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Chapter one: The Wool and Wood

2024.05.15 03:11 TheStringedMaiden Chapter one: The Wool and Wood

Chapter one: The Wool and Wood
It took days to reach the Coral Fields mentioned in the notebook retrieved from the archives. Days more to navigate the maze-like environment to find the cottage there within. Despite this, hardly a word was spoken between any members of The Scout Regiment. Not even any small-talk when they took time to camp for the night. The air was thick and heavy, cold. The party was tense the entire time.
Imvaernarhro most of all was a nervous wreck. Barely able to sleep, he often offered to take watch during the night. That scene of Kyoko playing in his mind over and over again, the image of her twisted and mangled body, strings burrowing into her, he couldn't help but feel responsible, the guilt almost unbearable.
Zepheree would spend most of her waking hours wandering and picking up plants, and would occasionally have to be carried by the drow for a few hours at a time while passed out. Every once in a while, she would pull out a small camera to check for things it can see that she can't herself.
When the party finally arrived at the cottage, it was quite the strange sight. Certainly nothing like what they expected. Instead of a dilapidated building, rotting and falling to pieces, there stood a lovely cottage made of logs and stone. Not even a shingle on the roof was out of place, the building was absolutely pristine. To the side was a large garden, beautifully vibrant and filled with flowers. Though, curiously, the flowers all seemed to be made of wool. It also seems that the coral turns to cardboard the closer it gets to the cottage, going outwards in a perfect circle.
A small humanoid puppet holding a wooden watering can suddenly stepped out of a tiny shed attached to the cottage, and walked over to the flowers, though it looked more like it was gliding across the ground. They stopped at the plants, and bent over as if they were watering the tulips. Atop the cottage the party could also spot an owl, again made of wood. Its head followed their every move as they crept closer to the odd scene before them.
The drow almost scoffs, soon speaking, "lovely. But it's lying to us."
Imvaernarhro waits with as much patience as his nerves would let him.
Through the lens of Zepheree’s camera, everything would appear the same. Perfectly in order. The flowers, the cottage, nothing seems out of the ordinary... Aside from how this entire scene is out of the ordinary.
The Drow speaks again "nothing unusual? Alright. My turn..."
The Drow turns invisible and slowly approaches the cottage. Her skin crawls a bit at the scene but her mind turns cold as she focuses on the mission.
The owl puppet turns away from her as she becomes invisible, looking back at the rest of the party. The other puppet in the garden is busy tending to the flowers still. As Drow slowly steps closer to the cottage, she'd feel a wave of energy flow through her body. At the same time, another puppet would open the front door to the cottage, and step outside to enjoy a cup of tea on the patio.
In that moment, as Aico peers through the lens of the camera to keep track of Drow, she would vanish from sight.
Aico stares in disbelief as the drow just up and vanishes while walking towards the house. Are her eyes failing her? Did she teleport away?
Imvaernarhro watches the scene unfold, letting the others take over. He shifts into his human form
The drow casts soul-shadow over herself, giving her additional protection. She continues walking slowly around the cottage giving a curious glance to the puppets. She searches for entrances, exits, magic, anything of note. she makes a full mental map of the exterior before approaching any doors
The drow notes the tiny shed attached to the cottage, too small for her or any of her companions to fit through, and leading seemingly nowhere anyway. She spots the front door, as well as two windows on the front, one window on the left side, nothing on the right, and behind the cottage is a back door with another set of windows. The cottage is one story tall, though there does appear to be a small window above the back door, in what appears to be an attic. She also finds a cellar door behind the cottage, though it is sternly locked.
The Drow's curiosity is peaked at the sight of the strange tiny shed. She telepathically relays what she sees to the rest of the party and approaches the tiny shed [Hmm... Other than the puppets this portion seems clear of immediate danger. I'm curious about this tiny shed though...]
Peering into the shed she can see various tools, all miniaturized and made of wood. There does not appear to be any opening in the shed other than the one she's looking through. Just then the puppet in the garden glides back to the shed, nearly bumping into the drow as it glides into the shed. The door then closes behind it without being manually touched.
The drow moves to the cellar door next and observes it for magic before ejecting lockpicks from her prosthetic and trying them on the lock. The door does not seem to be magically sealed in any way. The lock is also rudimentary and easily unlocks.
Zepheree begins getting curious as she looks towards the cottage, scooping up a small shiny rock from a small pile of shiny rocks, also noting some small weeds and plants in the ground since she is getting a close look she then throws the rock towards the cottage to see what happens.
The shiny rocks appear to be polished marbles like a child would play with, and the plants are made from yarn and pipe-cleaners. Throwing the small marble towards the cottage, it appears to harmlessly land at the foot of the steps leading up to the front door. The puppet outside notices this, and is now staring at Zepheree. Zepheree is immediately off-put by the oddly heavy trajectory of the rock, despite how much force she put into it
As Zepheree begins trying to figure out how that could happen, the group receives another telekinetic relay from The Drow [ I found a way down guys... We can check the inside if you like, but I have a feeling what we're looking for is down here... Aico, inferno, Jeremy. Are you all ready?] and with that, the group slowly walks down the stairs of the cellar
In this dusty basement lies variable knick knacks, miscellaneous bits, nothing really of note. There is a box that contains sewing supplies and another with various wood carvings in it, but both are covered in the same amount of dust as everything else. It seems this place has long since been abandoned. But if that were the case, then why was it immaculate from the outside?
When the drow approaches the table set out in the basement, she sees a familiar face. That of her friend, Kyoko, sitting at the table, along with two empty seats. A permanent grin stretches across Kyoko visage. The scene appears to be that of a tea party. However, with the table not quite set, the chairs old and dusty, it appears as though this scene isn't fully realized yet.
“Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!” A rare scream of terror from The Drow
“Ky-ky-kyoko???”
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2024.05.15 03:10 City_Index Nikkei 225 faces crucial technical test as USD/JPY correlations go AWOL. May 15, 2024

Nikkei 225 faces crucial technical test as USD/JPY correlations go AWOL. May 15, 2024
By : David Scutt, Market AnalystJapan’s Nikkei 225 faces key technical test on Wednesday
  • Japan’s Nikkei 225 faces key technical test on Wednesday
  • USD/JPY grinds higher despite yield differentials compressing, an unusual development
  • BOJ intervention risk may be determined by speed of FX moves, not underlying market drivers
  • US CPI creates major event risk on Wednesday

Nikkei faces important technical test

Japan’s Nikkei 225 faces an important technical test, pushing back to towards a resistance zone it’s been unable to break for weeks. With risk appetite rampant and softer yen helping to juice the earnings outlook for exporters, if Nikkei bulls can’t reclaim the ascendancy today, when will they ever?
As discussed in a note late last week, the Nikkei’s recent performance has been anything but convincing from a technical perspective, attempting to push back towards record highs struck earlier in the year without really going anywhere. Volumes are declining and upside momentum lacks the impressive thrust seen earlier in the year. Curiously, the strong positive correlations with USD/JPY and US 10-year bond yields evident over recent years have vanished.
As seen on the daily, another roadblock frustrating bulls has been downtrend resistance running from the record highs, constantly thwarting attempts at topside breaks since late March. One failure after the next has seen futures slide and hold below the 50-day moving average, along with horizontal resistance at 38900.
However, over the past week, dips below 38000 have been bought, seeing bulls reset for another attempt at a bullish breakout today.
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Nikkei 225 trade setups

I don’t have a strong view on directional risks, other than the price action has been unconvincing. But if futures were to pierce and hold above the downtrend, that would change the picture considerably. So, I wait to see how the price action evolves before deciding on the appropriate course of action.
Should futures fail again at the downtrend, shorts could be initiated with a stop above the level for protection. As noted, bids below 38000 have limited losses to this point, making that an appropriate initial trade target. Below, 37750 and 37000 are the next support level after that.
If futures were to break and hold above the uptrend, traders may want to consider initiating longs with a stop-loss order below the level for protection. 38900-38950 would be the first trade target, a zone including horizontal support and 50-day moving average. Should that go, there’s not a lot of resistance beyond 40000 before we’re back at record highs.
In both ideas, if the price action were to move in your favour, consider pushing your stops to entry level, providing a free hit.
Click the website link below to get our exclusive Guide to USD/JPY trading in Q2 2024.
https://www.cityindex.com/en-au/market-outlooks-2024/q2-usd-jpy-outlook/
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Nikkei 225 correlation with USD/JPY breaks down

In what should fundamentally be helping the Nikkei, the Japanese yen continues to weaken against a basket of major trading partners including the United States, seeing USD/JPY move back towards the multi-decade highs struck in late April.
However, the strong daily correlation that previously existed between Nikkei and USD/JPY has gone AWOL over the past month, with no meaningful relationship evident. Contrast that to earlier this year where the two variables ran with correlations of more than 0.9 over a rolling one-month period.

USD/JPY upside no longer driven by widening yield differentials

Nor has prior strong positive relationship between USD/JPY and US bond yields reasserted itself with yen selling off hard despite yield differentials between the US and Japan compressing to levels not seen since the start of April. Earlier in the year, narrowing differentials would have weighed on USD/JPY but that’s not the case right now.
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Source: Refinitiv

BOJ intervention risk determined by speed?

Following the suspected intervention episode (or episodes, although I’m not convinced about the second one) from the Bank of Japan on behalf of Japan’s Ministry of Finance, there has been no discernable escalation in concerns from policymakers about the renewed weakening in the yen.
The readthrough seems to suggest the government will only intervene to support the yen if the moves are deemed rapid, regardless of what’s happening with traditional underlying drivers. That opens the door for traders continue buying USD/JPY, building confidence the intervention threat will only become apparent if the move becomes disorderly.

