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2023.03.28 22:57 _easyaf Morality in Islam - Basic Issues

وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّاهَا فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَاهَا قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَنْ زَكَّاهَا وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنْ دَسَّاهَا (91: 7-10) And the soul bears witness and the perfection given to it, then [God] inspired it with its evil and its good that he succeeded who purified it and he failed who corrupted it. (91:7-10)

What is the means through which a person can know what good and evil is? This is the most fundamental question of moral philosophy. In the above quoted verses, the Qur’an has made it clear that just as the Almighty has blessed a person with eyes to see and ears to hear, similarly, he has blessed him with a faculty which distinguishes good and evil for him. A person is not mere body and intellect. He is also a moral being. This means that the ability to distinguish good from evil and the appreciation that good is good and evil is evil is innately ordained in him. In some other verses of the Qur’an, this aspect is referred to as: إِنَّا هَدَيْنَاهُ السَّبِيلَ (76: 3) (We inspired in him the way of good and evil, (76:3)) and (90: 10) وَهَدَيْنَاهُ النَّجْدَيْنِ (have We not shown him both paths? (90:10)). This appreciation of good from evil is a universal reality. Thus when the most evil of persons does something wrong, he tries to hide it in the first phase. When Adam’s son, Cain, tried to hide the body of his brother, Abel, after killing him, it was because he knew that he had committed a sin. Same is the case with good. A person loves what is good and respects and reveres it. When he establishes a society, he always sets up a system of justice in it. This is ample testimony of his innate ability to distinguish between good and evil. No doubt, at times, a person may justify a sin he commits, however, at the very time he invents excuses for this justification, he very well knows that he is inventing these excuses against his nature. The reason for this is that if someone else commits the same sin against him, he regards it to be an evil without any hesitation, and vehemently protests against that person. The Prophet (sws) is reported to have said: “Virtue is professing high morals and sin is that which pricks your heart and you would not like others to come to know of it.” [1] It is this part of a person that the Qur’an has termed as nafs-i lawwamah (the reproaching soul) [2] and has unequivocally stated:

بَلْ الْإِنسَانُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ بَصِيرَةٌ وَلَوْ أَلْقَى مَعَاذِيرَهُ (75: 14-15) In fact, [in reality] man himself is a witness upon his own self however much he may put up excuses. (75:14-15)

However, in the interpretation of this innate ability to distinguish between good and evil, there could have been differences because of different circumstances and periods of time and because of a variation in perception between people themselves. It is a great blessing of the Almighty that He has not even left any possibility for such differences and wherever there could have been a likelihood of any major difference, He delineated good and evil through His messengers. The guidance provided by these messengers is now eternally enshrined in the Qur’an. This guidance testifies to whatever a person finds within himself. Furthermore, man’s intuitive knowledge, in fact even his empirical knowledge, knowledge derived from natural and physical laws as well as knowledge derived from intellect all bear witness to it. Consequently, good and bad morals, as a result of this, can be fully ascertained.
In some narratives, this aspect has been explained through a parable: A straight path leads to the destination a person wants to reach. At both its sides are high walls. Both have doors in them on which curtains are hung. At the end of the path, there is a caller calling out to enter and to walk straight. In spite of this, if a person wants to lift the curtains of the doors in the right and left walls, a caller from the top says: “Beware! Do not lift the curtains. If you lift them, you will go inside.” It was explained: This path is Islam, the walls are the limits prescribed by God, and doors are His prohibitions. The caller from the top is the counsellor of God which is found in the heart of every human being, and the caller at the end of the path is the Qur’an: [3]

إِنَّ هَـذَا الْقُرْآنَ يَهْدِي لِلَّتِي هِيَ أَقْوَمُ وَيُبَشِّرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ الصَّالِحَاتِ أَنَّ لَهُمْ أَجْرًا كَبِيرًا (9:17) Indeed this Qur’an gives guidance to the path which is the most upright and gives glad tidings of a great reward to those among its believers who do good deeds. (17:9)

The second question is: What is the real motive which impels a person to purify his morals? The answer which the Qur’an has given to this question in the verses (91:7-10) quoted earlier is that this motive is a person’s perception which, on the basis of this very innate cognizance of good and evil, says that the results of good and evil cannot be the same. He feels that the very existence of the perception of good being good and evil being evil entails that the result of good should be good and that of evil should be evil. It becomes evident from this that a person will not be left unaccountable for his deeds; he will definitely be rewarded or punished as a result of his deeds. In these referred to verses, the Qur’an has referred to this fate as success and failure respectively. As a result of this, the feelings of fear and hope arise in a person and become a source and motivation for him to cleanse his morals even though his natural inclinations oppose this. Then when a person professes faith, this feeling relates to the Almighty. It is now that the Qur’an requires of him that the real motive of adhering to good morals and refraining from evil morals should only be the love of God, His pleasure and the fear of His displeasure – the God who knows the unseen, Who knows the secrets and is fully aware of every movement that goes on in this world as well as the slightest of change that takes place in the minds and hearts. The Qur’an has stated this aspect at many places. At one instance, after emphasizing the fulfilment of obligations, it says:

فَآتِ ذَا الْقُرْبَى حَقَّهُ وَالْمِسْكِينَ وَابْنَ السَّبِيلِ ذَلِكَ خَيْرٌ لِّلَّذِينَ يُرِيدُونَ وَجْهَ اللَّهِ وَأُوْلَئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ (38:30) So give their due to the next of kin, to the destitute, and to the traveller. That is best for those who want to please God; and it is these who shall surely prosper. (30:38)

The best examples of people in whom these morals are personified are the prophets of God. About the Prophet Muhammad (sws), the Qur’an says:

الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّى وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِنْدَهُ مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ تُجْزَى إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَى(92: 18 -20) Who spends his wealth to purify his soul, and does not confer favours on anyone for recompense but only to seek the countenance of his Lord, Most High. (92:18-20)

It is generally accepted that the foundation of good deeds is good intention. The Prophet (sws) has also referred to this fact in these subtle words: إنَّما الأَعْمَال بالنِّياَت (the deeds of a person are based on his intentions). [4] This motive cleanses a person’s intentions completely. Thus none of his deeds after this is for show and pretence, and if it is, then he soon or late tries to cleanse it of such filth.
The most effective explanation of this directive of the Qur’an is reported by Abu Hurayrah (rta). He narrates from the Prophet (sws) that on the Day of Reckoning the foremost among people whose fate shall be decided would be scholars of the Qur’an or those who had been killed in jihad or those who had been blessed with wealth by the Almighty. They shall be brought over and the Almighty will remind them of His favours. They will acknowledge these favours. The Almighty will then inquire from them: “What did you do in benefiting from them?” The scholar will reply: “I was educated and then I educated others and recited the Qur’an before other people to call them towards You.” The soldier will say: “I fought in Your way and was killed.” The rich person will say: “I spent on every occasion on which you are pleased on spending.” The Almighty will say: “All of this was done by you so that people should call you a scholar, a brave person and a generous person [respectively]; so you have been called so in the world.” It shall thus be ordered and they shall be dragged faceward into Hell. [5]
The third question which relates to moral philosophy is: What is the objective of this effort? Scholars have given different answers to this question. One group thinks that it is happiness. Another group is of the opinion that it is perfection. A third regards it to be an obligation for the sake of it. The above quoted verses (91:7-10) clearly say that this objective is purification as a result of which man shall be bestowed with God’s eternal kingdom. A little deliberation shows that this answer of the Qur’an automatically encompasses all the viewpoints of moral scholars just referred to. This is because it is through purification of faith and deeds that a person achieves perfection; true happiness is also achieved through this and if ever an obligation is discharged without any greed, then it is through this. It is this state of the soul which the Qur’an calls the “contented soul” and gives it glad tidings of being the recipient of the pleasure of God and vice versa:

يَاأَيَّتُهَا النَّفْسُ الْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ ارْجِعِي إِلَى رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَرْضِيَّةً فَادْخُلِي فِي عِبَادِي وادْخُلِي جَنَّتِي(89 :27-30) O you whose heart remained content [with his Lord in times of comfort and distress]! Return unto your Lord, such that He is pleased with you and you are pleased with Him. [Return] and enter among My servants and enter My Paradise. (89:27-30)

Imam Amin Ahsan Islahi writes:

… these words are a tribute from God. They shall be addressed to people who shall be congratulated for achieving great success in the sphere they had been tested by their Lord. They have returned to their Lord with the achievement that they have proven in good and bad circumstances that they were content with the will of their Lord and at the same time they have been granted the coveted status of being the favoured ones of the Lord. Just as they have never complained to Him at any stage, in the same manner their Lord has not found them below His standards at any stage. They are pleased with Him and He is pleased with them. [6]

A chapter from the book Meezan by Javed Ghamidi.
[1]. Muslim, Al-Jami‘ al-sahih, 1120, (no. 6516). [2]. 75:2. [3]. Al-Tirmidhi, Sunan, vol. 4, 539-540, (no. 2859); Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Musnad, vol. 5, 198, (no. 17182). [4]. Al-Bukhari, Al-Jami‘ al-sahih, 1, (no. 1); Muslim, Al-Jami‘ al-sahih, 853, (no. 4927). [5]. Muslim, Al-Jami‘ al-sahih, 852-853, (no. 4923). [6]. Amin Ahsan Islahi, Tadabbur-i Qur’an, vol. 9, 362.

