I recently posted a job on LinkedIn today. My first time. I'm not a recruiter, just a small creative business. We got almost 100 applicants in the first day, but not one of them followed the "Additional Requirements" section that asked for a two to three paragraph cover letter and writing sample attached to their resume via "Easy Apply". Is this fairly normal? Should we not be asking for additional requirements or are job seekers just applying to everything without reading the whole job posting?

Hi
My previous post was removed due to code formatting problem.
I hope previous person who helped me on my previous post to help me again.
Thank you for your help.
I am quite new to Ahk. Below is the script found in Reddit Although I am able to create multi level menu after read Ahk documentation sample https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/v1/lib/Menu.htm#Examples
However the method used in below script is totally different from Ahk official documentation sample.
I want to do 2 things 1) How to Add another level for Menu1 ? 2) How to link action to the menu items ?

Menus :=

( LTrim Join Comments

{

"Menu1": {

"Title": "Notes",

"SubMenus": "New,Open...,Save,Save As...,,Page Setup...,Print...,,Exit",

"Icon":"",

"IconSize": ""

},

"Menu2": {

"Title": "Text Manipulation",

"SubMenus": "Undo,,Cut,Copy,Paste,Delete",

"Icon": A_WinDir . "\system32\notepad.exe",

"IconSize": "32"

},

"Menu3":{

"Title": "Format",

"SubMenus": "Font,Word Wrap",

"Icon":"",

"IconSize": ""

},

"Menu4":{

"Title": "View",

"SubMenus": "Zoom,StatusBar",

"Icon":"",

"IconSize": "32"

},

"Menu5":{

"Title": "Help",

"SubMenus": "",

"Icon":"C:\Windows\HelpPane.exe",

"IconSize": "32"

}

}

)

new ContextMenu(Menus)

ContextMenu.MenuShow()

Exit

MenuHandler(MenuTitle) {

MsgBox % "User Has Clicked Menu Item: " MenuTitle

}

Class ContextMenu

{

__New(Menus){

Static

this.Menus := Menus

This.CreateMenu()

}

CreateMenu() {

Static

; Use ObjBindMethod if the MenuHandler resides within the Class

BoundFunc := "MenuHandler" ; BoundFunc := ObjBindMethod(this,"MenuHandler")

For each, Item in this.Menus {

If (This.Menus[each]["SubMenus"] != "") {

Array := StrSplit(This.Menus[each]["SubMenus"] , ",")

Loop % Array.Length() {

Menu, % each, Add, % Array[A_Index], % BoundFunc

}

}

}

For each, Item in this.Menus {

If (This.Menus[each]["SubMenus"] != "")

Menu, % "ContextMenu", Add, % This.Menus[each]["Title"], % ":" . each

Else

Menu, % "ContextMenu", Add, % This.Menus[each]["Title"], % BoundFunc

}

For each, Item in this.Menus {

MenuName := this.Menus[each]["Title"]

IconPath := this.Menus[each]["Icon"]

IconSize := this.Menus[each]["IconSize"]

if (MenuName != "") and (IconPath != "")

This.AddIcon(MenuName,IconPath,IconSize)

}

}

AddIcon(MenuName,IconPath,IconSize){

Menu, % "ContextMenu", Icon, % MenuName, % IconPath,, % IconSize

}

MenuShow(){

Menu, ContextMenu, Show

}

}

I applied for residence and paid my deposit; however, it says res admission status: student - without residence guarantee. I have guaranteed residence as it states that in my letteoffer and I have above a 90 avg. Did anyone else get this message?

