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Kestral 7th (Part 42) - 'Flat City-folk'
2024.05.19 19:10 PTerrio Kestral 7th (Part 42) - 'Flat City-folk'
 | *** The North. Mountains. **\* submitted by PTerrio to war_for_Gryllus [link] [comments] As the sun was beginning to come down the kestral Talon company carried on until the point men saw it. The facility seemed abandoned. "Halt! Company halt!" the lead Sargent held up a closed first and all stopped, dropping to their knees. They surveyed it, quickly gesturing to the marine the plan. With quick movements the platoons split up. The weapons platoon moved to surround the facility from a distance, emplacing medium Autocannons and Lascannons on tripods. Automated mortars were emplaced and sniper teams took aim at any higher positions that could be used as lookouts. The special weapons team moved on to follow behind the other platoons, to be used were needed. Plasma, Melta and Flamers, the sort of thing the standard platoons didn't carry, who mainly used grenade launchers. The other three platoons pressed forward, splitting in three. They would moved through the sides of the facility, not the middle, encircling to meet up at the rear, before moving in. Less angles of possible attack. Less https://preview.redd.it/dyswd9dvue1d1.png?width=720&format=png&auto=webp&s=47a2789d55cf9ab1bf2085054003354c3d6d4118 The Kestral Guardsmen went down, each squad carrying Medium Bolters and a few Missile Launchers as standard. "Red building! 300 metres! Nine O'clock! Move in! Stay Frosty!" The left most platoon, blue platoon readied their as they trapsed forward the seemingly abandoned place. the frontmost team leader voxed their report back to the Astartes. "No signs yet M'Lord." u/theninjaindisguise ..................................................................................................................... *** The Central Front. Ashers Crossing. **\* Quatre was standing as the holograms spoke. Moral as always was standing quietly in the rear of the room, though the people on the opposite side could not see him. They were Senior Officers, others of the same new rank, Lieutenant General, spread out several stars away. This meeting was a continuation of the last one, which had lasted ages, and had been the reason she had missed the main briefing, even now as the distant sound of warfare could be heard miles and miles away. "You understand the issue though," one of the officers on the hologram said, running a hand through her hair as she removed her cap, "this is not something we can ignore. The matter has to be settled." "For the tenth time-we have no one!" Another officer replied. "The Viceroy killed any successors we had onboard his ship, and we have no way of knowing exactly who is or is not still in league with him." "This is nonsense!" A third shouted. She was shorter than the rest but by no means meeker. "We have a clear line of succession!" Quatre spoke up. "We don't know how long this imposter was in his position, has anyone been able to pin down exactly when the real Falconer died?" "It's not exactly a quick thing to investigate." The second officer replied. "The Arbites are already moving into the council and senate. it could be months before we start getting answers. Until then, we have no planetary governor, nor do we have anyone actually leading the Redemption Corps!" The door opened behind her. She glanced, noticing Mendoza and the rest of her squad enter and stiffened her shoulders. "Well regardless I need to maintain the current commitment to this system." Quatre stated firmly. "I'm afraid I need to return to it now." "Very well." the first lieutenant General nodded. "The 77th Army stays on Gryllus, we can agree on that at least. Audi-Kestral." The others repeated it, and Quatre replied before singing off. "Audi Victorem." She sighed, wiping her brow and walking over to Mendoza, gesturing for the others to bugger off. She was probably a poor confidant, but she cared little. "No planetary, and whatever happened aboard the Viceroys ship, the other 30 people who would take his place are gone." She sipped a bottle of water, looking over to Moral out of curiosity to see if he'd moved, but still speaking to Mendoza. "Half of the corps wants to return back to Kestral Prime to figure it out, the other half doesn't trust anyone to do anything. Another day in the corps." ..................................................................................................................... ***Campburg**\* He watched it though the magnfication device, hiding by the window pain. The horizen was glowing. "That ours?" "Looks like it. Kestrals moving into the outer defences, seems liek Titans and Areonautica too." "What's the plan?" "Same as it ever was." "Same as ever? The plan's been messed up from the start surely?" "No plan survives direct contact with the enemy." "Still, most survive better than this." Gideon lowered the magnifier and turned away from the skyscrapers window to face him. "Blackhawk, you should know by now that when I say I have a plan what I really mean is a vague idea." The man laughed. "If you say so. I work best on my feet I guess." The Omicron Raptors looked over, slightly annoyed. "Do you two ever stop talking?" Tempestor Salazar asked. "Not if I can help it." Blackhawk smirked. One of the scions stepped back from the panel and gave a thumbs up. "Charges set." "Good." Gideon said. "Part 1, we nab the data-set inside this vault. Part 2, we flee the city." "How do we do part 2?" Salazar asked. "I havn't thought of that part yet." she looked annoyed. "Surely the whole plan rests on part 2?" "You'd think." Blackhawk agree, though sardonically. "We'll wing it." The rest of the surviving raptors did not look impressed. |
2024.05.19 18:55 SweatyGreb My first Volvo
 | Just got my first Volvo (went with a nice spec and good condition V50) and looking at some simple upgrades for it. Got a head unit on the way so I can use Android Auto for GPS and my music. But I'd really like to do something with the headlights, in the UK upgrading the current unit to LEDs is not legal for road use, but I figured if I replaced the whole unit with one designed for LEDs that would then make it legal. submitted by SweatyGreb to Volvo [link] [comments] Does anyone know if any companies make aftermarket parts for the V50? I think it's such a lovely car and this would be such a nice upgrade which would bring it into the modern era. |
2024.05.19 18:24 Talse_Fruth Looking to get a car, not sure what I can afford.
Never bought a car. Only vehicle I've bought was a '17 Ninja 650 that I've dailied for the last 6 years so I have no idea what the market is or should look like. I heard it's pretty dog shit, and I also live in Vegas so that dog shit is HOT. I was recently injured and need something a bit more practical. Might sell the bike (out of financial necessity) but no idea what I can get for it. Lots of mileage at 32k, maybe $4k or so?
Anyways, I'm looking for a practical daily driver. I really want an older used Mustang 5.0 but I know it's a pipedream. I make $27k/yr net, side hustle to bump up a few K, 730 credit score, maybe like $6k in outstanding debt but otherwise spotless credit history. Problem is I have very little cash saved up at the moment (see: injury). Was thinking of hitting up my credit union or Lightstream to see what help I could get.
I ideally want something manual because after dailying a sport bike I'll fall asleep and hit a wall in a boring automatic. Sedan, coupe, hatch, doesn't matter. Not interested in an SUV, truck, or jeep.
Some options I've been eyeing, used cause I'm broke: * Scion tC - 2nd Gen to avoid the oil burning * Golf GTI - Can't seem to find a decent one * Mazda 3 or 6 * C5 Corvette - Also probably a pipedream but there are a few reasonably priced, but I live in Vegas so they're prolly cooked * Civic - Si probably out of my price range, so probably boring
Any ideas are appreciated.
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Anyways, I'm looking for a practical daily driver. I really want an older used Mustang 5.0 but I know it's a pipedream. I make $27k/yr net, side hustle to bump up a few K, 730 credit score, maybe like $6k in outstanding debt but otherwise spotless credit history. Problem is I have very little cash saved up at the moment (see: injury). Was thinking of hitting up my credit union or Lightstream to see what help I could get.
I ideally want something manual because after dailying a sport bike I'll fall asleep and hit a wall in a boring automatic. Sedan, coupe, hatch, doesn't matter. Not interested in an SUV, truck, or jeep.
Some options I've been eyeing, used cause I'm broke: * Scion tC - 2nd Gen to avoid the oil burning * Golf GTI - Can't seem to find a decent one * Mazda 3 or 6 * C5 Corvette - Also probably a pipedream but there are a few reasonably priced, but I live in Vegas so they're prolly cooked * Civic - Si probably out of my price range, so probably boring
Any ideas are appreciated.
2024.05.19 15:04 gianben123 Only Boo! 🥘💚 EP. 7
Every Sunday 8:30 pm Thai time
12 EPs
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Shone (Book) is Moo's cousin and his love rival 555
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12 EPs
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🥘 Episode links 💚
🥘 OST - Spotify, YouTube
- Only Boo! - Keen Suvijak
- Situationship - Ashi Peerakan
- Check Me - Louis Thanawin
🥘 Extras
- Trailer cast reaction
- BTS special - Only Boo! On Set
- SeaKeen quizzing on how much they know eo
- SeaKeen introduces Only Boo!
- EP. 1 cast reaction
- Behind the scenes
Synopsis 🥘
Khao Kang sells curry-over-rice (khao kaeng) at a boys' school. Moo is a grade twelve student who dreams of becoming an idol. He splits his time between hitting on Kang and training. He simultaneously wants love and to realise his dream, but it seems he cannot have it when debuting comes with the caveat that relationships are forbidden.https://preview.redd.it/17pjt9pkpd1d1.jpg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0fff5b26df6a2a535099a77f3c0708a691a456f7
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Shone (Book) is Moo's cousin and his love rival 555
2024.05.19 14:48 shesgotdogs Recommendations for a Very Specific Type- Please!
Hi fellow, true crime podcast fans. I’m looking for a very specific type of true crime podcast. I found that there are some that I love and I look forward to getting into my car or going for a walk and listening to and others that I will start and just cannot pay attention to at all. Now that I have a really good idea of what I really don’t like what I do like, I’m gonna ask you for your help in finding more of what I really like as I have quite a few hours of commuting back-and-forth coming up over the next few weeks. I’ll share my hates and likes so that those of you with similar tastes can help me find some that will keep my interest. The three types of TC podcasts I hate: 1) The first type of podcast I hate are single episodes told by one narrator that have only the most surface level understanding of the crime. There’s not really any interviews and it almost comes off as if the person hosting it really doesn’t have interest in these cases and focus on the more gory/shocking details of the crime almost reading from a list. 2) The second type I hate are the jokey, talk-show style TC podcasts that make you sit through completely nonsensical back and forth as part of the episode or series. It always comes off as both disingenuous and kind of flippant about the crime. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t expect all TC podcasts to sound like the hosts are in a funeral home (I hate that too), but it feels like some of the case details aren’t shared at all so that the hosts’ inside jokes and personalities have more time in the episode. 3) The third type I hate are the ones that pretend there is always a new angle or a possible controversy just to make episodes more interesting. Sure, there are a lot of great cases that new techniques and technology could be used to explore, but not every case has a shocking twist. Some are interesting just because they are interesting- we don’t need to pretend with the host that maybe they’ve stumbled onto to an alternate theory of the crime just to build suspense so they can then tell us why a theory they floated is not valid.
Okay- that’s what I hate.
Examples of hates: My favorite murder, Crime Junkie, Sword and the Scale (I liked some of those, but it feels like this one got weirder and kind of creepy after a few seasons), the Prosecutors
What do I love?
1) Serialized podcasts of one crime that focus on the investigation and people involved. 2) Journalistic style explorations of crimes that include interviews and clips from interrogations or trials. 3) Good production value and pacing. 4) Single episode stories that focus on a unique element of crime or criminal behavior.
Examples of ones I’ve loved: -All the Dateline Originals series podcasts: Pam, Magnolia, Killer Role, Mommy Doomsday) -Normal Family - Dirty John - Unbelieveable: Coco Berthman - Serial (of course) - Dr Death - Bad Blood - Criminal
I enjoy cons and fraud cases too, not just murders
So, if you’ve read this far, you might be my true crime podcast buddy- hit me with your recommendations!
Thanks in advance
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Okay- that’s what I hate.
Examples of hates: My favorite murder, Crime Junkie, Sword and the Scale (I liked some of those, but it feels like this one got weirder and kind of creepy after a few seasons), the Prosecutors
What do I love?
1) Serialized podcasts of one crime that focus on the investigation and people involved. 2) Journalistic style explorations of crimes that include interviews and clips from interrogations or trials. 3) Good production value and pacing. 4) Single episode stories that focus on a unique element of crime or criminal behavior.
Examples of ones I’ve loved: -All the Dateline Originals series podcasts: Pam, Magnolia, Killer Role, Mommy Doomsday) -Normal Family - Dirty John - Unbelieveable: Coco Berthman - Serial (of course) - Dr Death - Bad Blood - Criminal
I enjoy cons and fraud cases too, not just murders
So, if you’ve read this far, you might be my true crime podcast buddy- hit me with your recommendations!
Thanks in advance
2024.05.19 11:33 RossBot5000 Kingdom of the Kongo [Civ idea]
Kingdom of the Kongo was famous for their sophisticated military and economy. They had a standing army comprised mostly of infantry, but used every form of weapon and adopted new European technologies and weapons very quickly after they made contact. They did use bows, but they were not famous for their archers. Rather it was their supply lines, standing army, and tactical planning that led to their success and strength as a kingdom. The reason they were notable for using bows is that most sub-saharan African kingdoms did not use bows extensively, instead preferring javelins. I note this because this post was inspired by the other Kongolese suggestion that looked more like a Nubian civ than a Kongolese one. The Kongolese were efficient and won through their great economy and decentralised planning - not their advanced weapons or notable prowess with said weapons.
I'd classify them as an Economic civ
Tech Tree Missing:
Civ Bonuses
Team Bonus
UU
UT
Overall, they play hard early and rely on an ability to tech switch more easily than others to stay competitive. They start to lose steam in Imperial age, only holding out by the techs available to them - but they are much weaker in imp than in feudal and castle age - relying on the boost Kanda + Mwene will give them to their eco to sustain their weaker army. Their only early game eco advantage is 10% faster villagers thanks to the starting Mwene, but this can also then be converted into a military advantage if used to raid instead - giving them a flexible opening.
No costs. Those would require testing to be able to assign. Numbers can all change. Suggestions and constructive criticisms appreciated.
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I'd classify them as an Economic civ
Tech Tree Missing:
- Archery Range:
- Slinger, Imperial Skirmisher, Arbalester, Heavy Cavalry Archer, Elephant Archer line
- Barracks
- Eagle Warrior line
- Stable
- Camel Rider line, Battle Elephant line, Steppe Lancer line, Hussar, Paladin
- Siege
- Armoured Elephant
- Dock
- Gillnets, Dry Dock, Fast Fire Ship, Heavy Demo, Dromon, Elite Cannon Galleon, Galleon
- University, Castle, Monastery, TC, Mining Camp, Mill, Lumbermill, Market, Blacksmith all full techs available
Civ Bonuses
- Military Technologies 20% cheaper (includes unit line upgrades)
- Villagers +1/+1 armour starting in feudal age.
- Archer line, Knight line, and Militia line +0/+1/+1/+1 attack.
- Start with one Mwene.
Team Bonus
- Trade Carts and Trade Cogs move +10% faster.
UU
- Mwene. Infantry that increases the movement speed of all nearby units within 10 tiles by 10%.
UT
- Raffia Armour. All military units +1/+1.
- Kanda System. Villagers and Town Centers work 10% faster. Town Centers can train Mwene.
Overall, they play hard early and rely on an ability to tech switch more easily than others to stay competitive. They start to lose steam in Imperial age, only holding out by the techs available to them - but they are much weaker in imp than in feudal and castle age - relying on the boost Kanda + Mwene will give them to their eco to sustain their weaker army. Their only early game eco advantage is 10% faster villagers thanks to the starting Mwene, but this can also then be converted into a military advantage if used to raid instead - giving them a flexible opening.
No costs. Those would require testing to be able to assign. Numbers can all change. Suggestions and constructive criticisms appreciated.
2024.05.19 08:22 ConsequenceSure3063 Best Car Pedal Extenders
 | submitted by ConsequenceSure3063 to u/ConsequenceSure3063 [link] [comments] https://preview.redd.it/j4jb2l1itb1d1.jpg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4ff7b7ec048b93ba8c950928519db30086e996a5 Looking for the perfect solution to help you reach the pedals in your car with ease? Car Pedal Extenders could be just what you need! In this article, we'll discuss the benefits of using Car Pedal Extenders, review some top products on the market, and provide tips for choosing the right one to suit your needs. Whether you're a driver with limited mobility or someone seeking to improve their comfort while driving, our comprehensive guide will help you find the perfect car pedal extender to enhance your driving experience. The Top 6 Best Car Pedal Extenders
Reviews🔗MIKODA Gas Brake Pedal Extenders for Short Drivershttps://preview.redd.it/qlsf9vditb1d1.jpg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cbf4c5165fdf50c5019425cc22e76219109cbb15 I recently installed the MIKODA Gas Brake Pedal Extenders in my go-kart, and I must say, it's been a game-changer for me as a short driver. When I first purchased the product, I was a bit skeptical about its compatibility with various vehicles, but I was pleasantly surprised by how quickly I was able to install it on my go-kart without any complications. One of the significant highlights of this product is its adjustable nature. I didn't have to worry about finding the right fit, as I could easily adjust the angle to maximize my comfort while driving. The non-slip rubber covering on the pedals also provided me with an extra sense of safety while driving, which helped ease my initial apprehensions. 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Buyer's Guidehttps://preview.redd.it/pgns642ltb1d1.jpg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1930c4e5013c992e88db9144a7d4277809cd3450 None FAQhttps://preview.redd.it/h094m5pltb1d1.jpg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4bfce93e342f9662f272157c6f17edb9d9647a46 What are car pedal extenders?Car pedal extenders are accessories designed to extend the length of the vehicle's accelerator, brake, and clutch pedals, making them more accessible for drivers with shorter legs or those using hand controls. These devices can help improve comfort, control, and overall driving experience for individuals with various physical needs.How do car pedal extenders work?https://preview.redd.it/7avkde8mtb1d1.jpg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b502523885dfc9de3428954594c22ebbc1b4814c Car pedal extenders attach to the original pedals, extending their reach by adjusting their length according to the driver's preferences. Some extenders are universally designed, while others are specific to certain car models. The device installs easily and securely, allowing drivers with limited leg mobility to operate the vehicle more comfortably and safely. What are the benefits of using car pedal extenders?Some benefits of using car pedal extenders include:
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2024.05.19 03:11 Clothes_More The true mental illness of feminists, right under our noses
I don't know if I should call this a rant or not but I will try to make it as conclusive as possible to further understand my take on the mental illness that is feminism.
