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Just for fun! What are your favorite misheard, or just funny, lyrics in NCT songs? Some of mine are:

• The classic misheard “Jeremy open your rice” in 7th Sense
• Johnny’s “blues clues” line in 2 Baddies
• I keep hearing Doyoung say “your butt” instead of “you’re bad” in the beginning of Kiss
• I laugh every time I hear Jungwoo say “Riding on dat van” in My Van because it sounds like a meme

I love and appreciate all these songs and enjoy them all, but being able to laugh at silly lyrics makes it even more enjoyable for me. Please share some of yours! 💜

Me and my Brother were upset that the music was shutdown early, and we were peaking so hard and couldn't just go to bed so we went to Frick Frack. Was a bunch of people hanging out there watching people play, so many that a lot of people didn't get to play blackjack so the people running Frick frack brought out this huge trippy looking foosball table made with dolls. Me and my brother Jeremy were watching two girls playing on it and asked if we could play against them. Man them two girls whooped our butts and it was still the most fun I ever had in my life. I believe they said they came from Hillsborough county which is where I was born actually. Then they left and me and my brother played against a couple that was a man and a woman and we almost won that one. I know it's a long shot but I am looking to try to find those 4 people that we played against. I am 30 years old and those games made me feel like a lil kid again and was a lot of fun. Me and Jeremy are from Tallahassee. I think my brother may have swapped info with one of the girls but I can't remember, also I was tripping so hard I didn't even think about swapping info with people, now that everything is all said and done I'm kind of sad I didn't think about swapping info with some of the people I met. Also I'd like to find a homie I met that goes by Frits, or Fritz. Saw him two nights and gave him a yugioh card and he gave me the earrings that went with my Tanjiro costume. Really would love to see all the cool ppl I met again one day. I also have come to terms with the fact I may never see them again, and that they were just a part of me healing so much during this experience. Much love to everyone that was there and if you see this and are one of the ppl I'm looking for then I'll probably cry loL or if you know the person I am looking for. Much peace, love, and harmony to all!
edit: I was passing out Yu-Gi-Oh cards by letting people pick a random card.

ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 will have 20 teams and it will take place in the USA and West Indies from 1st to 29 June 2024. This is a mega discussion thread to discuss the squad of different teams for the T20 World Cup 2024 as they are announced.
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Ishaq, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (c), Nangyal Kharoti, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik. Reserves: Sediq Atal, Hazratullah Zazai, Saleem Safi
Australia: Mitchell Marsh (c), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa
Bangladesh: Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Taskin Ahmed, Litton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Shakib Al Hasan, Tawhid Hridoy, Mahmud Ullah Riyad, Jaker Ali Anik, Tanvir Islam, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib. Travelling reserves: Afif Hossain, Hasan Mahmud
Canada: Saad Bin Zafar (c), Aaron Johnson, Dilon Heyliger, Dilpreet Bajwa, Harsh Thaker, Jeremy Gordon, Junaid Siddiqui, Kaleem Sana, Kanwarpal Tathgur, Navneet Dhaliwal, Nicholas Kirton, Pargat Singh, Ravinderpal Singh, Rayyankhan Pathan, Shreyas Movva. Reserves: Tajinder Singh, Aaditya Varadharajan, Ammar Khalid, Jatinder Matharu, Parveen Kumar.
England squad: Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonathan Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Tom Hartley, Will Jacks, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, Mark Wood
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj. Reserves: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan
Ireland: Paul Stirling (c), Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Andrew Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Neil Rock, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young
Namibia: Gerhard Erasmus (c), Zane Green, Michael Van Lingen, Dylan Leicher, Ruben Trumpelmann, Jack Brassell, Ben Shikongo, Tangeni Lungameni, Niko Davin, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, JP Kotze, David Wiese, Bernard Scholtz, Malan Kruger, PD Blignaut
Nepal: Rohit Paudel (c), Aasif Sheikh, Anil Kumar Sah, Kushal Bhurtel, Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Lalit Rajbanshi, Karan KC, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Pratis GC, Sundeep Jora, Abinash Bohara, Sagar Dhakal, Kamal Singh Airee
Netherlands: Scott Edwards (c), Aryan Dutt, Bas de Leede, Daniel Doram, Fred Klaassen, Logan van Beek, Max O'Dowd, Michael Levitt, Paul van Meekeren, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Teja Nidamanuru, ⁠⁠Tim Pringle, Vikram Singh, Viv Kingma, Wesley Barresi. Travelling reserve: Kyle Klein
New Zealand: Kane Williamson (c), Finn Allen, Trent Boult, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee. Travelling Reserve: Ben Sears
Oman: Aqib Ilyas (c), Zeeshan Maqsood, Kashyap Prajapati, Pratik Athavale (wk), Ayaan Khan, Shoaib Khan, Mohammad Nadeem, Naseem Khushi (wk), Mehran Khan, Bilal Khan, Rafiullah, Kaleemullah, Fayyaz Butt, Shakeel Ahmad. Reserves: Jatinder Singh, Samay Shrivastava, Sufyan Mehmood, Jay Odedra
Papua New Guinea: Assadollah Vala (c), Alei Nao, Chad Soper, CJ Amini, Hila Vare, Hiri Hiri, Jack Gardner, John Kariko, Kabua Vagi Morea, Kipling Doriga, Lega Siaka, Norman Vanua, Sema Kamea, Sese Bau, Tony Ura
Pakistan: Yet to be announced
Scotland: Richie Berrington (c), Matthew Cross, Brad Currie, Chris Greaves, Oli Hairs, Jack Jarvis, Michael Jones, Michael Leask, Brandon McMullen, George Munsey, Safyaan Sharif, Chris Sole, Charlie Tear, Mark Watt, Brad Wheal
South Africa: Aiden Markram (c), Ottniel Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs
Sri Lanka: Wanindu Hasaranga (c), Charith Asalanka, Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Kamindu Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya De Silva, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Thushara, Matheesha Pathirana, Dilshan Madushanka. Traveling Reserves: Asitha Fernando, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, and Janith Liyanage.
Uganda: Brian Masaba (c), Simon Ssesazi, Roger Mukasa, Cosmas Kyewuta, Dinesh Nakrani, Fred Achelam, Kenneth Waiswa, Alpesh Ramjani, Frank Nsubuga, Henry Ssenyondo, Bilal Hassun, Robinson Obuya, Riazat Ali Shah (vc), Juma Miyaji, Ronak Patel. Travelling Reserves: Innocent Mwebaze, Ronald Lutaaya
United States: Monank Patel (captain), Aaron Jones (vice-Captain), Andries Gous, Corey Anderson, Ali Khan, Harmeet Singh, Jessy Singh, Milind Kumar, Nisarg Patel, Nitish Kumar, Noshtush Kenjige, Saurabh Nethralvakar, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Steven Taylor, Shayan Jahangir. Reserve Players: Gajanand Singh, Juanoy Drysdale, Yasir Mohammad.
West Indies: Rovman Powell (c), Alzarri Joseph, Johnson Charles, Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Akeal Hossain, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Gudakesh Motie, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd

