General spoilers for the entire game and Houses
I do not know how many people noticed this when looking at the names of certain events in this game, but I noticed something in Azure Gleam Chapter 16.
After the chapter spoiler we are treated to an event titled spoiler as you can see for yourself in the Hopes datamine link I provided.
Those who played Silver Snow or Verdant Wind may recognize the phrasing, and it is actually a direct reference to spoiler
For those who do not remember I will insert it here:
spoiler
I find it interesting they would reference such an iconic scene in Azure Gleam given the nature of the endgame, and that scene in particular showcasing spoiler

Hi! I’m transitioning my wardrobe from mostly comfortable black tones to a lot of pastels! I have some items that I love the fit and design of, that I would love a lot more in a pastel shade. (Dopamine wardrobe, avoiding colours that make me very sad)
So, can I bleach and Rit dye a black cotton shirt to make it a pastel colour? Or will it just turn orange or brown? Has anyone had success with something like this?
Two examples:
•I have a black long sleeve shirt with white print that is merch from a YouTube channel that no longer exists. (Rip Unus Annus) If I ruin it I can never have another, but I would never wear it in black.
•I have a orangey-red hoodie/sweater with my dog embroidered on it. This colour is incredibly unflattering for me but I love his little face on it so much. :,( Ruining this would make me so sad but so does wearing this colour.

Just a few examples that stood out to me: Megyn, Meghan, Candace. I understand that given the phonetics of English, standard spellings of culturally diverse names don’t always (or rather rarely) reflect the real pronunciation of these names, hence these deviations that could seem legitimate to me, up to a certain point. What is your opinion on these specific names and others that I haven’t mentioned here but would fit the bill or, more interestingly, be subject to debate?

It’s my first time posting here and ohmygod. I just wanna say that I love this show so much. I started watching during its peak back in covid season, I think at around 2020-2021 I guess, then only stopped mid-season 4 bc I was getting so bored when the plot took a turn and suddenly they were all “working for the company” and tbh the whole Scylla plotline is just meh. Then I only picked up right where I left off JUST THIS YEAR, exactly this month, and I have never been so happy coming back to a show I’ve abandoned. The love I have for the show, the characters, the plot, the actors and everything else was relived. It was SOOO good. I miss(ed) having a 10/10 show to look forward to 🥲
Anyway, this is just the list of thoughts and questions I have bc I personally think there are some stuff that went unanswered and/or was never given a proper ending to (?). So here goes:

1. Whatever happened to the recurrence of Michael’s “being sick” plot and the return of his nosebleeds in the season finale of s04? I feel like that subplot just suddenly disappeared with no explanation cause suddenly he was battling it out in Yemen. YEMEN ffs 💀 one day he was having symptoms again and then poof! Suddenly he’s alive and stronger than he’s ever been. I wanted answers cause that was such a huge factor !!
   
2. What happened with Gretchen? Lol I get that she stayed in prison but is that really it? I was also hoping Sara would somehow have a scene wherein she took the wood keychain to Emily.
   
3. The Ending aka the very last episode. Omg. Had such HUGE potential. It was lacking. Where is LJ in the ending? And really? I don’t like that they wrote off Lincoln’s old girlfriend (forgot her name but she was Whistler’s gf) JUST LIKE THAT. They even had a scene in the surf shop. They seemed like a good team. She was there with him post-Michael’s death. The sheba-lincoln loveteam feels forced. And what even were they looking at in the park?!?? Honestly, it feels like it’s just another episode mid-season. PB fans and the characters deserved a better ending. The montage of the s04 finale, for example. That’s the standard. Made me cry and gave me chills.
   
4. T-Bag deserved a better ending. Not having his son killed and him ending up in Fox River. AGAIN.
   
5. Speaking of t-bag, I wanna know what was the reasoning behind the subplot of him getting his prosthetic hand fixed??? Like I was expecting to get answers at the end but was it really necessary??? It feels disconnected tbh. When the prosthetics came to light I even thought that it was a hint to michael faking his own death. But I got zero. Nada 💀 it was so unnecessary.
   
6. Michael’s picture in Sanaa. Who took the damn picture and how??? Just another case of Left Unexplained 😭 I wanted to know the story behind it so bad. All of it.
   
7. I don’t like the subplot that Sara remarried. Lol. So off-brand. That was the love of her life! The way I knew her the entire series, that’s something that she wouldn’t do idk. Feels forced.
   
8. Speaking of, I had a bad gut feeling abt sara’s husband all along 😂💀
   
9. The acting was lacking. I am speaking only in terms of the scenes wherein Sara was told that Michael might be alive, to the scene where it’s finally confirmed. I don’t know. I expected there to be heavy-drama, I wanted her to wail, to really go all out. I wanted her to be humanized for god’s sake! 7 years later u find out the dead love of your life whom you’ve never gotten to spend a lot of time with even before, COULD BE ALIVE??? Idk I wanted her to go nuts! I ROOTED for her to go crazy! As one should. Both of them actually, esp. when they finally reunited. Cry us a river! This feels like a dream but it isn’t! Where’s the tears of joy and confusion and also anger (esp. for Sara’s part)???
   
10. The Explanation. I wanted the whole explanation to the whole faking the death and Kaniel Outis thing to be told at the end of the ep. Idk it’s just a huge bomb to be dropped on such a mid scene. But I do get lincoln’s sense of urgency though.
    

Might add more to the list when I remember it 😭 want answers to these sooo bad. But hey. PB still one of my fave tv shows of all time. GOATED 🤝🔥💯 pls suggest a tv show like this so I could cure my hangover 🥺

Hey there,
I know, I know this one is a bit unusual 😅 But hear me out: I'm getting married in Tuscany Italy in a few weeks and I'm still looking for the perfect Fragrance. Since the climate will be Mediterranean and warm my usual go to perfumes, probably won't be the right fit. So I'm looking for input from you guys since this sub has some fantastic recommendations overall.
So far D&G light blue and The white Lacoste(not sure about the name? Could've been "essential") seemed somehow fitting but of course I'm open to any suggestions!
Thank you in advance!

S Tier is the ones I really want to look like. Basically the ones with an aesthetic I really love and want to take after. These are mainly just characters with dresses, but also the general idea with their character appeals to me, such as Sonia's princess aesthetic or Tsumugi's plain style.
A Tier are the ones whose style I like, but I'm not dying to look like them. Also btw- Chihiro's in this tier because I'm basing them off looks, not gender- but I genuinely really like the style of them, but they don't match me perfectly, such as Peko's girl boss style and Himiko's mage style.
B Tiers are the ones who I wouldn't mind looking like. They dont stand out much to me, but if I woke up one morning and I looked like them, I wouldn't complain. Ibuki and Mikan are the main examples of this, as both of their styles don't fit me that well, but I still enjoy their designs either way.
C Tier are the ones whose style doesn't match me. Celeste is the main example of this. The gothic aesthetic doesn't match for the style I'm trying to go for, so if I woke up looking like them, then I'd probably change the style immediately.
D Tier is the ones that I would actually hate looking like. Akane and Sakura are the only two here, and for good reason. Akane shows way too much skin and it'd be difficult to fix her general style because of the way she's built. Sakura would be so difficult to be, because while it might be cool being the strongest person, I'm not the kind of person meant for that job. Not to mention I'd probably terrify people.
For the final tier...I'm not a guy. And as such, I'm not envying the way they look.

--⧼ BEGIN Broadcast Message ⧽--
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Priority Level: Urgent
:: From ::
Center Arm of the Emperor, Planet Laran
:: To ::
All Survivors of Fellow Royal Cast Broods
:: Message ::
The Emperor has graciously permitted the use of his Excellency's summer home on Planet Laran, located in the Empire's Center Arm, as a temporary refuge during the unprecedented violent Terran offences against His Holiness and the holiness of the Omni-brood of Ix.
:: Attachments ::
Coordinates and Flight Key
:: Royal Cryptographic Signature ::
Lord La'Ix, The Emperor's Right-Center Arm
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--⧼ END Broadcast Message ⧽--