What I noticed on reddit, if anywhere else, is that OUR arguments and jokes on the MRM side are always mirrored on the feminist side with gleeful autism, almost like their stupid ovaryactions are wisdoms written in stone from Themyscira(land of fictional feminists angry at the greek god of war).
It's almost like our gendered issues can be mirrored in a way that is expected of a dimorphic species with global ties by means of technological advancement. We COULD even find common cause and understanding when we drop the bias towards our own genders (women AND men having a bias towards women, so empathy is definitely the strong suite of feminists).
But no, instead we have THIS level of hipocrisy and lack of self-awareness.
LOL
THEY are calling us self-absorbed by our own worth?!
And then we have ANOTHER rhethoric from the illustrious gender of our species.
Ahem..
- The most famous Russian Empress, Catherine The Great, usurped the throne from her own husband (who was eventually killed), and led furious wars with Crimean Khanate and Ottoman Empire through all her reign. She severely suppressed a few peasant riots within the country and crushed Poland which was later partitioned.
-Elizabeth of Russia usurped the throne during the military coup from the young Tzar Ivan VI (who was only one year old) and led the country during two major European wars: War of Austrian Succession and Seven Years’ War.
-Isabella of France, Queen of England, dethroned and executed her own husband, King Edward II, in close collaboration with her lover.
-Catherine de Medici is considered to be among the main organizers of St. Bartholomew’s day massacre; she was also one of the inspirers of the Religious Wars in France.
-Empress Dowager Cixi before she became the empress, she had killed many Tang royal family members to the point they were nearly wiped out, she is partly responsible for the fall of Qing Dynasty
-Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who's involvement in East Pakistan led to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
Are YOU really having this argument with MEN?!
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What I noticed on reddit, if anywhere else, is that OUR arguments and jokes on the MRM side are always mirrored on the feminist side with gleeful autism, almost like their stupid ovaryactions are wisdoms written in stone from Themyscira(land of fictional feminists angry at the greek god of war).
It's almost like our gendered issues can be mirrored in a way that is expected of a dimorphic species with global ties by means of technological advancement. We COULD even find common cause and understanding when we drop the bias towards our own genders (women AND men having a bias towards women, so empathy is definitely the strong suite of feminists).
But no, instead we have THIS level of hipocrisy and lack of self-awareness.
LOL
THEY are calling us self-absorbed by our own worth?!
And then we have ANOTHER rhethoric from the illustrious gender of our species.
Ahem..
- The most famous Russian Empress, Catherine The Great, usurped the throne from her own husband (who was eventually killed), and led furious wars with Crimean Khanate and Ottoman Empire through all her reign. She severely suppressed a few peasant riots within the country and crushed Poland which was later partitioned.
-Elizabeth of Russia usurped the throne during the military coup from the young Tzar Ivan VI (who was only one year old) and led the country during two major European wars: War of Austrian Succession and Seven Years’ War.
-Isabella of France, Queen of England, dethroned and executed her own husband, King Edward II, in close collaboration with her lover.
-Catherine de Medici is considered to be among the main organizers of St. Bartholomew’s day massacre; she was also one of the inspirers of the Religious Wars in France.
-Empress Dowager Cixi before she became the empress, she had killed many Tang royal family members to the point they were nearly wiped out, she is partly responsible for the fall of Qing Dynasty
- "Honorable" mention to Wu Zetian also.
-Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who's involvement in East Pakistan led to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
Are YOU really having this argument with MEN?!
2024.05.19 01:01 Deadstar05 It's finally here! Along with something else
 | I had actually bought these last month, i just didnt pay the shipping cause i was busy prepping and saving for a short trip (went to go see SiM on my bday). submitted by Deadstar05 to D4DJ [link] [comments] The Pioneers are pretty neat. Might use them for rock tho. Idk yet. The instruments have a little more individuality with these things. The headphones have a nice clear sound to them. I can see why people would crack or break the shell. The swivels are kinda loose and it gives the impression you can swing em around 360. As soon as i felt the tiniest resistance when testing them, i stopped lol. Thank goodness im gentle with mine. The right swivel joint piece (gray part) kinda pops, like the kind you hear on a mechanical toy. Luckily it got bundled with a proper case, so i dont have to worry about moving them so much. Since we dont have a Denonbu reddit, or i cant seem to find one, i thought id post it here. Azla is a korean company, and like Ultrasone (PhoMai collab), they make gaming stuff, so the overall quality is very good. Yes, these are also for gaming lol. I think these are a bit clearer than Ultrasone. For earbuds, these are great. They really packed all the essentials for it. Even the buds and jack have their own individual protection. Im very pleased with these. Might use them as an everyday thing. Trying out headphones at Guitar Center last month gave me a revelation. All these collab models are around $100 retail. Maybe a bit more. But thats because theyre cheap in audio quality. I tried a high end AKG and it sounded so much better than Peaky collab. Dont get me wrong, i love these collabs, but I wonder if the companies were playing it safe at that time, since both of these franchises started around the same time, AND they had these collabs going as well, around '21 or '22. I paid around $300 for PhoMai in aftermarket, imagine for a high end one with a collab slapped onto it. Yikes. Might get a higher end headset from one of the companies tho. |
2024.05.19 00:19 cupsoftears Is this Auto Repair Estimate Fair? Need Help Deciphering Charges
 | Hey everyone, submitted by cupsoftears to AutoBodyRepair [link] [comments] I recently received an auto repair estimate for my 2016 Jeep Patriot , and I'm seeking some advice on whether the charges seem fair. The estimate seems higher than expected, and I'm hoping to get some insights from the community. Here's the breakdown of the charges: Service Labor Charges:
Cladding, Rear Door (Right): $138.00 419.00 Tax on Parts & Material: $21.10 Total Estimate: $1,380.90 I managed to pluck out most. its very minor look at other ones. This a turo rental. Crazy https://preview.redd.it/crr41p1af91d1.jpg?width=1632&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e1214ad73d4ce11a88e47c95ea8873c54d000af8 https://preview.redd.it/6e4kfap9f91d1.jpg?width=1632&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7cee7cdae241e6e1e9c8ec5787ec4cf3fdb440f3 https://preview.redd.it/zzv2rod9f91d1.jpg?width=1632&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3a5daf2e09ca5602fb7e250b238007db5417214a |
2024.05.18 22:50 saltyblueberry25 Tinfoil master thesis on DFV meme-story
This is my in-depth notes while watching the full length dfv meme video compilation by roaring pika this morning.
https://x.com/roaringpika/status/1791834694704591155?s=46
It’s an hour long and way easier to understand all together like this.
These notes come from watching every ppshow this week and taking my favorite bits of tinfoil from the community into one fairly simple look into the story dfv is telling us without getting too deep on possible tinfoil, it’s just laid out plain and simple here.
Tldr; this is a very long post. I think it starts with dfv’s final yolo update (fine I’ll do it myself) and what’s been going on since then, how he’s been feeling, and all the battles over the last couple years for the first 30 minutes of the memes.
Then in the last half it switches to: I’ll fuckin do it again and full of straight confirmation foil that we’ve been right about the bear trap, bbby, Teddy, and baby all along. Then he says we’re all good, be zen and says goodbye for now.
Here goes:
Fine I’ll do it myself, Cat heartbeat, Wolverine mad. (I think this marks his Final yolo update and of course doubled as the hype to start this week off with a bang.)
I think the first half of the movies are all about the first squeeze and how he was both dfv and kitty, how they were talking trash about him, how we found out about the baskets “you move I move” the battle scenes were all about price action up and down, everything was green and red, and the running memes are about the stock running up and sad memes are when the stock goes down.
About 30 minutes in someone asks, “where you been”, he says “waiting”, what about getting caught? “All part of the plan.”
Then there’s usual suspects movie with the goofy meme “I’ll fuckin do it again”.
——
Jake texting Keith, hilarious (is this about our Jake2b and the story PP had about accidentally going to a gay bar around the first pulte event? So funny with the guy with 600 memes and basically joking that he became a full blown psycho with the memes.
Tell me where the freaks at - epic pump up music. (Psyched on us? Finding other freaks to vibe with.)
Guy looks out the window, then the Teddy in a chair (might have just been a response to Cramer being a smartass). Then Hank (Jim Carrey) starts to lose it as the stock price keeps going down, his alter ego comes out.
Truman show, he’s trying to escape, they say “he’ll turn back he’s too afraid”. They hit him with everything they’ve got but he knows it’s all fake. He says, “is that the best you can do??” (I think this is clearly about fake price movement, trying to keep us trapped in the illusion)
“Fury is a game where every boss fight feels like the final boss. They taunt you, they demand you get back in your prison cell, they pound you into a pulp and they even make you doubt the righteousness of your own quest towards freedom. But the soundtrack man, it keeps egging you on. To whoop some ass!” PP theme music drops. Holy shit.
(This one is obviously talking about us, I cried because I was so happy when I heard this one)
——
The Bullet one talking about time, cause and effect, “don’t try to understand it, just feel it”. “Instinct, got it.”
Morpheus teaching neo it’s all fake. Just before that scene he says, “you think that’s air you’re breathing?” … “Again!”
Alice says “But I don’t want to go among mad people.” The cat replies, “Most everyone’s mad here. You may have noticed I’m not all there myself.” Neo waking up again in the 4th movie.
Alice going down a rabbit hole into wonderland.. psychedelic music and dancing. (That’s us going down the rabbit hole thinking we’ve gone mad but loving every minute of it.)
Next scene guy running and falls over, music says “I lost myself.”
Shawshank, they find the tunnel he made. In 2021 Kitty escaped prison. All they found of him was some Reddit posts, tweets, and an old live stream. Investing is the study of pressure and time. That’s all it takes really, pressure and time. That and a keen goddamn activist.
A man will do anything to keep his mind busy in prison. Turns out kittys favorite activity was handing out memes, a handful at a time (the dirt for the tunnel and the tinfoil that’s helped us dig our way to freedom). Kitty did as he was told, buffed that financial education to a high mirror shine. (I think he’s been getting ready for something big and these memes are just a countdown.)
Bruce Willis. “No, THIS is the Kansas City shuffle.” (An advanced form of confidence trick where the mark is aware of being involved in a swindle and believes that he or she can outsmart the swindler; however, this is all part of the trick, and by attempting to retaliate, the mark unwittingly assists the con artist.) Hedge funds are the mark and dfv/rc are playing a con, the bear trap?
——
Pay attention to what I say, I choose my words carefully and I never repeat myself. The cat looks at the camera.
Michael from the office - It’s Britney bitch. And I am back. Cut to Britney Spears - I must confess I still believe. When I’m not with you I lose my mind. Give me a sign (like how we’re always asking for a sign?? (with the alien g from signs all red like a gme logo giving birth). Hit me BABY one more time!
Goosebumps all the papers fly out of the briefcase right when we get like 200 new dockets clawing back money from 90 days before bbby bk. Bear beware… you’re in for a scare…
Then it’s Abbi from Broad city dancing all over the place and she’s obsessed with bed bath and beyond in the show. There’s also the scene where the other girl is dancing behind a colored blanket with the same logo as HBC and then the next scene she’s tied up. Then they’re dancing again.. and naked then then only in shorts. Naked shorts?
We’ll never survive unless we’re a little crazy. The modern investor unleashes the animal within to take on the big city - that’s gotta be us apes?
What kind of person are you? The kind that sees signs, sees miracles? Or do you believe that people just get lucky? Is it possible that there are no coincidences? The kid holds up a baby monitor. They find a crop circle and it’s two GameStop logos turned in different directions (maybe rc turned GameStop around) and then another one with a long line and a baby gme logo (is gme about to have a baby?!)
Why make something disposable like an investment thesis when you can make something that lasts forever, like a GameStop meme? (It says “Reality” at the bottom of this clip, lol)
Jack Nicholson in the shining (music playing it’s just a matter of time before I lose my mind it’s also a place in ready player one where they have to take the leap not taken, the leap of faith, a kiss). “Make a lot of memes today?” Lol
Can’t stop what’s coming. Kicks some ass.
——
I got both hands off the wheel, the cops are coming. I listen to the music with no fear, you can hear it too if you’re sincere. Cuz I’m a punk rocker yes I am. (song: punkrocker by the teddybears)
Rock ain’t about doing things prefect! Who can tell me what it’s really about? Sticking it to the man! If you wanna rock, you gotta break the rules.
Two cars racing, one plays chicken with a truck and then cut to bojack horseman talking on stage right before they almost crash (stalking horse? Looks just like he horse from 1, 2 switch that GameStop tweeted the minute the stalking horse deadline was up.)
Now you may only see a pile of boring forms and numbers, but I see a story (us going through the dd and maybe holly etlin talking about there’s a story here but it’s not mine to tell)
Listen to this song, it’ll change your life.
(Song is don’t fear the reaper - so don’t be afraid of death, funny because of the cowbell, maybe cowbell is involved in the tinfoil but at the end of the song lyrics not shown in the clip they say: don't be afraid, Come on, baby (and she had no fear) And she ran to him (then they started to fly) They looked backward and said goodbye)
Big Lebowski dude is investigating and finds the drawing of Jackie tree horn and it’s just a guy with a raging erection with the name cohen at the top of the paper. (I think this means rc is ready to fuck)
Jason borne is telling the run Lola run chick he can’t run with her, he has to be careful because people are after him. He says I gotta figure it out. She says well then figure it out. They drive into a parking garage through the wrong way (where it should say exit it says exit strategy and he enters through the exit, parks and walks away, as in “what’s an exit strategy”)
Then it looks like maybe him and rc just waiting and dealing with some bs.
Then there’s the Backstage roaring cat perhaps. The girl says ima stick beside him.
Not sure about everyone shooting each other but someone said maybe because he wrote it and manifested it?
——
Then the dress one “this is art, get it?” Was apparently two minutes after hey Ross and some others were talking about that dress on a space call.
I’m a United States gamestop memer. Aren’t those the guys that go crazy and come back with an arsenal of memes and blast everybody? Sometimes. Price action keeps coming and coming… and then it’s GameStop earnings week! (6/5 aftermarket)
Always sunny scene maybe like a peek into how crazy he’s been feeling not being able to talk to anyone for three years?
He can’t speak or he’ll get in trouble.
Alladin scene (alladin name of trading algo. He also says next time I’ll use a nom de plume - pen name) all I gotta do is jump! (The theme of taking a leap of faith again)
Dreyfus billionaire family (no idea but she’s dancing having a great time)
You can’t handle the truth (code red has to do with a worm/virus, maybe they’re about to unleash something that destroys several companies that are short? And it’s pretty funny)
Beavis and butthead sex for dummies (to me it says rc and dfv are ready to fuck but also cex means centralized exchanges which are also for dummies)
Oceans 11, (theme is a heist. We’re all looking at each other like what’s about to happen and then the last guy is just looking at boobs, seems to describe a group like us lol)
Bernard from westworld can’t see the bear thesis (because in the movie he’s programmed not to but irl it’s because there isn’t a thesis!)
“That’s not a thesis,” pulls out huge knife, “that’s a thesis.”
The gme galaxy on the cat collar says deepfuckingvalue so I think he’s saying it’s still deep value and we often made memes about the black hole of gme absorbing the rest of the market into it so maybe that’s it.
Whats in the box? What’s in the box??? (What’s the plan??? RC not telegraphing his plans)
Guy looks at all the memes - she asks “is it not good?” “It is miraculous.” (That’s us loving every second of this. Thank you dfv.)
