let's say our protagonist steps into a new room, and later in the plot, they have an important interaction with an item in the room. i don't like the prospect of describing the room during the interaction--maybe it'll break the real focus. that means that we have to describe the setting the first time the character enters. when is the best time to describe it, then?
like:

He hopped over the mossy step and knocked on the door.
The door flew open, too quickly to produce any sound more than a squeak, and broke a teacup hanging in the air.
“You're late, midget, for the sake of Delphi,” a green-skinned elf scolded, already striding past him, crunching porcelain under her bare feet. She snatched an envelope from behind the door, not batting an emerald eyelash when a shelf toppled behind her, spilling stationary and ink. "Do try coming earlier." She plopped the letter in his hands before closing the door.
The moaning creak echoed through the forest glade. Tristan looked at his ink-soaked shoes, then at the closed door.

Where do I possibly fit the description about the winged teacups and the moss-rimmed bookcases teeming with books and encyclopedias? And the magic circles drawn in chalk on the floor? What about the mushroom roof? And the squirrel stuffing that hung over a bubbling cauldron?
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As you may know, the "The mysterious cities of gold" (or "Esteban, the child of the sun") was a French/Japanese series which aired when Oda was little and has many uncanny similarities with One Piece:

• Many adventurers set sail to find the lost city of gold (El Dorado) in the New World
• Ancient highly advanced lost civilization which mastered solar power / nuclear fusion (Ancient Kingdom & nuclear fusion / solar energy)
• An ancient language that only the last girl of an exterminated tribe can read (Robin)
• The protagonist (Esteban) being the prophesied child of the sun (Luffy / sun god Nika)
• Etc etc

Check out for example this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBrKuS_-XiY for more information.
I'm interested in the ending, since it might give some clues on the ending of One Piece. As such, I watched the last three episodes ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjDdSWF3fIs , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e11P3j_uwWQ , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUPVJZpTHAo ). In these episodes, the heroes arrive at the lost city of gold (i.e. Raftel), discover the history of the ancient war (void century), and fight over the great treasure, which is an immense source of energy (similar to the Mother Flame, nuclear fusion, solar energy). Here's a summary of all episodes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Mysterious_Cities_of_Gold_episodes , if you want a bit of context.
Obviously, Oda has taken inspiration from many series / legends / historical facts, and so most definitely won't copy this specific series to the letter. However, this series is a special case, so I wanted to try guessing parts of the ending of One Piece based on it.
Inspired by the last 3 episodes of "The mysterious cities of gold", here are some theories on the ending of One Piece:

• The weapon that shot the mother flame isn't Uranus, but instead something similar to this ugly-looking flying machine, belonging to the Olmecs (evil space aliens, or Tenryuubito / Imu):

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• Raftel is hidden under Reverse Mountain. At one point, this rocky dome above Raftel will open in 4 quadrants. In the series, it's 6 quadrants, but Reverse Mountain being divided in 4 makes more sense.

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https://preview.redd.it/igzu401a3e1d1.png?width=1281&format=png&auto=webp&s=cead920ecebae8177d81543c8b6114d87995ee7c
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• 2 individuals (the 2 sovereigns) are needed to open Raftel: Robin (left; maybe to read the poneglyphs?) and Luffy (right).

https://preview.redd.it/s5p5jetv3e1d1.png?width=830&format=png&auto=webp&s=9fe57e85e968b9f5df3486ff6e578b79627efd81

• Luffy has the power of the sun, i.e. limitless power granting limitless freedom. The sun / Luffy's power is needed to turn on the ancient technology, as Esteban's power to summon the sun turns on the ancient city's defenses.

https://preview.redd.it/okthkk7n4e1d1.png?width=1270&format=png&auto=webp&s=132dd26ede54dbf0443e3fe2e3c5a8dfb96ebad6

• Raftel will be where the final battle happens, not Mariejois. It will be a free-for-all between the factions of Luffy, Shanks, Dragon, Blackbeard, and Imu (at minimum, I guess Cross Guild should also be there). The energy source in Raftel will be unleashed, leading to cataclysmic earth-shattering events, which will probably destroy the Red Line and thus Mariejois / Fishman Island with it.
• The great kingdom (Mu, with the Hevans) and a rival kingdom (Atlanta) both mastered nuclear fusion / solar power. They were extremely advanced, yet the cities and citizens are drawn in the aesthetics of old Aztec (Mu) and Greek (Atlanta) cities. They fought for a century until they essentially nuked each other, and both were submerged under the ocean.

https://preview.redd.it/lmxaev2s6e1d1.png?width=1271&format=png&auto=webp&s=71c83c09c2856a7a1adc75370b6cff441e0706ac
https://preview.redd.it/njop76kt6e1d1.png?width=1275&format=png&auto=webp&s=b5e474d68f35f56539da84a504d55523cf9ab704
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• The great kingdom had 7 allied countries, and they all had cities made entirely of gold, most of which are submerged. Examples: Shandora, Wano (the land of gold). When the water will recede, the sun will hit all of these cities, and they will all "turn on". This will lead to a new era of peace and prosperity, where citizens everywhere will be able to use the advanced technology for better lives.
• Imu is akin to the Olmecs, i.e. a space alien which seeks to greedily use the eternal flame for the longevity of their species, and consider all others to be trash. The Tenryuubito could also be from the same space alien race as Imu (astronaut suits), or they could instead be remnants of the Atlanteans (underwater, scuba bubble helmet), I can't decide.

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Even if all of these theories are false because Oda won't copy, I recommend watching the last 3 episodes. It was a big hit in Japan and France at the time, and really captures the adventurous feeling of One Piece. Each episode ends with a small segment on the real history which inspired the series, which is maybe the origin of Oda's love for real history and legends, and maybe even of his blending of fictional pirate-era sci-fi fantasy with real history and legends.
TL;DR: Raftel is hidden under Reverse Mountain and will be "opened up". Robin and Luffy are needed to open Raftel, Robin for reading poneglyphs, and Luffy's solar power to turn on the ancient technology. Raftel will be where the final battle happens, a free-for-all between Luffy / Shanks / Dragon / BlackBeard / Imu / everyone. There were two rival kingdoms, the Ancient Kingdom and another (Atlanta) which mastered nuclear fusion / solar power, fought for a century and nuked each other, both being submerged under water. The Ancient Kingdom had 7 allied countries, all made of gold, and are all also submerged. When the water will recede, the sun will hit all of these cities, and they will all "turn on", and a new era of peace and prosperity will start.

Some of you know my story..
WH confessed right after a one-time PA with an engaged coworker who had been admittedly boldly pursuing him and telling him how bad she wanted to have sex with him while we were in a terrible rough patch. It was so out of character for my husband to even socialize with a female coworker, but I think he just got caught up in the attention and has terrible coping skills which led to what happened. I would have never know if he hadn’t confessed and he has told me every detail of the entire situation. His breakdown afterwards and now months of constant inner work (IC, MC, church, only working in a solitary spot if he works overtime so he can’t socialize, check-ins, open phone.. you name it) show me how remorseful he is and that every bit of fantasy or limerance ended at the moment they actually went through with the act. He says he truly hates himself for acting like a person he is not and all he wants is to now be a better man for me and our kids. By both accounts (and they did not have any chance to match up stories and she was denying everything at first when WH confessed) it was awkward, regrettable, and that there was zero connection or reality to the thought that it might be something enjoyable. He has talked to me every day, wrote letters and long texts expressing his deep regret for hurting me and himself and his love for me.
So the issue now is that I allowed WH to keep working in the same office at his job on the same shift. I made it clear I only want to stay together if he wants absolutely nothing to do with her and would never speak to her again, which seems to be the case. She told me she wants nothing to do with him as well and is humiliated that everyone now thinks of her as a whore. Her fiance is their coworker as well and while at first they chose to rug sweep it all, are now blowing up because she was not honest like my WH and OBS is obviously very embarrassed and hurt.
The logical part of me knows they won’t talk. There was no emotional connection and the only thing between them was a sexual tension bubble that popped immediately. According to other coworkers she is a totally different person now and walks around with her head down not talking to anyone when before she was the facility’s attention whore. Besides a slip-up of not telling me right away when OBS recently threatened him at work, WH has given me zero reason to not believe in him. In counseling this week he said me thinking he’s still talking to her deeply hurts his heart because he is so adamant about never wanting either of us to feel this way again.
Sorry such a long backstory.. I’ve battled this for over 3 months now and just wonder if I really should ask him to go to 3rd shift. We’d lose intimate sleeping time together.. and part of me feels like it’s a cop out since 1st shift is the devil I know at this point.. but maybe it would help me heal or have less moments of wondering “what if they are in contact and I just don’t know?”

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Welcome back to the Asylum write-up, where we explore the decade-long slow-motion car crash that is the Emilie Autumn fandom.
Sorry this installment took so long to upload! Just a heads-up, I may take some time to deliver the last one too – these posts take forever to format on Reddit's finicky-ass editor, and my dumb real life is currently keeping me from precious Internet time. Thank you for your patience! You have my word that everyone who pre-ordered the final installment will receive a PERSONAL, HANDWRITTEN letter autographed and illustrated by me, a list of the snacks I consumed while composing this write-up, some exclusive behind-the-scenes secrets, and a pony.
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4.1 – Part 4.2 Part 5

Places, everyone This is a test Throw your stones Do your damage Your worst, and your best (...) And if I had a dollar For every time I repented the sin And commit the same crime I'd be sitting on top of the world today (“God Help Me”, 2006🎵)

Quick recap of where we left off. First, there were five to ten halcyon years of pleasant and meaningful interactions between EA and her blossoming fanbase, prominently by way of her official forum. Then, circa 2009-2010, EA's online presence shifted towards sudden anger outbursts, ban-hammering, and an increasingly top-down communication style.
This created a sort of primordial rift within the fanbase, between those who supported EA's right to speak her mind and regulate her own fan spaces however she pleased – and those who thought that her reactions were rude and inappropriate (at best), and that even fan spaces should allow for reasonable, non-abusive criticism of the artist.
Between a poorly-handled book release (see Part 3), the controversial (Part 2) or dubiously true (Part 4) contents of said book, and serious shade from various former collaborators (Part 5), more and more fans had pressing thoughts about EA's work ethic and choices. EA attempted damage control through drastic forum rules that made it virtually impossible to voice any “serious” critical opinion. It didn't work, of course: instead of squashing the mutiny, she created a schism.
Critical fans and active haters started congregating on unofficial platforms.

“WITH MUFFINS LIKE THIS, WHO NEEDS ENEMIES?”: TROLL LIKE A GIRL

So here we were, the early 2010s. The official forum (which had about 700 members in 2006, if you recall) was now thousands-strong, reaching just over 12,000 registered users in 2012 – not all of them active, but still. In terms of sheer numbers and content creation, the party was POPPIN'... but increasingly in parts of the Asylum that escaped EA's jurisdiction, such as Tumblr, where they could speak their mind freely.

