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Essence Of The Magus. (Nasuverse) • It's a beautiful multicolored liquid that, despite everything, keeps changing to new and innovative colors never seen before, it's very mysterious. • You have a natural body, this means that you are the pinnacle of what the human body has to offer in all its shapes and sizes, you are beautiful and as time goes by those traits will only improve, whether you want the strong beauty of muscles or the very delicacy and fragility of a lily, this will be inclined to your desires and requests, so you will undoubtedly be beautiful to your own preferences and desires, even affect the color of your hair or how your eyes will be, and all this without lowering the capabilities of the human body, with reflexes and senses superior to anyone else, your body is the pinnacle and is always improving to reach new heights, this will always be naturally so no one will suspect anything, everything is decided if you want to stay as you are or become the summit of the body of the human being. • You will always be seen in full elegance, maintaining unparalleled grace and balance, you could be associated with a machine before such a detailed display of pinpoint accuracy, you are graceful and gifted with an overwhelming presence and unmatched charisma, expect to have many admirers unless you voluntarily turn it off or mitigate it, and if you consciously use it to its full force don't expect there will be anyone with enough willpower to resist you, you are nobility in every concept of the word, maybe you will get some title like Lorelei Barthomeloi and her title of 'The Queen Of The Clock Tower' or 'The Queen' for short. • Furthermore, you have what would poetically be called 'The Will To Shatter The Stars'. There is no difficulty, no degree of opposition and no level of pain or suffering that can intimidate your intentions, once you make up your mind about something. You can do this all day long and never stop doing it, except by your own conscious choice. Forget mere 'maximum human' willpower, you are absolutely unbreakable. While remaining mentally flexible enough to not be a stubborn idiot, of course. • Your body can not be infected by any being, supernatural or not, you can not be controlled or damaged by both mental and spiritual means, your body is an immovable fortress, your mind to a library masterfully ordered and maintained, your soul is a perpetual sanctuary you can repeat as many times the change of body as Roa or do something with worms as Zouken and your soul will remain the same, you could say that it is a perfect soul for sorcery, beware, the third magic will be and will remain better by far, your soul is something that will remain the same in the face of the most extreme things, but it is not the true immortality that is the third magic, unless you dedicate your research skills to change that. • Mentally, you are able to modify and alter your mind, you can program your mind to react to whatever you want however you want, leaving mental triggers to move before they react is possible, molding it to create a disguise of some different personality is possible, you can even affect their feelings achieving a masterful mask, creating a state with a completely different personality and state of mind is easy, in case you are not sure how to mold your mind without changing you can leave safety countermeasures to go back to any previous state, if a certain thought or situation happens, you are a magician and as such, your masks to fool others are the best, if you use them wisely you could be in your best state to fight or go into a disguise that even Sherlock himself could not discover, this will not affect your will, and you cannot end up as a brain-dead fool by accident, unless that is your disguise. • A little advice, stay away from the eyes of Atlas, those alchemists will see the holy grail or the root itself, if they get to know what kind of body type you have, you will be a very wet dream for any of their researchers, they even have a motto that fits. “It's easy to get into Atlas, but impossible to get out.” • If I were you, I'd be careful with the gods, a body like yours would have them drooling or hating you, it's funny how you don't know which one is worse, it all depends on which gods notice you, god forbid, the Greeks, although they might not even come close because they're admiring you. • The reason for a mind like you have, is to hide the default personality you have as a magus, a cold being, without morals or ethics, who can do anything, this part of you will make the machines see you as the typical sentimental people, it doesn't take much to scare people in that state, people will wonder what the hell you are, what kind of being is hiding under that disguise of flesh you call skin, you can always change it if you want, although you can always hide it, your mind can never be taken advantage of by anyone other than you. • You can choose to have the potential to have true magic, you decide if you only want one or all five in total, you can decide if you want to reach them through research, that being the case you can get creative about how you carry out your research to play true magic, and, it can help you later, this is more of an option than anything else, if you want, you can appear as a user of the five true magics, although it is not said that there will be no questions of how the hell did that happen, you have a complete control of the true magics, and you know both its maximum capabilities and the smallest details about its operation. • The first magic “Denial Of Nothingness”: The first true magic, known as “The Denial Of Nothingness”, is related to the generation of an ether clusters, this includes the creation of matter and energy from nothing and the total destruction of matter and energy in nothing, the clusters of ether are conductors of magical energy. • The second magic “Kaleidoscope”: The second true magic, known as the ”Kaleidoscope” or the “Parallel Worlds Operation”, this includes traveling to alternate worlds, time travel, space-time manipulation and the ability to decide whether timelines are 'canon' or not, you can be creative how you use this, it's not too far-fetched to overlay different dimensions to play with the environment or use unlimited energy from all your universe versions to make a giant energy cannon, the only thing that What stops you is the creativity of how you could use it, you will have to be attentive because interacting with the dimensions and being able to observe everything that the multiverse can be, it can be a bit maddening, you will be protected in any way, but do not expect it to be a very happy, the dimensions have some that can make any person quite crazy, just look how his previous bearer was with the magical girls. • The third magic “Heaven's Feel”: The Third True Magic, known as the “Touch Of Heaven” or the “Manifestation Of The Soul”. This stops the inevitable dispersal of the soul once it no longer has an anchor in the world, and essentially causes it to transcend into a higher form of existence. It is a magic that realizes true immortality by turning the soul into a flat, high-dimensional being capable of interacting with the material world as a mental body without having to return to Akasha. The Sorcerer will acquire an unlimited source of magical energy because his soul becomes analogous to a perpetual motion machine, just like the previous ones, creativity will help you a lot, although with this who needs creativity when you are truly immortal, enjoy ~. • As a certain person said, I wish I had finished in the third, too bad it didn't happen • The fourth magic “White Ink”: The Fourth True Magic, known as the “White Ink”, in another universe the fourth magic is unknown, but how would you go about selecting a magic without knowing all your options? The fourth is based on the manifestation, manipulation, and alteration of concepts, you could alter the concept of water so that it burns instead of splashing (He, he, he) or you can very well create your own urban legend and add the concept 'real' to it, despite the tremendous power that you can still have to be careful, every being is sensitive, even reality itself, so press hard and don't expect to come out very well, you are powerful, but not invincible, keep that in mind, an example would be the previous user of the fourth magic that in an attempt to erase the concept of the fourth magic ended up being erased, it failed to eliminate the fourth magic, but the world ended up forgetting its capabilities due to certain parts that were erased. (Credit goes to AcausalTrillby at fanfiction.net for the inspiration with his story called White Ink) • The fifth magic “Blue Magic”: The Fifth True Magic, known as the “Blue Magic” allows free manipulation of energy/heat without worrying about the order imposed by the arrow of time of thermodynamics (represented by the Second Law), and, thus leading in particular to time manipulation, as opposed to relativistic time travel, Aoko Aosaki managed to affect space-time with this magic, and you can too if you put your mind to it, just be careful you don't want to extinguish life on earth, right? • “The Sixth True Magic”: Currently non-existent, a path to the Root will be granted. You can get close to him, but you must not touch him. By doing so, you will gain access to a new True Magic. It is speculated that the Sixth True Magic might be a magic that can bring happiness to everyone. This may or may not be the case. The magic has to be something unattainable by mundane or thaumaturgical means, as long as those criteria are met you can create the sixth magic, since you are creating something new and not reusing the five magics, this will be the one with which you connect the most, don't get me wrong, if you choose any of the other five, you will have no limits or problems when handling it, in fact you could take it to heights never seen before, only this being your creation, you will be more connected and you, and only you will be the person capable of using it, you are the creator of the sixth magic be proud. • Note something, the first, and fifth are similar in that a path to the root, an Akasha gate, originated and magic was obtained upon its arrival, while the second, third, and fourth were produced as a half to get to that place, however insignificant it may sound to some, this has its own weight in how your magic interacts with you, you may be able to touch or see the path to the Root, or you may try to recreate the means to reach the Root, be careful with that, people smarter than you tried, and they didn't end very well. • It can be said that magicians have become the adversaries of the planet, and by having magic, as redundant as it sounds, you have become a magician, something that the human mind would not normally be able to carry as a burden. Carrying such a power is the recklessness of changing the world, as such, from the moment you obtain true magic, you are destined to go through great things or most likely to affect the entire world, whether the change is good or bad, it will depend on what you decide. • Becoming a magician is something that must be thought carefully, it is a mantle, and it is raw power that will undoubtedly affect how you see the world or how the world sees you, you are entering forbidden territory for human hands, it is the land of gods, so unless you want to fight against gods or planets, think about it a bit before making your choice, and of course, you have some duties with humanity, it's not mandatory, but you can at least look at them once or twice, so they don't get killed or end up committing suicide. • You can grant one magic per person by creating five or six wizards who will be loyal to you until death, you can remove that magic whenever you want and however you want, although at least tell them what you are giving them, you do not want extradimensional accidents or extinction of life on earth, you can always decide to ignore this advice and have fun with the results. • You are by far the most talented and predisposed being to magic, your talent, ingenuity, and creativity have no comparison, your sense, and intuition regarding magecraft is undoubtedly superior, your mind has a library with all the magical knowledge of the entire verse from TYPE-MOON, whatever reality it is, it can be a bit overwhelming, but you get used to it, god forbid you can follow in the footsteps of Lorelei and focus on basic magecraft or some specific theme and develop it so much that you become the Bruce Lee of magic with 'Repeat a kick a thousand times', of course with your talent that can reach true magic levels very quickly, with any magic. • You can connect and adapt to any existing thaumaturgical foundation, yes, that includes the church, this would allow you to use any existing spell as long as you are connected to the foundation of that respective spell, be it sorcery, from Chinese philosophy magecraft, traditional Japanese magecraft and of course the one practiced by the clock tower, there is no foundation that you do not know and to which you cannot connect, if you do not like any, you can create your own thaumaturgical foundation with the rules and implications that you want and although technically it would be impossible, your own willpower is enough to maintain that foundation, if you decide to make that foundation your primary method of practicing magic, with your willpower involved, believe me, there will be no end to how strong you can become, and that applies to every foundation you connect to, you can revive a foundation on the verge of death to its best moment and take it to something much better. • Established and long-standing foundations will be more likely to connect and improve, they may not be as versatile, focusing only on their field as the church that is dedicated to something more spiritual, so be aware that you would spend a lot of time and resources originating a new foundation that connecting and empowering an existing one, each one has its cons and its pluses. • As a great magus you don't always have to depend on a large mound of magic circuits for everything, you can use the quantifiable energy of the Soul; the pseudo-spiritrons to design organisms or stronger objects, as the alchemists of Atlas do, you can also be like hackers and enter the network practicing their code-cast method, whenever you cannot or do not want to use your magic circuits you will find another way to practice sorcery, very well you can practice some method of “Walk and Breathe” to try to become a Xian, whatever method you choose you can take it to unimaginable heights without relying on your magic circuits, and with your talent you can do wonders. • It is true that you can work without magic circuits, you could very well become the best spell caster without even using them even once in your life, but it is better to use every resource you have and magic circuits are part of those resources, your circuits are special, unique in its kind, you will start with fifty magic circuits “Blue Bloods: Noble Magic Circuits”, being the best of the best, what differentiates it from the others is that your magic circuits are improved and shaped the more you use them, these circuits they will grow, improve and multiply, the very environment where you are will affect them and will affect their growth, they may become a “Magic Nucleus” or for some strange reason a “Magic Reactor”, there is also the possibility of becoming “Regression to the Age of Gods”. Allowing you to reproduce the existing mysteries before the age of man, it is certain that they will become what you want and that they will continually improve, in case they are damaged, or you do not have magic circuits they will begin to sprout or self-repair always looking for a way to advance, they may even be influenced by your origin. • As you have undoubtedly noticed, your magic circuits are not natural, this will not affect your form of sorcery in any negative way, who knows, you may reach some level higher than “Blue Bloods: Noble Magic Circuits” magic circuits are used to connect to the thaumaturgical foundation, you will see a rapid adaptation and improvement, the more you use them with a specific foundation, maybe even adopt some characteristics of said foundation. • You can create magic circuits through research and development and implant them in a host, but such a thing would be for someone else, because yours are already on their way to the best of the best. • This also affects how much magical energy you use, to make a comparison, the average mage has 20 units of magical energy, Ciel had 5000 units, you have 10000, and it will always improve according to your magic circuits, as a respected magus you must have enough energy to sustain any research or spell you want. • You can change your origin, it is true that the origin is the starting point that defines one's existence and directs one's actions throughout life. It is the driving force that comes from within the Root, which has managed to sprout from the Source and take material form, but you can change it, unlike other people you can trace your origin to the Root and exchange it for something that is more convenient, ok to see changes, so you will have to be careful, but at least you can change it for anything you want, be it creature, emotion or concept, you can even keep several at the same time, although you would have to be careful, the origin may end waking up if you swap it too much or if you have several, and they manage to sync up, you're a never-before-seen case, so crazy things can happen. • If a person ends up awakening their Origin, it becomes nearly impossible to deviate from their Origin, if even possible in the first place. It becomes an impulsive behavior that one would follow as if it were an absolute order, it has to be taken into account that if you achieved such a thing you would gain superhuman abilities according to your origin, the defense mechanism that you have will save you at some point after awakening your origin, the defense mechanism returns your origin to its state before waking up, you can program it so that it takes days or months to put your origin to sleep again, keep that in mind, the origin has to be treated with care. • Element, the elements are somewhat easier to deal with and without as much danger as the origins, by default you are an average with the five elements, fire, water, earth, air, and ether and just as before you can exchange and modify them to your liking it is better not to overlap an exaggerated number of elements, but at least you are not in as much danger as with the origins, the element is the type of magic with which you are more predisposed and which one you are better at, it should be noted that different cultures handle in different ways the elements, so there is a variety of elements with the same name, you will have to be more specific when changing the element. • The elements are not so rigid when it comes to making magecraft, if we put as an example that you have water as an element and that you want to learn spells more inclined with fire, you can, but it will cost more, although that is not your case, it should also be remembered that the elements are more than the name of said element itself, water is the fluidity and control of liquids, the other elements are something similar, only with their own peculiarities, there are elements as unique as sword or hollow, so who knows What things can you achieve if you start being creative. • Origins and elements are connected, so if you have the same origin and the same element, you will notice that your magic will have a boost on anything bordering on that field, although you run the risk of over-specializing, an example would be demon origin and demon element, you will find that you could do spectacular things with demonology, although you won't be able to do much with any kind of sorcery not associated with demons. • You are an artist when it comes to creating things, you would fit very well with Atlas, just like them, you are able to create things that could bring about the destruction of the world seven times, there is no limit in what you are able to build, from mystical supergiant codes like the “Foundation of Philosophy” up to the seven weapons of Atlas, it would be possible within your capabilities to start theorizing how to create Noble Phantasms or recreate them, very well you can do like the hikikomori of Caubac and create your own holy scriptures, or you can be like Zelretch troll and create items about magical girls or whatever you prefer, you can create the philosophical keys or magical crests or create something new based on it. • Theoretically, you are able to build anything shown in TYPE-MOON that is supernatural, and this includes everything from a simple pistol to the MOON CELL itself, and always with the ability to innovate, improve, or create something entirely new. • The “Philosophy Foundation” generated by the Xian in the land of China is essentially a simulation of an artificial Root. The Xians worked together as a group to build it. Instead of connecting to the Root using the gods as a relay, as civilizations in the Age of Gods did, the Xian produced their system of magic by building a Supergiant Mystic Code that merges with the planet. That is the Philosophy Foundation. • You are able to break down any magic you see or theorize into its most basic components, you may very well be called the second coming of Waver, for what you can do, with your talents it would not be difficult to dissect any magic you see down to its most basic concepts, being able to recreate it if you decide to do such a thing, you can always see ways to improve or modify it, but there is no magic that you don't see that you don't understand. • It has been said that anything magecraft can do technology can do and vice versa, you understand that principle well, you are capable of achieving anything science achieves through magecraft, any technology you see will only give you new and innovative ideas to achieve it through magecraft. • An example would be Apollo 11, you can imitate such a thing with magecraft, a space teleportation to reach the moon or some strange chimera that can take you, to know if you can do something else with astrology, true magic may end up dying, but magecraft it will be maintained and will continue to advance as long as you exist and science exists. • A magus is a scholar above all else, as a magus your main skill will be the investigation of sorcery in order to get to the root, you are a born investigator knowing every detail of the book by heart, a slight passing glance is enough to remember it whenever you want without need at a second glance, and not only that, you understand them to their very core, anything you don't know, you only need to investigate it to learn, as a researcher your handwriting will be relentless, your notes will be the finer details, and you can always do a thesis about a thousand and one ways to get to the root, you know for shit and giggles. • You unconsciously organize your work space, you will not be the typical researcher with your head in the clouds and with a workshop more messy than your room, no, your workshop is a perfect example of order, organized to the millimeter without you realizing it, this is also gone to all your jobs, no leaving dangerous things lying around unprotected or having all your tools dirty and messy, you know what they say, a tidy space is a safe space, and you have exemplary security. • You are a good teacher, you see the talent of people, their potential, and you can show that by bringing out all that talent, just like Waver you are an exceptional teacher when it comes to teaching, even the dumbest and most talentless person can become even a Lord, a person with real talent and a good head on his shoulders can very well get to Marshall just like Zelretch and Lorelei, of course as long as he listens to your lessons. • In addition to research you can focus your skills to develop many elements in any field you choose, on top of that you will never see any unwanted side effects or stalling your research, you see possibilities in mistakes, small delays in full stalls of a sorcery, potential in drawbacks, every mistake, bump, or snag in your eyes will become a possibility that may very well take your research to new heights. • Example: you can focus on martial arts, create something like the Nanaya killing arts, even recreate the Nanaya arts themselves, use pre-existing martial arts to give them mystical effects, it's very viable, you can create your own mystical martial arts. Assessing an enemy in the middle of a fight is easy for you, developing countermeasures against him or finding weaknesses you can exploit (If you have “The Mystic Eyes Of Death Perception” or something similar, you can find new lines of death or develop them in your enemy yourself) there is no field in which you cannot apply your talents. • Optionally, you can create a workshop, a workshop is a place where the magus carry out their research, it is a sacred place that any self-respecting magus will never let anyone enter, yours is impenetrable and untouchable, unless you allow it, at first you can design it inside as you like either as some ancient place of study or as a modern laboratory, your workshop is a subspace between dimensions, impossible for any being to find, no matter where you go you can access to your workshop from anywhere, be it places as remote as the bottom of the ocean, some forest, or desert forgotten by the hand of God or space itself, you just have to call it the way you want, a door will open where you can enter, you can modify this entrance as you want, needing a key or only access from a certain door when you want, and always having the flexibility so that you can modify it to your g you. • Your workshop has books on every possible sorcery and various ways to implement it, even notes for a beginner to practice little by little and build slowly, along with manuals and various articles for learning, it also has information on magus policy or data from the world both known and not, there is a lot of knowledge that will serve you, and not all of it is necessarily sorcery, at your option, all of TYPE-MOON's knowledge can be here in book formats or any other form you want, the workshop It will have any material or tool you require, and just like before it ranges from the most exotic never thinkable to the most normal, after spending that material it will recharge regularly, so you never have to worry about running out of resources. • In case you want something different, you can create your own workshop in the way you want, building both its defenses and places where you will store your knowledge and carry out your research, when you finish, the construction will gain the same benefits as if you had it. Given, these are undetectable and impenetrable. • Your workshop is a place for any outside creature not to enter and for anything inside not to leave, the workshop is something that you can change to your liking both in appearance, space and time, you can even change concepts within your own workshop, convert your ceiling a gateway to space, so you can admire any star from near or far, you can't be harmed inside your own workshop so the vacuum of space or the sun's rays would do little or nothing to you. • A magician walks with death, you among the many magus out there, you are sensitive to danger, you know very well when something can go wrong, you detect it like a bloodhound, whether it is a migraine, a slight smell or daring visions of the mirrors of what could go wrong, whatever method you choose, you know something will go wrong, and you know what will cause it, there is no longer any danger of experiments or ambushes, your sense of danger will alert you whenever death is near you, there will be no moments either late or too early, this gives you the right time, and also something of how to go out, there is nothing impossible to avoid death here. • You can leave marks on people so that they also notify you if they are in danger, you decide if the same person is aware of the danger or not. • You can say if you want to be like Akiha Tohno and I will become a half-breed with the blood of some mythical or supernatural beast, this will give you certain unique abilities depending on the blood you decide, it will also give you a stronger connection to the mystery, your instincts will be controllable and will not cause any problem, although they can always be useful, it is always curious to know what those senses perceive that is not detectable by humans. • Optionally, you can decide if you want to do some research to fully become that creature, an example being becoming a dead apostle like Gransurg Blackmore did. • You can give people mythical blood if you want to do something with it, you can always control them and take that power away from them if they rebel. • Despite the fact that many magus dislikes it, politics is present within their society, you are the one who governs that, words are an art that you master, you are the best, it is simple to deceive or convince people, you know how people think. People, you know what they want, you know how to guide their thoughts or group a group of people with certain ideas, you know by heart every law, every line, every letter of every word and every political loophole that you can take advantage of with all that, move in the world politician, it's not very difficult, you control it well, you can be considered a control demon for how well you handle everything. • If you don't want to touch politics, that's fine, you know enough to move in society, it's simple to fake smiles or emotions, deceiving people is second nature, making them believe that you are like them, without any problem and with a normal life it's surprisingly easy, if you don't want to fool anyone that's fine, just with the security you show you would eventually have some group of trustworthy friends. • Sometimes it is difficult to know if a decision is good, until after seeing what happens, not for you, the decisions you make, are made under detailed scrutiny, your decisions will no longer have the doubt of whether you did it right, and even if for some strange reason some bad decision goes through your detailed study, you will have a sixth sense that will constantly warn you not to choose it, it will be your decision after that. • If ever it is not enough to stick to the laws, you know how to do everything in a more criminal way, blackmail, extortion, threaten, etc. you know every dirty trick in the book, in fact you wrote the book, you know it backwards and forwards, the underworld has its own laws, and you know them like the back of your hand, your very well can create your own mafia and promote it by the underworld, and when it's not enough to talk, well, it's an easier way to just permanently eliminate every person or group that opposes, not that anyone finds out if you want. • You know people's minds, you know how they think, you know what they want, and you can notice very clearly when some thought of betrayal passes through their pretty little head now condemned, you can tell if they have a plan or if they are trying to influence you, not because of some strange ability but because you simply know how the human being works, there is no person that you cannot understand, just one look and the personality of any person remains in your eyes, abnormal cases like Shirou Emiya is simply looking at them from a slightly different perspective, it is easy to You play with those thoughts, moving some person from one place to another like a puppet is quite a fun hobby, turning the most cowardly person into something much worse than Shirou with his sense of heroism and his lack of self-preservation is simple, the most calm and good-hearted person under your hands can be left as Kirei Kotomine with no moral limit as to how much evil is enough, h woe to whoever makes you angry, you know enough about the human being to create a real hell with simple words, people tend to think that words cannot cause so much damage, after all, words are not as effective as a sword According to them, it is sometimes easy to forget that a few simple words caused the fall of Camelot. • Trade is not so attached to the magus, but it is better to have money and be like Luvia using money from one side to the other, not be like Rin and wonder if you can last until the end of the month paying attention to each expense you make, the world of commerce opens its huge golden doors to you, you know money, you know how money is managed, you know where there are opportunities or how to create them yourself, you know where definitely not to be around to keep the money you have and avoid losses. • You have what can be said, a golden luck, the lottery, prizes, or just finding a dollar on the street, money comes to you passively, you can control how much comes to you, from a simple five dollars to millions, someone can suspect, but you will still be rich, so there will not be so many problems. • You know every dollar, every coin by heart, down to the tiniest penny, you keep it in mind when you do the math, which makes you very good with numbers, but pluses aside, you keep every bit of your money in mind, so that if any bills or coins go missing you'll notice quickly, so it's easy to spot if some fool is having a funny idea about your money. • Furthermore, you are the best at handling money, you can very well copy the Harweys and get 60% of the planet or more, there will be opposition, but if you use this, plus your political skills, you can very well do it without anyone noticing. • Mystery is what allows magecraft, the crystallization of belief, so it is undeniable to say that without mystery there is no magecraft or magic, as time passes and technology advances, the mystery gradually evaporates from this world, a risk for the magus, because their job lies in the very existence of the mystery, that is a danger that does not apply to you, your mere existence revives the mystery, you are like a plant only instead of expelling air, you expel mystery, this is something you can control, such as applying it only to your actions or that it spreads throughout the world or only to an area in general, you decide. • Be careful not to spread it around the world, the revival of the mystery can revive some troublesome things, most likely you can irreparably affect the world itself, the planet itself will be affected by such an action. • If you decide to enclose the mystery in an area, in that small area the mystery will begin to accumulate, affecting everything that is inside, each plant, each animal, each insect, even the smallest being can be affected. • Since the mystery comes from you, every creature that is impacted by the mystery you produce will feel a feeling of loyalty towards you, the probability that they will not be loyal to you is close to zero, they may see you as a divine being, which is god to humans, at worst they will be of no use to you, but they will still refuse to harm you. • You have more security against Gaia and Alaya, they will be softer when it comes to judging whether to eliminate you, you can be much more reckless than the rest of the magicians and unless you do something extreme like endangering the entire planet or humanity itself, none attack, they will stay away and not bother you, they will watch you it is true, but they will never interfere with anything you do as long as you do not go too far, this includes that Alaya cannot prune the timeline where you are, you are an immutable being when it comes to damaging the timeline, the incineration of humanity or the Lostbelt will do nothing to you, you are protected from that by sending you to another time and space, you will be displaced through time to the point of origin where that timeline was damaged, the singularities, very well you can solve it or just observe while you continue with your investigation while you wait to be sent to another space-time, in case it is solved you will return to where you were before all this happened, and in case that timeline is doomed you will be sent to another timeline that is not in danger. • Your powers cannot be stolen, deleted, copied or anything like that, you will have constant protection against negative effects, in case something unexpected happens, you will be randomly teleported, your powers will return, eventually, they always return. • Without perfection, nothing you build is ever perfect, it never will be, nor are you perfect, perfection is a limiting factor, when perfection arrives there is nothing else, that is why you can break perfection being able to grow unlimitedly, there is no limit in terms of you can grow or improve pre-existing things because in principle there is no end for you, and although some may say that there must be an end, a point at which you will eventually reach perfection by not being able to improve anymore, they are wrong, as simple beings, his imagination, his head can only come to that conclusion, that there is a limit, but not you, the limits seen in mortal eyes do not apply, you see an infinite path, the root itself is infinite and constantly growing, because you cannot be equal to her and have no limits in your growth, without perfection, without limits, a perpetual growth.

