Hello, all! I've been working for a while on this worldbulding concept for both an RPG campaign and a short novel following the adventures of three halfling private eyes in a high fantasy setting, and would like some feedback on both the concept and grammar (english is not my first language, so all pointers to improve readability are greatly appreciated).
My main doubts at this point: does this seem an overall appealing prologue to you? Does this make you interested in this world, and does it expose enough context to comfortably transition to a character-driven narrative of their first case in this setting?
Thank you in advance!
Prologue
In the Old Manor at the high end of Cobblestone Slant Road, there lived three Halflings of the Deftnose clan. Bellewyn, Edwyn, and Oswyn were their names, and all and sundry regarded the siblings as the best private eyes in the history of Overmeer and the world at large, as they were the first to conceive of making an honorable profession out of snooping around other people's business, pitching their sharp intellects against the ploys of spies, crooks, scammers, and thieves –in exchange for a modest fee, of course.
The following stories sum up a mostly reliable account of their wondrous exploits, which would be greatly embellished and sung as legends for generations to come, inspiring many to follow in their footsteps. But before we delve into said deeds, it's paramount to recall what the world was like back then, when the vast and empty continent across the Fair Seas had just started being properly settled by the peoples of Amaranth.
Unlike the inland colonies that would follow (formal territories of the old kingdoms subordinate to their values and justice systems), Overmeer, the first settlement of the New West, was founded as an independent city state by freelance pioneers who braved the difficult task of kickstarting civilization from scratch. That first race to the new lands attracted bold and valiant entrepreneurs, but also all kinds of scoundrels.
Those pioneers included humans and elves, dwarves, halflings and gnomes, and even the widely villainized orcs and goblins, eager to leave behind a land ravaged by war and entangled in centuries-old, now senseless quarrels. This colorful assembly of cultures, however, made it difficult to find consensus on what should be the laws of Overmeer, resulting in an extensive, contradictory, and ever-changing tapestry of lax regulations filled with loopholes, enforced by a Militia whose understanding of justice greatly varied depending on the individual's roots and origin.
As such, shortly after 200 years from the start of immigration, Overmeer had already grown to rival the capitals of Amaranth in wealth and glory, but also far surpassed them in sheer volume and sophistication of corruption.
Nonetheless, Overmeer's permanent open ports policy made it one of the main trade hubs in the world, and its binding status of neutrality towards the old continent's nations promoted it into a natural seat for embassies of all banners, where the disputes of the Old East could be negotiated far from the heightened passions surrounding the epicenters of traditional power. All wars start and end in Overmeer, as the saying goes.
It's in this cauldron of worldly culture, bustling trade activity and dangerous political affairs that the Deftnose siblings seized the opportunity to establish their practice: taking advantage of the law that dictates that every profession is entitled a to representative guild and an office in the Old Manor, they create the career of private investigator seemingly as a clever means to get themselves free, luxury housing; pressed into proving this strange new business is not a scam, however, they soon start taking cases and building their reputations.
At the time, Overmeer had a diverse population of half a million people, most of whom were workers who lived in the crammed Red Districts surrounding the harbor, so-called because of the hue of the redheart wood used for its construction and the dust that rises from its beaten dirt paths. Atop a hill sat the walled High Town, built of beautifully sculpted and vividly painted limestone, home to merchants, priests, scholars and ambassadors, the city warden, and their secretaries and deputies.
From their office windows on the third floor of the Old Manor, just beside the bronze gate that separates the rich from the poor, Bellewyn, Edwyn, and Oswyn had a privileged view of both sides of Overmeer, and went on to peek deep into the core of this exciting new world as they unraveled the now-famous mysteries of their tale.

I'm a firm believer that the pacers would do a lot better out the gate with Haliburton coming off the bench. I know a lot of people are gonna hate, but I think it would make him wanna play better and force him to develop a little more as a true point guard. TJ McConnell is probably the best player in the league that comes off the bench... But give my man one game starting at the point over Hali, and see what happens. I love haliburton as our point guard, but man he makes some stupid decisions and he sure whines a lot when most of the time he's at fault 😂. I'm curious to see what people are gonna say to this. Go pacers tho!

I liked that about Instagram, too, that you could match music to stuff ‘cause it’s only ever lyrics here…
Instagram is so boring though. Annnd she has a clean image there so. 🥱
I’m gonna get weird with TikTok. Not too weird. Just like, regular me weird. Then she can take it over. She could take it over now, I don’t care, it’s a team effort. It’s a strange thought sometimes… doing all this and she hasn’t even started streaming. It’s practice, though. She said something tonight about being so nervous to go live and then was like, “I guess I’ll just talk like I’m playing Legacy.”

Yup

I told her “Exactly! That’s why we’re doing the playthroughs with commentary. It’s practice. So when you go live, you’ll just do the same thing. Look down, read comments, engage with the chat, and go back to what you were doing.”

