I've been in an extremely rough spot lately, and want to leave my 2 kids and husband. Now before you judge I do have, in my eyes, good reasoning. I would rather leave my kids and let them know when they want to either via letter or face to face.. reasoning would be that I could not take care of them properly, I would do more harm being there than leaving. I do know myself after all... although its so hard to believe someone could be so cruel to their own kids..I fear I lack control in my emotions. After being on medication for years I still lose my cool. I'm a whole different person when I'm over stimulated and things keep going wrong.. After having 2 under 2... already my fault I know.. I have just been spiraling mentally. I don't think I would ever hurt my kids but I can definitely understand why people do hurt themselves or their kids. IM NOT SAYING ITS RIGHT BY ANY MEAN. I'm starting to yell at my babies, 2 under 2 (one is hardly half of a year old while the other is just under 2) I know this is my fault because I know what happens due to my actions. But this is so much mentally for me, my husband helps as much as he can but due to late nights and between sleep its really just me. But I'm also constantly on the go and lack sleep. I'm puking, losing weight rapidly 40 lbs in 3 months, and am not the nicest person to my kids when I'm overstimulated. In fact if I don't straighten up my kids will start to remember me as someone who would yell often or even abused them (different for everyone yanno). I feel like I constantly am unintentionally trying to pick a fight with my husband every day.. It's like its an unintentional cry for some adult conversation. All I hear everyday is crying and screaming more than laughter. We dont have transportation for the kids and I to get out to see other people and we just moved across country away from all our friends and family. As a kid I had parents who fought often, due to ones mental health being so bad.. More than 90% of my memories are yelling or just not being the parent I knew they could be.. I would much rather them parent from a distance until they had gotten better to parent us.. If at all.. as a kid I dont believe I would have understood but as an adult I would have thanked them more than doing what they had.. I just dont want that for my kids. I dont want to be a villain in their story. I know this wont last forever but I need a break to get better.. I dont know who to turn to.. Family cant just drop everything to help us nor can they home me/my kids & I. Husband cant stop working due to bills and needing to home 2 kids.. But if I continue to stay and not get sleep and continuously hear children day in and out I fear what I might do when I snap..
Now that I think of it... is this a cry for help? Who can lead me in the right direction or have multiple directions if A-Z doesn't work

Hello, I’m the friend of someone above 60 yet not at pension age, whose eyesight is poor due to diabetes, yet stable due to ongoing treatment. They’re unable to support themselves without another person to assist them— they can’t read well nor go anywhere alone, and I’ve been helping them as much as I can. Not only do they have very poor eyesight, but due to a previous cardiac arrest during Covid, they also have poor endurance in day to day activities and had to leave their job because of it and go on Jobseeker. Currently they’re being monitored by their ophthalmologist, cardiologist and GP. At the start of the year, after around 3 years of submitting medical exemption notices to Centrelink, their treating professionals suggested that they submit the DSP since they’re not going to be in working condition for the foreseeable future, even with lifelong treatment. We collected all the evidence we could from the treating health professionals and submitted. We periodically called Centrelink to continue extending the medical exemption and eventually an officer called to collect more insights into how their eyesight was faring and how treatment was looking (around 4 months after the claim was submitted). The appointment seemed to go well and they told us that Sonic Health would call within a month’s time. Unfortunately Sonic Health never called and we recently received notification that the DSP has been rejected and we “would receive a letter” as to why, not sure how long that will take.
Are they supposed to keep doing medical exemptions via Jobseeker? They wouldn’t have considered DSP if they had any other option. I’ve considered that we go directly to a Centrelink office to see what’s going on, but will that do anything?

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I was suspicious I was pregnant again a week before my period. I tested the day my period was due (Thursday night). An immediate two lines.
After getting the positive, I immediately found an online supplier and had them purchased and shipped by 8am Friday morning and I received them today, Saturday.
My last MA was mostly smooth sailing and uncomfortable at worst, although I did pass out shortly after taking the medication. It was brief and I returned to normal and the rest of the procedure was pretty easy. I was making jokes through it and in good spirits.
Part two ended up giving me a lot of nasty cramping where I had to dig my fist or a hard object into my stomach to massage my uterus and stopping for even 3-5 seconds the pain would resume. This lasted hours into the night where I was awake and alone and in pain, overall very tired and frustrated.
While I have no doubts my partner will again be supportive of me, I haven't told him yet and adjacent to this, my anxiety levels are rising.
I feel like I want to keep this private this time almost like a secret and not share until after it's over. Whether I will or not, or why I want to keep it a secret feels irrelevant to me. I'll likely share it with him anyway for comfort and for safety if I need assistance. I'm not worried exactly that it will go wrong or for anything specific. I don't want children and am not ready even if I did, but in some ways I also wish I could stay pregnant a while. Maybe it's the feelings of attention and importance it would bring. This isn't something I'm even considering, only an emotion I'm aware of.
I also wish I didn't have to do it at all and with the variety of stories, even though my last sent fairly well, I'm worried this one might not even though it's so early.
Right now I think I just want to be surrounded online by others who have experienced this as well and understand the myriad of emotions that comes with it.
TL;DR: My past MA experience was alright but uncomfortable but I have anxiety about going through it again and want comforting words and assurance from strangers who understand

To whom it may concern,
I am seeking guidance on the proper procedure for composing a letter of intent addressed to a succubus. I have come across information suggesting that a candle, of any color, and rough paper are the necessary tools for this endeavor. However, I am uncertain if the type of paper holds any significance, or if it is solely the candle that requires attention. Additionally, it has been brought to my attention that the letter must contain precise details regarding the desired recipient.
Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
Sincerely,

I have been looking forward to my son’s Pre-K graduation for months. Although I am extremely proud of- and happy for him, a few things are weighing on my mind following the graduation. Maybe I’m overreacting – and I truly hope I am. If I am, please tell me.
The first thing that bothered me about my son’s Pre-K graduation is the total lack of security to enter. It’s a very small VPK, so I didn’t expect security guards, but there wasn’t so much as a sign in sheet for the parents / visitors. There were no ID checks; anyone could simply walk in. *
Second, when my son was called up to receive his diploma, the teacher called him by his first name only and followed up with, “I’m not even going to attempt to pronounce your last name”. We do have a longer Italian surname, but it’s not hard to learn, not hard to say, and the teachers has more letters in her last name than we do. In my 40 years, the only time people weren’t sure how to pronounce it was the first time I met them. Other than that, or simply not knowing me personally, you’re a telemarketer if you can’t pronounce it. You don’t need to know a different language ffs. We’re born and raised in the US for the last century. I expect the teacher who’s with my son 5 days a week or an entire school year to know how to say his last name. If my son’s peers can pronounce it, there’s no excuse. (And yes, this WAS his full-time teacher, not an assistant or different teacher, etc.) Here's the kicker. It's a class of like 16. It's not a school like Hogwarts full of kids with no vowels in their last names. *
Lastly, I was so happy when my son received two awards because only a couple kids received two. What could go wrong, right? His last name is spelled wrong on both of his laminated awards. Really? Come on, man! *
Oh, one more thing that I should have started with. Upon arriving at the scheduled time of the graduation, I found out that they were behind schedule by a full hour, and everyone had to wait outside. There was just a note on the door and the door was locked.
Really? We can do better than this. #DoBetter
I know these "problems" may seem miniscule compared to other "real" problems in the world. I know I have the choice to focus on the positive things that happened today and not let the "small" things live rent free in my mind. But should I turn the other cheek? Am I wrong to assume the brightest crayon in the box shouldn't be in my son's backpack - it should be teaching the class? Sorry, for the jokes. I'm trying to make light of the situation to cheer myself up. That was kind of funny, I guess. At the end of the day, all of this is just very discouraging when I think about who will be teaching my son.
Before I go, I want to give praise to ALL of the good teachers out there who care about the kids and their education and take the time to know their students, no matter if you're a Pre-K teacher or a Scholar, I commend you and appreciate you. I understand that it is not an easy job and I know you should be paid a hell of a lot more. I am in no way intending to bash all teachers or even most teachers. I TRULY hope this is an isolated issue in this smaller sized town in the SE.
I had many great, and memorable teachers in my life I will always remember, and I truly pray someone just like one of them finds their way into my son's classroom when he begins kindergarten this Fall.
ALL YOUNG CHILDREN DESERVE A TEACHER WHO AT LEAST CARES.
Thanks for listening.

For context: I finished my undergraduate degree in 2023 and am currently debating whether or not I should get a paralegal certificate, a masters degree, or go to law school. My first job post-graduation was as a demand writer at a large PI firm for a little over half a year before switching over to my current position (the one in question) My pay at my current position is $21.25/hr.
I applied for a job on Indeed that was listed as a “Law Clerk/Paralegal” position and my official title ended up being a Legal Assistant. In my area (Southern California), a lot of job positions are labeled this way or as “legal assistant/paralegal”. Do firms do this to try and attract candidates who wouldn’t have applied without the word paralegal in the title as a buzz word, but in reality it is a legal assistant position? Or do firms do this to intentionally pay candidates less than they would a certified paralegal, but the job entails paralegal responsibilities?
Would it be disingenuous to put my position as paralegal on my resume? My everyday job duties include but not limited to: answering the phone, conducting intake calls, filling up WC applications, drafting WC letters, drafting/filing motions and documents for both WC + civil employment cases, calendaring, and scanning mail daily.

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It’s always been like that for me. For some reason it takes me a LOT longer than my peers to find employment. I often find myself chronically unemployed (even though I have years of experience) for a year or more. To top it off I’m autistic and suffer from severe ADHD with anxiety and depression on top of it.
After I graduated university it took me a year to find a job. Had consistent employment for almost 4 years straight until 2018. During this period I actually had a job lined up before quitting.
Fast forward to 2018. Had a job as a software developer for a well known company (no it’s not FAANG) and they paid pretty well. It was the most money I ever made in my life. Unfortunately things didn’t work out there and the work environment and culture wasn’t for me. I was placed on a team as a new dev and they barely gave me any work. After awhile I hated going to work everyday cause everyone basically just ignored me and I spent most of my time self studying on my own. I found this job through their autism to work program. Before accepting the job I was told that I’d get support and accommodations with a mentor.
My “mentor” was basically useless. She didn’t do a damn thing and would cancel our one on one meetings half the time. Sometimes she wouldn’t even tell me at the last minute. She just never showed up. All she did was report negative feedback from my manager and provided no solutions or recommendations to improve. I was let go cause they felt like I “needed a lot of hand holding” lol. They barely gave me work to do. I would finish my assignments in a day or two max. They made some other bullshit complaints too. I showed up on time and did what I had to do every time. It was awful. I was far far away from home and lived out of state at the time also.
Lost my apartment and had to move back home with my family. Long term unemployment stint #1 begins here (if you don’t count how long it took me to find my first job you can say 2)
Fast forward to September 2019 and a friend recommended me a job as a software developer and finally moved out again. I taught myself HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP to the best of my ability. I was not only learning on the job but maintained their website, ran chron jobs, and troubleshooted issues with site functionality and even the web server. I was literally a one man show and to top it off was working for $15/hour. My boss was a prick and would sometimes short my coworker and me money on our checks. My coworker handled all the marketing and promotion. I handled everything related to the website.
Fast forward to June 2020. Of the two of us unfortunately I was the one laid off for whatever reason. My boss just called and said that they’re laying me off right in the middle of COVID. Since I wasn’t working I could no longer afford rent so I had to move back home. Then became super depressed and it took me a little over a year to find a job.
Fast forward to August 2021 and I found a job at a call center. Ended up getting fired and it was my fault sadly. Got fired for yelling and hanging up on a customer. That day I was in a really bad mood and the person on the other line started cursing me out and getting real disrespectful with me. I was happy to be fired. Worked there for only two weeks.
Four months later in December 2021 I landed a job that was closer to home but another shitty call center. Surprisingly I lasted there a year and a half. My mental health was already in the toilet and doing everything I could to hold onto this job for dear life so I sucked it up until I found another job. I wanted to get out that call center so badly since it was nothing but micromanagement and back to back calls.
June 2023 rolls around and I finally started my job in desktop support as a contractor. Offer letter said 6 month contract then when I read it found out it was a 3 month contract to hire and also found out that they shorted me a dollar on the agreed pay rate. I asked for $30/hour and they agreed to it only to find out they changed things last minute. Spoke to the recruiter about the discrepancies and was told that’s the best they can do so I said screw it and took it.
My recruiter told me that they would “definitely” be converting me at the end of the three months but sadly that never happened. I showed up on time everyday and did a good job according to my manager and everyone else (so they said). I even got good reviews from a number of clients I worked with. About two months in I noticed things began to go south. Had a small disagreement and misunderstanding with my manager on a ticket she said I messed up on for whatever reason. Long story short she said the ticket was urgent when nowhere on the ticket said there was a deadline and she made a huge stink about it. Not only did I receive few tickets to begin with but I had to share the one or two tickets I had with a bunch of interns so I barely had anything to do. My other coworkers had more tickets than me yet would rarely put the interns with them. It was always with me which in my head made no sense. I get a call from the recruiter saying that they’re ending my contract early. During the call I asked why and they said it was due to “performance reasons”. At that point I had two weeks left. I worked one of those weeks then one morning left the building during a meltdown. Left my badge, laptop and all their property on the desk and didn’t say a word to anyone. Been looking for work ever since. Sent out hundreds of resumes and so far only had 2 interviews which led to nothing despite both of them saying I did well and they liked me.
Hundreds of applications later and here I am with no job. I’m still looking for work and decided to also start a small business in the meantime. I started a month ago and only had 2 clients so far. Still no luck with applications. I’m 35 now and had to move back home during the pandemic and been here ever since after living on my own for years.
I’m very thankful and grateful for my mother. She’s the only reason why I’m not homeless. Everyday I think about suicide and I’m reaching a point where I might actually go through with it.
I’ve always been behind in life and feel like I progress slower than my peers. Deleted my social media cause I found myself comparing myself to my former classmates and friends achieving the things I tried so hard for and failed miserably.
I also suck at everything I do. After 1300 hours in valorant I only peaked at Gold 2. I’m the worst in my friend group like with every video game and sport. At one point I even paid for a few Valorant coaching lessons which IMO didn’t think were that great. I was always picked last in gym class. At my first job I was the last one to receive an offer to convert full time and the people that joined way after surpassed me despite having good metrics and being top of the leaderboard several times for several weeks.
Honestly at this point I’m ready to give up on life. Feels like I was destined to be a failure. I always felt like my efforts don’t pay off for anything. I failed my career. I failed in dating. I failed in my hobbies. Now I know you shouldn’t compare yourself to others but when I’m the only one I know of in my situation it’s damn near impossible not to. I’m not gonna act like I have the worst life ever but I don’t know of ANYONE my age struggling like this.
Every time I think I’m building momentum some bullshit always happens and every time it feels like I’m knocked back to square one. Feels like building a house that’s in a tornado zone only for my foundation to be knocked to pieces every time and cant afford to move.
I’m just frustrated with life and everything at this point. I hate everything about myself and seriously can’t wait to die. I’d pay someone to kill me. I’m crying while writing this thesis paper of a post. Maybe there’s something very wrong with me. I think I’m slow and stupid. Maybe even borderline retarded. I’m the failure of all failures. Nothing but a talentless garbage can loser bum.
Don’t know what to do. I don’t wanna go back to the hospital but I may have to. Thanks for reading my rant. I needed to get this out since I have no one to talk to.

