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This is the weekly translation status update thread. Use this thread to discuss translation news, issues, titles you're looking forward to, etc.
Note: This is simply a mirror from 4chan's weekly thread on the /jp/ board. All credit goes to the user VNTS there. I'm simply copying and pasting for discussion sake here since some people can't access 4chan.
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Fan Translations

• 12RIVEN -the Ψcliminal of integral- - 42% translated
• Aiyoku No Eustia - In progress 100% TL patch leaked, project to continue, 100% Translated/edited/TLC
• Akatsuki no Goei ~Principal-tachi no Kyuujitsu~ - 100% translated and edited, 70.11% through QA
• Akatsuki no Goei ~Tsumibukaki Shuumatsuron~ - 100% translated, 39,948 lines edited (65.71%), 4,508 (7.42%) through QA
• Axanael - "Overwhelming majority" of the text translated, including the main story, some side content remains, in need of editing
• CHAOS;HEAD Love Chu Chu! - 70.54% translated, 22.70% edited
• CHAOS;CHILD Love Chu Chu!! - 100% translated, 55.30% edited
• Chusingura 46+1 - 36096/82770 (43.61%) lines translated, Kuranosuke route partial patch released
• Dragon Knight 4 - 60% translated, playtesting also ongoing
• Eiga Go-toubun no Hanayome ~Kimi to Sugoshita Itsutsu no Omoide~ - Released
• Fate/Stay Night - Partial patch released with a new translation for Fate/UBW/9 days of HF
• Haruka na Sora - Sora and Yahiro routes translated, Kozue 75% translated, Sora 90% edited
• Honoo no Haramase Oppai Nyuu Doukyuusei ~Oppai mo Haramase! New Class Zen'in Harama-sensation!~ - Picked up, porting to Ren'Py
• If My Heart Had Wings: Snow Presents - 100% translated, 100% edited
• Jisatsu no Tame no 101 no Houhou - 17% translated
• Junketsu Megami-Sama - 2nd Alpha patch released, Astarotte route finishing up
• Kaseki no Uta - Translation: 15389/15389 (100%)
• Ken ga Kimi - 58% translated
• Koukan no Toriko-Tachi - Prologue, common, and Cuckold Play route translated, Swinging Route 35%, Yukari POV 40%
• Kud Wafter - AA Version 23,835/31,579 (75.5%) Lines translated, 18+ Version 19,240 / 33,113 (58.1%) lines translated
• Kusarihime ~Euthanasia~ - Translation finished, fully edited
• Lover Able - 100% translated and edited, 8466/32258 lines approved (26.26%)
• Lucky Star ~Ryouou Gakuen Outousai~ - episode 1 patch released
• Maji de Watashi ni Koishinasai! A - Ryouken Route After - 1942/3,494 (55.58%) lines translated
• Maji de Watashi ni Koishinasai! A Plus Disk - Preparing files
• Manakashi no Yuri wa Akaku Somaru - 66% translated
• Miagete Goran, Yozora no Hoshi o - 1 of 4 routes translation finished for the restoration patch, Houkiboshi Hika 2 of 4 H-scenes translated
• Nursery Rhyme - 100% translated and edited, text insertion 100% complete, testing ongoing
• Pure Pure - 100% translated, needs proofreading, partial patch released, all routes have been inserted
• Sakura no Uta - Chapter I 30% translated
• Sakura No Toki - 9.42% translated, 8.55% edited
• Sakura Wars 2 - Demo patch released, ADV, Battle, and "Long Day in the Theater" mode fully translated, disc 1 text inserted
• Sen no Hatou, Tsukisome no Kouki - Both original and fan disc 100% translated, in need of editing
• Shirotsume Yubiwa - 100% translated, 50% beta patch released
• Shizuku - 120/197 script files translated, 20/197 edited
• Taima Seiko Alice - 35% translated, 35% edited, 35% proofread, 1st partial patch out
• Tenshi no Inai 12-gatsu - 100% translated, Editing ongoing
• To Heart - 720/993 scripts translated, 200/993 edited
• Tokimeki Memorial 2 - Being translated
• Tokimeki Memorial Girls Side 4 - 55% translated
• Tsui no Sora Remake - 100% translated and edited, finalization progressing
• Umi kara Kuru Mono - 91/138 scripts translated
• Yosuga no Sora - Translation finished, editing and TLC ongoing, Total: TL 100% TLC 71% ED 55%, Common/Kazuha/Motoka/Sora routes fully edited

Official work

MangaGamer

• The Pillagers of Raillore - Out of Beta
• Ciconia - Phase 1 Released
• Hadaka Shitsuji fandisc - Picked up
• Rance 03 - 73% translated, 41% edited
• Rance X - 90% translated, 5% edited
• Luckydog1 - Translation nearly complete
• Funbag Fantasy 4 - 80% translated, 78% edited
• Eve of the 12th Month - 100% translated and 88% edited
• DEAD DAYS - 100% translated and edited
• Beat Valkyrie Ixseal - 84% translated and 81% edited
• Welcome to a Sexy, Open World - 92% translated and 86% edited

JAST

• Sisters: Last Day of Summer - June 3rd release
• Sumaga- Slow progress ongoing
• Katahane - Progress being made again
• Django - Not actively making progress
• Tokyo Hero Project - Translation finished, dealing with bugs
• Machine Child - Still being developed
• Yomegami: My Sweet Goddess - 100% translated
• Yamizome Liberator - Picked up
• Mojika: Truth Rears Its Ugly Head - Picked up
• Djibril - 100% translated, in editing
• Masquerade: Hell Academy - Through 1st QA pass, in 2nd QA pass

Sekai/Denpa

• Kuri Kuri Click! ~My Summer Vacation!~ - Released
• Happy Saint Sheol - 100% edited, 40% QA, waiting on build, Demo released
• Harumade Kururu - Waiting on build
• Rewrite+ Harvest Festa - 100% translated, 40% edited
• Subete no Koi ni, Hanabata o. - 50% translated
• Sumire - Picked up
• Sanarara R - 100% translated and edited, waiting on build
• Glass - Picked up
• New Glass - Picked up
• Karakara 3 - 100% translated and edited, 70% engine work
• Yume to Iro de Dekiteiru - 100% translated, 35% edited
• Zutto Mae Kara Joshi Deshita - 100% translated, in editing
• Chiisana Kanojo no Serenade - 75% translated, 35% edited
• Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi 10% translated
• Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi AA - Announced
• Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka - 50% translated
• Hamidashi Creative - Announced
• Inupara - In Development
• Nekopara After La Vraie Familie - In Development
• Raspberry Cube - Announced
• NEKO-NIN exHeart SPIN - 100% translated and edited, waiting on build

Nekonyan

• Aoi Tori - Released
• Angel Chaos RE-BOOT!- Delayed after Steam rejection
• Dracu Riot - Waiting on Build, Release date announcement on hold until after Angel Chaos
• Melty Moment - 80% translated
• Fureraba Complete edition - Vita exclusive content to be added to Fureraba a couple months after the fandisc release
• Floral Flowlove - 100% translated, 70% edited, enging port ongoing
• Kakenuke Seishun Sparking - 80% translated, 70% edited, QA started
• Love, Elections, & Chocolate - 100% translated and edited, Engine port nearly finished, entering QA shortly
• Love Love Love, Burning in my Heart! - 100% translated and 74% edited
• Ready or Not: The Deadline is Coming! - 100% translated, 99% edited, waiting on build
• Mysteries of the Heart: The Psychic Detective Case Files - 100% translated and edited, engine work in progress
• Secret Project 2 - 100% translated and edited, queued for Unity port
• Secret Project 3 - 100% translated and edited, 50% though QA

