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2024.05.07 22:40 Alliseria Silent for too long.
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I have tried to please people my entire life. Moving around I would try to make people like me as soon as possible because I knew I wouldn't have long with them. I wanted relationships that felt deep. I did everything to make them all comfortable, taken care of and happy that I was around. You know my parents. You know one people pleased and one was a narc.. I am the empath, who was stuck in the pattern of giving. If they were not happy I fixated. I fixed it any cost. If I could Fix it I would feel peace again. I would feel loved again, because love wasn't consistantly there. I know my parents love me. I know everyone around me liked me- I was pleasing to have around. 'Such a pleasure to have in class' etc. Then, Interesting, exciting, beautiful, funny, laid back yet go get em! I inspired, I motivated, I was a muse for so many people. I was the catalyst. People changed because of who I was.
It stopped with You.
I no longer bend over to get a smile. I no longer sit through being annoyed the room is full of garbage, because I choose now to not put up with fake people. I can clearly see who is wearing the masks...wanting attention, wanting to be seen or heard. Not actually, truly Loving me. You don't know What love is. Masks...Wanting to clutch me in their palm and squeeze the joy out of me. Misery loves company.
I used to tune to you. You didn't respect me, Writing deep letters back and forth with past interests while hypocritically telling me not to talk to people from my past, who were warning me that you were a fraud. It wouldn't have been true if...it hadn't of been true. Sad... you had no direction so as I followed you, I lost who I was.
When I was younger, my safety came through tuning into what was around me. What did I need to become so I could feel safe and loved? When I was with you, I desperately tried to learn what you wanted from me. I had who I wanted to be versus who You wanted me to be fighting within me. You changed my clothes, you changed my routine, you made certain I left my friends, my business, you Tried to make me leave my family. I knew your potential. Nothing about religion. Nothing about politics or worldly games. To me it was you and it was me and it was us no matter what. You found things about Me you thought You had to be.. and shut me out thinking that being with me meant changing into what you didn't even understand. Even into things I no longer was. I...followed where you lead. I mirrored, trying to please you, But I became used to the shadow game and mirrored your moods, your negative attitudes and pessimism.
Do you...remember at All who I really was before that? Did you forget how hopeful and optimistic I was? Me? The me that you fell in love with eroded as I sat, listening, feeling you...feeling your pain.
I'm neither woman now. I don't people please, and I don't look around to see what I need to be. Noone is my responsibility anymore. How you All feel...is yours. Not mine. My energy is mine. My dreams, you can't kill. My faith you can't bury. My hope you can't stifle. I. Am. Who. I. Am. Whether you like me, love me, ghost me, need me, hate me, leave me. I don't base my happiness on any of it anymore. You controlled, projecting a false self to the world. Ego-hard to connect though you tried hard to.
I was giving, to get validation. You hated how I was selfless. I wasn't. I was terrified of abandonment. Irony. We were both manipulative. We were both victimizing ourselves. We were both unhappy. Both needed inner-healing.
But I did love you. I loved you...knowing your fears, knowing you wore the mask before you ever said it. Knowing you had self-hate. Knowing you closed people out prematurely. And...knowing you would shut me out. And...you did.
I get it. I understood...but I tried so hard to get you to see things could be different. 'Too little too late' is said by cowards, lazy people and those who Never really loved you to begin with.
You got mad when I hurt you. I never once thought of being with anyone else until I felt so horrible by the things you said and how you openly treated me. You had already wanted to leave me, were already done putting Into us. A full year you were with me out of pity when he died. That detachment, to me, hurt so badly. It was Already abandonment. I tried to stay, not letting go even though you had already shown it was over. Yes...I was stuck thinking of what others beyond you felt about me throughout our relationship. I did not know how to let go. I wasn't Loving them though. You swore in your mind that I still did. But. The day you tried to finally break up...you had me aside and I knew what you wanted but you stayed..."stayed" anyway. Maybe you thought a miracle could 'fix' us. I wished the same too. But...I felt you already wanting away. I tried to please you any way I could. Sometimes I believed intimacy meant something to you...I believed it until the day you said our sex was boring. That...that...out of everything...because...you meant everything...to me...and to have you say that broke Everything apart. Every whisper that you loved me...while holding me... Every laugh we shared in those cuddle talks...dreams spoken of...worries mentioned and relieved...vulnerabilities destroyed and safety given, just to become...boring. What a simple word with such power. My body was boring, no longer cherished. My promises turned to lava...your promises turned to ashes...
When you began to go numb, smoking to forget, drinking to go more numb...not wanting the heaviness of letting me down or hurting me...all the stuff with your dad, all the accomplishments you wanted without me...I knew. I knew we were already over. I did not respect who I then saw you as. I told you as such. How could you love me if I didn't respect you? How could I respect you if you had stopped loving me?
When I was left to myself I still was a people pleaser. I still felt the need to have someone validate me. Months on end I wouldn't hear from you. Months. Not weeks or days anymore...months... I begged for your time. I left messages to you, unanswered. Painfully trudging through the piercing thorns of what we once were, I held out my hand trying to get back to you.
Bleeding...alone...hurting...empty...scared...dying...inside... I then based my actions and what I wanted not on your wants or needs.
It's 'funny'...(not haha)...how...people can be so Exhausted from each other...from not knowing how To fix 'it'...that they become Just a title...but maintain the possesive attachment of a relationship.
You abandoned me in every way possible. Then. You had the Nerve and Audacity to say that anything I did was cheating after that.
You wanted an apology. Now you read why you never got one. Yes...perhaps it doesn't matter to you anymore. You repeated it didn't even matter before I acted. It's why I felt numb in My decisions.
If it didn't matter to you...why were you the way you were? Why...did you blame me, after pushing me away? Why were you still acting as if I were yours when you had thrown me away as the boring...the...the nothing.
You got so angry that I could 'hurt' you.
You had already left. Already literally told me that I did not matter in your gameplans for life...told me I couldn't understand you while I was Right there seeing what you went through, feeling it with you because of who I was.
I couldn't help you as who I was. You couldn't be my leader as who you were.
Everything else with us fit. We were immature, 'uncooked', unready people.
I liked how you held me. I liked watching your music. I loved that you had before been so tender with me. Before all the name-calling and screaming at me. I matched everything you did. It's all I knew how to do. We were explosive for that reason. I knew things you didn't yet, and you gave me fresh perspective. You planted seeds in me that I expected you to see blossoms from...but I didn't ever expect you giving up on us. When I knew you had...I gave up too.
Yes. I wish we were able to have mended.
No...i'll never let you know that, or show it. You said goodbye, so I'm moving on.
A
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I have tried to please people my entire life. Moving around I would try to make people like me as soon as possible because I knew I wouldn't have long with them. I wanted relationships that felt deep. I did everything to make them all comfortable, taken care of and happy that I was around. You know my parents. You know one people pleased and one was a narc.. I am the empath, who was stuck in the pattern of giving. If they were not happy I fixated. I fixed it any cost. If I could Fix it I would feel peace again. I would feel loved again, because love wasn't consistantly there. I know my parents love me. I know everyone around me liked me- I was pleasing to have around. 'Such a pleasure to have in class' etc. Then, Interesting, exciting, beautiful, funny, laid back yet go get em! I inspired, I motivated, I was a muse for so many people. I was the catalyst. People changed because of who I was.
It stopped with You.
I no longer bend over to get a smile. I no longer sit through being annoyed the room is full of garbage, because I choose now to not put up with fake people. I can clearly see who is wearing the masks...wanting attention, wanting to be seen or heard. Not actually, truly Loving me. You don't know What love is. Masks...Wanting to clutch me in their palm and squeeze the joy out of me. Misery loves company.
I used to tune to you. You didn't respect me, Writing deep letters back and forth with past interests while hypocritically telling me not to talk to people from my past, who were warning me that you were a fraud. It wouldn't have been true if...it hadn't of been true. Sad... you had no direction so as I followed you, I lost who I was.
When I was younger, my safety came through tuning into what was around me. What did I need to become so I could feel safe and loved? When I was with you, I desperately tried to learn what you wanted from me. I had who I wanted to be versus who You wanted me to be fighting within me. You changed my clothes, you changed my routine, you made certain I left my friends, my business, you Tried to make me leave my family. I knew your potential. Nothing about religion. Nothing about politics or worldly games. To me it was you and it was me and it was us no matter what. You found things about Me you thought You had to be.. and shut me out thinking that being with me meant changing into what you didn't even understand. Even into things I no longer was. I...followed where you lead. I mirrored, trying to please you, But I became used to the shadow game and mirrored your moods, your negative attitudes and pessimism.
Do you...remember at All who I really was before that? Did you forget how hopeful and optimistic I was? Me? The me that you fell in love with eroded as I sat, listening, feeling you...feeling your pain.
I'm neither woman now. I don't people please, and I don't look around to see what I need to be. Noone is my responsibility anymore. How you All feel...is yours. Not mine. My energy is mine. My dreams, you can't kill. My faith you can't bury. My hope you can't stifle. I. Am. Who. I. Am. Whether you like me, love me, ghost me, need me, hate me, leave me. I don't base my happiness on any of it anymore. You controlled, projecting a false self to the world. Ego-hard to connect though you tried hard to.
I was giving, to get validation. You hated how I was selfless. I wasn't. I was terrified of abandonment. Irony. We were both manipulative. We were both victimizing ourselves. We were both unhappy. Both needed inner-healing.
But I did love you. I loved you...knowing your fears, knowing you wore the mask before you ever said it. Knowing you had self-hate. Knowing you closed people out prematurely. And...knowing you would shut me out. And...you did.
I get it. I understood...but I tried so hard to get you to see things could be different. 'Too little too late' is said by cowards, lazy people and those who Never really loved you to begin with.
You got mad when I hurt you. I never once thought of being with anyone else until I felt so horrible by the things you said and how you openly treated me. You had already wanted to leave me, were already done putting Into us. A full year you were with me out of pity when he died. That detachment, to me, hurt so badly. It was Already abandonment. I tried to stay, not letting go even though you had already shown it was over. Yes...I was stuck thinking of what others beyond you felt about me throughout our relationship. I did not know how to let go. I wasn't Loving them though. You swore in your mind that I still did. But. The day you tried to finally break up...you had me aside and I knew what you wanted but you stayed..."stayed" anyway. Maybe you thought a miracle could 'fix' us. I wished the same too. But...I felt you already wanting away. I tried to please you any way I could. Sometimes I believed intimacy meant something to you...I believed it until the day you said our sex was boring. That...that...out of everything...because...you meant everything...to me...and to have you say that broke Everything apart. Every whisper that you loved me...while holding me... Every laugh we shared in those cuddle talks...dreams spoken of...worries mentioned and relieved...vulnerabilities destroyed and safety given, just to become...boring. What a simple word with such power. My body was boring, no longer cherished. My promises turned to lava...your promises turned to ashes...
When you began to go numb, smoking to forget, drinking to go more numb...not wanting the heaviness of letting me down or hurting me...all the stuff with your dad, all the accomplishments you wanted without me...I knew. I knew we were already over. I did not respect who I then saw you as. I told you as such. How could you love me if I didn't respect you? How could I respect you if you had stopped loving me?
When I was left to myself I still was a people pleaser. I still felt the need to have someone validate me. Months on end I wouldn't hear from you. Months. Not weeks or days anymore...months... I begged for your time. I left messages to you, unanswered. Painfully trudging through the piercing thorns of what we once were, I held out my hand trying to get back to you.
Bleeding...alone...hurting...empty...scared...dying...inside... I then based my actions and what I wanted not on your wants or needs.
It's 'funny'...(not haha)...how...people can be so Exhausted from each other...from not knowing how To fix 'it'...that they become Just a title...but maintain the possesive attachment of a relationship.
You abandoned me in every way possible. Then. You had the Nerve and Audacity to say that anything I did was cheating after that.
You wanted an apology. Now you read why you never got one. Yes...perhaps it doesn't matter to you anymore. You repeated it didn't even matter before I acted. It's why I felt numb in My decisions.
If it didn't matter to you...why were you the way you were? Why...did you blame me, after pushing me away? Why were you still acting as if I were yours when you had thrown me away as the boring...the...the nothing.
You got so angry that I could 'hurt' you.
You had already left. Already literally told me that I did not matter in your gameplans for life...told me I couldn't understand you while I was Right there seeing what you went through, feeling it with you because of who I was.
I couldn't help you as who I was. You couldn't be my leader as who you were.
Everything else with us fit. We were immature, 'uncooked', unready people.
I liked how you held me. I liked watching your music. I loved that you had before been so tender with me. Before all the name-calling and screaming at me. I matched everything you did. It's all I knew how to do. We were explosive for that reason. I knew things you didn't yet, and you gave me fresh perspective. You planted seeds in me that I expected you to see blossoms from...but I didn't ever expect you giving up on us. When I knew you had...I gave up too.
Yes. I wish we were able to have mended.
No...i'll never let you know that, or show it. You said goodbye, so I'm moving on.
A
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I am a researcher at NYU's Culture, Emotion, and Health Lab. We are inviting cancer patients and their family caregivers as dyads to participate in a paid online research study. This study can help us develop more support resources for the cancer community. This study has been approved by NYU's Institutional Review Board. If you have any questions, please feel free to message me.
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2024.05.07 22:37 Constant_List_6407 Roth IRA is not for me, or is it?
I want someone in good faith to provide an argument for why it is. I want to know if anyone can bring in any ideas I haven't considered.
Current situation:
My income currently lets me put money into a Roth. However, the primary reason I have chosen not to open one (and instead just have a regular brokerage account I invest in outside of my 401k), is because I do not plan on retiring in the US.
Future plans:
The majority of the list of countries I plan to retire in don't recognize the tax-free status of the Roth IRA (to the best of my knowledge). Thus, to the best understanding that I can gather, I would be paying tax on the Roth IRA in the country I choose to take residence in (negating the tax advantages in retirement).
The only reasons I can think of getting a Roth now in my case are:
So...
My question is: am I missing anything that I should be considering with just using a brokerage account instead of getting a Roth IRA?
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Current situation:
My income currently lets me put money into a Roth. However, the primary reason I have chosen not to open one (and instead just have a regular brokerage account I invest in outside of my 401k), is because I do not plan on retiring in the US.
Future plans:
The majority of the list of countries I plan to retire in don't recognize the tax-free status of the Roth IRA (to the best of my knowledge). Thus, to the best understanding that I can gather, I would be paying tax on the Roth IRA in the country I choose to take residence in (negating the tax advantages in retirement).
The only reasons I can think of getting a Roth now in my case are:
- I may end up deciding to retire in the US after all (unlikely)
- I wouldn't pay tax on dividends accruing in the account now
So...
My question is: am I missing anything that I should be considering with just using a brokerage account instead of getting a Roth IRA?
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- 10 Second Ninja X
- 11-11 Memories Retold
- 112 Operator
- 12 is Better Than 6
- 198X
- 1993 Space Machine
- 60 Parsecs
- 7 Billion Humans
- 8 DOORS
- 8-bit Adventure Anthology: Volume I
- 9 Years of Shadows
- 911 Operator
- A Game of Thrones: The Board Game
- A Hat in Time
- A Hole New World
- A JUGGLER'S TALE
- A Long Way Down
- A PLAGUE TALE: INNOCENCE
- A Robot Named Fight!
- A Tale for Anna
- A.I.M.2 Clan Wars
- Ace Combat Assault Horizon Enhanced Edition
- Adore
- Aeterna Noctis
- AETHERIS
- Agatha Christie Hercule Poirot The First Cases
- AIdol
- Airborne Kingdom
- Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
- Alder's Blood: Definitive Edition
- Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo
- Alien Breed Trilogy
- Aliens vs. Predator™ Collection
- All-Star Fruit Racing
- Almost There: The Platformer
- American Fugitive
- American Truck Simulator
- Amerzone: The Explorer’s Legacy
- AMID EVIL
- Amnesia rebirth
- Amnesia: The Dark Descent + Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
- Anomalous
- Another World – 20th Anniversary Edition
- Antigraviator
- Anuchard
- APICO
- APICO
- Aragami
- Aragami 2
- Arboria
- Arcade Paradise
- Arcade Paradise - Arcade Paradise EP
- Arcade Spirits
- Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace
- Armada 2526 Gold Edition
- Army Men RTS
- army of ruin
- Arto
- Ary and the Secret of Seasons
- As Far as the Eye
- Ascension to the Throne
- Assemble With Care
- Assetto Corsa Competizione
- Assetto Corsa Ultimate Edition
- Astebreed Definitive Edition
- Astronarch
- Attack of the Earthlings
- Automachef
- Automobilista
- Automobilista 2
- AUTONAUTS
- AUTONAUTS VS PIRATEBOTS
- Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™ - Ubisoft Connect
- AVICII Invector: Encore Edition
- Awesomenauts All Nauts pack
- Baba is you
- Back 4 Blood
- Back 4 blood (EU)
- Backbone
- Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition
- Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
- Banners of Ruin
- Bartlow's Dread Machine
- BASEMENT
- Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials
- Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition
- Batman: Arkham Origins
- Battle Royale Tycoon
- Battlecruisers
- Battlestar Galactica Deadlock
- BATTLESTAR GALACTICA DEADLOCK SEASON ONE
- Battlestar Galactica Deadlock: Complete
- BATTLETECH MERCENARY COLLECTION
- BATTLETECH Shadow Hawk Pack
- BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION
- BEFORE WE LEAVE
- Beholder 2
- Ben 10
- Ben 10: Power Trip
- Bendy and the Ink Machine™
- Between the Stars
- Beyond a Steel Sky
- Beyond The Edge Of Owlsgard
- Beyond the Long Night
- BEYOND THE WIRE
- Beyond: Two Souls
- BIOMUTANT
- Bionic Commando
- Bionic Commando Rearmed
- BioShock: The Collection
- BLACK BOOK
- Black Moon Chronicles
- Black Paradox
- BLACK SKYLANDS
- BLACKHOLE: Complete Edition
- Blacksad: Under the Skin
- Blade of Darkness
- Blasphemous
- Blazing Chrome
- Blightbound
- Blood And Zombies
- Blood Rage: Digital Edition
- Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
- Bomber Crew
- Boneless Zombie
- Boomerang Fu
- Borderlands 3
- Borderlands 3 Super Deluxe
- Borderlands 3 Super Deluxe Edition
- Borderlands: The Handsome Collection
- Bot Vice
- Bounty of One
- Brawlout
- Breakout: Recharged
- Breathedge
- bridge constructor
- Bridge constructor medieval
- bridge constructor stunts
- Broken Lines
- Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
- Brutal Legend
- Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling
- BUILDER SIMULATOR
- calico
- Call of Duty® Modern Warfare 3™ (2011)
- Call of Juarez: Gunslinger
- Car Mechanic 2018
- Car Mechanic Simulator 2015
- Car Mechanic Simulator 2018
- Castle Morihisa
- Castle on the Coast
- castle storm
- CastleStorm
- Cat Cafe Manager
- Caveblazers
- Celeste
- Centipede: Recharged
- CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience
- Charlie's Adventure
- Chenso Club
- Chernobylite: Enhanced Edition
- Chess Ultra
- Chicago 1930 : The Prohibition
- Chivalry 2
- Chop Goblins
- Chorus
- Cities Skylines + After Dark
- Cities: Skylines
- City of Beats
- CivCity: Rome
- Click and Slay
- Cloud Gardens
- Cloudpunk
- Code Vein
- Coffee Talk
- Comedy Night
- Command & Conquer Remastered (Origin)
- Complete Dread X Collection
- Conarium
- Construction Simulator (2015) Deluxe Edition
- Constructor Plus
- Control
- Cook serve delicious
- cornucopia
- Corridor Z
- Cosmic Osmo and the Worlds Beyond the Mackerel
- Cosmonautica
- Crash Drive 2
- Crash Drive 3
- Creaks
- Creepy Tale
- Crookz the big heist
- CROSSBOW: Bloodnight
- CRUSADER KINGS III
- Crush Your Enemies
- Cube Runner
- Cultist Simulator: Anthology Edition
- Curse: The Eye of Isis
- Cyber Ops
- Cybercube
- Danger Scavenger
- Dark Deity
- DARK PICTURES ANTHOLOGY: HOUSE OF ASHES
- Darksiders Warmastered
- Darkwood
- DARQ: Complete Edition
- Day of the Tentacle Remastered
- days of war definitive edition
- Dead by Daylight
- Dead Estate
- Dead Rising 2
- Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
- Death Stranding Directors Cut
- DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT
- Deceased
- DECEIVE INC.