PRESENT
This is Part 2 of 3, the Present, in game events we see! Onwards!
The Protagonist is some sort of content creator, one that goes to abandoned or forgotten places and "searches" them, as can be gleaned from the cameras facing the protagonist on his desk, and his conversation with a certain Laura, or LSparks53 (there's also an error in this Harmony tab, with one of the messages from Laura reading as from LauraSparks53 instead of LSparks53. Just a note). This Laura helps our protagonist, who goes by the username of eEnsign. His profile picture are the letters UF, which is weird, since it doesn't match the username, nor what Laura calls eEnsign: Ed. Anyways, I digress. From now on, I'll call the protagonist Ed as well. Laura helps Ed get footage of these places as per the conversation.
eEnsign: "Hey Laura! I'm doing another search this weekend! Wanna come with me?"
LSparks53: "The last few times I've gone with you SUCKED LMAO."
eEnsign: "Remember that old theme park we went to see as kids? Indigo Park?"
LSparks53: "yeah? I kind of forgot about that place? Been closed for a while, right? how would you even get in?"
eEnsign: "Honestly, I don't know. I'm not even gonna bring my equipment. Jump a fence of something? We've done worse lol”
LSparks53: "aight, well just be careful. I'm gonna pass on this one. if you can get in i'll go with you to help record some other time. i'm looking it up now and there's like NO info online about it. probably swarming with cops too."
eEnsign: "I guess we'll find out! I'll check it out, maybe we can go together next week?
Lsparks53: "just be careful, Ed. I don't want to be paying your bail."
And with that conversation, we learn that these two are like a dynamic duo of sorts, having some sort of channel or website where they post footage of places lost to time and "search" them, breaking laws of trespassing and such, apparently also having "done worse", whatever that means. Maybe they took a few things from the place, so burglary? It's never specified. Probably burglary, though, considering that Ed has taken to collecting all sorts of plushies and such from Indigo Park.
What I want to point out is how weird this Laura person acts. As soon as Indigo Park is mentioned, Laura instantly seems to dislike the idea, but never directly says it. Instead, she becomes reluctant to go with Ed, despite having done worse, as Ed puts it. Perhaps she's just cautious, and based on her last sentence, they haven't been caught before, or else she would have said "I don't want to be paying your bail again."
However, I don't think that's the case. Remember when Laura said she looked up Indigo Park and found nothing? Well, we know the website is still up and running, or at the very least, Ed used some sort of service like the Wayback Machine to pull it up on the right most monitor on his desk, which can be seen in the opening cutscene. On it, there's even an option to purchase tickets still, which is incredibly weird, which I'll also go into later on. Why would a defunct theme park need a still running website? After all, if you evacuate everyone from it with no explanation, wouldn't you want to get rid of all evidence of it? If not destroy the property outright, then at least take the website down. Again, digressing, the point is that Laura didn't find this website ... or she did, but didn't say anything.
Again, this is purely speculation at this point; I mean, the two of them have broke into a few places trespassing and recording and documenting abandoned places at least a few times for the internet, and maybe she really is just that cautious, worried about being imprisoned and charged for trespassing, and even attempted burglary.
And it seems like Ed is asking the same questions we are. Behind the Harmony tab is a notes tab with several questions such as "Why did it close?" and "What is left?", among a few others that are cut off. The next question seems to ask "Is it still" something. Seems like Ed and us are in the same boat. Hopefully we can help each other out.
Regardless, Ed ends up climbing the fence and enters the closed off Indigo Park, where dozens of crates stamped with the Indigo Park logo, along with trash, can be seen. Walking around, the main gates are closed off, and one of the doors seem to open on their own, allowing Ed entry into the Registration Center, a desk with a few monitors where a Rangler would sit and check Ed in.
Inside, the Rambley AI comes to life, noting that Ed is the first person there in just over eight years, before directing us to the previously mentioned Registration Center. It is revealed here that AI Rambley has access to the cameras (both computer cameras and CCTV cameras), where he notes that Ed isn’t on the guest list, probably because he snuck in, and didn’t pay for his tickets. However, what stands out as odd is that Rambley doesn’t recognize Ed at all, asking if he was here for the first time. We know that it’s most definitely not Ed’s first time here, but it’s unclear if AI Rambley doesn’t recognize Ed because he grew up, or the registration process requires a photo upload.
Rambley AI: "Hm, I don't seem to have your face in the guest list. Is this your first time here in the park? Or did you just get plastic surgery?"
From here, Ed’s directed to go through the gates, but both AI Rambley and Ed realize that the gates are not open and are instead sending an error message. Going back to the Registration Center, Ed finds and replaces a missing gear, and the gates finally open, from where Ed is free to explore. He’s directed to the Critter Corner, where he receives a Critter Cuff to enter certain areas, and the park, from where he’s directed to Rambley’s Railway to get to know most (poor Salem) of the characters. A massive statue of Isaac Indigo and Rambley can be seen at the entrance.
As Ed makes his way through to Rambley Railway, it’s clear that the park is not in the best condition. Ransacked gift stores, empty cafes with rotting food and festering drinks, tunnels collapsing at the drop of a hat, and weeds spouting everywhere even disconcert the AI Rambley, who tries to shrug off the state of the park by claiming renovations, but it’s clear he’s unsettled with how empty and broken the park is. We’ll cover that later as well.
On this ride, Rambley introduces us to everyone, except for Salem, indicating he’s friends with everyone except her and Lloyd, for whom he has … let’s a bit of distaste for. He’s shown to be sarcastic and snippy with Lloyd, but even his supposed friends aren’t safe from his occasional jabs.
Rambley when speaking to Mollie Macaw: “You sure are [the best pilot you ever saw], Moll! Why, you only crashed into six barns this week!”
Mollie: “I’m not crashin’, Rambley! I’m barnstormin’!”
Rambley: “Haha! What’s barnstorming?”
Mollie: “It’s crashing, with style! I-it barely hurts at all!”
The stutter in Mollie’s audio is what interests me. It could be interpreted as a glitch, which is certainly possible. The park hasn’t been maintained in eight years, and it is falling apart. But it could also be interpreted as Mollie losing her characteristic confidence, upset that Rambley seems to be so keen on pointing out her failures in her hobby sphere.
Rambley, when speaking to Finley the Sea Serpent: “Why the long face? And body? … Oh Finley, you should come out of YOUR shell!”
Finley, in response. “How about YOU come into it instead?”
I would also like to note AI Rambley’s interaction with Finley’s plushie.
AI Rambley: “Ooh, you found my buddy Finley! You know, he’s really shy, like, TOO shy, like OBNOXIOUSLY shy, but he’s got a good heart.”
I want to point out the fact that when Rambley speaks about how shy Finley is, he doesn’t seem to be doing it in a jesting way. In fact, he seems genuinely annoyed with how introverted Finley is, to the point where you can hear it in his voice, and he also uses his annoyed model with slanted eyes when mentioning it.
There’s also a note here that, apparently, Rambley and Finley have known each other for over 100 years, though it’s unclear if this is actually real information, or just something the creators of the ride decided to include for the fun of it.
And another thing. At the very end of the Finley section, Finley hopes that the rider will actually visit him and Oceanic Odyssey, because he’s lonely. Why should he be lonely? He’s friends with Rambley and Mollie, at the very least. Is it because he lives on the bottom of the ocean? Or for other reasons?
Ed then reaches Salem’s area, which is noticeably, horrifically destroyed, a splatter of something bright red front and center. This is where the ride breaks down, and Ed’s required to go and fix it, before continuing onto Lloyd’s area.
I’d like to stop the story to consider the state of Salem’s area; why is it so destroyed? I’m going to avoid thinking of the red splatter as blood, to be honest, but we do know that the Mascots bleed red, thanks to Mollie Macaw. In my mind, there are three potential perpetrators.
The first two are noticeably weak connections, and the reasoning isn’t 100%, so take it with a grain of salt. We know that all the characters received Mascots, so there are three of them that, in my mind, are capable.
The first is, admittedly, a bit weird: the Mascot of Salem. We know she despises Rambley and his friends (her relationship with Lloyd remains a mystery), so it’s possible that Mascot Salem was the one to sabotage her area, as a way of getting back at Rambley. Why her area only is admittedly a bit weird, so she’s not the strongest match. Another piece of evidence would be the smashed animatronic of Mollie. Again, we do know that Salem has used Mollie before by dumping her potions onto her and making Mollie Salem’s minion. Could she also have smashed the animatronic bird?
The second suspect is Mascot Mollie. She can be seen following Ed throughout the ride, and the whole park, for that matter, and we do know there is some bad blood between her and Salem because of the arcade game Rambely Rush. It would give motive for Mascot Mollie to do such a thing, and she’s the only Mascot running about Indigo Park that we know of; Lloyd remained in his theater, not pursuing Ed when he leaves. At the end of the chapter, when Ed enters Oceanic Odyssey, it’s unclear whether a robot or Mascot Finley appears in the aquarium, but he’s likely confined there as well. Mascots Rambley and Salem aren’t even mentioned once.
Now, this one is also kind of a stretch, but the only character that would have more reason to hate Salem more than Mollie is Rambley. They are clear nemeses (again, Rambley Rush), and have been for quite some time. While the AI Rambley is generally benevolent, but still with a sharp tongue, it remains to be seen what exactly the Mascot Rambley is like. His Mascot is still likely here in Indigo Park somewhere, one of the remaining two (Mollie being dead, unless there are several of each Mascot present, in which case this elevates the terror a few notches. Imagine being chased by seventeen Mascot Lloyds) besides Salem. He could very well be the perpetrator. However, I do have a bit of trouble explaining why he would wreck the Animatronic Mollie. Maybe because he knows it’s just a fake, and not the real Mascot Mollie?
However, there is one convenient detail that I have not mentioned. Remember the smashed Animatronic Mollie, and how we were questioning why she was wrecked in the first place? Well, she does offer us one clue. When Ed approaches the bird, Mollie flickers to life momentarily, her voice garbled and distorted until finally, she says this:
Animatronic Mollie: “Not Rambley! He hurts Lloyd! He hurts Lloyd!”
After that, poor Animatronic Mollie finally shuts off for good, her painted eyes devoid of the life she once had. Well, this certainly got interesting, didn’t it? Rambley hurts Lloyd? How? I mean, think about it! How would a raccoon actively hurt a lion? This isn’t like a honey badger situation; raccoons are much more vulnerable and weaker than honey badgers. What’s also interesting is her words themselves. Why would someone program an Animatronic Mollie to say this? We eventually find out that Mascot Mollie will memorize and be able to repeat words or phrases she’s heard, if Ed has the misfortune of being caught by Mascot Mollie later down the line. Is it possible that the same is true for the animatronics? And if so, does that mean that Animatronic Mollie was shouting bits and pieces out of context, or was it supposed to be something she was never meant to hear, and was thusly wrecked?
And even if this was out of context, that still opens up a major can of worms. Even if Rambley never hurt Lloyd, who is this ‘He’ that did hurt Lloyd? Keep this in mind until we reach Lloyd’s attraction.
Anyways, onto Llyod’s area. It’s clear that Lloyd and Rambley both don’t like each other, quite possibly because Rambley hates how Lloyd used to be number one, and Lloyd possibly because he’s not happy that he was replaced by Rambley as head honcho. Rambley, for his part, doesn’t really try to antagonize Lloyd, just wearily going through the ride and trying to get out as fast as possible here.
And that’s essentially it for the ride, AI Rambley suggesting Ed go visit Jetstream Junction. Careful observation would yield the fact that Mascot Mollie has been stalking Ed, studying him from behind the scenes, though she won’t end up being an antagonist until later on.
What’s interesting to note is that at the end, AI Rambley says this: “So, whatddya think? Pretty fun, right? Now you know all about my friends! And Lloyd …”
We know that Rambley cannot stand Salem, Rambley Rush made it quite clear. So, why refer to Salem as a friend? Why is her area so wrecked? Is it possible that AI Rambley has no reason to hate her, because he’s not aware of how often he’s pitted against her in media? But that would also mean that AI Rambley would have to be quite unaware of the media surrounding him, but he seems to know a lot about the history of the park. He still dislikes Lloyd, after all. And then that would beg the question if Mascot Rambley actually dislikes Salem enough to destroy her area in his ride. Too many questions that, unfortunately, there are no answers for. We can’t even see AI Rambley’s thoughts on Salem through a plush or anything, because there are no current collectibles in Chapter 1 that refer to her.
This is actually why I think one of the more intriguing aspects of ‘Birds of a Feather’ is Salem, and her ambiguous presence within the game. There aren’t even any posters in regard to her, unlike Lloyd or Rambley or Mollie or Finley. She’s just so wrapped up in mystery … anyways.
After finding out Jetstream Junction is locked away, AI Rambley sends Ed to Lloyd’s Main Stage Theater, where Ed first catches a glimpse of Mascot Lloyd, dozing on the stage. When Mascot Lloyd notices Ed, he runs into the back, and unfortunately, that’s where Ed has to go.
When Ed reaches the stage himself, AI Rambley tells Ed to be careful, because he has no vision of the backstage area, which is weird. AI Rambley seems to have access to the rest of Indigo Park, why is this area so special? It’s just storage, for the most part … and Mascot Lloyd, but AI Rambley still thinks they’re just as good as they were in their hay day, so he has no reason to be wary of the Mascots themselves until later. It’s true that it’s a Ranglers Only area, and we haven’t really seen AI Rambley in these areas before, so that could be it? Maybe because of his dislike for Lloyd? But then why give AI Rambley access to the stage at all? I don’t know, to be honest. Yet another question. However, AI Rambley does say something interesting.
AI Rambley, to Ed, regarding the behind the stage area: “Hey buddy. I got eyes all over the park, but I can’t see anything behind the stage. If you’re going back there be careful. Your Critter Cuff is not yet able to resuscitate you.”
Why should a Critter Cuff be able to resuscitate a person? From what I understand, it’s supposed to be like those Disney Bands that you can wear at parks, giving you access to different rides and such, even having complementary features of being a pedometer, mood ring, and a heartbeat sensor. This could either be a sort of tease to future upgrades Ed might be able to get in future chapters … or implies something darker. These Critter Cuffs were given to regular guests, for what purpose should they be able to revive someone from being unconscious?
Anyways, as Ed makes his way backstage, Lloyd makes some appearances, even once trying to attack Ed before being foiled by the massive boxes landing on him, causing him to slink away. Along the path, however, is something interesting. Binders, pages, even notebooks are scattered, almost like a bread crumb trail. I was never able to make out what they say besides some months like January, or vague Table of Contents with no explanation. Just thought it was weird. Food for thought. Grabbing the keys, Ed heads back, finding the door locked behind him. Trying to open the door yields an attack by Lloyd, who is strangely repelled by a high-pitched noise.
Now, from all that I have read, there seem to be two theories as for why Lloyd flees. The first cause is that Mascot Lloyd is driven away by the high-pitched beeping from the Critter Cuff. The second, and arguably more intriguing theory, is that someone blows a tamer’s whistle. A tamer’s whistle is a whistle used by tamers to direct animals, usually in settings like circuses where the animal has to perform some sort of trick or feat of athleticism. As it’s used more and more often, the animal learns to recognize the pitch, or duration of the shrill sound, associating it with a certain action that needs to be performed. In this case, the theory states that the tamer’s whistle caused Lloyd to fall back, before fleeing.
Now, while I think the tamer whistle theory is cool in concept, I don’t know who would be able, or more importantly, willing to save Ed from Mascot Lloyd. AI Rambley is not able to see what’s back here, nor should he understand what’s happening, so that removes him from the picture. Mascot Mollie is a possibility, perhaps wanting to save Ed for herself, as she’s seen stalking and watching Ed ever since Rambley’s Railroad, and even appears briefly in the hallway when Ed exits the theater backstage, but why want Ed for herself? They probably don’t need food, else they would have died, sweet pastries and sugary drinks present or not. They were left alone for eight years, after all. The thrill of the hunt would be the only explanation. And then there are our two unknowns, running about the park: Mascot Rambley and Mascot Salem. Could they have been the ones to do it? But why assume they’d act differently towards Ed? Surely they’d still be hostile?
And if the Critter Cuff was the savior, why was it ineffective against Mascot Mollie? Could it be because of the physiological and biological differences between Mascots Lloyd and Mollie? And why did it go off only when Lloyd was nearby? After Lloyd is repelled, the noise stops, after all. Was it the elevated heart rate that tipped off the defense mechanism? But again, surely it would have done the same when Ed would be chased by Mascot Mollie?
Remember what Animatronic Mollie told Ed with her dying breath? ‘Not Rambley! He hurts Lloyd! He hurts Lloyd!’ Could this be what Mollie was referring to? After all, Lloyd didn’t just run away; he collapsed a few feet away from Ed for a brief stint, paws pressing against his ears as Lloyd curled up into a fetal position, only running away when the high-pitched sound ended. Mascot Lloyd genuinely seemed in great pain, and was only able to run away, quite hastily, may I add, once the sound stopped. Was Rambley, AI or Mascot, the one who abused such a feature? Or was it someone else?
Remember, we have no idea why the Mascots turned hostile. Possibly due to a lack of exposure to humans, and thus claiming certain territories for themselves. After all, Mollie didn’t attack Ed until he entered her designated area. But then that brings into question Mascot Rambley. Where was he all this time? Rambley Railroad is his place, after all. But this isn’t Rambley’s only attraction in Indigo Park. At least one other location that we find that bears Rambley’s name is ‘Café de Raton Laveur’, which is French for Raccoon Café. Does that mean that Rambley owns other attractions, and is stalking those? It’s unclear.
Anyways, want to know another possible reason why there was a sudden evacuation with no explanation? What if the Mascots rebelled against the humans because of mistreatment? Think about it, Animatronic Mollie says ‘Not Rambley! He hurts Lloyd! He hurts Lloyd!’ What if Animatronic Mollie wasn’t referring to Rambley hurting Lloyd, but someone else? Someone who would want to design a special feature built into his Critter Cuff that he could activate and subdue, if not straight up hurt Lloyd? And who is the only other male character that we know of besides Rambley, Lloyd, Finley, and Ed?
That’s right, Isaac Indigo himself. This could very well be a case of mistreated creatures rebelling against the horrors they endured. Think about it, when in stressful situations, the mind, both human and not, is much more willing to go into fight or flight, is much more likely to punch first, question later. Is it possible that this Animatronic Mollie caught a snippet of a conflict that arose between the Mascots, when Mascot Mollie was trying to mediate? While this does go against the theory that Animatronic Mollie was destroyed by Mascot Rambley to silence her, it’s still a possible theory, no?
Again, these theories are very much a stretch, I just wished to lay them out on the table and offer them up for people to see and debate.
After grabbing the keys, Ed goes to Jetsream Junction, where Ed goes about exploring and solving some puzzles in order to progress further into the building, as it seems to be the only other place that isn’t falling apart and seems to be in somewhat stable condition. Inside one of the rooms is the Rambley Rush arcade game, and there is something interesting that Salem says in here.
Salem, speaking to Rambley: “Meet the new and improved Marley Macaw! Now with none o’ that ‘friendship’ garbage stopping her from tearin’ you to pieces. I wonder what she REALLY thinks of you now? Have fun finding out!”
Now, this could just be me overanalyzing this thing. It’s our only reference to Salem, and some of the things I cite as evidence could very well just be regular dialogue for an arcade game. However, on the off chance that this means something, I was very interested in what Salem said about what Mollie thought of Rambley. She makes it seem like Mollie is under some sort of illusion in regard to Rambley, like he’s a villain masquerading as a good guy, but has everyone around him convinced he’s good. This could tie in with the broken Animatronic Mollie, as if Mollie found out about some truth in regard to Rambley. After all, her broken, jittering speech made it seem like Rambley was actively hurting Lloyd. Could she have gone to someone to get help, but that other someone suggested Rambley as an ally? That could explain why Mollie felt the need to emphasize that ‘He hurts Lloyd’ twice, like she’s genuinely freaking out that her best friend actively hurt others he didn’t like.
Putting that theory aside, Ed goes through the area, heading up to Mollie’s ride, only to find it inaccessible due to major chunks of broken debris. AI Rambley seems sort of horrified to find the place so broken and calls up a repair technician. It’s no surprise that the line is discontinued, due to most Ranglers likely being laid off after the closure of Indigo Park.
From here, AI Rambley, still somewhat jarred by the wreckage he’s seeing, encourages Ed to go and visit Mollie’s Landing Pad, strangely acting as if Ed had just finished his journey on the attraction, when he couldn’t even step onto it. From there, Ed goes and solves some puzzles, making his way deeper into the building. He spots Mollie a few times as she gets away from him, hiding. What’s an interesting note is that some sort of liquid seems to be dripping from Mollie. When you encounter her in one of the tubes, she leaves behind some sort of reddish grime that disappears once her animation is done. Her eyes, also, aren’t the way they’re usually portrayed. They’re similar to Lloyd’s in that there are white pinpricks of light in dark sockets, Lloyd’s being thin ovals in dark sockets.
As Ed finishes up the puzzles, he goes deeper before he’s attacked by Mascot Mollie herself, fleeing through the numerous tubes and tunnels, before eventually leaving it all behind and entering some sort of Ranglers Only Area.
Before we continue, I’d like to point out something. When being chased, Mascot Mollie occasionally rehearses some lines she once heard, repeating this.
Finely, to Rambley: “You’ve known me for 100 years.”
Reasonable enough; she was there when Ed was in the Rambley’s Railroad attraction. No, what concerns me are two other lines, identified by SuperHorrorBro in his analysis of chapter one.
Mascot Mollie: “Get back in your cage, bird.”
And finally, this.
Mascot Mollie: “Get up you stupid freak!”
Remember, Mascot Mollie only repeats what she has once heard. She doesn’t actively make her own dialogue. Remember the theory I had about the Mascots having enough of their terrible living conditions, and rebelling against the staff? It seems like this is the right direction to go in. Lloyd and Mollie do not attack immediately. While Lloyd runs away, Mollie observes, watching, biding her time. She follows you to Lloyd’s theater, and what does she see, or, rather, hear? Lloyd being pushed further and further back into his domain, the one place he should be happy, before being forced into a corner, and where he lashes out. Even though Ed ends up leaving, he ends up claiming a piece of Lloyd’s territory, and Lloyd goes back onto his instincts, to hunt. However, when he gets too close, that blasted, accursed Critter Cuff lets out its horrible whine, Lloyd collapsing, consumed with nothing but pain. Once the sound ends, he flees, like a terrified animal.
And what does Ed see when he leaves? Mascot Mollie, observing Ed. She’s seen that, yet again, a human encroaches, pushes their bounds, eventually hurting Lloyd to get what he wants. And then, he goes to Mollie’s home, the Jetstream Junction, a place she’s been locked out of due to needing a Critter Cuff, but she wouldn’t dare touch one. She saw what happened to Lloyd, who knew what sort of anguish it would inflict upon Mollie?
She enters behind Ed, stalking him, fury building as she watches Ed run about like he owns the place. How dare this man, this human, walk upon her domain whenever he wants, but she has to wait until she’s let in, like some sort of caged bird. Well, she’s not a caged bird, and she’ll make Ed see that.
At first, when AI Rambley sees Ed, he wishes to stop Ed, but seeing a towering Mascot Mollie chasing him, he opens the door, slamming it shut behind Ed just as Mascot Mollie’s head enters the room, killing the Mascot instantly as blood sprays all over the metallic door and floor. AI Rambley attempts to act like nothing happened, but fails, sighing.
He explains that he didn’t realize the danger of Indigo Park and its inhabitants due to being stuck in that early Reception Center for all of those eight, lonely years, unable to see or interact with anything inside. He was just so excited to finally see an actual person that he pushed Ed into this tour, realizing that, with the way things were, there was no way Ed would come out unscathed, and the AI seems genuine in his sorrow. However, he asks for Ed to help restore the park to the former glory, and, miraculously, Ed agrees. However, before Ed leaves, AI Rambley drops this one last piece of vital information.
AI Rambley: “Whew! That was exhausting to say that whole spiel, but Rambley’s Ranglers (registered) is a registered trademark … that expired yesterday.”
Okay, so couple things. From my impression, I had the feeling that somehow, someway the Indigo Company as a whole was alive and kicking. I mean, look at what Ed has to say when he interacts with the Rambley Raccoon plushy.
Ed: “Ah, there’s my buddy. Kinda feels like Rambley has a whole empire now, being the main man of Indigo and all.”
Ed gives us the distinct impression that not only is Indigo still around, but it’s also positively thriving, yet they allow their trademarks to expire? Trademarks essentially last forever, but you have to fight, in court, to let them continue every ten years or so. If Indigo is based on Disney, the stingiest, largest entertainment company, why would they let their trademark expire, and give access to others? Well, this might have to do with the initial terms.
You see, in order to keep a trademark, you have to defend its usage every ten years. Well, okay, then why didn’t Indigo do so? One of the terms for renewal is that you have to continuously use that trademark. You can’t just claim one and never use it again, that’s basically an infraction upon free speech. Sure, you can fight for its ownership, but there are rules and regulations to these kinds of things, you can’t just trademark something like ‘Oof’ or ‘Lmao’ and keep it without at least saying those phrases occassionally.
And, so far as we know, there are no other places such as Indigo Park owns. Ranglers are synonymous with staff in the park, so obviously, it would be hard to justify keeping a trademark when you never expect to use it. So, that’s my theory on why the trademark did indeed expire the day previously, October 6^th, 2023 (apparently, the creator confirmed the game takes place in 2023, so, that means that Ed arrives on October 7^th, 2023, and the last person to enter park left on October 7^th, 2015).
Anyways, after that, AI Rambley leads Ed to Oceanic Odyssey with the intention to get it back up and running, as it has been closed due to repairs, something that AI Rambley hopes Ed can assist with. As Ed exits, he tries entering a hallway, which AI Rambley blocks.
AI Rambley: “Uh oh. That Rambley’s Ranglers room is only accessible by Royal Ranglers. Maybe you’ll grow up big and strong enough to enter it! But for now, don’t.”
This is the first instance of hierarchy within the Ranglers that Ed has been introduced to so far, and the dark undertone AI Rambley takes when he tells Ed not to go there is somewhat concerning. What exactly is AI Rambley hiding back there? Well, I have a few hunches.
Let’s point out the obvious regarding our friends, the Mascots; they’re not regular animals. Obviously, regular animals don’t have dark orbitals with thin white slits, or have turquoise noses, or have macaws the size of cassowaries. However, they are still animals, creatures of flesh and blood that act like their regular animal counterparts; Lloyd is an ambush predator, stalking until he himself is presented with an opportunity to attack. However, lions are known to just straight up attack if they are discovered by accident, especially if the prey is weaker and slower than them. Lloyd runs away instead of attacking.
Similarly, Mollie follows Ed warily, unsure of what to think of him for most of the time. She never aggresses until he enters her territory, and even then, she’s surprisingly lenient with Ed, straight up until he finishes those color-coded symbol puzzles. Only then does she attack. And even then, this is a behavior reflected in regular macaws as well, as these birds are fiercely territorial of their area.
So, these Mascots didn’t pop up straight from the ground, did they? They had to be bioengineered at the very least, mutated regular animals becoming the Mascots guests once knew and loved. They are, however, animals at their core, animals that do not attack for no reason. They try to deescalate the situation, as Lloyd does when he runs backstage, and when Mollie pulls herself back through the tunnels, away from Ed, and striding through the corridors, until she eventually loses patience and chases after Ed through Jetsream Junction.
I’d like to propose the theory that these Mascots were created in that area of Jetstream Junction, hidden underground and away from prying eyes. This is also where the Mascots were likely mistreated and abused, called horribly names at the very least, and endured beatings and humiliating acts at their worst. This is also likely where the Mascots originally snapped. After all, literally not a single guest understands why they were evacuated. Unless the guests who saw what happened were silenced, there should have been something floating around the Internet, on some obscure forum.
Now, why would AI Rambley hide this? Because he now understands that these Mascots are dangerous, a risk he cannot allow, since he enlisted Ed to bring the park back from the dead. AI Rambley realizes that Ed doesn’t have the tools to survive that area; perhaps because one of the Mascots lurks in there, locked away, or because he doesn’t want Ed to flee, horrified as to the scientific process that allowed for the mutated abominations to roam Indigo Park.
Regardless, Ed finally makes his way to the entrance of Oceanic Odyssey, home of the Mascot Finley. In fact, we actually get to see a glimpse of Finely’s actual size in one of the aquariums as his large head and long torso appear, before the chapter ends. I don’t believe that this is an animatronic, as electricity and water do not mix, especially animatronic with running current of electricity in water.
And that’s where Chapter 1 of Indigo Park, ‘Birds of a Feather’, ends off. Chapter Two will likely revolve mostly, if not totally, around Oceanic Odyssey and Mascot Finley.
So, I have two predictions as for where the next chapter might go. Based on the reactions Mascots previously had to Ed, I believe that Mascot Finley will not be attacking immediately. He’ll likely be observing, like Mollie, at least for a certain amount of time, until he proceeds to attack and harass Ed around his attraction. Ed will eventually get Oceanic Odyssey up and running, and have to leave Mascot Finley behind, as he’s still hostile and very much a danger to Ed.
The alternative to this is that once Mascot Finely realizes what Ed is trying to do, he stops being aggressive, and might instead become a temporary ally, allowing Ed to reach certain locations with his knowledge of the place.
Regardless of Mascot Finley’s ultimate fate, Oceanic Odyssey being powered on will likely catch the attention of Indigo. Based on the information we know so far, Indigo is still a well known, public entity. It’s possible that Indigo abandoned the theme park route, instead focusing exclusively on media such as cartoons, movies, and merch, or they might have other sister locations to Indigo Park. It’s unclear.
Whew. In the words of AI Rambley, this is a lot of information. Almost nine thousand words in, and we finally finish covering Chapter 1. So, let’s proceed to the Conclusion I draw regarding the story Indigo Park tries to tell, and the future events that might transpire.

