Man, I am pumped to tell you chronically online content addicts my story. Wait is that too mean of an intro? Will this get taken down for harassment since I painted too accurate a picture of the people on this site? Sorry, everyone, I’m sure you all smell like an expensive bakery and have touched grass this morning. Anyway, I promise I have something interesting. It even involves the dark web you uncreative writers cream yourselves over! I mean, totally real people speaking about their strangely similar experiences. Okay, fine I’ll stop bullying you through the screen before you click off.
This all started when I was seven years old and my parents were killed in front of me in an anti-indigenous hate crime, but let's be real you don’t care. I’m just some annoying Cherokee kid with dead parents so I’ll skip to the good parts. I spent years in an orphanage, gradually becoming more interested in death and violence. As bad as it is, I went out of my way to expose myself to that content in the hopes of desensitizing myself. Which ended up working too well, since now I’m obsessed with causing and viewing pain, though I don’t find any joy in hurting myself.
I got adopted at twelve and after a few months of staying at my new family’s home on the reservation, I went with them to a state sweatier than the average Reddit user, California. Long story short, both of my caretakers, whom I referred to as Uncle and Auntie because they could never be my parents, died. Leaving me in the care of their older son, who I call cousin. I’m not stupid enough to give up any real names, so I’ll call him Brick, cause he’s as dumb as one. He was in his early 20s when he was tasked with taking care of me and is the world’s worst excuse for a babysitter.
I’m almost always alone at the apartment, with him only coming by to drop off supplies and stay for a few hours so the neighbors don’t get too worried. Unless I get in trouble at school, then he’d suddenly give a shit. It's useful because he doesn't about the gory stuff I look at, but some display of interest would be nice. Oh well, ninety percent of the population sucks so he’s just part of the majority. Now, with that said, you’ll be able to understand the perfect storm that led me here. During my time on the deep web, I found a particular website that caught my eye. They had new footage relatively consistently and they were the easiest for me to access since I didn't go too far into the dark web, especially with all the honey pots lying around.
I even bought a couple of files for myself to study and admire. One thing irritated me though, the cameraman. He was always sobbing, breathing, shaking, or some combination of those. It seriously killed the vibe of the killings. Something I commented on under many videos, often saying I would do a better job filming. A choice that in hindsight was me asking to end up in one of those recordings. I didn't think anything of it at the time. I was mostly the only one who commented but I was sure they wouldn't care. I was embarrassingly wrong.
I was staying up like usual, but it was past one AM on a school night, and back then that was a lot so I tried to sleep. Closing my eyes, tossing and turning, the works. I had just started drifting off when I heard the front door open. I remained calm but immediately found it weird since Brick never showed up this late. The thuds of the individual's feet grew louder as they got closer to my bedroom. I tried to convince myself it wasn't a stranger, especially since they got in with ease, but I knew that was wishful thinking.
They hummed as they opened my door. My dumbass had left it unlocked. I remained on my side, trying to look like I was asleep. They turned on the flashlight of their phone, shining it in my face. It was hard but I stayed still while they traced it over my features. I could tell they were smiling as they clicked their tongue.
“Heh, I knew it was a brat,” they whispered to themselves, pulling tangles out of my hair. Something I struggled not to groan from. They pulled up the hair over my ear and got so close spit got on my ear lobe.
“I know you’re awake kid,” they murmured, putting a blade to my neck. I let them grab my shoulder and move me onto my back, I knew how to fight but I wasn't about to take that big a risk with the position they had me in.
“You think you’re so cool saying you can do better than our guy.” they snickered, kneeling, their flashlight still shining in my face.
“Do you seriously believe that?” they questioned, moving the light away.
“Yeah, I do.” I stood my ground, they might have been intimidating but I wasn't gonna let that stop me from being honest.
“I wouldn't sound like I’m gonna piss myself every time it gets gory. I’m confident I could get better footage too, getting up close is something I’ve fantasized about.”
They clicked their tongue again and ran their finger over the bridge of my nose.
”Well, I know you’re a big fan of what we do, and you’re confidence makes me think you got something to back those claims up, so how’d you like a deal?”
I was surprised by how civil they were being aside from the touching and weapon against my throat.
“What kind of deal?” I asked, for all I knew this guy wanted me to lick their feet or some weird shit like that. They placed a finger underneath my eye, tracing a half moon with their nail.
“You have till this Friday to film a video of you killing an animal and put it on a flash drive that I’ll pick up here. If it impresses me and the crew we’ll hire ya with a handsome salary.” They began, moving their hand down to my cheek.
“But if you don't show, or it doesn't meet our standards, then I’m fucking up one of the parts of your face.” They warned, pinching my skin harshly.
“And if I say no to this deal?”
They put their hand over my mouth, scratching my lips.
“That’s cute, if you say no I’ll just slit your throat.” they grinned.
“Or rip it open with my teeth if you got a preference,” they smirked, before running their tongue across their sharp teeth.
“Okay, since I have no choice I’ll go with it, but I’m telling you now I can give you something way better than what you likely expect of me.” I prefaced, looking into their sunken eyes. They scratched my scalp, including the side of my head that was shaved.
“Good choice, I’ll be back to pick it up and if you're not here I’ll assume you don’t have the video. I genuinely wish you luck, because you’ll need it.” they removed the blade from my neck and walked away. I sat still for a few minutes in the dark, processing what had happened and wondering how they got into my apartment with such ease. I was confident I could blow their sniveling excuse of a cameraman out of the water, but I was worried about the people I was getting caught up with.
Sure, I had been on a lot of gore sites over the years but I was always just watching and occasionally commenting. Compared to most in the scene I wasn't much of a threat. I could defend myself and have contemplated killing for years but I hadn't murdered anyone or worse. Plus, I am part of way too many targeted groups to not be constantly at risk. Teenage, fem-leaning, two-spirit, indigenous kid with trauma? Yeah, I might as well be walking sign screaming “Hate crime me”.
So yeah, there was a lot to worry about. Regardless, I couldn't let that fear hold me back. I had a job to do and a group of sickos to appease. The next morning was rough, I got no sleep cause I’d spent all night brainstorming. I barely mustered the energy to change and drank straight mouthwash instead of brushing my teeth. Slogging onto the bus with drool on my cheek, I went to the back like usual. No one sat there cause, the seats were extra worn down, and I scared off anyone who attempted to with my active, rabies-infected bitch face. That day was different though.
I blanked on his name and where I knew him from, but I recognized his wavy hair and prominent curved nose. He glanced at each seat on the bus, before somehow settling on my area. He tried to give me space but ultimately seated himself beside me after realizing it was the only spot that didn't look like it would give him cancer. I glared at him as I did with everyone, but it didn't phase him.
“You know you could pick anywhere else right?” I murmured. He stared at the floor, then at me.
“I’m aware, but a few months ago I started a mission to sit on every part of this bus, and this is the last place.” he smiled, his lips softly curving at the sides.
“What’s the point of that?”
His mouth moved into a more neutral position, but his eyes kept smiling.
“I just thought it would be neat to see the same place from a bunch of different perspectives.” he took out his phone and snapped a photo from the point of view where he was sitting. Maybe my sleepiness made my bitch face less effective, cause he hadn't shown a hint of fear, which kind of annoyed me.
“That’s cool I guess, but I wouldn't do that if I were you. I’ve done some back here alone that would make your skin crawl.” in hindsight my attempt at unnerving him just made me sound like a pervert, which is probably why he held back laughter. Trying to hide a chuckle by clearing his throat.
“Hey, it's not my business what you do, no matter how Haram it is. It’s your life so that’s between you and whatever you believe in. Just don’t shake hands with me.” he joked, playfully putting his hands up. Strangely, I remembered his name at that moment.
“Oh shit, you’re Abdul! We have art together.” I sat up, haphazardly slamming my hand down on my leg.
“Uh yeah, I’ve seen some of your paintings, they’re pretty cool. I like the way you texture them, I’m trying to work on that.” he complimented, seeming more weirded out by my sudden energy than my accidental insinuation. I felt a little stupid for yelling his name but decided not to dwell on it.
“Thanks, you’re stuff is nice, and you’re good at shading.”
He stretched his arms while thanking me. We talked for a few more minutes, taking jabs at each other throughout. Turns out he was better at being an asshole than his artsy charismatic appearance made me think. The thing setting our insults apart being that you could tell he was a loving person underneath. It was the nicest conversation I had with anyone in a while. Though he could tell I was tired so he quieted down, letting me sleep, waking me when we got to school. We went our separate ways until the last two periods we shared. All that time, I spent my remaining energy plotting how I was going to handle the video. What I’d kill, record with, and how to dispose of the evidence. It was a lot to consider, but through three classes I devised a plan.
I’d find a stray around my apartment complex and take it out in my room. Record it on a portable camera since I broke the ones on my phone, no, I will not be answering how that happened. Then once I had my footage I’d put the body in a trash bag, throw it in the complex’s garbage, and clean the blood off my floor. It didn't seem like Brick would come by so he wasn't a factor I thought I’d have to consider. The plan was almost too easy, but I decided to believe in Occam’s razor. I got so lost in thought that by the time I reached Art, which was my second-to-last period, I didn't process that we were moving seats.
“She called your name,” Abdul reminded me. Our teacher placed us next to each other at our four-person table. The two girls sitting with us were already friends, so I didn't bother to say anything, but I was interested in talking to him more.
“So, what do you think of this assignment?” He shrugged, taking out his sketchbook.
“I’m not that good at drawing people, but the idea of combining two people’s faces into a portrait seems interesting. Any ideas on who you’ll pick?”
“Probably the members of the music duo Brain Tumor, they’re my favorite artists and they both look weird as hell.”
“Wow way to talk about your favorites, if that’s what you say about them I can‘t imagine what you have to say about me.” he joked, pulling up reference pictures.
“First, it’s not an insult, second I don’t have anything to say about you. Brain and Tumor have features and styles that make them stand out. Sure they’re ugly, but it just adds to their visual charm. Hot people are boring, there’s nothing to pick at.” I explained, unzipping my bag.
“Oh, so you’re saying you think I’m hot.”
His comment wasn’t serious but it kind of got to me.
“Shit, that’s not what I meant, I was trying to say you’re boring. All hot people are boring, but not all boring people are hot, okay?” I explained, flipping to a clean page.
“Alright, but if I’m so bland then why talk to me?”
I hesitated, contemplating how much of a dick I was gonna be.
“Because it means you probably need some spice in your life, which I can provide.”
He began sketching a head on his paper.
“I like spices, but I feel like you’re the kind of person to dump a cabinet’s worth onto me.”
I flicked my pencil over to his side of the desk, putting on a mocking grin.
“Aww, you scared I’m gonna get you into trouble?”
He picked up the pencil and started using it, putting his on my side.
“No, ‘cause I’m good at setting boundaries. I’m more concerned that you’ll get annoyed with how unafraid of you I am.”
I stared at him for a moment, I hadn't expected to hear that.
“Jeez, man you didn't have to read me like that.”
He shrugged, observing the red paint from past projects that lay on my pencil.
“It's not hard to figure out, just this morning you were trying to push me away on the bus. Lucky, or unlucky, for you I want you to have a friend and you seem like a fun person.”
“Wait are you saying I have no friends?” I squinted at him.
“Well, do you?”
I didn't answer.
“If your response is silence I suggest you take up my offer.”
I was stunned, to be honest. No one had offered to be my friend since 6th grade, and that didn't last long. Of course, I accepted it, but for the rest of the period, there was an awkwardness in my mind. As pathetic as it sounds I wasn't used to others genuinely enjoying my company like he did. Which was partly by design cause I get joy out of scaring people away, but still. I forgot how it felt to have conversations about normal things like art. He had such a nice smile too, usually when I see a grin I want to slap it off, but I liked his. His voice was also nice, it’s hard to describe what in particular but it was easy on the ears.
Okay, I’m starting to get off-topic. I’ll skip to the important part. Toward the end of class, he started talking about how he was interested in filmmaking and got a portable video camera as a gift at last year’s Eid. He didn't have it on him, but he showed me a picture.
“Heh, that’s funny, I bought the same one a month ago.” I pointed out.
“Yeah, it's a popular model, I’m still getting the hang of it though cause I’m so used to using my phone.”
“Well, maybe I could bring you over to my place or vice versa after school and I can help you out.” I suggested.
He smiled, putting his phone back in his pocket.
“I thought you said you’ve only had it for a month? You know I can always look up tutorials from trained professionals.” he reminded me with a notable smugness that I'd used with him before.
“Well those guys are stuffy and I’m a fast learner.”
He redirected his attention back to his page, picking his pencil up.
“Alright, I suggest we go somewhere public instead. You’re not exactly the kind of person I want to bring home to my parents right away. Plus they always need to meet my friends and their guardians before I hang out at their home.”
I gave an exaggerated sigh, stretching my back.
“Aw man, looks like we can’t get high in my murder pit during our first hangout.”
He didn't respond for a solid few seconds.
“Wait, you do know I'm joking right?”
He shrugged, the smile in his eyes appearing again.
“I mean, one of those things is a little less believable than the other.” he snickered, and I laughed with him.
We set up a time and a date, which is where I screwed myself. He ended up being busy with projects from his other classes and family which just left us with Friday, the same day I had to submit the video. Now, did I tell him I wouldn't be able to make it? No, of course not, because I decided to be stupid and even more overconfident. I said that I’d one hundred percent be able to hang out with him after school like I didn't have a mutilator who was going to drop by my place at an unknown time.
