiche/
https://irishunresolvedmysteries.home.blog/2020/07/21/paiche-onyemaechi-kilkenny/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Paiche_Onyemaechi
https://m.independent.ie/regionals/herald/anniversary-plea-to-missing-husband-over-headless-body/27919010.html

Not sure what to flair this as. Sorry if it's wrong.
I'm looking for a specific cover of Closer, but I can't seem to find it on YouTube anymore and I don't remember the name of the band that did it. I think it may have been deleted. I tried searching for it but there's so many covers of this song that it's practically impossible to find the right one, if it even is out there still.
It was a well produced cover, complete with music video (not like something recorded in someone's bedroom). While I don't remember the name of the band, I do remember the music video pretty clearly. It was darkly lit, not much color, and featured the band getting lap dances or whatever. More notably there were several shots of dinner plates covered in worms and magots and things like that. I think rotten food as well. It was a bit strange.
It was my favorite cover as I really liked the lead singer's voice. I really want to find it, but I've been searching for nearly a year now and I can't find it anywhere.
Does anyone know what I'm talking about? Who was the band? I would really appreciate it if anyone could help me out with finding this cover. <3

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BOOM
Noah did a fist pump as he saw a massive dust cloud and a couple of trees were torn down in the explosion. “Now that is an explosion! None of that dull thud sound that mana bomb makes, no sir.” He thought as he imagined decimating hordes of orcs with bombs. “Okay, with bombs out of the way, on to the explosive bullets. Wait. Can’t I just surround the firebomb with a bunch of earth bullets to imitate a fragmentation grenade?”
With that thought, he got to work. Making full-sized earth bullets though would require too much mana so instead, he made them smaller and more the size of a baby corn.
**You have acquired the spell [Fragmentation Grenade]**
After that, he immediately went on to make an explosive bullet which was basically a scaled-down version of the bomb. So it wasn’t a surprise when it only took a few seconds for him to get the notification.
**You have acquired the spell [Explosive Bullet]**
He danced around in celebration when he saw that. “Ehem…” “Oink…” Suddenly, he froze as he heard the sound of someone clearing their throat and oinks filled with derision from behind him. He turned around and saw Mark, along with the boars looking at him in contempt.
“Are you done wrecking nature then Mr. Avatar?” Mark asked as he forcefully wiped the contempt away from his face.
“Uhhh, yeah I’m done. Those orcs won’t know what hit them!” Noah said, trying to put on a brave front but the pink blush on his face betrayed his true emotions.
“Okay then, let’s get back to hunting before the sun goes down.”
***
An hour of running later, Noah topped Mark and himself off with [Enhance] and finally got into the general area of the encampment. He pulsed his radar and found two groups of six orcs fairly close together. “Okay here’s the plan, I make a pitfall over in that clearing and put a bomb in, while you lure them toward it. Simple enough plan but those orcs aren’t the sharpest tools in the shed so it should work. There is a warrior or archer in both parties so that might complicate things. Let’s just hope they’re both warriors so the pitfalls still work. Sound good?”
“Yup! I’m excited to see your bombs at work.”
“Me too.”
Mark then ran off into the forest at three times the speed of the old-world’s fastest athletes. Noah couldn’t help but marvel and look on with envy at how fast his cousin ran. “Wonder how I can emulate that kind of speed with spells?” He thought for a moment but in the end, shook his head. “Not the time. Let’s get to making the trap.
Noah walked over to the clearing and got to work on digging a big enough hole for twelve huge orcs. He activated [Earth Manipulation] and started mentally lifting the earth for as much as his skill permitted which was around four hundred kilograms. It of course scaled with the level of his skill with a hundred kilograms added for every level.
A few minutes of heavy lifting later, he finished the hole. Well, you couldn’t really see the hole as he suspended a very thin layer of dirt on top of it, held up by nothing but mana. With the hole done, he activated his single most destructive skill and conjured a fragmentation bomb. It cost a whopping sixty mana but with how much damage it could deal, it was relatively cheap. So, he did what any guy would do and pumped forty more mana into the spell.
After admiring his masterpiece for a minute, he heard screaming in the distance. In fact, he heard his name.
“NOAAAAH! Where’s the fucking HOLE?!” He saw Mark running for dear life with an arrow sticking out of his right shoulder blade. “He’s actually running faster than earlier.” He immediately squashed the jealousy bubbling up inside him and manipulated the air to blow against the orcs in hot pursuit of Mark furiously. That somewhat worked to slow them down a little, it even managed to redirect some arrows flying at his cousin.
“OVER HERE! When I say jump, you JUMP!” Noah screamed back
A moment later, he saw that Mark was getting close and…
“READY?! JUMP!”
***
Mark leaped off the ground with all his might as he didn’t know how big the hole was. But, in doing so, he couldn’t control where he was going to land, and with all the trees in the forest… “Right, trees. Well, at least it's not arrows.” With that thought, he accepted his fate and closed his eyes. “This is going to hurt in the morning…”
\***
Noah saw his cousin majestically leap higher and farther than those professional long jumpers and shifted his attention to the ten orcs that followed after him. They were running so fast that even if they had the thought that something was wrong, which they didn’t, they wouldn’t be able to stop in time. So, down they went, into the pit.
When all ten orcs fell into the trap, he excitedly threw down the pre-made hundred-mana-bomb and took a few steps back.
BOOOOOOOM
“THAT’S WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT!”
He took a peek into the pit and saw that all the orcs were dead, some were full of holes, some were on fire and trying to claw their way up the pit, and the others closest to the bomb were both burning and full of holes. But as he was celebrating the bomb’s effectiveness, two arrows came out of nowhere and hit him. One arrow hit his left arm, it passed through it as if it were paper, cleanly cutting his ulna in two. The other arrow however hit him in a more dangerous part, his left lung, immediately making it much harder to breathe.
He looked around and saw the pit, he jumped down, knowing that it was his only option. The moment he landed at the bottom with the orc corpses to break his fall, he lay flat on the ground and rushed to cover himself in dirt leaving only a small slit for his eyes. He waited and waited until a minute later he heard Mark yelling.
“Noah! Are you okay?!” Noah smiled and was about to yell back that he was fine but he suddenly saw Mark dive into the hole as arrows whizzed past him. Thankfully, the corpses broke his fall.
“Hey Mr. Healer, how are you doing on this fine day?” Noah sarcastically said as Mark landed in the pit.
Mark looked around and noticed an unnatural mound of dirt and immediately understood what his cousin had done. He hurriedly laid down and said “Hurry and cover me with dirt too before those archers come!”
“Okay”
And so, both covered in dirt, they waited. Waited for the archers to peek into the pit so that Noah could kill them with his spells.
“So, are you going with the old earth spike up their asses or are you trying out your other new spell?” Mark asked
“New spell. Definitely the new spell.” Noah said, eager for the archers to take a peek. “Peek me bitches, I dare you.” He mumbled to himself. He felt like he was playing CS:GO again but this time in real life and with live ugly targets out to get them.
It took half an hour of waiting but they finally heard grunting from two distinct voices. A second later, two heads peaked into the pit and Noah immediately cast his new bullet spell *bang bang\* and killed them both at the same time.
***
After Mark got to healing both of them, Noah put the bodies and gear of the orcs away in his artifact and made a winding staircase along the walls of the pit with [Earth Manipulation]. They went up the stairs and came up to the sight of two headless orcs with bows in their hands.
“Should we give one to Talal?” Noah asked, wondering if their friend could even use bows seeing as he fought in his original form most of the time.
“Certainly wouldn’t hurt to. He does have a human form after all.” Mark said and observed the dimming sky “Let’s get back to the building, I’m starting to miss the reinpiglets.”
