Hcg low body temperature

Per doctor: “immunofixation electrophoresis shows: igm lambda m protein”
I will see a hematologist but I do not know what this means for me.
28 yo female with an 8 month old
I am experiencing neuropathy, joint and body pains, poor immune system, low iron status.

Per doctor: “immunofixation electrophoresis shows: igm lambda m protein”
I will see a hematologist but I do not know what this means for me.
28 yo female with an 8 month old.
I am experiencing neuropathy, joint and body pains, poor immune system, low iron status.

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Disclaimer: I do not speak Korean. This is purely translated by machine with a lot of cleanup afterward. With that in mind, I am open to criticism to improve these translations. Enjoy!
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Chapter 423
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Thud!
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The moment I hurled the Arch Lich to the ground with a resounding crash, I coiled my energy and kicked the air.
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Boom!
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A thunderous explosion of compressed air echoed as I hurtled toward his descending form with fearsome velocity.
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The Skeleton Warlord let out a scream or cheer — it was hard to tell which.
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- That's it, human! Finish him!
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Finish what, exactly?
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His judgment was unfortunately wrong. I knew this better than anyone, especially as I drove my fist into the Arch Lich's jaw.
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'Did he cast a defensive spell in that brief moment...?'
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Before my fully-powered Flame-Extinguishing Divine Fist could make contact, he conjured a Bone Shield across his face, warding off the brunt of the blow.
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Though the strike wasn’t wholly futile, he was no easy foe to vanquish.
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And my prediction proved accurate. The Arch Lich, whose body had been plummeting earthward like a comet, abruptly stopped mid-descent, as potent magic filled the air.
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- Darkness Hold.
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Swoosh!
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From the void, two colossal hands materialized. At first glance, they appeared as mere Dark Hands, but Darkness Hold was designed exclusively to ensnare its target, as the name suggested.
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I dived headlong toward the encroaching hands, my spear poised for battle.
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'I see it.'
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Everything possesses an 'essence' — living creatures, the wind, even invisible forces.
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With my middle dantian now open, I could discern and understand the core and essence of all things.
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Just like in this moment.
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Screech!
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Flames burst forth, cleaving through the darkness. The writhing black hands dissipated into a mist, while the Arch Lich’s eyes glinted with malice.
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The next instant, his spectral bony hand sliced through the air.
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- Dark Claw!
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Swoosh, swish!
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The evaporating black mist morphed into the savage claws of a beast, descending in a furious onslaught.
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The attacks came from every direction, each with a unique path. Deflecting them would be manageable if I concentrated, but that meant losing ground on the Arch Lich just after having narrowed the gap.
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'I must make a choice.'
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It's impossible to catch both rabbits, especially when the opponent is more of a tiger than a rabbit.
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In an instant, I made my decision and unleashed White Flames — not at the encircling magic, but directly at the Arch Lich.
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Boom!
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The searing blue blaze of White Flames tore through the air like a bolt of lightning.
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From the Arch Lich's mouth came a voice, tinged with unprecedented desperation.
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- Bone Shie—!
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It's already too late, you bastard.
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Whoosh!
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The blue blaze enveloped the Arch Lich completely.
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The nascent bone shield disintegrated into dust under the blistering assault.
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Crack!
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The White Flames' blade speared through the Arch Lich’s chest, skewering him like meat over a fire. His scream was like none I had ever heard before.
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Suddenly, a biting chill sliced through the air from every direction.
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- Human, danger...!
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Even without the Skeleton Warlord's cry, I already knew.
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Yet, I did it anyway. In order to take bones, you have to sacrifice flesh. Fully aware of the impending harm, I still believed in my choice.
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As magical claws descended from all around, I mulled over my decision.
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'...Maybe I should have just blocked it.'
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But regret was a luxury I could no longer afford.
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Shhhhhh!
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A wind swept over my entire form, chilling to the bone.
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It was no illusion like a Bone Spear, nor slow enough to block. I contorted my body, bolstering my Qi, but the onslaught was relentless.
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Shiing, slash, screee! Swoosh!
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Shoulders, flanks, thighs, arms...
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Countless magical claws lacerated my flesh. Blood gushed from the wounds, and agony surged through me.
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'Damn it.'
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It hurts enough to make me wish for death.
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No matter how often one experiences it, pain is something one never gets used to.
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My vision blurred, my limbs grew heavy and succumbed.
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It was a brief lapse, yet it stretched into an agonizing eternity.
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When my eyes fluttered open again, the first thing I saw was an imposing mass of concrete that had materialized seemingly out of nowhere.
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- Wake up, human!
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"…!"
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The urgent command of the Skeleton Warlord jolted me back to awareness.
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I funneled Qi into my stiff limbs, the pain from ruptured meridians reigniting my dulled senses.
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'Now!'
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With no time to waste, I hurled myself over.
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Bang! A cloud of dust billowed as I crash-landed onto the concrete debris. Sharp tremors and pain shot through my legs.
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"Ugh."
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The Skeleton Warlord spoke to me as I grit my teeth against the pain,
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- Human, you don't look… okay.
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I drew a ragged breath and shot back,
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"Huff. If you know that, then shut up. My head is throbbing."
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It was no exaggeration; even the System notifications were enough to make my stomach churn.
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Beep.
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- Status abnormality, [Serious Injury] has been inflicted!
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- Status abnormality, [Excessive Bleeding] has been inflicted!
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- Due to severe injuries, your physical stats have drastically decreased!
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- [Strength], [Agility], [Stamina] have each decreased by 200 points!
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- You have sustained severe injuries! Immediate medical attention is required!
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Yep, that sounds about right.
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Whether from the blood loss or the relentless pain, my vision swam, and my thoughts muddled.
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Yet, through the haze, one thought remained clear.
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"The Arch Lich. Where is the Arch Lich?"
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At my hoarse voice, the Skeleton Warlord shouted.
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- You crazy human! Get treated first!
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"The kill notification hasn't popped up yet. He's still alive..."
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- Notification or not, get treated now!
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"Ugh."
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I told you to shut up.
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Leaning heavily against the rubble, I felt dizzy. Blood seeped from my drenched clothing, and my limbs shook uncontrollably like trembling leaves.