Like many of you, I take advantage of the Amazon S&S discounts for various products to save money... But I don't really want the item at full price the next subscription interval.
I've seen posts in the past on here from redditors wondering if there is a way to mass cancel subscribe and save items. I have a personal investment in this request because I have so many items, and canceling them 1 by 1 is going to take me forever. I'm still working on resolving this issue, but in the meantime I created the best next thing that I wanted to share with everyone here:

Javascript Bookmarklet to move every single subscribe and save item to 6 months in the future

This is super simple and very useful for myself.

1. Visit this URL: https://www.amazon.com/auto-deliveries/subscriptionList?listFilter=active&ref_=rodx_mys_subscriptionFilter_d_ret_active
2. Press Bulk Edit Schedule At the top
3. Click on the bookmarket that you created (steps below)
4. Seconds later all of your items are now moved 6 months into the future

How to create the bookmarklet (CHROME)

1. Right click on your bookmark bar and press "add page..."
2. Name the bookmark whatever you'd like (I called it S&S Mover')
3. Paste the following code into the URL bar (then press save)

javascript:(function(){let clickMoreSubscriptions=()=>{let e=document.querySelector('.a-section.subscription-pagination-trigger-container span[data-action="bulk-edit-pagination-action"] > .subscription-pagination-trigger');if(!ee.parentElement.classList.contains('aok-hidden')){console.log('No more subscriptions to show or button is hidden.'),selects=[...document.querySelectorAll('select[name="changeNextDeliveryDate"]')],console.log(`Found ${selects.length} select elements.`),processNextSelect();return}e.click(),console.log('Clicked "Show more subscriptions" button.'),clickMoreSubscriptions.counter===undefined?clickMoreSubscriptions.counter=1:clickMoreSubscriptions.counter++,clickMoreSubscriptions.counter<=50?setTimeout(clickMoreSubscriptions,1e3):console.log(%27Stopped after 50 clicks.%27)};let selects=undefined;let processNextSelect=()=>{if(0===selects.length)return console.log(%27All select boxes processed!%27);let e=selects.shift(),t=e.options,n=t[t.length-1],s=e.value;if(s===n.value)return console.log(%27already set, skipping subscription%27),void setTimeout(processNextSelect,100);console.log(%27Changing select element:%27,e),console.log(`Current value: ${s}, New value: ${n.value}`),e.value=n.value;let o=new Event(%27change%27,{bubbles:!0});e.dispatchEvent(o);let r=e.closest(%27form%27).querySelector(%27.a-button-input%27);r&&r.click(),setTimeout(processNextSelect,100)};clickMoreSubscriptions()})();

What does this script do?

1. Auto expands the page so all your items show up ("Show more subscriptions" )
2. Finds all the items on the page that have a drop down date, and selects the last option (6 months away)
3. Auto-Clicks the "Apply" button for you

I tested this on my amazon account using chrome, if it doesn't work for you let me know and I can try my best to assist. Enjoy :)

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I have advice for new plasma donors who may be considering to try it out and earn extra money:

• Plasma is 92% water and the rest is mostly protein elements.
• The plasma is separated from your blood and your red blood cells are returned to you in cycles.
• Per FDA regulations, you're only allowed to donate plasma twice in a 7 day period, with a 48 hour wait inbetween those two times. Don't risk your health by hopping around to different plasma donation centers to circumvent these regulations, and you may get caught if you do.

