Scene 1

(Several voices echo as colorful shapes and effects go throughout the screen.)
Caine: Welcome to the Amazing Digital Circus!
Jax: Pomni.
Caine: Pomni.
Ragatha: Pomni.
Jax: Pomni.
Ragatha: Pomni...
Caine: Pomni!
Ragatha: Pomni!
Jax: Pomni.
Caine: Pomni!
Ragatha: Pomni!
(Pomni opens her eyes in a haze, being inside the Circus' tent)
Pomni: Hello?
(Her movement while calling out is distorted, her heartbeat rapidly increases as she walks in fear, looking wide-eyed in front of her, then to her arm, which has now abstracted.)
Pomni: (Screams) No! No! No! (Stammers) Caine! Somebody, help me! Please!
(Pomni runs around panicking as the circus floor tilts vertically until she falls into a deep hole, seeing Caine, Ragatha and Jax looking down at her as dark silhouettes.)
Pomni: (Shrieks) No! No!
Caine: (Laughs) Looks like our new friend's already abstracted.
Ragatha: (Chuckles) Well, I guess we're not all cut out for it.
Jax: I don't even remember her name, honestly.
(Abstraction takes over Pomni's body as she falls, horrified.)

Scene 2

(The sound of trumpets with abstracted eyes looking at her wakes her up, showing that sequence to just be a dream. At this same time, the doorbell rings.)
(Pomni falls out of her bed and collision glitches on a playing block, hitting her head on the ceiling and faceplanting on the floor.)
Pomni: Huh?
Ragatha: Hey, Pomni. How'd you sleep?
Ragatha: Are you still sleeping? (Awkwardly) I'll let you get back to it, if you are.
(Ragatha starts walking away from the door, though Pomni partially opens it.)
Ragatha: There she is. Hope you're doin' all right. I know yesterday was a bit of a doozy.
Pomni: A doozy. (Opens the door slightly more)
Ragatha: Oh, and don't worry about the whole "abandoning me for the exit" thing. (Worringly) It's perfectly understandable what you were going through at the time, and there's no hard feelings. (Laughs) Yer all good.
(Ragatha makes finger guns.)
Pomni: Huh? (Confused)
(Ragatha looks away for a second, still awkward.)
Ragatha: Uh, well, let's forget about all that. (Shrugging) Caine's got a new adventure today, and judging by what he's been teasing, it seems like it's gonna be a fun one.
(Ragatha walks away from the door slightly as Pomni comes out and shuts it behind her.)

Scene 3

(The scene cuts to Caine and Bubble being at the circus tent's stage.)
Caine: Today's adventure is... Candy Canyon Chaos!
(Those three words appear above Caine in bright pink letters.)
Caine: That's right! The Candy Canyon Kingdom's been robbed of their most valuable resource; maple syrup! It's up to you to bring the rotten bandits who stole it to sweet, buttery justice!
(Bubble comes next to Caine and pulls maple syrup out on his tongue.)
Bubble: An entire kingdom of candy? Sounds sticky.
Caine: Very sticky, indeed.
Bubble: Sounds- (Censor beep)
(Caine looks startled, looking between the camera and Bubble.)
Caine: Bubble, you can't say that.
Zooble: Mmmmmmmmmmm, nope. (Walking away)
Caine: Zooble, wait! I-I'm testing out a new AI in this one! It should be 57 times more immersive!
Jax: Ooh, a new AI. You don't want to mess with the new AI, Zoobie?
Zooble: Uh, yeah, no. (Walks away)
(Jax shrugs at the camera before looking back at Zooble.)
Ragatha: Whoa, sounds fun. What do you think, Pomni? (Encouraging)
Pomni: So, our entire existence here... is just LARPing? (Disgusted)
Ragatha: W-Well, uh-
(Caine zips in front of Ragatha.)
Caine: Why are you all just standing there?! The- The Canyon- C-Canyon Candy Kingdom needs you now! (Stammering, wide eyed)
(Caine opens a portal and pushes all the circus members (aside from Zooble) in, with the portal instantly closing behind them and dusting off his hands, going wide eyed again. He then takes a smoking pipe out and blows bubbles from it. Bubble himself comes up to him.)
Caine: Hmm? (Offering the pipe to Bubble)
Bubble: Nah, thanks. I'm trying to quit.

Scene 4

(Majestic music plays as the Candy Canyon Kingdom, adorned with its colorful letters, is shown.)
(The members are being taken by a carriage by a Gummy Elephant to the castle, where the drawbridge lowers for them and several colorful mannequins cheer for their arrival, as Ragatha waves to them.)
Ragatha: Wow, Kinger, check out this castle. It's amazing!
Kinger: (Looking at butterfly) They've even got little candy bugs here. It's so beautiful.
Gangle: Yeah, this place is great!
(A mannequin runs near Gangle and points at the castle, knocking her over and breaking her comedy mask.)
Mannequin: LOOK!!! It's the princess!!
Gangle: (Whimpers)
(Trumpet play as the princess comes out of her castle.)
Princess: Ah, you must be the brave knights sent to us by God... To help us with our recent catastrophe.
Ragatha: That's us, ma'am.
Ragatha: Your kingdom's awesome, by the way. (Looking around) Love the vibe.
Princess: (Giggles) I like you already.
Ragatha: Look, Pomni. We're already friends with the princess. (Trying to hype Pomni up)
Pomni: I'm not a child. You don't have to hype me up.
(The Princess walks down her stairs, to be closer to the group.)
Princess: I assume you've been informed of your mission. The bandits that robbed us used a modded syrup tanker, so we figured the best way to go head-to-head with them is to give you a war rig of your own.
(She motions towards a truck being driven which runs over a yellow mannequin, who yells in pain.)
Jax: Ooh, violence. (Excitedly)
Pomni: What time period is this supposed to be, again? (Confused and tired)
Princess: Here's the key back into the kingdom for when you've secured the goods. I trust you not to let it fall into the wrong hands?
(She gives Ragatha the key.)
Ragatha: You can count on me, Your Highness. (Bows)
Princess: Oh, please. Call me Loo.
Ragatha: (Chuckles) Will do, Loo. (Does finger guns)
Jax: I call shotgun.
(Jax runs to the drivers' seat and instantly uses the horn, which makes a goofy, distorted warble.)
Jax: Oh, God, is that the horn? (Groans) That sucks. (Annoyed) Gangle, you drive. (Grabbing Gangle)
(Everyone else enters the back of the truck.)
Loolilalu: Farewell, good knights. (Waving) I have every faith in you!
(The truck starts and drives out the kingdom while honking the distorted horn, with the mannequins cheering them on.)

Scene 5

(The scene cuts to 3 gummy bandits set up at a campfire.)
Unknown (Max or Chad): D'you think your mum's gonna pull through if we get all this back to the village?
Unknown (Max or Chad): I'm sure she will. This much syrup would save hundreds of people.
Gummigoo: We won't know for sure until we get back to the village. She's a fighter, though. She taught me everything I know. (Looks back in binoculars) Oy! Don't get too comfy, lads. Looks like they've sent someone after us.
(The scene cuts to the truck Gangle is driving.)
Jax: All right, Gangle, when we catch up to 'em, I'll jump over, crawl inside, and shoot 'em repeatedly until they're unrecognizable.
Gangle: (Scared) I feel like that violates some kind of convention.
Jax: (Annoyed) You're violating my ears with your clap-back. Get driving, driver!
(The camera cuts to Ragatha and Pomni in the back.)
Ragatha: So, Pomni, I'm sure there's some way you could help out here. Maybe when we catch up to them, we could-
(Jax interrupts Ragatha.)
Jax: We could be assertive. Like this! (Grabs Pomni and throws her out)
Pomni: Hey! (Screams)
Ragatha: (Annoyed) Jax!
(The two trucks move apart, stretching Pomni's arms.)
Jax: Ah, that's perfect! Just hold that pose. I gotta get something.
Pomni: Jax, you 📷.
Jax: You know, I swear there was some kind of bazooka back here, but (Scoffs) I'm having such trouble finding it.
(Kinger appears next to Jax, holding a life buoy.)
Kinger: Pomni, take this! (Throws the buoy)
Pomni: Egh...
(Jax finds the bazooka and points it at Pomni.)
Jax: Here it is. All right, Pomni, you just stay like that, and I'll cross over you.
Pomni: Are you kidding me?! (Finger slips) Ow!
Jax: Nice going, Pomni- now I have no bridge.
Unknown (Max or Chad): Ah-hah! Gotcha! (Trying to grab Pomni) Me arms aren't long enou- Whoa!
(The camera cuts to Gummigoo and the other gummy bandit driving the truck.)
Gummigoo: This lot's trouble. Let's see how their rig does on those rocks around there.
Unknown (Max or Chad): Me arms aren't short enough to shift the gear.
(Gummigoo shifts the gear himself and the camera cuts to Jax.)
Jax: Ooh, now we're cookin'! Hey! Ribbons! Up and at 'em!
Gangle: I don't think we-
Jax: (Annoyed) Aren't you supposed to be submissive and agreeable? Move it!
(The truck shakes around causing everyone except Jax to go flying around.)
(The camera cuts to the other truck.)
Gummigoo: (Pokes head out window) Oh, these fellas just don't know when to quit, do they? (Notices gummy bandit in the back.) Hey! Quit muckin' about and get back up here!
Unknown (Max or Chad): Oh, yeah. Right.
(The camera cuts to Ragatha and Jax who both haves knives in their heads.)
Ragatha: (Groans) Everyone all right?
Kinger: Can you repeat the question? I couldn't hear you over the knives.
Jax: Hey, Gangle. You should ram into 'em.
Gangle: (Confused) What?
Ragatha: You should NOT ram them! Pomni's still on board! (Gets pushed by Jax)
Jax: Do it. It'll be epic.
Ragatha: (Muffled) Why are there so many knives back here?!
Jax: Do it, or I'll tell Ragatha about the figurine thing.
Gangle: Guh! (Laughs nervously)
(The camera cuts to Pomni still holding onto the truck as it gets rammed.)
Pomni: (Scared) Are you guys trying to 📷 kill me?!
(The camera cuts to the inside of the truck Pomni is on.)
Gummigoo: These guys are whack jobs! Let's give them some of this.
(Gummigoo pulls a lever which causes spikes to appear on the truck.)
Jax: (Disappointed) Aww, no more ramming? Guess I HAVE to tell Ragatha about the thing now.
Gangle: What?!
Unknown (Max or Chad): Oh. You're still up here.
Pomni: Guuuuuuys?
Kinger: Pomni, take this!
(Kinger throws a ship anchor over the truck.)
Jax: Uh, hey, Kinger, is that rope attached to anything?
Kinger: Uhhhh. I don't know. Let me check. (Goes back in)
(The anchor stops and forces the two trucks side by side as the truck Jax is on gets thrown off the cliff.)
Gangle: (Pokes head out) W-W-What? Wha?
Jax: (Annoyed) I blame YOU for this.
(The truck hits the fudge.)
(The camera cuts to Pomni on the other truck and it hits a slope, causing it to noclip under of the map.)
Pomni: (Screams)
Gummigoo: (Grunts)

Scene 6

(The scene fades to Gummigoo and Pomni falling out of bounds.)
Gummigoo: (Screaming) Oog! Ack! (Grunts) (Wailing) OHHHH, NO!!!
(Gummigoo hits the floor.)
Gummigoo: (Echoing) Lads? (Walking down the hallways) Hello? Anyone?
(Gummigoo finds a room full of models of the NPCs and sees himself.)
Gummigoo: Huh? (Walks up to it) Uh... (Gasps)
(The camera cuts to Pomni falling.)
Pomni: Guh! (Wails) (Grunts) Huh?
Gummigoo: Where are we? W-What's all this?
Pomni: (Confused) I-I don't know. W-We're somewhere under the map, I think.
Gummigoo: "Map"? (Confused) Why aren't you or any of your crew up here?
Pomni: I-I'm not sure. Be- Because we're not, uh, NPCs?
Gummigoo: (Confused) "NPCs"? What are you on about? What are you people? (Looks at himself) What am I? Where's Mum?
Pomni: (Shocked) Y-You have a mom?
Gummigoo: Shouldn't she be here with everyone else? (Shakily) I can't even remember her face. Did she ever have a face? Was anything ever real?
Pomni: Okay, w-w-wait. (Trying to calm him down) Don't- Don't think about that. I-I-I think there... must be a way to launch ourselves back up. Right?
Gummigoo: (Hyperventilating) I want you to tell me exactly what I am.

