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Edward Snowden has been blasted at us by the Media, News, TV, Movies, and probably over 100 interviews. But when was the last time you saw him photographed in Russian media? Well, I can tell you, 2014.
Since the end of the failed Russian Reset, and after invading Ukraine in 2014, Edward Snowden has NEVER been seen inside Russia.
You’ll hear about some stories you are fed to believe. The John Oliver interview is convincing, but you never see him outside. What you also likely didn’t know is HBO and nearly his entire crew (if not all) knew NOTHING about the Edward Snowden interview until John Oliver came back with the recordings. Souce
Tucker Carlson is the newest shill in the Edward Snowden coverup. He swears that he met with Edward Snowden, in a Moscow hotel, in 2024. But Edward Snowden was so shy, he didn’t want his picture taken. And wants privacy… But he has 0 issues doing talk shows every week. CIA probably gave him this so Tuck could crap on the deep state a little bit.
Here’s a quote Edward Snowden wrote before becoming a “whistleblower”.
“Years later, when characterizing his experience as a CIA TISO, Snowden would write that he was ‘specially selected by [CIA’s] Executive Leadership Team for [a] high-visibility assignment’ that ‘required exceptionally wide responsibility.’ Souce

• Edward Snowden was born on June 21, 1983, in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. His family moved to Maryland, near the NSA headquarters at Fort Meade.
• Geneva Assignment: Snowden was posted to Geneva, Switzerland, in 2007 under diplomatic cover as a systems administrator at the U.S. Mission. Here, he gained insight into the inner workings of the CIA and U.S. intelligence operations.
• The Media, including television and film, have had a very heavy influence in the perception about Edward Snowden.
• He would claim he looked for Aliens in his book, but i believe that is just misdirection.
• The Guardian reporter, Glenn Greenwald, was the “Snowden leaker” but didn’t reveal any facts that resulted in any substantial change at the NSA or with American civil rights. Look into his resume, and tell me he doesn’t seem like a CIA asset. Souce Source Source

This started with Obama and the Russian Reset. In 2013, Russian and USA relations were not as strained as they are today. During that time, Russian media frequently posted pictures of Edward Snowden, like this one: . However, since 2014, these sightings have disappeared. It’s been a decade since Edward Snowden was seen outside in Russia.
Have you ever wondered how Edward Snowden is paying for living in Russia? Do you really think Russia would pay for some helpdesk employee to tweet for a decade and not be used by Russian Propaganda? He supposedly have to give back his $4m book advance, but we know that’s theater.
It has come to light recently that the CIA withheld information from Trump. Even Jack Smith presented the court with altered documents than what the defense provided. Here is a recent quote from a tweet from a undercover reporter: Source
Amjad Fseisi, is caught on undercover cameras implicating the highest levels of the intelligence agencies, including “The executive staff. We’re talking about the director and his subordinates,” former CIA Directors “Gina Haspel….And I believe Mike Pompeo did the same thing too,” “kept information from him [Trump] because we knew he’d fucking disclose it.” Amjad reasons “There are certain people that would…give him a high-level overview but never give him any details. You know why? Because he’ll leak those details…He’s a Russian asset. He’s owned by the fucking Russians.”
If the CIA is willing to lie about Edward Snowden, they likely provided Trump with fake intelligence that they know he would leak. I bet you the low detail intel briefs with lots of pictures and graphs was just a psyop against Trump to avoid him leaking material. And the stuff he did leak I bet was manipulated by our own government against a sitting president. But at least the CIA hasn't assassinated any more US presidents recently.
Have you ever seen a “whistleblower” do more talk shows than Edward Snowden? They even made a movie about him in a few years. The media is treating Edward Snowden very differently than any other whistleblower in the intelligence community.
I don’t believe we’ve had a real intelligence whistleblower in a long time. Edward Snowden is just trying to misdirect us. There might be aliens, but i would not take the word of an ex CIA agent about that.\
CIA did not expect Russia to go so off the rails so quickly, so you won’t see him in Russian media ever again until he decides he wants to answer questions in USA, like a real whistleblower would do like that hero in Australia exposing war crimes.
What are the true motives behind his tweets and interviews? Does the CIA want to secretly help make our private data more secure? /s

this is a continuation from my earlier post .
my objective is to make accessible information in the greater public domain. much of what I am saying is available in public, but obscure or not present in one single place.
Main Idol overview -
the MOOLAVIRAT or DHRUVA beram, the subject of all legends and debates.

• I am biased in my opinion , but it is an idol , the craftsmanship of which is beyond anything I have ever seen. no Louv're museum, greek statues, Rome or even our Own hoyasala sculptures even come close. the details are extremely life-life. this is also why we see rumors like he is soft or sweating etc.

the level of detail is really extraordinary. fingernails, toenails, striations in the skin folds, and attention to detail to every ornament is seen.
all ornaments in front view continue on the back side. full 360 degrees. mostly on the back, are the strings and knots of the ornaments , all integrally in the idol. the hair locks, also have very tiny crevices, looking like real hair, especially in dim lighting.
there is another unique problem that all of this creates - it sounds silly but only people who are worshipping idols in temples would know.
normally, during ritual baths, CUrd ( or yoghurt ) is a key ingredient.
what most people don;t know, is that curd is very very hard to clean up afterwards .
it gets stuck in tiny crevices, and eventually the room starts to smell really bad.
in tirumala, the practice is to NOT use curd, and just stick to milk and various versions of water.
the real reason for that is the exquisite features of the idol. no amount of cleaning is enough to fully bring out all the curd. so a long time back, decisions were taken to stop using it. (again lot of debates on it and lot of controversies jumped out of it)
Curd Iis used now , for all the other smaller idols, where it is easier to clean up later.
Main Idol - dimensions
there are confusing reports about his height ranging from 6 feet to 12 feet. all are false. numbers change based on how he is measured.
he is 8 feet tall, if measured from foot to top of crown. the crown is 20 inches approx. (based on size of the gold crowns made for him..all of them 22 inches to accommodate padding)
the lotus base (Padma -peeta ) is estimated to be 18 inches.
but an idol is always measured with base included. this brings the total to 9 ½ feet , as the pedestal is always counted. but in reality , when we go to the temple today, we are standing standing above the height of his feet, so we would see 8 feet of his majesty .
these are all estimates and could be wrong by a couple of inches.
also, the dimensions of the sanctum sanctorum are 12feet 9 inches x 12 feet 9 inches. square. this is available in public domain. nothin secret about it.
in the Agama, among the GarbhaGrihas, this is the largest sanctioned dimension, only possible for a very tall mula virat.
*(we need to again remember- this extraordinary idol, was exposed to the sun and moon for centuries, surrounded by elephants and lotus ponds and venomous snakes , before a human being even came into the picture. its really hard to imagine him just standing there in the forest with a smile on his face , for a thousand years, before a temple was made out of wood ( yes literally wooden temple - more on that later)
his waist is estimated to be around 24-27 inches (depending upon exactly where you measure it)
his chest is 42 inches ( some serious bodybuilding goals for men - forget the old-NTR like chubby looks)
his arms circumference for the armlets is estimated to be 19 inches.
overall, the appearance of a youthful strong tall man.
now each body part -
feet - the feet are spaced apart at shoulder width. they are extremely well-formed, having even toenails. there are toe-rings on his toes, and then there are 2 varieties of anklets on him. 1 looks more like a feminine Dancer kind of anklet ( I dont know the right word for it) . the second one is more masculine and like a thick strong ring around the ankle.
the lower body cloth (peetambaram or dhoti) outline can be clearly made in the idol, resting near the anklets. its folded into 7 layers as we move upwards to his waist. on the backside, it continues and is neatly tucked into the small of his back. there is one very interesting observation here..... the knot and tucked in-dhoti on the back looks like the hood of a cobra. senior priests say it is symbolic of kundalini.
note: no actual cobra figure appear on the idol. I am only talking about the lower garment folded in such a way. this I have actually seen on other vishnu idols in iconography books on agama. I'll share a pic here of similar feature if I can.
normally, there is no gap in a stone idol , between the feet . rock is there to preserve the stability of the idol. but here there is a hollow, and a garment can be passed under to dress him.
there is also a decorative Vastram draped on this sides, beautifully knotted on both hips. its pleats gently fall down on either side.
as we move up, his two lower limbs are strong and bulky. the calves are particularly bulky, very strong from the backside.
strong massive thighs can be made out from all sides. the kneecaps are very prominently visible.
his posture is almost straight.... with a small tilt to the right side (his right side) . as such the right knee is slightly bent. overall, he stoops very slightly fowards, as if just about to step out of the pedestal. this is hard to observe after all the heavy ornaments and garlands.
I will talk about the more technical description of his posture by using sanskrit AGAMA terminology in future posts. this was intended for people who are not familiar with highly technical jargon.

Hello everyone, I am not sure if this is the right subreddit to ask about TV/Monitor issues but I am almost certain it can not be the graphics card or its drivers, and since there doesnt seem to be an active monitor-support subreddit I thought I should try it here.
So I am using a 4k TV from TCL as my main monitor, for convenience and cheapness reasons. I am think its the TCL 43 P616 or P615. It works absolutely fine and I am overall very happy with it since I bought it more than 2 years ago. I also use a 2nd monitor, which is imply my old 1080p HP office monitor.
Since a few weeks and months it started to show weird shadows of grey long marks on its surface which are very noticable on specific darker grey colors. I tried to find the sweetspot grey tone in paint and added a few pictures for it, sadly the photos dont really do justice on how noticeable it can be in reality.
Anyway, I am not sure what to do, I use this TV mainly for office and work purposed, 2nd use is some light gaming where its effectively not noticable at all. But since a lot of my work is done on darker backgrounds and interfaces this gets really annoying.
Here are a few things I have noticed:

• Some weeks ago I had the whole power shut down for a few days, if not a whole week. When I came back and turned on power again it was gone, but reappeared at some point when I didnt notice it immediately. I since tried to replicate this but it didnt work.
• Another thing I have noticed is, that I can make the grey marks almost vanish for a split second when I violently move my cursor over them, but they will reappear and almost "pop" back in half a second later. (and no this isnt just smearing of the white cursor, I can see the darkness "pop" in in an instant)
• I tried to figure out if those marks are only visible on grey backgrounds or if they are simply not even there on other colors but sadly I cant tell. I tried a lot of things but to me it seems like its not there on any color and only has an issue with dark grey tones. I cant see it on any popping color, not on white and not on black. It really becomes visible on grey tones but then it can get very noticable.

For Info: I use my TV as a monitor only, I have never connected it to the internet because of security reasons, I would only do so if there is a certain fix by a firmware update, but upon my reasearch it does not seem like this is a know issue with this panel.
I would consider myself fairly technical so I am almost certain its not the graphics card or the PC in general causing this. I am also aware its a TV for a reason and therefor I shouldnt expect too much when used as a monitor, but I am still trying to understand what exactly is happening and why the panel is doing it. My biggest guess right now is that the voltage regulator for the LED's backlight for some reason does cause this issue but I also tried to play around in the panel settings, like turning of eco mode or color saturation but really nothing does the trick.
If anyone has an idea of whats happening and why its doing this please let me know.
Thank you!
Links to pictures: https://i.imgur.com/AHLO8Bn.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/njsY0yy.jpeg
update: one thing I noticed when I go very near is, they are not set in space. Its not a pixel by pixel distortion but it moves almost "snake like" very very slighty. I cant record this with anything really but when I go as near as me seeing the individual RGB colors, I can see the shadow moving slighty very fluently.