- Degrees of Separation
- Delicious! Pretty Girls Mahjong Solitaire
- Deliver Us The Moon
- Demetrios - Deluxe Edition
- Depraved
- DESCENDERS
- DESOLATE
- Destiny 2: Beyond Light
- DESTROYER: THE U-BOAT HUNTER
- Detention
- Devil May Cry HD Collection
- Devilated
- Dicey Dungeons
- Dirt 5
- dirt rally
- Dirt Rally 2.0
- Disaster Band
- Disciples III: Reincarnation
- Discolored
- DISTRAINT 2
- Distrust
- DmC: Devil May Cry
- Do Not Feed the Monkeys
- Don't Be Afraid
- DOOM 64
- Doomed Lands
- Door Kickers: Action Squad
- Doorways: Prelude
- Downfall
- Dragons Dogma Dark Arisen
- Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
- Draugen
- Draw Slasher
- Drawful 2
- Dread Templar
- Dreams in the Witch House
- Dreamscaper
- DreamWorks Dragons: Dawn of New Riders
- DRIFT21
- Driftland: The Magic Revival
- drive!drive!drive!
- Drone Swarm
- Due Process
- Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project
- Duke of Alpha Centauri
- Dungeon Rushers
- Dungeons 2
- Dungeons 3
- DUSK
- Dusk Diver
- Dust to the End
- DV: Rings of Saturn
- Dynopunk
- Earth Defense Force 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair
- Eastern Exorcist
- Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising
- El Matador
- Elderand
- ELDEST SOULS
- Electrician Simulator
- Elemental Survivors
- Elex
- Elex II
- Elite Dangerous
- Embr
- Empire: Total War - Definitive Edition
- Empyrion - Galactic Survival
- ENCASED: A SCI-FI POST-APOCALYPTIC RPG
- Endless Space 2
- Endless Space 2 - Digital Deluxe Edition
- Endless Space® 2 - Digital Deluxe Edition
- Endzone - A World Apart
- EPIC CHEF
- Epistory - Typing Chronicles
- Escape the backrooms
- Eternal Threads
- Europa Universalis IV
- European Ship Simulator
- Evil Genius 2: World Domination
- Exorder
- EXPEDITIONS: ROME
- Expeditions: Viking
- Explosionade
- F1 2018
- F1 2019 Anniversary Edition
- F1 2020
- F1 RACE STARS Complete Edition Include DLC
- Fable Anniversary
- Factory Town
- Fallback uprising
- Fallback: Uprising
- FALLOUT 1
- Family Mysteries 3: Criminal Mindset
- FANTASY BLACKSMITH
- FARMER'S DYNASTY
- Farming Simulator 17
- Farming Simulator 19
- Fictorum
- Field of Glory II
- Fights in Tight Spaces
- Filthy Animals Heist Simulator
- Firefighting Simulator - The Squad
- Fishing Adventure
- Flashback
- FLATLAND Vol.2
- FlatOut
- FLING TO THE FINISH
- Floppy Knights
- Fluffy Horde
- FOBIA - ST. DINFNA HOTEL
- For the King
- Forgive me Father
- Forts
- Fred3ric
- Fresh Start Cleaning Simulator
- Friends vs Friends
- Frogun
- From Space
- Frostpunk: Game of the Year Edition
- Frozenheim
- Fun with Ragdolls: The Game
- Funtasia
- Gamedec
- Gamedec - Definitive Edition
- Gang Beasts
- GARAGE bad trip
- Garden Story
- Garfield Kart
- GAS STATION SIMULATOR
- Gelly Break Deluxe
- Genesis Alpha One Deluxe Edition
- Gevaudan
- Ghostrunner
- Giana Sisters 2D
- GIGA WRECKER
- Gigantosaurus: Dino Kart
- Glitch Busters: Stuck On You
- Gloria Victis
- Go Home Dinosaurs
- GOAT OF DUTY
- GOD EATER 3
- Godlike Burger
- Godstrike
- Going Under
- Golf Gang
- Golf It!
- Gone Home + Original Soundtrack
- Good Knight
- Gotham Knights
- GREAK: MEMORIES OF AZUR
- GREEDFALL
- Gremlins, inc
- grey goo
- GRID - 2019
- grid ultimate
- GRIP: Combat Racing
- Gungrave G.O.R.E
- Guppy
- Guts and glory
- GYLT
- Hacknet
- Haegemonia: Legions of Iron
- Hamilton's Great Adventure
- Hammerwatch
- Hands of Necromancy
- Havsala: Into the Soul Palace
- Headsnatchers
- Heartwood Heroes
- Heat Signature
- Helheim Hassle
- Hell Let Loose
- Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
- Hellbound
- Hellstuck: Rage With Your Friends
- Hero of the Kingdom III
- Hero of the Kingdom: The Lost Tales 2
- Heroes of Hammerwatch
- Heros hour
- Hexologic
- Hidden & Dangerous 2: Courage Under Fire
- Hidden & Dangerous: Action Pack
- Hidden Deep
- High On Life
- Hitman (2016) Game of the Year Edition
- HITMAN 2 - Gold Edition
- Hoa
- Hob
- Hollow Knight
- Holy Potatoes! A Spy Story?!
- Home Sweet Home
- Home Sweet Home EP2
- Homestead Arcana
- Hood: Outlaws & Legends
- Hoplegs
- Hot Tin Roof: The Cat That Wore A Fedora
- HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED ™
- Hotshot Racing
- House Flipper
- How to Survive 2
- Hue
- Human: Fall Flat
- HUMANKIND DEFINITIVE EDITION
- Hungry Flame
- Hyper Knights
- I am Bread
- I Am Fish
- I am not a Monster: First Contact
- I Hate Running Backwards
- ibb & obb Double Pack
- ICBM
- Ice Age Scrat's Nutty Adventure
- Ice Lakes
- Impostor Factory
- IN SOUND MIND
- Indivisible
- INDUSTRIA
- Infectonator 3: Apocalypse
- Infinite Beyond The Mind
- Injustice 2 Legendary Edition
- Insane 2
- INSOMNIA: The Ark
- Internet Cafe Simulator
- Internet Cafe Simulator 2
- Interstellar Space: Genesis
- Iron Fisticle
- Iron Harvest
- Ittle Dew
- Ittle Dew 2+
- Jack Move
- Jackbox party pack 2
- Jackbox party pack 5
- JANITOR BLEEDS
- Joint Task Force
- Jotun: Valhalla Edition
- Journey For Elysium
- Journey to the Savage Planet
- JUMANJI: The Video Game
- JumpJet Rex
- Juno: New Origins
- Jupiter Hell
- Jurassic Park: The Game
- Jurassic World Evolution
- Jurassic World Evolution 2
- JUST CAUSE 4: COMPLETE EDITION
- Just Die Already
- Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Simulator
- Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
- Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth
- Kentucky Route Zero - Season Pass Edition
- Kerbal Space Program
- Killing Floor 2 Digital Deluxe Edition
- Killing Room
- Kingdom Two Crowns
- Kingdom: New Lands
- King's Bounty: Crossworlds
- Knights of Pen & Paper 2
- Knock-knock
- Koi-Koi Japan [Hanafuda playing cards] *Koi-Koi Japan : UKIYOE tours Vol.1 DLC *Koi-Koi Japan : UKIYOE tours Vol.2 DLC *Koi-Koi Japan : UKIYOE tours Vol.3 DLC
- Konung 2
- KungFu Kickball
- Labyrinthine
- Lair of the Clockwork God
- Laserlife
- LAST OASIS
- Lawn Mowing Simulator
- Layers of Fear: Masterpiece Edition
- Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West
- Learn Japanese To Survive! Hiragana Battle
- Learn Japanese To Survive! Katakana War
- Learn Japanese to Survive! Trilogy
- Learning Factory
- Legend of Keepers
- LEGION TD 2 - MULTIPLAYER TOWER DEFENSE
- LEGION TD 2 - MULTIPLAYER TOWER DEFENSE.
- Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Don't Dry
- Leisure Suit Larry 1-7
- Lemnis Gate
- Lemon Cake
- lethal league blaze
- Let's School
- Levelhead
- Liberated (GOG)
- Life is Strange Complete Season (Episodes 1-5)
- Light Fairytale Episode 1
- Light Fairytale Episode 2
- LIGHTMATTER
- Little dragons cafe
- Little Hope
- Little Inner Monsters - Card Game
- Little Nightmares
- Little Nightmares Complete Edition
- Livelock
- Loop Hero
- Loot River
- Looterkings
- Lornsword Winter Chronicle
- Lost Castle
- Lost Planet 3 Complete Pack
- LOTR: Adventure Card Game - Definitive Edition
- Love Letter
- Lovecraft's Untold Stories
- Lovely planet arcade
- Lucius2
- Lucius3
- Ludus
- Lumberhill
- LunarLux
- Lust for Darkness
- Lust from Beyond: M Edition
- Mad Experiments: Escape Room
- Mad Max
- Mafia Definitive Edition
- Mafia: Definitive Edition
- Magenta Horizon
- Mahjong Pretty Girls Battle
- Mahjong Pretty Girls Battle : School Girls Edition
- Mail Time
- Maize
- Maneater
- Marooners
- MARSUPILAMI - HOOBADVENTURE
- Marvel's Avengers - The Definitive Edition
- Mato Anomalies
- Max Payne 3
- Mechs & Mercs: Black Talons
- Medieval II: Total War - Definitive Edition
- Medieval: Total War Collection
- MEEPLE STATION
- Men of War
- MERCHANT OF THE SKIES
- METAL HELLSINGER
- Metal Hellsinger
- Metro Exodus
- Metro last light
- Metro: Last Light Redux
- Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor GOTY
- Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor GOTY
- Middle-Earth: Shadow of War Definitive Edition
- MIDNIGHT PROTOCOL
- Mighty Switch Force! Collection
- MIND SCANNERS
- Ministry of Broadcast
- Minute of Islands
- Miscreated
- Mists of Noyah
- MKXL
- Mob Rule Classic
- Monaco
- Monster Slayers - Complete Edition
- Monster Train
- MONSTER TRAIN (FIRST CLASS - COLLECTORS EDITION)
- Monstrum
- Monstrum 2
- Moon Hunters
- Moons of Madness
- MORDHAU
- Mordheim: City of the Damned
- Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate Edition
- MORTAL KOMBAT XL
- Mortal Shell
- Motorcycle Mechanic Simulator 2021
- Mr. Run and Jump
- Murder Mystery Machine
- My Big Sister
- My Friend Peppa Pig
- My Lovely Wife
- My Summer Adventure: Memories of Another Life
- My Time At Portia
- N++ (NPLUSPLUS)
- Napoleon: Total War - Definitive Edition
- Narcos: Rise of the Cartels
- NARUTO TO BORUTO: SHINOBI STRIKER
- NECROMUNDA: HIRED GUN
- Necronator: Dead Wrong
- NecroVisioN: Lost Company
- NecroWorm
- Neighbours back From Hell
- Nelly Cootalot: Spoonbeaks Ahoy! HD
- Neon Space
- Neon Space 2
- Neon Sundown
- Nephise: Ascension
- Neurodeck : Psychological Deckbuilder
- Never Alone Arctic Collection (w/ Foxtales DLC and FREE Soundtrack)
- Neverinth
- Neverout
- Neverwinter Nights: Complete Adventures
- Newt One
- Nexomon: Extinction
- Nigate Tale
- Nine Parchments
- Nine Witches: Family Disruption
- No Straight Roads: Encore Edition
- No Time to Relax
- Nomad Survival
- Nongunz: Doppelganger Edition
- Noosphere
- Northgard
- Northmark: Hour of the Wolf
- Nostradamus: The Last Prophecy
- not the robots
- Nurse Love Addiction
- Nurse Love Syndrome
- Nusakana
- Obduction
- Obey Me
- Observer: System Redux
- Occultus - Mediterranean Cabal
- Odallus: The Dark Call
- Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty
- OlliOlli World
- One Finger Death Punch 2
- One Hand Clapping
- One More Island
- One Step From Eden
- One Step From Eden (Region locked)
- Orbital Racer
- OTXO
- Out of Reach: Treasure Royale
- Out of Space
- OUTBUDDIES DX
- Overclocked: A History of Violence
- Overlord: Ultimate Evil Collection
- Overpass
- Overruled
- OZYMANDIAS: BRONZE AGE EMPIRE SIM
- Pac-Man Museum +
- Pan'Orama
- Panty Party
- Panzer Corps 2
- Papo & Yo
- PARADISE LOST
- Parkan 2
- PARTISANS 1941
- Passpartout 2: The Lost Artist
- Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous
- Patron
- Paw Patrol: On A Roll!
- Paws of Coal
- Payday 2
- PAYDAY 2
- Peaky Blinders: Mastermind
- PER ASPERA
- Perfect
- PGA 2K21
- PGA Tour 2K21
- Pharaonic
- Pixplode
- Pizza Connection 3
- Plague tale
- Planescape: Torment Enhanced Edition
- Planet Alcatraz
- PLANET ZOO
- PlateUp!
- Pogostuck: Rage With Your Friends
- Poker Pretty Girls Battle: Texas Hold'em
- Police Stories
- Poly Island
- Post Void
- Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid
- Prank Call
- Prehistoric Kingdom
- Pretty Girls Mahjong Solitaire
- Pretty Girls Panic!
- Prey
- Primal Carnage: Extinction
- Princess Kaguya: Legend of the Moon Warrior
- Pro Cycling Manager 2020
- Prodeus
- Project CARS - GOTY Edition
- Project Warlock
- Project Wingman (EU)
- PROJECT WINTER
- Propnight
- PULSAR: The Lost Colony
- qomp
- Quadrilateral Cowboy
- Quake II
- Quantum Break
- Quern - Undying Thoughts
- Radio Commander
- RAGE
- Rage in Peace
- RAILROAD CORPORATION
- Railroad Tycoon 3
- Railroad Tycoon II Platinum
- Railway Empire
- Rain World
- Rayon Riddles - Rise of the Goblin King
- Re: Legend
- REBEL COPS
- Rebel Galaxy
- Rebel Galaxy Outlaw
- Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered
- Red Riding Hood - Star Crossed Lovers
- Red Ronin
- RED SOLSTICE 2: SURVIVORS
- Redout Complete Bundle
- Redout: Enhanced Edition
- Redout: Enhanced Edition + DLC pack
- Regular Human Basketball
- REKT! High Octane Stunts
- Relicta
- REMNANT: FROM THE ASHES - COMPLETE EDITION
- Republique
- Rescue Party: Live!
- Resident Evil 0 HD REMASTER
- Resident Evil 4
- Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition
- Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
- Resident Evil Revelations
- Resort Boss: Golf
- RETROWAVE
- rFactor 2
- RiME
- Ring of Pain
- Rise of Industry + 2130 DLC
- Rise of the Slime
- Rising Storm 2: Vietnam + 2 DLCs
- Riven: The Sequel to MYST
- River City Girls
- River City Ransom: Underground
- Roarr! Jurassic Edition
- Roboquest
- Robot Squad Simulator 2017
- Rogue : Genesia
- ROGUE HEROES: RUINS OF TASOS
- ROGUE LORDS
- Rogue Stormers
- rollercoaster tycoon 2
- Rollerdrome (EU)
- ROTASTIC
- Roundguard
- ROUNDS
- RUNNING WITH RIFLES
- Rustler
- Ryse: Son of Rome
- S.W.I.N.E. HD Remaster
- Sailing Era
- Saint Row
- SAMUDRA
- Sands of Aura
- Sands of Salzaar
- Saturday Morning RPG
- Save Room - Organization Puzzle
- Scarlet Tower
- Scorn
- SCP: 5K
- SCUM
- SEARCH PARTY: Director's Cut
- Second Extinction
- Secret Government
- Serious Sam 3 Bonus Content DLC, Serious Sam 3: Jewel of the Nile, and Serious Sam 3: BFE
- SEUM speedrunners from hell
- SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell
- Severed Steel
- Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice
- Shadowgate
- SHADOWS: AWAKENING
- Shape of the World
- She Sees Red - Interactive Movie
- Shenmue I & II
- SHENZHEN I/O
- Shift Happens
- Shing!
- Shoppe Keep 2 - Business and Agriculture RPG Simulation
- Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
- Sid Meier's Civilization VI
- Sid Meier's Railroads!