You play the victim very well You've built your self-indulgent hell You wanted someone to understand you Well, be careful what you wish for, because I do (“I Know Where You Sleep”, 2006🎵)

In one wing of Asylum Tumblr, a smattering of call-out blogs emerged, which laid out EA's various lies, faux pas, shitty takes, and general deep-seated terribleness in detailed timelines and screenshots (or, short of that, long-winded bullet points). While many such blogs framed it as “serious” whistleblowing and did their best to remain as fact-based and neutral as they could, there was some genuine disgust, animosity and creepiness towards EA on that side of Tumblr; for some ex-fans, “exposing the truth” was mostly justify obsessive hatred, prying and verbal abuse. Some, for instance, felt the bizarre need to side with EA's mother in their estrangement. (One user, with the URL “emilyautumnfischkopf”, argued in a serious and down-to-earth tone - but with zero sources - that EA's upbringing had been nothing but peaceful and supportive until she ungratefully kicked her loving family to the curb for no reason at all. They were later revealed 🔍 to have an alternate handle as “eaisalyingcunt”.)
Either way, through these blogs, a number of potential drama bombs that had mostly flown under the radar were dredged up from over the years – some of which were hard to ignore, even for supportive fans. Where to begin?
There was that nonsense in-joke song, captured twice on camera during the 2009 tour (to very little outrage, at the time), crassly called “Manatee Retard”📺. Or EA's scathing response, in print, to a wheelchair user who found it insensitive that she used a bedazzled wheelchair as a prop to do sexy acrobatics on stage. (“Your offence taken at my hard-won self-acceptance proves that I indeed have something to fight against”, she wrote). Spoken word tracks where she made trivializing knock-knock jokes about serious mental illnesses she didn't have, like schizophrenia and OCD. Multiple instances of calling Britney Spears a “bimbo” and a “Hollywood fucked-up”, resentfully claiming that she only shaved her head because she was “hopped up on drugs” and certainly not because she was “bipolar”, a word the press liked to wield as an insult anyway. (“That's almost like calling someone a retard!” Yeah, heaven forbid.) The meanest, most distasteful paragraphs in the book. Basically everything problematic EA had ever said or written.📝 In retrospect, it had been a long time coming, but it was a lot to take in – and certainly more off-putting, even to less emotionally invested fans, than silly lies about her age and last name.
In another wing of Asylum Tumblr, some fans had had it up to here and just wanted to have fun. 🎵 If Plague Rats had learned one valuable lesson from EA, it was how to crack a joke in the face of absurd tragedy – and the general state of the EA fandom certainly warranted a few.
In 2012, Fight Like a Girl was released. After six long years, three of which had been peaceful, the Opheliac era was officially over. The new album and ensuing tour confirmed that the Asylum had entered a process of glamorous Broadway-style militarization. 🎵📺
The mood board was “Roman general meets Vegas showgirl meets Victorian street urchin”.🪞 The color palette was, to naysayers, “musty pink and rotten, stale piss yellow”. 🐀 The keyword was “REVENGE” (through the power of... self-expression! sorority! brutal assault with rusty medical implements!). The chorus of the title song had an intriguing run-on line about getting “revenge on the world, or at least 49% of the people in it” 🎵 – which seemed like an awful lot, and was widely interpreted (to cheers, boos, or uncomfortable sighs) as a misandrist jab at literally all men on Earth.
The show was essentially a demo version of the musical, in that the setlist vaguely reflected the order of events in the story – but prior reading was essential in order to get what the hell was going on on stage. This one Broadway reviewer had not perused the literature before seeing the show 🔍, and hated: the set, the choreography, the skits, the plot, the lyrics, the music, the concept. (Seriously, you should read the review. It's not even my show and I feel like quitting show business.)
Pre-show VIP encounters, now violin-free, were lorded over by EA's new manager🐀, whose official title was “Asylum Headmistress”. (Interesting choice – she sounds fun!) The swag bags were less substantial than before, and the “greet” part of the meet-and-greet was rarely more than a quick hug and photo op.
On Twitter, EA continued to embrace her “I am very badass” fronting attitude...

Often wonder if cyberbullies r aware they’re fucking w/ a girl who’s BFs w/ maker of the SAW films & is marrying a knife-throwing scorpion. (🐀📝)

...and her taste for needlessly inflammatory statements. About an aisle sign in a supermarket:

If this does not infuriate you, then you're a fucking potato.

(Again with the confounding crypto-ableism, EA! 🔍) She also went through a phase of raging against Lady Gaga 📝, who had stolen her idea of using a wheelchair on stage as an able-bodied woman. 🔍 That failed to convince anyone that she wasn't the histrionic diva that haters made her out to be.
Spurred on by EA's rallying cries and “us vs them” mentality, loyalists turned the white-knighting up to 11. On Twitter, some Plague Rats got into cat fights with Lady Gaga's Little Monsters (what a time to be alive). Others tried to balance out the Tumblr negativity with initiatives like “Spreading a Plague of Love” – a “positive-only” confession blog, whose extreme fangirling, comically drastic rules and hyper-defensive tone📝 did not debunk the increasingly popular notion that “true Plague Rats” were a bunch of authoritarian and hopelessly brainwashed fanatics.
EA truthers and other anti-fans started lashing out at anyone who dared express any positive opinion of EA, solidifying claims that the backlash against EA was just a conspiracy of bitter, hysterical bullies.
All this to say: every passing day brought new reasons for fans to get mad at EA and each other, and everyone in the Asylum was in need of a laugh. It's not easy having a good time.🦠
Leading up to Fight Like a Girl and in the years that followed, user-submission-based meme blogs took off, most notably “Spreading a Plague of Lulz / Troll Like a Girl”. A lot of the early submissions were absurdist humor and toothless, cheezburger-Impact memes (a style that was, oddly, already dated at the time). Those often originated in good fun, and from loyal fans, on the official forum. But there was also true snark, satirizing EA's questionable ethics, outrageous claims, and easily spoofed artistic gimmicks. A new slang of Asylumspeak emerged: Glittertits (slight NSFW), GAGA!!, EA Gusta and all its memeface variants, Get outta mah house!, Are You Suffering?, Fight Like A Goat, [Random celebrity] copied EA (a subgenre in its own right), ...
Most of the “trolling” was directed at unrepentant bootlickers and, to a lesser extent, red-in-the-face haters and creeps. Meme blogs would post joke comments under “serious” or gushing submissions on Wayward Victorian Confessions, and taunt loyalist accounts by tagging them in their posts. When a few people complained on WVC that almost all of the Bloody Crumpets to date had been thin white able-bodied women, and a few fans responded by sharing their dream-casts for a more diverse line-up, the blog was flooded for days with confessions that “X should be a Crumpet” (candidates included RuPaul, Mitt Romney, Nicki Minaj, EA's therapist, and the WVC admins). Farcical shenanigans like that.
Ah, but some people will always cross the line, won't they. EA threads popped up on merciless, bully-friendly snark platforms like Lolcow, Pretty Ugly Little Liar, and Encyclopedia Dramatica. Snarkers with a mean streak and obsessive haters mingled in some of the more aggressive, 4-chan-spirited retaliation against EA – which would be called “brigading” in modern parlance. This included flooding EA's Goodreads page with one-star reviews (see part 4), repeatedly editing her Wikipedia page to include her legal name and birth year, and ensuring that Googling said name would bring up current pictures of her.
All of this compounded agitation fragmented the once-united fandom beyond recognition.🦠 Through substantial disagreements among fans, personal bickerings, layers upon layers of inscrutable in-jokes, and cross-platform telephone games, the Asylum morphed into a booby-trapped Escher room.
Satire blogs were taken in earnest. Earnest fan blogs scanned as satire. Memes would get called out as abuse. Appreciation without attached criticism would get mocked as bootlicking. Obvious jokes made by EA would be taken at face value. One divisive confession could trigger days and days of debate, to the point that WVC eventually banned confessions in response to other confessions. New waves of infighting created a confusing web of rival sub-factions🐀, each accusing the others of being toxic, cliquish, and delusional.
The shared fantasy was broken, the collective vision had crumbled, no onez was speaking the same language anymore. Fans would jump down the throat of other fans who held almost identical views about EA, except for that one thing she said or did that one time. Everyone had differing thoughts on what should or shouldn't acceptable to discuss, question, excuse, make fun of.
War is hell.

SCORCHED EARTH SHENANIGANS: HONEY, I SHRUNK THE ASYLUM

Would you tear my castle down Stone by stone And let the wind run through my windows Till there was nothing left But a battered rose? (“Castle Down”, 2003🎵)

Haters vs sycophants is not really the kind of conflict where one side can come out on top (if you're participating, you've already lost). But in the long tug-of-war between “grassroots” and “EA-sponsored” fan spaces, the ultimate winner is obvious – in that the former is gasping in agony, a shriveled husk of its former glory, while the latter... is non-existent. This is due in no small part to EA's tendency, like the Czars of old, to settle conflicts by setting Moscow on fire.🔍)
That's not entirely fair: unlike EA, the czar only did it that once.
By early 2013, as EA was gearing up for her third Fight Like a Girl tour at the end of the year, the official forum was... not as lively as it once had been. Not just because of the stifling rules and disgruntlement towards EA, or because EA herself hadn't really posted anything on there in years; the Internet was also changing, and forums in general were fast becoming passé.
This made it difficult for EA to create a safe space where she could talk to fans, and fans could talk to and about her, in a way she deemed suitable (ie, a space she could gate-keep and regulate enough to keep it completely free from negative criticism). Social media was a minefield; she still posted regularly, but didn't interact very much. So EA and the Headmistress came up with a way to filter out the unbelievers: an official fan club📝, aptly called the “Asylum Army”, with a $100 entry price.
Joining the AA came with a dog tag, a sew-on patch, and a lifetime membership certificate signed by EA and – for some reason – the Headmistress. (Unlike EA's best friend and sound engineer back in the forum's heyday, I don't think fans ever really embraced the FLAG-era manager as part of the Asylum in-group. She came across more as a coordinator / businessperson / adult chaperone, at best.🐀) So, slightly better goodies than you'd get by joining the other AA 🔍 ... but not by much. The main appeal was that members would have access to exclusive content, special merch, giveaways, early bird tickets for future shows, and regular video chats with EA.
The concept itself drew a fair amount of criticism, as you can imagine. Between the name🐀, the price, and the inherent gatekeeping of a pay-to-join fanclub, many balked at the monetizing of a concept that had once (like, three years back) been significantly more DIY, grassroots, and inclusive. 📝🐀
Then again, many also longed for a positive, drama-free space where fans could just be fans. And while the creation of the AA was generally recognized as a quick cashgrab, a lot of people were surprisingly cool with it. EA was trying to finance her dream musical, after all – although a number of fans wished she had gone about raising funds in a less sketchy way.
So around 400 fans shelled out (which, according to the Headmistress📝, “basically cover[ed] the cost of running the fanclub itself – keeping the database up, website, etc.”). Enough for a close-knit, but sizable community. But already, there was a conflict of interest: a high fanclub entry fee essentially demands that you pledge loyalty to the artist over loyalty to your fellow fans, who wish to join but can't afford to. Sharing, caring, and ensuring no one felt left out were some of the more positive values cultivated in the fandom... but leaking exclusive content would surely piss off other paying members🐀, and make EA feel betrayed all over again. (And she had barely just started to mellow out on social media!)
...But then again, this is the internet. After the first month of secret AA drops (lyric sheets, some photoshoot outtakes – nothing too juicy, really), there were, yes, some leaks. EA was predictably miffed, and retaliated by... ghosting the fanclub for weeks at a time in its first few months of existence (great look!). She eventually found the “solution” to her problem, by providing something you couldn't right-click-save (and which had been part of the promised perks to begin with): live interaction.
Over webcam, she was her usual in-person bubbly, charming, funny self. Everyone seemingly had a good time during the fanclub video chat, and this gave people faith and hope.
There were a few more events, giveaways, etc. As promised, ahead of the fall 2013 tour (the last one to date, it would turn out), AA members got priority access to show tickets and VIP bundles. The latter were much pricier than before, and only included soundcheck, a photo-op, and three goodies: a tin of loose-leaf tea, a signed printer-paper setlist, and a small flag that said “F.L.A.G.”.🔍 Some stuff continued to leak – but, as some of the outlaws pointed out (scroll down to the Disqus comments), they were mostly relaying information that was relevant to the entire fanbase, such as updates about ongoing projects (the dragged-out recording of the audiobook, for one).
In early 2014, lifetime memberships were closed, and replaced with monthly, quarterly and yearly subscription tiers. Bizarrely, you ended up paying $3 more per month if you bought a $99 yearly subscription📝 – but it did include the patch, dog tag, and piece of paper!