US CPI to drive near-term directional risks

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You can see that mindset evident in the price action on the USD/JPY four hourly chart, gradually grinding higher after holding above key support at 152 last week. On the topside, resistance is likely to be encountered at 157 and 158, with a move beyond there opening the door to a retest of 160.22. Below, support is noted at 155.27, 154 and 152.
Even though the positive relationship between US bond yields has weakened recently, it’s highly likely Wednesday’s US consumer price inflation report will be highly influential on USD/JPY, with a hotter reading likely to promote further upside with an undershoot likely to do the opposite. As a reminder, the core inflation reading is likely to be more influential than the headline print. On that front, an increase of 0.3% is expected.
-- Written by David Scutt
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https://www.cityindex.com/en-au/news-and-analysis/nikkei-225-faces-crucial-technical-test-as-usd-jpy-correlations-go-awol/
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2024.05.15 03:09 LackingCars What if Gran Turismo had an open world or free roam option where you could take your car to the streets?

(Forza would probably get pissed)
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2024.05.15 03:08 Hot_Woodpecker_ 2023 Nissan Rogue Platinum Electrical Issues?

I have a 2023 Nissan Rogue with 17k miles. The car has other various issues but it has done some odd things since day 1 but these past few weeks have been especially odd.
A week or so ago I noticed that after turning the car on after a quick stop, the presets on the infotainment had reset. I began to drive and noticed that the car now just doesn’t display 1mph on the HUD or on the dash it just goes to from 2 to zero mph. This is now a persistent issue.
The car has also started having an issue with its remote start working only intermittently. When it does work and the engine is running I will press the brake only and the vehicle will immediately turn off before I can hit the power button to turn it on.
Other times when the remote start works, with the engine running I can press the brake and press the power button but the vehicle will still turn off rather than remain on like it usually does.
Today I went to drive the car and the remote start worked but when I went to get in it I moved the shifter into reverse prematurely without actually starting the car and the engine shut off. I went to manually start it and it wouldn’t restart. It kept making a cranking sound like it wanted to start but it wouldn’t- however the radio was working and the engine light was flickering. Turned the ignition off. Tried again same thing with the cranking sound, engine light and no start. Turned ignition off again and gave it a second and engine started fine.
Previously Nissan corporate contacted me to investigate the vehicle regarding an engine / transmission whirring whining sound when it’s below 26degrees F (video is on here) but they canceled the appointment as the weather became too warm to duplicate.
Are there any Nissan techs or what not that have seen these types of issues? Anyone else experiencing these issues?
Nissan has dismissed everything I’ve noticed in the past such as my car alarm going off when opening the trunk, driving aid sensor malfunction, parking camera malfunctioning and coming on while driving scaring the crap out of me, CarPlay malfunction…they claim they can’t duplicate a thing.
Any real advice?
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2024.05.15 03:08 Longjumping_Teach100 1960s pool - wtf is this - need help!

1960s pool - wtf is this - need help!
Purchased home with a 12.5k gallon inground freeform gunite/concrete pool. It's deep, got a diving board and we love it. First time owning/maintaining a pool. There is a large concrete slab around the pool with a name and year carved in - 1964. No idea on the actual age of the pool as the old owners disappeared and none of the local pool maintenance companies have records from our address.
There is one skimmer, one main drain and one return. The skimmer is a metal box that has one single pipe opening with a small pipe protruding with a small cut out facing the body of the pool. Down the pipe the first opening (on left) is the line to the pump. The second opening down the hole is the main drain (forward towards mouth of skimmer). The pipe keeps going down a little further then seems to dead end, not sure if it's a plug, bend in pipe, or maybe part of a broken diverter?
There are no valves to adjust the flow of anything, so last year we just ran it and had to vacuum almost every day. The suction with the pool vac hooked to the skim box pipe thing was awful.
Any ideas on what that hole needs to adjust suction between skimmer and main drain? Would a skim float valve work? Can I put any old weir door of the proper width in there? How about some suction for the vacuum?
After searching around here and not being able to find what I have, I'm reaching out.
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2024.05.15 03:08 Longjumping_Teach100 1960s pool - wtf is this - need help!

1960s pool - wtf is this - need help!
Purchased home with a 12.5k gallon inground freeform gunite/concrete pool. It's deep, got a diving board and we love it. First time owning/maintaining a pool. There is a large concrete slab around the pool with a name and year carved in - 1964. No idea on the actual age of the pool as the old owners disappeared and none of the local pool maintenance companies have records from our address.
There is one skimmer, one main drain and one return. The skimmer is a metal box that has one single pipe opening with a small pipe protruding with a small cut out facing the body of the pool. Down the pipe the first opening (on left) is the line to the pump. The second opening down the hole is the main drain (forward towards mouth of skimmer). The pipe keeps going down a little further then seems to dead end, not sure if it's a plug, bend in pipe, or maybe part of a broken diverter?
There are no valves to adjust the flow of anything, so last year we just ran it and had to vacuum almost every day. The suction with the pool vac hooked to the skim box pipe thing was awful.
Any ideas on what that hole needs to adjust suction between skimmer and main drain? Would a skim float valve work? Can I put any old weir door of the proper width in there? How about some suction for the vacuum?
After searching around here and not being able to find what I have, I'm reaching out.
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2024.05.15 03:08 ForestHasEyes Polish GROM has been fighting a secret war for decades, our enemies aren't human [Part 3]