“You’re really enjoying yourself huh papa boar.” Noah had a stupid grin look on his face as he teased his cousin.
“I’ve always liked pets and I don’t know if it’s because they’re boars or because of mana but those boars are definitely smarter than the dog I used to have. And well, they’re adorable.”
“That they are.” After saying that, Noah cast [Enhance] on Mark and himself, eager to just lie down and sleep.
***
An hour of running later, they finally arrived at the building and were greeted by the oink patrol. Mark hurriedly ran into their midst and basked in the adorable oinks and kisses that he received. Soon after, mama Emeri came and broke up the party oinking at the piglets and making them follow her into their makeshift room. The piglets dejectedly oinked at Mark as if they were sad to leave him so soon after their reunion, but, they had to obey their mama.
So, Mark looked on longingly at the retreating furry little piglets and let out a sigh. “Let’s do the nightly tally thing we’ve been doing and get to sleep… Sigh…” Mark sighed again like an old man.
“Come on, it’s not like you’re never going to see them again. Tell you what, we can do the tally in their room.”
Mark’s eyes lit up “That’s a great idea! Let’s go!”
And so they went to the boars’ room and sat on the floor, surrounded by curious piglets oinking at them. Mark seemed to be in his element as he put one piglet on his lap and another on his head.
“Sigh” Mark sighed again, but this time, in contentment.
Noah saw this and couldn’t help but smile. He picked one of the piglets up and put it on his head “Oink!” but it oinked in revolt as it shimmied its way down his head.
“Oh, Prancer doesn’t like that. He kind of likes wandering around and being free. Emeri always has to keep an eye on him every time they go out just to make sure he doesn’t get himself killed.” Mark said matter-of-factly
“How do you even tell them apart?” Noah looked at the seven identical piglets. they had brown fur with brown stripes all over and frowned. “They all look identical to me.”
“I honestly don’t know, they look identical to me too but I just get this feeling when I look at them, you know?”
“I don’t, but anyway, let’s get to the tally!” Noah said excitedly as he brought out all the corpses of the orcs along with their gear. He examined the bodies riddled with holes first as he already knew the prices of the gear. The bodies on the other hand had so much of it missing that he wouldn’t be surprised if they were worth nothing.
**Orc – lvl 8(Dead)** [Cannot be sold]
“I figured.” He sighed as he looked at the ten worthless bodies on the floor “Now what do we do with you?”
It was then that Emeri came over and sniffed the orcs’ bodies. She looked at him expectantly and oinked as if to tell him that she wanted the bodies.
He looked at her slightly weirded out. Although the orcs weren’t technically human, they were humanoid enough that he’d feel weird to see them being eaten right in front of them.
“Give them to the pigs, the invaders’ corpses have special effects on animals when eaten” Talal suddenly appeared out of nowhere and said
Noah and Mark’s hearts skipped a beat when Talal spoke but immediately calmed down when they recognized his voice. Some of the piglets even jumped like surprised cats.
“They are worthless to you but they might change the lives of your little pets here” Tala continued “Besides, you already saw me eat that scout from before, what’s the difference in feeding them to the literal pigs?”

3. Hyperbole:
Amelia's heart sank as she watched the ink spill across the pages of her meticulously handwritten novel. In a moment of sheer despair, she declared to her cat, "Well, Mr. Whiskers, there goes my masterpiece! It's a literary apocalypse, a catastrophe of epic proportions! I might as well be the first person to attempt climbing Mount Dishwasher with this calamity!"
6. Assonance:
As the sun set over the tranquil lake, Sarah's laughter echoed across the water, blending with the melodic cadence of the lapping waves. Her anecdotes, filled with vowel-rich verses, resonated like a gentle serenade, leaving everyone on the lakeshore immersed in the harmonious symphony of shared memories.
21. Allegory:
In the kingdom of Eldoria, where the whispers of discontent reverberated through every stone and shadow, the wise Sage represented the elusive pursuit of Enlightenment, the sly Serpent personified Temptation, and the towering Silver Peaks embodied the steadfastness of Integrity. As their intricate dance unfolded amidst the royal court and hidden corners of the realm, the allegory of power, deceit, and the delicate balance of morality played out, weaving the fate of Eldoria's inhabitants into the tapestry of a timeless narrative.

Hi guys so l'm an entertainer and I got my rhinoplasty on May 28th 2024 which was last Tuesday. I got my rhinoplasty in Asia and I'm still gonna be here until next week so I can heal it well before I get into an airplane to go back home in the United States. I was wondering when is the soonest and safest I can go back into working? And when is the soonest I can start going up on the pole again? I was thinking just to be on the floor and not do any stages. But then again vip rooms and lap dances do require some strength but not so much if I dial it down. I've just been on vacation and I need to make money but I want to keep it safe. What do you guys think? For reference I had my tip plasty, alar plasty, nothing was done above the tip and alars so my healing has been super easy.

Icestorm:
A thirteen year old Ali stumbled into my training room, fresh bruises and cuts covering her skin. Tying her waves into a bun, there was no light in her eyes. Someone had stolen the sparkle and I had a clue who. Mumbling an apology under her breath, her body twitched at the slightest of touch. Blood soaked the back of her tank top, a quick lift of her shirt revealing fresh whip marks. Bowing her head in shame, this genius of an officer had gotten her pilot’s license a year ago. Shame should have never been felt, a simmering rage boiling in my eyes.
“Leave it alone.” She mumbled brokenly, tears splashing onto the grass. “I deserved it for god knows what this time.” Shaking my head, my strong hands guided her to the one bench. Using a wave of ice to bring me the medicine kit, her fingers dug into her legs with every dab of alcohol on the fresh wounds. Moving onto an ointment I created specifically for her, her next words broke my heart.
“Why do I have to be her punching bag? It isn’t enough that everyone hates me.” She sobbed uncontrollably, wiping her tears away. “Doesn’t she get that it freaking hurts! Ignore me, master!” Pulling out the gauze to wrap her up, her tenacity made that an impossible task. A fit of hearty laughter had her wet eyes meeting my jolly smile, my goal from now on being to make her as happy as I can.
“No way in hell, kiddo!” I announced with another big laugh, my eyes catching the commander glaring down at me. “Let’s get some ice cream as a reward for all your good work.” Popping to her feet, her eyes reminded me of a child for the first time in a long while. Pressing calloused palms together, the hard work showed in where they were. Smiling brightly, I flipped off the commander behind my back. She wouldn’t dare punish me, a sly grin danced across my lips. Shrugging as I guided her out of my training room, our boots echoed down the empty halls of the academy. Weeping next to me, she flashed me an exhausted smile. Wiping away her tears, panic twisted my features. Tugging at my worn leather vest and pants, embarrassment colored her cheeks. Our future would be bleak if she defected but for now I could bask in her warmth. Bouncing her fist into her palm, her smile brightened to her genuine smile.
“If I could be president tomorrow, then I would bring us all together!” She chirped cheerfully, spinning around before her smile faded. “Like that would ever happen. People would have to stop calling me a mutt first.” Ruffling her hair, the loose strands of her hair floated up with the return of her real smile. Such a sweet girl and the world was shattering her to pieces. Stepping into the ice cream shop, everyone stopped to stare at her. Throwing slurs her way, an ice cream cone splattered inches from her feet. The corner of her lips quivered, her body disappeared into the crowd. Berating everyone before I left, my boots bounced off the sleek streets. Shoving my way through the different aliens, our society’s view needed to change desperately. Hours passed of me searching, the crowds dwindling. A familiar scream shattered the silence, the sound sending me in the direction of an alleyway. A busted up Ali lay in a growing pool of blood, a few gang members leaping over the nearest fence. Struggling to sit up, several stab wounds dotted her body. Grasping at her pants, her puffy and bruised face met my twitching snarl. How dare they hurt my student!
