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I (39/American/F) had a child with a (39/Indian/M) and I am now a single mother to a very curious 5 yr old daughter. Backstory: I was overseas in the military and taking a break for R&R. I had always wanted to visit India, so I booked a trip to Southern India. While I was there, I unexpectedly fell in love with a man I had met who lived in northern India. I had to return back to my post in the military, but we kept in touch. This was approximately 10 years ago. I was in the military for another 4 to 5 years and we kept in touch the entire time. I decided once I separated from the military that I wanted to do animal rescue work in India. I wanted to travel the country first to figure out where I was going to move to, and he offered to come with me. So we had chocked the country together, and I chose a place to move to that was not where he lived. He always respected my independence and never pressured me to be anything other than myself. We had a great relationship, and once I had moved to India, we flew to visit each other quite often. We were in love, so of course we were doing the deed. I had been diagnosed with polycystic ovarian disease years before I met him. So we never never use protection and I never never got pregnant. I also never got pregnant my entire life so it was not anything I was concerned about. I explained to him the condition and we never use protection. When I was leaving India to go back to the United States because of a visa issue, he came to help me pack and move all of my stuff. He stayed with me for a few weeks. I always respected his boundaries, that I was a secret to most of his family though I had met some of his friends and cousins over the years. We were both very respectful about each other’s boundaries. I knew that his religion was keeping him from telling his mother and immediate family about me. I had no issue with this. While he was helping me pack my stuff and move, he brought up the idea of getting married. I told him I don’t know if you want to marry me because I don’t know if I can give you what you want. I know he loved kids and wanted to be a father. He said he wanted to marry me and we went to see if we could get married before I left. The law and India are very strict and we were not able to get married there. So we decided we will just wait until I get back to America and do the marriage visa thing. When I got back, I was so nauseous. I never even thought to take a pregnancy test, until my best friend had mentioned it. So I took one … Just because I had no idea why I was so nauseous all the time. Turns out I was pregnant. I called him and I talked to him about it. He said that I could make whatever decision I wanted to because it was my body. He said he would support me in whatever decision I made. So I went and got all the tests done and thought really hard about it. I never actually wanted to be a mom after finding out that I most likely wouldn’t be. I had kind of come to terms with that. But I ended up keeping the baby. And I am so grateful and happy that I did. Even though things did not work out between he and I, I am still completely happy that I have such a wonderful, beautiful, amazing daughter to share my life with. From the point I found out I was pregnant and that I was going to keep the baby, he and I started making plans for the marriage visa. Though it was our plan before I even left India and knew that I was pregnant, now I feel like he wanted to be here even more. Up until she was six months old and I was preparing to send in the visa application and the application fees, he was totally on-board. When she was six months old, he decided he didn’t want to come here and he didn’t want to leave his family. So we parted ways and he then had no intention on keeping in touch with her through video messaging or telephone calls. I don’t know if it was his own feelings of guilt or that he felt like his family would disown him, but he just completely had no interest in her life at all after that. Now, whenever she ask me, which is not very often, I just say that he lives in India. I show her on a map where India is and where we are. She doesn’t ask anymore questions for now, but I know there will be questions later. And I don’t want her to have any feelings of abandonment. I don’t want her to feel like he chose his family and his life over her. But I also don’t want to lie to her. So I’m feeling very conflicted about how I’m going to approach the situation later down the line. If you have any suggestions or experience with this type of situation, Please share!

The library, a sanctum of knowledge, and the last bastion that you resided in when avoiding the bullies in your lives. None really ever dared step into your domain you liked to think. In reality most of them just didn't know such a place existed
It changed one day. Your reading spot was missing a book. Determined to find the answer you start combing over the library's halls
You see your book first. Stacked on top of a pile. Then you see her. A large mane of red hair swept back over her shoulders. As she shifts you catch a glimpse of a crimson skin
"Wait? Crimson skin?" You think to yourself "that can't be right" Shaking your head you move around the table, still keeping out of sight, you do confirm that her skin is indeed a beautiful shade of red
A little red of your own rushing into your checks, you see something sparkle on the table as the figure let's out a sigh and slumps her head on the table. One arm under her head and the other dancing over a sparkling figure on the table
You recognize the figure, but surely it can't be, why would this person be playing with a...
"Why can't I just think up a good name for this dragon" the lady says, making the figure fly around her hand "he's the big villan and needs a good name"
She sighs and dismisses the dragon, a fading tiny roar being the last sign, as she picks up a book flipping through its pages. You recognize the book. You have the same copy
The Dungeon Masters Handbook
She mutters to herself as she flips through the book. "What to name what to name" she leans back with s sigh "guess I could just steal a name. But what from? They'd know Smaug, and id be laughed from the table if i did Alduin" she says to herself. A wave of her hand bringing the figure back to circle around her eyes
As the figure flys you see her armor in the background. The blue and gold standing out amongst the dark wood and paper around it. Scales glitter on the surface and the large jewel set in the center give you an Egyptian vibe
Suddenly a dragon appears in the center of the opening. Falling down you kick yourself away. Only to realize the dragon isn't moving at all
You hear a chair scrape against the floors as she stands and walks around her dragon. "He's red. So something with fire, he's a ruler so something with that"
"Ra" ripples through your mind. Seconds later she lights up "Ra! That's it!" She claps and pumps her fists. You laugh to yourself, getting up and moving around, "it's almost as if she read my mind"
"Did I think of that" her face twists into a frown as she waves the dragon away "im almost certain I didn't. Or I did a while ago. It just didn't seem like a good idea untill..." turning and seeing you her eye, you realize she only has one, opens wide
Looking between you and the books on the table her checks somehow turn redder. With a wave of her hand a large Kopesh on a staff is pointed at you. A flare of fire marking its arrival
A flare of fire in a dry paper filled environment.
A rush of fire takes over the table. You both scramble to pat it out with your cloaks, paper and plastic minaratures going everywhere as you savagely beat the flames down
Once they are contained you turn to see a sheepish look on her face "are you crazy!" Your voice raises, angered over someone dareing to almost hurt your books "summoning fire in a library?" She's looking at the table, looking at ehat she is your voice fades out as you see a pile of singed paper
Paper sitting behind the screen
Tears start to come from her eyes as she sees her work destroyed by her own actions. The quiet sob that escapes her lips is almost enough to break your heart
Determined to help this stranger that just held you at Kopesh point and then almost torched the two of you. Scurring off to your nook you dig through some scrolls till you see it sticking out from your bag
Grabing the whole thing you dig the scroll out as you come back to see her picking up the peices, rushing in you grab the singed peices and start laying them together, ignoring her protests
Reading from the scroll you start channeling your Psychic ability as the paper starts to Smolder. Untill it bursts into flames. But these look weird, like their burning in reverse
Slowly the paper keeps burning itself back into existence, powered by your spell alone it rewrites itself untill it extengishes and you collapse
Into a pair of waiting arms. Her arms. Looking up at her face you feel your face warm as you realize that this stranger is drop dead gorgeous, likes DnD, and is holding you in her arms.
Your face turns almost as red as hers. Her lips move but you can't hear anything over the sound of your own heart "can you repeat that?" You ask as you force your heart to slow
"My name is Magnolia, I'm thankful for your help" she says tucking a strand of her hair back into place "your welcome!" You blurt out as you scramble to your feet. Not knowing what to say you blurt out "Ra is a good name, maybe make the dragon a bit more bird like, feathers and a beak" tumble out of your mouth in a single breath
She looks at you funny as she realizes what you are saying. A medium sized dragon fitting your description appears on the table "like this?" She asks, concentrating on getting your description right
"Yes that looks great, sure to strike fear into the heart of any adventure" seeing a sense of pride on her face. Causing you to fluster even harder.
You turn, heading back to disappear into the bookshelves and conducting an experiment on if it's possible to die of embarrassment, only for her voice to ring out behind you "wait" she calls after you
Turning to see her face, she waves a hand to the only chair standing around the table, the wobbling showing it just returned to standing, "I was going to have an NPC for this game, it could be easier and cooler if you could run them" she says a hint of pink showing on her cheeks
You hesitate, the Inteovert in your head screaming and the lover in your heart hearing wedding bells, you imagine your heart leaping into your head and throwing your brain out of your head and pushing the control rods all the way forward
"I would love to" she smiles as she waves her hand, a small figure appearing on the game board
A figure that is a beautiful replica of you
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Is it just me, or does the squarewave synth at the beginning sound similar if not identical to the one in 10 things to do before you die?