Yesterday, I had my graduation ceremony. After years of university with absolutely no help besides occasional rides to the bus stop and, very rarely, to campus, I finally graduated. Here's what my parents have done in the lead-up to graduation and the day after instead of supporting me.
My parents spent months leading up to the graduation freaking out about how I'll get a job, trying to control my hair and clothing (even implying I'm ugly when I choose my own hair and clothing), harassing me to hand out business cards to everyone I meet (especially if the situation would be an immense faux pas), grilling me on if my grades are good, lecturing me relentlessly about how I need to keep in contact with people in my class and it's soooo important and would I like to hear about how my dad got a job through nepotism for the eightieth time, asking me questions they already know the answers to (Yes, I'm still talking to my former classmates. Yes, I know that you worked in the Yukon when you were 18. Yes, I know about your friend who worked in a weather station. Yes, I know you had to move to find a job in the 1980s. Yes, I am aware that it is a possibility I might have to move too. Yes, I know that it's okay to invite people over to the house, you've only "informed" me about a hundred times. Yes, I know that school is important.) Every single thing that they "inform" me about is something I have very clearly expressed that I understand, and is just thinly veiled criticism. But my dad needs to lecture more than he needs oxygen.
Just constant nitpicking, criticism, and nothing I ever did was enough. I couldn't even focus on grades, because they would in their own words "put pressure on" me to do what they wanted. To handle their emotions for them. They're obsessed with the idea that I would have to move to a tiny town or work in a coal mine to find a job, because I'm more highly educated than my dad (who dropped out of university despite having all expenses paid by his father), and because my dad worked in the Yukon for two summers. He will never shut up about that, and he even goes so far as to hold us hostage with implicit threat of a massive tantrum to listen to him tell us the story again and again and again and to show us pictures of the place he worked on Google maps and point to everything he remembers. Sometimes he can go on for half an hour just repeating himself over and over.
Last summer, my parents even went and took action without my knowledge or approval to try and get a job set up for me cleaning up a mine contaminated with arsenic in the middle of nowhere, NWT. They tried to guilt and shame me into it ("What are your plans instead? Do you have another job lined up? Because you need to have a job. You can't sit around all day." This coming almost literally one week into summer vacation after my second-last year of university, when I could be using my energy to find interesting co-ops or explore hobbies or travel, instead dealing with their harassment and obsession with trying to literally trap me in a fucking arsenic mine.) They went on and on, lectured me over and over, implied that I would be embarrassing my grandfather if I didn't go, and so on. Eventually they said "You can go work or get a certification", and I picked the certification, but then they got grumpy anyways, and every week for the entire summer they would ask "Are you still working on the certification?". Of course, dipsh*t. I've told you fifty times how long the program lasts.
They don't care about what I'm learning in class, don't care about my hobbies or interests, only care about my friends as either a means to get backdoored into a job or a "nice French Canadian woman" to have babies with. They don't care if I'm struggling, and are completely unavailable to help in any regard. Any request for help would result in a guilt trip. Even if I actually couldn't eat dinner with the family for one day because I had a test, my father would get raw emotions and I'd have to walk on eggshells for a few days. The one time I mentioned I was having trouble studying, instead of shutting up and no longer ranting in the main floor where I could hear him or turning the TV off, he just dragged a table into the unfurnished boiler room (without asking me) and then told me that I would have to study there. I wasn't allowed to choose not to, because he'd already set it up. Ironically, my anger at him did let me study pretty well for the one day that I was forced there. He tried to keep me there long-term because he thought it was just such a great idea, but I managed to trick him into thinking I didn't need help studying anymore, so I got to study at a desk with a light on it and flooring that wasn't bare cement. Hooray for the most minor victory imaginable.
In the months leading up to graduation, did they care about how hard I was working at my capstone project and offer support? Absolutely not! Did they care about how well my sleep quality was, how many times the cat woke me up because they didn't play with her enough or give her enough attention? Nope! Did they care about how exhausting it was to deal with their constant lectures on the same topics, and to have to give them affirmations ("Yes, you're right, that's right, good job, nice, very tasty, good work, oh really?, neat, that's cool, how'd you make that?, mhm, I agree, you're being reasonable, they're being ridiculous, that's crazy") a hundred times a day? Not even in the slightest!
We spend more time talking about my dad's college friends than about anything I or my brother care about.
Then, leading up to graduation. all I've gotten are the most humiliating, infuriating, insulting messages and lectures from my parents. I get almost daily emails and texts saying "You need to get a job, it's important to look for a job" despite the fact I've told them I am looking probably fifty times. Too cowardly to say it to my face. I've been texted literal links to a Google search for "[degree name] jobs [city]" more than once. Both my parents treat me like I don't listen, when I do. They treat me like I'm lazy, when I've put myself through university with no help even after they lied to me about giving me financial aid and made me out to be a bully demanding more money when all I did was say "alright" and then pay for it myself. They must have sternly given me a talking to about how "I'm not going to pay for university, you know that, right? You need to pay. Don't expect us to pay. Because we paid for your first semesters, you know that, right? We've already paid for enough." thirty times, even after I'd made the final payment. They treat me like I'm stupid when I have expressed understanding before. They treat me like I'm a bully while I always bend over backwards for them, just because I don't play my role as "surrogate mommy but this time I get to tell her what to do" well enough.
It feels like they're almost raising me into a replacement or surrogate parent. Like my dad wants me to be his mom or dad, except this time he gets to be in charge. And my mom wants me to be her mom, except this time when she freaks out or has her deer in headlights look, she'll get someone to step up and take care of everything for her. I distinctly remember having to comfort her even for things she did to me, like tell me that a pair of comfortable shoes I picked out was good and she'd get them, and then immediately scream "take it out, take it out!" after it was scanned at the register. I could not have been older than twelve. And for my dad, he always rants and raves to me exactly like he does to his parents, except without including blame for them sending him to boarding school and instead having tons of old "life updates" like where he worked when he was 18 and what music he liked to listen to in high school, stuff like that. Then he expects me to praise him or be interested like his parents never were (he always tells me that his parents only cared about his car when they called).
So now I graduated. All they had to say in the days coming up to it was to grill me on the time I'd have to be at the venue and the time I was planning to leave the house to get there on time, with a distinct air of "you're too lazy to think of this in advance and too stupid to figure it out without a plan". Of course, I had to answer this question probably five times, because they don't care to ever listen to me. Before the ceremony I got text messages showing they were way more excited about themselves being here than anything relating to me, with multiple messages expressing how they arrived and it was exciting, then they asked me how the atmosphere was and their only reply was a one-word "nice" with no punctuation, because they don't care about me and only ask droll questions to segue into their next bit.
After grad, there was two generic sentences spoken with no emotion about how it was nice I graduated, and then they made a whole song and dance about the amazing gifts they got me. It was a degree frame I picked out myself that my dad presented as new and exciting (because he never pays attention to me, of course, when I told him I had picked one out and ordered it with my mother. Also she had another freakout about price and acted like I was holding her hostage by taking her unforced offer to buy me the second-cheapest degree frame on offer.). Then he presented the free gift small frame they got with it as though I should praise him for it, then a congratulation card that was alright I suppose if only because my brother drew a little creature in it that made me smile (my parents did not add anything special or meaningful to it). There was also a cap, which I genuinely enjoy and is nice, and a cheap ballpoint pen for some reason. He said there was more gifts at home, which okay, I don't care about gifts but I'd like him to at least be as excited for my graduation as he was for the picture frame. I didn't get any souvenirs from the bookstore because I knew if I got something he'd also gotten he'd freak out and accuse me of not listening to him or whatever, so I waited. When I got home my gift was Skittles. I don't know why I thought me might have gone to the bookstore and gotten me something special related to my actual interests. He doesn't care to know what those are anyways. I guess I hoped that at least this one day would be different.
Today, the day after graduation, all I've gotten from my parents is:
- Involved in a lecture and manufactured drama about my brother not using my car to drive to his job, even though my dad had the exact opposite position the entire rest of the year, because "what if you need to drive somewhere?", trying to manufacture a fight between my brother and me while also guilting and shaming me for not driving as a hobby like he does.
- A text message from my mother asking me if I'm awake because she wants more ammo to paint me as lazy. Nevermind that I barely slept the night before to make it to grad (of course neither of my parents would care enough about me to come with me as a family. I was literally the only person I saw who went on my own and without their family showing up early too, to support them. I walked past so many families in the parking lot knowing my mother couldn't be bothered to change out of her pajamas for me.) Nevermind I had a huge day that day, and that I was taking care of the cat's energy all that night too because attending my grad is apparently soooo draining my parents can't look after their own pet, and somehow it falls to me. All that matters is she woke up early and I didn't (after I handled all her inconveniences for her, funny how that works).
- Rapid knocks on my door because my dad is making bread as a hobby and apparently "needs" me there to help him with it, and then also "needed" me to stay and make cookies with him.
- A lecture about someone I never knew who apparently once threw something at another kid on my street when I was about 5, and about how he died and how his wife's hobby was really expensive or whatever and if I really don't remember him?
- I went to a showhome for fun and brought back the brochure. My dad jabbed his finger at the pictures on it to explain the house to me like I wasn't the one who literally brought the brochure back. Never asked if I cared or anything, just immediate launch into lecture and expecting me to stay and listen and praise him for being so smart or whatever.
- A lecture about D Day for some fucking reason. My dad is obsessed with history, and he doesn't have any friends to talk to (wonder why) so his lectures always fall on my ears.
- An email from my mother explaining in an extremely condescending way how important it is to have a cover letter when applying for jobs (just completely assuming I don't write them and also am too lazy or stupid to think about having them) including copy-pasted text from a sample cover letter that is no doubt one of the first results on google for "cover letter example"
- An angry email from my mother including a job she found on google
But, contrast that to my neighbors across the street. I was friends them in grade school, haven't seen them in like ten years, and just on my way past to the showhome we said hi and chatted in a genuinely nice conversation that wasn't a one-sided lecture like usual in my house. They could sense my emotions and didn't try to keep me there longer than I wanted to rant, they were genuinely interested in me and gave me space and interest to express myself, their mother even hugged me for graduating and it was the most genuine hug and congratulations I've ever received in person. Every other hug was my family members forcing me to hug them for their own sole benefit. I admit I cried a bit later on my walk thinking about it.
Compared to my parents, the parents of old friends care more about me, trust me more, believe in me more, have more hope for my future, are more interested in me, and understand me better. It's tremendously sad that all throughout my graduation ceremony I was worried about my parents becoming upset for some random reason and blowing up at me. I'm glad I at least focused and made myself feel some pride and joy in myself for graduating.
Even the random people I met who were also taking part in the open house were nicer and better conversationalists than my parents. A random elderly couple I have never seen in my life can have a better interaction with me than my own parents. The realtor was more chill and less perfectionistic than my parents by a mile. His million-dollar house sale was something he was less stressed and perfectionistic about and something he beat himself up over less than my parents are about my hairstyle when I'm going to class because "What if you meet someone in industry and they see you're not professional".
It's absurd.

My tenant smoked cigarettes and damaged the interior of my property. Tenant is claiming its wear and tear which it's not, it's negligence. I had my Realtor visit the house and she completely agrees with me. Tenant is threatening to sue. Does anyone have a sample letter the Realtor could use?

For Background:
First of all I’m from the Philippines. My de-facto partner of 3+ years went to Australia last May 4, 2023 under subclass 400 as a Fitter (323211). His subclass 482 visa was granted on October 31, 2023. An acquaintance of his uncle shared that he was able to bring his family (wife & 2 kids) to Australia by processing Subsequent Entrant Visa. With this, we decided to also take a risk and contacted the migration agency they used. I am currently working for a company where my partner and I met. We wanted to be together earlier than waiting for his processing of PR (2years from his 482 Visa grant the earliest)
My Journey Timeline (all in 2024): 135 Days

• Jan 9 - We sent an email to the Agency.
• Jan 12 - Agency sent costing
• Jan 26 - Agency sent proposed Agreement
• Jan 29 - We sent the signed Agreement and proof of Initial Payment
• Feb 7 - Agent sent initially required douments
• Feb 15 - We sent the initially required docs
• Feb 20 - Agent requested additional requirements, on the same day we sent the Lease Agreement for our rented Apartment
• Feb 21 - We sent the Nomination Approval of 482 for my partner
• Feb 23 - Sent Confirmation of Letter of Residence, Nomination Letter and updated Lease Agreement
• Feb 28 - Sent Proof of Rental Address, Passport stamps (both of us), additional proof of us staying under the same roof.
• Mar 5 - Sent Letter of Support from my partner’s employer and Card Details for OVHC
• Mar 11 - Sent proof of payment for OVHC
• Mar 19 - Sent 10 Year Address Details
• Mar 21 - We confirmed Received Draft Prescribed Form from Agent
• Mar 23 - Received invoices for final payment
• Mar 24 - Paid Visa Lodging Fee
• Mar 25 - Paid remaining Professional Fee of Agency
• Apr 15 - Agent informed that Visa Lodgment will be on Apr 20 to wait for our Joint Account to reach 1 year
• Apr 20 - Visa application is Lodged, Received request for Medical Examination
• Apr 22 - Medical Examination Done Makati NHSI
• Apr 24 - Health Clearance Provided by NHSI updated in Immi Account
• May 23 - Visa Granted! (33 Days from Lodgment)

Only restriction of my Visa is 8501 - Maintain health insurance.