The rest of the day went over fine but that bad timing led me to feel like a dick later. When I got home I was able to write out my plan, even sketching a few specifics of what I’d do. It was more exciting than when I’d been brainstorming, but this is when the gravity of the situation began to set in. When I said I’d fantasized about killings I meant it. I mean my teddy with twenty-five stab wounds should say enough. Regardless this would be the first time real blood was on my hands.
It made me feel powerful, but a little afraid. I’ve heard stories of people thinking that it would be an awesome experience and then feeling like shit. I doubted I’d be one of those people but still. Plus, I didn't exactly trust the guy who gave me this job. There was a good chance that this whole situation was rigged and they’d kill me no matter how good the video was. Or worse turn me into the feds and expose my collection. Honestly, if that happened I’d probably eat a shot to avoid going to jail. Wait, can I say that on this platform? Okay to the mods, that was a joke, I want to live a long life. Ugh, I’m doing a terrible job of staying on track. The point is there was a lot up in the air despite it being a matter of life or death.
I knew I’d go through with it but it was still a lot less straightforward than it initially seemed. I wracked my brain to remember where most of the cats stayed and tried to come up with a good way to lure one without raising suspicion. This also proved harder than first thought because I didn't think to account for the cat man, an old guy who lived alone and fed all the cats in our dingy complex while also housing a few. Knowing how obsessive he was he’d probably notice if one of them disappeared. Then again not all the cats return consistently or at all. It makes more sense that he’d think one of them was run over rather than slaughtered. It was getting late again so I rested my head for a moment, a bad move cause I ended up falling asleep at my desk. Not even changing out of the clothes I’d worn before, I woke up late and barely caught the bus the next morning.
I went to my usual spot but Abdul had already taken it. He patted the area next to it, which he’d covered in a towel, a smart move knowing how nasty it was. People gave me a few dirty looks as normal, which I smiled at. I stretched, my mind slightly less out of it than the previous morning.
“Uh, you do realize that-”
“Yeah, I know I’m wearing the same clothes.”
Abdul looked me up and down, his eyes remaining soft, but with a mix of concern and judgment. He set his backpack down and took off his sweater handing it to me.
“Dude what are you-”
“Look I don't know what led to you not being able to change but I think you should at least have a fresh top.”
I was surprised he was offering me something to wear but I took it.
“Uh, thanks, I’ll change into it later.”
He nodded as I put it in my backpack.
“You know you didn't have to do that.” I reminded him.
“Well there’s a lot of stuff I don’t have to do, but I do it because I want to, and I wanted to help you out.”
He smiled, his face still warmer than an Arizona summer. I got a strange feeling in my chest at that moment, I still can’t tell if it was good or bad.
“Well, thanks, I'll give it back to you tomorrow.”
We talked a little more and he mentioned something that caught my attention.
“Have you heard about all the animals that have been turning up dead?”
My eyes widened with surprise.
“No, I haven't, when did you hear about that?”
He pulled on his long-sleeve shirt.
“My sister said her friend who works at a shelter noticed a bunch of animals were getting adopted by people around the same time, and since then gore videos with them have been showing up. She found out through her co-worker who was emailed it by some random creep.”
I covered my mouth and looked away to hide the smile growing on my face. He had just given me the perfect cover-up without knowing. Now if I killed an animal people had an entire violent ring to connect it to instead of me! I stayed quiet for a minute because I could tell he’d likely see through any phony sad sounds I made.
“Oh wow, that’s awful, do you think they’ll ever find out the people behind it?”
He sighed, running his hand through his wavy hair.
“I hope so, for now, all we can do is pray that no more animals get hurt.”
I couldn't contain my grin as he said that so sincerely like animals and people didn't die constantly and that taking down one group would somehow stop the issue.
“Is there some joke I don’t get?” he furrowed his brow.
“Uh, no, sorry I smile when nervous.”
His gaze softened again, and he didn't press further.
His bringing up the animal killings ended up being the exact push I needed to get my hands dirty. I’d spent the entire day before planning so it was time to put that plan into action. I stole some cat treats that the cat man had laid out and spread them around my apartment which was on the bottom floor. Waiting for one of them to take the bate outside my window was pretty boring but one of them came after a few minutes. A scraggly brown and black cat with a tuft of fur missing on one side of his head. It's messed up but I felt like a little less of an asshole for taking him in since he looked like he was already struggling. I scooped him up and he didn't attempt to fight back.
“Hey there buddy” I waved, feeding him some more food. His eyes had a lot of crust on them, it was kinda gross but I don’t have the right to say with how often I wash my jeans. After a minute or two he let me pet him. I knew making any kind of attachment was bad but I thought it was the right thing to do so he’d fall into a sense of security. I was just about to take him into my room when the door opened.
“Hey, I’m back with groceries!” my shithead cousin announced with two plastic bags in his hands. He looked down to see me with the cat, his eyebrows raising.
“Aw come on, you know we can’t afford a pet.”
He groaned placing the bags on a table and unloading them.
“I know, but he doesn't look like he’s got a lot of life in him I at least want to help him feel better before he kicks the bucket!”
Brick rolled his eyes, putting the cereal box on top of the fridge
“Jeez, did you even think about what diseases he might have? His eyes look puffy what if he has something that can get you sick?”
He had valid concerns which was surprising since he’s usually stupid, but I was still annoyed with him.
“I’m sure he’s fine, I’ll even try to wash him, just please let me hold onto him for a little.”
He folded his arms looking down at us.
“Have you even named him?”
I froze for a second, before using the first thing that came to mind, which ended up being pretty awful knowing my plans.
“Cash cow.” I blurted, awkwardly patting his head.
“Honestly that’s better than what I was expecting. I was sure you’d pick ‘Hellspawn Mcgee’ or something else corny.”
He meant to make fun of me but honestly, I would have named him that if I had more time.
“Ugh, anyway I got those dumb chips you like.”
He then pulled out a bag of the wrong chips.
“Dude those are the wrong ones, this is the third time you’ve mixed up the flavors.”
He threw them at me, scaring the cat slightly.
“Well, I pay for it so you shouldn't be so picky. Anyway, while I was in line I picked up something you might be into.”
He then tossed me a trashy teen magazine. One of my least favorite sorry excuses for an influencer on the cover.
“This is a joke, right?”
I couldn't believe my own adopted brother gave such little shit in my interests.
“I don't know, you decided to start being a girl for real this time so I thought the makeup tips on page ten would help you out.”
I scrunched my face at his comment.
“Dude I’ve been this way for years, just because I started wearing more makeup and dresses doesn't mean I’m more of a girl than when I didn't. I know you won’t get the two-spirit thing but come on.”
He shrugged, seeing me done with me even though he’d just shown up.
“Yeah well hey I’m trying. Anyway, just so you know a friend of mine is coming here Friday.”
My heart stopped.
“Wait why here? You live elsewhere why can’t you assholes go there or their place!”
He slammed his fist on the table.
“Will you shut the fuck up!”
He screamed with a phrase I’d grown numb to.
“I don't know, to be honest, something about wanting to move into this complex and this being a way to scout it out. I’m just letting you know now so you don’t act like a complete freak.”
“Jokes on you I’ll piss in whatever shitty beer you bring just cause you said that!”
I yelled back raising my voice higher than his. He face-palmed before putting the plastic bags in the drawer under the sink.
“Whatever, you and your ketamine-addict-looking cat have fun,” he told me while seating himself on the couch. I picked up the cat and walked into the bathroom to clean it. I closed the door and placed him in the dry tub. Using a small disposable mouthwash cup I got a little bit of water. I hadn't had a pet before so I wasn't sure how to approach the task. I dipped my fingers in the water and carefully pet it while pouring s small bit down his back. Any other cat would fight back but he just made pissed-off noises without doing anything.
I scrapped my old shampoo bottle and kneaded it into his thin fur. His skin was bumpy and dry beneath the hair so scrubbing it was uncomfortable. I made sure to avoid getting soap in its eyes but I did pull away some of the crust on its lids. His pupils were so clouded I was surprised that he could see at all, making me feel even more sure that he would be on its way out with or without me.
After drying him I set him on a beat-up shirt I wore when modifying clothes. He sunk his claws into it a few times, playing with a loose string. I ignored him for the rest of the night, hopping into the shower and changing for bed. His meows woke me up a few times but I tuned it out after a while, reminding myself that he wouldn’t be my cat for long.
The next day was Thursday and there wasn't a second that passed by where the weight of the murder I’d have to commit didn't weigh on me. I seriously shot myself in the foot by taking care of that scruffy, pubic hair pile. I was supposed to be hyped about killing it, after all, I’d dreamed and seen way worse than what I was going to do. Yet once I got home and started setting up I felt grosser with each step. I decided to record it in my bathroom instead of my bedroom so it would be harder to connect to me. I set down a few fabric scraps and a worn-out beach towel, placing it all inside a tub for easier cleanup later.
“Okay, I guess it's time,” I mumbled to myself. I brought the cat in and placed it down, setting up my camera once it was comfortable. I also wore my most generic clothes in addition to a mask, putting my hair in a bun for sanitation. When I saw the flicker of red showing that the camera was on I felt I was dreaming. I smiled, excited that I’d get to live out my violent desires. Yet, when I looked down at its pathetic frame and confused expression those urges left me.
I rationalized what I was doing, reminding myself how many animals die all the time and that I’d been forced into this, but it didn't help much in the end. I won’t get into it but under the pressure of impressing the group Cash Cow didn't go out as fast as I would have liked for a first task. Getting rid of the evidence was especially rough, the textures were pretty nasty, to put it mildly. It was surreal watching the blood go down the tub drain and gradually drip off my hands as I rinsed them. I couldn't conjure a single thought the entire time I cleaned it up.
Whether I was wringing out the clothes or putting the remains in plastic bags, it didn't matter. All I could focus on was the task at hand, with hints of disgust along the way. I ended up finishing at three AM. My hands were wrinkled and shook once I settled. I won’t deny that during the murder I didn't hate it. Slashing into something was fun and it made me feel strong. Still, it wasn't nearly as fulfilling as I expected it to be. Part of it was guilt, but it was mostly disappointment. I’d built it up for years and it wasn't earth shatteringly good or bad.
Overall, I expected to feel more, but it just left me hollow with an uncomfortable itch. There was no way I’d ever be able to see the tub the same way, hell I don’t think I’ll ever use it again. Luckily I almost always shower anyway so it's not too big of a deal. I watched a few horror game videos, trashed everything, changed and went to bed.
My scalp hurt like a bitch the morning since I kept my hair in that stupid bun. Despite getting less sleep than the past two days I held myself together a bit better in the morning. I brushed my teeth, changed, and had some fried bread before getting on the bus. Regardless I looked like complete shit and struggled to slump into my seat.
“Rough night?” Abdul asked
“Uh, yeah.” I quietly responded looking to the floor.
He frowned, looking at me with concern.
“You can talk about it if you're comfortable,” he assured me. I contemplated giving him a thinly veiled metaphor or vague explanation so he'd comfort me but stopped myself before my mouth could run a muck. He wouldn't be able to do much of anything and I don’t like opening up.
“Uhm, thanks but it's something I have to deal with alone.”
He nodded, respecting my boundaries.
“You know, I understand if you can’t hang out today it seems like you have a lot going on.”
I avoided eye contact with him as he spoke. For once I was feeling hints of guilt toward a person. I wanted to spend time with him, but I knew that I wasn't in the state to do that.
“Yeah, I think it’ll have to wait, I’m-” I cut myself off before apologizing. A fact about me that should surprise no one is that I hate apologizing. Even when I do feel kinda bad the act fills me with embarrassment.
“You what?” he asked, his eyes telling me that he knew what I was going to say.
“I’m emotionally not great.” I spat out in an admittedly poor attempt to get out of saying sorry. As always he remained calm but I could tell he saw through me.
“Okay, like I said I understand, whatever it is I hope you feel better.”
I told him thank you and we didn't speak for the rest of the day. At home I changed into more comfortable clothes and brushed my teeth. Unfortunately, I wasn't bouncing back from killing nearly as much as I expected.
“It wasn't even that bad! That thing was on its last legs anyway.” I grumbled to myself, smacking my forehead. I was feeling worse than when I did it which is weird. I ended up spontaneously decorating a ratty tie from the bottom of an accessory drawer to distract myself. It helped me get my mind off things, for a little. I had zero plan, just wanting to make something needlessly complex. Hours that felt like minutes passed and soon it was covered in patches, frills, and beads. I just tried it on when I heard the front door open.
“Man, that shit was wild!” I heard Brick laugh groggily. I didn't have to see or smell him to know he’d gotten lit. I rolled my eyes, closing my bedroom door.
“Hey, who’s there?” his friend asked, seemingly referring to me.
“Oh, that’s my little sis, don’t mind her she’s just on her emo shit!” he joked, which pissed me off for the petty reason that I didn't even listen or dress emo.
“Hey, that’s alright with me, I went through one of those phases,” they responded, their words less slurred than my cousin’s.
I fucked up and forgot to lock it when I closed it so they were able to swing it open, almost smacking my desk.
“Hey emo girl!” they waved as Brick haphazardly pulled them back.
“Okay, man, seriously I think she wants to be left alone.”
The way his friend looked at me made me uncomfortable. Like they’d snap my neck if I pissed them off. They clicked their tongue while stepping through the door frame.
“Alright, but I gotta say calling her an emo is inaccurate, they look like they watch gore and most emos just say they do.” they flashed a sharp toothy grin. At that moment I began to connect the dots.
“Easy, she’ll get pissy with you dude, now come on.” Brick warned tugging their opened button pushed him away. They looked me dead in the eyes.
“I don’t think she minds, in truth, I feel like we’ll have a lot to discuss later.” they smiled again, finally walking back into the living room. A chill ran up my spine when I saw them. The sharp teeth, New York accent, unsettling gaze, that motherfucker was the person who recruited me! They were able to get into my place so easily cause my dumbass cousin probably gave them a spare key or the opportunity to make one, and when they were a room away from me!
I dug my hands into my pillow as I contemplated what to do, no matter what happened next, I knew it was gonna be a rough visit.