(Mat just posted this on Facebook giving his take on quite alot of topics) Still haven't finished reading it, BUT I know others who don't have Facebook would be interested in what he has to say )

Matt's 5 most asked questions... since last Tuesday's episode.
This post won't be for everyone because it’s long & has lots of details. I'm sorry in advance to those that are Spelling/grammar purists. I write just like I talk.. lots or run on sentences-- with lots of extra dots….. and misplaced punctuation. If these juicy details aren't for you --- You are welcome to just move on. :)
Many of you I think will find some of this interesting--
Now that I’m officially not under a contract NDA, I can speak much more freely than I've been able to the past 20 years or so-- In fact, the first interesting tidbit to share is we (The Roloff family) signed our first contract with CBS (not Discovery/TLC) back in 2003-- It then transferred to Discovery around 2004/5 when we did the "pilot" Little People Big Dreams. It took a year longer to get the green light and finally air what is now considered the beginning of LPBW as you know it today.--- So Yes-- 20 years of being under TV contract(s).
Here are my 5 most asked Q's.. this past week.
1) Was last Tuesday's episode the 'Season' or 'Series' Finale? It's true that several family members have announced publicly that they are no longer interested in filming LPBW-- I think Amy, myself and producers have known this for quite some time-- We completed our contract obligations and wrapped filming last September 2024-- Season 25 was a very fun and fulfilling filming cycle and Caryn and I particularly enjoyed working together with Chris and Amy in so many productive ways- Of course we missed filming more with the other family members and were obviously disappointed not to do more things all together.
Here is my opinion on why TLC didn’t announce (at least not yet) this was the “Series” finale vs “Season” Finale. Clip look-back special shows in the works?? Maybe? Here is some more context-- Way back in early August of 2010 (14 years ago) the Roloff family had a family meeting and afterwards we contacted the TLC attorney and announced we were Done- We had come off a 40+ episode year (2009) and the filming process was a grind back then and disruptive to the kids schooling and discipline etc-- We thought we had completed our mission of educating the world on what it's like to be a Little Person in an average size world-- Enough TV filming already!! ....we wanted to go back to running the farm and our normal lives-- So We made it clear to TLC we were finished-- We had completed the last of a 5 year contract option and it was time to move on-- A few days later on August 26th 2010-- TLC PR department put out a press release that said... "Little People Big World Cancelled and season 6 would be the last."... (research Little People Big World on Wiki) The family got a bit of a chuckle out of that headline- but it was true enough to just go about our business-- Funny thing is... The show never was cancelled -- Wiki has that right! Many at the network still remember the announcement as jumping the gun so to speak-- A few short weeks later, the TLC attorneys contacted us and asked if we would consider doing a few 'specials'? We met again as a family... The production team was offering some interesting ideas. …mostly travel related that intrigued the family and offered Amy a chance to climb Mt St Helens among other ideas. --- They promised we would not have to grind out as many episodes (40+) but would just sign us up to a 1 single year "service term" No options to extend and produce 6-8 shows in a 12 month term -- Easy breezy- So by the Fall/Winter 2010 into 2011 we were somewhat reluctantly back to filming- By this point the core Roloff family had completed 6 seasons and several hundred episodes. A nice run by any television standard- We were most pleased that tens of millions of viewers on every content had a somewhat realistic view of life as a Little Person living on a farm in Oregon, USA.
After that season of 6 specials... It was pitched to us to do the Wedding Farm season-- Requiring (theoretically) much less disruption to our kids life’s and more focus on the Brides and Grooms we were hosting. That made sense for many reasons so we moved forward with The Wedding Farm season circa 2012.
This is WHY I THINK there is some hesitation to announce from TLC that the show is over-- Even though the family as a whole is enjoying being away from it all after 19-20 years-- Caryn and many other family members have publicly stated they are done with filming. - Remember our show is a relationship based program— As more and more family members drift away from the show it becomes more difficult to produce the same content— As much as many of you hate (and we see the comments) about the rifts and strifes between the family members, the better the ratings do— Nobody (they think they do but they don’t) wants to watch a show where everything is always happy go lucky and perfect— Viewers want relationship drama and then resolutions. The less relationship interactions that are filmed together on camera the harder it is to produce the show.
It's my opinion that you just never know what might happen in the future? I know I can't predict the future-- It's my guess that the network can't either... I do think that TLC did a nice job on the last Tuesday 'season finale' episode hedging their bets and putting a nice button on the show and where the family (members that still participate) stands--- so if LPBW never does come back (in whatever various other forms) I think consensus is they wrapped up the Roloff LPBW crazy train saga pretty good-- That’s why many of you felt it was a series finale.
So on this matter of whether last Tuesday was the Last LPBW Show forever?? Nobody really knows at this point-- I feel very content and satisfied with the Run of shows and the journey we shared with you all! The ratings continued to build and stand strong and consistent. We are super proud of that. More importantly then our ratings, I was at a public outdoor concert last night and the love I felt from so many fans was truly amazing-- I took many dozens of selfies with heartfelt fans.. So many stories of lives touched by LPBW. So many thank your for sharing our story. One of the concert's local police officers looked close to tears telling me how he and his late Mother would watch LPBW together in her final days. Wow--- I for one feel good about that.
You never know what the future may bring so if you are me-- (and apparently TLC too?) I hate saying goodbye-- Only See ya later ! ...and #lovelove
Hopefully this sheds a bit of light on where things stand in terms of the finale last Tuesday 4/23/24--- just my humble opinions. Not authorized to speak on behalf of any other individuals or companies.
2) Farm and family status - and What the Heck happened? As you all know both Jeremy and Zach expressed interest, at virtually the same time, several years ago (Nov 2021) in purchasing the Big house that sits on the North farm. As twins they have always been super competitive but this was one situation that I couldn't let one win over the other. As a father it was extraordinarily complex and I can't say I handled it without some mistakes and missteps. The State of Oregon has incredibly strict rules about dividing land up and splitting (the baby in half) property based on zoning laws. There is only one house on a single tax lot- There were 2 interested parties and one(1) house-- Think about that! Yes-- Money, retirement concerns, loan terms and maintenance responsibility all played a role-- But fairness to all four (4) of my kids and all grandkids played and weighted the heaviest- Keep in mind-- I shrunk the size of the North Farm with the big house for rent/sale and grew larger the land that stays in the trust- It's now 16 acres with the older Big House vs 90+/- acres with my new house and the DW and a dozen barns/sheds etc.-- That's NOW what we all consider The Farm.
I feel so blessed, proud and Love each and every one of my children and grandchildren- Jer and Zach each figured out (in their own timing) that the idea of breaking away from me and the farm (as you all know it over past many years) and individually establish their Own homesteads... build their own dreams ... bridges... barns ...shops and projects-- My heart is full to see that process in progress-- It hasn't been easy ... especially all while being filmed...and sometimes even very painful.. but in the end its all been productive and although in hindsight I would change several of my processes... I believe the results are better and I love watching ALL the kids find their independence and passions on their own terms.
While Jeremy, Zach and Molly manage their own individual homes, projects and farms... Our youngest who broke away from 'the crazy train' early to go see the world now in a poetic turn of events has returned with his family to an open canvas of opportunity. He's taking great advantage of many possibilities. The 90 + acre farm. He is living and working full time with his wife and son Mateo (named in my honor) on the farm. I understand if you've been watching LPBW 'since the beginning'... you are not as connected to the stories and lives of our 3 average height children-- But Please know they exist and Matter as All 4 of our kids do in the grand scheme of the farm--
So while the Big House / North Farm continues to be a popular tourist (Ha) AirBnB (itrip.net) destination …it sits right adjacent to the larger 90 acres that Me, Caryn and Jacob's family live and work on and run the Pumpkin Festival. Come see us in October-- You get to see all this first hand.
3) Do I see the grandkids? Let me start by saying... Yes it's true.. I (we) don't get to see Zach and his adorable kids nearly as often as any of us would like- We are always welcome to go see them in Battle ground but we don't see them around the farm very often-- I'm very proud of them and the way they raise their family and Zach battling thru illness and building out his own farm is what makes a father so proud to see.
I see Jeremy, Audrey and their 3 (soon to be 4) kids often as they live just a mile or 2 from the farm. As many of you that follow them know... he is renovating his house in a similar way that we gutted and remodeled the big house years ago on the LPBW show- The apple didn't fall far from the tree in terms of taking on Big exciting projects like his dad. It's super fun to see his kids pull up to my front door in their little battery powered jeeps asking for a juice box treat from grandpas pantry-- Jeremys and Audrey’s house remodel is a stunning example of the creativity and vision they are blessed with.— I
Molly loves her private life up in Spokane but we still see her often...Sometimes Caryn and I fly up to northern WA for a weekend visit and often her and Joel come stay either at the big house or at my new house. Molly and Joel were just here last week in AZ staying with us for 4 days enjoying the sun shine and taking in the local wildlife zoo- Always wonderful to Visit with the amazing Molly Jo and hubby Joel.
It's hard for me to not talk the most about Jacob. While you all see Zach and his family the most on TV.... I see and talk to Jacob, Izzy and Mateo the most. He has developed over the past 2 1/2 years a burning passion to run and generate his own projects on the farm-- He enjoys milling his own lumber, all things mechanical, setting up the annual pumpkin patch business while planting hundreds of new fruit trees and building gardens that grow their own organic foods and vegetables to feed his family (and me) -- Him and Izzy are passionate about the soil and the environment and they bring me fresh eggs from our chickens every other morning- They live on the farm and are always around working away with little Mateo collecting eggs and helping his dad pull the tools around in his wagon- Mateo and Liam (Caryn's grandson) are very best friends and play and adventure together on the farm frequently. I only wish you all were able to see how alive and vibrant the farm still is for the new generation--- OH Wait-- You can.... Come this October-- Those that came last Oct I'm sure you know what I mean?
4) Is my new house finished and when are we getting married
Yes I'm happy to report my dream home is finished-- I moved in just before Christmas in time to host the entire family (including Chris and Amy) for a holiday gathering. Caryn has now sold her home a few miles from the farm and is now living in the new house with me-- We Love it! The accessiblity features we had built into the design of this new home make my life unbelievably comfortable— From the perfect secondary (butlers) kitchen to the no step entry and lowered sinks and appliances .. it’s a fantastic home run build. We still love Arizona and plan to split our time 50/50 between the farm and down there. I tell all our friends in AZ ... You'll never see us here in October because we plan on hosting the Roloff Farm Pumpkin Festival for as long as possible.- I apologize i haven't shown more photos of our new house and i'll endeavor to do that soon-- We barely got moved in and settled and then bolted down south for our Spring sunshine trip to AZ-- Speaking of moving-- A quick update on my mother- In March she decided to relocate from AZ back up to Portland to be close to the farm and all the Grandkids-- Although Caryn and I miss seeing her down here in AZ we love seeing her more often in Oregon and all the grands take turns visiting her there as well-- We're currently planning a nice Mothers day event in Oregon. Still no news on a wedding date-- lol. We are loving life and the current status-- Between getting the house finished, wrapping up LPBW filming, moving my mother and all the other things that life throws at you we haven't had much time to really sit down and plan anything-- I imagine we will start working on that soon- But no date or location has been set yet— but actively gathering ideas.
5) Hows my health
I'm feeling healthier and happier than I have in years-- While everyone is busy as can be up North-- Caryn and I are enjoying some time in the Sun down at our Arizona get-away- We get up in the am-- She often goes over to see her folks a few blocks away- while I conference call with Jacob about farm business and then work on my computer a few hours--- Then we love to go float in the cool pool in the heat of the day before sitting on our back patio relishing in the dry warm desert climate-- Both Caryn and I are feeling very happy together enjoying our best life-- As far as the LPBW show goes... We think it had a wonderful record setting run-- educated tens of millions (maybe even hundreds of millions) of people across the globe… Normalizing to many, that people with differences are just like everyone else-- With varied opinions, personalities, goals, dreams and successes and failures -- We're just people like You and your families. The show may or may not be done in the current format for ever more... but either way I for one thoroughly enjoyed sharing a large part of my life journey with you and hope to meet you all in person one day along life's trail. Thanks to You all for sharing so much love and support to our family over so many years! Without You we would never have been able to change to Worlds perception of Little People— I feel like a Big Person in a Little World thanks to You.

