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Haesol: Now can we watch the video already.
Minho: Alright let's play it.
Minho plays the sparring video
Manuel: Alright only 4 rounds let's do this.
Minho: You're on and I'm not putting on headgear
Manuel: You sure you don't want head gear man?
Minho: I'll be fine.
Minho: Just don't go easy on me.
Manuel:Alright here we go.
The bell rings and Minho and Manuel take there fighting stance
Minho: Maybe I should've put on the headgear
Manuel: C'mon let's fight
Minho: Alright here I go..
Minho throws a few jabs to Manuel but he parries them
Minho: I'm not finished yet!
Minho throws a few haymakers but Manuel dodges
Minho: WHAT
Manuel: Guess it's time
Manuel throws a few jabs and a straight but Minho dodges
Minho: This guy might hit hard!
Minho moves around Manuel and finds an opening
Minho:GOT IT!
Minho throws a perfect straight to Manuel's face causing his nose to bleed
Manuel: Urgh
Round 1 ends and Minho and Manuel go to their neutral corners
Manuel: Towel please.
Alexis: Here you go.
Alexis gives the towel to Manuel and he blows his nose on it
Minho: Is this guy the Latin Assassin for real?
Round 2 starts and Minho and Manuel leave their corners
Minho: HERE I GO!
Minho throws a few haymakers but Manuel dodges and throws a counter heavy jab
Minho: OOF this guy is strong
Manuel: Guess it's time to give him the real challenge
Manuel throws a 1-2 combo and a body blow to Minho
Minho: Ack!!!
Minho throws a few body blows to Manuel
Manuel: Guess I'll have to give it to him
Manuel throws. 1-2 hook and uppercut combo on Minho giving him a cut near his eye
Minho: URGH!
Minho throws a few haymakers to Manuel and it hits
Manuel: Huh this kid is pretty good!
Minho throws a straight but gets countered with a right cross from Manuel knocking him down
Minho: UGH!
Alexis comes to the ring and counts Minho but he gets up in 7
Minho: Ack...
Minho: RAHHH!
Manuel dodges Minho's hooks and hits him with a 1-2 combo along with a few jabs
Minho: Ack!!
Manuel throws a few uppercuts but Minho dodges and hits him with a body blow
Manuel: Urgh!!
Minho: This is it!! HAA!!!!
The round and ends and Minho fails to throw a straight to Manuel
Minho: panting
Manuel: You're pretty good kid!
Round 3 starts and Minho throws a 1 2 combo to Manuel hitting him
Manuel: Guess I'll gotta give it my all now
Manuel throws looping punches to Minho and throws a hard body blow to Minho's stomach
Minho: Gasps
Minho: GRRR!!
Minho returns with another body blow to Manuel
Manuel: Heh..
Manuel throws a jab,hook and uppercut to Minho but he blocks the uppercut
Minho: Grr!!
Minho throws two hooks and and a few body blows to Manuel
Manuel: Give it your all kid!!
Minho throws a barrage of jabs and straights to Manuel's face
But Manuel counters with hooks and uppercuts to Minho's face worsening his cut
Manuel and Minho go back and forth for a while till round 3 ends
Manuel:spits blood
Minho: Gosh he really is the Latin Assassin!
Round 4 starts and Minho throws hooks at Manuel but they miss
Manuel: Cmon!!
Minho throws a body blow combination to Manuel stunning him
Manuel: OOF!
Minho: HAAA!!!
Minho throws a right straight to Manuel hitting and pushing him to the ring corner
*Minho keeps on throwing combos till Manuel blocks them and moves out of the way.
Manuel: That's enough for today!
Manuel grabs Minho and throws a few body shots and the final round ends
Minho: Panting
Manuel: Sorry man you're one tough kid.. let's just go to the lockeroom and I'll give you something to patch up.
Minho: Thanks..
Manuel: You won your gym membership congrats!
Minho: Thank you sir..
The video ends and Minho closes the video
Minho: Shit this cut hurts!!!
Haesol: Atleast you weren't knocked Mr Minho..
Minho: Yeah... Thank you for that.
Haesol: You wanna train with me sir?
Minho: No I'm sorry but I don't think the coach would let me train with this cut.
Haesol: It's ok I'm gonna go after I'm finished my training visit here.
Minho: Alright see you later Haesol..
Haesol: Good bye Mr Minho see you when you're better!
Haesol leaves and goes back to his friend and gym partners
Darren: You done bro?
Haesol: Yeah Minho had a bad cut so I don't think I can train with him.
Conrad: Darn it but I'm happy you got a new gymmate Manuel.
Manuel: That's okay but for now let's train for today.
Haesol: Ok let's do this!
Darren: RIGHT!
Alexis: Alright let's do this!
Haesol and Darren train at the new gym till night comes
Haesol: Whew! That was tiring.
Darren: Yeah coughing
Conrad: Alright you guys did good but for now it's time to go back home.
Darren: Yeah see you guys later.
Haesol's phone rings and he picks it up
Haesol: Hello who is it?