Sometimes I kind of want to be part of the cool kids and register to the Asylum Army. Then I remember how it came about, what you could get for the same price a couple years ago, how the whole thing was and is handled, and that I won’t support any of this bullshit. (And then I roll around naked in all the money I’m saving.) (🐀)

Still, a number of fans rejoiced at the affordable monthly option, and joined – if not for the exclusive content and merch (which were... okay, but not much to write home about), then for the friendly, drama-free exchanges with an artist they actually did love, in spite of all the frustration.
For the still-too-poor or still-undecided, there was always the forum! It wasn't as active as it used to be, but a few die-hards still managed to keep the lights on... until, inevitably, Someone Did Something and Ruined Everything. (Once again: EA's wrath is spectacular, but rarely completely unprovoked.) The incident features one notable figure in the Asylum community. Let's call him the Collector.
OK, so maybe you remember the meme I linked to in Part 4, with Christian Grey and the ginormous EA hoard. Well, that's the Collector's collection. The “Violin” promo that I called the "Holy Grail of the fandom" in the same paragraph? Also his. The handwritten lyrics that went for $940? Guess who won that auction. Over the years, the Collector had probably spent five figures on EA merch and shows, and although that fact was a little unsettling, he was a very active, easy-going, and generally well-liked fixture of the fandom.
One day in 2012, shortly after the Headmistress had replaced EA's old Chicago BFF as main forum admin, the Collector's account got banned or restricted over something dumb. When the ban wasn't lifted as quickly as he hoped, he took it... the way one takes things when one is unhealthily invested: he started spamming Headmistress and the mod team with increasingly rambling and abusive emails (lost to time, probably for the best). When that didn't work quickly enough, he tried a different route.
One of the many auctions that the Collector had won, some years prior, was EA's old iPod Touch📝 – which contained all of her favorite tunes and, buried somewhere in the data cache... a phone number. Which the Collector tried calling. And wouldn't you know it: EA picked up. She congratulated him on his sleuthing skills, listened patiently as he made his case, apologized for any distress caused by the unfair account restriction, and then they got married.
Kidding! She freaked the fuck out, hung up, and banned him for life from the forum and all EA shows and events.
After his ban, the Collector allegedly still tried to attend at least one VIP pre-show (one source in the comments says he was allowed to buy some merch, refunded for his ticket, and escorted out). He joined the Reform forum to bitch about EA and try to rally people to his cause, possibly made revenge posts about her on darker snark forums, and continued to hound the Asylum mod team. So in June 2014, EA came up with a radical and unexpected fix to the Collector problem.

The official Asylum Fan Forum has been shut down permanently. I have personally paid thousands of dollars each year to keep the forum safe and secure for you ... Unfortunately, the forum has not been kept safe and secure for me, a truth which disappoints me greatly, instead becoming a place where people who have physically threatened myself and my staff prey upon forum members, pressuring them to contact me and my staff on their behalf. If the gullible wish to humor my stalkers (who live in their parent’s basement at age 30 something) and thus put me in danger, they may do it on their own dime. They may also fuck off, because stupidity can kill, and I won’t be your victim. To those who enjoyed the forum, you know who to thank for its closure. (“On the closing of the Asylum Forum”)

Voilà! This is how a decade-long archive of shared history ends: not with a bang, but with a dirty delete and a sod-off communiqué.
The obliteration of the forum took everyone by surprise...

I was actually on the forum when it was taken down. I was navigating between posts and when I went to click on a different board, an error message came up. I honestly cried a little, I'm not ashamed to say. (WVC admin on Reddit, 2024)

...and I do mean everyone:

Chicago BFF / ex-admin, the next morning: Whoa, EA forum shut down? Ex-mod: It turns out that if someone spends enough years actively “waging war” to destroy what they can’t have, eventually they’ll be successful. * eye roll * Not even mods got prior warning. Just all the sudden, poof, gone. BFF: Really? She did not let the moderators know?! This is sounding worse and worse. Uggh. I’m so sorry. Such a loss. (...) Ok, threats are serious, but why not just put it in archive mode so no one can post? (...) Sad. I shall light a candle in the forum's honor. (Facebook posts; scroll down for screenshots)

It was a gut punch, especially for people who had poured countless hours into the community, or could have used some prior warning to save years of their own writing from the role-playing threads. One last chance to take a look around the place that had meant so much to so many.

From the wording of the announcement of closing the forum and a number of other things, it sometimes seems like EA doesn't like her fans much. :/ (🐀)

Three months after the forum was nuked, Battered Rose (a venerable EA fansite, which had been around since the Enchant era and had one of the most complete EA galleries online) announced that it was shutting down too.📝 The admin, who had also been a long-time forum mod, cited a lack of “time, energy, passion, or money” to keep the website going... and being upset at the sudden disappearance of the forum. It was, truly, the end of an era for the Asylum.
...Well, no point in living in the past. For those who could afford it, and still wanted to talk to/about EA after that (not everyone did 🐀), there was always the Asylum Army fanclub!
Over the summer of 2014, EA held regular live chats and Q&A's, and... many attendees really enjoyed them, and thought the AA was well worth the money after all. She also quietly parted ways with the much poo-pooed Headmistress around that time.

Just spent over 4 hours giggling, drinking tea and playing guessing games in chat with EA and other Asylum Army members ... No griping, no downers, just lots of fun. I think I like the way the ‘new fandom’ is going and now I’m really glad I finally decided to join the Army. (September 4, 2014🐀; Battered Rose had closed the day before)

The forum was lost forever, but perhaps that was a chance for a fresh start. Could this fanclub thing really be the Asylum Renaissance that fans had been longing for?

...I have come today to a very difficult but necessary decision, and that is to discontinue the Emilie Autumn Official Fanclub. The site itself, and the community chatroom, will remain open to you indefinitely, but I will no longer be making updates to the site. (Newsletter, September 8, 2014📝)

...Never mind, then.
Turns out the fanclub had been the Headmistress' idea all along. EA had been reluctant from the start, and although she really enjoyed the live chats with a safe community of people “who are there for the right reasons”, she couldn't overcome her fundamental discomfort with the concept. Lifetime and regular members would receive a bunch of digital downloads and a -35% coupon on the Asylum Emporium for their troubles. EA said she would definitely pop back once in a while for live chats, for free, just for fun, but to my knowledge, she never did.
And so the most devoted fans were left standing in the rain...

She is happy, she made it. She is fulfilling her dreams, found love and happiness after all the pain. I understand that she now doesn’t need “us” anymore ... That doesn’t change the fact she broke my heart with taking the Asylum Army and the forum from me. Yet, I am happy for her. (🐀)

...while naysayers pointed and laughed, Nelson-style.🦠

I don’t feel sorry at all for the people that paid for the Asylum Army fan club. Most of them knew that EA is an atrocious business woman and has broken many promises before. In fact, I laugh at them. They seriously thought that EA would actually stay consistent with this? (🐀)

EVERYTHING MUST GO: THE ASYLUM WHOLESALE

EA fans were left without an “official” home for about three years. This gave them plenty of time to be annoyed at EA for: not releasing the audiobook on time, not materializing any new project for a while... and the new sin of peddling random, ridiculously marked-up AliBaba jewelry as “merch” on her official store. Think faux-antique cameo pendants and $30 Big Ben rings (...because the Asylum story is set in London, get it?).

The whole accessories section looks like a tacky overpriced English souvenir shop. (🐀)

The fanbase lost a lost of steam in those in-between years, because there wasn't much to stick around for. As evidenced by the positive reception of the AA live chats, even in the midst of unresolved drama, out-loud interactions in a friendly environment have always been EA's saving grace. Considering the amount of online hate, there are shockingly few accounts of bad IRL encounters with EA: most people say that in live conversation, she comes across as a fun, warm, and genuinely sweet person. Some report that their negative opinion shifted after meeting her.
But there were no chats or live shows anymore. There was only social media, where she ignored questions and vague-posted about overdue projects – and the newsletter📝, which was all saccharine love-bombing to promote bland dropshipped trinkets. For fans who remembered the handcrafted merch (and two-way communication) of the early years, it was a bitter pill to swallow.

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Besides the questions in the title I tired to elaborate a little and also each question(s) has two, a. and b. sections. Section a. is meant for sort of a broad understanding. Section b. is my personal, specific case example (active claim, CA ~10 months).
I'm sure who you'll see will depend on state law, your injury, among other things. Regardless of who you see, more importantly: How do we (the injured worker) know if who we've been assigned to is doing their job correctly or just having an off day, since we know it's not required to have good bedside manner, what are they required by definition AND law? That said:

1a. Despite case by case variations; who are personnel that everyone will see no matter what? What should you expect from them, and is there more they can do...but only if you know how to ask? I'm imagining a knowledgeable answer would be a long list of all the possible outcomes within the maximum allowed in WC, but probably more helpful is to address the most common. A small list may only include a companies HR, Claims adjustor, and an Occupational Health doctor for example. Then continuing the list after those essential people is there typically a usual process where if once your case goes for a certain amount of time or ______ happens, you could expect to meet these ______ job title? I'm hoping to help other people at least have an idea of what to expect out of said people.

1b. TLDR: Here's one of the biggest examples of not knowing who to talk to and whether that information is correct. I have not been given crucial test results from 3 months ago. Original test (Neuropathy) doc said to get my results from my doctor, who sends me to therapist, who sends me back to doctor, my adjustor says doctor, doctor sends me to "Specialist", turns out not specialist, who sends me back to my doctor...ummmm....WTF do I do at my next doctors visits in a few days??

1b (cont.) It has come to my attention that I'm completely unaware of exactly what a large majority of the people I've been assigned to see do. In fact, in what capacity do I "have to see them"? Can I request a swap, or how do I make a complaint? I have been MORE than patient, and I've given the benefit of the doubt for so long that I can no longer accept being passed along. I'm already back where I started, for the 3rd time. Uh...so, besides just wanting information for myself, I'd think the test results should help me heal. I've been denied more treatments (Appeal's denied too) where I'd think that those test results could play a crucial role. Where once I thought there has there been a miscommunication, now feels like I'm in an echo chamber, or worse. This is quite alarming as it also shines light into the fact that I am also unaware of how "my doctor" can best help me, if at all. "My doctor", the one I'm required to see at Occupational Health, (I'm told I not allowed to see my family doctor) doesn't seem to do anything other than fill out the "Return to work form". Is that correct? How would I know?? They seem to just write whatever I tell them. Similarly the same goes for what treatments I've gotten. Best I can tell, there is no indication they have reviewed any of the information from other doctors and therapists. It's now going on 3 months where I haven't been given test results.