And so.. you just RAN. Forest gump runnin’ (gme gonna just keep runnin’)
you go backwards but then you go forwards again… you go backwards… then he walks out of the woods.. (are we out of the woods now? Done going backwards?)
We’ll see. The Zen philosophy story - kid breaks leg, oh that’s bad, can’t go to war, oh now it’s good etc - (I think he’s saying to be zen, we’re gonna win, but this message goes deeper:
We don’t always know what is good or bad. Breaking your leg isn’t good or bad, those are just judgements in our mind. We don’t know what the future holds. Almost anything can be a good thing or a bad thing, all we can do is accept life and how things play out without judgement.)
We’ll see.
Then the boy is saying bye to ET, the music says I’ve really enjoyed my stay, but I must be movin on. (DFV going silent again until this all plays out.)
——
——
He’s saying “we fuckin won fellas! Be zen, and we’ll see this all play out soon enough.”
I think the heavy use of good movies and music and video games may also be hinting at gamestops nft marketplace May reopen to sell those 3 things as NFTs by partnering with blockbuster and some musicians.
LFG 🚀 I’ll see you regards on the moon.
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https://x.com/roaringpika/status/1791834694704591155?s=46
It’s an hour long and way easier to understand all together like this.
Then in the last half it switches to: I’ll fuckin do it again and full of straight confirmation foil that we’ve been right about the bear trap, bbby, Teddy, and baby all along. Then he says we’re all good, be zen and says goodbye for now.
Fine I’ll do it myself, Cat heartbeat, Wolverine mad. (I think this marks his Final yolo update and of course doubled as the hype to start this week off with a bang.)
I think the first half of the movies are all about the first squeeze and how he was both dfv and kitty, how they were talking trash about him, how we found out about the baskets “you move I move” the battle scenes were all about price action up and down, everything was green and red, and the running memes are about the stock running up and sad memes are when the stock goes down.
About 30 minutes in someone asks, “where you been”, he says “waiting”, what about getting caught? “All part of the plan.”
Then there’s usual suspects movie with the goofy meme “I’ll fuckin do it again”.
——
Jake texting Keith, hilarious (is this about our Jake2b and the story PP had about accidentally going to a gay bar around the first pulte event? So funny with the guy with 600 memes and basically joking that he became a full blown psycho with the memes.
Tell me where the freaks at - epic pump up music. (Psyched on us? Finding other freaks to vibe with.)
Guy looks out the window, then the Teddy in a chair (might have just been a response to Cramer being a smartass). Then Hank (Jim Carrey) starts to lose it as the stock price keeps going down, his alter ego comes out.
Truman show, he’s trying to escape, they say “he’ll turn back he’s too afraid”. They hit him with everything they’ve got but he knows it’s all fake. He says, “is that the best you can do??” (I think this is clearly about fake price movement, trying to keep us trapped in the illusion)
“Fury is a game where every boss fight feels like the final boss. They taunt you, they demand you get back in your prison cell, they pound you into a pulp and they even make you doubt the righteousness of your own quest towards freedom. But the soundtrack man, it keeps egging you on. To whoop some ass!” PP theme music drops. Holy shit.
(This one is obviously talking about us, I cried because I was so happy when I heard this one)
——
The Bullet one talking about time, cause and effect, “don’t try to understand it, just feel it”. “Instinct, got it.”
Morpheus teaching neo it’s all fake. Just before that scene he says, “you think that’s air you’re breathing?” … “Again!”
Alice says “But I don’t want to go among mad people.” The cat replies, “Most everyone’s mad here. You may have noticed I’m not all there myself.” Neo waking up again in the 4th movie.
Alice going down a rabbit hole into wonderland.. psychedelic music and dancing. (That’s us going down the rabbit hole thinking we’ve gone mad but loving every minute of it.)
Next scene guy running and falls over, music says “I lost myself.”
Shawshank, they find the tunnel he made. In 2021 Kitty escaped prison. All they found of him was some Reddit posts, tweets, and an old live stream. Investing is the study of pressure and time. That’s all it takes really, pressure and time. That and a keen goddamn activist.
A man will do anything to keep his mind busy in prison. Turns out kittys favorite activity was handing out memes, a handful at a time (the dirt for the tunnel and the tinfoil that’s helped us dig our way to freedom). Kitty did as he was told, buffed that financial education to a high mirror shine. (I think he’s been getting ready for something big and these memes are just a countdown.)
Bruce Willis. “No, THIS is the Kansas City shuffle.” (An advanced form of confidence trick where the mark is aware of being involved in a swindle and believes that he or she can outsmart the swindler; however, this is all part of the trick, and by attempting to retaliate, the mark unwittingly assists the con artist.) Hedge funds are the mark and dfv/rc are playing a con, the bear trap?
——
Pay attention to what I say, I choose my words carefully and I never repeat myself. The cat looks at the camera.
Michael from the office - It’s Britney bitch. And I am back. Cut to Britney Spears - I must confess I still believe. When I’m not with you I lose my mind. Give me a sign (like how we’re always asking for a sign?? (with the alien g from signs all red like a gme logo giving birth). Hit me BABY one more time!
Goosebumps all the papers fly out of the briefcase right when we get like 200 new dockets clawing back money from 90 days before bbby bk. Bear beware… you’re in for a scare…
Then it’s Abbi from Broad city dancing all over the place and she’s obsessed with bed bath and beyond in the show. There’s also the scene where the other girl is dancing behind a colored blanket with the same logo as HBC and then the next scene she’s tied up. Then they’re dancing again.. and naked then then only in shorts. Naked shorts?
We’ll never survive unless we’re a little crazy. The modern investor unleashes the animal within to take on the big city - that’s gotta be us apes?
What kind of person are you? The kind that sees signs, sees miracles? Or do you believe that people just get lucky? Is it possible that there are no coincidences? The kid holds up a baby monitor. They find a crop circle and it’s two GameStop logos turned in different directions (maybe rc turned GameStop around) and then another one with a long line and a baby gme logo (is gme about to have a baby?!)
Why make something disposable like an investment thesis when you can make something that lasts forever, like a GameStop meme? (It says “Reality” at the bottom of this clip, lol)
Jack Nicholson in the shining (music playing it’s just a matter of time before I lose my mind it’s also a place in ready player one where they have to take the leap not taken, the leap of faith, a kiss). “Make a lot of memes today?” Lol
Can’t stop what’s coming. Kicks some ass.
——
I got both hands off the wheel, the cops are coming. I listen to the music with no fear, you can hear it too if you’re sincere. Cuz I’m a punk rocker yes I am. (song: punkrocker by the teddybears)
Rock ain’t about doing things prefect! Who can tell me what it’s really about? Sticking it to the man! If you wanna rock, you gotta break the rules.
Two cars racing, one plays chicken with a truck and then cut to bojack horseman talking on stage right before they almost crash (stalking horse? Looks just like he horse from 1, 2 switch that GameStop tweeted the minute the stalking horse deadline was up.)
Now you may only see a pile of boring forms and numbers, but I see a story (us going through the dd and maybe holly etlin talking about there’s a story here but it’s not mine to tell)
Listen to this song, it’ll change your life.
(Song is don’t fear the reaper - so don’t be afraid of death, funny because of the cowbell, maybe cowbell is involved in the tinfoil but at the end of the song lyrics not shown in the clip they say: don't be afraid, Come on, baby (and she had no fear) And she ran to him (then they started to fly) They looked backward and said goodbye)
Big Lebowski dude is investigating and finds the drawing of Jackie tree horn and it’s just a guy with a raging erection with the name cohen at the top of the paper. (I think this means rc is ready to fuck)
Jason borne is telling the run Lola run chick he can’t run with her, he has to be careful because people are after him. He says I gotta figure it out. She says well then figure it out. They drive into a parking garage through the wrong way (where it should say exit it says exit strategy and he enters through the exit, parks and walks away, as in “what’s an exit strategy”)
Then it looks like maybe him and rc just waiting and dealing with some bs.
Then there’s the Backstage roaring cat perhaps. The girl says ima stick beside him.
Not sure about everyone shooting each other but someone said maybe because he wrote it and manifested it?
——
Then the dress one “this is art, get it?” Was apparently two minutes after hey Ross and some others were talking about that dress on a space call.
I’m a United States gamestop memer. Aren’t those the guys that go crazy and come back with an arsenal of memes and blast everybody? Sometimes. Price action keeps coming and coming… and then it’s GameStop earnings week! (6/5 aftermarket)
Always sunny scene maybe like a peek into how crazy he’s been feeling not being able to talk to anyone for three years?
He can’t speak or he’ll get in trouble.
Alladin scene (alladin name of trading algo. He also says next time I’ll use a nom de plume - pen name) all I gotta do is jump! (The theme of taking a leap of faith again)
Dreyfus billionaire family (no idea but she’s dancing having a great time)
You can’t handle the truth (code red has to do with a worm/virus, maybe they’re about to unleash something that destroys several companies that are short? And it’s pretty funny)
Beavis and butthead sex for dummies (to me it says rc and dfv are ready to fuck but also cex means centralized exchanges which are also for dummies)
Oceans 11, (theme is a heist. We’re all looking at each other like what’s about to happen and then the last guy is just looking at boobs, seems to describe a group like us lol)
Bernard from westworld can’t see the bear thesis (because in the movie he’s programmed not to but irl it’s because there isn’t a thesis!)
“That’s not a thesis,” pulls out huge knife, “that’s a thesis.”
The gme galaxy on the cat collar says deepfuckingvalue so I think he’s saying it’s still deep value and we often made memes about the black hole of gme absorbing the rest of the market into it so maybe that’s it.
Whats in the box? What’s in the box??? (What’s the plan??? RC not telegraphing his plans)
Guy looks at all the memes - she asks “is it not good?” “It is miraculous.” (That’s us loving every second of this. Thank you dfv.)
And so.. you just RAN. Forest gump runnin’ (gme gonna just keep runnin’)
you go backwards but then you go forwards again… you go backwards… then he walks out of the woods.. (are we out of the woods now? Done going backwards?)
We’ll see. The Zen philosophy story - kid breaks leg, oh that’s bad, can’t go to war, oh now it’s good etc - (I think he’s saying to be zen, we’re gonna win, but this message goes deeper:
We don’t always know what is good or bad. Breaking your leg isn’t good or bad, those are just judgements in our mind. We don’t know what the future holds. Almost anything can be a good thing or a bad thing, all we can do is accept life and how things play out without judgement.)
We’ll see.
Then the boy is saying bye to ET, the music says I’ve really enjoyed my stay, but I must be movin on. (DFV going silent again until this all plays out.)
——
——
He’s saying “we fuckin won fellas! Be zen, and we’ll see this all play out soon enough.”
I think the heavy use of good movies and music and video games may also be hinting at gamestops nft marketplace May reopen to sell those 3 things as NFTs by partnering with blockbuster and some musicians.
LFG 🚀 I’ll see you regards on the moon.
2024.05.18 22:33 JulianSkies Blackriver Cases - Season 10 “Days of Fury” - Episode 2 “Visiting Omen”
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The first couple of days were boring, as usual- Blackriver is a small town, and the worst that had happened was Nila and Kessa making a few wellness checks after worried calls from neighbors. A couple of people in denial, a few ashamed at their own violent outbursts and a stern warning to Tamm about painting others’ properties without asking first.
This morning, however, began with an all-hands meeting. There were no meeting rooms in the office, so they made do in the general workspace room, they all stood there at the center while Keya looked them over.
“We have received a report from a neighboring city about a convoy of protestors making its way to Blackriver” she describes without tone. At this point nobody bothers interrupting.
“This convoy is comprised of approximately four hundred and seventy eight individuals of multiple species, primarily human and venlil but with operationally relevant representations of the entire spectrum of size and mobility types” her paws are behind her back, her ears focused directly ahead, her eyes centered to keep the entire team on the core of her focus “They have crossed multiple cities already, generally engaging in verbal sparring with any figure of authority, parading signs and banners denouncing all manners of authorities as well as occasionally engaging in physical altercations with officers.”
“They are also known to engage in vandalism. Though primarily aimed at exterminator and police precincts as well as public offices, they have already caused considerable collateral to others they have identified as ‘collaborators’” there’s a single heartbeat of waiting for breath before she continues “They have, however, not shown to be an incredibly organized group or one with a clear goal and objective. The convoy appears to contain only extremely emotionally charged people with no clear overarching goal.”
“We are incapable of dealing with the situation should they turn aggressive, as such we will be simply maintaining watch and relocating the populace should they become a problem.” Then, she picks up her holopad and passes it to Lunek beside her “They can only follow one path with the entire convoy, the central street, therefore I have divided it into four sectors. One of each will be assigned to a sector.”
First her ears turn to the first target “Lunek, sector one at the entrance. As the most approachable member of the precinct your task is to give an initial image of harmlessness. Do not engage first, do not take initiative against them. Ensure the members of the herd in the area are warned of their approach. If they become aggressive, retreat and focus on the escape of the herd.”
She tilts her head a little bit, turning her ears the other way “Marik, sector two. Mostly the commercial area, your task is ostensive protection to lower the chances of them initiating aggression. Whereas protection of the herd is first priority your second priority is ensuring Tenve’s Hardware Store as well as Sunbreeze Meals and Watchful Café remain capable of providing anyone whose residences become damaged.” suddenly, she turns her head entirely to face Marik “Ostensive protection means dissuasion, ensure that they know they are not under threat and as long as those specific areas are not engaged, do not provoke”
Next in her line of fire is Santos “As our human officer you will be in sector three, nearby the precinct. They are liable to become most agitated in this area and your presence may serve to calm them. You are not to engage, if deemed necessary the precinct’s materials are considered expendable, do not attempt to stop them”
“Sector four, the exit of town, will be with me to ensure that they have fully left Blackriver and will not attempt to turn back” then she tilts her ears again “Aren, you will gear up with a CCG and remain out of view range, your task will be quick emergency response should the need arise.” she then points her tail at the last three officers “Vess, your task will be to inform the herd and ensure a clear path for the convoy while Nila and Kessa will gather all of our medical supplies and set a staging area out of the convoy’s range. Organize ambulance assistance from Striped Hill and Everrain”
Then, she turns her ears around to focus each one in turn “As any attempt at aggression will end only in negative consequences, and in order to reduce the apparent levels of threat you will be unarmed. The estimated time of arrival is a third of a claw, ready yourselves and be at your post in time. Dismissed.”
“Not sure if I like or I don’t that we had the cold bastard right now” Aren says, as soon as Keya had left the room “Maybe we should move in closer when the convoy gets to sector four?”
“Probably a good idea to be nearby” Santos adds with a sigh “They might take umbrage with her demeanor, hopefully they won’t be set off too hard.”
And with silent signs of agreement all of the officers of Blackriver depart for preparations. The first ones to leave the precinct are the ones in charge of support, the two girls set off early to find someone willing to permit usage of their lawn as a possible impromptu field hospital and a little while later Aren leaves with a heavy CCG.
Slowly, the clock ticks to the appointed claw… And soon enough, Lunek can see in the distance the incoming omen of people. At first a distant line in the horizon, slowly the dark mark on the road coalesces into distinct shapes, the shapes of hundreds of vehicles slowly rolling down the road.
When the first few get close to the initial buildings of the main street, the entire convoy slows down. Their process of preparation is seemingly laborious, each vehicle houses multiple people at a time, smaller cars full to the brim, flatbeds with more people on their cargo space than can safely be contained, even buses conscripted for the effort. They carry with them signs, flags, a multitude of symbols as they dismount their vehicles and start spreading out to fill the street.
They seem to naturally form two distinct yet highly mixed groups, at its most distinctive is the pack of humans who keep a good distance from each other. But they are not alone in this group as takkan, mazic, yotul, zurulian and even drilvar form this central group. But flowing around them, not avoiding their presence but never infringing in their space is the grey mass of venlil, packed tight together, and mixed in there adding color to the monochromatic flux are krakotl, tilfish, sulean, iftali, sivkit and even a seemingly very confused duerten.
And at the very core of the moving group are their vehicles, which gently start rolling forward again as the group starts moving. Lunek simply waits, silently, by the side of the road, his ears attentively swiveling from one side to the other, expression having given way to function. Before the first of the convoy even arrives close he turns to the side, making a pointing sign with his tail. A woman who had been watching from her yard flicks her right ear and runs back inside.
He continues to wait, scanning around at all times for the presence of… Anything. The street is empty of locals when the first visitors start to alight. The convoy is loud, their symbols carry a loudness of colors and their vehicles make as much noise as they can to draw attention, but those who walk seem content in allowing their tools to speak for them, for now. Lunek tries to make sense of the banners and signs, but the messages are disparate as the group- Some speak of injustices against their people, some speak of anger at invaders, some speak of betrayal.
“Fuck off, fireman!” comes the harsh bark of a human, causing Lunek to flinch. But flinch is all he does, he simply starts walking alongside the moving convoy.