First time potential home buyer. I just started looking for homes w/ my gf (just looking at open houses at this point, no rush and no agent). However, the houses in my area go under contract quickly, so I wanted to be prepared to make a strong offer in case I came across something I liked. I was hoping to get advice on the following questions
1) For a pre-approval how many sources of financing should I be contacting? Should I get multiple pre-approval letters or is one enough?
I fully plan to compare rates and terms using brokers, local and national banks once I submitted an offer to make sure I get the best deal. But just to have a piece of paper to show to a potential seller that I would likely be able to make the purchase, is a single pre-approval letter sufficient? If so, is it preferable to go to a mortgage broker first or national bank or smaller local one? And how easy is it to do the actually comparison part and switch later?
2) Given the below information, what are the pros/cons of entering into a joint mortgage with my gf vs. just having the mortgage in my name - I know the basics for both and am aware of the risk of unmarried persons having a joint mortgage, but I wanted to see if our specific situation raises any red flags? And is this something that would be worth discussing with whatever financing source I get the pre-approvals from?
My gf is a tenured W-2 employee, so guaranteed a job for the foreseeable future but only started working 2 years ago. She also is not a citizen (~10 years residency) so has a more limited credit history and ~730 FICO score.
I am a 1099 contractor, but make several times more than her and have several times more in savings. I haven't checked my FICO score in a while, but last time it was ~800 and I doubt it has moved that much. I also have a much spottier employment record - while I've worked consistently for the past 2+, I was unemployed during the pandemic, and before that founded an ill-fated start up after having worked 5+ years at a big law firm. Neither of us have any substantial debt payments.
I know that both borrowers are examined individually if they are to be on the mortgage, but I wanted to know if the consistency that her employment brings would be beneficial to include with my higher income and savings or if the lower credit score and credit history be likely to negatively impact the approval.

I just started looking for homes w/ my gf (just looking at open houses at this point, no rush and no agent). However, the houses in my area go under contract quickly, so I wanted to be prepared to make a strong offer in case I came across something I liked. I was hoping to get advice on the following questions:

1. For a pre-approval how many sources of financing should I be contacting? Should I get multiple pre-approval letters or is one enough?

I fully plan to compare rates and terms using brokers, local and national banks once I submitted an offer to make sure I get the best deal. But just to have a piece of paper to show to a potential seller that I would likely be able to make the purchase, is a single pre-approval letter sufficient? If so, is it preferable to go to a mortgage broker first or national bank or smaller local one? And how easy is it to do the actually comparison part and switch later?
2) Given the below information, what are the pros/cons of entering into a joint mortgage with my gf vs. just having the mortgage in my name - I know the basics for both and am aware of the risk of unmarried persons having a joint mortgage, but I wanted to see if our specific situation raises any red flags? And is this something that would be worth discussing with whatever financing source I get the pre-approvals from?
My gf is a tenured W-2 employee, so guaranteed a job for the foreseeable future but only started working 2 years ago. She also is not a citizen (~10 years residency) so has a more limited credit history and ~730 FICO score.
I am a 1099 contractor, but make several times more than her and have several times more in savings. I haven't checked my FICO score in a while, but last time it was ~800 and I doubt it has moved that much. I also have a much spottier employment record - while I've worked consistently for the past 2+, I was unemployed during the pandemic, and before that founded an ill-fated start up after having worked 5+ years at a big law firm. Neither of us have any substantial debt payments.
I know that both borrowers are examined individually if they are to be on the mortgage, but I wanted to know if the consistency that her employment brings would be beneficial to include with my higher income and savings or if the lower credit score and credit history be likely to negatively impact the approval.

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hey! so i recently got an email saying i owe ~$4000 to a company and they’re suing me. I DO OWE THE DEBT. i’m not going to send a debt verification letter because they produced all evidence within the suit, and i know they will simply resend me the same documents. i live in WASHINGTON STATE.
i haven’t been served yet but once i am, i will have 20 days to send my answer.
so, my questions are:

1. what should i say in my answer?
   i know that i shouldn’t admit any fault, and that i shouldn’t tell too much. i don’t have a lawyer so i will be writing this completely on my own. any advice is welcome.
   
2. how do i send the answer?
   so i have to file with the court and the plaintiff’s attorney, with proof of sending. is this understanding correct? am i missing any steps?
   

i can look up how to file at my local courthouse, and i can probably find the plaintiff’s attorney. i just wanted to make sure i’m not missing anything here.
thanks all! cheers

Hi Reddit!
I’m a final year UK medical student who just finished a 6 week research elective at a US medical school.
This is the only US experience I’ll have before applying to residency (which I plan to do in the next 1-2 years, after I sit all my steps).
I know residencies require letters of recommendation, and so I was thinking of asking my research supervisor to write me one.
However, I don’t have access to ERAS as I won’t apply this year. Do any of you know the best way to go about requesting/storing a letters of recommendation this far in advance?
Thank you!

