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2024.05.17 14:06 nt96 Play turns 25. How Moby became an odd overnight sensation

Moby has always been a mainstay in house music and electronica in general. And on May 17th, 1999, he released his fifth studio album Play to critical and commercial success, becoming a rare phenomenon in the dance world.

…..but not in the way you would expect. You see, not even Moby thought he would make an impact, and originally intended to retire after that. So what makes his success story so unique? And how did this album become the best selling electronica album of all time? Let’s take a deep dive!


A quick recap into his early career


Throughout the 80s, Moby was involved in multiple underground punk rock bands. At the tail end of the decade, he shifted his interests towards the then-burgeoning electronic music scene, moving to New York City and taking up producing, remixing and DJ-ing as a result. By 1991, his single “Go” became an instant success and propelled him into stardom. For the next few years, he scored multiple dance hits (including a remix of the James Bond theme).

It was in 1996 when he released his album Animal Rights where everything went wrong. His sudden shift to punk and metal inspired music alienated much of his fan base and proved to be a critical and commercial failure, leaving him in a bit of a disarray. By this point, much of his audience began to cast doubts as to who Moby was as an artist, and while he asserted that the stylistic change was only temporary, it didn’t stop them from leaving his side. His own touring was disastrous, and him opening for alt-rock band Soundgarden was met with boos and jeers, prompting him on leaving music altogether. But thanks to artists like Bono, Axl Rose and Terence Trent D'Arby giving positive reactions to his Animal Rights album, he decided to stay a little while longer.

Background


Play's musical direction began around the time Moby's friend, Gregor Ehrlich loaned him a 1993 box set titled "Sounds of the South: A Musical Journey from the Georgia Sea Islands to the Mississippi Delta." by Alan Lomax. In it, a wide collection of folk music recorded throughout the 20th century.
Moby began to work on Play in August 1997, but touring obligations as well as unsatisfactory mixing sessions caused multiple delays. According to Moby's manager, Eric Härle had stated their original goal was to sell 250,000 copies, which was what Everything Is Wrong (1995), Moby's biggest-selling album at the time, had sold. Moby had doubts in achieving that, and many of the labels seemed to agree. Moby lost his outlet to released Play in the US following his removal from Elektra's roster of artists, leaving UK-based Mute Records as his sole label. Looking for US records to distribute was a struggle, with major label records like Warner Bros., Sony and RCA rejecting him. Even after V2 picked up the offer, most of the journalists passed on listening to the album. By March of 1999, two months before release, Moby began contemplating on his future and felt that maybe it's best to just throw in the towel and retire.

Play debuted at number 33 on the UK Albums Chart, but fell off shortly after. In addition, the radio and network airplay the songs received was very minimal. At this point, the goal was to simply get people to listen to the music; for that to happen, Moby and his management had to get really creative. While brainstorming, the team noticed a few agencies flocking to them for permission to use the music as soundbeds. That marked the moment a huge lightbulb went off on everybody's head; there's great potential in using licensing.
Licenses weren’t exactly lucrative but it was an alternate way of exposing listeners to the music rather than just radio. Management team was very diligent in looking for licenses, nevertheless, they took painstaking care of which requests were more appropriate for certain songs. Eventually they succeeded in getting every track on the album licensed, with "7" being the last track to do so.


Singles

Play's rollout consisted of eight singles. I've listed the samples used as well as where the songs are heard. While I listed as many licenses as I could, I tried to keep it within a 5 year timeframe. Forgive me as I know I missed a few but it's tough to find older, obscure commercials.

Honey
After discovering an a cappella song from Lomax's box set, Moby wrote this song in about 10 minutes. The song had minimal radio airplay but still managed to chart in several places including the UK Singles Chart (#33) and Billboard's Dance/Electronic Singles Sales (#95). A remix was later released featuring American R&B artist, Kelis.
Licensed: Permanent Midnight (1998), The 13th Warrior (1999), Maxwell Coffee (1999), Holes (2003),
Samples: Bessie Jones - Sometimes (1960)

Run On
This was one the first Play tracks Moby made. Due to the amount of samples, putting this song together proved to be a major challenge. Sampling the original folk song "God's Gonna Cut You Down" by Bill Landford and the Landfordaires, Moby didn’t know about the song's popularity until after recording it. It’s been covered by many artists including Elvis, Bobbie Gentry and Johnny Cash.
Licensed: Renault Kangoo (199x), Harsh Realm (1999), Mercy Streets (2000), Osmosis Jones (2001),
Samples: Bill Landford and The Landfordaires - Run On For A Long Time (1949), Melvin Bliss - Synthetic Substitution (1973)

Bodyrock
Fun fact: Both of Moby's managers tried to convince him not to include the song on the album, as they thought it sounded too similar to a Fatboy Slim, but he insisted on keeping it as he liked the song for its sample.
Licensed: Dawson's Creek (1998), Rolling Rock Beer (2000), Hype (2000), FIFA 2001 (2000), Buffy The Vampire Slayer (2001), Veronica's Closet theme (2003)
Samples: Spoonie Gee and The Treacherous Three - Love Rap (1980), Gang of Four - What We All Want (1981), Afrika Bambaataa and Soulsonic Force - Looking for the Perfect Beat (1983)

Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad
Moby originally wrote this back in 1992 as a techno song. Unsatisfied with the result, he never released it. Years later, he revisited the song, reproducing it with slower and more sorrowful tone, Eric Härle encouraged him to include it on the album. Kelis also provided vocals on a remix of this track.
Licensed: The Next Best Thing (2000), Millennium Mambo (2001), Lovely Rita (2001), Black Hawk Down trailer (2001), Associaçao Desportiva de Deficientes (2004)
Samples: The Banks Brothers and The Greater Harvest Back Home Choir - He'll Roll Your Burdens Away (1966), Delegate vs. Emo-Trance - Return to Tasmania (1998)

Natural Blues
Music video features Christina Ricci (famous for her Wednesday Addams role)
Licensed: Shadow Hours (2000), Freddy Got Fingered (2001), Joan Of Arcadia (2003), Basic (2003)
Samples: Vera Hall - Trouble So Hard (1937), Coke Escovedo - I Wouldn't Change a Thing (1976), The Banks Brothers and The Greater Harvest Back Home Choir - All the Way (1966)

Porcelain
A standout of the album, it's one of the only songs on the album that Moby sings on.
Licensed: The Beach (2000), Nordstrom 'Doorway' (2000), VW Polo 'Lunchtime' (2000), Bailey's Irish Cream (200x)
Samples: Ernest Gold - Fight for Survival (1961), Electra - Destiny (The Remix)(1989)

South Side
Initially recorded with No Doubt frontwoman Gwen Stefani, production problems forced Moby to leave Stefani's vocals off the mix of the song included on the album; her vocals were later restored for the song's single release.
Licensed: I cant find any :(
Samples: The Counts - What's Up Front That Counts (1971)
Find My Baby
The final single (obviously)
Licensed: Any Given Sunday (1999), Charmed (2000), Nissan Almera II (2000), American Express 'Tiger Woods Plays Manhattan' (2000)
Samples: Boy Blue - Joe Lee's Rock (1960), Louis Bellson, Shelly Manne, Willie Bobo & Paul Humphrey - Super Mellow (1975)


As for the deep cuts (once again, I couldn’t find them all).


Rushing
Licensed: Weather Channel (2000s-2010s)
Samples: n/a

Machete
Licensed: Play It To The Bone (1999), Mission Hill 'Andy Joins The PTA.' (2002)
Samples: Tom Jones - Looking Out My Window (1968), Incredible Bongo Band - Apache (1973)

7
Licensed: unknown
Samples: n/a

Down Slow
Licensed: unknown
Samples: n/a

If Things Were Perfect
Licensed: unknown
Samples: Willie Hutch - Hospital Prelude of Love Theme (1974)

Everloving
Licensed: Requeum For a Dream trailer (2000), Thortons Chocolates ad (200x)
Samples: n/a

Inside
Licensed: Riding Giants (2004)
Samples: n/a

Guitar Flute & String
Licensed: unknown
Samples: n/a

The Sky Is Broken
Licensed: The X-Files 'All Things' (2000) (fun fact: Gillian Anderson hand-picked this song!)
Samples: Creedence Clearwater Revival - Long as I Can See the Light (1970), SMPTE Timecode - Audio Sample (1967)


My Weakness
Licensed: The X-Files 'Closure' (2000), Any Given Sunday (1999), Behind Enemy Lines (2001), The Salton Sea (2002)
Samples: Kanak - Danse Nyinewaco De Tiga (1990)


Conclusion


Play was the breakthrough album Moby needed to break into the mainstream, landing DJ gigs across the world before he even knew it. It was the first album to have all of its tracks licensed. The licensing approach was a resounding success that helped increase the album's visibility along with radio and MTV. In fact, it was so lucrative that the album was already considered a financial success before it even reached multi-platinum sales! Overall, Play's journey to being a cultural phenomenon was a slow but gradual one, with the album re-entering the top 100 charts and have many of its songs hit the charts across multiple countries. Before you knew it, the whole blues-meets-electronica was everywhere (even Adele cited this album as an influence on 25).

Using popular songs for commercial purposes is nothing new but with Play, many viewed this album as redefining the concept of "commercial". Not everybody was on board with this, many techno purists scoffed at his approach for success, seeing Moby as an ultimate sell-out, and his music being devalued as a result. Despite this, Moby remained steadfast in his decisions. Now, 25 years on, with a staggering 12 million sold worldwide, Play still remains the best selling electronica album of all time.

Questions

What was your experience with this album? Did you enjoy it?
Do you feel the push for licensing really changed the game? For better or for worse?
Do you feel this album has any cultural relevance beyond its commercial ubiquity? Why or why not?
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2024.05.17 14:05 Fugi_not_Figi I want to forget my baby’s father

