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2024.05.20 03:02 NotGoodAtThisss [USA-PA] [H] Switch, PS3, PC, xbox one, psp, Extras++ [W] your list, Backwards ps3 console, armored core/ gundam games
All games listed here have been tested and are functioning up to menu unless otherwise stated, games will also come loose unless otherwise stated. Shipping from PA, will most likely be next day shipping after day of payment. Please read descriptions carefully, ask questions or request pics if unsure!
pics -
https://imgur.com/a/GAlANTj Genesis Cleaning cartridge (cib, damaged box) -
Switch cases - Big Brain Academy 2x Crash Trilogy Game Builder Garage 2x Garfield Kart Ghost Busters Hokko Life Joe & Mac Caveman Ninja Kirby Forgotten Land Mario Party Superstars 3x Mega Man Legacy Collection 1+2 2x Miitopia Miraculous Rise of Sphinx Nintendo Switch Sports Pokemon Diamond 2x Pokemon Pearl Pokemon Scarlet Pokemon Sword 2x Pokemon Violet 2x Sonic Frontiers Splatoon 3 2x Street Fighter Collection Turtles Cowabunga Collection 3x Turtles Shredder's Revenge 3x Zelda Link's Awakening 2x Power rangers battle for the grid
Switch GAMEs Plants vs zombies battle for neighborville (sealed) Monster hunter generations ultimate (sealed) Shantae (sealed) -$37Aerial knights (sealed) - Pokémon diamond pearl double pack (sealed) - Astronite (sealed) - Demon throttle (sealed) - Master detective archive rain code (sealed) - Tmnt cowabunga collection (sealed) - Nier automata (sealed) -$38Battleaxe (cib) - Teslagrad (cib) - The diofield chronicle (cib) - Xenoblade chronicles torna (loose) - Digimon world (loose) - Gunvolt chronicles luminous avenger ix (loose)- Dragon quest builders (loose)-
PC Games- FarCry (cib) - Mob Rule (cib) - Prince of Persia The Two thrones (sealed) Tank Commander (Cib) -
PS3 Games Hitman Trilogy (cib) Devil may cry hd collection (no manual)- Infamous (cib) (tear on seam) Resident evil operation raccoon city (cib)- Dark souls gh (cib)-
Psp- Darkstalkers chronicles chaos tower(loose)- Capcom classics collection reloaded (loose)-
Xbox one console 500gb - Xbox one black controller - Xbox one lunar white controller- Dragon ball z fighter (loose/case)- The Lego movie - State of decay 2 -
Plug and play yoda - Switch console case - Pokémon platinum carry case- Gamecube aftermarket controller Playstation aftermarket controller?? (not 100% sure) Black controller (i believe for pc)
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2024.05.20 03:00 NotGoodAtThisss [USA-PA] [H] Switch, PS3, PC, xbox one, psp, Extras++ [W] PayPal, Backwards ps3 console, armored core/ gundam games
All games listed here have been tested and are functioning up to menu unless otherwise stated, games will also come loose unless otherwise stated. Shipping from PA, will most likely be next day shipping after day of payment. Please read descriptions carefully, ask questions or request pics if unsure!
Shipping not included in prices, willing to do bundle deals
pics -
https://imgur.com/a/GAlANTj Genesis Cleaning cartridge (cib, damaged box) -$15 Switch cases - buy2 get 1 Big Brain Academy 2x $5 each Crash Trilogy $5 each Game Builder Garage 2x $5 each Garfield Kart $5 each Ghost Busters $5 each Hokko Life $5 each Joe & Mac Caveman Ninja $5 each Kirby Forgotten Land $5 each Mario Party Superstars 3x $5 each Mega Man Legacy Collection 1+2 2x $5 each Miitopia $5 each Miraculous Rise of Sphinx $5 each Nintendo Switch Sports $5 each Pokemon Diamond 2x $5 each Pokemon Pearl $5 each Pokemon Scarlet $5 each Pokemon Sword 2x $5 each Pokemon Violet 2x $5 each Sonic Frontiers $5 each Splatoon 3 2x $5 each Street Fighter Collection $5 each Turtles Cowabunga Collection 3x $5 each Turtles Shredder's Revenge 3x $5 each Zelda Link's Awakening 2x $5 each Power rangers battle for the grid $5 each
Switch GAMEs Plants vs zombies battle for neighborville (sealed) -$15 Monster hunter generations ultimate (sealed) -$40 Shantae (sealed) -$37Aerial knights (sealed) -$35 Pokémon diamond pearl double pack (sealed) -$90 Astronite (sealed) -$18 Demon throttle (sealed) -$20 Master detective archive rain code (sealed) -$45 Tmnt cowabunga collection (sealed) -$25 Nier automata (sealed) -$38Battleaxe (cib) -$20 Teslagrad (cib) -$20 The diofield chronicle (cib) -$25 Xenoblade chronicles torna (loose) -$40 Digimon world (loose) -$50 Gunvolt chronicles luminous avenger ix (loose)-$50 Dragon quest builders (loose)-$45
PC Games- Take all for $20 FarCry (cib) -$5 Mob Rule (cib) -$7 Prince of Persia The Two thrones (sealed)$10 Tank Commander (Cib) -$5
PS3 Games Hitman Trilogy (cib) -$25 Devil may cry hd collection (no manual)-$10 Infamous (cib) (tear on seam)-$6 Resident evil operation raccoon city (cib)-$12 Dark souls gh (cib)-$10
Psp- Darkstalkers chronicles chaos tower(loose)-$10 Capcom classics collection reloaded (loose)-$13
Take all for $100 - Xbox one console 500gb -$50 Xbox one black controller -$20 Xbox one lunar white controller-$20 Dragon ball z fighter (loose/case)-$5 The Lego movie -$5 State of decay 2 -$12
Plug and play yoda -$10 Switch console case -$5 Pokémon platinum carry case-$10 Gamecube aftermarket controller free with purchase Playstation aftermarket controller?? (not 100% sure) free with purchase Black controller (i believe for pc) free with purchase
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2024.05.20 02:59 thebear96 Detectives across the globe
Hey everyone!
A few weeks ago, I
asked for recommendations on detective fiction from around the world, and the response was amazing! I got so many great suggestions that I decided to put them all together in
this Excel sheet for everyone to check out. Hopefully, this helps us all find some new and diverse reads!
Now, I'd love to keep this list growing with your awesome contributions. Does anyone know a good way to automate adding new recommendations? I don't want to give editing access to everyone (for obvious reasons), but I'm open to it if you think that's the best way to go.
Feel free to mention if I've made any mistakes in documenting!
Thanks in advance!
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2024.05.20 02:59 Birdfish86 Shakedown Hawaii!!!
| I have obtained the final 3DS game ever made!! Plus a very nice letter from VBlank Entertainment! ☺️ So happy love this game so good to have it physical. submitted by Birdfish86 to 3DS [link] [comments] |
2024.05.20 02:57 Kevin-TR Freeze then crash on Menu
Okay so I've been dealing with this problem when I started up a new save on Ashlands.
I used to play just fine without any issues, however, three major things changed between then and now:
- I downloaded mods
- I got a new Graphics card
- Ashlands came out.
For the first issue: I made sure to delete Valheim, and then remove any loose files hanging around in it's directory. This didn't solve the problem.
For the second change: I downloaded all drivers prompted by Nvidia, and am currently up to date. I also ensured using afterburner that my clock speeds are default.
For the third, I don't believe Ashlands is the problem because my brother had this card before me, and he had many crashing issues as well. I asked him about it, but he had no idea what he could've done to fix it on his end or if the fixes worked long term, because he didn't play the game for long.
More information:
- My player log crash has the "Attempt to access invalid address." Error.
2.Running as administrator and making everything about Valheim the highest priority I could make it.
- I have gotten Valheim to run a couple of times using other solutions. During this period of the game working, I can play the game, return to the menu, select different worlds, make new ones, save, even restart the game. However, upon restarting my computer, it breaks again, and those previous solutions have all finally stopped working today, these solutions include:
.Deleting registry files under Irongate > Valheim
.Validating game files in steam
.Reinstalling the game in steam
.Turning off all but vital programs
.Making sure Overwolf was off at all times
.adding "-window-mode exclusive -screen-fullscreen" to steam launch options
.adding "gfx-enable-gfx-jobs=1 and gfx-enable-native-gfx-jobs=1 to the boot.config file
.using nvidea control panel to force Vsync
Today I finally can't launch the game no mater what I do, so I'm finally coming here to ask for help. My specs:
Windows 10 Ryzen 5 2600x six core CPU 2x8GB dual channel 1064MHz ram ASUSTek PRIME B350M-A MOBO NVIDIA 2060 SUPER GPU Game and steam both stored on a generic 1tb harddrive
If anyone could find or provide me with a list of programs that Unity hates, that would help me a ton. I don't have any of the usual suspects I've seen mentioned before.
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2024.05.20 02:52 vaibhavism21 I only have one wish.
| I always wanted the games look as good as they're majority of the cut scenes. In that list POP WW was the first game whose opening graphics were mesmerizing. With today's technology we can easily achieve that now and somehow Prince of Persia is the best PS2 game out there with best combat, puzzles,story telling, world design, unique concept and enemies. Guess we will never know what drugs UBISOFT consume to delay such projects. submitted by vaibhavism21 to IndianGaming [link] [comments] |
2024.05.20 02:49 ArrellBytes Need advice on a build- do these parts make sense together??
I am considering doing a PC build - I have only done simple systems up to now...
I want this system to be as future proof as possible, I want it to be easily upgradable and expandable...
I will be using it for:
- 3D modeling with Blender
- Video editing
- Maybe VR applications
- Analysis of VERY large multi gigabit arrays of data using MATLAB
- Processing large numbers of .Tiff files, calculating centroids and other analysis using MATLAB
- and finally I would like to play with AI on my computer, running things like the 70billion parameter LLAMA3 and stable diffusion locally on the computer- this is the application that really drives the design of the computer.
I have selected some parts, and would like opinions on the selections.
The Case:
Thermaltake Tower 900 The CPU: AMD RYZEN 7960X 24core
The motherboard: ASUS Pro WS TRX50-SAGE WIFI CEB Workstation motherboard OR ASROCK TRX50 WS AMD TRX50 GPU:
GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4090 Xtreme WATERFORCE 24G Graphics Card (the motherboard allows me to add more GPU over time, which is my plan when the next generation comes out)
RAM: CORSAIR VENGEANCE DDR5 RAM 96GB (2x48GB) (with option to double this if needed)
Power Supply:
FSP Cannon PRO 2000W ATX 12V & EPS 12V 80 Plus Gold Certified I am uncertain what to do for the diskspace... I will want to read/write large data sets and large numbers of image files quickly. I also want to make sure that the bootup drive is bulletproof... perhaps a raid configuration? What would be the fastest and most reliable SSD setup?
I was thinking of using :
SABRENT 4-Drive NVMe SSD to PCIe 4.0 X 16 Adapter Card with Active Cooling with
4x SAMSUNG 990 PRO Series - 2TB?
With another larger SSD drive for data and applications?
I currently have 5Tb storage on my current computer and am starting to have space issues...
I would appreciate any input and suggestions on the system... is the CPU/Motherboard a good choice? Will they have the bandwidth to support multiple GPU (perhaps adding a 5090 when it comes out?)
Are the parts all compatible with eachother and my planned usage of the computer?
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2024.05.20 02:42 _Triple_ [STORE] 900+ KNIVES/GLOVES/SKINS, 100.000$+ INVENTORY. BFK Lore, Gloves Amphibious, Skeleton Fade, Bowie Emerald, BFK Auto, Gloves MF, Talon Doppler, Gloves POW, Bayo Tiger, Gut Sapphire, Stiletto MF, M9 Ultra, Ursus Doppler, Flip Doppler, M9 Stained, Nomad CW, Paracord CW, AK-47 X-Ray & A Lot More
Everything in my inventory is up for trade. The most valuable items are listed here, the rest you can find in My Inventory
Feel free to Add Me or even better send a Trade Offer. Open for any suggestions: upgrades, downgrades / knives, gloves, skins / stickers, patterns, floats.
All Buyouts are listed in cash value.
