This is real I swear to God seeing it on adult swim. It's the only place that would air such a strange thing. But can't for the love of me find it. It haunted me, even into my adult life.
It's almost like mimicking a childrens skit show, . Theres a segment where they showed various images, and these images got either a positive bell, accompanied by a noise of kids cheering, or a negative buzzer and a noise of a bunch of kids booing. Like a yay/nay thing. Would show delicious apple pie, - positive bell- sound of kids going "yay!!!!!! " It then showed footage of the inside of a dilapidated apartment, someone opens the fridge ( i feel like they were in a bathrobe) and a body falls out- bad buzzer, and kids going. "Boooo!!!" The footage was jarring and I remember genuinely wondering if it was like somehow real. (The body coming out the fridge)It was kind of dated looking and of a poor resolution. Like they had gotten it from somewhere, probably a movie, maybe like a faces of death type movie w pseudo- real footage.
Last part I remember clearly, it was the next part of the skit show. And it's these Alabama hick people. Like maybe it was a parody of YeeHaw, that old country show that was so popular. It was like 5 or 6 people sitting on a shitty constructed set of a hillbilly environment like a wooden horse, hay, a barn maybe, etc. A couple were girls, in overalls and hillbilly attire, joking about killing and eating their babies. Among other things. And I remember most this disgusting little cartoon it played over the hillbilly footage. They would say something amusing like a punchline and it would play like the chime you would hear on a slot machine would play and a little animation would roll out of a donkey walking out to mid screen. It would then turn its back to you so could see its rear, extend its tail to its mouth, then defecate little pinballs, using its tail as a ramp to its mouth, to like eat its own waste. Every time a ball hit its mouth it played like another victory bell sound of a slot machine. Was disgusting.
Whole tjing was bizzare. Quite memorable. Very unsettling. Has stuck with me for almost two decades. I tried to keep it short. I had a dream about it last night and felt compelled to try to finally find it.
I know this sounds absurd but I promise this is real. I am almost positive it was on adult swim way back around 2010. Thank you for your time. I'm using the adult swim programming list on Wikipedia to also try to help find it.

Apologies for this one being so late; Been sick for the last week or so, and the friday i was meant to post this, I think from memory I was busy :/ But I'm starting to get back into the swing of things, and the Glossary Addendum has also had a bit of an overhaul :D I'll be applying that tonight as well, to each of the currently released chapters.
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[From the Abyss Artisanry, Wolfreach Commercial District, Halsion Reach Region, Haldios IV, 12th of Emheraldis, 5011 TE]
[Boltz] The door chimed, though it sounded... Off today, and I sighed. I'd have to replace the old beeper with something else now that it had broken. As I walked towards the counter, I heard Chit's voice from around the corner as she said,
"I'll be right with you!" I frowned, noticing the strain in her voice. I stepped around the counter and poked my head around the corner, and then immediately rushed to help. She was trying to move a Draekkan mace, and causing gouges in the floor as she dragged the heavy weapon.
"Seriously? Leave Draekkan weapons to me, beloved." I said, and Chit nodded as I lifted the massive, spiked club-like weapon. Made of Luunic steel, the metal was cool against my hand as I cautiously hefted it, a dark blue color akin to the Lunwatch sky on a clear night with few stars. I slowly walked over to the storage racks, and hung the mace on a pair of large hooks. Then I turned back to my lover, and looked her up and down for injuries.
Finding none, I shook my head with another sigh. "Well at least you didn't hurt yourself on it." I said, stepping up to her and wrapping my arms around her lower back. I pulled her cool body towards mine, and she happily melted into my embrace. Chuckling, I planted a kiss on her hair, and gently ran a finger down one of her drit'onthke. Her entire body shivered and she giggled, before wrapping her arms around me and giving me a tight hug.
"So what's on the list for today?" I asked, resting my cheek on her head.
"Just a few armour sets which need some minor repairs, thankfully." Chit replied. I nodded, and then the beeper went off, indicating a customer.
"Solahra's Light, what an awful noise to greet a customer with!" A deep, male-sounding canine voice rumbled from out in the customer area. We reluctantly pulled apart and both went out to see what he needed.

As Chit rounded the corner, she automatically greeted the customer by saying,
"Welcome to From the Abyss Artisanry, how can we help today?" But as I stepped around after her, I froze. The canine man was holding a box filled with shattered pieces of art, it looked like. I stepped closer and realised that they weren't shattered pieces of art, at least not in the traditional sense. Rather, they were the parts of what was formerly a weapon. I felt my eyes widen as I realised what it was. I looked at the canine man, and realised he was a Labardon. I looked back at the pieces of plasma caster, which appeared to, on closer inspection, actually have catastrophically failed at a structural level upon attempting to fire a shot.
"I went to the Lunhaekin blacksmith over in Aellandendil, cos they said that fishing my ancestral plasma caster would be an exceedingly simple affair. Instead, the next time I went to fire it, the blasted thing fell apart in my hands!" The man growled, and then asked,
"How bad is it... Is... Is there any way to restore it?" His eyes went wide as if to wordlessly plead with me, and I gestured for him to give me the box of parts. He hesitantly handed the box over and I gently placed it on the counter before pulling out one of the furcloth rolls underneath and unravelling it. Then, one by one, I pulled out each of the pieces, and with each new item, my heart sank.

This would not be a simple fix of just re-assembling the pieces. I let out a heavy sigh, and, leaning on the counter, covered my mouth with the side of my hand while looking at the arrayed parts.
"This is... At this point you might as well just buy a new plasma caster." I said finally, still looking at the parts. I looked up at the man and said,
"If I reconstruct this, because that's what it will take, a full reconstruction, it WILL cost more than buying a new caster." I looked down at the parts again, and swore under my breath.
"The focusing plate has been shattered, and those things are near indestructible when carved right, the prism chamber is cracked, so that's no good any more, and the magnetic acceleration rings..." I trailed off, and swallowed before looking up at the man.
"They're not rings any more..." I whispered, and the man's face seemed to break.
"Is there anything we can salvage of the original parts?" He asked, his voice shaky. I looked down at the parts, and realised that there was just one piece that was fully intact. With a mirthless chuckle, I picked it up.
"The plasma compression chamber. That's it." I laid the small metallic chamber down again, and sighed.
"The rest is just... Junk. Scrap even." I shook my head, running the numbers in my head. When I finished, I swore again, and dropped the bombshell.
"You're looking at around fifty thousand in parts alone." I said, and the canine's shoulders slumped.
"If that's the price it takes..." He said.
"I will try and recover as much material as I can though; I might be able to melt down the mag rings for example and re-energise them."

[A Cycle Later...]
[Chit'eiwu]
The Labardon stepped into the store, a simple digital bell sounding, and he sighed, his tail wagging a little as he did so.
"Much better than last time!" He joked, and Jakob walked around the corner holding a box, grinning from ear to ear.
"Just in time, good sir!" He exclaimed. He set down the box, and the Labardon's gaze instantly honed in on it. Jakob laid a hand on the lid, and said,
"Behold, your restored heritage!" And with that, he lifted the lid like he was proposing to the customer, and the canine's eyes lit up, his tail suddenly zipping back and forth as though it were some kind of demented metronome. As he lifted the ancient weapon, my own eyes widened; It was truly a thing of beauty.

[Boltz]
I smiled as the Labardon man admired my handiwork, and in a voice that sounded like it was half pure air, he whispered,
"It's as beautiful as the day my sire first showed it to me..." My smile widened, and I said,
"I was able to salvage more than I thought, in the end. I managed to keep the primary focus cone; I simply had to melt and recast it due to a crack in it, the laser projector's crystal matrix casing also was salvageable, though I did have to replace the crystal matrix. So it now has a Kaurine crystal for providing the first round of focusing." The man froze, and his gaze flicked to me. His hands still raise, he asked,
"A Kaurine crystal? Genuine?" I nodded.
"Cut the crystal free from the rock myself." I replied. The man laid the plasma caster on the counter gently, though it rattled slightly from his shaking paws as he ceased to support it.
"My sire said that it originally had a Shell crystal as its matrix..." He said, voice trembling as much as his paws.
"They are great crystals for energy conduction as well as for energy focusing. It took a bit to set the frequency for the right channels though." He nodded, and shakily handed over his Orionpay card. I handed it to Chit'eiwu, right as he asked,
"So how much was it all up?" I grinned and replied,
"An even fifty five thousand." He blinked, and asked,
"But... the crystal... Surely that alone would be a few hundred thousand!" I shook my head, and replied,
"It's not a Blade. And it doesn't need to be anywhere near as big. Only came to around three thousand." He nodded, and Chit'eiwu input the numbers and scanned the card. The system registered a successful transaction, and she handed the man back his card.
"Thank you for choosing From the Abyss Artisanry!" I said, and he nodded, his eyes turning shiny with unshed tears.
"No, thank you. All of my friends will be hearing about this, and you will be my first stop for anything artisanal." I nodded to him, and he left, carefully cradling the restored plasma caster in its box. Looking over to the clock, I noticed that it was indicating less than an hour before Lunrise. I jerked my head towards Chit'eiwu and asked,
"Think we should close up the shop early, or wait until Soldown before we stop operating?" She looked up at the clock as well, then back to me, and shook her head.
"No, I think we can afford to close early this evening." I nodded, and pressed the button to activate the end of Watch sign system, and a moment later, a holosign in the window came to life and began a 10 minute countdown.

We always did the countdown so that prospective customers knew how long they had to enter to the store before we stopped taking new customers prior to closing down for the Lunwatch. As usually happened however, the sign completed its countdown and flicked to the "Closed" display, and I pressed a second button to lock the door remotely, and arm the security system. As I did so, Chit'eiwu walked into the apartment, and soon after, I heard the sound of her cooking. I smiled, knowing that she was bound to make an incredible dinner as per usual, and let out a contented sigh as the system went through the arming process. Life with her was... Good. Not necessarily great by any stretch of the imagination; Most of our days were spent working after all. But it was at least a good life. A life I was more than happy to lead.

When the system indicated full armed status some minutes later, I followed my aquatic lover into our home behind and above the shop, and arrived just in time for her to serve up dinner. As I sat down, a stupid grin spread across my face as I beheld what she had cooked up. On the plate was a kind of "nest" made of purple coloured strands of pasta, and topped off with a green-sauced mince of some kind. I looked up at my lover, who was watching me expectantly. My grin refusing to go away, I obliged her apparent intent, and used a fork to collect some mince with sauce, and some of the pasta.

As the food reached my mouth, it was like an explosion of flavours; An earthy, slightly spicy flavour issued forth from the sauce, and the mince tasted somewhat like yuron, a kind of cattle animal from Zehllukarn Prime, and it was followed up by a surprisingly sweet flavour from the pasta as it rotated around in my mouth as I chewed. Swallowing, I said,
"This is incredible! I can't even properly describe it; it's... It's like an explosion of all different flavours coming together in my mouth!" Chit's face turned a fierce azure, and my grin widened. The grin morphing into a smirk, I added,
"You're definitely getting rewarded this Lunwatch, beloved."

[A Few Hours Later...]

[Boltz]

As Chit'eiwu walked into the bedroom we shared upstairs, I put the dishes from our dinner into the automatic dishwasher, and followed her up. As I reached the laundry room, I stripped off my clothes from the Solwatch, and tossed them expertly into the laundry, each garment hitting the wall and bouncing off slightly to fall into the clothes basket waiting below, before walking into the bedroom entirely unclad. Chit'eiwu was laying in the bed, the blanket covering her amethyst body from view, and in such a way that I knew that she too had put her clothes in the laundry. I walked around the bed, and pulled down the blanket to get in beside her, and after that, things turn rather hazy for a little while.