I don’t even know where to begin. I just have a lot to say and no one who really has the time to listen. I’ll try to stay vague but our social circles don’t really intermingle and I don’t think I know anyone on here in real life. I can barely remember specific moments or map together periods of time cohesively but I’ll try my best. I used bullet points on my notes app to try to organize the important parts. So if it reads weird or blocky, I apologize.
I hate to admit that I think I still love my baby’s father. That may not even be true. I’m hoping it’s just the drastic hormone changes after having a baby. I don’t want to reconcile or get back together, I just want a genuine opinion from anyone that bothers to read the entire thing or advise from anyone that may have been in a similar situation. It was a very toxic and abusive relationship due to both parties. I toyed with his feelings until it was too late and he would drink and get physical. I was always accusing him of cheating or wanting to cheat because my ex had cheated. Meanwhile I was in fact projecting in a way because I was still messaging said ex. Ex and I were friends before we had dated and were together for 2 years. He had cheated on his other relationships so I should have seen it coming, but he ended up trying to cheat on me and I ended things. I was 19-20 at the time and joined tinder. Experimented a little but ended up hooking up with a guy that had a crush on me in HS. We only hooked up 2-3 times but it started getting weird and I chickened out. Then I got an apartment and a better job and started casually hooking up with the ex again. I think he had a gf at this time but I didn’t ask. At the new job is where I met BD. He started a few weeks after me. I was 20 and he was 28 at the time. We started hanging out after work to smoke. It’s not something I would normally do with just one person and he wasn’t really my type. But the hangouts got longer and more frequent. And I ended up cutting the ex off again. A couple months in, I moved in way too soon because my roommate and I didn’t get along. My ex would still message me occasionally for some reason. He definitely had a gf at this time. Some would be nudes. I didn’t encourage the behavior but I also didn’t discourage it. Bd saw the messages while we were on vacation and was understandably upset. I was upset with myself for responding. I justified it to myself by claiming I was trying to waste his time. In reality he was wasting mine and not suffering in the slightest. There couldn’t have been a worse moment for him to find the messages. The week was supposed to be a huge step in our relationship and I could see how crushed he was. If I were him I would have left me in the hotel states away and gone home that morning. The whole ride home I was sick. I couldn’t imagine how he was feeling, over something I so easily could have avoided and someone I had no interest in romantically or sexually anymore. I believe this is the first time Things got physical but as I said, the timeline is super blurry now. Regardless, if it was the first time, it should’ve been the last. No one should put up with being hit. And No one should feel that their only option is to put their hands on someone. This was when we were finally getting back to his house in our own state. He had picked up a few beers before hand, and that was generally his fuel to either argue or get violent. He had slapped me, choked me and spit in my face, all to which I gave him no reaction. I just sat on the bed silently, or tried to lock myself in the bathroom. He would walk away to smoke a cigarette and immediately come back to fight some more. He told me to pack up my shit but got more pissed off when he came inside to see me packing up my shit. I eventually got a few things packed up and made it to my grandmas’s house. We both calmed down and after a few calls and texts. he wanted to see where I was staying. I picked him up and brought him to my grandma‘s house. (Note: I should probably add that right before we got together. He got in a car accident that totally totaled his car and got a DUI. Since then I had been his ride and always joked That that’s all he kept me around for) We arrived at my grandma’s house, where she had a guestroom ready for me. He just sat on the bed with his head down and cried. He said that it looked like it was so easy for me to move on without him. Looking back, this should’ve been another red flag. All I had was a place to stay after being kicked out. He couldn’t accept that I would land on my feet without him. Most of my belongings were still at his house, and I didn’t want to burden my grandmother any further So I ended up going back with him. At this time I was still apologizing to him for what I had done and how I had made him react. One night after an argument, and a rough day in general. He walked out to grab a case of beer from the gas station and didn’t come back for hours. When I finally went out looking for him, he was at the spot that we had first kissed. There He told me I was holding him back From what he envisioned for his future. It was a lot more drawn out, less cohesive and not so nice (he had been well into his beer by then) but that was the gist of it. One of my biggest fears is being a burden, or anyone holding some secret resentment towards me. Him drinking only let me know how he truly felt and how he wanted to react. I could never put the same effort into the relationship after that. I felt like it was already over and had been over for a long time. A while later, he had seen that my ex reached out again nothing flirtatious this time, but he was still upset, understandably. He got violent again, and I locked myself in the bathroom. He took my keys and my phone and said he was going to go find him. I packed up a few things again and tried to walk over to my dad‘s house. His mission was futile and he ended up finding me walking and brought me back home. The whole night was tense and I didn’t feel safe in the morning before he woke up. I started quietly packing up my things. He woke up and immediately flew into a rage and started dumping my things out onto the ground. I called my mom to help me get out all the big things because I wanted to be all out in one trip. As I was leaving, he was screaming at my mother and I about how much a piece of shit I was, but was right back to begging for me back as soon as I was down the road. This was a reoccurring cycle for us. I’d always keep my phone and keys together in a designated spot in the house so I could get them quickly if I needed to leave. The ex no longer reached out, but we were both still suspicious of one another. Sometimes I would be gone for days sometimes weeks my belongings no longer came back because it didn’t feel like home anymore. It didn’t Feel like a safe or stable place for me. This also made him upset. Every time I would leave we would still text every day. It was an extremely toxic situation. During one period of time that i was gone He had one of our coworkers over for about a week sleeping in my bed with my cats. Throughout our entire relationship and our brakes I never met up with another person. I did leave so I didn’t have the right to be too upset. But He wasted no time having her over for an extended period of time while still begging for me to come back every day. Then I had to coax this information out of him after finding her clothes all over the house. I couldn’t get over the feeling that he had her and others lined up for when I was gone and him wanting me back meant nothing. By this time the dude I had gone to school/hooked up with had started at our job (This would seem like a cruel joke but we were in the same trade and this was one of the only decent jobs in our town.) I guess we had had a silent mutual agreement to keep out past between us because they became friends. Well, After finding out about his coworker, I told him about mine. It didn’t matter that the dates didn’t overlap. He went nutts. I don’t remember exactly how it all went down after that, but I left of course and he ended up going to this 20 year olds apartment. His roommate answered and BD demanded to know where this dude was and ends up slapping the roommate. (I have no idea why I kept going back. Typing this out, I feel so stupid. He was clearly fucking crazy and my brain was telling me to get the fuck out.) I was already suspicious of him because of how we both acted before we got together, but all of this just made it so much worse. I wanted to know why he felt the need to intimidate me into staying with him and calling it “crazy love” when he could so easily move on and leave me alone. (Why did infidelity have to be the dealbreaker and not everything else?) Bringing up my suspicions or insecurities, just made him defensive and occasionally violent. I never got any reassurance and my reasons for staying were few and far between. Then we found out I was pregnant. We found out when I was about seven weeks pregnant. The last time we had gotten into a physical fight I had been about 4 to 5 weeks pregnant. I was scared. Bd seemed happy. He said he wanted to be a family. Over the next few weeks, I was having extremely bad morning sickness I was in and out of the hospital on an IV for fluids and couldn’t leave our bedroom or bathroom. I still had to drive him to and from work which was only about 30 min round trip but I’d always have to stop on the side of the road to puke. (Note: There were five cats living in this house that I was Feeding and cleaning up after. We inherited two from the homeowner and three were ours) The house started to smell because I could no longer keep up with the cats, and this just made my morning sickness even worse. On top of this, I was having extremely bad back pain that I thought was just a symptom of pregnancy. After one of my trips to the hospital for fluids, they informed me that I had a UTI. I was about 10-11 weeks pregnant by then. I tried to tell him that I needed help with the house and that it was making me miserable. He just expressed that I would be complaining regardless. Whether it be about him spending enough time with me, helping clean, or working. This wasn’t even the worst of the treatment that I had received, but being pregnant, This was the last straw. I knew I couldn’t bring a baby into the abusive cycle that we were putting each other through. I don’t remember exactly how it happened. At this point I was looking for any reason to leave. But it happened and again I started packing up my shit. This time he barely put up a fight. He tried to dump my stuff out on the floor once, but I said if he tried to put his hands on me, I’d call the police this time. He sat in the kitchen on his phone until I was done packing. As I was carrying my belongings out to my car still weak and sick, we were screaming back-and-forth about how much we hated each other, and how I would never give him the chance to put his hands on my child. He shouted that he didn’t think the baby was even his, to which I replied, “Good, then I’ll never have to fight you in court”. That was our last face to face interaction. I filed for a civil protection order. It’s been about a year and since then, he has been claiming to his coworkers and his mother that my ex is the father. His mother doesn’t seem to believe him as she had kept in contact with me throughout my pregnancy, and since the baby’s been born. She requests a paternity test just to be sure, but I have no doubts that the baby is his. I am almost positive that he knows the baby is his too. His claims of me cheating are only his way of justifying me leaving and making it my fault. I sent her the information to reach out for a paternity test, but she hasn’t shown me any indication that he wants to be part of the baby’s life. Any time she brings up the situation to him, he gets angry with her and hangs up. I don’t know what’s going on in his life and I don’t want to. I’d only obsess over it and make myself upset if I did. I assume he’s living his dream and chasing his goals without me there to hold him back, especially with a child. Even after typing all this out and rereading and editing, I still miss him. I shouldn’t. I can’t tell if it’s the cycle calling me back or the drastic changes in hormones. I can’t even think of a reason that I should miss him. I don’t even think I miss him, just his presence or energy? It’s so hard to explain and I don’t want to feel this way. I have nightmares about trying to get away from him and out of the house but try to force myself back into the same dream just so I can see him. Is this normal? Do any other moms feel this way? Only attracted to the baby’s father even while split up? I have no sex drive when I used to be a fiend. I heard this can be a side-effect of the drastic hormone changes, but I don’t even feel an attraction anymore. Unless they’re a very specific type (My BD). I have no desire to move on or find a romantic connection. I do more harm than good and I’d rather focus on being a mom (which I’m loving aside from this issue).I know there’s no way of going back even if I wanted to. The damage has been more than done. I just want to make moving on easier and forget him. Do I just have to wait?
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2024.05.17 13:59 Thyg0d Importing from CSV with different amount of data in rows

Hi!
I've got this script to create dynamic groups built on a set start then a groupname followed by country and city All that works but since the amount of jobtitle differ from 1-7 per groupname I wanted the script to only create the dynamic rule containg the jobtitle cell with data and if the cell is empty skip it when building the $jobtitleQuery for the $groupquery later used to create the dnyamic group.
Any ideas and thoughts are welcome! Probably missed something as I'm fairly new to this.
Error message:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ForEach-Object : Cannot bind parameter 'RemainingScripts'. Cannot convert the "-join" value of type "System.String" to type "System.Management.Automation.ScriptBlock".
At line:38 char:35
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Script starts with connecting to Azure and picking up data, all verified working. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
# Iterate through each row in the CSV and create Azure AD dynamic groups based on job title foreach ($row in $csvData) { $groupName = $row.GroupName $description = $row.Description $country = $row.Country $city = $row.city $GroupJobTitle = $row.GroupJobTitle # Collect non-empty job titles into an array $jobTitles = @() for ($i = 0; $i -lt 9; $i++) { $jobTitleField = "JobTitle$i" if ($row.$jobTitleField -and $row.$jobTitleField -ne "") { $jobTitles += $row.$jobTitleField } } # Construct the job title query part dynamically $jobTitleQuery = $jobTitles ForEach-Object { "(user.jobTitle -eq `"$($_)`")" } -join " or " # Define dynamic group query $groupQuery = "(user.accountEnabled -eq True) and (user.country -eq `"$country`") and (user.city -eq `"$city`") and ($jobTitleQuery)" # Create Azure AD dynamic group New-AzureADMSGroup -DisplayName "$groupName-$country-$city-$GroupJobTitle" -Description "$description" -MailEnabled $false -MailNickName "$groupName-$country-$city-$GroupJobTitle" -SecurityEnabled $true -GroupTypes "DynamicMembership" -MembershipRule $groupQuery -MembershipRuleProcessingState "On" } _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
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2024.05.17 13:58 NierouPSN Get your solo flawless ghosts of the deep now.