Blachowicz here.
Kept yah’ waiting, huh? Heh, sorry about that one, but I can explain. As we all know… we lost a few good men the last few months.
That’s the brutal part of a hybrid war like ours: We’re fighting a foe unconventional, with half our arsenal tied down because those who grant us authorization are either in disbelief of the true facts, or scared… or already assimilated. That being said our momentum recently was a change not seen in years, and because of that… despite the losses we have garnered, we were close through a breakthrough. One last night Krol pulls myself and other two must trusted squad leads into the back of our COP. There is one of our equipment cages, surrounded by m-bitter radios, tripods, and several hundred thousand dollars of equipment he brought us around a simple worn table. Before us he laid a map of eastern poland… red markings indicating cells that seemed to dot the countryside like a pestilence, or used to… as deep gashes of advance from raids had trisected their lines, even if ones did pop up in the interior.
It was a back and forth; an outside virus infecting Polska at it’s heart, and we were the antibodies sent to drive them out. To which… Major Krol points to one of the largest symbol on the map: a dark red diamond, the NATO symbol for an enemy unit, deep inside of an untouched wooded area, adjacent to a mountain ridge. Several jagged lines indicated entrenchment, with red horizontal lines indicating possible enemy control… or our contested control, for over 20kms surrounding it. Letting us all look, the Major lit himself a cigarette.
“Sir, you sure it’s wise to smoke in here with the dive tanks just behind us” 1st Squad’s lead quipped. “Fuck off” Krol dryly said.
“Alright… this is it… this is the one we’ve been searching for for years, this is the nucleus my predecessor commander died trying to find” he says, pointing to it. Not far from Zamosc, it was almost touching the border with Belarus, the contested area indicating the Strigoi did operate over it… indicating one of the largest spill through points. “-It’s an old soviet bunker, made during their 1960s initiative it was designed to hold the munitions and manpower of several units in the event of a NATO first strike” Krol explained. “It’s gotta be massive then…” I said gazing at the map; “Didn’t the army demolish all of the old soviet hulks near Belarus to prevent any infiltrations?” 3rd Squad’s lead asked. “National Police took the effort over… and by extension, the Strigoi. It was halfway demo’ed before they burrowed into it and have been using it as a bridgehead ever since. This is it…” Krol said. He looked around at all of us, a sense of certainty I had never seen before as he blew smoke from his nostrils; “We’ve been fucking around in the dark for so long, it’s hard to believe we’ve made any progress, but this is it. With this gone, this will set them back over a decade and the momentum will finally shift into our favor… into Poland’s… -Europe’s”.
I swear there was almost a flash of joy, of pride in his eyes and a phantom of a smirk before reality set back in “That being said… we can’t leave this to chance, especially not something as important as this. We’re going to have to go there ourselves… clear through every inch of that place, and tear it all down, piece by piece. I will be straight with you all… when we go, there will be some of us that aren’t coming back. -but we are going… a whole generation is counting on us, and unborn billions rely on us to succeed”. We all nodded, a silent agreement washing over us as we took this upon ourselves. Echo-1 spoke up: “So… They’re authorizing a raid? How big?”. “We’re rolling in as a hard target, armor, explosives, and air support” Krol answered, taking a drag off his cigarette. “Aviation? How the hell did we get that approved, we’ve gotten attempts shot down four times due to those leeches” I said in disbelief. “There’s too much evidence here pointing to the human trafficking tied to their actions… We’ve finally got too much weight pinning them down, to keep the hammer from slamming into their necks” Krol chuckled. He looked around “Any questions?”. “When?” Echo-3 asked. “Three hours. We’re hitting them in the dead of night, only time we could get the birds authorized. Get your boys ready. We’re rolling out” Krol said, dying the cigarette bud out on the table. I can’t begin to tell you the euphoria we felt leaving that cage, as our men started arriving, they did so a lot quicker, and with their heads a lot higher than they had in weeks. As Second Squad’s lead we were going to be one of the main arms of attack into the bunker, thus I made sure we had a breacher loaded with enough thermite, charges, and tools to cut through anything. Our shield bearer we ready to go, as was our assaulters, grenadiers, and machine gunner. I double checked each and everyone of their weapons; ensuring the feeder paws of our squad’s belt fed were intact, making sure every breach charge we had was properly set and packed. There was going to be no mistakes, no slip ups. The margin of error needed to be the smallest it had ever been for us tonight if we were going to make the gore spilt worth it.
Finally… there on the outside of the building, the bright LED lights kept the darkness of the ensuing night at bay as the roar of our MRAPs could be heard. It was said once that war is 99% peace, and 1% chaos, they were right. The slow periods where the blood slowed and the doubt creeped in was the worst… yet we all kept it at bay. We needed to, there was going to be no backing down tonight. All three squads were up, all of us ready to go… we circled up… short stares and shaky nods telling us one things: We were in this together, till the end… the finish line so many before us had been searching for, we were being granted tonight.
A single set of footsteps could be heard as we turned, Major Krol stepping into the center. He took the last drag of a cigarette, throwing it down to the ground and stamping it out onto the damp concrete. He looked around… his chin strap blowing in the weak air as he met everyone of our gazes… then mine… then looked around. “I want you to remember every detail of tonight, as you have every other night… when you are situationally aware, scanning for the enemy, liberating the subjugated, I want you to remember the sting of anxiety, the shake of adrenaline, the chill of the bunker, the heat of your weapon as it cuts them down… because tonight we are going to write every fine detail of our victory, their defeat, in history…” Krol’s words echoed deep into our souls. He paused for a moment, staring around he looked down… a small pause before he said “When you are ruthless in combat, remember to be patient, and reserved in victory. This conflict is for our existence… a lot of innocents have bled due to the mistakes of those who failed to listen, a lot of our brothers are now laid under because we had to bridge the gap of uncertainty with their lives. We remember them now… but in an hour? We forget them… when we raise our barrels, when we cut into those foes, and we liberate Polska!! This does not end tonight, but history puts everything in it’s place, and patience is the companion of the victor… All of our hard work will be cemented, no matter the obstacles we face in that darkness… no matter the demons, the blood, no matter what incomprehensible horrors, we will make them comprehend that to invade our land, to bleed our people, the justice will be paid in full… Load up. It’s time*”*.
The purpose in our steps was heavy as we climbed the back ramps of the MRAPS; Four of the heavily armored vehicles, one for each squad with an additional for attached personnel including our JTAC, the term means Joint Terminal Attack Controllers. With air support requisitioned to us for this operations, there needs to be a definite liaison on the ground who can directly communicate to the birds, and coordinate their fire and progress. I’d worked with many of them in the past, resourceful guys, quick thinking though I guess that comes with the position they hold of needing to quickly figure out what bombs to drop, on which target, at what precise points, whilst taking contact. He loaded in the lead vehicle with Major Krol… and soon, our convoy kicked off.
The drive was several hours as myself and my squad sat in the back of that forty ton goliath, the rumbling of the engine keeping us awake as the crap heater fought to keep the cold from the outside frost from setting in. I looked around to each of them, some were catching some sleep because even with the circumstances… better to get all the energy you can, than to stay awake for nothing. Others were checking their weapons… My gunner locked eyes with me, the same one from the village extraction… many of these men I had trained with for a while now, fought with for months.
We may have met on unconventional circumstances but those in JW Grom thrive on austere chance and create opportunity from scratch. I was pulled from my thought by the sound of a transmission, my peltors were set up for dual comms so I could both receive information from the Major and other leads, whilst communicating with my team.
Krol himself sent out: [“Approximately 10 minutes from enemy AO…”]. As the rest of the squads acknowledged, I quickly sent out [“Echo-2 Copies”], before kicking the boots of any of them sleeping: “Look alive, we’re here”. Through the exterior net armor of the MRAPS, and the bars protecting the small reinforced windows, we could barely see jack shit. I reached up, turning off the overhead light as we all looked through our nods to scan the outside. A dark wall of dense trees was shown before us, making it difficult to see… in addition to night vision capabilities we had also requisitioned ourselves some thermals… when mounted onto rifles they were bulky, made it a pain to aim down quickly, but considering the supernatural capabilities of spotting our foes we needed every advantage necessary.
I flipped out one of my tubes… scanning the outside with my scope. I looked over to one of my assaulters who had been assigned to man the turret of the MRAP, seated near the view screen as he controlled the 50. Cal. Each of the vehicle turrets had been assigned a direction to cover… we took the 9 o’clock, the left flank. “See anything?” I asked. He shook his head; “Negative… wait… I’ve got two cold signatures, front left heading to our rear”.
I quickly scanned the far tree line, at approximately 60 meters off our left were two cold signatures… followed by a third heading to our front… then another. They were surrounding us, moving at speeds so fast I could barely keep my reticle on them. Is this what the National Police saw? What they faced at that lodge without the benefit of a foot of heavy armor protecting them on all sides. Then… suddenly. Something slammed into the side of our MRAP so hard, it caused it to shake. From over the leader comms, Echo-3 quickly shouted [“Contact right!! 4 hostiles!!”].
One of the Strigoi… so bold, had charged and slammed into the side of our MRAP. I quickly looked to see the figure, a dark blue mass of cold energy through my thermal, back away without so much as a stagger… as they tried to flee into the woods, the white hot justice of Echo-3’s gun fired at them, cutting them down. “Blachowicz I’ve got a few breaking for our vic” my man on the turret called out, I spun around, spotting out the window.
Just then, Major Krol announced [“weapons free, watch and shoot for targets of opportunity…”]. I turned to him… “take those fuckers out-”. Without hesitation my vic’s turret began to quickly target them, and through the darkness I saw a stream of outgoing fire bisect one of them, the ISR of the black blood freaking out the optic so badly it didn’t know what temperature to register it as… but it did register it. As another was cut down, one broke through the tree line and latched onto the side of our MRAP. The thing tore at one of the outer net armor panels, usually made to stop RPGs. It grabbed at the bars near the windows, tearing one off… I lowered my rifle as we locked eyes through the reinforced window.
The thing… the Strigoi looked at me, skin cracked as putrefied muscle fibers seemed to leak through dead flesh. It’s teeth were corroded and worn down to sharp fragments, alongside newly mutated fangs that messily protrude from the jaws. Even through the thick walls of the MRAP I could hear it’s roar, as it then tried to punch it’s way through… it cracked the outer coating of the vehicle… but it wasn’t getting anywhere near. My machine gunner, seated next to me, seemed to chuckle at the sight, quippily saying “Yeah… fuck you too”. It’s then our vehicle lurched upwards, as we began to climb the small incline of the bunker. I knew the layout, mapped it in our head, the main entrance was built into the rocky side of an old cliff meaning we could easily set up a defensive perimeter around it, a horseshoe. Krol’s vehicle was first, taking to the right as Echo-3’s MRAP followed. My vehicle, third, left the incline and took a left and… that’s where things got complicated.
We’re still trying to work out what happened but… from what Joakim says his drone captured. Right when the MRAP turned, several of the monsters quickly slammed into the side of the vehicle, as another more bulkier one, pushed at it’s undercarriage. The result.. Was the 40 ton armored vehicle tipped over. It wasn’t uncommon, hell in some cases a well placed IED, a good shot with a recoilless rifle, have been known to tip over Oshkoshs and Maxpros all the time. But this beast? Needless to say we barely had a second to comprehend it as it leaned to the left; “Grab on to something-” is all I had time to shout. A mess of gear and men spilled onto one side of the vehicle as it slammed into the old gravel and dirt.
Several of my assaulters, my grenadier planted right ontop of myself and the others as we came to a stop. Someone’s knee slammed directly into the side of my skull, causing me to dazily bob in and out of consciousness as my face was smushed against the glass of one of the windows.
Through my peltors, the other squads were erratic;
[“Echo-2’s vehicle is down!!”].
[“Echo-3 to Echo-2… Echo-3 to Echo-2…”].
Krol’s voice came through the comms;
[“Echo-Lead to Echo-2… Fuc-... Echo-1 secure Echo 2’s flank, Echo-3”].
[“Echo-3 to other units, they’re spilling through, I’ve got several enemy combatants converging on Echo-2’s vehicle”].
I pushed the legs of my grenadier off my head as I fought to my hands and knees, unfucking my nods as I looked around… “Fuck it… we’re going lights on, shield your eyes” I muttered as I reached for the overhead lights and flipped them on. The bright LEDs bathed the inside of the vehicle as we all gained our bearings, a mess of multicam, gear, and weapons as we quickly pushed each other off. My gunner caught as he fought to realign his promask, from what I gathered one of the assaulters had landed directly into his gun, pushing it directly into his jugular, as pulled back at the rubber and coughed, freeing up his esophagus. We didn’t have time to think however… the sound of bending metal caught our attention… as the back ramp door of the MRAP was ripped clean off. I could barely believe it but as the white light of the MRAP’s interior poured to the outside, a hulking mass leaned in, the dead flesh on it’s face nearly fallen off as the hideous Strigoi leaned inside.
Without hesitation I aimed took aim, yelling “Keep to the deck!!” to any of those inbetween myself and the invader as I opened fire. A burst of full auto fire tore through it’s collar and neck, my men quickly clung to either sides of the fallen MRAP as a few more fired out. As the thing backed up, a blast of .50 cal fire quickly tore it to shreds, along with several others as I realized they were fuckin swarming over the outside of our vehicle. Echo-3’s vehicle continued to carefully fire on the Strigoi on the outside, the sounds of .50 cal ricocheting off the outside of our armor was enough to make the pucker factor set in.
[“Echo-3 to Echo-2”].
[“This is Echo-2, we’re green on ammo, equipment, men”].
[“Roger, we’re shifting fire, exit the vehicle”].