I know this has been a topic of discussion the past month or so on this sub, but there was another instance in the season finale of the different ways Tori and Zach treat and talk to Jackson versus Lilah.
When they were out picking blackberries, Lilah mentions wanting more blackberries in her bowl. Tori says something along the lines of "You have to pick them yourself, you ding-dong."
A bit later, Jackson says something along the lines of "Tori Roloff, I'll just replace you"...which imo is an odd thing for a 6 year-old to say to their Mom. Tori's response: "Oh Jackson, you're so funny"
Do I think Tori meant ill-will by calling Lilah a ding-dong? No. She was probably just joking and laughing at Lilah, which is fine if it happens once in a while. But from what we see on the show, they're frequently referring to Lilah in non-flattering ways. Clumsy. Whiny. Challenging. High maintenance. Ding-dong.
Whereas Jackson is just the best, can do no wrong. Which, I have no problem with them putting Jackson on a pedestal like that, but do the same for your other kids as well. It's obvious to a lot of us that the way they talk to and about them are completely different.
If you watch the early seasons, the same exact thing happened with Zach growing up. Matt clearly favored Jeremy as the golden child. He was "farmer", he helped on all the projects, he always was involved with Matt in brainstroming/dreaming up new ideas on the farm, he was his dads right hand man.
Whereas Matt would frequently refer to Zach as too shy, introverted, not big enough to help, be more like Jeremy, etc.
History is repeating itself.