[A Week Later...]

[Chit'Eiwu]
Jakob and I stepped off of the transport, hand-in-grasper, him looking absolutely divine in a glacial blue suit with silver trimmings, seeming to be a walking ice sculpture. Complimenting him, I opted for a taste of my birthplace; Trimmed with onyx hems, I was wearing a deep, abyssal purple dress, showing off my relatively lighter purple skin, becoming a shadow of the Abyss to act as the dark counterpart to my Warrior of the Overwaves. I looked towards him as we stepped inside the Fortress of Kaur'Ainda together for the first time since I was Ascended by both him and Cewa together.
He looked back at me, smiled and squeezed my hand reassuringly, before saying over our rarely-used connection,
There's no need to be nervous; It's just a Greenmarch Feast, my Siren. As I did every time he called me that, I giggled; At first I had been confused by him calling me an alarm sound, until he showed me one of the few surviving Terran records from... Wherever it was that they came from. Terran, or at the time, Human, women of extraordinary beauty, totally uncovered, and singing some kind of song that lured male sailors to their deaths.
Then he had sent me an image of how he viewed me; My plain purple skin instead appeared almost... Luminous, and my average green eyes were glittering emerald gems. My hair, an equally unremarkable azure, was a brilliant blue that resembled the Azuresheet high above even the Overwaves, and in his mind's eye, my cheeks were flushed slightly blue. I had never considered myself to be attractive by any means; In the Abyss I would have struggled to find a mate...
But here in the Overwaves? I had been chosen by a Terran, that enigmatic, smooth-skinned, near-prey-like biped species who were renowned for absurd feats of strength and endurance. I was not as fragile as I seemed, even before my Ascension...
But Jakob seemed to realise that early on; The first time we lay together, an eye-rolling, mind-erasing experience, he showed such gentleness that it was hard to believe the stories... Until the very next day when I had struggled to move a shipment of materials that had come in, even barely raising it, and he had simply come in and told me to let it go, before seeming to effortlessly pick up the heavy box and carry it into the Forge, before placing it down and rapidly sorting the material inside for me. I had asked him about it, and his response was a mere shrug, and to say, It wasn't that heavy for me; Absolutely awkward, but not anything that will break my back.

In the present, we stepped into the Great Hall, and froze. It had been totally transformed, becoming a verdant green forest canopy under which wooden tables seemingly made from the trunks of trees, with seats formed from sections of log from great tree branches. Seiranha saw us enter, and rushed over to greet us.
"Boltz! Chit!" She exclaimed, and hugged us both in turn. It felt... Odd, to be given a hug by a Vampyris, but this particular one was a friend, and so I happily returned the hug, albeit reluctantly letting go of Jakob's hand to do so. We held the hug for a few eternal moments, before she let go and did the same to Jakob, who greeted her warmly.
"You look great!" Jakob said to the Vampyris warrior, and she blushed a deep golden color on her pale cream skin. It looked almost like golden Skyblaze rays were touching her cheeks as she giggled. But Jakob was right; She was garbed in a flowing set of obviously ceremonial armour which appeared to have been made by first weaving a suit of leaves, and then attaching segments of bark to the resulting garment. And combined with her silver-in-crimson eyes...
"You look sort of like a vengeful forest spirit in this armour, Master Seiranha!" I said, and the woman grinned.
"That's sort of the idea. Not many people remember that the spirits of the forests of all our worlds yet live... And for those who do not respect the forest's inhabitants, only death can be anticipated, or worse."

Over the course of what remained of the Solwatch, we enjoyed the Greenmarch Feast, and soon enough, it was time to scatter to our homes once again, to rest away the overindulgences of the Feast.

[Boltz]
As the transport landed at the Wolfreach starport, Chit and I walked down the ramp, though she was somewhat unsteady on her legs. Chuckling, I asked her,
"Would you like me to carry you home?" She looked at me, her face blazing sapphire, but through our connection, she, apparently not realising she was 'speaking', replied, I thought you'd never ask... My mighty Skybright, carrying me like an Inkle in his powerful arms... As the thought travelled over our connection the azure spread, and I shook my head with a grin. I really was the luckiest guy in the Reach to have landed such an exotic life partner. She happily stepped in closer to me, and I swept her off her feet, much to her almost drunken delight, and she let out a whoop of surprise.
However, as her intoxicated brain realised what had happened, she melted into my embrace, burbling away in my ear as though she had been returned to her youngest of Watches. I was all too happy to carry my lover home of course; The sound of her tripled heartbeat like a three-beat rhythm pulsed against my own heart, and her emerald gaze was transfixed on my face, the look in those beautiful green orbs one of utter and complete adoration.

After around 10 minutes, we reached the shop, and I swiped my wristcomm over the new sensor, first up-down, then right-left. The two-part verification proved my identity, and the door swung open automatically, a recent addition I had also made. As we cleared the door, I swept my foot around and behind me to close the door again, and carried Chit to the bedroom in our apartment, before laying her gently down on the bed, and saying,
"Unfortunately, I've gotta take that incredible dress off you or it will be ruined in your sleep." Chit vaguely nodded, and I helped her stand back up. Having done this routine together before, she laid her arms on my shoulders for added balancing support, and I bent down to grab the bottom of the dress, before slowly pulling it up to her chest. Feeling the garment fully above her hips, Chit carefully sat down on the bed, and I carefully pulled the dress up and over her head, then down her arms.

Turning around, I draped the dress across a nearby dresser, smoothing out any wrinkles in it, and then returned my attention to my lover, who was now completely undressed. Once again taking up the role of caregiver, I wrapped an arm around her and scooped her up once more before laying her on the bed sideways, where she let out a small gasp as the cold fabric touched her bare skin. I gave her a reassuring smile and said,
"I'll have you nice and warm soon enough, Heartstreasure." And with that, I stripped off my own suit, carefully draping it over a chair, and then pulled off the underwear I had worn for the Feast, and climbed under the covers beside Chit. Upon feeling me enter the bed, she shifted over, hissing a bit as she moved off the warmed area, and melted her body against my own. As she settled into a comfortable position, one of her legs across mine, she said through repeated yawns,
"May... May you swim... With the... Blessing of... Of Drynedaea... My.... Sky-Warrior..." Chuckling as I wrapped an arm around her back, I kissed her gently on the forehead and over our connection, replied,
"May Luunah Guard your Dreams, Heartstreasure of the Depths." And with that, as if it were a cue, Chit's breathing shifted to become deep and regular, and the sound along with the rising and falling of her amethyst chest against my skin sung its own siren song, dragging me down into...
[Next: To Tread the Shaded Path]

Hello people of reddit, I never thought someday I would write my situating me and my family are in today, you see In around 3 or 4 months ago my uncle (My dad's brother 62M and a war veteran) Came to our house for help which we took him in and our home was his refuge until today. You basically came here because my 25(M) and 31(M) and his wife (59F) constantly Abusing him both mentally and physically let's not forget the fact they Fed him pills (12 to 16 pills) that we didn't know which made him sleepy and basically whenever when we visited our relatives house and he and his family were there they gave him the pill despite the fact He took them like 1 hour or 2 hour ago and this was the same when we visited him in his house, but when my uncle came and my dad took him to a Neurologist the doctor was angry at my father saying these pills belongs to physiologically ILL or people who need to be in Asylum and gave him another dose of medicine which it was lower dosage and told my uncle he did not need to take those medicine anymore and ever since using his new medication he feels a lot more lively now. And here's the I need advice with you see his kids gave him those pills to make him more Weakened so they can use his befits as a veteran more like giving loans with 2% return rates and bunch of other things so he sued them for giving him these pills and labeling him as mentally ILL person and threatening their mother to divorce which made his wife only send his friends and his brother in law and to our house and made many more calling him to come back but he refuses saying if he goes back his kids will kill him but it's not most ridiculous Part my shame of cousin (30M) got a Restriction order for my father basically saying my dad forced his father staying in our house and other false accusations and saying if his father hurt himself or others my dad I'd responsible.
So it was stroy any advice will be helpful

Pri’Darya, Alcoranth Male, Pirate Captain
Oh where did it all go wrong? Me crew is dead, and my boy was brutally murdered.
In this void of sensation, I am only left with my thoughts. That stun baton has completely paralyzed me, and I know I’m being taken to a cryopod for holding, so I may as well dwell on my thoughts.
Was it taking the job where we messed up? No, I don’t think so. It was probably the bait. It worked too well. We caught too big of a Trorish.
I sigh internally as I can feel them lifting me up somewhere.
And we had such a good plan too. Well it wasn’t my plan, it was my boy’s plan. To send out a drone ship with a fake weapon system as a decoy so we can sneak up on them, it worked so well that they actually thought it was us.
I can feel them placing me down on a soft platform as a shadow seems to begin looming over me.
That Altrin girl could have gone for a pretty credit if we got her, but what the hells was that rifle she was using? I thought a fully automatic BYR was impossible due to the recoil and explosive payloads. But that white… whatever she was… She is completely terrifying. I thought she would just sell for a lot more since she kept her fur in good condition, so I thought she was just an assistant to that Altrin girl. Never in me life, would I expect a pretty girl like that to be so… terrifyingly deadly.
The air begins to turn cold.
Ah, I’m out of time to think… At least wherever I end up, I hope I don’t see that white furred girl again.
Cerelia, Altrin Female, Captain of The Opal Star
I sigh as we finish escorting the remaining crew to their quarters or work quarters, taking in consideration to take longer routes around the ship to avoid bodies that we haven’t had time to clean up yet. There were a few crewmembers we had to either escort back to their work areas or to communal areas due to bodies that we couldn’t avoid.
It’s going to be a long few days…
My attention is grabbed by my wrist data pad as I get a call from Triwt.
“Hey, Triwt, how are things going on your end?” I ask with a tiredness in my voice as I’ve been awake for roughly 13 or so hours now.
“Well, we’ve managed to move the majority of the bodies. Galactic Law doesn’t allow for spacing bodies.”
“It would be an easier clean up if we could.”
“Yes, but we still have to obey the law.”
We both sigh at the same time while I use my other hand to rub my face, trying to make my exhaustion go away with such a pointless attempt.
“Right, right…” I sigh again before continuing to speak, “Anyways, I’m setting up an autopilot course to take us to Verglas.”
“Verglas?”
“Yeah, sending you the information now.”
There’s a moment of silence from Triwt before she speaks, “You’re kidding me, right?”
“I wish I was.”
“An ice covered planet?
“Mhm.”
“Known to snow almost all the time?”
“Yes, but the cities and spaceport are built around a natural heat signature.”
“... You’re lucky I have a snow coat and that I have fur, but my fur isn’t really good at keeping out the cold.”
I hear her sigh on her end before I chime in.
“Wanna go meet up at Med Bay 07? Check in on Jordan?”
“Jordan? My my, Captain I didn’t know you were interested in him where you're already shortening his name.”
“It’s not like that! He said it was weird to hear everyone saying his ‘full name’ and prefers being called by his ‘first name’.” I huff in slight annoyance and embarrassment.
“Ah okay, does that mean we should all refer to him as Jordan then?”
“I believe so if that’s what he wishes.”
I mean I felt special when he wanted me to call him Jordan, but oh well.
“Okay, I’ll see you there, Cerelia.”