“Could you kill me already!” She pleaded desperately, screaming into the sky. “All anyone else but Jack and you want to hurt me. I love Jack and I love you like a father. Everyone else hates me for something I can’t control, damn it! Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!” Crouching down to her level, my hands cupped her face. Wiping her tears away with my thumbs, a thirteen year old should never feel like this. Pushing me to the ground, a golden light sealed her wounds shut. Struggling to her feet, she limped away from me. Glancing back in my direction, a sad smile quivered on her lips.
“No one must hear what I said. They might hate me more. The last thing I want is for you guys to get burned in the line of my fire.” She choked out through another flood of tears, her facial swelling dying down. “I promise that I will be fine.” Jack called for her in the distance, her real smile illuminating her features. Her voice calling for me to wake up had me fading in out of my memory.
Sucking in a deep breath, Ali was standing over me in the winter version of her space suit. She doubled in my vision, her smile reminding me of that day. Coming into focus, her hand rested on her hip. Grinning ear to ear, the harsh atmosphere of my planet howled outside of my ship. Leaning forward with a big grin, her thick brown leather gloves contrasted the fluffy winter coat.
“When I said I loved you like a father that day, I meant it.” She proclaimed while spinning around, her hands landing on her hips. “You treated me like a human being and stitched me up when the commander ordered the nurse to stop treating me. You strayed a bit which we all do. I know that you care a lot about me. You took me out for ice cream to make me feel better. You crouched down to my level to wipe away my tears. You listened to me rant about how I wanted to die. Also, it might be an honor to be the first person I said I love you to. Keep that in mind when you are feeling down.” Touched by her words, silent tears danced down my cheeks. Undoing my harness, her dream was about to come true. All of the officers had been gathered and the informant in my village had the location of Solomon for the next few days in exchange for the extermination of an ice bear. Tucking her staff into the new golden case that the group had gifted her, a tired depression had her face falling.
“Can I be open for a second? A deep fright has me scared that I can’t bring the peace that I want to.” She admitted freely, making her way over to the door. “Bogs might be wrong about me.” Fighting back tears, she moved a thick scarf over her mouth. My heart broke for her, her hand dropping to her side. Choosing not to finish her thoughts, her trembling fingers had the door hissing open. Stepping into the howling landscape, my footfalls echoed behind her. Locking up the ship behind me, her bag of supplies bounced off her hips. Crunching up to her side, the leather groaned as she clenched her fists. Hiking into the sea of glowing brick homes, her downtrodden expression spoke of regret.
“I miss my girls.” She sighed tiredly, her bond with her snakes speaking of her kindness. “They would curl around me but even I know that it is too cold here for them.” Frozen tears exploded against the snow, my arms yanking her into a bear hug. Shivering in my arms, uncontrollable sobs wracked her body. Staring ahead into the place I used to call home, her fingers dug into my space suit. Snores echoed in my ear, her emotions sweeping her away to a rough slumber. Carrying her into my parents’ home, I placed her on the couch. Noting her dark bags, the lack of sleep must be the problem. Getting the fireplace going, I locked my door on the way out. Sprinting into the blizzard, the bear problem could be solved by me. Following the tracks, a tall ice cave towered over me. Sneaking into the shadows, a roar had my palms gripping the wall. Fighting my fear, terror rounded my eyes at the enormous ice bear lumbering past me. The bastard said he was five foot tall not twenty feet tall, my powers wouldn’t suffice. A sharp whistle had me crying for Ali to get out of the way, a golden glow hiding her body. Steam hissed in the air with every violent clash, something else felt off. Solomon came out of the shadows, the rest of the team coming in on the other side of her. Lasers dotted the night skies, our ships battling his ships. Spinning her staff in her palm, golden energy swirled around her. Wondering what woke her up, the bit of rest was now a thought of the past.
“The jig is up, captain.” He laughed maniacally, raising his staff in her direction. “Time to die like the mutt you are.” Her hair floated up, his eyes twinkling with malice. Surprise rounded my eyes at the bear bowing in my direction, a low growl begging for me to pet it. Scratching behind its ear, low rumbles shook the ground. Shrinking down to my height standing, he slid me onto his back. Running my fingers through his fur, the colors reminded me of the Northern Lights. More ships surrounded Solomon’s fleet, his face falling at the sight of our allies outnumbering him. Calling into his radio, his orders to attack fell on deaf ears. Shrieking louder and louder, his composure began to slip, a deep voice sending him over the edge.
“We quit!” The voice spoke simply, his electricity growing wilder. “Your tyrant ass is done! Go get them, president!” Silent tears stained her cheeks, determination blooming in her eyes. A fit of laughter burst from her lips, her hands cupping her stomach. Too stunned to speak, electricity blossomed into lightning. Realization dawned on me at the rubber on the heels of everyone’s boots but his own, golden energy melting a large circle. Ordering us to cover her, her laughter paused abruptly.
“Don’t you see. We had your officers acting as secret agents.” She explained calmly, watching him flip in the air. “Your reign of terror is done.” Leaping off my new friend’s back, her snakes hissed to get the bear into the safe zone. Checking my boots, this was the first time I noticed the rubber on the heels of my boots. Grinning ear to ear, a wave of ice prevented him from striking her in the head. Hopping onto a ledge, her order for us to get out had chills running up my spine. The broken smile she donned had Jack shouting at her not to do it, his tears cascading faster and faster. A blast of golden energy knocked us into the safety zone, a thicker dome of golden energy preventing us from getting to her. Her hair floated up, golden scales popping up on her skin. Her pets hissed wildly, Solomon floating up in the air, his electricity searing off his scales. He would burn her alive if she got too close to him, her feet pushing off the ledge. The two were balls of light and lightning, the balls bouncing around. Horror rounded my eyes at her splashing into the water, a river of blood pouring from her lips. Jack banged on the outside, the others pleading with her to move. Angling his staff for her head, the crack had us crying out at once. Ratalia and Ratonia slithered up to my side, the two of them curling around me for comfort. Actual tears dribbled onto my head, the creatures screeching out in pure loss. Her fingers twitched, Solomon taking a step back in horror, her bloody hands pulling her to her feet. Leaning onto her staff, several blows had destroyed her organs. Spitting out blood, her body swayed. Wondering what she was doing, the last of her power was building around her palm. Jack pleas continued to fall on deaf ears, the glass ball in her pocket ringing. Disbelief rounded my eyes at her picking up with the brightest smile she could muster. Scampy asked repeatedly if she was coming home, her tears splashing onto the surface. An eerie silence came over everyone, Solomon preparing for his next attack, her words breaking our hearts into pieces.
“I don’t know but I am going to do my best. I love you with all of my h-” She wept openly, his lightning breaking their communication device. Dropping her staff, she pulled her fist back. Aiming for his chest, blood painted each other’s face. His staff sank into her chest, her fingers ripping out his heart. Broken shock birthed a tense silence, his dead body splashing into the water. Dragging herself onto the ice, his lightning cooked his body into ash. Rolling his heart into the ash, the organ didn’t last long. The dome glitched out, Jack and Valentia rushing over to treat her. Arguing with each other, her hands cupped his shaking hands.
“I am sorry but I didn’t see another way.” She wheezed, all of us surrounding her while sobbing uncontrollably. “I apologize to you guys as well. You made a hell of a team. Every time I look at all of you, I see you as family. The type of family every orphan dreams of.” Valentia shook her head, Jack pulling her onto his lap. Ripping the staff from her chest, blood ran like a river into the crackling water. Holding her hand like her life depended on it, time slowed as it hit the ice. An ungodly wail burst from Jack’s lips, Ratalia nudging my pockets. The last of my miracle potion grazed my fingertip, something always telling me to hold onto it. Plucking it from my pocket, the key to her living rolled in my palm. Valentia caught it in her palm. Her last day couldn't be today, not if I had anything to do with it.