[ SFW picture of me: https://imgur.com/a/uKlBw5I ]
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Finding Dory (2016) (MA/4K) $5.75 (iTunes/4K) $3.50 (GP/HD) $1.25
Finding Nemo (2003) (MA/4K) $6.75 (iTunes/4K) $5.25 (GP/HD) $3
Five Feet Apart (2019) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/4K) $3
Five Nights at Freddy's (2023) (MA/HD) $6.50
Flash, The (2023) (MA/4K) $6.75 (MA/HD) $5
Flashdance (1983) (Vudu/4K) $6
Flight (2012) (Vudu/HD) $3.25 (iTunes/HD) $3
Fox and the Hound 2, The (2006) (MA/HD) $3.75 (GP/HD) $2.75
Freaky (2020) (MA/HD) $6
Frozen 2 (2019) (MA/4K) $4.50 (MA/HD) $4 (GP/HD) $1.75
Frozen Sing-Along Edition (2014) (MA/HD) $3.50 (GP/HD) $1.50
Fruitvale Station (2014) (Vudu/HD) $3.75
Gamer (2009) (Vudu/4K) $6.25 (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/HD) $5.50
Garfield (2004) (MA/HD) $6.50
Gattaca (1997) (MA/4K) $6.25
Gemini Man (2019) (Vudu/4K) $5.25 (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $2.25
Ghostbusters + Extended (2016) (MA/HD) $2.25
Girl with All the Gifts, The (2016) (Vudu/HD) $5
Glory (1989) (MA/4K) $6.50
Godfather Trilogy (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $14
Gone Baby Gone (2007) (Vudu/HD) $6
Good Will Hunting (1997) (Vudu/HD) $5
Gran Turismo (2023) (MA/HD) $5.50
Grease (1978), 2 (1982), Live! (2016) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/HD) $13
Great Wall (2016) (MA/HD) $2.50
Greatest Showman (2017) (MA/HD) $2
Green Book (2018) (MA/HD) $4.75
Green Knight (2021) (Vudu/4K) $5.25
Grizzly Man (2005) (Vudu/HD) $5
Groundhog Day (1993) (MA/4K) $6.50
Hacksaw Ridge (2016) (Vudu/4K) $4.25 (iTunes/4K) $3.50 (Vudu/HD) $2.25
Half Brothers (2020) (MA/HD) $5.75
Halloween (2018) (MA/4K) $6 (MA/HD) $3.75
Halloween Ends (2022) (MA/4K) $6.50 (MA/HD) $4.25
Halloween Kills (2021) (MA/4K) $6 (MA/HD) $4
Happy Death Day (2017) (MA/4K) $6.50 (MA/HD) $5.50
Happy Death Day 2U (2019) (MA/4K) $6.50 (MA/HD) $6
Harriet (2019) (MA/HD) $4.25
Hate U Give (2018) (MA/4K) $7.50 (MA/HD) $4.50
Hell or High Water (2016) (Vudu/HD) $2.25 (iTunes/4K) $3.75
Hellboy (2019) (Vudu/4K) (iTunes/4K) $4.25
Highlander (1986) (Vudu/4K) $4.50
Hocus Pocus (1993) (MA/4K) $6.50 (MA/HD) $4.75 (GP/HD) $2.25
Home Alone Collection 1-2 (MA/HD) $6
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) (MA/4K) $6.75 (MA/HD) $5
Hotel Transylvania Collection 1-3 (MA/HD) $15
House of 1,000 Corpses (2003), Devil's Rejects (2005), 3 From Hell (2019) (Vudu/HD) $6
House of Gucci (2021) (iTunes/4K) $5
House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018) (MA/4K) $5.50 (MA/HD) $3.50
How High (2001) (MA/HD) $6.50
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) (MA/HD) $2
How to Train Your Dragon Collection 1-3 (MA/HD) $7
Howard the Duck (1986) (MA/4K) $7
Hundred-Foot Journey (2014) (MA/HD) $5.50 (GP/HD) $4
Hunger Games Collection 1-4 (Vudu/HD) $5
Hunt, The (2019) (MA/HD) $5.50
I, Tonya (2017) (MA/HD) $5
Ice Age Collection 1-5 (MA/SD) $14
Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) (MA/HD) $4.25
Ides of March (2011) (MA/HD) $5.25
Independence Day (1996) (MA/4K) $7 (iTunes/4K) (MA/HD) $5.25
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) (MA/HD) $6
Indiana Jones Collection 1-4 (Vudu/4K) $24 (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $20
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) (MA/HD) $6
Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) (MA/HD) $6.50
Insidious: The Last Key (2018) (MA/HD) $5.50
Insidious: The Red Door (2023) (MA/HD) $5.25
Instant Family (2018) (Vudu/HD) $2 (iTunes/4K) $1.50
Interstellar (2014) (Vudu/4K) (iTunes/4K) $5.75 (Vudu/HD) $3.75
Into the Woods (2014) (MA/HD) $4 (GP/HD) $2.25
Intruder (2019) (MA/HD) $6
Invisible Man (2020) (MA/4K) $6.25 (MA/HD) $3.75
Iron Man 1-3 (iTunes/4K) $16 (GP/HD) $7.50
Irresistible (2020) (MA/HD) $5.25
Isle of Dogs (2018) (MA/HD) $5.50
It Comes at Night (2017) (Vudu/HD) $5.50
It's a Wonderful Life (1946) (Vudu/4K) $5 (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $4.50
Jack and Jill (2011) (MA/HD) $3.50
Jack Reacher (2012) (Vudu/4K) (iTunes/4K) $7
Jackie (2016) (MA/HD) (iTunes/4K) $4
Jaws (1975) Jaws 2 (1978) Jaws 3 (1983) Jaws: The Revenge (1987) (MA/HD) $15
Jay & Silent Bob Reboot (2019) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/HD) $5
Joe (2014) (Vudu/HD) $4.75
John Wick Collection 1-3 (Vudu/4K) $16 (iTunes/4K) $14.50 (Vudu/HD) $8
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) (Vudu/4K) (iTunes/4K) $7
Jojo Rabbit (2019) (MA/4K) $7.50
Joy (2015) (MA/HD) (iTunes/4K) $5
Jumanji: Next Level (2019) & Welcome to the Jungle (2017) (MA/HD) $7
Jungle Book 2 (2003) (MA/HD) $6.50
Jurassic World Collection 1-5 (iTunes/4K) $17.50 (MA/HD) $8.50 1-6 (MA/HD) $11
Jurassic World: Dominion + Extended Cut (2022) (MA/HD) $3.75
Justice League: War World (2023) (MA/HD) $5.50
Kandahar (2023) (MA/4K) $7
Keeping Up with the Joneses (2016) (MA/HD) $3.50
Kick-Ass (2010) (Vudu/4K) (iTunes/4K) $5.25
Kimi (2022) (MA/4K) $6.75
Kin (2018) (Vudu/4K) (iTunes/4K) $5.50
King Kong (2005) (MA/4K) $5.50 (iTunes/4K) $3.75 (MA/HD) $3.50
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV (2016) (MA/4K) $7 (MA/HD) $6.25
Knives Out (2019) (Vudu/4K) (iTunes/4K) $5
Knocked Up (Unrated) (2007) (MA/HD) (iTunes/HD) $5.50
Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) (iTunes/HD) Ports to MA $5.50
Lady and the Tramp (1955) (MA/HD) $5.75 (GP/HD) $3.75
Last Full Measure (2020) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/HD) $5.25
Last Night in Soho (2021) (MA/4K) $6.50 (MA/HD) $5
Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023) (MA/4K) $7.50 (MA/HD) $7
Lawrence of Arabia (Restored Version) (1962) (MA/HD) $5
Leon: The Professional (Extended Cut) (1994) (MA/4K) $6.75
Les Miserables (1998) (MA/HD) $6.75
Let Him Go (2020) (MA/HD) $5
Lightyear (2022) (MA/4K) $4.75 (MA/HD) $2.50 (GP/HD) $1.75
Lion King 2: Simba's Pride (1998) (MA/HD) $6.25
Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000) (MA/HD) $6.50 (GP/HD) $5
Little Mermaid III: Ariel’s Beginning (2008) (MA/HD) $6.50 (GP/HD) $5
Logan Lucky (2017) (MA/HD) $2 (iTunes/4K) $3
Long Shot (2019) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/4K) $4.25
Lost City, The (2022) (Vudu/4K) $5.50 (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $5
Love Actually (2003) (iTunes/HD) Ports to MA $5
Lovebirds (2020) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/HD) $5.25
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022) (MA/HD) $4.25
M3GAN + Unrated (2023) (MA/HD) $5.50
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012) (MA/HD) $2
Madagascar Collection 1-4 (MA/HD) $15
Magnificent Seven (2016) (Vudu/HD) $2
Maleficent (2014) (MA/4K) $5.50 (iTunes/4K) (MA/HD) $3 (GP/HD) $1.25
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) (MA/4K) $6 (iTunes/4K) $3.75 (GP/HD) $3.25
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018) (MA/4K) $6.50
Mamma Mia! The Movie (2008) & Here We Go Again (2018) (MA/HD) $6.50
Man Who Invented Christmas (2017) (MA/HD) $6
Manchester by the Sea (Vudu/HD) $5.75
Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) (MA/HD) $6.50
Marksman, The (2021) (MA/HD) $5
Marlowe (2023) (MA/HD) $6.50
Martian - Extended Cut (2015) (MA/4K) $7.75 (MA/HD) $5.25
Mary Poppins Returns (2018) (MA/4K) $6.50 (iTunes/4K) (MA/HD) $4.50 (GP/HD) $2
Mary Queen of Scots (2018) (MA/HD) $6
Maze Runner Collection 1-3 (MA/HD) $14
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015) (iTunes/4K) (MA/HD) $5.75
McFarland, USA (2015) (MA/HD) $6 (GP/HD) $4.50
Meg 2: The Trench (2023) (MA/4K) $6.50 (MA/HD) $5
Meg Collection 1-2 (MA/HD) $8
Memory (2022) (MA/HD) $4
Men (2022) (Vudu/HD) $5
Men in Black (1997) (MA/4K) $6.50
Men in Black Collection 1-3 (MA/HD) $14
Menu (2022) (MA/HD) $5.50
Mickey & Friends 10 Classic Shorts - Volume 2 (2023) (MA/HD) $6.25 (GP/HD) $5
Mickey & Minnie 10 Classic Shorts - Volume 1 (2023) (MA/HD) $5.25 (GP/HD) $3.75
Midnight Meat Train (Unrated Director's Cut) (2008) (Vudu/HD) $5
Midsommar (2019) (Vudu/HD) $5.50
Midway (2019) (Vudu/4K) (iTunes/4K) $3.75
Mile 22 (2018) (iTunes/4K) $1.75
Mile 22 (2018) (Vudu/4K) $7
Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) & Minions (2015) (MA/HD) $7.25
Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) (MA/4K) $6.50 (MA/HD) $5
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (2015) (iTunes/4K) (MA/HD) $2
Mission: Impossible Collection 1-6 (iTunes/4K) $20 (Vudu/HD) $18
Mission: Impossible Fallout (2018) (Vudu/4K) $2.75 (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $2.50
Moana (2016) (MA/4K) $7 (iTunes/4K) (MA/HD) $4.50 (GP/HD) $1.75
Molly's Game (2017) (iTunes/HD) $2
Monsters, Inc. (2001) (MA/HD) (iTunes/4K) $7
Moonfall (2022) (Vudu/4K) (iTunes/4K) $4.75
Moonlight (2016) (Vudu/HD) $3.75
Moonrise Kingdom (2012) (iTunes/HD) Ports to MA $4
Morbius (2022) (MA/4K) $5 (MA/HD) $3
Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match (2023) (MA/4K) $6.75 (MA/HD) $5.50
Motherless Brooklyn (2019) (MA/HD) $3.50
Much Ado About Nothing (2013) (Vudu/HD) $4.25
Muppets Most Wanted (2014) (MA/HD) $5.75 (GP/HD) $4.25
Murder on The Orient Express (2017) (MA/HD) $2.50
My All American (2015) (MA/HD) $5 (iTunes/HD) $4
My Fair Lady (1964) (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $5.50
My Girl (1991) & 2 (1994) (MA/SD) $6.50
My Little Pony: The Movie (2017) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/HD) $3.50
National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) (MA/HD) $5
Natural, The (1984) (MA/4K) $6
Nebraska (2013) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/HD) $2.25
New Mutants (2020) (MA/4K) $6.75 (MA/HD) $5 (GP/HD) $3
Night at the Museum 3-Movie (MA/HD) $11.50
Night Before (2015) (MA/HD) $4.50
No Hard Feelings (2023) (MA/HD) $5.25
Non-Stop (2014) (MA/HD) (iTunes/HD) $2.75
Nope (2022) (MA/HD) $5
Nope (2022), Get Out (2017) & Us (2019) (MA/HD) $9
Northman (2022) (MA/4K) $6.75 (MA/HD) $3.75
Nun 2 (2023) (MA/HD) $6
Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018) (MA/4K) $5.75 (MA/HD) $3
Old Man & The Gun (2018) (MA/HD) $6.50
Onward (2020) (MA/4K) $5.25 (MA/HD) $3.75 (GP/HD) $2
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023) (Vudu/4K) $7
Oppenheimer (2023) (MA/HD) $7
Ouija (2014) & Origin of Evil (2016) (MA/HD) (iTunes/HD) $8
Outfit (2022) (MA/HD) $7
Overboard (2016) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/HD) $5.50
Overlord (2018) (Vudu/4K) $4.50 (Vudu/HD) $2.75 (iTunes/4K) $4
Pain & Gain (2013) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/HD) $3
Passengers (2016) (MA/HD) $2.25
Paterno (2018) (iTunes/HD) $4.25 (GP/HD) $2.75
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/4K) $6.50
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022) (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $5
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) (MA/HD) $6.75
Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) (Vudu/HD) $1.75
Pet Sematary (1989) (Vudu/4K) $5.50 (iTunes/4K) $4 (Vudu/HD) $3.75
Peter Rabbit (2018) & 2 (2021) (MA/HD) $7
Philomena (2013) (Vudu/HD) $2
Pirate Fairy (2014) (MA/HD) $3.25
Pitch Perfect Collection 1-3 (MA/HD) $11
Pixar Short Films Collection, Vol. 3 (2018) (MA/HD) $5.25 (GP/HD) $3.25
Planes (2013) (MA/HD) $2.25 (GP/HD) $1.25
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/4K) $5
Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014) (MA/HD) $4 (GP/HD) $2
Planet of the Apes 1-3 (Newer) (iTunes/4K) (MA/HD) $10
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998) (MA/HD) $5.50 (GP/HD) $3.25
Pope's Exorcist (2023) (MA/HD) $5.75
Predator (1987) (MA/HD) $3.50
Prey for the Devil (2022) (Vudu/4K) (iTunes/4K) $6.50
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016) (MA/HD) $6
Princess and the Frog (2009) (MA/4K) $7 (iTunes/4K) $5.50 (GP/HD) $3.25
Public Enemies (2009) (iTunes/HD) Ports to MA $6.25
Purge: Anarchy (2014) (MA/4K) $5.50 (iTunes/4K) (MA/HD) $4.25
Puss in Boots (2011) & The Last Wish (2022) (MA/HD) $10.50
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) (MA/HD) $6.50
Raid Collection 1-2 (MA/HD) $11.50
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) (MA/4K) $5 (MA/HD) $4.25 (GP/HD) $1.50
Rambo Collection 1-5 (Vudu/HD) $11
Rambo Last Blood (Vudu/4K) (iTunes/4K) $2.75
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $5.50
Ratatouille (2007) (MA/HD) (iTunes/4K) $7.50
Red (2010) (Vudu/4K) (iTunes/4K) $6.25
Red Violin, The (1998) (Vudu/HD) $5
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2017) (MA/4K) $6.50 (MA/HD) $3
Riddick Collection 1-3 (Unrated) (MA/HD) $13.50
Ride Along 1-2 (MA/HD) (iTunes/HD) $5
Robin Hood (2018) (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $3
Rock the Kasbah (2015) (MA/HD) $6.50
Rocketman (2019) (Vudu/4K) $4.25 (iTunes/4K) $2.50 (Vudu/HD) $2.25
Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) (MA/HD) $5.25
Ron's Gone Wrong (2021) (MA/4K) $6.75 (MA/HD) $5.25 (GP/HD) $3.50
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023) (MA/HD) $6
Saint Maud (2020) (Vudu/HD) $5.75
Santa Clause (1994), 2 (2002), 3 (2006) (iTunes/4K) (MA/HD) $10.50 (GP/HD) $6.50
Saw (2004) (Vudu/4K) (iTunes/4K) $5.25
Saw Collection 1-7 (Vudu/HD) $9.75
Scarface (1983) (iTunes/4K) (MA/HD) $5
Scary Movie 3 (2003) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/HD) $4
Scary Movie Collection 1-3 (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/HD) $13.50
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) (Vudu/4K) (iTunes/4K) $3
Scoob (2020) (MA/4K) $3
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (2010) (MA/4K) (iTunes/4K) $5.75 (MA/HD) $5
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015) (iTunes/HD) $2.75
Scream 5 (2022) (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $5
Scream 6 (2023) (Vudu/4K) $7 (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $6
Scream Collection 1-3 (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/HD) $13.50
Searching (2018) (MA/HD) $6.50
Secret Headquarters (2022) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/4K) $5.25
Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019) (MA/HD) $5.25
Secret Life of Pets Collection 1-2 (MA/HD) $7.25
Secret Life of Pets, The (2016) (iTunes/4K) $3.50 (MA/HD) $2.75
Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) (MA/HD) $2
Seriously Red (2022) (Vudu/HD) $6
Shang-Chi (2021) (MA/4K) $6 (MA/HD) $4.75 (GP/HD) $2.75
Shark Tale (2000) (MA/HD) $5.25
Shrek the Third (2007) (MA/HD) $6
Sicario (2015) (Vudu/4K) $5.50 (Vudu/HD) $1.75 (iTunes/4K) $3
Sick (2023) (MA/4K) $6.75
Silent Night, Deadly Night: 3-Film Collection (1989-1991) (Vudu/HD) $5.50
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2007) (MA/HD) $6.50
Sing 2 (2021) (MA/HD) $3.75
Sing Collection 1-2 (MA/HD) $6
Singin' in the Rain (1952) (MA/4K) $5.75
Sisters (Unrated) (2015) (MA/HD) $4 (iTunes/HD) $3.25
Sleeping Beauty (1959) (MA/HD) $3.50 (GP/HD) $2.50
Slender Man (2018) (MA/HD) $5.25
Smile (2022) (Vudu/4K) $7 (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/4K) $6
Snake Eyes (2021) (Vudu/4K) $6.75 (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $4
Snatched (2017) (iTunes/4K) (MA/HD) $1
Snowpiercer (2013) (Vudu/HD) $5.50
Social Network (2010) (MA/4K) $6.50
Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/HD) $3.50
Son of a Gun (2015) (Vudu/HD) $5.50
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) (Vudu/4K) $6 (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $4.50
Sound of Music (1965) (MA/HD) $5.50
Source Code (2011) (Vudu/4K) $5.50
Spell (2020) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/4K) $5
Spider-Man Collection 1-8 (MA/HD) $26
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) (MA/HD) $1.75
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) (MA/4K) $7.50 (MA/HD) $1.50
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse (2018) (MA/4K) $8 (MA/HD) $5.50
Spies in Disguise (2019) (MA/HD) $3.50 (GP/HD) $2.50
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2003) (MA/HD) $4.75
Split (2017) (MA/4K) $6.25 (iTunes/4K) (MA/HD) $2.75
Star Trek Collection 1-3 (Vudu/HD) $8.50 (iTunes/4K) $13.50
Strange World (2022) (MA/HD) $5 (GP/HD) $4.25
Studio 666 (2022) (MA/4K) $7 (MA/HD) $6.25
Sum of All Fears, The (2002) (Vudu/4K) (iTunes/4K) $5.25
Super 8 (2011) (Vudu/4K) $5.50 (Vudu/HD) $3.25 (iTunes/4K) $5
Super Mario Bros Movie (2023) (MA/4K) $7.25 (MA/HD) $5.50
Superman: Red Son (2020) (MA/HD) $3.25
Survive the Night (2020) (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $2.75
SW: Force Awakens (2015) (MA/4K) $5.25 (iTunes/4K) $3.50 (GP/HD) $1
SW: Last Jedi (2017) (MA/4K) $5.75 (iTunes/4K) $3.75 (GP/HD) $1
SW: Phantom Menace (1999) (MA/4K) $7.50 (GP/HD) $3.50
SW: Return of the Jedi (1983) (MA/4K) $7.25 (GP/HD) $3.50
SW: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) (iTunes/4K) $3.75 (GP/HD) $1.25
Talk to Me (2023) (Vudu/4K) $6.50
Tar (2022) (MA/HD) $5.75
Taxi Driver (1976) (MA/4K) $6.50
Ted (2012) (Unrated) (MA/HD) (iTunes/HD) $3.75
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023) (Vudu/4K) $7.50 (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $6.50
Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) (Vudu/4K) $6.50 (Vudu/HD) $3 (iTunes/4K) $2.50
Thanksgiving (2023) (MA/4K) $6.50 (MA/HD) $5.50
Theory Of Everything (2014) (iTunes/HD) Ports to MA $3.75
This Is 40 (2012) (MA/HD) $3.75
This Is The End (2013) (MA/HD) $4.50
Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) (MA/4K) $6.75 (MA/HD) $3.25 (GP/HD) $2
Thor: Ragnarok (2017) (MA/4K) $7.50 (MA/HD) $3.50 (GP/HD) $1.75
Thor: The Dark World (2013) (MA/4K) $7 (iTunes/4K) $4.50 (GP/HD) $2.25
Ticket to Paradise (2022) (MA/HD) $5.75
Till (2022) (iTunes/4K) $6.50
Titanic (1997) (Vudu/4K) $6.50 (Vudu/HD) $4.75 (iTunes/4K) $6
Top Gun: Maverick (2022) (Vudu/4K) $5.50 (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $5.25
Tower Heist (2011) (iTunes/HD) Ports to MA $3.75
Training Day (2001) (MA/4K) $6
Transformers 1-5 (Vudu/4K) $25 (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $23
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023) (Vudu/4K) $7 (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $5.75
Trolls Band Together (2023) (MA/HD) $6.25
Trolls Collection 1-2 (MA/HD) $5.75
Trolls World Tour (2020) (MA/HD) $5.25
Truth Or Dare (Unrated) (2018) (MA/HD) $5
Turning Red (2022) (MA/HD) $3.75 (GP/HD) $2.50
Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022) (Vudu/4K) (iTunes/4K) $6.75
Unbroken (2014) (MA/HD) (iTunes/HD) $2.75
Uncharted (2022) (MA/4K) $5.25 (MA/HD) $3.25
Unholy, The (2021) (MA/HD) $7
Untouchables, The (1987) (Vudu/4K) (iTunes/4K) $5.50
Up (2009) (MA/HD) (iTunes/4K) $7.50
Upgrade (2018) (MA/HD) $7
Upside, The (2017) (iTunes/HD) $2
Van Helsing (2004) (iTunes/4K) (MA/HD) $4.50
Venom (2018) (MA/4K) $6.50 (MA/HD) $3
Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) (MA/4K) $6.50 (MA/HD) $4
Victor Frankenstein (2015) (MA/HD) (iTunes/4K) $5.50
Victoria & Abdul (2017) (MA/HD) $5.25
Violent Night (2022) (MA/HD) $5.75
Voyagers (2021) (Vudu/4K) (iTunes/4K) $6.25
WALL-E (2008) (MA/HD) (iTunes/4K) $7.50
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) (MA/4K) $6.50 (iTunes/4K) (MA/HD) $2.75
War of the Worlds (1953) (Vudu/4K) (iTunes/4K) $6.50
Waves (2019) (Vudu/HD) $5.25
Way, Way Back, The (2013) (MA/HD) $4.75
Weird Science (2008) (iTunes/HD) Ports to MA $5.75
Whale, The (2022) (Vudu/HD) $5.75
What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012) (Vudu/HD) $2
When the Game Stands Tall (2014) (MA/HD) $4.25
Where the Crawdads Sing (2022) (MA/HD) $3.75
Whiplash (2014) (MA/4K) $6.50 (MA/HD) $5.50
White Christmas (1954) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/HD) $5.50
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (2022) (MA/HD) $4.75
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) (MA/4K) $6.50 (GP/HD) $4
Willow (1988) (MA/HD) $6.25 (GP/HD) $4.50
Wind River (2017) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/HD) $4.75
Wings (1927) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/HD) $4
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year (2002) (MA/HD) $6.25
Wizard of Lies (2017) (iTunes/HD) $4 (GP/HD) $3
Woman in Black (MA/HD) (2012) $4.75
Woman King (2022) (MA/4K) $5.75 (MA/HD) $4
Wonder Woman: Bloodlines (2019) (MA/HD) $2.75
X (2022) (Vudu/HD) $6.50
X (2022), Hereditary (2018), Witch, The (2016), Green Room (2015), It Comes at Night (2017) (Vudu/HD) $14
X2: X-Men United (2003) (MA/HD) $6
X-Men (2000) (MA/HD) $6
X-Men (2000), X2 (2003), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) (MA/HD) $11
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) (iTunes/4K) (MA/HD) $2.25
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2004) (iTunes/4K) (MA/HD) $2.50 Rogue Cut (iTunes/4K) (MA/HD) $5
X-Men: First Class (2010) (MA/HD) (iTunes/4K) $6.50
X-Men: First Class (2010), Days of Future Past (2004), Apocalypse (2014) (MA/HD) $9.50
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) (MA/HD) $7.50
Zombieland (2009) (MA/4K) $7.25