“Hurry up let’s go!!” I barked to my men, leading the way as I staggered out. I turned on my peq, taking aim at silhouettes in the brush as I began to fire. The sounds of machine guns lighting up the brush, as a sea of growls, howls, and incomprehensible roars fired back at us was the ambient noise of the night. My men quickly exited, my gunner being the last as he and I pulled back to the rest of the defensive perimeter. I set in my men to take up the frontal security, as 3rd squad took the right flank, 1st squad to the left. Major Krol and the JTAC were bickering with each other; “How far out are the birds”. “They’re entering airspace now…” Joakim said, already scanning his smart book.
I asked “What’ve we got?”. He then flipped through… to the NATO combined arms segment, quippily saying; “Apaches…”. This caused me to pause as Echo-3 turned their head whilst directing their squad’s fire “The hell… where did we get apaches from?”. “The Americans… they volunteered” Krol said dismissively as he took aim at the darkness, firing off a controlled trio. “Volunteered? They’re aware of what’s going on?” I asked.
Krol seemed to stop, glancing back at me before returning his focus “There’s a lot more going on than you realize, Blachowicz… Prep the breach, you and 1st are going on”.
I quickly pulled my breacher off the line, securing some thermite as the reinforced bunker door wasn’t going to go as easily as a conventional door breach would. 1st Squad pulled back, stacking up and preparing themselves to be the first in. All the while… Joakim gave his firing solution; “Alpha Hotel Two Five Nine, This is Bravo-4…… Type 2….”.
I snapped to my right, watching as a Strigoi managed to dark across the clear gravel field, only to be cut down by my gunner, the peq’s laser marking the burst as it tore through the beasts’ hips, as it hit the ground and still continued to claw, another GROM operator took aim and fired into it’s skull. Joakim popped up to his feet…. “Marking laser, high power…”. He then pulled out a target marking laser… if you’ve watched night operations, you’ve probably seen them.
The green laser than as it says on the label, marks targets. The pattern of which can vary… if it’s a point target, it’ll usually lasso an area, or remain on target until the target is removed with extreme prejudice. If its close air support, then it’ll be a line of the general area… and Joakim damn near marked the entire perimeter around us. He quickly pocketed the tool, turning back to Krol; “Don’t go past 20 meters unless you want to be liquidated”.
With that… 2nd and 1st stacked up at the door as 3rd squad took up the perimeter security. As Major Krol went over to Echo-1… I saw them. A single blinking IR strobe from the beasts as they moved on the far off horizon, converging from several angles… and fired. The sound of the Apache’s main gun, the M230, truly sounds like the hammer of god… the 30mm cannon shot through the dark sky, lighting it up as we saw three incoming streams tear up the woods. Only then as the sound broke did we start to hear their rotors as they broke and began to circle, firing again… then… Joakim dipped his head and looked to Krol; [“Foxtrot Mike, hang onto your teeth…”]. One of the Apaches fired off a AGM-114… a Hellfire. I barely saw it out of the corner of my eye as the Apache from our right flank fired off at a target approximately 200 meters off. A fireball lit up the forest as the horrendous roar echoed throughout… then went silent.
Echo-3 scanned the horizon carefully;
[“Echo-3 to Echo-Lead, enemy contact is starting to die down”].
[“Maintain perimeter, Close Air is to maintain fire mission until we are boots up, Break…”].
[“Echo-Lead to Echo-1, condition white has been met. Proceeds”]. I saw Echo-1 and his men quickly stack up close to the wall and gesture to me; Breaching. I quickly pulled my stack back against the wall as his and mine breacher quickly hit their actuators. Now under normal circumstances, it doesn’t take much for thermite to melt the locks off of a metal surface, in fact it’s a more precise took as alternative means get real medieval like saws, pry bars… we weren’t in the mood for precision, we need to breach their little lair, and drag them out. The sound of several pounds of hellfire burning through the metal could be heard around the corner as a sea of white and red sparks flew out… after several seconds, two of our men tossed a fragmentation grenade and a nine-bang through the opening… a series of concussive blasts and a large explosion rang out.
Echo-1 and his men maneuvered. 1st Squad quickly converged as we followed them in.
Stepping through the black wall of smoke, the dark abyss of the interior was illuminated in a white light as entered barrels raised. Shots rang out as several of the beasts near the entrance were cut down, though not immediately, rounds disconnected the shoulder of one of them, leading to their arm hanging limply by a single tendon as they roared… another series of rounds putting them down. What greeted us was a messy concrete hell of rust and debris, fecal matter, trash, and all kinds of obstacles laid in our way, our boots sticking to the floor. I thank every god we had promasks that night. I called my shield bearer up, 2nd squad leapfrogging ahead to take the next corridor as 1st squad checked their weapons.
One of my men mule kicked the metal door ahead, twice, finally the latch gave away as we tossed in a grenade. A horrifying roar was cut off as an M67 shook the walls of the ancient soviet mausoleum, frag and spall kicked off the walls as I moved in right behind my shield man. The cramped russian design meant there was barely enough space for three people, and that’s three normal people, not in 50kgs of kit, moving slowly and maneuvering against creatures of the dark. Still… we moved forward, my shield bearer and I pushing the pace as two stacked of either squad formed on either wall.
As we passed doorways they flowed in… “Door Left!!”, “Door Right!!”. “Move!!”.
Two men entered each side, no gunshots, we moved up, a roar came.
“Door left!!-”. A series of gunshots came out as we continued to push forward.
“Two down!!”. “Confirm them” Krol commanded, as a series of gunshots run out in response. From one of the doorways, a Strigoi emerged… a female… clumps of hair had been ripped from her decaying skull, as her blooded eyes locked on myself and my shieldman. The skin on her hands had been tore down to the point where barely her bones and tendons remain… looking like huge talons as she roared and lunged at us. He fired off his pistol, though the rounds did little to stop her as she pushed against our stack.
“Fuck!!” he muttered, somehow her strength caused him to stagnate, holding up the advance… fuck that. I shoved the muzzle of my MK18 into her ribcage, flipping the weapon to auto as I fired of round after round. The 5.56 salvo disconnecting her spinal column, causing her to fall as I continued to fire, along with a man to our right and left as the stacks reformed as we pushed to the end of the hall. I fell back, dropping the magazine and loading a fresh one, like clockwork a GROM Operator from 1st squad took my place. Krol was beside me as we approached the end of the hall.
[“-Prep an entry”] I radioed to my breacher, a comrade handed him one of the charges from his back panel as he took to the door, quickly securing it. We all moved as far back as we could, look away, exhale. The blast knocked metal and wood in all directions, scrapping against our uniforms and kit as we made our way in and what laid before us was… it used to be the center atrium of one of these bunkers. Soviet’s loved their grandiose designs, the complex was supposed to be a circular room around a central planning table… instead. It had been turned into some sort of church. Runes and old eastern Romuva pagan symbols written in black ink and blood across the walls, old rotten filing cabinets, long receipt terminals. In the center… several of the Strigoi were kneeling before the table where someone had been tied down, flayed, and… shared amongst the group. They rose to their feet, we aimed our barrels…
The ladder amongst turned to us… his skin wasn’t cracked, or flayed, it was smooth… it still looked dead as the body on the table but it seemed more… accustomed to it. I don’t know… evolved? Under the surface however I could see it’s darkened veins pumping whatever cursed blood ran through them as it locked two blood red eyes onto each of us. It’s nose had long since been turn off, exposing boney nostrils to the open air as it seemed to smirk. All across it’s body were the same symbols on the walls, in every cell… markings of death, of rebirth, of assimilation… From behind this seemingly Alpha emerges another figure I had never seemed before… dressed in a white cloak with a deer head.
"So they've followed the trail... they're too late" the Deer headed individual spoke, definitely not from here, a dialect similar to an Americans but... aristocratic? Each word was drawn out, assurance as if they had everything mapped down to our actions. They didn’t sound like they were from Poland or the east.
“Doesn’t matter…” the Alpha growled… and then, it lunged at us. Quickly breaking from their ground it slammed into my shield man knocking both him and myself at the ground as it displayed an intense feat of strength. Around us I could see several of the Strigoi leap at our comrades… though to no fruitful endeavor as I could see one GROM operator cut two down, as another got into a hand to hand confrontation… my breacher, crafty as they were, reached back and slammed one of the prybars of his kit into the skull of the beast.
The Alpha however was not content as it threw away the 90lb shield, sending it flying across the room as it grabbed my comrade by the skull. I quickly kicked up at it, firing my MK18 into it’s body as the rounds pierced it’s gray and rune covered flesh. The thing simply seemed to chuckle… that was until Major Krol blasted away at the side of it’s head, the alpha turned… and it’s smirk turned to a scowl when face to face with the major. A knowing pause almost like they had done this dance before…
The creature lunged, locking up with Major Krol as it swung and slammed railing. Krol didn’t back down however as he pushed against the creature, hiptossing it to the ground even as it tore at his armor and gear. But the beast pulled, both of them rolled and the Major was on his back as the thing reached for his neck. I fought to a kneel, firing into the creature messily with my MK18, trying not to hit my commander… then…
Click. A sound sends a chill up the spine of every warfighter during a firefight.
My gun ran dry. I dropped the magazine, looking to load another, but the thing came up and with one of it’s claws, sliced deep into my cheek, through the pro mask. I could feel my own blood go flying through the air as I landed hard on my back plate, spitting out red iron as I quickly tried to adjust my mask. Through my fogged up, blood covered lense… I saw my shield man raise his pistol, firing into the skull of the thing staggering it with a roar. Krol came from behind, drawing his knife he sunk it deep into the neck of it…. I reached for my rifle, forcing a new magazine in and damn near punching the bold release. ““Sir, down!!” I shouted, Krol rolled away, back to his own rifle as I fired. So did my comrade as he continued to fire his pistol… so did the Major as he fired his rifle. All of us chewing through that apex predator of darkness, that beast… the leader that had been preying on our people for so long. Layer by layer, muscle group by bone… eventually… the alpha landed on whatever was left of his back.
The silence of the fight died down as all of us checked our surroundings, GROM Operators putting controlled pairs in the heads and nerve stems of any Strigoi laying around… I flicked my weapon onto safe, letting it hang as I pulled off my mask. I dared not touch the wound on my face… the pain nearly crippling me if it wasn’t sheer will pushing me through, and adrenaline doing all it could to subdue it. The sound of the apaches continuing to lay hate drew us from our moment of contemplation as the Major went back to work; [“Confiscate any info, burn the rest…”]. He turned back to me as I shoved my damaged M50 mask back into it’s bag, chuckling as he looked at the sight; “You need a medevac, Blachowicz?” he quipped.
I shook my head, barely able to speak as I muttered; “Negative sir…”. The two of us scanned the room as my shield bearer went to collect his defense implement turned 90lb projectile, we scanned the center of the room, checking and confirming bodies, until we got to the last one alive. His white gown was soaked in red crimson and black ooze, as his dear head was mangled from bullet fire and impact from falling on it. I swear… the way his blood poured out of it though made me wonder if it was a mask. I gave it no second thoughts as he looked to Krol; “You… you can’t stop this, they’ve already-”.
The Major was in no mood for communication as his rifle snapped up and fired off three rounds to the body, four the head. The violent yet quick salvo ending the cultists life, I looked down at it, then to him as he remarked; “Have your squad drag him out to the front, burn the rest”. I stood alongside him, looking down as the sight of it’s deer head was both captivating and horrifying… the curiosity in me wanting to look closer at it fighting the primal instinct I had to burn the thing to ash. “-Haven’t seen one of those before…” I muttered, thinking the Major had an answer.
He didn’t. Krol saying “Neither have I…” shortly before he walked away, was what truly shook my soul about that entire night. Victory stood firm in our hearts that night as we stood outside of the bunker. The night sky burning with fire and white phosphorus as we watched the ruin burn from the inside from the other side of the lot. In the distance, the Apaches continued to scan and circle the forests, no longer firing…. Which meant they had driven any or turned to glass any enemy combatants within a four miles, probably both, more than likely the latter. Echo-1 patted me on the shoulder as we stood there, soaking it all in, though Krol looked none to pleased. “In the time it took us to take this one down, they’ll be trying to set up three more cells… that being established…” he said, looking to either of us, then to Echo-3. “-Hell of a thing we did tonight, been waiting for this one for a decade, cleanly, maybe more… but no time to rest on our laurels… we’ll have another task for us as soon as we’re boots down back home” he said, to which his eyes followed mine, the body of whatever cultist that was zipped up in a black body bag beside the wheel of one of the MRAPs. The fire from the bunker casting an orange hue over it’s shiny jet black outside, something didn’t sit right with me… “That wasn’t a Strigoi…” I said to Krol.
“That’s very clear…” the Major said, shoving his mask under his arm and lighting a cigarette. “So… someone’s helping them?” I asked. The meer notion of it shook me to my core, sickened me. This parasite was already badly infecting Europa, Polska… if it was spread like this throughout the world. Krol settled my nerves: “We’ll be ready… It’s not just us anymore”. As he said that, I realized what he meant… my eyes looking to the Apaches as they started to form up, leaving the areas as their thunderous propellers melted into the night’s calm, unnerving ambience.
It’s been a couple of weeks since then, Echo Detachment has been busy. We’ve gained good ground against the enemy and honestly I think in a few years, we might see a much larger change. For now… we must keep going, that being said the Strigoi aren’t the only ones we’ve been combating. Recently we’ve made contact with of some sort of extermination coalition, they’ve known about the Strigoi, and others plaguing the world, the level of corruption and corrosion on society goes deep. Regardless a lot of the units we’ve been working with are apart of NATO, such as this “4th Special Forces Group” of the American Military. I don’t know where the road from here leads, but we’ve gotten momentum on our side, finally. Just remember… these things are out there, in every town, every city, every nation… preying and waiting for you to be alone, vulnerable, so they can take you and replace you.
Watch your back, and stay safe.
For now, Blachowicz signing out. Until next time
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2024.05.15 03:06 raccabarakka I just made a customer to get a P.O. Box, now I feel bad