She posted a dozen videos baiting a wedding while not giving any explanation or concrete details, yet wants to play “gotcha” when people try to fill in the blanks or make assumptions about what is happening? I know she’s a moron, but jeez.

Post flair is required on this sub. Our goal for a while has been to rearchitect the flair system to make it easier and more accurate for posters to choose flair, and to indicate to readers when they might want to scroll past a post.
We have a report of about 1000 posts, which span from February to April 2024. Notably, between April 1 and 4 in this report, we did not actively moderate the sub to remove posts. (Automod was still active.) The report contains metadata like the author name, user flair, post flair, plus the title and body of the post. It also shows how many comments a post received, and a score generated by Reddit — I don't know exactly how the score was calculated, but I can tell that it's used to determine which posts show up in "hot" or "top".
I added a column called New Category and encoded a new system that I thought would more accurately reflect the purpose of each post. These aren't necessarily the final labels I'd choose for the flair, but they do express new approach for assigning topics.
I do not believe my categorization is the correct answer, it's just a first step. I'd like to do some research with you all, and also see how AI might help. Based on this research, I'll plan to update the post flair and removal reasons.
Would you be willing to encode this spreadsheet with categories that you think are relevant? Encoding a taxonomy is an art and a science — not everyone is good at it or likes doing it — but hopefully some information architects out there want to take a crack at it.
Google Sheet of UXDesign posts, recategorized with new post flair
Here's my advice on how to do it:

• Make a copy of the spreadsheet and rename it, put your username in the filename. Make sure the copy is shared with me, and comment on this post or DM me (comments preferred) with your version.
• Look at the column New Category and see what I came up with, compare it to the current post flair, link_flair_text. Be sure to look at the earliest and the latest dates in the sheet — the posts after April 1 were unmoderated.
• Add your own categories as desired. You can fill in the blank rows, add a new column, overwrite my previous categories — it's all good. You can come up with your own categories or try to use the new ones I came up with.
• Our goal is to develop a system that is mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive — ideally each post would fit into one and only one category, and there would be no uncategorizable posts. This is harder than it seems! I haven't done it with mine.
• The labels should stand alone, without any additional explanation. Reddit does not allow a short description for each post flair, something I think would be quite useful.
• Any input is welcome, but I'd prefer if you encoded at least 100 posts, so you're seeing the full range of topics.

Your contributions will help us understand how you would like to assign post flair. They'll also help train a simple machine learning language model (LLM) on the past few months of posts, giving it their current post flair, title, and text, plus their new categories. Then, we’ll be doing reinforcement training over the next month to see if the LLM correctly predicts where the real members of UXDesign put each post in the new taxonomy.
We’ll also be using LLM-based summarization and clustering tools to identify any other distinct types content that emerge — posts the members of UXDesign find valuable, but that don’t yet have a good category to live in. Our ultimate goal isn’t to automate the tagging process, but to make sure that the post flair is accurate, easy to apply, and is useful to sub members when scanning the feed.

Ok, I live in a mobile home that I own and was renting the lot for 14 years from an older couple with just a verbal contract, although I do have a start of tenancy paper from the owner(s). Two weeks ago the .35 acer lot that also has two other mobile homes on it was sold by the older couple to the family that lives in one of the 3 mobile homes. The new owners told me and the 3rd trailer that they wanted use of the rest of the lot to build on and was going to serve me and the other trailer an eviction notice. Come to find out today that they tried to get an eviction notice but couldn't because they didn't have a rental contract with me so they presented me with a blank rental contract and said they wanted me to sign it after they filled it out with rent amount, how many people living in this home, lot rules, etc. So my question is, since they don't have a signed rental contract and can't evict me without one, is there any way they can get me off this property if I DON'T sign the contract? What would happen if I didn't sign?

Hi all,
I'm trying to create a script which will automatically send out an email with the response from a google form. This form is something filled out once a night by a team member but needs read by various individuals (which change often) and would be sent out to a email. But it would be much easier if the response was instead of being stored in a document, responses section or similar, was in the email itself so it could be immediately read. It is mostly yes/no questions, and short-text explanations if needed (on no responses) and some others which are just short-text entries.
I've spent a little too much time getting not-far-enough with this and feel frustrated because I'm sure I'm missing some very obvious resource (or issue) I just cannot seem to locate.
Is there a best way to do this? or a alternative way that may also work better than a script? Or a pre-built script that I could modify/expand (for my questions) that already does this?