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2023.03.28 22:52 _easyaf Morality in Islam - Basic Issues

وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّاهَا فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَاهَا قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَنْ زَكَّاهَا وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنْ دَسَّاهَا (91: 7-10)
And the soul bears witness and the perfection given to it, then [God] inspired it with its evil and its good that he succeeded who purified it and he failed who corrupted it. (91:7-10)

بَلْ الْإِنسَانُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ بَصِيرَةٌ وَلَوْ أَلْقَى مَعَاذِيرَهُ (75: 14-15)
In fact, [in reality] man himself is a witness upon his own self however much he may put up excuses. (75:14-15)

إِنَّ هَـذَا الْقُرْآنَ يَهْدِي لِلَّتِي هِيَ أَقْوَمُ وَيُبَشِّرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ الصَّالِحَاتِ أَنَّ لَهُمْ أَجْرًا كَبِيرًا (9:17)
Indeed this Qur’an gives guidance to the path which is the most upright and gives glad tidings of a great reward to those among its believers who do good deeds. (17:9)

فَآتِ ذَا الْقُرْبَى حَقَّهُ وَالْمِسْكِينَ وَابْنَ السَّبِيلِ ذَلِكَ خَيْرٌ لِّلَّذِينَ يُرِيدُونَ وَجْهَ اللَّهِ وَأُوْلَئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ (38:30)
So give their due to the next of kin, to the destitute, and to the traveller. That is best for those who want to please God; and it is these who shall surely prosper. (30:38)

The best examples of people in whom these morals are personified are the prophets of God. About the Prophet Muhammad (sws), the Qur’an says:

الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّى وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِنْدَهُ مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ تُجْزَى إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَى(92: 18 -20)
Who spends his wealth to purify his soul, and does not confer favours on anyone for recompense but only to seek the countenance of his Lord, Most High. (92:18-20)

يَاأَيَّتُهَا النَّفْسُ الْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ ارْجِعِي إِلَى رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَرْضِيَّةً فَادْخُلِي فِي عِبَادِي وادْخُلِي جَنَّتِي(89 :27-30)
O you whose heart remained content [with his Lord in times of comfort and distress]! Return unto your Lord, such that He is pleased with you and you are pleased with Him. [Return] and enter among My servants and enter My Paradise. (89:27-30)

Imam Amin Ahsan Islahi writes:

… these words are a tribute from God. They shall be addressed to people who shall be congratulated for achieving great success in the sphere they had been tested by their Lord. They have returned to their Lord with the achievement that they have proven in good and bad circumstances that they were content with the will of their Lord and at the same time they have been granted the coveted status of being the favoured ones of the Lord. Just as they have never complained to Him at any stage, in the same manner their Lord has not found them below His standards at any stage. They are pleased with Him and He is pleased with them.
[6]

A chapter from the book Meezan by Javed Ghamidi.

[1]. Muslim, Al-Jami‘ al-sahih, 1120, (no. 6516). [2]. 75:2. [3]. Al-Tirmidhi, Sunan, vol. 4, 539-540, (no. 2859); Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Musnad, vol. 5, 198, (no. 17182). [4]. Al-Bukhari, Al-Jami‘ al-sahih, 1, (no. 1); Muslim, Al-Jami‘ al-sahih, 853, (no. 4927). [5]. Muslim, Al-Jami‘ al-sahih, 852-853, (no. 4923). [6]. Amin Ahsan Islahi, Tadabbur-i Qur’an, vol. 9, 362.

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2023.03.28 22:38 Omansurver A text-based work of art inspired by a certain piece of media, created by a fan of said media, which follows the same or an alternate universe of the aforementioned media artwork. Or, a fan fiction.

Dunno if y'all will like this, or if it will even remain up, but a bit of a DISCLAIMER; The first chapter is more akin to a prologue than an actual part of a story, but it is required for the story to make sense, as the story needs a lot of world building and explanation for everything to work out, and unless y'all wanna be confused for the next three chapters, then I suggest you read, unless you aren't interested of course. Oh yeah, it was so long that I needed to post the first chapter in multiple parts, so get comfy, and prepare to read almost forty pages in total.