I’m 21 and a recently graduated student from a university, top of my class, so we can indulge in a nice educated conversation about anything you’d like. I do however enjoy football, anime, cooking, playing chess, and a lot more. But of course I love kinky stuff just as much if not more. A few of my kinks involve: choking, pleasing, blindfolding, rough sex, tying up, and a few more ;)
I’m 6’0 Mexican with curly hair and always down to meet new people and have a lovely conversation, if you’ve made it this far and want to talk about whatever is on your mind, open with your current hobby for a nice SFW conversation or send a list of your favorite links to get a little naughty ;)
As the title states I do have a soft spot for the older ladies with a little more to love on them, but all you beautiful ladies in here are more than welcome to hit me up and start a nice chat, can be a short term thing or a long term thing, whatever you prefer :)

Ok so 1 thing I noticed in the previous 4 matches when RR is batting first is that, they had no worries when the score was low. Like even when the score was 130 something the batters still played tuk tuk instead of being aggressive (for eg csk match) becuase they thought they had a good bowling line up, and they will be able to defend it.
There is no intent at all. Now lets look at the batting line up
1.TKC: dont really have any expectations for him. either gets out early or score some 20 something runs while consuming a lot of balls and then gets out.

1. Jurel, Jaiswall: I think he will go for his fav pull shot. The guy got out like that minimum 3 times in this season itself. Not at all consistent.

Jurel is the sole reason we lost SRH match. When he came on field, he was not in any pressure whatsoever. Needed like 21 runs from 16 balls or something. And he threw away his wicket in the dumbest way imaginable. Even cummins couldn't believe it. He got to his 50 against LSG with 2 dropped catches. One being an easy one and one being a difficult one. Also LSG's balling is not that strong this season.
3, Samson and parag: because the top and lower order is not performing they will be under a lot of pressure. So they either gets out early or play tuk tuk as we saw in the chennai game. Samson and parag were playing really slow in the chennai match by taking singles and doubles. You know why?
they don't trust the lower order at all. They know if they get out without scoring any runs then its game over.
4, Hetmeyer and Powell: Hetmeyer is gonna be injured and as soon as Powell enters the field the opposition is gonna call the spinners and swing ballers.
And here is a big problem. Teams like SRH and RCB have batters till 6th wicket. We only have good batters until the 3rd wicket: Samson, parag and jaiswall. if these 3 gets out without scoring any runs, then its over. Yes ashwin is a good batter for ODI and test, but he is not a batter for T20 where we have to start smashing from the first ball.
What do you guys think?

Hi everybody, My wife and I are going to be in St. Louis coming up here in a couple of week's in June for the weekend for a quick family gathering on a Saturday, but we will have Friday and Sunday to ourselves, and want to go to back to the zoo, and also visit either the science center or art or history museums.
We are wanting to stay in Forest Park so that we can hit a few things that are nearby, but can't decide which hotel to stay at. Last time we were there, we stayed Drury inn in Arnold, which was ok, but it's a little bit further away than we would like to be this time.
We were thinking about staying at the Hampton at Forest Park, which doesn't seem too bad,, and parking was only 10/night, but I'd like some feedback from locals. Is it a decent place to stay? Clean? I dont need 5 star accommodations I just don't want bed bugs or robbed. We dont care about whether there's a pool or anything like that, just needing a place to sleep, we won't be in the room much.
I've read that it's next door to Mac's which someone at work recommended..is that place any good? My wife's originally from St. Louis and loves Imo's and has to have one while we are there, and that's just down the road on the corner, but I really only like the toasted ravioli there (sorry lol..). So I need more options than that, but we will drive for food.. probably somewhere on the hill this time. the hotel is also just a couple minutes walking distance from the science center, so that one's at the top of the list right now..
I looked at the doubletree first, but a lot of the reviews said that parking is pretty bad there with Barnes being next door.
The Sonesta looked nice, but was a little bit much. We dont need all that, just somewhere decent to stay that's close to all of the stuff in Forest Park.
Any help/advice is greatly appreciated! Would you stay at the hampton? Why / why not?

I have 3.75 years as a production engineer for deepwater for a supermajor. Over 9 months, I have been taking on reservoir engineering tasks (~10%-15% of work) to learn from and support the reservoir engineers on my team and expressed interest to change job functions.
That got denied since my function (production engineering) is stretched thin and cannot lose people. However, I am on the radar in case future opportunities pop up but I am not putting much faith in that possibility.
I have cleaned up and updated my resume and cover letter and started applying for reservoir roles elsewhere. However, it has been a while since I had to go on the job hunt and all I've been doing is applications on LinkedIn, etc.
So I wanted to make this post and ask for any general advice and experience from those who did this before?

• In particular, would it be better for my chances to target smaller companies?
• Am I targeting the right roles? I have been looking for reservoir engineering roles around the 2-5 YOE mark but would it be better to search for new grad opportunities? Though, I am not seeing many reservoir roles for new grads, all seem to ask for at least some experience.
• Would it be worth it or perhaps foolish to apply as a production engineer elsewhere and hope to make that swap to reservoir at a different company? (Going back to my point about smaller companies and wearing many hats - would it actually be more likely I could make a swap then?) Though, even if I were to remain a production engineer forever I still probably wouldn't want to do it at the company I am currently at so worst case I'd be doing the same thing, just elsewhere.

USA-based if that matters

Hi,
Please advise on best practices you've seen.
Out of the 5 questions, few might sound weird or uneducated. Please be patient with me :]
I'm assisting a small-mid precision metal milling shop owner with processes / IT systems updates. The factory has ~100 employees, operating various vertical CNC machines, mostly German Optimum Maschinen.
Production is usually small batches of all kinds of precision metalwork, German automotive, etc.
The company is paying salaries at ~10% above the regional average, thus, wages and motivation should not be the main issues for the challenges listed below.
So, analyzing the current situation there are unclear things for me:
a) production time estimates. Right now, there is a senior (both in work experience and age) guy looking at the order CAD and estimating required work hours based on their experience, aka "well, this part will take 10 hours to make". Problem: overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), there is a big mismatch between planned and actual manufacturing time. The machines end up standing still for a large portion of the day. Q: are there any sort of software that could do automatic estimates from uploaded CAD? CNC programs guys use MasterCAM. They also hand-write most of the GCode.
b) work progress step-by-step monitoring. One of the key issues is blanks not being loaded into the machine after a piece has finished milling due to the operator being away from the work center. Q: Have you seen any software/solutions to track red/yellow/green operational times effectively? Does it require significant re-wiring/adding sensors/etc?
c) overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) In our case, the OEE is ~30-40%, which makes shareholders very anxious. Q: do you calculate it? what is a good OEE % for a CNC manufacturing shop?
d) making a decision on which order to "take in" and fulfill. So currently, our head of manufacturing is rejecting quite a few potential orders based on "can't do; won't do; I don't like it; we need easy, simple to make, but very, very profitable orders". At the moment manufacturing is passionately and constantly blaming the sales dep for "shitty orders" ("lots of hassle, not enough pay"). Thus, the shop is loosing ~75% of potential orders. Q: what does a good coop between sales & manufacturing look like?
e) Employee motivation Some operators overperform (and are paid accordingly) on 3 work centers at the same time. There are those barely able to service 1 no matter the amount of training. The shop owner wants to grow revenue and is willing to share the profits fairly. Q: what motivates you at the workplace?