I want to preface this with the fact that I am not an amazing player, I have not ran ghosts much only 4 times and 2 of those were after my solo. The reason to run it now is we have an amazing artifact, we don't know whats coming so why not just get it done now. The builds i used were not my own as if i was going to try this I would have used Hunter. I will be doing this again on my PS5 account but I don't see why it would be any harder than on my PC account.
The guide that gave me the idea to even attempt this was made by ItzTizzle on Youtube, he makes great guides i highly recommend checking him out.
Now on to my tips, for the first 2 encounters they are incredibly easy as a solar titan the only spot where you might die would be to moths in the first encounter and drowning in the 2nd. I used a machine gun instead of a sword though I never really fired it for the first encounter..
For Echtar the only troublesome spot was the underwater section, my biggest tip is to only go for 1-2 symbols at a time if you aren't 100% sure the path to take. I almost died the 1st phase trying to get all 3. Its a marathon not a sprint, you're better off taking an extra 30 seconds to get your bearings before diving back down than wiping and having to do encounter 1 again.
Now onto the one that gives everyone trouble, Simmumuh. Honestly wasn't that bad there are some steps to follow to make it pretty safe.
  1. Once you crush the ghost to start, kill the moths don't worry about anything else she always spawns them at the start. Simmumuh will spawn moths every time Volgath the knight spawns meaning 3 times per damage phase.
  2. Kill the boomers, if you leave them up they will kill you if they target you while the boss has line of sight on you. They re-spawn after every damage phase and are the 2nd thing to focus after moths.
  3. Take the time to double check the symbol before you crush the lightbearers ghost, you have ample time after killing before they re-spawn to spin the camera around.
Now here is where i differed from the guide above, loadouts. Tizzle used his super to break her shield and sleeper simulant for dps. After my 1st damage phase i quickly realized I suck at throwing hammers, it would have taken me 8~ phases with the damage i dealt. I decided to just rock arbalest and initially planned on using briars contempt alongside the trace from RoN but I dont have 1 crafted so i went with doomed petitioner with enhanced surrounded.
With arbalest breaking the shield, unloading all linear shots and finishing with my super I got the kill in 4 phases. Now I don't know if it would have been a 3 phase as my first i did so little damage only landing 5 sleeper shots but it feels possible.
Here's the 3 loadouts i used:
I know some people really hate loadout swaps but its really not bad in this dungeon, for echtar swap before you deposit the last vestige and for Simummuh I swap while crushing the final ghost before heading back through the water.
For controller players, you will want to rebind your charged melee and uncharged. With auto it's very easy to yeet your hammer and that could be fatal. I use right on the d-pad for my charged melee and r1 for uncharged but i've been doing it for a long time now so i am quite used to it. The reason you want separate bindings is the way roaring flames works, it turns your uncharged melee into a pseudo-charged melee. This lets you create sunspots as well as orbs every punch with 3x heavy handed.
I know solo flawless runs always seem so daunting, and normally they are however for this dungeon specifically with the amount of healing we have currently as long as you can shoot moths and punch acolytes there is nothing in here that can even bring you close to death. 2x arc resists with concussive dampener and restoration lets you sit there and DPS Simummuh as if you were in a well. With the extra 15% from solo op, plus whatever the debuff is from revitalizing blast it really cuts down on the phases especially if you mess up a rotation. Less phases, less room for failure.
~~ I hope at least some of you give it a try, I absolutely hated this dungeon on launch still kind of do as the traversal and opening encounter are too long. However at least for now, titan survival trivializes any real difficulty.
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2024.05.17 13:40 TearRepresentative56 Normally I split the analysis into separate posts. But here I am putting the positioning updates into just 1 for ease of posting: Here I analyse VIX, Equities, FX, GOLD, OIL, Silver and the German Market.

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2024.05.17 13:38 TearRepresentative56 I'm a full time trader and this is everything I'm watching and analysing in premarket 17/05 including positioning analysis and updates

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2024.05.17 13:36 TearRepresentative56 I'm a full time trader and this is everything I'm watching and analysing in premarket 17/05, including positioning updates for SPX, Gold, Oil, VIX, GER40 etc

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2024.05.17 13:33 TearRepresentative56 I'm a full time trader and this is everything I'm watching and analysing in premarket 17/05 including full positioning update post CPI and jobless Data.

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2024.05.17 13:32 TearRepresentative56 Everything I'm watching and analysing in premarket 17/05, including full positioning update post CPI. What you need to know. Sorry for no post yday, i explained the situation before. Not resolved, but got to push on. Hope the post today helps your trading! markets are looking good.

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2024.05.17 13:26 AdFantastic5288 Almighty So 2's Hidden Gems

There are some "Hidden Gems" / call backs in Almighty So 2 referencing previous moments in Sosa's career if you happen to notice.
1. First, being the legendary Michael Blackson being featured on the Jesus Skit just like the skit from Bang 2 #getyoshittogether #youRG2lookinmf #$8
2. On Sosa's verse on Jesus, he says ,"N**** thinkin' he a P, man you put the P in PRANK" & "Ridin' with an AR, We put the A&R in rank!" just like he did with the song "Himalayas" from the legendary tape, "Sorry 4 the Weight" with the similar vocab throughout the song : "B**** I put the E in White, b**** I put the E in Red, B**** I put the E in R***RDED, Guns that pull up and leave Dead!"
3. In Too Trim, we get the line , " & this life a n**** live will make ya nervous!" - an almost direct line from Fredo Santana in his song, "Nervous".
4. We can't help but recognize hearing Chief Keef's Grandmother's sound bite on "Believe"- originally from the "Everyday's Halloween" music video.
5. In Tony Montana Flow, we hear Keef speaking with a girl over the phone which he has done in a few songs. At the end of the song you hear Sosa ask the girl, "You drunk?"- which gives reference to the song, "Love No Thotties" where a girl is asking him when he's going to "come out here" (fly to her state) he replies asking her the same. (She assures him it would be in his benefit) Unimpressed, tells her, "Yo ass DRUNK!" when she asks what he said, he replies, "You drunk."
These were things I picked up on and appreciated considering some of those gems go back over 10 years ..
Did you guys notice some or all of the references while you were listening ?
Which ones are you just now finding out about?
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2024.05.17 13:07 ongem 8 best pickleball glasses of 2024 — from someone who plays 2x a week and makes glasses

Pickleball is war.
I play on a team where 3 out of my 12 teammates have suffered eye injuries in the past 4 months.
One girl even needed surgery to fix a detached retina and had to pay $5,000 in hospital bills!
Friendly fire happens too.
More recently, my friend was playing doubles when his partner mishit a volley and sent the ball into my friend's eye, rupturing a blood vessel.
Fortunately, there's a simple fix.
Glasses!
Over the past 2 months, I've spent over $1,000 on pickleball glasses trying to find the perfect one. (More about me and why at the bottom of this post.)
I've discovered many solid options and thought I'd share them with you.
Here are the 8 best pickleball glasses you can get in 2024.
For each model, I offer runners-up and cheaper alternatives.

Best shields

High-wrap shields look like ski goggles and offer the widest coverage and field of vision.
Unfortunately, you end up looking like RoboCop (unless that's your thing) and have to use inserts for prescription lenses, which can be awkward.
CRBN — $130
Wildhorn Radke — $59

Best wrap-around sports frames

Wrap-around frames are traditional sports sunglasses with 8-base curve lenses, lightweight frames and straight temple arms that fit under helmets.
Unfortunately, wrap-around lenses are prone to fogging because they are close to your face, trapping sweat and moisture.
Also, the extreme curvature of 8-base lenses limits them to lower prescription values (< 3.00).
RIA Reflex — $199
Oakley Flak 2.0 — $174
Gearbox Visual — $39
Tifosi Intense — $25

Best lifestyle frames

These frames look like everyday sunglasses but come with features to enhance your performance on the pickleball court.
Plus, because these lenses are flatter, they can accommodate all prescription levels.
The main drawback is that most lifestyle frames are not safety-rated.
Roka Barton 2.0 — $205
Goodr OG — $25

My pick

If you have a low prescription or don't need prescription lenses at all, go with RIA Reflex.
You can fit them with photochromic lenses (suitable for indoor and outdoor play) adjust the temple arms for a personalised fit.
If you have a high prescription, ROKA Barton 2.0 is your choice.
It is lightweight and comfortable, and even though it isn't safety-rated, its shatterproof polycarbonate lenses are strong enough to protect your eyes from pickleballs.
If you just want something cheap and cheerful, you can't go wrong with Goodr or Tifosi.

About me

I've been running a sunglasses brand for the last 7 years and am developing a line of pickleball glasses, which is why I've spent nearly $1,000 researching different options.
I have a super high prescription — over 400 in both eyes — and am leaning towards Roka but don't wanna spend well over $200 (once you add Rx lenses) for sunglasses that aren't safety-rated for pickleball.
I have nothing to sell right now and wrote this post to share everything I've learned so that you can pick the right pair of glasses for your next pickleball game!
If you're interested to learn more about what I'm doing, you can DM me.

TL;DR

Just wear glasses when you play pickleball.
You could even wear regular glasses frames without lenses!
That's what my teammate who suffered the detached retina does these days.
As new paddles become more powerful, pickleball-related eye injuries are increasing.
Pickleball is war.
Protect your eyes!
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2024.05.17 13:02 Royal-War4268 Alaska

I’m two weeks away from my move to Fairbanks. I’m a truck driver and have a job lined up with an old buddy of mine who is an owner operator with 2 tractors. He’s been driving the Dalton highway for 30 years and does it safely. We will be teaming together for the summer while I learn the road and he teaches me the ropes. Then we will convoy together during the winter. I’m not fearful because I’m in good hands here. The money is going to be really good.
I’m a healthy mid 30s guy. Very fit and active. My wife and 2 kids are staying in the lower 48 until I make it through my first winter. I don’t want to uproot them, and my wife doesn’t want to be uprooted, until we know I can make it working in those conditions. My wife is a stay at home mom and homeschools our kids. We stay involved in our local church and do our best to be sociable. We’ve been raising our kids with very limited technology because we observed early on how too much screen time causes them to be emotionally disregulated. This means they spend a lot of time outside playing, or inside playing with legos and barbies.
I’m going to do everything in my power to make it through the winter. I’ve taken care to make sure i have no vitamin deficiencies. My vitamin D is good, and I supplement daily. I have some UV lights I will be using once the sun disappears. I keep weights in my truck and stay fit despite all the long days.
Our reasons for picking Alaska is mostly to do with their laws. My wife and I had a very bad time riding out the pandemic in an authoritarian third world country. After that experience we are keen to live somewhere that will leave us alone as much as possible. We are intimidated by the weather. All that being said, my salary will be large enough that we should be able to afford all the toys you need to truly experience what Alaska has to offer. We’ve talked about it at great length and would end up looking for a property in the hills outside fairbanks, high enough so its above the fairbanks inversion layer that makes life so miserable during the winter. Our current house is offgrid, so it isnt anything new. Just the climate is much harsher.
Any locals have any advice, or have any thoughts that jump out at you from my post?
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2024.05.17 12:58 Inevitable-Lion100 Free Agents - Nashville

Hey everyone I’m sure everyone’s heard the buzz that Mitch Marner is going to be a free agent. What is your take on picking him up? Is it worth trading Saros (our main bargain g chip) for the much needed forward power? Would he fi t in Nashville culture? Is there another player that might be a little younger that would fit better?
Who do we keep? Zucker? Beauviller? Carrier? Barrie? Lankiean? Sherwood? Glass?
Is there anyone that is ready to make the jump to the club? Askarov? Stasney? Del Gazo? Parssinen? Tomasino? Le Heurix? Afanaasev?
My opinion is the following Mitch would be nice but to much money.
Only take Zucker if he goes down to a team friendly contract of 2.5m or less.
Cut Carrier (signed Fabro)
Cut Beauviller
Cut Barrie
Keep Sherwood (cap friendly) and don’t breakup identity line
Sign Lankiean (1yr) if they keep Saros and let Askarov (marinate a little longer ) then move up towards the end of season.
Trade Glass (while still some value)
Move Parssinen up move Stasney, trade Tomasino, marinate Le Heurix (then bring up throughout year)
Who do we pick in draft? Michael Hage?
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2024.05.17 12:55 Shalomboys $PWDY the next 20x move