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'Shit.'
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This time, I took a serious beating.
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The only small comfort was that the Arch Lich must be just as badly off, if not worse.
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- You foolish human!
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I know. I know already.
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While the echoes of reprimand rang in my skull, I spread my palm and whispered to myself.
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'Inventory open. Summon.'
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Pop!
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Everything happened simultaneously.
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From a subspace pocket, once belonging to Lee Jeong-Ryong, I retrieved an item now mine to command.
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'Top-grade potion.'
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Could Lee Jeong-Ryong have ever imagined that the two emergency potions he'd packed would both end up in my hands?
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My fingers shook as I uncorked the Top-grade potion, desperate to drink it like it was the very elixir of life.
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But just as I raised it to my lips.
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Thud, swoosh!
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"…Huh?"
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It all happened in an instant.
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A black vine shot up from the concrete debris, lashed at my wrist, and sent the potion arcing through the air, disappearing into the fog.
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As I watched a few droplets disperse into the dusty air and sink into the earth, I muttered,
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"Dark Vine."
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A spell all too familiar.
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The Skeleton Warlord groaned.
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- It's him.
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I lifted my gaze. A red light flickered through the dense fog like a distant flame.
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Approaching was a figure, three meters tall with a sinister black gleam. It resembled a human, yet bore an essence that defied such a simple label as it emerged from the fog with heavy, deliberate steps.
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- You, human.
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The voice was low, heavy with unmistakable rage.
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The Skeleton Warlord trembled within my Inventory, and a faint smile crossed my lips.
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"You damn bastard. I was drinking that."
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- Your struggle ends here.
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Shriek, snap!
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I had no chance to react — when the Arch Lich flicked his fingers, Lee Jeong-Ryong’s ordinary-looking subspace pocket was swept into the distance by the Dark Vine.
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- Your shallow tricks will no longer work.
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With each word he spoke, the magic encircling the Arch Lich stirred to life.
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Yet, just as I bore grave injuries, his power too seemed diminished.
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My White Flames spear that had scorched through his chest was unmistakably the cause.
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'I can do this.'
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Summoning my strength, I pushed myself upright. Extending my hand, I summoned a spear from my Inventory, clasping it firmly.
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"The spear stuck in your chest really suits you. Should I add another so you're symmetric?"
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- Do you think you will have the chance?
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"Of course. Seeing your state, it seems quite possible."
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- Human, you always fail to distinguish between bravery and recklessness. Foolish, truly foolish.
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The Arch Lich, with a booming laugh, spread his arms wide.
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Instead of his robe, now reduced to cinders by my previous assault, pitch-black magic surged from his form, taking shape.
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'That's a...'
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A menacing vortex of magic, its presence alone ominous.
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Instinctively, I grasped the Arch Lich’s intentions.
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'Gate.'
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It appeared volatile, on the verge of eruption, yet it was unmistakably shaping into a gate.
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The next words from the Arch Lich confirmed my suspicions.
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- It's not complete yet... but if I can defeat you, I can complete it.
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Suddenly, a deep voice, as if echoing from the heavens, caused the air itself to quiver.
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- Come forth. Gate Open.
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"…!"
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I had to intervene somehow. But the pain hindered my movements, and the transformation had already begun.
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I watched, eyes wide, as the next moment unfolded.
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Boom!
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The sparse rays of sunlight, which had been meekly filtering through the ashen clouds, vanished entirely.
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As the sky split with a deafening roar, a tempest raged around us, and the ensuing darkness rose like a primordial giant.
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Whoosh!
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The flickering darkness ballooned from the heart of the ruined cityscape.
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Rising as tall as a skyscraper and spanning wider than a football field, it dwarfed any Gate I had ever encountered, stirring a primal fear deep within my bones.
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- Ah, aah.
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Even the undead monster, the Skeleton Warlord, trembled at the sight.
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As I stared transfixed at the Gate, a critical reminder flashed through my mind.
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'I must stop it. No matter what.'
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Though it wasn't fully formed, leaving it unchecked could unleash an unimaginable catastrophe.
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Millions, possibly tens of millions, could perish.
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And... among them might be those dear to me.
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Mr. Choi, steadfast on the battlefield, and Shao Shen, to whom I had unexpectedly grown close.
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Should the Arch Lich extend his reach beyond China to the peninsula... even the members of the Peace Guild and my cherished family would face dire peril.
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'I must go.'
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Pain and terror had seized my body, but it was sheer determination that propelled me forward.
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Drawing on every reserve of strength, I rallied my Qi as my wounded meridians protested sharply, spurring fresh blood to seep from my wounds.
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But I could not falter. I only had this one shot, this one opportunity.
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'Brilliant Path of Fire.'
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With each agonizing step, my battered legs drove me forward, leaving a blazing trail in my wake.
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At its end awaited the catalyst of this chaos.
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The one whose death could also end this.
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'Die.'
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One Strike.
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Time seemed to slow as I drove my spear forward with all my strength.
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The tornado I unleashed barreled toward him.
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Boom!
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And amidst the sea of blue flames that enveloped the world, his mocking laughter and his words sliced through the inferno.
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- Blink.
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Almost 30, married, going back to work isn't an option for me, the pay in my country is too low to feel meaningful, I live in a country where mean income is less than $900. I'm not willing to start a business that bind me to physical location, nor require me to risk my existing capital.
Basically you can assume I fired with luck in crypto, as much as I wanted to argue it's not entirely luck I took a huge risks and stress with all my savings back then, but to keep this simple let's just say I got lucky. I believe there's people FIRE'd with similar reason, got a windfall, won a lottery, or like me from crypto.
The reason I introduce my FIRE background because I found most FIRE'd people chose to continue working, they found a purpose in their work, rewarding salary, being appreciated with their skills, but these are not possible for me. I've tried for years to start something, I can't, I gave up.
Now everyday I feel like there's nothing for me to do, my mind and body feels awful, I am so lacking discipline in my maintaining a good health, basically I feel like not doing anything is killing me somehow, feels bored all the time, feels guilty during weekday when everyone else go to work, and I don't know why, I am also tired all the time, like this is draining some kind of energy from me...