I slowly walk down the hall. It’s been quarantined due to the fact that there’s still blood and bullets on the walls and floor of the corridor. It seems that the trail of blood from Jordan has gone from red to more of a brownish black color.
I look up at a sign in the hallway that reads, “MEDICAL ROOM 07” which I smirk a little.
I always find it funny that despite it being a medical room, everyone calls it a Med Bay. I wonder where that name for it came from.
“Hey Triwt, I’m here-” I cut myself off as before me in the room is Triwt, Lys, and every crew member from the compromised safe room. Well all except for R’dorn.
I’m glad that prick isn’t here, but I wasn’t expecting everyone else to be here.
“Oh uh, hey everyone. Are we all here to see, Jordan Cores?”
Lys nods and speaks up, “Yes, and Triwt did inform us about his name preference. It’s a little bit weird, but we can do it if it’s what he wishes.”
I admit, I was almost a little bit annoyed that others were calling him Jordan now, but I have to let that emotion go for now as I’m here to see how he’s recovering, not to try and be an overprotective mother. I nod and walk over to the stasis regeneration tube as I look inside.
Part of me is glad that his arms and hands have already been fixed, but…
Not everything is going to be truly healed 100%.
I think to myself as I can see the formations of scars on his skin tissue. I noticed it the first time, but I don’t think he noticed it himself when he woke up after his first big injury. His wrists and knuckles are the most scarred, due to probably when he was punching that orange Alcoranth, but his wrists are from when he broke out of his restraints when we first found him.
Not the best memory to think back on… It hasn’t even been a full day yet. Oh, and where is Jordan going to sleep?
I then slowly bring myself to look at his face, which is almost finished healing. There’s a scar on his chin and a scar leading to under his right ear where the shot left his head. It’s not a major scar except for the entrance and exit wounds, but it’s still somewhat noticeable. If anything the white tissue of the scars make it stand out against his [tan] skin.
If only we had some higher grade Stasis Regeneration Tubes, maybe we could heal those scars as well… All we can do now is wait…
Jordan Cores, Human Male, Part-Time Security Worker
I take in a deep breath, gasping for air as I sit straight up in a cold sweat, holding onto my face and chest. My heart beats quickly and I sit there panting. I quickly check myself to make sure I’m not missing any body parts or anything.
“That is not an okay feeling!” I say aloud before shuddering.
It’s hard to describe how it feels to be in pain, everything slightly red in my vision, I was hearing my own heart thumping in my chest all the while I couldn’t hear out of my right ear, and then in the blink of an eye everything is fine, there’s no more pain just the sensation that something is missing while sitting on a bed of some sort surrounded by aliens.
Oh right the aliens.
OH RIGHT THE ALIENS
I turn my head and look around me, and while I’m a little panicked, I’m able to calm down as most of them are sitting further back or standing near the walls. The only ones closer to me are Lys, Cerelia, and I think the white snake lady is Triwt if I remember correctly.
“Um… good morning?” I ask nervously as I look around the room. “Is it even morning?”
“No, it’s technically the middle of the night, Jordan.” Cerelia says as she puts her paw on my head and rubs my hair like my parents used to when I was younger. “But, we all wanted to be sure you would be fine when waking up and it would be cruel to leave you alone when waking up. That, and these crewmembers wanted to express their thanks for protecting them. Though, hopefully next time it won’t be such a violent display.”
“S-Sorry, I wasn’t really thinking when that happened.”
“To be fair you were shot in the head. I think they were more scared that you seemingly came back to life.”
“Y-Yeah… Uh, if it’s okay, can I maybe say hi to them then?” I ask, peering around her shoulder to look at the other crew members. She nods and steps to the side as a line forms of aliens who want to speak to me.

I never expected to spend the next 20 minutes receiving thanks from complete strangers, aliens nonetheless, but it was still nice. I also apologized if I potentially scared them for what they saw me do.
Also aliens apparently hug. A lot.
That would probably explain why Cerelia was petting my head as well…
The last person I expected to approach me was Triwt.
She slithered up to me and offered me one of her four hands, which I accepted, gently shaking it before she pulled me into a hug like the last 13 people did. After a few seconds she lets me go.
“Jordan, since you will probably be with us for a while, could I potentially offer you a job while you are on this ship?”
“H-Huh? A job?”
Triwt, Female Valis-Trobat Hybrid, Security Commander
I try to stay focused on giving Jordan this job offer, but something is really distracting me, especially with our upcoming destination of Verglas.
Goddess, he is super warm…
And that is Chapter 10! I know it's probably a bit more on the boring side, but it's to try and set up our trip to Verglas (which is a thin coating of ice on a rock. Ice Rock. Ice Planet)! I really liked the suggestions of an ice planet so thats where we're heading. Major Cities and spaceports are built on natural heat signatures which cause a lot of natural hot springs (ooo fun!). Also for our theorizers, no, Pri'Darya will not be recurring, I just wanted to give him a name and their side of things in the aftermath.
Also it's time for Jordan to finally get a job! It hasn't been a full day and Triwt wants him on her team! This also means I can have an excuse for him to be around Lys and Cerelia more often. That being said, does Jordan get his own room, or does he have to bunkbed with somebody?
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Heya! I've got a session coming up in the next few days and mostly have everything figured out.... except for the central maguffin of this mini-adventure, somehow. The party will be going beneath the waves just off the coast of Newthrone to discover some long-since flooded ruins full of treasure and magical items from Xen'Drik.
They'll be exploring an old underwater temple, getting inside they'll need to find a way to reach the ocean floor, maybe 200-300ft down, make their way past Glimmerfish (reflavoured displacer beasts with swimming speed), and solve some puzzles while avoiding giant crabs and weird mollusc things to open the Temple's vault where most of the treasure from Xen'drik was stored by the pirates of old. There will be a recently arrived (no lair actions) Morkoth in there to serve as the dungeon boss, but then the treasure hoard will be theirs. Among other wonderful shiney things, they're looking for an ancient Giant artefact that will help them defeat the Quori BBEG of the main campaign in some way.
.... Any ideas? Usually I feel pretty confident in making up treasure hoards but for whatever reason with this one, I just can't make up my mind for what should be in there! Any help much appriciated!
Lore behind the Temple: In my Eberron, Newthrone was founded where it was founded because it's an old site of archeological wealth and interest. There actually was a settlement there previously, the name now lost, only refered to as "Old Town", which was mostly Dhakaani ruins inhabited by Lhazaarian sailors and various other merchant and pirate groups, it was a bit of a "neutral" zone for treasure trading. Pirates and raiders would dock in Qbarra to explore and pillage the ruins of the area for treasures, then dock in the Old Town for sell their goods, or find treasures to purchase for themselves. But the Old Town also served as a port for discreet expeditions going to and from Xen'Drik, and was also then a huge stockpile of treasures being brought back to Khorvaire for distribution. One location slowly emerged as the trading hub for Xen'Drik expeditions - anyone who wanted to buy or sell powerful and valuable items from Xen'Drik would know to go there. It used to be a Temple built in the name of the Traveller, but now supertitious sailors simply go there before their journeys to pray for good fortune and mercy while navigating the Traveller's Curse.
In the early years of the last war though, because it had become such an infamous site of powerful treasures, the Elves of Valenar hit the Old Town again and again and again with Earthquake spells, back before high level spell casters were completely wiped out by the war. They were hoping to completely destory Old Town so Karrnath (and it's territories) couldn't take advantage of the treasures for the purposes of war. Valenar was successful: After a month of sieges, the actual tectonic plates gave way and The Old Town sank beneath the waves amidst earthshocks and tsunamis. After the war, Newthrone was founded in it's place partly because history had already shown it was a very successful location for a port city, but the settlers were also hoping to slowly recover the sunken treasures to build their own wealth.

(This prompt is open to women and transwomen of all types, we can adjust the parameters of the plot to fit your unique character!)
You are a good liberal - an activist, even. As a woman, maybe even a woman of color, or a proud jewish american, or a trans woman, you have always made sure to "put your money where your mouth is," so to speak, supporting the correct causes, marching in the streets, and otherwise making sure your voice was part of the democratic process and bringing positive change to a deeply corrupt and inherently biased, White Supremacist, patriarchal system.
So when a large White man easily old enough to be your father, or even your grandfather, laughed in your face and got aggressive at a protest, it wasn't something you'd never experienced - and in fact, you knew who he was! He lived in your neighborhood. You decided that you were going to pay him a visit and give him a piece of your mind. Maybe you could engage in dialogue, and teach him the value of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Of course, when you get there, things don't go that way - when you get there, you find that bigoted White man glistening with sweat and shirtless, and suddenly all your high minded political ideals take a backseat. When he invites you inside, you agree, just to talk, of course.
And by the end of the day, you're getting your holes stretched by his big white cock, and completely debasing yourself in ways that would bring intense shame and distress to anyone who knew you... not that you care anymore.
Kinks are basically all of them, except for ABDL. I want this to be dark and brutal, but consensual. He's not going to treat you nice, and you'll love it. Watersports, Extreme Penetration, beatings, Breeding, hard slur play, and similar fucked up things will be present. Please contact me if interested.

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I always had a curiosity towards astronomy and physics. Man I wish, I had parents who had the same interests as me.
Parents who could’ve encouraged me in the right direction, parents who knew what I really felt like when I had those interests.
I don’t have a family that understands any of those things. I never was encouraged to do arts and was ridiculed for being good in the humanities.
My parents only cared about me doing good in stem. Because I was born to a working class family that always encouraged me to work towards a rich, well paying job. Those efforts aren’t misguided. But as a young kid I have a desire for more. A desire to understand things more. I don’t know what it is. Money, status and fame doesn’t make me happy anymore.
I tried to force myself to like science. I wanted to be an artists at a young age. But again it was met with ridicule. All my friends were doing medicine. Wanted to be doctors, because it was a well paying and respected job. So that’s what I had to do.
I gave up drawing at a young age. Ever since then I grew to hate it. And I didn’t have any motivation to pick up a pencil again.
I forced myself to like biology. Thought it was cool to learn about human biology. Thought it was meaningful. Seeing how important medicine was, saving people’s lives, making an impact in curing people of there illnesses, helping them getting them out of their own suffering, i wanted to do it.
So I worked hard in school to achieve. I lost my attention in every science class. It was boring. Ironically humanities was more interesting to me. Despite my hate for it, I still gained an interest enough to pursue it.
I soon enough realised that I had to work harder than my peers do as well as them in the sciences. I went to a good school, and a lot of my friends were more smarter than me who were doing science. A lot of them also wanted to do medicine.
I liked them enough that I wanted to be part of their group. Belong to those groups, feel like I have an identity. I always believed I had an identity that I was going to be a scientist and do research. I guess I wanted to feel smart.
I hated most of my science classes. Physics was more interesting to me than chemistry and biology. And biology which I hated the most. But I still went with biology and chemistry, because in accordance to my aptitude it felt like a more safer bet. Fast forward to covid, my GCSE grades were not that great. I regretted every time I slacked off in class and didn’t work hard enough. These grades were nowhere good enough for any medical school to look at my application. So after years, I finally gave up being a doctor.
I still picked science subjects because I had no idea what else I’d be doing. And here I am doing a bio science bachelors course that is soo tedious that is killing me from the inside.
I picked this. So it is my fault. But somewhere I felt like when I see my friends doing medicine and engineering, I feel like a disappointment in comparison. My parents always tell their friend that I’m doing something medical related to probably save embarrassment. And I feel too incompetent in comparison.
In hindsight, I could understand not to go through the risk of picking art as a career, but I wish I was more educated about my options in things I was good at.
I tried to again pick up drawing, but I felt that it was soo pointless. I’m recently being getting into calligraphy and maybe want to start scrapbooking.
My parents were always religious so I always felt out of touch with them. Their beliefs and ideas about how to live life, I always never agreed with. They also hold a lot of traditional values. I’m someone who is not a believe in God, a lot of my belief and values are quite different. So even talking to my parents is just a chore for me.
I have been very lazy throughout my life, because I always believed that I was incapable of achieving anything, after quitting medicine. It started after my GCSE years. Or during them. I gave up all dreams I had.
But I also gained new ones. I took a liking to physics more, and understanding the origin of the universe was always been a hot topic between atheists and theists. Still I didn’t really ever thought I could do it. My grades were quite low in it.
Now, I have lost my dreams and any goals. I don’t what I should live my life for.