Repeat offender, keep letting their German Shepherd roaming around the corner of cul-de-sac street with couple of warning letters.
Me and my T6 had to skip that street when that happened. I’ve managed to have them put their mailbox out on the fence few months ago when the dog barking like crazy banging on the steel door and finally burst it open the day I was delivering mails next to it.
Last month when I saw the dog crossing to the other house, I told the owners to take the dog and they couldn’t even control it. I confronted him right after, I was mad.
The lady finally went out and asked me about their mails being held, and I told her the situation and to get their stuff at the station to sign another letter, but my SPV decided that we had enough shit and they need to get a P.O. Box instead, I felt bad and told him to give them another chance but he insisted.
I haven’t seen the dog since I confronted them, that’s why I thought they finally learned and felt bad about the situation.
It’s gonna be awkward walking that swing now, oh well..
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2024.05.15 03:05 WithDisGuy_ Talk me into/out of a 2021 Model X

Key features I want that are dealbreakers
USS
Auto Present Doors that open fully not the 3” crap
Physical stalks.
Things I don’t care about FSD hardware. I’ve owned many teslas. Basic autopilot is all I need and want.
The rear screen
Things I’ll miss in Legacy X
I like the camera/turn signal functionality. I hear Legacy X doesn’t have this.
What I want to know—-What else am I missing in settling for a Legacy X 2020/2021?
Is there any unicorn from refresh 2021/2022 that has stalks, uss?
Advice needed. Talk me into or out of my decision. Thanks.
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2024.05.15 03:03 jcretrop Bolt Owner - quick thoughts on Blazer EV based on test drive

I currently drive the Bolt LT1 and just test drove the blazer.
Look, the Blazer costs way more than the Bolt does, and is larger, so a direct comparison is a bit nonsensical and irrelevant. That being said, I just test drove the base blazer EV LT1 and it’s very nice inside. The lower half of the front doors are still super cheap, but the top half is very premium, and the center screen is enormous and nice.
It didn’t seam to have the same “electric” noise as the Bolt, which is one of my complaints of the Bolt. I can’t tell if the Bolt whine is actually from the motor or just the manufactured sound. But whatever sound I hear as I bring it to a stop is annoying, especially with winter tires which seems to exacerbate it. It’s always such a relief to switch back to summer tires to lessen that noise.
Compared to the model Y, which I’ve rented before, the interior cabin of the blazer is also substantially nicer in my opinion. Would definitely look to a blazer EV over the model Y based on that.
The seating textile has a great feel and pattern as well.
I briefly played with the adaptive cruise, which felt pretty smooth and natural. My test drive didn’t have lane centering to test.
I had little time to test everything out, or really play with routing or EV charging etc., but I was generally impressed. Is it worth its price? I mean, maybe. Current Bolt owners get an additional $2500 incentive FWIW.
I hope the next gen Bolt (which I really hope they still make available in BoltEV guise) adopts the screen and some of the improved fit and finish of the Blazer EV.
As a side note, the salesperson was telling me he thinks Chevy will add back CarPlay. According to him, the executive that made that decision is no longer with Chevy. But look, you always got to take these comments with a with a bushel of salt.
One minor complaint on the Bolt EV, in my desired seating position, in terms of height, the top of the steering wheel obscured the top of the screen. I wanted to raise the steering wheel but I was already at the top of the range. This seems like it might be a problem for people. I’m not that tall. 5’ 8”, but like sitting at a normal height. I can’t believe it’s going to work for most people, but hey, YMMV.
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2024.05.15 03:02 Live_Alarm_8052 What would you do…

Let’s say, theoretically, you have 2 toddlers, a 1yo and 3yo. You get home from work, the kids eat dinner and you are giving your 1yo a bath. Husband is handling the 3yo. 3yo is having one of her toddler moments and so to entice her into happiness husband opens the back door and says “come on, let’s go play outside.” The back door is right next to the bathroom where you’re bathing 1yo (who is closer to being 2yo). 1yo hears “outside” and wants to go outside too. She starts screaming “outside outside!!!” It’s 7:45 p.m. You are very not energetic.
What would you do?
Here’s what I did. I said ok husband you can take 1yo out too. I put a diaper on her and a coat and let him figure out the rest.
Now he’s mad at me saying why can’t I play with my kids since I’m at work all day and I barely see them.
Umm rude (in my opinion).
I was going to bathe them and read a bunch of books. I want to spend time with them but mommy is wiped.
I am sick of this man throwing everything in my face. 🙄
What would you do?
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2024.05.15 03:02 PromQueenDream Frozen Heart: A Daughter's Lament