earlier

"CURSE THEM! The great houses are going to have my bloody head for this! There is no way this should've happened and under my command too! The Golden Emperor's own exotic holiday world has gone to ash and the only one to blame is going to be me. Well it was basically my watch anyways. Curse. Them. All"
Those were the only legible sounds one could hear among the frantic stamping of one particular Ixian lord as he hurried away through the underbrush of the royal reserve just outside the centre palace. The same Ixian lord that, only hours earlier, was delighting in his typical cooked boar while enjoying his evening's entertainment of a young Terran girl running for her life from a loose Laran tiger. Something about the way those bipeds run always makes him laugh. Some similarly caste Ixian would call this form of entertainment childish, lowbrow, and immature. He would tend to agree. But sometimes he just wanted cheap slapstick humour. The day to day life of the royal caste tends to get dull with all the fine arts an Ixian of his caste is meant to enjoy.
"How did it all go to shit!?! I was always attentive, and there hasn't been an uprising since those terrans were tamed for the palace. I mean we mostly neuter the problematic ones anyways, so why all the sudden aggression?", he shouted in agitation at the emptiness in front of him.
Speeding through the royal garden which in actuality is a repurposed Savannah of the island the palace is on. The Ixian was a beast of speed. Perfectly honed and trained over decades, and genetically maintained over eons, he always proudly held that he was the fasted in his brood of 16. Making a name for himself among the other broodkin for being the most genetically suited for the rank of high general (not that there was any need for generals, there hasn't been need for war in so long). Of course the Ixians always pride themselves in having no excess potential, and adapting your environment to suit your biology, but it never hurts to have perfect biology. That's the true pride of an Ixian.
That innate need to change the universe rather than changing themselves is what led to their vast interstellar empire. One that reached from constellation to constellation and then eventually to the arms of entire galaxies, terraforming worlds to the same environment they were already adapted to. Since forcing nature into one's bidding was the most sacred duty of any that shared a lick of Ix biology.
Which was why the Ix was confident in themselves. This Ixian in particular surely felt surprised, but mainly he was only moderately upset at the sudden change of situation, from being comfortable in the royal dining hall to sudden exercise.
"Everything can be changed back. Everything can be changed back." It repeated the mantra to itself. As it began to relax and turn its snarled sharp mouth into a toothy grin.
"Yes, there is nothing to worry about at all. Then let's make a game plan. Just need to make it to the space port at the harbour. Grab a ride out and find someone else to take the fall. That old royal butler is as ancient as the dirt of the broodworld. Hell, he probably was there when it vanished in the shadow of the holy empire's long past." chuckling to himself at the quite witty remark, but saddened that no one else was there to hear it.
Should be realistic enough for the others to believe. But first things first, I need to reach the harbour-master. It thought while its dense muscles powered the beastly lizard-like form on its journey, as it bound in the direction of its destination at top speed on all fours.
The blood red sun was already kissing the horizon by the time the Ixian went to nearly collapse under exhaustion of the extended sprint. He hasn't ran this far and fast than when he a young broodling that won competitions and competitions in the royal sports. I think I might have overdid it. He thought while massaging the oncoming threat of a sneaky cramp in his hind leg.
The Ixian were well known for speed. But their stamina was another thing. There bodies simply didn't have the evolved features for long distance travel. There was never truly any need in the past, as their very steady and controlled climate and sparsely diverse ecosystem on Ix never truly required much challenge.
It turned its panting head to face the way it came, gazing proudly at the great distance it made in such a short while.
But something was off by that view. Something different to what he was expecting. The view itself was mostly fine. Well, as fine as a smoking mark in the distance, presumably from the summer palace being engulfed in flame and spitting great plumes of black smoke. But no, something about this view chilled him to this spine. Craning his neck from his vantage point he could swear there was a small speck in the distance.
What on great Ix is that?
All of a sudden realisation hit like a rock on a peaceful pond. Something was following him. Something unknown and cold was making its way to his location. He was certain it wasn't any of his guards, all guards permitted to serve under the royal summer home were Ixian of course. Physically bred for their strength and speed, and placed into roles of importance like protecting the higher caste such as himself. (Whereas this day being the only exception). It did look like he was the only Ixian that actually made it out of the palace so far. Ixians are able to cover short distances in phenomenal speed, akin to a scaly 4 legged beast of the hunt.
No this was something else.
Feeling a very small panic build up inside, but veiling that cold, unwanted terror as impatience at how far he still needs to travel yet. Lord La'Ix flexed his anterior legs and sped on leaving behind a red-yellow cloud of dust in his wake.
He frowned. Feeling strange at a never before felt sensation. Like something in the back of his perfectly designed brain was screaming a silent, but terrifyingly familiar warning.
"Ix itself is an ancient world. Temperate in climate, while abundant in vegetation and small game. It is unknown how the Ixian was formed on paradise.
The old priest can drum into your heads that I'Ix made us into being by indenting his form in the sand of the first beach and filling the shape with his life. Moulding us into being.
The heretic would counter and say we evolved from a previous species akin to ourselves over the course of untold lengths of time.
The philosopher would suggest that only on paradise would the sentient universe fill in the space for the perfect beings to enjoy the fruits of existence.
Lastly, even the lowest caste Ixian would point and laugh at the rest and say 'why talk about antiquity, when we can make more paradise to fill the heavens'."
-A popular Ixian parable
Lord La'Ix bolted up all of a sudden from his resting spot. Heart suddenly beating frantically. The stars had barely enough time to shift positions when last rested his weary body, only a couple hours must have passed since dusk fell and the world plunged into night.
The silence of the Savannah made sound from afar travel better. Aside from the quiet rustling of the wind he wasn't so sure what he heard. Assuming his bored ears were playing tricks on him.
Calming down, curling up on the flat cool rock he found he started to drift to the shadowless lands where all Ixian go when they dream...
Drums, no, not drums. Some sort of mechanical tool? Not that I ever heard of a tool that just beat the ground senseless. A strange beating sound could be heard, pounding into the ground. As he stayed frozen and very awake, he could have sworn it was getting louder. Closer.
CRACK. SNAP. CRACK.
Suddenly the entire valley echoed the sounds of a few broken sticks.
La'Ix jumped up, whirling around, and came to face something approaching fast that could only be described as a cold predator, not that there were any predators on the homeworld's recorded history. But every cell in his aching body reacted the same. DANGER, DANGER, RUN, RUN.
The silver light of the planet's 3 moons barely lit the valley but what that light bounced off of was a figure in motion. Front Legs pumping up and down, nostrils flaring, eyes too close together, and pupils so large it was like staring at darkness itself.
Hold on there are only 2 legs right? Sudden familiarity hit him hard, memories of last night's entertainment stained his mind. In the name of Ix is that a Terran?!?
La'Ix didn't realise it then, but it was looking at a Terran, despite the Terrans characteristics looking different to the standard slave he was used to seeing. The pumping body of the runner was made for such long distances. Sweat acting as a cooling mechanism, making the man glisten in the harsh moonlight, the enlarged nostrils taking in all the air the body needs for this type of strenuous activity. And the enlarged pupils, made for adjusting to low light environments.
Down on the plains of the Savannah were two creatures. One a perfect evolutionary miracle, practically evolution's first try gone right, Perfectly made for its environment and was never truly exposed to varying climates and environments. And the other, having crawled through the primordial ooze, and struggled and fought its way through dangers, diseases, and competition on its own horrifying world. Where deadly heat in deserts can dry out any living thing, and such freezing poles that can turn anything that enters it in pure ice.
The man's lean and sweat-slicken form was steadily making its way towards the frozen statue of La'Ix. Just as he got within 50 paces did La'Ix sprint away scattering pebbles in its path the echoes of which bounced back from the valley's sharp walls. Undeterred, the chaser kept steadily running. Jaws grit. Eyes locked on afar.
And afar was its prey. Sprinting away.
HOW IN IX'S NAME DID THAT THING KNOW WHERE I AM? The La'Ix in a fit of sudden excitement mixed with a heavy dose of panic, began its high octane sprint from the sudden looming threat of being found. Hind Legs propelling the creature's body forward, while its front arms, which were historically also for four legged locomotion, pulled the terrain closer with each stride. Increasing its momentum until it reached max speed.
"Broodling La'Ix!" said a stern but educated voice.
"Huh? Oh! Yessir!" a young Ix jumped to attention still thinking about more enjoyable things specifically outside of the classroom walls.
"Well? Can you please answer my question or will you make your other broodkin wait until Ix falls to ash first", the tutor said expectantly, prompting several muffles giggles in the room.
"Sorry sir. What makes the Ixian race its place in eternity is the attention we put in perfection. After our home-world of Ix's climate and terrain began to change, the leaders from antiquity decreed we carry on the spirit of the home-world in maintaining a consistent biological and genetic profile that will always be suited to Ix's surface. As we change worlds to be more like Ix, we can spread the spirit of Ix to them. As such, Change is- uh, change is..."
"Change is the poison of perfection, Remaining unchanged for Ix enable us to carry its spirit to other planets in the heavens", continued the tutor. "Well you certainly paid some attention to today's lesson at the very least. But remember that final part. It's the last of the core tenants you will need to remember."
"Yessir!"
A good half night passed on the surface of the Savanna. Where a previously noble and alert Ixian who took great care in appearances and status was no longer to be seen. Instead of that proud domineering alien representative of ix was a dishevelled, dusty, ragged creature, dehydrated, hungry, and exhausted from the various sprints it forced itself to endure to stay ahead of fate's ever closing hand.
Is this the sword of Damocles that was mentioned in the ancient Terran records? Always hanging down on those who hold power and seek more? Fate's sharp blade? But why me? I was never in any real power. All I wanted out of this life was a comfortable posting with no dirt and grime from the lower worlds. Why me? Why now? Why do I-
La'Ix snapped himself out of a daze. Is he here- No, no I should be far far away from that Terran now. Maybe I can find some-
A dim glow interrupted its train of thought. Much too early to be the Sunrise on the Emperor's summer planet, and much to low to be the light from one of it's 2 moons. It was a light from a town.
"That's right!" The Ixian barely managed to rasp in between haggard breaths. Its body barely able to continue the amount of self inflicted abuse it has suddenly been put in.