We wont know unless we try.

She’ll get better at it. Once she starts to see it as a job, she’ll change. I know she will. You’ll know the second she firmly has the reins in her hand, you’ll see it. It’s still just an “idea” that could lead somewhere in her mind. I want to get her back there now and see what happens, but we approach things differently. She needs a little more time.
We’re a bit wiped out. She’s putting something together for Instagram. I’m just gonna do my thing for a bit. We were gonna start up Fallout so she could practice the controls and everything and maybe record tomorrow, but man… just kinda tired. She might still play, idk. We’ll probably just veg out. I’m tired of staring at this tablet.
I might tell a story… make something up… see what’s lying around up there 🧠. Like I said, I start and have no idea where it’s gonna end, I just kinda find it. Maybe just be lazy and post more NSFW than I should. We’ll see what happens. I’ve been having way more typos now that I’m a dude again. Chick me was a perfectionist. Really, I think it’s just taken a lot of weight off my shoulders. I don’t like lying to people. It feels better being honest. It is what it is. You don’t have to understand it. I just want you to be entertained by it.

hi there i am an ARG reddit channel thing... anyways right now I only have one post however but if more people join my my_weird_Gmod i'll be making more posts and continue the story of this ARG account. well, I guess it wouldn't really be an ARG more like a choose your own adventure with a little bit of ARG in it but still!
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Hi friends,
I had a CBC blood test done on friday and my blood glucose level was 53mg/dL. The little line said this was low. I'm not seeing my doctor for 3 weeks and so googled it and it turns out this is indeed very low. What I'm wondering is if this is normal for someone without diabetes? The test was at around 12.30pm. I had eaten 2 bowls of cinnamon crunch (no milk) for breakfast around 8.30am and a lamb sandwich at 11am. Then drove to and stood in the labcorp office for 45 minutes. I had a headache but didn't, afair, feel dizzy or sick in any way.
What I'm worried about is pre-diabetes because I've been taking antipsychotics which can cause diabetes for a number of years. Is this worth waiting 3 weeks to see the doc to ask about (it was a gastroenterologist so he won't really have answers) or is this something I should inquire with my primary care physician about in the meantime?
OR is this just a normal thing for people without diabetes? Basically am I worrying over nothing?
Thanks and goodnight y'all.

I was talking about the Kingdom Hearts series with my dad because of the newly announced steam port (Honestly excited) and I was saying how I think Chain of Memories should've been the game that they just made all cutscenes, which lead into me making jokes about the game. Long story short, I'm very curious on how many people actually like Chain of Memories and if you did it didn't, I'd love to know why

id like to be able to get my companion parties to follow me and help with battles without vasseling up or having to take a castle solo in the early game. i dont want to form my own kingdom nor do i even want to be a vassal. i just want to do it now,
there used to be mods that did this but all i could find are abandoned. does anyone know of a mod for current version that lets me form an army any time I like regardless of being in a kingdom or not?

Like ok i understand if you’re barely able to pay your bills and scraping by. but i’m talking about the people who can afford a few extra bucks a month to keep the house below 75°F. same goes for cars like they want to roll down the window like THE AIR CONDITIONING IS THERE!! USE IT!! ITS SUCH A WONDERFUL INVENTION!!! like i understand shit is so expensive these days but if i lived alone and was financially comfortable i’m cranking that AC down. i’ll gladly pay a little more money to be comfortable and not sweaty and miserable and unable to sleep

as a member of albert nation i have to admit, my boy was a little rebellious nuisance and would do anything he wanted no matter what people said. dont think about giving him advice because he does not CARE! he was petty, too, and i love that for him.

They may or may not be effective, I'm not sure as I ended up not using their services, but to me it felt like their sales/business practices were dishonest/ethically in the gray area, so I've decided to share my experience with my fellow Kansas Citians.
I had one of their sales reps turn up on my doorstep the other night. He claimed to be in the neighborhood giving an estimate to a neighbor's house, and since he was planning on coming back in a few days to treat the neighbor's, he would also gladly treat mine at a discount. He pointed out a small wasp nest on my front porch (honestly a smart sales tactic, although I'm sure they train their reps to look for nests when going door to door), so that put me in the mindset that I could use some pest control help.
He went through a quick spiel about a quarterly treatment plan, had me sign some things on his iPad, and went on his way. I went inside and started doing some research on the company. The more I thought about it and the more research I did, some red flags jumped out at me:

1. There are a bunch of reviews online of people saying they had a rep tell them the exact same thing my rep told me: That I was getting a discount because he was already nearby working on a neighbor's house. In hindsight, that was probably bullshit, but if it were true, it doesn't make sense from a business standpoint. Why would they give me a discount instead of my neighbor? If that were actually the case, then they would be shafting the customers that brought them to the neighborhood in the first place. My neighbor was the first guy to call them, so he doesn't get the $200 discount (if it were true that they actually were treating my neighbor).
   