In my world it differs from Religion to Religion, but the most common in the Main Religion is the following:
The Light is reverred as an ever present diety and the Sun is seen as a rift in between the Realm of the Light, which is also where souls go in the afterlife, and the physical world.
So when a person dies, his soul is seen as still trapped within the fleshy prison of the body. To free the soul and let it pass into the Realm of Light, the body most fully decompose until only bone is left (preferably in the sun). After this the bones are buried in a more traditional cemetary to give the worldly parts of the beeing back to the earth. Now that the soul has passed into the afterlife, the Light shall either cast the soul into eternal darkness or grant entry into the realm of Light, depending on the virtuesness of the persons life.
The process of ascendence can be performed everywhere, but is usually done in a "Field of Ascendence" where the bodys are laid out bare in the sun. These are often located a few miles away from larger cities. Most villages either chose to let their dead decompose in some chosen area or bring them to the nearest monastery or other larger place of worship, where there usually is a Field of Ascendence. If a body is buried before it has fully decomposed, the soul is seen as trapped forever in the body and on earth, doomed to haunt the proximity of its imprisonement. This is often used to humiliate enemys by burying their bodies prematurely.
Those larger Fields of Ascendence are operated by the Church of the Holy Light, which is often neccesary as the workers of the Fields of Ascendence are generally viewed with suspicion or even outright hostility. This results from the fact that fields of Ascendence are seen as places of concentrated evil, as the ascending souls leave behind sinfullness and evil desires (The stench of decomposition is seen as prove for this), which is believed to corrupt those who spend too much time there. This view of Field Workers is perpetuated by their low life expectancy and tenedency to pick up nasty illnesses and therefore spreading plagues. But the workers are promised high rewards in the afterlife and are usually completely devoted to the church and the Holy Light.

Achieving and maintaining good health is the cornerstone of a happy and fulfilling life. It involves a holistic approach that encompasses physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Here, we share some well health tips that can guide you towards a healthier lifestyle, ensuring you feel your best every day.

1. Balanced Diet

Eating a well-balanced diet is fundamental to good health. Incorporate a variety of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins, and healthy fats into your meals. Fruits and vegetables provide essential vitamins and minerals that support bodily functions. Whole grains offer sustained energy and help maintain digestive health, while lean proteins are crucial for muscle repair and growth. Healthy fats, such as those found in avocados, nuts, and olive oil, support brain health and reduce inflammation.

2. Regular Exercise

Physical activity is vital for maintaining a healthy weight, improving cardiovascular health, and boosting mood. Aim for at least 30 minutes of moderate exercise most days of the week. Activities like walking, jogging, cycling, swimming, or yoga can improve flexibility, strength, and endurance. Regular exercise also helps in the prevention and management of chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and obesity.

3. Hydration

Staying hydrated is essential for overall health. Water is involved in numerous bodily functions, including temperature regulation, joint lubrication, and waste elimination. Aim to drink at least 8 glasses of water a day, more if you are active or live in a hot climate. Dehydration can lead to fatigue, headaches, and impaired cognitive function, so keep a water bottle handy and sip throughout the day.

4. Quality Sleep

Sleep is a critical component of health that is often overlooked. Adults should aim for 7-8 hours of quality sleep each night. Sleep allows the body to repair and rejuvenate, supporting immune function, memory, and mood. Establish a regular sleep schedule, create a relaxing bedtime routine, and ensure your sleep environment is conducive to rest—cool, dark, and quiet. Avoid caffeine and electronic screens before bedtime to improve sleep quality.

5. Mental Health

Mental well-being is as important as physical health. Practices such as mindfulness, meditation, and deep-breathing exercises can help manage stress and anxiety. Take time each day to engage in activities that you enjoy and that help you relax, whether it’s reading, gardening, or spending time with loved ones. Social connections and support networks are crucial for emotional health, so nurture your relationships and seek help when needed.

6. Preventive Healthcare

Regular health check-ups and screenings are essential for early detection and management of health issues. Stay up-to-date with vaccinations and follow medical advice tailored to your age, gender, and health status. Preventive care includes dental check-ups, eye exams, and screenings for conditions like hypertension, cholesterol levels, and cancer.

7. Healthy Habits

Adopting healthy habits such as not smoking, limiting alcohol consumption, and maintaining a healthy weight can significantly impact your health. Smoking is linked to numerous diseases, including cancer and heart disease, while excessive alcohol intake can lead to liver disease and other health problems. Focus on maintaining a balanced lifestyle and making informed choices about your health.

Conclusion

Incorporating these well health tips into your daily routine can lead to a healthier, happier life. Small changes, like improving your diet, staying active, hydrating properly, and taking care of your mental health, can have a significant impact over time. For more detailed advice and insights in Hindi, explore Wellhealth and discover a wealth of information to support your wellness journey.

I've noticed my laptops cpu overheating and reaching temps of 100 and even 103 (was playing jedi fallen order), it usually performs at 85-95 though. Was wondering if that's common and normal? I have a cooling pad, low room temperature and the fans were cleaned pretty recently. While gaming i use the performance mode because the turbo would be even crazier. Any ideas what could i do more? 🤔 Cheers!