Unfortunately it's not just my doctor who I'm not getting information from. "Generic Adjustor" Enters the chat. or maybe not, because to top off the confusion, I can't get ahold of my adjustor who so far been the one steering me into the .... direction. Unfortunately I believe I'm waking up too late. I've called multiple times a day for a week straight while leaving messages and follow up emails noting that I've called. They do respond to email, which usually consists of one line stating something like "call anytime, I'll be in the office all week".. Funny thing is I'm not sure what exactly they are even supposed to do or bare minimum required to do. Even when I get ahold of them, I'm questioning if I can even trust them. I'm not saying "it's conspiracy". However due to the most recent info I've gotten, I do think the run around could be very deliberate play. How do I know if they're simply bad at their job or leaving me in the dark. It sure feels like it's purposeful. This all came to a head when after reviewing our last few emails, I see a pattern where they only respond to some of the questions, and even have given verifiably incorrect, contradictory information. How do I check these facts? Should I talk to a supervisor? Is there a system to check and balance these things? Who do I talk to? It all came to a head when I opened mail to find: Request of QME with the reason being "Objection to Primary Treating Physician's determination regarding temporary disability, permanent disability, or the need for future medical care." Aggravating but I'm sure they followed the (rules I was unaware of) book. It's questions like this that have me really, really upset: What is even meant by "Objection to Primary Treating Physician's determination"? 1. Quick sidebar - is that decision made by the "my doctor" that I described earlier - or the "Provider"? > Meaning, those two terms have been used interchangeably, and I fear that, and why I used quotes for "my doctor" earlier, I'm wondering if this other name (who happens to be another doctor at the Occupational Health office) a person I have never met let alone seen is the one calling the shots. Either way I'm pretty worried. 2. Here is another example which shows only a part of the circle of "who do I talk to". Here is a quote from my adjustor 10 days after the letter had been officiated, but before I got it states "you have not seen a specialist, attended a QME, or have a clear treatment plan defined by your primary treating physician.". Am I wrong to have read that to believe I'd still be seeing a specialist? Doesn't it read that the information the specialist decides would be what determines the next step? Isn't it safe to say that by month 10 I'd have a treatment plan --of course unless your not privy to your own test results?
Ending note: There is so many more examples I could give which to me paint a picture of neglect. From what I can tell, I either already signed my rights away or it's just not worth the fight. I don't even want to fight, or believed there would be a reason for a disagreement due to my injury but since that bubble of disillusionment has popped, how can I reproach getting the best medical treatment. I was lead to believe that after seeing a specialist I would have the option to get a second opinion before the QME. I haven't even seen the first specialist (I was sent to an office with a specialist in it, but the person I saw was just a family practitioner).and since both my doctor and my adjutor are not helping ---Who the fuck do I talk to?

My (ex)fiancé and I had been together for almost 6.5 years, engaged for almost 2.5. Over the last several months, my (ex)fiancé has sat me down to talk about our relationship about once a month. Before these conversations, he would shut down and barely speak to me for several days even when I would ask what was wrong. Then he would finally tell me he was ready to have a conversation and would express his frustrations with the relationship. By the time of our conversations, I would already be on the defensive from his recent behavior. I also generally do not receive feedback well. When he would try to tell me that he was unhappy in our relationship because I didn't compliment him enough, flirt with him enough, or tell him I loved him enough, I would shut down. I was not able to hear what he was really trying to tell me. Instead, I put up a wall and told him to love me for who I am. I basically asked him "If I'm happy in our relationship despite my frustrations, why can't you be?" I now realize that is not an appropriate or healthy response when your partner is trying to communicate with you.
I did try to hear him. I gifted him some lingerie for the first time and let him take a boudoir photo shoot of me wearing it. I started sending a few more cute messages. I tried to make more time to cuddle with him when he would ask. I tried to give him more hugs. I tried to thank him more for picking up around the house. I wrote him a cute letter and surprised him with a few gifts for Easter. However, about a month ago, we had another one of those conversations. Except this time the first things he brought up were 'wondering what else is out there' and talking about how other girls are always complimenting him. Again came the walls and extra defensiveness. I ended up writing him a letter talking about how I didn't know if I could ever be what he wanted me to be and that maybe he should think about calling things off. This was obviously a defense mechanism to try to beat him to the punch line and talk about a self-fulfilling prophecy. Three weeks later he would sit me down and tell me he wanted to know what else was out there again and that he didn't know if he could go through with marrying me. My efforts did not feel like enough for him and I understand why. I was having a hard time connecting my emotions with my actions which made my actions seem reactionary and not genuine or provoked by love.
I have been through a lot more trauma in my life than I realized. My dad was in the Navy while I was growing up. We had to move every three years. A very pivotal point in my life was when we moved when I was in the 6th grade. I lived right next door to my best friend. I was finding my love for math and theater. I also played soccer and was a Girl Scout. When we moved, I became very depressed, though I didn't understand that's what it was at the time. I stopped all of my extracurricular activities. I stopped getting too close to people because I knew I would have to move or they would have to move eventually. I mostly stayed in my room and kept to myself, even from my family. I also have struggled with anxiety for as long as I can remember. Then, in my senior year of high school, I got my first-ever boyfriend. We were in a relationship for over 4 years. In that relationship, I would always be the one to try to talk about our problems. I would be the one who would always want longer hugs and more cuddles. But it was not a healthy relationship. We broke up and got back together many times. I found several illicit texts to other girls on multiple occasions and he would always gaslight me by saying his younger brother stole his phone or I misinterpreted the messages. I think this caused me not to want to show my emotions because it wasn't reciprocated and resulted in heartache. Then, three years ago my younger brother died in a tragic car accident at the age of 17.
When I realized I could lose the love of my life, I realized that he was right about me not being affectionate enough. I had built up walls to protect myself. I thought I had made progress on my anxiety and depression, but I realized I was wrong. I also realized that I have issues with communication, trust, and vulnerability. I was a great partner in other ways and I did express my love in other ways. I moved across the country, coast to coast, with him to a state where I didn't know anyone so that he could attend his dream school. I take care of the household. I get the majority of the groceries. I do all of the cooking. I do all of the maintenance cleaning. I take care of our 2 cats and 1 dog. I say all of those in the present tense because we currently still live together but are sleeping in separate rooms. I also financially supported him by lending him money and letting him pay less of the rent because I made more money. I accept all of him including that he has terrible time management skills, he can have a hard time controlling his emotions at times, and he is disorganized and messy. I also accepted that I would have to wait for marriage and children because of his school and accepted that he did not have a lot of free time between school, work, and his hobbies. I supported his love for his hobbies by accepting his purchasing of expensive equipment even when he owed me money, traveling to watch several events that were important to him, and traveling to see him win an award from his job. I would write heartfelt cards for every holiday. I also bought him dozens of children's books about love that I wanted us to read to our children one day.
When I realized I could lose him, I felt something change inside me. It was like I could feel a hole being blown in the wall I had built up. I felt all my love for him overwhelm me. I couldn't hug him, kiss him, or tell him I love him enough. I tried to talk to him to apologize for my behavior and how badly I'd hurt him. I tried to explain how I felt like a different person and how I really wanted to work hard on improving myself as a partner to make our relationship work. I tried to prove my words with actions. I wrote a list of things I needed to work on including communication and being more affectionate. I also wrote out a list of ways to work on those things and actually started doing the things on the list. Some of the items I had already begun to do like hug and kiss him more and tell him I love him more. I also tried to ask more questions about his interests/hobbies/day. I was more vulnerable and talked with him about my feelings more. I even initiated intimacy, something I had really only done once in a blue moon when I was intoxicated. I also set up my individual therapy sessions.
Despite all of my efforts, over the next two weeks, he continued to say he did not know if he could be with me and wanted to know what else was out there. He was very wavering and said multiple times "I don't know what the right decision is." He said he could not trust that my changes would last and that it was probably too late. I begged him to try couples therapy, but he refused and said "Therapy takes too long" and basically said it wasn't worth the time. He finally broke up with me after 2 weeks of going back and forth and I was devastated. He later talked to a mutual friend of ours and changed his mind about therapy. I was so happy to hear that he had changed his mind. However, now I feel like I can't even trust him anymore. He's turning into a person I don't recognize and I don't know what he's capable of anymore. I don't know if the man I love still exists. When he told me he was now agreeable to try therapy he said "We're still broken up, but I won't talk to any other girls." and then promptly said "And it will give me more time to find a place to live if things don't work out." He deleted several Instagram posts that had photos of me after he agreed to try therapy which makes me think he's not actually that open to healing our relationship. He complained to me about how he might have to take out student loans after I told him he needed to pay me for half of the rent while we're broken up and not decreased rate he had been paying me. He also "checked on me" on the night of the 3rd year anniversary of my brother's death when he heard me crying. Then he just sat on the end of the bed scrolling his phone while I cried as if he was checking on me because he felt like he had to and not because he wanted to. When I asked him if he had some sort of deadline in mind for the therapy, because he had previously mentioned that it takes too long, he said July or August and I have a suspicion that is because a girl he likes is leaving for summer break but will be back at the end of August for the next semester.
I just feel like the way he has been acting is not how you act towards someone you were in a relationship with for almost 6.5 years. Especially after saying you still love them and have no negative feelings towards them. That means even though you don't think you are a good relationship match, you should still want to treat them with respect. You should care that they are hurting during this time. You should want to comfort them in their grief of a separate event. You should mean it if you say you want to try therapy.
TL; DR : Do you think therapy will help?

Episode 1: Paint Wars / Pineapple Patrick
Episode 2: Gary's Special Birthday / Snail Day
Episode 3: Bubbles / Krabs Abs
Episode 4: Animal Pat / GirlBob GirlPants
Episode 5: Gary n Larry / Krusty Kitchen
Episode 6: Bacteria Bob / Sofa Lost
Episode 7: Pat n Puff / The Dungeon
Episode 8: Krabby Fatty / Sponge Driver
Episode 9: Krust in Time / Jurassic Sponge
Episode 10: Stinky Sponge / Soccer Suckers
Episode 11: Krusty Karen / Moon Manic
Episode 12: Rock Bottom Hotel / The Dump
Episode 13: Krusty Cones / Food Fight
Episode 14: The Chum Bucket List / Pink Giraffes
Episode 15: The Darkest Pineapple / Gary and the Snail-Breakers
Episode 16: Mayonnaise / The Krusty Buffet
Episode 17: Secret Formula for Disaster / Field Guide
Episode 18: The Reciept / The Party

Hey guys, I plan to apply for USAFA this year. Here are my current grades/academic records/extracurricular stuff. (11th grade)
Classes:
IB HL Geography: 6
IB Mathematics SL: 6
IB Environmental Systems & Societies SL: 6
IB HL English Language & Literature : 5
IB Spanish SL: 6
PilotInstitute Professional Pilot Ground School (Online High school course): 98 (A+)
SAT: 1330
GPA: 3.76 unweighted
I live overseas (My family and I are Americans but my parents work overseas) at an international school that offers the full IB Diploma, I am a course candidate and am taking 5 classes. The reason I am not going for the full diploma is because I am taking a professional pilot ground school course that counts as a high school course, rather than a 6th IB class such as drama, art, or theater (none of those interest me or have anything to do with my career path). I participated and got in the varsity soccer team, competing with schools both locally and abroad in other countries (we travel internationally for some varsity events). Varsity basketball is another sport I was in this year. The other sports at my school are track and volleyball. I plan to do track which has not started yet, I did not join varsity volleyball. I have 2 letters of recommendation from my IB mathematics teacher and IB Spanish teacher. Planning to get a 3rd one in June during the summer for my congressional nomination.
Thanks!