Elizabeth: My Good Boy.. Haesol... are you there??
Haesol: Miss Elizabeth!!! Yeah I'm in the Rome gym around the city!!
Elizabeth: I'm gonna go there see you soon Haesol...
Haesol: Bye!!
Haesol hangs up his phone
Darren: Who's that bro?
Haesol: Someone that I love...
Darren: Ohh... Someone's got game..
Haesol: No I don't Blushes and pouts
Darren: Anyway see you around bro!
Haesol: You too Darren thank you and bye bye!
Haesol and his friends leave the gym until someone menacing arrives
Doona: Giggles That good boy is around that gym..
Wookyung: So this is the guy you've been eyeing... He's gotta be cute..
Doona and Wookyung saw Haesol in gym attire after they became stalkers to find him
Doona: Let's sneak up on him.
Wookyung: Right... He's kinda hot tho.
Doona and Wookyung sneak up to the gym and go near Haesol
Doona: Hey there pretty boy...
Haesol: Huh??
Doona: Do you remember me??
Haesol: You're.... You're that woman who interrupted Miss Elizabeth's call.
Doona: You and Elizabeth you both look like an adorable couple.
Haesol: Scared
Wookyung: Aww is the boy scared?? Well Cmon let the boy speak..
Haesol: Who are you sir??
Wookyung: Just a colleague of Byun Minho..
Haesol: Is this Minho's friend.... no it can't be!
Haesol: He feels evil..
Doona: I'm surprised to say... You and Elizabeth are getting close to each other.
Haesol: Um yes miss..
Doona: I must say... Want me to take something from you?
Haesol: No miss I have to go.. Miss Elizabeth is waiting for me..
Haesol tries to run away but Doona grabs him and seductively holds him close to herself
Doona: Why don't we talk about what I'm taking somewhere else dear..
Haesol: Wait Miss Doona I have to go to Miss Elizabeth she's waiting for me..
Wookyung: Don't be afraid she will treat you nicely..
A few meters away
Elizabeth: Now where can that angel be?
Elizabeth finds the gym and sees Haesol getting harassed by Doona and Wookyung
Elizabeth: My adorable boy!
Elizabeth: I wont let that Jezebel bitch take him away from me!!
Elizabeth jogs to Haesol and grabs him along with shoving Doona out of the way
Doona: Oh did the Queen return in order to save his Prince Charming?
Elizabeth: Of course I'm saving him from a wretched Jezebel like you.
Doona: HUHH!! AH JEZEBEL IM A QUEEN IF YOU WANNA PROVE IT FIGHT ME THEN!
Elizabeth: It's pointless to fight Doona but for now I'll let you live for another day.
Haesol: Miss Eliza..
Elizabeth: Quiet dear and come with me.
Elizabeth: I've got my eye on both of you.
Elizabeth turns around and shows small red pupil lasers coming out of her eyes while walking away with her
Doona: Well that was over..
Wookyung: Hey I have a better idea how about I hire some goons to beat up Minho and kidnap the guy as revenge to the teacher.
Doona: Huh that's a great idea I'm in..
Meanwhile Haesol and Elizabeth are riding in a Nissan R32 with Black Rims
Haesol: Who was that Miss Elizabeth?
Elizabeth: Just an annoying friend of mine don't worry I won't let her hurt you.
Haesol: Really? Thank you for saving me from her I appreciate it.
Elizabeth: No Problem.. Say wanna come to my place tonight?
Haesol: Sure! let's go I'm excited to see what's inside!
Elizabeth: Heh you're gonna love it!
Too be continued

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So as per title, got my partner into Survivor too (it’s made me so happy!!)
We started on Cagayan - he enjoyed Tony’s dominant gameplay a lot, and his interest was peaked when Cagayan players compared him to Russell.
So then we watched Samoa. He enjoyed it (and I enjoyed it a lot more than I remembered too), and enjoyed again a pretty dominant player with a strong character.
Then was DvG, which we enjoyed a lot but nothing too standout from our watch together.
He then asked if any black people have ever won, and I said yes, and he said he’d like to watch hat, so I went with Marquesas. He kept asking where the HII’s were, and the pace was so different but still enjoyable. He liked Rob and Sean a lot.
Perhaps controversially, as he liked Rob so much I suggested All Stars, and I said that I don’t think him not seeing all the other players original seasons will matter too much. Again he enjoyed Rob’s gameplay, loved the Romber storyline, and enjoyed the season.
Now I’m stuck where to go. He likes characters, and I do want to show him HvV asap, so I am tempted by Tocantins, but I also feel he needs to see FvF1 asap too.
Totally open to suggestions as I am probably missing something and more opinions would help - which season(s) should we do next do you think?

There are items on the McDonald’s menu that just don’t justify their price and have me wondering how on earth does its business keep up with competitors.
McCrispy ( for example ) is served with a small piece of meat, two pickles ( no mayo nor bacon strip ) for $7+ just for a sandwich. At KFC you can get a classic chicken sandwich which serves with a large piece of chicken, pickles, mayo for $5.