KNIVES
★ Butterfly Knife Lore (Factory New), B/O: $7194.77
★ Butterfly Knife Autotronic (Minimal Wear), B/O: $2025.74
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★ M9 Bayonet Ultraviolet (Field-Tested), B/O: $557.87
★ M9 Bayonet Stained (Well-Worn), B/O: $529.41
★ M9 Bayonet Boreal Forest (Field-Tested), B/O: $465.39
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★ Talon Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $1295.27
★ Bayonet Tiger Tooth (Minimal Wear), B/O: $746.28
★ Karambit Bright Water (Field-Tested), B/O: $688.15
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★ Flip Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $547.93
★ Flip Knife Autotronic (Minimal Wear), B/O: $476.69
★ Flip Knife Case Hardened (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $278.18
★ Flip Knife Black Laminate (Well-Worn), B/O: $258.83
★ Flip Knife Urban Masked (Field-Tested), B/O: $181.64
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★ Stiletto Knife Marble Fade (Factory New), B/O: $686.04
★ Stiletto Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $665.41
★ Stiletto Knife, B/O: $601.39
★ Stiletto Knife Crimson Web (Field-Tested), B/O: $418.25
★ Stiletto Knife Night Stripe (Field-Tested), B/O: $227.80
★ Stiletto Knife Boreal Forest (Field-Tested), B/O: $194.96
★ Stiletto Knife Safari Mesh (Field-Tested), B/O: $192.79
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★ Nomad Knife Crimson Web (Field-Tested), B/O: $518.11
★ Nomad Knife Scorched (Field-Tested), B/O: $169.78
★ Nomad Knife Forest DDPAT (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $166.88
★ StatTrak™ Nomad Knife Blue Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $335.79
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★ Skeleton Knife Stained (Well-Worn), B/O: $442.05
★ Skeleton Knife Urban Masked (Minimal Wear), B/O: $426.24
★ Skeleton Knife Boreal Forest (Field-Tested), B/O: $314.03
★ StatTrak™ Skeleton Knife Fade (Minimal Wear), B/O: $2361.28
★ StatTrak™ Skeleton Knife Urban Masked (Field-Tested), B/O: $376.53
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★ Ursus Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $557.12
★ Ursus Knife, B/O: $471.42
★ Ursus Knife Blue Steel (Minimal Wear), B/O: $212.37
★ Ursus Knife Case Hardened (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $187.66
★ Ursus Knife Damascus Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $178.18
★ Ursus Knife Ultraviolet (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $155.13
★ Ursus Knife Boreal Forest (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $124.26
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★ Huntsman Knife Black Laminate (Minimal Wear), B/O: $204.83
★ Huntsman Knife Black Laminate (Field-Tested), B/O: $184.50
★ StatTrak™ Huntsman Knife Lore (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $224.11
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★ Bowie Knife Gamma Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $2142.02
★ Bowie Knife, B/O: $230.44
★ Bowie Knife Damascus Steel (Factory New), B/O: $209.20
★ Bowie Knife Ultraviolet (Minimal Wear), B/O: $180.51
★ Bowie Knife Ultraviolet (Field-Tested), B/O: $131.03
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★ Falchion Knife Night (Field-Tested), B/O: $132.54
★ Falchion Knife Urban Masked (Well-Worn), B/O: $112.81
★ Falchion Knife Scorched (Field-Tested), B/O: $108.81
★ Falchion Knife Forest DDPAT (Field-Tested), B/O: $107.82
★ Falchion Knife Safari Mesh (Field-Tested), B/O: $107.46
★ StatTrak™ Falchion Knife Ultraviolet (Field-Tested), B/O: $143.08
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★ Paracord Knife Crimson Web (Minimal Wear), B/O: $486.48
★ Paracord Knife Blue Steel (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $163.12
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★ Survival Knife Blue Steel (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $138.26
★ Survival Knife Night Stripe (Field-Tested), B/O: $131.03
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★ Gut Knife Sapphire (Minimal Wear), B/O: $1127.79
★ Gut Knife Gamma Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $286.17
★ Gut Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $246.55
★ Gut Knife Marble Fade (Factory New), B/O: $240.77
★ Gut Knife, B/O: $210.49
★ Gut Knife Lore (Field-Tested), B/O: $194.22
★ Gut Knife Case Hardened (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $151.51
★ Gut Knife Blue Steel (Minimal Wear), B/O: $124.94
★ Gut Knife Rust Coat (Well-Worn), B/O: $118.99
★ Gut Knife Boreal Forest (Minimal Wear), B/O: $109.80
★ StatTrak™ Gut Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $237.96
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★ Shadow Daggers Gamma Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $264.92
★ Shadow Daggers Marble Fade (Factory New), B/O: $253.03
★ Shadow Daggers Tiger Tooth (Factory New), B/O: $237.22
★ Shadow Daggers Crimson Web (Field-Tested), B/O: $153.40
★ Shadow Daggers Autotronic (Minimal Wear), B/O: $144.42
★ Shadow Daggers Blue Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $105.20
★ StatTrak™ Shadow Daggers Damascus Steel (Minimal Wear), B/O: $150.46
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★ Navaja Knife Fade (Factory New), B/O: $365.99
★ Navaja Knife Doppler (Factory New), B/O: $228.93
★ Navaja Knife Marble Fade (Factory New), B/O: $227.43
★ Navaja Knife Slaughter (Factory New), B/O: $209.06
★ Navaja Knife, B/O: $203.16
★ Navaja Knife Case Hardened (Well-Worn), B/O: $132.57
★ Navaja Knife Damascus Steel (Factory New), B/O: $121.69
★ Navaja Knife Damascus Steel (Minimal Wear), B/O: $109.95
★ Navaja Knife Damascus Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $100.41
★ StatTrak™ Navaja Knife Fade (Factory New), B/O: $369.01
★ StatTrak™ Navaja Knife Damascus Steel (Field-Tested), B/O: $109.95
GLOVES
★ Sport Gloves Amphibious (Minimal Wear), B/O: $2394.67
★ Sport Gloves Omega (Well-Worn), B/O: $572.33
★ Sport Gloves Bronze Morph (Minimal Wear), B/O: $338.88
★ Sport Gloves Big Game (Field-Tested), B/O: $323.66
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★ Specialist Gloves Marble Fade (Minimal Wear), B/O: $1652.07
★ Specialist Gloves Tiger Strike (Field-Tested), B/O: $599.14
★ Specialist Gloves Crimson Web (Well-Worn), B/O: $231.57
★ Specialist Gloves Buckshot (Minimal Wear), B/O: $126.21
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★ Moto Gloves POW! (Minimal Wear), B/O: $996.99
★ Moto Gloves POW! (Field-Tested), B/O: $383.31
★ Moto Gloves POW! (Well-Worn), B/O: $276.00
★ Moto Gloves Turtle (Field-Tested), B/O: $180.28
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★ Hand Wraps CAUTION! (Minimal Wear), B/O: $502.29
★ Hand Wraps Giraffe (Minimal Wear), B/O: $180.73
★ Hand Wraps CAUTION! (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $178.32
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★ Driver Gloves Queen Jaguar (Minimal Wear), B/O: $181.01
★ Driver Gloves Rezan the Red (Field-Tested), B/O: $101.66
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★ Broken Fang Gloves Jade (Field-Tested), B/O: $127.88
★ Broken Fang Gloves Needle Point (Minimal Wear), B/O: $124.55
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★ Bloodhound Gloves Guerrilla (Minimal Wear), B/O: $127.94
★ Hydra Gloves Case Hardened (Field-Tested), B/O: $102.55
WEAPONS
AK-47 X-Ray (Well-Worn), B/O: $478.95
AUG Hot Rod (Factory New), B/O: $425.83
StatTrak™ M4A1-S Hyper Beast (Factory New), B/O: $413.95
M4A4 Daybreak (Factory New), B/O: $309.51
StatTrak™ AK-47 Aquamarine Revenge (Factory New), B/O: $305.43
AK-47 Case Hardened (Well-Worn), B/O: $196.38
StatTrak™ M4A4 Temukau (Minimal Wear), B/O: $174.64
P90 Run and Hide (Field-Tested), B/O: $167.03
AWP Asiimov (Field-Tested), B/O: $153.33
Souvenir SSG 08 Death Strike (Minimal Wear), B/O: $140.00
M4A1-S Printstream (Battle-Scarred), B/O: $124.70
StatTrak™ M4A1-S Golden Coil (Field-Tested), B/O: $117.48
AWP Asiimov (Well-Worn), B/O: $115.97
StatTrak™ Desert Eagle Printstream (Minimal Wear), B/O: $112.96
StatTrak™ AK-47 Asiimov (Minimal Wear), B/O: $110.85
Souvenir M4A1-S Master Piece (Well-Worn), B/O: $102.42
AK-47 Bloodsport (Minimal Wear), B/O: $100.53
Knives - Bowie Knife, Butterfly Knife, Falchion Knife, Flip Knife, Gut Knife, Huntsman Knife, M9 Bayonet, Bayonet, Karambit, Shadow Daggers, Stiletto Knife, Ursus Knife, Navaja Knife, Talon Knife, Classic Knife, Paracord Knife, Survival Knife, Nomad Knife, Skeleton Knife, Patterns - Gamma Doppler, Doppler (Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3, Phase 4, Black Pearl, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald), Crimson Web, Lore, Fade, Ultraviolet, Night, Marble Fade (Fire & Ice, Fake FI), Case Hardened (Blue Gem), Autotronic, Slaughter, Black Laminate, Tiger Tooth, Boreal Forest, Scorched, Blue Steel, Vanilla, Damascus Steel, Forest DDPAT, Urban Masked, Freehand, Stained, Bright Water, Safari Mesh, Rust Coat, Gloves - Bloodhound Gloves (Charred, Snakebite, Guerrilla, Bronzed), Driver Gloves (Snow Leopard, King Snake, Crimson Weave, Imperial Plaid, Black Tie, Lunar Weave, Diamondback, Rezan the Red, Overtake, Queen Jaguar, Convoy, Racing Green), Hand Wraps (Cobalt Skulls, CAUTION!, Overprint, Slaughter, Leather, Giraffe, Badlands, Spruce DDPAT, Arboreal, Constrictor, Desert Shamagh, Duct Tape), Moto Gloves (Spearmint, POW!, Cool Mint, Smoke Out, Finish Line, Polygon, Blood Pressure, Turtle, Boom!, Eclipse, 3rd Commando Company, Transport), Specialist Gloves (Crimson Kimono, Tiger Strike, Emerald Web, Field Agent, Marble Fade, Fade, Foundation, Lt. Commander, Crimson Web, Mogul, Forest DDPAT, Buckshot), Sport Gloves (Pandora's Box, Superconductor, Hedge Maze, Vice, Amphibious, Slingshot, Omega, Arid, Big Game, Nocts, Scarlet Shamagh, Bronze Morph), Hydra Gloves (Case Hardened, Emerald, Rattler, Mangrove), Broken Fang Gloves (Jade, Yellow-banded, Unhinged, Needle Point), Pistols - P2000 (Wicked Sick, Ocean Foam, Fire Element, Amber Fade, Corticera, Chainmail, Imperial Dragon, Obsidian, Scorpion, Handgun, Acid Etched), USP-S (Printstream, Kill Confirmed, Whiteout, Road Rash, Owergrowth, The Traitor, Neo-Noir, Dark Water, Orion, Blueprint, Stainless, Caiman, Serum, Monster Mashup, Royal Blue, Ancient Visions, Cortex, Orange Anolis, Ticket To Hell, Black Lotus, Cyrex, Check Engine, Guardian, Purple DDPAT, Torque, Blood Tiger, Flashback, Business Class, Pathfinder, Para Green), Lead Conduit, Glock-18 (Ramese's Reach, Umbral Rabbit, Fade, Candy Apple, Bullet Queen, Synth Leaf, Neo-Noir, Nuclear Garden, Dragon Tatto, Reactor, Pink DDPAT, Twilight Galaxy, Sand Dune, Groundwater, Blue Fissure, Snack Attack, Water Elemental, Brass, Wasteland Rebel, Vogue, Franklin, Royal Legion, Gamma Doppler, Weasel, Steel Disruption, Ironwork, Grinder, High Beam, Moonrise, Oxide Blaze, Bunsen Burner, Clear Polymer, Bunsen Burner, Night), P250 (Apep's Curse, Re.built, Nuclear Threat, Modern Hunter, Splash, Whiteout, Vino Primo, Mehndi, Asiimov, Visions, Undertow, Cartel, See Ya Later, Gunsmoke, Splash, Digital Architect, Muertos, Red Rock, Bengal Tiger, Crimson Kimono, Wingshot, Metallic DDPAT, Hive, Dark Filigree, Mint Kimono), Five-Seven (Neon Kimono, Berries And Cherries, Fall Hazard, Crimson Blossom, Hyper Beast, Nitro, Fairy Tale, Case Hardened, Copper Galaxy, Angry Mob, Monkey Business, Fowl Play, Anodized Gunmetal, Hot Shot, Retrobution, Boost Protocol), CZ75-Auto (Chalice, Crimson Web, Emerald Quartz, The Fuschia is Now, Nitro, Xiangliu, Yellow Jacket, Victoria, Poison Dart, Syndicate, Eco, Hexane, Pole, Tigris), Tec-9 (Mummy's Rot, Rebel, Terrace, Nuclear Threat, Hades, Rust Leaf, Decimator, Blast From, Orange Murano, Toxic, Fuel Injector, Remote Control, Bamboo Forest, Isaac, Avalanche, Brother, Re-Entry, Blue Titanium, Bamboozle), R8 Revolver (Banana Cannon, Fade, Blaze, Crimson Web, Liama Cannon, Crazy 8, Reboot, Canal Spray, Night, Amber Fade), Desert Eagle (Blaze, Hand Cannon, Fennec Fox, Sunset Storm, Emerald Jörmungandr, Pilot, Hypnotic, Golden Koi, Printstream, Cobalt Disruption, Code Red, Ocean Drive, Midnight Storm, Kumicho Dragon, Crimson Web, Heirloom, Night Heist, Mecha Industries, Night, Conspiracy, Trigger Discipline, Naga, Directive, Light Rail), Dual Berettas (Flora Carnivora, Duelist, Cobra Strike, Black Limba, Emerald, Hemoglobin, Twin Turbo, Marina, Melondrama, Pyre, Retribution, Briar, Dezastre, Royal Consorts, Urban Shock, Dualing Dragons, Panther, Balance), Rifles - 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2024.05.20 02:37 Gck02 Roleplay and D&D ruined - A toxic friendship
Hey! This post is mainly about roleplaying online, but there are things involving D&D too. I hope it is okay to make a post like this! If anyone wants to use this story for their video, feel free to.
Disclaimer: I talk about self worth a lot, and how I harmed myself mentaly by thinking how worthless I was. Also there is a subtle mention of my self harm past. Just in case someone has problems being confronted with this!
Disclaimer 2: There is a transphobic comment coming from a person, that I don't see as to bad, but some might see as worse than I do. Also there is transphobia towards genderfluid people, so look out for yourself.
Disclaimer 3: This person is NOT transphobic, but they were pretty uninformed and unsensitive. This doesn't make it better, but I clearly want to seperate transphobic statements from being actively hateful towards trans people.
So I was roleplaying ever since 2016, when I was 14 years old. A few years later, I met a guy, which I'll call Chris in the context of this post. Our first time meeting online was tied to some drama. For roleplaying, we made wikis for our characters, and often would use existing characters from games and medias as a design reference. When I used a reference, Chris was really pissed, because he announced that he would use this character a few dqys ago, and I was already writing a character with that as their reference. I knew he planned that, and didn't say anything, thinking it would be better to just speed it up. Dumb decision of me, rough start, but soon we'd get along. It was pretty fun, we were both sorta the memeish people, and he seemed to be a nice guy.
We soon became friends, after I went into an RP break. During that break I needed to sort things out, due to covid and my outing as a trans fem, and a difficult relationship with my parents. I had a bad case of... thoughts and it hurt my self awareness, and self view on my "worth in life", but once that was sorted out, I decided to play again, and went into a older Roleplay, hosted by Chris. There were still some leftovers of lacking self love, though it got eventualy better during roleplay. Soon I realized that Cris and I would argue often about the simplest things. I decided it was not a big deal, and we would get passed these issues, sometimes without resolving it, sometimes with me being able to lay my stubborness away, which I am not proud of. In the cases in which he started the fight, I sometimes felt gaslit into thinking that I was the problem. It hurt my vision of my own worth, and I started to skill evasion, to not talk about certain things, just not to get reminded of how "worthless" I am. Sometimes I told Chris about this issue, and he'd be empathetic, but calmly said I need to work on it. He had a lot of self love, it felt like he couldn't understand my issue, but I don't know anything specific, after all I can't look into someones head. I think he meant well, but it felt unsensitive, and unempathetic at the end.
The roleplay he hosted took place in a big world, with a really awesome lore, not only in terms of world building, but also in terms of characters and species. The big issue I had was, that Chris introduced enemies to me, that he planned to be introduced in the roleplay way later, while he planned more and more main enemies to exist. As far as I know, the first main enemy still is the main enemy, despite being introduced for almost 4 years now. And paired with his situational motivation to roleplay (which is completely fine generaly, but then we'd need a solution for the main enemies), and his and my tendencies to create character after character (I had 63 characters for that roleplay), we never got to progress, and instead thickened our own characters plots.
One situation was pretty odd. When coping with trans discrimination, I often write stories or characters, that faced these problems too. That way I often felt like I could make it out of my strange situations too. I made a character that I was really proud of, gave her a trans fem backstory, that was one of the better one's I have written at that time and made her a badass, etherial bookworm with magic powers. Chris said that her issues with her trans discriminatory parents would be unrealistic, due to the utopic monarchy they'd live in, and because his queen character could change trans peoples bodies if they'd like to, by using magic. It was honestly weird, because I didn't know if he was supportive there, or unsupportive in that moment, but I know that it made me sad, and I stopped making her trans identity imoortant to progress the plot between her and her parents. This was also a character he often talked down, and Chris often stated his dislike towards her. (That was not of transphobic background, he just didn't like her character and I guess her skill set)
I also made a character that could shift from male to female, and the other way around, based on the skills used. It also was a solution for me wanting to use two design references without having to chose one, and dable into non-binary umbrella story writing, and play a genderfluid person, because I never did that before. After researching on those gender identities, I was hyped to try it out. He also stated, that he thought her being female-only would be cooler. My mind told me, that we potentialy would have this conversation more often, so to not get annoyed by him later on, I changed that person into a cis-female, which I think was really sad.
We had a solidified group of 5ish players that often did stuff together on discord. Sometimes some other people would join our discord server and talk. Daily roleplay players were peaking at... idk 10-15 players probably. Chris, me, and Arin (a friend of us, not his real name) often would hangout in the discord, talk about the roleplay and some funny, silly stuff. Memes were made, we made fun of each others characters (consentualy) and talk about nerdy shit often. At one point, we'd make silly tier lists, which I sometimes took to serious, because most of them were just silly stuff and I got offended by those... which I am also not proud of and have apologized for.
The only exception in which things were rather weird, were the power scale tierlists. My characters usualy got ranked into the higher middle spots, but sometimes I felt like Chris would talk some of them down a little. Having some characters be weaker was sometjing I was always open too, sometimes I would make younger and unexperienced characters after all. Even if he didn't talk down on my characters (which is possible too, those tierlists were subjective after all) then he definitely did with others. Other players characters we wouldn't regularly play with, were seen as weaker, which I thought was weird. Knowing all of those characters was impossible, because there were 120ish at the time, but they were still ranked, and the tierlists were publicaly posted in the roleplay chat. Some people got offended by that, which I can understand.
There was some out of rp stuff too, that annoyed me about Chris. Often it was about being the #1 simp of media character X, Y, Z... you name them. It got pretty out of hand, but once I told him directly, that I think that this attitude was annoying, and that he can't look at other people and be like "Yeah, this person doesn't love my waifu as much as I do", and that it was a weird thing to rank ik the first olace, it got quiter in that region.