"Hello? Hello? Please, I need help."
Jerry grasped his stomach, his face contorted in a grimace of pain.
"I, my stomach... I think I have a tummy ache!"
I unsuccessfully stifled a laugh. Then we were rolling around the basement, hooting and hollering. A couple hours into our smoke session, we couldn't help but try a few harmless prank calls.
We exhausted our options of the local restaurants, and calling Jerry's cousin with my phone, before we got the brilliant idea to try 911. I was against it. Jerry's argument was we lived in a small town and the operators wouldn't mind a break from the boredom.
He won.
"AGGH, MY TUMMY!" Jerry wailed. He threw his arms above his head, pretending to gasp for air.
I cackled, slapping my knee. It really wasn't that funny but we were zonked out of our minds.
Jerry had flung his phone across the room during his exaggerated performance. I stumbled toward it, short bursts of laughter firing from my chest.
The call was still connected. No problem, I went to hang up.
A woman's voice droned through the speaker.
"We are sending someone your way."
"No wait-," I brought the phone to my ear. The line disconnected.
"Damn it. Jerry."
He was still writhing on the ground.
"Jerry, I think they're actually coming."
He stopped and craned his neck until he was looking at me upside down.
"For real?"
"Yes, dude, they said someone's coming."
Jerry paused. A confused look passed over his face.
"But. How? We didn't even give them an address."
"I think they can track that shit now."
"Cap," he shook his head. "No way. That's gotta be illegal. Tracking your location?"
He looked at me, grasping for validation.
"It's the police, not some hacker in a StarBucks."
Jerry moved quickly towards the T.V. and plopped himself down on the couch.
"Whatever, they pull up we say wrong house."
He brought up Netflix. The marijuana in my system soon scrubbed the worry from my thoughts. We sat and enjoyed the show until a dull knock from upstairs interrupted.
Jerry jumped from the couch and looked at me wide-eyed.
"Shit."
We were at Jerry's house and both in high school. His parents were out of town for the weekend but if they heard about this, he could forget about summer break.
"I didn't think they'd actually come. SHIT. Hide the weed."
"Shut up, relax. They'll go away after a while," I said. He was starting to really freak.
There weren't any windows; his basement was completely underground.
Another knock floated down the stairs.
Unable to bring his attention back to the T.V. he jumped in the air again.
"Lights! I left the lights on upstairs."
"You are an idiot."
Jerry's eyes were hot red. In contrast, the situation was sobering me up.
I scratched my head roughly. "Alright, I think I can talk to them. Stay down here."
He thanked me profusely and gave me water to chug for my breath. At the top of the steps I looked back. Jerry gave a thumbs up and waved me on from the bottom.
Like he said, the living room lights were on and through the opaque glass of the front door, two silhouettes.
I glanced at my reflection in the mirror and walked nervously toward the front.
That moment with the knob in my hand, I could've made a decision that saved me from the paranoia I've suffered since.
Instead, I let them in.
The porch lights were off. The glow from the living room birthed uncanny shadows through the screen door onto the faces of the two outside.
I waited for them to speak. Soundless and motionless, seemingly refusing to breathe. From each of their shadow-masked faces I could only make out a wide smile with teeth dimly illuminated behind the screen.
That silence was far too uncomfortable.
I started, "He-"
"Apologies for disturbing you," one interrupted. He sounded young. It caught me off guard. Maybe it was the dark, but their smiles never moved as they talked.
"There has been an emergency. We are looking for Jerry."
Alarm bells started ringing.
"You might have the wrong house. Sorry, sirs."
I moved to close the door. We had never mentioned our real names on the call.
"Jeremy!"
That voice sounded familiar. It was enough for me to jump away from the door as if electrocuted. One of the silhouettes outside pressed its face into the screen.
"Jeremy, come here right now!"
"Mom?" Jeremy's voice called limply from the basement.
Air evacuated from my lungs. The screen door was opening. With no thoughts in my head beside to flee; to put as much distance between me and the thing coming in, I scrambled up the stairs to the second floor. It was closer than the basement and I locked myself in a bathroom.
I started to type out a text to warn Jerry. There were muffled voices from the living room.
"You must be Jerry."
Too late.
"Uhm, yes. Where's my mom?"
"She stepped outside. What seems to be the problem Jerry?"
"Oh, that. That was an accident. We butt dialed you I think."
"Hm, yes. Your friend. Do you know where he is?"
I sent a burst of texts to Jerry.
DONT TRUST THEM.
YOUR MOMS NOT HERE.
GET OUT.
"Yea, I'm not sure, he was supposed to answer the door. Uhm... uh...
"Is everything alright, Jerry?"
There was a pause.
Then Jerry spoke, unsure and slow.
"Yes. Is it okay if I step out to talk to my mom? She must be really worried."
"Why, yes."
I heard footsteps start before the sounds of a scuffle.
"he-, HEY! WHAT THE HELL!"
There was banging and the the sounds of glass shattering.
"Quiet him. Good."
A frantic grunting followed.
The initial fear was beginning to dissolve. The urge to save my friend powered my legs. I crept down the stairs painfully, one step at a time, listening to the voices - the silhouettes from the dark - speak over Jerry's feeble cries.
"I have a rookie here with me today, so please be patient."
Halfway down the stairs, the wall ended. The slowest I've ever moved was right then, creeping my head around the edge until half of one eye was clear.
They were facing away from me, two men in paramedic uniforms standing over Jerry. He was on the ground bound by straps with gauze shoved into his mouth.
One of the paramedics with long hair knelt. He ran a hand over Jerry's face who shook him off and yelped.
"Give him some monoxide."
The long haired paramedic reached into his bag and began attaching tubes to a gas cannister with the big red letters CO scrawled across it. Jerry's eyes widened and he began thrashing even harder.
He attached the other end to a mask and turned a valve on the cannister. A hissing sound filled the room and the gas mask was forced over Jerry's mouth and nose.
"Hold him."
After 30 seconds Jerry's attempts to free himself noticeably weakened. Within a minute he was unconscious.
During all of this I tried to think of someone who could help us. I didn't want to call anyone, afraid they'd hear me from where I was. My parents were asleep. Even if someone was awake they'd probably call 911. That's what brought them here.
"Go ahead. Do the assessment."
The paramedic directing the long haired one was short and stocky. He turned the valve and the hissing quieted. He pointed at Jerry signaling Long Hair to continue.
Once again, he ran his hands over Jerry's face, then through his hair reaching behind his ears down to his neck. Long Hair went over Jerry's entire body, prodding, pushing, and groping every inch of him. When he reached his toes he turned towards his partner flashing a grin.
"Nothing wrong with him."
"That's terrible news. What was the chief complaint?"
"Abdominal pain."
He shook his head.
"We missed our offering tonight. Young, healthy. This one will make up for it. Bag and tag. You'll learn a lot from him."
Long Hair nodded and exited the house. The stocky one rummaged through another bag and pulled out a sharpie. He lifted Jerry's shirt and began drawing a dotted line below the navel.
"I can't see you."
I flinched. Somehow, I knew he was talking to me.
"But I know you're there. I want you to know this isn't any fault of yours. Or his. This, us. You can call it coincidence. Or fate. Whichever you believe. But, believe in it."
He capped the sharpie. The dotted line had become a dotted oval, stretching across Jerry's abdomen and encircling his belly button.
"We're here to help."
Long Hair walked back in with a stretcher. They quickly loaded Jerry up. He was still unconscious with the mask on him. Long Hair wheeled him out the door and the other called after him.
"That's where you're going to cut. Get the tools ready."
Then he looked into my eye. He smiled. When he spoke he used Jerry's voice.
"Does your tummy hurt too?"
I could barely move, but shook my head.
"Goodbye."
When the house was empty, I cried so hard I passed out. In the morning when I woke, I searched the entire house for Jerry - for proof that it was all a nightmare. There was no evidence; of Jerry or the paramedics.
Haven't seen them since.
I called the police, the real ones. The story that stuck was I woke up, and he was gone. I got a ticket for the weed. That's really it. There was nothing to prove my involvement. Nothing that could prove anything really.
Didn't just lose Jerry that day. No one talks to me. Can't even ask for homework answers anymore. All the adults try to hide their conversations about me. Not that I care much.
To be honest, I'm still looking for my bestfriend.
A week ago it was late driving home from work. An ambulance pulled up beside me at a stop. It's lights weren't on but I kept my foot on the brake when the traffic light turned green.
I tried to get a look inside from the back window but it was too dark to see.
Just make sure, that it's really an emergency when you dial that number. And if you do, make sure that it's really them.