Hi Excel wizards, I'm hoping someone can help me.
I have data that I populate into a table on a weekly basis. In this table, there are two rows.
Row A - Cells are blank until I fill in the number each week
Row B - This is a formula that automatically updates the value based on what I put in Row A above it. Because it's a formula, every cell is technically filled, but the data is only correct once the cell above it has data.
I am trying to create a dashboard that highlights the number for each week automatically without requiring me to manually relink the cell. I have figured out how to do it for Row A using an Index + Counta formula, because the rest of the cells are empty. But I can't figure out how to do it for Row B!
I'm guessing it would be a formula that can look up the first cell in a row (B) where the cell above it (A) is empty - but I don't know how to do this. Any ideas?

Hello guys. I am extremely frustrated right now to the point of making this post after suffering 28 losses back to back.
I am a div 1 player for months now. Since the season reset, I became div 2 and wanted rank up back to div 1. Well I guess not anymore because for 2-3 weeks now, servers extremely bad to the point that I can not pass the ball around because my players can not first touch anymore.
I press nothing while receiving the ball and its still as if I was pressing sprint button i.e extremely bad control. Does not matter if the pass was literally 2 meters apart or 20.
Another case, I press sprint to dribble but my players not only start sprinting sluggish and late, they push the ball as if I used the right analog stick from the get go which is not the case. I am afraid to sprint cuz they will run into the enemy defenders which somehow all of them automatically defends and tackles.
Another one, my players literally hide and dont make runs on the offence and are literally point blank marked to the point I can not pass them whereas my defenders pull a full moses and let everyone pass or be free to get as many passes as possible.
Oh and when I wanna use R1 or L1 dribbling, game lets me use them legit with 2 sec delays. I see my opponents switch back and forth between R1 dribbling and normal sprinting in miliseconds while I can not ball roll because the command registers too late.
I literally can not play the game I paid for. I can not use the product lmao it has been weeks now. I wonder if you guys face all these too or any solutions, advices to all these because I am about to lose my mind. My regular WLs are 14-15 wins. I play with 48-60 ping and it never was an issue till recently. Any help or feedback appreciated.

Hello guys. I am extremely frustrated right now to the point of making this post after suffering 28 losses back to back.
I am a div 1 player for months now. Since the season reset, I became div 2 and wanted rank up back to div 1. Well I guess not anymore because for 2-3 weeks now, servers extremely bad to the point that I can not pass the ball around because my players can not first touch anymore.
I press nothing while receiving the ball and its still as if I was pressing sprint button i.e extremely bad control. Does not matter if the pass was literally 2 meters apart or 20.
Another case, I press sprint to dribble but my players not only start sprinting sluggish and late, they push the ball as if I used the right analog stick from the get go which is not the case. I am afraid to sprint cuz they will run into the enemy defenders which somehow all of them automatically defends and tackles.
Another one, my players literally hide and dont make runs on the offence and are literally point blank marked to the point I can not pass them whereas my defenders pull a full moses and let everyone pass or be free to get as many passes as possible.
Oh and when I wanna use R1 or L1 dribbling, game lets me use them legit with 2 sec delays. I see my opponents switch back and forth between R1 dribbling and normal sprinting in miliseconds while I can not ball roll because the command registers too late.
I literally can not play the game I paid for. I can not use the product lmao it has been weeks now. I wonder if you guys face all these too or any solutions, advices to all these because I am about to lose my mind. My regular WLs are 14-15 wins. I play with 48-60 ping and it never was an issue till recently. Any help or feedback appreciated.

So, you’re in your manager role but you can’t progress in your current role or get promoted to a new role because you’re missing ___________ (fill in that blank).

I believe that in my opinion that the Yugioh dub by 4kids was actually better than people said it was and it is still the best English dub for a children's anime, despite the fact that it was heavily censored and had major plotline changes. The dub still holds up even without nostalgia glasses because it was trying to not be a typical shonen anime like the original Japanese version and it is a perfect example of how to turn a shonen/shoujo anime for teens into an anime for kids in a correct manner. Now, let me tell you why most people still praise the Yugioh dub as one of the greatest English dubs ever, even it is a hack dub.
The first reason is the stellar dub voice cast and direction that 4kids has put out in high quality. All of the voices perfectly fit the characters naturally when they were cast and were having voicing the characters. Dan Green really brought the main protagionist Yugi Moto and Atem in distinct ways. He gives a deep and commanding voice to the Pharaoh Atem in which makes him a father figure to Yugi in advanced. He also gives a beliveable teenage vice to Yugi without sounding so old. Wayne Grayson gives Joey Wheeler a not cartoony Brooklyn accent that made him iconic for any line that he gives. Amy Birnbaum voice for Tea Gardner has to be my favorite because of how spunky and feniamine she brings in the character when she was given a moment to shine. For example, in episode 24, Birnbaum really nailed the anger and sadness better than the sub va when she stood up against Kaiba for mocking Yugi when Yugi lost to him, and that felt so emotional and real to me when she yelled at Kaiba. Greg Abbey fits perfectly as Tristan Taylor with that teen suave voice that he portays. Megan Hollingshead plays Mai Valentine with a sexy and husky voice that was really perfect for the character. Ted Lewis brought an extraordinary British accent to both sides of Bakura and makes him sound more manly. Finally, the voice that made me automatically watch only the dub is Set Kaiba's dub va, Eric Stuart. Eric Stuart really had the most quotable lines out of all of anime dub history and his voice is what Kazuki Takahashi envisioned for the character.
The next reason for the dub still holding up is to do with the stellar writing in the dub's scripts. The humor was written well and did not feel cartoony for the most part. The writing from the dub made the anime stand out from other shonen anime dubs and make it not a typical shonen anime like DBZ or One Piece. The name changes for the character actually made sense compared to other dubs from the 90s and 2000s (excluding Digimon).
The final reason of why this dub is still watchable was the dub's music and songs that are still high-quality to this day. The dub music fits the series way better than the Japanese music/songs. The BGM for the dub is still one of 4kids' best dub replacement music ever alongside Pokemon and Mew mew Power. The vocal soundtracks that they made (Music to duel by and Pyramid of Light movie) were filled with banger 2000s songs that range from, pop punk, techno, and Disney/Broadway styled songs. Two of my favorite songs from the soundtrack "Music to Duel By" are "We'll Be there" and "Face Up, Face Down" because they remind me of the Disney Renaisance era so very much and the dub voice actors are also wonderful singers.
So to conclude, the Yugioh dub is till worth watching to this day for a 2000's children's English anime dub. It was the reason why Yugioh became popular in the US and created Little Kuriboh's Yugioh Abridged. I hope that everyone should rewatch the dub and see that it was still watchable despite the censorship and rewrites that 4kids did.

In Android Firefox, when it puts up a password dialog, sometimes it's already auto-filled from a prior login, but other times it's blank, but with a prompt at the top of my screen keyboard that will fill it in, but other times not, in which case after manually entering my credentials, nothing comes up asking me if I want to save it. Other times it does. I can't figure out how to force it to save my credentials when it doesn't. I've gone to Firefox settings > Passwords > Saved Passwords and manually entered for my URL, but no joy.... To complicate things, I also have Google passwords, but I can't always get it to come up in my dialog, either. This is a real hassle. What's the trick?

I am currently agnostic. I was raised in a Christian background but was basically free to chose my own faith. My family was not practicing. I tried to cling to my faith as tightly as could be expected of someone from my background. But I honestly can no longer say I truly believe. I believe in Jesus. I believe he was here, taught what he did (which were all very good teachings) and I believe that he genuinely did believe he was the son of God and did a selfless thing by dying for us. I beleive most of the new testament happened, even if it may be embellished. I even beleive he could have come back for a short time. Lazarus Syndrome has been proven to exist. Not sure how he couldn't have died sooner from sepsis though, so maybe that could suggest divine intervention?
But I have a hard time believing he truly was the son of God. A) What if Mary had an affair and was just a very creative girl. She had to seem like a virign to save her prospective marriage. Or what if something much much worse happened to her at the hands of another human and yet she still had to cover it up given the time, with or without Joseph also knowing. (Fortunately Jesus was NOTHING like his father on the off chance it was the latter).
B) What if Mary and/or Joseph were mentally ill. Maybe they genuinely thought they saw angels. But it could have been delusions. Heck, in one of the gospels it straight up said that Jospeh saw an angel "in his dreams" I personally have seen far stranger things in my dreams. Not all dreams mean anything. Seeing one in person would probably be more convincing as truth than seeing one in a confirmed dream. I don't believe in any way that Jesus was mentally ill himself. People WOULD have noticed, even if not understood and would likely not have taken him seriously (.i.e. The guy who can cast out demons may have his own demons in him?) Or something else similarly insulting. But that is never recorded to have been said.
The old testament is unfortunately even harder for me to believe: A) With the modern day knowledge we have on mental illnesses such as schizophrenia (there was a study done in the 1950s on three schizophrenic men who all beleived they were Jesus Christ!) What if the voices the prophets heard, or the figures they claimed to see when confidently most of the time, no one or very few people were looking (.i.e. Moses was conveniently alone on the mountain, if memory serves when he got the ten commandments, the rocks on which they were wrote on never being found despite searches. Abraham was alone with Issac [whom he supposedly almost killed] when they supposedly both saw or heard from God. Issac, being a probably scared child would have gone along with anything, most likely).
B) I can also totally see some self-serving leaders coming up with that, whether they did hear it from a prophet and run with it or whether completely made up. A lot of teachings seem to benefit the rich don't they? I know this is a mix of new and old testament teachings but:
1. If they are poor and dependent on God, they will be rewarded in the afterlife. The grieving widow donated everything she had to the church (which was and is wealthy as, well fill in the blank ----) and was praised more than those who only donated some. This seems to suspiciously benefit the rich (who may, at the time have known it was not true if they are the ones making it up, and thus they did not really have to worry about collecting riches in heaven.)
2. Sodom and Gomora and the travelling man with the concubine are against homosexuality. Unsurprising considering rulers would have needed their population to increase, especually with the depressingly low life expectancy, like of medical treatments, deaths from illness and during childbirth/high infant mortality. At the time homosexuals could not reproduce without being married to someone of the opposite sex, and commiting adultery with their same sex partner, which was also a big no-no.
3. Forgive and you shall be forgiven/blessed are the merciful = Forgive the leaders for fialing to look out for your best interests and don't rebel against or assasinate us. Forgive your partner if they did cheat on you and continue to keep reproducing with them as ~there is no guarantee you will find another fertile partner to reproduce with~ then you will still go to heaven and they may or may not depending on how sorry they are.
There are more, but this is already getting long. And again, dreams. Virtually everything that came from Daniel, he either admitted was from, or where attributed to his dreams. And 2 people cannot populate an entire planet. You would need at least 98. They could only do that if they were the two main characters in the biography with a lot of others left out. And humans would look far more similar if we all did come from the same couple of ancestors, in my opinion, I cannot imagine how this wouldn't be the case (Though I'm not a biologist).
That is eight paragraphs on why I struggle to believe. I do have some reasons why I still KIND OF do but I could summarise them all into one. 1) the universe functions similarly to a brain and may be semi-concious/self aware and our minds may be part of the universe rather than just observers of it. This makes, alongside the fact we do not have anywhere near a full understanding on the different dementions, makes me think a heaven could be out there. Plus the fact that the universe is expanding, maybe heaven is above or at the sides of the universe, or amongst the vast majority we cannot observe and it has to expand to make more room for all of the lost souls, likely including life from other planets too. And I have heard some miracle stories which I cannot explain any other way.
Please give me more reasons TO believe. I feel like a lost soul. Death is scary, reincarnation is not much better as I still won't be me. I want to go somewhere after death where I will still be me and have MY creativity, by whatever means neccassary. (But there is no way we, our souls could ever be reunited with our earthly bodies. Bodies decompose and disintegrate). I also need to know I will not be trapped on this earth as a ghost whilst it slowly and depressingly and likely inevitably deteriorates. I want to get off.