The purp app which is also for teens is FLOODED with fake girls
Who will ask even minors to take the chat elsewhere, try convince them to take inappropriate pics - and then boom - threaten them if they dont pay them.
Ive emailed the app support they havent replied and are doing nothing about it.
I hope anybody who types in purp sextortion finds this result.
Guys its simple on any app.
If a `girl adds you`
Always ask to see them speaking live on cam, if they say their cam is broken, theyre lying.
If they send a video make sure it isnt pre recorded make sure they say the word banana live while on cam.
Next, never use your real name or give your social links, and never give out your last name.
Finally, never ever ever give out nudes. Never! It can be used against you.
Finally, 9 times out of 10 these scammers will not do anything despite the threats, they can try and photoshop and pretend they will send to everyone, but they wont.
You need to change your socials and social usernames otherwise they will try re-add you from different accounts to scare you.
Sextortion is one of the sickest things in the world, and to be trying to do it to teens, is even worse
Shame on the purp app for doing nothing about it.
Stay safe people!

Evergreen, a rather welcoming name. Perfect for a land full of calm, peace and beauty. Evergreen in this case is the name of a vast kingdom. This kingdom is an incredibly complicated but majestic land and its people as well. Now sit back, relax and enjoy as I tell you about Evergreen.
First of all, where did Evergreen come from? Well the most early evidence of anyone living here was over 8000 years ago though if you truly think about it it could be as far back as 50 000 years. You see, the oldest trace of civilization in the kingdom is a large ancient hotel in the center of Heatherlea. No other building outdated this and that record is still held up to this day. The actual date of foundation of the kingdom is completely unknown and absolutely no one can tell when it could ever be because of the incredibly vague amount of information on anything before the recorded history of Evergreen. Though not everyone is so clueless, one person may know the answer on the timeline and that is The One Hundred.
You may be asking who this One Hundred person is. He is the oldest person in Evergreen and supposedly some sort of God. Very little is known about him but all that is known is whoever this person is, they are the most powerful in the kingdom.
Now I think you’ve heard enough about the kingdom itself and the basics on it now why don’t we get to work on actually unraveling this massive mystery. But with so many things to explain, how can this ever have an order? Well that’s very easy to do, this is a catalog of everything to know on the topic of Evergreen. Let’s begin.
Cities of Evergreen
Evergreen is the main city of the kingdom, it is used as a capital as well as the largest megalopolis of the city. Though in Scriptorium, the language of Evergreen, they don’t have terms for city, megalopolis or metropolis. So to them everything is a settlement, village or town. In this kingdom the size of a village does not matter only its population and Evergreen having over 1 000 000 people living in it, it’s considered the largest village in the kingdom. Which is quite a fitting label for the capital of such a large kingdom. Though not only Heatherlea contains an important building. Evergreen has the Main Hall and Steffy’s Mansion, both constructions are very important because they contain Aletine. Aletine is a rare gem that will be explained later on but for now all you need to know on Aletine is that it is very rare and very precious. The buildings each have an arch constructed fully of this material.
The whispers of Evergreen
Not everyone in Evergreen is happy with what they know about the kingdom. Certain things are very secretive and though on the outside it seems like a perfect place it is shrouded in mystery and entangled in a web of unknown like a huge tapestry of mystery. The people of the villages are mostly happy with how everything is going except for one thing. They want to know more about the village’s origin. You see, Steffy, The One Hundred, Heathotel and Aletinian do not want too much information to escape into the public’s hands. A disquiet hums beneath the seemingly idyllic surface of Evergreen. Whispers flit through bustling marketplaces, hinting at an enigmatic past shrouded in secrecy. Kept under lock and key by Steffy and the other main powers of Evergreen, the population never ceases to speculate what they could be hiding. Is it a secret civilization before us? Or could it be that Aletine is the secret to the lost time? No matter what the citizens say not one word has been spoken by anyone in control. And there is a good reason behind all of that which will be explained later on.
Architecture and style of Evergreen and it’s settlements
A warped image of Evergreen is fabricated when you dig deeper than what’s on the idyllic surface of Evergreen. But the kingdom is still a majestic land. Its architecture is primarily biomimicry as the villagers are very connected to their surroundings and the flora that they share the world with. The respect for nature in Evergreen is reflected everywhere, in the architecture, in the culture, celebrations and many more subtle depictions. The style that the land has adopted over the millenia is a very calming one, they believe in living life to its fullest so the architects try to make things as pleasant to live in as possible in almost every way possible. You will never find any hostile architecture in the city as its capital status means that it must show a good example for the other settlements to follow. However, the pervasive calmness of Evergreen's architecture raises questions. Could this serene aesthetic be a deliberate ploy? Is biomimicry a way to mask the secrets hidden beneath the tranquil surface? The One Hundred, with their knowledge of the lost civilization and the interdimensional threat, may have a vested interest in maintaining this facade of idyllic peace. Steffy, with his atmosphirec gem of unknown origin, might also find solace in the calming influence of these biomimicry structures. No one can know for sure but until more is learned why not enjoy centuries of perfected design and let the peacefulness wash over you as you stroll through the markets and quiet neighborhoods of the town.
The rest of the settlements
Evergreen does not have that many large towns, only about 4 main ones, Evergreen, Azalea, Heatherlea and Islafield. Those main towns are surrounded by much smaller ones but the main focus is on the four towns above.
Islafield
Islafield is, as the name suggests, mostly for farming hence the ‘field” in its name. The town is near a lake also named Isla The lake is used for fishing as well as a way to water the crops of the town. This majestic town is the main source of nourishment for the entire kingdom with 60% of its land consisting of fields and crops. The kingdom contains 5.6 million inhabitants which is a vast amount of mouths to feed and according to the way Steffy wants to run the kingdom, everyone should have the same chance with life per se he just doesn’t want anyone to starve or die before their time that is the primary reason why he allowed Islafield to become such a large producer of food. He would usually want people to get their produce from the same town in which they live in though since he has 5.6 million people to feed he made the exception that Islafield can export its harvest to the other towns. Other than the beautiful fields of flowers and crops Islafield doesn’t really hold much interest in the eye of the population of Evergreen. Though it is considered the most naturally beautiful town in the kingdom, its beauty does not help it much with population, it has been on a decline ever since the vault of Aletine became public knowledge. Perhaps the Aletinians, a secretive cult entrusted with crafting tools made of Aletine, might hold knowledge about this strange and sudden decline. Despite the dwindling population, Islafield remains a vital part of Evergreen. However, its idyllic facade now masks a layer of intrigue, begging the question: is Islafield truly just a farming town, or is it a cornerstone in a larger, undisclosed operation of the Aletinians?
Heatherlea, a town of beauty and intrigue
Heatherlea, nestled in Evergreen's north, throbs with a unique energy.This bustling town transforms into the kingdom's prime tourist destination during warmer months, welcoming an influx of 700,000 visitors. The undeniable allure? The enigmatic Ancient Hotel, an 8000-year-old structure, the oldest human-made wonder in Evergreen. However, Heatherlea's charm extends beyond the Ancient Hotel.,underneath the ancient hotel hides a vault. The most secure place in the entire kingdom. Inside of that vault is a supply of Aletine. Since Aletine is only found in that singular spot underneath the hotel a vault was built around the mine to keep everyone out of there given how precious Aletine is.Other than its main attractions, its marketplace features the kingdom's tallest stand, showcasing the rare blue and orange Heatherberry. Yet, the exclusivity of these berries in Heatherlea raises questions. Found primarily in the south, their presence here seems curiously deliberate. Is it simply a marketing ploy, or could it be part of a larger scheme? Heatherlea's vibrancy and tourist appeal are undeniable, but a disquieting question lingers: is it a genuine haven, or a meticulously crafted facade designed to distract from the secrets buried beneath the surface?
Azalea, a town shrouded in floral mystery
Azalea is known for one reason, if you look closely at its name you will notice that it contains the name of a flower. Azalea is named after the rhododendron by the same name, Azalea. This specific flower only grows in the town for unknown reasons and once again the reason for the flower's appearance in this one part of the kingdom is gatekeeped by the main powers The One Hundred, Steffy with his atmosphirec gem, and the Aletinians, each with their vested interests in the mysteries of Evergreen, all seem particularly invested in keeping the reason for the Azalea's exclusivity under wraps. Intriguingly, Azalea attracts a disproportionate number of Aletine sellers, who use the flower's beauty to showcase their wares. Why this specific town, rather than a more prominent location? Could there be a connection between the Azalea's unique properties and the Aletine gem? The motives of the sellers remain shrouded in secrecy, adding another layer to the mysteries swirling around Azalea and deepen the mystery of Evergreen.
Shadows in Evergreen: Unveiling the Kingdom's Cults
Evergreen's power structure extends beyond the readily apparent figures like Steffy and The One Hundred. Shrouded in secrecy, a network of cults weaves its influence through the kingdom. While some, like the Aletinians, maintain a relatively benign presence, crafting tools from the enigmatic Aletine, others operate with a more veiled agenda. The Heathotels, shrouded in mystery themselves, stand out for their potential hostility. Their enigmatic purpose and unknown connection to the Aletinians, an exclusive society rumored to possess knowledge on the craftsmanship of Aletine weapons, fuel speculation about their true motives. Do they cover the Aletine's power for their own gain, or are they safeguarding Evergreen from a yet-unknown threat? The secrecy surrounding these cults casts a long shadow, leaving the question unanswered: are they guardians or hidden dangers lurking within the kingdom's idyllic facade? The Heathotels: Enigmatic guardians of the ancient stone The heathotels are a mostly harmless cult. They are in charge of the protection of the Ancient Hotel and are the only ones who have full access to the vault containing all the Aletine. They seem to worship the hotel itself and treat Aletine adorned objects with the same respect as they would do to Steffy himself. They are highly secretive with the reasons on why they respect the precious stone so much and what connection they seem to have with the ancient hotel. While the other power players, like The One Hundred and Steffy himself, strive to keep the Heathotels' activities shrouded, their efforts only heighten the intrigue. This raises the question, if the Heathotels are truly a benign force, why such a concerted effort to conceal their practices? The Heathotels' enigmatic presence throws a long shadow, leaving the question unanswered: are they protectors of the Aletine and the Ancient Hotel, or are they guardians of a far deeper secret? The Aletinians: Sworn Crafters of Aletine Wonders Among Evergreen's enigmatic factions, the Aletinians occupy a distinct position. Eschewing the rigid structure of traditional cults, they follow a oath instead of a set of rules.The specifics of this oath remain a closely guarded secret, fueling endless whispers and speculation. The Aletinians, as their name suggests, possess a unique bond with Aletine. Interestingly they do not worship the Aletine but instead they treat it with reverence, viewing it less as an object and more as a potent material.The true purpose of the Aletinians is to forge everything that is created out of Aletine. They are hand picked, allegedly to safeguard the kingdom's precious Aletine supply, to ensure the safety of the kingdom’s supply of this majestic gem they can only be of a certain sanity. Once again the villagers have their own theories, whispers abound about an Aletine-infused substance used in the selection process, a method to ensure only the "worthy" wield the gem's power.Though to be granted the incredible privilege of handling Aletine directly is very prestigious as only 30 people have the privilege of handling the precious Aletine. But many things are still unclear with them as well. Why do these artisans operate outside the Ancient Hotel, traveling all the way to Azalea to practice their craft? And why, despite their seemingly benign nature, does Steffy strive to keep them hidden from the public eye? The Aletinians remain a captivating enigma, their purpose and connection to Azalea hinting at a deeper role within Evergreen's veiled secrets. The Nevergreen: Shadows Reaching for Forbidden Power In stark contrast to the Aletinians, who utilize Aletine for crafting, stands the enigmatic Nevergreen cult. Driven by a sinister agenda, they seek to weaponize the gem's power, a truth known only to Steffy and The One Hundred. Whispers abound of their attempts to breach the Aletine mine's containment, a reckless act that some speculate triggered a deadly conflict, the War Of Gods, shrouded in secrecy. Steffy himself, it seems, remains unaware of the Nevergreen's potential role in this ancient war. He and The One Hundred instead attribute it to a nebulous embodiment of darkness. The Nevergreen also strive to make the deepest secrets of Evergreen public knowledge. They are the reason why the Aletine vault became known to the villagers of Evergreen. The One Hundred and Steffy tried to cover it up by saying that the villagers deserved to know the truth of where the Aletine came from. But in reality it was an elaborate plan birthed by the leader of the Nevergreen. The identity of the Nevergreen's leader is a captivating mystery. Villagers whisper of a connection to Steffy's ancient enemy, this enigmatic embodiment of darkness. They are also rumored to have connections to the mysterious interdimensional threat looming over the kingdom, a danger only The One Hundred seems fully aware of. This raises the question, if The One Hundred knows everything about Evergreen, why do they still remain passive? Are they truly guardians, or are they somehow entangled within the complex web woven by the Nevergreen?