The exterminator’s attention is drawn to the details of the few people he can distinguish amongst the mass. Something tickles at his pattern-recognition but he cannot quite ascertain what for a while, until a lightly limping mazic makes her way to the edge of the mass “Want to finish the job?!” she trumpets, her form towering over his.
“I’m just observing, ma’am.” Though the tremor of his voice is noticeable, he remains stoic. But her proximity makes him notice something about her body, marks in her wrists, neck and feet. Though mazic have powerful wrists and knuckles upon which they support the front half of their weight, her left wrist seems completely incapable of it, giving her a limp particular to a three-point walk. “To make sure there’s no impediment on your path” he notices the leathery skin around her left wrist is deeply blackened.
“Oh, ‘no impediment’ is that it? So everyone that lives here is an impediment?!” her voice booms.
“Ma’am” still, he does not yield nor does he break his pace following the convoy “We have not done anything other than inform our people of your presence…” for a half second all he hears is the sound of his own heart “We can’t do anything else.”
Those words, then, sealed his fate. The first shout to echo in his direction was a yotul howling “Yeah you’re useless!” and soon the avalanche came in multiple voices and languages “Can’t do shit!” “You’re just here to hurt people!” “Useless crap!” “Idiot!” and many more.
With every step and twitch the very average exterminator puts all of his focus on just being there. He lets himself cower a little bit, against the barrage it is difficult not to, but he continues to accompany. A few curious coats step out from their houses to watch, but the front of the convoy seems far too focused on the sole exterminator in view to bother anyone else.
A few steps ahead, an older venlil with a cane has moved the closest to the convoy as any watcher has up to now. Seeing her proximity to the increasingly rowdy crowd causes Lunek to speed up, quickly approaching her “Leva-”
But his words are stalled when she puts a paw on his shoulder, she gently puts her head against his for just a second “You’re doing good pup, keep at it” she mutters to him before breaking contact and turning around to walk back inside. He can spy her grandchildren looking on through the door. Lunek looks back at the still-shouting moving convoy, takes a deep breath, and continues to accompany them forward. A small pawful of them, however, seem to have fallen silent.
Once having reached the limit of his assigned zone, however, Lunek stops. He watches the convoy move forward, past the houses, now noisier than before. The initial hollering at him had turned into disjointed screams at some indistinct foe- Though the herd had been noticed of a foe, it was yet unaware of who, or what, said foe was. So for now it howled at the ineptitude of… Someone. And as the last of the convoy passes beyond the imaginary line of his duty, Lunek lets out a deep sigh and allows himself to sit down on the ground.
He stays there for a moment, without thought, simply letting the tension, confusion and fear permeate his body until a gentle paw touches his arm. He doesn’t need to look to identify it, he lets his lover use her strength to prop him up, raising him to his feet “Keina you shouldn’t-”
“Neighbor’s looking over Tiss” his wife wraps her arms and tail around him “I’m not leaving you alone.” she stays like that for a second, before breaking off “Do you need to go after them?”
“No”
Marik stalks through the sidewalk, moving with energy. His speed outpaces the movement of the convoy, his paws twitch to grasp at something that isn’t there and a deep and intense motion makes his short fur stand on end. He had let the convoy’s head move in front of him, simply standing still as he assessed as many as he could in the mass, and now he had begun to move towards the front again.
As he stalked forward he focused his sight on every member of the convoy that seemed of interest. A human whose clothes seemed suspiciously loose, a venlil whose movements were far too stiff, a gojid who kept his claws behind his back. He stared at each like they were his quarry, analyzing every piece of movement they made for threats, and yet aside from the challenge in the human’s gaze he saw no danger arise.
Tenve had closed his shop, so as the convoy moved forward Marik simply continued to follow along, scanning the crowd for threats. But the next point of interest arrives, and he rushes ahead placing himself in front of the only restaurant of the town. Sunbreeze Meals wasn’t a very common sort of restaurant, Blackriver did not have enough visitors for a normal restaurant to be profitable and was small enough most people had their meals at home, it most often served takeout for those farmers who’d spend so long in the field they would return home without the energy to feed themselves.
Sparing a look inside at the only five tables, Marik couldn’t keep a small thought away from his mind. How most who got their meals from Sunbreeze these days did so because they enjoyed the cooking rather than their need of work, ever since the sunspeck population has been brought under control and the maintenance of the fields had become much smaller. He feels the presence long before he can recognize what led him to feel it and turns to stare at a group of six that approach the entrance: Two humans, a tilfish, two gojids and a takkan had broken off from the convoy and approached the restaurant.
He traces his color band over each in turn, and they all bristle at his stare. One of the humans hesitates before continuing to walk inside, and Marik simply remains by the door with his arms crossed, left ear twisted as far back as he could to listen to the inside.
“What have you got here?”
“W-we mostly ha-have ready ma-made meals to go or- or- Or you can look over the menu”
“There’s no need to stutter, y’know”
“So-sorry-”
“Really, after everything y’all are still with this predator crap?”
The chimes on the door echo for the second time in sequence as Marik makes his way inside. The tilfish had started to lean over the counter while the other five had arrayed themselves behind her. They all turn their attention to him as he enters, including the venlil manning the counter. Marik keeps his gaze directly on the tilfish for a few uncomfortable seconds, before looking at the man behind the counter and making a simple sign with his tail, a short vertical bob with the tip and a slow horizontal swipe. It’s meaning simple: >Safe<.
After a few seconds someone else appears from the kitchen. The tall venlil carries a large stack of plastic boxes in his arms, all of them seemingly designed to attach to themselves so as to be carried with ease. He puts them down with a resounding crash on the counter, and opens up his voice with ice “Farmer’s Pots, good meal when you’re working and can’t go home.” With each word the owner of the restaurant and main cook comes closer and closer to the tilfish, until the last “Ten credits each.”
Nobody moves for a couple of seconds, and then one of the humans steps closer and brings a holopad over to the credit reader. There’s a noise indicating payment, and then the owner raises his head and tilts it to focus his favored eye and both of his ears at the man who paid “Now,” he shifts register in his voice and the language he speaks in “fuck off” he finishes.
With no small amount of surprise the group of six retrieve the stack of packaged meals, carefully walking out and back into the convoy. Marik stays behind for a moment “Didn’t know you spoke human”
“Pup’s enamored with their languages. Of course, first greek words he learns is swearing.”
Outside, Marik stalks further ahead to the next point of interest. He moves faster than the convoy, and has time to move in front of it. For a few meters the street is still clear as he arrives to find a group of people standing in front of the Watchful. Standing there were all of its employees, and even all of its regulars, twenty people total standing there as if they were having the most normal day. If not for their raised ears tracking every noise coming from down the street and their swaying tails swinging about like angry beasts.
One of them simply points his tail at the other side of the street as Marik comes closer, and the hunter doesn’t need a second command to understand the meaning. They have this, he has a less practical but just as important duty. He crosses the street quickly before the convoy starts coming closer, and heads towards the park.
As the regulars of the Watchful had feared, it took little time until a large group had broken off from the convoy. With the town on alert about the convoy they had found themselves bereft of prey and now this group had set out to find some, anyone who might be willing, or not, to listen to their grievances. And what is clearly a place designed for people to congregate looked most appetizing.
Marik shadowed the group as they moved through the park, but they were accompanied by nothing but silence. It wasn’t until they ran into the centerpiece of the park that he took initiative, stepping ahead of the group and simply… Standing there a distance away from the tree of many scions, between it and the group.
“What’s so important over there, fireman?” it was a venlil who asked, but his usage of an english word was not lost on Marik.
“A place you will respect” the exterminator has his arms crossed, the one good portion of his gaze set on the man who asked “This is a grave.”
Though the group that now prowled was large, those who heard were taken aback. One such, however, approaches closer. He was a venlil whose fur shifted between a soft, brownish color and a dirty white “A tradition of the tenets right? One of those family trees?” The man would have been distinctive in any other group due to his missing patches of fur around neck, wrists, even portions around his head. But such signs of long term damage were common in the convoy.
Interest. They had shown true interest, or at least one of them had. “No, but similar… The forgotten tree is a grave for the forgotten.” He felt like these people, at least the ones before him, could probably understand the meaning of this place “It is of no tradition. Someone, a long time ago, wanted to honor someone who was gone but whose name was not meant to be remembered. Someone who had disappeared in the system… So they borrowed on another’s tradition, and added a scion to this tree, with something in their memory. Others have done so similarly, until it became… A grave for the forgotten”
“Didn’t think you’d be worried about this kind of place” it’s a human that speaks up this time
“Our duty is to protect this town, what you think-” but Marik’s words are interrupted by that same venlil who had asked before. His demeanor suddenly shifts, his ears perk up and his entire body shifts forward for a moment. He hesitates, for a second everyone’s focus is on him, and then he runs towards the tree.
Marik follows behind, stopping just by the man’s side as he finds himself at the base of the tree. The man makes a direct line to somewhere, something he had found from the distance, as if it had called him. He finds a thick and heavy branch that had been bent down by the weight of its scions and memories, near its base and speaking of a memory left behind long ago is a braid of fur made of three colors, a dirty white, a soft brown and a dark grey, bound by the braids are two beads.
The man raises up a paw, but does not touch it. As if cradling it, he recites the words engraved in one of the beads “I will cross every star to return home” others have come closer to listen to the man’s hoarse voice “There will always be a home for you” he reads of the second one. The names on the beads have been scratched out. The man falls on his knees “S-she kept her promise and… I couldn’t keep mine…”
Marik steps back as he watches two others come closer to comfort the man. He looks as a few others approach with more caution, looking up at the tree with a bit more reverence than they had before. Then, he turns around and starts heading back towards the main street.
Gazing out as the convoy gains a new flux, some leave it as it passes to move towards the park while others leave the park to rejoin the convoy, Marik simply stays there at the side of the street looking as stern as he could. Though the noise of the convoy remains great, here in this portion it seems to die down a little. A thought crosses his mind as he turns an ear as far back as he can, a thought he can’t help but voice “I wonder how many are looking at their own graves…”
As the convoy progresses, Santos simply stands by the front of the precinct, hands in his pockets. He watches the convoy arrive, heart beating fast, constrained hands the only reason he hasn't started shaking quite yet. He starts tapping his right foot as he watches the first few people cross by without noticing what this place is yet, everyone knows where the precinct is, so aside from the words printed on the sign by the entrance there is no other marker of what this building’s purpose might be.
Of course, it is impossible for nobody to notice. The entire convoy seems to stop as soon as a zurulian riding on the shoulders of a human points a claw at the building and says something. A large group breaks away at the command, all of them holding disparate signs and messages. They turn on the building with enough roars that whatever they are attempting to transmit is lost on him.
Santos is thankful his hearing isn’t nearly as good as his coworkers’, as the cacophony is already overwhelming him. He changes stances slightly, taking his hands out of his pockets and crossing his arms. This prompts a small group to turn their looks at him, the focus easily identifiable with the humans in their midst, focus which made the hair in the back of Santos’ neck stand on end. Living in this place had refined his sense of danger, but he didn’t need that to realize what could happen.
It was a group of five that approached, four humans and a venlil. “Didn’t think they’d be letting humans live out here in the boonies” said one of his kin.
Santos just shrugs “Got hired to work here. Honestly, rural folk get a needlessly bad reputation, most of the time they just don’t care as long as you’re not bothering them”
“Really? In my-”
Santos interrupts the man “Cut it out” there are many ways in which humans make themselves obvious, many of which are their eyes. Santos did understand the fear of them and why it was primal, it was not the fear of the eyes but the fear of attention, it was knowing you were under the scrutiny and judgment of another that set off that emotion. It was rarely the eyes that showed this attention for most species, but for humans it was, and the man’s clear gaze on his badge made the entire situation clear to him “Stop beating around the bush and say it already.”
Someone else is who speaks. The tall woman starts not with words, however, but by spitting on Santos’ uniform “You fucking traitor” her voice is both fierce and cold at the same time. A very emotional coldness.
“There we go” he sighs “Just… Move on. We’re not getting anything out of this conversation”
“Why?” It was the venlil in the group that started this time “These people hate you, they hate you for what you are! Why do you work for them?!”
Santos rubs his eyes and sighs “Because someone has to. Change only happens when you make it happen, simple as that”
“Change?!” another one of the humans howls “Do you think those people can change?! You know the truth, those fuckers have never done anything good!”
“You know, if you had read your history books…” Santos stares at the one who had just had their outburst “You’d remember that we once thought the very same about the police” there’s the sound of glass breaking, but he doesn’t reaction “And a lot of us still do”
The human staring him down shifts their gaze slightly at the broken window of the precinct, then back at Santos “A broken window is easy to fix” he shrugs “As I was saying. Same shit.” he crosses his arms again “There’s a role those people play, a role that needs to be played because it’s important. Different name, different problems, still the same shit. Gotta fix this, I’m doing my part” he then stares at the venlil in the group “You do yours. Simple as that.”
“Role?!” the venlil of the group steps closer “What role could they possibly have?! They only exist to hurt people!”
Santos steps back, and raises his eyes a little bit. Of course, the classics had shown themselves in this instance. With as many humans as there are in the crowd there were now quite a few objects in the air, most clearly aimed at the precinct behind him. Though given the failed arc of some of them it was clearly not just the humans indulging in such a tried and true method.
“I used to be a wildlife preserve ranger” Santos then focuses his gaze on the aggravated venlil “This is a frontier town, if you walk in the brushes with shorts you’ll walk out with your ankles numb. The athai out there are rather harmless, but they keep the sunspecks under control.” He takes another step back “Since coming here I’ve been pest control, had to catch an exotic animal set loose, investigated a murder, helped stop a child from taking her own life, stopped large scale fights, helped a dozen people avoid being arrested for self defense and helped break a fucking siege”
Santos cracks his knuckles “There’s roles. Jobs that need done and there is one fucking organization doing it all. That is a problem.” Then, he sighs and takes a few more steps to the side, offering indifference from this point on “There’s nothing I can say that would make you calm down.” he says one final time “Just make sure not to injure yourselves in the process, alright?” His words seemed to be enough to make the small group cease trying to interact, as the convoy had begun moving again. Though the one human who had called him a traitor gets one final parting shot at the precinct “Where the hell did you get an egg in this planet…” Santos says with a raised eyebrow as the projectile impacts the front door.
Keya stands by a large sign, the same one that welcomes you into Blackriver on one side and sees you out at the other, the official limit of the town. Her arms behind her back, her attention directly towards the front of the convoy as they march. Something gains the whole of her attention, the car in the front. Someone draws her focus, a human with a megaphone on top of the car. The man shouts words of encouragement at the people behind him with the megaphone before turning to his holopad, then he bends over downwards to discuss something with the driver.
She simply remains there, waiting for the convoy to pass. But instead of moving on out of the city, here the convoy stops completely. Keya observes as the further end of the convoy starts to slowly compact upon itself, and her ears pick up something “Alright everyone, start getting ready, next town over is more than a claw away, make sure you’ve left nothing behind” the words were not meant for her, nor for anyone too far. They come from the same man she had seen standing on top of the car, but he had now climbed down and was talking with a group of multiple species.
It is clear they have some degree of leadership, though the convoy does not stop cleanly nor does it begin to organize with alacrity they do respond to the group’s organization. So Keya keeps her focus on them as they point, wave and talk between themselves, others and devices. But at least one of them has noticed her attention, a gangly and light-skinned human with fire-red hair, the man that was atop the car. He starts walking in her direction, before turning around for one final set of commands as he walks backwards “And make sure the guys at the back got all the crap! We’re here to be heard, not to trash the city!” he says before turning back again to head towards her. A venlil with pure white fur erupts from inside the car he was riding, quickly dashing to his side as they notice where he was going.
In a few moments both have come up to her, the human looking down at her with the venlil bristles at his side “Saw anything interesting, fireman?”
“What are you doing here?”
“What? Isn’t it obvious?!” it was the venlil that roared a response “You saw all of it! You know what they’ve done to us! What they’ve done to everyone! And you still work for those brahking monsters! It’s like you’re thankful they made you a cripple!”
The human puts a hand on the venlil’s shoulder, calming her demeanor just a little bit “We’re here because honestly, we’re all too tired of being fucking ignored is what. So what the fuck are you gonna do?!”
“I have put the wrong emphasis” Keya says with her lack of tone. She can see the human shiver just a little bit “My task is to ensure the safety of this town. Your convoy is a danger. We have eight field-capable officers, we cannot ensure the safety of the residents against a group like yours. People will take actions for reasons, you have broadcast your reasons clearly. You have chosen this place for a reason which I cannot ascertain.”
