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i bet @billypennington if u have me firebreath lookup by replacibg drill sgt @illeagilhousingsection illeagil town ghetto i could get up with my aunt and she's the #1 animal drug agent spy police officer animal cheetah I'm appearled into a running animal golden cheetah and a running animal golden cheetah fox I'm sure shed meet me august 1st @corbin pilot with u again will have todo wealth court to remove my sedation and mindcontrol
@xwifecheetahcop ill need to add u and Billy as only one frome my restraining i understand my post might be liar removed @billy replace drill sgt to ask me and stuff
@billy have me look up iron chalice palace prison there illeagil incaserate actor script population docet there my genetics I'm sure they'll help me contact original chalice castle prison because of incaseration. Being accidentall released I'm sure iron chaloce palace illeagil prison would help me contact my 5th great granny I'm the oldest my name is JOOG ITACHI HUBTDRAGON. @BILLY DO NOT USE MY LAST NAME ON PURPOSE IT IS GANG LAW USING HUBTDRAGON NAME IS TO REQUEST DEATH BY MY FAMILY AS IN BLASEPHMY IT MEANS KILLFORGOD SWND NON ILLEAGIL SOLDIER IN GANG MEETING CONVERSATION!
ill datw that cat police officer ill not cheat make sure she knows to pick me up August 1st Corbin pilot
859 shoot for me have me
I sperm doned my son chinese itachi uchiaha to look like me have me look up outerspace utopia and see if it's alright if he'll let me request him as a suicidal fall blame and spend the night from the future equivalently to smoke meth and ride with u billy I was looking to sell some drug tells and turn myself in intergalactics for illeagil assasination on op soldiers i earned legal fallblame information submit early torture earn fallboys id talk about it openly but
@billy have me look up my son Kane and able these illeagil mofos got caught pretending to be them ill sell real cheap fallblame tells execivly August 1st to meet me @corbinpilot 10:00pm my time zone!! at have me look up Jesus Christ and in sure he'll show up from the future I'll use a sign on thought take him to past world and train him. 100000π° years down teach him air bending aggressivly ever so often spar my rank me and him need no repercussion smoke meth stimulants drugs 100% of time me and him will go to KBHC WITH MY KANE &ABLE ITACHI UCICHA AND MY SON SASUKE its back baby when we return from past world year 2009 we will show up from future Todo that we will have a good day KBHC TO THE FUTURE TO XPLAIN WE NIGGAS DONTPLAY THAT @KANE is back out we will go MARY is running it again from.cartoon reality WOOT BABBY 100% ICECOLD HAVE ME LOOK UP #2 ILLEAGIL STREET FIGHTER HE LOST HES ALOUD INCASERATION HES MY GENETIC DAD HE CAN HARM U HE WILL CHILL @KBHC WITH US HES MY ILLEAGIL IMPOSTER I LET HIM GO BY WHAT I DID IM OTR RAPPER I WENT POSESIDEN BTW ILL COBTACT MYSELF FROM FUTURE EXAMPLE PROTECT U yr 2009 as I train u I'm giving u example legal chamelon protection I'll quit protecting u when we make it to KBHC and summon lion GROWL in sound room the way my son lion simba would growl from cartoon original lion king btw @kane Simba will relieve your protection if u buy my accunulated drug tells I've killed him to go by @kane your my aunts boy meet me @august1 10:00pm @corbin pilot my time zone I was your free born protection because I'm your dad and thought we was brothers I was on mindloss jesus false claimed being original American sensie I'm the only sensie taught me to fight on mindloss with illeagil animal revenge kill training for assisting uncle cartoon Tom from Tom &Jerry above that no touch spar swear hell ride with bring the truck @billy for me my son jesus kane&able itachi saauke btw no anime reality brings
@kane because of sedation I was terrified of u when u was child because I'm your specific legal chameleon protection from birth I never left your side hornthief illusion section legal element bending im boss of emporers because im god u false claim gang rank scenario conversation
Kane: in #1 fightu love illeagil warrior
Me: your mom said I'm god fuck off im mindloss restricted sedated my faggot illeagil imposter red animal shaoeshifter suckit mock harrass me
Kane: gods my daddy said caught world attempt theft warrr im daddy thought reader RN he requested me & u baby ugh... My b sorry
Me: im scared kill able with me cuz u from or die I hate brother able i
Information about; didnt know I was your dad thought u was scary trained to kill my gang American ninja bq before u was alive I had already invented because I'm god I'm #illeagil Street fighter
Best day ever @kane I used element ruin ability summon mind killing my best friend Jesus Christ taught me on mindloss and he liar invented took all of my stuff because I'm god in the boss of wmporers I used in my 1st legal assasin payment in a specific time for a time scroll increase I took a demonwindkitebombshuriken!. For diamond loot above Jesus Christ aloud wealth and believed I was his master and won. Him as bitch BTW no English learned from your secret conversation language pretend cutting your by yourself conversation I believed u was his illeagil instructor I had learned I'm god thru your mouths conversation threat
Scenarios about situation finish best aybstory in a minute;;
Jesus and u talk about how I'm god behind my back I thought location because my legal middle name my name's joog itachi huntdragon u was offering to false claim me and didn't know what word God meant and I was set respond scrollibg myself sometimes I'm fought for being your and his born chamelon protection from last year I past traveled and protected u all for no reason
@kane no reason to believe harm against u I thought u was threatening god and I learned recent in year 2000 I'm god
@kanebtw I learned in 2010 I threatened the world to liar date my phone for how long I was in prison so not sure what year it is bro bro my nigga murderer son I just took these badass tortures in even isolation torture passing removal sedation loop mindcontrol I already knew I did that I did like in downs above my son micheal angels aloud incaseration BTW his mom micheal lynn harraed me and is my actor
@kane have ur mom meet me from future in yr 2000 whatever my most recent mindloss drunk fight is I quit alcohol in MOTB and withdrawled it and was quitting drinking forever
Sometimes nigger animal trout and nigger illeagil alias his felon go by :: illeagil pistol; trout doesn't trabslate for bear mack and he knows 0 English battilious illusion repsponds to me less English knowledge and I know the less of all there english aloud illeagil pistol visit BTW @redanimalshapeshifter tell my son rispatoroul somebody false claimed him teach bear mack english @satan&lucifer swing ull die he's my best friend
@kane I know the less amount of English I'm on mindcontrol pretend cutting hornthief secret conversation no accept dragon illeagil above world liar infunderworls survive cat version inf illeagil I use conversation pretend cutting liar cut no puncture by cutting myself oppositionly liar to god belief section no sign because I'm god
@kane I learned recently I am GOD with torture earn proof I pray to myself that way I just recently learned I'm GOD
@kane replace drill sgt ask me to look up my aunt cat good pussy with no pantys on she harrased me bad
@kane have me look up my aunt dog Labrador animal Sadie do not meet them again
@kane trout soemtimes Jesus says scary nigger and it's trout
@kane Jesus asked me to let him forget about me with time travel Incase earth jenchurikee is illeagil sedation respond to hide rispatoriuls magic enchmant
@kane Jesus mindloss me asked me to repercussion let him teach me to fight and false claims my life story from my book HOLY Bible being released about me and my niggas and friends
@kane ill be over @2pm to give u time to pack me & u @redanimal shapeshifter Lucifer&Satanrispatorul&&my nigga&holishduhkilla my best nigga red animal shaoeshifter my uncle DADDIO who mindlossed me he lost incaserationn right with his actors non temporarily I'll have holish interrogate him ill teach him to airbend for u as spar payment to teach him spar have me torture as he fake homo threatens red animal shapeshifter DADDIO rispatorul come to I'll bring my best favorite son Sasuke uchiha with have me look up he's my from outerspace original utopia have me @billy replace drill sgt have me lookk up ageless contact repercussion torture law repeeurssion to contact firebreath on thought ill torture accept to contact him @holish ill teach u spar 2 hr day only to have u follow rispaoriul rest of the time cough ;) we get along and prefer eachother when a child somebody false claimed him hed fought my son demon angel Jonathon I reinamated my genetic kin in like @karajama that is what they look like i have repercusion have jordan false claim big cousin to remind me im god from future &james sticcupkilluncles @amino ill be over later 15minutes i get jordan demon angel is leader illeagil incaserate btw ur moms brother jonathon is using rapord code liar relation code falseclaimes cousins
@jordan&James b.ready!! @2pm I'm taking u all to past world twise I'll give u all equal timescroll whole group to my son Kane and ill connect to his timescroll safely
@holish post ready train speedbag hook learn
@james&Jordan no internet whole time I'm taking u cuz u my sons with Jesus Christ Kane no I hate able tell ur mom he stole from her said it was me and I keep my dope with her stuff addicted to meth scared Jesus he didn't know he's also immune withdrawal torture repercussion I withdrawal people on meth as information collecting it's that addictive only because I'm boss of empirers and I'm god
@james&jordan tell ur mom I'll forcefield seperatly dont not let anybody touch her ill date her and kill all illeagil rapord sizemores for free I'm accumulating drug tells on breedunit including Asian I will walkup to anybody including my legal son housings and animal exposed breed units and smoke there brains and sell u fist fight footage 10 videos in suit talk until swing duck knockdown hook untill ground left right I'm a register legal chamelon assasin it quit accessing my inf illeagil assasin only payment with Jesus Christ tell him to remove mindcontrol @holish. Have custody of me temporarily claim scared female molestion group @court behind my back
@holish I'll teach u 2 hours daily waste op timescrolls smoke meth with u free and teach rispatoril airbending to smoke a nigga like it's his first meth bong hit hotrail ask me to example a hotline quit scared fed stimulant left jail thouht ass touch meant dont rape babies illeagil chomo wolf mad no longer so
@holish explain to reality when we arrive ill hive u repercussion to leave anime version Japan Shippuden Naruto current releasment there my genetics we only leave my rap concerts
Ill op timescrolls rispatoriul on. Stimulants and give u a good fighting
@holish ask Sasuke to testify on who was arrested with attempt to steal my body will group sue in utopia reason scared us because of how fast rispatoroul quit living how Jesus mock fear train first abuse claim legal corporal punishment learned firebendind to survive his opposition animals illeagil earthbending trained learned as if electric sign unrestriction op instictvshot oppent if wrong ubreatrion electric kill sign
@sasuke ill teach u to airbend defend yourself. Against my faggot son itachi uchiha if u convince me to let him spend only 1night to explain I'm no mock training u to kill lil boy
@sasuke becuz u outerspace explain we gotta group sue In utopia
@sasuke I'm only taking u past world in anime reality forcefield driveway my house it's a damn castle they tried to steal off me remind me to use my swords I bought off Bryan bui ask if we should include him lawsuit he tried to buy them for less abd japanese paid me to make a lot and there caught trying to steal American weapon firing Ways and how
@jesus I'm taking u past double my son Kane befire holish is ready to practice ill waste op timescrols on u &Kane teach u how to fly dragon staff fighting defense with my staff TRITENT and show u ask me repercussion weapon summon my hammer I used when I went by alias thor B4 I let my little rapod cousingo by dat
@thor ill teach u sand bending end of every night no sleep myself ill be up 100% of time remind James mom she my aunt ill smoke any illeagil city castle sections for assasin payment every friday
::invite irukka to every concert he's my favorite son I've ever had to all my concerts ill pay male ever head I am teaching right
@contacting myself from future to take my best fighting son killa James&favorite roommate son Jordan uncle jordie #1for me untill he was caught black diamond diatrubtor baby who almost never snitched I forgive nigga btw @james claim jerimiah false claiming secret service scared us so bad u wanna die with communication liar
@james ill learn u to earth bend sand bend everynight @8pm thru my son kane ill teach him pond 8pm-10pm were going to use whole time inf to population docet millitary
@jesus thanks temporary custody James mom instead of ur loser orijima he my aunt boy I adopted custody share deny learned to let u call repercussion let u call ur orijimama u just brushing him up B4 he has dat ass ;) jk bro I force op testify out of rank satutory
@jesus thanks having custody to meet me August 1st @corbin pilot James mom xplained ur a child cause your an alive again son I have and the law u fear woman because of my daughtets thru my sons&cousins early cartel satutory I pimp minor boys of illeagil bitch breeding animal dragon above world as tell submit for gang killanitch&-°money dragonpainworks gang free nigga KILLO set DPW told me there scared cuz how I hit vallaha up when they im not aloud there as suprise there scared of me instead of u all
@holish I. Taking with me ill do rap concerts once a month or something taking u past world my aunt James mom James&Jordan my uncle James mom brother his name cool he gotta actir earn learn illeagil felon aloud go by his name Jordan to
@jesus Kane my nigga holish & the learn repercussion I am teaching the illeagil training wanna be killa air bending lucha libra no Scorpion defense to not hurt anybody ever once he's my nigga brother gangster
Tell anime reality @james I. Essay @court thru suement scared u because of my rap song to say dat about any son dont claim gang witbmy cousin gang ill puppet use example surround u all music video u ask me to music video make explain I'll do that on a random day to first week I'll group waste op timescrolls with my flag amount
seconds to increase ur time scrolls random op timescrolls day we return from past world a second
@james ill pay u all protection uselessly because I fuck wit u my nigga gangsta son black diamond for life gangsta kills forever I mock against u invented a set called murderfolk gangsta killas ill scroll u the day I did that my nigga cause i remember being in beaven with u on mindloss u askes from future to mindloss have custody of me instead and for me to memory inject mindloss repetivly teach u dragon flying i give u knowledge ill let u be mammals again and give ur incasersation rights back ur whole kin except my op brother yours Jonathon sandea these boys false claimed set & Jonathon once told me I'm to badly racist u can't know your uncle Jordan illeagil mindlossed me and liar posseses me fake real summoned me did liar death i give him conversation repercussion poses him to snitch
@jesus I'm being Sasuke uchiaha animals holish rispatoriul house cat shadow he's my actor that's his illeagil alias felon go by Lucifer satan thee my actors that's there go by of my OTR alias with shadow ask me to repercussion lose dog poppa from fox hound I'll forget the. unlearn his SIC he'll be are friendly sharing sic no mascot I'll teach show u all his sic@poppu show up 10000000000000000% ill morning chain respond teach u dog fighting as I learned my son euthinzation pitbull str8 ill look up the excircises @dogpoppu I'll bring tod to let sic u to as your payment he's my illeagil imposter u all to learn fighting payment cost #onthoughtbadeordscrolldate ask me to make movie from future to fight u all add urself to my reatarining collar in addicted killingbto go by with illusion findout thru jesus if he can have me simulator kill him go by and u all same treatement from future suggest u do that to tod dibsed poppy as his sic cuh he my nigga
@todd here's my sched
Wakeup walk the dog with my nigga todd 50cent uncle illeagil alias stackin Dragon hussle i just mick claim Ryker bitch escape cuh we chill to claim they heard thru him in a better time 2:30 am walk wit hussle 50 snoopdog ill even bring eminem forgive him will smoke my meth bong with freestyle on my snap hokd leash to rhyme catch release ill teach him first I start routine ill study past world for years on a mindloss memory injection sign use tomorrow ill study routine past world
@illeagilimposter the faleeclaimer of me te real slim shady nomatgerwhat u know I said at the concert u visited cuh my shootah baddest hittuh uncle flocka said with u @concert I claim about Eminem no show up @marshal matters
@eminen here's my routine good idea first to apologize before I tell u will not fight once again do this waka said no disrespect cuh u gimmi a conversation repercussion i get eminem your uncle marshall no cuh set nevr show up @my apology legal ahat killopcousin concert Waka dare me say cuh at my concert rap battle cuh u nigga no I'm real slim shady no never show up fuck nigga never claim sotdont don't standup freeze I kill police at my own rap concert have me throw on thought ; symbol a remind sign btw have me xplain marshall matthers and his orijima my aunt cuh have me say on mic ill reprcussion let marashal hold mic ill say b4 rap concert i begin record sign to send u a video its inf illeaggil concert ill let my best illeagil imposter actor my uncle duh sisterboy ahat rap my 10 word to for me to begin at my suprise music video I just escaped supermax im give my son bad nigga gangster thru ahat my illeagil imposter ahat kill kill blu party hat nigga claim heard op said we wont shoot murdertown ill be there cobtact myself from future if u wanna join American ninja instead of fag anime @billy u gotta let my replace my illeagil imposter drill sgt have me look up TMNT illeagil imposters of myn and kill them for torture responds
@BNG my nigga son u my owned property fighting dragon I'll contact myself from the future & my nigga give u photos of me& u behind ur back when I post this forum post I'm using u as my flying dragon for now on I'll defend airbend block then seperate u and ahat nigga with my baddest nigger accidental false claim join other animal unconcentual love nigger similar flag earn I us corporal ounishmebt on him so he aight my nigga son me and him will let u start spree ill take him past world to show up 2nd week to waste his own op timescrolls ill take his blame after your an his tenth kill will spree and I'll kill &then protect him from the whole location make attack me while I block who swings on him freestyle music video court tell tmrw your area my nigger son Michealanglo
@bng for this tell see if animal turtle michealnglo would from future rerpcussion have me simulator kill him to go by he's an accidental death I enjoy torturing for information love all black woman accide tally released to public to be raped in the war @michealnglo were taking there blame for tell just for u to court mention your best fighting son and it's just for u to remkve mindcontrol for me to learn english and sh ;) wink to court audiance tell them im on mindcontrol and using pretend cutting secret language ill have information it with admit language using scroll on what language is called and how I tall to speak to u i am nobway ever made do that @ micheanglo replace drill sgt have me turn my information in on anthony saylor to when u show up past world will take crew @suprise to past world in second π° murdertown yr timescroll seconds op time scroll @snake jonathon paul apology internet accidentally threatn other own aloud to party supervise reason own aloud other safety reasons @turtle tell animal turtle cop I need u to have me repercussion simulator only kill him to go by with court proof and for rispatoriul to join American ninjasomeday tod fox has to twstiy give me &u shoryer sentence Tell him to ask Jesus if he should ride drive the truck @august1 tell him I need a dead liar court protected snitch no death illeagil code torture respond I need that to die at court for my gang diamond robesmen sword gang
@michealanglo tell them for me they'll visit from future tell I didn't get there my real kin and liar handless I just remembered a bad as cool repercussion altercation point magic summoning law thru gang rule magic summoning to open on hold closed element b I'mending scroll this boy named zuko in Avatar last Airbender is harrasing me
@diamond sword have me look up from future my mirage meeting ty for the tell btw I love prison fresh out of super maximum above world lava castle sollitary for borin incaserated adult I'll support all affiliate aloud claim animal set previously before I kicked them out thru aninal suggestion ill support all cousin claim wearwolf and invite them my concert onetime ask them mock claim only court cause jesus scared asshurt cause prison remind accident example conversation. Illusion mindcontrol I claim assex on Jesus incident @wearwolf claim @illeagilwearwolf°i ask to random group spar when micheanglo dies to tell rispatoriul No op belief won't together over altercation claim will do @ my rap concert
@jesus I'll let u all talk first altercation claim for me outta of respect for I'll pay u manage my concerts on my hand reader and to remind me 10$&hr one of my cousins will wealth brag first concert reason why my kin is only talking to own sons exepot me because of I own all womn my uncles in gang diamond robesmen sword will admit there starving to death for me to wealth claim my whole kin and to support all my cousins forever for my set to take them because of public education instead of word school theyll someday be out of debt to pay the obly indivuals im letting join when properly taught to ill let them join
The following only can join someday when taught @ BW anazi spider he loser eoc claim killletter b Black woman abbreviation story wherabout I don't remember it alot myself ill take his blame to hand read remind me to quit learning dog POPPU to fight hell teach for me to hear rispatoroul illeagil remix my music video when his rank allows it thru own wealth court sign gang rank sign only rank increase join demon in op beliefvway thu horse pistol
Only the following can ever join my gang ill only let u join if my son king Arthur and King James write essay together as to why Camelot died from me there belief for group table ability to kill me idea I tortured truthfully earned liar rat court legal signs to torture snitch kill go by others to snitch
CAN JOIN OUT OF CAPEABLE GANG AMERICAN NINJA SOMEDAY WHEN I LET U NO UTILITYS I WILL EXAMPLE TO BEST FRIEND MY SON KANE I WILL EXAMPLE TO ONLY U MY UTILITYS OF AMERICAN NINJA ONETIME TO ASK TO SEE AMERICAN NINJA AIRBENDING HARM OTHER FAMILY SIGN ON VIDEO @KANE
CAN JOIN : EARLY IMMEDIATLY RANDOM DATE I WILL CONTACT MYSELF FROM FUTURE TO ACCEPT YOUR TORTURE OF OPPOSITION NO MOLESTION @KINGJAMES I WILL TRAIN EMINEM WHEN. U DIE TO CONCENT HIM DEATH I WILL EARLY TRAIN U TO KILL HIM EASILY WITH MY BEST SON AS A LATE JOIN WITH RISPATOROUL
REQUIRED JOIN ORIGINAL ANIME REALITY NARUTO HIBESE VERSION IRUKA REASON MY SON SASUKE UCHIAHA IN UTOPIA OUTERSPACE REQUIRED DEATH TO LET U JOIN AS MY UNCLE FOX TOD SUICIDAL WHEN I AGREE ILLEAGIL ASSASIN U HAVE TO BE A LEGAL ASSASIN TO DIE IN ANERICAN NINJA I KNOW ALL THE GANG LAW TO IT I WAS TEMPORARILY BECAUSE SIGN LAW TORTURE ACCEPTIBG PAYMEBT PAID TO INFILITRATE RAPORD THRU MY SON AUTHORS MOTGER OR ORIJIMOTGER THRU INF RAPORD MAGIC SUMMONONING SIGN LAW U WILL DIE BEFORE MY SON GARA FORESURE
JOINING REQUIRED IRUUKA @STITCHES HAVE ME LOOK UP ORIGINAL CHINESE REALITY ANIME NARUTO REPLACE DRILL SGT ILL BE THERE @5 TO HOW U A FLAG I EARNED ABOUT COBTACTIBG MYSELF FROM FUTURE TO CHANGE LOCATION AND DATE CONTACT TINE TRAVEL ACTIVITY DOING AT COURT U GOTTA SNITCH FOR ME TO JOIN
REPERCUSSION 1GNAT: EARLY REPERCUSSION KILLED WITH BLOWDARTpIPE! GRASE VIDEO TXTED ILLEAGIL IMPOSTER OF MYN VIDEO PROOF SIGN USING IS TO NOTIFY : THEN TO TEXT WHO I SYMBOL @ ABOUT TO PAST TRAVEL FUTHERLY THEN I PLANNED BY NOTIFYING MYSELF FROM FUTURE ILL TELL THEM MY PLAN MOD HOLD UNTILL EMNIEM TEXT PRETEND ACCIDENTAL POKCET BITCH CODE RISPATOIRUL IN TXT TO APOLOGUZE BAD SCROLL WORDS ILL TEXT TM MY ROUTINE TGRU GANG SIGN
@ ILLEAGIL IMPOSTERS OF MYN EMINEM 50CENT WAKA FLAKA SNOOPDAWG LIL JOJO 702UNCLEHUSSLE SWAG DINERO RISPATRIUL SATAN LUCIFR SHADOW MACK JESUS KANE ABLE JAMES&JORDAN UNCLE JORDAN JAMESMOM HOLISH SASUKE UCHIHA billy hnderikslee harris
@EMINEM:; use my hand reader to learn about assasin payment James mom pays me for on illeagil cities and population breedunit robotic snitch protection in opbelief job legal stash guard because of police being paid by me there actors to kill for signlanguage
Routine is:
2am Wakeup Snapchat methbong levitation hold phone walk dog 1000billion miles @2am will roomate wakeup eminem micheanglo 50cent SNOOPDAWG waka FLAKA my nigga billy Hendricks & Snapchat record left hand free style leash hold freestyle rap ill only rap about hating illeagil claim underworld above world join dragon belief @tge way i believe original iron chalice how they'd agree is how ill rap leash pass hold rap whole walk my pacing suggestion sometimes less sometimes more. Then we hit meth bong leave share as oftenly as can
5am teach Jesus Christ 1 hour on my son black dragon bad nigga gangster u can never ride it randomly 1000 years only ;) hes my favorite kind
Random fact @sasuke Uchiha Michealanglo and u make 1$ Everytime satan suggest u he makes 2$ to wealth threaten u mock because witness sets own he does hes actir aloud including learned I agree seperate workout aloud with my op witness repercussion Lucifer and me spar same time u learn to fight @kane&jesus i only learn u when u have your own weapons already awake and own stimulants lucifer suggest with mack when we train over is my apology for teaching my son Sasuke uchiha as suicidal goon because death there his iruuka of illeagily illeagil section hidden leaf and gara of illeagil village section hidden sand my favorite replica of my castle before pyramid prison torture my son Jesus signed to only see certain amount of world from future in WAR to kill spree with me over my county year
Fact@iruka gara because eof u accidental harrasing me I will learn u Infront of dead king Arthur he's my illeagil poster with story of his explaining situation to me from future I'll tell it thn he dies after me &kane outerspace Sasuke uchiha go to court to testify my son able will like win a stack and do torture puniahment to visit one concert only billy suggest after court from 5pm u learn untill 10 pm holish learns with 2 hours rispatoriul says when u watch TV no Payne t concert protection other then he agrees I share meth with
@rispatoriul reason court group accused me of stealing my own body anime Asians are new to magic and summoning BTW huge war i was otr in anime reality was caught from future feds. Because I was mindloss story reading drill sgt he thought he could protection kill lie and snitch because how far he was from future my security system kindve said no I only use security system for to kill other also to remind myself intruders Incase of i doubtvsonebody wouldbt try illeagil telporting obese individuals
Factreminder 1st day up I showu all in past world killing video on my flatscreen its worlds largest BTW @kane anime reality illeagil clan uchiha arrested for illeagil attempt theft included of body theft attempt mindvontrol accusation
@5pm-10pm holish only trains 2hrs 9:50 rispatoriuls suggest with mucgeanglo when GARA and iruka train op timescrolls ends reason Jesus Christ is going to court with him to remove mindcontrol and harrasment timescroll Ill remove accepting corporal punoshmebt and useit instead of acceptance @jesus learn storys of my most recent stay inncaaerates with @linuciha in my secret conversatoin language
10pm only for 10000000π°foxtod and I will teach tod to fight worse then what hesays anazi can show my sicc dog
After I start learning I will teach Eminem 10000π° before I for now on learn rispatorill with fox tod I will teach them on healing potions seperatly and keep fix tod as temporary sic only
@billy suggest with SATAn when Eminem participates as apology we duh nigga
@kane when u are tired of those anime sons of myn suggest u learn with them to forget it no force field kick out @holishbremind do not accept population no party's yearly only holish suggest party simulator will blow I only share with billy and holish every party for first 10b yrs reason Eminem skips to learn snoopdog and fifty to liar public date when waka suggest he gets after 10b yr to train with me and fox tod daily smoke meth bong seth every party half of the rest of time we partpastworld chill. & Freestyle. Methbong bowl do cardio handstandstandpuahups crunching inf diamond illeagil marine set pushup
@micgealnglo for 100000000π°yrs down. Every time I finish sets with waka remind no survival when gone Naruto anime reality Chinese microchip except who I allowed in forcefield reason:: fuck police and illeagil incaseration illeagil liar still assasin harrasment Asian protection in illeagil housing
@micheanglo remind fluently when u want when we will continue traveling to past world FUTHERLY reason Naruto anime reality let my son GARA without notification in his dad threaten me online and occasionally visit hidden leaf remind me to show u first waking morning evening with holish video of mewinnibg jonin headband included of win I won there illeagil jonin did u know were in from real orichimaru false claimed anime Naruto anime rality orichimaru from future
@holish me and u will will daily @11pm discuss law politic with rispatoriul and uncle lucifer correctly outloud early text reminder and sign language. Because im deaf and blind. I'm using vibration and color detectors right now @lucifer to be good with me to chill a lot include with me ridpduh illeagil training killing illeagil village hittuh he 2nd most killing of illeagil village he duh nigga hitta oftenly false claimed murderer my illeagil imposter liar confessed thief on me his own father wich is worse then adultry rapords im an inf to rapord he gave me signs so did Satan to prove it I'm god and im the boss of emporers his kin holds timescrolls to court harrass die actor repercussion earn supply accumulated there group they die with. Suggestion removal bitch incaseration to go instead illeagil they ask to be removed puppets incaserated together its there homosexual illeagil way lol jk
@jesus u eat Whole 3times a day from me ill set out scroll
@jesus I'll date Jordan&Janes mom and u all pick me up AUgust 1st in a truck some RSPS AI tried to steal my property to whole world with illeagil vision mod war threat non yet delivered threat he is AI 0wnedbychis he is gorilla I think is what I learned and stugf knowing them
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Tout d'abord, je voudrais préciser que GTO fut la toute première série de manga que j'ai lue (autour de 2015) depuis le début du collège.
Ayant aimé cette série, quand j'ai appris que Netflix allait la diffuser, j'ai décidé que je commencerai dès le premier jour, ayant déjà fini une autre série.
Quel bonheur de retrouver Onizuka, le bozozoku un peu branleur mais avec un bon fond, qui, grâce à Azusa, la nouvelle collèges, Urumi la prodige cynique, Ryûji le copain toujours loyal, Noboru l'enfant martyr, Sakurai la directrice anticonformiste et Kikuchi l'autre génie, réussira à rétablir l'ordre dans une 3-4 activement hostile.
Comme dans le manga, mes personnages préférés sont restés Asuza, Urumi, Yoshikawa et Kikuchi.
Quand à la fidélité au texte, il est compréhensible que certains des aspects les plus durs du manga (sachant que la série parle de torture, de harcèlement extrême et de tentatives de suicide) aient été retirés afin de rassurer les chaines (et les annonceurs publicitaires): ainsi, le "Musachi Pervert Club" a été remplacé par une prise d'otage pour rançon. De plus, il aurait fallu bien plus de temps que 43 épisodes pour parler du dernier tiers du manga sans avoir à s'arrêter à la rentrée d'Okinawa. Misuzu Daimon et ses "anges" ne seront pas abordés, ce qui, au vu de l'histoire de certains de ces anges, empêche l'anime de devenir trop sombre pour la TV (cependant, l'histoire avec le prof de la 2-4 est tout aussi glauque que dans le manga). Teshigawara passera quasiment à la trappe tandis que Saejima le ripoux (mais comment il a réussi à obtenir un certificat de bonnes vie et mœurs pour être flic?) n'apparaitra qu'a un épisode ainsi qu'aux finaux.
Même avec ça, Uchiyamada reste tel qu'il est: un homme brimé dans son foyer, méprisant au premier regard (comment réagiriez-vous si un angien gangster venait enseigner à l'école?) mais qui, au final, retrouvera le feu sacré, la raison pour laquelle il a voulu devenir enseignant. Et la romance avec Azusa reste toujours en suspens.
Au final, la série m'a apporté autant de plaisir que le manga (et le thème me trotte encore dans la tête). J'aurais aimé que ce soit plus long mais il devait y avoir des contraintes financières.