1. Eat a meal high in protein 2-3 hours before donating, but your plasma protein levels depend on what you ate the day before.
2. Drink plenty of water and/or non-caffeinated juice before donating to stay hydrated.
3. Avoid caffeine such as in coffee or soda before donating or you may get nauseous and vomit or faint during your donation.
4. No alcohol 24 hours before, and for a little while after donating.
5. No exercising for at least 6 hours after donating as it can put too much stress on the vein.
6. Some people get away with smoking or vaping nicotine before and after donating, but it's recommended not to for 2 hours before and after. The nicotine can raise your heart's pulse rate.
7. If your pulse rate is 100 or above, you'll be able to do a vitals retake after a 15 minute wait. But if it's 100 or higher again you'll be deferred for the day. If your pulse rate is an issue, listen to "Pink Noise" or "Green Noise" at a low volume before donating which may help reduce your pulse rate, along with its effect on lowering your blood pressure.
8. There is a risk of getting a blown vein if the worker is having a hard time finding your vein when they're sticking you with the needle or if you have small veins. You may get deferred until your vein heals if that happens. But it's ok, your body is able to regenerate your veins with a process called Angiogenesis.
9. There is a risk of blood clots, but when your blood is constantly moving through the machine it prevents that from happening.
10. You may be subject to drug screening. The drug screening tests for methamphetamines, cocaine, and heroin. Certain pharma prescription meds may show up as a false positive so you'll want to let the plasma center know what meds you're taking. Testing positive for these drugs can result in a permanent deferral from donating plasma.
11. A sample of your blood will be drawn periodically to test for certain sexually transmitted infections (STIs). A positive test will result in either a temporary or permanent deferral from donating plasma. If you've ever been diagnosed or received treatment for HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B (HBV) or Hepatitis C (HCV) you will be permanently deferred from donating plasma.

Donating Plasma with Managed Diabetes
Individuals with well-controlled diabetes can contribute to plasma donation, but certain criteria need to be met:
Absence of Complications: This means no existing diabetic complications affecting your kidneys, heart, blood vessels, or eyes.
Insulin Independence: If you rely on insulin for diabetes management, a three-month waiting period is required after using needles for non-prescribed medications. Additionally, you must be free of symptoms or treatment needs related to blood sugar fluctuations (high or low) for the past three months.

1. Healthy Feet: Active foot ulcers requiring medical attention will disqualify you from donation.
2. Steady Balance: You shouldn't experience dizziness or lightheadedness upon standing.
3. Type 1 Consideration: For Type 1 diabetics, eating within two hours of donation is mandatory.

• Wait a few hours before taking the bandage wrap off of your arm after donating.
• It's recommended to use Vitamin E oil/Mineral oil on the needle site for the puncture area to heal better. A Q-tip can be used to apply it easier. I simply dip the Q-Tip in the bottle, but never dip the used cotton back into the bottle.
• Frequently donating over a prolonged period of time may lead to your body having decreased vitamin D levels.
  
• Red meats are particularly high in the protein vitamins and minerals found in plasma.
  
• Personally, I take a Now brand Vitamin D supplement that contains vitamin D3, Calcium, Magnesium, and Zinc. But I only take a half a dose, 1 gel capsule instead of 2, since I get these from eating meats and other foods as well. It's bad for your health if you take too much of these vitamins and minerals over time. I also take an Iron supplement. I also drink a protein shake before donating. Just to be safe.
  

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The Rules

F2P
No spending real money (i.e., no pearl shop).
Hardcore
No dying in PvE. (If a character dies, it is deleted, along with all its equipped gear and current inventory items.)
No catch-up (i.e., no seasonal characters, no login rewards, no BSA rewards, etc.).
Ironman
No help from other players (i.e., no marketplace, no horse market, no boosts, etc.).
Family
Multiple characters can be created on the same account, but they all follow the same above rules.

Discussion

But you'll never be able to catch up to normal players?
That’s okay - you’re not competing against normal players, you’re doing this for the sake of the challenge itself. Just try to progress as much as you can while following the rules. It’ll be fun, I promise.
How is this different from other Hardcore Ironman challenges?
The family component. This allows for the following:

1. Alts can be used to grind for materials and other loot.
2. You can continue the challenge if your main dies. Sure, you'll lose its equipped gear and current inventory items as well as all your levelling progress, but items in storage will persist on your account. So, you can pick an alt to become your new main. It's a huge setback - but it's not the end of the challenge.
3. Since life skills are shared across families now, you don't have to re-level life skills when you start a new character in your family.

But doesn't the family component make this less hardcore?
Sure. But it's what makes this challenge viable, since most life skill activities in this game are limited by energy levels (so, you need alts to effectively craft items and progress your main). You can build an objectively great account by playing this challenge, though of course not without much blood, sweat, and tears.

Stream

I'll be starting this challenge today, and I'll be streaming the journey here: https://www.twitch.tv/mibourg. Please join me there, and of course I hope you'll have fun playing this challenge yourself!

Hey all. I’m new to collecting special editions, and I keep them all on a bookshelf in my bedroom. I live in Maine, and throughout the year, our humidity levels in the house are usually around 40-45 percent. However, it’s beginning to be a bit more humid and hard to control so far this Summer.
I currently have an AC window unit and dehumidifier in the bedroom with my books. I’ve been running the dehumidifier as much as possible with the door closed, but on rainy days, the humidity is 50-60 percent in the room. I’ve tried running the AC as well, but that hasn’t seemed to help bring it down. I’ve bought a few of those charcoal moisture control boxes and placed on the bookshelf.
Am I stressing out more than necessary? Lol I appreciate any thoughts or suggestions!

I made a big post a few days ago on TrueDoTA2 the day after 7.36 released and basically, my conclusion was that Agnostic is better than Elitist because the bonuses are better for winning lanes. However, after doing some further testing and playing a few games, I think Elitist is better for one huge reason:
I'm unsure if this is currently a bug or just undocumented, but Elitist gives additional bonuses on spell amplification simply from being active, similar to 7.35 Invoker. This spell damage amp stacks with the damage amp debuff applied on attacks with E orbs active as well.
This means you can go QW in lane, with 4 levels in each and then start maxing E. Q active is amazing for sustain. You can just spam auto attacks on your opponent and draw pretty much any lane that Invoker previously struggled with (Kunkka, DK, Ogre, etc.) with the right items. W gives you EMP which helps makes the lane unfair for your opponent. You deal a great amount of damage with your spells while your enemies are debuffed and you have 3 Es active.
Even though Agnostic seems like it's better for winning lanes, the Q bonus is honestly horrible because it doesn't proc Cold Snap until level 4 (Cold Snap requires damage instances to be >= 10) and QE is still more situational in terms of matchups compared to QW. And if you're going QE, you might as well choose Elitist for maximum spell damage anyway.
If the active spell amplification on Exort isn't intended and it gets patched, the hero is not very good at all. There are so many heroes who got new powers and buffs while he basically got two side grades and a pretty underwhelming innate (should be higher XP per deny by 5-10% imo).

So I have a heavy load order and recently started a new game with most of the Mods I was using for a previous playthrough. Changed out a few texture overhauls for land, architecture and my character. Also city overhauls. Swapped a grass Mod for a "more FPS friendly" version. Added Sons of Skyrim and Cloaks of Skyrim after testing it out on my previous playthrough.
Tested this load order on a new temporary save and it seemed to run fine at first. The current game was fresh with this order after wiping my reserved space and hard resetting.
Now:
In cities, villages, or other cells it runs smooth as my previous playthrough with the normal brief stutter around cluttered parts of Falkreath and Riften holds that I'm not worried about as its mostly the same regardless of what Mods I have or haven't installed.
However, I am now experiencing intermittent/often stutter of varying levels when travelling the world and the landscape rendering takes a moment or two to catch up at times. Had a couple of CTD's up hill near Anga's Mill at the same place but resolved itself without me moving my load order around.
So I guess what I'm asking is, can anyone help?
Is it my load order? Though the structure is more or less the same as I've used for several playthroughs, certain things are placed in the order they are as any lower and things start to get iffy. (Had texture mods a lot further down a while ago but then other Mods like the character overhauls wasn't working properly for whatever reason so had to rearrange).
Is my load order too heavy? Though I've run 167 Mods including patches on a previous game with only occasional stuttering. Unfortunately some of the things I want don't have an AIO or I don't want the AIO - see City Trees - or they have a ton of patches required - I'm looking at you JK.
Do I have any mods that are driving my FPS into the ground that I'm not aware of? Though I know it will never be perfect while I have a grass Mod installed.
Can anyone recommend alternative options? Though I'm trying to stay away from JK's skyrim AIO because of all the patches required. Same with The Great Cities.
I currently have 115 mods including patches.
94 mods and 21 patches
Total of 4.77GB used.
Version: Skyrim Anniversary Edition
Console: Xbox Series X at 60fps
TV: LG webOS
MOD LOAD ORDER:

• Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch
  
• City trees: Ivarstead (these auto load to top)
  
• City trees: Riverwood
  
• City trees: Whiterun
  
• City trees: Whiterun Lanterns
  
• City trees: Windhelm
  
• Character Editor - All In One
  
• Vpaint
  
• Cloaks & Capes Consistency Patch version
  
• Cloaks of Skyrim (needs to go above lighting apparently)
  
• Cheat Room
  

PATCH: Cheat Room - Anniversary Patch

• Static Mesh Improvement Mod SMIM Noble Skyrim Edition
  
• Mythical Ages (V1.10)
  
• Updated - Enhanced Lights & FX for SMIM
  

PATCH: ELFX Fixes AIO

• ELFX Exteriors Fixes version

PATCH: ELFX No Player Homes

• Cathedral Grass - Green Tundra Version 1k
  
• Landscape Fixes for Grass Mods
  
• Trees of Iduna AIO
  
• Solitude Overgrown
  
• Noble Skyrim - Ships and Boats
  
• Noble Skyrim - Clutter
  
• Rally's Common Furniture
  
• Small Nordic Tent Replacer
  
• Detailed Rugs
  
• Stony AF Markarth & Dwemer Ruins
  
• Riton AIO
  
• Riton Farmhouse III
  
• UNVFH - Unique Northern Vanilla Farmhouses AIO
  
• Icy Windhelm Newest Version
  
• Skyland Night Sky
  
• Skyland Fantasia Landscapes
  
• Simplicity of Snow
  
• Skyland Lods
  
• Carriage Stops of Skyrim
  
• Lampposts of Skyrim
  
• Spaghetti Cities - Main Cities AIO
  
• Cities and Villages (by Skeletor)
  
• Mammoth Manor
  
• Windhelm Bridge Revived
  
• Markarth Entrance Overhaul Fixed
  
• Solitude Decorative Buildings
  
• Solitude Docks Updated
  
• JK's Rorikstead
  
• JK's Dawnstar
  
• Kato's Falkreath
  
• Kato's Ivarstead
  
• Kato's Riverwood
  
• JK'S Interiors
  

PATCH: AIO CC Patch Bundle
PATCH: AIO USSEP Patch
PATCH: AIO ELFX Patch
PATCH: AIO Solitude Overgrown

• Humble Riches Whiterun: JK's Interiors
  
• Clefj's Fort Dawnguard
  

PATCH: USSEP
PATCH: Cloaks of Skyrim

• Clefj's Shor's Stone
  
• Clefj's Karthwasten
  
• Clefj's Dragonbridge
  
• Clefj's Morthal
  

PATCH: Morthal Fixes
PATCH: ELFX Patch

• Clefj's Winterhold

PATCH: ELFX Patch

• Extended Encounters
  
• AI Overhaul 1.8.2 Non Scripted
  

PATCH: JK'S Interiors
PATCH: Clefj's Winterhold

• Alternate Start: Live Another Life

PATCH: JK'S Interiors

• Relationship Dialog Overhaul

PATCH: USSEP
PATCH: JK's Interiors
PATCH: Clefj's Fort Dawnguard

• Amazing Follower Tweaks
  
• My Home Is Your Home
  
• Multiple Floors Sandboxing
  
• Less Aggressive Animals
  
• Better Horses
  
• Skyrim Horse Renewal Animations
  
• Bellyaches Animal and Creature Star Choice
  
• Immersive Carriages
  
• 360 Walk and Run Standalone
  
• Vanargand Animations: AIO
  
• Pristine Vanilla Movement: No Camera Shake
  
• Female Sitting Animation Replacer
  
• Dovahkiin Can Lean Sit Kneel Lay
  
• WSCO: Windsong Skyrim Character Overhaul
  
• Bosmer NPC's Have Antlers
  
• Dovahkinder Children's Clothes
  
• Emperor's Picks: KS Hair Pack
  
• Pierced Ears: Steel
  
• Newmills Drake2 Jewellery
  
• Rebels Ranger Gear
  
• College Prestige Mage Outfit
  
• Viking Armors 1k
  
• Caliente's Beautiful Bodies Curvy
  
• CBBE Lovergirl Skin 4k
  
• The Eyes of Beauty
  
• HN66 Updated Long Eyelashes
  
• Full Lip Tintmasks 4k
  
• Tragedian's Resplendent Royals
  

PATCH: AI Overhaul

• Tragedian's Fabulous Followers AIO

PATCH: AI Overhaul

• Pandorables Lethal Ladies (no face glitches under Tragedian's)
  
• Mjoll Face-lift SE: Original Warpaint (no face glitches under Tragedian's)
  
• RS Children Optimized
  

PATCH: AI Overhaul

• Realistic Water Two (XB1)
  
• Northern Roads 1k (Merged into Northern Roads No Northern Roads Patch so I get the stuff but not the landscape changes)
  
• Sons of Skyrim 1k
  

I made a big post a few days ago the day after 7.36 released and basically, my conclusion was that Agnostic is better than Elitist because the bonuses are better for winning lanes. However, after doing some further testing and playing a few games, I think Elitist is better for one huge reason:
I'm unsure if this is currently a bug or just undocumented, but Elitist gives additional bonuses on spell amplification simply from being active, similar to 7.35 Invoker. This spell damage amp stacks with the damage amp debuff applied on attacks with E orbs active as well.
This means you can go QW in lane, with 4 levels in each and then start maxing E. Q active is amazing for sustain. You can just spam auto attacks on your opponent and draw pretty much any lane that Invoker previously struggled with (Kunkka, DK, Ogre, etc.) with the right items. W gives you EMP which helps makes the lane unfair for your opponent. You deal a great amount of damage with your spells while your enemies are debuffed and you have 3 Es active.
Even though Agnostic seems like it's better for winning lanes, the Q bonus is honestly horrible because it doesn't proc Cold Snap until level 4 (Cold Snap requires damage instances to be >= 10) and QE is still more situational in terms of matchups compared to QW. And if you're going QE, you might as well choose Elitist for maximum spell damage anyway.
If the active spell amplification on Exort isn't intended and it gets patched, the hero is not very good at all. There are so many heroes who got new powers and buffs while he basically got two side grades and a pretty underwhelming innate (should be higher XP per deny by 5-10% imo).