FYI, this is a story COLLECTION. Lots of standalones technically. So, you can basically start to read at any chapter, no pre-read of the other chapters needed technically (other than maybe getting better descriptions of characters than: Adam Vir=human, Krill=antlike alien, Sunny=tall alien, Conn=telepathic alien). The numbers are (mostly) only for organization of posts and continuity.
OC Written by Charlie Stastarrfallknightrise,
Typed up and then posted here by me.
Proofreading and language check for some chapters by u/Finbar9800 u/BakeGullible9975 u/Didnotseemecomein and u/medium_jock
Future Lore and fact check done by me.
”What’s real is family!” – Some bald guy, I don’t know.
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Adam turned heads as he walked through the station.
Glowing, grungy neon lights lit him up from either side though the forest of bodies parted before him like a sea. Everyone here looked more than a little unnerved at his presence, and hurriedly scampered away into the dark alleys upon the station.
It wasn't a big place, a trading hub not so far from the metallic belt, so many of these people probably weren't here for illegal reasons, but based on his time getting to know the criminal underbelly of the universe, he also knew the station's real reputation. And he knew the man he was looking for was likely to be here.
He would have disguised himself as Kell, but thought better of it. He wanted to keep that disguise in his arsenal if he ever had to go undercover again, and this wasn't a moment he needed to be undercover.
Behind him Sunny walked at his shoulder, holding her pearlescent spear in one hand.
She really made an impression on people these days, and he found it more than useful to have a saint on his side.
He walked down the hallway through a set of doors and then into a wide cargo bay. Someone was playing rap music somewhere, and he could hear it echoing off the rough metal. Graffiti tagged the walls on almost every surface, including the floor, and the rattle of metal on metal drowned out whatever lyrics there might have been. He stepped further into the room as out of place as he had ever been.
Adam had never been involved in criminal affairs. Beside his brief stint as Kall and his accidental time in the Turma Prison, he had been a straight arrow all his life. He had never (willingly) done drugs (on purpose at least), never stolen anything, never been arrested (for an actual normal reason). And it certainly didn't help that he had to run here from an appointment with Admiral Kelly, and so was still wearing his UNSC uniform, which was pristinely pressed, light grey and caused him to stand out like a drop of white paint against a black background.
The music crew louder as he stepped inside.
The room was full of shuttles, or some of them were shuttles and others were more accurately jets.
Some of them were old, held together by paint and duct tape, while others glowed sleek with outlandish new paint jobs that included skulls and flames and chains. A group of men and women sat off to one side. The women wore very little, just string bikini tops and cutoff jeans shorts. One of the women, with long dark hair tied back in a ponytail was wearing jeans and a spiked leather jacket.
A lot of the men wore baggy pants, tank tops, with lines of tattoos crawling up their arms and necks.
Similar looking people loitered around the ships, tinkering with the engines and polishing surfaces already too shiny to even need more polishing.
The woman was the first to see him, sitting up straight with the rattle of leather and spikes,
"You don't have any business here. Get out."
That caused the others to turn and look, and the group of people bristled like an angry dog, forming into a tight group, shoulders wide, arms out chests puffed up.
Adam stopped a few feet away.
"I want to speak with the man called Do… Donovan Red."
"Ol Donni ain't here."
One of the men said, spitting onto the floor,
"Now git!"
"I know he's here. His ship is parked in the hanger on deck E."
A couple more men had wandered up to join, and he spotted the telltale sign of weapons shoved hastily into their pants.
He held his hands out to the sides,
"Listen, I just want to talk."
"Then come back with a warrant, pig."
One of them snapped. The guy was an ugly looking thug with a completely shaved head and bare chest. He had a pot belly from drinking, but he still had one of the girls hanging off his arm shying behind him from for protection.
Adam sighed,
"I'm not here to talk with him about any of his activities as legal or illegal as they may be. I'm not interested in what he does or who he does it with. I am here to ask him for a favor."
There was a shift about the room, and the woman from before stood up, resting a hand on her hip,
"The golden boiyo of the fancy schmancy UNSC wants a favor from ol’ Donni?"
She barked a laugh and the men and women behind her laughed too.
"In your dreams, boy."
The group turned, laughing and he felt his insides churn a bit with rage. He went to take a step forward but took a deep breath and stopped,
"He will want to reconsider…"
They ignored him,
"If he does me a favor that means I owe him… Think about that, one of the most powerful men in the GA or the UNSC and I will owe him a favor."
He raised his voice,
"Your boss would have to be pretty stupid to avoid an offer like that."
There was a pause around the room, and then Adam felt something cold press up against his temple,
"And you have to be pretty stupid to call him stupid."
Adam turned his head just slightly feeling the barrel of the gun pressed below his ear.
As he moved the gun moved. Sunny hadn't bothered to deal with the guy, and he knew why almost immediately.
With one lightning fast move he reached up and slapped the gun out of the man's sloppy grip. It clattered to the floor and went spinning away under one of the shuttles. Adam then stepped back and elbowed the man in the face. The man staggered back and Adam finished him off with a kick to the sternum that sent him flying back into a barrel, which tipped over with an echoing thud and rolled slowly away.
He turned back to the others who were hastily reaching for their weapons,
"The next person who points a gun at me is getting a spear through the throat."
Sunny stepped forward with a hungry look on her face.
The group paused,
"You're UNSC, you can't do that."
He crossed his arms,
"I won't be doing anything, but I can't guarantee that my partner here won't. You know Drev have their own minds and traditions, and who am I to give a Drev saint orders… all I could do would be managing the clean up afterwards…"
There was a pause in the room as everyone nervously looked between each other.
"Why don't we all just calm down."
The voice echoed in from the back, and the entire group turned to see a man walk up through the isle.
He wore a tight black T shirt that bulged around his biceps, and when he walked, he walked with the confidence of a man not used to being out of control.
The man walked right up to him, unperturbed by their height difference, slowly looking him up and then down.
”Admiral, I was expecting someone with your reputation to be a little bit… older.”
Donovan Red was shorter than Adam had expected, but still looked commanding.
He was about to tell him that just for the sake of it, but Sunny, seemingly already knowing what he was thinking, interrupted him,
”We have a job to do Adam, try not to upset him.”
Once again Adam couldn’t decide if he she love her or hate her, for turning his own references against him. Before he could react though, Donavan addressed him again,
"Anakin hmm? Fits but no, definitely not… ah I got it! You shouldn't have come here… Cinderella!”*
Adam raised an eyebrow,
"Cinderella?”
The man shrugged,
"Yeah, you got that vibe, all dressed up like a princess."
He nodded to Sunny,
"And hanging out with woodland creatures."
Sunny did not look amused,
"Actually, that would be snow white, or sleeping beauty, as I recall Cinderella only talked to mice."
The man snorted,
"My apologies for now knowing my princesses better, Cinder-ellla."
Adam didn't respond, didn't back up. Instead, he inched forward so he was towering over the man,
"Look I'm not here to bother you or your men-"
"Too late for that don't you think, princess?"
The men and women behind him laughed.
Adam sighed,
"If you will let me finish. I assume that you got off your ass and came over here because you heard what I was saying to your cronies?"
Adam stood his ground as the entire group inched in. It was partly out of show, and partly because he knew Sunny and him together could take this crowd easy.
Red looked up at him with his head tilted to one side,
"Tell you what."
He stepped back and turned to look at his men,
"I'll talk to you about your little favor, but-"
He held up a finger,
"Only if you prove yourself worthy of my time."
Adam sighed. This was going to be good.
"And how, exactly do I do that?”
"Simple.”
The man said with a smirk,
"You just have to win a little race."
[…]
Eris looked up at the pictures on the wall. There were a lot of them to choose from, and she spent some time wandering around the living room, looking up at all the images. She knew these people, or at least it felt like she did… Through Adam's memories she knew Martha: intelligent and protective, Jim: strong and loyal, Maya: sweet and adventurous, Jeremy: friendly and changeable, David: perfect and charming, Thomas: a general hot mess, but someone who cared deeply about things.
She remembered all of them, but at the same time that felt like invading their privacy.
They didn't know her, so it wasn't fair of her to claim to know them.
She sensed someone behind her and turned to find Martha looking up at the pictures with her. She pointed up at one and Eris followed,
"That was last Christmas together before Adam went to space."
She sighed and shook her head,
”A lot has changed since then."
Jim followed behind and held out a cup,
"Can you eat human food? Sorry if you can't, I just assumed."
She took the cup,
"No its ok, most of my insides are human."
She had taken off her hoodie and now let it rest on the back of Martha's rocking chair.
Jim went to stand next to his wife and looked Eris over with his head slightly tilted.
Eris hid behind her long dark hair, hair that reached past her butt. She wore it long, not only to hide behind, but because she thought it might help to cover the starborn ribbons which trailed from her back.
"You know what Martha… she looks a lot like Maya doesn't she?”
Martha turned to look and Eris shuffled her feet,
"You know what, I didn't see it before but she does.”
She elbowed him,
”Definitely has the Vir family nose."
He grunted,
"Be glad she got the nose and not the ears."
They both laughed and Martha motioned her to take a seat,
"Why don't you sit down and tell us what brings you all across the galaxy dear."
Eris sat shyly on the edge of her seat, nervously running her hands through her hair.
"Well... um, nothing really, it's just that I... I had been taking care of the other hybrids and... and well I kind of got burnt out and couldn't do it anymore, so I... wanted to start living for myself you know?"
The two humans nodded sagely.
"But I didn't know where to start... So, I thought I would get to know my roots a bit better. I am half human... Well DNA says a little bit more than half human, so I thought I might start with you. I wanted to see Adam, but he seems to be gone, and I can't reach him."
Martha nodded,
"It has been harder and harder lately especially after…”
Eris's eyes widened as she read the thoughts forming in the woman's mind,
"Someone is trying to kill him!?”
The two paused, but then got back into stride without so much as a look between each other. Eris kicked herself. People always hated being around her when they knew she could read minds.
Here she was driving people away again.
"Yes... someone has attempted to kill him in the past. We aren't sure if it will happen again, but we do worry about him."
Eris felt her insides go cold, she could feel it through the mental link to his parents, and she could feel it inside herself as well.
Adam Vir couldn't die, not before she got to know him better, and certainly not if it was going to hurt his parents, who were definitely some of the nicest people she had ever met.
She had to do something.
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Thanks for reading! As you saw in the title, this is a cross posted story written by starrfallknightrise and I'll just upload some of it here for you guys, if you are interested and want to read ahead, the original story-collection can be found on tumblr or wattpad to read for free. (link above this text under "OC:..." ) It is the Empyrean Iris story collection by starfallknightrise. Also, if you want to know more about the story collection i made an intro post about it, so feel free to check that out to see what other great characters to look forward to! (Link also above this text). I have no affiliations to the author; just thought I’d share some of the great stories you might enjoy a lot!
Obviously, I have Charlie’s permission to post this and for the people already knowing the stories, or starting to read them: If you follow the link and check out the story you will see some differences. I made some small (non-artistic) changes, mainly correcting writing mistakes, pronoun correction and some small additional info here and there of things which were not thought of/forgotten or even were added/changed in later stories (like the “USS->UNSC” prefix of Stabby, Chalar=/->Sunny etc). As well as some "biggemajor" changes in descriptions and info’s for the same stringency/continuity reason. That can be explained by the story collection being, well a story collection at the start with many standalone-stories just starring the same people, but later on it gets more to a stringent storyline with backstories and throwbacks. (For example Adam Vir has some HEAVY scars over his body, following his bones, which were not really talked about up till half the collection, where it says it covers his whole body and you find out via backflash that he had them the whole time and how he got them, they just weren't mentioned before. However, I would think a doctor would at least see these scars before that, especially since he gets analyzed, treated and goes shirtless/in T-shirts in some stories). So TLDR: Writing and some descriptions are slightly changed, with full OK from the author, since he himself did not bother to correct these things before.