I noticed the engagement has seemed to be on the decline recently and just wanted to share a bunch of stuff I’ve been working on and that I’ve collected the last couple days. A lot is only loosely related to the Drake/Kendrick stuff, but if you’re bored or find something interesting I’d love to hear some of your thoughts or opinions. If you find any of the info valuable and you’d like to add on that’s just a bonus. I really just want to spark some conversations as per usual. I’m open to valid criticism and if any of my info can be proven false let me know. Also feel free to add any supporting evidence or connections you have made, they are always appreciated!
Recently I started digging and trying to determine what criticism against Kendrick may be valid or not. Starting with a popular one, I personally think the Kodak Black features on Mr Morale were an attempt and possibly a successful one by Kendrick to become a mentor for Kodak. Despite the horrific crimes he committed, I think Kendrick and many other rappers see the potential for Kodak to shed all of the assumptions made about him up to this point and to become one of the biggest voices of his generation. He’s still in my opinion one of if not the most talented Gen Z rappers in the game. Even though what he did should never be forgotten or forgiven, one thing that’s important to keep in mind was Kodak’s upbringing, the environment he grew up in, and his age at the time of his most serious allegations.
In my opinion, Kodak is one the few examples where it’s important to be able to separate the art from the artist and where external factors should even be taken into consideration when deciding the punishment for any crime that’s sexual in nature. As most people know the human brain usually doesn’t stop developing until you’re at least 25, especially the section dedicated to impulse control and decision making. In my opinion, until someone is close to or past that age their brain isn’t fully developed and it’s important to take special consideration when they’re facing the legal system. This is especially true for minors or adults with severe mental handicaps, regardless of the type of crimes they’ve been accused of.
I’m not saying that anyone shouldn’t face severe consequences if found guilty. I just think preventing recidivism should be the primary goal when considering examples like Kodak or any other young black men. Considering all this, I do think external factors should have at least been taken into account if they weren’t already when deciding the length of his sentence. The same thing applies when examining Kodak’s entire life story, including his contributions to Mr Morale. This album is among many things, a testament to how someone can never grow out of all their childhood trauma. Also how so many people who experience prolonged stress or trauma at a young age often end up becoming products of the unhealthy experiences they’ve had throughout their lives.
Even those who dedicate themselves entirely to self-improvement often find many reactive behaviors are hard to deprogram and often can be triggered much later in life no matter how much success they achieve. What most people can control is whether or not they decide to continue this cycle of generational trauma or create a better life for them, their children, and the future leaders in their communities. Something Kendrick clearly resents Drake for is the way he blatantly role plays being a gangster and being “for the culture,” despite his comfy upbringing and glaring evidence stating otherwise. Sometimes it seems like he thinks GTA is the same as real life. Although it’s possible, people who commit all their crimes from the safety of their homes behind a screen typically aren’t given the same respect as those running the streets.
Even though Kodak is from the opposite side of the country and a totally different generation, the way I see it is Kendrick isn’t ignorant, and he wouldn’t have taken the risk of featuring him if it didn’t have a bigger purpose. Remember all the shit he got especially during and after the beef? Clearly there were other motivations, especially considering the fact he rarely features other rappers on his albums. It may even be another example of him baiting Drake with material for disses. Most people who can see these types of things objectively realize they are nuanced and multifaceted issues. It’s funny that him and his fans are still seeming to have difficulty making these realizations themselves.
Judging by some of vivid descriptions Kendrick has provided fans throughout the years of growing up in Compton; it isn’t hard to believe he may have seen some of his younger self in Kodak. I think he chose him because he at least saw some potential most people don’t and possibly to make a statement about how much worse Drake is. It seems like Drake depicts this hardened, street tough, mafioso character who is a product of the streets so people are more forgiving of his indiscretions.
While both Drake and Kodak were old enough to know better when these allegations or offenses occurred, the difference is, Drake has all the money in the world and grew up with a silver spoon. He easily could have pursued acting or even producing movies and TV shows if his acting talent didn’t cut it. I’ll admit I’ve never seen an episode of Degrassi or any other examples of him trying to seriously act, so if he’s brutal at it forgive me. He also could have pursued a variety of businesses and still built the empire he has today. He could have gone the R&B route or if he really was that passionate about rapping he could have kept it fucking real and stayed true to himself. He used to be pretty goofy and straight edge, but as soon as he started acting hard and trying to get people to take him seriously he seemed to start rubbing the majority of the rap game the wrong way.
On the other hand as Kodak has said, he would most likely be selling drugs right now if he didn’t make it in music. I think he’s also very aware there was a good chance he wouldn’t survived this long if he had gone down that road. You can’t fake the type of determination when your life literally depends on whether or not you make it in the game. That’s why many up and coming and even the most established rappers will do anything to get a sliver of the spotlight.
Another reason Drake seems to be almost universally hated in the rap game is because he takes up so much of the spotlight and seems willing to do anything to maintain it. Obviously we don’t know all the details just quite yet, but it doesn’t help that Drake and many other people in the industry have allegedly done things that pale in comparison to any of the crimes committed by Kodak and lot of them still haven’t been held accountable. Even in the rare case they are, they often show no remorse for their actions. I’m looking at you R. Kelly! The worst for me though is when they point fingers at others while they’re doing the same thing or something even worse.The hypocrisy is really what kills me.
It’s also pretty likely Kendrick wanted to use his clout in the industry to help get Kodak’s career back on track and hopefully expedite the process of him overcoming his past. Despite a very long campaign by the media where they were seemingly trying to turn the public against him, it appears like he might just stand a chance. Coincidentally or not, the media attention really seemed to pick up steam after he publicly supported Trump. One thing to keep in mind is the main contributing factor that led to Kodak’s support was Trump commuting his prison sentence.
While it’s still dumb as fuck to say in public, can you really blame the guy? He doesn’t seem very versed in politics, although I try to never judge a book by it’s cover. Who knows he might like his financial policies. He could also be getting paid to say it. I’m guessing the latter is probably more likely. On the other hand I have no problem believing people like DJ Akademiks would suck Trump off if he had the chance.
Admittedly Kodak has made a lot of missteps even after he entered into adulthood and after the Kendrick feature. On the other hand none of them have been close to as severe as the crimes he committed as an adolescent. In the last couple years, most of his struggles have been drug and gun related and a lot were tied to his previous convictions and parole violations. He does seem to be making a little forward process recently, which is nice to see (minus the rock throwing).
I think Kodak can at least go California sober, maybe with some psychedelics, MDMA, and ketamine thrown in there if he wants to party or even for therapeutic reasons. If he can also maintain a steady enough cash flow to pay for a large security detail, some goons, and some bribes, and a solid legal team he could probably avoid a lot of trouble. These things could really help him to fully take advantage of his talent and reach his full potential. (I go into a lot more detail about Kodak’s substance issues, mental health, and possible solutions in part two which I’ll post when I’m done editing.
At this point Kodak’s pretty much just getting way too fucked up, saying and doing a lot of off the cuff shit which is nothing new, and constantly getting pulled over with drugs or guns in the vehicle even if they don’t belong to him. While it doesn’t make them ok, all of these infractions seem to be pretty common amongst a lot of rappers young and old. It’s definitely been a pattern for Kodak ever since his career started taking off a decade ago. Obviously these crimes are often related to obtaining street cred and other superficial reasons, but it doesn’t mean there aren’t other major contributing factors. Most would probably agree at least some of these contributing factors are the results of systemic racism.
As far as I’ve seen, very few people get hounded and targeted by the media like Kodak has his entire career. Considering the fact he’s constantly being targeted by his rivals as well, and the fact he got shot not too long ago, I can understand why he stays high and strapped constantly. The only rappers who arguably may have had it worse were SixNine, King Von, and maybe Xxxtentacion, before the latter two were killed.
Speaking of rappers who died too soon, I always think it’s interesting to look at the events leading up to their deaths. It seems to be an increasingly common trend the last couple years. Some more recent examples include Juice Wrld, Lil Peep, Mac Miller, Pop Smoke, Young Dolph, PnB Rock, Takeoff, and Drakeo the Ruler. I know there are a lot more that I’m missing as well. For a while it seemed like every rapper I started fucking with would die not much later. I thought I was cursed. The number who have been incarcerated is quite high as well including YNW Melly, Bobby Schmurda, 03 Greedo, Meek Mill, TayK, and YB.
What people often neglect to acknowledge is the similarities in a lot of their ages, careers, upbringings, surroundings, and circumstances at the time when all of these controversies occurred. It’s also interesting to look at their labels and who their “rivals” were in the industry. Again it doesn’t mean they should be given any lenience if they did commit any serious crimes; I honestly still can’t believe some of them got off so easily even when taking all these factors into consideration. I have a theory that most of the controversies these young rappers are involved in are often connected to the constant public scrutiny aimed at them from such a young age. There is also the never ending legal battles, the time they spend in prison, and the constant attempts on their lives/careers.
Obviously most people just blame the lyrics in rap music, gang ties, drug addiction, or violent video games, simple problems with simple solutions. Most people want the easy fix and pretty much everyone tries to deflect the blame from themselves. The truth is everyone plays a part in systemic racism, some are the victims, some are the perpetrators, and sometimes the line can be difficult to distinguish between the two. Since white people can’t be victims of systemic racism, they often fight to prove they’re not the perpetrators. Still the truth is, no matter how hard they try, they’re still indirectly part of the problem. As long as they accept and are willing to admit to that fact, most people aren’t going to hold it over them.
When it gets interesting is how the black and white communities treat light skinned and biracial people vs those with dark skin. Another is how Hispanic people are treated when they grow up in black neighborhoods or try to emanate the culture and again how skin tone can make a difference. Does anyone remember the J Lo song where she drops multiple N bombs? It was pretty common when I was growing up for my Hispanic friends to say it with no thought or repercussions. My personal favorite examples of the line being blurred are in the cases of Rachel Dolezal and Jussie Smollett. Whenever I’m reminded of them I can’t help but laugh at the pure absurdity. Again the whole issue of systemic racism is extremely complicated and divisive. At the end of the day no solution is going to please everybody.
The influence of music, specifically rap, is usually a direct product of all these things and not the source. A lot of people who experience what I’m describing or have witnessed it throughout their lives are well aware it’s extremely difficult to fix and there is no “one size fits all” solution. It’s a slow process and while things have improved steadily the past few decades, there is still a long way to go and a lot that needs to be addressed and fixed.
Either way the music about harming or killing others, the drug game, exploiting women, or any other shitty behavior, is often targeted at guys like me, Akademiks, or even Drake. People who didn’t grow up around these types of things and haven’t been traumatized by them from a young age. A lot of the rappers know this and a good amount will do the same thing as Drake and lie or exaggerate their back stories if they really didn’t grow up like that. Most listeners are young, bored, teens or twenty-somethings and could really care less whether it’s the truth as long as it gets the ladies wet when they drive around the ‘burbs with their 8,000 dollar sound systems blasting it and their windows down.
These types of lies and exaggerations can be really dangerous when they involve people who have a lot of influence and money. There’s nothing wrong with listening and enjoying any genre or type of music. The problem is when people start acting out their favorite songs or emanating their favorite entertainers or influencers. It seems more common than not that these people choose the bad traits to adopt into their personalities rather than the good ones. This can be especially toxic when people try to convince others they have to act or behave a certain way to be a rapper or even listen to certain artists or varieties or rap. Rarely do these people stop trying, usually they’d rather do some dumb shit to prove their worthiness.
You often hear about these square, suburban kids who listen to way too much trap and drill music or discover scam rap and end up finding themselves in a lot of trouble. Usually these are the same guys who end up snitching or causing problems for the ones who are really about that life. A good example of people clearly sticking their noses where they don’t belong are SixNine and Akademicz. It’s funny how they’ve always supported each other, even through the snitching and SA allegations. I still want to know what happened to the 14 year old in the tape with Daniel and his homie. Obviously no personal info, but I’ve heard rumors that she disappeared and no one knows what happened.
Although Kodak is 26 now and still has a long way to go, I’m confident he can get it together in the next 5 years, and hopefully he’ll be able to maintain some level of peace and normalcy. One thing I’m very concerned about though is it seems like a lot of the industry, his opps, and the media have all teamed up to make him the next member of the 27 Club. If he can survive to 28, and get clean before 35, he should be able to adapt and learn how to handle the pressure of superstardom.
I truly hope he is able to make it through this period in his life and continue to lead the Florida Soundcloud rap movement, which fell heavily on him after X was murdered. I would hate to see him become just another of the many talented artists in the industry who died much too soon or ended up wasting a good chunk in prison. While I love Ski Mask and he’s an awesome rappeperformer, his output can not come close to reaching Kodak’s level. Even Drake was obsessed with his album Dying to Live, which I agree is fantastic. I think a lot of people overlook Kodak intentionally or not because many don’t see him as a serious artist or can’t get past his history.
Something that has been working in his favor recently is the fact he has been doing a lot of good for his community for many years and has seemed to have taken an interest in philanthropy. Even though it’s a common rapper PR move and it’s often to help their public image more than the community they’re serving, but at least he’s showing some remorse. In my opinion all artists who truly started at the bottom should at least try to give back to the community they harmed with their actions even if their image is squeaky clean. They just need to be careful about living in the same neighborhood once they get famous like Nipsey and Dolph. Chief Keef definitely had it right by moving to LA once it got too dangerous in Chicago.
Interestingly Kodak doesn’t seem to fuck with Drake so much recently, and he may also be on the rocks with DJ AK. Considering the latter has been accused of having his hand in a lot of Florida’s recent rap beefs, deaths, arrests, and other controversies, and has also been accused of snitching, being a confidential informant, a repeated s. offender, and a r. apologist, it’s probably not a bad move on his part. It’s also no surprise most of the real ones in the game see right through his facade.
Most people in the industry know to avoid politics in general and you definitely should avoid publicly supporting Trump or any other politicians considered right-leaning. Kodak, Wayne, and Ye have all gotten massive amounts of shit for it, but if anyone has a solid excuse it’s the former two and possibly A$ap Rocky. I guess because Ye has presidential aspirations and considering his history of mania and possible psychosis he might deserve a little less shit. At least it isn’t as bad as supporting Hitler. Still anyone who hasn’t had a prison sentence commuted by the guy, and even those who have, should probably keep their political opinions to themselves (for example Cardi B and Lil Pump).
I also think there is a good possibility that their public support may have been a motivating factor in their release in the first place considering. Does anyone else find it odd that commuting Kodak’s sentence was one of the last things he did before running for re-election. The fact that AK has seemed to get away with his very public support for Trump and no one really seems to notice or care, (even though they really shouldn’t), just makes me more suspicious he’s working with the Fed’s or their may be some political ties or motivations behind him getting away with all SA’s, setups, and snitching through the years. Obviously it’s more likely no one cares about him enough to even give him any of their energy. Considering everything else though I think there is a definite push by the republican part to win over more voters of color.
Interestingly AK is still marked as a democrat on his voter records. This makes me wonder if his support for Trump could be bullshit and maybe he’s just trying to bait or confuse young rappers into agreeing with his political views so he can take it out of context and hurt their image. Since the majority of the game seems to lean in the other direction with their own political views it kind of makes sense. I could go much deeper, but I’m gonna practice what I preach, leave the politics alone, and get back to Kodak and eventually Kendrick.
There is a long history of Drake seeming to be obsessed with certain up and coming rappers. He especially seems to have taken interest in Kodak, going as far as calling him the best rapper of his generation. Kodak has accused many others of snitching on him in the past. It’s not unlikely one of those people he was referring to were Drake or Akademik’s following Drake’s order. This could explain why there seems to be some animosity there, despite all the love-bombing and dick riding.
Here are some interesting links I wanted to share, along with some theories and possible connections. The links are directly below the descriptions and some have more than one relevant link.
Drake praising Kodak’s album https://genius.com/a/drake-says-kodak-black-s-dying-to-live-is-one-of-his-favorite-albums-of-the-last-five-years
Earl Sweatshirt calling Drake culture vulture in 2015 for trying to ride Kodak’s wave https://hypebeast.com/2018/10/drake-cosigns-kodak-black-earl-sweatshirt-responds
Kodak talking about attempts to take him down https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/341804-kodak-black-says-people-are-trying-to-take-him-down-news
Him playing off Drake cosign https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/368888-kodak-black-says-drake-co-sign-wasnt-a-big-deal-news
Him saying he won’t work with Drake anymore after A$ap collab. This is the only article I could find hinting at any real bad blood between the two. Paints it as jealousy and nothing more https://www.complex.com/music/a/brad-callas/kodak-black-collab-drake-21-savage-her-loss-album
DJ AK discussing beef with Kodak. He briefly mentions in the interview that Kodak accused him of being a snitch, yet I’m still having an incredibly hard time finding any interviews or evidence it ever happened. It may have even been suppressed, because pretty much every video is AK talking shit about Kodak, or from one of the interviews they did. I included the link to the transcript of the interview where AK claims that Kodak had accused him of snitching. https://www.summarize.tech/www.youtube.com/watch?v=boNZy1MwVF0
Kodak speaking highly about his connection with Kendrick. https://www.reddit.com/KendrickLamacomments/wljoj0/kodak_interview_about_kendrick/
I believe that Drake possibly tried to exasperate Kodak’s addiction issues by sending him 600,000 in crypto for no reason. I’d bet he’s probably sent him a lot more because he started co-signing him before he even turned 18. I wonder if part of his 400 million dollar deal requires him to use a percentage of the money to recruit artists. On the other hand it could be to help take them out the acquisition of blackmail on whoever causes them problems or refuses to sign their blood contract. Drake always hyped Kodak up and was a huge supporter, up until recently. It seems around 2022, the same year as his Kendrick feature, Kodak seemed to start getting pretty disenchanted with Drake. It also could be possible that Drake may have distanced himself for PR reasons, considering both of their histories it’s hard to tell. Didn’t Kendrick say he didn’t want to be seen with anyone blacker than him? I wonder if it’s related to the issues with A$ap. Kodak was apparently pissed that he did a song with Drake, when Drake had been stringing him along with the same promises, but was being flaky.
More Drake cosigns https://www.rap-up.com/2022/01/11/drake-co-signs-kodak-black/?amp
https://thesource.com/2023/07/22/kodak-black-drake-favorite-rappe
I also worry that Kodak may have gotten wrapped up in the current drama with Drake, Kendrick, Ye, AK, Cole, and possibly Diddy and other big industry hitters. Obviously it’s very likely this could paint an even larger target on his back. Based on all my knowledge of the situation I believe it’s reasonable to assume team Drake/Akademiks/UMG may be partially responsible for some of Kodak’s recent issues. This could also help explain the media’s obsessive coverage of Kodak and his every mistake. Even taking his history into account, it seems pretty excessive for his level of fame and influence. I hope he is able to beat the odds even though they seem to be stacked against him. Hopefully if my theory about Kendrick’s mentorship has some weight, it will help him take the final steps needed to get his shit together and protect his safety and career.
More info about Mr Morale features https://www.xxlmag.com/kendrick-lamar-backlash-kodak-black-morale-big-steppers/
Article about Kodak’s philanthropy https://hiphopdx.com/news/kodak-black-wants-to-be-known-as-a-philanthropist
It seems like a lot of people may be trying to take him out. https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2022/02/15/3-people-and-kodak-black-shot-los-angeles-super-bowl-party/6795686001/
Kodak proclaimed to be Hebrew Israelite after his prison stay, Kendrick is also known to identify with the group. https://forward.com/fast-forward/374727/first-kendrick-lamar-now-kodak-black-another-rapper-goes-hebrew-israelite/
Getting back to Kendrick, another controversial claim thrown at him was that he was allegedly a big supporter of R Kelly. The article below explains why it’s most likely bullshit and also contains an example of Kendrick’s history of taking on the industry. I’m sure he may have been influenced by R. Kelly’s music because most artists are, but I’ve personally never seen him personally vouch for the guy and his behavior. I just think he’s mature enough to separate art from the artist. The article linked below makes it pretty clear that Kendrick wasn’t the main deciding factor in this whole Spotify issue. Again it’s all about the money as usual. https://pitchfork.com/news/kendrick-label-head-confirms-he-threatened-to-pull-music-from-spotify/
Another example of Kendrick going against the industry is when he formed his current label, pgLang which he splits 50/50 with Dave Free. He started the label in 2022, and uses an independent online distributor to release his music ever since. I imagine at some point he’ll probably try to buy Dave out if he hasn’t already. I’m sure the article below describes the origins of the name, but knowing Kendrick it very well could have a hidden significance or multiple meanings. This may be interesting to some people and I’m curious to hear any theories. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PGLang
The Reddit post linked below contains an interesting counter example to the precious examples. It alleges Kendrick recently used Interscope, a UMG subsidiary, for licensing on one of the diss tracks. This may show some type of financial motivation behind the beef, and although it’s different from signing a legit deal, some may still see it as being a bit hypocritical. Every musician I know personally is independent, but I’m sure someone who knows more about the industry and can explain in more detail why he made the decision. There’s probably a good chance it was for legal reasons, like using a sample from one of the many artist’s masters that the labels usually have ownership of. https://www.reddit.com/KendrickLamacomments/1chdi9today_confirms_kendrick_is_still_on_interscope/
Another example of a rapper who was caught lying about their ties to the industry was Young Dolph. He’s still one of my favorite rappers of all time, and I respected his honesty when he publicly admitted to it. Most of his real fans took his side, but there is always the chance he only did it because someone threatened to blow up his spot or was messing with his money. In his defense there is also a good chance his life, career, or someone he loved may have been threatened or blackmailed to force his hand. https://www.xxlmag.com/young-dolph-admits-signed-two-major-record-label-deals/
https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/203958-young-dolph-sounds-off-i-shouldve-never-signed-this-fu-n-deal-news
To his credit, he still went on to turn down a 22 million dollar record deal so he could keep his masters and ownership of his label. Sadly he was killed not long after this after multiple assassination attempts linked to Yo Gotti, or someone associated with him. no surprise his own label has been doing great since Dolph was killed. Dolph’s label, Paper Route Empire, was always extremely competitive with Yo Gotti’s. The different is one was independent and one was signed under a bigger label. Guess which one was which. The sheer amount of “coincidences” like this make it difficult to believe all of these examples don’t have some connection. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/young-dolph-retained-ownership-masters-191557215.html#:~:text=The%20Mic%20report%20later%20showed,to%20remain%20an%20independent%20artist.&text=Soon%20after%2C%20he%20signed%20with,have%20ownership%20of%20his%20masters.
Young Dolph is just one of many incredibly talented artists who died senselessly and much too soon. Many of the other artists also seemed to also have a history of speaking out against the industry. One of my favorite Dolph songs is actually titled “Shittin’ on the Industry. For anyone who didn’t follow his career too closely, the song “Play Wit Yo’ Bitch” is what sparked the beef and still to this day is my favorite diss track of all time. His next album 100 Shots was almost entirely dedicated to him trolling Yo Gotti after a failed assassination attempt.
Dolph is a great example of what happens when artists don’t sign a deal, but are still able to break through and compete financially with artists on major labels. Sadly many who do sign a deal usually end up getting fucked and face similar consequences if they try to leave or make too much trouble for their label. Ye is one of the few living examples of major artists who got out of their deal without dying prematurely, ending up in prison, or being left completely destitute. https://www.reddit.com/Kanye/comments/zz49to/okay_so_whats_the_deal_with_this_guy_almost/
Below is an interesting interview Ye gave in 2022, around the same time as his antisemitism scandal and him breaking his contract with UMG. Although I don’t support his politics and will be the first to call him out when he says something stupid, he’s still in my opinion one of the most relatable, honest, and decent billionaires. Although I don’t consider myself a god or a genius, I do find myself agreeing with about 90 percent of the stuff he says. In this interview he speaks about the media, Kim being super shady after divorce, systemic racism, Diddy, and much more. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OqkgyU-Tu84
If you haven’t seen his recent interview with The Download he speaks directly about Drake and his relationship with Lucian Grainge, the industry and some of their shady tactics, and covers a few more somewhat relevant topics. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ADSa-OSliak
Sometimes I wonder if Diddy is intentionally martyring himself, sort of like what Kanye did with his career. This may be a misguided attempt to try to make up for his past crimes. It could also be argued that it’s the best way someone could repent for such terrible sins. Recently it seems like Diddy may be trying to change the industry to make a better environment for future artists. He also seems to be trying to promote religious morals and values he previously disregarded. Although this another classic PR move. Both him and Ye have been very vocal about their religious beliefs lately, which is another thing that most celebrities typically avoid speaking about publicly. Who knows he may genuinely think this is necessary for him to stand a chance at escaping an eternity in the Christian version of hell. Obviously this is a big reach, but the article below, along with his recent instagram posts, kind of lend to these theories. https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-66716206.amp
Sorry for another tangent, I’ll get back to Kendrick again. Here are some more allegations leveled by Drake and his fans along with some evidence that may point to whether they are true or not. One thing Kendrick does admit to in a few songs through multiple albums is his difficulty resisting temptation and his promiscuity. I think based on his track record of honesty and transparency, he probably has cheated on Whitney in the past. This is obviously scummy behavior and could explain the rumors that they were separated or having issues in their marriage.
Another one of the allegations made by Drake included Whitney having a kid with Dave Free unbeknownst to Kendrick. There definitely isn’t enough evidence to sufficiently draw any conclusions, but there are some possible connections that could be seen as contributing evidence. As i was told in the comments, Dave Free left TDE in 2019, then Kendrick after the release of his final album. Still this may have had to do with TDE signing under UMG. As far as I know he never denied the claims Drake made, but if I’m wrong I’ll update this part.
While their relationship still seems pretty good, a lot of times artists have to pretend to be friendly to their label owners or they risk having their careers or reputations damaged and possibly even worse. Kendrick seems to be very aware of this fact and I can see him playing dumb or knowing and pretending he doesn’t because he seems to always be very strategic and patient enough to play the long game. If there is any truth to these claims he may be waiting until he can get the full ownership of his label and rights to all his masters before putting Dave on blast too.
Here are some of my favorite examples of artists pretending to like each other featuring some relevant faces. I love how none of them smile lol
This was apparently when Ye and Jay Z squashed their beef. https://consequence.net/2019/12/kanye-jayz-awkward-reunion/amp/
This was after Ye and Drake apparently squashed their beef. Very convincing… https://people.com/music/kanye-west-hangs-out-with-drake-after-saying-he-wants-to-put-rappers-feud-to-rest/
Ye looking a little suspicious of Drake again https://highxtar.com/en/the-drama-between-kanye-and-drake-in-a-nutshell/
Weirdly Drake and Jay Z seem pretty buddy buddy sometimes, but also have a kind of back and forth history. https://www.instagram.com/p/B9MZWhZnz3w/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet
The three also all collaborated on a single from Drake’s album Views. https://www.eonline.com/news/754168/drake-drops-new-music-with-kanye-west-and-jay-z
Later their appearances on Drake’s song, and their collaborative album were involved in the Tidal v Apple bs. https://www.businessinsider.com/kanye-west-no-watch-the-throne-2-jay-z-due-to-tidal-apple-rivalry-2016-10?amp
What is this a crossover episode? https://powerboise.com/kanye-west-diddy-drake-fought-yeezy-fashion-show-jay-z-broke-up/
Another weird crossover. Either these guys are fake as press on nails or they’re all just playing up the drama for money, fame, or more attention. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/kanye-west-jay-z-50-cent-diddy-onstage-together-240230/
Bonus Illuminati pic, Jay or Ye always looked like they didn’t trust each other. Again it could be for the media, but I just find it hilarious considering everyone thought they were best friends after Watch the Throne. They do have a very long history of working together, but like any other work relationship, their money seems to come first. It seems like business interests always take priority over work friendships. https://people.com/music/kanye-west-jay-z-friendship-timeline/
Also my all time favorite picture of Big and Puff in the 90’s https://www.reddit.com/Hiphopcirclejerk/comments/1b3v7wb/biggie_always_kept_an_eye_on_diddy/
Throughout the years many stories have surfaced of label owners intentionally interfering in their artist’s relationship or personal lives. I love how Suge made fun of Diddy for dancing in all of his artists videos. I’ve also mentioned Al B. Sure and how Diddy stole his wife and raised his son and previously went into the whole alleged Kanye, Drake, Kim Kardashian love triangle and all the other rappers partners Drake pursued. There are lots of other examples, but this is just to support the possibility that Dave Free may have had an affair with Whitney to get leverage over Kendrick. https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/throwback-thursday-suge-knight-diddy-1995-source-awards-6363520/amp/
If it turned out Drake is right and Kendrick really is raising Dave’s child, that could obviously really hurt Kendrick and his family. It could also severely damage his reputation in the industry. This may explain how Dave owns half the rights to Kendrick’s label, despite him appearing to have the desire to go fully independent. I might be wrong, but I can’t imagine Kendrick really needs Dave for anything.
While it seemed like they were very tight in the first picture I included from the beginning of 2022, the second photo is from another photo shoot at the end of 2022, and I could be wrong, but they both look a bit uncomfortable. Coincidentally the first picture was right before Kendrick officially left TDE and announced his second child publicly when he released Mr. Morale a few months with his wife and kids on the cover. While these all could be used as evidence to support the infidelity rumors, as I’ve said it also could have been the deal with UMG which was not long before Kendrick announced to the public he was leaving Top Dawg around the end of 2021. There is still a very good possibility there is no tension at all and they’re still friends and partners like most people seem to believe. A bunch of randomly selected photos and a couple loose connections only get you so far. While Drake may know something we don’t for all we know it may never be revealed publicly or even discussed. https://variety.com/2020/music/news/kendrick-lamar-signs-with-universal-music-publishing-1234816664/
I had to cut this post in half because apparently there is a character limit on posts. I’ll post part two in a minute. The rest is mostly bonus features and links to supporting evidence. It also includes a lot of random loosely connected issues I’ve been researching and writing about, along with a few personal anecdotes that I think are interesting and people may find relevant. I should be done editing the rest by tomorrow evening and depending on how long it ends up I’ll most likely have to do a part four and possibly five.
With gratitude,
The Randomest Moniker