Hi everyone,
Has anyone else noticed an increase in parents/guardians requesting/asking (or demanding) written observations or notes of their child for a medical practitioner (e.g. pediatrician, psychologist, doctor)?
I realise in society we are seeing a greater prevalence of children being assigned various diagnoses and also a greater awareness of neurodivergent people, though I find this increase of concern due to its rapid nature and addition to my time and workload.
In a primary context over the last couple of years, I have gone from doing this to 2 or 3 students per class to a dozen or more. In my current class, I have 31 students, 16 of which are on a learning plan and have a diagnosis of some description (autism spectrum, ADHD, developmental delay, etc).
I am not referring to checklists such as the Vanderbilts or Connor's Assessments, for those who are aware of these. I am talking about notes created by me from scratch (behaviour, interpersonal connections, academics, if they are achieving grade level, etc)
*Is anyone else finding this in their class?
*Do yoiu have cxolleagues experiencing the same thing?
*Do you ever refuse a parent? Or, forward the request on to a supervisor (e.g. Lead Teacher, Learning Support - I am NOT referring to Teacher Assistants here)?
I find most of the parents asking are very vague (e.g. they do not specify what kind of notes/observations they want) and often ask for them at the last inute (e.g. they email halfway through they day when they want these notes tomorrow).
As it is quite the time drain and adds pressure and tasks to my worload, I am curious if others are finding this also.
Thank you.