The classic chicken at KFC tends to full me up for at least 3 hours, whereas the McCrispy at McDonald leaves me starving.
Everything else on the McDonald’s menu are super expensive and not full you up, unless you pay for the meal which comes at a crazy price.
As for taste and quality, kfc tastes premium compared to McDonald’s in every way possible.

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Happy April fools!
All jokes aside I'm seriously selling the following for paypal or local cash OBO. Upgraded recently to a DX3 Pro + for the space and neat clicky wheel, so I'm selling my old setup. Headphones are still brand new since I picked up a set of Blessing 2s, and those might come up later if I can get myself to do it.

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ER4XR	$120 + Shipping	I bought this pair mid 2022 to replace an older set I had, and then used it a handful of times before upgrading to the Blessing 2. Box is included with all accessories and case. Included eartips have not been used and it comes with 4 new filters and filter remover tool. No new box smell, unfortunately.
JDS Labs O2 Amp	$50 + Shipping	Picked this one up years ago, and it shows some signs of wear and tear, selling it since I upgraded to a Topping DX3 Pro. There are scratches on the front plate and the bottom feet are looking aged, but it's mostly sat on my desk for the entirety of it's life plugged into an outlet. Charger included but the box is missing.
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Where we met Jan Egeland last.
Where we met Tchizak last
Where we met Johnathan last
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Jan Egeland stared down at the document in front of him. This was bad, this was terrible, this was… It was like a bout of exceptionally bad food poisoning, the more he read it the worse it got and just didn’t stop. As you went through the events, every time you thought the Raha had hit rock bottom, they’d once again find another level of depravity.
The buzzer sounded once again, the signal that someone was at the door to his office. A buzzer that had been going on for the last twenty minutes. He knew exactly who was on the other side of that door: Unk’gar, the Estorian diplomat. No more fancy velvet letters and snide comments: the Raha he had met before had been desperately trying to talk with Jan.
The Terran however had been spending the last twenty minutes trying to calm down, trying to bring the anger to a manageable simmer. The diplomat was a master at never snapping, never letting even the worst of the worst get to him. But these actions… If anything as time went on he got more and more angry.
Jan pressed a button to unlock the door, seeing the entrance slide open and revealing a very nervous looking Raha on the other side, antenna twitching and wringing its little talon like hands. The Terran made a motion towards the chair opposite his desk which the insect quickly took.
“Greetings bright one, I am so glad we could talk before this gets out of hand, we need to-”
“Shut the fuck up, you don’t get to talk, I talk.”
The Raha was silenced by the pure furry emanating from Jan as Unk’gar just sat there across from the Terran, squirming in his seat. Somehow those words coming from the normally soft spoken Jan made them more terrifying. Honestly even the Terran was slightly concerned with how he felt: the anger was like a burning in his chest, he hadn’t felt this way since… well since before going into stasis.
“Let's go over what happened shall we. First a member of your royal family attacks a Terran vessel, injuring one and enslaving another, which breaks all of our previous agreements.”
“It is highly regrettable that prince Hakthas made the mistake of not verifying such an action, we didn’t know about-”
“Don’t. Bullshit. Me.” The Terran interrupted the snivelling excuses of the insect in front of him, a tone that stated there was no way to attempt to argue this. “We’re not really annoyed with that part, because your arsehole prince got himself killed doing that. Good riddance frankly.”
Jan took a moment to glance back down at the document in his hands, as if the events that had happened over the past week hadn’t been burned into his brain at this point.
“Your reaction to this was to board a Ritlian research vessel, killing everyone. You did this might I add, by breaking the safe harbour law, the only treaty the both of us have agreed to. We’ve informed the rest of the Federation species about this so I’m sure every Estorian space captain is going to be thrilled to realise that nobody is going to save their ass anymore.”
Unk’gar looked as if he was going to interject, which the Terran immediately held a finger out to cut them off so they could continue.
“You used this ship to attack a research station, killing all three scientists inside. Research that was going to revolutionise medical technology in the galaxy, research that has been set back by at least ten years. You do all this, while also failing to accomplish any of your actual goals!”
“The Raha royal house regrets that Lut’har chose such unsanctioned actions against the Terran Alliance, we-”
Jan slammed his fist onto the table, causing the opposing diplomat to jump in his chair.
“An AI captured his ship! We have all your communications, we know you gave express permission and had knowledge of his actions before he took them. Your lies are insulting.”
The Terran was practically baring his teeth at this point, the ever calm and ever friendly Jan Eagland was losing his temper.
“Maybe if it was just that we could work something out. But in those three scientists, you killed an uplift, a dog. No I’m incorrect, you tortured a dog to death. We, the Terran alliance, are done with you.”
Jan reached into his desk, pulling out a document he had already prepared, and handed it over to Unk’gar.
“You have three hours to decide whether to accept these terms. We expect the Raha Royal house to leave the Estorian Empire and submit to vassalization by the Terran conclave.”
Unk’gar’s antenna twitched wildly as he read the proposal, worry and shock emanating from his entire body.