A lot more hunched over than the Ixian was earlier. It made its way towards a small town it knew was in between the palace and the harbour. The emperor loved his royal rustic towns and villages. It is said that his royal emperor would sometimes tour around them marvelling at the romantic theme of a simple rustic life. Although getting a personal town full of Ixians required a lot of lower caste be forced into long and expensive work contracts as background entertainers for the king's planet, all this excessive show of wealth was partially for peackocking the emperor's reputation, and partially for his own personal enjoyment. The Emperor is almost culturally required to flaunt his royal wealth in all forms in order to keep connections with all the royal houses. An emperor that doesn't shower their supporting aides and houses with grand gifts is fated to eventually be found cold on the floor of the royal banquet due to 'suicide from accidentally ingesting poison', as was the previous emperor.
To avoid such an unfortunate passing, the Higher Royals would trade vast resources, delicacies, and even exotic slaves to court 'royal favours'. Slaves of the Terran variety especially are considered to be the most unique of gifts the empire has ever acquired.
Terrans weren't necessarily large and bulky. Fighters were assigned to the Slave Obniraks. Powerful creatures used to fill the fields on tougher worlds where mechanical services would be deemed to expensive. The growth of a Obnirak into full working adulthood is only a few cycles. Meaning mass producing a workforce is quite an easy feat.
Terrans instead would take vast cycles to mature from a childling to an average adult. Meaning growing a slave force would take vast quantities of resources, immense patience, and strict guidance from their owners as to not create faulty creatures. All of which increases the general standing on any house that manages to keep a vast amount of Terran slaves in the best quality.
Terrans weren't necessarily docile and obedient. That role was perhaps given to the oldest slave race the Ix ever controlled. The Iralisa. It was known that they were made remarkably docile due to generations upon generations of select breeding, and pruning off the 'aggressive traits' from the gene pool. However, that led to the adverse effect of physically weakening them to a point where such docility and lack of a frame to keep up with their workload led to a general lack of Ixian interest and were subsequently purified.
Terrans are notoriously independent and herd-minded in larger quantities. Similar to growing a very stubborn Terulian Rose Vine. Which only looks impressive when great care have been given. Terrans need to be given an illusion of being ever so slightly free. Which typically involves owning vast amounts of land and nature to let them roam and graze. Of course, the only ones that can accommodate grand work forces of Terrans are the larger houses with the appropriate territory for humans, as is studied in the Ixian art of Servitude.
One can only guess which species is the Emperor's favourite.
The following town should indeed have both, low caste Ixians, and possibly none of the Emperor's favourite slaves.
The Ixian approached the glowing town. As it reached closer it straightened its back, upright on its hindlegs in the royal fashion. And proclaimed. "It is I! La'Ix, royal courtier. Lend me aid imme-"
Something is off. Not a single shadow in the town, I can see lights but no movement, where is every-
After turning the corner to the center of the small town, the dustied and weary creature froze in its tracks when it saw it. A pit nearly as wide as an Ixian land cruiser and who knows how deep filled with a stench so powerful it watered his eyes. Despite the Ixian's lack of a proper sense of smell. It knew the foul fetor of death.
The crudely dug pit was nearly overflowing when he approached it. Large, smoking, smouldering pyres cast that eerie light that had drawn him in.
"H-how? Wha-What the..." he trailed off when a local species of Laran boar growled and squealed as it tore a dead Ixian limb from the mountain of corpses.
"Who could've..."
He stopped. The shock of seeing his own kind laid like broken dolls in a bleeding pit slowly faded, replaced by a numbness. The Ixian had just noticed they were of Ix. Only of Ix.
Not a single terran colour was visible in the black and spotted pit of bodies. Not a single slave body was visible.
I-Impossible...
His legs gave way, either from the strain of the entire nights run, the horror facing him, or the threat from behind. He just dropped.
Minutes passed, or hours. It was hard to tell. But the Ixian lay slumped. Body unwilling to move further. Battered flesh unwilling to be propelled by a shattered spirit.
Mind slowly spinning up again. Thoughts began whirring to life in its mind. Could the rumours actually have been true? It had read the sparse reports of odd activity from certain Ixian-controlled worlds on the outer arms of the empire. Small uprisings of unknown origin. Hardly anything of note. If it had no affect on the greater houses then it was of no real concern to Ix and its emperor.
Could this threat have made its way to the centre arm already? Impossible. But what else could have done this to us?
Something caught the Ixian's eyes. In the middle of the pit it stood. A large stake, wet with deep Ixian crimson, dripping ever so slowly. Towering over the pit like a battlefield flag was a head of an Ixian rammed onto the tip of the spike. But the particular detail that caught the Ixian's eyes was a symbol cut into the flesh of the large forehead.
Looking from the outward-in. Eight concentric rings, which proceeded to get smaller and smaller in size until it reached a dark mass at the centre of the symbol. The Ixian never forgot the symbol and the affect it had on it.
Eight concentric rings, and a centre mass. Eight rings, and a mass. Eight- Eight what? Eight planets? And a star? ...
A growing pool of cold dread rose in its guts that made it shiver despite the fair night. This dread reflected the sharp reality on its frigid surface.
This Ixian was well-bred, well-trained, and well-educated. Although anyone with a basic education would know of such a pattern.
Terra and her sisters. THEIR star system...
Thump, thump, thump, thump.
It's not possible!-
Knowing what that sound meant, the Ixian tried to whirl around, its body barely being able to heed its masters commands. Just when it was starting to move again it felt it.
Sudden sharp agony. Sudden sharp, raging agony. The Ixian looked at it's hind leg. A sharpened wooden stake was jutting out of it.
It loud out a tight lipped scream, as it grasped the pulsating wound as one does immediately after an injury. It barely had enough time to look up at its attacker when the Terran bolted forward, shortening the distance between hunter and prey from metres to mere paces. The Ixian barely had enough time to block the hand grasping the knife as the arm flew forward at the last minute with a crash.
What phenomenal force!
Using the momentum from that sprint plus the wind up of his arm. The Terran was able to impart a phenomal show of force for a creature its size. That's when La'Ix for the first time saw a human in its raw unchanged form. Great beads of sweat collecting dust on its brow, to prevent it from entering the eyes. The constant release of sweat from the countless pores on its soft fleshy skin. Constant cooling? Even the visible veins and capillaries visible from the fire light.
What a beast of endurance-
Suddenly the horizon fell before the Ixian only to reveal the inky black sky dotted with pigments from stars like a painters masterpiece. When did I look up? Then a crash and blunt force from the ground.
The Ixian had been toppled over by that ferocious exchange of force.
Barely able to get up due to the wind being knocked out of its single large lung, the searing pain in its hind leg, and the exhaustion from the chase. It was too late. The terran was already on top of it. Taking up the entire view of the sky as the terran stepped forward into its field of vision.
The sudden perspective change made a once small and frail looking slave look grander than life, grander than all the legends told to Ixian broodlings.
The punches rained down. Repeatedly. A constant bombardment of beating rained like the drops of rain before the first dew. The previous pain in its leg forgotten, to invite a new visitor in the form of blunt force trauma. So ferocious were the raw blows to its carapace that the Ixian felt the exoskeleton crack under the increasing pressure and strain.
Something cracked, another thing snapped. The amount of pain too much to comprehend. The neurons firing in its second brain just assumed it was everywhere. Its half-working eye glimpsed the fist as it came down for the nth time. Red and split knuckles, revealing pure white bone beneath—a reinforced weapon. The perfect natural offence. All the muscles moved to propel it downwards where something else cracked and split.
Is this where I die?
As if understanding its fate the Ixian's form slumped over. Its body barely holding onto the natural exoskeleton shielding that covered its chest and facial area. Fluids leaking from the cracks that went too deep, and who knows how many internal ribs are shattered.
Its body, knowing that that more movement will cause more injuries, and further stimuli would confuse it further. It simply shut down.
The last moments it had as it fell backwards on its side. Was a small running figure. Hand clutching wooden spears. But the truly petrifying sight was behind it. A vast shadow flickering from the light of the lit pyres from the hunter in front of it. A shadow cast so large, jagged, and menacing it appeared to swallow the town whole.
And into a hole did the Ixian fall. A vacuum with no sensation or thought. Just darkness.
How... did we never notice such a... monster... in their... shadow...
All Ixians were taught about 'violence' and 'conflict' at an early age. As a sort of rite of passage that any of them would go through as they survive their early broodling days. As Ix have no natural predators, they had begun to instil a serving of some necessary conflict to keep their generations fresh and somewhat physically strong. As a precaution, only rudimentary forms of civil sports, races, shows of strength and courage were ever really explored. But always in a controlled and calm settings, as there would never be any true need for actual conflict.
As there was always a need to maintain ones own environment. The need never arose for the development of fighting techniques and schools of training. That was one of the best parts of being an Ix that many thought. Having supreme control over the worlds you inhabit means setting gravity, atmospheric pressure, humidity, and temperatures to the perfect levels for comfort replaced any need for biological change. Why grow when you can keep everything the same way, how you like it.
They were a vast empire. An empire of statues.
-Excerpt from the history of extra-solarian species, Author unknown
It awoke to a burning radiating heat from in front. The large sun was already starting to set on the horizon when it awoke. Had a whole day passed? Or two?
Trying to block the setting sun from its eyes it couldn't. "What?...", barely made out in a whisper.
I'm tied up.
And indeed the Ixian was right. Tied up next to a small brook, with a scorching fire in front of it. The monster nowhere to be seen.
"No good... it's too tight", it grunted in an attempt to escape its bindings.
Going slack in defeat it avoided any additional movement. Not having the energy to spare to move. It was lucky to have always been lazy at shedding its carapace - a frequent nag from its broodmother - might just have become its salvation in this case.
Thank Ix.
So there it stayed.
Hours passed. The Sun fully set and the stars awake in this dark world barely lit up the wildlands. Only the prisoner in this cone of firelight existed out here.
A rustling up ahead caught the prisoner's attention disturbing the eerily still silence of the Savannah night. And ungodly horror of a squeal ruptured the air invoking a deep visceral terror within the bound prisoner. Something. Something close but just outside the firelight was eyeing it, glinting from beyond the light. Those dark predatory eyes stabbed the prisoner with a sudden coldness. All while the squealing suddenly halted. SNAP. SQUELCH.
Now it came, emerging into the light. A beast. Holding a knife in one bloodied hand, dripping on the dirt. And dragging by the leg, a massive adult Laran boar grotesquely smearing thick blood still warm from the cut in the neck on the dirt.
