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Michael Gamble, Franchise Director, and Executive Producer:
Software Engineer Electronic Arts May 2004 - December 2005
Project Management Teaching Assistant University of Calgary January 2007 - August 2008
Black Rain Software January 2006 - July 2009: Led Development teams to develop mods for Neverwinter Nights 1-2, Warcraft 3 and other games, principal designer for all their projects.
Project Managers Mass Effect 2 and Firewalker, Producers on the Weapons and Armor DLC, Co-Project Manager on Kasumi - Stolen Memory, Project Managers on Overlord, Associate Producer Lair of the Shadow Broker
Producers Mass Effect 3, also on the From Ashes, Leviathan, Omega and Citadel. DLC Producer for the Resurgence, Rebellion, Earth, Retaliation, and Reckoning multiplayer expansions. He also directed several of the DLCs
Producers Mass Effect: Andromeda
Lead Producers Anthem
Involved with the pitching and greenlighting process of the Legendary Edition
Parrish Ley, Franchise Creative Director
Cinematics Animators Mass Effect and Cinematic Director on Bring Down the Sky: Animated the opening of Mass Effect 1
Additional Animation Dragon Age: Origins
Lead Cinematics Animator Mass Effect 2, Cinematics Animators on Zaeed - The Price of Revenge, Kasumi - Stolen Memory, Overlord, Lair of the Shadow Broker and Arrival
Co-Lead Cinematics Animator Mass Effect 3, Cinematics Animators on From Ashes, Leviathan and Citadel: Animated the scene at the end of the Citadel DLC
Animation Director Anthem
Development Lead Improbable Studio March 2019 - January 2020: Worked on a new Ip
Additional Art Supervisors Mass Effect: Legendary Edition
Preston Watamaniuk, Game Director:
Other QA Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
System Designers, Core Design Team, Manual Writers and Additional Programming Neverwinter Nights
Senior Technical Designer, Assistant Lead Designer and Core Design Team Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Additional Design Jade Empire
Lead Designer Mass Effect: Helped develop the game's lore and story, and came up with the synthetics vs. organic theme.
Lead Designer Mass Effect 2, also Additional Design on Zaeed - The Price of Revenge, Kasumi - Stolen Memory, Overlord and Lair of the Shadow Broker
Assistant Director of Design Dragon Age II
Lead Designer Mass Effect 3
Co-Lead Designer (Early Development) Mass Effect: Andromeda
Design Director Anthem
Derek Watts, Art Director:
Artists MDK 2
2D Artists Neverwinter Nights
Art Director, Concept Artists and Core Design Team Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Additional Art Jade Empire
Art Director Mass Effect and the Bring Down the Sky DLC
Art Director Mass Effect 2, also Concept artist on the Firewalker Pack
Art Director Mass Effect 3
Additional Art Mass Effect: Andromeda
Art Director Anthem
Additional Art Supervisors Mass Effect: Legendary Edition
Piperworks Studio on Call of Duty: Vanguard
Artists The Walking Dead: Last Mile
Piperworks Studio on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
Books: Co-Writer The Art of the Mass Effect Universe with Casey Hudson. He also contributed to the development of the Mass Effect: Andromeda: Annihilation novel.
Nathan Zufelt, Animation Director:
Character Animators - Brave - TV series pitch
3D Effects Animators - Chaotic - TV Series: Credited on at least one episode
Character Animators - Zeke's Pad - TV Series - Pilot
Character Animators - Viva Pinata - TV Series: Credited on at least six episodes
Marketing and Web Development CG Toolkit 2004 - 2008
Cinematic Animators Dragon Age: Origins, Senior Cinematic Animator on Awakening, also Cinematic Animators on Leliana's Song
Senior Cinematic Animator Dragon Age II
Senior Cinematic Animator Mass Effect 3, also Cinematic Animators on From Ashes
Co-Lead Cinematic Animator Dragon Age: Inquisition also the Lead Cinematic Animator on Jaws of Hakkon and Trespasser
Additional Design Mass Effect: Andromeda
Assistant Animation Director Anthem
Animation Specialist Inflexion Games June 2019 - June 2020
May have contributed to the development of the 2020 teaser trailer
Also the Animation Director on Dreadwolf
Eric Vervaet, Director of Audio:
Sound Effects Editor Grover's Mill (Short Film)
Dialogue Editors Baltimore (Short Film)
Audio Team NBA Street Homecourt
Audio Assistants Need for Speed: ProStreet
Audio Artists NBA Live 09
Sound Artists Fifa Soccer 09
Supervising Sound Editor Fifa 10 Wii
Audio Team EA Sports Active: NFL Training Camp
Sound Effects Editors Fifa 11
Audio Artists SSX
Lead Audio Designer The Amazing Spider-Man (Videogame)
Audio Artists Fifa 14
Audio Artists 2014 Fifa World Cup Brazil (Videogame)
Senior Sound Designer Quicklime Studio on a then unannounced game
Audio Artists Dragon Age: Inquisition, also the Lead Audio Designer of Jaws of Hakkon and Trespasser
Senior Audio Designer Mass Effect: Andromeda
Senior Audio Designer Anthem
Director of Audio Mass Effect: Legendary Edition
Additional Audio Star Wars: The Old Republic Legacy of the Sith
Also Director of Audio on Dreadwolf
Mary C. DeMarle, Senior Narrative Director:
Worked for Hanna-Barbera (Cartoon studio) for several years
Freelance Writing work
Writer Myst III: Exile
Writers Homerworld 2
Writer - Designer Myst IV: Revelation
Writers Dungeon Siege II: Broken World
Additional Script Writing Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
Lead WriteNarrative Designer and Casting Crew Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Also Story Director and Casting Crew on The Missing Link DLC: Wrote much of the main plot for the base game, and co-wrote the scenario for The Missing Link DLC
Narrative/Writing Director Deus Ex: The Fall
Executive Narrative Director Deus Ex: Go
Executive Narrative Director Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, also on the Desperate Measures, System Rift and A Criminal Past DLC's also the Executive Narrative Director on Deus Ex: Breach: Worked primarily on the main plot for the base game.
Senior Narrative Director Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy
Books: Oversaw the development of several of the Deus Ex novels
Dusty Everman, Principal Narrative Designer:
Member of Technical Staff Amdahl 1992 - 1994
Senior Software Engineer Vivace Networks 2001 - 2003
Developed Mods for Neverwinter Nights
Cinematics Designers Jade Empire
Lead Technical Designer, also Lead Designer on Bring Down the Sky and Pinnacle Station: Scripting on the Citadel and the Normandy
Lead Level Designer and Uncredited Writer Mass Effect 2, Additional Design on Zaeed - The Price of Revenge, Firewalker Pack and Kasumi - Stolen Memory, Level Designers and Additional Design Overlord, Additional Design Lair of the Shadow Broker and Arrival: Designed Much of the Normandy SR2, Wrote Chawkas, Ken, Gabby and Kelly also, all the other non-companion NPCs on the Normandy, with some input from Lukas Kristjanson
Senior Level and Uncredited Writer Mass Effect 3, Level Designers on Leviathan, Additional Design Omega and Level Designers on Citadel: Designed Much of the Normandy SR2, Wrote Chakwas, Ken, Gabby, Kelly, and Steve Cortez. Also wrote the story for the scene at the end of the Citadel DLC and the script for Cortez's version.
Level Designers Dragon Age: Inquisition
Level Designers Mass Effect: Andromeda and Anthem left prior to the release of both games