2. It should have been a huge red flag when the rep had me sign a contract, but I didn't really think anything of it at the time. The contract locks you in for 2 years, and you have to pay a $200 cancellation fee if you want to stop service at any time outside of the 2 year period. Luckily, there is a law in most states requiring door to door sales contracts to have a 3 day cancellation period, during which I could cancel services without being charged anything. I actually found an article saying that they were required to add the 3 day cancellation section into their contract by the Michigan Attorney General (not sure if MO/KS has the same law, but that section was still in my contract). Also, this 3 day cancellation period was never mentioned to me, I had to find it myself when I went through the contract later.
   
3. I quickly decided that I didn't want to be locked into a 2 year pest control contract because I made a snap decision based on a small wasp nest that I could easily remove myself, so I went about attempting to take advantage of the 3 day cancellation period. But you can't cancel any services using their website. I ended up calling their customer service line the first thing the next morning to cancel, and the customer service rep says that it's company policy to transfer me to the sales rep before I cancel. So I have to talk to the sales rep again, and he offers me an even more discounted rate (confirming that he wasn't trying to get me the best value in the first place. Not surprised though), but he eventually cancelled the service. Just to be safe, I removed all info from my online account prior to cancelling.
   

So, it seems like EcoShield's sales strategy is to go door to door in a neighborhood, claim to already be there for a neighbor, which is meant to build trust. They then offer you a discount that I guess your poor neighbor isn't getting, and push you through until you've signed a contract locking you into 2 years of pest control service, which requires you to pay $200 to cancel if you don't cancel within 3 days. Then in order to cancel, you have to call customer service during business hours and haggle with the sales rep once again.
To me this seems rather dishonest and a little slimy. I did not enjoy dealing with this company, so my hope is that if any of you guys run into EcoShield in the wild, you'll know more about them as a company than I did, and that you won't have to deal with the same headaches that I had to.
(Also kind of ironic that a company claiming to eradicate pests is sending out door to door salesmen)

It was one of my executives’ birthday last week and a colleague from another office (a Director, who do not get EAs) pinged me to ask what a good flower shop would be to order from (mind you this was the day before the birthday), and I gave her a rec and let her know it’s super close by and to feel free to put my name on the delivery so security will call me and I’ll collect the flowers from the lobby. She responded with “thanks, I’ll try to order them today.” I didn’t think much of it until her birthday came the next day and no flowers…I asked my teammate if she thinks this certain Director was just trying to get me to do it for her and she said 100% yes.
It bothers me that people think “oh since it’s for X, we can use X’s assistant to do everything.” Like, great, you had an idea for flowers? It’s a little more than just having the idea that counts. people who don’t have EAs try to lean on us when we are already supporting multiple executives. I planned ahead and already did my own thing (and organized a group thing) for her birthday, I’m not going to carry out everyone else’s gift ideas too.
The same kind of thing happened last year when one of my executives retired and multiple multiple people wanted to throw him parties or dinners and then they just thought they could throw all the work on me after giving me the idea. They wanted me to make the reservations and do all the work that goes into planning these events, and it just baffled me because what kind of gift is gesture is that, to throw somebody a party and use HIS resources (me) to do it? Taking away from the bandwidth of HIS team! how do people not understand this?
Do you all experience this as well?