She makes sure her ears are trained towards both the human and the venlil, an action which causes the venlil to cower behind her partner “We do not house government agencies. This is a farming town of little note. The local precinct is a simple precinct, we have no regulatory or command authority. The town population is approximately double that of the number of your convoy. We have no individuals of appreciable social or political reach. There is nothing in Blackriver of interest to people attempting to change government policy, nor have there been actions taken here that I can identify as being cause for retaliatory actions within the context of your message.”
“I must ensure this does not happen again and the only way of doing so is minimizing our attractivity as targets. A logical assumption of your choice of quarry would be a town with the presence of politicians, a large city with constant news coverage, cities housing important government agencies or those containing the Regional Firebases”
“So I ask again. What are you doing here?”
The two remain silent for a few seconds, before the human turns around with a mouth noise “Whatever, I don’t need to explain myself to someone that won’t listen. Come on!” he starts to stalk back towards the car, but stops once he notices his venlil companion wasn’t moving.
The snow-white venlil has their focus on Keya, who offers a simple low forward swipe of her tail, a sign to proceed. Still, the venlil seems frozen in place until the human comes back and grabs hold of their paw with a gentle touch. At which point both finally return to the convoy.
Keya remains at the side of the road, watching as the convoy readies itself again to leave. People get back inside cars, they hop on the back of trucks and load themselves into buses. She continues to watch as the convoy takes its time riding out, making their way out of the town.
Once it is finally gone, multiple footsteps sound behind her. When she turns around she meets her officers, having returned from their assigned positions “They have left. I expect your reports of what happened in each sector by the end of your shifts” she states plainly, before looking at Santos “They did not appear to have a specific reason for targeting Blackriver.” The question remains unspoken.
The human officer just shrugs “Sometimes, you don’t know what you’re doing. We’re just a little town, I doubt they even know what exactly they’re angry about.” He looks at the tail end of the convoy as it leaves “Town was probably just a place they felt safe going to.”
“D-do you think we might get more like that” Lunek says, at the back of the group.
“Who knows…” Santos sighs “But if human history applies anywhere here… This is just a sign of worse things to come”
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And thus the omen passes by. Feelings, emotions of all sorts, without a plan or a reason other than just their own rage and distress.
Did any of these even know what they were doing? And how much worse can it be when they do?
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Season 10 “Days of Fury” - Episode 2 “Visiting Omen”
He had hoped for a boring day. Boring days are good at work, and Santos was already expecting to not have many of them for a while.The first couple of days were boring, as usual- Blackriver is a small town, and the worst that had happened was Nila and Kessa making a few wellness checks after worried calls from neighbors. A couple of people in denial, a few ashamed at their own violent outbursts and a stern warning to Tamm about painting others’ properties without asking first.
This morning, however, began with an all-hands meeting. There were no meeting rooms in the office, so they made do in the general workspace room, they all stood there at the center while Keya looked them over.
“We have received a report from a neighboring city about a convoy of protestors making its way to Blackriver” she describes without tone. At this point nobody bothers interrupting.
“This convoy is comprised of approximately four hundred and seventy eight individuals of multiple species, primarily human and venlil but with operationally relevant representations of the entire spectrum of size and mobility types” her paws are behind her back, her ears focused directly ahead, her eyes centered to keep the entire team on the core of her focus “They have crossed multiple cities already, generally engaging in verbal sparring with any figure of authority, parading signs and banners denouncing all manners of authorities as well as occasionally engaging in physical altercations with officers.”
“They are also known to engage in vandalism. Though primarily aimed at exterminator and police precincts as well as public offices, they have already caused considerable collateral to others they have identified as ‘collaborators’” there’s a single heartbeat of waiting for breath before she continues “They have, however, not shown to be an incredibly organized group or one with a clear goal and objective. The convoy appears to contain only extremely emotionally charged people with no clear overarching goal.”
“We are incapable of dealing with the situation should they turn aggressive, as such we will be simply maintaining watch and relocating the populace should they become a problem.” Then, she picks up her holopad and passes it to Lunek beside her “They can only follow one path with the entire convoy, the central street, therefore I have divided it into four sectors. One of each will be assigned to a sector.”
First her ears turn to the first target “Lunek, sector one at the entrance. As the most approachable member of the precinct your task is to give an initial image of harmlessness. Do not engage first, do not take initiative against them. Ensure the members of the herd in the area are warned of their approach. If they become aggressive, retreat and focus on the escape of the herd.”
She tilts her head a little bit, turning her ears the other way “Marik, sector two. Mostly the commercial area, your task is ostensive protection to lower the chances of them initiating aggression. Whereas protection of the herd is first priority your second priority is ensuring Tenve’s Hardware Store as well as Sunbreeze Meals and Watchful Café remain capable of providing anyone whose residences become damaged.” suddenly, she turns her head entirely to face Marik “Ostensive protection means dissuasion, ensure that they know they are not under threat and as long as those specific areas are not engaged, do not provoke”
Next in her line of fire is Santos “As our human officer you will be in sector three, nearby the precinct. They are liable to become most agitated in this area and your presence may serve to calm them. You are not to engage, if deemed necessary the precinct’s materials are considered expendable, do not attempt to stop them”
“Sector four, the exit of town, will be with me to ensure that they have fully left Blackriver and will not attempt to turn back” then she tilts her ears again “Aren, you will gear up with a CCG and remain out of view range, your task will be quick emergency response should the need arise.” she then points her tail at the last three officers “Vess, your task will be to inform the herd and ensure a clear path for the convoy while Nila and Kessa will gather all of our medical supplies and set a staging area out of the convoy’s range. Organize ambulance assistance from Striped Hill and Everrain”
Then, she turns her ears around to focus each one in turn “As any attempt at aggression will end only in negative consequences, and in order to reduce the apparent levels of threat you will be unarmed. The estimated time of arrival is a third of a claw, ready yourselves and be at your post in time. Dismissed.”
“Not sure if I like or I don’t that we had the cold bastard right now” Aren says, as soon as Keya had left the room “Maybe we should move in closer when the convoy gets to sector four?”
“Probably a good idea to be nearby” Santos adds with a sigh “They might take umbrage with her demeanor, hopefully they won’t be set off too hard.”
And with silent signs of agreement all of the officers of Blackriver depart for preparations. The first ones to leave the precinct are the ones in charge of support, the two girls set off early to find someone willing to permit usage of their lawn as a possible impromptu field hospital and a little while later Aren leaves with a heavy CCG.
Slowly, the clock ticks to the appointed claw… And soon enough, Lunek can see in the distance the incoming omen of people. At first a distant line in the horizon, slowly the dark mark on the road coalesces into distinct shapes, the shapes of hundreds of vehicles slowly rolling down the road.
When the first few get close to the initial buildings of the main street, the entire convoy slows down. Their process of preparation is seemingly laborious, each vehicle houses multiple people at a time, smaller cars full to the brim, flatbeds with more people on their cargo space than can safely be contained, even buses conscripted for the effort. They carry with them signs, flags, a multitude of symbols as they dismount their vehicles and start spreading out to fill the street.
They seem to naturally form two distinct yet highly mixed groups, at its most distinctive is the pack of humans who keep a good distance from each other. But they are not alone in this group as takkan, mazic, yotul, zurulian and even drilvar form this central group. But flowing around them, not avoiding their presence but never infringing in their space is the grey mass of venlil, packed tight together, and mixed in there adding color to the monochromatic flux are krakotl, tilfish, sulean, iftali, sivkit and even a seemingly very confused duerten.
And at the very core of the moving group are their vehicles, which gently start rolling forward again as the group starts moving. Lunek simply waits, silently, by the side of the road, his ears attentively swiveling from one side to the other, expression having given way to function. Before the first of the convoy even arrives close he turns to the side, making a pointing sign with his tail. A woman who had been watching from her yard flicks her right ear and runs back inside.
He continues to wait, scanning around at all times for the presence of… Anything. The street is empty of locals when the first visitors start to alight. The convoy is loud, their symbols carry a loudness of colors and their vehicles make as much noise as they can to draw attention, but those who walk seem content in allowing their tools to speak for them, for now. Lunek tries to make sense of the banners and signs, but the messages are disparate as the group- Some speak of injustices against their people, some speak of anger at invaders, some speak of betrayal.
“Fuck off, fireman!” comes the harsh bark of a human, causing Lunek to flinch. But flinch is all he does, he simply starts walking alongside the moving convoy.
The exterminator’s attention is drawn to the details of the few people he can distinguish amongst the mass. Something tickles at his pattern-recognition but he cannot quite ascertain what for a while, until a lightly limping mazic makes her way to the edge of the mass “Want to finish the job?!” she trumpets, her form towering over his.
“I’m just observing, ma’am.” Though the tremor of his voice is noticeable, he remains stoic. But her proximity makes him notice something about her body, marks in her wrists, neck and feet. Though mazic have powerful wrists and knuckles upon which they support the front half of their weight, her left wrist seems completely incapable of it, giving her a limp particular to a three-point walk. “To make sure there’s no impediment on your path” he notices the leathery skin around her left wrist is deeply blackened.
“Oh, ‘no impediment’ is that it? So everyone that lives here is an impediment?!” her voice booms.
“Ma’am” still, he does not yield nor does he break his pace following the convoy “We have not done anything other than inform our people of your presence…” for a half second all he hears is the sound of his own heart “We can’t do anything else.”
Those words, then, sealed his fate. The first shout to echo in his direction was a yotul howling “Yeah you’re useless!” and soon the avalanche came in multiple voices and languages “Can’t do shit!” “You’re just here to hurt people!” “Useless crap!” “Idiot!” and many more.
With every step and twitch the very average exterminator puts all of his focus on just being there. He lets himself cower a little bit, against the barrage it is difficult not to, but he continues to accompany. A few curious coats step out from their houses to watch, but the front of the convoy seems far too focused on the sole exterminator in view to bother anyone else.
A few steps ahead, an older venlil with a cane has moved the closest to the convoy as any watcher has up to now. Seeing her proximity to the increasingly rowdy crowd causes Lunek to speed up, quickly approaching her “Leva-”
But his words are stalled when she puts a paw on his shoulder, she gently puts her head against his for just a second “You’re doing good pup, keep at it” she mutters to him before breaking contact and turning around to walk back inside. He can spy her grandchildren looking on through the door. Lunek looks back at the still-shouting moving convoy, takes a deep breath, and continues to accompany them forward. A small pawful of them, however, seem to have fallen silent.
Once having reached the limit of his assigned zone, however, Lunek stops. He watches the convoy move forward, past the houses, now noisier than before. The initial hollering at him had turned into disjointed screams at some indistinct foe- Though the herd had been noticed of a foe, it was yet unaware of who, or what, said foe was. So for now it howled at the ineptitude of… Someone. And as the last of the convoy passes beyond the imaginary line of his duty, Lunek lets out a deep sigh and allows himself to sit down on the ground.
He stays there for a moment, without thought, simply letting the tension, confusion and fear permeate his body until a gentle paw touches his arm. He doesn’t need to look to identify it, he lets his lover use her strength to prop him up, raising him to his feet “Keina you shouldn’t-”
“Neighbor’s looking over Tiss” his wife wraps her arms and tail around him “I’m not leaving you alone.” she stays like that for a second, before breaking off “Do you need to go after them?”
“No”
Marik stalks through the sidewalk, moving with energy. His speed outpaces the movement of the convoy, his paws twitch to grasp at something that isn’t there and a deep and intense motion makes his short fur stand on end. He had let the convoy’s head move in front of him, simply standing still as he assessed as many as he could in the mass, and now he had begun to move towards the front again.
As he stalked forward he focused his sight on every member of the convoy that seemed of interest. A human whose clothes seemed suspiciously loose, a venlil whose movements were far too stiff, a gojid who kept his claws behind his back. He stared at each like they were his quarry, analyzing every piece of movement they made for threats, and yet aside from the challenge in the human’s gaze he saw no danger arise.
Tenve had closed his shop, so as the convoy moved forward Marik simply continued to follow along, scanning the crowd for threats. But the next point of interest arrives, and he rushes ahead placing himself in front of the only restaurant of the town. Sunbreeze Meals wasn’t a very common sort of restaurant, Blackriver did not have enough visitors for a normal restaurant to be profitable and was small enough most people had their meals at home, it most often served takeout for those farmers who’d spend so long in the field they would return home without the energy to feed themselves.
Sparing a look inside at the only five tables, Marik couldn’t keep a small thought away from his mind. How most who got their meals from Sunbreeze these days did so because they enjoyed the cooking rather than their need of work, ever since the sunspeck population has been brought under control and the maintenance of the fields had become much smaller. He feels the presence long before he can recognize what led him to feel it and turns to stare at a group of six that approach the entrance: Two humans, a tilfish, two gojids and a takkan had broken off from the convoy and approached the restaurant.
He traces his color band over each in turn, and they all bristle at his stare. One of the humans hesitates before continuing to walk inside, and Marik simply remains by the door with his arms crossed, left ear twisted as far back as he could to listen to the inside.
“What have you got here?”
“W-we mostly ha-have ready ma-made meals to go or- or- Or you can look over the menu”
“There’s no need to stutter, y’know”
“So-sorry-”
“Really, after everything y’all are still with this predator crap?”
The chimes on the door echo for the second time in sequence as Marik makes his way inside. The tilfish had started to lean over the counter while the other five had arrayed themselves behind her. They all turn their attention to him as he enters, including the venlil manning the counter. Marik keeps his gaze directly on the tilfish for a few uncomfortable seconds, before looking at the man behind the counter and making a simple sign with his tail, a short vertical bob with the tip and a slow horizontal swipe. It’s meaning simple: >Safe<.
After a few seconds someone else appears from the kitchen. The tall venlil carries a large stack of plastic boxes in his arms, all of them seemingly designed to attach to themselves so as to be carried with ease. He puts them down with a resounding crash on the counter, and opens up his voice with ice “Farmer’s Pots, good meal when you’re working and can’t go home.” With each word the owner of the restaurant and main cook comes closer and closer to the tilfish, until the last “Ten credits each.”
Nobody moves for a couple of seconds, and then one of the humans steps closer and brings a holopad over to the credit reader. There’s a noise indicating payment, and then the owner raises his head and tilts it to focus his favored eye and both of his ears at the man who paid “Now,” he shifts register in his voice and the language he speaks in “fuck off” he finishes.
With no small amount of surprise the group of six retrieve the stack of packaged meals, carefully walking out and back into the convoy. Marik stays behind for a moment “Didn’t know you spoke human”
“Pup’s enamored with their languages. Of course, first greek words he learns is swearing.”
Outside, Marik stalks further ahead to the next point of interest. He moves faster than the convoy, and has time to move in front of it. For a few meters the street is still clear as he arrives to find a group of people standing in front of the Watchful. Standing there were all of its employees, and even all of its regulars, twenty people total standing there as if they were having the most normal day. If not for their raised ears tracking every noise coming from down the street and their swaying tails swinging about like angry beasts.
One of them simply points his tail at the other side of the street as Marik comes closer, and the hunter doesn’t need a second command to understand the meaning. They have this, he has a less practical but just as important duty. He crosses the street quickly before the convoy starts coming closer, and heads towards the park.
As the regulars of the Watchful had feared, it took little time until a large group had broken off from the convoy. With the town on alert about the convoy they had found themselves bereft of prey and now this group had set out to find some, anyone who might be willing, or not, to listen to their grievances. And what is clearly a place designed for people to congregate looked most appetizing.
Marik shadowed the group as they moved through the park, but they were accompanied by nothing but silence. It wasn’t until they ran into the centerpiece of the park that he took initiative, stepping ahead of the group and simply… Standing there a distance away from the tree of many scions, between it and the group.
“What’s so important over there, fireman?” it was a venlil who asked, but his usage of an english word was not lost on Marik.
“A place you will respect” the exterminator has his arms crossed, the one good portion of his gaze set on the man who asked “This is a grave.”
Though the group that now prowled was large, those who heard were taken aback. One such, however, approaches closer. He was a venlil whose fur shifted between a soft, brownish color and a dirty white “A tradition of the tenets right? One of those family trees?” The man would have been distinctive in any other group due to his missing patches of fur around neck, wrists, even portions around his head. But such signs of long term damage were common in the convoy.
Interest. They had shown true interest, or at least one of them had. “No, but similar… The forgotten tree is a grave for the forgotten.” He felt like these people, at least the ones before him, could probably understand the meaning of this place “It is of no tradition. Someone, a long time ago, wanted to honor someone who was gone but whose name was not meant to be remembered. Someone who had disappeared in the system… So they borrowed on another’s tradition, and added a scion to this tree, with something in their memory. Others have done so similarly, until it became… A grave for the forgotten”
“Didn’t think you’d be worried about this kind of place” it’s a human that speaks up this time
“Our duty is to protect this town, what you think-” but Marik’s words are interrupted by that same venlil who had asked before. His demeanor suddenly shifts, his ears perk up and his entire body shifts forward for a moment. He hesitates, for a second everyone’s focus is on him, and then he runs towards the tree.