Scene 7

(The scene cuts to where the truck fell into the river.)
Ragatha: (Groans) Is everybody okay?
Gangle: No... (Puts head down)
Ragatha: Oh, man. Poor Pomni. I hope she's all right.
Jax: "Poor Pomni"? How about "poor us"? We're one tanker away from being Augustus Glooped!
(The Fudge appears out of the fudge.)
The Fudge: (Groaning) Oh, what's that? Do my eyes deceive me? A delicious gift from within the kingdom gates? Don't mind if I do. (Picks up truck)
Ragatha: (Scared) Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, buddy! We're not food! We're not candy! We're none of that! You don't want to eat us!
The Fudge: Wh- You're not candy? How am I expected to eat something that's not made of candy? I'm sorry. (Sad and puts them down)
Kinger: Pomni always seems to miss the big, gloopy monsters.
Jax: Who are you, anyway?
The Fudge: I am the Fudge. I used to live within the kingdom walls, but I was banished by that rotten princess after I ate too many of the delicious townfolk. Oh, they were so delicious. Sometimes I can hear them... calling to me. (Townsfolk screaming)
Ragatha: Oh, God. That just sounds like murder.
The Fudge: Is it really murder if it's delicious? Answer me that.
Jax: You make a great point.
Ragatha: (Worried) Uh, no, bad point!
Jax: Why don't you leave this to me before I start thinking your hair looks like licorice?
Ragatha: Jax!
Kinger: Oh, wow, it kind of does.
Ragatha: Stop!
Jax: Well, Mr. Fudge, you seem like an upstanding guy with real noble goals.
The Fudge: Oh, I'm not. If you knew what I did in my free time- Oh, you'd be SICKENED!
Jax: (Clears throat) As I was saying. I happen to know a way into the kingdom walls if you'd be willing to help us out in return.
(Jax pulls out the key that Ragatha had.)
Ragatha: Hey, when did you-
Jax: Shut up, licorice hair.
Kinger: Here, hide it with this. (Puts bucket on Ragatha)
The Fudge: Oh, you must be some kind of master of unlocking things, come to free me from my outdoor prison.
Jax: That's me. All we need you to do is help us bring some dirty bandits to justice.
(Another truck falls into the fudge.)
Unknown (Max or Chad) I saw the reaper wink at me...
Ragatha: Wait, w-w-what just happened?

No tdlr for this one folks, if you have a good attention span, i recommend reading it

The pigeon's nature is to fly,
The Dolphin's Nature is to swim,
And Human's Nature is to Love
I've seen through a lot of the posts here, the comments too
A year ago, I've posted something similar, that one should try to form a healthy worthwhile romantic relationship with a partner
And I still do stand by that statement, though I've been, in more than one occasion questioned such statement, numerous times to be honest
For the simple reason that "Are we as teenagers able to handle relationships? Given how turbulent our minds are?"
The answer always has been A solid No
To elaborate, most people aren't able to handle relationships for the simple reason that is common for all human beings that have existed till date
Our differences, Possibly the only thing that common among us aside from biology and psychology
"Everyone is different" and since two people can't be the same they can't agree on everything
So a relationship between two people who are incompatible will mostly not have a happy ending, on a similar note
People grow, and they can grow to being less compatible with their partner, and that too causes problems
The key connection between all these concepts is the fact that
As teenagers our selves on average change at a rapid pace compared to any period in our lives, so the points I've made above are even more amplifiered
We are fragile like a freshly moulded clay pot, not definite in its shape neither function
So what garuntee is there you'll end dating the person long term, minimal really assuming we are talking about an average teenage couple
Now intrestingly, the points I've address in the 3 above paragraphs are know to many of us directly or indirectly, and offcourse we unlie our parents have both the freedom and the ability to find a good enough solution
And thus was born casual Dating
A form of dating reserved for those who don't wish to commit for the reason I've mentioned, a natural response for anyone
Think about it, in casual dating, there's no notion of commitment to the other person, it is the literal reason why it exists
No commitment, equates to lesser chance of getting your heart broken and a 6 billion percent higher chance to ignore responsibility
Simply it's a easy way out, a logical way at that
The consequence of casual dating result in the amplification of another common occurrence in today's relationships
The importance of looks and aesthetics, this topic required a post of its own
But long story short , looks are important and they are built into our brains, it's kinda like a default you are born with
Those who grow past shallowness tend not to give importance to pure aesthetics and looks as for a long term stable relationship, A person's self is far more important [1]
Another thing to note[2] is that there's 4 main types of people in regard on to importance of aesthetics
1) One who knows for him looks are important, doesn't hide it, it's simply a preference
2) One who knows looks are important to him, but hides for the fear of been seen as shallow
3) One who truely doesn't care for looks
4) One who only cares for looks, and gives it the highest importance [3]
Now, remember i mentioned how for a long term relationship, a person's mind is important
What is the case when you in a casual dating environment
The answer is obvious, Looks are the only thing that matters, and a garuntee of safety
Fortunately or unfortunately, Everyone is born different, Looks wise aswell
There exists people you would see as attractive, and people you see as ugly
It's all a matter of perspective and the current beauty standard A conventionally ugly person (say a fat women/man) would actually be seen as attractive in the past as fat people must be rich enough to be fat hence they are attractive [4]
Most of us are Average, A lot are unattractive, a few are attractive Coupled with the emergence of casual dating
Congratulations you arrive to the current situation we have
When i stared writing this, i wanted this to be a single post, but after writing this sentence i realised there's a lot more that should be addressed and added
So I'll be making this a series with this post being the introduction
Thankyou for reading this, i truely appreciate, I hope you can engage In conversation in the comment section if you have the time

2 weeks ago we had a new supervisor come on to over see my location who I'm the GM of. I'm not a fan of this supervisor because he's a bully and doesn't care about anything other than his bonus check we get per period for hitting our goals. I have seen first hand on how he treats the management team in other locations. News travel fast in this company.
My old supervisor left due some personal reason and her transition from GM of my location and supervisor of my location and an other didn't work out as we planned which caused her and myself a lot of stress.
Yesterday, I had a manager meeting I had scheduled a week in advance. The new supervisor doesn't show up along with 3 others. So half my managers didn't show up for this meeting and had to conference them in on my phone which led to very unproductive meeting. My partner who's manager at other location and use to work under this supervisor showed up to the meeting (he drove me) and thought it was over since nobody's cars other than the 3 managers that did show up were in the parking lot. He wasn't aware we were doing a conference call with the other half.
Meeting finished up a few minutes after and we went on our way. My partner gets a text from the supervisor saying "don't show up to manager meetings at x location" My partner apologized and explained how he thought the meeting was over since nobody was there when he came back.
I then see a message in the manager group chat stating "no bf/gf at the meeting" I told him he should have spoken to me directly. His response was "I don't single people out" which is exactly what he did in a group chat. I told him "we all know you're talking about me."
I switched to a private chat with the supervisor and I told him he needs to talk to me directly if he has an issue with me. His response was as I expected. He said "if you don't like my management style you can step down from being the GM. If you don't get it together I'm going to make changes. (Partners name) left my stores to get away from me so keep him the f*ck away"
His response ticked me off obviously. He threatened my job after I communicated with on how to address issues in my location. This was actually pretty mild compared to what I've seen. (Us managers and GM of other locations are all friends and communicated this issues we have with the employees so we are aware of then if they ever decide to work in our location) I have seen screen shots of him threatening to remove people out of locations they were in charge of because he didn't like something they did.
I have 3 owners of the company and decided to reach out to the one I'm closest with to address this issue. I'm gonna have a talk with him this week whenever I see him to discuss it. I want to put a stop to this before it escalates. I don't deal with bullys and people who think threats are going to make a positive change. My previous supervisor and I have worked hard to create a positive and safe environment for me team and he going to ruin that. So obviously it's going to be difficult to remove this supervisor from my store so how do I go about handling this supervisor when he decided to bully my team or myself? The owners are aware of how he acts, but since he's close friend with 2/3 owners (not the one I reached out to) and he brings in the profits they want, he can get away with it. I'm going to document everything, but any other advice would be appreciated.

Hi! First time posting. I've seen on tiktok that people are seeking advice here, and I wanted to give it a try. Before I start explaining my situation, I want you to know that english isn't my first language, so please excuse any mistakes. So, for content, my (17f) parents separated 2 years ago without any problems. Now I live with my mom and my younger sister. My relationship with my dad didn't change. We speak on the phone every day, and he's always available for me and my sister. Back to my mom, I wasn't feeling that kind of way 1 or 2 weeks ago, and that's why I have second thoughts. Maybe I'm just angry or stressed because this is a tough period for me, and I have to study constantly to enter a good university. My relationship with my mom is also pretty good, and we rarely fight, mostly over small things, which is normal. This is how families work anyway. The thing with her is that she thinks she's always, and I mean ALWAYS, right. She never does something wrong, and if I tell her the other way, she'll get mad. My mom has a really loud voice, so imagine her screaming. Go get your earplugs. Anyway, she also tries to convince me to follow a career that she finds ideal for me, even though I've told her so many times that I'm not interested. I'm sure deep down she wants that for herself and tries to push me to that direction. She's victimizing herself when we have a fight. She thinks I don't listen to her, which is not true, and after throws the epic line "I've done everything for you and when it comes to me you don't give a shit". Like shut up? I mean, I'm grateful for everything, and I know she loves no matter what, I never doubted that, but can you stop for a moment? Maybe she thinks I'm stupid or something, but I stopped asking for anything 2 years ago. I'm aware that we are not in the ideal economical condition and my grandparents also help us but when you go shopping with my sister and I stay home studying and getting no shit after you return don't say to my face that everything that I'm asking I'm getting it cuz I'm not. Furthermore, I have a feeling that she's trying to control me. Let me explain. I get it. You are my mother, and you are worried for me when i go out, but for God's sake, stop telling me that i need to get back before 11.30 pm. I'm turning 18 this year, I'm from Europe, so adulthood starts at 18, and I'm planning to move out as soon as I get accepted. What are you going to do then. I need to live, gain my own experiences, and learn from my mistakes. Keeping me close to you won't help. I'm exhausted by this situation, and I learned not to talk too much. I feel that I don't care anymore. I'm looking forward to moving out and living by myself. I'm excited to feel free. My home, my family, except my sister, won't miss me, I know that. If I had the chance to cut contact, I would take it. Especially if it's for my mom. That's why I'm here. Do you think that I'm just overreacting, or is it something else? Feel free to write your thoughts, and I'll read them carefully. Any advice is acceptable!