Founder and Sole Member Dirty Sky Games, LLC June 2015 - October 2020: VR Game Developer
Rejoined Bioware in October 2020
Michael Tucker, Narrative Designer:
Filmmaking:
Actor and other role: Donkeys On: A Bus
Director, Writer and Editor (dik) (Short Film)
Director What It Can Be (dik) (Short Film)
Director, Writers, Cinematographer and Editor, Kaylie & Tristan - Film Noir (Short Film)
Editors SoundWorks Collection 2009 - 2011
Co-Founder Finite Fillms (Production Company
Cinematographer and First Assistant Director Another Way (Short Film)
Director McGuffin An Experimental Short Film About A Missing Turtle (Short Film)
"Talk Show Host" on the Beach of Santa Cruz (Short Film)
Actor and other roles: Facebook Friend Request (Short Film):
Director, Writer and Editor The Reunion of Amilia Marbleberry and Marcy Stills (Short Film)
Cinematographer, Associate Producer and Co-Editor Day 1000 (Short Film)
Director and Producers You Are Here (Short Film)
Producers The Kristy Corollary (Short Film)
Director, Writer and Producer Mistletoe (Short Film)
Cinematographer and Executive Producers Douche (Short Film)
Cinematographer, Writer story, Co-Scriptwriter, Producers Digital Effects, Special Effects and Sound Editors Stealing Time (Short Film)
Director, Co-Writer, Producers, Digital Effects and Co-Editor Defenseless (Short Film)
Producers, Editors and Sound Editors Forest Falls (Short Film)
Camera Operator The Sound of Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Documentary Short Film)
Producers and Additional Photography Occupational Hazards (Short Film)
Director, Writer, Producers, Additional Photography and Co-Editor Imperfect (Short Film)
Co-Director, Co-Writer, Producers, Additional Photography, Digital Effects, Special Effects, and Co-Editor Anamnesis (Short Film)
Director Workday (Short Film)
Producers Lovebound: Love Abounds (Short Film)
Director, Writer and Producers Status: Single (Short Film)
Sound Recordist Friend Zone: The Series on one episode (Web Series)
Director, Writers story, Scriptwriter, Editor, Sound Editing/Mixing, Visual Effects and an Actor playing himself in The Wedding Gift of Amuno Kensai (Surprise Video for Alex's Wedding!):
Co-Director, Co-Writer, Producers and Co-Editor Anamnesis (Webs Series)
Editors and Director of Motion Graphics Being George Clooney (Documentary)
Additional Graphics 30 for 30 on one episode (Documentary TV Series)
Co-Director, Producers, Editors, Digital Effects and Camera Operators At All Costs: Making an Esports Team (Documentary TV Movie)
Co-Producers and Camera Operators At All Costs: Making an Esports Team (Documentary/Reality TV Series): Editors on the original version of of the episodes
Co-Producers At All Costs (Documentary TV Movie)
Director Poltergeist by BANKS Spec Music Video (Unofficial)
Director Don't Start Now by Dua Lipa Spec Music Video (Unofficial)
BANKS — This is What it Feels Like (Unofficial) Music Video
Video Editors Magnit February 2022 - August 2023 prior to joining Bioware Youtube:
Finite Films Youtube Channel (No Longer Uploads)
His own personal Youtube Channel: Has posted 2 episodes of a podcast there in addition to videos of his films
Co-Creator Lessons from the Screenplay: Film, Television and Videogame storytelling analysis channel: Writing, Editing, Producing and Managing team and Host
Co-Creator Story Mode Videogame storytelling analysis channel: Writing, Editing, Producing and Managing team and Host/Hosts
Co-Creator Beyond the Screenplay: Film and Television podcast analysis channel: Editing, Producing and Managing team and Hosts
Hilary Heskett Hidey, Narrative Producer:
Co-Founder & CMO, Crabcat Industries (August 2010 - September 2012): A media production, event planning, and community development company. They partnered with developers and publishers on engagement and awareness strategies. The company served as an event consultant for BioWare/EA at San Diego Comic-Con 2011.
Community Consultant/Planner Bioware 2011 - 2013
North American Marketing Director and later Director, Global Marketing & Public Relations for Cint until October 2013
Global Product Marketing Manager at BioWare for Dragon Age: Inquisition, Inquisition Post Launch Content, and Andromeda until leaving in March 2016."
Sr. Brand Managers Bethesda Softworks April 2016 - May 2020, Sr. Brand Managers Starfield, Additional Contributions ZeniMax Media: Bethesda Softworks Marketing & Communications on Ghostwite Tokyo - Prelude: The Corrupted Case File, Ghostwire Tokyo and Hi-Fi Rush, also worked on The Elder Scrolls Online, The Elder Scrolls: Blades, The Elder Scrolls: Legends and The Evil Within 2.
Sr. Global Brand Manager Bioware/Electronic Arts Dragon Age and Mass Effect May 2020 - June 2021
Also Narrative Producer on Dreadwolf
Narrative Producer since Jun 2021
Brenon Holmes, Producer:
Other QA and Additional Programming Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Additional Programming MDK 2
Programmers Neverwinter Nights, also on the Shadows of Undrentide and Hordes of the Underdark Expansions: Ai scripting, Implementing DnD rules and Combat System
Additional Programming Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: Worked on scripting systems, Worked on combat system
Additional Programming Jade Empire: Worked on the save game System
Senior Programmer Mass Effect and Programmers on Bring Down the Sky: Worked on Ai systems
Unreleased Project
Programmers Dragon Age: Origins: Worked on prototypes, the appearance systems, player locomotion systems, and core animation systems. Created combat system features
Senior Programmer Mass Effect 2, Additional Design Overlord: Developed various gameplay systems
Gameplay Designers/Senior Designer Mass Effect 3, Additional Design Leviathan, Gameplay Designers Omega, Additional Design Citadel: Responsible for creative design of enemies, Direction for creatures concepts, also their animation and behaviours.
Additional Design Dragon Age: Inquisition
Gameplay Designers Mass Effect: Andromeda: Consultation, technical audits and reviews of designs
Lead Technical Designer and later Technical Design Director on Anthem: Responsible for creative design of enemies, Direction for creatures concepts, Managed creature/enemy design team
Technical Design Director Mass Effect: Legendary Edition
Former:
Amanda Klesko, Associate Producer until September 2022:
Freelance Graphic Design Services April 2010 - April 2014
Marketing Coordinator Dragon Age: Inquisition, also on Jaws of Hakkon and Trespasser
Business Development Specialist Mass Effect: Andromeda
Business Development Specialist Anthem
Business Development Specialist (Consumer Products) Mass Effect and Dragon Age Franchises until May 2019
Associate Producer (Entertainment & Publishing) Mass Effect: Legendary Edition
Associate Producer (Entertainment & Publishing) Dragon Age Franchise until October 2021
Associate Producer Mass Effect 5 September 2021 until September 2022 left to go join Humanoid Origin as an Associate Producer
Currently still at Humanoid Origin promoted to Narrative Producer
. They do also have several other long time Mass Effect developers like Patrick and Karin Weekes, David Falkner, and Matthew Rhodes
They do still have several of the series' creators at the company.
They will also undoubtedly hire new talent, which, despite what many would think, is not a bad thing!