“They won’t accept this, we can look at reparations but-”
“Accept it, or we know where this is heading.”
—--------------------------------
“So the package provides standard maintenance, teardown and rebuild. We’ll have your friend running like new”
Tchizak couldn’t really smile, the brown exoskeleton plates that made up the Kirken face didn’t allow for such a movement, but the 3ft tall insect had long ago worked out that tilting your head slightly to the side gave off the same impression to Terrans. Yes, Tchizak had become very very adept at conversing with the deathworlder apes who called themselves Terrans.
It had all started seven years ago, when a chance meeting with a Terran looking to get their cleaning droid fixed had spiralled into a business opportunity that had made him and his boss very rich. That original store still existed, “Ptatch’s tower of repair”, still a messy amalgamation of oil, scrap parts and pure ingenuity that promised to fix anything anywhere. This was a far cry from the expensive modernised saleroom Tchizak was currently stood in, decor of white and silver showing off the various services and accessories that “Ptatch’s Droid Hospital” provided.
It had started slowly. He’d done the crazy thing the original Terran had asked of him: Fixed up a now obsolete cleaning droid that the deathworlder had pack bonded with and called “Cleany McCleanface”. Then that Terran had told others. Slowly but surely more had come, hundred of them, each clutching broken down machines that nobody sane wanted to fix.
After that they had started going into accessories. New startup tunes, CPU upgrades, case upgrades, accessories of the mundane and dangerous. Tchizak had soon learned that if you stated you could “heal” a Terran’s mechanical friend, as well as give them fun new accessories, then they practically fell over themselves to throw credits at you.
Their biggest store was the one he was working at now on the Kirken colony named “Diamond’s Eye”, but “Ptatch’s Droid Hospital” had locations on over five planets, each one a major Terran destination. Because where Terrans went, they brought their friends with them.
“Also this comes with free installation of any additional accessories. Case replacements, addons, the works.”
This was all how Tchizak now found himself beating his small wings furiously to keep at the same eye level as the Terran opposite him, using a hand to control the soft light projector displaying the various accessories they sold. Gone were the days of dingy dangerous looking stores. Screens showing products to be purchased lined the walls, with one playing a music video from some hip new Kirken band. Everything was polished and provided a level of professional service.
For a fee of course.
“This won’t change Buddy’s internals, right? You’re not going to just try and replace him like all the other places?”
Tchizak gave another friendly head tilt. Terrans were on average 6ft of angry muscle bound ape, able to thrive on planets that would kill most Kirken. However he’d started to find them adorable. It was the same question every time, that same illogical idea that you can’t replace the machine friend they had bonded with.
What exactly defined the machine’s “life” differed between each person: some refused to replace any non critical part, preferring to keep even the most brittle and faded plastic casings. Others seemed fine as long as the motherboard or CPU wasn’t replaced. As if there was a special part of each droid that hosted the “soul”, but nobody could agree exactly what that was.
“Of course not! Mr “Buddy” will be the exact same machine. If you’re uncomfortable removing or replacing parts we can stick with external accessories.”
The Terran seemed happy with that reply, before responding, almost embarrassed.
“What about weapons…”
Of course he wanted weapons. Terrans loved taking harmless machines and making them dangerous for no apparent reason. He couldn’t tell why, but weapon attachments were their most popular selling item.
“Of course, we’ve got knife holsters in up to 6 blade configurations, chainsaw holsters and gun holders for most small arms weapon brands. All of which come with additional control modules for either autonomous or manual firing.”
“What about something… bigger.”
Tchizak took a moment to change the soft light display to show his most dangerous item.
“Claymore roomba is what you’re looking for. This attachment comes with one ornamental completely accurate Claymore.”
“Ornamental? Can I re-”
A single insectoid finger was shoved into the mouth of the Terran, shushing him instantly. While the deathworlder could have tore Tchizak limb from limb, the potential customer just looked confused.
“If you finish that sentence, I can no longer legally sell you this item.”
The Kirken took a moment to rummage around the brown satchel he was wearing, before fishing out a prewritten message from some very intelligent lawyers.
“Ptatch’s Droid Hospital would like to remind all customers that the Claymore roomba attachment is for ornamental use only, and the completely accurate and realistic design is only for Terran cultural reasons. The ornamental claymore can only be removed for cleaning purposes, and should not be replaced with a real item, as this breaks weapon trafficking laws. Ptatch’s Droid Hospital does not support the customer buying their own claymore and replacing it.”
Tchizak finished his legal spiel, the Terran seemingly understanding what he was getting at and giving a nod.
“Ok, I’ll take it!”
“Fantastic, just let me get the bill and we can start the work-”
The various screens in the sales office gave a loud high pitched tone as they all turned to a red colour, each screen showing the two words: “Emergency Broadcast”.
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“Confused statement: But this is impossible!”
The room was a stereotypical lab. If you asked someone to picture in their mind a generic science lab, they would describe the room they were in: With test tubes, blinking machines, hazard signs and various pieces of equipment bubbling away with unknown liquids.