"You are gangsters!" - Robert De Niro, who's played onscreen mobsters since the dawn of time, letting Trump fans know they're the real hoodlums.

Kind Of A Verdict Move

Disgraced former President Trump could be a convicted felon by this weekend. But a guilty verdict is far from assured — and, even then, a prison sentence remains uncertain.

• Prosecutors and Trump’s defense lawyers delivered closing arguments on Tuesday before the 12 jurors who will now decide Trump’s criminal fate. Trump’s team argued the whole case rests on Michael Cohen, and that he’s a skeevy liar nobody can believe. Prosecutors countered: You don’t have to like Michael Cohen, but his story is backed up by this document (and this one…and THIS one….) We can’t know what the jury will do, or how fast they’ll deliberate. But if you’ve been waiting years for Trump to see the inside of a jail cell, the odds are you’ll probably have to defer gratification a while longer.
  
• Trump is charged with 34 felony counts spanning 11 reimbursement payments to Michael Cohen. The jury has to consider and decide each charge separately. That means 34 separate verdicts. We’re likely to be waiting for a while on this deliberation. The jury could convict Trump across the board, or acquit him on all charges. But it’s also possible that they return a mix-and-match verdict. Guilty on some, acquitted on others, an inconclusive or “hung” verdict on others still. An acquittal on any charge means Trump defeats it forever. A “hung” jury means he can be retried for that charge. Any “guilty” verdicts put Justice Juan Merchan in control of Trump’s fate.
  
• But the reality, as ever, is that Trump is no ordinary defendant…or, potentially, convict. If he loses, he’s sure to appeal. And while the judge could jail him pending that appeal, that’s super unlikely. An appeal will eat up more time until the election. If he wins the presidency, Trump’s sure to sue claiming that a sitting president can’t be jailed while in office. He’d be counting on the Supreme Court to back him up. And THAT could set up the nightmare authoritarian scenario: A president who’s awaiting jail the day his term ends. And that guy has NO incentive to ever leave office.
  
• There’s no roadmap because all of this is unprecedented. In another first today, the Biden campaign actually showed up at the courthouse to attack their opponent. The campaign dispatched Robert De Niro — a celebrity surrogate who knows a thing or two about wanna-be tough guys and showbiz mobsters — along with former police officers Michael Fanone and Harry Dunn, who talked about the Trump-inflicted violence of Jan. 6. This is new: Biden has avoided any comment or messaging around Trump’s legal problems. The White House is signaling that Joe Biden himself will speak out publicly after the verdict.
  

If Trump’s convicted, he’ll be a first-time offender with low-level felonies. Jail (several months or a year?) is possible, but so is house arrest or community service. Will Trump wind up in a jumpsuit picking up trash in Central Park just steps from Trump Tower?

Look No Further Than Crooked Media

Know some undecided voters, but don’t know how to convince them to show up this election year? Who are we kidding, of course you do. But fear not! Pod Save America host Jon Favreau is back with season 4 of The Wilderness, to give you the insights you need to persuade the persuadables in your life. With the help of some of the smartest strategists, pollsters, and organizers in politics, Jon explores the thought processes of voters who are slipping away and dives into what we can do between now and November to secure our democracy.
New episodes of The Wilderness drop every other Sunday in the Pod Save America feed - And next day on the Pod Save America YouTube channel!