I think the Kanto starters are overexposed, especially Charizard, but not bad. They battle well and have great designs to boot. The Johto starters are more or less plain than their predecessors, but are still great. Battle-wise, Meganium truly is bad. Defensive battling seems to be the only viable option for it. Typhlosion is a surprisingly decent threat when combined with Choice Scarf and Eruption. Feraligatr kicks butt. Dragon Dance, Aqua Jet, and Ice Fang are a deadly combo.
The Hoenn starters are pretty cool. I like that the Treeko line is a leaf-tailed gecko that develops leaf blades and a club moss tail for attacking. Torchic is cute, and I like how it evolves into a fire and fighting type for both stages. I just wish Blaziken looked less like a guy in a suit. Mudkip‘s evolved forms get one of the best type combinations in the game and look great. I also like how mega Sceptile can fire its tail as a missile, and how mega Swampert is so muscular and bulky.
The Sinnoh starters are, in general, good. I like Torterra the most. The whole line is a turtle that develops what appear to be dinosaur features. The grass and ground typing is bad, but I think Torterra is still a fun and cool design. The Chimchar line is cool, even if a bit predictable. A monkey with a flaming butt, and a monkey with a hot head. Fitting for a monkey, but predictable. Infernape is still a great powerhouse in battle, though. I find Piplup and Prinplup to be the best looking out of the whole line. Empoleon has an awesome water and steel typing, as well as some good bulk, but the final design twist is too cluttered, especially with the dark blue pieces on the front and the tail.
The Unova starters are interesting. I like how Snivy starts off as a snake with arms and legs, but loses the legs entirely and keeps the nubby arms in the final stage. Gaining Contrary was a smart move and has made Serperior a desired choice in competitive play. Tepig is great the way it looks, but Pignite and Emboar could have looked better. Take away the yellow pieces, shape them into looking more like swine, and I think we would have much better pigs. The whole Oshawott line is great. I especially like Dewott. It and Wartortle are up there as my top two favorite water types.
The Kalos starters are up there as some of my favorites. The Chespin line has a great theme in being chestnuts, which become beige. I like the the spines being used for offense and defense. The only thing I wish would change is Quilladin. I don’t like the face. It looks ugly. It would be cool if it looked more like Chespin. I like Fenniken, but the evolutions are little bit girly. Yet, I can still see them being male or female, and they are still cool for being foxes. The Froakie line is definitely amazing, start to finish. I love the concept of a ninja frog with the power to throw frothy bubbles at its foes. Too bad Greninja dropped that.
The Alola starters are fun, but I like what Rowlet did more. I like the type combination and the archer theme. Litten and Torracat are great. Incineroar is not bad, but I think it would be better if it looked a little more like a tiger. It doesn’t have to be on all fours either. Just do what was done with Typhlosion. Give it a hunch and let it move on four legs if it wants. Popplio is not bad, but it’s evolutions stray more into being very feminine. Primarina is not bad, but she looks more like she could be a mythical Pokémon.
The Galar starters get pretty messy. Battle-wise, Rillaboom and Cinderace are great. Design-wise, the Grookey line is very plain, but I like Rillaboom’s plainness more. Scorbunny is cool. Raboot is ok, except for the weird clothing it has on it. Cinderace is a mess. A rabbit that kicks fire balls as if they were soccer balls is a cool concept, but it really should have been done better. Sobble is cute, but the evolutions are all over the place. Inteleon is just so skinny. I don’t like it looking like it wears gloves and a scuba suit. I get the concept for the whole line, but they should have done something else if they wanted a spy lizard.
The Paldea starters are my least favorites. The Fuecoco line is the only one that interests me at all. Sprigatito is just a green cat. Floragato is slightly more interesting because of the bladed yo-yo, but not enough to be called a top favorite. I really don’t like the final stage. It should have stuck with the yo-yo and used it as a weapon for fighting. The Quaxly line, in my opinion, is the worst starter line I have seen, especially the last stage. I like the water and fighting type combination, but the final twist could have been a peacock pirate that flashes its tail feathers in a graceful form of fighting, even using its own feathers as swords while it moves around gracefully.

LOOOONG first time trip report! 5/13-5/18, stayed at Beach Club, visited all four parks, bought Genie+ every day, had the standard DDP. Family of 4, two girls 5 and 9. I learned so much from this group over the past year and especially loved trip reports, so hopefully this post will be helpful to someone!
💲BUDGET💲
-- I booked the trip a year out so I could break it up into 12 manageable payments. I opened the no fee Disney VISA, which gives you several months of no interest on charges made towards Disney travel packages, rewards dollars to use at Disney, and a couple other perks like character meet and greets and discounts.
-- I signed up for Disney Movie Insiders. This is what you're supposed to do with all those little codes that come in Disney DVDs/Blurays. You enter the codes in exchange for points, and at 1000 points, you can redeem for a $10 Disney gift card. You also get points for being subscribed to Disney+, seeing Disney movies in the theater, their social media accounts, and a whole bunch of other things. I got $50 in gift cards from this alone.
-- If you want Disney-themed luggage, try thinking outside the box to save money! I got plain luggage in Mickey colors--red and black--and Mickey luggage tags to make them Disney themed.
-- I tried to budget for souvenirs via gift cards... but I failed, lol. Everything is so expensive, $100 is gone in a second. Plushes are like $40, coffee cups are $20, etc. Whatever you're planning to spend, double it! I get what people say about most shops having the same stuff, but it's definitely not all of them, most of the ones post-ride have unique stuff. And honestly it's kind of nice most of them have the same stuff, if you want to get whatever your kid was asking for earlier, you don't have to walk all the way back to the one shop you saw it at.
-- We paid for Memory Maker and I'm on the fence about it. On the one hand, it's really nice to get all the ride photos and meet and greet photos and magic shots. It's also really nice for the whole family to be in a lot of pictures and not have to swap with the other adult or find someone willing to take your picture. On the other, we definitely didn't utilize it as much as I wanted to because a lot of the photographers had pretty long lines and I just didn't want to spend time waiting for a picture I could take myself. If we came across someone with a shortish or no line, we made sure to get it, but for anyone with a long line, we just stood around the same spot and took our own.
🗓️PLANNING🗓️
-- If you have kids and live within easy driving distance of another amusement park, highly recommend making a visit BEFORE going to Disney to get an idea of how they handle that kind of day/environment, especially if they have never been. I quickly discovered we would absolutely need a stroller and I would need to be militant with the kids about staying hydrated. Also to avoid face paint, as heat + tears + paint + eyes = bad day! I felt so much better making these discoveries beforehand and being able to prepare accordingly, rather than making them at Disney.
-- USE AN AGENT! An agent is free to you, so why not have the help? Ours was amazing, she gave us quotes, booked the package, rebooked as needed later when a better deal came out, made all the payments, dining and extra reservations, and was just all-around awesome to work with. It was such a load off to know I wasn't on my own with all this stuff.
-- Watch everything Ear Scouts. No one explains Genie+ better, and Rob and Erick's videos are just so positive and beautiful and well done.
-- I also enjoyed reading Disney Tourist Blog--lovingly snarky but super informative!--and Disney Food Blog for fun tips and news.
-- I didn't find any park to be a half day park, we filled our whole day in every one and still didn't see everything!
-- My kids did really well, whenever they were on the verge of cranky, we had one ride in the stroller for a while, bought a snack (usually ice cream or popcorn), and used the bubble wand, and/or gave them some ibuprofen, and everyone felt better pretty quick. We never tried to do fireworks, we were all done by 8 so always left after dinner. The only park we closed down was EPCOT because we didn't get out of dinner until after close, and that was a really cool experience, the park was so quiet and empty and beautiful!
-- You don't NEED a Magic Band... but man, was it convenient. We just had 1.0 Magic Bands though, we didn't bother with the 2.0s.
-- I guess moving through security fast is important to people rope dropping... but as someone who didn't, it added like maybe 30 seconds to a minute to the experience the couple times my bag got flagged, it's really not a big deal.
-- I'm not saying anyone's lying about bad experiences or exaggerating or anything, but try to remember that far more people go on the Internet to complain than they do to praise. I got so stressed about all the things that could go wrong, and we had a pretty much perfect trip. The only attraction that broke down on us was Muppetvision, of all things. The only "bad behavior" we witnessed was the morning we were leaving, we could hear a dad across the hall yelling at his family, I think they overslept and were going to miss their flight or something? We just turned the TV on so we didn't have to hear him. A couple times we forgot to take our stuff with us when we parked our stroller or forgot some food in it, and neither people nor animals bothered it. The only dicey thing that happened to us was me dropping my phone into the Dumbo moat, the cast members fished it out and it still worked, I sent them a cast compliment for all their help! All the cast members were great, I'm not really sure what people expect but IMO they all do amazing for having to be peppy and helpful all day in absolutely blazing heat, walking a ride conveyer belt nonstop, repeating the same spiels over and over, meeting person after person, etc. I wouldn't last a 2 hour shift let alone 8. Cast members, you rock!!!
✈️TRAVEL✈️
-- We flew Delta, flight there was flawless, flight home was delayed by an hour waiting for crew and was a little bumpy (which is not great for a nervous flyer like me) but otherwise fine.
-- Get TSA PreCheck! Good for a few years, if the adults have it the kids have it too. It made the whole experience so much easier. That said, even PreCheck still moves kind of slow at MCO, so definitely get there at least 2 hours early for your flight. Use curbside check-in for bags, way faster than the long line inside!
-- On our agent's recommendation, we used Away We Go for ground transport in Orlando. They communicate really well, both ways were flawless, no complaints!
-- We used Minnie Vans to get to Animal Kingdom + Sanaa and Magic Kingdom, what a wonderful service! Definitely pricey, but they had cartoons on in the car, booster seats they set up for you, and the drivers were so nice and friendly and had fun trivia to share. I never had any problem requesting one when I needed it.
⛱️BEACH CLUB⛱️
-- We knew we wanted an onsite hotel where you could walk to at least one park. This pretty much limits you to a handful of Deluxe hotels or the Swan and Dolphin. Beach Club won for us because it's "in the Disney bubble" and you can walk to 2/4 parks. Note that while you can technically walk to Hollywood Studios, it is a LOOOONG walk. The boat is a nice not crowded alternative! We did not make use of Early Entry or Extended Hours, we're just not built for either. Beach Club was lovely, we booked a resort view but I think we ended up with a water view, we were right by the quiet pool and could see the water beyond from our room. Stormalong Bay was a little crazy for us but we loved the quiet pool. Best thing about Beach Club though is the location, EPCOT is literally steps away!
🌳ANIMAL KINGDOM🌳
-- We had read that there's really no bad day to do AK, so we started there. We rode: Navi River Journey, Flight of Passage, Kali River Rapids, Everest, Kilimanjaro Safaris, Triceratops Spin, and Dinosaur--so pretty much everything! With Genie+ we walked onto all of them. We also met Moana, Pocahontas, and Russell! The only thing we didn't do here that we wanted to was the Gorilla Falls trail, but we just ran out of time before the park closed.
🌐EPCOT🌐
-- We had read to avoid EPCOT on Fridays and Saturdays, so we went on Wednesday. We rode: Grand Fiesta Tour, Living with the Land, Nemo, Spaceship Earth, Imagination with Figment, Frozen, Remy, Journey of Water, and Guardians--everything we wanted! Again, with Genie+, we walked right onto everything! Outside of our character meal (more on that in the dining section!), we also met Anna, Elsa, and Asha! Tried a couple of Flower and Garden snacks: chicken and waffles, fruit and cheese strudel, and potato pancakes, all were delicious! Everyone had a different favorite day, but EPCOT was personally my favorite day, it felt like we were firing on all cylinders and the day just went really smoothly!
🏰MAGIC KINGDOM🏰
-- We had read that Wednesdays were the quietest days at MK, so we were originally going to try to do it that day, but we could only get a reservation for Cinderella's Royal Table on Thursday, so we switched it up. Definitely the most crowded of all the parks we visited, but I think that's just the norm for MK, everyone wants to go to the castle park with the most rides. We rode: Regal Carousel, Tomorrowland Speedway, Barnstormer, Magic Carpets, Mad Tea Party, People Mover, Dumbo, Small World, Little Mermaid, Pirates, Space Ranger Spin, Jungle Cruise, TRON, and Peter Pan. Again, with Genie+, we walked right onto everything! The only ride we missed at this park that we wanted to do was Pooh, I couldn't manage to get a return time that was earlier than we planned on leaving. Outside of our character meals (more on those in the dining section!) we also met Mirabel, Tiana, and Rapunzel! We had both the Rapunzel and Aurora ice creams, both so good and cute!
🎬HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS🎬
-- We had read that, like MK, it's better to do HS later in the week, so we went Friday. We rode: Slinky, Alien Saucers, Toy Story Mania, Rise, Smuggler's Run, Runaway Railway. Again, with Genie+, we walked right onto everything! The only ride we missed was Tower of Terror, again I couldn't manage to get a return time that was earlier than we planned on leaving. We also met Olaf, be aware Olaf doesn't sign stuff, they just give you a signature card. This park needs more shade IMO, especially Toy Story Land, I know it's supposed to be Andy's backyard, but I don't see why that means we can't have some shade from trees or something. 🤪 Blue milk from Galaxy's Edge was really good, the family was all fighting over it!
🍽️DINING🍽️
-- We almost certainly lost some money on the DDP, but I'm still glad we got it because it allowed us to do more table service meals and have less stress overall about expenses. We easily used up everything but child quick service credits, we had a few of those left over near the end.
Here's where we ate!
BOARDWALK DELI/PIZZA WINDOW: Pizza for the kids, sandwiches for the adults. Tasty and satisfying after our day of travel!
BEACHES AND CREAM: Got the kitchen sink for the experience, but honestly it's not great, all the ice cream and toppings melt together quick and you just end up with weird ice cream soup.
SAT'ULI CANTEEN: LOVED this place, everything was so yummy! Best quick service we had!
SANAA: Since Animal Kingdom closes so early, we thought we'd try to extend the experience by eating at Sanaa. What a great idea, we got seated right by a window and saw so many animals! The food was great too.
AKERSHUS: Our favorite princess meal! We met Aurora, Tiana, Snow White, Ariel, and Belle. They were all lovely, and the breakfast was really good too. Only 1 credit on the DDP!
GARDEN GRILL: Our kids really enjoyed getting to look down over Living with the Land and the fact that the restaurant spins. We met Farmer Mickey, Pluto, and Chip and Dale. They were fun and even came to our table more than once. Food was good!
SPACE 220: Not on the DDP, but wow, what a cool restaurant! Almost like a ride with the theming and the elevator up. Food was really good.
CINDERELLA'S ROYAL TABLE: You gotta eat in the castle! We paid for it OOP because we didn't want to use up 2 DDP credits here. You're really going for the location and the princesses, the food is kinda meh, not bad but not as good as other places. The restaurant is small and they have to turn tables quick, so it's very understandable to me that the princesses have to move fast. It's not that they rush you, they'll take all the pictures you ask for and sign whatever and answer your questions, but if you don't have much you need, they try to keep moving. Akershus is much bigger so they are able to be more relaxed there. The only small bummer is that we didn't see Merida (maybe she was on vacation too!) We did meet Cinderella, Ariel, Jasmine, and Aurora though!
CRYSTAL PALACE: We are not big on buffets but we enjoyed meeting Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore and Tigger!
TOPOLINO'S: Maybe the best food of the trip, steak and eggs were so good! The character artist costumes are so cute too. It was fun to have an excuse to ride the Skyliner to get here from Beach Club too.
DOCKING BAY 7: The theming is great, but the food wasn't as good as Satuli Canteen IMO.
THE MARKET AT ALE & COMPASS: We had quick service credits we wanted to use up on the last day and we didn't want to leave the resort again, otherwise I would have gone somewhere else, food was meh.
✨EXTRAS✨
-- I originally wanted to book Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique for my kids, but it's so expensive/competitive that I decided I didn't want the stress. Instead I booked Have Wand, Will Travel to come to our room and bought dresses from Presley Couture and Only Little Once. I chose Have Wand, Will Travel because they keep character throughout. Fairy Godmother Elyse was amazing and so much fun, my kids loved it and kept talking about it all day!
-- That same morning I ordered a Sammicakes breakfast box with beignets for us to eat. I also ordered a pretend letter from The DCP and Me on Etsy to make it seem like the breakfast came from Tiana. My kids also loved this and had fun telling Tiana about it both times we met her. Sammicakes was good but a LOT of food, sadly we didn't end up eating half of it. It can last you at least 3 days!
-- We had Birthdays and More decorate our door, it was a really fun surprise for the kids on our first day and made our room easy to find. The kids also loved reusing the decorations at home on their own doors!
-- Matching shirts and ear hats, all from Etsy! So many cool designs there, hardest part is choosing!
-- Got my kids a pin trading lanyard with some pins, they loooooved pin trading! It was like free souvenirs.
🧳PACKING🧳
-- Things the Internet Told Me to Pack That I Needed: Scissors, ziploc bags, ibuprofen (kids and adults), garbage bags, big carabiners to hook on the strolleuse to carry multiple bags at once.
-- Things the Internet Told Me to Pack that I Didn't Need: stainless steel straws (the paper straws are more like hard cardboard, they really don't break down unless your kid is gnawing on them or something), ponchos (it did rain some most days, but wearing a poncho was almost more miserable than not wearing one, it's so hot and humid to be walking around in a plastic bag! We did better taking shelter and using umbrellas.), wipes (obv you need them if your kid is younger, but mine were older and just never got messy enough to need them), glow sticks (we never stayed anywhere long enough to use them), bottled wateLiquid IV (the tap water tasted the same as home to us, but we live in a rural area so maybe we are just used to imperfect water?) Basically, the less you can get away carrying in the parks, the better. It's annoying to lug stuff around you don't end up needing or using!
🛞STROLLER🛞
-- I know it seems insane that your 5 year old and 9 year old will need a stroller, but mine definitely did. Once I accepted that I was going to have to get one, I tried to make the best of it, and actually got really into decorating it so we could always easily spot it in the sea (the decorations also later made nice wall decor for a gallery of our trip!) The Magic Spotter flag was the best investment, hardly anyone had them so it was easy to instantly spot our stroller anywhere we left it, even if it got moved. That said, I definitely didn't want to spend a lot on a stroller we were really only buying for this one trip, so I got a used Joovy Caboose on Facebook Marketplace for $50. It was very hard to handle with two older kids in it, and even with one it was hard to handle unless the kid was in the back seat. So we basically used it like a single stroller, glad I didn't spend a lot on it since it was so hard to drive!
☔WEATHER☔
-- We had mostly great weather, it rained some every day except Magic Kingdom day but it passed within an hour each time. We wore socks with Crocs so that if/when it rained, we could just take our wet socks off and walk in our Crocs, this worked great! Don't trust the weather reports though, two days it wasn't supposed to rain. One day it actually didn't, the other day it did and we had to walk in wet shoes because we didn't wear the Crocs that day. Just figure it might rain any day and be prepared! See above note RE: ponchos being not great and shelter + umbrellas being better. When it didn't rain, It. Was. Hot. 🥵 In the 90s but definitely felt hotter with the humidity making it so sticky. We felt there was plenty of shade at Animal Kingdom and EPCOT, but hardly any at Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios, which I would say slightly affected how much fun we had on those days comparatively.
Phew! That's about it, let me know if you have any questions!