The release of Ubisoft's latest disaster Skull and bones made me realize how long it's been since we've had a good pirate game where you sail along the open sea, so lately I've been dreaming up my own pirate simulator.
The Endless Sea
Single player, open world, souls like
It takes place in the fantasy, sea filled realm of Solaria. You play as William, a 20 something year old human that is tasked with finding 5 pieces of a magic conch shell to pay off a debt he owes to the local governor. You start off with nothing but a frigate, barely any crew, and one or two starting weapons. And after a tutorial to get you accustomed to the game's main mechanics, you are let out into the open world with the warning that the further you venture from the middle start, the more treacherous the waters will be.
The story is semi-linear similar to tears of the kingdom, where you have the initial task of collecting all the artifacts, but there are 5 long quest lines in order to collect each shells pieces that you can do in any order.
Unlike most games in this genre, you don't create your own character, as William is his own established character with his own appearance and personality. He is basically a sarcastic yet likeable goofball who is kind of a douche bag and is willing to get his hands bloody, but is still a good person who is willing to do the right thing.
Character building is not all that different from other games in this genre.The main currency you will find is gold, and while it is used to buy stuff from shops, it is also used to boost up stats such as base health, base stamina, and base damage. Also, you can use it to buy skills that boost your character in various ways.
As for ship building, you can go to a harbour and use gold to upgrade its stats, decorate it with flair, and equip different weapons on different sections of the ship; front, left side, right side, and back.
While on foot, it is your typical 3rd person overhead view in games like Assassin's Creed, Sekiro, etc. For combat, the game is similar to the Witcher where you focus on parrying with humanoid enemies wielding weapons, where pulling off successful parries will open an opportunity to attack without getting parried yourself. While for larger monstrous enemies, you need to focus on dodging similar to every other soul's, and pulling off a dodge at just the right time will allow you to do a flurry of blows to do massive amounts of damage. You also have a gun in your off hand that can do crazy amounts of damage, but using it will put it on a cool down timer, creating a system where you need to pull off your shots whenever you can while fighting. There are also spell that you can equip up to three of that do all kinds of crazy things such as summoning a giant tentacle to thrash around and to damage to your enemies, shoot a stream of water that does minor damage but temporarily stunned them, and other stuff like that, and just like the guns they are on a cool down. You also have bottles of rum that act as your way of healing mid fight, but you will need to refill by buying or finding them.
As for ship combat, it is very similar to black flag, where you pan the camera to the part of the ship you want to fire from, and right click to aim, then left click to fire. With any variation in combat being the different weapons you can equip.
Whenever you get a ship to low enough health, you have the option of boarding it. Most of the time you just need to kill a certain number of enemies before the ship's crew surrenders, where you then steal any gold they had, take crew mates to add to your own, and steal any ship weapons that you can equip while at a harbour.
As for your crew, they are basically the life blood of your ship, whenever you take damage while at sea, you lose certain amounts of crew members, and when you run out of crew, your ship is sunk and you die. They also help you kill enemies while boarding ships, and you can even take one with you while on foot, and will act like permanent spirit summons from Elden Ring. You can of course get more crew mates from boarding ships, finding the cast away on island or in the middle of the sea, or hiring them from town. You also have legendary crew mates with crazy abilities that boost your ship once they're added to your crew, and even have their own unique personalities and dialogue while on the ship for following you on foot, and will participate in cut scenes if with you at the time. You will most find these guys in optional dungeons or side quests.
The size of the map is large, with there being the 5 major areas, and 5 mini areas. The stuff dotted across the map are islands that aren't explorable but only there for decoration, islands that are explorable but don't contain all that much, larger islands, fortresses, towns, and the many horrors that you will encounter while sailing across the open sea. Each section of the map also has its own unique theme with unique enemies, dungeons and encounters. And the map starts of as blank, but is reviled as you explore, similar to Ghost of Tsushima
The larger islands are where you will be spending your time on foot outside of the towns, and are what you would expect. Enemies to stop your path, hidden secrets such as treasure and items, mini dungeons.
Towns are basically hubs where you will start quests, progress main quests, shop for items/gear, upgrade your characteship, it's basically the town in every RPG ever. There is one for each region, both big and small, with the large ones being city sized and the small ones being small fishing villages. You are not allowed to fight or kill anyone while in the city, unless you are doing a quest that requires you to fight, in which case everyone will flee the scene when things are going down.
Fortresses are very similar to the ones in black flag, you first need to destroy the fortification while trying not to get hit yourself. After you do that, you and your crew will charge into the fort, where you will need to fight your way to the fort commander, who will act as a mini boss. Once you defeat him, you get a heap of gold, you completely reveal that section of the map, and you can fast travel between fortresses you defeated.
Dungeons are divided into two camps, mini dungeons that are on large/small islands or in the middle of the ocean, and the large dungeons that contain the different pieces of the magic conch shell. Mini dungeons are similar to the ones in Elden Ring, take at most 10 minutes to beat, have one or two items to loot, and end with a mini boss to get gold and or a legendary crew mate. The larger ones on the other hand are LARGE, containing tons of secrets, hidden pathways, multiple mini bosses, and end with a massive boss fight to collect a legendary item and a piece of the conch.
Bosses are divided into four categories. You’ve got the humanoid enemies that you can parry, but have unique attributes to make them trickier to fight, large monsters similar to any Fromsoftware fight in the last decade, legendary ships, and legendary sea monsters. Legendary ships are basically the hardest ship fights in the game, and are very elusive, really only being in the outer rims of each map section. If you’ve managed to defeat it, you automatically board them and fight their captain as a min boss, and are rewarded with a heap of gold and a legendary ship upgrade if you beat them. Legendary sea monsters are similar, as you fight them on your ship, but they have their own unique attack and movement patterns. Also, similar to the big octos from Wind Waker, they do not show up on the map, and reveal themselves if you venture too close to a flock of birds flying in a big circle. Killing them will give you a legendary item or spell.
Side quests are your run of the mill variable side quest that involve various activities and stories like hunting people/ships, doing errands, hunting for treasure, etc. And will give you gold, items, and crew mates.
All the collectables are completely utilitarian, they are either cloths, weapons, ship upgrades, crew mates, and spells. Any story that you want outside of the cut scenes you can read from the journal entries in the bestiary or item description.
Play time is in the range of Red Dead Redemption 2 and Tears of the Kingdom, the story will take you a good 20-30 hours to finish, while completing/collecting everything will take hundreds of hours.
Note: Edits after posting are basic grammar fixes.

Let’s say I overhear something that sounds like it could mean something bad is going to happen to me if it was placed in that particular context. BUT there is no context provided so I’m just filling in the blanks. Should I refrain from stressing myself out about it and wait until I hear something with proper context to make a judgment?