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Synopsis:
Juliette Contzen is a lazy, good-for-nothing princess. Overshadowed by her siblings, she's left with little to do but nap, read … and occasionally cut the falling raindrops with her sword. Spotted one day by an astonished adventurer, he insists on grading Juliette's swordsmanship, then promptly has a mental breakdown at the result.
Soon after, Juliette is given the news that her kingdom is on the brink of bankruptcy. At threat of being married off, the lazy princess vows to do whatever it takes to maintain her current lifestyle, and taking matters into her own hands, escapes in the middle of the night in order to restore her kingdom's finances.
Tags: Comedy, Adventure, Action, Fantasy, Copious Ohohohohos.
Chapter 247: Subjective Mercy
Dawn was a novelty to Renise.
Not because she was a late riser. On the contrary, she readily woke up before even the alley cats of Reitzlake. And they were nothing if not prompt in securing their territory.
It’s just that any dawn was hard to admire while she was crawling beneath the streets.
That’s not to say she didn’t get to see anything just as glamorous, though. In the sewers beneath the cracked cobblestone of Pennyvale Road and Sipton Corner, she often saw enough stolen gold tucked away to form a sight brighter than any morning.
And once, she even found a die with 20 sides. She thought that was very interesting.
Thus, even as the sun peeked across the horizon, Renise barely paid any attention. Especially as doing so would remind her of exactly how many hours it’d been since she last slept.
But she had no right to complain.
After all–
“Hoooph!”
The guards requisitioned to her service couldn’t.
Even now, their eyes were as wide as when she’d brought them here. And not all of it from shame that a large smuggling operation had taken place upon their doorstep.
They wiped sweat from their brows as they hauled the proceeds of crime from the depths of tunnels, the corners of barns and the hidden hatches found between them. All the while, Renise was there to assist, searching each nook and cranny to ensure that every mug rimmed with cobwebs and filled with pilfered gemstones was recovered.
The result was a sight grander than the pale light stretching across the horizon. A veritable mountain of recovered goods, stacked in semi-organised fashion in the centre of the farmstead.
No fields of wheat grew as of yet. But that didn’t mean there was no golden gleam.
The chests of crowns in Baroness Arisa’s chamber was the mainstay of the haul. A cursory examination placed the amount grand enough to purchase half a castle outright. But Renise knew it wasn’t a castle the baroness had wanted. It was a kingdom–and more.
That’s what the rest of the goods were for.
Sacks and crates unending. Enough grain and foodstuffs to last many winters and more. Had she wished to, the baroness could have sheltered in her hole and sat through whatever calamity she’d wished to trigger. Or she could have used it in lieu of gold when stomachs were empty and hearts were hard, to feed crowds of rioting commoners or the loyalty of wavering soldiers.
A scheme as audacious as it was unlikely. And thus very much devised by nobility.
Renise understood that well.
Just as she understood that nobility rarely allowed themselves to dream of an empire without guarantees in place. And she intended on querying what they were, and who had offered them.
Turning from the mound of gathered items, she made her way over to the girl huddling beside the steps of her stolen and dilapidated manor.
With her knees up, arms wrapped around them and face buried in said arms for good measure, Baroness Arisa Sandholt was less a noblewoman fallen at the final hurdle of a grand scheme and more a girl who had not been told ‘no’ enough times to understand the consequences of her actions.
And there would be many. More than her hands could hope to manage.
After all–
Renise had read Juliette’s judgement.
The former noblewoman approached the girl under guard. She nodded at the tired watchers. And when they left to join their colleagues in taxing their shoulders, she knelt down to look at the kingdom’s most recent shadow of Lady Lucina Tolent.
And what a poor one it was.
Still, Renise grimaced on the baroness’s behalf.
Despite recent events, she held little personal acrimony towards her. Neither smuggling nor treason were new concepts, after all. The scale was grander than what remained of the plots in the royal capital. But this simply meant more bureaucracy. Renise would live. And so would the baroness, should she not recklessly throw away what the princess’s mercy was willing to offer.
Mercy, of course, being subjective.
Still kneeling beside her, Renise attempted to peer past the buried face, almost akin to a teacher with a sulking child.
Then, she sighed.
“Baroness Arisa Sandholt. It is demeaning for you to remain like this. If nothing else, I invite you to sit upon the steps. There’s no need to dirty yourself upon the soil. Particularly as it’ll be some time before we’re finished here.”
Renise waited for an acknowledgement. Or more preferably a finger pointing out the hidden corners she’d doubtless missed.
She received nothing. And so she resigned herself to however many nights it’d require to fully empty out the tunnels.
This, also, was nothing new to her.
“... Uuuuh …”
All of a sudden, a weak, pitiable groan came from the baroness, still unseen behind her knees.
Renise wasn’t certain what to do other than hope for a follow-up. When it didn’t arrive, she instead brushed down her maid’s uniform of any dirt, before promptly undoing it by taking a seat beside the baroness, knees up and thoroughly uncomfortable.
“I notice the grounds are quite extensive,” she said lightly. “An impressive thing you’ve built, for one whose family lineage is pouring ales. May I ask how the career change to smuggling came about?”
No sound met her, other than the huffing of the beleaguered guards as they toiled like farmers beneath the sun.
Renise leaned in to pluck a leaf from the baroness’s hair.
She responded by slowly falling onto her side, still with her face buried around her legs. A perfect imitation of a shrivelled up caterpillar. Renise had a feeling the princess would have commented. She herself kindly chose not to.
For now.
“... Uuuuuuuuuuuhhhhh …”
Again, a weak groan of despair filled the crisp air alight with the early dawn.
Again, Renise wasn’t sure what the correct response was.
She’d known many members of the nobility to have fallen while clutching themselves in agony, most often after being rejected to a dance. And yet as emotionally damaging as those instances were, they paled in comparison to the distress of having her private gallery revealed to the same princess her portraits consisted of.
But it could have been worse.
She wasn’t sure how. But it could have been.
“Baroness Arisa,” said Renise, attempting to speak with a slightly more scolding tone. “This is far too belittling. Until you have been formally stripped of your title, you are still a member of this kingdom’s nobility–whether or not you wish it. You do yourself little favours by remaining as you are.”
At last, the baroness lifted her face away from her knees. She didn’t raise herself from the ground.
Puffy eyes unused to the unyielding dawn met her. And also cheeks still blotchy with humiliation. And then lips quivering with the strength required to form words.
“... My life is over,” she said, her voice strangled with grief.
“You do not know that, Baroness Arisa.”
The girl shook her head, golden hair flailing upon the dirt.
“My life is over,” she merely repeated, her eyes becoming distant and hollow. “The princess … she saw … all my portraits … it’s all over …”
Renise watched as what dignity remained slowly drained before her.
She decided to put a stop to it before she became a withered slug.
After all, the princess in question still had uses for her.
“Your life isn’t yours to judge,” she said, standing up before the baroness. “But it is the 3rd Princess’s. Would you care to know it?”
Renise unfurled a letter from the pockets only her uniform defied impracticality enough to possess.
The baroness uncurled herself slightly, the better to see the back of the letter. Even so, she made no effort to reach for it.
With a sigh, Renise looked over the neatly written edict and began to read.
To Baroness (Insert Name) Arisa Sandholt,
I would like to extend my gratitude for the paintings donated as badly needed furnishing for Soap Island and its inhabitants. This act of charity has not gone unnoticed.
In order to further develop your talents with a brush, I hereby command that you take up position as artist-in-residence upon Soap Island, where you shall have the freedom of its golden beaches, open air, and time enough to paint to your heart’s desire. As long as the paintings are of me.
Upon creation of a work I judge to be satisfactory, I shall deem your rehabilitation complete.
Please note this is an unpaid residency.
Princess Juliette Contzen.
Renise had filled in the bit with the missing name.
For a moment, she did nothing but wait for the baroness’s response. It was slow to come. But when it did, it was with both hands raised to her mouth, unable to hide the despair which came from it.
Indeed, it was a sentence which offered little hope of release.
The stipulation of release was both poetic and severe. For the only way the baroness could ever hope to create a sufficient painting was to first remove her pride and her malice. To be commanded to do what she previously did in twisted animosity would surely result in nothing but empty canvases from this moment on, such was the egoism of nobility.
But there was more to this than meets the eye.
Indeed … Renise had no doubt about the princess’s intentions.
The stipulation for a work to be judged as satisfactory was merely a ruse. The day the baroness realised the error of her ways and painted a single portrait, Renise had no doubt it would be accepted as proof of her atonement.
Such subtlety, doubtless woven from all her days at the royal court … Renise could only acknowledge it with envy–as could the baroness, who only now slowly sat up upon the dirt.
Except there was one problem.
“The princess … wishes for me to paint her?”
Her voice came out as barely a squeak, still covered by her hands, and yet those grey eyes were as wide as the very sun now cresting the horizon.
“She does, yes,” answered Renise, hearing the caution in her own voice.
A moment of silence passed between them.
The baroness reached up for the letter. Renise offered it, then waited as the girl’s eyes ran across the words, barely pausing at the scribbled amendment to her name at the top.
“The princess … she extends her gratitude for what I have painted.”
“So she does.”
“She wishes for them to be used as decoration.”
Renise slowly nodded.
In truth, she was still extremely unsure about the entire matter of what … Soap Island was. But the princess had been insistent that the existing paintings be sent there.
“That is correct … yes.”
Renise said nothing more.
Ordinarily, she would be wishing the girl a heartfelt plea to understand the mercy shown to her. And to hope that in time, she would come to understand the folly of her pride. Particularly as the baroness’s hands began to shake, crumpling the letter.
Ordinarily.
Because those hands were not shaking with clear resentment.
“This letter … is for me.”
Renise pursed her lips.
“Yes, it is.”
“I … I thought she would exile me … or merely forget again I existed the moment her back was turned.”
“Your crimes are not so little that she could allow you to be.”
“Indeed … she acknowledges me. My talents. She … She wishes for an even finer portrait.”
A moment later–
The baroness brought the letter close to her … and tightly held it against chest as her lips quivered into a zany smile. The puffiness upon her cheeks vanished, replaced only with a shine as radiant as the sun.
And then, her eyes grew hazy as she stared into the distance at the back of one who had long since left.
Yes.
The princess had made a grave error.
This baroness … would not hesitate to paint more of her.
She would not hesitate to paint until she’d created a portrait so fine that it could match the Plafond De Dix Mille Cygnes painted upon the vestibule of the Reitzlake Cathedral. Renise knew this with as much certainty in her heart as the effort it would take to forget this conversation ever occurred.
But she could not do so yet.
Not while she still had questions to ask. And none regarding the preoccupation with the princess.
The baroness had not acted alone. There were those who helped to pry open both her purse strings and her mind to this misadventure.
Renise expected few helpful answers.
The baroness may have dreamt of an empire. But she was a pawn upon a board where another was already lined to take her place. And those who played at intrigue and lived beyond a night were not known for idle gossip.
A trying task.
Although Rose House was named in opposition to the lotuses from the east, she knew full well that she possessed no thorn which could hope to prick the shadows so heavy that they stifled all who sought to grow against them.
Until now, that is.
Renise would not allow the princess’s charity to go to waste.
There was much she had to do before the two paramount smugglers of the kingdom could be offered a stay of execution. A conversation with the Crown Prince being one of them. But it would involve no pleading tears. Only words as cold as the iron her parents were currently shackled to.
But first things first.
She could not return while any tasks lay unfinished. That would be an indictment against all of them.
“Ahem … Baroness Arisa, I’ve matters of importance to discuss with you before you are sent to perform the princess’s wishes. And should you desire her added gratitude, you would do well to answer them.”
The baroness ceased hugging her letter. Broken from her temporary stupor, the smile slowly faded from her lips as she looked up.
And then continued to look up.
Because as the light cresting Renise’s shoulders became cold, and the joy of spring which played upon the ends of her hair faded and died, all which could be seen of the baroness was her faraway eyes as she stared tellingly at the dimming horizon.
In that moment, whatever questions Renise had were all shortly replaced by a single one.
“… Why is it suddenly so dark?”
She turned around.
And then she paled … as she witnessed the dawn being ushered from the sky.
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I am looking for a long-term Fandom RP with OC x CC, double up! Doesn´t matter to me if we do an intertwined storyline in the same fandom/universe with our OCs interacting or if we give them separate storylines!
I just want to gush over my favorite CCs and want to give you the chance to do the same! Also, you can call me Fae and I am 21+! I have nine years of roleplaying experience and I am a Novella writer, meaning: I write a LOT.
Please be:

• At least 18+, but somewhere between 25-30 would be preferable
• LGBTQIA+ friendly, and comfortable with characters not fitting into the social beauty standard
• Writing in 3rd person and past tense
• Writing at least 300 words per message. More is always welcome
• Active; one RP response should be delivered 1-2 days
• RP on Discord!