/uw This is a continuation of the first post which I will tag in the comments, once again I apologise in advance for length as well.
Hirk: “I offer you one chance to kill yourself. After that I might just have to do it for you.”
Hirks words are serious and cold, behind every word there is the threat that this is a mercy and it refused, he will do it himself.
Jean: “fine.” Jean incinerates herself, until not even ash remains.
After Jean dies an announcement is made shortly after over the speakers.
"ALL IMMORTALITY SAFEGUARDS HAVE BEEN LIFTED."
Safi: “You'll have to earn that my friend.”
Maximilian slowly walks closer to Hirk. “Make me.”
there's not a hint of regret in his eyes. He wants Hirk to deliver the blow.
Hirk’s arm in a single moment moves and connects to Maximilians stomach, ribs break but not killed only sent into a nearby wall.
“Poor choice.”
Hirk is fuelled by pure rage in his voice. He fully blocks the door.
Maximilian: “Tsk. Didn't think I'd be dueling my best man before the wedding.”
After he says this he spits out some blood, still confident and stubborn in his belief even after taking a hit from the Demi-Giant.
Nhak: “If you can kill me…”
“Then I implore you to do so…”
He spreads his arms and wings acceptingly… as if begging…
“I beg you to make it hurt.”
Hirk attempts to throw a needle of thing rock through Nhaks eye hole in his helmet with a flick of his wrist.
Parts of it break on the edges of his eyehole in his armour as he makes no attempt to stop it overrun by his guilt. There is now a stone needle poking through his helm not fully certain where it hit under that golden helm.
Aoi: “I think you should calm down, boy.” Aoi then proceeds to try to grab Hirk’s arm
Hirk shrugs off the attempt and before any further can be made someone intervenes.
Noticing direct conflict starting to break out, there is barely a blur as Hirk notices Gonkgar in front of him. Even as tall as Hirk is, Gonkgar stares down at him. He tries to grab Hirk by both of his wrists, making sure to not hurt him.
Hirk flicks his hands nudging them away, he is focused on his duty.
Zeroth: :Shutting down all defense systems:
Elize the Siren starts singing her song, making Hirk's mind filled with discord.
Edjar(?): "HIRK! STAND DOWN! THE GODS HAVE SPOKEN. I WAS GRANTED DIVINE RIGHT TO OVERSEE TRIAL AND EXECUTION!"
Rachnia: “I am sorry, Hirk. Spirit whisper.”
She proceeds to shoot out an ethereal purple string enchanted with domination magic as it begins to work its way up his nervous system through his spine to his brain and then soul.
“No-one. and I mean. NOONE. Hurts Max in front of me. Not even you Hirk!”
The lights outside all go dark, and Zeroth switches to Emergency power mode.
Hirk is glowing with the erratic wild rays of fire, emitting a partially dim light from under his skin.
Hirk resists the attempt of domination against his mind, but his mental fortitude built of hatred and fire is being chipped away by it.
“Stand back. Or else.”
Gonkgar is pushed away for the moment, at first only attempting to stop Hirk. But now sees another opportunity
"Okay. Me see how it go."
Gonkgar pulls a fist back and punches immediately, a shockwave of air from the sheer speed of his punch. He aims for Hirk's chest.
The punch connects, there is a loud sound of bones cracking and skin being heavily bruised and bloodied. But he still stands in the doorframe refusing to move, his body will break before he does.
A fourth voice joins the amalgation that is Ejdar right now, high and commanding, but compassionate.
"My Executioner will end you if you lay another hand on anyone here. You will be put RIGHT BACK WHERE YOU CAME FROM!"
Safi: “That will not be necessary.”
Ejder looks over at Safi. His darkened eye turns to the same silvery gold as the other. He gives Safi a respectful nod. There's a good chance that Ejder himself is not fully in control.
Lady Fortuna: “By Fate's weave... Your continued charge... Ends.”
Kyoko appears from behind Hirk after hearing the commotion
“What's going on here?”
Nhak with a gigantic needle sticking through his ghostly helm Immediately tackles Kyoko to the ground and out if the way of any fighting… shielding the two of them with his spectral wings…
Eliza siren's song is that of pain and suffering, one that was often heard at sea to crash ships. Despite the noises of fire dancing inside Hirk’s mind the song still acts as a wind disrupting the fire even if it is not fully quelled
the soulfire burns bright, Ali’s scars are almost at full brightness already. “You do not, get to touch him again.”
She punches Hirk straight in the chest at full force.
Hirk feels the second blow to his chest, there is not a noise of cracking this time as it can be assumed there was nothing left to crack as his skin goes loose from the muscles being pulverised by both attacks he’s took head on. Having to rely on his arms holding him upright by grasping at the doorframe to not fall limp. There is no response still.
Max: “Hirk. Do not. Try to hit me again.” He takes a swig from a regenerative brew.
Safi: “You asked him to do it”
Max: “Eh, expected better from my best man than to actually go through with this foolish move.”
Hirk finally after catching his thoughts which he lost from the beating he took by only two punches and Rachnia’s attempt to dominate his mind finally replied to Edjar(?), speaking less from the air in him and more the crackling of the fire inside.
“Where I came from? My home is gone. The very realm burned to ash. There is nothing left. I have nowhere to go back to.”
It is clear Hirk is not himself or he is now his true self which he hide under a scarf, sweater and broken promises. He makes one mutter afterwords with his breath this time rather than his fire to Aoi.
“Go. I do not wish to kill you, you were not involved.*
Aoi: “You really fucking think... I'm going to let you kill Max?”
Sarah: “Yeah, how about fucking no.”
Rachnia: “Over my cold, dead, body.”
there is a eattling of a snakes tail grows louder, an ever growing sense of foreboding.
"HIRK" Jean's voice booms loudly throughout the entire area. "IF YOU THINK THAT ANYONE SHOULD DIE HERE, COME AT ME! I DESERVE IT MORE THAN ANYONE IN FUCKING EXISTENCE!"
She is holding both Tartarus's and 0's cores in her hands
Hirk does not respond. But there is a hint of hesitation in his eyes.
Jean: "I TORTURED THAT BASTARD FOR 10 QUADRILLION YEARS. I'D SAY THAT MAKES ME THE WORST ONE HERE!"
A flaming knife gets thrown at Jean by Hirk, he aims directly for the heart hoping to make it quick as a mercy.
Ari: “Stop this needless fighting, this isn't going solve anything”
Ari attempts to block the knife with vines but the few that reach it in time are cut through and scared by charred marks
Jean takes the knife square in her chest. Without the immortality safeguards in place, her shards fall helplessly to the ground
Steam appears from Hirk’s eyes, he does not stop his savage duty despite clear grief at his own actions.
Gonkgar: "Only thing that matter is no one else hurt."
Gonkgar clenches both of his fists. He goes to grab Hirk's arms, and there's a glint that sparks in his eyes.
A glint that emerges and starts to travel down his body. Different from his Ultra Instinct... Stranger, perhaps. Nhak recognizes it as a modicum of a power Gonkgar once held. The juggernaut power, gifted by the God-Slaver, that made it impossible to stop Gonkgar's advance.
At that, he attempts to start pushing Hirk out of the doorway.
Ari begins to cause vines to grow around everyone except Gonkgar.
Cerne pointers her blade straight at Hirk, her daggers fly above her head.
“Not, a, step, closer, to, Max.”
Ejdar(?) shouts over to Ari after feeling their legs become tangled in them.
"Ari, Don't. You know what happened last time you restrained Ejder with those vines."
" Mo chionta. Mo chreach. Bròn."
Hirk suddenly bursts into flames, the metals surrounding him behind to melt even slightly. His skin is flaking off in embers. The vines at his feet and others nearby him burn.
Hirk has made a deal, his blood boils. His body nothing more than kindling, no pain, no feelings of his own. Even death has lost its meaning other than knowing it will be soon.
Gonkgar shattered Hirk’s bones, joints and muscles with his might. But yet Hirk stood with only one arm giving in as he still refuses to move. Inside he glows a blinding green as his body could never keep up with it without outside intervention from his ‘soul’
With Hirk now throughly on fire approaching temperatures fire should not be allowed to reach. Most without decent fire resistant would be getting hurt inside the room and around him.
Fire erupting from Hirk douses over Gonkgar's body, singing at his immensely durable skin. Even so, his burned palms grip with unbreakable might. He watches Jean fall, and Max.
"No..."
Glorg phases out of his back, looking at Gonkgar with wide eyes before pulling at his shoulders. A memory flashes behind Gonkgar's eyes. The powerlessness as his friend was killed long ago. The reason he trained in the first place... Was it vengeance? Or was it to protect those he loved? Even when he gained the power to fight gods, he could not protect his friends.
The glint of Juggernaut enshrouds his body, but something is off... His body is no longer resisting the flames. He is engulfed with heat, skin melting away. He doesn't let go of Hirk, trying to pull him back... Protect anyone. Protect *anyone...*
A symbol manifests on Gonkgar's forehead. He screams and lets go of Hirk. Gonkgar falls to his knees, burning... This level of attack should not have been enough to phase him so... And yet the fires enshrouding him grow stronger on their own, not by Hirk's command.
Edjar(?): "If that man thinks what they were doing was torture, he knows nothing. And I watched his punishment."
Upon those words being said a chain of fire appears behind and wraps around Ejdar’s neck. It does not do anything other than burn them a bit.
Ari realises what Hirk is doing and runs off with the shards and cores
:ARI. PLEASE PUT US BACK DOWN.:
“Can you stop this fighting?”
:NO. THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN STOP THIS IS HIRK HIMSELF.:
Ari: “I'm afraid I'll just have to take you to a safe place than”
she is trying to navigate to the core room
:ARI. WAIT.:
“What is it?”
:IT IS POINTLESS. JEAN SMASHED THE CONSOLE WHEN SHE PULLED ME OUT. SOMETHING WAS CONTROLLING HER.:
“I can try to repair it.”
:BEFORE YOU DO, WE NEED TO HELP JEAN. SHE REMOVED ME FOR A GOOD REASON, WHILE SHE WAS STILL IN HER RIGHT MIND.:
“we can restore here with things that match her attributes right.”
:JEAN WON'T BE OK UNTIL HIRK HAS CALMED DOWN. SHE WAS BEING OVERWHELMED BY EVERYONE'S EMOTIONS, AND HIRK'S WERE CAUSING HER TO GO INSANE:
“so if i take her far from Hirk I could be able to restore her.”
:THAT WON'T WORK. SHE'S FORMED A SEMI-PERMANENT CONNECTION TO HIM, AND HIS EMOTIONS ARE FORCING IT ACTIVE:
Ari sets the cores and the shards down before returning
The Biomancer… Having assured Kyoko’s safety… Rises from the ground… turning once-more to meet Hirk…
Nhak: “Hirk.”
His voice is not a thundering yell… but a straight… genuine statement
“If killing is going to bring you peace…”
“Then Kill me.”
”Do it.”
“I will not resist… I will not stop you…”
“I will die… and come back again…”
“Over”
“And over.”
“And over again…”
“I will let you kill me in this room.”
“I will let you kill me outside…”
“I will let you do it over and over and over again for 759,673 thousand years, 3 months, 23 hours, 13 minutes and 3 seconds…”
“If that’s what’s going to deliver you peace…”
“I know my penance…”
“But I beg of you to spare the others…”
“They do not deserve an eternity like me…”
Hirk: “H-HOW MANY KILLS.”
Hirks voice is hard to make out as it’s spoken through the fire itself and its crackling. This time it sounds pained.
Nhak: “Me… none… the things I did to that woman are far worse than death… I will not hide that fact…”
“You… as many times as it takes to watch me die to satisfy your rage…”
“I have as long as time itself…”
“H-HOW MANY KILLS.”
Hirks voice is hard to make out as it’s overshadowed by the sound of fire.
Nhak: “Me… none… the things I did to that woman are far worse than death… I will not hide that fact…”
“You… as many times as it takes to watch me die to satisfy your rage…”
“I have as long as time itself…”
Max: “I am sorry. friend. But I am not fighting this battle. Not with you. You wanted me to kill myself? THEN HAVE IT YOUR WAY.” You see him take a swig of a potion.... his muscles bulge, his eyes grow bloodshot, his veins turn purple.... Lost Hope's Tonic.
He charges right at Hirk, Grabbing onto his shoulders. He stares him straight in the eyes. The panic, the torment, all of it doesn't matter. You do not see a glimmer of regret.
more beast than man, he has less than a minute alive. "Do you think, I have any intention to change things? to say I was wrong? No. I've done this for hundreds of years, and will do so for hundreds of years.”
“To protect those who cannot protect themselves. To shield those who were exploited. You must set an example. YOU MUST SHOW HOW THOSE WHO TERRORIZE THE WEAK ARE TREATED IN KIND.”
Now. You got what you wanted. Are, you, happy? His heart stops as he says his last words.
Hirk does not get a moment to respond until Max dies in front of him, he grits his teeth as more steam comes from his eyes but he does cool down as he shakes a bit.
Nhak runs over to Max
“Max… Max please…”
“Not like me… not like me…”
“Max…”
He holds the body tight
“June 20th…”
“You promised Max…”
“You promised her…”
“You promised us all…”
“And we were going to be there…”
“And you had the most wonderful ring for her…”
some tears runs down Hirk’s cheek before turning into steam.
Hirk: “Please. Just die, I don’t.*
Hirk can hardly even get his words out, hyperventilating on every word. There is less hatred in his voice as it is not filled with sorrow.
Nhak sits back against the wall… sheltering Max’s corpse from the flames… trying in vein to stop the heat as his hair and clothes begin to steam
A small, inconspicuous rift opens near Max's body, attempting to hide behind Nhak. Talios peeks his head out.
"Nhak. I will keep his body safe until revival. You can come with if you'd like, although don't stop touching me... Even though you're a ghost, the sure-hit effect may damage you still."
Sarah walks up to Nhak. “Don't... worry too much. I'll take you to see him... soon.”
Nhak lets go of the Corpse… letting Sarah and Talios handle it as they would…
Max’s body simply puffs into ash, with a small golden glimmer remaining, until it puffs away in a golden mist.
Talios: "Oh. Well then."
Sarah: “Don't forget... Zeroth isn't all that we have... Not since the gamble in the hells.”
Talios's head pops back into the rift, and it would close.
Nhak: “Promise he won’t be like me… you have to promise… you have to promise… you have to…”
He chokes on his words
Sarah: “He won't be. I promise you.”
Nhak tilts his head towards the heavens…
“Max… Max I promise… I’m going to protect her while you’re gone…”
“No harm is going to come to her…”
“And I’m going to make sure she’s ok…”
“I’m not going to let the universe take her away from you…”
“As mine was taken from me…”
“And you are going to get married…”
“And you are going to have that honeymoon…”
“She’s safe…”
“She’s safe…”
“Don’t be afraid…”
“I promise…”
Hirk’s other arm falls, his body looks to go mostly numb on hearing ‘Promise.’
Meanwhile Safi is way too calm given the current situation. They lean back in a chair. You don't know where it came from
Eliza’s song increases in volume, it places a heavier tax on everyone in the room. Hirk only gets angrier as intended.
She shifts her song, now that of sorrow, and death. A song used for executions... and for memorial.
Somehow, Kyoko is immune to the effects of the siren's song.
Ejder tilts his head, as if listening to something. A look crosses his face. He suddenly disappears.
Rachnia is still trying to make her way into Hirk's mind, getting closer, as he loses sanity. The further they delve the more Images of hatred and pain slash them like daggers as they attempt to go further.
She just sits through the pain of Hirk's counterattacks, she bores further through his defenses. She's getting oh so close to accessing his mind.
Memories of Hirk’s home and every little joy he had there acts to disorientate Rachnia. He has had someone in his mind before from some of the memories looking tampered with.
Aoi: “Everyone... get, the, fuck, out.”
Safi: “I don't intend to leave, and I don't think the rest of you can.”
Ari makes it back to where everyone is and uses vines to reach up behind Hirk
“Hirk you got to calm down, you're hurting all your friends. Look around you, Is this what you want.”
despite all the fire and overheating she attempts to put her hand on Hirk's shoulder, bracing for the pain
The fire burns Ari, but it cools down slightly to the touch. He is hesitating.
Hirk pays no attention almost as if he cannot feel it. His skin is gone on that part, only charring is left.
she still ands still keeping her hand on Hirk's shoulder
Hirk still does not notice.
you can see Nagisa’s tail slip under Hirk, pushing Ari backwards. "don't, he can't feel it..."
Eliza’s song of sorrows starts to reach it's climax. Sadness hangs in the room like a thick mist, her eyes are filled with tears.
Hirk shows some wincing sorrow in his eyes now.
Rachnia: seems to finally be out of the confusion, she's been set back a few steps, but continues.
All they see is fire. There is nothing else but yet it’s still his memory’s. Only burning
Rachnia powers through, incredibly angry.
She continues to bore further, trying to simply get a hold over Hirk's physical state instead of mental. “I just need him... calm...”
She tries to burrow beyond the memories. “Oh dear.... Hirk... I need to calm you down before things go wrong...” She makes one final push for the finish.
You see the tournament, His death at Paleo and his humiliation to Inferno. There is visible cracks around this memory. As you get closer you hear a voice. *”Stad”** you feel a desire to obey. It is not Hirk saying it.*
Rachnia: "Not until I get to the bottom... Not after this." she pushes right through.
A kind, compassionate, but stern voice speaks into Hirk's mind.
Ejdar(?): "Don't you think you've caused enough pain? Stop this madness, and show the rebirth that fire can create."
"The weeds have been burned. There is now room for the flowers to bloom. You can rest."