Hi, not sure if this has been documented before but here I am, giving my 2 cents worth to everyone who needs this. I know it’s been really tough on everyone who has to go through this. It’s a really long post, so if you are short on time, just go straight to the heading in bold to find out what you’re looking for.
I don't know where everyone is from, but I am from Singapore and apparently, I can’t find any related posts by Singaporeans in any subreddits. If any fellow countryman needs this, there you go. For fellow netizens with Hip Dysplasia, there might be differences in the processes, but I suppose the recovery process is just about the same. Hope this helps, nonetheless!
Pre-diagnosis I have been a leisure runner in my late teens, and pretty much run about 5 to 10km regularly til mid-20s. It started with knee pain in a particular race, and the pain continued for a couple of years more. I had wanted to train for a half marathon, but I also wanted to ensure that I started my training right and pain-free. So I went to straight to a Sports Specialist Doctor in a Public Hospital and she diagnosed me with a Runner’s Knee (or formally known as Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome, PFPS) after looking through my x-ray, and my description of pain. She referred me to the Podiatrist and the Physiotherapist for gait correction and muscle strengthening. It was going on fine for a while, but I still couldn’t run pain-free. Then Covid came, and the appointments have to be suspended. But I was still doing my physio exercises and running about 2.5 to 5km when we were allowed to.
Diagnosis As more restrictions eased, I began training for speed, and that was when the pain started coming from the hip, and walking became strangely painful with a pinching sensation at the hip/groin area at this point. I sought help from a private physiotherapist to find out what happened. After a few sessions, he realized something was not right and suggested me to get a hip x-ray done. And so I did, at a Polyclinic, and the x-ray showed shallow acetabulum and I got referred (again) to a Sports Specialist to get a MRI done. And LHP with a labrum tear was the diagnosis. And to no surprise… I got referred to another Specialist again, who was affirmative that I need a LPAO and at the same time broke it to me that I have a RHP which will need a PAO too. If you need to know the timeline - I had the x-ray done at the end of 2022, MRI done on mid-2023, LPAO done at the start of 2024.
Pre-surgery Preparation (Work) Check with your doctor on the estimated rest period (mine’s 3months) and inform your boss about it. The surgery will most likely be about 5 hours max, hospital stay 5 days, and you will be on 2 crutches for 6-8 weeks, and another 1-2 weeks on 1 crutch to stabilize your walking. You might be able to resume work obligations if it’s a sedentary job or another 6 more weeks of home rest if your work requires much walking or manual labour. So it’s really important to work out with your boss and colleagues for a proper handover so that you can concentrate solely on recovery.
Pre-surgery Preparation (Hospital) There will be a blood test / some swab done 3 – 4 weeks prior to the surgery; the nurse will let you know. You will be under General Anesthesia (GA) during the surgery, so fasting is required a day before is required.
Do pack light for your hospital stay. Use a backpack for convenience. Clothes to wear after discharge + source of entertainment and communication is enough. You wouldn’t want to carry a lot of things home after discharge when you’re on 2 crutches.
Pre-surgery Preparation (Insurance + Hospital Wards) Do inform your Insurance Agent / Company about it so that they are aware. It may or may not be covered, so please get in touch with them as soon as you have the details.
[Singapore’s context] There will be a pre-admission appointment with the hospital staff about 3 weeks before the scheduled surgery, which the staff with share with you the cost of the different class wards. Basically, Class C (8-bedded) and Class B2 (6-bedded) wards are fully subsidized by the government. I can’t remember how much a Class B1 (4-bedded) ward costs, but probably about 10-15K SGD. Class A (1-bedded) is about 21-23K SGD. The staff with help you out with the Letter of Guarantee (LOG) from your Insurance Company and will let you know in about 2 weeks if the application for LOG is successful, if not you would have to prepare for the bills depending on your chosen ward (either Class A or Class B1). There is no need for LOG for Class C and Class B2 wards, since it’s fully government-subsidized. Medisave and MediShield/IPs will be used for all Class Wards (Note: IPs is only applicable to 30 years old and above). My insurance allows me to be in the Class A ward and the application for LOG was also successful, thankfully.
Pre-surgery Preparation (Personal) Since you will be on crutches, do arrange your house to accommodate that. A folding bedside table, a caddy trolley, a long-arm grabber, pillows are items that you can prepare beforehand. Do also ensure that your toilet is slip-free as well or restructure it in a way that is beneficial for you. I had to bathe sitting on the toilet bowl for the 1^st week as it is difficult to make it slip-free. It got better 2^nd week onwards when I was allowed a 30% weight-bearing on my operated side, so I could be in the showering area. You will be at home and ‘confine’ to the bed/chair most of the time, so it’d be good to have some form of entertainment at home. Nanoblocks, Colouring books, Wordsearch, Sudoku, Crosswords, Netflix, Disney+, Hbo, Reading, Crocheting, Journalling, Zoom with friends are some of the things that you can do / prepare before surgery. You may or may not have energy for them, but that’s ok, the main idea is to focus on resting and having a sound mind so that you won’t be discouraged / feel bored / unmotivated. For meal wise, it’d be good if your family can cook / buy food, if not do ensure that your budget allows you to get food delivery for 6-8 weeks. I got my meals from Grabfood. Do ensure that you have a good chair – not those that put your knees above your hips.
Day of surgery If you can, do arrive 5-10mins earlier to settle in after registration.
[Singapore’s context] Do note that the staff who registers you in will ask you for the person to contact after the surgery. It’d be a text message to inform the person on the end of your surgery and which ward you will be in. You will need to sign the LOG letter (if any) and proceed to take your height and weight at the self-administered machine. Wait and follow any instructions by the nurse. You will be asked to change into the hospital gown and the nurses will ask you more questions, just answer them accordingly. They will also help to keep your belongings in their storage and will deliver to your ward at their timeslot after your surgery.
Process of surgery The Anesthesiology team will introduce themselves to you and go through the pain management methods. They asked what method (they mentioned 3, but I only remembered what I had) I preferred, and I told them to go ahead with what they think was good for me. Epidural, it was. And so, I got pricked with needles and whatnots and they finally brought me into the operating room. I didn’t realize the room was so big and cold and there were many doctors and nurses around. They did their thing, and I was just trying not to feel awkward with so many people looking at my bareback and being in a very vulnerable state. It’s a little pricky and painful at some point. Do let them know if you’re too cold, they have this hot air thing that can warm you up. They will also insert a urine catheter for you to help with the bladder movements. I was quickly under General Anesthesia (GA) with a breathing mouthpiece (the Anesthesiologists will direct you on what to do). I woke up after the surgery with a very dry throat and asked if I could have some water. They gave me a tiny vial of water, just about enough to soothe my throat. I guess it was also caused I was under GA and couldn’t be given much for my stomach too. I was quite aware of what was going on though I was still a little sleepy. I had to be brought to the High Dependency Ward (HDW) due to low blood pressure.
After surgery (in HDW) I kept wanting to drink water but that also caused me to vomit out water and had no appetite for dinner. Nausea and vomiting are just some side effects of GA. (I remembered being disappointed that I couldn’t have the watermelon, I had wanted to eat that, but I knew I couldn’t stomach it) And little did I realize that was the last time I saw a watermelon during meal times (damn the side effects). I was also quite weak on my operated left side, I was not in that much of a pain, just some discomfort. I was given a self-administered morphine device too, there is this button that I can press to administer morphine into my system at regular interval, the device has some safety feature which helps to stop people from abusing it) Used it once after I had to be flipped over to be wiped clean by the nurse (at this time, I had given up on trying to maintain my dignity, though the nurses were quite humane about it, if you know what I mean) But I was also trying not to use the morphine at all cos it gave me more side effects like drowsiness and an even lower blood pressure). Thankfully I had a good Pain Team (that’s what they call themselves), which helped to lower the dosage after they realized I was not using it that much and I was still very drowsy (I fell asleep halfway unknowingly after talking to people), and eventually I was off it. I was taken for an x-ray after the nurse ascertained that my blood pressure was normal (since I had the catheter, I just sipped water without a care in the world, to help raise my blood pressure). And I administered the morphine once after they flipped me over for the x-ray (it was bloody hell painful and it took a lot of strength). Probably in a day or 2, the doctors decided to remove my epidural needle and I was finally free of it. The next thing to get rid of was the catheter. I had a love-hate relationship with it. I need to be able to pass motion to get rid of it, which I did after an arduous process. Constipation is a side effect of not moving around. Your stool will most definitely be a Type 1 under the Bristol Stool Chart but it will be back to normal in a few days or so. I did a little cheer when I finally pooped.
My physiotherapist came and pushed me to move around. The first step coming down from the bed was the hardest due to gravitational pull. My muscles needed to be woken up after lying down for 48 hours or more. I got transferred to General Ward (GW) soon after.
After surgery (GW) I had some bed exercises to help to wake up the muscles and I was using the walker to move around. It was tough doing the bed exercises, but they have to be done. I was also able to bath independently by sitting down on the bathing chair in the bathing area of the toilet. I still needed assistance to wear my pyjamas pants. So unfortunately, the nurse still had to be around when I bathed for safety purposes since I was a fall-risk patient.
At this time, I was trying to get out of bed and be in the chair and also use the walker more to help with moving around and getting the muscles up and running. I had 2 more physio sessions with the crutches. Using the walker frequently helped with the use of crutches. (You will know what I meant when you have tried both out. You can push yourself but please do not force it if you are not strong enough yet.) My doctors have cleared me for discharge, I just need my physiotherapist to clear me too (they have to be sure that I can use the crutches properly and safely and also complete simple daily adaptive skills). Finally, I got cleared for discharge. I got the medication, and it was a cashless and fuss-free stay/process for me. I stayed in the hospital for 7 days (3.5 days in HDW, 3.5 days in GW). Remember to get your crutches before leaving the hospital.
Home rest 1st Week I must say, it’s really liberating to be at home, though it’s really a chore to move around. I did my physio exercises about 3x a day and just be a sloth. I was still very tired, but it was difficult to sleep. I’m usually a side sleeper, but I had to sleep on my back for 6 weeks, at least. My doctors said that I could sleep on my unoperated side, but it can be achy.
Home rest 2nd Week Things are looking up a little more since I could place a 30% weight on my left. I could enter the showering area now, just be careful not to overload the operated side. 2 crutches are still a must to prevent any overloading of weight to help with the recovery. Protein and calcium-rich food are your best friend. Again, do your physio exercises regularly. I still do mine 3x a day.
Home rest 7th Week Finally, I got to put full weight on my operated side. Happily, I tried to ditch BOTH my crutches, please do not be like me! Ease into walking slowly. Use 1 crutch to help you with the gravity pull as you put 100% weight on both legs. It is also possible to ditch the crutch and try walking on very short distances, do take care of your walking form. If you limp badly, please use 1 crutch and practice walking. I did try stairs and use the railings if necessary. I managed to ditch the crutches by Week 8. Physio continues, if you have access to the gym, please go ahead, slowly. I am sleeping both on my back and on my unoperated side now.
Home rest 13th Week Not sure if things are still looking good, but my knees kinda hurt, and that’d be another story for another day. I am cleared to resume work, though I still got to be careful with the walking and all.
Week 14 – Week 18 (current) I think since I am walking a lot more, I am limping a little, but not enough for a need to bring back the crutch. It got more achy when I’m sleeping on my unoperated side and still a little discomfort if I try to sleep on my operated side. My operated side is still weak and achy when I walk or sit or lie down. I am still doing my physio, though not 3x a day now.
I am not too sure how I will progress but that’s my journey thus far. Happy to share here and to answer any questions you may have.
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I met my bf 3 years ago and he seemed like a really sweet guy at first. I knew he was struggling with leaving the military, but I had no idea how bad things actually were.
Quick backstory: My bf has high functioning autism but his mom had him in therapy very young, and by the time he was 17 he was a happy and healthy teenager. He joined the military and did great until the 3rd year in.
He started dating a girl and things got really serious, then she started cheating on him. He also started dealing with issues at work with someone higher ranking then him (I am not familiar with the military so I can't describe the situation well, sorry).
So on top of the horrible relationship where he was being cheated on, he was getting bullied at work and even physically assaulted a few times. Some of the guys teamed up and ended up jumping him a few times. When my bf would mess up at work the higher ranking guy would hit him with metal objects, it was bad.
My bf ended up having a psychotic break where he had a few attempts so they sent him to the psych ward, then he got out. He was a few months away from finishing his contract out, so it messed with his head really badly. He felt like a failure.
When he came back home the girl ended up leaving him for the guy she cheated on him with, further pushing him into his breakdown. She also spread lies about him because people that knew them were calling her out about cheating on him, so my bf lost a lot of friends and his reputation took a hit.
He began drinking heavily and he was having fits of rage/panic attacks along with S. attempts.
I had NO idea it was that bad, or I wouldn't have ever gotten with him.
6 months into us dating he started having panic attacks around me which I didn't mind helping with, until he eventually just dropped the facade and let me see the real him.
By then we had moved in together and I felt trapped. I desperately wanted to move out of my parents house so it was dumb on my part to move in with him so early into our relationship.
For the past 3 years I have had hope that he could get better. I have now lost all hope.
In the last 3 years I realized that he has a major issue with alcohol and when he gets drunk his emotions are amplified by 1000. He kept getting into fist fights, two of which I was hurt in trying to stop. He had two S. attempts in the parking lot of his favorite bar, he would get upset and just sprint away from everyone where we would have to search for him, he would scream and cry, it was a lot.
I was able to get him to cut back on drinking, but he refuses to stop. He doesn't get drunk anymore thank God, but when I would beg him to stop drinking he would get defensive and angry and start fights with me.
He has been diagnosed with bpd, bipolar disorder, literally anything the VA can think of to explain his insane behavior.
He would have daily "panic attacks" or episodes, I don't even know what to call them but he would have a melt down where he is hurting himself, screaming, crying, and breaking stuff. These episodes could last for hours.
He has broken so many doors, broken blinds, he threw a barstool in our kitchen across the room and broke the floor, I can go on and on and on.
My life revolves around him now. He has ruined so many things for me because of his anxiety and depression issues. I resent him.
On my birthday one year he got upset because I was frustrated with him for not putting more effort in. He didn't get me a present or plan anything and I was sad. So he took a bunch of his medication, went into a psychotic break, and I had to have a friend help me drag him to the ER where he freaked out and physically assaulted our friend.
I had to repeatedly punch and kick him to get him off our friend. It took 3 cops to restrain him.
I have had to call the cops multiple times because he is losing his mind and it is going on for hours. I have had to stop what I am doing and come find him because he is freaking out somewhere.
I am tired, I am angry, and I am so mentally done.
Every time we find a medication that works, it has some crazy ass side effect. So he will be completely normal for 6 months, and then boom the medication is attacking his thyroid, or the medication made him gain 45 pounds in 3 months and he looks badly swollen. Or his lab work is awful and he needs to stop taking the meds before he dies or something.
Then I have to deal with the manic and depressive episode that comes with us switching his meds, then we try meds that make things worse instead of better, until we finally find a med that works again. Only to start the cycle all over again 6 months later when he is having some insane side effect.
He is in therapy, he is taking his medication, but to him that is enough. He thinks that is him trying. He does nothing else to better his life.
I cook. I clean. I do everything around the house. His mom and I are like his personal assistants. We book his doctors appointments, I wake him up for work, I remind him of his appointments, I do everything but wipe his ass for him.
He is 100% disabled with the VA so he only has to work 2 days a week. The rest of the week he just bums around or he goes and hangs out with his friends.
While I work full time, I take care of him full time, I take on all of the mental load of our relationship, and I am a full time college student. I get no help or emotional support from him.
There is so much more I could say but this would be pages long.
I will probably get comments saying to leave but it isn't that easy. I don't have a supportive family or friend group. I have two cats that I would have to give away which would destroy me. I have an apartment with a lease I am stuck in for another year, and a life I have built down here that I don't want to lose.
I work from home for his mom which helps me get my college degree. I have adhd so when I was working full time in retail and trying to do school I kept flunking out. I would study after work but be so exhausted that I wasn't retaining it.
I need to do in person classes and with this job I can.
It just doesn't feel fair that if I left him, I would lose everything and have to give my pets away to someone, and have to put my degree on hold again. So I can either blow up my life and lose literally everything I have, or I can just put up with his craziness and just distance myself emotionally to survive through it until I can get my college degree and a good paying job.
It just really sucks. I am exhausted. Some days I hate him. Some days I am mean to him because I just feel so done. Some days I have bad thoughts like I wish I didn't wakeup, or I wish that he didn't wakeup because it would make my life easier.
It feels like there is no solution so that is why I came here to vent.