Gleams of Forbidden light and beauty Aletine, gem of untold power Aletine, a captivating gem shrouded in mystery, sits at the heart of Evergreen's enigmatic power structure. Its existence fuels whispers, speculation, and a fierce struggle for control amongst the kingdom's secretive factions. Here, we delve into the mystery concerning this precious stone. First of all, what are the origins of Aletine? Evergreen's bustling streets are rife with speculation regarding Aletine's origins. Villagers, known for their colorful theories, theorize that it is a form of interdimensional material, arrived here at the mysterious cataclysmic event that destroyed everything. Rumors abound of a ripped veil between dimensions, spewing Aletine into Evergreen while leaving devastation in its wake. While most of these village tales are dismissed as mere flights of fancy, the recent revelation of the Aletine vault beneath the Ancient Hotel has given some credence to the notion of an extraordinary origin. However, the truth remains shrouded in secrecy. Only Steffy and the other powerful factions possess any concrete knowledge about Aletine's arrival in Evergreen. Unveiling Aletine: Myth and Reality Clash The truth behind Aletine shatters some village myths while confirming others. While not interdimensional as some theorized, the gem undeniably originates from beyond Evergreen's reality. Its arrival coincided with the cataclysmic event that reshaped the kingdom, a truth only The One Hundred truly understands. This revelation validates a part of the villagers' extravagant theories, a devastating event did occur. However, it disproves the notion of a dimensional tear bringing Aletine here.The gem's origins remain shrouded in secrecy, fueling speculation about the civilization it hailed from. Unveiling the Secrets of Aletine Aletine is the most precious and most protected thing in all of the kingdom. The amount of secrecy surrounding Aletine is almost enough to rival the secrecy surrounding The One Hundred. With so much secrecy surrounding the gem you might be wondering why it is such a big secret. Well as explained before Aletine is hidden under the ancient hotel, the oldest building in Evergreen. Located beneath the ancient hotel, the oldest structure in the kingdom, Aletine predates all other known resources. The exact date of its arrival remains locked away in the archives of The One Hundred, who possess the sole understanding of its properties. Historically, they reveal information only in dire circumstances to safeguard the kingdom. Steffy's mansion and the main hall boast massive Aletine arches, a testament to the gem's power: repelling dark energy and matter. Steffy had the arch built in his mansion after the battle with The Embodiment of Darkness. The gem releases an aura around it stopping anything that contains darkness from passing through whatever it is built in. The shape of the arch is also a key detail to securing the room at the maximum. The arch shape lets the aura bounce off of it and spread to the rest of the mansion but in smaller quantities. Steffy and The One Hundred are the only two who possess this key information about Aletine. Aletine's potential extends beyond this defensive ability. Could it hold further, untapped properties? The possibility of weaponizing this powerful gem remains a question with potentially far-reaching consequences. Aletine’s connections Aletine is not only known to Steffy and The One Hundred. The public knows about this gem as well but so do all the cults in Evergreen. The Heathotels’s archives contain the largest collection of knowledge on Aletine other than what Steffy and The One Hundred know. A single, crucial truth about Aletine's connection to an interdimensional entity eludes even Steffy. Only The One Hundred and the enigmatic leader of the Heathotels are privy to this knowledge. Aletine is connected to some other worldly being. Since its roots can be traced to outside of Evergreen’s world, there must be some other civilisation that made contact with the gem before the Great End. Another thing to take into perspective is that Aletine is one of the oldest substances in the world. Its age could suggest a lost civilization predating the cataclysmic "Great End." Could this civilization have been the first to harness Aletine's power? The gem's connection to another world fuels this speculation. Aletine has undoubtedly passed through countless hands over millennia. Are the Aletinians, with their oath of secrecy, truly in control? Or is Steffy merely a pawn in a larger game? Perhaps a hidden organization, like a rogue faction within The One Hundred or a descendant of the lost civilization, manipulates events from the shadows. The question of who truly controls Aletine lies at the heart of Evergreen's mysteries. Aletine’s potentials Aletine reigns supreme as Evergreen's most potent gem, rivaled only by the enigmatic atmospheric gem. It has many magical properties,Its most celebrated property being the fact that it can repel dark energy and dark matter which came in handy during the War Of Gods. It can also be used for a multitude of different things. One of the most outstanding creations with Aletine is the arches in the Main hall and Steffy’s mansion. They are guarding the archives which contain precious and secretive documents on Evergreen as well as artifacts that have not been exposed to the public. With so many possible uses for Aletine only a select few are actually used. The Aletinians have been told only 6 times in the last century to forge weapons out of Aletine. With those orders coming straight from Steffy himself. With the looming interdimensional threat it is highly likely that a war will start in the next millennium. Who will be the 2 sides is still a mystery. Steffy is also worried about a rebellion, Aletine has caused unrest in the villages which have caused small riots and raids of the libraries and archives yet all of them end in failure. It is another very likely possibility that a civil war will start in the next few hundred years. The main powers may be aware of this and are preparing to defend themselves if this possibility becomes a reality. Yet, the question lingers: with Aletine's apparent defensive capabilities and no documented harm to Evergreen, why such secrecy? Are the powers hiding something more sinister? Could they be preparing for a threat far greater than a civil war, a threat hinted at by the whispers of an interdimensional entity connected to Aletine? Lempty, a gem of mysterious beauty Lempty gems, with their captivating light blue hue and characteristically rough, quadrilateral edges, are a ubiquitous presence in Evergreen. Lempty is not much of a very interesting gem. It is mostly used for decorative purposes and not very much in weapon smithing.Though it has a lack of properties, It has very famous use, Steffy himself has a 5000 year old Lempty encrusted egg. It is originally made out of the bedrock of Evergreen, Eslud, with a few pieces of Lempty embedded in it’s surface. Even with such a useless facade with no redeeming qualities, it is still widely used in architecture especially in the northern villages to portray the cold and the snow that those villages usually experience. Lempty can be found in almost every mine in Evergreen, since it is very widespread it has a very small value. Compared to Aletine it is 7 000 000x less valuable. Since it is so cheap it can be found in almost every piece of jewelry and almost every building contains even a bit of Lempty. Rumors of Lempty's untapped potential for healing pique curiosity. Though currently as mere folklore, such mystery raises intriguing questions. Is Lempty truly just a decorative gem, or is there more to its story? Perhaps Steffy's undying devotion to the Lempty egg holds the key to unlocking its secrets. The parasitic presence of Lempty throughout Evergreen hints at a potential significance waiting to be discovered. Eslud, the foundation of Evergreen Eslud reigns supreme as the most common stone in Evergreen. It literally forms the foundation of the world, as the very mines themselves are carved from this versatile material. Eslud is used most commonly in construction since it can resist high temperatures and immense amounts of pressure. The only interesting property of Eslud is that no matter how much pressure is on it, it stays flexible allowing for buildings made out of it to withstand high winds and earth-shattering quakes. It is also the stone of choice when making heirlooms since it can withstand so much damage keeping the heirloom good as new for generations. The most famous example of this is the 3000 year old Eslud box that has been passed down as the Retule family heirloom. More than just a common stone, Eslud embodies the resilience and unwavering spirit that lies at the heart of Evergreen itself. Atmospheric gem, a power of nature The atmospheric gem is the true rarest gem in Evergreen as it is only found in one place, on the tip of Steffy’s magical staff. It has the power to control the atmosphere hence the name atmospheric gem, thanks to its power to control the atmosphere, Steffy chose this gem as his crystal of choice to harness its magical properties. Though Steffy never found this gem in nature since it is a mix between Aletine, Lempty and Celusi. The exact process of how the Atmospheric gem came into existence is still a closely guarded secret with only Steffy and The One Hundred knowing how the gem was fabricated. The exact origins of the Atmospheric Gem remain a closely guarded secret. While Steffy acknowledges the possibility of finding such a gem naturally in a faraway corner of the universe, he downplays the chances of it existing on Evergreen. It takes intense heat and pressure to let it form correctly and there were many failed attempts to create Atmopsheric with the failures themselves playing a crucial role in the final product. It is quite obvious what Atmospheric does, however, how it achieves this control remains a mystery. Steffy and The One Hundred keep the details shrouded in secrecy. This secrecy fuels speculation: what truly powers the gem, and what drove Steffy to dedicate over a century to crafting it for a seemingly limited ability to control the weather? Could there be a grander purpose behind its creation, a power yet to be revealed? Celusi, the geriatric gem of Tyrlosuh Celusi is one of the rarest gems in the kingdom rivaled only by Aletine. It can only be found in Heatherlea, usually near a patch of heatherberry; studies have shown that the heatherberry benefits from the light residue that emanates from the Celusi. The major families of Evergreen usually have a reserve of Celusi to pay the more hefty fines as well as create new heirlooms for each generation. Unlike the highly sought-after Aletine, Celusi possesses no outwardly magical properties, at least to the casual observer. Steffy and the other major powers seem largely uninterested in the gem. Yet, a single, magnificent purple Celusi, a rarity in its own right, resides with the Tyrlosuh family, one of Evergreen's wealthiest and most prominent lineages, containing almost 250 current living descendants and over 10 generations are currently in the lineage which means they’re are 140 year old people in the family. Botinelosi, is the oldest person in the family standing at 164 years old and is the first person to ever use Celusi in the art of crafting. He stumbled across it while mining in the outskirts of Heatherlea near the village where the family originated, affectionately also named Tyrlosuh. Steffy originally seized control of the mine where Botinelosi found it. The quick seizure of the mine raised suspicion on the properties of Celusi. Steffy eventually allowed Botinelosi to have full control over the mine. Rumors spread through the kingdom like a wildfire, Botinelosi's silence on the matter, coupled with the Tyrlosuh family's