PQube

• SINce Memories: Off the Starry Sky - Announced

VisualArts

• Summer Pockets Reflection Blue - 2024 release

Dualtail

• Venus Blood Ragnarok - Kickstarter starting in May

Frontwing

• Sharin no Kuni - Working to resolve remaining issues
• Lilja and Natsuka: Painting Lies - June 6th release
• Everlasting Flowers - June 27th release date
• Revue Starlight El Dorado - August 8th release

Aksys

• Radiant Tale -Fanfare- - June 27th release
• Tales from Toyotoki: Arrival of the Witch - Summer release
• Virche Evermore -EpiC: Lycoris- - Fall release
• Despera Drops - 2025 release

Age titles

• Kiminozo - Aiming for a Summer 2024 release

Fakku

• Two Beasts Or Not To Beast!! - 2.0 version, editing in progress
• Forbidden Ward - In Pre-Production

Saikey Studios (mix of official/unofficial)

• The Reason For Your Smile - Steam page up, Happy and NTR routes translated
• Toaru Hahaoya no Ayamachi ~Yukari Hen~ - 50% translated

HyoukanOpera

• Knight Case Files - Trial released, upcoming release

MAGES. GAME

• Corpse Party II - Darkness Distortion - 2024 release

Voltage Inc.

• Project Code Kaleido Tower - 2024 release
• Project Code Neon Mafia - 2024 release
• Project Code Vampire Hunter - 2025 release

B-cluster

• Re;quartz Raid - 2024 release

MediBang Inc.

• Cocktail Magic - Upcoming release

Kamitsubaki Studio

• KAMITSUBAKI CITY REGENERATE - Upcoming release

Dayu Zixun

• Voice Love on Air - Upcoming release

moesoft

• Devil Girl - May 9th release

Shiravune

• Taimanin Yukikaze - Released
• Mashiroiro Symphony HD -Love is Pure White- - Released
• Mashiroiro Symphony HD -Sana Edition- - Released
• AMANATSU ~Perfect Edition~ - May 17th release
• Destiny Star Girlfriend 2 - Q2 2024 release
• Real Hentai Situation! 2 - 2024 release
• NYO-NIN-JIMA -My New Life in Charge of a Tropical Island- - 2024 release
• Kara no Shoujo III - Announced
• Sacrifice Villains - Announced

Kagura Games

• Forsaken Quartet - May 18th release
• Yoru ga Kuru! -Square of the Moon- Remastered - 2024 release
• Angel Tear: Goddess Betrayed - Upcoming release

Aniplex

• Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon- - June 27th release
• Fate/stay night REMASTERED - 2024 release
• Hookah Haze - 2024 release
• Tanetsumi no Uta - 2024 release

Spike Chunsoft

• The Quintessential Quintuplets: Memories of a Quintessential Summer - Announced
• The Quintessential Quintuplets: Five Memories Spent With You - Announced

Love Lab

• Ever Maiden - 2024 release

DLsite

• Friendly lab - unlock(); - Upcoming release
• Club Suicide - Picked up

Idea Factory

• Cupid Parasite: Sweet and Spicy Darling - May 28th release
• 9 R.I.P. - Fall 2024 release
• Date A Live: Ren Dystopia - 2024 release

CRAFTWORK

• Geminism - English version announced

Harukaze

• Monkeys! - English release planned

Moonchime

• Haunted Obachestra Vol.1 Awaking - Upcoming release

Alice In Dissonance

• Fault Milestone 2 - Side Below - Upcoming release

G-mode

• Shinjuku Soumei - Demo Released, May 24th release

MiKandi Japan

• Libra of the Vampire Princess - All versions of the patches in testing

PRODUCTION PENCIL

• Paradise Cleaning! -Tutor X Hypnosis- - Upcoming release

072 Project

• Princess Paradise - 2024 release

F&C

• NTR with hypnosis application - Upcoming release

Eroge Japan

• Trap Yuri Garden - 2024 release

Tensei Games

• Unfaithful Wife: Ayano's "Netorare Report" - My gentle wife is fucking another man - - Q2 2024 release

GRAVITY GAME ARISE

• Tokyo Psychodemic - Demo released, May 30th release

Dark Nyaa

• Master & Succubi Hentai Lessons 2 - April release

MintLip

• Him, the Smile & Bloom - August 8th release

Succulent

• Lunar Maiden, River-side Angel, Godlike Moment - Released

It was around noon, today, that I got off of work. I was pretty tired as I was up quite late last night so I decided to take a nap whilst also trying to AP. Well, about 30mins in, I dozed off naturally, woke up, took a wazz and promptly hit the bed when I reattempted AP once more. I had all the right signals. The strange clicking, the obnoxious vibrating. When I achieved that state I envisioned myself popping straight out of my body. That's when I felt my body losing it's grip on my soul. But I chickened out last minute. I laid in bed. I guesss I dozed off again cause I was awoken by this pressure on my pelvis. I felt a rocking. I heard moaning. Something was on top of me and I was paralyzed. But I couldn't see what it was. It was transparent though, I could make out the outlines of a head and hands. There were fingers running up and down my body. The experience was sort of enjoyable, mostly frightening. Whatever IT was, it was obviously female. And she was aggressive and then it took a weird turn when i felt those fingers try to turn my body on my stomach. I figured some weird thing was gonna happen so I fought back and got the thing off me. The paralysis ended and the encounter left. WTF HAPPENED?!
EDIT: I definitely don't want to spread negativity about this practice. I just wanted to share this experience and wrap my head around it.

Hey THT Fam, been contemplating writing in for some time but here goes nothing…
I (24F) have wanted to start a podcast for some time now. I started listening heavily to a few of them in 2020 (one of them was THT), and it changed something for me. I was in a really bad place, like most people during the pandemic. But having people just talk about topics or listening to other’s stories and relating to them, really helped my mental health and even helped me solve issues in my own life.
I finally decided to start my own the beginning of this year, and really wanted a cohost or partner. As a listener, I just really enjoy when there’s banter and different personalities while listening to podcasts; so I wanted a similar dynamic for mine. So, I asked one of my close friends (25F) to be my cohost and do it with me. She also enjoys podcasts, not as much as me, but she seemed all for it. I started to think of names, logos, how we would record (we’re in different states so it would be virtual). I finally came up with a good name we both thought fit well, started writing outlines, brainstorming episode topics, reached out to our graphic designer friend to get cover art done… basically everything you need to think of when starting up. I asked her to just focus on social media and creating accounts we need to post on. She enjoys social media so I thought that would be easy considering I’m doing almost everything else (editing, researching equipment, creating outlines, making recording schedules, etc.) But she didn’t do much, only made an Instagram account and never even posted anything.
She expressed to me she was depressed and going through things, so I gave her space and didn’t want to push further. We already purchased mics and mixers, also paid $250 for artwork for different platforms; so I’ve just been doing research and playing around with the equipment I have, since I don’t have experience with anything like this lol. Anyway, it’s been months and I still have to ask “hey, are you feeling up to recording or hey do you have time to go over the setup for equipment…”. We are friends before anything so I always check in and let her know I’m there for her, I also just didn’t talk about the pod for a while cause maybe it’s overwhelming for her… idk.
I texted her today just expressing myself and how I wanted to start the podcast. I told her how I really need an outlet, and I want to work on what I’m passionate about. No response… but she can post on her Instagram story. I’m just tired of waiting on people, and if she’s acting like this now it’ll be really hard to be consistent with recording and posting. I’m just upset because I really thought it would’ve been great. We both work in the same industry, went to college together, and have great banter. But would I be the asshole if I just started without her?