Chapter One - Part One
Extremely Lengthy Exposition

He didn’t know how to describe it.
A sort of lucid state in which he was only partially aware of who and what he was? Maybe. A condition of some sort of brain death, it being a result of gazing upon an entity far too complex for the human mind to ever even dream of conceiving? Perhaps. Or maybe it was a sign. A sign from whatever gods or higher beings that were our forefathers, our creators. The very things that created the universe, and all others as we know it. Perhaps it was a sign from Them, of his ascension, his final evolution into a being so superior, that to others, he could be considered a god himself. Yes, that was right. He could feel it, the power. Not in a way of touching something with a hand, but in a more metaphysical way, one far better than the crude grasping tools that humanity has had to work with for far too long.
It was so close, the innate understanding that was intrinsically tied into the human genome from eons ago, the inheritance he was meant to receive, what he DESERVED to receive, was right there. All he had to do was reach out, and touch it. He did just that, his mental probes extending outwards towards it, to claim what was rightfully his. He closed his fingers around it, and-
“Jacob, wake up. The doctor is trying to say something to you.”
Or it could just all be a construct of his dying brain, one that was futilely trying to sort the things that he was experiencing into something that could be translated and read.
“Jacob?” His mother repeated, with a more stern note entering her voice.
“Oh uh, sorry. What were you trying to say?” Jacob leaned forward, clasping his hands together, placing his elbows on his knees and leaning on his arms.
“I was asking you how you’ve been feeling recently, as it does pertain to the conversation I am having with your parents.” The doctor smiled patiently, expertly hiding most of his probable frustration behind a veneer of placidity.
“Relatively well, though I have been having a good amount of headaches, considerably more than usual.” Jacob responded, plastering a nonchalant expression onto his face.
“And what about that little . . . episode you had a moment ago?” The doctor questioned, leaning forward expectantly.
“Oh yeah, that. I guess I just kinda zoned out there for a second, you know?” Jacob replied casually.
“Zoned out for over half an hour?” The doctor tilted his head.
“Yep.” Jacob wasn’t going to fall for the bait.
“Hmm.” The doctor leaned back. “Well, I'm fairly sure that ‘zoning out’ for over half an hour with absolutely no idea what's going on in the outside world isn’t exactly normal behavior typical for a boy of your age, Jacob. Did you perchance have any sort of feeling that you can’t explain, or something similar to an out of body experience? It could even just be similar to lucid dreaming.” The doctor appears to be very insistent, Jacob, why don’t you take care of him? You could be out of state within a day or tw-
“Well when you put it like that, sure.” Jacob decided that he would indeed play the doctor’s game.
“Hmm. Well Mrs. Pattine, you heard it from him. When we did our testing last week, we noticed extremely irregular brain patterns that would normally indicate extreme stress upon the brain. However, Jacob here seemed perfectly fine, aside from a rather annoying headache.”
“Now, I’m fairly sure that anybody could deduce that that type of behavior from the brain isn’t good at all. In fact, the tumor that we had diagnosed Jacob the same week, being practically the size of a peanut, has now doubled in size. In fact, the growth appears to be scaling upwards in terms of the growth rate. What was doubling in size per week, will quickly grow to quadrupling, and then quintupling. Soon, Jacob will have to undergo intense chemotherapy.”
Jacob’s mother did not seem placated, like what the doctor was trying to do, but in fact appalled.
“Why are you saying all this in front of him!? He’s just a child for damn sake!” Jacob's mother clutched Jacob tighter, much to his both amusement and frustration after she refused to let go.
“I’m sorry Mrs. Pattine, but all parties involved here have to know what’s at stake here, including young Jacob here.” The doctor, to his credit, did seem genuinely remorseful, yet not really backtracking enough to make an effective apology, more like creating a plausible justification for his actions.
Jacob didn’t really care either way. Well, he did care that he was probably going to die and was thankful that the doctor had decided to be blunt, but not caring about his mother’s rather extreme outburst in his supposed defense.
That had been the case as of late, not really caring about his loved ones. Well, he DID care, at least he thought he did, but why did they always have to be just, so, well, like that all the time? Jacob was rather exasperated from the whole ordeal, and plus, the doctor was talking again.
“-however, we have a solution to this problem of Jacob’s.” The doctor reached out to the briefcase on the table to his right, opening it. He then extracted what appeared to be a syringe filled with clear liquid.
“This is a prototype we, us being ANTI, have been working on for a long time. You might have learned what this is from various pop culture and media sources, but if you don’t, I’ll explain what it is now.” Without giving anybody in the room time to protest, he continued on.
“This is a syringe full of nanobots. Yes, honest-to-god, genuine nanobots. We’ve been working on these for a good amount of time, since around 2000, yet no significant headway had been made towards making a nanobot serum cost-effective enough to employ in more, liberal, uses.”
“However, when Russia annexed Crimea back in 2014, Congress decided that a viable threat was rising, and revived the program with a stimulant called cold hard cash. When another budget increase came with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it didn’t exactly hinder us, and a year later, we came up with the first effective prototype of nanotechnological biological cellular regeneration to date. And now, we're gonna give it to Jacob.”
Mrs. Pattine didn’t appear to care about all of the war stuff or fancy political words, only really catching onto the words of, “give it to Jacob” and responded accordingly.
“I don’t believe it. What's the catch?” Mrs. Pattine glared suspiciously at the doctor.
“No catch, just the requirement that we are given full liberty to experiment on the tumor in Jacob’s head, within legal bounds.” The doctor appears to be trying to brush over that fact, but Mrs. Pattine also catches onto the important bits.
“You want to experiment on my son!? That sounds like a pretty big catch to me!” Mrs. Pattine screeches in protest.
“It’ll be within full humane laws, nothing illegal, I promise you. In fact, we’ll give you even more incentive.” The doctor pauses, seemingly for dramatic effect.
“So, out with it!” Mrs. Pattine seems to be quite stressed, and most likely wants nothing more than to just go home already.
“We will give you a sum of thirty million dollars, with no tax put on it.” The doctor says plainly.
Mrs. Pattine doesn’t react for a moment, seemingly processing what she just heard.
“Th-th-thirty million dollars!?” Mrs. Pattine splutters in disbelief. “You can’t be serious!”
The doctor chuckles. “Oh but I am. We’ll place it directly into your bank account, as liquid assets would likely be hard to manage for you. It’ll even be covered by insurance.”
Mrs. Pattine clearly is still suspicious. “This is too good to be true.”
“I can assure you, Mrs. Pattine, it is not.”
She looks unsure as to whether or not to take the deal, and looks at Jacob.
“Go ahead.” Jacob shrugs, hoping to maybe NOT die.
Mrs. Pattine then gets up. “I need to go over this with my family.”
They accepted the deal.
* * *
Three days later, Jacob was inside a chamber packed with men and women in lab coats, all of them seeming to be doing something important. The room was about twenty feet in diameter and in height, circular, with a large ten-foot-high blast door being the only intentional access point that could be used to enter the chamber. A large secure industrial vent was inset into the ceiling, also covered with a steel mesh to prevent something from getting in, or perhaps out. In the center of it all was a large contraption, with many pipes, hoses, and wires protruding from various access ports around the machine. It all seemed a bit too militaristic for a minor cryo experiment, but what did he know?
On the front of the machine in the center of the room was a thick plastic cover that exposed the interior, the interior being a cavity about eight feet tall and two feet wide. It appeared to have been designed to allow a human to rest upright inside the machine, and rest comfortably to boot, utilizing a foam mold to mimic a bed. In fact, the little foam mold appears to be fitted to Jacob’s exact dimensions. Jacob, being the ever-curious fellow, inquired as to what the strange doohickey.
“So uh, what am I looking at here?” Jacob gestured to the machine in the center of the room.
“This is, for all intents and purposes, a cryo pod. It can effectively freeze a human being, preserving them for extended periods of time, without them growing or aging at all.” The doctor, who appeared to be in charge of this whole ordeal, answered him.
“And you’re putting me in there?” Jacob asked.
“Yes. We are hoping to learn more about that little tumor-that-isn’t-a-tumor in your head, as it's something that we haven’t ever seen before. Since the tumor is progressing at an alarmingly fast pace, and since we don’t want you to die, we will be placing you in this for a single year, on the dot. The freeze will stop the progression of the tumor, and the nanobots will keep you in top shape even if something goes wrong with the pod, and they will even combat the tumor, so you aren’t in any danger.” The doctor replied.
“Huh. And you’re gonna find some sort of miracle cure for the tumor while I’m on ice?” Jacob asked, wanting to get all of the essential information.
“Yes.” The doctor didn’t elaborate this time.
“Uh, cool. So we’re starting now? I was wondering why I was in this weird looking wetsuit thingy.” Jacob pulled at his sleeves, the tightness of them a little uncomfortable.
“Yes. Once the specs have been fully calibrated, we can place you in the pod, and you can say goodnight.” The doctor nodded to himself. “Yes, it should only be ten more minutes.”
* * *
Fifteen minutes later, a bit over schedule, everything was set up. Jacob was standing in front of the cryo pod, talking to one of the doctors.
“So I just step inside, right?” Jacob inquired.
“Correct you are. We’ll strap you up, run diagnostics, and then see you in t- a year.” The lady, Dr. Sophia Vasel by her nametag, appeared to have stopped herself from saying something was either a simple misspoken word, or something she wasn’t supposed to say. It didn’t really matter to Jacob, since you could just kill her, now and be done with it. It would be so easy, to ju-
“Alright, nice.” Jacob stepped up inside, a little stepladder conveniently set into the machine. He turned around and shifted a little, trying to get comfortable. Dr. Vasel and one other doctor began strapping him in, hooking little electrodes and wires up to him to do all sorts of technical mumbo jumbo. After a minute of attaching devices to him and making sure everything was in order, they began to run diagnostics to make sure everything electronic was working. After an agonizingly long ten minutes of affirming and reaffirming, the first doctor that he had met with walked up to the plastic clear door with a microphone in his hand.
“Can you hear me Jacob?” The doctor asked.
“Yeh.” Jacob replied lamely
“Uhm, OK, it seems like everything is alright on our side, so without further ado, I think we’ll be seeing you in a year.” The doctor nodded to his colleagues next to him, and they started to press buttons on the console. A loud alarm started blaring, and a hissing noise spread throughout the pod. Devices began to inject what was probably some sort of powerful anesthetic, considering he began feeling extremely drowsy a moment later.
The last thing he saw before he fell asleep was the plastic cover being coated in frost.
* * *
Three weeks after that, a government official of the program that had taken Jacob Pattine in for treatment and experimentation contacted the Pattine family to offer their condolences, as they had to inform them that due to a malfunction in the systems of the nanobots, Jacob Pattine had unfortunately died in testing, and that they hoped this won’t sour relations between them.