Inside stood four figures, all Scythens, three of the bioluminescent bundle of tentacles were sat on their hovering disks, two of the machines denoted with the standard scientist colours, one denoting the form of a police officer. All of them were hovering around a fourth Scythen, who was most definitely not hovering: Because they were dead, splattered along the floor as if torn in two.
“Explaining statement: This can’t happen. The room was locked from the inside, and to cause this damage…” The first scientist spoke in the mechanical voice that all Scythen’s did.
“Continuing statement: Would require an object to have negative mass, but be travelling faster than light!” The second scientist responded.
The police officer floated around, occasionally prodding something as they investigated the death, leaving the two scientists to talk amongst themselves.
“Concerned statement: We’re all alone out here on the ship. What could have killed them?”
“Scared statement: I don’t know, are we going to be fine?”
“Sexual tension: Don’t worry, I won’t let anything happen to you.”
During this time the police officer had finished looking around, instead deciding to focus on a random cleaning droid making its way through the room.
“Revealing statement: Who drew the smiley face on this droid? I need to see the video feed for the ship.”
In an instant the feed was brought up on one of the various screens, showing the corridors of the ship over the last few hours, fast forwarded through in a few moments.
“Exclamation: Stop! Right there! Enhance!”
The video footage was paused and the single frame enlarged. It showed a 6ft tall bipedal figure, two forward facing eyes, like some form of ape. The figure was running along the floor on all fours, only wearing a basic nondescript uniform of some kind
“Shocking statement: You have a Terran on the ship!”

“OH FUCK OFF!”
Dr Johnathan Fletcher had jumped off the seat, the Terran making an angry gesture with his hand as he shouted at the TV screen. The room was small, standard crew quarters: a bed, a basic couch and some other creature comforts such as the TV attached to the wall. A TV that had been paused by the other figure in the room after the Terran’s outburst: the Sythen calling themselves Lena who was currently flashing the colours for confusion.
“Concerned question: What is wrong friend Johnathan?”
Johnathan shook his head, annoyed. It was supposed to be a fun movie night in the darkened room, to go watch some Scythen media. Lana had told him of a fun Scythen made horror movie. What he didn’t expect was to be insulted this deeply.
“Is this really how the Scythen see us… as some kind of… of… feral science goblin!”
“Clarifying statement: I don’t think anyone said ‘feral’. If it makes you feel better, it’s never the Terran’s fault”
Johnathan glared at Lana for a moment.
“Reminding statement: May I remind you that you created an unstable antimatter bomb on the ship?”
“That ended up leading to a breakthrough in energy generation!”
“Continuing point: You submerged sector A3 in dangerous acid.”
“That ended up creating a lubricant 17% more efficient than the current accepted formula!”
“Final point: You set fire to the kitchen.”
“Grilled cheese toasties don’t taste right when made using the synthesiser!”
Lana turned the colour of annoyance, deeply wishing they had a face so they could indulge in the Terran movement of ‘facepalming’
“Explaining statement: Friend Johnathan, I enjoy your company and your personality, but Terrans have a reputation they have earned. I have worked on this vessel for 49 years, during which before your employment there had been a total of 19 emergencies. Do you know how many there have been during your two years on this ship?”
Johnathan slowly began to rub the back of his neck as he realised where this was going.
“A few...”
“Answering statement: 471. I like you friend Johnathan, just sit down and enjoy the movie you feral science goblin.”
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The movie had continued predictably. Other impossible murders took place, until the Scythen crew were able to capture the Terran using a pile of candy and a rock with eyes painted on it as bait. Just as Lana had said, in the end it turned out the captain of the ship had been the one to bring the Terran on board, due to some disagreement with a reduction in grant funding.
The end climax had involved the Terran creating a miniature blackhole to destroy the captain with: Created using nothing but a piece of string and a toaster. In the end the two main characters had started a relationship together, and the Terran had been humanely released onto a local farm which had plenty of room to run around in and lots of rocks to pack bond with.
Johnathan had to admit, Terran slander aside it had been an enjoyable B-movie horror flick. He stepped off the seat once more, giving a stretch as he stood up.
“Well this ‘feral science goblin’ is going to head off for the night. Thanks for inviting me over Lana, it was a lot of fun to-”
The TV gave a loud high pitched tone as the screen turned to a red colour, showing the two words: “Emergency Broadcast”.
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Dr K Xavius sat at her desk, typing away on her Galnet connector late into the night. The room was unassuming: Digital whiteboards filled every wall, equations and design schematics filling each one. Tools neatly lay in their respective docking areas, hand written notes were delicately placed into orderly piles, overall the room looked like most others at the research facility.
The fact that a Hagorthian was the one sitting at the desk was an oddity and caused most new employees of the top secret Terran research facility a bit of whiplash. The Hagorthian’s were a vicious race, apex predators with a culture of warfare and combat. Reptilian, heavily armoured, deep black scales. Each three fingered hand and foot ended in vicious razor sharp claws. Four pitch black eyes lay above a large face-spanning jaw of giant needle like teeth.