The results are in for Match 18. The winner is…
The human body is only capable of handling so much external stress before it collapses.
This limit depended on many factors. Your average person would likely not be able to withstand much without beginning to panic, and any truly absurd amount of stress would cause the aforementioned collapse. The more endurant among us may have a far larger limit, but a limit is still a limit. Marcus was one such man. He had lived through seemingly endless pain, forced through tragedy and turmoil at seemingly every turn. Even a man like him had his limits.
And he had long since hit them.
Marcus stumbled backwards, growling under his breath. His vision was spotty, constantly assaulted by bright lights. His skin was constantly victim to bites, blood spurting out from what felt like a thousand cuts along his body. The constant swarm had grown too loud. He felt like he was going to explode, and it took every ounce of will in his broken body to force himself to keep up with the oncoming Steric, who-
Bright light, like fireflies, filled his vision. Something from the man’s mouth. It didn’t matter what it was. It overwhelmed Marcus’s senses. His Stand was screaming something at him, but he couldn’t hear it. It was too much. This was all too much.
Something punctured his chest.
In that moment, he gained a sudden clarity. He could see the pipes around him moving skyward - no, that wasn’t right. He was falling. The man who’d been so much trouble to him was in front of him now. He glared, but there was something sympathetic there, too.
“This is for your own good!”
Ah. No, that wasn’t right. This man wanted to help him. He didn’t deserve help. Marcus’s teeth dug into Steric’s shoulder, ripping through flesh, just before-
SLAM
He landed on the factory floor, sword sinking through his chest. His head slammed against hard metal beneath him, and the reaving hound finally felt nothing but peace and silence, a gentle calmness guiding into a slumber where he may, for just a moment, find some sort of rest.
He did not want to be helped, but... He couldn’t refuse this peace and quiet, either.

Steric Lou Farin, with a score of 78 to Marcus Keller’s 69!

Category	Winner	Point Totals	Comments
Popularity	Steric Lou Farin	11 (4.5+2) - 19 (8.5+2)	Thank you to everyone who turned up to vote!
Quality	Steric Lou Farin	23 (7 8 8) - 24 (7 8 9)	Reasoning
JoJolity	Tie	25 (8 7 10) - 25 (7 8 10)	Reasoning
Conduct	Tie	10-10	Nothing to report!

Captain Hooked and Kho Pesci clattered to the concrete, as the hunter gently slid the edge of his own spectral blade out of his arm. Steric stood, panting over the incapacitated Marcus, finally given a chance to rest—a reprieve from his torment. Yet still, they both bled red in the end. Blood pooled around them, an indistinguishable mix of their collective strife and struggle over the past...how long had this been? What a headache.
Steric struggled and lurched into something approximating good posture, speaking to the aether in hopes at least one of the supposed monsters before him could hear.
"Who knows if the human spirit rises upward and if the spirit of the animal goes down into the earth? As a witness to many such spirits coming and going, I can say that it is certainly not the case, and confirm that believing otherwise truly is tantamount to vanity. We're not irredeemable, even when behaving so savagely...whether viscous with reckless abandon or flailing like a cornered beast... Do not resign yourselves, please... And I can promise the support of at least one ragged hunter." Steric’s smile was warm, inviting, and most importantly, real.
Allowing himself to sit down in the mass of viscera and buzzing flies for a mere moment, Steric uncapped his flask, only to find it empty. It truly did become one of those days, huh?
He could hear the groaning of pipes above him, the distorted form of Texas Aco glaring down from between stalks of metal. Steric could tell that she was sobbing, now, seeing her up close. He’d offer her a drink, but... Well, the flask was empty. He’d get her a milkshake later, once she calmed her down.
...How was he going to calm her down, again? She didn’t seem to look too happy with him. He probably didn’t have much time until she attacked, and lord knows he wasn’t in the state to fight. He had to say something. In a single moment, he had to say something to get her not to gut him like a fish. In a normal circumstance, he might’ve been able to think up something real clever, but with his exhausted mind, all Steric could muster was a simple
“Happy birthday, kid.”
All at once, Texas’s weeping stopped.
“I spoke to your mother earlier,” he continued, not passing up this chance. “It’s a long story, but, uh. She’s proud of you, y’know? Don’t beat yourself up too hard.”
Texas seemed to genuinely consider that, to some degree. But it was not enough, not now, and one of her wretched limbs shot towards Steric, aiming to stab right through him.
But it did not reach him. It was held, tightly, in a massive silver claw. Steric grinned.
“You could’ve given me a little more notice.” Brighid Rhodes sighed as her Stand toppled the wailing Texas Aco into the mass of pipes and held her there. “I’m a busy woman, y’know? If you hadn’t said it was urgent I would’ve ignored you.”
“Haha!” Steric collapsed onto his back, content to let his backup handle the situation. “I’m glad you gave me your card! Would’ve been a real pain in the neck otherwise.” He’d decided early into taking the job that going on his lonesome wouldn’t be the smartest call. The rest of PINDROP were all sorts of busy with other things regarding the Metropolis case, so he had to call in an outside hand. Luckily, he knew just the person to ask - even if it took a lot of work to convince her.
Brighid sighed, approaching Texas’s struggling form. She readied a hand, and dashed forward, weaving past insectoid limbs. He palm raised, and smacked into the back of the girl’s head. All at once, the buzzing stopped.
“Learned that one in college.”
For a moment, the two were silent. The situation was handled, but... What to even do, now? Brighid resigned herself to bandaging the man’s wounds, hoping and praying Texas didn’t regain consciousness anytime soon, and when she finished, the man gave her one of his signature grins.
“Let’s get her a burger or somethin’, yeah?”

If you’re looking for another brutal brawl, check out the latest Middleman attack, leaving two Stand Users to fend off them and each other!