However, it did sour relations between them, as the subsequent lawsuit against them proved all too well. It had even progressed to a Supreme Court case called Pattine v Army Nanotechnological Initiative, which ended up with a seventy-two million dollar payment towards the Pattines, and a ruling that outlawed any and all with the use and/or experimentation on humans with nanotechnology, as it was deemed too dangerous to use on humans. A deep-dive into the records of the ANTI yielded many discoveries, the most notable of them being the many deaths of humans in the testing trials of the nanobots. This also led to the dissolution of the ANTI, and shaped the future of nanotechnology for years to come.
However, using nanobots for the use on humans didn’t stop there. In fact, some would say it thrived, just in a different way than imagined. Like many other creations that were found to be too radical or immoral for the majority of the populace, the CIA was the one to collect the scraps, and make it their own. By using their own funding to revive the unofficially named Nano-Cryo project, they resumed research, employing many of the original members of the infamous project, with the doctor being put back in charge of the currently unnamed project.
That left only Jacob to deal with. Luckily for him, Jacob wasn’t so disposable as some might believe, as certain conditions on his being made his potential quite desirable to some shadowy heads of certain organizations. This led to the CIA creating a cover story about the unfortunate death of the boy, which would allow them to both obtain the asset, and snip off the loose thread that was ANTI, killing two birds with one stone. They continued testing within CIA Black Site-046, which was located within the city known as New Jersey, which would later influence the name of the secretive project.
One more alteration would be made to the test. As Jacob had now been cut off from the outside world and was presumed dead, the CIA had no worry about public retribution, allowing them to extend his period in the cryo pod from one year to ten. At the end of the ten years, Jacob would be woken up from stasis, and testing would be enacted, with various procedures analyzing how his physiology had reacted to the tumor and the extended stay in cryostasis. The nanobots were there to ensure that Jacob didn’t die from the tumor, but also to make sure he didn’t die from the long periods of time spent sleeping. After twenty-four hours had passed, Jacob would be placed back within the cryo pod, and be woken up again when another ten years had passed, with this cycle repeating for the foreseeable future.
In the development of the cryostasis model, one thing had persisted throughout the trials. When the testers had been subjected to extended periods of time within stasis, once unfrozen, the brain would refuse to reactivate. No matter what measures were taken, the brain would simply not resume biological function, and the subject would be effectively dead. The leading theory on this was that the brain had been “dead” for so long, that it simply couldn’t remember that it was alive. This is the same reason why cavemen, even if perfectly preserved in ice, couldn’t be simply revived with a shock paddle or some adrenaline.
So, the nanobots were there to stimulate and keep the brain semi-active during time spent sleeping, keeping the brain alive through the barest of actions, making it more akin to sleep instead of simply dying and then being revived with a perfectly preserved body and brain. However, this led to the tumor being slightly active as well, so it would still progress while within stasis, albeit at an incredibly glacial pace. This would likely cause problems in the future, but a solution is bound to come up at some point.
Right?
* * *
Invariably.
What an interesting word
And a nice one at that. It really just rolls off the tongue, doesn’t it? A word that most people probably can’t even recall the meaning of, yet is seen so commonly in works that are often above the skill of your average eighth grader. It means for something to happen a lot, or always. For instance, you could say, “Oh, whenever I go to my friend's house, the meals his mother makes are invariably burnt.” or something along those lines.
Jacob couldn’t apply that word to his situation.
That would imply that he had been doing or experiencing something for long enough that he could use that word as a hyperbole. However, he hadn’t. In fact, it was quite the opposite. Imagine blinking your eyes. Now try to recall how long the moment between opening your eyes and the light reaching your eyes was. Now that's a more accurate comparison.
Right when Jacob closed his eyes, he had been hearing a hissing sound, expecting sleep to take him. Then a slight, rather odd blip in his awareness caused him to lose his bearings for a moment, but quickly regained them. The hissing continued, and became rather annoying after a bit, considering the nasty headache he currently had. Did he have that before he entered the pod? He wasn’t sure, but he was having a hard time remembering his last moments before he entered the machine, which was odd, as that was just a moment ago. Oh, now the hissing noise is stopping, so Jacob guessed that the doctors realized there was a problem, and were now spooling down the machine to take him out before something disastrous happened.
The hissing noise stopped, and the sound of pistons groaning filled the small cavity instead, along with a notable difference in the positioning of the cryo pod door, specifically moving upward. Ah, now the door is opening, fantastic. Jacob hoped that he could just get this damn experiment underway, without any more delays.
Goddamn the door is slow. At least he could see somewhat outside, as the door had opened up enough to let him see the feet of two people standing outside his little home. Actually, scratch that, three people standing outside, as the door had opened more up to let him see a third person standing behind the pair that were closest to him. He blinked several times to clear the fog from his eyesight, his eyeballs feeling pretty cold, as if he had spent a little in pure winter weather with his eyes open, letting them freeze a bit. Matter of fact, as feeling returned to his body, he felt cold all over. Not so cold that it was painful, but more of a cool uncomfortableness.
Speaking of feeling returning to his body, he felt a rather unpleasant prickling sensation throughout himself, like his entire body had fallen asleep, or if he had just returned from the cold after a long stay in the frigid winter air. He flexed his fingers, or at least tried to. His fingers were encased in a hard plastic glove, molded to fit his hand. It was the same story with the rest of his body, many straps fastened tight enough to restrict his movement, but not enough to restrict his blood flow. He tried to see more than the feet of the unknown people in front of him, as the door was open about halfway now, but the fog, or maybe steam, wafting up from his pod was masking everything else.
Oh yeah, the hissing was back too.
After another eternity of the door just slowly opening, the long-awaited event finally arrived. The door clanked to a stop, now resting somewhere on top of the cryo pod. The hissing noise also came to a stop, seeming to have been the cause of the fog as well, considering how it began to clear up with the end of the abhorrent hissing sound. The fog cleared up fully, allowing him to see a rather strange sight.
Three people in full hazmat suits were standing in front of him, one of the two in front holding an odd device that looked vaguely like a heart monitor. The one with the heart monitor stepped up to him, uttering a single word.
“Please hold still.”
Jacob naturally held still as the person wrapped a sensor on his wrist, then one on his neck. The man then pressed a few buttons on his little machine, and then watched some sort of readout on the screen that Jacob couldn’t make out from his angle. The man stayed like that for about half a minute before taking off the little sensors from his wrist and neck, and then put the device down on some sort of table that Jacob also couldn’t see due to his angle, before nodding to the man beside him.
The pair moved into action, unstrapping and unclamping him in various areas around his body, unrestricting his movement. Jacob didn’t move yet though, as once the pair were done taking off the various inhibitors, the third man in the back stepped up, as if he wanted to speak. The unnamed man grabbed the bottom of his visor, where a small lip was present. The man then used that lip to pull up the plastic covering his face, or at least the layer that was preventing Jacob from seeing his face. The man pulled it up, revealing the doctor, who’s name he still didn’t know. However, something was off about him, though Jacob couldn’t put his finger on it.
“Long time no see Jacob.” The doctor smiles disarmingly, which makes Jacob beg the question of why he would need to be disarmed.
“What do you mean, ‘Long time’? It hasn’t even been half an hour.” Jacob frowns, tilting his head questioningly, though Jacob is pretty sure he already knows the answer to his own question.
The doctor’s smile wavers, and his eyes turn downcast, avoiding Jacob’s.
“Well, ah, you see Jacob, it HAS been a long time. I imagine you just didn’t notice, due to no little input on our part.”
Suddenly, Jacob realized what was off about the doctor. When he had seen him last, the doctor had a look about him that made him seem like he could be in his early thirties or late twenties, with a little margin for error, of course.
However, The doctor now looked like he had aged around a decade, sporting a few new wrinkles that definitely weren’t there before. Instead of being a man just entering his more mature ages, he looked more like a man entering a higher, more responsible position in your standard American technical corporation. To put it shortly, he looked like he was in his forties.
“So you're saying that it's been a year already, and I was just too out of it to notice?” The doctor winced, and opened up his mouth to speak, but Jacob continued talking.
“However, I have noticed that while you said I was supposed to be in here for a year, the actual reality is different. Unless you somehow had a growth spurt, or decided that looking older was a new fashion trend, it's odd that you seem to have aged a decade in what was supposed to be a year of stasis.” Jacob tilted his head, focusing a stare on the doctor. “Tell me, doctor, how long was I out?”
The pair in front of him, having been listening this whole time, looked back at the doctor expectantly. The doctor shook his head, and attempted a smile, though the result looked more like a pained grimace. The doctor then looked up at Jacob, giving him a strange look.
“Noticed that, did you? Well, I suppose you do deserve an explanation. Let's talk about this in a more, comfortable, area.”
* * *
Jacob fixed the doctor with another bland stare for the fifteenth time in four minutes.
“So you’re telling me, that the damn CIA kidnapped me, your government organization was dissolved, and now I’m officially dead to the outside world? Not to mention I was asleep for not a year, but a decade?” Jacob said all of this with a tone that might have implied disbelief and anger.
“Well, when you put it like that, it sounds, well, exactly like what happened I suppose, but I wouldn’t put it, well, any sort of other way, so yes.” The doctor, contrary to the facade he was still bravely trying to put up, didn’t appear too comfortable with telling Jacob all of this. After all, who would want to tell an innocent, carefree, bright-eyed young boy, that his family thought him dead, and that he was asleep for a decade as well.
Jacob leaned back in his chair, crossing his arms and breathed out the air he had been holding in.
“Huh.” Jacob didn’t elaborate.
“I’m sure that this might be very alarming to you, but remember that this wasn’t in our control. I’m very sorry for your loss, but just know that we do have therapists and other people that you can talk to on hand, just let us know.” The doctor didn’t seem very proud of this series of unfortunate events happening to the aforementioned carefree child.
“Well, as long as they aren’t dead yet, I’ll be fine.” Jacob shrugs.
The doctor blinks in surprise.