Carlin and Evan Stewart, Josie and Kelton Balka, Tori and Zack Roloff, Joy and Austin Forsyth, Jeremy and oddj Roloff, Labrant family, Katie and Travis Clark, Karissa and her man Collins, Jill Rodrigues, Tanner and Lauren Beeston, Derick and Sarah Beeston and all other influencers who exploit their kids need to be interviewed by CPS and explained what perverts do when they see their kids.
Making a change regarding child influencer exploitation
(I’m going to repost this in multiple subreddits) I’ve seen a lot of growing discourse over the past few years regarding parent influencers and the exploitation of their children. Something that you can do is write or email your state senator. Encourage them to make changes and make laws to help protect child influencers. It may or may not fall on deaf ears, but enough people sending them messages may help spur legal change.
I wrote this letter with some help from chat gpt. Let me know if it’s missing anything. Copy, paste, add your own name and other things you might want to say. I’m gonna email and physically send a copy to my state senators.
[Your Name] [City, State, ZIP Code] [Email Address] [Date]
[Senator's Full Name] [Office Address] [City, State, ZIP Code]
Subject: Urgent Need for Legislation to Protect Child Influencers on Social Media Platforms
Dear Senator [Last Name],
I hope this letter finds you well. My name is [Your Name], and I live in [Place of residency]. I am a concerned constituent writing to you today to bring attention to an issue of growing significance across the United States: the well-being and protection of child influencers on popular social media platforms such as TikTok, Youtube, and Instagram. I believe that as our society evolves, it is crucial for our legal framework to adapt and safeguard the interests of the youngest members of our community.
The rise of child influencers has become a prevalent phenomenon in recent years, with many children gaining popularity on public social media platforms. While sharing videos of your child on public social media platforms may seem fun and innocent, there are many instances where child influencers are exposed to potential harm, exploitation, and privacy violations. Children cannot consent to having their personal life posted on the internet.
Last month, popular YouTube “momfluencer” Ruby Franke plead guilty to child abuse in Utah. “A Utah mother of six who gave parenting advice on YouTube pleaded guilty Monday to child abuse charges and will go to prison for trying to convince her two youngest children they were evil, possessed and needed to be punished to repent.” (Source: www.cbsnews.com/news/ruby-franke-plea-agreement-child-abuse-youtube/)
Last year, many people on TikTok were concerned with the way a mother was exposing her daughter on the platform. “At first glance, much of the content posted on @wren.eleanor, a TikTok account with more than 17 million followers, is fairly innocuous. The page largely consists of videos of an adorable little girl with flaxen pigtails who looks to be about three, climbing counters to get Girl Scout cookies, bursting water balloons on the 4th of July, and eating apple cider donuts. The account also appears to be making money, with Wren’s mother Jacquelyn posting sponsored content featuring the two of them for brands like Shein and Hippeas. The concern seems to be centered more on the type of content Jacquelyn is posting, such as a (now-deleted) video of Wren playing with a tampon or Wren taking a bath in a bathing suit, according to posts on a subreddit devoted to Wren that has more than 13,000 subscribers. Commenters have pointed out not only that such videos get more likes and saves than some of Wren’s other videos, but they have even tracked down the social media footprints of some of Wren’s followers, pointing to concerning comments they have made or other videos they have saved to indicate they may be sexually attracted to children. Commenters have also pointed to the existence of fan accounts for Wren and searches such as “Wren eating corn dog” and “Wren scandalous outfits” as evidence that she is being sexualized by a contingent of her followers.” (Source: www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/tiktok-wren-eleanor-moms-controversy-1385182/) Despite a large outcry about this content, the mother (Jacquelyn) still posts videos of her young daughter. Ruby Franke and Wren’s mother are just two examples of countless influencer parents who have posted questionable videos of their children for content and money.
Child labor laws for actors have been in place for decades, ensuring that minors in the entertainment industry are provided with essential protections. I believe it is time to extend similar safeguards to child influencers on social media platforms. These laws could establish guidelines regarding working hours, appropriate content, financial compensation, and the overall well-being of the child involved. Some parent influencers, with hundreds of thousands to millions of followers, make a significant amount of money through views and sponsorships from posting content revolving around their child or children. There are almost no laws in place ensuring that their children will be able to use this money when they turn 18.
Exposing children to the public eye without adequate safeguards could have lasting consequences on their mental and emotional well-being. Children, especially those too young to articulate their desires, may not have a say in what is shared about them online. This lack of agency could lead to potential long-term psychological effects and invasions of their privacy.
I kindly request your support in considering and championing legislation that addresses these concerns. By establishing legal protections for child influencers, we can ensure that their rights are safeguarded, and they are provided with a nurturing environment to grow and develop without undue exploitation.
I appreciate your time and commitment to the well-being of our community's youngest members. I believe that with your leadership, we can create a safer online environment for child influencers. Thank you for your attention to this critical matter, and I look forward to hearing about any actions you may take in response to this concern.
Sincerely,
[Your Name]