I wasn't sure what flair to use, but anyways. (TL:DR down in the comments!)
Hello there, tenno. Yesterday I've thought of a new Warframe idea that I wanted to share with the community, and today I realized that idea into a written text. I present to you:

Nitro:

Built for the simple purpose of eradicating anything he comes across; Nitro. He was meant to blow up places infested with enemies, leaving nothing but burnt or frozen corpses to be found. A Warframe not suited for anything stealth related, rather an alarming bomb set to blow up the battlefield. An example and a standard for any frame operating at the highest and most dangerous levels of violence, and doing that without breaking a sweat. Shedding his shields for a layer of "thermic aegis", he is seemingly invincible. With a nuclear core that powers his abilities at his disposal, Nitro is not one to be messed with.
Lore: Nitro was initially built by Ballas to show off his superiority in regards to his knowledge and might, making ancient technology viable. But Nitro was also built to eradicate any large threat in the galaxy. But when the tenno got a hold of him, he gained a new purpose; to go on a solo suicide mission to regain control over Plato on Lua. He was sent out as a last hope. A hero that would never return, thus a statue was made of him as his presence alone ensured victory and peace. It was a crucial moment for the tenno. Losing control completely would ensure this war would continue for years to come, killing more innocent people than needed, and losing hope in the process. This was a battle that would make winning the war against the Orokin Empire much more guaranteed. So Nitro went on his first mission, knowing full well that this was the last time he'd feel his feet touching the ground, his hands feeling the atmosphere, his lungs filled with air, and his eyes watching the horizon. He eventually reached Lua and got in position, waiting to strike the devastating blow that would ensure victory and control over the area. The Orokin infested this place with their tyranny, and it was time to put an end to it. Nitro, with nothing left to lose, and no hope to look up to, revealed himself, and the Dax attacked. No blade nor bullet pierced the thick layer of substance that surrounded Nitro. In fact, most of the damage dealt to him was returned to its sender. Just how strong was this warframe? Nitro, in this glimmer of hope, charged forward, ramming through the enemy with his mace: Ram. Nitro reached the Dax outpost and blew up the guards with his grenade launcher: Oppen. The Dax retreated into their base, praying for a higher power to come rescue them. In that moment, three Orowyrms digged themselves up out of ground and started to attack Nitro. Nitro took cover as he charged up his nuclear core and waited for the Orowyrms to come closer. He then blew up, completely destroying the base and eradicating the Orowyrms and the Dax. Upon hearing from the explosion, the tenno understood that the mission was completed, and their fallen heel turned legend decennia later.
Appearance:
Nitro appears to be a dark green warframe with an exposed nuclear core. He has dark iron accents which holds his armor plating together. He has a built in ephemera that looks similar to Gauss' Kinetic Plating. He'll have a similar look to the famed "Grax" skins some warframes have. I personally do not have the ability to create art for him as of right now (I don't have any sketchbooks with me and I'm on vacation right now, lol), so maybe that will come in the future if this does well.
Abilities:
Passive: Thermic Aegis: Thermic Aegis is the driving force of Nitro. Thermic Aegis in itself is a layer of a powerful thermic substance that protects nitro. With three full "thermic meters", bullets touching this layer will directly bounce back toward the enemy, and melee attacks against it will cause an explosion that damages and disarms the wielder, rendering them useless. The effectiveness of thermic aegis weathers down gradually as the thermic meters deplete. All of his abilities use up a certain percentage of the three "thermic meters" (representing the capacity of his nuclear core) that both dictates the amount of times Nitro can use his abilities as well as how powerful that ability will be. The more charge used, the more powerful the ability.
^{Ability 1:} Enervation:
First phase: Nitro opens up his chest to reveal his nuclear core, draining energy from his surroundings and his reserves; effectively rendering himself immune to status effects and [x]% resistant to damage. The drained energy fills up one thermic meter used to charge his other abilities.
Second phase: When one meter is fully charged, Nitro can use this ability again to override his nuclear core, causing him to lose 75% of his own armor (not affected by positive strength, though worsened through negative strength), and lose his immunity and resistance to damage and statuses, rendering him more vulnerable. To make up for this, Nitro gains a self healing overguard of [x] amount hp to protect him from incoming fire. The second tap will fill up the remaining thermic meters, and when they are filled, any leftover hp of the overguard will restore some health (if lost).
Nitro will passively regain his armor after all the meters are charged up over a short period of time.
During the duration of this ability, Nitro replicates the statuses he was - supposed to be - affected by, whether he was immune or not. He holds all those statuses charged up for his third ability.
Important note 1: thermic meters charge up faster when actively engaging in the firefight. This ability drains energy, so it's not a fixed amount of energy. So say you have 100 base energy, you activate this ability for 25 and it drains 5/s. When passively standing, the charging of one meter takes about 30s (losing 150 energy, 175 energy total). Now if you only have 100 energy, the charging of the meter will stop after your reserve has been depleted. But when being fired at (continuously), the charging duration is decreased down to 5s (losing 25 energy, 50 energy total). So being engaged in the firefight, even if it drains your health, will allow you to charge up all three meters with just 100 energy in a shorter amount of time.
Important note 2: if one thermic meter is full or partially filled, the ability will automatically go into its second phase. So the ability will go into the second phase unless all meters are completely depleted.
^{Ability 2:} Imploding Guard:
Tap: Nitro targets one enemy before causing an implosion, pulling the affected enemy toward him and strips their defenses to use it for himself for [x] seconds. Shields: Nitro will strip the enemy's shields entirely and gains those shields for himself. The shield hp gain depends on the level of the enemy, but it is capped at 1,500 hp. Armor: Nitro will strip the enemy's armor in its entirety and use it for himself. The amount of armor gained depends on the level of the enemy, but it is capped at a total of 70% damage reduction through armor (on top of the reduction already available). An added bonus for the weakened variant of this ability: For the duration of this defensive buff, Nitro charges up any status effect he is affected by for his third ability Tapping this ability will cost you 25% of the thermic meter
Hold: Nitro targets all enemies in range and causes an implosion, stripping them of their defenses. The shield cap is increased up to 3,000 hp, and the reduction through armor is increased to 85% on top of the already available damage reduction. Though, Nitro will not charge up any status effects that he is affected by, losing the synergy with his third ability. To make up for that, Nitro gains knockdown immunity for the duration of his ability. Holding this ability will cost 50% of his thermic meter.
(This is his subsume ability. Tapping the ability will cost 50 energy, holding it will cost 75 energy. The ability will not be as strong as it is on Nitro himself.)
^{Ability 3:} Status Projection:
This ability is not supposed to do any damage and so does minimal damage when the enemy is hit by slash, heat, etc. You'll basically be unable to kill enemies with it. It is inherently used to prime targets with status effects.
Tap: Nitro charges his core slightly and shoots out balls of energy that prime the targets around him with the statuses he was affected by, plus some added guaranteed radiation and separate heat and electric procs. These charged statuses are multiplied by 3x, so when hit with one puncture proc, you'll dish out 3 puncture procs in return. Tapping the ability will cost 50% of the thermic meter.
Hold: Nitro inverts the settings on his nuclear core to dish out energy balls that on top of the charged statuses also add 5 guaranteed cold procs, partially freezing the enemies in range. All statuses are multiplied by 5x. Holding the ability will cost 75% of the thermic meter.
When these abilities are fired in succession, the cold and heat procs will combine to make a blast proc, blowing the enemies back.
^{Ability 4:} Nuclear Overload:
This ability has a built in condition overload, gaining 75% extra damage per status effect affecting the targets.
Tap: Nitro will charge up and override his nuclear core and dish out a blast wave in a large radius, blowing the enemies back while heavily damaging them. His core will also fire multiple balls of plasma at the enemy, setting them on fire with some extra guaranteed heat procs (these do damage in contrast to Status Projection, and they're also fueled by the built in condition overload). Tapping this ability costs 100% of the thermic meter.
Hold: Nitro will invert his nuclear core to deliver an ice wave, slowing the enemy for a short amount of time. The balls of energy proc viral and slash to mimick a "frostbite" effect. Holding this ability costs 150% of the thermic meters.
Nuclear Overload synergizes with Status Projection: - Tapping Status Projection and tapping Nuclear Overload will increase heat damage by 10x or overcharged to up to 15x (can be affected by strength mods). - Holding Status Projection and holding Nuclear Overload will completely freeze the enemies in place for a short duration - Holding Status Projection, followed up by tapping Nuclear Overload causes an implosion, pulling the enemies closer. - Tapping Status Projection and holding Nuclear Overload causes an ice explosion, damaging the targets whereafter they are slowed.
Important note: Nuclear Overload's damage scales with enemy level and the damage itself plus the scaling can be drastically increased through strength mods.
Augments:
Nitro's augments are meant to turn the warframe from a powerhouse with immense firepower to an overall supporting frame with the capability to protect his entire team and wipe out the enemies. Nitro is more of a solo frame than he is a teamplayer, easily going through the harshest conditions on his own. So these augments are supposed to turn him into a teamplayer that is not only strong, but also helpful.
^{Augment for Enervation:} Enervating Support: When Nitro's Enervation is active, regenerate [x] energy for allies in range and give them the same immunity to status effects during the duration of the ability.
^{Augment for Imploding Guard:} Joint Guard: Holding the ability will grant allies in range 750 extra shields and/or 50% extra damage resistance through armor.
^{Augment for Status Projection:} Status Injection: Half of the balls of energy dished out by Nitro will seek out allies in range, buffing the entire squad's weapons with the charged up statuses for [x] seconds.
^{Augment for Nuclear Overload:} Nuclear Revitalize: Nitro and allies in blast wave radius will regenerate [x] amount of health.
Play style:

 - Firstly, when loaded into the mission - depending on the nature of it - you'll want to activate Enervation and get into the line of sight of enemies, charging up one of your thermic meters. - Tap Imploding Guard to gain some extra defenses and the status charge up buff. - Hold Imploding Guard to get the most out of your defensive buffs. - With the added defenses, charge up the remaining meters through Enervation's second phase. The added defenses Nitro gains stay for the duration that Imploding Guard is active, even through the second phase of Enervation. - Tap/hold Status Projection to prime all the targets in range. - Tap/hold Nuclear Overload to nuke everyone around you. - Once the defensive buff is depleted, recharge it by tapping/holding/tapping & holding Imploding Guard. - Recharge the meters with Enervation. - Rinse and repeat. 

If you've made it down this far, I hope you liked the idea. Everything is up for discussion, obviously. Feedback is greatly appreciated.

What do you think about what Jo has been saying on her lives, Instagram lives? (Timestamp: 9:25) - Katie: I, oh my god, I don't, I don't really know what to make of it is, it is… - Kaitlyn: I want to give it context, but I don't know how. So she's somebody that is she on Vanderpump? - Katie: She was this past summer. It was being sent to me like crazy last night and I watched a little bit. I'm just like, but again, so much wine that I was like, what is happening? This is crazy. And so I watched again today and I was like, oh my goodness, interesting. I don't know. I was kind of just like, wow. - Kaitlyn: So she was on Vanderpump. She moved in with Tom after… - Katie: Yeah, I mean, she stayed with him for like a short period of time, but then was kind of like staying with him a lot, spending the night here and there and no one really understood their whole dynamic or their relationship. - Katie: But we got a little bit more insight this past summer when they filmed together or when I watched the show, actually, because I didn't hang out with them. And I was like, okay, well, that's interesting. There's questions of whether Tom led her on or not. And she feels like he did. And I think there's like a little bit of boy behavior happening. I don't know. Like, whatever. - Kaitlyn: So she's what, doing Instagram lives? - Katie: So she did an Instagram live and people asking her questions and she was talking about their sex life a little bit and she kept like bringing me into it. I was like, I don't want to be part of this whole thing, honestly. I'm trying to separate myself from that. She kept kind of going back and forth and felt a bit contradictory. It felt like comparing her situationship with Tom with like my 12 year relationship with Tom. I was like, this is wild. - Kaitlyn: Like this is very different. - Katie: It's wild. - Kaitlyn: And inaccurate. - Katie: Yeah. No, it was a trip. That's what I think about it. It was a trip. I can't really bring myself to take it too seriously.
Are you and Stassi still close? (Timestamp: 19:00) - Katie: Yeah, I mean, Stassi, okay, she's got two kids now. - Kaitlyn: Yeah, different place in her life. - Katie: Yeah, so while I wish we spent more time together, I think you're in a similar position where it's like, you're friends that have kids. - Kaitlyn: Oh it’s so different, yeah - Kaitlyn: It’s totally different. - Katie: So I think, you know, maybe once life balances out a little bit, we can spend some time together. But yeah, I just think we kind of have very different things going on. But I'm really happy whenever I do get to see her.
How did you and Ariana build your friendship to the level where it is now? (Timestamp: 20:11) - Katie: The thing is, Ariana and I always got along, but Tom Sandoval and I didn't. And she was very much like, yeah, he would always tell me to be careful of you. - Kaitlyn: Why? - Katie: He was in her ear about just me not being a good person or me being, I don't know what. But obviously, this past year, what she went through, I could relate to it in a lot of ways. - Kaitlyn: I feel like you both just supported each other. - Katie: What a weird thing to bond over, but I just wanted to support her. I felt like I didn't get a lot of support. And I just know that it felt nice to have the support I did have from people. And, you know, we obviously started this business together, and that brought us closer as well, just like spending time together and just talking about ideas that we had and just getting excited about that. But I'm really happy that we have been able to get our friendship off the ground and go to the place that it is now and be like really close. And I'm really happy about it.
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Hello, I was prescribed with Alysena when I was in Canada, currently wanting to be back on BC because of my period cramps hurting a lot(it was much lighter and less painful on BC) but I cannot find this brand after I moved countries. The only levonorgestrel/ethinyl estradiol pill I find here is Microgynon, but the ingredient amount is more than Alysena and I saw from this sub that it's actually not that good. One of my friends locally recommended Yaz as it is more popular, but I heard periods get heavielonger which is the opposite of what I want. I saw another type of pills that stop your periods too, but I don't want that, I just want a lighter and more regulated period with the pill. Most of the pills here are drospirenone/ethinyl estradiol, is it worth a try? Sorry for the long post, I am just worried because I have never tried that, should I just stick with levonorgestrel?