Aoi begins channeling the power of the Oni's Setting Sun to increase her own strength. “HIRK, COME TO YOUR SENSES, YOU KNUCKLEBRAINS.”
Another voice speaks to Hirk
:HIRK. JEAN HAD TO PULL US OUT OF OUR CONSOLES BECAUSE YOUR EMOTIONS WERE CAUSING HER TO FALL INTO MADNESS HERSELF, TO PREVENT THIS WORLD FROM KILLING IT'S INHABITANTS. PLEASE, COME TO YOUR SENSES:
Eliza sings final verse, A verse about the death of a lover, a death of a friend, the death of your entire world. In one vicious and hateful display of mockery to Hirk.
Hirks eardrums are completely burned away. But still his heart even as it is kindling right now, still feels pain.
A singular blade of fire comes at Rachnia, it’s different to Hirk’s chains, even more volatile and no refinement. It is the source, it is fire in its perfected state.
she sidesteps, both mentally and physically. "not this time. Not again. I'd make him sad again." She tries to grab into the very source.
There is only a singular stone in the centre. Burning hot and bright.
She winds her purple silk around it, before finally casting "Spirit Whisper"
Nhak Just sits there… motionless… arms as if he still had the body of his friend…still gazing at the heavens…
“I Promise… I promise…”
“I promise…”
“You two are going to get that happy ending…”
“I won’t let the world take from you what it took from me…”
“I promise you won’t end up like me…”
“Broken and violent and unstable…”
“I promise…”
“That the two of you will get the future I never had…”
“I cannot let anything like me ever happen again…”
“I can’t…”
“I’m sorry…”
He devolves once more into sobbing
The sheer unrelenting heat from interacting to the stone enough to begin melting the skin off of Rachnia, but the string does not burn fully.
"SPIRIT WHISPER. STAND DOWN, HIRK. KNEEL."
(https://youtu.be/6bg3YSxcRLo?si=pJYflBnJbJDQku_e)
Glorg looks at Gonkgar as he is burning on his knees. The Stand, acting on its own, starts trying to pat him down. It does nothing to dissuade the flames. It's almost as if Gonkgar is exuding his own flames now, with no amount of resistance to it as opposed to normally. These flames, however, do not spread as Hirk's would. They serve only to harm Gonkgar.
Glorg grabs Gonkgar by a shoulder and tries to lift his chin. The Stand, despite being unable to talk, looks petrified with worry. Gonkgar looks back up at him with a broken expression, and then looks beyond to the mayhem. There is a symbol on Gonkgar's forehead reminiscent of the one he obtained from the God-Slaver. Burning tears run down his face, eyes closed as he gives a sad smile to his long-dead friend Glorg.
"Me get it now..."
Glorg looks at him with astonishment, questioningly.
"It not matter what Gonkgar do... They always going to die."
Even as people make headway with Hirk's psyche, Gonkgar's has seen too many friends die on his watch for him to handle anymore.
"Gonkgar sorry, Glorg... Me give up."
Glorg screams as the fires intensify to a blinding white light around Gonkgar. Gonkgar doesn't know it, but his power has always been about belief. He was unstoppable because he believed himself unstoppable. He was strong because he believed he could become strong. His Stand ensured him of that. Now, as he believed himself worthy of death, or rather, as he *desired it, his Stand's power subconsciously turned on him...*
And Gonkgar disintegrated away to ash. Glorg, staring down, disappears with a steady waver.
There is an impossible thunder of the clap of wings…
Nhaks arm is around the string in an instant… feuled by the death of gonkgar… his form is a brilliant deep blue… where he treads there is ice…
The Sting smokes and steams…
Nhak’s ghost winces…
But the temperature is reduced… just barely enough to prevent any permanent damage…
“I’m… sorry…”
“Hirk…”
“But I can’t let you hurt her…”
”I promised him…”
Rachnia: “You... Need to realise what you are doing... Hirk... Just like you tried to punish the torturers... You became one yourself.”
“Do you see, just how slippery this slope is.”
”DO YOU UNDERSTAND, JUST HOW MUCH DAMAGE YOU'RE DOING.”
Hirk either upon seeing Gonkgar die. The one true innocent person here or Rachnias magic he falls to his knees. The fires dissipate as Hirk turns cold enough for frost to start forming on him. His head facing behind him, eyes pointed at Gonkgar the only one who he truly didn’t want to die.
The voice speaks in Hirk's head again. "Hirk, you are burning more than the weeds. You're destabilizing the forest."
“I do not need your agreement, Hirk. I do not need your.... pleasantries. I need you to realise what you are causing... You could have caused the collapse of the birch world.”
”THE END OF COUNTLESS CIVILISATIONS. THE DEATH OF EVERYONE YOU CARE ABOUT. THE DEMISE OF INSURMOUNTABLE EFFORT. YOU ALMOST DOOMED EVERYTHING. DO YOU UNDERSTAND?”
Hirk pays no full attention to anyone. Either because he cannot hear, feel or truly do anything in his charred state. He only looks at his scarf, it is charred and much of it is ash now. Only barely wearable. His promise.
For the first time since hirk met Rachnia, there's no kindness towards him in her eyes. There's spite, despair, and anger.
”DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT YOUR LITTLE TRIP OF JUSTICE NEARLY COST EVERYONE?! YOU SPEAK DOWN TO US, BUT ALL YOU ARE, IS A FILTHY HYPOCRITE.”
Hirk can only mouth 1 thing not even being able to speak it as he coughs up ash. He pulls his scarf close to him
’I am Sorry.’
Rachnia disconnects from Hirk entirely.
“I'm going to check on Max... on the Ironsides. Nhak, you're joining me. He needs someone he can TRUST right now.”
Sarah follows behind Rachnia, carring Eliza in her hands.
There is a crunch of metal as he tears the thorn violently from his head
“Yes Ma’m.”
He Instantly follows suit
Ari returns to the shards.
she applies a broken piece of one of her inventions to the shards trying to bring one of them back
:Entity Ari, you should be able to place me back now. I can restart the systems.:
she applies a broken piece of one of her inventions to the shards trying to bring one of them back
The green, translucent branches reach out toward the shards, and toward Hirk.
A loud voice heard from the Ironsides
<>Well fucking goddamnit that hurt...<>
Rachnia: “that... is what I meant with checking up on him.”
<>I'm alright, I think... I'm coming down.<>
A droppod falls from the Ironsides.
Maximilian: “Fucking... ouch... I need to stop using those....”
Rachnia hugs him, then hits him, then hugs him again.
Max: “Deserved…”
He looks like he's been through hell and back, literally.
Nhak waits patiently for his turn… a comically large chunk of his face completely missing as a part of Hirk’s thorn
Max: “I.... hope I didn't spook you too much... Nhak.”
The towering form of the Biomancer looms over the man… wings outstretched…
The backhand is swift and fluid… not near enough to do any serious damage… but enough to definitely sting…
”That…”
“Was for scaring me as bad as you did…”
“The things I might have done…”
“The terrible decisions I might have made…”
He sighs…
Then… just as quickly… as he had slapped him…
Max found himself wrapped in a supreme hug…
Feathers and everything…
“And that… That’s for coming back…”
“You big… lucky… Idiot…”
Max: “Ouch, but again... deserved. I'm glad to be back.”
Safi: “Looks like Hirk finally calmed down.”
Safi walks up to him and places a hand on his body
“This is not your time to die my friend.”
Hirk soul refuse. Even in death it’s instinctually resists any godly influence, as if it was too used to resisting it to save itself. He also refuses to be revived himself.
Four Drakenwardens approach the door, and stop seeing Hirk's body. "What happened down here? Ejder sent nothing but a message telling us how to get here."
No response
The four Drakenwardens stand outside the doorway. "Sir Maximillian, is this Hirk?" The one who spoke points to the charred body.
Max looks to Rachnia, who has a pure look of spite on her face at the mention of Hirk. He's confused.
He looks to the wardens. “I.... sure hope not.”
Safi: “it is.”
Max goes in to check for a pulse.
he see’s the scarf being clutched by Hirk. Or what is left of it. But upon inspection veins themselves appear gone gone, burnt away and melted by his own blood.
Zeroth: :Revival safeguards were shut down during the outburst: :Entity Hirk Lifesigns have Ceased:
The 'Wardens reach down and attempt to use healing magic to restore Hirk's body so that it does not look so gruesome.
Some skin reappears but it is mostly unsuccessful, there is little bits left of skin to even heal.
Max: “...... You fucking idiot... You just had to go on a powertrip... Now, of all times... How am I going to return you from this......”
One of the 'Wardens stands. "Does anyone know what happened to Ejder?"
Safi: “He left.”
Max: “How in the everliving hells....”
shock seems to surge through him before anything else.
The Drakenwardens glance at each other. They seem to have a silent conversation, then shake their heads. "We will be outside the chamber if anyone needs wounds treated."
Max: “Where's Jean...”
Nhak: “Max… Act now… ask questions later… I didn’t know Hirk very well… you did… we need his soul back… if there was anything… anything you might say to him which you’d like to tell him before he goes… this may be your last chance to turn things around…”
“But you need to be at his side… now…”
Max is quiet. he genuinely doesn't know what to say to Hirk.
Rachnia: “He's... not good with this stuff...”
Max…
Nhak is glowing gold now…
“Second chances are a dreadfully rare thing…”
“If you do not speak now… you may never get to see him again…”
“But is has to be you… or her…”
“Nobody else could ever claim to be as close to him as the two of you…”
Sarah: “Fellas, uh... anyone gonna check on the caveman? I will do so if no one else does.”
Gonkgar's god-rock and a pair of intricate gauntlets (which he never seems to wear) are lying in his ashes, unharmed.
Olive: “Max can you bring Reedus back up I need to let off some steam”
Nhak: “Olive… Can you just read the room please.”
”Not NOW.” You hear a hint of Fortuna's voice in there, he does not even wish to hear that name right now. The root of this problem.
Nhak: “Shank me or something I don’t care… but let everyone be…”
Olive: “I need to unwind, and I don't want to hurt anyone I care about”
Max: “Then go to the ironsides and hit some of the damn dolls in the training grounds.”
Nhak: “Well… stab me then… It doesn’t hurt… you could never actually hirt me…”
He spreads his arms out to her…
“But get on with it, get productive, or get out of our way… “
“We are in a time where what we do now… in this room… will decide the course of history…”
A lone girl stands in front of the charred remains. Gray ashes do not rain relentlessly down from the sky and pale mist does not devour the horizon. Yet she weeps.
*She falls to her knees as her hands move ravenously toward what once was her friend. They encounter no resistance, the raging inferno of his soul is but a placid pond now. Panic hinders her movement as she shakes in terror. Then she grasps something. It is a minuscule spark, but it's still burning.
Searing pain engulfs her, but she is not shaking anymore. Her hands slowly retract. Her fists are clenched around the spark. She can feel its physical manifestation now: it's a small molten pebble. Her body screams, urging to let go, and yet she brings it closer to her chest. Agony soars with her every movement but she does not stop. As her tears begin to fade into white mist, panic flares again in her heart. Her time is running out.
With one last movement, fueled by desperation, Livia's hands reach her heart. A ravenous void welcomes Hirk's soul, howling hungrily, surrounded by a vile and grotesque amalgamation of countless souls. It tries to reject Hirk's molten essence. It struggles and shrieks, but in the end the chorus of screams hushes. Only silence remains, as the lone girl fades once again, devoured by pale mist. She is no longer weeping. A tiny molten pebble stands defiant where her soul once stood, keeping the hungering void at bay. As her consciousness wanes, a faint smile appears on her lips. Nothing will ever deprive her of Hirk's warmth.*
/uw this has unironically taken days to do since I’ve been busy and it’s annoying to format. I want to thank all involved and to personally ask that I never have to do this again (joking if it’s Hirk’s thing again I will do it.)
I hope all who read this do enjoy it. I get to enjoy finally being free of this joy to take part in, hell to format
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18	By Kilian	Black Phantom	100mL	100% Full	Tester Refill (No Spray, No Box)	$199	Niche
19	By Kilian	Can't Stop Loving You	50mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$185	Niche
20	By Kilian	Forbidden Games	50mL	98% Full	Tester Refill (No Spray, No Box)	$125	Niche
21	By Kilian	Gold Knight	100mL	100% Full	Tester Refill (No Spray, No Box)	$199	Niche
22	By Kilian	Gold Knight	50mL	98% Full	Tester Refill (No Spray, No Box)	$145	Niche
23	By Kilian	Good Girl Gone Bad	250mL	99% Full	Decanter; No Box	$650	Niche
24	By Kilian	Good Girl Gone Bad	50mL	98% Full	Tester Refill (No Spray, No Box)	$135	Niche
25	By Kilian	Good Girl Gone Bad Eau Fraiche	50mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$180	Niche
26	By Kilian	Intoxicated	100mL	100% Full	Tester Refill (No Spray, No Box)	$199	Niche
27	By Kilian	L'Heure Verte	50mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$135	Niche
28	By Kilian	Moonlight In Heaven	100mL	99% Full	Tester Refill (No Spray, No Box)	$199	Niche
29	By Kilian	Roses on Ice	50mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$135	Niche
30	Byredo	Eyes Closed	50mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$135	Niche
31	Byredo	Infloresence	100mL	100% Full	Tester; No Box	$135	Niche
32	Byredo	Lil Fleur	100mL	100% Full	Tester; No Box	$135	Niche
33	Byredo	Sunday Cologne	100mL	100% Full	Tester; No Box	$135	Niche
34	Chanel / Chanel Exclusif	Misia EdT	200mL	90% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$325	Niche
35	Chanel / Chanel Exclusif	No. 22 EdT	200mL	95% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$325	Niche
36	Christian Dior / Dior Privee	7 Mini Set as Pictured	7x 5mL	100% Full	7 Official Minis from 2010-2011... Mitzah, Milly-A-La-Foret, Granville, Cologne Royale, Eau Noire, New Look 1947	$180	Niche
37	Christian Dior / Dior Privee	Bois D'Argent	5mL	100% Full	Official Mini - Batch Code 0V01 (2010 Production Date) - Price includes shipping	$35	Niche
38	Christian Dior / Dior Privee	Cologne Royale	5mL	100% Full	Official Mini - Batch Code 1X01 (2011 Production Date) - Price includes shipping	$30	Niche
39	Christian Dior / Dior Privee	Diorissima	7.5mL	100% Full	Official Mini; No Cannister - Price includes shipping	$30	Niche
40	Christian Dior / Dior Privee	Eau Noire	5mL	100% Full	Official Mini - Batch Code 1R01 (2011 Production Date) - Price includes shipping	$35	Niche
41	Christian Dior / Dior Privee	Eden Roc	7.5mL	100% Full	Official Mini - Price includes shipping	$30	Niche
42	Christian Dior / Dior Privee	Granville	5mL	100% Full	Official Mini - Batch Code 0V01 (2010 Production Date) - Price includes shipping	$35	Niche
43	Christian Dior / Dior Privee	Milly-La-Foret	5mL	100% Full	Official Mini - Batch Code 0W01 (2010 Production Date) - Price includes shipping	$30	Niche
44	Christian Dior / Dior Privee	New Look 1947	5mL	100% Full	Official Mini - Batch Code 1R01 (2011 Production Date) - Price includes shipping	$30	Niche
45	Clive Christian	C for Men	50mL	95% Full	Tester (No Box)	$169	Niche
46	Clive Christian	I Pour Femme (Woody Floral with Vintage Rose)	50mL	99% Full	Tester (No Box)	$169	Niche
47	Clive Christian	Rock Rose	50mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$229	Niche
48	Clive Christian	X Pour Femme	50mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$169	Niche
49	Creed	Aventus - F Batch	100mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap	$219	Niche
50	Creed	Aventus - 19P21 (Decant)	50mL	100% Full	Magnetic Cap Decant	$169	Niche
51	Creed	Aventus - F Batch	100mL	100% Full	BNIB, Sealed	$235	Niche
52	Creed	Aventus Cologne - F Batch	100mL	100% Full	BNIB, Sealed	$235	Niche
53	Creed	Aventus for Her - F Batch	75mL	100% Full	Tester with Plastic Cap (No Box)	$175	Niche
54	Creed	Bois du Portugal	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$185	Niche
55	Creed	Carmina - F1449	75mL	100% Full	Tester (No Cap or Box)	$199	Niche
56	Creed	Erolfa	100mL	100% Full	Tester with Plastic Cap	$185	Niche
57	Creed	Green Irish Tweed	100mL	100% Full	Tester with Plastic Cap (No Box)	$195	Niche
58	Creed	Himalaya - F Batch	100mL	100% Full	Tester with Plastic Cap (No Box)	$185	Niche
59	Creed	Millesime Imperial	100mL	100% Full	Tester with Plastic Cap (No Box)	$185	Niche
60	Creed	Original Santal	100mL	100% Full	Tester with Plastic Cap (No Box)	$185	Niche
61	Creed	Original Vetiver	100mL	100% Full	Tester with Plastic Cap (No Box)	$185	Niche
62	Creed	Queen of Silk	75mL	100% Full	Tester with Metal Cap	$225	Niche
63	Creed	Refillable Atomizer (5mL Leather Wrapped) Blue	5mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$85	Niche
64	Creed	Refillable Atomizer (5mL Leather Wrapped) Grey	5mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$85	Niche
65	Creed	Royal Oud - F Batch	100mL	100% Full	Tester with Plastic Cap (No Box)	$260	Niche
66	Creed	Royal Water - F238	100mL	100% Full	Tester with Plastic Cap (No Box)	$180	Niche
67	Creed	Silver Mountain Water - 21V01A	100mL	100% Full	Tester with Plastic Cap (No Box)	$180	Niche
68	Creed	Spice and Wood	75mL	100% Full	Tester (No Cap, No Box)	$219	Niche
69	Creed	Tabarome Millesime	100mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap	$190	Niche
70	Creed	Viking - F BATCH	100mL	100% Full	Tester with Plastic Cap (No Box)	$190	Niche
71	Creed	Viking Cologne	100mL	100% Full	Tester with Plastic Cap	$185	Niche
72	Creed	White Amber - 17R01	75mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box or Cap)	$155	Niche
73	Diptyque	Eau de Nabati Eau de Parfum	75mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap	$125	Niche
74	Diptyque	Ombre Dans L'eau EdT	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$100	Niche
75	Diptyque	Oyedo EdT	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$100	Niche
76	Diptyque	Philosykos Eau de Parfum	75mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap	$125	Niche
77	Fragrance Du Bois	Brume du Matin	100mL	100% Full	New, No Box	$180	Niche