Sometimes we argued about music, and he tried to come off as more informed as me, a metal/death screamer, and djent guitarist, with music theory as a hobby. And I'm not trying to say he couldn't, but he said some very uninformed stuff, and tried to gatekeep... I guess the subject "Favorite music"? by saying stuff like "People who don't know their favorite songs lyrics obviously don't have that as their favorite". That statement is weird, because as a guitarist, in some songs I pay more attention to the guitars more, than the lyrics. Especially because I have ADHD and often get distracted when trying to listen to song lyrics. We both regularly listened to japanese music too, which we both can't speak nor understand. It'd bring me down into thinking, that I might not be a great musician, or that I was to radical when someone hurts my feelings, or simply says something weird and uninformed. But I showed this to other friends, and they said that I was not. Even Arin often would find the reason for the arguements rediculous, and 9/10 times it was coming from Chris.
Arin would soon start to feel like me and Chris fighting would be nothing unusual, and that was a reality check for me if I ever had one. At some point, I realized when I got into a different discord server, and was being more involved with my real life friends again, that something fell off in the friendship between me and Chris. But at that time, me, Arin and Chris prepared a pirate setting D&D campaigne, which I was extremely excited about. I used to play D&D when I was 15-16 years old, and remembered having fun, so getting back to it was a great thing for me. I made a female babarian, weilding a sword and a axe, with a high roll of 15 strength, and was really happy with her. Her backstory was sorta basic, but it was still tragic and it was good enough for me to enjoy. I roughly remember, it was about her losing her family, and her becoming a mercinary, that would be part of a two people pirate crew now, because she got payed to.
All of this was for nothing though. Me and Chris fought again. The fight was about a word, that I used in a romantic context, him not knowing the word, and after googling the definition, thinking it couldn't be used in that situation. Both of us would get stupidly mad. He said some really hurtful shit, saying that I would weigh my friendships now, and that my new friends would be more important to me now. Me, Chris and some other frienfs had a Gartic Phone session coming up, hosted by me, and we didn't talk before or after that, because I told him that I need distance to sort things out. But sorting things out would mean to finally distance myself from him this time, and thus I ended the friendship.
The D&D campagne dropped, I spent more time with my other friends, and... never got to play D&D ever since. (It's been 2 years now) The same campaigne was DMed by Arin later on, when his girlfriend took my place instead. I can understand Arins decision, and we are not in bad blood, he is still my friend. Yet it felt like a kick in the face, because all my friends would have a campaigne now, and I was left in the dark, noticing people get to play D&D left and right. And his girlfriend told me that she thought Chris was really exhausting to play with too. To be gair though, I never adressed this issue with Arin, because he is constantly DMing for 2 years now, in a group with Chris. I feel like telling him this would make things either worse, and it feels like I'd pushy.
What was worse though, I talked to Chris nearly every day, leaving me with a feeling that something really important was torn away, because I ended the friendship. It felt like I did something stupid again, and I felt worthless again, until I got told otherwise. I tried coming back to that specific roleplay multiple times again, and roleplay with a friend of me and Chris, even trying to be in contact with Chris again. He has definitely changed, but after a few weeks of contact, I decided we couldn't stay in contact, and slowly let the contact slip away from us, without starting any fight. Any attempt for roleplay is ruined for me now, but I think I'd give D&D another try.
I definitely did some stupid shit too, because I got really emotional. But after building a wall between me and Chris, I noticed that a lot of the crap in our friendship was not just coming from me. That I was allowed to love myself too, and that he gaslit me often. I'm not sure if I ever get back to pure roleplay, but after 2 years, I am willing to give D&D another chance, after feeling left out for such a long time now.
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2024.05.20 02:25 -0rca If the fastest lookup performance possible is the goal, why would people prefer to use Lists over dictionaries?
I was told my dictionary solution was unnecessary during a pull request some weeks back. I could not remember why I decided on using the date dictionary over a list, but did some research and remembered why I went that route. As the list grows the performance of the list is increasingly worse than that of the dictionary, which has a constant speed closer to 1 ms.
I ran a benchmark of 10,000 records for an int, date time dictionary vs a list and found that the dictionary was 50x faster during lookup operations than that of the list.
If this is the case, why would anyone prefer to utilize a list in this situation?
The app being worked on also has known performance issues so tuning is a must. Is this the correct tool for the situation?
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2024.05.20 02:23 NotSoSlimShady1001 The Spirit of a Predator - Chapter 25: An Open Door
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Memory Transcription Subject: Hileen, Krakotl Fugitive Recovery Agent Date [standardized human time]: November 28th, 2136 It'd been a while since I sat in Marlig's office for a talk face-to-face. Given the agency's secluded location at the edge of the downtown region, it was a chore to drop by when it wasn't for business, but I'd deemed the matter at hand to be worth my time.
I passed by Nampi at her desk on my way to the door and she gave me a coy glare as I carried on. Trying to ignore her risible ear waggle, I turned the corner to the door with my boss’s name painted on the glass panel where I could hear the frantic crumpling of paper.
Quietly, I entered Marlig's office without prompt as I knew he hated to be spooked by knocking. My mentor was surprisingly spry for a bird at his age, sorting through papers with one wing and an eye while using his talons with the other to set away the papers he had splayed out.
“Hileen!” he chirped. “Glad you could make it in today. I was just finishing up my paperwork. Take a seat.”
It was always nice to hear him drop the professional motif for a more grandfatherly attitude when speaking in person. I did as he suggested and took a seat while he grumbled to himself over the sorting. My eye caught a few of the old contracts he was rifling through and saw that some dated back to his days as an agent.
Eventually, he left some sitting out as he sequestered the rest back into their files, sorted by a dichotomy that only he and Nampi could comprehend fully. He motioned with a wing for me to peruse and I turned the first one to face me to find it was my first contract, signed by me in a sloppy fashion. “This takes me back a couple of years.”
“Slick bastard thought he could get away on a forklift but you showed him! Certainly more exciting than
my first day!”
“Mm-hmm. And it was when I nearly got impaled that you had the idea to commission all of us utility vests.”
He chuckled, “I really should’ve done so sooner. Cuts and scratches were already a risk, but a
forklift was a new one!”
I flipped through the pages of each report, finding that Marlig's notes were filled with praises of my work. There were highs and lows, but I was flattered to find that the grizzled krakotl held my performance in such high regard.
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Flawless interception!” read one footnote about me catching a runner.
“Couldn't have done it better myself!”
Marlig waited patiently as I browsed quickly through each page, realizing more and more how the notes also marked improvements in my work. How I found it easier to talk down a rowdy client, or apprehend them in the case that they were beyond helping on my part. Flowery language plastered most pages with him fawning over my work as a doting father would to his prodigal child.
The trend took a sharp turn as the notes became fewer and more critical the closer the dates reached to the present. I brushed the others aside with a wing to peruse the final paper. “And this…”
“Is Tac. Your latest contract. The most recent in a line of declining performance since the interview. This has become a pattern, Hileen, and its consequences are beginning to reach beyond yourself. Paji and Vesek resigned recently for personal reasons, which leaves us even less hands on deck than before. That's
four people to cover the entire municipal region, and maybe even beyond, should needs arise. Three, if we include this little probation I have you on.”
“What was I supposed to do? Marlig, these ‘
jobs’ you've got us working on overstep the contracts we were signed on with. Our
job is to make sure people obey their court-mandated duties, not drag them off to the facilities ourselves!”
“... So the trip we took to the facilities
did bother you.”
A sigh clicked in my throat as he reminded me. “Is that what happens to the people we take in, Marlig? Is that what would've happened to your wife?”
His feathers ruffled.
“That's what happens to those who are too dangerous to the general public to be left roaming free. Not everyone we deal with winds up there, but everyone can be subject to it. Miskela sued for her exoneration and proved in court that she was not diseased. I brought you there to show you how it helps the people, but I see now that it was a mistake. I understand why you were so perturbed, really, but it's how things have been for centuries. It's how we've protected ourselves from the dangers out there.”
“You were willing to let Barsul be interned there, too.”
Marlig flinched and sighed as he swept the papers towards himself once I'd signaled I was done. He turned one eye to me while he sorted them.
“There's no room for favoritism, girl. I negotiated for him to be allowed to walk free, and look where that got me. That boy - your neighbor - suffered the consequences of my nepotism. So too would the girl, had nobody intervened.”
“Like Richard.”
“The human, yes. Or you. Or the police. Where does this sudden obsession with humans come from, anyway? I get notifications of you talking about the acceptance of them all the time on forums.”
“Does it even need explaining?”
“Well, I guess not, no, but it's certainly an about-face from the way you used to talk about them with me beforehand.”
“People can change, for better or worse. Which one I fall under remains to be seen.”
Marlig stroked at the plumage on his neck as he finished his sorting. “I hope it's the former, for your sake. Was there any reason you came to talk, or were you just checking that I hadn't gone senile?”
“Well, I was hoping to borrow your secretary for the evening.”
He perked up while his eyes narrowed and he laced his fingers together with curiosity. “You… want to spend an evening with Nampi?”
“It's not what you're insinuating, but yes.”
“I was insinuating nothing,” he warbled coyly. “Go ahead and take her, and make sure to split the bill at dinner.”
“Pain-in-the-ass geezer. I'll keep in touch if your friend causes any more trouble.”
“Keep in touch regardless. Miskela and I get lonely in our old age,” he called back. “Take care.”
I stepped out into the hallway and turned toward the desk where I could hear the secretary's claws tapping furtively at her keyboard. Nampi sat silently with her ears and tail in a relaxed position that implied a bored demeanor. There was barely any response as I stood before her, waiting politely for her acknowledgment that never came.
Hesitantly, I cleared my throat.
An ear raised in acknowledgement, but her focus remained on the screen of her computer. “Mhm?”
“Do you…?”
Her ear rotated toward me, though she still maintained a passive attitude as she continued to glare mindlessly at the monitor.
“Are you free this evening?”
“Well, I'm quite booked, I believe. Why do you ask?”
I was surprised at her curt, dry tone. She hadn't spoken with me like this since we first got to know one another.
“Well,” I started. “I realized something. Every time we went out, whether it was clubbing, or dinner, or even walking around the parks, you always footed the bill. And so…”
Slowly, her other ear perked up and I saw her keystrokes slow down as she listened in.
“I wanted to return the favor?”
Her lips smacked as she opened her mouth, though paused before she spoke. “How could you possibly do that?”
“With a little gesture of friendship.”
Nampi's horizontal pupil turned up toward me and her tail twitched.
I continued, “So that belt you're wearing? It's the same belt you've worn since we first met. And I
know you're the pragmatic type who'd never spend a credit more than she needs to, except for all the times you do"- her ears twitched in indignance -"I wanted to see about getting you a little something… extra?”
Her paws raised from the keyboard and she leaned in, resting her snout on her palms. “Go on.”
The bubbly venlil's tail sold out her collected facade as it twitched with anticipation. She was cornered and she didn't even know it yet.
“Well, I found just the place on the other side of town where we can start. It's a place almost as rich and indulgent as yourself.”
“The
Platinum Paw? I mean3”
Her ears folded back in embarrassment as she cracked. She wasn't cut out for acting anyway.
“So
that's what it's called! Jeez, I couldn't for the life of me figure out what it was called. Now what do you say? We go over there and find you something nice—”
I hadn’t even finished my thought before Nampi had grabbed her bag and was out the door, giving me a playful tail flick that said
come and get me.
The place I suggested was in a shopping center on the opposite side of town, though easily accessible because of its proximity to the transport rails. Nampi had insisted on grabbing something to eat beforehand and so now gleefully bit into a bundle of stalks that had been “grilled” as explained from the food truck we'd stopped at.
Her tail flicked back and forth with her usual enthusiasm as we entered the massive complex of stores. The roofless plan allowed the natural, orange sun to flood the upper levels while artificial lighting illuminated the ground level wherever the light couldn't reach.
The place was built in the last decade by the previous City Magister in a bid for popularity, though ultimately for naught as he would lose the vote following a scandal involving an iftali priestess and a carved bar of soap. I had to say that despite being sick in the head, he sure had a great sense of decor.
Nampi snacked away, joining me in admiring the scenery as we continued to the place I’d planned out for us. Aimless chatter all melded together into a single, thrumming murmur as pedestrians navigated the many levels and stores offered in the place.
A troupe of children passed by us, held in a chain of tails and arms as they were escorted by a pair of venlil who I assumed were students and teachers on a school trip. I caught a whiff of a sweet, aromatic breeze and found it to come from a perfume shop on the same level as us; naturally, venlil were not to be found inside.
We passed a fountain where a couple sat on the edge, their tails twined together as they giggled and flirted. I turned and caught Nampi watching them as well, though she awkwardly returned to sucking the remains of her meal from her claws when we made eye contact. Her ears lifted when I raised a wing to signal to the store we were going to stop at first.
“
Platinum Paw, The Greatest Fashion Emporium For Everyone!”
The title alone was painfully cliche, taken to the tenth power by the brightly lit store taking up three department slots. Despite the flashy exterior, though, it was the best place to shop for belts, brooches, and bracelets alike. Customers who looked like they earned my yearly salary in a week browsed the higher end brands while I brought my friend to the section I wanted to show her.
Her ears were held up as we stood together next to a shelf chock full of fashionable bags and bandoliers of every variety.
“Pick one,” I told her.
Nampi's ears shot to a straight pose in surprise, “Any?”
“Within reason. I've got a few extra credits to blow and I know nobody better to spend it on.”
With an inviting headtilt, I let Nampi peruse the shelves at her leisure. Her lips pursed together and her tail flicked with glee as she fingered at every piece that caught her eye. I chuckled at her outburst of enthusiasm while turning to find my own items to gloss over.
A breeze from outside nipped at my beak while I considered what I’d like to purchase. The place dripped with an atmosphere of faux hospitality, from the bright blue-stained floorboards to the radio prattling off advertisements in a sickeningly sweet tone to the faint, fruity aroma of scented cleaner. It was oppressive as only a fissan-owned company could be to the senses.
What I wouldn’t pay to see how a human would fare in such an environment. I knew they were social creatures at least, but I had no doubt that the predatory senses of a human, so honed to hunting, would get overstimulated in this center of gaudy indulgence. Knowing I was something of a predator myself made me sympathize provided that even I had to squint to keep the pale lights inside from searing my eyes. I could only imagine how the arboreal eyes of a Terran would fare. I was so lost in thought imagining how lost the Terrans would be that I could almost ignore the obnoxious giggling and metallic rattling coming from behind me.
Risking a peek at the source, into my sight came a pair of venlil, one a male carrying a pair of bags as well as a couple more strapped to his belt. The bored expression in his eyes was not one of a man who was in high spirits. The other venlil was a woman who was the source of the noise.
Her mottled gray pelt was accented by a tasteful belt design, free of almost any practical functions but not flashy or excessive in garnishment either. At least, that’s what I would say, were it not for the braid of beads that dangled on the belt, jingling with each bounce of the lively woman’s stride. It was clear that such a gaudy accessory was intended to draw attention to her, though why was a mystery. Certainly, the shiny braids seemed designed as decoration first and practical second.
She turned about and I faced back to my browsing before she could catch me staring. Nampi was nowhere in sight, though I figured she was somewhere behind the shelf, sifting through every accessory on the section I'd suggested.
Clink.
Something pelted to my immediate right. I tilted my head to spot a tree nut shell clattering to the floor. Without being able to guess where it came from, I had to wonder what could've launched it over this way. Even with my keen eyesight, nobody in the crowd seemed to be a suspect.
Clink.
Another shell pelted my vicinity, ricocheting off of the floor and hitting the shelf I was standing next to. I ruffled my feathers in frustration - clearly, someone was trying to get my attention, though I couldn't make out who it was. Out of the corner of my vision, the woman from before eyed me curiously as I looked about, though I wasn't interested in engaging with her.
Thwack.
One more shell came flying and, unfortunately, the aim on this one was true, nailing me on the beak. Irritated, I stormed out of the store to find the source of the instigator. I scanned over the bodies to find anyone who could've been responsible for this indignity, eventually concluding that it came from the dining area across the walkway.