Hello there! Welcome to what is likely going to be a long, rambly post. I'm going to structure this as though I were answering job interview questions, because let's face it, dating is a glorified job interview for a relationship/getting laid.
Oh, and to save some of you the time reading this (though I did spend a while writing it mind you), I'm 5'5, and it's perfectly fine if that doesn't work for you. I have preferences too! Anyway...
Tell me About Yourself.
Ah, this one is a classic to start off with, glad you asked (or told me to elaborate? Same idea)!
First and foremost, I am a nerd. My favorite day of the week is Sunday, because that's when my D&D game happens (It's actually Pathfinder, but I say D&D because most people are not into the hobby), and this account is named after the character I play in that very game! Feel free to ask for more details at the risk of an overly excited explanation. I also play video games, usually single-player CRPGs, but lately I've been playing Hades and I like being on voice call when I do that.
Professionally I'm... still in school. Here's a lengthy, detailed discussion as to why that is: anxiety sucks. Phew, that was so lengthy, glad that's over! Anyway, I'm a nuclear engineering major and plan to graduate in 4 semesters. In all seriousness, I don't mind going over the full story once we're talking.
What are Some of Your Hobbies?
Lists are helpful for this one! So here we go:

• D&D. Yes I mentioned it already, I'm doing it here again because it's so nice I'll mention it twice! Also, I find that lists are more impressive with more bullet points. Longer bullet points too, that makes it look even more impressive.
• Hockey. When I'm not looking for potential mates, I spend my time shitposting on the hockey subreddit. I've been to 3 NHL games so far and plan to go to more!
• Anything related to animals. For reference, some of the channels I watch on YouTube are Snake Discovery, Clint's Reptiles and Girl with the Dogs.
• Tech stuff. Electric cars, phones, gadgets, all of it is at least of some casual interest to me.

What do You Want in a Potential Partner?
Someone who's not an asshole, shares some interests with me, willing to do some basic stuff (sharing a picture, voice calling, video calling eventually) and treats me with respect. Honestly, not a long list. Physically, I would prefer someone who's of a thinner-average body type as that is what I am. I've made exceptions to this before though, so if you feel that I'm irresistible and not entirely obnoxious, feel free to reach out.
What I want the most though? Just intimacy. I think that's what we all want at the end. That is why this post is marked as NSFW because I am definitely not opposed to it going that way, but I also go at the pace of my partner and respect their boundaries.
What do You Look Like?
I'm 5'5 as mentioned before, 125 lbs, white, brown hair, green eyes, and have glasses that might as well be made of aquarium glass. Hopefully that gives you a vivid enough picture for now, but an actual picture is worth 1000 words so once we've exchanged a few messages I can share that.
And that, dear reader, is the end of my hopefully well-formatted and not-at-all-obnoxious wall of text. Hope you enjoyed reading it, and I hope to hear from you! If I don't, have a great whatever time of day it happens to be in your timezone!

Step-dad knocked a nest out of a tree he was cutting down, knocked a nest out with a baby inside, he didn't and does not care at all. There are families of raccoons that live in this area that hang out all the time not to mention plenty of snakes, and other wildlife that will see it as dinner. Pictured here is momma sitting on top of him right next to the nest. What can we do? County Animal services is closed and so is humane society, it's 730pm and they don't open till like 10 tomorrow. Don't think they'll let me take it inside just for the night. Step-dad is a full time carpenter and won't even make it a birdhouse. I feel so helpless.

The Columbus Theatre in Providence is closing in June, and arts leaders say more closures will follow unless the state bails the art sector out
By Alexa Gagosz Globe Staff, Updated May 30, 2024, 10:51 a.m.
ESTERLY, R.I. — Carly Callahan knows what happens when the lights go dark. As a commercial theater producer in New York City in 2020, Callahan saw how the pandemic affected the arts sector, forcing theaters and music venues to shut down. In many cases, the closures lasted more than a year.
In 2022, Callahan left New York to pull The United Theatre, a nonprofit theatre company in Westerly, Rhode Island, out from under the pandemic’s lingering pressures. Streaming services have brought Hollywood to a standstill and subscriptions that helped sustain theater companies are decreasing. Audiences are smaller, interests have changed, and operating costs continue to rise. And creative marketing can only go so far.
Callahan and her team have worked to become more relevant to new and younger audiences. They’ve screened “Barbie” and “Taylor Sift: The Eras Tour” films, targeting specific audiences. They’ve marketed the theater as a venue for rent, and hosted events from ticketed community conversations with local leaders to the inaugural “Soupy Fest,” a major fundraiser to celebrate Westerly as the world capital of soupy (a peppery, dry-cured sausage similar to Soppressata, made in Westerly by people who moved there from Calabria, Italy, around 1900).
Despite these efforts, The United’s revenue is still down 26 percent compared to pre-pandemic levels, while operational expenses have increased by 20 percent. They’re recovering so slowly that Callahan has asked the state for a bailout just to operate sustainably and give them a chance to succeed.
“We’re committed to keeping the lights on. But without support from the state, our organization and our sector is being handicapped,” said Callahan in an interview.
Callahan isn’t the only one seeking help. A coalition of non-profit arts organizations in Rhode Island is calling on the state to use $18 million of the state’s $1.2 billion share of American Rescue Plan Act funding from Congress to help the arts industry recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Introduced by Representative Scott Slater and Senator Jacob Bissaillon, both Providence Democrats, H8098 and S2985 — known as the “Rhode Island Creative Futures Fund” — are modeled after Vermont’s $9 million Creative Futures Fund and Tennessee’s $80 million Nonprofit Arts and Culture Recovery Fund.
If signed into law, the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts would award ARPA dollars to nonprofit arts and cultural organizations that are still experiencing economic hardships due to the pandemic. Educational programs would also benefit: The Steel Yard, which subsidizes programs for students and offers free events and paid apprenticeships, would receive $570,000 — enough to address their $475,000 budget deficit. The Riverzedge Arts Project in Woonsocket, which operates art studios as micro- businesses where underserved and at-risk youths age 14 and 21 earn wages by working with professional artists to complete client commissions, would receive $340,000 to the organization. That’s enough to save 80 to 100 youth jobs, according to financial records shared with the Globe.
But while the bills have been held in committee for further study, the situation for the arts in Rhode Island has gotten worse: The Columbus Theatre in Providence recently announced that it will be closing down in a few weeks.
The demise of the Columbus Theatre “is the canary in the coal mine,” David Beauchesne, the executive director of the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra & School, told the Globe.
The state’s arts industry makes up about 2.5 percent of the state’s workforce — nearly 17,000 jobs — and generates $2.2 billion in annual economic impact, which is about 3.4 percent of Rhode Island’s total GDP. That includes far more than just ticket sales, industry leaders say. Theater-goers have an impact on the communities in which theaters are located.
“Imagine downtown Providence without the Providence Performing Arts Center. Or Westerly without The United,” said Callahan. “Our performances have a significant impact on restaurants, hotels, and other local businesses.”
Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi poured cold water on the idea of dipping into the state’s ARPA dollars. “There are no more ARPA funds. They’ve been spent,” he told the Globe. Shekarchi said he understood how important the sector was, and said “we’re going to see if we can do something for the arts,” but did not provide more details on where funding could be included in the upcoming budget.
Beauchesne pushed back against the idea that there isn’t any money left to spend on the arts. In April, Governor Dan McKee requested that the state redirect $35 million in federal funds from wind turbine project in East Providence and $20 million in unused APRA funds to cover construction costs for the new Washington Bridge, $1.3 million for businesses hurt by the bridge’s closing, $16.6 million on homeless services, and $24 million to replenish the state’s unemployment insurance trust fund.
Beauchensne says some of that money would allow the arts sector to rebuild and create jobs. “I’d rather invest in employment,” he said. “The money is there, they’re choosing not to allocate it to the arts sector.”
In a statement, McKee spokeswoman Laura Hart said the arts and entertainment sectors are “an integral part of Rhode Island’s successful hospitality and tourism industry.” She said the arts industry has been supported indirectly through a series of ARPA funding initiatives awarded to the hospitality, tourism, and events sector, including $5 million in marketing, $8 million in “Hospitality, Tourism and Event Direct Grants,” and $3 million in placemaking awards.
Earlier this month, Rhode Island Commerce selected 24 projects to receive a total of $2.7 million in general funding from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (not ARPA dollars). Awardees included a few creative organizations, such as more than $63,000 to The United, more than $66,000 to The Wilbury Theatre Group, and more than $45,000 to AS220.
Local arts organizations did receive some grants for new programming from the $1.1 million Rhode Island received as part of the CARES Act. But most of those funds went to expand programming, not to help organizations operate sustainably, Beauchesne said. A local industry survey conducted last year documented slow audience and revenue returns, rising costs due to inflation, and high levels of pandemic-related debt that lead to cuts to programming and staff. Those findings reflect the nationwide trends: A survey conducted in 2023 by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Census Bureau found that 10.3 percent of American adults attended a musical in the last year, down from 16.5 percent in 2017, and 4.5 percent of adults attended a play, down from 9.4 percent from 2017.
On average, organizations in Rhode Island are facing 20 percent program revenue losses versus pre-pandemic earnings, while program expenses have increased by at least 38 percent.
“That’s a pretty grave position for our sector to be in,” Beauchesne said. “If we run out of cash, essentially, then the consequences will be dire.” Financial pressures have already led to cuts locally: WaterFire has opted to host five lightings this year, instead of 10. The Trinity Repertory Company is putting on six fully-staged productions at their downtown Providence home this season, instead of its usual eight. The Gamm Theatre in Warwick has dropped at least one weekly performance, taken out multiple loans, and increased subscription and ticket prices to help offset their expenses, which have been exacerbated by inflation. The theater is still not fully staffed after the pandemic, and those who still work there have not had a cost-of-living adjustment since 2020.
When The Gamm Theatre moved to Warwick in 2019, it filled 85 percent of its seats, had nearly 1,100 subscribers, and had operating costs just above $2.1 million. In 2023, executive director Jason Cabral said The Gamm only filled 58 percent of its capacity, their subscriber list dropped to 775, and operating costs rose to $2.3 million. That’s an improvement from 2022, Cabral said, but “we are still far from fully recovered.”
“We’ve had to beg and borrow to sustain operations, resulting in accumulated deficits and debt on our balance sheet,” said Cabral. “This negative financial picture has impacted funding potential from grant-makers and the confidence level of our banks... Nobody wants to fund a sinking ship.”
Outside of Rhode Island, some venues are already closing down. In 2023, an avalanche of famous small and midsize companies announced they would be closing, including Book-It Repertory Theater in Seattle, the Unexpected Stage Company in Gaithersburg, Maryland, Triad Stage in Greensboro, N.C., and The New Repertory Theatre in Watertown, Mass. Earlier this year, after more than 100 years of showing movies, the historic Highland Theater in Highland Park, Illinois, permanently closed its doors.
Permanent shutdowns of Rhode Island theaters “can’t be our story,” said Cabral. “But it requires support from our state to ensure it isn’t.”