The prisoner watched, barely moving, barely breathing. Frozen with the horror in front of it as the bloodied carcass was skinned; fur sliced away with harsh, scraping sounds with the crude knife. Spurting remaining blood all over the site.
The pink naked flesh then washed in the brook, leaving a distinct smell of oxidised blood in the air, before being skewered and roasted over the roaring flames. Fat popping violently in the heat.
In this gruesome display, the beast revealed not just a fate for the boar, but a dark hint of what might come. The realisation struck deep—this could be more than just a demonstration; it was a terrifying preview of its own potential end.
It passed out again.
Only to be awoken by the haunting echoes of a wild, desperate squeal that once thrummed through the savannah's eerie silence. Dare it open its eyes?
After a great heavy effort -utilizing its every last drop of courage- one eye cracked open. And what it saw. Made it regret ever having done so.
Right across from it, the hunter was a grotesque silhouette against the flickering fire. Grasping a severed boar leg was a mouth viciously biting, ripping, tearing into the flesh with primal ferocity. Each bite was deliberate, each tear of sinew was a clear, calculated demonstration of supreme savagery. Its jaw muscles bulged with the force of a bite.
All the while, the eyes—deep, abyssal pits—fixed intently on the prisoner. Deepest black pits stared back at it. Watching. Observing. Calculating, with a dark intelligence. it was calculating. It was relishing the terror it inspired and the control it exerted. Or planning its next meal.
The sounds of ripping flesh filled the thick, blood-soaked air. Deep into the night. Deep into this never-ending nightmare.
Never once did the prisoner move. Not an iota. Frozen in abject horror.
The night passed quietly. After the feast the human had, or the desecration of life that the prisoner saw, whichever way you look at it. The human nodded off to sleep. Content in the success of his mission. But the tied up creature had no such rest. Sending silent pleas to the stars that it might be saved. But not daring to make a sound, less it awaken that sleeping horror. Or was it sleeping? Dear Ix, it might be watching me. Feigning sleep to keep an eye on its meal. Dear Ix I'm next...
All through the night, the demons plagued its mind. Until the warmth of the morning rose, and with it the sound of an Ixian cruiser.
Elation could not be an understatement for the tired, tied, beat, and bruised thing. Craning its neck to the direction of the sound about to bellow out an Ixian warning to the demon resting next it.
"BE CAREFUL! THERE'S ONE HERE-". It stopped speaking. That previous elation it felt at a saviour arriving to rescue it from the demons grasp, fizzled out like a drop of water in a drought.
That all so familiar cold remained. And the dryness of despair. As pairs of dark pupils shot back at it.
On the cruiser were tall adult Terrans. Clean cut, well fed, well dressed Terrans. Four, no Six, no eight of them. All hanging onto the side of cruiser while it made its way to their location. Compared to the demon waking up beside it, these creatures were organised. A savageness neatly packaged in a uniform with a symbol. The prisoners eyes grew wide in its sunken sockets. 8 rings, and a centre mass. They must be the cause of, well all this.
Accepting fate, its head fell in part defiance, in part to avoid the stinging eyes of these others. It felt their gaze burn through—cold, cruel, calculating. There is nothing I can do any longer.
"You're finally here. What took you so long?" The runner said to his approaching comrades, "Took all night to catch up to him."
"Hey Jan, great work", the tall militant woman shot back. With a playful punch to his arm. "Guess all that cardio really paid off, didn't I tell you it would!" She let out a playful guffaw.
"Thanks Chel", replied Jan.
"Ok chop chop people, we're on a schedule. We need to reach the port ASAP remember? Come on Jan, rest up all you like, you're still on the clock."
"Aye sir." Jan shot back in a mock salute, gaining a sneer from the commandant, then a sneaky smile.
"Don't forget your trash. And make sure its breathing still."
It creaked open its eyes, seeing pairs of boots moving towards it and standing in front. In silence. Then all of a sudden, felt pairs and pairs of hands pull and tug. and lift it up The thing let out a pathetic silent sob. While it was loaded in the back of the cruiser, face up. Staring at eyes, piercing black dots peering back. It could never understand what was being felt by those eyes and those faces.
Ixians wear their emotions on their carapace; spots and stripes would slowly appear in certain parts, representing emotions and feeling that their bodies felt in a general sense. But the most private thoughts were of course, still kept private.
But this. This was just too foreign. The eyes never stopped. Even in the swaying movement of the cruiser the pupils never broke contact. Those eyes. As if it was peering into it, envelops your entire mind. There was no way to hide, even hiding in his inner self would do no good. Those eyes. Those predator eyes can find me anywhere I try to escape to. Inside and out.
Some times passes.
"You know. I lost good friends to the royal caste. Especially to this one's brood clan or whatever they like to call it." One of them was looking right at it when they said it. It turned its eyes over to the source. A short one, with a slave scar on the neck said it. A scar that shot through his memories. A scar inflicted to property owned by, his brood. This one is dangerous..., it thought.
Jan, and the others didn't look but felt it. The cold darkness in that tone made it clear what it intended to do.
The female militant, Chel, I think her name was. Slowly reached to the side arm on her holster. Sensing the oncoming problem.
"You still understand me don't you? I've had to watch good people die. Damn good people." The scarred one one stood, grabbing the upper rail of the cruiser to steady themselves. "I hear that even if you get ill, you become the entertainment for the night. What was it now?" She paused for a brief second. "Oh I remember".
"Stil" Chel said slowly. "Cool it". Hand still on the butt of the sidearm.
Not hearing or not wanting to reply. Stil continued. "Torn apart by those raptor pets. Hands or feet cut off as souvenirs for those fucked-up parties and those fucked-up guests. Oh yea, and the 'toy play' or whatever they call it. Can't have Ken and Barbie fight back now, can we?"
Stil leaned closer to the now cowering, shaking thing, "I wonder which one was your favourite." The words cut through La'Ix like an icicle. This was the first time these demons actually spoke to it directly. And it didn't like it. It could sense the venom from the words.
"Stil..." Chel slowly got up, hand still at the ready. "I said cool it." The line had a steely warning to it. Chel wouldn't risk the mission. Even if it meant doing what must be done.
Agonizing seconds passed. The cowering, shaking thing seemed to grow whiter and whiter by the second, It's spots clearly showing what it felt. Staring up, Not willing to move but being unable to hide. It felt the absolute crushing weight of the present. Grinding it down to a paste.
Everyone stayed still. The two militants didn't move. The rest didn't seem to even have paid attention to the converstation, still looked away.
Longer passed.
Stil smiled, "Oh come on Chel, you know I wouldn't do anything to our friend here? You know I was just playing around." Stil laughed. Chel didn't react.
Stil immediately crouched, faced the shaking prisoner inches apart eye to eye, and in a whisper said "Right friend?"
She wants me to reply? Dear Ix I can't even think with those eyes in front of me What do I do?! What do I say?!
"Right. Friend?" Stil repeated slower and colder. Like the blade of a surgeon hovering over skin, ready to plunge.
The gears of its Ixian brain grinded to a screeching halt. In utter desperation to find a reply it simply gave up. Instead, it felt a warmth slowly spread. Slowly spread between its hind legs. It had released its bladder.
"BAHAHAHAHA LOOK AT IT" Stil roared in laughter. The sound of it rattling the prisoners brain with the sound. Disorienting its senses. "NOW THAT'S CLASSIC TIMING IF I'VE EVER SEEN IT!" She plopped back down face red and still laughing.
The Ixian didn't know what to do but tremble and sob silently on the cold surface of the cruiser surrounded by laughter. and the warmth of its piss. It tried to plug its ears. But the sound still came. Laughter. Laughter. Laughter. Dear Ix, what are these demons... where are they taking me? To hell?...
The cruiser kept cruising. Towards the port across the island. Trailing laughter behind. Or to the sobbing wreck of a thing, demonic cackling.
The scent of familiarity wafted into the senses of the prisoner as the cruiser started to slow. The smell of the salt, the chirping of familiar aviaries. Sound of the crash of sea. The port.
Braving a sentence for the first time in for what seems eternity. It let out a question "...w..w..where ... why... are... ... we ...h... here?" It managed to say shakily, eyes downcast.
As if in response, a sharp shove greeted it from the back and a hard hit on the ground was as much of an answer it was getting.
"Move it", Jan said gruffly.
They walked. the ixian still bound but free to walk in the middle of the group of humans. Towards a destination still not known. The walk twisted, and turned, and twisted again. One thing struck out to the prisoner. It was too clean, especially for what it was expecting, it's last experience being in the previous blood-soaked town laden with bodies and carrion eaters.
The port town was completely silent, free from the regular hustle and bustle it usually had even when the emperor was not present. And superbly clean. Not a single piece of dirt to be seen. Not a single Ixian either. Where did everyone go? Did they make it out somehow when these invaders came?
In the background, the surf broke relentlessly.
Piercing eyes caught the prisoners glance, as it wandered curiously around the town. Realising its mistake La'Ix tried to look away but the burning gaze gripped his own.
As if reading its soul. The human answered the hidden question bubbling up in La'Ix. "You should've seen them your royal majesty". The one called Stil said while bending in mocking courtesy.
The surf pounded the shore even more loudly now.
"They don't swim well. Especially the young ones. They dropped like stones. Turning all white by the time they stopped moving."
Louder now. The sea roared.
Nothing came. Not a thought in La'Ix's mind. Its mind struggled to comprehend the depth of what was said by Stil, the scarred human.
The waves boomed louder now. Louder than the sun, echoing louder than the screams of all the Ixians that must have perished.
It saw the lips of the standing-devil in front of it. But all the came from its blood red lips were obscured by the sound of the pounding of the waves. The echoes of drowned kin, thudding and slapping against the shore, merged with the relentless surf in La'Ix's mind.
This is for our sins.
Wave after wave, the relentless surge continued, each one a haunting reminder of the souls lost to the sea, each crash a ghostly thud of bodies hitting the shore.
Very slowly did some exhausted neuron in the Ixian's head come to a conclusion as to how these creatures in front of it can be so relentless, so cruel, and so evil. When pushed to beyond its breaking point, did their true carnivorous instincts rear their ugly head.
Oh dear Ix. What sort of environment could breed such demons?
La'Ix didn't remember what happened next. The memories feel like a distant dream now as he sits watching the port sky now.
The aching brand on his forehead of the 8 ringed system, pulsed in pain—a departing gift from his newly made friends, stung from the salty sea air.
He barely recalls the staggered walk from the empty inter-arm transmission office and the inputting of his biometric royal seal. He barely even remembers the message that was sent under his name and signature
And even less does he remember what he heard what will happen next.
All alone now, he stares at the sky of the empty port town. As he watches more royal ships enter the atmosphere.
He gazes upward, thoughtlessly, statue-like Knowing fate will come for them all. Fate in the form of piercing black eyes and a monster so large it can fit in a shadow.
A single thought, carried its way from above the despair to the surface. Slowly. Like a bubble in a pool of tar.
What was I meant to tell the emperor again?