“This is your famous miracle potion. You can’t even find the ingredients anymore.” She uttered in disbelief, the navy liquid sloshing around. “You might need this.” Waving my hand around, my daughter needed it.
“I think we need it.” I choked out through a wall of tears, dim hope burning in my heart. “We need her. Save her for all of us. Please?” The corner of my lips quivered, her head nodding. Popping the cork, she poured the liquid down her throat. A bright light blinded us!
Epilogue: Alisandra’s view
Sitting at my president’s desk, my fingers traced the angry burn scar on my chest. Wondering how six years had passed so fast, the universe seemed to be running like a well oiled machine. My emerald mechanic’s suit hugged my baby bump, my third child was on the way. Taking in the wall of my hangar, I wouldn’t have my capital anywhere else. Rising from my chair, pictures of the past years covered the walls. Today was a special day, the incident from six years nearly taking my life. His staff narrowly missed my heart, my eyes resting on my severely scarred hand. Hissing had me perking up, my eight foot girls slithering up to me. Making my way down the stairs, a broken smile lingered on my lips. Beautiful sunshine bathed my face, sand crunching as I made it to the cemetery with the lilies I grabbed on my way out. Finding Bogs grave, the sand met my knees as I laid the lilies on the top. Pressing my palms together, the little boy growing in me would be named Bogs in his honor.
“Hello old friend and my fallen comrades. I came to tell you that an unprecedented peace has come over the universe.” I wept honestly, pressing my forehead to the sand. “I have another little boy on the way and my family has grown quite a bit over the years. Catz is on her fourth child with your brother, Officer Smatters. Kids can run free like never before. Not a fear can stop their smiles. Although, I wish I could smile more. I wish I could say I was happy but the bite of depression remains. Why can’t I be happy? I mean I stopped the bad guy right and here I sit crying like a little bitch.” Wiping my tears away, a familiar set of fingers playing with my ears had me glancing up to meet Jack’s loving gaze. Sitting down next to me, his commander's suit looked sharp on him. Resting my head on his shoulder, his lips grazed the top of my head.
“Whatever it is, we can all work through it together. You are the president after all.” He pointed out with a proud smile, his finger lifting up my chin with his finger. Kissing my lips tenderly, time slowed down. Popping to his feet, he placed me onto his back. The people of the capital waved, Tenty running towards our favorite place to meet. Skidding into the noodle shop, my family shouted hello. Setting me down, Jack took his place at the head of the table. Ratalia and Ratonia played with Icy’s bear, Scampy smashing into me. His thirteen year old boy was a far cry from the one I rescued. Every day was filled with his laughter, his six year old and three year old sister bouncing around him in their matching mechanic’s suit. April, my three year old girl was the miniature version of me. Scooping her up, her golden snake eyes met mine with the greatest love. Forgetting my sorrow for a tender moment, the restaurant owner set our orders onto the table. Scooping up Basy, we took our seats next to Jack. Scampy scooted close to me, his hand holding mine for a second. Remembering the blackness for a second, Bogs told me that it wasn’t my time. A bright light threw me back into the arms of life, my second chance was one that I would never squander. Someday Bogs would greet me in Heaven. Sinking into our usual conversations, Scampy rested his head on my shoulder. Icy called my name, his leather jacket reminding me of the olden days when he took care of me. Calling for me to chat with him for a second, Jack took April for a second. Basy cozied up to him, the others watching as Icy met me outside. The streets looked cleaner than when I showed up, the buildings looking worn but in good shape. Fishing around his pocket, his shaking hand placed a black box into my palm. Opening it up, my hand covered my mouth. A piece of Solomon’s staff hung off of a golden chain, his hands picking up the piece of jewelry.
“Remember when you said you wanted to be president, I had faith in you from the spot.” He gushed with fatherly admiration, my life always being owed to him. “I managed to get a piece of what nearly killed you before it got destroyed. I want you to know that I was always proud of you.” Dropping it over my head, a few words caught my eyes. Reading them, the words to my favorite warrior had fresh tears cascading off my chin.
“Thanks for saving that day. The depression sucks ass but every time I see what we accomplished together, the pain was almost worth it.” I cried softly, his arms pulling me into one of his bear hugs. “Do you think we could get ice cream later with my kids? They want grandfather time.” Ruffling my hair as he let me go, scarlet colored his scales. Pretending to mull it over, Basy smashed into his legs. There goes my little girl, her sweetness sure to win him over.
“Ice cream! Did you say ice cream?” She chirped cheerfully, her waves bouncing round with every jump. Caving into her puppy dog eyes, his arms scooped her up. Entering the noodle shop with them in tow, I took my seat at the head of the table. This was my tainted happily ever after, the sorrow of what occurred haunting me like a beautiful shadow.

Howdy yall!
I'm performing a strip/burlesque number at a Sapphic pride event coming up, and I'm looking for song recommendations.
This is a chair dance themed piece, so the type of songs one might out on to give a lap dance or strip for a partner would be ideal. Bonus points for Sapphic artists and/or clearly mentioned Sapphic themes in the songs themselves!

For those in town, here's 30 local events you can enjoy in a big summer line-up of local fun and the weather forecast looks great with three days of sunshine and highs in the 70s.
Weekend Rundown of Fun: 1. Arts NRV Market 2024 Montgomery Museum of Art & History, Christiansburg Friday, June 7, 2024, 12:00 - 6:30 PM and Saturday, June 8, 2024, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Admission: Free The Arts NRV Market is a celebration of creativity and community art. The Market will feature over 30 regional art and crafts vendors with artwork for sale and local art demonstrators on display. This event will also feature a wine garden, delicious food from Copper Dog & Co. food truck, and an arts-based raffle. This event will also feature the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts’ (VMFA) On the Road Traveling Museum Artmobile, a state-of-the-art, climate-controlled trailer equipped with Wi-Fi and interactive components that meet 21st-century expectations. The VMFA is bringing their "Love, Laughter, Tears: An Artist’s Guide to Emotion" exhibit to the Montgomery Museum. On Friday, after the market closes, the museum will host "Paint like Picasso!," a painting class led by Ruth Lefko and David Ferrell. The cost is $45.00 including canvas, materials, and one glass of wine. Limited additional wine may be purchased at the event. Finished paintings will be displayed at the museum after the market concludes. This event is for adults only, with a limit of 18 participants. Register is required and available online. Saturday features numerous art demos including Backyard Stone Carvers Demo, New River Arts & Fiber Demo and Fire and Sky Pottery Studio Demo. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=777427