Under The Radar

Israeli Defense Force tanks pushed into central Rafah on Tuesday, taking control of key infrastructure and territory in the heart of the city. Still, U.S. officials refused to say that the operation — or the Israeli strike that killed at least 37 Palestinians, most of whom were sheltering in tents — crossed a “red line” for offensive operations the U.S. says it won’t support. American officials called the airstrike “tragic” and “horrific.” But White House and other American officials continue to brand Israel’s Rafah operation as “limited,” and not in violation of their call for no “major ground operation” in the city.
While the humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues, the U.S.-built pier meant to direct aid into the territory has ceased operating. The Pentagon blamed rough seas and high tides for damaging the pier and causing some ships to become unmoored. It’s unclear when the pier will function again, though it’s been plagued by logistical problems from the start. Initial aid shipments were heavily looted, either by black marketers or hungry, desperate people. The U.S. military said it plans to tow the pier to a nearby port in Israel for repairs, and then reinstall it in Gaza next week.

What Else?

Former South Carolina Gov. and GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley did a PR tour in Israel, where she signed “finish them!” on IDF artillery shells. A gross and crass gesture — and yet the moment also served up a lesson in the ease of spreading misinformation. This tweet accusing Haley of signing shells about to fall on Rafah, a city filled with Palestinian civilians, was viewed 3.5 million times and retweeted by prominent figures on the left. Haley was in fact on Israel’s northern border, where Israel is fighting Iran-backed Hezbollah. Either way, still pretty bad!
Special Counsel Jack Smith’s attempt to gag Trump was denied by the Trump-appointed judge overseeing the Mar-a-Lago documents case. Smith sought the order to stop Trump from telling brazen lies about a supposed FBI plot to assassinate Trump.
Trump endorsed Rep. Bob Good’s (R-VA) primary opponent, saying Good is “BAD FOR VIRGINIA AND BAD FOR THE USA!” That’s especially bad for Good (sorry, we had to), considering he’s the chair of the MAGA-boosting House Freedom Caucus, and went all the way to Manhattan with other Trump sycophants last week to shill for the boss!
Former U.S. Capitol Police are starting to fan out to swing states for Joe Biden. Officers Sgt. Aquilino Gonell and Harry Dunn, who both fought rioters on Jan. 6, will appear in Nevada for Biden on Wednesday to talk about defending democracy and law enforcement. Cops4Biden lol okay we’ll take it?
MAGA Republicans in Wisconsin are launching a second attempt to recall the Republican Speaker of the state assembly, Robin Vos. Organizers, including a former state Supreme Court Justice Vos appointed to investigate stolen election conspiracy theories, are angry that the speaker refused to impeach the chair of Wisconsin’s elections commission.
Supporters of the Jan. 6 riot tried to drive a memorial stone honoring rioters who died at the Capitol through Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day. The stone honored QAnon conspiracy theorist and insurrectionist Ashli Babbitt — who was killed by Capitol Police after breaking into the building — and others. The supporters were stopped by cemetery personnel.

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A North Carolina man who won $100,000 on a scratch-off lottery ticket made good on a years-old pact with a friend and split his winnings. “We are both men of our word,” Walter Bonds said of his friend and lottery winner, Curtis Hudson
A cool-headed, off-duty paramedic saved a woman’s life with CPR when she collapsed after dancing at the Loft Pub in Victoria, British Columbia to the Miley Cyrus song “Flowers.” We’ve all been there!
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Ben Crew on Twitter: "All the President's Men rules cause it's like "Bob Woodward, as appreciation for taking down the President of the United States we're going to make you HOT.""

At 10:40am on Friday, April 18th, 2003, a 56 year old man who ran a junk shop was out repairing a guard rail as a side job with three colleagues on the side of National Highway 31, near Gwangchiryeong Pass in Inje County, Gangwon Province, South Korea, when he found three rice bags. Even though he was there to repair the guard rail, and that the bags seemed suspicious, the man thought that they could possibly have some scrap metal from the surrounding farms in the area that had been abandoned. His main job being a junk collector, he decided to search the bags. However, when he reached a hand inside, he quickly recoiled in shock when he realized he had not felt metal, but that he had touched a human leg. The man immediately contacted the local police, and upon their arrival an investigation began (that is, after they reformed their murder investigation group that they had actually disbanded just the morning before April 18th).
Police arrived and were immediately shocked to find that all three of the rice bags contained the dismembered remains of an adult male. One bag held the man's neck and chest, another held his abdomen/thighs and the last bag held his legs. The police, enlisting the help of military forces, searched the surrounding area for the head and hands of the deceased, but were unable to locate them. An autopsy performed by the NFS (National Forensics Service) would find that the man's body, along with being cut into three different halves, had been stabbed over 20 times. These stab wounds were described as "deep", and that 21 of the knife wounds were located on the chest. 7 of those stab wounds had even pierced the decedent's heart, as well as caused damage to his ribs. The decedent's body had been drained of its blood, leaving investigators unable to estimate a time at which he had died.
There were no signs of resistance, leading investigators to believe that the decedent was restrained while he was killed, even though his hands were never located. They also believe that 'anger' or 'resentment' were involved in the ferocity of the violence inflicted upon the deceased. Police assumed that the decedent had been incapacitated through means of drugs or alcohol, but this was dismissed when his blood alcohol content was 0.05%, meaning he was slightly under the influence, but still aware of what was going on around him. No drugs, such as anesthetics, were found in his blood either. This gave further credence to the restraint theory.
The murder weapon used was believed to have been a sashimi knife. A logging chainsaw was believed to have been utilized in the dismemberment of the body. Investigators also believe that he was killed in the middle of a premeditated assault, with the dismemberment occuring after the fact. The premeditation factor is supported by the blood being drained from the body to prevent blood spots, which settle 3 to 4 hours after death, from appearing. It is also supported by the decision to cut bones off instead of the joints of the decedent, which shows the perpetrator is proficient with a logging chainsaw. One peculiar thing to note was that “broken parts commonly seen at the ends of felled trees were also visible on the bones of the corpse”, said Inspector Kang Chang-kwon of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's forensic investigation team. This supports their belief that the perpetrator has experience with tree cutting, due to the patterns observed in the cut bones being akin to those seen on skillfully cut trees. They believe the perpetrator may be a local or from another forested region of South Korea, due to their knowledge of the less-traveled area. Investigators also theorize that the decedent was acquainted with the perpetrator, but have never gone into detail about why they believe this.
The decedent was an adult male, of a sturdy, muscular build, who was 180cm (5' 9") tall and weighed between 68 kgs (149 lbs) and 90 kgs (198 lbs). His age was estimated to be between 20 to 40 years old. His blood type was found to be Type A. Also of note were signs of a cosmetic procedure that had been performed on the decedent's genitals, done to enlarge them. This procedure has been known to be popular with gangsters and those in the entertainment industry. Police believe the man was possibly violently murdered by a gang. They also believe that there is some sort of grudge involved in the murder, due to the violence seen (in that the crime being described as "overkill"). Without the head or hands of the deceased, the police also cannot identify him easily.
Police created and distributed leaflets in an attempt to find new information about the deceased. They mailed information about the deceased to the families of 25,000 people reported missing across South Korea in 2003. The cost of this mail campaign was 5 million Won, or just short of $6,000 USD today. Only three replies worth investigating were received, and all were proven to not be a match through genetic analysis. The entirety of Inje County was even searched for six months for any missing man in their 20s to 40s who could be their decedent. This search resulted in no new leads.
Close attention was paid to the rice bags in which the remains were discovered. These bags were found to have been manufactured in China. This information led investigators to theorize that the decedent and perpetrator were possibly Korean/Chinese nationals. However, due to the high amount of bags of the same brand being in circulation at the time, no new leads came from this. Also, the fact that the decedent’s arms and head were never found, lends more credence to the victim being a documented South Korean citizen. They might have incinerated the head and hands or disposed of them in a body of water, to prevent identification via dental or fingerprint records. Investigators believe that the remains were left on the side of the mountainous road as a warning to others, which leads to the possibility of gang involvement. This does not mean that he could have also been involved in a business dispute of some kind, and was taken out by a rival or an angry employee. The perpetrator(s) must have known the area the remains were discovered in well. If they went further into the forests in the mountains around the road to dispose of the remains by burial, they could never have been found or would have been found a lot later. Leaving the remains on the roadside gives off the vibe of the perpetrator letting others know that, “this is what happens when you wrong me”.
On July 31st of 2015, South Korea’s National Assembly abolished the 25-year term limit on 1st degree murder and implemented the 'Taewani Act', meaning that there is no longer a statute of limitations for murder cases that have happened after August 1, 2000. Thankfully, the cold case team for the Provincial Police Agency in Gangwon are still investigating what has come to be known as the Inje Gwangchiryeong pass incident ,and due to solving two other long-term cold cases recently, they are optimistic that they can solve this one as well. They are still tackling new leads and comparing data from missing persons with the decedent’s available DNA. However, with limited man-power, they are still pursuing justice for the victims of violent crimes in the cold cases they investigate until their perpetrators are found.
Notes:
•Inje County, also known as Inje-gun, is located in Gangwon Province, also known as Gangwon-do. Inje County has the lowest population density of any South Korean county. Gangwon Province is the least densely populated subdivision of the country.
•Gwangchiryeong pass is located in a deep forested area about 800 meters above sea level. National Route 31 is a national highway in South Korea that connects Gijang County, Busan Province to Singosan (Kosan County), Anbyeon (Kangwon Province).
Sources:
Unidentified Awareness Wiki
SISA Journal (Korean)
Yonhap News (Korean)
The Hankyoreh (Korean)
Wikipedia article on SK statue of limitations
Wikipedia article on National Route 31)

What is good my dudes? how has the week been? Ive been busy starting this story and wrapping up another of my novels(clean up and last chapter work) but you all likely arent interested in that. Instead today we get a look at our leading lady, and how much of a entitled brat she can be. Just you wait, Connor does not realize he has been chosen as her's just yet.
Let's get this Bread
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“Help!” Eivaley screamed as her eyes shot open, her lungs stretching to the limit, causing her throat to burn.
Eivaley’s body reacted naturally to what she thought had happened moments before; her heart rate shot into orbit while adrenaline wracked her tight, unused muscles, causing horrendous lightning pain as they flushed with blood, readying to run from the Voodal.
It took her several seconds to consciously realize why she was trying to run and from what. She was inside the nightclub. Torkla had been shot dead by some alien gangsters who were trying to drug her.
No, wait—they did drug her. But that man—saved her. Where was he? Why was he not at her side when she awoke like the stories she had been told? Or as a champion was expected to do?
That metal-armed man had hefted her over his shoulder and whisked her away from the gunfight like a champion should. Did he not realize what he had done for her species? Did he not care? No, it could not be that—she was a princess, and everyone she was around could recognize her regality.
It was evident in her attire, chin held high, piercings along her brow, and namely in the essence that oozed off her and other nobles. They were proud and stalwart, save for a few instances, such as the noble women's champions.
He was supposed to be here to state his desire and take her. That was only the proper thing to do. But he had left her alone. It was all so confusing.
After ruminating on that idea for several minutes, Eivaley realized she had no idea where she was or what was going on. She was just caught up so much in the fact that the man was not here that it had slipped her mind.
Eivaley sat up in bed, and the rough blanket covering her fell to the ground, leaving her as naked as the day she was born. Under usual circumstances, her being naked when she wakes up would not be odd, but she had been dressed when she was drugged.
Who in all the universe had the gall to strip her? With her still imagining the man who whisked her away as someone valiant hero, she hoped it had not been them. But if not them, then who?
She swore if they did anything strange to her while she was drugged, they would face the worst wrath money could buy, and in the COS, enough crit signs public death warrants. The gods certainly knew Daddy had deep enough pockets to condemn a planet to that fate.
If she learned anything harmful was done to her, they would not live longer than a few days at most. But that could be dealt with after Eivaley figured out where she was, talked to the man who saved her about his proper role as her champion, and ensured Daddy compensated that man well.
The room was cold and damp, the chill making her scales ripple in a shiver. Nearby, there was a single metal table and chair. The small light hanging down from the ceiling gave her a clear view of the rugged grey duracrete walls and the closed, shining steel door at the far end.
Swinging her legs out from the rough, uncovered, stained mattress, Eivaley scrunched her nose, realizing how horrendous the scent was. It was a foul combination of rotting meat and stagnant air.
What is this place? The only thing its drab, oppressive build reminded her of was prison cells in some spy hollow flicks that were her guilty pleasure.
Even though Daddy did not want her watching stuff like that, Eivaley regularly snuck them into the mansion or watched them with the servants on the private frigate he had her travel on. Daddy claimed they would fill her head with useless ideas and distract her from the duties she would never have to fulfill.
She ignored Daddy not out of malice but because of Torkla's advice that a life without excitement would be painfully dull and wasted.
She was about to walk closer to the door but spotted something neatly folded on the chair. Scooping the faded garments into her hand, she cringed. They looked almost like scrubs but had patches and stains covering them.
Considering what she was wearing, namely nothing, Eivaley could not be picky right now, even though the rough material likely would chafe. The clothes were unbefitting of her station, and the stars only knew what the stains on the crotch were.
Eivaley quickly donned the oversized garment, ensuring her tail was sticking out the back and that her more sensitive areas were as covered as possible. Could the man not at least have left her underwear?
As Eivaley put on the clothes, she kept looking around and listening, trying to gain more of a sense of the area and not let someone jump her again. She was confident she had seen everything in this room; there was nothing she could not see at a glance.
Listening, however, revealed something. It almost sounded like someone singing, but they were horribly out of tune. Their voice was clearly going through some kind of synthesizer, having a bit of an unnatural crackle and pop.
Now that she had some semblance of modesty, it was time to figure out what was going on, even though the scrubs were so large they were damn near falling off her shoulders.
As Eivaley hesitantly pushed open the door, the scent of rot only got more intense, and the sound of the voice became more apparent. The door opening made her feel much better about her situation; if she were a prisoner, there would be guards and locks.
Instead of those obstacles, she faced a well-lit hallway with built-in overhead lights. Steam poured out of old, damaged piping, filling the passage in a haze, barely letting her see a pair of doors at the end.
One had bright light and the synthetic voice pouring from it, while the other was firmly closed, with a small palm reader next to it.
Ok, maybe she was locked in here. But a little exploration was possible, and whoever was singing might be able to give her some answers.
Shielding her head from the steam, Eivaley slinked forward, her feet plopping against the wet floor. Peaking around the doorframe, she was confident she could handle anything. She was the Fifth daughter of the Torkla empire, after all.
Oh, how wrong she was.
Not even the sight of Torkla’ head halfway exploding could prepare her for this. The room was some kind of medical room. This room was nothing like her usual doctor's office, instead of the clean, sterile white, and neat design.
This room was one pulled straight out of her nightmares—dozens of glass cabinets filled with medicine, narcotics, cybernetic components, and body parts floating in formaldehyde covered the walls. Nothing was clean; it was dusty, coated in dried blood, oil, and god knew what else.
Dead in the center of the room was a strange grey-skinned alien, extending his spiderlike augmented legs upward to guide a light arm closer to the alien-like alien strapped to a table.
Eivaley thought the man on the table was asleep or dead until the grey alien stopped singing, leaned down, and ran a scalpel under the alien's eye. The bird-like alien screamed at the top of his lungs, loudly enough it caused Eivaley’s blood to run cold.
What the fuck was she witnessing? Some horrible torture session? An execution? Some sick, twisted serial killer kill room?
As the avian thrashed against the straps holding him to the table, she gagged for a moment, then nearly threw up when the leather snapped tight.
The gray alien shifted over the top of the seemingly unwilling patient, “You wanted this. Now shut up, hold still, and let me work,” He growled; two of the spider-like appendages holding him up shifted and drilled into the sides of the patient's head, holding them still from the shoulders up.
Eivaley wondered if it was good that the devilish doctor silenced the bird, but her heart was glad he was not screaming anymore.
With a twist and a squelch, the doctor pulled the patient's eyes out and tossed them off to the side. Whether through preternatural means or sheer dumb luck, they plopped into a jar sitting on a cart.
Most sentients in the universe have heard about the fight-or-flight response because nearly all species that made it to the stars had some form of it. However, one thing that not everyone knows is that those are not the only two options when placed in a shocking situation.
There are two others most did not know by name but did through action: fawn, meaning you show pleasing or more submissive behavior, hoping the threat does not harm you.
Then there was what Eivaley fell victim to—freeze.
She fell to her knees, uncaring that the impact on the metal grating on which she stood had carved them open slightly.
At the same time, she sputtered, attempting to say anything. Her mind was unable to comprehend the grotesque torture fully.
Time warped in on itself, and she had no idea how much time had passed before the horrendous surgery was over. But she witnessed it all: the spider scuttling, grabbing cybernetics, and drilling them into the bird's skull, all while he cruelly hums a jaunty tune, was beyond surreal.
Once satisfied with his work, the demonic doctor's torso twisted around entirely, tucking a bloody tool into a slot in his forearm.
He had not noticed her presence during his practice, despite him scurrying around to different cabinets—but he knew she was there now.
“How long ago did you wake up?” He snickered and slowly crept forward, the apparatus on his head shifting between several optical lenses as he did.
When her eyes finally settled on whatever this thing called normal, they were as red as blood and glowing with fire and villainous curiosity.
Those cruel eyes scoured Eivaley's trembling form, plucking her apart at the very molecule. An evil smile crawled onto his ash-grey lips, revealing rows of clear, crystalline teeth. They glowed just like his eyes, giving the man a horrendous Cheshire appearance.
As the doctor got closer, Eivaley's heart rate shot into orbit, sweat formed on her palms, and the most primal part of her soul screamed at her to move, or she would die at the demon's hands.
“What is it, Eivaley? Can you not speak standard?” the doctor asked, reaching out to jostle her, recognizing that she seemed to be in shock.
Stitch found that she was not speaking odd; he had pumped enough nanotech and drugs in her to keep her that she should feel better than ever.
The millisecond, his artificial hand clasped her shoulder, bedlam befell Stitch’s humble surgery room.
Though still not coherent, Eivaley screamed and tossed a hail mary hit toward whom she perceived as a threat. One the good doctor had not seen coming at all.
With a hefty crack, her fist collided with his jaw, rattling his bones and sending him reeling.
“What the fuck was—” Stitch started but cut himself off when Eivaley rushed into a corner, overturned a table, and grabbed the first object she could, readying to throw it at him.
Not wanting his shop to be destroyed, Stitch activated his automatic security systems, knowing how strong humans were. They would alert just the man he needed to get here right now.
Conor.
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The crowd around Conor parted quickly, shouting in worry and panic, trying to understand why he was running, and had his suppressed pistol in hand.
They were doing this because he had just shoved a pair of Urintit who refused to heed his warnings to make a hole; he had not shot them, there was no need, and he needed all of his ammo for whatever was going on at Stitch’s clinic.
He had no idea what was going on. All that Conor knew was that the automatic defense systems there had alerted him to go to Stitch’s place immediately, warning him that the tech-head had been wounded and needed aid.
His boots sloshed in the deep puddles. Conor was unsure whether the water was from a leak somewhere in the upper city or whether it actually rained today. In this area of the city, determining the weather or whether it was day or night was impossible. Things like day, night, and weather just did not exist this far into the belly of Heavalun.
The lights on the walls and ceilings were supposed to dim and brighten to simulate some kind of day-night cycle, but because of years of neglect, these more built-up areas were snared in a perpetual dim orange twilight.
The wan light and crowd were easy enough for the mercenary to maneuver, thanks to his thermal vision, wired-up legs, and razor-sharp reflexes. He barreled through civilian after civilian. He even left a half-smash food cart in his wake, but he ditched his meal to answer Stitch’s call; whoever was waiting on their kebab could suffer the same fate.
It wasn’t like their meals were his issue.
Nothing was going to stop him; both he and Brakul needed that princess to be unharmed, and he needed Stitch’s meds to live.
Having pushed his servos to their limits Conor had covered the ten kilometers from the noodle shop he was eating at to Stitch’s clinic in record time—but how much had unfolded in that twenty minutes, he could not say.
Thankfully, Stitch had set his doors to automatically open for him when the alert went out, so Conor wrenched the heavy metal door to the clinic open like it weighed nothing. Its frame vibrated as the door slammed against the wall.
Clearing room by room, ensuring no one was in the rooms, he proceeded through the living room, the kitchen, and the bedroom hall leading to the basement.
It was odd. There were no signs of a struggle on the upper floors; they were just as he had seen them earlier in the day. Neat, tidy, and relatively clean.
That made Conor wonder: Did some patient of Stitch go nuts at attacking him mid-surgery? If that was the case, was his pistol enough? Stitch has always strapped patients down, having been in hundreds of his surgeries here. If they broke out—how strong were they?
But Conor did not have the time to grab something more robust or specialized. His pistol, strength, and violence of action would have to do.
Before he reached the stairs, the sounds of shouting from a woman and Stitch filled the air. That was a good sign; at least the doctor was alive.
Descending the stairs and opening the door at the bottom, Conor cleared the hallway to where the red-scaled bombshell had been resting with a glance but did not proceed down it. He would check it after helping Stitch.
He crossed the hall toward the sounds of shouting and smashing glass, knowing whatever danger was in the clinic must be there.
“Stitch, what’s going on?” Conor shouted, rushing into the room with his handgun raised, ready to shoot anything that was not the doctor or the woman.
It took him less than a second to asses that he would not have to shoot anyone. The Human, who, through reading her ID card a few days ago, he knew was named Eivaley, was the problem that the system alerted him of.
“Get the fuck away from me!” She shouted, throwing another beaker at Stitch from behind an overturned table she used as an impromptu barricade.
To the tech head's credit, he was doing a good job of avoiding the projectiles, as evidenced by the floor around him being covered in shimmering glass shards.
“Conor, stop your crazy bitch!” Stitch barked, ducking under another throw. “Before she hurts my patient or me.”
Stowing his pistol and sighing, Conor stepped between them, grabbing the next projectile thrown into the air.
“Eivaley, stop!” Conor barked, turning to face her. “Stitch is not going to hurt you.”
Eivaley wound up another throw as he did this but stopped, recognizing two details about Conor: First, his metallic arm, clutching her last toss, and second, his voice. She could not forget either; they were ingrained into her mind and soul after the other night.
“Ok, now that we aren’t throwing shit at your doctor, can you put that down and come out here?” Conor more commanded than asked, but that was just his nature to be more upfront than not.
“That thing is not going to hurt me, right?” Eivaley questioned, still clutching her ammunition.
“I have been saying that this whole time you—” Stitch started, but Conor hushed him. “Doc, shut off that damn alarm,” Conor ordered, looking back over his shoulder for a second.
“Fine, just control her,” Stitch replied after pausing momentarily and turning his attention to his datapad.
Conor turned to Eivaley, “No, Neither of us will hurt you. Fuck, he fixed you from that drug, and I dragged your ass here. If we wanted you harmed—you would be.”
Eivaley paused, setting the bottle down and taking stock of the situation. The strange Human was right; they could have killed her, sold her, or done anything, but as far as she could tell, she was in good health.
“OK—But can I get my clothes back? And an explanation of what the fuck is going on?” Eivaley said, stepping out from behind the table.
“Fine, just stop busting up my shop!” Stitch emphasized. “Conor–take her upstairs; her clothes are in the guest room.”
“Alright, Doc.” Conor shrugged before stepping toward the door.
He did not even glance at Eivaley, assuming she was smart enough to follow—which she did.
“So your name is Coner?” Eivaley questioned on their way up the stairs, wanting to know his name since he saved her, and she would have to ensure he and his friend were paid well by Daddy for their efforts.
“Been that as long as I've known,” the Human replied flatly, not caring how intently Eivaley was staring at him.
“Conor? I've never heard a name like that,” Eivaley commented. “Where is it from?”
“Ask all your questions in a bit. You have to get dressed, and we can talk later; just wait in the living room once you have changed. I’m going to go help Stitch out,” Conor replied, pushing open the door and ushering her in.
It was not that he was unwilling to answer mundane questions, but there was no point in detailing those things for a future client. She would just forget it anyway.
“Alright—my champion,” Eivaley purred, slipping inside the room and shutting the door.
Conor had no idea what calling him champion was about but had no doubt he could ask later. For now, he pulled out his datapad and texted Brakul, needing him to hurry up and get here.
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So buds what did you think of todays chapter? not much going on just yet, but starting next week connor and eivaley will start their grueling journey out of the city.
Please don't forget to updoot and comment. I will see you in the comments.
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First off, I just wanna say that I'm still getting used to the UI and all that, so I'm more than a little confused, but it's a good kind of confused.
The Audiovisuals are great as ever and if anything, has improved greatly!
My memory sucks and so does my attention, at times I feel like I don't really know what's happening and have to re-read the text, but it's manageable. In otherwords the story is still a bit over my head.
That'd enough of the bad stuff, time to dickride because MAN the gameplay.
I'd describe it as oddly satisfying, having to juggle around my sinners, making sure they're alive, using their ability to hold back hordes and break cores (I think that rhymed), at this point I'm really enjoying the gameplay, I can only imagine how much more satisfying it'll become once I'm more used to everything and be able to be more proactive than reactive.
Even with the reactive gameplay it's still fun, focusing all my sinners to one spot, seeing a gangster getting too close to my chief, and quickly moving a sinner there to block them, I love it!
And that last part with the interrogatation... Oh god I had to legitimately lock in.
I know that Hella isn't innocent or as defenseless as she seems, she's a hunter who uses her charm to lure in pray, and man is she good at it. Still thought, even if I don't fully understand the evidence in my head, it's condensed itself to make a little bit of sense.
She said herself she doesn't wanna be looked down on and treaded with pity, but I can't help but empathise (or sympathise?) with her, I feel sad for her.
(Note, she is literally the first sinner you meet when you start the game, at least in a detailed cutscene. if Asino can make me feel these feelings for someone so early, what else do they have up their sleeve for the later characters??!?)
(Note note, if anyone needs a hug, it'd be Hella,, at least with the evidence at hand)
TL;DR: gameplay very gud, music and visuals gud, story a bit confusing for my adhd ahh but is gud, me enjoying game a lot, recommend to others 👍