secrecy, fuels the rumors. What truth are they hiding? Could Celusi's beauty mask a more significant purpose, a power that rivals even Aletine's? Polompty, a concoction of nature Polompty, a breathtaking gem with an allure unlike any other, shimmers with the colors of Lempty, accented by veins of Eslud embedded deep within its interior. It also comes from the same location as Celusi, near the Tyrlosuh village. By taking its location into consideration it may lead you to believe that Polompty is simply an underdeveloped version of Celusi, which is what Botinelosi originally believed when first discovering it in the abandoned Reveras mine right near the Tyrlosuh mine. Polompty was originally put under extensive studies to discover more information on it, all the studies ended up coming with one answer: Polompty is a marvel of nature, a harmonious blend of 6 different stones and gems. Which explains the presence of Eslud in its core as well as the colors of Lempty. Since it has such a strange yet intriguing beauty it captivated crafters's curiosity which caused an influx of its use to fabricate jewelry. However when Lomi, daughter of Botinelosi, became head of the family the mine was closed off to the public and all sales of Polompty stopped causing shockwaves in the gem market, sparking the infamous Polompty rush. The Polompty rush, a desperate search After Lomi shut down the mine, the supply of Polompty slowly trickled to a stop. Lomi's aged father, Botinelosi, allowed his son Bisel to sell the remaining stones stored in the Tyrlosuh archives. With the Polompty market back on its feet, the family had satiated the market’s hunger. However, Lomi had a different vision for the family's future. She declared her son, Utigo, as her heir, bypassing Bisel's claim. Bisel sadly accepted to avoid being ostracized by the family ending the power struggle for the leadership of the Tyrlosuh lineage. The gem market, unable to sway Lomi, eventually turned its attention elsewhere. It wasn't long before the Retule family, sworn rivals of the Tyrlosuh family, discovered a small grove of Polompty near their Heatherberry fields. With the supply restored, markets everywhere flourished and the Polompty rush ended. This new source rekindled the market for three years, until this supply dwindled as well. Now, with both sources depleted and demand still high, a question lingers: Why did Lomi close the mine, causing economic turmoil? Does she possess knowledge of a hidden danger associated with Polompty, or is there a deeper secret to this extraordinary gem's origin? Families of Evergreen, cults in disguise Tyrlosuh family, from gemstone guardians to fallen shadows The Tyrlosuh family is the largest and wealthiest family in the entire history of the kingdom, they originate from Heatherlea and their family founder is Botinesoli and his loving wife Temorla Tyrlosuh who had 2 children, Lomi Tyrlosuh and Bisel Tyrlosuh. Bisel was originally the next heir for the head of the Tyrlosuh family but after Lomi took power as the first heir she decided to declare her son Ugito as the next heir. Bisel accepted his fate to never be head of the family to avoid being exiled by Lomi. With her decision she completely bypassed Bisel’s bloodline from the lineage, completely extinguishing any chance for any of his descendants to ever ascend to the title of head of family. Though this has never been done in the family, Lomi received backlash from both family members as well as the public as this was seen as an unforgivable act of treason to her own blood. With her destructive decision she removed over 30 descendants from having the last name Tyrlosuh. Bisel’s new family line, the Bisenoty, decided to declare a familial war against the Tyrlosuh. Sparking the Biserlosuh familial war. The Biserlosuh Familial war After Bisel declared a familial war against the Lomi, the population of Azalea and the, affectionately named, Tyrlosuh town, started to pick sides. At the time Bisel had the most support by the villagers considering Lomi was the cause of the Polompty rush. Which brought both fortune and misfortune, and had threatened to burn villager’s houses unless they followed her orders as their new leader, which sowed distrust between the populace. The war was not particularly disastrous since it was between 2 armies of around 400 people. Though the amount of lives lost caused an impact in the surrounding area and sent a shockwave in the gem trade market since the Tyrlosuh family were the largest exporters of stones and gems. Both families ended up losing a combined 86 members, 21 from the Bisenoty family leaving only 13 people left and the rest were from the Tyrlosuh family. This disaster would leave over 1300 civilians injured and over 700 dead, it also caused the partial destruction of the town of Tyrlosuh and the complete destruction of the Bisenoty town. Though not only the family’s town were left in ruin, entire neighborhoods of Azalea were utterly ravaged thanks to the supporters of the 2 families. With Evergreen on the brink of a civil war, Steffy himself had to step in and end the war. Though his attempts failed and the war continued for another 2 years before Lomi and Bisel decided to end the battle for the safety of the kingdom as more and more supporters began to sprout and begin fighting in the other towns. With Evergreen on the brink of absolute and utter chaos, Evergreen’s main entrances were shut down and the capital went into lockdown as protests arose, those protests leading into more chaos with the 2 sides arguing and fighting right outside the Main Hall. The Tyrlosuh archives were burned, the Tyrlosuh and the Reveras mines caved in in certain parts and the majority of the Tyrlosuh made jewelry was either sold to another crafter or destroyed entirely sending hundreds of thousands of objects into the Gray Realm causing a widespread jewelry shortage as well as worries on the safety of the Gray realm. After the war ended the Tyrlosuh family was fined 400 pieces of Celusi and their entire Polompty fortune was seized by the Heathotels. Downfall of the Tyrlosuh After the end of the Biserlosuh war, the Tyrlosuh family lost control over the Polompty mine, the majority of their Celusi hoard, their archive was burned to the ground and their hometown was partially in ruins. With Lomi’s dictatorship over the family and her undying hate for the Bisenoty family as well as the Retule family, she forced the Bisenoty family, which was ravaged by the war, to merge back into the Tyrlosuh family name, unifying the rivals and stopping any further familial civil wars from happening. Bisel decided to step down from the lineage and instead become the first person in the history of Evergreen to not be part of a family, whether it is big or small. With Bisel now gone Lomi had no one to challenge her in her dictatorship of the Tyrlosuh family. Until Botinelosi, founder of the family, decided that the lineage had embarrassed itself enough and removed Lomi as ruler. But Lomi refused and since Botinelosi was in his early 160s he couldn’t fight back against her and allowed her to continue her rule. The public had already lost interest in the family and was now fully against it destroying any hope of any new ruler to repair the damage caused by Lomi’s reckless decisions. The Tyrlosuh family, once revered, now exists as a cautionary tale. Their fall from grace serves as a stark reminder of the dangers of unchecked ambition and the devastating consequences of family discord. However, whispers still linger. Is Lomi truly broken, or is she biding her time, waiting for the opportunity to reclaim her lost glory? And what secrets lie buried beneath the ashes of the Tyrlosuh archives? The answers to these questions may hold the key to the Tyrlosuh family's redemption or their complete downfall. Retule family, fruit fanatics or fantasy fighters? The Retule family stands as a beacon of peace in the often-turbulent world of Evergreen. Unlike their gem-obsessed counterparts, the Tyrlosuh, the Retules view conflict with a deep aversion. Witnessing the devastation of the Biserlosuh War solidified their pacifistic stance. They famously disarmed themselves, donating all their Aletine weaponry to the Aletinians. But they still needed to make a profit, so their founder, Ruservi, created the Reveras mine right near the future area for the Tyrlosuh mine. Ruservi was the first person to explore and exploit that part of the kingdom since it was usually used as a tourist attraction for the rest of the towns to visit the lovely northern flora. He eventually discovered a cave which led into a large cluster of Celusi, which eventually led him to create the Reveras mine to mine out this new source of gems for the kingdom. After extensive testing his scholars noticed that Celusi had positive benefits to Heatherberry and enhanced its growth which led Ruservi to found the largest Heatherberry farm in the history of the kingdom. He led the family into a fruit empire for 140 years until he grew too old to lead the family anymore, at his 178th cycle he decided that his son Rymo would become the new leader of the Retule family. This decision came after the end of the Biserlosuh war which started a large change of ruler in many sections of the kingdom, families were giving way to new rulers and the cults were discussing the leaderships. Steffy decided to join in the massive leadership change adding new managers into the departments and a new Head Librarian into the archives. By the end of the leadership changing era Ruservi had already been ruler of the Retule family for a few months, during those few months he had commissioned the construction of a new town for the Retule family and everyone else who wanted to live there. Though this new project was a cover up for a more devious plot, he was in fact commissioning the Aletinians to forge Lempty weapons for his descendants, which caused distrust in the family after news of this plan came into the light. This revelation cast a shadow over the family's pacifistic ideals. Was Ruservi preparing for a war he alone foresaw? Or was there another, undisclosed reason for the clandestine weapon production? These questions continue to plague the Retules, a family caught between their commitment to peace and the shadows of a hidden agenda. Gatosi family, shadows of the kingdom Hidden within the bustling kingdom of Evergreen lies the Gatosi family, shrouded in secrecy and wielding a power unseen. The Gatosi are in charge of the safety of the archives which explains their secrecy and low popularity amongst the populace of Evergreen. They do not have any famous appearance nor have they ever participated in a war since their founding 3000 years ago. Their founder, Guvn, created the family after he noticed the amount of hate that the concealed archives would get from the public. Forever haunted by the everlasting threat of misuse in the archives. He decided to found a new family that would be in charge of protecting these archives and maintaining their secrecy. But considering the fact that Guvn founded the family over 3000 years ago it means he is long dead, he was 343 at the time of his death which leaves him as the longest serving Head Of Family in the history of the kingdom. They originally were treated with hate because the archives were seen as a threat thousands of years ago. But nowadays the archives are a staple in the culture of Evergreen. Captivating the public’s knowledge on what could be hiding in those labyrinth-like buildings. Now, nestled away in the secluded neighborhoods of Islafield, the Gatosi cultivate their unique Yoern vegetables, rumored to enhance mental clarity, a necessity for navigating the labyrinthine archives. While whispers of their reclusive nature follow them, the Gatosis family silently fulfills their role, the shadows of the kingdom their only companions. Fruits of Evergreen, source of nourishment and mystery Heatherberry The humble heatherberry is a ubiquitous presence in Evergreen's northern villages, especially Heatherlea, its namesake. This incredibly common fruit harbors a rare variant, the purple and orange heatherberry found only in one singular farm in Heatherlea. The farm’s owner has kept their identity to protect this incredibly rare variant of heatherberry. The whispers of Evergreen have always condensed into a wide array of conspiracy theories, in this case they believe that the heatherberry is a mystical edible stone that was brought to the kingdom from the forgotten civilization before Evergreen. Despite repeated debunking. A plethora of people still believe that this outlandish theory is true. The purple and orange heatherberry has been widely known for its rarity but also for its properties. The purple and orange heatherberry has been subject to multiple tests, including Eshwar Mestec’s famous 7676AGE experiments. Controversy and mystery cling to the heatherberry, yet it remains the kingdom's beloved snack, a daily indulgence for an impressive 96% of the population.
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Recently I've started noticing a noticeable stream delay (~10 sec) compared to other viewers on one of my friend's streams. The weirdest thing is that I've been testing changing the video settings to fix it and 720p with low latency on is the lowest reported delay in the video, but for every other resolution low latency mode actually increases the reported latency.
I've been saying reported because despite getting the reported latency to broadcaster down to ~3 seconds it is still behind my phone if I pull up the same stream there. I know it's just me suffering these issues because we do stuff like Words on Stream and other viewers are able to give responses before the game starts on my end. I don't understand how my phone on wi-fi is less behind while trying to watch streams than my computer on ethernet.