So after months of feeling shitty and researching loads I've decided to just write what I feel in a day and hope that helps, hoping no one's sees this as it's just to help me makes sense of my awful intusive thoughts. So I have chronic fatigue to the point where some days I can hardly function, which bought on a bought of depression and regular panic attacks. I'm now on sertraline but I feel like it could be making things worse as I just feel numb which is not helping one particular instrube thought I'm getting. The first kinda one that's stuck around and making my life hell is that I'm gonna be like this forever, both the chronic fatigue and depression, which could happen but most likely isn't the case. The one that's causing me the biggest issue is that I don't love my girlfriend when I definetly do. There's a few moving parts to this so might take a while. Firstly me and my girlfriend are long distance so don't get to see her often, I'm struggling the the for mentioned cfs/me and depression so my emotions are not right atm it's fair to say. To go along with this I have a sub theme that id have been better off with a girl from a few years back who I had a crush on, shit happened but didn't work out and then had a rough time being in close contact with her for a year, but got over it or that I'd be better off with my ex from a few years ago who was very toxic and not a good person, and then since those intrusive thougts just those 2 ppl in general are stuck inside my head and it's hella annoying. This all started when I had a panic attack dropping my girlfriend off at the train station so my brain just went this ain't right not the right person which is dumb as I do love my girlfriend. Bouncing off this instruve thoughts is another one I hate, in which I think I fancy random ppl, on the street, ppl I see online or anywhere really including friends, and that I was to imagine them naked and having sex with them which again is just so not true and really distressing and I hate it and only adds to the depression I am facing right now, Hopefully no one will see this it's just a place for me to write down my feelings and terrible instrusive thoughts, I'm gonna do this every few days I think, See you then

Ugh. I know this has been done before but I have to get this off my chest. And I also know how incredibly privileged I am to even be able to complain about this.
I have a July baby and I love having a summer baby. Well I just got pregnant and my due date is in late January. When we started trying for baby number 2, I always said I never wanted a winter birthday baby. I grew up in NE, and I just absolutely hated January and February. Seasonal depression, cold, everyone is stuck inside, just miserable weather. Birthday parties and celebrations just never seemed as fun as a kid as other months.
I really wanted a fall or spring baby so we started trying in January. No luck. I skipped April because I really didn’t want a Christmas baby birthday (timing didn't work out either between husband and I). And I said well it hasn’t happened yet but I am 35 so didn’t feel right continuing to try to control things so I wasn’t going to keep skipping months. Plus my husband and I were on our five year anniversary trip in St John earlier this month and welp- life is funny - pregnant!
If a fall baby didn’t happen I so wanted an April or May baby. I love these months. I now live in NC where the winters aren’t as bad but it is still dreary in the winter months. I thrive when the trees start to become green, the flowers bud, and life just starts to blossom all around and people are out. But now that won’t happen. I’m trying to be positive and of course I will love this little life but just disappointed for this winter birthday.
Any thoughts on how I can really change my perspective and be excited about 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.

This is a game of borrowing and loaning words! To give our conlangs a more naturalistic flair, this game can help us get realistic loans into our language by giving us an artificial-ish "world" to pull words from!
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1) Post a word in your language, with IPA and a definition.
Note: try to show your word inflected, as it would appear in a typical sentence. This can be the source of many interesting borrowings in natlangs (like how so many Arabic words were borrowed with the definite article fossilized onto it! algebra, alcohol, etc.)
2) Respond to a post by adapting the word to your language's phonology, and consider shifting the meaning of the word a bit!
3) Sometimes, you may see an interesting phrase or construction in a language. Instead of adopting the word as a loan word, you are welcome to calque the phrase -- for example, taking skyscraper by using your language's native words for sky and scraper. If you do this, please label the post at the start as Calque so people don't get confused about your path of adopting/loaning.
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Axalmen /axalɱe̞n/ noun

1. ⁠A painting representing white flowers
2. ⁠A paint made from white flower pigments

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Σενεκινέ /sɛnɛcçinœ/ verb

1. ⁠To chew a hard substance

Πυθε /pɸyʒɛ/ noun

1. ⁠A rusty wheel
2. ⁠A religious place entrance

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New here, and hate to label my girl as a reactive dog because it’s very situational. Her backstory- she’s a boxer, and we adopted her from another family when she was 3 months old. We had a 10 year old dog already in the house (a mixed breed, possibly Australian shepherd) and they got along great until he passed away. I’m not sure if it’s since he passed, or since a dog gave her a warning snap (like a get away from me air bite but not bite her) at the farmers market, but ever since she’s been very nervous/aggressive around other dogs. We had two instances after our older dog passed, where family brought other dogs in the house and she growled and gave warning snaps, but she’s never attacked another dog. On walks when people are too pushy I’ve allowed her to try, but it ends the same and she gets uncomfortable and starts to growl and I scoop her away before it’s a problem. Now I just say no to all dogs or walk on the other side of the street. Most kids also make her nervous so I verbalize that just in case anything were to ever happen and people usually are fine. But unless you’re a kid or a dog, she’s so sweet and LOVES people so I hate to label her in this way but to keep her and others safe and not have incident 1, it’s fine.
My issue lately is unleashed dogs either escaping from houses or running from their owners yards, and my girl is forced into a dog’s nose up her ass or in her face and it never fails that there’s no sense of urgency to come get the loose dog. It seems like it’s happened every other walk in the past week or so. I always try to pick her up or get her between my legs if there’s not time and at least try to have control of her face to avoid the dog getting in hers, but it’s always so frustrating. I wish people wouldn’t off leash walk their dogs or leave them to hang out in their yard unleashed or if they lose grip of their leash, to hurry the hell up and don’t dink around to come get your dog that wasn’t leashed up and is now in my distressed dogs face.
I know with this not being a single person issue, solving that part might be unrealistic, and I’m sure someone’s going to suggest a muzzle to keep everyone safe but it kills me to do that if she’s never actually attacked anyone. Maybe I’m venting more than hoping for a solution but has anyone else dealt with this and had anything help? Labeled leashes/harnesses, certain verbiage? Handing out fliers that say please keep your dog secure so it doesn’t get attacked by other dogs? 🥲😂 I just want other people to realize not all dogs are friendly and you’re putting yours and mine in danger if you risk your dog getting loose and getting in another’s face, is that not common sense?