Marik follows behind, stopping just by the man’s side as he finds himself at the base of the tree. The man makes a direct line to somewhere, something he had found from the distance, as if it had called him. He finds a thick and heavy branch that had been bent down by the weight of its scions and memories, near its base and speaking of a memory left behind long ago is a braid of fur made of three colors, a dirty white, a soft brown and a dark grey, bound by the braids are two beads.
The man raises up a paw, but does not touch it. As if cradling it, he recites the words engraved in one of the beads “I will cross every star to return home” others have come closer to listen to the man’s hoarse voice “There will always be a home for you” he reads of the second one. The names on the beads have been scratched out. The man falls on his knees “S-she kept her promise and… I couldn’t keep mine…”
Marik steps back as he watches two others come closer to comfort the man. He looks as a few others approach with more caution, looking up at the tree with a bit more reverence than they had before. Then, he turns around and starts heading back towards the main street.
Gazing out as the convoy gains a new flux, some leave it as it passes to move towards the park while others leave the park to rejoin the convoy, Marik simply stays there at the side of the street looking as stern as he could. Though the noise of the convoy remains great, here in this portion it seems to die down a little. A thought crosses his mind as he turns an ear as far back as he can, a thought he can’t help but voice “I wonder how many are looking at their own graves…”
As the convoy progresses, Santos simply stands by the front of the precinct, hands in his pockets. He watches the convoy arrive, heart beating fast, constrained hands the only reason he hasn't started shaking quite yet. He starts tapping his right foot as he watches the first few people cross by without noticing what this place is yet, everyone knows where the precinct is, so aside from the words printed on the sign by the entrance there is no other marker of what this building’s purpose might be.
Of course, it is impossible for nobody to notice. The entire convoy seems to stop as soon as a zurulian riding on the shoulders of a human points a claw at the building and says something. A large group breaks away at the command, all of them holding disparate signs and messages. They turn on the building with enough roars that whatever they are attempting to transmit is lost on him.
Santos is thankful his hearing isn’t nearly as good as his coworkers’, as the cacophony is already overwhelming him. He changes stances slightly, taking his hands out of his pockets and crossing his arms. This prompts a small group to turn their looks at him, the focus easily identifiable with the humans in their midst, focus which made the hair in the back of Santos’ neck stand on end. Living in this place had refined his sense of danger, but he didn’t need that to realize what could happen.
It was a group of five that approached, four humans and a venlil. “Didn’t think they’d be letting humans live out here in the boonies” said one of his kin.
Santos just shrugs “Got hired to work here. Honestly, rural folk get a needlessly bad reputation, most of the time they just don’t care as long as you’re not bothering them”
“Really? In my-”
Santos interrupts the man “Cut it out” there are many ways in which humans make themselves obvious, many of which are their eyes. Santos did understand the fear of them and why it was primal, it was not the fear of the eyes but the fear of attention, it was knowing you were under the scrutiny and judgment of another that set off that emotion. It was rarely the eyes that showed this attention for most species, but for humans it was, and the man’s clear gaze on his badge made the entire situation clear to him “Stop beating around the bush and say it already.”
Someone else is who speaks. The tall woman starts not with words, however, but by spitting on Santos’ uniform “You fucking traitor” her voice is both fierce and cold at the same time. A very emotional coldness.
“There we go” he sighs “Just… Move on. We’re not getting anything out of this conversation”
“Why?” It was the venlil in the group that started this time “These people hate you, they hate you for what you are! Why do you work for them?!”
Santos rubs his eyes and sighs “Because someone has to. Change only happens when you make it happen, simple as that”
“Change?!” another one of the humans howls “Do you think those people can change?! You know the truth, those fuckers have never done anything good!”
“You know, if you had read your history books…” Santos stares at the one who had just had their outburst “You’d remember that we once thought the very same about the police” there’s the sound of glass breaking, but he doesn’t reaction “And a lot of us still do”
The human staring him down shifts their gaze slightly at the broken window of the precinct, then back at Santos “A broken window is easy to fix” he shrugs “As I was saying. Same shit.” he crosses his arms again “There’s a role those people play, a role that needs to be played because it’s important. Different name, different problems, still the same shit. Gotta fix this, I’m doing my part” he then stares at the venlil in the group “You do yours. Simple as that.”
“Role?!” the venlil of the group steps closer “What role could they possibly have?! They only exist to hurt people!”
Santos steps back, and raises his eyes a little bit. Of course, the classics had shown themselves in this instance. With as many humans as there are in the crowd there were now quite a few objects in the air, most clearly aimed at the precinct behind him. Though given the failed arc of some of them it was clearly not just the humans indulging in such a tried and true method.
“I used to be a wildlife preserve ranger” Santos then focuses his gaze on the aggravated venlil “This is a frontier town, if you walk in the brushes with shorts you’ll walk out with your ankles numb. The athai out there are rather harmless, but they keep the sunspecks under control.” He takes another step back “Since coming here I’ve been pest control, had to catch an exotic animal set loose, investigated a murder, helped stop a child from taking her own life, stopped large scale fights, helped a dozen people avoid being arrested for self defense and helped break a fucking siege”
Santos cracks his knuckles “There’s roles. Jobs that need done and there is one fucking organization doing it all. That is a problem.” Then, he sighs and takes a few more steps to the side, offering indifference from this point on “There’s nothing I can say that would make you calm down.” he says one final time “Just make sure not to injure yourselves in the process, alright?” His words seemed to be enough to make the small group cease trying to interact, as the convoy had begun moving again. Though the one human who had called him a traitor gets one final parting shot at the precinct “Where the hell did you get an egg in this planet…” Santos says with a raised eyebrow as the projectile impacts the front door.
Keya stands by a large sign, the same one that welcomes you into Blackriver on one side and sees you out at the other, the official limit of the town. Her arms behind her back, her attention directly towards the front of the convoy as they march. Something gains the whole of her attention, the car in the front. Someone draws her focus, a human with a megaphone on top of the car. The man shouts words of encouragement at the people behind him with the megaphone before turning to his holopad, then he bends over downwards to discuss something with the driver.
She simply remains there, waiting for the convoy to pass. But instead of moving on out of the city, here the convoy stops completely. Keya observes as the further end of the convoy starts to slowly compact upon itself, and her ears pick up something “Alright everyone, start getting ready, next town over is more than a claw away, make sure you’ve left nothing behind” the words were not meant for her, nor for anyone too far. They come from the same man she had seen standing on top of the car, but he had now climbed down and was talking with a group of multiple species.
It is clear they have some degree of leadership, though the convoy does not stop cleanly nor does it begin to organize with alacrity they do respond to the group’s organization. So Keya keeps her focus on them as they point, wave and talk between themselves, others and devices. But at least one of them has noticed her attention, a gangly and light-skinned human with fire-red hair, the man that was atop the car. He starts walking in her direction, before turning around for one final set of commands as he walks backwards “And make sure the guys at the back got all the crap! We’re here to be heard, not to trash the city!” he says before turning back again to head towards her. A venlil with pure white fur erupts from inside the car he was riding, quickly dashing to his side as they notice where he was going.
In a few moments both have come up to her, the human looking down at her with the venlil bristles at his side “Saw anything interesting, fireman?”
“What are you doing here?”
“What? Isn’t it obvious?!” it was the venlil that roared a response “You saw all of it! You know what they’ve done to us! What they’ve done to everyone! And you still work for those brahking monsters! It’s like you’re thankful they made you a cripple!”
The human puts a hand on the venlil’s shoulder, calming her demeanor just a little bit “We’re here because honestly, we’re all too tired of being fucking ignored is what. So what the fuck are you gonna do?!”
“I have put the wrong emphasis” Keya says with her lack of tone. She can see the human shiver just a little bit “My task is to ensure the safety of this town. Your convoy is a danger. We have eight field-capable officers, we cannot ensure the safety of the residents against a group like yours. People will take actions for reasons, you have broadcast your reasons clearly. You have chosen this place for a reason which I cannot ascertain.”
She makes sure her ears are trained towards both the human and the venlil, an action which causes the venlil to cower behind her partner “We do not house government agencies. This is a farming town of little note. The local precinct is a simple precinct, we have no regulatory or command authority. The town population is approximately double that of the number of your convoy. We have no individuals of appreciable social or political reach. There is nothing in Blackriver of interest to people attempting to change government policy, nor have there been actions taken here that I can identify as being cause for retaliatory actions within the context of your message.”
“I must ensure this does not happen again and the only way of doing so is minimizing our attractivity as targets. A logical assumption of your choice of quarry would be a town with the presence of politicians, a large city with constant news coverage, cities housing important government agencies or those containing the Regional Firebases”
“So I ask again. What are you doing here?”
The two remain silent for a few seconds, before the human turns around with a mouth noise “Whatever, I don’t need to explain myself to someone that won’t listen. Come on!” he starts to stalk back towards the car, but stops once he notices his venlil companion wasn’t moving.
The snow-white venlil has their focus on Keya, who offers a simple low forward swipe of her tail, a sign to proceed. Still, the venlil seems frozen in place until the human comes back and grabs hold of their paw with a gentle touch. At which point both finally return to the convoy.
Keya remains at the side of the road, watching as the convoy readies itself again to leave. People get back inside cars, they hop on the back of trucks and load themselves into buses. She continues to watch as the convoy takes its time riding out, making their way out of the town.
Once it is finally gone, multiple footsteps sound behind her. When she turns around she meets her officers, having returned from their assigned positions “They have left. I expect your reports of what happened in each sector by the end of your shifts” she states plainly, before looking at Santos “They did not appear to have a specific reason for targeting Blackriver.” The question remains unspoken.
The human officer just shrugs “Sometimes, you don’t know what you’re doing. We’re just a little town, I doubt they even know what exactly they’re angry about.” He looks at the tail end of the convoy as it leaves “Town was probably just a place they felt safe going to.”
“D-do you think we might get more like that” Lunek says, at the back of the group.
“Who knows…” Santos sighs “But if human history applies anywhere here… This is just a sign of worse things to come”
And thus the omen passes by. Feelings, emotions of all sorts, without a plan or a reason other than just their own rage and distress.
Did any of these even know what they were doing? And how much worse can it be when they do?
2024.05.18 22:01 FHD168 I finally got it
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The core business is:- PPE Research and Development Innovation - PPE Manufacture, Inspection and Technical Services - PPE OEM Baianda Headquarters Accreditations and Memberships - Committee of China Association of Work Safety Special Committee of Labour Protection. - Member of China's textile business associations Safety and Health Protection Committee - Executive director of Liaoning Province Association of Work Safety - Member of China Union of Personal Protective Equipment (CUPPE)- Drafting unit of daily face piece national standard. https://preview.redd.it/lkxigdfm611d1.jpg?width=147&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=65dcc11e774ca49f2984e4dcc0ea7d5a255f6ae1 https://preview.redd.it/l1b419x2c11d1.png?width=648&format=png&auto=webp&s=7766567e356b81ac3c8ddaab4eff06e072e97ee6 BAIANDA History 2006 — BAIANDA was established in Shenyang of China in 2006 2008 — BAIANDA first factory was completed and put into operation. — The first self-developed KN100 and KP100 protection level Non-powered air-purifying particle respirator obtained 《National Industrial Production License》& 《LA Certification (China)》 2009 — Set ISO9001:2008 qualify system. 2010 — Developed Non-powered air-purifying respirators, Multiple filters, Combined filters 2012 — Approved P100 Respirator of NIOSH Certification 2013 — BAIANDA was awarded as “One of the Top 50 PPE manufacturer in China ”, “The most popular labor protection products in China” 2014 — Successfully Passed the first NIOSH Factory Audit — Participated in the drafting of national standard 《Technical specification of daily protective mask》 — Approved the national “New High-tech Enterprise” approval2015 — Passed CE Factory Audit and got half mask and A1 gas filter CE certification 2016 — Approved the second product OV - Organic Vapor Cartridge NIOSH Certification 2019 — Approved Particle filter P3R CE Certification 2020 — Approved N100 Particulate filter & N100 Facepiece Respirator of NIOSH Certification 2021 — Winning the recommended brand in the China labor protection industry 2022 — Obtained the certificate of occupational health and safety management system —Non-powered air purifying respirator OV/P95 obtained NIOSH Certification 2023 — Baianda Half Mask Respirator Full Series Products obtained Russian EAC Certification 2024 — Baianda has held CE certification for nearly ten years. At the end of March 2024, Baianda once again smoothly passed the strict CE certification factory audit. European Certificate for the particulate filters The company also provides OEM & DEM processing according to their customer's requirements. They have excellent quality product with the highest standard of service. https://preview.redd.it/ecweal20b11d1.jpg?width=711&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=00bcf17eea681f9f5014ca6ae80e586caf2ccfe1 N100 and P100 NIOSH filters A list of Bainda filters The N100/KN100 disposablesThe company mainly expertises in elastomeric half masks and filters, but they offer a few disposables in N100,KN100 and KP95 grades.N100 Model: EF600 Standard: NIOSH TC-84A-9243 Protection: N100 against non-oily particulates Filtering Efficiency: ≥ 99.97%. Effective against particulate aerosols free of oil; time use restrictions may apply. Type: disposable Package: 1 pc/bag; 60 bags/carton The N100 disposable N100 datasheet KN100 Model: EF601 Standard: GB2626-2019 Protection: KN100 against non-oily particulates Filtering Efficiency: ≥ 99.97%. Effective against particulate aerosols free of oil Type: disposable Package:1 pc/bag; 60 bags/carton The KN100 disposable The KP95 disposable Certificates Pricing and similar modelsI purchased both N100 and KN100 disposables for 9.83$ each. Prices found in China and US, usually range for 18$-25$, for unknown reasons. Maybe, those were the 2020 marked up prices. There's also a Baianda OEM N100 disposable, the Parcil Safety DR04 N100. Similar disposable respirators from 3M, such as the 8233 N100, 8293 P100 and 8835+ ffp3 are listed equally high at ~10$. Many brands carry the same shape in different grades. For example, the Jinfuyu (JFY) 4301 P100 and a few more.The competitors Hands OnUnlike the 3M equivalents, the Baianda N100/KN100 respirators have already assembled the adjustable straps. Therefore, the product is ready for use, without wasting any time. The N100 version has the LOT number printed on the mask and the KN100 alternative the LA China sticker, that means the mask can be used by Chinese enterprises. The large external nose wire isn't as 'beefy' as it looks. It's easily bendable, but it doesn't play a major part, as the whole sealing job is done by the 'sticky' gasket. The inner gasket seals great around the face and closes any gaps, preventing any leakage. Companies that have similar 'sticky' gaskets, such as 3M, Makrite and others, will have an advantage fitting many different faces and providing high fit factors.https://preview.redd.it/9u9drecn811d1.jpg?width=3993&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=04bd8ad27a0af01dc575d7eb6c4be50343116f8e N100 EF600 The breathing resistance is - of course - higher than the common N95/KN95/ffp2 respirators, but the construction of the mask somehow prevents a heat built-up on the inside. This respirator is suitable in specific industrial and healthcare settings, for workers who have to deal with very high particle concentrations and at the same time the source control is important. Cleaning the gasket and readjusting the super wide straps if necessary, may 'unofficially' make the mask reusable. Using the Baianda multiple times for short periods will likely justify it's price and purpose on a consumer perspective. Unfortunately, i haven't used any of the similar competitors from 3M yet to compare the size, fit and comfort. One thing's for sure, there's no unvalved alternative for this shape and grade, as far as i know. The inner gasket Pros - Provides the ultimate protection in disposable respirators, if it fits. - The only source control disposable at this grade (N100). - The sticky gasket used by Baianda, similar to other companies is something like a 'cheat', in a good way, to achieve a nearly guarantee seal on adult faces. - Even if the respirator is non reusable, under certain conditions and after cleaning the gasket, it can be reused. The wide headstraps will remain tight after use. Cons - Price is very high on this respirator and this also applies to it's rivals. - Accessibility is another issue, as there is limited availability in the US and only found in super high prices. The KN100 version in China was available at the JD platform, on their official Baianda store, similarly priced at ~ 18$ , but out of stock. - Pressure drop in top grade disposables is higher than normal consumer grades and the EF-600 is not an exception. - The problem with sticky gaskets is that they can become sweaty in hot weather. A big sealing advantage may result in some discomfort on the long term for this kind of shape, under certain circumstances. The big nose wire Fit Test ResultsI was curious getting the Baianda respirator, for the fact that i get excellent results in disposables with sticky gaskets. Most of the time, regardless of mask shape, i have side leaks on the right side of my cheek and less often around the nose, usually on small/medium sizes. My face is on the large size, therefore, for most of the adult disposables , i pass the fit tests, if the dimensions are right. A correct size is more vital for the perfect seal, regardless the shape of the mask to pass a fit test, at least for my face.The LOT of the respirator indicates that it was produced during 2020 and the expiration date on the package is on 8/2025.The overall fit factor for the N100 models was 8127 under the osha protocol. I didn't want to sacrifice a fit test for the KN100 model, since it looked identical from the outside. Here are the detailed results for the EF-600:
ConclusionBaianda is a serious company that mainly focuses in products for professionals on the industrial and healthcare safety. No coincidence NIOSH has given to them the N100 certification. Let's hope they can expand more in disposable respiratorshttps://preview.redd.it/ausuzgecb11d1.jpg?width=5975&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b8fdc12214ebacd3b4ec1d3323d685af96837a77 My previous posts on Masks4AllMy top ffp2/ffp3 list (2021/2022)The most popular domestic KN95 respirators sold in China (fall 2022) The evolution of the 3M Aura: From the 90s to the Gen3 (December 2022) The perpetual search of 3M Aura-style competitors - iMask ffp respirators (February 2023) The authentication process of the 3M respirators (March 2023) The steps to the right direction for future three-panel respirators (June 2023) Filtering Face Pieces (ffp) in Europe you should avoid using & Frequently Asked Questions (EU/UK version). (August 2023) Introducing the new black Laianzhi HYX1002 KN100 (September 2023) Hands-On The New Black Laianzhi HYX1002 KN100 (November 2023) The upcoming 3M Aura respirators in 2024, the FMS Project , more ffp/KN95 mask reviews , modifications and the importance of the seal check. (November 2023) A dive into the East Asian respirators : The inner frames (April 2024) |
2024.05.18 19:39 AspergerKid A long term review of the NIU KQi3 Sport after 2 years, what I like and dislike about it, why I am abandoning it and what's next.