Whoever was responsible was in for an earful and I was already structuring which of the offender's family members would be acceptable as fodder for stray words. As I approached, I found the tables were mostly empty save for one, which made my heart begin to drop as I met eyes with the only occupant. Suddenly, I was much less inclined to hurl insults.
“Oh, hi there!” Qitel called out in a sickly sweet tone. “Come, take a seat! We have much to discuss!”
The Exterminator clutched a bag of tree nuts in his claws, a pile of discarded shells already gathered on the table next to him. He grabbed another as I approached, effortlessly prying the shell in half between two claws and tossed the contents into his mouth. “Good protein, these,” he commented as I sat down.
“Must be for that good arm you've got there,” I mumbled. I caught sight of a couple of bags beneath his chair, seemingly from one of the tech stores contained within the center.
“Bah, it's guesswork. So how are you? I haven't heard from you since we worked together!”
“I was just spending time with a friend, shopping and enjoying my time off.”
“Your time off? Oh, am I interrupting something?”
His snide tone irked me, though now wasn’t the time for interjections. “You are, Qitel,” I replied with no shortage of vitriol in my tone. “But I see no harm in chatting for a bit.”
“Good, because I have some merchandise”- he reached into his belt pocket and deposited a couple of items onto the table -“and you’re just the person to look into it, human sympathizer.”
I drew a terse breath in shock, but my worries were quelled when I considered that if Qitel had the power to do anything about it, he would’ve done so instead of approaching me so discreetly. A glance down at the item on the table showed that he was presenting what looked to be a tracker as well as a personal drive. “Found in the garbage,” he told me.
“The guild resorts to dumpster diving when they already have such a bloated budget now?”
“No, featherbrain, I have decided to keep this for myself. These items were found together, sealed in a plastic pouch, and placed in a garbage bin. The city has bans against electronics being placed into public bins, and so I was curious why this wound up in there. Managed to get my coworker, a techie, to crack it open and…”
Qitel reached into his belt again, glowering at me with the same condescending gaze he’d given me when I first saw his face. He seemed to revel in digging for the item as slowly as possible to waste my time. Finally, he found whatever he was looking for and revealed it as a printed piece of paper, folded into eighths. The snobby yotul threw the unfurled paper on the table and rolled it toward me.
I craned my neck to look at the parchment, though I was immediately perplexed by the text on it; it appeared to be some sort of form, going by the boxes with words on the inside, followed by blank lines. “Found on the drive, here,” Qitel told me, jabbing a claw to the storage. “Translator shows it as Terran writing.”
Drawing my holopad from my satchel, I held it over the paper with the translator to get an understanding. Surely enough, the language on it came up positive as a variant of Terran writing and I was affirmed in it being a form of some sort based on the wording of the text. The boxes seemed like an odd sort of job application, asking for the typical name, contacts, and prior work experiences, but quickly took a strange turn as it began asking for where their home on Earth was prior to arrival, what family they had on Venlil Prime if any, and where they worked, implying that they were seeking individuals who were already employed.
I knew little about human employment methods, but I didn’t imagine that sourcing individuals from other jobs was the most efficient way to gain a workforce. Terran service industries already dotted the planet while many humans also found work in local environments. So what was the angle that the creator of this application was going for?
Most concerningly was that the paper had no insignia, identifying marks, or noted address to return the form to. “And where did you find it again?”
“In the garbage, alongside this intact tracker that was activated at the time of recovery. Y’know, when I was dumpster diving. Text on the document showed it was addressed to one ‘Choctaw Nexus’.”
“A pseudonym of some sort?”
“Clearly. Short sorting through the archives shows the first name traces back to the group out east - perhaps you've heard about them. How the name and the items we have here are connected is beyond my understanding, but-”
“Well, this has been an absolutely
riveting discussion about your collection of trash, Qitel,” I told him as I stood up to leave. “But this really sounds like an issue to be resolved by your fellow guildsmen.”
The sound of another shell splitting rang out as I turned away.
“I'm not through talking with you, predator.”
The sting as a piece nailed me in the back of the head prompted me to whirl back around, sticking my beak in the insolent yotul's snout. “Perhaps you've forgotten, little man,” I cooed in an equally bittersweet tone to the one he gave me before. “The krakotl never had a problem with settling issues the old-fashioned way
before the interview. Try me and find out why I'm in the line of work I am.”
“Oh, we wouldn't want that in such a"- he waved his paw to a group of passersby who had stopped to gawk at my display -”public forum. Please, contain yourself.”
I had to force the feathers on my back to settle and I raised my head away from him. “What else is it you wanted, then?”
“Well, I'd appreciate if you took this merchandise off my paws,” he told me as he brushed the electronics and printout toward me.
“Why would I do that?”
“Because you're closer to the humans than I'd ever care to be, and may be able to find out who this Choctaw Nexus is. Something about the package just feels… off. And I know when to trust my feelings. Besides, we both know that you know where Tac is, don't we?”
“I don't-”
“We have videographic evidence that you conspired with a human -
of the aforementioned squatters, no less - and let the kid escape. You're not as sneaky as you think, and if we find this ‘Choctaw Nexus’ turns out to be a bad actor that can be traced back to them - and by extension, you - well, there’d be no talking down my boss from having you dealt with. By helping me find out who this is, you may yet be able to clear your name of any wrongdoing.”
I clenched my beak tightly to maintain a straight face. Qitel stood up with a flourish and discarded the bag he was carrying in a bin.
“See, the krakotl were never special for using threats and bullying to get results. It's because you were good at killing predators,” he jeered. “Now, if you don't mind, this
primitive has appointments to attend to… old lady who got trampled courtesy of the humans and all. You stay out of trouble, Hileen, and stay in touch.”
The self-assured marsupial melded into the crowd in a matter of seconds, leaving me with a table containing dumpster trophies and a pile of shells. Reluctantly, I swept the shells into my wing and dumped them into the bin before gathering the other two items he'd left me and stuffing them into my bag. I'd been gone from Nampi long enough and she would notice my absence before long.
Crossing the walkway again, I could spot from where I stood that Nampi was indeed still in the Platinum Paw. I approached, and soon I found that while she didn't seem to have noticed me stepping away, she was definitely in a soured mood based on the sagging of her ears and tail. With my talons clacking on the floorboards, I hustled to her side and her mood chippered up ever so slightly as she heard me approach.
I chimed in, “Find anything?”
“Everything. I want everything, Red, and I can't decide on what I want. They all just look so great!”
From behind, a voice called out, “Nampi!”
We both jumped at the exclamation and turned about to spot the venlil lady I'd seen before spring from behind the shelf. The man poked his head from behind the shelf too, though less enthusiastically and with yet another bag in his clutches. My friend's eyes widened in surprise with her tail and ears perking up in kind. With a light in her eyes, she exclaimed, “Nalek!”
The two embraced with shrill squeals and laughter as Nalek's accompaniment and I traded awkward glances.
“It's been too long!”
“You never stayed in contact!”
The women exchanged giddy greetings and the pompous stranger turned to me, leering over me as though she was sizing me up.
“Who's your friend here?”
“Oh she's actually my-...”
Nampi paused for a moment, looking back to me.
“Yeah, she's a friend.”
“A friend,” Nalek repeated while her eyes flicked between Nampi and I. “Right.”
Somehow, I get the impression that that was judgemental. “I'm Hileen, by the way,” I chirped, “if names are to be exchanged.”
“Hileen, that's a lovely name! And such plumage to match, it's a wonder you aren't
swarmed by suitors!”
Internally, I groaned at the notion. The idea of being approached by someone to state their interest in me made me queasy, to say the least. Thankfully, I never had that issue growing up as most of the other drakes in school were too busy chasing girls who didn't have a lousy pigmentation mutation such as myself.
“I'm flattered,” I told Nalek before turning to the man whose name had yet to be introduced. “May we get your name?”
“Sask.”
His response was succinct and tonally flat, though there was a brief silence as I expected him to elaborate. Nalek's beads jingled as she lashed him on the calf with her tail.
“I'm Sask, Nalek's fiancée,” he added, throwing her a look to see if she was satisfied.
Nampi gasped with her paws over her snout. “
Fiancée! Nalek, you're getting
married and you never even told me!”
“Well, I felt a little guilty since it technically broke our pact we made when we were pups. You remember that?”
“Of course! Why wouldn’t I? ‘
Let she who bonds through betrothal first be cast out unto the world for all to admonish her!’”
Sask and I both gave inquisitive expressions. “You two spoke like that as pups?” Sask asked.
“Well, I'm paraphrasing,” Nampi admitted with a playful ear waggle. “But you get the gist.”
“Indeed, they do, sweet Nampi. Now, may I ask what you're doing bringing your avian friend here into this store on this fine claw?”
“Oh, no no,
she's the one treating
me! Isn't that right, Red?”
I saw her tail twitch and was sure it took restraint not to tickle my neck with it as we stood before her old friend.
“She's been a good friend,” I explained. “So I wanted to reverse the roles for once and treat her to something myself.”
Nampi skipped over to me and wrapped her arm around me, glancing back to her old friend. “See? We'd all be so lucky to have a…
friend like her.”
“So I've witnessed. But perhaps you're a bit stuck, as I've seen you prancing up and down these aisles for a while, no? Maybe you don't know what you want?”
“Nalek, you know I've never been good about making my mind up.”
“Some things never change, you ditz. Tell you what: you and Sask go find us a seat and we can catch up all we'd like when we're not taking up aisle space, yes? So shoo! I'll help Hileen here pick one out
for you!”
With a bored grunt, Sask made off with the goods he had strapped to himself, followed by Nampi who gave me one more playful tail flick before dashing off into the crowd. I looked back to the mottled snout of Nalek who watched her friend wander off with a wistful glance.
“She was my first, you know.”
“Your what now.”
“Love. Way back when we were growing from pups into young adults back in private education, we explored much together. We saw each other through a lot, including the less savory parts of finding a mate. When Nampi realized it wasn't the boys she was into, she turned to me, and I offered my hand as her stalwart companion… to a point.”
“You weren't interested in her the same way?”
“I'd grown up seeing her as a sister of sorts, so ultimately, when we split it off, we stayed close as friends and she never seemed to be bothered by it. She struggled to find others in school who had the same interests as herself, but she never fussed about it.”
Nalek's claws browsed over a set of pouched bandoliers made with intricate embroidering. “Have you two… spent the night together? Alone?”
Spiritually, I reeled from the inquiry. The whiplash from that question was equitable to being smacked by a human. “Wha- why? How's that pertinent to the subject at hand?”
“That sounds like a ‘yes’ to me,” she purred with a smug glance my way.
I didn't need to begin to list the different ways such a question was violating to our privacy, and yet this woman was treating it like a game.
“Not really your concern, ma'am.”
Nalek chuckled as she picked out one of the bandoliers and inspected it with her claws. “I'd like to think that she and I still have that old connection, despite everything. And to that end, I know that she's no slag and doesn't trust easy. To see her be so vulnerable around you and to talk so highly of someone who's clearly below her income level as a
predator…”
She stretched the bandolier out to appreciate the design in its entirety.
“Well, that's something special. Here"- she foisted the accessory into my wings as I stood gobsmacked -"this just screams her name.”
“This is, like, double my budget.”
“Love don't come cheap, darling. You wanna see good things happen, sometimes you've gotta step out of your comfort zone and
grasp for it!”
“I'm being lectured by a rich woman on finances.”
“It's a philosophy that goes beyond money, ‘Red.’ The humans have a saying, in their horrendously predatory nomenclature, that contains a kernel of truth: ‘you miss every shot you don't take’.”
Yep, that's definitely a human phrase.
Nalek's steely braid rattled with every flick of the tail as we proceeded through the checkout.
“You want things to change between you and her?” she continued. “Don't just wait for it to happen.”
She let the conversation rest there as we finished the purchase, possibly to let me recuperate mentally from the damage done to my account. Outside, we found our respective partners sitting at a table with Sask looking up in boredom as Nampi chatted away, though she immediately shut up and turned to me with excited flicks of her tail as she saw what I was carrying.
I held it toward her and she happily shot to her feet, effortlessly removing the tags with her claws and clipping it to her belt. Nalek clapped and waggled her tail as the giddy lady did a whirl about to let us admire the accessory. While I'd have preferred one with pockets to give it a more practical use, I decided to let Nalek have the victory as our mutual friend clearly enjoyed it.
The rest of the paw was a blur as the two friends chatted without end until Sask eventually reminded his betrothed that they had a schedule to attend to. Though Nalek offered to call us a taxi home as a gesture of kindness, I saw through her ruse to determine that she was trying to pull a fast one on me - the clever ear flick she gave as we boarded the automated vehicle sold it for me.
We sat in the seats as the vehicle took the express ride home.
Nampi cleared her throat before she spoke, “Thank you for taking some time to spend with me, I know you've had a lot less free time as of late.”
“It's a prison of my own design, if I must be honest. A feedback loop of working a job that doesn't guarantee a paycheck to pay for rent that keeps going up, and thus needing to work more.”
The venlil giggled and chided me, “You really should've stayed in university.”
“There's a lotta 'should haves’ that've led me to this point. No use wondering what could have been.”
“There's always a use for wondering what could have been, Hileen.”
She wrapped an arm around my shoulder.
“Every decision I make, I always wonder what I could've done differently that it'd have turned out better,” she explained as she waved her free paw to the sky. “It's how you grow as a person, Red.”
Her silky pelt felt heavenly in contrast to the chilly air from outside, making it hard to let her words sink in.
“You rich types seem chock full of philosophy. I wonder if
I'll become a brooding orator when I get some cash to my name.”
The cab filled with laughter as we veered around the final corner to my neighborhood, as it was the closest stop. The door popped open accompanied by a chime from the drone, signaling for me to depart.
But before my talons could even hit the pavement, I felt Nampi's scrawny arms wrap around my waist and she let out a pitiful mewl again.
“You don't need to get off here,” she told me with a pouty expression. “We can spend the rest of the paw at my place.”
“I'd love it, but I need to water my plants and get the month's bills sorted before they're due. Again.”
One claw at a time, I plucked her paws from around my waist and the childish venlil conceded, giving me another ear waggle as I departed. “I'll see you tomorrow?” I asked her.
“If you still have eyes by then, then you can bet your ass!”
“I still don't gamble.”
“You'll come around to it eventually.”
I shut the door to the taxi and watched as it carted away the one venlil who I ever truly felt on the same wavelength as. Fiddling with the lock felt like more of a chore than usual at this time as I felt a little voice tugging at the back of my head.
“
You miss every shot you don't take.”
The lock felt jammed as I began to jiggle it more vigorously with the electric key. Either the RFID or NFC readers were messed up, as the lock refused to accept my key. I looked up and down the street, though Nampi was now long gone for me to rescind my earlier rejection.
“
Every decision I make, I wonder what I could've done differently.”
The door rattled as I grew more and more infuriated with the lock. Qitel's smug expression as he threatened me so boldly in public played back in my head, and I wondered what would've happened had I decided to go through with insulting his mother. Better yet, I wondered what could've been had I not backed down in the face of his unflinching confidence.
Bzzt. The lock rejected my key again.
“
Raagh! You fucking useless hunk of junk!”
I squawked in anger and kicked against the door, careless of the consequences of having Markol back down here to admonish another of his tenants for causing a ruckus. The walls were surprisingly sturdy for how ineffective the venlil architecture looked on the surface and I reeled back in pain as my leg throbbed.
Click.
I looked to my left to see that it wasn't my door that came open, but that of the twins. The door cracked open ever so slightly, no doubt nudged by the force of my tirade and I sighed. Nobody was expected to be home at this time, with Vili being away and Luka leaving early to get a head start.
Luka had been given a stern talking-to by the landlord for allowing one of those cats into his apartment through neglect, and I was disappointed that he seemed to have not learned his lesson this time. In fact, it seemed he hadn't even thought to lock the door this time.
I took it upon myself to shut the door for him before turning back to my own apartment door. Grasping the key with one talon, I turned it ever so gently, though the lock still refused to give in.