My Fandoms

• Hellsing Ultimate / Gonzo Hellsing (Not gonna RP Abridged)
• Pokemon (All Main Games up to Sword and Shield + All Mystery Dungeons)
• The Legend of Zelda (Almost all Games)
• God of War (2018 and Ragnarok)
• Fire Emblem: Fates and Awakening
• Resident Evil
• Black Butler
• Baldurs Gate 3
• Final Fantasy X
• Star Wars (All Movies + The Mandalorian)
• Star Trek (TOS and TNG)
• Metroid
• The Witcher 3
• Stardew Valley

Once you read ALL of this and are interested, please reach out to me, send me an example of your writing, and tell me what exactly you are interested in! Of course, I will also send my writing sample over so we can see if we mesh well.

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*BNIB means the item is brand new, never swatched, and the box is included. Other items may be brand new, never swatched, but no box.

Individual Items (in album order):

>> Higher End <<

• About Face Light Lock Lip Gloss in Payton $8
  • Condition: BNIB
• Anastasia Beverly Hills Foundation in 270C $16
  • Condition: Like new, pumped 2-3x
• Anastasia Beverly Hills Glow Kit in Sugar $22
  • Condition: New, each shade swatched once
• Anastasia Beverly Hills Liquid Lipstick in Poet $8
  • Condition: New, Swatched once
• Anastasia Beverly Hills Loose Highlighter in So Hollywood $8
  • Brand new, never opened - protective cover attached
• Anastasia Beverly Hills Prism Palette $26
  • Condition: Each shade swatched once, overall color story rearranged
• Battington Monroe 3D Silk Lashes $12
  • Condition: BNIB
• Becca First Light Priming Filter Deluxe $7
  • Condition: Brand new, still sealed
• Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector, Deluxe $7
  • Condition: Brand new, still sealed
• Becca Mineral Blush in Nightingale $12
  • Condition: Like new, swatched once
• Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector in Dreamsicle $26
  • Condition: Brand new, never used
• Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed in Rose Gold, Deluxe $5
  • Condition: Repressed, but never used
• Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed in Rose Gold $10
  • Condition: Gently used (full size), though outer packaging is dirty
• Becca Ultimate Coverage 24hr Foundation in 1N3 Cashmere, Deluxe Size $4
  • Condition: New, never opened
• Becca Ultimate Coverage 24hr Foundation in 3W2 Driftwood, Deluxe Size $4
  • Condition: New, never opened
• Becca Ultimate Lipstick in Melon $12
  • Condition: Brand new, never swatched
• Benefit Hoola Lite, Deluxe $4
  • Condition: Like new, swatched 2-3x
• Bite Beauty Daycation Whipped Blush in Melon Mojito $14
  • Condition: Like new, swatched once
• Bite Beauty Upswing Mascara, Deluxe $4
  • Condition: Swatched a few times
• Bobbi Brown Crushed Liquid Lip in Big Apple, Deluxe $3
  • Condition: New, never opened
• Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick in Bronze $10
  • Condition: Gently used
• Buxom Full Force Lipstick in Hot Shot $10
  • Condition: Like new, swatched once
• Charlotte Tilbury Eyeliner in Pillow Talk, Deluxe $14
  • Condition: Swatched 1-2x
• Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Push-up Lashes Mascara $18
  • Condition: Brand new, never used
• Clinique Solar Pop Bronzer $18
  • Brand new, never swatched
• CoverFX Enhance Click Blush Stick in Berry $6
  • Condition: BNIB
• CoverFX Enhance Click Blush Stick in Blossom $6
  • Condition: BNIB
• CoverFX Power Play Foundation in N20, Deluxe Size $4
  • Condition: New, never opened
• Dior Backstage Rosy Glow Blush in 001 Pink $34
  • Condition: BNIB
• Dose of Colors x Nyma Tang Matte Liquid Lip in Like to See It $12
  • Condition: New, never swatched
• Dose of Colors x Nyma Tang Lip Gloss in E-Jen $12
  • Condition: New, never swatched
• Dose of Colors Liquid Matte in Heartbreaker $9
  • Condition: New, never used
• Freck Cheekslime Lip + Cheek Tint in Fever Dream $12
  • Condition: Brand new, never used
• Freck OG The Original Freckle $18
  • Condition: Brand new, never opened
• Glossier Monochromes in Jute $16
  • Condition: Like new, each shade swatched once
• Giorgio Armani Eye Tint in 08: Flannel $20
  • Condition: New, swatched once
• Giorgio Armani Lip Maestro Freeze in 410: Glacial Terra $26
  • Condition: Like new, swatched once
• Gorgeous Cosmetics: Powder Perfect Pressed Powder in 04 PP $12
  • Condition: Gently used (retails at $48)
• Huda Beauty Nude Medium Palette $18
  • Condition: Like new, a few shades swatched once
• Huda Beauty Ruby Obsessions Palette $15
  • Condition: New, never used
• Huda Beauty Sand Haze Palette $18
  • Condition: Like new, a few shades swatched once
• Ilia Fullest Volumizing Mascara (2x) $8
  • Condition: Brand new
• Jillian Dempsey Cheek Tint in Sunny $18
  • Condition: Like new, swatched once
• Jillian Dempsey Lid Tint in Bronze $8
  • Condition: Gently used
• Kaja Air Heart Lightweight Natural Finish Lipstick in Sprung $12
  • Condition: Like new, swatched 2x
• Kaja Bento Trio in Buttercup Bubbly $10
  • Condition: New, each shade swatched once
• Kaja Bento Trio in Sparkling Rose $10
  • Condition: New, each shade swatched once
• Kaja Cheeky Stamp Blendable Blush in 03 Bossy $14
  • Condition: Brand new, seal still attached
• Kosas Color & Light Cream Palette in Helios $22
  • Condition: Brand new, never swatched
• Kosas Color & Light Creme in Tropic Equinox $6
  • Condition: Moderately used
• Kosas Color & Light Creme in Velvet Melon $6
  • Condition: Gently used
• Kosas Color & Light Creme in Velvet Melon High Intensity $6
  • Condition: Gently used
• KVD Everlasting Liquid Lip Deluxe Size in Outlaw (2x) $5
  • Brand new, never opened
• KVD Studded Kiss Creme Lipstick in Double Dare $10
  • Like new, swatched once
• Kylie Cosmetics The Burgundy Palette $18
  • Like new, each shade swatched 1-2x
• Lancome Clis Booster XL, Deluxe $4
  • Brand new, never used
• Lancome Monseiur Big Mascara, Deluxe $5
  • Condition: New, never used
• Lancome Monsieur Big Mascara, Deluxe $5
  • Condition: New, never used
• Lashaholic Instaglam False Lashes $8
  • Condition: BNIB
• Lorac Pro Party Ready Palette $5
  • Condition: BNIB, never opened
• Lys Satin Matte Cream Blush in Kindness $12
  • Condition: Like new, swatched 4x
• MAC Lustre Lipstick in Set to Sizzle $10
  • Condition: Like new, swatched once
• MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Contemplative State $9
  • Condition: Like new, swatched 2-3x
• Marc Jacobs Enamoured Hi-Shine Lipgloss in Call Me $18
  • Condition: Like new, swatched once
• Marc Jacobs Velvet Noir Major Volume Mascara, Deluxe $6
  • Condition: Brand new, never used
• Melt Molten Metal Lip Gloss in Deviant $6
  • Condition: Like new, swatched once
• Mented Semi-Matte Lipstick in Foxy Brown $9
  • Condition: Like new, swatched once
• Midas Cosmetics Soft Served Palette $16
  • Condition: Like new, most shades swatched once
• Milk Makeup Kush Mascara, Deluxe $8
  • Condition: Brand new, never used
• Milk Makeup Kush Mascara, Deluxe $6
  • Condition: Like new, but opened
• NARS Laguna Bronzer Deluxe $10
  • Brand new, never swatched
• Ofra Long Lasting Liquid Lipstick in Verona $7
  • Like new, swatched once
• Ofra Long Lasting Liquid Lipstick in Unzipped $5
  • Condition: New, Swatched once
• Olio E Osso Balm in Currant $12
  • Condition: Swatched 3-4x
• Origins Blooming Bold Lipstick in Tiger Lily $12
  • Condition: New, swatched once
• Pat McGrath Dark Star Mascara $18
  • Condition: Brand new, never used
• Pat McGrath Dark Star Mascara, Deluxe $10
  • Condition: Brand new, never used
• Pat McGrath BlitzTrance Lipstick in Flesh 3 $12
  • Condition: Like new, swatched once
• Pat McGrath LuxeTrance Lipstick in Lavish $28
  • Condition: BNIB
• Pat McGrath MatteTrance Lipstick in 1995, Deluxe $6
  • Condition: Like new, watched once
• Pat McGrath MatteTrance Lipstick in Divine Rose, Deluxe Size $6
  • Condition: New, never opened
• Pat McGrath Skin Fetish Sublime Perfection Concealer in LM14 $18
  • Condition: New, swatched once
• Persona 24hr Waterproof Eyeliner in Brown $10
  • Condition: Like new, swatched once
• Phytosurgence Flash Florescence Shadow in Magnetic Maple $16
  • Condition: Like new, swatched once
• RMS Beauty Lip2Cheek in Smile $24
  • Condition: Like new, swatched once
• Roen Shadow in Disco Eye $18
  • Condition: Like new, swatched 2-3x, comes in felt sleeve
• Roen Shadow in Summer Disco $18
  • Condition: Like new, swatched 2-3x
• Rose Inc. Lip & Cheek Color in Delphine $22
  • Condition: Brand new, never touched
• Rose Inc Satin & Shimmer Duet Powder & Cream Shadow in Satin Copper / Copper Shimmer $18
  • Condition: Like new, each shade swatched once
• Smashbox Always On Cream to Matte Lipstick in Fresca $12
  • Condition: Like new, swatched 2x
• Smashbox Always On Gel Liner in Fishnet, Deluxe $14
  • Condition: Swatched 1-2x
• Smashbox Be Legendary Liquid Metal in Petal Metal $6
  • Condition: New, swatched once
• Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush in Kisses, Deluxe Size $5
  • Condition: Like new, swatched once
• Tarte Sex Kitten Eyeliner $2
  • Condition: Like new, swatched once
• Tarte Tarteist Lash Paint Deluxe $4
  • Condition: New, opened once but never swatched
• Tatcha Silk Lipstick in Peony Blossom $22
  • Condition: Like new, swatched once
• The Balm Anne T. Dote Concealer in 22 $8
  • Condition: Like new, swatched once
• Too Faced Intense Color Coconut Butter Lipstick in Indecent Proposal $12
  • Condition: New, swatched once
• Too Faced Melted Matte in Queen B $6
  • Condition: New, swatched once
• Too Faced Natural Nudes in Nip Slip $12
  • Condition: New, swatched once
• Too Faced Papa Don't Peach Blush $8
  • Condition: Gently Used
• Urban Decay Vice Liquid Lipstick in Trivial $10
  • Condition: New, Swatched once
• Viseart Golden Hour Eyeshadow Palette $22
  • Condition: BNIB - protective covering over outer metal shell still on. Never swatched any shades. Note - When I received this from Sephora, two of the pans were loose. I glued them back, but was not careful and accidentally swapped the spots (middle row)
• YSL Rouge Pur Couture in Wildly Bordeaux $18
  • Condition: Like new, swatched once
• YSL Tatouage Couture in 01 Rouge Tatouage, Deluxe Size $8
  • Condition: Like new, swatched once