Chapter 29 - The Arcadia
Previous Chapter
Amanda yawned as she walked into the mess, idly scratching her shoulder. The rest of the crew was already assembled, yammering away over the destruction they’d spent much of the day wreaking upon the floating cloud of metal.
Josh nodded to Amanda and handed her a plate. “You look like you just woke up.”
“Took a nap. When it comes time to start doing the analysis at each point, I’m going to be the busiest one here.” Amanda took the plate and wandered over to the serving counter. “Best to catch up on my sleep now. Did I miss anything exciting?”
“Well, Proxima will officially know everything going on here in roughly 28 days.” Ma’et was digging into a plate full of Lasagna as she answered between bites. “Par and I got our full and complete report loaded up on the e-beacon. Every single detail about every new species we’ve met here. We sent it off right after the fireworks. Feathers had a ton of fun reducing big parts of the debris field here into slag.”
Amanda for her part went with Fettuccine with a side of steamed, buttered broccoli. A small part of her wanted to explain that Proxima was already aware of everything going on, but she knew she was forbidden to mention the FTL transmitter hidden in her terminal. And even if they were aware of the actions here, the low bandwidth meant they had almost no real details so the beacon was still wholly necessary. As she took her seat she glanced around at the assembled crew. “Do I even want to know how much of the Captain’s bank account you all went through with this little exercise?”
Alex rolled his eyes as he bit into his own dinner. After chewing and swallowing quickly, he pointed the piece of garlic-buttered bread at Amanda. “First off, they were mostly just railgun rounds. Cheap and easy to replace. We only fired off a handful of flak so we could show her the effects it’d have in zero-g, and how it messes with Radar. And not a single missile. So don’t even start on nickel-and-diming us about this.”
“Wait, Captain.” Trix looked up guiltily at this. “You said not to worry about the cost because you’re rich?”
Amanda snorted at that, and stabbed her fork into the pasta. “Not yet he’s not.”
“Hey. I own an FTL-capable ship. Exactly how many individuals can make the same claim?” Alex shot back defensively.
Amanda took a bite and chewed thoughtfully. She swallowed and responded, “In all of Sol and Proxima? Entire ships owned by a single individual separate from a company? Probably two or three dozen people, in total.” Another forkful of pasta, and she looked down at it briefly then met the Captain’s gaze. “Yes, you still own the ship. But do you need me to remind you how much you still owe Terrafault for the remodel we did for you?”
Alex muttered something under his breath, while Trix looked around in confusion. “Is that good or bad?”
Min swallowed a bite of her own meal and shook her head at Trix. “Ships themselves aren’t difficult to get. There’s tens of thousands of individuals who own their own ships. What’s rare is FTL capability on a privately-owned ship. Ninety-nine point nine nine some odd percent of all FTL capable ships are owned by major corporations or the military. It’s not a thing to just ‘buy’ a Euler cannon. So normally that’s a mark of extreme wealth.”
Trix glanced down at her own plate. The pasta was liberally covered with red flecks of some kind of spice that reminded her of the ‘hot sauce’ from the other day. “So how did the Captain get one then, if he’s not rich?”
Alex smiled innocently. “Blackmail.”
Trix stared at him for several seconds, then turned to Ji. “I can’t actually tell if he’s serious or not.”
“He is. It’s just not nearly as simple as all that.” Ji took a drink of water, then sprinkled some more parmesan on his lasagna. “Give ‘er the full story, Alex. You’ve never been shy about telling it in the past.”
Alex nodded, and wiped his lips with a napkin. “Yeah, well… okay. There’s gonna be some bits here you probably won’t get, on account of being another species.”
“Hasn’t stopped me from understanding you all yet.”
“Fair point. But you guys mate for life. That is very much not standard for Humans.” Trix nodded at this. It was bizarre and honestly kind of horrifying to think about, but she knew that the permanence of her species’ unions was uncommon.
“So what happened is, I grew up with just me and my mother. We don’t have Teffs but Humans still live in colonies with other people because, social species. So just the two of us for my entire childhood. I grew up in a colony station near Velger IV. Didn’t really make friends back then, so mostly it was just me and mom while I grew up. I asked what happened to my dad, but she never would tell me. Just said ‘He left, never came back’ every time I asked. I thought she was upset about it but turns out there was never really any love there.”
“Anyway, when I turned 18, I decided to join up with the Proxima military. Took off to recruitment while Mom went back to work.I had all kinds of grand dreams about becoming a decorated spaceship captain. About rising through the ranks to command a battleship. And it all went absolutely to crap.”
“You are a spaceship captain, though.” Trix pointed out.
“Yup. But not a military one. I made it three months into boot before I realized I couldn’t stand it. I’m pretty bad with extremely rigid structure and zero flexibility, and for some stupid reason as a kid I didn’t realize that meant that wouldn’t mesh well with the Military. After a few months I realized it’d get worse, and that was that. I quit the military but didn’t really know what to do next. My plan was to spend a year or two on Nexus Station while figuring things out. That didn’t last long either.”
Trix continued to eat as she listened, and nodded for him to continue.
“About a month and a half after I left the military, I got a message that there was an accident. My mom had passed away at work. The company sent me a bunch of cash for ‘condolences’ but it didn’t last long. When I realized I was completely and totally alone, I kind of had a little breakdown. It took me a bit to get my shit back together, and when I did that money had ran out. I wasn’t sure what to do next when I got a net message. From Mom.”
“The message was one of those ‘If you’re reading this then I’ve died’ things. In it she laid out the truth. My dad was an exec at the Proxima-Sirius staryards. They met, hooked up, then split. The message made it fairly clear it was just a fling but regardless I knew who my dad was. I worked a bunch of odd jobs and saved up a bit to get fare to transit from Nexus to the P-S Corporate station.”
Trix stared at Alex, trying to imagine the loneliness he’d been through. No matter what, a Teff was family. You could lose one or both parents and still be cared for, comforted, and have plenty of others around you to help you through things. Only a scant handful had ever lost their entire Teff and been entirely alone. To her, it was an unimaginable sort of nightmare.
“Once I was on the station, I found my dad pretty quick. Only he wasn’t just an exec. He was now CEO and co-owner.” Alex smiled, with absolutely zero joy on his face now. “And that opened up a huge can of worms.”
“A huge what?”
“Human expression. Means ‘it caused a ton of trouble’.” Alex nibbled on his garlic bread as he relayed the story. “See, my dad WAS just an exec when he met my mom. But then he got married to the daughter of the owner of the company. That’s how he rose in rank. And the two of them had kids, but each of them favored different kids and there was a big power struggle going on between the two parents and the kids they favored. There was, to say the very least, a ton of drama happening between different executives who saw this as a means to get ahead in the company. And suddenly in the midst of all this drama - boom. I show up.”
“Now, for a very, very long time we’ve had the technology to be able to compare genetics and determine if someone’s actually related or not. So when I show up, the data all shows that yup - that’s my dad. No question there. We get into a meeting, I explain what happened to mom, give him a brief rundown of my life until then, just bringing him up to speed more or less. He asks me to leave for a day and when I come back the next day, there’s several dozen lawyers there. They’re all freaking out about me, about not letting his wife find out he had a kid, quizzing me about every detail of my story. They're asking me why I’m here, what do I want, why didn’t I show up before, really grilling me bad. One of ‘em keeps trying to shove papers my way asking me to sign something but I’m way too freaked out by everything going on. The questioning continues and I’m not thinking straight and eventually I just blurt out without even thinking ‘I’m trying to become a starship captain and I want to explore space!’”
Everyone at the table had heard the story before, but his reaction still managed to get some chuckles out of the crew. Trix couldn’t imagine why. This whole story was just too bizarre from her point of view to even approach humor.
“Eventually we arranged a settlement. Legally, I’m no longer his son. I have about five hundred pieces of paper and countless digital copies of that paper exist out there that say that I am not related to that man at all. I am also under a restraining order to never dock at the Proxima-Sirius Corporate station for any reason. In exchange for all that, I was given full and formal ownership of the Arcadia. Which, at the time, was a mostly-finished FTL-capable yacht designed for rich space tourists. Zero armaments. Particle shielding only. Full of all kinds of fancy amenities that rich people use that most people wouldn’t give a damn about. Worth a very, very small fortune but worth FAR less than an ownership stake in the P-S Shipyards.”
“I think they were expecting me to sell it or something, because when I finally got the ship I started realizing how expensive it is to maintain. Docking costs at stations and planets aren’t free. Maintenance costs aren’t cheap. The Euler Cannon’s core has limited uses before it has to be replaced and that’s EXPENSIVE. And I was a stupid 18 year old so of course I blew a dozen uses of the core on stupid bullshit. Very quickly I’d started to realize how far over my head I actually was.”
“That’s horrible!” Trix exclaimed, suddenly.
“Yeah, it was a real wake-up call. Cores are pricey but I was able to...”
“No, all that stuff with your family!” Trix stood up suddenly. “Your father found out he had a son he abandoned you? JUST LIKE THAT?” She was yelling and she didn’t know why.
Min reached over and put a hand on hers. “Trix, we’re Humans. We live our lives differently.”
“She’s right though.” Josh interjected. “It’s still pretty horrible.”
Alex looked between the two and just sighed. “It is what it is. I can’t change the past and I can’t change that man. In the end, it put me here. So it’s not like I can complain.”
Trix sat down and stared at the plate in front of her. “I just can’t even really wrap my head around it. On Kiveyt, we’re all raised together. If something happens to our family, the Teff is there for us. If anything happens to the Teff then we can join the Teff responsible for us. We aren’t alone, ever. But when you found your dad he just…” She bit down on her lip.
“I mean… I didn’t know him growing up. I don’t know him now. As far as I’m concerned, nothing changed for me.” Alex rocked back and forth slightly on the chair as he spoke. “To get back to the story, I spent a few years doing in-system courier work but that ended up being boring, and didn’t pay for shit. After Josh and Par joined up, we did some tours of particularly nice looking spots for rich tourists which went really well until pirates slipped someone onboard and the ship was nearly scuttled. Took every last penny the three of us had to get her fixed, but the jobs had dried up. We thought we were completely sunk when Terrafault reached out to us.”
Amanda had finished her meal and was casually sipping at a drink as she listened in on the story. “Honestly it was a surprise they didn’t reach out to you sooner. There were active orders to recruit any and all independent pilots we could, and the fact that you owned a ship should have made you the most attractive prospect available.”
“They might have. Honestly back then I was absolutely shit at checking my messages on the ‘net. God only knows what I missed.” Alex mused.
“Why was he an ‘attractive prospect’?” Trix was trying very, very hard to concentrate on the story and NOT think about the horrific way these Humans treated their family.
“Well, at the time Terrafault was being beaten to nearly every decent survey location out there.” Amanda kicked off her shoes with a clatter on the floor. “Our fault really. We grew just a bit too fast and made a fair amount of enemies in the private mineral sector. Apparently some of our competition had bribed a few individuals in the Proxima government. Corporations aren’t allowed to explore freely, we have to actually notify the authorities of our plans. Whenever we’d submit a request to survey a system, by the time we received approval we’d arrive there to find someone else had laid claim to the minerals.”
“That’s the downside to the immense bureaucracy that infests government.“ Alex couldn’t keep the snide note from his voice. “It’s entirely too easy to throw money and weight around in places where nobody can see and end up getting screwed over because of it.”
“ANYWAY. The Captain being an independent pilot meant he can go wherever he wants without having to file the same paperwork a corporation does.” Amanda glared at Alex and kicked one of her shoes over at him. “So we were able to kill two birds with one stone. We continued to submit survey paperwork, but this time for junk systems to force our competition into spending money to find nothing. Meanwhile we fed the Captain the data to good systems, he goes out and does the survey, the claims belong to him and he sells them to us. Win-win.”
Alex made a face back at Amanda. “Since I’m not TECHNICALLY a Terrafault employee, I don’t have to abide by the same rules they do either. Which gives me a hell of a lot more freedom than their pilots.”
“When you put it like that it almost makes them sound like slaves.” Amanda shot back. “You and I both know they enjoy the same freedoms you do.”
“Oh, sure. Freedom to fly whenever the company has filled out the paperwork to fly to, and nowhere else. See, Trix, this is why Corporations are terrible. They restrict what you can or can’t do, where you can or can’t go, all in the name of profits.” Alex gestured around him. “If I was an ‘official’ Terrafault employee do you think we’d be here now? Hell no.”
Amanda’s eyes narrowed as she glared at the Captain. “If not for the corporation and its resources, you’d still be ferrying people thousands of times richer than you around to ooh and ahh at nebulas and ice rings. And that’s BEST CASE scenario, worst case the ship’d be sold and you’d be off doing god knows what with the cash.” She turned to Trix immediately. “What he’s not telling you is that the reason you were able to have all that fun earlier, the reason this ship even HAS weapons in the first place, is because he took out a massive loan from Terrafault in order to properly equip this tub for expeditions like this one. Without us, he’d still be flying an unarmed, unarmored yacht.”
Alex bit his tongue as he recognized the old arguments that Amanda used to rile him up. “That much, at least, is true. After we fixed the Arcadia up and Terrafault contacted us we did a major refit. That’s when we got proper ablative armor, pinpoint shielding, launcher bays, and the Fabber. Though the main gun is military surplus. There was a small colony near Sol that pissed off the bear and got ‘integrated’ for their troubles. The few military ships that escaped were cannibalized for credits, and so we picked up the gatling railcannon on the cheap.”
Trix glanced between Alex and Amanda. “So the Captain’s independent, but works with Terrafault. But he took out a huge loan from you guys to refit the ship. And he works for you to pay it back?”
“Right on the money.” Alex stood up and walked over to the bev dispenser, refilling his cup. “Whenever we do a mission I get sell all mineral claim rights back to Terrafault. They reimburse us for expenses incurred, plus any discoveries we made during the mission. I split the cash with the crew, set aside some for maintenance costs and an emergency fund, and put the rest back into the loan. It’s actually not that bad. We’ve been doing these runs for Terrafault for about two decades now, and at the rate we were going I could have paid off the ship refit in another six or seven years.”
“‘Could have?’” Ma’et glanced over at the Captain. “I thought that was still the plan?”
“Not anymore. Think about it, Ma’et. Remember the huge bonus from finding Guylevo? The money from surveying a habitable planet was nothing compared to what waits for us back home. SIX confirmed first contacts, four of which are peaceful, and one of which is filled with the most incredible people out there.” Alex took a long drink from his cup, and gestured towards Trix. “After this mission, you’ll all have enough money to buy yachts like the Arcadia without blackmail at all!”
Trix shot to her feet and glared over at the Captain. “How can you even joke about that? About being abandoned like that?”
Alex’s mood sobered as he recognized her anger over the story. “I joke about it because what else can I do? As far as he’s concerned, I was just an inconvenience who showed up at the worst possible time. There’s nothing I can do to change that, even if I wanted to. Which I don’t.” He set the cup down and walked around the table. “When my mom passed, I didn’t know about any other family. So instead I decided to make a new family.” He gestured to the others here. “Granted, it’s pretty dysfunctional. But I’m pretty happy with things now.”
Trix looked around at the others, then sat back down. “I’m sorry. What you described is just really upsetting. Family is everything back on Kiveyt. We don’t treat it lightly like you humans do out here.”
Josh shook his head, and stood up. “Don’t lump us all in there. Many of us take family just as seriously. Not a single person on this ship would sell off their kid, no matter what the circumstances. Humanity has some pretty shitty members, but we have our good ones too.”
Trix felt her wings droop as she realized she spoke without thinking. “I didn’t mean to… imply you were all like that.”
“You didn’t.” Alex walked over to the door and finished draining the glass, before setting it down on the counter next to the exit. “It’s a fact that there’s good humans and bad ones. In fact, I’m more than a bit worried about what happens when our bad apples find their way to your planet. Keep that in mind when you meet people outside of the crew. Everyone here is good people, but the universe is a pretty cruel place all things considered. There’s no shortage of people who are exactly as bad as Matriarch Kyshe thought we were. Anyway, story’s told and we’re starting the new shift rotation tomorrow. I’m going to get some sleep now. Night gang.”
As he left, Trix slumped down against the table. “Did I upset him?”
Min reached over to lay a sympathetic hand on her friend’s shoulder. “You did nothing wrong. Dealing with the past means dredging up all kinds of memories, both good and bad. It’s something we all deal with.”
“He usually really likes telling that story,” Josh commented. “Especially when it gets to the bit about when we were attacked by pirates. He normally goes into a lot of detail and exaggerates that bit.”
Trix glanced up at that. “I thought that part WAS an exaggeration.”
“Nope. Really happened.” Josh leaned back slightly, putting his fingers on his chin. “Actually, Trix, I think you ARE the reason he’s like that. You were more upset on his behalf than anyone else I’ve seen him tell that story to. That’s not a bad thing,” Josh added quickly. “Being upset for him is a nice gesture.”
“It’s just such a shock.” Trix took a deep breath and sat back up from where she was slumped against the table. “I’d heard other species don’t stay together like we do. Everyone HEARS of that, it’s on the news and they mention it in schools. But knowing it happens then hearing about someone just… abandoned like that?”
“It’s more common than any of us would like.” Josh nodded and stared down into his own drink. “Truth be told the Captain has things a lot easier than most abandoned kids. Not to downplay what happened to him, but most never find their other parent. And for those that do, the other parent usually has major problems of their own. It ends badly for everyone involved.”
“How do you guys deal with that?” Trix glanced around at everyone assembled. “I mean, not you personally but like… Humans.”
Ma’et responded in a quiet voice. “Everyone deals with it their own way. There’s all kinds of circumstances for people. Some people deal with it well. Others not so well. There’s no single set path for us, nothing that tells us all how to handle the tough times. We just do the best we can.”