Hey everyone, I have been super hesitant posting on the thread about my medical mystery that has been ongoing for about 7 months now, I’m just at a loss and want to know if anyone has had any similar issues or advice.
Back in 2019 I had a hyperextension injury in my lower back, near my SI joint. Long story short, after scans were done, they found out I have spina bifida occulta, they told me that I’d have to live with the pain I was having and sent me on my way. Frustrated, I kept pushing through until the next issues occurred.
November 1, 2023, exactly 7 months ago now, I woke up one morning with a headache. Nothing out of the ordinary for me honestly, I’ve been told I suffer with a type of migraine disorder, but Tylenol always made it go away after a while. Skip ahead to now, June 1, 2024, and this headache is still here, I know it sounds crazy, but every single day I wake up with this headache and go to sleep with this headache, absolutely no medication has helped me, and trust me I’ve tried quite a few.
Along with this headache, I noticed a lot of other symptoms, and honestly so much has changed since then I can’t remember them all, but some include: weight gain, blurry vision (almost like a film over my eyes at times), extreme fatigue, extreme bruising out of nowhere, free bleeding every time I got even the tiniest scratch, not sleeping at night, random weakness and numbness in my hands, random entire body weakness, even more sugar drops than normal (I’m also Hypoglycemic), muscle cramps, dizziness, joint and muscle pain (more than usual), muscle cramps (more than usual), abdominal pain, extreme indigestion and heart burn, extreme bloating, TMJ flares 24/7, a knot on the side of my face located at my temple, major brain to speech delays that have almost made me speak differently now, brain fog, and the list could continue forever I feel like.
After what felt like forever with this headache and all the other issues, I go to my PCP hoping that they can help me somehow. They told me I was getting over a sinus infection and gave me antibiotics for fluid behind my ear, and muscle relaxers for my TMJ flare up which they said caused the knot on my temple as well. I didn’t think this was the issue, but did as told, and took the medications the course I was given, and to no avail, nothing changed. They said that they would refer me to a neurologist and stated that this could take a while and that they would also probably need a head CT for scheduling to accept me. No CT was scheduled and I hadn’t heard back from them in a while.
December 24, 2023, I ended up in my local ER with a debilitating headache, where I gave them my entire sob story over again, because at this point I felt so stupid coming to the ER for this. They done a head CT and gave me some IV meds that took the edge off the slightest, enough to where I could at least function some, but still in pain. They told me that my head CT was normal and that I needed to go to the neurologist after getting an appointment. So a wasted trip in my eyes because I’m still left in pain with absolutely no idea what is going on.
I get in with my now neurologist in the new year and start going to see them. They prescribed me a lot of different medications for a period of time over 3 months to see what would help, news flash, nothing helped, ever, it’s still here to this day. I have also had a brain MRI and a EEG done as well. They thought that maybe with my issues with spina bifida occulta, that I had a Chiari Malformation or some type of seizure disorder that had just made itself known. Guess what, all scans are normal, spectacular even as they all told me, my scans were the picture of health! Then why do I feel so bad every single day.
Fast forward to many appointments and medications and blood panels later. I have an appointment with my neurologist to go over what we should do next. I told them that I was also starting to experience major abdominal pain on my right lower abdomen. They assumed that maybe it was appendicitis, so we done some tests, they assumed that I was fine and sent me downstairs for bloodwork. Now,‘I’ve never had issues with getting bloodwork done, I’m a super nerd about everything medical and have absolutely no weak stomach to anything. I am getting my blood drawn and completely black out. I mean stopped breathing and had compressions started in the middle of the lab. When I finally came to, they checked all of my vitals, all normal, minus my bp was a little bit elevated. Everything else, even sugar, all normal. I was rushed to the ER that is closest to my neurologist, which is 2 and a half hours away from my house. They thought maybe I did have appendicitis and it burst. Or a possible ovarian cyst.
In the ambulance and in the ER waiting for a room, it almost happens a second and third time. I’m terrified at this point. They run an EKG, abdominal CT, bloodwork, urine sample, ultrasounds, the entire works. Guess what, all comes back normal, except they did find that my liver is slightly enlarged? Odd, but okay. I get set up appointments with a cardiologist, a GI specialist, an orthopedist spine specialist, and told to visit my OBGYN for the possible ovarian pain.
Now time for a speed round of these appointments: - OBGYN says my abdominal pain is pelvic floor muscle spasms, no reason why, gave me muscle relaxers, has gone away mostly - Cardiologist says I need a heart monitor to assess my heart palpitations, haven’t gotten that yet, so at a dead end with that for now - Spine specialist done X-rays, confirmed spina bifida occulta, also diagnosed me with degenerative disc disease (runs in my family and I done gymnastics my entire life to make it worse), I have Bilateral sacroiliitis, and Mild lumbar stenosis, sending me to PT and getting dry needling done, just had my first appointment yesterday, so ongoing. - GI specialist does an insane amount of bloodwork (yay finally), and now I’m scheduled for a fibroscan of my liver next month.
However, the following are the current bloodwork results: - High chloride - Low CO2 - Low Bun - High Alpha-1 Antitrypsin - High iron - High Transferrin - High AST - High ALT (almost double the normal amount) - Positive Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA) - ANA Titer value 1:80 - ANA Pattern Homogeneous
They also told me that even through I have had all of my hepatitis vaccines throughout my stages of life, that I am NOT protected against Hepatitis B and need to go get another round of the vaccine, however, have no active Hepatitis B infection.
And the little background I have: currently on birth control, Loryna® (Drospirenone and Ethinyl Estradiol Tablets, USP) 3 mg/0.02 mg, for oral use, I have been on this since early 2020. And I was on Lexapro 10mg for a little over a year between late 2022 to very early 2024. I am no longer taking Lexapro.
I am stumped and confused and frustrated beyond compare at this point and don’t know where to turn to next. Has anyone had an experience even close to this or any advice for where I should turn next?

I need some advice and/or opinions on the current state of my life. I'll explain:
I am 27 male, I live in Canada for reference. I am in good physical shape with low body fat and noticable muscle definition. I have a full time job and a weekend bartending job for extra money and because it's kind of fun. I have $100,000 in the bank, but no investments and make roughly $90,000 before tax. I own a regular old car, a decent sports car, and a motorcycle. I have no debt. I don't own a house, I rent with 2 friends similar age. I don't really go out or hangout with people. I mostly just work, go to the gym, and stay home. I have lots of side hobbies. I won't list them all but I keep myself busy and try to stay productive. I am very healthy and focused, however I normally drink alcohol and do c*caine once a week during my bartending job. I don't go overboard. I don't spend all my money on drugs and don't feel like I have an issue with it. I think I keep it under control. I don't have a gf, and seem to struggle in that area. I would consider myself quite handsome, above average but nothing crazy. I'm not a perfect specimen.
I'd like to think I'm in a good position in life, but sometimes I feel like I am behind or I should be in a better position. I know comparison is the theif of joy, but I'd like to use it as a sort of gauge to see where I'm at..
Am I doing good compared to the majority in my age group? Is $100,000 saved and no debt at this age something to be proud of or should I have more? I know some of my friends have double that, but tbh they grew up with good family's, with money, education etc..they had an advantage in life over me for sure.
Sometimes I feel depressed with my situation even though I know I shouldn't be. I feel like something is missing or I'm doing something wrong. Idk..would love some opinions from strangers. I guess I'm looking for validation lol but honest opinions would be greatly appreciated even if they are harsh.
Thank you