$PWDY the next 20x move
$PWDY is about to go parabolic
Company tweeted major acquisition news to follow next week and has been hinting at a major move for over a year.
3/26 Powerdyne international filed a 14c where insiders voted to increase AS by 50%. In the filing it says reason is acquisition and mergers. Everyone wanted to scream dilution and run for the hills but have yet to realize this company has not once ever created notes and diluted the they tweeted out that they are going to use the increase in AS as collateral for a bridge loan.
This loan will be used to quickly acquire a new company, most likely composite motors listed below. Once bridge loan is used they will be granted larger long term financing that will be able to be paid off from the incoming companies profits.
This is my take on the current information provided. Please take a look at pictures in this post for more info
OS: 1.85B AS: 2 B Price:.0019 Marketcap:$2.8mil Share structure maxed 1.5 million annual revs Cash flow positive
Unlike most OTC companies Powerdyne actually accrues revenue and profits of substantial amount. Their business is generated from a 2022 acquisition of creative motion technology. Which included CM tech, a motor production company. These motors serve factory automation robots.(Al)
Along with the acquisition of CM tech was "Frame One". A custom framing shop. Frame One has been in business Since 2006 and brings with it a strong client base of local schools, colleges, artists, interior decorators/designers, museums, photographers, art galleries and theaters. This may seem quite simple but it generates revenue and thats more than what 99% of otc ceos can do.
The company's ceo has previously acknowledged Al. The CM tech company producing motors supplies semiconductor companies with these motor where they are creating chips for the purpose of Al. With the ongoing emergence and growth “With the ongoing emergence and growth of artificial intelligence (Al) we are anticipating and preparing for an increase in demand for CM Tech's custom designed motors. Currently, CM Tech does not directly supply the Al market but supplies the motors to the semiconductor equipment manufacturers who produce and service the automated equipment that is responsible for making the silicon wafers used in the micro processing chips. These microchips are used in Al as well as in smart TVs, cell phones, computers, and virtually every smart device produced today.”
CEO also states about acquisition: “CM Tech is now currently evaluating some local motor manufacturing companies as potential acquisition candidates which will increase our market presence in the medical, robotic, and unmanned vehicles sectors. In addition to providing new market opportunities, it would also provide the Company with additional experience in sales and technical support. CM Tech is also working to enter these markets on our own but doing it via an acquisition would save us time and capital since the gestion period is 6 months plus to get new products introduced into these markets.”
Next expected update will be the quarterly report followed by a major acquisition could be today or next week as the company has been tweeting out giving a predictable time line Fundamentally this company is undervalued. Any acquisition that's focused on Al or something that will bring substantially more revenue and I speculate a big run will take place here. CEO owns 11.6% of OS Recent buys in August of 1.5 million shares Total holding is 216 million
Insider ownership from 2022 filing at 50%.
Stock is picking up movement and creating a stir on twitter I fully expect this to start running hard.
Im suspecting a major acquisition to be announced next week. PT is .04 which would be almost a 20x from current prices.
Back to the acquisition at hand.
In August 2023, management put out a shareholder letter that discussed how they were currently evaluating acquisition candidates. This acquisition would help gain a presence in the medical, robotic, and UAV sectors. It would also provide experience in sales and technical support, and begin to redevelop their presence in Puerto Rico and other Caribbean Islands. I believe I have found the acquisition target. After searching close to 50 local motor manufacturing companies, the only private company that fits all of these criteria is Composite Motors, Inc. Note that is speculation, but I put a lot of time into this search and this company is the most probable IMO. Please do your own DD.
Composite Motors, Inc. (CMI) was founded in Attleboro, MA in 1966, which is about an hour drive from the current office. They expanded to FL location in 2001 with manufacturing at both locations.
Composite Motors, Inc. appears to do roughly $25M in annual revenue, with between 60-120 employees depending on different sources. This is a realistic sized acquisition target, especially considering it has audited fins and almost no debt.
Composite Motors, Inc. caters to every sector that was mentioned in the $PWDY shareholder letter. JOL - Medical - Robotics - Aerospace/Military (UAVs)
In regard to the experience in sales and technical support, Composite Motors, Inc. definitely fits the bill. They have the established history and team size to provide strong sales and technical expertise.
One interesting note in the shareholder letter, was that they want to redevelop their presence in Puerto Rico and other Caribbean Islands. Composite Motors having office/manufacturing in Florida as well as Massachusetts is another sign they are the target - location.
Everything about Composite Motors makes sense as an acquisition target. It fits the description of the shareholder letter, and there are limited options for MA motor manufacturers.
Acquisition news could drop any day sending the stock parabolic
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2024.05.17 12:48 finchesandlilies Someone please tell me how I could have fixed this