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Hello nomads,
I have a simple question and want some up to date information on this.
If you have a Malta Nomad Resident Permit which is a Temporary Resident Permit, legally you are only allowed to be in other Schengen countries 90/180 days. I know it is a rolling counter and all that.
But I am reading some information on old reddit posts that there is no way to enforce this if you enter and exit through your country of Residence.
Lets say i wanna stay two month each in Spain and France.
Approach 1: Malta -> Spain -> France
Approach 2: Malta -> Spain -> Malta (for a day or two)-> France
I read on first approach, you are fked. But the second approach is okay.
Does this still apply? I also read something about everything being electronically recorded and it is not possible to do this now. EITAS or something.
Could someone shed some light on this please?
Thank you.

I am the type of person who gives more. Kaya ko ibigay ano mang material things na gusto mo, basta within my budget and if gusto kita. Probably what i wanted is appreciation lang in return, that’s it.
I (30) started dating a guy (33) who is laki sa hirap. I am also laki sa hirap pero i’ve worked my way up and now earning 6 digits every month. I would say i am financially stable, while he is not. He’s working in a construction job in Japan and is only earning half of my salary, tapos pinapadala pa nya sa mother nya.
Umuwi sya dito sa Pinas last December, and medyo napansin ko na old na yung shoes and clothes nya. I offered na magshopping kami. He was really hesitant, nahihiya sya, but i insisted. So i bought him new set of pants and that limited edition LJ shoes, sabi nya it was his first time getting og shoes. He was really happy. I was happy seeing him happy.
Now he’s back in Japan, working, we’re still communicating, calling, every single day. Pag medyo napapansin ko na puro itlog nalang ulam nya, kasi nagtitipid sya, nag oorder ako ng food through uber eats to his place. Almost every week. Again, he was happy and appreciative.
His phone has not been working well, and i was thinking of buying him an iphone. And i told him na bibilhan ko sya. Pero he stopped me. He said i’m doing too much na daw for him.
I said he just needs to be thankful, and appreciative, that’s all i ever needed. But he said i have to stop. Parang di nya na masyado na appreciate ang mga things that he’s getting because it was easy for him.
And that hit me. He wanted to make an effort of his own. Get the things he wanted on his own.
Iniisip ko rin bat kaya ako ganito. Baka gusto ko lang na may mag appreciate sakin? Or baka gusto ko lang may nakakakita ng effort ko? Or am i expecting him to do something for me in return? Or i just want to give him everything because i know the feeling of “wala”
I watched psych related videos about this kind of personality and found that this is a kind of insecurity. Yung feeling na your purpose is to give even though it’s inconvenient. Because i am trying to prove my self worth to other people, whereinfact, it should not be like this :(
PS. I am a middle child.

Beware to my fellow Filipina, i just encountered a scam where in you will be sweet talked and pressured by the guy you met on a dating app after months of talking and once you’ve fallen for him. He will push you to open a drop shipping account in Lazada International as what they call the platform is. They will send you a link so you can download the app saying it’s not available in the Philippines yet. Please save yourself from men like this. They can be seen in all dating apps. You will never be able to withdraw the money you will put in the wallet. They mainly operate using the app that looks legit as if it’s real Lazada and the buy and sell of dollars thru OKX.
I’ve learned from my mistakes and sharing it to you so you won’t be as helpless, frustrated, sleepless and hopeless like i am right now.
Ps. most of them will introduce that they’re Singaporean or Malaysian.