BASIC INFORMATION:
Full Name: Finnick Adair Kedros
Age: 16 in human years 32 In Satyr years
Birthdate: November 17th
Gender: Cis Male
Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown: Yosemite National Park.
Languages Spoken: English, Ancient Greek, & Zoolingualism
Sexuality: Gay
Nationality: American
Ethnicity: Kri-Kri
Fatal Flaw: Unknown
APPERANCE:
Height: 182 cm
Eye Color: Amber
HaiFur: Dark brown hair that has highlights of a lighter brown. Finnick’s leg fur is the same light brown color that highlights his hair.
Physique: Tall and Muscular, After spending years climbing mountains in Yosemite and fighting off monsters, Finnick has gained a few muscles. He has multiple scars for the same reasons.
Face: Being a Satyr, Finnick has rather noticeable horns, Kri-Kri goats have straight horns that only curve towards the end of the horns. Finnick frequently has facial hair growing, and he prefers to shave. Finnick also has a nose piercing , he mainly wears a silver hoop with it. His actual face is narrow with a “pointed chin,”. He has a large nose. His skin color is typically for Kri-Kri satyrs.
Staple Clothing Pieces: Baggy pants that cover his goat legs, Camp Half-Blood Shirt, And shoes 2 times his size. And a worn light yellow hat that has the almost faded lettering of "Yosemite,".
FAMILY:

Name	Age & Relation	Description
Finch Kedros	Father, 47 in Human years	An older Satyr who spent years leading Demi-gods to Camp Half-Blood. Who eventually retired after a Demi-God rescue gone wrong, He moved back to his home forest in the Yosemite National Park where he still lives today. Finnick and Finch have a good relationship.
Poppy Kedros	Mother, 42 in Human years	A flower Nymph that lives in Yosemite National Park. She has a decent relationship with her son, Despite him believing she prefers his sisters.
Chloris, Daphnes & Cerossa	Sisters, 19, 14, 11 in Human years	Flower Nymphs in Yosemite National Park, Younger sisters of Finnick. The three of them had always been close. The girls have always enjoyed teasing their brothers and are frequently in arguments with them
Maron Kedros	Brother, 13 in Human years	Finnick’s little brother, the two get along very well and have a very strong relationship. They spend most of their time together playing the pan pipes or arguing with their sisters.
Dante Abernathy	Friend & Former Lover, 17 in Human years	A Satyr that also lived in Yosemite. Finnick, and Dante had been friends since childhood and ended up dating. The two broke up when Dante moved to New Argos to study at the Techne Institute.

PERSONALITY:
Favorites:

• Songs/Albums: Fleet Foxes, Florence and the Machine, Hozier, Father John Misty, Lord Huron, The Lumineers, Sufjan Stevens, & Of Monsters and Men.
• Colors: Earthy tones, especially yellows and oranges.
• Food: Coke Cans, Metal Clippings, Aluminum, Nuts, Oranges, & Grapes
• Places: Yosemite, Vermont, New Argos, Northern Canada, Redwood Forests, Mount Regions.
• Hobbies: Playing the Panpipes, Knitting, Hiking, Soccer, Strawberry Picking, & Beekeeping
• Flowers: Peony, Marigold, Begonia, Gardenia, Hydrangea, & Sunflower

Traits:

• Good: Dedicated, Gentle, Kind, Idealistic, Organized, Resourceful, Trusting, Warm
• Neutral: Selfless, Earthy, Maternal, Optimistic, Helpful, Creative
• Bad: Skittish, Clumsy, Foolish, Graceless, Shy, Timid, Weak-Willed

Trivia:

• Finnick can name almost every plant just by smell alone.
• Once while rescuing a demigod Finnick stole a police officers car
• Finnick grew up speaking mainly in Ancient Greek with his mother and English with his father
• Finnick was taught to braid by his sisters and often braids his fur.
• Despite being a Satyr Finnick has his "Drivers License," from the state of South Dakota.