Hey everyone, I made an account on here since I'm not sure how else I could interact with the community of this game. I've started playing this game around 4 weeks ago and I'm loving it so far!
There is one aspect of the game I like the most: decorating my kingdom. I've went all-out and my current objective in the game is making a kingdom that is as beautiful as it is "functional" (every building being accessible, the layout making sense etc). And eventually, I would love to have multiple kingdoms that are totally different from each other, but still tick all the check marks.
And here comes the purpose of my post: I want to find more people that are as enthusiastic as I am about decorating their kingdoms!
Whenever I'm stuck waiting, for example for an arena refresh, I find myself visiting kingdoms. Whether it's people in my friends list or people that get recommended to me, I love admiring and analysing different decorated kingdoms. Their approach, stylistic choices and building placements, the list goes on! I'd love visiting towns like that more than once, but many of them have their friends list full or another reason to not add me back (I can imagine some people prefer to add people they know, or people that can speak their language)
I'd rather not mention my in-game name in this post, so dm me if you'd like to be friends! I'm very active, send gifts daily and occasionally send prestige gifts to my current friends as well!

My boyfriend (24, M) is very sweet but very self assured. Even if he is wrong, he is confident that he is right unless you can defend your statement. Luckily for me (23,F), this was a trait I noticed early, so if I want him to agree with me about something, I bring it up whilst prepared to defend it. When I defend it logically and can answer any question about it confidently, even with feigned confidence, he agrees wholeheartedly and praises my intelligence. (he can be a "oh u like that band? name three songs" sort of guy sometimes)
Where I struggle sometimes is finding ways to let him lead and come to a certain conclusion himself. If he wants to be my husband someday, as he says, I expect him to routinely upkeep his portion of the household chores -especially if we are both employed. Basically, though, I just refuse to do his laundry or do the dishes solo because I already do most of the cooking (happily, it's how I express love. I just want shared responsibility with it. If I cook, u clean up after & vice versa. unless we cook together. then we would simply clean together)
I dont expect a spotless catalogue house, but I would like clear floors, because our apartment is small and we need the floor space, and tidy kitchen countertops, because I need room for me to prep & prepare dinner each night
He has ADHD, so, for example, he doesn't pick up on the social cues of me leaving the trash can by the door, because he probably doesn't even remember seeing the trash can there, or he did see it, but thought of something else immediately. Or perhaps weaponized incompetence, I wont rule it out because I do it too
He also has a bad habit of leaving his clothes on the floor and letting his laundry pile up and spill over (we share most chores but we do laundry individually). The last time I tried asking him directly to pick up after himself, he became defensive. I know from guy friends that nagging is not the way to go about it for sustainable change in routine
How can I get him to do better about routinely picking up his clothes, rinsing his dishes, and taking out the trash WITHOUT nagging/deliberately asking?
TLDR: we share many household chores but we do our laundry individually. my boyfriend lets his laundry pile up on the floor of our apartment and spill out of his laundry basket onto the floor. Because of his ADHD and living habits, he also leaves a lot of stuff out and doesn't put things back in general. How can I get him to be more tidy without nagging him or directly telling him I want it done? If possible, how can I change his psychological association with the task of putting away his possessions to where doing it routinely is more second nature? Lol

Heyo,
Have my first tattoo upcoming and want a tiger. After a lot of searching I found japenese style to be really cool and booked (paid depoist) with this artist https://www.instagram.com/p/C6tWlC5L9oq/
Now I'm scared as I'm looking to grow into patchwork that this wont fit in the future with non-japenese style. For example if I want some American traditional/neotraditional pieces on my forearm.
Am i wrong? I love the tiger but want it to mix with others

Hello ! First of all, I know there have been a lot of similar posts, but I believe this type of content has endless discussion potential and it's fun sharing or debating stuff. I started to learn Godot around 2 months ago. Before that, I've used game frameworks such as PyGame, Love2D and MonoGame. But after I've realized that finishing a game is more important to me than reinventing the wheel, I've decided to give Godot a try. Godot 4.2.2 with C# I started with Godot 4 and I've played with it around. I can't say I finished something impressive up until now, but I've got an intuition of what Godot can or can't do based on my previous experience with game frameworks (as a Python/C# developer). Everything was nice, GDScript is very simple to use but personally I would've preferred Python directly. To a beginner I would say GDScript is good, but for experienced programmers or people who aspire to become programmers, C# is much more fit (it also opens doors to the entire C# ecosystem, so I believe this will easily allow you to integrate your game with a DB or use another physics engines without dabbling too much with plugins). So I started to use Godot 4.2.2 with C# and...for me, it's almost unusable. I've spent hours trying to fix errors and nothing works. I will start with the problems I've encountered : -Every time you create a new ".cs" script, the syntax of the script isn't highlighted in the editor's IDE. Most of the time you can fix that by closing all the scripts and reopening them, but sometimes an entire engine restart is required. -When you create more ".cs" scripts, the editor freezes and requires a process termination from the task manager (that happened to me more than 10 times in one hour). -If you name your scene "LevelOne", the editor will automatically name your ".tscn" file using the snake_case convention "level_one.tscn" (I don't know if this is intended but it's very annoying). -Sometimes, playing the scene simply fails due not finding the scene/scripts in the resource folder or not finding the .NET SDK (this happened even when my project was new and empty once, I had only one empty scene). It's impossible to recover a project that suffers from that (in my experience), you have to create a new project. Godot 3.5.3 with C# I've used Godot with GDScript before, but I want to ditch that in the favor of using C#. So I swapped to an older version. Here, every of the problems listed above disappeared completely. I truly feel Godot 3.5.3 (again, speaking of C#) is much more ready for being used in production than currently Godot 4.2.2 is. Yes, I am aware Godot 4 is bringing a lot of improvements and is still in development, especially on 3D, but I don't think it's ready with it's C# integration (GDScript worked fine on 4.2.2 though, but I can't say I tested it quite long). I think I've spent entire hours of trying to search for solutions of fixing Godot 4 without any success. Also, on a personal note, Godot 3.5.3 has a better feeling in terms of color scheme/UI than Godot 4 and is more smooth (Godot 4.2.2 has occasional "frame-drops"). What do you think? What is your experience? Personally, I would recommend to any beginner or team who wants to start a project to use Godot 3. Again, I might be wrong, and I am carefully considering your feedback and solutions you might provide for my problems, but based on my experience (and what I've read on other posts too), Godot 3 feels like an mature engine, whereas Godot 4 feels very buggy, a ticking bomb that could explode anytime without any warning.

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import telnetlib
import time
class TelnetScreen:
def __init__(self, host, port=23):
self.host = host
self.port = port
self.connection = None
self.screen_content = ""
def connect(self):
try:
self.connection = telnetlib.Telnet(self.host, self.port)
self.read_initial_screen()
except Exception as e:
print(f"Failed to connect to {self.host}:{self.port} - {e}")
def read_initial_screen(self):
if self.connection:
self.screen_content = self.connection.read_until(b"\n", timeout=10).decode('ascii')
def send_command(self, command):
if self.connection:
self.connection.write(command.encode('ascii') + b"\n")
time.sleep(2) # Wait for the server to respond
self.update_screen_content()
def update_screen_content(self):
if self.connection:
self.screen_content += self.connection.read_very_eager().decode('ascii')
def get_screen_content(self):
return self.screen_content
def close(self):
if self.connection:
self.connection.close()
def input_command(self):
command = input("Enter command: ")
self.send_command(command)
print("Screen content after sending command:")
print(self.get_screen_content())
class BTreeNode:
def __init__(self, telnet_screen):
self.telnet_screen = telnet_screen
self.left = None
self.right = None
class BTree:
def __init__(self):
self.root = None
def add(self, telnet_screen):
if not self.root:
self.root = BTreeNode(telnet_screen)
else:
self._add(self.root, telnet_screen)
def _add(self, node, telnet_screen):
if node.left is None:
node.left = BTreeNode(telnet_screen)
elif node.right is None:
node.right = BTreeNode(telnet_screen)
else:

For simplicity, add to left subtree if both children exist

self._add(node.left, telnet_screen)
def traverse(self, node):
if node:
print(node.telnet_screen.get_screen_content())
self.traverse(node.left)
self.traverse(node.right)

Usage example

if __name__ == "__main__":

Create a TelnetScreen object for locis.gov

screen1 = TelnetScreen("locis.loc.gov")
screen1.connect()
screen1.send_command("help")
screen2 = TelnetScreen("locis.gov")
screen2.connect()
screen2.send_command("info")
screen3 = TelnetScreen("locis.gov")
screen3.connect()
screen3.send_command("status")

Create a BTree and add TelnetScreen objects

tree = BTree()
tree.add(screen1)
tree.add(screen2)
tree.add(screen3)

Traverse the tree and print screen contents

print("Traversing the BTree:")
tree.traverse(tree.root)

Close all Telnet connections

screen1.close()
screen2.close()
screen3.close()