“I- what? Are you sure? Your mental health is very important, and despite what our higher ups at the CIA might say, you are also important as a person.” The doctor had an increasingly worried expression on his face.
“Nah, I think I’m pretty good for now.” Jacob remained seemingly uncaring for his current status as perceived dead by his family, or for his mental health. “So, what happens to me now? I’m assuming I’m not getting executed for lack of further usefulness, or else you wouldn’t be offering me therapists, and I’m not exactly going back out into society, as that would be a rather awkward situation for the CIA. So, that leaves only one more avenue of action.” Jacob leaned forward. “I’m going back in the machine, aren’t I?”
“. . . yes.” The doctor seemed put off by Jacob’s lengthy statement.
Jacob leaned back and nodded, satisfied by his answer. “I have just one question then.”
The doctor cocked an eyebrow.
“Why am I so important? Plenty of people have brain tumors, and yet you guys aren’t kidnapping those people, right? So, what makes this one special?” Jacob tapped the side of his head.
The doctor cleared his throat, seemingly more comfortable to be conversing over a topic more familiar to him, like neuroscience.
“I can do that. Follow me.”
* * *
The doctor led Jacob to a room with only one other person inside, that person being an assistant. The lights were off, the only source of illumination being a projector shining on a blank whiteboard, the image being an x-ray of what looked like a brain.
“Well, as I’ve said before, that so-called tumor in your head isn’t exactly behaving like a tumor normally would. In the beginning, when it first appeared, it looked like any old brain tumor, forming in your cerebral cortex. It grew a bit abnormally, but nothing too out of the ordinary.” The doctor pointed at a small marble sized mass that was present inside the aforementioned section of the brain on the projection. “However, that's when things took a turn for the stranger.” The doctor motioned for the assistant to switch to the next slide, which he did.
The diagram now showed the same image as before, which Jacob now knew to be his brain, with the sole difference being that the mass had now enlarged, seemingly spreading what looked like feelers or tentacles outwards, the longest one stretching towards a middle section of the brain.
“After this happened, we were notified through plants, and we took over your medical case, observing the growth of your tumor.” The slide switched again, now showing a larger tumor. It had grown even more feelers, now numbering at five, and the longest one was now in the middle of the brain.
“The tumor had spread itself out, and the longest appendage of it had now entered what we call the anterior insular cortex, or, “ The doctor looked at Jacob. “the empathy center.”
Jacob stared back at the doctor, not showing any outward form of reaction. The doctor looked back towards the projection, clearing his throat.
“Ahem, anyway. As you can probably guess, this was highly irregular behavior from what was supposed to be a simple tumor. And what we realized next was even more shocking.” The assistant clicked to the next slide, this one showing . . . nothing.
Actually, it did show something, Jacob just didn’t notice at first. The tumor was now not a simple mass, but instead had somehow become, fainter, he supposed. It didn’t have any clear separation from his brain, instead, only sections could be made out from the former tumor. It seemed like it had merged with his brain, which wasn’t exactly comforting to Jacob.
“The tumor now couldn’t be described as a simple tumor. We had to deduce that it had somehow become part of your brain, as we couldn’t find any clear definition of where the tumor began and where it ended. We could still technically see the tumor, though it was like it had faded its edges in with your brain, merging with it.” The assistant shut off the projector, and turned the lights back on.
The doctor turned back towards Jacob, with what looked to be a sympathetic expression on his face.
“Now I hope you understand why we want to know what the hell this thing is. If this was some sort of parasite, and if it could spread . . “ The doctor let Jacob figure out the rest on his own.
“Huh, yeah. I wouldn’t really want the world to turn into a reenactment of a certain hit TV adaptation of a certain hit zombie game.” Jacob nodded. “So, how are you gonna go about solving, “ Jacob gestured haphazardly to his head. “This?”
“We . . . aren’t sure yet.” The doctor grimaced. “However, it has only been, well, it's been quite awhile, but we learned a lot from the first go around. We are hoping to gain more data from the next decade, with some new technologies to be used.”
Jacob nodded his head, looking around. “So do I just go back in now?”
“No, actually. The planned procedure is to keep you awake for a minimum of twelve hours, with us taking several tests to determine if any changes have been made to your mental or intellectual state. And also, you are going to have to visit some therapists, that's non-optional.” The doctor replied.
Jacob only grunted in response to that last statement.
* * *
Jacob is running on a treadmill, with several devices measuring his various functions.
“Just let us know when you’re getting tired.” The man, Dr. Markus Vasquez by his nametag, repeated for the fifth time.
“And that would be right around now, actually.” Jacob stopped running when Dr. Vasquez pressed the off button.
“Hmm, alright. You’re operating at standard rates for a boy of your age.” Dr. Vasquez writes down notes on his clipboard, probably about him. Or maybe some sort of weird fan fiction about some US president, you never know.
Dr. Vasquez motioned for Jacob to follow him, which Jacob does.
“And that should conclude your physical testing regimen for today.” Dr. Vasquez leads Jacob into a square room about six feet wide, with a couch, a chair, two tables, a bookshelf, and a TV on the wall opposite from the couch.
Then, another doctor walks into the room, holding a clipboard and a sheet of papers. Dr. Vasquez and the new doctor share a few silent words, ones that Jacob can’t make out, before Dr. Vasquez walks out of the room. The new doctor, a Dr. Sophia Vasel by her nametag, sits down on the chair next to the couch.
“Hey again Jacob. I’m here to-” Dr. Vasel begins, but Jacob cuts her off.
“Oh wait, aren’t you one of the people who strapped me in that pod a decade ago?” Jacob tilts his head questioningly.
Dr. Vasel blinks. “Erm, yes. Anyway, I’m just here to give you a couple tests, alright? Just standard procedure.” Dr. Vasel flips through her clipboard. “Here is the first one.”
Jacob started again. “No signing any forms or asking for consent or anything?”
Dr. Vasel hid her apparent frustration admirably. “Uh, no. Our policy doesn’t require us to do that. Anyway, if we could get on with the test?” Dr. Vasel pulled out a pen. “Just some questions for the first one.”
* * *
Jacob was a bit bored.
Actually, that was an understatement. He was VERY bored. There, a much more apt statement.
After a large amount of rigorous testing, physical, mental, biological, the whole shebang, they had basically left him in the small room and told him to entertain himself for the remaining eight hours, twenty-seven minutes, and five seconds. After that, he would be going back into cryosleep. They gave him access to a good amount of literature from his time, as well as giving him a rather generous library of online media, also from his time. However, they had severely underestimated his preferences, as the majority of the online material consisted of children for the age of ten, and all the good books he had already read several times over.
So yes, he was quite bored. So bored, in fact, that even pacing around and thinking couldn’t sate his hunger for entertainment, as the intense migraine he had prevented him from running any sort of complicated scenario that could even mildly entertain him. So, he was forced to turn to his old friend.
History.
A decade ought to have yielded a good amount of entertaining historical fruit, especially when you consider the rather hot pot that was world politics at the time of the beginning of his short nap. So, he had requested a book that recapped everything important that had happened in the last ten years. And how interesting it was.
Standing out the most in terms of the global stage, the American intervention in the Russo-Ukrainian war, pushing the Russians not just out of Ukraine, but also reclaiming Crimea for the Ukrainians as well. This had happened due to Russia repeatedly threatening to use nuclear weapons in the war, and so America finally had to intervene, managing to push them out of Ukraine in just two and a half months. And it seems Russia was bluffing, as no nukes were ever launched.
However, war wasn’t the only highlight of the last decade, as a miniature space race actually occurred not between the East and the West, but SpaceX and NASA were both racing for the clout and money that being the first to have a human land on Mars would be. It ended up with a SpaceX victory, and not a small amount of a budget increase.
Nanotechnology had also progressed, yet not as much as other avenues, as it's mostly been used for small-scale construction supposedly. Congress was being quite strict on the Supreme Court’s ruling. However, some small advancements had been made in the effectiveness and build of a standard nanobot, making them considerably cheaper and easier to make. However, the availability of nanobots was mostly limited to either private firms or large corporations willing to invest in the product.
As entertaining as history was, it wasn’t enough to sustain him for more than an hour, so he resigned himself to sitting, standing, pacing, and occasionally watching kids cartoons for the rest of his time. He wasn’t going to ask for his benefactors to obtain some new content for him to watch, not because they couldn’t, no, they likely could do anything, but because his pride would be too injured if he did. Yes, a truly brilliant mind we have here.
* * *
“This feels familiar.” Jacob mused, his words certainly pertaining to the scenario that he was currently in.
Dr. Vasel and another doctor were strapping him in, securing his hands and feet in molded plastic to restrict movement, and straps to secure his arms and legs. This time, a little hat with a dozen blinking electrodes was added to his menagerie of devices. They had also given him a fresh edition of nanobots, these ones supposedly more efficient by two percent. Yes, such a great increase. However, they also fed off the energy his own body produced, so that theoretically gave them an infinite life, as long as he was alive.
The doctors finished up strapping him into the machine, giving him a final once over to make sure nothing bad happens again. They stepped back, and began to run diagnostics on their computers to make sure everything electronic was in order as well.
Jacob sighed. He had a feeling that this set of actions would become an agonizingly long procedure.
After a very long fifteen minutes, the unnamed doctor, who had come down during the diagnostics, nodded to an assistant, and he began pressing buttons. The machine clicked and hissed, and the door came down, blissfully quicker this time. After just thirty seconds, the door sealed shut, and Jacob saw the doctor through the plastic. The doctor walked out of sight, as the foggy plastic couldn’t see that far, though the doctor clearly went somewhere where he could talk to Jacob, as he heard the doctor’s voice over what sounded like an intercom inside the pod.
“You can hear me, right Jacob?” The doctor asked.
“Uh, yep.” Jacob replied.
“Very good. As there isn’t anything else we have to do on our end, we’ll be sending you off right about now. Any questions before you’re frozen?” The doctor inquired.
“None that I can recall.” Jacob said.
“Then we’ll see you again in ten years.” The doctor said.
The intercom shut off with a crackle, and the hissing noise came back, probably meaning he was gonna fall asleep any time now. He wondered what the world would look like in another decade, bu-
Oh wait, he did have a question. What WAS the doctor’s nam-
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Part Two is gonna come, maybe in a day. I've already finished it, but the first part will serve to as a way to observe this communities reactions to this little thing, and see if I should post another. I expect about ten to twenty chapters, with hopefully not all of them being as long as this one, so yeah, hope y'all like this.