Morning all,
I thought I'd throw in my experience so hopefully people can learn from it.
I did my first Hyrox last October 23 in Dublin and got 1:54 as my time and just did London Olympia this last weekend (May 24) and did it in 1:29 resulting in a 25 minute improvement.
Here's what I did:

1. Focused my training on running

I'm not a runner, more of a strength person so was humbled in my first hyrox when I cramped up in the run and was very fatigued early in the race after the sleds.
I started a 12 week focused plan (12 weeks out) back in February and did 1 longer run (10-12km) per week at a slow Zone 2 pace focusing on nasal only breathing and holding myself back from getting into a higher zone and running faster for the sake of ego. Improved my 10k time from 62mins down to 53mins over the 12 week training period.
I also did a shorter run weekly, usually about 5-7km. This was often a trail run with some hills again, focusd on staying slow and in Z2.
I did a focused speed / interval session weekly. Either on a track or on a curved manual treadmill. (all running that I did do indoors was in fact on a curved manual treadmill, i found it's harder than both a standard treadmill and running outdoors, it's always free and is great for hyrox simulations where you need to do an interval after doing sled or rowing or burpees and don't want to wait for the treadmill to speed up)
The interval sessions started with 400m repeats and increased by 200m weekly until it go to 1200m where I did 1x 1200m followed by 4x 400m and repeated that 3 times. This is where i focused on running faster and understanding my pacing.

1. Kept strength training to a minimum

As I mentioned, I've historically been a strength athlete. Squat, Bench Deadlift kinda guy with some conditioning thrown in for good measure.
For this training block I wanted to maintain or only slightly increase strength and it was secondary to building up my aerobic base.
So I did 2x full body workouts per week. Minimalist training doing Front Squat and Overheard Press with barbell and then Full Pull ups as my pulling exercise. 5 sets of 5 reps in Weeks 1 and 2 and then 5 sets of 3 reps in week 3. This would repeat in a 3 week cycle at 75, 80 and 85% of 1RM. Pull ups I just did as many reps as possible in good form. Chest to bar.
Depending on how much time I had left in my alloted 1 hour training slot, I'd do a quick circuit after my full body session. Usually a medley of KB swings, Dips, Box jumps, Push ups, walking lunges, wall balls, etc.
This would be something like 3 rounds of 15 reps each on 3-4 exercises. Nothing complicated.
I always rowed 1km as my warm up before the strength workout as well.
I chose Front Squat and Overheard Press over my usual Back Squat and Bench Press to keep the overall load and stress on my body lower to allow for better recovery for the running.

1. I built a race strategy

This likely had the biggest impact on the improved time. You can only get so much fitter in 6 months.
First Hyrox, I did quite a few things wrong. I did an extra lap on the first run. I tried to carry the rope back on the sled pull. I pulled the sled with my arms on the sled pull. I ran the wrong way one when leaving a station. I stopped for water. I walked in the roxzone.
I analysed my performance first time and set myself the target of 1:30 believing I could get close to that just by being more efficient.
Here's my strategy on a page:

1. Pace your first and second runs so you can come into the sled push as fresh as possible.

I made sure to stand at the back of the start tunnel to allow everyone else to bolt out and just jog out and not get pulled into running too fast.
Nice and easy log pulls on the ergs. You won't make up much time on ergs. Slow is smooth and smooth is fast. Know what pace is comfortable for you. I did about 2:15 odd on the Ski and 2:08ish on the Row. For context, I'd usually row at about 1:53 in my 1k warm ups.

1. I stopped and took a short break at the mid point of each sled push. I read this a few times online and decided I'd try it out. I could of gone the whole length but I think this made it ultimately faster.

First Hyrox I sled pushed it until i fatigued and rested as long as I thought necessary.
This time, a short breath and break at the mid point meant my breaks were shorter. Did 4:17 first time and did 3:28 the second time.

1. Learnt how to do the sled pull with the walking back technique and rope management.

First hyrox I pulled the sled with just my arms. It blew up my arms and was super hard (albeit I got some great pictures out of it). This time I did the pulling and walking back technique. And had practiced managing the rope.
First hyrox: 7.12 -> 4.52. Big improvement and was much much less fatigued.

1. Did the stepping up one leg followed by the second leg on the burpees.

I only came across this a week before the race so had only practiced it once but again trusted that it was a better way then jumping up, I implmented it and overtook quite a few people on the burpees.
First hyrox 6:56 -> 4.28.

1. Did not walk at all

First hyrox I had a Rox time total of 9:16. I'm not sure what it was this time as the stats aren't there but I'm sure it's half that.
I made sure to run all the way up to my station, so run right through to you get to your erg or sled or wall ball and ran between the sled pulls back and forth and immediately started running when finishing the exercise, out through the exercise zone and running through the rox zone. I didn't stop for any water at all (make sure you hydrate well before).
Even after the sled, where the run was a slow slow jog after I'd just pushed it across the line, it's faster than a walk.

1. Had a wall ball strategy

I'd decided I had to do the wall balls in 6 minute. I think I'd worked out the math or something so that was the number in my head. I'd calculated that would be a EMOM of 16 reps. So to hit 6 mins you'd need to do 16 reps every minute on the minute.
I ultimately decided to start strong with 20 reps and then drop to 15 reps for 4 sets and then finish with a strong push of 20 reps again. And starting each set at the top of the minute.
In the race I ended up starting on 20 and then doing sets of 16 as I was feeling good and that allowed my final set to be a few less reps.
I'd timed everything on my watch so I knew running into the wall balls that I had about 6:30 to hit my goal and honestly, I was dreading the wall balls the whole run up to them and tried to speed up a fraction to give myself a bit more time.
First Hyrox 8:36 -> 5:51 so a big improvement.

1. Final way I trained was I did a weekly Hyrox simulation

So every saturday for me I did some form of Hyrox sim. Either the first half or the second half. Or a focused session on my weaknesses. Basically this was to get used to running after the exercise (aka compromised running) and used to the distance or race weights and the movements.
I did a full hyrox sim in week 10 of my plan as well.
I did a full taper in the week before hyrox.
I also ended up only sleeping 4 hours the night before hyrox due to my cat going missing and my wife being super stressed (he came back next day) so wasn't anticipating a great time due to fatigue but it all worked out.
Hopefully this post helps.
My running was still slow by many standards. I'd actually hoped to get closer to 5:30 per km but ended up on about 6:15ish.
So if I wanted to get an even better time, running is still what needs to be improved.
If I could ultimately get it to 5:30 I'd shave off an additional 6 minutes exclusing any savings in the roxzone.
Hopefully this helps someone.

somebody asked about news channels and which one is good in a different post. I thought it would be good to share some history of these channels so people don't blindly follow them. Case example:
Global Thinksoft - A Software IT company that started a lot of advertising at CNBC TV around 2012-2013.
Advertising at CNBC means :

• buying ticker space
• showing company AD in between breaks multiple times a day
• running snippets about company's present and future prospects by taking it's name by the anchors during the day, etc.
• Analysts giving a buy recommendation with trgt sl.

This was happening since few weeks and months and main nifty index was sideways during that period since 2 years. And the stock went from around 1xx/- to 550/- with UPCs in between. All falls were recovered in 1-2 days and new highs were seen every month in Thinksoft Global share price.... All analysts talking good about it, higher trgts, ... Everybody in share market in that period must have bought that share once atleast.
Now price of around 550, it's 2nd-3rd time stock has hit UPC (previous times it went more up)... Everybody is cheering on CNBC ... Suddenly from 20% upper circuit it went to 20% lower circuit.. so below 400... Next day again 20% lower circuit... After that circuit level changes to 10% and then 5%.. stock comes to 50-100 zone.
Naturally, CNBC has Q&A with retailers and people asking questions... So what do they do.... Call up the CEO of Thinksoft Global and live on air his defence answer is "We never asked anyone to buy our shares. We are only advertising about company's activity and presence in IT space"
Words maybe little different but you get the idea... And he's technically right in no AD they said buy our shares... But bhaiya if you advertise on a share market TV channel constantly who is your trgt audience? Share market buyers not IT consumers.
The next year they changed their company name.
So all of them are aware and do this to make money off people. This is just one stock example... There used to be many more stocks.
If you search share market TV analyst fined by SEBI, few of them wrongly tell us to buy so they can offload.
They may give you some legitimate good advices inbetween, but if you follow blindly it will take away profit and give losses.