- Sifu Deluxe Edition Upgrade Bundle (EPIC)
- Silver Chains
- SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition
- Sinking Island
- SINNER: Sacrifice for Redemption
- Skautfold Chapters 1-4
- Skullgirls 2nd Encore
- Slain: Back from Hell
- Slap City
- Slash It
- Slash It 2
- Slash It Ultimate
- Slay the Spire
- Slaycation Paradise
- Small World
- Smart Factory Tycoon
- Smile For Me
- Smoke and Sacrifice
- Smoke and Sacrifice
- Smushi Come Home
- Snail bob 2 tiny troubles
- Sniper Elite 3
- Sniper Elite 3 + Season Pass DLC
- Sniper Elite 4 Deluxe Edition
- Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 - Season Pass Edition
- Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts
- Snooker 19
- SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION
- Songs of Conquest
- Sonic Adventure 2
- Sonic Adventure DX
- Sonic and SEGA All Stars Racing
- Sonic Generations Collection
- Soulblight
- Souldiers
- SOULSTICE
- Soundfall
- Source of Madness
- Sparklite
- Spartan Fist
- Spec Ops
- Speed Limit
- Spelunx and the Caves of Mr. Seudo
- Spidersaurs
- Spin Rush
- Spirit Hunter: Death Mark
- Spirit of the Island
- Spirit of the North
- Spring Bonus
- Stairs
- STAR WARS - Knights of the Old Republic
- STAR WARS - The Force Unleashed Ultimate Sith Edition
- STAR WARS Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast
- Star Wolves
- Starsand
- STASIS: Bone Totem
- State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
- Steel Rats™
- Stick Fight: The Game
- Still Life
- Still Life 2
- Stirring Abyss
- STONE
- Strange Brigade
- Strange Brigade Deluxe Edition
- STRANGER
- Strategic Command: World War I
- Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg
- Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom
- Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism
- Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty
- Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection
- Streamer Life Simulator
- Street Fighter V
- Street of fury ex
- Strider
- Strikey Sisters
- Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones
- Styx: Master of Shadows
- Styx: Shards of Darkness
- SuchArt
- Sudden Strike Gold
- Suite 776
- Sumoman
- Sunblaze
- SUNLESS BUNDLE
- Sunset Overdrive
- Super Buff HD
- Super Mag Bot
- SUPER MAGBOT
- Superbugs: Awaken
- Superhot
- Surgeon Simulator 2
- Survive the Nights
- Surviving Mars
- Surviving The Aftermath
- Swag and Sorcery
- Sword Legacy Omen
- Sword of the Necromancer
- Swords and Soldiers 2 Shawarmageddon
- Syberia 3
- Symphonic Rain
- Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga
- Synthwave Dream '85
- Tacoma
- Take Off - The Flight Simulator
- Tales
- Tales from the Borderlands
- Tales of Vesperia™: Definitive Edition
- Talk to Strangers
- Tallowmere
- Tangledeep
- Tank Mechanic Simulator
- Tannenberg
- Team Sonic Racing
- TEKKEN 7
- TEMTEM
- Terminus: Zombie Survivors
- Terror of Hemasaurus
- Textorcist
- Tharsis
- The Adventure Pals
- The Amazing American Circus
- The Anacrusis
- The Ascent
- The Battle of Polytopia
- The Battle of Polytopia *DLC1. Cymanti Tribe *DLC2. ∑∫ỹriȱŋ Tribe *DLC3. Aquarion Tribe *DLC4. Polaris Tribe
- The Blackout Club
- The Chess Variants Club
- The Citadel
- The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes
- THE DARK PICTURES ANTHOLOGY: LITTLE HOPE
- The Darkest Tales
- The Dungeon Beneath
- The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos
- The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard
- The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition
- The Elder Scrolls Online
- The Escapists 2
- THE GAME OF LIFE 2
- The Golf Club™ 2019 featuring PGA TOUR
- THE GUNK
- The Haunted Island, a Frog Detective Game
- The Hong Kong Massacre
- The Horror Of Salazar House
- The Indie Mixtape
- The Innsmouth Case
- The Invisible Hours
- The Jackbox Party Pack 9
- The Last Campfire
- The Legend of Tianding
- The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame
- The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
- The Long Dark
- The Manhole: Masterpiece Edition
- The Mortuary Assistant
- The Mummy Demastered
- The Outer Worlds
- THE OUTER WORLDS: SPACER'S CHOICE EDITION
- THE PALE BEYOND
- The Quarry
- The Quarry deluxe
- The Ramp
- The Red Lantern
- The Rewinder
- The Sacred Tears TRUE
- The Sexy Brutale
- The Smurfs - Mission Vileaf
- The Tarnishing of Juxtia
- The Tenants
- The Uncertain - The Last Quiet Day
- THE UNCERTAIN: LAST QUIET DAY
- The Uncertain: Light At The End
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2024.05.07 22:36 wilfred_2017 Forgot to pay foreign income tax
I live in the US and did a little side-gig for a company in Europe to earn some extra money back in 2023. I got paid 900 bucks, kinda forgot about it, and didn't file taxes for it in 2024.
Now I'm panicking since I obviously don't want to get hit too hard with a penalty, but I'm also kinda confused how to file taxes for it, since I don't have any documentation besides the bank transfer. I've been trying to research on the matter, but I'm not sure where to start. I used TurboTax to file the rest of my taxes.
How exactly do I do this without any documentation? I assume that IRS will sooner or later knock on my door, and I would obviously like to pay the smallest penalty possible.
I'm a resident and not a citizen, and this was the first time I had to pay taxes in the US - and of course I messed it up.
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Now I'm panicking since I obviously don't want to get hit too hard with a penalty, but I'm also kinda confused how to file taxes for it, since I don't have any documentation besides the bank transfer. I've been trying to research on the matter, but I'm not sure where to start. I used TurboTax to file the rest of my taxes.
How exactly do I do this without any documentation? I assume that IRS will sooner or later knock on my door, and I would obviously like to pay the smallest penalty possible.
I'm a resident and not a citizen, and this was the first time I had to pay taxes in the US - and of course I messed it up.
2024.05.07 22:35 cachmoneyrelly Permit questions
Hi everyone! I'm a US citizen with a student permit B living in Geneva. My permit expired last August, and I applied for a renewal about three weeks before it expired. However, it still hasn't been renewed. I've called countless times, written many emails, and visited the OCPM numerous times, but no one could give me an answer. They've all told me to just be patient. My application officially started to be reviewed on March 1st, but it's still under review as of now.
I need to go back to the US for about 98 days. I was planning to apply for a return visa, but I found out it can't exceed 90 days. Would it be sufficient to just obtain a residence attestation or the "attestation - demande de permis déposé"? I'm concerned there might be problems at the border when I fly out and return. Does anyone have any advice? Thank you!
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I need to go back to the US for about 98 days. I was planning to apply for a return visa, but I found out it can't exceed 90 days. Would it be sufficient to just obtain a residence attestation or the "attestation - demande de permis déposé"? I'm concerned there might be problems at the border when I fly out and return. Does anyone have any advice? Thank you!
2024.05.07 22:32 HaykakanTxa Daily News Report: 05/07/2024
Date: 05/07/2024
Reading time: 12 minutes, 2592 words🪖 Military
Media's Soldier belongs to Armenia's Special Forces Unit - Ministry of Defense
A video titled “Residents of Kirants spotted a soldier from Azerbaijani special forces” is currently circulating on social media and social networks. The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia informs that the individual shown in the video is a soldier of the special purpose unit of Armenia.Armenpress, Armenian Defense Ministry denies allegations that Azerbaijani special forces appear in Kirants
Prime Minister points հis biggest failure
Nikol Pashinyan described 44-day war as the most significant failure of his administration. He made this statement during a press conference on May 7, in response to a question from "Armenpress" regarding his biggest failure.Armenpress
🏛️ Politics & Government
Pashinyan warns halting border delimitation process could lead to war
Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan said the government has initiated the process of delimitation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border from the Tavush region. The PM said the process is aimed at preventing war with the aim of preventing war. He said war is deemed necessary by various internal and external forces to effect a change of power in Armenia.Armenpress, Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers to Discuss Incorporating Almaty Declaration into Peace Treaty, Pashinyan: Almaty Declaration is an irreversible reality as a basic principle of Armenia's border delimitation with Azerbaijan, Delimitation aims to make war senseless, illogical and unfeasible – Armenian PM
The government will soon approve the housing security program for those forcibly displaced from Artsakh
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced at the press conference held on May 7. The housing security program for our compatriots forcibly displaced from Artsakh will be presented and approved. Priority will be given to certain social groups: families of fallen servicemen, families with minor children.CivilNet
Pashinyan and Aliyev will not participate in the Victory Parade in Moscow
The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan will not participate in the traditional Victory Parade in Moscow on May 9. Leaders of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Cuba, Laos and Guinea-Bissau will participate. The Kremlin attaches great importance to the May 8 Pashinyan-Putin meeting.CivilNet
Armenia, UNDP to continue active cooperation in three directions
Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Mnatsakan Safaryan held a meeting with UN Assistant Secretary-General and UNDP Director of the Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS countries Ivana Živković. The parties have expressed readiness to continue active cooperation in the direction of sustainable development in Armenia.Armenpress, UNDP programs in Armenia discussedby Deputy Prime Ministerand UN Deputy Secretary General
CSTO didn’t want to come to Armenia as an ally, but as a peacekeeper - Prime Minister
Nikol Pashinyan: CSTO wanted to come to Armenia not as an ally, as is customary, but as a peacekeeper. "What do peacekeepers need? They need a war. When is war possible in this situation? When we refuse the process of delimitation," he said.Armenpress
Prime Minister claims all referendums on Armenian Constitution were falsified
Nikol Pashinyan says the issue of the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia is an internal matter. The goal of shaping the agenda of the new constitution is to establish justice based on laws passed through popular consensus.Armenpress
Armenia moves towards its sovereignty, which is indisputable - PM
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says the Republic of Armenia does not agree to others making decisions for it. Armenia is advancing towards its sovereignty, says PM, referring to the issue of shifting away from Russia and developing relations with the European Union. "After our sovereignty is registered, we will determine, within the framework of our sovereignty, with whom and what kind of relations we will have," he said.Armenpress
Prime Minister assures Armenia's territory of 29,743 square kilometers will remain unaltered
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan assures Armenia's territory of 29,743 square kilometers will remain unaltered. He said the uniqueness of this number is in that it rests on the pillar of legitimacy.Armenpress
PM Pashinyan clarifies misunderstandings regarding November 9 Trilateral Statement
Point 9 of the trilateral statement of November 9, 2020, does not pertain to connection between Azerbaijan and the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, the Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said. Point 9 specifically addresses the unblocking of regional economic ties, noting that Azerbaijan has not unblocked any of our roads.Armenpress, "In the ninth point of November 9, there is no mention that any territory should be outside the control of the Republic of Armenia." Pashinyan
Pashinyan, Putin to address all issues on bilateral and multilateral agenda
Nikol Pashinyan will leave for Moscow on May 8 to chair the sitting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council. The Prime Minister will also meet with the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin.Armenpress, The meeting between Pashinyan and Putin on May 8 is very important in the Kremlin. Ushakov, Pashinyan outlines agenda for May 8 meeting with Putin in Kremlin, Armenian PM confirms he will meet Russia’s Putin in Moscow on May 8
Border pillars are pillars of security guarantees, pillars of security - PM
Armenia-Azerbaijan border posts being installed in Tavush Province are the pillars of Armenia’s security guarantees, PM Nikol Pashinyan said. The posts will become a security guarantee for the people of Voskepar, Kirants, Berkaber, Baghanis and the Republic of Armenia in general.Armenpress
Managing, reducing, and nullification enmity with Turkey and Azerbaijan" – Prime Minister
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan presented his vision regarding Armenia's relations with regional states. He said Armenia needs to deepen and develop neighborliness with Georgia and Iran, manage, reduce, and nullify enmity with Turkey and Azerbaijan.Armenpress
Armenia hopes to normalize relations with Baku by November, says Pashinyan
Armenia's prime minister says he hopes to sign a peace deal with Azerbaijan by November. November is the month Azerbaijan is set to host this year’s U.N. climate talks. The two countries’ top diplomats are set to meet Friday in Kazakhstan for their first talks in nearly three months.CivilNet, I share the idea of signing a peace agreement by November. Pashinyan, Armenia ready to sign peace deal with Azerbaijan by November on the basis of agreed principles – PM
We expect respect for RA and its citizens. Pashinyan about the possible ban of Russian channels
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan also addressed the possible ban on the broadcasting of Russian TV channels in Armenia. He stressed several times that they "expect respect for the Republic of Armenia and its citizens. If the demands are not met, he excludes broadcasting of those televisions in Armenia if not met. On March 30, HRTC reported on the territory of Armenia about blocking the broadcasting.CivilNet
We have reached an agreement with Azerbaijan on many issues through "ping-pong diplomacy". Mirzoyan
Ararat Mirzoyan spoke about the negotiations with Azerbaijan at a press conference with his Hungarian counterpart. He expressed cautious optimism regarding the upcoming meeting with the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan in Almaty.CivilNet
U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan Pays First Visit to Shushi Under Pressure from Baku
U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mark Libby made a visit to the occupied town of Shushi in Nagorno-Karabakh today following public pressure from Azerbaijani officials. Libby was lambasted by an opinion piece entitled “High time to declare US ambassador persona non grata”CivilNet
EBRD President comments on Armenia's prospects of becoming part of the EU
Speaking at a press conference ahead of the EBRD Annual Meeting and Business Forum in Yerevan, the bank's President Odile Renaud-Basso responded to a question on whether Armenia will integrate into the EU. Earlier, Armenian Parliament Speaker Alen Simonyan said the most correct and desirable option for Armenia is to apply for EU candidate status.ArkaAm, EBRD invests 2.5 billion euros in 210 projects in Armenia - President, Armenia has fintech development potential. President of EBRD, The EBRD president commented on Armenia's prospects of joining the EU, EBRD has invested 2.5 billion euros within the framework of 210 projects in Armenia. president of the bank
U.S. State Department has no comment onMirzoyan-Bairamov meeting in Kazakhstan
US State Department refrained from commenting on upcoming meeting of Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov in Kazakhstan. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said he had no comments on it or any expectations.ArkaAm
Armenia will make every effort to organize 2027 World Weightlifting Championships at a high level – PM
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received the heads of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Mohammed Jalood and Secretary General Antonio Urso. The 2027 World Weightlifting Championships will be held in Armenia for the first time.ArmRadio
Alen Simonyan, Ivana Živković sign a document
National Assembly President Alen Simonyan and UN Assistant Secretary-General and UNDP Director of the Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS countries Ivana Živković signed a document on the implementation of the Second Programme – Fostering responsiveness, efficiency, transparency and inclusiveness (Modern Parliament for a Modern Armenia) The goal of the programme is to support the development of the parliamentary capacities through training, expertise and consultation.Armenpress
AIM Congress 2024 kicks off in Abu Dhabi
AIM Congress 2024 kicked off today in Abu Dhabi under the theme "Adapting to a Shifting Investment Landscape: Harnessing New Potential for Global Economic Development". Over 100 ministers, city mayors and central bank governors, 900 speakers, and more than 12,000 delegates.Armenpress
“By Your Side”: IDBank's new support program for displaced Artsakh citizens
IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced residents of Nagorno-Karabakh. This time, the program includes about 150 minor children from 42 families forcibly displaced. Until the end of the year, IDBank will provide idplus gift cards worth AMD 40 000 every month for each child-beneficiary.Armenpress
Macron and Xi Jinping have urged for the establishment of a Palestinian state
Chinese President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron endorsed establishment of an independent Palestinian state along the 1967 borders. Paris and Beijing consider the ceasefire in the Middle East and the protection of the civilian population of Gaza as an important issue.Armenpress
"Tvapatum" media conference has started in Yerevan
Tvapatum media conference is being held within the framework of Armenia's media development program. The project is funded by the US Agency for International Development and implemented by Internews in partnership with the Center for Media Initiatives, the Yerevan Press Club and the Zinq Network.CivilNet
Pashinyan said why he did not participate in Putin's inauguration
Nikol Pashinyan will not participate in inauguration of Russian President Vladimir Putin. He attended inauguration of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on June 3, 2023. PM will leave for Moscow on May 8 to participate in the jubilee summit of the Eurasian Economic Union.CivilNet
Some 7,104 people died in Armenia in January-March, up 4.9% yoy
Some 7,104 people died in Armenia in January-March 2024, which is 4.9% more than in the same time span of 2023. More than half of the people (55.9%) died of diseases of the circulatory system. The second largest cause of death were cancer diseases (18.3% or 1,299 people, an increase of 4.1%)ArkaAm
Armenia's permanent population increases
Armenia's permanent population, as of April 1, 2024, was 3,039,700 against 2,941,500 as of the same period in 2023. The urban population amounted to 1,958,700 inhabitants, with 1,127,000 inhabitants in Yerevan. In rural areas, the number of population is 1,081,000.ArkaAm
LIVE: Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s press conference
CNN.com will feature iRepArmRadio
💵 Economy
Armenia’s Economy Minister to visit the USA
Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will visit the United States of America from May 9-15, 2024. The purpose of the visit is to participate in the Americas Competitiveness Exchange program. The PM’s decision is posted on e-gov.am.Armenpress
World migration report 2024 reveals 650% increase in international remittances
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched the World Migration Report 2024. The report highlights that international migration remains a driver of human development and economic growth. The number of displaced individuals due to conflict, violence, disaster, and other reasons has surged to the highest levels in modern-day records, reaching 117 million.Armenpress
Transportation and communications important sectors for investment in South Caucasus - head of EBRD
Transportation and communications are important sectors for investments in the South Caucasus region, EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso said. Earlier it was reported that the bank will finance the construction of the 24-kilometer southern section of the Sisian-Kajaran road of the North-South international transport corridor. The total cost of the project is estimated at about $1 billion.ArkaAm, EBRD invests 2.5 billion euros in 210 projects in Armenia - President, Transport and communications are important areas for investment in the South Caucasus region. Head of EBRD, EBRD has invested 2.5 billion euros within the framework of 210 projects in Armenia. president of the bank
EBRD forecasts 5% growth of Armenia's economy in 2024 and about 5% in 2025
EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso said Armenia's economic growth of 8.7% in 2023 was very impressive. Main growth boosters in 2024 will be high domestic demand, hospitality, construction, information and communication technology sectors. The flow of refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh has had a big impact on Armenia's economy, she said.ArkaAm, EBRD invests 2.5 billion euros in 210 projects in Armenia - President, The EBRD expects economic growth in Armenia to be 5% in 2024 and about the same - around 5% - in 2025., EBRD has invested 2.5 billion euros within the framework of 210 projects in Armenia. president of the bank
🎭 Culture
Criminal proceedings have been initiated in the case of harassment against journalist Zhirayr Voskanyan
Criminal proceedings have been initiated in relation to the incident of harassment in one of the Yerevan clubs against journalist Zhirayr Voskanyan. The criminal proceedings were initiated under the articles of hooliganism and self-righteousness within the group.CivilNet
Eurovision Song Contest 2024: First Semi-Final
The first 15 artists compete in the first Semi-Final of Eurovision Song Contest 2024. 10 will qualify for Saturday’s Grand Final.ArmRadio
Ambassador visits Armenian pavilion at ATM Dubai 2024 exhibition
Armenia’s Ambassador to Armenia Gegham Grigoryan visited the Armenian pavilion at the ATM Dubai 2024 international exhibition. The visitors got the chance to explore the beautiful exhibition of Armenia Travel team, showcasing the rich culture, stunning landscapes, and warm hospitality.ArmRadio
⚽ Sport
Champions League Return Legs Kick Off
Paris Saint-Germain, the French champion, will host Borussia Dortmund in Paris. In their first leg, the German team won by a narrow margin. The match is scheduled to start at 23:00 Yerevan time. Real Madrid and Bayern Munich will play on May 8. The first match between these clubs ended in a draw with a score of 2-2.Armenpress
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Armenian Wounded Heroes
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2024.05.07 22:30 aznpersuazion Artificial Intelligence is NOT a Good Career
As with most things, the opinions expressed in this post are my own. Consider this as just one data point, and not as a guide to your career.
I've been working in the Data/AI space for 5 years now and I've seen hundreds of starry eyed people wanting to work in A.I. because they want to work with the latest and coolest cutting edge technology. But I want to share with you a few reasons why A.I. is not a good career choice.
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I've been working in the Data/AI space for 5 years now and I've seen hundreds of starry eyed people wanting to work in A.I. because they want to work with the latest and coolest cutting edge technology. But I want to share with you a few reasons why A.I. is not a good career choice.
- A.I. positions could end up like the "data scientist" position. Looking at the history of the data scientist position, in 2010-2020, the hype around data science made it so that millions of people flocked to that position. Companies eventually realized that most them actually didn't need data science, and the impact of the position didn't always help them profit. The demand of the job has plummeted in recent years, leaving millions of aspiring data scientists unemployed or needing to pursue a different career.
- A.I. positions will be less than .0001% of tech engineering jobs. In the next few decades, the demand for software and data engineering roles will be much more needed at most companies that A.I. roles. Only a small group companies will a be pursuing A.I. initiatives, while the majority of companies will still need software and data engineers. But because 90% of tech news is A.I. related, there will be a massive influx of people trying to enter the space.