With a bit more force, the torsion applied to the key felt as though it should've snapped it by now. Markol sure didn't waste any expense for the security for this place, doubtlessly as a result of his history in electronic security, but I wished now that he had provided a way in that didn't rely on privately sourced locks.
Considering my options as I stood trapped outside, I realized that I had never gotten around to paying for a new lock for Tadi. I'd considered contacting her to inform her that Tac had made it out of town safely, but that'd involve also telling her that her son was now in the care of humans, as if that was a better outcome to her.
Stepping out front, I realized that there was one more option I hadn't considered: my window. I usually forgot to lock it after I was through letting air circulate and I was silently grateful to myself for this absentmindedness now more than ever. Sticking a foot on the threshold, I lifted myself in a way that'd allow me to have leverage to force the window open.
The window made me fight for every inch, but I felt a strange satisfaction as it slowly opened up into an entrance that I could squeeze my way through. I let out a sigh as my talons clicked against the cool floor and slid the window shut.
I laid my satchel on the couch and turned back to the door, ready to unleash my fury on the disobedient object. But as I reached for the lock to manually open the door, I noted that the lights on the RFID interface both flashed at once, blinking erratically. Red and green flickered without rhyme or reason, indicating that it was both active and inactive.
As pretty as the colors were, I now knew that Markol's locks were not as reliable as he had touted them about: typically, such would not occur unless the device was damaged deliberately, and yet nothing indicated that I'd had uninvited guests. One could pray that those cats didn't secretly know how to cobble together an ECM jammer, but my personal wager was on faulty equipment.
Settling in, I browsed my favorite soaps on the television. For what was intended to be a day of relaxation and show of affection for a friend, I found myself rather wound up over all the things that added up. Couples threw around flowery words and swooned over one another on screen as I felt the tension diffuse. My holopad rang and I turned it over to spot that Nampi was informing me that she'd arrived home safely.
>>>
Feels empty here, all alone. She made sure to drive the point home with a sticker of a venlil making a pouty expression.
Next time, I thought to myself,
I'll get it right for you, Nampi. [
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2024.05.20 02:17 aintnoonegooglinthat Is there any detailed explanation of the Broken Earth trilogy that explains deeper meanings and the things we know and don’t know by the end of the third book?
Every review and summary I’ve read is just a list of the things the characters said and did. I don’t quite understand why world building through long expositional dialogue is particularly interesting. It’s just making stuff up in detail.
So far I understand the earth is alive and seasons are a result of defending itself against a prior version of HOA initiating some process by which life could take control of the earth, while incidentally shooting the moon of course.
There are a bunch of fantastical beings who do or don’t identify as human. It’s supposed to be significant that they talk about whether or not they are or are not human. Some beings are uncanny in their similarities to humans.
Also almost everyone we meet is a mass murderer.
Can someone point me to an excerpt, or some misunderstood aspect of the trilogy, that is truly riveting or incredibly literary? Or even better, a detailed guide to everything that’s awesome about this series?
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Two species, both alike in advancement,
Spanning the vast emptiness of black space;
Expanding borders create encroachment,
Interstellar ships brings foes face to face.
Whence from their cradles the worlds issue forth
A vast pair of exploratory fleets,
Whose collisions do readily transport
A balanced wave of death whence they shall meet.
Cultural ignorance breeds the great hate,
Foreign ideas permeate all the norms,
Whereas pastimes do, the soldiers lives abate,
These trinkets have the power to transform.
That which matters not to one may save all
For its meaning may be hard to recall
false significance plastered on the wall
May yet bring peace and prosperity all.
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The klaxons shattered the silence of the station, blaring through all of the corridors and reverberating off the bulkheads. The cacophony of sounds, as the entire crew leapt from their bunks and quickly grabbed their most prized, or irreplaceable, possessions, grew in intensity as the red lights flared in an oscillating sequence.
The crew were halfway through packing before the klaxons were punctuated by instructions: “All hands, prepare to abandon station. M’quezniok Battle Cruiser is inbound. Repeat: M’quezniok Battle Cruiser inbound. Take only what you must and make your way to the nearest escape craft.”
The drills had been effective. All hands of the terraforming station were accounted for in the various slipstream escape craft within 7 minutes of the initial detection of the inbound warship.
All possessions were secured within another 3 minutes and the small fleet of vessels were free of the atmosphere 5 minutes later. In formation they slid silently through the blackness and away from the approaching insatiable appetite of conquest.
27 hours later, the twinkling effect began at the bow of each vessel as they pierced the veil of reality and speared their way into the void between the planck lengths of spacetime.
Earth Command received them a mere 49 hours, 29 minutes, and 37 seconds after the last of the escape craft abandoned the terraforming station.
The station became another dot on the map of conquest of the M’quezniok, a line that seems to be expanding in all directions away from their homeworld much faster than the humans can build up and sort of defensive perimeter.
The M’quezniok culture lacks subtlety and nuance; it lacks empathy. It only has room for measurable strength and their measure lies in whether or not property can be taken and held. If it can, it belongs to whomever can do so… and that someone, in their eyes, should always be them. They have no mercy and eradicate all citizens of colonies that they conquer. They raze every building that cannot be readily adapted to their purposes. They devour any animals that they cannot use for brute force. They are ruthless and their culture lies entirely in the glory of the expansion of their empire, in an unsustainable need for personal edification for each military commander.
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The ground forces commander entered the station ahead of her troops. There were no humans here. They fled like the cowards they were, well in advance of the arrival of her ship. There was no honorable conquest to be had at this location, just the claiming of an abandoned complex. As such, since there were no spoils of individual combat for any of her crew to claim, the entire base was hers for the first-taking. None of her crew dared touch anything in a way that might suggest an interest in it for, the appearance for claiming spoils out of turn could result in punishments far greater than any rewards to be found here.
The Commander walked through the terraforming station, going through bunk after bunk, finding nothing of value and even less of military value. There were no secrets here. There were no riches here. There were… clothes, little trinkets, manuals for the equipment, nasty human food. The commander was greatly disappointed in the raid but, in order for her crew to split the meager offerings that were present, she had to take SOMETHING. So she chose a box on the floor at her feet. This room, like all the others, was a no-frills crew bunk. Like the others there was nothing of apparent value in it. So, she took the box and declared that it was the entirety of her prize. The crew cheered and vanished into the station, each one searching for anything that they might deem of value for their own trophies.
The Commander took the box and returned to her quarters where she opened it to see what personal secrets it may have, what stories of the former crew member who fled the station like a coward at her approach. She found, much to her shock and utter amazement, a vast collection of tales of superior warriors. Brave individuals who, in the times of greatest need for the human civilization, had risen to the challenges within their own society to defeat the misguided evils that sought to undermine the human way of life as it existed then and as she knew it to exist now. These stories, laid out in a bizarre format that seemed to mix a form of graphic depictions alongside the human language as text, reminded the Commander of many struggles within her own empire’s history; times when it took massive competing armies to determine which philosophy should rule their future; times when the death tolls where high and the waste of resources on putting down rebellions was tremendous. The Commander reviewed these documents left behind by the unknown crew member of the human terraforming station and pondered where these great heroes of humanity were, if not already devastating the front lines of M’quezniok fleet.
That’s when it occurred to her. The humans were giving the M’quezniok a chance to prove themselve worthy of living. They were giving the M’quezniok an opportunity to stop their conquest against the humans on their own before they unleashed their most powerful military forces. The Commander, stunned by her realization, dropped the volume of deeds and turned to her communications terminal.
“We have made a grave mistake in violating human space” she began her message. “I have uncovered a volume of histories which outline the capacity that humans have when situations exceed their tolerance. I have uncovered this box, quite by accident, as an item of abandoned loot in my most recent raid. Please review the contents, as I have put them into the end of the this transmission. Consider that all we know of humans through direct contacts is corroborated in these volumes: they always try to allow those who have wronged them to change their ways and, only when those ways are not changed, does it appear that they will unleash tremendous force to utterly defeat and destroy their foes. Note, in sample 17, that the humans in the story, after being unable to reach a peaceful accord with their opponents, wiped and entire sentient race from the cosmos to end the conflict with them. Note in samples 3, 9, and 47, that they have the mind to develop weapons that can be silently deployed among their enemies and which will only affect their enemies, causing them to die of disease whether the battle reaches them or not. Note that, in samples 5, 9, and 62, that the humans have a history of boarding enemy vessels in small numbers and converting the vessels themselves into weapons to destroy huge components of the enemy fleet. Most importantly, in all of the above examples, note that humans will often sacrifice themselves without promise of lasting glory or honor or riches to merely inflict harm on their opponents. There is no methodology of these tales that makes sense in our culture and that, we should all agree, makes the humans infinitely more dangerous than we previously expected. More than all of the previous, note that the humans have the capacity, when needed, to reveal their strongest military assets; single individuals who carry the power of an entire legion of our finest soldiers. Single fighters who can destroy warships without any equipment or weaponry. Single individuals who, according to these volumes, have the ability to turn our very minds against us if we face them in battle. As you are all aware, it has appeared that the humans have given up all efforts to defend themselves against us and the war is, essentially, over. There is no more honor or glory to be found in fighting humans. We arrive, they retreat. We arrive, they abandon what they have built. We arrive, and they fall back, taking all of their observations of us with them. As you can see from volumes 1, 6, 19, 33, 42, 54, 68, 71, and 98, this is when their greatest warriors emerge. It is my tactical advice that the abandonment of this specific box of intelligence on human culture was left as a final warning to us; a warning that, should we continue our actions against them, we will pay the consequences as they unleash their greatest technology and soldiers against us. If you agree, order all Conquestors to halt their advancement and return to the edge of our space.
—----
Humanity Space Command received the transmission. The statement of complete cessation of M’quezniok incursions and a promise that the last 79 encounters, in which humans had abandoned the facilities before the M’quezniok could even arrive to start fighting, would be surrendered peacefully, and permanently, back to human control.
The message indicated that the worlds conquered by force would be the new, permanent, boundary between the two empires and that humanity need not fear for any future incursions. The message also outlined that, should humanity absolutely require it so as to not unleash their greatest warriors in retribution, a list of worlds could be presented as negotiable assets that could be returned.
Human Space Command was baffled. Astounded, pleased, elated, even… but more than anything else, baffled. The best humanity had been able to offer was defeated in every dispute against the M’quezniok. Their individuals were faster, stronger, and harder to kill than humans. Their weapons were more powerful. Their defensive technology vastly outclassed anything humanity could throw at them. Their declaration of cessation simply made no sense and their outlines that they wished to avoid humanity unleashing their greatest warriors and technology as retribution made even less sense. But the top brass of HSC was not about to continue a war in which humanity had no hope of winning when the opposition declared they were done.
The HSC’s final conference on the subject, prior to transmitting the acceptance of the M’quezniok’s declaration, ended with a compound question: “who is this Lois Lane and why do they want her to be the liaison should we have to open negotiations?”
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2024.05.20 02:11 Legitimate_Creme7481 Arthur’s Playlist
I don’t have Spotify (I have apple) so since I can’t link a playlist I’ll just make a list, you’re of course welcome to make a Spotify playlist and link it. I can also make a playlist for John, and that’d be different cuz John is the cowboy and Arthur is the outlaw. I’ll add any songs y’all think would fit
- In a life where we work out - Flatland Cav.
- Why - Reed Southall
- Let you down - Zach Bryan
- Birmingham - Zach Bryan
- Diamonds and Gas - Turnpike
- Cruel World
- Something in the Orange - Zach Bryan
- Chicken in Black - Cash. He’d find this hilarious
- Big Iron - Marty. Better as “John song” imo, but there’s gonna be some overlap.
- Whiskey Lullaby - Paisley
- Come Join the Murder - The White Buffalo. It’s from Sons of Anarchy in case it sounds familiar
- The Coyote and The Cowboy - Colter Wall
- Gunslingers Glory - The Deep South
- In Hell I’ll be in Good Company - The Deep South
- The Man From Waco - Charlie Crockett
- Pretty Heart - McCollum
- Sam - Sturgill
- Shamrock - Sturgill
- They’re hanging me tonight - Marty Robbins. The opening sounds familiar to the game but I can’t place it.
- Welcome to Hardtimes - Charlie Crockett
- You Can Have the Crown - Sturgill
- Lady May - Childers
- Feathered Indians - Childers
- From Austin - Zach Bryan
- Younger Years - Zach Bryan
- Hurt - Cash. He’s just better than NIN
- Felsom Prison Blues - Cash
- I’m So Lonesome I could Cry - Cash
- The Man Comes Around - Cash
- God’s Gonna Cut You Down - Cash
- Ain’t No Grave - Cash
- Little Train - Jinks
- The Devil Wears a Suit and Tie - Colter Wall
- Family Ties - Wesley Godwin
- Blood Feud - Wesley Godwin
- Gas Well - Wesley Godwin
- The Fastest Gun Around - Marty Robbins
- Bad Moon Rising - CCR
- Fortunate Son - CCR
- Simple Man - Skynyrd
- Fall Out of Love - Turnpike
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2024.05.20 02:05 marionas7 [Store] Low to High Tier Knives/Gloves
♦ Mainly interested in trades, but willing to sell on 3rd party markets.
♦ Below is a list of items I have at the moment. I constantly trade, so the list might be outdated and I might have new items.
♦ Buyouts are in cash and they are a reference point to know how much I want for my items in a trade.
♦ Offers is the fastest way to contact me and get a response, but feel free to add me to friends.