Get your popcorns ready na si I have a story for you . .they said character development is for the weak hearted eiiii mailaaaaawd just like echaiviiiii haibagui.....aaahhh some females shall not see heaven for real😪. So there is this cousin of mine a real hensum bwoooyyy from naks hana mambo mingi just cool with me a bachelor you know the imma grind get the bag then get the gal typa guy...and for a min I was actually convinced yenye na wasicha abadan katan....tell me why one day I'm just running to him about my new relationship then out of nowhere he's like Mimi relationship sijui kumaintain but wueeeh love is a biurifuu thing...pause .....ATI what did you just say ...kumbe eiii amapata kasichana kapetite kafupi kalightskinnnn na mailaaawwwd the typa smile tulikuwa tunaandika Kwa composition was worth a thousan diamonds enyewe Kuna wasichana tu tuliumbwa a minute longer
So he starts telling me how he's certain he's gonna f*** up na they gonna break up as true to his words the next day wameachana ATI why because he was like ATI Ile day tukiongea I wasn't the one with the phone yawaaaa why would he even say that after he's bagged the girl...so the girl got pissed juu she like I confessed my feelings to you how I been wanting u since way back and even agreed to get with you just for you to say that....so who is my cousin akanipea number eti tebu nitete hapa Mimi kama a true wingman I text this Chile and she like hey ......'s girlfriend and me I'm like I don't know how I'd be my grandfather's girlfriend but hi to you too how are you and she's like I'm good so I say I'm his cousin by the way and you must be the girlfriend tbh you is the first gal he's ever spoken to me about ( for a minute I was about to be like I was certain he either asexual or gay) juu wueh nigaa was consistent about not dating plus he hardly ever talked about girls.... Si after some gal talk na pata message kijana ameamua haendi khaisakuru kuuza makaa mambo yametudi sawa.....nduru na vigelele my nigaa is now locked in If you think that is pretty Kuna siku our bwoyyy is in class so like lecture is going down then he notices about 20 messages kutungua anaona ni mapicha so si akatoka WhatsApp but bado ako online anangojea picha ziload areply one by one whyyyy because our boy has learnt from his mistakes and he understands he should treat this girl with love care and like the queen she is tell me why anarudi Kwa chats five minutes later all the photos have been deleted not only that but aaaah the queen treater has been blocked agaaaaiiiin
From there it just went down hill unaskia tu ma love is a biurifuu thing na ma eiiiiyyyy mailaaaaawd huyu mkiroga na relocate khaisakuru 😂😂😂then one day I wake up to 45 messages this nigga tryna make sense of why the hell this Chile amemblock akamreport WhatsApp and for why atii juu hajareply picha venye anafaaaa like my friend unataka Nini atume simping as messsaaaagggesss to photos that almost look alike with different filters na she didn't even give him time to explain hakuwa position ya kureply on time juu he was tired
But that is me not him as a matter of fact for a minute that whole shenanigans brought the two closer together na for a while hakukuwa na madrama aaaaaahhhhh ngocha kitogo I must have forgotten how could I....so before the whole escapade my cousin was runting about I don't know the way amekasirikiwa akablockiwa kila pahali and I mean everywhere TikTok,insta,x ikiwezekana YouTube Hadi LinkedIn she was determined to ensure she is unreachable na hajui makosa yake Iko wapi....so si he tells me what went down mid Convo the girl texts me and I'm like maybe she wants to confront me and all that so I ask you a'ight she's like yer so I respond I doubt but it's okay goodnight....the next day she feels abit selfless akaaamua it's time to gimme sum hot teaaa eiiiii the gal is just like he doesn't understand me oooh I don't know how to express myself angaaaa I don't know why he can't see I'm like this is why women get depressed in relationships juu you can't speak out and you expect mtu aone shida Iko wapi ....I learnt from the number of people I've interacted with that unlike females male are very simple they don't see the bigger or the smaller picture they just see the picture eiiii mailaaaaawd so I call in my TikTok therapist gained degree and I tell her mwongeleshe let him see your side of the story but be open to seeing his side to hamwezi kua nyinyi wote mko juu y'all gotta be in the middle ndio mmelewana na si they talk and then sasa I don't know what happens they were ok olivasuden boooom tunatafuta msichana ya wenyewe.....
Na ndio ujue enyewe love is a biurifuu thing they even have a group ya mtu mbili sema he goes to make sense na si alishiba kazi ni kukulishwa mablue ticks left right centerrr yawaaaaa aaaaah mailaaaaad I wondaaa why na he kept on texting......if you think that isn't dramatic enough there was a time this girl send a photo of pills ATI like she's tired at that moment I was like blocking and reporting is funny and all but threatening someone with your life is another thing hiyo siku ndio niliona enyewe this boy anapenda huyu msichana....so since she has asked for space he still respected it but amenipigia simu thate faiv ATI he can't reach her tebu try calling tebu text her lemme look for someone amwangalie kama ako sawa na ujue Boyz ako shule all the way in Nakuru so he's just depending on someone to be able to reach her aangalie kama ako sawa.....the next day she just brushes it off ATI like it's just sijui period anxiety ama it was depression ama I don't even remember the name and I'm like yoooow that is not something you just brush off....juu tebu imagine the trauma that comes with having an argument with you significant other they don't talk to you for a whole night then out of nowhere anatuma something like that na anaenda off tena nobody's close to them neither can they reach them....if it were me for my peace tunaachana tbh
Kidogo kidogo switch up ATI the problem is not even them it's me ATI juu I know so much about their relationship In my head I'm like ukimblock umreport app and I try to reach out to him ako banned how the hell I'm I supposed to not be aware of what happened....let's just be realistic....the same person saying that is receiving fake ass advice ATI he doesn't deserve you he doesn't care for you ATI why juuu he didn't react to photos venye dem anataka or because he didn't reply messages on time....like get a life people are busy out here hatuna time ya kukeep up na messages 24/7 So he and I started joking juu he's in a long-distance relationship na my boyfriend would be at work he'd be my val and all that ....maina lemme tell you natextiwa nahiyo number yake ingine and he's like it happened again woooiiiii mtoto wa wenyewe at that point singemblame it's like he was destined for khaisakuru eiiii on valentine's unapigwa aje block and report ATI for why because he told me a joke he was told by herrr aaaaaaaahhhhh I wondaaa where has this world fallen to good we're the days mtu hangeawai kukupiga block aaah I digress
Kichana outspoken you know love is a biurifuu thing .... Apologies hapa na pale relationship inaendelea na vitu zikakuwa sawa less drama more love Hadi wakakuwa model couple Hadi akasema cousin it's time you two meet juu mko in the same area we panga panga kila saa inabackfire hapo background ni Ile wimbo ya if it's meant it'll be it'll be baby if it's meant to be wapi ni kama this one was signed by the devil himself this two should and shall not meet juu Hadi ATI third time's the charm wapi kumbe hiyo tu ni mambo ya wazungu....Hadi niliamua juu nilipika mandazi mingi nikupeleke kakule asiseme oooh ATI Hadi cousin yake si mzuri u know some food bribery here and there finally after a few struggles here and there we met and we talked Hadi tukavibe Hadi kakanipigia mastory.....there is no sleep for the wicked napata message Istg nakucut off I was in the euphoria of being swept away by the loml(sleep) when I saw that message na kuambia Hadi usingizi ikapotea ikasema baby not now later eiiiy I wondad what Had I done who have I wronged na nikiuliza sipewi jibu I honestly don't know ni nini ilisemekana huko but apparently they have now broken up for good in the name of enda ukae na that so called cousin if yours.... nakuambia maina siku hizi watu wanaachwa pia juu ya blood relations like he didn't choose to have me as a cousin.....but anyway like he used to say love issa biurifuu thing

A major, major part of the reason we broke up was because of my mental health issues. I think they're intensified seasonally as well (always around march for some reason? I know it's normally winter but idk lol) I was in a pretty dark place not helped by the fact that my physical health (chronic condition, heart weirdness) was getting really bad and the fact that we had left a living situation that was very unhealthy but I guess I needed time for it to be out of my system. I wouldn't be able to let her in fully. I would wall myself up and keep all my thoughts inside a lot. I physically couldn't do much as a result of the health issues and I kind of just. Became a shell of a person. I know how hard it was to love someone like that. I understand that that made her stop loving me. That and the fact she'd been seeing someone else (she thought I was okay with her starting to be poly again, I wasn't but it's complicated lol)
When she broke up with me I literally felt like my world had exploded- I don't have a lot of friends and she was my person. The first day after it happened I let myself just lay around and be miserable, although I did start journalling to get the thoughts out. Day 2 I reached out to some counsellors because I finally realised how deep I was in it I guess. I'd always been scared that things like therapy wouldn't help, I've done it before but again I was too scared to really open up so I'm hoping it'll be different this time. I also told my sister what happened and cried and it went better than I expected. Day 3 I had my inital consultation with the counsellor and I saw my ex again. Told her about that, shared some of my journalling, and how despite everything being pretty fucking awful the only way is up and I'm feeling that. Starting to feel like myself again somehow. She cries and tell me that this is all she ever wanted for me, that she sees that I'm me again, I'm back. We're having a very low contact period for now.
I understand why she had to leave me. I understand that she's getting to see someone who doesn't have all this baggage and pain inside. But damn I wish we could've talked about all the things that led to the breakup. I would've gotten help. I think my situation was just a case of not realising how bad things were because it was a gradual decline. I wish we could've had a serious discussion before all this, before it was too late. Yes her breaking up with me was the catalyst that made me realise I /needed/ to realise hey I'm living in misery and I need to stop all that but it wouldn't have been the only way. It hurt so much to have her tell me she wasn't sure that she loved me but she wanted to try but she still wanted to see the other person and for 2 weeks I was just in this utter fucking turmoil feeling so insecure and so lost for her then to end it 2 weeks later anyway. There was a lot we needed to discuss and work on and we didn't address it the way we needed to. I'll remember that for next time.
But. I'm talking with my sister more and we're gonna start seeing eachother more often. I'm talking more to people at work and they're supporting me and letting me talk/cry about it haha. I see my counsellor for the first time today which is exciting. I reached out to a friend I haven't seen in a long time and we're hopefully gonna meet up soon and I hope that is able to happen because I think it'll be really good for me. It still hurts a lot and I still cry but good things are going to come. I've come so far already and there's so much growth coming I can feel it. Thank you for reading my rambling! If you happen to be going through something similar just know that you're gonna make it and you're gonna be great even if it doesn't feel like it right now.

This is a long post but I just want to vent!!
Everyone in this family is super problematic but this women SABA is the worst. I always refrained from commenting about them but i am so annoyed by what this women does on a daily basis. She is the epitome of 'Wolf in sheep's clothing'. A lot of people hate dipika and shoaib which yes in many ways i agree. They are self absorbed, pretentious, delusional, hypocrite, promote hoarding/consumerism, etc but still i feel like there is a line they haven't crossed. But SABA is all of that plus a horrible person.
Firstly, this whole hijab thing.. Nobody should have an issue with what you choose to wear whether you are a boy or a girl PERIOD. But, it was she who created a vlog talking about her hijab story and kind of shamed other girls who don't wear hijab the proper way (SABA approved way). Now that Saba has over 3 million subscribers and gets over 1million views has started hating carrying her hijab or rather wearing it the right "SABA approved" way. This is where my problem is; using religion to benefit or delude people.
If you see any of her earlier videos she acts and even sounds such a bechari, goody two shoes, demure type of girl. Basically trying to show people she is a simple, orthodox naive girl. Its only now that she has gained these subscribers and she knows she doesn't need to pretend that can you see her real side and her real tone. Cunning and vile!
I understand that she is a miser.. actually i don't have an issue with that. Youtube income can not be sustained plus your husband is unemployed and you are not qualified for a 9-5 job so, ofc you should save your money. But she is always asking /wanting expensive gifts from her brother and sister in law. I mean she bought a 3 bhk and never let anyone use it even before her brother could buy a single property. Shoaib and dipika are taking care of i don't know how many peoples expenses. I have to give it them (I could never do that). She could have let her mom live in her house but she didn't do that rather asked her mother to keep a cupboard for her in their already cluttered house. Majority of these people sleep on the floor but she still doesn't let them use her house. Takes (and expects) tanishq jewelry from brother for every other occasion, lets her brother buy her expensive branded clothes, throw lavish birthday party for her, buy her expensive gadgets, takes tens of thousands of rupees in the name of eidi. But when it comes to her gifting something to her brother, sis in law or the lil ruhaan.. she will order something from myntra or puma. Every della/lonavala trip.. everyone's birthday dinners to restaurants, her whole wedding..is sponsored by her brother n sis in law. But this vile women will never contribute but will just be a freeloader and will scream out loud every small thing she does for anyone.
I remember some videos of her where she and her mother were preaching how brother should take of their sisters even after they r married. N the mother sitara saying how she feels so happy when shoaib pampers saba and he should always do that. My issue is why should it be one sided.. sisters should also pamper their brothers.. you both had equal opportunities in life. If you can't give don't accept either. Jitni chaddar hai uthne hi per failao.
I could keep writing but the most disgusting thing is how she has used all these kids in her life. I feel disgusted how she has made their lives so public for her own benefit. What she did to Meher is repulsive. The whole family should be ashamed that their 5 year old cousin use to cook and wash her clothes. The audacity to say that they are proud of that.. i mean you should feel embarrassed that you are saying these words. I have a 8 year old nephew i can't image him washing his clothes or cooking his food. It makes me so sad to know this. Neha Faizi was wrong in disclosing about meher's life but what SABA did is horrendous. I mean there is so much about her life that is sus but that she won't talk about it but will reveal such personal stuff about meher from some views. SHAME ON YOU. "As you sow, so shall you reap" is going to come true for SABA IBRAHIM..
"People who create their own drama, deserve their own Karma" -- For you SABA IBRAHIM.