I'm not sure how helpful it will be to post here because I think my issue goes far beyond the usual conflicts one might find in a traditional dnd campaign. So before anyone reads this I wants to emphasise that 1. this was my very first dnd campaign and I joined it without any prior knowledge, and 2. this campaign was never intended to be a traditional "we're heroes and trying to save the world while fighting monsters left and right" campaign. I hope this answers any questions along the lines of "Well, why did you create this kind of character in the first place?" and "Why do your characters spend so much time talking about stuff, don't you have some beholders to fight?". I also cannot explain the whole situation without writing a literal 20 page long essay, so I'll try to keep it as short as possible and only give two examples. I'm definitely leaving a lot of details out here, so please let me know if clarifications or futher information is needed.
To preface what this is all about: I was a player in a very roleplay focused campaign and my character basically turned into the problem child of this campaign. I never intended for my character to be the focus, was never interested in him being the focus, but nothing I ever did suceeded in solving the issues at hand and taking the focus away from him. I constantly got accused of "making my character suffer", whereas from my perspective I was constantly trying to keep this character safe from the constant attacks he had to endure. It was like no matter what I did, no matter what I let this character do, it was never right. I think everyone in this group makes an effort to play their characters realistically, I defininitely do. And yet it was never me going "I know exactly what my character has to do to fix this but I'll REFUSE to do it because I don't like it" but me literally having no clue what people wanted from this character. The dm repeatedly said that nothing they tried to fix this character was helping. Whereas from my perspective these things that were supposed to "help" my character were the exact things that my character was struggling with. So it turned into a constant stream of something happening, my character then feeling bad, then everyone focusing on my character feeling bad, then my character trying to fix things, everyone telling him that he's doing it wrong, my character feeling even worse.... and me wondering why my character cannot just exist in peace, why we constantly have to focus on him instead of the "plot". I don't think anyone was interested in constantly discussing my character's mental state, I definitely wasn't interested in doing that, and yet we kept doing it. But I also did not know how to have him react differently to the constant shit getting thrown at him.
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So, basically:
Around three years ago a friend of mine told me about this new dnd campaign they were starting and asked me to join. I've known this friend for half my life but we never lived close to each other, maintaining loose contact over Twitter and me visisting them every two or three years. I had never played dnd before, which they didn't think would be a problem, calling the campaign "very beginner friendly". The whole point behind this campaign was that both this friend (the dm) and two of the players from the main campaign they were playing wanted to play more regularly, so my friend/dm came up with this campaign which was basically a prequel to that main campaign. That main campaign was a more "traditional" dnd campaign with a quest to save the world and regular combat. Meanwhile this new campaign was supposed to be focused on roleplay. There was no overarching plot or quest and the setting was an arcane school and our characters were supposed to be students at said school, just starting their first semester.
When creating our characters the dm asked us to include at least one character in the backstory that was important for our character, and also an objective for our character, something they wanted to achieve. The character I came up with was a young half-elf wizard specialising in abjuration. The gist of his story was that his parents had been arrested and executed for high treason when he was very young and that he grew up rather isolated with his older brother in a place they were not allowed to leave before coming off age. When my character was 14 he woke up one morning to find his brother gone. He had left him only a cryptic letter, hinting at wanting to find out what had really happened to their parents, telling my character that he was sorry and that he would come back. When his brother had not come back after several months, my character too ran away and made his way to Candlekeep, which he had visited many times with his parents (who had been scholars) as a child. He tried to find answers in Candlekeep and spent the following three years hiding in the library before something prompted him to leave and travel to the aforementioned arcane school in order to study there. His objective was to find out why his parents had to die, what happened to his brother, and adjusting to normal life after years of isolation.
Personality wise this character was supposed to be very kind, very gentle, quite naive, honest, and at the beginning of the campaign rather anxious. My assumption was that after growing up in isolation he would need some time to get acclimatised and would be anxious and overwhelmed in the beginning but would loosen up with time and become more self-confident. Some bad stuff happened early on in the campaign and he reacted to it in a rather not healthy way (withdrawing, refusing to eat, but also not talking about what was going on because he didn't want to put the focus on himself). I messed up here, I realised that later. I assumed the other characters would sit him down and ask him what was going on, leading to some kind of cathartic conversation, my character then revealing his past, and him becoming more confident and positive through it, completely resolving this issue. I didn't realise that introducing these kind of psychological issues into the story would be an issue, simply because I wasn't planning on making it a big thing. I thought it would be realistic for him to react this way and I thought it was something that could easily be resolved. Nowadays I would approach this completely differently: if I were to play this character now I would make this whole "accepting his past, becoming more self-confident and open" thing part of his backstory and would start him off as being confident and in tune with his emotions, instead of trying to quickly get through this development at the start of the campaign. So I think I know what I SHOULD have done to prevent this from escalating. What I am trying to figure out is what I could have done to fix it AFTER realising my mistake. Because we spent months and months trying to resolve this issue and never really got anywhere. Despite me trying my best to keep the focus away from my character, despite me trying to turn him into someone more confident and happy, despite me NOT WANTING him to be the focus of the story and doing my best to keep him out of the spotlight.
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Here is an example of the things going on in the story, to which my character reacted badly and me not knowing how else I could have had him react that would not have caused further conflict:
Over the course of the campaign L. figured out what his brother was up to after him and his friends getting intro trouble and a mysterious stranger helping them get out of there and that stranger then revealing himself to be A.'s husband (and therefore my character's brother-in-law). L. had a lenghty discussion with this person and after that I basically viewed L.'s conflict as resolved: he now knew why his brother had left, he knew that it had not been his fault, and he knew that his brother had found someone who loved him and was not alone. L. still hoped to be able to see his brother again to get to say goodbye properly. Because in L.'s mind there was no other possibility but this being a goodbye: his brother had a new life now that he, L., was not part of anymore. And L. accepted that. There was no anger, no resentment, only relief knowing that his brother was not alone, had someone by his side who loved him, and that he still cared about L. and that L. had not - as he had feared - done anything that had caused his brother to not want to be near him anymore. He had finally gotten the closure he had needed, he was feeling okay and I viewed this whole conflict as resolved.
Fast forward a few weeks: A. finally suceeded in doing what he had been working on these past few years and returned to L., just like he had promised in the letter he had left him all that time ago. When talking to him, L. realised that A. was not actually planning on leaving, like L. had assumed. Instead A. told him that he and his husband would stay and look for a new home near L.'s school. L. was very surprised by this but of course he was also happy. He hadn't even considered that his brother would stay. His biggest hope had been that his brother would occasionally send him a letter from whereever he was. Him actually wanting to stay was very unexpected for L. but of course he was very happy about it. They also had some good conversations during that time, which not only brought L. further closure but also revealed connections between several past plot points.
About a week after A.'s return L. went to visit him. He just wanted to spend some time with his brother and also ask him for advice. The semester was coming to an end and everyone was busy preparing for the final exams and L. also still needed to find an internship placement for the summer break. L. wanted to do his internship in Candlekeep but was unsure on how to approach this, who to contact, how to phrase his request, so he thought asking his eloquent and knowledgable brother for advice would be a good idea. This conversation quickly went downhill with A. accusing L. of not respecting the people working at Candlekeep enough to do proper research beforehand and L. ending up feeling like he didn't deserve doing an internship there and ending up feeling even more stressed out about the whole thing than he had already been beforehand. They changed the topic and at some point A. started to jokingly fighting L. and putting him in a headlock. L. had no interest in fighting his brother, even as a joke, and reacted by going limp so he could slip away. A. then asked something along the lines of "So that's how you react in a fight? You just give up?" and L. said "Well, I know you would never intentionally hurt me with no good reason". The next second L. was falling. He was up in the sky, the ground many meters below him, and he was falling. L. immediately deduced that this must be some kind of enchantment and tried to fight it, but neither acknowledging that this wasn't real nor trying to shake it off did anything. He did not know any flying or hovering spells, nothing that would help him stop the fall, and ended up crashing into the ground. The next moment he was in some kind of water pool inside a cave that he struggled to get out of. A. was waiting by the cave entrance and offered L. his hand when he got out. L. refused to take it. A. then left and L. eventually followed, finding himself back in the room they had been in before. Either in the cave or shortly afterwards A. asked L. why he hadn't just used a spell to stop his fall, being surprised by L.'s statement that he had not yet learned an appropriate spell. L. eventually sat down at the table and did some exam preparation. A. made some food and put some in front of L. which L. ignored. Eventually L. looked up and asked A. what his biggest fear was. A. had just put L. through several of his biggest fears - falling, drowning, not being able to trust the ones he loves, and getting his control taken away - so he wanted to know what A. was scared of most. A. the told L. that his biggest fear was someone using his abilities to do something bad. And then he explained to L. that he had come to the conclusion that he would not be able to stay after all. That while he was able to defend himself, L. was not, and anyone wanting to get to A. would have an easy time doing so through L. who was evidently not able to defend himself. L. did not take that well and asked A. why he couldn't just train L. so he would get better at defending himself but A. refused. A. then said he would take a walk and allowed L. to come with him. They walked for several hours without talking, ending up in the middle of a forest where some ancient creature appeared that A. had helped several years ago and that was now nearing the end of its life and had called A. there to say goodbye. A. also explained to L. that he did not actually want to stay. That he - A. - had been naive in thinking that he could just live a normal life and that it had been nothing but a dream and that he simply wasn't made for that kind of life. Some time during that conversation A. also told L. that he was convinced that he would end up in the Nine Hells for the things he had done. They spent the night in the woods and the next morning L. realised that all his things had been stolen by some fey creatures, including his spell book. After searching for several hours they were able to find his spellbook, which had been smeared with insults. A. managed to clean it up and they returned back home and L. was reuinted with the rest of the group. Before L. left A. also gifted him an indestructable spellbook. A few days after these events L. went to the temple and addressed Mystra, telling her how lost he was feeling and how worried he was about his brother. He told her that he wanted nothing more than to protect the ones around him but how he was constantly failing in doing so. And how he just wanted his brother to be safe and how he was worried he would really eventually end up in the Nine Hells and how he didn't think A. deserved that but that he didn't know how to prevent that from happening. The next morning L. found some strange piece of cloth on his face which after some examination was revealed to be an item belonging to Mystra which she had used to hide something in the past. The very condensed explanation of what that item does is that when attuned to it one cannot be found through any kind of traditional divination magic, making one basically undetectable. The next time L. saw A. he told him about this item and A. was basically like "Oh cool, well in that case we can actually stay here". L.'s reaction was to start crying and A. asked him why he was so upset and why everything was always the end of the world to him.
The way I see this whole situation: I simply wanted L. to spend some time with his brother, hopefully get some advice from him regarding that internship and then going back to the rest of the group. Instead what happened was that A. first called him disrespectful for wanting to do an internship at a place and not having done enough research beforehand. Then taking L.'s statement "you wouldn't hurt me with no good reason" to assault L. Then telling L. that he would not stay after all due to L. apparently not being able to defend himself. Then explaining to him that "actually, I didn't want to stay in the first place", and then a few days later telling him he WILL stay after all. So basically, L. had accepted that his brother would not come back to him for good, he had accepted this and had found closure. Then his brother told him he WOULD stay and L. was of course happy about this surprising turn of events. Then his brother told him that due to L. not being able to defend himself he CANNOT stay. Then he tells him he doesn't WANT to stay anyway, confirming the exact reasoning behind L.'s initial assumption that A. would not stay. And then after realising the threat was eliminated, decided to stay afterall, despite having it made very clear that he did not actually WANT to stay... and apparently only staying because he thought that's what L. wants, despite L. repeatedly explaining that his priority is for A. to be happy and that he does not want A. to stay if that's not what makes him happy and A. just completely ignoring that? Am I really the only person who thinks that it's understandable why L. is confused and upset in this situation? Plus the constant "What do you mean, you don't know [this one simple thing]?" when L. is already barely able to get a regular long rest in between trying to keep up with school work and all the stuff that's going on at the side, like a literal war for example, and constantly feeling that no matter what he decides it's always wrong and he never has enough time to do the things he is supposed to do, let alone the things he wants to do? Plus him wanting to spend the afternoon with his brother turning into a 36 hour long event and him having to spend half a day looking for his spellbook, only to find it smeared with insults?
Am I being dense for not understanding what the whole point of this was? Trying to make it clear to L. that his brother is a powerful and dangerous person? He was already very aware of that and did not need a reminder. Proving to L. that he shouldn't trust his brother? Why even associate with him in the first place if you don't want him to trust you? Giving him the indestructable spellbook was nice. But was having some fey creatures steal his original one and smear insults all over it and him having to spend hours searching for it really necessary?
Whatever the hell it is the dm was trying to do here, I think a simple, calm conversation between those two would have been a lot more effective.
But maybe it's clearer from the outside, so if someone else understands what happened here, please help me understand.
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Another situation was that due to his struggles early on in the campaign my character was supposed to see the school's healer once a week so she could make sure that he was okay. My character went there once a week, feeling more or less okay when entering her office, and coming out feeling confused and upset after having his mental state analysed and picked apart. Neither did my character enjoy this nor did I think that any of the players (including myself) had any interest in listening to my character discuss his emotions every week. So eventually I had my character write a letter to the headmistress, explaning that he wanted to stop doing these weekly check-ins. Upon being asked why, he explained that these appointments actively made him feel bad and that he would do a lot better if he didn't constantly feel pressured into talking about things he didn't want to talk about. The reaction was that he was told that if he cannot handle simply being asked how he was doing once a week, then he wasn't stable enough to go to school, and consequently got kicked out. Leading to us spending two sessions trying to resolve this and my character eventually being allowed back into the school. ______
The situations I described are the kind of thing that constantly happened to my character.
We had a calendar where we wrote down short descriptions of what happened each day. I once went through this calendar with a friend (who does not play dnd) and it basically went like this: "So that day this traumatic thing happened to L., and the next day this happened, and two days later this happened, then the next day he almost died, then three days later he discovered this, the next day this other thing happened,....", and my friend just went "Holy shit, it's no surprise that this kid is losing his marmbles."
So I keep alternating between "I messed up this whole campaign by creating a problematic character" and the feeling that the dm had it out for specifically my character and it didn't matter what I did, nothing could have solved this.
Some constructive ideas on what I did wrong and what I could have done to fix things would be appreciated. (And yes, we did talk about this in the group. I eventually got tired of talking about it because it never lead anywhere.
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2024.05.17 12:47 DrYangHF7 The severe 30-year anemia completely recovered via Buddhism (贫血)