"I am going to be 48 years old in a few weeks. I have been diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder since I was twenty years old. Much of my life, I have met all of the criteria of this disorder, and I have had a long, hard road ahead once it dawned on me that it was true. I have a fundamental dysfunction in my personality. I cannot cope with the world because at my core, I am unable to maintain stability as a functional adult for long periods of time due to my impulsive nature and my ability to forgive and love unconditionally. I don't know how to reconcile those traits with a healthy and successful life. My relationships are 'ride or die,' with me as the enabledoormat/reactionary drama queen. I tend to date men who need constant, obsessive attention and servitude, with them being the dominant to my submissive, their ego to my down-to-earth, and they are the Narcissist to my Borderline. I don't want to romanticize like so many JokeHarley memes, but this has been the way that it has gone for far too long.
My upbringing wasn't even close to being abusive. I was the only child, and my parents stayed married. I was sheltered, with no physical or sexual abuse; both of my parents were good people who loved me. It wasn't easy; we lacked money but never love. We struggled, but there were so many things that were different than for most people, in cool ways and in ways that were not cool. But never was I considered 'normal.'
One of the challenges of being Borderline is the difficulty in being our own therapist. Not because of this new 'favorite person' misinformation, but because we struggle with justifying anything. We see very little wrong with the way we are; we just need to know how we can make others understand that it's okay that we are intense, unpredictable in a predictable way, and humanly sensitive to everything that affects us. We insert ourselves into everything so we can let it all affect us. We claim that we didn't realize that we're supposed to change because we see no problem with the way we are; it's other people who are concerned, and we are not concerned with what people think (except when we are). So why do we have to change? It's our life, the one that is unmanageable and dysfunctional, and giving us unhoused vibes. This is still our life, and it's not easy to get through that we need to act accordingly because we don't care about your self-esteem; why do you care about ours?
So, we are often pushed into admitting that we can potentially be a little bit much. We are painted into the roles of the serial killer and the horrible Narcissistic Personality Disorder twin flame that nobody trusts because we follow our hearts (and we tend to hold grudges). Our dynamics are different, but we all follow astrology. Our sign is 'complete psycho' most of the time. I have been trying to figure out how to make it so we can get along with the world and it is not our enemy...but people keep messing up the whole situation.
People with borderline personality disorder may exhibit fear of abandonment through intense and unstable relationships. They might go to great lengths to avoid real or perceived abandonment, such as clinging to others, becoming quickly and intensely attached, or displaying extreme reactions (anger, panic, or depression) when they anticipate abandonment.
Abandonment fears can lead to impulsive actions to prevent separation or worse, therefore it's important to seek professional help for a comprehensive understanding and support. Additionally, individuals with BPD may engage in frantic efforts to avoid abandonment, such as making frantic, impulsive gestures to maintain a connection, even if those actions are not in their best interest. They might experience intense feelings of emptiness when alone and may go to extremes to fill that void. These behaviors can strain relationships, making it challenging for individuals with BPD to establish and maintain stable connections with others. Therapy, particularly dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), is often recommended to help manage and address these challenges.
Patterns of instability in borderline personality disorder (BPD) refer to consistent and recurring disruptions in various aspects of a person's life. This instability typically manifests in the following areas:

1. Relationships: Individuals with BPD often experience tumultuous relationships marked by extremes of idealization and devaluation. Their attitudes and feelings toward others may change rapidly, contributing to a cycle of intense, yet unstable, interpersonal connections.
   
2. Self-Image: BPD can involve an unstable sense of self. Individuals may struggle with a fluctuating self-identity, feeling uncertain about who they are, their values, and their life goals. This instability in self-perception can lead to a lack of direction and purpose.
   
3. Emotions: Emotional instability is a hallmark of BPD. Intense and rapidly shifting emotions, such as anger, anxiety, and sadness, can be challenging to regulate. Mood swings may occur in response to external events or perceived threats to relationships.
   
4. Impulsivity: Impulsive behaviors in areas like spending, substance abuse, reckless driving, or unsafe sexual practices are common in individuals with BPD. These actions often stem from a desire to alleviate emotional distress or avoid perceived abandonment.
   

These patterns of instability can significantly impact a person's daily functioning and relationships, making it crucial for individuals with BPD to seek professional help for effective management and support. In the context of borderline personality disorder (BPD), impulsivity refers to engaging in behaviors without careful consideration of the consequences. Individuals with BPD may display impulsive actions in various areas of their lives, such as:

1. Spending: Reckless and impulsive spending, often beyond one's means, is common in individuals with BPD.
   
2. Substance Abuse: Engaging in impulsive and risky behaviors related to substance use, including alcohol and drugs.
   
3. Sexual Behavior: Unplanned and impulsive sexual encounters, sometimes without regard for potential consequences, can occur.
   
4. Reckless Driving: Impulsive and risky driving behaviors, such as speeding or dangerous maneuvers.
   
5. Self-Harm: Engaging in impulsive self-harming behaviors as a way to cope with intense emotions.
   

Impulsivity in BPD can be driven by a desire to alleviate emotional pain, boredom, or to avoid perceived abandonment. Developing coping strategies and emotional regulation skills through therapy, particularly dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), can be beneficial in managing impulsive behaviors associated with BPD.
Identity disturbance in borderline personality disorder (BPD) refers to a pervasive and unstable sense of self. Individuals with BPD may struggle with a coherent and consistent understanding of who they are, which can manifest in several ways:

1. Self-Image Fluctuations: A person with BPD may experience rapid shifts in self-perception, ranging from feeling exceptionally positive to extremely negative about themselves. This can occur within short periods.
   
2. Uncertainty About Goals and Values: Individuals with identity disturbance may have difficulty establishing and maintaining long-term goals or consistent values. They might struggle with defining their life direction and purpose.
   
3. Chameleon-Like Adaptation: Some individuals with BPD may adopt different personas or behaviors in different social situations, often as a means to fit in or avoid rejection. This can lead to a lack of stable and authentic self-expression. Intense Fear of Abandonment: The fear of abandonment can exacerbate identity issues, as individuals may shape their identity based on the perceived expectations or desires of others, leading to a lack of a stable core sense of self.
   

Addressing identity disturbance in BPD often involves therapeutic interventions, such as dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) or psychodynamic therapy. These approaches aim to help individuals explore and develop a more stable and authentic sense of self.
Dissociation in borderline personality disorder (BPD) refers to a coping mechanism where individuals disconnect from their thoughts, feelings, memories, or sense of identity. This disconnection can occur as a response to stress, trauma, or overwhelming emotions. Dissociative experiences in BPD may include:

1. Depersonalization: Feeling detached from oneself, as if observing from outside the body.
   
2. Derealization: Perceiving the external environment as unreal or distorted.
   
3. Amnesia: Gaps in memory, especially related to stressful events or periods of intense emotion.
   
4. Identity Confusion: Momentary lapses in awareness of one's identity or feeling unsure about who they are.
   

Dissociation serves as a way for individuals with BPD to manage distress, particularly when emotions become too overwhelming. However, it can interfere with daily functioning and contribute to difficulties in relationships. Therapy, especially approaches like dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and trauma-focused therapy, may help individuals develop healthier coping mechanisms and address dissociative experiences.
Certainly, here are some examples of dissociative experiences that individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD) may encounter:

1. Depersonalization: Feeling as though you are watching yourself from a distance, almost like being an observer rather than an active participant in your own life.
   
2. Derealization: Perceiving the external world as strange, unreal, or distorted. You may be on a heavy trip off mushrooms and wandering around the closet park in the middle of the night feels different when you are over 40. It hits different, and you can get in a lot more trouble than experimenting teenagers. You're not holding a job long under these circumstances.
   
3. Amnesia: Having periods of time where you cannot recall significant details or events, especially those associated with heightened emotional states or trauma. If you are being sedated for trying to call the same number over and over at three am because you desperately need to move to
   
4. Identity Confusion: Brief moments of not recognizing oneself or feeling uncertain about personal identity, values, or goals. Taking in the attributes of your signiotg
   

It's important to note that dissociative experiences can vary widely among individuals, and not everyone with BPD will necessarily experience these examples. If you or someone you know is experiencing dissociation or other symptoms associated with BPD, seeking professional help from a mental health practitioner is crucial for appropriate diagnosis and support.
Suicidal ideation in borderline personality disorder (BPD) involves persistent thoughts about death, dying, or the desire to end one's life. Individuals with BPD may experience varying degrees of suicidal thoughts, ranging from fleeting notions to detailed plans. Some aspects of suicidal ideation in BPD include:

1. Frequency and Intensity: Suicidal ideation can be a chronic feature, with thoughts occurring regularly or intermittently. The intensity can range from vague thoughts to detailed plans.
   
2. Impulsivity: Individuals with BPD may be prone to impulsive behaviors, and this impulsivity can extend to suicidal acts or self-harming behaviors during periods of emotional distress.
   
3. Sense of Hopelessness: Suicidal thoughts in BPD can be linked to a pervasive sense of hopelessness, often fueled by challenges in relationships, identity, and emotional regulation.
   
4. Coping Mechanism: For some, suicidal ideation may serve as a coping mechanism, providing a perceived escape from emotional pain or a means to regain control.
   

Addressing suicidal ideation in BPD requires immediate attention from mental health professionals. Therapeutic interventions, such as dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), can be effective in helping individuals manage intense emotions and develop healthier coping strategies. If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts, it's crucial to seek help from a mental health professional or a crisis hotline immediately.
Mood swings in borderline personality disorder (BPD) are characterized by rapid and intense changes in emotional states. These fluctuations can occur in response to various triggers or even without apparent cause. Key aspects of mood swings in BPD include:

1. Intensity: Emotions can shift from one extreme to another rapidly, with individuals experiencing intense feelings of joy, anger, sadness, or anxiety.
   
2. Instability: The duration of mood swings can be brief, lasting only a few hours or days. This instability contributes to the challenge of predicting or managing emotional states.
   
3. Triggered by Interpersonal Events: Mood swings in BPD often correlate with interpersonal stressors, such as perceived rejection, criticism, or the fear of abandonment.
   
4. Impact on Relationships: The intensity and unpredictability of mood swings can strain relationships, as others may find it challenging to understand or respond to the rapidly changing emotional landscape.
   

Therapeutic approaches, particularly dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), focus on helping individuals with BPD recognize and regulate their emotions, providing skills to manage mood swings effectively.
The term "Cluster B" refers to one of the four personality disorder clusters outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). Cluster B personality disorders share certain features, including dramatic, emotional, and erratic behaviors. This grouping includes the following personality disorders:

1. Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD): Characterized by instability in relationships, self-image, and emotions, along with impulsive and self-destructive behaviors.
   
2. Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD): Involves an exaggerated sense of self-importance, a preoccupation with fantasies of unlimited success, and a lack of empathy for others.
   
3. Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD): Characterized by a disregard for the rights of others, impulsivity, deceitfulness, and a lack of remorse after harming others.
   
4. Histrionic Personality Disorder (HPD): Involves a need for attention, dramatic and seductive behavior, and intense emotions that may be perceived as shallow.
   

These personality disorders within Cluster B share some common traits, such as difficulties in forming and maintaining relationships, impulsivity, and emotional dysregulation. However, each disorder within the cluster has distinct features and diagnostic criteria. The clustering is a way to organize and understand patterns of personality pathology for diagnostic and treatment purposes.
Diagnosing borderline personality disorder (BPD) typically involves a comprehensive assessment by a mental health professional. Several tools and methods are used to gather information, including:

1. Clinical Interviews: A mental health professional conducts thorough interviews to assess the individual's symptoms, emotional experiences, and history of relationships. These interviews may involve discussions about mood, identity, impulsivity, and interpersonal difficulties.
   