I’m planning to make the Satie shawl by Dee O’Keefe as a 90th birthday gift for my mother-in-law and wondered if anyone has made it. If so, do you have any tips? I knit Continental with a Norwegian purl if that changes things at all.
With the assist of the owner of my LYS, I’ve chosen Berroco Lanas Light, 2 ply sport weight, with Berroco Aerial (mohair). I do need to learn M1L and M1R and work on ensuring my yo is done in the correct direction (this far my yarn overs have all been accidental).
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/satie
Thanks!

From the log of Edward Price – Clerk for Diplomat Howard Weathers – 03.28.2803
I suppose a summary is in order for things to be clear. Humanity has a bit of a reputation as an odd lot in the galaxy. Most aliens don’t know really know what to think about us. You see, most aliens are actually somewhat boring, having fallen into galactic societal niches over thousands of years. The Atroxians are were space pirates, the Vontacruz own the casinos and travel cruise industries, and the Hordun operate the most efficient morgues this side of the galaxy – usually because of the Atroxians. But the Delridians? They are diplomats. And dare I say that they are the weird ones.
Delri Prima is the homeworld of the Delridians, a tall, lanky race who look like the grimdark cousins of a Star Wars Kaminoan. Brilliant medics, they apparently don’t see a difference between medical work and diplomacy, seeing both fields as the healing arts. Their medicocracy has a long list of accomplishments throughout the galaxy, enough that it’d look like an 18-hour credit reel on a movie. My guess is that they may have been the “Humans” of the galaxy preceding us before they finally settled, and rumors have it that the K’kituun Death Puppets are an ancient offshoot from their early days on the galactic stage.
But more to the point, after about 180 years on the galactic stage, Humanity has made a decent name for ourselves as the handyman and eccentric nerd. We are celebrated, thrown strange looks, worried glances, and altogether treated as small children. Though with the destruction of Axtroxia, they may want to worry about what will happen when we hit puberty. The Delridians have already been through that, though they were never as eccentric as we are.
They reached out to Humanity with a diplomatic frigate appropriately named Olive Branch about a year ago. I’ve learned they like to reflect the cultures they are talking to, so as to ease negotiations. Can’t imagine what the Atroxian equivalent was. Probably something like ‘Torn Heads’. Regardless, Diplomat Weathers was finally selected as the Earth delegate to talk on Delri Prima, and oh boy. That is a dark world. Like, bring a flashlight dark. I don’t know whether it is the slow spin of the planet, or the climate generators they have, but the entire twilight band is just dark and grey. It rains, and thankfully it is safe water, but it is eerie. From the embassy city they built to make us more comfortable, you can look out across the Delridian jungle and see the many other diplomatic cities slowly being devoured by the vines and trees.
The first night was fine, though I’m not sure any of us slept well. We were each provided a separate room or, well, house really. The entire city was made of a cold stone, themed after some old Italian city on Earth. The wind slipped through the narrow streets with a soft whistle, bringing with it a faint jungle fog. Somewhere down the street was a clattering window shutter, but with how much stone they used, and the strange alignment of the streets, you could hear a pin drop from eight blocks away!
Talks went well for the first three days as Diplomat Weathers and the Delridians got to know each other. I met with and discussed a number of cultural similarities with a member of the alien entourage, a Nurse Kelayo, when I wasn’t with the others in my group exploring the city. She was very proud of the settlement they built for us, but in our talks, she asked what we thought of the book. What book?
Well, after having a wonderful meal with my coworkers and some of the alien entourage, we said our farewells and parted ways. Kelayo was vague, but had explained how they had acquired a copy of the book, and that she hoped that we enjoyed the effort she put into it.

I didn’t look into it immediately when I returned to the lonely, lifeless house that was my quarters. Mark was my closest neighbor, and he was a block down. The Delridians, fresh from talks with the Hordun, thought we may want some privacy from each other. And while it is nice not having to hear Mark snore in the cabin like on the flight here, the house was a little… too private.
It was as I was preparing to turn off the light to go to sleep that I thought to look in the nightstand beside me. Kelayo had told us about the book, and when I opened the top drawer, it was indeed there. Sitting center and alone was an old Earth book of gnarled leather and no visible title. Whatever poor creature the Delridians had used to make the cover had terrible skin!
Opening the book, I found it to have been printed in an old dialect of English from before the Third World War, with some much older words I did not recognize. It certainly looked like it was printed in the archaic methods of old Earth, with wet ink instead of modern digital ink that provided touch-based pseudo-memoric context.
I began to flip through the pages of this strange book, turning up the brightness on the nightstand lamp to see better. The faded pages of the book looked sick and moldy, and my skin crawled just touching it, but the letters, despite the stains and grunge, seemed to pop from the page in crisp black. In fact, the ink was so black that it felt like I was staring into the void with each letter. Kelayo’s book was some archaic text of old Earth culture from the end of the 20^th century, though I did not recognize the name. Written by a Bishop Simon from some archaic cult or religion, the book functioned as a “spellbook” like a deepdive virtual reality fantasy game might have. It was filled with a plethora of gods I did not recognize, and a ton of phonetic gibberish that sounded good when said, but easily complicated.
I hadn’t gotten too far when I heard a man’s scream next to me. Jumping out of my skin, I found no one there. But I remembered where I was, and crept to the window. It was Mark’s voice, more panicky than I had ever heard him. Peeking through the slats of the window, I scanned the street towards Mark’s place. The light was on, and someone was shuffling down the street, murmuring in pain.
Rushing down to the street, I rushed out to help him. Mark’s mutterings were too quiet, and he was holding something to his chest. It may have been a minute before I collected myself and tried to get answers from him, but you have to understand, I’ve never seen a dying man before. Not in real life. In the dim and permanent gloom, I could barely make out the trail of blood behind him. He pleaded again and again, and I had to find out where he was injured, and what it was he was carrying.
I went to take what he held, only to realized that in my own fervor to aid him I still had that creepy book. I put that down to wrench free Mark’s own possession. I really wish I hadn’t, for his grip was weak, with only one hand. I held his other, and everything above it.
My own voice was the next I heard echoing down the street as I most certainly fell backwards. Sorry Mark, but I lost your arm. Well, your first one. The second is decorating some chandelier somewhere, courtesy of Vanessa.
Please understand that for anyone in my situation, gorey horror was never my fancy, and I hope no one in the auditing board holds it against me. I would bet credits that any of you would have done much the same as I did.
Time is… unreliable on Delri Prima, with its twilit band and gloom. The only thing that moves is that blasted fog. And the vines. Especially the vines. I’m not sure how long I ran, but Vanessa was the one to find me, flanked by a street littered with Human bodies. Far more people than joined us on the crew… I think. You might want to review the ship manifest just to be sure.
Vanessa, once she verified my identity, guided me through the littered street, still gurgling and reaching out to us. Give her a raise, by the way. She’s the one that got us out of there. We met up with Dwayne and Harry, both armed with metal pipes and whatever other junk they salvaged, and we retreated to a boarded up house with other surviving members of the crew. They were glad to see me, though I don’t remember who they were. Many were new faces to the ship for this mission.
We settled here for hours? A day? Our comms were filled with static, and we couldn’t reach Mr. Weathers to see if he was ok. We needed to get off this planet. Someone mentioned that the ship was still parked at the landing bay. All eyes turned to someone in the back of the group, who slowly stood up, her form long and lanky. Kelayo, the Delridian nurse.
Vanessa worked with Kelayo on a plan to move through the city to the landing bay, while the rest of us sought supplies. This house had a basement, connected to a series of tunnels which we would use to slip under whatever muttering, mumbling horrors pleaded us to come outside.
Slowly, and as quietly as we could, our train of survivors crept through the tunnels. Our flashlights that Ben had found were pathetically dim, and frequently flickered out, sounding with a loud clunk whenever someone whacked it awake. Icy water dripped from the long tangled hairs of wriggling moss that clung to and between the bricks, the lights illuminating white lice-like that lived within the tangle.
Splashing was the only sound we heard for a long time, along with someone’s horrid cough. He was in the back of the line, far behind me, but kept coughing and groaning. Others frequently shushed him, louder than he coughed. But for all the good their efforts to keep him quiet were, it paled in comparison to Kelayo’s odd excitement. When I inquired her about her unusual positivity, she admitted fascination over the many accounts of average Humans combatting the supernatural evils that threatened Earth. How we could survive on a planet infested with the dead with only equally dark magicks astounded her, despite our culture not having widespread knowledge or application of this means of survival. It was faint, but she had nodded at the book. Why did I still have this disgusting leatherback that seemed to shiver in the cold?
I apologize for any impact I may have had on diplomatic relations with the Delridians, but I said some uncouth remarks about the whole situation and the book. I flipped it open to a random page to give an example, forgetting in my annoyance just how dark it was in the tunnels. But that ink… that horrid archaic stain… was fully legible. I admit I came to a stop in awe, though shortlived as the train of people behind me bumped into me. That coughing was gone.
So were half the people we had been travelling with. Kelayo glanced around with a chitter. She was having too much fun with the spooky, and now we heard skittering and scrape scrape scraping on the bricks. Vanessa fired a shot down the tunnel and urged us to run, so we did.
We were near the landing bay when we ducked into a sideroom per Kelayo’s prompting, and shoved a convenient table in the way of the door. The skittering was above us on the ground floor too, and then someone grabbed my foot. It may have been Mark. Well, the part of Mark I dropped.
Long gnarled fingers covered in dirt were the hallmark of these freaky things. Human hands with a life of their own, skittering around like bugs as they fled the flashlight’s beam and sought dark corners. These shelters included their unholy wriggling up our pants and jackets, some grips strong and muscular, and others gentle and cautious. If you have ever had a massage, you may never want one again once a chilly, slimy, dismembered hand tries to nest between your shoulder blades.
Vanessa fired off a few shots in her desperate attempt to keep the grabby hands off, though she nicked Ben’s ear in the process. The loud noise scattered the skitterhands enough for us to fling the last few from our persons. Vanessa slammed the book I still carried, ordering me to read it. She had lost her copy early on, but had the gist of its contents.
The ink on the book was darkest on one particular page, with a weird symbol that looked like it said XOOD. An old-Earth linguist may understand it better than I. Kelayo was forced to provide guidance, as she was the expert on the book, and with many, many attempts, and a dark horde gathering upstairs, were ready to begin. Vanessa was out of shots in her gun, and Ben and Dwayne were futiley pushing back the horde of impossible crewmen. These people smelled horribly of rotten meat, and overtook Ben first, followed swiftly by Dwayne.
Vanessa had backed into a corner, clearly scared. I can’t blame her, since I was, too. But I couldn’t move, couldn’t join her in the false safety of the corner. The rotten crew… this dead crew, was in the room with us, and were already grabbing me. Amidst the noise and confusion, I could hear Vanessa being attacked behind me, and the dull nails of my own assailants tearing at my skin. Kelayo, her form thin and dark, simply stood amidst the dead.
Read it, she said.
Say it with all your heart.
I remember the word that pierced the world that day, but can’t remember saying it. But my throat burns whenever I utter it now. BARASHAKUSHU. The dead froze in place, their fingers dug deep into my skin. BARASHAKUSHU. Limp, lifeless, just as they should be. BARASHAKUSHU. The haze in the air, even in the basement, lifted. BARASHAKUSHU. Vanessa breathed deep as I pulled her from the bodies and out the house to the crowded, lifeless street.
We limped, though we did not bleed, filled with holes and grime, and caked in blood. Kelayo followed wraithlike behind us, always ten paces behind. The landing bay was before us. Our ship and salvation was before us.
Diplomat Weathers was fine, though alarmed at our state. Delridian doctors tended to us as we explained what happened. A full transcript is available via the ship’s DIA-Log.
When all was said and done, the Delridian diplomat thanked us for being so willing to open discourse. To celebrate successful talks between our species, he offered us a parting feast. He motioned Kaleyo over, who had apparently been tasked with researching Human culture for the talks.
She explained over dinner about how she had poured over a stunning variety of Human dishes from our many cultures, but that she had settled on one that appeared to be a universal favorite. An Italian dish of long, stringy noodles over their equivalent of a white cream sauce. And dinner was fantastic! But Kaleyo seemed confused as well, stating that she had a difficult time picking out the right recipe. The instructions were apparently all over the place with a lot of strange steps that seemed superfluous to food preparation.
I asked her what she meant, to which she replied, “The base ingredients were simple, almost mundane. Of note, the various rituals in the preparation exhausted many of our best doctors. Some are still seeking treatment after one batch escaped. You Humans have a very strange culture of food, especially with the names. I believe you called this one… creepy pasta?”
Then the meatball on my fork blinked at me.