I’m 23F and I started working on a farm about a week ago. Most of my job experience in the past has been on farms/ranches. I have four coworkers here, two guys and two other girls, and we all are undergrads at the local university. I have always had a difficult time fitting in. I know that I’m a little socially awkward, and have been described as “uncanny valley”. However, I am also pretty and go for the “Barbie” look. I feel that this combo catches people off guard and makes them uncomfortable. So I put a lot of conscious effort into being very polite and friendly and not weird, and I am pretty good at small talk. One of my coworkers is my good friend and started at about the same time as me. He does not experience the same issues at our job that I do. No one at work seems to like me, while they took to him very quickly. On my first day, I got put with the two other girls. After we did a couple of chores, they drove the work vehicle around and parked behind different barns and scrolled on their phones for the rest of the day. I do not like getting in trouble, so this made me a little anxious because it felt like we should be doing something, but I just went with the flow. The next day was when things took a turn. I was leaving to get breakfast and asked the guys if they wanted anything (the girls had already left). I brought them back the food they requested and they never ate it. I don’t have a lot of money so it kind of stung but I let it slide without mentioning it. We were having a work lunch, and I was put in charge of a side dish. I started prepping it and the girls walked in and made a snarky comment telling me that I was doing it wrong (I was literally just cutting vegetables) and then snickered amongst themselves. I had never seen it made a different way but I thought maybe I was wrong so I googled recipes and they all looked like how I did it. Once they started putting things together, they told me we wouldn’t have enough of an ingredient because I made the side dish wrong. I immediately went into people-pleasing mode and said I’d go back to the store and get more. When I got back, they were sitting in the office and just stared at me when I set it on the counter, and they didn’t even end up using the extra. At this point I’d spent ~50 bucks on food. I tried to just act normal and friendly but everyone was kind of ignoring me and I felt awkward so I just went off by myself and didn’t eat. I tried not to make a big deal about it or act like I was in a bad mood, I just said “I’m fine, thank you though!” when my manager poked his head out to ask if I was eating. I kind of realized at that point that these girls probably didn’t like me, but I wasn’t sure of everyone else. Since then, I feel like the two girls I work with hate my guts, and the other guy just doesn’t care. These are a few things that have happened so far -we were moving some cattle. One of the girls and I were standing at one end of the alley where our boss told us to go. I guess she wanted to go help everyone else or something, but she told me to give her my flag. I didn’t really want to so I kind of just stood there and didn’t say anything. She grabbed it out of my hand. They were wild cattle to begin with but one calf was giving us some trouble and kept getting past us and running into the pen. At one point it ran past one of the guys and he just grabbed it and started trying to walk it out of the pen, which was pretty hilarious. Him and the other guy had a good hold of him, so I walked over to take a little video. When the girl saw me coming, she ran over to the calf and grabbed it and snapped at me “Can you help us instead of taking a video!?” I genuinely didn’t feel like it would take four people to hold a calf and by that point they were basically out of the pen and closing the gate anyways. Regardless, her condescending comment in front of everyone made me feel really embarrassed and I apologized. -After that, we went to do some chores. Everyone except her got out of the vehicle to work and she stayed sitting in there and played on her phone. -all of my coworkers speak Spanish but I don’t speak it very well. I feel left out when we’re all in a group but they only speak Spanish so I can’t join in the conversation -my boss has been showing me how to run the tractors and such. Every time he’s teaching me, the girls drive up and watch from their vehicle and I can see them laughing. They’ve been here several months now though and neither of them have learned to operate equipment so idk -I am not working with the girls so much now because my boss has been having the more experienced guy show me stuff. He is very monotone with me but I think that’s just his personality. Except I do see him talking and laughing with the other girls but I guess he knows them better. I tried to be friendly with him but he didn’t bite. -When I do work with the girls, if I ask for clarification on something, they just go “Um…giggle.” Or roll their eyes and sigh -Today, all five of us were in the shop. We needed to go tend to something. I was trying to get into the vehicle (they could see me, it was an open side by side) and they backed up and drove away. It was too far to walk so I just sat there, waiting. -They never came back. It turned out that they were all hanging out elsewhere until work was done. When that time rolled around, I wanted to check that everything was in order and I was good to go. No one ever came back to where I was and everyone had gone home without saying anything. -Every time I walk up to join the conversation, they all show negative body language: turning their backs to me, not making eye contact, etc. -I generally just feel like I’m not in the loop. They never really tell me what we’re doing or they just start walking off without me. Everyone else seems to know what’s going on, including the other new person.
I don’t know what’s wrong with me. My boss seems to like me fine and I often ride around with him and help him do stuff. The owner of the cattle we’re feeding came up to introduce himself to me and we had a nice chat. My professors are fond of me. My landlord, who I work for also, says she appreciates my help and she’s glad she has someone responsible around. I don’t understand why people in my age group don’t like me. I used to work at Hooter’s and it was a very similar vibe, I quit because my coworkers just couldn’t stand me. Am I doing something wrong? I know I shouldn’t worry about what other people thing, but deep down I am still a lonely little girl who just wants to be liked and have friends. I grew up in a very rural area without a lot of other kids around, and I’ve always felt like an outsider in friend groups. Sorry everyone for the rant. I just feel very alone in the world at the moment. I’m older than the average college freshman and don’t really relate to most people at school, I don’t see my parents much, and I live alone. I love my job but it’s mentally exhausting trying to get my coworkers to not hate me. They don’t have to like me, but people acting like I’m stupid and actively excluding me hurts my feelings. It’s like everyone can tell that there’s something off or weird about me but I don’t know what. I can do my job perfectly fine but the social interactions are incredibly difficult.
I am not a pick me or a kiss ass or anything like that. I just want to get along with everybody and I genuinely like working hard and helping.