Gratitude to Namo Sakyamuni Buddha!
Gratitude to the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva!
Gratitude to all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas from ten directions and three periods of time!
Gratitude to the Dharma protectors!
Gratitude to the selfless, altruistic, and benevolent Master Lu!
Hello everyone! I am Buddhist practitioner Li. Today, with immense gratitude, I share with you my Buddhist experience. The topic is: The severe 30-year anemia completely recovered via Buddhism
In 2016, I started practicing Buddhism when the opportunity arose. In 2017, I invited Guan Yin Bodhisattva into my home. After setting up the Buddhist altar, I frequently witnessed the rolls of incense ash and the blooming of lotus flowers on oil lamps. These strengthened my confidence in practicing Buddhism and reciting Buddhist scriptures, and every day was filled with joy from the Dharma!
In 2018, at the age of 49, my master enlightened me I entered the age of my 369 predestined calamity. From my recollections, I specifically followed Master Lu's guidance and made vows to Guan Yin Bodhisattva, reciting 49 Little Houses to help my karmic creditors.
One afternoon, while crossing the street, I had two large bags in my hands and decided to set them down on the ground for a moment to rest my hands before picking them up again. As I looked up, I saw a car speeding towards me, and I was terrified, unsure of how to avoid it. In that moment of emergency, I shouted, "Bodhisattva bless me," and accelerated to run across the street. The car didn't slow down at all and whooshed past me from behind. When I turned my head, I was shocked—it was such a close call! It nearly hit me. I am grateful for the compassionate blessings of Guan Yin Bodhisattva, which allowed me to safely pass through the calamity at the age of 49.
I have been suffering from anemia since giving birth, nearly 30 years ago. Before I started practicing Buddhism, I had tried various blood tonics, but none of them worked. Normally, whenever I took blood tonic medicine, my hemoglobin levels would rise slightly, but if I didn't take the medicine, I would feel drowsy and lethargic every day.
In 2020, I knelt before the Buddhist altar and made vows to abstain from killing and adopt a fully vegetarian diet, praying for the blessings of the Bodhisattvas to maintain my health and help eliminate karmic obstacles. I persisted in reciting sets of 21 and 69 Little Houses in cycles, and over the years, I have recited a few thousands sheets. I also made vows to recite 108 Little Houses to eliminate karmic obstacles related to my eyesight, release 1200 fish, adhere to reading and reciting the Buddhism in Plain Terms, distribute Dharma materials as opportunities arose, promote vegetarianism, conduct monthly animal liberation, propagate Dharma in online groups, and offer free Dharma Gems to new practitioners, among other practices.
On December 5, 2023, I went to the hospital for a routine blood test, and the results came back normal! My hemoglobin level, which used to be 80-90, was now 145, within the reference range of 110-150. The doctor said that my levels had improved and that I could stop taking medication.
Grateful for the compassionate blessings of Guan Yin Bodhisattva, being vegetarian and reciting scriptures can indeed remove karma and help repay karmic debts! Being vegetarian and reciting scriptures have restored my health indicators to normal, which is truly beyond my expectations! Gratitude to the compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva for always answering prayers, blessing me with health, and rescuing me from the sea of suffering.
Previously, I also suffered from recurrent mouth ulcers, which would take 15 to 20 days to heal each time they occurred. The pain from the ulcers would unsettle my mind and seriously affect my daily life. Now, the mouth ulcers have also healed without my noticing!
The Buddha's teachings are truly magnificent. The countless miraculous occurrences that have happened to me and my family fully prove the authenticity of the Dharma. I will definitely persevere, diligently propagate the Dharma, recite scriptures to eliminate karma, strengthen my faith, respect my master, uphold the path with diligence, and never regress!
Gratitude to Namo Sakyamuni Buddha!
Gratitude to the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva!
Gratitude to all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas from ten directions and three periods of time!
Gratitude to the Dharma protectors!
Gratitude to the selfless, altruistic, and benevolent Master Lu!
If there is anything that is not rational or in line with the truth in the presentation, I pray for forgiveness from Namo Sakyamuni Buddha, the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva, all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, and Dharma protectors.
I would appreciate my fellow Buddhist practitioners' critique and correction! I, not my fellow Buddhist practitioners, will be responsible for my own karma!
Buddhist practitioner: Cai Hong, Gratitude and Namaste!
Received: 2023-12-17
Posted: 2024-01-06
Translator: Frank
Published: 2024-03-22
--- Feedback from Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door netizen on March 3, 2024.
Statement by translator
The story was translated from Chinese into English by meaning, not word by word. If there is anything that is not rational or in line with the true meaning of the Chinese version, I pray for forgiveness from the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva, all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, Dharma protectors and Master Jun Hong Lu.
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It would be greatly appreciated if you would forward this presentation to all sentient beings you know, sick or healthy. You will accumulate immeasurable merits and virtues. Saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda!
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原文如下：
严重贫血症完全康复，灵验案例数不胜数
感恩南无释迦牟尼佛！
感恩南无大慈大悲救苦救难广大灵感观世音菩萨摩诃萨!
感恩十方三世一切诸佛菩萨及龙天护法金刚菩萨!
感恩弘法度众舍身忘我的恩师慈父卢军宏师父!
大家好！我是李同修。今天，我怀着无比感恩的心情来和大家分享，题目是：严重贫血症完全康复，灵验案例数不胜数
我是2016年机缘成熟走进佛门的。2017年，我把观世音菩萨请回了家。设佛台后，我经常看到香打卷、油灯结莲花，这些增强了我学佛念经的信心，天天法喜充满！
2018年我49岁，师父开示我逢年龄的369关劫。记忆中，我有按照师父的开示针对性地向观世音菩萨许愿帮自己的要经者念诵49张经文组合。
有一天下午，我过马路时，当时手里拿着两个大包，放在地上缓一下手再拿起来。抬头一看，一辆车飞快地向我驶来，我当时吓得不知如何躲避。紧急时刻我大喊：“菩萨保佑”，并加速跑过街。这辆车完全没有减速，“嗖”的一声从我身后飞驰而去……我扭头一看，吓坏了，太悬了！只差一点点就撞到我了。感恩大慈大悲观世音菩萨保佑，让我顺利地渡过了49岁这个关劫。
从生孩子之后我就开始贫血，至今已有近三十年了。学佛前，我曾吃过补血偏方，也不管用。平时，只要我吃补血药，血色素（又称血红蛋白）的指数就能上来点，如果不吃药我就天天犯困、没劲。
2020年，我跪在佛台前许愿戒杀、吃全素，祈求菩萨保佑我身体健康，帮我消除业障。我坚持21张一拨，69张一拨，这样循环着念诵经文组合，几年下来已经念了几千张了。我还许愿为了消除眼睛的业障，帮自己的要经者念诵108张经文组合，放生1200条鱼，坚持读诵《白话佛法》，随缘发书度人，发素食宣传单，坚持每个月放生，坚持随缘在群里法布施，免费结缘法宝给新同修等等。
2023年12月5日，我去医院化验血常规，结果一切正常了！我的血色素值原来是80～90左右，这次检查的结果是145，参考值在110-150。医生说，指标上来了，可以停药了。
感恩观世音菩萨慈悲保佑，吃素、念经真的可以消业还债啊！吃素、念经让我的指标恢复正常了，真是太出乎意料了！感恩大慈大悲观世音有求必应，保佑我身体健康，救我脱离苦海。
以前，我还患有口腔溃疡，一犯病就需要15天到20天才能好。溃疡疼得我心烦意乱，严重影响了我的日常生活。现在，口腔溃疡也不知不觉好了！
再说一下母亲：2020年7月，我送82岁的母亲回老家看望大姨。当时村里刚好有人过世。当车到达小区门口时，母亲下车时随口就讲了一句：“死人啦”！伴随而来的是，“咚”的一声，母亲突然摔倒了！我们都忙着提东西，没人注意到母亲是怎么摔倒的。当路人和我扶起母亲时，只见她左脸擦破点皮，裤子破了个洞，摔得她都麻木了。但是，母亲还是坚持走到了大姨家，然后她就躺下了。我看见母亲的左胳膊青紫一大片，就带着她去医院检查。医生说左胳膊骨折了，需要涂药、打上夹板慢慢静养恢复，不需要住院。母亲也学佛念经，回到大姨家，她念了三拨心灵密码7829，外加冰块冷敷伤处，输液换药。
大姨家没有佛台。我上心香向观世音菩萨许愿帮母亲放生1200条鱼和10只甲鱼；帮母亲的要经者烧送21张经文组合，祈求菩萨保佑母亲快点好起来。在母亲状态比较安稳时，我回家上香，在佛台前祈求菩萨保佑母亲早日康复。祈求完后，我就帮母亲烧送了21张她自存的经文组合，又帮她放生了600条鱼和10只甲鱼。几天后，当我再次返回大姨家时，母亲已经好了许多：胳膊消肿了，也不痛了。事发一个月左右，母亲和我一同回到家后，我们又放生了600条鱼。
俗话说：伤筋动骨一百天。医生本来不让拆夹板。8月份的天津是最热的天气，母亲带了一个月的夹板后觉得洗澡不方便，就把夹板拆了下来，用布条挎在胳膊上避免碰伤。没想到，80多岁的老人，一个月的时间骨头已经长好了——我们全家人高兴得不得了。这都是菩萨慈悲保佑和加持的结果呀！ 母亲非常精进，每天早上站在自家佛台前念经两个小时，晚上念一个小时，每天坚持念3张左右经文组合，坚持听师父的节目录音。师兄们，我们一定要真心地学佛念经，只有诚心求菩萨保佑才能得到菩萨的慈悲庇佑呀！
经文组合是大慈大悲观世音菩萨赐给我们人间的法宝，末法时期经文组合在灵界是大支票，帮助我们超度灵性、还清孽债，真是冥阳两利！生活的烦恼让我懂得：只有学佛念经，知因懂果才能改变命运；只有精进学佛修心才能成功！
佛法真是太伟大了，发生在我和家人身上的灵验事例数不胜数，充分证明了心灵法门真实不虚！我一定会持之以恒，好好地弘法度人，念经消业，坚定信心，尊师重道，一门精进，永不退转！
再次感恩南无释迦牟尼佛！感恩南无大慈大悲救苦救难广大灵感观世音菩萨摩诃萨！感恩十方三世一切诸佛菩萨及龙天护法金刚菩萨！感恩弘法度众舍身忘我的恩师慈父卢军宏薹长！
分享过程中如有不如理不如法之处，请南无释迦牟尼佛慈悲原谅！请南无大慈大悲观世音菩萨慈悲原谅！请十方三世一切诸佛菩萨及龙天护法菩萨慈悲原谅！请师兄们批评指正！我自己的业障自己背，不让师兄们背。
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2024.05.17 12:38 SnooHedgehogs6924 Pickpocketed at Majestic metro station

TLDR: wallet pickpocketed at majestic metro station, not sure what to do, I have registered a complaint at the metro station customer care.
I was travelling from Nagasandra to Whitefield by Metro, I checked in at Nagasandra with my smart card and boarded the metro. I put the card in my wallet and the wallet in my front pant pocket.
When it was time for me to deboard at majestic, I got up, picked up my two bags, felt my pockets to check it my wallet and phone were there, they were there indeed.
I was making my way towards the other platform to board the purple line metro and during checkin I couldn’t find my wallet. I had many original IDs, credit and debit cards, which I have blocked now, and a reasonable amount of money. I know for a fact I didn’t misplace it, I think I was pickpocketed when I was getting off the metro.
I was also absent minded, didn’t put my wallet in the bag, I had a lot on my mind, go ahead and abuse me for being stupid, I deserve it.
I have registered a complaint at the customer care kiosk, they have asked me to wait for a while so they can check the train for lost items at the end of the line. Please let me know what else I can do, not just to retrieve it, any other things to block or suspend?
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2024.05.17 12:37 Flashbambo Thoughts on this 2000 point list

Other models I own that could be included are: - Sternguard Veterans x5 - Heavy Intercessors x5 - Intercessors x5 - Infernus x10 - Deathwing Terminators x5 (in addition to the x5 terminators already included) - Apothecary - Apothecary Biologis - Chaplain - Captain in Terminator Armour - Ancient in Terminator Armour - Librarian in Terminator Armour
My strategy would be:
Azrael and the Lieutenant with the Hellblasters for some lethal shooting.
The Chaplain with the DW Knights with the infiltrate enhancement deployed in the mid field to apply pressure or take the offensive.
Lancer and Ballistus at the back line looking for lines of sight on high value targets.
Terminators and Inceptors in reserves ready to deepstrike on areas of weakness or to pick up secondaries.
LT with combi weapon deployed on an out of the way objective, doing little with him other than scoring secondaries etc.
The Lion to hug other units for lone op until he's ready to do some serious harm in melee
Redemptor to prowl the midfield applying pressure where needed.
Infiltrators either screening deepstrike if they have it or forward deployed on an objective.
Use the sticky objective strat to keep scoring whilst saying mobile. Use the return to reserves strat to keep scoring tactical secondaries.
Tempest (2000 points)
Space Marines Dark Angels Strike Force (2000 points) Vanguard Spearhead
CHARACTERS
Azrael (105 points) • 1x Lion’s Wrath 1x The Lion Helm 1x The Sword of Secrets
Chaplain in Terminator Armour (100 points) • 1x Crozius arcanum 1x Relic Shield • Enhancement: The Blade Driven Deep
Lieutenant (65 points) • 1x Heavy bolt pistol 1x Master-crafted bolter 1x Power fist
Lieutenant with Combi-weapon (70 points) • 1x Combi-weapon 1x Paired combat blades
Lion El’Jonson (300 points) • Warlord • 1x Arma Luminis 1x Fealty
OTHER DATASHEETS
Ballistus Dreadnought (140 points) • 1x Armoured feet 1x Ballistus lascannon 1x Ballistus missile launcher 1x Twin storm bolter
Deathwing Knights (215 points) • 1x Knight Master • 1x Great weapon of the Unforgiven • 4x Deathwing Knight • 4x Mace of absolution
Gladiator Lancer (160 points) • 1x Armoured hull 2x Fragstorm grenade launcher 1x Icarus rocket pod 1x Ironhail heavy stubber 1x Lancer laser destroyer
Hellblaster Squad (230 points) • 1x Hellblaster Sergeant • 1x Close combat weapon 1x Plasma incinerator 1x Plasma pistol • 9x Hellblaster • 9x Bolt pistol 9x Close combat weapon 9x Plasma incinerator
Inceptor Squad (130 points) • 1x Inceptor Sergeant • 1x Assault bolters 1x Close combat weapon • 2x Inceptor • 2x Assault bolters 2x Close combat weapon
Infiltrator Squad (100 points) • 1x Infiltrator Sergeant • 1x Bolt pistol 1x Close combat weapon 1x Marksman bolt carbine • 4x Infiltrator • 4x Bolt pistol 4x Close combat weapon 1x Helix Gauntlet 4x Marksman bolt carbine
Redemptor Dreadnought (210 points) • 1x Icarus rocket pod 1x Macro plasma incinerator 1x Onslaught gatling cannon 1x Redemptor fist 1x Twin fragstorm grenade launcher
Terminator Squad (175 points) • 1x Terminator Sergeant • 1x Power fist 1x Storm bolter • 4x Terminator • 1x Cyclone missile launcher 4x Power fist 3x Storm bolter 1x Storm bolter
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2024.05.17 12:21 alwayslatecustoms Just starting - Looking for suggestions.