In addition to this, the Hagorthian’s were one of the five main races of the Estorian empire, so seeing one here was a huge oddity. At a glance there was nothing special about Dr Xavius, apart from her rather short stature at only 7ft tall. However just mentioning her name was enough to make most people understand why she was here.
Her name was Dr Kov Xavius, and she had cured the god plague.
By Hagorthian standards she was a failure. Her species have an interesting quirk: They never stop growing. An infinite continued growth and regeneration lead into a culture of nearly infinite desire to feed and fight. It wasn’t uncommon for mature Hagorthian’s to reach the height of 10-15 ft of pure muscle, and the recorded height of the Emperor Uzb - the current ruler of the species - was over 30. While Dr Xavius when compared with most people would be considered a dangerous accumulation of claw and strength, compared with her species she was a runt. She had hit 7ft tall at a young age, then… just stopped.
Long ago she could have fixed this genetic defect, but to do so would have removed the second side effect, one she considered far more important than just being physically strong and vicious: her mind. Nothing was out of her understanding, her memory impeccable, complex ideas and concepts were child’s play.
She had left her homeplanet long ago in search of anything interesting to solve, leaving behind an almost guaranteed death as a runt. It was during this search that she had found out about the Terrans. A small article written in a science journal nobody read. ”The Exception”. It talked about the strange race of AI’s that broke Zarith’s law, and about a plague that ravaged their creators, a plague they had long been trying to fix.
Dr Xavius had assumed the entire thing would take a year to complete at most, like everything else she had put her mind to. It had taken 31 years. 31 years of study, of experimentation. It had been the best 31 years of her life. During this time Xavius had grown to love the Terrans. Not for any of the sentimental reasons anyone else did, but for the simple fact that in their insanity and chaos they had provided her with the greatest puzzle.
Then, it was over. Sure others would have been teary eyed over seeing reunions between human and Uplift, human and AI. For Dr Xavius it had been a disappointment. For those thirty years she had the greatest puzzle in her claws, and now it was gone. Sure the monetary compensation had been huge, not that she needed money in Terran conclave territory: her name alone was enough to get anything she required. Xavius secretly guessed that she could probably steal a military ship and drop an antimatter bomb on the most populated city on Earth, and get nothing more than a slap on the wrist for it.
No, what she wanted, what she needed was more puzzles. More impossible theories to be made possible. The Terrans were not the smartest species in the galaxy. But one thing that Terrans did have, was an almost psychotic aversion to the word “no”. Most species took the laws of the universe as fact and worked around them, while Terrans seemingly were offended by them.
This meant that this location was one of the few in the galaxy where exceptional amounts of money and resources were spent trying to break laws and ideals that everyone else had long ago determined to be immutable facts. Impossible challenges, impossible puzzles, with the resources to truly try and solve them.
It was everything that Dr K Xavius wanted and loved. Sure the Terrans were way too chatty and social for her tastes, but that was a small price to pay for the gift they gave her: something, anything able to challenge her mind.
Which is what she was doing in her office, late at night furiously typing away as the Galnet Viewer gave a loud high pitched tone, the screen turning a bright red and showing the two words: “Emergency Broadcast”.
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Emergency Broadcast: Due to unforgivable actions taken by the Raha royal house, and the Estorian Empire’s unwillingness to bring those responsible for their crimes to justice, as of 71 NST, 6th of June at 17:00 the Terran Conclave is enacting section three of the Terran Alliance Agreement, the mutual defence declaration.
The Terran Alliance is now at war with the Estorian Empire.
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I was platonic friends with this guy for 7months though it was an online friendship. He asked me out on month 8 and we went on a date but decided to remain as friends afterward. As we kept hanging out more, feelings developed (from my side atleast), and there was strong indication from him as well such as being more touchy with me, paying for all my meals, carrying my bag, asking if I was friendzoning him when I gave him a best friend's bracelet as a joke...to which i said no. And eventually we kissed.
Now, here's the confusion. He said he doesn't want to go out with me as he's scared that if we date and it doesn't work out, he'll lose me as a friend. The thing is, he was moving to another country for 5 months, so I told him, either ask me out when you come back, or I'm moving on and you can remain a friend. To which he said, okay, I'll ask you on a date when I get back.
But then I thought over it and and realised I was pressuring him into going out with me as I told him either remain my friend but I'll have to cut him off when I meet a potential, or take the risk and ask me out. And he's already expressed many times how he's afraid of losing me. So I scrapped that 5 month deadline and told him to ask me out whenever but im not going to wait around for him. So now we've remained as friends.
He's coming back next week and honestly... the last few months I've been an emotional wreck due to his indecisiveness. Should I just ask him to give me a final answer as to whether he wants to go out or remain friends? But I also know he's going to say yes to going out, just cos he doesn't want to lose me as a friend and I don't want that to be the sole reason he's asking me out.
I'm so lost, could anyone provide some outside perspective please? Happy to provide more context if needed

Very pleased with the overall effect but think I may have gone a difficult way about it... Next time I might want to prime dark and just pick our details, rather than prime light and use contrasts. Real hard work getting into all the books and crannies.