78	Fragrance Du Bois	Cannabis Blue	100mL	100% Full	New, No Box	$180	Niche
79	Fragrance Du Bois	Cannabis Intense	100mL	100% Full	New, No Box	$180	Niche
80	Fragrance Du Bois	HERITAGE	100mL	100% Full	New, No Box	$330	Niche
81	Fragrance du Bois	Lovers	100mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$325	Niche
82	Fragrance Du Bois	New York Fifth Avenue	100mL	100% Full	New, No Box	$180	Niche
83	Fragrance Du Bois	SAHRAA	100mL	99% Full	Full presentation with Box	$399	Niche
84	Fragrance Du Bois	Siberian Rose	100mL	100% Full	New, No Box	$180	Niche
85	Frederic Malle	Cologne Indellible	100mL	85% Full	Full presentation with Box	$175	Niche
86	Frederic Malle	Eau de Magnolia	10mL	100% Full	Official Travel Spray	$55	Niche
87	Frederic Malle	Heaven Can Wait	100mL	100% Full	Brand New In Box	$255	Niche
88	Frederic Malle	Monsieur	10mL	95% Full	Official Travel Spray	$55	Niche
89	Frederic Malle	Promise	100mL	100% Full	Brand New (Not Sealed)	$315	Niche
90	Gallagher	Bergamot Silk	100mL	99% Full	No Box	$79	Niche
91	Giorgio Armani / Armani Prive	Pierre de Lune	100mL	100% Full	Tester; No Box	$155	Niche
92	Giorgio Armani / Armani Prive	Rose Alexandrie	100mL	100% Full	Tester; No Box	$155	Niche
93	Guerlain	Angelique Noire	30mL	100% Full	Mini Bee Bottle Decant	$215	Niche
94	Guerlain	Angelique Noire	10mL	100% Full	Tall Glass Decant	$55	Niche
95	Guerlain	French Kiss	75mL	98% Full	Tester (No Box or Cap)	$450	Niche
96	Guerlain	Frenchy Lavende	200mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$399	Niche
97	Guerlain	Herbes Troublantes	200mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$339	Niche
98	Guerlain	Jasmin Bonheur	200mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$369	Niche
99	Guerlain	Neroli Outrenoir	200mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$339	Niche
100	Guerlain	Tobacco Honey	200mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$399	Niche
101	Hermes / Hermessence	Agar Ebene	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box or Cap)	$150	Niche
102	Hermes / Hermessence	Cedre Sambac	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$165	Niche
103	Hermes / Hermessence	Epice Marine	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$170	Niche
104	Hermes / Hermessence	Myrrhe Eglantine	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$185	Niche
105	Hermes / Hermessence	Poivre Samarcade	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$170	Niche
106	Hermes / Hermessence	Santal Massoia	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$170	Niche
107	Hermes / Hermessence	Vetiver Tonka	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$175	Niche
108	House of Sillage	Nouez Moi	75mL	99% Full	Tester (No Box or Cap)	$120	Niche
109	I Profumi di Firenze	Caterina De Medici	50mL	99% Full	No Box	$35	Niche
110	Initio	High Frequency	90mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$180	Niche
111	Initio	Oud for Happiness	90mL	100% Full	Tester; No Box	$189	Niche
112	Jo Malone	English Pear & Freesia	30mL	100% Full	No Box	$50	Niche
113	Le Labo	Bigarade 18 - Hong Kong Exclusive	50mL	100% Full	Full Bottle, Retail Label	$299	Niche
114	Le Labo	Mousse de Chene 30 - Amsterdam City Exclusive	50mL	99% Full	Sprayed Once to Test / Brand New; No Box	$259	Niche
115	Le Labo	Oud 27	50mL	99% Full	Full presentation with Box	$169	Niche
116	Le Labo	Santal 33	50mL	100% Full	Full Bottle, Retail Label	$135	Niche
117	Liquides Imaginaires	Bloody Wood	100mL	100% Full	Tester; No Box, No Cap	$85	Niche
118	Liquides Imaginaires	Desert Sauve	100mL	99% Full	Tester; No Box, No Cap	$85	Niche
119	Liquides Imaginaires	Fleur de Sable	100mL	99% Full	Tester; No Box, No Cap	$85	Niche
120	Liquides Imaginaires	Fleuve Tendre	100mL	100% Full	Tester; No Box, No Cap	$85	Niche
121	Liquides Imaginaires	Sancti	100mL	100% Full	Tester; No Box, No Cap	$85	Niche
122	Loewe	7 EdT	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$90	Niche
123	Loewe	Aire Anthesis	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$100	Niche
124	Loewe	Esencia EdP	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$120	Niche
125	Loewe	Esencia Elixir	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$200	Niche
126	Loewe	Man 001 EdP	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$120	Niche
127	Louis Vuitton	Contre Moi	100mL	99% Full	Tester (Bottle may show some damage, Cap has no paint/is peeling)	$385	Niche
128	Louis Vuitton	Sun Song	100mL	98% Full	Tester (Bottle is scratched, may have an engraving, and Cap has no paint/is peeling)	$425	Niche
129	Louis Vuitton	Sun Song	200mL	98% Full	Dummy Bottle, filled with real juice. I don't think it's refillable.	$750	Niche
130	Maison Crivelli	Bois Datchai	100mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$169	Niche
131	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	724	70mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$165	Niche
132	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	A la Rose	200mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$315	Niche
133	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Amyris Femme Extrait	70mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$160	Niche
134	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Amyris Homme EdT	70mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$160	Niche
135	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Aqua Celestia	70mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$135	Niche
136	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Aqua Celestia Cologne Forte	70mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$145	Niche
137	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Aqua Celestia Forte	70mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$160	Niche
138	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Aqua Universalis	70mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$135	Niche
139	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Aqua Universalis Cologne Forte	70mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$125	Niche
140	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Aqua Universalis Cologne Forte	200mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$225	Niche
141	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Aqua Universalis Cologne Forte	35mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$90	Niche
142	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Aqua Universalis Forte	70mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box, Has Cap)	$160	Niche
143	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Aqua Vitae	200mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$215	Niche
144	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Aqua Vitae	70mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$135	Niche
145	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Aqua Vitae Cologne Forte	70mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$125	Niche
146	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Aqua Vitae Cologne Forte	200mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$215	Niche
147	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Aqua Vitae Forte	70mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$160	Niche
148	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Baccarat Rouge 540 EdP	200mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box, Has Cap)	$399	Niche
149	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Baccarat Rouge 540 EdP	70mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box, Has Cap)	$199	Niche
150	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Feminine Pluriel	200mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$335	Niche
151	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Feminine Pluriel Special Edition Extrait	70mL	100% Full	Full Presentation With Mirror Display	$499	Niche
152	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Gentle Fluidity Gold	200mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$365	Niche
153	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Gentle Fluidity Gold	70mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$165	Niche
154	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Gentle Fluidity Silver	200mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box, Has Cap)	$345	Niche
155	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Gentle Fluidity Silver	70mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box, Has Cap)	$165	Niche
156	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	L'eau a La Rose	35mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$90	Niche
157	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	L'Homme a la Rose	70mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box, Has Cap)	$150	Niche
158	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Masculin Pluriel (Clear)	70mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box, Has Cap)	$170	Niche
159	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Masculin Pluriel (Grey)	70mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box, Has Cap)	$180	Niche
160	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Oud EdP	70mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box, Has Cap)	$165	Niche
161	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Oud Extrait	70mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box, Has Cap)	$185	Niche
162	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Oud Silk Mood EdP	70mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box, Has Cap)	$165	Niche
163	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Oud Silk Mood Extrait	70mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$190	Niche
164	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Petit Matin	70mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$145	Niche
165	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Petit Matin	35mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$80	Niche
166	Maison Lancome	Orange Bigarades	100mL	100% Full	Full presentation with Box	$229	Niche
167	Mark Birley	Charles Street	75mL	97% Full	Travel Version	$90	Niche
168	Memo Paris	French Leather	75mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box or Cap)	$115	Niche
169	Memo Paris	Italian Leather	75mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box or Cap)	$115	Niche
170	Memo Paris	Lailabella	75mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box or Cap)	$115	Niche
171	Memo Paris	Marfa	75mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box or Cap)	$115	Niche
172	Memo Paris	Moon Fever	75mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box or Cap)	$115	Niche
173	Memo Paris	Oriental Leather	75mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box or Cap)	$115	Niche
174	Mind Games	As-Suli's Diamond	100mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$249	Niche
175	Mind Games	Gardez	100mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$249	Niche
176	Mind Games	Vieri	100mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$249	Niche
177	Mizensir	Bois de Mysore	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$155	Niche
178	Mizensir	Cologne de Matte	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$155	Niche
179	Mizensir	Ideal Oud	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$155	Niche
180	Mizensir	Rose Exaltante	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$155	Niche
181	Mizensir	Vert Empire	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$155	Niche
182	Oh Mon Dieu!	L'objet	100mL	100% Full	Full presentation with Box	$125	Niche
183	Oliver and Co.	M.O.U.S.S.E.	50mL	99% Full	Limited Edition 87/133	$110	Niche
184	Parfums de Marley	Layton	125mL	100% Full	BNIB, Sealed	$199	Niche
185	Parfums de Marley	Valaya	75mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$175	Niche
186	Penhaligon's	Elixir	100mL	90% Full	No Box	$250	Niche
187	Penhaligon's	Petra	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$200	Niche
188	Penhaligon's	Cairo	100mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$220	Niche
189	Pomare's Stolen Perfume	Angel's Share	9mL	70% Full	No Box	$40	Niche
190	Precious Liquid	Iced Juniper	75mL	95% Full	Full presentation with Box (Limited Edition)	$135	Niche
191	Roja Dove	Creation-E Essence de Parfum	100mL	100% Full	Tester; No Box	$165	Niche
192	Roja Dove	Danger Pour Femme	50mL	100% Full	99% Full with Box	$275	Niche
193	Roja Dove	Elixir	100mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$175	Niche
194	Roja Dove	Elixir Essence Pour Femme	100mL	100% Full	No Box	$175	Niche
195	Roja Dove	Qatar	50mL	99% Full	Full Presentation	$339	Niche
196	Roja Dove	Scandal Essence de Parfum	100mL	100% Full	Tester; No Box	$165	Niche
197	Roja Dove	United Arab Emirates (UAE)	50mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$300	Niche
198	Roman Monegal	L'eau de Rose	50mL	97% Full		$70	Niche
199	Santa Maria Novella	Sandalo	100mL	95% Full	No Box	$80	Niche
200	Sospiro	Deep Amber Ocean	100mL	100% Full	Brand New, No Box	$170	Niche
201	Sospiro	Deep Amber Ocean	100mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$180	Niche
202	Spirit of Dubai	Bahar	50mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap and Travel Case	$175	Niche
203	Spirit of Dubai	Rimal	50mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap and Travel Case	$175	Niche
204	Tiziana Terenzi	Attar Cas	13mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$225	Niche
205	Tiziana Terenzi	Chiron	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$165	Niche
206	Tiziana Terenzi	Draconis	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$135	Niche
207	Tom Ford	Azure Lime - A71	50mL	99% Full	Original Formula	$349	Niche
208	Tom Ford	Beau de Jour	1000mL	100% Full	Sealed Dramming Bottle	$700	Niche
209	Tom Ford	Fleur de Portofino	50mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$135	Niche
210	Tom Ford	Fougere Platine	1000mL	100% Full	Sealed Dramming Bottle	$700	Niche
211	Tom Ford	Neroli Portofino	50mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$140	Niche
212	Tom Ford	Noir de Noir	100mL	100% Full	BNIB, Sealed	$185	Niche
213	Tom Ford	Plum Japonais	50mL	100% Full	Decant (No Box)	$215	Niche
214	Tom Ford	Rive Ambre - A63	50mL	99% Full	Original Formula	$225	Niche
215	Tom Ford	Rose de Amalfi	50mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$135	Niche
216	Tom Ford	Santal Blush	50mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$140	Niche
217	Tom Ford	Soleil Neige	1000mL	100% Full	Sealed Dramming Bottle	$700	Niche
218	Tom Ford	Tobacco Vanille	100mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$245	Niche
219	Tom Ford	Tubereuse Nue	50mL	100% Full	BNIB, Sealed	$125	Niche
220	Tom Ford	Vanilla Sex	50mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed in Box	$265	Niche
221	Tom Ford	Vanille Fatale	50mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$180	Niche
222	Tom Ford	White Suede	1000mL	100% Full	Sealed Dramming Bottle	$700	Niche
223	Washington Tremlett	Black Tie	100mL	95% Full		$125	Niche
224	Widian	II Black	50mL	99% Full	Tester (No Box)	$149	Niche
225	Yves Saint Laurent	Babycat	125mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$300	Niche
226	Acqua di Parma	Magnolia Nobile	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$95	Designer
227	Brunello Cucinelli	Pour Homme	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$90	Designer
228	Caron	Pour un Homme de Caron Le Matin	125mL	100% Full	Opened to test, sprayed once	$69	Designer
229	Caron	Pour un Homme de Caron Le Soir	125mL	100% Full	Opened to test, sprayed once	$69	Designer
230	Caron	Pour Un Homme Impact Parfum	75mL	97% Full	No Box	$175	Designer
231	Chanel	Allure Pour Femme EdT	100mL	100% Full	Tester; No Box	$65	Designer
232	Chanel	Bleu de Chanel - Aftershave Balm	100mL	99% Full	No Box, Minor Cosmetic Damage	$55	Designer
233	Chanel	Bleu de Chanel - Aftershave Lotion	100mL	99% Full	No Box, Minor Cosmetic Damage	$55	Designer
234	Chanel	Coco EdP	100mL	100% Full	Tester; No Box	$85	Designer
235	Chanel	Coco Mademoiselle - Moisturizing Body Lotion	200mL	99% Full	No Box	$55	Designer
236	Chanel	Coco Noir	100mL	100% Full	Tester; No Box	$100	Designer
237	Chanel	Cristalle Eau Vert EdT Concentree	100mL	100% Full	Tester; No Box	$135	Designer
238	Chanel	Cristalle EdP	50mL	95% Full	Tester; No Box	$135	Designer
239	Chanel	Gabrielle Essence	100mL	100% Full	Tester; No Box	$100	Designer
240	Chanel	No. 19	100mL	100% Full	Tester; No Box	$115	Designer
241	Chanel	No. 5 Eau Premiere	100mL	100% Full	Tester; No Box	$85	Designer
242	Chanel	No. 5 EdP	100mL	100% Full	Tester; No Box	$95	Designer
243	Chanel	Platinum Egoiste	75mL	99% Full	SPLASH, NOT SPRAY Older Formulation	$125	Designer
244	Christian Dior	Dior Homme Parfum	100mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed (Packaging may be slightly damaged)	$175	Designer
245	Christian Dior	J'adore in Joy EdT	100mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap, No Box	$60	Designer
246	Floris	Cefiro	100mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap, No Box	$59	Designer
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We just went through an extensive process to change clubs and I came here often to get tips. I thought this summary may help families in competitive U10-U13 soccer evaluate changing soccer clubs. I hope this is useful -- and please ask questions, I'm happy to answer and edit.
The official process is to go to a club’s tryout and hopefully get an offer, but that is a tiny window to evaluate the player and club. With 5-10 clubs in our area this can become unmanageable on schedules and the kids themselves. Also the clubs are unable to get a good look at players when there are 80+ players across many age groups on a couple of fields during the weekend tryouts.
What I've see is there is an unofficial process that you need to work harder to figure out. I think the unofficial process is about getting to know the club in general (how they communicate, coaching style, parent community, etc.). It also lets the club see your child’s current status in a lower stress environment. The challenge is that club players usually sign a contract that says you will not play with another team during the season (but can get “released” if they ask). Here is my advice on how to change clubs based on my recent experience with U13 soccer in a large metro.
In our area the official tryout weekend is usually in early May, but I recommend to start much earlier if you are thinking about MLS next, ENCL, NPL types of competitive soccer teams.
December-February