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2024.05.17 12:05 Acceptable_Egg5560 Of Giants and Journalists [51 Final]

Thank you for this universe!
And many thanks to for being a full co-writer on this project!
Kaeden and Vichee belongs to and I thank them so much for working with us! It was an honor!
Sven belongs to Bjorn the Copper Paladin from Discord. I hope to do more with them in the future, and have tons of fun!
And don’t you worry about that final in the title! We have some news at the end!
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{Is the reason that everything happened to Tarlim in the first place?}

{Only up to the ramps, mostly. Trying to impress upon people the importance of accessibility for those with extenuating circumstances. At least according to the records I have access to.}

{The average person knows as much about his friends as they do about Mike Collins.}
<...Who?>
{Exactly. 20th century human spaceman, was there for their first lunar landing. Didn’t get to put boots on the ground, and nobody remembers his name now.}

{Hell, I didn’t even know about him until I put in a search query of niche historical figures just to give you an example. Yeesh…}

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Archived Closed Circuit Security Video - Establishment: Exterminator’s Office - Dawn Creek Division - Subbasement - Date Recorded (ST): OCT 31, 2136 - Timeframe (ST): 11:42 - 11:45
The parking bay is silent. Vans are parked neatly in their spots which frame the hallway to the armory and fuel storage for the camera. A ding is heard and something moves in the hallway. Five fully suited Venlil and a Zurulian step out of an elevator and run towards a van. The sound of a door slamming open comes from the hall roughly 6 seconds later. A stream of Exterminators pour out into the hall from the stairwell.
Their voices are indecipherable as they speak over each other. A Sulian runs into the armory and reappears with a huge flamer tank on their back. Another Zurulian can be seen with an extinguisher tank, but a Venlil bleats at them and tosses it aside. They drag the quadrupedal alien quickly into the parking garage before physically throwing them into the back of a van.
From the back of the hallway, a fluid can be seen spreading across the ground. A trio of Venlil back out of a room while holding their flamers up. They are unlit, instead spewing fuel out of their nozzles. The trio twirl around in an overly animated manner as they walk down the hall to the parking garage. A van pulls out of its spot with windows down so the passengers could let out a cheer.
A black-suited Venlil runs up to the spraying trio while waving their arms to get them out into the garage. The microphone just barely manages to catch him saying, “We need to save some for the predators!” One of the other Venlil replies, “Yes sir, Mafchi!” A short flurry of curses is heard as the gathered exterminators pile into the three other visible vans. Two of the vans speed out of the garage, forcing some other Venlil exterminators to dive out of the way in the process.
The black-suited Mafchi picks up a fuel canister that had been dropped and twists off its cap. He slings it under his shoulder and pours a line of fuel. He marches straight to the final van and hops up into the open rear. The van backs itself up to turn out of the garage. The fuel canister clatters to the ground as it pulls away. Before it clears the view of the camera, the Black-suited Venlil is seen standing in its open back. He is holding what appears to be a flare gun.
The flare sails through the air shortly after the van leaves the frame and impacts the ground. It bounces and rolls until it touches the fuel and ignites it in an instant. A small wall of fire proceeds down the provided trail into the hallway, igniting more fuel as time passes. The hallway is quickly engulfed in vividly red fire. Thick black smoke begins to pour out into the garage as the fire inches closer to the primary fuel tank.
Movement can be seen in the hallway between the flickering flames. The silver form of a Venlil Exterminator is seen rushing out of the stairwell and fighting to head towards the fuel storage room. Before they reach, a white flash fills the screen. The feed goes dead, the error code consistent with electrical interruption.
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{Who was what? Mafchi?}

{Hmmm, there aren’t any tags embedded for them. The suits do a rather good job at making the officers anonymous. Let me see…oh.}

{The, uh… the employment records for that Office were…terminated.}

{It looks like…yes, here. Record wipe in 2497. Media with less than 1 bistandannual visit were removed to save space on the university’s central server. It’s…they’re gone, gone gone.}