Scenario: Zafar Singh’s House, Mist City — 10:42AM
Zafar didn’t live in as luxurious a mansion as some of the other high rollers of Rākinnagarh, the modern Major General and his late wife had still acquired what may be considered one for the sake of raising a family together. While the place certainly was larger than the man needed since he became the sole inhabitant, right now the house couldn’t feel smaller for the man and Mahimit—the latter having visited to discuss their future plans.
“...Are you certain about this?” Zafar spoke, breaking the silence as he poured another cup of tea for the two of them.
“Yes,” Mahimit answered wearily. “With everything that’s been going on, I think it’s really important that I take a break for the sake of my mental health.”
“I understand that, but isn’t leaving everything just…extreme? You might not be able to get back into the City’s Planning Board, and I know that was a job you loved.”
Mahi sighed, hand shaking slightly as they took a sip. “I suppose I did, but it was more that I enjoyed being able to give back to the city…I thought that I wouldn’t need to focus on myself, that I could push through everything for the sake of the city but…I just can’t anymore. I’ve realized that just pretending that everything was okay wasn’t going to fix things, and while I will miss the work I did as part of the planning board I think I really need some time for myself.”
Zafar nodded in understanding. “I see. I recognise it must be a tough decision to forgo doing some good for the city.”
“I mean, you make it look ea…sy…” Mahimit huffed, only realizing that they spoke too loud when Zafar’s eyes widened in slight shock as he lowered his teacup.
“What do you mean by that?” the major general sputtered. “I’ve done plenty for the community through the military—“
“And what has the military actually done these last few years, or even the police?” Mahi countered. “There’s been a string of murders—no, assassinations—that have been getting more and more public, with the latest being in broad daylight at a public bazaar. Why are the institutions meant to protect the city doing nothing to protect the people who live in it?”
“You know exactly the reason why we can’t do anything about it—”
“Except helping cover it up? You really think people haven’t noticed that it’s barely been covered in the news despite people having been murdered? The fact that it took place right after the police were there and left is also going to have people wondering if they’re involved with this Middleman.”
“The average person doesn’t pay attention to this sort of thing for too long—you’re severely overestimating how many people are even going to learn about it. I understand your concern but it should solve itself. It is a shame people died, yes, but leaving this alone is necessary for the good of th—”
At that, something in Mahimit snapped. “NECESSARY!?!?!?” They shouted, slamming their hands onto the table as they shot up in anger. “You’re telling me that people’s deaths were necessary?! That the murder of all these people is a good thing?!?!?!”
The room was silent, Mahimit trying to calm themself as Zafar sighed—this too will pass, he thought to himself, before speaking up to attempt to clarify. “You know that’s not what I meant—”
“Do you know what your problem is?” Mahi cut him off, voice shaking as he held back the anger he felt—but not his disappointment, dripping from his voice in volumes. “It’s that you ignore any problem until it either affects you or until it's too late: especially if it's one of your pals doing it. You wouldn’t let someone you just met commit abuse, but you’ve never once tried to stop Sing Now! from abusing his daughter during the decades of it you have been witness to. Of course you’ve never been at a crossroads in your life, you’ve always turned away whenever you’re faced with a choice.”
Mahimit started walking out of the room, facing their father once they reached the door. “I do still love you dad, but I can’t ignore all this any more,” they spoke, and then Zafar was left alone in the house once more.
The row of chic Mist City townhouses were no stranger to congregating and kibitzing; even if much of the district was nominally focused on business and luxury development, the glitzy streets and shops made for the perfect backdrop for social climbers to establish and flaunt themselves. Even here, in the residential area where the young architect stormed off, many could be found loitering and talking amongst themselves on the sidewalks.
Three heads turned to watch Mahimit as he walked past to clear his head.
One of which belonged to a motorcyclist, the sleek leather and chrome of his ride and his jacket matched the black and silver of the modern city around them, but the kaleidoscopic splashes of color on Vasant’s jacket was enough to gather attention.
Attention that would have gone to those beside him. One of whom was Gioia Arancini, talk of the tabloids for her recent arrest and subsequent firing from Night Train studios. Her hair wrapped in a headscarf and sunglasses kept her discrete: perfect for the trio’s stake out. “That’s the Planning Board’s wonderkid, yeah?”
The other celebrity nodded. An internationally acclaimed architect, Disco D. Lune was enthusiastically invited to urban planning meetings and historical societies across the city, whenever the hosts could find her, if she even deigned to give them a response. A few attended meetings at the city’s Planning Board, a few handshakes with the enigmatic Disco D. Lune and she had all the connections they could ask for. “Will you follow him?”
“Nah,” Gioia looked back towards the townhouse as Mahamit disappeared into the distance. “His dad’s the suspicious one.”
There had been murmurs of discontent stemming from the ‘conspiracy theorist's message board mixed with a gossip rag,’ and the recent rumors of the Middleman’s appearance at police altercation had only fanned the flames.
Disco frowned. Regardless of whether or not the Suite’s tendrils had burrowed into the urban planning committees, such an influence over the city as a whole made things increasingly difficult for her. “Urban planning:” top down governance and management that siphoned and suppressed the general public that she, despite her seclusion, relied on. Architects built for people after all, not shadowy cabals.
“What’s the reason we’re suspecting him again?” She asked her peers. “I understand the police may have been involved in the latest attack, but the military is quite different.”
“He’s been suspected since before we got a name to give the Metropolis Suite,” Vasant responded, keeping his attention on the house. “Some people we met a few weeks ago had found some documents in the military base that showed that finances and resources were being transferred to accounts with little attachment to army operations of any kind.”
“—And he’s a close associate of Sing Now!’s for decades,” Gioia carried on, turning to Disco. “Regardless, these latest attacks by the Middleman have been meant to scare us away from pursuing them—but that just means they’re scared of us, right?”
“Like a cornered animal,” the architect mused to herself. “Snarling to try and scare off threats.”
“Exactly: so we push harder. And what better way than to follow as many leads as we can to get at least one person to spy on a meeting? Sing Now!, Luiviton, and several we suspect such as Zhengqi—there’s people watching each of their moves. Getting into or even just able to listen to a meetup would be able to provide valuable information on who we’re dealing with.”
Vasant coughed, bringing the other two’s attention to himself. With a tilt of his head, he motioned that Zafar had left the town house and was beginning to head to a car parked outside—he was on the move.
“He’s on the move,” Gioia stated. “You two, follow him. I’ll stay behind and look through the house to find anything—I can't get more fired than I already am.”
“Got it,” Vasant nodded, hopping onto his Silver Dollar as he motioned for Disco to do the same. The architect sighed, getting onto the motorcycle behind him and holding on, before they eventually started pursuing their target at a distance.
Scenario: Holiday Road Military Base, Port Konwar — 11:24AM
Sunlight shone across the outside of the military base, silence filling the air as most of the soldiers based there had left for the weekend, leaving only those tasked with keeping guard and those involved in training new recruits. Security had been increased somewhat since the explosive infiltration that occurred months ago, but any urgency has laxed out with few incidents since.
It wasn’t that hard then for Dried Donuts to climb the perimeter wall, the guards at the nearby gate not noticing the rainbow arms of the panther’s Stand bending the barbed wire at the top to let her slip through unharmed to drop down onto the other side. She snarled as she noted the lack of vegetation in this place, with only the grass beneath her paws showing that there was once life here.
Cautiously she began to prowl around the area, investigating her surroundings as she stuck close to the wall. She’d been told that this place was dangerous, even for most humans—but that in itself had sparked her curiosity on what sort of place this was supposed to be. D.D. had learnt about what a military was, but the chance to learn more was exciting for her.
At the same time, that wasn’t the sole reason she was here: she hasn’t been paying as much attention to the recent going-ons of the city, only vaguely knowing of the existence of the Metropolis Suite through discussions some of her friends had about it. She got some weird vibes from the time she met Xenagoras, but she didn’t learn of his connection to this group until much later. To be honest, she didn’t exactly know what they were doing beyond trying to run the city from the shadows. But recently, a friend of Dawn’s got brutally wounded by someone from this Suite—so she thought that if she could figure out some info about these guys that might be able to cheer her friend up!
Her ears perked up as she heard the wall’s gate start to open, quickly cloaking herself with her Stand as she saw a car drive through and stopping. The panther quickly moved closer, spotting the driver—some buff old guy—talking to the two guards that were there.
“Is everyone accounted for?”
“Y-yes, General Zafar!” One of the guards answered, raising his hand to his head in a sharp manner—wait, was this one of those ‘salutes’ that they do? D.D. pondered.
“Good—make sure nobody manages to get in, I need some peace today.”
“Sir yes sir!”
With that, the car continued on into the compound as the gates shut behind him. D.D. recognised that name from when she was using the internet to read up more on this place—that guy’s the person in charge here! And given his supposed connections, he certainly isn’t the model of a modern major general. Surely if there was a Metro meeting or something he would be going to it, right?
As she began to follow where the car was headed, she noticed something strange occurring on one of the outer walls: a door had appeared, subtle and blending into the rest of the wall but it was still there. This caught the attention of D.D.—to her knowledge doors didn’t just appear out of thin air.
The panther watched as the door opened, and a woman stepped through and closed it behind her. The door vanished almost as quickly as it had formed, leaving just the person who made it, her dark suit making her begin to blend into the shadows—at least, for a human’s senses she would. D.D. recognised this figure from internet news articles: Disco D. Lune, one of the most well known architects in Rakin City. What was she doing here? Was she also trying to follow that Zafar guy?
Disco sighed looking at her surroundings—she couldn’t afford to lose Zafar now after Vasant had managed to find her an opening to get into the base. Surveying her surroundings, she paused as she noticed a shimmer of light in the middle of the wall’s shadow. Instantly, she summoned her Stand to her side, keeping her eyes on what she presumed to be a threat.
D.D. stepped back, surprised to have been spotted so soon while excited as she figured out that door must have been a Stand effect. Cautious, she decided to uncloak and reveal herself to the architect, whose eyes widened as she saw a panther materialize in front of her.
The two’s attention were quickly taken by a loud shout, the two instantly hiding as they saw Zafar exit his car as he was shouting over to one of his men. One quickly ran over to the general, and the two watched as he was handed the keys to Zafar’s car. It seemed that he had decided to continue his journey on foot past the next set of gates.
As the two Stand Users hid, looking from each other to Zafar, they realized that the two of them both had the same goal—alongside the fact that it was likely that only one of them was going to successfully follow the general without getting caught.
Open the Game!
Location: The Holiday Road Military Base!
The outline of the base and its buildings are given here, along with how many floors are in each building and section. The base does not have exact dimensions, but is fairly large. Zafar's path is given here.
He will arrive in a car, drive along the roads through the checkpoints, then get out and walk to a group of new recruits doing training exercises. He will examine them and their bunks, then examine the marina. He will visit the office briefly, then get lunch, then work in his office for a while. His route will take roughly 2 hours and 30 minutes.
Once he’s done with his office work, he will exit the office, enter the parking garage, and drive out in a car. He will do so with no fanfare, and afterwards drive out to a meeting with the rest of the Metropolis Suite. It is highly suggested that players keep especially close tabs on him while he is in the parking garage, and keep in mind he will be on highest alert there.
The compound is ringed by brick walls that are 5m high and lined with anti-climbing surfaces on top, and there are several watchtowers that would be able to point out anyone actively out of place. There are checkpoints, denoted by red lines, where someone going into the base must present identification. Obviously, players may circumvent these with their Stands how they wish; they are not expected to go through checkpoints normally.
The military buildings, notably the garages, training fields, barracks, and marina, are filled with various soldiers and service people going about their day to day work. The office buildings contain white-collar workers, while the central command contains the higher-ups in the base and their offices. Zafar’s office space is on the third floor, marked out in red.
All buildings have security cameras that are being watched by reasonably competent guards; obvious skulduggery will likely be noticed. Assume that unless you’re inside a bathroom, while in a building, you will be watched by some security camera. Creating a distraction for the guards or otherwise making yourself hidden is recommended.
Goal: Follow Zafar without getting caught, and keep an eye on his actions throughout the military base! Zafar will be walking in the path specified on the map - while players do not have to follow his exact path or keep eyes on him at all times, they must stay aware of where he is moving around the map. Keep in mind that in character, players do not know his routine or path, and must trail him without leaning on that knowledge.
Players may not attack any people on the map, as any fight or an NPCs’ absence will be noticed and put the base on high alert. If a player is spotted and confirmed as an intruder, or a player loses track of Zafar, this will count as a loss condition. While they don’t have to stick by him entirely, the players must at least be aware of his general location and be able to follow him.
Players may enter from any point they wish on the edges of the map. In the event that neither player loses the match and both keep track of Zafar proficiently, whoever leaves the less overall evidence behind of their presence on the military base will be counted as the winner.
Additional Information: Zafar’s attention will be drawn to especially loud noises, but will continue onwards if he does not spot anyone. Repeated bizarre situations or seeing the same person over and over will raise his guard; he isn’t expecting anyone to follow him around at the start of the match, but he can and will spot a sloppy approach.
Zafar and everyone else in the match cannot see Stands, but will still be able to see their effects.
Players may use any misdirection, stealth, disguise, and other factors to keep their presence hidden. The longer that a player loiters in a particular area, the more likely any disguise they have will fail. Part of the challenge of the match isn’t just following Zafar, but remaining non-obvious when he stays in a location for a particular amount of time.
Security is highest on the entrances and exits of the map or on large, open areas. It’s lowest inside of the office buildings, or in areas with a lot of people. It does take some effort to get past checkpoints into or out of buildings, though these can be circumvented through various means. The more close scrapes players have, the more alert people will be as rumors of some intruders start going around. Security on the area directly outside the walls is more lax; enough to give leeway during the start of the match.
Additionally, since Zafar's early path takes him in an open, public area on the training grounds, there is more leeway early in the match for keeping a bead on him.
Disco won a bid on designing the main building; while she has no intrinsic knowledge of other buildings on the map that her Architectural knowledge wouldn’t give her, she knows the full blueprint of the large building, including the location of all security cameras and their blindspots. Both players can be considered to have some understanding of how to ‘move’ around an environment while disguised to not be seen as suspicious.