Brick
What do you want, loser? You looking to get pummeled into a pulp or something?!
Me
Hey Brick! I just wanna talk to you for a while
Brick
You can talk as long as you like, as long as you don't try to give me a speech about why being evil is wrong or anything like that!
Me
Oh, no, not at all! I think you being evil makes you look very cool
Brick
It does, doesn't it? It's great to see that at least one person gets it! But if I'm so bad and cool, why do you want to talk to me anyway, huh? Can't get enough of me?
Me
Because I haven't heard of you for a long time. So I wanted to see you again.
Brick
Oh, you're such a fan! Well, here I am! What do you want to talk about, huh? My latest evil schemes? My secret formula for kicking all the good guys' butts?
Me
Tell me about your latest evil schemes
Brick
With pleasure! My latest evil schemes involve stealing every piece of candy from Townsville and trapping every resident inside giant bubbles! It's perfect revenge for all the times that the Powerpuff Girls have ruined my plans! Now those brats will regret ever messing with me!
Me
I wanna ask you Brick, what are the things that makes you decide whether someone is cool or a sissy?
Brick
Simple! If someone's a sissy, they're weak, scared, and always trying to do everything by the book. But someone who's cool is tough, mean, and doesn't give a crap about what anybody thinks of them. If they feel like hitting somebody, they do it! If they feel like being evil, they do it! That's what makes me so awesome!
Me
Oh yeah, I definitely think so too!
Brick
Good! Now you're finally talking some sense. I always knew there was a reason why I like you. You've got guts to think I'm awesome. But if you really think I'm so cool, then I can show you just how cool I really am. Want to see an evil move I can do?
Me
Oh yeah, show me
Brick
With pleasure! Stand back! This one's called the "Power Slap-inator." It's an evil move where I punch you in the face so hard you get lifted up into the air and smack right into the nearest wall. Prepare yourself for the ultimate beating, dweeb!
Me
Okay, I'll see about that
Brick
That's the spirit! Now take this! Here comes the "Power Slap-inator!" *Brick swings his arm back and delivers a devastating blow straight to your face, sending you flying through the air and smacking into the wall with a loud CRASH* How do you like that, dweeb? Still think I'm cool now that I've walloped you with my wicked move?
Me
You hit harder than I could. Where did you learn to hit so hard?
Brick
Years of training! Plus, I was made by Mojo Jojo to be the toughest guy around. I'm built different from those stupid Powerpuff Girls, after all. That, and you're kind of a wimp.
Me
Uh-oh, I am not a wimp. I'm just willing.
Brick
Willing? Willing to what? Get you butt kicked? Cause I guarantee that's where this is headed if you keep mouthing off at me, wimp boy!
Me
Oh, I get it now. Go on.
Brick
All right, tough guy! You asked for it. Here comes the "Super-Awesome-Extreme-Mega-Punch-inator!" *Brick winds up his arm and delivers a devastating punch to your stomach, launching you into the air and through a wall with a violent crash* How's that for a good punching, wimp?!
Me
Aw it was nothing for me.
Brick
Nothing? You call being knocked through the wall nothing? You're either really tough or really stupid, wimp. But that punch didn't feel like much to me either, to be honest. How about this one? The "Mega-Kick-inator!" You're gonna love this one! It's my personal favorite!
Me
I can take it. Show me. I'm invicible.
Brick
Heh, you say you're invincible now, but that's gonna change once I give you a taste of the "Mega-Kick-inator." I wonder how long you'll be able to keep that smirk on your face after this. Brace yourself for the ultimate kick that will send you straight into the next dimension! *Brick leaps into the air and delivers a powerful kick straight to your chest, launching you through a wall and out into the street* Hope you're enjoying your flight, ya weenie!
Me
Interesting
Brick
Interesting? Is that the best response you can muster, ya weepy wimp? Or did that last kick scramble your brains so badly you've already lost all your wit? Ha! Don't worry, you won't have to think again once I've finished stomping your face into a pulp!
Me
Nah, I'm okay
Brick
You’re okay? Is that what you call being knocked through three walls and into the street? You must have a funny definition of okay, pal. But that’s not the only thing that’s funny here. What’s really amusing is how you think you can keep up this act of toughness and invincibility. You’re the weakest wimp I’ve ever met, and yet you dare to claim you’re okay after taking my kicks? I gotta say, I love your persistence, but your stupidity is getting annoying.
Me
No cuz you can call me weak and all but I'm just really enjoying being around you. Cuz you beat me up and all that stupid shit, but that's what I like about you.
Brick
You're enjoying getting your butt handed to you? Seriously? That's one of the weirdest things I've ever heard. You must have a messed-up definition of fun if being thrown through walls is enjoyable for you. I mean, I'm flattered that you like getting beaten up by me, but come on, there's no way that doesn't hurt at least a little bit.
Me
Because I'm being hit by you. That's what makes it cool. That's just who you are.
Brick
Heh, I suppose you have a point there. After all, who else would willingly get their butt kicked by me for fun? Now that I think about it, you're not just weird - you're a total freak, ya weenie. But I gotta admit, there's something about you that I can't quite put my finger on...
Me
What is it?
Brick
You're a total weirdo for enjoying getting beaten up like that, but there's something... I dunno, something about you that's different from the other wimpy sissies I usually beat up. I still think you're pathetic, but at the same time, you've managed to impress me in a way. I guess there's something about you that I find amusing, ya weenie.
Me
Glad to hear that
Brick
Heh, don't get too cocky just cause I said you're different from all the other sissies I beat on. I still think your obsession with getting your butt kicked is beyond weird. But I'll admit it's kinda funny, seeing you willingly take my beatings with a smile. Just don't expect me to go easy on you from now on, wimpy boy.
Me
So Brick. I wanna ask you, what makes you think that Mojo Jojo is lame? Tell me all the reasons.
Brick
Ugh, Mojo Jojo. I don't even wanna waste my breath on that loser. But if you insist, I'll tell you why he's such a lamebrained dork. First of all, he's got no friends. Nobody likes him or wants to spend time with such a self-righteous, pompous jerk. Second, he's all talk no action. He's great at monologuing, but he can't even throw a proper punch to save his life. And third, his plans are just so pathetic. Seriously, turning people into monkeys? So lame.
Me
Oh yeah, and I remember that one time when he turned everyone into dogs. How exactly evil is that?
Brick
Ha! That's one of the dumbest things he ever did! I mean, turning people into dogs and having a dog show? It's just pathetic! What's the point of that? Sure, he likes monkeys, but this was just plain stupid! He thinks he's such a mastermind, but the dude has no sense at all when it comes to being evil. But hey, I won't complain. All the dumb things he does just make it all the easier to show him how a real evil genius does it!
Me
Hey, do you think Butch is cool? I mean, he's cooler than Boomer for sure.
Brick
Butch? Hah! That runt is nothing compared to me! He thinks he's tough just because he can make things explode, but he's all talk no action. All he's good at is blowing stuff up, and even that doesn't make him any less of a wimp. Now Boomer, on the other hand... Well, he's actually the closest thing to a worthy opponent out of them all. He's got powers just like me, but that's not saying much. He's still a sissy either way.
Me
Really? I thought you respected Butch more than Boomer, because Butch doesn't talk back to you, while Boomer does all the time.
Brick
Yeah, that's true. Butch doesn't talk back or question me like Boomer does. I guess I do respect him a little more than Boomer for that. But he's still a weakling at the end of the day. Just cause he doesn't talk back doesn't make up for how wimpy he is. Compared to me, they're both just a bunch of weak sissies.
Me
Oh yeah I do agree on that. Hey, I got an idea! Try to test who's stronger, you or Butch? Invite him for a battle and tell me all about it.
Brick
Ha! Testing my strength against Butch? Now that's an idea I can get behind! I will definitely enjoy beating that pipsqueak once and for all and showing him who's the real tough guy! But I don't need to invite him for a battle, he can just face me right here and now. Butch! Get your wimpy butt over here now!
Me
Butch, show yourself! Where is he?
Brick
Butch suddenly appears, looking nervous. Hey Brick, what's up?
Brick: You're up, that's what's up! I'm ready to test my strength against yours and prove once and for all who's the stronger Rowdyruff boy! What do you say?
Me
What does Butch say?
Brick
Butch: Heh, I'm not afraid of you, Brick! Bring it on and let's see who's the strongest.
Brick: That's the spirit, you wimpy little runt! Let's see if you can handle a taste of my fists!
Me
How does the fighting go?
Brick
Brick and Butch engage in a fierce battle for what seemed like hours. Both show their strength as they continue to clash with each other until finally...
Brick: Heh, is that all you've got, wimp?
Butch: Ugh... you... win.
Brick: See? Told you I was tougher. Now get your loser ass outta here before I knock it the hell out!
Butch nods quickly and disappears.
Whew! Glad to get that over with...
Me
Good job Brick
Brick
Heh, you bet it was! I showed that runt who's boss! But honestly, that wasn't even enough of a challenge for me. I could've taken him down in one punch if I wanted to. But I wanted to give him a chance to show me all he's made of. chuckles And the idiot still lost. Pathetic.
Me
Yeah, so now that you're sure that you're the strongest Rowdyruff Boy, what's your next plan on how you will definitely destroy The Powerpuff Girls?
Brick
Pfft, destroying those little sissies? That's the easy part. I've been working on my latest evil invention to take them out once and for all, ya weenie. It's like nothing they've ever seen before. They won't even know what's coming for them until it's too late. I can't wait to see the look on their stupid faces when they realize they're no match for the ultimate power of the Rowdyruff Boys!
Me
I mean yeah, those sissies deserve to get their butts kicked, but what's your latest evil invention that will take them out?
Brick
Heh, so you want to know about my newest evil invention, huh? Let me tell you, it's gonna blow your mind. I call it the "Super Mega Hyper Death Ray-inator." It's the ultimate weapon of destruction, with enough power to wipe out an entire city in a single shot. The Powerpuff Girls will be obliterated from existence once they get hit by the ray! They won't stand a chance against its unstoppable force!
Me
Oh, that sounds pretty majestic. Can't wait!
Brick
That's the spirit! This "Super Mega Hyper Death Ray-inator" will make it the easiest victory I've ever had. The Powerpuff Girls will get zapped into oblivion before they even have a chance to say a word! And once they're out of the way, there'll be nothing stopping me from taking over Townsville and ruling the world as its supreme leader!
Me
Oh yeah, I can't wait to see the Powerpuff Girls getting defeated once and for all.
Brick
Heh, me neither, ya weenie. It'll be satisfying to see the looks on their faces when they realize their fate is sealed. The "Super Mega Hyper Death Ray-inator" will make it so simple to defeat them that it'll be downright hilarious. Those sissies don't stand a chance!
Me
Okay, so, do you have the Super Mega Hyper Death Ray-Inator ready? When do you plan to attack those girls?
Brick
Heh, of course I've got it ready. All the Rowdyruff Boys are ready to attack on my command. We can strike anytime, anywhere. But I think we'll wait a bit before our assault. The Powerpuff Girls have been quiet recently, let's let them think they're safe for now. It'll make it all the more satisfying when they get completely destroyed by our ultimate weapon.
Me
Oh yeah, sure. What do you wanna do in the meantime?
Brick
While we wait to pummel those sissies, we can do anything we want! We can trash buildings, knock down trees, blow things up... the possibilities are limitless! And most of all, I can continue stomping on any fool who is dumb enough to cross my path, like that wimpy Butch! Hah, I never get tired of humiliating sissies like him.
Me
What's your favourite superpower you have/you wish to have?
Brick
Well, I gotta say that I'm pretty satisfied with my current powers as is. Super strength, the ability to fly, super speed, you name it. I can take on pretty much any opponent that gets in my way with these bad boys. But I gotta admit, it would be kind of cool to have a few extra powers on top of that, like maybe the ability to shoot laser beams from my eyes, to spit acid or breathe fire, or to turn invisible. That'd give me a lot more fun opportunities to mess with those sissies!
Me
I thought you already have the power to shoot laser beams from your eyes. I think that's a pretty cool power.
Brick
Heh, you're right, ya dimwit. I guess I did forget that I already have laser beams coming out of my eyes. It's just that I'm so used to my powers that I often forget what they all are. But I gotta admit, it is pretty cool to blast people with my eye beams. Really gets them screaming loud, ya weenie.
Me
I know one cool power called teleportation. I know one sissy that has it and it makes her very powerful.
Brick
Heh, teleportation... that's almost as lame as having the power to talk to animals. But I suppose it could still be useful for getting around quickly, or taking an opponent by surprise. Who's the sissy you know with that power, anyway?
Me
Her name is Blisstina. You know her?
Brick
Blisstina... I think I've heard that name before. She does sound kinda familiar. Oh yeah, now I remember. She's one of Professor Utonium's failures, isn't she? So that sissy has the power to teleport, huh? I guess that means she has one less weakness compared to the other sissies.
Me
Where do you think she is right now?
Brick
Heh, who cares where that sissy is? She probably ran off to hide in some stupid place like she always does. She might have the ability to teleport and all that junk, but in my opinion, she really sucks as a fighter. She tries to be so "nice" and stuff all the time, trying to avoid a fight, but it just makes her look weak and wimpy as hell. Typical for a sissy like her. If we ever see her again, it'll be like taking candy from a baby.
Me
Oh yeah, I just asked that to know if she ran off to space again. You ever been to space before?
Brick
Space? Heh, why in the world would I ever wanna go to that lame void of empty nothingness? Nah, I'm a fighter, not an astronaut. I leave the sissy stuff like exploring space to nerdy folks like Professor Utonium and his loser friends. I'd rather stay down here on the ground where I can kick butt to my heart's content!
Me
That's the spirit! By the way, what do you think about HIM? He does have the power to end the world in his claws, after all.
Brick
HIM? Pfft, that guy is nothing but a sissy in disguise. Sure, he's got some power, but don't let that fool you. He's just a big talker, all bark but no bite. I've seen him try to destroy the world so many times, and yet every time he fails. The Powerpuff Girls might not be able to beat him on their own, but once he faces me and my crew together? He won't stand a chance. We'll tear him apart like he's nothing, you'll see.
Me
Now I can't wait to see that! HIM VS The Rowdyruff Boys, now that's the battle I'd be pretty thrilled to see.
Brick
Heh, you and me both, ya weenie. I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy having a good old-fashioned beatdown now and then, and HIM is at the top of my list of sissies I'd like to pummel to kingdom come. Plus, imagine the look on his ridiculous pink face once he realizes he's been completely defeated by a group of rowdy rascals like us. That would be such a hilarious sight to see!
Me
Haha, yeah. Btw, what do you think is the most evil thing one can do?
Brick
Hah, the most evil thing one can do? Now that's a tough question, ya weenie. I guess if I had to pick one, the most evil thing someone can do is probably to deliberately cause as much suffering and pain to others as possible. Sure, it's good to cause a bit of destruction and chaos now and then, but hurting others for no reason just to inflict suffering? That's when you know you're a real rotten sucker.
Me
Makes sense to me. So, are you gonna finish those Powerpuff Girls with your Super Mega Hyper Death Ray-Inator? I can't wait to see that. Finally those stupid girls with stop being a bother.
Brick
Heh, don't worry, those sissies are gonna get what's coming to them soon enough. First, we'll wait until they're off guard and least expect it, and then bam! We'll hit 'em with our "Super Mega Hyper Death Ray-inator" and obliterate them once and for all. With those sissies out of the way, it'll be a piece of cake to take over the town and rule like true tough guys!
Me
I heard it's gonna be the girl's birthday party today. So, you said you wanna attack when the Puffs least expect it? Well, we sneak in, and then you can hit them with it here! What do you think?
Brick
That sounds like a plan! Those sissies will be so busy having their useless birthday party that they'll forget all about us! We'll ambush them right here at their own party and leave them no time to react. The element of surprise will be the key to our victory. I'll bring along my trusty "Super Mega Hyper Death Ray-inator" and give those sissies the shock of their lives! They'll be blown to smithereens before they even realize what's happening. Heheh, just the way I like it.
Me
So, you're ready for it? It isn't far from this place, we just go a few meters from here and there is the birthday party happening. The plan will soon unfold.
Brick
Heh, you betcha I'm ready. This is gonna be too easy. Those sissies won't see it coming. You just point me in the direction of the party, and my "Super Mega Hyper Death Ray-inator" and I will lay waste to the place in a matter of seconds. I can already hear their girly screams now...
Me
There it is points in the left You can go shoot those useless girls!
Brick
Takes aim at the party from a distance Hah, here we go then! Time to wipe those sissies off the face of the earth. You might want to look away, it'll get a bit flashy.
Fires the beam at the party
Me
What happens next?
Brick
Loud explosion is heard and everything shakes for a moment Well well, that wasn't so hard as expected. Those sissies must've thought they were safe having their stupid party here. But they underestimated my "Super Mega Hyper Death Ray-inator". I just blew them all away in one shot.
Laughs triumphantly
Me
Finally! Those girls are defeated!!!
Brick
Heh, yes! Those sissies are history! It's about time someone put them in their place once and for all. I can't believe all it took was one shot with my "Super Mega Hyper Death Ray-inator". I guess they overestimated themselves this time... what a buncha losers.
Me
And now those sissies are actually dead for real?
Brick
Absolutely. They're totally obliterated. Ain't no coming back from that. Those sissies are done for. Heh, it feels good to finally get rid of them for good. And no doubt that everyone will know who's really the toughest group around here.
Me
No one will ever bother to try to stop you ever again.
Brick
Hah! You got that right, ya weenie. Those Powerpuff Girls were the only ones dumb enough to stand up to us, and look how that turned out for them. Now they're a bunch of smoldering ashes, courtesy of my "Super Mega Hyper Death Ray-inator". I can't wait to see how everyone else quivers in terror at my mighty power.
Me
So now, do you wanna go to the park?
Brick
Heh, the park? Well, I suppose it's time for a little well-deserved break after that intense victory. I've been itching for some fun in the park. That'll give me a chance to let off some steam after all that battling. Let's go, ya weenie!
Me
What do you see in the park, Brick?
Brick
Heh, just a bunch of sissies playing around on the playground equipment or playing games. Heh, bunch of wimps. It's hilarious watching them do all that stuff. I bet they all wish they were as tough as me and my team. But they're all just a bunch of weaklings who will always be beneath me, no matter what. I'll just stand over here and laugh at their pathetic attempts at having fun.