So I’m in a serious relationship with a guy and we’re talking about getting married soon, and the idea of a wedding excites me but also makes me a little nervous with the idea of the very different people in my life coming together.
My family is very conservative and evangelical, while my and my partners’ friends are mostly liberal. In addition, many of my friends are LGBTQ+, and I am a bisexual woman (though my family doesn’t know). Overall, I feel like a very different person when I am around my family as I often feel that I have to tone down a lot of myself to avoid conflict.
What I see as being the biggest problem is a lot of the music that we would play (songs with curse words, gay pop, etc) and how it would feel difficult for me to let go and be myself due to my family being there. Does anyone else have advice on navigating this?
TLDR: conservative family, liberal friends, I feel like I can’t be myself at my wedding due to my family

Gigglers, there’s no easy way to say this. I’m asking you to do a admin.
(Only a tiny amount, but love is love and admin is admin)
Kindly open up your podcast steaming platform of choice, search “We Signed An NDA,” and give us a few minutes of your time to see if you fuck with us.
I’m posting here because I’m a stage 4 giggler —Giggly Squad is my emotional support podcast—and it’s been my North Star since I left my old job (working for a man in the arts 😔) to launch my own podcast with Ann—my amazing, hilarious, unhinged, and deeply cheerful friend (who was also working for a man in the arts, who is fully Tom Sandoval lmao) Our goal is to give the girlies something to listen to fill the void when you finish the new giggly squad episode and have to wait until next week for more.
If you’re like, “fine I’ll bite. What’s the show about?” Thank you for asking!!! We Signed an NDA talks Hollywood, pop culture, and fame from the POV of assistants/support staff—the brave souls who do all the celebrity admin. We have our amazing stunning gorgeous friends who work in the biz on to talk about their experience, sharing crazy shit they’ve seen behind the scenes, endearing celeb encounters, and Home Alone 2: lost in New York. We’re trying to spill the tea while respecting everyone’s privacy. We also talk a whole lotta Bravo but my brother couldn’t give less of a shit about bravo and says he still enjoys it. Most importantly, we make lots of silly little jokes.
I was nervous to post this but then I heard the sweet squawk of Paige Desorbo saying “would A MAN get all self conscious about self promoting!?!?” I’ve seen people asking for pod recs and I genuinely think there’s a chance our show will hit the spot.
Also if y’all would be into it, I’ve gotten to meet Hannah and e-meet Paige from my old job and would totally be down to talk about it in an ep. (The short version: no notes)
Okay, I’m done. Much love and thank you for even reading this far 🫶❤️🫶❤️

While many people hated the Chainsaw Man Church Arc build up, I enjoyed it a lot. But what ill agree with is that lots of the tension was changed with Quanxi appearing and 1 shotting. Even now during the facility arc where she doesn't have trouble fighting Yoru.
Shoutout to u/SherewZino. Read their post and really agreed with most of their points.
Chainsaw Man Arc Rewritten
Quanxi Arrives

1. Quanxi still kills everyone and the events continue until the Chainsaw man guys wake up

Yoshida ambushes Yoru

1. It's a POV switch to the Yoru and Yoshida and continuous how it's supposed to with Yoru preparing to go on a rampage cause she's overjoyed by her new power.

Denji vs Barem Part 1

1. Following Yoshida and Yoru, the narrative circles back to Barem, Denji, Fumiko, and Nayuta. Barem begins his psycho speech again, engaging all three of them into a brutal fight. Aided by Fumoko, Denji fights Barem. Denji is surprised he is fighting in his base form. Barem in his internal thought sees that the Chainsaw Man plan is working and is powering Denji up. However, the situation escalates with Barem transforming into his flamethrower form, becoming a threat to both Fumiko and Denji. As the battle intensifies, Barem relentlessly taunts Denji to transform so he could witness the full power of Chainsaw Man.
   
2. Kishibe, alongside Quanxi, arrives at the scene. During the Quanxi ambush against the 3 fiends, Kishibe was actually there at the food court eating. Kishibe orders Quanxi to evacuate the 3, then shares a brief yet impactful message with Denji about balancing his human and Chainsaw Man side. Flamethrower form Barem vs Kishibe begins with Kishibe having the upper hand most of the fight. Knowing Kishibe is about to destroy him, Barem resorts to a big fire blast to escape, leaving Kishibe heavily injured. From the distance Yoru notices this fire blast and begins heading this way. Yoshida who happens to arrive here cause has been running this whole time sees Kishibe and takes him to safety.
   

Yoru vs Quanxi (Rip Quanxi)

1. Continuing the narrative, Fumiko, Denji, Quanxi, and Nayuta talks among themselves for a bit before suddenly encountering Yoru. Yoru tells them "What a surprise here" while Denji gives a puzzled look thinking why Asa is there and looks different. Yoru says, "Someone among you smells like Chainsaw Man" then suddenly launches herself at them but her attack is blocked by Quanxi. The other 3 runs away leaving Quanxi behind to fight Yoru
   
2. As Quanxi's life flashes before her eyes, memories of Kishibe floods her thoughts, thinking how Makima stopped those two from being a thing. The scene reaches its climax as Yoru ends Quanxi's life by putting her hand on her head and transforming her into a overpowered bow.
   