2. 2024 Pearisburg Festival in the Park Pearisburg Community & Recreation Center, Pearisburg Friday, June 7, 2024, 5:00 - 11:00 PM, Saturday, June 8, 2024, 9:30 AM - 11:00 PM Admission: Free The 39th Pearisburg Festival in the Park features carnival rides, three days of live entertainment each day, food vendors with all your favorite festival foods, special activities, vendors and crafters concluding with a fireworks show on Saturday night. On Friday night, award-winning Pennsylvania bluegrass band Colebrook Road headlines and on Saturday night country music veteran and Randy Travis and Clay Walker songwriter Ray Scott headlines. There will be rides and games for the whole family. Free shuttle bus service is offered all nights for the duration of the Pearisburg Festival in the Park to and from downtown Pearisburg. The shuttle service will run as long as necessary to ensure festival goers can get back to their vehicles. Admission is free and all are welcome. Individual tickets for rides will be available at the festival. The Cancer Kids and Christmas & Pearisburg Festival Cruise-In will be held on Saturday from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Entry is $20.00 and vehicles must be registered by Noon. Trophies and prizes will be awarded. Chairs and blankets are welcome. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=778189
3. Furious Jones in Concert Rising Silo Farm Brewery, Blacksburg Friday, June 7, 2024, 6:00 - 9:00 PM Admission: Free Singer and songwriter Furious Jones currently resides in Blacksburg, VA though originally from Houston, TX. Enjoy a live acoustic solo show featuring Americana, blues, folk, and rock with both originals and extensive covers. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=778194
4. The Jared Stout Trio in Concert Rock House Marina, Pulaski Friday, June 7, 2024, 6:00 - 9:00 PM Admission: Free Three members of The Jared Stout Band perform on stage. Get ready to experience the high-octane energy and soulful sound of the Jared Stout Band. This alt-country powerhouse hails from Southwestern Virginia and is known for their unique blend of Appalachian rhythm and blues. As runners-up for the "On-The-Rise" award at FloydFest 22, the Jared Stout Band delivers an unforgettable performance by bringing their own energetic and soulful original songs to the stage. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=778186
5. 2024 SummerFEST Christiansburg Huckleberry Park, Christiansburg Friday, June 7, 2024, 6:00 - 10:00 PM Admission: Free Relay For Life of Montgomery County presents the 2024 SummerFEST. Kick off the new season and warmer weather with SummerFEST featuring five food trucks, 12+ vendors, entertainment, Kids Zone and more. In Relay For Life tradition, the event will also feature the Luminaria ceremony, survivor lap, fight back ceremony, and more. Entertainment includes the Appalachian Cloggers, Daniel Davis, group Zumba and more. There will also be a kids zone with Stormtroopers and the fully accessible playground & splash pad. All proceeds from fundraisers, donations, etc. go directly to the American Cancer Society in the fight for a cure. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=777382
6. 2024 Summer Arts Festival Friday Night Outdoor Concerts Kickoff with Blacksburg Community Band Henderson Lawn, Virginia Tech Friday, June 7, 2024, 6:00 - 7:30 PM Admission: Free The Summer Arts Festival kicks off their 2024 Friday Night Outdoor Concerts with the Blacksburg Community Band. The Blacksburg Community Band, Inc. is an all-volunteer community organization formed in 1989 under the auspices of the Department of Parks and Recreation in the Town of Blacksburg, Virginia. The band is under the direction of David McKee. The ensemble is open to individuals of all ages and ability levels from the New River Valley and surrounding areas. Bring your chairs and/or blankets. In the event of inclement weather, this event will be canceled. Friday Night Outdoor Concerts on Henderson Lawn are presented by Virginia Tech and the Town of Blacksburg as part of the 2024 Summer Arts Festival. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=778307
7. Friday Nights at the Farm with Music from Chloe and Stewart Scales Beliveau Farm Winery, Blacksburg Friday, June 7, 2024, 6:00 - 9:00 PM Admission: Free Beliveau Farm Winery continues Friday Nights at the Farm with Music from Chloe and Stewart Scales. Hailing from opposite ends of the state of Virginia, Chloé and Stewart met in 2012 at the Floyd Country Store, brought together by a shared interest in the music of southwest Virginia. Chloé is a classically trained cellist who is exploring traditional music; Stewart is a self-taught bluegrass banjo, guitar, and bass player. Now married, together they play a variety of styles, but folk and bluegrass are favorite genres. Enjoy delicious food from Beliveau's full service kitchen until 8:30 PM and chat over a glass of wine during our extended bar hours until 9:00 PM. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=778611
8. Squeeze the Squid in Concert The Milk Parlor, Blacksburg Friday, June 7, 2024, 9:00 PM - 12:00 AM Admission: $5.00 Squeeze the Squid is a psychedelic funk rock band from Richmond, VA. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=778693
9. Fundraiser Ride For Firefighter Jeremy Compton and His Family Radford Fire Department, Radford Saturday, June 8, 2024, 8:30 AM - TBD Admission: $20.00 The Radford Fire Department and Christiansburg Fire Department presents a Fundraiser Ride For Firefighter Jeremy Compton and His Family starting at the Radford Fire Department and ending on the Christiansburg Fire Department. Registration is from 8:30-10:00 AM and kickstands up at 10:00 AM. 100% of collected money will benefit Jeremy Compton's family and his medical bills. Jeremy fought cancer for over three years and has been a professional firefighter with the Radford Fire Department and a volunteer with the Christiansburg Fire Department. Tragically Jeremy passed away on May 30th, 2024. Jeremy was the epitome of a public servant. He dedicated years to serving and protecting his community as a firefighter, emergency medical technician and sheriff’s deputy. Jeremy’s passion and love for the firefighting profession was unmatched. Jeremy often referred to firefighting as "the best job in the World". Jeremy’s compassion for the people he encountered was never-ending. He would always go above and beyond to comfort and calm the patients he met. Jeremy genuinely loved every aspect of the job and shared that love with his coworkers and fellow volunteers. The ride will be approximately 50 miles with a stop near the middle with lunch donated by Mission BBQ and there will be a 50/50 Drawing during lunch at the Christiansburg Fire Department. Additional donations are greatly appreciated. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=778234
10. Summer Health Fair Blacksburg Boxing and Fitness, Blacksburg Saturday, June 8, 2024, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Admission: Free Kickstart your summer health and wellness goals at Blacksburg Boxing's Summer Health Fair. With free subs catered by Jimmy Johns (available while supplies last), enjoy dozens of amazing local health and wellness businesses from across the New River Valley in attendance all in one spot. Ranging from mini-massages, to free supplement samples, body composition analysis, dietary tips, free boxing workouts, yoga, lavender products, physical therapists, chiropractic analysis and more. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=777283
11. 2024 Floyd Artisan Trail The Floyd Center for the Arts, Floyd Saturday, June 8, 2024 and Sunday, June 9, 2024, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Admission: Free The Floyd Center for the Arts presents the 2024 Floyd Artisan Trail at multiple sites in Floyd County over two days. This annual event hosts over 40 Floyd County artists and artisans sites opening up their studios for the weekend, welcoming folks from the tri-state area to come visit. Artisan Trail celebrates the true breadth of Floyd County's creative community and is a vital part of their tourism. Venture deep into the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, where local artisans and agrarian cultures share their creative passions and open their studio doors and pasture gates for an authentic Floyd experience. Meet potters, woodworkers, jewelers, glass artists, fine artists, photographers, beekeepers, farmers, and others who look forward to sharing the story of their craft, art or tradition. Visit local artisan studios, galleries & shops, farms & markets, restaurants & lodging sites. Stop by the Floyd Center for the Arts for the Silent Auction during the event. Grab your official brochure and map at The Floyd Center for the Arts so you can plan out your trail. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=777750