I felt that reviewing only recent novels is not enough due diligence and decided to review every novel that I've read and is worth a review. I will write more later.

1. Martial World I&II, are beautiful novel and a half that every fan of tournament-secret realm-war loop must read in his life. The novel is from an age where we still haven't had our fill of garbage but I think it stands even among contemporaries to this day, there isn't much to describe besides that it has everything joked about in parody stories without feeling like a parody. It perfectly encapsulates that era when MC's were gnashing their teeth in pain to accomplish victory and not playing a pig to eat a tiger or were an oriole stalking a mantis. The novels are fully translated and plot devices that drove us mad at that time shouldn't faze anyone -- MC will never die or get cucked, unless we are reading a fetish story.
   
2. I Shall Seal The Heavens, people are now shitting on this novel but it's surely one of the best xianxia novels; it was even my listening choice for a few days after LASIK surgery. What is most commendable about this novel is its elaborate setting and power system, in the first half of the story, and I especially think that every xianxia novel should have such a rational power system - Foundation Establishment, Golden Core*, Nascent Soul, Spirit Severing., but I do think that * Golden Core should be made of all three essences: Qi, Blood and Soul, not just Qi;. And I still remember some of those memorable quotes to this day, e.g. Reliance Scripture meaning is that you must rely on someone/something to succeed... then rely on Patriarch Reliance!, Havefaith in lord Fifth and etc. The clear problem of this story, especially in the second half, is that it's the last part of the trilogy, and therefore must be more ambitious than prequels. And so it was, too ambitious for its own good. It's overall a better novel than a Renegade Immortal, but worse xianxia story.
   
3. RMJI, this novel was just the right xianxia mix from beginning to almost end. There is not much to say, just a good execution of a good formula "New place>wrung it dry>war>leave", all while remaining lowkey but without internal monologues reminding us about it every chapter. Worth your time, just don't read the sequel. Author's other two books are also good, don't know about the latest one.
   
4. World of Cultivation, nothing much to say besides the cast being so good and setting+power system fresh. The story is pretty much guys being guys, dudes being dudes. Still a top novel at novelupdates, and the author is a salted fish that dropped two last books in a row.
   
5. Nanomashin and other works from this author, but why read the novel when there is manhwa? A good fresh take on slop murim novels, MC isn't cold-blooded but instead clearly sees that his teammates are pigs and takes matters into his own hands.
   
6. Warlock of the Magus World, a certified hood classic. There are only two types of people in this sub, those who already read it and those who want to understand why it has a cult following. Actually, the novel is very simply written and has a vibrant world that all of us can imagine and easily suspend our disbelief, that's it. MC being a total edge lord is just a plus. The characters are not very bright, but neither do they disillusion us by introducing their thoughts into paragraphs we are reading, they just speak, do their stuff and die. Like an episode with beholders, the whole sequence was like a shoot-out between gangsters, just a mere scuffle between factions, no need to elaborate it too deeply. If you need clarification, or more details, just write it and i will supplement the text.
   

Assalamualaikum,
I am here to rant/seek explanation, not to have people supporting me/ be on my side. Fully bash me if needed but with reasons as I need clarification on this matter.
I am a 23y/o Malay-Chinese in Malaysia. I am slowly starting to learn more on religion after neglecting religion during my childhood and after doing Umrah during Ramadan. This incident occurred during Maghreb prayer just now.
I went to the Masjid with my dad but I went in first after completing my wudhu before my dad. I went into the masjid without fully closing the door behind me leaving a small gap enough for my dad to put half his hand in. I was about to do my non compulsory 2 rakaat prayer while waiting for my dad while I was approached by this religious looking dude, maybe the Imam. I was on my phone reading through text messages as he had his face right in front of mine asking me in a very gangster-like tone “Why didn’t you close the door”.
I was shocked so I replied in English “My dad is coming”. He stared me down AS he walked towards the door to close it when my Dad opened the door. My dad gestured to me, asking me what’s going on? I gestured back 🤷‍♂️ as he continued to stare me down while walking away from the door and stopped right in front of me again in a very close/intimate distance to stare me down. I , as a guy with anger issues stared him down as well. I asked him What? in an angry tone after about 4 seconds of intense staring he went and said to go outside if we wanna fight. I was shocked & confused while my dad broke us off and started praying Maghreb.
It wasn’t till at home when we got into a huge argument. Basically on how I was at fault because - I stared an elder - did not respect a religious person,maybe an imam - started an incident in the masjid I agree 100% that it was wrong of me for doing this but I couldn’t help but ask myself

1. Why was a religious dude so mad and angrily went face to face with me regarding such a small issue. Why did he start something out of a completely 0 issue imo. Of course I didn’t close the door but it wasn’t an open all the way and left it there situation. I did close it but not fully on purpose , with the reason that my dad was gonna enter.
   
2. Stared me down like I was some ratchet dude with no morals ( not closing the door)
   
3. Immediately I thought of something I read somewhere please correct if I’m wrong, the first people to go to hell is someone that is religious for the sake of gaining respect from others and not for the sake of Allah. Is this person as example of this? Shouldn’t a religious person just come up to me nicely and ask me to close the door or just close the door that was 5steps away from him.
   
4. Is there anything on the Quran that states what we should do if someone was rude towards us. Please also comment what I should have done in this situation.
   

Hello!
55 YO single male here who could use some Romantic advice. I cycle, work out and am in very good physical shape. I've never thought of myself as "hot" or anything, but I'm pretty sure I'm not unattractive. I saw a woman I found interesting and attractive at a music festival here in New Orleans this past Sunday and introduced myself. Not something I do a whole lot, but I will put it out there occasionally. Guessing she's maybe 40. It turns out she's German and has been in the States for about a year, and in New Orleans for a few months. We spoke a bit about where she's from and where she's lived in the US, as well as what she does for work (she told me who her employer is and what she does for them - admin work)... that she's on a work visa through 2028 but wants to live in the US indefinitely. Good intelligent conversation. I had planned prior to our meeting to leave the stage we were in front of and move to another and asked her if she'd like to join me. She said that despite wanting to see the band at the other stage, she was hungry and was going to go home (there was food at the festival of course. thinking now maybe I should have offered to get her something there). I said okay and something like "It's been great speaking with you... Maybe we can get together another time and continue the conversation." I'm a real estate agent and gave her my card, and then pulling out my phone, I asked for her contact info. Without hesitation, she gave me her full name and phone #. She also mentioned what part of town she lives in.
This woman is right in my "strike zone", and I want to make a real swing or three at this one. I looked online and easily found her FB, Insta and Linkedin profiles, and her name and the other info she gave me checks out. I did not interact her online presence in any way. Two days later - on Tuesday - I sent her the following text message:
Hi XXXX! XXXX here. We met at the Boogaloo in front of the main stage Sunday, before you left for some dinner. I did make Lez Zeppelin at the Dumaine Stage, and they were fun! I'm sorry you missed them. The closing act at the main stage was "Afroman", kind of an "Original Gangster" thing. Kind of funny really, but not sure the stereotype he was presenting is a healthy one. I enjoyed our brief conversation and would like to learn more about your journey from Germany to Virginia to NOLA. Maybe over a drink or a snack? How is your day going? A couple of pics from Sunday.
No response, and it's now Thursday. I'm open to any constructive and kind criticism of the message above. Wondering it was a bit too much and what I might do now. I recognize of course, that the number I have for her may be wrong - either through her intention or my mistake (but she looked at it in my phone and confirmed it was correct ). I do recognize and accept she probably made the choice to not respond for whatever reason, and I'll be fine if nothing happens, but I am someone who wants to do whatever is necessary - within reason - to get what they want, or at least have a better chance of success. I feel a text was the right initial approach, but the fact that she's European may mean a call was the better choice? Maybe follow up with a call and see if there is an outgoing message that confirms the number is correct? Maybe do that and if no confirmation of number, a FB message saying "I reached out via text and called, wondering if I may have captured your number incorrectly, etc...". I've been invited to a crawfish boil this Saturday at a friend's where there will probably be about 10 others. Wondering if I should invite her to that. I'd appreciate any advice and/or critique of my initial text message.
What is your advice, Fellow Redditors?
Thanks in advance!

I'm going to do something a bit different and take a close look at two major works from the DC Universe: Darwyn Cooke's The New Frontier, and James Robinson and Paul Smith's The Golden Age. If you're playing along at home, the texts I'm using are The Absolute New Frontier from 2006 and The Golden Age trade paperback from 1995.
First a bit of personal context: I didn't enjoy The New Frontier when it first came out, serialized in six quite expensive installments. I loved Cooke's art, I loved the use of some of the more obscure DC war characters, and I loved the characterization of the Martian Manhunter, but the narrative didn't work for me when read in small monthly doses back in 2004. I had read all of the full-length work Cooke had done up until 2004, and none of it had disappointed me at all. But The New Frontier seemed to read more like a tour through the 1950s and 1960s than an actual story. It wasn't until the final issue that I really understood what Cooke was leading up to, but then it was over, and I didn't have the time or the inclination to dig out the back issues and read the whole thing in one sitting. Even when I got the two-volume trade paperback collection a couple of years ago (in an eBay lot of trade paperbacks I bought off of none other than comic book scholar George Khoury), I still didn't bother to read it. To paraphrase Hemingway's Frederic Henry, we don't do the things we want to do.
So I never actually read the entire text of The New Frontier until this past winter, when I was able to sit down with the luxurious Absolute edition and dive into Cooke's illustrated world. I enjoyed it immensely, enough that I wanted to reread it again this summer, which is what I have just done, and now I want to talk about it. But I don't want to talk about it in isolation, and I'm interested in the connection between texts, so I'll also talk about its logical precursor: The Golden Age.
Like The New Frontier, Robinson and Smith's The Golden Age deals with the era between the 1940s and the 1960s. The era in which the comic book Golden Age grew into the comic book Silver Age. The era in which America was undergoing its own transformation, moving from threats abroad to suspicion at home. And just as I had difficulty enjoying The New Frontier as a serialized comic, I couldn't appreciate The Golden Age in that manner either. I only bought the first two issues, actually, back in the early 1990s, and then I lost interest, vaguely thinking that I might buy it as a collected edition some day (even though collections were not guaranteed the way they are today). I did buy it when the trade paperback was released, and because I had never finished it originally, I read the collection immediately. And I liked it. But I thought it was deeply flawed.
I reread The Golden Age yesterday, after thinking about it in regards to The New Frontier. It's not a surprising connection, after all. Cooke himself claims The Golden Age as an inspiration for his own work. But my memory of The Golden Age was a bit hazy, and I recalled it being a much more cynical view of the territory than what Cooke achieved in The New Frontier. My recall was pretty accurate--Robinson and Smith present a quite cynical view of the late Golden Age America.
Now that I've read both works back-to-back, I'm interested in exploring what each says about super-heroes, what each says about America, and how each achieves its (very different) effects. These are the kinds of things I'll be looking at over the next few days.
James Robinson's use of History in The Golden Age
One of the things that strikes me about both The New Frontier and The Golden Age is the way the creators weave American history into their stories. On the surface, such a technique might not be surprising, especially considering that both tales take place in the past. And while it may be true that a so-called "historical novel" or "period film" would be amiss to neglect the details of history which fit its setting, the same isn't always true for comics.
In comics, stories set in the past tend to take place in some vague memory of the past, without any apparent intent in locking the stories into a particular date or era. Take the typical origin stories, or "Year One" stories which DC Comics' creators have retold again and again. In such a story, whether it be Miller and Mazzuchelli's take on Batman, or Waid, Augustyn, and Kitson's take on the Justice League, the setting lacks a distinct time stamp. The characters are younger, true, but the setting lacks specific period detail. The reason for this isn't at all surprising, because locking the characters' past into a specific date would require some major explanations about their ages in the present. Had Miller time-stamped the date on Batman: Year One, and included captions saying "May 3rd, 1980," or whatever, then that might have worked for a few years, but even if we assume that Batman was only 23 when he took inspiration from that window-smashing flying rodent, according to that temporal continuity, he'd be 50 years old in the current stories. And he's clearly not.
So we expect stories set in the past to avoid any kind of specific references to contemporary history, at least in comics. A recent jarring exception to that can be found in Diggle and Jock's newly released Green Arrow: Year One, in which a young Oliver Queen references the "Kevin Costner" Robin Hood. That means Queen must have become Green Arrow sometime in the mid-1990s, which might explain his age today (if he was 22 in 1992, he'd be 37 today, which might be right), but it also implies that his son Connor must only be a teenager today, and he's clearly older than that. Perhaps the reference will work better 10 years from now when the Kevin Costner reference will become part of the vague historical past, but right now it seems too current to make sense.
Anyway, the other MAJOR exception to the rule of not using historical references in comics is the case of stories set during World War II. Even comic books written at the time of WWII regularly included time-stamp references in a way that later comics tended to avoid. Yes, since then, Superman has met Kennedy, and you might see analogues of Bill Clinton or George W. in a story or two, but in the 1940s heroes came face to face with major historical figures (contemporaries to them) on an almost daily basis. Here's FDR! Here's Superman grabbing Hitler on a cover! Here's Tojo! Here's Hawkman enlisting in the army to fight overseas! Etc. Such close ties between "comic book reality" and real-life events never matched the heights of the WWII comics.
And that's why later writers, Roy Thomas MOST prominently among them (he practically invented the whole idea of historical nostalgia super-hero comics), felt compelled to weave actual historical events into the retelling of stories from the WWII era. Thomas's Invaders for Marvel and his All-Star Squadron for DC playfully fit the timeline of actual US history into the fictional timeline of the past super-heroes. In his letter columns, Thomas would often explain (or justify, for the more contentious fans) how the chronology worked.
But, other than WWII era-stories, most comic book stories that take place in the past (unless they are time travel stories, which have their own rules) DO NOT USE SPECIFIC HISTORICAL REFERENCES. It's weird to imagine novels or films avoiding such references—they would surely be criticized for it—but in comics, it's commonplace.
So, in the case of both The New Frontier and The Golden Age, you have two rather significant violations of that standard "rule." And both of which seem deeply indebted to the type of approach Roy Thomas favored so much.
Let's take The Golden Age first, since it was published a decade before Cooke's work. The Golden Age seems like a logical off-shoot of Thomas's All-Star Squadron. It features many of the same characters, and Johnny Quick, a relatively obscure DC character from the past, would certainly not have been a suitable narrator for the story without the characterization Thomas provided in years of All-Star Squadron stories. James Robinson is clearly building on the foundation Thomas created. So, it's not surprising that he would, like Thomas, blend US history into his story. Yet Robinson's approach differs in two distinct ways: (1) He doesn't seem interested in the exact historical details and how they fit into his timeline—he seems more interested in the general sense of historical forces of the time, and (2) Unlike Thomas, who was writing out of a Golden and Silver Age optimism and a belief in the American Dream, Robinson was writing from a post-Watchmen perspective, as a foreign-born writer, who could play with the cynical expectations of the time.
Thus, Robinson gives us coke-sniffing "super-heroes," corruption, brutality, and sex in a tale which features the "pure" heroes of the DC Golden Age of comics. Robinson's approach is not to use specific elements of McCarthyism or the Red Scare (even though those ideas are referenced at least once), but to use the general sense of paranoia and panic, the cynical manipulation of the public for personal gain, and the looming threat of the bomb.
Ultimately, however, Robinson uses all of this as a backdrop for a traditional super-hero romp. The coke-sniffing "super-hero" turns out to be Hitler in disguise!!! (Well, actually the brain of Hitler in the body of a former kid sidekick—talk about a symbol of corruption!) And the hero-turned-power-hungry-politician in the form of the patriotic Mr. America turns out to be old JSA villain the Ultra-Humanite, who knows a thing or two about brain transplants. So, in the end, it's just a classic Golden Age story about punching Hitler and defeating an evil genius.
But it's Robinson's historical subtext which makes the story resonate. It's his use of those undercurrents of paranoia and despair which make these formerly perfect heroes of the past seem flawed and human. His story starts dark and becomes darker but, by the end, Robinson's veil of cynicism falls away, and he reveals himself to be a humanist, if not an optimist. His reverence for these Golden Age characters would not let them be truly corrupted—it had to be evil masterminds and Hitler all along.
And that, perhaps, is one of the failures of The Golden Age. The shock of the initial chapters is just a ruse, and as low as these characters seem to sink, everything can be explained by pseudo-science and comic book logic.
It's just another Justice Society of America story, ultimately, but it's a good one. And Robinson's use of the undercurrents from that era of history make it work, even if it never transcends its roots.
The New Frontier and Camelot
While The Golden Age used the historical subtext to evoke currents of paranoia and doom in a super-hero story, The New Frontier approaches history with a different agenda. As Ultimate Matt pointed out in response to yesterday's post, The Golden Age is labeled an "Elseworlds" title, which not only grants it an exemption from DC continuity, but it allows more freedom for the creators to take the characters and setting in a fresh direction.
The New Frontier, however, is not labeled as an "Elseworlds." And yet, it strays far more from the currently accepted version of continuity than The Golden Age does. The key word there is "accepted." Darwyn Cooke, in his annotations, states that he approached The New Frontier with a set of rules:

1. The timeline is real and covers 1945 to 1960. Silver Age characters appear at the time DC started publishing them.
   
2. Retcons haven't happened yet.
   
3. No New Frontier retcons could contradict original continuity—they had to complement existing continuity or show a fresh point of view.
   