As a child, my world revolved around the sunny streets of Simi Valley, California, and the constant absence of my father, Victor Drake. He was a legendary snowboarder, a thrill-seeker whose exploits were broadcast on television screens across the country. But to me, he was just Daddy, a distant figure whose presence was more often felt through the flickering glow of the TV than in our own home.
As the years passed by, I found myself growing more and more aware of his absence. I would watch other children playing with their fathers at the park, their laughter echoing in my ears like a cruel reminder of what I was missing. I would press my small hands against the warm glass, imagining each passing car as a messenger carrying my father's love. But no matter how much I hoped and prayed, he never seemed to come home.
Instead, I found comfort in the warm embrace of my grandparents, who took me in and raised me as their own. They became my surrogate parents, filling the void left by my father's absence with love and affection. But there was always a shadow lingering over our home, a sense of longing for the one who should have been there with us.
"Why doesn't Daddy stay with us?" I would ask, my voice trembling with emotion. And every time, my grandparents would offer the same explanation: "He loves you very much, sweetheart. But he has to travel for his work."
I accepted their words at face value, too young to question the truth behind them. "He's always too busy for us," I would mutter bitterly to myself, my young heart heavy with disappointment and betrayal.
There was one day...I wandered through the hallway of our house, I overheard my grandmother speaking on the phone. Her voice was tinged with frustration, her words clipped and sharp.
"You can't just not see her, Victor!" she exclaimed, her tone pleading. "She's your daughter, for crying out loud. You have a responsibility to her."
I stood frozen in the hallway, my heart pounding in my chest. The realization hit me like a ton of bricks—my dad was choosing not to be a part of my life, and it was tearing my family apart.
I felt a surge of raw emotion welling up inside me. Anger, sadness, confusion—all swirling together in a whirlwind of chaos that threatened to consume me whole. Without a word, I turned on my heel and fled, my footsteps echoing through the empty house as I raced back to my room. Slamming the door shut behind me, I collapsed onto my bed, tears streaming down my cheeks unchecked.
I didn't want to face the world outside, didn't want to confront the painful truth of my father's abandonment. So I stayed locked away in my room, the days blurring together into a haze of loneliness and despair. Outside my window, the sun continued to rise and set, casting long shadows across my walls as time marched on without me. But inside my sanctuary, time seemed to stand still, the outside world fading into insignificance as I retreated deeper and deeper into myself.
I spent those days lost in my own thoughts, wrestling with the thoughts that haunted me, searching for some semblance of understanding in the chaos of my emotions. But no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't escape the crushing weight of my father's absence, the gaping hole in my heart that refused to heal.
And so I remained trapped in that dark cocoon of despair, my only solace the faint glimmer of hope that someday, somehow, I would find the answers I so desperately sought. But until then, I was content to stay locked away in my room, sheltered from the harsh realities of the outside world, nursing my wounds in silence. Hoping that one day, he would come home and we could be a family again. That he would want to be my dad.
But whatever god was out there, must've heard my cries, answered my prayers.
I was ten now. I heard the front door creak open, the sound echoing through the silent house. My heart leaped into my throat, my pulse quickening with a mixture of anticipation and dread as I waited, holding my breath, for what would come next.
And then he was there, standing in the doorway, his familiar silhouette framed against the harsh glare of the midday sun. For a moment, I couldn't move, couldn't breathe, couldn't believe that he was actually here.
But there he was, my father, Victor Drake, holding out his arms to me with a tentative smile, as if unsure of whether he was welcome or not. And in that moment, all the anger and resentment that had consumed me for so long melted away, replaced by a flood of overwhelming relief and joy.
He had gifts in hand, peace offerings to soften the blow of his absence. A new pair of ice skates, gleaming in the sunlight, a token of his love and a promise of better days to come.
I wanted to hate him, to lash out at him for leaving me all those years ago, for breaking my heart and abandoning me when I needed him most. But as I looked into his eyes, saw the vulnerability lurking behind the bravado, I couldn't bring myself to do it.
Instead, I threw myself into his arms, clinging to him as if my life depended on it, my tears mingling with his as we stood there, locked in an embrace that felt like coming home. And in that moment, all was forgiven, all was forgotten, as we basked in the warmth of each other's love, united once more by the bonds of family.
But even as I reveled in the joy of his return, a nagging doubt lingered at the back of my mind. Did forgiving him so easily make me stupid? Was I setting myself up for heartbreak all over again? Only time would tell, but for now, I pushed those thoughts aside, content to lose myself in the embrace of my father's love, if only for a little while longer.
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2024.05.15 03:02 peacelid Does this seem like a drug dealer?

My downstairs neighbor always sits outside his front door on a dining room chair right under my steps and we have patios. Usually smoking or on his phone. He wears the same coat everyday even when it was 80 outside.
I notice a full backpack behind one of the trees near the back. He always watches me go into my apartment. I try to wave or say hi (to kinda say I see you seeing me) I get no response back. Random guys come visit him, but it's never more than 1 or 2.
I live alone, I have cameras and extra locks on doors. What's concerning is that I thought I heard a gunshot very closeby but when I checked I don't see anything. I'm hoping it was a car backfiring.
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2024.05.15 03:02 Lumpy_Bug1189 I went to go pick up my daughter from our house to visit our family.

When I opened the door, there was a note that said, “I got her first!”
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65 (2023) (MA/4K) $6.75 (MA/HD) $5
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Barbie (2023) (MA/HD) $5.50
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Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) (MA/HD) $5 (GP/HD) $3.50
Begin Again (2014) (Vudu/HD) $3.50
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Big Lebowski (1998) (MA/4K) $7 (iTunes/4K) $6 (MA/HD) $5.50
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Black Adam (2022) (MA/4K) $6.25
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Elemental (2023) (MA/HD) $5.75
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English Patient (1996) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/HD) $4.75
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Exorcist: Believer (2023) (MA/4K) $7.50 (MA/HD) $6.50
Expendables 1-3 (Vudu/4K) $15 (Vudu/HD) $4.50
Extreme Prejudice (1987) (Vudu/HD) $5
F9: The Fast Saga + Director's Cut (2021) (MA/4K) $6.75 (MA/HD) $4.75
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Father Stu (2022) (MA/HD) $5.25
Fatman (2020) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/HD) $5.50
Fault in Our Stars (2014) (MA/HD) $1.50
Fifty Shades of Grey + Unrated (2015) (MA/4K) $5.25 Unrated (MA/4K) $4.75
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Five Feet Apart (2019) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/4K) $3
Five Nights at Freddy's (2023) (MA/HD) $6.50
Flash, The (2023) (MA/4K) $6.75 (MA/HD) $5
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Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) (MA/HD) $3.50
Gifted (2017) (MA/HD) $4.50
Girl on the Train (2016) (iTunes/4K) $2 (MA/HD) $2.25
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) (MA/HD) $6
Glory (1989) (MA/4K) $6.50
Godfather Trilogy (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $14
Godzilla: King Of The Monsters (2019) (MA/4K) $4
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Grace Unplugged (2013) (Vudu/HD) $5.25
Gran Turismo (2023) (MA/4K) $6.50 (MA/HD) $5.50
Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) (MA/HD) $3.75
Grease (1978), 2 (1982), Live! (2016) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/HD) $14
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Groundhog Day (1993) (MA/4K) $6.50
Grown Ups 2 (2013) (MA/HD) $5
Grudge (2020) (MA/HD) $6.50
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) (MA/4K) $7.25 (iTunes/4K) $4.75 (MA/HD) $4 (GP/HD) $1.75
Hands of Stone (2016) (Vudu/HD) $3.50
Happy Death Day 2U (2019) (MA/4K) $6.50 (MA/HD) $6
Harriet (2019) (MA/HD) $4.25
Hateful Eight (2015) (Vudu/HD) $2
Heaven is for Real (2014) (MA/HD) $2.50
Hercules (2014) (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $1.50
Hitman (Unrated) (2007) (MA/HD) $6
Hitman's Bodyguard (2017) (Vudu/4K) $5.75 (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $4.25
Hobbs & Shaw (2019) (MA/4K) $5.75 (MA/HD) $3.50
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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) (MA/HD) $3.50
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Hook (1991) (MA/4K) $6.50
Hop (2011) (MA/HD) (iTunes/HD) $3
Hope Springs (2012) (MA/HD) $2.25
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Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) (MA/4K) $6.75 (MA/HD) $5
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Hundred-Foot Journey (2014) (MA/HD) $5.50 (GP/HD) $4
Hunger Games Collection 1-4 (Vudu/HD) $6
I, Tonya (2017) (MA/HD) $5
Ice Age (2002) (MA/HD) $4.25
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If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) (MA/HD) $5.25
If I Stay (2014) (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $5.75
Impossible, The (2013) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/HD) $4.50
Incredibles (2004) (iTunes/4K) $6 (GP/HD) $4.50
Independence Day: Resurgence (2014) (iTunes/4K) $2 (MA/HD) $1.50
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) (MA/HD) $6
Indiana Jones Collection 1-4 (Vudu/4K) $24 (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $20
Inferno (2016) (MA/HD) $3
Insidious: The Last Key (2018) (MA/HD) $5.50
Insidious: The Red Door (2023) (MA/HD) $5.25
Instructions Not Included (2013) (Vudu/HD) $3.75
Interstellar (2014) (Vudu/4K) (iTunes/4K) $5.75 (Vudu/HD) $3.75
Into the Woods (2014) (MA/HD) $4 (GP/HD) $2.25
Iron Man 1-3 (iTunes/4K) $16 (GP/HD) $7.50
Iron Man 3 (2013) (iTunes/4K) $3 (MA/HD) $2.25 (GP/HD) $1.50
Isle of Dogs (2018) (MA/HD) $5.50
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016) (Vudu/4K) $5.25 (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $2.75
Jason X (2001) (MA/HD) $6
Jaws (1975) (MA/4K) $5.75 (iTunes/4K) (MA/HD) $4.50
Jaws (1975) Jaws 2 (1978) Jaws 3 (1983) Jaws: The Revenge (1987) (MA/HD) $15.50
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/HD) $5.50
Jerry Maguire (1996) (MA/4K) $6.50
Jigsaw (2017) (Vudu/4K) $4.75 (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $2
Jingle All the Way (1996) (MA/HD) $6
John Wick Collection 1-3 (Vudu/4K) $16 (iTunes/4K) $14.50 (Vudu/HD) $8
Jojo Rabbit (2019) (MA/4K) $7.50
Jumanji (1995) (MA/4K) $6.50
Jumanji: Next Level (2019) & Welcome to the Jungle (2017) (MA/HD) $7
Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) (MA/HD) $5.25
Jungle Book 2 (2003) (MA/HD) $6.50
Jurassic World Collection 1-5 (iTunes/4K) $17.50 (MA/HD) $8.50
Jurassic World Collection 1-6 (MA/HD) $11
Jurassic World: Dominion + Extended Cut (2022) (MA/4K) $6.25 (MA/HD) $3.75
Justice League: War World (2023) (MA/HD) $5.50
Kandahar (2023) (MA/4K) $7
Karate Kid (1984) (MA/4K) $6.50
Kick-Ass (2010) (Vudu/4K) (iTunes/4K) $5.25
Kicks (2016) (iTunes/HD) Ports to MA $4.50
Kidnap (2017) (MA/HD) (iTunes/HD) $2.75
Kimi (2022) (MA/4K) $6.75
Kin (2018) (Vudu/4K) (iTunes/4K) $5.50
Krampus (2015) (iTunes/HD) Ports to MA $4.75
Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) (MA/HD) $3
La La Land (2016) (Vudu/HD) $2.25 (iTunes/4K) $3.75
Labor Day (2013) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/HD) $4.50
Lady and the Tramp (1955) (MA/HD) $5.75 (GP/HD) $3.75
Last Duel, The (2021) (MA/HD) $5.25 (GP/HD) $4
Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023) (MA/4K) $7.50 (MA/HD) $7
Last Witch Hunter (2015) (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $1.50
Lawrence of Arabia (Restored Version) (1962) (MA/HD) $5
Legend of Hercules (2014) (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $3
Leon: The Professional (Extended Cut) (1994) (MA/4K) $6.50
Life (2017) (MA/4K) $6.50 (MA/HD) $2.50
Lighthouse (Vudu/HD) $6
Lightyear (2022) (MA/4K) $4.75 (MA/HD) $2.50 (GP/HD) $1.75
Lilo & Stitch (2002) & Stitch Has a Glitch (2005) (MA/HD) $9.50 (GP/HD) $5.50
Lion King (1994) (MA/4K) $7 (MA/HD) $4.50 (GP/HD) $2.75
Lion King 2: Simba's Pride (1998) (MA/HD) $6.25
Little Monsters (1989) (Vudu/HD) $5.50
Little Women (2019) (MA/HD) $5.50
Live Die Repeat: Edge Of Tomorrow (2014) (MA/4K) $5.50
Lone Ranger (2013) (MA/HD) $4.50 (GP/HD) $2.50
Lone Survivor (2013) (MA/4K) $6.25 (iTunes/4K) $2 (MA/HD) $1.50
Longest Ride (2015) (iTunes/4K) (MA/HD) $1.25
Looper (2012) (MA/HD) $2.75
Lords of Salem, The (2012) (Vudu/HD) $4.75
Lost City, The (2022) (Vudu/4K) $5.50 (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $5
Love, Simon (2018) (MA/HD) $2.75
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022) (MA/HD) $4.25
M3GAN + Unrated (2023) (MA/HD) $5.50
Ma (2019) (MA/4K) $6.50 (MA/HD) $5
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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) (MA/4K) $6 (iTunes/4K) $3.75 (GP/HD) $3.25
Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) (MA/HD) $6.50
Marksman, The (2021) (MA/HD) $5
Marlowe (2023) (MA/HD) $6.50
Martian - Extended Cut (2015) (MA/4K) $7.75 (MA/HD) $5.25
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Mary Queen of Scots (2018) (MA/HD) $6
Maze Runner Collection 1-3 (MA/HD) $14.50
McFarland, USA (2015) (MA/HD) $6 (GP/HD) $4.50
Meg 2: The Trench (2023) (MA/4K) $6.50 (MA/HD) $5
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Memory (2022) (MA/HD) $3.75
Men (2022) (Vudu/HD) $5
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2024.05.15 03:00 kintsugiwarrior Spirited Away: Similarities between the character "No-Face" and the "Narcissist" [Analysis]