• Evaluate current team: discuss reasons to change clubs within your family and with your son/daughter. Discuss time commitment, coaching, travel, and costs.
• Evaluate the website of all area clubs: they will outline their program and give you the history and best version of their program. It is the ideal version of the club.
• Do not worry about the team standings: their most recent performance is tempting to look at, but don’t overanalyze a couple of wins or losses. If a club is winning all their games it may indicate a good program, but players and coaches change too.
• Identify parents who are on the clubs you are interested in: Bring up club soccer to a few friends, classmates, neighbors, etc. and ask for an intro to learn more about coaches and the club in general.

March

• Attend a couple of games: look at the online schedule for the clubs you are evaluating and find a game or two in the next 6 weeks. It’s best to see an actual game to estimate if the skill and speed is right for your child. Bring your kid to the game as well – they can see what “higher” level actually means. It’s OK if the play seems like a stretch, you are watching game speed.
• Pick 2 clubs to focus on: Logistics matter, so prefer clubs that practice near you and have the level of soccer you are interested in (NPL, ECNL, MLS next). If you have lots of options, start with just a couple to learn more about; it is early so you can add/change your focus.
• Talk to coaches: start with an email, but get on the phone with a coach. Explain your current team and why you are looking around. Ask to attend a couple of practices. Many clubs are happy to bring in players. It shows commitment (extra practices) and they see how coachable the player is. Some clubs will not allow this, but asking is still important.

April

• Attend 2-5 practices for 2-4 clubs: This can be a lot of extra work for your kid. These practices are helpful for both sides to interview each other. The coach will begin to think about positioning, talents, and areas to work on. Getting to know players and coaches on a practice field is low pressure but a great way to compare status.
• Ask for feedback: It’s ok to seek first-impressions from the coach. If you are targeting a specific level, ask if your player is a good candidate. The reality of club soccer is that many kids will be told they are able to play for the highest team. This is not always true, so get details where you can and be flexible.
• Communicate with your current club: It is worthwhile to tell your current coach that you are looking at other clubs. They may not be happy about it, but it will drive a good discussion about what you think your player needs and could be a reality check.
• Communicate with your teammates: If you have close friends on the team, it's ok to bring up changing teams with them (but it wasn't easy for us). These parents usually want the best for the kids so they can discuss the tradeoffs, but it can be difficult discussion in some cases.
• Network and talk with parents at your top clubs: Learn about the history of the coach, team, and other families. There is always some background about why people like/dislike a part of the club so try to separate that person’s option from the situation.

May

• Ask your top choices for more details about tryouts: If you know them already they could give you clear info about which team they want you for. They are also likely to tell you to skip the cattle call tryouts if you are a good candidate for a top team.
• If required attend the public tryouts: If you have a top choice but don’t have an offer, attend and show them how you operate and play in a new situation. Parents should meet more folks at the club. The head of the club is nice to meet, but also meet multiple coaches.
• Prepare to attend additional tryouts the week or two after the public tryouts: Top teams will bring a select group of candidates in for more tryouts. These tryouts can feel higher stress than anything done in April. Do your best to focus on having fun and playing loose, most importantly be ready to be coached. Kids that are ready to get feedback are good additions to any team.
• Evaluate offers: the team and coach are the most important, but the club (communication, resources, history) can also drive your experience. The offer needs to be for a specific team. Learn about practice commitments, tournaments, costs. Ask about where the coach sees your son/daughter for position and biggest developmental needs. You will get the most communication at this stage from coaches, so ask questions.
• Do not evaluate the teammates: This one is hard, kids will want to know who’s on the team to think through positions and camaraderie (if you’ve been doing tryouts they may have made some friends already). It’s great when you know players that have accepted their offers, but waiting for all the pieces to be in place is risky. Players change so finding the ideal teammates is difficult. In some cases clubs can pull an offer if they need to.
• Do not rush: If you’ve done your homework (talking to parents, meeting coaches, etc.) do not jump on an offer just because there is a deadline. Many teams are making offers later and later. Sleeping on a decision is important since you should be ready to spend a lot of time (and money) with this club. They want a full squad committed ASAP, but follow up with parents and coaches so that the tradeoffs are clear and not overlooked.
• Follow up: Coaches are evaluating lots of kids and trying to build a full squad. If you get an offer you are not going to take, send a text to the club and tell they you are passing on it. You may end up trying out for the same club in a year, they are much happier to talk with you in the pre-tryout phase if your last contact was a nice “thank you”. You will also see these coaches in other places over the years.

Lastly, make sure you have regular two-way discussions with your kid. They need guidance and hear about the pros and cons of competitive soccer. They should have a significant input into the process and can learn a lot about how they like to be coached, compete, celebrate, and enjoy the game. It’s invaluable to learn how to invest in what you love – and to not only think there is only one “best” team. At this stage a good coach and a lot of good competition is critical if they want to play for many years.

Maybe this is recency bias, but I really do think Charlie played pretty easily the best newbie game we've seen of the new era and probably beyond. I think Charlie vs Tommy is pretty close. To be honest, I probably lean Tommy, but if he beats that, I think he played better than anyone from 37 or 38.
Charlie played the way I always have thought is exactly how the game should be played. He didn't chase big moves, but he made the proper moves at the right time, taking out big threats at the right time, and was really never in any danger. He was driving pretty much every vote he was a part of. And he did all this, and no one felt backstabbed.
Charlie's ability to manage his threat level was RIDICULOUS. People can cite Jesse from 43 as an elite game from the new era, and I agree. But, what separates Charlie's game, is no realized how elite his position was until it was too late. If not for an extremely bitter jury, and irrational voting logic, Charlie wins this season. I don't think you can fault Charlie for Maria voting based off "the fire in Kenzie's eyes," Q voting for who needs it more, and Tiffany cutting him off, trying to sway the jury at every opportunity she got.
I'm not discrediting Kenzie's win, even though I completely disagree with the jury logic, I do support the concept of every winner deserves their win. And I do understand the edit shows us at most half of what happens. But Charlie played the game I always have fantasized playing. Played the middle with a true number 1 premerge, continued to play the middle as his number 1 took all the credit, hide behind their threat until the end game and taking them out is easy due to their threat level, and then take credit at the end. I just think its the perfect survivor game. I just don't think in this era, it is possible to have a win like JT's or Kim's anymore, because of the "big move" era and the shortened, fast pace game. So, I really do think Charlie's game was a masterclass.
That being said, I don't need him back for 50. Give me Q. Give me Venus. Give me drama.

1) deck management
A) Sera is the soul of the deck since she acts as the engine and search engine.
In the link/fusion event, as in the event that limits the copies of the cards to one, she was the one who gave the possibility of performing the combos.
B) The number of trap cards that Traptix has is extremely wide, allowing for a variety of options for different strategies.
C) her monsters have a high synergy with each other allowing the quick summoning of Sera.
D) After summoning Sera, you should immediately search for Rafflesia, as she satisfies the need to find missing traps.
E) Traptix has a very low chance of having a dead hand, but the few times he appears it is better to give up.
F) In phase 3, if there is a probability, you should go to the following options: Atypus if it is possible to kill by OTK, Pinguicula if it is necessary to prevent the rival from having materials in the cemetery or banishment zone and S :P small knight sacrificing a It will be if necessary to clear the field, facilitating the work of Atypus or Pinguicula.
Fun level:
High if you like trap-laden decks because you will constantly interrupt, negate, and drain your opponent's resources.
This deck requires you to learn how to balance traps. You cannot activate the effects of your traps without analyzing when it is appropriate to negate, banish, or turn face down, such as using the effects of Rafflesia or Nepenthes.
Curious fact:
Traptix Atypus, being the offensive card of the archetype, is the one that most explicitly shows the entity it represents given that it does not seek to deceive, but to kill and therefore all its effects are clearly offensive, none of these serving to bring new traptix or traps .

I’m still in the early stages of planning a superhero based campaign. I have the overarching setting planned out and my future players are down with it. We’re all familiar with 5e and only I have looked at the Mutants and Masterminds material. Now one might think that MnM would be the way to go, but hear out the setting first as there’s pros and cons to both systems.
There’s a world where everyone is born with superpowers (a la MHA). Some choose to be heroes, villains, or just live out civilian lives. Most villains adhere to a no-killing rule as that would mean the heroes would go all out once that happens (some unhinged ones will cross the line). Powers are categorized between Alphas and Betas (sounds like a YA novel already). Alphas have normal powers. Your Hulks, Bakugos, Flashs (scaled down to building-level threats, no one’s breaking any time barriers or nuking cities without preparation). Betas are those with some sort of downside. Maybe they need a condition to activate their powers like closing eyes to hear better or flight on rainy days. Or maybe their powers are just an inferior version of existing Alphas like a pilot light on your finger vs Zuko. The legal heroes are within into an overarching organization that pay individuals or teams for their hard work. Alphas are more prevalent in this line of work but there are a few Betas, even one in the top team.
The party is a newly formed group of Beta-powered super heroes. They’re going to delve into secret lairs and conspiracies within the hero organization. They rely on their fists and their wits as their powers can only take them so far. But since they’re so low on the totem pole, they have to manage their day jobs to maintain income or take sponsorship deals like using a certain brand of gadgets or footwear.
So here’s the deal. With 5e, it’s pretty much going to be limiting the players to non-Magic classes (Barbarian, Fighter, Monk, Rogue, maybe Paladin, Ranger, and Artificer). There are some gadgets available to help them (goggles of night vision, grappling guns, etc.) but reflavoring a Cleric is too much. My players are willing to do this. This is also a system we are very familiar with and I am comfortable home brewing balanced things. It will probably run from Level 1-10 at the most.
MnM is more if the players want to be the Alphas. Powers are more ingrained into their toolkits. Sure there are some Batmans in MnM but that’s everyone picking another limited pool of “classes.” We are also less familiar with the system. I get that there are the “Complications” mechanic, but it’s difficult to strip them down to low powered enough that they aren’t Starfires. From looking at it, we would be limited to Battlesuit, Crime Fighter, Gadgeteer, Martial Artist, Weapon Master. My players are apprehensive towards a new system especially with all this new terminology. They are willing to try to make this system work but don’t look forward to having to stumble through a new system, wait a month in between, and then stumble again.
Tl;dr I’m having trouble decided whether to use 5e or MnM for my campaign idea which is weak superheroes in a superhero world (building-level threats).
Some extra tidbits: I chose Alphas and Betas because I had a stupid idea, what if we focused on the superheroes who can’t pay the bills for their lair and really need their daytime jobs as Amazon drivers. And thus the pun Beta Mail arrived like a fart from a corpse. Some hero powers were like teleportation but only when no one can see you (object permanence), can maintain your speed to fly in any direction (this guy runs and then flies, falls, and then flies faster), your skin is like sandpaper (she’s single).
EDIT: I think this is important. We don’t meet that regularly. Like 1-2 months in between sessions. My players and I are worried about the new system because we’re going to forget everything in between and get a lot of terminology confused like Advantage means something different in either. There’s the benefit of stumbling through the first sessions before getting to the meat of it, but that stumbling will probably take a year.