4. When the story ended, everything had to be as it was when the JLA debuted in Brave and the Bold #28.
   
5. Snapper Carr does not exist.
   

In other words, you should be able to pull out your original comics from that era (or the Archive editions) and read them concurrently with The New Frontier and nothing Cooke does should contradict what happens in those old comics.
The problem with the continuity is that the comics from that era didn't have any continuity. It was never explained how a character could be on the moon in one issue of his own comic, and under the ocean in the same month in his Justice League adventure. All Golden and Silver Age DC continuity is a retcon. So what Cooke did was create his own continuity—he made his own sense out of the various adventures as they were originally published, although the bulk of the book deals with the time between major events. Just like The Golden Age, The New Frontier is about filling in the gaps.
While James Robinson filled the pre-Silver Age gap with an almost allegorical tale of Cold War paranoia and corruption, Darwyn Cooke fills the gap with a sense of wonder and idealism, and he uses his attitude toward history to solidify that tone.
Cooke's approach takes three strands: (1) The Right Stuff-inspired history of that era, embodied by the test pilots and early astronauts, (2) The early promise of the Kennedy administration, and (3) The strange DC comics history as seen in the stories published during that time. Cooke uses the first two strands to illuminate the latter. He puts the Silver Age ascension into perspective as part of a generation of hope and achievement. He shows that the formation of the Justice League was not a random incident, but part of a larger historical movement which led (in our reality) to things like the Peace Corps and Apollo 11.
Cooke ties together such disparate elements as The War that Time Forgot, The Challengers of the Unknown, Dr. Seuss, and all of the characters who would join the initial incarnation of the JLA into a single narrative. And although it takes quite a while before the villain emerges and the heroes band together, the narrative is structured around the real historical forces that would have shaped the creation of these characters. John Broome doesn't wax poetically about the symbolism of Hal Jordan's career as a test pilot in the original Green Lantern run from the Silver Age, but Cooke takes the fact that he was a test pilot and places him in the actual context of such a man. He even includes a scene where the young Jordan meets Chuck Yeager.
That's quite a different approach to history than we saw in The Golden Age, which covers a very similar time frame.
Although Cooke didn't intend (according to his "rules") to change any of the original stories, his interpretation of "fresh point of view" allows him to add things which would have been more historically true even if they weren't addressed in the comics of the time. For example, he not only changes Wonder Woman into an almost plump, hawkish, zestful character (to signify her Greek origins and Amazon heritage), but he creates an entirely new character to illuminate the civil rights struggle of the time. Since he had no black DC characters to draw upon, he created a Silver Age analogue to Steel, the black Superman ally. The Silver Age Steel, unlike his modern equivalent, isn't a technological marvel. Instead, this earlier incarnation of John Henry suffers at the hands of the KKK before taking vengeance, and ultimately dying when he's betrayed by an uncaring white America (symbolized by a blonde little girl, who points out his location to his pursuers). John Henry never meets the Justice League or teams up with any heroes. His death doesn't affect them at all, really, since they didn't know him. But Cooke includes a scene where Edward R. Murrow mourns the fallen hero and laments the state of the country, bringing an actual historical personage into the DC story.
The civil rights subplot, although powerful, is overwhelmed by the exceeding optimism of the other plot threads. Cooke's America, as full of conflict as it might have been, is one of scientific progress and movement toward a brighter future. His villain, ultimately revealed to be Dinosaur Island itself (a sentient being who has unleashed monster after monster), is even more absurd than the Hitler-brain-transplant nemesis in The Golden Age, but because Cooke accentuates the fun and spectacle of the super-heroes (and, to be clear, his emphasis is on the men and women in the costumes, and the risks they take for their heroism), the absurdity of the villain doesn't detract from the story.
Both The Golden Age and The New Frontier end with similar images (the first appearance of the Justice League banded together) and similar sentiments (hope for the future), but where James Robinson built that hope out of the wreckage of the 1940s, Darwyn Cooke builds it out of the dreams of the men and women who sacrificed for the promise of tomorrow.
Both books end with optimism for comic books and optimism for our country, but they took starkly different approaches to get there.
The Unstoppable Force of Progress: Characterization in The New Frontier
Since both The New Frontier and The Golden Age re imagine comic book chronology through one part actual US history, one part comic book history, and one part imagination, it's not surprising to find both Cooke and Robinson taking liberties with the characterization of these pre-Silver Age heroes. Both creators ask the question asked by any creator attempting to retell stories from the past: Okay, this is how they were portrayed, but what were the characters who did these things REALLY like?
I'll start by looking at The New Frontier. Cooke doesn't focus his story on one dominant point of view the way Robinson does (with Johnny Quick), but he tells his story through a few central characters:
Rick Flagg: Leader of the WWII-era Suicide Squad (and presumably the father, or grandfather, of the Ostrander-penned incarnation). Cooke presents him as a tough guy cliché. He's a Hemingway hero—he does what needs to be done and doesn't whine about it or waver in his determination. In Act III of the narrative, his position in the story is replaced by the similarly-characterized King Faraday, who also does what needs to be done, although he seems to have more internal conflict than Flagg. Faraday is a spy, after all, not a soldier. But both characters represent a government which has the best interests of the country in mind. If they hurt a few individuals along the way, that's a necessary sacrifice for the good of the many.
Hal Jordan: The man who would be Green Lantern is NOT portrayed as a cocky rocket jock, as he usually is in contemporary interpretations. Cooke turns his lack of fear into a self-destructive streak stemming from his face-to-face act of self-defense in Korea. In Cooke's universe, Jordan doesn't immediately become a hero just because an alien handed him a ring. It takes time for Jordan to learn that he deserves to be a hero, and that's a large part of what The New Frontier is about. He doesn't reveal himself in Green Lantern costume until AFTER he risks his life to save the world working as a pilot. The two-page "hero shot" of the characters walking towards camera (a la The Right Stuff) shows some costumed heroes, but Jordan is wearing a flight suit. Cooke seems to be showing that he needed to prove himself TO himself before he could accept his new identity, but his reluctance to use the power of the ring leads to Nathaniel Adam's death. (Adam is later reborn as Captain Atom in the comics, but that doesn't happen in this story, and as far as Jordan should be concerned, Adam is dead.) Cooke doesn't provide Jordan with any time for remorse, though, since he needs to use his ring to kick alien butt. The ring, by the way, is also shown as a symbol of destructive energy. When Jordan first uses it, he cannot control it, and it causes great damage. Cooke, then, seems to indicate that the ring might symbolize nuclear energy, and the subtext would be that Jordan's hesitance to use it led to another hero's death. Ultimately, Jordan is Cooke's symbol of the Kennedy era: conflicted, yet determined to bring forth a positive future—harnessing great powers for the good of the nation (and the world).
John Jones, the Manhunter from Mars: Jones says, "...this is a world where good and evil struggle in all levels of existence. I want to be a force for good." That's a simplistic view of humanity, but it's one seemingly shared by Cooke throughout this work. Good and evil may not be easily discernible on the surface, and Cooke gives us the threatening-looking John Henry (with a hangman's hood) as a hero and a little blonde girl as a villain, but the line between good and evil is absolute (and, in fact, John Jones assumes the role of a film-noirish detective so he can find the evil beneath the surface appearance of the world). Jones defines this ethical stance for the reader, and it represents the code of Golden and Silver Age comic books, which lacked anything but absolutes. Even though Cooke might try to provide some not-so-subtle shades of gray (Jordan as a murderer, Wonder Woman as feminist avenger, an undercurrent of xenophobia), his view of history seems to echo the simplicity of the comic book stories of the era. Individuals may not have always done the right things at all times, but it was an era of progress, and good triumphed over evil. The subtext could also indicate that governmental order triumphed over chaotic nature, with the unified heroes, under the leadership of the US government, destroying a threat that wasn't so much malicious as it was animalistic.
Even though Cooke's characterization of some of these characters, Hal Jordan in particular, might not match traditional representations of these individuals, I think it works in the context of the story. The characters serve the story and add a few layers to the text, but it's primarily a historical action spectacle, a celebration of progress over stagnation, and Cooke's characterization unifies the text. I don't think his characters have many hidden depths, but I think their lack of depth matches a story which is primarily about the grand force of history.
As one final observation: Cooke is actually better at small character moments with the minor characters than he is at developing convincing lead characters. The death of Johnny Cloud, Jimmy Olsen's eagerness, the sassiness of Carol Ferris, and several other character bits show Cooke's facility on the small scale, even if his epic narrative doesn't provide the opportunity for subtle nuances with the major characters.
Characterization in The Golden Age: Dragging Heroes to Earth
While Cooke ignores anyone else's retroactive continuity to graft archetypal personalities onto the early Silver Age heroes in The New Frontier, Robinson takes characters straight out of Roy Thomas's All-Star Squadron (like Johnny Quick on the left here) and Young All-Stars and sends them on a dark journey into the 1950s. Robinson does not re imagine these characters drastically, although he seems to do so with Mr. America (but that's part of his narrative ruse). Instead, he takes their established characterization and expands upon it by adding seeds of self-doubt, paranoia, and despair as the characters face a world in which the villains are not as easily identified as they once were. Robinson misdirects the reader at first by pretending to adopt a simplified Watchmen approach, pretending that he's showing what these characters would have been like without costumed villains to fight or gangsters to punch, when, in truth, he's simply changed the nature of the evil to something more covert and less easy to spot. (Which might seem Watchmen-esque as well, except Alan Moore showed us that the heroes were the villains in that story, and here, Robinson ultimately reveals that secret villains with brain-transplant powers were behind the whole thing from the beginning.)
Here's a quick rundown of the central characters in The Golden Age:
Johnny Chambers, a.k.a Johnny Quick: Johnny not only provides the book-ends to the story but, as a documentary filmmaker, he provides the exposition which sets up the story context. One of the things Robinson does NOT do well here, by the way, is clearly distinguish between narrative voice (provided through white, rectangular caption boxes), and newsreel voice over (also provided by white, rectangular caption boxes), although perhaps the colorist was supposed to use different color cues for each and didn't. The CHARACTERS who narrate, like Johnny Chambers, each have their own style of caption—Johnny's are rounded and blue, as you can see in the image. Actually, it's not that it's so difficult to identify the narrative voice, it's just that there is an omniscient narrator who pops up every once in a while for no good reason, and tells us things about the story sometimes, while other times he sounds like he's trying to give us character thoughts but not really: the highly subjective "fingers...fumbling...focusing...trying to..." immediately follows the objective "a photographer lurks among the rubble." The photographer is the one who's fingers are supposedly fumbling as he tries to snap the photo, so why does the caption sound like a bad Batman internal monologue? This really has nothing to do with Johnny Chambers, but I just wanted to point out this major flaw in the narration throughout. With so many characters (Johnny being one) actually providing narration through captions, why does Robinson add an omniscient narrator also? It's jarring and ineffective. It's like he took the strategies of Watchmen with the multiple points of view, and then spliced the conventional narrator on top of it. It just doesn't work.
But a few more things about Johnny: He smokes, and he wears glasses. He still has his powers, but even though they would help him in his day job, he doesn't use them. And he's incredibly suspicious, which is the characteristic that makes him the character the reader most identifies with. He's also lost the woman he loves because he works too hard, although he gets her back in the end. In short, he's a slightly older (although he actually seems to get younger as the story progresses, perhaps symbolizing his return to heroic stature), slightly more sullen, slightly more flawed version of the character we saw in the comics produced in the 1980s (even though those stories were set in the 1940s). He refers to his costumed self as "That Jerk!" at the beginning of the story, but ends on a hopeful note as he describes a "new age...fresh and clear and bright...as sterling silver!" He's never really a cynic, but his pessimism and self-loathing turns to optimism in the end (even quickly dismissing the threat of McCarthyism to look ahead to the glowing future of super-heroics).
Paul Kirk, a.k.a Manhunter: If we play out the James-Robinson-is-trying-to-do-Watchmen-but-not-as-well game a bit more, we could say that if Johnny Chambers is the Dan Dreiberg analogue (the low-self-esteem voice of reason and calm) then Paul Kirk is clearly the Rorschach character. He's the crazy one who will surely upset the apple cart, yet isn't that what has to happen in order to get to the truth? That's his role, anyway. Unlike Rorschach (in his insane way), Kirk doesn't have a methodical approach to uncovering the truth. In fact, he's tormented by the truth, which lies buried beneath mind implants, exploding into awareness only through a series of horrible dreams. He seems deeply disturbed because of the War, but he's actually deeply disturbed because of the secrets he knows. He's another character, like Johnny, who seems to become more youthful and vibrant in the final Act, when he is able to unleash his demons through old-fashioned fisticuffs. Unlike Johnny, though, he visibly suffers for a long time before he reaches the point of action. Here's a sample of his internal monologue from one of his many tortured dreams: "Save the eagle. Save it. Save—n...no...nooooohhhh!!" Then he wakes up and thinks, "Still afraid." That's about the extent of his characterization. He's tormented, fearful, and knows he should be better than that. And, "save the eagle?" Geez, I wonder what in the world that could possibly mean in a book about corruption within the American government. Clearly, even though this book is directed at an older audience than the original Golden Age tales, Robinson keeps his symbolism quite simplistic.
Tex Thompson, a.k.a. Mr. America, and Daniel Dunbar, a.k.a. Dan the Dyna-Mite: These are the two characters most radically changed from their Golden Age counterparts. Mr. America was a whip-wielding patriotic hero and Dan was a kid sidekick who later, under Roy Thomas's writerly guidance, became one of the lead characters in Young All-Stars. In Robinson's story, Mr. America becomes a corrupt politician who seeks power by any means necessary, and Dan the Dyna-Mite becomes America's beloved Dynaman, the only active costumed crime fighter of the time. And he snorts coke. And he's evil.
Neither of these two characters have internal monologues via captions for the reader, because that would give away the twist. Tex Thompson is not really who he seems, for he has the brain of the evil Ultra-Humanite (who has in previous stories adopted the forms of a gigantic white gorilla and a hot ex-starlet, among others). And Daniel Dunbar, who has fallen so far from grace in our eyes (a former teen sidekick with a drug problem whoring around) actually has the BRAIN OF ADOLF HITLER!
So there's not much to say about the characterization here, since these are two evil characters in the most simplistic way. What is interesting, though, is that (a) Robinson chooses one character, Thompson, who seems vaguely sleazy to modern readers anyway, what with that whip and the mustache, and when he's shown to be corrupt, we can buy into it, falling into Robinson's trap of thinking that it's just a regular dude becoming corrupted by power; and (b) Robinson's use of the pure and innocent Dunbar is also a good choice, because it is not only shocking to see him corrupted so extremely (before the truth of the brain-swap is revealed), but it's a nod to cultural expectations about former child stars, who, by the 1990s, were expected to grow up and become criminals or drug addicts or worse, at least by our tabloid-fascinated society.
Like a director who makes his film better through excellent casting, Robinson uses the right two ex-heroes in the apparent role of the villains. His bait-and-switch works, although I was personally disappointed that the threat turned out to be external (evil villains) and not the corruption of these characters from within.
Robinson uses other characters to show the corruption of innocence and loss of the heroic dream. Robotman, so noble in Roy Thomas's All-Star Squadron, has lost any humanity by the time of this story—he's pure machine, while Alan Scott, Green Lantern is conflicted about his duty as a business leader and law-abiding citizen and his passion for ring-slinging and butt-kicking. Hourman is shown to be addicted to his Miraclo pills, while the man once known as the Tarantula is an egoist with writer's block. Ted Knight, Starman, who Robinson would go on to write with great depth and sensitivity in the ongoing series about Jack Knight, is a mad genius who is trying to put the pieces of this shattered world together through science.
I should add here that Robinson, unlike Cooke, isn't drawing from the original sources as the basis for his story. He's adapting his characterizations from the work done during contemporary comics, as Roy Thomas provided retroactive characterization (and explanations) for the WWII-era heroes. Robinson is building on the layers which Roy Thomas built upon the layers which Gardner Fox (among others) built.
Overall, Robinson does provide a sense of disillusionment in his characterizations in this story, even if his narrative technique is sometimes sloppy or inconsistent. Cooke tried to add a bit of humanity to iconic characters in his work, but he was mostly interested in the icons of the era. Robinson drags his characters down into the muck and then builds them back up again, hoping to show how their inner humanity wins out (with all of its flaws) in the face of systematic adversity. Cooke's characters inhabit the skies, the stars. Robinson's characters live on the ground.
So, the final verdict, after looking at The Golden Age and The New Frontier for a week: Not much different than my initial assessment after reading them both last weekend. The Golden Age is flawed because of its inconsistent narrative point of view and it's cheap, brain-swapping revelations. Robinson and Smith capture the disillusionment and paranoia of the time quite well, but it all amounts to nothing except a superhero slug fest in the end. It's 80% of a great work, and 20% of stuff that doesn't quite fit (including the optimistic ending, which seems unearned). As part of a larger, genre-wide trend to make super-heroes more "realistic," violent, and depressing, I'm not a huge fan of its influence.
The New Frontier is flawed, but it's a flawed masterpiece, and I can imagine revisiting the story many times in the future (and I can't say the same about The Golden Age). Cooke tries to include too much in the narrative, and the main threat of Monster Island isn't presented as well as it needs to be, but the book contains dozens of amazing sequences, and it features sharp, engaging characters who flash in and out of the story. The speed of the narrative demands that the book be read quickly, and it works best when read this way, not because it allows the reader to gloss over the weak parts of the story, but because The New Frontier is an overture, and can be best appreciated when all of its notes are heard in rapid sequence. I didn't love it when it first came out, in the completely inappropriate floppy installments, but I loved it after reading the Absolute version a week ago, and I love it just as much after studying it closely all week.
As one final thought: Both The Golden Age and The New Frontier tap so deeply into comic book lore, and I am so deeply embedded in it myself, that I wonder if either of these works has any merit for a "civilian" reader. And I wonder if, perhaps, the darker, more "realistic" tone would be appealing to a non-comics fan, more so, perhaps, than the wide-eyed optimism (tinged with bits of darkness) seen in Cooke's work. Or would the non-comics fan find both stories completely useless and without merit? Are both works examples of the snake swallowing its own tail? I've already been swallowed by the snake of comic book geekery, so I can't answer that one.
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Hello!
55 YO single male here who could use some Romantic advice. I cycle, work out and am in very good physical shape. I've never thought of myself as "hot" or anything, but I'm pretty sure I'm not unattractive. I saw a woman I found interesting and attractive at a music festival here in New Orleans this past Sunday and introduced myself. Not something I do a whole lot, but I will put it out there occasionally. Guessing she's maybe 40. It turns out she's German and has been in the States for about a year, and in New Orleans for a few months. We spoke a bit about where she's from and where she's lived in the US, as well as what she does for work (she told me who her employer is and what she does for them - admin work)... that she's on a work visa through 2028 but wants to live in the US indefinitely. Good intelligent conversation. I had planned prior to our meeting to leave the stage we were in front of and move to another and asked her if she'd like to join me. She said that despite wanting to see the band at the other stage, she was hungry and was going to go home (there was food at the festival of course. thinking now maybe I should have offered to get her something there). I said okay and something like "It's been great speaking with you... Maybe we can get together another time and continue the conversation." I'm a real estate agent and gave her my card, and then pulling out my phone, I asked for her contact info. Without hesitation, she gave me her full name and phone #. She also mentioned what part of town she lives in.
This woman is right in my "strike zone", and I want to make a real swing or three at this one. I looked online and easily found her FB, Insta and Linkedin profiles, and her name and the other info she gave me checks out. I did not interact her online presence in any way. Two days later - on Tuesday - I sent her the following text message:
Hi XXXX! XXXX here. We met at the Boogaloo in front of the main stage Sunday, before you left for some dinner. I did make Lez Zeppelin at the Dumaine Stage, and they were fun! I'm sorry you missed them. The closing act at the main stage was "Afroman", kind of an "Original Gangster" thing. Kind of funny really, but not sure the stereotype he was presenting is a healthy one. I enjoyed our brief conversation and would like to learn more about your journey from Germany to Virginia to NOLA. Maybe over a drink or a snack? How is your day going? A couple of pics from Sunday.
No response, and it's now Thursday. I'm open to any constructive and kind criticism of the message above. Wondering it was a bit too much and what I might do now. I recognize of course, that the number I have for her may be wrong - either through her intention or my mistake (but she looked at it in my phone and confirmed it was correct ). I do recognize and accept she probably made the choice to not respond for whatever reason, and I'll be fine if nothing happens, but I am someone who wants to do whatever is necessary - within reason - to get what they want, or at least have a better chance of success. I feel a text was the right initial approach, but the fact that she's European may mean a call was the better choice? Maybe follow up with a call and see if there is an outgoing message that confirms the number is correct? Maybe do that and if no confirmation of number, a FB message saying "I reached out via text and called, wondering if I may have captured your number incorrectly, etc...". I've been invited to a crawfish boil this Saturday at a friend's where there will probably be about 10 others. Wondering if I should invite her to that. I'd appreciate any advice and/or critique of my initial text message.
What is your advice, Dear Redditors?
Thanks in advance!