Dear reader, I made an account just for this. I need some help with a difficult blindsided breakup I am suffering from. I am in a very difficult time in my life, so I would ask you to please be kind and gentle to me and find it in your heart to help me in the best available way. I'm sorry for any possible spelling errors since English is not my native language.
I would say right away that my goal is to have my ex back at some point in my life, even though i'm doing No Contact now, but I understand that No Contact should be about me and I need to be able to move on without her because that is the best for both possible outcomes (we either rekindle, or I move on without her).
Today it is exactly 6 weeks ago my ex (20f) broke up with me (27m) after a wonderful relationship that almost lasted a full year. Even though i'm a little older than her, we both never had a serious relationship before, so I guess we were each others firsts. The reason for the breakup was "she wasn't happy anymore in the relationship" and it completely blindsided me. She has ghosted me ever since except for a "I wish you will feel better soon" text. It completely took me by shock and surprise and I have been suffering immensely for the past few weeks and have a hard time going on with my life. I suffer from depression and left work sick, now i'm slowly recovering with half days to get my life back on track. But I still think about her daily and love her very much and hold out hope that we ever come together in the future.
Of course i'm doing No Contact now and have not broken it except for the first week where I made every rookie mistake in the book. The first 2 or 3 days I begged, I pleaded, I asked her to reconsider and send her long paragraphs on whatsapp. She only choose to read these paragraphs 2 weeks after she broke up (I noticed because I saw the blue checkmarks appear 2 weeks after she broke up).
Another mistake I have made was email her my multiple-page journal one week after she broke up with me (so 1 week after the breakup, and 1 week before I saw the 2 blue checkmarks on whatsapp). My reasoning for this at the time was that I was journaling to help me understand myself, but I caught myself that I was just writing to her and thought it was hindering my healing process. So after a week I decided to email her my journal which of course also had a lot of emotional stuff on how much I regretted it and also how not everything was my fault because she made a lot of mistakes too with her lack of communication. I have not written anything since then and am no longer journaling.
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Anyway, that was the official last moment of contact, so I guess it's safe to say it is now over a full month of no contact.
I deleted her from my contact list after the breakup, but her conversation was still all the way down there in my whatsapp list/history. That's also how I noticed the 2 blue checkmarks that I just talked about. Since I deleted her, she was no longer able to see my profile picture (because I have set the settings that only my contacts can see this).
I could however still see her profile picture for the entire month. I guess that's because she hasn't deleted me from her contacts? The strange thing is, yesterday, exactly one month after our last official contact (with my journal email), I noticed by coincidence that she has changed her profile pic. When trying to look at it I saw it for a few seconds and then it vanished along with her information. This is a clear sign that she has suddenly no longer has me added in her contact list.
I know I should not try to over analyze this, I know it is probably hindering my healing process and I know I should not act on this, so please do not tell me, I am aware of this. However I do find it an extreme coincidence that she did this extremely, to the exact day, one month after our last contact. Because in my journal I wrote that "I will give it a month, and then i'm letting go".
So i'm just trying to wrap my head around what has just happened. Was she waiting for me to reach out for this whole month, and is now deciding the month is over so it's time to delete me from her contact list? Why change a picture first, then delete someone later? Is this a case of 'breadcrumbing'?
I know once again that I should not over analyze this, I know that as she is the dumper and i'm the dumpee, she is the one that is supposed to reach out during No Contact and not me. I know all the theory because I have been doing nothing but read about it for the past weeks. But my goal is still to rekindle at one point in time and I take the risk of being hurt more if that's what it takes to at least have another chance, because I love her with all my heart and was willing to die for this girl.
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I guess i'm just writing this because I hope someone could help me navigate through all this and what it could possibly mean, if it means anything and just isn't a strange coincidence. I know I know her better than you guys, and something inside me tells me that due to it exactly being one month, it is too much of a coincidence to just be chance. And she was perhaps waiting for a month, before deciding to change her picture and delete me from her contacts. I'm just trying to understand the psychology or why she would do this. Another possible option is she deleted me earlier from her contact lists weeks ago already, but her privacy settings were different and everyone could have seen her pics already, and she changed her profile pic at the same time as the updated her privacy settings. Unfortunately I have no way of checking this, but it is an option, and i'm also a very systematic man so I try to go through all available options. Or am I missing something else here?
I know all this is not a reason for me to reach out, I know it is too soon. I know I should continue No Contact because both me and her have a lot of work to do on ourselves. But I will probably try to contact her after a long enough period has passed (maybe another month or two from here, I don't know yet). I even give her the right to experience other people and find out the grass is not greener, because I too have experienced other people when I was younger. So I take peace into knowing that maybe she has the right to explore this and think it would even be healthy for her. Sometimes you have to lose something to know what you have. You need to experience what else is out there so you know that what you once had was actually beautiful. And it was, even though some small mistakes were made, nothing really bad ever happened. Maybe it was just the right person or the wrong time. I don't know.
But I do know that my goal is to have her for the rest of my life and not to have her as soon as possible.
Thanks all for reading this and helping me navigate all this.

Alright boys. I recently went through atomic habits and have been having a great time applying the concepts in my self improvement. So here goes nothing:------------------------------------------- BEHAVIOR CHANGE AND IDENTITY: When we want to change our behavior, there are 3 levels where we can do so.

1. Outcomes: changing your results, e.g. losing weight. Most of the goals you set are at this level
2. Process: changing your habits and systems, Most of the habits you build live at this level
3. Identity: changing your beliefs, e.g. your worldview or self-image. Most of the beliefs, assumptions, and biases you hold are associated with this level

The most effective way to change your habits is to focus not on what you want to achieve, but on who you wish to become. When a habit becomes part of who you are, it is intrinsically motivating. This means the process of doing the habit is the reward, and you want to engage in it just because you enjoy it.In a nutshell, To permanently change your habits, you must also change who you are. And to change your identity, you must do a habit continuously. Identity comes out of habits.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1% BETTER EVERY DAYFor us to grow drastically, it does not take a ton of change from day to day. If we can consistently get only 1% better every single day, we will grow exponentially over time.The same applies with bad habits. If we get only 1% worse every day for a year, we will have dramatically declined by the end of that period.The effects of your habits multiply as you repeat them. They seem to make little difference on any given day, yet when looking back two, five, or perhaps ten years later the value of good habits becomes strikingly apparent.----------------------------------------------Goals vs SystemsWhen we are working towards something, there are always 2 major components: A goal and a system.Our goal is the target we want to hit. The amount of money we want to earn, the weight we want to lose, the pages we want to write, and so on. Our systems are the actual processes we need to follow to reach this goal.For example: If my goal is to put on muscle, my system is what I need to do to get there. This is going to be the workout routine I follow, the meals I eat, and how I recover my muscles.We often put a lot of attention on our goals, but not enough on the systems we need to get there. This is a reason why many people fail to accomplish the goals that they set.Goals are good for setting a direction, but systems are what we need to make meaningful progress towards our goals.Achieving a goal is a momentary change. If I set the goal to lose 50 pounds in 3 months, I may reach it, but there is also a good chance I will immediately gain the weight back. Systems solve a problem for good. If I like exercising, it will be much harder for me to get fat, because my identity has now been built around being in shape.Systems make you fall in love with the process rather than the product. This way you aren't waiting to get the 6-pack to be happy, and you're able to enjoy life before and after you get to your goal. This doesn't mean we don't set goals or use them to motivate us, it just means that we focus more on the processes we need to hit those goals.In a nutshell, Process > Goal. You should focus mainly on systematizing the process and making the process something part of your identity. Otherwise there is a good chance you revert right back to where you were.---------------------------------------------------HOW TO BUILD AMAZING HABITSAny habit can be broken down into a feedback loop of four steps:

1. Cue: what triggers your brain to initiate a behavior. This is a piece of information that predicts a reward.
2. Craving: This is the motivational force behind every habit. You don’t crave the habit itself, but the change in state it delivers. For example, you do not crave smoking a cigarette, you crave the feeling of relief it provides. We desire the end result.
3. Response: This is the actual habit you perform, as a thought or action. Whether a response happens or not depends on how motivated we are by the craving and how hard doing the habit is.
4. Reward: The end goal of each habit. This is the dopamine hit we get when our craving is satisfied. A good reward will teach us to do an action in the future. A mediocre or bad reward will teach us not to do this action in the future.

These four steps are automatically occurring in every habit we have. If a behavior doesn't hit all four of these stages, it is not and will never be a habit of ours. Without the first three steps, we won't do it. And without all four steps, we won't repeat it. So by using these four steps, we can create good habits. And by messing them up, we can get rid of old, bad ones. Follow these laws and you will make great progress in your habits. Reverse them and you can get rid of habits._______________________________ THE 4 LAWS OF HABIT CHANGE:
The 1st Law : Make It ObviousOur goal with this law is to create cues for good habits. We need to build a trigger to get us doing something. HERE ARE ACTIONABLE STEPS TO DO THIS:

• Create A Habit Scorecard. Write down your current habits in a list, and then write whether they are good or bad(whether or not they will get you closer to who you want to be). If you are struggling to think of habits, list through everything you do daily in order. These are all habits.

(this is not directly building cues, but it is building awareness. Habits are automatic in most cases, so being aware of how them is very important)

• Use implementation intentions. These are statements that remind of us of what we are doing ahead of time. The formula for them is as follows: “I will [new habit] at [time] in [location]”
• Use habit stacking. This is when we do new habits after ones we already do to make it feel more familiar to us. The formula is as follows: “After I [current habit], I will [do new habit]”. For example, "After I drink my coffee, I will work out"

and btw, you can combine this with implementation intentions. For example:“I will [habit] at [time] in [location]”“After I do [current habit], I will [do new habit]”

• Design your environment. Make the cues of good habits obvious and visible and reduce bad habit cues. If you want to read more, put books in front of you. If you want to spend less time on your phone, put it somewhere where it is harder to see.

We need to do these things is because we need to build awareness. If we are not aware of cues, we will not act on them. Cues are key to develop, because they are what gets the process started for us doing a habit. Without a cue, there is no consideration for us taking action.
The 2nd Law : Make It AttractiveOur goal with this law is to create an actual CRAVING to do something. If you despise doing something, it's pretty hard to stay consistent with it. Here are some way to fix that and actually enjoy the idea of doing these new habits:

• Use temptation bundling, which is when you pair an action you want to do with an action you need to do.

Don't cope obviously. You don't play fucking Fortnite on your phone while you run, or eat a cookie while you read about diet. But just throw in small things. Listen to good music while you are in the gym, for example. Have some tea while you journal. Doing these little things helps you a lot in building consistency.

• Join a culture where your desired behavior is normal. If doing something is socially accepted, you will want to do it more naturally.

You guys already are applying this by being in here. The same thing applies for different niches though. If you want to, for example, become a navy SEAL, you would want to find another community of guys doing that and learn from them.

• Create a motivation ritual. Do something you enjoy immediately before a difficult habit. Habits are attractive when we associate them with positive feelings.

Again, don't fucking cope. Make this something simple. Don't do anything that will go against the identity you are aiming for with these goals. But let yourself have fun with it.
The 3rd Law : Make It EasyOur goal with this law is to make it is as EASY to do these habits as possible. These are a few highly actionable steps for this:

• Reduce friction. Decrease the number of steps between you and your good habits.
• Prime the environment. Prepare your environment to make future actions easier. For example, if you want to eat healthier, meal prep over the weekend, so that during the week it takes only takes a few minutes to get your food and microwave it. Or if you want to exercise more, prep your gym bag in advance so that all you have to do is grab it and go. Create an environment where doing the right thing is as easy as possible.
• Master the decisive moment. The difference between a good day and a bad day is often a few productive and healthy choices made at decisive moments. Each one is like a fork in the road, and these choices stack up throughout the day and can ultimately lead to very different outcomes. The moment you decide between ordering takeout or cooking dinner. The moment you choose between driving your car or riding your bike. The moment you decide between starting your homework or grabbing the video game controller. Identify these moments as they happen, so you can make the right decision.
• Use the Two-Minute Rule. Downscale your habits until they can easily be done in two minutes or less. If you want to start running for example, put your shoes on and tie them. If you want to read before bed each night, read one page.

This sounds silly, but it is actually very useful. If you make the first 2 minutes easy to do for whatever habit you are trying to build, it makes it easy to start. Yes, the actual habit still may be hard. But by starting out easy, you build yourself up for it. Make the habit easy to start, because you will then become much more likely to actually do it.

• Automate your habits. Invest in technology and one-time purchases that lock in future behavior. Leave your wallet at home so you don't buy junk food. Stop binge eating by buying food in single packages. The best way to break a bad habit is to make it impractical to do. Increase the friction until you don’t even have the option to act.

People talk a lot about using willpower to reduce bad habits, but to me that has never been as effective as this is. If you struggle with sugar and live alone, throw away the sugar. If you struggle with wasting time on YouTube, put a website blocker on YouTube. Willpower is a useful tool but it is a limited one as well. Keep that deeply in mind and automate whenever you can, so that you can use your willpower less often and have it be stronger.
The 4th Law : Make It SatisfyingThis is how you can get that "ahhhhh" feeling after you finish the habits you want to implement.

• Use reinforcement. Give yourself an immediate reward when you complete your habit. Make sure these rewards are in line with the identity you want.
• Make “doing nothing” enjoyable. When avoiding a bad habit, design a way to see the benefits. We do bad habits because they are immediately rewarding. We should find a way to make not doing them also immediately rewarding.

I have been doing this by building a "pros and cons" list when I feel tempted to do a habit that is not constructive. I write the good parts of it, and the bad. Then I see how much more bad there is, and I make the choice not to do it, which immediately feels enjoyable, because it is a win.

• Use a habit tracker. Keep track of your habit streak and don’t break the chain of momentum you have going.
• I personally like to do to this on notion or on paper. With paper, I just write the habit in my to-do list for the day, and cross it off. I personally also do not keep track of habit streaks.
• Never miss a habit two days in a row. When you forget to do a habit, make sure you get back on track immediately.

___________________...and that is it.If you've made it to the end of this guide, congrats bro. you don't have a complete lizard brain LOL. Thank you for reading and thank you for giving me your valuable time for this. IN SUMMARY: Process>Goals Change Identity to Change HabitsThe 4 Laws Of Behavior Change: Make it Obvious Make it Easy Make it Attractive Make it satisfying ..................................................Have a good day boys. We got this.