Min glanced around, the somber mood had spread to the entire group. “You know what can help? Music.” She tugged on Trix’s shoulder. “C’mon, Trix. Let’s go bunk down. I’ll send over a few songs you can listen to.”
—--
The liquid filling the room had a sickly green tint to it, and the Inquisitor’s snout wrinkled in disgust. It waddled forward, to where the Interpreter Sixth was finishing his feast - upon one of his own crew that had displeased him. It was a show of strength, the Inquisitor knew. One it had seen many, many times before. And would see, many times again.
As the Interpreter finished his meal he turned to the intruder upon his ship. “So, Inquisitor. What news have you brought?”
“News from the Holy One. The Star-Thieves have been seen again.” The Inquisitor kept the contempt from its voice. Interpreters always thought themselves to be grander and of more import than they truly were. In the end though they were simply another instrument of the Will of the Heavens. As were all Tanjeeri.
“Hmph.” The Inquisitor lifted himself up on his legs, then let himself fall. “And why do you bear this news? Why is a Voice not here to bring a commandment?”
“I am here because the Holy One has instructed me to be.” A long, thin arm protruded from the Inquisitor’s robe. “I am here because the Thieves have angered the Heavens themselves, and the Holy One has seen it.” A large, red stone rested within the Inquisitor’s palm.
The sight of the stone immediately caused the Interpreter to freeze, as he glared down at the thin, whip-like creature before him. “Is the Holy One calling for a crusade?”
“He would, yes, but we have no knowledge of the Thieves. Are they one or are they many? Where do they reside? We have seen them in the presence of the Smooth ones, and we know they reside in the Dry with the other infidels. And they have gone to the odd ones, and visited their world.” The red stone disappeared back into the robe, and the Inquisitor shook their head. The cowl drifted in the murky water. “The Holy One’s sight is unmatched, but the Thieves cloak themselves in the shadows of the Starlight. We cannot rely on sight alone in our pursuit of them.”
“No sight. And the Void has no currents upon which we can sniff them out.” The Interpreter slowly spun around the room, glancing at the instruments and panels around him. “Where were the Thieves last seen?”
“The Holy One saw them returning to the Dry station where the Smooth ones first saw them. Then they were seen where the Star-Heart was found within the infidels’ ship.” The Inquisitor withdrew an etched tablet.
“Then we simply assault that star again. We crash down upon the Thieves as a wave, and drag them under.”
The Inquisitor shook its head. “The Holy One watched the Thieves as they left the Odd ones’ world. They are swift, and cannot be caught so easily.”
The Interpreter grew silent, croaking softly as he thought. “They left the Odd ones world. They returned to the dry station and the dead ship among the Stars. Would it not stand to reason they’d return to the Odd ones home as well?”
“It would. But the Holy One has seen that we will not move against the Odd ones.”
A long tongue snaked out of the Interpreter’s mouth, as he released a torrent of bubbles into the murky water. “A pity, that. The Odd ones taste so good. Well then our path seems quite clear to me.”
“It does?” The Inquisitor glanced skeptically at the Interpreter. The thought of this bulbous indulgent being able to offer up any insight seemed ludicrous, and it was all that the Inquisitor could do not to laugh derisively at that.
“It does. The Holy One says we cannot catch the Thieves in the open. We cannot move against the Odd ones. We must take the Dry station, then. It is the only option left. We take it and we wait for them to come close…” A claw dragged across the metal floor. “And then we take the Thieves.”
The Inquisitor hesitated at that. “But they may not return to the Dry station, and if they do the Smooth ones have left it already.”
The Interpreter released a short, sharp laugh at this. “Then yours is a fools’ errand! If we cannot catch them at the Odd ones, if we cannot catch them in the open, and we know not where else to look for them, then we must turn to the only place we know they have been. We must take the station! To do anything else would require knowledge we do not possess. Tell me I am wrong!”
The Inquisitor scowled furiously in its hood. The damnable creature had a point. “I will not tell you that you are wrong. Nor will I say that you are right. That is not why I am here. What I will do is relay your response to the Holy One, as is my job. I will return to the Inquisitory. YOU will do nothing more until a Voice returns.” It wished, so greatly, to be able to tell off the disgusting Interpreter but it could not. Its duty was clear. But it took great pleasure in turning around and leaving at that. To leave without being dismissed was a slight, at most, but to a self-important creature like the Interpreter the slight would rankle.
As the Inquisitor left, a page drew near and bent down before the Interpreter. “Your orders, Holy Interpreter?”
Do nothing more? That worm knew NOTHING! He was the Interpreter, and it was his decisiveness and cunning that had granted him this position. “The trap will be set. There is no other course. But we must chase the Thieves into it. Send a small Claw against them, in the system where the Star-Heart was found. We will chase them, and they will flee from us as all do. And when they return to the Dry station, we will be waiting.”
“By your will, Interpreter.”
—--
Trix glanced out the window at the asteroid cluster. From here, it was just a group of shining stars. Unlike other stars, these would occasionally flicker or dim as they’d rotate. But on the screen in front of her their true nature was revealed, as massive chunks of rock floating in space. Chunks of rock which apparently were worth untold amounts of money. “You guys should have brought some of the M’rit out here instead of me.”
“And why would we have done that?” Par replied. The two of them shared the watch shift today, and the digital being’s lack of a physical presence made the bridge feel empty.
“Well that’s where all our mines are, so I assume they’d find these rocks a lot more interesting than I would.” Trix amused herself by spinning around in the Captain’s Chair. She didn’t actually like sitting in it that much, since it wasn’t designed for a winged species - she had to fold her wings around her in a less-than-comfortable manner to sit in it. Still, she had to admit it was nice to look down on all the other consoles.
“Perhaps. But then, you would be back at home tending to the fields. Would you prefer that?”
Trix sighed heavily. “You’re so damn boring to argue with. You always make really great points.”
“I do. Which is why arguing with me is pointless.” Par sent a remote in to hover near Trix. “You were warned that not all of this mission would be enjoyable.”
“I know. Shut up.” Trix stood up and stretched out her wings, then stomped back down to her seat. It was far, far more comfortable - especially now that Ji and Min had redesigned it for her anatomy. “The mission is fine. I just didn’t realize we’d be spending so much time waiting.”
“If you’d like, we could watch the salvage bot.” The main screen changed as Par spoke, and the image of the robot came up on the screen. The bot itself seemed motionless as it perched upon the side of the asteroid. A large pipe jutting out of it was spewing a constant stream of dust into the air. It was fascinating to watch as the glittering minerals sprayed off into the distance.
“I mean it looked great for a while, but it got boring fast. I’ve been spoiled. It’s your fault, you know.” Trix ignored the screen and just tilted the seat back as far as it would go.
“How is it my fault?”
“Not you specifically, Par. Humans' fault. You guys introduced me to all those shows. All that music. All that media. You introduced a poor little farm girl to human culture and now she’s been horribly ruined by it.”
The entire planet had gone bonkers over the Humans’ music. But Trix knew that they hadn’t even scratched the surface. The shows she’d watched and been introduced to since she joined the crew… those were where she’d absolutely gotten hooked.
Par’s remote floated up in front of Trix, waggling a holographic finger admonishingly at her. “I fear for your planet when our libraries become public. You’ve had access to less than a thousandth of all the media we have produced over the centuries, and you’re hopelessly addicted.”
Trix shoved the metal sphere aside. “Yeah well can’t blame us for that. We never really had a chance to develop anything like that stuff.”
Par pulled up a number of images on his displays. “Nonsense. Your civilization had plays and theater, even before the Bunters arrival.”
“Sure. But we never had ANYTHING like your shows and animation!” Trix couldn’t help but grin as she slowly spun in her seat. “I still don’t even understand how anyone could spend all that time drawing the same picture over and over again, but just a little bit differently each time.”
“Well, it’s a job like any other. People do the things they enjoy and that they’re good at.”
“I guess so. Is that what that post-scarcity thing Amanda was talking about means? We’ll have time to do just… whatever? Make drawings? Make music?”
“Not necessarily. Humanity has produced media in multiple forms long before we achieved post-scarcity. To us, cultural distractions like music and video are necessary. For the artists, they’re self-expression. For the consumers, they’re recreation. Both recreation and expression are quite necessary for our species.”
“I guess. We need recreation as well, but we socialize a lot for that.”
“Your society places different emphasis on different types of recreation. That’s natural. You’ve grown on a different planet, with different circumstances. Meaning that even when your society does achieve post-scarcity, there is no guarantee you’ll become just like us. I am sure that you and your people will have your own, unique experience unlike any other.”
“It’s hard to even imagine. Enough stuff being made that anyone can have anything at all without work. Humanity living like that seems so impossible to me.”
The sphere settled down on the console next to Trix. “That is only partially accurate. While it is true that all basic needs are met without requiring labor, luxuries in many forms are still desired in great enough quantities that mass production cannot entirely keep up. Additionally, labor is still an important part of the Human experience, as it can fulfill many needs.”
“Like what? If you can just live without doing anything, why bother working?”
“I’m unsure if your species has a similar drive, but the urge to be useful is strong within many Humans. For some it is important to ‘leave their mark’ on the world, for others they use their workplace to achieve a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction. And for others it fulfills needs to socialize with others. It is well-documented that the motivational drive to make accomplishments is a healthy part of the human psyche. Without it, any number of psychological and behavioral issues manifest.”
Trix shook out her wings, and picked at a couple of the feathers that stuck together. “I dunno. We work to live. If we don’t have to work, I’m not sure what we’d do.”
“That’s an issue that your people will likely have to face. When bereft of the need to work, what replaces that part of your life? For a great many Humans the desire to contribute something of value to the world is a difficult impulse to resist. For others, another extremely strong motivator is the desire to succeed amongst one’s peers. I believe this motivation is shared amongst our two people.”
“Yeah. Okay, that part sounds like us. Everyone wants to show off in front of their friends.” Trix closed her eyes and reached out in front of her, grasping at the air where her Aircar’s handlebars would be. “And sure, I could imagine a ton of people wanting to race the challenges if they didn’t have to work. But why would they do OTHER jobs?”
“If you accomplish something, even if that something is incredibly minor, would that not put you as more successful to someone who simply lives accomplishing nothing?”
“Huh. I mean… I guess so.” She opened her eyes, staring up at the ceiling. “It’s still weird to think about.”
“It IS quite premature at this point. Still, if you look at the situation as a whole it is a good problem to have.”
Trix glanced down at the silver ball. “What do you mean by that?”
“Progress is natural. Technology exists to make lives easier. As your species grows more technologically advanced, lives become easier. Post-scarcity is inevitable. Unless something were to happen to your species such as being destroyed from within or without. Or, if your species were to be completely subsumed by another. In that light, wouldn’t reaching post-scarcity and trying to determine how your species handles it be a good problem to have?”
“That’s kind of a bleak way to look at it. ‘Be happy you’re not dead or slaves’ seems kind of macabre.” Trix glanced over at the system display. Still nothing out of the ordinary. “But I guess it’s a valid point.”
“Unfortunately when dealing with planning for the future of an entire species, it’s a point that needs to be addressed. There’s an ancient human theory called the ‘Great Filter’ which was used for an extremely long time to attempt to determine why Humanity hadn’t found intelligent life amongst the stars. The gist of it was that life must be commonplace but intelligent life was rare, and the theory attempted to explain why that may be. Self destruction was among the reasons listed that a species would fail to reach space and make contact, and unfortunately on at least two exoplanets we have discovered that seemed to have happened.”
Par’s sphere floated up and the image on the display shifted to two large images of planets. “In both instances we found evidence of pre-spaceflight worlds that had at one point contained life, but the presence of radioactive isotopes and the damage wrought indicated a society that self-destructed via the use of nuclear armaments. Exact details of the collapse of the two societies are still being investigated by anthropologists but given the thoroughness of the destruction, the specifics may not ever be known.”
A shiver ran up Trix’s back as she stared up at the two screens. Somehow the thought of an entire species perishing all at once touched some deep existential dread within her, and she pressed the command to blank the screen. “Other people wiped themselves out. That’s why you guys thought there wasn’t life outside of your world?”
“That and the lack of any form of radio signals of any meaningful note. Radio was one of our first great technologies. To Humans, it seemed as though any other intellect among the stars would develop radio quite early in their development. As such, we sought out radio waves in the void. Not finding any made us believe that we were alone.” Par hummed idly as he spoke, giving his already musical-voice an unusual undertone.
“Well you’re not alone, so that theory is obviously not correct.”
“Your presence onboard the ship is decisive evidence to that effect, yes.” Par digitally laughed at this, though it was odd. It sounded perfectly natural yet somehow it came across as strangely emotionless to Trix. “I am sure that when knowledge of not just your but all the other species existence here in Perseus becomes widely known a large number of previous theories and thought experiments will end up being adjusted accordingly.”
“Well I’m glad to hear you guys will at least be affected slightly by us.” Trix stood up and spun her chair around, sitting down so her chest was against the narrow backrest. “Sorta feels like you guys are gonna be the ones making US change.”
“And that’s why we need a Prime Directive.” Josh walked into the room, interrupting the conversation. He was carrying an insulated mug giving off steam as he walked in. “Gotta keep our filthy influences from desecrating society too much.”
“I wasn’t calling you guys filthy.” Trix leaned against the chair, glancing up at the time. “You’re twenty minutes early today.”
“Yeah, woke up early and felt restless.” Josh shrugged and took his seat at the XO console. “But as to us being filthy, by and large I think we are. What’d I walk in on anyway?”
“Philosophical meanderings and stream of consciousness discussions regarding post-scarcity, the Great Filter, and the effects that Humanity will have on the Sovalin species as a whole.” Par summed it up rather neatly.
“In other words a boring shift where nothing happened.” Trix was even more concise. “What’s that Prime Direction you talked about?”
“Prime Directive.” Josh pulled up his console and transferred command over to it. He set the mug down on a coaster, and shited around to make himself comfortable. “In one of our works of fiction, space travelers and explorers are bound by law not to interfere with developing species so that their culture and values are unaffected by our own.”
“Thats’ stupid. Why bother with that? If other species are more like you, wouldn’t that make it easier to make friends and stuff?”
“Probably. But then who knows what kinds of amazing things we’d miss out on by not letting another culture flourish?”
“But that’s just it. We don’t have the kinds of amazing things you guys do. What do we have to offer that Humanity would enjoy?”
Josh reached over to the mug, taking a sip of the scalding hot bitter coffee inside. “That’s what we find out together. I’ll tell you this though. The aircar races you guys do will DEFINITELY be a hit back in Proxima. We’ve done many similar things but for whatever reason we never got into trying to fly a gauntlet like that.”
Trix sat up straighter at that. “Wait, really?”
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Manic holding a weird belt: The fuck are these things we won?!
Bryan: That idiot Larry, and the mother fucker, they wanted actual belts.
Manic: Actual belts? To hold up your trousers?
Bryan knocking on an office door: Exactly, they didn't get the concept of title belts.
Manic: Well I'm not going along with this shit! If I'm holding a title, it's gonna be worth holding!
Bryan: I agree manic, we'll get this all sor..…..
Voice from the door: Come in gentlemen!
Manic pushed the door open and together the new tag team champions entered. The office was the Pinnacle of LLR power. LastBlueHero sat behind a large mahogany desk. The walls of the office were adorned in LLR pictures and titles of old depicting high points of the company, and LBH’s career.
Bryan throwing his belt on the desk in front of LBH: This is barely worth holding up my trousers. If you want something prestigious people have to want it.
LBH: You'll find Bryan I am a step ahead of you, in fact i have in a case here the original titles I had made before the Larry birds, asked for belts.
Manic throwing his belt beside Bryan's: Boss, you were always my favourite member of management. I was just saying that idiot bear couldn't lace your boots.
LBH placing the case on the table: Less of that, I get you of all people are not a fan of Rufus or Tokes, but I will have respect in my office.
Manic: I can't have respect for him. The best I can do is not speak about the flea bitten dog.
LBH: That'll have to do.
LBH clicked the case open as the Larry birds erupted into his office. Bryan and Manic, instantly went on the defensive, facing the new arrivals with aggressions.
LBH: GENTLEMEN! EVERYONE SIT! THERE WILL BE NO VIOLENCE IN MY OFFICE! Not unless I sanction it of course.
Everyone sat and stared daggers at each other except El Fuego Brido. He began to rummage through doors casting suspicious looks over his shoulders and moving objects seemingly at random.
Bryan: What is he doing?
El Fuego did a combat roll to nowhere in particular and snake crawled to his chair.
El Fuego Birdo: There is no chocolate here, or assassins.
LBH sighing: I'll have chocolate later, assassins are all gone pal I did a full sweep of the room.
El Fuego’s eyes quickly searched the room again as he slowly took his seat.
LBH: Now then, I asked the Larry birds to be here, as I have a contract to get signed. The undisputed LLR Tag Team Championships will be defended at Clash in the Castle! In Scotland!
Larry: Jolly good show old boy, just tell me, are we to do battle for these gaudy trinkets you lay before us?
LBH: Um yes.
El Fuego Birdo: Why? They are far too large to use on his mother's bottom.
Bryan jumped from his seat and manic grabbed him, pulling him back.
Bryan: DON'T YOU SPEAK OF MY MOTHER YOU DAMN LOTHARIO!
El Fuego Brido: Bryan, you wound me young man, I thought of you as a son. Your mother was always a generous lover to me with an ample bottom, ripe for a belt.
Manic: UM BOSS, I'M LOSING MY GRIP HERE, wanna email us our contract.
LBH blushing: Why um…. Yes, I suppose
LBH clicked the case holding the titles shut: Please take the case and the belts, boys, I'll send you the contract on DocuSign. Larry bird's please stay, I have some merch for you both to approve.
Larry: Tally hoo boys, safe travels. I looked forward to relocating my boot in your ass across the pond.
El Fuego Birdo looking eagerly towards LBH: Chocolate?