Greetings, citizens! I'm a writer, mostly freelance, but I've been working on my own setting for a while now. I've already described some of the basics of how my world is organized in the two posts on another subreddit, so I won't repeat them unnecessarily. Long story short: this is an alternate world that has deposits of metastable metallic hydrogen, concentrated at deep waters and in cold regions. Hydrogen, instead of oil, is the basis of the world's economy here, the corporations that have grown from its extraction and use have more power than governments. The political map of the world is different from our own, with different forces at play than we are used to.
The main setting is the city of Neone, located somewhere on the coast of the Balkan Peninsula. I won't specify a particular place or pick a certain country for its location. Instead, I will take some features from some various ones to add local flavor. As one of the largest trading hubs in the world, this city is very wealthy, but it's the kind of wealth that easily slips through your fingers. Everything is buying and selling here, and human life is just as much a bargaining chip. Life in Neone is determined by the actions that the Players, the main political forces in the city, take with one another. Relations between them can swing from friendship to hostility... Or sometimes a combination of both at the same time. So, here's a preliminary list of the ones I've already come up with:
CORPORATIONS:
Astara Industries is the “beauty industry” in all its forms. Silk and gold, perfume and cosmetics. Modeling, music, entertainment, plastic surgery, and escort services. Rumored to be involved in much darker affairs, but that doesn't stop a lot of young guys and especially girls from trying their luck and signing another cabal contract with Astara. The higher the ranks of their employees, the more the corporation seems to be a kind of cult that worships the very idea of beauty itself. Recently, this company has been investing colossal amounts of money into an ambitious project designed to stop aging and mortality.
Change Inc. is a pretty mysterious organization that primarily provides construction and design services as well as financial operations and data protection services. On deeper layers lies espionage and information trading to anyone who can offer a more interesting price for it.
Chapek's Clockworks is the other major robotics company that has dominated the market for quite a while. Now they are more famous for their retro designs and sponsorship of the theatrical scene.
Chimera Chemicals is a biochemical giant that once started out as a fertilizer manufacturer. Now they deal in just about everything chemical related, including weapons, and also sponsor gene modifications.
Dragonfruit Digital is a world famous software and electronics developer that was leading the market before the rapid... well, rise of Risen Robotics.
Friture Science is a food concern dedicated to the mission of feeding the world. In addition to natural products, they develop synthetic ones as well as a number of associated products.
Fortuna Fishing - seafood production in Neone coastal waters and also beyond and deeper. Some of the things they found deep in the waters made them a little bit... Well, superstitious.
Greenfield Gardens - Similar in many ways to the previous one, this company focuses on environmental protection and recycling methods. Owns many farms and gardens in the city and beyond. Genetic modifications, too.
Hecate Guaranty is a law and insurance company. Deals with all possible disputes of their clients, property issues, and more. When required and paid decently, can provide a person or group of people a new life and a new home.
International Inc. is the most boring company in the world. Originally a construction contractor they pioneered the technology of rapid modular building. Because of this, International Inc. quickly built up capital and influence by rebuilding cities after wars. Eventually they expanded into selling associated products and services, then logistics, recruiting personnel... And now International Inc. provides half of the world's products. Each of their products is completely featureless, but they get the job done at an acceptable price.
Keller & Crow is one of Europe's largest arms manufacturers, dating back to World War I, or maybe even earlier. Known for their high quality and appropriate prices.
Keller-Tec is, in more than one sense, a daughter corporation of Keller & Crow. It develops the most cutting-edge custom weapon and gear systems. It works closely with Risen Robotics and actively funds the Fountain of Good.
Kiki Courier Company is a network of independent couriers working through the app. Moving around the roofs of Neone, they are able to deliver a small cargo personally in their hands for those who don't trust big companies.
Matsubayashi Motors is a Japanese vehicle manufacturer. Raised on defense contracts, they now make anything that can carry a human in it, from scooters and cars to aircraft and bolides.
MOLOT manufactures is another major arms manufacturer in Europe. In fact a franchise that sells to factories around the world the rights to produce copies of their world famous models. Their designs are a bit crude, but reliable and durable.
Poseidon's Possibilities - A marine transportation company that plays an important role in city and global shipping. Considering the high risk of piracy, possess pretty good assets to protect themselves, and sometimes execute third-party orders in coastal zones.
Risen Robotics is one of the world's important corporations. Creating innovative neural chip technology, Risen Robotics quickly earned financial and political capital and aiming for more. They were the first to commercialize a truly cheap and mass-produced android called the Peacebringer, and these robots can be seen in the military, security companies, and even as security guards in the market and malls and as bouncers in nightclubs. Building its influence, Risen Robotics aims to actively bring its tech into the lives of everyone in the world... And then their gaze will be directed higher into the skies and to the stars.
Royal Arms - Once a major weapons company, they are now more focused on the civilian market and support tools. Their high-precision tools and cybernetic limbs are widely used in civilian and military markets, as well as the medicine and even space industries.
Strigoi Sovereign is a company with a long history of working with private customers. They originally focused on hunting and harvesting of high-value resources, but gradually expanded. Nowadays, they are known for their customized combat enhancements, whether it be tough training and gear customization as well as biological, chemical, and cybernetic enhancements. Among all forms of payment, they prefer transactions in precious metals.
Van Nueve Innovations is another deep genetic research company. After their role in human trafficking and criminal experiments was revealed, their assets were mostly shut and sold down. Now their stuff keeps popping up on the black market - though, in this city, the difference between the regular and black market is barely noticeable.
Vulcan Weaponry is another firearm company with a long history, with a good reputation for their trusted builds, high quality and classy designs. Among the mercenary world, their weapons and equipment is considered indicators of prestige and good taste.
PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANIES:
Deepwater is a notorious American PMC with a well-deserved dirty reputation. Their Sigma division deployed in Neone has been caught in the middle of scandals more than once.
FIREBIЯD - Russian PMC, looking after order in and around Neone. Having a small size they are all carefully selected by their leader and follow him into both fire and water.
Ryujin - Japanese PMC, which has a good social image and actively finances all kinds of entertainment.
Schwarzwald is a German PMC with a long-standing reputation and connections. It usually works for the benefit of Western European clients and has a long history of cooperation with the Keller family.
Keller's Claws is a passion project of Alex Keller, CEO of Keller-Tec. A small and elite female PMC, operating in the interests of their mistress or executing carefully selected contracts around the world.
This is not all PMCs in the city, but only those that are not directly linked to specific corporations that were listed above.
GANGS:
The Blazer is a broad and diverse group of radical anarchists. They are mostly drawn to the destruction of corporate property and speculation about “power of the people”, but some of their members are not averse to almost any type of work.
The Crooked Circle is another cult-like gang, or vice versa. They focus on collecting unique technology, but aren't particularly successful at it. But they're still alive and kicking, praying that their mechanical messiah will save them.
The Grey Court Syndicate is the largest criminal organization in the city, and one of the largest in Europe, maybe even in the entire world. Reminiscent of the classic Mafia. On one side they have the exterior gloss, protecting order and running legal businesses, but on the other side they have human and organ trafficking, prostitution and assassinations for hire. The Grey Court is one of the main sources of migrants in Neone.
The Himmelreich is a disorganized gang fighting for the “purity of humanity”. They oppose the very fact of existence of chimeras and cyborgs in this world. In fact are useful fools for the real Players in the city.
The Tulips are something between a gang and a religious sect. Spoken with Christian-like mottos, they attract beggars and cripples to their ranks, especially focusing on PMC veterans and former corporate workers, but in fact they accept all the desperate. They have squatted some ruins on the outskirts of the city, including the abandoned greenhouse that gave them their name. However... They are rapidly expanding their influence and their source of funding remains unknown.
OTHERS:
The City Council is the primary administration of the city. They manage, but they don't reign. They are a handful of exhausted clerks, doing the hard work that no one else accepted to do. Basically maintain the city's communications and keep the Players away from killing each other and too many ordinary citizens.
The Forge is a secret organization that exists for a very long time and runs deeply secured operations all over the world. They believe it's their duty to protect humanity from dangerous ideas, technologies, and obscure subjects such as [UNKNOWN]. Forge is often found to be a puppeteer, directing the actions of other Players or certain individuals.
The Fountain of Good is a globally respected charity organization primarily focused on orphanages. One of the few Players who maintains truly bright ideals. The children who grow up usually become corporate employees afterwards. Other Players fund them mainly to launder money, calm their karma and create a positive public image for themselves.
The Nuevians are a deep-covered organization slowly gaining influence in the city. They are led by an artificially created living entity known only as "The Queen" that seeks to bring prosperity to the planet. They have good intentions, but fear to repeat the fate of the Zero Cycle.
The Union of Nations Peacekeepers - maintaining a shred of peace in the aftermath of the Incident, a massive earthquake that recently struck Neone. Many urban areas have since descended into chaos and lawlessness, while others live as if nothing has happened or are experiencing minimal inconvenience. The competency of these soldiers is questionable and they are barely supplied.
The Volunteer Vanguards are an organization that maintains order in those Neone districts where the City Council or other Players do not. Generally a barely trained and armed militia, but there are some skilled veterans and former corporate workers in their ranks.
The Workers Ring is Neone's major blue collar association. They support city communications so they have a lot of influence. Individual members may or may not be involved in working for other Players and illegal activities. The second meaning of the "Ring" word is also utilized - many members of this community are known for their passion for arena fighting.
The Zero Cycle is a secret organization of intelligent machines once created by a rogue AI. Several Players united to destroy this threat, leading to the Incident. Now, shards of the Cycle's technology, superior to anything created by humanity, is the most valuable hunting treasure in Neone. Owning one of them means risking the lives of yourself and your loved ones, but that rarely stops hunters who desire wealth or driven by some personal reasons.
Well, that's the draft. Any ideas, suggestions, any other feedback?