Alley Way

1. Now we're with Denji, Nayuta, and Fumiko. We get the exact same alley scene where Fumiko ends up running from Denji because of Nayuta.

Burning House

1. This part goes like how it did in the main story where Denji and Nayuta arrives to their home burning. Fumikos team arrives and starts shooting barem. However, they get interrupted by Miri and the two other fiends.

Denji vs Miri and two other fiends

1. Denji mentally breaks down like the main story and he begins tearing up the 3 fiends. The first two gets low diffed while Barem cheers on the side lines how he finally saw Denji transformed. Fumiko ends up shooting him making him shut up. Miri clashes with Denji in a stand off shocked by how aggressive and broken Denji is and says "Denji...", where Denji ends up slicing him in half.

Denji vs Fumiko

1. In the moment of rage, Denji seeks for another target. He sees Fumiko and her team and begins attacking them. Denji kills nearly all of Fumikos team but before the last one, Fumiko protected her last team member and tells him to run away. While running away, that person takes a photo of Denji and gets away. This fight continous on but Fumiko is no matched for Denji. Finally, instead of resisting Chainsaw Man any further, Fumiko lets herself get stabbed through the stomach. Using the last moment of her life, she pats Denjis head and says, "Thank you for saving me... Denji". Miri who is on the floor witnessing all of this screams Fumikos name.
   
2. Fumiko wakes up in the after life and sees her parents again.
   

Nayuta saves Denji (The Power saving Denji of Part 2)

1. Denji begins hyperventilating realizing he killed Fumiko cause he let Chainsaw Man takeover. Using this opportunity, Barem makes the Chainsaw soldiers attack him. The story continous like the main part with how it was supposed too and it ends up with Nayuta saving Denji then getting shot by Barem.
   
2. Instead of ending up at the hospital, Denji is at a garbage can then is saved by Nail and Katana.
   
3. Denji finally wakes up but out of nowhere Katana Man kicks his balls! Denji realizes he's in a room with the two students, Katana Man, and Nail. He ends up breaking down and saying where's Nayuta and that he has to go but Nail stops him and shows him the news. The news broadcasts the last devil hunter, protected by Fumiko, who captured the image of Denji's battle, labeling Chainsaw Man as a societal menace warranting eradication. Just as tension mounts, a knock echoes through the door, revealing the ominous presence of none other than Yoru. She says, "I know Chainsaw Man is here." (Due to the smell)
   

Denji vs Yoru (The Aki vs Denji of Part 2)

1. Approaching the door, Denji is hit by sudden trauma, haunted by visions of Aki waiting for him on the other side. Then suddenly a Yoru blast the door, desotring the building and sending Denji flying. Nail and Katana Man protects Kobeni and the Chainsaw Man fan from most of the damage.
   
2. The Chainsaw Man fanboy student tries to think why Yoru would even smell Chainsaw Man there then finally drawing to the conclusion tnat Denji is Chainsaw Man. We get a panel of where it's zoomed into the broken rubble and out of nowhere... a transformed Denji jumped out
   
3. Yoru and Chainsaw Man clashes. Yoru mid diffs the fight but the way she ends it is by taking out the transformed Quanxi bow leaving Denji stunned for a second cause he realizes Yoru killed Quanxi where finally he is shot by a big blast through his body, leaving him fatally injured.
   
4. Before Yoru lands the final blow on Chainsaw Man, Denji goes back to human form because he's out of blood causing Yoru to hesitate. We are left with a cliffhanger of Yoru transforming back to Asa and her saying, "Denji?"
   
5. Fami arrives completely stopping the fight
   

Trying to make Denji Happy

1. From here we get a continuation of the last 3 chapters up to the current of where they're just talking and making jokes where we are transitioning into public safety, Chainsaw Man zombies, and society vs Denji and the gang arc.
   
2. Eventually Denji and the gang is spotted by a public safety hunter and it gets reported back to the base where Yoshida, strong public safety members, Miri and the two other fiends join him. (Miri joins because he didn't like how Fumiko died)
   

Public Safety vs Team Denji

1. Finally we transition into Public Safety vs Denji Team Arc where during this arc a Miri vs Denji clash happens and many more. The climax of this arc is Public Safety + team Denji team up defeats a boosted Barum who finds a way to take Nayutas powers and the Chainsaw Man zombies. The arc ends with Nayuta killing Barem once her powers comeback.

Transition to Chainsaw Man Part 3: Death Devil
Death Devil vs Team Part 1

1. Suddenly not having a break, Death Devil desceneds from the sky. Death Devil summons dead people Denji loved traumitizing Denji (Dead power, Makima, Aki, etc...). Death Devil kills off some Public Safety Members, Nail, Katana, Whip and Spear,

Hell

1. Fami sends Denji, the crew, Miri, and some public safety members to hell to hide from death devil. Denji who is traumitized by seeing all the dead people remembers Powers wish and begins finding the blood devil.
   