Plot
When Beshte's dad Basi gets injured by a frightened young rhino while creating hippo lanes in the flood plains after a big rainstorm, Beshte must step up and make the hippo lanes instead. Meanwhile, Kion, Bunga, Ono, and Fuli lead a herd of stubborn antelope led by Bupu to higher ground, and Makuu and his float of crocodiles return and try to help Basi so that there will be no rules to stop them.
Song: "Makin' Hippo Lanes"
Pros
-This is a really sweet father-son episode between Beshte and Basi. It's the first episode where we really get a feel for who Basi is as a character and I really like him. He's loving, compassionate, kind, sweet, fatherly, encouraging and most importantly supportive of Beshte just because he made a mistake while making the hippo lanes.
I like him because he's such a model dad, comforting Beshte about his mistake and not just flying off the handle and chewing him out for it. I love this because Beshte can't be older than 14 at this point and so he still has a lot to learn. Plus, it was his first time making the hippo lanes that we wouldn't have had to make except that Basi got injured at the start when Habib (let's call the little rhino "Habib" from now on because it means "Precious" in Swahili) panicked and accidentally poked him with his horn. Anyways, I love Basi for being completely understanding, with the knowledge that Beshte is not used to making the Hippo Lanes and therefore, made a genuine rookie mistake.
-Makuu is back and I'm thrilled about this because he was such a cool, menacing and really charismatic villain. I love him because he has an ulterior motive that's kind of similar to Scar in the original film, to give himself power over the crocodiles and the entire floodplains. Another reason he's really cool is because he has a really menacing and threatening presence in the Pride Lands whenever he's around and actually looks like someone who you wouldn't want to mess with. I do think Beshte and Basi were right to chase him away though, because he was making the floodplains a scary place when it was supposed to be a safe place and he was clearly trying to terrorize everyone. Given all the trouble he caused in "Never Roar Again", I wouldn't want him in the Floodplains either, though. Also, there's again, another unspoken rule about not eating the children of the Pride Lands.
-I love the fact that Makuu has a bit of a rivalry with Basi and resents the idea the hippos (in the Pride Lands at least, remember guys, hippos are not like that in real life) are rule-following, peaceful animals in contrast to crocodiles. So, I'm not surprised that he has a personal vendetta against Basi's pod, especially considering that as long as hippos are in charge of the watering hole, Makuu can't really do anything because they are more powerful than him. From what we've seen in "The Rise of Makuu", he seems to have a long-standing rivalry with the hippos and they were probably always fighting.
"Hippos.... always obeying the rules," Makuu, aggravated. "Come on. One little rhino's not worth the effort." Realistic behaviour on his part. I mean, Basi and Beshte would whoop his ass into the next world if necessary. Hippos are way more ferocious than any other animal in the Savannah and are one of the fiercest animals worldwide.
-Why do you guys think Habib was in such a hurry anyway that he ran into the Floodplains even though the Hippo Lanes were not ready, yet? Do you think he was being chased by Makuu's float or was in a hurry to meet up with his herd or something?
-I liked when Kion and the rest of the Lion Guard came on the scene and how they're all equally concerned about Basi's leg being hurt by Habib (accidentally, of course). Kion informs him to not walk on that leg, which is actually a realistic thing because in feel life, if you do injure your leg, it's best not to walk on it for a while or at least not do anything strenuous and just start small so you can help it to recover rather than make the pain worse. Kion is such a sweet boy for informing him of that and constantly showing concern for every animal in the Pride Lands. Basi kind of feels all of the Guard's father in some way, doesn't he?
-"Maybe Basi should be on the Lion Guard too, Kion," Bunga. I mean, he's not wrong. The Pride Lands' wisest or the Pride Lands' kindest/sweetest animal. By the way, Basi would make a good teacher role for Kion and his friends.
-I like the worldbuilding and lore aspect in this episode. In this episode, as promised in the title, we are told that Basi is in charge of making the Hippo Lanes for the Pride Landers after a big rainstorm and that his son, Beshte, is learning the ropes of it at the start. I like this mechanic because Basi is the leader of the hippos in the kingdom, and so, it's job to teach his son what will be his responsibility someday. I like how every animal in the Pride Lands has their own customs.
-I love how much Beshte really wants to make the Hippo Lanes for Basi's sake because obviously, his father is in no fit to do them at that point. Beshte is understandably nervous because it's a huge responsibility for a child to have and he was just learning how to do it at the beginning of the episode. I love how Kion, being an absolute sweetheart, encourages him and ultimately relaxes him telling him that as the Strongest hippo in the Pride Lands, they all believe in him. Also, I like this mechanic of by making the Hippo Lanes, he'd be automatically helping with the circle of life, like he's supposed to.
-Bunga; "What's the big deal? The floodplains will dry up soon. There's not a cloud in the sky." Thunder clouds start rumbling over the Pride Lands. Don't jinx it! Fuli; "You what they say, if ya don't like the weather on the Savannah, just wait a few breaths." You're damn right, Fuli. That was actually a really funny joke they threw in the episode because it's very accurate.
-I've always liked the main plot-point of this episode because it's actually believable. Did you know that in real life, hippos are known as "ecological engineers" and can modify and influence their own habitat and ecosystem. Just like Basi and Beshte, after a heavy rainstorm in real life, hippos actually do plough through submerged wetland or grassland areas, that are used by other animals living in the same habitat. In doing so, they make nutrients flow around and end up making new gateways for different types of animals. Other animals follow the hippos into these wetland areas to access more food, nutrients and shelter. So, I like how this episode is about something that hippos actually do.
-I love Beshte in this episode. He's such a big, lovable and kind-hearted sweetheart who's whole motivation is to help animals get where they need to go and to do favours for them, even if he should've told them to wait until the hippos lanes are done. I just can't help but love him for giving animals rides and being kind to them. It fits well with his character to focus more on being nice than to focus on the task at hand, that he's only been assigned to this episode. He's just an adorable, sweet gentle giant whom I can't help but admire.
-I know he wasn't doing the Hippo Lanes the right way, but, I can't help but admire him for his kindness towards animals in the floodplains, even if they shouldn't have been in there in the first place and should've waited until Beshte was finished the task. I still admire him for giving them rides. I understand why Beshte would struggle to say "No" or "You have to wait til I finish the Lanes, okay." He's got a big-heart, like Kion in "Never Judge a Hyena By Its Spots" and "The Kupatana Celebration".
-And actually giving animals rides across the Floodplains, I think, would actually be a good idea, albeit not very convenient. Basi, the leader of the Hippos, probably does not have the time to take every small animal everywhere, not to mention it would be just as easy for them to cross the Floodplains themselves, or on another animal, like a lion or an antelope or something. Maybe they should start a "Pride Lands Riders Association for your crossing pleasures".
-I think the Hippo Lanes is an interesting and a wholesome concept. Hippos are not like in real life, they are extremely territorial to other animals and very aggressive and they are the most dangerous mammals in the world (BBC Wildlife Magazine). That being said, I think this could've been a very send off for Beshte after Season 3. I think this could've been a great new purpose for him instead of the writers making all the Lion Guard go to the Tree of Life. Plus, the start of the episode really hints at Basi training his son to take over his role in the circle of life, someday.
-For the most, I did like the rest of the Lion Guard in this episode. I'm glad that Beshte was the main focus though, because he hasn't really had a dedicated episode besides "Follow that Hippo" earlier on in the Season. But, I liked Kion being the serious, calm, yet frustrated leader trying to corral Bupu's herd of stubborn antelope. It's funny because I feel his frustration at Bupu's stubborn and stuck-up attitude over being bossed around, even though they weren't being bossed around. I love Fuli tolerating Bupu and trying hard not to lose her temper because she's so frustrated that the antelope are not following instructions even though it's all for the best. I feel her frustration towards Bupu because I would be losing my patience as well in that situation, with how annoying the antelope are being at this point. I love Bunga for trying to remain optimistic, but, even he's losing patience. I understand the Lion Guard's annoyance towards the antelopes at the beginning.
-Shout out to the little baby antelope in Bupu's herd for being one of the most adorable babies in the show and making a big pleading face at Bupu, to get out of the water. Also, shout out to Boboka for being the most protective and perfect mother to her little baby and the only real sane member of Bupu's herd. Seriously though, she's the only one reason that Bupu ultimately decides to follow the Lion Guard's instruction. I think she should be leader, tbh. Who let that guy lead the herd?
-"Hang on to your antlers," Bunga. "For one thing they're horns...." Bupu. That was funny because antelopes are often mistaken as being part of the deer family, but, they're actually part of the Bovine genus (aka Cattle family) and so have horns, not antlers. But, I also like the fact that the kids watching the episode may have thought they had antlers, like Bunga in that moment.
-Kion's Roar being used to move the rocks out of the way is a good idea because they would never be able to push them aside since Beshte was not with them at that point. Also, more evidence to suggest Kion and Beshte are the two muscles on the team.
-I like the random cute animals that are riding along on Beshte's back, Laini, Churu (the frog), a wagtail, a hare, young aardvark). I love these more cute scenes in The Lion Guard. Also, I know this not how the Hippo Lanes works, but, how could you say "no" to them?
-I like the way Beshte is not perfect at making the Hippo Lanes at first, he's a young teenager who's only filling in for his father on this occasion and still has a lot to learn about the role. It's like Kion learning how to be good leader. I like that Beshte is clearly a rookie who's not perfect and the job yet, but is learning and is eager to do it because Basi is injured. He's also not able to say "no" to the small animals because of his kind heart and again, his inexperience at making the Hippo Lanes. I love it when the writers explore all the members of the Lion Guard learning new jobs.
-"More like a curly elephant's trunk. Actually, they're more like a bunch of elephants trunks. All twisted up together. And stuck in a Baobab tree's roots." Ono's funny moments. You gotta love for that.
-"This way. Step right up. One new Beshte-made Hippo Lane for all your crossing pleasures! Moms and babies first!" That seems fair to me, tbh. Also, I can't tell you how much I love Bunga for his optimism and his kindness. Also, I love it when he calls them "anty-lanty-lopes".
-Bupu, "Now I bet you'll tell us to get out of the rain. Well, we're not going anywhere!" Fuli, "Good." Bunga, "Yeah, that's kinda what we want." Well done, Bupu, you did something sensible for a change. Also, no, there's no where for you to get out of the rain, anyway.
-Now let's talk about Kion and Ono going into the floodplains. After Boboka and her son accidentally go into the floodplains, thinking that the were ready, they end up getting lost. Kion and Ono go after them to rescue them. First off, Kion dives in to save Boboka's son from drowning. Drowning was a little a dark for this series, especially by Season 1's standards. But, on the other hand, I like stimulating, engaging cartoons that aren't afraid to get dark even if they are made for children. When I first watched that scene back when it came out, I was on edge even though I knew that he wouldn't drown. It made it exciting and compelling for older viewers. I like cartoons that challenge younger children with action sequences. Plus, it was exciting and Kion would obviously risk his own life for the baby, and it was all fine because they got out of it.
-Also, Kion has a big-heart to go and search for Boboka all on his own, without having any eyes in the sky. By the way, he's so much better at swimmer compared to the beginning of Season 1, that means he's gotten stronger at this point. Ono was good as well to protect and guide Boboka's son back to the herd. I mean, I kinda think Kion could've waited with the calf and Ono could've looked for Boboka, but, then again, Ono couldn't carry her like Kion. Maybe the calf could've stayed with them and he wouldn't drown with Kion and Ono around. I don't know, I did like the rescue scene, but, I don't know that that's how I would've done things. But, in fairness, Kion is only cub learning about his role and finding his feet at this point.
-Also, as annoying as Bupu was at the start, I do like the fact that this episode is like the precursor for Fuli and Bupu's "adult/child friendship" later on in the series. I like their dynamic in Season 2 because they're very similar to each other, hot-headed, impatient, short-tempered, stubborn, overconfident, strong-willed, but also very different from each other and so they clash, but are also very loyal to each other. I like how this episode basically founded their relationship. I did like how at the end of the episode, they came to an understanding in the end which was really sweet. By the end, I thought Fuli and Bupu had a really sweet "child/adult" dynamic.
-I loved Beshte and Basi's dynamic at the end too. After Beshte how the Hippo Lanes had gone wrong and that he thinks he let everyone down, Basi comforts him and agrees to help him make a new lane this time "straight and true". Another example of Basi being a total sweetheart and a freaking awesome dad, never once chastising his son for his mistake, but instead, helping him correct his mistake and understanding that it was Beshte's first time making the Hippo Lanes. I know I keep talking about it, but, I've always love their sweet father-son dynamic.
-Makuu returns at the end to murder Basi to in his words "get rid of the rules", while Beshte's back is turned. Makuu is a total savage this episode, but, he has been my favourite villain in Season 1. His voice actor, Blair Underwood is flawless and is clearly loving the role. He has so much charisma. Plus, Makuu trying to outright kill Basi was downright evil and cold and, not to mention dark for a show that was made for kids, after all. I mean, I knew he wasn't going to win, but he's still a great villain, with his intimidating presence in this scene. I get excited every time Makuu's float show up in the series.
-Also, Makuu attempts to murder Basi while he's injured. I thought that was interesting and smart because he knows that Basi would destroy him and his float under different circumstances. In the wild, hippos are, as I said, very aggressive, threatening and powerful, and could go completely ham on every animal if necessary. So, no crocodile can beat up a healthy and fit adult or teenaged hippo, even if they have numbers on their side. I get the writers gave Makuu more of a chance to make things interesting for the audience, but, I'm just saying it's no wonder Makuu opted to bring back up crocs. As soon as Beshte showed up to back Basi, Makuu gets a little afraid because, out of nowhere, came this healthy and fit younger and stronger hippopotamus, enraged by his presence.
-Now, of course Beshte was right to stop Makuu. I mean Makuu was so in the wrong when he said, "we get ride of the hippo, we get ride of the rules." He wasn't talking about hunting or being allowed to eat in the Pride Lands, he was talking about giving himself power over the whole Floodplains, with Basi out of the picture (which would obviously never come to pass because the Lion Guard are keeping Makuu in check at this point). Also, given what Makuu did the last time he tried to take over the Floodplains, I don't blame Beshte for kicking him out, in the end. And, most importantly, Makuu was going to attacked Basi. I mean, he is Beshte's father and Beshte would want to defend by him any means necessary. Of course Beshte wants to whip Makuu's ass at this point. It's one thing wanting to eat in the Pride Lands, but, Makuu clearly had an ulterior motive by wanting to kill of the hippo leader. But, also, I know I would want to do what I can if my family were in danger, I assume you guys in the comments would do the same.
-Speaking of Makuu's attack on Basi, I thought it was clever to use the Hippo Lanes as a way to outsmart him and defeat. Hippos can swim and sprint faster than crocodiles, and Makuu clearly did not see it coming what they were doing. So, I liked it a lot. Beshte went from struggling to do the Hippo Lanes correctly, to using them to defeat a terrible foe in the final act, ultimately tricking Makuu and his float into being trampled by Bupu's herd. Makuu decides to scram after this. Fun Fact: In real life, Beshte or Basi alone, could go completely ham on Makuu's float and essentially destroy them.
-Also, I am sure Kion, being one of Beshte's best friends, knew all about this attempted murder on Basi by Makuu. I think we can assume Beshte told him and the rest of the Guard at some point and that would've caused them to resent Makuu even more by the time of The Savannah Summit, where they do not see good in him for quite a while. Season 1 kind of hints that Kion and Beshte, in particular, had personal vendettas against Makuu because he had caused them stress in the past.
-Finally, to end this review, I liked the scene at the end where Basi commends Beshte for making the Hippo Lanes. It was word for word exactly what Simba said to Kion and Kiara in "Can't Wait To Be Queen", "I never had any doubt."
Cons
-Bupu was fairly annoying at the beginning of this episode. I really didn't like him until the very end. He makes me question, who the heck let this guy lead his herd, anyways? I get that the Lion Guard are children and all, but, they clearly made the right call to lead the antelopes away from their grazing grounds so they don't drown and ushering them away from the rockslide so they don't die. Bupu annoyed me the way he was acting all pissed off and dismissive of the Lion Guard. He accused them of bossing his herd around and berating them even though they wouldn't have had to get angry if Bupu had been more cooperative. It feels like he should already know to get to higher ground to protect his herd. I didn't like the fact that the antelopes were just standing around waiting to be drowned.
-I didn't like how Bupu was disrespecting Fuli towards the end just because she had been losing patience. I would be losing patience as well if I was in that situation. I don't like how when they got them away from their grazing grounds, Bupu said that they've come so far even though they barely left because of him. Also, why is it that Boboka (the sane one of the herd) had to be the one to talk him into it? I think she should be the leader, tbh. I don't like how he berates the Lion Guard, even though the Guard were leading them around so they would be safe. I'm really glad to see Bupu become more likable later on. I am not saying Fuli should've eaten him, but, I am saying that he should've more understanding and more appreciative of the Lion Guard's efforts to help.
-Bunga > Bupu any day. At least Bunga is shown to be cooperative, smart, intelligent, mature, sensible, polite, kind, understanding and wise when he needs to be. What does Bupu think this whole ordeal is, some kind of game? A hoax? A prank? How stupid can you get? I also don't like how Fuli had to apologise to Bupu at the end just because he made her frustrated. She didn't mean to get frustrated. And actually all the Guard got frustrated with the antelope. Fuli did not need to learn anything in this episode or admit to being wrong, in my opinion. Imagine if this had a more severe, life or death situation where they had to force the antelope along. Bupu should learn to understanding people's intentions better and maybe then he won't be a headstrong jerk.
-And the whole "It never hurts to be polite thing" could've been avoided if Bupu had just told that that's all he wanted at the beginning. But, more importantly, he's a terrible role model for little kids in this episode. He demands the Lion Guard say "please" for everything even though they are helping him and his herd get to safety so they don't die. He demands they be polite to him at all costs even they have tried to patient and calm and he wasn't having any of it. Kids need to see that you can't expect someone to say please all the time because there are times where you just have to do as you are being asked for safety or otherwise. I also don't like the way he refuses the get his herd out the floods when he should know what's best for them. He doesn't even think to get the calves out of the water and to higher ground. Leadership 101, for crying out loud! I don't like his attitude for most of the episode and the fact that he removes to see that the Lion Guard are only looking out for him and the rest of his herd by ordering them to cooperate and be safe.
-But, I also do not like his herd at the start of the episode. Boboka is, in fairness, the smartest and the least annoying in this episode because she has the herd's best interests at heart and wants to get them to safety. She also has a son that she wants to protect. But, if I were in her shoes, I would be leading the baby antelopes to safety whether the rest of the decided to follow or not. Are we really expected that there no other calves in the herd with older antelopes? I don't understand why she didn't just take her calf (with other antelope parents) and up and get to higher ground. So, yeah, I liked Boboka, but, that was the only time in the episode where she annoyed me. Any mother would want to get their baby to safety immediately.
Overall
So, I thoroughly enjoyed revisiting this episode and getting to review it. To recap, I loved Beshte and Basi's father-son dynamic. I thought it was really cute and sweet and loving. I love how much they are two characters that jump through hoops for each other to protect each other no matter what. They're kind of similar to Kion and Simba. I do like the dynamic between Basi and the rest of the Lion Guard as well. He feels very fatherly towards them and I like to think he was childhood friends with Simba and Nala, and still is. I found the rivalry between Basi, Beshte and Makuu's float interesting because the idea of the hippos and the crocodiles being at odds has come up before in the series. I find it interesting that they have some hatred for one another. Makuu was perfect as always. I love him whether he's in his villain phase or his reformed phase. Blair Underwood's performance is really spot on for Makuu. The episode was surprisingly dark, but, exciting with the whole Makuu trying to murder Basi and also Boboka and her son almost drowning in the floodplains. At the end, I enjoyed Fuli and Bupu's dynamic. It's an underrated "child/adult" friendship and is on par with Kion and Ma Tembo's. The jokes were pretty solid in it and I loved the scenery in the Pride Lands in this episode. I loved the more cutesy animals in this episode. The only animals that really annoyed me were the antelopes. I thought Bupu's stubbornness eye-rolling and I didn't like his rudeness. However, I still really love this episode and the antelope became a lot more polite later on. I thought the educational value was really interesting in this episode. I'll give it a 7.5/10 overall.