May got out to a lightning start for me, continuing the torrid April pace for a while before cooling off a bit in the back end of the month. That's partially by design, as I jumped into a pair of longer games (one enormously so) which I won't finish until deeper into June, but I've also noticed I'm slowly bleeding gaming time from my evenings. As my kids get incrementally older and the days grow incrementally longer entering summer, an hour that would previously be my own is now deferred to them, and that adds up over the course of an entire month.
Not that I'd trade my kids, you understand.
(Games are presented in chronological completion order; the numerical indicator represents the YTD count.)
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#27 - Contra: Hard Corps - GEN - 8/10 (Great)
It's been fascinating to watch the Contra series evolve over time, and Hard Corps on the Sega Genesis is no different. With no Mode 7 (the SNES' proprietary isometric viewpoint mode) available on the system, necessarily some of the top down content from Contra III would need to be altered or removed, and that begged the question of what would take its place: after all, a return to basic sidescrolling action might feel like a big step down, and we can't have that. So I think I expected Hard Corps to throw in a new wrinkle to keep the formula a bit more fresh. What I did not expect was for it to make three enormous changes.
For one, Hard Corps has four different characters to choose from, and each is actually unique. It's not just the look - where else can you play a cybernetic wolfman? - but they've got different sizes and hurtboxes as well. And while each starts with the same basic low power machine gun, each has a completely different loadout of possible weapon upgrades, ensuring that all four play very differently from one another outside of the fundamentals of movement. To that end, the two weapon toggle of Contra III is expanded in Hard Corps, allowing you to hold all four of your upgraded weapons simultaneously and switch between them at will, which adds a new layer of depth and strategy to the action. Building upon this notion of enhanced player choice even further, the second big change is that the game has branching paths. After the first stage you make a choice that determines where you head for the second level, and then later on you make another choice that creates further divergence, such that the game has four main endings (and a secret fifth!), all with their own dedicated unique stages. It's for that reason possibly the most replayable game so far in the franchise; I myself did a run through of each ending using a different character per run to get a feel for them all.
This leads to the final big change, which is the only one I don't regard a resounding success: the entire game is basically a boss rush. Let's zero in on the main path that I followed on my primary playthrough and add up all mini-bosses and full boss phases. What number might you expect that to come out as? A dozen or so? Well, sorry about your naiveté, but the answer is 43: it's bosses all the way down. This is a MUCH more mentally taxing load than previous Contra games where you could kind of skate through the non-boss sections with good fundamentals. And that's just one of four possible paths through the game! It's absurd! It's also way more fun than it sounds it would be from the description, but I've heard people say Hard Corps is the toughest Contra game and now I know why. I do miss just running and gunning and dropping dudes in one hit before a thrilling finale; it's hard to be properly wowed by a boss fight when that's all you ever see. But nevertheless Contra: Hard Corps is lives up to the legacy of greatness the franchise had up until that point established...just steel yourself mentally for the extensive memorization it requires of you.
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#28 - Ancient Enemy - PC - 5.5/10 (Semi-Competent)
Solitaire is one of those games that nobody really wants to play. It’s a game of convenience and opportunity, only attractive in the absence of something better, which is to say “nearly anything else at all.” Slightly more entertaining are variations on the form, such as Mahjong Solitaire or Free Cell, where certain cards/tiles are locked until the ones above them have been cleared away. These are still just time wasting games for people with nothing else to do, but when presented as a discrete set of challenges there’s a bit more appeal. Do you know they say that every one of the 32,000 numbered games of FreeCell on classic Windows operating systems was supposedly beatable? Did you know a very bored teenage me once decided to see if I could prove it by playing and beating every single unique game of FreeCell in order? I got into the low 30s or so before I questioned what the hell I was doing with my life and wisely moved on.
Well, Ancient Enemy is a game for people with nothing better to do, masquerading as a game that would qualify as "something better to do." It’s an RPG, I guess, but the gameplay revolves entirely around a solitaire variant. You have a deck of “stock cards” numbered 0-9 and start each encounter (“hand”) by flipping the top one. Then on the board you have to collect a card with a number adjacent to the one you’re displaying - 0 serving as a bridge between 1 and 9. Getting a card reveals any card trapped immediately below it and enables that card to be collected as well. If you can’t make a move, you can flip a new stock card over to get a random new number until your deck runs out. Some levels are simple puzzles in this vein, trying to clear all the cards from the board. Most encounters though are battles, where you do the exact same thing, except the color of the card you collect enables you to attack, defend, or cast a spell. So it’s turn-based combat, except each turn is you basically clearing as many cards as you can from the board to juice up your attack or bolster your defense, and that’s about it.
Now, at first, this is actually way more fun than I’m making it sound. I mean, I like solitaire type games for what they are, and the extra mechanics definitely do enrich the experience. You get consumable wild cards, battle boards have bonus cards with instant benefits, you get powers that manipulate the board, new types of cards appear, all good stuff. The problem is that the game completely runs out of these new ideas about a quarter of the way through, at which point you’re just going through the motions until the end, accompanied by a complete nothing of a story that I was confident I had figured out, only to find that the ending was somehow worse than the cliche I’d been anticipating. Thus, the game sadly settled into that exact same niche of games it was supposed to improve upon and supplant. Which I suppose is ok…if you’ve got nothing better to do.
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#29 - Snakebird Primer - PC - 7/10 (Good)
I follow a general rule of always playing game franchises in order, but Snakebird Primer is a unique case wherein the developers of the original Snakebird decided that it was too off-putting to new players, and so they made a sequel that they explicitly wanted newcomers to play first. A "primer" in truth to ease you into the overall Snakebird challenge, as it were. So when I decided to check out Snakebird, I thought all right: just this once I'll do it your way.
So how does Snakebird Primer shake out? Well...it's fine. It's a jaunty kind of puzzle game, with bright colors, friendly art and music, and general good vibes. In each stage you control one or more segmented "snakebirds" and have to get them all to the rainbow portal to complete the level. Sometimes you need to eat fruit to open the portal as well, but that's the entire game in a nutshell. It's a very simple concept, complicated only by the fact that a snakebird that has no body segments touching the ground will fall, and so each stage is a kind of pathing challenge, tasking you to figure out the right order of operations to reach the end. The levels are very well paced and designed if you just go in order: there aren't any hand-holdy tutorials, but new ideas are introduced organically at various intervals, and the challenge always feels reasonable, especially because you can undo any number of moves at will, like stepping through code to find an error.
There is, however, a significant difficulty spike for the last couple levels, which is pretty jarring. And when you add to that the fact that the designer of Baba Is You said he built a lot of his design philosophy around the original Snakebird, I've got to admit I'm a lot less keen on checking that one out. It's in that same realm of "enter these six dozen commands in precisely the right order" that made Baba Is You eventually feel more tedious and frustrating to me than anything else, so I think for now I'm happy to have just played the "lite" version instead.
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#30 - It Takes Two - PS4 - 8.5/10 (Excellent)
When trying to write down a genre for It Takes Two in my tracking spreadsheet, I wanted to put "Yes". It's as though the developers wanted to make a bunch of different kinds of games and, rather than accepting any limitations (self-imposed or otherwise), they just found a way to do it all at once. It Takes Two is a platformer. It's a third-person shooter. It's a puzzle game. It's a rhythm game. It's a racing game. It's a stealth game. It's a boss battling action adventure. It's a minigame collection. It's a romantic comedy. It's an exploration playground. One minute you're flying around on a jetpack chucking Captain America shields at devils and the next you're literally playing a timed game of chess. None of the things that It Takes Two does would be characterized as masterpiece forms of their respective genres, but that's not the point. There's sufficient depth and development of each mechanic that it never feels like a lazy tack-on to check a box - and that in itself is beyond impressive - but it's the sheer number of different ideas tossed into this package that make it truly special.