Me 20F and him 21M have been friends for about a year. We met at college freshman year and we are now in our sophomore year. He has not done anything with anyone at school except for me. I didn’t hookup with him until just recently and it happened twice two weeks apart. Each time I ended up waking up and ubering home to my house he didn’t say a word to me. He also never texted me. To top it off I heard he was talking about it to his friends ): I asked why he didn’t snap me the second time and he said that I don’t Snapchat him. I left him on open in the winter when I went home from college. We are friends outside of the going out scene but I straight up asked him when he said I was the only girl he has done ANYTHING with at school if he would date me? He didn’t answer the question and made the excuse it is summer and I live far away from him. I honestly could be delusional but all the hints I’m getting is he only wants me for one thing and one thing only but I can’t wrap my head around why he has called me super pretty and attractive while it’s just us and also in front of other people. Not to mention again I’m the only one he’s done anything with at school and that is hard to find where I go as a sophomore. He has also been affectionate in front of others at the clubs. Please help me out. Call me delusional or tell me I have a chance ? When I come back for school in the fall do you think we could end up dating? Currently we both have each other on open. But we never really snapped before we started hooking up.

I (19m) have had a lot of problems between my divorced parents over the years, and I thought things had mostly calmed down by now but for the past year or so problems are popping up a lot. This post will get long.
Some background: My parents (39f & 39m) divorced a long time ago, back when I was in elementary school. It was very rocky for me when I was younger, as I lived (and still live) primarily with my mom, and she had a lot to learn and figure out about parenting in general, let alone being a single mom and trying to date to put her life together as best she could. Her dad, and my grandfather, was very rough on her when she was younger, and as a result she had a tough time trying to get on her feet and go to college, on top of my parents getting pregnant with me pretty young. After a while, she figured it out, and now I live with my mother, my stepdad (41m), my brother (14m) and a newborn sister who's a little over 2 months old.
I started college last fall at a prestigious & expensive STEM school I've dreamed of attending for a very long time. I had a very rough first year, as I've learned that I'm what people consider a "gifted kid" and never really learned a lot of things integral to learning and studying which made me burnout very fast and get lost easily. I'm going to be doing some personal coaching / therapy to see if I can work on this for this coming fall. Because of the price, my dad was very adamant about my joining an Army ROTC program on campus to earn a scholarship to cover my tuition, and in exchange I will be contracted to serve as an Officer for 8 years; 4 years active duty and another 4 in reserve. My dad is an Army vet and felt that it would be best for me to do, on top of him also having experience enough with the Army to help me. The process of discussing this stressed me out a lot over the summer as a rising freshman, and that's in addition to a lot of pressure from him to join the Air Force or Naval Academies instead of my dream school for the benefits. It stressed me out a lot, and it was very hard for me to articulate my discomfort with the entire thing since my dad basically gave me a recruitment speech for everything and broke it down on the basis of merit and reward rather than what I would be willing and able to do.
After a lot of turmoil between my parents and grandparents (grandfather & grandmother on my moms side who i will refer to as such; grandparent on my dad's side isn't relevant) we got my dad to relent and I committed to my dream school for that year. I also did go along with the ROTC plan since I do need the money, and I have found that for the most part I enjoy being in ROTC. During this time there have also been a lot of other issues but it would be too many to recount here.
Now for my problem.
My dad figured out about a Veterans Affairs rep on my campus, and we filed for a stipend that would pay out money to me as a dependent college student of a veteran. From filing this I would receive $1200 every month during school months.
My grandfather intended on buying me a car following high school graduation, but because of my dorm situation, decided to wait until after my first year of college since I wouldn't be able to use it until then anyway.
My dad discussed with my grandfather about keeping half of my stipend payments (which are wired to his bank account when they roll out at the start of every month) to save and giving me half. His reasoning was that my grandfather can be very difficult to work with sometimes, and he wanted to make a good impression on him by giving him money I would have saved to help cover insurance costs or other related things on the car once my grandfather buys it. The issue I and my mother took with this at first was that I had no say in how they decided things, but at that point I couldn't bring myself to say anything and sort of rolled over to go along with it.
Now, my grandfather is beginning to look for a car for me, but given my situation with finances and other things I ended up covering, I really need that money. I'm hoping for an internship at a company a family friend works at so that I can still have an income over the summer, but there's no guarantee, and I want to have my money accessible to me for what I need, and I trust myself to make sure I have what I need left over to pay for my car for the 2-3 months I will have it before I go back to school and my stipend starts again. I texted my dad about it yesterday, but he gave me a runaround about needing to "play things smart" with my grandfather, asking why my mom doesn't give me the child support money my dad pays her, and telling me that I need to be responsible and make sure that I'm contributing to my car with that money instead of leaving it all up to my grandfather.
I took a major issue because it wasn't my decision. I don't see how I'm being responsible and saving the money for the grandfather when it's in an account I can't access, and my dad was going to be the one giving it to him. I also didn't understand why I was trusted to sign up for the Army but not manage a few thousand dollars to save for car insurance. I wasn't able to properly articulate everything I thought and felt over text, but I questioned a lot of things and talked to my mom about what would be best for me. My dad also wanted me to set up a bank account with Navy Federal, which he uses, since he can instantly transfer the money to me if I really wanted it. I already have a bank account and I saw no reason to make another one. Apparently he wanted to avoid using Venmo so the money wouldn't be classified as income, and he wanted to make sure he could transfer money to me easier and also secure the bank's benefits for me early.
Today, I talked to my grandparents about the situation to see where things stood regarding the car and what money they needed. My grandfather had already called my dad and said I should have the money, and that if I blow it all before he gets the car then it'll be my problem when I can't pay for the insurance. My grandmother agreed with him and that was their stance on it. My mom also texted my dad in this time establishing that he shouldn't ask about a new bank account (he asked about it before and we told him no), and that she felt the need to step in because the situation has been very frustrating for me and I don't know how to approach these kinds of conversations with my dad anyway. He responded very aggressively and rudely and they didn't say anything beyond that.
He eventually came by to give me a check for that money and drop off my brother who had spent the weekend there, and he talked to me about how he felt alienated from me since I wasn't talking to him much over the past few months, being upset that I went to my mother about my problems instead of being a "grown man" and talking to him about it, and fighting so much about the money which gave the impression that I didn't trust him. I had a lot of feelings and thoughts, but I couldn't bring myself to say what I really felt when I spoke to him. I basically ended up saying what I needed and just let him leave.
This whole situation has me very upset, and I'm honestly feeling worse now after I have that money than I did before I asked him for it. I don't understand why I feel this way. I don't understand why it's so hard for me to talk to my dad but I get so nervous and anxious that I just can't be as open with him as I would be with my mom.
I just want help from others who may have experienced this kind of situation before, and to know if I'm going about the situation and/or my relationship with my dad wrong. So, AITA?