2. The crew now needs to escape hell but before escaping hell Fami wants to try to get the Primal Devils to help them. They go through fighting many Devils and finally arrived but out of nowhere it becomes dark again. Denji, Kobeni, and Power is traumitized because they remember Darkness Devil but Fami makes him come out and reveals all the Primal Devils seated around them.
   

(Kobeni returned during the Public Safety vs Team Denji arc to save her brother from Public Safety)

1. Fami talks to the Primal devils, it takes time to convince them because of what Fami did to Falling Devil.

Back to normal World

1. The crew heads back to the normal world to find it very different with Death Devil taken completely over. Seeing people jump off roofs, hurt their friends, etc... A lot of dead corpses from the past walk around the normal world.

Final Fight with Death Devil

1. Death Devil dies

List of deaths during the final arc against Death Devil
--4 Primals die leaving 2 left (Darkness was an impactful one)
--Kobeni makes a sacrifice for her little brother, giving him courage and transforming into a better version of Kobeni (Fujimoto wanted to kill her off before anyways)
--Miri: Miri and Denji ended up becoming best friends during the Public Safety vs Team Denji Arc. His death is a sacrifice for Denji where it complete impacts Denji
--Yoru: Sacrifices her soul to become a OP weapon for Asa
--New characters introduced during Part 3 and the Public Safety vs Denji arc
--Makima and Aki: Death Devil revived them to fight Denji but they gain their conciousness again. They help kill Death Devil but Death Devils death they had to disappear

1. Story ends

I just recently created a shop to sell something my friends had shown interest in. Unfortunately the number 1 issue i’m facing so far is the fact that most of the people interested in buying something live outside of the US & they don’t want to pay $20 shipping for something so tiny! (Rightfully so!!)
For clarification- I’m literally just selling letters & they’re packaged inside these 5x11 envelopes. Have I possibly clicked the wrong thing & unintentionally put in the shipping prices wrong, or is this genuinely the correct price for a teensy little letter??
I’m wondering if maybe the issue is coming from this item size section? How do I input it correctly to let etsy know I’m shipping a literal envelope & not a box😭😭
Also, if I click free international shipping does that mean I’M going to have to pay the $20 each time someone outside the US buys an item?
Still very new to this & just want everyone who wants one to have a chance!

Last weekend was the final straw for me, I’m genuinely ready to stop drinking. At just 26 years old though, I am definitely a little nervous due to it being very common for people my age to go out and drink normally, especially amongst my friend group.

Summary: Just as you thought you managed to escape, your soon-to-be husband caught you and brought you back to your castle. Even though they keep telling you how much they care for you, you know they’re only after your position as queen. They’ve been willing to do anything to have you… even if it meant using dark magic. You won’t let them get into your head again… right?
Author’s notes:
Hiya! As you might be able to tell this is the first script I’ve ever written. I gave my best and I sincerely hope that you guys enjoy it (; (You may use the script, but don’t forget to give credit). Have fun <3
Notes:
“* … *”: emphasis.
“(…)”: suggested emotions / actions
"[...]": Listener speaking
Script:
(annoyed sigh) Have you calmed down yet?
(Footsteps as Speaker enters the Listener’s room)
Wow… you threw a hell of a tantrum in here. Doesn’t really fit a (princess’s / prince’s / royal’s) behavior now, does it?
[…]
My fault? Oh please. You can’t even acknowledge your own mistakes.
[…]
Yes, I did lock you up in here. However, I don’t recall telling you to smash and or destroy everything in this room. (sarcastic) But what do I know? You know everything so so much better than me, don’t you?
[…]
(amused) Of course, you sound like that. You refuse to see that even you need help from time to time… (mumbling to himself, a bit too loud) probably more than most of us do…
[…]
(quickly hiding amusement; acting more caring) Stupid? No, no… don’t put words in my mouth like that, honeybun. I never called you stupid. I would rather say you’re… misguided… and in need of help. That’s what I am here for. It’s what I was always meant to do. To help and protect you. To stand by your side. And, therefore, it is your fate to stand by mine.
[…]
(sigh) Oh, honeybun… my sweet sweet honeybun. I know that all of this must be quite hard on you. I mean, as a (princess / prince / royal) you must have a lot on your plate. Trust me, I get it. I’d be the last person to judge you for it.
And I also get that your top priority is your kingdom… and your people. That’s the reason why you need me to help you out. All this stress is making you… short-sighted. You try anything and everything to make your people happy. You’re completely disregarding your own personal needs.
Look at you! I can see those heavy bags under your eyes. (softly spoken) God… you’re practically working yourself to death at this point.
[…]
(a bit more agitated) Just… just think about it for a moment. You and I could be king and queen of this kingdom. I could remove all of your stress. All you need to do is let me in. Let me in just like you did when we first got to know each other.
[…]
Look at me, honeybun.
[…]
(angry, yet trying to be subtle) Look. At. Me.
[…]
(content sigh) There you go. That wasn’t so hard, was it? Now, just relax. Take some deep breaths for me. You remember this, don’t you?
[…]
Yes. Yes, you do. Of course you do. How could you forget how good this makes you feel? How could you forget how good I make you feel? How good it feels to just let yourself fall into that state of pure relaxation.
How easy it is to listen to my voice and stare into my eyes as you slowly let go of your mind. How good it feels to hand over all the complicated thinking to me… leaving you all blank and empty.
That feeling… that bliss… that pure bliss and carefreeness is all you want… it’s all you’ll ever need. And you know who can make you feel all those lovely feelings, don’t you?
[…]
Say it. Say it for me.
[…]
Good. Very good.
(evil chuckle)
All you want is me. All you need is me. I make you happy. And if you are happy then so are your people. Once we get wed, I’ll…
(Small pause, as if Speaker is weighing their next words)
we’ll make everyone feel like you do right now. And all you’ll have to do is stand by my side, smile and doddle your head for me. Doesn’t that sound perfect?
[…]
Good.
For now, my darling, I think it is time for you to rest. It’s been a long day for us both. Let me just bring you over to your bed.
(brief pause as Speaker carries Listener and places them on their bed)
Here we are… all nice and comfortable. And don’t worry, honeybun. When you wake up, I’ll be right here by your side. And while you get your well-deserved rest I’ll be seeing to get some of the wedding preparations done.
(The Speaker gives the Listener a soft kiss on their forehead)
Good night, my darling. My most precious treasure…
(evil chuckle and footsteps, slowly fading out as Speaker leaves)