The story starts shortly after 9/11/2001, a company is formed to try and fight terrorism. In order to do so they have created a formula that when given to a fetus will mix with the dna and change it. It takes time but around the time of puberty those injected begin developing powers (similar to the xmen). It is tested on rodents as they have a short life span and once the powers were present in them they began human testing with 12 women.
Once the babies were born the women were paid and sign confidentiality agreement to never reach out or anything again. Two women ended up having twins giving the company 14 babies they named Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Athena, Ares, Artemis, Apollo, Aphrodite, Hepheastus, Hermes and Dionysus. With the two sets of twins being Zeus, Dionysus and Artemis, Apollo.
Shortly after the babies were born, while tests were being done two sister reporters break in Danielle and Suzanne. Unsure exactly what they'll find, but following some scary rumors they've heard they go in ready to get information, take pictures and hopefully write a good story. While sneaking through and hiding they notice their are guard with machine guns, possibly some Dr's with guns on them. They find the room with the babies, all hooked up, they look through what files they can see and find out these babies are experiments of some sort. Pack up some of the files, Danielle then decides they need to get the babies out. They both pull unhook a baby, pulling IV's and detaching a bunch of sensors when alarms start going off. Danielle tells Suzanne to take the kids while she goes for a distraction, grabbing the blankets wrapped in pillows and runs out down the hall. Suzanne is able to take the two babies and files and escapes. Hearing gun shots Suzanne believes Danielle died (probably did, idk), she takes the babies and moves to the next town over, going by Anna. She goes over the files but as certain information is blacked out and other files don't have much useful information (a week of heart rate data) she isn't sure what they are doing with the babies and tries to forget and just raise these two. As she took a baby of either gender she names the boy Daniel and the girl Hunter (after her Sister's undercover reporter name)
Once the company find out 2 babies are missing they put GPS trackers in each of them, they check over and realize it was Dionysus and Hestia who were taken. The kids with the company are each given teachers to make sure they have a full (and excelerated) education with extra pressure into history (war, spys, inventions). As they grow up instead of games they are taught to fight and battle strategy. Up until the age of 7 they are made to duel (or watch the others duel) everyday and training with weapons with teachers.
At the age of 7 the kids learn the company has been giving animals the injection as they are made to duel against powered animals with just a weapon as non have developed powers yet. Ares at first refused to pick up the weapon as the animals they were made to fight were all smaller and not as deadly (cat, bunny, lizard) but was then put up against a snake who takes out his eye, in his fury he grabs an ax and slices it in two before falling to the ground, shock finally setting in and passing out as he whails
Suzanne does her best with the two, struggles to afford an appartment and food, working as a photograph to make what money she can as she had to restart her life. While working a wedding she meets Crystal, who she flirts with and over a few dates and meeting the babies, seeing the small apartment Crystal offers to let them move in.
They live a fairly normal life until Hunter reaches 11, hitting puberty before her brother she first experiences cramps, when her mom checks her temp it is really high, Hunter says she doesn't feel hot, just cramps. After going to the bathroom and seeing her first period Hunter freaks out and her body slowly sets ablaze as she yells for her moms. When Suzanne and Crystal come running they throw a towel on her and use it to shove her into the shower. This is when Suzanne reveals the kids origins.
Crystal has her cousin, Andrew, come who studied to be a medical but dropped out last year due to drug addictions and has been trying to get clean the last year. He does what he can without any real tools to help the daughter, he teachers her to meditate and control emotions as when she is emotional she tends to use her powers.
It is a year and a half, maybe 2 years later when Dan discovers his powers. As the company is testing the kids they sent out an animal with powers into the wild and orders Artemis and Apollo to catch it and bring it back alive, without being seen. They end up bickering to much, arguing about tracking methods and falling to far behind as the animal as time to make it to the next city. The animal comes across Dan and Hunter, jumping to attack Hunter. Dan shoves her out of the way and the animal lands on him, locking it's jaw around Dans arm and tries to drag him away. Hunter breaking out of shock throws a fire ball at it and scares the creature off as it lets go. Dan finds he is unhurt, not a scratch, he immediately tests it with a pocket knife and his skin is unbreakable.