Houtarou really made an egg dish to an egg while inside of an egg.
List of the Chemy Ride Cards currently owned by the characters as of Episode 38

• For producer Minato, it was a very Gotchard-like, bright final power-up debut episode: Houtarou was able to forget the despair of having killed his friend for the sake of someone hungry in front of him. When asked why he fights (even though it's scary and hurts both him and the Chemies), he only replied "Even if you say all that...". Because the answer was inside him from the beginning. We should all work together to overcome any scary things, and not get stuck and give up on what we've lost but do whatever it takes to get it back. That little something that goes beyond logic is the driving force behind the power-up that surpasses existing values.
• Like stated in last week's blog, while Kamen Rider Gotchard's main theme is "Bright! Fun!", it is true that the show had turned a blind eye to what makes a Kamen Rider show Kamen Rider-like. But that was also in part because of the production team's desire to go beyond the predisposed flow of "if we do something like ◯◯, it will end up being Kamen Rider-like, right?". And so, when finally faced with those "Kamen Rider-like" aspects that they had been avoiding, they felt that their wish had been fulfilled as Houtarou easily overcame them. So, from here on, it's time to follow the story of Houtarou Ichinose aka someone who went beyond Kamen Rider. This is the story of Houtarou, an unfinished high school student who is nobody, becoming something that no one has ever seen before.
• You might have noticed but Ichinose Houtarou is a little bit… strange compared to a normal high school student. That wasn’t planned. Even though they tried their best to make him as normal as possible (though he was mentally younger than the average 17-year-old), the individuality of his actor Junsei Motojima and the accumulation of the different directions for the character created by the various directors who worked on Gotchard created this somewhat weird high school boy. And because of all that, Houtarou going beyond existing values ​​resulted in the birth of Nijigon. So, for now on, the bright and fun Kamen Rider Gotchard will go on while also showcasing the growth of this second Houtarou named Nijigon.
• Next week, we'll finally get the full collection of the 101 Chemies, and we'll be able to discover Rainbow Gotchard's unique ability: Gotcha Brothers.
• Tamagon (as named by Houtarou because tamago = egg in japanese) was embedded in the Gotchadriver when Fuuga created it, and that is why it was able to see the world through the driver. And after fighting side by side for so long, it has become attached to Houtarou himself, and is an inseparable part of him.
• The images that Houtarou saw in his head when he first transformed into Gotchard and when he received the Exgotchaliber from UFO-X were probably a manifestation of Tamagon's power.

Man, that image brings back memories...

• Tamagon said to Houtarou that he could stay inside of the egg forever, that he's done enough and that the outside world is scary anyway so he (Tamagon) himself didn't want to be born either. He didn't have any special talent in alchemy or anything, he just happened to receive the driver, got hurt with his friends many times, and even lost his previous partner. Houtarou could have given up. He could have stood up, while despairing about still not knowing how to fix the situation. But Houtarou chose the third option, as expected from him. And he was even able to bring up Nijigon's Gotcha (wanting to see the outside world) by... feeding an egg to another egg. Really Houtarou-like(?).
• By the way, Tamagon's character and attitude were also things that were debated until the very end. In fact, they were even considering a scenario where Tamagon would have instead said "Houtarou, hurry up, I want to be born soon!!!".
• While inside of the egg, Houtarou's stomach growled at the perfect time. Producer Minato said something about this during the meeting that was very memorable to assistant producer Harashima: "even at times like these, he gets hungry". It made her realize that it's the food his mother makes that really gets him going at times like these. So, they had to include Tamami's gentle smile at some point. She is the one who understands Houtarou the best, and even though she doesn't say much, she always gives him hints on how to overcome obstacles.
• Rinne, too, became overcome with fear that she might lose her precious partner. But Big Sis Renge was there to give her a scolding. Renge has been watching Rinne closely, and has fought alongside her even after she become a Kamen Rider, so only she could say those harsh words: "Enough is enough! You're a Kamen Rider, aren't-ya?!".
• Spanner has also learned of his bond with Gigist: the black flames that Gigist possesses are the same flames that Spanner has. It seems that Gigist has a lot of respect for Spanner, since he went as far as inviting him to his side.
• Vanfenrir, one of the 5 Chemies used to create this episode's Malgam, was voiced by Kanon Miyahara, who plays Clotho.
• Producer Minato insisted from the very beginning on having rain pouring down for the entire episode until Houtarou comes back with the rainbow.

The cherry blossoms in the background... Beautiful image.

• This episode was filmed in early April. But it was still cold so the cast members had to endure not only the cold but also wet clothes while acting.
• As usual, the lettering for the alchemy spell was handled by designer Tajima from Ishimori Pro.
• Tamagon's personality changed a bit when becoming Nijigon (niji = rainbow in japanese), and that's because he was born after being inspired by Houtarou. Nijigon himself became a bit Houtarou-like.
• The theme of Rainbow Gotchard is: rainbow and arrow. In a sense, we get a return to origins with the rainbow, reminiscent of the rainbow glow from the original Gotchadriver. Also, Gotchard is the Arrow Rider, so of course that trademark is the main motif of the suit. The helmet was designed to be as sharp as possible so that it looks like a giant arrow when viewed from either side.
• While making the omurice in the egg mind world, Houtarou grasped the true essence of alchemy: just like cooking, alchemy uses tiny ingredients, but by "gotchanko" them together, the mix can produce great power. Rainbow Gotchard brings a huge change in Houtarou's fighting style: he will fight using alchemy with his own free-spirited ideas, and that's just... really Houtarou-like.
• Thanks to the power of the rainbow from Rainbow Gotchard, the Chemies that had turned completely white were restored to their original forms. The secret behind why the Chemies were able to return to normal will be revealed next time.

Episode 39: Gotcha Complete! Climax 101!

Air Date: June 9, 2024
Screenplay: Uchida Hiroki
Director: Yamaguchi Kyohei

Finally time to "gotcha" all the Chemies?!
After having finally "gotcha" the phantom rainbow Chemy Nijigon, there are only two Chemies left to complete the full collection of 101 Chemies!
The group comes up with their own unique strategies to "gotcha" the last two: Ojilacanth and Pakuraptor.
But the Abysallis King could not just stand by and watch it happen and launches a serious onslaught against the threat of Nijigon!?
When all 101 Chemies are collected, the true power of Rainbow Gotchard will be unleashed!

This is a in-dept guide for those who are hoping to experience the Sunrise Express. This will be broken down into five main sections: booking your tickets, getting the tickets, getting to the train, aboard the train, and exiting the train/station. Please note that this is all anecdotal so YMMW
Booking Your Tickets:
TLDR: Book 1 month in advance the moment tickets become available, pre-fill the information on the site so that you can hit search the moment 10:00am JST rolls around, and select 1 passenger as the number of passengers regardless of being a party of 1 or 2.
There is an English version of the JR west website where you can book your tickets if you cannot read Japanese. While the English version of the site does not explicitly point this out, there are two types of rooms on the Sunrise Express that can sleep two people. There is the Single Twin room and the Twin room. The Single Twin room is in a bunk bed configuration and has less space whereas the Twin room has the beds side by side and there is more space. These rooms tend to sell out extremely quickly, within 3 minutes of release for purchase, as you are competing with people others who are trying to book them online and JR staff helping people book in person. Reservation for tickets open 1 month in advance at 10:00am JST and that's when you'll need to make the reservation if you want to get yourself any type of twin rooms. I've seen other posts online stating that you have a better chance of booking the twin style rooms at a station in person, but that wasn't an option for me so I can't confirm nor deny that will increase your odd of getting yourself a twin style room.
When it comes to the actual booking, be sure to double check details of your route to ensure that the stations you select are applicable. For example, the train stops at Osaka station when the train is headed for Tokyo, but skips Osaka station when the train is leaving from Tokyo. To book the train, I suggest having multiple tabs open with the necessary information on the site prefilled such that you can click on search button the moment 10:00am JST comes around. Also, you should have your credit card handy so that you're ready to pay assuming you're able to get a room. Since you're likely travelling with another person when booking a twin style room, both you and your travelling companion should do this to further increase your odds of booking the room. Booking the twin room (beds are side by side) is a bit easier since you can pre-select the train and twin as the room type. However, if you'd like book the single twin room (bunk bed configuration) you can pre-select just the train. After 10:00am JST and hitting search, you will then select "Sleeper Car B". For more details on a break down of how to book the different room types, take a look at the post by u/NightHawkCanada here. The next portion will focus on booking the twin room. Unfortunately I don't have any experience booking the single twin room so I won't be able to comment on that.
With the information pre-filled, click on search at 10:00am JST. You'll be brought to a page asking you to select a smoking or non-smoking room. Even though I don't smoke, I selected the smoking room as that was the only option available. I was concerned about the room potentially smelling like cigarettes, but at least for the twin room I rode in, it was a non-issue. Once you've selected a room, you will be asked for the number of passengers. Even though there were 2 of us who were going to be sleeping the room, my understanding is that you're supposed to put 1 as the number of passengers. According to the Google translated version of the Japanese version of the site:

As the price is set per room, please select "1 adult" for the number of guests whether you are booking for 1 or 2 people (including children)