Trade Link Steam Profile
Butterfly Knives
Name | Wear | Wear value | Additional info | Screenshots | B/O | Tradable After |
★ Butterfly Knife Fade | Factory New | 0.0508 | 99.5% Faded. | Click me | $3,900 | Tradable |
★ Butterfly Knife Fade | Factory New | 0.0491 | 94.8% Faded. | Click me | $3,140 | Tradable |
★ Butterfly Knife Fade | Factory New | 0.0240 | 84.0% Faded. | Click me | $2,830 | Tradable |
★ StatTrak™ Butterfly Knife Doppler Phase 2 | Factory New | 0.0326 | - | Click me | $2,800 | Tradable |
★ Butterfly Knife Doppler Phase 4 | Factory New | 0.0233 | - | Click me | $2,710 | Tradable |
★ Butterfly Knife Lore | Minimal Wear | 0.1439 | - | Click me | $2,060 | Tradable |
★ Butterfly Knife Marble Fade | Factory New | 0.0098 | Red tip. | Click me | $2,050 | Tradable |
★ Butterfly Knife Doppler Phase 3 | Factory New | 0.0357 | - | Click me | $2,015 | Tradable |
★ StatTrak™ Butterfly Knife | - | 0.3493 | - | Click me | $1,320 | Tradable |
★ Butterfly Knife Autotronic | Field-Tested | 0.2933 | - | Click me | $1,100 | Tradable |
★ Butterfly Knife Damascus Steel | Factory New | 0.0661 | - | Click me | $970 | Tradable |
★ Butterfly Knife Lore | Well-Worn | 0.4294 | - | Click me | $830 | Tradable |
★ Butterfly Knife Damascus Steel | Battle-Scarred | 0.4532 | - | Click me | $695 | Tradable |
★ Butterfly Knife Safari Mesh | Minimal Wear | 0.1280 | - | Click me | $555 | Tradable |
★ Butterfly Knife Boreal Forest | Battle-Scarred | 0.4883 | - | Click me | $470 | Tradable |
★ Butterfly Knife Scorched | Well-Worn | 0.3892 | - | Click me | $465 | Tradable |
★ Butterfly Knife Forest DDPAT | Battle-Scarred | 0.6546 | - | Click me | $460 | Tradable |
M9 Bayonets
Name | Wear | Wear value | Additional info | Screenshots | B/O | Tradable After |
★ M9 Bayonet Lore | Minimal Wear | 0.1247 | - | Click me | $1,890 | Tradable |
★ M9 Bayonet Fade | Factory New | 0.0294 | 83.5% Faded. | Click me | $1,650 | Tradable |
★ StatTrak™ M9 Bayonet Fade | Factory New | 0.0256 | 85.5% Faded. | Click me | $1,500 | Tradable |
★ M9 Bayonet Doppler Phase 4 | Factory New | 0.0098 | - | Click me | $1,320 | Tradable |
★ M9 Bayonet Marble Fade | Factory New | 0.0079 | - | Click me | $1,210 | Tradable |
★ M9 Bayonet Marble Fade | Factory New | 0.0681 | - | Click me | $1,180 | Tradable |
★ M9 Bayonet Tiger Tooth | Factory New | 0.0316 | - | Click me | $890 | Tradable |
★ M9 Bayonet Crimson Web | Field-Tested | 0.1871 | - | Click me | $635 | Tradable |
★ M9 Bayonet Stained | Minimal Wear | 0.0854 | - | Click me | $500 | Tradable |
★ M9 Bayonet Damascus Steel | Field-Tested | 0.1825 | - | Click me | $490 | Tradable |
★ M9 Bayonet Bright Water | Minimal Wear | 0.1072 | - | Click me | $485 | Tradable |
★ M9 Bayonet Lore | Battle-Scarred | 0.6239 | - | Click me | $470 | Tradable |
★ M9 Bayonet Freehand | Field-Tested | 0.1799 | - | Click me | $465 | Tradable |
★ M9 Bayonet Stained | Field-Tested | 0.3080 | - | Click me | $465 | Tradable |
★ M9 Bayonet Freehand | Field-Tested | 0.2039 | - | Click me | $460 | Tradable |
★ M9 Bayonet Ultraviolet | Field-Tested | 0.1813 | - | Click me | $435 | Tradable |
★ M9 Bayonet Ultraviolet | Field-Tested | 0.1902 | - | Click me | $430 | Tradable |
★ M9 Bayonet Stained | Battle-Scarred | 0.8002 | - | Click me | $420 | Tradable |
★ M9 Bayonet Ultraviolet | Well-Worn | 0.4475 | - | Click me | $430 | Tradable |
★ M9 Bayonet Scorched | Field-Tested | 0.2021 | - | Click me | $380 | Tradable |
★ M9 Bayonet Urban Masked | Field-Tested | 0.1638 | - | Click me | $330 | Tradable |
★ M9 Bayonet Safari Mesh | Field-Tested | 0.2889 | - | Click me | $310 | Tradable |
Karambits
Name | Wear | Wear value | Additional info | Screenshots | B/O | Tradable After |
★ Karambit Fade | Factory New | 0.0543 | 98.2% Faded. | Click me | $2,835 | Tradable |
★ Karambit Fade | Factory New | 0.0222 | 95.9% Faded. | Click me | $2,625 | Tradable |
★ Karambit Doppler Phase 2 | Factory New | 0.0680 | - | Click me | $1,820 | Tradable |
★ Karambit Marble Fade | Factory New | 0.0358 | #624. Fake Fire & Ice | Click me | $1,690 | Tradable |
★ Karambit Marble Fade | Factory New | 0.0095 | - | Click me | $1,365 | Tradable |
★ Karambit Marble Fade | Factory New | 0.0231 | - | Click me | $1,340 | Tradable |
★ Karambit Doppler Phase 3 | Factory New | 0.0094 | - | Click me | $1,220 | Tradable |
★ Karambit Tiger Tooth | Factory New | 0.0207 | - | Click me | $1,020 | Tradable |
★ Karambit Tiger Tooth | Minimal Wear | 0.0731 | - | Click me | $995 | Tradable |
★ Karambit Black Laminate | Minimal Wear | 0.0833 | - | Click me | $850 | Tradable |
★ StatTrak™ Karambit Autotronic | Field-Tested | 0.3515 | - | Click me | $830 | Tradable |
★ Karambit Crimson Web | Field-Tested | 0.3657 | One big web on playside. | Click me | $680 | Tradable |
★ Karambit Crimson Web | Field-Tested | 0.3601 | One big web on playside. | Click me | $680 | Tradable |
★ Karambit Ultraviolet | Minimal Wear | 0.1014 | - | Click me | $670 | Tradable |
★ Karambit Freehand | Minimal Wear | 0.0914 | - | Click me | $650 | Tradable |
★ Karambit Freehand | Field-Tested | 0.1961 | - | Click me | $520 | Tradable |
★ Karambit Freehand | Field-Tested | 0.2707 | - | Click me | $510 | Tradable |
Skeleton Knives
Name | Wear | Wear value | Additional info | Screenshots | B/O | Tradable After |
★ StatTrak™ Skeleton Knife Fade | Factory New | 0.0350 | 99.7% Faded. | Click me | $1,830 | Tradable |
★ Skeleton Knife Fade | Factory New | 0.0285 | 98.5% Faded. | Click me | $1,745 | Tradable |
★ StatTrak™ Skeleton Knife Slaughter | Minimal Wear | 0.1381 | - | Click me | $745 | Tradable |
★ StatTrak™ Skeleton Knife Slaughter | Field-Tested | 0.2527 | - | Click me | $670 | Tradable |
★ Skeleton Knife Crimson Web | Field-Tested | 0.3685 | - | Click me | $660 | Tradable |
★ Skeleton Knife Stained | Minimal Wear | 0.0865 | - | Click me | $385 | Tradable |
★ StatTrak™ Skeleton Knife Stained | Minimal Wear | 0.1151 | - | Click me | $380 | Tradable |
★ Skeleton Knife Forest DDPAT | Field-Tested | 0.3612 | - | Click me | $185 | Tradable |
Bayonets
Name | Wear | Wear value | Additional info | Screenshots | B/O | Tradable After |
★ Bayonet Gamma Doppler Emerald | Factory New | 0.0338 | - | Click me | $3,875 | Tradable |
★ StatTrak™ Bayonet Doppler Sapphire | Factory New | 0.0613 | - | Click me | $3,420 | Tradable |
★ Bayonet Gamma Doppler Phase 2 | Factory New | 0.0248 | - | Click me | $1,000 | Tradable |
★ StatTrak™ Bayonet Marble Fade | Factory New | 0.0328 | - | Click me | $620 | Tradable |
★ Bayonet Marble Fade | Factory New | 0.0343 | - | Click me | $565 | Tradable |
★ Bayonet Doppler Phase 1 | Factory New | 0.0228 | - | Click me | $560 | Tradable |
★ Bayonet Doppler Phase 1 | Factory New | 0.0279 | - | Click me | $560 | Tradable |
★ StatTrak™ Bayonet Lore | Field-Tested | 0.1648 | - | Click me | $480 | Tradable |
★ Bayonet Lore | Field-Tested | 0.3210 | - | Click me | $440 | Tradable |
★ StatTrak™ Bayonet Blue Steel | Minimal Wear | 0.1332 | - | Click me | $330 | Tradable |
★ Bayonet Freehand | Field-Tested | 0.1501 | - | Click me | $275 | Tradable |
★ Bayonet Freehand | Field-Tested | 0.1520 | - | Click me | $275 | Tradable |
Talon Knives
Name | Wear | Wear value | Additional info | Screenshots | B/O | Tradable After |
★ Talon Knife Fade | Factory New | 0.0645 | 97.4% Faded. | Click me | $1,260 | Tradable |
★ Talon Knife Doppler Phase 4 | Factory New | 0.0584 | - | Click me | $955 | Tradable |
★ Talon Knife Slaughter | Factory New | 0.0607 | - | Click me | $715 | Tradable |
★ Talon Knife Vanilla | - | 0.3508 | - | Click me | $420 | Tradable |
★ Talon Knife Vanilla | - | 0.3717 | - | Click me | $420 | Tradable |
Nomad Knives
Name | Wear | Wear value | Additional info | Screenshots | B/O | Tradable After |
★ Nomad Knife Fade | Factory New | 0.0115 | 96.6% Faded. | Click me | $1,010 | Tradable |
★ Nomad Knife Fade | Factory New | 0.0106 | 95.5% Faded. | Click me | $995 | Tradable |
★ StatTrak™ Nomad Knife Vanilla | - | 0.7129 | - | Click me | $365 | Tradable |
Flip Knives
Name | Wear | Wear value | Additional info | Screenshots | B/O | Tradable After |
★ Flip Knife Doppler Ruby | Factory New | 0.0521 | - | Click me | $2,725 | Tradable |
★ Flip Knife Fade | Factory New | 0.0105 | 81.6% Faded. | Click me | $685 | Tradable |
★ Flip Knife Lore | Factory New | 0.0699 | - | Click me | $475 | Tradable |
★ Flip Knife Doppler Phase 3 | Factory New | 0.0041 | - | Click me | $475 | Tradable |
★ Flip Knife Doppler Phase 1 | Factory New | 0.0327 | - | Click me | $450 | Tradable |
★ Flip Knife Doppler Phase 1 | Factory New | 0.0426 | - | Click me | $450 | Tradable |
★ Flip Knife Marble Fade | Factory New | 0.0344 | - | Click me | $415 | Tradable |
★ Flip Knife Vanilla | - | 0.2843 | - | Click me | $335 | Tradable |
★ Flip Knife Autotronic | Field-Tested | 0.3359 | - | Click me | $265 | Tradable |
★ Flip Knife Autotronic | Well-Worn | 0.3820 | - | Click me | $255 | Tradable |
★ Flip Knife Freehand | Factory New | 0.0620 | - | Click me | $190 | Tradable |
★ Flip Knife Damascus Steel | Minimal Wear | 0.1320 | - | Click me | $185 | Tradable |
Stiletto Knives
Name | Wear | Wear value | Additional info | Screenshots | B/O | Tradable After |
★ Stiletto Knife Doppler Sapphire | Factory New | 0.0239 | - | Click me | $2,800 | Tradable |
★ StatTrak™ Stiletto Knife Doppler Phase 4 | Factory New | 0.0348 | - | Click me | $560 | Tradable |
★ Stiletto Knife Doppler Phase 3 | Factory New | 0.0446 | - | Click me | $545 | Tradable |
★ Stiletto Knife Marble Fade | Factory New | 0.0221 | - | Click me | $490 | Tradable |
Classic Knives
Name | Wear | Wear value | Additional info | Screenshots | B/O | Tradable After |
★ Classic Knife Fade | Factory New | 0.0340 | 99.0% Faded. | Click me | $730 | Tradable |
★ StatTrak™ Classic Knife Crimson Web | Minimal Wear | 0.0776 | 4th best float in csgofloat database. | Click me | $700 | Tradable |
★ Classic Knife Crimson Web | Minimal Wear | 0.1328 | - | Click me | $345 | Tradable |
★ Classic Knife Slaughter | Minimal Wear | 0.1022 | - | Click me | $280 | Tradable |
★ Classic Knife Crimson Web | Field-Tested | 0.2710 | - | Click me | $215 | Tradable |
Ursus Knives
Name | Wear | Wear value | Additional info | Screenshots | B/O | Tradable After |
★ Ursus Knife Doppler Sapphire | Factory New | 0.0046 | - | Click me | $2,100 | Tradable |
★ Ursus Knife Doppler Sapphire | Factory New | 0.0088 | - | Click me | $2,055 | Tradable |
★ Ursus Knife Fade | Factory New | 0.0345 | 91.6% Faded. | Click me | $550 | Tradable |
★ Ursus Knife Doppler Phase 2 | Factory New | 0.0335 | - | Click me | $480 | Tradable |
★ Ursus Knife Doppler Phase 2 | Factory New | 0.0337 | - | Click me | $480 | Tradable |
★ Ursus Knife Marble Fade | Factory New | 0.0505 | - | Click me | $340 | Tradable |
★ Ursus Knife Vanilla | - | 0.4994 | - | Click me | $270 | Tradable |
Huntsman Knives
Name | Wear | Wear value | Additional info | Screenshots | B/O | Tradable After |
★ Huntsman Knife Gamma Doppler Phase 2 | Factory New | 0.0226 | - | Click me | $505 | Tradable |
★ Huntsman Knife Gamma Doppler Phase 2 | Factory New | 0.0649 | - | Click me | $490 | Tradable |
★ StatTrak™ Huntsman Knife Doppler Phase 4 | Factory New | 0.0325 | - | Click me | $440 | Tradable |
★ Huntsman Knife Gamma Doppler Phase 4 | Factory New | 0.0249 | - | Click me | $420 | Tradable |
★ Huntsman Knife Fade | Factory New | 0.0236 | 85.2% Faded. | Click me | $400 | Tradable |
★ Huntsman Knife Tiger Tooth | Factory New | 0.0542 | - | Click me | $235 | Tradable |
★ Huntsman Knife Lore | Minimal Wear | 0.0778 | - | Click me | $230 | Tradable |
★ Huntsman Knife Autotronic | Minimal Wear | 0.1175 | - | Click me | $230 | Tradable |
★ Huntsman Knife Vanilla | - | 0.1933 | - | Click me | $220 | Tradable |
★ Huntsman Knife Lore | Field-Tested | 0.2764 | - | Click me | $175 | Tradable |
★ Huntsman Knife Case Hardened | Well-Worn | 0.4344 | - | Click me | $175 | Tradable |
★ Huntsman Knife Autotronic | Field-Tested | 0.2764 | - | Click me | $170 | Tradable |
Paracord Knives
Name | Wear | Wear value | Additional info | Screenshots | B/O | Tradable After |
★ Paracord Knife Case Hardened | Field-Tested | 0.3420 | #447 Blue gem. | Click me | $860 | Tradable |
★ Paracord Knife Case Hardened | Battle-Scarred | 0.9608 | #294 Blue gem. | Click me | $560 | Tradable |
★ Paracord Knife Fade | Factory New | 0.0157 | 91.2% Faded. | Click me | $475 | Tradable |
★ Paracord Knife Slaughter | Field-Tested | 0.1672 | - | Click me | $250 | Tradable |
Survival Knives
Name | Wear | Wear value | Additional info | Screenshots | B/O | Tradable After |
★ Survival Knife Fade | Factory New | 0.0146 | 94.8% Faded. | Click me | $415 | Tradable |
★ Survival Knife Vanilla | - | 0.3113 | - | Click me | $170 | Tradable |
★ Survival Knife Vanilla | - | 0.5112 | - | Click me | $170 | Tradable |
Falchion Knives
Name | Wear | Wear value | Additional info | Screenshots | B/O | Tradable After |
★ Falchion Knife Gamma Doppler Emerald | Factory New | 0.0262 | - | Click me | $1,085 | Tradable |
★ Falchion Knife Gamma Doppler Emerald | Minimal Wear | 0.0754 | - | Click me | $1,020 | Tradable |
★ Falchion Knife Gamma Doppler Phase 4 | Factory New | 0.0002 | - | Click me | $460 | Tradable |
★ Falchion Knife Tiger Tooth | Factory New | 0.0279 | - | Click me | $200 | Tradable |
Shadow Daggers
Name | Wear | Wear value | Additional info | Screenshots | B/O | Tradable After |
★ StatTrak™ Shadow Daggers Doppler Sapphire | Factory New | 0.0117 | - | Click me | $690 | Tradable |
★ Shadow Daggers Doppler Black Pearl | Factory New | 0.0288 | - | Click me | $675 | Tradable |
★ Shadow Daggers Doppler Ruby | Factory New | 0.0094 | - | Click me | $590 | Tradable |
★ Shadow Daggers Fade | Factory New | 0.0128 | 99.1% Faded. | Click me | $290 | Tradable |
★ Shadow Daggers Doppler Phase 1 | Factory New | 0.0131 | - | Click me | $195 | Tradable |
Bowie Knives
Name | Wear | Wear value | Additional info | Screenshots | B/O | Tradable After |
★ Bowie Knife Doppler Ruby | Minimal Wear | 0.0779 | - | Click me | $985 | Tradable |
★ Bowie Knife Fade | Factory New | 0.0324 | 96.6% Faded. | Click me | $420 | Tradable |
★ Bowie Knife Gamma Doppler Phase 4 | Factory New | 0.0212 | - | Click me | $360 | Tradable |
★ Bowie Knife Slaughter | Minimal Wear | 0.0719 | - | Click me | $255 | Tradable |
Gut Knives
Name | Wear | Wear value | Additional info | Screenshots | B/O | Tradable After |
★ Gut Knife Fade | Factory New | 0.0010 | 83.2% Faded. | Click me | $215 | Tradable |