It's hard for me to even review this game, frankly. Part of that is because I feel a strong bias towards the game for the audaciousness of what it tries to achieve, and for the way it inspires me to keep stretching myself in new ways however I can. But it's also hard because I don't remember the whole thing. It Takes Two is both fresh in memory, having just finished it, and yet far away and mingled in my mind with similar bits of similar other adventures (Tearaway foremost among them). Why is that? Well, I first booted up It Takes Two in May of 2022 as a co-op experience to share with my wife - quite fitting, as it turns out, given the nature of the game's plot of trying to reconcile an embattled couple. We'd only play in smaller bursts of 1-2 hours at a time, but every session we played it felt like we were playing a new, different game. Music to my ears, but much harder on my gaming-challenged wife, who took longer to adjust to each mechanical shift. Pretty soon we were playing less and less often, even as I was playing a game like Tearaway early on that occupied some similar design space in my head. Soon we stopped playing at all. When I tried to suggest resuming this title over the past year, I was repeatedly rebuffed until finally a month ago I managed to wear her down enough that we picked it up again for about an hour a week. So it is that the first half of the game is fuzzy and nebulous to me, even as I recall that I loved playing, whereas the back half is much fresher, and it's nigh impossible for me to separate my wife's frequent frustrations from my own experience - especially since I've been playing on a controller experiencing heavy stick drift, so managing the camera was a nightmare through no fault of the game's.
All that said, how could I not recommend this game? It's best played with two experienced gamers, but the story only fully lands if you play as a couple, so there's a bit of potential for a disconnect there, as I experienced. It's not a perfect game. But it is an incredibly ambitious one that had me routinely grinning from ear to ear, despite the grumblings on the couch next to me. When I pointed out to my wife that we finished the game in May 2024, almost to the day when we started back in '22, she said "They should've called it It Takes Two Years." We're both glad it's over, but I think for very different reasons.
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#31 - Rogue Legacy 2 - PS5 - 7/10 (Good)
Some game sequels try to really shake things up and try something different from the one before. Final Fantasy is probably the biggest and most obvious example of this, but you can also see it in virtually every Super Mario Bros. game, in the Castlevania series, and the list goes on extensively from there. On the other hand, some game sequels treat their predecessors like rough drafts to be perfected. With these, the idea is to take the vision for the previous game, use the increase in time/budget/developer expertise now available, and try to execute on it more completely than was possible before. When a game like this is successful, there becomes almost zero reason to ever play the original game (other than possibly its story), because the new version has replaced it entirely as the definitive experience.
Rogue Legacy 2 is one of these latter types of games. Everything from the first game is pretty much still there (bosses excepted): enemies, basic combat and room design, character classes, traits, progression, etc. It immediately feels like "Hey, I've played this before," yet a cursory look reveals a huge wealth of additional content over the first game. Classes are better differentiated, you get new weapons, more spells, special abilities, new items, new upgrades, new explorable regions, new mechanics, new new new. It truly is a total replacement for Rogue Legacy 1 in this regard, a "go ahead and uninstall that thing forever because we've got it all right here and then some" type of mission statement. I was amazed at how I kept finding ever more avenues of progression and discovery, even many hours into the game, In fact, I never did manage to play as every class, and each class has a variant form as well, most of which I didn't even unlock. It's overflowing with stuff.
And I think that's why it didn't work quite as well for me as the first game: it's all too much. Now there are four different types of currency, all acquired in different ways, all for different upgrade paths. You're always competing with yourself on what to level up between runs because there are too many choices and all of them seem pretty good, but as you're finding your early groove the game throws a big wrench in there: labor costs. While each upgrade has a set gold cost that increases as you level it up, early on the game adds a universal tax mechanic to the entire upgrade tree, making it increasingly prohibitive to spend your money on stuff, and it feels awful. Rogue Legacy 1 had a similar system where each upgrade cost 10g more than the previous, but in the sequel these escalate far more rapidly, to the point where you'll complete a huge run and still feel like you can only afford one or two upgrades that barely move the needle. It's a pure inflationary grinding system meant to pad playtime, and I'm not about that. I played RL1 through multiple New Game + levels, but I was thrilled to beat RL2's final boss and move on because the economy is so frustrating. Other than that though, it's got quite a lot going for it.
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#32 - Undertale - PS4 - 7/10 (Good)
When is some information too much information? Undertale is notorious for its rabid fan community insisting that there is only one "right" way to play the game, and so if you've ever heard of Undertale there's a good chance you already know what that preferred method is: pacifism. Undertale takes a unique approach to the JRPG in two primary ways: first, that defending against enemy attacks is an active system pretty much akin to dodging in a bullet hell game, and second that you almost never actually need to choose the "Fight" command from the battle menu in order to succeed in an encounter. The argument from the community is that you must play in this fully pacifist manner, largely because of a design decision that thoroughly punishes players who do not, only revealed after the game's conclusion. Thus, these players are "helping" curious newcomers by saving them from falling victim to a fairly vindictive design choice that would create a lot of frustration.
The problem with that approach is that Undertale makes it abundantly clear from the outset that you have the option for these alternative combat approaches, trains you on how to use them, and then gives you a positive feedback loop for choosing that direction with your gameplay. Which means the discourse surrounding this game effectively undermines not only the game's own ability to surprise and educate you, but also the authorial intent of that same design decision, which in context is a conscious player decision to go against the grain and suffer the possible consequences of doing so. In short, I wish I'd never heard of Undertale before I played it, as I'm sure I would've had a much better time.
As it stands, Undertale is still a highly creative take on the genre that, despite an aesthetic I didn't care for and writing that leaned a bit too hard at times into "lol I'm so random" territory for my tastes, still managed to get me invested with some of its characters and even make me laugh aloud at times. I was particularly impressed with that aforementioned approach to combat, as each enemy introduced unique hazards to avoid, so fighting a new monster was far more exciting here than in a standard turn-based RPG where the only meaningful question is "How much damage did this whatever move do to me?" So for those reasons I applaud Undertale. Even still, there's a lot of walking back and forth with no major purpose beyond "it was decided the game should be a little bit inconvenient here," adding some unnecessary tedium to the mix. In short, Undertale's a generally good time, but if you want it to be even better, just pretend you haven't read anything I just said.
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#33 - Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales - PS5 - 7.5/10 (Solid)
2018 was a big year for Miles Morales. In the fall he showed up in the PS4 title Marvel's Spider-Man as a major supporting character, and by the end of the year he was stunning cinema audiences in the fantastic Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse as the primary protagonist. It's no surprise then that by 2020, with his brand so hot, Sony and Insomniac Games would cash in with a follow-up title to the hit PS4 game with Miles front and center. And for the most part, the game is what you'd expect it to be from that basic pitch: more of the same from 2018, only focusing on Miles' family, his new home of Harlem and its people, and his path to becoming a fully fledged hero in his own right. That's all fine, but here's the problem: all of it has been done better before, and recently to boot. Miles' story of personal growth and family drama was handled better in the Spider-Verse series, even though MSM:MM wisely walks chooses to walk some different beats along the way. "Superhero of Harlem" was done masterfully by Netflix with the Luke Cage series (the first season, at least) back in 2016, and MSM:MM doesn't even try to address any issues beyond the most surface level. And the "more of the same" gameplay?
Well, admittedly that's still pretty good. Web swinging is as fun as ever to the point that there's an XP challenge to web swing at high speed for a full cumulative hour of real time and I caught myself thinking, "Hmm, maybe..." There are fast travel points that unlock relatively early on, but the joy of traversal feels like the main point of the game, so why would you bother? Miles also gets some new Spidey moves related to his bio-electric powers, and these are really fun and impactful to pull off, such that "more of the same" isn't in this case a damning phrase. And yet, it's also distinctly not "more, but better." In order to emphasize your new powers, the goons you fight (now including women for the first time I can recall ever seeing in a superhero game like this) have upgraded their own abilities as well, which means the simple pleasure of chaining big combos is a bit diminished. Maybe this enemy just blocks all your basic attacks and stops you cold. Maybe this one turns the tables to dodge and counter you. Or maybe you're just constantly surrounded by a flood of dudes with guns and rocket launchers and you feel like you never get a chance to press "punch" without being thoroughly punished.
Now add to that the game's relatively brief length and general lack of meaningful activities compared to its predecessor, as well as its truly awful villains and the ho-hum plot that they service, and you've got a title that's decidedly a step back from what came before. Of course, what came before was excellent, so even a step back still lands you in territory that's quite fun to play around with. My 6-year-old summed it up best when he came downstairs to ask me a question one day and caught me playing: "Whoa...how are you Spider-Man?!" Which is to say that Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales is a game that really makes you feel like a wannabe Spider-Man who hasn't gotten it all figured out just yet. And I guess that's all right.
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Coming in June:

• I've had less time for PC gaming lately for a couple of different reasons, but I'm expecting that to be a temporary thing, and I don't think I'm in danger of failing to finish Mass Effect 3 by the end of June. I didn't realize the version of the game I had included all the DLC. Nor did I actually know what any of the DLC was. So I was quite a ways into the game and feeling great about my progress when I got suspicious that the section I was playing wasn't actually base game content. I looked it up and found that, in fact, about 90% of what I'd played to date was DLC and I'd barely actually started the base game itself. That explains why the main story was taking a while to get off the ground, at any rate.
• Speaking of getting off the ground, my journey through The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom began impatiently a few months after release, but I took an extended break from the game and have now spent pretty much all of May continuing my thorough trek through the game world. I'm well over 200 hours into the game and am only several days away from having explored the entirety of the game's map. At which point I believe I'll finally advance the main quest past its initial stage.
• In my review for Rogue Legacy 2 above I mentioned the Castlevania franchise, which I feel I can speak to as a whole given that I've finished nearly every game in the series to date. Unsurprisingly I felt most drawn to the metroidvania style games, so there was a layer of disappointment in exhausting the last of those to discover. Disappointment that will soon be temporarily eradicated when I boot up Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, produced by that same creative mind.
• And more...

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I was diagnosed about 2 months ago and I get flares where my legs get so weak and shaky almost like when you have low blood sugar and don’t eat for hours. My legs also get tingly like they are falling asleep, my arms too sometimes and hands and feet. When that happens I feel like I can’t carry my own body around and like I’m going to pass out if I don’t lay down. Is that common with ME?