Now how do y'all go about basing these tiny fellas... Not really happy with what I've got but there isn't exactly a lot of room for flocking etc.
And this big tall base rim... Paint it black or paint or keep it green?
First time working at this scale so I'm a bit lost!

"In a strange land"
Iceland is a strange yet beautiful location with unique landscapes. Exploring the country is exciting in some cases with its black sand beaches and volcanic landscapes, it makes you feel like you're on an alien planet at times.
https://soundcloud.com/wavesofontario/in-a-strange-land?si=6c144fc273974e0da3dd0e23cba09b1e&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
"Drone Down"
While exploring, photographing, and doing videos in Iceland, my drone suddenly started to land out in the wilderness. I had to recover it. Not just because of losing the drone but also due to footage. I crossed a cold Icelandic river, waist-high five times searching for the drone. After about an hour, down and feeling defeated, on my way back I spotted the gray drone, hiding amongst the many gray rocks and stones. I was certain I had lost it. But so happy and excited to have recovered it. Truly a test and lesson of patience and perseverance.
https://soundcloud.com/wavesofontario/drone-down?si=b9ae135b657c40e7b6135d662b97caef&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
"Experiencing the Aurora"
Experiencing the Aurora Borealis aka Nothern Lights is something you do not forget. At times it left me speechless just how majestic and beautiful it truly is. I've seen many pictures of it, but nothing compares to standing underneath the green and sometimes purple lights dancing above you.
https://soundcloud.com/wavesofontario/experiencing-the-aurora?si=e4c3b6b40ae547b4b33fea41bcca340a&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
"Sunrise at Snaefellsnes Peninsula"
Snaefellsnes Peninsula in Iceland is where a very popular mountain, Kirkjufell, is located. A late-night drive to this area, arriving before sunrise was a unique experience. The wide-open terrain and natural beauty are indescribable.
https://soundcloud.com/wavesofontario/sunrise-at-snaefellsnes-peninsula?si=1b6150044209477ca9d45b5d458962ce&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
"Reynisdrangar"
Reynisdrangar is a sea stack located at Reynifjara beach, aka Black Sand beach in Iceland. The waves and winds there can be very dangerous, almost unbearable to walk at times. There was a photo from a certain angle I wanted, it took four visits to get the shot. In the end, I ended up with a decent photo I felt happy with. But, also realizing the effort and determination it required made the result much sweeter.
https://soundcloud.com/wavesofontario/reynisdrangar?si=f4b88cab8b084c9e8cd325e759a27c5a&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
"Reykjavik"
Inspired while out and about in the city of Reykjavik, Iceland.
https://soundcloud.com/wavesofontario/reykjavik?si=d7605e7cd2d84f9cb18c74fe07c80800&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
"The lights bear witness"
Another track made inspired by my experience with the Northern Lights. If I told you the rest, you most likely wouldn't believe it anyway.
https://soundcloud.com/wavesofontario/the-lights-bear-witness?si=af06f20e065d4344bf6ee0f2447be000&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
"Lonely Glacier"
Inspired by an early morning photography trip to the Jokusarlon Ice Lagoon in Iceland. While most photographers lined up for the large, interesting glaciers in front of them, this one small glacier at a distance was slowly drifting away. I had to photograph it and also inspired some chill vibes to make an Ambient music track.
https://soundcloud.com/wavesofontario/lonely-glacier?si=765e5dddae6f4ad8a0c7a3396445929e&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

NIKA just talking bullshit, she want HEYWARD more than she want them CHILDREN, and that’s facts.. If the NIGG## couldn’t give me but 10.00 a month for each child I want 80.00, but she not applying because 1 she still want HEYWARD 2 she😱afraid 😱 of that DNA 🧬 and HEYWARD knows that, but his low life ass SCARED 😱 😱 as well. This stupid HO said THE WAY HE ABOUT HIS CHILDREN!! SIS HE SHOW YOU DAILY, HE DON’T GIVE 2 FUCS ABOUT THEM AT ALL SO GO AHEAD AND GET YOU SOMEBODY! Word on the street he applied for a DIVORCE MAY 27,2023 and ask JESSICA to MARRY him 👰‍♂️ the black girl that held the door 🚪 for you, was the COURT CLERK!! Then you want to pop that cheap ass dress 👗 tag, and say your children don’t have a week worth off clothes that is REALLY SAD 😢 And that little FAT girl popa with, you and NYAH think she BEAUTIFUL HUH? I know y’all was talking about her EDGES and HAIR!! ENCOURAGE! Your son to go to some type of TRAINING PROGRAM or the MILITARY or POPEYES in the morning and MCDONALD in the evening. TALKING ABOUT YALL DO RIGHT, LIL GIRL RUN FROM THE WHOLE TRAILER PARK FAMILY!