- The barriers to entry are huge. To pursue a career in A.I. and machine learning. A person's understanding of statistics and software engineering need to be extremely high. To get to that level of knowledge requires much more dedication and studying than most people imagine. Becoming a decent software engineer or data professional is already difficult for the average person.
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2024.05.07 22:29 DruidAesthetic WHO'S NEXT: My theories about Home's upcoming victims
Inspired by Game Theory's videos on Welcome Home, and following their most recent theory video, here are my thoughts on the current version of the website and its foreshadowing (written 4/6/24, edited before posting on 5/7/24):
Frank-Eddie-Julie love triangle (Given that Frank and Julie are canonically a couple): “Eddie's Big Lift” – After impressing the town by picking up each resident at their request, Eddie lies exhausted and crushed on the ground. Then there's this exchange:
FRANK: [Frank looks down at him, rotating his head a bit as if to shake it.] You always did work too hard. EDDIE: Wha? Huh? FRANK: I’m going inside. Enjoy the ground, Mr. Dear. EDDIE: Alrighty! S-say, uh, before you go, any chance I could get a hand gettin’ up-- [door closing sound] oh, you’re gone. That’s fine!
Then, in the cookbook, Frank's cupcake glares at Eddie's, who gazes at Julie's, who smiles at the recipe.
[TL;DR - I think Poppy Partridge is not long for this world, Howdy Pillar may be more involved than previously thought, and Clown is an incredibly detailed and talented multimedia artist.]
That's all so far. What do you think? What have you found? Discuss!
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- On the "What's Welcome Home?" page, the third image headed "These puppets are here to stay!" features a description stating, "Colorful characters like Wally, Julie, Barnaby and are waiting to meet you!" If not just a typo, as I suspect, they'd be omitting a character. The two standing cut-out characters in the image are Eddie and Sally. Given that we know Eddie to be the first target, coupling Sally with him in this ad is worrisome. In the same image, A/B/C correspond to the merch listed at the bottom of the ad... D, however, is obscured/corrupted, and its description is cut off. It's unclear what item “D” could be referring to, but it's worth noting that the record in the image is being held by puppet hands, presumably Wally's.
- Sally Starlet’s description from the WHRP: “…there are only nine visible neighbors in Home…" We know there to be nine neighbors in Home: Home, Wally, Sally, Frank, Poppy, Julie, Barnaby, Howdy, Eddie. Who isn't visible? (Or are they referring to Us, the audience, their Neighbors?)
- Poppy Partridge is noted to be seen exclusively indoors, and was reportedly excluded from Wally’s Homewarming party. This isolation, coupled with the red “P” visible in the bushes of the Home Page, suggests she may be the next victim of Home. (If this theory is correct, and Poppy is next on the meat hook, the video has GOT to be titled "Empty Nest", right?)
- In the Mystery Audio file between Eddie, Sally, and Poppy, Sally directs a production of Jack and the Beanstalk, in which Poppy is the Beanstalk, who she explains will be climbed and chopped into with an axe.
- Poppy answers the phone “the Partridge nest”, then corrects herself to say Poppy. Almost as though keeping her family, or life before Home, a secret.
- The aforementioned red "P" could also stand for Pillar... Howdy Pillar’s store advertises being “100% Off!” In this context, “Off” could mean strange, or it could be a flash sale because Everything Must Go. (It's also possible this sign could simply refer to his favoring laughter over currency, or be a generous offer in the spirit of Homewarming.)
- Howdy Pillar’s store also says, “Welcome Pillar Family” despite our knowing from Howdy’s bio that he “originated from an apple core in a tree alongside his plentiful brothers and sisters … Akin to Julie’s siblings, Howdy’s family doesn’t seem to live in Home either.” Yet, they’re depicted on the cover of the Holiday Hullabaloo album. Is it possible they simply visited for Homewarming? This would contradict the isolation theme.
- In the “Just So” Song Demo, multiple characters enter and exit, and the plot derails a few times. In most shows and recordings, the song would have ended at the first or second disruption. But the track doesn’t end until Howdy Pillar arrives and enters the house.
- Howdy Pillar is a caterpillar, and Frank studies butterflies. GT has discussed the use of bugs to convey information, tying the coded crawlers on-screen to Frank's entomology and potential involvement in the investigation of Home. If we follow the theme of bugs representing important or hidden information, who better to turn to next than the humor-coping caterpillar himself? (Something something, chrysa-lies?)
- There is a bug on the bottom of the Home page, but clicking it yields no results, so it’s unclear if it’s meant to be there, just under the Website Update claiming no more bugs. There’s also a button that says “Increase Count” with the number "1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0" (10 million) above it. Clicking that button does observably nothing.
- After so many hours, I only just noticed that the image of the full cast, the file titled Screen+Shot+2024+02+14... is moving. The image rolls from top to bottom in a motion almost like breathing, which may just be a design element like the moving flowers or spinning icons. Except that it's nearly imperceptible, and I'm unsure that it was always there... ?
- Zooming out of the home page gives you the full image of two butterflies carrying mail away from chaotic eyes towards clear blue skies. The leading butterfly is rainbow-colored, with a green head and red antennae, similar to Howdy. The other butterfly is red and orange, covered in hearts, similar to Eddie's color palette and Valentine-themed sticker featured on the "Welcome Home!" page.
- In the Mystery Audio file between Barnaby, Wally, and Howdy, Barnaby tells a joke: *"*What do you call a caterpillar after a month-long nap? A butterfly! But if you ask me, I’d call the poor guy a doctor!" Howdy laughs, but... that sounded like a threat.
- THE VINYL "Drawing with Wally Darling" - Sped and pitched up, this vinyl seems to be a story. It starts with who sounds like Wally Darling, humming: "Mmmm, on a summer day!" Then an unidentified male narrator, who reads, "Alice felt herself falling down, down, down." Alice, seemingly played by Julie, cries, "Oh, gee! I never thought you could run in-" (VINYL ENDS) The role of Julie as Alice could be further supported by the flower painted on the vinyl, which is her symbol.
- The vinyl was produced by Marlo Records, who chose here to use a different symbol instead of the MARLO toy brand's eye. The vinyl instead has a hand holding a paintbrush, with its pinky out.
- The MARLO brand is featured on multiple products, said by Santa in the Wish Book ad, and features an eye in Wally’s colors inside of a white house outline. But what does "MARLO" mean?
- In the cookbook's “It’s a Dog!” hot dog recipe, the description reads, “There It is!” The hot dog is exploded or otherwise desecrated. Is this related to Barnaby?
- Frank Frankly’s Single Pea in Gelatin. GT discussed the single pea on a plate, but… The Cookbook keeps Frank encased in gelatin as well.
- The Happy Haunting record, Wally’s Toyland, and Bug-A-Bye are not italicized, unlike every other item in the list.
- “Happy Haunting to Boo and Yours!” transcript for Sally’s campfire tale:
CONTEXT LINES FROM VINYL: "...this town is rumored to have visitors at night… Something from deep within the forest, far beyond the hills and mountains… No one knows what it wants or where it’s going, just that it is persistent.. Just that it arrives here. So many stories have risen about their origins… But I know what it is searching for."Other noted trivia that might mean something: Julie has hearts on the bottom of her paws, a special trait shared by Barnaby and connected to Wally's shoes (Homewarming Greeting Cards).
OMITTED TRANSCRIPT, AS I HEARD IT: “It is looking for neighbors who have stayed out past the daytime to gobble them up whole. That is why so few live here. It moves through the streets at night, but it doesn’t break into homes. However, on rare instances, it will find itself with an appetite left unsatisfied by its aimless wandering. Even the occasional unfortunate insect that has crossed its path is not enough. Those who have lived through the night say, ‘it isn’t quiet about it either.’ They always say you can hear when it gets closer to you. Do you know what sound it makes? I hear it every night. You can hear it too if you listen. Especially if you wait next to your window. First, there’s rustling in the bushes. Then, scratching on the pavement… on the walls, as it climbs up. Finally, if you’re quiet, you can hear its guttural sound.”
Frank-Eddie-Julie love triangle (Given that Frank and Julie are canonically a couple): “Eddie's Big Lift” – After impressing the town by picking up each resident at their request, Eddie lies exhausted and crushed on the ground. Then there's this exchange:
FRANK: [Frank looks down at him, rotating his head a bit as if to shake it.] You always did work too hard. EDDIE: Wha? Huh? FRANK: I’m going inside. Enjoy the ground, Mr. Dear. EDDIE: Alrighty! S-say, uh, before you go, any chance I could get a hand gettin’ up-- [door closing sound] oh, you’re gone. That’s fine!
Then, in the cookbook, Frank's cupcake glares at Eddie's, who gazes at Julie's, who smiles at the recipe.
[TL;DR - I think Poppy Partridge is not long for this world, Howdy Pillar may be more involved than previously thought, and Clown is an incredibly detailed and talented multimedia artist.]
That's all so far. What do you think? What have you found? Discuss!
2024.05.07 22:29 CDAVI19 Landlord won’t let vacate? Is this legal?
Details: WA state. My girlfriend has unpaid rent due and had set up a date to vacate, filled out the paperwork and had been told she could set up a payment plan for her unpaid rent, she did not receive notice she was under eviction. They now sent her the email below and aren’t letting her hand in keys, continuing to charge rent. What can she do?
“As you may be aware, we recently received your notice to vacate the premises. We understand and acknowledge your intention to return the keys on that specified date. However, I regret to inform you that due to your current eviction status, we are unable to honor the notice to vacate as requested. Please be advised that despite your notice, the eviction process is already in motion, and we are legally obligated to proceed accordingly. This means that we cannot halt or delay the eviction process to accommodate your notice date. We understand that this news may be disappointing or concerning for you, and we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience it may cause. Our priority is to ensure compliance with legal procedures while also striving to handle this situation with sensitivity and respect. If you have any questions or require further clarification regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. We are here to assist you and provide support during this process. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in this matter.”
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“As you may be aware, we recently received your notice to vacate the premises. We understand and acknowledge your intention to return the keys on that specified date. However, I regret to inform you that due to your current eviction status, we are unable to honor the notice to vacate as requested. Please be advised that despite your notice, the eviction process is already in motion, and we are legally obligated to proceed accordingly. This means that we cannot halt or delay the eviction process to accommodate your notice date. We understand that this news may be disappointing or concerning for you, and we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience it may cause. Our priority is to ensure compliance with legal procedures while also striving to handle this situation with sensitivity and respect. If you have any questions or require further clarification regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. We are here to assist you and provide support during this process. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in this matter.”
2024.05.07 22:29 bad_dog_riffin Lead Generation?
Hey All,
I opened a custom closet company in September here in Maryland. So far business has been hit and miss, we've gotten all 5 star reviews from every customer that we've been able to give us a review, and we have a good budget for Google pay per click, Facebook and Instagram, as well as a local publication, but our lead volume is still lower than we need it to be. I'm wondering what has been working for everyone to generate leads outside of referrals? Angi, Thumbtack, Yelp, somewhere else?
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I opened a custom closet company in September here in Maryland. So far business has been hit and miss, we've gotten all 5 star reviews from every customer that we've been able to give us a review, and we have a good budget for Google pay per click, Facebook and Instagram, as well as a local publication, but our lead volume is still lower than we need it to be. I'm wondering what has been working for everyone to generate leads outside of referrals? Angi, Thumbtack, Yelp, somewhere else?
2024.05.07 22:27 Illustrious_War_3896 debt validation letter not delivered by post office
$25K debt with Pentagon Federal Credit Union Credit Card that has been in multiple collection companies. Now Resurgence Legal Group, PC is the latest collection company.
Last payment to Pentagon Federal Credit Union credit card was on September 2021.
I am in CA.
Payment status: I have not paid anything nor talked to them. I have always done debt validation to each collection letter.
I sent a debt validation letter to Resurgence Legal Group, PC
3000 Lakeside Drive, Suite 309-S
Bannockburn, IL 60015
The letter came back saying return to sender, not deliverable as addressed. I have checked the address with google many times and I have the right address. On reddit, someone suggested to rip off the yellow label and mail it. I had paid document tracking on USPS. The online tracking didn't give much detail except it showed the mail went from a contract post office to post office and then coming back to my addresses.
If I fax or e-mail or sent another debt validation letter, it would have gone past the 30 days. It has already been past 30 days. The letter does have the postmark date showing that it fell within the 30 days. I am hoping once I rip off the yellow label and mail it, the mail will go through.
I signed up for USPS informed delivery so I have the image of the mail saying return to sender. What should I do now?
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Last payment to Pentagon Federal Credit Union credit card was on September 2021.
I am in CA.
Payment status: I have not paid anything nor talked to them. I have always done debt validation to each collection letter.
I sent a debt validation letter to Resurgence Legal Group, PC
3000 Lakeside Drive, Suite 309-S
Bannockburn, IL 60015
The letter came back saying return to sender, not deliverable as addressed. I have checked the address with google many times and I have the right address. On reddit, someone suggested to rip off the yellow label and mail it. I had paid document tracking on USPS. The online tracking didn't give much detail except it showed the mail went from a contract post office to post office and then coming back to my addresses.
If I fax or e-mail or sent another debt validation letter, it would have gone past the 30 days. It has already been past 30 days. The letter does have the postmark date showing that it fell within the 30 days. I am hoping once I rip off the yellow label and mail it, the mail will go through.
I signed up for USPS informed delivery so I have the image of the mail saying return to sender. What should I do now?
2024.05.07 22:21 Vivid_Sound_7463 WAMC? + OOS School List Help
Hello everyone! I know it's a bit difficult to estimate without a DAT but WAMC?
Date of submission: June 4 Overall GPA: 3.93 Science GPA: 3.87
Bio-Chem-Physics GPA: 3.84 DAT score: Scheduled for June 13th but predict I will get at least a 20 or 21 State of Residence: Idaho Major: Biology Minority? No, mixed white/east Asian woman Reapplicant? No Nontrad? No Shadowing Experience: 100 hrs, 5 general dentists Volunteering Experience: 300 hours total, 175 hours mentoring in a big sister type program, 100 hours directing the mentoring program, 25 hours at red cross events (non donor), 10 hours from odd service projects Employment: 800 hours as RA in college, in high school worked at mcdonalds for 3 years (4000 hours), once I finish applying will start working as a dental assistant.
Research: 62 hours bio/ecological research, however mostly field work, no publications Other Extracurriculars: President of women in dentistry club, member of predental club, did intramural soccer, part of Chinese academic club, do nails as a hobby (not licensed, just for free for myself/friends), play the piano, paint, draw, do ceramics, make bracelets, paint d&d figures Have you volunteered/shadowed/attended events at any dental schools? No Relevant Honors or Awards: Deans list 1/3 years, full scholarship 2 years, half scholarship 1 year. LOR type and strength: Bio professor: strong, chem professor: moderate, dentist: moderate, college employer: strong. The professors and dentist all like me and agreed to write strong positive letters of rec but probably do not have many things to speak about other than my character, enthusiasm, going to office hours, getting good grades, etc, not really any amazing specific experiences.
Misc Info/Things not stated elsewhere/Red Flags:
Personal statement: my advisor says it's strong and I've had it looked over by a couple other people too who liked it.
Got my associate’s degree in high school to knock out my generals then transferred credits to a university. One dental prereq I did at a community college in high school so I’m worried Creighton might make me retake it, the rest were done at university. Because of AA only went to college for 3 years, hopefully that does not count against me.
Another red flag is because of the AA credits I could've only gone to college for 2 years, but chose to go for 3 years to mature more and have a college experience. But that means I’ve only taken 12-14 credits each semester because I only had my dental prereqs left to take for my degree and had room to spread them out, which may not demonstrate rigor.
Schools: 15 total
Also would like advice on which schools to apply to. I can somewhat afford to apply to a lot but would rather not, was thinking 12-15 schools but am not sure if 15 would be too much. To my knowledge the only ones on my list that don’t allow in state tuition after a year are Utah and OHSU, but those are also programs I’ve heard great things about. I don't have an in state school so any suggestions are welcome!
Thanks in advance!! :)
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Date of submission: June 4 Overall GPA: 3.93 Science GPA: 3.87
Bio-Chem-Physics GPA: 3.84 DAT score: Scheduled for June 13th but predict I will get at least a 20 or 21 State of Residence: Idaho Major: Biology Minority? No, mixed white/east Asian woman Reapplicant? No Nontrad? No Shadowing Experience: 100 hrs, 5 general dentists Volunteering Experience: 300 hours total, 175 hours mentoring in a big sister type program, 100 hours directing the mentoring program, 25 hours at red cross events (non donor), 10 hours from odd service projects Employment: 800 hours as RA in college, in high school worked at mcdonalds for 3 years (4000 hours), once I finish applying will start working as a dental assistant.
Research: 62 hours bio/ecological research, however mostly field work, no publications Other Extracurriculars: President of women in dentistry club, member of predental club, did intramural soccer, part of Chinese academic club, do nails as a hobby (not licensed, just for free for myself/friends), play the piano, paint, draw, do ceramics, make bracelets, paint d&d figures Have you volunteered/shadowed/attended events at any dental schools? No Relevant Honors or Awards: Deans list 1/3 years, full scholarship 2 years, half scholarship 1 year. LOR type and strength: Bio professor: strong, chem professor: moderate, dentist: moderate, college employer: strong. The professors and dentist all like me and agreed to write strong positive letters of rec but probably do not have many things to speak about other than my character, enthusiasm, going to office hours, getting good grades, etc, not really any amazing specific experiences.
Misc Info/Things not stated elsewhere/Red Flags:
Personal statement: my advisor says it's strong and I've had it looked over by a couple other people too who liked it.
Got my associate’s degree in high school to knock out my generals then transferred credits to a university. One dental prereq I did at a community college in high school so I’m worried Creighton might make me retake it, the rest were done at university. Because of AA only went to college for 3 years, hopefully that does not count against me.
Another red flag is because of the AA credits I could've only gone to college for 2 years, but chose to go for 3 years to mature more and have a college experience. But that means I’ve only taken 12-14 credits each semester because I only had my dental prereqs left to take for my degree and had room to spread them out, which may not demonstrate rigor.
Schools: 15 total
- IDEP through Creighton (8 students accepted, 1 year in Idaho, 3 years at Creighton)
- University of Utah
- Creighton
- University of Washington
- OHSU
- Roseman
- University of Iowa
- UCLA
- USC
- Loma Linda
- University of Colorado
- University of Nevada
- LECOM
- University of Florida
- Texas schools
Also would like advice on which schools to apply to. I can somewhat afford to apply to a lot but would rather not, was thinking 12-15 schools but am not sure if 15 would be too much. To my knowledge the only ones on my list that don’t allow in state tuition after a year are Utah and OHSU, but those are also programs I’ve heard great things about. I don't have an in state school so any suggestions are welcome!
Thanks in advance!! :)
2024.05.07 22:20 Advanced_Low_4643 Is my plan worth it?
Hello everybody. My story is a little differente. I'm from Brazil. Moved to the US a year ago. In Brazil, I went to medical school, graduated in 2021, and I worked as a general physician for 1 year and 6 months, until move here.
I still have not done the USMLE. I'm working as a CRC on a Psychiatric Service close to Cincinnati OH, but I realized these past days/months I've been thinking about my career as a physician over here, and I came to the conclusion that I want to work with Occupational Health and Safety. Almost 100% sure.
My ideia is to leave my job as a CRC, and find a job in Safety/Occupational Health. Not necessarily directly working with a physician, but something in the field.