Wall Street employs several tactics to influence stock prices and execute trading strategies. Here are some common short-selling tactics, including the "short ladder":
Short Ladder Attack:
This involves coordinated short selling by multiple traders or entities to create the appearance of a consistent downtrend in a stock's price. By taking turns selling at progressively lower prices, they aim to induce panic selling among other investors. Naked Short Selling:
Unlike regular short selling, where the seller borrows the stock before selling it, naked short selling involves selling shares without actually borrowing them first. This can create artificial supply and drive down the stock price. It's illegal in many markets but can still occur in less regulated contexts.
We are here now👇🏻 Bear Raid:
A bear raid involves spreading negative rumors or misinformation about a company to drive its stock price down. This can be done through media, social media, or other channels. The goal is to cause fear and panic, prompting other investors to sell their shares. Short and Distort:
This is similar to a bear raid but involves more deliberate misinformation or false reports about a company’s financial health, product issues, or management problems. This misinformation aims to depress the stock price for the short sellers to profit. Gamma Squeeze:
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Long story short- I'm dating someone who has a short layover in Boston (we are long distance).
I want to see her for 20 minutes or so and see her off so want to buy a ticket somewhere random and go through security with no intention of boarding the plane.
Could there be any action or could I be investigated? My plan was just to go through, see her off and then tell the airline security that I wont be able to make the flight.
Is it easy to leave the airport? or shall I not risk this....
FYI I dont care about the ticket money

Title. Why do you consider the cash shop model of free to play game a bad thing?
I ve played (and subbed) WoW for years, i had my share of fun and great experiences. However after all i also paid a fixed monthly price for some features i ve never liked or desired, i ve also had to pay to buy expansions and keep playing up-to-date with the other players.
Games such as BDO or Neverwinter, i havent paid for a fixed sub, i paid to get things my specific playstyle needed, the money I spent felt like a common acceptable transaction: you desire that specific shirt, that specific pair of shoes, that specific book, you pay and get it and you dont care of what others plan to do.
So i dont get it, the MMO community despises the cash shop system of free to play games and yet make transactions in real life every day adopting the exact same system: you want X and pay Y and dont care about what others want or what others pay/paid.
In fact, we talk of free to play games and not real life, you can decide to pay with your time only, no money spent at all and ofc you will have a longer and harder but free progression path.
My point is, you can dislike it but why do you hate it and disqualify the games built around this monetization model, it is as good as a mandatory monthly sub, even more customable to your taste.

I've been working inside ir35 since September 2023 with a 3 month break in mid July 2023 to mid November 2022. I want to buy a house and spoke to London and County mortgage brokers last week and my adviser told me that I hadn't been working long enough without a break and they didn't know of any lenders who would lend me any money. I'm looking to borrow 30k and the rest will be paid in cash. Has anybody got any advice? Thanks.
Edit: changed dates of the time I took a break from 2022 to 2023.

I am currently looking for my first pair of over-ear headphones, so I am very new to all the technicalities that come with them. Right now the two that I have tested and like the most in terms of design are the Sennheiser Accentum Plus and the Bose Quietcomfort, I tested both in an electronics store and was surprised by the difference, the Sennheiser sounded like it had an echo, as if you played music in a hall, while the Bose was more 'directly' into my ear. The Sennheiser is much cheaper so I would prefer to buy that one if I could, but when I tested them both in a store I had the echo problem with the Sennheiser. Is this fixable with the settings you get in the app to alter the bass and other things or is this just how Sennheiser does their sound quality (perhaps it's what some people like about it?). Noise cancelling is not the most important to me personally since I do like to stay aware of my surroundings when taking walks and such, my top two priorities are comfort (I have sensitive ears so I can't even wear on-ear headphones without them hurting after 20 minutes) and sound quality, especially bass since I like to listen to music that uses lots of bass like phonk and epic movie music. Thanks in advance!