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2023.03.28 21:15 PiggyMcoof Article 18: The Great Pie Heist and Other Memories

18a: It was nice a sunset when Willow was upset at what had happened to William "Guys, I don't think Willow's coming out of that room." Rash said concerned. "Well, it's not like we could just steal her something special." Billy commented. Rash then said "Brilliant idea. But we might need a third hand." that's when Pony walks in and says "Sorry I'm late, I had dinner with the Piggy family. Man does Piper know how to cook." "Pony, something happened to William and we want to cheer Willow up." "I've seen Willow sleep in your arms before, you go talk to her." Billy reminded Pony. "That only happened once and we were all tired after last year's Halloween pranks." Pony protested. "You gotta hand it to him, stacking on top of each other wearing garbage bags and a ripped mask and was pretty hilarious" Rash commented. "Probably because you didn't have to deal with Pony's sweaty feet in a garbage bag and black cloth." Billy replied. "Regardless, Willow needs cheering up, good luck in there Pony." Billy said walking Pony to Willow's door and knocked. "Remember, the chances of you being ripped to shreds by Willow or me actually, are slim on a bad day." Billy said, "Hey, Willow, we want to talk." Billy called. The door opened and Willow is sitting dead center of the room with William's scarf in her hands." "Willow, would you like to heist with us?" Billy asked. "I suppose I could give that another go after all these years. Up until recently, I've had everything delivered to me by Daisy and her son. Them being enlisted does not make things easier." So they all exited the room and the heist began Rash hopped into a dumpster and picked up his crowbar. At that point, Ron had gotten the notification some activity was going on in the alleyway the heist is taking place. He packed some things and was on his way. Doggy and Poley were also with him Rash knocked out a wooden gate with his crowbar and Billy used a jackhammer on a garage door after he did that he said: "Man, I haven't used one of these things in years." Rash noticed the officers as they were arriving. Doggy, Poley, and Ron hopped out of their car and then put the squad to running and dodging. Ron passed something during his investigation. A melted-down dumpster with lots of blood and garbage everywhere. Ron also picked up a medium-sized wolf skull burnt and delicate. He puts it in a safe place for evidence's sake. As well as a burnt and ripped jean jacket and some of the nearby cooked pieces of trash. Doggy and Poley just saw Willow and Pony in the pie warehouse. "Maybe we could find nice pie or something in here for you." Pony said to Willow. That is when Poley and Doggy caught up to them. "Willow, you and your friend here are under arrest for trespassing into a restricted area, robbery attempt, and -" Before Doggy finishes his sentence, Ron walks in and says "Hold it. Before we arrest them for sure, we gotta know their motives." "Ron, I like that you're being cooperative. But we already know the motives of these demons that Willow and her squad are." Poley stated. "Really, how do you explain this?" Ron asks as he pulls out the burnt wolf skull. Everyone's eyes widened especially Willow's. "What did you do during this investigation?" Doggy asks. "Initially, looking for the less obvious traces on the outskirts of the alleyway when I came across this." Ron answered. "William.." Willow said to herself. "I don't know what else to do, for now we'll put this arrest on hold and figure this out." Doggy said. "No arrests this time." Poley added. The officers walked out of the warehouse and leaving Willow and Pony alone. Rash and Billy walked in and Rash opened a crate and Willow pulled out a strawberry-rhubarb pie." they made their way back to the hideout and Willow's room. "Ah, another successful heist." Billy stated. "I'm surprised that it was one of those officers that made it possible." Rash stated. Pony was about to turn around and go back to the Piggy household when Willow said otherwise. "Pony, can I have a word with you?" she asked. Rash and Billy left the hideout, leaving Pony alone with Willow in Willow's room. "The heist was a fun little idea." Willow stated. "Pony, can I tell you something?" she asks. Pony answers "What is it?" Pony replies. "I've been a little nervous to say this... but, I have a probably not-so-small crush on you." Pony's eyes widened and his pupils dilated slightly smaller. He never heard those directed to him before. His eyes snapped back to normal and he laid down on a green sleeping bag with one hand on his heart and the other between his hand and the pillow he was using. Willow was still pretty sad about the loss of her brother but she was able to place a joyous smile as she kissed Pony on the cheek and tucked him in. The smile didn't last long because seconds after, she remembered why they went on the heist in the first place. She then took the pie and thought of the officers more specifically Ron McOof, the Solving Mysteries host who found William. Willow took the pie and walked it back to the warehouse. On her way back she ran into Billy. "Oy, Willow never thought to see you here in 'Ul Monslid Regins.' That's Zanzian for 'Lunar Rays'. Or simply just moonlight." He started followed by "I was just looking for my old jackhammer. It's been a while since I've used it." He laughed and continued searching.
18b: The weather was unclear because this is a war going on. Both The Republic of Lucella and The Herzegovinian Empire we're in the battle of the century. Sargent Monroe, a Dolov-Lucellian mole who withstood the separation of Dolovia and The Lucellian Republic. A search and hunt battle took place. in one of the Dolovian edges, in a small woodland. Sgt. Monroe and his troops are seen shooting at the Herzegovinian troops and vice versa. They've sent Mitch to the battlefield. He wore what resembles a scarecrow or a farmer's wear with a jack-o-lantern carved into the battlefield. The enemy troopers all fire at Mitch but nothing happens. Mitch is there, he's been under Eddy's 'magic' and thus making him this scarecrow who can't feel pain but is still somehow alive and functioning. He sneaks into a small camp With a hostage and quite a few guards and soldiers. He finds the hostage. Dr. J. Payton (The 'J' doesn't stand for anything, Payton just put that in there because he thinks it's more standardized), A scientist who is a few steps ahead of his time. When he was brought to Commander Fergus, it was revealed Mitch and Dr. J. Payton had been followed. That's when the sergeant's daughter got shot in the head by a Herzegovinan soldier. By the time Sargent Monroe killed that soldier, it was already too late... or so they thought. The flashback ends and the aforementioned scientist was writing on a clipboard and mixing chemicals while also keeping an eye on Penny who had large black blisters and was a tad bit larger than usual, even her dress had black stains. She was contained in a tube-shaped terrarium, suitable for her especially if this distortion continues. Dr. Payton also received what sounded like heavy breathing and Penny's voice but deeper and darker but it was hard to tell what she is saying, it took Payton some decoding but she said "Mom and Dad, where did they go?", "I was given an offer of my life, now it's being run by the purple suited guy.", "Why did Mr. P do this to us, I thought Dad said Mr. P was his friend.", "I wonder if the scientist can understand what I'm saying and could help me." "I can't be too mad at the Solving Mysteries guy, he hit that monster that shares my body with me." All of these were said and decoded hours to even days apart and out of order.
18c: It was a very strange night for a family of arctic foxes. That's when Abby and Albert (a youngish-middle aged married couple of arctic foxes) found a very young and very abandoned child. "Look, Albert, it's a child." Abby said. "I'm not blind, Archie was just born a couple of months ago, how do we plan to multitask the two?" Albert answers. "It's also a human child. These things used to be so common until World War V, an event that impacted the wildlife we used to be greatly. I don't think this is what the Russians or Americans thought when they said WWV would change the world as we know it." The young child stared Albert and Abby down and giggles a bit. "What are we going to do?" Albert asks. "We have to do something, it's only going to get colder this winter season." Abby responded. "I suppose we have no choice. We take it with us." Albert said. Abby got out of the car, picked up the child and put 'it' in Archie's car seat. Making it government official, Abby and Albert from that point on had a second child named 'Annie' Back to around the time of the infection (2 weeks before the testing) Archie and Annie were living on the Lucellian coast just south of The North Sea. Archie wakes up and walks out the door to the room they were staying in. "Where are you going, Archie?" Annie asked with her sweet curious voice. "Remember I had that interview a week ago for that job on a ship called the Medora, I thought my first day was tomorrow but it's actually today." Archie replies with a partially scratchy voice (he is just getting better after having strep throat for two days between the interview and this point). He goes into the bathroom and puts his orange suit on. Annie gets dressed and walks Archie out to the pier where the Medora would dock. Dakoda, the local lighthouse owner and diving enthusiast also was waiting with Archie. "So, will this be a goodbye forever?" Dakoda asked "Well, I wouldn't think of it as a 'Goodbye', more so a 'See you later.' Besides, Surely we'll come back for a visit." Archie replies right before taking s drink out of a water bottle. Eventually, The Medora docks and they're greeted by Captain Budgey, a ship captain who takes her job too seriously (or not seriously enough depending on how you view it) "Ahoy Everyone, today be the day the Medora staff expands." Budgey starts. Bobby accompanies her writing things on a clipboard. "Well, am I going to get aboard or what?" Archie asks Bobby whispers into Captain Budgey's ear and then answers Archie's question with "Yes." Annie and Dakoda watched and waved goodbye while Archie sailed away on the Medora. Then the infection rolled around and it is chaos, Dakoda invites Annie to the lighthouse and there they stayed for the first month of the infection, during one of Annie's supply runs she finds Dakoda unconscious and with a giant scratch on his face, she then flees the seaside. She then wakes up in the safe place by Ron when the building was being blown to the ground.