I always heard that being a IMG in the medical field means you have to only get jobs in the medical field. Really, I heard this a lot of times. But at the same time, why would be more difficult or worse for getting into the Occupational Health phD/Residency programs if I collect experience in Safety while I study for USMLE?
Thank you so much for all the help!
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I still have not done the USMLE. I'm working as a CRC on a Psychiatric Service close to Cincinnati OH, but I realized these past days/months I've been thinking about my career as a physician over here, and I came to the conclusion that I want to work with Occupational Health and Safety. Almost 100% sure.
My ideia is to leave my job as a CRC, and find a job in Safety/Occupational Health. Not necessarily directly working with a physician, but something in the field.
I always heard that being a IMG in the medical field means you have to only get jobs in the medical field. Really, I heard this a lot of times. But at the same time, why would be more difficult or worse for getting into the Occupational Health phD/Residency programs if I collect experience in Safety while I study for USMLE?
Thank you so much for all the help!
2024.05.07 22:20 Scared_Sentence_1715 Temp Jurisdiction
 | Hi All! submitted by Scared_Sentence_1715 to VeteransBenefits [link] [comments] Just received update on claim. St. Paul was previous (temp location) for initial increase and GERD, Migraines and received favorable decision on GERD but sent to VES for medical opinion. Looks like it was received (5/7/24) but there was no change to the phase change date (still 4/24/24). Any advice or experience on this? |
2024.05.07 22:19 ramrod1933 HOA board wants me to pay for a gate the came down on my truck
I own a lawn care landscape company in Florida. A community that I have worked in for a year doing some residents houses just started closing their community gates. The first week it was closed (beginning of April) it just had a sign on it that said you’re at gate 7, call your resident to get in. The homeowner I was going to didn’t answer. I got the car behind me to buzz me in and me, him AND a third car all went in before the arms closed. So the next week I pull up and there’s a car in front of me that obviously is new to this gate to and doesn’t appear to have a way in. I text my resident I’m here open the gate, the gate opens (last week three of us went through, they have no sign saying one car at a time, gate closes after each vehicle). This time the gate comes down on my truck. I call the HOA to let them know. The next day they call(a receptionist) I tell her I won’t pay due to inconsistent gate timing, no pad to buzz yourself in and no signs (that other communities do have up) and because I followed the rules on their gate, I texted my resident and he buzzed me in. I got a call today for someone in their claims dept. he wanted $160 for repairs (it’s nothing, I know) however based on principle and the fact that I truly believe it’s their fault. I know they probably have attorneys on retainer. I think the next most likely step is they write it off as a loss. For $160 what course would they pursue? A demand letter will cost them at least twice that and small claims court for $160?? I said my side in this recorded call and got him to acknowledge the inconsistent gate timing. I have pictures of the fence with no signs and other communities with the signs. Thanks.
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2024.05.07 22:17 CDAVI19 Landlord won’t let vacate? Is this legal?
 | Details: WA state. My girlfriend has unpaid rent due and had set up a date to vacate, filled out the paperwork and had been told she could set up a payment plan for her unpaid rent, she did not receive notice she was under eviction. They now sent her this email and aren’t letting her hand in keys, continuing to charge rent. What can she do? submitted by CDAVI19 to legal [link] [comments] |
2024.05.07 22:16 GGsummoners Do you wait longer when you’re trying to increase from 90%?
 | I feel like I filed this so long ago. I know people wait way longer but I just keep seeing people posting decisions on claims from January…so I figured I’d post mine. I’m on TDIU. Maybe that slows it down. Piled with “the un-importants” lol. submitted by GGsummoners to VeteransBenefits [link] [comments] |
2024.05.07 22:15 Terrible-War-9671 Surveys Results - Alignment researchers and EA community members
Twitter thread that summarizes the key results: https://x.com/juddrosenblatt/status/1786554290976489805
Post link (EA forum crosspost not up yet unfortunately):
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/XTdByFM6cmgB3taEN/key-takeaways-from-our-ea-and-alignment-research-surveys
Last month, ~AE Studio~ launched two surveys: ~one~ for alignment researchers, and ~another~ for the broader EA community.
We got some surprisingly interesting results, and we're excited to share them here.
We set out to better explore and compare various population-level dynamics within and across both groups. We examined everything from demographics and personality traits to community views on specific EA/alignment-related topics. We took on this project because it seemed to be largely unexplored and rife with potentially-very-high-value insights. In this post, we’ll present what we think are the most important findings from this project.
Meanwhile, we’re also sharing and publicly releasing a ~tool~ we built for analyzing both datasets. The tool has some handy features, including customizable filtering of the datasets, distribution comparisons within and across the datasets, automatic classification/regression experiments, LLM-powered custom queries, and more. We’re excited for the wider community to use the tool to explore these questions further in whatever manner they desire. There are many open questions we haven’t tackled here related to the current psychological and intellectual make-up of both communities that we hope others will leverage the dataset to explore further.
(Note: if you want to see all results, navigate to the ~tool~, select the analysis type of interest, and click ‘Select All.’ If you have additional questions not covered by the existing analyses, the GPT-4 integration at the bottom of the page should ideally help answer them. The code running the tool and the raw anonymized data are both also publicly available.)
We incentivized participation by offering to donate $40 per eligible[1] respondent—strong participation in both surveys enabled us to donate over $10,000 to both AI safety orgs as well as a number of ~different~ high impact organizations (see here[2] for the exact breakdown across the two surveys). Thanks again to all of those who participated in both surveys!
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Post link (EA forum crosspost not up yet unfortunately):
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/XTdByFM6cmgB3taEN/key-takeaways-from-our-ea-and-alignment-research-surveys
Last month, ~AE Studio~ launched two surveys: ~one~ for alignment researchers, and ~another~ for the broader EA community.
We got some surprisingly interesting results, and we're excited to share them here.
We set out to better explore and compare various population-level dynamics within and across both groups. We examined everything from demographics and personality traits to community views on specific EA/alignment-related topics. We took on this project because it seemed to be largely unexplored and rife with potentially-very-high-value insights. In this post, we’ll present what we think are the most important findings from this project.
Meanwhile, we’re also sharing and publicly releasing a ~tool~ we built for analyzing both datasets. The tool has some handy features, including customizable filtering of the datasets, distribution comparisons within and across the datasets, automatic classification/regression experiments, LLM-powered custom queries, and more. We’re excited for the wider community to use the tool to explore these questions further in whatever manner they desire. There are many open questions we haven’t tackled here related to the current psychological and intellectual make-up of both communities that we hope others will leverage the dataset to explore further.
(Note: if you want to see all results, navigate to the ~tool~, select the analysis type of interest, and click ‘Select All.’ If you have additional questions not covered by the existing analyses, the GPT-4 integration at the bottom of the page should ideally help answer them. The code running the tool and the raw anonymized data are both also publicly available.)
We incentivized participation by offering to donate $40 per eligible[1] respondent—strong participation in both surveys enabled us to donate over $10,000 to both AI safety orgs as well as a number of ~different~ high impact organizations (see here[2] for the exact breakdown across the two surveys). Thanks again to all of those who participated in both surveys!
2024.05.07 22:12 Klokinator The Cryopod to Hell 557: Ascension Net
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(Part 001)
On the world of Volgarius, inside the Founder's Thumb.
Unarin calmly walks into the main command center of the upper floors. He pauses for a second, looking at the dedicated team of Technopaths and Changelings who keep his mighty empire running, with all of them either directly linked to massive central networks that collect and gather information from abroad, or those who remain in contact with military forces currently in conflict.
In the center of the room, a massive hologram of the Milky Way spirals slowly above a table with a hole cut in is center. Various items sit on the tabletop, including datapads, experimental technology that has yet to be deployed in the field, and important design documents in need of approval.
Standing in the center of the table is none other than Unarin's obsidian-skinned brother, Randis, one of the three Ascended that live permanently inside the Founder's Thumb.
Randis looks up at the galactic hologram. Hundreds of points of light stand out from the rest, with some of them colored red, some colored yellow, and some colored blue. As for the vast majority, they are colored red.
The different colors, of course, represent worlds in various levels of danger, usually due to the Plague. White-colored worlds have no current major problems to speak of, and can run without Randis's intervention. Blue worlds exist in the periphery of danger and could come under threat at any time. Yellow worlds are at extreme risk from the Plague or have had major disruptions reported, while the red worlds are under attack and require immediate assistance.
When Unarin glances at the current situation of the Milky Way, as he usually does, he pauses for a moment to frown.
Slowly, he walks over to the edge of the table while his brother Randis continues to focus on the projection above him, reaching out to touch the differently-colored dots and issue commands to the forces stationed on those worlds as required.
After ten long seconds of silence, irritation flashes across Randis's face. He doesn't look at Unarin, but his attention noticeably shifts to the red-skinned Ascended.
"What is it?"
Randis's tone does not contain any warmth or brotherly love. He continues to remain focused on his duties.
"The number of Reds seems lower than usual." Unarin says. "Substantially so."
"You can thank the demons for that." Randis says. "Diablo has been up to his usual antics. He has 'helpfully' liberated more than a hundred worlds from the Plague so far. Curiously, he tends to focus on worlds currently in the process of being overrun, not worlds that have long become Kolvaxian strongholds."
"He's stopping the Plague from expanding." Unarin says mildly. "But at the same time, he's taking territory away from us. He's earning double the gains while expending half the effort."
"It's truly a genius play." Randis praises sarcastically. "And we can't do anything to stop him. The worlds he's taking from us were already going to be overrun by the Plague anyway. We just have to grit our teeth and endure."
"The Plague makes no further gains, we continue to lose power, and the Demons only strengthen over time." Unarin concludes. "This situation is starting to feel... untenable."
"Indeed." Randis says.
He continues to interact with the Volgrim Net, communicating in parallel with thousands of Volgrim thanks to his exceptional brain and talent at multi-tasking, but this doesn't even slightly harm his ability to hold a conversation.
"Is that all?" Randis eventually asks.
Unarin folds his hands behind his back. Then, he turns and walks away.
"Yes. That is all, brother. Keep up the good work."
"Don't tell me what to do." Randis retorts. "I am well aware of what our Empire needs."
Unarin pauses to look back at his brother, but eventually continues on his way without saying a word.
As he exits the Command Center, Unarin encounters Muuxunuu, his trusted administrator of affairs. She stands silently in the hallway, clearly waiting for him to exit, with her palms clasped at her waist.
"He still hates me." Unarin mutters.
"Yes." Muuxunuu says, in that same semi-robotic tone she always uses. "This is unlikely to change at any point in the future without external means."
Unarin smiles. He walks up to Muuxunuu and reaches his hand out to stroke her hair-tendrils. Her expression remains impassive as he kneads and toys with them lovingly, but her eyes do twitch slightly, revealing some sort of suppressed emotion.
"You used to love when I did this." Unarin murmurs. "What I wouldn't give to go back to those days..."
"My likes and dislikes are irrelevant." Muuxunuu says. "I came to find you because it is time for the Ascension Refresh."
"Oh." Unarin says as he reaches over to hold her chin in his hands, massaging the tip of her jaw with his thumb. "So soon? Feels like I did it just a few cycles ago."
"Synchronization coherency has decreased by 1.2% as a result of losing two worlds critical to the Ascension Net's infrastructure." Muuxunuu explains, unmoved by Unarin's touch. "The Ascension Net is at risk of decoupling several million users as a result."
Unarin finally pulls his hands away from Muuxunuu and sighs heavily, as if the weight of the world has momentarily increased by a hundredfold.
"Very well. I guess I'll deal with that, next."
He and Muuxunuu turn and walk down the hallway together. Unarin deliberately places his hand on Muuxunuu's back, but like always, she does not respond to his touch.
Even so, it still provides the First Founder a faint sense of comfort.
"Truly, I miss the old times..." He says to himself.
The two ascend upstairs until they reach Unarin's Sanctum, then they head inside through its giant double doors. Unarin and Muuxunuu eventually step into a small room located off to the side where a large glass pod filled with bubbling liquid resides.
Without fanfare, Unarin strips off his clothes, then climbs above the tank and hops inside, inhaling deeply to fill his lungs with the watery concoction.
Following this, he waits.
His consciousness becomes hazy.
His eyes begin to flutter...
He drifts off into an endless sleep, all while Muuxunuu keeps careful watch over his body's physical condition.
...
Unarin awakens.
He opens his eyes to find himself dressed in a resplendent and glorious military uniform, one that denotes his status as the Highest Among High. Its white color and red pinstripes give him a distinctive flair for the extravagant, making him appear a leader among exobeasts.
The world fizzles around Unarin, and countless tall, glittering white structures spring into existence.
Different from the bland and utilitarian stratoscrapers on Volgarius, these buildings only rise up a few thousand feet into the sky, and each one is completely unique. One building resembles a corkscrew with a lance stabbed through its center, as if someone had enveloped an ancient weapon with an observation deck just for their own pleasure.
Another structure looks like a series of geometric shapes stacked on top of and beside one another, making it mind-bending to look at.
And still another resembles a giant statue of Unarin himself, his palm lifted before himself, a simulacrum of the Milky Way suspended above his palm, slowly rotating as if to imply the First Founder has the entire galaxy in his grasp. What is most impressive, though, is that the miniature galaxy is not a hologram, but more than a billion tiny spheres, each a quarter the size of a standard playing marble, and all of them colored and carved with intricate detail to reflect the properties of the worlds and stars they represent.
How long could such an incredible display have taken to create? Only the greatest craftsman among the Ascended would know...
Unarin finds himself standing inside the Ascension Net, where hundreds of thousands of other Ascended walk around, their differently-colored skin making them resemble a living rainbow made of flesh and cloth. Surprisingly, most of the Ascended do not look impressive. They wear ordinary civilian clothes with simple colors and basic patterns. But among them, elites stick out here and there, wearing more elaborate military garb, training outfits for combat, and even heavy armor meant for military warfare. Innumerable trillions of Ascended live their lives inside the Ascension Net, but in this particular capital city, only fifty million or so can call it their home.
The moment Unarin arrives, the beautiful blackened starry sky above changes color. Its hue turns red, and an automated voice speaks from above.
"First Founder Unarin has made landfall in the city district of New Velaria. All citizens in the area, be alert for his movements and show all proper respect to his greatness."
Immediately, every Ascended in the city pauses what they are doing to look around them, uncertain where Unarin has arrived. Those nearest the First Founder spot him before the rest, and excitement appears in their eyes.
"He's here! First Founder! We are honored by your presence!"
"The Greatest Ascended! Everyone, show respect!"
"Step aside, Lord Vetreus is on his way!"
Countless cries go up among the crowd. Even after a million years of coming into the Ascension Net, Unarin has not spoken to or contacted more than 90% of the Volgrim currently residing within it. A chance to get just a glimpse of the First Founder is unfathomably rare, so his appearances always spark a great fervor among the crowd.
"Everyone, everyone. Thank you." Unarin says politely, nodding to those nearby while offering a friendly wave. Unlike the heavy emotions he displayed before entering the Ascension Net, he puts on a good show of compassion and strength for his fellow Ascended. "You honor me."
The crowd continues to cheer, while a noticeably taller blue-skinned Ascended wearing a black uniform pushes through them, making his way toward Unarin. When he reaches the First Founder, he pauses to bow at the waist.
"Founder Unarin. Thank you for visiting my city."
"Brother Vetreus," Unarin says, walking over to pat the other's shoulder. "There's no need to stand on formality. Let us retire to a quieter place. I need to speak with the Velaria Council."
"Of course." Vetreus says, straightening his posture to return to his full height. He stands more than a head taller than the First Founder, yet his presence somehow seems smaller due to Unarin's regal aura. "No doubt, they are already preparing for your arrival."
The two of them cut through the crowd, with all the Ascended nearby spreading out and making room for Unarin to walk. None of them do anything as vulgar as attempting to touch or speak to him, as their respect for him is higher than the heavens!
Before long, Unarin and Vetreus walk into a large building best described as a series of cubes separated by various walkways, each cube representing a structure isolated from the rest, levitating in the air via anti-gravitic propulsion. The extravagant cost of such a building could not easily be paid in the modern times; only in the Ascension Net where resources are practically infinite.
"Tell me," Vetreus says casually. "How goes the War outside?"
"Quite well." Unarin says with a smile. "The Volgrim still rule the galaxy. As of late, the Plague has all but frozen its advance thanks to assistance from a certain group of mud-dwellers. They came up with an innovative method to push those monsters back, and as a result we have begun to make inroads towards claiming the lost territory once again."
"Good. Good!" Vetrues says twice. "In truth, First Founder, I was beginning to feel dread toward the situation outside. The Ascended could be an incredible asset in the War. Why have you held off on at least deploying our elite shock troops?"
Unarin shakes his head. "It would be a complete loss for us if the Plague managed to capture just one Ascended. Its ability to assimilate the strengths of those it devours makes the Plague a fearsome adversary. Do you want the bodies of every Kolvaxian to become as strong as ours?"
"Hmm... that is true." Vetreus murmurs with a troubled expression. "I suppose that means you do not intend for our people to make their arrival onto the scene just yet."
"If I can help it, none of the Ascended will ever do battle with the Kolvaxians." Unarin sighs heavily. "The day I issue that demand will be the day I must admit the war is likely lost."
Vetreus pauses his walking to turn and direct a grim gaze at Unarin.
"Brother Unarin. Do you truly have so little faith in us?"
"It's not that." Unarin says, smiling weakly. "But if the true power of the Ascended must be unleashed, I would rather it be in glorious battle against the Dark Ones, rather than their weakest minions..."
"Ah. Then I shall not press the issue further." Vetreus concedes.
They resume walking, enter a grav-lift, and transfer between three different levitating cube-facilities before arriving in the uppermost one, where they step into a conference room with fifteen chairs positioned around a table.
At once, beams of light flash inside the room. Thirteen different Ascended materialize, each one a powerful warrior, diplomat, or other such talented figure of ancient yore. They wear extravagant robes, uniforms, and light armor, making them appear either fearsome or renowned in some capacity.
Even so, none of them immediately speak, but instead bow their heads to wait while Unarin walks to the head of the table, and pulls out the chair there.
As he takes a seat, with Vetreus sitting on his immediate right, Unarin waves his hand.
"Begin."
The other thirteen raise their heads. They also sit down, lining the table off into the distance as they look at Unarin with respectful gazes.
"First Founder." A blue-skinned woman on Unarin's left says. Her crimson eyes and ornately decorated hail-tendrils give her a princess-like vibe. "Recently, 20 million Ascended were abruptly disconnected from the Ascension Net. I would like to know what caused this malfunction."
Unarin's right eye twitches. "Lady Perii. A world essential to the Ascension Net's infrastructure was overtaken by the Plague. As a result, we suffered a momentary but severe outage until the backups on other worlds took over the processing burden."
He pauses for half a breath before adding, "But you need not be worried. We have backed up the connections and restored those we lost. They will return soon enough."
"That is good." Perii says slowly. She runs her fingers along the seams of her ornate red and gold dress, accentuating her figure. "But what of the War situation? For an entire planet to fall..."
"We lose minor planets all the time." Unarin says dismissively. "They do not possess much value, so we ignore them. Rarely do the Volgrim suffer a loss to our core systems. As I told Vetreus on the way here, one of our vassal species, the Demons, has recently obtained a unique ability to devour the Plague. Emperor Diablo has been core in pushing the Plague back, and thus we are looking to reward him with commendations, given time."