Here is a list of Known Roloff Books/Publications/Businesses.
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Matthew Roloff and Caryn Chandler
-Against Tall Odds: Being a David in a Goliath World
-Little Lucy Big Race (Children's book)
-Little Family Big Values (written by the Roloff Family)
-Roloff Farms (the Farm)
-Roloff Stools/Direct Access Solutions
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Amy Roloff Marek and Chris Marek
-Amy Roloff, A Little Me
-Short and Simple Family Recipes (Cookbook)
-Eat, Love, Gather Cookbook (Cookbook)
-Amy Roloff's Little Kitchen
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Jeremy and Audrey Roloff
-A Love Letter Life
-The Marriage Journal
-Creative Love
-Navigator's Council: A Marriage Journal
-Memories of Us
-Memories of Christmas
-Debt Free Journal
-These are the Days (Podcast)
-Beating 50 Percent
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Zachary and Victoria (Tori) Roloff
-Raising Heights with Zach and Tori (Podcast)
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Joel and Molly (Roloff) Silvius
None Known
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Jacob and Isabel Roloff
-Out to See (Jacob)
-Belonging Somewhere (Isabel)
-Rock and Roloff
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As of April 2024

What portions of the show are salvageable at this point?
I was a ritual listener from 2016-2023 (roughly a year or two in to meadowlark)
The ship seems rudderless. The conversations run in endless circles. Dan seems to be out of touch beyond repair. Stugotz is barely there.
Mike is still a strong voice. Other complimentary pieces like Roy, amin, Lucy, Jess are great.
Chris’ act has grown stale. Especially with more responsibility. Jeremy is the absolute worst. When I was listening, I would fast forward his segments.
It just doesn’t seem like Meadowlark has a governor of how they want the show to go forward—and the company at large.
It’s been beaten to death, but the show functioned far better when they had corporate bumpers to butt heads with. Now they censor themselves to protect the brand.
I’d love to come back to listening. If there are worthwhile segments I should queue up and have been missing out on, please lmk

Who are the ladies that get butts in seats? I know "cool" guys/big sellers (in my eyes, at least) in shows right now are Aaron Tveit, Jeremy Jordan and Jonathan Groff (also gotta mention currently not on broadway Ramin Karimloo). Who are the cool girls that people love and fangirl for and crush on?