If anyone has had success with reserving a twin room when putting 2 as the number of passengers, please let us all know. After putting in the number of passengers, you'll need to fill out your name, email, a 4 digit confirmation pin that you'll later use, and your credit card information. Make sure you use a credit card that you plan to bring with you when you will be riding the Sunrise Express and that you DO NOT lose your confirmation pin. You'll be asked to confirm your information and assuming all goes well you will receive an email from [westjr@jr-odekake.net](mailto:westjr@jr-odekake.net) confirming that your reservation is complete. I was charged 21,320 yen for the room and 8,910 yen for 1 basic fare ticket for a trip from Osaka to Tokyo.
Getting the Tickets:
TLDR: Get your reserved tickets from a green vending machine using your credit card and confirmation pin. Buy another basic fare ticket if you are party of 2 and only received 1 basic fare ticket from the vending machine.
You're able to receive tickets from a ticket vending machine or a station attendant right after you reserve them; you don't have to wait till the date that you'll board the train to get your ticket. Please note that you are only able to receive your tickets during certain times of day as station booths with attendants and vending machines are not 24/7. For more information on when tickets can be received by station, check the JR West website here. To get my tickets, I used one of the green vending machines, inserted the credit card I used to pay for the ticket online with and supplied the 4 digit confirmation pin. For a step by step guide with pictures on how to use the green vending machine to receive your tickets, follow the link here. Assuming you want to get receipt you will end up with four slips of green paper. They will be your ticket for the room,1 basic fare ticket, and your 2 receipts for the 2 tickets.
As you may have noticed, I said that I got 1 basic fare ticket from the vending machine even though there are going to be 2 people sleeping in the twin room. At the time, I was also a bit suspicious of it asked the information booth about it and they said it was okay even though there were 2 us and only had 1 basic fare ticket. However, due to the language barrier there was likely some miscommunication and I would later confirm my suspicions that for 2 people you would need 2 basic fare ticket. Assuming you are a party of 2, you will need to purchase another basic fare ticket that matches the one you just got from the vending machine i.e if you got a basic fare ticket for Osaka station to Tokyo station from the vending machine, buy another one. Before you board the train, you should ideally have 1 ticket for the room and 2 basic fare tickets. Luckily if you made the same mistake that I did, it isn't the end of the world and the attendants at the gate area can assist.
Getting to the Train:
TLDR: Get to the station 30-45 minutes early and the gate attendants are your best friend if anything goes wrong.
I strongly recommend, getting to the station about 30-45 minutes early, especially if you have luggage, so that you have ample time to deal with any unexpected issues and find your train platform. Even if you arrive a little too early there is likely a waiting area for you to rest at to wait for the train. The first challenge we faced was figuring out what platform was going to be departing from. Your best friend here is making sure to follow the signs for the JR lines and then finding one of the screens showing the trains and platform information. The information on the screens cycle between Japanese and English fairly. If you had 2 basic fare tickets, you could each go through the gate by putting in your ticket through the gate as normal; DO NOT throw away your basic fare ticket as you will need it on the train and to exit your arrival station.
However, since we did not have 2 basic fare tickets and the ticket booths and vending machines were closed, we had to work with the gate attendants to figure out a resolution. Using my very limited Japanese and Google translate, we were eventually able to get a stamped pieced of paper that according to Google translate meant this person entered at Osaka station. After getting pass the gate and arriving at the platform, we waited the aforementioned rest area till the train came. About 5 minutes before the train is set to arrive, take the time to figure out where the car your reserved room will be pulling up at using the guide on the floor so that you don't have to sprint to the correct entrance. Worst case you can find the correct car while on the train, but the passageways are fairly narrow so if you have rolling luggage it will be fairly inconvenient.
Aboard the Train:
TLDR: You can buy a basic fare ticket on the train using cash for the same price as if you bought it at the station or reserved a ticket online.
Assuming you boarded the train using the correct entrance, finding your room using the numbers on the wall is fairly simple; maneuvering with rolling luggage and backpacks not so much. Shortly after settling into the room and departing from the station, the conductor stopped by. We were very worried that there would be a huge up charge to buy a ticket on the train, but we were pleasantly surprised and it was just the same 8,910 yen for 1 basic fare ticket. From what I could tell, you would have to pay in cash and they should be able provide change, but since we paid the exact amount I can't confirm. The conductor will then issue you a paper ticket that you need to hold on to and show to the gate agent at your destination station.
The twin room has a little cubby area that is just big enough to store 2 standard carry on sized rolling luggage. The room was fairly alright and had a huge window. There are communal areas, sinks with mirrors to brush your teeth, fairly roomy bathrooms, and shower rooms that require you to purchase a shower card. Unfortunately, they were already all sold out when we went to try to purchase one. I suspect that if you want a shower card you'll likely have to be one of the passengers boarding fairly close to if not at the stations where the train departs. If you want food while on the train, you'll have to bring your own as there is no food served on the train and the vending machines only sell drinks. My two complaints are the room has 1 plug and you're not gonna get the most restful sleep as it isn't exactly quiet and it is a bumpy ride.
Tips:

• Bring body wipes in case you can't get a shower card
• Bring your own towel for the shower
• Bring your own tooth brush and tooth paste
• Bring a power strip or a power brick that can charge multiple devices
• Ear plugs and eye mask may help you get some better sleep
• Buy food before hand
• Bring motion sickness medication or avoid all together if you motion sickness easily

Exiting the Train/Station:
TLDR: Get ready to exit the train 5-10 minutes before your stop, especially if you have rolling luggage, so you don't miss it.
The train will announce the stations that it will be arriving at in both Japanese and English so you don't have to worry about missing your stop too much; it also helps when your destination is the last stop. That said, I suggest getting ready to exit the train about 5-10 minutes early especially if you have rolling luggage to make sure that you're able to exit the train as the doors tend to only be open for a few minutes.
When exiting the station, if you have 2 basic fare tickets you can each feed them into gate machines and they will "eat" them. However, if you do not have 2 basic fare tickets and had a ticket issued by the conductor like us, you will be giving the standard basic fare ticket and the ticket from the conductor to the gate agent. You can keep the ticket for the room as a souvenir if you'd like.
Overall the Sunrise Express was a pretty fun experience and I would love to do it again. Thanks for taking the time to read this guide and I hope this helps anyone who is planning to take a trip on the Sunrise Express - safe travels!

Apologies in advance for the length. I don't know what other questions to ask to get the answers I need. And I'm just lost. right now. Any advice or recommends/references would be appreciative.
TEXAS resident.
Hi everyone:
I'm seeking advice and feedback on my situation regarding disability and employment. Last year, I had a stroke that affected my speech and some mobility. Thankfully, I've regained much of my mobility and can type, but speaking remains challenging. I'm hoping it's only temporary, but it could be long-term or permanent. I also have other health concerns including an auto-immune disorder.
Here's a brief overview of my situation:

• I've worked for my current employer for 22 years. My position will be terminated if I can't return by mid-July 2024.
• I'm 51 and face potential ageism in the job market.
• Approved for long-term disability through my employer's insurer.
• Waiting on SSA/SSI decision, which can take up to a year.
• Approved for Vocational Rehab, but my counselor hasn't been helpful with job placement.
• Applied to other jobs with both my regular and a reduced-skill resume, but no offers, possibly due to my speech issues during interviews.

I've tried returning to my job three times with accommodation requests, but they were denied. My employer says they have no suitable positions for me.
I'm concerned about my long-term employment prospects and the possibility of losing my job due to my current condition or the company's financial struggles. I have a mortgage, medical bills, and other expenses that need to be covered, and I need to keep my health insurance for ongoing treatment.
I did try to get a consult from a disability attorney just to see my options, but once they learned I had LTD they said call back if it's denied.
Q: Are there any other options available to me regarding job placement for someone with speaking difficulty, employment assistance, or ways I can have my doctor word my accommodation request so that I can return to work to current employer, but work remotely and with minimal verbal communication?
My family believes I need to take my time to recover as fully as possible but I've been working since I was 15 and just do not know life w/out having that structure and this past year has been hard, more stressful because my finances are not reliable as LTD can end at any time.
Thank you for any advice or suggestions.

Apologies in advance for the length. I don't know what other questions to ask to get the answers I need. And I'm just lost. right now. Any advice or recommends/references would be appreciative.
TEXAS resident.
Hi everyone:
I'm seeking advice and feedback on my situation regarding disability and employment. Last year, I had a stroke that affected my speech and some mobility. Thankfully, I've regained much of my mobility and can type, but speaking remains challenging. I'm hoping it's only temporary, but it could be long-term or permanent. I also have other health concerns including an auto-immune disorder.
Here's a brief overview of my situation:

• I've worked for my current employer for 22 years. My position will be terminated if I can't return by mid-July 2024.
• I'm 51 and face potential ageism in the job market.
• Approved for long-term disability through my employer's insurer.
• Waiting on SSA/SSI decision, which can take up to a year.
• Approved for Vocational Rehab, but my counselor hasn't been helpful with job placement.
• Applied to other jobs with both my regular and a reduced-skill resume, but no offers, possibly due to my speech issues during interviews.

I've tried returning to my job three times with accommodation requests, but they were denied. My employer says they have no suitable positions for me.
I'm concerned about my long-term employment prospects and the possibility of losing my job due to my current condition or the company's financial struggles. I have a mortgage, medical bills, and other expenses that need to be covered, and I need to keep my health insurance for ongoing treatment.
I did try to get a consult from a disability attorney just to see my options, but once they learned I had LTD they said call back if it's denied.
Q: Are there any other options available to me regarding job placement for someone with speaking difficulty, employment assistance, or ways I can have my doctor word my accommodation request so that I can return to work to current employer, but work remotely and with minimal verbal communication?
My family believes I need to take my time to recover as fully as possible but I've been working since I was 15 and just do not know life w/out having that structure and this past year has been hard, more stressful because my finances are not reliable as LTD can end at any time.

With so many little filming updates available to us, I've been thinking for a while that we should have a post for a spoiler round-up for anyone who wants a quick reference or doesn't feel like sifting through the extra casting calls and previous threads to see what has been filmed already. I'm trying to only include sourceable material here - so mainly details from casting calls or location notices, set content, or sightings of the actors themselves.
I'm sure that I've missed *something*, so if you know, you can drop it into the comments and I'll edit or add it to this post! I'll try to keep this ongoing if there's interest. ♾️
{TO BE FILMED}
6/25

• Filming with waitstaff, receptionist, and bartender extras

6/24

• Filming at a restaurant with a brunette girl and bartender extras

6/21

• Filming with DJ and bartender extras

6/18

• Filming with bartender extras

6/17

• Filming with business executive and assistant extras

6/5-7

• Filming at the beach house

6/4

• Filming for interior and exterior “5 star restaurant” scenes: patrons, hostesses, server extras

“First week of June”

• Filming at St. James Episcopal Church, Circa 1922 restaurant, Little Loaf Bakery, and Pier 33 apartments

—-----------
{HAPPENINGS TO DATE}
6/1

• A fan visiting the studio lot posts a picture showing a "Boston Taxi Service" car

5/31

• Filming at the beach house (11 AM to 4 AM shoot)

5/30

• Filming for a “diner” scene: (likely at Goody Goody Omelet House)
  
• “Interior old, run down, Diner; Locals gathering place”
  
• Note for diner patron extras: “You like to hang out and drink plain coffee, no lattes in this place!”
  
• Note for cook extras: “if you've ever sweated it out behind a hot grill, let us know! Include any cook experience.”
  
• Filming for an exterior street scene: neighbor with car extra
  

5/28-29

• Filming with an older female (age 70-80s) extra

5/23

• Filming with shoppers and pedestrian extras

5/20

• Filming with male debutante dates, debutante parents, and event staff extras
• Filming for a “country club” scene: golfers, golf caddies, tennis players, server, event planner, club member extras
• Chris and Sean took a picture with a fan off set on this day (and their outfits look like they might've come from filming a golfing scene...)
• Video from set with Lola: scene of Belly walking into the country club

5/18

• Filming for interior and exterior scenes with pedestrians and vehicle extras

5/17

• Filming with neighborhood runners extras
• Filming for “farmers market” scene: customers, physically fit, pedestrian extras
• News article comes out about a flower shop (Flora Verdi) that’s being used on this day
• IG story posted by a set decorator on this day - "when you get to decorate a flower shop set...."

5/14

• Jenny, Lola, Chris, and Gavin traveled to NYC to attend the Amazon Upfront event, where the S3 release date ("Summer 2025") and 11-episode order were revealed
• The S3 promo video released by the official TSITP socials

5/13

• Filming with art store employees, shoppers, pedestrian, business people extras
• A Michael's store in Wilmington is confirmed "temporarily closed" for the day
• Set picture from this day shows a “Boston Police” cop car
• Set video and picture from this day with Sean and Isabella Briggs in business attire
• Set pictures of Gavin (in business attire) and Rain (Same location as Sean and Isabella)
• Set pictures of Gavin, Rain, Sean, and an unnamed brunette actress (Same location^)- On this day, Rain posts an IG story of Lola off set strawberry picking

5/11

• Filming with tech worker and tech executive extras
• Filming with banking and corporate exec extras
• No confirmation of if this was Chris as Conrad on set, but this picture of Chris came out on this day
• Chris and Sean spotted off set in Wilmington

5/10

• Filming with tech worker and tech executive extras
• Filming with banking and corporate exec extras

5/8-6/6

• Filming with lots of extras in one casting call, but I’ll remove the ones that have already been singled out in more specific dates above. The remainder:
  • high end law firm personnel & clients
  • nail salon clients
• birthday party bash attendees
• distinguished retail sales person at high end store
• college students
• real couples and partners who are vacationers

5/1-2

• Filming with tech nerd execs and intern extras (5/1 source)

4/30

• Filming with displaced person and outdoor event guest extras
• Filming with festive party-goer extras

4/29-30

• Filming with ‘families with real family members’ extras

4/29

• Filming for “hospital” scene: patron and guest extra in 1 scene
• Filming for “hospital cafe” scene: doctors and nurses who are coffee shop patrons extras
• A fan visiting set posts picture of a coffee shop exterior that they were filming at on this day
• A fan working in a downtown office across from where they were filming posts this TikTok

4/25-26

• Filming with female stand-in extra (5 ft tall or less)

4/24

• Pictures of Lola, Chris, Gavin, Sean, and Rain filming on the beach are posted
  
• The scene in this set picture is later revealed to have been the filming of the S3 promo video that was shown at the Amazon Upfronts on 5/14
  

4/23

• Filming on the beach with cast members in dressier outfits; Chris, Sean, and Lola spotted in this video; Rain and Gavin also on set
• A fan took a picture with Lola and Sean off set that was posted on this day
• Film crew spotted outside a David's Bridal in Wilmington

4/22

• Filming for “birthday party” scene (females aged 18-25)
• A fan visiting set posts picture of road closure for filming

4/21

• On this day, someone on this subreddit posted about Sofia Bryant, Zoe Degrand Maison, and Isabella Briggs unofficially joining the cast (Note that Isabella is followed by Lola, Sean, and Rain on IG but the main five don't yet follow the other two)

4/20

• Gavin took a picture off set with a fan on this day
• A fan visiting set posts about seeing Chris, Sean, and Lola out filming earlier in the week. Picture of Sean here in dark blue suit and Chris was in a grey suit. Lola not pictured, but in cream colored dress.