{Maybe, but that’ll do us no good if we don’t know their name. And because of the chaos of that incident, nobody has been able to accurately reconstruct where every individual was in that office. We’d have to already know who they were to find them.}
<...I guess that’s another person I’ll have to remember then, huh?>
{...Guess so. Speaking of remembering, perhaps you should check out Tarlim’s view again? Seeing how we were just talking about him.}
<...Sure. At least people remember his name, right?>
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Memory Transcription Subject: Tarlim, the Venbig. Date [Standardized Human Time] October 31st, 2136
No matter how much Sven and Anso griped about it, having them leave and return with the trailer was a great idea. The humans who had gone with them the first time were, to my dismay, excited to try and ride in the back. I had at least been able to impress on those four that I couldn’t let anyone else ride like that, and that they were to help with rigging a trailer with some seats.
I had to admit; they did a good job!
Several couches sat bolted to the floor of the covered trailer and even had some ropes that could be hooked across the armrests as impromptu belts. It wasn’t perfect by any means, but it would work as well as any bus or short train ride! Certainly superior to jumping in the bed of a truck.
I strode out into the parking road and swayed my ears to greet Anso. Sven had stayed behind here to meet with the humans and entertain the kids, a job which he was slightly less unenthusiastic about compared to last time. “Greetings, Anso! Have you made the necessary preparations for the humans to leave with you?”
The Yotul hopped out of the truck bed and bounced to me. “We have! I have to say those humans were great workers to have helped get this whipped up so quickly! I hope Sven has been behaving himself?”
I let my tail wag behind me remembering my last glimpse of him. He should really secure his sheath straps! “He has! Been entertaining the refugees while I made sure they all had their belongings ready to go. Come on inside, let’s go gather them.”
I guided him with a wave of my arm as we turned back to the door. To be truthful, I hadn’t expected Sven to win the humans over as quickly as he did. Needless to say, his primitive attire seemed to spark joy within them, a joy sorely needed amidst the sadness of recency.
As we entered the building I noticed something, or rather, the lack of something. When I had exited only a few [minutes] prior, the building had been full of life and noise. Now, it was almost dead quiet, save for the sounds of a holovision coming from the lobby. Rather heated sounds, at that.
“I didn’t think it was already main rest claw,” Anso mused as he, too, recognized the aggravated voices coming from the lobby. “And what are they watching in there? Sounds…angry.”
“Yeah…” I trailed off as I followed the noises. As I approached the lobby, the sound of what I assumed was a Gojid yelling. “You know nothing about my family. TALK, JUST FUCKING TALK, NOW!” My ears pinned back at the foul language at play, hoping that Sven and the children were somewhere else.
As I entered the room, I saw that I was only half right. The children were thankfully nowhere to be found, but Sven was obviously present, as was most of the facility staff. I was about to ask what was going on before another voice drew my attention to the holovision, the same as everyone else. The voice of none other than Chief Nikonus.
“There were three of us who laid out the groundwork for the Federation. When Kolshian explorers came in contact with the Farsul, more than a thousand years ago, the galaxy was young. We were the first in this sector to escape our gravity well. You know about the founding of this institution, but I reiterate it just in case.”
“The Krakotl were the third,” another voice piped up from behind the camera. I thought it might’ve been another Gojid, but the voice was far too breathy. Harchen, maybe? I wasn’t given a chance to consider it further as Nikonus continued. “Yes, they were a problem from the start; aggressive, disagreeable. We tried to identify the problem, and why they were so ill-equipped for spacefaring.”
“We learned they were scavengers, who would occasionally go for fish as well.”
His next line was rendered inaudible by the shocked gasps of both the refugees and residents in the room. I was no different, drawing in a sharp breath at the abrupt admission. I remembered that Arvi had said some aliens were revealed to have eaten meat in the past, but was this the way it was decided to be revealed? With such abject callousness?
Nikonus continued to speak, looking not just proud, but smug with his words. He went on about how the Federation had saved these aliens with their manipulations, but the entirety of his body language seemed to indicate he reveled in how devastating this information would be to the people he was speaking to. How they manipulated an entire culture, a RELIGION!
What if they did the same to ours?
That horrifying thought struck through my mind like a derailing train. I had relied upon the Tenets in some of my darkest moments. Found comfort in them when there was none elsewhere to be found. To have such a comfort revealed as a lie in its entirety, used only for some other group to control you…
The voice of Nikonus hit my ears again. “Oh Sovlin, I already told you. For the small minority of species who don’t find herbivory alone, we teach them the right way. Doesn’t the religion against predators sound familiar?”
The Kolshian was insufferably proud of those words. There was no doubt in my mind now; this was mocking. Mocking a Gojid for following The Protector. For being a predator. For being different, but expecting to still be treated as a person. The Gojid were predators, they couldn’t help it, and they were already being mocked for it.
What might happen to all the other species?
I shifted my focus away from the screen to the crowd, searching for one in particular. Vichee, a Krakotl already so different from everyone else, and now my concerns for them were multiplied with every word that fell from Nikonus’ mouth. Were they okay? They had come in here to see Sven, I had seen them. Where are-
I spotted Kaeden in the corner of the room. Next to him, slumped against the wall, was Vichee. The dual colored Krakotl’s eyes were glazed over as they stared at nothing. I strode over quickly, my instincts wanting to comfort them. Kaeden was simply standing there, it was confusing that he didn’t seem to be comforting Vichee at all. As I got closer, their head tilted up to me, regarding me with an unfocused eye.
“He was right.” They said quietly. My implant almost didn’t pick it up over the sounds of the lobby. “Kaeden had asked me soon after our first meeting if Krakotl had once been meat eaters. Said it was the shape of our beaks. ‘More suited to capturing small wriggling prey than filtering algae’. He told me. I nearly flew away right then… If I had, I would have been alone with this news.”I listened, kneeling down to be closer to their level. “You’re not alone, your herd is here. Right Kaeden?”
He looked over at me and nodded. “Vichee was there with me when Earth was attacked. I’m here for them now. Kaabra and Venik are… together, elsewhere at the moment. But they will be here too.”
I flicked my ears in understanding. “Then I hope they may help in hugging Vichee until their tears are dry.” I turned an eye to Vichee. “Please, I just want you to know that you are still you. What your body does has no effect on your personhood.”
Vichee still sat, their mind still likely whirling with the new information. They lifted their differently colored wings. “I’m well aware. This lesson I already learned. But thank you, I understand what you mean.” Kaeden nodded slowly and Vichee returned to their thoughts.
“There’s going to be trouble soon, Tarlim,” Kaeden stated gravely. “News like this? Nothing good will come of it. I can already tell this won’t go over well. Keep your eyes open.”
As if in response to his words, the sound of clanking metal hits my ears. They shoot up, pivoting to locate its source. There, dashing towards the door, was the armored figure of Sven. I didn’t know him enough to know how this broadcast would affect him, but running was never the best sign. I flicked my ears goodbye to my friends and rose, following after the metal man. In my periphery, I saw the television screen had shifted to show Rolem moving onto the stage. I would have to miss whatever it was he had to say, so ducked through the doors and continued to follow the sound of metal.
As I exited, I saw that I wasn’t the only one to see Sven’s actions. Anso was bounding behind him, shouting something I couldn’t hear. Sven didn’t seem to either as he kept running, but his gait wasn’t one of fear. He looked purposeful, sprinting in a straight line. A line pointed right towards-
Towards the observing Exterminator Van.
The metal Venlil didn’t even hesitate at the presence of the fence. He leapt up in a display of strength and agility, vaulting over the barrier and continuing his beeline into the van. It was like phased through the doors with how fast he moved. There were sounds of commotion that followed his entry, and soon two Exterminators fell out of the van. One Venlil…and one Krakotl. I wonder how Kalek is taking things.
I, too, cleared the fence with only a high step and reached the van, peering in to see Sven at the controls. “Sven! What are you doing?” I asked, the Krakotl officer shivering on the ground in my periphery.
“They got my girl!” He huffed, “She’s a Gojid, they got her, I can’t let them do anything worse to her!” He tried to activate the vehicle to no avail, but his words brought up something that I hadn’t thought much over. I remember hearing about temporary emplacements that were being set up. Paly had texted me about exterminators bringing people there. Her too. And that would mean-
-THOOOOOOOMMMMM-
The wind hit me like a truck and rocked the van I was standing next to. Sven even stopped trying to fiddle with the controls to see what had just happened. In the distance, near the center of town, an enormous black cloud rose into the air, the vestiges of fire still burning in the suspended embers. I couldn’t look away from it as my mind raced with horrible possibilities as my mind tripped over itself trying to concoct a plan of action.
I wasn’t given long to think before the radio in the van crackled to life, startling both Sven and myself. “Attention all True Exterminators! The truth has come out about the taint in our midst! For too long we have lived with its danger in our presence! If any of you still hold the safety of The Herd in your hearts, come join us so we may burn ALL the predator taint from this District! Rendezvous at Vulen’s apartment complex, we shall start our cleansing there!”
The name of one of my landlords sparked familiarity in my mind. They had been working to build a series of new apartments to add to his old, and if I remembered, had agreed to house the Gojid refugees. The Gojid! Paly was housed with them!!
In an instant, I reached into the van and grabbed Sven by the arm. He tried to pull away, but my grip was too strong. “Sven! They’re gonna kill the Gojid! They’re gonna burn Paly!”
He finally managed to shake himself free as my paws became jittery from stress. “I gotta save my girlfriend! She’s in a facility! I gotta save her!”
“But they’re gonna burn people here!” I protested, “we have to do something! We need- We need People who can fight them! Kaeden! I need to get Kaeden! We can save them!”
I pulled myself away from the van and spotted Anso nearby. He must have had to go through the gate, but this was good timing. I pointed a claw at him. “Do Not Let Him drive off before I get back!”
I didn’t give him, nor the Exterminators who had recovered from their shock, time to ask questions. Paly was in danger, as were who knew how many others. I faintly heard my data pad chime from within my shoulder bag, the signal my heart was beating too fast, but I couldn’t deal with it right now. I could get the heart rate under control during the drive. Right now I needed Kaeden, he knew how to fight! How to save people when others were trying to kill them!
My paws guided me and I was back in the cafeteria before I knew it. Some of the crowd had dissipated, but Kaeden and Vichee were still in the same corner I had left them in, but with their Venlil friends now joined. Without leaving time for protest, I grabbed Kaeden’s arm and pulled him away. I heard Vichee squawk behind me, but I was in too much of a hurry. I can’t let her get hurt. I Won’t.
Kaeden started to slap my arm as I dragged the soldier across the lobby. “Tarlim! What the fuck are you doing?? What’s going on?”
“No time, they’re going to burn everyone,” I breathlessly said as I burst the facility doors open to get him to the van.
“What? Who?” Kaeden questioned, still resisting my pull. I could hear a tinge of worry in his voice, and I knew he would understand. Anso looked back from his position as he heard my approach, and upon seeing me dragging Kaeden along, he grew visibly concerned.
“On the radio, something about True Exterminators,” I attempted to explain to him as we neared the gate doors. This time, I simply spread them apart with my free paw, metal screeching against itself as the gate was forced open. “They’re going to burn every cured species they can find, and That Means Paly. I Won’t Let Them.”
Kaeden had stopped struggling as I explained the bare essentials to him, and once we approached the van, he finally had enough sense to ask the right questions. “So what exactly is the plan to stop them? We’re strong, sure, I could probably take most of them. But just two of us against a wall of those flamers?”
“Not two,” I corrected, letting go of his arm and throwing open the back doors of the van. Still seated in the drivers side was Sven, who looked back once he heard me permit entrance into the back. “We have him too.”
“Wh- the LARPer??” Kaeden asked incredulously. I wasn’t familiar with the term he used, but his tone told us all we needed to know. Sven’s eyes narrowed at the perceived insult, but Kaeden continued. “Do either of you have any formal military training?? Rushing down there is only going to get you both killed along with the others! For fucks sake, slow down! We need a plan!”
“T-There won’t be t-time f-for one,” a voice peeped in from behind us. We all turned to face the source, and we found it was the Venlil Exterminator. They recoiled under the sudden gaze of our entire party, but they managed to continue. “I-I recognized the v-voice. It w-was one of the n-new recruits. They m-might as well be Y-Yulpa. If you w-want to stop them, it’s now or n-never.”
We all stared at them for a moment in disbelief that they’d willingly hand over that information to us. They were Exterminators, weren’t they? They should be allied with the voice on the radio! Kaeden, after considering the information, gave voice to my confusion. “And why are you telling us this? You’re an exterminator, shouldn’t you be trying to help them?”
“M-My husband is the Krakotl that was in the van with me!” They yelled back, stamping their footpaw on the ground in agitation. “I-I don’t care what his ancestors did a t-thousand years ago, I will not stand for those zealots burning who knows how many people! We’re not all the same, h-human!”
I was taken aback by their words. I had given up hope that there were any redeemable souls amongst the ranks of those silver-suited brahkasses, but living proof of the contrary stood before us. Their breathing was only matched by mine as my pad continued to chime in my pack. Maybe there’s hope after all.
Kaeden started frantically looking all around, his focused gaze falling on the facility, the exterminator in front of us, and the rising smoke in the distance. After a moment's hesitation, he growled to himself and shook his head. “Fine! Fucking- if you want to prove you’re different, you and your partner stand guard at the gate! They’ll probably try to send a division here, so keep on guard! And for the love of God, go ask for help if that happens!”
My tail wagged behind me as I interpreted what that meant. “So you’ll help us, Kaeden?”
He paused for a second, an agonizing second as he fully took in the situation in his mind. But ultimately, he nodded. “Let’s go, we can figure things out along the way.”
Seizing the moment, Anso quickly jumped into the van and pushed Sven out of the driver's seat, much to their visible frustration. Kaeden quickly hopped into the passenger seat, leaving me with the problem of finding a space that would fit me. I stepped over to the back of the van and threw the doors open.
The flamers and their fuel tanks were useless to us, easy to toss all three sets out onto the ground behind me. I made sure that the flamers were disabled first, of course. Just had to snap the pilot lighters and slice a hose with my claw. Even if these two said they weren’t like these “True Exterminators” I didn’t trust them one bit. I crawled inside the cramped vehicle and wiggled myself to close the doors behind me.
As I got myself settled, I watched as the Venlil Exterminator started to inspect the destroyed remains of their weapons. I squinted a glare at them and positioned myself so they couldn’t enter with me. “You two aren’t coming,” I hissed. “You know why you’re not. Try anything with the humans, and they will stop you.”
I slammed the doors shut as their expressions fell, just in time for Anso to get the van into gear. I curled myself up against the wall of the van, watching out the back window as we sped down the road. We were on our way now. On our way to save Paly and all the people gathered because their ancestors ate meat. My heart hammered in my chest, but I would need to control it for what we were about to do. I needed to focus. I needed to breathe. I needed to be calm.
Focus. Breathe. Calm
Focus.
Breathe.
Calm…
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Memory Transcription Subject: Sol-Vah, Fleeing Predator. Date [Standardized Human Time] October 31st, 2136
My legs couldn’t carry me anymore. I had to keep going, but I didn’t have the strength. My pants became wheezes as my body struggled to keep up with the physical exertion of running almost halfway through town. I hadn’t even looked up before now, at least with eyes not blinded by tears. The pain of Mute’s rejection still stung in my soul, a pain so visceral it threatened to rip me apart worse than any Arxur. Protector, what did I do to deserve this? Is there even a Protector, or did the Federation just- just make that up?
I didn’t have time to think about that now, I needed to get to the office. From what little I caught of the broadcast, Nikonus had said they saved us before. I knew what it likely was, but…I was desperate. I just wanted to go back home and have him embrace me like he did before. The safety and love I had felt from him was still fresh in my mind, and if there was any chance I had to get it back?
I’ll happily take it.
As I approached the office, however, something seemed off. I could smell soot in the air, but not the kind of soot that came from our flamers. This was- was…dirtier smelling, as if the fuel had been impure. Upon looking up, however, I saw something that made my stomach drop. A huge plume of smoke, billowing up into the sky. It shadowed the sun itself with its immensity and hate. Did the Exterminators burn more drugs? Or…or…
I felt a renewed vigor as I started to run towards the plume, hoping against hope that I was wrong. As soon as I turned the corner, though, my worst fears were realized. Where the office once stood now sat a burning stack of glorified rubble, every single window in sight shattered and multiple holes in the outer walls. The building was split, it was as if a giant knife had come down and sloppily sliced off its front half to spill flaming debris everywhere.
I stood in front of the building I had once called my home, surrounded by screams and the awful sound of flames roaring. I knew now there was no hope of salvation, no way this could ever be undone. I would never be able to go back to the way things were, never feel the happiness I had for that brief time. I was doomed to this life, abandoned by my love, and forced to live as an abomination devoid of a home.
I suppose that’s all a predator like me deserves.
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