I've posted here yesterday. (Asking here because I am using Godot for this project;) I need a professional advice from people who have worked on long-term paid projects. My name is Hedi and I am 19. I've been making small games since I was 13 (Unity then Unreal and since 2020 Godot, I even toyed with UDK a little bit haha). The largest project I have made is Dora Diginoid (I released it when I was 17, back in 2022); it was a small metroidvania concept version of my current game Project Yora: Zero. As you may already know I recently got an unexpected job offer: A 3D life simulation game with sci-fi themes. (story-based with potential peer-to-peer multiplayer functionality). The style is like this : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLdVOwHV5uM&ab_channel=2ndPlayerGames
The employer isn't a game dev and that's why I need your advice when it comes to estimating myself and the scope of the project. I don't wanna waste his time and money. I have spent 20 hours making a test scene to see if we are on the same page and to show him my future potential. Game design : - Made 4 directional sprites ; House textures; House 3D model in Blender using sprytile. And set up the scene in Godot Gameplay programming: Player movement and Camera Illustration and animation: Made a 2D full-body scene ready to be rigged and animated. So far he liked the result and sees potential in me. (I'd need to make a whole prototype in 2 weeks if I wanna be "irreplaceable" for him; I am just not motivated, altho he offered to fund the "test" scene in advance). He offered me the job regardless. (he is cooperative)
*** Now with the scope, he said time is not really a problem for him; However his budget is limited; he told me he approached a studio (in the Philippines or Taiwan I guess) and they charged him around 7k-10k U.S dollars for the "base game" with few hours worth of story and an estimated time delivery of 8 months. The thing is we did have a talk about a "total cost"; and we agreed on a "10k USD total cost for 12 months". For 88 hours of work per month; (I am a student), that would be around 10 USD an hour.
Honestly it's not a bad pay in Tunisia (Tunisia can be compared to Turkey or eastern Europe); Especially that I am a junior, and he is taking some risk by employing me. But again I am full-filling 3 roles, so I think I am being very fair. And also he is offering me royalties (5% if I keep maintaining the project after release).
However after thinking about it, I don't think it's realistic to offer a whole game as a single package, "I will make a game for X amount of money in Y amount of time." I will have to re-structure the model and not bill it as a whole, that's downright unrealistic. I don't see how these studios would charge as little as 7k USD for the "base game" with several hours of story; that's downright shocking and I am worried the employer didn't make enough research about the development time and costs; I told him to make a detailed project plan and design document. And also get rid of estimations and meaningless deadlines.
Katana Zero took 6 years, Casette beasts took 2 devs around 3 years, Cuphead around 3 years, same for celeste. Any good indie game would take a minimum of 2 years and that's around 7 hours of work on average per day.
I myself made Dora Diginoid in 200 hours. (actually more); I was 17 but still, investing in an indie game project should be per milestone, not per total cost.

So what do you think ? I don't want the employer to lose his money and time, and be disappointed later on.He is cooperative. But for his limited budget, I am afraid I would not be able to meet his expectations;

I am really excited for this job as I have always to work "professionally" on such a game, but at the same time I don't wanna feel like a slave or burn out. I want to keep my enthusiasm on the long-run.
well the 5% revenue share is because I am accepting around 50% of monthly payment (in advance for pre-planned tasks). My honest opinion is that an indie game project should never be billed with "a total cost" over a period of time. The employer should just pay a fixed salary and keep the project going until it's finished; deadlines set in this way aren't very realistic and would harm both the quality of the work and lead to burn out of the employee and disappointment of the employer. I honestly can't finish such a large project within 1 year with all the school stress; I will get to a depressive state within a few months I am afraid. Do you agree with me that projects like this should not be calculated and billed according to estimations ? "I will make a game in 12 months total cost 10k USD";

I want to do what is fair for both me and the employer.

Dear reader, I made an account just for this. I need some help with a difficult blindsided breakup I am suffering from. I am in a very difficult time in my life, so I would ask you to please be kind and gentle to me and find it in your heart to help me in the best available way. I'm sorry for any possible spelling errors since English is not my native language.
I would say right away that my goal is to have my ex back at some point in my life, even though i'm doing No Contact now, but I understand that No Contact should be about me and I need to be able to move on without her because that is the best for both possible outcomes (we either rekindle, or I move on without her).
Today it is exactly 6 weeks ago my ex (20f) broke up with me (27m) after a wonderful relationship that almost lasted a full year. Even though i'm a little older than her, we both never had a serious relationship before, so I guess we were each others firsts. The reason for the breakup was "she wasn't happy anymore in the relationship" and it completely blindsided me. She has ghosted me ever since except for a "I wish you will feel better soon" text. It completely took me by shock and surprise and I have been suffering immensely for the past few weeks and have a hard time going on with my life. I suffer from depression and left work sick, now i'm slowly recovering with half days to get my life back on track. But I still think about her daily and love her very much and hold out hope that we ever come together in the future.
Of course i'm doing No Contact now and have not broken it except for the first week where I made every rookie mistake in the book. The first 2 or 3 days I begged, I pleaded, I asked her to reconsider and send her long paragraphs on whatsapp. She only choose to read these paragraphs 2 weeks after she broke up (I noticed because I saw the blue checkmarks appear 2 weeks after she broke up).
Another mistake I have made was email her my multiple-page journal one week after she broke up with me (so 1 week after the breakup, and 1 week before I saw the 2 blue checkmarks on whatsapp). My reasoning for this at the time was that I was journaling to help me understand myself, but I caught myself that I was just writing to her and thought it was hindering my healing process. So after a week I decided to email her my journal which of course also had a lot of emotional stuff on how much I regretted it and also how not everything was my fault because she made a lot of mistakes too with her lack of communication. I have not written anything since then and am no longer journaling.
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Anyway, that was the official last moment of contact, so I guess it's safe to say it is now over a full month of no contact.
I deleted her from my contact list after the breakup, but her conversation was still all the way down there in my whatsapp list/history. That's also how I noticed the 2 blue checkmarks that I just talked about. Since I deleted her, she was no longer able to see my profile picture (because I have set the settings that only my contacts can see this).
I could however still see her profile picture for the entire month. I guess that's because she hasn't deleted me from her contacts? The strange thing is, yesterday, exactly one month after our last official contact (with my journal email), I noticed by coincidence that she has changed her profile pic. When trying to look at it I saw it for a few seconds and then it vanished along with her information. This is a clear sign that she has suddenly no longer has me added in her contact list.
I know I should not try to over analyze this, I know it is probably hindering my healing process and I know I should not act on this, so please do not tell me, I am aware of this. However I do find it an extreme coincidence that she did this extremely, to the exact day, one month after our last contact. Because in my journal I wrote that "I will give it a month, and then i'm letting go".
So i'm just trying to wrap my head around what has just happened. Was she waiting for me to reach out for this whole month, and is now deciding the month is over so it's time to delete me from her contact list? Why change a picture first, then delete someone later? Is this a case of 'breadcrumbing'?
I know once again that I should not over analyze this, I know that as she is the dumper and i'm the dumpee, she is the one that is supposed to reach out during No Contact and not me. I know all the theory because I have been doing nothing but read about it for the past weeks. But my goal is still to rekindle at one point in time and I take the risk of being hurt more if that's what it takes to at least have another chance, because I love her with all my heart and was willing to die for this girl.
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I guess i'm just writing this because I hope someone could help me navigate through all this and what it could possibly mean, if it means anything and just isn't a strange coincidence. I know I know her better than you guys, and something inside me tells me that due to it exactly being one month, it is too much of a coincidence to just be chance. And she was perhaps waiting for a month, before deciding to change her picture and delete me from her contacts. I'm just trying to understand the psychology or why she would do this. Another possible option is she deleted me earlier from her contact lists weeks ago already, but her privacy settings were different and everyone could have seen her pics already, and she changed her profile pic at the same time as the updated her privacy settings. Unfortunately I have no way of checking this, but it is an option, and i'm also a very systematic man so I try to go through all available options. Or am I missing something else here?
I know all this is not a reason for me to reach out, I know it is too soon. I know I should continue No Contact because both me and her have a lot of work to do on ourselves. But I will probably try to contact her after a long enough period has passed (maybe another month or two from here, I don't know yet). I even give her the right to experience other people and find out the grass is not greener, because I too have experienced other people when I was younger. So I take peace into knowing that maybe she has the right to explore this and think it would even be healthy for her. Sometimes you have to lose something to know what you have. You need to experience what else is out there so you know that what you once had was actually beautiful. And it was, even though some small mistakes were made, nothing really bad ever happened. Maybe it was just the right person or the wrong time. I don't know.
But I do know that my goal is to have her for the rest of my life and not to have her as soon as possible.
Thanks all for reading this and helping me navigate all this.

My parents were emotionally neglectful and verbally abusive to me growing up.
The emotional neglect was a constant - I have never felt loved by my parents or emotionally connected to them, and they consistently failed to provide for my emotional needs, even when I was suffering from clear signs of mental illness and needed support
The verbal abuse was less constant, but it still caused a lot of damage. I'm thinking about my dad asking: "Where does the Bible say to love your children?" to imply that he didn't love me or my sibling
Or my dad straight up telling my sibling: "I hate you" during an argument
Or him saying: "All that you do is eat, eat, eat" to shame me for the eating-disordered behavior that he played a part in forming!
Or this thing that I've learned to call The Glare - where he would consistently give me a look that showed contempt and anger
Or, I'm thinking about my mom telling me to kiss her ass and wiggling it in my face when I asked to watch a TV show without her
Or, my mom shaming me for "wanting to watch a man die" because I was invested in a TV show about someone escaping from prison
Or, her constant outbursts of rage and anger directed at everything and nothing in particular
There's also my sibling, which complicates things further. I believe that my sibling was sexually abusive to me, but I don't know with 100% confidence because I've repressed so much of my early childhood.
At any rate, my sibling was certainly emotionally abusive to me as well, and consistently engaged in a lot of high-risk behaviors (alcohol/drug abuse)
For a good portion of my childhood, my parents and my sibling would get into screaming matches that I could hear from the other side of the house, and this would happen on a nightly basis.
Now, finally, there's an important component of educational neglect here as well. I was "homeschooled" by my parents, but they provided me with a sub-par education, to say the least.
I did not learn the fundamentals of a lot of important subjects because the majority of my "education" was just spent browsing the internet with zero accountability.
I extend this educational neglect to their failure to teach me basic life skills as well - they even failed to teach me how to tie my shoes!
And the funny thing is, I feel like I'm barely scratching the surface of my childhood experiences with everything I just wrote. Suffice to say, I felt very unloved and uncared for during my childhood.
Now, fast forward to the present, and I am a financially independent adult living in a different city and processing all of the ways in which my childhood was traumatic.
And my parents are nicer now, kind of. For example, I came out as transgender a few years ago, and my dad recently sent me a pretty good apology for not accepting me for who I was sooner.
My mom has shown less signs of personal growth, but she is at least "nicer" in the sense that her interactions with me through text are pleasant enough.
I've tried going low-contact with my parents, but it simply doesn't work. The mere presence of a text message or call from my mom fills me with anxiety, and can be actively triggering to me.
I also saw them in person earlier this year after a break from seeing them, and it was pretty awful. I felt stressed out and triggered by them, and my mom in particular said some stuff that I found pretty hurtful.
And honestly, I just don't want them to be in my life anymore, period. I can not handle the mental weight of having to maintain a friendly relationship with them, even in the lowest possible forms of contact.
I also feel like I'm betraying the child version of myself that was so hurt and so angry, by not standing up for myself and breaking things off with my parents.
I WANT to go no-contact very badly, but I am struggling with self-doubt.
Everyone seems to say that no-contact should only be a "last resort" option after you've tried everything else, but that doesn't quite apply to me. I haven't tried to confront my parents about their treatment of me, because I am simply not ready to have a vulnerable relationship with them, even if they apologized and pledged to do better.
Everyone also says that no-contact is a permanent measure, but what if it's not permanent for me? What if my parents actually do the work to improve and self-reflect? I think it's telling that I DREAD the thought of this happening, because all that I want is to be free from the burden of having a relationship with them
It's also hard to shake the feeling that my story isn't as "bad" as others who I've seen go no-contact, but I'm not sure if that matters anymore.
I can't deny how deeply my parents wounded me. I can't deny how profoundly they have failed me as parents. I can't deny how much that I want to be free from them. And how liberating it would feel to cut them out of my life.
So....I do want to go no-contact, but I'm really just looking for validation. I would appreciate any words of encouragement that y'all could give me.
Thanks for reading this post, if you managed to make it this far.