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Understanding Turnitin AI Detection

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• Step 1: Reread the source material several times to understand the original content clearly.
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Understanding Assignment Requirements

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Manual Writing

The last method I want to mention is writing by hand; it’s also an option that not many people choose to do, and it is favorable nowadays. But the best way to bypass Turnitin AI detection or any AI detectors out there and not raise red flags or plagiarism is by using manual writing. It simply means no copy-pasting from external sources or relying on AI-written content and using simple language to express your ideas. It is a process that must ensure that your paper does not contain any phrases or sentences that match with any other published content available on the internet.Even though this method gonna take most of your time, handwriting will force you to think more about each sentence, word, and collocation to use. It’s easier for you to run on your flow and make sure each line is unique and different from anyone else. Your brain gonna work harder, but it's worth it. In a world where AI detection tools like Turnitin are upgraded and enhanced continuously, keeping it with old school with manual writing is the safest way to avoid any AI detection or plagiarism.Moreover, it also brings you a positive and proud feeling when you see your own product filled with your own handwriting, and your original content can bypass AI detection in a minute. However, please take note that to ensure that the manual writing process is successful, it is important to understand your assignment inside out, as this gonna guide you through the instructions and the approach to finish the article more easily and create amazing content that will be engaging and unique in every possible way.

Final Words

While tools like Turnitin AI Detector continue to upgrade by day to identify AI-generated content, the importance of academic integrity and producing unique, original content still remains paramount.As students, scholars, and professionals.., we should view AI tools as aids to our creativity and productivity, not replacements for our intellect and original thought. Whether you choose to leverage AI writing tools, paraphrase, manually write, or go with StealthGPT, remember that the main goal is to enrich your understanding and effectively communicate your ideas, and these methods should only be used for legitimate reasons to beat Turnitin’s AI detector and not to cheat or deceive. By following the strategies in this blog post, you can definitely maintain your academic integrity, creativity, and authenticity while still leveraging the advancement of AI tools.

Frequently Asked Questions About Turnitin AI Detection

#1. Which AI Writing Models can Turnitin’s technology Detect?

The first iteration of Turnitin’s AI writing detection capabilities has been trained to detect models including GPT-3, GPT-3.5, and variants. Their technology can also detect other AI writing tools that are based on these models, such as ChatGPT, and their platform has just completed testing of GPT-4 (ChatGPT Plus), and the result will detect text generated by GPT-4 as well.

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#5. If students use Grammarly for Grammar checks, does Turnitin Detect it and Flag it as AI?

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#8. Can Turnitin Detect if Text Generated by an AI Writing Tool (ChatGPT, etc.) is Further Paraphrased using a Paraphrasing Tool?

Yes, Turnitin’s AI detection capabilities now include the detection of AI-written content that may have been paraphrased using an AI paraphrasing tool or text spinner. This detection is run automatically for all submissions to Turnitin by institutions that have AI writing detection enabled for their accounts.How to Beat Turn It In AI Detector

[First]: https://www.reddit.com/HFY/comments/1btq89j/a_victim_of_online_fiction_ch1/
I was midway between my chicken chip breakfast and my chicken chip mid-morning snack when Alex called me.
He was wearing a purple tie with little pinstripes on it – it’s hard to explain exactly why, but it was a very smug tie. The sort of tie a parking warden would wear as they write you a ticket for being one minute and 20 seconds over parked – that is... if parking wardens wore ties.
‘Alex, you’re looking happy. Who died?’
‘Mr Hill, have you checked the number of reads on your stories lately?’
I shook my head, ‘I’ve had a lot of other things on my mind. Just writing the damn things is hard enough.’
‘Oh right... the whole Victor thing... you realise that most of the problems in your life are brought about by you?’
I snorted, ‘If that’s the case, I must’ve done some messed up shit in another life to end up dealing with you.’
He sighed and some of his smugness disappeared, ‘Just check your reads.’
I brought up the stats table. They were looking good. Damn good.