4/19

• Filming with college students and their moms extras

4/17

• Filming for “cafe” scene: experienced jogger extras….with small dogs

4/16

• Filming for a “BIG restaurant” scene - male and female extras

4/13

• Filming for a “hospital scene” - male and female extras

4/9

• Filming for a “restaurant” scene - diners, cooks, servers, busboys, and young tech startup professionals extras

4/8

• Filming with “featured frat crew” guys extras

4/6

• Filming for a “campus” scene: college guy extras

4/4

• Fan report of Lola and Chris spotted filming at Cinespace Studios
• Set pictures of Lola and Chris on break eventually come out on 4/7 (Chris photo)
• Set picture of a sorority house that Lola is filming at on this night

4/3

• Filming with sorority-type extras

4/2

• Filming with male beachgoers and convention worker extras
• Set video of Sean, Rain, Lola, and Gavin filming on the beach outside of Lumina Hotel on this day

3/29

• Off set picture of Lola, Sean, Gavin, and Rain hanging out in Wilmington is posted

3/28

• Filming “small scene” with fraternity brother extras
• Filming for a “frat and sorority party” scene
• Set pictures of the outside of a fraternity are posted by a local; details match chapter 3 of the 3rd book

3/26-27

• Filming for a “frat and sorority party” scene: males and females aged 18-35

3/25

• Filming with hospital patients and staff extras

3/23

• Filming with medical staff extras; patient extras

3/22

• Filming with student and parent extras, with their vehicles

3/21

• Filming for a “college bar” scene: student and patron extras
• Set pictures of the bar they're filming at - the person who posted says that they saw "a blonde girl and two guys" walking from the green room down to set

3/20

• Note that this was the first day of filming for the season
• Filming for a “coffee shop” scene: staff and patron extras
• Filming for a “college bar” scene: males and female extras

3/19

• A fan takes a picture with Sean and Rain off set in Wilmington on this day; says that Lola was also there

Hey everyone! I have a bit of an odd question. The AACOMAS COVID-19 essay prompt states:
"Please describe how COVID-19 has impacted your pathway to medical school. Items to consider incorporating into your response may include but are not limited to... Did you modify your planned experiences related to healthcare or volunteer opportunities? Did you assist any family or community members that were affected?"
When the COVID-19 pandemic started picking up in March 2020, I was a junior in high school and was regularly volunteering at my local food pantry. However, I could no longer volunteer there after March 2020 due to pandemic-related health guidelines that were enforced at the pantry. This led me to organize a fundraiser in my community and through creating flyers and contacting family, friends, and local businesses, I raised over $1400 (or the equivalent of 2800 meals per the pantry coordinator).
Do you think this is something I should write about for this prompt or not? I'm hesitant because I was essentially an incoming high school senior and not in college yet, but I still think it was something notable that I'm proud of. This is not a volunteering activity that I continued into college, it was just a high school thing. Any advice helps even if you're not entirely sure, just wanna hear some people's opinions on what they would do! Thanks.

Hello people of Reddit, I need your help.
I want to tell my uncles story who lived in Marseille, something tragic that happened that caused his death just a few hours ago.
Part 1
It started when they discovered something in his lungs, it was lung cancer, if they acted fast they could remove it from his body so he can live a healthy long life.
It was almost immediately when his daughter who is a doctor convinced him to get the surgery at the Hospital Marseille Norde and everything moved very fast. He loves his daughter and trusted her dearly so he listened and got the surgery. The surgery itself was horrible for him, he barely could withstand it and his body was weak, so weak that they had to put him in a medically induced coma. The doctors then proceeded to say, if he is going to recover it will be a miracle. I live in Germany and so does my dad (it's my dads brother) so we only communicated over the phone and saw him over the phone and my dad would go there a few times. He was in a medically induced coma for 2 whole weeks but then when they woke him up, he was fine, he even was starting to use his muscles he was communicating and he was breathing fresh air outside, we all were relieved and happy but we did not know what was to come.
Part 2
That night our life changed. He was connected to an oxygen tube because he was still having trouble breathing on his own, that tube disconnected and he was suffocating for what they told us was 10 minutes until he flatlined and went into cardiac arrest as well as 10 minutes to revive him, he then ended up going into a coma immediately afterwards. We were in great shock that something like that would even happen especially because they would hear the drastic change in vitals, my dad said it's really loud when something abnormal is going on. The first thought I had was how lonley and horrible it must have been suffocating there without anyone there to help all alone with your thoughts, it really hurt thinking about it. My siblings and I immediately told my dad to tell them to call the police and get a lawyer and that they need to investigate, my dad did tell them but the people there did not care or listen. The doctors gave them the option to take him off life support and murder him. They said he was brain dead. His children immedatiely wanted to proceed with it and sign that he was going to die of assisted suicide, my dad was livid and so were we. Our aunt also said that after they said that there is no hope and gave the option for taking him off life support he was crying, tears streaming down his eyes, how are those reflexes? How is reacting so emotionally to something a reflex. We did not know what he wanted but the fact that he asked to listen to the quran all the time beforehand meant that he wanted to live. They also changed their story and said he was without oxygen for 15 minutes, how convenient, 15 minutes would mean brain dead wouldn't it? Why couldn't they put themselves into his position? How much of his Brain is affected? What is going on? My dad bought a plane ticket and went there a few days later, my brother couldn't go because he had finals and couldn't miss those and we assumed that we still had time. Our dad did not call us for a while which was very out of character until he called yesterday afternoon almost evening.
We saw him through video call and he was looking right at us, he was looking at the phone and looking at my moms face and my brothers face when they called his name. Afterwards when my dad put the phone back i could see him close his eyes and we then asked to see him one last time and he looked at us from the side AGAIN, he was fully aware of us and they had the AUDACITY to say it's just reflexes? Not only that but he was so skinny and starved looking, he looked like he was just skin and bones it hurt me deeply just looking at him, were they not feeding him? I was so confused, why were they going so fast when it was the nurses fault for not looking after him in the first place. This all happened in the span of less than 2 weeks after they left him to suffocate. They got another doctor and they told us his middle brain was completely affected but the rest of his brain was basically fine, the middle brain is the most important part it's connected to the brainstem and without the brainstem you can not breathe by yourself. We told our dad that this is injust and that we should wait and have more patience and that they can't remove his life support so soon. He then said that tomorrow they were going to remove his life support to see if he is able to breathe by himself and if he does then he is fine.
We waited until the next day and a few hours ago we got the news, the most shocking news of all.
He was BREATHING BY HIMSELF FOR 7 HOURS until his body finally gave up and he died. 7 Hours... imagine that. That means that there was still hope and that had nothing to do with the brain at that point, he was tired and no one believed he was going to make it and I am sure he felt it. The Hospital did not feed him, no way, this is straight up murder, we witnessed murder. Yesterday was the last time I saw him and we won't see him ever again. This makes me question too, for how long was he actually without oxygen, was it the whole night he was suffocating until he flatlined? If after all this he was breathing for 7 HOURS, how long was he without oxygen before? There are so many unanswered questions that is bothering us and I feel so helpless, he was suffering so much. He was skin and bones because they were not feeding him, they could have done more for him, his body gave up because they murdered him. I am hurt and my brother is hurt and our family is hurt, they put him through so much so fast.
Part 3
What's next; I am asking anyone who is familiar with the legal system or what we can do from Germany, how should we go about things next? We want the people responsible for his death to pay for what they have done to him and I am more than upset about his own children who did not fight for him. They can NOT get away with doing this to him. I am super bad at explaining things and the situation was more complicated than described but my mind is all scrambled and I just want to get this out and say what happened. If you have any further specific questions, please ask and give your opinions. Obviously we can't see inside his head if he still wanted to live or not but he was clearly fighting if he lived for so long, he was fighting and asking for support that no one gave him, I just know it.
I know this post was very long and a bit all over the place but please give us some advice, we really need it.
Thank you for reading this far.

I have had a very rough 2024 so far.
Back in January I decided to change my ways and get back on antidepressants in a bid to improve my life. Since then it has only gone downhill and I cannot take it anymore.
It started out innocently enough, at some point I ran over a nail and it was in the wall of my tire so I had to get that replaced. Then in the same week, a medical issue I have not had in over a decade decided to reappear and required a trip to urgent care.
The doctor tells me I’m going to need surgery to fix said medical issue. Considering I cannot afford insurance, there is no way I am going to be able to afford surgery.
I also live paycheck to paycheck so the expense of the tire and urgent care visit resulted in me being late on my bills which resulted in late fees I couldn’t afford. In a bid to save some money my electric company offers deferred payments plans to help out. As I was to find out later, this was a massive blunder.
A month after the tire and urgent care visit I’m still feeling the ripple effects in my finances and I get my next electric bill and it’s ungodly expensive due to even more late fees plus the deferred payment. With all the late fees that have piled up Im behind on rent and they filed for eviction which tacked on a $290 eviction filing fee.
I was not approved for any type of government assistance so I went around begging charities for help. Eventually the Salvation Army was able to help with my electric bill which was the one upside of my year so far.
Thankfully the assistance I got for my electric bill was just enough to allow me to pay my rent the day before I had to appear in court for the eviction so yay not homeless. However I am still forever late on rent and collecting late fees every month due to the initial setback all those months ago.
On top of all this, both work and school have been extremely stressful as it is peak busy season at work at I get the pleasure of dealing with a lot of drunk Kens and Karens. I can’t event escape it when I’m not at work as I was at the laundromat the other day and this lady insisted I worked there and started complaint to me that “we didn’t have any water bottles for sale”. Even after telling her I didn’t work there and ignoring her, she continued to complain very loudly.
Due to my increasingly diminishing finances, I could not afford to continue my anti depressants and had to deal with withdrawal for a week which was not a comfortable experience. Lucky I was able to afford them again and the withdrawal is subsiding.
Now for the pièce de résistance of this year. The other day I got a bill from integris for the urgent care visit which was unusual as I had already paid it all those months ago. So I called them to ask what was up and they told me I still had a balance on my account for a surgery I had when I was a child. It turns out my dad never bothered to pay the $1200 deductible so now it’s stuck on my account and I’m responsible.
I have no idea how it is possible but things keep getting worse. I try to make my life better and I am punished for it.

I am posting this for a friend since they cannot post on this subreddit, because of karma:
Hello french people of Reddit, I need your help. I want to tell my uncles story who lived in Marseille, something tragic that happened that caused his death just a few hours ago.
Part 1
It started when they discovered something in his lungs, it was lung cancer, if they acted fast they could remove it from his body so he can live a healthy long life. It was almost immediately when his daughter who is a doctor convinced him to get the surgery at the Hospital Marseille Norde and everything moved very fast. He loves his daughter and trusted her dearly so he listened and got the surgery. The surgery itself was horrible for him, he barely could withstand it and his body was weak, so weak that they had to put him in a medically induced coma. The doctors then proceeded to say, if he is going to recover it will be a miracle. I live in Germany and so does my dad (it's my dads brother) so we only communicated over the phone and saw him over the phone and my dad would go there a few times. He was in a medically induced coma for 2 whole weeks but then when they woke him up, he was fine, he even was starting to use his muscles he was communicating and he was breathing fresh air outside, we all were relieved and happy but we did not know what was to come.
Part 2
That night our life changed. He was connected to an oxygen tube because he was still having trouble breathing on his own, that tube disconnected and he was suffocating for what they told us was 10 minutes until he flatlined and went into cardiac arrest as well as 10 minutes to revive him, he then ended up going into a coma immediately afterwards. We were in great shock that something like that would even happen especially because they would hear the drastic change in vitals, my dad said it's really loud when something abnormal is going on. The first thought I had was how lonley and horrible it must have been suffocating there without anyone there to help all alone with your thoughts, it really hurt thinking about it. My siblings and I immediately told my dad to tell them to call the police and get a lawyer and that they need to investigate, my dad did tell them but the people there did not care or listen. The doctors gave them the option to take him off life support and murder him. They said he was brain dead. His children immedatiely wanted to proceed with it and sign that he was going to die of assisted suicide, my dad was livid and so were we. Our aunt also said that after they said that there is no hope and gave the option for taking him off life support he was crying, tears streaming down his eyes, how are those reflexes? How is reacting so emotionally to something a reflex. We did not know what he wanted but the fact that he asked to listen to the quran all the time beforehand meant that he wanted to live. They also changed their story and said he was without oxygen for 15 minutes, how convenient, 15 minutes would mean brain dead wouldn't it? Why couldn't they put themselves into his position? How much of his Brain is affected? What is going on? My dad bought a plane ticket and went there a few days later, my brother couldn't go because he had finals and couldn't miss those and we assumed that we still had time. Our dad did not call us for a while which was very out of character until he called yesterday afternoon almost evening. We saw him through video call and he was looking right at us, he was looking at the phone and looking at my moms face and my brothers face when they called his name. Afterwards when my dad put the phone back i could see him close his eyes and we then asked to see him one last time and he looked at us from the side AGAIN, he was fully aware of us and they had the AUDACITY to say it's just reflexes? Not only that but he was so skinny and starved looking, he looked like he was just skin and bones it hurt me deeply just looking at him, were they not feeding him? I was so confused, why were they going so fast when it was the nurses fault for not looking after him in the first place. This all happened in the span of less than 2 weeks after they left him to suffocate. They got another doctor and they told us his middle brain was completely affected but the rest of his brain was basically fine, the middle brain is the most important part it's connected to the brainstem and without the brainstem you can not breathe by yourself. We told our dad that this is injust and that we should wait and have more patience and that they can't remove his life support so soon. He then said that tomorrow they were going to remove his life support to see if he is able to breathe by himself and if he does then he is fine. We waited until the next day and a few hours ago we got the news, the most shocking news of all. He was BREATHING BY HIMSELF FOR 7 HOURS until his body finally gave up and he died. 7 Hours... imagine that. That means that there was still hope and that had nothing to do with the brain at that point, he was tired and no one believed he was going to make it and I am sure he felt it. The Hospital did not feed him, no way, this is straight up murder, we witnessed murder. Yesterday was the last time I saw him and we won't see him ever again. This makes me question too, for how long was he actually without oxygen, was it the whole night he was suffocating until he flatlined? If after all this he was breathing for 7 HOURS, how long was he without oxygen before? There are so many unanswered questions that is bothering us and I feel so helpless, he was suffering so much. He was skin and bones because they were not feeding him, they could have done more for him, his body gave up because they murdered him. I am hurt and my brother is hurt and our family is hurt, they put him through so much so fast.
Part 3
What's next; I am asking anyone who is familiar with the legal system or what we can do from Germany, how should we go about things next? We want the people responsible for his death to pay for what they have done to him and I am more than upset about his own children who did not fight for him. They can NOT get away with doing this to him. I am super bad at explaining things and the situation was more complicated than described but my mind is all scrambled and I just want to get this out and say what happened. If you have any further specific questions, please ask and give your opinions. Obviously we can't see inside his head if he still wanted to live or not but he was clearly fighting if he lived for so long, he was fighting and asking for support that no one gave him, I just know it. I know this post was very long and a bit all over the place but please give us some advice, we really need it. Thank you for reading this far.