POWERS:
Major Power:
Empathy Link: The ability to establish an empathy link between the user and another individual. The two can telepathically communicate over great distances, especially through dreams, and they can perceive each other's senses. If one dies, however, the other either also perishes or reduces to a vegetative state. This link can be removed if the two affected individuals are close and will it away.
Minor Powers:
Plant Manipulation (Chlorokinesis): The ability to control plant life through the use of panpipes
Weather Inducement: The ability to induce good weather, such as light rain showers or a sunny day, through the use of panpipes.
Nature Healing (Vitakinesis): The ability to induce healing in plants or individuals (minor injuries, soothing pain) through the use of panpipes.
Domain Power:
Satyr Physiology: A trait where one is born with the abilities of a satyr (Greek: satyroi, Roman: faun). This includes Superior Smell and Speed, Legendary Climbing, and Tracking Proficiency. Satyrs are also able to communicate with all wildlife (Animal Communication / Zoolingualism).
Mount Lamis: Yosemite National Park, a Satyr Sanctuary
Mount Lamis one of the oldest Satyr Sanctuary’s in North America, founded by the 17th century satyr and legendary explorer, Lamis Kedros. Lamis was considered to be one of the first satyrs to reach the north American continent and traveled west to avoid all the new settlers and to search for Pan. Once Lamis reached the rocky mountains he believed he would find Pan on the other side of the mountain somewhere closer to the sea.
Lamis never found Pan but he instead found the region of Yosemite where he would spend the rest of his days. Lamis proclaimed that all the mountains and all the valleys of this region will be protected and blessed by the Satyrs, in the name of the great god Pan. Lamis himself placed a Satyrs Blessing on the area and even today the area remains earthy. The highest peak in the area would be named after him and would be the home of all his descendants. The mortals called Mount Lamis, Mount Lyell after a mortal scientist.
HISTORY:
Born and raised in Mount Lamis Yosemite was a wonderful experience for Finnick. He had his many siblings and loving parents and even a few friends. When Finnick was 12 years old (Human years) his parents decided that it would be best for the young satyr to begin rescuing demigods and taking them to Camp Half Blood. So that's exactly what Finnick did, he would spend most of the months of the year pretending to be a teenager and befriend the demigod in peril. In the few summer months he would return home to his family.
And it was during one of these summers where his feelings towards his friend and fellow protector Dante blossomed into something else. The two began dating shortly and even when they had to part ways to different mortal middle schools they continued to date. It was almost a year after they had begun to date when they ran into each other dropping Half bloods off at camp that the broke up. Dante had reveled that he would spend the summer in New Argos and wanted to Finnick to come with him, not willing to leave his family Finnick broke up with him and hasn't seen him since.
Since their break up Finnick has spent every summer with his family, avoiding the east coast entirely. That of course was until this summer when Finnick had arrived home to his parents deciding that it would be best if he had spent the summer at Camp. Not wanting to upset his parents Finnick agreed and made his way across the country to Camp Half Blood.
CURRENT TIME:
Finnick walked eagerly over the hill, it had only been a weeks since he had been at camp dropping of a demi-god but after some reflection he was excited to be back. It would be a chance to actually get to know the Heroes within the valley for longer than just a few weeks in the school year where Finnick didn't even get to truly be himself.
He was excited to be able to go strawberry picking with the children of Dionysus and gardening with the Demeter kids. And banter with the nymphs as if they were his sisters-- The site of the blood red Ares cabin covered in barb wire and the most likely chance of stepping on a Landmine scared the goat out of his horns. It seemed Finnick had forgotten about his fear of the more, violent campers. Goats were skittish around humans especially the Kri-Kri. Only slightly worried he continued to walk through camp, maybe he would see a camper he brought to camp before.
(ooc: I hope I can use the new Argos bit like i did, plz let me know if I cant. i took a lot of inspiration from other intro's I hope that was ok! :3 Feel free to have your character know Finnick already! he would have been at camp a lot before)

I live in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and not wanting to move. I have no experience in trades or anything related. I have experience in coding (a couple internships and at a startup for 5 years) and 1.5 years at university for computer science. How could I best sell myself to someone I want to apprentice for?

1. A convincing cover letter about why I want to change into the trades. Like wanting to have a real physical positive impact on my community and being proud of a hard days work. And that some skills will transfer from coding.
   
2. What would you wanna see on a resume? I worked in a food truck for a summer to show I can get my hands dirty and not work in a cushy office chair. In middle school I won a city wide design and tech competition, but of course that was middle school. And of course in general my coding experience is much more impressive, but not specifically for trades.
   
3. I am 22, fairly fit and play soccer competitively is this something that I should mention. I get it is important for the jobs I will be starting with, but feels kinda weird.
   

And would love any general advice. I have seen there is per-apprentice programs. Are these a waste of time or perfect for someone like me with no trades experience?

when i was younger i used to babysit this girl, let’s call her Laura. Laura is the same age as one of my brothers and roughly 4 years younger than me. her mum and my mum are good friends and her mum has always wanted me to be a role model for Laura, since her dad was out of the picture and she didn’t have many friends.
i started working at a restaurant some years after i babysat Laura. Her and her mum started dining in often, eventually becoming our regulars. after a few months Laura’s mum had suggested that Laura should work with me.
Laura was very shy and so i took her under my wing. she struggled to hold conversations. co workers and students at her school avoided her and it was having an impact on her mental health. her mum asked me to take care of her. she wanted to hang out with me a lot and her mum was telling me how much she needed it. i felt guilty not hanging out with her because of this and i spent most days being her ‘best friend’ (as Laura would call me).
she started talking to me about the problems that she was having with her boyfriend and other struggles in her life. she really confided in me and i thought she was a good kid, so i was happy to be like a big sister to her.
she was very unhappy in her relationship and i did my best to help her realise her worth. i supported her through her breakup and really spent a lot of time helping her through it. she was like my little sister.
i had a trip coming up and eventually the time came for me to leave for 6 and a half months. she was extremely upset about me leaving and i could tell that her mum was also worried about her not having anyone around. i wrote her a letter to read whenever she needed strength and love, and told her that she could call me whenever she needed.
Laura and her mum then began to spend a lot of time with my family. This wasn’t unusual considering my mum and Laura’s mum are friends, i actually thought it was quite nice. Until Laura stopped talking to me and eventually one day my mum facetimed me and said that Laura had something to say to me. To which Laura hid from the camera and denied that she had anything to say.
My mum let me know that laura and my brother had been seeing each other since i left. at first i thought this was really sweet and i was really happy that she had found someone who would make her happy. my brother is a good kid and i thought they would be really good for each other.
i have been home from my trip for 4 months now and i can see just how wrong i was there. i find the relationship that Laura and her mum have with my little brother very weird. Laura, her mum, my brother and my mum hang out as a 4 every single day. they have been over for dinner every single night since my return and i’m assuming beforehand. except they literally don’t talk to me when they are over. they only interact between the 4 of them.
My mum has tried to enforce some evenings apart but even then Laura’s mum will still just “pop in to say hi” to my brother with Laura. Laura’s mum will always “just have him for the weekend” and “just take him to the gym and his soccer games”. They don’t give my brother any space and my mum has given up on being bothered by it because she isn’t a person of conflict and Laura’s mum is a good friend of hers.
Laura now sleeps over often because my mum wants my brother home some nights. They are 15. For my other two brothers and myself this was reasonably not allowed for us at 15. Laura avoids me when she is over. she won’t say hi or hold a conversation. this is super stressful for me considering her and her mum are over EVERYDAY.
i find the pedestal that they put my brother on super problematic because Laura’s mum is blatantly using him to fix Laura’s problems and be her support system 24/7, but because he really likes Laura and is being idolised by her PARENT, he doesn’t see how that taking a toll on HIS mental health is unhealthy. I’ve spoken to my mum about it but she would rather turn a blind eye.
I also find it bizarre that they come over to our house every single day but won’t interact with the rest of our family. i also don’t understand how i practically took Laura under my wing for years, and now that they don’t need me to look after her, they’re happy to ignore my existence but are literally always at my house, making it so awkward.
this is just a rant and i’m not expecting anyone to read this far. im just fed up.
edit because i forgot to add this:
during the time that i had Laura under my wing, her mum would constantly mention to Laura and myself that Laura should get together with my brother someday. Laura and my brother were both in seperate relationships at the time and my brother barely knew Laura and her mum… i thought this was just a joke and not her mum actively trying to set Laura up with my brother…

Robots are already replacing Internet users by creating virtual reality for them. Virtual reality allows users to interact with computers and other devices without physical contact .It is quite possible that soon the "Internet" will be replaced by a personal advertising application with fake fans of the brands "X in a circle" entering into discussions with the same neurofan of the "triangle of letters"
The Dead Internet theory is an online conspiracy theory that claims that the modern internet consists mainly of bot activity and automatically generated content driven by algorithmic curation.
Targeted advertising is a way to display ads on social networks tailored to the interests and demographics of the audience. It allows you to interact with customers, inform them about products, increase brand awareness and attract attention to promotions and discounts. Targeted advertising can be used for direct sales, warming up the audience and increasing customer loyalty.
A digital bubble is a phenomenon in which websites determine what information a user wants to see based on their location, past activities, and preferences. As a result, websites show only information that is consistent with the user's past points of view, and he becomes intellectually isolated in his information bubble.
It's great, of course, if I can get Megacorporation bots with my stories about the fucking Dishonord, but it's sad that we'll never get together with them...

Nicholas Mattison bumped his shoulder as he stretched his arms over his head, pulled back the soft pink curtain that draped over his bed like a canopy, and rubbed the sleep out of his green eyes as his bare feet met the plush carpeting of his bedroom.
If Nicholas was any more alert than his still-sleepy, bedheaded current self, he might have astutely recognized that the bed was a little too small for his lanky frame, or recalled that the bed in his freshman dorm definitely didn't have lacy, rose-hued canopy curtains.
The unlikely array of unfamiliar accoutrements in Nicholas' room only properly crystallized once he squinted and pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose, glancing around a space that resolutely wasn't his. Gone were the haphazard textbooks splayed across his desk, the guitar that had been propped against the mirror hanging on his closet door, and the laundry basket he promised himself he'd get to on Saturday morning, first thing.
Instead, Nicholas' field of view was met with walls painted a garish shade of bubblegum pink, a neat row of posters advertising pop stars he'd never heard of before, and an ornate door with a sign that read "Nick's Room" in bubble-letter script.
With a surge of panic, he pulled open the closet door, biting his lower lip with a brow-furrowing frown when he saw a walk-in selection of elegant ball gowns and starchy-frilled ballerina tutus.
Where WAS he?
**
Hello! Thanks for reading a silly prompt. I wanted to leave it mysterious so we can fill in some blanks together, but the gist of the prompt is this: Our protagonist discovers that, one way or another, he's found himself living in (read: trapped) a dollhouse. Like the post's title says, a daring escape ensues!
And that brings us to your character: Who is she? A fellow college student who found herself plucked from her normal life and brought to the dollhouse? Is she a brought-to-life doll who already lives there? Is she the supervillainess/mad scientist/crazy gal who owns the dollhouse and is gleeful to have a new plaything in Nicholas? It's your call!
If you're interested, please send a message my way! I ask that you be at least 20 as well, with a knack for descriptive, detailed posts that are at least 200 words or so long. (I break Discord's character limit like it's my job, so there's no shame there!) Let me know what you think of the idea, any concepts you might have, and who you may write as a character opposite Nicholas. See you in the dollhouse soon!