>> K-Beauty, Drugstore, etc. << (additional 20% off of purchase of 5+ items)

• Adesse New York Hi Definition Lip in Haute Cocoa $4
  • Condition: Like new, swatched once
• Ace Beaute Grandiose Palette $5
  • Condition: Like new, each shade swatched once
• Aurora 24h Lively Lip Stain in Soft Pink $2
  • Condition: Brand new, never used
• Bang Beauty Blush in Smoked Peach $3
  • Condition: New, swatched 1-2x
• Bang Beauty Chocolate Gel Eyeliner $5
  • Condition: Brand new, never used
• Basie Beauty Bronzy AF Bronzer Palette in Snachural, Cinnamon, Bad and Bronzey $8
  • Condition: BNIB
• The Beauty Crop Staycation Powder Bronzer in Tanneries $2
  • Condition: New, swatched once
• Billion Dollar Brows Universal Brow Pencil $2
  • Condition: New, swatched once
• Bodyography Eye Pencil Duo (Brown, Black) $8
  • BNIB, never opened
• Burt’s Bees Matte Stick in Buttery Blush $4
  • Condition: Like new, swatched once
• Butter London Glazen Eye Gloss in Icing $6
  • Condition: New, swatched once (looks messy in the pot, but that is how it arrived new)
• Chella Divine Purpose Eyeshadow Palette $6
  • Condition: BNIB
• Colourpop Animal Crossing Super Shock Eyeshadow in Balloon Pop $4
  • Condition: Like new, swatched once
• Colourpop Eyeshadow Palette w/ 12 singles $12
  • Condition: Like new magnetic palette (Element of Surprise), each single shadow swatched once
• Colourpop Eyeshadow Palette w/ 12 singles $12
  • Condition: Like new magnetic mirrored palette (Boudoir Noir), each single shadow swatched once
• Colourpop Creme Shadow in Prickly Poppy $4
  • Condition: New, swatched once
• Colourpop Lippie Stix in Faded $3
  • Condition: Like new, swatched 2x
• Colourpop Lux Lipstick in C'mon Sis $6
  • Condition: Like new, swatched once
• Colourpop Shadow Stix: Check Please, Citrus Squeeze, Cool Breeze, Style & Ease $6
  • Condition: Like new, each shade swatched once
• Colourpop Sol Palette $6
  • Condition: New, 1-2 shades swatched once
• Colourpop Supershock Blush in Viole $5
  • Condition: New, swatched once
• Colourpop Supershock Cheek in Teasecake $6
  • Condition: New, swatched once
• Colourpop Supershock Eyeshadow in Tang $4
  • Condition: Swatched 3-4x
• Colourpop Ultra Blotted Lip in Doozy $4
  • Condition: Like new, swatched once
• Colourpop Ultra Blotted Lip in Zuma $4
  • Condition: Like new, swatched once
• Colourpop Ultra Glossy Lip in Moon Child $4
  • Condition: New, swatched once
• Colourpop Ultra Satin Lip in Dreamy $2
  • Condition: Swatched a few times
• Coty Airspun Loose Face Powder in Translucent $4
  • Condition: Like new, some powder dusted out 1-2x
• Doucce Punk Volumizing Mascara $2
  • Condition: New, never used
• Elf Seriously Satin Lipstick in Nectar $2
  • Condition: Like new, swatched once
• Elizabeth Mott Pop! Goes the Shadow in Mermaid Teal $2
  • Condition: Swatched 1-2x
• Florence By Mills Like a Light Skin Tint in M080 Medium $10
  • Condition: Like new, pumped 2x
• Hikari Shimmer BronzeBlush $2
  • Condition: Like new, swatched twice
• House of Lashes Serene Lite Lashes $7
  • Condition: BNIB
• INT Cosmetics Lip Oil $5
  • Condition: BNIB, still shrink wrapped
• Ittse Van Ness Magnetic Eyeshadow Palette in Rose Gold $8
  • Condition: New
  • Includes a few miscellaneous single shadows for free if you want them!
• Jonteblu Eye Liner Pencil 912: Charcoal $2
  • Condition: Like new, swatched once
• Juvia's Place The Saharan Palette $10
  • Condition: Gently used
• Macqueen Airkiss Lipstick in 5: Rose $4
  • Condition: Like new, arrived new with the tip slightly squished - cleaned this up
• Maybelline Master Chrome Highlight in Molten Gold $6
  • Condition: Like new, swatched twice
• Milani Eyeshadow Palette in Basic Mattes $6
  • Condition: Like new, each shade swatched once
• Milani Eyeshadow Palette in Everyday Eyes $6
  • Condition: Like new, each shade swatched once
• Naming Fluffy Powder Blush in Toast $8
  • Condition: Like New, swatched once
• Note Luminous Silk Compact, 05 Desert Rose $8
  • Condition: BNIB
• Nyx Born to Glow Liquid Illuminator $4
  • Condition: New, swatched once
• Nyx Matte Lipstick in MLS10 $4
  • Condition: New, swatched once
• Nyx Velvet Matte Lipstick in Soft Femme $3
  • Condition: Swatched 4-5x
• Pacifica Coconut Blush in Beaming & Tenderheart $4
  • Condition: Like new, each shade swatched twice
• Pacifica Rainbow Crystals Liquid Mineral Strobe in Unicorn $2
  • Condition: Like new, swatched once
• Pacifica Vegan Care Balm Peach Shimmer + Jojoba $2
  • Condition: Like new, swatched twice
• Peripera Ink Airy Stick in 05 Burnt Tangerine $8
  • Condition: Like new, swatched once
• Pixi by Petra Blush Duo in Peach Honey $2
  • Condition: New, swatched once
• Pony Effect Powdery Whisper Lipstick in Veiled $12
  • Condition: Like new, swatched once
• PUR Midnight Masquerade Palette $4
  • Condition: Like new, 4 eyeshadow shades swatched once=
• Revlon Moon Drops Lipstick in 200 Frost $6
  • Condition: Like new, swatched once
• Revlon So Fierce Prismatic Palette in That's a Dub $9
  • Condition: Like new, each shade swatched once, second shade swatched 3-4x
• Rimmel London Stay Matte Liquid Lip Color in 100: Pink Bliss $3
  • Condition: Gently Used
• Saemmul Smudge Lip Crayon in BE01 $6
  • Condition: Like new, swatched 2-3x
• Sephora Cream Lip Stain Liquid Lipstick in Pink Tea, Deluxe $4
  • Condition: New, swatched once
• Sephora Lipstories in Oui $6
  • Condition: New, swatched once
• Sephora Lipstories in Spring Break $6
  • Condition: New, swatched twice
• SheGlam Matte Allure Lipstick in Rendezvous $4
  • Condition: Like new, swatched once
• Sleek Blush in Rose Gold $3
  • Condition: Gently Used
• Space Case Cosmetics Highlighter in Seen From Space $2
  • Condition: Like new, swatched once
• Ulta Beauty Matte Cream Eye Shadow in Game Over $4
  • Condition: Like new, swatched once
• Undone Beauty 3-in-1 Eye Palette in Earthling $8
  • Condition: Like new, each shade swatched once
• Undone Beauty 3-in-1 Eye Palette in Royalty $8
  • Condition: Like new, each shade swatched once
• Undone Water Highlighter in Gold Lit $4
  • Condition: Like new, swatched once
• Wander Beauty Dusk to Dawn Blush and Highlighter Palette $6
  • Condition: Like new, each shade swatched once