18d. Ron was passing by some prison cells and one of the cells he passed was Silzous' "Silzous, The Republic of Lucella's most wanted serial killer." Ron called. "The Ssssssssssolving Myssssssteriesss guy." Silzous replied. Silzous stares at Ron before he walks away. During either recess or field time (I don't know the difference, sorry) that's when Silzous met Willow. "Hey, we're the top two criminals in here, what if we work together and rebel against this kind of society?" Willow stated (and asked) Silzous answered "As the guy sssssaid, I'm the nation'sssssss mossssst wanted ssssssserial killer, and you're here becaussssssse you took a pie." "I'm capable of many things other than theft, and besides it's not like I wanted to do it either." Willow added, "I've chopped sssssssso many headssssss with my axe and, my mosssst recent ones are ssssssssusssspected workerssssss." Silzous responds. "Of what?" Willow asks "Thisssssss evil group named The Insssssssolence, a terrorisssst group with unknown evil intentionssssss asssssss of now." they then shook hands and started to their breakout. With many attempts, they managed to outsmart the police officers at the station coincidentally Ron called in sick. Something eventually leads to Willow getting herself arrested to give Silzous a bit of time. Silzous looks up into the sky as a star twinkled at him which teleported his axe to him. During the infection, Silzous is seen writing in a notepad about what he believed to be a type of God that spared him for getting assisting in battle. That's where he met Laura just sitting at a tree in some woods.
18e: Laura was a schoolgirl with that one bully... on second thought make that 3. Leon (The son of Leo, a laundromat owner in the infamous alleyway), Wally (a not-so-distant relative of Willow), and Dane (No, he is not Doggy's child.) Laura would be minding her own business when one, two, or all three of these guys do something to bully her. She is amongst one other characters to not speak in their school (or in the Narrative Series and not infected). She was outside in her treehouse. Thinking about what to do one night. When her teddy bear spoke in a deep voice. "I... can... save..." Laura was just shocked, she shakes the teddy, and orange dust emanated from the teddy and Laura inhaled some of it. This made Laura pass out for the night waking up at around her usual wake-up time Laura got to school on time and fully ready even more than she thinks. On her walk to school, she has a run-in with Wally, Dane, and Leon. Each wielding a golf club or in Wally's case a pool cue. She knew what was going to happen. Her eyes blackened and her teddy's eyes whitened "Aww snap, what are we doing to her?" Leon asks. "I think whatever's happening we don't want to see." Wally commented. The guys ran off but Laura grabbed Dane (who was the closest one), pinned him down, and made him stare into her eyes. Staring into her black soulless eyes put him into this trance (It's not related to the infection, the infected takes control of the body and leaves the mind usually. Not Dane, Laura's trance took control over Dane's body and went the extra step of making him brain-dead. Whenever Laura would give a command like "Let's have a tea party with these stuffed animals." Dane would do it emotionless and would only talk to answer a question like "Does this bow look good?" and Dane would answer to match whatever her opinion is. When Wally and Leon found out what Laura did to Dane they were terrified of what she did and thus making the entire school horrified of her. The teachers at least taught the lessons but always lived in fear of what Laura would do to them. In a bathroom built into the basement, Dane is giving Laura a bubble bath. "Yes master, you're looking squeaky clean." Dane says emotionlessly however, he isn't wrong, Laura did get out of the bubble bath well-bathed. She at one point got Dane a coconut bra and grass skirt and made him hula dance in front of her for entertainment. (there are way more ways that Laura 'tortured' Dane but they would be way too much filler so I'm not putting them here.) Laura told Dane she'd be back one day. She found Silzous writing in a book
18f: Sometime between the break-in at the mansion and the infection, Eddy discovered Crove was in his mansion. "You're that bird that everyone's been searching for, What are you doing here?" He asked her. "Sorry for sneaking into your home, fact is all I did before this was roam." Eddy then let her stay at the mansion. "Duocara, that's our new roommate." Eddy then opened his secret room with his black key and received a call from Spidella. "Eddy, terrible news. Finley is missing. I don't know where he went, he just vanished." She panicked. "The southern ruins... The pharaoh and his relative, All is gone from there. Where are you right now?" Eddy replied. Spidella has hung up or so Eddy thought. Then that's when he saw Silzous, his axe cuts through his neck. Duocara went haywire and that sent a singal to Kona who traveled there to check out the situation, attend a funeral and collect Duocara.
Bonus: There once lived King Milo, Queen Viola, and their son, Steven (Who later named himself Shardantus). After King Milo and Queen Viola's reign, Price Steven took command of Dolovia. "Ya know Kraxicorde, I need a way to differentiate myself from the previous leaders of Dolovia." Kraxicorde looked at Steven like he is on some illegal substances. "Kraxicorde you're a genius!" Steven said in excitement. "Do things other leaders, wouldn't have done. Have a kraken as the advisor, reduce offerings greatly and take suggestions from the Dolovian citizens." He said. "But all revolutionary leaders had epic names, Sharkinator, No. That would be for something for a robot." that's it came to him, "I got it, Shardantus." Kraxicorde just smiled Shardantus made it official and abided by what he said to his pet kraken and more. Everything was going well until the infection made it to Dolovia. Infecting citizens at an alarming rate too fast for Shardantus and the Dolovian council and senate to keep up. It got so bad that in order to survive Shardantus fled the nation with Kraxicorde. He brought his best combat armor, his best trident, and the clam necklace for a sign of serenity to fellow survivors. He lived off the coast of Grodian (one of Herzegovina's former territories) Where he saw a big ship called The Medora dock for supplies. "Ahoy there... King Shardantus?" Captain Budgey greeted "Yes, it is I. Who are you?" Shardantus answered. "My name be Captain Budgey, captain of the Medora, I'm from Koimun (Koimun is based on a real-life place called The Cayman Islands, also being located around the same spot.) I'll say, your leadership style is unique especially for a Dolovian leader." The captain and the king sailed away. Some time later, The Medora was running out of fuel and Captain Budgey got herself infected by one of her loyal crew members, Pepper. While Budgey still had control she went to Shardantus and asked to be tied to a railing. He did just that before Budgey turned. Now he's alone with Kraxicorde and on his way to the Lucellian seaside town.
End of Article 18
"We're about 3 quarters into the main part of the Piggy Narrative Series and it won't be over after Lab or it's Hidden Ending. I also plan to do Piggy: Intercity, Piggy X The Lost Book, and Dark Deception X Piggy (If there will be actual lore involved like The Lost Book collab and not just a skin/item based on Dark Deception {clears throat} Jailbreak) Also, I want to clarify that release dates for my Narrative Series (or it's sequels) I'm not doing because I've seen what the (impatient side of the) Piggy community has done when MiniToon delayed Piggy chapters. Thanks for reading this far into the Narrative Series if this is your first article or your 18th welcome you are amazing for reading this series. No lore-filled side-notes this time, chances are you've done enough reading for one day (unless you're really into books) - u/PiggyMcoof