I built this computer in 2023 with very high end specs and yet it has trouble running a lot of higher end games. In particular I am experiencing crashes with RDR2, helldivers, and especially CS2 (which is 100% not even launchable). CS2 used to run fine, but after some OS updates and some driver updates it now fails to even launch. It crashes at the boot screen about half the time, and the other half it entirely crashes my computer and causes a hard restart.
Here are my specs:
CPU: I9-14900k 3.20 GHz
GPU: RTX 3090 TI
Memory: 2 X 16 GB Gkill DDR5 @ 6000 MHz
Storage: 2 TB Samsung M.2
MOBO: MAG Z790 Tomahawk WIFI
OS: WIndows 11 Home V 23H2
User benchmark: https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/67917543
This along with three front intake fans, a top mounted AIO with three exhaust fans, and a back intake fan.
Things I have tried to solve my issues (that didn't work):
1.) lower RAM speed by removing XMP profile, taking it down to 4800 MHz or even 3600 MHz (this does not seem to help)
2.) undervolting the CPU booth in bios and via intel Extreme Tuning. Both of these solutions cause extreme instability and crashing even at 0.005 undervolting.
3.) fresh reinstalls of these games (especially CS2)
4.) check memory via https://www.memtest86.com/ , full tests passed (have ruled out memory)
the ONLY thing that works a little bit (specifically for RDR2) is launching the game, then setting the processor affinity via task manager processes. I reduce it down from 24 cores to 8 cores running the game. This causes the game to stutter sometimes, but never crash whereas before it would crash at high-particle points in the game.
I should also note that temperature is generally not an issue. These crashes happen at 40 C and also at 70 C and also at 85 C so the seem to be indiscriminate of temperature.
Please, please any help is appreciated. I have been having these issues for months and I don't really know what to do. Thanks.