Context: You're hosting your first ever party, and your 'family' is being somewhat supportive. Your older brother, Nate, is, at least, being less of a dumbass than usual. His gruff best friend, however, appears to be willing to show you a new side of himself tonight. And he's a real sweet talker~
Setting: The Listener's house
Tags: [M4A][Frenemies to Lovers?][Established Relationship?][Tsundere AF Speaker][Nerd Listener][Mean]to[Sweet][Sleepy Boi][Sleep Confessions][Lawd, He's Drunk][Comfort][Reverse Comfort][A Little Comedy][No One Tell Him][CW: Emotionally Vulnerable Tsunderes]
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[Scene opens in your house]
[SFX: The Listener setting up hurriedly for a party / guests filtering in]
[You are scrambling about, desperate to set up for your first ever party. Your heart is pounding with each guest you greet, but you try to keep it together, because you know, eventually-:]
[SFX: The door getting kicked lightly open]
[Your older brother, Nate, and his best friend of many, many years trudge in, crating trays of food]
“Clear the way, brisket coming through! Anyone who disturbs her path will know my wrath, or whatever…”
[Pause!]
[He makes eye contact and you both sneer. Still, he makes a beeline toward you]
[SFX: Grumpy himbo parting the Party Sea]
“There’s the host with the most… problems hiding their anxiety, hehe. Pfft, about time I actually got to set sights on your dumb face.”
[Pause!]
“Yeah, yeah. ‘It’s my first time hosting a party, be supportive!’. I’m here, I brought a shit ton of food from the restaurant, so don’t get started. Relax, actually ENJOY your first party, Nerd.”
[Pause?]
“Am I gonna drink? Ah, good question. No way your dumbass brother isn’t going to get wasted and I’m his ride… Ugh, God I hate that man sometimes… Not sure why I’ve stuck with your family this long, not gonna lie. Hear that, Nate! You’re a dumbass!”
[Your brother flips him off with a friendly smile in response. Then you. You flip him off. The game continues for a bit before you all remember the lone brain cell not being used]
[Pause <3]
[He rolls his eyes but smiles]
“Oohh, ‘love you, too’? Well, butter me up, why don’t you? Quit while you’re ahead, Nerd. I’m favored out, ain’t no way I’m hanging out after to help with dishes and shit.”
[Pause.]
[He folds his broad arms and smirks]
“I am an asshole, yes. Why did you ask about drinking, though?”
[Pause?]
“Ohh, you were going to offer to let me stay over so I could relax, huh? … Mmh. I am really good at shooting myself in the foot, huh?”
[Pause??]
[He laughs]
“Maybe if I had been nice the decade we’ve known each other? My goodness, so spicy tonight. The survivor adrenaline kicking in to counter your introverted flee instincts must be giving you a bit more nerve than usual. Tell you what? You focus that into charming the lovely folks arriving, and we can argue later when you’re setting out a sleeping bag for me next to your bed?”
[. . . ]
[He laughs again]
“Ohh, Heavens, I know. I am King Bastard, King of all Bastards, with high Dominion over the Archangel of BASTARDOM!”
[Pause.]
“Hmhm… I hope you enjoy the party as well, Nerd! I’m going to go get obliterated on that whiskey, thank you very much for your hospitality!”
[Pause…]
[SFX: Fade out into party ambiance > Stretch for as long of a [Pause] as VA desires]
[Time seems to fly as you do your best not to collapse into an introverted black hole. It’s your first party, you’re determined not to fail. You’re sure at LEAST five hours have passed when you decide to call it]
“Hm? You heading upstairs already, Nerd?”
[Pause…]
“Uh… It’s ten…”
[. . . ]
“...It’s OK. Nate and I will finish things up. I’ll make sure to save you a plate of brisket and fixings.”
[Pause <3]
[He rolls his eyes and shoos you off]
“Go on. Go to bed. I’ll try not to make too much noise when I come to bed. Please, for my sake, make sure the path to the sleeping bag is clear, hm?”
[Before you can retort, he affixes you with an intense stare, knocking the words out of your brain. His voice is just as intense for his next sentence before he goes back to his normal gruffness:]
“...You could let me sleep with you instead, of course…”
[. . . ???]
[He laughs]
“Pfft, your face. Go to bed. Don’t make me chase you up there.”
[. . . ]
[You shake the confusion off enough to trudge upstairs, resisting the urge to lock your door from the inside as you prepare the sleeping bag, crawl into bed, and promptly pass out]
[SFX: Either fade out muffled party ambiance with / without acting out the above in SFX]
[Fade Out]
[Slow Fade In]
[SFX: The bed shifting to the Speaker’s weight/the blanket reacting in kind]
[You barely remember falling asleep. You’re still barely awake. That’s why it takes you a moment to realize you have acquired a cuddle buddy, of sorts. He’s slipping into bed behind you, cuddled up as though it’s a normal event]
“Mmmh…:”
[. . . ?]
“Mmh…? Nnh, go back to sleep, sweetie…”
[... Pause.]
[You roll over to look at him in disbelief. His eyes aren’t even open]
“Mmmh warm…”
[P-Pause…]
“...No sleep bag, thank you.”
[. . . ? ]
“Nuhh, I’m gonna stay here… Warm… Smells nice…”
[You’ve heard the word ‘flabbergasted’ many times in your life but never have you felt it so perfectly that it could be the picture in the dictionary]
[SFX: The bed shifting a bit as he cozies up]
[Pause…]
[He nuzzles closer, voice startling soft compared to its normal gruffness]
“Sshh… It’s OK, baby, go back to sleep…”
[He somewhat slurs it together but the ‘baby’ makes you stop. Flabbergasted]
[???]
“Shh… I’ve got you… You rest, you did a good job with your little party. Oh my god it was so cute, you’re so cute when you’re freaking out but acting through it.”
[Pause????]
“M’ feeling fine… Just dunk. Drunk. D-R-U-N… drunk…”
[. . . ]
“I am a very affectionate dunk, yes… Mmh, you feel really nice to hold… S’ not fair, you know? Always walking around in those shorts, pasty-ass Nerd legs just reflecting the sun and such… Your brother says he’ll kick my ass if I go after you, you know…”
[Pause…?]
[SFX: A slight snore from him]
[Pause????]
“Nuhhh… Ahm not that asleep… I love you…”
[. . . . ]
[Amused, you tousle his hair a little bit and play along]
“Mmhm, I put the kids to bed… Wish I had their energy, you know? They make me feel old as… dust.”
[Pause <3]
“I ‘ppreciate all the sacrifices you’ve made, too… Being a monster-fighting spy pilot s’ hard work…”
[...]
“Mmhm, pancakes sound really good… I could fry up some chicken in a really good Korean BBQ rub I have and we could just get MESSED up on calories…”
[P-Pause]
“Mmrlr…. Why are you giggling? Giggly thing…”
[Pause…]
“Whaaaat? ‘I’m not normally this nice?’ You’re not normally this brutal to my feelings… I am too, nice! Rackum frackum…”
[He nuzzles back into your neck, cutting your giggles into a slight gasp]
[Pause!]
“Yeah, nuzzling up to your neck got you to quit laughing… Mmh… You really do smell nice…”
[Pause…]
“Yeah, you can pet my hair, that’s cool. Totally cool… Mmh, hehe, I knew you’d scratch my head like I was a dog the second you got a chance. Nerd.”
[P-Pause!]
“It is really good conditioner, thank you… Mmh… Thank you for petting my hair, even though you’re super awkward about it…”
[. . . ? ]
“Am I sleep?”
[He pauses and, for a moment, you think you have your answer before he lets out a massive snore]
[SFX: A big old snore]
[. . . ]
[You look at him in abject disbelief as he snores against you, in a weird space between sleep and wake]
“Am sleep…”
[. . . ]
“Hey, good night, beautiful~”.
[He tries to kiss you but it sort of just lands on your chin before he curls right back up in his supernatural coma]
[P-Pause…]
[You’re somewhat pinned under him…. And the party still somewhat rages downstairs. You can’t decide which is theoretically worse - someone opening the door or him waking up and realizing what he’s said…]
[SFX: Fade out on the slightly muffled party ambiance]
[To be continued?]
Note: I am taking name suggestions for this colossal goober~

I love telling my siblings about books and involving them in bookish communities. One thing I notice is the constant confusion over terms that have naturally become part of my vocabulary over time through my progression from fanfiction fandom addict to spicy book connoisseur. I thought having a comprehensive list of all the terms and acronyms sprinkled throughout the book community would be nice. Here it is:
TBR: To Be Read
KU: Kindle Unlimited
OMD: Other Man Drama. A plot device or storyline in romance novels where the primary romantic relationship is threatened or complicated by the presence of another man. May be an ex-boyfriend, a current partner, or someone who is vying for the attention and affection of one of the main characters.
OWD: Other Woman Drama. A plot device or storyline in romance novels where the primary romantic relationship is threatened or complicated by the presence of another woman. May be an ex-girlfriend, a current partner, or someone who is vying for the attention and affection of one of the main characters.
POV: Point of View
PNR: Paranormal Romance
RTC: Review to Come
SFR: Science Fiction Romance
TSTL: Too Stupid to Live
LI: Love Interest
MC: Main Character
FMC: Female Main Character
MMC: Male Main Character
HEA: Happily Ever After
HFN: Happily For Now
DNF: Did Not Finish
ARC: Advance Reader Copy
Omegaverse: A subgenre of fiction where the world has a dominance hierarchy dividing humans (or shifters/monsters) into dominant Alphas, neutral Betas, and submissive Omegas. This hierarchy often determines romantic and sexual interactions, characterized by elements like heats, knots, imprinting, and mpreg.
Alpha: Dominant, physically built, and often short-tempered leaders. Can impregnate Alpha, Beta, and Omega females and Omega males.
Beta: Usually normal humans or characters with unique traits, varying by story.
Omega: Submissive, gentle, and calm, experiencing heat cycles that attract Alphas. Male Omegas can become pregnant through anal intercourse. They are often looked down upon by society.
Alpha (werewolf): The most dominant, powerful individual in a pack, possibly with special powers.
Beta (werewolf): Subordinates to the Alpha, akin to lieutenants.
Omega (werewolf): The lowest-ranking wolf, submissive to all others in the pack.
Heat: A period when an Omega is most fertile and ready to mate, emitting pheromones that attract Alphas and trigger strong mating instincts. The intensity varies by world-building, from menstrual period-like to temporary insanity.
Heat Cycles: Regular intervals at which Omegas experience heats, varying by world-building.
Rut (Not Rutting): A period similar to an Omega's heat, where Alphas experience heightened biological instincts. Often necessitates seclusion to prevent harm to others, with intensity varying by world-building.
Imprinting: Recognizing a mate through direct observation, leading to an intense, often permanent bond that is a biological rather than emotional response.
Alpha (non-Omegaverse): Highly successful individuals who dominate social situations with confidence and charisma, often perceived as arrogant or aggressive.
Alphahole: A dominant individual whose bossy and stubborn nature alienates others.
Why Choose Romance (formerly Reverse Harem): A romance in which the FMC chooses multiple love interests, forming a polycule. Members may or may not be romantically or sexually involved with each other.
New Adult: A subgenre exploring themes of young adulthood, such as college life and early careers, blending the emotional intensity of YA fiction with more mature themes.
Bodice Ripper: Sexually explicit historical romance novels.
Slowburn: Romantic attraction and relationships that develop slowly, often over multiple books, with romance secondary to the main plot.
Love Triangle: Three relationship dynamics:

• Person A and Person B are vying for Person C.
  
• Person A wants Person B, who wants Person C, who wants Person A.
  
• Person C loves Person A and Person B but can't choose for various reasons.
  

Cliché:Overused and unoriginal ideas.
Meet Cute: A charming first encounter between two characters leading to a romantic relationship.
Steam/Steamy: Intense physical attraction and activities in romance books, usually with 3-5 open-door sexual encounters.
Open Door: Explicit descriptions of sexual encounters.
Closed Door: Sex occurs in the story without detailed descriptions.
Angst: Stories with significant physical and/or emotional torment of characters.
Beta Reader: A test reader providing feedback on unreleased writing to help fix plot, pacing, and consistency issues.
ARC Reader: A reader receives an early edition of a book to help promote its launch, building anticipation and excitement.
Mary Sue/Gary Sue: Unrealistically perfect female (male) characters lacking flaws or weaknesses.
Fluff: Humorous, joyful, and/or romantic elements serving no plot purpose.
Cinnamon Roll: An excessively kind, sweet, and cute character.
Sinnamon Roll: A kind and sweet character who exhibits strong sexual tendencies.
Book Boyfriend: A character you could see yourself dating in real life.
Instalust: Immediate, intense physical attraction between characters, often leading to quick sexual involvement.
Spicy: Intense physical attraction and activities in romance books, usually with 3-5 open-door sexual encounters.
Spice Level (Heat Level): A ranking system for sexual content in books:
- Clean: Innocent, a few kisses at most.
- Sweet: At least one closed-door scene.
- Sensual: At least one open-door scene with euphemistic language.
- Erotic: Explicit scenes, at least two intimate acts with varied sexual content.
- Pornographic: Numerous explicit scenes with adventurous acts throughout.
Sub-genre: A subdivision of a more prominent genre.
The Feels: An overwhelming emotional reaction.
Book Hangover: The feeling of being unable to stop thinking about a book after finishing it, causing symptoms like headaches, daydreaming, and tiredness.
Reader Slump: When reading becomes mentally and emotionally exhausting, it is also known as reader burnout.
Buddy Read/Readalong: Reading the same book with someone else simultaneously to discuss it together in real time.
Reading Challenge: Setting a goal to read several books within a specific time frame.
Mates: Characters destined to be together, often requiring a ritual to solidify their bond.
Mpreg: Male pregnancy.