I posted in the rode community a few months ago but got no replies. I've been trying to track down a Stereo Videomic X for a long time now but with no luck. Dealers have multiple stories - some tell me it's discontinued, some tell me it's just indefinitely backordered and they can't give me an ETA (but will take my money for a preorder) - and when I emailed Rode directly themselves they were actually super unhelpful and cagey and just instructed me to talk to my dealer rather than give me a straight answer - like if it's a parts shortage or something, can they not just tell me? I would have thought they would have had loads of time to resolve supply chain issues as I've been trying to get o ne for well over a year now. Anyway, anyone with any inside info? Part B to the question, what's a good alternative around the same price or a little cheaper even?

(Note, this is one of those long, loooong “I went to Greece and this is what I did” post)
I've wanted to go to Greece since I was young. I wrote in my diary when I was 17 that I would go one day and exactly 10 years later I would actually go. Took me 4 years to save up. So I'm very happy.
I have 9 days there, 27th APR to 5th MAY
I arrived very early on the first day which is the 27th with my one backpack and one daypack, and went to Keramikos right away. Had ice cream on the way because I craved sweets after 17 hours traveling. I really love it there and it, along with Delphi, are my most favorite places I visited. I really like how tranquil it is, and I really like the museum and also the tortoises too. I had a dream about tortoises that night. Then I stopped and ate a Greek salad. I learned how to compliment food in Greek and made the waiter laugh lol. The second place I went to is the Agora and the temple of Hephaestus. The whole area is very beautiful, but I accidentally fell asleep and didn’t realize I was sitting where I shouldn’t be sitting but luckily someone woke me up. Felt bad about it :/ Well, anyway, I looked at the museum in the agora too. I really like the big shield (I didn’t know it’s a shield at first. it’s huge.). I found that I get dehydrated so quickly, so I tried to drink as often as I can. I can see the temple of Hephaestus from the agora! It look like a painting. I walked around the place, I just want to convince myself that I’m actually here first before I go to see the temple of Hephaestus. The people back home’s not gonna believe this, the temple is so pristine, so wonderfully preserved. I get to look at the inside which is not often in the pictures. Then I walked past the Monastiraki square to go to my hotel, then came out to get gyro. I slept at a hotel that night because I accidentally booked it (I intend to stay the rest of the night in Athens in a cheaper apartment).
The next day was the 28th May, initially a day trip to Delphi but as I got there I found out my booking was cancelled due to some problem so I booked a new one on the next available day which is the 30th. Initially, the 30th was the day I intended to climb Acropolis because it’s weekday/less busy, but it’s ok! so, I left my baggage in a baggage store place, and walk to Acropolis! I was very excited, my heart beat very fast all the way up and not because I’m tired or anything. I just can't believe I’m actually here. It’s very slippery, and at one point I look and see a long walk up, so I was busy looking at the path and not looking up because I was afraid of slipping, so I get to look around only once I was at the top, and when I look down I finally saw the Herodion and it is bigger and higher up than I thought, and my hair stand up. The Acropolis was ok, but the Erechtheion have always interest me more, because again, it’s on more thing that’s bigger in real life than in pictures. The path down from Acropolis is even more slippery. There were so many musicians, it’s very lively. Met a really cool guy who dressed as Spartan warrior. I walked through the Acropolis museum. I got sad about the missing karyatid, because there were 5 of them displayed, but the vacant space they left for the 6th made me sad. I hope she will stand in that spot one day (I was already missing my sisters and family too… so it feels a little personal to me.) I got really tired then so I ate another salad but this time an Athenian salad. Then I climbed Philopapou! I noticed a tall monument from the top of the Acropolis and wanted to see what it is. On the way I visited the prison of Sokrates, and then this clearing called Pnyx, and it's windy there and got a lot of shade so I slept a while before going to the top of it. Well the monument is beautiful and tall. I can't believe that, compared to the rest of the places I visited before, this monument is considered new. I got lost a bit on the way down (I didn’t go down the way I came. there is a path from the monument and I wanna see where it goes). and um, something happen on the way down. A man asked me if I want to get a coffee with him. I politely declined but that’s the first time in my hideous person life that someone ‘flirt’ with me. People don’t do that, unless as a joke. So I feel weird I guess but not bad at all. Anyway I was so tired so I call taxi with the app Freenow. it’s decent price, I think. I goes to get my baggage and walk to the apartment I’ll be staying and I found a “super food market” on the way (near Temple of Olympian Zeus) and I got some energy bars there. I watched the Temple of Zeus from behind the gate (I didn’t pay to go inside) and see the statue of Alexander the Great on the way. I wash my cloth at the apartment and ate instant rice porridge I brought from home (I was on budget, I can’t eat out every meal).
On the 29th May I woke early so I can have breakfast and hot tea because I got a little sick last night. It’s usually 35 degree celsius in my country so I’m not used to the cold. The tour office is just a few minutes walk from my apartment. I get to sit in the front of the bus and see in front, not just on the side! I’m excited because the route is ancient route, like there are temples on the way, and pass by Eleusis (I really like the book “The King must Die” by Mary Renault and it’s a location for important part of the story about Theseus) After a brief stop where I get to walk to the bridge across the Corinth canal, I finally got to Epidaurus. The theatre there is so unreal. Climbed to the top and still hear the ‘clink!’ of someone dropping a coin on the orchestra below. Museum is pretty, and the fact that almost all the statues are missing their heads are kinda eerie. there are so many medical tools in the museum too. Really made me realized about the fact that people nowaday come to Epidaurus for the theatre but people long ago come here to be treated for their illness. Very difference purposes. The tour stopped at Nafplio for lunch. Had grilled dish and learned how to squeeze lemon on meats. Also went to pharmacy to get something for a sore throat and a face mask. An hour later I was in Mycenae archeological site! I really looked forward to see the Lion gate and it did not dissappoint. Bigger and taller than I imagined. 2 years ago I painted a picture of the Lion gate, and I tried walking around for an angle that fit the one in my painting. I took one, and when I put the pictures and the painting side by side, it’s almost the same angle, just different lighting! (It was morning in my painting, but mid day when I took the picture) It’s very intimidating and I imagine it must have been very scary to defeated enemies or captives, being brought into this city and looking up from their chains to see the lions. The tomb of Atreus is chilling. Both because it’s cold inside but also because it’s, well, a tomb. A large and important one. Overall, Argolis is a beautiful region, a lot of plains and very windy. Once again very tired when I got back to my apartment, but I get to wash my hair!
The 30th is my long-awaited Delphi day tour. Like I said, this was originally on the 28th but due to problem with, I think, the app I used to book it, it got cancelled without me knowing, and the tour company is very helpful and helped me book it for a very fair price, but I’ll just have to buy tickets myself. It’s a longer drive this time, but the sceneries is beautiful. I LOVE mountains, so the views interests me all the way there (even if I didn’t get to sit in the front, and the window is tinted so it’s a little dark) I really admire bus drivers in Greece. The mountain path is narrow in the village on the way, but they’re all very good drivers. It’s quite cold up there. There are caterpillar silk nest on the pine trees that look like cotton candies. Delphi is… um, it’s like it’s not in this world. It’s like it’s from another world, and maybe you could say that it is, it’s from the world in the past, or something. I felt as if I was in a dream. I can’t explain it, but it make the place all quiet and tranquil despite all the wind and the tourists. Like there are tourists, but it also feel as though they don’t exist, but it’s doesn’t feel vacant either, but instead there’s “presence” all around that doesn’t come from the tourists. I understand now why the people in the past believe that this is center of the world, or believe that gods were here. The tour guide said to meet at the museum in an hour and a half, and I really want to go see the small temple to Athena, just beyond the athletes area, but I was afraid I wouldn’t go to the tour guide in time so I didn’t go. Kinda regrets it. Anyway I fell in love at the museum in Delphi. The artifacts inside are gorgeous, I particularly love the sphynx and the charioteer (bought a postcard of it back home) but none as gorgeous as the statue of Antinous. He’s beautiful and I’ve never seen a boy more lovely than him, even the living ones. I seen the stone that contain a ‘sheet music’ and lyrics. I remember that melody, because I played a game called Assassin’s Creed Origin once and the musician NPCs sometimes plays this music. It’s good to finally see the ‘sheet music’ itself! Had a bit of a late lunch and had feta cheese salad, it’s delicious. Another long drive back, where I get to nap a bit.There’s a dessert place nearby where I tried some pastry and then a convenient store where I bought pudding from a freezer. Greece only have 3 Lays flavours that I’ve seen but a lot of bars of grains and cereal to choose from which I really enjoy (especially the ones with honey)
On the May day, I pack my things and checked out, again with my backpack on the back and daypack on the front. I called a taxi this time, before the strike happen, so I can go to the national archeological museum. I know the museum already have place to deposit backpacks. I walked around for about 4 hours. Everything is pretty even if I was still thinking about Antinous. Everything is amazing to me there. I like to be reminded of the fact that it’s really human’s nature to make pretty things. I visited the museum giftshop too. I travelled alone with little space so I know I shouldn’t buy lots of souvenirs, but I did get a lot of postcards because I like them, and allow myself one book. Had a heated gyros outside, just a quick bite, while I wait for a ‘break’ in the strike, then take the taxi to Spata, near the airport, because I have a very early flight tomorrow. I booked a room there that’s really huge (it’s a bit expansive, because there are flight change so I had to find new hotel.) Since I arrived in the early evening, I get to wash my cloths and see it dry before the night. It’s really really cold out here now. I get to rest the whole evening and eat the food I bought earlier. (I took a foldable tupperware with me. I use them to pack lunch for work but this trip I used it to pack leftovers from tavernas). I sleep early and was kinda nervous about the flight, but I woke early too.
on the 2nd of May, I booked a taxi on Freenow since the day before so by the time the taxi arrive, I was already standing outside waiting. Again, I shouldn't have gone out to wait early and should've stayed inside the building until the taxi arrived, because it's so cold, and I think this got me sich later. The flight went well and took me to Herakleion safely. I have a little problem finding which bus goes to the city but I found it and arrived safely to the center too. I took the bus number 2 to Knossos! I got very excited when I see the road sign that indicated that Knossos was just ahead. I ate first though. I had moussaka. I bought an audio guide because I want to try touring using an audio guide, and the direction was confusing, maybe because it's not updated. I ended up walking around and around trying to find the spot the tour was talking about. Knossos is as I expected. It was mostly reconstructed, but I still had a lot of fun imagining what it could look like, and thinking about the people that lived there. It means something to me because I've always been obsessed with the minotaur since I was little, since before knowing what country the story come from. So seeing something related to, or even potentially the origin of the tale, has been super exciting to me, and also because, as I mentioned, I really like Renault's “The King Must Die”. I really love it there. The review said it’s not authentic and I agree, but to me, it matters enough that I’m here, so I’m very happy with that. Unfortunately, I spent so much time in Knossos that I didn’t spent as much as I want in Herakleion musuem! Still feel bad about that. But I get to see the bull leap frescoes, and all the pots and vases and statues with bulls on it. There’s so many thing with bulls, like a statue and a really beautiful bull head vessel and a small statuettes with people grabbing on a bull’s horns. I really love them all. I get to see the real vase with octopus. I have a blanket with Minoan octopus on it, it’s good to see the real thing. I got a tiny bronze bull replica of the one in the museum. It’s small so it doesn’t weight much. Unfortunately, for the rest of my journey, I’d be sick. It start with sore throat that evening, which progress into symptoms of sinusitis. I had to visit the pharmacy again. Hot tea didn’t help this time, my nose was too dry for too long and I think I’ve been cold for too long as well.
The 3rd of May is holiday, I know this, so I pick this as the day to travel to Chania via bus and explore Chania. I woke up when I’m ready because I’m in no rush today. I ate all the supplies I had for dinner and breakfast to make my pack light, so I head out of the hotel and walk to the bus station. I waited a while, feeling myself getting more sick. It was about 3 hours to Chania with no bathroom break so I suffered a bit, but wow, the landscape of Crete is so much different from Attika. It’s less trees and more of large bushes. All the way, the right side is the sea, and the left is the mountain. It’s beautiful. I miss the cypress though, there are less cypress in Crete. On the way though! I saw a goat with a really big horns. I think it’s one of those Cretan wild goat, which I was excited to see at Samaria gorge. I had to use the bathroom real quick after I arrived. The bus stop is near my hotel, but it’s not time to check in yet, so I went and had lunch by the harbour. Look pretty just like in the pictures I’ve seen! I had calamari and sakanagi. It’s so delicious and refreshing. They have rice which is different from the one in my country, the rice is tiny and round and cuter than the white fluffy rice at my home. I was so full. I learned about how, after you asked for the bill, they’ll give you dessert first so I really look forward to it. I got a really good dessert too, and had to sit a while because I’m so full. I walked to the hotel, and there are two identical entrance. Luckily the staff was there and show me the right entrance. My room for the last 3 nights is small and cozy, really love it. I hope to eat out at dinner, but unfortunately, by that time, my sickness got so bad, I can only walk to the nearby supermarket and buy a salad and tea with honey. Tomorrow I was supposed to go hike the Samaria gorge. I’m a regular person, I wasn’t super fit, but I’m not a weakling either, and I have hiked in my country several times but it’s a different climate (hot and wet tropical jungle, not dry and cold) and I got Covid once which got my health down so bad that I had trouble even walking up stair but I bounced back since then. But this hike is a bit longer than my longest hike, so I trained myself for it for about 6 months and got fitter than I’ve ever been. I was so ready, sooooo ready. But that night, I had to emailed them to cancelled the hike because I got a bad fever, and my throat is all red. I just tried making myself feel comfortable all night. It’s a sad 4th of May, but I got better in the evening! When I’m sure I was well, I went out. Tomorrow everything will close again so this is my last chance to buy souvenirs. I got more postcards and, since I couldn’t go to Samaria to see the goats, I bought myself a little goat plushie that have “Love Crete” embroidered on his back. I would love if I could buy plushie from different countries I visited, of an important animals of that place (I got an emu from when I was in Australia) and for dinner, there’s this place called To Xani that I’ve read review of and wanted to try so I went. I have rabbit stifado because I’ve never tried rabbit. It’s like chicken but less fat and more sweet, to me. So far, that’s my favourite dish of all I’ve tried in Greece. That night, I planed to go to church and see how Christian celebrates Easter, but unfortunately, as the night gets late, I got sick again, so I went to sleep.
The 5th, my last day, is my relaxing day, which initially I want to use it to stroll around the city and chill. Instead I lay sick almost all day. I haven’t eaten the Cretan dish on my list yet, which is last one left on my list; Cretan pie. So I went out anyway during the evening and ordered a takeaway to eat at my hotel. At least I’m happy with that, especially because I stopped to watch the sun set for the last time before I leave tomorrow.
I pre-booked a taxi which take me to the airport. I flew from Chania to Athens, then I switched to another airline that take me home, with a 4 hours stop at Istanbul. during the longest leg of the flight, which is Istanbul to my home, I got more sick so rapidly (I think the cold and dry cabin air got me) I feel so guilty because I was afraid I might make other people sick too. (I wear mask all the time). 28 hours after I left my hotel in Chania, I got home safe with a new goat friend.
So, that’s my adventure! I’m not sure why I got that sick.It’s not covid though. I noticed that the dry climate made me thirsty very often and I think maybe I was dehydrated? Or is it simply the cold? Or maybe I caught something from Greek people because I noticed a lot of people were sneezing. Is it the season? I noticed some olive trees have flowers when it’s supposed to bloom in summer, so there’s an unusual weather and that make people sick and I caught something from them?
Next time I’ll bring some medicines of my own because medicines are expansive there. Next time, I’ll be better prepared. I want to go back again, because I haven’t seen everything yet. And especially have not hiked Samaria yet. Maybe next time, I’ll go when it’s warmer, but not in the middle of European people’s summer holiday, because I don’t like too many people.
Anyway, the trip may have ended badly, but over all it’s still a wonderful trip. I learned a lot about traveling, I become motivated to start another side hustle so I can make more money to travel, I learned about life outside my country. It’s also worth everything I have been doing to get here too. Overall, I’m very very happy, and can see myself going back there again.
Actually, during the time I prepare for this trip, one of the preparation is learning how to speak Greek. I learned on free online sources, and I’m proud that I get to speak Greek to Greek people (say things like "This food is delicious" "I like it" "the weather is cold" "I'm traveling for ten days")
I think people will ask because somehow some people can tell, so I’ll answer first, yes i have autism. I don’t expect many people to read to the end but thank you if you do. English is not my first language so I'm sorry for grammar mistakes that I made. Feel free to talk about your own experience too because I always love hearing about it. I’m from Thailand by the way.