 | This is my NIU KQi3 Sport on the evening of July 2nd 2022 on its Maiden Voyage submitted by AspergerKid to ElectricScooters [link] [comments] Taken on a Samsung Galaxy S21+ And this is the same KQi3 Sport on the night of May 17th 2024 after almost 2 years of use and over a mile of total mileage. Taken on a Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra And this is is my review of the ugly Middle Child of the 1st Gen KQi family that always stood in the shadows of the affordable KQi2 Pro and the perfromant KQi3 Pro. Backstory - How did I even get here? What even is a KQi3 Sport?Feel Free to skip this part but some people might be interested on why I even got this particular model.First of all back when NIU first entered the eScooter business they started with only 3 models, the KQi2 Pro for 599$, the KQi3 Sport for 699$ and the KQi3 Pro for 799$. The KQi2 Pro got lots and lots of praise for being an excellent budget scooter, while the KQi3 Pro got lots of praise for its performance. But the KQi3 Sport? It got next to no coverage whatsoever. So what is it? Well it is a KQi2 Pro in a KQi3 Pro body. a single-motor 300W RWD scooter with 9.5" wheels, with the only benefits being a higher climbing strength and 120kg/265lb of max rider weight vs 100kg/220lb on the KQi2 Pro. (HOWEVER, this was changed, originally even the KQi3 Sport was listed as 100kg/220lb max rider weight). Technically there is 0 reason to get this scooter, you pay 100$ extra so you can have a KQi2 Pro in a larger, heavier less practical shell. So why did I even choose this model? Well, I didn't. I originally ordered a white KQi2 Pro for 450€ and was sent a KQi3 Sport instead. Given that this is a higher end model I called NIU about it and the extremely friendly NIU team told me to enjoy my free upgrade, my honesty about the matter apparently even made it all the way to their Reddit team, because when I posted about it everyone told me to just run away with it instead of telling them. https://preview.redd.it/8khoo2sl081d1.png?width=946&format=png&auto=webp&s=b539550345fa9b9638fa550a6c1506d13e043a38 The Scooter itselfAs said, this thing is a KQi2 Pro in a KQi3 Pro body, assuming that NIU did only change some numbers of the website, you get 20kg/45lb of extra rider capacity, great for me as with my equipment I weigh more than 100kg. However because I bought this scooter before the numbers were changed, if they actually did modify something on later batches, I am left with pretty much no advantages. Other than that the build quality is jaw droppingly solid. the Kqi3 frame is heavy yet sturdy. I had quite a few accidents with this scooter and it still works without issue. the most vulnerable parts are the rear wheel reflectors which I managed to shatter both of, the rear fender, which fractured but didn't fall off after I got rear ended by a shopping cart and the front light and reflector - more on that later. What I also love is the wide deck, yes this scooter is so big that it is technically too large for me to take into public transit with me (at least from a policy standpoint) the wide deck especially makes it all worth it, this thing is extremely comfortable on the feet in that regard. However, this isn't exclusive to the KQi3 Sport as the Pro and Max models offer the exact same qualities.The worst part about this scooter is of course the performance to weight ratio, with only 300W of power on a body that with the battery weighs a whole 18.4kg/40.6lb, this scooter is incredibly underpowered. NIU calls this "The SUV of scooters" but SUVs should be fitted with according engines, this is like an SUV fitted with the engine of a Tata Nano. Here in Austria, scooters are locked to a maximum of 25kph/15mph, anything above that requires registration and thus also a drivers license, which I do not possess, these external limitations make the scooter bearable as the theoretical max speed is barely any higher, standing at only 28kph/17.4mph. In the USA where scooter speeds are not limited, this thing would get smoked by every other scooter out there, especially in this price bracket. Ride qualityThe ride quality of the KQi3 Sport is about what you would expect for a scooter with no suspension. While my central European hometown is rather advanced in terms of being bike friendly (remember, in Austria eScooters with a max speed of 25kph and <600W motors are legally considered bicycles) a lot of the bike lanes are shared with the actual road. this makes the ride often bumpy and uncomfortable, the large deck is a bit of a saving grace here, I can imagine it being way worse of suspensionless scooters with smaller decks and worse, solid tires. This is where the vulnerability of the headlight comes in. This thing is annoying to ride at night. While having an amazingly strong headlight, because of the lack of suspension the bumpy roads keep making it face down, meaning the slightest bump makes even a somewhat decently lit road look like a black hole. Every attempt at tightening the headlight to remedy this has failed, it just is too loose. you basically have to readjust the headlight at the very best every 2-5 minutes. However if you are on smooth roads you can ride it for long periods of time without any fatigue.Here's also where the scooter's underpowered motor becomes apparent, it accelerates very slowly and decelerates a lot when climbing, and because I am so heavy sometimes the scooter just doesn't make the 15% climbs, this is usually when the battery is low as the scooter loses lots of power when this happens. I once made a climb with only 2 of 5 dots and not only did the scooter barely make it, it gave me an overheating warning too! Then vs nowSo here comes the long term part, this scooter has endured a lot, minor and major accidents, one of them even hospitalizing me, and this did leave the scooter with scratches and shattered rear side reflectors and a broken charge port cover but otherwise this thing functions just like day 1, battery degradation is next to nonexistent. as someone who is pretty heavy I NEVER got more than 20km/12.4miles but then again NIU is very honest about how they took their range measurements (at least I read somewhere that the range is measured with 70kg/154.3lb at 15kph/9.3mph.) so this was to be expected. After 2 years it feels like the scooter is still capable of that, maybe I have not driven it far enough but so far I am pretty satisfied. The fact that NIU's 2 year warranty also covers battery shows that they really care a lot about the quality of their batteries and it shows too. Overall it still drives like day one if it wasn't for the fact that about a year of use my rear tire blew. I found a replacement but let me tell you replacing it was a nightmare of a process, NIU gets an absolute 0 in terms of self repairability here. However the rear tire blowing was a result of my negligence and not NIU's so I gotta mention that.Pros & ConsI will make a list herePros:
Cons:
Why I am abandoning itI am not abandoning this scooter per se, I won't just drive it somewhere and leave it there, but instead my current plan is buying a new scooter once my next paycheck arrives and then hand this one down to my parents and sis who all live together. My dad especially loves this scooter despite all its flaws so him just getting one like that would surely make him happy. But why am I leaving it? Well the number 1 reason is actually not because of the flaws but because of the scooter's weight and footprint. Ever since I moved out of my parents I moved into a ground floor apartment that doesn't have an elevator. Meaning I have to constantly pull up and down my scooter across a small set of stairs. Given that I need my scooter multiple times a day and I wear out the battery rather fast due to the fact that I am an overweight idiot, this just becomes fatiguing. My apartment is also small so the blessing that is the wide deck became a curse. I also would love to have a scooter with blinkers, it was borderline impossible for me to find a set of compatible aftermarket ones. and of course, a scooter with a suspension.What's nextI need a scooter with suspension, blinkers, more power and a smaller footprint and it also should have an electric lock with my budget being around 600€. having combed through the market, this leaves me with only 2 options. the Ninebot F2 Pro and the NIU KQi300P. I am tending more towards the Ninebot though because the issue with the NIU is that it is even wider and heavier than the KQi3 Sport. However it is a NIU and I really trust the brand as far as Customer Service and Experience goes. But the Ninebot F2 Pro just seems to be the better fit of the two over all. The KQi300P is also technically out of my budget but it is on sale right now, so it is sub 600€ here. If anyone has either of the two scooters PLEASE share your thoughts on them in the comments.ConclusionBuy a NIU but do not buy a NIU KQi3 Sport. It is just a waste of money and their worst product. There is a huge reason NIU's EU shop puts it at the very bottom of their page.https://preview.redd.it/eid98nd1181d1.png?width=1059&format=png&auto=webp&s=53cbdec76f248017c205bca3c5f00199123bc62d I would either save the money and go for a KQi2 Pro or save up and go with the far more reasonable KQi300P, for only 100 bucks more you get a more powerful motor, blinkers, a disk brake for both the front and rear wheel, front suspension and longer range as well as better water resistance. NIU should discontinue the KQi3 Sport and offer the KQi300P for the same price as it. The last words I have are what someone else said. the YouTuber Ordinary things said in his video about eScooters that they'd only last for 2 years. And yes while they can technically last way longer, scooters in this sense are pretty much like phones and replacing it every 2 years might be something I will have to do if things keep going like this. Thanks for reading. |
2024.05.18 19:13 amdrunkwatsyerexcuse Lancing Steel of Spraying Cast on Crit Discharge of Misery - feat Voll's Protector and Astral Projector - Proof of Concept and basic theory (kinda complicated ngl)
I had a weird idea today and tested it, the result can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt_qDXxGGr4
Explanation (this is complicated, ngl, somewhat long post incoming): first off, I did a Discharge of Misery CoC last league too, but with Cyclone as the trigger. After hearing all the talk of Lancing Steel of Spraying's usefulness for CoC I gave it a try.
You can see the basic setup in the first part of the video, I just slapped those items on my Exsang miner and gave a Trypanon with Destructive Link to a friend to link to me so I have 100% crit for the sake of testing.
Basically what is happening is that for every single one of the projectiles from LSoS (Lancing Steel of Spraying) that crits an enemy, I get one power charge from Voll's Protector. Important: Voll's Protector's charge gain works different from any other charge gain source. Any "x% chance to get x charge" is on a per cast/attack basis, meaning no matter how many enemies are hit or how many times you hit, you can only ever gain a single one charge per attack/cast. Voll's Protector however is the only item in the game (afaik) that gives a charge for every single hit, even from the same attack/cast. And that counts for every hit, which is important for coc because even the triggered Discharge will give you power charges per enemy hit. And that is exactly where the magic starts happening.
I only realised this a short while after making that footage, but what is happening is the following:
Furthermore you can use Voll's Devotion to get an endurance charge for every power charge spend, so that if you crit an enemy, the Discharge will give equal amounts of endurance charge as it used power charges, so the next trigger will have an additional x endurance charges worth of damage, which can be quite a lot, up to like 40% more overall dmg.
There are many more minute details and complicated things, from what items are better and which are worse, to minimum charges being sometimes detrimental, to just overall personal preferences and possible ways to scale, from Indigon stacking to Adorned to defenses, but I won't focus on all that rn, that would make this post way too long.
So this is where I'm at, just tested this a couple hours ago and have since looked at ways to maybe make a "real" build out of this. I have a strong feeling that this build could be a very good mapper, single target probably not so much. Though I guess you could stack some of those "x% chance to get maximum charges instead" for single target, which is what I did for my last league's coc Discharge.
A first pob I quickly threw together: https://pobb.in/Y67OreXmSW-8 (for some reason Arrogance won't support Tempest Shield, which it does in game)
It's by no means optimal or anything, just the basic shit I threw together. I'm pretty sure there are far better ways to go about this, I'm not exactly a good build maker :P For example I only chose Assassin because I have a Shadow lvl 97 and I'm not too keen on levelling a new char. Imo Scion with the "Unleashed Potential" Forbidden Flame&Flesh sounds like a strong contendor, especially with the ability to abuse Perandus Pact and Unnatural Instinct and the likes. Inquisitor also sounds like a good idea. Occultist probably not so much, for a variety of reasons, but could be good too. But the pob is already at ~"10m" dps as is, which is a good sign I guess?
I would really like to make a build out of this and test it ingame, I just have two problems: first, I gambled away all my currency recently because I pretty much burned out on the league, so I have nigh zero divs left to my name. And second, again, I am pretty much burned out on the league and can't even bring myself to play ssf. So I'm not really sure if I will even build on this idea, which is exactly why I decided to just share my findings. Surely some of you can make this actually work.
So overall just a weird and imo very interesting and unique build concept, the basic theories seem to work exactly as I anticipated. Just something "completely" out of the ordinary and I do think this has quite some potential, so feel free to voice your opinion and ideas.
ed: I made a very frugal initial version, just to test how it might feel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08QZ6SnJOOQ
pob of the video: https://pobb.in/jH6n2hn3m1vV
Ofc it's absolute ass right now, basically 0 hp and 0 dps, but it was just to test how it might feel. And it feels rather nice I must say, maybe I'll expand on this build after all.
submitted by amdrunkwatsyerexcuse to PathOfExileBuilds [link] [comments]
Explanation (this is complicated, ngl, somewhat long post incoming): first off, I did a Discharge of Misery CoC last league too, but with Cyclone as the trigger. After hearing all the talk of Lancing Steel of Spraying's usefulness for CoC I gave it a try.
You can see the basic setup in the first part of the video, I just slapped those items on my Exsang miner and gave a Trypanon with Destructive Link to a friend to link to me so I have 100% crit for the sake of testing.
Basically what is happening is that for every single one of the projectiles from LSoS (Lancing Steel of Spraying) that crits an enemy, I get one power charge from Voll's Protector. Important: Voll's Protector's charge gain works different from any other charge gain source. Any "x% chance to get x charge" is on a per cast/attack basis, meaning no matter how many enemies are hit or how many times you hit, you can only ever gain a single one charge per attack/cast. Voll's Protector however is the only item in the game (afaik) that gives a charge for every single hit, even from the same attack/cast. And that counts for every hit, which is important for coc because even the triggered Discharge will give you power charges per enemy hit. And that is exactly where the magic starts happening.
I only realised this a short while after making that footage, but what is happening is the following:
- I start with 0 pc (power charges). The LSoS hits the first enemy, thus I get one pc.
- The next enemy hit from LSoS (from the same attack) triggers Discharge with 1 pc worth of dmg.
- The triggered Discharge hits all enemies in range, giving one power charge per enemy hit. Which, depending on how many are hit, gives full pc.
- The third enemy hit by LSoS triggers the second Discharge, but this time with full pc worth of dmg.
- Step 4 repeats until your Discharge hits less enemies than your pc limit. Aka if you have a maximum of 9 pc and there are only 4 enemies left to hit, the following Discharge will only have 4 pc worth of dmg (possibly 5 because you get a pc from the LSoS hit too but I don't know if that one is gained before or after Discharge is triggered. I am assuming before, which would also make step 1 fall away, aka even if you have 0 pc and attack, the very first enemy hit by LSoS will already discharge with 1 pc worth of dmg).
Furthermore you can use Voll's Devotion to get an endurance charge for every power charge spend, so that if you crit an enemy, the Discharge will give equal amounts of endurance charge as it used power charges, so the next trigger will have an additional x endurance charges worth of damage, which can be quite a lot, up to like 40% more overall dmg.
There are many more minute details and complicated things, from what items are better and which are worse, to minimum charges being sometimes detrimental, to just overall personal preferences and possible ways to scale, from Indigon stacking to Adorned to defenses, but I won't focus on all that rn, that would make this post way too long.
So this is where I'm at, just tested this a couple hours ago and have since looked at ways to maybe make a "real" build out of this. I have a strong feeling that this build could be a very good mapper, single target probably not so much. Though I guess you could stack some of those "x% chance to get maximum charges instead" for single target, which is what I did for my last league's coc Discharge.