Team	Combatant	JoJolity
I.M.P.A.C.T.	Dried Donuts	“Choose. (2 seconds remaining.) [Banana Peel] or [Dog Turd]” You’re an ambush predator, and some old fogey isn’t going to shake you! Use every tool you have, and show off mastery of human behavior and stealth!
Evergreen	Disco D. Lune	Paisely Park, what ‘lock’ did you just break?” You’ve designed so many structures for these people, it requires an intimate knowledge of how they think and act. Use every tool you have, and show off mastery of human behavior and misdirection!

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DREAM SCHOOL and going ed: brown
Demo: female, white, fairly competitive hs (ranked under top 300 national high schools so like pretty decent), no hooks
Intended major(s): biochem or neuro (only neuro bc I have done research in neuro, had bad migraines for a bit missed about 20% of sixth grade, researched the mutated gene that is thought to cause migraines, have a couple of neuro doctor mentors, wrote book on brain, genuinely really really love!!) and then coupled with a minor or double concentration in writing (have always adored writing, want to pursue in some aspect, think I could combine science and writing to have a difference in making scientific concepts more comprehensible to all). Genuinely am very passionate about both like a lot! If I do not pursue writing will definitely pursue it in ecs in college. will prob go for neuro and decide on career in med or research
ACT/SAT/SAT II: 1560 (790m/770e)
UW/W GPA and Rank: 4.0uw/4.7w, no rank
Coursework: AP/IB/Dual Enrollment classes, AP/IB scores, etc
School: 11 APS (Bio: 5, Chem, Physics, Environmental science, Lang, Lit, Calc AB, Calc BC, Econ, Spanish, CSP), 10 Honors, 1 academic. Not allowed to take any aps in 9th and only allowed to take 1 in 10th :(

• 3 additional courses (including an additional AP, so 12 aps total) taken to further learning through CTY Johns Hopkins program (AP Psych, epidemiology, forensics).
  
• 3 more courses taken through Coursera because no offerings at school (neuroscience, genetics, and anatomy). taking three more rn
  
• Interned at one of the most well known botanical gardens to learn more about science.
  
• EMT course (passed with an A).
  
• US History over summer (to maximize math and science courses I could take in school).
  