★ Gut Knife Doppler Phase 3 | Factory New | 0.0271 | - | Click me | $160 | Tradable |
Navaja Knives
Name | Wear | Wear value | Additional info | Screenshots | B/O | Tradable After |
★ Navaja Knife Doppler Sapphire | Factory New | 0.0321 | - | Click me | $500 | Tradable |
Sport Gloves
Name | Wear | Wear value | Additional info | Screenshots | B/O | Tradable After |
★ Sport Gloves Pandora's Box | Well-Worn | 0.3882 | - | Click me | $3,570 | Tradable |
★ Sport Gloves Superconductor | Field-Tested | 0.1644 | - | Click me | $2,630 | Tradable |
★ Sport Gloves Superconductor | Field-Tested | 0.1680 | - | Click me | $2,610 | Tradable |
★ Sport Gloves Hedge Maze | Field-Tested | 0.3666 | - | Click me | $2,565 | Tradable |
★ Sport Gloves Vice | Field-Tested | 0.1576 | - | Click me | $2,235 | Tradable |
★ Sport Gloves Pandora's Box | Battle-Scarred | 0.7577 | - | Click me | $1,765 | Tradable |
★ Sport Gloves Vice | Field-Tested | 0.1943 | - | Click me | $1,650 | Tradable |
★ Sport Gloves Slingshot | Field-Tested | 0.2251 | - | Click me | $935 | Tradable |
★ Sport Gloves Amphibious | Field-Tested | 0.2641 | - | Click me | $710 | Tradable |
★ Sport Gloves Omega | Field-Tested | 0.1840 | - | Click me | $550 | Tradable |
★ Sport Gloves Big Game | Minimal Wear | 0.0960 | - | Click me | $395 | Tradable |
★ Sport Gloves Arid | Well-Worn | 0.3850 | - | Click me | $340 | Tradable |
★ Sport Gloves Arid | Battle-Scarred | 0.4703 | - | Click me | $245 | Tradable |
★ Sport Gloves Arid | Battle-Scarred | 0.7895 | - | Click me | $205 | Tradable |
★ Sport Gloves Big Game | Field-Tested | 0.1894 | - | Click me | $200 | Tradable |
★ Sport Gloves Big Game | Field-Tested | 0.2822 | - | Click me | $185 | Tradable |
★ Sport Gloves Big Game | Well-Worn | 0.3890 | - | Click me | $155 | Tradable |
Specialist Gloves
Name | Wear | Wear value | Additional info | Screenshots | B/O | Tradable After |
★ Specialist Gloves Emerald Web | Minimal Wear | 0.1291 | - | Click me | $1,600 | Tradable |
★ Specialist Gloves Tiger Strike | Minimal Wear | 0.1285 | - | Click me | $930 | Tradable |
★ Specialist Gloves Tiger Strike | Field-Tested | 0.1562 | - | Click me | $575 | Tradable |
★ Specialist Gloves Tiger Strike | Field-Tested | 0.1619 | - | Click me | $565 | Tradable |
★ Specialist Gloves Tiger Strike | Field-Tested | 0.2330 | - | Click me | $425 | Tradable |
★ Specialist Gloves Fade | Field-Tested | 0.3640 | Clean "E". | Click me | $365 | Tradable |
★ Specialist Gloves Field Agent | Field-Tested | 0.1703 | - | Click me | $330 | Tradable |
★ Specialist Gloves Emerald Web | Battle-Scarred | 0.7553 | - | Click me | $315 | Tradable |
★ Specialist Gloves Foundation | Field-Tested | 0.2623 | - | Click me | $305 | Tradable |
★ Specialist Gloves Mogul | Minimal Wear | 0.1396 | - | Click me | $300 | Tradable |
★ Specialist Gloves Marble Fade | Field-Tested | 0.2256 | - | Click me | $300 | Tradable |
★ Specialist Gloves Marble Fade | Field-Tested | 0.2275 | - | Click me | $300 | Tradable |
★ Specialist Gloves Marble Fade | Field-Tested | 0.2366 | - | Click me | $290 | Tradable |
Moto Gloves
Name | Wear | Wear value | Additional info | Screenshots | B/O | Tradable After |
★ Moto Gloves Spearmint | Field-Tested | 0.2093 | - | Click me | $2,700 | Tradable |
★ Moto Gloves Spearmint | Field-Tested | 0.2607 | - | Click me | $1,630 | Tradable |
★ Moto Gloves POW! | Minimal Wear | 0.1267 | - | Click me | $540 | Tradable |
★ Moto Gloves Cool Mint | Field-Tested | 0.2843 | - | Click me | $310 | Tradable |
★ Moto Gloves Polygon | Minimal Wear | 0.1313 | - | Click me | $295 | Tradable |
★ Moto Gloves Smoke Out | Minimal Wear | 0.1381 | - | Click me | $290 | Tradable |
Driver Gloves
Name | Wear | Wear value | Additional info | Screenshots | B/O | Tradable After |
★ Driver Gloves Crimson Weave | Field-Tested | 0.1548 | - | Click me | $430 | Tradable |
★ Driver Gloves Imperial Plaid | Field-Tested | 0.1542 | - | Click me | $400 | Tradable |
★ Driver Gloves Imperial Plaid | Field-Tested | 0.3515 | - | Click me | $265 | Tradable |
★ Driver Gloves King Snake | Well-Worn | 0.3877 | - | Click me | $225 | Tradable |
★ Driver Gloves Rezan the Red | Minimal Wear | 0.1385 | - | Click me | $160 | Tradable |
★ Driver Gloves King Snake | Battle-Scarred | 0.5348 | - | Click me | $155 | Tradable |
★ Driver Gloves King Snake | Battle-Scarred | 0.5467 | - | Click me | $155 | Tradable |
Hand Wraps
Name | Wear | Wear value | Additional info | Screenshots | B/O | Tradable After |
★ Hand Wraps CAUTION! | Factory New | 0.0664 | - | Click me | $1,040 | Tradable |
★ Hand Wraps Cobalt Skulls | Battle-Scarred | 0.7535 | - | Click me | $215 | Tradable |
★ Hand Wraps Overprint | Field-Tested | 0.2455 | - | Click me | $185 | Tradable |
★ Hand Wraps Overprint | Field-Tested | 0.3501 | - | Click me | $180 | Tradable |
★ Hand Wraps CAUTION! | Field-Tested | 0.1519 | - | Click me | $200 | Tradable |
★ Hand Wraps CAUTION! | Field-Tested | 0.1842 | - | Click me | $190 | Tradable |
★ Hand Wraps Leather | Battle-Scarred | 0.1703 | - | Click me | $140 | Tradable |
Broken Fang Gloves
Name | Wear | Wear value | Additional info | Screenshots | B/O | Tradable After |
★ Broken Fang Gloves Jade | Minimal Wear | 0.1459 | - | Click me | $170 | Tradable |
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2024.05.20 02:01 Sceritz [HIRING] $10-$50, Short-Ongoing Pokemon Fanfic VA's (Primarily Black/AAVE, other opportunities available)
Hello, I am writing a Pokemon fanfic and I am likely putting way too much behind it, but hey, Gotta love the storytelling hobby.
Pokemon Urban Black is a cyberpunk semi-realism take on Pokemon as a concept overall. The book has mature themes (not NSFW but certainly an older age range) and asks several questions about the nature of a pokemon world.
Anyway, I'm looking for a few voice actors who can help with snippets from the story. There will be no full-fledged chapter reading and even the most prominent roles will have snippets that last less than 1:30, if that.
This is a fun fan project. I am paying but I am not making profits off this. Below I am going to list roles from most to least prominent, along with two lines you can read if you so choose (not required before contact). Please let me know what roles you're considering when you reach out.
The one's that say "Pokemon" in parenthesis are characters from the actual games/manga/anime that you can look up.
Trevor Black
Black male, 23-years-old, smooth urban voice, AAVE swag. Semi-sarcastic. He's a hacker that gets himself caught up in some shady business with criminals, by accident.
"Nah, what do you think, Frenchie?"
"Yeah. You right. But it's not him I care about. The shame is all that money he's leaving on the table. He probably spent his life building that up, and for what?"
Godlove Benjamin
Black male, 49-years-old, deep commanding urban voice. Sometimes Sarcastic, Everything he says puts you on edge. Main Villain of Pokemon Urban Black. Mob boss of a gang called Pressure.
"Yeah, that's it. You came to me all excited and shit cuz you caught that lil Sandshrew"
Teanna Black
Black female, Age 19-45-ish as story progresses. Natural voice, weathered by life but optimistic. Teanna is Trevor's mother but we will be hearing her voice from audio journal recordings that range from when she's 19 on.
"My name is Teanna. Teanna Black. I'm 19 years old about 5'6", brown eyes. Very cute. You know. You know. But \ahem* really. I'm doing this because my mom always told me to and I never did."*
Amber Renee Carter
Black Female, Age 24, confident, sweet, encouraging. Renee is the 8th ranked Pokemon Master in the world and famous for it. She starts dating Trevor near the beginning of the story.
"Okay 'Trev'... how about I take your number, instead?"
Frenchie
Black Female, Age 24, sassy, sarcastic, slight (very slight) southern twang, AAVE Swag. Trevor's best friend. A "keeping it real" type of personality.
"Please Trev, like you give a damn about what happens to some rich CEO"
"Yes! Do you know how powerful a Mudkip can be?! and it's sooo cuuuuute."
James (Pokemon)
White male, 34-years-old, (NOT like show voice), Suave, smooth, velvety voice. Apathatic, confident swag. James is second only two Giovanni in Pokemon training capability. One of the strongest trainers in the story. (Jessie is in the story too, but she is already cast)
"Just... James"
"Ah yes, and the world was reminded of what the word 'Legendary' truly means."
Guzma (Pokemon)
White Male, 42-years-old, Sarcastic, kind of gruff, but playful voice. Laid back, carefree. Guzma is the leader of the "Skull" gang, but... despite being a career criminal he's not exactly a bad guy.
"Kid's too soft. I'm doing his ass a favor."
"Eh, well you know what they say... polished shit is still shit."
Plumeria (Pokemon)
White female, 26-years-old, Quiet, reserved, can be stern, but typically calm. Plumeria is second in command of the "Skull" gang.
"N's a good kid,"
"We'll be violating the family ground laws."
Cyrus (Pokemon)
White male, 56-years-old, Collected, pensive, wise. Leader of the Galactic Game, once a reputable science organization gone bad.
"It was certainly possible. You know it was. The science was sound. Even the magic aspects checked out. You were just afraid,"
Ryme (Pokemon)
Black Female, 74-years-old, Somewhat raspy voice, but commanding, and collected. She's the godmother of the underworld crime families.
"This meeting has been called to clear up these confusions so that we can avoid any unnecessary mistakes in judgment." Her eyes again found Jessie. "You have the table."
Brock (Pokemon)
Black Male, 48-years-old, Street hardened, heavy voice, no-nosense. perpetually angry but always keeping it under wraps. Far different from Brock in the series, he's had serious trauma and he's looking for revenge.
"That Sandshrew... where'd you find it?"
If anyone has any questions feel free to simply reach out to me. There will likely be other required voices but as of now these are all I have. Thank you!
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2024.05.20 02:01 Hydreigon_Lord TAR36: Final Stats
Ricky & Cesar, welcome to the Amazing Race Pantheon of Dominant Teams!
For explanations of what the stats mean, see
here.
Note: Leg 6 was a Megaleg. For stats purposes, it is counted as two separate legs, with the first leg being the leg up to the end of the first Roadblock. Individual Placements Team | Leg 1 (KOR) | Leg 2 | Leg 3 | Leg 4 | Leg 5 | Leg 6A | Leg 6B | Leg 7 | Leg 8 | Leg 9 | Leg 10 | Leg 11 |
(M/M) Ricky & Cesar | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st |
(M/M) Juan & Shane | 4th | 4th | 4th | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 6th | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd |
(M/F) Rod & Leticia | 1st | 1st | 5th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 3rd |
(M/F) Amber & Vinny | 12th | 7th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | |
(F/F) Yvonne & Melissa | 6th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 5th | |
(M/F) Angie & Danny | 7th | 6th | 9th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 5th | 2nd | 6th | |
(F/F) Sunny & Bizzy | 9th | 9th | 7th | 8th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 7th | |
(M/F) Derek & Shelisa | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 6th | 8th | 8th | 8th | |
(F/F) Kishori & Karishma | 10th | 10th | 8th | 9th | 9th | |
(M/F) Michelle & Sean | 5th | 11th | 10th | 10th | |
(M/M) Anthony & Bailey | 8th | 8th | 11th | |
(M/F) Chris & Mary | 11th | 12th | |
(M/F) Maya & Rohan | 13th | |
Group Average Placements
The number in parentheses is the number of teams in that group that competed in that leg.
Group | Leg 1 | Leg 2 | Leg 3 | Leg 4 | Leg 5 | Leg 6A | Leg 6B | Leg 7 | Leg 8 | Leg 9 | Leg 10 | Leg 11 |
All-Male (M/M) Teams | 4.67 (3) | 4.67 (3) | 5.33 (3) | 3.00 (2) | 1.50 (2) | 1.50 (2) | 1.50 (2) | 3.50 (2) | 1.50 (2) | 2.00 (2) | 2.50 (2) | 1.50 (2) |
Co-Ed (M/F) Teams | 7.43 (7) | 6.67 (6) | 5.80 (5) | 5.00 (5) | 5.00 (4) | 5.00 (4) | 5.00 (4) | 3.00 (3) | 4.67 (3) | 3.00 (2) | 2.50 (2) | 3.00 (1) |
All-Female (F/F) Teams | 8.33 (3) | 8.00 (3) | 7.00 (3) | 8.00 (3) | 7.33 (3) | 6.50 (2) | 6.50 (2) | 6.00 (2) | 4.00 (1) | 5.00 (1) | (0) | (0) |
Individual Stats
Ranks are listed in the format (season rank, U.S. rank, world rank). U.S. ranks are out of 404 teams, and world ranks are out of 1,004 teams.
Team | Leg Wins | Racing Average | APAM | Average Dominance | Total Dominance |
Ricky & Cesar | 7 (58%) | 1.50 (1st, 1st, 2nd) | +78.57% (1st, 1st, 1st) | 90.61% (1st, 1st, 1st) | 92.86% (1st, 1st, 1st) |
Rod & Leticia | 3 (25%) | 3.00 (2nd, 54th, 141st) | +57.14% (2nd, 29th, 78th) | 68.68% (2nd, 41st, 106th) | 71.43% (2nd, 41st, 102nd) |
Juan & Shane | 2 (17%) | 3.17 (3rd, 70th, 183rd) | +54.76% (3rd, 39th, 102nd) | 62.72% (3rd, 72nd, 182nd) | 69.05% (3rd, 50th, 129th) |
Amber & Vinny | 0 (0%) | 4.36 (4th, 162nd, 423rd) | +37.66% (4th, 123rd, 295th) | 51.93% (4th, 142nd, 354th) | 54.88% (4th, 136th, 338th) |
Yvonne & Melissa | 0 (0%) | 5.60 (7th, 245th, 617th) | +20.00% (7th, 195th, 494th) | 37.33% (7th, 247th, 599th) | 41.77% (7th, 231st, 562nd) |
Angie & Danny | 0 (0%) | 5.11 (5th, 206th, 546th) | +26.98% (5th, 167th, 415th) | 49.80% (5th, 155th, 393rd) | 50.67% (5th, 163rd, 410th) |
Sunny & Bizzy | 0 (0%) | 7.63 (8th, 315th, 805th) | –8.93% (8th, 296th, 727th) | 22.05% (9th, 324th, 808th) | 24.29% (9th, 322nd, 795th) |
Derek & Shelisa | 0 (0%) | 5.57 (6th, 242nd, 614th) | +20.41% (6th, 193rd, 491st) | 43.16% (6th, 209th, 514th) | 50.00% (6th, 164th, 412th) |
Kishori & Karishma | 0 (0%) | 9.20 (11th, 352nd, 894th) | –31.43% (11th, 329th, 831st) | 16.86% (11th, 342nd, 847th) | 18.00% (11th, 343rd, 848th) |
Michelle & Sean | 0 (0%) | 9.00 (9th, 342nd, 865th) | –28.57% (9th, 323rd, 823rd) | 21.44% (10th, 327th, 816th) | 23.81% (10th, 326th, 804th) |
Anthony & Bailey | 0 (0%) | 9.00 (9th, 342nd, 865th) | –28.57% (9th, 323rd, 823rd) | 26.01% (8th, 306th, 762nd) | 27.27% (8th, 304th, 763rd) |
Chris & Mary | 0 (0%) | 11.50 (12th, 396th, 989th) | –64.29% (12th, 364th, 915th) | 8.33% (12th, 364th, 905th) | 8.70% (12th, 364th, 904th) |
Maya & Rohan | 0 (0%) | 13.00 (13th, 403rd, 1,003rd) | –85.71% (13th, 403rd, 1,003rd) | 0.00% (13th, 372nd, 930th) | 0.00% (13th, 372nd, 930th) |
Pseudo-Elo Ratings
U.S. ranks are out of 368 teams, and world ranks are out of 954 teams.