I coach a U10 in-house team. Ref inserted himself into the game in the 8th minute of our “title game”. Trio of follies within 30 seconds that led to the most ridiculous direct free kick at the top of the box, and a goal that crushed our team. We came back in the second half and with 5 more minutes of play we would have won or at the very least tied. We lost 2-3.
Anyways, my complaints of this terrible officiating fell on deaf ears. In so many words, I was told these games aren’t sanctioned and don’t matter. (Tell my players that)
We have one game left. Call it protest, but I plan as coach, to make it a riot. Just, the most absurd fun anyone will ever see.
What are the most ridiculous, entertaining, wildly fun for 8-10 year old kid “things” you could draw up as a coach?

Hello everyone,
My family feeds a colony of around 10 stray cats, but many of the neighbors do as well.
Over the last few years I’ve rescued almost two dozen kittens and rehomed them. But we haven’t been able to TNR many of the adults, only a few.
The neighbors have been fine until recently. They said they were going to call the city in three days…three days ago. So I assume they are going to call in the morning.
They’re mad because the cats have been using their flower garden to go to the bathroom, which is understandable. I apologized for it, and told them I would do something about it.
I ordered some essential oil spray and sprayed it on their lower house today to keep the cats away. And I’m making an appointment in the morning to try and bring more cats in for TNR. I couldn’t do much because it was the weekend and they only accept calls on Monday.
If a city official shows up, what should I say? They are all stray cats but I’ve tried. I’ve rehomed so many already and am trying to find a solution. I can only do so much. If the city comes will they try to catch and euthanize them? That’s what I’m so afraid of. Or if I tell them of my plans, will they take them into account and let me work on it?
I tried to tell my neighbor my plans today but they didn’t answer the door.
The thing is, this neighbor also fed the cats up until they started to go to the bathroom near his flowers. So it’s just this issue.
I’m not okay with any animals dying, they’re such sweethearts and they don’t know any better. But it seems like most people aren’t the same way. I’m so afraid of the city. I tried to find documents on what their rules are but can’t. I’m trying to address the problem humanely.

I’ve started seeing a therapist due to some heavy emotional struggles which have severely impacted my fibromyalgia.
Apologies if this seems beyond rude, but holy fuck my tolerance is at an all time low and I am so irritated and angry all the time because of how I feel. There will be much swearing and anger, so if you’re not in the head space for that, it’s okay to leave.
When I told this therapist about how I’ve had a horrible flare which got much worse in the days before my appointment, she asked me to scale it on a level of 1-10 — frankly, it irked me how long she spent analysing my pain levels with this method and asking me different questions about it because that’s not what our session was about. She asked me how I felt, and I told her I was in a horrific flare, I didn’t expect it to turn into 20 questions on the subject. It felt less like a therapy thing and more like a “prove how sick you are to me” thing. But I guess she needs to know if it impacts my mental wellbeing.
She proceeded to go on about that for 5-7 minutes, suggesting I should try and take a hot bath to relax my muscles because it helps, since you float and it takes the weight off of them. I explained that hot baths historically have not worked for me, even when coupled with epsom salts. She still insisted I try it and said, “yeah, but you tried that a few years ago, it might work now”. 😐
Every time I’ve tried to explain fibromyalgia to her, she’ll cut in with “yeah, I know what fibro entails” and you know what? I don’t think she fucking does if she’s recommending a hot fucking bath to someone who is in a 8/10 scale of pain who has said SEVERAL FUCKING TIMES that NOTHING WORKS. I’m so sick of people who don’t fucking understand that I know myself better than they do. Don’t fucking tell me to try something when I’ve told you it won’t work. “But you never know!” No, fuck you. I do know. Just fuck off.
I’m sick of how I feel. I’m a bundle of anger and intolerance and misery, and I just miss who I used to be. I can barely spend time out of my fucking room. I’m confined to living with queerphobic family members because fuck me for not being disabled enough to get DSP. I just want release.