Hi dear friends, everything in my inventory is up for trade and up for sale.
I also buy/sell skins via Crypto/CSGOFloat.
Check out my CSGOFloat stall here, almost every high tier item is listed here: https://csfloat.com/stall/76561198021680043
(This List only contain items above $100 I have a lot more items in my inventory, check that out on my profile)
This list is not always up to date there is more unlisted items in my inventory! feel free to add me to discuss offers. The fastest way to get a response is to send me a direct trade offer through my trade link.
Tips to communicate with me: be informative on what you're interested in and if you wish to buy with cash/crypto or trade.
My discord: antonbeastskins
Links to my profile / trade offer
Steam Profile: https://steamcommunity.com/id/antontrades/
Trade offer: https://steamcommunity.com/tradeoffenew/?partner=61414315&token=WGyxdHWU
Every item is up for trade, don't be afraid to send an offer! Buyout
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Sticker Crown (Foil)

Hi dear friends, everything in my inventory is up for trade and up for sale.
I also buy/sell skins via Crypto/CSGOFloat.
Check out my CSGOFloat stall here, almost every high tier item is listed here: https://csfloat.com/stall/76561198021680043
(This List only contain items above $100 I have a lot more items in my inventory, check that out on my profile)
This list is not always up to date there is more unlisted items in my inventory! feel free to add me to discuss offers. The fastest way to get a response is to send me a direct trade offer through my trade link.
Tips to communicate with me: be informative on what you're interested in and if you wish to buy with cash/crypto or trade.
My discord: antonbeastskins
Links to my profile / trade offer
Steam Profile: https://steamcommunity.com/id/antontrades/
Trade offer: https://steamcommunity.com/tradeoffenew/?partner=61414315&token=WGyxdHWU
Every item is up for trade, don't be afraid to send an offer! Buyout
[H]
★ Butterfly Knife Emerald - FN - 0.008
★ Butterfly Knife Sapphire - FN - 0.008
AWP Gungnir - FN - 0.06127217784523964
AWP Dragon Lore - FN - 0.03 Titan Holo Scope
AWP Dragon Lore - FN - 0.06
★ Butterfly Knife Ruby - FN - 0.006
★ Karambit Emerald - FN - 0.010
★ M9 Bayonet Black Pearl - FN - 0.022
★ StatTrak™ M9 Bayonet Ruby - FN - 0.015
★ Butterfly Knife Black Pearl - FN - 0.009
★ Karambit Ruby - FN - 0.015
★ Karambit Black Pearl - FN - 0.007
M4A4 Howl - FN - 0.007
★ Moto Gloves Spearmint - MW - 0.14
★ Sport Gloves Pandora's Box - FT - 0.32
★ Butterfly Knife P2 - FN - 0.01
★ Butterfly Knife P2 - FN - 0.02
★ Butterfly Knife P2 - FN - 0.02
★ Talon Knife Ruby - FN - 0.03
★ Talon Knife Sapphire - FN - 0.009
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★ Sport Gloves Hedge Maze - FT - 0.356
★ Sport Gloves Hedge Maze - FT - 0.323
★ Specialist Gloves Crimson Kimono - MW - 0.14 T2 Max Red
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M4A4 Howl - FT - 0.328
★ Talon Knife Black Pearl - FN - 0.029
★ Butterfly Knife Fade - FN - 0.032
★ Butterfly Knife Fade - FN - 0.009
★ Butterfly Knife Fade - FN - 0.064
★ Bayonet Sapphire - FN - 0.035
★ Flip Knife Emerald - FN - 0.068
M4A1-S Knight - FN - 0.026
★ M9 Bayonet Lore - FN - 0.004
★ Karambit Fade - FN - 0.009
★ Sport Gloves Slingshot - MW - 0.126
★ Sport Gloves Superconductor - FT - 0.257
★ StatTrak™ Karambit Fade - FN - 0.012
AWP The Prince - FT - 0.189
★ Flip Knife Black Pearl - FN - 0.025
★ Flip Knife Black Pearl - FN - 0.018
AWP Desert Hydra - MW - 0.08
Souvenir AWP Desert Hydra - MW - 0.07
★ Ursus Knife Ruby - FN - 0.006
★ M9 Bayonet Fade - FN - 0.007
AWP Desert Hydra - FT - 0.15
★ Skeleton Knife Fade - FN - 0.009
★ Butterfly Knife Tiger Tooth - FN - 0.010
Glock-18 Fade - FN - 0.010
Glock-18 Fade - FN - 0.001
★ Huntsman Knife Emerald - FN - 0.007
★ Karambit Marble Fade - FN - 0.018
★ Sport Gloves Scarlet Shamagh - FN - 0.061
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AWP Fade - FN - 0.014
★ Butterfly Knife Bright Water - FN - 0.054
M4A1-S Hot Rod - FN - 0.019
★ Specialist Gloves Mogul - FN - 0.06
★ Butterfly Knife Case Hardened - FT - 0.16
★ StatTrak™ Skeleton Knife Slaughter - FN - 0.01
★ Sport Gloves Slingshot - FT - 0.24
★ Skeleton Knife - - 0.38
AK-47 Jet Set - FN - 0.064
StatTrak™ AWP Containment Breach - FN - 0.036
★ Sport Gloves Nocts - MW - 0.13
M4A1-S Blue Phosphor - FN - 0.007
M4A1-S Blue Phosphor - FN - 0.006
M4A1-S Blue Phosphor - FN - 0.009
Desert Eagle Blaze - FN - 0.03
★ StatTrak™ Classic Knife Fade - FN - 0.05
Sticker Crown (Foil)