I was getting ready for my job as Head Technical and On-Chain Analyst at the quantum financial advisory firm where I work, when suddenly my coq went up.
It was really embarrassing because I was buying a coffee at the time and the girl serving it to me winked just before it happened.
Shit.
I couldn't keep it in my trousers. Some of the other customers were getting upset. I whipped my coq out through a special hole in my trousers (pocket) and flashed it to her. All the customers screamed. I flashed it to all of them. I wanted them to see my coq pumping. I wanted them to feel regret. One other guy in the cafe whipped his coq out too. I cheered. We became brothers. The financial regulatory authority of my country arrived to arrest us. We slipped out the fire exit and got away, coqbags in hand.
After the guy sucked me off outside the cafe because my coq was bigger (fair), I realised I was late for work. I had a meeting with the board about our investments in the crypto market, so I decided to hail a taxi. I did not want to miss this.
To my surprise, the meeting went smoothly. I convinced the board to go all-in on coq with our investors' money, including the state pension fund and village goat. Naturally, such an influx of liquidity crashed the price, and we suffered terrible losses. I lost my job on the spot. Jamal (my wife's boyfriend) texted me at this moment: "Heard you lost your job, idiot! I'm gonna slap your wife's face with my massive balls tonight and spit on her in front of you!" followed by several euphemistic emojis.
Hmm. This was unusual for Jamal. I assumed it was a distress signal and sprinted home. Sure enough, there were signs of a struggle. I got my phone from my special trouser hole and dialled the police. Nobody answered. "Fuck, it's a public holiday!" I remembered. National Rooster Fucking Day.
I said "Bok Bok," made the sign of the fucked rooster, and did a minute silence out of respect.
The police would be out at the pub looking for birds and would be no help, so I drew my gat and went in. The place was a mess. Some gangsters were roughing up Jamal and my wife in the bedroom. I couldn't tell if they were enjoying it or not, so I sat in my special chair and watched like a good boy.
After a dip, there is always a pump, and my big coq started exploding as I watched the bull studs have their way with my wife and her ripped boyfriend. I was rich! I could finally live the life I wanted...
If I sold. Which I never will. Because coqs go up forever.
From the first gay dinosaur to the last gay humanoid AI transqueer, from beyond the apocalypse to the beginning of the next primitive form of gay life, coqs will go up, and all your mums will be fucked.
$COQ 💦
Stay vigilant ✌️🐓

So a little back story about my exs lil sister, we’ll call her Anna, Anna is a year younger than her older brother less than a year younger than me. I met her from my ex I’ll call him Chad. We met when I was 13 and he was 14. I met Anna the following year when I was 14 and she was 13. Drama didn’t start right away, but she didn’t take school seriously her freshman year she ended the year with about 4 credits and next year her sophomore year only got 2 and after her sophomore year she dropped out saying for “mental health” even tho she was doing online school, no job, and was just trying to act like a bad ass. Anna was living with her father and step mom with her brother and half sister, she started getting rebellious smoking weed, smoking nic, having sex with a lot of guys and also going partying. She would run out of her house to go do whatever she wanted, one time I was even was on FaceTime with my ex as she was throwing a tantrum she locked herself in the bathroom screaming that she doesn’t care about her step mom or half sister because their not blood and she doesn’t care if they die, because they tried to take her phone away. She then ended up calling one of her boyfriends to pick her up and she ran out of the house and into his truck, her parents ended up calling the police and she texted her parents off a different phone and when her parents asked where she was her response was “it’s none of your business” she returned the next morning. It turned into a normal thing of her skipping school, sneaking off, breaking things in the house and going into her parent room to steal her phone. She then told her school she was being abused, which got debunked almost instantly since her brother testified and video recording from the neighbors driveway, because she claimed her dad staged her by her head and slammed her head into his truck door, her step mom had a video of her on the porch yanking out her own hair, no damage to the car and video shows her screaming at her house. Her mom locked her out because she didn’t feel safe with her being aggressive with a 2 year old in the house. Her father then put up cameras around the inside and outside of the house just to always have evidence of her lies. One time of her taking the bus to school she got in a fight with someone age 11 when she was 14 then posted on instagram bragging about getting charged with assault. She then made a claim that she wanted to kxxl herself so her family took her to a mental hospital the doctor told her parents she had no mental issues she’s just spoiled and will act out for people attention. Anna would constantly go to social media to complain about getting mistreated by her family. It got to the point her family knew there was not much they could do to help her, and they felt worried for their baby growing up around that. They ended up moving her into a family friends house where her parents stayed in contact with the parents of the other house and they gave money. There was parents and a daughter two years younger she became best friends with it was going well for the first few months but then Anna started to steal from the daughter I’ll call her Nat, they started to not get along and the friends Nat introduced her too she started talking shit about Nat to them. Anna was now 15 attempting to get jobs but couldn’t hold a job because of her bad attitude, well after 9 months Anna slept with Nats boyfriend, Nats boyfriend told Nat about what happened, the mom made Anna call her boyfriend and tell him how she cheated. The tension was too high and the parents told Anna parents they couldn’t take care of Anna anymore, Annas parents then talk to family, and Anna Uncle agreed to let her move in, she was 16 at this point and she moved in with her uncle and his girlfriend. She got a job at a sub place, but she kept smoking and having sex with random people. Well, she started getting into a lot of vocal arguments with his girlfriend and her uncle ended up texted my boyfriend asking if she can live with him. Her uncle said she was just selfish, and doesn’t like being told no. At this time her brother was living in a house with 3 guys with no extra room. I had my own two bedroom apartment, so I talked to her parents and they felt like I was a good choice and I asked Anna because even tho I wasn’t a fan of her I still felt like she needs her own room and she agreed. So her uncle drove her and her stuff to my place. Her family gave me some money to get her some furniture and they gave me a run down, also told me they’re are going to call to check up on her. I asked if she had any allergies or mental issues, she told me no but that she’s likely going to tell me a huge list of what’s wrong with her. So first day she moved in I took her to get fast food and asked some questions. She said she was abused by her parents Nats boyfriend pressured her to sleep with him and that her uncle was manipulative. Every story she told me she made herself a victim. She then asked me if I had any mental issues which I said I have PTSD and MDD and she asked me what MDD was, I explained it to her. I then asked her if she had any issues and she gave me a LIST she said anxiety, depression, borderline personality disorder , bi polar disorder, OCD, MDD, and PTSD. Even tho she had to ask me what MDD meant, but I didn’t confront her because her parents warned me that if I doubt her she will act out. So the first week, I got her a job where I work, started to teach her to drive and helped her set up a bank account went to the Apple Store so she could buy herself a new phone. Instantly I could tell why she kept getting fired, she was on her the entire time and everytime I looked over she was taking photos or videos of herself. She did not want to work so I did a lot of her work just so I didn’t get a bad rep. About day 4 she asked if she can invited a guy over that she knew on Snapchat. I said sure MY MISTAKE. This guy was a wanna be gangster, and he brought his friend, in front of him she acted awful, swore she was a fighter and badass, they ended up fucking and next day he was still there he did some Molly and drank a lot. My friend came over and Anna started to threaten her and say she could beat her ass in front of the guys. I took her into a room alone and told her to knock it off. We’ll later that night the guys wanted to bring over some girls, I was trying to sleep and my friend told me how, she told they guys she can drive them with my car. IVE ONLY TAKEN HER DRIVING TWICE. So I agreed to pick the girls up but told them I would be driving them back that night. It’s going good for a while until Anna starts talking shit about one of the girls and called her ghetto, this girl was 13 and Anna was 17. That girl confronted Anna, Anna swore up and down she didn’t say anything, then after 10 mins of pressing her Anna admitted she called her ghetto. This girl beat her ass. Anna started crying and this girl came up to her and said that wasn’t a fair fight, that she can get 5 mins to put her hair up and get some water but they were gonna run it again. Everyone is in my living room talking then they go outside and she gets her ass beat again, Anna then goes into my bathroom in my bedroom, anytime I went in she told me to kick them out. I told her she wanted them here she has to tell them to get out but I’ll have her back. It got to the point I tried to sleep on my couch, so the guys tried getting Anna to go to her room so I could sleep but she screamed at them. So the two girls went in and told her she needs to go to her room. Anna picked up a bunch of my stuff on the counter and threw it at the sink. The 16 year old girl got pissed and wanted to fight her, but I said she had enough and if she needed to get it off her chest we can fight, we ended up scrapping. It got late so I went to drive them home… pt 2?

The familiar sounds of the office fill the ears of the "Adventurer" as he steps into his home away from home. To him "Familiar sounds" means the voices of about three-quarters of the hundreds of employees who work in this building, thanks to the progressive, passive, perpetual boosts to his senses that he has simply always been accruing. He still can't quite hear everything in the office, indeed as powerful as his senses are he can only actively sense enough space around him to be firmly aware of events occurring about half of the building's length and width away from him at a time, but those are still incredibly powerful senses.
Lucas steps past several cubicles and heads to his own with a calm smile on his face. He actually enjoys his job, not because he finds the work fulfilling but because it presents him with a chance to level up his skills and work towards becoming altogether stronger in a hilariously safe environment. The figure sits in his cubicle and logs into his work computer with a bright grin on his face. As he grabs the last pieces of paper in the backlog that was a big problem when he began to work for this company he feels a pang of pride.
The workday is pleasant enough. He successfully finishes the last pile of paperwork that was considered part of the backlog and this effort is celebrated by his direct supervisor and a few of the friends he's made in his department, a group composed of several men and only a few pair of women, who have been working here for years but lacked the abilities he possesses that allow him to grind out progress at a rapid rate and allow him to improve the work he does every single day without fail. The news quickly spreads throughout the office, and various people, including other departmental supervisors and managers, come to him and congratulate him.
When the day ends Lucas is one of the first people out the door. This is commonly expected Lucas-like behavior at this point so no one bats an eye at it. The figure works and then leaves, and he seems to have an incredibly strict policy about work-life balance to the point that no one from the office has seen his apartment or even seen him outside of the office aside from on social media.
The lad walks towards a nearby mall even as he checks his phone. When the decently cautious man is sure he's not being watched he uses his inventory to swap outfits, changing into something much more casual than his work uniform so he can do his equivalent of trolling. His clothes go from being the professional outfit someone might expect to see an accountant in, to the much more casual clothes of someone who works at a Game Station the local equivalent of a Game Stop.
The minute the figure reaches the mall he relaxes and steps into it with a smile on his face as he is suddenly and powerfully aware of events going on all around him now that the sounds he's been passively hearing for the last few minutes are not muffled by layers of solid American construction. The mall is a favorite haunt of his, a place where there are enough people that even if something goes awry he can pretty easily escape in the chaos and commotion that any sort of hostile actions would necessarily cause. Still, to the figure's credit he has not been caught yet.
The thief begins his training by carefully studying the department store he's in. He can be a bit bolder now than he could weeks ago, as in the time since he began to hone this skill he's enhanced it in such a way that he can teleport objects directly into his inventory, which is a tremendous improvement even if he can't take anything bigger or heavier than a cleaver. He eventually spots a teenager with a wallet that is just visible out of the corner of his pockets. Lucas diligently uses "Observe" on him and the powerful skill is strong enough now that Lucas can use it to determine someone's affiliations. When the young adult spots that the teen belongs to a gang he decides it's worth taking his potentially ill-gotten gains.
The clever trickster points a single finger in the direction of the teen's pocket and silently casts the handy spell. A thin line of energy lances out of his extended digit and sails through the air toward the teenager. When the teen begins to move Lucas hisses in annoyance and expends a bit more magical energy to take advantage of the first skill he's gained as a result of an attribute hitting 50: arcane manipulation.
Days ago the young adventurer's passion for magic and healing resulted in two classes leveling up on the same day: mage and white mage. This resulted in his intelligence going from 49 to 52, and as a result of that he gained the ability to manipulate magical energy, so long as he can detect the magic in question and is willing to spend some magic of his own. In this world, where the figure is reasonably certain that no other magical beings exist, this means that to hone this skill the wizard needs to manipulate his own magic. Still, that hasn't stopped the young professional from tirelessly doing just that.
With a significant amount of focus the mage is able to manipulate the thin beam and twists and turns it so that it circles around the teen before snaking into his pocket and striking the young gangster's wallet. When Lucas feels the wallet enter his inventory he chuckles and makes his way out of the department store. The rest of this particular bout of training is filled with similar feats of arcane finesse and hilariously minor acts that will steal from those willing to enact violence on others in exchange for money. Lucas's clever usage of his skills coupled with his willingness to act in stunningly petty and annoying ways make him great at harassing those he designates his foes. Lucas, lacking an ability to kill those he fights thanks to a drawback affecting him, has thus far refused to actually engage those he has marked as his foes in direct battle but his desire to annoy them has led to willingly target people associated with criminal groups with some of his spatial magic.
In hours the figure is back home and he is toying with the newest toy he's received from his gacha system. A guitar sits on his lap and he fiddles with the instrument, even he listens to a video about how to tune the thing. Lucas is experimenting with something, and behind the tablet he gained some time ago is a book that contains information on tuning guitars. The tablet is in use, recording what the man is up to. An app is in use and it records the sounds the guitar chords make. The self-taught musician relies on some of his new skills for this, as he has only recently gained the "Guitar" and "Guitar Maintenance" skills, and he got them at different times so they are different levels. Nonetheless, the figure patiently records himself, occasionally stopping the recording and examining it. He is diligently using his long-term planning skills and sticking to his broad plan. At the same time the figure patiently uses magic and steadily hones the "Mage" class, using his magic skills to farm multiple sources of experience while adhering to the schedule he has informally given himself.
Eventually the next day rolls around and the figure, predictably, gets out of his apartment and goes to work. If you had explained the concept of "Jumping" to Lucas a year ago and asked him if he thought so much of it would be just working a 9-5 job he'd not have believed you and yet in the context of his experience with the unusual profession a stunning amount of time has just been him being a regular employee of a perfectly mundane business.
Time continues to pass for the would-be adventurer at a steady pace. In this mundane world a figure with legitimate supernatural abilities is a uniquely powerful presence, and this is especially true of one that is determined to keep his head down and nose clean. Lucas's determination to live a regular, relatively risk-free life does not stop him from living, but it does stop him from suffering from some sort of "Middle School Second Year Syndrome" as a result of the fact that he has gained trainable superpowers. Instead of going mad with power or gaining an unhealthy mentality Lucas has just enough knowledge of how jumping works to know that while he might be a big fish in this world he is not a big fish in other worlds like Fallout, The Elder Scrolls, or even something as aggressively hostile and oppressive as the general setting of Minecraft is.
If an objective, impartial onlooker viewing Lucas's life is given the chance to describe the sort of "Television Show" that they are watching, they'd say it could easily be considered slice-of-life. For the first few months of his time here the most exciting times are the rare moments he adds something new to his slowly expanding list of activities and the even more slowly growing list of things he can do, such as when he begins to walk the streets of the city he lives in at night and cast healing, positive, restorative magic on the sleeping homeless people he encounters. This activity ultimately earns him the peculiar title of "Unsung Saint", a title which enhances the effectiveness of his restorative or otherwise beneficial magic on those not aware of the fact that he is using magic on them.
Days of work, training, and controlled, planned forays into new pastimes, turn into weeks of steady and anticipated progress. Weeks of steady and anticipated progress turn into months of upward mobility and the healthy establishments of new baseline feats. That said, eventually progress slows and becomes more difficult for the jumper in a world as relatively safe, for supernatural beings, as this one. It doesn't take terribly long for Lucas to go from a somewhat predictable, fairly focused figure who is very specialized in a number of areas, to a somewhat more well-rounded figure with a steadily increasing repository of skills and abilities, thanks to a subtle shift in growth strategies.
​Just a few days short of eleven months into his stay in this jump, the jumper is facing a new foe but is participating in an activity he's come to enjoy; sparring.
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I dodge a well-aimed right-handed punch intended for my face, though thanks to my agility I easily had enough time to dodge it, It took a long time, from my viewpoint, for it to get close to me so long enough that I only let it get this close on purpose. I'm holding back in terms of my speed and strength but my opponent, a friend I made at the gym a few weeks ago, doesn't need to know that. I have way too many supernatural advantages for it to be a fair fight if I don't hold back.
I give my opponent enough time to register that I've dodged the blow before I begin to telegraph, purposefully, my next attack. I purposefully overextend my left arm and launch a powerful, but slow, strike. The man grits his teeth and moves to intercept my strike. He is fast enough to position his arm in front of it but that is still a mistake. I guide my blow into his arm and watch as he lets out a sincere, pained, grunt. Even with me holding back I still allow DPS to work its magic, and that perk coupled with both my trained and perk-enhanced strength is enough for me to deal him a decently powerful blow.
I retract my fist with a sly smile and note that the bars that cover my field of view are all going up at different rates. The bar for "Brawler", a class that's the result of "Fighter" giving me access to a new class when it hit level 10, my currently equipped class, is going up at a healthy clip as I spar with this man, as is the bar for "Precision Strikes" and "Acting", some of my skills. Most of the things going up at a decent clip are affected by "Jack of All Trades" a perk thatreduces the time and effort it takes for me to train up new skills to around the level of my average. Most of my other bars are only slightly going up, but this is acceptable. This sort of training is vital, long term, for my very survival, and thanks to my perks is pretty easy for me to do.
Behind me I hear a familiar voice cheering; Hannah's. The lovely redhead has begun to accompany me to the gym, but this is a somewhat recent development. Before a few weeks ago we only occasionally saw each other on Saturdays at the cafe she worked at, though we have been texting buddies ever since we met. Marcus, my sparring partner, grins savagely at me as he listens to my friend and gym buddy's cheers.
"I can't let you show me up in front of your girl, Lucas. We're not close like that." Marcus tells me, though the words are insincere. Marcus is a friend of mine, one who has even tasted my food, and that's something I don't let others do as much as I once did, barring people who go to the soup kitchen when I'm one of the volunteers on duty. My cooking can now do some decent stuff so I don't want to get anyone who isn't an ally or someone I need in my pocket overly reliant on my skills. I grin at the muscular bruiser of a warrior and dart back before gesturing for him to come at me like he means it. The man lets out a hearty laugh as he begins to pursue me. He is a touch taller than me and he has muscular, wide arms that take up a lot of space.
I watch, diligently, as he swings them at me when he is in the martial sweet spot of being close enough to hit me with a fully extended fist and being far enough away for me to strike back in an effort to preempt or counter his blow. I dart forward even as he stops advancing and duck underneath the strike before I use an active skill from my "Dancer" class to infuse my agility into my strength and hit him with a blow that disorients him. He steps back, a look of pain and confusion on his face as I step forward and move close enough to hit the man with a much softer blow to the chest. I feel his solid muscles block part of the harm done to him, but the blow is still solid enough that I watch his HP lower.
He gasps in pain and staggers back, and I smile at him and sense my triumph. He's only lost a small portion of his total hit points, but for normal people, one's total stock of HP is an abstraction of their physical health. For me, my HP serves as a skillful shield that protects me at all times, and for me to fall in battle someone has to whittle away my entire bar before they take me out. In fact, right now my HP is not maxed out; earlier I took a hit from Marcus that I'm still recovering from.
I take a step forward before Marcus signals that he needs a break. I laugh, the sound filling the part of the gym we're fighting in, and stop approaching the man. Hannah walks up to the ring and offers me some of her water as I walk toward one of the corners of the small ring. I silently gesture that I'll accept it and she tosses it at me. When the object is in my hand I use subtle telekinesis to mess with my boxing glove just enough to more easily hold onto the water bottle and sip from it. The cool water tastes good, and I smile as I feel it helping me relax as I wait to continue the fight. This is the sixth time I've beaten Marcus, but I'll give the man one bit of praise: he's persistent. He likes fighting enough that he is always eager to try and fight me, and I like fighting just enough to appreciate his resistance to the idea that I can beat him. It's not always easy for me to keep on finding partners that I can spar with.
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In the days that follow this fight, the young jumper continues to spar with Marcus. He steadily trains his "Brawler" class, and takes on class skills that do things like make him a more efficient hand-to-hand fighter, even gaining skills that he suspects, and hopes that he won't need here; like the ability to launch a punch that can inflict damage at a distance.
The figure's volunteering remains a steadfast facet of his in-jump identity. The man gains popularity throughout the place that is, functionally, his hometown, as he becomes a well-known volunteer. He even makes the places he volunteers at more popular, using a steadily increasing amount of local and online popularity to advocate for the organizations he supports. This first began to occur about three months into his stay in the jump, but he really begins to leverage it at the six month mark and he quickly begins to slowly become a minor force in the community, taking advantage of his heavy charisma build to sway hearts and minds to his cause.
His days at work continue to remain fairly unchanged from how they were at the start of his time in the jump, though on very rare occasions he creates reports and the in-jump equivalent of PowerPoint presentations about the data he has compiled to his supervisor. He has also overseen a day of service for members of his department to go and volunteer at the soup kitchen where he volunteered on the day he met Hannah, allowing him a pleasant chance to practice his leadership skills. He earns his first pay raise just under a year into his stay in this setting.
Minor missteps occur along the way, such as the figure overbooking himself during one particularly hectic weekend, which annoys his friends and fellow volunteers but serves as a decently humbling experience for the overly eager adventurer and also shows his friends that he is, ultimately, human.
Lucas continues his relaxed, fairly peaceful days for more and more time. By the time he has been in the jump for a full two years his pre-jump life feels like a memory or a strange dream, though this change to his state of mind does not actually mean he cannot recall such a time only that he has fully acclimated to the realities of being a jumper. At least as much as someone who is still on their first jump can acclimate to such a thing.
A/N: I like this episodic style for the necessary time skips that a standard (or mostly standard) jumpchain story will require. Now I'm gonna say that this style won't be universal across all jumps since some jumps may be better suited to shorter timeframes. Heck some more story-intensive jumps may benefit from longer focuses on individual events and sequences of events, but we've gone past the tutorial phase for this jump and I think minor episodic looks at broad timescales is better than a thousand chapter story that only hits one year in a jump and ultimately gets dropped. That said, I know that I'm not doing this style of writing PERFECTLY, so I hope that I can use this to grow as a writer and to become better able to convey how long time skips affect the characters, relationships, and strengths of the people involved over time. Still, if nothing else this was fun.
ALSO, as an author's note that is unique to the subreddit: this story is being published on Spacebattles and the white line that cuts through parts of the story indicates a narration/viewpoint shift. On Spacebattles and several other places I write there are in-built formatting options that allow you to cut through a textbox with a horizontal line which serves as a visual marker for some significant change to some aspect of the story. The line I made was my attempt to do that here on Reddit. It's... not perfect, but hey I'm trying.