"So there is a light at the end of the galaxy." Another female Volgrim says. With skin as black as Randis's, she wears a light ensemble of skull-covered armor and other decorations on her tendrils to make herself appear fearsome to her foes. "Does that mean that you do not intend to awaken the Ascended after all?"
"Apologies, Admiral Merris." Unarin says. "I have not yet made up my mind. The War is looking winnable now, but it will take time for us to be sure."
"Mmm..." Merris says, her eyebrows knitting together. "My soldiers have long looked forward to making their triumphant return to the outer galaxy. I hope you will make a determination sooner rather than later."
Unarin tosses his hands lightly. "There are many conflicting factors at play. Placing the Ascended in the Plague's way could serve to empower our foes. I do not wish to do that unless necessary. In the meantime, Project Blinding Light may serve a greater purpose in the future. You should all prepare yourselves in case I need you to activate it."
"Is the project ready?" Perii asks. "I was under the impression it was... only experimental."
"It is." Unarin says mildly. "But should a crisis emerge, it will perform as predicted. I have looked into the theory myself and validated it with the High Technopaths."
"We should abide by Unarin's commands." Vetreus says, warning his fellow council members. "He is the one who saved our Empire. Unarin knows best."
"Unarin knows best." The other Ascended say, nodding their heads at him.
The meeting continues for a while, with Unarin informing everyone of the goings-on in the outer galaxy. Eventually, he concludes the talks, and departs the room with Vetreus at his side.
As the two men walk down the hall, Vetreus smiles at Unarin.
"All this heavy talk makes one's mind weak. Let us discuss something lighter."
Unarin nods. "That would be best."
"Your wife!" Vetreus says cheerfully. "How is she faring these days? She still has yet to enter the Ascended Net. She's still alive, isn't she?"
Unarin's expression remains calm. However, a faint gloominess builds up in his eyes. He lowers his gaze for a moment while he walks, but Vetreus does not notice.
"Yes. Muuxunuu... she is as well as ever." Unarin says numbly. "I've asked her to visit the Ascension Net time and time again, but she simply doesn't seem interested. I'm sorry for her... lack of concern."
"No, no. It is fine." Vetreus says, still smiling. "Lady Muuxunuu is truly the most beautiful of our people. The kindest, most compassionate. Ahh, so many suitors were jealous that you won her hand, back in the ancient times. Everyone feels more assured because she is there to keep your spirits up while you fight this damned War."
"Aye. Every time I look at her..." Unarin says, his words catching in his throat for half a breath, "...I feel the same love that I always have."
"Good, good." Vetreus says. "And what of Randis? Is your brother doing well, too?"
"He leads the war effort." Unarin says neutrally. "Every day, he manages tens of thousands of minor and major matters. The Empire would not be the same without him behind the scenes. Randis is... truly irreplaceable."
"Haha, excellent, most excellent." Vetreus says, never once having noticed the faint pain in Unarin's voice. To him, the First Founder has always been a cold and logical Sentient. He does not seem to be acting out of character in the least. "If it were not for the three of you, we might never have defeated those damned Sentinels. You must take care to always stick together, First Founder. Only the bonds of love you three share can give you the strength to stand bravely against our monstrous foes."
Unarin swallows a lump in his throat. "I couldn't... put it better if I tried."
Unarin finishes his business inside the Ascension Net, then he eventually disconnects.
His consciousness resurfaces inside the tank full of liquid, and he emerges from its watery depths soaked to the bone.
As the First Founder climbs out of the tank and splashes messily across the floor, Muuxunuu stands at the ready, a large towel held in her grasp.
"First Founder." Muuxunuu says emotionlessly. "Allow me to dry your body."
"Oh. You don't have to do that..." Unarin says. "I'll just use a sonic shower."
"Your statement is correct. I do not have to." Muuxunuu says. "But I still wish to do so."
"That... alright then." Unarin says softly.
He extends his arms outward, allowing the pink-skinned Ascended woman to wipe at his nude body, drying him attentively.
As Muuxunuu starts from his feet and works her way up, her eyes meet Unarin's when she goes to dry his arms. In that instant, a faint spark appears in her pupils.
But then it disappears.
She looks away and finishes drying him off.
Then, she steps back and looks at him with no expression at all.
"The task is finished. I have cleaned your clothes and set them over there."
Unarin doesn't immediately walk over to where she indicated. Instead, he stands in place, looking at her with a complicated gaze.
He takes a step toward Muuxunuu, and she remains in place.
Then he takes another step, and another...
He walks over to her, then strokes her neck with his hand. He plays with her hair-tendrils, but she still shows no reaction.
"You know..." Unarin says quietly. "Brother Vetreus asked about you. I had to lie to him again."
"What is there to lie about?" Muuxunuu asks, uncomprehending.
"What, indeed?" Unarin says bitterly.
He leans his face towards hers, as if to gently kiss her, but he pauses mid-movement and pulls away.
"No." Unarin says, lowering his eyes. "I don't deserve it."
Ultimately, he turns away from Muuxunuu and slowly shuffles back to his regal garb. He slides his robes back on, but each piece of fabric presses on him like an anvil, the burden of their significance feeling unearned, and making him uncomfortable from the bottom of his soul.
After he finishes, Unarin stares ahead blankly at the wall.
"...It was the right thing to do." He whispers. "I had to do it. It was the only way."
"But why... why did she have to pay the heaviest price?"
The question he whispers into the void receives no reply.
Perhaps there are no longer any who are capable of answering...
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(Part 001)
On the world of Volgarius, inside the Founder's Thumb.
Unarin calmly walks into the main command center of the upper floors. He pauses for a second, looking at the dedicated team of Technopaths and Changelings who keep his mighty empire running, with all of them either directly linked to massive central networks that collect and gather information from abroad, or those who remain in contact with military forces currently in conflict.
In the center of the room, a massive hologram of the Milky Way spirals slowly above a table with a hole cut in is center. Various items sit on the tabletop, including datapads, experimental technology that has yet to be deployed in the field, and important design documents in need of approval.
Standing in the center of the table is none other than Unarin's obsidian-skinned brother, Randis, one of the three Ascended that live permanently inside the Founder's Thumb.
Randis looks up at the galactic hologram. Hundreds of points of light stand out from the rest, with some of them colored red, some colored yellow, and some colored blue. As for the vast majority, they are colored red.
The different colors, of course, represent worlds in various levels of danger, usually due to the Plague. White-colored worlds have no current major problems to speak of, and can run without Randis's intervention. Blue worlds exist in the periphery of danger and could come under threat at any time. Yellow worlds are at extreme risk from the Plague or have had major disruptions reported, while the red worlds are under attack and require immediate assistance.
When Unarin glances at the current situation of the Milky Way, as he usually does, he pauses for a moment to frown.
Slowly, he walks over to the edge of the table while his brother Randis continues to focus on the projection above him, reaching out to touch the differently-colored dots and issue commands to the forces stationed on those worlds as required.
After ten long seconds of silence, irritation flashes across Randis's face. He doesn't look at Unarin, but his attention noticeably shifts to the red-skinned Ascended.
"What is it?"
Randis's tone does not contain any warmth or brotherly love. He continues to remain focused on his duties.
"The number of Reds seems lower than usual." Unarin says. "Substantially so."
"You can thank the demons for that." Randis says. "Diablo has been up to his usual antics. He has 'helpfully' liberated more than a hundred worlds from the Plague so far. Curiously, he tends to focus on worlds currently in the process of being overrun, not worlds that have long become Kolvaxian strongholds."
"He's stopping the Plague from expanding." Unarin says mildly. "But at the same time, he's taking territory away from us. He's earning double the gains while expending half the effort."
"It's truly a genius play." Randis praises sarcastically. "And we can't do anything to stop him. The worlds he's taking from us were already going to be overrun by the Plague anyway. We just have to grit our teeth and endure."
"The Plague makes no further gains, we continue to lose power, and the Demons only strengthen over time." Unarin concludes. "This situation is starting to feel... untenable."
"Indeed." Randis says.
He continues to interact with the Volgrim Net, communicating in parallel with thousands of Volgrim thanks to his exceptional brain and talent at multi-tasking, but this doesn't even slightly harm his ability to hold a conversation.
"Is that all?" Randis eventually asks.
Unarin folds his hands behind his back. Then, he turns and walks away.
"Yes. That is all, brother. Keep up the good work."
"Don't tell me what to do." Randis retorts. "I am well aware of what our Empire needs."
Unarin pauses to look back at his brother, but eventually continues on his way without saying a word.
As he exits the Command Center, Unarin encounters Muuxunuu, his trusted administrator of affairs. She stands silently in the hallway, clearly waiting for him to exit, with her palms clasped at her waist.
"He still hates me." Unarin mutters.
"Yes." Muuxunuu says, in that same semi-robotic tone she always uses. "This is unlikely to change at any point in the future without external means."
Unarin smiles. He walks up to Muuxunuu and reaches his hand out to stroke her hair-tendrils. Her expression remains impassive as he kneads and toys with them lovingly, but her eyes do twitch slightly, revealing some sort of suppressed emotion.
"You used to love when I did this." Unarin murmurs. "What I wouldn't give to go back to those days..."
"My likes and dislikes are irrelevant." Muuxunuu says. "I came to find you because it is time for the Ascension Refresh."
"Oh." Unarin says as he reaches over to hold her chin in his hands, massaging the tip of her jaw with his thumb. "So soon? Feels like I did it just a few cycles ago."
"Synchronization coherency has decreased by 1.2% as a result of losing two worlds critical to the Ascension Net's infrastructure." Muuxunuu explains, unmoved by Unarin's touch. "The Ascension Net is at risk of decoupling several million users as a result."
Unarin finally pulls his hands away from Muuxunuu and sighs heavily, as if the weight of the world has momentarily increased by a hundredfold.
"Very well. I guess I'll deal with that, next."
He and Muuxunuu turn and walk down the hallway together. Unarin deliberately places his hand on Muuxunuu's back, but like always, she does not respond to his touch.
Even so, it still provides the First Founder a faint sense of comfort.
"Truly, I miss the old times..." He says to himself.
The two ascend upstairs until they reach Unarin's Sanctum, then they head inside through its giant double doors. Unarin and Muuxunuu eventually step into a small room located off to the side where a large glass pod filled with bubbling liquid resides.
Without fanfare, Unarin strips off his clothes, then climbs above the tank and hops inside, inhaling deeply to fill his lungs with the watery concoction.
Following this, he waits.
His consciousness becomes hazy.
His eyes begin to flutter...
He drifts off into an endless sleep, all while Muuxunuu keeps careful watch over his body's physical condition.
...
Unarin awakens.
He opens his eyes to find himself dressed in a resplendent and glorious military uniform, one that denotes his status as the Highest Among High. Its white color and red pinstripes give him a distinctive flair for the extravagant, making him appear a leader among exobeasts.
The world fizzles around Unarin, and countless tall, glittering white structures spring into existence.
Different from the bland and utilitarian stratoscrapers on Volgarius, these buildings only rise up a few thousand feet into the sky, and each one is completely unique. One building resembles a corkscrew with a lance stabbed through its center, as if someone had enveloped an ancient weapon with an observation deck just for their own pleasure.
Another structure looks like a series of geometric shapes stacked on top of and beside one another, making it mind-bending to look at.
And still another resembles a giant statue of Unarin himself, his palm lifted before himself, a simulacrum of the Milky Way suspended above his palm, slowly rotating as if to imply the First Founder has the entire galaxy in his grasp. What is most impressive, though, is that the miniature galaxy is not a hologram, but more than a billion tiny spheres, each a quarter the size of a standard playing marble, and all of them colored and carved with intricate detail to reflect the properties of the worlds and stars they represent.
How long could such an incredible display have taken to create? Only the greatest craftsman among the Ascended would know...
Unarin finds himself standing inside the Ascension Net, where hundreds of thousands of other Ascended walk around, their differently-colored skin making them resemble a living rainbow made of flesh and cloth. Surprisingly, most of the Ascended do not look impressive. They wear ordinary civilian clothes with simple colors and basic patterns. But among them, elites stick out here and there, wearing more elaborate military garb, training outfits for combat, and even heavy armor meant for military warfare. Innumerable trillions of Ascended live their lives inside the Ascension Net, but in this particular capital city, only fifty million or so can call it their home.
The moment Unarin arrives, the beautiful blackened starry sky above changes color. Its hue turns red, and an automated voice speaks from above.
"First Founder Unarin has made landfall in the city district of New Velaria. All citizens in the area, be alert for his movements and show all proper respect to his greatness."
Immediately, every Ascended in the city pauses what they are doing to look around them, uncertain where Unarin has arrived. Those nearest the First Founder spot him before the rest, and excitement appears in their eyes.
"He's here! First Founder! We are honored by your presence!"
"The Greatest Ascended! Everyone, show respect!"
"Step aside, Lord Vetreus is on his way!"
Countless cries go up among the crowd. Even after a million years of coming into the Ascension Net, Unarin has not spoken to or contacted more than 90% of the Volgrim currently residing within it. A chance to get just a glimpse of the First Founder is unfathomably rare, so his appearances always spark a great fervor among the crowd.
"Everyone, everyone. Thank you." Unarin says politely, nodding to those nearby while offering a friendly wave. Unlike the heavy emotions he displayed before entering the Ascension Net, he puts on a good show of compassion and strength for his fellow Ascended. "You honor me."
The crowd continues to cheer, while a noticeably taller blue-skinned Ascended wearing a black uniform pushes through them, making his way toward Unarin. When he reaches the First Founder, he pauses to bow at the waist.
"Founder Unarin. Thank you for visiting my city."
"Brother Vetreus," Unarin says, walking over to pat the other's shoulder. "There's no need to stand on formality. Let us retire to a quieter place. I need to speak with the Velaria Council."
"Of course." Vetreus says, straightening his posture to return to his full height. He stands more than a head taller than the First Founder, yet his presence somehow seems smaller due to Unarin's regal aura. "No doubt, they are already preparing for your arrival."
The two of them cut through the crowd, with all the Ascended nearby spreading out and making room for Unarin to walk. None of them do anything as vulgar as attempting to touch or speak to him, as their respect for him is higher than the heavens!
Before long, Unarin and Vetreus walk into a large building best described as a series of cubes separated by various walkways, each cube representing a structure isolated from the rest, levitating in the air via anti-gravitic propulsion. The extravagant cost of such a building could not easily be paid in the modern times; only in the Ascension Net where resources are practically infinite.
"Tell me," Vetreus says casually. "How goes the War outside?"
"Quite well." Unarin says with a smile. "The Volgrim still rule the galaxy. As of late, the Plague has all but frozen its advance thanks to assistance from a certain group of mud-dwellers. They came up with an innovative method to push those monsters back, and as a result we have begun to make inroads towards claiming the lost territory once again."
"Good. Good!" Vetrues says twice. "In truth, First Founder, I was beginning to feel dread toward the situation outside. The Ascended could be an incredible asset in the War. Why have you held off on at least deploying our elite shock troops?"
Unarin shakes his head. "It would be a complete loss for us if the Plague managed to capture just one Ascended. Its ability to assimilate the strengths of those it devours makes the Plague a fearsome adversary. Do you want the bodies of every Kolvaxian to become as strong as ours?"
"Hmm... that is true." Vetreus murmurs with a troubled expression. "I suppose that means you do not intend for our people to make their arrival onto the scene just yet."
"If I can help it, none of the Ascended will ever do battle with the Kolvaxians." Unarin sighs heavily. "The day I issue that demand will be the day I must admit the war is likely lost."
Vetreus pauses his walking to turn and direct a grim gaze at Unarin.
"Brother Unarin. Do you truly have so little faith in us?"
"It's not that." Unarin says, smiling weakly. "But if the true power of the Ascended must be unleashed, I would rather it be in glorious battle against the Dark Ones, rather than their weakest minions..."
"Ah. Then I shall not press the issue further." Vetreus concedes.
They resume walking, enter a grav-lift, and transfer between three different levitating cube-facilities before arriving in the uppermost one, where they step into a conference room with fifteen chairs positioned around a table.
At once, beams of light flash inside the room. Thirteen different Ascended materialize, each one a powerful warrior, diplomat, or other such talented figure of ancient yore. They wear extravagant robes, uniforms, and light armor, making them appear either fearsome or renowned in some capacity.
Even so, none of them immediately speak, but instead bow their heads to wait while Unarin walks to the head of the table, and pulls out the chair there.
As he takes a seat, with Vetreus sitting on his immediate right, Unarin waves his hand.
"Begin."
The other thirteen raise their heads. They also sit down, lining the table off into the distance as they look at Unarin with respectful gazes.
"First Founder." A blue-skinned woman on Unarin's left says. Her crimson eyes and ornately decorated hail-tendrils give her a princess-like vibe. "Recently, 20 million Ascended were abruptly disconnected from the Ascension Net. I would like to know what caused this malfunction."
Unarin's right eye twitches. "Lady Perii. A world essential to the Ascension Net's infrastructure was overtaken by the Plague. As a result, we suffered a momentary but severe outage until the backups on other worlds took over the processing burden."
He pauses for half a breath before adding, "But you need not be worried. We have backed up the connections and restored those we lost. They will return soon enough."
"That is good." Perii says slowly. She runs her fingers along the seams of her ornate red and gold dress, accentuating her figure. "But what of the War situation? For an entire planet to fall..."
"We lose minor planets all the time." Unarin says dismissively. "They do not possess much value, so we ignore them. Rarely do the Volgrim suffer a loss to our core systems. As I told Vetreus on the way here, one of our vassal species, the Demons, has recently obtained a unique ability to devour the Plague. Emperor Diablo has been core in pushing the Plague back, and thus we are looking to reward him with commendations, given time."
"So there is a light at the end of the galaxy." Another female Volgrim says. With skin as black as Randis's, she wears a light ensemble of skull-covered armor and other decorations on her tendrils to make herself appear fearsome to her foes. "Does that mean that you do not intend to awaken the Ascended after all?"
"Apologies, Admiral Merris." Unarin says. "I have not yet made up my mind. The War is looking winnable now, but it will take time for us to be sure."
"Mmm..." Merris says, her eyebrows knitting together. "My soldiers have long looked forward to making their triumphant return to the outer galaxy. I hope you will make a determination sooner rather than later."
Unarin tosses his hands lightly. "There are many conflicting factors at play. Placing the Ascended in the Plague's way could serve to empower our foes. I do not wish to do that unless necessary. In the meantime, Project Blinding Light may serve a greater purpose in the future. You should all prepare yourselves in case I need you to activate it."
"Is the project ready?" Perii asks. "I was under the impression it was... only experimental."
"It is." Unarin says mildly. "But should a crisis emerge, it will perform as predicted. I have looked into the theory myself and validated it with the High Technopaths."
"We should abide by Unarin's commands." Vetreus says, warning his fellow council members. "He is the one who saved our Empire. Unarin knows best."
"Unarin knows best." The other Ascended say, nodding their heads at him.
The meeting continues for a while, with Unarin informing everyone of the goings-on in the outer galaxy. Eventually, he concludes the talks, and departs the room with Vetreus at his side.
As the two men walk down the hall, Vetreus smiles at Unarin.
"All this heavy talk makes one's mind weak. Let us discuss something lighter."
Unarin nods. "That would be best."
"Your wife!" Vetreus says cheerfully. "How is she faring these days? She still has yet to enter the Ascended Net. She's still alive, isn't she?"
Unarin's expression remains calm. However, a faint gloominess builds up in his eyes. He lowers his gaze for a moment while he walks, but Vetreus does not notice.