AWARDS:
1) Congressional Award Gold Medal (>400 volunteer hrs, >200 running hours, >200 writing hours, journey shadowing doctors for >50 hrs).
2) Girl Scout Gold Award - writing and published children's book about the brain. will host community readings and lead classes about neuroscience in the elementary schools. will donate over 40 books to youth centers and libraries near me. >80 hours of service.
3) Girl Scout Silver Award - during COVID created a program in which Girl Scouts could continue earning badges and meetings despite quarantine protocols. >50 hours of service.
Then some other minor “awards” like honors societies, a state-qualifying debate comp (but in 9th grade… i no longer do debate), second place in a biotech essay comp (submissions from 4 states) but did going into 9th, state-qualifier for tsa (10th), PGSS alternate :( if I get off alternate might put tho because decently selective (~13% acceptance rate I think), “most happy" award in track this year (called something weird, but that is the idea), etc
May try to enter a couple writing comps before then to have a couple more impactful and recent awards…
EXTRACURRICULARS:
I genuinely love everything I do and could talk about it for forever.
1) co-president of an international 501c3 writing competition nonprofit that receives over 200 submissions from all continents (and >15 countries) and reaches up to 70k people through marketing; started a science platform for kids to submit their work (since beginning of sophomore year). Have insta, TikTok, website, podcast, and newsletter platforms. Started middle of sophomore year.
2) international 501c3 health nonprofit founder and president. post blogs to teach kids about health and medicine (over 300 posts by submissions). additionally have 18 international club chapters from 7 states and 6 countries (3 continents), will have raised more then $10k for our internationally known partner, affiliated w a t10, by college apps through our chapters and donations. Starting chapters at two t25 universities, trying to establish more at others. Also talking to two more people from 2 other countries (and one other continent) to start chapters. Have website and instagram platforms (reaching over 5k different users from 18 countries). Started summer going into junior year. Over 1k followers on Instagram. Selected for innovation internship with ivy league alumni. Started chapter at my school (founder and president), helped partner teens w doctor mentors and secured them shadowing opportunities.
3) Founded and president of a biology club at school to redistribute resources only given to certain students. have over 130 members and 50 active members. host seminars with 4 professionals (including renowned doctor that worked with one of the people who discovered dna structure), four free dissections so far (since beginning of sophomore year). provide academic to ap bio classes with testing treats (during midterms, finals, ap exams, and national science day). established bulletin board at school to post all science opportunities. started resource hub for kids at my school (~600 enrolled students).
4) Executive manager of school newspaper, started a science column to explore themes in science (head writer and editor), expanded distribution to whole district and local businesses, wrote over 26 articles (basically almost every edition since my first month of freshman year). Participated all four years of high school, heavily involved. Went from writer to small leadership role to exec board (4 selected) for 2 years (first to be a 2 year exec).
5) EMT - EMT certified, hoping to work over 100 hours by submissions. Completed >20 hours of shadowing, completed 40-module course with an A. Created online website resource hub for people trying to become an EMT. Inspired to try to start an AP Anatomy course at the high school (currently working to integrate). Started middle of junior year.
6) Research - cold emailed over 20 research professors from universities to find opportunities. assisted an ivy league doctor with a literature review (published and listed in acknowledgments), wrote and published (in peer-reviewed academic journals) two review papers on migraines and hemophilia (under mentorship of T30 PhD student and T10 pharmaceutical company doctor). Additionally attending research program over the summer (~8% acceptance rate) where I will continue to research. Started all research beginning of junior year.
7) Curriculum Council (started beginning of junior)- chosen by admin and staff as one in four (out of >1200) to represent student body in council of school board and admin. led an initiative to start a science research course at school (which will be implemented next year). Part of committee since beginning of junior year.
8) Student government (all 4 years of hs) - chosen as one of fifteen (out of 350 in class) to be student rep, as one in ten (out of 350 in class) to directly advise the principal in event and school planning matters in Principal advisory committee, and as one in eight (out of ~1000) to be on the Student ambassador exec board. Participated in all three of them since 9th grade (4 years).
9) three season varsity athlete. Have participated in every fall season of field hockey since second grade (11 seasons) and play for my high school and in middle school. Have additionally played field hockey in club for eight seasons (total of 19 seasons). Varsity defensive starter. Led clinics for youth to learn field hockey. Also, varsity track and field runner for spring and winter seasons (have participated all four years of high school, 8 seasons by the end of high school).
10) service: do not know which to include,
Girl Scouts - earned Silver award and earning gold award. have earned over 150 service hours and over 50 badges. Girl Scout for ten years.
Service club - leadership in a club that raises over $100,000 for cancer research (small role)
other:

• wrote and published a children’s book on how the brain works (read more in awards section)
  
• Summers:
  

9th- intern at nationally renowned botanical gardens to learn more about science
10th- CTY summer course at Johns Hopkins (epidemiology), started health nonprofit
11th- 8% acceptance rate research program, working as emt

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I've been wanting to write a comic I would post in October, one short chapter for every day (31 days = 31 chapters). I have the basic outline, but I want to make it sound less cringey?
If anyone is remotely interested, here's the Google slide (or you could pm me, Idc I just want feedback)
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1usA9DLn5G1kuVvgrtZZHn6U7mpyvoS9GMRb8QBo9V5w/edit?usp=drivesdk

Hello, I’ll be (hopefully) graduating next year with degree in Marine Biology and as of now I’ve only had a few prospects palang on some jobs that I would like to take.
One of those is working in BFADENR, recently I read na they are going to open a marine station in Sta. Ana, Cagayan to monitor the marine reserve in Palaui Island in cooperation with UP-MSI. Ngl ang ganda, and I want to get in but I don’t know how.
So I don’t know, anyone with experience working in biology monitoring stations(?), need ba talaga na you’re under the institution that’s involved to get assigned or pwede mag inquire sa regional branch ng DENBFAR kung tumatanggap sila ng undergrad dun?
I honestly don’t know how employment works sa government aside from kung may backer ung isang applicant, wala ka na pagasa.
Edit: Wanted to add na couldn’t post it sa careers ph na sub kasi mababa karma ko

TLDR I want to have my players fight against a demigod with multiple forms and need help balancing a single enemy that turns into different forms.
FULL POST Hi everyone, my players and I are about 2 months out from the end of a 2-year campaign. The party has been fighting the most recent incarnation of a demigod that has been trying to ascend to godhood for the last few centuries. Each time it has tried to ascend, this demigod has taken on a new persona and a new domain to try to gain the following to ascend. The demigod has now gotten as close as it ever has in the past, having developed a strong church of followers. It is now on its way to destroy a temple that acts as the final gate from allowing it it fully ascend. In this final arc, the party will have to get all their allies to provide support and then lead the charge for the final fight.
I used the DMG's Monster creation rules to make each form (CR 11 for the level 11 party), but making them each at CR 11 means that the party will have 4 back-to-back CR 11 fights without a Short Rest or Long Rest. If I try to reduce hit points for each version so that their combined HP is that of a CR 11 monster, they'll get wallopped from low health. So my question is how do I accurately balance this fight?
THE SETUP While their allies fight the demigod's minions, the party will fly to the top of the villain's ziggurat and fight the demigod directly. The party is composed of 5 players, with a returning guest (6th) player as a surprise ally in the final fight. My intent is that when the demigod is defeated in its current incarnation, it will revert to its previous incarnation from a few hundred years ago. Then the party must defeat each of its previous 3 incarnations, meaning a TOTAL of 4 incarnations including its most current form. The party has done research on these previous forms and knows some lore info about them (i.e. magical artifacts, domains, etc.).
THE PARTY The party will be level 11 at the time of this fight and will; composed of the following classes/subclasses

• Oath of Devotion Paladin
• Twilight Domain Cleric
• Wild Magic Sorcerer (most recent OneD&D UA version)
• Circle of the Moon Druid (most recent OneD&D UA version)
• Armorer Artificer
• Hemoturgist Wizard (Custom Subclass made using OneD&D UA's, LINK HERE)

THE FORMS For those interested, this demigod is supposed to have the following forms:

1. Klawt: A Medium incesctoid humanoid with crystal armor. Klawt can spawn swarms of giant flies to help him fight. They can also do a claw attack for close quarters.
2. Reign of the Many Teeth: A beautiful Large-sized humanoid made of crystal thats chest opens to reveal a mouth and a tentacle tongue. It has high speed and can use a Vampiric Bite.
3. Minas Glass Eye. A Large sized Hermit Crab type creature with crystal shell. It can cast spells and is a longe range blaster.
4. Kalavak, The Stone Lord: A Huge storm-giant esque creature with a large crystal hammer that has AOE based hammer strikes that damage multiple squares at once.