Figured I'd post this. Post will be long. Character spoilers.
Alain, Gerard: Kylen Deporter (anyone know who this is?)
Scarlett, Norbelle: Skyler Davenport
Josef: Bill Millsap
Lex: Stephen Fu
Chloe: Heather Gonzalez
Hodrick: Evan Michael Lee
Clive: Alexander Gross
Travis: Ben Balmaceda
Aubin: Bill Butts (hehe)
Rolf: AJ Beckles
Gammel: Howard Wang
Mandrin: Ray Chase
Bruno: Jamison Boaz
Ochlys: Rachelle Heger
Sharon: Deva Marie Gregory
Auch: Daman Mills
Yahna: Brianna Knickerbocker
Beaumont: Dave B. Mitchell
Adel: Bryce Papenbrook
Gaston: Joe Hernandez
Nina: Justine Huxley
Mille, Ridiel, Young Alain: Alexis Tipton
Bryce: Jason Marnocha
Selvie: Erin Yvette
Miriam: Crystal Lee
Kitra: Lizzie Freeman
Fran: Jen Losi
Renault: John Patneaude
Melisandre: Risa Mei
Colm: Jamieson Price
Monica: Katelyn Gault
Tatiana: Courtney Lin
Ghislain, Anton: Eliah Mountjoy
Virginia: Elizabeth Maxwell
Leah: Erica Mendez
Berengaria: Stephanie Kerbis
Aramis: Christian La Monte
Primm: Suzie Yeung
Hilda: Amber Lee Connors
Magellan: Phillip Reich
Liza: Allegra Clark
Gloucester: Sena Bryer
Jeremy: DC Douglas
Gilbert: Joshua Waters
Amalia: Dawn M. Bennett
Hermann: Austen Moret
Lothar: Mark Whitten
Elma: Christina Costello
Giethe: Patrick Seitz
Eltolinde: Kira Buckland
Rosalinde: Cristina Valenzuela
Gailey: Mike Bodie
Alcina: Caitlin Glass
Lhinalagos: Kdin Jenzen
Galadmir: Jennifer Sun Bell
Celeste: Jeannie Tirado
Cesar, Sanatio: Damien Haas
Ithilion: Alejandro Saab
Railanor: Caitlyn Elizabeth
Yunifi: Judy Alice Lee
Morard: Edward Bosco
Reimann: Mark Hunter
Elgor: Brent Mukai
Dinah: Laura Post
Rui: Joe Hernandez
Bertrand: Erik Braa
Govil: Xander Mobus
Conrad: Kirk Allen
Deborah, Holonius: Shara Kirby
Nigel: Chris Hackney
Raenys: Bryarly
Bradley: Keith Silverstein
Umerus: Xanthe Huynh
Hodel, Great Sage of Cornia: Jonathan Lipow
Jerome: Mark Atherlay
Fodoquia: Brook Chalmers
Great Sage of Elheim: Griffin Puatu
Great Sage of Bastorias: Austen Moret
Great Sage of Albion: Reba Buhr
Great Sage of Zenoira, Belisarios: Maureen Price
Narcesse: Chris Smith
Theodora: Doug Erholtz
Galerius: Luis Bermudez
Baltro: Frank Todaro
Ilenia: Allegra Clark
Narrator: RJ Lee
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Mercenary Type A/NPC: Lauren Landa, Joe Hernandez, Keith Silverstein, Lucien Dodge
Mercenary Type B/NPC: Kelly Baskin, Mark Whitten, Patrick Seitz, Griffin Puatu, Chris Smith
Mercenary Type C/NPC: Dawn M. Bennett, Eliah Mountjoy, Kirk Allen, Khoi Dao, Doug Erholtz
Mercenary Type D/NPC: Christina Costello, Rachelle Heger, Jonathan Lipow, Andrew Davis, Ben Lepley
Mercenary Type E/NPC: Damien Haas, Christie Cate, Austen Mret, Alexis Tipton, Kaiji Tang, SungWon Cho
Mercenary Type F/NPC: Reba Buhr, Shara Kirby, Maureen Price, Lucien Dodge, Kirk Allen

This week’s “Raising Heights” podcasts was all about assumptions people have about Zach and Tori. Below is a transcription of one of the assumptions: that they never see the other Roloffs.
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Tori: OK, I’m gonna throw a spicy one in there and you can just, you can cut it out if you want. OK — assuming that we don’t see the Roloff family.
Zach: Yeah, false.
T: False.
Z: We set boundaries and that’s a normal thing. Tons of families do that.
T Yes! Preach it. I think that’s my number one issue on social media that I get — is we all hate each other, and that’s just simply not true. Do we all get along a hundred percent of the time? Absolutely not. But… you know, we do…
Z: Boundaries were set. Boundaries were set. And certain things were obviously said on all sides but boundaries were set and that’s a normal thing.
T: I think that’s just a natural progression sometimes of families. I don’t think that families are built to be this big and to hang out all the time.
Z: I don’t think American families are…
T: Maybe that’s a good…
Z: …in our materialistic world, capitalistic culture.
T: But also, just, we’re four very different families — six very different families. Right? Six. And it’s just… we see them… so this is wrong. We never see them? That’s not true, we see them [Tori starts to laugh] as much as we need to see them.
Z: But yeah, I think it’s a normal… we set a boundary, we… you know. And just doing the show and everything for so long, like, it became… unnatural —
T: But not just the show. I think just hanging out with your family as much as yours did all the time is sometimes just not healthy.
Z: Yeah, all being on social media, well except for Molly, all having a very public life… you know, that’s a thing that bothers me sometimes, when, like, say, we do something kinda similar, and then, say, Jeremy and Audrey do something similar, people are like ‘Oh, they’re copying each other.’ I’m like ‘No, we’re actually pretty similar people.’
T: Oh, very similar.
Z: We have the same politics, the same religion, we have the same, like…
T: We’re in the same season of life, our kids are the same age. There’s SO many comparisons.
Z: Yeah. We do the same things.
T: Which can also be very frustrating ‘cause as much as we are similar we are very different.
Z: We have different personalities, but things that we enjoy and will be drawn to are very similar, which is normal.
T: Right.
Z: But it’s not like a… I don’t know, that one kinda bothers me too.
T: So that one’s false. We do see the Roloff family.