My parents were emotionally neglectful and verbally abusive to me growing up.
The emotional neglect was a constant - I have never felt loved by my parents or emotionally connected to them, and they consistently failed to provide for my emotional needs, even when I was suffering from clear signs of mental illness and needed support
The verbal abuse was less constant, but it still caused a lot of damage. I'm thinking about my dad asking: "Where does the Bible say to love your children?" to imply that he didn't love me or my sibling
Or my dad straight up telling my sibling: "I hate you" during an argument
Or him saying: "All that you do is eat, eat, eat" to shame me for the eating-disordered behavior that he played a part in forming!
Or this thing that I've learned to call The Glare - where he would consistently give me a look that showed contempt and anger
Or, I'm thinking about my mom telling me to kiss her ass and wiggling it in my face when I asked to watch a TV show without her
Or, my mom shaming me for "wanting to watch a man die" because I was invested in a TV show about someone escaping from prison
Or, her constant outbursts of rage and anger directed at everything and nothing in particular
There's also my sibling, which complicates things further. I believe that my sibling was sexually abusive to me, but I don't know with 100% confidence because I've repressed so much of my early childhood.
At any rate, my sibling was certainly emotionally abusive to me as well, and consistently engaged in a lot of high-risk behaviors (alcohol/drug abuse)
For a good portion of my childhood, my parents and my sibling would get into screaming matches that I could hear from the other side of the house, and this would happen on a nightly basis.
Now, finally, there's an important component of educational neglect here as well. I was "homeschooled" by my parents, but they provided me with a sub-par education, to say the least.
I did not learn the fundamentals of a lot of important subjects because the majority of my "education" was just spent browsing the internet with zero accountability.
I extend this educational neglect to their failure to teach me basic life skills as well - they even failed to teach me how to tie my shoes!
And the funny thing is, I feel like I'm barely scratching the surface of my childhood experiences with everything I just wrote. Suffice to say, I felt very unloved and uncared for during my childhood.
Now, fast forward to the present, and I am a financially independent adult living in a different city and processing all of the ways in which my childhood was traumatic.
And my parents are nicer now, kind of. For example, I came out as transgender a few years ago, and my dad recently sent me a pretty good apology for not accepting me for who I was sooner.
My mom has shown less signs of personal growth, but she is at least "nicer" in the sense that her interactions with me through text are pleasant enough.
I've tried going low-contact with my parents, but it simply doesn't work. The mere presence of a text message or call from my mom fills me with anxiety, and can be actively triggering to me.
I also saw them in person earlier this year after a break from seeing them, and it was pretty awful. I felt stressed out and triggered by them, and my mom in particular said some stuff that I found pretty hurtful.
And honestly, I just don't want them to be in my life anymore, period. I can not handle the mental weight of having to maintain a friendly relationship with them, even in the lowest possible forms of contact.
I also feel like I'm betraying the child version of myself that was so hurt and so angry, by not standing up for myself and breaking things off with my parents.
I WANT to go no-contact very badly, but I am struggling with self-doubt.
Everyone seems to say that no-contact should only be a "last resort" option after you've tried everything else, but that doesn't quite apply to me. I haven't tried to confront my parents about their treatment of me, because I am simply not ready to have a vulnerable relationship with them, even if they apologized and pledged to do better.
Everyone also says that no-contact is a permanent measure, but what if it's not permanent for me? What if my parents actually do the work to improve and self-reflect? I think it's telling that I DREAD the thought of this happening, because all that I want is to be free from the burden of having a relationship with them
It's also hard to shake the feeling that my story isn't as "bad" as others who I've seen go no-contact, but I'm not sure if that matters anymore.
I can't deny how deeply my parents wounded me. I can't deny how profoundly they have failed me as parents. I can't deny how much that I want to be free from them. And how liberating it would feel to cut them out of my life.
So....I do want to go no-contact, but I'm really just looking for validation. I would appreciate any words of encouragement that y'all could give me.
Thanks for reading this post, if you managed to make it this far.

My parents were emotionally neglectful and verbally abusive to me growing up.
The emotional neglect was a constant - I have never felt loved by my parents or emotionally connected to them, and they consistently failed to provide for my emotional needs, even when I was suffering from clear signs of mental illness and needed support
The verbal abuse was less constant, but it still caused a lot of damage. I'm thinking about my dad asking: "Where does the Bible say to love your children?" to imply that he didn't love me or my sibling
Or my dad straight up telling my sibling: "I hate you" during an argument
Or him saying: "All that you do is eat, eat, eat" to shame me for the eating-disordered behavior that he played a part in forming!
Or this thing that I've learned to call The Glare - where he would consistently give me a look that showed contempt and anger
Or, I'm thinking about my mom telling me to kiss her ass and wiggling it in my face when I asked to watch a TV show without her
Or, my mom shaming me for "wanting to watch a man die" because I was invested in a TV show about someone escaping from prison
Or, her constant outbursts of rage and anger directed at everything and nothing in particular
There's also my sibling, which complicates things further. I believe that my sibling was sexually abusive to me, but I don't know with 100% confidence because I've repressed so much of my early childhood.
At any rate, my sibling was certainly emotionally abusive to me as well, and consistently engaged in a lot of high-risk behaviors (alcohol/drug abuse)
For a good portion of my childhood, my parents and my sibling would get into screaming matches that I could hear from the other side of the house, and this would happen on a nightly basis.
Now, finally, there's an important component of educational neglect here as well. I was "homeschooled" by my parents, but they provided me with a sub-par education, to say the least.
I did not learn the fundamentals of a lot of important subjects because the majority of my "education" was just spent browsing the internet with zero accountability.
I extend this educational neglect to their failure to teach me basic life skills as well - they even failed to teach me how to tie my shoes!
And the funny thing is, I feel like I'm barely scratching the surface of my childhood experiences with everything I just wrote. Suffice to say, I felt very unloved and uncared for during my childhood.
Now, fast forward to the present, and I am a financially independent adult living in a different city and processing all of the ways in which my childhood was traumatic.
And my parents are nicer now, kind of. For example, I came out as transgender a few years ago, and my dad recently sent me a pretty good apology for not accepting me for who I was sooner.
My mom has shown less signs of personal growth, but she is at least "nicer" in the sense that her interactions with me through text are pleasant enough.
I've tried going low-contact with my parents, but it simply doesn't work. The mere presence of a text message or call from my mom fills me with anxiety, and can be actively triggering to me.
I also saw them in person earlier this year after a break from seeing them, and it was pretty awful. I felt stressed out and triggered by them, and my mom in particular said some stuff that I found pretty hurtful.
And honestly, I just don't want them to be in my life anymore, period. I can not handle the mental weight of having to maintain a friendly relationship with them, even in the lowest possible forms of contact.
I also feel like I'm betraying the child version of myself that was so hurt and so angry, by not standing up for myself and breaking things off with my parents.
I WANT to go no-contact very badly, but I am struggling with self-doubt.
Everyone seems to say that no-contact should only be a "last resort" option after you've tried everything else, but that doesn't quite apply to me. I haven't tried to confront my parents about their treatment of me, because I am simply not ready to have a vulnerable relationship with them, even if they apologized and pledged to do better.
Everyone also says that no-contact is a permanent measure, but what if it's not permanent for me? What if my parents actually do the work to improve and self-reflect? I think it's telling that I DREAD the thought of this happening, because all that I want is to be free from the burden of having a relationship with them
It's also hard to shake the feeling that my story isn't as "bad" as others who I've seen go no-contact, but I'm not sure if that matters anymore.
I can't deny how deeply my parents wounded me. I can't deny how profoundly they have failed me as parents. I can't deny how much that I want to be free from them. And how liberating it would feel to cut them out of my life.
So....I do want to go no-contact, but I'm really just looking for validation. I would appreciate any words of encouragement that y'all could give me.
Thanks for reading this post, if you managed to make it this far.

This is gonna be a long one.
Recently I wrote a lengthy journal entry about my dating arc which has only begun as I've shed my former INTP self. Specifically, it was about understanding what I'm attracted to/seeking from the perspectives of physique, character, and core values or worldview. On the last topic, it begins...

Shared values

This is unquestionably the most difficult of the three. It's not hard to find people I'm physically attracted to, and I come across a fair amount of people whose character I find compelling, but on matters like life philosophy and worldview, I've yet to find anyone who truly embodies them. Many of my close friends would understand and endorse the principles I live by, but they might not see the world in quite the same way. (Or maybe, like me, they're too P to take much action on some of them!)
I'm beginning to think some of my worldviews are anti-correlated, perhaps in the same way that mathematicians generally spurn the pursuit of real world knowledge. [Note: I love math and studied it at uni.] This is possibly a result of their love of elegance and tendency to compress knowledge into as little memorisation as possible, to later rederive anything they need (a process I call ZIP-filing). In this way the emphasis shifts from acquiring mathematical knowledge to developing mathematical ability. But I've found that the skills I've picked up while doing math has helped me find patterns, form connections, and make categorisations in real world that I haven't seen many other people make. It may be a pity that mathematicians feel the way they do about general knowledge.

Some of my close friends have since read my journal entry and told me that not only do my values resonate strongly with them, they also appreciate the way I've expressed them in writing. I was surprised because I didn't expect this much... resonance. But then I realised that I almost never talk about my core values with anyone, much less list them out. (It's certainly been an exercise for my trickster Fi!)
So perhaps, more people resonate with my core values than I previously thought. And that made me curious... how would different MBTI types relate to these core values?

• I would like to climb the mountain of knowledge. There are many curious people out there in the world, but meeting someone whose curiosity matches or exceeds mine is rare. I would say people in the quizbowl community and many intuitive (N) types embody this trait.
  
• I would like to become a generalist. I am interested in practically everything, and how it all relates to each other. To me, there is a greater-than-linear correlation between accumulating interdisciplinary knowledge and real-world understanding. I like to use the analogy of a translator who knows 10 languages fluently being not just 5 times more able than a translator who knows 2, but 45 times more able! I would like to read all the undergraduate textbooks on the major university disciplines at some point, I've even tried (though failed) to set up my own schedule for doing this. I have even started using Anki to systematically memorise information. To me, many generalists in quizbowl embody this trait, though I think even quizbowl generalists generally don't *study* the material they are memorising, they mostly read about and memorise it.
  
• My mountain of knowledge also includes skills and experiences. All sorts of skills from physical to mental to social, and all sorts of experiences including travel, nature, entertainment, and even just listening to other people's experiences. But life is so fragile, constrained, and fleeting, so there is a certain despair about it all, perhaps best described as occhiolism ("the awareness of the smallness of your perspective ... about the world or the past or the complexities of culture ..."). There isn't really a group or community that I'd say embodies this trait. This zest for life may be most closely embodied by the community of extreme travellers.
  
• I'm what I call an expansive hedonist, which might be best summed up in the phrase: everything you don't love is one less way to enjoy life. I believe that many (even most!) of the things each person finds pleasure in is an acquired taste, like playing piano or eating spicy food, and I also believe that personal preferences are more plastic than most people think. Taken beyond mere preferences, you could say that to get the most out of life, you should first get the most out of yourself. This growth mindset isn't really associated with any demographic or community as far as I'm aware.
  
• I observe the world and try to explain its behaviour. The world ain't really that tough, we just don't understand it enough. Through this understanding I feel more confident in my ability to change the world.
  
• Everyone knows something you don't, and most are willing to share it with you if you listen to them. You have to be curious enough to want to know that information and open-minded enough to really listen. This sentiment applies not just to knowledge, but also to judgements of people's character.
  
• At the end of the day, I hope that I can contribute to society in an important way. When my parents found out I cared more about society than maths, they told me that I should become a politician. After all, they said, leaders have the biggest influence on people's lives. But there is one kind of person whose influence on people's lives have historically been and still are far greater than that of politicians, and that is the philosophers. I hope that by gathering wisdom and thinking deeply, I can help humanity progress through this critical period of human civilisation.
  
• The more I revisit this clip from Good Will Hunting, the more I resonate with it. It may be the best 5-minute summary you can get of all of the above. [I am proud to say I have smelled the Sistine Chapel!]
  

So my question to you all is, what is your MBTI and how strongly do each of the core values resonate with you? And if it's most of them, are there any you would add for yourself?

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