12. 2024 Claytor Lake Festival Claytor Lake State Park, Dublin Saturday, June 8, 2024, 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM Parking is $20.00 per vehicle or $15.00 with donation of five cans of food. The Claytor Lake Festival Committee presents the 25th Annual Claytor Lake Festival. The festival kicks off the summer season at Claytor Lake State Park each year. Enjoy entertainment all day including performances by Back Alley II and The Castaways, fireworks at night, arts & crafts vendors, beach access included with admission, free children's activities, youth & adult fishing tournament, wine tastings available all day, Chuckles the Clown, US Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 83 NRV and lots more. Registration for the Everett Lee Yearout, Jr. Adult and Youth Fishing Tournament will be held 7:00-10:00 AM. This year the tournament theme is "There is a lot to learn from fishing because...". Essays are due at 12:00 PM. Trophies and awards will be given out in the afternoon. The Car Show voting is done by the show participants who are completely registered by 10:30 AM. All entries will receive a dash plaque, goodie bag and category winners will receive trophies. There is no pre-registration fee. The fee is $20.00 to enter the car & motorcycle show and this is the only fee you pay to enter the festival. Swimming is included with admission. The event is rain or shine. An ATM will be on site. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=778297
13. Balance and Brews Iron Tree Brewing Company, Christiansburg Saturday, June 8, 2024, 10:45 - 11:45 AM Admission: $20.00 Move through foundational yoga poses, gentle stretches, and experience the many restorative benefits that yoga has to offer. This one hour class is appropriate for all levels, including those who are totally new to yoga. The cost includes an Iron Tree beverage of your choice. No reservation required, just show up. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=778296
14. Beer, Bourbon and BBQ with Live Music from Bunco Pete Dye River Course, Radford Saturday, June 8, 2024, 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM Admission: Free, All You Can Eat BBQ Buffet: $30.00 Join the Pete Dye River Course for a Beer, Bourbon and BBQ celebration. Beer will be sponsored by 3 Notch'd brewing with a Steal the Pint along with giveaways and other fun items. Bourbon sponsored by JH Bard's with individual drinks available and a tasting flight with a chance to win a special prize with a raffle drawing. There will also be a BBQ Buffet featuring chicken legs, pork ribs, sliced brisket, fried catfish, coleslaw, potato salad, mac & cheese, succotash and more. Live music will be performed by BUNCO from 4:00-7:00 PM. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=778074
15. 2024 Purple Party in the Park Nellie's Cave Park, Blacksburg Saturday, June 8, 2024, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Admission: Free Join the 3rd Annual Purple Party in the Park to support the Alzheimer's Association. Put on your best purple outfit and enjoy free ice cream, games, and fun to support the local chapter of the Alzheimer's Association. There will be an Ice Cream Buffet, raffle with hand-crafted prizes, a water balloon toss, yard games and more. New this year there will also be a Craft Corner hosted by Blacksburg Ballet. All donations go directly to local programs, support and care for those affected by Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. Reservations for the event are appreciated and can be made on the Facebook Event listing. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=776691
16. 5th Brewery Birthday Celebration & Makers Market with Live Music from Black Wax Rebellion Eastern Divide Brewing, Blacksburg Saturday, June 8, 2024, 12:00 - 8:00 PM Admission: Free Celebrate Eastern Divide Brewing's 5th Birthday and discover unique treasures at their Makers Market opening at noon featuring local artisans with Heart of Virginia Artisans, enjoy $5.00 pints of their finest brews and live music from Black Wax Rebellion featuring Lilly Potts from 5:00-8:00 PM along with raffle prizes and free ice cream in the out bar while supplies last. Black Wax Rebellion is an American rock-n-roll trio based in southwest Virginia. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=778302
17. Tiptoe Through the Tulips, err, Vineyard JBR Vineyards LLC, Pearisburg Saturday, June 8, 2024, 12:00 - 5:00 PM and Sunday, June 9, 2024, 1:00 - 5:00 PM Admission: Free Wine Pricing: Tastes: $1.00, Cups of Wine: $5.00, Bottles of Wine: $15.00-$20.00 plus tax Tiptoe through the vineyard to see how much the fruit and vines have grown already. In addition to tours and tastings, the winery is in the midst of bottling; so, you can also see how the operation is done. JBR Vineyards is a small, family operation growing only classic wine grapes. Their focus is on growing the best grapes they can and making the best wine they can. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=778322
18. Genealogy Saturdays Alexander Black House & Cultural Center, Blacksburg Saturday, June 8, 2024, 1:00 - 4:00 PM Admission: Free Join the Alexander Black House & Cultural Center on the first Saturday of every month for Genealogy Saturdays. Ancestry experts will be on hand to assist you as you explore your family tree. Come with questions about research and discovering your roots. They will be able to demonstrate starting your family tree or help you conduct a deeper dive into specialized areas of genealogy. Come with questions about research and discovering your roots or come with no knowledge of your family and let them guide you. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=778509
19. Outdoor Tactical Laser Tag with Laser Club at Virginia Tech (LCAT) Pandapas Pond, Blacksburg Saturday, June 8, 2024, 1:00 - 4:00 PM Admission: Free The Laser Tag Club at Virginia Tech (LCaT) presents Outdoor Tactical Laser Tag every Saturday from 1:00 to 4:00 PM. Laser Tag games are open to all ages for free. No fees of any kind for anything and no reservations are required. All equipment will be provided. Just show up ready to go. Play includes use of the Club’s laser taggers, a limited amount of camo clothing, snacks and water. Complete instructions for fun and safe play are briefed at game time. Play is on several acres of Forestry Service approved terrain adjacent to the lower parking lot at Pandapas Pond. Players are reminded that the play area is wooded and hilly, so dress appropriately and use insect repellent (some insect repellent is provided, if needed). Games start at 1:00 PM and run until 4:00 PM, but players may come and go as they please. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult parent/guardian in the play area. Teens ages 12-17 must have an adult parent/guardian present at Pandapas Pond. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=776260
20. 2024 Arc in the Park Christiansburg Huckleberry Park, Christiansburg Saturday, June 8, 2024, 3:00 - 6:00 PM Admission: Free The Arc of the New River Valley presents the 3rd Annual Arc in the Park. Enjoy free food, fun and friends. We will be giving out BBQ and hot dogs, kids crafts, balloon animals, snow cones, face painting and more! In addition, The Annual Arc in the Park Gift Card Raffle will be drawn at 5:00 PM. The Gift Card Raffle will help raise funds for the good work the organization does all year long. Participants do not have to be there in person to win. There will be multiple winners and individuals can win more than once. Raffle tickets are $5.00 each and can be purchased online. The deadline for online purchases is Friday, June 7th at Noon. All are welcome. The park is handicap accessible. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=776817