going to start by stating I am stoned enough and JUST about to hit play on part 3 of the reunion.
just really felt it in my core the need to air out my grievances here, on The Fatuous 4! they are caricatures of their former selves.
the ick and secondhand embarrassment I feel when I watch and hear these bozos 🥲 I’ve been watching this show since the beginning of its time - I am invested.
Pardon any typos in advance 🙂‍↕️ here we go…
Lauren from Utah: a WHITE girl who puts on this “thug lyf” act when she’s feeling “spicy”. Cut the bullshit little Ms. KnowitAllLauren, you’re not from the hood and should be put in your place when you put on this “hard” persona. All bark! Earlier seasons - the way she went on about her “secret MAN” and then developed this superiority complex bc she REALLY thought she locked in this gem. BITCH! hahah tell us again how you shaved his ASS AND ATE THAT SHIT and gave “BJs for PJs” and this glamorous lifestyle. NO ONE is going to give you sympathy for losing a dude the same way YOU got him. Own your REALITY - you have a baby daddy that looks like a toe, you’re bringing along another innocent child that you basically said will take the place of the first child. This one is “ALL HERS”. Sweetie, get a grip on your life and take the L gracefully. You’ve never GiVeN AnYTHinG LAHLAH
ShMEna: A flip flopping, PICK-ME little snake. Hungry for acceptance from everyone but men especially. So much backpedaling from her throughout the seasons. Do we think she’s ever fully watched the show and realized how pathetic she seems? Own the fact that you remain friends with those that blow smoke up your butt. NO ONE cares who you slept with. The way it comes off like you think anyone cares, is weird. Married for the second time on the show to the first man that gave her the attention she craves and allows her to control the narrative of their lives. Girl, he was desperate for a green card, screen time and piggybacking off of you. Get over yourself, you’re not important or special.
Shartz: A spineless Fuck Boy. A complicit Yes-Man to his master SLEAZdoval. There was a brief moment where it seemed like he was over Sleazy’s bullshit ways, but he accepts bullshit excuses for shitty behavior. Which makes him seem weak and easily manipulated. He’s also one that doesn’t seem like he can be alone so if he’s getting that attention he’s seeking, he’ll put up with it until it doesn’t serve him anymore. That nut bag Jo is exactly what he needs to deal with - as irritating and off her rocker as she is, I really hope her antics with Shartz aren’t done. He definitely needs to deal with her bag of crazy for a while to maybe realize the consequences of his actions and mistreatment of people. Grow a pair my dude, own the fact that you’re a follower.
SLEAZEdoval: The picture boy of the Peter-Pan Syndrome, an egomaniac with A TON of narcissistic tendencies. He definitely comes off as the obnoxious excessive type, that reeks of desperation and buys his acquaintances. Own the fact that you’re a shitty try-hard that wears platform shoes and developed an incredibly pathetic ego since day 1. No one cares about your glamorized karaoke band and your stupid fucking trumpet. He strikes me as the kind of guy that over acts and sometimes cries when he ejaculates.
LOL rant done. thanks for making it this far!