Wed April 22, '23 4 TAVRs I get in just at 7; I'm scrubbing my hands, and KD, a PA, walks by and chats. We talked about her last day coming up next week, and she asked what are some options for a fun place for a happy hour. I hash out a few options before realizing I don't have any good ones to give, they didn't really fit what she wanted. I'm usually good at picking something out, heck it's why she came and asked me, she knows me to prowl around for a good food spot. But it's because I've just caught a glimpse of Her and got distracted. She's coming into the hallway, clearly having just finished breakfast with our coworke colleague /friend in common, KC. I think to myself, "Thank God KD is here so that it really looks like I'm busy in conversation and not actively avoiding her." I start to reach for the towels, which happen to be on the side that would force me to look at her, so I'm trying to find a way to avoid this. Thankfully, I hear a question, "So, what do you think?" I'm saved I lock eyes with KD and stammer. "Oh what, sorry, can you repeat that?" I'm using this forced eye contact as a reason to now only glance rapidly at the towels, as not to miss them, and rapidly re-engage with KD before I've even finish tearing the paper from the dispenser. I hear the door to OR 3 open and catch a quick glimpse through the window of Her strolling through, phew. KC overhears us talking about happy hour and eagerly joins in. A few more loose options get tossed around, followed up with a "I'll look into it" on my part. It's time to get to work. The first two tavrs go well, and after each one, I swing by KC's room to check in, and then I walk by Her room. I stand at the doorway, peering in the glass on the door, waiting for Her to recognize me. Both times, She was fairly quick to spot me; both times, I flash a thumbs up, and both times, She returns one in kind. I walk away and work on my paperwork. My team has agreed to push through and do the third case before taking a lunch break. My pump is all set up, and the only thing I need to do requires the room to be clean and a patient to be present. I plop myself on one of the metal rolling tables, dangle my feet freely off the edge, and fully lean back into the wall. I close my eyes. "HEY you," I wake up from my dozed off state and turn towards the exclamation. It's Her. She's just finished her paperwork and is walking down the hallway. "Who, me?" I meekly say while pointing to myself, as one does in disbelief, before seeing MM, a nurse, approach her. Ok, cool, not me. Good. I'll be fine. She sits next to me "yeah you" Oh no, why. Why must I be tortured like this. I can't bear talking to Her anymore. Ever since my outburst, I feel like a failure. On the one hand, I really didn't mean for any of it to be directed towards Her, but on the other: regardless of whom I was I was upset with, it was still unprofessional and unreasonable. I'm not paying attention to Her. I can't focus on Her. I remember KC mentioning to me about a misunderstanding that She had with the surgeon that morning. So I asked her about it, but quickly pulled out my phone and looked through my email. Perfect, there's an unopened one about new listing, this will distract me. "Yeah, it's definitely weird how he worded that," I chime, a fake attempt to show interest. Why can't I just be normal around Her. I'm an idiot. KC pops out her room and goes, "Woo hoo, we're all done." "Oh, we're moving along with our third, I won't be able to grab lunch unless you stick around for like two hours, haha." "And unless you can go right now, I'm not waiting." She continues right after me. The look on KC's face was sad, and I get it, it's always nice to eat in company and false hopes about your lunch friends being free, suck. I quickly try to change the subject, I look towards Her and go, "Do you remember clinger girl? There's more to that story now, " She "oh yes, I wanna know!" KC "Wait, I don't know." She chirps up, "I gotta check on my room, catch her up to speed, and then wait for me on the new stuff." She double pats my leg. "Sure," I reply, I start to talk about how I met this girl who ..."Wow, this is the slowest recap ever." She interjects "Well, I'm giving her the full story, anyway, so then we post up.... .... and now she's blocked. " "Crazzyyy, yeah, I would have blocked her immediately. You're too nice. I'm gonna go tear down my pump, " KC states and leaves.
"So that's my dating life right now, how's yours"... wait, wtf do I care? Why did I even ask that? Stupid, stupid, stupid.
"OH, I'm not dating, just focusing on me. I'm trying to realize how I even had time for another person..." we chat about this dilemma of how our job takes a lot out of us. And it's weird how, at one point, we were also juggling a dating life. "I was talking to one guy for a few months right after. But he made it clear it wasn't gonna work out. "..."If you catch my drift,"
Wait, what? Was I the guy, were we talking like that? Fuck, pls don't tell me I ruined it. Why why why. This always happens. "Looks like my patient is here, I'm gonna go" I joyfully clamber. I need to leave, I feel like shit.
All cases done text sent to group. I go home and take my dog for a walk. During which there's this super dark cloud that it's hovering over downtown in the distance. I snag a picture, send it her and caption black cloud marks the spot, are you downtown by chance? 😅" ... why am I like this. She doesn't want to hear from me. What kind of stupid person am I? She replies *literally just leaving downtown, lol. Just finished workout. Well, pull it with you, please. We would like to enjoy our wine, dry. * *Don't worry. I think it's moving towards the burbs with me * *solid See perfect
I get home and hop online and play league with some friends. Ding** work schedule is posted. I'm a 2 the next day, so I don't really get an option. But nonetheless, I claim the surgeon to work with.
I picked my case