21. Summer Arts Festival Free Classic Movies: Fried Green Tomatoes Lyric Theatre, Blacksburg Saturday, June 8, 2024, 3:00 - 5:10 PM Admission: Free The 2024 Summer Arts Festival continues their Free Classic Movies series featuring "Fried Green Tomatoes". "Fried Green Tomatoes" is a 1991 drama starring Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy and Mary Stuart Masterson and is rated PG-13. Synopsis: Evelyn, an ordinary housewife, visits a nursing home and befriends the old lady Ninny. Together, they bond over stories from the past about two intrepid women of Whistle Stop Cafe. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=778206
22. Educate Your Palate Beliveau Farm Winery, Blacksburg Saturday, June 8, 2024, 3:00 - 4:30 PM Admission: $35.00 The "Educate Your Palate" class offers a tasting of 10 wines with cheese, crackers, and a chocolate, guided by the undivided attention of a Beliveau Wine Educator. You’ll love sharing this 1.5 hour experience with friends, current or newly met. The class is by advance reservation only. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=778615
23. 2024 Rockin' Main Street Concert Series with Lyn Avenue and Drew Pace Downtown Christiansburg, Christiansburg Saturday, June 8, 2024, 5:00 - 9:00 PM Admission: Free The Town of Christiansburg and the Christiansburg Parks & Rec continues their 2024 Rockin' Main Street Concert Series featuring music from Lyn Avenue at 7:00 PM and Drew Pace at 5:00 PM. Celebrate food and music in downtown Christiansburg! Rockin’ Main Concerts. Attendees can purchase food and drinks from a selection of food trucks and wine & beer vendors. Born and raised in Savannah, GA, Lyn Avenue is a husband and wife country and Americana duo bringing you catchy, compelling stories with genuine southern charm. Described as six string spirit and small town soul. Drew Pace is a country music singer and songwriter from Scottsville, Virginia. He is now making a name for himself in the country music industry one show at a time. He has a unique sound that wins over his audience showcasing his voice and charm. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs to sit at the square and watch the live music. Concerts are rain or shine. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=776698
24. Mount Tabor Ruritan Club June Fish Fry with The Blacksburg Community Band Slusser's Chapel Church of God, Blacksburg Saturday, June 8, 2024, 5:00 - 7:00 PM In Person: Adults: $12.00, Children Ages 3-11: $6.00, Children Under 3: Free, Carry-Outs: $12.00 The Mount Tabor Ruritan Club presents their 2024 June Fish Fry. Enjoy a serving fish, fries, slaw, homemade desserts, and beverage. This month the Blacksburg Community Band will be performing. And, take you picture with the Dolly Parton cutout, and get information on signing up with the Imagination Library of Montgomery County, VA to receive free monthly books for kids under five. This is a fundraiser for the Ruritan Club's community service projects and scholarships. The event will be held rain or shine. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=777781
25. Irish Trad Jam with Mist in the Mountain Rising Silo Farm Brewery, Blacksburg Saturday, June 8, 2024, 6:00 - 9:00 PM Admission: Free Mist on the Mountain is an Irish Traditional Music group based in the New River Valley. From lively jigs and reels to heartbreaking laments and rollicking ballads, Mist on the Mountain provides great Irish music for any occasion. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=778195
26. Enchanted Forest Prom Moon Hollow Brewing, Blacksburg Saturday, June 8, 2024, 6:00 - 9:00 PM Admission: Free Prepare to get lost in the enchanted forest at the Moon Hollow Enchanted Forest Prom. DJ Bug Bite and friends will be spinning the tunes and the prom punch will be flowing. There will also be prom photos in the cove. 10% off bar tab for those who dress in prom attire. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=778689
27. Four Band Concert with IROH, Lie Heavy, Holy Roller and Wolfbiker The Milk Parlor, Blacksburg Saturday, June 8, 2024, 8:00 PM - 12:00 AM Admission: $10.00 Enjoy a night of killer heavy rock and roll with the four band concert featuring IROH, Lie Heavy, Holy Roller and Wolfbiker You don’t want to miss some of Virginia and North Carolina's finest heavy, psych, doom and stoner rock. Doors open at 7:00 PM and the music starts at 8:00 PM. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=778610
28. Yoga On Tap with Blacksburg Yoga Collective Rising Silo Farm Brewery, Blacksburg Sunday, June 9, 2024, 9:30 - 10:45 AM Suggested donation of $15.00-$20.00. The Blacksburg Yoga Collective presents Yoga On Tap. Enjoy an energizing and uplifting flow with Blacksburg Yoga Collective in the beautiful settings of the Rising Silo Farm Brewery. Focus on therapeutic movements and breathing techniques aimed toward collective wellness. Meditate and move together to ease stress, manifest positivity, and improve our awareness and focus. The cost includes a post-yoga non-alcoholic beverage from the brewery. Participants can use Venmo to pay for the class. Please bring your own mat. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=778683
29. Sunday Mountain Music Series with Indian Run String Band Mountain Lake Lodge, Pembroke Sunday, June 9, 2024, 4:00 - 6:00 PM Free Admission Mountain Lake Lodge continues their Sunday Mountain Music Series with the Indian Run String Band. The Indian Run Stringband from Blacksburg, VA plays fiddle and banjo foot stomping dance tunes, ballads and sings traditional songs with old time harmonies perfect for dancing the two step. From dance tunes to the blues, the Indian Run Stringband plays with love and abandon. They make old-time music fresh and new. Stop by Salt Pond Pub every Sunday from Memorial Day to Labor Day from 4:00-6:00 PM and enjoy live music along with food and drinks. Perfect for relaxing with the whole family (furry friends are welcome too). Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=778167
30. MLB / USA Baseball: Bluefield Ridge Runners vs. Pulaski River Turtles (Saddle-Up Sunday) Calfee Park, Pulaski Sunday, June 9, 2024, 5:30 - 8:30 PM General Admission: $5.00, Seniors Ages 65 & Older: $1.00, Kids 6 & Under: Free, Grandstand: $11.00, Reserved Seating: $12.00, Party Zone: $12.00, Club Seating: $15.00 The Pulaski River Turtles Appalachian League team hosts the Bluefield Ridge Runners as they continue their 2024 season. Enjoy Saddle-Up Sunday featuring free mechanical bull rides and a cowboy hat giveaway while supplies last. Additionally, enjoy Sunday Savings featuring concession specials every Sunday. Tickets can be purchased at the gates on game day or online. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=778585
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Thanks for reading and have a great weekend!

I remember reading that they seriously considered using “American Pie” instead of “With or Without You” for that infamous final montage, and I’ve always been curious what that would have looked like. While watching the finale today I muted the show when U2 started playing and played American Pie on Spotify and it lined up pretty well! I do think U2 is a better emotional choice, but I made a note of the spots that work! The length is also pretty much perfect.
I was hoping the chorus (“Bye bye Miss American Pie…”) would come in at the moment Elizabeth sees Paige on the platform - though I’m sure if they had used American Pie it would have been edited differently. Or the song could have started a bit earlier.
Here are the spots I think worked well:
-Stan walks into his house, looks around (“I could make those people dance”)
-Philip looks out at the car (“Widowed bride”)
-Stan looks at Renee in bed (“Bye bye Miss American Pie”)
-Stan thinks about the potential of his wife being a spy (Music picks up)
-Stan looks back at the Jennings house (“Bye bye…”)
-Stan walks away looking distraught (“This’ll be the day that I die”)
-Renee looks at Stan (“While the king was looking down the jester stole his thorny crown”)
-Stan walks away from Renee (“Bye bye miss American pie…”)
-Birds fly (“Birds flew off…”)
-Elizabeth sees Paige off the train (“I saw Satan laughing with delight”)
-Elizabeth turns to watch Paige (“Bye bye miss American pie”)
-Elizabeth sits in sadness (music dies down)
-Stan talks to Henry (music slows)
Give it a listen / watch and let me know what you think!