A first pob I quickly threw together: https://pobb.in/Y67OreXmSW-8 (for some reason Arrogance won't support Tempest Shield, which it does in game)
It's by no means optimal or anything, just the basic shit I threw together. I'm pretty sure there are far better ways to go about this, I'm not exactly a good build maker :P For example I only chose Assassin because I have a Shadow lvl 97 and I'm not too keen on levelling a new char. Imo Scion with the "Unleashed Potential" Forbidden Flame&Flesh sounds like a strong contendor, especially with the ability to abuse Perandus Pact and Unnatural Instinct and the likes. Inquisitor also sounds like a good idea. Occultist probably not so much, for a variety of reasons, but could be good too. But the pob is already at ~"10m" dps as is, which is a good sign I guess?
I would really like to make a build out of this and test it ingame, I just have two problems: first, I gambled away all my currency recently because I pretty much burned out on the league, so I have nigh zero divs left to my name. And second, again, I am pretty much burned out on the league and can't even bring myself to play ssf. So I'm not really sure if I will even build on this idea, which is exactly why I decided to just share my findings. Surely some of you can make this actually work.
So overall just a weird and imo very interesting and unique build concept, the basic theories seem to work exactly as I anticipated. Just something "completely" out of the ordinary and I do think this has quite some potential, so feel free to voice your opinion and ideas.
ed: I made a very frugal initial version, just to test how it might feel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08QZ6SnJOOQ
pob of the video: https://pobb.in/jH6n2hn3m1vV
Ofc it's absolute ass right now, basically 0 hp and 0 dps, but it was just to test how it might feel. And it feels rather nice I must say, maybe I'll expand on this build after all.
2024.05.18 18:11 ThatLuxor the downside of cross play
 | the other day a player killed me with this mod us mobile players dont have access to this mod. the least you could expect is fair play submitted by ThatLuxor to WarzoneMobile [link] [comments] |
2024.05.18 18:01 Turbulent-Middle8359 Want to get cafe racer found this bike on Facebook don’t know much about them, looks like have a lot of after market parts is it good bike ?
 | 2009 Harley-Davidson xr1200 submitted by Turbulent-Middle8359 to CafeRacers [link] [comments] Custom Cafe Racer XR1200 for sale. Too many aftermarket parts to list.
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2024.05.18 17:47 Substantial_Nature84 Review 187 versus Rome CF size small - Seller Vera + Abby
 | Hello I’m back with another review! I’ve been into designers for the last 10 years and I do have several auths. But because I apparently like to lose purses and jewelry I got into reps. This is my second small Chanel flap this month since I have no self control. I first brought from a seller for the Rome factory and then I had to get a 187 one for comparison because science! I know there is a bit of discussion back and forth about who makes a good rep and I wanted to know for myself. Although the Rome factory is good, I would say that the 187 is the real VIP. When I saw her, I literally cried tears of happiness. I’m a crier to begin out with, but she is a beauty to behold, no joke. submitted by Substantial_Nature84 to RepladiesDesigner [link] [comments] Disclosure: Abby and Vera did not ask me to do a review. They are aware that I am doing a review, no perks for this review. Seller: Vera+Abby via facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/183071669138560. Or contact Abby via facebook or WeChat 86 177 6255 1236. Timeline: 4/26/2024 contacted, she responded within 24 hours. Then we hit the chinese labor day celebration thus communication slowed down a bit which was to be expected) 5/7/2024 finally decided on what I wanted and paid. 5/10/2024 sent the PSP 5/15/2024 tracking info sent 5/17 I received the bag (that was fast!) Start to finish 10 days from paying. How much did I pay: $640 USD with shipping included with the box and wrapping paper! I paid via PayPal F&F. I should have done an unboxing video but there was tissue paper and the dust bag and everything. They even included a ribbon and camellia. Pictures (Imgur would not let me upload some of my videos, very sad for me) My photos: https://imgur.com/a/D68pTcF Side by side: https://imgur.com/a/JQZoElH (this is 187 -gray versus Rome - black) PSP: https://imgur.com/a/HhvTBb2 Auth: https://www.fashionphile.com/p/chanel-caviar-quilted-small-double-flap-grey-1409740?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=pmax-smart-shopping-15&utm_content=buy-15-bo-troas&utm_term=&utm_product=1409740&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwo6GyBhBwEiwAzQTmc_R4DxymQLImtQCCT2iUcDSBVqEYrCghdyhERi9LChBl94RDjkyMBxoCbhcQAvD_BwE Quality of rep: I undressed her and inspected her like a new bride. OMG, her smell is divine. I would capture this smell and use it as a car perfume. There is no weird foul smell or anything. The grain on her is beautiful and identical to the auth on a normal inspection. She does not look like a regular copy-and-paste job from the mid-tier factories. The feel of her is wonderful like seriously delightful. I like her structure with all the curves in the right places, as well as the blending of the thread colors. The stitching is on point and neat, with the proper stitch count per row. The diamonds are aligned wonderfully, including the back pocket, and the seams are centered and precise. TThe one gripe (which is a known gripe based off of other reviews) is that the chains did not slide as smoothly through the grommets as compared to the Rome factory one. Rep received versus the factory PSP - I am 1000% certain that Abby sent me the one from the picture. You can tell by her shine and grace. And if a bag could smile this one would. Factory (187 and Rome) versus Auth: the shape is outstanding on the 187 and much closer to the auth than the Rome. The quilting in my opinion is better than the Rome factory since she is not as puffy visually (I know that auth chanels can be puffy as well but this is a personal preference) She is also much more soft and like the real thing without conditioning as compared to the Rome which I had to condition before taking her out for a spin. The back pocket also aligns more shapewise as compared to the auth version. The inside logo part is usually where most reps fall apart, including the Rome factory. Her logo is spot on. The CCs are crossed with their should and have the proper thickness. The font and spacing are also excellent. he tongue is centered, and the turn-lock mechanism is smooth as butter. Seriously, that turn-lock so close to the auth version. Where this would fail with the authenticator on inspection is likely the feel of the chains and the number on the metal plate. I would never wear an rep to the boutique. However, I will wear this around my high-class friends who own tons of Chanel. In fact, I already sent them tons of pictures, and they all said she was beautiful. I would totally wear this into other fashion house boutiques since this rep is the VIP. I would still not let anyone else handle my bag unless they were my family who does know I’m into reps. Besides, who wants someone else's grubby hands on their precious baby? Just like how I was with my human baby, I do not want strange humans holding my baby. Seller Satisfaction: I originally contacted her for a 187 WOC, but she told me those were all out. I appreciated her honesty since sadly I can not say the same for everyone. I thought her pricing was fair since it included shipping AND the boxes. I had to pay extra for the box and shipping from other sellers before. She was very patient with me despite my changing my mind about the color and style of the bag since I also inquired about a Chanel 19 before my brain decided that I wanted to try another flap. She was very friendly and used emojis, which is totally my style. She was always responsive, and I did not have to wait more than 24 hours between messages hardly at all. Most importantly she was so personable. I felt like I was talking to an SA instead of a seller (really, with my Jimmy Choo SA, he sometimes waits more than 24 hours to respond, too). https://preview.redd.it/0k8j8w1uh71d1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b86daa0c3e0bfb7d61eb0810e8dfaba26753e945 |
2024.05.18 14:51 MarinerV GW-2500 bracelet upgrade
 | The GW-2500 remains one of the professional G-Shocks that is still current and with its functions it can be used on multiple occasions. at the time of release, four versions were offered with bezels in different shades of metal: steel, copper, and “burnished” black. submitted by MarinerV to gshock [link] [comments] Of these last two, one was with a positive display and resin strap and the other with a negative display and steel bracelet. Unfortunately the negative display of this series is not visible in all conditions, I have it in the. ersion with copper bezel and I don't love it much. While looking for a steel bracelet to upgrade my GW with resin strap and positive display, I realized that the originals almost exceed the value of the watch: too much for me. I don't like aftermarket parts, but in this case I risked an aftermarket one. I must say that I was surprised: full metal, very good finishes, but above all the finish, which surprisingly comes very close to that of the bezel, creating a very particular whole. |
2024.05.18 05:20 Vladimonchis How to: True Heir of Timur!
 | Proof (since I didn't save my past screenshots, oops.) submitted by Vladimonchis to eu4 [link] [comments] Ranked as one of the hardest achievements in the game, True Heir of Timur has been one of the most fun achievements to do imo. Conquering India as an Asian power feels often like a slog late game, but early game, given the diversity of alliance networks and the size of every nation's armies, it feels much easier. So, here's a strategy for new-er players to try it out (I played on Normal, so some of this may not work for higher difficulties. However, this is more intended to people who feel a little scared to try it out!) Opening moves: I started as Transoxiana. Good starting leader, pretty good economy, good army, and close enough to India. First things first, try to get support for independence from the Ottomans. I have attempted this run 3 times, and all 3 times, the Ottos were the first and most eager to break me free. That's better than the Mamluks, since you won't get dragged into a defensive war against the #1-#2 power in the world. Regardless, if that doesn't happen to you, you can get support from Mamluks. Just remember- both of them will call you into unfortunate offensive wars in the future, so keep that in mind if you want to preserve the alliance. Get your diplomat to work on improving relations with whichever country you asked to support your independence from, and spy on the Timurids. If Shah Rukh doesn't die before 1450 or starts a war against Ajam, Mazandaran at that point, just restart. Not worth the pain. When Shah Rukh dies, your truce will most likely be up, so I recommend to ally Fars and Khorasan - you can ditch them right away, they're meh as allies. Merc up with the Free Company and delete the horse units- they will take you over the force limit and they waste a lot of money for what they are worth. You will receive a stab penalty, so stab up before you fight the Timurids. Usually they ally Yas or whatever, if it is a small ally like that, then you won't have any problem fighting Sistan, Timurids and Afghanistan. Just keep in mind where they are- DO NOT get caught while sieging down some of their mountain forts. https://preview.redd.it/vbpmcw74h31d1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=38532cf5a08e301548e44ad2d5a912cb97ca114b By around 1450, you should have gotten your independence, as well as grabbed territory and money from the Timurids. They will most likely have conquered some of Ladakh (since Ladakh tends to ally Tsang, the Timmies most likely couldn't full annex them), so take what they got from them Before ending the war though, make sure to recall your diplomat spying on the Timurids and put them to spy on Kashmir or Multan (if not, check how Sirhind or Delhi are doing in your game). Ally Jaunpur ASAP- they are going to help you a lot against Delhi & co. Before you declare on Delhi, move your armies to Central Doab, or even just a single unit, so you can rush Delhi before they can. Usually they go for the fort in Sirhind- that's fine, make sure you grab Lahore and/or Doaba before they can. Given the size of their army, they will be the main fighting force. Always make sure to conserve your own manpower before anything else, since you can get loans- but you cannot get men as easily (given the fact that piety tends to be a little random sometimes.) https://preview.redd.it/e6ehixfvi31d1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=ecdf04bfa785d3e1879117af425bd4ce5b69345d You should be able to form Mughals by this point in time - I took longer since I made a mistake while attacking Multan: the important part about allying Jaunpur is that you can conquer Multan without them intervening, while they are at your side in another war. My mistake was in peacing out Delhi before I could finish the war against Multan, so Jaunpur immediately got dragged into a war against me. Don't do what I did. :P Remember- when forming the Mughals, your economy may tank. Your main trade node won't be Samarkand anymore, and you will be in a pretty bad position to receive trade from Doab. That's fine, that just means you'll have to focus Hindustan, just like your claims tell you to anyways. You can TC the original Transoxiana states, since Uzbek won't be an accepted culture anymore (you'll have to take Yashiklul from Yarkand/Moghulistan and Qaralpak from Uzbek or Nogay). At this moment in time, take a breather, check the alliances and territories in India - you can usually avoid fighting the big Indian powers by allying them or fighting their allies while they are at war. You can usually ally Bahmanis or Bengal at this point- the choice is yours. I'd recommend to start snaking thru the Himalayan minors, since thye will have pretty weak alliances and you won't get much AE from getting them. Though, I'd recommend vassalizing one of them and feeding them their land- just saves you a lot of precious admin mana. And that's how the first 20 years should look like! Mughals formed, and having a foothold in India. https://preview.redd.it/0n87k0tkk31d1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=e774e016d6efd9b2342b4bb08e35033bf5fee7d3 By around the turn of the century, a lot of Indian powers will start consolidating- check out any of the Indian minors that are protected by them. Keep them alive for as long as you need to, as you will be able to juggle truces this way. Other than that, the game will progress pretty differently with every save. https://preview.redd.it/s85sy6m6l31d1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=c1f4bc33ae26f147059fd801f3d350e0151f9b91 General tips:
And that's about it! With India conquered, the options are endless, especially with a stable Mughals. You'll most likely be #1 Great Power by quite a bit, already developed colonialism and swimming in cash and mana. The world is your oyster by this stage: start a WC, go for Sweet Home Qaraqorum or just enjoy playing one of the best tags in the game with an staggering advantage over anyone else. |
2024.05.18 05:14 ELite_Predator28 Sister refuses to let me change her A/C, engine filter, or A/C hose on her beater car to save her some money and my little brother some future trouble
Super annoyed by my ice queen of a sister who drives an '06 Mazda Tribute. Junker car, we've had it in the family for a few years. I drive a 2013 Mazda 3 sedan and I recently became interested in retrofitting it with some aftermarket parts, like replacing the radio with an Android radio, routing a rear-view camera in through the trunk, replacing the interior lights with LEDS, replacing the headlights with LEDs, running an 8-gauge wire to the throttle body from ground to improve response to the pedal on a 10 year old car (I can't believe this actually worked lol), etc. Next on the docket is getting a cold air intake, and some other fun stuff, but that's beside the point. She plans on getting a new car while the Tribute is likely going to my brother who just got his licence. I figured it was time for a little spring cleaning.
I haven't been in that car in a while, and noticed that when I pulled it out of the driveway to make way for my car, firstly, IT REEKS. My sister had some bad allergies and it's likely she doesn't notice because she's all stuffed up. Filter is 100% all filled with garbage like leaves - we park under a giant oak tree that sheds leaves all year round. Was the case for my car. When I press her about this, she just claims that the car is old and just deals with it. She also has no idea when or even if we've ever changed the filter since my mom bought the car like 20 years ago. Secondly, the A/C is coming out of the defrosting vents, which means that there's a hose that's likely all corroded or leaking, causing the pressure to go down. Is old car, very likely. Lastly, it takes like 20 minutes for the A/C to actually kick in. Again, probably the same hose that controls the pressure for the A/C. IDK how she's dealing with this as we approach summer and it's going to be like 95F out here every day.
So, I decided to start small and ordered the parts for the Cabin Air Filter and one for the engine for good measure. Maybe there's just a bunch of crap in the filter that makes the pressure suck (huehue)? The air filter for the A/C literally sits on a tray underneath the hood, held together by two plastic clips. Literally just have to pull it out and replace it, then put it back in. Wait for her to go out for the day, then I open the hood. I'm sure I can see the corroded hose and where the A/C lines are losing pressure. Inform her that I can replace the hose and the cabin filter do that her car (and my brother's future car) doesn't smell like a swamp. Inform her as much, and she effectively tells me to piss off and gets all bitchy about it.
The killer part is that she doesn't even drive the thing outside of work - she drives my parents cars to go out and stuff.
I guess the my main annoyance with her is that she would never try to do something like this for me.
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I haven't been in that car in a while, and noticed that when I pulled it out of the driveway to make way for my car, firstly, IT REEKS. My sister had some bad allergies and it's likely she doesn't notice because she's all stuffed up. Filter is 100% all filled with garbage like leaves - we park under a giant oak tree that sheds leaves all year round. Was the case for my car. When I press her about this, she just claims that the car is old and just deals with it. She also has no idea when or even if we've ever changed the filter since my mom bought the car like 20 years ago. Secondly, the A/C is coming out of the defrosting vents, which means that there's a hose that's likely all corroded or leaking, causing the pressure to go down. Is old car, very likely. Lastly, it takes like 20 minutes for the A/C to actually kick in. Again, probably the same hose that controls the pressure for the A/C. IDK how she's dealing with this as we approach summer and it's going to be like 95F out here every day.
So, I decided to start small and ordered the parts for the Cabin Air Filter and one for the engine for good measure. Maybe there's just a bunch of crap in the filter that makes the pressure suck (huehue)? The air filter for the A/C literally sits on a tray underneath the hood, held together by two plastic clips. Literally just have to pull it out and replace it, then put it back in. Wait for her to go out for the day, then I open the hood. I'm sure I can see the corroded hose and where the A/C lines are losing pressure. Inform her that I can replace the hose and the cabin filter do that her car (and my brother's future car) doesn't smell like a swamp. Inform her as much, and she effectively tells me to piss off and gets all bitchy about it.
The killer part is that she doesn't even drive the thing outside of work - she drives my parents cars to go out and stuff.
I guess the my main annoyance with her is that she would never try to do something like this for me.