Note: Rank changes listed here are the combined rank changes across legs 10 and 11.
- Ricky & Cesar, +2286 (down 49) (U.S. #1, world #1)
- Juan & Shane, +1320 (up 66) (U.S. #14, world #39)
- Rod & Leticia, +1036 (up 96) (U.S. #29, world #83)
- Amber & Vinny, +626 (down 113) (U.S. #79, world #197)
Angie & Danny, +316 (U.S. #110, world #295) Yvonne & Melissa, –227 (U.S. #201, world #519) Derek & Shelisa, –254 (U.S. #206, world #533) Maya & Rohan, –600 (U.S. #299, world #763) Anthony & Bailey, –655 (U.S. #314, world #802) Chris & Mary, –858 (U.S. #348, world #897) Michelle & Sean, –924 (U.S. #354, world #915) Sunny & Bizzy, –974 (U.S. #361, world #925) Kishori & Karishma, –1093 (U.S. #366, world #938)
Group Stats
Group stats are totals for leg wins and averages for all other stats.
Group | Leg Wins | Racing Average | APAM | Average Dominance | Total Dominance | Pseudo-Elo Rating |
All-Male (M/M) Teams | 9 (75%) | 4.50 | +35.71% | 61.77% | 63.85% | +984 |
Co-Ed (M/F) Teams | 3 (25%) | 7.39 | –5.54% | 33.91% | 36.73% | –94 |
All-Female (F/F) Teams | 0 (0%) | 7.48 | –6.79% | 25.41% | 28.02% | –765 |
Trivia
- This is the second U.S. season in a row, and the fifth U.S. season overall, to have all-male teams finish 1st and 2nd. (The previous three such seasons were TAR9, TAR16, and TAR21.)
- Ricky & Cesar are the 12th all-male winners in U.S. history and the 38th all-male winners in franchise history.
- The U.S. winner counts are now: 12 all-male, 21 co-ed, 3 all-female.
- The franchise winner counts are now: 38 all-male, 40 co-ed, 16 all-female.
- Ricky & Cesar may not have gotten the franchise racing average record or gotten the most leg wins, but they have broken the franchise records in all the other stats I track in the above tables.
- Furthermore, they might not have finished with all top-2 finishes, but they are the first team in U.S. history and the 4th team in franchise history (not counting Jin Zhongguo & Li Guangzhu, who only competed in one leg) to finish with all top-2 finishes except for a single 3rd place, after Marc & Rovilson, Li Xiaopeng & Li Anqi, and Tiến Đạt & Thúc Lĩnh Lincoln.
- Ricky & Cesar are the first team in franchise history to finish with a racing average of 1.50.
- They have the best racing average of any team that won the race, beating the previous record of 1.63 by Tiến Đạt & Thúc Lĩnh Lincoln (and the previous U.S. record of 1.83 by Rachel & Dave).
- Juan & Shane are the 5th team in U.S. history and the 17th team in franchise history to finish with a racing average of 3.00.
- They are the second team in franchise history to finish 2nd while doing this, after Angel & Frankie (who were the last team to do this).
- Rod & Leticia are the 9th team in U.S. history and the 13th team in franchise history to finish with a racing average of 3.17.
- The last two teams to do this (Rob & Corey and Janne & Robin) both also finished 3rd.
- Do you have any other trivia? Leave it in the comments!
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2024.05.20 02:00 ItsssYaBoiiiShawdyy Theories on Theories: Assessing the Potential Magnitude of the May 17th Prospectus Filings, Part II, Is the Reverse Uno is Upon Us?
| Edit: Of course I fucked up the title. Lol. Is the Reverse Uno Upon Us?* Hello again, Apes. I have gotten a solid 4 hours of sleep and am ready to keep plugging along. Disclaimer: Nothing of which I discuss is financial advice and not indicative of what you should do with your money or investments. Make your own decisions. I have no idea what I am talking about. Link to Part I of my little write-up, recommended that you read that first: https://www.reddit.com/Superstonk/comments/1cvo4hw/theories_on_theories_assessing_the_potential/ TL;DR for Part I: After 3+ years of working in near silence, Gamestop has dropped a reverse uno time-bomb nuke on shorts, and I don't believe we have fully comprehended just how big and effective of a nuke it will be. They finally r eleased their plans to end the abusive short-selling once and for all... I believe the details in the filings have the answers. Need more eyes. We just need to HODL and let RC & Team work their magic. This was precisely timed and will be executed precisely. I believe they are about to throw the whole kitchen sink at em. Shorts r truly fuk. To be continued. TL;DR for Part II: Although you should really read through this to get super jacked...Predicition: Gamestop will lay down the reverse uno... the company will protect its shareholders through a slew of new, private, non-dilutive security offerings that we get first dibs on, and that are backed by our current/future holdings. Cash/non-cash dividends from the proceeds of the sale of those securities (units) are on the table. Thus, forcing shorts to either pay or close. MOASS is inevitable. Many Apes have stepped up to begin analyzing these filings. Thank you! The goal with my analysis is to continue to educate Apes on what all this jargon means, shine more light on the specificities of the filings and to speculate (for fun) as to what I think Gamestop is going to do based on the specificities. In the first part, I discussed Book Entry Securities issued via the DTC (the stock we all know and love), Preferred Stock (the juicy and scare new stock on the block), and the mysterious "Preferred Stock Depositary" (PSD) and its proposed role in the issuance and management of Gamestop's preferred stock to Apes worldwide, keeping it away from abusive short sellers and directly in the hands of Apes. In my first part, I speculated that the unnamed PSD would likely be computershare. But the more I think about it, the more I am unsure of that. And maybe that is why it is unnamed as of yet. Many Apes from different parts of the world have been unable to DRS, so that means they have been unable to access/use Computershare to hold/manage their shares and the DTC shit the bed one too many times when they committed international securities fraud on the splividend. So, I am thinking its possible that Gamestop secures another entity with more accessibility worldwide, or perhaps is even in the process of creating their own depositary for their newly-issued securities (dare I say, units?), to manage their "Global Securities" (a term they use in the filings). Tory vs. Tary Chat GPT: In the context of stocks, both “depository” and “depositary” refer to entities that hold securities, but they serve different functions: In summary, while both depositories and depositaries play crucial roles in the securities market, a depository is involved in the safekeeping and trading of securities, whereas a depositary issues receipts that represent shares in foreign companies, facilitating international trading for investors312. It seems there is more to come here as to what exact role the depositary will serve. Notice the phrasing \"series of securities that differ from the terms described here\" Tinfoil: We have seen some evidence of and speculated that Gamestop is looking more and more like they are positioning themselves to not only be dominant in retail gaming, but also serve as a holding company, potentially even serving as their own "bank". Could a brand new, currently unknown arm of Gamestop BE the unnamed depositary??? Warren Icahn anyone? https://preview.redd.it/j1dmqz31lg1d1.jpg?width=748&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8d8ff6dbd7a37307413c79f9527508194a509031 If so, what role would Computershare then play? This was speculated long ago and I am thinking these filings are just a peek inside the inner workings of such an entity. Subscriptions, Warrants, and Units Sounds a lot like "series of securities that differ from the terms described here", doesn't it? In part I, I left off with a couple teasers and I look to close the tinfoil loop on those here. GPT: Stock subscriptions and warrants are both financial instruments related to the stock market, but they serve different purposes: In summary, while both stock subscriptions and warrants give investors the right to purchase shares, stock subscriptions are typically offered to existing shareholders at a discounted price to prevent dilution of ownership, whereas warrants are long-term instruments that are often issued to sweeten the deal when other securities are being sold321. Here's where I use a whole roll of Reynolds Heavy Duty Tin Foil: Sooo, in Part I, I offer the notion that Gamestop isn't going to just do one or two of these proposed offerings, they are going to do them all and they're telling us how. What I am gathering so far is Apes/holders/longs will get a chance to suck up the (45M, but up to 1B) book-securities shares faster and cheaper than you can possibly imagine through the simultaneous issuance/use of Warrants and Subscription Contracts. These investment vehicles will be issued to all record holders in "Units". And there's a lot of juice to squeeze outta this IMO. Notice here, mention of \"unit agent\" and again in the bulletpoints, they mention \"a bank or trust company\" that governs the \"units\". I'm thinking they will likely be the same entity that manages it all. Gamestop's TL;DR on units: We can issue any number of combinations of two or more of the aforementioned securities/vehicles (Warrants Subscriptions, Common Stock, Preferred Stock) which we call "Units". They may be transferable as a single security that holds multiple securities within it. Our unit Agent (a designated trust or bank) will distribute and manage the units. AND, the units might not even be listed on any securities exchange. (Privately held, hard to trade, hard to access, hard to fuck with UNITS of securities?) So, hypothetically, all shareholders of record on a given record date determined by a supplemental filing will get FIRST DIBS to purchase en masse, a lot of Gamestop stock, perhaps cheaper than ever before. The warrants give us the opportunity to buy at a pre-determined price, the subscriptions contracts give us the chance to not dilute our value in our holdings. Gamestop is literally going to nearly GIVE us a shitload more stock, securely, and through a private, exclusive offering. And here's where it gets even more juicy...I think they're gonna do it DFV style...in reverse order, relative to the order of each type of offering listed in their filing. Protect Ya Neck, Shorts! There's gonna be a rush to grab GME stock! The Plan See if you can follow me here...in order... - BOOK ENTRY SECURITIES: Gamestop gives holders the exclusive rights and first dibs to purchase a shitload more Class A Common stock through new "Units". The units house the subscription contracts, warrants, and underlying stock. But there's only 45,000,000 more slated to be offered (so far). They give us the OPTION to purchase more later on until a certain date. The subscriptions give apes the opportunity to prevent dilution of their positions through scooping up the new stock before anyone else can. The Warrants allow us to add more at a given price (buying at a fixed price on the way up anyone?) This raises a TON of capital (potentially billions) for the company.
- SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS AND UNITS: Apes jump at the opportunity to scoop up more class A shares and this allows them the opportunity to then "purchase" a greater number of fractionalized preferred stock (depositary shares) than they could have before (with only 5,000,000 whole shares available). All preferred stocks (whether whole or fractional) are backed by the chosen depositary's receipts (the official ledger, NOT managed by the corrupt DTC). AND GIVEN ALL PREFERRED STOCK IS BACKED BY THE GLOBAL SECURITIES (GME Class A Common Stock)...THIS ALLOWS INTERNATIONAL APES AND ALL APES WHO COULD NOT/CANNOT DRS TO ESSENTIALLY HAVE THEIR STOCK DIRECTLY REGISTERED THROUGH THE COMPANY ITSELF. Unfuckwithable!
- The preferred stocks (somehow) become part of the Units where all securities are held with the Unit agent (the depositary). Proceeds from the preferred stock sales go toward the company capital, to be used for general company purposes. What are those, you might ask?
Gamestop states that, while they could, there are currently no plans to acquire other companies or make any specific investments. Until they do have those plans, they want to invest the net proceeds from the offering in interest-bearing securites or accounts. I'm sitting here thinking...what if, as a "thank you" to loyal shareholders, they invest it back into shareholder accounts through an immediate cash dividend? Why would you want to leave if you're getting sick divvies on all your newly acquired stock (common and/or preferred)? You just spent $ buying preferred stock, why not delight investors by giving some right back? Awh but that would be expensive for the company! Nope. It would be expensive for the SHORTS who are responsible for paying that dividend! https://preview.redd.it/a4on4059ug1d1.jpg?width=225&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=21617ee7dff5ddb3e2a4046e481a47dbb464bddb GPT: When you short a stock, you’re borrowing shares from someone else (typically your brokerage firm) and selling them on the open market12. The person or entity from whom you borrowed the shares still technically owns them. If the company issues a dividend during this time, the original owner of the shares is entitled to that dividend12. However, since their shares have been sold to a third party (by you, the short-seller), you are responsible for making the dividend payment to the original owner12. This means that if you have a short position on a stock when it goes ex-dividend (the date by which you need to own the stock to receive the dividend), you will owe the amount of the dividend to the lender of the shares12. So, in summary, if you’re short a stock and that stock pays a dividend, you’ll be responsible for paying that dividend to the person or entity from whom you borrowed the shares12. This is an important consideration to keep in mind when deciding to short a stock, especially one that pays dividends. So, let's say the shorts are still regarded af...and they have the $ to pay the dividend(s), cool. What if GME issues multiple or even monthly dividends? (There are currently 80 stocks that issue monthly dividends) Well, one, they can only pay for this for so long on top of the collateral and capital required to maintain their short position... Then, boom goes the dynamite. And if THAT doesn't work, gamestop could just choose to issue a non-cash dividend...which they outline below... Wombo Combo? Gamestop's ELI5: In the event that we issue a non-cash dividend, the PSD (depositary) will distribute the PROPERTY received by it TO the record holders of the depositary (preferred) shares entitled there to, IN PROPORTION to the number of depositiary shares owned by those holders. UNESS...the PSD determines that it somehow cannot be done...THEN the PSD may take that PROPERTY...and sell it publically or privately, and then the proceeds from that public/private sale will go directly to holder of the preferred stock. Tinfoil? They're gonna try and issue/distribute the Wu-Tang Album or some other non-fungible property via a non-cash dividend. If that can't be done for whatever reason, they will sell the album/property at auction...all proceeds go back to preferred stock holders. No matter what, holders of the preferred stock win. My last bit of tinfoil sounds crazy but, again, in part I, I spoke about filings saying the stock can be issued permanently, or even temporarily. Gamestop sucks back up a ton of their class A common stock through buy backs. They may already be beginning to do that while the price is cheap, eventually leaving only a small amount of shares, or even just preferred stock available, privately held in the names holders. Non-diluted, more scarce, more valuable, and unable to be fucked with. GME becomes its own bank. Shareholders get the protection they deserve. MOASS happens through one of many ways... I understand this is NOT proof that they are buying back...just speculation. Once Gamestop has the shorts off their back finally, and the capital they want/need...they then go about what they really want to continue to GROW the company...mergers/acquisitions? Also, some other Apes have said that its possible the Gamestop is offering the shorts a way out. And while personally do not think this is fair or likely, I think its possible and would not surprise me. But what if Apes/longs suck up all the shares at these offerings before shorts even get a chance? Then they're still fucked. Still needed our shares and they're now EVEN HARDER to get. https://preview.redd.it/xooxvb412h1d1.jpg?width=1516&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d9ce6f25167ee4b65852e83e3697898217bc4d04 No matter what, I AM JACKED. I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE WHAT IT ENDS UP LOOKING LIKE. Apes together Strong. TL;DR: Although you should really read through this to get super jacked...Predicition: Gamestop will lay down the reverse uno... the company will protect its shareholders through a slew of new, private, non-dilutive security offerings that we get first dibs on, and that are backed by our current/future holdings. Cash/non-cash dividends from the proceeds of the sale of those securities (units) are on the table. Thus, forcing shorts to either pay or close. MOASS is inevitable. submitted by ItsssYaBoiiiShawdyy to Superstonk [link] [comments] |
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