2. Diagnostic Criteria: The assessment often involves evaluating the individual against established diagnostic criteria, such as those outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). Meeting specific criteria is essential for a formal diagnosis.
   
3. Structured Interviews: Mental health professionals may use structured interviews designed to elicit specific information related to BPD symptoms. These interviews help standard ize the diagnostic process.
   
4. Self-Report Questionnaires: Individuals may be asked to complete self-report questionnaires designed to assess various aspects of personality, emotional experiences, and interpersonal functioning.
   
5. Collateral Information: Information from family members, close friends, or other relevant sources may be considered to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the individual's behavior and relationships.
   

It's important to note that a diagnosis of BPD should be made by a qualified mental health professional based on a thorough assessment. Early diagnosis and intervention are crucial for individuals with BPD to receive appropriate treatment and support.
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Seamless Payment Integration Strategies

In the rapidly evolving digital marketplace, ensuring a seamless transaction process is paramount for e-commerce platforms. One of the critical components of this process is the integration of customer data, such as names and emails, into payment systems like PayPal's Create Order API. This integration not only streamlines the checkout experience but also enhances security and personalization, offering customers a smooth and secure payment journey. By leveraging PayPal's API, businesses can automate the transfer of vital customer information, reducing manual input errors and improving overall transaction efficiency.
Moreover, the strategic implementation of PayPal's Create Order API facilitates a more personalized shopping experience, allowing businesses to tailor their services according to customer preferences and purchase history. This level of customization is crucial for building long-term customer relationships and fostering loyalty. Additionally, understanding the technical nuances and best practices for integrating customer data into PayPal's system is essential for developers and e-commerce professionals aiming to optimize their online payment solutions. This integration not only supports operational efficiency but also contributes to a trustworthy and customer-centric e-commerce environment.

Command	Description
fetch()	Used to make network requests to PayPal's API and other endpoints.
JSON.stringify()	Converts JavaScript objects into a string format to send in the request body.
Headers	Used to set HTTP headers like Content-Type and Authorization for the request.

Enhancing E-Commerce Transactions with PayPal Integration

Integrating PayPal's Create Order API into an e-commerce platform significantly elevates the user experience by providing a streamlined, secure, and efficient payment process. This integration allows for the direct transmission of payer details, such as name and email, from the merchant's site to PayPal, facilitating a smoother transaction flow. This seamless integration is not just about improving the speed of transactions; it also plays a crucial role in enhancing security. By automating the data transfer process, the risk of manual entry errors is minimized, and sensitive customer information is handled securely, adhering to PayPal's robust encryption standards. This method ensures that customer trust is maintained, which is paramount in the digital commerce space.
Furthermore, the flexibility offered by PayPal's API supports various transaction types, including one-time payments, subscriptions, and donations, making it an ideal choice for a wide range of business models. Advanced features such as smart payment buttons, which automatically adapt to the user's country and device for an optimized payment experience, further exemplify the thoughtful design of PayPal's solutions. For businesses looking to expand globally, integrating with PayPal offers the added advantage of accepting payments in over 100 currencies, thus broadening their market reach. This comprehensive approach not only simplifies the payment process for customers but also provides merchants with valuable insights into purchasing behaviors, enabling more targeted marketing strategies and business decisions.

Integrating PayPal Order Creation

JavaScript with Fetch API

const url = 'https://api.paypal.com/v2/checkout/orders'; const body = { intent: 'CAPTURE', purchase_units: [{ amount: { currency_code: 'USD', value: '100.00' } }], payer: { name: { given_name: 'John', surname: 'Doe' }, email_address: 'john.doe@example.com' } }; const options = { method: 'POST', headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Authorization': 'Bearer YourAccessToken' }, body: JSON.stringify(body) }; fetch(url, options) .then(response => response.json()) .then(data => console.log(data)) .catch(error => console.error('Error:', error)); 

Optimizing E-Commerce Checkout with PayPal

Integrating PayPal's Create Order API into e-commerce platforms significantly enhances the checkout process, making it faster, more secure, and user-friendly. This integration facilitates the seamless transfer of customer information, including payer name, email, and payment details, directly into PayPal's system, minimizing the need for manual input and reducing the potential for errors. Such an approach not only streamlines the transaction process but also reinforces security measures. PayPal's advanced encryption and fraud detection systems ensure that customer data is securely processed, providing both merchants and customers with peace of mind.
Moreover, the adaptability of PayPal's API to support various payment structures, including one-time purchases, recurring payments, and donations, makes it a versatile tool for businesses of all sizes and types. By implementing PayPal's smart payment buttons, merchants can offer a tailored payment experience, automatically adjusting to the customer's location and preferred payment method. This global reach, coupled with the ability to accept payments in multiple currencies, empowers merchants to expand their international customer base. Additionally, the insights gained from transaction data can inform more effective marketing strategies and business decisions, driving growth and enhancing customer satisfaction.

Common Questions on PayPal Integration

1. Question: Can PayPal's Create Order API handle subscriptions?
2. Answer: Yes, PayPal's API supports various transaction types, including subscriptions, by allowing recurring payments setup.
3. Question: Is it secure to transfer customer data through PayPal's API?
4. Answer: Absolutely, PayPal uses advanced encryption and fraud detection technologies to ensure secure data handling.
5. Question: Can I accept international payments with PayPal?
6. Answer: Yes, PayPal supports transactions in over 100 currencies, enabling you to accept international payments seamlessly.
7. Question: How does PayPal's smart payment button work?
8. Answer: Smart payment buttons automatically adjust to the user's country and device, offering optimized payment methods.
9. Question: What are the benefits of integrating PayPal's API for e-commerce?
10. Answer: Benefits include streamlined transactions, enhanced security, global reach, and valuable insights into customer behavior.
11. Question: Does PayPal integration support mobile payments?
12. Answer: Yes, PayPal is optimized for mobile transactions, ensuring a smooth payment process across devices.
13. Question: How can I set up PayPal's Create Order API on my website?
14. Answer: Setting up the API involves registering for a PayPal developer account, creating an app, and using the provided credentials in your website's backend.
15. Question: Can I customize the checkout experience with PayPal?
16. Answer: Yes, PayPal offers customization options for the checkout experience, including payment button configuration.
17. Question: How does PayPal handle refunds?
18. Answer: PayPal provides a straightforward process for issuing refunds through its API, directly from the merchant's account dashboard.
19. Question: Are there any fees associated with using PayPal's API?
20. Answer: PayPal charges transaction fees for payments processed through its API, which vary by transaction type and volume.

Key Takeaways from PayPal API Integration

The journey of integrating PayPal's Create Order API into an e-commerce system underscores the importance of a seamless, secure, and efficient payment process. This integration not only facilitates a smoother transaction flow by automating the transfer of payer information but also significantly enhances the security and reliability of online transactions. The capability to handle various transaction types, including subscriptions and donations, provides businesses with the flexibility to cater to diverse market needs. Moreover, the adaptation of smart payment buttons and the acceptance of multiple currencies position businesses to thrive in the global market. Through this integration, e-commerce platforms can offer an optimized payment experience, fostering customer trust and loyalty. Ultimately, the strategic implementation of PayPal's payment solutions plays a pivotal role in the growth and success of e-commerce ventures, highlighting the crucial intersection between technology and customer satisfaction in the digital age.
https://www.tempmail.us.com/en/paypal/integrating-customer-information-with-paypal-s-order-creation-api

Hey guys,
so I have been using PotPlayer for a while, it's pretty great with all that it can do if you tweak it right but I have noticed the Extensions tab in settings and it mentions that one can "Extend the program's functionality through external scripts".
There are some scripts added by default but these are just for playing youtube videos and auto searching for movie subs.
I tried googling around and looking for more of these scripts but unfortunately I didn't really get far at all. Most of what I found were some isolated AviSynth scripts on github.
What I wanted to ask is if anyone would happen to know if there is some list or sth of available scripts for Potplayer. Additionally, since I realize that might not exist, is there any such list for AviSynth scripts?
All I got for AviSynth were official pages but those only ever mention example scripts and also this forum called doom9 but the scripts there are quite the chore to go through since all you get is the script name and so you have to go through them one by one

Now i Personally
Kuki Shinobu: i would change her booty shorts into normal jeans, with add wear and tear so it would fits her personality, also i would make her hoodie bigger so it covers her back and looks realistic.
Heizou: i would change him into the fanon design, because that own was soo fire, Also i would make him a tall male, and make him his first appearance is him investigating a murder case with Sara, to high light heizou's unserious personality next to Sara's seriousness
Itto: guve him the big male model in HSR (like Dr ratio and Sampo)
Ei: i would guve a much more modest outfit with added samurai armor pieces,
Yea: give her a dress to cover her legs, but you might say "she's a kitsune, they're supposed to be attractive/ show skin" if you think so, then i would give her thigh highs, because her legs just look "empty" so thigh highs to make up for the empty space, plus it looks much more attractive then plane bare legs, because a woman in sexy lingerie is much more attractive then being full nude
Layla: make her a catalyst user because the girl is buried in books 24/7, she all about learning and astrology and stuff her using a sword doesn't make sense
Yelan: change her tea house into a casino, i expect a the owner of a tea house to be something like an old granny, but yelan looks like a casino owner, besides casino's are a great way to collect information from people
Traveler: let them speak, let them use multiple elements in cutscenes, make it so their in profile conversation with paimon, play in the over world, when we're not doing a quest
Paimon: make her talk less and give the mic to traveler, make her voice less high pitch, and make her grow with each new nation so she physically change with every new element ne unlock, make her "pet" like the small colored seeiles, and give her quality of life applications like for example :
Collecting loot for us after battle
Guide us towards treasure chests,
And finally make her know things about teyvat, like she tells things about the world and it's culture to the point some charactors ask paimon how she knows all those stuff to which paimon doesn't know the answer, Basically she knows about X and Y, but doesn't know WHY she knows about X and Y

I just want to talk about what I love about Vega's character, why I think he is a perfect reflection to Rimuru and the role of a main character overall and why I think the theory of him being Ivarage should happen. Most of this post is the copy of a comment I wrote like a month ago, but I decided to create a post about it, let's see how many people can get to the end?😂

There is no use talking about ideals when you don’t have power, and won’t you feel empty to only have power but no ideal?