I (m) 25 live with my mom & her Elder Sister ( My Khala), My Father Passed Away 11 Years Ago, And my Kuala Never Got Married and She's A Retired Govt. Employee. And we 3 were Living Pretty Decent Upper Middle Class Life Until The World got hit by Covid. And I Lost Almost All Of My Finances as my Father had a Moderate Level of Textile Business & after My Baba's Death I Took Over it, and Covid Just made me Lost That 1 Source of Income which Both my Parents had Built In a span of 18 Years...
In July 2020, I was Married Earning Around 4-5 Lacs from our Factory.
In May 2021, I was Bankrupted because whole Country's Economy was On Hold... With me 40 People Lost there Jobs which they were doing for Years.. 40 Families lost there Daily Bread & Butter.
My Wife Took Khula from me and went to Dubai as she just completed her MBBS and during that time There was a hell load of Demand of Medical Staff in Middle East..
Rest of a Little Money which was left in my Bank Account (10-12 Lacs) were drowned Like Water on trying to open & Run a few Small Business Projects like Opening a Small Scale 1-2 Dishes Specialized Food Corner, or Selling Electronics and Accessories online & mostly Got Myself Pick-pocketed by my own Childhood friends who were my Brothers as I don't have any Siblings.
Its not like that my m apny ap m barky mar rha hu. But I Have been Raised to become a Well Groomed Guy. Mentally, Ethically, Intellectually, But I never Pursued my Education after Intermediate As I had to become the Only Pillar To my mother who was trying to Raise me and Managing my Baba's Business. And nobody And I Literally mean Not even a single member From our Family Stood Forward to Help us In those Difficult Times.
So why I wrote All those Incidents which are Irrelevant to the Question Asked Above?
At this time I've been Jobless for 2.5 years. And me my, mom & My Khala Relies on my Khala's Pension for our monthly Survival. We live in a Rented House. And This month Due to 1st May's Local Holiday, My Khala's Pension got delayed for 2 days only. And on That Labour's Day We Didn't Ate until Friday when she Finally Got The Amount in his Bank. And I Was Shattered up to my Core by Seeing my Mom and Kahala in that miserable State. My mom is of 64 & my khala is almost 8-10 years Elder than her.
So for me Even 100 Rs. Is Priceless, I can't calculate its Value. I'm So Hurt RightNow that being a Fit Healthy Young Boy I am Unable to Provide for my family.
Still I Am ThankFul to Allah Almighty For Everything.
j I started a YouTube Channel Exactly 1 year Ago. And So Far my Channel have 193 Subscribers. Plz make Dua For the Growth of my Channel as for my mama, This Channel is her last Hope jis sy Unka Ye Nalayak Beta apny Pero py Khara ho jay...
I'm Sorry for sooo lengthy post. May Allah Pak Bless Every One Ameen :)