>> Tools & Nails <<

• Aesthetica Pro Brush Series: Eyeliner Brush $3
  • Condition: Gently Used
• Alamar Ojitos Brush $2
  • Condition: New, never used
• Anastasia Beverly Hills Holographic Z-Palette $8
  • Condition: New, never used
• Bread Beauty Hair Puff $4
  • Condition: Brand new, never used
• BS Mall: Miscellaneous Brushes $2
  • Condition: New, never used
• Dermapore Ultrasonic Pore Extractor & Serum Infuser $48
  • Condition: Like new, used 2x and thoroughly cleaned (retails $99)
• FARAH Contour 218M $2
  • Condition: New, never used
• FARAH Large Angled Contour Brush 30F $2
  • Condition: New, never used
• FARAH Mini Tapered Blending 3 $2
  • Condition: New, never used
• Gigi Gorgeous The Gorgeous Contour Brush $2
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• ILNP Boutique Nail Lacquer in Pina Colada $8
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I am relatively new to posting on Reddit but thought this was important to share. As a member of the church close to where this temple would be built, I am disappointed the church continues to try to force their way for building of a temple that the community clearly doesn’t want based on the current design, a design that doesn’t align with the current laws and codes. I can’t imagine God would approve of acting like a bully to force this specific design vs just adjusting to the current laws and what the residents of Fairview want. The residents of Fairview have been clear that they don’t oppose the temple, they are only opposed to the height that is way outside of current code. Why not adjust the design to meet the local code - we have dozens of temples that could fit in this location and meet local code and gain local support. I wish local leadership had the ethical and moral fortitude to push back on church leadership that the way they are going about this will only have a negative effect on the church’s reputation and its members in the community. The church, through their actions, are intentionally creating contention. It makes me embarrassed to be a local member without having to caveat when interacting with other residents that I actually agree with them. How is this approach being Christlike? I can’t imagine this is the approach Jesus would take for something like this. Here is the latest email to the members…I have to say the way they are approaching this will never “win the hearts and minds of more Fairview residents”.
Brothers & Sisters:
We are grateful for all that you are doing to further God's great work of salvation and exaltation in this part of His vineyard. We anticipate many miracles ahead for this area with the building of the McKinney Texas Temple. As many of you know, the Fairview Planning and Zoning Committee did not approve the building of the temple. This was expected. The real decision lies with the Fairview Town Council. Efforts continue to be made to provide sufficient time to win the hearts and minds of more Fairview residents and to more adequately demonstrate the overwhelming support for the building of the temple. As part of this effort, we invite members of the Allen Texas Stake to make the construction of the McKinney Texas Temple a more intentional part of your prayers and fasting. Prayers are needed to allow the Lord to work His mighty miracles among us.
As such, we invite you to participate in a special Stake Fast on Sunday June 2nd for the construction of the McKinney Texas Temple to be approved to be built as currently designed. This is where the Lord would have His house built! Additionally, we invite you to continue with the letter writing campaigns, positive social media posts, and any individual Christlike efforts to help all understand the incredible blessings the Temple brings to any community. If you have not yet sent an email to Fairview Planning Manager Israel Roberts, we invite you to do so. He can be reached at iroberts@fairviewtexas.org. Finally, we invite you to sign paper petitions which will be available in the foyers of each meetinghouse for one more week as well as to sign the online petition available at the following link: https://www.change.org/p/support-for-the-lds-temple-in-fairview?source_location=search
May the Lord bless each of you as we do all we can to help in His great work.
Stake Presidency

To preface this, I live in the house I grew up in, in NJ. My parents retired to Florida 5 years ago. All of their mail goes to their FL address except for 1 credit card statement (Chase Visa). My parents have 2 dogs. I am fostering 2 senior cats for a friend, but my parents did not know about them.
About 2 months ago, I got a package from FedEx that contained a very expensive bag of senior cat food. It was addressed to my mom but contained no packing slip. At the time, I contacted everyone who knew I had the cats and knew my mother's name, but no one sent the food. I chalked it up to (possibly) having signed up for a free sample, maybe something through my veterinarian. The cats loved the food, so I figured it was a marketing ploy to get you hooked on a pricey brand you would normally never try.
Today, I received another bag - same circumstances as before. It was shipped from Petflow, Easton, PA. I immediately contacted my mother, who told me she used the site once, several months ago, to order nail clippers that could be used for a dog or a cat. They were only given her Florida address, and she received the item she selected. She used her Chase Visa to pay. When she called Petflow to inquire, she found out that she was charged for both bags ($40+ a piece) and they claimed the catfood was ordered from a random Hotmail address (she has never used Hotmail). They quickly offered to issue a refund for both bags of food, and said "someone will be by" to pickup the new bag, but gave no details on when/how that will occur.
To the scam... It seems like Petflow is sending random products to the credit card billing address of customers who use a separate shipping address. The assumption would be that, if a person has moved, the new resident won't know how to contact them about a wrong package. Since most accounts have gone paperless, changing the mailing address after a move might not seem like a priority, and a charge under $50 is easy to overlook. And if you do still get a paper statement, it goes to a different address. Plus, if they get caught, Petflow can claim it was a legit order "accidentally" sent to a prior address.
As I mentioned before, my parents would have no reason to order cat food ever. And there is no reason for Petflow to have my address. It's just a coincidence that I happened to have older cats.
Has anyone else had a similar experience with this company? Is there another explanation for this situation that I'm missing? I can't really see how ordering (and charging) a random product to a prior address would benefit anyone but Petflow.