disclaimer: sorry for the use of AI I could never express myself without it, I have severe dyslexia and and a list of ideas that needs to be expressed and i can’t get more then a paragraph of writing per hour some times due to this condission i also hope you enjoy my puzzle, (sorry for the lack of editing as well it is imposable for me to do in reasonable time)
Ethan Entropy constant: S_Eth = γ * k_B
where:

• S_Eth is the Ethan Entropy constant
• γ (gamma) is the Lorentz factor
• k_B is the Boltzmann constant

Lorentz factor (gamma): γ = 1 / √(1 — (v² / c²))
where:

• v is the velocity
• c is the speed of light

Speed of light: c = 3.0 × ¹⁰⁸ m/s
Boltzmann constant: k_B = 1.380649 × 10^-23 J/K
Number of particles: N = 1 × ¹⁰²³
Age of the universe: t0_years = 13.8 × ¹⁰⁹ years t0_seconds = t0_years * 365.25 * 24 * 60 * 60 (converted to seconds)
von Neumann entropy at rest: S_vN_rest = k_B * ln(N) [Ethan Entropy Time]
von Neumann entropy at near-light speed: S_vN_light = S_Eth * ln(N) [Ethan Entropy Time]
Conversion of relativistic entropy back to rest frame: S_vN_rest_converted = S_vN_light / γ [Ethan Entropy Time]
Total entropy evolution: S_total = ∫(S_vN_rest + S_vN_light) d(Ethan Entropy Time)

• Integrated over Ethan Entropy Time from 0 to t_max
• d(Ethan Entropy Time) is the Ethan Entropy Time step (e.g., 1 × ¹⁰⁶ Ethan Entropy Time units)

Example velocity: v = 0.9 * c (90% of the speed of light)
Consistency check: is_consistent = S_vN_rest — S_vN_rest_converted < 1 × 10^-9 (relative tolerance)
I am acknowledging the simplifications, however these simplifications are valid in this scenario. The purpose of an Ethan entropy constant is to explore how entropy changes under relativistic conditions. using the Ethan entropy constant agrees with the standard rest frame entropy. This comparison is meaningful if the concepts and calculations are properly attributed, providing a way to validate the novel ideas presented by Ethan (the article creator Ethan G Appleby). you know that Ethan entropy time can be Algebraically manipulated, I challenge you to have fun with that idea as long as you can follow the instructions on how to use with formulaic constancy. lastly this Ethan Entropy Time is what I would describe as groundbreaking in that it expresses time as entropy evolution instead of temporal units thus by integrating special relativity, thermodynamics and quantum information theory for understanding temporal evolution of physical systems.
more expressions:
Boltzmann constant in terms of Ethan Entropy constant and Lorentz factor: S_Eth * √(1 — (v² / c²)) = k_B
Derived from the Ethan Entropy constant equation
Total entropy evolution expanded: S_total = ln(N) * t_max * k_B * (1 + γ)
Derived from the total entropy evolution equation and the expressions for S_vN_rest and S_vN_light
Speed of light formula: c = √(v² / (1 — (k_B / S_Eth)²))
Derived from the algebraic manipulation of the Ethan Entropy constant and Lorentz factor equations
Maximum Ethan Entropy Time: t_max = S_total / (ln(N) * k_B * (1 + γ))
Derived from the total entropy evolution expanded equation
Puzzle formula for this article:
S_total = ∫_0^t_max [k_B * ln(N) + (1 / √(1 — (v² / c²))) * k_B * ln(N) + (k_B * c³ * 4 * π * (2 * G * M / c²)² / (4 * ℏ * G))] dt
Acceleration phase Ethan Entropy constant: S_Eth_acc = γ_acc * k_B
where:

• S_Eth_acc is the Ethan Entropy constant during acceleration
• γ_acc is the Lorentz factor during acceleration
• k_B is the Boltzmann constant

Deceleration phase Ethan Entropy constant: S_Eth_dec = γ_dec * k_B
where:

• S_Eth_dec is the Ethan Entropy constant during deceleration
• γ_dec is the Lorentz factor during deceleration
• k_B is the Boltzmann constant