TLDR I want to have my players fight against a demigod with multiple forms and need help balancing a single enemy that turns into different forms.
FULL POST Hi everyone, my players and I are about 2 months out from the end of a 2-year campaign. The party has been fighting the most recent incarnation of a demigod that has been trying to ascend to godhood for the last few centuries. Each time it has tried to ascend, this demigod has taken on a new persona and a new domain to try to gain the following to ascend. The demigod has now gotten as close as it ever has in the past, having developed a strong church of followers. It is now on its way to destroy a temple that acts as the final gate from allowing it it fully ascend. In this final arc, the party will have to get all their allies to provide support and then lead the charge for the final fight.
I used the DMG's Monster creation rules to make each form (CR 11 for the level 11 party), but making them each at CR 11 means that the party will have 4 back-to-back CR 11 fights without a Short Rest or Long Rest. If I try to reduce hit points for each version so that their combined HP is that of a CR 11 monster, they'll get wallopped from low health. So my question is how do I accurately balance this fight?
THE SETUP While their allies fight the demigod's minions, the party will fly to the top of the villain's ziggurat and fight the demigod directly. The party is composed of 5 players, with a returning guest (6th) player as a surprise ally in the final fight. My intent is that when the demigod is defeated in its current incarnation, it will revert to its previous incarnation from a few hundred years ago. Then the party must defeat each of its previous 3 incarnations, meaning a TOTAL of 4 incarnations including its most current form. The party has done research on these previous forms and knows some lore info about them (i.e. magical artifacts, domains, etc.).
THE PARTY The party will be level 11 at the time of this fight and will; composed of the following classes/subclasses - Oath of Devotion Paladin - Twilight Domain Cleric - Wild Magic Sorcerer (most recent OneD&D UA version) - Circle of the Moon Druid (most recent OneD&D UA version) - Armorer Artificer - Hemoturgist Wizard (Custom Subclass made using OneD&D UA's, LINK HERE)
THE FORMS For those interested, this demigod is supposed to have the following forms: 1. Klawt: A Medium incesctoid humanoid with crystal armor. Klawt can spawn swarms of giant flies to help him fight. They can also do a claw attack for close quarters. 2. Reign of the Many Teeth: A beautiful Large-sized humanoid made of crystal thats chest opens to reveal a mouth and a tentacle tongue. It has high speed and can use a Vampiric Bite. 3. Minas Glass Eye. A Large sized Hermit Crab type creature with crystal shell. It can cast spells and is a longe range blaster. 4. Kalavak, The Stone Lord: A Huge storm-giant esque creature with a large crystal hammer that has AOE based hammer strikes that damage multiple squares at once.

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AITA for kicking out my son because he is an adult and he needs to leave the nest.
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I (46M) have 3 biological children (27M, 19M and 10F) my two sons I had with my first wife, who passed and my daughter is with my second wife (39F). I also have a step daughter (14F). I currently live with my wife step daughter, daughter and younger son. Our house is technically 4 bedrooms, but the small 'box room' we converted into a study room. That leaves 3 decently sized bedrooms, here is the dilema, we both agree my step daughter should have her own privacy from my daughter given the age difference but we do not have another room.
My oldest son moved out at 18 with encouragement from me and his stepmother, he had a part time job from 15. And rented a flat, he excelled in school and university and now has a well payed job in a decent house. I am very proud of him.
My younger son is 19 and has never worked a day in his life. He has no aspirations and did not apply to university. Iv tried countless times to explain to him that he cant live with us forever, and that he needs to get a job. But he lacks all motivation for it. When he was 18 I told him that I had enough and that if he wasnt out of the house by his 19th birthday. (Then 6 months away) I would put all his stuff outside the house and lock him out. I hoped that would make him get a job but he didnt, I locked him out on his birthday, I gave him £5000 (the same amount I gave to my eldest when he moved out) and told him that I warned him this would happen. It has been about a month and he hasnt made contact at all. For me this wanst just about the room but also getting my son to survive on his own, the room dilemma was just a nail in the coffin.
My wife thinks I may have been to hard on him, but I told her that he has to learn how the real world works. Some people in my family think I am TA for kicking him out because he could still be grieving for his mother, others say I am not because I'm finally putting my foot down. My brother specifically said to me that I am TA and how could I do that to my own son. So AITA?
Edit: I wanted to say a coulple of things to clear some things, first I'm not the greatest proof reader and I realised I accidentally said that I didnt give my younger son the 5 grand. He did get the 5 grand, along with any money he had saved up before that point (from birthdays and christmas etc.) And this has been fixed in the post.
Second, I tried to get both son's in therapy whilst their mother was terminally Ill and once she passed. My elder son agreed, my younger son refused to go after she passed. I tried to convince him it would be better for him if he went, but I continued to refuse. The offer for him to go to therapy has always been open since then, and even now I would pay it if he chose to go. I admit kicking him out on his birthday was cruel, and not the best way to go about things but if I hadn't i very much believe he would have just taken what I said for granted and continued living with us, without looking for work/working/ at school.
Finally the bedroom situation, the small box room that we converted to a study, is very small. You cannot fit a standard kids bed in it let alone a full adult single. Which is why we decided to make it a study for the girls to have a quiet space while studying.
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RELEVANT COMMENTS
COMMENTOR: INFO. Given the age difference between your sons your younger son may have needed a different approach to start a healing process. Did you seek therapy or counseling yourself on how to address this properly with your sons?
OP: I did not go the therapy/counselling after the passing of my late wife. It is just not the type of person I am. But I do understand and value it as importance which is why I encouraged both sons to go. Older son despite still being a kid wanted to go to an adult therapist because he felt they were child therapists were condescending. We worked it out and compromised with what we could do. Younger son asked for time off of school, I agreed, but he refused everything else, i convinced him to go to therapy once and he came back crying to I never send him again. He spent about 6 months not at school, and spent most of it playing videogames.
COMMENTOR: Thanks for your reply. I try not to be insensitive with my answer.
To me it seems as you provided your sons with the tools you thought sufficient to deal with the situation at hand but you refused to be a part of the process. Otherwise I can not fathom why your son was alone during his only therapy session, as a kid likely below 10 years old. Same with the decision to let him stay at home for 6 months without further therapeutic assistance. Children are unfit to make these decisions, you should have. If he came to you with a broken ankle, his opinion on the necessary healing process would not have mattered no matter if it hurt or not. You treating an emotional trauma to the developing psyche of a child differently creates doubt on your proclaimed understanding of therapy.
I may be wrong and I can only go with the info I have and maybe this is totally unrelated and your youngest just is not ambitious or lazy by nature and needed a kick in the ass. But to me it seems your youngest son has unresolved trauma. There may also be feeling of a futility and resentment in his efforts because he can never compare to the oldest son, you are very proud of and spent a whole paragraph on writing how good he is. Just food for thought for a discussion with your youngest down the road when the dust has settled.
I conclude that in the end you punished your son for your parental mistakes. The situation would have warranted a more nuanced approach. YTA.
OP: I do appreciate that your not being completely insensitive, thankyou. I guess you are right that I expected to much from my younger son, I may have compared him to much his older brother, who was alot more emotionally mature when he was my younger sons age that is my fault. I offered to go with him to the therapy, he refused and asked his brother to go with him, his brother agreed, I had no problem with that. Apparently the therapist asked his brother to leave the room for a bit to talk specifically to my youngest, but my son wasn't comfortable and started crying and screaming and my eldest called me to pick them up early and I did so. He begged me to never have to go back, I couldnt tell him he had to go back after the distress I saw him in.
I tried subtly to suggest therapy throughout that 6 months, it made him distressed and upset at the idea.
Ironically he doesnt like his brother now, not because of the whole favourite son thing (I genuinely couldnt love one more then the other) but because of an unrelated incident when younger son was 14.
An that topic I'm proud of older son because he practically raised younger son, becasue I became unable to say no to younger son after my wife passed, (I did tell him not to be the second parent of younger son because he didnt need that kind of responsibility when there is already so much pressure on him, but he insisted) And he maintained his grades and part time job. I am very proud of the man he is and I cannot fault him at all.
Younger son dropped out of school at 16, got an apprenticeship, quit it, and has been living with us doing nothing since. I do not compare their strengths, their would be no point because their strengths are in different areas. Older son perused his strengths and despite my efforts younger son refused to persue his.
Between the arguement where I told him I'd give him 6 months to leave and when I kicked him out, nothing changed in his behaviour. Which is why I went through with it.
You are right I was probably much to hard on him, but i couldnt see a way that he would listen to me without extreme measures.
Again thankyou for your politeness in your reply i really do appreciate it.
COMMENTOR:

So, 4 bedrooms. It used to be: 1 for you and your wife, 1 for older son, 1 for younger son, 1 for the 2 girls?
Or was it 1 for 2 sons (bigger age difference, but hey, privacy is just for girls), 1 for you, 2 for girls (one to sleep in, one to study in / have privacy)? And now the girls need 3 rooms: one each, plus one to study in?
How old was your son when his mother died? How old was he when you had a new girlfriend? How old was he when you moved in together and/or got married?
OP: When my first wife died, my younger son was 6, my older son was 14, Started seeing my current wife about 3 years later (daughter was an accident early on) we moved in together late in my wife's pregnancy. Each son had their own room and my step daughter was in a crib, in the box room. My older son was 17, and moved out the next year, when my daughter was a few months old.
COMMENTOR: Have you tried to get in contact with him? This doesn’t seem like a situation where if you give him space he’ll contact you on his own.
OP: if he wants to reach out to me he can, he is an adult he will reach out if he wants to. I do know where he is, I still pay for his phone and his phone has a tracker on it. I know its him as my son covertly checks on him without him knowing (younger son doesnt get on with older son) I have a friend (that my younger son doesnt know) who owns a bar and a flat above it. The tenants recently moved out and as such have a vacancy. I reached out to them as I discovered my son happens to attend that bar quite frequently (along with other bars in the area) and asked if they could give him a job (the minimum wage for his age) and let him live in the upstairs flat if I paid the rent for it, on the condition that they dont tell him I'm the one paying for it and that he believes he is allowed to live their because he is working their for a lower wage. She agreed but have yet to see him this week. (He is fine my older son checked on him yesterday.)
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UPDATE 25 February 2024, 8 months later
I don't know if anyone will see this, or if anyone was interested in how thing played out but here we go:
hey guys, its been a minute, about 8 months ago i made a post on this subreddit explaining the situation with my youngest son, i thought it was about time for an update,
if you read some of my comments, you would already know that i intended on getting him a job without him knowing that i got him the job, i asked my friend who owned a pub, and she gave him the job as well as the flat above the pub, as a temporary home (i was paying the rent), long story short, it worked and he worked at the pub for a few months, until he was fired him and kicked out.
my older son found my original post and told me that i left out a lot of important details about my younger son, and the events in general, which he said painted me as TA and my younger son like an angel, I told him that although my younger son is flawed he's not evil. As a result i got into an argument with my older son.
while my younger son was working at the pub, I called him (i still paid his phone bill) telling him, that he's welcome to move back in, as I promised he could stay if he found a job, he said he doesn't need to because he then had his own place, when he was fired he called me, and i told him he could move back in if he continued looking for jobs, he agreed, the room issue wasn't an issue anymore because we moved for unrelated reasons, (people were convinced that my eldest could stay in the study room, but didn't seem to understand it was barely big enough to fit a small desk and chair, it would not fit bed or a mattress) he is keeping true to his word and has started working part time at a shop to save up money. (we don't charge him rent or for food)
now my older son wont talk to me because I let my younger son move back in and my stepdaughter is taking my older son's side, my wife is also leaning towards them but is more neutral and my daughter doesn't care in the slightest. its mellowing out and I hope everything calms down between them soon.
just a final note on this update that some people in my previous post believed i was unfaithful to my wife in her last days. i could never imagine doing that to her, my current wife and i met shortly after ,y first wife passed in a support group for grieving spouses, we ended up finding comfort in each other, and my daughter was born out of a one time thing. we didn't get married until much later. we both recognise that we loved our first spouses immensely and have photos of both my first wife and her first husband on our walls in remembrance.
if anyone has any questions about the situation ill try to answer as many as i can.

NOT THE ORIGINAL POSTER

I don’t know where else to post this or who to tell but I have to tell someone and this seems like a good place for it. I’m my fathers (biological) daughter and I sometimes feel bad for not expressing enough that I love him and how thankful I am for what he does but it’s always been very hard for me to say „I love you“.
So I just wanna tell y’all about some stuff my dad does for me which are just amazing.
First off: We usually eat dinner as a family so this first one is only when my mom isn’t home.
So I am aerially sensitive to sound especially when it comes to chewing or swallowing sounds so when we eat dinner he always goes to another room to eat. This always makes me so sad and I tell him it’s alright and stuff but he’s just like „oh don’t worry about it I know you hate that“. Most of the time I don’t even really realise when he’s making food for himself because he’s a vegetarian and I’m not so we eat differ foods and he likes to eat later than me. It breaks my heart to see him sit alone and eat so I usually just go to the room he’s in and put my AirPods in while he’s eating next to me.(I still can’t hear it but at least he’s not alone) He also never brags about things like that or tells others that he’s an amazing dad because he eats alone you know? That’s just idk how to describe it lol
Then it’s how he’d do anything for me. And I know many fathers would do that but we had the topic today about me wanting to go to a concert but we’d have to buy reseller tickets for almost double the price and he’s just like „you know what? I’ll give you the money you need don’t even worry about it“ and just goes on about his day. Now it’s important to say that we don’t have pretty much money. We get by and I never had any problems with it because they keep from me and my brother so we don’t worry about that. We do have the money for that but that would’ve been the money they save for our vacation. I told him that I don’t want to take the money meant for our vacation and he just said “fuck our vacation you wanted to see Billie eilish since you were 10 and now you got the chance. Money comes back don’t worry”
Or how he always brings me exactly the stuff I like when I’m ill. for example I love red bull and there is the light green one and in winter 2022 the winter edition was dark green. I’ve never tried that one before at that point and he accidentally bought the dark green one and felt SO bad afterwards because he thought he disappointed me. Now the dark green one is my second fav but I felt so sorry for pointing that out.
And no he’s not someone who takes everything personally, makes it about themselves or purposefully makes me feel guilty he just really wants to make me happy and hates to think that he disappoints me.
We also have guinea pigs and they live outside. When it was winter I pointed out ONCE that i thought that they were cold because it was like -6 degrees Celsius and the next day when I came home from school they had a thick old blanket over the stall and when I opened it there was a small heating lamp in the corner of the “room” they’re in the most. The inside was also isolated with styrofoam plates.(Don’t worry it was not too warm in there but about 10-15 degrees Celsius) I asked him about it and he told me that he didn’t want me to worry so he bought the small heating lamp and some styrofoam and got to work. He even took some time of his work for this. Also he had to lay cable from the stall to our shed for power while it was snowing he’s my hero.
I love him with my whole heart and for every dad who reads this: you’re children are more thankful and love you more than you think most of the times it’s just hard for us to express it
So thankful for my dad