Bird & Bow #4 - Jailbird Rock
Black Canary's Beginning: Green Arrow’s Beginning
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Book: Bird & Bow
Set: 97
Arc: Changed for Good
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Rosa Dillon was not what Dinah had expected. After her time in prison, it seemed like the young woman had definitely turned a new leaf, which was why the two women were out at a gaming bar playing Dungeons and Dragons.
It was the fourth week in a row that Dinah had tagged along, and she was starting to understand the rules and ideas behind the game. Rosa had invited her to actually play at the table, but Dinah was already having trouble keeping her current three lives separate and wasn’t keen to add a fourth - even if it was only make believe. So Dinah sat at a table by herself in the corner, playing a game of solitaire by herself while she kept one eye on the metahuman.
So far Constantine hadn’t lived up to his ominous threat to remove Rosa from the protection of Green Arrow and Black Canary, but the two heroes had also removed all other external surveillance. Only Dinah remained between Rosa and the Star City Slayer.
Things had been relatively quiet on that front since Rosa came out of prison, and both Ollie and Dinah assumed it was because Stanley Dover had his eyes set on Rosa and was trying to figure out the best time and place to go after the metahuman.
Her weekly outings to play DnD were one of her most vulnerable moments. Dinah was sure he’d strike soon. A loud cheer from Rosa’s table made Dinah’s eyes flick up assessingly - but it seemed like someone had just rolled really well and the table quickly returned to its usual hush as the leader reigned in the players excitement with the next story hook.
A lithe body pulled into the seat opposite her, but Dinah didn't lift her eyes to acknowledge his presence. She knew he'd come in twenty minutes ago, and had slowly made his way around the space, talking and flirting until he came to her.
“Fancy a game of blackjack?” Ollie's voice was somehow different than both his Green Arrow and regular voice that she was used to, causing her eyes to snap up.
Sitting before her was Oliver Queen, notorious playboy and multimillionaire. She tried to reign in her glare. They hadn't discussed this. Hadn't planned for their public persona to meet like this, or at all.
Ollie tapped her clenched fist gently. Eyes softening. “Trust me.”
Two little words, with her whole world resting between them. Even though the world knew Black Canary was out and about doing her thing, having Dinah Lance be a public figure was not an idea she was particularly fond of.
Closing her eyes for a moment, Dinah nodded, earning a bright, dimpled smile from Ollie.
“Now about that game of Blackjack.”
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Three weeks later Ollie continued to push how much she trusted him. He had dropped by the gym where she trained and worked sometimes, feigning a need for lessons to protect himself.
At least he'd been smart enough to let her pin him. Again, and again, and again. Dinah smirked just thinking about it, pretty sure that Ollie had been trying at least a little bit in that last match.
But so far, no matter the fact that he was Oliver damned Queen, no news about their meetings had leaked to the presses. Despite his notoriety, it seemed none of the gossip journalists were interested in discovering more about the girl from Seattle who seemed to have captured the playboys attention.
Perhaps they were just waiting to see if it would last. Much like Dinah was. After every visit she was sure he had lost interest, that their professional relationship was going to fracture because Ollie decided he didn't want to play any more.
And she was right in one regard, Ollie was no longer interested in playing. He was determined to make the relationship work in the long run, which meant their public and their alternate identities had to start coming together naturally.
They continued to keep surveillance on Rosa, but even they were beginning to admit that it looked like Stanley Dover, The Star City Slayer was no longer interested in her.
There had been two other killings in their time watching Rosa, and they had debated long into the night whether it was worthwhile maintaining their watch. They had decided the extra killings were a means to get them away from Rosa. At least that was what they were secretly hoping.
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Another week. Ollie knew he had to ask her out properly. He knew attention was beginning to pique, and the fact that he had paid off reporters to stay quiet until now had stirred even greater attention.
He had never protected any of his previous……friends. But he knew how Dinah felt about her privacy and was going to extremes to try to keep his notoriety from affecting her life before she was ready.
So, for the first time, Oliver Queen had a plan to woo a girl. It was a new experience for him, but one that he was enjoying thoroughly. Knowing what they could be together, knowing the life they could lead kept him pushing every day towards that goal.
The plan was simple. He would just……ask. He would talk about the future he saw for them - in the least intimidating and creepy way possible - to prove that he wasn’t just in this for a fling, that he wouldn’t put their working relationship at risk for anything but a future with her.
That was the plan until the two of them had received a mysterious text from an unknown number.
The Star City Slayer has been dealt with. - C
They had stared at the text for what felt like hours before Dinah turned on the TV in Ollie’s apartment. Stanley Dover’s death was all over the news. A suspected heart attack, the man was being touted as a hero for his work in the foster care system. Noone guessed who he really was. Noone made any comments about the fact that 2 of his foster care kids had been targeted by the Star City Slayer. No-one made the connection.
Except for them.
Neither of them really knew what to do from there. Ollie made a quick call to Rosa, to see if she had seen the news. The young woman was a mix of relieved and sad. He had been a father figure to her after all, and despite what the two heroes had claimed, there wasn’t exactly substantial proof that he had been wanting to harm her - or anyone else for that matter.
The heroes left the woman to her grief.
Ollie wasn’t sure where his glass of whiskey had come from, or when he and Dinah had settled onto his couch. The TV had long been turned off.
“Would you ever want to go public?” Dinah asked quietly, her own glass of liquor swirling as she stared at its contents. He was surprised she was drinking, but if any occasion called for it, it was this one.
“I don’t know.” Ollie mused after a long moment. “I don’t need the extra recognition. Don’t feel like anyone knowing it’s me really helps anyone.” He shrugged. “Plus there’s the company and my mom to think about. The good guys knowing is one thing, but everyone else...” He shrugged again, letting his voice fall off.
Dinah nodded slowly, her eyebrows furrowing as she thought. “I think I’d like at least one version of myself to be able to do more than I am right now.” She said quietly. “Black Canary is great, don’t get me wrong, but, how many people can I really help? Dinah Lance is just a no named nobody who won’t even get a mention in the obituaries unlike some of us.” She tipped her glass towards him as she spoke.
Ollie considered for a long moment.
“I don’t think Dinah Lance is a nobody.”
Dinah looked at him quizzically.
“She’s one of the most important people in my life at the moment.” Ollie continued, his voice quiet. “And if she’d let me, I'd like to take her on a proper date.”
There. It was done. Ollie felt the sweat drip down his brow as he waited. Time stretched and bent as his heart raced. Had he ruined everything?
“Where?”
One word and all the air he had been holding in rushed out in a quiet breath.
“Restaurant Christine. The one on 56th.”
Dinah inclined her head thoughtfully, her blue eyes locking his green ones for a long moment. Searching for answers. He only hoped he was giving the right ones.
She bit her lip. “Papparazzi?”
He cringed slightly. But he’d always known the public aspect of his persona would be a problem they needed to navigate.
“They will come unless I pay them an exorbitant amount of money.”
She nodded, taking an absent-minded sip from her glass. “Ok.”
“Ok?”
She nodded, once, resolutely. “Ok.”
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Dinah stared at the handwritten note from her mailbox.
She hadn’t been home in a few days, spending most of her time with Rosa or Ollie. But now that the case had been laid to rest….Well, it was time to return to some semblance of normal.
She had pulled what felt like a month's worth of junk mail from her letterbox, sorting them into the appropriate piles of bills, junk, and other. Nothing usually went into the other pile unless it was her birthday and her dad had sent her a letter.
People just didn't really write letters any more.
But someone had. Fine calligraphy scrawled over the page elegantly, whoever wrote the letter obviously practiced in the art. The paper smelled faintly of jasmine, but that really did not provide as much information as the wax seal pressed into the back. A crest of twelve swirling ribbons twisting and twining into the shape of a tree.
Dinah repressed the urge to open the letter immediately. Instead, she opted to inspect the paper with a magnifying glass, cutting a tiny sample to test for traces of illicit or dangerous substances. As she swirled the tube with the sample inside, waiting to see if it turned pink, blue or green, Dinah continued to stare at the crest.
After another minute, the tube stayed clear. That did not necessarily mean the letter was safe, but the only way to determine that now was through opening it. She pondered for another moment before sending Ollie a quick text. If anything went wrong he’d be here in less than 5 minutes. Most things took longer than that to kill a healthy adult.
Passing a sharp nail through the crest, Dinah popped open the letter. Breathing a shallow breath of relief when nothing popped out at her. Her eyes scanned the calligraphy, barely noticing when Ollie opened her door and came to stand at her shoulder.
“I got one too.” He mumbled. She nodded, having expected as much.
The Twelve in Silk have seen all you can do. We have watched from the shadows as you beat our sister. No longer will we sit idly by. Be waiting for our next calling card Ms Lance.