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2023.03.28 20:18 SpaceManTrades $CNNA Cann American Corp. Recent news could move this.

Cann American Corp. Provides Update on Prodigy Stem Cell Acquisition and Company Direction

RUTHERFORD, NJ / ACCESSWIRE / March 27, 2023 / Cann American Corp. (OTC PINK:CNNA), the "Company", a holding company building a diverse portfolio of intellectual properties, is pleased to announce a shareholder update for 2023.
On March 1, 2023, the Company completed the acquisition of Prodigy Stem Cell. With this acquisition the Company intends to expand its overall direction as a holding company engaged in alternative therapeutics ranging from CBD to regenerative medicines.
The Company will be, in the near term, focused primarily on expanding the Prodigy brand and vision originally launched under Prodigy's founder and recently appointed CNNA director, Pete Caruso.
Based on publicly available research reports, the global stem cell market is currently valued at approximately $12 billion with projections to reach approximately $30 billion by 2030. Prodigy expects its business model to capture significant US market share over the next several years. With exclusive laboratory access to the highest quality stem cells in the market, Prodigy is initiating a multi-prong business plan.
As a wholesaler Prodigy will be offering its product lines to Dr.'s, sports medicine facilities, plastic surgery centers, and similar health and wellness clinics nationwide. This will be achieved through an extensive marketing campaign including conventions and brand ambassadorships. Prodigy has already began to recruit high profile athletes, who are also current clients, to promote the Prodigy brand.
Secondly, Prodigy intends to rapidly expand into several of its own Prodigy branded wellness centers at strategic locations throughout the US. The Company is currently planning to launch a new facility in Florida, in addition to its flagship New Jersey office, within the coming weeks. Prodigy locations will be strategically opened in regions that host major sporting facilities and professional athletic training camps as its target market.
As the Company aggressively embarks on advancing Prodigy Stem Cell, it is also nearing conclusion of its financial audits to up-list from alternative reporting to SEC reporting. With the belief that Prodigy is a world class product, the Company is committed to representing its portfolio on at least the OTCQB tier as soon as possible.
Stated Cann American CEO, Jason Tucker: "I'm extremely pleased to be appointed as CEO with Prodigy acting as our flagship asset. My previous experience with successful SEC audits has put me in the unique position to take CNNA into its next chapter. In addition to bringing on Mr. Caruso as a director, we will be announcing additional appointments soon and we will keep investors updated on our progress going forward."
About Cann American Corp.
Cann American was formed in 2015 with an initial focus on developing legal cannabis industry infrastructure projects in Northern California. Now a publicly traded company under symbol (CNNA), Cann American Corp., through its subsidiaries, has expanded its focus toward developing alternative therapeutics across a range of sectors from CBD to regenerative medicines.
https://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/CNNA/news/story?e&id=2483193

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2023.03.28 20:16 SpaceManTrades $CNNA Cann American Corp. Provides Update on Prodigy Stem Cell Acquisition and Company Direction.

RUTHERFORD, NJ / ACCESSWIRE / March 27, 2023 / Cann American Corp. (OTC PINK: CNNA), the "Company", a holding company building a diverse portfolio of intellectual properties, is pleased to announce a shareholder update for 2023.
On March 1, 2023, the Company completed the acquisition of Prodigy Stem Cell. With this acquisition, the Company intends to expand its overall direction as a holding company engaged in alternative therapeutics ranging from CBD to regenerative medicines.
The Company will be, in the near term, focused primarily on expanding the Prodigy brand and vision originally launched under Prodigy's founder and recently appointed CNNA director, Pete Caruso.
Based on publicly available research reports, the global stem cell market is currently valued at approximately $12 billion with projections to reach approximately $30 billion by 2030. Prodigy expects its business model to capture significant US market share over the next several years. With exclusive laboratory access to the highest quality stem cells in the market, Prodigy is initiating a multi-prong business plan.
As a wholesaler Prodigy will be offering its product lines to Dr.'s, sports medicine facilities, plastic surgery centers, and similar health and wellness clinics nationwide. This will be achieved through an extensive marketing campaign including conventions and brand ambassadorships. Prodigy has already begun to recruit high-profile athletes, who are also current clients, to promote the Prodigy brand.
Secondly, Prodigy intends to rapidly expand into several of its own Prodigy-branded wellness centers at strategic locations throughout the US. The Company is currently planning to launch a new facility in Florida, in addition to its flagship New Jersey office, within the coming weeks. Prodigy locations will be strategically opened in regions that host major sporting facilities and professional athletic training camps as its target market.
As the Company aggressively embarks on advancing Prodigy Stem Cell, it is also nearing conclusion of its financial audits to up-list from alternative reporting to SEC reporting. With the belief that Prodigy is a world-class product, the Company is committed to representing its portfolio on at least the OTCQB tier as soon as possible.
Stated Cann American CEO, Jason Tucker: "I'm extremely pleased to be appointed as CEO with Prodigy acting as our flagship asset. My previous experience with successful SEC audits has put me in the unique position to take CNNA into its next chapter. In addition to bringing on Mr. Caruso as a director, we will be announcing additional appointments soon and we will keep investors updated on our progress going forward."
About Cann American Corp.
Cann American was formed in 2015 with an initial focus on developing legal cannabis industry infrastructure projects in Northern California. Now a publicly traded company under symbol (CNNA), Cann American Corp., through its subsidiaries, has expanded its focus toward developing alternative therapeutics across a range of sectors from CBD to regenerative medicines.
https://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/CNNA/news/story?e&id=2483193

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2023.03.28 19:02 THENERDYPI My complete advice for JEE kids starting 11th this year

Kisiko advice dene waala tha on how to study and whether to watch videos. It was indepth enough that I thought will benefit a lot of 11th graders about to start their two years. If you are in the middle of 12th and have committed a lot of sins then you are too late for this.
If you can keep this going for two years, you might even end up under 1000 or 100 AIR (Adv mein). plus this is not just JEE advice. This is just how in general you should approach studying technical subjects. This is how most rankers are studying right now.

Simple si baat, koi kitab uthake beth. use dhang se pad. koi bhi kitaab ho. chahe NCERT ho ya kisi renowned phycisist ya chemist. Sabse pehle kisi bhi chapter mein ek basic thorough understanding lekar nikal. by that i mean, if i quized you abt why? tujhe ekdam perfect answer dene ka tho zarurat nhi hai but kamse kam tu chup ya galat na ho. In other words, You should make sure that it is tough to confuse you in the fundamentals. Throughout the process tujhe lag sakta hai ki kahi na kahin information missing hai. Tho relevant information search karne google, certain subtopic hai tho fir youtube jaa sakte ho. During this, you will be focused on your info. you will take in and leave. Otherwise, if you are studying from youtube, you will be very lost in the huge multitude of videos present. Similarly you should follow max only 1, 2 or 3 books. One main others references.
You can judge the quality of videos many different ways. Firstly, if the teacher is focused only on his material and stays on topic, it is a good sign. class ke beech kahaniya na sunaye. Second, if it is entertaining, it is not learning. there must be pain. A mental work out of trying to grasp information. This doesn't mean you should hate the subject. for example, you can and will still love the guitar but you haven't learnt until you make millions of mistakes, frustrated slaps and have very sore fingers. Effort lagna chahiye. Once you are done, you must feel accomplished.
video length is also a sign. An entire chapter should not take longer than 1-2 hrs. Subtopics only need 10-40 mins. (im being generous here). 10 hr ke oneshots ya kinematics, electrostatics vagera ka 10-20 2hr videos ka playlists vaale bakwaas mein mat padh. Absolute time barbaad. 0 benefit.

Next point, problem solving. This is the most important part of your preparation. This is the most personal part of your preparation. Don't spend a lot of time studying theory. Chapter understanding mil gayi as the way I described above tho aage mat padh. Start problem solving. You will learn 80% of everything from here. Theory is only the foundation for your next steps. You need a good source of problems. JEE physics ke liye Irodov bilkul karo. But in general try a lot of problems. Smartly. pagalo ki tarah sawal karte mat reh jaana. Aate hai tho mat kar. Koi thought process test nhi ho rhi hai tho mat kar. and so on.
The reason why videos are very long is because they also go through a lot of the problems and how to solve. You will be taught methods and tricks. Tricks ke chakkar mein bikul mat padho. tricks is literally the definition of finding a shortcut. Vahin pe saara learning khatam ho jata hai. Plus, they don't always work. The science will always work. Question mein tricks mat laga newton ke laws vagera laga. zyada fayde honge. Seekh liya na law kya hota hai..? take the time and pain to learn how to apply things. Methods and approach is your own personal battle. Don't let people steal it from you.

Finally tests. This is a very JEE centric point. Har exam ka apna apna style hota hai. Padhne ka tareeke is same for all but how frequently you should take a test and when you should worry varies for exams. For JEE, you must take tests regularly throughout the 2 years. However, you can relax. For a good amount of time, think of every test as just a set of problems. Start with JEE advanced practice papers when you get comfortable with the question level. From then, keep advanced tests regular. Everytime after a test, do problems that you couldn't do. Jaie baaki problems karta hai vaise hi inko bhi unmein jodlo.
But starting from 12th or mid 12th, take tests very seriously. Start making sure you are scoring marks. You will be scoring marks by now. The level of intellect JEE demands would have been reached by most people by this time. from here, it is just syllabus coverage. So marks at this point is important. Test frequency should be high. Anyways, what exactly you should be doing at 12th mid depends on what you have done earlier so no use talking now. Sahi karmon honge tho sambhal loge apne aap. You will automatically know what to do.
Itna hi batana tha... Wish you guys a good preparation!!!

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