	A Victim of Online Fiction	The One Who Walks Alone
Reads last 24 hours	40,000	1500
Reads all time	721,000	64,000

I closed the reads tabs and kind of regretted it because I had to look at Alex’s face again.
‘I don’t need a new computer – I’ve got enough chicken chips to last me a month, and I’ve already covered my rent for this month.’ I put a chip in my mouth and crunched down on it, enjoying the pained expression on Alex’s face, ‘does this mean I can pay my debt and get the hell out of here?’
Alex’s grin returned, ‘Not just yet Mr Hill. You’re a very special case. A million dollars is a lot to earn back. It’s gonna take you at least ten million reads to break even.
I sucked air between my teeth, ‘Ten million reads! Are you out of your god damn mind?!?!’
Alex shrugged, ‘You’re the one who read all that Wuxia... Naruto vs Goku epic fan fiction.... Battle of the ages, Sonic the Hedgho-’
‘-Okay okay... I didn’t ask you to read my entire browser history.’
‘All I’m saying is you dug the hole Mr Hill and I... being the generous and selfless manager that I am have found the next step to getting you out.’
He paused, like I was going to get down on my knees and sacrifice a baby lamb to him or something. Instead I just shoved another chip into my mouth and munched it loudly.
But even the chip couldn’t dampen his enthusiasm, ‘Mr Hill. You’re leaving the dorms. It’s time for you to go to the village.’
His hands were outstretched like a runner who’s just crossed the finish line. I made him wait in that position as I chewed on the remnants of my chip. Then I brushed the salt off my hands and yawned, ‘Nah. I think I’m just gonna stay here.’
Alex’s eyes widened, ‘Stay there?!? Man you don’t know how many authors have begged me – begged me to let them go to the village – and you just wanna stay in your grimy little dorm.’
I picked up another chip as Alex shook his head, ‘Mr Hill. Can you please refrain from eating while I’m developing you.’
‘Developing me? The only thing I’m developing from you is haemorrhoids.’
He waved his hand, ‘I’m not here to swap insults with you Mr Hill...’
‘...only because you know I’m gonna leave you crying…’
‘...I want you to go to the village. Mr Hill.’ he squeezed the bridge of his nose, ‘I don’t care about your feelings, your health, or what’s left of your sanity – we both know that. What I do care about is your writing, because that’s how you make me money. You going to the village will level up your writing career. I would not be saying this if it wasn’t true.’
‘Why don’t you just force me to leave, like you did with these dorms?’
‘Because whether I like it or not you’re more powerful now. You have people higher up watching you. I can’t just do shi- I mean things to you against your will anymore.’ he straightened his tie, ‘Remember how much you didn’t want to be in these dorms? Now you don’t want to leave.’
He stared into my eyes across the screen, ‘It’s time for you to reach the next level. You’ve earnt it.’
Our call went silent. He leaned back in his chair, waiting for me to make my move. I just shook my head, ‘That’s probably the nicest thing you’ve ever said about me.’
‘Don’t get used to it. You’ve just racked up a lot of reads this month... you’ll piss me off again soon enough.’
‘How about I piss you off right now-’
‘- Mr Hill, I-’
‘-I’m not going Alex. I like it here. I’m gonna save my reads and eventually get out of this shithole.’
Alex threw his hands up in the air, ‘Can’t say I didn’t try. There’s no reasoning with you. Go rot in hell.’
The call ended and I slumped back in my chair. I stared at the blank screen for a while, then slowly I turned my head.
Hera, Astra, and Victor were staring at me, mouths open.
‘What?’ I frowned.
‘Was that the gestapo?’ asked Hera.
‘Yeah. Alex wanted me to go to the village. I told him to stick it-’
‘-the village!’ Astra rushed over and hugged me, ‘Oh my god. That’s amazing.’
I frowned, went to speak, but Victor chimed in.
‘You managed that really quickly,’ Victor said, tapping at his keyboard much harder than he usually did.
‘It usually takes like years,’ Astra said, she leant back in her chair, ‘But look at you – our little Eli, all grown up.’
I stared at them, ‘Did I miss the admission class for this shithole of a place? I don’t see what’s so great about the village.’
‘It’s where all the successful writers go.’ Astra said, ‘There’s cafes, you can freely move around, meet other writers.’
‘All the pros go there,’ Victor said he picked up a can of soft drink, sculled it back and then crushed it, ‘Even the writer of the chicken story.’
I swallowed, ‘Yeah, well, too bad I told him to shove it up his ass.’
There was silence. The girls had their mouths hanging open, Victor was smiling and frowning at the same time.
Astra grabbed me, ‘Do you have a moment?’
I would’ve replied, but she was already pulling me into my room. She slammed the door and I rubbed my arm where she’d grabbed me.
‘It’s too late Astra, I already told him-’
‘’-no!’ I stared at the tears that were forming in her eyes, ‘Don’t blow this Eli. Don’t throw away this thing the rest of us have been working years for.’
‘I-I’d miss you. I’d miss you all too much. I’m fine just here.’ I bit my cheek, stopping myself from saying more.
She shook her head, wiped at her eyes, ‘Go there Eli. Show them what you can do. Show everyone who’s trapped that there’s a way out.’
I touched the side of her face, opened my mouth to speak, but the words wouldn’t come.
I stared into those greeny-blue eyes and she stared back, this giant happy-sad-angry-frustrated smile on her face.
I knew I couldn’t say what I wanted to say. So I just let my arms slip down to her shoulders and pulled her into a hug.
****
It took ten tries before Alex answered my call.
‘Mr Hill! It’s not often I get a call back from you.’
I wiped my nose on the elbow of my shirt, ‘It’s not often that you... you...’ I shrugged, ‘Anyway. I want to go to the village.’
He leaned back in his chair, a big cat-like grin settling over his face, ‘Is that so?’ He folded his arms, ‘It’s not going to be easy to regain your spot. They may have filled it already. No one else is foolish enough to pass on the opportunity.’
‘Great.’ I gave a sigh of relief, ‘I guess I’ll stay here then.’
‘Not so fast Mr Hill.’
His meaty hand landed on the mouse, gave two clicks, then he nodded, ‘The guards will pick you up in an hour.’
I stared at him, ‘That’s it?’
He pulled at his tie, ‘No... that’s just the start Mr Hill. I’m going to deduct your increased rent out now, plus a little extra which I’ll use to pay Manuel.’
‘Who the hell is Manuel?’
‘He’ll be your guide to the village, show you around, help you get comfortable.’
‘And I need to pay him because...’
‘Because Mr Hill, I’m worried you’re going to do something stupid. Every time you get a taste of freedom you... how do I put this politely...’
‘...I lose my shit?’
‘Yes. Precisely. Plus, life is very different up there. I want to get you settled in and writing as soon as possible.’ Alex peered at the corner of his computer screen, ‘It’s 1pm now, you better get packing. I’ll talk to you tomorrow.’
I nodded and just as he went to end the call he stopped, ‘Oh, Mr Hill...’
‘Yeah?’
‘Good choice.’
****
Packing didn’t take long. After I shifted the boxes of my stuff out into the writing area I helped Astra shift her meagre possessions into my room so she could look at the stars each night.
Then we all sat talking until a groaning sound came from the metal door to the outside world. It slid open and two guards – one guy with a moustache and one without sauntered into the room.
‘You,’ said the guy with the moustache as he jabbed a finger at me, ‘You’re Mr Hill?’
I nodded and turned to my three dorm mates, ‘I guess this is it.’
Hera gave me a hug, then punched my shoulder, ‘I would wish you luck, but you’re a psycho like me. You don’t need luck. Just keep showing Crusher that you won’t take shit from them.’
Victor just nodded to me, ‘Take care out there Eli. I’ve heard of authors losing their writing ability to the village. Don’t let it take yours.’
And finally there was Astra. Eyes shining like stars.
‘You take care,’ she said, ‘I’ll see you on the other side.’
The guards grabbed the cardboard boxes that contained my worldly possessions (mostly chicken chips) and I picked up my computer, then waved a final goodbye to my friends.
The metal door opened out onto the dingy, rust coated hallway I’d come through when they’d brought me to the four-dorms.
The two guards’ feet tapped a beat on on the floor as we moved. We reached the end of the hallway, stepped into an elevator and the guard with the large moustache jabbed a finger at the button with the number 4 on it. The elevator gave a pathetic ding that died halfway through. The guard drew his fist back and gave the button a brutal whack. This time the elevator dinged with more enthusiasm and we started to move upward.
The moustached guard caught my eye, ‘You’d think with all the money they spend on you lot they’d at least get us a decent elevator.’
I just looked away.
The elevator opened onto a carpet lined hallway with fresh wallpaper and art hanging from the walls. At the end of the hallway were a pair of double doors.
On the other side of the doors was the brightest light I’ve ever seen. I was blinded as I pushed through and I felt heat on my face. The guards were calling to me but I ignored them and turned away from the light. As my vision recovered I saw green grass, and a tiny fern. They made me laugh. I turned back to the bright light and held the computer box up in front of it. Beyond the light was a blue ceiling with white flecks all through it. It took me a while longer to realise that I was looking at the sky. I lowered the computer box and closed my eyes and the sun’s light – which still seemed really bright – warmed my face.
‘Come on, you’ll have plenty of time for that when we’re gone.’ said the moustached guard, only this time he didn’t sound angry.
I followed the two of them down a row of beautifully manicured cottages. They were wooden with white picket fences – like something from a dream.
‘This one’s yours,’ said moustache man. He was pointing to a weatherboard cottage surrounded by lavender.
I blinked and the guy waved a hand in front of my face.
‘You hear me?’
I pointed at the cottage – it was four times the size of our four-dorm and about 50 times bigger than my first cell.
‘That’s mine?’
The guard grinned, ‘Yeah buddy.’
They walked up to the front door and dumped my boxes of chips and noodles – the boxes seemed tiny compared to the cottage.
‘Do I need a key or anything?’
The guards laughed, ‘No. There’s no crime here. Ever.’ The moustached guy patted my back as he left, ‘Welcome to paradise.’
****
I walked through the house touching everything – the door frames, the windows, the television, the solid oak writing desk. Then I found the bedroom. It was humongous with a king size bed all made up for me.
I dropped the computer I’d been carrying and ran over to the bed, bouncing up and down a few times before thumping down on my back on the mattress. The sun streamed down on my face and I slowly drifted off into bliss.

I'm an idiot
I'm nervous
I'm excited
I'm tired
I'm confused
I'm cold
I'm in love with you
I'm an idiot for (not) believing you feel the same
I'm scared to have this conversation
I'm looking forward to talking about it
I'm counting the seconds until I see you
I'm trying not to assume the worst
I'm worried that I know how the situation will end
I'm uncertain about how you feel or what you want
I'm terrified because I don't think I'm good enough for you
I'm going to love you no matter how our talk goes, because you are you, the man I've fallen for
I'm not even sure I want to say anything at all
I'm releasing my fears and replacing them with trust, in you, in me, in what may or may not be us