Ok where to begin.. I've been with my wife since 2021, she was already separated (but not dicorced) and had a 4 yo son and 2.5 yo daughter. She left her ex because it just wasn't working and around the time we got together she found messages and nudes he'd (at the time 28m) swapped with her friends baby sitter (16f). She reported it to the army MP's and it was all swept under the rug which is fucked up enough but he was kicked out of the army. Needless to say, not a great guy.
So my wife and I start dating, it takes time but the kids warm up to me, wife and I get married, and seeing I need to provide I join the USAF and go through the recruitment process in 2022, BD knows im joining and even being kicked out of the army knows there's a timer on when his ex and the kids move away when I get stationed somewhere.
He was only 45 min away from us at the time of me starting enlistment and by the time I finished basic and tech training which took 6 months (in total was about a year process) and he only came to see the kids about 6 or 7 times.
We got to our base in July 2023 and it wasn't until December 2023 that he even asked what our address was because he needed it for some paperwork. He never actually initiates calls or even text my wife to ask how the kids are, all contact he has with them is when my soon to be 5 SD ask to call him. He knows absolutely fuck all about what's going on in the kids lives, anything about their interest, he just doesn't care but yet every time he talks to them (which is on average once a month for about 20 min) he tells them how much he loves them etc. And how much he cares about them.
Back at new years he told the kids he'd come to us to visit (about a 10 hour drive which my wife and I have made twice to go back home for holidays since we left in July 2023) by the end of February. We'll surprise surprise he didn't show.
A couple days ago my SD asked to call him and asked if he'd be at her birthday party in 2 weeks, he said that "he'd try to be there but wasn't sure". Well my wife ans i got confirmation today from him that he was going to be here because, and I quote, "I haven't missed a birthday and I'll be dammed if I miss one now." WE asked what his exact travel plans were so we knew how to plan for his visit, and he actually hadn't made plans yet and is just saying he'll be here. Also, this whole "I'll be dammned if I miss a birthday" shit is just so infuriating because if my SD didn't ask, he wouldn't have even entertained the idea of coming out to us.
He makes about 80k/yr and we only ask for 1k/mo in child support for 2 kids despite the fact that it should be 25% of each pay check per our states laws, and he's complaining saying "well I'll be out there but I have to put everything on a credit card to make the trip because I'm saving to buy a house". We have 0 idea where all his money goes and we frankly don't care, but his financial literacy is crazy bad.
Now I have to figure out, if he does actually show up, how to handle this with the kids, make a list of ground rules for him being in my fucking house which I don't want to begin with but the kids want to see him, and making sure I don't fucking deck him when I hear him inevitably say "well they're my kids".
TLDR; BD is a piece of shit who does nothing but make empty promises to my kids just for me and my wife to clean up his mess and be the bad guys.

I've been dating with this girl for almost 3 months. At the same time I've been on a job hunt.
During these months, We've went for dinner couple times (where I paid for both of us) and also cooked at home or went outside (without always spending a lot).
Early on she mentioned that wants a relationship, after I told her that I am on a job hunt and also want to get to know her better , she said can "wait for me" due to my current situation.
Fast forward, everything was going smooth and she showed a lot of attention to me seemingly unbothered by the situation.
Last week and out of nowhere, she started acting distant so I asked her to meet.
In person, she told me that she wants to end things, and the reason was that she stopped having patience on my job situation anymore, and that she stopped liking me (even though she was love bombing me the past few days), only to add the fact that "I can't buy things for her (gifts/clothes/exp restaurants) and go shopping with her therefore she has to do it with her friends".
I was shocked to hear this and confronted her saying that a relationship is about building trust and creating a bond and definitely not looking for a sponsor to buy you stuff.
her reply was "I am a selfish person, that's me."
I told her that I'm done with this, she left without saying anything and blocked me instantly from everywhere.
Thoughts? I believe it is not normal for a woman to have these demands, especially so early on, I also find strange that she went from being very interest to this in just a few days.
PS1: At that period, I was still getting multiple interviews and doing anything I can to land a decent job
PS:2 We never had any fights during this 3 months nor anything shady occurred from her side, so I find it strange that her entire behavior changed within a span of 3-4 days.
TL;DR Situashionship ended things out of nowhere due to me not being able to buy her materialistic things

Figuring out if I’m the wrong one in a relationship.
Hi All,
This post is just me trying to rack my brain if I have unrealistic expectations so please be extremely honest with me.
Me(24) am dating a man(29). We do NOT have similar interests however my way of giving love is to give gifts and shower someone with small acts of service. For example I make him lunch - almost everyday for work. We work in the same space. Secondly, I give gifts like somedays I’ll surprise him with a chocolates he likes or some random electronic product that he’s been talking about.
He, however doesn’t want to make me feel the same way. My love language or the way I want to receive love is through acts of service or through small tiny surprises or you know just a small lovely gesture like randomly telling me I love you in the middle of my day or asking me how I am. These are small things. This is my first official relationship and somehow I feel like the girl in me wants things without asking. But I gave up on that when I realised that he probabaly doesn’t understand what I want.
So I communicated, I told him I want flowers, small tiny surprises even if it’s a 10rs chocolate or maybe like a tiny note which I can read and be happy. No I’m not asking for expensive gifts, expensive dates. I do understand he has money issues hence on most dates I pay. Don’t ask him for money. As a matter of fact in our years of dating he HAS never planned a date for me. Never. I told him that someday I want to wake up and I want you to text me that you’re taking me out on a date. I planned my own bday plans, I even planned every single date that we go on. I planned his bday to the T. During his bday month I planned something for every week before his official bday. He isn’t affectionate and I’m always the one asking to spend more time or take wfh so we can spend our day tiegther. He will never take that initiative. He will agree to it but will never take the leap to plan it. On our anniversaries, on my bday, he didn’t gift me anything. Just paid for the food we had.
I have asked and when after asking too I felt it wasn’t happening is when things started getting ugly and I started fighting. He told me he doesn’t do anything for me because I fight but I told him that all our fights are only because of your lack of efforts so maybe if he started showing a little affection and effort we won’t have a reason to even fight.
I am tired of asking. I am tired of begging. I have brought it up so many times that I feel like a beggar asking for love. Please tell me is this normal? Am I asking for too much? How can I deal with this.