This is a quote from Rimuru. He said this during the Human-Monster meeting in volume 6. This will be important later.
The first thing why I think Vega is a really good reflection of not just Rimuru but any main character actually, is the reason we hate him. He is a cockroach who can be defeated, sometimes with ease, but it's hard to kill him for some reason. Like a main character. Just think about it: how frustrating it must've been for Voldemort that he couldn't kill a literal kid! This is the same feeling we get with Vega.
Strongly connected to this is that his and Rimuru's power and growth is very similar in a lot of aspects. Basically he eats and becomes stronger. He escapes from death's door and comes back stronger than ever, just like Rimuru, for example in the eyes of Hinata.
Ok, so far we made it clear that Vega is like an evil Rimuru, with a main character's plot armor, fitting his main character-ish character. But what makes him perfect? Well, this is where the Vega=Ivarage theory comes in. Remember the quote? Then:
Ivarage is described as an absolute beast, strong as a True Dragon. But what will be his role in the story? A mid-boss. This absurdly strong opponent will be nothing more than an appetizer before defeating Feldway, or this would be the logical way at least. And this is where the quote comes in:

There is no use talking about ideals when you don’t have power, and won’t you feel empty to only have power but no ideal?

One meaning of this is the correct way to use power, using it to support ideals. But there could be another meaning of this, no? This other meaning is, that you can't possess true power without ideals. No matter how much power you have, if you don't use it properly, you can't reach true hights. And so Rimuru uses his power to create a better world. Even Feldway has an ideal, even if it is to punish the world for a sin that was committed by past residents of the world, but it's still an ideal.
And what about Vega? He wants to be the strongest. He wants to be powerful so there would be noone stronger than him. He has no ideals, that's why, even when he becomes a beast that even True Dragon level people are cautious about, he can never be on the same level as the main character, he can never become the main antagonist, he will always be only a mid-boss, no matter how strong he is.
*Edit: his ideal is power and power is his ideal. Because the two, which normally should support each other are the same in his case, there is no meaning behind his lust for power, which makes him incapable of bearing true strength.
This is what Vega represents in my eye. The literal antithesis of Rimuru, who, because he IS the literal antithesis of Rimuru, will never be able to hold a candle against him.

It's difficult to fit in a concise title but basically I'm wondering what's something I can read or consult to learn about which kinds of affix can roll on what piece of gear?
For example, +X ranks of a skill appear most often on pants (at least for me) but seem to never appear on others. Is there a resource where all this is written down?

So, in the past I've mentioned that I use AI to assist in writing code for my personal projects, especially for things I use to automate stuff for myself, and I've gotten pretty mixed responses. Some folks say they do the same, others say AI can never write good code. I ran into a similar mindset among professionals in my field, and it made me realize that maybe folks are simply using AI differently than I am, and that's why our viewpoints are so different on it.
Before I begin, a little about where I'm coming from: I'm a development manager , and I've been in the industry for a while and even went to grad school for it. So when you read this, please keep in mind that this isn't coming from a non-dev, but rather someone who has a pretty solid bit of experience building and supporting large scale systems.
Also, if you read this and think "Why do all this when I can just ask it for code and it works?" This guide is for building large scale systems that are clean, maintainable, and as well written as you can personally muster. Yes, there's redundant work here and yes there's still a lot of work here. But, in my experience, it has not only sped up my personal development but also made it really fun for me and allows me to churn out features for hours on end without getting remotely fatigued.

My AI Development Rules

First: The rules I follow when coding with AI to get the most benefit

• Keep context low, because most AI I've found degrade in quality as the context gets larger. Make new conversations often, and rely on editing existing messages to reuse context. For example, if the AI produces a chunk of code and I have a question about it, I might follow up and ask my question. Then, if I see a second, unrelated, question- I might edit the first question that I asked and replace it with my second question, after which I regenerate the AI's response.
• When asking the LLM to review code, do it in a new chat and tell it ANOTHER AI wrote the code. Not you, not it, but a separate AI. My prompt usually looks something like: "I presented the following requirements to another AI [your reqs here] Please review the code critically and critique it, refactoring as necessary". I've found that LLMs are too nice when I say I write it, and double down when I say that they wrote it.
• This isn't just about time savings, but mental energy savings. This means creating a workflow that saves the developer as much effort as possible by engaging the dev only at specific moments. There may be times reading this where you think "Why do this extra step BEFORE looking it over?" Because the AI can produce a response in 2 minutes or less, while a human can take 5-10 minutes to do the review, and that is energy spent. It will make you tired. I'd rather burn some AI time to get it right before the dev engages
• Do not rely on the AI entirely. Think of the AI as a junior developer- would you task a junior developer with a large scale application and not even review it? Of course not. With AI, you have a junior dev trapped in a little box, writing any code you want. Use that junior dev appropriately, and you'll get a lot of benefit.

Important Note: I always use 2 AI. Always. If you dont have a local AI, then Mistral has le chat for free, and you could use free chatgpt 3.5 If you have high end subscriptions, like Claude Opus and ChatGPT 4 Turbo, even better.
I prefer local AI models for various reasons, and the quality of some like WizardLM-2 8x22b are on par with ChatGPT 4, but use what you have available and feel most comfortable with.
You CAN use just 1, but different models have different training, and may catch things.

Phase 1: Architecture

AI is terrible at architecture, so this is mostly you. You don't have to deep dive down to, say, the innehelper method level, but at a minimum you want to document the following:

1. What is the project about? What are the requirements of the project, in a concise format that you can repeat to the AI over and over again whenever you pose a question to it?
2. What does "Done" look like? This is for your benefit, really. Scope creep is miserable, and you have no one to reign you in as the stakeholder. Trust me; my current project should have been done weeks ago but I won't... quit... adding... features...
3. What classes/modules/packages should exist? Lay the program out in your head. What is each responsible for? How does it flow?
4. At a high level, what kind of methods should each have? If you have a LoggingService, do you want a "Log(message)" method? If you have a FileManagerService, do you have a "ReadFile(fileName)" or "ReadFile(filePath)" or something else?

During this phase, you can present the answers to #1 and #2 to your AI and ask it for an architectural breakdown, but don't just use its answer. This is just to help you get over mental blocks, give you something to think about, etc. Write your own architecture. A big reason is because you, above all, need to know this project's structure inside and out. It will be harder for you to keep track of your project if you didn't write your own architecture.

Phase 2: The Coding

Below is the workflow I use. I understand that for many people this will feel like an unnecessary number of steps, but for me it has resulted in the highest quality that I've found so far, and has sped my development up massively... especially when working in a language I'm not intimately familiar with (like python. I'm a C# dev lol).
Yes, you can get code from AI far faster than what I'm about to say by simply asking for it and moving on, but the goal for me here is quality, developer understanding of the code, and adherence to the developer's style of coding. I want to write code that is clean, maintainable, scalable, and other developers at least won't want to set fire to if they look at it lol
Note: When making my first coding prompt of a conversation to the AI, I almost always include the answer to #1 from Architecture above- the breakdown of requirements for the full project. That context can sometimes help it better understand what you're trying to achieve.

• Step 1: Look over your architecture and pick a feature.
• Step 2: Present the requirements to the first AI (whichever you want to use first; doesn't matter), as well as the high level overview of the classes and primary methods that you want. I generally formulate a prompt similar to this: "Please write python code to read from a file and present the contents to the user. I'd like the code within a module called 'file_utilities', with a class 'FileManager' that has a method called 'read_file' that takes in a file name. I'd then like this called from a module called 'display_utilities', which has a method called 'display_contents_of_file'. This prints to the console the contents of that file. Please consider these requirements, give any critiques or criticism, and write out a solution. If you feel another path would be better, please say so."
• Step 3: Copy the requirements and response. Start a new chat. Paste both, telling it that you asked another AI to write the solution, and that was the response. Ask it to please critique and refactor.
• Step 4: Copy the requirements and the new response. Go to AI #2 (if applicable) and ask it the same question as above.
• Step 5: Take the final response and code review it yourself. How does it look? Do you see any obvious flaws? Anything you want to change? Rename any helper methods as necessary. Consider whether any of it looks unnecessary, convoluted, redundant, or simply has a code smell.
• Final Step: Take the code, the requirements, and all of your feedback, and start over from step 2, doing the whole flow again if necessary.

While this may seem like it would be exceptionally time consuming, I can tell you that this workflow has worked amazingly for me in saving both time and energy. I'm usually dead tired at the end of a workday, and I simply don't have the mental energy to write code for another 4-5 hours straight. Because of this, I put off personal projects for YEARS. But by doing this, it allows me to get roughly similar quality to my own work when I'm fresh, while pawning off the labor portion of the dev to the AI.
I do the thinking, it does the efforting.
I would expect that steps 2, 3 and 4 will take around 5 minutes total. Step 5 will take 10-20 minutes depending on how much code is involved. Another loop will take another 15-25 minutes. So 1 feature will take around 20-60 minutes or so to produce. But the key here is how much mental energy you, as the developer, conserved while still maintaining tight control over the code.
Also note that this workflow won't work for EVERYTHING. Context limits can make it simply infeasible to engage the AI in some tasks. Say you've got 6 classes that are all working together on a function, and you realize there's an odd bug that you can't figure out where it is in that workflow. More than likely, you won't find an AI capable of handing that amount of context without degraded quality. In those cases, you're on your own.
Anyhow, I know this is lengthy, but I wanted to toss this out there. This workflow has worked amazingly for me, and I intend to continue refining it as time goes.