Spirited Away: Similarities between the character
I used to watch the Japanese movie Spirited Away, and there were symbolism and hidden messages in the story. I always loved the movie, but I never focused my attention on the character called "No-Face". I was hesitant to make a post about my thoughts regarding the similarities between No-Face and the Narcissist but the more I considered its significance, the more I think this metaphor can bring value to the people still trying to dissect the narcissist. I will try to explain my interpretation of the character along with images from the movie, the behaviors, and the intentionality of the character, and how (in my opinion), these behaviors resemble the invisible psyche of the Narcissist:
https://preview.redd.it/zp2jgbshkh0d1.png?width=1699&format=png&auto=webp&s=365d41fbdc6873e66e08b21b115724806b57e727
In the movie, No-Face shows up and stands in the rain watching Chihiro (the girl, and main character), and as it's raining and she's empathetic, she left the door open for him. This made me realize that we have to open the door and welcome the narcissist for them to come into our lives. Soon after coming into the house, No-Face identified Chihiro's "need", and she needed soap to do her work. As a result, No-Face stole a lot of soap to give her (baiting). This is important as each new person (potential source of Supply) has different needs, and those are used to ensnare them in the first interactions with the Narcissist.
https://preview.redd.it/r6selfzskh0d1.png?width=1699&format=png&auto=webp&s=86ac1a5ac3bad801171be5dab06c2b6bd3545c19
However, when she said that she didn't need the soap ... No-Face disappeared (what we usually call "Ghosting" which is a RED FLAG), since he didn't get the expected reaction out of her.
Then, No-Face realized that humans wanted "gold", and he started to make a "replica of Gold", it wasn't real Gold, but people started to believe it was real, and so, he was able to ensnare his first victim: a gullible frog.
It is VERY interesting because up until now, No-Face is an empty shell that wanders around without any identity or purpose for existence. However, after engulfing (enmeshment) his first victim, he takes the personality of the frog (Character Trait Acquisition). Of course, there is No Boundary recognition at this point, as the frog becomes an extension of him.
https://preview.redd.it/9p319x0ykh0d1.png?width=1699&format=png&auto=webp&s=33bd209b0a75fbb550c228fc1de01a658e781b11
No-Face was not able to talk before, but now he's able to use the VOICE of the Frog, and uses his voice to ensnare new victims, and acquiring these new traits makes him more effective. This makes me think of all the new character traits the narcissist learned from us, especially to emulate "false empathy", and "fake emotions".
https://preview.redd.it/bal5gg94lh0d1.png?width=1700&format=png&auto=webp&s=6e2992ccfd26afd747eb811c99969348d0dbc5de
At this point in the movie, No-Face has grown more powerful and respected. He continues to give everyone Gold, so people choose to worship him providing Attention and Adoration (Narcissistic Supply or Fuel). The man dancing in the following scene is suddenly discarded as he is irrelevant. Now, No-Face has his attention on the new victim (Chihiro), and tries to give her everything she wants, so she is brought under control, and can provide Attention to him too. I find this interesting to better understand why the narcissist can be someone with us, and someone completely different with someone else.... because they would give anyone anything they want so they can bring them under their control.
https://preview.redd.it/af2ux9iblh0d1.png?width=1700&format=png&auto=webp&s=34e3bfbb6a6b2cfce1d84d11d127e86a433d5da3
No-Face offers Chihiro more Gold than he has ever offered to any other character in the movie. This makes me think when the narcissist gives everything to the New Supply, and people wonder why, as some people feel like they have no value .... but it's more a matter of doing everything they have to in order for the new victim to become a potential Source of Supply. We can also see here the dynamic as many people are trying to please the narcissist, making them first sources, secondary, and tertiary sources of supply. This scene can also be seen as a form of Triangulation, as No-Face is giving everything to Chihiro in front of the others who are making efforts to get exactly what he's giving to her...
We can also think of how "Gold" is simply a representation of something precious that others desire, as in our case it was "Love".
https://preview.redd.it/u96mevyklh0d1.png?width=1699&format=png&auto=webp&s=ebaa62efb07d19dedfba520ef5a836bba9c1b403
But when Chihiro rejects him again, it seems to me that No-Face gets sad, and suffers a Narcissistic Injury.
Immediately after, No-Face needs to soothe this injury, and swallows 2 more people, engulfing their Character Traits and personalities as well.
https://preview.redd.it/xm8su97tlh0d1.png?width=1699&format=png&auto=webp&s=bab421bafc47e4dd025563c51125ffb1bfbe8ade
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Then, No-Face continues his obsession with Chihiro because it's the only one he cannot buy with Gold.... especially as Chihiro has strong boundaries, is not coming from a place of need, and has clarity of her purpose. This makes me think of how the narcissist gets obsessed with some people, and they never get over those people who rejected them 10 or 20 years ago... and bring them up in conversations over and over.
https://preview.redd.it/gvicez3cmh0d1.png?width=1700&format=png&auto=webp&s=cd3977eccff81e6118bcda0de88ad0e621e7957e
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As No-Face continues to make offers to Chihiro (Love-Bombing), and she continues to reject his advances... he starts playing the victim. As we already know, Narcissists oscillate between Grandiosity and Victimhood... and especially after an injury, they play the victim to instill our empathetic traits, so we take the role of Rescuer. But Chihiro cannot be manipulated and derailed from her own purpose. This, in turn, causes narcissistic injury, obsession, and subsequently Narcissistic Collapse.Suddenly, No-Face enrages, from what I see as Narcissistic Rage. He loses control and exhibits fury chasing Chihiro and trying to take her by force. This is the most dangerous moment of the dynamic, as the victim escapes, and the narcissist turns aggressive and unpredictable...
https://preview.redd.it/xwgj9vekmh0d1.png?width=1699&format=png&auto=webp&s=5404a272c249bbe5a8e46d970aeffaba4181a801
In this scene, No-Face throws up a lot, and while throwing up, he expels 2 other characters he has previously engulfed. As we know, the False Self of the narcissist is made up of character traits he steals from other people. But during a Narcissistic Collapse, this Fake personality crumbles down and disintegrates, as it requires External Validation. I find this symbolic representation interesting as it reminds me how the narcissist is literally "nothing" without their engulfed character traits... in the absence of a real identity.
https://preview.redd.it/7r8q68drmh0d1.png?width=1699&format=png&auto=webp&s=d59ec59ceafb5fc083440bf4cff92ee14c980d2c
Ultimately, No-Face throws up the frog, and loses his voice and its character traits. He went back to being this empty shell, husk or ghost; without a real identity/personality behind the mask. I like the representation of MASK, as it truly shows that No-Face is nothing without the mask... and this is especially true for the narcissist too.
https://preview.redd.it/q0o4y8swmh0d1.png?width=1699&format=png&auto=webp&s=efc70ec5cb896a2242f88990b0fb403997c78e5a
And after No-Face was gone, the Gold he had given everyone turned into mud and dust. This is exactly what everyone realizes eventually, that the LOVE the narcissist provided was neither real nor authentic, but just a "replica of love" to keep us controlled.
I've watched this movie so many times throughout the years, even before marrying a narcissist. I enjoyed finding the similarities between No-Face and the Narcissist, and wanted to share it with everyone. I would love to hear your interpretations, whether you agree, disagree or have anything extra to add.
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2024.05.15 03:00 kintsugiwarrior Spirited Away: Similarities between the character "No-Face" and the "Narcissist" [Analysis]