I was raped on a carnival cruise trip
I’m a social media influencer and I’ve seen so many people share their stories of their SA experiences and I am so terrified of sharing mine because I don’t want me family and friends to go crazy because of it. I never reported what happened so talking about makes me feel better. This is my story when I was on a carnival cruise trip. It was the last night of the boat. I always blamed myself because I should have fought them both. But I’m extremely small framed, short and these guys were way bigger than me. I was in the club Got a text being invited to chill in room Thought it was a friend (I gave out my # to a ton of people so I was curious) Let everyone know I was leaving Said I would meet my other friend in exactly 30 minutes in his room Headed to the room and saw a guy leave the room I had to go to Knocked no answer Knocked again the door opened I walked in and saw a guy on one bed so I sat on the other bed They asked me wassup and what I want I said what did they want cuz they invited me They laughed We bantered back and forth about their tv being messed up They asked what I was doing I said they interrupted my last night with everyone in the club and I needed to say goodbye They asked what I do in the club and about me singing They said they saw me dancing and I was fine af I asked when did I give them my number because I didn’t remember them and I only gave my number to a guy who wasn’t them And he said I gave it to him at the club I brushed it off and he asked for a hug and said that I was distant. I said I didn’t wanna get up and so he came to me and said get up I stood up and he gave me a hug and then he said I touched his but when in reality my hands was by his head and his hands almost touched mine We laughed it off and I said I was gonna beat his ass and he said I can try but I wouldn’t succeed They then asked me about my virginity and my sexual past and about if they were cute and I didn’t answer the cute all I said was I had been with a lot of people but then I said I was a virgin and they caught me contradicting myself Then I said I don’t know much about them and one said he was 17 and the other said he 18 and they both from Chicago and they are friends. Neither of them looked their age I kept making jokes about the younger one age and the older one said that I need to stop so I did The alleged 17 year old asked if I could give him a lap dance and I laughed at him and they both asked if I could twerk and I said no and they said I was lying because they saw me in the club I asked him the story again about how we met because I didn’t remember and he said I was drunk (I didn’t drink but once and I threw up so I never got drunk) I brushed it off once again despite the face that I felt weird. The older one began to lick his lips at me and I told him don’t do that And he said why and I said because he can’t look at me like that and he said I was fine Then they asked me to put on music I would dance 2 and I said no I’m not dancing and I told them they should since they asking me and they said no because they can’t and I said then I can’t if they can’t They said why and said again they saw me in the club and I said this ain’t the club and they made a joke flickering the light I asked them what’s their favorite music and they said random shit idk and we all agreed we liked booty but I didn’t wanna play it I was texting my friend I was supposed to meet and kept extending the time because they was pulling the feelings card. Then my friend thought I didn’t wanna fw him and I was texting him that wasn’t the case and he was ok with it and said he was gonna wait for me in the room He (the older guy) took my phone and said he wants to pick a different song and I said ok and then he played booty I took my phone back and sat back on the other bed and sat my phone back down on the bed and the younger one commented on me sitting on the other side and the younger one asked if he could lay with my cuz that’s his bed and I said no so the older one took my covers (I was freezing) and I got up and took it back. And they said since u over here u might as well stay. I sat there for a sec in silence then asked for my phone and key card from the other bed and he got it (the older one) and he came back and said he would give me a massage and I could go because I said I was hella tired and needed to meet my friend So he starts giving me a massage and then the other one starts massaging my vagina and it felt super good and I asked them to stop because I could feel myself getting turned on and I didn’t wanna do it l/because I had to meet my friend and I didn’t wanna do 2 guys One said who said anything about doing us 2 and Then they went harder and I asked the time and the older one lied to me so I could stay longer. I reached for my phone and it said a way other Time than he said and I said I had to go and they went harder and one went for my shirt and I moved his hand and the older one didn’t stop so I turned over to get up and he pulled down my skirt and massaged my ass and the other one was blocking my way to leave and I said I had to go and pulled up my skirt and at this point one was under me and the other was behind me and when I sat up the older one started thrusting from behind and I said what are u doing and the younger one was pulling down my top and I pulled it back up saying stop and I heard a noise behind me from the other guy but I was 2 busy dealing with the younger one so I didn’t trip because it sounded like he left to get a plastic bag or was opening something (come to find out it was a condom) and when I tried to leave grabbed me from behind and shoved his penis inside me and thrusted very roughly. And I started to try to scream but I didn’t have a voice so I tried to make a noise loud enough to draw attention but the younger one covered my mouth while the older one held my arm down and raped me The younger on scooted back and aligned his dick with my mouth and I said I don’t want too and he thrusted up and choked me with his penis and thrusted fast and I couldn’t breathe. The older one asked if I wanted him to stop and all I could say was it hurts, ur hurting me. Please st—-and the other one shoved his dick in my mouth before I could ever say stop and all I could do is cry and try to make noise and if I tried to get loud he went deeper. I gagged constantly and was still being raped from behind without mercy. They laughed whenever I tried to run and continued the same cycle. I could only get so far. And the older one continued to ask if I wanted him to stop and when I finally got the chance I said YES and he went harder and faster. He said what’s my name, call me daddy and I couldn’t talk all I could do was try to make enough noise to draw attention but it didn’t work. He was pulling my hair while doing this. The older one asked me did I like it and I said no and so he said u know u like this. It feels good. They did it till my body went numb and then limp. Once they were done all I could do was sit there. I layed there. they asked if I was ok and asked if I was gonna say if it was rape. I said no thinking they would let me go and afraid that if I said yes they would hurt me and also so I could tell my friend what happened and get help. and just when I thought it was over and I was free the younger one dragged me back on the bed further And they switched and the younger one was more rough when he was behind. He didn’t asked or say anything he just kept going harder and harder. The older one tried to put his penis in my mouth standing up and I accidentally bit his penis and he said NO TEETH and I wouldn’t listen so he said to the younger one he would be back and he was gonna get his cousin. He went a little longer and then another guy walked in which happened to be the first guy who left the room. The cousin used the bathroom and then came out and I asked for my clothes and the 17 year old said the cousin didn’t care and left the room. The cousin watched me get dressed and stared me down like I was a piece of meat. He asked was I crying and I said no and that I couldn’t find my stuff. He asked me to stay longer I asked why and he said just because he wanted to chill and I said I gotta meet someone and he started touching himself So I left out the room and ran then I ran into the friend I had to meet and I cried in his arms. I don’t know anything about these guys. I think they changed their number. All I remember is one guys face and that they were from Chicago. One guys name was Omarion. To this day I wish I could find the cousin so I could ask him if they admitted what they did to me to him. Or if he snitched on them or even felt something was off. I always felt like I should have fought harder and maybe it wouldn’t have happened but there is a part of me that felt like if I would have fought then they would have beat me or forcibly retrained me and raped me. It has been over five years since it happened and I still think about what happened everyday. Random scenarios on how the situation could have played out different consistently go through my mind and it makes me feel sick that I even think about it 24/7. I even get random scenarios in my head everyday of random men forcing themselves on me and it makes me feel like there is something wrong with me.

Flew 3 children from Minneapolis to Orlando last night, flight 1529. Delta split off the 17yo brother onto a separate ticket due to a skymiles, so they didn't include the brother on the unaccompanied minor program, but they did pre-seat all 3 children in the same row.
The gate agent in MSP then separated these unaccompanied minors by moving the 17yo somewhere mid-plane and then left the other sister and brother in their original seats...
They then placed a 400 pound oversized person ON TOP OF ONE OF THE CHILDREN. The man lifted the arm rest and SPILLED ONTO THE CHILD next to him, and as an unaccompanied minor, they ALLOWED this to HAPPEN?
The flight was delayed on the ramp after push back in MN, and then delayed in the air, but the oversized passenger who they seated on top of the other child lifted the arm rest and spilled into and onto this child, at some point when they leveled off in-flight the child asked to have someone fix it.
So what did the flight attendants do? They moved the unaccompanied BROTHER away from the sister AND LEFT THE UNACCOMPANIED younger SISTER with the obese oversized person for the rest of the flight.
This is the same problem I had personally in Tampa on Sunday for a flight to Atlanta. The gate agent held the plane up after a ground stop due to weather so they could board additional standby. Sitting in an exit row seat with a center exit row seat remaining, they took 10-20 minutes to board the last passenger. A 400 pound woman who lifted the arm rest and spilled onto my lap by easily half the seat. I DID NOT WANT A LAP DANCE FROM SOME OBESE STRANGER!. After she struggled to fasten her seatbelt for 5 minutes, she asked for a belt extender for which they immediately refused due to an exit row policy on seatbelt extenders and obesity. So what did they do? They moved yet another passenger into the empty center row and sat her square in the middle of two others that she sat on for the remaining flight to Atlanta.
I don't know who needs to hear this at Delta, but YOU DO NOT SPLIT UP UNACCOMPANIED MINORS FOR WHICH YOU'RE CHARGING MONEY TO ACCOMPANY, AND YOU DO NOT ALLOW AN OVERSIZED PASSENGER TO SIT ON TOP OF OTHER PASSENGERS! If you can check luggage that won't fit in the overhead bin, but you can throw obese people's skin and clothing and bodies on top of children, there's something wrong with all of you.
WHAT A DISGRACE. The policy is... you remove the obese person if they don't fit, and they're required to buy two seats. That's the policy. Execute the policy. Don't put children at risk, and don't you dare leave an unaccompanied child alone on an airplane without her brothers because you're accommodating someone who shouldn't have ever been there to begin with in the first place!