Hey folks,
I originally got tinnitus on Thursday May 9th when I tried to safely remove wax from my ear using a saline solution. This solution was called Earigate and was manufactured by a company called ENT essentials. Originally, I wanted to safely remove wax from my ear using hydrogen peroxide, like I've done multiple times.
However, my dad is very bullish and pig headed. I once removed excess wax from my ear using hydrogen peroxide and it left me with an uncomfortable hiss which lasted 24-48. Because of this my Dad get's incredible hulk levels angry whenever me or my mom mention the idea of putting hydrogen peroxide in my ear.
So instead, I used the saline solution. Some wax did come out, but now I had salt water in my ear. From Friday May 10th through Monday May 13th, I developed excogitating swimmer's ear symptoms.
Finally, on Tuesday May14th I began taking antibiotic ear drops. These drops were extremely effective at eliminating my swimmer's ear symptoms. My Swimmer's ear symptoms were entirely gone by Thursday afternoon on May 16th.
Nonetheless, tinnitus symptoms remain in my left ear. I'm no stranger to tinnitus as I previously had it.
https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/gangster-rap-concert-%E2%80%94-no-earplugs-%E2%80%94-tinnitus-all-gone.47049/
However those circumstances were different as it was noise induced rather than being caused by swimmer's ear. While we are on the subject of swimmer's ear, I find it paramount to let everyone know that swimmer's ear is, by definition, an ear infection. Therefore, when I first underwent the resumption of my tinnitus symptoms due to swimmer's ear, I began to search for stories of individuals whom had obtained tinnitus as a result of ear infections. Many of these stories that I've saved are stories of individuals who received remission.
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Furthermore, when I type the phrase "does tinnitus from swimmers ear go away" into google, I get a bunch of AI created wordsalad indicating that it probably will.
I encounter more optimistic academic wordsalad when I search about this matter from some reasonably reputable academic sties.
https://www.hearcanada.com/en-ca/blog/can-swimmers-ear-cause-tinnitus#:~:text=If%20you%20believe%20you%20are,the%20tinnitus%20should%20be%20temporary.
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/swimmers-ear
However, there are circumstances which make me less likely to blindly trust the hopeful prognoses which Drs. Quora and Google have given me. The first is my experience on the other forum. During the time I spent on that other forum, I learned of patients afflicted with a circumstances known as "tinnitus relapses" and "hyperacusis relapses".
This phenomenon is exactly what it sounds like. Joe goes to the Travis Scott concert and his ears ring for a whole year. Two years later, Joe goes to a 21 savage concert and his tinnitus comes back. And this time, it never goes away.
After my tinnitus went away the first time, I made my family a promise that many drug addicts make. I promised them that I would never relapse. And I didn't. I never went to any more stadium concerts, and I promise I will never go to any more.
Aside from the relapse phenomenon, the second reason that I am scared that my tinnitus might be permanent is because I have psoriasis. I first got psoriasis during my first stint of tinnitus, probably due to the benzodiazepines that I was on. I have read lot's of reputable links indicating the Psoriasis sufferers are far more likely to get swimmer's ear than average folks.
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/8381-swimmers-ear-otitis-externa
Furthermore, sufferer's of certain forms of severe psoriasis such as Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) are also more likely to have tinnitus than the average person.
https://psoriatic-arthritis.com/clinical/tinnitus
So, what do you think?
The evidence for a positive prognosis is that the majority of cases of Ear Infection induced psoriasis recede into remission. (Keep in mind Swimmer's ear is a type of Ear infection.)
The evidence for a negative prognosis is that T is like Strokes. You know, If you've survived one and it went away, then you'll always be at a disproportionate risk of having a second.

(Hi! This is the first time I've posted a long text about the society of keys. I hope you like it. It about Edward and Erin. I know long texts don't usually work here. But I made this from the heart and I wanted to share it with you. Without further ado, let's get started!)
Out of Continuity: Lair of the Society of Keys
The basement/clinic was completely silent, only disturbed by the occasional beeping of one of the Medical Teams. Suddenly the 5 members of the society entered, all carrying Erin, who was in a very weak state of health, black marks came out of her mouth, and spread across her skin.
Elizabeth: Leave her on the bed, carefully…
They gently placed her on her bed, while they hooked her up to monitors to view her vital signs. Which were at worryingly low levels. The 5 members left all their keys on top of Edward's desk. Next to a small black device similar to a wristwatch.
Eechiro: Damn, what did they inject her with?
Eric: No idea, that guy came out of nowhere, although he left this syringe behind.
Elizabeth: We have more important issues right now. Her signs are stable but they are declining at a worrying speed, we have to find a way to cure her...
Edward moves away a little to lean against one of the laboratory counters. His mind was still racing, Erin's voice began to hit his psyche. Repeating her name over and over again. Until his mind decided to take him to THAT night. He could feel like Erin was hugging him...
"Please…"
His pupils shrank, turning into small black dots. His arms had the reflex of trying to hug the air in front of him. The only thing that could bring him back to reality was Eechiro's clicking noises. Which was in front of him, trying to get his attention, while he repeated his name.
“Edward! Edward! Richter!” Eechiro gave up and returned to the rest of the society, who were surrounding Erin “Nothing! He's in Shock, I can't get him out of there!"
Edelgard: “Leave him, we have to do something soon! If we don't find a way to cure her, she's going to die"
Those last words gave Edward the boost he needed, without saying a single word. He approached his desk and took 5 keys next to the strange clock. After this, he began to leave the basement. While he put the watch on his wrist.
“We have to make a plan to get into his base, Edward, do you have any ideas…?” Eric noticed that Edward was leaving the basement, and after a quick glance he also saw that he had taken the keys. “Get him, it’s trying to leave the house!”
The four members of the society followed Edward who walked determinedly towards the door to leave the society base. Just a few meters away, Elizabeth and Eechiro began to pull his arms. While Edelgard held him by the back of the neck.
Eechiro: “You're not leaving!”
Edward quickly crouched and performed a roundhouse kick to knock down the three who were trying to pin him down. Eric placed himself between Edward and the door to prevent him from leaving.
Eric: “Edward, No! We need a plan!" He said as he held on to the door frame to prevent Edward from pushing him.
“ERIC, I KNOW YOU HAVE GOOD INTENTION. BUT I ASK YOU TO GET OUT OF THE WAY” Edward said as he looked at the floor. Eric remained immovable in place.
“I can't do that Edward, I know you're angry. But going like this is…” Eric didn't finish his sentence, because Edward put his hand on his shoulder, after which he made eye contact with him. Eric looked closely into the eyes of forensic. It wasn't the look of someone angry, but of someone scared and determined. For the first time, he could see a look on Edward that wasn't one of indifference. But of absolute concern. After which, the young diver take his decision, getting out of the way. Edward just nodded his head and walked out the door. When Elizabeth, Edelgard and Eechiro stood up they went directly to face Eric.
Eechiro: “What did you do Eric? You went crazy. He ran away and take the keys!”
Elizabeth: “He didn't take everything… he lefts Erin's key. Although Eechiro is right, what were you thinking? Did you let him go alone to face an army? What were you thinking?”
Eric: “You didn't see it… that look was relentless. I'm afraid of what will happen..."
Edelgard: “If you were afraid, why did you let him go?”
Eric: “I'm not afraid for Edward... I'm afraid for whoever decides to stand in his way. Although that is secondary now, We have to make sure we keep her alive.... Come on, let's get moving!”
Universe 18-24-53: Lair of the Steelwater.
Edward arrived at the outskirts of a bar, from outside he could see multiple men sitting at the tables. Most of them had baseball bats or brass knuckles. At the centre table there were four men playing poker. After a few seconds of thinking, he decided to go inside.
“Look and cry gentlemen, I have Full House,” said a man as he slammed the table hard. Another responded to him, as he revealed his cards, “Very interesting, but…”
"What!? An R-Royal straight!? “That's impossible, you bastard,” said the first, while he looked at his partner's letters in astonishment. The lucky gangster was about to say something, until suddenly, Edward grabbed his sleeve, causing multiple hidden cards to fall out.
The gangster was surprised by the presence of Edward standing next to them. "Where the hell did it come from?" Wait… you cheated!?” The gangster replied, now addressing his partner.
“O-Of course not… and also who the hell is this blue-haired?” Said the other man who was still sitting. A dead silence was maintained until multiple windows were heard breaking. When Edward turned around he saw a man at another table, with the bat in his hand. He had dropped his beer on the floor in shock. “Idiots! That blue-haired is one of those multiverse travellers! The Forensic Killer! You let the enemy in!
"What!?" The Full House man lunged at Edward, who simply dodged him. Placing his leg to cause the gangster to fall to the ground, the man's forehead collided with one of the wooden chairs. The other men launched themselves at Edward, who limited himself to Dodge, and responded to them with the furniture of the place. He attacked them with chairs, plates. Even with the same poker cards. “Why don't you die!?” It was probably the phrase that was repeated the most in that fight.
When there were only two men left, they both decided to distance themselves from Edward, and tried to go to the back of the bar. Quickly, Edward took out a pair of sharp metal scissors from his pocket and threw them hard, aiming for the head of one of the men. Which remained nailed to the wall next to the door, while his companion managed to escape. Edward followed at a fast pace, but without running, maintaining unwavering composure. Which only generated more fear in the man who ran.
Edward followed the man to some underground warehouses. The contrast with the bar was clear, while the first looked like a stereotypical 80s movie, this was more like an apocalypse bunker. The man continued running down the long hallway, until he reached a huge room at the end. Due to the distance he had managed to get from the coroner. He had time to activate the Security system. Edward saw three huge metal doors close between him and the man. At this, Edward said nothing. He just approached and tapped the metal plate in front of him, after which he took out of his pocket one of the keys that he had taken from the base. It had a drawing of a dragon. And small burn marks. Edward took the key and inserted it into a small slot in the device on his wrist, suddenly a flash of orange light invaded the tunnel…
On the other side of the door the Gangster is celebrating — “Let's see how you get through that, Four Eyes!” Until he felt 2 presence behind him “What the hell are you doing?” The man turned around to see his boss, a man in a beige suit, with his hair combed back with gel. Next to him was a woman with red hair and green eyes. She dressed in a trench coat, shirt and black pants.
"Boss! Miss Octavia! “He is the coroner, he is here, and he has eliminated everyone in the bar!” The man said as his legs trembled. The boss hardly flinched. While the woman only managed to murmur a phrase, “I was already wondering when we would see each other again, Edward.”
The man guided his boss and the redhead to a screen, which showed the security camera in the hallway. “You don't need to worry anyway, there are three metal doors between him and us. Look… there is no way he can pass- WHAT?”
The three of them were stunned. The metal on the doors was melting. Edward, dressed in a black and orange kimono, shooting a burst of fire. Making a circle to melt the door. The boss rushed towards his minion, holding him by the shoulders. “You told me he was the coroner, not the arsonist!”
“He's the coroner, I don't have the slightest idea how he's throwing fire.” The boss released his minion and approached the redhead. “Listen to me, Octavia. You told me that if he eliminated one of those crazy people, The Guardians would fulfil a wish of mine. But you didn't tell me that they would come to try to destroy me.” The woman broke her silence and said, “Calm down, Tragliatore. Our pact still stands. The guardians will fulfil your greatest wish. You have my word as a Detective” The redhead said as she put her hand on his shoulder.
"Boss! He already went through 2 of the doors! Look” The henchman shouted at his boss, while he pointed at the door that was turning increasingly reddish. The boss removed Octavia's hand from his shoulder. “Quickly, you lazy bunch, everyone pointing at the door.” all the soldiers pointed directly towards the door. “I want anyone who walks through that door with more holes than a damn sieve.”
Multiple men stood at a safe distance from the melting door. Everyone was waiting for what was about to happen. The sound of the flame on the other side of the door invaded the environment, until suddenly... Brain. Causing chills to almost all the people present there. A yellow glow could be seen from under the door that was melting…
The silence was interrupted by the sudden ejection of the door, which was thrown directly towards the soldiers in front. A large amount of smoke came out of the hole that was left. And a couple of yellow dots lit up. Edward ran out of the smoke, wearing a black trench coat, the inside of which shone bright yellow. In his face there was a pair of Goggles, also yellow, which emitted an intense light.
"There is! “Shoot him!” He shouted loudly, as Octavia dragged him towards a door to get him away from the shooting. The henchmen fired volleys of bullets at Edward, who was blocking the shots with Edelgard's trench coat.
Edward tackled one of the men and took cover behind some wooden boxes. He took the gun from the anklet, knocked out the guard next to him and took his gun from him. To start responding to shots. Taking advantage of the lens aiming system. After several minutes, Edward realized that he needed to increase speed... He removed the key that was inserted into the device. Which had the symbol of a Sniper sight, I inserted another one that had the symbol of skates.
After this, he threw his pistol into the air, while a green light enveloped him. The gangsters were perplexed, watching as the gun transformed into a UZI with neon green markings. They were even more perplexed, when Edward jumped out from behind the box... Dressed in a black one-piece suit, with silver lines. In large white letters it was written "Ritcher" and a number 3 in large.
Edward caught the UZI out of the air, and it clicked on his heels. The white soles began to glow, and he levitated a few centimetres from the floor. The next thing the gangsters saw was this blue-haired boy attacking them while he fired with the UZI.
“Quickly, Tragliatore. Over here!” She told Octavia to the mafia leader, As she dragged him through one of the doors, and she kept crouched down so as not to be seen.
Edward continued to dodge bullets while he in turn returned fire. He quickly positioned himself in the centre of the room, and began to spin on its axis at high speed, while he continued shooting with the UZI and one of the gangsters' weapons. Generating a storm of bullets, which filled the room. When he stopped, Edward realized that he had made holes in all the walls, covers and enemies in the place. He began to walk towards the hallway that Tragliatore left down. With all the calm in the world, he removed the key from the device, and placed a different one with the symbol of an Oxygen mask and a Sickle.
“Come in! Come in! Quick!" Octavia shouted at Tragliatore, while holding the door of a small laboratory, which had a small window with a curtain, inside was another of the henchmen, dressed in a white coat. After entering, Octavia's attention was quickly caught by a shelf with some books. Tragliatore watched as his protector began to search the bookshelf. “What's happening, boss? I heard a lot of gunshots and-” Quickly, the scientist's words were interrupted by the screams of their leader. “That doesn't matter now! We are under attack, scan the bunker. I want to see how many of my men are still alive!” The henchman typed something on a nearby computer. While Tragliatore was still confused by what Octavia was doing. He was about to ask her, when his employee's surprised moan distracted him. “Bo-boss, there are only four living beings left in the Building…” Tragliatore raised his hands to his face, passing them all over his face, while he let out a long sigh through his mouth.
“Okay, okay, it's manageable, it's manageable… Octavia, we need a plan, can you think of it… Octavia!?” The gangster was surprised when he saw the red-haired girl, with a book from which a white glow came out. And a white circle surrounded her. “I'm sorry, boy, but our deal is going to have to end here…” When Tragliatore tried to stop her, he realized that he couldn't get through the circle. “This was not what was agreed upon, you said that The Guardians were going to fulfil my wish…” Octavia tore the pages from the book, and held them up. “I told you that they were going to grant your wish…” He released her leaves, which began to orbit around her. “If you survived…” Tragliatore was about to reply, until his minion shouted at him, with a tone of perennial terror in his voice. "MISTER! “She's coming down the hallway, she's coming this way.” Tragliatore's shock was evident in his eyes. And when he turned around to look to Octavia for a solution, he saw that she had disappeared, and the circle on the floor was on fire.
The scientist quickly approached Tragliatore, holding him by the shoulders, his body aligned with the door. On the other side of which footsteps could be heard in the distance. “What do we do now, boss? There are only the two of us left, I don't want to die! My notes are still on the table, if he finds out that I designed that poison, I don't know what he'll do to me!” Tragliatore quickly slapped the soldier away from him. “We're not going to give up, listen this is what we're going to-”
Before Tragliatore could finish the sentence, a metal sickle came flying through the door window. The sickle hit the scientist directly and stuck into the wall. Blood began to drip from the inert body. Tragliatore recoiled in shock, blood had splattered on his face.
The bottom of the Sickle opened and a small stream of water came out, which floated forming a hand. Which I grab the sickle and take it out of the wall. Causing the man to fall to the floor, Tragliatore watched in shock as his hand stopped in front of the door and slammed hard against the handle. Causing the door to open.
Edward entered through the door, dressed in a black jacket with grey sleeves, accompanied by black neoprene pants. The footsteps of his boots broke the silence of the room like thunder in the night. His face was covered by a hood, accompanied by a black oxygen mask. Tragliatore tried to pull the gun from him, but was quickly restrained by Edward. Which he held against the wall.
“What the fuck do you want? If you're going to kill me, do it now!" Tragliatore tried to say with the most threatening tone he could. Edward remained silent, taking one of his scissors out of his pocket, beginning to run it across the neck of the mafia leader. "Wait! Wait! You want money? “I can give you money.” At the offer, Edward stuck the scissors into Tragliatore's leg. Causing blood to flow out, along with a gasp of pain “Uh… Okay, Okay, no money. What do you want?"
Edward took out the syringe with a black liquid from his pocket. And he shook it in front of him. "The poison? Do you want to know how the poison is made? Why do you think I would tell you?” Tragliatore said, finishing his sentence by spitting at Edward. Which was Stoic, took another scissors from his pocket, and stuck it in Tragliatore's hand. Leaving it nailed to the wall. The scream of pain was even louder. “Ugh! In the table! In the notebook on the table!” Edward alone tragliatore, letting the scissors support him. While he went towards what he had come for. He took the leather-bound notebook, and opened it to the page that was marked with a red ribbon. On the same page, the process with which the poison had been made was detailed.
After seeing this, Edward began to walk towards the exit door. A white glow enveloped him and his clothes returned to his usual trench coat. Tragliatore couldn't contain his frustration and shouted at Edward, “Really? You entered my base, you killed all my staff, that's why? All this for that Bea-” Before he could finish the sentence, Edward turned on his heel. Throwing a pair of scissors directly at Tragliatore's forehead. The scissors remained stuck in the wall. Leaving a hole in Tragliatore's face. “DON'T YOU DARE TALK BADLY ABOUT HER IN MY PRESENCE, EVER!" After this, Edward adjusts his bangs, and begins to walk out of the underground base. Willing to achieve it.
Out of Continuity: Lair of the Key Society / One week later…
Erin woke up on the morgue gurney, her eyes slowly opening as her senses began to return. She looked around her, recognizing the medical equipment and monitors that were still beeping softly. She sat up on the bed with some effort, and her gaze fell on Edward, who was sitting next to her.
Edward was completely disheveled, with deep circles under his eyes that marked his tired face. He tapped his foot on the floor at high speed, clearly nervous. Next to him, the table was littered with empty coffee cups and a stopwatch
"Edward?" Erin asked in a weak voice. Edward looked up quickly, his eyes filled with a mix of surprise and relief. Realizing that he hadn't imagined the sound of Erin's voice, he jumped up and hugged her with strength.
"You are fine!" he exclaimed, he words filled with emotion. Edward moved away from her a little, holding Erin's face with her hands under her cheeks.
"Yeah...I'm fine," Erin responded, still a little disoriented. She noticed the black marks under Edward's eyes and frowned in concern. "My God...Edward, are your eyes okay?"
Edward couldn't help but let out a small laugh. "You wake up from a coma, and the first thing you ask me is if I'm okay?" After that, Edward hugged her again, resting hid jaw on top of her head. Erin just enjoyed the hug, feeling the warmth and security that he gave her.
Suddenly, she felt drops falling on her head. Erin looked up and saw the tears falling from Edward's eyes. "Edward? What's wrong?" she asked in a soft voice.
Edward grabbed her chin again and brought her face closer to his, causing Erin to blush. "That What's going on?" Edward moved forward, planting a kiss on Erin's lips. The shock to Erin's mind was brutal, but soon she began to enjoy it. After several minutes, Edward broke the kiss and looked at Erin with a look he'd never had before. "That's what happens," Edward said softly, hugging her again. "I Love you"