Spirited Away: Similarities between the character
I used to watch the Japanese movie Spirited Away, and there were symbolism and hidden messages in the story. I always loved the movie, but I never focused my attention on the character called "No-Face". I was hesitant to make a post about my thoughts regarding the similarities between No-Face and the Narcissist but the more I considered its significance, the more I think this metaphor can bring value to the people still trying to dissect the narcissist. I will try to explain my interpretation of the character along with images from the movie, the behaviors, and the intentionality of the character, and how (in my opinion), these behaviors resemble the invisible psyche of the Narcissist:
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In the movie, No-Face shows up and stands in the rain watching Chihiro (the girl, and main character), and as it's raining and she's empathetic, she left the door open for him. This made me realize that we have to open the door and welcome the narcissist for them to come into our lives. Soon after coming into the house, No-Face identified Chihiro's "need", and she needed soap to do her work. As a result, No-Face stole a lot of soap to give her (baiting). This is important as each new person (potential source of Supply) has different needs, and those are used to ensnare them in the first interactions with the Narcissist.
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However, when she said that she didn't need the soap ... No-Face disappeared (what we usually call "Ghosting" which is a RED FLAG), since he didn't get the expected reaction out of her.
Then, No-Face realized that humans wanted "gold", and he started to make a "replica of Gold", it wasn't real Gold, but people started to believe it was real, and so, he was able to ensnare his first victim: a gullible frog.
It is VERY interesting because up until now, No-Face is an empty shell that wanders around without any identity or purpose for existence. However, after engulfing (enmeshment) his first victim, he takes the personality of the frog (Character Trait Acquisition). Of course, there is No Boundary recognition at this point, as the frog becomes an extension of him.
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No-Face was not able to talk before, but now he's able to use the VOICE of the Frog, and uses his voice to ensnare new victims, and acquiring these new traits makes him more effective. This makes me think of all the new character traits the narcissist learned from us, especially to emulate "false empathy", and "fake emotions".
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At this point in the movie, No-Face has grown more powerful and respected. He continues to give everyone Gold, so people choose to worship him providing Attention and Adoration (Narcissistic Supply or Fuel). The man dancing in the following scene is suddenly discarded as he is irrelevant. Now, No-Face has his attention on the new victim (Chihiro), and tries to give her everything she wants, so she is brought under control, and can provide Attention to him too. I find this interesting to better understand why the narcissist can be someone with us, and someone completely different with someone else.... because they would give anyone anything they want so they can bring them under their control.
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No-Face offers Chihiro more Gold than he has ever offered to any other character in the movie. This makes me think when the narcissist gives everything to the New Supply, and people wonder why, as some people feel like they have no value .... but it's more a matter of doing everything they have to in order for the new victim to become a potential Source of Supply. We can also see here the dynamic as many people are trying to please the narcissist, making them first sources, secondary, and tertiary sources of supply. This scene can also be seen as a form of Triangulation, as No-Face is giving everything to Chihiro in front of the others who are making efforts to get exactly what he's giving to her...
We can also think of how "Gold" is simply a representation of something precious that others desire, as in our case it was "Love".
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But when Chihiro rejects him again, it seems to me that No-Face gets sad, and suffers a Narcissistic Injury.
Immediately after, No-Face needs to soothe this injury, and swallows 2 more people, engulfing their Character Traits and personalities as well.
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Then, No-Face continues his obsession with Chihiro because it's the only one he cannot buy with Gold.... especially as Chihiro has strong boundaries, is not coming from a place of need, and has clarity of her purpose. This makes me think of how the narcissist gets obsessed with some people, and they never get over those people who rejected them 10 or 20 years ago... and bring them up in conversations over and over.
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As No-Face continues to make offers to Chihiro (Love-Bombing), and she continues to reject his advances... he starts playing the victim. As we already know, Narcissists oscillate between Grandiosity and Victimhood... and especially after an injury, they play the victim to instill our empathetic traits, so we take the role of Rescuer. But Chihiro cannot be manipulated and derailed from her own purpose. This, in turn, causes narcissistic injury, obsession, and subsequently Narcissistic Collapse.
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Suddenly, No-Face enrages, from what I see as Narcissistic Rage. He loses control and exhibits fury chasing Chihiro and trying to take her by force. This is the most dangerous moment of the dynamic, as the victim escapes, and the narcissist turns aggressive and unpredictable...
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In this scene, No-Face throws up a lot, and while throwing up, he expels 2 other characters he has previously engulfed. As we know, the False Self of the narcissist is made up of character traits he steals from other people. But during a Narcissistic Collapse, this Fake personality crumbles down and disintegrates, as it requires External Validation. I find this symbolic representation interesting as it reminds me how the narcissist is literally "nothing" without their engulfed character traits... in the absence of a real identity.
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Ultimately, No-Face throws up the frog, and loses his voice and its character traits. He went back to being this empty shell, husk or ghost; without a real identity/personality behind the mask. I like the representation of MASK, as it truly shows that No-Face is nothing without the mask... and this is especially true for the narcissist too.
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And after No-Face was gone, the Gold he had given everyone turned into mud and dust. This is exactly what everyone realizes eventually, that the LOVE the narcissist provided was neither real nor authentic, but just a "replica of love" to keep us controlled.
I've watched this movie so many times throughout the years, even before marrying a narcissist. I enjoyed finding the similarities between No-Face and the Narcissist, and wanted to share it with everyone. I would love to hear your interpretations, whether you agree, disagree or have anything extra to add.
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I'm searching for the kind of wonderful woman who shares most of my interests below in addition to her hobbies and interests, who's also goofy, likes to playfully insult each other, and also believes in open and honest communication. I believe with that, we can work out any problems when they arise. 💛
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2024.05.15 02:59 Altmosphere UPDATE - 'Just Nipped by a Bull Terrier'

I don't know if anyone remembers but, approximately a month ago, I was bitten/nipped by an American Bull Terrier in my apartment elevator.
OP here: https://www.reddit.com/BanPitBulls/comments/1c4hiwp/just_got_nipped_by_an_american_bull_terrier_in_an/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
Welp, I reported it to my property manager (I rent) and the strata, the handyman/owner spoke directly to the dog's owner, he adviced him the dog Must be muzzled anywhere on property and that he is lucky it was me and not a child or senior.
The dog's owner stopped by our apartment with an apology letter and box of chocolate, he seemed genuinely remorseful and and I reassured him that I held no resentment/hard feelings and just wanted to ensure the dog was muzzled, for it's own sake, in the future.
All fine and dandy right?
Nope!
We're in the process of moving and I stopped by the apartment to grab some more stuff, I step out of the elevator and WHO'S FUCKING THERE? Unmuzzled?
The bull terrier, of Course!
I legitimately jumped a little when the elevator doors opened and I was face to face with it again, my own reaction surprised me a bit. It also lunged forward slightly.
I made pleasantries, went inside and immediately called the ownehandyman (a lovely older gentlemen), he sounded More pissed as I was and said 'I HAVE to report it to the Rangers now! They'll have to seize the dog, why didn't he just bloody muzzle it!'
So, unfortunately, seems like a sad ending. The dog doesn't deserve to be a cosmetic accessory to a walking mid-life crisis and the poor bugger is probably gonna be the one paying the price.
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2024.05.15 02:59 GrouchyManagement293 Car drooler

Car drooler
So Walter is a huge drooler in the car. Like window and door is completely covered in drool. Anyone also have a dood who does this? Any remedies to help stop it or ideas on how or what to help keep my car a little clean? He is also a car sick guy so I'm trying to take him on more car rides to hopefully get the vomiting to stop 🤮
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2024.05.15 02:58 imAdumbass7508 Is it possible to freestyle a wide body?

I’m new to the whole car scene and recently got a new car (2024 Mitsubishi mirage g4) and want to turn it more sporty looking like a rally car my first thought was I want to wide body for bigger wheels since the stock ones are super tiny and it makes the car feel all wobbly I did my research on what wide bodying does but there’s no kits online for the car I was wondering if there was a way I can sorta “freestyle” it by making my own part or buying parts that are similar to my car or if it just a lost cause atp
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2024.05.15 02:57 MysteriousCatwoman I need advice on threating and harrasment issue.

My son came home friday after playing outside saying a "leah" hit him and saying bad words to him. My son is 8. I have no proof of her hitting him but this isn't the first time shes done this. Previous summer there were 2 witnesses (other kids) that saw her hit him and i witnessed her push him into a fence.
So after he told me this i went to her house and spoke with her mother about what happened and why does she keep singling my son out and she got offensive and i told her to keep her daughter away from my son. She closes the door in my face.
The morning after i received a letter on my door from the father of the girl saying "if i ever bully his daughter and wife again he will get a restraining order against me and then he made fun of my son in the letter too.
I immediately called the non emergency line and filed a report and told the president of the condo board and the condo management.
Since then hes been flipping me off everytime hes seen me, in the car, in my own backyard and his daughter is around each time he does it.
Im getting super frustrated of the situation and feel like i cant do anything because i have no proof of him flipping me off.
Is there anything i can do?
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