So I just started dating this woman. We have been together 5 weeks. I have been quite generous with my time and resources already.
She’s new to my country having been here for 5 months. She doesn’t have family here.
She’s working a casual job as a health care aid. It doesn’t pay well.
I have been helping her with rides to work and have taken her for hookah numerous times since it is what she has said helps her relax.
I pay for the hookah and I buy her small meals from time to Time. It was her birthday and I tried to make it very special. I took her to a nice scenic town famous for its views and tourism. We adventured and I bought her a couple of nice gifts and wrapped them. I put a lot of effort to make her feel special.
I have not pushed her for intimacy although we have kissed a few times. No passionate kissing either and I have not asked her for that since I’m happy playing it slow. I do enjoy spending time with her and developing a bond which we have so far.
Anyway, she needs to find a new room to rent in the city. Since she only works casually and doesn’t make much money she is in a bind. She needs a new place but she fears she cannot afford rent and the damage deposit.
I have been helping her drive to vacant rooms to view all over the city this last week with nothing but a generous spirit hoping to help her.
So tonight she asked me to give her money for the damage deposit: “if I could help her”.
I replied by saying: “ I don’t feel comfortable just giving you 500 dollars. What if I lend it to you? No expectations on an immediate return but some assurance that you will return it to me some time or some way since I don’t want to feel taken advantage of.”
By someway I don’t mean sex either. I mean like find a way to make it up to me when you find more stability.
I’m between jobs rn and I was just in an accident and am paying for things out of pocket so things are kind of tight.
Once I find a new job I will feel more secure financially. However rn, I feel it’s a bit much to ask for a 500 dollar gift when I have been so generous already with my time, my vehicle, my treats for hookah with is like 45-60 bucks a date and all the meals I have bought.
I understand she’s in a bit of a predicament and probably wouldn’t want to ask me if the circumstances were different thus I’m a bit torn. Part of me wants to help but part of me wants to remain cautious.
AITAH for asking for her to repay me the money she needs even if I say there is no immediate request for a return ?

Hi All,
This post is just me trying to rack my brain if I have unrealistic expectations so please be extremely honest with me.
Me(25F) am dating a man(29). We do NOT have similar interests however my way of giving love is to give gifts and shower someone with small acts of service. For example I make him lunch - almost everyday for work. We work in the same space. Secondly, I give gifts like somedays I’ll surprise him with a chocolates he likes or some random electronic product that he’s been talking about.
He, however doesn’t want to make me feel the same way. My love language or the way I want to receive love is through acts of service or through small tiny surprises or you know just a small lovely gesture like randomly telling me I love you in the middle of my day or asking me how I am. These are small things. This is my first official relationship and somehow I feel like the girl in me wants things without asking. But I gave up on that when I realised that he probabaly doesn’t understand what I want.
So I communicated, I told him I want flowers, small tiny surprises even if it’s a 10rs chocolate or maybe like a tiny note which I can read and be happy. No I’m not asking for expensive gifts, expensive dates. I do understand he has money issues hence on most dates I pay. Don’t ask him for money. As a matter of fact in our years of dating he HAS never planned a date for me. Never. I told him that someday I want to wake up and I want you to text me that you’re taking me out on a date. I planned my own bday plans, I even planned every single date that we go on. I planned his bday to the T. During his bday month I planned something for every week before his official bday. He isn’t affectionate and I’m always the one asking to spend more time or take wfh so we can spend our day tiegther. He will never take that initiative. He will agree to it but will never take the leap to plan it. On our anniversaries, on my bday, he didn’t gift me anything. Just paid for the food we had.
I have asked and when after asking too I felt it wasn’t happening is when things started getting ugly and I started fighting. He told me he doesn’t do anything for me because I fight but I told him that all our fights are only because of your lack of efforts so maybe if he started showing a little affection and effort we won’t have a reason to even fight.
I am tired of asking. I am tired of begging. I have brought it up so many times that I feel like a beggar asking for love. Please tell me is this normal? Am I asking for too much? How can I deal with this.

Boyfriend, Male from Australia, 23
Me, 23 Female from the Philippines
Little backstory too, i wasn't interested in him and doing another LDR because I was already traumatized but he would assure me and always updates me calls me and sometimes would buy me gifts and deliver food to my house. He made me trust him so i trusted him eventually.
Back to the story: 3 weeks before this incident happened it was our first month together officially, he works in AUS and i live in the PH. So far so good we are happy we celebrated our 1st monthsary on facetime, he is also a Filipino. He was waiting for his citizenship ceremony but he said it takes 4-6 months for the date of when you are to pledge (he wants to come home his hometown:Philippines and visit me).
3 days before he completely ignore me we were face timing, always updates each other and on monday i asked him about his dad bc he was going to apply for a return visa but his documents are with his dad and his dad didnt allow him to have it, but i told him to ask his brother to use his dad's laptop or whenever he comes home from work he should borrow his dad's laptop for him to get his needed documents
Then Tuesday comes around he usually calls me and updates me during his break time even for a bit but that time he didn't i told him that he should have messages me even though he was online on both instagram and facebook messenger.
Then wednesday and thursday comes around he keeps saying he is busy but he always says goodnight in advance and i love you but when i confronted him he told me that he was thinking while he is at work about the citizenship pledge but it would take another 4-6 months of waiting and he really really wants to go home and after he said that he ghosted me, I can't send messages on imessage, i got muted on instagram dms and facebook messenger (ik this bc whenever i try to call him he doesnt pick up). I cried so much because i don't know what he meant by that? He said in the beginning of the relationship he would wait and he can do LDR he would assure me so much because i was hesitant to try ldr again.
I tried emailing him but im not sure if he reads my email.
Help me idk what to do my heart feels heavy

I've been dating with this girl for almost 3 months. At the same time I've been on a job hunt.
During these months, We've went for dinner couple times (where I paid for both of us) and also cooked at home or went outside (without always spending a lot).
Early on she mentioned that wants a relationship, after I told her that I am on a job hunt and also want to get to know her better , she said can "wait for me" due to my current situation.
Fast forward, everything was going smooth and she showed a lot of attention to me seemingly unbothered by the situation.
Last week and out of nowhere, she started acting distant so I asked her to meet.
In person, she told me that she wants to end things, and the reason was that she stopped having patience on my job situation anymore, and that she stopped liking me (even though she was love bombing me the past few days), only to add the fact that "I can't buy things for her (gifts/clothes/exp restaurants) and go shopping with her therefore she has to do it with her friends".
I was shocked to hear this and confronted her saying that a relationship is about building trust and creating a bond and definitely not looking for a sponsor to buy you stuff.
her reply was "I am a selfish person, that's me."
I told her that I'm done with this, she left without saying anything and blocked me instantly from everywhere.
Thoughts? I believe it is not normal for a woman to have these demands, especially so early on, I also find strange that she went from being very interest to this in just a few days.
PS1: At that period, I was still getting multiple interviews and doing anything I can to land a decent job
PS:2 We never had any fights during this 3 months nor anything shady occurred from her side, so I find it strange that her entire behavior changed within a span of 3-4 days.
TL;DR Situashionship ended things out of nowhere due to me not being able to buy her materialistic things