A Fisherman's Tale https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2299967930057156
After the Fall https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2160364850746031
Another Fisherman's Tale https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/4543286815791830
Arizona Sunshine 2 https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/5245041552210029
Asgard's Wrath 2 https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2603836099654226
Assassin's Creed Nexus https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/5812519008825194
Audio Trip https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2484044451715693
Beat Saber https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2448060205267927
Blade & Sorcery: Nomad https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2031826350263349
Bone Lab https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/4215734068529064
Broken Edge https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/5136958036416423
Brink Traveler https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3635172946605196
CleanSheet Soccer https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/5005632286166834/
Crazy Kung Fu https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3846153838783795
Creed Rise to Glory https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2366245336750543
Crisis Brigade 2 Reloaded https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/5081572398619813
Death Horizon Reloaded https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2115015981923610
Dead Second https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3780317308718524
Demeo https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3634830803298285
Down the Rabbit Hole https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2476104599150595
Drop Dead Dual Strike Edition https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/1935017546592600
Drop Dead the Cabin https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/4691479430874595
Dungeons Of Eternity https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/6341779295861881
Espire 2 https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3529713943716002
Eleven Table Tennis https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/1995434190525828
Eye of the Temple https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/5361030930653377
ForeVR Bowl https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3420508614708029
ForeVR Pool https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/4760607174068295
Fruit Ninja 2 https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/4917905281646450
Gadgeter https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2567395559960697
Gazzlers https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/4912697945406928
Golf+ https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2412327085529357
Gorn https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3349689215139117
Green Hell VR https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3815577785147028
Hubris https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/5722114367801351
I Expect You to Die https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/1987283631365460
I Expect You to Die 2 https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2970998659623177
I Expect You to Die 3 https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/4676322075753574
In Death Unchained https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2334376869949242
Into the Radius https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/5817243991680545
Job Simulator https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3235570703151406
Journey to the Gods https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/1853479764707533
Jurassic Park Aftermath Collection https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2708465082504733
Les Mills Body Combat https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/4015163475201433
Little Cities https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/4988470131168299
Lucky's Tail https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3652037328256745
Marvel's Ironman VR https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/5017327094985781
Mini Motor Racing X https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2371757336252737
Mother Gunship Forge https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/4188843481174389
Moss https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/1654565391314903
Moss Book 2 https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/4395292760584049
Myst https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2719294624823942
Oh Shape https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2522558964527688
Onward https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2677344882310094
Pistol Whip https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2104963472963790
Premium Bowling https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2773034772778845
Propagation VR Paradise Hotel https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/8826022237415280
Puzzle Bubble VR https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3202625546470498
Puzzling Places https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3931148300302917
Racket Club https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/6022041731249559
Racket NX https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2255408847836468
Ragnarock https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3749621795127676
Real VR Fishing https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2582932495064035
Red Matter https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2180753588712484
Red Matter 2 https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3682089508520212
Resident Evil 4 https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2637179839719680
Robo Recall Unplugged https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/1906871599408213
Samba de Amigo: Virtual Party https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/5736173679792982
Shadow Point https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2088119334554800
Smash Drums https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3630025217090808
Sniper Elite VR https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2544573735586536
Space Pirate Trainer https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/1663790613725314
Star Wars VR Pinball https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3180994211970184
Superhot VR https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/1921533091289407
Swarm https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2236053486488156
Synth Riders https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2436558143118760
Tetris Effect Connected https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3386618894743567
The 7th Guest VR https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/5223884527630557
The Climb 2 https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2617233878395214
The Last Clockwinder https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/4837365566303714
The Light Brigade https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2681027292004911
The Room VR Dark Matter https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2124523024270629
The Walking Dead Saints and Sinners https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2897337400373711
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners - Chapter 2: Retribution https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/5190288877703616
Ultra Wings 2 https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3215828205181680
Underdogs https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/5302178529865980/
Unplugged Air Guitar https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/4714094898617280
Until You Fall https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2567459230020142
Ven VR Adventure https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3327317663977182
Virtual Desktop https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2017050365004772
Walkabout Minigolf https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2462678267173943
Waltz of the Wizard https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2280285932034855
War Planes Battles Over the Pacific https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3984056454948095
War Planes WW1 Fighters https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3922378427824210
Zombieland Headshot Fever https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2792447070854325
Meta Quest Device Referral https://www.meta.com/referrals/link/Zyxious

A Fisherman's Tale https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2299967930057156
After the Fall https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2160364850746031
Another Fisherman's Tale https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/4543286815791830
Arizona Sunshine 2 https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/5245041552210029
Asgard's Wrath 2 https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2603836099654226
Assassin's Creed Nexus https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/5812519008825194
Audio Trip https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2484044451715693
Beat Saber https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2448060205267927
Blade & Sorcery: Nomad https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2031826350263349
Bone Lab https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/4215734068529064
Broken Edge https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/5136958036416423
Brink Traveler https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3635172946605196
CleanSheet Soccer https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/5005632286166834/
Crazy Kung Fu https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3846153838783795
Creed Rise to Glory https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2366245336750543
Crisis Brigade 2 Reloaded https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/5081572398619813
Death Horizon Reloaded https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2115015981923610
Dead Second https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3780317308718524
Demeo https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3634830803298285
Down the Rabbit Hole https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2476104599150595
Drop Dead Dual Strike Edition https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/1935017546592600
Drop Dead the Cabin https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/4691479430874595
Dungeons Of Eternity https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/6341779295861881
Espire 2 https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3529713943716002
Eleven Table Tennis https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/1995434190525828
Eye of the Temple https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/5361030930653377
ForeVR Bowl https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3420508614708029
ForeVR Pool https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/4760607174068295
Fruit Ninja 2 https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/4917905281646450
Gadgeter https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2567395559960697
Gazzlers https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/4912697945406928
Golf+ https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2412327085529357
Gorn https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3349689215139117
Green Hell VR https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3815577785147028
Hubris https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/5722114367801351
I Expect You to Die https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/1987283631365460
I Expect You to Die 2 https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2970998659623177
I Expect You to Die 3 https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/4676322075753574
In Death Unchained https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2334376869949242
Into the Radius https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/5817243991680545
Job Simulator https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3235570703151406
Journey to the Gods https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/1853479764707533
Jurassic Park Aftermath Collection https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2708465082504733
Les Mills Body Combat https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/4015163475201433
Little Cities https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/4988470131168299
Lucky's Tail https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3652037328256745
Marvel's Ironman VR https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/5017327094985781
Mini Motor Racing X https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2371757336252737
Mother Gunship Forge https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/4188843481174389
Moss https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/1654565391314903
Moss Book 2 https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/4395292760584049
Myst https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2719294624823942
Oh Shape https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2522558964527688
Onward https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2677344882310094
Pistol Whip https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2104963472963790
Premium Bowling https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2773034772778845
Propagation VR Paradise Hotel https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/8826022237415280
Puzzle Bubble VR https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3202625546470498
Puzzling Places https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3931148300302917
Racket Club https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/6022041731249559
Racket NX https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2255408847836468
Ragnarock https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3749621795127676
Real VR Fishing https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2582932495064035
Red Matter https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2180753588712484
Red Matter 2 https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3682089508520212
Resident Evil 4 https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2637179839719680
Robo Recall Unplugged https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/1906871599408213
Samba de Amigo: Virtual Party https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/5736173679792982
Shadow Point https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2088119334554800
Smash Drums https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3630025217090808
Sniper Elite VR https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2544573735586536
Space Pirate Trainer https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/1663790613725314
Star Wars VR Pinball https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3180994211970184
Superhot VR https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/1921533091289407
Swarm https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2236053486488156
Synth Riders https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2436558143118760
Tetris Effect Connected https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3386618894743567
The 7th Guest VR https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/5223884527630557
The Climb 2 https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2617233878395214
The Last Clockwinder https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/4837365566303714
The Light Brigade https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2681027292004911
The Room VR Dark Matter https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2124523024270629
The Walking Dead Saints and Sinners https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2897337400373711
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners - Chapter 2: Retribution https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/5190288877703616
Ultra Wings 2 https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3215828205181680
Underdogs https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/5302178529865980/
Unplugged Air Guitar https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/4714094898617280
Until You Fall https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2567459230020142
Ven VR Adventure https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3327317663977182
Virtual Desktop https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2017050365004772
Walkabout Minigolf https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2462678267173943
Waltz of the Wizard https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2280285932034855
War Planes Battles Over the Pacific https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3984056454948095
War Planes WW1 Fighters https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3922378427824210
Zombieland Headshot Fever https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2792447070854325
Meta Quest Device Referral https://www.meta.com/referrals/link/Zyxious

A Fisherman's Tale https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2299967930057156
After the Fall https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2160364850746031
Another Fisherman's Tale https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/4543286815791830
Arizona Sunshine 2 https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/5245041552210029
Asgard's Wrath 2 https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2603836099654226
Assassin's Creed Nexus https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/5812519008825194
Audio Trip https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2484044451715693
Beat Saber https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2448060205267927
Blade & Sorcery: Nomad https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2031826350263349
Bone Lab https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/4215734068529064
Broken Edge https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/5136958036416423
Brink Traveler https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3635172946605196
CleanSheet Soccer https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/5005632286166834/
Crazy Kung Fu https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3846153838783795
Creed Rise to Glory https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2366245336750543
Crisis Brigade 2 Reloaded https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/5081572398619813
Death Horizon Reloaded https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2115015981923610
Dead Second https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3780317308718524
Demeo https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3634830803298285
Down the Rabbit Hole https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2476104599150595
Drop Dead Dual Strike Edition https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/1935017546592600
Drop Dead the Cabin https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/4691479430874595
Dungeons Of Eternity https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/6341779295861881
Espire 2 https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3529713943716002
Eleven Table Tennis https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/1995434190525828
Eye of the Temple https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/5361030930653377
ForeVR Bowl https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3420508614708029
ForeVR Pool https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/4760607174068295
Fruit Ninja 2 https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/4917905281646450
Gadgeter https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2567395559960697
Gazzlers https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/4912697945406928
Golf+ https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2412327085529357
Gorn https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3349689215139117
Green Hell VR https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3815577785147028
Hubris https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/5722114367801351
I Expect You to Die https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/1987283631365460
I Expect You to Die 2 https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2970998659623177
I Expect You to Die 3 https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/4676322075753574
In Death Unchained https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2334376869949242
Into the Radius https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/5817243991680545
Job Simulator https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3235570703151406
Journey to the Gods https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/1853479764707533
Jurassic Park Aftermath Collection https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2708465082504733
Les Mills Body Combat https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/4015163475201433
Little Cities https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/4988470131168299
Lucky's Tail https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3652037328256745
Marvel's Ironman VR https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/5017327094985781
Mini Motor Racing X https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2371757336252737
Mother Gunship Forge https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/4188843481174389
Moss https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/1654565391314903
Moss Book 2 https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/4395292760584049
Myst https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2719294624823942
Oh Shape https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2522558964527688
Onward https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2677344882310094
Pistol Whip https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2104963472963790
Premium Bowling https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2773034772778845
Propagation VR Paradise Hotel https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/8826022237415280
Puzzle Bubble VR https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3202625546470498
Puzzling Places https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3931148300302917
Racket Club https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/6022041731249559
Racket NX https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2255408847836468
Ragnarock https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3749621795127676
Real VR Fishing https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2582932495064035
Red Matter https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2180753588712484
Red Matter 2 https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3682089508520212
Resident Evil 4 https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2637179839719680
Robo Recall Unplugged https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/1906871599408213
Samba de Amigo: Virtual Party https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/5736173679792982
Shadow Point https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2088119334554800
Smash Drums https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3630025217090808
Sniper Elite VR https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2544573735586536
Space Pirate Trainer https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/1663790613725314
Star Wars VR Pinball https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/3180994211970184
Superhot VR https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/1921533091289407
Swarm https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/Zyxious/2236053486488156
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