"Yes. Muuxunuu... she is as well as ever." Unarin says numbly. "I've asked her to visit the Ascension Net time and time again, but she simply doesn't seem interested. I'm sorry for her... lack of concern."
"No, no. It is fine." Vetreus says, still smiling. "Lady Muuxunuu is truly the most beautiful of our people. The kindest, most compassionate. Ahh, so many suitors were jealous that you won her hand, back in the ancient times. Everyone feels more assured because she is there to keep your spirits up while you fight this damned War."
"Aye. Every time I look at her..." Unarin says, his words catching in his throat for half a breath, "...I feel the same love that I always have."
"Good, good." Vetreus says. "And what of Randis? Is your brother doing well, too?"
"He leads the war effort." Unarin says neutrally. "Every day, he manages tens of thousands of minor and major matters. The Empire would not be the same without him behind the scenes. Randis is... truly irreplaceable."
"Haha, excellent, most excellent." Vetreus says, never once having noticed the faint pain in Unarin's voice. To him, the First Founder has always been a cold and logical Sentient. He does not seem to be acting out of character in the least. "If it were not for the three of you, we might never have defeated those damned Sentinels. You must take care to always stick together, First Founder. Only the bonds of love you three share can give you the strength to stand bravely against our monstrous foes."
Unarin swallows a lump in his throat. "I couldn't... put it better if I tried."
Unarin finishes his business inside the Ascension Net, then he eventually disconnects.
His consciousness resurfaces inside the tank full of liquid, and he emerges from its watery depths soaked to the bone.
As the First Founder climbs out of the tank and splashes messily across the floor, Muuxunuu stands at the ready, a large towel held in her grasp.
"First Founder." Muuxunuu says emotionlessly. "Allow me to dry your body."
"Oh. You don't have to do that..." Unarin says. "I'll just use a sonic shower."
"Your statement is correct. I do not have to." Muuxunuu says. "But I still wish to do so."
"That... alright then." Unarin says softly.
He extends his arms outward, allowing the pink-skinned Ascended woman to wipe at his nude body, drying him attentively.
As Muuxunuu starts from his feet and works her way up, her eyes meet Unarin's when she goes to dry his arms. In that instant, a faint spark appears in her pupils.
But then it disappears.
She looks away and finishes drying him off.
Then, she steps back and looks at him with no expression at all.
"The task is finished. I have cleaned your clothes and set them over there."
Unarin doesn't immediately walk over to where she indicated. Instead, he stands in place, looking at her with a complicated gaze.
He takes a step toward Muuxunuu, and she remains in place.
Then he takes another step, and another...
He walks over to her, then strokes her neck with his hand. He plays with her hair-tendrils, but she still shows no reaction.
"You know..." Unarin says quietly. "Brother Vetreus asked about you. I had to lie to him again."
"What is there to lie about?" Muuxunuu asks, uncomprehending.
"What, indeed?" Unarin says bitterly.
He leans his face towards hers, as if to gently kiss her, but he pauses mid-movement and pulls away.
"No." Unarin says, lowering his eyes. "I don't deserve it."
Ultimately, he turns away from Muuxunuu and slowly shuffles back to his regal garb. He slides his robes back on, but each piece of fabric presses on him like an anvil, the burden of their significance feeling unearned, and making him uncomfortable from the bottom of his soul.
After he finishes, Unarin stares ahead blankly at the wall.
"...It was the right thing to do." He whispers. "I had to do it. It was the only way."
"But why... why did she have to pay the heaviest price?"
The question he whispers into the void receives no reply.
Perhaps there are no longer any who are capable of answering...
2024.05.07 22:12 Klokinator Cryopod Refresh 557: Ascension Net
On the world of Volgarius, inside the Founder's Thumb.
Unarin calmly walks into the main command center of the upper floors. He pauses for a second, looking at the dedicated team of Technopaths and Changelings who keep his mighty empire running, with all of them either directly linked to massive central networks that collect and gather information from abroad, or those who remain in contact with military forces currently in conflict.
In the center of the room, a massive hologram of the Milky Way spirals slowly above a table with a hole cut in is center. Various items sit on the tabletop, including datapads, experimental technology that has yet to be deployed in the field, and important design documents in need of approval.
Standing in the center of the table is none other than Unarin's obsidian-skinned brother, Randis, one of the three Ascended that live permanently inside the Founder's Thumb.
Randis looks up at the galactic hologram. Hundreds of points of light stand out from the rest, with some of them colored red, some colored yellow, and some colored blue. As for the vast majority, they are colored red.
The different colors, of course, represent worlds in various levels of danger, usually due to the Plague. White-colored worlds have no current major problems to speak of, and can run without Randis's intervention. Blue worlds exist in the periphery of danger and could come under threat at any time. Yellow worlds are at extreme risk from the Plague or have had major disruptions reported, while the red worlds are under attack and require immediate assistance.
When Unarin glances at the current situation of the Milky Way, as he usually does, he pauses for a moment to frown.
Slowly, he walks over to the edge of the table while his brother Randis continues to focus on the projection above him, reaching out to touch the differently-colored dots and issue commands to the forces stationed on those worlds as required.
After ten long seconds of silence, irritation flashes across Randis's face. He doesn't look at Unarin, but his attention noticeably shifts to the red-skinned Ascended.
"What is it?"
Randis's tone does not contain any warmth or brotherly love. He continues to remain focused on his duties.
"The number of Reds seems lower than usual." Unarin says. "Substantially so."
"You can thank the demons for that." Randis says. "Diablo has been up to his usual antics. He has 'helpfully' liberated more than a hundred worlds from the Plague so far. Curiously, he tends to focus on worlds currently in the process of being overrun, not worlds that have long become Kolvaxian strongholds."
"He's stopping the Plague from expanding." Unarin says mildly. "But at the same time, he's taking territory away from us. He's earning double the gains while expending half the effort."
"It's truly a genius play." Randis praises sarcastically. "And we can't do anything to stop him. The worlds he's taking from us were already going to be overrun by the Plague anyway. We just have to grit our teeth and endure."
"The Plague makes no further gains, we continue to lose power, and the Demons only strengthen over time." Unarin concludes. "This situation is starting to feel... untenable."
"Indeed." Randis says.
He continues to interact with the Volgrim Net, communicating in parallel with thousands of Volgrim thanks to his exceptional brain and talent at multi-tasking, but this doesn't even slightly harm his ability to hold a conversation.
"Is that all?" Randis eventually asks.
Unarin folds his hands behind his back. Then, he turns and walks away.
"Yes. That is all, brother. Keep up the good work."
"Don't tell me what to do." Randis retorts. "I am well aware of what our Empire needs."
Unarin pauses to look back at his brother, but eventually continues on his way without saying a word.
As he exits the Command Center, Unarin encounters Muuxunuu, his trusted administrator of affairs. She stands silently in the hallway, clearly waiting for him to exit, with her palms clasped at her waist.
"He still hates me." Unarin mutters.
"Yes." Muuxunuu says, in that same semi-robotic tone she always uses. "This is unlikely to change at any point in the future without external means."
Unarin smiles. He walks up to Muuxunuu and reaches his hand out to stroke her hair-tendrils. Her expression remains impassive as he kneads and toys with them lovingly, but her eyes do twitch slightly, revealing some sort of suppressed emotion.
"You used to love when I did this." Unarin murmurs. "What I wouldn't give to go back to those days..."
"My likes and dislikes are irrelevant." Muuxunuu says. "I came to find you because it is time for the Ascension Refresh."
"Oh." Unarin says as he reaches over to hold her chin in his hands, massaging the tip of her jaw with his thumb. "So soon? Feels like I did it just a few cycles ago."
"Synchronization coherency has decreased by 1.2% as a result of losing two worlds critical to the Ascension Net's infrastructure." Muuxunuu explains, unmoved by Unarin's touch. "The Ascension Net is at risk of decoupling several million users as a result."
Unarin finally pulls his hands away from Muuxunuu and sighs heavily, as if the weight of the world has momentarily increased by a hundredfold.
"Very well. I guess I'll deal with that, next."
He and Muuxunuu turn and walk down the hallway together. Unarin deliberately places his hand on Muuxunuu's back, but like always, she does not respond to his touch.
Even so, it still provides the First Founder a faint sense of comfort.
"Truly, I miss the old times..." He says to himself.
The two ascend upstairs until they reach Unarin's Sanctum, then they head inside through its giant double doors. Unarin and Muuxunuu eventually step into a small room located off to the side where a large glass pod filled with bubbling liquid resides.
Without fanfare, Unarin strips off his clothes, then climbs above the tank and hops inside, inhaling deeply to fill his lungs with the watery concoction.
Following this, he waits.
His consciousness becomes hazy.
His eyes begin to flutter...
He drifts off into an endless sleep, all while Muuxunuu keeps careful watch over his body's physical condition.
...
Unarin awakens.
He opens his eyes to find himself dressed in a resplendent and glorious military uniform, one that denotes his status as the Highest Among High. Its white color and red pinstripes give him a distinctive flair for the extravagant, making him appear a leader among exobeasts.
The world fizzles around Unarin, and countless tall, glittering white structures spring into existence.
Different from the bland and utilitarian stratoscrapers on Volgarius, these buildings only rise up a few thousand feet into the sky, and each one is completely unique. One building resembles a corkscrew with a lance stabbed through its center, as if someone had enveloped an ancient weapon with an observation deck just for their own pleasure.
Another structure looks like a series of geometric shapes stacked on top of and beside one another, making it mind-bending to look at.
And still another resembles a giant statue of Unarin himself, his palm lifted before himself, a simulacrum of the Milky Way suspended above his palm, slowly rotating as if to imply the First Founder has the entire galaxy in his grasp. What is most impressive, though, is that the miniature galaxy is not a hologram, but more than a billion tiny spheres, each a quarter the size of a standard playing marble, and all of them colored and carved with intricate detail to reflect the properties of the worlds and stars they represent.
How long could such an incredible display have taken to create? Only the greatest craftsman among the Ascended would know...
Unarin finds himself standing inside the Ascension Net, where hundreds of thousands of other Ascended walk around, their differently-colored skin making them resemble a living rainbow made of flesh and cloth. Surprisingly, most of the Ascended do not look impressive. They wear ordinary civilian clothes with simple colors and basic patterns. But among them, elites stick out here and there, wearing more elaborate military garb, training outfits for combat, and even heavy armor meant for military warfare. Innumerable trillions of Ascended live their lives inside the Ascension Net, but in this particular capital city, only fifty million or so can call it their home.
The moment Unarin arrives, the beautiful blackened starry sky above changes color. Its hue turns red, and an automated voice speaks from above.
"First Founder Unarin has made landfall in the city district of New Velaria. All citizens in the area, be alert for his movements and show all proper respect to his greatness."
Immediately, every Ascended in the city pauses what they are doing to look around them, uncertain where Unarin has arrived. Those nearest the First Founder spot him before the rest, and excitement appears in their eyes.
"He's here! First Founder! We are honored by your presence!"
"The Greatest Ascended! Everyone, show respect!"
"Step aside, Lord Vetreus is on his way!"
Countless cries go up among the crowd. Even after a million years of coming into the Ascension Net, Unarin has not spoken to or contacted more than 90% of the Volgrim currently residing within it. A chance to get just a glimpse of the First Founder is unfathomably rare, so his appearances always spark a great fervor among the crowd.
"Everyone, everyone. Thank you." Unarin says politely, nodding to those nearby while offering a friendly wave. Unlike the heavy emotions he displayed before entering the Ascension Net, he puts on a good show of compassion and strength for his fellow Ascended. "You honor me."
The crowd continues to cheer, while a noticeably taller blue-skinned Ascended wearing a black uniform pushes through them, making his way toward Unarin. When he reaches the First Founder, he pauses to bow at the waist.
"Founder Unarin. Thank you for visiting my city."
"Brother Vetreus," Unarin says, walking over to pat the other's shoulder. "There's no need to stand on formality. Let us retire to a quieter place. I need to speak with the Velaria Council."
"Of course." Vetreus says, straightening his posture to return to his full height. He stands more than a head taller than the First Founder, yet his presence somehow seems smaller due to Unarin's regal aura. "No doubt, they are already preparing for your arrival."
The two of them cut through the crowd, with all the Ascended nearby spreading out and making room for Unarin to walk. None of them do anything as vulgar as attempting to touch or speak to him, as their respect for him is higher than the heavens!
Before long, Unarin and Vetreus walk into a large building best described as a series of cubes separated by various walkways, each cube representing a structure isolated from the rest, levitating in the air via anti-gravitic propulsion. The extravagant cost of such a building could not easily be paid in the modern times; only in the Ascension Net where resources are practically infinite.
"Tell me," Vetreus says casually. "How goes the War outside?"
"Quite well." Unarin says with a smile. "The Volgrim still rule the galaxy. As of late, the Plague has all but frozen its advance thanks to assistance from a certain group of mud-dwellers. They came up with an innovative method to push those monsters back, and as a result we have begun to make inroads towards claiming the lost territory once again."
"Good. Good!" Vetrues says twice. "In truth, First Founder, I was beginning to feel dread toward the situation outside. The Ascended could be an incredible asset in the War. Why have you held off on at least deploying our elite shock troops?"
Unarin shakes his head. "It would be a complete loss for us if the Plague managed to capture just one Ascended. Its ability to assimilate the strengths of those it devours makes the Plague a fearsome adversary. Do you want the bodies of every Kolvaxian to become as strong as ours?"
"Hmm... that is true." Vetreus murmurs with a troubled expression. "I suppose that means you do not intend for our people to make their arrival onto the scene just yet."
"If I can help it, none of the Ascended will ever do battle with the Kolvaxians." Unarin sighs heavily. "The day I issue that demand will be the day I must admit the war is likely lost."
Vetreus pauses his walking to turn and direct a grim gaze at Unarin.
"Brother Unarin. Do you truly have so little faith in us?"
"It's not that." Unarin says, smiling weakly. "But if the true power of the Ascended must be unleashed, I would rather it be in glorious battle against the Dark Ones, rather than their weakest minions..."
"Ah. Then I shall not press the issue further." Vetreus concedes.
They resume walking, enter a grav-lift, and transfer between three different levitating cube-facilities before arriving in the uppermost one, where they step into a conference room with fifteen chairs positioned around a table.
At once, beams of light flash inside the room. Thirteen different Ascended materialize, each one a powerful warrior, diplomat, or other such talented figure of ancient yore. They wear extravagant robes, uniforms, and light armor, making them appear either fearsome or renowned in some capacity.
Even so, none of them immediately speak, but instead bow their heads to wait while Unarin walks to the head of the table, and pulls out the chair there.
As he takes a seat, with Vetreus sitting on his immediate right, Unarin waves his hand.
"Begin."
The other thirteen raise their heads. They also sit down, lining the table off into the distance as they look at Unarin with respectful gazes.
"First Founder." A blue-skinned woman on Unarin's left says. Her crimson eyes and ornately decorated hail-tendrils give her a princess-like vibe. "Recently, 20 million Ascended were abruptly disconnected from the Ascension Net. I would like to know what caused this malfunction."
Unarin's right eye twitches. "Lady Perii. A world essential to the Ascension Net's infrastructure was overtaken by the Plague. As a result, we suffered a momentary but severe outage until the backups on other worlds took over the processing burden."
He pauses for half a breath before adding, "But you need not be worried. We have backed up the connections and restored those we lost. They will return soon enough."
"That is good." Perii says slowly. She runs her fingers along the seams of her ornate red and gold dress, accentuating her figure. "But what of the War situation? For an entire planet to fall..."
"We lose minor planets all the time." Unarin says dismissively. "They do not possess much value, so we ignore them. Rarely do the Volgrim suffer a loss to our core systems. As I told Vetreus on the way here, one of our vassal species, the Demons, has recently obtained a unique ability to devour the Plague. Emperor Diablo has been core in pushing the Plague back, and thus we are looking to reward him with commendations, given time."
"So there is a light at the end of the galaxy." Another female Volgrim says. With skin as black as Randis's, she wears a light ensemble of skull-covered armor and other decorations on her tendrils to make herself appear fearsome to her foes. "Does that mean that you do not intend to awaken the Ascended after all?"
"Apologies, Admiral Merris." Unarin says. "I have not yet made up my mind. The War is looking winnable now, but it will take time for us to be sure."
"Mmm..." Merris says, her eyebrows knitting together. "My soldiers have long looked forward to making their triumphant return to the outer galaxy. I hope you will make a determination sooner rather than later."
Unarin tosses his hands lightly. "There are many conflicting factors at play. Placing the Ascended in the Plague's way could serve to empower our foes. I do not wish to do that unless necessary. In the meantime, Project Blinding Light may serve a greater purpose in the future. You should all prepare yourselves in case I need you to activate it."
"Is the project ready?" Perii asks. "I was under the impression it was... only experimental."
"It is." Unarin says mildly. "But should a crisis emerge, it will perform as predicted. I have looked into the theory myself and validated it with the High Technopaths."
"We should abide by Unarin's commands." Vetreus says, warning his fellow council members. "He is the one who saved our Empire. Unarin knows best."
"Unarin knows best." The other Ascended say, nodding their heads at him.
The meeting continues for a while, with Unarin informing everyone of the goings-on in the outer galaxy. Eventually, he concludes the talks, and departs the room with Vetreus at his side.
As the two men walk down the hall, Vetreus smiles at Unarin.
"All this heavy talk makes one's mind weak. Let us discuss something lighter."
Unarin nods. "That would be best."
"Your wife!" Vetreus says cheerfully. "How is she faring these days? She still has yet to enter the Ascended Net. She's still alive, isn't she?"
Unarin's expression remains calm. However, a faint gloominess builds up in his eyes. He lowers his gaze for a moment while he walks, but Vetreus does not notice.
"Yes. Muuxunuu... she is as well as ever." Unarin says numbly. "I've asked her to visit the Ascension Net time and time again, but she simply doesn't seem interested. I'm sorry for her... lack of concern."
"No, no. It is fine." Vetreus says, still smiling. "Lady Muuxunuu is truly the most beautiful of our people. The kindest, most compassionate. Ahh, so many suitors were jealous that you won her hand, back in the ancient times. Everyone feels more assured because she is there to keep your spirits up while you fight this damned War."
"Aye. Every time I look at her..." Unarin says, his words catching in his throat for half a breath, "...I feel the same love that I always have."
"Good, good." Vetreus says. "And what of Randis? Is your brother doing well, too?"
"He leads the war effort." Unarin says neutrally. "Every day, he manages tens of thousands of minor and major matters. The Empire would not be the same without him behind the scenes. Randis is... truly irreplaceable."
"Haha, excellent, most excellent." Vetreus says, never once having noticed the faint pain in Unarin's voice. To him, the First Founder has always been a cold and logical Sentient. He does not seem to be acting out of character in the least. "If it were not for the three of you, we might never have defeated those damned Sentinels. You must take care to always stick together, First Founder. Only the bonds of love you three share can give you the strength to stand bravely against our monstrous foes."
Unarin swallows a lump in his throat. "I couldn't... put it better if I tried."
Unarin finishes his business inside the Ascension Net, then he eventually disconnects.
His consciousness resurfaces inside the tank full of liquid, and he emerges from its watery depths soaked to the bone.
As the First Founder climbs out of the tank and splashes messily across the floor, Muuxunuu stands at the ready, a large towel held in her grasp.