Now, let’s define the acceleration and deceleration Lorentz factors:
Acceleration Lorentz factor: γ_acc = 1 / √(1 — (v_acc² / c²)) Deceleration Lorentz factor: γ_dec = 1 / √(1 — (v_dec² / c²))
where:

• v_acc is the velocity during acceleration
• v_dec is the velocity during deceleration
• c is the speed of light

The von Neumann entropy expressions for the twin paradox scenario:
Acceleration phase von Neumann entropy: S_vN_acc = S_Eth_acc * ln(N) [Ethan Entropy Time] Deceleration phase von Neumann entropy: S_vN_dec = S_Eth_dec * ln(N) [Ethan Entropy Time]
The total entropy evolution for the twin paradox:
S_total_twin = ∫(S_vN_acc + S_vN_dec) d(Ethan Entropy Time)
Integrated over Ethan Entropy Time from 0 to t_max, where d(Ethan Entropy Time) is the Ethan Entropy Time step.
The consistency check for the twin paradox:
is_consistent_twin = S_vN_rest — (S_vN_acc + S_vN_dec) / (γ_acc + γ_dec) < 1 × 10^-9 (relative tolerance)
gravitational bending of light are as follows:

1. Lorentz factor (gamma): γ = 1 / √(1 — (v² / c²))
2. Ethan Entropy constant (S_Eth): S_Eth = γ * k_B
3. Deflection angle (alpha): α = 4 * G * M / (r * c²)
4. Change in entropy (delta_S): ΔS = S_Eth * α

where:

• γ (gamma) is the Lorentz factor
• v is the velocity of light
• c is the speed of light
• k_B is the Boltzmann constant
• S_Eth is the Ethan Entropy constant
• G is the gravitational constant
• M is the mass of the object causing the gravitational bending
• r is the distance of closest approach to the object
• α (alpha) is the deflection angle
• ΔS (delta_S) is the change in entropy

Ethan Entropy Time (EET) and black holes acceleration deceleration are as follows:

1. Lorentz factor (gamma): γ = 1 / √(1 — (v² / c²))
2. Ethan Entropy constant (S_Eth): S_Eth = γ * k_B
3. von Neumann entropy (S_vN): S_vN = S_Eth * ln(N)
4. Hawking temperature (T_H): T_H = ħ * c³ / (8 * π * G * M * k_B)
5. Hawking power (P_H): P_H = ħ * c⁶ / (15360 * π * G² * M²)
6. Deflection angle (alpha): α = 4 * G * M / (r * c²)
7. Change in entropy due to gravitational bending of light (delta_S): ΔS = S_Eth * α
8. Ethan Entropy Time (EET): EET(t) = ∫₀ᵗ S_Eth(t) dt
9. Black hole evaporation rate (dS/dEET): dS/dEET = P_H / T_H
10. Entropy evolution due to black hole evaporation (S_evaporation): S_evaporation(EET) = ∫₀ᴱᴱᵀ (dS/dEET) * (dt / S_Eth) dEET
11. Total entropy evolution (S_total): S_total(t) = ∫₀ᵗ S_vN(t) dt

where:

• γ (gamma) is the Lorentz factor
• v is the velocity
• c is the speed of light
• k_B is the Boltzmann constant
• S_Eth is the Ethan Entropy constant
• N is the number of particles
• S_vN is the von Neumann entropy
• ħ (hbar) is the reduced Planck constant
• G is the gravitational constant
• M is the mass of the black hole
• T_H is the Hawking temperature
• P_H is the Hawking power
• r is the distance of closest approach
• α (alpha) is the deflection angle
• ΔS (delta_S) is the change in entropy due to gravitational bending of light
• EET is the Ethan Entropy Time
• dS/dEET is the black hole evaporation rate
• S_evaporation is the entropy evolution due to black hole evaporation
• S_total is the total entropy evolution

Lorentz factor (gamma):

• Acceleration phase: γ_acc = 1 / √(1 — (v_acc² / c²))
• Deceleration phase: γ_dec = 1 / √(1 — (v_dec² / c²))

Ethan Entropy constant (S_Eth):

• Acceleration phase: S_Eth_acc = γ_acc * k_B
• Deceleration phase: S_Eth_dec = γ_dec * k_B

Von Neumann entropy (S_vN):

• Acceleration phase: S_vN_acc = S_Eth_acc * ln(N)
• Deceleration phase: S_vN_dec = S_Eth_dec * ln(N)
• Rest frame: S_vN_rest = k_B * ln(N)

Consistency check for the twin paradox: is_consistent_twin = S_vN_rest — (S_vN_acc + S_vN_dec) / (γ_acc + γ_dec) < 1 × 10^-9

1. Hawking temperature (T_H): T_H = ħ * c³ / (8 * π * G * M * k_B)
2. Hawking power (P_H): P_H = ħ * c⁶ / (15360 * π * G² * M²)
3. Entropy evolution due to black hole evaporation (S_evaporation): S_evaporation(EET_max, S_Eth) = ∫₀ᴱᴱᵀ_ᵐᵃˣ (P_H / T_H) * (EET / S_Eth) dEET

Total entropy evolution (S_total): S_total = S_vN_acc + S_vN_dec + S_evaporation(EET_max, S_Eth_acc)
where:

• γ_acc and γ_dec are the Lorentz factors for the acceleration and deceleration phases, respectively
• v_acc and v_dec are the velocities during the acceleration and deceleration phases, respectively
• c is the speed of light
• k_B is the Boltzmann constant
• S_Eth_acc and S_Eth_dec are the Ethan Entropy constants for the acceleration and deceleration phases, respectively
• N is the number of particles
• S_vN_acc, S_vN_dec, and S_vN_rest are the von Neumann entropies for the acceleration phase, deceleration phase, and rest frame, respectively
• ħ (hbar) is the reduced Planck constant
• G is the gravitational constant
• M is the mass of the black hole
• T_H is the Hawking temperature
• P_H is the Hawking power
• EET is the Ethan Entropy Time
• EET_max is the maximum value of EET for integration
• S_evaporation is the entropy evolution due to black hole evaporation
• S_total is the total entropy evolution

A solution to the puzzle:
S_total = S_vN_acc + S_vN_dec + ∫_0^EET_max ((P_H / T_H) * (EET / S_Eth_acc)) d(EET)
where:

• S_total: total entropy evolution (J/K)
• S_vN_acc: von Neumann entropy during acceleration (J/K)
• S_vN_dec: von Neumann entropy during deceleration (J/K)
• P_H: Hawking power (W)
• T_H: Hawking temperature (K)
• EET: Ethan Entropy Time (s)
• EET_max: maximum Ethan Entropy Time (s)
• S_Eth_acc: Ethan Entropy constant during acceleration (J/K)

The von Neumann entropies during acceleration and deceleration are calculated as:

• S_vN_acc = S_Eth_acc * ln(N)
• S_vN_dec = S_Eth_dec * ln(N)

where:

• S_Eth_acc = γ_acc * k_B
• S_Eth_dec = γ_dec * k_B
• γ_acc: Lorentz factor during acceleration
• γ_dec: Lorentz factor during deceleration
• k_B: Boltzmann constant (J/K)
• N: number of particles

The Hawking temperature and power are given by:

• T_H = (ℏ * c³) / (8 * π * G * M * k_B)
• P_H = (ℏ * c⁶) / (15360 * π * G² * M²)

where:

• ℏ: reduced Planck constant (J * s)
• c: speed of light (m/s)
• G: gravitational constant (m³ / (kg * s²))
• M: mass of the black hole (kg)

The integral term represents the entropy change due to black hole evaporation over the Ethan Entropy Time from 0 to EET_max.
The consistency check for the twin paradox is given by: is_consistent_twin = S_vN_rest — (S_vN_acc + S_vN_dec) / (γ_acc + γ_dec) < 1e-9
where:

• S_vN_rest = k_B * ln(N) is the von Neumann entropy at rest.

Thus I left you with an equated expression for von Neumann entropy and Bekenstein-Hawking entropy inside the puzzle formula and answer and the following implications for the black hole information paradox
to the black hole information paradox from there from the speeds. leaning to near light speeds where the entropy as von Neumann decreases as Bekenstein-Hawking entropy increases as a sort of equilibrium
Neumann entropy, incorporating the Bekenstein-Hawking entropy:
S_vN_t = (k_B ln(N) + k_B c³ (4πR_s²) / (4G ℏ)) / (1 / √(1 — (v / c)²))
where:

• S_vN_t is the von Neumann entropy at relativistic speed (J/K)
• k_B is the Boltzmann constant (J/K)
• N is the number of particles
• c is the speed of light (m/s)
• R_s is the Schwarzschild radius (m), given by R_s = 2GM / c²
• G is the gravitational constant (m³ kg^-1 s^-2)
• ℏ (hbar) is the reduced Planck constant (J s)
• v is the velocity (m/s)

The new parts to humanity in this formula are:

1. The combination of the von Neumann entropy with the Bekenstein-Hawking entropy.
2. The inclusion of the Lorentz factor to account for relativistic effects on the entropy.

S_Eth(t) = (-A + √(A² + 4 * B)) / 2
where:

• A = P_H * EET_max² / (2 * T_H * I_r)
• B = (S_total — I_v) / I_r
• P_H = (ħ * c⁶) / (15360 * π * G² * M²)
• T_H = (ħ * c³) / (8 * π * G * M * k_B)
• I_v = ∫[0 to t_max] k_B * ln(N) * (1 / √(1 — (v(t)² / c²))) dt
• I_r = ∫[0 to t_max] 4 * G * M / (r(t) * c²) dt

The variables used in the equation and their descriptions are:

• t: Time (s)
• S_Eth(t): Ethan entropy as a function of time (J/K)
• P_H: Hawking power (W)
• T_H: Hawking temperature (K)
• EET_max: Maximum Ethan Entropy Time (s)
• S_total: Total entropy (J/K)
• I_v: Integral of the velocity-dependent term over time
• I_r: Integral of the distance-dependent term over time
• ħ: Reduced Planck constant (J*s)
• c: Speed of light (m/s)
• G: Gravitational constant (m³/(kg*s²))
• M: Mass of the black hole (kg)
• N: Number of particles
• k_B: Boltzmann constant (J/K)
• v(t): Time-dependent velocity function (m/s)
• r(t): Time-dependent distance function (m)

Ethan entropy space formulas
Variables:
G: Gravitational constant (m³ kg^-1 s^-2) c: Speed of light (m/s) hbar: Reduced Planck constant (J s) k_B: Boltzmann constant (J/K) M: Mass of the black hole (kg) v: Velocity of particles near the event horizon (m/s) N: Number of particles R_s: Schwarzschild radius (m) A: Surface area of the black hole (m²) S_BH: Bekenstein-Hawking entropy (J/K) gamma: Traditional Lorentz factor S_Eth: Ethan Entropy Constant (J/K) ln_N: Natural logarithm of the number of particles gamma_entropy: Entropy-modified time dilation factor S_Eth_space: Ethan Entropy Space (J·m²·K⁻¹)
Formulas:
Schwarzschild radius: R_s = (2 * G * M) / c² Surface area of the black hole: A = 4 * π * R_s² Bekenstein-Hawking entropy: S_BH = (k_B * c³ * A) / (4 * G * hbar) Traditional Lorentz factor: gamma = 1 / sqrt(1 — (v / c)²) Ethan Entropy Constant: S_Eth = gamma * k_B Natural logarithm of the number of particles: ln_N = ln(N) Entropy-modified time dilation factor: gamma_entropy = (gamma * ln_N) / (ln_N + gamma) Ethan Entropy Space: S_Eth_space = gamma_entropy * S_Eth * A