Hey there Redditors, I'm Michael and I'm hoping to find that special someone here today. As the title indicates, I'm 35 and I'm a childless guy living in the far west of Maryland near West Virginia. I make up for my lack of kids (I am definitely open to having a rugrat or two) by taking care of the stray and feral cats in my area alongside my forever rescues. My forevers are named Merlin and Freckles and the strays/ferals are Underfoot, Rascal, Monkey D. Kitty, Werlin, Twerlin, and Midnight. A lot right? But they need help and who am I to deny it. I recently even helped rescue a few dogs down in Texas but they're now out of my hands but they did successfully avoid execution. The animals that I take care of temporarily bind me to this area though so I don't think I'll be moving out of Maryland for at least a couple years but - beyond that - I would love to move up north or maybe even to Europe if we were feeling particularly adventurous! But more than likely not Europe, that's just a huge jump. I've had some terrible luck with long-distance relationships so I would really like to find someone who lives rather close or someone who is willing to travel or move as soon as we both feel comfortable. With that in mind, someone with dogs or children might not be the best fit for me given that I take care of some very skittish cats and I wouldn't want to introduce them to any danger.
So enough about my animals, it's time for about me! I'm 5'10'', nerdy but with great hygiene, am a fan of so many different things fantasy like Harry Potter and so many different things science fiction like Warhammer, I love to travel and can't wait to find a partner to jump out of the country with again, I love horror and all things spooky and Halloween, I love animals (duh!), I work in Computer Science and have a very solid career, I live alone but I do rent with the intention to buy once I am able to find a location that I like, and I absolutely love taking care of other people! You might even call me a caregiver because I love helping others. My favorite show is Attack on Titan and I'll definitely have you watch it with me if you haven't seen it yet and my favorite band is Ghost. I love sharing things with my significant other and I want her to share everything with me right back. I love having music days where we have a couple drinks and just alternate songs back and forth, I love having a little mini bookclub where we read together, I love cuddling and falling asleep together - even at a distance on camera, and I love trying silly and different ways to make someone happy.
As for you? Well I'd like you to be free enough to move down when we feel comfortable. I don't think I can handle another long-distance relationship. I am more than secure enough to help you during your transition whenever that happens. I'd like it if you were childfree - like me - so we could learn and grow together if we decide to have a couple kids. Please be strong with your communication skills so that our relationship can grow and please have some similar interests to mine so that we can create shared happy and loving memories. I'm ready to settle down with my Forever and please want that as well. Also please do not be tied up with an ex or living with one or anything like that. That's just a recipe for disaster.
I know that was a whole lot but I'm hoping to find that special someone so I wanted to be as open and honest as possible. I know that seeing someone is important to deciding whether or not there is a spark so I'll attach a couple links of pictures to me below - please copy and paste them and just don't click on them or they won't work. Thank you so much for reading my post and I hope to chat with you soon!
Pictures (copy and paste links, don't just click them)
https://imgur.com/aANTtUF
https://imgur.com/wD2nAMX (serious face!)
https://imgur.com/8bSBwXj (me back when I had long hair!)

Hear me out here.
When I was of the age of perhaps 9 or 10, I believe I was in a psychosis for 6 months. Not sure where I got the 6 months from. Perhaps it was 2 years. I want to say it was 1 year 6 months, but I’ll never truly know. But anyway, that’s beyond the point. I’m not too sure if this is a psychosis, but I’ll assume it for now. I used to see demons in my sleep. Completely white entities telling me to kill myself. I have had my fair share of what I believed to be paranormal experiences and events, but never before like this. I’d have nightmares every night. I’d be haunted by these creatures in the dark, being forced to open my eyes horrified and turn on the lights to make sure the demons are away.
I remember these so vividly- yet certain nightmares I remember better. See, the horror that really got to me was a time when There were two entities- faceless, humanoid and completely white. It was a dark setting, a pitch black background. Imagine this- an animated picture of what seemed to be a gigantic grey-toned scroll with white, crooked, evil letters engraved to it. The letters had a dark outline, as if burned into the scroll. On the two upper corners of the scroll, the entities stared at me. They had no eyes, no mouth- no 3d shape to their face- almost like Slenderman. The scroll was unreadable, apart from a few bold words: Kill yourself. Those are the only words I recall, but I guarantee there were more words. Death threats.
I remember multiple nightmares;
Crashed a car into a jungle, my parents both died. The car was trapped in vines and I died too. It was horrific and my child self was terrified and I cried and cried.
There was another instance; yet, this one was real. It was no dream. It was not imaginary.. in fact, I believe that this is what started it all;
Me and my at the time boyfriend were at my house. It was a sleepover. We got bored and we went to our local park, where, coincidentally, we met a bunch of our school friends! It was fun, and we all wanted to get some adrenaline. We climbed the mountain-like hill at the park. I’m talking nearly vertical. We used the trees to climb it and we moved as one in a chain. It was a long adventure up the hill but once we got up there, it was flat. It was 5-6PM. Sunset. I remember it well.
Let’s skip a bunch of it, here’s some details:
•As we walked, we saw marks in the grass as if there were grass snakes- we are in the UK so I guess this made sense….. kind of. It was an urban area, so why would there be any kind of snakes?
•We heard much rustling and noise- some we thought were children at first, but must’ve been a fox or deer of some sort (??)
•We saw a ghost white old couple in the same area a few months later when me and my brother visited
And now for the most important part- the part that haunts me still to this day.
As we walked, we approached a humongous field. I’m talking MASSIVE- I do not know how to describe it!
We (MULTIPLE PEOPLE.) saw what I believe to be a Skinwalker. It was pure white, 7ft(?), humanoid, and running at insane speeds that no human could run. I’m talking it cleared the entire field in less than 30 seconds… I was horrified. It certainly was NO animal. At first I thought it could’ve been a human in a body suit just trolling us, but there was no way it was- this was no human. It must’ve been alien.
This was the first occurrence that something like this had happened- the first time anything demonic or supernatural had happened.
NOT TO MENTION- anytime I’d try document this, I would somehow lose it. I took videos of the park- lost them all. I took videos of me explaining everything- It didn’t even process the video. It only makes me more scared.
Also, at the moment, it feels like the flies are following me or something, which I know sounds crazy, but I’m serious. I feel like I’m being watched by insects. Maybe it’s the skin walkers in disguise watching me.
Please help. I wrote this to ChatGPT and I saw a white flash- it was moving slightly and was a line almost- in my peripheral vision and I got scared and turned the light on, but nothing was there. Then, I saw another mini one in my other eye.
I’m really scared by all of this right now and maybe I’ll get over it again by the time it’s day but I really need some help/ advice. Thanks.