"First Founder." Muuxunuu says emotionlessly. "Allow me to dry your body."
"Oh. You don't have to do that..." Unarin says. "I'll just use a sonic shower."
"Your statement is correct. I do not have to." Muuxunuu says. "But I still wish to do so."
"That... alright then." Unarin says softly.
He extends his arms outward, allowing the pink-skinned Ascended woman to wipe at his nude body, drying him attentively.
As Muuxunuu starts from his feet and works her way up, her eyes meet Unarin's when she goes to dry his arms. In that instant, a faint spark appears in her pupils.
But then it disappears.
She looks away and finishes drying him off.
Then, she steps back and looks at him with no expression at all.
"The task is finished. I have cleaned your clothes and set them over there."
Unarin doesn't immediately walk over to where she indicated. Instead, he stands in place, looking at her with a complicated gaze.
He takes a step toward Muuxunuu, and she remains in place.
Then he takes another step, and another...
He walks over to her, then strokes her neck with his hand. He plays with her hair-tendrils, but she still shows no reaction.
"You know..." Unarin says quietly. "Brother Vetreus asked about you. I had to lie to him again."
"What is there to lie about?" Muuxunuu asks, uncomprehending.
"What, indeed?" Unarin says bitterly.
He leans his face towards hers, as if to gently kiss her, but he pauses mid-movement and pulls away.
"No." Unarin says, lowering his eyes. "I don't deserve it."
Ultimately, he turns away from Muuxunuu and slowly shuffles back to his regal garb. He slides his robes back on, but each piece of fabric presses on him like an anvil, the burden of their significance feeling unearned, and making him uncomfortable from the bottom of his soul.
After he finishes, Unarin stares ahead blankly at the wall.
"...It was the right thing to do." He whispers. "I had to do it. It was the only way."
"But why... why did she have to pay the heaviest price?"
The question he whispers into the void receives no reply.
Perhaps there are no longer any who are capable of answering...
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Unarin calmly walks into the main command center of the upper floors. He pauses for a second, looking at the dedicated team of Technopaths and Changelings who keep his mighty empire running, with all of them either directly linked to massive central networks that collect and gather information from abroad, or those who remain in contact with military forces currently in conflict.
In the center of the room, a massive hologram of the Milky Way spirals slowly above a table with a hole cut in is center. Various items sit on the tabletop, including datapads, experimental technology that has yet to be deployed in the field, and important design documents in need of approval.
Standing in the center of the table is none other than Unarin's obsidian-skinned brother, Randis, one of the three Ascended that live permanently inside the Founder's Thumb.
Randis looks up at the galactic hologram. Hundreds of points of light stand out from the rest, with some of them colored red, some colored yellow, and some colored blue. As for the vast majority, they are colored red.
The different colors, of course, represent worlds in various levels of danger, usually due to the Plague. White-colored worlds have no current major problems to speak of, and can run without Randis's intervention. Blue worlds exist in the periphery of danger and could come under threat at any time. Yellow worlds are at extreme risk from the Plague or have had major disruptions reported, while the red worlds are under attack and require immediate assistance.
When Unarin glances at the current situation of the Milky Way, as he usually does, he pauses for a moment to frown.
Slowly, he walks over to the edge of the table while his brother Randis continues to focus on the projection above him, reaching out to touch the differently-colored dots and issue commands to the forces stationed on those worlds as required.
After ten long seconds of silence, irritation flashes across Randis's face. He doesn't look at Unarin, but his attention noticeably shifts to the red-skinned Ascended.
"What is it?"
Randis's tone does not contain any warmth or brotherly love. He continues to remain focused on his duties.
"The number of Reds seems lower than usual." Unarin says. "Substantially so."
"You can thank the demons for that." Randis says. "Diablo has been up to his usual antics. He has 'helpfully' liberated more than a hundred worlds from the Plague so far. Curiously, he tends to focus on worlds currently in the process of being overrun, not worlds that have long become Kolvaxian strongholds."
"He's stopping the Plague from expanding." Unarin says mildly. "But at the same time, he's taking territory away from us. He's earning double the gains while expending half the effort."
"It's truly a genius play." Randis praises sarcastically. "And we can't do anything to stop him. The worlds he's taking from us were already going to be overrun by the Plague anyway. We just have to grit our teeth and endure."
"The Plague makes no further gains, we continue to lose power, and the Demons only strengthen over time." Unarin concludes. "This situation is starting to feel... untenable."
"Indeed." Randis says.
He continues to interact with the Volgrim Net, communicating in parallel with thousands of Volgrim thanks to his exceptional brain and talent at multi-tasking, but this doesn't even slightly harm his ability to hold a conversation.
"Is that all?" Randis eventually asks.
Unarin folds his hands behind his back. Then, he turns and walks away.
"Yes. That is all, brother. Keep up the good work."
"Don't tell me what to do." Randis retorts. "I am well aware of what our Empire needs."
Unarin pauses to look back at his brother, but eventually continues on his way without saying a word.
As he exits the Command Center, Unarin encounters Muuxunuu, his trusted administrator of affairs. She stands silently in the hallway, clearly waiting for him to exit, with her palms clasped at her waist.
"He still hates me." Unarin mutters.
"Yes." Muuxunuu says, in that same semi-robotic tone she always uses. "This is unlikely to change at any point in the future without external means."
Unarin smiles. He walks up to Muuxunuu and reaches his hand out to stroke her hair-tendrils. Her expression remains impassive as he kneads and toys with them lovingly, but her eyes do twitch slightly, revealing some sort of suppressed emotion.
"You used to love when I did this." Unarin murmurs. "What I wouldn't give to go back to those days..."
"My likes and dislikes are irrelevant." Muuxunuu says. "I came to find you because it is time for the Ascension Refresh."
"Oh." Unarin says as he reaches over to hold her chin in his hands, massaging the tip of her jaw with his thumb. "So soon? Feels like I did it just a few cycles ago."
"Synchronization coherency has decreased by 1.2% as a result of losing two worlds critical to the Ascension Net's infrastructure." Muuxunuu explains, unmoved by Unarin's touch. "The Ascension Net is at risk of decoupling several million users as a result."
Unarin finally pulls his hands away from Muuxunuu and sighs heavily, as if the weight of the world has momentarily increased by a hundredfold.
"Very well. I guess I'll deal with that, next."
He and Muuxunuu turn and walk down the hallway together. Unarin deliberately places his hand on Muuxunuu's back, but like always, she does not respond to his touch.
Even so, it still provides the First Founder a faint sense of comfort.
"Truly, I miss the old times..." He says to himself.
The two ascend upstairs until they reach Unarin's Sanctum, then they head inside through its giant double doors. Unarin and Muuxunuu eventually step into a small room located off to the side where a large glass pod filled with bubbling liquid resides.
Without fanfare, Unarin strips off his clothes, then climbs above the tank and hops inside, inhaling deeply to fill his lungs with the watery concoction.
Following this, he waits.
His consciousness becomes hazy.
His eyes begin to flutter...
He drifts off into an endless sleep, all while Muuxunuu keeps careful watch over his body's physical condition.
...
Unarin awakens.
He opens his eyes to find himself dressed in a resplendent and glorious military uniform, one that denotes his status as the Highest Among High. Its white color and red pinstripes give him a distinctive flair for the extravagant, making him appear a leader among exobeasts.
The world fizzles around Unarin, and countless tall, glittering white structures spring into existence.
Different from the bland and utilitarian stratoscrapers on Volgarius, these buildings only rise up a few thousand feet into the sky, and each one is completely unique. One building resembles a corkscrew with a lance stabbed through its center, as if someone had enveloped an ancient weapon with an observation deck just for their own pleasure.
Another structure looks like a series of geometric shapes stacked on top of and beside one another, making it mind-bending to look at.
And still another resembles a giant statue of Unarin himself, his palm lifted before himself, a simulacrum of the Milky Way suspended above his palm, slowly rotating as if to imply the First Founder has the entire galaxy in his grasp. What is most impressive, though, is that the miniature galaxy is not a hologram, but more than a billion tiny spheres, each a quarter the size of a standard playing marble, and all of them colored and carved with intricate detail to reflect the properties of the worlds and stars they represent.
How long could such an incredible display have taken to create? Only the greatest craftsman among the Ascended would know...
Unarin finds himself standing inside the Ascension Net, where hundreds of thousands of other Ascended walk around, their differently-colored skin making them resemble a living rainbow made of flesh and cloth. Surprisingly, most of the Ascended do not look impressive. They wear ordinary civilian clothes with simple colors and basic patterns. But among them, elites stick out here and there, wearing more elaborate military garb, training outfits for combat, and even heavy armor meant for military warfare. Innumerable trillions of Ascended live their lives inside the Ascension Net, but in this particular capital city, only fifty million or so can call it their home.
The moment Unarin arrives, the beautiful blackened starry sky above changes color. Its hue turns red, and an automated voice speaks from above.
"First Founder Unarin has made landfall in the city district of New Velaria. All citizens in the area, be alert for his movements and show all proper respect to his greatness."
Immediately, every Ascended in the city pauses what they are doing to look around them, uncertain where Unarin has arrived. Those nearest the First Founder spot him before the rest, and excitement appears in their eyes.
"He's here! First Founder! We are honored by your presence!"
"The Greatest Ascended! Everyone, show respect!"
"Step aside, Lord Vetreus is on his way!"
Countless cries go up among the crowd. Even after a million years of coming into the Ascension Net, Unarin has not spoken to or contacted more than 90% of the Volgrim currently residing within it. A chance to get just a glimpse of the First Founder is unfathomably rare, so his appearances always spark a great fervor among the crowd.
"Everyone, everyone. Thank you." Unarin says politely, nodding to those nearby while offering a friendly wave. Unlike the heavy emotions he displayed before entering the Ascension Net, he puts on a good show of compassion and strength for his fellow Ascended. "You honor me."
The crowd continues to cheer, while a noticeably taller blue-skinned Ascended wearing a black uniform pushes through them, making his way toward Unarin. When he reaches the First Founder, he pauses to bow at the waist.
"Founder Unarin. Thank you for visiting my city."
"Brother Vetreus," Unarin says, walking over to pat the other's shoulder. "There's no need to stand on formality. Let us retire to a quieter place. I need to speak with the Velaria Council."
"Of course." Vetreus says, straightening his posture to return to his full height. He stands more than a head taller than the First Founder, yet his presence somehow seems smaller due to Unarin's regal aura. "No doubt, they are already preparing for your arrival."
The two of them cut through the crowd, with all the Ascended nearby spreading out and making room for Unarin to walk. None of them do anything as vulgar as attempting to touch or speak to him, as their respect for him is higher than the heavens!
Before long, Unarin and Vetreus walk into a large building best described as a series of cubes separated by various walkways, each cube representing a structure isolated from the rest, levitating in the air via anti-gravitic propulsion. The extravagant cost of such a building could not easily be paid in the modern times; only in the Ascension Net where resources are practically infinite.
"Tell me," Vetreus says casually. "How goes the War outside?"
"Quite well." Unarin says with a smile. "The Volgrim still rule the galaxy. As of late, the Plague has all but frozen its advance thanks to assistance from a certain group of mud-dwellers. They came up with an innovative method to push those monsters back, and as a result we have begun to make inroads towards claiming the lost territory once again."
"Good. Good!" Vetrues says twice. "In truth, First Founder, I was beginning to feel dread toward the situation outside. The Ascended could be an incredible asset in the War. Why have you held off on at least deploying our elite shock troops?"
Unarin shakes his head. "It would be a complete loss for us if the Plague managed to capture just one Ascended. Its ability to assimilate the strengths of those it devours makes the Plague a fearsome adversary. Do you want the bodies of every Kolvaxian to become as strong as ours?"
"Hmm... that is true." Vetreus murmurs with a troubled expression. "I suppose that means you do not intend for our people to make their arrival onto the scene just yet."
"If I can help it, none of the Ascended will ever do battle with the Kolvaxians." Unarin sighs heavily. "The day I issue that demand will be the day I must admit the war is likely lost."
Vetreus pauses his walking to turn and direct a grim gaze at Unarin.
"Brother Unarin. Do you truly have so little faith in us?"
"It's not that." Unarin says, smiling weakly. "But if the true power of the Ascended must be unleashed, I would rather it be in glorious battle against the Dark Ones, rather than their weakest minions..."
"Ah. Then I shall not press the issue further." Vetreus concedes.
They resume walking, enter a grav-lift, and transfer between three different levitating cube-facilities before arriving in the uppermost one, where they step into a conference room with fifteen chairs positioned around a table.
At once, beams of light flash inside the room. Thirteen different Ascended materialize, each one a powerful warrior, diplomat, or other such talented figure of ancient yore. They wear extravagant robes, uniforms, and light armor, making them appear either fearsome or renowned in some capacity.
Even so, none of them immediately speak, but instead bow their heads to wait while Unarin walks to the head of the table, and pulls out the chair there.
As he takes a seat, with Vetreus sitting on his immediate right, Unarin waves his hand.
"Begin."
The other thirteen raise their heads. They also sit down, lining the table off into the distance as they look at Unarin with respectful gazes.
"First Founder." A blue-skinned woman on Unarin's left says. Her crimson eyes and ornately decorated hail-tendrils give her a princess-like vibe. "Recently, 20 million Ascended were abruptly disconnected from the Ascension Net. I would like to know what caused this malfunction."
Unarin's right eye twitches. "Lady Perii. A world essential to the Ascension Net's infrastructure was overtaken by the Plague. As a result, we suffered a momentary but severe outage until the backups on other worlds took over the processing burden."
He pauses for half a breath before adding, "But you need not be worried. We have backed up the connections and restored those we lost. They will return soon enough."
"That is good." Perii says slowly. She runs her fingers along the seams of her ornate red and gold dress, accentuating her figure. "But what of the War situation? For an entire planet to fall..."
"We lose minor planets all the time." Unarin says dismissively. "They do not possess much value, so we ignore them. Rarely do the Volgrim suffer a loss to our core systems. As I told Vetreus on the way here, one of our vassal species, the Demons, has recently obtained a unique ability to devour the Plague. Emperor Diablo has been core in pushing the Plague back, and thus we are looking to reward him with commendations, given time."
"So there is a light at the end of the galaxy." Another female Volgrim says. With skin as black as Randis's, she wears a light ensemble of skull-covered armor and other decorations on her tendrils to make herself appear fearsome to her foes. "Does that mean that you do not intend to awaken the Ascended after all?"
"Apologies, Admiral Merris." Unarin says. "I have not yet made up my mind. The War is looking winnable now, but it will take time for us to be sure."
"Mmm..." Merris says, her eyebrows knitting together. "My soldiers have long looked forward to making their triumphant return to the outer galaxy. I hope you will make a determination sooner rather than later."
Unarin tosses his hands lightly. "There are many conflicting factors at play. Placing the Ascended in the Plague's way could serve to empower our foes. I do not wish to do that unless necessary. In the meantime, Project Blinding Light may serve a greater purpose in the future. You should all prepare yourselves in case I need you to activate it."
"Is the project ready?" Perii asks. "I was under the impression it was... only experimental."
"It is." Unarin says mildly. "But should a crisis emerge, it will perform as predicted. I have looked into the theory myself and validated it with the High Technopaths."
"We should abide by Unarin's commands." Vetreus says, warning his fellow council members. "He is the one who saved our Empire. Unarin knows best."
"Unarin knows best." The other Ascended say, nodding their heads at him.
The meeting continues for a while, with Unarin informing everyone of the goings-on in the outer galaxy. Eventually, he concludes the talks, and departs the room with Vetreus at his side.
As the two men walk down the hall, Vetreus smiles at Unarin.
"All this heavy talk makes one's mind weak. Let us discuss something lighter."
Unarin nods. "That would be best."
"Your wife!" Vetreus says cheerfully. "How is she faring these days? She still has yet to enter the Ascended Net. She's still alive, isn't she?"
Unarin's expression remains calm. However, a faint gloominess builds up in his eyes. He lowers his gaze for a moment while he walks, but Vetreus does not notice.
"Yes. Muuxunuu... she is as well as ever." Unarin says numbly. "I've asked her to visit the Ascension Net time and time again, but she simply doesn't seem interested. I'm sorry for her... lack of concern."
"No, no. It is fine." Vetreus says, still smiling. "Lady Muuxunuu is truly the most beautiful of our people. The kindest, most compassionate. Ahh, so many suitors were jealous that you won her hand, back in the ancient times. Everyone feels more assured because she is there to keep your spirits up while you fight this damned War."
"Aye. Every time I look at her..." Unarin says, his words catching in his throat for half a breath, "...I feel the same love that I always have."
"Good, good." Vetreus says. "And what of Randis? Is your brother doing well, too?"
"He leads the war effort." Unarin says neutrally. "Every day, he manages tens of thousands of minor and major matters. The Empire would not be the same without him behind the scenes. Randis is... truly irreplaceable."
"Haha, excellent, most excellent." Vetreus says, never once having noticed the faint pain in Unarin's voice. To him, the First Founder has always been a cold and logical Sentient. He does not seem to be acting out of character in the least. "If it were not for the three of you, we might never have defeated those damned Sentinels. You must take care to always stick together, First Founder. Only the bonds of love you three share can give you the strength to stand bravely against our monstrous foes."
Unarin swallows a lump in his throat. "I couldn't... put it better if I tried."
Unarin finishes his business inside the Ascension Net, then he eventually disconnects.
His consciousness resurfaces inside the tank full of liquid, and he emerges from its watery depths soaked to the bone.
As the First Founder climbs out of the tank and splashes messily across the floor, Muuxunuu stands at the ready, a large towel held in her grasp.
"First Founder." Muuxunuu says emotionlessly. "Allow me to dry your body."
"Oh. You don't have to do that..." Unarin says. "I'll just use a sonic shower."
"Your statement is correct. I do not have to." Muuxunuu says. "But I still wish to do so."
"That... alright then." Unarin says softly.
He extends his arms outward, allowing the pink-skinned Ascended woman to wipe at his nude body, drying him attentively.
As Muuxunuu starts from his feet and works her way up, her eyes meet Unarin's when she goes to dry his arms. In that instant, a faint spark appears in her pupils.
But then it disappears.
She looks away and finishes drying him off.
Then, she steps back and looks at him with no expression at all.
"The task is finished. I have cleaned your clothes and set them over there."
Unarin doesn't immediately walk over to where she indicated. Instead, he stands in place, looking at her with a complicated gaze.
He takes a step toward Muuxunuu, and she remains in place.
Then he takes another step, and another...
He walks over to her, then strokes her neck with his hand. He plays with her hair-tendrils, but she still shows no reaction.
"You know..." Unarin says quietly. "Brother Vetreus asked about you. I had to lie to him again."
"What is there to lie about?" Muuxunuu asks, uncomprehending.
"What, indeed?" Unarin says bitterly.
He leans his face towards hers, as if to gently kiss her, but he pauses mid-movement and pulls away.
"No." Unarin says, lowering his eyes. "I don't deserve it."
Ultimately, he turns away from Muuxunuu and slowly shuffles back to his regal garb. He slides his robes back on, but each piece of fabric presses on him like an anvil, the burden of their significance feeling unearned, and making him uncomfortable from the bottom of his soul.
After he finishes, Unarin stares ahead blankly at the wall.
"...It was the right thing to do." He whispers. "I had to do it. It was the only way."
"But why... why did she have to pay the heaviest price?"
The question he whispers into the void receives no reply.
Perhaps there are no longer any who are capable of answering...