I have some grey birch saplings that were allowed to dry out. I’ve since taken them inside and given them lots of water and cooler temperatures. Some came back strong and will be ready to plant soon. There are others like this: one tiny leaf emerging low on the trunk. I’m wondering if I should give it a plant fertilizer like miracle grow to help it along. It doesn’t seem like enough growth to let the tree survive. Thanks for any advice!

TL;DR: I tested very positive for SIBO but don't feel any of the symptoms?
Context:
I've been walking through a number of gut issues and it was affecting my social life (i.e. farting so much and so bad I couldn't be around people), so I finally went to a functional doc. We did the elimination diet for 30 days and I actually got worse! I was shitting liquid daily and there seemed to be no specific trigger or cause. After the elimination diet I cut gluten from my diet since stool testing showed I was very sensitive. My gut/bowel symptoms improved once I incorporated other foods again and I felt much better. My diarrhea went away, and I don't have awful gas anymore (I don't have to think before I socialize). 1 month later we did a SIBO laculose breath test and it came back positive (and very high) for both hydrogen and methane. Bloodwork also shows very high thyroid levels and insulin resistance.
I can't afford the $1500 antibiotic for SIBO so we're going the natural route first to see how I fare: SIBOtic and lowFODMAP + supplements. It's been 3 days so far, so I know it's early, but I'm not sure what to expect because I nevert FELT any SIBO symptoms other than severe brain fog/trouble concentrating. I've looked up die-off symptoms online and I don't have any of those symptoms. So far SIBOtic just makes me more bloaty and gassy than I was before, plus I'm constipated. BMs are dark and reek. Is this die-off? Or just my body adjusting to low FODMAP? I'm not sure what to expect for SIBO since I don't have most of the main symptoms.

My (25F) bf (24M) of 3 years knows that I've always been very self-conscious about my body, but especially of my breast size as I wish they were bigger. For some background info about our relationship dynamic, he always tells me I look good if I ever say I'm feeling insecure about my appearance or if I tell him first that he looks good, but he rarely actually says it just because.
With my bf's encouragement, I bought a low cut top and a push up bra that gave me the tiniest amount of cleavage and my bf commented about it. I said something along the lines of "I'm surprised you even noticed because of how small it is". To that, he jokingly said I should get breast implants to get D cup breasts. I told him "you might be surprised to know that I already am a D cup." To that, he just rolled his eyes and sarcastically said "mmmm rightttt, even my boobs are bigger than yours." I told him I'm being serious and all he said to that was "well at least you don't have mosquito bites."
I know he didn't mean any harm by it and I feel like I've done it to myself as well by commenting about how small they are, but I really have been feeling so sad by it. I'm a 32D so I feel like it's one of those sizes that sounds bigger on paper than it actually is, so I understand why he might have thought I'm not a D cup. I think it's just him getting sarcastic about it and continuing to not believe me that's genuinely upset me a lot. Is it even reasonable for me to be this upset? I've been crying every day behind his back about it, but he's commented that I've been moody and haven't been smiling recently.
TLDR: bf unintentionally made me feel insecure about my boobs and I'm not sure if I'm overreacting

Hey guys!
I'm 10 days post op from have UJS lower jaw. I have no pain and not much swelling left. However, I keep getting a very intense zap o shock on my right side every time I chew or do certain gestures. I have some numbness in the area half o my lowe lip and some of my chin. Any body experienced the same? If so did it go away? How long? It's driving me nuts!. The other side has 100% feeling, no pain at all, like as if I didn't have surgery done on one side. I saw surgeon (not the one that did op) said the nerve is stretched should come back ok, but I'm not convinced and it bloody hurts when it zaps... I have noticed they have decreased in intensity while swallowing for example, but chewing gesture is still irritating the nerve.

Hey guys!
I'm 10 days post op from have UJS lower jaw. I have no pain and not much swelling left. However, I keep getting a very intense zap o shock on my right side every time I chew or do certain gestures. I have some numbness in the area half o my lowe lip and some of my chin. Any body experienced the same? If so did it go away? How long? It's driving me nuts!. The other side has 100% feeling, no pain at all, like as if I didn't have surgery done on one side. I saw surgeon (not the one that did op) said the nerve is stretched should come back ok, but I'm not convinced and it bloody hurts when it zaps... I have noticed they have decreased in intensity while swallowing for example, but chewing gesture is still irritating the nerve.

Hey all,
So, I live in the Midwest (USA, Ohio) and recently a bunch of people have been saying that the earth worms here are invasive because they can’t find them in the fossil record for the last 10,000 years but, they do appear before that, pre-ice age and the glaciers that covered this area for a while.
However, I don’t quite agree with those people because I think looking for earth worms in the fossil record over the last 10k years is a bit optimistic for the area. But, I’m not sure if I’m right… so here’s what I’m thinking.
1: worms are invertebrate soft bodied creatures who don’t fossilize easily. (?)
2: the region has been relatively geologically stable for the last 10k years with very few events or moments that would even lead to favorable fossil conditions.
3: they are worms, even if we hit them with some earth movement like a mudslide they are very capable of just wiggling out of it.
4: geologically speaking, 10,000 years is nothing and the chances for fossils is always very low under regular conditions so it seems a bit too optimistic to expect to just find them…
4a: on that point, what kind of fossils do we even find from the last 10,000 years? -it seems like that’s barely enough time to fossilize something.
So, thoughts?
-I’m asking because I run an environmentally friendly, alternative lawn and landscaping company and worms can be amazing for our work in this area.
-worms aerate soil like no machine can. -worms deposit organics in the soil like nothing can. -worms eat lawn clippings which removes the need for de-thatching and helps to reduce CO2 released from decaying waste, and it adds that to the organic of the soil which is great for lawns and landscaping.
-oh and people say they are invasive because if left unchecked in our forests the worms eat through our duff layers very rapidly (duff = leaves on the forest floor).
But, from what I can see that problem mostly exists because of farming and the over stocking of fields, the lack of organic material that is left on the fields after harvest to act as worm food, and the displacement of prey species that eat worms, do to other factors.
Okay thanks for reading and discussing and just to reiterate the main question is: should we expect to see worms in our fossil record from the last 10k years?